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text: Ahmed Mejri

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text: Daniel Evangelista

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text: Jose Felix Jr.

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text: Takashi Uchiyama

text: Francisco Valcarcel

text: Terry Flanagan

text: Copper Box Arena

text: Billy Joe Saunders

text: Gilberto Ramírez

text: Jesse Hart

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text: Antonio Lozada Jr.

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text: Paulus Moses

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text: Carolina, Puerto Rico

text: Félix Verdejo profile

text: Top Rank

categories: Boxers at the 2012 Summer Olympics,Lightweight boxers,Pan American Games competitors for Puerto Rico,Boxers at the 2011 Pan American Games,1993 births,Olympic boxers of Puerto Rico,Living people

paragraph: Félix Verdejo

paragraph: Félix Verdejo Sánchez (born May 19, 1993) is a Puerto Rican professional boxer who competes as a lightweight. As an amateur he represented Puerto Rico at the 2012 Olympics.

paragraph: Section::::Amateur career.

paragraph: Verdejo was the winner at lightweight at the 2012 American Boxing Olympic Qualification Tournament. Qualification was assured when Verdejo defeated a Mexican rival in the quarter-finals since the top-4 finishers qualified for the 2012 Olympics in his weight class.

paragraph: At the 2012 Summer Olympics, Verdejo defeated Panamanian José Huertas in the first round with a score of 11–5. Then he defeated Tunisian Ahmed Mejri with a 16–7 score before losing to Vasyl Lomachenko of Ukraine in the quarterfinals 14–9.

paragraph: Verdejo was also a Panamerican Youth Champion.

paragraph: Section::::Professional career.

paragraph: In October 2012, a 19 year old Verdejo became a professional by joining Top Rank, signing for an undisclosed amount that reportedly included a bonification $600,000 dollars.

paragraph: Verdejo won the "New Hispanic Promise" category of the 2013 Premios Juventud on July 18 of that year. After closing his 2013 campaign, Verdejo was voted "Prospect of the Year" by BoxingScene and Top Rank. He also finished second in Yahoo!'s list, which noted that any other year he would have been a "slam dunk winner". In his first fight of 2014, Verdejo faced undefeated Lauro Alcantar, winning by knockout in only 21 seconds. Verdejo continued his success throughout 2014, going 7–0 with 6 KO, making his career record 16–0 (KO 12). ESPN.com would go on to name Verdejo 'Prospect of the Year' for 2014.

paragraph: Section::::Professional career.:Early career.:WBO Latino champion.

paragraph: Verdejo would get his first chance to claim his first title, it was announced in January 2015. Top Rank announced Mexican Marco Antonio López (24–5, 15 KOs) as his opponent in a scheduled 8 round bout for February 28, however this was later changed to a 10-round bout and took place on April 25, due to verdejo injuring his hand. The fight was contested for the vacant WBO Latino lightweight title, which was only at stake for Verdejo as Lopez weight 4 pounds over the lightweight limit. The fight took place in Puerto Rico as Verdejo claimed the vacat title via a fifth-round technical knockout. At the time of stoppage, all three judges had it 40–36 in favour of Verdejo.

paragraph: Verdejo made his first defence against undefeated American Ivan Najera (16–0, 8 KOs) on June 13 at the Madison Square Garden Theater in New York City. Verdejo, making his HBO debut, defeated Najera in a wide unanimous decision to retain the title. Verdejo scored two knockdowns and outpointed Najera with two judges scoring the bout 100–88 and one judge had it 99–89. Verdejo connected with 40% of his punches thrown compared to 30% from Najera.

paragraph: On December 11, Verdejo made a second successive defence of his WBO Latino title in Puerto Rico against Brazilian Josenilson Dos Santos (27–3, 17 KOs). In round two, Verdejo hit a big right hand that dropped dos Santos, although dos Santos beat the count, referee Roberto Ramirez Jr. stopped the fight after a count was given.

paragraph: Verdejo started off 2016 with a defence against undefeated Brazilian William Silva (23–0, 14 KOs) on the undercard of Crawford-Lundy on February 27, 2016 at the Madison Square Garden Theater. The fight was televised on HBO. Verdejo landed 106 of 421 total punches as he cruised to a one sided 10 round unanimous decision win against Silva who connected 45 of 325 total punches. Two judges had it 100–90 for Verdejo and the third judge had it 99–91.

paragraph: Verdejo would next fight two months later, returning to Puerto Rico against 29 year old Mexican Jose Luis Rodriguez (18–8, 11 KOs), who was on a four fight win streak, on April 16 in a 10-round bout at the Coliseo Roberto Clemente. Verdejo was originally supposed to fight Daniel Evangelista (18–6–2, 14 KOs), who withdrew from the fight due to tendonitis. Verdejo won a one sided 10 round unanimous decision win over Rodriguez. He won the fight by the judges scoring it 99–91, 99–91 and 98–92. Verdejo used his power and speed advantage to punish Rodriguez with big shots to the head and body throughout the ten rounds. With this win, Verdejo was guaranteed a return to HBO at the Madison Square Garden Theater on June 11 against lightweight contender Jose Felix Jr. (33–1–1, 25 KOs). Following this win, WBA ranked Verdejo at #2 lightweight and WBO ranked him #3.

paragraph: Verdejo fought on the undercard of the title fight between WBO super featherweight champion Martinez vs. Lomachenko at Madison Square Garden Theater in New York on June 11, 2016. He defended his Latino title against 2nd tier Mexican boxer Juan Jose Martinez (25–2, 17 KOs), who had won six fights in a row since a seventh-round technical decision loss to Rey Bautista in September 2014. Verdejo was supposed to fight Felix Jr. however a deal could not be made, according to Top Rank vice president Carl Moretti, Felix asked for about 'four times the money available' for Verdejo's opponent. Verdejo, who had been criticized for his previous two decision wins, stopped Martinez in five rounds to retain his title. Verdejo was the aggressor, out-landing Martinez 90 to 36 and connected on 51 percent of his power shots. In Round 5, Martinez had a cut above his right eye and with 20 seconds remaining, Verdejo pinned Martinez against the ropes, before referee Michael Ortega jumped in at 2:40 and stopped the fight. Verdejo told his translator after the bout that he 'wants to fight the best'. Bob Arum spoke of the possibility of a world title fight between Verdejo and WBO champion Terry Flanagan for early November, however this would no longer be the case due to Verdejo suffering injuries in a motorcycle accident.

paragraph: On December 6, 2016 Verdejo announced that he was close to returning to the ring, slated to be for February 3, 2017 in his native Puerto Rico. Weeks later Top Rank confirmed that he would indeed fight on that date against former super featherweight title challenger Oliver Flores (27–2–2, 17 KOs) at the Coliseo Roberto Clemente in San Juan. Flores is coming off a stoppage loss in December 2015 to then WBA junior lightweight champion Takashi Uchiyama. The fight will aired live on UniMas. Verdejo won the fight via a 10-round unanimous decision. The three judges scored the fight 99–91, 98–92, 96–94 all in favor or Verdejo. With the win Verdejo landed a shot at the WBO lightweight title.

paragraph: Section::::Professional career.:Early career.:World title mix.

paragraph: On June 12, 2017 the WBO president Francisco Valcarcel received word that promoters Bob Arum and Frank Warren were working closely together to come to an agreement for a fight to take place between Verdejo and undefeated WBO lightweight champion Terry Flanagan. Some sources claimed the fight would take place on September 9 in Manchester. There was a hold up in the negotiations due to Verdejo being offered $175,000, however his representatives were looking for him to earn in the region of $450,000 having to travel to Flanagan's home country to challenge for the title. A deal was finally reached for the fight to take place onSeptember 16, 2017 at the Copper Box Arena in London. WBO middleweight champion Billy Joe Saunders was confirmed to take part on the same card. The fight would also mark the fight time Flanagan would fight in London. On July 17, Warren emailed Top Rank to make them aware that Flanagan had suffered a leg injury, thus postponing the fight. The WBO requested that medical evidence had to be sent to them. Flanagan's team confirmed the evidence would be sent the next day.

paragraph: On August 5, 2017 Top Rank revealed that Verdejo would stay busy and fight on the September 22 undercard of Gilberto Ramírez vs. Jesse Hart in Tucson, Arizona. On August 14, Top Rank announced that Verdejo would fight Mexican boxer Antonio Lozada Jr. (37-2, 31 KOs) at the Convention Center in a 10 round bout. It would have marked the first time Lozada Jr. would ever fight professionally outside of Mexico, however Verdejo picked up an injury in training, forcing him to pull out of the fight.

paragraph: In December 2017, WBO president Francisco Valcarcel stated that Verdejo would need to work his way back into the mandatory position. With Flanagan moving to light welterweight and vacating his WBO lightweight title, the WBO ordered their number #1 Ray Beltrán to fight #3 Paulus Moses for the vacant title.

paragraph: Section::::Professional career.:Career from 2018.

paragraph: On December 22, 2017 it was announced that Verdejo would return to the ring after 13 months inactivity at the Madison Square Garden Theater on March 17, 2018. A week later, Antonio Lozada Jr. was lined up to fight Verdejo. Lozada was scheduled to fight Verdejo in February 2017. In January 2018, Lozada signed the deal to make the fight official. Verdejo suffered his first loss as a professional, being stopped in round 10. Despite the ring rust, having not fought in over a year, going into the final round Verdejo was ahead 87-84 and 86-85 on two scorecards with Lozada ahead 86-85 on the remaining scorecard. In round 10, Lozada knocked Verdejo down once. After Verdejo beat the count and got to his feet, Lozada began to unload more shots which led to referee Eddie Claudio stopping the fight at 2:37 of the round.

paragraph: Following his first professional career defeat, Verdejo took eight months out and returned to the ring in Puerto Rico on November 10, 2018 against Mexican journeyman Yardley Armenta Cruz. The fight took place at the Mario Quijote Morales Coliseum in Guaynabo. Verdejo returned to winning ways after stopping Cruz in round 2. It was a left hook which sent him down and he was unable to recover.

paragraph: Section::::Personal life.

paragraph: Verdejo was born in San Juan, Puerto Rico and has two brothers and two sisters. Verdejo, the only boxer in the family, started boxing when he was nine years old.

paragraph: On August 7, 2016, Verdejo was involved in a motorcycle accident while traveling from Fajardo to Carolina, Puerto Rico. At first listed in critical condition, he recuperated quickly at a local hospital. He was with a companion, who was uninjured. He suffered a head injury and small lacerations. Verdejo was released from hospital on August 19.

paragraph: Section::::External links.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Félix Verdejo profile at Top Rank

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wikidata_label: Félix Verdejo

wikipedia_title: Félix Verdejo


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text: Princeton University

text: William Thurston

text: geometric topology

text: geometric group theory

text: Allen Hatcher

text: surface

text: torus

text: bundles

text: circle

text: finitely generated group

text: James W. Cannon

text: finite subdivision rules

text: William Floyd's webpage

categories: 21st-century American mathematicians,20th-century American mathematicians,Princeton University alumni,Virginia Tech faculty,Living people,Year of birth missing (living people),Topologists

paragraph: William Floyd (mathematician)

paragraph: William J. Floyd is an American mathematician specializing in topology. He is currently a professor at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University.

