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Tõnis Saarts
Tonis, Tõnis or Tönis is a masculine given name. Tõnis is an Estonian language, Estonian form of Anthony (given name), Anthony. Tönis is a Dutch language, Dutch and Swedish language, Swedish form of Tönnis and diminutive form of Antonius, Anton (given name), Anton, Antoon, Anthonis, Anthoon, Antonie (given name), Antonie and Antonis. Tonis is a Dutch diminutive form of Antonius, Anton (given name), Anton, Antoon, Anthonis, Anthoon, Antonie (given name), Antonie and Antonis. Tonis is a Lithuanian language, Lithuanian diminutive form of Antanas. Another variant of Tõnis in Estonian is Tõnu. It is also a surname. Persons bearing the name included: Given name * Tõnis Kaasik (born 1949), Estonian entrepreneur, fencer, environmentalist, and politician * Tõnis Kalbus (1880–1942), Estonian lawyer and politician * Tõnis Kalde (born 1976), Estonian football player * Tõnis Kasemets (born 1974), Estonian race car driver * Tõnis Kask (1929–2016), Estonian director * Tõnis Kimme ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Given Name
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, ''gentile'' name) is normally inherited and shared with other members of one's immediate family. Regnal names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tõnis Kasemets
Tõnis Kasemets (born March 17, 1974) is an Estonian racing driver and a former competitor in the CART Champ Car World Series. He won the 2022 IMSA Prototype Challenge championship. Career Kasemets started racing karts in 1982, winning the Baltic championships in 1992 and 1993. In 1995, Kasemets moved to the United States to race in the American series. He advanced through the open wheel ranks and by 2004 was in the Toyota Atlantic series. In 2005 he placed second in the series championship to Charles Zwolsman Jr.. He participated in a partial 2006 schedule in the Champ Car World Series for Paul Gentilozzi's Rocketsports Racing. To participate in Champ Car in 2006 he had to gather funds for a quarter of the participation costs. Kasemets wanted to do a full season of Champ Car in 2007 and in the future he wants to own a successful team à la Newman-Haas and Forsythe. However, he has not appeared in a Champ Car or IndyCar Series race since 2006. He continued racing in the At ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tõnis Soop
Tõnis Soop (July 27, 1937 – March 16, 2016) was an Estonian painter and teacher. Early life and education Tõnis Soop was born to Tõnis Soop (1889–1953) and Elli Soop (née Laderlich, 1905–1987) at the Kingu farm on the estate of Suure-Kõpu Manor. From 1952 to 1957, he studied at the Tartu School of Fine Arts, graduating as a teacher of drawing and sketching. He then studied drawing and painting at the Tallinn Pedagogical Institute for two years. In 1965, he enrolled in the Estonian National Art Institute and studied painting. He graduated in 1971 as a painter and teacher. Career During his studies and afterward, Soop worked as a drawing teacher from 1958 to 1966, as an artist at the Estonian SSR State Philharmonic from 1960 to 1961, at from 1965 to 1987, and at the Kirov Collective Fishing Farm (later Esmar) from 1972 to 1992. Soop organized and taught various art courses, including calligraphy. In 1963, he organized inter-school art classes in Kohtla-Järve. He ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tõnis Seesmaa
Tõnis Seesmaa (born 3 October 1955) is an Estonian politician and engineer. He was an alternate member of VIII Riigikogu, representing the Estonian Coalition Party. He was born in Tartu Tartu is the second largest city in Estonia after Tallinn. Tartu has a population of 97,759 (as of 2024). It is southeast of Tallinn and 245 kilometres (152 miles) northeast of Riga, Latvia. Tartu lies on the Emajõgi river, which connects the ... and graduated with a degree as a forestry engineer from the Estonian Agricultural University in 1979. References Living people 1955 births Estonian Coalition Party politicians Members of the Riigikogu, 1995–1999 Estonian University of Life Sciences alumni Politicians from Tartu {{Estonia-1995-Riigikogu-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tõnis Sahk
Tõnis Sahk (born 1 June 1983) is an Estonian long jump The long jump is a track and field event in which athletes combine speed, strength and agility in an attempt to leap as far as possible from a takeoff point. Along with the triple jump, the two events that measure jumping for distance as a gr ...er. Achievements References External links * 1983 births Living people Estonian male long jumpers 21st-century Estonian sportsmen {{Estonia-athletics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tõnis Rotberg
Tõnis Rotberg (9 September 1882 in Viljandi Parish, Kreis Fellin, Governorate of Livonia – 24 July 1953 in Tayshet, Russian SFSR) was an Estonian general. Biography Rotberg was born in Viljandi and attended Vilnius military school to become an officer in the Imperial Russian Army, as Estonia at the time was part of the Russian Empire. He became a lieutenant in 1909. During the Estonian War of Independence, Rotberg became a lieutenant colonel in the Estonian Army and was the Head of Army Supplies between 1918 and 1938. In 1928, he was promoted to the rank of Major-General. In 1938–1940, Rotberg was Deputy Minister of War. On 21 June 1940, he was appointed Minister of War in Johannes Vares' cabinet after the occupation of the Baltic states by the Soviet Union. He held this position until the cabinet was replaced by the Council of People's Commissars of the Estonian SSR on 25 August 1940. Rotberg was then transferred to the Red Army and fought in the Great Patriotic War. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tõnis Rätsep
