text: softball

text: UCLA Bruins

text: USA Softball Women’s National Team

text: USSSA Pride

text: Irvine, California

text: shortstop

text: first base

text: softball at the 2004 Summer Olympics

text: Athens

text: Beijing Olympics

text: batting average

text: National Pro Fastpitch

text: NCAA Division I

text: runs

text: stolen bases

text: Irvine, California

text: Woodbridge High School

text: All-American

text: UCLA

text: RBIs

text: Oregon Ducks

text: Canisius Golden Griffins

text: Women's College World Series

text: Oklahoma Sooners

text: NCAA

text: home run

text: triple

text: double

text: Arizona Wildcats

text: Jennie Finch

text: NCAA Division I

text: slugging percentage

text: Washington Huskies

text: California Golden Bears

text: UCLA Athletics Hall of Fame

text: Canada Cup

text: 2002 ISF World Championship

text: Pan American Games

text: Team USA

text: Team USA

text: Athens Olympic Games

text: Venezuela

text: Team USA

text: Yukiko Ueno

text: Team Japan

text: National Pro Fastpitch

text: NPF

text: Philadelphia Force

text: Team USA

text: USSSA Pride

text: Kissimmee, Florida

text: NPF

text: Chicago Bandits

text: Monica Abbott

text: Chicago Bandits

text: Monica Abbott

text: NPF

text: Natasha Watley web site

text: Biography at UCLA

text: US Olympic Committee page

text: USA Fastpitch

categories: Olympic gold medalists for the United States in softball,Medalists at the 2004 Summer Olympics,Medalists at the 2008 Summer Olympics,Living people,African-American sportswomen,1981 births,Softball players at the 2007 Pan American Games,Softball players at the 2008 Summer Olympics,Olympic silver medalists for the United States in softball,Olympic softball players of the United States,UCLA Bruins softball players,Sportspeople from Irvine, California,Softball players from California,Softball players at the 2004 Summer Olympics

paragraph: Natasha Watley

paragraph: Natasha Renee Watley (born November 27, 1981) is an American former softball player for the UCLA Bruins, USA Softball Women’s National Team and USSSA Pride, originally from Irvine, California. She played the position of shortstop and first base, and helped the Bruins win a national championship and Team USA the gold medal for softball at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens and the silver for the Beijing Olympics. She is the first African-American female to play on the United States Softball team in the Olympics. She is the career batting average leader in the National Pro Fastpitch. She owns numerous records for the Bruins and is one of select NCAA Division I players to bat at least .400 with 300 hits, 200 runs and 100 stolen bases.

paragraph: Section::::Early life.

paragraph: Watley was born in Irvine, California to parents Edwin and Carolyn Watley. Watley attended Woodbridge High School where she was named second team Louisville Slugger All-American in her junior and senior years. She hit over .445 in her last three seasons in addition to stealing 20+ bases each season.

paragraph: Section::::UCLA Bruins.

paragraph: In 2001, Watley earned status by being named a First Team All-American as well as All Pac-10. She stole 32 bases to break the school record, which now ranks fourth all-time at UCLA.

paragraph: On May 13, Watley was a perfect 4/4 with 2 RBIs and a double against the Oregon Ducks for a career high in single game hits. On May 18, she stole a record 4 bases to break another school record vs. the Canisius Golden Griffins.

paragraph: Watley and the Bruins made it into the Women's College World Series finals vs. the Oklahoma Sooners. Watley was perfect against Jennifer Stewart, going 3/3 and scoring the only run in the Bruins eventual 3–1 defeat on May 29.

paragraph: Watley repeated all-season honors for a second straight year. She set school records with 75 runs and 56 stolen bases, while her season total hits were second all-time.

paragraph: Beginning March 2 through April 29, 2001, she managed a 32-consecutive-game hit streak, which is the fifth longest in NCAA history. The streak stretched to 36 games overall beginning on February 17; the Bruins had a week off prior to April 29. In that span, Watley batted .426 (55/129) with 14 RBI, a home run, three triples and doubles each.

paragraph: Once again on May 28, Watley found herself in the WCWS National Championship game vs. conference rival the Arizona Wildcats. Watley had one of 4 hits off MVP and eventual victor Jennie Finch.

paragraph: The streak of three First Team All-American and All-Pac-10 honors continued as the junior also broke the school record for hits in a season (112), which also led the NCAA Division I. Her triples and stolen bases were second best all-time, while her career-best .485 average ranked 4th (5th all-time) at UCLA.

paragraph: Notching her second-longest streak, Watley began a 29-consecutive-game hit streak on February 1 until March 9. Watley hit .543 (56/103) and had 24 RBIs, two home runs, three triples and 7 doubles. She also had a slugging percentage of .747% and overall her streak was 6th best for the NCAA.

paragraph: Watley was named to the WCWS All-Tournament Team, hitting over .450 for the Bruins.

paragraph: Again earning a place on the All-American team, she added the 2003 Pac-10 "Player of The Year" and the Honda Broderick Cup for "Best Collegiate Female Athlete" and "Best Collegiate Softball Player." Watley ranked top-10 in school season categories of batting average, hits, on-base percentage and stolen bases.

paragraph: From January 31 to February 28, she had her third-longest hit streak at 19 consecutive games. She hit .500 (30/60) with 21 RBIs, two home runs, a triple and 4 doubles. On April 30, Watley batted in a career-high 5 RBIs on two home runs to defeat the Washington Huskies.

paragraph: At the year's WCWS, Watley was again named to the All-Tournament Team, batting over .400 with 3 RBIs and slugging over .550%. The Bruins made it into their third finale with Watley and claimed the no-hit win over Kelly Anderson and the California Golden Bears on May 26. Watley went 2/5 with a triple.

paragraph: In her four years as a starter for the Bruins, she finished tops in career hits, triples, runs and stolen bases. She ranked second in career batting average (.450) and top-10 in doubles, slugging and on-base percentages. Watley holds the single-season record for hits (112) and is currently ranked fourth in Pac-10 history. Watley is listed seventh on the all-time NCAA record books with 115 hits in a single season. She was also the first UCLA Bruin to have two 100+ hit seasons.

paragraph: Watley was inducted into the UCLA Athletics Hall of Fame on October 11, 2014.

paragraph: Section::::National Team.

paragraph: In the summer of 2001, Watley played for the USA Red Team helping them win the US Cup and place third at the Canada Cup. She was named "Most Inspirational Player" at the Canada Cup in addition to being named to the All-Tournament Team. In 2002, she was named to the All-Tournament Team at the Canada Cup and the 2002 ISF World Championship tournaments where she also earned Most Valuable Player. In 2003, Watley was also awarded a gold medal for her performance at the Pan American Games.

paragraph: In preparation for the 2004 Olympics, Watley hit over .450 on the Aiming For Athens tour to help maintain Team USA's perfect record in Olympic tours. At the Games on August 14, Watley went a perfect 4/4 with a double and triple vs. Italy. She assisted Team USA softball to their third consecutive gold medal at the Athens Olympic Games defeating Australia 5–1, the only run allowed in the entire tournament, to earn her first gold medal on August 23. Watley led the team in at-bats, hits, stolen bases and was third on the team with a .400 batting average. She also broke the Olympic record for stolen bases with five in nine games.

paragraph: In 2008 on the Bound 4 Beijing Tour, Watley hit over .450 once again. She led the tour in at-bats, triples and stolen bases. Watley opened the Games smacking a two-run home run in a run-rule victory over Venezuela. Watley ended the Games in the gold medal contest on August 21, Watley had a hit in Team USA's 3–1 upset by Yukiko Ueno and Team Japan to earn Silver. Watley hit .321 and led the team in at-bats and stolen bases.

paragraph: Section::::Professional career.

paragraph: Watley played her first season professionally with the New York/New Jersey Juggernaut in the National Pro Fastpitch league in 2005. In her rookie season, Watley led the Nauts in batting with a .374 average and tallied 37 hits as the leadoff hitter to be named an NPF All-Star. In 2006, Watley played for the Philadelphia Force in limited action (30 at-bats) due to Team USA duties.

paragraph: Today Watley plays for the USSSA Pride based out of Kissimmee, Florida. In the 2010 season, Watley received her second All-NPF Team honor and her team made it into the Cowles Cup Championship on August 29 vs. the Chicago Bandits. Watley hit a solo home run in a 3/4 performance against pitchers Kristina Thorson, Nikki Nemitz and Jessica Sallinger to win the title. For the 2011 season, she led the league in average at .459 and was able to get a rematch shot at defending her team's title on August 24. The Pride lost but Watley had two hits and batted in two of three runs off ace Monica Abbott, pitching for the Bandits.

paragraph: In 2012, Watley was second overall in batting average and had a rematch in the Cowles Cup Championship with the Chicago Bandits and Monica Abbott. They lost again on August 25 at a 2–1 score, but Watley managed a hit in the effort. For the 2013 season championship, Watley earned the Cowles Cup Championship and had a hit in the finale. In 2014, she became the first player in league history to amass 300 career hits and in 2015 marked her sixth straight season with at least 50 hits to be named All-NPF. Watley earned a second season batting crown in 2015 and also set an enduring league record for hits in 2011. She also holds the career batting crown for playing multiple season and is tied second in stolen bases and hits, ranking third for triples. Watley spent the 2016 season overseas and retired in 2017.

