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Voldemar
Voldemar is largely an Estonian masculine given name. People with the name Voldemar include: * Voldemar Aussem (1879–1936), Soviet nobleman, communist official and diplomat * Voldemar Hammer (1894–1982), Estonian politician * Voldemar Jaanus (1905–1977), Estonian politician *Johann Voldemar Jannsen (1819–1890), Estonian journalist and poet * Voldemar Kuslap (born 1937), Estonian opera and operetta singer and actor * Voldemar Lender (1876–1939), Estonian engineer and the first Estonian mayor of Tallinn * Voldemar Lestienne (1931–1990), French writer and journalist * Voldemar Mägi (1914–1954), Estonian wrestler * Voldemar Mellik (1887–1949), Estonian sculptor * Voldemar Noormägi (1895–1967), Estonian lightweight weightlifter * Voldemar Oinonen (1891–1963), Finnish military commander * Voldemar Panso (1920–1977), Estonian stage director, actor and theatrical teacher * Voldemar Päts (1878–1958), Estonian artist, art teacher and politician * Voldemar Peterson ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Voldemar Väli
Voldemar Väli (10 January 1903 – 13 April 1997) was an Estonian two-time Olympic medalist in Greco-Roman wrestling. Career Voldemar Väli was born in Kuressaare, on the island of Saaremaa. He began training in wrestling at age 17, and four years later competed at the 1924 Olympics, but was eliminated in a preliminary bout. In 1926 he won his first European title and established himself as a world top featherweight and later lightweight wrestler. He missed the 1932 Olympics because Estonia did not send a team due to the Great Depression, and finished out of the podium at the 1933, 1934, 1937 and 1938 European Championships; however, he earned a bronze at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin. iat.uni-leipzig.de Domestically he won 19 titles between 1922 and 194 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Voldemar Noormägi
Voldemar Noormägi (10 August 1895 – 10 April 1967) was an Estonian lightweight weightlifter who won a bronze medal at the 1922 World Championships and placed 22nd at the 1924 Summer Olympics. In 1923–24, he set three unofficial world records in snatch. Noormägi was born deaf and was inspired to begin weightlifting in 1909, when an Estonian professional wrestler and weightlifter Georg Lurich visited his school. Noormägi won the national lightweight title in 1923 and 1927, but at the 1924 World Championships, he injured his hand and failed to finish. While working as a photographer in Tallinn and Narva Narva, russian: Нарва is a municipality and city in Estonia. It is located in Ida-Viru county, at the eastern extreme point of Estonia, on the west bank of the Narva river which forms the Estonia–Russia international border. With 54 ... he became strongly religious and lost interest in sport, as he came to believe that sport is a sin. References 1895 bi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Voldemar Lender
Voldemar Lender (, Tallinn, Estonia – 30 September 1939, Tallinn) was an Estonian engineer who was the mayor of Tallinn (or Reval at that time) from 1906 to 1913, notably being the first ethnic Estonian to become the mayor of Tallinn. Biography Lender was born to a family who owned a construction company. He first studied at Tallinn's Alexander Gymnasium, later attending the Saint Petersburg State University's Department of Physics and Mathematics from 1896 to 1897, then later attending the St. Petersburg Institute of Technology from 1897 to 1902. After graduating from the latter, he worked as an engineer at the Dvigatel wagon factory in Tallinn until 1906, a lucrative position for the time. In 1904, Lender was elected as a city councilor in Tallinn. From 1906 to 1913, he was the mayor of Tallinn while also working at the city's construction department. He primarily tackled issues concerning the economic and communal affairs of the increasingly urbanized population of the city. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Voldemar Lestienne
Voldemar Lestienne (2 December 1931 – 1 December 1990 in Paris) was a French writer and journalist, winner of the 1975 prix Interallié. Biography Voldemar Lestienne is a journalist and a reporter before becoming deputy editor-in-chief of the newspaper ''France-Soir'' and then deputy director of ''France Dimanche''.''Fin de carrière pour l'écrivain Voldemar Lestienne'' by Pierre Maury in '''' 26 December 1990. At the same time, he wrote a career as a writer with two successful sales novels, ''Furioso'' and ''Fracasso'' - transpositions of Dumas's '' |
Voldemar Rõks
Voldemar Rõks (15 July 1900 – 27 December 1941) was an Estonian footballer. He studied economics at the University of Tartu between 1921-1924, but never graduated. Rõks worked as a procurator for Bank of Estonia. Career Rõks earned 2 caps for the Estonian national team in 1924. He spent his brief career playing for JK Tallinna Kalev and participated at the 1924 Summer Olympics. He became an Estonian champion in 1923 with JK Tallinna Kalev. He was arrested by the Soviet authorities and was deported to a labor camp in Perm Oblast. He died there due to an illness and hunger. Honours JK Tallinna Kalev * Estonian Top Division: 1923 Events January–February * January 9 – Lithuania begins the Klaipėda Revolt to annex the Klaipėda Region (Memel Territory). * January 11 – Despite strong British protests, troops from France and Belgium occupy the Ruhr area, t ... References 1900 births 1941 deaths People from Türi Parish People from the Governor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Voldemar Peterson
