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Julius (name)
Julius is a masculine given name and a surname, derived from the ''nomen'' of a Ancient Rome, Roman family, most famously Julius Caesar. The name may be derived from Greek language, Greek ''ιουλος (ioulos)'' or from Latin ''Jovilius'' . Julio (given name), Julio/Júlio is the Spanish language, Spanish/Portuguese language, Portuguese form and Jules is the French language, French form. Given name *Julius the centurion, Julius, the centurion given custody of Paul the Apostle in Acts 27 *Pope Julius (other), multiple popes *Julius the Veteran (255–302), Catholic, Anglican and Eastern Orthodox saint and martyr *Julius (judge royal) (fl. before 1135), nobleman in the Kingdom of Hungary *Julius, Count of Lippe-Biesterfeld (1812–1884), German noble *Julius, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg (1528–1589), German noble *Julius Aghahowa (born 1982), Nigerian footballer *Julius Akosah (born 1982), Cameroonian-Hongkonger (soccer) footballer *Julius Axelrod (1912–2004), an Ame ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greek Language
Greek (, ; , ) is an Indo-European languages, Indo-European language, constituting an independent Hellenic languages, Hellenic branch within the Indo-European language family. It is native to Greece, Cyprus, Italy (in Calabria and Salento), southern Albania, and other regions of the Balkans, Caucasus, the Black Sea coast, Asia Minor, and the Eastern Mediterranean. It has the list of languages by first written accounts, longest documented history of any Indo-European language, spanning at least 3,400 years of written records. Its writing system is the Greek alphabet, which has been used for approximately 2,800 years; previously, Greek was recorded in writing systems such as Linear B and the Cypriot syllabary. The Greek language holds a very important place in the history of the Western world. Beginning with the epics of Homer, ancient Greek literature includes many works of lasting importance in the European canon. Greek is also the language in which many of the foundational texts ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Julius The Veteran
Saint Julius the Veteran (), also known as Julius of Silistra, Durostorum, is a Christian martyr venerated as a saint in the Eastern Orthodox Church, Roman Catholic Church and the Church of England. His feast day is 27 May. Life Julius of Durostorum was born to pagan parents. The date of Julius' conversion to Christianity is unknown. Julius served as a Roman Empire, Roman soldier for 27 years first as a conscript, then returning as a [veteran], totaling seven military campaigns in total. Given the years and locations in which Julius served, Rev. Herbert Musurillo, S.J. writes that Julius likely served in the Legio XI Claudia. Julius was Christian his entire military career. In accordance with the fourth edict of the Diocletian Persecution, Julius was brought to trial before the prefect, Maximus, after being arrested by Maximus' staff soldiers for refusing to make a public sacrifice to the Roman gods. Upon hearing of his military service, Maximus complimented Julius for being a wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Julius Brink
Julius Brink (born 6 July 1982) is a German beach volleyball player who won the gold medal in the men's beach team competition at the 2006 European Beach Volleyball Championships in The Hague, Netherlands, partnering with Christoph Dieckmann. He took part at the Olympic Games in 2008. In 2009, Brink and his current partner, Jonas Reckermann, won four FIVB competitions (three consecutive Grand Slams) and the German Masters of the CEV European Championship Tour. This includes the 2009 FIVB World Championship, held from 26 June to 5 July in Stavanger, Norway, beating top seeded Harley/Alison in the final and former FIVB world champions and gold medalist of the 2008 Summer Olympics Rogers/ Dalhausser in the semi-final. They are the first German and European team ever to win a world championship title and are currently ranked 22nd on the FIVB World Tour (as of 23 July 2012). On 9 August 2012, Brink and his teammate, Jonas Reckermann, won the gold medal at the 2012 London Olympics ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
JuJu Brents
