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Georgakis
Georgakis is a Greek name, which can be used as either a surname or a given name. Notable people with this name include: *Christos Georgakis, American chemical engineer *George Georgakis, founder of AMG International *Georgios Georgakis (born 1991), Greek professional basketball player *Heather Georgakis, former dean of Santa Barbara & Ventura Colleges of Law *Ioannis Georgakis, founder of the Hellenic Foundation for Culture *Kostas Georgakis (1948-1970), Greek student of geology who set himself on fire in protest against Georgios Papadopoulos *Nikos Georgakis, Greek actor and director As a first name *Georgakis Kapsokalyvas (born c. 1800), fighter in the Greek Revolution See also * Georgiou * Georgescu * Gheorghiu * Iordache Iordache is a Romanian surname. ''Iordăchescu'' and ''Iordăcheanu'' were coined from Iordache. ''Iordache'' is of Greek language origin, from Yeorgakis (Γεωργάκης), a patronym from the Modern Greek first name Yiorgos (Γιώργος), fr ... (< ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kostas Georgakis
Kostas Georgakis ( el, Κώστας Γεωργάκης) (23 August 194819 September 1970) was a Greek student of geology, who in the early hours of 19 September 1970, set himself ablaze in Matteotti square in Genoa in a fatal protest against the dictatorial regime of Georgios Papadopoulos.. Quote: ''During the years of dictatorship in Greece (1967–1974) many Corfiots were enlisted in resistance groups, but the case of Kostas Georgakis is unique in the whole of Greece. The 22 year-old Corfiot student of geology with an act of self-sacrifice and a spirit of dynamic protest, which could not bear to see Greece under the military regime, set himself on fire the first morning hours of 19 September 1970 in the Matteoti Sq. in the Italian city of Genoa. For security reasons his body was buried in Corfu four months later, his self-sacrifice though, a rare event for that time, caused international sensation and was considered as one of the most important resistance acts of that period. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Georgios Georgakis
Georgios Georgakis (alternate spellings: Giorgos, George, Yiorgos) (Greek: Γιώργος Γεωργάκης; born 18 March 1991 in Maroussi, Athens, Greece) is a Greek professional basketball player who last played for Aris of the Greek Basket League. He is a 2.05 m (6 ft 8 in) tall center. Professional career Georgakis began his professional career with the Greek Basket League club Kavala in 2010. In 2012, he signed with Olympiacos. With Olympiacos, he won the EuroLeague championship in 2013. In 2013, he moved to the Greek club Trikala Aries. After that, he played with the Greek clubs KAOD, Koroivos, Doxa Lefkadas, Iraklis, and Kolossos Rodou. In January 2020, Georgakis signed with Aris Thessaloniki. National team career With the junior national teams of Greece, Georgakis played at the following tournaments: the 2006 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship, the 2007 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship, the 2008 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship, the 2009 FIBA Under-19 Wo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christos Georgakis
Christos Georgakis is an American chemical engineer, currently a Distinguished Professor at Tufts University and also a Fellow to the American Association for the Advancement of Science, International Federation of Automatic Control and American Institute of Chemical Engineers The American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) is a professional organization for chemical engineers. AIChE was actually established in 1908 to distinguish chemical engineers as a profession independent of chemists and mechanical engineer .... He was previously the du Pont Professor, 1975-76, and Edgerton Professor, 1977-79, at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, the Iacocca Professor at Lehigh University from 2001 to 2002, Othmer Professor at New York University Tandon School of Engineering from 2002 to 2003. Education * Ph.D., University of Minnesota, 1975 * M.S., University of Illinois, 1972 * ChE Diploma, National Technical University of Athens, 1970 References Year of birth missi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hellenic Foundation For Culture