Voldemar Peterson (24 April 1908 – 16 April 1976) was an Estonian footballer. He played in 20 matches for the Estonia national football team from 1930 to 1938. He was also named in Estonia's squad for the Group 1 qualification tournament for the 1938 FIFA World Cup The 1938 FIFA World Cup was the third edition of the World Cup, the quadrennial international football championship for senior men's national teams and was held in France from 4 June until 19 June 1938. Italy defended its title in the final, bea .... References External links * 1908 births 1976 deaths Estonian footballers Estonia international footballers Place of birth missing Association football defenders Tallinna JK players Footballers from Tallinn People from the Governorate of Estonia {{Estonia-footy-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Voldemar Kuslap
Voldemar Kuslap (born 24 September 1937) is an Estonian opera and operetta singer (baritone) and occasional actor. Biography He was born in 1937 in the city of Oudova in the RSFSR. In 1968, he graduated from the Tallinn State Conservatory. From 1965 to 2010, he sang in the choir of the Estonia Theatre. In total, he has done over 90 roles of opera and operettas. He has also appeared in several feature films, including ''Mis juhtus Andres Lapeteusega?'' (1966), '' Mehed ei nuta'' (1968), ''Valge laev'' (1970), '' Ooperiball'' (1974) and several television films and series. Awards * 1973: Meritorious Artist of the Estonian SSR * 1976: Georg Ots Award * 2001: Order of the White Star The Order of the White Star ( et, Valgetähe teenetemärk; french: Ordre de l'Etoile Blanche) was instituted in 1936. The Order of the White Star is bestowed on Estonia Estonia, formally the Republic of Estonia, is a country by the Baltic ..., V class. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Kuslap, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Voldemar Puhk
Voldemar Puhk (11 December 1897, Viljandi – 3 May 1937, Tallinn) was an Estonia Estonia, formally the Republic of Estonia, is a country by the Baltic Sea in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland across from Finland, to the west by the sea across from Sweden, to the south by Latvia, a ...n diplomat, businessman, economist and politician. 1918–1919 he was the acting Minister of Commerce and Industry. He is buried at Tallinn's Forest Cemetery. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Puhk, Voldemar 1897 births 1937 deaths Estonian diplomats Estonian businesspeople Government ministers of Estonia University of Tartu alumni People from Viljandi Burials at Metsakalmistu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Voldemar Mägi
Voldemar Mägi (4 November 1914 – 18 February 1954) was an Estonian wrestler. He competed in the men's Greco-Roman middleweight at the 1936 Summer Olympics The 1936 Summer Olympics (German: ''Olympische Sommerspiele 1936''), officially known as the Games of the XI Olympiad (German: ''Spiele der XI. Olympiade'') and commonly known as Berlin 1936 or the Nazi Olympics, were an international multi-sp .... References 1914 births 1954 deaths Estonian male sport wrestlers Olympic wrestlers of Estonia Wrestlers at the 1936 Summer Olympics People from Tapa Parish 20th-century Estonian people {{Estonia-wrestling-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Voldemar Roolaan
Voldemar Roolaan (until 1938 Froman; 4 January 1914 – 3 June 1991) was an Estonian wrestler. He was born in Laitse Rural Municipality, Harju County Harju County ( et, Harju maakond or ''Harjumaa''), is one of the fifteen counties of Estonia. It is situated in Northern Estonia, on the southern coast of the Gulf of Finland, and borders Lääne-Viru County to the east, Järva County to the so .... He started sporting in 1929 at the sport club Tallinna Sport. In 1938 he won bronze medal at European Championships. He was 8-times Estonian champion. 1937–1946 he was a member of Estonian national wrestling team. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Roolaan, Voldemar 1914 births 1991 deaths Estonian male sport wrestlers People from Saue Parish ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Voldemar Aussem
Voldemar Khristianovich Aussem (russian: Вольдемар (Владимир) Христианович Ауссем; , in Oryol – 1936), was a Russian nobleman and revolutionary, communist official and Soviet diplomat. From 1899 he studied at the Kharkov Institute of Technology until his arrest in 1901, the same year in which he joined the Russian Social Democratic Labour Party, after which he was sentenced to administrative exile to Oryol. From 19141917 he served in the Russian Army, and after the October Revolution he served in various capacities of the communist hierarchy in Ukraine. On 30 November 1918 he became Chief of Staff of the Ukrainian Soviet Army, from 19191920 he was in the Revolutionary Military Council. In 1921 he was posted to Berlin as the Plenipotentiary Representative of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic to Germany, until 16 July 1923 when the representation was switched to the People's Commissariat of Foreign Affairs, which saw him staying in G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johann Voldemar Jannsen
Johann Voldemar Jannsen ( in Vändra, Kreis Pernau, Livonia, Russian Empire – , in Tartu) was an Estonian journalist and poet active in Livonia. He wrote the words of the patriotic song "Mu isamaa, mu õnn ja rõõm", which later became the national anthem of Estonia. He was the father of the poet Lydia Koidula. As the leader of the choral society which organised the first nationwide Song Festival in Tartu in 1869, Jannsen played a crucial role in the Estonian National Awakening The Estonian Age of Awakening ( et, Ärkamisaeg) is a period in history where Estonians came to acknowledge themselves as a nation deserving the right to govern themselves. This period is considered to begin in the 1850s with greater rights bein .... References 1819 births 1890 deaths People from Vändra People from Kreis Pernau Estonian journalists Estonian male poets National anthem writers 19th-century Estonian poets 19th-century journalists Male journalists 19th-century mal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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