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A'Lelia Walker
A'Lelia Walker (1885 in Vicksburg, Mississippi-August 16, 1931) was an African-American business woman and patron of the arts. She was born Lelia McWilliams to Moses McWilliams and 17 year old Sarah Breedlove Madam C. J. Walker. She changed her last name to match that of her famous mother and st..
A-League
Australian Hyundai A-League Founded 2005 Current member clubs 8 Current Champion Sydney FC (2005-06) League system Triple Round Robin of 21 games each. Top 4 teams at the end of Round 21 enter Championship playoff. A-League is also the former name of the USL First Division, a North Amer..
A-League 2005-06
The 2005-06 season saw the start of the A-League, a new domestic club competition for football (soccer) in Australia. After over 12 months without a national professional club competition, the first match in the A-League was played on August 26. The competition was made up of a triple round robin le..
A-League 2006-07
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A-League all-time records
This is a list of various records in the Australian football (soccer) league, the Hyundai A-League. Contents 1 Team records2 Individual Records2.0.1 Top Scorers2.0.2 Most hat-tricks3 League Milestones Team records Biggest Victories:*5 goals:**Melbourne Victory 5 def. Syd..
A-League Soccer
This article is about the original A-League that ran in North America from 1990-96. For the current league, see USL First Division. For the Australian competition of the same name, see A-League. The original A-League (formerly the American Professional Soccer League) was a professional men's soccer..
A-level
This article is about the British A-Level examination. See Hong Kong Advanced Level Examination for the examination in Hong Kong which is also commonly known as A-level. The A-level, short for Advanced Level, is a General Certificate of Education qualification, usually taken by students in the two ..
A.L. Erlanger
Abraham Lincoln Erlanger (May 4, 1859 – March 7, 1930) was an American theatrical producer, director, designer, theatre owner, and a leading figure of the Theatrical Syndicate. Born in Buffalo, New York, Erlanger and his partner, a Kentucky lawyer named Marc Klaw, started out as a theatrical bo..
A. Leonard Allen
Asa Leonard Allen (January 5, 1891–January 5, 1969) was a United States Representative from the state of Louisiana. He served eight terms in Congress as a Democrat. Allen was born in Winnfield in Winn Parish and attended Louisiana State University. While in Congress, Allen served as chair o..
A. Le Coq
A. Le Coq is a brand of beer from Estonia. It has been brewed in Tartu since 1807. A. Le Coq produces many different types of drinks including beers, long drinks, ciders, soft drinks, ACTIVE (juice drink), sports drinks, juices, nectars, juice drinks, and bottled waters. A. Le Coq is best known fo..
A. Le Coq Arena
A.Le Coq Arena (Lilleküla Stadium) is the home ground of the Estonian football national team and FC Flora Tallinn. It has a capacity of 9300. It is named after the beer A. Le Coq. [media] ..
Al-Ekhbaria
Al-Ekhbaria is a Saudi Arabian satellite television station that broadcasts in the Arab language. ..
Ale
For other uses, see (disambiguation)}}}. A glass of ale Ale is a beer brewed from barley malt with a brewers yeast that ferments quickly, giving a sweet, full body and a fruity, and sometimes a butter-like taste. Most ale contains some herb or spice, usually hops, which imparts a bitter, herb..
Ale's Stones
Ale's Stones Ale's Stones (Ales stenar in Swedish) is a megalithic monument in Scania in southern Sweden, from circa 500 AD, that is, the end of the Nordic Iron Age. Ale's Stones consist of a 67 metre long stone ship formed by 59 large boulders of sandstone, weighing up to 1.8 tons each. In..
ALE-50 Towed Decoy System
The AN/ALE-50 Towed Decoy System is an ECM system utilized on multiple U.S. Air Force, Navy and Marine Corps aircraft. The system is manufactured by Raytheon Space and Airborne Systems at its facility in Goleta, California. The ALE-50 system consists of a launcher and launch controller installed on ..
Ale-8-One
A 6-pack of the Ale-8-One from spring, 2006 Ale-8-One, known colloquially as Ale-8 or Ale 81, is a regional ginger-flavored soft drink, distributed only in Kentucky (though not in that state's far west) and portions of neighboring U.S. states Indiana and Ohio. It is bottled by the Ale-8-One Bo..
Ale-Conner
An Ale-Conner (sometimes Aleconner) was an officer appointed yearly at the court-leet of ancient English communities to ensure the goodness and wholesomeness of bread, ale, and beer. There were many different names for this position which varied from place to place: "ale-tasters," gustatores cervi..
Alea
Alea may refer to: Alea (game publisher), a game-publishing subsidiary of RavensburgerAlea (software), a software package for randomisation in clinical trialsAlea, GreeceAlea (film), a 1984 film starring Jean RenoAlea (organisation), a musical organisation founded by Luis de Pablo See also Alia Atr..
Aleah Scheick
Aleah Scheick (born 28 August 1982) is a beauty queen and aspiring sportscaster. Scheick won the Miss Alaska USA crown in late 2004, and represented Alaska in the Miss USA 2005 pageant held in Baltimore, Maryland in April 2005. She failed not make the cut at the pageant, which was won by Chelse..
Aleandro Rosi
Aleandro Rosi (born May 17, 1987 in Rome) is an Italian midfielder for A.S. Roma. He is 178 cm tall and weighs 74 kg. Rosi signed with A.S. Roma on July 1, 2004. Rosi made his Serie A debut on May 28, 2005, when Roma drawed Chievo Verona 0-0. That was his only appearance in his first season with ..
Aleardo Aleardi
Aleardo Aleardi (born Gaetano Maria) (November 14 1812-July 17 1878) was an Italian poet who belonged to the so-called Neo-romanticists. Aleardo was born in Verona in 1812, and took an active part in the movement of the Risorgimento. In 1848 he went to Paris, invited by Manin, to garner support for..
Aleardo Terzi
Aleardo Terzi (1870-1943) was an Italian illustrator and artist. He was born in Palermo, Italy. He died in Castelletto ticino in 1943. He taught fine art at the Accadamia di Belle Arti in Bologna. As an illustrator, Terzi was described as bringing Art Nouveau poster design to a world class lev..
Aleatoric music
Aleatoric music (or aleatory) is music in which some element of the composition is left to chance or some primary element of a composed work's realization is left to the determination of its performer(s). The term became known to European composers through lectures by acoustician Werner Meyer-Eppler..
Aleatory
Look up [[wiktionary:|}}}]] in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Aleatory means "pertaining to luck", and derives from the Latin word alea, the rolling of dice. Aleatoric, indeterminate, or chance art is that which exploits the principle of randomness. Literature An example of aleatory writing i..
Alea (software)
ALEA is a software package developed by the Netherlands Cancer Institute for the purpose of randomisation in clinical trials. ..
Alea evangelii (game)
Alea evangelii is a member of the Tafl family of games. It is the only game in the Tafl family played on the intersections of an 18x18 gameboard. Contents 0.1 Object0.2 Equipment0.3 Setup0.4 Gameboard0.5 Gameplay0.6 Notes Object Black player - Capture the King.Wh..
Alea iacta est
Alea iacta est (Latin: "The die is cast") [ˈaːlɛa ˈjakta ɛst] is what Julius Caesar is reported by Suetonius to have said on January 10, 49 BC as he led his army across the River Rubicon in Northern Italy out of the province assigned to him by the Roman Senate. With this step, he rejec..
Alebachew Teka
Alebachew Teka Alebachew Teka (1962 - 2005) was one of Ethiopia's best known contemporary and renowned comedians. He also hosted a talk show, “The Alebeh Show”, carried by stated owned Ethiopian Television (ETV). The weekly program, which was modeled similar to the American "The Tonight S..
Aleberry
Aleberry is a beverage made by boiling ale with spice (such as nutmeg), sugar and bread-sops, the last commonly toasted. It is sweetened, strained, and drank hot. Aleberry was often used as a domestic remedy for a cold. References This article incorporates text from the public domain 1911 edition ..
Alebrije
Alebrijes are a Mexican folk art form popularized by Pedro Linares that take the form of small figurines of mythical creatures. Linares is said to have created the art form while hallucinating during a bout of a gastric ulcer. Enchanted by the visions, Linares attempted to recreate what he saw wit..
Alecia Swasy
From the back of [[Soap Opera: the inside story of Procter & Gamble]]: "Alecia Swasy is a staff reporter for the Wall Street Journal. She was responsible for the paper's coverage of Procter & Gamble for three years prior to writing this book." Print Sources [[Soap opera: the inside story of Pro..
Alecko Eskandarian
Alecko Eskandarian (born July 9, 1982 in Montvale, New Jersey) is a professional soccer player in Major League Soccer, playing for D.C. United. He is the son of Iranian national player Andranik Eskandarian, an Iranian-Armenian who played soccer professionally for the New York Cosmos. His mother is..
Aleck Bovick
Aleck Bovick (born Ma. Teresa Bovick Tambis on May 18, 1984) is a Filipino actress. She is currently in a relationship with actor Carlo Maceda. Bovick also participated in the ABS-CBN show Pinoy Big Brother: [[Pinoy Big Brother: Celebrity Edition|Celebrity Edition]], where she was one of the fourt..
Alecto
''For the graphic novel, see [[Alecto: Songbook]] Alecto (Greek: Ἀληκτώ, "the implacable") is one of the Erinyes in Greek mythology. According to Hesiod, she was the daughter of Gaea fertilized by the blood spilled from Uranus when Cronus castrated him. She is the sister of Tisiphone and Meg..
Alecto: Songbook
Alecto: Songbook is a graphic novel published by King Tractor Press (2006). Written by Gordon Reece, illustrated by Nando and greyed by Lara Baron. Alecto is one of the Furies from Greek mythology. Along with her sisters, Tisiphone and Megaera she kills the mortals that Zeus singles out for divin..
Alectoris
Alectoris, is a genus of partridges with representatives in southern Europe, north Africa and Arabia, and across Asia to Tibet and western China. Members of the genus, notably the Chukar and Red-legged Partridge, have been introduced to the United States, Canada, New Zealand and Hawaii. In some co..
Alecto (SPG)
Alecto General characteristics Crew 3/4 Length 14 ft Width 8 ft 10.5 in Height 6 ft 11 in Weight 19,040 lb, tonnes Armour and armament Armour 6 - 38 mm Main armament see text Secondary armament see text Mobility Power plant Meadows 12 cylinder 148 hp ( ..
Alectrona
Alectrona was an early Greek goddess (of the sun), who became a daughter of Helios once classic myth came along. Her center of worship was at Rhodes. ..
Alectrosaurus
Alectrosaurus (ah-LEK-tro-SAWR-us; "unmarried lizard") is a genus of tyrannosauroid theropod dinosaur from the Late Cretaceous Period of Inner Mongolia. It was a bipedal carnivore with a body shape similar to its much larger relative, Tyrannosaurus rex. Alectrosaurus was much smaller though, most ..
Alectryomancy
Alectryomancy (also called alectoromancy or alectomancy) is a form of divination in which the diviner observes a bird, several birds (or most preferably a white rooster or cockerel) pecking at grain (such as wheat) that the diviner has scattered on the ground. The observer may place grain in the sh..
Alectryon
Alectryon may refer to: Alectryon (mythology)Alectryon (genus), in botany This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with the same title. If an referred you to this page, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. ..
Alectryon (genus)
Alectryon is a genus of trees in the Soapberry family Sapindaceae that occur in the rainforests of the Pacific, Malaysia and Australia. They grow to a height of 20-30 m. Their leathery leaves form a pinnate foliage. The small flowers form at the end of the stem. They grow into berries with large..
Alectryon (mythology)
Alectryon (αλεκτρυων) is the Ancient Greek for "rooster". In Greek mythology, Alectryon was a youth, charged by Ares to stand guard indulged in illicit love with Aphrodite, put Alectryon by his door to guard them. He fell asleep, and Helios, the sun, walked in on the couple. Ares turned ..
Alecu Donici
Alecu (or Alexandru) Donici (1806 near Orhei-1865) was a Moldavian-born Romanian poet and translator. He studied at the Saint Petersburg Military Academy, and became a junior lieutenant in the Russian army. After 1828, Donici assumed the duties of a civil servant in Chişinău, but later on he cho..
Alecu Russo
Alecu Russo (March 17 1819 near Chişinău, Bessarabia, now in the Republic of Moldova—5 February 1859, Iaşi), was a Moldavian Romanian writer, literary critic and publicist. Russo is credited with having discovered one of the most elaborate forms of the Romanian national folk ballad Miori�..
Alec (Charmed)
The Darklighter Alec Alec is a fictional character on the WB television series Charmed. He is played by actor Michael Trucco. [Spoiler warningSpoiler warning]: Plot and/or ending details follow. A Darklighter (the first of his kind to appear on the program), Alec fell in love with ..
Alec Baldwin
right Alexander Rae Baldwin III (born April 3 1958 in Massapequa, New York) is an Oscar-nominated American actor. He is the oldest and best known of the "Baldwin brothers". Contents 1 Biography1.1 Early life1.2 Career1.3 Personal life1.4 Politics2 Trivia3 ..
Alec Bedser
Alec BedserEngland (ENG) Batting style Right-handed batsman (RHB) Bowling type Right-arm fast bowler (RMF) Tests First-class Matches 51 485 '''Runs scored 714 5735 Batting average 12.75 14.51 100s/50s 0/1 1/13 Top score 79 126 Balls bowled 15918 1..
Alec Bregonzi
Alec Bregonzi (21 April, 1930, London - 4 June, 2006) was a British actor who appeared in a number of stage and television roles. Bregonzi began his career as a professional actor in 1955 in repertory theatre in Farnham, then in York, Bromley and Leatherhead, amongst other places. Work in the West ..
Alec Broers, Baron Broers
Alec Nigel Broers, Baron Broers (born September 17, 1938) is a British electrical engineer. Broers was born in Calcutta, and educated at Geelong Grammar School, Melbourne University and the University of Cambridge (Gonville and Caius College). He then worked in the research and development labora..
Alec Campbell
Alec William Campbell (26 February 1899 – 16 May 2002) was the final surviving Australian participant in the Battle of Gallipoli during World War I. His death broke the last living link of Australians with the Gallipoli story. At the age of 16, Campbell left his job as an insurance clerk and..
Alec Chamberlain
Alec Francis Roy Chamberlain (born June 20th 1964) is a goalkeeper in the English football leagues. He has now made 789 appearances during his 25-year career and is currently on the books of Watford, where he is also goalkeeping coach. Chamberlain started his career at Ipswich as a trainee, but did..
Alec Clunes
Alec Clunes (Alexander S. D. Clunes, 17 May 1912 Brixton, London-13 March 1970 London) was a British actor-manager. During the 1940's and 1950's, there were few greater classical actors in Britain than Alec Clunes. He was born into a showbusiness family, the son of Alexander and Georgina Clunes. He..
Alec Coryton
Air Chief Marshal Sir (William) Alec Coryton KCB KBE MVO DFC RAF (February 16 1895 – October 20 1981). World War II 1942 April 25 AOC, No. 5 Group RAF Bomber Command. It has been claimed that the then Air Commodore Croyton was sacked by Air Chief Marshal Sir Arthur Harris for refusing to send..
Alec Coxon
Alec CoxonEngland (Eng) Batting style Right-handed batsman Bowling type Right-arm medium-fast Tests First-class Matches 1 146 '''Runs scored 19 2,817 Batting average 9.50 18.17 100s/50s 0/0 0/13 Top score 19 83 Balls bowled 378 26,504 Wickets ..
Alec Dankworth
Alec Dankworth (b. 14 May 1960) is an English jazz bassist and composer. Dankworth was born in London, the son of John Dankworth and Cleo Laine. After attending the Bedford School, he studied at the Berklee School of Music in Boston, Massachusetts in 1978, and then joined his parents' quintet. Be..
Alec David Young
Alec David Young (15 August 1913 - 27 January 2005) was a British aero-engineer. He was Professor and Head of the Department of Aeronautical Engineering, Queen Mary College, London University, 1954-78, then Emeritus, and Vice-Principal, Queen Mary College, 1966-78. Education: Caius College, Cambrid..
Alec Davies
Alec George Davies (born August 14, 1962 in Rawalpindi) was a Pakistan-born Scottish cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and wicketkeeper. He took part in five One-day Internationals in May 1999. A sports development officer for West Lothian Council, Davies was number one wicket-keeper for the..
Alec Douglas-Home
Alexander Frederick Douglas-Home, Baron Home of the Hirsel, KT,1 PC (July 2, 1903 – October 9, 1995), 14th Earl of Home from 1951 to 1963, was a British Conservative politician, and served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom for a year from October 1963 to October, 1964. He is widely rega..
Alec Eason
#endnote_GFCwebsite1] | }} Alec Eason (1887-?) was a player for the Geelong Football Club. He played 150 games for the club between 1909 and 1921 as well as 12 games with Richmond in 1916 when Geelong were unable to compete due to World War I. He later coached Footscray for the 1929 season. Ea..
Alec Eiffel
"Alec Eiffel" is a alternative rock song by the Pixies from their 1991 album Trompe le Monde, also released as a single. The song is a tribute to the famous French engineer Alexandre Gustave Eiffel, designer of the Eiffel Tower in Paris. This song was covered by The Get Up Kids on the Eudora B-S..
Alec Empire
Alec EmpirePhoto by Miron Zownir, 2005 Alec Empire (born May 2, 1972) is a German musician. He is best known for his time as the leader of the band Atari Teenage Riot, but has also generated respect for his solo work. Contents 1 Biography2 Discography2.1 Albums2.2 Single..
Alec Empire vs. Elvis Presley
Alec Empire vs. Elvis Presley is a recording by Alec Empire which incorporates Elvis Presley samples. Empire recorded vs. Elvis in 1998 after returning home to Berlin from a tour of the United States with his band Atari Teenage Riot. As a method of escape from the digital hardcore sound he became..
Alec Forbes of Howglen
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Alec G. Olson
Alec Gehard Olson, (September 11, 1930) a former member of the US House of Representatives from Minnesota. He was born in Mamre Township, Kandiyohi County, Minnesota. Olson attended the public schools and graduated from Willmar High School in 1948. He engaged in farming between 1948-1955 and was..
Alec George Horwood
Alec George Horwood (VC, DCM) was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. Details He was 30 years old, and a Lieutenant in the 1/6th Bn., The Queen's Royal West..
Alec Gilroy
Alexander 'Alec' Gilroy was a long-standing character in British soap Coronation Street. Played by Roy Barraclough OBE, Alec made several appearances in the show, the first in 1972, and then on-contract from 1986 to 1992. He reappeared briefly in summer 1994, and returned for a longer stint between ..
Alec Guinness
Publicity shot from 1960. Sir Alec Guinness, CH, CBE (April 2, 1914 – August 5, 2000) was an Oscar-winning English actor who became one of the most versatile and best-loved performers of his generation. Contents 1 Life2 Awards and Honours3 Filmography4 External li..
Alec Hearne
Alec HearneEngland (Eng) Batting style Right-handed batsman (RHB) Bowling type Right-arm slow Tests First-class Matches 1 488 '''Runs scored 9 16,346 Batting average 9.00 21.65 100s/50s 0/0 15/71 Top score 9 194 Balls bowled 0 61,070 Wickets 0..
Alec Hopkins
Alec Hopkins is a British actor. He will be playing the part of Young Severus Snape in the fifth film adaptation of Harry Potter, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. His photograph can be found at this site: [Mugglenet.] ..
Alec Hurwood
Alec HurwoodAustralia (AUS) Batting style Right-hand bat Bowling type Right-arm medium, Right-arm offbreak Tests First-class Matches 2 43 '''Runs scored 5 575 Batting average 2.50 11.27 100s/50s 0/0 0/3 Top score 5 89 Balls bowled 517 Wickets ..
Alec Issigonis
The machine factory (shown here in a company letter of 1910) founded by Demosthenis Issigonis, Alec's grandfather, was one of the thriving Greek businesses in Smyrna (now Izmir). Undoubtedly, it played a role in Alec's affection for Engineering Sir Alexander Arnold Constantine Issigonis, CBE..
Alec Jeffreys
Professor Sir Alec John Jeffreys, FRS, (born in 9 January 1950 at Luton in Bedfordshire) is a British geneticist, who developed techniques for DNA fingerprinting and DNA profiling. After graduating from Oxford University, he moved to Leicester University in 1977, where he developed genetic fingerp..
Alec John Such
Alec John Such (born on November 14, 1956 in Yonkers, New York) was the bassist for Bon Jovi. He left the band in 1994 and has not been officially replaced. The reasons for his leaving have never been made public. Before Bon Jovi, Such played with fellow Bon Jovi member Richie Sambora in a band call..
Alec Jones
Trevor Alec Jones (12 August 1924 - 20 March 1983) was a British Labour politician. He was Member of Parliament for Rhondda West from a 1967 by-election to 1974, and for Rhondda from 1974 until he died in office shortly before the 1983 general election at the age of 58. He was a junior minister fo..
Alec K. Redfearn
Alec K Redfearn is a musician and composer based out of Providence, Rhode Island. He has composed music for dance, theater, and film. His primary instrument is the accordion. Most notable is his body of compositional work for The Eyesores, a genre-bending ensemble of unorthodox instrumentation which..
Alec Kessler
Alec Christopher Kessler (born January 13 1967 in Minneapolis, Minnesota) is an American former professional basketball player in the NBA. The 6' 11" power forward/center from the University of Georgia was selected 12th in the 1990 NBA Draft by the Houston Rockets but his draft rights were immediat..
Alec Lindsay
Alexander Lindsay (born 27th February 1948 in Bury, England) was a strong full back who played for the successful Liverpool team of the 1970s. Lindsay joined the Anfield club in 1969 from his hometown club Bury and, after a settling in period, was the first choice left back at the club by 1971 when..
Alec Longstreth
Alec Longstreth is a New York City-based comics creator whose works include Phase 7 and the [Dvorak Zine]. He is a graduate of Oberlin College. Awards 2005 Ignatz Award for Outstanding Minicomic External links [Alec's Website] ..
Alec MacKaye
Alec MacKaye is a singer and musician best known as a member of the Washington, DC punk and hardcore bands Untouchables (D.C. band), The Faith and Ignition. He is probably most widely known as the younger brother of Minor Threat/Fugazi frontman, Ian MacKaye. Alec's fury and passion during live pe..
Alec Mackie
John Alexander "Alec" Mackie (February 23 1903 – June 1984) was a Northern Ireland football player. Born in Monkstown, County Antrim, Mackie started out at Monkstown and Forth River in Belfast, before being spotted by Arsenal in 1922. Bizarrely, Mackie demanded a pet monkey in place of a signing-..
Alec McCowen
Alec McCowen (born May 26, 1925) is an English actor, best known for classical roles including Shakespeare. He was born in Tunbridge Wells, Kent to Mary and Duncan McCowen. A graduate of the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, McCowen made his film debut in 1953 in a British film, The Cruel Sea, but ach..
Alec Medlock
Alec Hamilton Medlock (born 13 March 1990 in Torrance, California) is an American child actor. Filmography [[Dinotopia: Quest for the Ruby Sunstone]] (2005) (voice)[[Arnold Schwarzenegger: A VH1 Popumentary]] (2004) (TV)[[The Land Before Time X: The Great Longneck Migration]] (2003) (V)The Long Rid..
Alec Musser
Alec Musser (born April 11, 1973) is an American fitness model and actor. In August 2005, Musser won the reality TV contest I Wanna Be a Soap Star over hundreds of wannabe actors to get the part on the popular soap All My Children. He has portrayed Del Henry taking over the role for Winsor Harmon..
Alec Neill
Alec Neill is a former New Zealand politician. He was an MP from 1990 to 1996, in 1999, and from 2001 to 2002. He represented the National Party. He was first elected to Parliament in the 1990 elections as MP for Waitaki, and was re-elected in the 1993 elections. In the 1996 elections, however, he..
Alec Newman
Alec Newman is a UK theater and television actor. He was born in Glasgow, Scotland on November 27, 1974. Prior to joining the National Youth Theatre in London at age 17, he considered becoming a professional footballer. His highest profile appearances are tied to science fiction works. In 2000, ..
Alec Peterson
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Alec Powers (porn star)
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Alec R. Costandinos
Alec Costandinos (b. Alexandre Kouyoumdijiam in 1944 in Cairo Egypt) became a successful disco producer after relocating to France. He is responsible for assembling disco groups such as Love & Kisses, Sumeria, Paris Connection and Sphinx. With the Syncophonic Orchestra, he topped the Hot Dance Mus..
Alec Reeves
Alec Reeves (10 March 1902 - 13 October 1971) was a British scientist best known for his invention of pulse-code modulation (PCM). Reeves was born in Redhill, Surrey. His father Edward was surveyor to the Royal Geographical Society. Alec studied engineering at Imperial College London and in 19..
Alec Reid
Father Alec Reid is an Irish priest who is noted for his facilitator role in the Northern Ireland peace process. Born in County Tipperary, Reid was professed as a Redemptorist in 1950, and ordained a priest seven years later. For the next four years, he gave Parish Missions in Limerick, Dundalk and..
Alec Rose
Sir Alec Rose (13 July, 1908 - 11 January, 1991) was a nursery owner and fruit merchant in England who had a passion for amateur single-handed sailing, for which he was ultimately knighted. Rose was born in Canterbury. During World War II he served in the British Navy as a diesel mechanic on a co..
Alec Ross
This article deals with Alexander Ross the golfer; for other people with that name, see Alexander Ross. Alexander Ross, generally known as Alec Ross and sometimes as Alex, was a Scottish golfer. He was a native of Dornoch and learned his golf in his home country, but like many British professional..
Alec Sabin
Alec Sabin is a British actor. His television appearances include: Coronation Street, When the Boat Comes In, Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy, Maybury, Doctor Who, Bergerac, Call Me Mister and Birds of a Feather. External link ..
Alec Skempton
-->Sir Alec Skempton (1914–2001) was a leader in and founding father of soil mechanics. As a founding member of the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) Soil Mechanics and Foundations Commitees he studied at City and Guilds College London and established the Soil Mechanics course at Imperial ..
Alec Smith
Alec Smith, Zimbabwean army chaplain and farmer, was born on May 25th 1949 and died of a heart attack on January 19th 2006, aged 56. He was the son of Ian Smith who was Prime Minister of Rhodesia (now called Zimbabwe) in the years leading up to black majority rule. Life Alec grew up on the family f..
Alec Station
Alec Station (1996-2005) was the Central Intelligence Agency unit that for a decade had the mission of hunting Osama bin Laden and his top lieutenants. Alec Station was first commanded by terrorism expert and author of Through Our Enemies' Eyes Michael Scheuer, and was a substation of the CIA's Cou..
Alec Stewart
Alec StewartEngland (Eng) Batting style Right-handed batsman (RHB) Bowling type Medium Tests ODIs Matches 133 170 '''Runs scored 8463 4677 Batting average 39.54 31.60 100s/50s 15/45 4/28 Top score 190 116 ..
Alec Stock
Alec Stock (30 March 1917 - 16 April 2001) was an English footballer and manager. Alec Stock was born in Peasedown St John and played as an inside-forward for Tottenham Hotspur, Charlton Athletic and QPR before the Second World War and guested for several other clubs during the hostilities. He join..
