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Georges Creek and Cumberland Railroad In the late nineteeth century, the Georges Creek & Cumberland Railroad (GC&C) was created by rival coal mining companies in the Georges Creek Valley to compete against the Consolidated Coal Company who dictated rail traffic over the Cumberland and Pennsylvania Railroad. By 1887 GC&C crossed the town of Midland, Maryland on a large wooden trestle.
Georges Creek Railroad The Georges Creek Railroad was a railroad operated by the Georges Creek Coal and Iron Company. The railroad operated from 1853 to 1863 when the Railroad was absorbed into the Cumberland and Pennsylvania Railroad.
Georges Creek Valley Georges Creek Valley is located in Allegany County, Maryland along the George's Creek tributary stream. The Georges Creek Valley is rich in wide veins of coal known historically as the "The Big Vein".
Georges Cuvier Baron Georges Léopold Chrétien Frédéric Dagobert Cuvier (August 23 1769–May 13, 1832) was a French naturalist and zoologist. He was the elder brother of Frédéric Cuvier (1773–1838), also a naturalist.
Georges d'Amboise Georges d'Amboise (Château de Chaumont 1460 — 1510), French cardinal styled Cardinal de Rouen from 1498 and minister of state, belonged to a noble family possessed of considerable influence: of his nine brothers, four were bishops. His father, Pierre d'Amboise, seigneur de Chaumont, was chamberlain to Charles VII and Louis XI and ambassador at Rome.
Georges d'Armagnac Georges d'Armagnac (ca 1501 – July (various dates are given) 1585) was a humanist and patron, a French diplomat deeply embroiled in the Italian Wars and in the French Wars of Religion, and a Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. He was the legitimized son of Pierre d'Armagnac, sire de Caussade and of a certain Fleurette, and thus he was a grandson of Catherine de Foix, and so a highly-connected member of the powerful house of Foix d'Armagnac.
Georges de Feure Georges de Feure (real name Georges Joseph van Sluÿters, September 6, 1868 – November 26, 1943) was a French painter, theatrical designer, and industrial art designer in the symbolism and Art Nouveau styles.
Georges de la Falaise Georges de la Falaise (1870 - 1910) was a French fencer who competed in the late 19th century and early 20th century. He participated in Fencing at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris and won the gold medal in the sabre, defeating fellow French fencer Henri Masson in the final.
Georges Darboy Georges Darboy (January 16 1813 - May 27 1871) was a French Catholic priest, later bishop of Nancy then archbishop of Paris. He was among a group of prominent hostages executed as the Paris Commune of 1871 was about to be overthrown.
Georges Delerue Georges Delerue (March 12, 1925 Roubaix - 20 March, 1992 Los Angeles) was a renowned French film composer who composed over 500 scores for cinema and television. He won numerous important awards including Rome Prize (1949), Emmy Award (1968 - Our World), Genie Award (1986 - Sword Of Gideon), ACE Award (1991 - The Josephine Baker Story) and Academy Award in 1979 for A Little Romance and 4 other Academy Nominations (1969 - Anne Of 1000 Days, 1973 - The Day Of The Dolphin, 1977 - Julia and 1985 - Agnes Of God).
Georges Duboeuf Georges Duboeuf, the largest Beaujolais bottler by far, has been called "the prince of Beaujolais" and "the Beaujolais king." He is a négociant who produces more than 25 million cases of wine annually.
Georges Dumézil Georges Dumézil (March 4, 1898 - October 11, 1986) was a French comparative philologist best known for his analysis of sovereignty and power in Proto-Indo-European religion and society. He is considered one of the major contributors to mythography, in particular for his creation of the trifunctional hypothesis of social class.
Georges Ferdinand Bigot Georges Ferdinand Bigot (1860-1927), French cartoonist, illustrator and artist, who was trained at the École des Beaux Arts in Paris by Jean-Léon Gérôme and Carolus-Duran. Bigot resided in Japan for twenty years and became known for his satirical depictions of life in nineteenth century Japan.
Georges Gilles de la Tourette Georges Albert Édouard Brutus Gilles de la Tourette (October 30 1857 in Saint-Gervais-les-Trois-Clochers near Poitou, France — May 26, 1904 in Lausanne, Switzerland) was a French neurologist who is the eponym of Tourette syndrome, a neurological condition.
Georges Grard Georges Grard (1901 — 1984) was a Belgian sculptor, known above all for his representations of the female, in the manner of Pierre Renoir and Aristide Maillol, modelled in clay or plaster, and cast in bronze.
Georges Guibourg Georges Guibourg (June 3, 1891 - January 8, 1970) was a French singer, author, writer, playwright, and actor, George Guibourg, alias Georgius, alias Theodore Crapulet, was one of the most popular and versatile performers in Paris for more than 50 years.
Georges Gurvitch Georges Gurvitch (or Jorge Gurvitch, born Georgij DavydoviÄŤ GurviÄŤ; November 11, 1894, Novorossiysk - December 12, 1965, Paris) was a Russian born French sociologist and jurist. One of the leading sociologists of his times, he was a specialist of the sociology of knowledge.
Georges Hartmann Georges Hartmann (pen name: Henri Grémont) was a French dramatist and opera librettist. His librettos include Massenet's Hérodiade (1881) and Werther (1892), Silver's "Chatteau Brillon" (1892), André Messager's Madame Chrysanthème (1893) and Reynaldo Hahn's L'ile du rêve (1898).
Georges Imbert Georges Christian Peter Imbert born March 25, 1884 in Niederstinzel, Lorraine died February 6, 1950 in Saar Union, Alsace. Around 1920 developed the wood gas generator for the automobile that was commonly used in Europe until petroleum fuel became more economical in the region.
Georges Island Georges Island is one of the islands in the Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area, situated just over 7 miles from downtown Boston. The island has a permanent size of 39 acres, plus an intertidal zone of a further 14 acres, and rises to a height of 50 feet above sea level.
Georges Jacob Georges Jacob (Cheny, Burgundy, 6 July 1739 — 1814, master 1765) was one of the two most prominent Parisian master menuisiers, producing carved, painted and gilded beds and seat furniture and upholstery work for the French royal châteaux, in the early Neoclassical style that is usually associated with Louis Seize.
Georges Jobé Georges Jobé (born January 6, 1961) was a professional motocross rider from Belgium who was crowned the FIM World Motocross Champion on five occasions. In addition, Jobé also won several Belgian national motocross championships in a professional motocross career that spanned from 1979 to 1992.
Georges Leclanché Georges Leclanché (1839 - September 14, 1882) was a French electrical engineer chiefly remembered for his invention of the Leclanché cell, one of the first modern electrical batteries and the forerunner of the modern dry cell battery.
Georges Lefebvre Georges Lefebvre (1874-1959) was a French historian, who was considered in his day to be the leading authority on the French Revolution, with a formidable scholarly reputation, editing the most respected journal on the subject, Annales historiques de la Révolution française and holding the position of Professor of the History of the French Revolution at the Sorbonne. A lifelong socialist, he became more and more influenced by Marxism about the time of the Second World War.
