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American football
cornerback
Denver Broncos
National Football League
college football
Alabama
Houston Texans
2010 NFL Draft
Westside High School
running back
Fork Union Military Academy
Rivals.com
true freshman
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Sports Illustrated
Joe Haden
Kyle Wilson
Devin McCourty
Houston Texans
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Joe Haden
Glover Quin
Indianapolis Colts
Eli Manning
New York Giants
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Philip Rivers
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Johnathan Joseph
Jason Allen
Brice McCain
Wade Phillips
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Jason Allen
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Matt Ryan
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Miami Dolphins
Ryan Tannehill
J. J. Watt
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Hodgkin's lymphoma
Denver Broncos
Kareem Jackson Official Website
Houston Texans bio
Alabama Crimson Tide bio

categories: Houston Texans players,1988 births,Alabama Crimson Tide football players,Players of American football from Georgia (U.S. state),Sportspeople from Macon, Georgia,American football cornerbacks,Living people

paragraph: Kareem Jackson

paragraph: Kareem Jackson (born April 10, 1988) is an American football cornerback for the Denver Broncos of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Alabama. He was drafted by the Houston Texans in the first round of the 2010 NFL Draft.

paragraph: Section::::High school career.

paragraph: Jackson attended Westside High School. As a senior, he mainly played running back and rushed for over 1,000 yards. On defense, he added 16 tackles with three interceptions.

paragraph: Following high school, Jackson attended Fork Union Military Academy, where he converted from running back to cornerback.

paragraph: Considered a four-star recruit by Rivals.com, Jackson was listed as the No. 17 prep school prospect in 2007.

paragraph: Section::::College career.

paragraph: As a true freshman, Jackson started in 12 of 13 games for the Crimson Tide. He ranked second on the team with three interceptions on the season and was fourth with four pass breakups. Jackson recorded 66 tackles on the season, good for fifth-best on the team. He subsequently received Freshman All-American honors.

paragraph: Jackson was eighth on the team in tackles with 44, including 28 solo stops, as a sophomore in 2008. He registered ten pass breakups on the year with one interception.

paragraph: As a junior in 2009, Jackson started in all 14 games and was fifth on the team with 49 tackles. He had one interception and broke up 13 passes during the 2009 season.

paragraph: On January 15, 2010, Jackson declared he would forgo his senior season and enter the NFL Draft.

paragraph: Section::::Professional career.

paragraph: Coming out of Alabama, Jackson was invited to the NFL Combine and completed the entire workout and all required drills. He was satisfied with his combine performance and chose to only partake in positional drills at Alabama's Pro Day. After he performed well, he was projected by the majority of analysts and scouts to be drafted in the first or second round. In a deep cornerback draft, he was ranked the fifth best cornerback and 32nd overall prospect by NFLDraftScout.com. He was listed as the fourth best cornerback on WalterFootball.com's scouting report. "Sports Illustrated" also listed him as the fourth best cornerback in the draft, behind Joe Haden, Kyle Wilson, and Devin McCourty.

paragraph: Section::::Professional career.:Houston Texans.:2010.

paragraph: The Houston Texans drafted Jackson in the first round (20th overall) of the 2010 NFL Draft. He was the second cornerback taken in 2010, behind Florida's Joe Haden (7th overall).

paragraph: On July 30, 2010, the Houston Texans signed him to a five-year, $13.52 million contract that includes $7.36 million guaranteed and a signing bonus of $875,500.

paragraph: Jackson entered his rookie training camp as the starting right cornerback opposite veteran Glover Quin. Jackson made his professional regular season debut in the Houston Texans' season-opener against the Indianapolis Colts and recorded four solo tackles and a pass deflection in the 34–24 victory. On October 10, 2010, he recorded five solo tackles and his first career interception off of Eli Manning, returning it for 23-yards in the 34–10 loss to the New York Giants. The following week, Jackson racked up a season-high seven combined tackles in a 35-32 win over the Kansas City Chiefs. In a Week 9 matchup against the San Diego Chargers, he made six combined tackles and intercepted Philip Rivers in a 29-23 loss. On December 13, 2010, he had a season-high six solo tackles and an assisted tackle in a 34-28 loss to the Baltimore Ravens. Jackson finished his rookie season with a career-high 71 combined tackles, 10 pass deflections, and two interceptions while starting all 16 regular season games. The Texans finished 6–10 and was ranked last in the league in passing defense. Football Outsiders ranked him 68th (47%) in success rating and PFF gave him a -10.3 in pass coverage. His average QB rating for opposing quarterbacks was 111.8.

paragraph: Section::::Professional career.:Houston Texans.:2011.

paragraph: Jackson entered training camp in 2011 competing with Johnathan Joseph, Jason Allen, and Brice McCain to keep the starting cornerback position. New defensive coordinator Wade Phillips named Jackson the left cornerback to start the regular season opposite Joseph.

paragraph: Jackson started the Houston Texans' season opener against the Indianapolis Colts and made one tackle as the Texans routed the Colts, 34–7. The following week, he was demoted to backup as Jason Allen was given the start. During this time Allen showed good coverage, played well, and made a game-sealing interception in a 17-10 victory over the Pittsburgh Steelers in Week 4, which Jackson was inactive for. However, he reclaimed his starting position in Week 6. He finished the game with four solo tackles in a 29-14 loss to the Baltimore Ravens. On November 6, 2011, Jackson recorded a season-high six solo tackles and a pass deflection in a 30-12 victory over the Cleveland Browns. On December 4, 2011, he made three solo tackles and two pass reflections, and intercepted Matt Ryan for his first and only interception of the season in a 17-10 win over the Atlanta Falcons. He finished with 42 combined tackles (37 solo), a forced fumble, an interception, and six deflected passes in 15 games and 13 starts.

paragraph: The Houston Texans finished the 2011 season with a 10-6 record and received a playoff berth. On January 7, 2012, Jackson appeared in his first career postseason game and made four combined tackles in a 31–10 victory over the Cincinnati Bengals in the AFC Wildcard Game. The next game, he recorded four solo tackles and deflected a pass in a 20–13 loss to the Baltimore Ravens in the divisional playoff game. Jackson received a coverage rating of -9.5 from PFF and was ranked 67th (45%) in success rate among qualified corners by Football Outsiders.

paragraph: Section::::Professional career.:Houston Texans.:2012.

paragraph: Jackson entered the 2012 season slated as the starting cornerback along with Johnathan Joseph. He started the Houston Texans' season opener against the Miami Dolphins and finished the 30–10 victory with five combined tackles, two pass deflections, and intercepted Ryan Tannehill's pass after it was tipped by J. J. Watt. On September 23, 2012, Jackson recorded a season-high seven solo tackles, an assisted tackle, and a deflected a pass in a 31–25 win over the Denver Broncos. The next week, he made two solo tackles, deflected two passes, and intercepted Tennessee Titans' quarterback Matt Hasselbeck and returned it 63 yards for his first career touchdown as the Texans routed the Titans, 38–14.

paragraph: In Week 5, he had one tackle and intercepted a Mark Sanchez pass in a 23–17 defeat over the New York Jets. It was Jackson's first time with back-to-back interceptions in two consecutive games. On December 30, 2012, he had a season-high eight combined tackles and a pass deflection in a 28–16 loss to the Indianapolis Colts. He finished the 2012 regular season with 53 combined tackles (47 solo), a career-high 16 pass deflections, a career-high four interceptions, and a touchdown in 16 games and 15 starts. The Houston Texans finished first in the AFC South with a 12-4 record but were eliminated from the playoffs after losing to the New England Patriots in the Divisional round.

paragraph: Jackson had his best statistical season of his career in 2012. In comparison, Johnathan Joseph was named to the Pro Bowl although he had only five more combined tackles than Jackson and had two interceptions to Jackson's four. He was ranked the seventh-best cornerback in coverage rating (+13.4) according to Pro Football Focus. "Football Outsiders Almanac 2013" ranked him twelfth in success rate (59%) among all qualified cornerbacks and the QB rating for opposing quarterbacks targeting Jackson was an average of 69.6.

paragraph: Section::::Professional career.:Houston Texans.:2013.

paragraph: Jackson and Joseph returned in 2013 as the Houston Texans starting cornerback duo. He started the season off with three solo tackles in the Texans' season-opening 31–28 victory over the San Diego Chargers. The following game, Jackson recorded a season-high six solo tackles and made two pass deflections in a 30–24 win against the Tennessee Titans. During the third quarter, Jackson was flagged for unnecessary roughness after hitting Titans' receiver Kendall Wright, who was deemed a defenseless receiver at the time. Three days later, the NFL fined him $42,000 for the hit, as it was deemed "dirty", and Wright was diagnosed with a concussion. He missed Weeks 11 and 12 after suffering a fractured rib that limited his ability to play.

paragraph: Jackson finished the season with 56 combined tackles and nine deflected passes in 14 starts and 14 games. PFF gave him a -4.3 pass coverage grade and he allowed a 106.1 QBR. He was ranked 81st (42%) in success rate by Football Outsiders. The Houston Texans finished the season with a 2–14 record and head coach Gary Kubiak was fired in Week 15.

paragraph: Section::::Professional career.:Houston Texans.:2014.

paragraph: Jackson started the 2014 season-opener against the Washington Redskins and made eight combined Tackles in the 17-6 victory. The next week, Jackson made two solo tackles and intercepted rookie quarterback Derek Carr and returned it for 65 yards in a 30–14 victory over the Oakland Raiders. On October 5, 2014, he recorded a season-high nine combined tackles during a 20–17 loss to the Dallas Cowboys. On December 21, 2014, Jackson made one solo tackle and intercepted Baltimore Ravens' quarterback Joe Flacco two times as the Texans defeated the Ravens, 25–13. He finished his first season under new head coach Bill O'Brien with 56 combined (46 solo) tackles, nine pass deflections, and three interceptions in 13 games and 13 starts.

paragraph: Section::::Professional career.:Houston Texans.:2015.

paragraph: Jackson became an unrestricted free agent during the 2015 off-season and was one of the top free agent cornerbacks.

paragraph: On March 7, 2015, the Houston Texans signed Jackson to a four-year, $34 million contract with $20 million guaranteed and a signing bonus of $9 million.

paragraph: Entering training camp he faced competition from first-round rookie draft pick Kevin Johnson, but Johnson and Joseph were able to maintain their starting roles entering the regular season. He started the Texans' season-opener and made six solo tackles in a 27–20 loss to the Kansas City Chiefs. On October 18, 2015, Jackson made one solo tackle and left in the second quarter of the 31-20 victory over the Jacksonville Jaguars and did not return. He missed the next four games with an ankle injury. On November 29, 2015, he made his return and made four combined tackles, a pass deflection, and intercepted New Orleans Saint's quarterback Drew Brees in a 24-6 victory. In Week 14, Jackson racked up a season-high nine solo tackles and a pass deflection in a 27-6 loss to the New England Patriots. On January 3. 2016, he made three solo tackles,intercepted Blake Bortles, and returned it for a 27-yard game-sealing touchdown as the Texans routed the Jaguars 30-6. He finished the season with 58 combined tackles (52 solo), six pass deflections, two interceptions, and a touchdown in 10 starts and 12 games.

