Casimir
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Casimir – is an English, French and Latin form of the Polish name Kazimierz, derived from the Slavic elements: kazić "to destroy" and mir "peace, prestige, world". It is originally a warlike name and may mean "someone who destroys opponent's prestige/glory during battle". Also, some researches translate this name as "the one who reveals or establishes peace". Several Polish kings have borne this name, including Casimir III the Great and Saint Casimir
, a patron saint of Poland
and Lithuania
. The name was imported into Western Europe via Germany, where it was borne by some royalty. Feminine forms are: Casimira, Kazimiera.
Variations
Croat: Kažimir,
Czech: Kazimír,
Esperanto: Kazimiro,
German: Kasimir,
Hungarian: Kázmér,
Italian: Casimiro,
Lithuanian: Kazimieras,
Russian: Казимир,
Slovak: Kazimír,
Slovene: Kazimir,
Spanish: Casimiro,
Swedish: Kazimierz,
Ukrainian: Казимир.
Saint Casimir
Saint Casimir Jagiellon was a royal prince of the Kingdom of Poland and of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania who became a patron saint of Lithuania, Poland, and the young.-Biography:...
, a patron saint of Poland
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
and Lithuania
Lithuania
Lithuania , officially the Republic of Lithuania is a country in Northern Europe, the biggest of the three Baltic states. It is situated along the southeastern shore of the Baltic Sea, whereby to the west lie Sweden and Denmark...
. The name was imported into Western Europe via Germany, where it was borne by some royalty. Feminine forms are: Casimira, Kazimiera.
Variations
Croat: Kažimir,
Czech: Kazimír,
Esperanto: Kazimiro,
German: Kasimir,
Hungarian: Kázmér,
Italian: Casimiro,
Lithuanian: Kazimieras,
Russian: Казимир,
Slovak: Kazimír,
Slovene: Kazimir,
Spanish: Casimiro,
Swedish: Kazimierz,
Ukrainian: Казимир.
Royalty
- Casimir I of PolandCasimir I of PolandCasimir I the Restorer , was a Duke of Poland of the Piast dynasty and the de facto monarch of the entire country from 1034 until his death....
, Polish name Kazimierz I the Restorer (1015–1058) - Casimir II of Poland, Polish name Kazimierz II the Just (1138–1194)
- Casimir III of PolandCasimir III of PolandCasimir III the Great , last King of Poland from the Piast dynasty , was the son of King Władysław I the Elbow-high and Hedwig of Kalisz.-Biography:...
, Polish name Kazimierz III the Great (1310–1370) - Casimir IV JagiellonCasimir IV JagiellonCasimir IV KG of the House of Jagiellon was Grand Duke of Lithuania from 1440, and King of Poland from 1447, until his death.Casimir was the second son of King Władysław II Jagiełło , and the younger brother of Władysław III of Varna....
, Polish name Kazimierz IV Jagiellon, Lithuanian name Kazimieras I Jogailaitis (1427–1492) - Casimir I, Duke of PomeraniaCasimir I, Duke of PomeraniaCasimir I was duke of Pomerania since his uncle Ratibor I's death in 1155/56. A son of Wartislaw I, he co-ruled Pomerania with his older brother Bogislaw I, receiving Pomerania-Demmin as his share just as Bogislaw received Pomerania-Stettin, and ruling the remainder in common.After the lost 1164...
-Demmin (after 1130–1180) - Casimir II, Duke of PomeraniaCasimir II, Duke of PomeraniaCasimir II was the duke of Pomerania-Demmin from 1187 until his death. He was succeeded by Wartislaw III, Casimir's son with princess Ingardis of Denmark....
-Demmin (c. 1180–1219) - Casimir III, Duke of PomeraniaCasimir III, Duke of PomeraniaCasimir or Kasimir III '; , oldest son of Barnim III, was one of the Dukes of Pomerania-Stettin . He died during a campaign against the Margraviate of Brandenburg in an ambush on Königsberg in 1372.-See also:*List of Pomeranian duchies and dukes*History of Pomerania*Duchy of Pomerania*House of...
