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Zelenka
Zelenka (feminine: Zelenková) is a Czech and Slovak surname. The name stems from the adjective "zelený" (green). Notable people with the surname include: People Zelenka * Eric Zelenka, senior worldwide product marketing manager at Apple Inc. * František Zelenka (1883–1944), Czech-Jewish functionalist architect * Jan Dismas Zelenka (1679–1745), Czech baroque composer * Jiří Zelenka (born 1972), Czech ice hockey player * Joe Zelenka (born 1976), American National Football League player * Karel Zelenka (born 1983), Italian figure skater * Ladislav Zelenka, member of the Bohemian Quartet * Luděk Zelenka (born 1973), Czech footballer * Lukáš Zelenka (born 1979), Czech footballer * Petr Zelenka (director) (born 1967), Czech film director * Petr Zelenka (serial killer) (born 1976), Czech serial killer * Sarah Zelenka (born 1987), American rower Zelenkova * Lucie Zelenková (born 1974), Czech triathlete * Marie Zelenková (), Czech table tennis player * Olga Zelenkov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jan Dismas Zelenka
Jan Dismas Zelenka (16 October 1679 – 23 December 1745), baptised Jan Lukáš Zelenka was a Bohemian composer and musician of the Baroque period. His music is admired for its harmonic inventiveness and mastery of counterpoint. Zelenka was raised in Central Bohemia, educated in Prague and Vienna, and spent his professional life in Dresden. The greatest success during his career was the performance of the extensive composition '' Sub olea pacis et palma virtutis'' in the presence of the Emperor Charles VI, shortly after his coronation as king of Bohemia in 1723. Life Early life Zelenka was born in Louňovice pod Blaníkem, a market town southeast of Prague, in Bohemia. He was the eldest of eight children born to Marie Magdalena (née Hájek) and Jiří Zelenka. The middle name Dismas is probably his confirmation name. Zelenka's father Jiří was a schoolmaster and organist in Louňovice, and was likely his first music teacher. Nothing more is known with certainty ab ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Radek Zelenka
Doctor (title), Dr. Radek Zelenka is a fictional character of a scientist in the 2004 television series ''Stargate Atlantis,'' portrayed by David Nykl. He is a member of the original expedition from Earth to the Ancient (Stargate), Ancient city of Atlantis (Stargate), Atlantis in the Pegasus galaxy, which he joined after turning down a job at Masaryk University in his home country Czech Republic. His expertise on Ancient technology is only surpassed by Dr. Rodney McKay, with whom he shares a friendly rivalry. Zelenka's planned one-time appearance in the season 1 episode "Thirty-Eight Minutes (Stargate Atlantis), Thirty-Eight Minutes" was followed by a recurring role for expository writing, expository scenes with McKay and the leader of the expedition. Zelenka has since appeared in approximately half of each season's episodes and also appeared in the crossover episode "The Pegasus Project" of ''Stargate SG-1''. The series finale of ''Atlantis'', "Enemy at the Gate (Stargate Atlanti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karel Zelenka
Karel Zelenka (born March 31, 1983) is a Czech-Italian former competitive figure skater. He is a five-time (2003–2007) Italian national champion and competed at the 2006 Winter Olympics. He qualified to the free skate at eleven ISU Championships – three World, three World Junior, and five European Championships – and finished in the top ten twice. Personal life Zelenka was born in 1983 in Louny, Czechoslovakia. His father is a figure skating coach. The family moved to Italy when the younger Zelenka was six years old. He received Italian citizenship in January 2006. Career Zelenka debuted on the ISU Junior Series (ISU Junior Grand Prix) in 1997. He won the Italian junior title in the 1998–99 season and was sent to his first ISU Championship – 1999 Junior Worlds in Zagreb, Croatia, where he finished 20th after qualifying to the final segment. Zelenka placed 19th at the 2000 Junior Worlds in Oberstdorf, Germany, and 8th at the 2001 Junior Worlds in Sofia, Bulgar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
František Zelenka