Georges Leredu George Leredu, lawyer, was mayor of Franconville-la-Garenne from 1908 to 1919, deputy (representative of parliament) from 1914 to 1927 then senator until 1936. He was Minister for Health after having been a Secretary of State of the Liberated Regions during a few months from February 20, 1920.
Georges Leygues (D640) The Georges Leygues (D640) is a F70 type anti-submarine frigate of the French Marine Nationale. She is the second French vessel named after the XIX-XXth Century politician and minister of the Navy Georges Leygues.
Georges Malbrunot George Malbrunot is a French journalist working for Le Figaro who, along with Christian Chesnot and Muhammed al-Jundi (their driver), was taken hostage on August 20, 2004, by the Islamic Army in Iraq. This group gave the French government a 48-hour deadline to repeal its law against girls wearing the Muslim veil in school.
Georges Mandel Georges Mandel (June 5, 1885—July 7, 1944) was a French politician, journalist, and French Resistance leader, born Louis George Rothschild in Chatou, Seine-et-Oise, the son of a tailor: his family (not related to the banking dynasty) was Jewish, and had fled from Alsace in to preserve their French citizenship when Alsace-Lorraine was annexed by the German Empire at the end of the Franco-Prussian War.
Georges Marchais Georges René Louis Marchais (June 7 1920, La Hoguette in Calvados - November 16 1997, Paris) was the head of the French Communist Party (PCF), and a candidate in the French presidential elections of 1981 - in which he managed to garner only 15.34% of the vote, which was considered at the time a major setback for the party.
Georges Matheron Georges Matheron (1930 - 2000) is by some regarded as the father of Spatial Statistics (Geostatistics). In 1968 he created the "Centre de Géostatistique et de Morphologie Mathématique" at the Paris School of Mines in Fontainebleau.
Georges Méliès Georges Méliès (December 8, 1861 – January 21, 1938), full name Maries-Georges-Jean Méliès, was a French filmmaker famous for leading many technical and narrative developments in the earliest cinema. He was born in Paris, where his family manufactured shoes.
Georges Moustaki Yussef Mustacchi, known as Georges Moustaki, (born in Alexandria, Egypt May 3 1934) is a singer and songwriter from France of Greek Sephardic origin, best known for his poetic rhythm, eloquent simplicity and hundreds of beautiful romantic songs. He has written songs for Édith Piaf, Dalida, Barbara, Brigitte Fontaine and Herbert Pagani.
Georges Nomarski Georges (Jerzy) Nomarski (January 6, 1919 - 1997) was a Polish physicist and optics theoreticiand. Creator of Nomarski Interference Contrast (NIC) or differential interference contrast microscopy (DIC), the method is widely used to study live biological specimens and unstained tissues.
Georges Perec Georges Perec (March 7, 1936 - March 3, 1982) was a 20th century Jewish French novelist, filmmaker and essayist, a member of the Oulipo group and considered by many to be one of the most important post-World War II authors.
Georges Picot Georges Picot (December 24, 1838 – August 16, 1909) was a French lawyer and historian — born in Paris — his main work is Histoire des États généraux for which he twice gained the prize of the French academy in 1873 and 1874. In 1904, he published a biography of Gladstone.
Georges Politzer Georges Politzer (3 May 1903–23 May 1942) was a French philosopher and Marxist theoretician of Hungarian origin, affectionately referred to by some as the "red-headed philosopher" (philosophe roux). He was a native of Nagyvárad (Oradea), in what today is Romania.
Georges Polti Georges Polti (sometimes George Polti) was a French writer from the mid-19th century (born in 1868). He is best-known today for his list of thirty-six dramatic situations and for writing Art of Inventing Characters (ISBN 0-89984-388-3, originally L'art d'inventer les personnages).
Georges Poulet Georges Poulet (1902-1991) was a Belgian literary critic associated with the Geneva School. Best known for his four-volume work Studies in Human Time, Poulet rejected formalist approaches to literary criticism and advanced the theory that criticism requires the reader to open his or her mind to the consciousness of the author.
Georges River The Georges River is a waterway in the state of New South Wales in Australia. It rises to the south-west of Sydney near the coal mining town of Appin, and then flows north past Campbelltown, roughly parallelling the Main South Railway.
Georges Rodenbach Georges Raymond Constantin Rodenbach (born July 16, 1855 in Tournai, Belgium; died December 25, 1898 in Paris) was a Belgian Symbolist poet and novelist. He was born in Tournai and went to school in Ghent, where he became friends with the poet Emile Verhaeren.
Georges Sada General Georges Hormiz Sada (aka Gewargis or George Hormis; Arabic: ŮŮرŮŮŠŘł هرمز ساده, Syriac: Ü“Üܪܓܝܣ ܗܪܡܙ ÜŁÜ•Ü; born 1939?) is an Assyrian author and member of the former government under Saddam Hussein's Regime .
Georges Taillandier Georges Taillandier was a French cyclist who competed in the late 19th century and early 20th century. He participated in Cycling at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris and won the gold medal in the men's sprint.
Georges Thierry d'Argenlieu Georges Thierry d'Argenlieu, in religion Louis de la Trinité (August 7, 1889 - September 7, 1964) was a priest, diplomat and French Navy officer and admiral; he became one of the major personalities of the Free French Forces. He was the chancelor of the Ordre de la Libération.
Georges Thines Georges Thines, a Belgian scientist, was awarded the Francqui Prize on Human Sciences in 1971 for his work on experimental psychology at the Laboratory of Experimental Psychology of the Universite Catholique de Louvain.
Georges van Vrekhem Georges van Vrekhem is a Flemish-speaking Belgian journalist, poet and playwright, who was the artistic manager of a professional theater company, the "Nederlands Toneel te Gent". He became acquainted with the teachings of Sri Aurobindo and the Mother in 1964.
Georges Vacher de Lapouge Georges Vacher de Lapouge (1854-1936) was a French anthropologist and a theoretician of eugenics and pseudo-scientific racism. He wrote L'Aryen et son rĂ´le social ("The Aryan and his Social Role"), which gave its bases to Nazi anti-Semitism.
Georges Valensi Georges Valensi was a French telecommunications engineer who, in 1938, invented and patented a method of transmitting color images so that they could be received on both color and black & white television sets. Rival color television methods, which had been in development since the 1920s, were incompatible with monochrome televisions.
Georges Vanier Secondary School Georges Vanier Secondary School is a public high school located in North York, Ontario. Named after one of Canada's greatest leaders, Georges Vanier, the school has earned the distinction of being one of 21 exemplary schools across Canada.
Georges Vézina Georges Vézina (pronounced: ), also known as "The Chicoutimi Cucumber" (French: "Le Concombre de Chicoutimi") (January 21, 1887 – March 27, 1926) was a Canadian professional hockey goaltender who played five seasons in the National Hockey League and seven in the National Hockey Association for the Montreal Canadiens.
Georges-Casimir Dessaulles Georges-Casimir Dessaulles (September 27, 1827 – April 19, 1930), was a businessman, statesman and Canadian Senator who holds the record for the oldest serving politician. Appointed to the Canadian Senate representing the Province of Quebec in 1907 at age 80, Dessaulles served for 23 years before dying at age 102.
Georges-Honoré Simard Georges-Honoré Simard (April 18 1817 – June 27 1873) was a Quebec businessman and political figure. He represented Quebec-Centre in the 1st Canadian Parliament as a Conservative member and in the Legislative Assembly of Quebec from 1867 to 1871.
Georges-Isidore Barthe Georges-Isidore Barthe (November 16 1834 – August 11 1900 ) was a Quebec lawyer, publisher, journalist and political figure. He represented Richelieu in the Canadian House of Commons as an Independent Conservative from 1870 to 1872 and 1874 to 1878.
Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon (September 7, 1707 – April 16, 1788) was a French naturalist, mathematician, biologist, cosmologist and author. Buffon's views influenced the next two generations of naturalists, including Jean-Baptiste Lamarck and Charles Darwin.
Georges-Raoul-Léotale-Guichart-Humbert Saveuse de Beaujeu Georges-Raoul-Léotale-Guichart-Humbert Saveuse de Beaujeu (June 22 1847 – December 15 1887) was a Quebec seigneur and political figure. He represented Soulanges in the Legislative Assembly of Quebec from 1871 to 1872 and from 1875 to 1878 and in the Canadian House of Commons as a Conservative member from 1882 to 1883.
Georgeson Botanical Garden The Georgeson Botanical Garden is a botanical garden located at 117 West Tanana Drive on the University of Alaska Fairbanks campus in Fairbanks, Alaska, USA. The garden is used for both research and demonstration, and is open to the public during daylight hours, May through September, for a fee.
Georgetown (GO Station) Georgetown GO Station is a GO Transit and VIA Rail railway station. It is the western terminus for the GO's Georgetown line trains, although until 1993 some continued to Guelph, which remains connected by a feeder bus.
Georgetown Day School Georgetown Day School is an independent, PreK-12 school in Washington, DC. It is familiarly called "GDS," or less frequently "Georgetown Day;" the high school is sometimes abbreviated GDHS.
Georgetown Hoyas The Georgetown Hoyas are the athletics teams that officially represent Georgetown University in college sports. Hoyas (the name means "what" or "such") participate in the NCAA's Division I Big East Conference in 26 sports and the Division I-AA Patriot League in football.
Georgetown Light House The Georgetown Light House was first built by the Dutch in 1817 and then rebuilt in 1830 to help guide ships into the Demerara River from the Atlantic Ocean. The 31 m (103 feet) high wooden structure is a famous Georgetown, Guyana landmark with its distinct vertical red and white stripes.
Georgetown Public Policy Review The Georgetown Public Policy Review is a twice-yearly nonpartisan journal published by the Georgetown Public Policy Institute at Georgetown University that investigates public policy issues and promotes discourse among members of the policymaking community. The Review, founded in 1995, is composed of a 50-member team of students at the Georgetown Public Policy Institute as well as leading academics and practitioners who provide editorial support.
Georgetown railway station Georgetown railway station was a railway station serving the village of Houston, Renfrewshire, Scotland, originally as part of the Glasgow, Paisley and Greenock Railway and later owned by the Caledonian Railway.
Georgetown Solidarity Committee Georgetown Solidarity Committee (GSC) is a student organization at Georgetown University in Washington, DC, that takes action to support the struggles of service workers on the Georgetown campus as well as workers around the world. GSC was created in 1997 and is a chapter of United Students Against Sweatshops (USAS).
Georgetown University Georgetown University, incorporated as the The President and Directors of the College of Georgetown, is a private university in the United States, located in Georgetown, a historic neighborhood of Washington, D.C.
Georgetown University Law Center Georgetown University Law Center (GULC) is Georgetown University's law school. It is among the ten most selective law schools in the United States and is considered to be in the "top 14," a legal insider recognition of its reputation.
Georgetown University Press Georgetown University Press was founded in 1964 and is a publishing house that currently publishes forty new books a year. Georgetown University Press is a member of the Association of American University Presses (AAUP) and supports the academic mission of Georgetown University by publishing scholarly books and journals for a diverse, worldwide readership.
Georgetown University Television 'Georgetown University Television (GUTV) is Georgetown University's student-run campus television station, founded in 1998. The station traditionally broadcasts student shows live weekly during the school year on Hoyanet Channel 20.
Georgetown Visitation Preparatory School Georgetown Visitation Preparatory School was founded in Washington, DC in 1799 and has continued for over 200 years as a college preparatory school for women. School literature states that their curriculum is rooted in the virtues of faith, vision, and purpose.
Georgetown-Baldwin's Road Georgetown-Baldwin's Road is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative assembly of Prince Edward Island, Canada. The district was created for the 1996 election from most of 3rd Kings and part of 5th Kings.
Georgetown-IBM experiment The Georgetown-IBM experiment was an influential demonstration of machine translation, which took place on January 7 1954. Developed jointly by the Georgetown University and IBM, the experiment involved fully automatic translation of more than sixty Russian sentences into English.
Georgetown, Ascension Island Georgetown is the capital of Ascension Island on the west coast of the island. It is strictly not a capital city as it does not fit the requirements on becoming a city in the UK (see City status in the United Kingdom), but it is the capital town.
Georgetown, Guyana Georgetown, estimated population 213,705 (2002 Guyana census), is the capital and largest city of Guyana, located in the Demerara-Mahaica region. It is situated on the Atlantic Ocean coast at the mouth of the Demerara River and is nicknamed 'Garden City of the Caribbean.
Georgetown, Idaho Georgetown is a town located in the Bear River Valley in Bear Lake County, Idaho, at the center of a farming area between the river and the mountains to the east. It was settled by Mormon pioneers on the route of the Oregon Trail.
Georgetown, Seattle, Washington Georgetown is a neighborhood in Seattle, Washington, USA. It is bounded on the north by the mainlines of the BNSF Railway and Union Pacific Railroad, beyond which is the Industrial District; on the west by the Duwamish River, across which is South Park; on the east by Interstate 5, beyond which is Beacon Hill; and on the south by Boeing Field.
Georgetown, South Carolina Georgetown is the third oldest city in South Carolina and the county seat of Georgetown County. Located on Winyah Bay at the confluence of the Great Pee Dee River, Waccamaw River, and Sampit River, Georgetown is the second largest seaport in South Carolina, handling over 960,000 tons of materials a year.
Georgette Bauerdorf Georgette Elise Bauerdorf (May 6, 1924-October 12, 1944) was a twenty-year-old oil heiress who was strangled in her home at the El Palacio Apartments on 8493 Fountain Avenue, West Hollywood, California. She was educated in a convent on Long Island, New York.
Georgette Sheridan Georgette Sheridan (born 12 June 1952 in Calgary, Alberta) was a member of the Canadian House of Commons at the Saskatoon—Humboldt electoral district from 1993 to 1997. She is a lawyer, columnist and businessperson by career.
Georgi Atanasov Georgi Ivanov Atanasov (born June 10, 1933) was a leading member of the Bulgarian Communist Party who served as Prime Minister from 1986-1990. Atanasov supported the move to oust Todor Zhivkov as Chairman of the State Council, joining Petar Mladenov in leading the opposition.
Georgi Bliznashki Georgi Bliznashki (Bulgarian: Георги БлизнаŃки; born 4 October 1956 in Skravena, Sofia Oblast) is a Bulgarian politician and Member of the European Parliament. He is a member of the Coalition for Bulgaria, part of the Party of European Socialists, and became an MEP on 1 January 2007 with the accession of Bulgaria to the European Union.
Georgi Danelia Georgi Danelia (Georgian: á’ááťá á’á á“ááśá”ášáá, ; born Tbilisi, 25 August 1930) is a Russian film director of Georgian descent, who became known throughout the Soviet Union for his sad comedies (as he styles them), bittersweet as the life itself.
Georgi Dimitrov Georgi Dimitrov Mikhailov (Георги Димитров Михайлов, also known as Георгий Михайлович Димитров, Georgiy Mikhailovich Dimitrov; June 18, 1882 - July 2, 1949) was a Bulgarian Communist leader.
Georgi Dimitrov Mausoleum The Georgi Dimitrov Mausoleum () in Sofia, Bulgaria was built in 1949 to hold the embalmed body of the Communist leader Georgi Dimitrov (1882-1949). It remained there from Dimitrov's death until August 1990, when he was cremated.
Georgi Glouchkov Georgi Nikolov Glouchkov () (born January 10, 1960 in Tryavna) is a Bulgarian former professional basketball player. A 6'8" forward, he was the first player from an Eastern bloc country to compete in the American National Basketball Association (NBA).
Georgi Grechko Georgi Mikhailovich Grechko (Russian: Георгий Михайлович Гречко; born May 25, 1931 in Leningrad) was a Soviet cosmonaut who flew on three space flights: Soyuz 17, Soyuz 26, and Soyuz T-14.
Georgi Hristov Georgi Hristov (Macedonian: Đорѓи ХриŃтов) (born January 30, 1976 in Bitola, now Republic of Macedonia, then part of Yugoslavia) is a Macedonian football striker who currently plays for Olympiakos Nicosia.
Georgi Kandelaki Georgi Kandelaki (April 10, 1974 in Gori, Georgia) is a former boxer from Georgia, who won the gold medal in the super heavyweight division (+ 91 kg) at the 1997 World Amateur Boxing Championships in Budapest, Hungary. A year earlier he represented his native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia.
Georgi Kukov General Georgi Kukov is a fictitious Soviet commander in the real-time strategy computer game Red Alert in the Command & Conquer series by Westwood Studios. He's an advisor to Joseph Stalin late in the war in Europe.
Georgi Lozanov Georgi Lozanov (born 1926) is a Bulgarian educator and psychologist who emerged in the 1970s as a leading figure in the field of accelerated learning with his theory of suggestopedia where various techniques, including breathing and music, were found to enhance learning.
Georgi Markov Georgi Ivanov Markov () (March 1, 1929 - September 11, 1978) was a Bulgarian dissident. Markov originally worked as a novelist and playwright, but in 1969, he defected from Bulgaria, then a communist state under the leadership of President Todor Zhivkov.
Georgi Nemsadze Georgi Nemsadze (born 10 May 1972) is a retired Georgian football midfielder. In addition to Georgian teams, he played for many European clubs such as Trabzonspor, Grasshopper-Club ZĂĽrich, AC Reggiana and Dundee.
Georgi Parvanov Georgi Sedefchov Parvanov () (born 28 June 1957) has been president of Bulgaria since 22 January 2002. Parvanov became president after defeating his predecessor, Petar Stoyanov, in the second round of the November 2001 presidential election.
Georgi Pavlovich Gladyshev Georgi Pavlovich Gladyshev (born September 19, 1936 in Alma-Ata) is a Russian physical chemist and thermodynamicist known for his Gibbs free energy thermodynamic theory of evolution and for his anti-aging theories of foodstuffs. He is the author of more than five hundred scientific papers.
Georgi Pirinski Georgi Pirinski () (born 10 September 1948) is a Bulgarian politician of the Bulgarian Communist Party and after 1990 of the Bulgarian Socialist Party. Born in New York City, USA in the emigrant family of Communist functionary Georgi Pirinski, Sr.
Georgi Plekhanov Georgi Valentinovich Plekhanov (Георгий Валентинович Плеханов) (December 11, 1856 – May 30, 1918; Old Style: November 29 1856 – May 17 1918) was a Russian revolutionary and a Marxist theoretician. He was a founder of the Social-Democratic movement in Russia.
Georgi Sava Rakovski Georgi Sava Rakovski (Георги Сава РаковŃки) (1821 – 9 October 1867), born Sabi Stoykov Popovich (Съби Стойков Попович), was a 19th-century Bulgarian revolutionary and writer and an important figure of the Bulgarian National Revival and the resistance against Ottoman rule.
Georgi Traikov Georgi Traykov Girovski, also known as Georgi Traikov (1898-1975), was a Bulgarian communist politician. On April 23, 1964, he became head of state and chairman of the national assembly of Bulgaria, following the death of Dimitur Ganev.
Georgi Tringov Georgi Petrov Tringov () (7 March 1937 - 2 July 2000) was an International Grandmaster of chess from Bulgaria. He won the Bulgarian national chess championship in 1963, the year he was awarded the Grandmaster title, only the second Bulgarian player thus honored (after Milko Bobotsov).
Georgi-Glashow model In particle physics, the Georgi-Glashow model is a particular grand unification theory (GUT) proposed by Howard Georgi and Sheldon Glashow in 1974. In this model the standard model gauge groups SU(3)Ă—SU(2)Ă—U(1) are combined into a single simple gauge group -- SU(5).
Georgi-Jarlskog mass relation In grand unified theories of the SU(5) or SO(10) type, there is a mass relation predicted between the electron and the down quark, the muon and the strange quark and the tau lepton and the bottom quark called the Georgi-Jarlskog mass relations. Unfortunately, this mass relation only holds for one generation, which counts against those models.
Georgia (1995 film) Georgia is a 1995 American independent movie starring Jennifer Jason Leigh and Mare Winningham. In the film, Leigh played Sadie Flood, a punky barroom singer who has a complicated, jealous but loving relationship with her older sister, Georgia, played by Winningham.
