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Jurgis Mikšas
Jurgis () and Jurģis () are male given names. They are cognates of George. They may refer to: *Jurgis Baltrušaitis (1873–1944), Lithuanian Symbolist poet and translator * Jurgis Baltrušaitis (son) (1903–1988), Lithuanian art historian *Jurgis Bielinis (1846–1918), book smuggler * Jurgis Blekaitis (1917–2007), Lithuanian American theatre producer * Jurgis Dobkevičius (1900–1926), Lithuanian aviator * Jurgis Gedminas, Lithuanian cyclist * Jurgis Hardingsonas (1892–1936), Lithuanian footballer * Jurgis Jurgelis (born 1942), Lithuanian politician *Jurgis Kairys (born 1952), Lithuanian aerobatic pilot and aeronautical engineer * Jurgis Karnavičius (born 1957), Lithuanian pianist *Jurgis Karnavičius (composer) (1884–1941), Lithuanian composer *Jurgis Kunčinas (1947–2002), Lithuanian poet, novelist and essayist * Jurgis Maciunas (1931–1978), Lithuanian American artist *Jurgis Matulaitis-Matulevičius (1871–1927), Roman Catholic bishop of Vilnius *Jurģis Pučins ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George (given Name)
George () is a masculine given name derived from the Greek language, Greek Georgios (; , ). The name gained popularity due to its association with the Christian martyr, Saint George (died 23 April 303), a member of the Praetorian Guard who was sentenced to death for his refusal to renounce Christianity, and prior to that, it might have been a theophoric name, with origins in Zeus Georgos, an early title of the Greek god Zeus. Today, it is one of the most commonly used names in the Western world, though its religious significance has waned among modern populations. Its diminutives are Geordie and Georgie, with the former being limited primarily to residents of England and Scotland. The most popular feminine forms in the Anglosphere are Georgia (name), Georgia, Georgiana, and Georgina (name), Georgina. History Etymology and origins Its original Greek form, Georgios, is based on the Greek word ''georgos'' (γεωργός), 'farmer'. The word ''georgos'' itself is ultimately a c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jurgis Karnavičius (composer)
Jurgis Karnavičius (23 April 1884 – 22 December 1941) was a Lithuanian composer of classical music and a forerunner of the development of Lithuanian operatic works. Biography Karnavičius was born in Kaunas, Lithuania, which at the time was a part of the Russian Empire. After completing his basic education in his homeland, he began the study of Law in St. Petersburg, Russia. Karnavičius's son, also named Jurgis Karnavičius (1912–2001), was a pianist and the long-time rector (academia), rector of the Lithuanian Academy of Music. His grandson, Jurgis Karnavičius (pianist), Jurgis Karnavičius (born 1957), is a concert pianist. Music had always been his main interest, and he began to simultaneously study music theory and composition. This soon superseded his pursuit of a career in the legal profession. His primary instrument was the viola. Eventually he became a professor at the Conservatory of Music in the now renamed city of Leningrad. During this period he began experim ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Masculine Given Names
A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a family or clan) who have a common surname. The term ''given name'' refers to a name usually bestowed at or close to the time of birth, usually by the parents of the newborn. A '' Christian name'' is the first name which is given at baptism, in Christian custom. In informal situations, given names are often used in a familiar and friendly manner. In more formal situations, a person's surname is more commonly used. In Western culture, the idioms "" and "being on first-name terms" refer to the familiarity inherent in addressing someone by their given name. By contrast, a surname (also known as a family name, last name, or ''gentile'' name) is normally inherited and shared with other members of one's immediate family. Regnal names and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Jungle