-Stettin (1348–1372) - Casimir IV, Duke of Pomerania-Stolp (1351–1377)
- Saint CasimirSaint CasimirSaint Casimir Jagiellon was a royal prince of the Kingdom of Poland and of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania who became a patron saint of Lithuania, Poland, and the young.-Biography:...
(1458–1484), patron saint of Lithuania and Poland
People with name Casimir / Kazimir etc.
- Casimir, Margrave of Brandenburg-BayreuthCasimir, Margrave of Brandenburg-BayreuthCasimir of Brandenburg-Bayreuth was Margrave of Bayreuth from 1515 to 1527.- Family background :...
- Johann Casimir of SimmernJohann Casimir of SimmernJohn Casimir of the Palatinate-Simmern was a German prince and a younger son of Elector Frederick III, Count Palatine of the Rhine. A firm Calvinist, he was a leader of mercenary troops in the religious wars of the time, including the Dutch Revolt...
(1543–1592) - Casimir, Comte de MontrondCasimir, Comte de MontrondCasimir, Comte de Montrond was a French diplomatic agent and the son of a military officer. His mother, Anglique Marie d'Arlus, comtesse de Montrond , was a royalist writer, said to be the author of the Troubadour barnois, a song which has the refrain "Louis, le fils de Henri, Est prisonnier dans...
(1768–1843) - John Casimir of the Palatinate-Simmern was a regent of the Electoral Palatinate from 1583 to 1592
- Casimiro de AbreuCasimiro de AbreuCasimiro José Marques de Abreu was a Brazilian poet, novelist and playwright, adept of the "Ultra-Romanticism" movement...
, a BrazilBrazilBrazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
ian poet and novelist, adept of the "Ultra-RomanticismUltra-romanticismUltra-Romanticism was a Portuguese and Brazilian literary movement that occurred during the 1840s, 1850s and the early 1860s. Aesthetically similar to the Dark Romanticism, as the name implies it is an overvalue of the Romantic ideals....
" movement - Kázmér BatthyányKázmér BatthyányCount Kázmér Antal Ferenc Batthyány de Németújvár was a Hungarian politician, who served as Minister of Foreign Affairs during the Hungarian Revolution of 1848. At the beginnings he was a conservative aristocrat politician but his views changed after an journey to Western Europe. He continuously...
, a HungarianHungaryHungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...
politician, who served as Minister of Foreign Affairs during the Hungarian Revolution of 1848Hungarian Revolution of 1848The Hungarian Revolution of 1848 was one of many of the European Revolutions of 1848 and closely linked to other revolutions of 1848 in the Habsburg areas... - Kasimir BileskiKasimir BileskiKasimir Bileski was a noted Canadian philatelist and stamp dealer based in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. He is best known for his discovery and promotion of the famous "Seaway Inverted" stamps of 1959....
, a Canadian philatelist and stamp dealer based in WinnipegWinnipegWinnipeg is the capital and largest city of Manitoba, Canada, and is the primary municipality of the Winnipeg Capital Region, with more than half of Manitoba's population. It is located near the longitudinal centre of North America, at the confluence of the Red and Assiniboine Rivers .The name...
, Manitoba, Canada - Casimir BizimunguCasimir BizimunguDr. Casimir Bizimungu is a former Rwandan politician.A former medical doctor, Bizimungu holds a Ph.D. and an M.D. from American universities. He held several portfolios in the MRND government of Juvénal Habyarimana until July 1994...
, a former Rwandan politician - Count Kasimir Felix BadeniCount Kasimir Felix BadeniCount Kasimir Felix Badeni was Minister-President of the Austrian half of the Austro-Hungarian Empire from 1895 until 1897...
, a Minister-President of the Austrian half of the Austro-Hungarian Empire from 1895 until 1897 - Casimir DelavigneCasimir DelavigneJean-François Casimir Delavigne was a French poet and dramatist.-Biography:Delavigne was born at Le Havre, but was sent to Paris to be educated at the Lycée Napoleon. He read extensively...
, a French poet and dramatist - Casimiro DíazCasimiro DíazFray Casimiro Díaz, O.S.A.was a Spanish friar, of the Augustinian order , who accompanied the first Spanish expedition to the Cordillera....
