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Viola (given Name)
Viola is a feminine given name derived from the Latin language, Latin ''viola (plant), viola'', given in reference to the flowering plant species. The name is in common use in Italy. It is best known in the Anglosphere as a character in William Shakespeare's ''Twelfth Night''. List of people Academics * Viola Birss, Canadian professor of chemistry * Viola Garfield (1899–1983), American anthropologist * Viola Shelly Shantz (1895–1977), American biologist and zoologist Activists * Viola Desmond, (1914–1965), African-Nova Scotian civil rights figure * Viola Hashe (1926–1977), South African anti-apartheid activist * Viola Hill (1892-?), American suffragist and music director * Viola Liuzzo (1925–1965), Unitarian Universalist civil rights activist * Viola Pitts (1914–2004), Fort Worth community activist Aristocrats * Viola, Duchess of Opole, 13th-century Bulgarian-Polish noble * Viola Elisabeth of Cieszyn, Queen of Bohemia and Poland * Viola Grosvenor, Duchess of Westmins ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Shakespeare
William Shakespeare ( 23 April 1564 – 23 April 1616) was an English playwright, poet and actor. He is widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist. He is often called England's national poet and the "Bard of River Avon, Warwickshire, Avon" or simply "the Bard". His extant works, including William Shakespeare's collaborations, collaborations, consist of some Shakespeare's plays, 39 plays, Shakespeare's sonnets, 154 sonnets, three long narrative poems and a few other verses, some of uncertain authorship. His plays List of translations of works by William Shakespeare, have been translated into every major modern language, living language and are performed more often than those of any other playwright. Shakespeare remains arguably the most influential writer in the English language, and his works continue to be studied and reinterpreted. Shakespeare was born and raised in Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire. At the age of 18 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Viola Hill
Viola Hill (1892 – 1954) was an African-American suffragist, activist, and musician. She was a founding member of the Alpha Suffrage Club and a community leader within the African Methodist Episcopal Church. Childhood and early activism Viola Hill was born in September 1892 to Mattie Hill, a laundress, and Carey J. Hill, a day laborer. She spent her young childhood in Athens, Georgia. Some time after the 1900 census, the family moved to Chicago. Many Black people moved to northern cities in the early and mid-1900s as a result of widespread racist violence, segregation, and economic insecurity in the South. In 1910, Hill graduated from Wendell Phillips High School in the Bronzeville neighborhood. Wendell Phillips was Chicago's first predominantly Black high school. From 1911, the year after Hill's high school graduation, there is evidence of her activism. That year, she played piano at a Negro Fellowship League event. The Negro Fellowship League, founded by Ida B. Wells in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Viola Odebrecht
Viola Odebrecht (born 11 February 1983) is a retired German footballer who last played for VfL Wolfsburg. She also played for Germany. She played 49 international matches for the national team and became world champion in 2003 . Club career 1. FFC Turbine Potsdam In 2005 Odebrecht won the UEFA Women's Cup with 1.FFC Turbine Potsdam, the team for which she signed again for the 2008/09 season. In the 2006 summer season, Odebrecht played five times for Valur in the Icelandic Úrvalsdeild, scoring once. VfL Wolfsburg On 29 February 2012, Odebrecht signed a two-year contract and will move to VfL Wolfsburg on 1 July 2012. She retired after the 2014–15 season. International career In 2003, she was a member of the World Cup winning team who went on to take the bronze medal at the Athens Olympics 2004. After a six-year hiatus, Odebrecht returned to the Germany national side in a Euro 2013 qualifying match against Romania on 22 October 2011. International goals ''Scores an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Viola Myers
