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text: Offspring

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text: Joost Bakker

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text: Arts Victoria

text: Autumn Bone

text: What Was Left

text: Triple J

text: Art of Fighting

text: Deborah Conway

text: Sara Storer

text: Katie Noonan

text: Ruby Hunter

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text: Hottest 100

text: The Moon Looked On

text: Feist

text: Gonzales

text: Jamie Lidell

text: Peaches

text: Hansa studios

text: Mick Harvey

text: Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds

text: Berlin

text: Leonard Cohen

text: Deborah Conway

text: Lanie Lane

text: Gotye

text: Pozible

text: Abbotsford Convent

text: Catherine Deveny

text: Q&A

text: Julia Gillard

text: 774 ABC Melbourne

text: Network Ten

text: Offspring

text: Eddie Perfect

text: Eva Cassidy

text: ARIA Awards

text: International Songwriting Competition

text: Rolling Stone

text: The Age

text: Marty Brown

text: Art of Fighting

text: Sodastream

text: Machine Translations

text: Sweetly Sedated

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text: ReWiggled - A Tribute to The Wiggles

categories: Living people,21st-century Australian singers,1975 births,Australian female singers,ARIA Award winners,Australian indie rock musicians,Australian indie pop musicians

paragraph: Clare Bowditch

paragraph: Clare Bowditch (born 1975) is an Australian musician, actor, radio presenter and business entrepreneur.

paragraph: Bowditch won an ARIA Award in 2006 (Best Female) and was nominated for a Logie Award for her work on the TV series "Offspring" in 2012. She has had Top Ten albums, been named "Rolling Stone's" Woman of the Year, "YEN" Young Woman of the Year (Music), toured with Gotye and Leonard Cohen, written for "Harpers Bazaar", "Rolling Stone" and the "Drum" She currently hosts an Australian Music Show on Qantas airlines in-flight audio channel.

paragraph: Bowditch has released seven albums in total and has been recording her eighth album, with a release date yet to be determined. Her last, "The Winter I Chose Happiness", was released on 14 September 2012. In May 2012, Bowditch released the single, "You Make Me Happy", her first Top 40 song, which was featured in the TV series "Offspring".

paragraph: Bowditch is currently an ambassador for the Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA), PPCA and Smiling Mind. She is also a member of the Victorian State Government's Live Music Round Table Panel. She was the secretary of the Music Victoria Board until 2012.

paragraph: In May 2015, Bowditch joined forces with Joost Bakker to put on one of the largest food-waste-free business conferences in the world, in Melbourne, Australia.

paragraph: Section::::Life and career.

paragraph: Section::::Life and career.:Early life.

paragraph: Bowditch graduated from Melbourne University's School of Creative Arts with a Bachelor of Creative Arts (BCA), a now-defunct degree.

paragraph: Bowditch began writing songs at the age of three, and continued writing them in private until 1998, when she met John Hedigan and, on the same night, formed a band. They called themselves "Red Raku" and recorded two albums along with producer/drummer Marty Brown, who is now her husband, producer and music manager.

paragraph: Bowditch and Brown had their first daughter, Asha, in 2002 around the same time Bowditch received her first recording grant from Arts Victoria's Music for the Future program. "Autumn Bone" was recorded in the front room of their house in Melbourne, with Libby Chow and Warren Bloomer. They are also the parents of identical twin boys, born in 2007.

paragraph: Having performed on the Melbourne pub circuit since she was seventeen years old, first with "Quarter Acre Dream" and then with "Red Raku", Bowditch first came to prominence in 2005 with the release of her second album "What Was Left", which received positive critical reviews, and high rotation airplay on national radio stations such as Triple J, local independent radio stations throughout Australia.

paragraph: Bowditch and her husband Marty toured extensively in Australia and later, Europe, often with Marty's band Art of Fighting. Much of this touring Bowditch has been accompanied by her band the Feeding Set.

paragraph: In 2005, Bowditch was invited by Deborah Conway to take part in the Broad Festival project, with three other Australian female artists, they performed their own and each other's songs. With Bowditch and Conway were Sara Storer, Katie Noonan and Ruby Hunter. In October, Bowditch and "The Feeding Set" licensed their second album, "What Was Left" to EMI. The album was publicly and critically recognised, with two songs being included in Triple J's Hottest 100.

paragraph: Bowditch and the Feeding Set released their third album, "The Moon Looked On", on 13 October 2007.

paragraph: In 2009, Bowditch and her family temporarily relocated to Berlin, where she wrote the album "Modern Day Addiction". The album was partly recorded with producer Mocky (who has also worked with Feist, Gonzales, Jamie Lidell and Peaches) at the legendary Hansa studios in Berlin, and completed in Australia with Clare's newly expanded eight-piece band the New Slang. This album marked a change in direction for Bowditch, having been written on a Casio keyboard and piano. In October 2009, she released her first single, "The Start of War", from "Modern Day Addiction". The song also features Bowditch's partner, Marty Brown, and Mick Harvey, formerly of Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds. The album became both 3RRR's "Album of the Week" and ABC Radio National's "Album of the Week". "Modern Day Addiction" is the first Bowditch album to enter the Australian Top Ten chart.

paragraph: The fifth album from Bowditch, "The Winter I Chose Happiness", was released on 14 September 2012, with the lead single, "You Make Me Happy". A music video for the song "One Little River" was published in early May 2013 and was directed by French independent directors Hélène Authevelle and Christophe Thiebaut.

paragraph: Section::::Life and career.:Music career.:Touring.

paragraph: In 2008 Bowditch temporarily moved to Berlin, Germany for three months to pursue opportunities to release her albums in Europe. This move was precipitated by a sold out twenty-five date solo tour through major and regional venues in Australia, during which time she was supported by Australian band "Hot Little Hands" (Hot Little Hands' founding member is Tim Harvey from the band "The Feeding Set").

paragraph: Bowditch supported Leonard Cohen on his 2010 Australian tour after being handpicked by the Canadian singer-songwriter. Bowditch was joined by fellow Australian musician Deborah Conway, who was the support act for the second show of the Melbourne stop of the tour. Bowditch revealed in a 2012 interview that she received a marriage proposal from Cohen during the tour, which also involved a shared journey in Cohen's private tour jet—Bowditch turned down the proposal and explained, "I got to spend all that time with him. Most of the time I just sat there watching and smiling and being amazed at the theatre of it all. He was absolutely charming."

paragraph: The "Winter Secrets Tour" is an annual live event that Bowditch initiated in 2009. The tour is notable as Bowditch invites the audience to become involved as performers and artists from all Australian states are invited to record a cover version of one of her songs to compete for an A$1,000 cash prize—in 2013 the song "One Little River" was the nominated song for the Winter Secrets competition. The event has sold out every year since its inception.

paragraph: Section::::Life and career.:Music career.:Collaborations.

paragraph: On 1 July 2011, Bowditch released the EP, "Are You Ready Yet", which includes the single, "Now You're Home" (featuring Lanie Lane), as well as collaborations with Gotye.

paragraph: Section::::Big Hearted Business.

paragraph: Bowditch's creative social enterprise, Big Hearted Business (BHB), was devised prior to 2013, but in January 2013, the venture significantly developed through the Pozible campaign. In raising funds for the Pozible campaign, Bowditch has published the following description of BHB project:

paragraph: Big Hearted Business was founded by Clare in 2013 with enormous support from family, friends, colleagues, and the 305 people who turned “the BHB idea” into one of the most successful crowd-funding campaigns in Australian history. It exists to teach creative people about business, and business people about creativity, in ways that make sense.

paragraph: BHB centres around the www.bigheartedbusiness.com, the website which houses a collection of “Inspiration Bombs” (film and sound collaborations between artists, thinkers and teachers).

paragraph: The inaugural Big Hearted Business conference was held on 23 and 24 March 2013 at the Abbotsford Convent in Melbourne, Australia. The speakers list of the event included comedian Catherine Deveny, writer Rachel Power and designer Lucy Feagins.

paragraph: Section::::Journalism and writing.

paragraph: Bowditch has been approached to take on several roles as a "social commentator": she wrote an article for ABC's "The Drum", entitled "Mr Jones and Me", and also made her debut on the ABC's "Q&A" program (she was the first panelist to also perform a song — "Bigger Than the Money"). In August 2010, Bowditch conducted an hour-long interview with Australian prime minister, Julia Gillard, for MySpace Today.

paragraph: In December 2015 it was announced that Bowditch would be undertaking the role of program host for the afternoon radio program of 774 ABC Melbourne, starting on 25 January 2016. She presented her last programme on 29 November 2017, leaving to pursue other activities.

paragraph: In October 2019, Bowditch will release her first book, a partial memoir from her early life, to be published in ANZ by Allen & Unwin, who acquired the rights after a highly competitive auction between eight publishers.

paragraph: Section::::Acting.

paragraph: Bowditch plays Rosanna Harding in Network Ten's "Offspring", a musician who does some work with Billie's husband Mick, played by Eddie Perfect.

paragraph: In 2011, Bowditch co-wrote and performed a successful musical stage show based on the life and music of Eva Cassidy. The show, entitled "Tales from the Life of Eva Cassidy", featured Bowditch singing Cassidy's songs in the style of Cassidy, in addition to telling stories behind the songs and life of the late singer. The sold-out show was performed consecutively over two weeks at the Atheneum Theatre in Melbourne.

paragraph: Section::::Awards.