Alec Stokes
This does not cite its [[Opentopia:Citing sources|references or sources]]. You can [[Opentopia:WikiProject Fact and Reference Check|help]] Wikipedia by introducing appropriate citations. Alec Stokes (Alexander Rawson Stokes, June 27 1919–February 5 2003) was one of the key contributors in t..
Alec Su
Alec Su (Simplified Chinese: 苏有朋, Traditional Chinese: 蘇有朋, Pinyin: Sū Yǒupéng) (born on September 11, 1973 in Taipei, Taiwan) is a Taiwanese pop star and well-known actor. He became famous as a member of the Taiwanese Idol Band The Little Tigers formed in 1988 and later for his firs..
Alec Templeton
Alec Templeton (1909-1963), was a pianist, mimic, menmonist, and satirist. He was blind from birth. He studied at London's Royal Academy. In 1936, he moved to the United States, where he played with a number of orchestras. He had a radio program, Alec Templeton Time, which ran in 1939-1941, 19..
Alec Trevelyan
Alec Trevelyan is the villain in the James Bond film, GoldenEye. Trevelyan, a former secret agent for MI6 (006), was portrayed by actor Sean Bean. The likeness of Sean Bean as Alec Trevelyan was also used for the 1997 video game, GoldenEye 007. Biography [Spoiler warningSpoiler warning]:..
Alec Waugh
Alexander Raban Waugh (Alec Waugh) (July 8 1898 – September 3 1981), was a British novelist, the elder brother of the better-known Evelyn Waugh. Waugh was born in London, and educated at Sherborne, a public school in Dorset. The result of his experiences was his first, semi-autobiographical nove..
Alec Wilder
Alec Wilder (born Alexander Lafayette Chew Wilder in Rochester, New York, February 16, 1907; d. Gainesville, Florida, December 24, 1980) was an American composer. He was largely self-taught as a composer; he studied briefly at the Eastman School of Music in the 1920s, but left without completing hi..
Alec Woodall
Alec Woodall (born 20 September 1918) is a Labour Party (UK) politician. He was Member of Parliament for Hemsworth from 1974 until 1987, when he was deselected as Labour candidate and replaced by George Buckley (British politician). Sources: Times Guide to the House of Commons, 1983 and 1987 editi..
Aledo
Aledo is the name of several places. Aledo, IllinoisAledo, TexasAledo, Spain This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with the same title. If an referred you to this page, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. ..
Aledo, Illinois
Aledo is a city in Mercer County, Illinois, United States. The population was 3,613 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Mercer County[Geographic references#6GR6]. It is the home town of country music singer Suzy Bogguss. Geography Aledo is located at [41°12′1″N, 90°44..
Aledo, Texas
Aledo is a city in Parker County, Texas, United States. The population was 1,726 at the 2000 census. Geography Aledo is located at [32°41′44″N, 97°36′12″W] (32.695429, -97.603441)[Geographic references#1GR1]. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has..
Aledo High School
Aledo High School may refer to: Aledo High School (Illinois) in Aledo, IllinoisAledo High School (Texas) in Aledo, Texas This [Disambiguationdisambiguation page] lists articles about schools, colleges, or other educational institutions which are associated with the same title. If an re..
Aledo Independent School District
The Aledo Independent School District is a school district based in Aledo, Texas. See also List of school districts in Texas The school is a class 4A sized school. Its mascot is the Bearcat and the school colors are Black and Orange. ..
Aled Edwards
Aled Edwards, Ph.D., is the Director and CEO of the International Structural Genomics Consortium and is Banbury Professor at the Banting and Best Department of Medical Research, The University of Toronto, Canada. Dr. Aled Edwards is a pioneer in the field of structural genomics and his research gr..
Aled Haydn-Jones
--> Aled Haydn-Jones (born 9 August 1976) is a radio producer and since 2002 has worked on The Chris Moyles Show (the breakfast show hosted by Chris Moyles) on BBC Radio 1 in the UK. He is not always heard on air but is regularly referred to by the team. When he is on air, he is often the butt of j..
Aled Jones
This article is about Aled Jones the singer. For information about the radio producer see Aled Haydn-Jones. --> Aled Jones, (born 29 December 1970, Llandegfan, Anglesey, Wales) is a Welsh singer and television personality who first came to fame as a boy soprano. Contents 1 Career2 Di..
Aleema Keto
Aleema Keto (?- 3,996 BBY) is a character in the Star Wars Expanded Universe. She was the cousin of Satal Keto and partner in the overthrow of the Tetan monarchy just prior to the Sith War. She and Satal Keto learned much from their tutors- including about the ancient Sith Empire which instigate..
Aleem Dar
Aleem Sarwar Dar (Born: June 6 1968, Jhang, Punjab) was a Pakistani cricketer and is currently an international umpire. He played domestic cricket for Allied Bank, Gujranwala Cricket Association, Lahore, and Railways (Pakistan) as a right-handed batsmen and legbreak bowler. However, Aleem Dar is ..
Aleen Bailey
Gold medal 2004Athens Athletics Women's 4x100m relay Aleen Bailey (born November 25, 1980, in Saint Mary) is a track and field sprint specialist competing internationally for Jamaica. She competed in the 2004 Summer Olympics and won the gold medal as a member of the 4 x 100 meter relay..
Aleesha Miller
Aleesha Beyoncé Miller was a fictional character in the popular BBC soap opera EastEnders. She was born on the show on 29 October 2004, and was played by twins Freya and Phoebe Coltman-West. The infant daughter of teenagers Demi Miller and Leo Taylor. Aleesha's godparents are her uncle Mickey and..
Alees Samaan
Alees Samaan is the first woman to chair a parliament in the Middle East when in April 2005 chaired Bahrain's upper house of parliament, the Consultative Council. Ms Samaan is a Christian (Greek Orthodox) Bahraini and one of four women to sit in the Consultative Council. Women were only allowed t..
Alef programming language
The Alef programming language was designed by Phil Winterbottom of Bell Labs as part of the Plan 9 operating system. In a February 2000 slideshow, Rob Pike noted: "…although Alef was a fruitful language, it proved too difficult to maintain a variant language across multiple architectures, so we t..
Aleg
Aleg is a capital town of the Brakna Region, Mauritania. It is located at around [17°3′0″N, 13°55′0″W]. ..
Alegia
Alegia is a town located in the province of Gipuzkoa, in the autonomous community of Basque Country, in the North of Spain. On 2003 Alegia had a total population of 1,612. External links [Official Website] Information available in Spanish and Basque.[ALEGIA in the Bernardo Estornés ..
ALEGRA
The Arbitrary-Lagrangian-Eulerian General Research Applications (ALEGRA) code is a next-generation large-deformation shock physics code created by researchers at Sandia National Laboratory. This code uses an "Arbitrary Lagrangian-Eulerian" (ALE) formulation on an unstructured mesh, allowing one to ..
Alegranza
This does not cite its [[Opentopia:Citing sources|references or sources]]. You can [[Opentopia:WikiProject Fact and Reference Check|help]] Wikipedia by introducing appropriate citations. Alegranza Elevation: 289 m Latitude: 29.4° N (29°24' N) Longitude: 13.52° W (13°31' W) Location: no..
Alegre, Espírito Santo
Alegre is a Brazilian municipality in the state of Espírito Santo. Its estimated population in 2004 was that of 32.377 inhabitants. ..
Alegrete
Alegrete is a town and a municipality in Rio Grande do Sul, South of Brazil. Located at [29°47′01.63″S, 55°47′27.54″W]. See it on Google Maps (http://maps.google.com/maps?t=k&hl=en&ie=UTF8&ll=-29.793729,-55.785141&spn=0.056907,0.114326&om=1). Its medium altitude is 102 m. Its..
Alegría
Alegría DVD finale (Sydney 2001). Alegría (Spanish for "joy" or "jubilation") is a touring Cirque du Soleil production, created by Gilles Ste-Croix and originally directed by Franco Dragone. Alegría is one of Cirque du Soleil's most popular touring troupes. It is about hope and perseveran..
Alegria
Alegria can mean: Alegría, a touring Cirque du Soleil show.Alegria, Cebu, a municipality in the PhilippinesAlegria, Surigao del Norte, a municipality in the PhilippinesAlegria (genus), now a synonym of Luehea in the extended plant family MalvaceaeAlegria (candy)'', a snack food made from popped am..
Alegria, Cebu
Alegria is a 5th class municipality in the province of Cebu, Philippines. According to the 2000 census, it has a population of 20,677 people in 4,229 households. Barangays Alegria is politically subdivided into 9 barangays. CompostelaGuadalupeLegaspiLepantoMadridejosMontpellerPoblacionSanta Filo..
Alegria, Surigao del Norte
Alegria is a 5th class municipality in the province of Surigao del Norte, Philippines. According to the 2000 census, it has a population of 12,923 people in 2,350 households. Barangays Alegria is politically subdivided into 12 barangays. AlipaoAnahawBudlinginCamp Eduard (Geotina)FerldaGamutonJul..
Alegría, Usulután
Alegría, Usulután is a municipality in the Usulután department of El Salvador. ..
Alegría-Dulantzi
Alegría-Dulantzi is a town and municipality located in the province of Álava (Basque: Araba), in the Basque Country (autonomous community), northern Spain. Alegría-Dulantzi is the municipality's official name in the bilingual province; in Spanish it is also known as Alegría de Álava (or simply ..
Alegrías
Alegrías is a flamenco style, which has a rhythm consisting of 12 beats. It is similar to Soleares. Its beat emphasis is as follows: 1 2 [3] 4 5 [6] 7 [8] 9 [10] 11 [12]. Alegrías originated in Cádiz. It is one of the cante chico forms of flamenco. The..
Alegrijes y Rebujos
Alegrijes y Rebujos is a Mexican Soap Opera or "Telenovela" which became very popular between kids and adults in 2003 to 2004. The kid actors all came from the reality show Código F.A.M.A. (Codeword: F.A.M.E.). The 1st place Miguel Martinez (Mexican) got the lead role as "Alcachofa". He shared the ..
Aleida Guevara
Aleida Guevara (born 1960 in Cuba) is the eldest daughter of Ernesto Che Guevara and his second wife, Aleida March. She, like her father, is a Socialist and a doctor of medicine. She is based at the William Soler Children's Hospital in Havana and has also worked as a physician in Angola, Ecuador a..
Aleijadinho
Dimas, The Good Thief (O Bom Ladrão), Congonhas House Aleijadinho is reputed to have been born in Aleijadinho (b. Antônio Francisco Lisboa; 1730 or 1738 – November 18, 1814) was a Brazillian-born sculptor and architect, noted for his works on and in various churches of Brazil. ..
Aleinu
Aleinu is a Jewish prayer found in the siddur, the classical Jewish prayerbook. Traditional Jews recite it at the end of each of the three daily Jewish services. According to tradition, this prayer was created and proclaimed by Joshua after leading the children of Israel into Israel, upon the deat..
Aleisha Allen
Aleisha Allen is an American actress (born on April 28, 1991). She was born in The Bronx, New York. Since the age of four, she has been active in television and print as a model. At the age of six, she made an appearance on the children's television series Blue's Clues. She was also a regular on..
Aleister Crowley
Aleister Crowley, born Edward Alexander Crowley (12 October 1875 – 1 December 1947) was an occultist, Freemason, prolific writer, mystic, hedonist, and sexual revolutionary.Sutin, L. (2000). Do What Thou Wilt. Other interests and accomplishments were wide-ranging—he was a chess master, mou..
Aleister Crowley in popular culture
Aleister Crowley exerted a significant influence in modern pop culture and therefore is referenced, reinterpreted, and even parodied numerous times in various pop culture mediums. Some appearances are "important," i.e., meaningful and widely promulgated. Others are simple homages or only locally kno..
Aleixo de Abreu
Aleixo de Abreu (1568 – 1630) was a Portuguese physician and tropical pathologist. ..
Aleixo de Menezes
Aleixo de Menezes (1559–1617) was Archbishop of Braga, Portugal. Aleixo was born in 1559. It is known that he joined the Augustinians. He was consecrated Archbishop of Goa in 1595. In 1599 under his leadership, the Synod of Diamper reunited the Saint Thomas Christians with the Roman Cath..
Aleix Espargaró
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Alei Zahav
Alei Zahav (Hebrew: ), lit. Golden Leaves, is an Israeli settlement located on the western edge of the central Samarian region of the West Bank, about 20 km east of Tel Aviv, and overlooking Israel's main Ben Gurion International Airport. The town, under the administrative municipal government of th..
Alejandra Barros
Alejandra Barros (born August 11, 1971 in Mexico City) is a Mexican actress. Contents 1 Biography2 Filmography2.1 Telenovelas2.2 T.V. Specials2.3 Movies3 External links Biography Barros studied in New York in The Reads Strasberg Theater Institute to study acting;..
Alejandra Boero
Alejandra Boero was an Argentine theater actress and director. Her career started in 1942 at the La Máscara theater. In 1950 she founded Nuevo Teatro, an institution that aimed to renew stage forms and built two theaters in Buenos Aires. She acted or directed more than 40 plays and then, in 1970,..
Alejandra Guzmán
Alejandra Guzmán Alejandra Guzmán (born February 9 1968) is a Mexican rock singer and actress, the daughter of Mexican actress Silvia Pinal and Venezuelan-born rock and roll singer Enrique Guzmán. After traveling with her mother's theater troupe, Guzmán recorded her debut album in Bye Mama..
Alejandra Pizarnik
Alejandra Pizarnik was an Argentine poet. She was born to Russian Jewish immigrant parents on April 29 1936, in Buenos Aires, Argentina. A year after entering the department of Philosophy and Letters at the Universidad de Buenos Aires, Pizarnik published her first book of poetry, La tierra más ajen..
Alejandría
Alejandría is a municipality in the Antioquia Department, Colombia. ..
Alejandrina "Nina" Sicilia Hernandez
Alejandrina "Nina" Sicilia Hernandez is the first Venezuelan to hold the Miss International title in 1985. Representing Monagas State in the Miss Venezuela pageant, she captured the Miss Elegance title, and placed as a finalist. Nina Sicilia went on to compete in the Miss International pageant in..
Alejandrina Benitez de Gautier
Alejandrina Benítez de Gautier (1819-1879) born in Mayagüez, Puerto Rico - Poet. Alejandrina Benitez de Gautier Benitez de Gautier became an orphan at an early age and was raised and educated by her aunt, the poet and author Maria Bibiana Benitez. Benítez de Gautier collaboration with the ..
Alejandrina Cox incident
redirect [[Template:Unreferenced]] The Alejandrina Cox incident was a bizarre occurrence in Chilean history involving General Carlos Prats, the then Minister of the Interior for President Salvador Allende. Driving himself to work one morning on June 27 1973, at the height of the civil unrest ..
Alejandro
Alejandro is the Spanish form of the name Alexander. These people are named Alejandro: Alejandro Amenábar, Chilean-born Spanish directorAlejandro Eloy Carrasquel Aparicio, a/k/a Alex Carrasquel, Venezuelan baseball playerAlejandro Arguello, Mexican footballerAlejandro Velasco Astete, Peruvian pilo..
Alejandro Agresti
Alejandro Agresti (born June 2, 1961 in Buenos Aires, Argentina ) is an Argentine film director and producer. Career Alejandro Agresti, is best known in the United States for the feature Valentin, the story of a young boy who dreams of becoming an astronaut while attempting to better the bewilder..
Alejandro Agustín Lanusse
Alejandro Lanusse --> Term of Office: March 22 1971—May 25 1973 Predecessor: Roberto M. Levingston Successor: Héctor Cámpora Vice-president: none Date of Birth: August 28,1918 Place of Birth: Buenos Aires Date of Death: August 26,1996 Place of Death: Buenos Aires Profession: Milita..
Alejandro Amenábar
Alejandro Fernando Amenábar Cantos (born March 31, 1972) is a Chilean-born Spanish film director, widely considered one of the most important Spanish directors working today even though he has directed only four films. Amenábar was born in Santiago, Chile in 1972, to a Spanish mother and Chilea..
Alejandro Argüello
Alejandro Argüello Roa (born January 24, 1982 in Hidalgo) is a Mexican football player who currently plays for Club América. Argüello made his debut against Dorados de Sinaloa in the Apertura 2004 season. Argüello has made a total of 5 appearances for 260 minutes. {| class="toccolours..
Alejandro Avila
Alejandro Avila is a convicted murderer who killed five-year-old Samantha Runnion in California in July 2002. He was sentenced to death and is currently imprisoned at San Quentin State Prison in California. The crime On July 15, 2002 in Stanton, California, five-year-old, Samantha Runnion was play..
Alejandro Cao de Benos de Les y Perez
Alejandro Cao de Benos de Les y Perez (born 1974) is the president of the Korean Friendship Association (KFA) and has been an advocate of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea) since 1990. He is currently an honorary Special Delegate of the DPRK's Committee for Cultural Relations ..
Alejandro Carrión
Alejandro Carrión Aguirre (1915 - 1992) was born in Loja, Ecuador. A poet, novelist and enthusiastic journalist, he published two important novels La manzana dañada and La espina, many books of short stories as well as numerous poetry books. As a journalist he published many of his articles under..
Alejandro Casañas
Alejandro Casañas Ramírez (born January 29, 1954) is a former hurdler from Cuba. At the World University Games in Sofia 1977 he was clocked in to a new world record of 13.21 seconds. This record would, however, only stand for two years. Also, he could never quite copy the world-leading performan..
Alejandro Cercas
Alejandro Cercas Alonso (b. May 25, 1949, Cáceres) is a Spanish politician and Member of the European Parliament for the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party, part of the Party of European Socialists. ..
Alejandro Chataing
Alejandro Chataing (Born February 24, 1873 in Caracas, Venezuela, Died April 16, 1928) was an important Venezuelan architect. Chataing was known as the "great constructor of the regime of Cipriano Castro." He was a prolific architect who helped give Caracas a new face. Contents 1 Introduct..
Alejandro Corichi
Alejandro Corichi is a theoretical physicist working at the Department of Gravitation and Field Theory of the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM). He obtained his bachelor degree at UNAM and his PhD at Pennsylvania State University (1997). His field of study is General Relativity and Q..
Alejandro Cruz
Alejandro Cruz (c. 1930-1993) was a Puerto Rican athlete and politician who was mayor of the city of Guaynabo during the 1980s and early 1990s. He became known across Puerto Rico also as Junior Cruz. Biography Alejandro Cruz as a child demonstrated interest in sports, particularly softball. He prog..
Alejandro de Humboldt National Park
Parque Nacional Alejandro de Humboldt is a national park in the Cuban provinces of Holguín and Guantánamo. It is named after the German scientist Alexander von Humboldt who visited the island in 1800 and 1801. The park was inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2001 because of its size, alt..
Alejandro de la Sota
The exterior of the Marravillas College Gymnasium The interior of the Marravillas College Gymnasium Alejandro de la Sota Martínez (October 20, 1913 - 14 February, 1996) was a Spanish architect. He was born in Pontevedra in Galicia. He graduated from the university in Madrid in 1941 and..
Alejandro de Tomaso
Alejandro de Tomaso ..
Alejandro Dolina
Alejandro Dolina (born May 20, 1945[#endnote_birth]) is an Argentine broadcaster, who also achieved renown as a musician and a writer. Dolina was born in Baigorrita, Buenos Aires Province, and spent his childhood years in Caseros, a middle-class suburb of Buenos Aires city. He pursued mus..
Alejandro Domínguez
-->Alejandro Domínguez Coello (died June 08, 2005) was the chief of police in Nuevo Laredo, a city on the Mexican side of the United States–Mexico border. He had voluneered for the job, which no-one else wanted. On June 08, 2005, just hours after being commissioned, he was gunned down by men fi..
Alejandro Dominguez (soccer player)
Alejandro Dominguez ..
Alejandro Encinas Rodríguez
Alejandro Encinas Rodríguez is a left-wing Mexican politician affiliated with the Party of the Democratic Revolution. He is the current Head of Government of the Federal District. Alejandro Encinas has a degree in economics from the National Autonomous University of Mexico. He is a former res..
Alejandro Escalona
There are very few or no other articles that link to this one.Please help [[help:link|introduce links]] in articles on [related topics]. After links have been created, remove this message.This article has been tagged since June 2006. } Alejandro Escalona is a Chilean soccer player. He wa..
Alejandro Escovedo
Alejandro Escovedo got his start in first-wave punk rock group The Nuns, with Delphine Neid, Jennifer Miro, and Jeff Olener, in San Francisco, California. They recorded an album on Posh Boy Records, but had little commercial success. In the 1980's he set up shop in Austin, Texas, where he adapted ..
Alejandro Falla
Alejandro Falla (born 14 November, 1983 in Cali, Colombia) is a professional male tennis player from Colombia. He turned pro in 2000, plays left-handed, weighs 169 lbs (76 kg) and mesures 6'1" (185 cm). At the 2006 Wimbledon tournament, Falla upset 9th seed Nikolay Davydenko. As of June 26, 2006,..
Alejandro Fernández
Alejandro Fernández (born April 24, 1971) is a popular Mexican singer nicknamed as "El Potrillo" ("The Colt") by the media and his fans. Alejandro specializes in traditional, earthy forms of Mexican folk and country music, such as mariachi and ranchera. He is the son of Vicente Fernández, also a ..
Alejandro Finisterre
Alejandro Finisterre, a poet, inventor (of table football among other things) and editor, was born Alejandro Campos Ramírez in Galicia in 1919. When his father's shoemaking business failed, the director of his school made Finisterre pay his tuition by correcting the homework of lower grades. Later..
Alejandro Freire
Alejandro Freire /ˈfɾeɾe/ (born August 23, 1974 in Caracas, Venezuela) is a first baseman in Major League Baseball who plays for the Baltimore Orioles. He bats and throws right handed. Freire made his major league debut with the Baltimore Orioles on August 9, 2005. He was promoted after hit .299..
Alejandro González Iñárritu
Alejandro González Iñárritu (born 15 August, 1963 in Mexico City) is a Mexican film director. Contents 1 Early career2 Path to fame3 Move to Hollywood4 Filmography5 External links Early career He started his career as a DJ in 1984 at the top-rated Mexican radio s..
Alejandro González Malavé
Alejandro González Malavé (approx 1958-1986) was a Puerto Rican undercover agent who gained wide national fame with the Cerro Maravilla case scandal. González Malavé, an outspoken university political leader, graduated as a policeman in 1979, the same year he went to work undercover. He alleged..
Alejandro Hernandez
Alejandro Hernandez (born October 1, 1977 in Tijuana) is a tennis player from Mexico, who turned professional in 1995. The righthander represented his native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia, where he was defeated in the first round. Hernandez reached his highest singles ATP-r..
Alejandro Honda
Alejandro Ramírez Honda (January 29, 1952 in San Martín Texmelucan, Puebla), is a Mexican painter. He not only works with oil, pastels, charcoal, pencil and ink, but also does graphic design, and serigraphy. His work it can be characterized mainly as Mexican prehispanic, ethnic, nationalist, lan..
Alejandro Jodorowsky
Alejandro (or Alexandro) Jodorowsky Alejandro Jodorowsky or Alexandro Jodorowsky (born February 7, 1929, in Tocopilla, Chile) is an actor, director, producer, composer, mime, comic book writer and psychotherapist born to Ashkenazi Jewish parents of Russian origin. He is particularly known fo..
Alejandro Korn, Buenos Aires
Alejandro Korn is a city in the Buenos Aires Province, Argentina, located in the San Vicente Partido. ..
Alejandro Lago
Eduardo Alejandro Lago Correa is a physical tough central defender from Uruguay, who's currently playing for Rosenborg B.K.. He made his debut on the Uruguaian national football team and won bronze medals in Copa Libertadores with his club Peñarol in 2003. In 2005, Lago was bought to the Norwegi..
Alejandro Lembo
Alejandro Lembo fullname Daniel Alejandro Lembo Betancor (born 15 February 1978 in Montevideo) is a Uruguayan football defender. Teams and clubs Danubio1997-2000: Bella Vista2000: Parma2000-2003: Club Nacional2003-present: Real BetisUruguay national football team*17 June 1999 -*debut against P..
Alejandro Lerner
--> Alejandro Lerner (b. on June 8, 1957 in Buenos Aires) is an Argentine musician; he has written countless songs including several hits, and his fame and recognition spread all over South America. Through his career, Lerner played in different bands, formed his own group, and worked with interna..
Alejandro Lerroux
Alejandro Lerroux García (La Rambla, Córdoba, March 4, 1864 - Madrid, June 25, 1949) was a Spanish politician who was the leader of the Spanish Radical Party during the Second Spanish Republic. He agitated as a young man in the ranks of the radical republicans, as a follower of Ruiz Zorrilla. H..
Alejandro López
Alejandro López (born February 9, 1975) is a Mexican race walker. Achievements Year Tournament Venue Result Event 1997 Universiade Catania, Italy 2nd 20 km Central American and Caribbean Championships San Juan, Puerto Rico 3rd 20 km 1999 Universiade Palma de Mallorca, Spain 1st 20 km 2001..
Alejandro Lozano
Alejandro Lozano Morales, (March 17, 1939, La Toba, Guadalajara – March 30, 2003, Barcelona) was a Spanish artist, painter and mosaic muralist. Contents 1 Life2 Works3 Exhibitions4 References5 Links Life Alejandro Lozano estudied Humanities at the El Pardo Seminary..
Alejandro M. Sinibaldi
Alejandro M. Sinibaldi (1825 - 1896) was acting President of Guatemala from 2 April 1885 to 5 April 1885. |- style="text-align: center;" ..
Alejandro Machado
Alejandro José Machado (born April 4, 1982 in Caracas, Venezuela) is an infielder in Major League Baseball who plays for the Boston Red Sox organization. He is a switch-hitter and throws right handed. In 2004 Machado hit a combined .306 with 30 stolen bases in a career-high 139 games with the Exp..
Alejandro Martínez
Alejandro Martinez is a Colombian actor and singer. He is well known among Colombian music fans. Martinez's hits include: Testarudo ("Hard Headed")Sucedio ("It Happened")ManuelaGrabado en la Piel ("Recorded on my Skin"). External links [imdb.com's profile][lyricsdownload.com] ..
Alejandro Meloño
Alejandro Meloño (born April 27, 1977 in Montevideo) is a professional football player from Uruguay. Meloño, is a left sided central defender. He started his career in 1996 with Rentistas in Uruguay. In 1997 he moved to Argentina where he played for San Lorenzo, Nueva Chicago and Almagro. In ..
Alejandro Moreno
Alejandro Moreno (born July 8, 1979 in Barquisimeto, Venezuela) is a Venezuelan soccer player, who currently plays striker for Houston Dynamo of Major League Soccer. Moreno played four years of college soccer at UNC Greensboro. He finished his career their fourth on the team's all-time scoring l..
Alejandro O'Reilly
Alejandro O'Reilly (1722-1794) was the second Spanish governor of colonial Louisiana, and the first Spanish governor of the territory to exercise power. Born in Ireland, he became a mercenary in the Spanish army and quickly rose through the ranks. In 1765, the Spanish Crown sent Field Marshal Alej..