, a Spanish friar, of the Augustinian order (vows in 1710), who accompanied the first Spanish expedition to the Cordillera - Casimir DudevantCasimir DudevantFrançois Casimir, Baron Dudevant was a French nobleman, and the illegitimate son of Baron Jean-François Dudevant and his mistress Augustine Soulé....
, a French nobleman - Casimir EhrnroothCasimir EhrnroothCasimir "Casse" Ehrnrooth, titled Vuorineuvos [sv: Bergsråd] , is Finnish magnate, former chairman of Nokia Corporation, although his serious career began in forest industry, and later he directed UPM-Kymmene and Merita-Nordbanken....
, a Finnish magnate, former chairman of Nokia Corporation - Casimir Funk (Kazimierz Funk), a Polish biochemistBiochemistryBiochemistry, sometimes called biological chemistry, is the study of chemical processes in living organisms, including, but not limited to, living matter. Biochemistry governs all living organisms and living processes...
. A son of Polish Jews, he was generally credited with the first formulation of the concept of vitamins in 1912, which he called vital amines or vitamines - Casimiro GennariCasimiro GennariCasimiro Gennari was an Italian Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church and was former Prefect of the Congregation of the Council....
, an Italian CardinalCardinal (Catholicism)A cardinal is a senior ecclesiastical official, usually an ordained bishop, and ecclesiastical prince of the Catholic Church. They are collectively known as the College of Cardinals, which as a body elects a new pope. The duties of the cardinals include attending the meetings of the College and... - Kasimir GraffKasimir GraffKasimir Romuald Graff was a German astronomer. He worked as an assistant at the Hamburg Observatory and became a professor at Hamburg in 1916. In 1928 he became director of the Vienna Observatory, Austria. When the Nazi government took over in Austria in 1938, he was forced to retire...
, a German astronomerAstronomerAn astronomer is a scientist who studies celestial bodies such as planets, stars and galaxies.Historically, astronomy was more concerned with the classification and description of phenomena in the sky, while astrophysics attempted to explain these phenomena and the differences between them using... - Jean Casimir Félix GuyonJean Casimir Félix GuyonJean Casimir Félix Guyon was a French surgeon and urologist born on Ile-Bourbon .He studied medicine in Paris, receiving his doctorate in 1858. He was appointed médecin des hôpitaux in 1864, and was later a professor of surgical pathology and genitourinary surgery at the University of Paris...
, a French surgeon and urologist born on Ile-Bourbon (RéunionRéunionRéunion is a French island with a population of about 800,000 located in the Indian Ocean, east of Madagascar, about south west of Mauritius, the nearest island.Administratively, Réunion is one of the overseas departments of France...
) - Kazimír GajdošKazimír GajdošKazimír Gajdoš is a former Slovak footballer.During his club career he played for 1. FC Tatran Prešov and FK Inter Bratislava. He earned 4 caps for the Czechoslovakia national football team in 1957, and represented the country in two World Cups.-External links:*...
, a former SlovakSlovakiaThe Slovak Republic is a landlocked state in Central Europe. It has a population of over five million and an area of about . Slovakia is bordered by the Czech Republic and Austria to the west, Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east and Hungary to the south...
footballer - Casimir GzowskiCasimir GzowskiSir Kazimierz Stanislaus Gzowski, KCMG , was an engineer who served as acting Lieutenant Governor of Ontario from 1896 to 1897....
(1813–1898), an engineer and acting Lieutenant Governor of Ontario - Casimir LefaucheuxCasimir LefaucheuxCasimir Lefaucheux was a French gunsmith. He was born in Bonnétable and died in Paris.Casimir Lefaucheux obtained his first patent in 1827...
, a French gunsmith - Casimir LewyCasimir LewyCasimir Lewy was a Polish-born British philosopher. He worked in philosophical logic but published scantily. According to Ian Hacking, He had early acquired the conviction that one should publish only when one got something absolutely right, so he left very little in print...
, a Polish-born British philosopher - Casimir LiberskiCasimir LiberskiCasimir Liberski is a Belgian jazz musician who plays piano and electric keyboard.Casimir has been active on the European Jazz scene since his early teens, touring much of France and his native Belgium with his trio while still finishing high school in Brussels...