paragraph: Floyd received a PhD in Mathematics from Princeton University 1978 under the direction of William Thurston.

paragraph: Section::::Mathematical contributions.

paragraph: Most of Floyd's research is in the areas of geometric topology and geometric group theory.

paragraph: Floyd and Allen Hatcher classified all the incompressible surfaces in punctured-torus bundles over the circle.

paragraph: In a 1980 paper Floyd introduced a way to compactify a finitely generated group by adding to it a boundary which came to be called the Floyd boundary.

paragraph: Floyd also wrote a number of joint papers with James W. Cannon and Walter R. Parry exploring a combinatorial approach to the using finite subdivision rules. This represents one of the few plausible lines of attack of the conjecture.

paragraph: Section::::External links.

paragraph: BULLET::::- William Floyd's webpage, Department of Mathematics, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

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wikipedia_title: William Floyd (mathematician)


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herpetologist
California
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M.D.
Johns Hopkins
San Francisco earthquake of 1906
"The Reptiles of Western North America"
Hawaii
Aspodoscelis tigris vandenburghi
Diadophis punctatus vandenburgii
Sceloporus graciosus vandenburgianus
Scincella vandenburghi

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paragraph: John Van Denburgh

paragraph: John Van Denburgh (August 23, 1872 – October 24, 1924) was an American herpetologist from California.

paragraph: Section::::Biography.

paragraph: Van Denburgh was born in San Francisco and enrolled at Stanford University in 1891. As of 1895, he organized the herpetology department of the California Academy of Sciences. In 1897, he received a Ph.D. from Stanford University and earned a M.D. from Johns Hopkins in 1902. Subsequently, he practiced medicine in San Francisco, while again serving as curator of the herpetological collections of the California Academy of Sciences.

paragraph: After the San Francisco earthquake of 1906 he was instrumental in rebuilding the lost herpetology collections through new expeditions and also acquisitions of other collections. In 1922, he published the two-volume "The Reptiles of Western North America".

paragraph: He died in 1924 while on vacation in Hawaii.

paragraph: Section::::Taxa named in honor of Van Denburgh.

paragraph: Van Denburgh is commemorated in the scientific names of one species and three subspecies of reptiles: "Aspodoscelis tigris vandenburghi", "Diadophis punctatus vandenburgii", "Sceloporus graciosus vandenburgianus", and "Scincella vandenburghi".

paragraph: Section::::External links.

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description: American zoologist

wikidata_label: John Van Denburgh

wikipedia_title: John Van Denburgh


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French
Paul
Balthazar Gobelin
Henri de Buade de Frontenac
Louis de Buade de Frontenac
New France
siege of Montauban
Castel-Sarrazin
Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs
Louis Phélypeaux (1598–1681)
Phélypeaux
French Wikipedia

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paragraph: Raymond Phélypeaux

paragraph: Raymond Phélypeaux, seigneur d'Herbault et de La Vrillière (died 2 May 1629), was a French politician.

paragraph: Raymond Phélypeaux was son of Louis Phélypeaux, lord of La Cave and La Vrillière.

paragraph: His family could be traced back to the 13th century.

paragraph: His father had married in 1557 and had five sons and three daughters.

paragraph: The fourth son, Paul, was born in Blois in 1569.

paragraph: Raymond, lord of Herbault and Verger, became Secretary of the King's chamber in 1590.

paragraph: He married Claude Gobelin, daughter of Balthazar Gobelin. They were to have four daughters and three sons, all of whom married well.

paragraph: He was made treasurer of the Épargne in 1599, in charge of the royal finances.

paragraph: His daughter Anne Phélypeaux married Henri de Buade de Frontenac in 1613.

paragraph: In 1620 she gave birth to Louis de Buade de Frontenac, who later became Lieutenant General of the colony of New France in North America.

paragraph: Raymond's brother Paul fell ill at the siege of Montauban, and died at Castel-Sarrazin on 21 October 1621 at the age of fifty-two.

paragraph: Paul's son Louis was just nine years old when he died. Raymond Phélypeaux assumed Paul's position of Secretary of State for Protestant Affairs,

paragraph: saying that he would hold it until Louis came of age, but in fact the position remained in the La Vrillière side of the family.

paragraph: He became Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs from 11 March 1626 until his death on 2 May 1629.

paragraph: His son Louis Phélypeaux (1598–1681) inherited his estates.

paragraph: Section::::See also.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Phélypeaux

paragraph: Section::::References.

paragraph: Citations

paragraph: Sources

paragraph: "This article includes a translation of the article from the French Wikipedia on 30 August 2006."

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wikidata_label: Raymond Phélypeaux

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nepotism
Augustinian
priory
decorated
perpendicular style
Archbishop of Canterbury
Bishop's Waltham
Winchester Cathedral

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paragraph: William Edington

paragraph: William Edington (died 6 or 7 October 1366) was an English bishop and administrator. He served as Bishop of Winchester from 1346 until his death, Keeper of the wardrobe from 1341 to 1344, treasurer from 1344 to 1356, and finally as chancellor from 1356 until he retired from royal administration in 1363. Edington's reforms of the administration – in particular of royal finances – had wide-ranging consequences, and contributed to the English military efficiency in the early stages of the Hundred Years' War. As Bishop of Winchester he was responsible for starting an extensive rebuilding of Winchester Cathedral, and for founding Edington Priory, the church of which still stands today.

paragraph: Section::::Royal service.

paragraph: Edington's parents were Roger and Amice of Edington near Westbury, Wiltshire. Though it has been claimed that he was educated at Oxford, there seems to be no support for this. His first patron, however, was the Oxford chancellor Gilbert Middleton, who was also a royal counsellor. When Middleton died in 1331, Edington entered the service of Middleton's friend, Adam Orleton, Bishop of Winchester. Through Orleton, Edington's abilities were brought to the attention of King Edward III, and in 1341 the King named him keeper of the wardrobe. The position was an important one; the wardrobe functioned as the treasury while the King was on campaign, and Edward strongly resisted any attempts to limit this royal prerogative.

paragraph: The King must have been impressed by Edington's performance, because in 1344 he made him treasurer of the realm, a position he held for the exceptionally long period of twelve years. This was a job fraught with problems, as the nation was in serious financial difficulties by the mid-1340s. The treasury was in great debt from the heavy demands of the early stages of the Hundred Years' War. By then reneging on his debts, the king had lost public confidence, and struggled to obtain new loans. Edington saw the need to bring all royal expenditure under the oversight of the exchequer. This did not entail controlling the King's use of his resources – a move Edward would have resented greatly – but simply attempting to budget all revenues and expenses. By the early 1360s this was largely achieved; a testimony to the capabilities and energy of Edington as an administrator. In 1356 he was named chancellor, a post he held until his retirement from the national scene in 1363, possibly for health reasons.

paragraph: Section::::Ecclasiastical career.

paragraph: Edington also held ecclesiastical benefices. After his education at Oxford he held a succession of rectorates in Northamptonshire: first at Cottingham, then at Dallington, and finally from 1322 at Middleton Cheney.

paragraph: In 1335 Orleton collated Edington to the rectory of Cheriton, Hampshire, and from 1335 to 1346 he was master of the Hospital of St Cross in Winchester. Also the King was eager to reward his capable servant; in 1341 he was given the prebend of Leighton Manor (Lincoln), by 1344 he also held that of Netheravon (Salisbury), and by 1345 that of Putston (Hereford). This level of pluralism was not unusual at the time. His greatest preferment, however, came with his papal appointment – on the King's request – to the see of Winchester in 1345. This was the richest see in England, considered second only to the archbishopric of Milan.

paragraph: The monks of Winchester had already elected one of their own number, but this was over-ruled, and Edington was consecrated in 1346. As a bishop he was necessarily much absent, even with the relatively short distance between Westminster and Winchester. He was not entirely detached from his episcopal duties, however: he used the see as a source for extensive nepotism, yet he also initiated wide-ranging building works on the nave of the cathedral. Meanwhile, in 1351, he founded an Augustinian priory at his birthplace of Edington, to have prayers said for himself, his parents and his brother. Although most of the priory has been demolished, the church still stands, as a good example of the transition between the decorated and perpendicular style of church-building.

paragraph: In May 1366, as a final sign of royal gratitude, King Edward had Edington elected Archbishop of Canterbury. Edington, however, declined on the grounds of failing health. Five months later, on 6 or 7 October 1366, he died at Bishop's Waltham. He is buried in Winchester Cathedral, where his effigy can be seen in the chantry chapel he himself had built in the nave.

paragraph: Section::::References.

paragraph: BULLET::::- (paysite)

description: Archbishop of Canterbury; Bishop of Winchester; Lord High Treasurer; Lord Chancellor

wikidata_label: William Edington

wikipedia_title: William Edington


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text: Seattle Seahawks

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text: Vikings

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text: WBBZ-TV

text: MSG Western New York

text: Brian Moorman

text: Terrence McGee

text: The Avant

text: Buffalo Bills bio

categories: Coe Kohawks football players,Sioux City Bandits players,African-American players of American football,Seattle Seahawks players,1981 births,Lamar High School (Arlington, Texas) alumni,Rhein Fire players,Buffalo Bills players,Players of American football from Texas,Sportspeople from Fort Worth, Texas,American football running backs,Living people

paragraph: Fred Jackson (American football)

paragraph: Frederick George Jackson (born February 20, 1981) is a former American football running back. He played college football at Coe College. After going undrafted in 2003 and playing three seasons in NFL Europe, Jackson spent nine seasons with the Buffalo Bills, becoming their third all-time leading rusher. In 2015 season, he was the oldest active running back in the NFL.

paragraph: Section::::High school career.

paragraph: Jackson attended Lamar High School in Arlington, Texas, where he played football and ran track. Although he was a member of the powerful Lamar Vikings teams of the late 1990s, he never started a game in his two years on the varsity team because he was considered too small (5 ft 8 in, 160 pounds) and too slow. He began his senior year as a third-string running back, and only after a knee injury to starter Justin Faust (headed to Stanford), was he elevated to second-string behind Tommicus Walker (headed to TCU).

paragraph: Also a standout sprinter, Jackson was a state-qualifier in the 100 meters and recorded a time of 21.78 seconds as a member of the Lamar 4 × 100 m relay squad, breaking the previous record.

paragraph: During his senior year, 14 of his teammates signed letters of intent to play college football, but he did not receive any offers. Instead, Wayne Phillips, his Nichols Junior High School football coach, arranged for him and his brother to enroll into Coe College, a Division III school that does not offer athletic scholarships.

paragraph: Section::::College career.

paragraph: At Coe College, Jackson was named to four All-American teams in 2002, rushing for 2,702 yards and 29 touchdowns. He was a two-time Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference MVP for the Kohawks. He graduated in 2003 with a degree in sociology.