Alejandro Obregon
Alejandro Obregon (b. 1920 in Barcelona, Spain, d. 1992 in Cartagena de Indias, Colombia) - a painter, muralist, sculptor and engraver. Obregon was born in 1920 in Barcelona, Spain, the son of a Columbian father and a Catalan mother. Most of his childhood was spent in Barranquilla, Colombia and..
Alejandro Oms
Alejandro Oms (March 13 1895 - November 5 1946) was a Cuban center fielder in Negro league baseball and Latin American baseball, most notably with the Cuban Stars. Born in Santa Clara, Las Villas, he died at age 51 in Havana. External link [Baseball Hall of Fame candidate biography] ..
Alejandro Orfila
Alejandro Orfila (born 1925) was an Argentine diplomat. He served as the secretary general of the Organization of American States between 1975 and 1984. |- style="text-align: center;" ..
Alejandro Otero
for the model/actor, see Alejandro Otero Larez Alejandro Otero (El Manteco, Bolívar March 7th, 1921 - Caracas 13th, August 1990) was a renowned Venezuelan artist, writer and cultural promoter. He studied at the "Escuela de Artes Plásticas y Artes Aplicadas de Caracas" from 1939 to 1945. After f..
Alejandro Otero Larez
--> Alejandro Otero Lárez is a Venezuelan model and actor. He graduated as an odontologist from the Universidad Central de Venezuela. He was discovered by Tony Paez who suggested he start modeling. He later went on to win the Mr. Venezuela 1999 title. His acting career took off as he took roles in..
Alejandro Paez Aragon
There are very few or no other articles that link to this one.Please help [[help:link|introduce links]] in articles on [related topics]. After links have been created, remove this message.This article has been tagged since July 2006. } Mayor of San Pedro Motto: Libertad con Orden y ..
Alejandro Patino
Alejandro Patino is an American actor. Patino has guest starred on several present-day television programs which include a recurring role on the ABC series, Desperate Housewives as Ralph who is Gabrielle Solis' new Latino gardener. Other guest star appearances include House, Roswell, Arrested Develo..
Alejandro Pena
Alejandro Peña Vasquez (Born June 25, 1959) in Cambiaso, Dominican Republic, is a retired Major League Baseball pitcher. Peña played for six different ballclubs during his career: the Los Angeles Dodgers (1981-1989), New York Mets (1990-1991), Atlanta Braves (1991-1992, 1995), Pittsburgh Pirates ..
Alejandro Planchart
Alejandro Planchart (born July 29, 1935) is a Venezuelan-American musicologist, conductor, and composer. He is considered to be one of the leading scholars on the music of Guillaume Dufay, and in general he is a specialist on music of the late Middle Ages and early Renaissance. He was born in Cara..
Alejandro Plaz
Alejandro Plaz is a founder of the Venezuelan volunteer civil association, Súmate. Plaz is a Venezuelan engineer and management consultant, who holds three Master’s degrees (two from Stanford University), and was a Senior partner for McKinsey & Company in Latin America, before taking a leave of ..
Alejandro Portes
Alejandro Portes is a prominent Cuban-American sociologist. He received his Ph.D. in sociology from the University of Wisconsin, Madison in 1970. He is currently head of the department of sociology at Princeton University and a member of the National Academy of Science. He also served as the presid..
Alejandro Puga
Alejandro Puga (born 1957 in Buenos Aires, Argentina) is a poet and artist. Alejandro Puga is considered a very lyrical poet. Of his many works, the epic poem Pararrayos (Spanish for lightning rod) is the most famous. It was described by French poet André Pieyre de Mandiargues as one of the mos..
Alejandro R. Roces
Alejandro Reyes "Anding" Roces (born July 13, 1924) is a National Artist of the Philippines for literature. He is short story writer and essayist, and is acknowledged to be the best Filipino author of comic short stories. ..
Alejandro Ramirez
Alejandro Tadeo Ramirez Alvarez (born in San Jose, Costa Rica, June 21, 1988) is a chess Grandmaster. He was inspired to become a chess player after watching the movie Searching for Bobby Fischer when he was four years old. His first and only chess teacher was his father; he then developed his own s..
Alejandro Rey
Alejandro Rey (February 8, 1930 – May 21, 1987) was an Argentine actor. Rey was born in Buenos Aires, and became famous as an actor in Argentine movies before making the decision to emigrate to the United States in 1960. He was most famous for his roles in movies like Fun in Acapulco with Elv..
Alejandro Rossi
Alejandro Rossi (born Alessandro Rossi, September 22, 1932 in Florence, Italy) is a Mexican writer. Alejandro Rossi has written philosophical essays, short stories and the following books: "Lenguaje y significado" (Language and Meaning) (Siglo XXI, 1968, FCE, 1995, 7th edition); "Manual del Distra�..
Alejandro Sabella
Alejandro (Alex) Sabella (b. Buenos Aires, 05 November 1954) is a former Argentine football player. Sabella rose through the junior divisions of River Plate in the early 1970s, when the number 10 jersey was owned by Norberto Alonso. His style reflected Alonso's, with emphasis on individual techniqu..
Alejandro Salazar
Alejandro Salazar (born February 18, 1984 in Eugene, Oregon) is an American soccer forward. Salazar played college soccer at the University of Portland from 2002 to 2004, where he was named WCC Freshman of the Year as a freshman, and was the Conference Player of the Year as a sophomore. He left Po..
Alejandro Sanz
Alejandro Sanz Alejandro Sanz on a magazine cover Born 18 December 1968Madrid, Spain Occupation Singer, songwriter Famous for Más (album, 1997)No Es Lo Mismo (album, 2003) Alejandro Sanz, born Alejandro Sánchez Pizarro on December 18 1968 in Madrid, Spain, is a Spanish pop/ball..
Alejandro Selkirk Island
Alejandro Selkirk Island is the second largest and most westernly island of the Juan Fernández Islands. It is situated 181 km west of Robinson Crusoe Island. Dating of the rocks on the island show that it is the youngest of the Juan Fernández Islands at an age between 1 or 2 million years old. D..
Alejandro Silva
right Alejandro Silva is a Chilean rock guitarist. His albums generally consist of instrumental work only, without the vocals that are common to most rock and heavy metal music. Silva started guitar when he was fourteen years old. Other musicians he has played with include Marty Friedman, J..
Alejandro Sosa
Alejandro Sosa is a fictional drug lord from the 1983 film Scarface. He was portrayed by Paul Shenar. [Spoiler warningSpoiler warning]: Plot and/or ending details follow. Sosa resides in Bolivia, where he governs his cocaine plantation. There he meets up with Tony Montana along with O..
Alejandro Spajic
Alejandro Spajić (born May 7, 1976 in San Juan, Argentina) is an Argentine volleyball player. Alejandro Spajić is 6'10" (208 cm) and weighs 209 lbs (95 kg). Spajić is clearly a world-class volleyball player both for Argentina and his club. What's more, he enjoys watching football in h..
Alejandro Tapia y Rivera
Alejandro Tapia y Rivera (November 12, 1826 – July 19, 1882) was a poet and writer from San Juan, Puerto Rico. Alejandro Tapia y Rivera Tapia is considered to be the father of Puerto Rican literature and that no one else has contributed more to the cultural advancement of Puerto Rico in..
Alejandro Toledo
Alejandro Celestino Toledo Manrique (born 28 March 1946) is a Peruvian politician. He is the current President of Peru. He was elected in 2001 defeating former President Alan García. Toledo came to international prominence after leading the opposition against President Alberto Fujimori, who held t..
Alejandro Tommasi
Alejandro Tommasi (born August 14, 1957 in Mexico City, Distrito Federal) is a Mexican television, stage and film actor. He enrolled in Televisa's Centro de Educacion Artistica (CEA), where he studied acting, dancing and singing. Through out his successful acting career, Tommasi has participated in ..
Alejandro Valverde
Alejandro Valverde Belmonte (born April 25, 1980 in Las Lumbreras, Murcia, Spain) is a Spanish cyclist. At age 26, he is thought to be one of the most talented cyclists of his generation. Alejandro is an exciting prospect since he is unique in the way that he can both sprint and climb. After starti..
Alejandro Vela
Manuel Alejandro Vela Garrido (born March 28, 1984 in Cancún, Quintana Roo) is a Mexican football striker who currently plays for Chivas de Guadalajara. Brother of Carlos Vela. ..
Alejandro Velasco Astete
Alejandro Velasco Astete (September 23 in Cusco, 1897 - September 28, 1925) was a Peruvian pilot, most recognizable for being the first man to fly over the Andes. He was 28 years old upon his death. Starting in Lima, Velasco succeeded in crossing the Andes and arrived in Cusco on August 31, 1925. ..
Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport
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Alejandro Viñao
Alejandro Viñao (Born September 4, 1951) is a composer, and is currently a visiting research fellow at the Faculty of Music at the University of Cambridge. External links [Alejandro Viñao] ..
Alejandro Wiebe
Alejandro Wiebe nicknamed Marley (Buenos Aires, circa 1975) is an Argentine TV host. He is currently working for TV channel Telefe. Programmes ..
Alejandro Zaffaroni
Dr Alejandro Zaffaroni (b. 1923) is a serial entrepreneur who is responsible for founding several successful biotechnology in Silicon Valley. Born in 1923 in Montevideo, Uruguay, Dr. Zaffaroni received his B.Sc. from the University of Montevideo in 1945, and his Ph.D. in biochemistry from the Unive..
Alejandro Zohn
Alejandro Zohn (August 8, 1930 in Vienna - 2000 in Guadalajara) was a Mexican architect. He was a holocaust survivor who grew up in western Mexico. Alejandro Zohn studied at the Universidad de Guadalajara, Mexico, graduating as an engineer in 1955 and as an architect in 1963. His abilities as an e..
Aleje Jerozolimskie
Aleje Jerozolimskie (literally Jerusalem Avenue) is one of the principal streets of the city of Warsaw in Poland. It runs through the City Centre along the East-West axis, linking the western borough of Wola with the bridge on Vistula River and the borough of Praga on the other side of the river. ..
Alejo & Valentina
Alejo & Valentina (Alejo y Valentina in Spanish) is an Argentine flash cartoon by Alejandro Szykula. It was created in 2002 and it's still very popular with the Hispanic audience. The style of the animation is very simplistic and the story lines are fulled with an abstract comedy tone, which seems ..
Alejo Carpentier
Alejo Carpentier y Valmont (December 26, 1904 – April 24, 1980) was a Cuban novelist, essay writer, and musicologist who greatly influenced Latin American literature during its famous "boom" period. Carpentier was born in Lausanne, Switzerland. For a long time it was believed that he was bo..
Alejo Duran
Gilberto Alejandro Duran Diaz known to all as Alejo Durán was born on February 9, 1919 in El Paso (Cesar), in Colombia. He was a legendary composer of vallenatos. Carlos Vives often covers his songs. He is notorious for self-flagellating himself in his own songs, possibly as a defense mechanism f..
Alejo Maldonado
Alejo Maldonado (born 1938) is a Puerto Rican former policeman who was convicted, in 1982, with charges of corruption and kidnapping. According to police records, he was involved in the kidnapping of one Mario Consuegra. A public server with an apparently perfect service record, Maldonado became le..
Alejo Santos
Alejo Santos (July 11, 1911 — February 18, 1984) was a Filipino soldier and World War II hero who parlayed his fame into a political career. His prestige was somewhat marred in later life when he agreed to run as the only candidate against Ferdinand Marcos in the widely-suspect 1981 Philippine pre..
Alejo Vidal-Quadras Roca
Alejo Vidal-Quadras Roca (born May 20, 1945 in Barcelona) is a Spanish Member of the European Parliament, and a radiation physicist. He was elected on the People's Party ticket and sits with the European People's Party group. On July 20, 2004 he was elected one of the 14 Vice-Presidents of the Euro..
Aleka's Attic
Aleka's Attic was a rock band formed by River Phoenix and his sister Rain. River was lead singer and played guitar, his sister: vocals and keyboard. Josh McKay was the bass player and vocals, Joshua Green, a friend of River’s from Florida, was the drummer and Tim Hankins played the viola. Tim Han..
Aleka Papariga
Aleka Papariga (Greek: Αλέκα Παπαρήγα) (born 1945) is a communist Greek politician who has served the Communist Party of Greece (CPG; in Greek: KKE) as its general secretary, since 1991. She is the first woman to head the party. She w..
Alekhine's Defence
tright Alekhine's Defence is a chess opening beginning with the moves (in algebraic notation) 1.[[wikibooks:Chess/Opening Theory/1.e4|e4]] [[wikibooks:Chess/Opening Theory/1.e4/1...Nf6|Nf6]] It..
Alekhine's defense, Modern variation, 4...Bg4
tright In chess, B05 is the ECO code for the Alekhine's Defense, Modern Variation, 4...Bg4 chess opening. The game begins 1.e4 Nf6 2.e5 Nd5 3.d4 d6 4.Nf3 Bg4. Black's last move is a natural re..
Alekhine's gun
tright Alekhine's gun is a formation in chess named after the former World Chess Champion, Alexander Alekhine. This formation was first played against another illustrious Grandmaster, Aaron Nimzo..
Alekhin (crater)
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Aleknagik, Alaska
Aleknagik (uh-LECK-nuh-gik) is a second class city in Dillingham Census Area, Alaska, United States. Aleknagik is part of the Unorganized Borough. As of the 2000 census, the population of the city is 221. A State of Alaska demographer in 2004 estimates the population at 219. Contents 1 L..
Aleknagik Airport
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Aleknagik Lake
Aleknagik Lake is a lake in the U.S. state of Alaska. It is 32 km (20 mi) long by 26 km (16 mi) wide and located at [59°17′N 158°37′W]. The village of Aleknagik is on its southeast shore. Aleknagik is a Yupik word meaning "wrong way home". Yupiks returning to t..
Aleko
Aleko (1986) Moskvitch 2141S "Aleko" in Tallinn, Estonia The Aleko is a Russian car that was presented to the public in 1986 and was being manufactured between 1988 and 2000 by now bankrupt Moskvitch Stock Company, based in Moscow, Russia. Aleko was a huge improvement over previous M..
Alekos Alavanos
Alekos Alavanos Alekos (Alexandros) Alavanos (Greek: Αλέκος Αλαβάνος) is a Greek politician, member of the Hellenic Parliament, former member of the European Parliament and president of the Synaspismos party of the radical l..
Alekos Alexandrakis
Alekos Alexandrakis (born in Athens, 27 November 1928 - died 8 November 2005) was a famous Greek actor. He was known for his theatrical work as well as work in film and television. He died of cancer. Alexandrakis starred in more than 60 films, including Stella with the late Melina Mercouri in 1955,..
Aleko (opera)
Aleko is an opera by Sergei Rachmaninoff. The Russian libretto was written by Vladimir Nemirovich-Danchenko which in turn was adapted from the poem Tsygany (The Gypsies) by Alexander Pushkin. It premiered at the Bolshoi Theatre on May 9, 1893. Like Rachmaninov's two other operas, Aleko shows Rachman..
Aleko Konstantinov
Aleko Konstantinov (Bulgarian: ) (January 1, 1863 - May 23, 1897) was a Bulgarian writer, best known for his character Bai Ganio, one of the most popular characters in Bulgarian fiction. Born to an affluent trader in the Danube River town of Svishtov, he attended the Faculty of Law of the Universi..
Aleko Point
Aleko Rock (Nos Aleko \'nos a-'le-ko\) is a rocky point midway along the northeast coast of Emona Anchorage in the east of Livingston Island, projecting 150m to the west of southwest. A nameless 400m wide cove is indented for 250m to the north of northwest, with two chains of rocks extending 80m ..
Aleksandar Aleksandrov
Aleksandar Aleksandrov (born January 19, 1975 in Plovdiv) is a Bulgarian soccer player. He has played for Levski Sofia, Kocaelispor and Istanbulspor as well as the Bulgarian national team. ..
Aleksandar Branekov
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Aleksandar Canović
Aleksandar Canovic (Serbian Cyrillic: Александар Цановић) (born February 18, 1983) is a football player from Serbia and Montenegro, who, as of 2004 was playing for FK Vojvodina. He was part of the Serbian and Montenegrin 2004 Olympic football team, who exited in the first round, fi..
Aleksandar Ćirić
Aleksandar Ćirić (born December 30, 1977) is a Serbian water polo player who played on the bronze medal squad (of [[FR Yugoslavia) at the 2000 Summer Olympics and the silver medal squad (of Serbia and Montenegro) at the 2004 Summer Olympics. ..
Aleksandar Damjanovic
Aleksandar Damjanovic is a Bosnian Serb basketball player, playing for KK Bosna. ..
Aleksandar Deroko
Aleksandar Deroko (Serbian Cyrillic: Александар Дероко) (September 4, 1894, Belgrade - November 30, 1988, Belgrade) was a famous Serbian architect, artist, and author. He was a professor of the Belgrade University and a member of the Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts. External l..
Aleksandar Hemon
Aleksandar Hemon is a Bosnian fiction writer living in the United States. Hemon was born in Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina, in 1964, to Ukrainian father and Serbian mother. He graduated from the University of Sarajevo with a degree in literature in 1990. After moving to Chicago in 1992 with little En..
Aleksandar Just
Aleksandar Just (1872-1937) was a Croatian physicist and inventor who, with Franjo Hannaman, discovered the electric bulb with wolfram wire, one of the world's first fully functional light-bulbs. ..
Aleksandar Lifka
Aleksandar Lifka (1880 - November 12 1952) was a central-European cinematographer. Of Czech descent, he was born in Brassó (Austro-Hungarian empire, now Romania). After spending his childhood with his parents in the willage of Zatec near Prague, he moved to Vienna to study at Technical High school...
Aleksandar Mitreski
Aleksandar Mitreski (born August 5, 1980 in Bern) is a Swiss-born Macedonian footballer. His career began at SC Ittigen. At the age of 12 he moved to the junior team of BSC Young Boys. He eventually became a first team regular and in 2002 he earned a 1 million Swiss Francs transfer to Grasshopper-C..
Aleksandar Nikolić
Aleksandar Nikolić (Александар Николић; October 28, 1924 – March 12, 2000) was a renown basketball player and coach from Yugoslavia. He was so instrumental and important to the game's development in the country that he was often referred to as the Father of Yugoslav basketbal..
Aleksandar Obrenović
King Aleksandar Obrenović King Aleksandar of Serbia (Serbian Cyrillic: Александар Обреновић) (August 14, 1876 - May 29, 1903), was king of Serbia from 1889 to 1903. Contents 1 A Young King2 Unpopular Marriage3 Attempt at Reconciliation4 Assassination ..
Aleksandar Palas Hotel
Aleksandar Palas Hotel (Serbian: Aлександар Палас Хотел / Aleksandar Palas Hotel) is a hotel chain located in Eastern Europe with its main base in Belgrade, Serbia. The hotel in Serbia is the most luxurious in the country and the only hotel in Eastern Europe to gain 6 (******) s..
Aleksandar Pavlović
Aleksandar "Sasha" Pavlovic (born November 15 1983 in Bar, Montenegro) is a professional basketball player in the NBA, originally from Montenegro. Pavlovic has played for the Utah Jazz and the Cleveland Cavaliers, after being selected by the Jazz with the 19th pick in the 2003 NBA Draft. He averag..
Aleksandar Popović
Aleksandar Popović (born in 1971 in Belgrade) is the Serbian Minister of Science and Environment. Internationally educated Popović completed elementary school in Belgrade, before moving to Moscow where he finished high school. Returning home for college he obtained a degree from University of Bel..
Aleksandar Radojevic
Aleksandar Radojevic (born August 8 1976) is a professional basketball player. A 7'3" center, he was drafted from Barton Community College by the Toronto Raptors in the first round of the 1999 NBA Draft and played twelve games for the Utah Jazz in 2004. He was signed in 2005 by Olimpia Larisa, in Gr..
Aleksandar Ranković
'Marko' Ranković Ranković, Tito and Đilas Aleksandar Leka Ranković (Serbian: Александар Лека Ранковић) (1909-1983) was a leading Yugoslav Communist of Serbian origin. Ranković was a member of the Politburo from 1940. After he was captured and tortured by the ..
Aleksandar Šapić
Aleksandar Šapić (born on June 1, 1978 in Belgrade) is a water polo player from Serbia. At 1.91m and 98kg, he's considered by many to the best offensive player in the world. As an instrumental part of Serbia-Montenegro national team Šapić won gold at the World Aquatic Championships in Montrea..
Aleksandar Šarić
Aleksandar Saric is a Serbian soccer goalkeeper. He was born in Belgrade on 27 January, 1974 . During the 11 years of his professional career he has played for clubs in six different countries and is still active as a professional player in the Portuguese league at Varzim SC. According to notes in ..
Aleksandar Shalamanov
Aleksandar Shalamanov (Александър Шаламанов; born 1941) is a former football (soccer) player and professional alpine skier and is known as the only Bulgarian to have taken part in both the Summer and Winter Olympics and a Football World Cup. Shalamanov began his career as a defen..
Aleksandar Simić
Aleksandar Simić (Serbian Cyrillic: Александар Симић) (born January 22 1973 in Belgrade, Yugoslavia) is a Serbian composer. In 1994, while completing the 3rd year of study at the Medical Faculty, he approached the entrance exams at the Musical academy in Belgrade, and came up fir..
Aleksandar Šoštar
Aleksandar Šoštar (born January 21, 1964) is a Serbian water polo player who played on the bronze medal squad of FR Yugoslavia at the 2000 Summer Olympics and on the gold medal squad for SFR Yugoslavia at the 1988 Summer Olympics. ..
Aleksandar Stamboliyski
This does not cite its [[Opentopia:Citing sources|references or sources]]. You can [[Opentopia:WikiProject Fact and Reference Check|help]] Wikipedia by introducing appropriate citations. Aleksandar Stamboliyski (Александър Стамболийски, March 1, 1879-June 14, 1923) was the pr..
Aleksandar Tijanić
Aleksandar Tijanić, Serbian journalist and current national TV director, was born in Djakovica, Federal People's Republic of Yugoslavia on 13 December, 1949. Throughout his colourful career he's been a star columnist for leading newspapers and magazines in SFR Yugoslavia and Serbia, chief executive..
Aleksandar Tišma
Aleksandar Tišma (born January 16 1924 in Horgoš, died 16 February 2003 in Novi Sad) was Serbian novelist. He completed the basic and middle school in Novi Sad and studied economy and French language and literature in Budapest during World War II, to finally graduate on Germanistics on Universit..
Aleksandar Totic
Aleksandar Totic is one of the original developers of the Mosaic browser. He cofounded and was a partner at Netscape Communications Corporation. External links [Mosaic - The First Global Web Browser] ..
Aleksandar Tunchev
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Aleksandar Vasiljevic
Aleksandar Vasiljevic was a major general and the leader of the Kontra-Obaveštajna Služba. He was retired in May 1992 and arrested for his role in an interview with the weekly publication NIN. He was again deputy head between March 1999 and 2001. He testified in the Hague trial against Slobodan Mi..
Aleksandar Vasoski
Aleksandar Vasoski (Александар Васоски in Macedonian, born November 1979 in Skopje) is a Macedonian football player. A defender, he has played for Eintracht Frankfurt since 2005. Previously, he played in Macedonian clubs, most notably FK Vardar and FK Cementarnica. When his playing..
Aleksandar Žiljak
Aleksandar Žiljak (born 1963) is a science fiction and fantasy writer from Zagreb, Croatia. See also Science fiction in Croatia ..
Aleksandar Živković
Aleksandar Živković (Serbian Cyrillic: Александар Живковић), (born July 28, 1977, Niš, Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia) is a professional footballer. In May of 2000, he transferred from his native FR Yugoslavia to play for Jubilo Iwata of the J. League, the top professional football lea..
Aleksandar Đokić
Aleksandar Đokić (Serbian Cyrillic: Александар Ђокић) (1936, Belgrade) is a famous Brutalist and postmodernist Serbian architect. References [Biography][Modern Serbian Architecture] ..
Aleksandar Đorđević
Aleksandar "Sasha" Djordjevic (Serbian: Александар "Саша" Ђорђевић; Aleksandar "Saša" Đorđević in Roman script) is a retired Serbian basketball player, born on August 26 1967 in Belgrade. He is 6'2" (188 cm) and has played 108 games for the National basketball team of Ser..
Aleksander (Hasidic dynasty)
Rabbi Yitzchak Menachem Danziger (1879-1943) The present Alexander Rebbe in Boro Park Grand Rabbi Avraham Menachem Danziger, the previous Alexander Rebbe in Bnei Brak, Israel Grand Rabbi Israel Danziger, the present Alexander Rebbe of Bnei Brak, Israel, wearing a fur hat Now..
Aleksander Arendt
Aleksander Arendt was an activist of the Kashubians and Pomeranians (an ethnic groups in northern Poland). He was the president of Kashubian-Pomeranian Association in years 1956-1959. ..
Aleksander August Zamoyski
Aleksander August Zamoyski Noble Family Zamoyski Coat of Arms Jelita Parents Andrzej ZamoyskiKonstancja Czartoryska Consorts Marianna Gronowska Children none Date of Birth 18th century Place of Birth ? Date of Death 1800 Place of Death ? Count Aleksander August Zamo..
Aleksander Balos
Aleksander Balos is a Polish artist and figurative painter, who lives in the United States and is a naturalised American. Contents 1 Life and art2 Solo exhibitions3 Group exhibitions4 Distinctions5 Publications6 External links7 Notes and references Life and a..
Aleksander Baumgardten
Aleksander Baumgardten (1908 - 1980) was a Polish poet. ..
Aleksander Benedykt Sobieski
Aleksander Benedykt Sobieski (6 September 1677 – 16 November 1714) was the son of Jan III Sobieski, King of Poland, and his wife, Marie Louise. ..
Aleksander Brückner
Aleksander Brückner (1856 - 1939) was a Polish Slavic scholar, philologist, lexicographer and historian of literature. He is among the most notable Polish scholars of late 19th century and early 20th century, as well as the first scholar to prepare complete monographs on the history of the Polish l..
Aleksander Cardinal Kakowski
Cardinal Aleksander Kakowski (1862–1938) was a Polish politician and Catholic priest, member of the Regency Council, the archbishop of Warsaw, and the last titular primate of the Kingdom of Poland before Poland regained its independence in 1918. Aleksander Kakowski was born February 5, 18..
Aleksander Chłopek
Aleksander Chłopek (born December 13, 1946 in Chrzanów) is a Polish politician. He was elected to Sejm on September 25, 2005 getting 5366 votes in 29 Gliwice district, candidating from Prawo i Sprawiedliwość list. See also Members of Polish Sejm 2005-2009 External links [Aleksander Chłop..
Aleksander Dale Oen
There are very few or no other articles that link to this one.Please help [[help:link|introduce links]] in articles on [related topics]. After links have been created, remove this message.This article has been tagged since June 2006. } Aleksander Dale Oen is a Norwegian swimmer. He took ..
Aleksander Denstad With
This does not cite its [[Opentopia:Citing sources|references or sources]]. You can [[Opentopia:WikiProject Fact and Reference Check|help]] Wikipedia by introducing appropriate citations. Aleksander Denstad With (born June 30 1987 in Trondheim, Norway), won season 4 of the TV show Idol (Norway) in..
