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Antoni Urbanowski
Antoni is a Catalan, Polish, and Slovene given name and a surname used in the eastern part of Spain, Poland and Slovenia. As a Catalan given name it is a variant of the male names Anton and Antonio. As a Polish given name it is a variant of the female names Antonia and Antonina. As a Slovene name it is a variant of the male names Anton, Antonij and Antonijo and the female name Antonija. As a surname it is derived from the Antonius root name. It may refer to: Given name * Antoni Brzeżańczyk, Polish football player and manager * Antoni Gaudi, Catalan architect * Antoni Gutiérrez Díaz (1929–2006), Catalan physician and politician * Antoni Kenar, Polish sculptor * Antoni Lima, Catalan footballer * Antoni Łomnicki, Polish mathematician * Antoni Melchior Fijałkowski, Polish bishop * Antoni Niemczak, Polish long-distance runner * Józef Antoni Poniatowski, Polish prince and Marshal of France * Antoni Popiel, Polish sculptor * Antoni Porowski, Polish-Canadian chef, actor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Catalan Language
Catalan () is a Western Romance languages, Western Romance language and is the official language of Andorra, and the official language of three autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous communities in eastern Spain: Catalonia, the Balearic Islands and the Valencian Community, where it is called ''Valencian language, Valencian'' (). It has semi-official status in the Italy, Italian ''comune'' of Alghero, and it is spoken in the Pyrénées-Orientales department of France and in two further areas in eastern Spain: the La Franja, eastern strip of Aragon and the Carche area in the Region of Murcia. The Catalan-speaking territories are often called the or "Països Catalans". The language evolved from Vulgar Latin in the Middle Ages around the eastern Pyrenees. It became the language of the Principality of Catalonia and the kingdoms of kingdom of Valencia, Valencia and Kingdom of Majorca, Mallorca, being present throughout the Mediterranean. Replaced by Spanish as a language of gov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Antoni Lima
Antoni "Toni" Lima Solà (born 22 September 1970) is a former professional footballer who played as a central defender. Early life Born in Gavà, Barcelona, Catalonia to an Andalusian father and a Catalan mother, Lima's family moved to Andorra when he was nine years old. Club career Lima had a brief spell with Real Madrid Castilla, then signed with RCD Español, for which he played two La Liga games. In 1992, he stayed in his native region and spent three seasons with Palamós CF in the Segunda División, being relegated in the last. After another season in the second division, with CP Almería, Lima spent the remainder of his Spanish career in the Segunda División B or lower. He also had two abroad experiences: in 1998 he joined C.F. União, appearing rarely as the Portuguese second-tier team was also relegated. Three years later, also with no impact whatsoever, he represented Ionikos F.C. in the Super League Greece. Lima retired at SE Eivissa-Ibiza in 2008 at th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lorenc Antoni
Lorenc Antoni (23 September 1909 – 21 October 1991) was an Albanians, Albanian composer, Conducting, conductor, and ethnomusicologist. Early years Lorenc Antoni was born on 23 September 1909 in Üsküp (now Skopje), in the Kosovo Vilayet of the Ottoman Empire (present-day North Macedonia). Three years later, the region with which we would be associated for the rest of his life came to be first part of the Kingdom of Serbia and later Yugoslavia. He was raised as a Catholic in the Albanians, Albanian Catholic community of Skopje, and is the cousin of Agnesë Gonxhe Bojaxhiu (Mother Teresa). Since a child, he was active in various musical ensembles of the Albanians. He studied music privately in Skopje and Belgrade. After completing his education at the Philosophy, Faculty of Philosophy in Skopje, he relocated to Ferizaj. Career In 1941 Antoni began teaching music in Ferizaj, Prizren, and Pristina. In 1948 Antoni established in Prizren one of the Josip Slavenski music schools of fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jennipher Antoni