paragraph: In 2006, Bowditch won the "Best Female Artist" award at the ARIA Awards.

paragraph: In 2008 she was runner-up in the 2008 International Songwriting Competition, in the "Singer/songwriter" category, for her song, "Peccadilloes". The same year, she was voted "Yen Magazine"'s "Young Woman of the Year (Music)".

paragraph: In 2010, Bowditch was awarded Rolling Stone's "Woman of the Year" award for her "Contribution to Culture".

paragraph: In the 2012 EG Music Awards, run by "The Age" newspaper, Bowditch received two ARIA Award nominations in the "Best Album" (for "The Winter I Chose Happiness") and "Best Female Artist" categories.

paragraph: Section::::Band members.

paragraph: The New Slang ("Modern Day Addiction")

paragraph: BULLET::::- Marty Brown of Art of Fighting, Sodastream (drums)

paragraph: BULLET::::- Warren Bloomer (bass)

paragraph: BULLET::::- Tim Harvey (guitar)

paragraph: BULLET::::- Sally Mortensen, Rachel Head and Annabelle Tunley (backing-vocals)

paragraph: BULLET::::- Mattie Vehl (keys)

paragraph: The Feeding Set (2003-2008)

paragraph: BULLET::::- Marty Brown of Art of Fighting and Sodastream (drums)

paragraph: BULLET::::- Tim Harvey (guitar)

paragraph: BULLET::::- Libby Chow (vocals, French horn)

paragraph: BULLET::::- Warren Bloomer (bass)

paragraph: BULLET::::- Greg Walker from Machine Translations (guitar, 2004-2005)

paragraph: Section::::Personal life.

paragraph: Bowditch and husband Marty Brown were introduced to each other via their bandmate John Hedigan in 1997. They are now parents to three children - identical twin boys (2007), and one daughter (2002).

paragraph: Section::::Discography.

paragraph: Section::::Discography.:Red Raku albums.

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Sweetly Sedated" (1998)

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Roda Leisis May" (2000)

paragraph: Section::::Discography.:Clare Bowditch and The Feeding Set.

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Human Being" (EP, 2003)

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Monday Comes" (EP, 2003)

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Autumn Bone" (2004) - independent release

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Which Way to Go" (EP, 2004)

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Divorcee by 23" (EP, 2005)

paragraph: BULLET::::- "On This Side" (EP, 2005)

paragraph: BULLET::::- "What Was Left" (2005) - Capitol/EMI - Australia #35

paragraph: BULLET::::- "The Moon Looked On" (2007) - Capitol/EMI - Australia #29

paragraph: Section::::Discography.:Clare Bowditch and the New Slang.

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Modern Day Addiction" (2010) - Australia #10

paragraph: Section::::Discography.:Clare Bowditch.

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Are You Ready Yet?" (EP, 2011) - Island Records Australia

paragraph: BULLET::::- "You Make Me Happy" (Single, 2011) - Australia #61

paragraph: BULLET::::- "The Winter I Chose Happiness" (Album, 2012)

paragraph: Section::::Discography.:Tracks on compilation albums.

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Hallelujah", a cover version of the Leonard Cohen song, recorded by Triple J and released on the album "Like a Version" (2005).

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Fall at Your Feet", a cover version of the Crowded House song recorded for "She Will Have Her Way" (2005), a tribute album in celebration of the music of the Finn Brothers.

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Blood Red Rose", released on the album "".

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Georgia's Song", released on the album "ReWiggled - A Tribute to The Wiggles" (2011).

paragraph: Section::::External links.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Interview: What inspires Clare Bowditch?

description: Australian singer

wikidata_label: Clare Bowditch

wikipedia_title: Clare Bowditch


text:
pole vault
Modesto
California
Seattle
quadriplegic

categories: 1943 births,2013 deaths,American male pole vaulters,Former world record holders in athletics (track and field)

paragraph: Brian Sternberg

paragraph: Brian Sternberg (June 21, 1943 – May 23, 2013) was a world record holder in the men's pole vault who was paralyzed from the neck down after a trampoline accident in 1963.

paragraph: Sternberg set one of his world records on May 25, 1963 in Modesto, California jumping using new technology for the sport, a fiberglass pole. His final record of was set on June 7, 1963.

paragraph: After graduation from Seattle's Shoreline High School in 1961, Sternberg enrolled at the University of Washington and won the 1963 NCAA pole vault title and also shattered the world record in the event twice.

paragraph: Five weeks after his Modesto jump, Sternberg was training in Hec Edmundson Pavilion in preparation for a trip to Russia. While performing a double somersault with a half twist, he landed awkwardly on his neck in the middle of the trampoline where a spotter couldn't help. Sternberg had performed the gymnastic move, called a fliffus, hundreds of times. The injury left him a quadriplegic, and his doctors were concerned for his survival days after his accident.

paragraph: In 1996, Sternberg underwent surgery, performed by Dr. Harry Goldsmith in Germany, to improve the quality of his life. The operation on his spinal cord allowed Sternberg to breathe deeper and easier, to speak more clearly and with greater volume. Sternberg was also able to remain upright for longer periods which improved his feeling of well being.

paragraph: Sternberg's unusually long life as a quadriplegic was credited, in part, to his athletic training and to a positive attitude.

paragraph: "Brian was given a very poor prognosis," said his mother, Helen in 2003. "They said with his condition, he probably would have five years to live. But he's a fighter."

paragraph: In 2012, his heart and lungs began to fail. He died on May 23, 2013, aged 69.

description: American pole vaulter

wikidata_label: Brian Sternberg

wikipedia_title: Brian Sternberg


text:
American football
safety
college football
Stanford
Tennessee Titans
2002 NFL Draft
Minnesota Vikings
New England Patriots
fantasy football
Yahoo! Sports
San Francisco
Bay High School
Bay St. Louis, Mississippi
football
quarterback
basketball
track
Winn-Dixie
bag boy
Stanford University
Pacific-10 Conference
2002 NFL Draft
Minnesota Vikings
injured reserve
New England Patriots
Tyrone McKenzie
Official Website
New England Patriots bio
Stanford Cardinal bio

categories: Players of American football from Mississippi,1980 births,Minnesota Vikings players,Tennessee Titans players,American football safeties,American football linebackers,Stanford Cardinal football players,Sportspeople from Gulfport, Mississippi,Living people

paragraph: Tank Williams

paragraph: Clevan "Tank" Williams (born June 30, 1980) is a former American football safety. He played college football at Stanford and was drafted by the Tennessee Titans in the second round of the 2002 NFL Draft. He also played for the Minnesota Vikings and New England Patriots. Williams is currently a fantasy football analyst at Yahoo! Sports and a real-estate agent in the San Francisco area.

paragraph: Section::::Early years.

paragraph: Williams attended Bay High School in Bay St. Louis, Mississippi where he played football as a safety as well as a quarterback. He also played basketball and ran track all four years in high school. During high school, he was also employed by the Winn-Dixie grocery store in Bay St. Louis where he worked as a bag boy.

paragraph: According to Williams, his nickname came from his sister: as an infant, he drank so much milk that his sister suggested to his mother that his mother should give him a tank of milk instead of a bottle.

paragraph: Section::::College career.

paragraph: Williams attended Stanford University, where he played in 10 games as a true freshman in 1998. He started six games at free safety in 1999, and earned second-team All-Pacific-10 Conference honors as a junior. In his senior season, Williams was a first-team All-Pac-10 pick, becoming the first defensive back in school history to win national first-team honors.

paragraph: Section::::Professional career.

paragraph: Section::::Professional career.:Tennessee Titans.

paragraph: Drafted by the Titans in the second round (45th overall) in the 2002 NFL Draft, Williams started every game as a rookie for the Titans in 2002. He started every game in 2003 as well, posting 81 tackles, fourth on the Titans' defense that was best in the NFL against the run. His 2004 season was cut short by a knee injury that landed him on injured reserve on November 29. He returned in 2005 to start every game for the Titans, recording a career-high 83 tackles.

paragraph: Section::::Professional career.:Minnesota Vikings.

paragraph: Williams signed with the Minnesota Vikings as a free agent in March 2006. On August 6, 2006, Williams was placed on the injured reserve for the 2006 season after shattering his kneecap. The Vikings re-signed Williams to a one-year deal after the season. He started only two games in 2007, recording 18 tackles on the year.

paragraph: Section::::Professional career.:New England Patriots.

paragraph: Williams signed a one-year contract with the New England Patriots on March 5, 2008. Williams sustained a severe injury to his knee in training camp which caused him to be put on injured reserve, ending his season. Williams was re-signed by the Patriots on March 16, 2009. He was released on August 25 when the team signed third-round pick Tyrone McKenzie.

paragraph: Section::::External links.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Official Website

paragraph: BULLET::::- New England Patriots bio

paragraph: BULLET::::- Stanford Cardinal bio

description: American football player

wikidata_label: Tank Williams

wikipedia_title: Tank Williams


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categories: Tennessee State Tigers football players,Basketball players from Tennessee,American male boxers,Dallas Cowboys players,1950 births,American football defensive ends,Super Bowl champions,National Football League first overall draft picks,Tennessee State Tigers basketball players,Players of American football from Tennessee,Boxers from Tennessee,National Conference Pro Bowl players,Living people,People from Jackson, Tennessee

paragraph: Ed "Too Tall" Jones

paragraph: Ed Lee Jones (born October 21, 1950), commonly known as Ed "Too Tall" Jones, is a retired American football player who played 15 seasons (1974–1978, 1980–1989) in the National Football League (NFL) for the Dallas Cowboys. In 1979, he briefly left football to attempt a career in professional boxing.