Aleksander Dominik Lubomirski
Aleksander Dominik Lubomirski Noble Family Lubomirski Coat of Arms Lubomirski Parents Józef Karol LubomirskiTeofilia Ludwika Zasławska Consorts none Children none Date of Birth 1693 Place of Birth ? Date of Death 1720 Place of Death ? Prince Aleksander Dominik Lub..
Aleksander Emelianenko
Aleksander Emelianenko (August 2, 1981 -) is a Russian mixed martial arts fighter. He is also a two-time Russian national Sambo champion, and two time world Sambo champion in the absolute divisions. He has a professional MMA record of 8-2-0 as of May 6, 2006. His older brother, Fedor, is the cur..
Aleksander Ford
Aleksander Ford (born November 24, 1908, Lemberg, Austro-Hungarian Empire, now Lviv, Ukraine; died April 4, 1980, Florida, U.S.A.) was a Polish film director. Polish filmmaker Aleksander Ford played a key role in establishing Poland's international reputation for excellent cinema. One of Ford's pro..
Aleksander Fredro
Aleksander Fredro monument in Wrocław, moved from Lwów after 1945 Aleksander Fredro (June 20, 1793–July 15, 1876) was a Polish poet, playwright, and writer. Though he made his debut in 1817, but he wasn't interested in the problems of Romanticism. He wrote social comedies about the lifest..
Aleksander Grad
Aleksander Grad (born May 01, 1962 in Łosiniec) is a Polish politician. He was elected to Sejm on September 25, 2005 getting 13680 votes in 15 Tarnów district, candidating from Platforma Obywatelska list. He was also a member of Sejm 2001-2005. See also Members of Polish Sejm 2005-2009 External..
Aleksander Ivanovich Korolev
Aleksander Ivanovich Korolev is a Transnistrian politician born in Wrocław, Poland in 1955. He is the Minister of the Interior of Transnistria. He started to work in the ministry of the interior of the Moldovan SSR in 1985. When Transnistria declared independence on 2 September 1990, Korolev contin..
Aleksander Ivanovich Posudnevsky
Aleksander Ivanovich Posudnevsky is the mayor of Bender (Romanian: Tighina), the second-largest city in Transnistria. He was elected to his post in Transnistria's March 27 2005 municipal elections. ..
Aleksander Jabłoński
Aleksander Jabłoński (1898 – 1980) was a Polish physicist. Jabloński was one of the pioneers of molecular photophysics, created the concept of the "luminescent centre" and own theories of quantum-mechanical pressure broadening and concentrational quenching and depolarization of photolumine..
Aleksander Jan Jabłonowski
Aleksander Jan Jabłonowski Noble Family Jabłonowski Coat of Arms Prus III Parents Stanisław Jan JabłonowskiMarianna Kazanowska Consorts Teofilia Sieniawska Children with Teofilia SieniawskaJózef Aleksander JabłonowskiMarianna JabłonowskaJadwiga Jabłonowska Date of Birth..
Aleksander Józef Lisowski
Aleksander Józef Lisowski (c.a. 1580-1616) was a Polish noble (szlachcic), commander of a mercenary group that after his death adopted the name Lisowczycy. His coat of arms was Jeż. Little is known about his childhood, except that his family moved to Grand Duchy of Lithuania (then a part of the..
Aleksander Kamiński
This article is partof the series:Polish Secret State History of Poland redirect[[Template:Portal]]Aleksander Kamiński codename: Kamyk, Dąbrowski, J. Dąbrowski, Fabrykant, Faktor, Juliusz Górecki, Hubert, Kaźmierczak (b. January 28, 1903 in Warsaw - March 15, 1978 in Warsaw, Poland) was a P..
Aleksander Kan
Aleksander Kan (born 1925) is a Russian born historian, now working as a professor at the Uppsala University in Sweden. Aleksander Kan was born in Moscow. During World War II Kan served as an interpreter in the Soviet Army 1944 – 1945. In the Soviet Union he wrote several books about the histor..
Aleksander Knavs
Aleksander Knavs (born December 5, 1975 in Maribor) is a Slovenian footballer. His playing career started in the Slovenian capital with Olimpija Ljubljana. The Der FC Tirol Innsbruck coach at that time, Kurt Jara, became interested in the 1,91 m tall defender and brought him to Innsbruck. After win..
Aleksander Kogoj
Aleksander Kogoj is a Slovenian film director, born 1965 in Ljubljana. His interest in film making began at an early age. As a teenager he wrote a good deal, and his passions were special effects. His skills as a musician meant he could combine sound and visuals, which led to his first experimental..
Aleksander Koniecpolski
There were several Aleksander Koniecpolski's in the szlachta family of Koniecpolscy: Aleksander Koniecpolski senior, 1555-1609/1619 (conflicting sources, more likely 1609), voivode of Sieradz, father of Stanisław KoniecpolskiAleksander Koniecpolski junior, 1620-1659, son of Stanisław Koniecpolski,..
Aleksander Koniecpolski (1555-1609)
Aleksander Koniecpolski Noble Family Koniecpolski Coat of Arms Pobóg Parents Stanisław Przedbór KoniecpolskiElżbieta Ligozianka Consorts Anna Sroczycka Children Stanisław KoniecpolskiKrzysztof KoniecpolskiRemigiush KoniecpolskiJan KoniecpolskiPrzedbor Koniecpolski Date of B..
Aleksander Koniecpolski (1620-1659)
For other people with the name of Aleksander Koniecpolski, see Aleksander Koniecpolski Aleksander Koniecpolski Noble Family Koniecpolski Coat of Arms Pobóg Parents Stanisław KoniecpolskiKrystyna Lubomirska Consorts Joanna Barbara Zamoyska Children with Joanna Barbara ZamoyskaS..
Aleksander Korwin Gosiewski
Aleksander Korwin Gosiewski Noble Family Gosiewski Coat of Arms Korwin Parents Jan Korwin Gosiewski ? Consorts Ewa Pac Children Krzysztof Gosiewski, Wincenty Korwin Gosiewski, Zuzanna Korwin Gosiewska, Date of Birth ? Place of Birth ? Date of Death April, 1639..
Aleksander Kotsis
Aleksander Kotsis (born 1836 Krakowa and died 1877 in Podgórze) was a Polish painter renowned for his landscapes, portraits and genre depictions of contemporary village scenes. In 1850 the attended the Krakowa colledge of Fine art where he studies under the direction of Wojciech Stattler. Exte..
Aleksander Krzyżanowski
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Aleksander Kwaśniewski
Aleksander Kwaśniewski ([[alεk'sandεr kfaɕɲefskʲi]][Media help?]·[i]; born November 15 1954) is a Polish politician who served as the President of Poland from 1995 to 2005. He was born in Białogard, and during the communist era he was active in the com..
Aleksander Ludwik Radziwiłł
Aleksander Ludwik Radziwiłł Noble Family Radziwiłł Coat of Arms Trąby Parents Mikołaj 'Sierotka' RadziwiłłHalaszka Eufemia Wiśniowiecka Consorts Tekla Anna WołłowiczKatarzyna Eugenia TyszkiewiczLucricia Marie Strozzi Children with Tekla Anna WołłowiczAnna Eufemia Rad..
Aleksander Marek Szczygło
Aleksander Marek Szczygło (born October 27, 1963 in Jeziorany) is a Polish politician. He was elected to Sejm on September 25, 2005 getting 19006 votes in 35 Olsztyn district, candidating from Prawo i Sprawiedliwość list. He was also a member of Sejm 2001-2005. See also Members of Polish Sejm ..
Aleksander Meksi
Aleksander Gabriel Meksi (born 1939) was the prime minister of Albania from April 13 1992 to March 11 1997. A former archaeologist, he was the first person to be prime minister of Albania after the end of communist rule. He was a co-founder and member of the Democratic Party of Albania and took offi..
Aleksander Michał Lubomirski
Aleksander Michał Lubomirski Noble Family Lubomirski Coat of Arms Lubomirski Parents Stanisław LubomirskiZofia Ostrogska Consorts Helena Tekla Ossolińska Children with Helena Tekla OssolińskaJózef Karol Lubomirski Date of Birth 1614 Place of Birth ? Date of Death 1..
Aleksander Michał Lubomirski (XVII-1673)
Aleksander Michał Lubomirski Noble Family Lubomirski Coat of Arms Lubomirski Parents Jerzy Sebastian LubomirskiKonstancja Ligęza Consorts Katarzyna Anna Sapieha Children with Katarzyna Anna SapiehaAnna Konstancja LubomirskaJerzy Aleksander LubomirskiMichał LubomirskiJózef Lub..
Aleksander Moisiu
Aleksander Moisiu (April 2, 1879–March 22, 1935) (aka Alexander Moissi) was a famous Albanian stage actor. He was born in Durrës to an Albanian father and Arbëresh mother. Some of his roles have included Hamlet, Oedipus, Faust, Fedya in Tolstoy's "Buried Alive", and Dubedat in George Bernar..
Aleksander Orłowski
Self-portrait Aleksander Orłowski (1777–1832) was a Polish painter and sketch maker, pioneer of lithography in the Russian Empire. Orłowski was born in 1777 in Warsaw to a humble tavern-keeper. Since early childhood he became known as a prodigy and soon Izabela Czartoryska financed his f..
Aleksander Ostrogski
Aleksander Ostrogski Noble Family Ostrogski Coat of Arms Ostrogski Parents Konstanty Wasyl OstrogskiZofia Tarnowska Consorts Anna Kostka Children with Anna KostkaZofia OstrogskaKonstanty OstrogskiJanusz OstrogskiAnna Alojza OstrogskaKatarzyna Ostrogska Date of Birth 1571 Plac..
Aleksander Prystor
Aleksander Prystor (1874-1941) was a Polish politician who served as Prime Minister of Poland from 1931 to 1933. In 1908 he took part in the Bezdany raid. |- style="text-align: center;" ..
Aleksander Rodić
Aleksander Rodić (born December 26, 1979 in Bosnia and Herzegovina) is a Slovenian football (soccer) player. Rodić played as a striker for Slovenian club NK Gorica, helping them to several league titles. His performances for the club earned him caps for the Slovenian national team. He also has Bo..
Aleksander Skrzyński
Aleksander Skrzynski (1882-1931) was a Polish politician who served as prime minister from 1925 to 1926. |- style="text-align: center;" ..
Aleksander Sopliński
Aleksander Sopliński (born March 25, 1942 in Ciechanów) is a Polish politician. He was elected to Sejm on September 25, 2005 getting 2589 votes in 16 Płock district, candidating from Polskie Stronnictwo Ludowe list. See also Members of Polish Sejm 2005-2009 External links [Aleksander Sopli..
Aleksander Stanisław Potocki
Aleksander Stanisław Potocki Noble Family Potocki Coat of Arms Piława Parents Stanisław Kostka PotockiAleksandra Lubomirska Consorts Anna TyszkiewiczIzabella MostowskaAleksandra Stokowska Children with Anna TyszkiewiczAugust PotockiNatalia PotockaMaurycy Potockiwith Izabella M..
Aleksander Stavre Drenova
Aleksander Stavre Drenova (also known as ASDRENI) (1872 - December 11, 1947) was one of the most well-known Albanian poets. One of his most recognizable poems is the Albanian national anthem, Hymni i Flamurit. He was born in the village of Drenova, near Korçë. Aleksander studied at a Greek school..
Aleksander Stawarz
Aleksander Stawarz codename: Leśnik, Baca (b. August 7, 1896 in Nowy Targ - 1942 in Auschwitz) was a Polish Army Colonel. In the First World War Stawarz served in Polish Legions. Since 1918 in the Polish Army he took part in the Polish-Bolshevik war, he distinguished himself during street fights i..
Aleksander Świętochowski
Aleksander Swietochowski (1849- 1938) was a Polish writer of the Warsaw School. He opposed the clerical and aristocratic establishments. ..
Aleksander Szczygło
Polish politician, member of Prawo i Sprawiedliwość (Law and Justice) party. He was elected to Sejm on September 25 2005. ..
Aleksander Tammert
Men's Athletics Bronze 2004 Discus Aleksander Tammert (born February 2, 1973 in Tartu) is an Estonian discus thrower. He competed at the 2004 Olympics and originally finished fourth, but as gold medal winner Robert Fazekas was disqualified Tammert got the bronze medal. A month later he..
Aleksander Wat
Aleksander Wat, (born Aleksander Chwat; 1900-1967) was a Polish poet, writer and art theoretician, one of the precursors of Polish futurism movement in early 1920's. He was born May 1, 1900 in Warsaw. After a brief service with the Polish Army he graduated from the Faculty of Philology of the Warsa..
Aleksander Wielopolski
Aleksander Wielopolski Noble Family Wielopolski Coat of Arms Starykoń Parents Jozef Stanislaw WielopolskiLeona Dembinska Consorts Teresa PotockaPaulina Apolonia Potocka Children with Paulina Apolonia PotockaZygmunt Andrzej WielopolskiJozef Wielopolski Date of Birth March 13,..
Aleksander Wojtkiewicz
Aleksander Wojtkiewicz (January 15, 1963, Riga - July 14, 2006) was an International Grandmaster of chess. He was Polish by nationality but was born in Latvia, USSR. He was jailed by the Soviets for two years because he refused to serve in the Soviet Army. When Poland regained independence he moved ..
Aleksander Wolszczan
Aleksander Wolszczan (b. 1946 in Szczecinek, Poland) is a Polish astronomer. He was the discoverer of the first extrasolar planets and pulsar planets. Biography Educated in Poland (at the Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń), Wolszczan moved in 1982 to the USA to work at Cornell University in..
Aleksander Zawadzki
Aleksander Zawadzki Aleksander Zawadzki (December 16, 1899 - August 7, 1964) was a Polish Communist political figure and head of state of Poland from 1952 to 1964. A member of the Communist Youth Union, Zawadzki went into exile in the Soviet Union in 1931, after spending six years in prison f..
Aleksander Zawisza
Aleksander Zawisza (1896-1977) was the Prime Minister of the Polish Government in Exile. He remained in office for just over 14 years, from June 25 1956 to July 16 1970. Previously the Minister of Foreign Affairs, in 1959 he played a part in moving the wartime archives of the Ministry of Informati..
Aleksandras Antipovas
Aleksandras Antipovas (born 9 March 1955) is a retired Lithuanian long-distance runner who represented the USSR under the name Aleksandr Antipov. Achievements Year Tournament Venue Result Extra 1977 World Cross Country Championships Düsseldorf, West Germany 3rd Long course team 1978 European ..
Aleksandras Stulginskis
Aleksandras Stulginskis ([pronunciation] ([Media helphelp]·[info]), 1885-1969) was the second President of Lithuania (1920-1926). Aleksandras Stulginskis was born February 26, 1885 in the village of Kutaliai near Tauragė, in Lithuania (then Russian Empire). He with..
Aleksandra Belcova
Aleksandra Belcova (March 17 1892 in Novozybkovo, Russia-February 1 1981 in Riga, Latvia) was a Latvian and Russian painter. She studied at the Art School in Penza and the State Free Art Workshop in Petrograd. She moved to Latvia in 1919 along with Romas Suta, just after the First World War had ..
Aleksandra Ekster
City at Night, 1919 Alexandra Ekster or Exter (Александра Экстер) (January 6, 1882 - March 17, 1949) was a painter (Cubo-Futurist, Suprematist, Constructivist), designer, and one of the founders of Art Deco. She was born in Belostok, Imperial Russia (now Poland) in the wealt..
Aleksandra Klejnowska
Aleksandra Klejnowska (born December 17, 1982) is a Polish weightlifter who competed in the Women's 58 kg at the 2005 World Championships in Doha, Qatar and finished un-ranked because she missed all of her three snatch attempts. ..
Aleksandra Lubomirska
Aleksandra Lubomirska Noble Family Lubomirski Coat of Arms Lubomirski Parents Stanislaw LubomirskiElżbieta Czartoryska Consorts Stanisław Kostka Potocki Children with Stanisław Kostka PotockiAleksander Stanisław Potocki Date of Birth 1760 Place of Birth Lublin Date of..
Aleksandra Natalli-Świat
Aleksandra Natalli-Świat (born February 20, 1959 in Oborniki Śląskie) is a Polish politician. She was elected to Sejm on September 25, 2005 getting 5068 votes in 3 Wrocław district, candidating from Prawo i Sprawiedliwość list. See also Members of Polish Sejm 2005-2009 External links [A..
Aleksandra Pakhmutova
Aleksandra Nikolayevna Pakhmutova (Russian: ; born November 9 1929) has remained one of the best known figures in Russian popular music since she first achieved fame in her homeland in the 1960s. She was born on November 9 1929 near Stalingrad (now Volgograd) in the former Soviet Union and began..
Aleksandra Pileva
Aleksandra Pileva (in Macedonian: Александра Пилева, born June 10, 1980) is a Macedonian singer. Contents 1 Biography2 Albums3 Singles4 External links Biography Aleksandra Pileva is one of the new popular talents currently gaining media attention in Macedonia..
Aleksandra Piłsudska
Aleksandra Piłsudska (1882-1963), née Zahorska or Szczypiorska, was the second wife of the Dictator of Poland, Józef Piłsudski. Aleksandra was born on December 12, 1882, in Suwałki, in the Russian partition of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, and was the seventh child of Piotr Paweł and Ju..
Aleksandra Sokolovskaya
Aleksandra L'vovna Sokolovskaya (Russian: ) (1872 - 1938?) was a Russian Marxist revolutionary and Leon Trotsky's first wife. She perished in the Great Purges no earlier than 1938. Sokolovskaya was a Marxist revolutionary in Nikolaev, Ukraine in the 1890s. She was Leon Trotsky's first wife in 1899..
Aleksandra Szutenberg
Aleksandra Szutenberg (called: Ola which is a diminutive of her given name in Polish), born 15 October 1988, Polish rhythmic gymnast. Started gymnast training at the age of 6. Results : 2002 - Polish Nationals --- 22002 - Polish Nationals in Team --- 1 External links [Her Club's homepage]..
Aleksandra Szwed
--> Aleksandra Szwed called Ola was born on August 8 1990 in Warsaw, Poland from a Polish mother and Nigerian father. She is well-known in Poland as a child actress starring regularly since 1999 in the Rodzina Zastępcza television series, which, in 2004, changed its formula, and also changed its t..
Aleksandra Vrebalov
Aleksandra Vrebalov (b. September 22, 1970 in Novi Sad, Yugoslavia) is a composer based in Bew York City. She studied composition with Miroslav Statkic at Novi Sad University, then with Zoran Erich at Belgrade University, Elinor Armer at the San Francisco Conservatory, and Ivana Loudova at the Pragu..
Aleksandra Wasowicz
Aleksandra Wasowicz is a Polish archaeologist. She has published studies of the development of technology in Ancient Greece. Published works 1965 - Wasowicz, Aleksandra. Tokarstwo i bednarstwo w starozytnej Grecji (Tournage et tonnellerie en Grèce antique), Kwartalnik Historii Kultury Materialnej ..
Aleksandra Yablochkina
Aleksandra Aleksandrovna Yablochkina (November 3, 1866 — March 20, 1964) was a leading actress of the Maly Theatre, Moscow, for more than 75 years. She studied acting craft under her father before joining the troupe of the Korsh Theatre in 1886. Two years later, she moved to the Maly, in which s..
Aleksandra Ziółkowska
Aleksandra Ziółkowska also known as Aleksandra Ziółkowska-Boehm, and Aleksandra Ziolkowska-Boehm) was born in Lodz, Poland on 15 April 1949. As a student, she worked as the private assistant to the well-known Polish writer Melchior Wankowicz from 1972-1974. For her help and research with his la..
Aleksandrovac
Aleksandrovac (Александровац) is a town and municipality located in the Rasina District of Serbia, Serbia and Montenegro. In 2002, the population of the town was 6,476, while population of the municipality was 29,389. ..
Aleksandrovo
Aleksandrovo is a city quarter in Subotica, Serbia. It was founded just outside 18th century. It's official name is Novo Naselje, but it's more commonly known as Aleksandrovo or Sandor (Hungarian equivalent for Aleksandar). ..
Aleksandrovo kurgan
main chamber fresco The Aleksandrovo kurgan is a Thracian kurgan excavated near Aleksandrovo, South-Eastern Bulgaria, dated to ca. the 4th century BC. Bulgarian Archaeologist Georgi Kitov examined the kurgan in 2001, discovering a round chamber with a diameter of ca. 3 meters, accessible throu..
Aleksandrovska University Hospital
There are very few or no other articles that link to this one.Please help [[help:link|introduce links]] in articles on [related topics]. After links have been created, remove this message.This article has been tagged since June 2006. } The Aleksandrovska University Hospital (универ..
Aleksandrovskiy Sad
Filyovskaya Line Krylatskoe Molodyozhnaya Kuntsevskaya Pionerskaya Filyovskiy Park Bagrationovskaya Fili Kutuzovskaya Studencheskaya Mezhdunarodnaya Delovoi Tsentr ..
Aleksandrów
There are two cities in Poland known as Aleksandrów: Aleksandrów Kujawski, in the Kuyavian-Pomeranian VoivodshipAleksandrów Łódzki, in the Łódź Voivodship This article consisting of geographical locations is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page, a list of pages that otherwise mig..
Aleksandrów Kujawski
Aleksandrów Kujawski ( [listen]) (former names Trojanów, Aleksandrowo, Aleksandrów Pograniczny) is a small town in Poland, in Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodship. It is situated about 20 km south-east of Toruń. Geographical location: 52°53' N, 18°42' E; 88 metres above sea leve..
Aleksandrów Łódzki
Aleksandrów Łódzki( [listen]) is a town in Łódzkie Voivodship and belongs to Łódź agglomeration. According to data gathered on 31st December of 2004, the town had a population of 20 342. Contents 1 History2 Industry3 Tourism4 Sport4.1 Sport event..
Aleksandrs Čaks
Aleksandrs Čaks (real name Aleksandrs Čadarainis) (October 27, 1901- February 8, 1950) is a Latvian poet and writer. He was born in Riga to a tailor's family, and, continuing to live in Riga, he followed the city's life in his poetry. Čaks is arguably the first Latvian writer whose works are dist..
Aleksandrs Isakovs
Aleksandrs Isakovs (born September 16, 1973 in Daugavpils) is a football defender from Latvia. As of October 2005 he has played 55 international matches for the Latvia national team. He debuted in 1997, and played at the Euro 2004. He started his career in Dinaburg FK, and played for Lokomotiv Nizhn..
Aleksandrs Koliņko
Aleksandrs Koliņko (born June 18, 1975 in Rīga, Latvia) is a professional football (soccer) player. He was the starting goalkeeper for Latvia at Euro 2004. He made his name in the football world during a short spell at Crystal Palace, where his appearances were limited due to his inconcistant for..
Aleksandrs Petukhovs
Aleksandrs Petukhovs (born 1967) is a movie writer and director. He was born 1967 in Riga, Latvia. Alexksandrs studied Film at the National Filmschool VGIK in Moscow. He worked as a film critic for the daily newspaper "Pravda". In the 1990s he immigrated to Poland and became assistant director o..
Aleksandrs Starkovs
Aleksandrs Starkovs or Aleksandr Starkov (born July 26, 1955 in Madona, Latvia) is a Latvian-Russian football coach who used to coach Skonto FC and Spartak Moscow. Starkovs has previously coached Skonto FC, Rīga (from 1992 to 2004) and Latvian national team (from 2001 to 2004). He took over Latvia..
Aleksandr Abdulov
Aleksandr Abdulov (b. May 29, 1953) is a famous Russian actor. Aleksandr Abdulov was born in Tobolsk in 1953. His parents were involved in acting. He went to school from 1960 to 1970 and upon finishing it wanted to become a sportsman. However, his father tried to get him into the theater. He was su..
Aleksandr Aksinin
Aleksandr Timofeyevich Aksinin (Александр Тимофеевич Аксинин) (born November 4, 1954) is a former Soviet athlete, winner of gold medal in 4x100 m relay at the 1980 Summer Olympics. Aleksandr Aksinin made his debut in the international championships at the 1976 Summer Olym..
Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Andronov
Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Andronov (Александр Александрович Андронов in Russian) (March 29 (N.S. April 11), 1901, Moscow - October 31, 1952, Gorky) was a Soviet physicist and member of the Soviet Academy of Sciences (1946). A crater on the Moon is named after him. ..
Aleksandr Amfiteatrov
Aleksandr Amfiteatrov (1862 – 1938) was a Russian writer. [Work available on Amazon] ..
Aleksandr Anyukov
Aleksandr Anyukov (Russian: ; born 28 September 1982 in Samara) is a Russian international football defender. He plays for FC Zenit Saint Petersburg. Aleksandr Anyukov attended football school in Samara since the age of six. In 2000 he started playing for the reserve team of Krylya Sovetov Samara ..
Aleksandr Averbukh
Aleksandr Averbukh (born October 1, 1974 in Irkutsk, Russia) is an Israeli athlete competing in the pole vault. He was formerly a decathlete competing for Russia, but in 1999 he became an Israeli citizen and rose to top level in pole vault. He won a bronze medal at the World Championships. His perso..
Aleksandr Balandin
Aleksandr Nikolayevich Balandin (born July 30, 1953 in Fryazino, Moscow Oblast, Russian SFSR) is a Russian cosmonaut. He is married with two children. He was selected as a cosmonaut on December 1, 1978, and retired on October 17, 1994. He flew as a flight engineer on Soyuz TM-9. ..
Aleksandr Baryatinskiy
--> Aleksandr Ivanovich Baryatinsky (Александр Иванович Барятинский in Russian) (1814-1879), Russian General and Field Marshal (since 1859), Prince, governor of the Caucasus. Baryatinsky entered the school of the ensigns of the Guard in his seventeenth year and, on Nov..
Aleksandr Batyuk
Aleksandr Batyuk (born January 14 1960 is a former Soviet/Russian cross-country skiers who competed in the 1980's. He won a silver in the 4 x 10km relay at the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo. Batyuk also won two medals in the 4 x 10km relay at the Nordic skiing World Championships with a gold in..
Aleksandr Bek
Aleksandr Bek (Russian: Александр Альфредович Бек) (1903-1972) was a Soviet novelist whose main themes included Red Army military action during the Second World War, particularly the defense of Moscow (Volokolamskoe shosse (Volokolamsk Highway, 1944)). External links You coul..
Aleksandr Belenky
Aleksandr Belenky, also Aleksandr Belenkiy, was a Russian immigrant to the United States who worked at a General Electric plant during World War II and allegedly provided information to the KGB through another immigrant. Belenky is referenced in the Venona project materials of deciphered Soviet int..
Aleksandr Bessmertnykh
Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Bessmertnykh (Александр Александрович Бессмертных in Russian) (born 1933) briefly served as foreign minister of the USSR during 1991. He replaced Eduard Shevardnadze, but was sacked by Mikhail Gorbachev following the 1991 Soviet coup attempt...
Aleksandr Bestuzhev
Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Bestuzhev, Александр Александрович Бестужев, (1797-1837), a Russian poet and Decembrist. ..
Aleksandr Borodyuk
Aleksandr Borodyuk ..