Georgia (drink) Georgia (Japanese: ジă§ăĽă‚¸ă‚˘ 缶コăĽă’ăĽ) is the name of a popular brand of coffee-flavored beverages sold by Coca-Cola in Japan. It was launched in 1975 and has since expanded to markets in India and Bahrain.
Georges Creek Railroad The Georges Creek Railroad was a railroad operated by the Georges Creek Coal and Iron Company. The railroad operated from 1853 to 1863 when the Railroad was absorbed into the Cumberland and Pennsylvania Railroad.
Georges Creek Valley Georges Creek Valley is located in Allegany County, Maryland along the George's Creek tributary stream. The Georges Creek Valley is rich in wide veins of coal known historically as the "The Big Vein".
Georges Cuvier Baron Georges Léopold Chrétien Frédéric Dagobert Cuvier (August 23 1769–May 13, 1832) was a French naturalist and zoologist. He was the elder brother of Frédéric Cuvier (1773–1838), also a naturalist.
Georges d'Amboise Georges d'Amboise (Château de Chaumont 1460 — 1510), French cardinal styled Cardinal de Rouen from 1498 and minister of state, belonged to a noble family possessed of considerable influence: of his nine brothers, four were bishops. His father, Pierre d'Amboise, seigneur de Chaumont, was chamberlain to Charles VII and Louis XI and ambassador at Rome.
Georges d'Armagnac Georges d'Armagnac (ca 1501 – July (various dates are given) 1585) was a humanist and patron, a French diplomat deeply embroiled in the Italian Wars and in the French Wars of Religion, and a Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. He was the legitimized son of Pierre d'Armagnac, sire de Caussade and of a certain Fleurette, and thus he was a grandson of Catherine de Foix, and so a highly-connected member of the powerful house of Foix d'Armagnac.
Georges de Feure Georges de Feure (real name Georges Joseph van Sluÿters, September 6, 1868 – November 26, 1943) was a French painter, theatrical designer, and industrial art designer in the symbolism and Art Nouveau styles.
Georges de la Falaise Georges de la Falaise (1870 - 1910) was a French fencer who competed in the late 19th century and early 20th century. He participated in Fencing at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris and won the gold medal in the sabre, defeating fellow French fencer Henri Masson in the final.
Georges Darboy Georges Darboy (January 16 1813 - May 27 1871) was a French Catholic priest, later bishop of Nancy then archbishop of Paris. He was among a group of prominent hostages executed as the Paris Commune of 1871 was about to be overthrown.
Georges Delerue Georges Delerue (March 12, 1925 Roubaix - 20 March, 1992 Los Angeles) was a renowned French film composer who composed over 500 scores for cinema and television. He won numerous important awards including Rome Prize (1949), Emmy Award (1968 - Our World), Genie Award (1986 - Sword Of Gideon), ACE Award (1991 - The Josephine Baker Story) and Academy Award in 1979 for A Little Romance and 4 other Academy Nominations (1969 - Anne Of 1000 Days, 1973 - The Day Of The Dolphin, 1977 - Julia and 1985 - Agnes Of God).
Georges Duboeuf Georges Duboeuf, the largest Beaujolais bottler by far, has been called "the prince of Beaujolais" and "the Beaujolais king." He is a négociant who produces more than 25 million cases of wine annually.
Georges Dumézil Georges Dumézil (March 4, 1898 - October 11, 1986) was a French comparative philologist best known for his analysis of sovereignty and power in Proto-Indo-European religion and society. He is considered one of the major contributors to mythography, in particular for his creation of the trifunctional hypothesis of social class.
Georges Ferdinand Bigot Georges Ferdinand Bigot (1860-1927), French cartoonist, illustrator and artist, who was trained at the École des Beaux Arts in Paris by Jean-Léon Gérôme and Carolus-Duran. Bigot resided in Japan for twenty years and became known for his satirical depictions of life in nineteenth century Japan.
Georges Gilles de la Tourette Georges Albert Édouard Brutus Gilles de la Tourette (October 30 1857 in Saint-Gervais-les-Trois-Clochers near Poitou, France — May 26, 1904 in Lausanne, Switzerland) was a French neurologist who is the eponym of Tourette syndrome, a neurological condition.
Georges Grard Georges Grard (1901 — 1984) was a Belgian sculptor, known above all for his representations of the female, in the manner of Pierre Renoir and Aristide Maillol, modelled in clay or plaster, and cast in bronze.
Georges Guibourg Georges Guibourg (June 3, 1891 - January 8, 1970) was a French singer, author, writer, playwright, and actor, George Guibourg, alias Georgius, alias Theodore Crapulet, was one of the most popular and versatile performers in Paris for more than 50 years.
Georges Gurvitch Georges Gurvitch (or Jorge Gurvitch, born Georgij DavydoviÄŤ GurviÄŤ; November 11, 1894, Novorossiysk - December 12, 1965, Paris) was a Russian born French sociologist and jurist. One of the leading sociologists of his times, he was a specialist of the sociology of knowledge.
Georges Hartmann Georges Hartmann (pen name: Henri Grémont) was a French dramatist and opera librettist. His librettos include Massenet's Hérodiade (1881) and Werther (1892), Silver's "Chatteau Brillon" (1892), André Messager's Madame Chrysanthème (1893) and Reynaldo Hahn's L'ile du rêve (1898).
Georges Imbert Georges Christian Peter Imbert born March 25, 1884 in Niederstinzel, Lorraine died February 6, 1950 in Saar Union, Alsace. Around 1920 developed the wood gas generator for the automobile that was commonly used in Europe until petroleum fuel became more economical in the region.
Georges Island Georges Island is one of the islands in the Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area, situated just over 7 miles from downtown Boston. The island has a permanent size of 39 acres, plus an intertidal zone of a further 14 acres, and rises to a height of 50 feet above sea level.
Georges Jacob Georges Jacob (Cheny, Burgundy, 6 July 1739 — 1814, master 1765) was one of the two most prominent Parisian master menuisiers, producing carved, painted and gilded beds and seat furniture and upholstery work for the French royal châteaux, in the early Neoclassical style that is usually associated with Louis Seize.
Georges Jobé Georges Jobé (born January 6, 1961) was a professional motocross rider from Belgium who was crowned the FIM World Motocross Champion on five occasions. In addition, Jobé also won several Belgian national motocross championships in a professional motocross career that spanned from 1979 to 1992.
Georges Leclanché Georges Leclanché (1839 - September 14, 1882) was a French electrical engineer chiefly remembered for his invention of the Leclanché cell, one of the first modern electrical batteries and the forerunner of the modern dry cell battery.
Georges Lefebvre Georges Lefebvre (1874-1959) was a French historian, who was considered in his day to be the leading authority on the French Revolution, with a formidable scholarly reputation, editing the most respected journal on the subject, Annales historiques de la Révolution française and holding the position of Professor of the History of the French Revolution at the Sorbonne. A lifelong socialist, he became more and more influenced by Marxism about the time of the Second World War.
