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Avgust Demsar
Avgust is a male given name. Russian name In Russian, Avgust ( or ) is a male given name.Superanskaya p. 21 Its feminine versions are AvgustaPetrovsky, p. 32 and Avgustina.Nikonov, p. 63 The name is derived from the Latin word ''augustus'', which means ''majestic'', but originally meant ''devoted to an augur'' (a priest who practiced augury, interpreting the will of the gods by studying the flight of birds). The name was included into various, often handwritten, church calendars throughout the 17th–19th centuries, but was omitted from the official Synodal Menologium at the end of the 19th century.Superanskaya pp. 22, 23, and 31 In 1924–1930, the name was included into various Soviet calendars, which included the new and often artificially created names promoting the new Soviet realities and encouraging the break with the tradition of using the names in the Synodal Menologia.Toronto Slavic Quarterly. Елена Душечкина.Мессианские ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Given Name
A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a family or clan) who have a common surname. The term ''given name'' refers to a name usually bestowed at or close to the time of birth, usually by the parents of the newborn. A ''Christian name'' is the first name which is given at baptism, in Christian custom. In informal situations, given names are often used in a familiar and friendly manner. In more formal situations, a person's surname is more commonly used. In Western culture, the idioms "" and "being on first-name terms" refer to the familiarity inherent in addressing someone by their given name. By contrast, a surname (also known as a family name, last name, or Gentile name, ''gentile'' name) is normally inherited and shared with other members of one's immediate family. Regnal names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Avgust Černigoj
Avgust Černigoj, also known in Italian as Augusto Cernigoi (August 24, 1898 – November 17, 1985), was a Yugoslav-era Slovenian painter known for his avant-garde experiments in Constructivism. Biography He was born in Trieste, to a Slovenian family, in what was then part of the Austrian-Hungarian Empire. He finished Secondary School of Arts and Crafts in Trieste, continuing his studies at the Academy of Fine Arts in Munich. Later on, he attended the Bauhaus art school in Weimar, which had a profound impact on his development as an artist, having come into contact with Abstraction, the Russian avant-garde and particularly Constructivism through the works and teachings of Wassily Kandinsky, who brought it from Russia. He returned to Yugoslavia, where he became friends with the avant-garde poet Srečko Kosovel. In 1924, he helped with the mounting of the first Constructivist exhibition in Yugoslavia, held in the premises of the Secondary Technical School in Ljubljana. Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Masculine Given Names
A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a family or clan) who have a common surname. The term ''given name'' refers to a name usually bestowed at or close to the time of birth, usually by the parents of the newborn. A '' Christian name'' is the first name which is given at baptism, in Christian custom. In informal situations, given names are often used in a familiar and friendly manner. In more formal situations, a person's surname is more commonly used. In Western culture, the idioms "" and "being on first-name terms" refer to the familiarity inherent in addressing someone by their given name. By contrast, a surname (also known as a family name, last name, or ''gentile'' name) is normally inherited and shared with other members of one's immediate family. Regnal names and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Russian Masculine Given Names
Russian(s) may refer to: *Russians (), an ethnic group of the East Slavic peoples, primarily living in Russia and neighboring countries *A citizen of Russia *Russian language, the most widely spoken of the Slavic languages *''The Russians'', a book by Hedrick Smith *Russian (comics), fictional Marvel Comics supervillain from ''The Punisher'' series *Russian (solitaire), a card game * "Russians" (song), from the album ''The Dream of the Blue Turtles'' by Sting *"Russian", from the album ''Tubular Bells 2003'' by Mike Oldfield *"Russian", from the album '' '' by Caravan Palace *Nik Russian, the perpetrator of a con committed in 2002 See also * *Russia (other) *Rus (other) Rus or RUS may refer to: People * East Slavic historical peoples (). See Names of Rus', Russia and Ruthenia ** Rus' people, the people of Rus' ** Rus, a legendary eponymous ancestor, see Lech, Czech and Rus * Rus (surname), a surname found in ... * Rossiysky (other) * Russian Rive ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sebastian (name)
Sebastian or Sebastián is both a given name and a surname. It comes from the Greek language, Greek name ''Sebastianos'' (Σεβαστιανός) meaning "from Sebastia" (Σεβάστεια), which was the name of the city now known as Sivas, located in the central portion of what is now Turkey; in Western Europe the name comes through the Latinisation of names, Latinized intermediary ''Sebastianus.'' It was a name of ancient Greek origin, given to children not born free and found on the streets of Sebastia. The name of the city is derived from the Greek language, Greek word σεβαστός (''sebastos''), "venerable", which comes from ''sebas'', "awe, reverence, dread", in turn from the verb (''sebomai''), "feel awe, scruple, be ashamed". Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, ''A Greek-En ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Avguštine
Avguštine (; in older sources also ''Avgustine''''Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru,'' vol. 6: ''Kranjsko''. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 70.) is a settlement in the Municipality of Kostanjevica na Krki in eastern Slovenia. The area is part of the traditional region of Lower Carniola. It is now included in the Lower Sava Statistical Region. There is a small chapel-shrine A wayside shrine is a religious image, usually in some sort of small shelter, placed by a road or pathway, sometimes in a settlement or at a crossroads, but often in the middle of an empty stretch of country road, or at the top of a hill or mount ... in the settlement. It was built in the early 20th century. reference number ešd 26101
