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Leonie Urdang
Leonie or (in French) Léonie or (in German) Leonie is a Latin-origin feminine given name meaning "lioness", from the masculine personal name ''Leon'' (meaning "lion"). It is rare as a surname. People People with the name or its variants include: * Léonie Abo (born 1945), Bambunda author * Léonie Adams (1899–1988), American poet * Leonie Archer, British academic and author * Leonie Benesch, German actress * Leonie Bennett (born 1993), Dutch cricketer * Leonie ter Braak (born 1980), Dutch actress and television presenter * Leonie Brinkema (born 1944), American judge * Leonie Burke, midwife * Léonie Duquet (1916–1977), French nun * Leonie Elliott (born 1988), British actress * Leonie Fiebig (born 1990), German bobsledder * Leonie Frieda (born 1956), Swedish-born former model, translator, and writer * Léonie Gilmour (1872–1933), American educator, editor, and journalist * Leonie Greiner (born 2002), German singer * Leonie Hanne, German fashion blogger * Léonie H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leon (given Name)
Leon () is a first name of Greek origin, meaning "lion". It gave rise to similar names in other languages, including the Latin ''Leo'', French ''Lyon'' or ''Léon'', Irish ''Leon'', Spanish ''León'', Levon Լեվոն Armenian or Georgian ''Levan'' / ლევან''. In Greek mythology, Leon was a giant killed by Heracles. One of the oldest attested historical figures to bear this name was Leon of Sparta, a 6th-century BCE king of Sparta. During the Christian era, the name ''Leon'' was merged with the Latin cognate '' Leo'', with the result that the two forms are used interchangeably.Withycombe, E. G. (1945). ''The Oxford Dictionary of English Christian Names''. 3rd ed. Oxford University Press. A similar Greek name, '' Leonidas'', means "son of a lion". Leonidas I, king of Sparta, was a famous bearer of that name. The Ancient Greek word λέων ultimately comes from Proto-Semitic *labiʾ-, which is not Indo-European. People Leon (English, German, Dutch, Russian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Léonie Gilmour
Léonie Gilmour (June17, 1873December31, 1933) was an American educator, editor and journalist. She was the lover and editor of the writer Yone Noguchi and the mother of sculptor Isamu Noguchi and dancer Ailes Gilmour. She is the subject of the feature film '' Leonie'' (2010) and the book ''Leonie Gilmour: When East Weds West'' (2013). Life Léonie Gilmour was born in New York City on June17, 1873, and grew up in the East Village, Manhattan. At the time of her birth, her father, Andrew Gilmour, a clerk, and mother, Albiana Gilmour (née Smith, daughter of one of the co-founders of the '' Brooklyn Times-Union''), were living "in one room in a rear house" in St. Brigid's Place, the alley behind St. Brigid's Church on the east side of Tompkins Square Park. Léonie was among the first students at the Free Kindergarten organized by Felix Adler's Ethical Culture Society and became a member of the first class of the Workingman's School (later Ethical Culture School). After her gradu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leonie Sandercock
Leonie Sandercock (born 1949) is an urban planner and academic focusing on community planning and multiculturalism. Her work spans the interdisciplinary fields of urban studies, urban policy and planning and elucidates issues of difference, social justice and possibility. She has been teaching at the School of Community & Regional Planning at University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada, since 2001. Education and career Sandercock received an MFA (screenwriting) from University of California at Los Angeles (1989), a PhD, Australian National University (1974) and a BA (Hons), University of Adelaide (1970). She has served as a senior academic in Australia at Macquarie University, RMIT University and the University of Melbourne, as well as UCLA The University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) is a public land-grant research university in Los Angeles, California, United States. Its academic roots were established in 1881 as a normal school then known as the southern ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leonie Saint