paragraph: Section::::Links.

paragraph: BULLET::::- NCAA Division I softball career .400 batting average list

paragraph: Section::::External links.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Natasha Watley web site

paragraph: BULLET::::- Biography at UCLA

paragraph: BULLET::::- US Olympic Committee page

paragraph: BULLET::::- USA Fastpitch

description: softball player

wikidata_label: Natasha Watley

wikipedia_title: Natasha Watley


text:
Dayton, Ohio
graphic designer
Dead Poetic
Vices
graphic designer
logo
merchandise
Oh, Sleeper

wikipedia_title:
Dayton, Ohio
Graphic designer
Dead Poetic
Vices (Dead Poetic album)
Graphic designer
Logo
Merchandising
Oh, Sleeper

categories: American performers of Christian music,American rock singers,American male singers,American graphic designers,People from Canton, Ohio,Artists from Columbus, Ohio,21st-century American singers,Singers from Ohio,1983 births,Living people

paragraph: Brandon Rike

paragraph: Brandon Travis Rike (born January 6, 1983 in Dayton, Ohio) was a member of several rock bands and is now a full-time graphic designer. He currently resides in Columbus, Ohio.

paragraph: Section::::Dead Poetic.

paragraph: Brandon Rike has been in the band Dead Poetic for several years. The band was formed at a local church in 1997. Rike has designed all of the band's t-shirts. Dead Poetic has released three albums and one "Best of" album. In 2006, the band released their final record, "Vices". Since releasing the album, they have not toured or played a live show, and since November 20, 2007, no news regarding Dead Poetic has been publicly issued.

paragraph: Rike has confirmed that Dead Poetic will release the final album on their contract, but will not continue thereafter. "We plan to record another album. We love making music. We do not plan to tour."

paragraph: Section::::Dark Collar.

paragraph: Since 1999, Rike has been a self-employed graphic designer. 90% of the work out of Dark Collar has been band T-shirts, logos, or merchandise. As of 2010, Rike has dropped the company name of Dark Collar and is now working under his name.

paragraph: Section::::At Night We Strike.

paragraph: Recently, Brandon has teamed up with Ryan Sprague, and Lucas Starr formerly of Oh, Sleeper to create this new band. Their debut single, "Your Own Skin", from the upcoming full-length album produced by Andy Gomoll, was released on March 15, 2013 on their official website.

paragraph: Section::::External links.

paragraph: BULLET::::- http://brandonrike.com/

paragraph: BULLET::::- https://web.archive.org/web/20110708025738/http://brandonrike.blogspot.com/

paragraph: BULLET::::- https://web.archive.org/web/20091126031852/http://virb.com/brandonrike

description: American singer

wikidata_label: Brandon Rike

wikipedia_title: Brandon Rike


text:
rower
1972 Summer Olympics
Munich
Auckland
Dick Tonks
Dudley Storey
Ross Collinge
Coxless four
European Rowing Championships
Moscow
men's pair
Wybo Veldman
1978 World Rowing Championships
Lake Karapiro
Brisbane

wikipedia_title: Rowing at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Men's coxless four

categories: World Rowing Championships medalists for New Zealand,Olympic medalists in rowing,Olympic silver medalists for New Zealand,Medalists at the 1972 Summer Olympics,Olympic rowers of New Zealand,1944 births,New Zealand male rowers,Rowers at the 1972 Summer Olympics,2004 deaths,Rowers from Auckland

paragraph: Noel Mills

paragraph: Noel Edward Mills (13 January 1944 – 8 December 2004) was a New Zealand rower who won an Olympic silver medal at 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, Germany.

paragraph: Mills was born in 1944 in Auckland, New Zealand. He teamed with Dick Tonks, Dudley Storey and Ross Collinge to win the silver medal in the Coxless four at the 1972 Olympics in Munich, Germany. In the following year, he won a silver medal at the European Rowing Championships in Moscow, Soviet Union, in the men's pair with Wybo Veldman. He won a bronze medal in the coxed eight at the 1978 World Rowing Championships at Lake Karapiro, New Zealand. After retiring from international rowing, Mills coached at his Whakatane Rowing Club for many years. He moved to Brisbane, Australia in the late 1990s and worked in a property development company with his nephew.

paragraph: Mills died on 8 December 2004.

description: New Zealand rower

wikidata_label: Noel Mills

wikipedia_title: Noel Mills


text:
poet
French Renaissance
Nogent-le-Rotrou
Lorraine family
Étienne Jodelle
Jean de La Taille
Pierre de Ronsard
La Pléiade
ode
Jacopo Sannazaro
lapidary
Paris
Francis Ponge

wikipedia_title:
Poet
French Renaissance
Nogent-le-Rotrou
House of Lorraine
Étienne Jodelle
Jean de La Taille
Pierre de Ronsard
La Pléiade
Ode
Jacopo Sannazaro
Lapidary
Paris
Francis Ponge

categories: People from Nogent-le-Rotrou,16th-century French poets,1528 births,1577 deaths

paragraph: Rémy Belleau

paragraph: Remy (or Rémi) Belleau (1528 – 6 March 1577) was a poet of the French Renaissance. He is most known for his paradoxical poems of praise for simple things and his poems about precious stones.

paragraph: Section::::Life.

paragraph: Remy was born in Nogent-le-Rotrou. A nobleman (under the tutelage of the Lorraine family), he did his studies under Marc Antoine Muret and George Buchanan. As a student, he became friends with the young poets Jean de La Péruse, Étienne Jodelle, Jean de La Taille and Pierre de Ronsard and the latter incorporated Remy into the "La Pléiade", a group of revolutionary young poets. Belleau's first published poems were odes, "les Petites Inventions" (1556), inspired by the ancient lyric Greek collection attributed to Anacreon and featuring poems of praise for such things as butterflies, oysters, cherries, coral, shadows, turtles. In the 1560s, Belleau tried his hand at a mixed verse and prose form modeled on the Italian pastoral "Arcadia" by Jacopo Sannazaro (French translation, 1544): this became "La Bergerie" (1565-1572), in which narration (in prose) is interspersed with poems on love and the countryside. His last work, "les Amours et nouveaux Eschanges des Pierres precieuses" (1576), is a poetic description of gems and their properties inspired by medieval and renaissance lapidary catalogues.

paragraph: He died in Paris on 6 March 1577, and was buried in Grands Augustins.

paragraph: Remy Belleau was greatly admired by poets in the twentieth century, such as Francis Ponge.

paragraph: Section::::Bibliography.

paragraph: BULLET::::- The Oeuvres Completes (1867)

paragraph: BULLET::::- Oeuvres Poetiques (1879)

paragraph: Section::::Sources.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Schmidt, Albert-Marie, ed. "Poètes du XVIe siècle." Collection: Bibliothèque de la Pléiade. Paris: Gallimard, 1953.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Simonin, Michel, ed. "Dictionnaire des lettres françaises - Le XVIe siècle." Paris: Fayard, 2001.

description: French writer

wikidata_label: Remy Belleau

wikipedia_title: Rémy Belleau


text:
Skegness
Darlington
the Old Vic
Alibi
Julius Hagen
Twickenham Studios
Gainsborough
Michael and Mary
Korda
Service for Ladies
Herbert Marshall
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Dickens'
George Cukor
David Copperfield
Jack Conway
A Tale of Two Cities
Tod Browning
Mark of the Vampire
MGM
King Vidor
The Citadel
Rosalind Russell
Greer Garson
Goodbye, Mr Chips
Trevor Howard
Graham Greene
The Heart of the Matter
Boris Karloff
The Haunted Strangler
Hove
Scania OmniDekka

wikipedia_title:
Skegness
Darlington
The Old Vic
Alibi (1931 film)
Julius Hagen
Twickenham Studios
Gainsborough Pictures
Michael and Mary
Alexander Korda
Service for Ladies
Herbert Marshall
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Charles Dickens
George Cukor
David Copperfield (1935 film)
Jack Conway (filmmaker)
A Tale of Two Cities (1935 film)
Tod Browning
Mark of the Vampire
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
King Vidor
The Citadel (1938 film)
Rosalind Russell
Greer Garson
Goodbye, Mr. Chips (1939 film)
Trevor Howard
Graham Greene
The Heart of the Matter (film)
Boris Karloff
The Haunted Strangler
Hove
Scania OmniDekka

categories: English stage actresses,Disease-related deaths in England,20th-century British actresses,People from Skegness,People from Hove,English television personalities,1910 births,1990 deaths,English film actresses,Actresses from Sussex,Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer contract players,20th-century English actresses

paragraph: Elizabeth Allan

paragraph: Elizabeth Allan (9 April 1910 – 27 July 1990) was an English stage and film actress who worked in both Britain and Hollywood, making about 50 films over more than a quarter century.

paragraph: Section::::Life and career.

paragraph: She was born at Skegness, Lincolnshire in 1910 and educated in Darlington, County Durham. At age 17, she made her debut onstage at the Old Vic. Four years later, she made her film debut, appearing in "Alibi".

paragraph: She began her career appearing in a number of films for Julius Hagen's Twickenham Studios but also featured in Gainsborough's "Michael and Mary" and Korda's "Service for Ladies". In 1932, she married Wilfrid J. O'Bryen – to whom she had been introduced by actor Herbert Marshall – in a union that lasted until his death in 1977.

