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Kevorkian (other)
Kevorkian (Կևորկյան) is an Armenian surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Armen V. Kevorkian, American-Armenian visual effects supervisor and television director * François Kevorkian (born 1954), French-born, U.S.-based DJ, producer, remixer and label owner * Hagop Kevorkian (1872–1962), Armenian-American archeologist, connoisseur of art, and collector * Jack Kevorkian (1928–2011), American pathologist and euthanasia proponent * Ralph G. Kevorkian, co-pilot in TWA Flight 800 accident in 1996 * Raymond Kévorkian (born 1953), French Armenian historian * Vahram Kevorkian (1887–1911), football player of Armenian descent See also * Kevorkian Death Cycle, American electro-industrial band from Riverside, California * Gevorgyan * Gevorkyan Gevorkyan or Gevorkian, also spelled Gevorgyan ( hy, Գևորգյան) as a surname may refer to: * Armen Gevorkyan is an Armenian amateur boxer. * Artur Gevorkyan is a professional Turkmen football player. * Ivan Gevorkia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Armen V
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Armen may refer to: * the ''Armani'', a tribe of the Armenian Highlands and Anatolia ** sometimes associated with the Name of Armenia *Armen (name), including a list of people with the name Places *Armen, Albania, a town in southern Albania *Ar Men ("the rock" in Breton), a lighthouse at one end of the Chaussée de l'Île de Sein, at the west end of Brittany See also *Armin (name) *Armine Armine is a name. It may refer to: Given name *Armine Wodehouse (other) *Armine Dew (1867–1941), British Indian Army officer * Armine Khachatryan (born 1986), Armenian women's footballer *Armine Rhea Mendoza, Filipino female writer *A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
François Kevorkian
François Kevorkian (born 10 January 1954), also known by the stage name François K, is a French-born, U.S.-based DJ, producer, remixer and label owner of Armenian descent, who started his career DJing in clubs such as the Paradise Garage and Studio 54. Kevorkian has produced and remixed work by a diverse range of musicians including The Smiths, Adam Ant, Kraftwerk, Pet Shop Boys, Depeche Mode, Diana Ross, Gloria Estefan and U2, and is considered one of the forefathers of house music. Biography François Kevorkian ( hy, Ֆրանսուա Գեւորգեան) was born and raised in France, with Armenian heritage. He played the drums in his adolescent years. He moved to the United States in 1975. At that time the competition to be a drummer was very high, so around 1976 he became a DJ in underground clubs in New York City. DJing soon became his full-time occupation, including some work at more commercial venues such as the club New York, New York in 1977. He taught hims ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hagop Kevorkian
Hagop Kevorkian ( hy, Յակոբ Գեւորգեան; 1872 – 1962) was an Armenian-American archeologist, connoisseur of art, and collector. Originally from Kayseri, and a graduate of the American Robert College in Istanbul, he settled in New York City in the late 19th century, and was responsible for drawing greater attention to Near Eastern and Islamic artifacts in the United States. Career Kevorkian carried out excavations in Persia, in Sultanabad from 1903 and at the medieval city of Rey from around 1907, and assembled an outstanding collection of Oriental art, especially Islamic and Persian. He organized the exhibition of Islamic ceramics in London in 1911. The works excavated under his supervision were shown in New York in 1914. Major sales of Islamic pieces from his collection, including lacquer doors and tile panels from Isfahan, books and paintings, carpets and ceramics, were held in the 1920s at the Anderson Gallery, New York. In 1929 he acquired at auction the M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jack Kevorkian