paragraph: Section::::Professional career.

paragraph: Section::::Professional career.:Sioux City Bandits.

paragraph: After trying out for the Chicago Bears, Denver Broncos and Green Bay Packers, and being seen as too small a player for the National Football League (NFL) at 6'1" but only 195 lbs, he went on to play indoor football for the Sioux City Bandits where he earned $200 a week, and an additional $50 for a win. Jackson played two seasons for the Bandits in the National Indoor Football League (2004) and United Indoor Football (2005). He was named the 2005 UIF co-MVP in 2005; in 18 games he ran for 1,770 yards and scored 53 touchdowns (40 rushing, 11 pass receiving and 2 on kick returns). During this time, he also worked as a youth counselor at Four Oaks to make ends meet. His jersey number was retired by the Bandits in 2008.

paragraph: While with the Bandits in 2004, Jackson's childhood home in Arlington, Texas, was torn down to make way for Cowboys Stadium, which replaced Texas Stadium as the home of the Dallas Cowboys in 2009. Jackson played in his former neighborhood on November 13, 2011, when the Bills faced the Cowboys.

paragraph: Section::::Professional career.:Rhein Fire.

paragraph: Jackson played in NFL Europa for the Rhein Fire in 2006, leading the team with 731 rushing yards.

paragraph: Section::::Professional career.:Buffalo Bills.

paragraph: Jackson was invited to training camp with the Buffalo Bills in 2006 by Bills general manager Marv Levy, a Coe College alumnus himself. He made his first career start against the Washington Redskins in 2007, rushing for 82 yards while catching four passes for 69 yards in a Bills victory. He became the first Division III running back to start an NFL game since December 24, 2000, when former Ferrum College running back Chris Warren started for the Philadelphia Eagles against the Cincinnati Bengals.

paragraph: In a 2007 victory over the Miami Dolphins, Jackson rushed for 115 yards with a long of 27 yards to top the 100-yard rushing mark for the first time in his NFL career. Teammate Marshawn Lynch rushed for 107 yards, marking the first time the Buffalo Bills had two players rush for 100-plus yards in the same game since 1996 when Thurman Thomas and Darick Holmes accomplished the feat.

paragraph: Before the 2009 season, Jackson signed a four-year contract extension to stay with the Bills.

paragraph: At the end of the 2009 season, after winning the starting job from Lynch in Week 12, Jackson eclipsed the 1,000-yard rushing mark for the first time in his career with 1,062 yards and 2 touchdowns. He also set a career-high in catches with 46 for 371 yards and 2 more scores and also completed a 27-yard touchdown pass. Jackson also had 1,014 kickoff return yards making him the first player in NFL history to compile 1,000 rushing and 1,000 kickoff return yards. The 2,516 combined yards are the fifth highest all-purpose yards total in NFL history. In Week 17 of the 2009 season, versus the Indianapolis Colts, Jackson had a career day with 212 rushing yards and a receiving touchdown.

paragraph: In 2011, Jackson was having his best season to date, as the team's undisputed starting running back. Jackson had six 100-yard rushing games in the first ten weeks. During a Week Eleven loss to Miami, however, Jackson suffered a fractured fibula. Jackson was placed on injured reserve later in the week, and missed the remainder of the season. At the time of his injury, Jackson's 934 yards were third in the NFL. The Bills had already been on a three-game losing streak when Jackson was injured, but lost all games but one for the rest of the 2011 season without Jackson. For his strong performance he was named to the USA Today All Joe Team as he was no longer Pro Bowl eligible.

paragraph: On May 5, 2012, Jackson signed a two-year contract extension, keeping him with the Bills until 2015.

paragraph: Jackson had arguably the best season of his career in 2013. Despite playing as the backup to C. J. Spiller most weeks, Jackson accumulated 1,283 yards from scrimmage and scored 10 total touchdowns. On October 19, 2014 Jackson suffered a groin injury against the Minnesota Vikings. He returned on November 9 against the Kansas City Chiefs.

paragraph: On August 31, 2015, two days after he ran for 43 yards and a touchdown in a preseason win against the Pittsburgh Steelers, the Bills released Jackson as part of roster cuts. He finished third on the Bills' all-time rushing list.

paragraph: Section::::Professional career.:Seattle Seahawks.

paragraph: On September 7, 2015, Jackson signed a one-year deal with the Seattle Seahawks, reuniting him with former Buffalo teammate Marshawn Lynch.

paragraph: The Seahawks clinched a Wild Card berth in the playoffs, marking Jackson's first time participating in the postseason. On January 10, the Seahawks beat the Vikings 10-9 in the Wild Card round of the playoffs, giving Jackson his first career playoff win.

paragraph: Section::::Professional career.:The Spring League.

paragraph: After spending the 2016 season out of football, Jackson announced an attempt at a comeback by signing with The Spring League, a league formed from the remains of the former Fall Experimental Football League, for its summer 2017 showcase.

paragraph: Section::::Professional career.:Retirement.

paragraph: In April 2018, Jackson confirmed he was in talks with the Bills to sign a one-day contract and formally retire as a member of the team. The contract was signed, and Jackson subsequently retired, on April 18, 2018.

paragraph: Section::::Professional career.:Accolades.

paragraph: BULLET::::- During the 2009 season, Jackson became the first player in NFL history to compile 1,000 rushing and 1,000 kickoff return yards during one season.

paragraph: BULLET::::- 2010 winner of the Buffalo Bills/NFL Walter Payton "Man of the Year" award.

paragraph: BULLET::::- During the 2010 season, Jackson was named to the USA Today All-Joe Team for his quality play.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Number 83 Top 100 NFL Players (2012)

paragraph: BULLET::::- NFL Ground Player of the Week (2010), Week 10)

paragraph: BULLET::::- NFL Ground Player of the Week (2011, Week 2)

paragraph: Section::::Outside of football.

paragraph: Section::::Outside of football.:Personal life.

paragraph: Jackson is married to Danielle Jackson, with whom he has four children. The couple have been married since 2006.

paragraph: Section::::Outside of football.:Car accident.

paragraph: On October 20, 2015, it was initially reported that a drag race just outside the Seahawks' training facility between Fred Jackson and teammate Marshawn Lynch ended with Jackson crashing his Corvette, first into a planter box and then a stop sign. However police later denied the report and said he was simply driving too fast.

paragraph: Section::::Outside of football.:Television.

paragraph: Jackson had his own television program airing on WBBZ-TV. "The Fred Jackson Show" aired Mondays during football season. It debuted on September 10, 2012, and ran for Jackson's last three years in Buffalo. In 2018, Jackson signed with MSG Western New York to be an analyst for its weekly postgame series, "Bills Tonight".

paragraph: Section::::Outside of football.:Steakhouse.

paragraph: Along with fellow Bills alumni Brian Moorman and Terrence McGee and other prominent Buffalo figures, Jackson operates SEAR, a high-end steakhouse located within The Avant in downtown Buffalo.

paragraph: Section::::Outside of football.:FJ22 Sock for Charity.

paragraph: In October 2018 Jackson teamed up with Codes Socks LLC to create a Signature Series Sock that will benefit a local charity called UB HEALS.

paragraph: Section::::External links.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Buffalo Bills bio

description: American Football player

wikidata_label: Fred Jackson

wikipedia_title: Fred Jackson (American football)


text:
Catholic
Gotteslob
Münster
Überwasserkirche
vicar
St. Lamberti
pastoral care
Reichsdeputationshauptschluss
Gotteslob
O selige Nacht
O come, O come, Emmanuel
Christoph Bernhard Verspoel

categories: 1818 deaths,German Christian hymnwriters,1743 births,German Roman Catholic priests

paragraph: Christoph Bernhard Verspoell

paragraph: Christoph Bernhard Verspoell (15 May 1743 – 5 January 1818) was a German Catholic priest, writer and hymnodist. He published a hymnal with added melodies and organ settings in 1810. Some of his songs are still popular and part of the Catholic hymnal "Gotteslob".

paragraph: Section::::Career.

paragraph: Verspoell was born in Münster, Germany on 15 May 1743. He was the son of the baker Joan Bernard Verspoell and his wife Anna Catharina Becker. He was baptised in the Überwasserkirche on 18 May 1743. He grew up with two elder sisters, while two other siblings had died young. His mother died in 1761, and his father remarried the following year.

paragraph: Verspoell spent his whole life in Münster. He studied theology at the "Priesterseminar" and became a vicar at St. Lamberti and the Magdalenenhospital in 1776. From 20 January 1779, he was also vicar at St. Crucis of , holding these posts until his death. He focused on education and pastoral care ("Seelsorge"), writing many pastoral instructions, often with the priest of St. Lamberti, such as "Fastandacht zum Gekreuzigten" (Lenten meditation to the Crucified). All these books were published before 1803, when church life was changed by the Reichsdeputationshauptschluss.

paragraph: Verspoell seems then to have turned to writing hymns, both texts and melodies with organ accompaniment. In 1810, he published his hymnal "Gesänge beim römisch-katholischen Gottesdienste, nebst angehängtem Gebetbuche", also called the Verspoellsches Gesangbuch, containing the texts of hymns and prayers, also "Melodien zu den Gesängen beim römisch-katholischen Gottesdienst" with the melodies, and "Orgelbegleitung zu den Gesängen beim römisch-katholischen Gottesdienste" with organ settings.

paragraph: Several of his hymns are part of the Catholic hymnal "Gotteslob" (2013), some in regional sections.

paragraph: His hymnal also contains "" and "O selige Nacht", but he probably just edited the hymns and is not the author. A German version of "O come, O come, Emmanuel", "O komm, o komm, Emmanuel", is attributed to him, but it is not part of his hymnal. The hymn "Fest soll mein Taufbund immer stehn" is used for baptisms.

paragraph: He died in Münster. An obituary in an 1818 newspaper attested him the reputation of a pious Christian, a priest of dignity, and most of all a tireless friend of children ("... den Ruf eines frommen Christen, eines würdigen Geistlichen, vor allem aber den eines unermüdeten Kinderfreundes").