Jennipher Antoni (born 6 April 1976) is a German actress. Life Jennipher (Jenny) Antoni is the daughter of Malte Antoni (1944–1998) and actress Carmen-Maja Antoni (born 1945). She studied Japanese and Russian at the Humboldt University in Berlin. After Frank Beyer employed her for her first film work, she received an ongoing series role in the popular German TV series '' Unser Lehrer Doktor Specht''. She studied at the Konrad Wolff ''Hochschule für Film und Fernsehen'' in Potsdam. At the same time, she worked in film and television with Martin Benrath, Robert Atzorn, Thekla Carola Wied, Jenny Gröllmann, and Jaecki Schwarz. By 2008, she was a member of the Hans Otto Theater Potsdam under the Lauffenbergs including Katharina Thalbach, Dieter Mann, Winfried Glatzeder, Angelica Domröse and Desiree Nick in leading roles on-stage. Since 2008, she has worked as a freelance actress. She speaks English, Russian, Italian, and Japanese. Films and TV *' (1992) *' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Janine Antoni
Janine Antoni (born January 19, 1964) is a Bahamian–born American artist, who creates contemporary work in performance art, sculpture, and photography. Antoni's work focuses on process and the transitions between the making and finished product, often portraying feminist ideals. She emphasizes the human body in her pieces, such as her mouth, hair, eyelashes, and, through technological scanning, her brain. Antoni uses her body as a tool of creation or as the subject of her pieces, exploring intimacy between the spectator and the artist. Her work blurs the distinction between performance art and sculpture. She describes her work by saying "I am interested in extreme acts that pull you in, as unconventional as they may be." She currently resides in Brooklyn, New York. She is represented by Luhring Augustine Gallery, NY, and Anthony Meier Fine Arts, San Francisco. Early life and education Antoni was born January 19, 1964, in Freeport, Bahamas. In 1977, she moved to Florida for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brian Antoni
Brian Antoni is the author of the novel ''South Beach: The Novel''. ''South Beach: The Novel'' is based on Antoni's firsthand knowledge of the resurgence of Miami Beach in the past two decades. His writing has also been included in the parody novel '' Naked Came the Manatee'', where he wrote one of the chapters. He also writes non-fiction articles for travel magazines. Background Brian Antoni was born in Detroit, Michigan, but was raised in Freeport Bahamas. His parents are from Trinidad. His sister is Janine Antoni, a well-known Bahamian artist. His brother Robert Antoni is a well-known Caribbean writer. Brian Antoni studied law at Emory University and obtained his law doctorate at Georgetown University. Although he never practiced as a lawyer, he is well known for his published book ''South Beach: The Novel''. Brian Antoni currently lives in Miami Beach, New York City, and Key West Key West is an island in the Straits of Florida, at the southern end of the U.S. state ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Antoni Wit
Antoni Wit (born 7 February 1944) is a Polish conductor, composer, lawyer and professor at the Fryderyk Chopin University of Music. Between 2002 and 2013, he served as the artistic director of the Warsaw National Philharmonic Orchestra. Life and career Wit was born in Kraków. He graduated from the Kraków conservatory (then called ''Państwowa Wyższa Szkola Muzyczna'') in 1967. He studied conducting under Henryk Czyż and composition under Krzysztof Penderecki. He went on to study in Paris under Nadia Boulanger (1967–68). In 1969, he also graduated in law from the Jagiellonian University in Kraków. In the years 1974–1977, Antoni Wit was the deputy artistic director of the Pomeranian Philharmonic in Bydgoszcz and the lead conductor of the orchestra. In Bydgoszcz, he gained independence in his repertoire and the opportunity to perform the works he valued the most. In 1977, he returned to his hometown of Krakow, where he took over the management of the Polish Radio and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Antoni Słonimski
Antoni Słonimski (15 November 1895 – 4 July 1976) was a Polish poet, artist, journalist, playwright and prose writer, president of the Union of Polish Writers in 1956–1959 during the Polish October, known for his devotion to social justice. Słonimski was the grandson of Hayyim Selig Slonimski, the founder of " ha-Tsefirah"- the first Hebrew weekly with an emphasis on the sciences. His father, an ophthalmologist, converted to Christianity when he married a Catholic woman. Słonimski was born in Warsaw and baptized and raised as a Christian. Słonimski studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw. In 1919 he co-founded the '' Skamander'' group of experimental poets with Julian Tuwim and Jarosław Iwaszkiewicz. In 1924 he travelled to Palestine and Brasil and in 1932 to the Soviet Union. Słonimski spent the war years in exile in England and France, returning to Poland in 1951. He worked as contributor to popular periodicals: ''Nowa Kultura'' (1950–1962), ''Szpilki'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Antoni Radziwiłł
