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Volpi Cup Winners
Volpi is a surname of Italian origin, meaning ''foxes'' or ''of the fox''. The name refers to: *Alberto Volpi (b. 1962), Italian road bicycle racer * Alessandro Volpi (b. 1963), Italian politician and historian * Alfredo Volpi (1896–1988), Italian-Brazilian modernist painter *Alice Volpi (b. 1992), Italian right-handed foil fencer *Bruno Volpi (b. 1993), Argentine professional footballer * Charles P. de Volpi (1911–1981), Canadian philatelist *Christian Volpi (b. 1965), French water polo player *Franco Volpi (actor) (1921–1997), Italian actor and voice actor * Franco Volpi (philosopher) (1952-2009), Italian philosopher, historian of philosophy and professor * Gabriele Volpi, Italian-born Nigerian businessman *Giacomo Lauri-Volpi (1892–1979), Italian operatic tenor *Giovanni Volpi (b. 1937), Italian automobile racing manager * Giovanni Antonio Volpi (1686 – 1766), Italian editor and poet * Giovanni Pietro Volpi (1585–1636), Roman Catholic prelate * Giulia Volpi (b. 1970), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Surname
In some cultures, a surname, family name, or last name is the portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family, tribe or community. Practices vary by culture. The family name may be placed at either the start of a person's full name, as the forename, or at the end; the number of surnames given to an individual also varies. As the surname indicates genetic inheritance, all members of a family unit may have identical surnames or there may be variations; for example, a woman might marry and have a child, but later remarry and have another child by a different father, and as such both children could have different surnames. It is common to see two or more words in a surname, such as in compound surnames. Compound surnames can be composed of separate names, such as in traditional Spanish culture, they can be hyphenated together, or may contain prefixes. Using names has been documented in even the oldest historical records. Examples of surnames are documented in the 11 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Giovanni Pietro Volpi
Giovanni Pietro Volpi (15 May 1585 – 12 September 1636) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Novara (1629–1636), Titular Bishop of ''Salona'' (1622–1629), and Auxiliary Bishop of Novara (1622–1629). Biography Giovanni Pietro Volpi was born in Como, Italy on 15 May 1585. Volpi served as Canon of the Cathedral of Como. On 23 May 1622, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Gregory XV as Auxiliary Bishop of Novara and Titular Bishop of ''Salona.'' On 12 June 1622, he was consecrated bishop by Ludovico Ludovisi, Archbishop of Bologna with Galeazzo Sanvitale, Archbishop Emeritus of Bari-Canosa, and Ulpiano Volpi, Bishop of Novara, serving as co-consecrators. On 26 July 1624, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Urban VIII as Coadjutor Bishop of Novara which was held at the time by his uncle, Ulpiano Volpi Ulpiano Volpi or Volpiano Volpi (1559 – 10 March 1629) was an Italian Roman Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop (Personal T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tiago Volpi
Tiago Luis Volpi (born 19 December 1990) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Liga MX club Toluca. Career Early career Volpi started his career at Fluminense in 2008, before moving to São José a year later, he was loaned to Luverdense in 2011. Querétaro On 20 December 2014, Volpi was signed by Mexican club Querétaro. On 16 January 2015, Volpi made his officially debut with Querétaro against Leones Negros UdeG, Gallos Blancos won 1-0. The first tournament he played with the team, Volpi, accompanied with Brazilian teammates Ronaldinho, Sinha, William, Danilinho, and Camilo Sanvezzo help the team reach the first final in the franchise history, the team won the second-leg game celebrated in the Corregidora Stadium with a 3-0 final score, but Club Santos Laguna won with an aggregate scoreline of 5-3. The Mexico national team expressed interest in acquiring Volpi for naturalisation, before he left Querétaro. São Paulo On 23 December 201 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sergio Volpi
Sergio Volpi (; born 2 February 1974) is an Italian former footballer who played as a midfielder. Volpi was capped twice for the Italy senior side at international level, and spent over ten seasons in Serie A throughout his career. Club career Volpi started his career at Brescia. He then spent his career in Italian top division, for Bari, Venezia, Piacenza, Sampdoria and Bologna. In summer 2009, he moved to Serie B side Reggina, signed a 2-year contract. In January 2010, he was loaned to Serie A struggler Atalanta but the team failed to avoid relegation. On 2 July 2010, his contract with Reggina was terminated. International career Volpi made his international debut with the Italy senior side under manager Giovanni Trapattoni, in a friendly match in Palermo against the Czech Republic on 18 February 2004, at the age of 30. Along with Volpi, Simone Barone and Stefano Bettarini also received their first call-up and made their debut during the match, which ended in a 2–2 draw. C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roberto Volpi
Roberto Volpi (born 15 August 1952) was an Italian predominantly steeplechase runner who competed at the 1980 Summer Olympics, National titles He won four times the national championships at senior level. *Italian Athletics Championships The Italian Athletics Championships ( it, Campionati italiani assoluti di atletica leggera) are the national championships in athletics, organised every year by the Federazione Italiana di Atletica Leggera. The first edition, four races only, w ... ** 3000 m st: 1976, 1977, 1978, 1980 References External links * 1952 births Athletes (track and field) at the 1980 Summer Olympics Italian male steeplechase runners Italian male long-distance runners Olympic athletes of Italy Living people {{Italy-athletics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mike Volpi
