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Margit Majláth
Margit is a feminine given name, a version of Margaret (name), Margaret. People bearing the name include: *Margaret of Hungary, Margit of Hungary (1175–1223), Empress consort of Isaac II Angelos, Byzantine Emperor *Saint Margaret of Hungary, Saint Margit of Hungary (1242–1271), Hungarian nun and princess *Margit Albrechtsson (1918–1994), Swedish cross country skier *Margit Anna (1913–1991), Hungarian painter *Margit Bangó (born 1950), Hungarian Romani people, Romani singer and recipient of the Kossuth Prize *Margit Bara (1928–2016), Hungarian actress *Margit Beck (1918–1997), Hungarian-born American painter *Margit Brandt (1945–2011), Danish fashion designer *Margit Carlqvist (born 1932), Swedish actress *Margit Carstensen (1940–2023), German actress *Margit Dajka (1907–1986), Hungarian actress *Margit Danÿ (1906–1975), Hungarian fencer *Margit Elek (1910–1986), Hungarian fencer *Margit Eskman (1925–1990), Finnish politician *Margit Fischer (born 1943), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Margaret (name)
Margaret is a feminine given name, which means "pearl". It is of Latin origin, via Ancient Greek and ultimately from Old Iranian. It has been an English name since the 11th century, and remained popular throughout the Middle Ages. It became less popular between the 16th and 18th century, but became more common again after this period, becoming the second-most popular female name in the United States in 1903. Since this time, it has become less common, but was still the ninth-most common name for women of all ages in the United States as of the 1990 census. Margaret has many diminutive forms in many languages, including Daisy, Greta, Gretchen, Maggie, Madge, Maisie, Marge, Margie, Margo, Margot, Marnie, Meg, Megan, Molly, Peggy, and Rita. Etymology Margaret is derived via French () and Latin () from (), via Persian ''murwārīd'', meaning "pearl". Margarita (given name) traces the etymology further as مروارید, ''morvārīd'' in modern Persian, derived ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Margit Fischer
Margit Fischer (née Binder; born 28 June 1943) is an Austrian former fabric designer and First Lady of Austria from 2006 until 2016 as the wife of former President Heinz Fischer. Biography Fischer was born in Stockholm, Sweden. Her parents, Otto and Anna Binder, were social democrats and Jews who fled to Sweden during the Nazi regime. Mrs Fischer speaks Swedish fluently. In 1949, her family returned to Austria. She attended grammar school in Vienna and began studying arts at the University of Vienna. In 1968, she married Heinz Fischer, a social democratic politician. In 2004, her husband was elected Austrian president and she became the first lady of Austria. The couple have two children: Philip (born 1972) and Lisa (born 1975). Functions in Austria * Former Vice-President of ''Rettet das Kind Österreich'' (Save the Children Austria) (1992-1998) * Former President of ''Verein zur Gründung und zum Betrieb einer Erlebnisausstellung zu den Naturwissenschaften'' (Association ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Margit Makay
Margit Makay (4 August 1891 – 6 November 1989) was a Hungarian film actress. She appeared in 30 films between 1912 and 1989. Selected filmography * '' Man of Gold'' (1919) * '' The Five-Forty'' (1939) * '' The Bercsenyi Hussars'' (1940) * '' Mouse in the Palace'' (1943) * '' A Woman Gets a Start'' (1949) * '' Erkel'' (1952) * '' Two Confessions'' (1957) * '' Pillar of Salt'' (1958) * '' Red Ink'' (1960) * '' Cats' Play'' (1972) * '' 141 Minutes from the Unfinished Sentence'' (1975) * '' A Very Moral Night'' (1977) External links * 1891 births 1989 deaths Hungarian film actresses Hungarian silent film actresses 20th-century Hungarian actresses {{Hungary-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Margit Lukács
Margit Lukács (1914–2002) was a Hungarian stage and film actress. In her early career she played female leads in a number of films, notably '' Dankó Pista'' (1940) which was screened at the Venice Film Festival.Laura p.81 Onstage she was a longstanding member of the National Theatre in Budapest. Selected filmography * '' The Poor Rich'' (1938) * '' Dankó Pista'' (1940) * '' Matthew Arranges Things'' (1940) * '' Silent Monastery'' (1941) * '' Silenced Bells'' (1941) * '' Black Dawn'' (1943) * '' A Plane Has Not Returned'' (1944) * ''Centaurs A centaur ( ; ; ), occasionally hippocentaur, also called Ixionidae (), is a creature from Greek mythology with the upper body of a human and the lower body and legs of a horse that was said to live in the mountains of Thessaly. In one version o ...'' (1978) * '' Oh, Bloody Life'' (1984) References Bibliography * Fekete, Márton. ''Prominent Hungarians: Home and Abroad''. Szepsi Csombor Literary Circle, 1979. * Laura, Ernesto G. '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Margit Kristian
Margit Kristian (27 June 1913 – 20 January 2008) was a Yugoslav fencer. She competed in the women's individual foil event at the 1936 Summer Olympics The 1936 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XI Olympiad () and officially branded as Berlin 1936, were an international multi-sport event held from 1 to 16 August 1936 in Berlin, then capital of Nazi Germany. Berlin won the bid to .... References External links * 1913 births 2008 deaths Yugoslav female foil fencers Olympic fencers for Yugoslavia Fencers at the 1936 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Zrenjanin {{Yugoslavia-fencing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Margit Kovács
