text:
jazz
Taylor Ho Bynum
Harris Eisenstadt
Dominic Lash
Hammond organ
Duke Ellington
Radley College
Dominic Lash
Hammond organ
Harris Eisenstadt
Taylor Ho Bynum
Down Beat
Hammond organ
Joe McPhee
The Guardian
John Fordham
London Symphony Orchestra
BBC
Peter Evans
Vancouver International Jazz Festival
Louis Moholo-Moholo
Art Tatum
Earl Hines
Fats Waller
Teddy Wilson
Thelonious Monk
Bud Powell
Elmo Hope
Cecil Taylor
Marilyn Crispell
Arthur Blythe
Anthony Braxton
Leroy Jenkins
Oliver Lake
Wadada Leo Smith
Financial Times
The Daily Telegraph
Brian Morton

categories: 1981 births,People from Oxford,British jazz pianists,Living people

paragraph: Alexander Hawkins

paragraph: Alexander Hawkins (born 3 May 1981) is a British jazz pianist and composer. Three of the main groups he has led or co-led are the Alexander Hawkins Ensemble; the Convergence Quartet (with Taylor Ho Bynum, Harris Eisenstadt and Dominic Lash); and the Hammond organ-based Decoy (with John Edwards and Steve Noble).

paragraph: Section::::Early life.

paragraph: Hawkins was born in Oxford on 3 May 1981. His father played piano and clarinet and introduced Hawkins to jazz through early Duke Ellington recordings. Hawkins at first played classical music, principally on organ. He was educated at Radley College. He decided to concentrate on piano practice when he was 18. He started playing jazz in his mid-teens and played gigs in pubs with friends.

paragraph: Hawkins lived in Cambridge for three years as a law undergraduate and for another three while studying for a PhD in criminology. There were few opportunities to play jazz there, so he was restricted to listening and practising. He decided not to study jazz academically, as he felt that the courses available were too prescriptive and that he had sufficient technique to play what he wanted. He also avoided transcribing and imitating the playing of others, concentrating instead on developing his own piano style.

paragraph: Section::::Career.

paragraph: After returning to Oxford from university, Hawkins played regularly with bassist Dominic Lash and saxophonist Pete McPhail. Hawkins used his early experience of playing church organs when he started playing Hammond organ. In the late 2000s Hawkins was part of Barkingside, a quartet.

paragraph: The Convergence Quartet was formed in 2006 by Hawkins and Lash, as the latter knew drummer Harris Eisenstadt and Hawkins and Lash invited cornetist Taylor Ho Bynum to play with them. All of the members of the quartet provide compositions for it. Their third album, "Slow and Steady", was appraised by a "Down Beat" reviewer: "Genre, personal style, consent and dissent are all grist for the mill, and the music is best appreciated by considering how these vectors move the proceedings along."

paragraph: The genesis of the Hammond organ-based trio Decoy lay in the owner of the record label Bo'Weavil, who wanted to create a Hammond recording, and drummer Steve Noble. The trio – Hawkins, Noble and bassist John Edwards – played one initial session for Bo'Weavil, which was released as different material on LP and on CD. There playing does not feature formal compositions. Some of their concerts and recordings have included guest Joe McPhee.

paragraph: In 2012, Hawkins recorded his first solo piano album, "Song Singular". It was described by "The Guardian"'s John Fordham as "state-of-the-art contemporary piano jazz". It was released in 2014, at the same time as "Step Wide, Step Deep" by the Alexander Hawkins Ensemble, containing Otto Fischer on electric guitar, Shabaka Hutchings on reeds, violinist Dylan Bates, bassist Neil Charles and Tom Skinner on drums and percussion.

paragraph: This version of his Ensemble emphasises, in Hawkins' view, rhythm more than the previous one did. The original Ensemble, formed in late 2007, contained guitar, cello, double bass, steel pan or marimba, and so stressed contrasts of tone colours at similar pitches. The change was made because members of the original group had to move and Hawkins preferred to compose with specific musicians, rather than instrumentations, in mind.