paragraph: The Houston Texans finished with a 9-7 record and finished first in the AFC South. In the AFC Wildcard game, Jackson made seven combined tackles and deflected a pass as they lost to the Kansas City Chiefs 30–0.

paragraph: Section::::Professional career.:Houston Texans.:2016.

paragraph: He held onto his starting role, along with Johnathan Joseph, to begin the 2016 regular season. Jackson started the season-opener and made five combined tackles in a 23–14 win against the Chicago Bears. He missed Weeks 5 and 6 with a hamstring injury. On November 13, 2016, Jackson recorded six solo tackles and intercepted Blake Bortles, returning it for a 42-yard touchdown in a 24–21 victory over the Jacksonville Jaguars. This was his second consecutive season with an interception for a return of a touchdown off of Bortles. During a Week 14 matchup against the Indianapolis Colts, Jackson made a season-high eight combined tackles in a 22–17 victory. He finished the season with 62 combined tackles (51 solo), four pass deflections, an interception, and a touchdown in 13 starts and 14 games.

paragraph: After finishing first in the AFC South with a 9–7 record, Jackson made four combined tackles in a 27–14 Wild Card Round victory over the Oakland Raiders.

paragraph: Section::::Professional career.:Houston Texans.:2017.

paragraph: Throughout training camp, Jackson faced stiff competition from Kevin Johnson. He was ultimately surpassed on the depth chart and was named the Houston Texans' slot cornerback begin the regular season, behind starting outside cornerbacks Kevin Johnson and Johnathan Joseph.

paragraph: During the Houston Texans' 7–29 season-opening loss to the Jacksonville Jaguars, Jackson recorded six combined tackles. On September 14, Jackson caused rookie Cincinnati Bengals' wide receiver John Ross to fumble, which teammate Jadeveon Clowney recovered and returned for 49 yards to set up the Texans' offense on a field goal scoring drive. He was thrown into the starting lineup after Johnathan Joseph left during the second quarter with a shoulder injury and Kevin Johnson left after suffering a MCL sprain. Jackson led the Texans with seven combined tackles and had his first career sack on Bengals' quarterback Andy Dalton. Jackson remained a starter, in the absence of Kevin Johnson, who was out for four-six weeks.

paragraph: Section::::Professional career.:Houston Texans.:2018.

paragraph: In the offseason following organized team activities, head coach Bill O'Brien announced that Jackson would be moved to free safety full time. The move was made after Jackson's struggles at cornerback the previous season and starter Andre Hal was diagnosed with Hodgkin's lymphoma. Despite this statement, Jackson started all 16 games at cornerback in 2018.

paragraph: Section::::Professional career.:Denver Broncos.

paragraph: On March 13, 2019, Jackson signed a three-year $33 million deal with the Denver Broncos.

paragraph: Section::::External links.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Kareem Jackson Official Website

paragraph: BULLET::::- Houston Texans bio

paragraph: BULLET::::- Alabama Crimson Tide bio

description: American football cornerback

wikidata_label: Kareem Jackson

wikipedia_title: Kareem Jackson


text:
Mexican
luchador
professional wrestler
ring name
Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre
Mini-Estrella
Damián 666
ring name
trademark
Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre
Mini-Estrella
dwarf
ring name
Spanish
Damián 666
Pequeño Halloween
Halloween
Los Perros del Mal
Pequeño Olímpico
CMLL World Mini-Estrella Championship
storyline
Bam Bam
Luchas de Apuestas
Shockercito
torneo cibernetico
Eléctrico
Saturno
Fantasy
Pequeño Nitro
Pequeño Violencia
Cisne
Pierrothito
Virus
Pequeño Warrior
Southern California
Pro Wrestling Guerrilla
Joey Ryan
Peter Avalon
Ray Rosas
B-Boy
Candice LeRae
Cedric Alexander
Mascarita Dorada
special steel cage match
Global Force Wrestling
Hiroka Yaginuma
Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre
CMLL World Mini-Estrella Championship
1 time
Pequeños Reyes del Aire
2007
Torneo Bicentenario de Minis

categories: Mexican male professional wrestlers,1980 births,People from Tijuana,Mini-Estrella wrestlers,Living people

paragraph: Demus 3:16

paragraph: José Luis Florencio Ramos (born August 28, 1980) is a Mexican "luchador", or professional wrestler, best known under the ring names Pequeño Damián 666 and Demus. Florencio is a part of Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre's (CMLL) Mini-Estrella, or "Mini". The Pequeño Damián 666 ring character is a Mini-version of wrestler Damián 666. In early June, 2010 he changed his ring name to Demus 3:16 as Damián 666 held the trademark to the name and would no longer allow him to use it.

paragraph: Section::::Professional wrestling career.:Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre.:Pequeño Damian 666 (2004-2010).

paragraph: Florencio made his professional wrestling debut in 1997 and quickly became a part of Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre's (CMLL) Mini-Estrella, or "Mini", division; working in the Mini division does not necessarily mean that Serrano is a dwarf as several short wrestlers work in the "Mini" division. Initially he worked under the ring name "Mini Eskeleto" (Spanish for "Mini Skeleton") and later also worked as "Troll". In 2005 he began working under the name "Pequeño Damián 666" a Mini-version of wrestler Damián 666. He often teamed with Pequeño Halloween, just like Damían 666 teamed with Halloween and become a part of "Los Perritos del Mal", a mini version of the group "Los Perros del Mal", which both Damián 666 and Halloween were members off. Pequeño Damián 666 ended Pequeño Olímpico's almost four year run with the CMLL World Mini-Estrella Championship on November 20, 2007. Following his title win Pequeño Damián 666 began working a storyline, or feud with Bam Bam, a storyline that saw Pequeño Damián 666 get shaved bald after losing a "Luchas de Apuestas", or "bet match" to Bam Bam. the storyline between the two saw Bam Bam win the CMLL World Mini-Estrella Championship on July 27, 2008. Pequeño Damián 666 got a measure of revenge on August 17, 2008, when he won a "Luchas de Apuesta" match against Bam Bam, leaving his opponent shaved bald after the match. On June 2, 2009, Pequeño Damián 666 lost a "Luchas de Apuetas" match to Shockercito, losing his hair for the second time in his career.

paragraph: Section::::Professional wrestling career.:Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre.:Demus 3:16 (2010-2017).

paragraph: In 2010 Damián 666 claimed that he owned the trademark to the name "Damián 666" and wanted Pequeño Damián 666 to stop using the name. While Pequeño Damián 666 originally claimed he was legally allowed to use the name he underwent a name change in June 2010 to "Demus 3:16". In June and July 2010 the feud between Bam Bam and Demus 3:16 heated up again with the two facing off in A third "Lucha de Apuesta", hair vs. hair match on July 6 which Demus 3:16, potentially earning a shot at Bam Bam's Mini-Estrellas Championship. In August CMLL began a "Bicentennial tournament" specifically for the "Mini-Estrella" division, both to celebrate the 200th anniversary of Mexico as a nation and the 18th anniversary of CMLL's "Mini-Estrella" division. The prize of the tournament was an opportunity to leave the "Mini-Estrellas" division and work with the regular male wrestlers of CMLL. Demus 3:16 won the first of two "torneo cibernetico" elimination matches, outlasting Eléctrico, Saturno, Fantasy, Pequeño Olímpico, Pequeño Nitro, Pequeño Violencia and Cisne to earn a place in the finals. On August 24 Demus 3:16 defeated Pierrothito in the finals of the tournament to earn his way out of the "Mini-Estrella" division. Demus 3:16 lost his hair for the third time in his career on March 11, 2011, when he was defeated by Virus. As a result Demus 3:16 was also forced to return to the "Mini-Estrella" division. On September 18, Demus 3:16 defeated Pequeño Warrior in another Hair vs. Hair match. On January 29, 2012, Demus 3:16 made an appearance for Southern California-based Pro Wrestling Guerrilla (PWG), teaming with Joey Ryan, Peter Avalon and Ray Rosas in an eight person tag team match, where they were defeated by B-Boy, Candice LeRae, Cedric Alexander and Mascarita Dorada. On November 6, 2012, 12 competitors met in a special steel cage match where the loser of the match would be forced to unmask or have his hair shaved completely off. During the match Demus 3:16 was repeatedly thrown off the top of the cage inside the ring and tossed into the cage. While he was able to escape the cage he did need immediate medical attention afterwards as he was unable to stand under his own power. On April 14, 2017 Serrano left CMLL.

paragraph: Section::::Professional wrestling career.:Global Force Wrestling (2017-present).

paragraph: On July 3, 2017, Demus made his debut for American Global Force Wrestling.

paragraph: Section::::Personal life.

paragraph: Florencio is married to professional wrestler Hiroka Yaginuma who works for CMLL under the ring name "Hiroka". In early June, 2010 Hiroka announced that she was retiring from wrestling for a few years in order to start a family. Florencio's fourteen year younger brother made his professional wrestling debut in 2012, working under the ring name .

paragraph: Section::::Championships and accomplishments.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre

paragraph: BULLET::::- CMLL World Mini-Estrella Championship (1 time)

paragraph: BULLET::::- Pequeños Reyes del Aire (2007)

paragraph: BULLET::::- Torneo Bicentenario de Minis (2010)

paragraph: BULLET::::- POR Wrestling

paragraph: BULLET::::- POR Cruiserweight Championship (1 time, current)

description: Mexican professional wrestler

wikidata_label: Pequeño Damián 666

wikipedia_title: Demus 3:16


text:
Paris
Théodore Gudin
Peintres de la Marine
Joseph Vernet
Hubert Robert
helmsman
seaman
Paris
Admiral of France
Louis Antoine, Duke of Angouleme
Louis Garneray
Eugène Isabey
Léon Morel-Fatio
Invasion of Algiers
Napoléon
Tuileries
Château de Saint-Cloud
Versailles
Louis-Philippe
Musée National de la Marine
Biard

wikipedia_title:
Paris
Théodore Gudin
Peintre de la Marine
Claude Joseph Vernet
Hubert Robert
Helmsman
Seaman (rank)
Salon (Paris)
Admiral of France
Louis Antoine, Duke of Angoulême
Ambroise Louis Garneray
Eugène Isabey
Antoine Léon Morel-Fatio
Invasion of Algiers in 1830
Napoleon
Tuileries Palace
Château de Saint-Cloud
Palace of Versailles
Louis Philippe I
Musée national de la Marine
François-Auguste Biard

categories: 1851 deaths,French marine artists,19th-century French painters,French male painters,1772 births,18th-century French painters

paragraph: Louis-Philippe Crépin

paragraph: Louis-Philippe Crépin (1772, Paris - 26 November 1851, Paris) was a French marine painter. Together with Théodore Gudin, he was appointed as one of France's first two Peintres de la Marine in 1830.

paragraph: Section::::Biography.