paragraph: Her first US/UK co-production and first US production came in 1933, and she worked in the United States under contract with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. 1935 was her most memorable year in Hollywood, when she not only distinguished herself in two memorable Dickens' adaptations as David's unfortunate young mother in George Cukor's "David Copperfield" and as Lucie Manette in Jack Conway's "A Tale of Two Cities", but was also featured in Tod Browning's "Mark of the Vampire".

paragraph: Allan did not think highly of the latter film, to which she had been assigned, and considered it "slumming". MGM announced her for a leading part in King Vidor's "The Citadel", but she was subsequently replaced by Rosalind Russell. When she was replaced again by Greer Garson in "Goodbye, Mr Chips", Elizabeth successfully sued the studio. The studio retaliated by refusing to let her work, and, frustrated, she returned to the UK in 1938.

paragraph: By the 1950s, Allan had made the transition to character parts. Particularly memorable is her appearance as Trevor Howard's brittle and dissatisfied wife in the film adaptation of Graham Greene's "The Heart of the Matter" (1953). In 1958, she appeared as Boris Karloff's wife in "The Haunted Strangler". Late in her career, she was a frequent panellist on television game shows, including the British version of "What's My Line?". She was named Great Britain's Top Female TV Personality of 1952.

paragraph: Section::::Death.

paragraph: She died at Hove, East Sussex at aged 80.

paragraph: Section::::Legacy.

paragraph: Her name is on Brighton & Hove's Scania OmniDekka bus 655.

paragraph: Section::::External links.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Photographs and literature on Elizabeth Allan

description: actress

wikidata_label: Elizabeth Allan

wikipedia_title: Elizabeth Allan


text:
Japan
interactive art
Keio University

wikipedia_title:
Japan
Interactive art
Keio University

paragraph: Masaki Fujihata

paragraph: Masaki Fujihata (born 1956) is a Japanese sound, installation and interactive artist. He is a professor at Keio University.

paragraph: Section::::External links.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Ars Electronica Archive

description: Japanese artist

wikidata_label: Masaki Fujihata

wikipedia_title: Masaki Fujihata


text:
Prague
Den Haag
Czech
antiquarian
natural history
entomologist
Berlin
Europe
Embrik Strand
Sigmund Schenkling
Jew
Doctor of Philosophy
honoris causae
Humboldt University of Berlin
Schnörkel
Riley, N. D.
Riley, N. D.

categories: Booksellers (people),1866 births,German entomologists

paragraph: Wilhelm Junk

paragraph: Wilhelm Junk (3 February 1866, Prague – 3 December 1942, Den Haag) was a noted Czech antiquarian bookseller in the field of natural history, and an entomologist.

paragraph: Wilhelm Junk established his book dealership "Antiquariaat Junk", in 1899 in Berlin. He soon became the leading dealer in works on natural history in Europe. Junk also edited and published reference works notably "Lepidopterorum Catalogus" edited by Embrik Strand and "Coleopterorum Catalogus" edited by Junk himself and Sigmund Schenkling. A Jewish refugee, he moved his shop to Den Haag in the 1930s. He sold his business to Rudolph Schierenberg in 1935. It still operates as "Antiquariaat Junk".

paragraph: He was a Doctor of Philosophy "honoris causae", an honour conferred by the Humboldt University of Berlin.

paragraph: Section::::Works.

paragraph: Incomplete list

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Rara Historico Naturalia" Berlin (1900-1939). The first bibliographical reference work for natural history giving detailed bibliographical, historical, and scientific information.

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Bibliographia botanica" W. Junk, Berlin (1909-1916).

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Schnörkel um Bücher respective naturwissenschaftliche Kinkerlitzchen an‘s Licht gebracht vom Doctor Junk" Berlin (1930).

paragraph: Section::::References.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Anonym 1936 [Junk, W.] "Boll. Soc. Ent. Ital". 68 33.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Reitter, E. 1936 [Junk, W.] Zum 70. Geburtstag. "Ent. Nachrichtenblatt" 10 148-149.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Riley, N. D. 1944 "Entomologist" 77 96.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Riley, N. D. 1944 [Junk, W.] "Proc. R. Ent. Soc. London" (C) 9(5) 19.

description: German entomologist

wikidata_label: Wilhelm Junk

wikipedia_title: Wilhelm Junk


text:
American football
offensive tackle
New York Jets
2008 NFL Draft
college football
Arkansas
Pulaski Robinson High School

categories: American football offensive tackles,Players of American football from Arkansas,People from Pulaski County, Arkansas,Joe T. Robinson High School alumni,Miami Dolphins players,New York Jets players,Arkansas Razorbacks football players,Living people,People from El Sobrante, California

paragraph: Nate Garner

paragraph: Nate Garner (born January 18, 1985) is a former American football offensive tackle. He was drafted by the New York Jets in the seventh round of the 2008 NFL Draft. He played college football at Arkansas.

paragraph: Section::::Early years.

paragraph: He attended Pulaski Robinson High School. He was selected to the PrepStar All-Region IV Team. He was ranked as the No. 138 offensive lineman prospect in the nation by Insiders.com.

paragraph: Section::::Personal life.

paragraph: He was enrolled to Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences and was majoring in sociology while in college.

description: American football player

wikidata_label: Nate Garner

wikipedia_title: Nate Garner


text:
Safavid
shah
Ismail I
Ottoman
Tahmasp I
Sam Mirza
Tahmasp
Astarabad
Badr Khan Ustajlu
lala
Shirvanshah
Shirvan
Circassians
Derbent
Georgia
Crimea
Istanbul
Edirne
Sunnism
Ottoman–Safavid War (1532–55)

categories: People executed by the Safavid dynasty,16th-century Iranian people,Iranian defectors,Safavid governors of Derbent,Safavid princes,Safavid governors of Shirvan,1550 deaths,1516 births,Safavid generals,Safavid governors of Astarabad,Rebellions against the Safavid Empire

paragraph: Alqas Mirza

paragraph: Abu'l Ghazi Sultan Alqas Mirza (), better known as Alqas Mirza (; b. 15 March 1516 - d. 9 April 1550), was a Safavid prince and the second son of king (shah) Ismail I (r. 1501–1524). In early 1546, with Ottoman help, he staged a revolt against his brother Tahmasp I (r. 1524–1576), who was king at the time.

paragraph: Section::::Biography.

paragraph: Of the four sons that survived of Ismail I, Alqas was the second one. Sam Mirza was probably his full brother, while Bahram Mirza and (the future king) Tahmasp were brothers born by other mothers. In 1532/33, he was given the governorship of Astarabad by Tahmasp (by that time king), while Badr Khan Ustajlu was made his regent ("lala"). In March 1538 Tahmasp I ordered Alqas with his regent to move against the rebel Shirvanshah, and six months later he was appointed governor of Shirvan, where he remained for the next eight years. During the frequent Caucasian campaigns under Tahmasp's tenure, Alqas was ordered to attack the Circassians, who however defeated him. Afterwards, he was appointed governor of Derbent (Darband). He started to openly revolt there, which included minting his own coins. Upon hearing of this, Tahmasp, at that time in a winter campaign in Georgia, started to march upon Derbent. Alqas subsequently fled Derbent, to Crimea, while by early 1547, Tahmasp had already re-taken Derbent.

paragraph: As Crimea passed into Ottoman hands at that time, Alqas moved to Istanbul by sea, arriving there towards the end of summer 1547. At Istanbul, he contacted the Ottoman sultan Suleiman, explaining his reason of departure from Iran, as well as his desire to return there as an Ottoman client. Upon hearing this, Suleiman hastily moved from Edirne to meet the exiled Alqas, who promised strong Qizilbash support if Suleiman might help him, and he may have converted to Sunnism.

paragraph: Section::::See also.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Ottoman–Safavid War (1532–55)

description: Iranian poet (1516-1550)

wikidata_label: Elkas Mirza

wikipedia_title: Alqas Mirza


text:
Anglo-Irish
Archbishop of Dublin
Gowran
County Kilkenny
Welbore Ellis
Bishop of Meath
James Agar, 1st Viscount Clifden
Welbore Ellis, 1st Baron Mendip
Westminster School
Christ Church, Oxford
Dean of Kilmore
Bishop of Cloyne
Irish Privy Council
Archbishop of Cashel
Archbishop of Dublin
Peerage of Ireland
House of Lords
Irish Representative Peers
Welbore Ellis Agar
Westminster Abbey

categories: Members of the Privy Council of Ireland, People educated at Westminster School, London,People from County Kilkenny,Irish representative peers,Ordained peers,Deans of Kilmore,1809 deaths,Members of the Irish House of Lords,Anglican bishops of Cloyne,Anglican archbishops of Cashel,Alumni of Christ Church, Oxford,1736 births,Earls in the Peerage of Ireland,Anglican archbishops of Dublin

paragraph: Charles Agar, 1st Earl of Normanton

paragraph: Charles Agar, 1st Earl of Normanton (22 December 1736 – 14 July 1809), was an Anglo-Irish Protestant clergyman. He served as Archbishop of Dublin from 1801 to 1809.

