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Veres János 2008-12-13
Veres is a surname with multiple origins. It means "red" in Hungary and the same surname appears as VereÈ™ in Romania. The unrelated Ukrainian surname Veres means "heather". At the same time "Veres" may be a Hungarian surname without diacritics used among the Hungarian minority in Ukraine. Notable people with the surname include: Veres *Dave Veres (born 1966), American baseball player *GyÅ‘zÅ‘ Veres (1936–2011), Hungarian weightlifter * Hanna Veres (1928–2003) *János Veres (born 1957), Hungarian politician * John Veres, American academic administrator and educator *Mariska Veres (1947–2006), Dutch singer * Pálné Veres (1815–1895) Hungarian (Slovak) education activist *Péter Veres (politician) (1897–1970), Hungarian politician *Péter Veres (volleyball) (born 1979), Hungarian volleyball player * Randy Veres (1965–2016), American baseball player * Valentina Veres (born 1951), Ukrainian textile artist and master weaver VereÈ™ *Carol VereÈ™ (1926–2017) *Nicolae VereÈ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dave Veres
David Scott Veres (born October 19, 1966) is an American former professional baseball player who pitched in Major League Baseball from 1994 to 2003. Career On January 4, 2007, Veres signed a minor league deal with the Colorado Rockies. However, he was released after appearing in just five games for their Triple-A (baseball), Triple-A affiliate in Colorado Springs. In 2008, Veres pitched for the York Revolution of the independent Atlantic League of Professional Baseball, Atlantic League. Veres played in the 1978 Little League World Series, as a member of the Torrejón Air Base team. References External links Retrosheet 1966 births Living people Albuquerque Dukes players American expatriate baseball players in Canada American expatriate baseball players in Mexico Baseball players from Montgomery, Alabama Chicago Cubs players Colorado Rockies players Colorado Springs Sky Sox players Fresno Grizzlies players Houston Astros players Huntsville Stars players Iowa Cubs players Le ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Győző Veres
Győző Veres (13 June 1936 – 1 February 2011) was a Hungarian weightlifter. He was born in Berekböszörmény in Hajdú-Bihar County. He was Olympic bronze medalist in weightlifting in 1960 and 1964. He was named Hungarian Sportsman of the Year Hungarian Sportspeople of the Year () awards are granted each year since 1958, with categories for sportsmen, sportswomen, teams, coach (sports), coaches (since 1985) and presidents (since 1995). List of winners Statistics Individual winn ... in 1963. References 1936 births 2011 deaths Sportspeople from Hajdú-Bihar County Hungarian male weightlifters Olympic weightlifters for Hungary Weightlifters at the 1960 Summer Olympics Weightlifters at the 1964 Summer Olympics Weightlifters at the 1968 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists for Hungary Olympic medalists in weightlifting Medalists at the 1964 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1960 Summer Olympics 20th-century Hungarian sportsmen {{Hunga ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hanna Veres
Hanna Ivanivna Veres (; 21 December 1928 – 11 June 2003) was a Ukrainian folk artist, embroiderer and weaver. She was the daughter of the artist and weaver, Maria Posobchuk, and the mother of artists Valentyna and . She was awarded the Shevchenko National Prize with in 1968. Biography Veres was born on 21 December 1928 in the village of Obukhovychi in the Vyshhorod district of Kyiv region. Her mother was the artist, Maria Posobchuk. Veres had two daughters, Valentyna and , both of whom also became artists. According to historian, N. M. Nevega, Posobchuk taught her daughter many of her skills, which she in turned passed on to her daughters.Revega, N"Museum objects from the stock collection of the National Historical and Ethnographic Reserve" Pereyaslav "from the village of Obukhovychi, Ivankiv district, Kyiv region." ''Severshchyna in the history of Ukraine'' (2017). Ukrainian/ref> Veres lived in Kyiv, in a house on Bastionny Lane.Polesian woven towels, as wel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
János Veres
János Veres (born 5 February 1957) is a Hungarian politician, who served as Minister of Finance between 2005 and 2009. He was a member of the Hungarian Socialist Workers' Party since 1980. He served as first secretary of the party's committee of NyÃrbátor from 1988 to 1989. He was a founding member of the Hungarian Socialist Party (MSZP) in 1990. He became a member of the National Assembly of Hungary in 1994. He served as deputy chairman of the Committee of Economics many times. He also served as mayor of NyÃrbátor since 2002, but resigned in the next year, because he was appointed state secretary of the Ministry of Finance. Veres became a member of the MSZP's presidency in 2004. Ferenc Gyurcsány appointed him Minister of Finance in 2005. Controversies Veres had many conflicts with the HÃrTV, which supports the conservative right-wing politics and the biggest opposition party, Fidesz Fidesz – Hungarian Civic Alliance (; ) is a national-conservative political pa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Veres
John G. Veres III is an American academic, and former chancellor of Auburn University at Montgomery, the Montgomery metropolitan campus of Auburn University. Biography John G. Veres III graduated from Montgomery Catholic High School in 1972 and became a freshman at Auburn University Montgomery (AUM) in September 1972. He received bachelor's and master's degrees in psychology from AUM in 1976 and 1978, respectively, and a Ph.D. in industrial/organizational psychology from Auburn University in 1983. First hired by AUM in 1976 as a Research and Training Assistant, he was promoted over the next 30 years to several positions on campus including Director of the AUM Center for Business and Economic Development (October 1982-March 2000) and executive director of the Division of Outreach (March 2000-June 2006) until the Auburn Board of Trustees named him Chancellor of the university in 2006. With Ronald Sims, Veres is the author of a number of publications on management and the influen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mariska Veres
Maria Elisabeth Ender, better known as Mariska Veres (; 1 October 1947 – 2 December 2006), was a Dutch singer who was best known as the lead singer of the rock group Shocking Blue. She was known for her sultry voice, eccentric performances, and her striking appearance which featured kohl-rimmed eyes, and high and long jet-black hair, which was actually a wig. Early life Mariska Veres was born Maria Elisabeth Ender in The Hague, in the Netherlands. Her father was a Hungarian- Roma violinist Lajos Veres (1912–1981), and her mother Maria Ender (1912–1986) was of French and Russian heritage. Career Early career (1963-1967) Veres began her career as a singer in 1963 with the guitar band Les Mystères. In 1964 the band recorded an EP (GTB-label, 10 copies only) with Veres singing on side 1: "Summertime" (solo) and "Someone" (a duet). In 2010 the EP was re-released by record club Platenclub Utrecht (PLUT 009). In 1965, she sang with the Bumble Bees, and then with the Blue Fighter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pálné Veres
HermÃna KarolÃna Benická VereÅ¡ová commonly known as Pálné Veres (née: Hermina Benická or Beniczky, 1815–1895) was a teacher and feminist from the Slovak Region of the Kingdom of Hungary. Her family were German-speaking Lutherans. Her father was an official in Nógrád County (former), Nógrád County, but after his death in 1816, the family moved to Buda. She was educated until the age of sixteen by her mother, a teacher who died in the cholera epidemic of 1831. Taken in by her grandfather, she embarked on a period of self-study from his library. After moving to Pest, Hungary, Pest with the help of an aunt, Benická worked to improve her Hungarian and continued her studies. Upon her marriage, she adopted the name Pálné Veres. From the 1840s Veres became an advocate for women and girls' education. She gave speeches and wrote articles about the importance of training to create mothers who could educate their children and students who would become productive citizens. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