Viola Lillian Myers (later Richardson, 1927 – November 15, 1993) was a Canadian sprinter who competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics The 1948 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XIV Olympiad and officially branded as London 1948, were an international multi-sport event held from 29 July to 14 August 1948 in London, United Kingdom. Following a twelve-year hiatus cau .... She won a bronze medal in the relay and finished fourth in the individual 100 m. Myers started training in athletics in the early 1940s, and in 1944 set a national record in the 80 m sprint. She set another national record in 1948, in the 60 m, which stood until 1973. Myers retired shortly after the 1950 British Empire Games. In 2011, she was inducted into the Athletics Ontario Hall of Fame. Canadian ice hockey players Doug and Murray Wilson are her nephews. She died in 1993 at a hospital in Toronto. References 1927 births 1993 deaths Track and field athletes from Toronto Canadian female ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Viola Kibiwot
Viola Jelagat Kibiwot (born 22 December 1983 in Keiyo District) is a runner from Kenya who specialises in the 1500 metres. Kibiwot won her first international medal as a junior runner at the 2000 IAAF World Cross Country Championships, where she took the bronze medal for Kenya. Consecutive world junior cross country titles followed at the 2001 and 2002 editions of the event, and she also claimed the gold medal over 1500 m at the 2002 World Junior Championships in Athletics. After becoming a senior runner, she struggled to match her junior success. She was outside of the top twenty in the senior short race at the 2003 IAAF World Cross Country Championships, and again at the 2005 race. She was seventh on the track at the 2006 Commonwealth Games, but appeared to make her breakthrough over 1500 m at the 2007 World Championships in Athletics with a fifth-place finish in a personal best time of 4:02.10 minutes in the final. She narrowly missed out on a medal at the 2007 I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Violah Jepchumba
Violah Jepchumba (born 23 October 1990) is a Kenyan-born Bahraini long-distance runner who competes in road running events up to the half marathon distance. She is the current Asian Record holder in the half-marathon (established 1 April 2017) with a winning time of 1:05:22. In 2016, at Praha, she ran a personal best of 1:05:51, which then ranked her as the third fastest woman ever. She began competing internationally in 2014 and was runner-up in her first European outing at the Parelloop. That year she won a series of lower-level German road races, including the Paderborner Osterlauf, as well as the Route du Vin Half Marathon in Luxembourg. In the 2015 season she improved her half marathon best to 1:11:46 at the Göteborgsvarvet, was runner-up at the Kärnten Läuft, then won the Udine Half Marathon in a new best of 1:09:29.Viola Chepchumba |
Viola Grahl
Viola Grahl (born 29 March 1966) is a German former field hockey player who competed in the 1988 Summer Olympics The 1988 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXIV Olympiad () and officially branded as Seoul 1988 (), were an international multi-sport event held from 17 September to 2 October 1988 in Seoul, South Korea. 159 nations were represe .... References External links * 1966 births Living people German female field hockey players Olympic field hockey players for West Germany West German female field hockey players Field hockey players at the 1988 Summer Olympics Field hockey players from Berlin {{Germany-fieldhockey-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Viola Goretzki
Viola Goretzki (later Landvoigt; born 23 November 1956) is a retired German rower. She won a world title in 1975 and an Olympic gold medal in 1976 at the 1976 Montreal in the eight event. For these achievements she was awarded the Patriotic Order of Merit The Patriotic Order of Merit (German: ''Vaterländischer Verdienstorden'', or VVO) was a national award granted annually in the German Democratic Republic (GDR). It was founded in 1954 and was awarded to individuals and institutions for outstanding ... in 1976. Her husband Bernd Landvoigt, brother-in-law Jörg Landvoigt and nephew Ike Landvoigt are also retired Olympic rowers. References 1956 births Living people Sportspeople from Zwickau Rowers from Saxony Sportspeople from Bezirk Karl-Marx-Stadt East German female rowers Olympic rowers for East Germany Rowers at the 1976 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medalists for East Germany Olympic medalists in rowing World Rowing Championships medalists for East ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Viola Cheptoo Lagat
