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Berkoff (surname)
Berkov or Berkoff is a surname of Jewish (Berkovich) or Dutch/German origin (Berkhoff). In Slavic countries it is only used for men, while the feminine variant is Berkova or Berková. Notable people with the name include: * David Berkoff (born 1966), an American swimmer * Steven Berkoff (born 1937), an English actor * Vasily Berkov (1794–1870), Russian shipbuilder * Alexandra Berková (1949–2008), Czech writer and educator * Dagmar Berková (1922–2002), Czech graphic designer, illustrator and painter * Elena Berkova (born 1985), Russian model, television presenter, singer and actress * Renata Berková (born 1975), Czech Olympic triathlete See also *Berkhoff (surname) *Bercow {{surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Berkoff
David "Dave" Charles Berkoff (born November 30, 1966) is an American former competition Hall of Fame swimmer, Olympic champion, and former world record-holder in two events. Berkoff was a backstroke specialist who won a total of four medals during his career at the Olympic Games in 1988 and 1992. He is best known for breaking the world record for the 100-meter backstroke three times, beginning at the 1988 Olympic trial preliminaries, becoming the first swimmer to go under 55 seconds for the event. He is also remembered for his powerful underwater backstroke start, the eponymous "Berkoff Blastoff" which after a strong push-off from the side of the pool used a horizontal body position with locked arms outstretched overhead and an undulating or wavelike aerodynamic dolphin kick to provide thrust and build speed. Biography Remaining consistent with his swim training, Berkoff swam for a number of clubs in the greater Philadelphia area from a young age. He began swimming with Dick Sh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steven Berkoff
Steven Berkoff (born Leslie Steven Berks; 3 August 1937) is an English actor, author, playwright, theatre practitioner and theatre director. As a theatre maker he is recognised for staging work with a heightened performance style known as "Berkovian theatre", which combines elements of physical theatre, total theatre and expressionism. His work has sometimes been viewed as an example of in-yer-face theatre, due to the intense presentation and taboo-breaking material in a number of his plays. As a screen actor, he is known for his performances in villainous roles, including the portrayals of General Orlov in the ''James Bond'' film ''Octopussy'' (1983), Victor Maitland in '' Beverly Hills Cop'' (1984), Lt. Col. Podovsky in '' Rambo: First Blood Part II'' (1985) and Adolf Hitler in '' War and Remembrance'' (1988–89). Early life Berkoff was born Leslie Steven Berks on 3 August 1937, in Stepney in the East End of London, the son of Pauline "Polly" (née Hyman), a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vasily Berkov
Vasily Ivanovich Berkov (Russian: Василий Иванович Берков) (Dutch: Wicher Berkhoff) (21 August 1794 in Vriezenveen, Netherlands – 5 April 1870 in Saint Petersburg, Russia) was a Russian shipbuilder and from 1829 to 1870 Director of the Admiralty Shipyard of Saint Petersburg, possibly in the rank of Counter-Admiral.According to Polovtsov (1896-1918), Berkov was "Head of the City Wharfs in Saint Petersburg (начальник с.-петербургской городской верфи)". The biography ends in 1840. According to Janssen and Jonker (ca. 1955), Berkov was "Head of the Naval Wharfs of Saint Petersburg (Chef van de Marinewerven in Sint-Petersburg)" and obtained the "rank and/or title oth possibleof Admiral (titel van Admiraal)". Harmsen (1966), states that Berkov was "Head of the Naval Wharf of St. Petersburg (Chef van de Marinewerf te St. Petersburg)". Hosmar (1976), claims Berkov was "Head of the Naval Wharfs of Kronstadt (Chef der Marine ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexandra Berková
Alexandra Berková (2 July 1949 – 16 June 2008) was a Czech writer and educator. The daughter of an orchestra conductor and a journalist, she was born in Trenčín and studied Czech literature and applied arts at Charles University in Prague Charles University (CUNI; , UK; ; ), or historically as the University of Prague (), is the largest university in the Czech Republic. It is one of the oldest universities in the world in continuous operation, the oldest university north of the .... From 1973 to 1981, she worked as an editor for a publishing house and, after 1905, as a high school teacher in creative arts. From 1983 to 1991, Berková wrote for Czechoslovak Television. After the 1989 Revolution, she helped organize the Writers' Council and helped found the feminist group New Humanity. She married the painter Vladimír Novák and they had two children but later separated. Her work appears in English translation in the following collections: * ''Description of a St ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dagmar Berková