paragraph: Section::::External links.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Christoph Bernhard Verspoel (in German) Lexikon westfälischer Autorinnen und Autoren / 1750 bis 1950

description: German catholic priest and writer,publisher of a hymnal for which he wrote texts, melodies and organ settings

wikidata_label: Christoph Bernhard Verspoell

wikipedia_title: Christoph Bernhard Verspoell


text:
United States Army
Fort Wayne, Indiana
United States Military Academy
3rd Cavalry Regiment
Central America
Garza Revolution
Jefferson Barracks Military Post
Fort Ethan Allen
Fort Sheridan
Fort Myer
Philippines
Fort Apache, Arizona
Fort Stotsenburg
Fort Sam Houston
Fort Clark, Texas
major
15th Cavalry Regiment
Fort Leavenworth
Fort Riley
United States Army War College
United States Department of War
4th Cavalry Regiment
Schofield Barracks
13th Cavalry Regiment
brigadier general
15th Cavalry Regiment
7th Cavalry Regiment
Fort Bliss
Bethesda, Maryland
Walter Reed Army Medical Center
Washington, D.C.
Arlington National Cemetery

wikipedia_title:
United States Army
Fort Wayne, Indiana
United States Military Academy
3rd Cavalry Regiment (United States)
Central America
Garza Revolution
Jefferson Barracks Military Post
Fort Ethan Allen
Sheridan Reserve Center
Fort Myer
Philippines
Fort Apache, Arizona
Fort Stotsenburg
Fort Sam Houston
Fort Clark, Texas
Major (United States)
15th Cavalry Regiment
Fort Leavenworth
Fort Riley
United States Army War College
United States Department of War
4th Cavalry Regiment (United States)
Schofield Barracks
13th Cavalry Regiment
Brigadier general (United States)
15th Cavalry Regiment
7th Cavalry Regiment
Fort Bliss
Bethesda, Maryland
Walter Reed Army Medical Center
Washington, D.C.
Arlington National Cemetery

categories: United States Army generals,United States Military Academy alumni,1944 deaths,People from Fort Wayne, Indiana,1865 births,People from Bethesda, Maryland,United States Army generals of World War I

paragraph: Charles Aloysius Hedekin

paragraph: Charles Aloysius Hedekin (December 9, 1865 – January 30, 1944) was a United States Army Cavalry officer in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. He served in numerous locations and incidents.

paragraph: Section::::Biography.

paragraph: Hedekin was born on December 9, 1865, in Fort Wayne, Indiana. He graduated from the United States Military Academy in 1888.

paragraph: Hedekin was commissioned into the 3rd Cavalry Regiment. He did frontier duty from his commissioning in 1888 to 1895. He went on detached service with the Intercontinental Railway Commission from March 1891 to May 1892, something which took him through Central America. Hedekin served along the border with Mexico during the Garza Revolution. After serving at the Jefferson Barracks Military Post for three years, he was stationed at Fort Ethan Allen, Fort Sheridan, and Fort Myer. Hedekin was sent to the Philippines, serving there for two years and returning in 1902. He then was sent to Fort Apache, Arizona. He served again in the Philippines from 1906 to 1908 at Fort Stotsenburg. After returning, Hedekin's regiment was stationed at Fort Sam Houston and Fort Clark, Texas.

paragraph: On his promotion to the rank of major on September 3, 1911, Hedekin was transferred to the 15th Cavalry Regiment, commanding the Second Squadron. He completed a special field officers course at Fort Leavenworth, and then he graduated from the Mounted Service School at Fort Riley. He then graduated from the United States Army War College in 1912. Hedekin was stationed with the Militia Division of the United States Department of War, and he rescued stranded American tourists in Europe from August to October 1914. He went with the 4th Cavalry Regiment to the Schofield Barracks in 1916, and he assumed command of the 13th Cavalry Regiment in Fort Riley in July 1917. Hedekin took the regiment to the border with Mexico, though he was personally recalled to Washington shortly afterward.

paragraph: Hedekin was promoted to brigadier general on June 26, 1918. He commanded the 155th Depot Brigade along with replacements at Camp Lee. He then commanded the 15th Cavalry Regiment in October 1919, and then the 7th Cavalry Regiment at Fort Bliss. Hedekin retired on August 5, 1920.

paragraph: In retirement, Hedekin and his family moved to Bethesda, Maryland, living there for seven years. They sold their house in 1930 to go on an extended vacation in Europe, though they had to return to the U.S. in 1931 because hedekin became ill. He was admitted to Walter Reed Army Medical Center for four months, and he and his family left again for Europe afterward, staying until October 1933. Hedekin died in Washington, D.C., on January 30, 1944. He is buried at Arlington National Cemetery.

description: United States Army officer

wikidata_label: Charles Aloysius Hedekin

wikipedia_title: Charles Aloysius Hedekin


text: geophysicist

text: glaciologist

text: North Pole

text: Joseph O. Fletcher

text: South Pole

text: McMurdo Station

text: Snowcat

text: Amundsen

text: Scott

text: Hillary

text: Fuchs

text: Vostok base

text: St. Lawrence University

text: Canton, New York

text: Phi Beta Kappa

text: St. Lawrence University

text: Lehigh University

text: Bethesda, Maryland

text: Cullum Geographical Medal

text: Patron's Gold Medal

text: Vega Medal

text: George Washington University Hospital

text: Washington, D.C.

text: National Science Foundation

text: U.S. Antarctic Program

text: McMurdo Station

text: Crary Mountains

text: Crary Ice Rise

text: Fletcher's Ice Island

text: International Geophysical Year

text: Maurice Ewing

text: Columbia University

text: Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

text: Project Mogul

text: List of polar explorers

wikipedia_title: Swedish Society for Anthropology and Geography

categories: St. Lawrence University alumni,1987 deaths,American glaciologists,Recipients of the Cullum Geographical Medal,1911 births,Lehigh University alumni,American geophysicists

paragraph: Albert P. Crary

paragraph: Albert Paddock Crary (July 25, 1911 – October 29, 1987), was a pioneer polar geophysicist and glaciologist. He was the first person to have stepped foot on both the North and South Poles, having made it to the North Pole on May 3, 1952 (with Joseph O. Fletcher and William P. Benedict) and then to the South Pole on February 12, 1961, as the leader of a team of eight. The South Pole expedition set out from McMurdo Station on December 10, 1960, using three Snowcats with trailers. Crary was the seventh expedition leader to arrive at the South Pole by surface transportation (the six others before him were—in sequence—Amundsen, Scott, Hillary, Fuchs, a Russian expedition in 1959/60 from Vostok base, and Antero Havola). He was widely admired for his intellect, wit, skills and as a great administrator for polar research expeditions.

paragraph: Section::::Biography.

paragraph: Crary was born in 1911 into a farming family in northern New York State. He was the second oldest in a family of 7 children. He was a physics major and geology student at St. Lawrence University in Canton, New York. He graduated in 1931 Phi Beta Kappa from St. Lawrence University and then enrolled at Lehigh University to obtain a master's degree in physics. After spending years completing and facilitating research at both poles, Crary eventually settled in Bethesda, Maryland, with his wife and son.

paragraph: His awards included the Cullum Geographical Medal (1959), the Patron's Gold Medal (1963), and the Vega Medal (1972).

paragraph: He died on October 29, 1987, at the George Washington University Hospital in Washington, D.C.

paragraph: Section::::Legacy.

paragraph: In 1991, the National Science Foundation (NSF), which manages the U.S. Antarctic Program (USAP), honoured his memory by dedicating a state-of-the-art laboratory complex in his name, the Albert P. Crary Science and Engineering Center (CSEC) located in McMurdo Station. He was also honored by having the Crary Mountains (76 degrees 48' S, 117 degrees 40' W) and the Crary Ice Rise in Antarctica named for him as well.

paragraph: Section::::Contributions.

paragraph: Dr. Crary contributed in a variety of important ways to his field including:

paragraph: BULLET::::- Chief Scientist for Arctic T3, Fletcher's Ice Island, 1952–1955

paragraph: BULLET::::- Established the United States Geological Headquarters for the International Geophysical Year, 1955

paragraph: BULLET::::- Deputy Leader of United States science during the International Geophysical Year, 1957

paragraph: BULLET::::- Leader of the U.S. seismic traverse of Ross Ice Shelf, 1957–58

paragraph: BULLET::::- Leader, geophysical traverse W from Little America V, up Skelton Glacier to the Victoria Land plateau and W along the 78 parallel to c. 13130E, 1958–59

paragraph: BULLET::::- Leader, geophysical traverse from McMurdo Station via Skelton Glacier to the South Pole, 1960–61

paragraph: BULLET::::- Chief Scientist, United States Antarctic Research Program, 1960–1968

paragraph: BULLET::::- Deputy then Director, Division of Environmental Sciences, National Science Foundation, 1969–1978

paragraph: BULLET::::- Member of ACAN, 1961-76 (Chairman, 1974–76)

paragraph: He worked with many notable scientists and famous institutions:

paragraph: BULLET::::- Dr. Maurice Ewing of Columbia University and Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

paragraph: BULLET::::- Assisted Dr. James Peoples at MOGUL (Project Mogul) as the Field Operations Director using meteorological balloons to experiment with different types of equipment to collect and transmit sound waves in the upper atmosphere (Roswell incident- see )

paragraph: Section::::See also.

paragraph: BULLET::::- List of polar explorers

paragraph: Section::::External links.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Crary's trip to the South Pole with an image and a map.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Picture of Crary when he was Deputy Chief Scientist of the NAS's US-IGY Antarctic program, shown reading a seismograph record.

description: American geophysicist

wikidata_label: Albert P. Crary

wikipedia_title: Albert P. Crary


text: paratrooper

text: Royal Lao Army

text: Royal Lao Army

text: Lao Theung

text: 10 August 1960

text: Royal Lao Government

text: coup d'état

text: Phoumi Nosavan

text: Plain of Jars

text: Laotian Civil War

text: Pathet Lao

text: Vietnamese communist

text: Lao Theung

text: Phu Tai

text: Savannakhet

text: Lycee

text: Royal Lao Army

text: Officer Candidate School

text: Ouane Rattikone

text: Luang Prabang

text: Scout Ranger

text: Fort William McKinley

text: Philippines

text: Vang Pao

text: Thao Ma

text: uncle-in-law

text: National Assembly

text: Phoumi Nosavan

text: Vientiane

text: Minister of Defense

text: Royal Lao Government

text: Royal Lao Army

text: Sounthone Pathammavong

text: first cousin

text: Field Marshal

text: Sarit Thanarat

text: Kingdom of Thailand

text: Kingdom of Laos

text: Souvanna Phouma

text: Kouprasith Abhay

text: Oudone Sananikone

text: Sing Rattanasamy

text: Vang Pao

text: Military Region

text: Central Intelligence Agency

text: Battle of Vientiane

text: crew-served weapon

text: Plain of Jars

text: Muang Soui

text: Vietnamese

text: People's Army of Vietnam

text: Royal Lao Air Force

text: T-6 Texan

text: Operation Millpond

text: International Control Commission

text: Geneva Agreements

text: Vang Vieng

text: Tchepone

text: Mahaxay

text: Beaver

text: Soviet Union

text: John F. Kennedy

text: Sam Thong

text: military irregulars

text: hit-and-run

text: Deuane Sunnalath

text: Khamouane Boupha

text: Patriotic Neutralists

text: Route 9

text: Khe Sanh

text: Xepon

text: Battle of Lak Sao

text: April coup

text: Operation Triangle

text: mercenary

text: Buddhist monk

text: Lao kip

text: Jakarta

text: Indonesia

text: Wattay International Airport

text: Fort Myer

text: Buddhist

text: napalm

text: Indonesia

text: Lop Buri

text: intelligence

text: asylum

text: Hong Kong

text: France

text: China

text: United States

text: exile

text: Paris

text: Fall, Bernard

categories: History of Laos,2014 deaths,1934 births,People of the Laotian Civil War,Laotian emigrants to the United States,Laotian military personnel

paragraph: Kong Le

paragraph: Captain (later Major General) Kong Le (6 March 1934 – 17 January 2014) was a paratrooper in the Royal Lao Army. He led the premier unit of the Royal Lao Army, "Bataillon Parachutistes 2" (Parachute Battalion 2), which campaigned relentlessly during 1959 and 1960. The idealistic young American-trained Lao Theung officer became known worldwide when on 10 August 1960 he and his mutinous paratroopers overthrew the Royal Lao Government in a coup d'état. He declared he aimed at an end to government corruption; to the shock of American officials, he declared U.S. policies were responsible for the ongoing fraud.