Julius "JuJu" Brents (born January 18, 2000) is an American professional football cornerback for the Indianapolis Colts of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Iowa Hawkeyes and Kansas State. Early life JuJu Brents attended Warren Central High School in Indianapolis, Indiana. A rangy defensive back, Brents played only three games of the 2016 season due to injury. On September 1, 2017, Brents committed to the University of Iowa to play college football.Kyle Neddenriep"Warren Central's Brents Becomes Latest Indiana Star to Commit to Iowa,"''Indianapolis Star,'' Sept. 2, 2017, p. 5C. Brents was ranked as the 33rd best safety (football) in the country and the number 401 prospect overall by 247Sports.com at the time of the signing of his letter of intent to play for Iowa. The 6'2" Brents was a highly recruited college prospect, declining scholarship offers from Michigan State, Indiana, Cincinnati, and Louisville, among others. Brents made it back ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Julius Boros
Julius Nicolas Boros (March 3, 1920 – May 28, 1994) was an American professional golfer noted for his effortless-looking swing and strong record on difficult golf courses, particularly at the U.S. Open. Early life and amateur career Born in Fairfield, Connecticut, Boros was of Hungarian descent, and played varsity baseball in college. He then worked as an accountant while playing high-standard amateur golf. Professional career Boros turned professional in 1949 at age 29. He won 18 PGA Tour events, including three major championships: the 1952 and 1963 U.S. Opens and the 1968 PGA Championship. He won his first by four strokes in the heat at the Northwood Club in Dallas, also his first PGA Tour victory, which interrupted the U.S. Open streak of 36-hole leader Ben Hogan for a year. In the windy 1963 U.S. Open near Boston, Boros defeated Arnold Palmer and Jacky Cupit in a playoff, after all had finished the 72 holes at a post-war record nine over par. For over a half centur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Julius Bär
Julius Baer Group Ltd. (German: ''Julius Bär Gruppe AG'') is a Swiss multinational private banking and financial services firm headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland. Specializing in wealth management, Investment advisory, investment advisory services, real estate financing, and selective trading services, it is one of the world’s largest dedicated private banks, managing CHF 497.4 billion in Assets under management, assets as of 2024. The company is listed on the SIX Swiss Exchange (ticker: BAER) and is a constituent of the Swiss Market Index Mid (SMI MID). Founded in 1890, the bank originated as a family-run exchange office and later evolved into a public company. It operates in 28 countries and employs more than 7,500 staff globally. Julius Baer is noted for its traditional Swiss banking values, including a strong emphasis on client confidentiality. In recent years, the company's reputation has been impacted by Julius Baer Group controversies, several legal and regulatory co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Julius Balkow
Julius Balkow (1909–1973) was an East German engineer and socialist politician who served as the minister of foreign trade from 1961 to 1965 and deputy chairman of the Council of Ministers from 1965 to 1967. Being a member of the central committee of the Socialist Unity Party of Germany (SED) he was a member of the East German Parliament between 1963 and 1973. Early life and education Balkow was born in Berlin on 26 August 1909 into a working-class family. He attended a secondary school and trained as a machine fitter from 1926 to 1929. He attended evening courses in mechanical engineering between 1927 and 1931 and passed the engineering exam in 1931. During his studies he was a member of the Socialist Workers' Youth and the Workers' Gymnastics and Sports Association. Balkow continued his education in East Germany where he graduated from Leipzig University receiving a degree in economics in 1949. Career and activities Balkow joined the Communist Party (KPD) in 1931. He was p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Julius Bacher
Julius Bacher (8 August 1810 – 1889) was a German playwright and novelist from Ragnit, Province of East Prussia. Biography Bacher studied medicine in Königsberg, and settled there as a physician in 1837. After ten years, he abandoned his medical career to devote himself exclusively to literature. His first production in this field was a drama, ''Karl des XII. Erste Liebe'' (Charles XII's First Love). Then the political events of 1848 interrupted his literary activity, but he resumed it eight years later by publishing a novel, ''Sophie Charlotte, die Philosophische Königin'', 3 vols. Its favorable reception by the public encouraged him to pursue literature, and he published successively: ''Die Brautschau Friedrich des Grossen'' (Frederick the Great's Search for a Bride; 1857), a drama; and ''Friedrich I. Letzte Tage'' (The Last Days of Frederick I; 1858), a romance in 3 vols. In 1859 his ''Charakterbild aus dem Leben'' was performed at the Royal Berlin Theater. Bacher there ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Julius Babao
