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Stavro
Stavro is both a given name and surname. Notable people with the name include: * Stavro Jabra (1947–2017), Lebanese cartoonist and illustrator * Stavro Skëndi (1905–1989), Albanian-American linguist and historian * Astrid Stavro (born 1972), Italian graphic designer based in Barcelona * Stavri Stavro (1885–1955), Albanian diplomat to Yugoslavia and Greece * Steve Stavro (1926–2006), Macedonian-Canadian businessman and grocery store magnate See also * Stavros (other) * Ernst Stavro Blofeld {{given name, type=both ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steve Stavro
Steve Atanas Stavro, (September 27, 1926 – April 23, 2006; born Manoli Stavroff Sholdas) was a Macedonian-Canadian businessman, grocery store magnate, Thoroughbred horse racing, racehorse owner/breeder, sports team owner, and a noted philanthropist. Under the leadership of Steve Stavro, what began as a single produce store in the east end of Toronto in 1954 grew into Knob Hill Farms, one of Canada's largest grocery chains all with only 10 locations in and around Toronto. Knob Hill Farm's Cambridge, Ontario, Cambridge location, founded in 1991, had the honour of being the largest grocery store in the world at the time of its opening. Stavro was also an avid sports fan and heavily involved with the Canadian sports scene, beginning in 1961 with the founding of the Eastern Canada Professional Soccer League together with George Gross (journalist), George Gross. Stavro would go on to purchases the controlling interest in Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment (MLSE) in 1994 making him ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Astrid Stavro
Astrid Stavro (born Astrid Christina Antonia Stavro di Santarosa y Marone-Cinzano on 2 April 1972) is an Italian graphic designer based in London. Born in Trieste, she grew up in the city of Madrid, Spain, where she spent a lot of time in a pressing plant where her father worked. Stavro also spent a large portion of her childhood reading literature classics, everything from Borges to Paul Auster to Aldous Huxley to Raymond Carver to John Berger, "all these authors have been my first and best teachers and this is why I now love to write about design." Stavro studied philosophy and literature at Boston University. "I guess this 'inquisitive' approach still informs my work and the process behind it," she explains. Stavro wasn't introduced to graphic design until the 80's, where she visited a friend who "had every single issue of Fabien Baron's Interview magazine." "I had never seen anything like Interview before my friend, a Londoner, told me that what I was looking at was called ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stavros (other)
Stavros may refer to: Places Greece * Stavros, Chania, a village and beach in Crete, Greece * Stavros, Grevena, a town and municipality in Western Macedonia, Greece * Stavros, Ithaca, a village on the island of Ithaca (island), Ithaca, Greece * Stavros, Karditsa, the seat of the former municipality Kampos, Karditsa, Greece * Stavros, Larissa, a village in Enippeas, Greece * Stavros, Thessaloniki, a village and a community of the Volvi municipality in Greece Other places * Stavros Reservation, a nature reserve located in Essex, Massachusetts Other uses * Stavros (name) * ''Stavros S Niarchos'', a British tall ship * ''Stavros'', and ''Stavros II'', pornographic movies by Mario Salieri See also * Stavro, a given name and surname {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stavro Jabra
Stavro Jabra, (February 18, 1947 – March 12, 2017), was a Lebanese cartoonist and illustrator, better known as Stavro. His work reflected the current events in Lebanon, the Middle East and the world in general. For forty years, his cartoons about topical news in Lebanon and the Middle East were printed in Lebanese newspapers. His work was also published in international newspapers such as in ''Der Spiegel, Jeune Afrique, Le Monde, Le Courrier International'' and ''the New York Times ''The New York Times'' (''NYT'') is an American daily newspaper based in New York City. ''The New York Times'' covers domestic, national, and international news, and publishes opinion pieces, investigative reports, and reviews. As one of ...''. Cartoons books * 1971: CARICATURES STAVRO * 1974: LA GUERRE DU PETROLE * 1978: STAVROSCOPE 1975 – 76 – 77 * 1979: STAVROSCOPE 78 * 1979: DES SEINS CON LIT * 1980: LIBAN MON HUMOUR * 1982: VIE ET MORT SANS LEGENDE (LIBAN) * 1982: COLOMBES DE G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stavri Stavro
Stavro Stavri (1885-1955) was an Albanian diplomat and politician. He served as Albania's ambassador to Yugoslavia (1925) and Greece (1926-28). Stavri also served as a member of the Albanian Parliament The Parliament of Albania () or Kuvendi is the unicameral representative body of the citizens of the Republic of Albania; it is Albania's legislature. The Parliament is composed of no less than 140 members elected to a four-year term on the b ... for 3 terms. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Stavri, Stavro Ambassadors of Albania to Greece Ambassadors of Albania to Yugoslavia Members of the Parliament of Albania Politicians from Kavajë 1885 births 1955 deaths People from Scutari vilayet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stavro Skëndi
Stavro Skëndi (1905 in Korçë – August 17, 1989 in Long Island) was an Albanian-American linguist and historian. Career Skendi was an academic at Columbia University between 1951 and 1972. While at Columbia, he received a Guggenheim Fellowship during 1963. Outside of Columbia, Skendi went to the Institute for Advanced Study The Institute for Advanced Study (IAS) is an independent center for theoretical research and intellectual inquiry located in Princeton, New Jersey. It has served as the academic home of internationally preeminent scholars, including Albert Ein ... as a Visiting Fellow. Selected works * ''Gjendja e Shqiperise sot dhe detyra e Shqiptarvet.'' (The situation of Albania today and the duty of the Albanians.) Konference e dhene ne Detroit, me 19 prill, 1953. Detroit 1953. * ''Albanian political thought and revolutionary activity, 1881–1912.'' München 1954. * ''Albanian and South Slavic oral epic poetry.'' American Folklore Society, Philadelphia 1954 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
