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Janikowski
Janikowski ( ; feminine: Janikowska, plural: Janikowscy) is a Polish surname. Notable people with this name include: * Andrzej Janikowski (1799–1864), Polish physician * Damian Janikowski (born 1989), Polish wrestler * Leopold Janikowski (1855–1942), Polish explorer and ethnographer * Jerzy Janikowski (1952–2006), Polish fencer * Sebastian Janikowski (born 1978), Polish player of American football * Stanisław Janikowski (1891–1965), Polish diplomat * Henryk Janikowski Polish player of soccer (Pilka Nozna) See also *Jankowski Jankowski ( ; feminine: Jankowska; plural: Jankowscy) is the 13th List of most common surnames in Europe, most common Polish name, surname in Poland (69,280 people in 2009). Many village estates were named Jankowa or Jankowice in 13th and 14th ce ... {{surname Polish-language surnames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sebastian Janikowski
Sebastian Paweł Janikowski (; born March 2, 1978) is a Polish former professional player of American football who was a placekicker for 18 seasons in the National Football League (NFL), primarily with the Oakland Raiders. He played college football for the Florida State Seminoles and was selected 17th overall in the 2000 NFL draft by the Raiders. During his final season, Janikowski played for the Seattle Seahawks. One of only five NFL kickers to be selected in the first round of an NFL draft, Janikowski is the Raiders' all-time leading scorer and appeared in more games with the franchise than any other player. He also tied the then-NFL record for the longest successful field goal at 63 yards, which is the fourth-longest in league history. Early life Sebastian Janikowski was born on March 2, 1978, as an only child to Henryk and Halina Janikowski in Wałbrzych, Poland. His father was a professional soccer player and moved to the United States in the early 1980s in the hope ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leopold Janikowski
Leopold Janikowski (14 November 1855 - 8 December 1942) was a Polish people, Polish explorer and ethnographer. Biography Leopold Ludwik Janikowski was born on 14 November 1855 in Dąbrówka, now part of Warsaw (Białołęka) in Poland, son of Jan (born about 1817) and Franciszka (née Wolkewicz born about 1827). He died on 8 December 1942 in Zielonka, near Warsaw and is buried in Powązki Cemetery, Warsaw. He attended high school in Kalisz. After moving to Warsaw, he worked for a long time at the Warsaw Astronomical Observatory in the department of meteorology. The Oxford companion to world exploration refers to Leopold Janikowski as a “well educated scientist”. Voyage to Cameroon (1882–1886) In 1881, he responded to a notice posted in the magazine ''Wanderer'' (Polish language, Polish: ''Wedrowiec'') Stefan Szolc-Rogoziński a 20-year-old naval officer of the Russian Navy, looking for companions to accompany him on a planned trip. The Polish expedition was organised to e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