paragraph: He studied marine painting with Joseph Vernet and landscapes with Hubert Robert. Before that, he had been a sailor with four years of experience as a helmsman and (a seaman in charge of the sails). He had his first exhibit at the Paris in 1796 with "La sortie du port de Brest". He would hold showings there intermittently until 1835.

paragraph: As early as 1817, he received a letter from the "Ministre de la Marine et des Colonies", Laurent de Gouvion-Saint-Cyr, giving him a twenty-year commission to create marine apintings for the government; especially the Ministère de la Marine, where he set up a workshop. This was, however, tempered by a disappointment; the position of painter to the Admiral of France (Louis Antoine, Duke of Angouleme) had gone to Louis Garneray.

paragraph: At the age of fifty-eight, in part due to a bit of self-promotion, he was appointed as one of the first two official marine painters of the French government. That same year, together with the much younger painters Eugène Isabey and Léon Morel-Fatio, he took part in the Invasion of Algiers. His new position eventually became somewhat ceremonial, as he ceased to exhibit in 1836.

paragraph: His best known painting is "Combat de la frégate française La Bayonnaise contre la frégate anglaise l’Embuscade 14 décembre 1798", which was commissioned by Napoléon for display at the Tuileries. It was shown at the Salon in 1801. Until 1834, it was hung in the former residence of the Empress at the Château de Saint-Cloud, then was transferred to Versailles by King Louis-Philippe. Since 1935, it has been at the Musée National de la Marine. He also was one of the fourteen artists who contributed to "Episodes maritimes", along with Garneray, Gudin, Isabey, Biard and others, who have largely been forgotten.

paragraph: Section::::Further reading.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Haffner, Léon, "Les peintres du département de la marine" in "La Revue Maritime", #92, December 1953

paragraph: BULLET::::- Le Marchand, Jean-Noël, "Dictionnaire des Peintres français de la mer et de la marine", Paris, Arts et marine, 1997

paragraph: Section::::External links.

paragraph: BULLET::::- More works by Crépin @ ArtNet

alias:
Louis Philippe Crépin
Louis Philippe Crepin
Louis-Philippe Crepin
Crépin
Crepin
Crespin
M. Crépin
N. Crepin

description: French painter

wikidata_label: Louis-Philippe Crépin

wikipedia_title: Louis-Philippe Crépin


text:
Japan
professional Go player
Shusaku opening
"Go sage"
Hon'inbō Shūwa
Ōta Yūzo
Kisei
Meijin
Godokoro
Innoshima
Onomichi
Hiroshima Prefecture
Mihara Castle
shodan
Edo
ear-reddening game
joseki
Ōta Yūzo
Yasui Sanchi
Ōta Yūzo
10-game match
cholera
Erdős number
United Kingdom
Normandy landings
manga
anime
Hikaru no Go
Fujiwara-no-Sai
medium

wikipedia_title:
Japan
List of Go players
Shusaku opening
Kisei (go)
Hon'inbō Shūwa
Ōta Yūzo
Kisei (go)
Meijin (go)
Godokoro
Innoshima, Hiroshima
Onomichi, Hiroshima
Hiroshima Prefecture
Mihara Castle
Go ranks and ratings
Edo
Ear-reddening game
Jōseki
Ōta Yūzo
Yasui Sanchi
Ōta Yūzo
Jubango
Cholera
Erdős number
United Kingdom
Normandy landings
Manga
Anime
Hikaru no Go
Hikaru no Go
Mediumship

paragraph: Hon'inbō Shūsaku

paragraph: Shusaku (本因坊秀策, Yasuda Eisai, Kuwahara Shusaku, "Invincible Shusaku", born as Kuwabara Torajiro (桑原虎次郎); June 6, 1829 – September 3, 1862) was a Japanese professional Go player from the 19th century. He is known for his undefeated streak of 19-games during the annual castle games; his thirty-game match with Ota Yuzo; the eponymous Shusaku opening; and his posthumous veneration as a "Go sage". Next to his teacher, Hon'inbō Shūwa, he is considered to have been the strongest player from 1847/8 to his death in 1862. He was nicknamed "Invincible Shusaku" because of his castle games performance.

paragraph: Section::::Biography.

paragraph: He was nicknamed "Invincible" after he earned a perfect score for 19 straight wins in the annual castle games. Some say that he was not stronger than his teacher, Honinbō Shuwa. Out of respect for his teacher, Shusaku refused to play with white against his teacher thus there is no clear gauge of the difference in strength between them. Shusaku, for example, had a plus score against Ōta Yūzo but still found him a tough opponent, while Shuwa beat him easily.

paragraph: Only two other people have been given the title "Go Sage" (Kisei) in addition to Shusaku, the others being Honinbō Dosaku (1645–1702) and Honinbo Jowa (1787–1847). However, Jowa's title was posthumously revoked due to a biased account of his machinations (in the Zain Danso) towards obtaining the post of Meijin Godokoro. Today, Shusaku's reputation is more balanced in Japan, where a wide number of texts on Shusaku and Jowa have since been published, but remains somewhat inflated in the West where the sources are more sparse.

paragraph: Section::::Biography.:Early years.

paragraph: He was born on the island of Innoshima near the town of Onomichi, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan to a merchant, Kuwabara Wazo. Asano Tadahiro, lord of Mihara Castle, became his patron after playing a game with him, and allowed him to study under Lord Asano's personal trainer, the priest Hoshin, a player of professional level.

paragraph: In 1837, at age 8, Shusaku was already almost a player of professional caliber. He left home to join the Honinbō school (the most important institute in the game of Go in Japan at the time having produced the Go Saint Dosaku and many Meijins) officially as a student of Honinbo Jowa but his study would mainly be with senior students. On January 3, 1840, he received his shodan (first dan) professional diploma.

paragraph: Section::::Biography.:Meteoric rise.

paragraph: In 1840 Shusaku left Edo and returned to his home for a period of over a year. In the following years, he made steady progress up the ranks, reaching 4 dan in 1844, after which he again returned home for a prolonged period. In April–May 1846, returning to Edo, he played against Gennan Inseki, arguably the strongest player of that time. Shusaku played with a handicap of two stones, but Gennan found that Shusaku was too strong, so he called off the game. A new game was started with Shusaku just playing black, the ear-reddening game. Gennan played a new joseki (opening variation in a corner), and Shusaku erred in responding. He fought back hard, but still by the time of the middlegame, all the people watching the game thought Gennan was winning, except for one, a doctor. He admitted that he was not skilled in Go, but noticed that Gennan's ears became red after a certain move by Shusaku, a sign that Gennan was surprised. In the end, Shusaku won the game by two points.

paragraph: Returning to Edo, Shusaku not only got promoted to 5 dan, but he was also made the official heir of Honinbo Shuwa, who was to become the head of the Honinbo house. Shusaku declined at first, citing his obligations towards Lord Asano as the reason. After that issue was settled, Shusaku accepted.

paragraph: As the official heir to the head of the Honinbo house, Shusaku had an eminent position. His grade also increased, he finally reached 7 dan, although it is not known exactly when—some think in 1849 while others say in 1853. After forcing his main rival and friend Ōta Yūzo to take a handicap, he was generally accepted to be the strongest player with the exception of Shuwa.

paragraph: Section::::Biography.:Sanjubango.

paragraph: In 1853, a group of players gathered in a mansion in Edo. The players were Yasui Sanchi, Ito Showa, Sakaguchi Sentoku, Hattori Seitetsu, and Ōta Yūzo. They were discussing Shusaku, to the point where they had come to the idea that Shusaku was the strongest player of the time, but Ota did not agree. He said he was in the middle of a series of games with Shusaku, tied at 3 apiece. Akai Gorosaku, who was a famous sponsor of Go during the time, had heard this and decided to sponsor an unheard of 30-game go competition (a "Sanjubango") between Ota and Shusaku. The series had begun in 1853, when Ota was 46 and a 7 dan, while Shusaku was 24 years old and a 6 dan. The games were played once a week, faster than a typical 10-game match. Ota was doing well until the 11th game, when Shusaku started to fight back. Ota was behind by 4 games after the 17th game. The 21st game was played in July, but the 22nd game was not played until October of that year, a reason of which is not known. The 22nd game was played in Ota's house, which was different than the others, considering they were played in more neutral venues. Ota had lost once more, and the venue was changed to a more neutral one. It is believed, however, the 23rd game, was fixed. It had lasted almost 24 straight hours, and had resulted in a tie. It saved Ota from embarrassment. It was thought as a great achievement, having a tie after taking white, so much that it was used, along with Shusaku's calling up for the castle games, as an excuse to adjourn the match.

paragraph: Section::::Biography.:Death and legacy.

paragraph: In 1862, a cholera epidemic swept through Japan. Shusaku tended the patients within the Honinbō house, and fell ill himself, dying of it on September 3 at the age of 33.

paragraph: Shusaku's name is connected to the Shusaku fuseki, a certain method of opening the game on black, which was developed to perfection (but not invented) by him, and was the basis of the popular opening style up to the 1930s.

paragraph: Shusaku is also remembered by the Shusaku number, an equivalent of the Erdős number for Go players.

paragraph: On 6 June 2014, a Google doodle commemorated Shusaku's 185th birthday. This caused controversy in the United Kingdom, as it was felt that preempting the 70th anniversary of the Normandy landings to honour a Japanese person was impolitic. Google.uk was hurriedly amended.

paragraph: Section::::Fiction.

paragraph: In the manga and anime series "Hikaru no Go", Shusaku discovered the spirit of fictional Go player Fujiwara-no-Sai. Shusaku became the medium through which Sai played the great games ascribed to Shusaku.

paragraph: Section::::Further reading.

paragraph: BULLET::::- John Power, "Invincible: The Games of Shusaku",

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Honinbo Shusaku – Complete Game Collection",

paragraph: Section::::External links.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Sensei's Library

paragraph: BULLET::::- Daily Yomiuri article

paragraph: BULLET::::- Game collection (SGFs)

paragraph: BULLET::::- Gobase player stats and games listing

alias:
Kuwabara Torajiro
Shusaku Honinbo

description: Japanese Go player

wikidata_label: Honinbo Shusaku

wikipedia_title: Hon'inbō Shūsaku


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paragraph: Wang Wei (Tang dynasty)

paragraph: Wang Wei (; 699–759) was a Chinese poet, musician, painter, and politician during the Tang dynasty. He was one of the most famous men of arts and letters of his time. Many of his poems are preserved, and twenty-nine were included in the highly influential 18th-century anthology "Three Hundred Tang Poems".

paragraph: Section::::Names.

paragraph: His family name was Wang, his given name is Wei. Wang chose the courtesy name Mojie, and would sign his works Wang Weimojie because Wei-mo-jie was a reference to Vimalakirti, the central figure of the Buddhist sutra by that name. In this holy book of Buddhism, which is partly in the form of a debate with Mañjuśrī (the Bodhisattva of Wisdom), a lay person, Vimalakīrti, expounds the doctrine of Śūnyatā, or emptiness, to an assembly which includes arhats and bodhisattvas, and then culminates with the wordless teaching of silence.

paragraph: Section::::Life.