Georges Leredu George Leredu, lawyer, was mayor of Franconville-la-Garenne from 1908 to 1919, deputy (representative of parliament) from 1914 to 1927 then senator until 1936. He was Minister for Health after having been a Secretary of State of the Liberated Regions during a few months from February 20, 1920.
Georges Leygues (D640) The Georges Leygues (D640) is a F70 type anti-submarine frigate of the French Marine Nationale. She is the second French vessel named after the XIX-XXth Century politician and minister of the Navy Georges Leygues.
Georges Malbrunot George Malbrunot is a French journalist working for Le Figaro who, along with Christian Chesnot and Muhammed al-Jundi (their driver), was taken hostage on August 20, 2004, by the Islamic Army in Iraq. This group gave the French government a 48-hour deadline to repeal its law against girls wearing the Muslim veil in school.
Georges Mandel Georges Mandel (June 5, 1885—July 7, 1944) was a French politician, journalist, and French Resistance leader, born Louis George Rothschild in Chatou, Seine-et-Oise, the son of a tailor: his family (not related to the banking dynasty) was Jewish, and had fled from Alsace in to preserve their French citizenship when Alsace-Lorraine was annexed by the German Empire at the end of the Franco-Prussian War.
Georges Marchais Georges René Louis Marchais (June 7 1920, La Hoguette in Calvados - November 16 1997, Paris) was the head of the French Communist Party (PCF), and a candidate in the French presidential elections of 1981 - in which he managed to garner only 15.34% of the vote, which was considered at the time a major setback for the party.
Georges Matheron Georges Matheron (1930 - 2000) is by some regarded as the father of Spatial Statistics (Geostatistics). In 1968 he created the "Centre de Géostatistique et de Morphologie Mathématique" at the Paris School of Mines in Fontainebleau.
Georges Méliès Georges Méliès (December 8, 1861 – January 21, 1938), full name Maries-Georges-Jean Méliès, was a French filmmaker famous for leading many technical and narrative developments in the earliest cinema. He was born in Paris, where his family manufactured shoes.
Georges Moustaki Yussef Mustacchi, known as Georges Moustaki, (born in Alexandria, Egypt May 3 1934) is a singer and songwriter from France of Greek Sephardic origin, best known for his poetic rhythm, eloquent simplicity and hundreds of beautiful romantic songs. He has written songs for Édith Piaf, Dalida, Barbara, Brigitte Fontaine and Herbert Pagani.
Georges Nomarski Georges (Jerzy) Nomarski (January 6, 1919 - 1997) was a Polish physicist and optics theoreticiand. Creator of Nomarski Interference Contrast (NIC) or differential interference contrast microscopy (DIC), the method is widely used to study live biological specimens and unstained tissues.
Georges Perec Georges Perec (March 7, 1936 - March 3, 1982) was a 20th century Jewish French novelist, filmmaker and essayist, a member of the Oulipo group and considered by many to be one of the most important post-World War II authors.
Georges Picot Georges Picot (December 24, 1838 – August 16, 1909) was a French lawyer and historian — born in Paris — his main work is Histoire des États généraux for which he twice gained the prize of the French academy in 1873 and 1874. In 1904, he published a biography of Gladstone.
Georges Politzer Georges Politzer (3 May 1903–23 May 1942) was a French philosopher and Marxist theoretician of Hungarian origin, affectionately referred to by some as the "red-headed philosopher" (philosophe roux). He was a native of Nagyvárad (Oradea), in what today is Romania.
Georges Polti Georges Polti (sometimes George Polti) was a French writer from the mid-19th century (born in 1868). He is best-known today for his list of thirty-six dramatic situations and for writing Art of Inventing Characters (ISBN 0-89984-388-3, originally L'art d'inventer les personnages).
Georges Poulet Georges Poulet (1902-1991) was a Belgian literary critic associated with the Geneva School. Best known for his four-volume work Studies in Human Time, Poulet rejected formalist approaches to literary criticism and advanced the theory that criticism requires the reader to open his or her mind to the consciousness of the author.
Georges River The Georges River is a waterway in the state of New South Wales in Australia. It rises to the south-west of Sydney near the coal mining town of Appin, and then flows north past Campbelltown, roughly parallelling the Main South Railway.
Georges Rodenbach Georges Raymond Constantin Rodenbach (born July 16, 1855 in Tournai, Belgium; died December 25, 1898 in Paris) was a Belgian Symbolist poet and novelist. He was born in Tournai and went to school in Ghent, where he became friends with the poet Emile Verhaeren.
Georges Sada General Georges Hormiz Sada (aka Gewargis or George Hormis; Arabic: ŮŮرŮŮŠŘł هرمز ساده, Syriac: Ü“Üܪܓܝܣ ܗܪܡܙ ÜŁÜ•Ü; born 1939?) is an Assyrian author and member of the former government under Saddam Hussein's Regime .
Georges Taillandier Georges Taillandier was a French cyclist who competed in the late 19th century and early 20th century. He participated in Cycling at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris and won the gold medal in the men's sprint.
Georges Thierry d'Argenlieu Georges Thierry d'Argenlieu, in religion Louis de la Trinité (August 7, 1889 - September 7, 1964) was a priest, diplomat and French Navy officer and admiral; he became one of the major personalities of the Free French Forces. He was the chancelor of the Ordre de la Libération.
Georges Thines Georges Thines, a Belgian scientist, was awarded the Francqui Prize on Human Sciences in 1971 for his work on experimental psychology at the Laboratory of Experimental Psychology of the Universite Catholique de Louvain.
Georges van Vrekhem Georges van Vrekhem is a Flemish-speaking Belgian journalist, poet and playwright, who was the artistic manager of a professional theater company, the "Nederlands Toneel te Gent". He became acquainted with the teachings of Sri Aurobindo and the Mother in 1964.
Georges Vacher de Lapouge Georges Vacher de Lapouge (1854-1936) was a French anthropologist and a theoretician of eugenics and pseudo-scientific racism. He wrote L'Aryen et son rĂ´le social ("The Aryan and his Social Role"), which gave its bases to Nazi anti-Semitism.
Georges Valensi Georges Valensi was a French telecommunications engineer who, in 1938, invented and patented a method of transmitting color images so that they could be received on both color and black & white television sets. Rival color television methods, which had been in development since the 1920s, were incompatible with monochrome televisions.
Georges Vanier Secondary School Georges Vanier Secondary School is a public high school located in North York, Ontario. Named after one of Canada's greatest leaders, Georges Vanier, the school has earned the distinction of being one of 21 exemplary schools across Canada.
Georges Vézina Georges Vézina (pronounced: ), also known as "The Chicoutimi Cucumber" (French: "Le Concombre de Chicoutimi") (January 21, 1887 – March 27, 1926) was a Canadian professional hockey goaltender who played five seasons in the National Hockey League and seven in the National Hockey Association for the Montreal Canadiens.