Leonie Saint (born 23 April 1986), also known with the stage names Leonie Luder or simply Leonie is a German actress, TV presenter and former pornographic actress. Life and career Born in Herne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Leonie entered the adult industry in September 2005, at the age of 19 years. In 2006, she became an exclusive actress for the company Videorama, for which she made her own series called ''Leonie''. That same year, Leonie won the eLine Award in the category "Best Newcomer Germany" and, in 2007, in the category "Best Actress Germany". Between 2007 and 2009, she co-hosted the show ''La Notte'' on the quiz channel 9Live. In 2007, she appeared in the music video "Lover's Lane" for the German horror punk band The Other. That same year, she also appeared in the music video " Screwing You on the Beach at Night" by Bloodhound Gang, but the video was eventually released in 2010. In January 2008, Saint announced her retirement from the adult industry. In a 2011 interview, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leonie Rysanek
Leopoldine Rysanek (14 November 1926 – 7 March 1998), known professionally as Leonie Rysanek, was an Austrian dramatic soprano. Life Rysanek was born in Vienna as one of six children of a Czech father and an Austrian mother. She entered the Vienna Academy at 16, where she studied with Alfred Jerger. Rysanek made her operatic debut in 1949 in Innsbruck. In 1951, the Bayreuth Festival reopened and the new leader Wieland Wagner asked her to sing Sieglinde in ''Die Walküre'', conducted by Herbert von Karajan. He was convinced that her unique, young and beautiful voice, combined with her rare acting abilities, would create a sensation. She became a star overnight, and the role of Sieglinde followed her for the rest of her career. Her final performance was at the Salzburg Festival in August 1996, as Klytämnestra in '' Elektra'' by Richard Strauss. She made her American debut at the San Francisco Opera on 18 September 1956 in '' Der fliegende Holländer'', the first of he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Léonie Martin
Léonie Martin, also known as Sister Françoise-Thérèse, VHM (3 June 1863 – 17 June 1941) was a French Catholic nun who led a cloistered life as a member of the Visitation Sisters. She was the daughter of Saints Louis Martin and Marie-Azélie Guérin Martin and an elder sister of Saint Thérèse of Lisieux. She is sometimes dubbed Saint Thérèse's "difficult sister". Her cause for beatification was permitted to be introduced in the Diocese of Bayeux and Lisieux in 2015, and she has been given the posthumous title Servant of God. Life Marie Léonie Martin was born in Alençon in the department of Orne in France on 3 June 1863. She was the third child born to Louis and Zélie Martin – both of whom were canonized on 18 October 2015 by Pope Francis. She had several siblings, including Thérèse, who was canonized within Léonie's lifetime. The Martin daughters each bore the first baptismal name "Marie", just as Zélie, her siblings and her nieces did, but only the elde ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Myriam Léonie Mani
Myriam Léonie Mani (born May 21, 1977) is a Cameroonian athlete who specialized in the 100 and 200 metres. Mani represented Cameroon at the 2008 Summer Olympics competing at the 100 metres sprint. In her first round heat she placed third behind Torri Edwards and Jeanette Kwakye in a time of 11.64 to advance to the second round. There she failed to qualify for the semi-finals as her time of 11.65 was only the sixth time of her heat, causing elimination. Achievements * 2008 African Championships - seventh place (100 m), fifth place (200 m) * 2006 African Championships - fifth place (100 m), eighth place (200 m) *2006 Commonwealth Games - eighth place (200 m) *2002 IAAF World Cup - bronze medal (200 m) * 2002 African Championships - silver medal (100 m), bronze medal (200 m) * 2001 IAAF Grand Prix Final - gold medal (200 m) * 2001 World Championships - seventh place (200 m) * 2000 African Championships - gold medal (100 m), gold medal (200 m) *1999 All-Africa Games - silver medal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leonie Maier
Leonie Rebekka Maier (; born 29 September 1992) is a German association football, footballer who plays as a Defender (association football), defender for VfB Stuttgart (women), VfB Stuttgart in the German Frauen-Regionalliga, Regionalliga Süd, and previously for the Germany women's national football team, Germany national team. Club career VfL Sindelfingen, 2008–2010 Maier started her professional career with VfL Sindelfingen in the 2. Frauen-Bundesliga, second tier of the Frauen-Bundesliga. She spent two seasons at Sindelfingen. During her second season with Sindelfingen she scored 9 goals in 31 appearances with the club. SC 07 Bad Neuenahr, 2010–2013 Maier then moved to SC 07 Bad Neuenahr, who played in Frauen-Bundesliga, the top tier of the Frauen-Bundesliga. She stayed with the club for three seasons, playing 65 regular season games and scoring two goals. Following the death of the club president, SC 07 Bad Neueahr filed for insolvency, forcing Maier to move. Bayern ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leonie Kramer