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August (other)
August is the eighth month of the year. August may also refer to: People *August (name), including lists of people with the given name or surname Culture Film and television *August (1996 film), ''August'' (1996 film), an adaptation of Anton Chekhov's play ''Uncle Vanya'' directed by and starring Anthony Hopkins *August (2008 film), ''August'' (2008 film), starring Josh Hartnett and Naomie Harris *August (2011 film), ''August'' (2011 film), starring Murray Bartlett *August (Fringe episode), "August" (''Fringe'' episode), a 2009 episode of the television series ''Fringe'' *August (Fringe character), August (''Fringe'' character) *the title character of ''Dan August'', a 1970-71 American television series *August Booth, a character in the American television series ''Once Upon a Time'' *August: Osage County (film), ''August: Osage County'' (film), a 2013 film (based on the 2007 play) starring Meryl Streep, Dermot Mulroney and Julia Roberts Literature and publications *"August", a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Avgust Tsivolko
Avgust Karlovich Tsivolko, also spelled as Tsivolka () (1810 – March 28 ( O.S. March 16), 1839) was a Russian navigator and Arctic explorer. In 1834–1835, Avgust Tsivolko took part in the Pakhtusov expedition towards Novaya Zemlya. They charted the entire east coast of Yuzhny Island and much of the east coast of Severny Island. In 1837, Tsivolko commanded a schooner named ''Krotov'' during the Baer expedition towards Novaya Zemlya. He was the one to map the Matochkin Strait in the course of this expedition. In 1838 Tsivolko was put in charge of the mapping expedition and sent towards the northern shores of Novaya Zemlya. Avgust Tsivolko died of scurvy during this expedition. A gulf in the Kara Sea The Kara Sea is a marginal sea, separated from the Barents Sea to the west by the Kara Strait and Novaya Zemlya, and from the Laptev Sea to the east by the Severnaya Zemlya archipelago. Ultimately the Kara, Barents and Laptev Seas are all ... and a group of islands in t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Avgust Pirjevec
Avgust Pirjevec (28 September 1887 – 9 December 1943) was a Slovene literary scholar, lexicographer, and librarian. Biography Pirjevec was born in a Slovene-speaking family in Gorizia, a town in the Austrian Littoral (now part of Italy). He studied Slavic philology at the University of Vienna. He graduated in 1913 with a thesis on Fran Levstik. During World War I he served in the Austro-Hungarian Army. After the demobilization in 1917, he taught Slovene and German language at a Slovene-language high school in Trieste. In 1920, he was fired by the new Italian authorities in the Julian March. In 1921, he moved to Ljubljana, in what was then the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes, and became the chief librarian of the National Research Library. Between 1925 and 1927 he shortly worked at the Library of the National Museum. In the 1920s and 1930s, Pirjevec published several treatises on Slovene literature in the 19th century, especially the Romantic circle of Fra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ágoston Pável
Ágoston Pável, also known in Slovenian language, Slovenian as Avgust Pavel (28 August 1886, Cankova, Kingdom of Hungary, today in Slovenia – 2 January 1946, Szombathely, Hungary) was a Hungarian Slovenes, Hungarian Slovene poet, ethnologist, linguist and teacher. Education Ágoston Pável was born in Cankova (then part of Vas County (former), Vas County) as the third child of Iván Pável, a tailor, and Erzsébet Obal. He attended elementary school in his native village. Although Slovene language, Slovene was his native language, Ágoston Pável graduated with excellence from a Hungarian language, Hungarian-speaking high school in Szentgotthárd, being the top student among 28 from 1897 through 1901. In these early days, a friendly relationship developed between Pável and his class teacher Győző Schmidt. Schmidt, who was the high school's librarian and the editor of the local newspaper, and taught him both Hungarian and Latin. Pável continued his studies at Premont Co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Avgust Ipavec
Avgust Ipavec (2 June 1940 – 3 October 2023) was a Slovenian Roman Catholic priest and composer. Biography Ipavec was born at the onset of World War II in Gorizia. In the 1960s, he studied theology at the in Ljubljana and was ordained a priest in 1966 in . He graduated from composition at the Academy of Music in Ljubljana in 1974. After graduation, he moved to Vienna to further his musical knowledge, and he then worked there as a hospital priest for almost 50 years. In his free time, he composed works mostly for large ensembles, such as oratorios, symphonies, and cantatas. His major compositions were the ''Christmas Pastorale''; the oratory titled ("The Mass in the Field") he wrote for the 900th anniversary of Cistercians in Stična; the only existent mass in four languages titled ("The Mass of the Nations"); and the symphony ''Colours of the Green Emerald'', which premiered in September 2016, dedicated to the memory of the 100th anniversary of World War I. He occasionally v ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Avgust Demšar
Tomaž Zupančič, better known under his pen name Avgust Demšar, (born 1962 in Maribor) is a Slovenian writer who specialises in detective fiction Detective fiction is a subgenre of crime fiction and mystery fiction in which an criminal investigation, investigator or a detective—whether professional, amateur or retired—investigates a crime, often murder. The detective genre began around .... References External links Avgust Demšaron Dream Publisher web site Avgust Demšaron Facebook 1962 births Living people Writers from Maribor Date of birth missing (living people) {{Slovenia-writer-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