paragraph: Section::::Early years.

paragraph: Jones was born in Jackson, Tennessee. He attended Jackson Central Merry High School where he played baseball and basketball. He only played three football games, because his high school did not support the sport until his senior year. His basketball skills earned him All-America honors and scholarship offers from several Division I (NCAA) programs. He also had offers from Major League Baseball teams to play first base in their farm systems.

paragraph: As a senior, he fought a Golden Gloves boxing match, recording a knockout of his opponent in less than a minute. He stopped shortly after that, when his basketball coach read an article about the fight, and made him choose between basketball and boxing.

paragraph: Section::::College career.

paragraph: He signed with Tennessee State University to play basketball, but left the team after two seasons, to concentrate on playing football under head coach John Merritt.

paragraph: The Jones received his famous nickname during his first football practice, after a teammate mentioned that his pants didn't fit, because he was “too tall to play football". In his new sport, he became a two-time All-American defensive lineman, playing on a team that only lost 2 games, en route to winning the black college football national championship in 1971 and 1973.

paragraph: Jones ranks third in school history in sacks in a season (12) and fifth in career sacks (38). In 1999, he was voted to the 50th Anniversary Senior Bowl All-Time Team.

paragraph: Section::::Professional career.

paragraph: Section::::Professional career.:Dallas Cowboys (first stint).

paragraph: In the 1974 NFL Draft, for the first time in their history, the Dallas Cowboys had the first overall draft choice. The No. 1 selection was acquired from the Houston Oilers in exchange for Tody Smith and Billy Parks. The Cowboys ended up drafting Jones, making him the first football player from a historically black college to go that high in the NFL draft.

paragraph: He became a starter at left defensive end during his second season in 1975 and by 1977 he had helped the Cowboys win Super Bowl XII. After playing five years for the Cowboys from 1974 through 1978, Jones at 28 years old and in the prime of his athletic career, left football to attempt a professional boxing career.

paragraph: Section::::Professional career.:Boxing career.

paragraph: A former Golden Gloves fighter in Tennessee, Jones would fight six professional bouts as a heavyweight, with a perfect 6–0 record and five knockouts. Due to his high profile as a football player, all of Jones' fights were televised nationally, by CBS.

paragraph: His pro boxing debut, held in Las Cruces, New Mexico, on November 3, 1979, was controversial. Despite giving away over fifty pounds, opponent Abraham Yaqui Meneses dropped Jones with a left hook in the sixth and final round, then hit him again (illegally) when Jones was down. Jones' cornerman then entered the ring (also illegally) and attempted to revive his fighter with an ammonia bottle. Referee Buddy Basilico reasoned that since both fighters had broken the rules, he would punish neither of them, and let the fight go on. Jones survived the round and was awarded a narrow majority decision, causing the pro-Meneses crowd to boo loudly.

paragraph: The Meneses bout was the only one of Jones' fights he would not win by knockout. But his other five opponents were journeymen at best, with the arguable exception of Mexican heavyweight champ Fernando Montes, whom Jones knocked out in just 44 seconds on November 24, 1979. After his last ring appearance on January 26, 1980, Jones announced he would return to play for the Dallas Cowboys. In a 2016 interview, Jones called boxing his favorite sport and said that fighting "was probably the best decision [he] ever made," because his boxing training regimen made him a better football player.

paragraph: Section::::Professional career.:Dallas Cowboys (second stint).

paragraph: He returned to play for the 1980 season, replacing John Dutton at defensive end and performing better than his first stint with the team.

paragraph: Jones earned All-Pro and Pro Bowl honors three times from 1981 to 1983. He retired at the end of the 1989 season, having never missed a game, playing the most games by any Cowboys player (232) and being tied with Mark Tuinei and Bill Bates for most seasons (15).

paragraph: Jones was one of the most dominant defensive players of his era, playing in 16 playoff games and three Super Bowls. He was part of three NFC championship teams and the Super Bowl XII champion. His success batting down passes convinced the NFL to keep track of it as an official stat.

paragraph: The NFL didn't start recognizing quarterback sacks as an official stat until 1982; although the Cowboys have their own records, dating back before the 1982 season. According to the Cowboys' stats, Jones is unofficially credited with a total of 106 quarterback sacks (third most in team history) and officially with 57.5. He is the fifth leading tackler in franchise history with 1,032.

paragraph: In 1985, he achieved a career high of 13 sacks.

paragraph: Section::::Personal life.

paragraph: Jones was a guest referee at the World Wrestling Federation's WrestleMania 2 pay-per-view in 1986. He refereed from outside of the ring during the 20-man battle royale which included American football stars of the day.

paragraph: Jones starred in a GEICO commercial that initially aired in late 2009. The commercial rhetorically asks if Jones is indeed "too tall," then confirms it by showing a nurse attempting to measure his height, but breaking the medical scale's height rod when it doesn't reach high enough. The nurse then mutters, "I'm just going to guesstimate."

alias:
Ed Lee Jones
Ed Jones
Too Tall Jones

description: American football player

wikidata_label: Ed "Too Tall" Jones

wikipedia_title: Ed "Too Tall" Jones


text:
Shotts
North Lanarkshire
Communist Party of Great Britain
General Strike
Cambuslang
National Union of Mineworkers
1956 invasion of Hungary
Soviet Union
NUM
Joe Gormley
Communist Party of Scotland
1972
1974
Edward Heath
1984–1985 miners' strike
Ian MacGregor
Arthur Scargill
Union of Democratic Mineworkers
Ian MacGregor
emphysema
pneumoconiosis
Scottish Parliament
Bonnyrigg
UNISON
Rodney Bickerstaffe
Midlothian
George V

categories: Members of the General Council of the Trades Union Congress,People from Shotts,Scottish trade unionists,1999 deaths,Communist Party of Great Britain members,Scottish miners,1925 births,Scottish communists,People from Cambuslang

paragraph: Mick McGahey

paragraph: Michael McGahey (29 May 1925 – 30 January 1999) was a Scottish miners' leader and lifelong Communist, with a distinctive gravelly voice. He described himself as "a product of my class and my movement".

paragraph: Section::::Early life.

paragraph: His father, John McGahey, worked in the mines at Shotts, North Lanarkshire when Mick was born. John was a founder member of the Communist Party of Great Britain and took an active part in the 1926 General Strike. Perhaps because of this, the family moved to Cambuslang in search of work, and it was here that Mick went to school.

paragraph: Mick started work at age 14 at the Gateside Colliery, and continued to work as a miner for the next 25 years. He followed his father into the Communist Party and the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM), remaining a member of both the Communist Party, until its dissolution in 1990, and the NUM, all his life. He was an implacable defender of both and supported the 1956 invasion of Hungary, seeing the then Soviet Union as a beacon of hope for humanity.

paragraph: He became chairman of the local branch of his union when he was only eighteen and thereafter progressed through its echelons, though never quite reaching the national presidency. He was elected to the Scottish Executive of the NUM in 1958, becoming president of the Scottish area in 1967. He was regarded as a highly competent operator but his strongly militant line was opposed by others in the Union. He was defeated in the 1971 elections for National President by Joe Gormley.

paragraph: McGahey was, however, elected National Vice-President of the NUM in 1972. He made similar progress in the Communist Party of Great Britain (CPGB), being elected to its Executive in 1971. He remained a member until the CPGB dissolved in 1991 and then joined its successor in Scotland, the Communist Party of Scotland. He was reportedly the subject of phone tapping by the UK security service MI5 whose transcribers found him difficult to understand because of his accent and the effects of alcohol consumption.

paragraph: He came to the attention of the public during the miners strikes of 1972 and 1974. He later claimed these were purely industrial disputes, made political by the then Prime Minister, Edward Heath. Nevertheless, he took a characteristically militant line, opposing some of the tactics of Gormley, accusing him of ""ballotisis"" and swearing he would not be ""constitutionalised"" out of a national strike. Gormley, it was later claimed, postponed his own retirement until 1981, by which time McGahey was over 55, too old by union rules to stand for President.

paragraph: He played a smaller role (mostly on Scottish affairs) during the 1984–1985 miners' strike, as he was nearing retirement. He opposed the holding of a national ballot and favoured letting regions make their own decisions on whether to strike. He saw the appointment of Ian MacGregor as chair of the National Coal Board as a "declaration of war". James Cowan, then deputy chairman of the NCB, claims that McGahey warned him to retire in 1983 and protect his health, as he feared that a "bloody" strike was inevitable with the appointment of Ian MacGregor and that there would be conflict between different regions in the NUM.

paragraph: Surveillance by MI5 on McGahey during the 1984–85 strike found that he was "extremely angry and embarrassed" about Scargill's links with the Libyan regime, but that he was "happy to take part, with Scargill and other NUM leaders, in contacts with Soviet representatives".

paragraph: After the strike, McGahey became more critical of Arthur Scargill and argued against the growing concentration of power within the NUM in the national leadership at the expense of regional areas. He expressed regret on the use of violent picketing in Nottinghamshire and the divisions that this caused amongst mineworkers, saying:

paragraph: McGahey continuously insisted that the NUM find a way to reconcile with the Union of Democratic Mineworkers (a Midlands-based breakaway from the NUM). Scargill referred to this insistence as a "tragedy that people from the far north should pontificate about what we should be doing to win back members for the NUM."

