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Zervas
Zervas is a Greek surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Annella Zervas (1900–1926), American nun * Arizona Zervas (born 1995), American rapper, singer, and composer * Konstantinos Zervas, Greek politician and mayor of Thessaloniki *Leonidas Zervas (1902–1980), Greek organic chemist *Napoleon Zervas Napoleon Zervas (; May 17, 1891 – December 10, 1957) was a Hellenic Army officer and resistance leader during World War II. He organized and led the National Republican Greek League (EDES), the second most significant (after National Liberation ... (1891–1957), Greek general and resistance leader * Nikolaos Zervas (1800–1869), Greek general {{surname Greek-language surnames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Annella Zervas
Mary Annella Zervas, O.S.B. (born Anna Cordelia Zervas; April 7, 1900 – August 14, 1926), was an American Catholic religious sister who joined the Benedictines and died at 26 after a three-year battle with pityriasis rubra pilaris. Until the 1960s, Zervas's grave in St. Joseph, Minnesota, was considered a place of Christian pilgrimage, and it became one again around 2008. On October 15, 2023, Bishop Andrew Cozzens of Crookston opened a cause for her canonization.Armstrong, Patti Maguire. "Minnesota bishop issues letter about steps needed for Sister Annella Zervas’ cause" '' |
Arizona Zervas
Arizona S. Zervas (born April 19, 1995) is an American rapper, singer, and songwriter. He is best known for his 2019 single " Roxanne", which peaked at number four on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 after being featured in Spotify playlists.'Roxanne' Singer Arizona Zervas Signs With Columbia Records '''', November 15, 2019. The success of the song led him to tour nationwide after its release, and in November of that year, he signed with . [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Konstantinos Zervas
Konstantinos Zervas (; born 10 May 1964) is a Greek civil engineer and politician who served as Mayor of Thessaloniki from 2019 to 2023 being defeated in the 2023 Thessaloniki municipal election. Biography Early life Konstantinos Zervas was born in Thessaloniki in 1964. He is the son of Vasilis Zervas—a civil engineer—and Lilika Zerva-Ologa—a philologist. He has two older sisters. His maternal great grandmother was born in Korçë, she moved to Skopje where she met his great grandfather and that is where his grandfather was born also. Zervas attended the German School of Thessaloniki and the Experimental School of Thessaloniki. He graduated from the Department of Civil Engineering of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and received a Masters of Science from Brown University in 1989. Political career He was a member of the board of directors of Attiko Metro SA between 2010 and 2016. In 2011 Zervas became the City Councilor and Deputy mayor for the environment, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leonidas Zervas
Leonidas Zervas (, ; 21 May 1902 – 10 July 1980) was a Greeks, Greek Organic chemistry, organic chemist who made seminal contributions in Peptide synthesis, peptide chemical synthesis. Together with his mentor Max Bergmann they laid the foundations for the field in 1932 with their major discovery, the Benzyl chloroformate#Amine protection, Bergmann-Zervas carboxybenzoxy oligopeptide synthesis which remained unsurpassed in utility for the next two decades. The Benzyl chloroformate, carboxybenzyl protecting group he discovered is often abbreviated Z in his honour. Throughout his life Zervas also served in many important posts, including President of the Academy of Athens (modern), Academy of Athens or briefly Minister for Industry, Energy and Technology (Greece), Minister of Industry of Greece. He received numerous awards and honours during his life and posthumously, such as Foreign Member of the Academy of Sciences of the Soviet Union, USSR Academy of Sciences or the first Max B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Napoleon Zervas
Napoleon Zervas (; May 17, 1891 – December 10, 1957) was a Hellenic Army officer and resistance leader during World War II. He organized and led the National Republican Greek League (EDES), the second most significant (after National Liberation Front (Greece), EAM), in terms of size and activity, resistance organization against the Axis Occupation of Greece. Early life and army career Zervas was born in Arta, Greece, Arta, Epirus, but his ancestors came from the village of Souli. After finishing high school in 1910, he volunteered for the 2nd Mechanized Infantry Division (Greece), 2nd Infantry Division. During the Balkan Wars, he was promoted to the rank of first sergeant. Later he attended the Hellenic Army NCO School and graduated as sergeant major in 1914. Zervas was a Venizelist, and in 1916 was among the first to join the venizelist Movement of National Defence, Movement of National Defense in Thessaloniki. He served with distinction in many battles of the Macedonian front ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nikolaos Zervas
Nikolaos Zervas (, 1800–1869) was a Greek revolutionary and Souliote captain in the Greek War of Independence. After the establishment of Greek independence he reached the rank of general in the Hellenic Army. Zervas was born in Souli, Epirus, then Ottoman Empire, and became one of the leaders of the Souliotes. Zervas participated in the Greek War of Independence (1821–1830) and distinguished at the Battle of Phaleron (April 1827). At March 1828, together with another revolutionary leader, Dimos Tselios, managed to push back an advancing Ottoman (Turkish-Albanian) force at Menidi, Attica. After Independence, Zervas participated in an anti-monarchist revolt in Acarnania (1836). At 1854, already a Major General in the Hellenic Army, he resigned his post and joined General Theodoros Grivas in the Epirus revolt of 1854. The revolt aimed at the union of Epirus with the Kingdom of Greece The Kingdom of Greece (, Romanization, romanized: ''Vasíleion tis Elládos'', pron ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