The Hellenic Foundation for Culture (HFC; el, Ελληνικό Ίδρυμα Πολιτισμού), founded in 1992, is a cultural and educational organization, based in Athens, which aims to promote Greek language and Greek culture. Professor Ioannis Georgakis, was the prime mover, founder and first President of the Hellenic Foundation for Culture and he had the vision of establishing an institution for Greek culture abroad. History The initial organizational structure established the operation of a board of directors, which elected the president and the members of the executive board. From 1994 onwards, with successive legislative acts, the structure of the organization was amended and the supervising ministry proposes the president and appoints the members of the executive board. Ιn 2002, the HFC passed under the supervision of the ministry of culture with the ministry of foreign affairs represented on the board by the head of the directorate for educational and cultural ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Georgakis Kapsokalyvas
Georgakis Kapsokalyvas (born c. 1800) was a fighter of the Greek Revolution. Biography Kapsokalyvas was a native of Zatouna in the eparchy of Karytaina. An excellent captain, he led soldiers under the command of Theodoros Kolokotronis and Dimitris Plapoutas ) , birth_place = Paloumpa, Morea Eyalet, Ottoman Empire (now Greece) , death_place = Paloumpa, Kingdom of Greece , allegiance = * First Hellenic Republic * Kingdom of Greece , branch = * Filiki Etaireia * , serviceyears = .... Saying that "rifles weren't made for shooting the sky but for killing the enemies," Kapsokalyvas trained his men to fight quietly and carefully in order not to waste ammunition, and he made the soldiers compete to see who would kill the most Turks. Sources * {{DEFAULTSORT:Kapsokalyvas, Georgakis Greek people of the Greek War of Independence People from Dimitsana ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gheorghiu
Gheorghiu () is a Romanian surname, of Greek language origin, deriving from Greek ''Γεωργίου''. Among Greeks, the Greek surname form ''Γεωργίου'' is usually or always Romanized in other ways, either as ''Gheorghiou'' or '' Georgiou''. The Gheorghiu surname is patronymic (from the Greek genitive), meaning "son of George". In Romanian, the name George exists in two spellings and two different pronunciations: ''George'' with two soft g sounds (George, written as ''g'' in Romanian) and ''Gheorghe'' with two hard g sounds (Gheorghe, written as ''gh'' in Romanian, as in Italian and some other languages), the hard g sounds that are also found in ''Gheorghiu''. In Romanian, the name ''George'' is a two-syllable name pronounced jor'je (written George), not a one-syllable name as in English jorj (written George). The name ''Gheorghe'' is also two-syllable, pronounced with hard g sounds: gior'ge, and with an added "i" (gior-) sound not found in jor'je. People with the surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
AMG International
AMG International is a Christian ministry based in Chattanooga, Tennessee. The acronym AMG stands for "Advancing the Ministries of the Gospel." It was founded in 1942 in New York City as the American Committee for the Evangelization of the Greeks by George Georgakis. Shortly thereafter, it became the American Mission to the Greeks. Spiros Zodhiates became its director in 1947. Originally focused on the Greeks The Greeks or Hellenes (; el, Έλληνες, ''Éllines'' ) are an ethnic group and nation indigenous to the Eastern Mediterranean and the Black Sea regions, namely Greece, Cyprus, Albania, Italy, Turkey, Egypt, and, to a lesser extent, oth ..., it is now active in more than 40 countries. References External links * Organizations based in Chattanooga, Tennessee Evangelical organizations established in the 20th century 1942 establishments in Tennessee {{Christian-org-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Santa Barbara & Ventura Colleges Of Law
The Santa Barbara & Ventura Colleges of Law is a private law school in Santa Barbara and Ventura, California. It is accredited by the WASC Senior College and University Commission and is approved by the Committee of Bar Examiners of the State Bar of California. History The Ventura campus was founded in 1969 and the Santa Barbara campus was added in 1975. As of 2007, the colleges have over 1,600 alumni. In 2016, Jackie Gardina was appointed Dean and Chief Academic Officer, succeeding Heather Georgakis, who served COL for three decades, including 15 years as Dean. Accreditation The Colleges of Law is accredited by the WASC Senior College and University Commission. Additionally, the Juris Doctor program has been approved by the Committee of Bar Examiners of the State Bar of California for more than 30 years. This approval applies to both campuses (Santa Barbara and Ventura). Neither campus is accredited by the American Bar Association. Upon graduation, students are eligible to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heather Georgakis