''The Jungle'' is a novel by American author and muckraking-journalist Upton Sinclair, known for his efforts to expose corruption in government and business in the early 20th century. In 1904, Sinclair spent seven weeks gathering information while working incognito in the meatpacking plants of the Union Stock Yards in Chicago for the socialist newspaper ''Appeal to Reason (newspaper), Appeal to Reason'', which published his novel in serial form in 1905. In 1906, the novel was published in book format by Doubleday, Page & Company, Doubleday. The book literary realism, realistically depicts working-class poverty, immigrant struggle, lack of social support or welfare, harsh living and dangerous working conditions, generating hopelessness or cynicism and cruelty among the powerless. These elements are contrasted with the deeply rooted corruption of people in power. A review by Sinclair's contemporary, writer Jack London, compared ''The Jungle'' to America's most famous novel writt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jurgis Šaulys
Jurgis Šaulys (; 5 May 1879–18 October 1948) was a Lithuanian economist, diplomat, and politician, and one of the twenty signatories to the 1918 Act of Independence of Lithuania. Šaulys attended Palanga Progymnasium and Vilnius St. Joseph Seminary. He was dismissed from the seminary for participating in the Knygnešiai movement, which disseminated materials published in the Lithuanian language, a practice outlawed at the time. After moving to Vilnius in 1900, he continued his political activities; he became one of the '' Twelve Apostles of Vilnius'' of the independence movement, and was one of the founders of the Lithuanian Democratic Party. He left for Switzerland to study economics at the University of Bern, receiving his doctorate in 1912, but still contributed to these activities while abroad. Returning to Vilnius in 1912, he edited the '' Lietuvos žinios'' (Lithuanian News). After World War I broke out he served various charitable organizations. He was a membe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jurģis Pučinskis
Jurģis Pučinsks (born 3 January 1973 in Daugavpils) is a former Latvian football (soccer), soccer player who played as a midfielder and is now an assistant in Latvia national football team, Latvia. He signed with Luch-Energia Vladivostok for the Russian First Division 2004 season, but did not feature in any league matches. For Latvia national football team he got 14 caps and was in squad for 2004 UEFA European Football Championship, Euro 2004, without playing any game. References 1973 births Living people Latvian men's footballers Latvia men's international footballers Men's association football midfielders UEFA Euro 2004 players Dinaburg FC players FK Liepājas Metalurgs players Skonto FC players FC Luch Vladivostok players Latvian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Russia Latvian expatriate sportspeople in Russia Footballers from Daugavpils FK Ventspils managers Latvian football managers {{Latvia-footy-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jurgis Matulaitis-Matulevičius
Jurgis Matulaitis-Matulevičius (; 13 April 1871 - 27 January 1927) was a Latin Church Catholic prelate who served as the Bishop of Vilnius from late 1918 until his resignation in 1925. Matulaitis was also the founder of the Sisters of the Immaculate Conception and the Handmaids of Jesus in the Eucharist; he served as the Superior-General of the Marian Fathers from 1911 until his death. He worked in secret to revive the Marian Fathers after the Russian authorities suppressed all religious orders and he even relinquished his teaching position to better dedicate himself to that secret revival. He was a noted teacher and spiritual director who set up other branches of the order in places such as Switzerland and the United States far from Russian authorities. Matulaitis' cause for sainthood opened in the 1950s before he was titled as Venerable in 1982. Pope John Paul II beatified the late bishop on 28 June 1987 in Saint Peter's Basilica and referred to the bishop as a "man of God's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jurgis Maciunas
