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Beate Kopp
Beata or Beate is a female given name that occurs in several cultures and languages, including Italian, German, Polish, and Swedish, and which is derived from the Latin ''beatus'', meaning "blessed".''Behind the Name''"Given Name Beate" Retrieved on 22 January 2016. Variants include Bea, Beade and Beáta. The name may refer to: * *Beata Asimakopoulou (1932–2009), Greek actress * Beate Bille, (born 1976), Danish actress *Beata Brookes (1931–2015), British politician *Beata Bublewicz (born 1975), Polish politician *Beate Bühler (born 1964), German volleyball player *Beata Gosiewska (born 1971), Polish politician *Beata Harju (born 1990), Finnish actress and filmmaker *Beate Heister (born 1951), German billionaire *Beata Kaczmarska (born 1970), Polish race walker *Beata Kitsikis (1907–1986), Greek politician * Beate Klarsfeld (born 1939), German Nazi hunter * Beata Kozidrak (born 1960), Polish singer * Beata Losman (born 1938), Swedish archivist *Beata Mikołajczyk (born 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Old World
The "Old World" is a term for Afro-Eurasia that originated in Europe , after Europeans became aware of the existence of the Americas. It is used to contrast the continents of Africa, Europe, and Asia, which were previously thought of by their inhabitants as comprising the entire world, with the "New World", a term for the newly encountered lands of the Western Hemisphere, particularly the Americas. Etymology In the context of archaeology and world history, the term "Old World" includes those parts of the world which were in (indirect) cultural contact from the Bronze Age onwards, resulting in the parallel development of the early civilizations, mostly in the temperate zone between roughly the 45th and 25th parallels north, in the area of the Mediterranean, including North Africa. It also included Mesopotamia, the Persian plateau, the Indian subcontinent, China, and parts of Sub-Saharan Africa. These regions were connected via the Silk Road trade route, and they hav ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beate Heister
Beate Heister (born 5 October 1951) is a German billionaire heiress. She is one of the two children of Karl Albrecht, who founded the discount supermarket chain Aldi Aldi (stylised as ALDI) is the common company brand name of two German multinational family-owned discount supermarket chains operating over 10,000 stores in 20 countries. The chain was founded by brothers Karl and Theo Albrecht in 1946, whe ... with his brother Theo. Together with her brother Karl Albrecht Jr., she has a net worth of US$41.3 billion, as of 2020. She is married to Peter Heister, and they have six children. She, her husband Peter, and their son Peter Max Heister, all sit on Aldi's advisory board. She is "notoriously reclusive". References 1951 births German billionaires Living people Aldi people {{Germany-business-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beata Sabina Straas
Beata Sabina Straas or Strass (died 1773) also known as Madame Åberg was a professional stage actress in Sweden. She was a member of the pioneer group of actors in the first Swedish national theatre of Bollhuset. Life Beata's birth year and the names of her parents are unknown. Her brother, Eric Jonas Straas (1707-1783, spouse Catharina Höpener) is listed as a lackey of the royal court ('') in 1729, and she herself worked as a lady's maid for the (lady-in-waiting) Josepha Pflueg, and then to a Countess Antoinetta Dorotea Rindsmaul, spouse of the courtier Otto Ludwig Ehrenrecih von Rindsmaul. Her background was reportedly of use to her as an actress, and was considered to have attributed to her acting in so-called grande dame- and noblewoman roles.Byström, Tryggve, Svenska komedien 1737-1754: en studie i Stockholmsteaterns historia, Norstedt, Stockholm, 1981 Career When the first national theatre was founded in the old premises at Bollhuset, Stockholm in 1737, wher ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beata Sokołowska-Kulesza
Beata Sokołowska-Kulesza (born 10 January 1974 in Gorzów Wielkopolski) is a Polish sprint canoer who competed from 1999 to 2004. Competing in two Summer Olympics, she won two bronze medals in the K-2 500 m event (2000, 2004). Sokołowska-Kulesza has also been successful at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships, winning ten medals. This includes a gold (K-2 500 m: 1999), four silvers (K-2 200 m: 1999, 2001; K-2 500 m: 2001, K-4 200 m: 2005), and five bronzes (K-2 200 m: 2003, K-2 500 m: 2003, K-4 200 m: 1999, K-4 500 m: 1999, 2003). For her sport achievements, she received: Golden Cross of Merit in 2000; Knight's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta The Order of Polonia Restituta ( pl, Order Odrodzenia Polski, en, Order of Restored Poland) is a Polish state decoration, state Order (decoration), order established 4 February 1921. It is conferred on both military and civilians as well as on al ... (5th Class) in 2004. ReferencesDatabaseOly ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