paragraph: Wang Wei is especially known as a poet and painter of nature. Of his poems some four hundred survive: these were first collected and originally edited into a corpus by his next-youngest brother, Wang Jin, by imperial command. Of his paintings, no authenticated specimens survive, although there is evidence of his work through influences on later paintings and descriptive accounts of his paintings. His musical talents were regarded very highly, although nothing survives of his music except reports. He furthermore had a successful career as a court official. Eventually, he became a devout Zen Buddhist and a vegetarian. Wang Wei spent ten years studying with Chán master Daoguang.

paragraph: Section::::Life.:Early years.

paragraph: Born into an aristocratic family, of Han ethnicity, originally from Qixian (present-day Qi County in Shanxi province), Wang Wei's father moved east of the Yellow River to Puzhou, part of the historic Hedong Commandery (today's Yongji, Shanxi). Known for his youthful precocity, Wang Wei, the eldest of five brothers, set off for the imperial capital at the age of nineteen, in order to study and take the "jinshi" civil service entrance examination. In the period while residing in Chang'an, before taking the test, Wang's proficiency at poetry and his musical proficiency with the pipa helped him to achieve popularity at the royal court. He passed the "jinshi" examination, in 721, with the first class award ("Zhuangyuan"), which started his potentially lucrative civil service career. Wang Wei's career as an official had its ups and downs. His first appointment was as a court musician, or "Deputy Master of Music"; however, he was then demoted to a position of being in charge of a granary in the former province of Jizhou (now the name of a different town Jizhou, in Hebei). The reason for this demotion, according to tradition, was Wang's breach of etiquette by performing a lion dance. In any case, this was only a minor setback to his career, and it had a compensation in that it did allow him to travel. Then, a series of promotions following this demotion was apparently attributable to a relationship with the prominent governmental minister, poet, and literary scholar Zhang Jiuling, at least until Zhang's 727 demotion to a post in Jingzhou. By 728, Wang Wei was back in Chang'an, where he entertained the poet Meng Haoran, who was to become a close friend and poetic colleague. At this point, Wang seems to have achieved the rank of Assistant Censor, and then a subsequent governmental promotion, but then later being demoted back to Assistant Censor, with the loss in imperial favor of Zhang Jiuling and the rising political ascendency of Li Linfu. After his wife's death in 731, he never remarried. It was in his role as a government official that Wang Wei was dispatched to Liangzhou, which was then the northwestern frontier of the Chinese empire, and the scene of constant military conflicts. By invitation of the local commander, Wang served in this location until returning to Chang'an in 738 or early 739.

paragraph: Section::::Life.:Middle years.

paragraph: After his return to Chang'an from Liangzhou, and lacking another official posting, Wang Wei took the opportunity to explore the countryside to the south of the capital, in the Lantian area of the Zhongnan Mountains. Wang Wei then made friends with Pei Di. In 740–741 Wang resumed his successful governmental career, including an inspection tour of Xiangyang, Hubei (the home territory of Meng Haoran), and afterwards serving in various positions in Chang'an. Besides the official salary connected with this government work, he had received financial rewards as an artist; thus he was able to acquire a sizable estate in Lantian, formerly owned by the poet Song Zhiwen, known as Wang Chuan. Upon his Lantian estate Wang Wei established a shrine to honor his Buddhist mother, and after his mother died, in 747–748, he spent the traditional three-year mourning period for the death of a parent in this location, apparently so afflicted by grief that he was reduced almost to a skeleton. By 751–752 Wang Wei had resumed official duties. But at this point the historical record becomes problematic because of the effects of the An Shi disorders upon record keeping.

paragraph: Section::::Life.:War.

paragraph: The events of the An-Shi rebellion, which took place between 755–763, profoundly affected Chinese social culture in general and Wang Wei in particular, although Nicolas Tackett has recently argued that it was not as destructive of the Tang aristocracy as had previously been thought. In 756, Wang Wei was residing in the capital of Chang'an, where he was captured by the rebels when they took the city. Although the emperor Xuanzong and his court and most of the governmental officials had already evacuated to Sichuan, Wang Wei had come down with dysentery and at that time was an invalid and thus unable to travel, especially not on this notoriously mountainous and difficult passage. The rebels then took their prize captive to their capital at Luoyang, where the government of the rebellion sought his collaboration. According to some sources, he attempted to avoid actively serving the insurgents during the capital's occupation by pretending to be deaf; other sources state that, in an attempt to destroy his voice, he drank medicine that created cankers on his mouth. In any case, at Luoyang, Wang Wei was unable to avoid becoming officially one of the rebels, with an official title. In 757, with the ascendency of Suzong, and the Tang recapture of Luoyang from the rebel forces, Wang Wei was arrested and imprisoned by the Tang government as a suspected traitor.

paragraph: The charges of disloyalty were eventually dropped, partly because of the intervention of his brother, Wang Jin, who held high government rank (as Undersecretary of the Board of Punishments) and whose loyal efforts in the defense of Taiyuan were well known. Furthermore, the poems he had written during his captivity were produced, and accepted as evidence in favor of his loyalty. Following his pardon, Wang Wei spent much of his time in his Buddhist practice and activities. Then, with the further suppression of the rebellion, he again received a government position, in 758, at first in a lower position than prior to the rebellion, as a "tàizǐ zhōngchōng" (太子中充), in the court of the crown prince rather than that of the emperor himself. In 759 Wang Wei was not only restored to his former position in the emperor's court, but he was eventually promoted. Over time, he was moved to the secretarial position of "jǐshìzhōng" (給事中) and his last position, which he held until his death in 761, was "shàngshū yòuchéng" (尚書右丞), or deputy prime minister. As these positions were in the city of Chang'an, they were not too far from his private estate to prevent him from visiting and repairing it. During all this time, he continued his artistic endeavors.

paragraph: Section::::Life.:Later years.

paragraph: Wang Wei never lived to see the empire return to peace, as the An-Shi disturbances and their aftermath continued beyond his lifetime. However, at least he could enjoy a relative return to stability compared to the initial years of the rebellion, especially when he had the opportunity to spend time in the relative seclusion of his Lantian estate, which allowed him both a poetic and a Buddhist retreat, as well as a place to spend time with his friends and with nature, painting and writing. But, finally, his writing came to an end, and in the seventh month of 759, or in 761, Wang Wei requested writing implements, wrote several letters to his brother and to his friends, and then died. He was then buried at his Lantian estate.

paragraph: Section::::Works.

paragraph: Wang Wei was famous for both his poetry and his paintings, about which Su Shi coined a phrase: "The quality of Wang Wei’s poems can be summed as, the poems hold a painting within them. In observing his paintings you can see that, within the painting there is poetry." He is especially known for his compositions in the Mountains and Streams (Shanshui) poetry genre, the landscape school of poetry, along with Meng Haoran; their family names were combined in a form of mutual reference and they are commonly referred to as "Wang Meng" due to their excellence in poetic composition, as contemporaries. In his later years, Wang Wei lost interest in being a statesman and became more involved in Buddhism and his poems reflected his focus on Zen/Ch'an practice, therefore he was posthumously referred to as the “Poet Buddha”. His works are collected in "Secretary General Wang's Anthology", which includes 400 poems. He excelled in painting images of people, bamboo forests and scenery of mountains and rivers. It is recorded that his landscape paintings have two different genres, one of the Father and Son of the Li Family (李氏父子) and the other being of strong brush strokes; his work of "Picture of Wang River" is of the latter, but unfortunately the original no longer exists. His works of "Scenery of Snow and Creek" and "Jinan’s Fusheng Portrait" are both realistic in their representation of the subjects.

paragraph: Section::::Works.:Poetry.

paragraph: At present 420 poems are attributed to Wang Wei, of which 370 are thought to be genuine. Wang Wei was a "very great master" of the jueju: many of his quatrains depict quiet scenes of water and mist, with few details and little human presence. The "Indiana Companion" comments that he affirms the world's beauty, while questioning its ultimate reality. It also draws a comparison between the deceptive simplicity of his works and the Chan path to enlightenment, which is built on careful preparation but is achieved without conscious effort.

paragraph: One of Wang Wei's famous poems is "One-hearted" ("Xiang Si" 相思):

paragraph: Section::::Works.:"Wang River" collaboration.

paragraph: Some of Wang Wei's most famous poetry was done as a series of couplets written by him to which his friend Pei Di wrote replying couplets. Together, these form a group titled the "Wang River Collection". Note that "Wang" as in the river is a different character that the "Wang" of Wang Wei's name. It literally refers to the outside part of a wheel; and also that these are sometimes referred to as the "Lantian poems", after the real name of Wang's estate's location, in what is now Lantian County. Inspired in part by Wang's Lantian home and features of its neighborhood and by their correspondences with other places and features, the collection includes such pieces as the poem often translated "Deer Park" (literally, "Deer Fence"). However, the poems tend to have a deceptive simplicity to them, while they actually have great depth and complexity upon closer examination.

paragraph: Section::::Works.:Painting.

paragraph: Wang Wei has historically been regarded as the founder of the Southern School of Chinese landscape art, a school which was characterised by strong brushstrokes contrasted with light ink washes.

paragraph: Section::::Cultural references.

paragraph: Section::::Cultural references.:Influence in the East.

paragraph: Wang Wei was of extensive influence in China and its area of cultural influence, particularly in terms of monochrome ink painting and in terms of his deceptively simple and insightful Buddhist-influenced poetry. Wang Shimin and Wang Yuanqi of the Six Masters of the early Qing period painted works in the style of Wang Wei, as well as copying his paintings as "copying former masters was seen as the cornerstone of artistic training." In the Ming Dynasty, Dong Qichang included Wang Wei's style in his paintings after the old masters.

paragraph: One of Wang Wei's poems, called "Weicheng Qu" or "Song of the City of Wei" has been adapted to the famous music melody, "Yangguan Sandie" or "Three Refrains on the Yang Pass". The most famous version of this melody is based on a tune for guqin first published in 1864 but may be traced back to a version from 1530.

paragraph: Wang Wei's lasting influence is seen in the death poem of the Japanese haiku master Yosa Buson:

paragraph: Section::::Cultural references.:Influence in the West.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Wang Wei's poetry, in translation, formed the inspiration for the final "Der Abschied" movement of the Austrian composer Gustav Mahler's penultimate completed work, "Das Lied von der Erde".

paragraph: BULLET::::- Wang Wei's poetry, found in the works of Ernest Fenollosa, also provided inspiration for the American poet Ezra Pound in the creation of Pound's Ideogrammic Method.

paragraph: Section::::See also.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Abe no Nakamaro

paragraph: BULLET::::- Chinese poetry

paragraph: BULLET::::- Classical Chinese poetry

paragraph: BULLET::::- Das Lied von der Erde

paragraph: BULLET::::- Dong Yuan

paragraph: BULLET::::- Double Ninth Festival

paragraph: BULLET::::- Han Gan

paragraph: BULLET::::- Ink and wash painting

paragraph: BULLET::::- Jueju

paragraph: BULLET::::- List of Chinese language poets

paragraph: BULLET::::- List of Chinese painters

paragraph: BULLET::::- Quantangshi

paragraph: BULLET::::- Shan shui

paragraph: BULLET::::- Shen Kuo

paragraph: BULLET::::- Shi (poetry)

paragraph: BULLET::::- Tang poetry

paragraph: BULLET::::- Timeline of Chinese history

paragraph: BULLET::::- Wangchuan ji

paragraph: BULLET::::- Wang Jin

paragraph: BULLET::::- Wang Yuanqi

paragraph: BULLET::::- Yangguan

paragraph: Section::::References.