Aleksandr Chekalin (politician)
This article deals with the politician Aleksandr Chekalin (politician) who was Deputy Minister of the Interior of Russia for some time during the Vladimir Putin presidency. A separate article concerns the Russian partisan Aleksandr (Shura) Pavlovich Chekalin' who was executed during World War II. ..
Aleksandr Chikvaidze
Aleksandr Davidovich Chikvaidze (born January 19 1932 in Tbilisi) was the foreign minister of Georgia from 1992 until 1995 in the government of Eduard Shevardnadze. During his time as foreign minister, he signed agreements which helped improve relations with Russia and Georgia joined the Commonwealt..
Aleksandr Danilovich Aleksandrov
A.D. Aleksandrov, 1952, after becoming a rector of the Leningrad State University A.D. Aleksandrov, undated Aleksandr Danilovich Aleksandrov (Russian: , alternative transliterations: Alexandr or Alexander (first name), and Alexandrov (last name)) (August 4, 1912&..
Aleksandr Danilovich Menshikov
Portrait of Menshikov Aleksandr Danilovich Menshikov (Александр Данилович Меншиков) (1673 – 1729) was a Russian statesman, whose official titles included Generalissimo, Prince of the Holy Roman Empire and Duke of Izhora (Duke of Ingria). Highly appreciated asso..
Aleksandr Demyanenko
Aleksandr Demyanenko (Russian: ; 1937-1999) was a Soviet and Russian actor. Aleksandr Demyanenko was born in Sverdlovsk, USSR in 1937. He went to music school from 1946 to 1952. In 1954 he failed to enter the school of arts. In 1955, however, he entered a theater school in Moscow, USSR. He studied ..
Aleksandr Domogarov
Aleksandr Domogarov (born 12 July 1963) is a famous Russian actor known for playing historical roles. Aleksandr Domogarov was born in 1963 in Moscow, USSR (now Russia). He went to school from 1970 to 1980 and was planning to become an engineer. However he soon discovered it was not his profession a..
Aleksandr Dralkin
Aleksandr Gavrilovich Dralkin (Russian: Александр Гаврилович Дралкин) was a Soviet polar explorer and leader of the Fourth Soviet Antarctic Expedition. ..
Aleksandr Dugin
Aleksandr Gel'yevich Dugin (Russian: Александр Гельевич Дугин) (1962 - ) is a Russian scholar, political activist, and founder of the contemporary Russian school of geopolitics often known as "Eurasianism". He is often seen to be an advocate of National Bolshevism. Dugin was b..
Aleksandr Fedotkin
Aleksandr Fedotkin (born 3 November 1955) is a retired long-distance runner who represented the USSR. He won a silver medal at the 1978 European Championships in Athletics, tied with Markus Ryffel, as well as a bronze medal at the 1979 European Indoor Championships in Athletics. Achievements Year ..
Aleksandr Filimonov
Aleksandr Filimonov is one of the best 1990's Russian football goalkeepers. His best years now are definitely over, with the Euro 2000 qualifying accidental goal from Andriy Shevchenko, but he was number 1 in Spartak Moscow from 1996 until 2001 and gained a number of caps for the Russia national f..
Aleksandr Galibin
Aleksandr Galibin (Russian: , born September 27 1955 in Leningrad) is a Russian actor, famous for playing Master in The Master and Margarita. His television career spans over 3 decades back to the Soviet Union and he has played countless memorable haracters including Czar Nikolai II in Romanovi: Ve..
Aleksandr Gauk
Aleksandr Vassilievich Gauk ([o.s. 3 August] 15 August, 1893 - 30 March, 1963) was a Russian/Soviet conductor and composer. From 1930 to 1934, he was chief conductor of the Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestra. On 6 November, 1931, he conducted that orchestra and the Academy Capella Choir i..
Aleksandr Gennadievich Kurosh
Aleksandr Gennadievich Kurosh (19 January1908-18 May1971) was a Russian mathematician, known for his work in abstract algebra. He is credited with writing the first modern and high-level text on group theory, his The Theory of Groups published in 1944. He was born in Yartsevo, near Smolensk. He re..
Aleksandr Gerasimov
Gerasimov's famous Lenin on the tribune, 1929-1930. Aleksandr Mikhailovich Gerasimov (August 12, 1881 - July 23, 1963) was a leading proponent of Socialist Realism in the visual arts, and painted Stalin as well as other Soviet leaders. Gerasimov was born on August 12, 1881 in Kozlov, now Mich..
Aleksandr Geynrikh
Aleksandr Geynrikh (born 6 October 1984) is an Uzbekistani football striker. He is a member of the national team, and has played 23 matches and scored 10 goals since his debut in 2002 [link]. Clubs PakhtatorPFC CSKA MoscowPakhtatorFC Torpedo Moscow External link [Career history]..
Aleksandr Goncharov
Aleksandr Goncharov (born March 27, 1959) is a former field hockey player from the Soviet Union, who won the bronze medal with his national team at the boycotted 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, behind India (gold) and Spain (bronze). ..
Aleksandr Gorshkov
Aleksandr Gorshkov is a figure skating champion from the former Soviet Union. His skating partner was Lyudmila Pakhomova. They began skating competitively in 1967 and married in 1970. They were World champions from 1971 to 1974 and won their fifth World title in 1976 soon followed by the first g..
Aleksandr Grigorevich Sharov
Aleksandr Grigorevich Sharov is a Russian palaeoentomologist, paleontologist and expert on Pterosauria. He worked during the 1960s and 1970s on the Karatau rocks and discovered many of the fossils, of which some have been named after him, as in the case of the Karatausuchus sharovi (a crocodile). He..
Aleksandr Grigorievich Stoletov
Aleksandr Grigorievich Stoletov (Александр Григорьевич Столетов, August 10, 1839-May 27, 1896) - Russian physicist, founder of electrical engineering, and professor in Moscow University. He had done the pioneer work in the field of ferromagnetism and discovered the pri..
Aleksandr Gurnov
There are very few or no other articles that link to this one.Please help [[help:link|introduce links]] in articles on [related topics]. After links have been created, remove this message.This article has been tagged since July 2006. } Aleksandr Gurnov (b. July 08, 1957) is a Russian TV ..
Aleksandr Gusev
Aleksandr Gusev (born February 2, 1955) is a former field hockey player from the Soviet Union, who won the bronze medal with his national team at the boycotted 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, behind India and Spain. ..
Aleksandr Ivanchenkov
Aleksandr Sergeyevich Ivanchenkov (Александр Сергеевич Иванченков) is a retired Soviet cosmonaut who flew as Flight Engineer on Soyuz 29 and Soyuz T-6, he spent 147 days, 12 hours and 37 minutes in space. Born in Ivanteyevka, Moscow Oblast on September 28, 1940. He is m..
Aleksandr Ivanov-Sukharevsky
Aleksandr Kuzmich Ivanov-Sukharevsky (Russian: Александр Кузьмич Иванов-Сухаревский; born 1950) is a far right politician in Russia who is the leader of the Peoples National Party. Ivanov-Sukharevsky first came to notice in the Soviet Union as direct of the film Ko..
Aleksandr Ivanovich Laktionov
Aleksandr Ivanovich Laktionov (16th May 1910 - 15th March 1972) was an acclaimed Socialist realism painter in the post-war Soviet Union. His meticulous and almost photo-real style was highly popular but courted controversy among art critics and other artists. Laktionov was born in Rostov-on-Don and..
Aleksandr Ivanovich Pokryshkin
Aleksandr Ivanovich Pokryshkin (Russian: March 6, 1913–November 13, 1985) was a marshal of the Soviet Air Force. He was made a Hero of the Soviet Union on three separate occasions (1943, 1943, 1944). Pokryshkin was the great tactician of the Soviet Air Force during the Second World War, a Russ..
Aleksandr Kamensky
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Aleksandr Kazakov
Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Kazakov (or Kozakov) (Russian: Александр Александрович Казаков) (15 January 1889 - 1 August 1919) was the most successful Russian flying ace and fighter pilot during the First World War. Born in a Russian noble family in Kherson province, K..
Aleksandr Kerzhakov
Aleksandr Kerzhakov (Russian: ; born November 27, 1982 in Kingisepp) is a Russian international footballer. The striker plays for the Russian Premier League team Zenit St. Petersburg. Aleksandr Kerzhakov graduated from Smena football school. He spent the 2000 season in amateur club FC Svetogorets ..
Aleksandr Khanzhonkov
Aleksandr Khanzhonkov Aleksandr Aleksejevich Khanzhonkov (1877 - 1945) was Russia's first cinema entrepreneur. Biography Born in a small village on the banks of the Don river in rural Russia in 1877, Khanzhonkov in 1911 founded Russia's first cinema factory, a limited company, whose main fina..
Aleksandr Khvostunov
Aleksandr Khvostunov (born 9 January 1974) is an Uzbekistani football defender. He got 47 caps and 3 goals for the national team between 1997 and 2004 [link]. Clubs PakhtatorNasaf QarshiMash'al MubarekTraktor ToshkentPakhtatorFC Krylya Sovetov SamaraTraktor ToshkentFC Lada TogliattiFC Ch..
Aleksandr Kolchak
Admiral Kolchak Aleksandr Vasiliyevich Kolchak (Александр Васильевич Колчак in Russian) (November 4 (November 16 NS), 1874 – February 7, 1920) was a Russian naval commander and later head of part of the anti-Bolshevik White forces during the Russian Civil War. He was..
Aleksandr Korkin
Aleksandr Nikolayevich Korkin (March 3, 1837 – September 1, 1908, all New Style) was a Russian mathematician. He made contribution to the development of partial differential equations. ..
Aleksandr Kovalenko
Aleksandr Kovalenko (born May 8, 1963) is a retired USSR triple jumper who won the bronze medal at the 1988 Summer Olympics. In July 1987 he achieved a personal best jump of 17.77 metres, which puts him 16th in the all-time performers list. External link IAAF profile for [Aleksandr Kovalenko..
Aleksandr Kozyr
Aleksandr Kozyr is a Russian film producer and director. He co-directed Battle Beyond The Sun, a science fiction film, with Mikhail Karzhukov. External links [IMDB profile] ..
Aleksandr Krupskiy
Aleksandr Krupskiy (born January 4, 1960) is a retired pole vaulter who represented the USSR and later Russia. He won the 1982 European Championships in Athletics as well as three medals at the European Indoor Championships. Achievements Year Tournament Venue Result Extra 1981 European Indoor Cha..
Aleksandr Kulishov
Aleksandr Kulishov (1920-1990) was a Soviet writer, spy and politician. Aleksandr Kulishov was born in 1920 as a son to Russian writer Aleksandr Blok. He studied journalism and later fought in World War II. He later joined the Russian secret service and served until 1974. He later became a writer a..
Aleksandr Kuprin
:This article is about the writer. For the painter, see Alexander V. Kuprin. Kuprin in Gatchina (cartoon from the 1910s) Aleksandr Ivanovich Kuprin (Александр Иванович Куприн, September 7, 1870 in the Penza Oblast - August 25, 1938 in Leningrad) was a Russian writer, pi..
Aleksandr Kurdyumov
Aleksandr Borisovich Kurdyumov (Russian: Александр Борисович Курдюмов, also transliterated Alexander Kurdumov; born November 26, 1967) is a member of the State Duma. He is a member of the LDPR and is Deputy Chairman of the State Duma's Committee on Duma Organization and Reg..
Aleksandr Kvyatkovsky
Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Kvyatkovsky (Александр Александрович Квятковский in Russian) (January, 1853 — 11.4(16).1880) was a Russian revolutionary and member of the Executive Committee of Narodnaya Volya. Aleksandr Kvyatkovsky was a student at St.Petersburg Institu..
Aleksandr Laveykin
Aleksandr Ivanovich Laveykin was born in Moscow, Russian SFSR on April 21, 1951. Married with one child. Selected as a cosmonaut on December 1, 1978. Retired on March 28, 1994. Flew as Flight Engineer on Soyuz TM-2. Spent 174 days 3 hours 25 minutes in space. ..
Aleksandr Lazutkin
Aleksandr Ivanovich Lazutkin (born October 30, 1957 in Moscow) is a Russian cosmonaut. He was selected as cosmonaut on March 3, 1992. His first spaceflight was Soyuz TM-25, on which he was the flight engineer. He is married with two children. Aleksandr was aboard the Mir Space Station ..
Aleksandr Lebed
Aleksandr Lebed at a 1996 news conference in Moscow. Photo by Mikhail Evstafiev Aleksandr Ivanovich Lebed (Russian: ) (April 20, 1950–April 28, 2002) was a Russian general and popular politician, who was killed in a Mi-8 helicopter crash. Alexander Lebed had come to Russian national att..
Aleksandr Lebziak
Aleksandr Lebziak (born April 15, 1969) is a Russian boxer, who won the gold medal in the men's Light Heavyweight (81 kg) category at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. He beat Rudolf Kraj in the final. Lebziak also won the World Amateur Boxing Championships in 1997. At the 1991 World Amateur Cha..
Aleksandr Lyapunov
Aleksandr Lyapunov Aleksandr Mikhailovich Lyapunov (Александр Михайлович Ляпунов) (June 6 1857 – November 3 1918, all new style) was a Russian mathematician, mechanician and physicist. Contents 1 Early life2 Education3 Teaching and research4&nb..
Aleksandr Maltsev
Aleksandr Nikolayevich Maltsev (Russian: Александр Николаевич Мальцев; born April 20, 1949) is a retired Soviet ice hockey player. He was on the USSR team during the 1972 Winter Olympics, 1976 Winter Olympics, and 1980 Winter Olympics, winning gold in 1972 and 1976 and ..
Aleksandr Maslov
Aleksandr Maslov (Russian: ; born 25 December 1969 in Makhachkala) is a Russian ex-footballer. He played as a striker for Russian, Spanish and Swiss professional clubs, most notably for FC Rostov. Currently he is an assistant coach at Rostov. Aleksandr Maslov started his player career in a Soviet ..
Aleksandr Miasnikov
Aleksandr Miasnikov (born May 8, 1959) is a retired field hockey player from Russia, who won the bronze medal with the Men's National Field Hockey Team from the Soviet Union at the boycotted 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow. ..
Aleksandr Mikhailov
Aleksandr Nikolayevich Mikhailov (born September 15, 1951) is the governor of Kursk Oblast in Russia. He left the Communist Party in 2005. From 1993 to 2000 he was member of the Duma. He graduated from S.M. Kirov Kharkov Institute of the railway transportation in 1974. He was elected governor of Kur..
Aleksandr Mikhailovich Butlerov
Aleksándr Mikháylovich Bútlerov (Александр Михайлович Бутлеров) (September 15, 1828 – August 17, 1886, new style) was a Russian chemist, the creator of the theory of chemical structure (1861), and the discoverer of formaldehyde. Butlerov crater on the Moon is n..
Aleksandr Mikhailovich Prokhorov
Alexander Prokhorov Aleksandr Mikhailovich Prokhorov (Russian: Александр Михайлович Прохоров) (July 11, 1916 – January 8, 2002) was a Soviet/Russian physicist born in Australia. He was born in Atherton, Queensland, to a family of Russian immigrants. He and his..
Aleksandr N. Petroff
Aleksandr N. Petroff was an American who was a source of information for Andrey Shevchenko, a Soviet intelligence operative during World War II. Petroff was one of several sources who worked at Curtiss-Wright Aircraft Corporation providing information on aircraft production methods. Soviet intellige..
Aleksandr Oparin
Aleksandr Ivanovich Oparin (Алекса́ндр Ива́нович Опарин, March 2 (February 18 Julian) 1894 – April 21, 1980) was a Soviet biologist and biochemist, who has been acclaimed as one of the greatest authorities on the origin of life. Contents 1 Life2 Theory..
Aleksandr Panayotov Aleksandrov
Aleksandr Panayotov Aleksandrov (born December 1, 1951, Omurtag, Bulgaria) is a Bulgarian cosmonaut. Aleksandrov graduated from Airforce Academy (with a doctorate degree) and reached the rank of Lieutenant Colonel. He worked as Deputy Director, Institute of Space Research and the Academy of Scienc..
Aleksandr Panyushkin
Aleksandr Semyonovich Panyushkin (14 August 1905, Samara - 12 November 1974, Moscow) was Soviet ambassador to the United States (and simultaneously resident) from 1947, transferring in July 1952 to ambassador to China. He headed the First Chief Directorate (foreign intelligence) of the KGB from July..
Aleksandr Pavlenko
Aleksandr Pavlenko (born January 20, 1985 in Ordzhonikidze, now Vladikavkaz) is a Russian footballer. He is currently a midfielder for Spartak Moscow and also plays for the Russian National Youth Football Team. Pavlenko started his career at the age of 14 in the youth academy of Dynamo Moscow be..
Aleksandr Pavlov
Aleksandr Pavlov (born July 9, 1973) is a Belarusian wrestler. At the 1996 Summer Olympics he won the silver medal in the men's Greco-Roman Light Flyweight (under 48kg) category. ..
Aleksandr Pavlovich Aleksandrov
Aleksandr Pavlovich Aleksandrov (Russian: ), born February 20 1943) is a former Russian cosmonaut. Born in Moscow, Russia, he graduated from Moscow Bauman-Highschool in 1969 with a doctorate degree, specialised on spacecraft steering systems. He was selected as cosmonaut on December 1 1978. Afte..
Aleksandr Petrovich Karpinsky
Alexander Petrovich Karpinsky (Cyrillic: Александр Петрович Карпинский) (1846 – 1936) was a Russian and Soviet geologist and mineralogist. He studied and taught at the Mining Institute, St. Petersburg from 1869 to 1885 . He was imperial director (1885–1916) of mini..
Aleksandr Potashov
Aleksandr Potashov (born March 12, 1962) is a retired race walker who represented the USSR and later Belarus. He won the gold medal over 50 kilometres at the 1991 World Championships. Potashov and his teammate Andrey Perlov attempted to cross the goal line simultaneously, resulting in a shared gold ..
Aleksandr Ptushko
Aleksandr Lukich Ptushko (Александр Лукич Птушко; April 19 [O.S. April 6] 1900 in Lugansk, currently Ukraine--March 6, 1973 in Moscow, Russia) was a Soviet animation and fantasy film director. Ptushko is frequently (and somewhat misleadingly) referred to as "the Soviet..
Aleksandr Puchkov
Aleksandr Puchkov (born 25 March 1957) is a retired hurdler and Olympic bronze medallist. Achievements Year Tournament Venue Result Extra 1979 Universiade Mexico City, Mexico 3rd 110 m hurdles 1980 Olympic Games Moscow, USSR 3rd 110 m hurdles 1982 European Indoor Championships Milan, Ita..
Aleksandr Pushkin
"Pushkin" redirects here. For , see . Aleksandr Pushkin by Vasily Tropinin Aleksandr Sergeyevich Pushkin (Russian: Алекса́ндр Серге́евич Пу́шкин [listen] ([Media helphelp]·[info])) (June 6 [O.S. May 26] 1799 – February 10..
Aleksandr Rodzyanko
Aleksandr Pavlovich Rodzyanko (18 August, 1879 — 6 May, 1970) was a general-lieutenant and a corps commander of the White Army during Russian Civil War. A nephew of Mikhail Rodzianko, Aleksandr was educated at the Page Corps and the Cadre Noir. In 1912, he was promoted Colonel and went on to tak..
Aleksandr Rogozhkin
Aleksandr Rogozhkin (Russian: , born 1950 in Leningrad) is a Russian film director. Abroad, he is most famous for his acclaimed 2002 film The Cuckoo (Kukushka), which won the Golden Eagle Award for Best Picture. He also directed the very popular Russian-language screwball comedies Peculiarities of..
Aleksandr Rutskoy
Aleksandr Rutskoy. Photo by Mikhail Evstafiev Aleksandr Vladimirovich Rutskoy (Russian: Александр Владимирович Руцкой) (September 16, 1945-) is a Russian politician and a former Soviet military officer. Rutskoy served as the Vice President of Russian Federation from ..
Aleksandr Savyalov
Aleksandr Savyalov was a Soviet/Russian cross-country skiers who competed in the early 1980's. He won a bronze in the 50km at the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid and two silvers at the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo (30km, 4 x 10km). Savyalov also won two medals at the 1982 Nordic skiing Wor..
Aleksandr Serebrov
Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Serebrov is a former Russian cosmonaut. He was born in Moscow, on February 15, 1944, graduated from Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology (1967), and was selected as a cosmonaut on December 1, 1978. He retired on May 10, 1995. He is married with one child. He flew on..
Aleksandr Sergeyevich Senatorov
Aleksandr Sergeyevich Senatorov (born 8 October 1912, died 24 January 1993) was a commander in the Soviet armed forces. He was born in the village of Vyshelej in the Penzanskaya Oblast into a working class family. He was a member of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (CPSU) from 1938 onwards. ..
Aleksandr Shcherbakov
Aleksandr Shcherbakov was a founding member of the Soviet Writers' Union, along with Maxim Gorky. Following the latter's death in 1936, Shcherbakov was transferred from his role as First Secretary to the lower role of Secretary of the Leningrad Regional Committee where he reported to Andrei Zhdanov..
Aleksandr Skorobogatko
Aleksandr Ivanovich Skorobogatko (Russian: Александр Иванович Скоробогатько) is a member of the LDPR in the State Duma. Skorobogatko was born September 15, 1967. He is Deputy Chairman of the Committee on Civil, Criminal, Arbitral and Procedural Law. [link] ..
Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn Aleksandr Isayevich Solzhenitsyn (Russian: ; born in Kislovodsk, Russia, on December 11, 1918) is a Russian novelist, dramatist and historian. He was responsible for thrusting awareness of the Gulag on the world. Solzhenitsyn was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature i..
Aleksandr Sulima
Aleksandr Sulima (Belarusian: Аляксандар Суліма, b. August 1,1979) is a football player from Belarus. Plays as a goalkeeper for FC MTZ-RIPO Minsk and Belarus national team. Previous teams Neman GrodnoLada TogliattiHonors and awards 2005 - Belarusian Cup winner ..
Aleksandr Sychyov
Aleksandr Sychyov (born October 10, 1959) is a retired field hockey player from Russia, who won the bronze medal with the Men's National Field Hockey Team from the Soviet Union at the boycotted 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow. ..
Aleksandr Taneyev
Aleksandr Sergeyevich Taneyev (Russian: Сергей Александрович Танеев) (January 17, 1850 – February 7, 1918) was a Russian composer of the late Romantic era, specifically of the nationalist school. He was an uncle of the more famous composer Sergei Taneyev and father ..
Aleksandr Tikhonov
Aleksandr Tikhonov (born January 2, 1947). Is a former russian biathlete who represented the Soviet Union. He is one of the most winning biathletes of all time, with 9 world championship gold medals and 4 olympic gold medals. He misses a individual olympic gold medal in his cupboard, but was taking..
Aleksandr Tishanin
Aleksandr Tishanin is Governor of Irkutsk Oblast since September, 2005. Tishanin was chosen by Vladimir Putin. Tishanin was working as a manager before he became governor. He graduated from Chelyabinsk railways technical school, the Urals Engineering Institute of railway transport and State Railwa..
Aleksandr Tvardovsky
Aleksandr Trifonovich Tvardovsky (Александр Трифонович Твардовский) (1910— 1971) was a Soviet poet, chief editor of Novy Mir literary magazine (1950-1954, 1958-1970). Recipient of Stalin Prize (USSR State Prize) (1941, 1946, 1947, 1971) and of Lenin Prize (1961,..
Aleksandr Ulyanov
Aleksandr Ulyanov Aleksandr Ilyich Ulyanov (Russian: Александр Ильич Ульянов; 1866 – May 8, 1887) was a Russian revolutionary and older brother of Vladimir Lenin. In 1883, he graduated from the College of Simbirsk with a gold medal and entered Petersburg University,..
Aleksandr Vasilev
Aleksandr Geogriyevich Vasilev (Cyrillic: Александр Георгиевич Васильев) (born 15 July 1969) is the lead singer and a guitar player for the Russian rock band Splean. Vasilev was born in then-Leningrad (now Sankt-Peterburg) in 1969. In 1993 he formed Splean (спЛин) w..
Aleksandr Vasilevsky
Alexander Mikhailovitch Vasilevsky (Russian: Александр Михайлович Василевский, September 30 1895 – December 5 1977) was a famous Soviet military commander, promoted to Marshal of the Soviet Union in 1943, Chief of the General Staff during World War II and minister ..
Aleksandr Vinogradov
redirect [[Template:Not verified]] Aleksandr A. Vinogradov (b. September 9, 1930) is a famous Russian author. Vinogradov was born on September 9, 1930 to Aleksandr T. Vinogradov and Vasilisa I. Vinogradova next to Kalinin, USSR. In 1935 he suffered an ear infection and had an operation. In 1938 he ..
Aleksandr Yakovlevich Khinchin
Aleksandr Ya. Khinchin Aleksandr Yakovlevich Khinchin (Russian Александр Яковлевич Хинчин) (July 19,1894 – November 18, 1959) was a Russian mathematician, who was one of the most significant people in the Soviet school of probability theory. He was born in village Kon..
Aleksandr Yegorov
Marshal of the Soviet Union Aleksandr Yegorov Aleksandr Ilyich Yegorov (Russian: Александр Ильич Егоров) (October 13, 1883–February 22, 1939), Soviet military commander, was a prominent victim of Stalin's Great Purge of the late 1930s. Yegorov (sometimes spelled Egor..
Aleksandr Zavarov
Aleksandr Zavarov in Ukrainian; born April 20, 1961 in Luhansk, Soviet Union) is a former football midfielder, who was noted for his tireless game, amazing dribbling and electric speed. Zavarov played for Zorya Luhansk (1977-79, 1982), SKA Rostov (1980-81), and Dynamo Kyiv (1983-88), for whom he..
Aleksandr Zhilkin
Aleksandr Zhilkin (born 1959) is the governor of Astrakhan Oblast in Russia. He became acting governor in August 2004, when governor Anatoly Guzhvin, who had been the leader of the province for over a decade, died. Zhilkin was elected governor as candidate of United Russia in 2004, receiving an over..
Aleksandr Zinovyev
Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Zinovyev (Russian: , alternative transliterations: Alexandre, Alexander, Zinoviev, Zinov'yev); (September 29, 1922 – May 10, 2006), was a well-known Russian logician, sociologist, writer and satirist. Apart from professional work in the field of logic, Zinovyev was r..
Aleksandur Malinov
Aleksandur Pavlov Malinov (Bulgarian: ) (1867-1938) was a leading Bulgarian politician who served as Prime Minister on three occasions. Malinov was known for his support for close ties to Russia and he pursued this policy during his first ministry of 1908-1911. Malinov, who veered towards liberal..
Aleksandur Tsankov
Aleksandur Tsolov Tsankov (Bulgarian: ) (1879-17 July 1959) was a leading Bulgarian right wing politician between the two World Wars. A Professor of Political Economy at Sofia University from 1910 onwards, he took a leading role in the overthrow of the government of Aleksandar Stamboliyski in 1923 ..
Aleksanterinkatu
Aleksanterinkatu (Swedish Alexandersgatan) is famous street in the centre of Helsinki, Finland. The street begins near the Presidential Palace and continues to meet with Mannerheimintie, the longest street in Helsinki. It runs past several famous buildings, such as Ritarihuone (the former seat of..