paragraph: Section::::Trade unionist and communist.:Comments after the death of Ian MacGregor.

paragraph: On the death of Ian MacGregor (chair of the National Coal Board during the 1984-5 strike), McGahey said, "It's no loss to people of my ilk. MacGregor was a vicious, anti-trades unionist, anti-working class person, recruited by the Tory government quite deliberately for the purpose of destroying trade unionism in the mining industry. I will not suffer any grief, not will I in any way cry over the loss of Ian MacGregor."

paragraph: Section::::Memorials.

paragraph: He married Catherine Young in 1954 with whom he had two daughters and a son.

paragraph: A heavy smoker for most of his life, McGahey suffered in later years from chronic emphysema and pneumoconiosis.

paragraph: A significant memorial, in the form of mine workings, stands to him at the east end of Cambuslang Main Street and there have been calls in the Scottish Parliament for a more national memorial.

paragraph: On 28 April 2006, in Bonnyrigg, ex-UNISON general secretary Rodney Bickerstaffe unveiled a memorial to mark the 10th Anniversary of McGahey's address to the Midlothian TUC Worker's Memorial Day event in George V Park. McGahey's son was present.

paragraph: Bickerstaffe described McGahey as a "working class hero" who never lost touch with his roots and socialist values. He listed some of McGahey's sayings which were just as relevant today. "We are a movement not a monument", he quoted as a reminder of the need to continue to move and to fight on, and finished by saying "We know the reasons why Michael never became NUM President, but whether he had stayed as a steward or a delegate he would still have had a major impact on the movement".

description: British trade unionist

wikidata_label: Mick McGahey

wikipedia_title: Mick McGahey


text:
rabbi
Schrimm
Prussia
Province of Posen
Abitur
Breslau
Potsdam
Israelitisches Familienblatt
Torah
Reich
Nazis
Kristallnacht
Sachsenhausen concentration camp
Beth din
Amsterdam
West Berlin
Rosh Hashanah
Weißensee Cemetery
Province of Posen
Krzysztof Budzyń

categories: People from the Province of Posen,German emigrants to England,20th-century German philosophers,Jewish philosophers,German Jews,People from Śrem,1954 deaths,1882 births,German rabbis,Jewish emigrants from Nazi Germany to the United Kingdom,Sachsenhausen concentration camp prisoners,German male journalists,German journalists

paragraph: Hermann Schreiber

paragraph: Hermann Schreiber (21 August 1882 – 27 September 1954) was a German doctor of philosophy, rabbi and journalist.

paragraph: Section::::Youth.

paragraph: Hermann Schreiber descended from a Jewish family which was settled in Schrimm in the Prussian Province of Posen (modern-day Śrem in Poland). The family was already Germanized in his times (in the second half of the 19th century the Jewish community in the part of Poland which was then under Prussian rule generally adopted German culture and language). Hermann’s father, Pedasur Schreiber, taught Religion in the Jewish school and was an assistant to the rabbi; whereas his mother, Balbina née Schreier, managed the household. Hermann was the youngest and the only son of their five children. After passing his Abitur examination in the High School in Śrem in 1901, he was studying at the Jewish Conservative Theological Seminary in Breslau, where he was ordained a rabbi, then at the University of Breslau, where he earned a degree of Doctor of Philosophy. In around 1910 he got married to Charlotte Neumann, with whom he had one son – Paul.

paragraph: Section::::Activity in Germany.

paragraph: During the years 1912-1938 Hermann Schreiber lived in Potsdam. He wrote articles in newspapers (incl. Israelitisches Familienblatt), translated the Torah from Hebrew into German, for many years was the rabbi in the synagogue in Potsdam. He was the chairman of the Jewish Liberal Youth Association, which was established in Potsdam in 1921; he was also an active member of the Association of Schrimmers (Verein der Schrimmer), an organization established in Berlin in 1902 by Jews descending from Śrem (Schrimm) who later emigrated to other provinces of the German Reich.

paragraph: Section::::Emigration to Britain.

paragraph: When the Nazis took power in Germany in 1933, Hermann Schreiber, like other German Jews, was subjected to persecutions. In 1938, during Kristallnacht, he witnessed the demolition of the Potsdam synagogue. Shortly afterwards he was put in Sachsenhausen concentration camp. At the beginning of 1939, after his release from the camp, he managed to emigrate with his wife and son to the United Kingdom, where he lived in London. He continued his journalistic work, writing articles in English, contributed to the work of the Beth din (house of judgment) of the Association of Synagogues in Great Britain. He also participated in the life of the Jewish community in Amsterdam, and from 1952 he visited West Berlin, where he took part in the celebrations of the Rosh Hashanah (Jewish New Year). During one of those visits, he died during the celebrations, immediately after preaching a sermon in the synagogue at Pestalozzistrasse in Berlin. Hermann Schreiber was buried at the Jewish Weißensee Cemetery in Berlin.

paragraph: Section::::Memories.

paragraph: On 6 March 1927, on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of the Association of Schrimmers, Hermann Schreiber delivered a lecture, which was later published in print as "Schrimmer Jugenderinnerungen" ("Schrimm – Memories from Our Youth"'). The memories are a valuable source for research on the history of Jews in the Province of Posen. Schreiber describes in the memories the daily life of his own family and other Jews living in Śrem, Jewish traditions, customs and festivals, but also the daily life of the Poles and Germans who lived in Śrem. The memories were translated into English.

paragraph: In 2008 the memories were also translated into Polish and published by Krzysztof Budzyń in the journal "Śremski Notatnik Historyczny" (Śrem’s Historical Notebook).

paragraph: Section::::Further reading.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Hermann Schreiber, "Schrimm – Memories from Our Youth", (transl. Werner S. Zimmt), in: "Stammbaum", Issue 25, 2004, pp. 10–19,

paragraph: BULLET::::- Harold Reinhart, "In Memoriam – Hermann Schreiber", in: "The Synagogue Review", volume XXIX, 1954, No 3, pp. 66–67

paragraph: BULLET::::- Hermann Schreiber, "Schrimmer Jugenderinnerungen", Verein der Schrimmer, Berlin, 1927

paragraph: BULLET::::- Hermann Schreiber, "Wspomnienia z mojej młodości w Śremie", transl. Danuta Banaszak, in: "Śremski Notatnik Historyczny", Issue 2, 2008, pp. 37–73 (Polish translation)

paragraph: BULLET::::- Irene A. Diekmann, "Jüdisches Brandenburg", Potsdam, 2008

wikidata_label: Hermann Schreiber

wikipedia_title: Hermann Schreiber


text: Legislative Council

text: South Australia

text: Gloucestershire

text: Gloucestershire

text: Adelaide

text: John Finlay Duff

text: Proclamation

text: Hundred of Adelaide

text: Hindley

text: Morphett Street

text: Anzac Highway

text: house

text: Ashford House

text: unicameral Legislative Council

text: first fully elected Legislative Council

text: Everard Park, South Australia

text: Wakefield Street

text: A. Simpson & Son

text: Electoral district of Ashford

text: Ashford, South Australia

text: "Ashford"

text: Ashford House

categories: 19th-century Australian medical doctors,Members of the South Australian Legislative Council,Settlers of South Australia,1876 deaths,1794 births

paragraph: Charles George Everard

paragraph: Dr Charles George Everard MD (1794 – 30 March 1876) was a physician, pioneer farmer and Member of the Legislative Council, in the early days of South Australia.

paragraph: Section::::Early life.

paragraph: Charles was born in Marshfield Gloucestershire on 29 August 1794. He, his wife Catherine (1786–1866), and children William (1819–1889), Charles John (1821–1892) and James George (died 1840 at aged 15) of Gloucestershire, arrived in Adelaide from London on the ship "Africaine" under Captain John Finlay Duff on 9 November 1836, and were present at the Proclamation of the new Colony.

paragraph: Section::::Contribution to South Australia.

paragraph: Before leaving England he had purchased Sections 43 and 44 in the Hundred of Adelaide and eight Town Acres. He built his first house on one of these, on the corner of Hindley and Morphett Streets, along with a row of shops. He then turned his attention to Section 43 on the Bay Road (now Anzac Highway). Around 1838 he acquired Section 52 from Walter Thompson, making a total of 138 acres. By 1841 he and son William had cropped several acres of wheat and some barley, and built two cottages; one of pine and one of brick.

paragraph: In 1838 he built a house at what is now 87 Anzac Highway, called Ashford House and was used for Ashford Special School, later renamed to Errington Special Education Centre, until the end of 2013.

paragraph: Everard was one of the first eighteen appointed in 1839 to South Australia's newly created unicameral Legislative Council, was appointed J.P., and was elected to the first fully elected Legislative Council in 1857.

paragraph: Everard Park, South Australia was once part of his extensive land holdings: two acres on Wakefield Street, for many years used as a pitch for visiting circuses, was in 1894 purchased by A. Simpson & Son for a factory.

paragraph: Section::::Other.

paragraph: The Electoral district of Ashford's name derives from the name given by Everard sometime before 1845 to his property 'Ashford', that was thought to have the best orchard in the colony. The name was also given to a suburb within the electorate: Ashford, South Australia

paragraph: Section::::External links.

