Gellert
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Gellért represents three unrelated but interchangeable first names (and subsequently surnames) shared by several people and places:
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Hungarian
The Hungarian first name "Gellért" (anglicized Gellert, policized Gelert) is a variant of the English name Gerard, from the elements ger-, "spear", and -(h)ard, "strong".- Hugo GellertHugo GellertHugo Gellert was a Hungarian-American illustrator and muralist. A committed radical, much of Gellert's work is agitational in nature and distinctive in style, considered by some art critics as among the best political work of the first half of the 20th Century.-Early years:Hugo Gellert was born...
(Gellért Hugó) (1892 – 1985), radical Hungarian-American illustrator and muralist. - Imre GellértImre GellértImre Gellért was an Hungarian gymnast who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics and in the 1912 Summer Olympics.In 1908 he participated in the individual all-around competition and finished 39th....
(1888 – 1981), Hungarian gymnast. - Jay GellertJay GellertJay Gellert is the current CEO and President of Health Net, Inc. He joined Health Net in 1996 as president and chief operating officer of one of Health Net's predecessor companies, Health Systems International, Inc...
(1956 – present), American CEO. - Lawrence GellertLawrence GellertLawrence Gellert, born September 14, 1898 in Budapest, Hungary, died 1979 , was a music collector who in the 1920s and 1930s documented black protest traditions in the South of the United States...
(1898 – 1979), American music collector of Hungarian ancestry. - Gellért IvancsicsGellért IvancsicsGellért Ivancsics is a Hungarian football player currently playing for Zalaegerszegi TE as a midfielder. As of early 2011 he has been transferred on loan to Budapest Honvéd FC.- References :* * *...
(1987 – present), Hungarian soccer player. - Gellert TamasGellert TamasGellert Tamas is a Swedish journalist and writer. He is of Hungarian origin.Tamas has worked for Dagens Nyheter, Sweden’s leading daily newspaper, and as a journalist for TV4....
(1963 – present), Swedish writer. - Elżbieta GelertElzbieta GelertElżbieta Gelert is a Polish politician, representing Platforma Obywatelska.In 1984, Gelert graduated from the Faculty of Nursing at Poznań University of Medical Sciences...
(1955 – present), Polish politician. - Saint Gellért, the name by which the Hungarian bishop Gerard SagredoGerard SagredoSaint Gerard Sagredo , also called Gerhard or Gellert, was an Italian bishop from Venice who operated in the Kingdom of Hungary , and educated Saint Emeric of Hungary, the son of Saint Stephen of Hungary). He played a major role in converting Hungary to Christianity...
(980 – 1046) is commonly known. - Gellért HillGellért HillGellért Hill is a high hill overlooking the Danube in Budapest, Hungary. It is part of the 1st and 11th Districts. Gellért Hill was named after Saint Gerard who was thrown to death from the hill. The famous Hotel Gellért and the Gellért Baths can be found in Gellért Square at the foot of the...
, a hill named after Gerard Sagredo in Budapest. - Gellért Hill CaveGellért Hill CaveThe Gellért Hill Cave is part of a network of caves within Gellért Hill in Budapest, Hungary. The cave is also referred to as "Saint Ivan's Cave" , regarding a hermit who lived there and is believed to have used the natural thermal water of a muddy lake next to the cave to heal the sick...
, a cave in Gellért Hill which contains a church. - Gellért Hill CalvaryGellért Hill CalvaryGellért Hill Calvary was a Late Baroque calvary on Gellért Hill, Budapest which was demolished around 1950.-History:The first calvary on Gellért Hill was built in 1715 by a citizen of Buda on the initiative of the Jesuit Order. The simple structure was made up of two stone sculptures and a wood...
, a calvary that was once on Gellért Hill. - Gellért BathsGellért BathsGellért Thermal Baths and Swimming Pool, also called Gellért fürdő or Gellért Baths, are a bath complex in Budapest, Hungary, built between 1912 and 1918 in the Art Nouveau style. They were damaged during World War II, but then rebuilt. References to healing waters in this location are found from...
, baths in Budapest named for Gerard Sagredo. - Hotel GellértHotel GellértHotel Gellért is a famous, first class four star hotel in Budapest, Hungary. The hotel was erected on the right bank of the river Danube between 1916 and 1918 in the Art Nouveau style with some biomorphic elements, at the foot of Gellért Hill, next to Szabadság Bridge.The four star Danubius Hotel...
, a hotel named for the baths.
German
The German first name "Gellert", "Gelhardt", or "Gelhart" is from the elements gel(t)-, "to pay", and -hardt, "strong". The German last name is usually a variant of GellerGeller
Geller is a surname. Depending on one's ancestors' origins, the name may derive from the German word "gellen" and mean "one who yells", the Yiddish word "gel" and mean the "yellow man", or the Yiddish word "geler", an expression for a redheaded man. It may also be a Russianised form of Heller...
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- Christian Fürchtegott GellertChristian Fürchtegott GellertChristian Fürchtegott Gellert was a German poet, one of the forerunners of the golden age of German literature that was ushered in by Lessing.-Biography:...
(1715 – 1769), German poet. - Gellert Grindelwald (1882 – 1998), character from the Harry PotterHarry PotterHarry Potter is a series of seven fantasy novels written by the British author J. K. Rowling. The books chronicle the adventures of the adolescent wizard Harry Potter and his best friends Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger, all of whom are students at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry...
sequence. - Rayna GellertRayna GellertRayna Gellert is an American fiddler and singer specializing in old-time music. She grew up in Elkhart, in northern Indiana. Her father is the traditional fiddler and banjo player Dan Gellert. Originally a classically-trained violinist, she took up the old-time fiddle in 1994, when she moved to...
(1976 – present), American fiddler. - Gelhart Berger, play on the name "Gerhard BergerGerhard BergerGerhard Berger, is an Austrian former Formula One racing driver, who previously owned 50% of the Scuderia Toro Rosso Formula One team until he sold his share back to energy drink owner Dietrich Mateschitz in November 2008....
" in Michael Andretti's World GPMichael Andretti's World GPMichael Andretti's World GP is a video game developed by Varie released for the Nintendo Entertainment System in 1990...
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