paragraph: Section::::References.:Sources.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Bynner, Witter (1929), trans. (from the texts of Kiang Kang-hu). "The Jade Mountain, a Chinese Anthology: Being Three Hundred Poems of the T'ang Dynasty". New York: Knopf.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Chang, H.C. (1977), "Chinese Literature 2: Nature Poetry". New York: Columbia University Press. .

paragraph: BULLET::::- Chang, Yin-nan, and Lewis C. Walmsley (1958), trans. "Poems by Wang Wei". Rutland, VT: Tuttle.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Ch'en, Jerome and Michael Bullock (1960), "Poems of Solitude". London: Abelard-Schuman. .

paragraph: BULLET::::- Cheng, Francois (1977), "L'Ecriture poétique chinoise". Paris: Editions du Seuil. Trans. by Donald A. Riggs and Jerome P. Seaton as "Chinese Poetic Writing: With an Anthology of T'ang Poetry" Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 1982.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Davis, A.R. (Albert Richard), Editor and Introduction (1970), "The Penguin Book of Chinese Verse". Baltimore: Penguin Books.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Ferguson, John C. (1927), "Chinese Painting". Chicago: University of Chicago Press.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Fletcher, W.J.B. (1919), trans. "Gems of Chinese Verse, Translated into English Verse". Shanghai: Commercial Press.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Giles, Herbert (1884), ed. and trans. "Chinese Poetry in English Verse". Shanghai: Kelly & Walsh.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Hinton, David (2008), "Classical Chinese Poetry: An Anthology". New York: Farrar, Straus, and Giroux. .

paragraph: BULLET::::- Kenner, Hugh (1971), "The Pound Era". Berkeley: University of California Press.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Mitchell, Donald (1985), "Gustav Mahler: Songs and Symphonies of Life and Death". London: Faber and Faber.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Robinson, G.W. (1974), "Wang Wei Poems" Penguin Classics,

paragraph: BULLET::::- Stimson, Hugh M. (1976), "Fifty-five T'ang Poems". Far Eastern Publications: Yale University, New Haven, CN.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Wagner, Marsha (1982), "Wang Wei". Boston: Twayne.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Watson, Burton (1971), "Chinese Lyricism: Shih Poetry from the Second to the Twelfth Century". New York: Columbia University Press. .

paragraph: BULLET::::- Weinberger, Eliot, and Octavio Paz (1987), "Nineteen Ways of Looking at Wang Wei: How a Chinese Poem Is Translated". Wakefield, RI: Moyer Bell.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Wu, John C.H. (1972), "The Four Seasons of Tang Poetry". Rutland, Vermont: Charles E. Tuttle. .

paragraph: BULLET::::- Yip, Wai-lim (1972), trans. "Hiding the Universe: Poems by Wang Wei". New York: Munshinsha/Grossman.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Yip, Wai-lim (1993), "Diffusion of Distances: Dialogues between Chinese and Western Poetics". Berkeley: University of California Press.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Yu, Pauline (1980), "The Poetry of Wang Wei: New Translations and Commentary". Bloomington: Indiana University Press.

paragraph: Section::::Critical editions.

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Wang Youcheng Ji Jianzhu" 《王右丞集箋注》 ("An Annotated Edition of the Collected Works of Wang [Wei] the Right Assistant Secretary of State Affairs"). Edited by Zhao Diancheng (趙殿成) (1683–1756). Shanghai: Shanghai Ancient Books Publishing House, 1961.

paragraph: Section::::Further reading.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Link, Perry, "A Magician of Chinese Poetry" (review of Eliot Weinberger, with an afterword by Octavio Paz, "19 Ways of Looking at Wang Wei (with More Ways)", New Directions, 88 pp. and Eliot Weinberger, "The Ghosts of Birds", New Directions, 211 pp. "The New York Review of Books", vol. LXIII, no. 18 (November 24, 2016), pp. 49–50.

paragraph: Section::::External links.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Wang Wei in English at "Poems Found in Translation"

paragraph: BULLET::::- Regulated verses of Wang Wei, with English translation, pinyin transliteration, and tonal patterns.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Translations by sixteen poets of "Deer Park"

paragraph: BULLET::::- Landscapes Clear and Radiant: The Art of Wang Hui (1632–1717), an exhibition catalog from The Metropolitan Museum of Art (fully available online as PDF), which contains material on Wang Wei (see index)

paragraph: BULLET::::- Complete works of Wang Wei, in Chinese, at 'The Poetry of Chinese Antiquity' website

paragraph: BULLET::::- Books of the "Quan Tangshi" that include collected poems of Wang Wei at the Chinese Text Project:

paragraph: BULLET::::- Book 125

paragraph: BULLET::::- Book 126

paragraph: BULLET::::- Book 127

paragraph: BULLET::::- Book 128

alias:
Mo-chieh Wang
Yu-chʻeng Wang
Mojie Wang
Youcheng Wang
Wei Wang
王維之
Duy Vương
王維
Makitsu Ō
Yu Wang
zi Mojie
I Ō
王维
You Wang
Mojie
Vėĭ Van
Wang Weij
Wang Shisan
Wang youcheng

description: Chinese poet, musician, painter, and statesman

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paragraph: John Gage (Tudor politician)

paragraph: Sir John Gage KG (28 October 1479 – 18 April 1556) was an English courtier during the Tudor period. He held a number of offices, including Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster (1542–1547), Comptroller of the Household (1540–1547), Constable of the Tower (1540–1556) and Lord Chamberlain (1553–1556).

paragraph: Section::::Early life and family.

paragraph: John Gage was born on 28 October 1479 at Burstow manor in Surrey and baptized at the parish church there on the same day. He was the only son of William Gage and Agnes Bolney.

paragraph: He married Philippa Guildford, daughter of Sir Richard Guildford, in 1502. They were the parents of eight children:

paragraph: BULLET::::- Sir Edward Gage - married Elizabeth, daughter of John Parker and also Joan, daughter of Sir Richard Sackville.

paragraph: BULLET::::- James Gage - married Jane, daughter of James Delves and widow of John Bellingham.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Robert Gage - married Elizabeth, daughter of Nicholas Wilford.

paragraph: BULLET::::- William Gage - died without issue.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Alice Gage – married Sir Anthony Browne Jr..

paragraph: BULLET::::- Ann Gage – married John Thatcher.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Elizabeth Gage – married Sir John Jenyns.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Cicily Gage - married Sir George Baynham.

paragraph: Section::::Career.

paragraph: An Esquire of the Body to both Henry VII and Henry VIII, he served offices in the Pale of Calais, becoming Comptroller in 1524. After receiving a knighthood in 1525, he moved to the post of Vice-Chamberlain of the Household in 1526, leaving court in 1533. He also represented Sussex three times (1529, 1539 and 1542) in the parliaments of Henry VIII.

paragraph: He remained active, attending, in 1537, the baptism of Prince Edward and the funeral of Jane Seymour. He returned to favour, and 1540 saw his appointment as Comptroller of the Household, Constable of the Tower and as a Privy Counsellor. In his role as Constable of the Tower, he supervised the arrangements for the execution of Catherine Howard.

paragraph: In 1541 he became a Knight of the Garter and in 1542 he succeeded as Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster. In 1544 he undertook an important role for the invasion of France, organising transport and supplies for the army, and he became a knight banneret.

paragraph: Present at the funeral of Henry VIII, he was appointed one of the executors of the king's will and a member of Edward VI's Regency Council. Differences soon arose between him and The Duke of Somerset, who expelled him from the council and from his posts of Comptroller and Chancellor when he became Lord Protector in 1547. He re-joined the council, before resigning upon the accession to power of The Earl of Warwick, later Duke of Northumberland. He was suspended as Constable for not supporting Northumberland's attempt to install Lady Jane Grey as Edward's successor. The accession of Mary I saw his restoration as Constable and appointment as Lord Chamberlain. He bore her train at her coronation and at her marriage to Philip of Spain. As Constable, he guarded Princess Elizabeth in 1555; he was described by Heylyn as "her bitter enemy, but more for love of the Pope than for hate of her person".

paragraph: Section::::Death.

paragraph: Gage died at his house, Firle Place, on 18 April 1556, and was buried on 25 April at West Firle Church next to his wife. Their alabaster altar tomb in the north chapel of that church is the work of Gerard Johnson the elder (1541–1611) and, along with monuments for some other members of their family, was erected in about 1595.

paragraph: His will, made on 20 February 1555/6, was proved at the Prerogative Court of Canterbury on 10 June 1556. A lengthy and detailed household inventory was added as a schedule to the will and points to the wealth and lifestyle that Sir John enjoyed. An introduction and transcription of the inventory has been published.

paragraph: Section::::Bibliography.

paragraph: There does not appear to be a biography of Sir John Gage in the form of a book. However, the following lengthy and profusely referenced article provides extensive information about him and discusses his role in contemporary public life:

wikidata_label: John Gage

wikipedia_title: John Gage (Tudor politician)


text: Italian

text: entomologist

text: butterflies

text: physician

text: lepidopterist

text: La Specola

text: Cicaleto

text: Caldine

text: Sofiana

text: cline

text: Lepidopterology Gallery

text: French Wikipedia

categories: People from Florence,1883 births,Italian entomologists,1959 deaths

paragraph: Ruggero Verity

paragraph: Ruggero Verity (20 May 1883 – 4 March 1959) was an Anglo-Italian entomologist who specialised in butterflies and a physician.

paragraph: Roger Verity was a lepidopterist and the author of over 150 papers and books including "Rhopalocera Palaeartica. Papilionidae and Pieridae" (1905–1911, 454 pages), "Le Farfalle diurne d’Italia" (Butterflies of Italy (volumes, 1940–1953, 1688 pages) and "Les variations géographiques et saisonnières des Papillons diurnes en France" (Geographic and seasonal variation of the butterflies of France) (three volumes, 476 pages).

paragraph: He was responsible for the naming of two to three thousand butterflies, his collection of close to 250,000 butterflies together with his library is now in La Specola museum in Florence.

paragraph: He lived in Florence and at Cicaleto (Villa Verity) at Caldine, He died 4 March 1959 and is buried at Sofiana. There is a memorial in the family chapel at Cicaleto.

paragraph: Roger Verity created the term "", writing: "[Exerges] always inhabit different land-areas, except in particular cases, such as large mountain chains and plains, which afford very different surroundings and climates within the same area; they often consist in a long chain of races stretching even from one continent to another ..." The modern term is cline.

