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Vilém Goppold, Jr.
Vilém or Vilem is Czech form of Germanic name William. It may refer to: *Vilém Blodek (1834–1874), Czech composer, flautist, and pianist * Vilém Dušan Lambl (1824–1895), Czech physician *Vilém Flusser (1920–1991), philosopher born in Czechoslovakia * Vilém Gajdušek (1895–1977), Czech optician and prominent telescope designer * Vilém Goppold, Jr. (born 1893, date of death unknown), a Bohemian Olympic fencer * Vilém Goppold von Lobsdorf (1869–1943), Bohemian fencer and olympic medalist in sabre competition * Vilém Heš (1860–1908), Czech operatic bass *Vilém Heckel (1918–1970), Czech photographer *Vilém Klíma (1906–1985), Czech electrical engineer *Vilém Kurz (1872–1945), Czech pianist, piano teacher, professor *Vilém Loos (1895–1942), Czechoslovak ice hockey player *Vilém Lugr (1911–1981), Czech footballer and football manager *Vilém Mandlík, Olympic 200 metre semi-finalist for Czechoslovakia in 1956 *Vilém Mathesius (1882–1945), Czech lingu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William (name)
William is a masculine given name of Germanic origin. It became popular in England after the Norman conquest in 1066,All Things William"Meaning & Origin of the Name"/ref> and remained so throughout the Middle Ages and into the modern era. It is sometimes abbreviated "Wm." Shortened familiar versions in English include Will or Wil, Wills, Willy, Willie, Bill, Billie, and Billy. A common Irish form is Liam. Scottish diminutives include Wull, Willie or Wullie (as in Oor Wullie). Female forms include Willa, Willemina, Wilma and Wilhelmina. Etymology William is related to the German given name ''Wilhelm''. Both ultimately descend from Proto-Germanic ''*Wiljahelmaz'', with a direct cognate also in the Old Norse name ''Vilhjalmr'' and a West Germanic borrowing into Medieval Latin ''Willelmus''. The Proto-Germanic name is a compound of *''wiljô'' "will, wish, desire" and *''helmaz'' "helm, helmet".Hanks, Hardcastle and Hodges, ''Oxford Dictionary of First Names'', Oxfor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vilém Loos
Valentin Jaroslav "Vilda" Loos (13 April 1895 – 8 September 1942) was a Czechs, Czech ice hockey player who competed for Czechoslovakia in the 1920 Summer Olympics and in the 1924 Winter Olympics. He was a member of the Czechoslovak ice hockey team that won the bronze medal in 1920. Four years later he also participated in the first Ice hockey at the 1924 Winter Olympics, Winter Olympic ice hockey tournament. References External links *Valentin LoosaSports-Reference 1895 births 1942 deaths Czech ice hockey right wingers HC Slavia Praha players Ice hockey people from Prague Ice hockey players at the 1920 Summer Olympics Ice hockey players at the 1924 Winter Olympics Medalists at the 1920 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists for Czechoslovakia Olympic ice hockey players for Czechoslovakia Olympic medalists in ice hockey People from the Kingdom of Bohemia Czechoslovak ice hockey right wingers {{CzechRepublic-icehockey-player-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vilem Sokol
Vilem Sokol (May 22, 1915 – August 19, 2011) was a Czech-American conductor and professor of music at the University of Washington from 1948 to 1985. He served as the conductor of the Seattle Youth Symphony Orchestras from 1960 to 1988, The youth symphony performed Symphony No. 10 (Mahler), Mahler's 10th Symphony, a rare event at the time. He made several LPs with the orchestra. Sokol served as principal violist of the Seattle Symphony from 1959 to 1963. He was the featured soloist with the Seattle Symphony for subscription concerts held March 7 and 8, 1960, performing ''Harold in Italy'' by Hector Berlioz. Sokol was raised in Ambridge, Pennsylvania. At the age of 16, he studied with Otakar Ševčík in Boston. He received a bachelor's degree in music from Oberlin College in 1938, where he studied violin with Raymond Cerf, and studied for one year on scholarship with Jaroslav Kocián at the State Conservatory of Music in Prague. He studied under a fellowship grant at t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |