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Peres
Peres is a patronymic Portuguese and Galician surname. Its modern variant is Pires. There exists also a branch among jewish people, not related with the first ones. In this case is the name of the Bearded vulture or ''Gypaetus barbatus'', commonly known as the lammergeier). However, the surname is from the son of Tamar and Judah, whose name means "bearded vulture". In the Hebrew Bible in the Book of Daniel, the words which form the "writing on the wall" at Belshazzar's feast are recorded initially as ''mene, mene, tekel, upharsin'' (Daniel 5:25) but the final word is given as ''peres'' in verse 28, where its meaning is said to be "Your kingdom has been divided, and given to the Medes and Persians". People with the surname Peres include: * Adans Lopez Peres (born 1975), Portuguese second husband of Princess Stéphanie of Monaco * Asher Peres (1934–2005), Israeli physicist (born Aristide Pressman) * Bernardo Peres da Silva (1775–1844), the only native governor of Portugues ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shimon Peres
Shimon Peres ( ; ; born Szymon Perski, ; 2 August 1923 – 28 September 2016) was an Israeli politician and statesman who served as the prime minister of Israel from 1984 to 1986 and from 1995 to 1996 and as the president of Israel from 2007 to 2014. He was a member of twelve Cabinet of Israel, cabinets and represented five political parties in a political career spanning 70 years. Peres was elected to the Knesset in November 1959 and except for three months out of office in early 2006, served as a member of the Knesset continuously until he was elected president in 2007. Serving in the Knesset for 48 years (with the first uninterrupted stretch lasting more than 46 years), Peres is the longest serving member in the Knesset's history. At the time of his retirement from politics in 2014, he was the world's oldest head of state and was considered the last link to Israel's founding generation, as well as the last Prime Minister to make aliyah rather than being born on territory that ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bernardo Peres Da Silva
Bernardo Peres da Silva (15 October 1775 – 18 November 1844) was a Portuguese politician and former medical practitioner who served as a governor of Portuguese India from January to February 1835. He was the first and only native Goan to be appointed to this post during the 451 years of Portuguese colonial and provincial governance. He was also one of the first elected representatives in the Portuguese Parliament from its overseas Indian colonies. Early life Bernardo Peres da Silva was born in Neura Island in Goa to José Tomás de Vila Nova Peres and Mariana Veloso and was orphaned at a very young age. His uncle, Caetano Peres, was a priest at Rachol Seminary, and took him under his care. He completed secondary education at Rachol. He graduated from Escola Médico-Cirúrgica de Goa (School of Medical Surgery of Goa), which was attached to the Royal Hospital at Panelim. Medical practitioner After completing his education at the medical school, Peres was appointed as subs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Asher Peres
Asher Peres (; January 30, 1934 – January 1, 2005) was an Israeli physicist. Peres is best known for his work relating quantum mechanics and information theory. He helped to develop the Peres–Horodecki criterion for quantum entanglement, as well as the concept of quantum teleportation, and collaborated with others on quantum information and special relativity. He also introduced the Peres metric and researched the Hamilton–Jacobi–Einstein equation in general relativity. With Mario Feingold, he published work in quantum chaos that is known to mathematicians as the Feingold–Peres conjecture and to physicists as the Feingold–Peres theory. Life According to his autobiography, he was born ''Aristide Pressman'' in Beaulieu-sur-Dordogne in France, where his father, a Polish electrical engineer, had found work laying down power lines. He was given the name ''Aristide'' at birth, because the name his parents wanted, ''Asher'', the name of his maternal grandfather, w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sonia Peres
