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Kustaa Inkeri
Kustaa is a Finnish masculine name derived from Gustav. Notable people named Kustaa include: * Arvo Kustaa Halberg (1910–2000), leader of the Communist Party USA * Kaarlo Kustaa Lappalainen (1877–1965), Finnish sport shooter *Kalle Kustaa Paasia (1883–1961), Finnish gymnast who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics *Kustaa Pihlajamäki (1902–1944), Finnish freestyle wrestler and Olympic champion *Kustaa Rovio Kustaa Adolf Simonpoika Rovio (23 January 1887 in Saint Petersburg – 21 April 1938) also known as Gustav Ravelin, was a Finland, Finnish Communist politician and was the First Secretary of the Karelian Communist Party. Rovio was executed during t ... (1887–1938), Finnish Communist politician who fled to the Russian SFSR after the Finnish Civil War {{given name Finnish masculine given names Masculine given names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gustav (name)
Gustav, also spelled Gustaf (pronounced or in English; for both spellings), is a male given name of Old Swedish origin, used mainly in Scandinavian countries, German-speaking countries, and the Low Countries. The origin of the name is debated. The name was first recorded in 1225 in Västergötland, Sweden, in the Latin form . Other 13th-century variants include ''Gødstaui'', ''Gøstaf'' and ''Gøzstaf'' . Linguistic Otto von Friesen suggested that it may derive from a byname meaning "staff of the Geats, Göta people" or "support of the (Väst)göta people". Another theory speculates that the name is of Medieval Slavic peoples, Slavic origin, from ''Gostislav'', a compound word meaning "glorious guest", derived from the Slavic words ("guest") and ("glory"), and was adopted by migrating groups north and west into Germany and Scandinavia. This name has been borne by eight Monarch of Sweden, kings of Sweden, starting from Gustav Vasa in the 16th century and including the curren ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gus Hall
Gus Hall (born Arvo Kustaa Halberg; October 8, 1910 – October 13, 2000) was an American activist who served as the General Secretary of the Communist Party USA (CPUSA) from 1959 to 2000. As a labor leader, Hall was closely associated with the so-called " Little Steel" Strike of 1937, an effort to unionize the nation's smaller, regional steel manufacturers. During the Second Red Scare, he was indicted under the Smith Act and was sentenced to eight years in prison. After his release, Hall led the CPUSA for over 40 years, generally taking an orthodox Marxist–Leninist stance and becoming a perennial candidate for president of the United States. Background and early political activism Hall was born Arvo Kustaa Halberg in 1910 in Cherry Township, St. Louis County, Minnesota, a rural community on northern Minnesota's Mesabi Iron Range. He was Finnish-American, the son of Matt (Matti) and Susan (Susanna) Halberg. Hall's parents were Finnish immigrants from the Finland, L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kalle Lappalainen
Kaarlo "Kalle" Kustaa Lappalainen (30 September 1877 – 9 May 1965) was a Finnish sport shooter who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics. In 1920 he won the silver medal as member of the Finnish team in the team running deer, single shots event and the bronze medal in the team 300 metre military rifle, prone competition. In the 1920 Summer Olympics The 1920 Summer Olympics (; ; ), officially known as the Games of the VII Olympiad (; ; ) and commonly known as Antwerp 1920 (; Dutch language, Dutch and German language, German: ''Antwerpen 1920''), were an international multi-sport event held i ... he also participated in the following events: * Team free rifle – fourth place * Team 300 metre military rifle, standing – seventh place * Team 600 metre military rifle, prone – eighth place * Team 300 and 600 metre military rifle, prone – tenth place * 300 metre free rifle, three positions – place unknown References External linksprofile 1877 births 1965 dea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kalle Kustaa Paasia
Kaarlo "Kalle" Kustaa Paasia (28 August 1883 – 19 December 1961) was a Finnish gymnast who won bronze in the 1908 Summer Olympics The 1908 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the IV Olympiad and also known as London 1908) were an international multi-sport event held in London, England, from 27 April to 31 October 1908. The 1908 Games were originally schedu .... Biography Paasia's parents were farmer Kalle Kustaa Paasia and Amanda Kustaantytär. He was married twice: # Edit Erika Kalalahti (1917) # Helmi Elisabet Kivekäs (1922) He completed his matriculation exam at the Hämeenlinna Lyceum in 1905 and graduated as an agronomist in 1911. He worked as a chief executive officer of Toijala dairy, principal and teacher of Päivölä farm school, an assistant at the state butter inspection plant in Hanko and a manager at the butter inspection plant in Turku. Gymnastics He won the Finnish national championship in team gymnastics as a member of Ylioppilasvoimis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kustaa Pihlajamäki
Kustaa Kustaanpoika Pihlajamäki (7 April 1902 – 10 February 1944) was a Finnish wrestler. He competed in freestyle wrestling at the 1924, 1928, 1932 and 1936 Olympics and won two gold and one silver medal. Between 1930 and 1943 he won nine European and 28 national titles in Greco-Roman and freestyle wrestling. Pihlajamäki worked as a policeman in Helsinki from 1925 to 1944, when he died during a Soviet bombing raid. A statue in his honor was installed in Helsinki in 1956, and in 2005 he became the first Finnish wrestler to be inducted into the FILA Fila (; ) is a South Korean-owned athleisure brand headquartered in Seoul. The company was originally founded by Ettore and Giansevero Fila in 1911 in Coggiola, near Biella, Italy. Fila Korea acquired the brand in 2007 and launched its initial p ... International Wrestling Hall of Fame. His brothers Arvi and Paavo were also national champions in wrestling, and his cousin Hermanni was an Olympic champion. References Externa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kustaa Rovio
Kustaa Adolf Simonpoika Rovio (23 January 1887 in Saint Petersburg – 21 April 1938) also known as Gustav Ravelin, was a Finland, Finnish Communist politician and was the First Secretary of the Karelian Communist Party. Rovio was executed during the Great Purge. He was also the head of the Helsinki Police Department, Helsingfors (Helsinki) Police. Biography Kustaa Rovio was born in a Russian-speaking Finnish family from the Saint Petersburg, Petrograd (Saint Petersburg) area. At the age of 12, he began working as a delivery boy in workshops, then as a turner at the Atlas plant, and began attending Marxist circles. In 1905, he took part in the procession to the Winter Palace. In December 1905, he joined the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, RSDLP. In 1907, he was arrested and exiled to Vologda, from where he fled. In 1910, he was arrested again and exiled to Tula, Russia, Tula. He then fled to Finland and became a member of the Social Democratic Party of Finland. From 1913 to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Finnish Masculine Given Names
Finnish may refer to: * Something or someone from, or related to Finland * Culture of Finland * Finnish people or Finns, the primary ethnic group in Finland * Finnish language, the national language of the Finnish people * Finnish cuisine See also * Finish (other) * Finland (other) * Suomi (other) Suomi means ''Finland'' in Finnish. Suomi may also refer to: *Finnish language Finnish (endonym: or ) is a Finnic languages, Finnic language of the Uralic languages, Uralic language family, spoken by the majority of the population in Finla ... * {{disambiguation Language and nationality disambiguation pages ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
