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Kirkor
Kirkor is a given name and a surname. An archaic Polish-language feminine for the surname is Kirkorowa. As an Armenian given name (Գրիգոր), it has variants, Krikor, and Grigor, all being variants of the given name Gregory. Notable people with the name include: Given name * Kirkor Bezdikyan, 19th-century Ottoman Armenian architect and mayor * Kirkor Canbazyan (1912–2002), Turkish cyclist *Kirkor Kirkorov (born 1968), Bulgarian boxer * Kirkor Zöhrap (1861–1915), Armenian writer, politician and lawyer Surname *Adam Kirkor (1818–1886), Polish publisher, journalist and archeologist *Helena Kirkorowa (1828–1900), Polish theatre actress *Zofia Kirkor-Kiedroniowa Zofia Kirkor-Kiedroniowa ( Grabska; 14 May 1872 – 15 June 1952) was a Polish national activist. Life and career Zofia Grabska was born to Feliks and Stanisława Grabski at the family possession in the village of Borów. Her brothers were Sta ... (1872–1952), Polish national activist See also * * Kirkorov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kirkorowa
Helena Petronela Kirkorowa née Majewska (May 28, 1828 – January 5, 1900) was a Polish actress of the Vilnius and Krakow theaters and an agent and courier of the Polish National Government (January Uprising), Polish National Government during the January Uprising. She secretly housed the commander of the uprising Romuald Traugutt and managed his correspondence. For her role in the uprising, she was imprisoned in the Warsaw Citadel, then sentenced to exile and eight years of hard labor in Siberia. During her acting career before first marriage, she was known as Petronela Majewska; after marrying the second time during her exile, she took on the surname of Piórowa. Early life and acting career Helena was the daughter of Ignacy Majewski and Ludwika née Wierzbicka. She studied acting in Warsaw. In the years 1843–1846 she performed in Vilnius theaters, initially playing the roles of boys, then also female lovers (including Juliet in ''Romeo and Juliet''). Thanks to her skills ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zofia Kirkor-Kiedroniowa
Zofia Kirkor-Kiedroniowa ( Grabska; 14 May 1872 – 15 June 1952) was a Polish national activist. Life and career Zofia Grabska was born to Feliks and Stanisława Grabski at the family possession in the village of Borów. Her brothers were Stanisław Grabski, politician and economist; and Władysław Grabski, Prime Minister of Poland. Until the age of ten, she attended school in her village, later moving to Warsaw. She graduated from a university there and passed the state exam for the mathematics teacher. Grabska was an activist of the Polish Socialist Party, for that she was arrested by Russian authorities and in 1894 sent to Perm and Yekaterinoslav. In 1896 she returned to Warsaw, and since 1900 cooperated with '' Liga Narodowa'' (National League), a political organization of the right-wing National Democracy camp. From 1905 to 1920 she resided in Cieszyn Silesia, where she was active together with her husband Józef Kiedroń in ''Polskie Zjednoczenie Narodowe'' (Polish N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kirkor Kirkorov
Kirkor Kirkorov (; born March 4, 1968, as Krikor Kirkorian) is a retired Bulgarian boxer who competed for his native country at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. There he was defeated in the first round of the Men's Featherweight Division (– 57 kg) by Germany's eventual gold medalist Andreas Tews. Kirkorov also competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics, reaching the third round before falling to South Korea's Lee Jae-Hyuk. He won the world title in his weight division in 1991, after having claimed the silver medal two years earlier in Moscow Moscow is the Capital city, capital and List of cities and towns in Russia by population, largest city of Russia, standing on the Moskva (river), Moskva River in Central Russia. It has a population estimated at over 13 million residents with .... References * 1968 births Living people Bulgarian male boxers Featherweight boxers Boxers at the 1988 Summer Olympics Boxers at the 1992 Summer Olympics Olympic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adam Kirkor
Adam Honory Kirkor (21 January 1818 – 23 November 1886) was a Polish publisher, journalist and archeologist. Biography Kirkor was born in on 21 January 1818, finishing school in Mogilev. From 1834 to 1866, he worked in Vilnius, later in Saint Petersburg and Kraków. He was a member of the Vilnius Archaeological Commission from 1855. In 1859, Kirkor bought a printing house from and started printing books and periodicals in Polish, Lithuanian and Russian. Kirkor became a member of the Russian Imperial Archaeological Society in 1856, taking part in the writing of '' Orgelbrand's Universal Encyclopedia''. His name is featured in the first volume of the encyclopedia. He joined the in 1864. He was not financially successful and went bankrupt, eventually moving to Kraków. Kirkor helped transforming the Kraków Scientific Society into the Academy of Learning, to which he was appointed as member of in 1873. From 1875, he started participating in archaeological excavations near ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kirkorov
Kirkorov (Bulgarian or Russian: Киркоров) is a Bulgarian masculine surname converted into Bulgarian from the Armenian surname Krikorian / Kerkorian. Its feminine counterpart is Kirkorova. It may refer to *Bedros Kirkorov (1932–2025), Bulgarian-Russian singer and bandleader *Kirkor Kirkorov (born 1968), Bulgarian boxer *Philipp Kirkorov (born 1967), Russian pop singer of Armenian-Bulgarian origin, son of Bedros See also * *Helena Kirkorowa Helena Petronela Kirkorowa née Majewska (May 28, 1828 – January 5, 1900) was a Polish actress of the Vilnius and Krakow theaters and an agent and courier of the Polish National Government (January Uprising), Polish National Government during t ... {{surname Bulgarian-language surnames Patronymic surnames Surnames of Armenian origin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kirkor Bezdikyan