Aleksa Gajić
Aleksa Gajić was a Serbian comic book artist whose best-known work "Technotise" (a pop European/manga comic) was graduate work. He is currently drawing four "Attila" graphic novels for the French. ..
Aleksa Palladino
Aleksa Palladino is an actress who has starred in Find Me Guilty,Spectropia (post-production),and in Wrong Turn 2(filming).She has also appeared on Medium,[[Law & Order: Criminal Intent]],and The Sopranos. ..
Aleksa Šantić
Also see: Aleksa Šantić (disambiguation) Aleksa Šantić (Cyrillic: Алекса Шантић) (born May 27 1868, died February 2 1924) was a Bosnian Serb poet. He was born, brought up, lived most his life, and died in Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina. He attended merchant schools in Trieste, Ita..
Aleksa Šantić (disambiguation)
Aleksa Šantić can refer to: Aleksa Šantić, a Serb poet from Bosnia and HerzegovinaAleksa Šantić (village), a village in Serbia and Montenegro, named after the poet This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with the same title. If an referred you ..
Aleksa Šantić (village)
Also see: Aleksa Šantić (disambiguation) Aleksa Šantić (Serbian: Aleksa Šantić or Алекса Шантић, Croatian: Aleksa Šantić, Hungarian: Hadikkisfalu) is a village located in the Sombor municipality, in the West Bačka District of Serbia. It is situated in the Autonomous Province of..
Alekseevskaya
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Alekseevskaya Line
The Alekseevskaya Line (Ukrainian: Олексіївська, Russian: ) is a line of the Kharkiv Metro. It is the third and newest line of the metro, and was first opened in 1995. The line cuts Kharkiv (Kharkov) on a north-south axis, and is the only line that is currentely being actively built and..
Aleksei Aleksandrovich Balandin
Aleksei Aleksandrovich Balandin (December 20n.s., 1898 — May 22, 1967) was Russian/Soviet chemist. His primary contribution lies in the field of organic catalysis. He is the author of Multiplet Theory of Catalysis (1929). ..
Aleksei Alipov
Men's Shooting 9th 2000 Olympic Trap Gold 2004 Olympic Trap Aleksei Alipov (born August 7, 1975) is a Russian Olympic Trap shooter. He is the current reigning Olympic champion in that discipline. Born in Moscow, he started the sport at age 13 and was eventually trained at the Ru..
Aleksei Anfinagenov
Aleksei Anfinagenov (1929- ) was a Soviet writer and journalist who served as the second leader of Moskovskiy Pisatel. Aleksei Anfinagenov studied journalism in university and became a journalist in 1951. He climbed the path of a worker and became an editor in 1969. He later joined a community of w..
Aleksei Antonov
Aleksei Innokentievich Antonov (Алексей Иннокентьевич Антонов) (1896-1962) was a General of the Soviet Army. The only Soviet general awarded with the Order of Victory. Career Son of a Tsarist artillery officer, Aleksei Innokentievich Antonov graduated from Frunze Military..
Aleksei Brusilov
General Brusilov at 64 (1917) Aleksei Alekseevich Brusilov (Russian: Алексей Алексеевич Брусилов) (August 19, 1853 - March 17, 1926) was a Russian cavalry general most noted for the development of a military offensive tactic used in the Brusilov offensive of 1916. During..
Aleksei Budõlin
Aleksei Budõlin (born April 5, 1976) is an Estonian judoka. At the 2000 Summer Olympics he won the bronze medal in the men's Half Middleweight (73-81 kg) category, together with Nuno Delgado of Portugal. External links [Photo 1] ..
Aleksei Bugayev
Aleksei Bugayev (Russian: ; born 25 August 1981 in Moscow) is a Russian football defender. He plays for the Russian Premier League team Tom' Tomsk. Bugayev has previously played for Torpedo Moscow and Lokomotiv Moscow. In 2004 he was included in the Russia national team and played at Euro 2004. A..
Aleksei Chichibabin
Alekséy Yevgényevich Chichibábin (Russian: ; Kuzemino village, current Poltava Oblast, 29 March [O.S. 17 March] 1871; Paris 15 August 1945) was a Soviet/Russian chemist. His name is associated with the principal development of two important organic chemical reactions. One is a novel terp..
Aleksei Chirikov
Aleksei Ilyich Chirikov (Алексей Ильич Чириков in Russian) (1703 – November, 1748) was a Russian navigator and Captain. In 1721, Chirikov graduated from the Naval Academy. In 1725–1730 and 1733–1743, he was Vitus Bering's deputy during the First and the Second Kamchatka exp..
Aleksei Grigorievich Stakhanov
Stakhanov speaks to a fellow miner Aleksei Grigorievich Stakhanov (Russian: Алексей Григорьевич Стаханов) (3 January 1906–1977) was a miner in the Soviet Union, Hero of Socialist Labor (1970), and a member of the CPSU (1936). He became a celebrity in 1935 as pa..
Aleksei Gubarev
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Aleksei Kapler
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Aleksei Kravchenko
Aleksei Kravchenko (Russian: ) (born near Moscow, October 10, 1969) is an actor perhaps best known for his role in the 1985 film Come and See as a young boy in the resistance army. He was 14 when filming started. He applied to the Shchukin Theatre School (Театральное училище им..
Aleksei Kruchenykh
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Aleksei Kuznetsov
Aleksei Aleksandrovich Kuznetsov (1905—1950) (Russian: ) was a Soviet statesman, CPSU (since 1925) functionary, Lieutenant General, member of CPSU Central Committee (1939-1949). He was 1st Secretary (deputy leader) to Leningrad CPSU gorkom (city committee) and obkom (oblast committee), an orga..
Aleksei Leonov
General Aleksei Arkhipovich Leonov, Red Army (Ret.) (Russian: Алексе́й Архи́пович Лео́нов; born May 30, 1934 in Listvyanka, USSR) is a retired Soviet/Russian cosmonaut who, on March 18, 1965 became the first person to walk in space. Leonov was one of the 20 air force pilo..
Aleksei Losev
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Aleksei Maksimovich Kaledin
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Aleksei Mihailovich Isaev
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Aleksei Musin-Pushkin
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Aleksei Pogorelov
Aleksei Vasil'evich Pogorelov (Russian: , (March 2, 1919–December 17, 2002), was a Soviet/Ukrainian mathematician. He was most famous for his contributions to convex and differential geometry. He was also the author of a number of influential research monographs as well as po..
Aleksei Poliakov
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Aleksei Shein
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Aleksei Treshnikov
Aleksei Fedorovich Treshnikov (Russian: Алексей Федорович Трешников) was a Soviet polar explorer and leader of the Second Soviet Antarctic Expedition. He was also director of the Arctic and Antarctic Research Institute (AARI) of the Soviet Union from 1960 to 1981. He was i..
Aleksei Yeliseyev
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Aleksey Apukhtin
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Aleksey Arakcheyev
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Aleksey Batalov
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Aleksey Cherneshov
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Aleksey Khludov
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Aleksey Khomyakov
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Aleksey Kiselev
There are very few or no other articles that link to this one.Please help [[help:link|introduce links]] in articles on [related topics]. After links have been created, remove this message.This article has been tagged since June 2006. } Aleksey Semenovich Kiselev (1879-October 30, 1937) w..
Aleksey Koltsov
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Aleksey Kuropatkin
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Aleksey Kuznetsov
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Aleksey Leontyev
Alexei Nikolaevich Leont'ev (Russian: ) (1903-1979), Soviet developmental psychologist, the founder of activity theory. Contents 1 Biography2 Scientific work3 Leont'ev's texts online4 External links Biography A.N. Leont'ev worked with Lev Vygotsky (1896-1934) and Alexander Lur..
Aleksey Letnikov
Aleksey Vasilievich Letnikov (Russian: ), (1837-1888) was a Russian mathematician. Aleksey graduated from the Constantin Institute for Border-lines (Russian: ) in Moscow. After graduation he attended classes at the Moscow University and Sorbonne. In 1860 he became an Instructor of Mathematics at..
Aleksey Mikhailovich Tcherkassky
Prince Aleksey Mikhailovich Tcherkassky (Алексей Михайлович Черкасский in Russian) (1680 - 1742) was a Russian chancellor. In 1702, Aleksey Mikhailovich Tcherkassky held a post of senior stolnik (tsar's personal assistant) and was soon assigned to assist his father Mikha..
Aleksey Mitrofanov
Aleksey Valentinovich Mitrofanov (Russian: Алексей Валентинович Митрофанов, also transliterated as Alexei Mitrofanov; born March 16, 1962 in Moscow, Russia) is a Russian politician, deputy of State Duma of Russia from the Liberal Democratic Party of Russia. He is Deputy ..
Aleksey Morozov
Aleksey Morozov (sometimes spelt Alexei Morozhov) was born on 16 February, 1977 in Moscow, USSR and is a professional ice hockey player. Postion: Right WingShoots: LHeight: 6'1Weight: 202 lb Playing career Aleksey Morozov was drafted in the first round, 24th overall, by the Pittsburgh Penguins in t..
Aleksey Nikolayev
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Aleksey Nikolayevich Tolstoy
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Aleksey Ostrovskiy
Aleksey Vladimirovich Ostrovskiy (Russian: Алексей Владимирович Островский, also transliterated Alexei Vladimirovich Ostrovsky; born January 14, 1976) is a member of the State Duma of Russia. He is a member of the LDPR, the State Duma's Committee on International Affairs..
Aleksey Pavlovich Chapygin
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Aleksey Petrovich Yermolov
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Aleksey Pisemsky
Pisemsky's portrait by Ilya Repin. Aleksey Feofilaktovich Pisemsky (Алексей Феофилактович Писемский in Russian) (1821 - 1881) was a Russian novelist who was regarded as an equal of Ivan Turgenev and Fyodor Dostoevsky during his lifetime, but whose reputation suffer..
Aleksey Plescheev
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Aleksey Remizov
Aleksei Mikhailovich Remizov (Russian: Алексей Михайлович Ремизов) (June 24 (N.S. July 6), 1877, Moscow — November 26, 1957, Paris) was a Russian modernist writer whose creative imagination veered to the fantastic and bizarre. Apart from literary works, Remizov was an exp..
Aleksey Shakhmatov
Aleksey Aleksandrovich Shakhmatov (5 June 1864 - 16 August 1920) was an outstanding Russian philologist credited with laying foundations for the science of textology. Biography Born in Ivangorod, Shakhmatov was brought up by his uncle near Saratov. He went to a public school in Moscow and develo..
Aleksey Volodin
Alexei Volodin (born 1977) is a Russian pianist. He was born in St. Petersburg, and began taking piano lessons there at the age of nine. A year later he moved to Moscow, where he studied first with I. Chaklina and later with T. Zelikman at the Gnessin Music School. In 1994 he enrolled in the maste..
Aleksey Voyevodin
Men's Athletics Silver 2004 50 km Walk Aleksey Voyevodin (born August 9, 1970) is a Russian race walker mainly competing over the 50 km distance. He has one World Championships silver medal, and won a bronze medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics. Achievements Year Tournament Venue Result ..
Aleksey Yachmenev
Aleksey Mironovich Yachmenev (1866-1937) was an Aleut chief who lived in Unalaska. Along with Leontiy Sivstov, Yachmenev accompanied Waldemar Jochelson on his 1909-1910 ethnological studies on the Aleut. His son, John Yatchmeneff, wrote down the texts for John P. Harrington's 1941 work on the Aleut..
Aleksey Yemelin
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Aleksey Zhivotov
Aleksey Semyonovich Zhivotov (November 1 or November 14 1904—August 27 1964) was a Russian composer, who was born in Kazan and died in Leningrad. He studied at the Leningrad Conservatory with Vladimir Shcherbachyov. He was a committee member of the Leningrad Composers' Union. His best known wo..
Aleksin
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Aleksinac
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Aleksis Kivi
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Aleksi Randell
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Aleksy Antkiewicz
Aleksy Antkiewicz (November 12, 1923 – April 3, 2005) was a famous Polish boxer. He has won two Olympic medals for Poland: bronze in London 1948 in featherweight division (which was the only Polish medal at those Olympic Games and the first medal for Poland in boxing) and silver at the next..
Aleks Çaçi
"A singer with a brave heart I will stand and I will be ... " With those words he swore allegiance to his friends that half a century ago fought in the war for Albanian independence with him. With this words he laid his creative pathos for the years to come. Aleks Çaçi (Caci) was born in the vil..
Aleks Krotoski
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Aleks Syntek
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Alektca
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Alektorophobia
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Alektra Blue
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Alek Hidell
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Alek Knight
Alek Knight is the antihero protagonist of the popular underground dark fantasy vampire series Slayer (Black Death Books, 2002) written by Karen Koehler. Slayer was first published in 2000 and has never been out of print. Alek and his world have been explored in several sequel novels, including Sl..
Alek Stojanov
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Alek Száhala
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Alek Wek
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Alele
An alele is a specific type of basket in the Marshall Islands used to store the most precious goods and food. The alele was generally the property of chiefs. ..
Alem
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Alemannia Aachen
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Alemannia Wacker Berlin
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Alemannic
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Alemannic German
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Alemannic Separatism
There are very few or no other articles that link to this one.Please help [[help:link|introduce links]] in articles on [related topics]. After links have been created, remove this message.This article has been tagged since June 2006. } Alemannic Separatism is a movement advocating the un..
Alemany Maze
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Alemán Coloniero
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Alemão
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Alemaya University
Alemaya University (also known as Haromaya University) is one of the oldest universities in Ethiopia. It is located in Alemaya a town in the Mirab Hararghe Zone, about 20 kilometers from Harar and 40 kilometers from Dire Dawa. The University was founded with the help of Oklahoma State University,..
Alembic
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Alembic Inc
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Alemdar Mustafa Pasha
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Alemeth
This entry incorporates text from the public domain Easton's Bible Dictionary, originally published in 1897. In the Hebrew Bible, Alemeth was: One of the nine sons of Becher, the son of Benjamin (1 Chronicles 7:8).One of the sons of Jehoadah, or Jarah, son of Ahaz (1 Chronicles 8:36).A sacerdotal..
Alemonia
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Alemtuzumab
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Alen
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Alena
Alena is a fictional character from the Filipino telefantasyas - Encantadia, Etheria, and [[Encantadia: Pag-ibig Hanggang Wakas]]. Alena is the third daughter of Mine-a and is the guardian of the water jewel. She is by nature a kind-hearted person and is the romantic one among the four sisters. ..
Alena Arshinova
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Alena Baeva
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Alena Nevmerzhitskaya
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Alena Sidko
Alena Victorovna Sidko (Russian: Алёна Викторовна Сидько; born September 20 1979, Krasnoyarsk) is a Russian cross-country skier. ..
Alena Steam Car
There are very few or no other articles that link to this one.Please help [[help:link|introduce links]] in articles on [related topics]. After links have been created, remove this message.This article has been tagged since June 2006. } The Alena Steam Car was an American car planned for ..
Alena Vostrá
Alena Vostrá (1938-1992) was a popular Czech novelist. One of her most popular works was A Matter of Days. External links [Biography] () ..
Alençon
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Alençon lace
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Alendronate
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Aleneva, Alaska
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Alene B. Duerk
Alene B. Duerk (born 29 March 1920) was the first female Rear Admiral in the United States Navy. She was promoted in 1972 and was also chief of the Navy Nurse Corps. She was a 1974 recipient of a Distinguished Alumni Award of Case Western Reserve University's Frances Payne Bolton School of Nurs..
Alene Nikolayev
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Alenia Aeronautica
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Alenia G.222
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Alenia Marconi Systems
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Alenka Kejžar
Alenka Kejžar is an Olympic class swimmer. She was born February 15, 1979 in Kranj, Slovenia. Kejžar Studied SMU in Dallas, Texas. She was a Golden Key member. Her coaches were Ciril Globočnik and Steve Collins. Her swimming career began in 1987, finished in 2004. Alenka was privileged to part..
Alenka Zupancic
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Alenquer
Alenquer Location - Region - Subregion - District or A.R.  Lisbon Party Álvaro Pedro PS Area 304.2 km² Population - Total - Density 42,932141/km² parishes 16 Coordinates [39º03'N 9º01'W] Municipal holiday Ascension Daydate varies W..
Alense Ala di Trente
Alense Ala di Trente are an Italian non-league football club. They did once make it into the Italian Football League, competing in Serie D in the 1972/73 season, but were relegated that season and have been footballing minnows ever since. ..
Alentejo
Map showing Alentejo region, before the inclusion of the Lezíria do Tejo subregion. Alentejo (pron. IPA /ɐ.lẽ.'tɛ.ʒu/) is a south-central region of Portugal. Its name's origin, "além do Tejo", literally translates to "beyond the Tagus". The region is separated from the rest of Por..
Alentejo Central
Alentejo Central is a NUTS2 subregion of the Alentejo, in Portugal. Alentejo Central is composed of the majority of the District of Évora, with the exception of Mora and integrates a municipality of the District of Portalegre, Sousel. As of 2001, the subregion had a population of 173,401 inhabit..
Alenuihaha Channel
The Alenuihaha Channel is a strait in the Hawaiian chain of islands. It separates the islands of Hawai'i and Maui. ..
Alen (Suikoden)
Alen is a character in Suikoden. Alen is a knight under the command of Teo McDohl. Ever since Teo's death, he has served under Tir McDohl. He makes a cameo appearance in Suikoden II in Gregminster serving under, the now President, Lepant. Statistics Name: Alen Alias: N/A Origin: Toran Republic..
Alen Avdić
Alen Avdić (born April 3, 1977 in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina) is a Bosnian football player. Currently, Avdić plays for Saba Battery in Iran's Premier Football League. Previously, he has been active for FK Sarajevo in the Bosnian Premier League. ..
Alen Bokšić
Alen Bokšić [ˈalɛn ˈbɔkʃitɕ] (born January 21, 1970) is a former football striker from Croatia. Bokšić was born in Makarska and started his career in the club Zmaj from Makarska. As a young player he moved to Hajduk Split and was introduced into the first team (1987–91). Wi..
Alen Floricic
Alen Floricic (or Floričić in Croatian) (1968 – ) is a modern Croatian artist, working in ambient and installation art. Born in Pula, Istria, Floricic began his art career after graduating from a sculpture school in Rijeka in 1993. He currently lives and works in Rabac. He worked with in..
Alen Islamović
Alija "Alen" Islamović (born August 17 1957, in Sokolac, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Federal People's Republic of Yugoslavia) is a well-known and popular singer in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Islamović is best known as the vocalist for the bands Divlje Jagode from 1979 to 1986 and Bijelo Dugme from 198..
Alen Spahić
Alen Spahić (born 1987 in Dubrovnik, Croatia) is a Bosnian football player. He currently plays for FK Zeljeznicar in the Bosnian Premier League. Emir Spahić is his older brother. ..
Aleo
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Aleosan, Cotabato
Aleosan is a 4th class municipality in the province of Cotabato, Philippines. According to the 2000 census, it has a population of 26,164 people in 4,950 households. Barangays Aleosan is politically subdivided into 19 barangays. BagolibasCawilihanDualingDunguanKatalicananLawiliLower MingadingL..
Alepa
Alepa is a shop chain in Finland that today is part of the S-Group. It is known for its cheap prices. Alepa was officially founded in 1918, when Edvard Pajunen and his wife founded a shop in Sörnäinen, Helsinki. ..
Aleph
Aleph or alef has several meanings: Aleph (letter) or Alef, the first letter of the Proto-Canaanite alphabetAleph (Hebrew), the first letter of the Hebrew alphabetAleph or Alif (Arabic), the first letter of the Arabic alphabetAleph or Alif (Farsi), the first letter of the Farsi (or Persian) alphabe..
Alephonsion Deng
Alephonsion Deng (c. 1982 - ) is a Sudanese writer. He is best known as the co-author of the book [[They Poured Fire on Us From the Sky: The True Story of Three Lost Boys of Sudan]], along with his brother Benson, cousin Benjamin and American author Judy Bernstein. In 1989, when Alephonsion was..
Aleph (CERN)
ALEPH (Apparatus for LEP Physics at CERN) was one of the four detectors of the LEP collider. ..
Aleph (Hebrew)
ʾAleph Arabic Syriac Hebrew Aramaic Phoenician ﺍ ܐ א Pronunciation (IPA): ..
Aleph (letter)
ʾĀleph Arabic Syriac Hebrew Aramaic Phoenician ﺍ ܐ א Pronunciation (IPA): ..
Aleph kernel
Aleph was an operating system kernel developed at the University of Rochester as part of their RIG project in 1975. Aleph used inter-process communications to move data between programs and the kernel, so applications could transparently access resources on any machine on the local area network (whi..
Aleph number
"Aleph One" redirects here. For the computer game, see Aleph One (computer game). In the branch of mathematics known as set theory, the aleph numbers are a series of numbers used to represent the cardinality (or size) of infinite sets. They are named after the symbol used to denote them, the Hebre..
Aleph One
Computer game resulting from the Marathon Trilogy Open Source Project. Aleph One and the Marathon series of games are unique amongst first person shooters for their heavy emphasis on storytelling through the use of terminals, computer interfaces in the game world through which players not only le..
Aleph One (computer game)
Aleph One (also known as the Marathon Open Source Project) is an open source first-person shooter engine based on the source code of Bungie Studios' [[Marathon 2: Durandal]], the second game in a popular Macintosh computer game series called the Marathon Trilogy. The project commenced in 2000 when..
Aleph Zadik Aleph
AZA Menorah The International Order of Aleph Zadik Aleph (AZA) is the men's Order of B'nai B'rith Youth Organization (BBYO), an international youth-led high school fraternity for Jewish teens. BBYO has over eighteen thousand members in chapters worldwide, including chapters in the United State..
Aleph Zero Records
Aleph Zero Records, named after the famous aleph number, is an Israeli record label cofounded by Yaniv Shulman and Shahar Bar-Itzhak. Artists BluetechShulmanSee also List of record labels External link [Official site] ..
Alepocephalidae
Slickheads or nakedheads are a family, Alepocephalidae, of osmeriform fishes. They are deep-water fishes most common below 1,000 m. They are native to the eastern Atlantic, western Indian and eastern and western Pacific Oceans. They get their name from the lack of scales on the head. The sci..
Aleppo
For other meanings, see Aleppo (disambiguation). Halab redirects here; for other meanings, see Halab (disambiguation). Location of the governorate of Aleppo within Syria Aleppo (or Halab Arabic: ‎ meaning "he milked", [36°13′N 37°10′E]) is a city and province in northern..
Aleppo (disambiguation)
Aleppo may refer to: Aleppo, a city and province in northern Syria* Rulers of Aleppo*University of AleppoAleppo Codex, the oldest complete manuscript of the Masoretic Hebrew BibleAleppo Pine, a pine native to the Mediterranean regionAleppo Township, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, a township in the ..
Aleppo Codex
The Aleppo Codex (the Keter ("Crown") Aram Tzova) was the oldest complete manuscript of the Masoretic Hebrew Bible, (parts of it, including virtually the entire Torah portion have been missing since 1947). There exist scrolls of individual books of the Tanakh which are much older (see Dead Sea scr..
Aleppo Pine
The Aleppo Pine (Pinus halepensis) is a pine native to the Mediterranean region. The range extends from Morocco and Spain north to southern France, Italy and Croatia, and east to Greece and northern Libya, with an outlying population (from which it was first described) in Syria (including Aleppo),..
Aleppo Shriners Auditorium
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Aleppo Township, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania
Aleppo Township is a township in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,039 at the 2000 census. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 4.7 km² (1.8 mi²), all land. Demographics As of the census2 of 2000, there were 1,..
Aleppo Township, Greene County, Pennsylvania
Aleppo Township is a township in Greene County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 597 at the 2000 census. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 70.6 km² (27.3 mi²), all land. Demographics As of the census2 of 2000, there were 597 p..
Aleppo Township, Pennsylvania
Aleppo Township is the name of some places in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania: Aleppo Township, Allegheny County, PennsylvaniaAleppo Township, Greene County, Pennsylvania This article consisting of geographical locations is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page, a list of pages that otherwi..
Aleramo of Montferrat
Aleramo's tomb in the parish church of Grazzano Badoglio, Province of Asti. Aleramo di Savona (?-967) was the marquess of Montferrat and Liguria in Northern Italy until his death. Originally a subject of the King of Italy, he had also allied himself to the royal family by marrying Gerberga, da..
Alere Little Feather
Alere Little Feather is a female professional wrestler. References External links [Alere's official website][G.L.O.R.Y. Biography] ..
Aleroy
This does not cite its [[Opentopia:Citing sources|references or sources]]. You can [[Opentopia:WikiProject Fact and Reference Check|help]] Wikipedia by introducing appropriate citations. Aleroy (Russian: ; Chechen: Ӏаларой) is a village in Kurchaloyevsky District of the Chechen Republic, Ru..
Alert, Nunavut
Orthographic projection centred over Alert Nunavut Alert is the northernmost permanently inhabited place in the world. It is located at [82°28′N 62°30′W], about 10 km west of Cape Sheridan, the northeastern tip of Ellesmere Island, on the shore of ice-covered Lincoln Sea, in th..
Alert, Ohio
Alert is an unincorporated community of central Morgan Township, Butler County, Ohio, in the United States. It is located about ten miles southwest of Hamilton on Howards Creek, a tributary of the Great Miami River in section 28 of R1ET3N of the Congress Lands. It is three miles west of Shandon and..
Alerta
Alerta is a city in the Ucayali Region of Peru. It is located very close to the border with the Madre de Dios Region. It is located 696 km. (435 mi.) from the regions capital, Pucallpa. It is located at around [69°14′6″S, 11°39′18″W]. It is served by the Alerta Airport. ..
Alerta Airport
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Alerting Communications of America
Alerting Communications of America (ACA) was a company that manufactured sirens. It was founded in 1942, and was renamed American Signal Corp. in 1987. Sirens made The first siren manufactured by ACA was the Allertor series siren. A list of ACA sirens follows: ACA Allertor 125, 130ACA Screamer S..
Alert Airport
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Alert Bay, British Columbia
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Alert Bay Airport
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Alert Bay Water Aerodrome
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Alert dialog box
An alert dialog is a colloquial (though commonly accepted technical) term for a particular type of dialog box that occurs in a graphical user interface. It is also known as an alert box, alert window, or alert popup. Intended use Alerts were designed for two main uses. The first is to inform the u..
Alert Party
Alert Party was a small political party in the United Kingdom. The party had one candidate, G. Forrester, in the Lewisham South constituency in the 1959 parliamentary elections. Forrester got 788 votes (1.86% of the votes in that constituency). ..
Alert pigfish
The Alert Pigfish, (Alertichthys blacki) is a pigfish, the only species in the genus Alertichthys, found around New Zealand at depths between 100 and 600 metres. It is between 15 and 20 centimetres in length. The Alert Pigfish is an elongate deepwater species with a pointed snout and crest-lik..
Alert Records
Alert Records Inc. is a Canadian independent record label. Notable Alert Records recording artists The BoxHolly ColeKim MitchellGino Vanelli See also List of record labels External links [Official site][CIRPA: Alert Records] ..