paragraph: Once ousted by the U.S.-backed 14 December 1960 countercoup by General Phoumi Nosavan, Kong Le and his paras retreated to the strategic Plain of Jars, gathering recruits to the neutralist cause along the way. Once established on the Plain as the "Forces Armee Neutraliste" (Neutral Armed Forces), this third side in the Laotian Civil War would begin to splinter as neutralists began to favor either the Communist or Royalist forces. In April 1963, the Patriotic Neutralists broke off to ally themselves with the communist Pathet Lao, while Kong Le engineered a rapprochement with the Royalists for FAN.

paragraph: Over the next couple of years, FAN's battle performance in support of the Royalists was poor; especially striking was their inability to overcome a Vietnamese communist stronghold overlooking the FAN main base at Muang Soui's all-weather airfield. As Kong Le's subordinates became increasingly dissatisfied, and FAN units began to mutiny, he was forced to leave Laos on 17 October 1966.

paragraph: He would remain in exile, in Indonesia, Hong Kong, the United States, and France. He died in the latter on 17 January 2014.

paragraph: Section::::Beginnings and early career.

paragraph: Kong Le was born on 6 March 1934 of Lao Theung parents, and spoke Phu Tai. He stood tall and was a slender but muscular man. His ethnic origin showed in his wide cheekbones and dark skin. He acquired an excellent command of French, as well as knowing functional English.

paragraph: His father died in 1940, leaving the six-year-old to farm rice. He received a little formal education at the Savannakhet Lycee before enlisting in the Royal Lao Army circa 1951. He showed enough martial promise to be included in the third Officer Candidate School class at Dong Hene. He graduated 19th in his class of 21. He was noted for his changeable temperament and rapid mood swings.

paragraph: Kong Le's first assignment after OCS subordinated him to Captain Ouane Rattikone in Luang Prabang. In 1957, he underwent Scout Ranger training at Fort William McKinley, the Philippines. Upon his return to Laos in 1958, he joined "Bataillon Parachutistes 2" (Parachute Battalion 2) as its second in command. During his early paratroop service, he befriended two other officers who would become important in Laotian history, Vang Pao and Thao Ma.

paragraph: Section::::The coups.

paragraph: In December 1959, Captain Kong Le was approached by his uncle-in-law, General Ouane Rattikone while the commanding officer of BP 2 was in the United States, leaving Kong Le in charge. On 25 December 1959, the term of the National Assembly expired. General Phoumi Nosavan convinced Kong Le of the necessity to fill the political vacuum. The 25 December coup in Vientiane succeeded without harming anyone. General Phoumi became the Minister of Defense, and held actual power over the Royal Lao Government thanks to the captain.

paragraph: Kong Le's unit, "Bataillon Parachutistes 2" (Parachute Battalion 2) was considered the cream of the Royal Lao Army. As such, they were constantly deployed for a year, went unpaid for months at a time, and lacked time to even build themselves barracks for shelter. The paratroopers became mutinous. On 10 August 1960, Kong Le led the paras in a coup that saw only six killed. The same vital points were seized as in the 1959 coup, with the addition of the arrest of General Sounthone Pathammavong, the Chief of Staff, as Kong Le seized power for the second time.

paragraph: Kong Le's aims in seizing the capital became apparent in his radio broadcasts:

paragraph: What leads us to carry out this revolution is our desire to stop the bloody civil war; eliminate grasping public servants and military commanders ... whose property amounts to much more than their monthly salaries can afford. ... It is the Americans who have brought government officials and army commanders, and caused war and dissension in our country.

paragraph: Phoumi Nosavan did not acquiesce. On 10 August, he flew to Bangkok. He solicited support from his first cousin, Field Marshal Sarit Thanarat, the dictator of the Kingdom of Thailand. Phoumi flew to Savannakhet to establish a headquarters and pull together a resistance movement in Savannakhet.

paragraph: On 11 August, the Pathet Lao pledged their cooperation with Kong Le. The next four months of turmoil saw Kong Le struggle to maintain control over the Kingdom of Laos in the face of a burgeoning resistance. Kong Le convinced Souvanna Phouma to become Prime Minister in the new government; in turn, Souvanna appointed General Ouane commander in chief of the RLA. Lao commanding officers such as Generals Amkha Soukhavong, Kouprasith Abhay, Oudone Sananikone, and Sing Rattanasamy backed Kong Le with various levels of enthusiasm.

paragraph: In early October, Vang Pao declared that Military Region 2's forces backed Phoumi. After internecine struggle, Military Region 1 also remained in Phoumi's control. On 16 November, General Ouane flew to Savannakhet to join Phoumi. With Central Intelligence Agency financial backing, and aided by CIA-trained commandos, Phoumi's troops set forth at 0800 hours on 21 November 1960 to reclaim Vientiane.

paragraph: Section::::The Battle of Vientiane.

paragraph: On 13 December 1960, Phoumi's counter-coup column began his assault on Kong Le's paratroopers occupying Vientiane. For four days, the two sides shot it with crew-served weapons without closing for near range combat. Although the two sides caused little harm to one another, about 600 homes burned, an estimated 600 civilians were killed, and downtown Vientiane was destroyed. On 16 December, Kong Le's forces withdrew northward toward the strategic Plain of Jars, leaving Phoumi once again in charge of Laos.

paragraph: By 4 January 1961, Kong Le's forces—by now dubbed "Forces Armee Neutraliste" (Neutralist Armed Forces)—held the Plain of Jars from Muang Soui eastward along Route 7 to the Vietnamese border. The Soviet supply airlift that had begun just before the fighting began in Vientiane continued to supply FAN. The People's Army of Vietnam supplied advisers to FAN; they also supplied advisers to beef up the Pathet Lao units supporting FAN. In the meantime, Phoumi's American backers struggled to find a covert source of air power to oppose Kong Le, as the RLA ground forces proved incapable of dealing with FAN. Eventually, the Americans settled on supplying the Royal Lao Air Force with its first strike aircraft, four T-6 Texans, as well as forming the abortive Operation Millpond.

paragraph: On 12 April 1962, Kong Le reached a rapprochement with Vang Pao; the guerrilla leader agreed to loan Kong Le security forces for guard duty. On 1 May 1962, the Pathet Lao proposed a truce. Fighting halted two days later. On 6 May, the International Control Commission originally established under the 1954 Geneva Agreements was revived to oversee peace efforts.

paragraph: Section::::Renewed conflict.

paragraph: By the time the International Agreement on the Neutrality of Laos agreed upon on 23 July 1962 came into effect, FAN had ramped up to a strength of 8,000 troops. Three battalions under Brigadier General Khoumane Boupha were occupying far northern Phongsali Province. There were two new infantry battalions outposted in Vang Vieng on Route 13, threatening Vientiane from the north. Three battalions moved southward into the panhandle, to occupy Tchepone, Nhommarath, and Mahaxay. FAN's center of gravity on the Plain of Jars was four paratroop battalions and two artillery battalions. The new artillery battalions were not the only heavy weapons units added to FAN. There was an armored company of amphibious tanks formed from the 45 PT-76s passed on to FAN by the PAVN. There was also a small air arm, consisting of two C-47s and two Beavers flown north from Vientiane during the retreat to the Plain; in December 1962, they would be augmented by three Li-2s from the Soviet Union. To command all this, Kong Le promoted himself to Major General.

paragraph: Meanwhile, Kong Le mended fences with the Royalists he had been opposing. In turn, on 6 April 1963, the Pathet Lao launched several simultaneous surprise attacks on Kong Le's forces on the Plain of Jars. Although FAN was driven from its positions, it evacuated most of its tanks and heavy weaponry to Muong Phanh. On 10 April 1963, President John F. Kennedy approved U.S. military aid supply drops to bolster FAN. On 12 April, Kong Le met with Vang Pao at Sam Thong. They agreed on cooperation between their forces; a contingent of Vang Pao's troops would don Neutralist uniforms and guard FAN headquarters, freeing Neutralists for combat duty. Hmong Royalist military irregulars also cratered Route 7, thus closing the main communist supply line. Then too, Hmong units would ambush Route 4 traffic behind communist lines, as well as harassing various of their units with hit-and-run raids. However, Kong Le's forces would suffer 85 killed, while the communists lost 71 dead.

paragraph: However, this strength would soon be vitiated in April 1963, as a schism split the newly named "Forces Armee Neutralistes" (Neutral Armed Forces). As neutralists began to favor either communists or royalists, there were several political assassinations among officers favoring either persuasion. Colonel Deuane Sunnalath and Brigadier General Khamouane Boupha tolled away four neutralist infantry battalions, as well as an artillery battalion, to form the Patriotic Neutralists. The Patriotic Neutralists allied themselves with the Pathet Lao. In the southern panhandle, the majority of "Batallion Infanterie 4" (Infantry Battalion 4) defected to the new movement. As the breakaway Patriotic Neutralists had allied themselves with the communists, Route 9 from Khe Sanh, Vietnam to Xepon, Laos was now open for North Vietnamese invaders.

paragraph: May 1963 saw Kong Le in a quandary. The answer to dissension in his ranks could be a renewed offensive; to remain quiescent would risk dissolution of FAN. However, a new assault on the communists might evoke an overwhelming counterattack by PAVN. As it turned out, his newly acquired American advisor counseled against aggression, and a planned FAN attack never came off. Meanwhile, Hmong forces continued to interdict communist supply lines as a means of relieving communist pressure on FAN.

paragraph: Nor were heavy casualties and the Patriotic Neutralist desertion the only diminutions of Kong Le's forces. FAN's dismal performance in the Battle of Lak Sao ended in January 1964 with whipped FAN units giving up their presence in Military Region 3 when they were withdrawn to the Plain of Jars. Further defeats in early 1964, followed by the April coup in Vientiane sparked further discontent within FAN's ranks; there were further defections to the pro-communist Patriotic Neutralists. By the time Operation Triangle came around, FAN had to be reinforced by Thai mercenary artillerymen. The fighting in Operation Triangle ended in late July 1964 with FAN's failure to conquer the Vietnamese stronghold overlooking the FAN base at Muang Soui. In December 1964, another FAN offensive on the communist-held high ground planned to take advantage of the morale boost elicited by Kong Le's personal leadership. During this attack, communist tanks killed 12 FAN troopers and wounded 68. By the 10th, the repelled Neutralists were back at their starting point of Muang Soui. Kong Le, who had sat out the assault by serving as a Buddhist monk, fired the attack's commander for embezzling 1.5 million Lao kips.