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Ashford"

paragraph: BULLET::::- Ashford House

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Keswick – The early residential years – from beginnings to World War I"

alias:
Charles Everard
C. G. Everard

description: Australian politician

wikidata_label: Charles George Everard

wikipedia_title: Charles George Everard


text: German

text: Danish

text: philosopher

text: statistician

text: scientist

text: John Locke

text: Immanuel Kant

text: Tetenbüll/Tetenbøl

text: Duchy of Schleswig

text: University of Rostock

text: University of Copenhagen

text: natural philosophy

text: Bützow

text: Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania

text: existence of God

text: Johann Christian Poggendorff

text: David Hume

text: Immanuel Kant

text: phenomenalistic

text: empiricism

text: transcendence

text: University of Kiel

text: Copenhagen

text: polynomial algebra

text: Christian Kramp

text: actuarial mathematics

text: Leipzig

text: Halley

text: mortality table

text: Richard Price

text: actuaries

text: mathematical statistics

text: binomial distribution

text: Vol. 1

text: Vol. 2

text: Vol. 1

text: Vol. 2

text: MacTutor biography

text: University of St Andrews

categories: German philosophers,People from the Duchy of Schleswig,Danish philosophers,1807 deaths,1736 births

paragraph: Johannes Nikolaus Tetens

paragraph: Johannes Nikolaus Tetens (also Johann; ; 16 September 1736 – 17 August 1807) was a German-Danish philosopher, statistician and scientist.

paragraph: He has been called the "German Locke," on the basis of a comparison of his major work "Philosophische Versuche über die menschliche Natur und ihre Entwickelung" (1777) with the work of John Locke. He is considered to have been an influence on Immanuel Kant.

paragraph: Section::::Biography.

paragraph: Tetens was born 1736 in Tetenbüll/Tetenbøl in the Danish Duchy of Schleswig. He studied mathematics and physics at the University of Rostock and the University of Copenhagen. He acquired in MA in 1759 and his PhD in 1760. From 1760 to 1765, he taught philosophy and physics ("natural philosophy" at that time) at the (in Bützow, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania). During this decade, he wrote many treatises on various subjects, ranging from the color of the sky to the existence of God through the origins of languages (see e. g. references in Johann Christian Poggendorff, 1863). After this polygraphic formation period, Tetens goes back to more fundamental enquiries: after having read David Hume's work, he popularized it throughout the German-speaking world. Tetens is therefore supposed to have introduced Immanuel Kant to phenomenalistic thought and to the empiricism / transcendence dualism.

paragraph: In 1776, Tetens became Professor of Philosophy at the University of Kiel, which might have appeared to be his final professional position. Nonetheless, in the years following 1789, Tetens begun another career as a high-ranking Danish civil servant: member of the "Finanzcollegium" in Copenhagen, then (1791) counselor of state, and (1803) co-director of the state bank and director of the widow pension funds. By this time, he was interested in pure mathematics as well as in applications. His interest in polynomial algebra was influenced by his belonging to the German combinatorial school of Carl Friederich Hindenburg, Christian Kramp and others. His main applied work was concentrated on actuarial mathematics. He taught at Kiel until 1785.

paragraph: The book "Einleitung zur Berechnung der Leibrenten und Anwartschaften", published in Leipzig in 1785 (first part) and 1786 (second part) was a landmark of actuarial science. It contains an extensive synthesis of previous work on the subject, from Halley's mortality table to Richard Price's "Observations on reversionary payments". It is recognized by actuaries for featuring the first risk measure ever (the "Risico der Casse"); moreover it offers some insights in mathematical statistics: by using an approximation of the binomial distribution, Tetens tried to compute the confidence level of a given sampling procedure.

paragraph: Section::::Works.

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Gedanken von einigen Ursachen, warum in der Metaphysik nur wenige ausgemachte Wahrheiten sind" (1760)

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Abhandlungen von den Beweisen des Daseins Gottes" (1761)

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Ueber den Ursprung der Sprache und der Schrift" (1772)

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Ueber die allgemeine speculativische Philosophie" (1775)

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Philosophische Versuche über die menschliche Natur und ihre Entwickelung", Vol. 1 and Vol. 2 (1777)

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Einleitung zur Berechnung der Leibrenten und Anwarschaften die vom Leben oder Tode einer oder mehrerer Personen abhangen mit Tabellen zum praktischen Gebrauch", Vol. 1 (1785) and Vol. 2 (1786)

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Reisen in die Marschländer der Nordsee" (1788)

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Sprachphilosophische Versuche" (posthum, 1971)

paragraph: Section::::External links.

paragraph: BULLET::::- MacTutor biography at University of St Andrews

paragraph: BULLET::::- Biography in the Encyclopædia Britannica

description: German-Danish philosopher

wikidata_label: Johannes Nikolaus Tetens

wikipedia_title: Johannes Nikolaus Tetens


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American football
quarterback
National Football League
Tennessee Titans
undrafted free agent
San Diego Chargers
college football
Fresno State
Fresno, California
California State University, Fresno
Bulldogs
Western Athletic Conference
NCAA
Tennessee Titans
2000 NFL Draft
National Football League
Dan Marino
Dan Fouts
Phil Simms
New England Patriots
Matt Cassel
Tom Brady
Cam Newton
Ryan Fitzpatrick
starting
Steve McNair
Baltimore Ravens
Jeff Fisher
Kerry Collins
San Diego Chargers
2007 NFL Draft
Jeff Fisher
Philip Rivers
AFC Divisional Playoff
Indianapolis Colts
Philip Rivers
AFC Championship Game
San Diego Chargers bio
Fresno State Bulldogs bio

categories: 1976 births,San Diego Chargers players,American football quarterbacks,Sportspeople from Riverside County, California,Tennessee Titans players,People from Hemet, California,Fresno State Bulldogs football players,Living people

paragraph: Billy Volek

paragraph: John William "Billy" Volek (born April 28, 1976) is a former American football quarterback who played in the National Football League. He was signed by the Tennessee Titans as an undrafted free agent in 2000 and also played for the San Diego Chargers. He played college football at Fresno State.

paragraph: Section::::Early years.

paragraph: Volek attended Clovis West High School in Fresno, California, and was a letterman in football. In football, as a senior, he was named the Northwest Yosemite League Offensive Player of the Year. He then went to California State University, Fresno, where he led the Bulldogs to a Western Athletic Conference title in 1999 and set the NCAA record for career lowest percentage of passes intercepted.

paragraph: Section::::Professional career.

paragraph: Section::::Professional career.:Tennessee Titans.

paragraph: Volek was signed by the Tennessee Titans in 2000 from free agency, after not being selected by any team in the 2000 NFL Draft. He would see very little action during his rookie season, completing 0 of his 3 passes with no touchdowns and no interceptions. After such a small amount of play time, he would not be seen on the field again until the 2003 season, where he would make a name for himself as one of the National Football League's more talented backup quarterbacks.

paragraph: In 2004, he became only the fourth quarterback in NFL history—along with Dan Marino, Dan Fouts, and Phil Simms—to pass for over 400 yards in two consecutive games, a feat that was also accomplished in 2008 by New England Patriots quarterback Matt Cassel, in 2011 by Tom Brady and Cam Newton, and in 2018 by Ryan Fitzpatrick. It was announced on December 17, 2004 that he would be the starting quarterback for the rest of the season for the Titans, replacing the injured Steve McNair. McNair's injuries healed in time for the next season, and Volek backed him up once again, starting only 1 game. McNair was later traded to the Baltimore Ravens during June 2006, allowing Volek the opportunity to truly earn the starting position.

paragraph: In late August 2006, coach Jeff Fisher announced that the Titans intended to sign Kerry Collins to compete with Volek for the starting quarterback job. In turn, it has been reported that Volek took issue with this decision and immediately asked to be considered for a trade.

paragraph: Section::::Professional career.:San Diego Chargers.

paragraph: On September 19, 2006, Volek was traded to the San Diego Chargers for a conditional sixth round pick in the 2007 NFL Draft after the Titans played the Chargers in their Second game. Titans coach Jeff Fisher has since publicly stated that Volek was untruthful with him and that this may have led to his eventual trade. Fisher was quoted as saying "He was untruthful with me, untruthful with his head coach, about where he was and what he was doing. So we started off on the wrong page there, and that did not sit well with me." The trade as a whole is considered to have been messy, and although he has criticized Volek for lying to him, Fisher has not revealed what the lie was, and instead also states that Volek never took advantage of his opportunities once told he was the starter. Many critics state that Volek took full advantage of his chances to become the starting quarterback, pointing towards the reasonably good preseason that the Titans had.

paragraph: Since the trade to San Diego in 2006, Volek saw spot duty behind Philip Rivers. During the AFC Divisional Playoff game against the Indianapolis Colts on January 13, 2008, Volek replaced the injured Philip Rivers and led a fourth-quarter comeback over the defending champions. He completed 3 of his 4 passes, including a 15-yard pass on his second pass attempt. He also scored his first touchdown of the year on a one-yard quarterback sneak which allowed the Chargers to win the game, 28–24, and go to the 2007 AFC Championship Game against the New England Patriots.

paragraph: On February 29, 2008, Volek signed a three-year contract with San Diego. On July 30, 2011, Volek signed a two-year contract with the Chargers.

paragraph: Volek was released on March 16, 2012. He announced his retirement on KMJNow News Talk Radio Show in May 2012.

paragraph: Section::::External links.