Murad Jacob "Jack" Kevorkian (May 26, 1928 – June 3, 2011) was an American pathologist and euthanasia proponent. He publicly championed a terminal patient's right to die by physician-assisted suicide, embodied in his quote, "Dying is not a crime". Kevorkian said that he assisted at least 130 patients to that end. He was convicted of murder in 1999 and was often portrayed in the media with the name of "Dr. Death". In 1998, Kevorkian was arrested and tried for his role in the voluntary euthanasia of a man named Thomas Youk who had Lou Gehrig's disease, or ALS. He was convicted of second-degree murder and served 8 years of a 10-to-25-year prison sentence. He was released on parole on June 1, 2007, on condition he would not offer advice about, participate in, or be present at the act of any type of euthanasia to any other person, as well as neither promote nor talk about the procedure of assisted suicide.Monica Davey"Kevorkian Speaks After His Release From Prison" '' The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ralph G
Ralph (pronounced ; or ,) is a male given name of English, Scottish and Irish origin, derived from the Old English ''Rædwulf'' and Radulf, cognate with the Old Norse ''Raðulfr'' (''rað'' "counsel" and ''ulfr'' "wolf"). The most common forms are: * Ralph, the common variant form in English, which takes either of the given pronunciations. * Rafe, variant form which is less common; this spelling is always pronounced , as are all other English spellings without "l". * Raife, a very rare variant. * Raif, a very rare variant. Raif Rackstraw from H.M.S. Pinafore * Ralf, the traditional variant form in Dutch, German, Swedish, and Polish. * Ralfs, the traditional variant form in Latvian. * Raoul, the traditional variant form in French. * Raúl, the traditional variant form in Spanish. * Raul, the traditional variant form in Portuguese and Italian. * Raül, the traditional variant form in Catalan. * Rádhulbh, the traditional variant form in Irish. Given name Middle Ages ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
TWA Flight 800
Trans World Airlines Flight 800 (TWA800) was a Boeing 747-100 that exploded and crashed into the Atlantic Ocean near East Moriches, New York, on July 17, 1996, at about 8:31pm. EDT, 12 minutes after takeoff from John F. Kennedy International Airport, on a scheduled international passenger flight to Rome, with a stopover in Paris. All 230 people on board died in the crash; it is the third-deadliest aviation accident in U.S. history. Accident investigators from the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) traveled to the scene, arriving the following morning amid speculation that a terrorist attack was the cause of the crash. Consequently, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and New York Police Department Joint Terrorism Task Force (JTTF) initiated a parallel criminal investigation. Sixteen months later, the JTTF announced that no evidence of a criminal act had been found and closed its active investigation. The four-year NTSB investigation concluded with the approval of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raymond Kévorkian
Raymond Haroutioun Kévorkian (born February 22, 1953) is a French Armenian historian. He is a Foreign Member of Armenian National Academy of Sciences. Kevorkian has a PhD in history (1980), and is a professor. Biography Kevorkian finished the University of Paris VIII: Vincennes - Saint-Denis, where he teaches and serves as Research director at the French Institute of Geopolitics (Institut Français de Géopolitique). Kevorkian is the director of , Paris. He is the editor of '' d'Histoire arménienne contemporaine'' journal. Kevorkian is the author of '' The Armenian Genocide: A Complete History'', "an exhaustive and authoritative account of the origins, events, and consequences of the Armenian Genocide". It was originally published in French in 2006. The book is the first to make extensive use of the archives of the Nubarian Library. In 2010, Kevorkian received the Presidential Award from Armenian President Serge Sarkisian in recognition of his enormous contributions as a sc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vahram Kevorkian
Vahram Kevorkian (17 December 1887– 17 July 1911) was a football player of Armenian descent. His position on the field was striker. Kevorkian was born in a rich merchant family in Yerevan, and had been sent to study in Boston. He arrived in Belgium presumably in 1902, after he had been studying in the United States. He settled in Bruges and also started playing football for Cercle Brugge in 1902. He made his debut at the highest level of Belgian football one season later. In 1905, Kevorkian went to Antwerp side Beerschot. Even though Beerschot relegated that season, Kevorkian chose to stay and Antwerp were back again at the top level in 1907. Kevorkian was called up for Belgium in 1908, for a match against Sweden. Kevorkian scored the 1–0 in the 30th minute. Belgium won the match 2–1. Even though Kevorkian did not have the Belgian nationality, he was allowed to appear in the match. Because when the rule started counting that players had to have the nationality of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kevorkian Death Cycle