paragraph: By February 1965, Kong Le was locked in conflict with his battalion commanders over the unsuccessful operations against Phou Khout, as well as squabbles about promotions and money. Nearby FAN "Bataillon Infanterie 5" (Infantry Battalion 5) at Moung Hiem, commanded by Souvanna Phouma's nephew, co-existed pacifically with nearby PAVN units. However, on 11 March 1965, the Vietnamese unexpectedly overran the battalion and executed its three senior officers.

paragraph: Section::::The search abroad.

paragraph: In April 1965, Kong Le flew to Jakarta, Indonesia seeking additional military aid for his army. As a result, on 21 August 1965, an Indonesian C-130 landed at Wattay International Airport with seven tons of uniforms and other military equipment for FAN. It departed carrying 68 of FAN's lower ranking officers for extended training in Indonesia. A second flight followed suit two days later. This arrangement perturbed the Americans, who were suspicious of the Indonesian government's left-leaning politics. Their supply efforts to date had maintained FAN at a static level. They now upgraded FAN weaponry and improved the runway at Muang Soui. In October, Kong Le toured the United States for a month, receiving military honors at Fort Myer, Virginia. Upon his return to Laos, FAN made another unsuccessful assault on the communist ridgeline strongpoint overlooking Muang Soui. Kong Le sat out the action while serving as a Buddhist monk.

paragraph: In January 1966, "Bataillon Infanterie 14" (Infantry Battalion 14) mutinied in protest against Kong Le's lack of leadership. Kong Le's reply was yet another attack on "Phou Khout" on 20 February. Lacking air support, it failed. Ongoing attacks throughout March, although supported by air raids using napalm, did no better. "Bataillon Infanterie 8" (Infantry Battalion 8) then mutinied on 30 March 1966, walking off the battlefield. "Bataillon Commando Special 2" (Special Commando Battalion 2) nearly joined them. On 1 April, during a Royalist General Staff meeting, Kong Le gave a lengthy lecture on the necessity of requesting mercenary troops from Indonesia. In turn, he was told by Souvanna Phouma that his FAN battalions would be sequentially withdrawn for retraining in Lop Buri, Thailand before being placed under command of Royalist Military Region commanders. In August 1966, BI 8's new commanding officer launched them in another unsuccessful assault against his foe's overwatch positions. By now, Kong Le had lost the support of most of his subordinate officers. His interest in a French intelligence officer's daughters did not help matters. Three of his subordinates divided up command of FAN and forced him into exile. Kong Le sought asylum in the Indonesian embassy in Vientiane. On 17 October 1966, he left Laos.

paragraph: In March 1967, Kong Le left Indonesia, going to Hong Kong. In June, he left there for France. Once in France, he began plotting a return to Laos.

paragraph: In the mid-1980s, Kong Le spent two years in Meng La, China in a futile attempt to spark an invasion of his native country.

paragraph: In the late 1980s and part of the 1990s Kong Le lived in the United States. He then lived in exile in Paris until he died, in January 2014.

paragraph: Section::::References.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Ahern, Thomas L. Jr. (2006), "Undercover Armies: CIA and Surrogate Warfare in Laos". Center for the Study of Intelligence. Classified control no. C05303949.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Anthony, Victor B. and Richard R. Sexton (1993). "The War in Northern Laos". Command for Air Force History. OCLC 232549943.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Castle, Timothy N. (1993). "At War in the Shadow of Vietnam: U.S. Military Aid to the Royal Lao Government 1955–1975". .

paragraph: BULLET::::- Conboy, Kenneth and James Morrison (1995). "Shadow War: The CIA's Secret War in Laos". Paladin Press. .

paragraph: BULLET::::- Fall, Bernard (1969). "Anatomy of a Crisis: The Laotian Crisis of 1960–1961". Doubleday & Co. ASIN: B00JKPAJI4.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Stuart-Fox, Martin (2008) "Historical Dictionary of Laos". Scarecrow Press. ISBNs 0810864118, 978-0-81086-411-5.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Warner, Roger (1995). "Back Fire: The CIA's Secret War in Laos and Its Link to the War in Vietnam". Simon & Schuster. ISBNs 0-68480-292-9, 978-06848-0292-3.

description: Lao Army officer

wikidata_label: Kong Le

wikipedia_title: Kong Le


text: Savang Vatthana

text: pretender

text: Laos

text: Pathet Lao

text: Paris

text: Luang Prabang

text: Vong Savang

text: Kingdom of Laos

text: Souphanouvong

text: Laos

text: Thayavong Savang

text: France

text: Clermont-Ferrand

text: France

text: Sauryavong Savang

text: regent

text: Royal Lao Government in Exile

text: Seattle

text: United States

text: Chansouk Soukthala

text: Laotian Royal Family

text: Souvanna Phouma

text: Phetsarath Rattanavongsa

text: Pathet Lao

text: Souphanouvong

text: Exiled Laos Prince Appeals to US

text: Washington Post

text: Bowdoin College

text: Press release of the Lao Royal Family

text: LAOS: ROYALTY Kingdom Come?

categories: Pretenders to the Laotian throne,Laotian royalty,1963 births,Heirs apparent who never acceded,Laotian exiles,Living people

paragraph: Soulivong Savang

paragraph: Crown Prince Soulivong Savang (; born May 8, 1963), grandson of the last King of Laos Savang Vatthana, is the pretender to the Lao throne. Laos was a monarchy until 1975, when the communist Pathet Lao seized control of the nation, causing Savang Vatthana to abdicate his throne. Soulivong Savang lives in exile in Paris.

paragraph: Section::::Biography.

paragraph: Soulivong Khantharinh was born at the Royal Palace in Luang Prabang to Crown Prince Vong Savang and Crown Princess Mahneelai of the Kingdom of Laos.

paragraph: After the communist revolution, some members of the royal family were placed in re-education camps where they reportedly died, although Prince Souphanouvong later became President of the newly established republic. Prince Khantharinh escaped from captivity in Laos with his younger brother Prince  Thayavong Savang in 1981, arriving in France as refugees.

paragraph: Section::::Education.

paragraph: Soulivong Savang attended the University of Clermont-Ferrand in France and also obtained a law degree.

paragraph: Section::::Political aspirations.

paragraph: He has been working to restore democracy as well as "social and charitable reforms" to Laos. "The restoration of the monarchy would be up to the Lao people", he said. His uncle Prince Sauryavong Savang was regarded as head of the Laotian royal family and acted as regent to his nephew. A Royal Lao Government in Exile exists.

paragraph: On September 19, 1997, Soulivong Khantharinh and his Uncle Prince Sauryavong Khantharinh initiated a Royal Lao Conference in Seattle, United States. Over five hundred Lao exiles and representatives of the Hmong, Kmu, Mien, Thaidam and all ethnic minority community attended. This conference established the Lao Representative Abroad Council.

paragraph: On September 19, 1999, a second conference was held in Montreal, Canada, to follow up the progress of LRAC work and focus on non-profit organizations to support the local and worldwide community through community development, social services, education and job development, promoting cultural activity. Soulivong capitalized on the rise in royalist sentiment in neighboring Thailand.

paragraph: The Laotian exile community – 100,000 in France, 40,000 in Australia and half a million in the United States – has been fractured ethnically between Lao and Hmong. The crown prince said he tells both groups that a constitutional monarchy is their best hope of unity.

paragraph: Section::::Private life.

paragraph: On November 10, 2007, the Prince married Princess Chansouk Soukthala. The ceremony, which took place in Canada, was attended by 800 guests. The bride, Princess Chansouk, is a daughter of the former military Prosecutor Prince Tanh Soukthala and Princess Bounchanh Soukthala.

paragraph: Section::::See also.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Laotian Royal Family

paragraph: BULLET::::- Prince Souvanna Phouma

paragraph: BULLET::::- Prince Phetsarath Rattanavongsa

paragraph: BULLET::::- Pathet Lao

paragraph: BULLET::::- Prince Souphanouvong

paragraph: Section::::External links.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Exiled Laos Prince Appeals to US by "Washington Post"

paragraph: BULLET::::- Former Royal Laos Flag & Laos National Anthem

paragraph: BULLET::::- Speech of His Royal Highness Prince Soulivong Savang at Bowdoin College

paragraph: BULLET::::- Political turmoil comes to one of the most isolated communist ruled countries in Southeast Asia

paragraph: BULLET::::- Press release of the Lao Royal Family

paragraph: BULLET::::- LAOS: ROYALTY Kingdom Come?

paragraph: BULLET::::- Deposed Lao family adds royal touch to Farmington temple; Families gather for day of worship and remembrance

paragraph: BULLET::::- Laos Royals pay respects to September 11, 2001 Victims (Photos)

paragraph: BULLET::::- Welcoming speech of Crown Prince Soulivong Savang (French)

description: Laotian prince

wikidata_label: Soulivong Savang

wikipedia_title: Soulivong Savang


text:
footballer
centre back
FC Dordrecht
Rotterdam
FC Den Bosch
RKC Waalwijk
F.C. Hansa Rostock
Austria Wien
Al-Wakrah
FC Dordrecht

categories: FK Austria Wien players,F.C. Hansa Rostock players,Footballers from Rotterdam,Association football central defenders,Willem II Tilburg players,RKC Waalwijk players,1975 births,FC Den Bosch players,Bundesliga players,Al-Wakrah SC players,Haaglandia players,Living people,Dutch footballers

paragraph: Delano Hill

paragraph: Delano Hill (born 29 April 1975) is a Dutch footballer who played as a centre back. He worked as the assisting coach of FC Dordrecht.

paragraph: Section::::Career.

paragraph: Born in Rotterdam, Hill made his debut in professional football, being part of the FC Den Bosch squad in the 1995–96 season. He also played for RKC Waalwijk, F.C. Hansa Rostock and Austria Wien before joining Willem II for the second time in his career.

paragraph: In 2008, he joined Qatari side Al-Wakrah, before returning to the Netherlands in 2009, beginning as the assistant coach of FC Dordrecht.

description: Dutch footballer

wikidata_label: Delano Hill

wikipedia_title: Delano Hill


text:
Revolutionary
Napoleonic Wars
Ribemont
Aisne
Siege of Toulon
battle of Loano
Toulon
Marseille
Grande Armée
Jean-de-Dieu Soult
War of the Third Coalition
battle of Austerlitz
Pratzen plateau
Jena
Eylau
Heilsberg
Battle of Eckmühl
battle of Aspern-Essling
Napoleon I
Panthéon
Marshal
Jean Lannes
Arc de Triomphe
Paris
consult online

categories: French military personnel of the French Revolutionary Wars,French commanders of the Napoleonic Wars,1766 births,French military personnel killed in the Napoleonic Wars

paragraph: Louis-Vincent-Joseph Le Blond, comte de Saint-Hilaire (4 September 1766 – 5 June 1809) was a French general during the Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars.