paragraph: BULLET::::- San Diego Chargers bio

paragraph: BULLET::::- Fresno State Bulldogs bio

description: American football player

wikidata_label: Billy Volek

wikipedia_title: Billy Volek


text:
Gaelic
Fenian Brotherhood
Irish Republican Brotherhood
Kilbeheny
County Limerick
landed gentry
United Irishmen
Irish Rebellion of 1798
Midleton College
Trinity College, Dublin
Sanskrit
Hebrew
Irish
Daniel O'Connell
Union Act of 1800
Young Ireland
Smith O'Brien
Young Irelander Rebellion of 1848
John Mitchel
Fenian Brotherhood
69th Regiment of New York State Militia
Meagher
Irish Brigade
Corcoran
US Civil War
insurrection in Ireland
raids on Canada
Glasnevin Cemetery

categories: 1815 births,Members of the Irish Republican Brotherhood,People of the Fenian Raids,Irish soldiers in the United States Army,Union Army colonels,People from County Limerick,1877 deaths,Burials at Glasnevin Cemetery

paragraph: John O'Mahony

paragraph: John Francis O'Mahony (1815 – 7 February 1877) was a Gaelic scholar and the founding member of the Fenian Brotherhood in the United States, sister organisation to the Irish Republican Brotherhood.

paragraph: Section::::Early life.

paragraph: O'Mahony was born in 1815 in Kilbeheny, County Limerick or Cork or Tipperary, Ireland, into a family of minor Roman Catholic landed gentry. His father and uncle had been members of the United Irishmen and had taken part in the Irish Rebellion of 1798. He was educated at Midleton College by Dr Hamblin.

paragraph: On the death of an elder brother, O'Mahony inherited a property which yielded £300 per annum. He entered Trinity College, Dublin, where he studied Sanskrit, Hebrew and Irish. He became an accomplished Gaelic scholar, and later taught Greek and Latin, and contributed articles to Irish and French journals. He left Trinity without getting a degree.

paragraph: Section::::Irish Politics.

paragraph: In 1843, he joined Daniel O'Connell's movement for the Repeal of the Union Act of 1800, but quickly became dissatisfied with the lack of progress and joined "Young Irelander" movement which Smith O'Brien led and took part in the failed Young Irelander Rebellion of 1848.

paragraph: Section::::Emigration.

paragraph: His participation in the rebellion obligated him to leave Ireland, and he settled for a time in Paris, where he lived in great poverty. In 1854, he joined John Mitchel in New York City, and took part in the Emigrant Aid Association, the Emmet Monument Association, and other Irish organisations.

paragraph: Section::::"History of Ireland".

paragraph: In 1857, he published "History of Ireland, by Geoffrey Keating, D. D., translated from the Original Gaelic, and Copiously Annotated" (New York, 1857). Dr. Todd, in his preface to the "Wars of the Gaedhill with the Gaell", says, "His translation of Keating is a great improvement upon the ignorant and dishonest one published by Mr. Dermod O'Connor more than a century ago, but has been taken from a very imperfect text, and has evidently been executed, as he himself confesses, in great haste." O'Mahony's notes are copied from O'Donovan's "Four Masters", and it was on this ground that Hodges & Smith procured an injunction against the sale of the book in the United Kingdom. The mental strain to which O'Mahony was subjected in the preparation of this work, which brought him no pecuniary gain, affected his reason, and he was removed by his friends for a short time to a lunatic asylum.

paragraph: Section::::Fenian Brotherhood.

paragraph: In 1860, O'Mahony organised the Fenian Brotherhood, also known as the Irish Republican Brotherhood. The object of the association was to secure the freedom of Ireland. The name was probably derived from O'Mahony's Gaelic studies, the Fenians having been a military body in pagan Ireland, celebrated in the songs of Ossian. The early portion of Keating's "History" is occupied with the exploits of the ancient Fenians. The organisation of the new society was completed at conventions that were held in Chicago in 1864, and in Cincinnati in January 1865.

paragraph: Section::::Civil War.

paragraph: At the time of the Cincinnati convention, O'Mahony held the rank of colonel of the 69th Regiment of New York State Militia, recruited mainly from the ranks of the Brotherhood, which had also furnished a large proportion of Meagher's Irish Brigade, the Corcoran Legion, and Irish regiments engaged in the US Civil War.

paragraph: The rapid growth in membership of the Fenian Brotherhood rendered it impossible for O'Mahony to retain the colonelcy of the 69th regiment, which he had held for some time, and resigning he gave all his attention to the spread of Fenianism.

paragraph: Section::::Fenian growth.

paragraph: The close of the civil war in the spring of 1865 gave a great impetus to the Fenians, owing to the number of Irish-American soldiers that were disbanded and anxious to see service elsewhere. Money poured into the Fenian exchequer; probably $500,000 was subscribed between 1860 and 1867. Many differences occurred between O'Mahony and James Stephens and the Central Council relative to the policy to be pursued for the attainment of their object, but O'Mahony remained president of the organisation for several years. He did not take any part personally in the attempted insurrection in Ireland or in the raids on Canada, although his advice counted for much in these enterprises.

paragraph: Section::::Later years.

paragraph: He devoted the last years of his life to literary pursuits, but suffered from ill health, and he had a hard struggle to secure the bare means for subsistence. However visionary may have been his objectives, he was honest, and although thousands had passed through his hands, he was often at a loss for a dollar. When his poverty was discovered, he declined to receive assistance in any shape. He died in New York City in 1877 and soon after his death his remains were taken to Ireland and interred with the honors of a public funeral in Glasnevin Cemetery in Dublin.

description: Irish nationalist politician and Gaelic scholar

wikidata_label: John O'Mahony

wikipedia_title: John O'Mahony


text:
1911 World Wrestling Championships
Kaarlo Larna
North Ostrobothnia

categories: Wrestlers at the 1908 Summer Olympics,Medalists at the 1912 Summer Olympics,1951 deaths,World Wrestling Championships medalists,1884 births,Finnish male sport wrestlers,Medalists at the 1908 Summer Olympics,People from Liminka,Wrestlers at the 1912 Summer Olympics,Olympic gold medalists for Finland,Olympic silver medalists for Finland,Olympic wrestlers of Finland,Olympic medalists in wrestling

paragraph: Yrjö Saarela

paragraph: Yrjö Erik Mikael Saarela (13 July 1884 – 30 June 1951) was a Finnish wrestler, who won an Olympic gold and a world championship.

paragraph: Section::::Wrestling.

paragraph: Saarela began wrestling in 1906, coached by Carl Allén.

paragraph: By 1908 he was a well-established wrestler and was nominated into the Finnish Olympic team without trials.

paragraph: He won silver at the 1908 Olympics, which was a single-elimination tournament:

paragraph: According to rumours, Weckman bribed Saarela to throw the final. Modern sportswriters Arto Teronen and Jouko Vuolle consider that there is plenty of circumstantial evidence in favour.

paragraph: He won the Finnish national heavyweight championship in 1908 and 1909.

paragraph: He won the over 83 kg class at the 1911 World Wrestling Championships.

paragraph: He won the Olympic gold at the 1912 Games, which was a double-elimination tournament:

paragraph: The fifth round loss was a favour to Olin, who would've been eliminated otherwise. Saarela withdrew faking a knee injury. Olin returned the favour by letting him win the gold medal match, even though Saarela was exhausted after a three-hour bout against Jensen.

paragraph: He began a brief professional career after the 1912 games, wrestling mostly in international circuses touring in Finland.

paragraph: His amateur status was reinstated in 1924. He returned to form at the age of 44, when he won Finnish national heavyweight championship bronze in 1929. He was a regional coaching consultant in the Finnish Wrestling Federation in the 1930s.

paragraph: He received the Cross of Merit, in gold, of the Finnish Sports from the Ministry of Education in 1948.

paragraph: His Olympic medals are in the collection of the Sports Museum of Finland.

paragraph: Section::::Biography.

paragraph: His parents were Jaakko Sarkkinen and Maria Sunila, and he was born Yrjö Sarkkinen. They switched the last name after buying and moving to a farm named Saarela. He eventually inherited two thirds of the farm.

paragraph: He married Ester Elisabeth Markuksela in 1910. They had children:

paragraph: BULLET::::1. Aino Kyllikki (1910–1972)

paragraph: BULLET::::2. Ahti Johannes (1912–1913)

paragraph: BULLET::::3. Erkko Olavi (1913–1972)

paragraph: BULLET::::4. Marja-Liisa (1915–1953)

paragraph: BULLET::::5. Yrjö Eino Mikael (1920–1940)

paragraph: BULLET::::6. Pentti Johannes (1922–1942)

paragraph: BULLET::::7. Pirkko Kaarina (1927–). She married economist Kaarlo Larna.

paragraph: His personal economy suffered when had acted as a surety to loans that defaulted during the Great Depression. His farm bankrupted in 1931. However, thanks to an inheritance, he recovered quickly and returned to farming.

paragraph: He suffered a stroke in 1944 and was paralyzed.

paragraph: After he died, he was buried in his family plot. His name on the gravestone has an engraving of the Olympic rings. Saarela is the only Olympic winner from North Ostrobothnia.