Alert state
An alert state is an indication of the state of readiness of the armed forces for military action or a State against terrorism. Examples are the DEFCON levels of the US armed forces, and the BIKINI states of the British. See also INFOCONTHREATCONFPCONLERTCONEMERGCONHomeland Security Advisory Syste..
Alerus Center
The Alerus Center is an indoor arena located in Grand Forks, North Dakota. It opened in 2001. It is the home of the University of North Dakota Fighting Sioux football team. The arena also plays host to many large concerts, sporting events, and trade shows. It can seat as many as 22,500 people at..
Ales
Ales may mean: Ale, a fermented alcoholic beverage.Alès, a town and commune in southern France.Ales (Sardinia), a small town in the province of Oristano on Sardinia in Italy. This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with the same title. If an referre..
Alesana
Alesana is an American Emo/Screamo band formed in October, 2004, in Raleigh, North Carolina. Members are Shawn Mike (guitarist/vocalist), Patrick Thompson (guitarist), Dennis Lee (vocalist), Steven Tonamy (bassist), Daniel Magnuson (drummer). Discography Albums {| border="2" cellpadding="4" cellsp..
Alesbury
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Aleşd
Aleşd (Hungarian: Élesd) is a town in Bihor County, western Romania. It is located in the east of the county, near the border with Cluj county. It also lies on the national road running from Oradea to Cluj-Napoca and further west. Aleşd has a population of around 10,376 (2002 census), made up o..
Alesha Dixon
Alesha Anjanette Dixon (born 7 October 1978, in Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire, England) is an English singer and dancer, and former member of girl band Mis-Teeq. In the summer of 2005, she married her long-time fiancé, rapper Michael Harvey Jr. (aka MC Harvey from So Solid Crew). Contents ..
Alesha Oreskovich
Alesha Marie Oreskovich (born May 21, 1972, Tampa, Florida, U.S.A) is an American model who appeared in Playboy magazines and videos. She was Miss June 1993 and her centerfold famously evoked the earlier centerfold of Miss December 1976, Nancie Li Brandi. She is best known for modeling in Playboy..
Alesia
Alesia may refer to: the city of Alesia in Gaulthe Battle of Alesiathe Alésia station in the Paris Métrorue d'Alésia, Parisle Carrefour Alésia, popular name for Place Hélène et Victor Basch, Parisle quartier Alésia, an unofficial district of Paris that mostly overlaps Petit-Montrouge This is..
Alesia (city)
Alesia was the capital of the Mandubii, one of the Gaulish tribes allied with the mighty Aedui, and after Julius Caesar's conquest a Roman town (Oppidum) in Gaul. There have been archeological excavations since the time of Napoléon III in Alise-Sainte-Reine in Côte d'Or near Dijon, which have cl..
Alesis
Alesis is a manufacturer of electronic musical instruments based in Cumberland, Rhode Island. The products manufactured by Alesis are mainly for studio and live performance (as opposed to domestic) use and are targeted at professional and semi-professional musicians. Alesis is known for budget equ..
Alesis ADAT HD24
The Alesis HD24 is the successor to the hugely successful tape based Alesis ADAT. Its main advantage over the traditional ADAT is its use of IDE hard disks rather than tape, leading to faster location of specific points, better editability and easier transferability. Furthermore, hard disks are much..
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Alesis SR-16
The Alesis SR-16 is a popular drum machine that was originally introduced in 1991 but is still being produced today. The Alesis company calls this product "one of the most popular drum machines ever made." External links [Alesis.com SR-16] ..
AleSmith Brewing Company
AleSmith Brewing Company is an American brewery founded in 1995 by Skip Virgilio in San Diego, California. In 2002 the brewery was taken over by Peter Zien. AleSmith is known for high alcohol content and strongly hopped beers. The beers have acquired a positive reputation among microbrew enthusi..
Alessandra
Alessandra is the name of: Alessandra Ambrosio, a supermodelAlessandra Mussolini, a politician This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with the same title. If an referred you to this page, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the inte..
Alessandra Acciai
Alessandra Acciai (born in Rome, December 12, 1965) is an Italian actress on cinema, theatre and television, one of the most popular of the last generation. References [Allesandra Acciai] on IMDB. ..
Alessandra Ambrosio
Alessandra Ambrosio (born April 11, 1981) is a Brazilian supermodel. Her last name is spelled in Portuguese as Ambrósio, but she omits the diacritic mark in her modeling work. She is one of the faces of Guess?, Next (UK) and one of the Victoria's Secret Angels. Alessandra Ambrosio was part of the..
Alessandra de Rossi
Alessandra de Rossi is an Italian-Filipino actress and the younger sister of actress Assunta de Rossi. Born on July 19, 1984, she was once shadowed by the showbiz success of her older sister, Assunta. However, her genuine ability to act out-shined Assunta eventually. Her career took off after excep..
Alessandra Ferri
Alessandra Ferri, b. 1963. Principal with the American Ballet Theater. Alessandra Ferri was born in Milan, Italy, where she studied at the Teatro alla Scala until the age of 15. She then attended the Royal Ballet School, and in 1980 she won one of the three Prix de Lausanne, allowing her to continu..
Alessandra Mussolini
Photograph of Alessandra Mussolini from the European Parliament. Alessandra Mussolini (born December 30 1962, Rome) is an Italian politician and Member of the European Parliament. Contents 1 Family background2 Acting career3 Political career4 Marriage and family5 E..
Alessandra Rubi Streignard Villarreal
Alessandra Rubí Streignard Villarreal (born September 4, 1982 in Barcelona, Spain) is a Spanish singer and model. Contents 1 Biography2 Family Background3 Upcoming Projects4 Work History5 Facts about Alessandra6 External links Biography Alessandra became a surroga..
Alessandra Silvestri-Levy
There are very few or no other articles that link to this one.Please help [[help:link|introduce links]] in articles on [related topics]. After links have been created, remove this message.This article has been tagged since July 2006. } Alessandra Silvestri-Levy (born 01 November in São..
Alessandra Stanley
Alessandra Stanley is an American journalist. In 2002 she became the television critic for the New York Times. She was previously co-chief of the paper's Moscow bureau. [link] She was also briefly stationed at the Times's Rome bureau. There have been some complaints regarding the acc..
Alessandra Toreson
Alessandra Olivia Toreson (born May 29, 1987 in Palo Alto, California), an American actress whose most notable role to date is as "Holly Pryor" in the TV show Newton. She also co-starred in the Disney Channel Original Movie Going to the Mat. Before being an actress she studied dancing and singing fr..
Alessandria
For other uses of "", see Alessandria (Lisandria in Piedmontese) is a city in Piedmont, Italy, and the capital of the Province of Alessandria. The city is sited on the river Tanaro, 55 miles southeast of Turin. Alessandria is also a major railroad hub. Contents 1 History2 Events3&n..
Alessandria della Rocca
Alessandria della Rocca is a small agricultural town located in west central Sicily in the northern part of the Province of Agrigento, in Italy. Many of the town's inhabitants emigrated to the United States, particularly Tampa, Florida, in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Sicily &midd..
Alessandro (opera)
Alessandro (Alexander the Great) is an opera composed by George Frideric Handel in 1726 and performed in London. It is based on Ortensio Mauro's La superbia d'Alessandro. The story is based around Alexander the Great's journey to India where he meets Poro re d'Indie, the subject of another Handel op..
Alessandro Achillini
Alessandro Achillini (October 20, 1463 - August 2, 1512), Italian philosopher and physician, was born at Bologna. He was celebrated as a lecturer both in medicine and in philosophy at Bologna and Padua, and was styled the second Aristotle. His philosophical works were printed in one volume folio, ..
Alessandro Alessandri
Alessandro Alessandri (1461‑1523) was an Italian jurist. Born in Naples, he studied law and served as an advocate for Naples and Rome. Later, disenfranchised by what he saw as a corrupt administration, he began studying philology and antiquities. He compiled a book called Dies Geniales, constru..
Alessandro Alessandroni
Alessandro Alessandroni (born March 16, 1925 in Rome) is an Italian musician. He plays multiple instruments, including the guitar, mandolin, sitar, accordion, and piano, and has composed over 40 film scores. Being an accomplished whistler, Alessandroni collaborated with his childhood friend Ennio ..
Alessandro Algardi
Alessandro Algardi (July 31,1598 – June 10, 1654) was an Italian Baroque sculptor, the major rival of Bernini in the creation of sculptures. His renown as an architect rests largely on his designs for the Villa Doria Pamphili, Rome (1644-1652) and its extensive fountains and other garden featu..
Alessandro Allori
Portrait of a Woman Oil on copper, 37 x 27 cm Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence Alessandro di Cristofano di Lorenzo del Bronzino Allori (May 31, 1535 - September 22, 1607) was an Italian portrait painter of the late Mannerist Florentine school. Born in Florence, he was brought up and trained..
Alessandro Altobelli
Alessandro Altobelli. Alessandro Altobelli (born November 28, 1955 in Sonnino, Latina) is a former Italian football player. Nicknamed Spillo ("Needle") for his slender build, Altobelli was one of the most effective Italian forwards of the late 1970s and 1980s. Following spells at Latina (Ser..
Alessandro Ballan
This does not cite its [[Opentopia:Citing sources|references or sources]]. You can [[Opentopia:WikiProject Fact and Reference Check|help]] Wikipedia by introducing appropriate citations. Alessandro Ballan is a young Italian professional cyclist for Lampre-Fondital. Ballan was a late bloomer in cycl..
Alessandro Baricco
Alessandro Baricco (b. January 25, 1958, in Turin) is a popular Italian novelist, dramatist, critic, journalist, and essayist. His novels have been translated into a wide number of languages. Contents 1 Career2 Works2.1 Novels2.2 Theater2.3 Cinema2.4 Collected short ..
Alessandro Battilocchio
Alessandro Battilocchio (born on 3 May 1977 in Rome) is an Italian politician and Member of the European Parliament for Central with the Socialist Party New PSI (successor to the old Italian Socialist Party), which has apparently not joined the Party of European Socialists so far and is therefore ..
Alessandro Bianchi
Alessandro Bianchi (born 28 January 1945 in Rome) is the current Italian Minister of Transportation. A registered member of the Italian Communist Party until its disbandment, Bianchi is the rector of the University of Reggio Calabria and a city planning teacher. He is part of the cabinet of Roma..
Alessandro Birindelli
Alessandro Birindelli (born 12 November 1974 in Pisa) is an Italian footballer who currently plays for Juventus of Serie A. He is 176 cm tall and weighs 73 kg. Birindelli has played for only two teams, Empoli (1992-1997) and Juventus (since 1997). Despite not being a regular since 2000, he has stay..
Alessandro Blasetti
Alessandro Blasetti (3 July 1900, Rome, Latium, Italy, 1 February 1987, Rome, Lazio, Italy was an Italian film director who influenced Italian neorealism. He was president of the jury at the Cannes Film Festival in 1967. ..
Alessandro Bonvicino
Alessandro Bonvicino (1498 – December 22, 1554), known as Il Moretto, was a celebrated painter of Brescia, Venetian school. He was born at Rovato, in the Brescian territory, in 1498, and studied, first under Fioravante Ferramola of Brescia, afterwards, still youthful, with Titian in Venice. H..
Alessandro Bottoni
Alessandro Bottoni (born October 13, 1972) is a triathlete from Italy. Bottoni competed at the first Olympic triathlon at the 2000 Summer Olympics. He took thirty-second place with a total time of 1:51:18.13. ..
Alessandro Cagliostro
Count Alessandro di Cagliostro (June 2, 1743 – August 26, 1795) was a traveller, occultist and Freemason. "Cagliostro" is widely held to have been an alias for the charlatan Giuseppe Balsamo, born to a poor family in Palermo, Sicily. Balsamo was a petty criminal who, in his most famous cri..
Alessandro Cardinal Albani
:See Albani for other uses of that name Alessandro Albani (October 15, 1692 – December 11, 1779) was an Italian aristocrat and cardinal, ans a collector and patron of the arts. Contents 1 Biography2 Villa Albani3 See also4 Notes5 External links Biography Alessa..
Alessandro Cardinal Farnese
Alessandro Cardinal Farnese, detail of a painting by Titian, 1546 Alessandro Cardinal Farnese (5 October 1520–2 March 1589) was an Italian cardinal and diplomat, the grandson of Pope Paul III (who also bore the name Alessandro Farnese), and the son of Pier Luigi Farnese, Duke of Parma wh..
Alessandro Cortini
Alessandro Cortini (born May 24, 1976) is an Italian musician best known as a touring keyboardist with Nine Inch Nails. He joined Nine Inch Nails to support With Teeth after impressing band-leader Trent Reznor in audition. Cortini also is the frontman of Los Angeles-area band modwheelmood, whic..
Alessandro Costacurta
Alessandro Costacurta (born April 24, 1966 in Orago, Varese) is an Italian football (soccer) defender. He currently plays for AC Milan, where he has been since 1987. A mainstay in the Italian national team throughout the 1990s, Costacurta played for his country in 1994 and 1998 World Cups, as wel..
Alessandro d'Ancona
Alessandro d'Ancona (20 February 1835-1914) was an Italian critic and writer. He was born at Pisa, of a wealthy Jewish family, and educated in Florence; at the age of eighteen he published his essay on the life and work of the philosopher Tommaso Campanella. In 1855 Ancona went to Turin, nominally..
Alessandro de' Medici, Duke of Florence
This article is on the first Duke of Florence. For the Alessandro de' Medici who was pope, see Pope Leo XI. Alessandro de' Medici. Alessandro de' Medici (July 22, 1510 – January 6, 1537) called "il Moro" ("the Moor"), Duke of Penne and also Duke of Florence (from 1532), ruler of Flore..
Alessandro Defilippi
Alessandro Defilippi is an Italian writer and scriptwriter. Born in Turin, he works as a psychoanalyst. His published works include the gothic tales collection Una lunga consuetudine (Sellerio, 1994) and two novels, Locus Animae (Passigli, 1999), a high-intensity psychological thriller, and Angeli ..
Alessandro Del Piero
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Alessandro dos Santos
, born July 20, 1977 in Maringá, Paraná, Brazil, and often known as Alex, is a Brazilian-born football player who plays for the Japanese national team. He arrived in Japan in 1994, became a Japanese citizen in November 2001, and played in the 2002 FIFA World Cup. Alex currently plays for the U..
Alessandro Faiolhe Amantino Mancini
Alessandro Faiolhe Amantino Mancini. Alessandro Faiolhe Amantino "Mancini" (born August 1, 1980 in Belo Horizonte, Brazil) is a professional football (soccer) player, currently playing with A.S. Roma of the Italian Serie A. In the 2005-2006 season, Mancini put in some sensational performances ..
Alessandro Farnese
Alessandro Farnese can refer to: Pope Paul III (1468–1549)Alessandro Cardinal Farnese (1520–1589), Paul's GrandsonAlessandro Farnese, Duke of Parma and Piacenza (1545–1592), Paul's Great GrandsonAlessandro Farnese, son of Odoardo Farnese ..
Alessandro Farnese, Duke of Parma and Piacenza
Alessandro Farnese. Alessandro Farnese was Duke of Parma and Piacenza from 1545 to 1592. Biography Alessandro was the son of Duke Ottavio Farnese, Duke of Parma and Margaret, the illegitimate daughter of the Habsburg Emperor Charles V. Thus Alessandro was the nephew of Philip II of Spain an..
Alessandro Foglietta
Alessandro Foglietta (born on 1 February 1953 in Supino) is an Italian politician and Member of the European Parliament for Central with the Alleanza Nazionale, Treasurer of the Union for a Europe of Nations and sits on the European Parliament's Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food..
Alessandro Fortis
Alessandro Fortis (September 16 1842 - December 4, 1909) in Forlì, Papal States was an Italian politician who served as Prime Minister of Italy from 1905 to 1906. |- style="text-align: center;" |- style="text-align: center;" Prime Ministers of Italy  Kingdom of Italy  Cavour &..
Alessandro Galilei
Alessandro Maria Gaetano Galilei (Florence, August 25, 1691 - Rome, December 21, 1736) was a Florentine mathematician, architect and theorist, a member of the same patrician family as Galileo. He received architectural and engineering training from Anton Maria Ferri, an outstanding figure of the ..
Alessandro Gamberini
Alessandro Gamberini (born August 27, 1981 in Bologna) is an Italian footballer for ACF Fiorentina of Serie A. He plays in the role of defender, is tall 185 cm and weighs 78 kg. Gamberini made his first team debut for Serie A team Bologna F.C. 1909 in 1999/2000. He played for Bologna until 2004/200..
Alessandro Gavazzi
Alessandro Gavazzi (March 21, 1809-1889) was an Italian preacher and patriot. He at first became a monk (1825), and attached himself to the Barnabites at Naples, where he afterwards (1829) acted as professor of rhetoric. In 1840, having already expressed liberal views, he was removed to Rome to fi..
Alessandro Grandi
Alessandro de Grandi Alessandro Grandi (1586 – 1630) was a northern Italian composer of the early Baroque era, writing in the new concertato style. He was one of the most inventive, influential and popular composers of the time, probably second only to Monteverdi in northern Italy. Li..
Alessandro Iannella
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Alessandro Juliani
Alessandro Juliani is a Canadian actor and singer. He currently stars as Tactical Officer Lieutenant Felix Gaeta on the Sci Fi Channel television program Battlestar Galactica. He is a graduate of McGill University, where he earned a Bachelor of Music in Vocal/Opera Performance. He was also the voi..
Alessandro Leopardo
Alessandro Leopardo or Leopardi? (d. ca. 1512), Italian sculptor, was born and died at Venice. His first known work is the imposing mausoleum of the doge Andrea Vendramini, now in the church of San Giovanni e Paolo; in this he had the cooperation of Tullio Lombardo, but the finest parts are Leopardo..
Alessandro Longhi
"Portrait of Jacopo Gradenigo" by Alessandro Longhi, painted 1778-1781 Alessandro Longhi (1733-1813) was a Venetian portrait painter and engraver. His father was Pietro Longhi. ..
Alessandro Magnasco
Alessandro Magnasco also known as il Lissandrino (February 4, 1667-1749), was a Italian Roccoco painter from Northern Italy. He is best known for stylized, fantastic, often phantasmagoric genre or landscape scenes. Born in Genoa to a minor artist, Stefano Magnasco, he apprenticed with Valerio Cast..
Alessandro Malaspina
Alessandro Malaspina (also found as Alexandro and Alejandro) (November 5, 1754 - April 9, 1810) was a Italian-Spanish naval officer and explorer. Under a royal commission, he undertook a scientific expedition around the world in 1789, and explored the Pacific Ocean and the west coast of Spain's N..
Alessandro Manzoni
Alessandro Manzoni Alessandro Francesco Tommaso Manzoni (March 7, 1785–May 22, 1873) was an Italian poet and novelist. He was born in Milan. Don Pietro, his father, aged about fifty, belonged to an old family of Lecco, originally feudal lords of Barzio, in the Valsassina, where the me..
Alessandro Marcello
Alessandro Marcello (August 24, 1669 - June 19, 1747) was an Italian nobleman and dilettante who dabbled in various areas, including poetry, philosophy, mathematics and, perhaps most notably, music. Biography A younger contemporary of Antonio Vivaldi, Marcello held concerts at his hometown of Venice..
Alessandro Martini
Alessandro Martini (1812-1905), Italian businessman, founder of one of the most important vermouth companies in the world, namely Martini or Martini & Rossi in the United States In 1830 he purchased a small wine company situated very close to Turin. In 1847 several Italian businessmen started produ..
Alessandro Matri
Alessandro Matri (born 19 August 1984 in S. Angelo Lodig., Province of Milan) is an Italian football striker. External links [lumezzanecalcio.it] ..
Alessandro Mazzinghi
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Alessandro Mendini
Alessandro Mendini (born 1931 in Milan) is an Italian designer and architect. He played an important part in the development of Italian design. He also worked, aside from his artistic career, for Casabella, Nodo und Domus magazines. he was a founder and partner in the Studio Alchimia. ..
Alessandro Moreschi
Alessandro Moreschi (November 11, 1858 - April 21, 1922) was one of the most famous castrati singers of the late 19th century, and was the only castrato of the classic bel canto tradition to make sound recordings (indeed, the only castrato ever to make solo recordings). Alessandro Moreschi in 19..
Alessandro Moro
Alessandro Moro (born 2 October 1984) is an Italian football midfielder. Teams and clubs 2003: U.S. Foggia (Serie C1)2003-2004: Isernia (Serie C2) on loan from Foggia2004-2005: U.S. Foggia (Serie C1)2005-2006: Ascoli Calcio 1898 (Serie A) on loan from Foggia2006-present: Udinese (Serie A) ..
Alessandro Moscardi
Alessandro Moscardi (born March 2, 1969) is an Italian former rugby union player. He played as a hooker. He made his debut for Italy in 1993, when Portugal provided the opposition, and played 45 internationals, including 17 as captain. In the Autumn of 2000 he was made captain by coach Brad Johnst..
Alessandro Nannini
Alessandro Nannini. Alessandro Nannini (born July 7, 1959) is a former Formula One driver from Italy. He is the younger brother of rock-singer Gianna Nannini. Biography Nannini, often referred to as Sandro, was born in Siena in 1959. He participated in 78 Formula 1 grands prix, debuting on M..
Alessandro Natta
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Alessandro nelle Indie
Alessandro nelle Indie (En. Alexander in India) is an opera seria in two acts by Giovanni Pacini, with libretto by Andrea Leone Tottola, based on Alessandro nell'Indie by Pietro Metastasio. It was premiered in Naples, Italy at the Teatro di San Carlo on September 29 1824, and ran for 70 consecutive ..
Alessandro Nesta
Alessandro Nesta (born March 19, 1976 in Rome), standing at 187 cm and weighing 79 kg, is an Italian footballer. He plays at centre back for AC Milan in Serie A. He has previously played for S.S. Lazio. With amazing tackling skill and game reading ability, he is widely considered one of the best ..
Alessandro Nini
Alessandro Nini (born Fano near Pesaro, 1 November, 1805 – died in Bergamo, 27 December,1880) was an Italian composer of operas and church music, also chamber music and symphonies. Major work La marescialla d'Ancre (1839) ..
Alessandro Nivola
Alessandro Nivola (born June 28, 1972) is an American actor. Contents 1 Biography1.1 Early life1.2 Career2 Filmography3 References3.1 Footnotes3.2 External links Biography Early life Nivola was born in Boston, Massachusetts. His paternal grandfather was the Ita..
Alessandro Padoa
Alessandro Padoa (14 october 1868, Venice Italy - 25 november 1937, Genoa Italy) was an Italian mathematician and logician. He is remembered for a method for deciding whether, given some formal theory. a new primitive notion is truly independent of the other primitive notions. There is an analogous ..
Alessandro Palma di Cesnola
Alessandro Palma di Cesnola (1839–1914) conducted excavations in Cyprus. He worked at Paphos (where he was U.S. vice-consul) and Salamis on behalf of the British government. The results of these are described in Salaminia (1882). Alessandro was the brother of the better known archaeologist Lu..
Alessandro Pasqualini
Alessandro Pasqualini (5 May 1493 – 1559) was an Italian Renaissance architect, born in Bologna, who was important for bringing Renaissance architecture to the Low Countries. He was hired by the Dutch count of Buren, and worked in the Netherlands for 18 years. He also directed the reconstr..
Alessandro Pavolini
Alessandro Pavolini (September 27 1903—April 28 1945) was an Italian politician, journalist, and essayist, notable for his involvement in the Fascist government in during World War II. Early life and career A native of Florence, Pavolini was the son of Paolo Emilio Pavolini - a major scholar..
Alessandro Perego
There are very few or no other articles that link to this one.Please help [[help:link|introduce links]] in articles on [related topics]. After links have been created, remove this message.This article has been tagged since June 2006. } Alessandro Perego is a priest of the diocese of Rome..
Alessandro Pereira
Alessandro Pereira is a cousin of Jean Charles de Menezes who has demanded "justice" for the killing of his cousin by London Police. Mr. Pereira said that the officers responsible for the death of his cousin should be held responsible for their actions, which he believes were unreasonable. The off..
Alessandro Peretti di Montalto
Alessandro Damasceni Peretti di Montalto (1571 - 1623) was an Italian Roman Catholic Cardinal Deacon. He received the title by his uncle Felice Peretti after the latter was elected Pope Sixtus V on April 24, 1585, in the consistory on May 13; the cardinal was then fourteen years old. The Republic of..
Alessandro Pesenti-Rossi
Alessandro Pesenti-Rossi ( b. August 31, 1942) is a former Formula One driver from Italy, born in Bergamo. He participated in 4 grands prix, debuting on August 1, 1976. He scored 0 championship points. Complete Formula One results Yr Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 ..
Alessandro Petacchi
Rund um den Henninger Turm (2006) Alessandro Petacchi winning the 2005 edition of Milan-Sanremo. Alessandro Petacchi (born on January 3, 1974 in La Spezia, Liguria) is an Italian professional road cyclist. He turned professional in 1996, and currently rides for Team Milram, along with a..
Alessandro Piccinini
Alessandro Piccinini (1566-1638), Italian lutenist and composer. Born in Bologna, Piccinini was taught to play the lute by his father, Leonardo Maria Piccinini. He held appointments at the Este court in Ferrara and with Cardinal Pietro Aldobrandini. Piccinini is best known for his two volumes of ..
Alessandro Piccolomini
Alessandro Piccolomini (June 13, 1508-March 12, 1578) was a Sienese writer, philosopher, and astronomer. In his youth, he wrote several comedies, including Amor costante, Alessandro, and Ortensio. He also translated into Italian verse Ovid’s Metamorphoses and part of the Aeneid. He also wrot..
Alessandro Pinheiro Martins
Alessandro Pinheiro Martins, nicknamed Alessandro (1983 — December 6, 2005) was a Brazilian football (soccer) player. He was born in São Luís, Maranhão. He played as a defensive midfielder for Ferroviário, of Fortaleza, Ceará since 2004. He has also played for Santos, alongside Robinho, ..
Alessandro Pistone
Alessandro Pistone (born July 27, 1975 in Milan) is an Italian footballer who currently plays for Everton. He started his career at Solbiatese and Crevalcore, two small Italian teams who in recent years have slid to the lowest tier of professional Italian football, before moving to Vicenza for the ..
Alessandro Poerio
Alessandro Poerio (1802 - November 3rd 1848), Italian poet and patriot, was descended from an old Calabrian family, his father, Baron Giuseppe Poerio, being a distinguished lawyer of Naples. In 1815 he and his brother Carlo accompanied their father, who had been identified with Murats cause, into ex..
Alessandro Poglietti
Alessandro Poglietti (died July 1683) was an Italian Baroque organist and composer. He served as court organist under Leopold I from 1661 onwards and enjoyed a high reputation both as an organist and a teacher during his lifetime. He died in Vienna in 1683 during a Turkish invasion. Poglietti's mos..
Alessandro Potenza
Alessandro Potenza (born 8 March 1984 in San Severo) is an Italian football central defender. Potenza only appearance for Inter's first team was Coppa Italia match against A.S. Bari, 4 December 2002. Teams and clubs 2002-03: Internazionale2003: Ancona on loan from Inter and Chievo2004: Parma on l..