, a Belgian jazz musician who plays piano and electric keyboard. - Casimir LoxsomCasimir LoxsomCasimir Loxsom is an American middle distance runner who specialises in the 800 metres. Casimir currently attends Pennsylvania State University in his junior year....
, an American middle distance runner who specialises in the 800 metres. - Kazimir MalevichKazimir MalevichKazimir Severinovich Malevich was a Russian painter and art theoretician, born of ethnic Polish parents. He was a pioneer of geometric abstract art and the originator of the Avant-garde Suprematist movement.-Early life:...
, a pioneer of geometric abstract artGeometric abstract artGeometric abstraction is a form of abstract art based on the use of geometric forms sometimes, though not always, placed in non-illusionistic space and combined into non-objective compositions...
and the originator of the Avant-gardeAvant-gardeAvant-garde means "advance guard" or "vanguard". The adjective form is used in English to refer to people or works that are experimental or innovative, particularly with respect to art, culture, and politics....
Suprematist movement - Casimir NeyCasimir NeyLouis-Casimir Escoffier, known primarily by the pseudonym Casimir Ney or L. Casimir-Ney, was a French composer and one of the foremost violists of the 19th century.-History:...
, a French composer and one of the foremost violists of the 19th century. - Casimir Oyé-MbaCasimir Oyé-MbaCasimir Marie Ange Oyé-Mba is a Gabonese politician. After serving as Governor of the Bank of Central African States from 1978 to 1990, Oyé-Mba was Prime Minister of Gabon from 3 May 1990 to 2 November 1994...
, a Gabonese politician - Casimir Pierre PerierCasimir Pierre PerierCasimir Pierre Perier was a French statesman, President of the Council during the July Monarchy, when he headed the conservative Parti de la résistance .-Life:...
, a French statesman, President of the Council during the July MonarchyJuly MonarchyThe July Monarchy , officially the Kingdom of France , was a period of liberal constitutional monarchy in France under King Louis-Philippe starting with the July Revolution of 1830 and ending with the Revolution of 1848... - Casimir PilenasCasimir PilenasCasimir Pilenas, a.k.a. Casimir Palmer, and a.k.a., Casimir Palmer-Pilenas, was a private investigator, a British intelligence agent, and a "spotter" for Scotland Yard.- Biography :According to study by Rita T...
, a private investigator, a British intelligence agent, and a "spotter" for Scotland Yard. - Casimir Pulaski, a Polish soldier, member of the Polish nobilitySzlachtaThe szlachta was a legally privileged noble class with origins in the Kingdom of Poland. It gained considerable institutional privileges during the 1333-1370 reign of Casimir the Great. In 1413, following a series of tentative personal unions between the Grand Duchy of Lithuania and the Kingdom of...
and politician who has been called "the father of American cavalryCavalryCavalry or horsemen were soldiers or warriors who fought mounted on horseback. Cavalry were historically the third oldest and the most mobile of the combat arms...
" - Casimir ReuterskiöldCasimir ReuterskiöldCasimir Reuterskiöld was a Swedish sport shooter who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics.In 1920 he won the silver medal as member of the Swedish team in the team free pistol competition. He also participated in the individual free pistol event and finished eighth.-External links:*...
, a Swedish sport shooter who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics - Kazimir SasKazimir SasKazimir Sas is an Australian film and television actor. He is best known for his work on children's television series such as Time Trackers, Parallax, Stormworld and The Gift...
, an Australian film and television actor. Known for his work on children's television seriesChildren's television seriesChildren's television series, are commercial television programs designed for, and marketed to children, normally scheduled for broadcast during the morning and afternoon when children are awake. They can sometimes run in the early evening, for the children that go to school...
such as Time TrackersTime TrackersTime Trackers is a children's television series produced for the Seven Network in and TV2 in New Zealand The 13 half-hour episodes first screened in 2008...
, ParallaxParallax (TV series)Parallax is a 2004 Australian and British children's television series that screened on the ABC and the Nine Network. It was a 26 part series funded by the Film Finance Corporation Australia and supported by Lotterywest....
and The GiftThe Gift (Australian children's TV series)The Gift is an Australian children's television series that first screened on the Nine Network Australia in 1997. It featured 26 half-hour episodes produced by Barron Television.-Synopsis:... - Kazimir StrzepekKazimir StrzepekKazimir Strzepek is a cartoonist living in Seattle Washington. He is the creator of the 2006 Eisner nominated graphic novel The Mourning Star. The Mourning Star also won an Ignatz during the 2007 Small Press Expo. He grew up in Hawaii and went to the University of Hawaii for a degree in computer...