description: Finnish farmer and olympic wrestler

wikidata_label: Yrjö Saarela

wikipedia_title: Yrjö Saarela


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text: Norman

text: hermit

text: pilgrim

text: saint

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text: canon

text: physician

text: Tours

text: France

text: greed

text: Laval, Mayenne

text: pilgrimage

text: hermit

text: Savigny

text: Mantilly

text: Choilley-Dardenay

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text: Mortain

text: venerated

text: Catholic Encyclopedia

text: Coutances

text: headache

text: art

categories: 1103 deaths,French hermits,1026 births,Medieval French saints

paragraph: William Firmatus

paragraph: William Firmatus (; 1026–1103) was a Norman hermit and pilgrim of the eleventh century, now venerated as a saint in the Catholic Church.

paragraph: Section::::Life.

paragraph: William Firmatus was a canon and a physician of Tours, France. Following a spiritual prompting against greed, he gave away all his possessions to the poor. He lived a reclusive life with his mother until he entered a hermitage near Laval, Mayenne. He spent the rest of his life on pilgrimages and as a hermit at Savigny and Mantilly.

paragraph: According to legend, he saved the people of Choilley-Dardenay during drought by striking the ground with his pilgrim's staff, which caused a spring of water to bubble up. He died in 1103 of natural causes.

paragraph: Section::::Life.:Relationship with wild animals.

paragraph: William is especially noted for his love of wildlife and the unusual level of communication he seemed to have with animals. This was so much so that the local people used to ask his help with animals that raided their crops. One particular story to this effect involves a wild boar, which William is said to have led by the ear from a farmer's plot, instructing it to fast for the night in a solitary cell.

paragraph: The Little Bollandists go on to record, along with the boar miracle, that

paragraph: Section::::Veneration.

paragraph: Upon William's death, three townships disputed possession of his remains. The winner was Mortain, which, to procure the relics, used the full force of "its entire clergy and an innumerable crowd of its people".

paragraph: Saint William is also venerated at Savigny and Mantilly. "Catholic Encyclopedia" mentions William in its article on Coutances, which accords him special honor as well, and mentions his patronage of the collegiate church of Mortain. He is a patron against headaches.

paragraph: Section::::Veneration.:Iconography.

paragraph: In art, Saint William is often shown thrusting his arm into a fire. Also, he may be depicted with a raven, which is guiding him as a pilgrim to the Holy Land.

description: Norman hermit and pilgrim

wikidata_label: William Firmatus

wikipedia_title: William Firmatus


text:
SDB
Ecuador
Catholic Church
Archbishop of Quito
Guayaquil
Salesian
Pontifical University of Ecuador
Politecnica Salesiana University
Pope Francis
Bishop of Loja
Giacomo Guido Ottonello

wikipedia_title: Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador

categories: 1958 births,Ecuadorian Roman Catholic archbishops,Living people

paragraph: Alfredo José Espinoza Mateus

paragraph: Alfredo José Espinoza Mateus SDB (born 22 April 1958) is an Ecuadorean prelate of the Catholic Church who was named Archbishop of Quito on 5 April 2019.

paragraph: Section::::Biography.

paragraph: Alfredo José Espinoza Mateus was born on 22 April 1958 in Guayaquil, Ecuador. He took his first vows as a Salesian on 24 January 1979 and his final vows on 16 August 1984.

paragraph: He was ordained a priest on 17 December 1988. He earned a licentiate in education sciences from the Pontifical University of Ecuador.

paragraph: Between 1983 and 2013, Espinoza held a series of positions in Salesian educational institutions as administrator, vice-rector and rector, and within the Salesian order, including financial director of the Salesians of Ecuador from 2009 to 2013. He was a member of the board of directors and the economic council of the Politecnica Salesiana University and, from 2011 to 2013, head of the order’s oversight board and a member of its committee for vocations.

paragraph: Pope Francis named him Bishop of Loja on 20 December 2013, and he received his episcopal consecration from Archbishop Giacomo Guido Ottonello on 18 January 2014.

paragraph: Pope Francis appointed him Archbishop of Quito of 5 April 2019. His installation there is scheduled for 2 May.

paragraph: Section::::References.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Additional sources

paragraph: Section::::External links.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Archdiocese of Quito

wikidata_label: Alfredo Espinoza Mateus

wikipedia_title: Alfredo José Espinoza Mateus


text:
Lawnmarket
Edinburgh
Newliston
John Dalrymple, the First Earl of Stair

wikipedia_title:
Royal Mile
Edinburgh
Newliston
John Dalrymple, 1st Earl of Stair

paragraph: Elizabeth Dundas

paragraph: Elizabeth Dundas (1650 25 May 1731), Lady Stair, was a Scottish noblewoman and owner of Lady Stair’s House in the Lawnmarket, in Edinburgh’s Old Town.

paragraph: Section::::Early life.

paragraph: Elizabeth was born in 1650, the daughter of Sir John Dundas of Newliston and his wife Agnes Gray. She was the granddaughter of Sir William Gray of Pittendrum, and his wife Egidia or Geida Smith.

paragraph: She had one brother, John Dundas, who was born in 1639. [4]

paragraph: Section::::Marriage and later life.

paragraph: In 1655 Elizabeth inherited the bankrupt estates of her father.

paragraph: In 1667 she was forcibly abducted, however, although this was investigated, no conviction was made.

paragraph: Around 1668/9 she married John Dalrymple, the First Earl of Stair (1648-1707).  Between 1670-1680 she had 6 sons and 4 daughters, although only 3 sons and one daughter survived childhood.

paragraph: She died on 25th May 1731, aged 81.

paragraph: Section::::Lady Stair’s House.

paragraph: Elizabeth’s grandparents, Sir William Gray and Egidia Smith built the house now known as Lady Stair’s House in 1622.

paragraph: By 1719 Elizabeth was a widow, and she bought her grandparents’ house, known then as Lady Gray’s House after her grandmother.  It was originally left to her mother’s younger sister.  She lived here until her death in 1731

paragraph: In 1765 the house was sold by her grandson, John Dalrymple of Newliston, who became 5th Earl of Stair in 1768.

description: Scottish noblewoman, owner of Lady Stair's House

wikidata_label: Elizabeth Dundas

wikipedia_title: Elizabeth Dundas


text: Aomori

text: Japan

text: Ju-jitsu

text: uchi deshi

text: Tokyo

text: Iwama

text: dojo

text: Yasuo Kobayashi

text: Nobuyoshi Tamura

text: dan

text: Marseille

text: Jigoro Kano

text: Judo

text: Belgium

text: budō

text: Europe

text: Africa

text: Sweden

text: Senegal

text: Mutsuro Nakazono

text: Nobuyoshi Tamura

text: Paris

text: Taisen Deshimaru

text: Kisshomaru Ueshiba

text: Germany

text: Katsuaki Asai

text: Aikikai Foundation

text: Moriteru Ueshiba

text: Nobuyoshi Tamura

text: Christian Tissier

text: France

text: tsunami

text: ki

text: Tao

text: Noro Masamichi: The White Tornado

text: Within the spiral of Kinomichi

text: Le mouvement universel du ki

paragraph: Masamichi Noro

paragraph: Section::::Formative Years.

paragraph: Masamichi Noro was born January 21, 1935 in Aomori, Japan. One of the characteristics of his early years is the musical universe that surrounded him, and which strongly influenced his sensibility. His education destined him to be medical doctor, but one encounter re-directed the course of his life toward the martial arts, irrevocably. In 1955, while pursuing university studies, his uncle arranged for him to be presented to a famous master of Ju-jitsu, Morihei Ueshiba, the founder of Aikido. This event proved to be decisive and that same day he decided to renounce his plans in order to become uchi deshi, an internal student of this master. His training, in the ancient manner, took place night and day at the master’s side. In this way, from 1955 to 1961, Masamichi Noro followed Morehei Ueshiba from Tokyo to Iwama where he had his private dojo. At this time, 5 uchi deshi (including Yasuo Kobayashi and Nobuyoshi Tamura) encircled the founder of Aikido, and from this breeding ground sprung the generation which would form a great part of Aïkido worldwide.

paragraph: Section::::The Propagation of Aikido.

paragraph: In 1961, Morihei Ueshiba wished to send an expert to Europe and entrusted his disciple Masamichi Noro, who by that time had received the 6th dan, the responsibility of supporting the enthusiasm and training of the European and African practitioners. So, he was pushed by Morihei Ueshiba to embark toward the West with the title "Official Delegate for Europe and Africa". It has been noted that from this time, he renounced all dan above the 6th that had been given to him by his master. He followed the sea route of the time, passing the Suez Canal and the Pyramids to land at Marseille on September 3, 1961. The beginning was difficult. The art was new and the way of teaching it very different from the way it was taught in his master’s dojo. Everything had to be constructed, understood and made accessible to the western body and mind. Masamichi Noro deployed his initial energy in southeastern France and in Italy where Judo teachers had invited him to enrich the understanding of their students. The spirit was one of mutual assistance and pleasure in the study, following the wishes of Jigoro Kano, the founder of Judo. Then he was invited to Belgium. He opened his first dojo there. In ploughing these new lands for the budōs he opened more than 200 dojos, as many in Europe as in Africa, flying from Sweden to Senegal. This was a time of pioneers. Mutsuro Nakazono and Nobuyoshi Tamura joined him in 1963 and 1964, respectively. The task was immense, the success exemplary. In 1964, Masamichi Noro established his base in Paris and opened a succession of dojos which left their imprint within the heart of the French aikidokas : at the Gare du Nord, rue de Constance, rue des Petits Hôtels. In the Parisian melting pot, Masamichi Noro met Taisen Deshimaru, Karlfried Graf Dürckheim, Marie-Thérèse Foix, Gisèle de Noiret and Docteur Lily Ehrenfried. He opened himself to new ideas, to original perspectives, to occidental techniques.