paragraph: In 2012 Hawkins was selected as one of the first group of young composers to be part of the London Symphony Orchestra's Soundhub programme: "a flexible space where composers can explore, collaborate and experiment, with access to vital resources and professional support." Hawkins was commissioned to write and perform pieces for BBC Radio 3's Baroque Spring series in 2013. The music was written for the specific members of the nonet that performed it, included trumpeter Peter Evans.

paragraph: Hawkins appeared at the Vancouver International Jazz Festival in 2014, as a trio with Francois Houle (clarinet) and Eisenstadt. Hawkins has often played with Louis Moholo-Moholo, who "has never once told me what to play or suggested what to play", according to the pianist. In 2015, Hawkins was asked to "write a new book of arrangements for London's Dedication Orchestra". He also released a trio album of his own compositions, "Alexander Hawkins Trio", with Charles and Skinner. From that year, he collaborated with vocalist Elaine Mitchener.

paragraph: Section::::Influences.

paragraph: As a pianist, Hawkins has been influenced by a large number of jazz pianists, all of whom, in his view, had a unique sound. His main idol is Art Tatum; others from around Tatum's era that Hawkins learned from listening to included Earl Hines, Fats Waller and Teddy Wilson. Later influences included Thelonious Monk, Bud Powell and Elmo Hope; the last because "[he] seems to be just a guy who did something completely distinctive but without that kind of awesome baggage that Monk has". In Hawkins' largely chronological listening, Cecil Taylor followed – "I think that was the first jump in the language where I really had to figure out how that related to all the stuff I loved." A further influence was Marilyn Crispell, who created her own form of musical expression after being influenced by those who also influenced Hawkins.

paragraph: On Hammond organ, Hawkins admires all of the main jazz figures on the instrument, but prefers to play in his own style.

paragraph: Hawkins uses compositions by musicians who became prominent in avant garde jazz in the 1970s, including Arthur Blythe, Anthony Braxton, Leroy Jenkins, Oliver Lake, and Wadada Leo Smith: "what interests me about that period is that those are some masters who are showing interesting ways with structure. One way to create an interesting language: there's the micro level of the notes you play and in what order but also the macro-level language of what structure you're using, how you're deploying people [in an ensemble]". Hawkins also uses his own compositions in his various bands.

paragraph: Section::::Playing style.

paragraph: "Financial Times" jazz reviewer Mike Hobart described Hawkins' improvising in 2010 as being "rooted in the early days of free jazz, when collective freedom was built on urgent rhythms, clear direction and a sense of history. He plays to the pulse and builds up a ferocious momentum. [...] Opening melodies provide structure, especially when modulated to different keys, and there are spiky riffs, swooping arpeggios and a bundle of jazzy references."

paragraph: "The Daily Telegraph"'s Ivan Hewett described Hawkins' playing in a trio as containing a tension between composition and improvisation and several forms of expression: "from radiant innocence to turbid chromaticism not so far from Viennese classical music at the turn of the last century. Far from being a noise merchant, Hawkins has a fondness for straightforward single lines in octaves. He can tease away at a mere handful of intervals for minutes at a stretch, [...] then, just when you think you've got Hawkins pinned down as a quasi-classical pianist, he'll break into a playful Monk-like bebop figure."

paragraph: Critic Brian Morton wrote in 2010 that Hawkins' Hammond playing was "essentially pianistic. Even the clustered chords and wheezy shimmers [...] have the attack and articulation of piano", and that Hawkins was "The most interesting Hammond player of the last decade and more, he has already extended what can be done on the instrument and how far 'out' it can be pushed".

paragraph: Section::::Discography.

paragraph: An asterisk (*) indicates that the year is that of release.