, a cartoonist living in Seattle Washington - Casimir ZagourskiCasimir ZagourskiCasimir Zagourski was a pioneering photographer of Central African peoples and customs.Zagourski was born in Zhytomyr in 1883. He was of Polish ethnicity, from the noble Clan of Ostoja...
, (Polish: Kazimierz Zagórski) a pioneering photographer of Central African peoples and customs - Casimir ZeglenCasimir ZeglenKazimierz Żegleń , born in 1869 near Tarnopol , invented the first bulletproof vest. At the age of 18 he entered the Resurrectionist Order in Lwow . In 1890, he moved to the United States. In 1893, after the assassination of Carter Harrison, Sr., the mayor of Chicago, he invented the first...
, pastor and inventor of a bullet resistant cloth
People with name Kazimierz
- Kazimierz AjdukiewiczKazimierz AjdukiewiczKazimierz Ajdukiewicz was a Polish philosopher and logician, a prominent figure in the Lwów–Warsaw school of logic. He originated many novel ideas in semiotics, including the "categorial grammar" used by many formal linguists...
, a Polish philosopher and logician - Kazimierz BartelKazimierz BartelKazimierz Władysław Bartel was a Polish mathematician and politician who served as Prime Minister of Poland three times between 1926 and 1930....
, a Polish mathematician and politician who served as Prime Minister of Poland three times between 1926 and 1930 - Kazimierz BrandysKazimierz BrandysKazimierz Brandys was a Polish essayist and writer of film scripts.Brandys was born in Łódź. He was the brother of the writer Marian Brandys and husband of the translator Maria Zenowicz. He completed a law degree at the University of Warsaw. He was first published in 1935 as a theatrical critic,...
, a Polish essayist and writer of film scripts - Kazimierz BrodzińskiKazimierz BrodzinskiKazimierz Brodziński was an important Polish Romantic poet.- Life :He was born in Królówka near Bochnia. He came from the low nobility. He was a student at schools in Tarnów, where he also graduated from the grammar school. He served in the army of the Duchy of Warsaw...
, an important Polish RomanticRomanticismRomanticism was an artistic, literary and intellectual movement that originated in the second half of the 18th century in Europe, and gained strength in reaction to the Industrial Revolution...
poet - Kazimierz DeynaKazimierz DeynaKazimierz Deyna was a Polish footballer, who played as an offensive midfielder in the playmaker role and was one of the most highly regarded players of his generation.-Early life:...
, a Polish football player, one of the best marksmen in the history of world football - Kazimierz FabrycyKazimierz FabrycyKazimierz Fabrycy was a Polish general. Fabrycy was a member of the Polish Legions in World War I, and fought in the Polish Soviet War. He was the Viceminister of military affairs from 1926 to 1934, and commander of several infantry divisions during the interwar period in the Second Polish Republic...
, a Polish general. Fabrycy was a member of the Polish Legions in World War IPolish Legions in World War IPolish Legions was the name of Polish armed forces created in August 1914 in Galicia. Thanks to the efforts of KSSN and the Polish members of the Austrian parliament, the unit became an independent formation of the Austro-Hungarian Army...
, and fought in the Polish Soviet War - Kazimierz FajansKazimierz Fajans-External links:*...
, an American physical chemist of Polish origin and a pioneer in the science of radioactivity. - Kazimierz GóreckiKazimierz GóreckiKazimierz Górecki was a Polish sprint canoer who competed in the mid 1970s. He won two bronze medals at the 1974 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Mexico City, earning them in the K-1 4 x 500 m and K-4 10000 m events..Górecki also finished fifth in the K-4 1000 m event at the 1976 Summer...