Alessandro Safina
Alessandro Safina (born 14 October 1963) is an Italian tenor known for his powerful, smooth voice, as well as his onstage charisma. Born in Siena, Italy, Safina found his passion for opera at a young age. His mother encouraged his eagerness by teaching him the history of opera, while his father's ..
Alessandro Salvio
Alessandro Salvio was an Italian chess player who is considered to be the unnofficial world champion around the year 1600. He was born around 1570 and died around 1640. He started an Italian chess academy in Naples, Italy, and wrote a book called Trattato dell'Inventione et Arte Liberale del Gioco D..
Alessandro Santin
There are very few or no other articles that link to this one.Please help [[help:link|introduce links]] in articles on [related topics]. After links have been created, remove this message.This article has been tagged since June 2006. } Alessandro Santin (born October 6 1958) was an Itali..
Alessandro Scarlatti
Alessandro Scarlatti Alessandro Scarlatti (May 2, 1660 – October 24, 1725) was a Baroque composer especially famous for his operas and chamber cantatas. He is considered the founder of the Neapolitan school of opera. He was the father of two other Baroque composers, Domenico Scarlatti..
Alessandro Severo
Alexander Severus is a pasticcio opera by George Frideric Handel composed in 1738. It is made up of the music and arias of his previous operas Giustino, Berenice and Arminio. Only the overture and recitatives (as well as the words) were new. It is based upon the story of the Roman Emperor Alexander ..
Alessandro Sommella
Alessandro Sommella (Napoli, Italy, 1956) is an Italian musician. He studied electric bass, guitar, violin and double bass. He works in London with Souled out (1980) and with Planet Funk, and in Italy with Marcella Boccia, an Italian poet. External links [Web site] ..
Alessandro Stradella
Alessandro Stradella (April 3, 1639 - February 25, 1682) was an Italian composer of the middle Baroque. He was born in Rome, and was murdered in Genoa. Not much is known about his early life, but he was from an aristocratic family, educated at Bologna, and was already making a name for himself as ..
Alessandro Striggio
Alessandro Striggio (c.1540 – February 29, 1592) was an Italian composer, instrumentalist and diplomat of the Renaissance. He composed numerous madrigals as well as dramatic music, and by combining the two, became the inventor of madrigal comedy. His son, also named Alessandro Striggio, wrot..
Alessandro Tassoni
Alessandro Tassoni (Modena 1565 – Modena 1635) was an Italian poet and writer. The life He was born in Modena, to a noble family, on September 28, 1565. In 1597, he began his service for the cardinal Colonna whom he followed to Spain. In 1603 he was back in Italy and moved to Rome. In 1612 h..
Alessandro Tiarini
Alessandro Tiarini (1577-1668), Italian Baroque painter of the Bolognese School (painting). He was born in Bologna and studied under such as Prospero Fontana and subsequently Bartolomeo Cesi. He painted frescoes, façade decorations, and altarpieces in Florence (1599-1606) and Bologna. In Florence,..
Alessandro Torlonia, 5th Prince di Civitella-Cesi
Don Alessandro Torlonia (7 December 1911 - 1 May 1986) was the 5th Prince of Civitella-Cesi. He was the son of Prince Don Marino Torlonia, 4th prince of Civitella-Cesi and of Mary Elsie Moore. She was the daughter of Charles Arthur Moore, a wealthy American shipping broker and hardware manufacturer ..
Alessandro Troncon
Alessandro Troncon (born September 6, 1973) is an Italian rugby union player. Troncon has made more test appearances than any other player in Italian rugby union history. The veteran scrum-half made his Italy debut against Spain in 1994 and played alongside fly-half Diego Dominguez on more than 50 ..
Alessandro Valignano
Alessandro Valignano, circa 1600. Alessandro Valignano, (Chinese: 范禮安 Fàn Lǐ’ān) (February 15, 1539 in Chieti, Kingdom of Naples - January 20, 1606, Macao [link]), was an Italian Jesuit missionary who helped supervise the introduction of Catholicism to the Far East, and es..
Alessandro Viana da Silva
Alessandro Viana da Silva born (10/8/1983) is a Brazilian footballer who has recently been signed by A-League club Melbourne Victory. He has previously played for Brazilian clubs sides Internacional Porto Alegre, ADAP and Angra dos Reis. Alessandro is a lightning-quick left-back who possesses a fine..
Alessandro Vittoria
Alessandro Vittoria (1525 – 1608) was a Venetian Mannerist sculptor, who was trained in the atelier of the architect-sculptor Jacopo Sansovino and a contemporary of Titian who was influenced by the painter in his compositions. He was a virtuoso in terracotta, marble and bronze. Like all Italia..
Alessandro Volta
"Volta" redirects here. For , see . Count Alessandro Giuseppe Antonio Anastasio Volta (February 18, 1745 - March 5, 1827) was an Italian physicist known especially for the development of the electric battery in 1800. Late in life, he received the title of Count. Contents 1 Biography2 ..
Alessandro Zampedri
Alessandro Zampedri (born October 3, 1969 in Brescia) is an Italian race car driver. He started three Indy 500's (1995, 1996, and 1997). Zampedri was seriously injured in the 1996 Indianapolis 500 suffering severe foot and leg injuries on the last lap of the race. While running fourth, Zampedri ..
Alessa Gillespie
Alessa Gillespie is a fictional character from the video game and film Silent Hill. In the film Alessa is played by Jodelle Ferland. Background in Game Alessa is most likely the biological daughter of Dahlia Gillespie, Alessa certainly considers her to be her mother. It is suggested by the game ..
Alessi
Alessi is an Italian family-run company, famous for its playful design of affordable objects and appliances for the kitchen, created in colorful plastics and stainless steel. For the designs, Alessi attracts a selection of the world's foremost architects and designers. History Fratelli Alessi Omegn..
Alessia di Matteo
Alessia di Matteo (July 2003-January 12, 2005) was an Italian from Genoa. Di Matteo became the first person in history to survive the transplantion of eight organs in a single operation, although she died a year later of complications. She was operated on January 31, 2004, in Miami, at the age of s..
Alessia Piervirgili
Alessia Piervirgili is a well-known columnist in the Haitian American community. In 2003, the New York Press Association recognized her as one of the best columnists in New York. She was born in 1987, in Rome, Italy and her articles chronicle the events and people of Haiti. She currently writes a c..
Alessio Baldovinetti
Annunciation (1447) Tempera on wood, 167 x 137 cm Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence Alessio Baldovinetti (October 14, 1427—August 29, 1499) was an early Renaissance painter. Biography Baldovinetti was born in Florence. He was a follower of the group of scientific realists and naturalists i..
Alessio Cavatore
Alessio Cavatore was born in Turin, Italy, and is currently one of Games Workshop's studio designers, having been key in the rules development of The Lord of the Rings Strategy Battle Game. See also Games WorkshopThe Lord of the Rings Strategy Battle Game External links [Meet the Moderators�..
Alessio Cerci
Alessio Cerci (born July 23, 1987 in Velletri, Rome) is an Italian footballer who plays for AS Roma. He is currently a regular for the youth team, but has already played three times for AS Roma's first team (one in 2003/04, two in 2004/05). ..
Alessio Guarino
Alessio Guarino is an Italian physicist, born in Florence. He works on the domain of nonlinear physics such as liquid crystals, fracture, convection and granular matter. With Sergio Ciliberto and Riccardo Scorretti, he introduced a new numerical technique to study the effect of thermal fluctuatio..
Alessio Morosin
Alessio Morosin is a Venetist politician and national president of Liga Fronte Veneto. In 1995-98 he has been a member of the Veneto Regional Council for the Liga Veneta-Lega Nord, before switching to the Liga Veneta Repubblica. In 2004 he was elected national president of the Liga Fronte Veneto. ..
Alessio Perilli
Alessio Perilli (Rome, 30 December 1983 - Assen, 5 September 2004) was an Italian motorcycle racer. During the 2004 season, Perilli represented team Ducci - I.T. Networks F.R. in the Superstock series of the Superbike World Championship. Perilli, carrying number 52, rode a Yamaha YZF R1 and - durin..
Alessio Tacchinardi
Alessio Tacchinardi (born July 23, 1975 in Crema, Lombardy) is an Italian footballer and central midfielder who currently plays for Villarreal. He previously spent eleven seasons with Juventus. He started his career in 1992 at Atalanta, where he played in nine games before being transferred to Juve..
Alessio Tramello
Alessio Tramello (1455-1535) was an Italian Renaissance architect who mostly designed churches and civic works. He began his activity in Piacenza and his work uses forms of Gothic architecture. Two works from Piacenza stand out in design. The first, Basilica of Santa Maria di Campagna was built (15..
Alestair Ruadh MacDonnell
Alestair (i.e. Alexander) Ruadh MacDonnell [or MacDonell] (c. 1725 – December 23, 1761), chief of Glengarry, a Scottish Jacobite who has been identified by Andrew Lang as the secret agent "Pickle," who acted as a spy on Prince Charles Edward after 1750. The family were a branch of th..
Aleste
Aleste (Japanese: アレスタ) is the first game in the Aleste Series. Developed by the Japanese developer Compile and released in 1988, it has been seen on the MSX and Sega Master System. The original version of Aleste plays similarly to Compile's shooter Zanac, as it also has an AI system that i..
Alester Maregwede
Alester MaregwedeZimbabwe (Zim) Batting style Right-hand bat Bowling type - Tests ODIs Matches 2 11 '''Runs scored 74 124 Batting average 18.50 12.40 100s/50s -/- -/- Top score 28 37 ..
Aleste (series)
Aleste (Japanese: アレスタ Arresta) is a long running series of scrolling shooter video games by the Japanese developer Compile. Games AlesteAleste 2Aleste GaidenGG AlesteGG Aleste IISuper AlesteM.U.S.H.A. AlesteDennin Aleste ..
Alestiidae
African tetras (family Alestiidae) are a group of Characiformes fish exclusively found in Africa. ..
Ales (Sardinia)
Ales is a small town in the province of Oristano on the island of Sardinia in the Mediterranean Sea. It lies on the eastern slopes of Mt. Arci. This area is the only Sardinian source of obsidian. Together with the town of Terralba, Ales forms the Roman-Catholic diocese of [Ales-Terralba]..
Ales Adamovich
Ales Adamovich (Belarusian: , Russian: , full name: Александр Михайлович Адамович; born 3 September 1927 in Glusha village in the Minsk Province, Belarus, died 26 January 1994) is a Belarusian writer and a critic, Professor and Corresponding Member of the Academy of Sci..
Aleš Čeh
Aleš Čeh (born 7 April, 1968) is a Slovenian footballer who has represented his country at the two major tournaments for which they have qualified (Euro 2000 and Football World Cup 2002). ..
Aleš Debeljak
Ales Debeljak (born 1961), is a Slovenian poet, editor, and professor of cultural studies at the University of Ljubljana. Debeljak holds a PhD in Social Thought from Syracuse University, New York. Besides cultural criticism and poetry, Debeljak also was a significant columnist in his country's large..
Aleš Hanák
Birthdate: July 7, 1977 Birth location: Czech Republic Birth name: Date of death: Penis size: 8.6" (21,8 cm) Height: 6 ft 4 in(197 cm) Weight: 216 lb (98 kg) Eye color: Blue Hair color: Light brown Ethnicity: Czech Alias(es): Jirka Kalvoda, Petr Katja, Jiří T Websi..
Ales Hemsky
Ales Hemsky (Czech: Aleš Hemský) is a professional ice hockey player, born August 13, 1983, in Pardubice, Czechoslovakia (now part of the Czech Republic). He was selected 13th overall, in the first round of the 2001 NHL Entry Draft, by the Edmonton Oilers. Many hockey players and pundits like..
Aleš Hrdlička
Aleš Hrdlička (March 30, 1869–April 5, 1943) was a Czech anthropologist living in the United States. He was born in Humpolec, Bohemia (today in the Czech Republic). His family emigrated in the U.S. in 1881. After studies in New York and Paris Hrdlička started to work as an anthropologist...
Ales Kotalik
Aleš Kotalík (born 23 December, 1978 in Jindrichuv Hradec, Czechoslovakia) is a professional ice hockey right winger who is currently playing in his 4th season for the Buffalo Sabres of the NHL. Kotalik was drafted 164th overall by the Sabres in the 1998 NHL Entry Draft. His most recent season,..
Ales Pisa
Ales Pisa (b. 2 January, 1977) is a professional ice hockey defenceman from Pardubice, Czech Republic. He was chosen as an over-age selection in the ninth round of the 2001 NHL Entry Draft, 272nd overall, by the Edmonton Oilers. After spending most of his professional career with his hometown team,..
Aleš Valenta
Aleš Valenta (born February 6, 1973, in Šumperk, Czechoslovakia) is a Czech freestyle skier who participates in aerials. On February 19, 2002, he won the Winter Olympics gold medal in the freestyle aerials competition. External links () Official [Web site]() [Profile] on C..
Alet-les-Bains
Alet-les-Bains is a commune of the Aude département, in France. ..
Aleta
Aleta has several meanings: Aleta, wife of Prince Valiant, Queen of the Misty IslesAleta Ogord of the Guardians of the Galaxy This name should not be confused with the name Aelita. This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with the same title. If an r..
Aleta Ogord
Aleta Ogord, briefly also known as Starhawk, is a fictional character, a superheroine in a future of the Marvel Comics universe. Character biography Aleta Ogord, an Arcturan, was trained to be aggressive and resented her weak and intellectual half-brother Stakar. When she was physically merged w..
Alete
In Greek mythology, Alete was a son of Aegisthus. When Orestes was visiting Iphigenia in Crimea, Aegisthus' son, Alete, took over Mycene. Orestes killed him upon his return. References Hyginus, Fabulae. 122. ..
Alethe
The Alethes are small mainly insectivorous birds in the genus Alethe of the thrush family Turdidae. All are African species: Brown-chested Alethe, Alethe poliocephalaRed-throated Alethe, Alethe poliophrysCholo Alethe, Alethe choloensisWhite-chested Alethe, Alethe fuelleborniFire-crested Alethe Ale..
Alethea Charlton
Alethea Charlton is a British actress. She holds the distinction of having been a cast member in the first ever serial (An Unearthly Child) of the television series Doctor Who in 1963. She later played in the serial The Time Meddler in 1965. Her other TV credits include: Z Cars, The Gold Robbers, ..
Alethea Howard, Countess of Arundel
Alethea Howard, Countess of Arundel (1585 - June 3, 1654), née Lady Alethea Talbot, was the wife of Thomas Howard, 21st Earl of Arundel. The youngest daughter of Gilbert Talbot, 7th Earl of Shrewsbury and his wife Mary, Alethea was the sister of two other countesses: Mary Talbot Herbert, Countess ..
Alethea McGrath
Alethea McGrath as Lilly Madigan on Neighbours Alethea McGrath is an Australian actress who played the role of Jocasta Nu in [[Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones]]. She is also known for her roles on television, playing Dot Farrar in Prisoner and two parts in Neighbours: Mary Crombie f..
Aletheia University
Aletheia University (after Greek αλήθεια, truth) is a university in Tamsui, Taiwan founded by George Leslie Mackay as the Oxford (University) College. It has close links to the Presbyterian Church in Taiwan, and is the oldest institution of higher-learning in Taiwan by some measure. Exter..
Alethic moods
Some languages distinguish between alethic moods and non-alethic moods. Alethic moods indicate logical possibility, impossibility or necessity, whereas different moods are used to indicate other types of possibility/necessity. In such a language, "A circle can't be square", "can't be" would be expre..
Alethiology
Alethiology (or Alethology) literally means 'the study of truth', but can more accurately be translated as 'the study of the nature of truth'. It could be argued that this is synonymous with epistomology, the study of knowledge, and that dividing the two is mere semantics, but there is a defintite d..
Alethiometer
The Alethiometer In the Philip Pullman trilogy of novels His Dark Materials, an alethiometer is a device that tells the truth. The word comes from the Greek words for truth and measure. [Spoiler warningSpoiler warning]: Plot and/or ending details follow. To use the alethiometer, t..
Aletopelta
Aletopelta coombsi, (a-LEE-to-PEL-tuh KOHM-zie), was an ankylosaurian ornithischian dinosaur whose fossils were found in Southern California. Etimologically, the generic name is composed of the Greek terms aletes and pelte, meaning, respectively "wandering" and "shield". This genus name was sugge..
Aletrishe Nietrà
Aletrishe Nietrà (b. 1921) is an African-American author, born in South Africa. Life Born in 1921 in Mangaung, South Africa, she spent most of her childhood living with friends of the family, as her mother was only 18 years old at the time of her birth. Aletrishe worked for little money until the..
Aletschhorn
The Aletschhorn is a 4192 m high, glaciated mountain peak in the Swiss canton of Valais of the Jungfrau-Aletsch-Bietschhorn region, which has been acknowledged by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site. After the Finsteraarhorn it is the second highest peak in the Bernese Alps. On its northern flank is t..
Aletsch Glacier
Aletsch Glacier Aletsch Glacier Aletsch Glacier, the largest glacier in the Alps, covers more than 120 square kilometres (more than 45 square miles) in southern Switzerland. It descends round the south of the Jungfrau into the valley of the Upper Rhône; at its eastern extremity lies a g..
Aletta Jacobs
Aletta Jacobs (9 February 1854 - 10 August 1929) was the first woman to complete a university course in the Netherlands and the first female physician. She was born to a Jewish doctor's family in Sappemeer. She left the local school when she was 13 to study at a ladies' school but did not enjoy t..
Aletta van Manen
Aletta van Manen (born October 20, 1958 in Wageningen) is a former Dutch field hockey defender, who won the golden medal with the National Women's Team at the 1984 Summer Olympics. Four years later in Seoul she captured the bronze medal with the national side. From 1983 to 1988 she played a tota..
Alette Pos
Esther ("Alette") Pos (born on March 30, 1962 in Arnhem) is a former Dutch field hockey goalkeeper, who won the golden medal with the Dutch National Women's Team at the 1984 Summer Olympics. From 1982 to 1988 she played a total number of 28 international matches for Holland, mostly as a stand-in f..
Aleurites
Aleurites is a small arborescent genus of plants in the tropical and subtropical regions of Asia, the Pacific and South America, belonging to the Spurge family Euphorbiaceae. These monoecious, evergreen trees are perennials or semi-perennials. These are large trees, 15-40 m tall, with spreading d..
Aleuritideae
Aleuritideae is a tribe of the subfamily Crotonoideae, under the family Euphorbiaceae. It comprises 6 subtribes and 17 genera. See also Taxonomy of the Euphorbiaceae ..
Aleurone
Aleurone (from Greek aleuron, flour) is a protein found in the endosperm of many seeds. It forms the outermost layer of the seed coat in some grains. During seed germination, hydrolysis in the seed causes the aleurone cells to break down into amino acids. Once triggered by hormones released from the..
Aleut
The Aleuts (self-denomination: Unangax, Unangan or Unanga) are the indigenous people of the Aleutian Islands of Alaska, U.S.A. and Chukotka, Russia. Contents 1 Location2 History3 Culture and technology3.1 Language4 Aleuts in literature5 See also6 External link..
Aleutian
Aleutian refers to: Aleutian IslandsAleut peopleAleut languageThis is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with the same title. If an referred you to this page, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. ..
Aleutians East Borough, Alaska
Aleutians East Borough (IPA pronunciation: [ə'luʃəns]) is a 2nd class borough located in the U.S. state of Alaska. The borough seat is Sand Point. As of the 2000 census the borough had a population of 2,697. A State of Alaska demographer estimated the population at 2,629 in 2004. Con..
Aleutians West Census Area, Alaska
Aleutians West Census Area is a census area located in the U.S. state of Alaska. As of 2000, the population is 5,465. It is part of the unorganized borough and therefore has no borough seat. Contents 1 Geography1.1 Adjacent boroughs and census areas2 Demographics3 Cities a..
Aleutian Current
Aleutian current - also called subarctic current. An eastward flowing ocean current which lies north of the North Pacific Current; it is the northern branch of the Kuroshio Current which moves northeast then east between 40=AE$=AFN and 50=AE$=AFN. As it approaches the coast of North America it divid..
Aleutian Islands
Aleutians seen from space The Aleutian Islands (possibly from Chukchi aliat, "island") are a chain of more than 300 small volcanic islands forming an island arc in the Northern Pacific Ocean, occupying an area of 6,821 sq mi (17,666 km²) and extending about 1,200 mi (1,900 km) westward from t..
Aleutian Islands Wilderness
The Aleutian Islands Wilderness is a wilderness area in the Aleutian Islands of the U.S. state of Alaska. It is about 1,300,000 acres (5,300 km²) in area and was designated by the United States Congress in 1980. External links [Wilderness.net - Aleutian Islands Wilderness][Recr..
Aleutian Island earthquake
Aleutian Island earthquake was an earthquake near the Aleutian Islands on April 1, 1946, and was followed by a Pacific-wide tsunami wave. The earthquake was a magnitude 7.8, with its epicenter at 52.8°N, 163.5°W, and focal depth of 25 km. It resulted in 165 casualties and over $26 million in dama..
Aleutian Range
The Aleutian Range is a major mountain range of southwest Alaska, extending from Chakachamna Lake (80 miles/130 km southwest of Anchorage) to Unimak Island, at the tip of the Alaska Peninsula. It includes all of the mountains of the Peninsula. It is especially notable for its large number of active ..
Aleutian Tern
The Aleutian Tern (Onychoprion aleutica formerly Sterna aleutica) is a seabird of the tern family Sternidae. This species breeds in colonies on coasts and islands in Alaska and easternmost Siberia. It is strongly migratory, wintering off Indonesia and Malaysia. Large numbers appear off China durin..
Aleutian tradition
The Aleutian Tradition began around 2500 BC and ended in AD 1800. Aleutian artifacts are made out of chopped stone, unlike the more common slate tools. The tradition is core and flake tradition using bifacially carved projectile points. The Aleutian people lived in semi-subterranean winter houses..
Aleutian Trench
The Aleutian Trench is an oceanic trench in the Earth's crust. It is classified as a marginal trench in the east but is termed an island arc west of Alaska. The trench extends for 3,400 km from the northern end of the Kuril-Kamchatka Trench to the Gulf of Alaska, marking the boundary where two t..
Aleut language
Aleut (Unangam Tunuu) is a language of the Eskimo-Aleut language phylum. It is the tongue of the Aleut people living in the Alutian Islands, Pribilof Islands, and Commander Islands. In 1995 there were 305 speakers of Aleut. Contents 1 Dialects2 Grammar2.1 Overview2.2 Compar..
Aleut Restitution Act of 1988
The Aleut Restitution Act of 1988 (also known as the Aleutian and Pribilof Islands Restitution Act) was a reparation settlement passed by the United States Congress in 1988, in response to the internment of Aleut people living in the Aleutian Islands during World War II. Before the Japanese invasio..
Aleveria
Aleveria is an online graphical MUD largely inspired on Realms of Kaos. The creators of this game have used the basic source code of Eidolon to begin their game. It is still in a beta stage. Background Aleveria is based on a medieval theme. Players can role-play as a combination many different rac..
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Aleviz
Aleviz is the Russian name for two Italian architects who worked in Muscovy: Aloisio da Milano, active from 1494 to 1519Aloisio the New, active from 1504 to 1517This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with the same title. If an referred you to this p..
Alevrada
AlevradaΑλευράδα Map Map not yetavailable --> Statistics Prefecture: Evrytania Municipality: Viniani Municipal district: Chryso (seat) Location:Latitude:Longitude: 38.9155 (38°55'27") N 21.435 (21°26'9") E Elevation: -lowest: -centre: Agrafiotis River750 m ..
Alevtina Kolchina
Alevtina Pavlovna Kolchina (Russian: alternate spelling: Alevtina Koltsjina, born November 11 1930 in village Pavlovsk, Ochersky District, Perm Oblast) was a Soviet cross-country skier who competed during the 1950's and 1960's. She competed in three Winter Olympics, earning a total of six medals...
Alev Alatlı
Alev Alatlı, born in 1944 in Menemen, Izmir, is a Turkish writer. After graduation from the American School in Tokyo, Japan, she was educated in economics and statistics at the Middle East Technical University in Ankara (1963). Alatlı received her Master's degree from the Vanderbilt University in..
Alewife
This article is about the fish. For the female tavernkeeper, see alewyfe. For the MBTA station, see Alewife (MBTA station). The alewife (Alosa pseudoharengus) is a species of small shad. There are anadromous and landlocked forms. The landlocked form is also called a sawbelly or a mooneye. The u..
Alewife (MBTA station)
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Alewife Brook Reservation
Alewife Brook Reservation is a Massachusetts state park located in Cambridge, Arlington, and Somerville. The park is managed by the Department of Conservation and Recreation. Description Alewife Brook Reservation is a 120 acre urban wild. A large proportion of the park is wetland, including the ..
Alewyfe
An alewyfe was, during the Middle Ages, a woman who kept an ale house or a tavern. The word was first used in the 15th Century. Alewyfe is not to be confused with alewife, a type of fish. ..
Alex
Alex is a short form of the given names Alexander or Alexandra. It may refer to: Famous people: Aleksandr Zinoviev, Russian sociologist, writer and logicianAlessandro dos Santos, a Brazilian-born Japanese football playerAlex Lam, a Hong Kong music producerAlexsandro de Souza, a Brazilian football p..
Alex, Haute-Savoie
Alex is a commune in the Haute-Savoie département of France. Population (1999): 792. External link [Alex official website] ..
Alex, Oklahoma
Alex is a town in Grady County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 635 at the 2000 census. Geography Alex is located at [34°54′55″N, 97°46′47″W] (34.915343, -97.779711)[Geographic references#1GR1]. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a..
Alexa
Alexa may refer to: Alexa (fluor), family of fluorescent dyes used primarily in cell biologyAlexa (name), including that of Canadian politician Alexa McDonough and Popworld presenter Alexa ChungAlexa (typeface)Alexa Internet See also Alexis, a Greek comic poetElexa This is a [disambiguationdis..
Alexadex
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Alexandair
Alexandair is a charter airline based in Heraklion, Greece. It is a start-up carrier initially operating only charter services using a single aircraft. Fleet The Alexandair fleet consists of 1 McDonnell Douglas MD-82 aircraft (at July 2005). The aircraft is ex-Austrian Airlines and was delivered t..
Alexander's
--> Alexander's, founded in 1928 by George Farkas, was a small chain of department stores in the New York metropolitan area. Catering to low- and middle-income consumers, Alexander's offered discounted designer fashions and high-quality private label goods. At its height, the company operated 15 ..
Alexander's band
Alexander's band or Alexander's dark band is an optical phenomenon associated with rainbows which was named after Alexander of Aphrodisias who first described it. It occurs due to the deviation angles of the primary and secondary rainbows. Both bows exist due to an optical effect called the a..
Alexander's Bridge
Alexander's Bridge is the first novel by American author Willa Cather. First published in 1912, it was re-released with an author's preface in 1922. It is now available in a number of editions. [Spoiler warningSpoiler warning]: Plot and/or ending details follow. Bartley Alexander is a..