paragraph: Agar was the third son of Henry Agar of Gowran in County Kilkenny and his wife Anne Ellis, daughter of the Most Reverend Welbore Ellis, Bishop of Meath. James Agar, 1st Viscount Clifden was his elder brother and Welbore Ellis, 1st Baron Mendip his maternal uncle.

paragraph: He was educated at Westminster School and Christ Church, Oxford.

paragraph: Agar served as Dean of Kilmore (1765–1768) and Bishop of Cloyne (1768–1779). In 1779 he was admitted to the Irish Privy Council and appointed Archbishop of Cashel, which was an archbishopric until 1838, an office he held until 1801, and was then Archbishop of Dublin from 1801 to 1809. Agar is known to have held particularly marked Calvinistic positions.

paragraph: In 1794 Agar was raised to the Peerage of Ireland as Baron Somerton. In 1801 he was created Viscount Somerton and in 1806 he was even further honoured when he was made Earl of Normanton. These titles were also in the Peerage of Ireland. From 1800 to 1809 he sat in the House of Lords as one of the 28 original Irish Representative Peers.

paragraph: Lord Normanton died in July 1809, aged 72, and was succeeded in his secular titles by his son Welbore Ellis Agar. He is buried in the north transept of Westminster Abbey; his widow Jane, Countess of Normanton was buried alongside him following her death in 1826.

description: Irish archbishop

wikidata_label: Charles Agar, 1st Earl of Normanton

wikipedia_title: Charles Agar, 1st Earl of Normanton


text: New York City

text: immigrated

text: Palestine

text: New York City

text: polio

text: Columbia University

text: pacifism

text: social justice

text: settlement house

text: Lower East Side

text: Young Women's Hebrew Association

text: Hadassah

text: Federation of American Zionists

text: Alice Seligsberg

text: Palestine

text: Yemenite Jews

text: Beilinson Hospital

text: Kibbutz

text: Givat Brenner

text: Project HIMANK

text: Ladakh

text: H.N. Bialik

text: Bertha Badt-Strauss

text: Jessie Sampter

categories: Jewish poets,1883 births,1938 deaths,Jewish American writers,Jewish educators,American Zionists,American emigrants to Mandatory Palestine,Educators from New York City,Jews in Mandatory Palestine

paragraph: Jessie Sampter

paragraph: Jessie Sampter (March 22, 1883 - 1938) was a Jewish educator, poet, and Zionist pioneer. She was born in New York City and immigrated to Palestine in 1919.

paragraph: Section::::Biography.

paragraph: Jessie Ethel Sampter was born in New York City to Rudolph Sampter, a New York attorney, and Virginia Kohlberg Sampter, who maintained an assimilated Jewish home. She had one sister, Elvie. At the age of thirteen she was crippled by polio, which prevented her from leaving home. Unable to attend school, her family hired tutors. Later she audited courses at Columbia University.

paragraph: In her twenties, she joined the Unitarian Church and began writing poetry. Her poems and short stories emphasized her primary concerns: pacifism, Zionism, and social justice. Around this time, she began spending time in the home of Szold and began to appreciate the Eastern European Jews of New York City. She moved into a settlement house on the Lower East Side, then to a Young Women's Hebrew Association.

paragraph: Section::::Zionist activism.

paragraph: Assuming the role of Hadassah's leading educator, she produced manuals and textbooks and organized lectures and classes. She led Hadassah's School of Zionism, training speakers and leaders for both Hadassah and other Zionist organizations like the Federation of American Zionists, then the Zionist Organization of America. She composed educational manuals with Alice Seligsberg and edited a textbook on Zionism.

paragraph: In 1919, she settled in Palestine where she helped organize the country's first Jewish Scout camp. Sampter developed a strong commitment to assisting Yemenite Jews, founding classes and clubs especially for Yemenite girls and women who often received no education. She adopted a Yemenite foundling and raised her with progressive education.

paragraph: Sampter died at Beilinson Hospital at 10:00 am on November 25, 1938 of malaria and heart disease. At the time of her death, she had established a vegetarian convalescent home at Kibbutz Givat Brenner. Szold presided at her funeral.

paragraph: Section::::Legacy.

paragraph: Sampter is one of several popular 'philosophers' whose quotations appear on the roadsigns of Project HIMANK in the Ladakh region of northern India.

paragraph: Section::::Published works.

paragraph: BULLET::::- "The Seekers" (1910)

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Nationalism and Universal Brotherhood" (1914)

paragraph: BULLET::::- "A Course in Zionism" (1915)

paragraph: BULLET::::- "The Books of Nations" (1917)

paragraph: BULLET::::- "The Coming of Peace"(1919)

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Around the Year in Rhymes for the Jewish Child" (1920)

paragraph: BULLET::::- "The Emek" (1927)

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Modern Palestine: A Symposium" (1933)

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Brand Plucked from the Fire" (1937)

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Far Over the Sea: Poems and Jingles for Children" by H.N. Bialik, translated by Jessie Sampter (1939)

paragraph: Section::::External links.

paragraph: BULLET::::- "White fire: the life and works of Jessie Sampter" by Bertha Badt-Strauss

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Modern Palestine - A Symposium" - a collection of Sampter's and others' essays on Zionism, 1933

paragraph: BULLET::::- Jessie Sampter in "Jewish Women: A Comprehensive Historical Encyclopedia"

description: American zionist

wikidata_label: Jessie Sampter

wikipedia_title: Jessie Sampter


text: American

text: prelate

text: Roman Catholic Church

text: Bishop of Brownsville

text: auxiliary bishop

text: Archdiocese of Detroit

text: Palacios

text: Texas

text: Corpus Christi

text: Flour Bluff High School

text: University of Texas at Austin

text: Holy Trinity Seminary

text: Bachelor's degree in Philosophy

text: Master's in Divinity

text: University of Dallas

text: ordained

text: priesthood

text: Bishop René Gracida

text: parochial vicar

text: Corpus Christi Cathedral

text: private secretary

text: master of ceremonies

text: chancellor

text: rector

text: Episcopal Vicar

text: Vocations

text: Chaplain to His Holiness

text: Bishop Roberto González Nieves

text: O.F.M.

text: alumnus

text: doctorate in theology

text: United States

text: Corpus Christi diocese

text: Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston

text: professor

text: theology

text: University of St. Thomas

text: St. Mary's Seminary

text: Auxiliary Bishop

text: Detroit

text: Titular Bishop

text: Pope Benedict XVI

text: episcopal consecration

text: Adam Cardinal Maida

text: Edmond Carmody

text: co-consecrators

text: Cathedral of the Most Blessed Sacrament

text: motto

text: Summa Theologica

text: Latin

text: Latino

text: Catholic bishop in the United States

text: English

text: Spanish

text: Italian

text: Latin

text: bishop of Brownsville

text: Raymundo Joseph Peña

text: Candlemas

text: Catholic Church hierarchy

text: Catholic Church in the United States

text: Roman Catholic Diocese of Brownsville

categories: People from Palacios, Texas,Religious leaders from Texas,University of Texas at Austin alumni,Living people,American Roman Catholic bishops,1961 births,Pontifical North American College alumni,University of Dallas alumni,American people of Mexican descent,21st-century Roman Catholic bishops,Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas alumni,Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Detroit,University of St. Thomas (Texas)

paragraph: Daniel E. Flores

paragraph: Daniel Ernesto Flores (born August 28, 1961) is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He has been the Bishop of Brownsville since December 2009. He had previously served as an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Detroit.

paragraph: Section::::Early life and education.

paragraph: Daniel Flores was born in Palacios, Texas, to Fernando and Lydia Flores. His grandparents were born in Mexico. He has two brothers, Billie and Javier, and one sister, Teresa. Shortly after his birth, he and his family moved to Corpus Christi. He graduated from Flour Bluff High School in 1979, and then studied at the University of Texas at Austin for two years before entering Holy Trinity Seminary in 1981. He obtained a Bachelor's degree in Philosophy (1983) and a Master's in Divinity (1987) from the University of Dallas.

paragraph: Section::::Priesthood.

paragraph: Flores was ordained to the priesthood by Bishop René Gracida on January 30, 1988, and then served as parochial vicar at Corpus Christi Cathedral. He was also private secretary and master of ceremonies to Bishop Gracida, vice-chancellor of the Diocese, rector of the St. John Vianney House of Studies, and Episcopal Vicar for Vocations (1992-1997). He was raised to the rank of Chaplain to His Holiness in September 1995.

paragraph: In 1997, Flores was sent to Rome by Bishop Roberto González Nieves, O.F.M., to further his studies. He is an alumnus of the Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas (Angelicum), from which he earned a doctorate in theology in 2000. Upon his return to the United States, Flores served as chancellor of the Corpus Christi diocese until August 2001, when he was assigned to the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston. He there served as professor of theology at the University of St. Thomas, and Formation Director at St. Mary's Seminary, where he was also vice-rector (2002-2006). Returning to his former diocese, he became rector of Corpus Christi Cathedral in September 2005, assuming full duties in June 2006.

paragraph: Section::::Episcopal career.

paragraph: Section::::Episcopal career.:Auxiliary Bishop of Detroit.