, a Polish sprint canoerCanoe racingThis article discusses canoe sprint and canoe marathon, competitive forms of canoeing and kayaking on more or less flat water. Both sports are governed by the International Canoe Federation ....
who competed in the mid 1970s - Kazimierz KonopkaKazimierz KonopkaKazimierz Konopka was a Polish Jacobin, secretary of Hugo Kołłątaj, officer in the Polish Legions, aide-de-camp of Jan Henryk Dąbrowski. He gained notoriety for his involvements in the unrest and hangings in Warsaw during the Kościuszko Uprising.-Biography:Konopka was born in 1769 to a burgher...
, Polish activist - Kazimierz KordKazimierz KordKazimierz Kord is a Polish conductor. Between 1939 and 1945, he studied piano at the Leningrad Conservatory. He also studied at the Academy of Music in Kraków....
, a Polish conductor - Kazimierz KuratowskiKazimierz KuratowskiKazimierz Kuratowski was a Polish mathematician and logician. He was one of the leading representatives of the Warsaw School of Mathematics.-Biography and studies:...
, a Polish mathematician and logician. He was one of the leading representatives of the Warsaw School of MathematicsWarsaw School of Mathematics"Warsaw School of Mathematics" is the name given to a group of mathematicians who worked at Warsaw, Poland, in the two decades between the World Wars, especially in the fields of logic, set theory, point-set topology and real analysis. They published in the journal Fundamenta Mathematicae, founded... - Kazimierz KutzKazimierz KutzKazimierz Julian Kutz is a Polish film director, author, journalist and politician, one of the representatives of the Polish Film School and a deputy speaker of the Senate of Poland.- Biography :...
, a Polish film director, author, journalist and politician, one of the representatives of the Polish Film SchoolPolish Film SchoolPolish Film School refers to an informal group of Polish film directors and screenplay writers active between 1955 and approximately 1963.The group was under heavy influence of Italian neorealists. It took advantage of the liberal changes in Poland after the 1956 to portray the complexity of...
and a deputy speaker of the Senate of PolandSenate of PolandThe Senate is the upper house of the Polish parliament, the lower house being the 'Sejm'. The history of the Polish Senate is rich in tradition and stretches back over 500 years, it was one of the first constituent bodies of a bicameral parliament in Europe and existed without hiatus until the... - Kazimierz MarcinkiewiczKazimierz MarcinkiewiczKazimierz Marcinkiewicz is a Polish conservative politician who served as Prime Minister of Poland from October 31, 2005 to July 14, 2006...
, a Polish conservative politician who served as Prime Minister of Poland from 31 October 2005 to 14 July 2006. He was a member of the Law and JusticeLaw and JusticeLaw and Justice , abbreviated to PiS, is a right-wing, conservative political party in Poland. With 147 seats in the Sejm and 38 in the Senate, it is the second-largest party in the Polish parliament....
party (Prawo i Sprawiedliwość, PiS) - Kazimierz Michałowski, a Polish archaeologist and Egyptologist, and the founder of NubiologyNubiologyNubiology is the designation given to the primarily archaeological science that specialises in the scientific study of Ancient Nubia and its antiquities. It is sometimes also applied to scientists who study other ancient lands and cultures south of Ancient Egypt. The term was coined by Kazimierz...
- Kazimierz Orlik-Łukoski, a Polish military commander and one of the Generals of the Polish Army murdered by the Soviet UnionSoviet UnionThe Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....
in the Katyń massacreKatyn massacreThe Katyn massacre, also known as the Katyn Forest massacre , was a mass execution of Polish nationals carried out by the People's Commissariat for Internal Affairs , the Soviet secret police, in April and May 1940. The massacre was prompted by Lavrentiy Beria's proposal to execute all members of...
of 1940 - Kazimierz PlaterKazimierz PlaterKazimierz Plater was a Polish chess master.Born into an aristocratic family in Vilnius, he studied in Warsaw where he won the Warsaw County Championship in 1934....
, a Polish chess master - Kazimierz PoniatowskiKazimierz PoniatowskiPrince Kazimierz Poniatowski, born Count Kazimierz Poniatowski was a Polish Szlachcic, podkomorzy wielki koronny , generał wojsk koronnych. Knight of the Order of the White Eagle, awarded on August 3, 1744 in Warsaw.He was Great Podkomorzy of the Crown in 1742-1773 and General of the Crown Army...