František Zelenka (8 July 1904, Kutná Hora – 19 October 1944, Auschwitz) was a Czech functionalist architect, graphic, stage and costume designer. Life Zelenka studied architecture at the Prague Technical University between 1923 and 1928. He was invited to collaborate on theatre stage set designs with Prague theatres: the National Theatre, the Liberated Theatre, the Estates Theatre, the Municipal Theatre in Vinohrady, the Chamber Theatre and with the Comedy Theatre in Smíchov. He also designed for theatres in Brno, Olomouc and Kutná Hora. He worked together with the greatest of the Czech theatre: E. F. Burián, Jiří Frejka, Karel Dostál and with Jiří Voskovec and Jan Werich, during the years of 1926–1941. Zelenka cooperated closely with members of the Czech avant-garde movement Devětsil. In 1931 he had one man exhibition of 39 posters in Krásná jizba gallery in Prague. His posters for the Liberated Theatre of Voskovec and Werich and Aero automobiles combine element ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sarah Zelenka
Sarah McIlduff (née Zelenka; born June 8, 1987) is an American rower. She was a member of the 2012 US Summer Olympic team, having competed in the women's pair race. Biography Zelenka was born in Park Ridge, Illinois on June 8, 1987. She was a basketball player at Lake Park High School. She started rowing during her freshman year of college at Grand Valley State University. In 2008, Zelenka helped lead Grand Valley's women's eight to the American Collegiate Rowing Association national title. In the 2009 World Rowing Under-23 Championships, she finished sixth in the women's four. In the 2010 World Rowing Cup, Zelenka won golds in the women's four and eight. At the 2011 World Rowing Championships, she won gold in the women's four. With partner Sara Hendershot, Zelenka won the U.S. Olympic trials for the women's pair to qualify for the 2012 Summer Olympics The 2012 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012, were an inte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joe Zelenka
Joseph John Zelenka (born March 9, 1976) is an American former professional football player who was a long snapper in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Wake Forest Demon Deacons and was signed by the San Francisco 49ers as an undrafted free agent in 1999. Zelenka also played for the Washington Redskins, Jacksonville Jaguars and Atlanta Falcons. Early life Joe started playing football at a very early age in the Catholic Youth Organization football league in northern Ohio, playing for the St. Mary's Chargers (Berea, OH). Zelenka attended Benedictine High School (Cleveland, Ohio) and was a letterman in football. In football, as a senior, he was given the Coaches' Award and was a second-team All-State selection. College career Zelenka attended Wake Forest University Wake Forest University (WFU) is a private research university in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States. Founded in 1834, the university received its name from its orig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Petr Zelenka (director)
Petr Zelenka (born 21 August 1967 in Prague, Czechoslovakia) is a Czech playwright and director of theatre and film. His films have been recognized at international festivals in Moscow and Rotterdam. In 2008, his film '' Karamazovi'' was the Czech Republic's official Oscar submission for Best Foreign Language Film. Career An early notable work is a black comedy, '' Tales of Common Insanity'' (2004) (), which he directed at Dejvické divadlo. He received the Alfréd Radok Award for Best Play. The play was later staged in other Czech theatres as well as in Poland, Hungary, Slovakia, Slovenia and Germany. It was also published in English and translated to Russian. For his film ''Mnâga – Happy End '' he won the 1996 Findling Award at the Filmfestival Cottbus. In 2005, Zelenka adapted the comedy as a film, released as ''Wrong Side Up'', which won two movie festival awards in 2006 and was nominated for six other awards. His second most notable play is ''Teremin'', inspired by the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eric Zelenka
Eric Zelenka is a Senior Worldwide Product Line Marketing Manager at Apple Inc. Prior to working at Apple, Zelenka worked for StarNine Technologies, Quarterdeck Office Systems (now part of Symantec Corporation), DoubleClick, and Mandala Communications. Background In 1994 Zelenka started Macination Technologies to develop directory services and mail gateways for the classic Mac OS. In June 1995, he joined StarNine Technologies in Berkeley, California. He was initially responsible for technical support for StarNine's Mail*Link gateways for Apple's PowerTalk and PowerShare collaborative solutions, MacHTTP, and WebSTAR. In 1996 he took the role of Product Manager and led the company's development of WebSTAR versions 2, 3 and 4. In July 2000, he joined Apple as Product Line Manager for Mac OS X Worldwide Product Marketing. Zelenka has since worked on the initial public beta of Mac OS X, the release of Mac OS X Server, and various hardware and software initiatives including Xserve, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luděk Zelenka
