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Viorica
Viorica is a Romanian female given name, derived from Romanian ''viorea'', a violet (flower). Notable people with the name include: * Viorica Agarici, a Romanian nurse, the chairwoman of the local Red Cross in the city of Roman during World War II and the Ion Antonescu regime * Viorica Cortez, a Romanian-born French mezzo-soprano * Viorica Cucereanu, a journalist from the Republic of Moldova * Viorica Dăncilă, a Romanian politician, member of the Social Democratic Party * Viorica Dumitru, a former Romanian sprint canoer * Viorica Ioja, a former Romanian rowing coxswain * Viorica Ionică, a former Romanian handball player * Viorica Iordache, a Romanian sprint canoer * Viorica Lepădatu, a retired Romanian rower * Viorica Moisuc, a Romanian politician and Member of the European Parliament * Viorica Marian, is a scientist with expertise in bilingualism and multilingualism * Viorica Neculai, a retired Romanian rower * Viorica Susanu, a Romanian Olympic rower * Viorica Țigău, a R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Viorica Dăncilă
Vasilica Viorica Dăncilă (; born 16 December 1963) is a Romanian politician, former leader of the Social Democratic Party (PSD), and was Prime Minister of Romania from 29 January 2018 to 4 November 2019. She is the first woman in Romanian history to hold both the office of Prime Minister and that of president of the PSD. In 2014, she was elected to a second term as a Member of the European Parliament (MEP), representing the PSD. She was also president of the Social Democratic Women's Organization (OFSD) between 2015 and 2018. Dăncilă became a member of the Social Democratic Party (PSD) in 1996, as part of the party's organization in Teleorman County. Over the years she has held several positions in both PSD and the local administration. She was a local council and a county councilor until 2009, when she was elected to her first term as an MEP. Also she occupied several leadership positions in the party, as president of the local organization, vice president of PSD Teleorman ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Viorica Lepădatu
Viorica is a Romanian female given name, derived from Romanian ''viorea'', a violet (flower). Notable people with the name include: * Viorica Agarici, a Romanian nurse, the chairwoman of the local Red Cross in the city of Roman during World War II and the Ion Antonescu regime * Viorica Cortez, a Romanian-born French mezzo-soprano * Viorica Cucereanu, a journalist from the Republic of Moldova *Viorica Dăncilă, a Romanian politician, member of the Social Democratic Party * Viorica Dumitru, a former Romanian sprint canoer * Viorica Ioja, a former Romanian rowing coxswain * Viorica Ionică, a former Romanian handball player *Viorica Iordache, a Romanian sprint canoer * Viorica Lepădatu, a retired Romanian rower * Viorica Moisuc, a Romanian politician and Member of the European Parliament *Viorica Marian, is a scientist with expertise in bilingualism and multilingualism *Viorica Neculai, a retired Romanian rower * Viorica Susanu, a Romanian Olympic rower *Viorica Țigău, a Romanian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Viorica Cortez
Viorica Cortez (born 26 December 1935) is a noted Romanian-born mezzo-soprano, later French by naturalisation. Starting her operatic and concert career in the mid-1960s, she went on to become one of the most prominent female performers of the 1970s and 1980s, and continued singing for many years after that. Early life Viorica Cortez was born in Bucium, a village that is now part of Iași, into a family with Spanish origins. She is the eldest sister of the soprano Mioara Cortez, and of Ștefania Șerban, a professor of piano. Cortez enjoyed an artistic milieu in her parents' house, finding her passion and intense desire of studying music. She studied at the Iași Conservatory and then for three years at Bucharest's Ciprian Porumbescu Conservatory. In Iași, at the age of 17, Cortez sang the solo alto part in Beethoven's ''Ninth Symphony''; she continued singing solo voice parts with symphony orchestras in Moldavia for a number of years. Studies and international recognition ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Viorica Marian
Viorica Marian is a Moldovan-born American psycholinguist, cognitive scientist, and psychologist known for her research on bilingualism and multilingualism. She is the Ralph and Jean Sundin Endowed Professor of Communication Sciences and Disorders, and professor of psychology at Northwestern University.Northwestern University Northwestern University Faculty Marian is the principal investigator of the Bilingualism and Psycholinguistics Research Group.Bilingualism and Psycholinguistics Research Group ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Viorica Ursuleac
Viorica Ursuleac (26 March 1894 – 22 October 1985) was a Romanian operatic dramatic soprano. Life and career Ursuleac was born the daughter of a Greek Orthodox archdeacon, in Chernivtsi, which is now in Ukraine, on 26 March 1894. Following training in Vienna, she made her operatic debut in Zagreb (Agram), as Charlotte in Massenet's ''Werther'', in 1922. The soprano then appeared at the Vienna Volksoper (1924–1926), Frankfurt Opera (1926–1930), Vienna State Opera (1930–1935), Berlin State Opera (1935–1937), and Bavarian State Opera (1937–1944). She met and later married the Austrian conductor Clemens Krauss in Frankfurt during her time there. Ursuleac was Richard Strauss's favorite soprano, and he called her ("the most faithful of all the faithful"). She sang in the world premieres of four of his operas: ''Arabella'' (1933), '' Friedenstag'' (which was dedicated to Ursuleac and Krauss, 1938), '' Capriccio'' (1942), and the public dress-rehearsal of '' Die Liebe der D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Viorica Viscopoleanu