Sonia Peres was the wife of President and Prime Minister of Israel, Shimon Peres. Sonia served in the British Army during World War II, and for many years volunteered anonymously for sick children and the disabled. She married Shimon in May 1945. Together, they helped found kibbutz Alumot. Sonia and Shimon had three children and eight grandchildren. Sonia rarely appeared in public eye, preferring to play a backstage role in her husband's six-decade political career. Early life Sonia Gelman was born in the town of Mizoch in Poland (nowadays in Ukraine) to Malka (Mamcha) and Yaakov Gelman. In 1927 she made Aliya to Mandatory Palestine with her parents, her older sister Batya and younger brother Itzik. The Gelman family was one of the first to leave the town, with the aim of making Aliya to the Land of Israel, and their departure caused great excitement. A farewell ceremony was held, which included a party and speeches attended by all the residents. The family settled in the B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Waldir Peres
Waldir Peres de Arruda (January 2, 1951 – July 23, 2017), known as Waldir Peres, was a Brazilian footballer who played as a goalkeeper, in particular with São Paulo and the Brazil national team. Playing career Club At club level, Peres was mainly known for his time with São Paulo. International At international level, Peres had his first match it was the second semi final match during the 1975 Copa América on 4 October 1975 against Peru, Brazil won the match with a score of 0-2. Peres capped in total 30 times for Brazil between October 1975 and July 1982; he was a member of the Brazil national team at the World Cup 1974, 1978 and 1982. He played five games at the 1982 World Cup. Coaching career In 2006, Peres was appointed as the Vitória-ES U-18 team manager during the Copa São Paulo de Juniores. Death Peres died in 2017 of a heart attack; he was 66. Personal life Peres's daughter Erika Peres was also a footballer.http://www.fckarpaty.lviv.ua/cat/inter/?n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marinho Peres
Mário Peres Ulibarri (19 March 1947 – 18 September 2023), known as Marinho Peres, was a Brazilian association football, footballer who played as a centre-back, in particular with Sport Club Internacional and the Brazil national football team, Brazil national team. He captained the Brazil team to fourth place at the 1974 FIFA World Cup, World Cup 1974. He became a coach after retiring. International career Peres earned 15 caps (3 non official) with the Brazil national football team, Brazil national team (one goal). He played during the 1974 FIFA World Cup (seven games, fourth place). Death Marinho Peres died on 18 September 2023, at the age of 76. Honours As a player Santos * Campeonato Paulista: 1973 Internacional * Campeonato Bra ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Javier Peres
Javier S. Peres (b. 1972) is a contemporary art dealer and gallery owner. His gallery, Peres Projects, is in the Karl-Marx-Allee in Berlin, and has offices in Los Angeles Los Angeles, often referred to by its initials L.A., is the List of municipalities in California, most populous city in the U.S. state of California, and the commercial, Financial District, Los Angeles, financial, and Culture of Los Angeles, ..., California. Biography Peres started Peres Projects in San Francisco, California, in 2002. He was included in the Art Review Power 100 in 2006. He collects premodern African Art. References *Fogel, Jonathan (2016) "#Obsessed: Javier Peres and African Art," Tribal Art Magazine, Issue 79, April 2016, pp. 120 – 127. *Neave, Kate (2015) "Javier Peres on embracing the extreme," ''Dazed Digital,'' December 2015. http://www.dazeddigital.com/artsandculture/article/22759/1/javier-peres-embracing-the-extreme *Carroll, Jessiva (2012) "Portfolio: Javier Peres," ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paio Peres Correia
D. Paio Peres Correia (1205 – January 1275) was a Portuguese warrior who played an important role in the thirteenth-century Reconquista.López Fernández, Manuel (2003)"Sobre la muerte y enterramientos de un Maestre santiaguista"in ''Revista de estudios extremeños''. Vol. 59 (2): 757–775. ISSN 0210-2854 Biography He was born c. 1205, in Monte de Fralães, a civil parish in the municipality of Barcelos. While still quite young, he travelled to Uclés, the headquarters of the Order of Santiago in the Kingdom of Castile. By 1232 he was back in Portugal, as ''comendador'' of Alcácer, i.e. the leader of the Portuguese knight-friars of Santiago. Working closely with king Sancho II, the knight-friars conducted several campaigns against the Moors in Alentejo. The initial target was apparently the castle of Aljustrel, albeit this is undocumented; regardless, this had been conquered by March 1235. Advancing from there, he fortified a hill in Padrões, and manned it with 40 knig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peres (Brazilian Footballer)