, a Polish Szlachcic, podkomorzy wielki koronny (1742–1773), generał wojsk koronnych. Knight of the Order of the White Eagle - Kazimierz PrószyńskiKazimierz PrószynskiKazimierz Prószyński was a Polish inventor active in the field of cinema. He patented his first film camera, called Pleograph , before the Lumière brothers, and later went on to improve the cinema projector for the Gaumont company, as well as invent the widely used hand-held Aeroscope...
, a Polish inventor active in the field of cinema. He patented his first film camera, called PleographPleographPleograph was an early type of movie camera constructed in 1894, before those made by the Lumière brothers, by Polish inventor Kazimierz Prószyński. Prószyński later constructed the first hand held camera called an Aeroscope....
(in Polish spelling: Pleograf), before the LumièreAuguste and Louis LumièreThe Lumière brothers, Auguste Marie Louis Nicolas and Louis Jean , were among the earliest filmmakers in history...
brothers, and later went on to improve the cinema projector for the GaumontGaumont Film CompanyGaumont Film Company is a French film production company founded in 1895 by the engineer-turned-inventor, Léon Gaumont . Gaumont is the oldest continously operating film company in the world....
company, as well as invent the widely used hand-held AeroscopeAeroscopeAeroscope was a type of compressed air camera for making films, constructed by Kazimierz Prószyński in 1909 and built in England since 1911, at first by Newman & Sinclair, and from 1912 by Cherry Kearton Limited....
camera. - Kazimierz Przerwa-TetmajerKazimierz Przerwa-TetmajerKazimierz Przerwa-Tetmajer was a Polish poet, novelist, playwright, journalist and writer. He was a member of the Young Poland movement.-Life:...
, a Polish poet, novelist, playwright, journalist and writer. He was a member of the Young PolandYoung PolandYoung Poland is a modernist period in Polish visual arts, literature and music, covering roughly the years between 1890 and 1918. It was a result of strong aesthetic opposition to the ideas of Positivism...
movement - Kazimierz SabbatKazimierz SabbatKazimierz Aleksander Sabbat , was President of Poland in Exile from 8 April 1986 until his death, 19 July 1989, after serving as Prime Minister of the Polish Government in Exile.-Early life:...
, was President of Poland in Exile from 8 April 1986 until his death, 19 July 1989, after serving (from 1976) as Prime Minister of the Polish Government in ExilePolish government in ExileThe Polish government-in-exile, formally known as the Government of the Republic of Poland in Exile , was the government in exile of Poland formed in the aftermath of the Invasion of Poland of September 1939, and the subsequent occupation of Poland by Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union, which... - Maciej Kazimierz SarbiewskiMaciej Kazimierz SarbiewskiMaciej Kazimierz Sarbiewski , was Europe's most prominent Latin poet of the 17th century, and a renowned theoretician of poetics.-Life:...
, was the first Polish poet to become widely celebrated abroad http://www.polskieradio.pl/polonia/article.asp?tId=36486&j=2, and the most popular Polish author before Henryk SienkiewiczHenryk SienkiewiczHenryk Adam Aleksander Pius Sienkiewicz was a Polish journalist and Nobel Prize-winning novelist. A Polish szlachcic of the Oszyk coat of arms, he was one of the most popular Polish writers at the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries, and received the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1905 for his...
. - Kazimierz SerockiKazimierz SerockiKazimierz Serocki was a Polish composer and one of the founders of the Warsaw Autumn contemporary music festival.-Life:...
, a Polish composer and one of the founders of the Warsaw AutumnWarsaw AutumnWarsaw Autumn is the largest international Polish festival of contemporary music. Indeed, for many years, it was the only festival of its type in Central and Eastern Europe. It was founded in 1956 by two composers, Tadeusz Baird and Kazimierz Serocki, and officially established by the Head Board...
contemporary music festiwal - Kazimierz SiemienowiczKazimierz SiemienowiczKazimierz Siemienowicz , was a Polish-Lithuanian general of artillery, gunsmith, military engineer, artillery specialist and pioneer of rocketry. Born in the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, he served the armies of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, a federation of Poland and the Grand Duchy, and in the...