paragraph: Section::::Early career.

paragraph: Born in Ribemont, Aisne, Louis-Vincent-Joseph Le Blond de Saint-Hilaire seemed destined for a military career, as he was the son of a cavalry captain and showed inclination for such a profession quite early on. In 1777 he entered the Conti-Cavalerie cavalry regiment as a cadet and 15 years later he was named captain, taking part in the Siege of Toulon, then was with the Army of Italy, where he knew rapid promotion, despite his aristocratic ascendance. A general of brigade in 1795, he was wounded at the battle of Loano, losing two fingers. He served as commander of Toulon and Marseille and was promoted to general of division at the end of 1799.

paragraph: Section::::Napoleonic Wars.

paragraph: From 1805 onwards, he would continually serve in the "Grande Armée", holding various divisional commands. In 1805, he commanded a division in Jean-de-Dieu Soult's IV Corps during the War of the Third Coalition and at the battle of Austerlitz he conducted a noted and decisive assault on the Pratzen plateau, receiving a serious wound at the beginning of the assault but nonetheless retaining his command for the rest of the battle. Between 1806-1807, he fought with distinction at Jena, Eylau and Heilsberg. He was created count of the Empire in 1808 and received a divisional command in the newly created Grand Army of Germany, with which he would campaign in southern Germany and Austria. On 22 April 1809, at the climax of the Landshut Campaign, Saint-Hilaire distinguished himself under Napoléon's eyes at the Battle of Eckmühl. As the Austrian army retired from the field, the French Emperor had the division paraded, and told its commander in front of his men, "Well, you have earned your marshal's baton and you shall have it."

paragraph: On 22 May 1809 Saint-Hilaire had his left leg torn off by a cannonball at the battle of Aspern-Essling and died of gangrene 15 days later, as a result of this wound, before he could be officially inducted to the Marshalate. In 1810, Napoleon I ordered his remains interred in the Panthéon alongside Marshal Jean Lannes. The name Saint-Hilaire is inscribed under the Arc de Triomphe in Paris.

paragraph: Section::::Sources.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Chevalier de Courcelles - ""Dictionnaire historique et biographique des généraux français"", 2nd volume, Beaul-Bouq, 1821. consult online

paragraph: BULLET::::- Fierro, Alfredo; Palluel-Guillard, André; Tulard, Jean -""Histoire et Dictionnaire du Consulat et de l'Empire”", Éditions Robert Laffont,

description: French general noted for his participation to the Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars


text:
baseball
first base
third base
outfield
Milwaukee Brewers
Major League Baseball
Yokohama Taiyo Whales
Hanshin Tigers
Central League
John
Tom
American football
University of Michigan
Cleveland Indians
Milwaukee Brewers
Yokohama Taiyo Whales
Yokohama DeNA BayStars
Carlos Ponce
Central League
Hanshin Tigers
Tom O'Malley
Hanshin Tigers
Yokohama BayStars
Yokohama Stadium

categories: 1960 births,Competitors at the 1981 World Games,Major League Baseball first basemen,Michigan Wolverines baseball players,Yokohama Taiyō Whales players,American expatriate baseball players in Japan,Hanshin Tigers players,Milwaukee Brewers players,American people of Polish descent,World Games gold medalists,Living people,Baseball players from Michigan

paragraph: Jim Paciorek

paragraph: James Joseph Paciorek (born June 7, 1960) is an American former professional baseball player. He played first base, third base, and outfield for the Milwaukee Brewers of Major League Baseball (MLB). He also played with the Yokohama Taiyo Whales and Hanshin Tigers in the Japanese Central League.

paragraph: His two older brothers, John and Tom, also played in the Major Leagues.

paragraph: Section::::Biography.

paragraph: Paciorek played on both the baseball and American football teams while attending the University of Michigan. He graduated in 1981, and was drafted in the 14th round by the Cleveland Indians, but did not sign with the Indians. He was chosen in the 8th round by the Milwaukee Brewers the following year, and signed with the Brewers in 1982. He spent most of his career in the minor leagues, but played 48 major league games in 1987.

paragraph: Paciorek had actually traveled to Japan during his college years to play in the Japanese college baseball league, and he chose to sign with the Yokohama Taiyo Whales (current Yokohama DeNA BayStars) in 1988. He ranked second in the league with a .332 average, and won the outfield Best Nine award that year. He remained one of the league's best hitters, batting 5th behind teammate Carlos Ponce, and won the Central League batting title in 1990. Paciorek ended the season with a batting average over .300 for the fourth straight year in 1991, but was cut from the team for hitting only 11 home runs.

paragraph: The Whales had made a bad decision in cutting Paciorek, as he had his best season in 1992 playing with the Hanshin Tigers. Paciorek had joined the Tigers at the suggestion of Tom O'Malley, and he led the league in hits to win a Best Nine award at first base. He also won the Central League golden glove award that year.

paragraph: Paciorek suffered a hip injury in 1993, and failed reach the .300 mark for the first time in Japan, hitting only 7 home runs with a .243 batting average. He was dropped by the Tigers during the off-season, and sought to play in the major leagues after returning to the United States, but retired shortly afterwards.

paragraph: On April 6, 2004, Paciorek traveled to Japan after 11 years to participate in the opening ceremony of a game between the Hanshin Tigers and Yokohama BayStars at Yokohama Stadium. Old-time fans of both teams still remembered Paciorek's contributions to Japanese baseball, and greeted him enthusiastically as he threw the opening pitch.

description: American baseball player

wikidata_label: Jim Paciorek

wikipedia_title: Jim Paciorek


text:
Saint
Italian
professed religious
Order of Friars Minor
priest
porter
Lazio
Colonna
Orsini
Innocent X
Clement IX
Pope Pius XII
Pope John XXIII
Sezze
baptism
Saint Francis of Assisi
Saint Anthony of Padua
oxen
Order of Friars Minor
India
Pascal Baylon
Salvador of Horta
convent
Nazzano
ordination
priesthood
porter
sacristan
beggar
Piglio
Castel Gandolfo
Mass
guardian
confessor
spiritual director
Pope Innocent X
Alexander VII
cholera
Carpineto
San Pietro in Montorio
San Francesco a Ripa
Pope Saint Victor I
Saint Teresa of Ávila
Pope Clement IX
God
feast of the Epiphany
Heaven
pleurisy
Rome
Emilio Altieri
Ludovisi
Boncompagni
Borghese
Caetani
Cibo
Colonna
Orsini
Salviati
Francesco Barberini
Michelangelo Ricci
Cesare Facchinetti
Carlo Barberini
Pope Innocent XI
heroic virtue
Pope Clement XIV
friar
Venerable
Pope Leo XIII
Saint Peter's Basilica
Pope Pius XII
Pope John XXIII
Hagiography Circle
Saints SQPN
BeliefNet
Catholic News Agency
Franciscan Media

categories: Franciscan saints,Italian Roman Catholic saints,Canonized Roman Catholic religious brothers,Italian writers,Burials at San Francesco a Ripa,Italian autobiographers,Italian Friars Minor,1670 deaths,Italian religious writers,People from the Province of Latina,17th-century Roman Catholics,17th-century Italian people,Canonizations by Pope John XXIII,1613 births,17th-century venerated Christians,17th-century Christian saints,Beatifications by Pope Pius XII

paragraph: Charles of Sezze

paragraph: Saint Charles of Sezze (19 October 1613 – 6 January 1670) - born Giancarlo Marchioni - was an Italian professed religious from the Order of Friars Minor. He became a religious despite the opposition of his parents who wanted him to become a priest and he led an austere life doing menial tasks such as acting as a porter and gardener; he was also a noted writer. He was also held in high esteem across the Lazio region with noble families like the Colonna and Orsini praising him and seeking his counsel as did popes such as Innocent X and Clement IX.

paragraph: His beatification was celebrated in 1882 while Pope Pius XII approved his canonization in 1958; but the pope died before he could canonize the friar so his successor Pope John XXIII did so on 12 April 1959.

paragraph: Section::::Life.

paragraph: Giancarlo Marchioni (also known as Charles) was born in Sezze on 19 October 1613 to the poor farmers Ruggero Marchioni and Antonia Maccione. His baptism was celebrated on 22 October 1613. His mother - when he was a toddler - liked to dress him in a dark tunic with a cord and hood in honor of friars Saint Francis of Assisi and Saint Anthony of Padua and she kept this 'habit' even after he outgrew it.

paragraph: His maternal grandmother Valenza Pilorci instilled devout practices and other religious values within him in his childhood. He worked on the farm as a shepherd to help his parents with the exhaustive workload and liked to plough in the fields because he liked the oxen. He made a private vow to remain chaste in 1630 and in 1633 fell ill to the point of near death that he pledged to join the Order of Friars Minor if he were to be healed of his ailment. His parents encouraged his call to become a priest but was a poor student and could not read or write much so there was no hope he would excel in advanced studies.

paragraph: He felt a desire to serve in the missions in India and later became inspired from the lives of Saints Pascal Baylon and Salvador of Horta - who were both professed religious. Marchioni was admitted into the order at the San Francesco convent in 1635 at Nazzano; he received the habit of the order on 18 May 1635. He later recounted that he did so out of a desire to live a poor life and to beg alms "for the love of Christ". He again set his heart on the missions but poor health halted this dream.

paragraph: He lived the life of a religious and never requested ordination to the priesthood despite the protests of his parents to do so. He made his solemn profession into the order on 19 May 1636 into the hands of Father Angelo Maria and his religious name was "Cosmas" at first but his mother's insistence saw it changed to "Carlo". He worked at a range of jobs in various friaries: he cooked and served as a porter and also worked as both a sacristan and gardener; he also went out into the streets as a beggar. He was not qualified in all of them as he became notorious for setting the kitchen of one house on fire. From 1640 to 1642 he was stationed at the convent of Saint John the Baptist at Piglio and at San Francesco at Castel Gandolfo. In October 1648 he attended Mass at the church of San Giuseppe a Capo le Case and a beam of light emanated from an elevated Host that pierced his side and left a visible open wound at his side.

paragraph: On one occasion the guardian of a convent ordered him - who was the porter at the time - to give food to traveling friars who came to the door. He did this in obedience and alms to the friars decreased. He persuaded the guardian that the two facts were related. Once the friars resumed giving help to all who sought assistance at their door alms to the friars increased. Though he was not a priest he was instructed to write the account of his life after his confessor requested it of him. The result was "The Grandeurs of the Mercies of God" which was well-read; he went on to write several other books. Though he kept himself under the guidance of a spiritual director he himself - though not a priest - was often sought for spiritual advice and even Pope Innocent X and Alexander VII sought him out for advice. In 1656 he tended to victims of cholera at Carpineto. On 22 August 1664 he was at San Pietro in Montorio when he fell ill with malarial fever and so was taken to San Francesco a Ripa to recuperate; he recovered on 30 August after bed rest was prescribed to him. On 28 July 1665 he had a vision of Pope Saint Victor I and Saint Teresa of Ávila.