Peres Spíndula de Oliveira (born 7 November 1974), also known as Peres , is a Brazilian professional football player who last played for Home United FC in S.League. He retired at the end of the 2010 season. Club career Peres was born in Contagem, Brazil, and played for many teams in Brazil, including Esporte Clube Democrata and Sociedade Desportiva Serra Futebol Clube, before playing in Singapore Singapore, officially the Republic of Singapore, is an island country and city-state in Southeast Asia. The country's territory comprises one main island, 63 satellite islands and islets, and one outlying islet. It is about one degree .... He was the top scorer in Singapore's S.League in 2003, while playing for Home United FC. He was also named the S.League's Player of the Year for that year. Oliveira moved to rivals Tampines Rovers FC together with Sutee Suksomkit at the end of the 2005 season. But then in 2008, he moved back to Home United. Honours Club ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Valter Peres
Valter Peres (born 10 December 1954), is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder. Career Formed in São Paulo FC youth categories, Peres competed for a position in the club's midfield with Chicão and Teodoro during the 1970s. He was Brazilian champion in 1977, converting one of the penalties in the final against Atlético Mineiro. Honours ;São Paulo * Campeonato Brasileiro: 1977 Events January * January 8 – 1977 Moscow bombings, Three bombs explode in Moscow within 37 minutes, killing seven. The bombings are attributed to an Armenian separatist group. * January 10 – Mount Nyiragongo erupts in eastern Zaire (no ... References External linksPeresat ogol.com.br 1954 births Living people Men's association football midfielders Brazilian men's footballers São Paulo FC players Botafogo Futebol Clube (PB) players Esporte Clube Bahia players Marília Atlético Clube players Colorado Esporte Clube players Esp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christiana Ubach
Cristiana Monteiro Peres (born April 14, 1987), known professionally as Christiana Ubach, is a Brazilian actress. She played the lead role in a telenovela. Biography Christiana Ubach was born in Rio de Janeiro, but she moved to Itaipava, a district of Petrópolis when she was still a child. She returned to her home city when she was 14 years old to study. Christiana Ubach studied Psychology at the PUC-Rio university, but she left to study at the Oficina de Atores da Globo (Rede Globo's acting academy) to dedicate to her acting career. Her first role was the younger Flora in the 2008 telenovela '' A Favorita'', broadcast from 2008 to 2009. She also participated in the 2008 video clip "Beijo de Cinema" by the Brazilian band Madame Machado. She was announced in late 2009 as the lead actress in '' Malhação ID'' playing the character Cristiana Araújo. She was nominated for the 12th Prêmio Contigo award in the Best Newcomer Actress category for that role. After the end of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adans Lopez Peres
Adans Lopez Peres (born 8 November 1975) is a Portuguese acrobatic hand-to-hand artist and a fifth-generation performer. He was the eldest son of Salvador de Jesus Peres, a Portuguese acrobat and Beatriz López y Calderón, a Spanish classically trained flamenco dancer. He is a well-known performer but is probably best known as the second husband of Princess Stéphanie of Monaco. He is 10 years her junior. They allegedly married secretly in Vandœuvres, Switzerland, on 12 September 2003. On 22 July 2004, the ''London Evening Standard The ''London Standard'', formerly the ''Evening Standard'' (1904–2024) and originally ''The Standard'' (1827–1904), is a long-established regional newspaper published weekly and distributed free of charge in London, England. It is print ...'' reported that Stephanie had split from Peres and returned to her first husband, Daniel Ducruet, for an attempt at reviving their relationship that didn't last. They were divorced on 24 November 200 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
