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Janus (given Name)
Janus is a masculine given name of Latin origin. Janus is the Roman god of beginnings, gates, transitions, time, duality, doorways, passages and endings. The name has also been used as a Latinisation of Jan or Johannes. The name has been used in Denmark. In January 2015, 1,305 Danes had the name Janus, according to Statistics Denmark. People Notable people with the name include: * Janus, King of Cyprus (1375 –1432) king of cyprus and titular King of Armenian Cilicia and Jerusalem * Janus Adams (born 1947), American journalist, historian and radio presenter * Janus Braspennincx (1903–1977), Dutch cyclist * Janus Cornarius (c. 1500–1558), Saxon humanist and classical philologist * Janus la Cour (1837–1909), Danish painter * Janus Henricus Donker Curtius (1813–1879), Dutch businessman and diplomat *Janus Djurhuus (1881–1948), Faroese poet *Janus Dousa (1545–1604), Dutch statesman, jurist, historian, poet, philologist and librarian * Janus Drachmann (born 1988), Dan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jan (name)
Jan is a form of John that is used in various languages. (See the “Other names” section in this page's infobox for more variants.) The name is used in Afrikaans, Belarusian, Circassian, Catalan, Cornish, Croatian, Czech, English (especially in Devon dialect), Dutch, German, Kazakh, Polish, Slovak, Slovenian, Scandinavian and Finnic languages. It is the most prevalent in the Czech Republic. In English, the name "Jan" is related to "John", but is a shortened form of the first names Janet, Janice, or January, with corresponding pronunciation. It has a separate origin in Persian, Greek, and Armenian. Netherlands and Flanders In the Netherlands and Flanders, the name used to be one of the most popular given first names. From the 1950s, the occurrence of the name decreased. In 2014, no more than 3% of the boys are given this name. However, it still is one of the most widely distributed names. It is also the most common name of Dutch players in the Netherlands national footba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Janus La Cour
Janus Andreas Bartholin la Cour (5 September 1837 – 13 October 1909) was a Danish painter who is remembered for his landscapes painted in the classical style of the Eckersberg school. Biography Born near Ringkøbing, he spent much of his early life in the Aarhus area, attending Aarhus Latin School where he was introduced to painting by Emmerik Høegh-Guldberg and his apprentice Christen Købke. In 1853, he moved to Copenhagen where he studied privately under Wilhelm Marstrand and, from 1856, under P.C. Skovgaard who was particularly important for his artistic development and became a personal friend. From 1861 to 1884, la Cour lived with the Skovgaard family in Copenhagen. He attended the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts from 1857 to 1864. During several trips to Italy, he painted landscapes of Lake Nemi and Tivoli. In Denmark, he painted scenes from eastern Jutland, especially the area around Aarhus and Silkeborg, often in rainy or stormy weather. From 1884, he lived in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Janus Lascaris
Janus Lascaris (, ''Ianos Láskaris''; c. 1445, Constantinople – 7 December 1535, Rome), also called John Rhyndacenus (from Rhyndacus, a country town in Asia Minor), was a noted Greek scholar in the Renaissance. Biography After the Fall of Constantinople Lascaris was taken to the Peloponnese and to Crete. When still quite young he came to Venice, where Bessarion became his patron, and sent him to learn Latin at the University of Padua. On the death of Bessarion, Lorenzo de' Medici welcomed him to Florence, where Lascaris gave Greek lectures on Thucydides, Demosthenes, Sophocles, and the Greek Anthology. Lorenzo sent him twice to Greece in quest of manuscripts. When he returned the second time (1492) he brought back about two hundred from Mount Athos. Meanwhile, Lorenzo had died. Lascaris entered the service of the Kingdom of France and was ambassador at Venice from 1503 to 1508, at which time he became a member of the New Academy of Aldus Manutius; but if the printer had the b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Janus Lauritz Andreas Kolderup-Rosenvinge
Janus Lauritz Andreas Kolderup-Rosenvinge (10 May 1792 – 4 August 1850) was a Danish jurist and a leading historian of Danish law. He taught at the University of Copenhagen The University of Copenhagen (, KU) is a public university, public research university in Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark. Founded in 1479, the University of Copenhagen is the second-oldest university in Scandinavia, after Uppsala University. ..., of which he was the rector in 1833–34. He is known for his ''Grundrids af den danske Lovhistorie'' (1822–23), the first systematic history of Danish law, and for his collections of sources about the same. Kolderup-Rosenvinge also wrote textbooks on police law, international law and church law. References * {{DEFAULTSORT:Kolderup-Rosenvinge, Janus Lauritz Andreas 1792 births 1850 deaths 19th-century Danish jurists Legal historians Rectors of the University of Copenhagen Rosenvinge family ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Janus Kamban