Michelangelo "Mike" Volpi (born 13 December 1966) is an Italian-American businessman and venture capitalist. He worked as an engineer, eventually becoming chief strategy officer at Cisco Systems during the company’s growth era, acquiring over 70 companies in less than five years. He co-founded Index Ventures’ San Francisco office with Danny Rimer in 2009. Early life Volpi was born in Milan, Italy. When he was five, his family moved to Tokyo, Japan, where he lived until he moved to the United States in 1984 to attend college. He earned a BS in mechanical engineering (1984-1988) and an MS in manufacturing systems engineering (1988-1989) from Stanford University. Volpi began his career at Hewlett Packard's optoelectronics division in 1989 where he was both in engineering and marketing. While at HP, he met his future wife Toni C. Cupal.Mike Volpi [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marisa Volpi
Marisa Volpi (19 August 1928 – 13 May 2015) was an Italian art historian and writer. Biography Marisa Volpi was born in Macerata in 1928 to Dante and Matilde Andreani. Volpi grew up in Rome where she attended Giulio Cesare high school. She graduated with a thesis in Philosophy from the University of Rome La Sapienza in 1952 and then further specialized in art history in Florence in 1956 with the art historian Roberto Longhi. Volpi then taught in the universities of Cagliari and Rome. Volpi worked in 17th and 18th century modern art and contemporary art and wrote papers on Impressionism, the symbolism, the expressionism. Volpi taught until 2003. In 2004 she was appointed Emeritus Professor of History of Contemporary Art. Volpi married to Ferdinando Orlandini and often published under the surname "Volpi Orlandini". In 1966 Volpi curated the exhibitions of both Italian and foreign artists at the Editalia Gallery in via del Corso in Rome. Since 1978 Volpi combined the work of being ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jorge Volpi
Jorge Volpi (full name Jorge Volpi Escalante, born July 10, 1968) is a Mexican novelist and essayist, best known for his novels such as ''In Search of Klingsor ( En busca de Klingsor)''. Trained as a lawyer, he gained notice in the 1990s with his first publications and participation in the pronouncement of the " Crack Manifesto" with several other young writers to protest the state of Mexican literature and promote their own work. Volpi's novels are distinct from magical realism and other trends of Latin American literature as they focus on the actions of characters and research into academic topics, especially history and science, and do not always focus on Latin American characters and settings. His work has been translated into twenty five languages and recognized with awards such as ''Biblioteca Breva'' Award and the Planta-Casa de América as well as a grant from the Guggenheim Foundation. In addition to his writing he has worked as a cultural attaché, the director of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guido Volpi
Guido Volpi (born 22 August 1995) is an Argentine rugby union footballer who plays for the Zebre Parma as a Number 8. Volpi made his debut for the Ospreys in 2018, having previously played for ''espoirs'' team of Narbonne, in 2017−2018 season, and the Ospreys ''Development team''. He made his Pro14 debut on 14 September 2018 against the Munster. He played for Doncaster Knights, on loan from Ospreys two times: from January 2020 to the end of the season 2019−2020 and from December 2020 to the end of 2020−2021 season. In May 2021 he signed a one year contract with Doncaster Knights Doncaster Rugby Football Club are a rugby union club representing the town of Doncaster, England. The first XV are known as the "Doncaster Knights", and play in the RFU Championship. Being the most promoted side in English history has led to .... References External links Ospreys Player Profile [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grazia Volpi
Grazia Volpi (29 March 1941 – 7 February 2020) was an Italian film producer. She was one of the first women in Italy who achieved the position of film producer. Biography She started working in the late 1960s as general organizer and production manager on the set of the Taviani brothers' films. Then she became coordinator of "Una Cooperativa Cinematografica", a production company created by the Taviani brothers in 1973. In 1975 she made her debut as a film producer for the Aata cooperative with the films '' Quanto è bello lu murire acciso'' by Ennio Lorenzini and '' The Suspect'' by Francesco Maselli. In 2012 she won the David di Donatello for the best producer for the film ''Caesar Must Die'', directed by Paolo and Vittorio Taviani. Personal life and death She was married to film editor Roberto Perpignani. Volpi died on 7 February 2020, at the age of 78. Partial filmography * '' Quanto è bello lu murire acciso'' (1975) * '' The Suspect'' (1975) * '' Young Distance'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Giuseppe Volpi (sailor)
Giuseppe Volpi (born 13 May 1908, date of death unknown) was an Italian sailor. He competed in the mixed 6 metres at the 1936 Summer Olympics. References External links * 1908 births Place of death missing Date of death unknown Olympic sailors of Italy Sailors at the 1936 Summer Olympics – 6 Metre Italian male sailors (sport) {{Italy-yachtracing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Giuseppe Volpi
Giuseppe Volpi, 1st Count of Misrata (19 November 1877 – 16 November 1947) was an Italian businessman and politician. Count Volpi developed utilities which brought electricity to Venice, northeast Italy, and the Balkans by 1903. In 1911–1912, he acted as a negotiator in ending the Italo-Turkish War. He was the governor of the colony of History of Libya as Italian Colony, Tripolitania from 1921 until 1925. As the Kingdom of Italy's Italian Minister of Finance, Minister of Finance from 1925 until 1928, Volpi successfully negotiated Italy's World War I debt repayment with the United States and with the United Kingdom, pegged the value of the lira to the value of gold, and implemented free trade policies. He was replaced in July 1928 by Antonio Mosconi. Volpi also founded the Venice Film Festival. His son was automobile racing manager Giovanni Volpi. His grand daughter is Countess Marina Cicogna, Maria Cicogna, ''The New York Times'' describes her as "the first major female ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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