Prince Antoni Henryk Radziwiłł (; 13 June 1775 – 7 April 1833) was a Polish and Kingdom of Prussia, Prussian szlachta, noble, magnate, aristocrat, musician, and politician. Initially a hereditary Duke of Nesvizh, Nieśwież and Olyka, Ołyka, as a scion of the Radziwiłł family he also held the honorific title of a ''Princes of the Holy Roman Empire, Reichsfürst'' of the Holy Roman Empire. Between 1815 and 1831 he acted as ''Duke-Governor'' (, ) of the Grand Duchy of Posen, an autonomous province of the Kingdom of Prussia created out of Greater Poland, Greater Polish lands annexed in the Partitions of Poland. Early life Antoni Radziwiłł was born on 13 June 1775 in Vilnius to Michał Hieronim Radziwiłł and Helena Radziwiłłowa, Helena Przeździecka. His family lived in Czernawczycy, then Nieborów Palace, and in the Radziwill Palace in Warsaw. Among his siblings was his elder brother, Prince Ludwik Nikolai Radziwiłł, 10th Ordinate of Klecki (who married Marianna J ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Antoni Porowski
Antoni Janusz Porowski (born March 14, 1984) is a Canadian television personality, cook, actor, model, and author. He is the food and wine expert on the Netflix series '' Queer Eye'' (2018–present). Early life Porowski was born in Montreal, Quebec, to Polish parents after they immigrated to Canada with his two older sisters. His father is a physician. He grew up speaking Polish, English and French. He and his parents moved to Glade Springs, West Virginia, when he was twelve years old; he resided between there and in Montreal throughout his high school years before returning to Montreal to complete his post-secondary education at Marianopolis College. After graduating from Concordia University with a bachelor's degree in psychology, Porowski moved to New York City to study acting at the Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theatre, from which he graduated in 2011. He taught himself to cook as a college student. Career Upon moving to New York City, Porowski began auditioning ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Antoni Popiel
Antoni Popiel (13 June 1865 – 7 July 1910) was a Polish sculptor. Life He studied at the School of Fine Arts, Kraków from 1882 to 1884, with Izydor Jabłoński, Władysław Łuszczkiewicz and . He studied at the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna, from 1885 to 1888. In 1888, he studied in Berlin and Florence, and returned to Poland. He lived first in Kraków, then in Lviv, including a job as assistant to Leonard Marconi, at the Faculty of Drawing and modeling of the Lviv Polytechnic. He remained connected with it for life. In 1894, he created sculptures decorating the entrance to the Palace of the Arts (Polish: ''Pałac sztuki'') constructed for the General National Exhibition in Lviv. He stayed in Florence, from 1895 to 1897, where he made a statue of ''Justitia'' for the lobby of the Palace of Justice in Lviv (1896), and the design of the monument of Józef Korzeniowski, which was then erected in Brody. In 1898, he won a competition for a monument to Adam Mickiewicz U ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Józef Antoni Poniatowski
Józef is a Polish variant of the masculine given name Joseph. Art * Józef Chełmoński (1849-1914), Polish painter * Józef Gosławski (1908-1963), Polish sculptor Clergy * Józef Glemp (1929-2013), Polish cardinal * Józef Kowalski (1911-1942), Polish priest * Józef Milik (1922-2006), Polish priest and biblical scholar * Józef Tischner (1931-2000), Polish priest * Józef Andrzej Załuski (1702-1774), Polish priest and Bishop of Kyiv * Józef Życiński (1948-2011), Polish archbishop Literature * Józef Maksymilian Ossoliński (1748-1826), Polish novelist and poet * Józef Wybicki (1747-1822), Polish poet Military * Józef Bem (1794-1850), Polish general and engineer * Józef Grzesiak (1900-1975), Polish resistance member and scoutmaster * Józef Haller (1873-1960), Polish general * Józef Piotrowski (1840-1923), Polish participant in the January Uprising * Józef Poniatowski (1763-1813), Polish general * Józef Sowiński (1777-1831), Polish g ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
