Kalman
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Kálmán is a Hungarian surname and male given name, also current among Jews in other countries. Outside Hungary, the name occurs sometimes in the form Kalman. It may refer to:
Surname
- Attila Kalman , Hungarian, organist, pianist; (de)
- Charles (Károly) Kálmán (born 1929), Hungarian-Austrian Jewish composer; (de)
- Debra KalmanDebra KalmanDebrah Kalman is an actress best known for her role as the tough ranch hand Lucy in the Nickelodeon comedy/western Hey Dude. After the show was cancelled, Kalman was featured in two feature films, Hangman's Curse and The Visitation. She continues to model and act...
, a U.S. Jewish television actress - Emmerich (Imre) Kálmán (Koppstein)Emmerich KalmanEmmerich Kálmán was a Hungarian-born composer of operettas.- Biography :Kálmán was born Imre Koppstein in Siófok, on the southern shore of Lake Balaton, Hungary in a Jewish family.Kálmán initially intended to become a concert pianist, but because of early-onset arthritis, he focused on composition...
(1882 – 1953), composer of operettas - Maira KalmanMaira KalmanMaira Kalman, born in 1949, is an American illustrator, author, artist, and designer. Born in Tel Aviv, Kalman came to New York City with her family at age 4. She attended the High School of Music and Art, now LaGuardia High School....
(born 1949), an Israeli-U.S. graphic designer and illustrator - Oszkár KálmánOszkár KálmánOszkár Kálmán was a Hungarian bass, remembered as the first Bluebeard. He was born in Kisszentpéter and in 1913 made his debut as Sarastro at the Royal Opera House in Budapest,...
(1887 – 1971), a Hungarian bass singer - Rudolf E. Kálmán (born 1930), Hungarian mathematician and electrical engineer
- Tibor KalmanTibor KalmanTibor Kalman was an influential American graphic designer of Hungarian origin, well-known for his work as editor-in-chief of Colors magazine....
(1949 – 1999), Hungarian graphic designer - Bobbie Kalman (born 1947), Hungarian children's author
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- Kalman J. CohenKalman J. CohenKalman J. Cohen was an American economist and among the pioneers of studying market microstructure. Cohen was the Distinguished Bank Research Professor at Duke University's Fuqua School of Business. He served at Duke since 1974. Prior to joining the Duke faculty, he was a tenured professor at...
(died 2010), an American Jewish economist - Prince Kálmán (Coloman) of LodomeriaColoman of LodomeriaColoman of Galicia-Lodomeria was a member of the Árpád dynasty. He was Prince of Halych and he became the first anointed and crowned King of Galicia-Lodomeria , followed by prince Andrew of Hungary...
(1208 – 1241), a Hungarian member of the Árpád dynasty, Prince of Halych - Kálmán BartalisKálmán BartalisKálmán Bartalis was a Hungarian polo player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.Born in Szamosújvár, he was part of the Hungarian polo team, which finished fourth. He played one match in the 1936 tournament....
(1889 – ?), a Hungarian polo player - Kalman BlochKalman BlochKalman Bloch was principal clarinetist of the Los Angeles Philharmonic for more than 40 years.He studied with Simeon Bellison, a notable clarinetist for the New York Philharmonic...
(1913 – 2009), a US Jewish clarinetist - Kálmán Darányi de Pusztaszentgyörgy et TetétlenKálmán DarányiKálmán Darányi de Pusztaszentgyörgy et Tetétlen was a Hungarian politician who served as Prime Minister of Hungary from 1936 to 1938. He also served as Speaker of the House of Representatives of Hungary from 5 December 1938 to 12 June 1939 and from 15 June 1939 to 1 November 1939...
(1886 – 1939), a Hungarian politician - Kálmán FerenczfalviKálmán FerenczfalviKálmán Ferenczfalvi was a Hungarian humanitarian, named as one of the Righteous Among the Nations after World War II.-Holocaust:...
( March 15 1921 in Debrecen, Hungary to April 8 2005 in Debrecen) was a Hungarian Righteous Among the Nations - Kálmán GierglKálmán GierglKálmán Giergl , a significant figure in Hungarian eclectic architectural style. A member of the Györgyi-Giergl artistic family.- Family background :...
(1863 – 1954), a Hungarian architect - Kálmán GőghKoloman GöghKoloman Gögh was a professional Czechoslovak footballer.Gögh was born in what is today the Czech Republic, played in teams that are currently Slovakian and had ties with the Hungarian minority in Slovakia, there are partially contradicting claims as to whether he was a Slovak or Hungarian player...
' onMouseout='HidePop("8999")' href="/topics/Kladno">KladnoKladnoKladno is a city in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It is located 25 km northwest of Prague. Kladno is the largest city of the region and holds a population together with its adjacent suburban areas of more than 110,000 people...
– 1995) - Kálmán HazaiKálmán HazaiKálmán Hazai was a Hungarian water polo player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics. He was born in Marosvásárhely....
(1913 – 1996), a Hungarian water polo player - Kálmán IhászKálmán IhászKálmán Ihász is a former Hungarian footballer.During his club career he played for Vasas SC. For the Hungary national football team, he participated in the 1962 FIFA World Cup, the 1964 European Nations' Cup, and the 1966 FIFA World Cup. He also won a gold medal in football at the 1964 Summer...
(born 1941), a Hungarian footballer
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- Kálmán KalocsayKálmán KalocsayKálmán Kalocsay , in Hungarian name order Kalocsay Kálmán is one of the foremost figures in the history of Esperanto literature...
(1891 – 1976) - Kálmán Kandó de Egerfarmos et SztregovaKálmán KandóKálmán Kandó de Egerfarmos et Sztregova was a Hungarian engineer, and a pioneer in the development of electric railway traction.-Education:...
(1869 – 1931) - Kálmán (de) KányaKálmán KányaKálmán de Kánya , Foreign Minister of Hungary during the Horthy era. He started his diplomatic career in Constantinople. In 1913 he appointed as Austro-Hungarian ambassador to Mexico later to Berlin. From 1933 he served as Minister of Foreign Affairs...
(1869 – 1945), a Foreign Minister of Hungary - Kálmán KatonaKálmán KatonaKálmán Katona is a Hungarian politician and former member of the Parliament, President of the Electorate of the MDF conservative party...
(born 1948), a Hungarian politician - Kálmán KertészKálmán KertészKálmán Kertész Kálmán Kertész Kálmán Kertész (2 January 1867 Prešov – 28 December 1922 Budapest was a Hungarian entomologist mainly interested in Diptera.He was the director of the Zoological Department of the Hungarian National Museum in Budapest....
(1867 – 1922), a Hungarian entomologist - Kálmán KittenbergerKálmán KittenbergerKálmán Kittenberger was a Hungarian traveller, natural historian, biologist and collector. He was born in Léva, now in Slovakia ....
(1881 – 1958), a Hungarian traveller, natural historian, biologist - Kálmán KonrádKalman KonradKálmán Konrád , an inside right, was one of the best football players in the Kingdom of Hungary in the 1910s, and played on the Hungarian National team with his brother, Jenő Konrád. Kálmán, who later played for Austria, coached the Romanian National team for five games in the mid-1930s...
(1896 – 1980), a Hungarian football player - Kalman KonyaKalman KonyaKalman Konya is a retired Hungarian-West German shot putter.He won the bronze medal at the 1989 Summer Universiade and finished ninth at the 1990 European Championships. He was qualified for the 1992 Olympic Games, but did not make an actual appearance...
, a Switzerland-born Hungarian-German shot putter - Kálmán KovácsKálmán KovácsKálmán Kovács is a retired Hungarian football player.He made his debut for the Hungarian national team in 1982, and got 56 caps and 19 goals until 1995...
(born 1965), a Hungarian football player - Kálmán Kovács (canoer)Kálmán Kovács (canoer)Kálmán Kovács is a Hungarian sprint canoer who competed in the late 1950s. He won a bronze medal in the K-1 500 m event at the 1958 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Prague.-References:**...
, a Hungarian sprint canoer - Coloman of Hungary , king of HungaryKing of HungaryThe King of Hungary was the head of state of the Kingdom of Hungary from 1000 to 1918.The style of title "Apostolic King" was confirmed by Pope Clement XIII in 1758 and used afterwards by all the Kings of Hungary, so after this date the kings are referred to as "Apostolic King of...
(1095–1116) - Kálmán (Mátyás Béla) KubinyiKálmán KubinyiKálmán Mátyás Béla Kubinyi was an influential etcher, engraver and enamelist and a member of the so-called Cleveland School, a number of relatively prominent artists in Northeast Ohio that existed from about 1910 to 1960.Kubinyi was a modernist whose interpretations of the machine age through “ash...
(1906, Cleveland – 1973, Stockbridge, MassachusettsStockbridge, MassachusettsStockbridge is a town in Berkshire County in Western Massachusetts. It is part of the Pittsfield, Massachusetts, Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 1,947 at the 2010 census...
), an Hungarian-US influential etcher - Rabbi Kalonymus Kalman (Halevi) EpsteinKalonymus Kalman EpsteinRabbi Kalonymus Kalman Halevi Epstein , known as The holy Maor Vashemesh, was a rabbi, preacher and writer....
(born c. 1753, Neustadt, now Poland) - Kalonymus Kalman Shapira (aka Klonimus Kalmish Szapira) (1889 – 1943), a Grand Rabbi of Piaseczno
- Kalman KahanaKalman KahanaKalman Kahana was a long-serving Israeli politician and journalist, and a signatory of the Israeli declaration of independence.He was the brother of Yitzhak Kahan, former President of the Supreme Court of Israel.-Background:...
, an Israeli politician and journalist
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- Kálmán MarkovitsKálmán MarkovitsKálmán Markovits is a Hungarian water polo player who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics, 1956 Summer Olympics, and 1960 Summer Olympics.He was born in Budapest....
(born 1931), a Hungarian water polo player - Kalman MenyhartKalman MenyhartKalman Menyhart is a football manager and coach and a retired Hungarian football goalkeeper, as #1.-Career:He was the goalkeeper with whom, on 24 May 1980, the Honvéd Budapest F.C won again the Hungarian Championship since 1955. On this day, the Honvéd Budapest F.C. defeated the team of...
(born 1955), a Hungarian football player - Kálmán MészölyKálmán MészölyKálmán Mészöly is a former Hungarian football player and coach.He played 61 matches and scored 6 goals for the Hungary national football team, and participated in the 1962 FIFA World Cup, the 1964 UEFA European Football Championship, and the 1966 FIFA World Cup.He played in several World All...
(born 1941), a former Hungarian football (soccer) player - Kálmán Mikszáth de KiscsoltóKálmán MikszáthKálmán Mikszáth de Kiscsoltó was a major Hungarian novelist, journalist, and politician.-Biography:Mikszáth was born in Szklabonya, Upper Hungary into a family of the lesser nobility...
(1847 – 1910), a Hungarian novelist, journalist, politician - Kálmán PetrikovicsKálmán PetrikovicsKálmán Petrikovics is a Hungarian sprint canoer who competed from the early 1980s. He won a bronze medal in the K-4 10000 m event at the 1982 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Belgrade.-References:**...
, a Hungarian sprint canoer - Rabbi Kalman PackouzKalman PackouzKalman Packouz is an Orthodox rabbi who has pioneered various Jewish educational initiatives geared towards baal teshuva outreach.-Biography:...
, a US orthodox rabbi - Kalman Mayer RothschildCarl Mayer von RothschildCarl Mayer von Rothschild was a German-born banker in the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies and the founder of the Rothschild banking family of Naples....
(1788-1855), founder of the Rothschild banking family of Naples - Kálmán RózsahegyiKálmán RózsahegyiKálmán Rózsahegyi was a Jewish Hungarian actor and teacher.He descended from a family of theatre actors; his father, Ödön Rózsahegyi performed in the countryside. Kálmán Rózsahegyi also began his career performing in the countryside, but in 1898 he was hired by the Hungarian National Theatre...
(1873 – 1961), a Hungarian actor and teacher
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- Kálmán SóváriKálmán SóváriKálmán Sóvári was a Hungarian footballer. He played for Újpesti Dózsa as a defender. He played 17 games for the Hungary national football team. Sóvári is most famous for playing in two 1962 World Cup qualifing matches and one match in the 1966 FIFA World Cup finals.His father, Kálmán Sóvári was an...
(born 1940), a Hungarian footballer - Kálmán Sóvári (wrestler)Kálmán Sóvári (wrestler)Kálmán Sóvári was a Hungarian wrestler who competed in two Olympic games in 1936 and 1948. He competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics in Men's Freestyle Welterweight, but did not win a medal. At the 1948 Summer Olympics, he participated in the same event and placed 5th...
(1910 – 1996), a Hungarian wrestler - Jón Kalman StefánssonJón Kalman StefánssonJón Kalman Stefánsson is an Icelandic author.-Biography:Jón Kalman was born in Reykjavík. He grew up there and in Keflavík. From 1975 to 1982, he lived in western Iceland, where he worked in different jobs after having finished high school.From 1986 to 1991, he studied literature at the...
(born 1963), an Icelandic author - Kálmán SzabóKálmán SzabóKálmán Szabó is a Hungarian football player who currently plays for SZ.Szentmiklos in the Hungarian Second Division.-External links:*...
(born 1980), a Hungarian football player - Kálmán Széll de Duka et SzentgyörgyvölgyKálmán SzéllKálmán Széll de Duka et Szentgyörgyvölgy was a Hungarian politician who served as Prime Minister of Hungary from 1899 to 1903.-Political career:...
(1843 – 1915), a Hungarian politician
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- Kálmán ThalyKálmán ThalyKálmán Thaly was a Hungarian poet, historian and politician. His most important works are his Kuruc poetry, the most famous literary forgery in the history of Hungarian literature....
(1839 – 1909), a Hungarian poet, historian and politician - Kálmán TihanyiKálmán TihanyiKálmán Tihanyi , was a Hungarian physicist, electrical engineer and inventor. One of the early pioneers of electronic television, he made significant contributions to the development of cathode ray tubes , which were bought and further developed by the Radio Corporation of America , and German...
(1897 – 1947), a Hungarian physicist, electrical engineer, inventor - Kálmán Tisza de BorosjenőKálmán TiszaKálmán Tisza de Borosjenő was the Hungarian prime minister between 1875 and 1890. He is credited for the formation of a consolidated Magyar government, the foundation of the new Liberal Party and major economic reforms that would both save and eventually lead to a government with popular...
(1830 – 1902) - Kálmán TóthKálmán TóthKálmán Tóth was a Hungarian poet. He was born in Baja. The main theme of his poetry was love.He studied at the Franciscan Gymnasium in Baja between 1839 and 1845. Tóth was the best student in his class. He was a novice for a short time, but then started to study law...
(1831 – 1891), a Hungarian poet - Karl Kalman TargownikKarl TargownikKarl Kalman Targownik was a psychiatrist and Holocaust survivor.Dr. Targownik was born in Budapest, Hungary, to a Jewish family. While studying in Poland to become a medical doctor, Targownik was captured and sent to a concentration camp. For a period of time, Targownik was a prisoner at the...
(1915 - 1996) was a psychiatrist and Holocaust survivor.
Signal processing
- Kalman decompositionKalman decompositionKalman decomposition provides a mathematical means to convert a representation of any linear time-invariant control system to a form in which the system can be decomposed into a standard form which makes clear the observable and controllable components of the system...
- Kalman filterKalman filterIn statistics, the Kalman filter is a mathematical method named after Rudolf E. Kálmán. Its purpose is to use measurements observed over time, containing noise and other inaccuracies, and produce values that tend to be closer to the true values of the measurements and their associated calculated...
- Ensemble Kalman filterEnsemble Kalman filterThe ensemble Kalman filter is a recursive filter suitable for problems with a large number of variables, such as discretizations of partial differential equations in geophysical models...
(EnKF), a recursive filter - Extended Kalman filterExtended Kalman filterIn estimation theory, the extended Kalman filter is the nonlinear version of the Kalman filter which linearizes about the current mean and covariance...
- Fast Kalman filterFast Kalman filterThe fast Kalman filter , devised by Antti Lange , is an extension of the Helmert-Wolf blocking method from geodesy to real-time applications of Kalman filtering such as satellite imaging of the Earth...
(FKF)
- Ensemble Kalman filter
- Kalman–Yakubovich–Popov lemma
- All named for the American engineer Rudolf E. Kalman, one of their inventors.
See also
- Kalmann (Kallmann, Kallman, Calman (disambiguation), Callmann, Callman) – other Jewish given names and variants
- Kalmanson, Kalmanovitz, etc.
- Kolomann, KolomanKolomanKołomań is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Zagnańsk, within Kielce County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. It lies approximately north-west of Zagnańsk and north of the regional capital Kielce....
(ColomanColomanColoman, , , ; )* Coloman I. the Book-lover* Coloman of Galicia-Lodomeria * Saint Coloman of Stockerau * Colomán Trabado Pérez...
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