paragraph: Section::::The Creation of Kinomichi.

paragraph: Section::::The Creation of Kinomichi.:The Second Beginning.

paragraph: In 1979, after a discussion with Kisshomaru Ueshiba, the son of the founder of Aikido, Masamichi Noro created Kinomichi® in order to further extend his quest. There followed a new succession of Parisian dojos dedicated to the study of Kinomichi : rue Logelbach, boulevard de Strasbourg, boulevard des Batignolles. After an inevitable period of adjustments and intense research, the links between Kinomichi® and Aikido developed and deepened.

paragraph: Section::::The Creation of Kinomichi.:A Community of Budōs.

paragraph: 1995, at the time of the 20th anniversary of Aikido in Germany and at the invitation of his friend Katsuaki Asai, 8th dan Aïkikaï and pioneer of Aikido in Germany, he presented Kinomichi® before a gathering of the greatest masters of Aikido, including the Doshu. From 1996, he made frequent visits to the Aikikai Foundation in Tokyo and, of course, to Kishomaru Ueshiba, the son of Aikido’s founder. In 2001, he obtained recognition from the ministry of youth and sports (Ministère de la Jeunesse et des Sports) of Kinomichi® as an official sporting discipline. In 2004, he participated in the events celebrating the 20th anniversary of the , FFAAA, which welcomed the Moriteru Ueshiba, representative of the Centre Mondial de l’Aïkido in Tokyo. Masamichi Noro, Nobuyoshi Tamura and Christian Tissier were notably present to receive the delegation from the Hombu Dojo of Tokyo. They were among 3000 practitioners from all of France as well as numerous European countries. April 8, 2005, he was invited with Master Christian Tissier to participate in a workshop organized by the association Hakki for the benefit of the 220,000 victims of the tsunami of December 26, 2004. In 2007, at the initiative of the FFAAA, he welcomed into his Parisian dojo Japanese masters, including Isoyama. March 15, 2013, Noro Masamichi died.

paragraph: Section::::The Creation of Kinomichi.:An ever evolving creation.

paragraph: Since its creation, Kinomichi® has known 3 phases and Masamichi Noro continues to tell his students that his art is ever evolving. The 1980s were characterized by focusing the work on sensitivity, on a correct and relaxed posture, and on the body as an instrument of perception of the self, others and the world. The 90s accented the orientation of the ki and organized the movement to initiate from the ground. 2000 opened onto a period where the technical richness was to be studied in different degrees of speed, difficulty and freedom. Each level is seen not as inferior to the one that follows but like a pathway to that which comes next, like a call to advance. Masamichi Noro accents the heart, shin 心, in particular. To date, he has created access to his art through the work on the breath, ki 気. He demands, at the highest level, that the ki be oriented by the shin, the breath by the heart and that it should be closely bound to technical expertise. Masamichi Noro deploys his energy to create a discipline that opens onto his becoming, following the example of his own master. Morihei Ueshiba never ceased transforming his art, to the point of having given his art 7 different names, like so many milestones along the Way. In this manner, Masamichi Noro takes to heart the etymology of dojo 道場, the house where one studies the Way, Do 道 in Japanese and Tao in Chinese.

paragraph: Section::::The Creation of Kinomichi.:Successor and descendants.

paragraph: Following the death of Noro Masamichi sensei, his son Noro Takeharu sensei continues the teaching of Kinomichi according to his father's wish.

paragraph: In Germany, the Aikido of Asai Katsuaki sensei, 8th dan Aikikai, maintains a strong influence of the art of Noro Masamichi sensei.

paragraph: Many Aikido experts like to quote Noro Masamichi sensei as their master or one of their masters:

paragraph: BULLET::::- Michel Bécart senseï 7th dan

paragraph: BULLET::::- Raymond Bisch senseï 6th dan

paragraph: BULLET::::- Daniel Martin senseï 6th dan

paragraph: BULLET::::- Bernard Palmier senseï 7th dan

paragraph: BULLET::::- Daniel Toutain senseï 6th dan

paragraph: Nguyen Thanh Thien sensei, a student of Noro Masamichi sensei, has created the Ringenkai Aikido as an offspring Noro Masamichi sensei's teaching.

paragraph: The KIIA, an independent group, brings together former students of Noro Masamichi sensei (FFAAA technical committee : Christian Bleyer, Jean Pierre Cortier, Lucien Forni, Françoise Paumard, Martine Pillet, Hubert Thomas, Françoise Weidmann). DNBK, Dai Nippon Butoku General Kai Corporation, has certified Noro Masamichi sensei's followers as Shihan Aikido Hanshi :

paragraph: BULLET::::- Jean Pierre Cortier Sensei, 8th dan

paragraph: BULLET::::- Lucien Forni Sensei, 8th dan

paragraph: BULLET::::- Hubert Thomas Sensei, 8th dan

paragraph: Section::::Further reading.

paragraph: BULLET::::- 2012 « Noro Masamichi: The White Tornado » article by Henry Ellis, Aikiweb forum

paragraph: BULLET::::- 2006 « Within the spiral of Kinomichi » article by Nguyen Thanh Thiên in Dragon n°16 July/August, French title "Dans la spirale du Kinomichi"

paragraph: BULLET::::- 2005 « Une rencontre de l’Aïkido et du Kinomichi » with Masamichi Noro et Christian Tissier, DVD, Gabriel TURKIEH, Production Altomedia.

paragraph: BULLET::::- 2003 « Le mouvement universel du ki » interview of Masamichi Noro in Aikido Magazine December 2003

paragraph: BULLET::::- 1996 « Le Kinomichi, du mouvement à la création. Rencontre avec Masamichi Noro. » Raymond Murcia, Editeur Dervy-Livres, Collection Chemins De L'harmonie

paragraph: BULLET::::- 1992 « La pratique du Kinomichi avec maître Noro » Daniel Roumanoff Editeur Criterion Collection L'homme relié

paragraph: BULLET::::- 1960 Photographs of Noro with Ueshiba in Japan and in Europe.

paragraph: Section::::External links.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Masamichi Noro ’s Dojo in Paris, teaching by Noro Takeharu sensei

paragraph: BULLET::::- Fédération Française d'Aïkido, Aïkibudo et Affinitaires

paragraph: BULLET::::- Ringenkai Aikido of Nguyen Thanh Thien, offspring of Noro Masamichi senseï's art

description: Japanese aikidoka

wikidata_label: Masamichi Noro

wikipedia_title: Masamichi Noro


text:
Barahona
Dominican Republic
Major League Baseball
catcher
All-Star
shortstop
José Reyes
Chicago Cubs
free agent
batting average
RBI
games

categories: Major League Baseball players from the Dominican Republic,Major League Baseball catchers,Daytona Cubs players,Chicago Cubs players,Arizona League Cubs players,Dominican Republic people of African descent,Dominican Republic expatriate baseball players in the United States,West Tennessee Diamond Jaxx players,Iowa Cubs players,1983 births,Living people,Lansing Lugnuts players

paragraph: José Reyes (catcher)

paragraph: José Ariel Reyes Ramírez (born February 26, 1983 in Barahona, Dominican Republic) is a former Major League Baseball catcher. He is not related to All-Star shortstop José Reyes.

paragraph: Section::::Career.

paragraph: Reyes was signed by the Chicago Cubs as an amateur free agent in . He reached the major leagues in with the Cubs, spending part of the season with them. He posted a .200 batting average (1-for-5) with two RBI in four games.

description: baseball player

wikidata_label: José Reyes

wikipedia_title: José Reyes (catcher)


text:
Maryland
Baltimore
Francis Scott Key
The Star Spangled Banner
Washington, DC
Society of Washington Artists
Boston Art Club
Boston Athenaeum
Artwork by John Ross Key
John Ross Key - Blackwater Falls

categories: 1920 deaths,American male painters,Painters from Maryland,1832 births,19th-century American painters

paragraph: John Ross Key (artist)

paragraph: John Ross Key (16 July 1832, Hagerstown, Maryland – 24 March 1920, Baltimore) was an American artist most known for his frontier landscapes.

paragraph: Key was the grandson of Francis Scott Key, author of The Star Spangled Banner.

paragraph: Section::::Career.

paragraph: From 1853 to 1856, Key was a draughtsman and map maker for the US Coast Survey in Washington, DC.

paragraph: In 1863, Key was commissioned as second lieutenant in the Corps of Engineers at Charleston, where he recorded the federal siege in his paintings.

paragraph: In 1869, Key moved to the East Coast and became a member of the Society of Washington Artists and the Boston Art Club.

paragraph: From 1870 to 1873, Key had a studio in San Francisco. In May 1871 his work was part of the first exhibition by the San Francisco Art Association.

paragraph: After spending two years studying in Europe, Key returned to the USA and set up studios in Boston and New York. In 1876 his painting "The Golden Gate, San Francisco" won a gold medal in the Philadelphia Centennial Exhibition. The next year one hundred of his paintings were on display in the Boston Athenaeum.

paragraph: Section::::External links.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Artwork by John Ross Key

paragraph: BULLET::::- John Ross Key - Blackwater Falls

alias:
John L. Key
John R. Key

description: American artist

wikidata_label: John Ross Key

wikipedia_title: John Ross Key (artist)