Kirkor Bezdikyan, also known as ''Krikor Agha Bzdikian'' or ''Kirkor Bezdikian'', was the second mayor of Adana, Cilicia who was in office from 1877 to 1879, during the Ottoman Empire. Life He was credit for starting the first modern municipal governance at the time city was flourishing with the cotton trade, hence many Ottoman and European businesses and officials were moving to the city. Before being a mayor, he was elected to the Ottoman Chamber of Deputies at the first democratic election held on 18 March 1877. He was one of the three deputies of Adana Vilayet, and the only one to represent the non-Muslims of the province. Short-lived first parliament was dissolved on 28 June 1877 and the non-Muslim representation for the province was abolished for the second election. During Bezdikian's mayoralty in Adana, the roads were widened and paved with cobblestone, drainage canals and trenches were opened, more importantly the first municipal regulations were put in effect. He desi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kirkor Canbazyan
Kirkor Canbazyan (9 March 1912 – 7 July 2002) was a Turkish cyclist. He competed in the individual and team road race events at the 1936 Summer Olympics The 1936 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XI Olympiad () and officially branded as Berlin 1936, were an international multi-sport event held from 1 to 16 August 1936 in Berlin, then capital of Nazi Germany. Berlin won the bid to .... References External links * 1912 births 2002 deaths Turkish male cyclists Olympic cyclists for Turkey Cyclists at the 1936 Summer Olympics Place of birth missing 20th-century Turkish sportsmen {{Turkey-cycling-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kerkorian (surname)
Kerkorian or Kirkorian () is an Armenian surname derived from the given name Kirkor. Notable people with the name include: * Gary Kerkorian (1930–2000), American football quarterback * Kirk Kerkorian (1917–2015), American billionaire See also * * Krikorian Krikorian () is an Armenian surname. It is a patronym from Krikor, an Armenian equivalent of Gregory. Notable people with the surname include: * Adam Krikorian (born 1974), American water polo coach * Blake Krikorian (1967–2016), American entrepr ... {{surname, Kerkorian Armenian-language surnames Patronymic surnames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Krikor
Krikor is a Western Armenian given name, equivalent to Eastern Armenian given name Grigor and the English equivalent Gregory and its variants in different languages. A diminutive of the name is Koko. A variant is Kirkor. Notable people with the name include: Religion *Gregory of Narek (951–1003), or Krikor Naregatsi, Armenian monk, poet, mystical philosopher, theologian and saint of the Armenian Apostolic Church ;Catholicoi *Gregory the Illuminator (257–331), patron saint and first official head of the Armenian Apostolic Church *Gregory II the Martyrophile (1035–1105), Catholicos of the Armenian Apostolic Church (1066-1105) *Gregory IV the Young (1173–1193) *Gregory V of Cilicia (1193–1194) *Gregory VI of Cilicia (1194–1203) *Gregory VII of Cilicia (1293–1307) *Gregory VIII of Cilicia (1411–1418) * Gregory IX of Cilicia (1439–1446) *Gregory X (1443–1465) *Gregory XI (1536–1545) *Gregory XII (1576–1590) ;Armenian Patriarchs of Jerusalem *Krikor Yetesattzi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grigor
Grigor is a masculine given name and a surname. Variants include Gregory, Gregor, Grigori, Grigory, and in Western Armenian as Krikor or Kirkor. People with the given name * Grigor III Pahlavuni (1093–1166), Armenian catholicos * Grigor Aghababyan (1911–1977), Soviet Armenian architect * Grigor Artsruni (1845–1892), Armenian journalist * Grigor Dimitrov (born 1991), Bulgarian tennis player * Grigor Gurzadyan (1922–2014), Armenian astronomer * Grigor Koprov (born 1943), Macedonian musician * Grigor Marzuantsi (18th century), Armenian book printer * Grigor Meliksetyan (born 1986), Armenian footballer * Grigor Nachovich (1845–1920), Bulgarian politician * Grigor Parlichev (1830–1893), Bulgarian writer * Grigor Paron-Ter (17th century), Armenian Patriarch of Jerusalem * Grigor Tatevatsi (14th century), Armenian philosopher * Grigor Taylor (born 1943), Australian actor * Grigor Topalli (born 1992), Albanian footballer * Grigor Vachkov (1932–1980), Bulgari ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gregory (given Name)
The masculine Given name, first name Gregory or Grégory derives from the Latin name "Gregorius", which came from the late Greek name "Γρηγόριος" (Grēgórios) meaning "watchful, alert" (derived from "ἐγείρω" "egeiro" meaning "to awaken, arouse"). (See also Watcher (angel)#Grigori, the egrḗgoroi or Watcher angels in Second Book of Enoch). Through folk etymology, the name also became associated with Latin ''grex'' (stem ''greg–'') meaning "flock" or "herd". This association with a shepherd who diligently guides his flock contributed to the name's popularity among monks and popes. Sixteen Pope Gregory (other), popes and two antipopes have used the name Gregorius, starting with Pope Gregory I (Gregory the Great). It is tied with Benedict as the second-most popular name for popes, after Pope John (other), John. Although the name was uncommon in the early 20th century, after the popularity of the actor Gregory Peck it became one of the ten most c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