Heather may refer to: Plants *The heather family, or Ericaceae, particularly: **Common heather or ling, '' Calluna'' **Various species of the genus '' Cassiope'' **Various species of the genus '' Erica'' Name * Heather (given name) * Heather (surname) Arts and media * '' Heathers'', a 1989 film directed by Michael Lehmann ** '' Heathers: The Musical'', a musical by Laurence O'Keefe based on the film ** ''Heathers'' (TV series), a 2018 television series based on the film * "Heather" (''The Secret Circle''), a television episode Music * Heathers (band), an acoustic singing duo from Ireland * "Heather" (Beatles song), an unreleased 1968 song by Paul McCartney and Donovan * "Heather" (Conan Gray song), a 2020 song by American singer Conan Gray * "Heather", a song from fusion drummer Billy Cobham's 1974 album ''Crosswinds'' * "Heather", a 2001 song by Paul McCartney from the album ''Driving Rain'' * "Heather", a song from ''Patent Pending'' by Heavens * "Heather", a version ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nikos Georgakis
Nikos ( el, Νίκος, ''Níkos'') is a Greek given name. It originates from Greek ''Nikolaos'', which means "victory of the people".Liddell & Scott, Abridged Greek Lexicon Although used as a proper first name, Nikos is also a popular nickname of the original Nikolaos (Greek) or Nicholas (English). People *Nikos Alefantos, Greek football coach *Nikos Aliagas, Greek TV host * Nikos Anastopoulos, Greek footballer *Nikos Arabatzis, Greek footballer *Nikos Argiropoulos, Greek basketball player * Nikos Babaniotis, Greek footballer *Nikos Barboudis, Greek footballer *Nikos Barlos, Greek basketball player *Nikos Beloyannis, Greek communist and resistance leader *Nikos Boudouris, Greek basketball player * Nikos Boutzikos, Greek footballer *Nikos Christodoulou, Greek conductor and composer * Nikos Christodoulides, Greek Cypriot politician *Nikos Dabizas, Greek footballer * Nikos Dimitrakos, American ice-hockey player *Nikos Dimou, Greek writer * Nikos Ekonomou, Greek basketball player * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Georgiou
Georgiou (Greek: Γεωργίου) is a Greek surname. Notable people with the name include: * Alex Georgiou (born 1990), Australian athlete in Australia rules football * Andreas Georgiou, Greek economist and former chief of Greece's national statistical agency * Byron Georgiou (born 1950s), American lawyer and activist * Chourmouzios Georgiou (c. 1770–1840), Greek composer and music teacher * Costas Georgiou (1951–1976), British Cypriot mercenary * Eleni Georgiou, Greek Olympic synchronized swimmer * Elisa Georgiou (born 1994), Cypriot model * Fotis Georgiou (born 1988), Greek footballer * George Georgiou (other), several persons with the name * Georgios Georgiou (other), several persons with the name, including Giorgos Georgiou * John Georgiou (born 1975), Australian athlete in Australia rules football * Kevin Georgiou (born 1985), British rapper known as "K-Koke" * Lakis Georgiou (born 1938), Greek Olympic sports shooter * Lenos Georgiou (born 1992), Cypr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Georgescu
Georgescu is a Romanian surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Andrei Georgescu, soccer player * Dudu Georgescu, soccer player * Dumitru Georgescu-Kiriac, composer and conductor * Elena Georgescu, coxswain * Haralamb H. Georgescu, architect * George Georgescu, conductor * George Georgescu (mathematician), mathematician * George Georgescu (water polo), water polo athlete * Judith Georgescu, can-can dancer * Justin Georgescu, communist activist and anti-fascist militant * Mihai Georgescu, rock music singer * Nicholas Georgescu-Roegen, economist and statistician * Paul Georgescu, literary critic, novelist and communist activist * Peter Georgescu (1939- ), former Young & Rubicam executive * Pimen Georgescu, Metropolitan of Moldavia * Teohari Georgescu, communist politician * Vlad Georgescu, historian and journalist Georgesco * Christopher Georgesco Christopher Georgesco ( ro, Georgescu; born 1950 in Lincoln, Nebraska) is an American sculptor. He is the son of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