Viorica Viscopoleanu (née Belmega, born 8 August 1939) is a retired Romanian 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 athlete. She competed at the 1964, 1968 and 1972 Olympics and won a gold medal in 1968, setting a new world record. At the European championships she won a silver medal outdoors in 1969 and two medals indoors, in 1970 (gold) and 1971 (bronze). After retiring from competitions she worked as a coach at her club Steaua București. Monica Iagăr was one of her trainees. References External links * * * * * * * 1939 births Living people Romanian female long jumpers Olympic athletes for Romania Athletes (track and field) at the 1964 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1968 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Viorica Agarici
Viorica Ana Ecaterina Agarici (February 24th 1886–1979) was a Romanian nurse, the chairwoman of the local Red Cross in the city of Roman during World War II and the Ion Antonescu regime. A protector of the Jewish population during the implementation of the Holocaust in Romania, she is one of the Romanians among the Righteous Among the Nations commemorated by the Israeli people at Yad Vashem. Eva Galambos, , in '' Realitatea Evreiască'', Nr. 233-234, June–July 2005, p.4; retrieved October 4, 2007 Petre Iancu"«Drept între Popoare»" in '' Dilema Veche'', October 7, 2005; retrieved October 4, 2007 Family Viorica Agarici was the daughter of a former mayor of Roman, himself noted for intervening on behalf of the Jews, and who helped establish the local synagogue and modern school. Helping Jews on the 1941 "death train" On the night of July 2, 1941, after caring for the Romanian Army wounded coming from the Eastern Front, she overheard people moaning from a train transport ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Viorica Cucereanu
Viorica Cucereanu-Bogatu (born 1957) is a journalist from the Republic of Moldova. She is the Secretary of the Supervisory Board of PNAC TeleRadio-Moldova since 2009. Biography Viorica Cucereanu graduated from Moldova State University in 1979 and worked for TeleRadio-Moldova (August 1979 - November 2004). She was active during the 2002 strike at TeleRadio-Moldova. Her dismissal in 2004 was illegal, according to the European Court of Human Rights. She works for Euro TV Moldova (November 2005 – February 2007), TV Euronova (April – October 2005), Moldova Urbană (May – December 2005, April – December 2006). Viorica Cucereanu contributed to Timpul de dimineaţă, Jurnal de Chişinău, Ziarul de Gardă, Flux, VIP-Magazin, Zece Plus. Since June 2007, she has been editor in chief of "Akademos", a magazine of the Academy of Sciences of Moldova. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Viorica Dumitru
Viorica Dumitru (born 4 August 1946) is a retired Romanian sprint canoer Canoe sprint is a water sport in which athletes race in specially designed sprint canoes or sprint kayaks on calm water over a short distance. Prior to November 2008, canoe sprint was known as flatwater racing. The term is still in use today .... She competed at the 1968 and 1972 Olympics and 1973 and 1974 world championships and won one silver and five bronze medals in various events. She also placed fourth in the K-2 500 m final at the 1968 Olympics, 0.57 seconds behind the second and third places. sports-reference.com < ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Viorica Ioja
Viorica Ioja (later VereÅŸ; born 26 February 1962) is a retired Romanian rowing coxswain. Competing in coxed four A coxed four, abbreviated as a 4+, is a racing shell used in the sport of competitive rowing. It is designed for four persons who propel the boat with sweep oars and is steered by a coxswain. The crew consists of four rowers, each having one ...s she won an Olympic gold medal in 1984 and the world title in 1986, placing second in 1983 and 1985. References External links * * * * 1962 births Living people Romanian female rowers Rowers at the 1984 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists for Romania Olympic gold medalists for Romania Coxswains (rowing) Olympic rowers for Romania Olympic medalists in rowing World Rowing Championships medalists for Romania Medalists at the 1984 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from TimiÈ™ County 20th-century Romanian sportswomen {{Romania-Olympic-medalist-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Viorica Neculai
Viorica Neculai (later Ilica, born 6 February 1967) is a retired Romanian rower. Competing in eights she won a silver medal at the 1992 Olympics and gold medals at the 1989 and 1993 world championships. She should not be confused with Veronica Necula and Viorica Ioja, fellow rowers who competed in the same events in the same period. References 1967 births Living people Romanian female rowers Rowers at the 1988 Summer Olympics Rowers at the 1992 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists for Romania Olympic rowers for Romania Olympic medalists in rowing Medalists at the 1992 Summer Olympics World Rowing Championships medalists for Romania Rowers from Botoșani County 20th-century Romanian sportswomen {{Romania-Olympic-medalist-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Viorica Susanu
Viorica Susanu (born 29 October 1975) is a Romanian rower and winner of four Olympic Gold medals. Susanu rowed in the Romanian women's eight that won the World Rowing Championships in 1997, 1998 and 1999, and the 2000 Summer Olympics. In 2001 and 2002, rowing with Georgeta Damian, she won the World Championships in the women's pair, setting a world's best time in 2002, while continuing to row in the eight. At the 2004 Summer Olympics, she won gold medals in both the pair and the eight, and in 2008 the pair. Medals at Olympic Games *2000 Summer Olympics :: 1st, Women's Eight *2004 Summer Olympics :: 1st, Women's Eight :: 1st, Women's Pair *2008 Summer Olympics :: 1st, Coxless pair :: 3rd, Women's Eight An eight, abbreviated as an 8+, is a racing shell used in competitive rowing (crew). It is designed for eight rowers, who propel the boat with sweep oars, and is steered by a coxswain, or "cox". Each of the eight rowers has one oar. The rowers ... Medals at World Champions ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |