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José is a predominantly Spanish and Portuguese form of the given name Joseph. While spelled alike, this name is pronounced very differently in each of the two languages: Spanish [xoˈse]; Portuguese [ʒuˈzɛ] (or [ʒoˈzɛ] ). In French, the name José, pronounced [ʒoze] ⓘ, is an old vernacular form of Joseph, which is also in current ...
Signature. Adolfo Pérez Esquivel (born 26 November 1931) is an Argentine activist, community organizer, painter, writer and sculptor. He was the recipient of the 1980 Nobel Peace Prize for his opposition to Argentina's last civil-military dictatorship (1976–1983), during which he was detained, tortured, and held without trial for 14 months.
Manuel Pérez (guerrilla leader) (died 1988), leader of the Colombian National Liberation Army from the 1970s to 1998. Manuel Perez (musician) (1871–1946), American cornetist and bandleader. Manuel Pérez (President of Nicaragua) (died 1852), President of Nicaragua 1843–1844.
Adolf (also spelt Adolph or Adolphe, Adolfo, and when Latinised Adolphus) is a given name with German origins. The name is a compound derived from the Old High German Athalwolf (or Hadulf ), a composition of athal, or adal, meaning "noble" (or had (u) -, meaning "battle, combat"), and wolf. The name is cognate to the Anglo-Saxon name Æthelwulf ...
As a gay youth growing up in central France, Hugo Bardin never felt he lived in a world that represented who he was — a world in which he had a place. “It was a really important moment for the ...
Federico del Sagrado Corazón de Jesús García Lorca[ a] (5 June 1898 – 19 August 1936), known as Federico García Lorca[ b] ( English: / ɡɑːrˌsiːə ˈlɔːrkə / gar-SEE-ə LOR-kə ), was a Spanish poet, playwright, and theatre director. García Lorca achieved international recognition as an emblematic member of the Generation of '27 ...
Help:IPA/French. v. t. e. French phonology is the sound system of French. This article discusses mainly the phonology of all the varieties of Standard French. Notable phonological features include its uvular r, nasal vowels, and three processes affecting word-final sounds: liaison, a specific instance of sandhi in which word-final consonants ...
Adolfo Pérez Esquivel: 26 November 1931 Buenos Aires, Argentina Peace "for being a source of inspiration to repressed people, especially in Latin America." [4] 1984 César Milstein Vapniarsky: 8 October 1927 Bahía Blanca, Argentina 24 March 2002 Cambridge, United Kingdom Medicine