Julius Caesar Concepcion Babao () is a Filipino broadcast journalist, radio commentator and former talk show host for the Philippine television stations ABS-CBN and TV5. He is most notable for anchoring ''TV Patrol'' from 2003 to 2010, ''Bandila'' from 2010 to 2020, and currently ''Frontline Pilipinas'' since 2022. Career Babao started out his career as a production assistant in GMA Network's DZBB-AM in 1990. Through hard work and perseverance, Babao was soon promoted as a radio reporter and a contributor for GMA News. In 1993, Babao left GMA for ABS-CBN where he worked as a television reporter for ''TV Patrol''. That same year, he was tapped by the management of ABS-CBN News to be a standby anchor for Frankie Evangelista in ''TV Patrol''. In 1996, Babao was given his own show ''Alas Singko Y Medya'' which he hosted with his future wife Christine Bersola-Babao until 2001. The couple then went on to host a daily morning talk-show called '' Talk TV'', which lasted from 200 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Julius Axelrod
Julius Axelrod (May 30, 1912 – December 29, 2004) was an American biochemist. He won a share of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1970 along with Bernard Katz and Ulf von Euler. The Nobel Committee honored him for his work on the release and reuptake of catecholamine neurotransmitters, a class of chemicals in the brain that include epinephrine, norepinephrine, and, as was later discovered, dopamine. Axelrod also made major contributions to the understanding of the pineal gland and how it is regulated during the sleep-wake cycle. Education and early life Axelrod was born in New York City, the son of Jewish immigrants from Poland, Molly (née Leichtling) and Isadore Axelrod, a basket weaver. He received his bachelor's degree in biology from the College of the City of New York in 1933. Axelrod wanted to become a physician, but was rejected from every medical school to which he applied. He worked briefly as a laboratory technician at New York University, then in 193 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Julius Akosah
Julius Pongla Akosah ( ''Akosah'', born in Buea) is a former Cameroonian-born Hong Kong professional footballer who currently plays as an amateur for Hong Kong Second Division club Fu Moon. His position was striker. He was once called up by Cameroon in 2006. Hong Kong football fans commonly use Agumon as a nickname for him because of his transcriptional name. Club career Akosah has played for a few clubs in Hong Kong First Division League including Buler Rangers, Sun Hei, Kitchee and Eastern. In summer 2009, Akosah returned to Sun Hei as Eastern self-relegated to the Third Division League. Spending a year in Sun Hei, Akosah decided not to extend his contract with Sun Hei. On 12 August 2010, The Jakarta Globe reports that Indonesian Super League club Persija Jakarta said it had secured the services of Julius Akosah. Akosah returned to Sun Hei in September 2011, but on 5 January 2012, Sun Hei released him and he moved to Tuen Mun. Akosah scored in the 60th minute on his deb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Julius Aghahowa
Julius Efosa Aghahowa (born 12 February 1982) is a Nigerian former professional association football, footballer who played as a striker (association football), striker. Aghahowa played in Ukraine, England and Turkey during his career. Known for his pace and acrobatic goal celebrations, he performed six consecutive backflips after scoring a goal against Sweden men's national football team, Sweden at the 2002 FIFA World Cup. Club career Early career Born in Benin City, Aghahowa began his career with the Police Machines, a local police team, and went on to Bendel Insurance F.C., Bendel Insurance. He signed for Danish lower division team FC Midtjylland, Herning Fremad before the 1999 African Youth Championship, but performed so well there that he wanted to play for a bigger club. He ended up with the Tunisian champions, Espérance Sportive de Tunis, Espérance, when he procured a contract with the Tunisians which predated the Herning Fremad contract. Shakhtar Donetsk In the middl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