, a General of artillery, gunsmith, military engineer, artillery specialist and pioneer of rocketry - Kazimierz SosnkowskiKazimierz SosnkowskiKazimierz Sosnkowski was a Polish independence fighter, politician and Polish Army general.-Life:Sosnkowski served successively as founder and first commander of Związek Walki Czynnej , chief of staff of the 1st Brigade of the Polish Legions, Polish minister of military affairs, vice-president of...
, a Polish independence fighter, politician and Polish Army general - Kazimierz ŚwitalskiKazimierz SwitalskiCol. Kazimierz Stanisław Świtalski was a Polish officer, politician, and a Prime Minister of Poland.-Biographical note:Before the World War I he joined the Związek Walki Czynnej, an underground organisation formed by Józef Piłsudski. In 1914 Świtalski joined the Polish Legions and in 1918 the...
, a Polish officer, politician, and a Prime Minister of Poland. - Kazimierz Michał Ujazdowski, a Polish politician
- Kazimierz de WeydlichKasimir de WeydlichCasimir de Weydlich was a Polish chess master.Born into an aristocratic family in Skotyniany, near Kamenets Podolskiy, he began his chess career in the early 1880s. He tied for 5-6th at the 2nd Warsaw City Championship in 1983/84, but won an individual game against Józef Żabiński, the winner of...
, a Polish chess master.
People with surname Casimir
- Artur von CasimirArtur von CasimirArtur von Casimir was a German Oberst and former bomber pilot who flew for the Luftwaffe during World War II. Since 2004 he has gotten a great deal of publicity in Norway...
(1907–2005), a German pilot - Auguste Casimir-PerierAuguste Casimir-PerierAuguste Victor Laurent Casimir-Perier was a French diplomat and political leader. He was the son of Casimir Pierre Perier and the father of President Jean Casimir-Perier....
, a French diplomat. He was the son of Casimir Pierre PerierCasimir Pierre PerierCasimir Pierre Perier was a French statesman, President of the Council during the July Monarchy, when he headed the conservative Parti de la résistance .-Life:...
and the father of President Jean Casimir-PerierJean Casimir-PerierJean Paul Pierre Casimir-Perier was a French politician, fifth president of the French Third Republic.-Biography:He was born in Paris, the son of Auguste Casimir-Perier and the grandson of Casimir Pierre Perier, premier of Louis Philippe... - Ernst CasimirErnst CasimirErnst Casimir I of Nassau-Dietz was count of Nassau-Dietz and Stadtholder of Friesland, Groningen and Drenthe.-Biography:...
, was count of Nassau-Dietz and Stadtholder of Friesland, Groningen and Drenthe. - Jean Casimir-PerierJean Casimir-PerierJean Paul Pierre Casimir-Perier was a French politician, fifth president of the French Third Republic.-Biography:He was born in Paris, the son of Auguste Casimir-Perier and the grandson of Casimir Pierre Perier, premier of Louis Philippe...
, a French politician, fifth president of the French Third RepublicFrench Third RepublicThe French Third Republic was the republican government of France from 1870, when the Second French Empire collapsed due to the French defeat in the Franco-Prussian War, to 1940, when France was overrun by Nazi Germany during World War II, resulting in the German and Italian occupations of France... - Hendrik CasimirHendrik CasimirHendrik Brugt Gerhard Casimir FRS was a Dutch physicist best known for his research on the two-fluid model of superconductors in 1934 and the Casimir effect Hendrik Brugt Gerhard Casimir FRS (July 15, 1909 in The Hague, Netherlands – May 4, 2000 in Heeze) was a Dutch physicist best known...
(1909–2000), a Dutch physicist
Other
- CasimirCasimir (dinosaur)Casimir is the cult character of the French TV show l'Île aux enfants.Casimir is an orange dinosaur with yellow and red spots, created by Yves Brunier....
, the cult character of the French TV show "l'Île aux enfants".
See also
- Kazimierz (disambiguation)Kazimierz (disambiguation)Kazimierz or Casimir - may refer to:Personal name* Casimir, pl. Kazimierz - a given name and notable bearersPlaces* Kazimierz, a district of Kraków, Poland.* Kazimierz Dolny, in Puławy County, Lublin Voivodeship...
- Kazimiera, feminine form and notable bearers
- Kazimieras, Lithuanian form and notable bearers