Georges-Casimir Dessaulles Georges-Casimir Dessaulles (September 27, 1827 – April 19, 1930), was a businessman, statesman and Canadian Senator who holds the record for the oldest serving politician. Appointed to the Canadian Senate representing the Province of Quebec in 1907 at age 80, Dessaulles served for 23 years before dying at age 102.
Georges-Honoré Simard Georges-Honoré Simard (April 18 1817 – June 27 1873) was a Quebec businessman and political figure. He represented Quebec-Centre in the 1st Canadian Parliament as a Conservative member and in the Legislative Assembly of Quebec from 1867 to 1871.
Georges-Isidore Barthe Georges-Isidore Barthe (November 16 1834 – August 11 1900 ) was a Quebec lawyer, publisher, journalist and political figure. He represented Richelieu in the Canadian House of Commons as an Independent Conservative from 1870 to 1872 and 1874 to 1878.
Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon (September 7, 1707 – April 16, 1788) was a French naturalist, mathematician, biologist, cosmologist and author. Buffon's views influenced the next two generations of naturalists, including Jean-Baptiste Lamarck and Charles Darwin.
Georges-Raoul-Léotale-Guichart-Humbert Saveuse de Beaujeu Georges-Raoul-Léotale-Guichart-Humbert Saveuse de Beaujeu (June 22 1847 – December 15 1887) was a Quebec seigneur and political figure. He represented Soulanges in the Legislative Assembly of Quebec from 1871 to 1872 and from 1875 to 1878 and in the Canadian House of Commons as a Conservative member from 1882 to 1883.
Georgeson Botanical Garden The Georgeson Botanical Garden is a botanical garden located at 117 West Tanana Drive on the University of Alaska Fairbanks campus in Fairbanks, Alaska, USA. The garden is used for both research and demonstration, and is open to the public during daylight hours, May through September, for a fee.
Georgetown (GO Station) Georgetown GO Station is a GO Transit and VIA Rail railway station. It is the western terminus for the GO's Georgetown line trains, although until 1993 some continued to Guelph, which remains connected by a feeder bus.
Georgetown Day School Georgetown Day School is an independent, PreK-12 school in Washington, DC. It is familiarly called "GDS," or less frequently "Georgetown Day;" the high school is sometimes abbreviated GDHS.
Georgetown Hoyas The Georgetown Hoyas are the athletics teams that officially represent Georgetown University in college sports. Hoyas (the name means "what" or "such") participate in the NCAA's Division I Big East Conference in 26 sports and the Division I-AA Patriot League in football.
Georgetown Light House The Georgetown Light House was first built by the Dutch in 1817 and then rebuilt in 1830 to help guide ships into the Demerara River from the Atlantic Ocean. The 31 m (103 feet) high wooden structure is a famous Georgetown, Guyana landmark with its distinct vertical red and white stripes.
Georgetown Public Policy Review The Georgetown Public Policy Review is a twice-yearly nonpartisan journal published by the Georgetown Public Policy Institute at Georgetown University that investigates public policy issues and promotes discourse among members of the policymaking community. The Review, founded in 1995, is composed of a 50-member team of students at the Georgetown Public Policy Institute as well as leading academics and practitioners who provide editorial support.
Georgetown railway station Georgetown railway station was a railway station serving the village of Houston, Renfrewshire, Scotland, originally as part of the Glasgow, Paisley and Greenock Railway and later owned by the Caledonian Railway.
Georgetown Solidarity Committee Georgetown Solidarity Committee (GSC) is a student organization at Georgetown University in Washington, DC, that takes action to support the struggles of service workers on the Georgetown campus as well as workers around the world. GSC was created in 1997 and is a chapter of United Students Against Sweatshops (USAS).
Georgetown University Georgetown University, incorporated as the The President and Directors of the College of Georgetown, is a private university in the United States, located in Georgetown, a historic neighborhood of Washington, D.C.
Georgetown University Law Center Georgetown University Law Center (GULC) is Georgetown University's law school. It is among the ten most selective law schools in the United States and is considered to be in the "top 14," a legal insider recognition of its reputation.
Georgetown University Press Georgetown University Press was founded in 1964 and is a publishing house that currently publishes forty new books a year. Georgetown University Press is a member of the Association of American University Presses (AAUP) and supports the academic mission of Georgetown University by publishing scholarly books and journals for a diverse, worldwide readership.
Georgetown University Television 'Georgetown University Television (GUTV) is Georgetown University's student-run campus television station, founded in 1998. The station traditionally broadcasts student shows live weekly during the school year on Hoyanet Channel 20.
Georgetown Visitation Preparatory School Georgetown Visitation Preparatory School was founded in Washington, DC in 1799 and has continued for over 200 years as a college preparatory school for women. School literature states that their curriculum is rooted in the virtues of faith, vision, and purpose.
Georgetown-Baldwin's Road Georgetown-Baldwin's Road is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative assembly of Prince Edward Island, Canada. The district was created for the 1996 election from most of 3rd Kings and part of 5th Kings.
Georgetown-IBM experiment The Georgetown-IBM experiment was an influential demonstration of machine translation, which took place on January 7 1954. Developed jointly by the Georgetown University and IBM, the experiment involved fully automatic translation of more than sixty Russian sentences into English.
Georgetown, Ascension Island Georgetown is the capital of Ascension Island on the west coast of the island. It is strictly not a capital city as it does not fit the requirements on becoming a city in the UK (see City status in the United Kingdom), but it is the capital town.
Georgetown, Guyana Georgetown, estimated population 213,705 (2002 Guyana census), is the capital and largest city of Guyana, located in the Demerara-Mahaica region. It is situated on the Atlantic Ocean coast at the mouth of the Demerara River and is nicknamed 'Garden City of the Caribbean.
Georgetown, Idaho Georgetown is a town located in the Bear River Valley in Bear Lake County, Idaho, at the center of a farming area between the river and the mountains to the east. It was settled by Mormon pioneers on the route of the Oregon Trail.
Georgetown, Seattle, Washington Georgetown is a neighborhood in Seattle, Washington, USA. It is bounded on the north by the mainlines of the BNSF Railway and Union Pacific Railroad, beyond which is the Industrial District; on the west by the Duwamish River, across which is South Park; on the east by Interstate 5, beyond which is Beacon Hill; and on the south by Boeing Field.
Georgetown, South Carolina Georgetown is the third oldest city in South Carolina and the county seat of Georgetown County. Located on Winyah Bay at the confluence of the Great Pee Dee River, Waccamaw River, and Sampit River, Georgetown is the second largest seaport in South Carolina, handling over 960,000 tons of materials a year.
Georgette Bauerdorf Georgette Elise Bauerdorf (May 6, 1924-October 12, 1944) was a twenty-year-old oil heiress who was strangled in her home at the El Palacio Apartments on 8493 Fountain Avenue, West Hollywood, California. She was educated in a convent on Long Island, New York.