paragraph: Section::::External links.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Lepidopterology Gallery Portrait

paragraph: BULLET::::- Il Museo di storia naturale dell'Università degli studi di Firenze

paragraph: Section::::Sources.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Translated from French Wikipedia

paragraph: BULLET::::- Cesare Conci et Roberto Poggi (1996), "Iconography of Italian Entomologists, With Essential Biographical Data". Memorie della Società entomologica Italiana, 75: 159–382

paragraph: Section::::References.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Barsanti, G. and Chelazzi G "Il Museo di storia naturale dell'Università di Firenze", Volume 1 Firenze University Press Electronic Version at Google Books. Portrait.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Otakar Kudrna, 1983 An annotated catalogue of the butterflies named by Roger Verity. "The Journal of Research on the Lepidoptera". 21 (1982): 1–105.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Otakar Kudrna and E. Balletto, 1984 An annotated catalogue of the skippers named by Roger Verity. "The Journal of Research on the Lepidoptera". 23: 35–49.

description: Italian entomologist

wikidata_label: Ruggero Verity

wikipedia_title: Ruggero Verity


text:
NASCAR
High Point, North Carolina
stock car
Kyle Petty
Richard
Lee
ARCA Re/Max Series
Pontiac
Lowe's Motor Speedway
NASCAR Busch Series
Chevrolet
Daytona
Petty Enterprises
2000 NASCAR Winston Cup Series
DirecTV 500
Texas Motor Speedway
Elliott Sadler
Lee Petty
Busch 200
New Hampshire Motor Speedway
basilar skull fracture
Rookie of the Year
Kenny Irwin Jr.
kill switch
Whelen Modified Tour
restrictor plate
Texas Motor Speedway
Truck Series
Tony Roper
HANS
Hutchens
Winston Cup
Dale Earnhardt
Daytona 500
Kyle Petty
Paul Newman
Hole in the Wall Gang Camp
Randleman, North Carolina
NASCAR 2000
NASCAR Rumble
NASCAR 2001
NASCAR Arcade

categories: 1980 births,Richard Petty,ARCA Menards Series drivers,NASCAR drivers,Racing drivers killed while racing,American Speed Association drivers,20th-century American racing drivers,Petty family,Kyle Petty,Sportspeople from High Point, North Carolina,2000 deaths,Racing drivers from North Carolina,Sports deaths in New Hampshire

paragraph: Adam Petty

paragraph: Adam Kyler Petty (July 10, 1980 – May 12, 2000) was an American professional racing driver. He was the fourth-generation from the Petty family to drive in races in the highest division of NASCAR racing. He is believed to be the first fourth-generation athlete in all of modern American professional sports.

paragraph: Section::::Early life.

paragraph: Petty was raised in High Point, North Carolina into stock car racing "royalty." The son of Kyle Petty, he was widely expected to become the next great Petty, following in the footsteps of his father, grandfather Richard, and great-grandfather Lee.

paragraph: Section::::Racing career.

paragraph: Petty began his career in 1998, shortly after he turned 18, in the ARCA Re/Max Series. Like his father Kyle, he won his first ARCA race, driving the #45 Pontiac at Lowe's Motor Speedway.

paragraph: Petty moved to NASCAR Busch Series full-time in 1999, driving the No. 45 Chevrolet. Petty finished sixth in his first Busch Series race at Daytona and had a best finish of fourth place, though he also failed to qualify for three of the Busch races. Petty finished the 1999 season 20th overall in points.

paragraph: Petty Enterprises planned to have Petty run a second Busch season in 2000, while giving him seven starts in the 2000 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, in preparation for a full Winston Cup campaign in 2001. He struggled early in the Busch season, but managed to qualify in his first attempt at Winston Cup during the DirecTV 500 at Texas Motor Speedway on April 2. He qualified 33rd and ran in the middle of the pack most of the day before his engine expired, forcing him to finish 40th. Adam never got to race alongside his father. Kyle failed to qualify and eventually relieved an ill Elliott Sadler, but Adam was already out of the race. Lee Petty, Adam's great-grandfather, and 3-time NASCAR Champion, lived to see his Winston debut, but died just three days later.

paragraph: Section::::Death.

paragraph: On May 12, 2000, in a practice session for the Busch 200 race at New Hampshire Motor Speedway, Petty's throttle stuck wide open going into turn three, causing the car to hit the outside wall virtually head on. Petty was killed instantly when he suffered a basilar skull fracture. He was 19 years old.

paragraph: Petty's death, along with 1998 Winston Cup Rookie of the Year Kenny Irwin Jr.'s in the same corner at the same track eight weeks later, led NASCAR to mandate the use of a kill switch on the steering wheel and the adoption of the Whelen Modified Tour restrictor plate for the September Cup race; the plate was abandoned after that race. These two adjustments addressed the cause of the deadly accidents, but did not address the basilar skull fractures suffered by both drivers. At Texas Motor Speedway, Truck Series driver Tony Roper died on October 14, 2000 of a similar head injury. Mandatory use of the HANS or Hutchens device (designed to prevent the rapid-deceleration head-and-neck movements associated with the injuries associated with the Petty, Irwin, Jr., and Roper deaths) was mandated by NASCAR in October 2001, months after seven-time Winston Cup champion Dale Earnhardt died of the same injury on the last lap of the Daytona 500 on February 18, 2001.

paragraph: Adam's father Kyle Petty, who drove the No. 44 car at the time of his son's fatal crash, drove Adam's No. 45 car in the Busch Series for the remainder of 2000. He then used the No. 45 in the Cup Series throughout the rest of his driving career.

paragraph: Section::::Legacy.

paragraph: In October 2000, five months after Petty's death, his family partnered with Paul Newman and the Hole in the Wall Gang Camp to begin the Victory Junction Gang Camp in Randleman, North Carolina as a memorial to Petty. The camp has received support from many NASCAR drivers, teams, and sponsors, including Cup Series sponsor Sprint, which has placed a replica of Petty's 1998 car in the camp. The camp began operation in 2004 and is an official charity of NASCAR.

paragraph: Petty also appears as a special guest driver in the video games "NASCAR 2000", "NASCAR Rumble", "NASCAR 2001" and "NASCAR Arcade".

paragraph: In December 2013, his brother Austin named his newborn son after Adam in tribute.

description: American racing driver

wikidata_label: Adam Petty

wikipedia_title: Adam Petty


text:
Rancho de las Pulgas
San Francisco Peninsula
Ortega
Portola expedition
Luis Antonio Argüello
José Darío Argüello
San Francisco Presidio
Monterey
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
United States Supreme Court
County of San Mateo
Santa Clara County
Rancho Quito
Redwood City

paragraph: María Soledad Ortega de Argüello

paragraph: María Soledad Ortega de Argüello (1797–1874) was the heir to Rancho de las Pulgas. The Rancho was granted, re-granted twice, and finally patented by the United States Supreme Court. The land she inherited would eventually become 5 cities on the San Francisco Peninsula.

paragraph: Section::::Life.

paragraph: Granddaughter of Sergeant Ortega of the Portola expedition - reportedly the first European to see the San Francisco Bay, she was one of 13 children. At the age of 25, she married Luis Antonio Argüello, son of José Darío Argüello, in 1822 and moved to the San Francisco Presidio soon thereafter. In November of the same year they move to Monterey, while he was governor, then back to the Presidio until Luis' death in 1830. From then on she ran and took charge of Rancho de las Pulgas.

paragraph: In 1852, she filed a claim for the land following the rules as set by the United States administration to meet the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo. Her claim prevailed and was patented by the United States Supreme Court. Instead of the 4 square leagues, as originally granted and court decision, she received 8 (eight) square leagues() by the official survey. She eventually sold any remaining unsold land to the County of San Mateo. In 1859, she moved to Santa Clara County to live with her son where he had purchased a part of Rancho Quito. She remained there until her death.

paragraph: In 1976, the City of Redwood City renamed a downtown plaza at the intersection of Broadway and Arguello Street as "Arguello Plaza". A bust of her was erect in September of the same year in that plaza. The bust is on the edge of the train and bus depot, next to the Broadway train crossing.

description: Heir to Rancho de las Pulgas

wikidata_label: Maria Soledad Ortega de Argüello

wikipedia_title: María Soledad Ortega de Argüello


text: Ostashkov

text: Moscow

text: Russia

text: mathematician

text: educator

text: Slavic Greek Latin Academy

text: arithmetic

text: geometry

text: trigonometry

text: Mikhail Lomonosov

text: Adriaan Vlacq

text: logarithm

text: sine

text: tangent

text: secants

text: Peter the Great

text: magnet

categories: 18th-century Russian mathematicians,Russian educators,1669 births,1739 deaths

paragraph: Leonty Magnitsky

paragraph: Leonty Filippovich Magnitsky (), born Telyatin (), (June 9, 1669, Ostashkov – October 19, 1739, Moscow) was a Russian mathematician and educator.

paragraph: Magnitsky was born into a peasant family. According to some accounts, he graduated from the Slavic Greek Latin Academy in Moscow. From 1701 and until his death, he taught arithmetic, geometry and trigonometry at the Moscow School of Mathematics and Navigation, becoming its director in 1716.

paragraph: In 1703, Magnitsky wrote his famous "Arithmetic" (Арифметика; 2,400 copies), which was used as the principal textbook on mathematics in Russia until the middle of the 18th century. Mikhail Lomonosov was himself taught by this book, which he called the "gates to his own erudition". This book was more an encyclopedia of mathematics than a textbook, and the first secular book to be printed in Russia. In 1703, Magnitsky also produced a Russian edition of Adriaan Vlacq's log tables called "Таблицы логарифмов и синусов, тангенсов и секансов" (Tables of logarithms, sines, tangents, and secants).

paragraph: Legend has it that Leonty Magnitsky was nicknamed "Magnitsky" by Peter the Great, who considered him a "people's magnet" (магнит, or "magnit" in Russian). For his educatorial achievements he was ennobled in 1704, and was given numerous awards and gifts by the Tsar.

description: Russian mathematician

wikidata_label: Leonty Magnitsky

wikipedia_title: Leonty Magnitsky


text: Missouri

text: State Treasurer of Missouri

text: 29th Governor of Missouri

text: Boonville, Missouri

text: Cooper County

text: Kemper Family school

text: Washington and Lee University

text: Lexington, Virginia

text: John Marmaduke

text: receiver

text: David R. Francis

text: Edward T. Noland

text: bimetallism

text: 1896 general election

text: Free Silver

text: Louisiana Purchase Exposition

text: progressive taxation

text: William Jennings Bryan

text: 1900 presidential election

text: Central College

text: Fayette, Missouri

text: Ivy Terrace

text: National Register of Historic Places

categories: People from Boonville, Missouri,Missouri Democrats,State treasurers of Missouri,Governors of Missouri,1923 deaths,1858 births,Democratic Party state governors of the United States

paragraph: Lon Vest Stephens

paragraph: Lawrence "Lon" Vest Stephens (December 21, 1858 – January 10, 1923) was a U.S. politician from Missouri. He served as State Treasurer of Missouri from 1890 to 1897, and as the 29th Governor of Missouri from 1897 to 1901.