paragraph: On October 28, 2006, Flores was appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Detroit and Titular Bishop of "Cozyla" by Pope Benedict XVI. He received his episcopal consecration on the following November 29 from Adam Cardinal Maida, with Bishops Edmond Carmody and René Gracida serving as co-consecrators, at the Cathedral of the Most Blessed Sacrament. His episcopal motto, taken from the "Summa Theologica", is: ""Verbum Mittitur Spirans Amorem"" (Latin: "The Word Is Sent Breathing Forth Love").

paragraph: Flores is the first Latino bishop to serve the Archdiocese of Detroit and, at the time of his episcopal appointment, was the youngest Catholic bishop in the United States. He speaks English, Spanish, Italian, and Latin.

paragraph: Section::::Episcopal career.:Bishop of Brownsville.

paragraph: On December 9, 2009 Pope Benedict appointed Bishop Flores as the bishop of Brownsville succeeding Bishop Raymundo Joseph Peña. Bishop Flores was installed as bishop on Candlemas, February 2, 2010.

paragraph: Section::::See also.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Catholic Church hierarchy

paragraph: BULLET::::- Catholic Church in the United States

paragraph: BULLET::::- Historical list of the Catholic bishops of the United States

paragraph: BULLET::::- List of Catholic bishops of the United States

paragraph: BULLET::::- Lists of patriarchs, archbishops, and bishops

paragraph: Section::::External links.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Roman Catholic Diocese of Brownsville

description: Catholic bishop

wikidata_label: Daniel E. Flores

wikipedia_title: Daniel E. Flores


text:
Spanish
Spanish government

categories: Year of death unknown,17th-century Spanish people,Spanish Baroque painters,Year of birth unknown

paragraph: Francisco Barrera

paragraph: Francisco Barrera was a Spanish painter, best known for his appeal on behalf of his fellow artists against taxes proposed by the Spanish government in 1640.

description: Spanish artist

wikidata_label: Francisco Barrera

wikipedia_title: Francisco Barrera


text:
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
Camden, New Jersey
Pennsylvania Hospital
Benjamin Rush
University of Pennsylvania
India
entomological
Allegheny College
U.S. Navy
South Sea
Commodore
Thomas ap Catesby Jones
Native American Party
Jacob Broom
Graham's Magazine
New Jersey
Camden, New Jersey
Upper Darby, Pennsylvania
Patriotic Order Sons of America website

categories: 1802 births,19th-century American physicians,Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania alumni,Physicians from Philadelphia,1886 deaths,1852 United States vice-presidential candidates,United States Navy officers,Burials in Pennsylvania,New Jersey Know Nothings

paragraph: Reynell Coates

paragraph: Reynell Coates (December 10, 1802 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania – April 27, 1886 in Camden, New Jersey) was an American physician, scientist, teacher, and poet.

paragraph: Reynell Coates was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the youngest son of philanthropist Samuel (1748–1830) and Amy (née Hornor) Coates, and grandson of Samuel and Mary (Langdale) Coates. At an early age, he became proficient in mathematics and languages, and studied medicine and surgery at Pennsylvania Hospital, where at age fifteen he became an apprentice of Dr. Benjamin Rush. He was graduated from the medical department of the University of Pennsylvania in 1823 with a thesis on "Fractures of Inferior Extremities", and became resident physician at the hospital. The same year he voyaged to India as a ship's surgeon and made an extended entomological tour. In 1829 he accepted the chair of natural sciences at Allegheny College. Joining the U.S. Navy as surgeon, he made during a cruise a collection that furnished the material for a large volume. He was a member of the scientific corps of the first South Sea expedition under Commodore Thomas ap Catesby Jones in 1835-36, and had charge of the department of comparative anatomy, but left the service on the return of the expedition.

paragraph: Section::::Politics.

paragraph: He was also active in politics. He was the author of the national address of the Native American Party in 1844, and the originator of the patriotic order, Sons of America, December 10, 1847, and wrote its ritual. In the national election of 1852 he was the candidate of the Native American Party for vice-president of the United States, on the ticket with Jacob Broom, for president.

paragraph: Section::::Medical and scientific contributions.

paragraph: Coates contributed voluminously to various medical and scientific journals, many of them being translated into the French, German, Spanish and Italian languages. He published "Physiology for Schools" (1840)—the first work of its kind—and "Natural Philosophy for Schools" (1845); besides other works. He wrote a monograph on "Hereditary Haemorrhage".

paragraph: Section::::Literary contributions.

paragraph: He was the editor of "Graham's Magazine" and contributed to the other literary journals of the time, both in prose and in verse. From 1845, he edited "Leaflets of Memory: An Illuminated Annual", an annual illustrated collection of short stories and verse, of which eleven volumes are known. Of his poems "The Gambler's Wife" (1846), "Christian Charity" and "The Drunkard's Child" were best known.

paragraph: Section::::Family.

paragraph: He was married on December 5, 1827 to Margaretta, daughter of William Abbott of New Jersey, and his only child died in infancy. In 1845, after the death of his wife and child, Coates moved to Camden, New Jersey, where he died in 1886. He was buried in Upper Darby, Pennsylvania.

paragraph: Section::::References.

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Twentieth Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans", John Howard Brown, Rossiter Johnson, eds., The Biographical Society, 1904.

paragraph: BULLET::::- "The Cyclopaedia of American Biography: Comprising the Men and Women of the United States Who Have Been Identified with the Growth of the Nation", Volume 2, by John Howard Brown, James H. Lamb Co., 1899. Republished by Kessinger Publishing, 2006. , .

paragraph: BULLET::::- "A cyclopedia of American medical biography: comprising the lives of eminent deceased physicians and surgeons from 1610 to 1910", Howard Atwood Kelly, W.B. Saunders company, 1920.

paragraph: Section::::Further reading.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Sherk, H.H., "Dr. Coates and the Know Nothings". "N.J. Med.", 2005, Jan.-Feb.; 102(1-2):21-5.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Snape, W.J., "Reynell Coates (1802-1886): politician, poet, editor, naturalist, lecturer and physician". "Trans. Stud. Coll. Physicians Phila.", 1968, Jan.; 35(3):112-8.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Langley, H.D., "Naval medicine in Philadelphia, 1815-1840". "Trans. Stud. Coll. Physicians Phila.", 1995, Dec.:132-45.

paragraph: Section::::External links.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Patriotic Order Sons of America website (founded by Reynell Coates)

description: American physician

wikidata_label: Reynell Coates

wikipedia_title: Reynell Coates


text:
basketball
Aomori Wat's
B.League
Oklahoma
Vallejo, California
Oak Hill Academy
Mouth of Wilson, Virginia
Oklahoma Sooners
Gonzaga Bulldogs
shattered the backboard
alley-oop
Merrill Lynch
Milwaukee Bucks
2010 NBA draft
Bakersfield Jam
Atléticos de San Germán
International Basketball League
NBL
NBL
Limoges CSP
Aomori Wat's
B.League
Oklahaoma Sooners bio
NBADraft.net Profile

categories: American men's basketball players,Bakersfield Jam players,McDonald's High School All-Americans,Power forwards (basketball),Milwaukee Bucks draft picks,Living people,Delaware 87ers players,Maine Red Claws players,Centers (basketball),Parade High School All-Americans (boys' basketball),American expatriate basketball people in Japan,Basketball players from California,Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball players,1991 births,Baloncesto Superior Nacional players,Aomori Wat's players,Atléticos de San Germán players

paragraph: Tiny Gallon

paragraph: Keith "Tiny" Gallon (born January 18, 1991) is an American professional basketball player for the Aomori Wat's of the Japanese B.League. He played college basketball for Oklahoma.

paragraph: Section::::High school career.

paragraph: Gallon played in the 2009 McDonald's All-American Game. The 2009 game was held at the BankUnited Center on the University of Miami's Coral Gables campus. The game was played on April 1, 2009 and was nationally televised on ESPN.[2] The All American Boys treated nearly 6,000 fans to one of the best All American Games in recent history. The high scoring, back-and-forth game kept everyone on the edge of their seats. It wasn’t until Morgan Wootten Player of the Year Derrick Favors (Georgia Tech) slammed home an alley oop pass from Lance Stephenson, with just 40 seconds remaining, that the East Team felt in control.

paragraph: Top contributors to the East victory were John R. Wooden MVP Award winner Derrick Favors, with 19 points and eight rebounds, and Dante Taylor (Pittsburgh), with 15 points and six rebounds. Lance Stephenson added a solid performance that consisted of 12 points, four rebounds, six assists and three steals. Peyton Siva (Louisville) put his name in the record books, as he compiled nine assists.

paragraph: The West Team used a balanced offensive attack that resulted with six players scoring in double figures. Keith Gallon (Oklahoma) was the top performer for the West Squad in both points (20) and rebounds (7), while Naismith Sportsmanship Award winner Avery Bradley, Jr. (Texas) tallied 15 points and six rebounds. John Henson (North Carolina) shot 70% from the field, which led to 14 points.

paragraph: The East Team came back from an eight-point halftime deficit, due in large part to strong second half shooting (60%) and a 19-point advantage from their bench players. The 113-110 victory increases the East's lead to 18-14 in the overall series.

paragraph: Section::::College career.

paragraph: Gallon was born and raised in Vallejo, California. He played high school basketball at Oak Hill Academy in Mouth of Wilson, Virginia. He played one season for the Oklahoma Sooners in 2009–10.