Janus Kamban (10 September 1913 in Tórshavn – 2 May 2009) was a Faroese sculptor and last living representative from the "first generation" of professional artists in the Faroe Islands. Kamban is the first and most important sculptor in the Faroe Islands. In 1930 he went to Copenhagen to the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts to study painting, but soon changed his direction and attended the School of Sculpture in the Art Academy from 1932 to 1935 and from 1938 to 1940, where he studied under Professor Einar Utzon-Frank. Study tours in the 1930s led him to Paris, Florence, Oslo and Stockholm. In his Copenhagen studio he organized the first exhibition of Faroese Art in Denmark. In addition to his own works, it included works by Gudmund Hentze, Sámal Joensen-Mikines, Elin Borg Lützen, Ruth Smith and Ingolf Jacobsen. During the Second World War he had to remain in German-occupied Denmark since the Faroe Islands were occupied by Britain. However, in August 1945, Kamban retur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Janus Hellemons
Janus Hellemons (20 July 1912 – 14 January 1999) was a Dutch racing cyclist. He finished in last place in the 1938 Tour de France The 1938 Tour de France was the 32nd edition of the Tour de France, taking place from 5 to 31 July. It was composed of 21 stages over .The race was won by Italian cyclist Gino Bartali, who also won the mountains classification. Innovations and .... References External links * 1912 births 1999 deaths Dutch male cyclists People from Halderberge Cyclists from North Brabant 20th-century Dutch sportsmen {{Netherlands-cycling-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Janus Guðlaugsson
Janus Guðlaugsson (born 7 October 1955) is an Icelandic former professional football player and football coach. He played for FH Hafnarfjörður from 1975 to 1979. During that period he was a member of the Iceland national football team. He spent six years playing as a professional footballer in the German Bundesliga for SC Fortuna Köln. He came home again in summer 1985 to play for Fram Reykjavik, and stayed with that club until 1986. He then later returned to FH Hafnarfjörður. Around 1999–2003 he was coach of the Icelandic lower division team Álftanes, and since 2003 he became involved with Haukar, assisting with coaching both professionals and youth players and passing on his football experience. Academic career After his sports career, Janus studied sport education and received a PhD degree from University of Iceland The University of Iceland ( ) is a public research university in Reykjavík, Iceland, and the country's oldest and largest institution of higher edu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Janus Van Der Gijp
Jurianus "Janus" van de Gijp (1921–1988) was a professional footballer from Dordrecht for SC Emma. He played on the team alongside his brothers Cor, Wim, and Freek, and their cousin Jur. Janus played in the position of right-winger. Playing career In 1949, Van der Gijp scored the last goal in the 3–0 victory over FC Eindhoven in the Zilveren Bal tournament finals, where all goals were by the Van der Gijps. The Van der Gijp machine had previously knocked Feyenoord out in the semifinals. Also in 1949, Van der Gijp missed a penalty in a friendly tryout game on the Dutch National Team against Sweden. Van der Gijp had a decisive contribution in the return of SC Emma to the Eerste Klasse in 1950. In 1954, the Eerste Klasse turned professional with SC Emma and Janus van der Gijp in it. In the first round of professional football through the KNVB, SC Emma beat Roda Sport 2–1 with the Dordrecht goals shot by Cor and Janus van der Gijp. He also tried managing that year. For six ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Janus Genelli
Janus Genelli (1761, Copenhagen - 1813, Berlin) was a German painter of Italian descent. He specialized in Classicism, Classical landscapes. Biography He came from a family of artists that originated in Rome. Around 1730, for unknown reasons, they emigrated to Denmark and settled in Copenhagen. His father, Joseph, worked as a silk knitter and embroiderer. They moved again in 1774, emigrating to Berlin by way of Vienna, to assist Frederick the Great in establishing a tapestry school. It was there, around 1780, that he became a student of Blaise Nicholas Le Sueur, Director of the Academy of Arts, Berlin, Academy of Arts. In 1786, he took a study trip to Rome, via Dresden, with his brother, the architect . There, he became acquainted with Jakob Philipp Hackert, who had a significant influence on his landscape style. From 1803, he served as a drawing teacher for Queen Luise von Mecklenburg-Strelitz, Luise von Preußen and Crown Prince Frederick William IV of Prussia, Friedrich Wilh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