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

paragraph: Stephens was born in Boonville, Missouri to Joseph L. and Martha (Gibson) Stephens. His father was descended from Scotch ancestry, which founded families in Virginia and North Carolina in Colonial days, and his paternal grandparents came to Missouri from the "Old Dominion" at an early period, locating in Cooper County. Joseph Stephens, who was born there, became distinguished as a lawyer, financier and railroad builder

paragraph: Stephens studied first in the public schools of Boonville, and then for three years at the Cooper Institute, and three years at the Kemper Family school of the same town. During the intervals of his student life acquired a knowledge of printing and telegraphy, besides working as a bank messenger, bookkeeper and teller. He studied for one year at Washington and Lee University in Lexington, Virginia, and there became interested in finance and economics. After completing his education traveled extensively in Europe.

paragraph: Section::::Career.

paragraph: Returning home, Stephens entered the Central National Bank, of Boonville, management by his father, and became director, assistant cashier and vice president. During his connection with this institution he and his brother, W. Speed Stephens, funded the debts of various counties in central Missouri. Stephens was also involved in politics, acting as an aide-de-camp on the staff of Governor John Marmaduke. In 1887, at the age of twenty-nine, he was appointed by the comptroller of the currency as receiver of the Fifth National Bank, of St. Louis. Its affairs were convoluted, and experienced financiers doubted the ability of so young a man to master so difficult a task. He succeeded in closing up the affairs of the bank in a brief time, the depositors receiving 96 per cent upon their accounts, when only 33 1–3 per cent was expected, and the achievement at once gave him high standing in financial circles.

paragraph: Stephens thereafter was paymaster-general on the staff of Governor David R. Francis. His success with the Fifth National Bank contributed materially to his appointment, in March, 1890, by Governor Francis, to the position of State treasurer, to fill the unexpired term of Edward T. Noland. The affairs of the treasury were in poor condition, and the credit of the State was imperiled. The appointment of Stephens met with general approval, and the state's finances were within two years re-established upon a sound basis

paragraph: In 1892 the Democratic State convention nominated him to the position on the first ballot, and he won the general election by a plurality of more than 40,000 votes. During the four years following, the free silver question became the dominant issue in politics. Although he remained an officer in a national bank during the campaigns of 1894–6, Stephens took up the cause of bimetallism, contributing both money and time to the support of the silver standard. For over two years he contributed to the Boonville "Advertiser" a series of weekly articles upon the subject, under the caption, "Silver Nuggets", which were republished in many of the Democratic papers of the State, and in pamphlet form, and distributed, under the direction of the State Democratic central committee.

paragraph: Section::::Governor.

paragraph: In the 1895, Stephens was nominated for governor by acclamation, the first time that Missouri Democrats had done so. In the 1896 general election, he received a plurality of nearly 44,000 votes, running 10,000 votes ahead of the State ticket. As Governor, he was an outspoken supporter of the Free Silver movement, and he supported the state university and other State schools, as well as the penal and eleemosynary institutions. Under his administration, the State penitentiary was made not only self-sustaining, but a source of revenue to the State. The three existing insane asylums being filled to capacity, he supported bills establishing a new asylum in the southwest, and a colony for the feebleminded. He successfully pushed for legislation providing for a State fair to be held under the auspices of the State Board of Agriculture, and laid the groundwork for Missouri to host the 1904 Louisiana Purchase Exposition.

paragraph: Stephens also strongly supported progressive taxation, arguing to increase the taxation of wealthy corporations in proportion to their real value, in order that to reduce the burden on farmers and small property holders. During the two sessions of the Thirty-ninth and Fortieth General Assemblies, he advocated the passage of laws taxing franchises, and upon learning that his efforts might prove unavailing, he transmitted a special message upon the subject. He was also instrumental in the passage of laws to check trusts in their encroachments upon smaller industries. He devoted much of his political energy to the support of William Jennings Bryan in the 1900 presidential election, and is largely credited with Bryan's substantial victory in Missouri. One of his speeches, entitled, "Why I am a Democrat," made during a political canvass, was extensively copied by the press of the country.

paragraph: Section::::Personal life.

paragraph: Stephens married Margaret Nelson on October 5, 1880. With his wife, Stephens was a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church. He contributed liberally to the Central College in Fayette, Missouri which named the "Stephens Scientific Hall" in his honor. After his term as governor, he returned to the banking business. He died in St. Louis, and was interred in Walnut Grove Cemetery.

paragraph: His home at Jefferson City, Ivy Terrace, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.

paragraph: Section::::References.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Missouri State Treasurer-Past Treasurer's Biography

paragraph: BULLET::::- Howard Louis Conard, "Encyclopedia of the History of Missouri" (1901), p. 70-74.

alias:
Lon V. Stephens
Lawrence Vest Stephens
Lon Stephens

description: American politician

wikidata_label: Lon Vest Stephens

wikipedia_title: Lon Vest Stephens


href: Portugal mathematician algebra trigonometry analytical%20geometry differential%20calculus

text:
Portuguese
mathematician
algebra
trigonometry
analytical geometry
differential calculus

categories: 1787 deaths,18th-century mathematicians,People from Lisbon,18th-century Portuguese people,1744 births,Portuguese mathematicians

paragraph: José Anastácio da Cunha

paragraph: José Anastácio da Cunha (1744 – January 1, 1787) was a Portuguese mathematician. He is best known for his work on the theory of equations, algebraic analysis, plain and spherical trigonometry, analytical geometry, and differential calculus.

description: Portuguese mathematician

wikidata_label: José Anastácio da Cunha

wikipedia_title: José Anastácio da Cunha


text:
radio
club DJ
MTV
VJ
GotGame
Official site
Biography
GotGame

categories: Living people,Year of birth missing (living people),American DJs

paragraph: Steve Masters (DJ)

paragraph: Steve Masters is an American radio and club DJ. He was an MTV VJ in 1991, and has worked for radio stations such as "Live 105" San Francisco and Channel 104.9 San Jose. He has also been in a band with his brother, Neighborhood Dilemma, and started his own record label, Tripindicular Records. Masters arrived at KITS a few years prior to the station's flip in 1986 from hits to modern rock. He hosted the night show and became very popular in the Bay Area before leaving in 1995 for work in the music industry at an MCA label.

paragraph: During his time at Live 105 Masters advanced in the programming department, working with Richard Sands, as the team crafted the station's most successful Arbitron ratings period, as Live 105 was consistently one of the top ranked stations in the 18-34 demographics, as documented in "Radio & Records" and "Billboard". Masters is credited by music industry professionals as finding several songs for his new music show "Transmitter Adjustments" that went on to become national hits in the Alternative radio format. One example is "Creep" by Radiohead in 1993.

paragraph: Masters has resurfaced on Bay Area radio over the years and has continued to craft radio promotions. Steve Masters is regarded as a Bay Area radio legend, due to the extraordinary number of artists he helped gain airplay at Live 105 in the 1980s and 1990s. Now Steve Masters is heard on 73 radio stations across America on a feature called GotGame, a program he created which updates listeners on developments in the video game industry. Masters is also Editor in Chief of the show's web site.

paragraph: Steve Masters returned to KITS Live 105 in April 2013 to host the 6-9AM morning show and was employed there until December 19, 2014.

paragraph: Section::::External links.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Official site

paragraph: BULLET::::- Biography

paragraph: BULLET::::- GotGame

description: American DJ

wikidata_label: Steve Masters

wikipedia_title: Steve Masters (DJ)


text:
scientific illustrator
American Museum of Natural History

categories: Artists from Lincoln, Nebraska,1872 births,American artists,American women illustrators,1934 deaths

paragraph: Edna Libby Beutenmüller

paragraph: Edna Libby Beutenmüller ( Hyatt; December 8, 1872 – July 14, 1934) was an American scientific illustrator notable for producing illustrations in publications including those published by the American Museum of Natural History. She was also a collector of specimens and assisted with the scientific study of insect species.

alias:
Mrs E. L. Beutenmüller
E.L.B.
Mrs William Beutenmüller
Mrs Beutenmüller
Edna Libby Hyatt
Edna Libby Hyatt Beutenmuller
Edna Libby Beutenmuller
Edna L. Beutenmüller
E.H.

description: American scientific illustrator and collector

wikidata_label: Edna Libby Beutenmüller

wikipedia_title: Edna Libby Beutenmüller


text:
Nirvana (band)
Breed
Slim's Live Music Club

categories: 1968 births,Living people,Japanese musicians

paragraph: Sawao Yamanaka

paragraph: Yamanaka's catch-phrase is "Oh Yeah!", this is popular among many of his fans. Yamanaka uses this phrase countless times during shows, in, and in between songs. He is an avid fan of the popular 90's grunge group Nirvana (band), and performed a cover of their song Breed during The Pillows' concert at Slim's Live Music Club in 2005.

description: Japanese singer-songwriter

enwikiquote_title: Sawao Yamanaka

wikidata_label: Sawao Yamanaka

wikipedia_title: Sawao Yamanaka


text:
six-goal handicap
Narragansett Cup
Gladstone Cup
Polo Pony Society
Frank Rich
Prince of Wales
Herbert Thomas Rich
County Cup
Eden Park
Percy Bullivant
Hubert Marsham
Hugh Cardwell
International Polo Cup
The Hurlingham Club
Herbert Haydon Wilson
Frederick Maitland Freake
Patteson Womersley Nickalls
John Wodehouse, 3rd Earl of Kimberley
John Hardress Lloyd
United States
Kingsbury
Julian Winans
Gordon Withers
Paul Winans
All Ireland Open Cup
Hillmorton
William Balding
John Drage
Stanley Barton
Hillmorton
double barrelled shotgun
Raymond Rodgers Belmont

categories: Suicides by firearm in England,1930 deaths,English polo players,International Polo Cup

paragraph: Harry Rich

paragraph: Captain Harry Rich (circa 1875 – 8 October 1930), also known as Henry Rich, was a champion polo player. He was a six-goal handicap player and was the winner of the Narragansett Cup and the Gladstone Cup. He was a member of the Polo Pony Society.

paragraph: Section::::Biography.

paragraph: He was born in England around 1875. He had a brother Frank Rich who was the polo instructor for the Prince of Wales; and Herbert Thomas Rich.

paragraph: in 1901 he won the County Cup playing at Eden Park with Percy Bullivant, Hubert Marsham, and Hugh Cardwell.

paragraph: In 1906 he was described as "brilliant, though he is apt at times to be a little erratic."

paragraph: He participated in the 1909 International Polo Cup held at The Hurlingham Club with team-mates, Herbert Haydon Wilson, Frederick Maitland Freake, Patteson Womersley Nickalls, John Wodehouse, 3rd Earl of Kimberley and John Hardress Lloyd. His team lost to the United States.

paragraph: In 1909 he won the County Cup playing at Kingsbury with Julian Winans, Gordon Withers, and Paul Winans.

paragraph: In 1913 he won the All Ireland Open Cup playing at Hillmorton with William Balding, John Drage, and Stanley Barton.

paragraph: He died in Hillmorton in England on 8 October 1930 from a self-inflicted double barrelled shotgun wound.