Dagmar Berková (6 June 1922 in Vienna – 29 May 2002 in Prague) was a Czech graphic designer, illustrator and painter. She was predominant in children's book illustration, in particular the illustrations for Lewis Carroll's ''Alice in Wonderland'' or Hans Christian Andersen's fairy tales. See also *List of Czech painters This is a list of Czech painters. According to Czech Radio, the most famous Czech painters are Václav Brožík, Josef Čapek, František Kupka, Josef Lada, Josef Mánes, Alphonse Mucha, Jakub Schikaneder, Antonín Slavíček, Toyen and Jan ... References Czech women illustrators Czech children's book illustrators Czech graphic designers Czech women graphic designers 1922 births 2002 deaths Artists from Vienna 20th-century Czech painters Austrian emigrants to Czechoslovakia 20th-century Czech women painters Czechoslovak illustrators {{CzechRepublic-painter-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elena Berkova
Olena Sergeyevna Berkova (, , Olena Serhiyvna Berkova; born March 11, 1985) is a Ukrainian-Russian former glamour model and pornographic actress, television presenter, singer and actress. Biography Olena Berkova was born on March 11, 1985, in Murmansk, Russia. As a child, she moved with her family to Mykolaiv, Ukraine. In 2004, Berkova came to her sister in Saint Petersburg from Mykolaiv. She worked in a webcam studio. For 56 days she was a participant in the reality show "Dom-2" (arrived on May 12, 2004, left on July 7). In 2004, Elena joined the popular show Dom-2 on TV channel TNT. In 2006, Elena appeared as a singer in with the pop music girl group Min net!. At age 24, Berkova gave birth to a son. The child's father is her third ex-husband, Ivan Belkov. In March 2009, Berkova, announced her intention to participate in the elections of the mayor of Sochi. Her campaign-video appeared on the Internet. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Renata Berková
Renata Berková (born May 24, 1975 in Kroměříž) is a triathlete from the Czech Republic. Berková competed at the first Olympic triathlon at the 2000 Summer Olympics. She took twenty-ninth place with a total time of 2:08:08.37. Four years later, Berková competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics The 2004 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad (), and officially branded as Athens 2004 (), were an international multi-sport event held from 13 to 29 August 2004 in Athens, Greece. The Games saw 10,625 athletes .... Her time in that competition was 2:11:50.94, placing her thirty-second. ReferencesProfile External links * Czech female triathletes Triathletes at the 2000 Summer Olympics Triathletes at the 2004 Summer Olympics 1975 births Living people Olympic triathletes for the Czech Republic Sportspeople from Kroměříž {{CzechRepublic-triathlon-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Berkhoff (surname)
Berkhof or Berkhoff is a surname from Dutch and German origin. The name falls under the so-called farm names. Such a name served as an address in a time when street names were not commonly used. The name has two meanings. In the Netherlands that is 'birch-farm' or 'birch-farmhouse'. To leave no doubt there would have stood one or more birch tree(s) in the yard. In Germany the name means 'farm on a hill'. The name is here a variant of the surname .Fenwick Jones, G., ''German-American Names'' (3rd ed. 2006), p. 91 and ''Beitrage zur Namenforschung'' XI (1976), p. 138 Origin Fairly common practice in farm names was that the lessee (tenant) of the farm and his family received the farm name as an addition behind the first name and the patronymic. Primarily, however, was the name connected to the farmhouse and the yard. This meant that a new, succeeding lessee and his family could also become known by the farm name. This way several unrelated families can have their name derived fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