Viola Cheptoo Lagat (born 13 March 1989) is a Kenyan middle-distance runner specialising in the 1500 metres. She competed at the 2015 World Championships, 2016 World Indoor Championships and 2016 Summer Olympics. She comes from a family of runners that includes sisters Mary Chepkemboi and Everlyne Lagat as well as brothers Robert Cheseret and Olympic medalist Bernard Lagat. Competition record Personal bests Outdoor * 800 metres – 2:02.05 (Tomblaine 2015) * 1000 metres – 2:42.58 (Linz 2013) * 1500 metres – 4:04.10 (Lignano Sabbiadoro 2015) * One mile – 4:28.82 (Rovereto 2016) * 3000 metres – 8:52.34 (Rieti 2013) * 5000 metres – 15:35.12 (Palo Alto 2014) Indoor * 1000 metres – 2:40.72 (Boston 2014) * 1500 metres The 1500 metres or 1500-metre run is the foremost middle distance track event in athletics. The distance has been contested at the Summer Olympics since 1896 and the World Championships in Athletics since 1983. It is equivalent to 1.5 kilomet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Viola Bauer
Viola Bauer (born 13 December 1976) is a retired German cross-country skier who competed from 1995 to 2007. She has won a complete set of medals at the Winter Olympics with a gold (2002) and a silver (2006) in the 4 × 5 km relay, and a bronze in the 5 km + 5 km combined pursuit (2002). Bauer also has a complete set of 4 × 5 km relay medals at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships with a gold in 2003, a silver in 2007, and a bronze in 1999. Her best individual finish at the World Championships was sixth in the Individual sprint event in 2005. Bauer had eleven individual wins at various levels from 1998 to 2007. She retired following the 2006-07 World Cup season.FIS Newsflash 122. April 11, 2007. She now works as a commentator for Eurosport Eurosport is a group of pay television networks in Europe and parts of Asia, owned and operated by Warner Bros. Discovery through its WBD Sports unit, it operates two main channels—Eurosport 1 and Eurosport 2—a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Viola Grosvenor, Duchess Of Westminster
Viola Grosvenor, Duchess of Westminster (born Lyttelton; 10 June 1912 – 3 May 1987) was a British aristocrat who was the wife of Robert Grosvenor, 5th Duke of Westminster, the mother of Gerald Grosvenor, 6th Duke of Westminster and the grandmother of Hugh Grosvenor, 7th Duke of Westminster, Charles Innes-Ker, 11th Duke of Roxburghe and Thomas Anson, 6th Earl of Lichfield. Early life Born Viola Maud Lyttelton in Wandsworth, London, she was the daughter of John Lyttelton, 9th Viscount Cobham, and Violet Yolande Leonard. Her brother, Charles Lyttelton, 10th Viscount Cobham, played cricket for Worcestershire in the 1930s and was Governor-General of New Zealand from 1957 to 1962. Their cousin was the jazz musician and broadcaster Humphrey Lyttelton. Her nephew was Major Hugh Lindsay, an equerry to Queen Elizabeth II, who was killed on 10 March 1988, aged 34, in a ski accident after being caught up in an avalanche on Gotschnagrat Mountain while accompanying Charles III as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Viola Elisabeth Of Cieszyn
Viola of Teschen, later known as Viola Elizabeth (, ) ( – 21 September 1317), was Queen of Bohemia and Poland by marriage to Wenceslaus III of Bohemia. She was the daughter of Mieszko I, Duke of Cieszyn, by his unknown wife. She was named after her paternal great-grandmother Viola, wife of Duke Casimir I of Opole. Queen of Bohemia and Poland Viola married young King Wenceslaus III of Bohemia and Poland on 5 October 1305 in Brno. The reasons for the marriage are not obvious: although later chroniclers describe her beauty Viola, her father Duke Mieszko I was only one of many Wenceslaus' vassals. The main reason may have been the strategic position of Cieszyn between the Kingdoms of Bohemia and Poland. Four days after the wedding on 9 October, Wenceslaus III annulled his long-time engagement to Elizabeth, daughter of King Andrew III of Hungary and with this renounced his claims over the Hungarian crown. After her marriage, Viola took the name Elizabeth, but her union with the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