paragraph: On December 31, 2009, in a game against the Gonzaga Bulldogs, Gallon shattered the backboard while attempting an alley-oop. While a freshman center for the Sooners, Gallon received a $3,000 wire transfer in August 2009, according to a document obtained by TMZ. The money was deposited in a bank account jointly held by Keith and his mom, Sylvia Wright. The money was sent from Jeffrey Hausinger, a Merrill Lynch financial adviser who reps several professional athletes. As a result, he was deemed "ineligible" by the NCAA. This forced Oklahoma to forfeit the entire 09-10 season.

paragraph: Section::::Professional career.

paragraph: Gallon was selected with the 47th overall pick by the Milwaukee Bucks in the 2010 NBA draft. He joined the Bucks for the 2010 NBA Summer League. On September 3, 2010, he signed with the Bucks. However, he was waived on October 6. On October 19, he signed with the Boston Celtics. However, he was waived on October 21.

paragraph: On October 30, 2010, Gallon was acquired by the Maine Red Claws. On March 3, 2011, he was traded to the Bakersfield Jam.

paragraph: In November 2012, Gallon was re-acquired by the Bakersfield Jam. In January 2013, he was waived by the Jam before appearing in a game for them.

paragraph: In April 2013, Gallon joined Atléticos de San Germán of Puerto Rico. He left after 3 games.

paragraph: On June 1 and 2 of 2013 he played for the Texas Lone Star Strikers against Portland Chinooks International Basketball League.

paragraph: On December 30, 2013, Gallon was acquired by the Delaware 87ers. On April 23, 2014, he signed with the Henan Shedianlaojiu for 2014 NBL season.

paragraph: On November 3, 2014, Gallon was reacquired by the 87ers. He was placed on the inactive list February 12, 2015 due to a season-ending injury and waived. On May 23, 2015, he re-signed with Henan Shedianlaojiu of China for the 2015 NBL season.

paragraph: On February 8, 2017, Gallon signed with French club Limoges CSP. Seven days later, he left the club after not passing the tryout period.

paragraph: On August 16, 2017, Gallon signed with the Aomori Wat's of the Japanese B.League for the 2017–18 season.

paragraph: Section::::External links.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Oklahaoma Sooners bio

paragraph: BULLET::::- NBADraft.net Profile

description: American basketball player

wikidata_label: Tiny Gallon

wikipedia_title: Tiny Gallon


text:
Sèvres Pottery
Stoke-on-Trent
Mintons Ltd
pâte-sur-pâte
Montauban
Tarn-et-Garonne
Franco-Prussian War
art director
The Villas
Léon-Victor Solon
art nouveau
Camille Solon
Solon and Schemmel Tile Company
École des Beaux-Arts
Horace Lecoq de Boisbaudran
art director
Sèvres Pottery
ceramic
pâte-sur-pâte
Victoria and Albert Museum
Franco-Prussian War
Mintons Ltd
The Villas
pâte-sur-pâte
Frederick Alfred Rhead
Osborne House
Josiah Wedgwood
Carnegie United Kingdom Trust
Potteries Museum & Art Gallery
Hanley, Staffordshire
search facility
Oxford Art Online entry

categories: Book and manuscript collectors,British potters,French emigrants to England,1835 births,People from Montauban,1913 deaths,Carnegie libraries in England,French potters

paragraph: Marc-Louis Solon

paragraph: Marc-Louis-Emmanuel Solon (1835 – 1913), pseudonym "Miles", was a renowned French porcelain artist. After beginning his career at the Sèvres Pottery, he moved to Stoke-on-Trent in 1870 to work at Mintons Ltd, where he became the leading exponent of the technique of ceramic decoration called "pâte-sur-pâte". His work commanded high prices in the late Victorian period.

paragraph: Solon was born in Montauban, Tarn-et-Garonne. After moving to England at the time of the Franco-Prussian War he lived there for the rest of his life.

paragraph: Section::::Family.

paragraph: Solon married Laure, the daughter of Minton's art director, Léon Arnoux, and the Solons raised a large family in The Villas near the Mintons factory. Their eldest son, Léon-Victor Solon (1872–1957), joined Minton in the 1890s and became art director (1900–1909). Leon made an important contribution to art nouveau ceramics at Minton before moving to the United States. Other notable sons include Camille Solon and Albert Solon of Solon and Schemmel Tile Company.

paragraph: Section::::Art.

paragraph: Despite some family resistance to his becoming an artist, he studied at the École des Beaux-Arts and with Horace Lecoq de Boisbaudran. Some of Solon's work came to the attention of the art director of the Sèvres Pottery. Solon was employed at Sèvres from 1862–70 as a ceramic artist and designer and was where he learned and began to perfect the technique of "pâte-sur-pâte". His styles were derived from Classical Greece, the Renaissance, 17th- and 18th-century paintings, and Victorian postcards while his subjects often included portraits, female figures, putti (cherubs), small animals, and birds. His early work was produced under the pseudonym "Miles", said to be based on his initials "M L E S." A number of these earlier pieces are housed in the Victoria and Albert Museum and in the collection of the former Minton Museum.

paragraph: Solon moved from France to England in 1870 to flee from the Franco-Prussian War. He found employment at Mintons Ltd, and settled at Nº1, The Villas, Stoke-on-Trent. Mintons had a history of employing foreign artists, starting with their first Frenchman in 1848, the art director Léon Arnoux, followed by other French artists such as the sculptor Albert-Ernest Carrier-Belleuse. While working at Mintons Solon became the leading expert in the pâte-sur-pâte technique. Mintons experienced more demand for "pâte-sur-pâte" ceramics than Solon could fulfill on his own so he trained a number of apprentices including Frederick Alfred Rhead and Alboin Birks. There ensued a golden age of pâte-sur-pâte in Stoke-on-Trent that stretched into the early years of the 20th century.

paragraph: One of Solon's vases, believed to be his largest, is on display at Osborne House.

paragraph: Section::::Literary interests.

paragraph: During his early years in Staffordshire Solon collected local pottery. He used the collection as the basis of his 1883 publication, "The Art of the Old English Potter", a book about pottery produced before Josiah Wedgwood transformed the industry.

paragraph: Other publications include:

paragraph: BULLET::::- "A History and Description of the old French Faïence" (London, 1903)

paragraph: BULLET::::- "A History and Description of Italian Maiolica" (London, 1907)

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Ceramic Literature" (London, 1910)

paragraph: He also collected books about ceramics and after his death, his library was acquired by the local technical college with funds provided by the Carnegie United Kingdom Trust.

paragraph: Section::::External links.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Potteries Museum & Art Gallery Examples of "pâte-sur-pâte" are to be found in the Potteries Museum & Art Gallery in Hanley, Staffordshire, whose collection includes items from the former Minton museum. The website has a search facility which allows you to view images of "pâte-sur-pâte" (if you type in the keyword "Solon").

paragraph: BULLET::::- Oxford Art Online entry

alias:
Milès
Marc-Louis-Emmanuel Solon
Marc-Louis-Emanuel Solon
Louis Marc Emmanuel Solon
Miles

description: potter

wikidata_label: Marc-Louis Solon

wikipedia_title: Marc-Louis Solon


text:
Hungarian
Interior Minister
Béla Miklós
Soviet occupation of Hungary
deputy prime minister
Hungarian Revolution of 1956
Soviet
Pál Maléter
János Kádár
Hungarian Academy of Sciences
Kossuth Prize

categories: Members of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences,Agriculture ministers of Hungary,Members of the National Assembly of Hungary (1949–1953),Members of the National Assembly of Hungary (1963–1967),Members of the National Assembly of Hungary (1958–1963),National Peasant Party (Hungary) politicians,Members of the National Assembly of Hungary (1967–1971),1910 births,Members of the National Assembly of Hungary (1945–1947),People of the Hungarian Revolution of 1956,Members of the National Assembly of Hungary (1947–1949),People from the Kingdom of Hungary,Members of the National Assembly of Hungary (1953–1958),Members of the Hungarian Socialist Workers' Party,People from Makó,Justice ministers of Hungary,1971 deaths,Hungarian Interior Ministers

paragraph: Ferenc Erdei

paragraph: Ferenc Erdei (24 December 1910 – 11 May 1971) was a Hungarian politician, who served as Interior Minister in the unofficial interim government led by Béla Miklós. After the Soviet occupation of Hungary this cabinet took office officially, in March 1945.

paragraph: Section::::Communist period.

paragraph: Under communist rule, Erdei served as minister of agriculture in 1949–53. As such he was responsible for the "attic sweepings" and other coercive happenings and atrocities in the villages. In July 1953 he was appointed minister of justice.

paragraph: Section::::1956 Revolution.

paragraph: Erdei became a deputy prime minister during the Hungarian Revolution of 1956, and as such was one of the leaders of the Hungarian delegation who negotiated abortively with the Soviets. On 3 November he was arrested together with Minister of Defence Pál Maléter, but after some weeks Erdei was released after an intervention by János Kádár.

paragraph: Section::::Later posts.

paragraph: In 1957 he became secretary-general of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences. He received a Kossuth Prize twice, in 1948 and 1962. He was also secretary-general of the National Council of the Patriotic People's Front between 1964 and 1970.