Tõnis Rätsep (born 30 June 1947) is an Estonian actor, musician, educator, poet, and playwright. Early life and education Tõnis Rätsep was born in Viljandi, one of two children to a father who was a dairyman and a mother who worked in a dairy laboratory. The family later relocated to Rakvere, where he attended primary and secondary schools, graduating from Rakvere Secondary School No. 1 in 1965. The same year he graduated from lessons at the Rakvere Music School, having studied bass accordion. In 1968 he enrolled at the Tallinn University of Technology, majoring in energetics, graduating in 1972. Afterward, he enrolled in the Performing Arts Department of the Tallinn Conservatory (now the Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre), studying acting under instruction of actor and theatre pedagogue Voldemar Panso, graduating in 1972. Among his graduating classmates were Kersti Kreismann, Ivo Eensalu, Vello Janson, Rein Kotkas, Helle Meri (''née'' Pihlak), Katrin Kumpan, Martin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tõnis Palts
Tõnis Palts (born 29 March 1953, in Kuressaare) is an Estonian politician and former mayor of Tallinn and Minister of Finance A ministry of finance is a ministry or other government agency in charge of government finance, fiscal policy, and financial regulation. It is headed by a finance minister, an executive or cabinet position . A ministry of finance's portfolio .... References 1953 births Living people Finance ministers of Estonia Mayors of Tallinn Members of the Riigikogu, 2003–2007 Members of the Riigikogu, 2011–2015 {{Estonia-mayor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tõnis Mölder
Tõnis Mölder (born 9 October 1989) is an Estonian independent politician and member of the Riigikogu. Mölder was a member of Estonian Centre Party from 2008 to 2023, before joining conservative Isamaa in 2023, which he left in 2024, after he was declared a suspect in a bribery case. He was the Estonian Minister for the Environment from January 2021 until November of the same year when he resigned for personal reasons. Previous to this, he had been a member of the Riigikogu, the Estonian parliament, the Deputy Mayor of Tallinn, and the Elder of Pirita Pirita is one of the eight administrative districts () of Tallinn, the capital of Estonia. Pirita occupies a relatively large area, but compared to other districts of Tallinn its population of 17,592 (as of 1 November 2014) is relatively small. .... References External links 1989 births Environment ministers of Estonia Estonian Centre Party politicians Isamaa politicians Living people Members of the Ri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tõnis Mägi
Tõnis Mägi (born 18 November 1948 in Tallinn) is an Estonian singer, guitarist, composer and actor. He is one of the most influential and remarkable names in Estonian rock music of the past 40 years. More recently, he is known for his political activity in support of the Right-wing populism, right-wing populist and National conservatism, national-conservative Conservative People's Party of Estonia as well as vaccine hesitancy. Early life He grew up in a musical family and became interested in music during his early childhood. While attending in the Tallinn 22nd High School (now Jakob Westholm Gymnasium) he started performing as the choir's soloist in the early grades. After learning to play guitar, Mägi started his musician career as a guitarist in school bands Juuniorid (1965) and Rütmikud (1966). After serving in the compulsory Soviet Army he became the vocalist of Baltika. Later he sang in the bands Kärjed, Laine, Muusik Seif, 777 and Ultima Thule (Estonian band), Ultim ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tõnis Lukas
Tõnis Lukas (; born 5 June 1962) is an Estonian politician, former Minister of Culture from 2019 to 2021 and Minister of Education and Research from 1999 to 2002 and from 2007 to 2011. Early life and career Lukas was born in Tallinn, Estonia. After graduating from secondary school and spending another year in technical school in Tallinn, he went on to study history in University of Tartu. He graduated in 1987 and continued postgraduate studies from 1989 to 1992, receiving his master's degree in history 1997. Lukas started his career as a school teacher in southern Estonia. 1989 he became a lecturer for postgraduate students in the University of Tartu. From 1992 to 1995 he worked as Director of the Estonian National Museum. Since 1995 he has held mainly political posts both on local and national level. He briefly returned to University of Tartu for two years in 1997 to work as a project manager and to participate in doctorate programme (still unfinished). From 2013 to 2019 he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tõnis Kõiv
Tõnis Kõiv (born 29 October 1970, in Paide) is an Estonian politician and lawyer who represented the Estonian Reform Party in the Riigikogu from 2005 to 2015. Education Kõiv graduated from Koeru Secondary School in 1989 and from the Faculty of Law of the University of Tartu in 1995. He studied on Master's degree level in the University of Tartu's European University in 2000-2003. Finished the Data Protection Officer at Expert level course in TalTech, Dec 2018. Career Kõiv worked as a driver on Koeru state farm from 1989 to 1993, as a lawyer in Paide Piimakombinaat AS from 1993 to 1996, as well as the mayor of Paide from 1996 to 2004. He also was the Managing Director of OÜ Agenor from 2004 to 2005, worked as a lawyer at YourOffice from 2016 to 2017. Worked as the Estonian Reform Party secretary general since February 7th 2017 to March 9th 2018. Works at Youroffice from 2018 April as a lawyer. Political career Kõiv has been a member of the Estonian Reform Party since 4 June ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