Luděk Zelenka (born 11 September 1973) is a former Czech football player. Zelenka played for various top Gambrinus liga The Czech First League () also known as the Chance Liga for sponsorship reasons, is a professional association football league in the Czech Republic and the highest level of the Czech Republic football league system. Seasons typically run from ... clubs during his career and was a prolific goalscorer. In the 2004-2005 season he scored 12 goals, becoming the second best goalscorer of the season. At the end of 2009 he ended his professional career. References External links * Profile at Bohemians 1905 website 1973 births Living people Czech men's footballers Czech expatriate men's footballers Czech First League players FK Jablonec players FK Viktoria Žižkov players SK Slavia Prague players FK Teplice players FK Chmel Blšany players FC Zbrojovka Brno players FC Kärnten players FK Dukla Prague players Bohemians 1905 players Expatria ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lukáš Zelenka
Lukáš Zelenka (born 5 October 1979) is a Czech former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. At international level, he made three appearances for the Czech Republic national team. In November 2004, Zelenka scored against Manchester United at Old Trafford for Sparta in the Champions League upon striding into the box and slotting home after a slick passing move to draw a goal back for Sparta making it 2–1. However, Manchester United went on to complete a 4–1 victory. Honours Westerlo *Belgian Cup: 2000-01 Sparta Prague *Czech First League: 2002–03 *Czech Cup: 2003–04 Czech Republic U21 *UEFA European Under-21 Championship: 2002 The effects of the September 11 attacks of the previous year had a significant impact on the affairs of 2002. The war on terror was a major political focus. Without settled international law, several nations engaged in anti-terror operation ... References External links * Official Sparta Prague website* {{DEFAUL ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Petr Zelenka (serial Killer)
Petr Zelenka (born February 27, 1976) is a Czech serial killer. As a nurse in hospital Havlíčkův Brod, southeast of Prague, he murdered seven patients by lethal injection, and attempted to kill 10 others between May and December, 2006. He killed with a hidden vial of heparin — a blood-thinning drug causing internal bleeding when administered in large doses. His lawyer has been quoted as saying that Zelenka may have killed on an impulse to "test" doctors in Havlíčkův Brod, in the belief they were not good enough to discover the truth. In February 2008, Zelenka was convicted of killing seven patients and attempting to kill 10 others, and sentenced to life imprisonment. Biography Zalenka was born on February 27, 1976, as the firstborn child of a family of high school-educated parents. He has a younger sister. See also *List of serial killers by country *List of serial killers by number of victims A serial killer is typically a person who murders three or more peopl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jiří Zelenka
Jiří Zelenka (born 17 August 1972) is a Czech ice hockey forward. He played 15 seasons for HC Sparta Praha. Career Zelenka scored 69 goals in Czechoslovak Extraliga and 199 goals in Czech Extraliga. Zelenka played 24 games and scored 13 goals in Euroleague The EuroLeague is a European men's professional basketball club competition. The league is widely recognised as the top-tier and the most prestigious men's basketball league in Europe. The league consists of 20 teams, of which 16 are given lon .... External links * 1972 births Living people Czech ice hockey right wingers Espoo Blues players EHC Freiburg players HC Kometa Brno players HC Plzeň players HC Sparta Praha players Ice hockey people from Prague HC Tábor players Czech ice hockey coaches Czechoslovak ice hockey right wingers Czech expatriate ice hockey players in Finland Czech expatriate ice hockey players in Germany {{czechRepublic-icehockey-player-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