Georgette Sheridan Georgette Sheridan (born 12 June 1952 in Calgary, Alberta) was a member of the Canadian House of Commons at the Saskatoon—Humboldt electoral district from 1993 to 1997. She is a lawyer, columnist and businessperson by career.
Georgi Atanasov Georgi Ivanov Atanasov (born June 10, 1933) was a leading member of the Bulgarian Communist Party who served as Prime Minister from 1986-1990. Atanasov supported the move to oust Todor Zhivkov as Chairman of the State Council, joining Petar Mladenov in leading the opposition.
Georgi Bliznashki Georgi Bliznashki (Bulgarian: Георги БлизнаŃки; born 4 October 1956 in Skravena, Sofia Oblast) is a Bulgarian politician and Member of the European Parliament. He is a member of the Coalition for Bulgaria, part of the Party of European Socialists, and became an MEP on 1 January 2007 with the accession of Bulgaria to the European Union.
Georgi Danelia Georgi Danelia (Georgian: á’ááťá á’á á“ááśá”ášáá, ; born Tbilisi, 25 August 1930) is a Russian film director of Georgian descent, who became known throughout the Soviet Union for his sad comedies (as he styles them), bittersweet as the life itself.
Georgi Dimitrov Georgi Dimitrov Mikhailov (Георги Димитров Михайлов, also known as Георгий Михайлович Димитров, Georgiy Mikhailovich Dimitrov; June 18, 1882 - July 2, 1949) was a Bulgarian Communist leader.
Georgi Dimitrov Mausoleum The Georgi Dimitrov Mausoleum () in Sofia, Bulgaria was built in 1949 to hold the embalmed body of the Communist leader Georgi Dimitrov (1882-1949). It remained there from Dimitrov's death until August 1990, when he was cremated.
Georgi Glouchkov Georgi Nikolov Glouchkov () (born January 10, 1960 in Tryavna) is a Bulgarian former professional basketball player. A 6'8" forward, he was the first player from an Eastern bloc country to compete in the American National Basketball Association (NBA).
Georgi Grechko Georgi Mikhailovich Grechko (Russian: Георгий Михайлович Гречко; born May 25, 1931 in Leningrad) was a Soviet cosmonaut who flew on three space flights: Soyuz 17, Soyuz 26, and Soyuz T-14.
Georgi Hristov Georgi Hristov (Macedonian: Đорѓи ХриŃтов) (born January 30, 1976 in Bitola, now Republic of Macedonia, then part of Yugoslavia) is a Macedonian football striker who currently plays for Olympiakos Nicosia.
Georgi Kandelaki Georgi Kandelaki (April 10, 1974 in Gori, Georgia) is a former boxer from Georgia, who won the gold medal in the super heavyweight division (+ 91 kg) at the 1997 World Amateur Boxing Championships in Budapest, Hungary. A year earlier he represented his native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia.
Georgi Kukov General Georgi Kukov is a fictitious Soviet commander in the real-time strategy computer game Red Alert in the Command & Conquer series by Westwood Studios. He's an advisor to Joseph Stalin late in the war in Europe.
Georgi Lozanov Georgi Lozanov (born 1926) is a Bulgarian educator and psychologist who emerged in the 1970s as a leading figure in the field of accelerated learning with his theory of suggestopedia where various techniques, including breathing and music, were found to enhance learning.
Georgi Markov Georgi Ivanov Markov () (March 1, 1929 - September 11, 1978) was a Bulgarian dissident. Markov originally worked as a novelist and playwright, but in 1969, he defected from Bulgaria, then a communist state under the leadership of President Todor Zhivkov.
Georgi Nemsadze Georgi Nemsadze (born 10 May 1972) is a retired Georgian football midfielder. In addition to Georgian teams, he played for many European clubs such as Trabzonspor, Grasshopper-Club ZĂĽrich, AC Reggiana and Dundee.
Georgi Parvanov Georgi Sedefchov Parvanov () (born 28 June 1957) has been president of Bulgaria since 22 January 2002. Parvanov became president after defeating his predecessor, Petar Stoyanov, in the second round of the November 2001 presidential election.
Georgi Pavlovich Gladyshev Georgi Pavlovich Gladyshev (born September 19, 1936 in Alma-Ata) is a Russian physical chemist and thermodynamicist known for his Gibbs free energy thermodynamic theory of evolution and for his anti-aging theories of foodstuffs. He is the author of more than five hundred scientific papers.
Georgi Pirinski Georgi Pirinski () (born 10 September 1948) is a Bulgarian politician of the Bulgarian Communist Party and after 1990 of the Bulgarian Socialist Party. Born in New York City, USA in the emigrant family of Communist functionary Georgi Pirinski, Sr.
Georgi Plekhanov Georgi Valentinovich Plekhanov (Георгий Валентинович Плеханов) (December 11, 1856 – May 30, 1918; Old Style: November 29 1856 – May 17 1918) was a Russian revolutionary and a Marxist theoretician. He was a founder of the Social-Democratic movement in Russia.
Georgi Sava Rakovski Georgi Sava Rakovski (Георги Сава РаковŃки) (1821 – 9 October 1867), born Sabi Stoykov Popovich (Съби Стойков Попович), was a 19th-century Bulgarian revolutionary and writer and an important figure of the Bulgarian National Revival and the resistance against Ottoman rule.
Georgi Traikov Georgi Traykov Girovski, also known as Georgi Traikov (1898-1975), was a Bulgarian communist politician. On April 23, 1964, he became head of state and chairman of the national assembly of Bulgaria, following the death of Dimitur Ganev.
Georgi Tringov Georgi Petrov Tringov () (7 March 1937 - 2 July 2000) was an International Grandmaster of chess from Bulgaria. He won the Bulgarian national chess championship in 1963, the year he was awarded the Grandmaster title, only the second Bulgarian player thus honored (after Milko Bobotsov).
Georgi-Glashow model In particle physics, the Georgi-Glashow model is a particular grand unification theory (GUT) proposed by Howard Georgi and Sheldon Glashow in 1974. In this model the standard model gauge groups SU(3)Ă—SU(2)Ă—U(1) are combined into a single simple gauge group -- SU(5).
Georgi-Jarlskog mass relation In grand unified theories of the SU(5) or SO(10) type, there is a mass relation predicted between the electron and the down quark, the muon and the strange quark and the tau lepton and the bottom quark called the Georgi-Jarlskog mass relations. Unfortunately, this mass relation only holds for one generation, which counts against those models.
Georgia (1995 film) Georgia is a 1995 American independent movie starring Jennifer Jason Leigh and Mare Winningham. In the film, Leigh played Sadie Flood, a punky barroom singer who has a complicated, jealous but loving relationship with her older sister, Georgia, played by Winningham.
Georgia (drink) Georgia (Japanese: ジă§ăĽă‚¸ă‚˘ 缶コăĽă’ăĽ) is the name of a popular brand of coffee-flavored beverages sold by Coca-Cola in Japan. It was launched in 1975 and has since expanded to markets in India and Bahrain.
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