Kevorkian Death Cycle is an American electro-industrial band from Riverside, California founded by Ryan Gribbin and Roger Jarvis. The band was originally named Grid and later changed their name to the politically motivated "Kevorkian Death Cycle". Career The band released its first album, ''Collection for Injection'', on the Ras Dva label. After a 1997 tour with Spahn Ranch, they became popular with the underground community. The band moved to the Metropolis label in 1998 and in the fall released their second album ''Dark Skies''. They later played with Front 242 and went on tour with Front Line Assembly. In 1999, they released their third album, ''A+0(M)''. This album contained a cover of Frankie Goes to Hollywood's " Relax". The album peaked at #7 on the CMJ RPM Charts in the U.S. That year the band also went on their two-month "Free Jack" tour of North America. ("Jack" here refers to Jack Kevorkian.) ''Collection for Injection'' was re-issued in 2000, and a re-mix ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gevorgyan
Gevorgyan or Gevorgian, sometimes also spelled Gevorkian ( hy, Գևորգյան) is an Armenian surname meaning "son of Gevorg", the equivalent of "son of George" (compare English Georgeson). The Western Armenian equivalent is Kevorkian. Gevorgyan can refer to the following people: Persons * Ara Gevorgyan (born 1960), an Armenian musician * Arayik Gevorgyan (born 1973), an Armenian Freestyle wrestler * Arsen Gevorgyan (born 1975), an Armenian judoka * Artur Gevorgyan (born 1975), an Armenian-American boxer * Edgar Gevorgyan (born 1982), an Armenian weightlifter * Maria Gevorgyan Maria Gevorgyan ( hy, Մարիա Գևորգյան; born 21 December 1994) is an Armenian chess player who holds the title of Woman Grandmaster (WGM, 2019). She is a four-time Armenian Women Chess Champion (2016, 2017, 2019, 2020). Chess car ... (born 1994), an Armenian chess player * Nahapet Gevorgyan (born 1957), an Armenian politician * Pavel Gevorgyan (born 1963), a Russian scientist * Va ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gevorkyan
Gevorkyan or Gevorkian, also spelled Gevorgyan ( hy, Գևորգյան) as a surname may refer to: * Armen Gevorkyan is an Armenian amateur boxer. * Artur Gevorkyan is a professional Turkmen football player. * Ivan Gevorkian is a prominent Soviet Armenian surgeon and scientist. * Lousine Gevorkian is the lead singer of the Russian band Louna. See also * Gevorgyan Gevorgyan or Gevorgian, sometimes also spelled Gevorkian ( hy, Գևորգյան) is an Armenian surname meaning "son of Gevorg", the equivalent of "son of George" (compare English Georgeson). The Western Armenian equivalent is Kevorkian. Gevorgya ... * Kevorkian {{surname, Gevorkyan Armenian-language surnames Patronymic surnames Surnames from given names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Armenian-language Surnames
Armenian ( classical: , reformed: , , ) is an Indo-European language and an independent branch of that family of languages. It is the official language of Armenia. Historically spoken in the Armenian Highlands, today Armenian is widely spoken throughout the Armenian diaspora. Armenian is written in its own writing system, the Armenian alphabet, introduced in 405 AD by the priest Mesrop Mashtots. The total number of Armenian speakers worldwide is estimated between 5 and 7 million. History Classification and origins Armenian is an independent branch of the Indo-European languages. It is of interest to linguists for its distinctive phonological changes within that family. Armenian exhibits more satemization than centumization, although it is not classified as belonging to either of these subgroups. Some linguists tentatively conclude that Armenian, Greek (and Phrygian) and Indo-Iranian were dialectally close to each other;''Handbook of Formal Languages'' (1997p. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
