Jurgis
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Jurģis and Jurgis, the Latvian and Lithuanian names for George
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George (given name)
George, from the Greek word γεωργός , "farmer" or "earth-worker", which became a name in Greek: Γεώργιος , and Latin: Georgius. The word γεωργός is a compound word, formed by the words ge , "earth", "soil" and ergon , "work"...
, may refer to:
- Jurgis BaltrušaitisJurgis BaltrušaitisJurgis Baltrušaitis was a Lithuanian Symbolist poet and translator, who wrote his works in Lithuanian and Russian. In addition to his important contributions to Lithuanian literature, he was noted as a political activist and diplomat...
- Jurgis Baltrušaitis (disambiguation)
- Jurgis Baltrušaitis (son)Jurgis Baltrušaitis (son)Jurgis Baltrušaitis was a Lithuanian art historian, art critic and a founder of comparative art research. He was the son of the poet and diplomat Jurgis Baltrušaitis. Most of his works were written in French, although he always stressed his Lithuanian origin...
- Jurgis BielinisJurgis BielinisJurgis Bielinis was one of the main organizers of illegal book-smuggling at the time of the Lithuanian press ban. He was also a publicist and contributor to Lithuanian newspapers Aušra and Varpas...
- Jurgis BlekaitisJurgis BlekaitisJurgis Blekaitis was a Lithuanian American poet, theater producer, and former editor for the Voice of America.-Early life:...
- Jurgis DobkevičiusJurgis DobkeviciusJurgis Dobkevičius was a Lithuanian aviator and aircraft designer-Military biography:...
- Jurgis JurgelisJurgis JurgelisJurgis Jurgelis is a mathematics teacher, politician, and signatory of the 1990 Act of the Re-Establishment of the State of Lithuania.-References:...
- Jurgis KairysJurgis KairysJurgis Kairys is a Lithuanian aerobatic pilot and aeronautical engineer...
- Jurgis KarnavičiusJurgis KarnaviciusJurgis Karnavičius is a Lithuanian pianist.Karnavičius comes from a renowned family of musicians: his grandfather, Jurgis Karnavičius , was a composer, and his father, also named Jurgis , was a pianist and the long-time rector of the Lithuanian Academy of Music.Karnavičius graduated from the...
- Jurgis Karnavičius (composer)
- Jurgis Maciunas
- Jurgis Matulaitis-MatulevičiusJurgis Matulaitis-MatuleviciusJurgis [George] Matulaitis was a Roman Catholic Bishop of Vilnius from 1918 to 1925 and founder of the Sisters of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary. On 28 June 1987, Pope John Paul II beatified him as the Blessed Jurgis Matulaitis-Matulewicz.-Biography:Matulaitis was the son of...
- Jurģis PučinskisJurgis PucinskisJurģis Pučinskis is a former Latvian soccer player in midfielder role.He signed with Luch-Energia Vladivostok for the Russian First Division 2004 season, but did not feature in any league matches. For Latvia national football team he got 14 caps and was in squad for Euro 2004, without playing any...
- Jurgis ŠaulysJurgis ŠaulysJurgis Šaulys was a Lithuanian economist, diplomat, and politician, and one of the twenty signatories to the 1918 Act of Independence of Lithuania.Šaulys attended secondary school in Palanga and attended the Kaunas Theological Seminary...