description: Hungarian politician, sociologist

wikidata_label: Ferenc Erdei

wikipedia_title: Ferenc Erdei


text:
Nuremberg
Munich
mathematician
professor
Engineering Mechanics
Munich Polytechnic
Bauschinger effect
materials science
Julius Bauschinger

categories: 1893 deaths,19th-century German mathematicians,Technical University of Munich faculty,People from Nuremberg,1834 births

paragraph: Johann Bauschinger

paragraph: Johann Bauschinger (11 June 1834 in Nuremberg – 25 November 1893 in Munich) was a mathematician, builder, and professor of Engineering Mechanics at Munich Polytechnic from 1868 until his death. The Bauschinger effect in materials science is named after him. He was also the father of astronomer Julius Bauschinger (1860–1934).

description: German mathematician and builder

wikidata_label: Johann Bauschinger

wikipedia_title: Johann Bauschinger


text:
France
England
François Pidou de Saint Olon
Louis XIV
James II
galleys
Morocco
Mulay Ismail
Islam
Protestantism
Islam and Protestantism
Anglo-Moroccan alliance
Franco-Ottoman alliance

categories: Morocco–United Kingdom relations,Moroccan translators,17th-century diplomats,Moroccan diplomats,17th-century Moorish people,Ambassadors of Morocco to England,17th-century Moroccan people,Ambassadors of Morocco to France

paragraph: Abdallah ben Aisha

paragraph: Abdallah ben Aisha, also Abdellah bin Aicha, was a Moroccan Admiral and ambassador to France and England in the 17th century. Abdallah departed for France on 11 November 1698 in order to negotiate a treaty. He spoke Spanish and English fluently, but not French. His embassy followed the visit of François Pidou de Saint Olon to Morocco in 1689.

paragraph: Abdallah met with Louis XIV on 16 February 1699. He was welcomed warmly in Paris and visited many landmarks. He also met with the deposed English king James II, exiled in France at that time, whom he had apparently known in his youth when he had been a captive in England.

paragraph: One of Abdallah's main missions had been to obtain an agreement to prevent the capture of Muslims by French ships, and to obtain the return of captured Moroccan pirates employed on French galleys. Louis XIV however denied a treaty, and on the contrary boasted about his power to the Moroccan king.

paragraph: After Abdallah's return to Morocco, numerous letters continued to be exchanged with France, and the Moroccan ruler Mulay Ismail even offered James II military support to reinstal him on the English throne if he wished to convert to Islam, and if not, at least to Protestantism.

paragraph: Section::::See also.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Islam and Protestantism

paragraph: BULLET::::- Anglo-Moroccan alliance

paragraph: BULLET::::- Franco-Ottoman alliance

paragraph: Section::::References.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Matar, Nabil "In the Land of the Christians" Routledge 2003, New York and London,

description: Moroccan linguist and diplomat

wikidata_label: Abdallah ben Aisha

wikipedia_title: Abdallah ben Aisha


text: Paris

text: French

text: entomologist

text: Museum d'Histoire Naturelle

categories: 1825 deaths,1753 births,French entomologists,National Museum of Natural History (France) people

paragraph: Jean Antoine Coquebert de Montbret

paragraph: Jean Antoine Coquebert de Montbret (1753, Paris- 6 April 1825) was a French entomologist.

paragraph: He wrote "Illustratio iconographica insectorum quae in musaeis parisinis observavit et in lucem edidit Joh. Christ. Fabricius, praemissis ejusdem descriptionibus; accedunt species plurimae, vel minus aut nondum cognitae", Paris: P. Didot, 1799-1804 an illustrated work on insect specimens in the Museum d'Histoire Naturelle in Paris. The insects appear as inside an insect box.

paragraph: Section::::References.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Laboulais-Lesage, Isabelle,1999 "Lectures et pratiques de l’espace. L’itinéraire de Coquebert de Montbret, savant et grand commis de l’État" Paris, Honoré Champion.

paragraph: Section::::External links.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Zoologica Göttingen State and University Library/a Digitised "Illustratio iconographica insectorum ..."

description: French entomologist

wikidata_label: Jean Antoine Coquebert de Montbret

wikipedia_title: Jean Antoine Coquebert de Montbret


text: Canadian-American

text: Niagara Falls

text: London, Ontario

text: James Egan

text: Niagara Falls, New York

text: Platt D. Babbitt

text: large-format

text: stereographic

text: negative

text: Florida

text: Louisville Tornado of 1890

text: 1889 Johnstown flood

text: Bright's disease

text: Underwood & Underwood

text: Metropolitan Museum of Art

text: National Galleries of Scotland

text: Art Institute of Chicago

text: Art Gallery of Ontario

text: National Gallery of Art

text: Museum of Fine Arts, Houston

text: Smithsonian American Art Museum

categories: 1894 deaths,Artists from London, Ontario,1844 births,Niagara Falls,Photographers from New York (state)

paragraph: George Barker (photographer)

paragraph: George Barker (17 July 1844 – 27 November 1894) was a Canadian-American photographer best known for his photographs of Niagara Falls.

paragraph: Section::::Life.

paragraph: Barker was born in London, Ontario in 1844. He first studied landscape painting, switching to photography following a financial setback. He began his photography training with the Western-Canadian photographer James Egan. At the age of 18, he had opened his own studio in London.

paragraph: Section::::Photography career.

paragraph: Section::::Photography career.:Niagara Falls.

paragraph: In July 1962, he made his first trip to Niagara Falls, New York, where he found a job working for Platt D. Babbitt. By the late 1860s, he had studios in both London and Niagara Falls, with the Niagara studio called "Barker's Stereoscopic View Manufactory and Photograph Rooms", and had became known nationwide for his large-format (up to ) and stereographic prints of the falls. In 1866, he won a gold medal for landscape photography at the convention for the Photographers Association of America, held in Saint Louis.

paragraph: Barker's Niagara studio was destroyed by fire on February 7, 1870, but his negatives survived.

paragraph: Section::::Photography career.:Florida.

paragraph: Barker was one of the earliest photographers to visit the state of Florida. At the time, photography in Florida was challenging, as much of the state remained undeveloped, which meant photographers needed to carry their bulky equipment through the state's wetlands and subtropical jungles, as well as deal with delicate film in hot and humid conditions. Barker spent nearly four years (on and off), from 1886 to 1890, documenting much of northern and central Florida.

paragraph: Section::::Photography career.:Disasters.

paragraph: In addition to his well-known landscape photographs, Barker traveled the United States, documenting natural disasters such as the Louisville Tornado of 1890 and the 1889 Johnstown flood.

paragraph: Section::::Death.

paragraph: When he died in 1894 of Bright's disease, he was described as "the eminent photographer of Niagara Falls".

paragraph: Section::::Collections.

paragraph: Upon his death, his works were acquired by Underwood & Underwood of Washington, D.C.

paragraph: Additional works are included in the permanent collections of:

paragraph: BULLET::::- the Library of Congress,

paragraph: BULLET::::- The J Paul Getty Museum, and

paragraph: BULLET::::- the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York,

paragraph: BULLET::::- the National Galleries of Scotland,

paragraph: BULLET::::- the Art Institute of Chicago,

paragraph: BULLET::::- the Art Gallery of Ontario,

paragraph: BULLET::::- the National Gallery of Art,

paragraph: BULLET::::- the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, and

paragraph: BULLET::::- the Smithsonian American Art Museum.

description: Canadian-American photographer

wikidata_label: George Barker

wikipedia_title: George Barker (photographer)


text:
American football
cornerback
college football
West Virginia
Philadelphia Soul
Arena Football League
All-Arena
Cleveland Browns
Jacksonville Sharks
Jeff Hughley
Toronto Argonauts
Canadian Football League
Orlando Predators
Dalian Dragon Kings
China Arena Football League
2016 CAFL Draft
Cleveland Gladiators
Tampa Bay Storm
ArenaBowl XXX
Baltimore Brigade
Washington Valor
Toronto Argonauts bio
Cleveland Browns bio
Philadelphia Soul bio
West Virginia Mountaineers bio

categories: American football cornerbacks,Cleveland Browns players,Dalian Dragon Kings players,1987 births,Cleveland Gladiators players,West Virginia Mountaineers football players,American football safeties,Philadelphia Soul players,Jacksonville Sharks players,Orlando Predators players,Living people,Baltimore Brigade players

paragraph: Kent Richardson

paragraph: Kent Richardson (born April 21, 1987) is an American football cornerback who is a free agent. He played college football at West Virginia.

paragraph: Section::::Professional career.

paragraph: Section::::Professional career.:Philadelphia Soul.

paragraph: In 2011, Richardson signed to play for the Philadelphia Soul of the Arena Football League. In 2012, he led the league in interceptions with 14, and was named the Defensive Back of the Year, as well as earning First Team All-Arena.

paragraph: Section::::Professional career.:Cleveland Browns.

paragraph: After re-signing with the Soul for 2013, he was placed on other league exempt list due to his signing of a futures contract with the Cleveland Browns.

paragraph: Section::::Professional career.:Jacksonville Sharks.

paragraph: After his release from the Browns, the Soul traded Richardson to the Jacksonville Sharks for Jeff Hughley.

paragraph: Section::::Professional career.:Return to Soul.

paragraph: On February 27, 2014, Richardson was traded back to the Soul for Hughley once again.

