Famous People with Name Dionysius

Dionysius Of Fourna            Origin/Culture/Country: Greek

Dionysius Of Fourna: was an Eastern Orthodox author of a manual of iconography and painting in the 18th century. He was born in Fourna, the Ottoman Empire, and went to study in Constantinople around the age of twelve before returning, as a monk, to Mt. Athos. He painted several icons in Mt. Athos, although the dates are indistinct (either 1701 or 1711) and at Karyes. In 1721, he painted the chapel of St. Demetrios in Vatopedi. He then returned to live in Fourna. His last official entry into public record is in 1741, when he gained permission to start a school at Agrafa.

Dionysius "Dionys" Thalmann            Origin/Culture/Country: Swiss

Dionysius "Dionys" Thalmann: is a Swiss sprint canoer who competed in the early to mid 1980s. At the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, he was eliminated in the repechages of the K-2 500 m event and the semifinals of the K-2 1000 m event.

Dionysius Adrianus Petrus Norbertus Koolen            Origin/Culture/Country: Dutch

Dionysius Adrianus Petrus Norbertus Koolen: is a Dutch politician.

B. R. Dionysius            Origin/Culture/Country: Australian

B. R. Dionysius: an Australian poet, editor, arts administrator and educator.B. R. Dionysius was born in Dalby, Queensland. He was the chairperson of Fringe Arts Collective Inc from 1994 to 2001; directed the Brisbane Writers Fringe Festival from 1993 to 1996, and directed the Subverse: Queensland Poetry Festival from 1997 to 2001. In 2004, he completed an M.Phil (Creative Writing) at the University of Queensland. He is currently enrolled in a Bachelor of Education (Secondary) Grad Entry, again at the University of Queensland. He lives in Gordon Park, Brisbane, is married to the writer Melissa Ashley and has two daughters, Rhiannon and Sylvie. Universal Andalusia, his third poetry collection was shortlisted for the C. J. Dennis Prize for Poetry in 2006.