Dame Leonie Judith Kramer, (1 October 1924 – 20 April 2016) was an Australian academic, educator and professor. She is notable as the first female professor of English in Australia, first woman to chair the Australian Broadcasting Corporation and the first female chancellor of the University of Sydney. She was made a Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire and a Companion of the Order of Australia. Education Kramer was born Leonie Gibson to Alfred and Gertrude Gibson in Melbourne on 1 October 1924. She was educated at Presbyterian Ladies' College, Melbourne, and entered the University of Melbourne in 1942, where she was a resident in the women's section of Trinity College, known as Janet Clarke Hall, and was awarded an A. M. White entrance scholarship. She took her Bachelor of Arts degree in 1945, and later attended Oxford University, where she graduated Doctor of Philosophy in 1953. During her postgraduate years at Oxford she tutored at St Hugh's College. Career Kr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leonie Krail
Leonie Krail (born 9 September 1986) is a Swiss former competitive ice dancer. With Oscar Peter, she is a three-time Swiss national champion (2006, 2008, 2009) and competed in the final segment at four ISU Championships – 2006 Europeans, 2008 Europeans, 2009 Europeans, and 2008 Worlds. Earlier in her career, Krail competed with Marc Fausch. After Fausch quit, she was without a partner for six months and then teamed up with Oscar Peter, in 2003. Krail/Peter were coached by Natalia Linichuk and Gennadi Karponosov in Aston, Pennsylvania Aston Township is a township in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 16,791 at the 2020 census. History Aston was first settled in 1682 as a municipality and was incorporated as a township in 1688 (one of the first .... Programs (with Oscar Peter) Competitive highlights With Peter With Fausch References External links * * Swiss female ice dancers 1986 births Living people Pe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leonie Joubert
Leonie Joubert is a South African science writer and author specialising in climate and environmental collapse, energy policy, and why cities leave us hungry, heavy, and sick (the hunger-obesity poverty-paradox). More recently, her work delves into the realm of public mental health. She has spent the better part of 20 years exploring these topics through books, journalism, communication support to academics and civil society organisations, non-fiction creative writing, and podcasting. Biography Leonie Joubert has a Master's in science journalism from Stellenbosch University and a Bachelor's in journalism and media studies from Rhodes University. She is an author of more than ten books, including: ''Scorched, South Africa's changing climate'' (Wits University Press, 2006); ''Boiling point, people in a changing climate'' (Wits University Press, 2008); ''Invaded, the biological invasion of South Africa'' (Wits University Press, 2009) and ''The Hungry Season, feeding South Afric ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leonie Huddy
Leonie Huddy is an Australian political scientist, currently a professor of political science at the State University of New York at Stony Brook. She studies American patriotism and national identity, public opinion regarding the Iraq War, and political identity in areas like attitudes towards feminism and gendered perceptions about political candidates. Education and early career Huddy attended Monash University in Melbourne, graduating with a BSc in psychology and zoology in 1977. She then obtained a BSc in zoology in 1979 from the University of New England in Armidale, New South Wales, followed by an MSc in social psychology from the University of California, Los Angeles in 1983. She remained at UCLA to complete a PhD in social psychology in 1989. During her PhD, Huddy worked as a research consultant for the RAND corporation. Upon completing her PhD, Huddy was hired by Stony Brook University as a professor of political science. Career Huddy coauthored the 2015 book ''Going to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