paragraph: Section::::Professional career.:Toronto Argonauts.

paragraph: On April 15, 2014, Richardson signed with the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League. He was released in June and re-joined the Soul.

paragraph: Section::::Professional career.:Orlando Predators.

paragraph: On November 16, 2015, Richardson was assigned to the Orlando Predators.

paragraph: Section::::Professional career.:Dalian Dragon Kings.

paragraph: Richardson was selected by the Dalian Dragon Kings of the China Arena Football League (CAFL) in the thirteenth round of the 2016 CAFL Draft. He earned All-Pro North Division All-Star honors in 2016.

paragraph: Section::::Professional career.:Cleveland Gladiators.

paragraph: On January 31, 2017, Richardson was assigned to the Cleveland Gladiators.

paragraph: Section::::Professional career.:Third stint with the Soul.

paragraph: On June 15, 2017, Richardson was assigned to the Soul. On August 26, 2017, the Soul beat the Tampa Bay Storm in ArenaBowl XXX by a score of 44–40.

paragraph: Section::::Professional career.:Baltimore Brigade.

paragraph: On April 3, 2018, Richardson was assigned to the Baltimore Brigade. On April 6, 2018, he was placed on recallable reassignment.

paragraph: Section::::Professional career.:Washington Valor.

paragraph: On April 11, 2018, he was assigned to the Washington Valor. On April 16, 2018, he was placed on reassignment.

paragraph: Section::::External links.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Toronto Argonauts bio

paragraph: BULLET::::- Cleveland Browns bio

paragraph: BULLET::::- Philadelphia Soul bio

paragraph: BULLET::::- West Virginia Mountaineers bio

description: American football defensive back

wikidata_label: Kent Richardson

wikipedia_title: Kent Richardson


text: English

text: Kent

text: John Hales

text: Protestant

text: Lady Jane Grey

text: Catholic

text: Mary

text: Ophelia

text: Shakespeare's

text: Hamlet

text: Baron of the Exchequer

text: Canterbury

text: bencher

text: Gray's Inn

text: Court of Requests

text: Canterbury

text: Archbishop

text: Thomas Cranmer

text: King's Serjeant

text: Henry VIII

text: Elham

text: Edward VI

text: Knight of the Order of the Bath

text: Justice of the Common Pleas

text: Stephen Gardiner

text: John Dudley, 1st Duke of Northumberland

text: Lady Jane Grey

text: Mary

text: Lord Chancellor

text: King's Bench Prison

text: Counter

text: Bread Street

text: Fleet Prison

text: Thanington

text: Graveney

text: Edmund Plowden

text: Shakespeare

text: Hamlet

text: Ophelia

text: merchant of the Staple

text: Abingdon

text: Fillets Court

text: Henley-on-Thames

text: Collington

text: Nether Heyford

text: Wyatt's rebellion

text: Barnaby Googe

text: Bishopsbourne

text: Dungeon manor, Canterbury, Kent

text: Hales, from Hasted's History of Kent

text: James Hales in Foxe's Book of Martyrs

text: Manor of Fillets

text: St Mildred's Church, Canterbury

categories: 1554 deaths,Suicides in England,Year of birth uncertain,16th-century English judges,English judges,People of the Tudor period

paragraph: James Hales

paragraph: Sir James Hales (c. 1500–1554) was an English judge from Kent, the son of the politician and judge John Hales. Though a Protestant, he refused to seal the document settling the crown on the Protestant claimant Lady Jane Grey in 1553, and during the following reign of the Catholic Queen Mary opposed the relaxation of the laws against religious nonconformity. Imprisoned for his lack of sympathy to Catholicism and subjected to intense pressure to covert, in a disturbed state of mind he committed suicide by drowning. The resulting lawsuit of "Hales v. Petit" is considered to be a source of the gravediggers' dialogue after Ophelia drowns herself in Shakespeare's play "Hamlet".

paragraph: Section::::Origins.

paragraph: The eldest son of John Hales, Baron of the Exchequer and lord of the manor called The Dungeon at Canterbury, and his wife Isabel Harry, he had three brothers and a sister:

paragraph: Section::::Career.

paragraph: His father was a bencher of Gray's Inn, and he was admitted as a student there between 1517 and 1519, being elected an ancient of the Inn in 1528. By 1530 he was acting a counsel in the Court of Requests, and in 1532 became a bencher of Gray's Inn. In 1541 he was appointed counsel to the corporation of Canterbury, and was an adviser to Archbishop Thomas Cranmer. In 1544 he was appointed King's Serjeant, and shortly thereafter King Henry VIII granted him the manor of Clavertigh in Elham, which he sold after 1547. At the coronation of King Edward VI in 1547 he was appointed Knight of the Order of the Bath, and in 1549 was appointed a Justice of the Common Pleas.

paragraph: Hales supported the Protestant reformation, and in 1551 was among those who gave sentence of deprivation against Bishop Stephen Gardiner. However, in 1553 he was one of three judges who refused to seal the document by which John Dudley, 1st Duke of Northumberland attempted to settle the crown on the Protestant Lady Jane Grey. When Mary became queen instead, and greater tolerance towards Catholics was expected, Hales pointed out in a charge to a jury at the Kent assizes that the statutes against Catholics had not been relaxed and that the jury must find according to the law as it then stood.

paragraph: In October 1553 the Queen renewed his post as a Justice of the Common Pleas but the Lord Chancellor, the reinstated Bishop Gardiner, refused to take his oath and instead sent him to jail. He was held in the King's Bench Prison, the Counter prison in Bread Street, and finally in the Fleet Prison. During his months of captivity, he underwent repeated attempts to make him adopt Catholicism. He eventually complied but, after doing so, tried to commit suicide with a penknife.

paragraph: In April 1554, the Queen ordered that Hales be released, and in some sources he is said to have been brought to her presence and given "words of great comfort". By then, however, his mental condition was so unsettled that on 4 August of that year, while staying at Thanington near Canterbury with his nephew, he drowned himself by lying face down in a shallow stream. A coroner's inquest determined that his death, being self-inflicted, was a felony. He was commemorated by an inscription in his parish church of St Mary Bredin at Canterbury.

paragraph: Section::::"Hales v. Petit".

paragraph: In 1558 his widow instigated legal proceedings against Cyriac Petit to recover a lease of land in Graveney marsh which had been made in 1551 to herself and her late husband. Since the coroner had earlier ruled Hales' death to be a felony, the case of "Hales v. Petit" turned on the abstruse point of whether the felony of committing suicide had occurred during Sir James' lifetime or after his death. In 1562 the court ruled in favour of Petit. Edmund Plowden published a full report of the case in 1571.

paragraph: Often held up as an extreme example of abstract legal reasoning, it is probable that Shakespeare alludes to the case in the play "Hamlet" with the gravediggers' discussion after Ophelia drowns herself in a stream:

paragraph: First Gravedigger "Give me leave. Here lies the water; good: here 'stands the man; good; if the man go to this water, and drown himself, it is, will he, nill he, he 'goes,--mark you that; but if the water come to him and drown him, he drowns not himself: argal, he that is not guilty of his own death shortens not his own life."

paragraph: Second Gravedigger "But is this law?"

paragraph: First Gravedigger "Ay, marry, is't; crowner's quest law.""

paragraph: Section::::Family.

paragraph: He married twice, his first wife being Mary, daughter and coheiress of Thomas Hales (died 1520), a merchant of the Staple from Abingdon who in 1491 had acquired the manor of Fillets Court in Henley-on-Thames, and his wife Agnes. Their children included:

paragraph: His second wife was Margaret, daughter and coheiress of Oliver Wood (died 1521), of Collington, who had been widowed twice. Her first husband was Sir Walter Mantell (died 1529) of Nether Heyford in Northamptonshire, and two of her sons had been executed: John Mantell for felony in 1541, and Walter Mantell in 1554 for his part in Wyatt's rebellion, as was her grandson Walter Mantell, son of John. Her daughter Margaret Mantell (died 1540) was the mother of the poet and translator Barnaby Googe. Her second husband (as his second wife) was Sir William Haute (died 1539) of Bishopsbourne in Kent. Dying on 18 September 1567, Margaret was buried in St Mildred's Church, Canterbury, where there is a monument to her memory.

paragraph: Section::::References.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Dictionary of National Biography, 1885–1900, Volume 24, pp. 28–9.

paragraph: Section::::External links.

paragraph: BULLET::::- John Hales (1480–1540), History of Parliament

paragraph: BULLET::::- Dungeon manor, Canterbury, Kent

paragraph: BULLET::::- Hales, from Hasted's History of Kent

paragraph: BULLET::::- James Hales in Foxe's Book of Martyrs

paragraph: BULLET::::- Lawsuit over Fillets manor to which James Hales and his first wife Mary were parties

paragraph: BULLET::::- Grant of 22 April 1521 to Mary, wife of James Hales

paragraph: BULLET::::- Interest of Mary Hales in manor of East Ginge in West Hendred

paragraph: BULLET::::- Manor of Fillets

paragraph: BULLET::::- St Mildred's Church, Canterbury

paragraph: BULLET::::- Will of Humphrey Hales, son of Sir James Hales

description: judge

wikidata_label: James Hales

wikipedia_title: James Hales