paragraph: Pope Clement IX summoned him to his deathbed for comfort and a blessing not long before the two men died. In the first week of December 1669 the pope summoned him but the friar was ill so was taken to the pope on a chair. He greeted the pope: "Holy Father, how are you?" and the pope responded: "As well as God wants me to be". Present in the room was Cardinal Giacomo Rospigliosi and the friar asked him to bless the pope with a special relic he carried but the pope wanted the frail friar to bless him and so he did. Clement IX asked when the two would meet again and the friar told him it would be on the feast of the Epiphany to which those present thought the pope would get well and the two would meet in a month. But the pope died on 9 December and people questioned how the friar was wrong though after the friar died on the Epiphany itself it was realized the pope would greet him as a friend in Heaven thus the two met again.

paragraph: On 31 December 1669, he was forced to his bed due to pleurisy. On 6 January 1670, he died in the convent attached to San Francesco a Ripa in Rome; he was buried in that church, where a chapel dedicates to his name still hosts his remnants. The friar had predicted that Innocent X and Alexander VII would be elected as popes and likewise predicted Clement IX would be elected as well. But he also managed to predict that Cardinal Emilio Altieri would be elected as pope - which happened not long after his death.

paragraph: The families of Rome held him in high esteem and even sought him out for advice. Families such as Ludovisi, Boncompagni, Borghese, Caetani, Cibo, Colonna, Orsini and Salviati regarded him well and sought him out wherever possible while cardinals such as Gianstefano Donghi, Francesco Barberini, Celio Piccolomini, Michelangelo Ricci, Cesare Facchinetti, Carlo Barberini and Benedetto Odescalchi - the future Pope Innocent XI - also did likewise.

paragraph: Section::::Sainthood.

paragraph: The confirmation of his life of heroic virtue allowed for Pope Clement XIV to title the late Franciscan friar as Venerable on 14 June 1772, while the ratification of two miracles attributed to his intercession on 1 October 1881 allowed for Pope Leo XIII to preside over the beatification celebration on 22 January 1882 in Saint Peter's Basilica. Pope Pius XII confirmed two additional miracles on 7 January 1958 but died before he could canonize the friar; Pope John XXIII canonized him on 12 April 1959 as a saint.

paragraph: Section::::Published works.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Birth of Holy Mary's Novena

paragraph: BULLET::::- Christmas Novena

paragraph: BULLET::::- Holy Settenario

paragraph: BULLET::::- Invalid Path of the Soul

paragraph: BULLET::::- Jesus Christ's Talk about Life

paragraph: BULLET::::- The Grandeurs of the Mercies of God

paragraph: BULLET::::- The Three Ways

paragraph: Section::::Sources.

paragraph: BULLET::::- :

paragraph: BULLET::::- :

paragraph: Section::::External links.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Hagiography Circle

paragraph: BULLET::::- Saints SQPN

paragraph: BULLET::::- BeliefNet

paragraph: BULLET::::- Catholic News Agency

paragraph: BULLET::::- Franciscan Media

description: Italian Franciscan friar and saint

wikidata_label: Charles of Sezze

wikipedia_title: Charles of Sezze


text:
Provincetown, Massachusetts
Academie Julien
William-Adolph Bouguereau
Salmagundi Club
mural
ceiling mural depicting the zodiac
Grand Central Terminal
blood poisoning
camel

categories: People from Ballarat,20th-century American painters,1864 births,American male painters,1933 deaths,Australian painters,Australian emigrants to the United States,19th-century American painters

paragraph: Charles Basing

paragraph: Charles Basing was an American artist active in New York City and Provincetown, Massachusetts, in the early 20th century. In 1900–1903 he studied at the Academie Julien in Paris with William-Adolph Bouguereau, and in 1911 he became a member of the Salmagundi Club. Many of Basing's easel paintings depict the environs of New York City, and he also painted murals including the ceiling mural depicting the zodiac at Grand Central Terminal. Basing died of blood poisoning in Morocco after a camel stepped on his foot.

description: American artist

wikidata_label: Charles Basing

wikipedia_title: Charles Basing


text: landowner

text: Queen Mary

text: Maid of Honour

text: Anne Bassett

text: Anne

text: Dauntsey

text: Wiltshire

text: Edward VI

text: Queen Mary

text: Farleigh Hungerford

text: attainder

text: Sheriff of Wiltshire

text: William Darrell of Littlecote

text: Fleet Prison

text: Earl of Leicester

text: Louvain

text: Namur

text: Sir Francis Walsingham

text: Edward Hungerford

text: dower

text: Sir Richard Hoare

text: Rodbourne

text: Wiltshire

text: Anne Bassett

text: Maid of Honour

text: Queen Mary

text: Umberleigh

text: Devon

text: Francis Talbot, 5th Earl of Shrewsbury

text: Anne Dormer

text: Jane Dormer

text: Sir William Dormer

text: Sir William Sidney

text: Michael Ernley

text: Bishops Cannings

text: Lydiard Tregoze

text: Sir Edward Villiers

text: Barbara Villiers

text: Ewenny

categories: Hungerford family,1590s deaths,People of the Tudor period,English knights,High Sheriffs of Wiltshire,16th-century English people

paragraph: Walter Hungerford (Knight of Farley)

paragraph: Sir Walter Hungerford of Farley (died c.1596) was an English landowner. In his lifetime he was popularly referred to as the "Knight of Farley" for his renowned sporting abilities. In his youth he recovered the lands forfeited by his father's attainder, and was favoured by Queen Mary, whose Maid of Honour, Anne Bassett, was his first wife. In 1568 he sued his second wife, Anne (née Dormer), for divorce. He failed to prove the scandalous grounds he alleged against her, but chose to be imprisoned in the Fleet rather than support his wife or pay the costs awarded against him by the court.

paragraph: Section::::Biography.

paragraph: Walter Hungerford was the only son of Walter Hungerford, 1st Baron Hungerford of Heytesbury, and his first wife, Susan Danvers, daughter of Sir John Danvers of Dauntsey, Wiltshire, by the heiress Anne Stradling.

paragraph: Hungerford succeeded his father on 28 July 1540. By an Act of Parliament in 1542 he was restored in blood, but did not immediately regain his father's title and lands. He was granted land by Edward VI in 1552, and in 1554 Queen Mary granted him the confiscated estate of Farleigh Hungerford, in Somerset, when the attainder on his father was reversed. He was knighted in the same year.

paragraph: He was Sheriff of Wiltshire in 1557, 1572, 1581 and 1587.

paragraph: Hungerford excelled at field sports, and "was present at the first recorded horse race in Wiltshire in 1585".

paragraph: In 1568 he sued his second wife for divorce, alleging that she had tried to poison him some years earlier, and that she had committed adultery with William Darrell of Littlecote, Wiltshire, and had had a child by him.

paragraph: Hungerford failed to prove the allegations in court, and subsequently spent three years in the Fleet Prison for his refusal to support his wife or to pay the £250 in costs awarded against him in the divorce suit. Two letters from Lady Hungerford, written in 1570, speak of her impoverished circumstances.

paragraph: Through the offices of the Earl of Leicester, Lady Hungerford obtained licence in 1571 to visit her dying grandmother, Jane Dormer (née Newdigate), who was living in the English Catholic community at Louvain. She never returned to England. On 29 March 1586 she wrote from Namur to Sir Francis Walsingham, requesting that he protect her daughters from Hungerford's attempts to disinherit them.

paragraph: In his will, dated 14 November 1595, Hungerford left two farms to his mistress, Margery Bright, and the residue of his estate to his half brother, Sir Edward Hungerford,with remainder to the heirs male of "any woman" he should "afterwards marry". Hungerford died in December 1596, and was succeeded by his half brother, whom Hungerford's widow, Anne, and his mistress, Margery Bright, both sued for dower. Lady Hungerford was granted 'generous' dower, and died at Louvain in 1603.

paragraph: Two portraits of Hungerford are shown as engravings in Sir Richard Hoare's "Modern Wiltshire, Heytesbury Hundred"; both were owned in Hoare's time by Richard Pollen, esquire, of Rodbourne, Wiltshire. In the earlier portrait, dated 1560, Hungerford is depicted in full armour, 'and about him are all the appliances of hunting and hawking, in which the inscription on the picture states that he excelled'. The later portrait, dated 1574, shows him with a hawk on his wrist.

paragraph: Section::::Family.

paragraph: Hungerford married firstly Anne Bassett, Maid of Honour to Queen Mary, and daughter of Sir John Bassett of Umberleigh, Devon. On 11 June 1554 Robert Swyfte reported the wedding in a letter to Francis Talbot, 5th Earl of Shrewsbury, as having taken place "on Thursday last...at which day the Queen shewed herself very pleasant, commanding all mirth and pastime". There were two children of the marriage, who both died without issue.

paragraph: He married secondly, by 5 May 1558, Anne Dormer, sister of Jane Dormer, and elder daughter of Sir William Dormer by his first wife, Mary Sidney, daughter of Sir William Sidney, by whom he had a son and three daughters:

paragraph: BULLET::::- Edmund Hungerford, who died in December 1585 without issue.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Susan Hungerford, who married firstly Michael Ernley of Bishops Cannings, Wiltshire, secondly John Moring, and thirdly Sir Carew Reynolds.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Lucy Hungerford, who married firstly Sir John St. John of Lydiard Tregoze, by whom she had a daughter, Barbara St John, who married Sir Edward Villiers and was the mother of William Villiers, 2nd Viscount Grandison and the grandmother of Barbara Villiers. Barbara St John married secondly Sir Anthony Hungerford, of Black Bourton.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Jane Hungerford, who married Sir John Carne of Ewenny, Glamorganshire.

paragraph: Hungerford also had mistress, Margery Bright, by whom he had two sons and a daughter born during his lifetime, as well as a posthumous son. Hungerford married Margery Bright after making his will, having heard rumours that his wife was dead.

paragraph: Section::::References.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Attribution

paragraph: BULLET::::- Endnotes:

paragraph: BULLET::::- Dugdale's "Baronage";

paragraph: BULLET::::- Burke's "Extinct Peerage";

paragraph: BULLET::::- Hoare's "Hungerfordiana or, Memoirs of the Family of Hungerford", 1823;

paragraph: BULLET::::- Jackson's "Guide to Farleigh-Hungerford, 1853, and Sheriffs of Wiltshire";

paragraph: BULLET::::- Burnet's "Hist. of Reformation", i. 566–7;

paragraph: BULLET::::- Hall's "Society in the Elizabethan Age";

paragraph: BULLET::::- Brewer and Gairdner's "Letters and Papers of Henry VIII";

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Antiquary", ii. 233.

description: English landowner, died c.1596

wikidata_label: Walter Hungerford

wikipedia_title: Walter Hungerford (Knight of Farley)