paragraph: Section::::See also.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Raymond Rodgers Belmont, American polo player who took his own life

description: English polo player

wikidata_label: Harry Rich

wikipedia_title: Harry Rich


text:
philanthropist
Birmingham
Sampson Lloyd
Quaker
Society of Friends
counting-house
abolitionist
West Indian slaves
Bible Society
Birmingham General Hospital
Bingley Hall
heroic couplet
William Cowper
Odyssey
Horace
Gentleman's Magazine
Alcaic
Samuel Parr
Charles Wordsworth
Charles Lloyd
Christopher Wordsworth
Anna Braithwaite

categories: 1748 births,English philanthropists,1828 deaths,English bankers

paragraph: Charles Lloyd (philanthropist)

paragraph: Charles Lloyd (1748–1828) was an English banker and philanthropist.

paragraph: Section::::Life.

paragraph: Born in Birmingham 22 August 1748, Lloyd was the second son of Sampson Lloyd, Quaker manufacturer and banker, a member of the Society of Friends, by his second wife, Rachel, daughter of Nehemiah Champion III of Bristol. He was educated at a school run by Ephraim Goodere, and then began work in his father's counting-house.

paragraph: After his father's death, Lloyd carried on the banking business with success. He was also a preacher and influential Quaker. He was a pioneer abolitionist working for the emancipation of the West Indian slaves, a supporter of the Bible Society and of non-sectarian education, and one of the founders of the Birmingham General Hospital.

paragraph: Lloyd died on 16 January 1828. His residence, Bingley House, near Birmingham, gave its name to Bingley Hall.

paragraph: Section::::Works.

paragraph: Lloyd published a number of translations:

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Translation of the Twenty-fourth Book of the Iliad of Homer", for private circulation in 1807 and 1810, Birmingham; in heroic couplets, after William Cowper, anonymous.

paragraph: BULLET::::- The first seven books of the "Odyssey", 1810, Birmingham.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Metrical translations of Horace, between 1808 and 1812, in the "Gentleman's Magazine".

paragraph: BULLET::::- "The Epistles of Horace translated into English Verse", 1812, Birmingham, printed for private circulation.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Translation in heroic couplets of the Alcaic ode on the death of Samuel Parr by Charles Wordsworth, in Wordsworth's "Annals of my Early Life", London, 1891.

paragraph: Section::::Family.

paragraph: Lloyd married, on 13 May 1774, Mary, daughter of James Farmer of Birmingham; they had 15 children. His eldest son was Charles Lloyd (1775–1839) the poet; his eldest daughter, Priscilla, married Christopher Wordsworth. Another daughter Anna Braithwaite was a Quaker preacher who toured Britain, Ireland and the United States several times.

paragraph: Section::::Notes.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Attribution

description: English banker and philanthropist

wikidata_label: Charles Lloyd

wikipedia_title: Charles Lloyd (philanthropist)


text: minister

text: academic

text: Provost

text: Patrick Adamson

text: Archbishop of St Andrews

text: University of St Andrews

text: North Berwick

text: Liberton

text: Robert Boyd of Trochrig

text: Principal

text: University of Edinburgh

text: Robert Leighton

text: William Colvill

text: Andrew Melville

text: Alexander Hume

text: David Hume

text: Drummond of Hawthornden

text: David Wedderburn

text: AdamsonAncestry.com

categories: 16th-century Scottish people,15th-century Scottish people,16th-century Scottish educators,1652 deaths,Principals of the University of Edinburgh,Ministers of the Church of Scotland,16th-century births,15th-century educators,Alumni of the University of St Andrews,People from Perth, Scotland

paragraph: John Adamson (university principal)

paragraph: John Adamson (died 1653) was a Scottish minister and academic.

paragraph: Adamson was Principal of the University of Edinburgh from 1623 until his death in 1653.

paragraph: Section::::Life.

paragraph: Adamson's father, Henry, who served as Provost of Perth, was an elder brother of Patrick Adamson, Archbishop of St Andrews. Educated in grammar in his native city, Adamson proceeded early to the University of St Andrews, where subsequently he held the professorial chair of philosophy. In 1589 he was appointed a professor at the University of Edinburgh, a post he held until 1604. In 1604, having been presented to the church of North Berwick, he resigned his professorship. Later he was translated to the parish of Liberton, near Edinburgh.

paragraph: In 1625, on the death of Robert Boyd of Trochrig, Adamson was appointed Principal of the University of Edinburgh, a post he held until his death. He was succeeded by Robert Leighton, who did not take office until 1653 after outside interference with the original choice, William Colvill.

paragraph: Section::::Works.

paragraph: Adamson was a close friend of Andrew Melville, and it is believed that he collected the Latin poems of Andrew Melville, under the title "Viri clarissimi A. Melvini Mvsae" (1620). His own works include "Dioptrae Gloriae Divinae" (1637), a commentary on Psalm XIX, and "Methodus Religionis Christianae" (1637). His "Traveller's Joy", to which is added "The Ark" (1623) are poetry.

paragraph: He edited the "Muses Welcome" (1617); it preserved speeches, theses and poems by himself and many contemporaries (among them Alexander Hume, David Hume, Drummond of Hawthornden, David Wedderburn, Robert Boyd, and David Primrose), and includes Drummond's 'Panegyricke to the King,' which contains his enumeration of the rivers of Scotland. Nichols's "Progresses of James I" preserves the speeches.

paragraph: Section::::External links.

paragraph: BULLET::::- AdamsonAncestry.com

paragraph: BULLET::::- Attribution

description: Scottish minister and academic

wikidata_label: John Adamson

wikipedia_title: John Adamson (university principal)


text:
Trusetal
German
satirical
musician
comedian
cousin
Tamara Danz
Official Website

categories: 1963 births,Living people,German satirists

paragraph: Vicki Vomit

paragraph: Vicki Vomit (born Jens Hellmann, July 9, 1963, Trusetal) is a German satirical musician and comedian. He lives in Erfurt. He is the cousin of Tamara Danz. He was a member of the German Heavy Metal Band "Blitzz" , who released just one Album (Do the Blitzz) with Steamhammer/SPV in 1989. His first solo - album "Ein Schritt nach vorn" (A step forward) and the single "Arbeitslos und Spaß dabei" (It's good fun, being unemployed), released in 1994 was a success in Germany's independent scene. Vicki Vomit plays rock concerts with his band as well as comedy shows. In 1997 he lost a trial against the German Family Minister Claudia Nolte who sued him for his song "Liebe mit Claudia", in which he claims to have had a one-night stand with her.

paragraph: Albums

paragraph: BULLET::::- 1994: "Ein Schritt nach vorn"

paragraph: BULLET::::- 1996: "Ich mach's für Geld"

paragraph: BULLET::::- 1996: "Die fäkalischen Verse"

paragraph: BULLET::::- 1997: "Bumm Bumm"

paragraph: BULLET::::- 1998: "Kuschelpunk 5"

paragraph: BULLET::::- 2001: "Ficken für Deutschland"

paragraph: BULLET::::- 2001: "Wir bekommen ein Ei"

paragraph: BULLET::::- 2003: "Wollmonster"

paragraph: BULLET::::- 2005: "Doomjazz" (2 disc)

paragraph: BULLET::::- 2006: "Für'n Appel und 'n Ei"

paragraph: BULLET::::- 2011: "Für weniger als wie für 'n Appel und 'n Ei"

paragraph: BULLET::::- 2012: "Ich freu mich wie 'n Pferd"

paragraph: BULLET::::- 2013: "STRC - PRST - SKRZ - KRK!"

paragraph: DVDs

paragraph: BULLET::::- 2004: "Vicki Vomit – Live"

paragraph: BULLET::::- 2007: "Die Globale Erwärmung - unser Weg aus der Krise"

paragraph: BULLET::::- 2008 "Diplomkomiker"

paragraph: BULLET::::- 2012 "Zwanzig Jahre Unfug"

paragraph: Section::::External links.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Official Website

description: German satirical musician

wikidata_label: Vicki Vomit

wikipedia_title: Vicki Vomit


text:
Sendai Domain
Osaka Campaign
koku
Uwajima Domain
Tokugawa Ieyasu

categories: 1591 births,Daimyo,Date clan,Samurai,1658 deaths

paragraph: Date Hidemune

paragraph: Though he was Masamune's eldest son, Hidemune was born by a concubine, and therefore could not be the successor to the Sendai Domain, which his father ruled. Masamune therefore considered the possibility of having Hidemune start a branch family. This was made possible in 1614, when father and son took part in the Osaka Campaign: Hidemune received the 100,000 "koku" Uwajima Domain which Tokugawa Ieyasu granted to Masamune. Hidemune immediately entered his new fief as "daimyō", and ruled until his retirement in Meireki 3 (1657).

paragraph: Section::::References.

paragraph: BULLET::::- "This article was composed from corresponding content on the Japanese Wikipedia."

description: daimyo

wikidata_label: Date Hidemune

wikipedia_title: Date Hidemune


text:
Christian Democratic Party
Innvik
Norwegian Parliament
Hordaland
Kvam
temperance movement

categories: Members of the Storting,Christian Democratic Party (Norway) politicians,20th-century Norwegian politicians,Hordaland politicians,1971 deaths,1883 births

paragraph: Hans Svarstad

paragraph: Hans Svarstad (11 July 1883 – 1 April 1971) was a Norwegian politician for the Christian Democratic Party.

paragraph: He was born in Innvik.

paragraph: He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Hordaland in 1937, and was re-elected on two occasions.

paragraph: Svarstad was a member of Kvam municipality council from 1922 to 1931.

paragraph: Outside politics he worked as a school teacher. He was the local churchwarden for twenty years, and was active in the temperance movement.

paragraph: Section::::References.

paragraph: br

description: Norwegian politician

wikidata_label: Hans Svarstad

wikipedia_title: Hans Svarstad


text:
Kanazawa
Ishikawa prefecture
Kyokushin
Gerard Gordeau
Andy Hug
shihan
Masuda Dojo

categories: People from Kanazawa, Ishikawa,Japanese male karateka,Karate coaches,1962 births,Living people

paragraph: Akira Masuda

paragraph: He was born in 1962 in Kanazawa, Ishikawa prefecture, Japan. In junior high school he was captain of the school judo club. When he was 16 years old he joined Kyokushin Kaikan Ishikawa Dojo. At 19 years old he made his debut in his first All Japan Tournament.

paragraph: He remained a top athlete in Kyokushin All Japan Tournaments, going on to beat Michel Wedel, Gerard Gordeau and Michael Thompson. He fought and lost to Andy Hug however Hug was unable to walk after the fight.

paragraph: In 1990 he won a gold medal in the 22nd All Japan Kyokushin Tournament. and in 1991 he placed second in the 5th World Karate Tournament.

paragraph: He is the shihan of Kyokushin Kaikan Masuda Dojo. In 2007 Masuda published the book "Freestyle Karate" and in 2009 he published "Masuda Akira - Go, Budojin toshite Ikiru".

paragraph: Section::::External links.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Masuda Dojo

description: Japanese karateka

wikidata_label: Akira Masuda

wikipedia_title: Akira Masuda