George Maciunas (; ; November 8, 1931 Kaunas – May 9, 1978 Boston, Massachusetts) was a Lithuanian American artist, art historian, and art organizer who was the founding member and central coordinator of Fluxus, an international community of artists, architects, composers, and designers. He is most famous for organizing and performing in early Fluxus Happenings and Festivals, for his Fluxus graphic art work, and for assembling a series of highly influential Fluxus artists' multiples. Early life His father, Alexander M. Maciunas, was a Lithuanian architect and engineer who had trained in Berlin, and his mother, Leokadija, was a Russian-born dancer from Tiflis affiliated with the Lithuanian National Opera Mr. Fluxus, p. 338 and, later, Aleksandr Kerensky's private secretary, helping him complete his memoirs. After fleeing Lithuania to avoid being arrested by the advancing Red Army in 1944, and living briefly in Bad Nauheim, Frankfurt, Germany, initially under Nazi control ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jurgis Kunčinas
Jurgis Kunčinas (13 January 1947 in Alytus, Lithuania – 13 December 2002) was a poet, novelist, translator and essayist. He has been described as the chronicler of Soviet bohemianism, who poeticized the individual's internal autonomy as an alternative to the absurdity of social life. His works, originally published in the Lithuanian language, have been translated into English, German, Russian, Estonian, Belarusian, Swedish, and Polish. Kunčinas received the Lithuanian Writers Union' prize in 1994 for the novel ''Tūla'', set largely in Vilnius's Užupis district. His 1996 compilation of essays, ''Laba diena, pone Enrike!'', received an award from the city of Vilnius. The public library in his hometown Alytus has been renamed after him and holds a biennial literary festival in his memory. Selected bibliography * Takas per girią (1977) (poetry) * Atidėtas rugsėjis (1984) (poetry) * Atgimimo kryžius (1990) (poetry) * Namai be žiburių (1991) (poetry) * Vaizdas į mėnulį ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jurgis Karnavičius (pianist)
Jurgis Karnavičius (born 1957, in Vilnius) is a Lithuanian pianist. Karnavičius comes from a renowned family of musicians: his grandfather, Jurgis Karnavičius (1884–1941), was a composer, and his father, also named Jurgis (1912–2001), was a pianist and the long-time rector of the Lithuanian Academy of Music. Karnavičius graduated from the Lithuanian Academy of Music in 1980, specializing in the piano. He then continued his studies at the Moscow Conservatory for several more years. Jurgis Karnavičius is a piano soloist who has played with different orchestras, and he often accompanies his wife, the opera singer Sigutė Stonytė. In recent years he has been actively collaborating with several chamber ensembles, preparing concert programmes with the M. K. Čiurlionis String Quartet, Lithuanian Art Museum Lithuanian National Museum of Art () is the largest national museum in Lithuania collecting, restoring, and conserving art as well as historical objects of cultural valu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jurgis Baltrušaitis
Jurgis Baltrušaitis (2 May 1873 – 3 January 1944) was a Lithuanian Symbolist poet and translator who wrote in Lithuanian and Russian, and was an exponent of iconology. He was the father of art historian and critic Jurgis Baltrušaitis Jr. Writer Baltrušaitis was born to a family of farmers in Paantvardys village near Jurbarkas, which was then under Imperial Russian rule. In 1885, he entered Kaunas gymnasium, and graduated in 1893; he then entered the Faculty of Physical and Mathematical Sciences at Moscow University. At the same time he attended lectures in the Faculty of History and Philology. From 1895 onwards Baltrušaitis began to take part in editing Moscow-based literary magazines, and he began to work in Russian. He joined the Symbolist movement, and, in association with Sergei Polyakov, set up the publishing house ''Scorpio'', which published the chief Russian Symbolist magazines such as '' Vesy'' and '' Severnyie Tzvety'' as well as collections of Russian Sy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jurgis Kairys
Jurgis Kairys (born 6 May 1952 in Krasnoyarsk Krai) is a Lithuanian Aerobatics, aerobatic pilot and Aerospace engineering, aeronautical engineer. See also *Competition aerobatics References External links Jurgis Kairys leader of Airbandits team of aerobatics Video of inverted flight under bridge {{DEFAULTSORT:Kairys, Jurgis 1952 births Living people Aerobatic pilots Lithuanian aerospace engineers Air racers Lithuanian motorsport people Lithuanian aviators People from Krasnoyarsk Red Bull Air Race World Championship pilots Soviet engineers 20th-century engineers Soviet aviators ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