Margit Kovács (1902–1977) was a Hungary, Hungarian ceramist and sculptor. Life Margit Kovács was born into a Jewish Hungarian family in Győr, Hungary on 30 November 1902. She originally wished to become a graphic artist but she grew interested in ceramics in the 1920s and went to study in Vienna with Hertha Bücher, a famous Austrian ceramic artist, from 1926-1928. Then she studied clay modelling in Munich at the State School of Applied Arts under Karl Killer (1928–29). She was a fellow student here, then lifelong friend of Julia Bathory, glass artist. She studied in Copenhagen in 1932 and in 1933 she was at Manufacture nationale de Sèvres, Sèvres Porcelain factory where she mastered the art of modelling with chamotte clay to make figures. She won international awards in Milan, Paris, Berlin, Brussels and Rome. She was very popular in Hungary and received many public commissions. The Communist regime gave her the Distinguished Artist Award in 1959. Work Her first pu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Margit Korondi
Margit Korondi (24 June 1932 – 6 March 2022) was a Hungarian gymnast. She competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, where she received a gold medal in uneven bars, a silver medal in team all-around, and four bronze medals. At the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, she received a gold medal in team portable apparatus and a silver medal in team all-around. See also * List of multiple Summer Olympic medalists * |
Margit Kaffka
Margit Kaffka (10 June 1880 – 1 December 1918) was a Hungarian writer and poet. Called a "great, great writer" by Endre Ady, she was one of the most important female Hungarian authors, and an important member of the Nyugat generation. Her writing was inspired by József Kiss, , and the writers' group of the periodical '. Personal life Margit Kaffka was born on 10 June 1880 in Nagykároly (today Carei, Romania) into a family of minor Hungarian nobility (see her family's genealogy in Records of the Tötösy de Zepetnek Family'). Her father was a public prosecutor, but died early and the family lived under reduced circumstances. She received a scholarship to study at the Sisters of Mercy teacher's training college in Szatmár and in return she taught for one year in Miskolc. She studied in Budapest, receiving a teacher's diploma from the Erzsébet Girls' School. She returned to Miskolc, where she taught literature and economics in a private girls' school, beloved by student ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Margit Hvammen
Margit Hvammen (26 September 1932 – 10 May 2010) was a Norwegian alpine skier. Career Hvammen competed at the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo, where she placed 7th in the downhill, 18th in giant slalom, and 18th in slalom. She represented the club Geilo IL. Personal life Hvammen was born in Geilo. She was a sister of Aud Hvammen Aud Hvammen (born 31 May 1943) is a Norwegian alpine skiing, alpine skier. She was born in Geilo, and is the sister of Margit Hvammen. She is married to Peder Lunde Jr., Peder Lunde, and mother of Jeanette Lunde. She participated at the 1968 Win ..., a sister-in-law of Peder Lunde Jr., and aunt of Jeanette Lunde. She died on 10 May 2010. References External links * 1932 births 2010 deaths People from Hol, Norway Skiers from Buskerud Norwegian female alpine skiers Olympic alpine skiers for Norway Alpine skiers at the 1952 Winter Olympics 20th-century Norwegian sportswomen {{Norway-alpine-skiing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Margit Haslund
Margit Haslund (10 September 1885 – 3 September 1963) was a Norwegian women's advocate and local politician. Margit Løkke was born in Oslo. She sat in the city council in Lillehammer from 1928 to 1940, where she represented the Conservatives. In 1940, she became mayor of the city, after the standing mayor asked for leave and the deputy mayor did not want this position. She was the first female mayor in a Norwegian city. During the German occupation of Norway The occupation of Norway by Nazi Germany during the Second World War began on 9 April 1940 after Operation Weserübung. Conventional armed resistance to the German invasion ended on 10 June 1940, and Nazi Germany controlled Norway until th ..., she was a member of the home front civilian organization, Sivorg. Haslund died 3 September 1963. A street in Lillehammer is named in her honor.''Gate og gutu: historien bak gatenavnene i Lillehammer''. Lillehammer: I samarbeid med Thorsrud, Lokalhistorisk forl. 1996. s. 67. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Margit Hansen-Krone
Margit Hansen-Krone (born 6 April 1925 in Nordreisa) was a Norwegian politician for the Conservative Party. She was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Troms in 1977, and was re-elected on two occasions. She had previously served as a deputy representative during the terms 1961–1965, 1965–1969, 1969–1973 and 1973–1977. On the local level she was a member of the municipal council of Nordreisa Municipality from 1967 to 1977. From 1975 to 1977 she was a deputy member of the Troms county council. She was active in 4-H 4-H is a U.S.-based network of youth organizations whose mission is "engaging youth to reach their fullest potential while advancing the field of youth development". Its name is a reference to the occurrence of the initial letter H four times .... References * 1925 births Living people People from Nordreisa Troms politicians Conservative Party (Norway) politicians Women members of the Storting 20th-century Norwegian women p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Margit Gréczi
Margit Gréczi (born 13 December 1941 in Gyöngyös) is a Hungarian painter. Career She began to show interest in painting in her early childhood. Her art teacher, Gyuláné Békési at the Gyöngyösi Elementary School, spotted her talent and started to work with her towards becoming a professional painter. She took lessons from her teacher for many years. After finishing Gyöngyösi Elementary School she applied to the Hungarian Art Gymnasium at Budapest where she got accepted. So she continued her studies there until the 1956 incidents interfered, when her parents called her home to Gyöngyös, because they were worried about her safety at Budapest. At Gyöngyös as there were no art schools, she started to go to Vak Bottyán János Economic Technikum. After that, she has done another three years of higher school, when she received her accountant qualification. She started working as an accountant at the Treasury Department of the City of Gyöngyös. She continued painti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