description: British musician

wikidata_label: Alexander Hawkins

wikipedia_title: Alexander Hawkins


text:
Ladislaus of Naples
Manfredi III Chiaramonte
Gaeta
Martin I of Aragon
Boniface IX
Palazzo Marigliano, Naples

categories: History of Sicily,15th-century Neapolitan people,Chiaramonte family

paragraph: Costanza Chiaramonte

paragraph: "Costanza Chiaramonte" (c. 1377 – 1423) was briefly wife of the King Ladislaus of Naples. With changing political circumstances, her marriage was annulled.

paragraph: Costanza was a daughter of Manfredi III Chiaramonte, Count of Modica and Malta, and powerful in Palermo. Her marriage to Ladislaus was calculated to bring her family's financial and military support, and not adversity, to his rule. She was married in Gaeta at the age of 12 years, to Ladislaus of Durazzo, who soon became King Ladislaus of Naples. However the fortunes of the Chiaramonte family soon changed: her father died in 1391, and her brother was caught and executed by the Aragonese forces of Martin I of Aragon, who had declared himself Martin II of Sicily. With this turn of fortunes, Ladislaus obtained an annulment by decree of the pope Boniface IX. In July, 1392 the bishop of Gaeta and the cardinal Acciaiuoli announce the dissolution of the marriage in church, and obtain the marriage ring. The supposed reason for the annulment was either the age of the couple or the accusation that Costanza's mother was living dissolutely in concubinage. The following year Constance was forced to marry the 4th Count of Altavilla, Andrea di Capua, son of Bartolomeo, and Protonotary of the Kingdom, who was residing in the Palazzo Marigliano, Naples. At the public wedding ceremony, Costanza was said to have proclaimed to her groom, to pride himself as having the king's wife and queen for a concubine.

paragraph: Her tragic fate attracted later storytellers and songwriters. Even in the 20th century, it was pointed as an example of church hypocrisy on the sanctity of marriage.

wikidata_label: Constance Chiaramonte

wikipedia_title: Costanza Chiaramonte


text: United States Army

text: Medal of Honor

text: France

text: World War I

text: Michigan National Guard

text: List of Medal of Honor recipients

categories: United States Army officers,American military personnel of World War I,1895 births,1987 deaths,United States Army Medal of Honor recipients,United States Army soldiers

paragraph: Harold A. Furlong

paragraph: Harold Arthur Furlong (August 25, 1895 – July 27, 1987) was a United States Army First Lieutenant and a recipient of the United States military's highest decoration, the Medal of Honor, for his actions in France during World War I. After earning the Medal of Honor, he joined the Michigan National Guard, retiring in May 1946.

paragraph: Section::::Medal of Honor Citation.

paragraph: Rank and organization: First Lieutenant, U.S. Army, 353d Infantry, 89th Division. Place and date: Near Bantheville, France, 1 November 1918. Entered service at: Detroit, Mich. Birth: Pontiac, Mich. G.O. No.: 16, W.D., 1919:

paragraph: Citation: Immediately after the opening of the attack in the Bois-de-Bantheville, when his company was held up by severe machinegun fire from the front, which killed his company commander and several soldiers, 1st. Lt. Furlong moved out in advance of the line with great courage and coolness, crossing an open space several hundred yards wide. Taking up a position behind the line of the machineguns, he closed in on them, one at a time, killing a number of the enemy with his rifle, putting 4 machinegun nests out of action, and driving 20 German prisoners into our lines.

paragraph: Section::::See also.

paragraph: BULLET::::- List of Medal of Honor recipients for World War I

description: World War I Medal of Honor recipient

wikidata_label: Harold A. Furlong

wikipedia_title: Harold A. Furlong


text: OBE

text: Khalsa College London

text: SGTB Khalsa College

text: London Guildhall University

text: FVG

text: Khalsa College London

text: Dr Sukhbir Singh Kapoor

text: Khalsa College London

text: Dr. Sukhbir Singh Kapoor

text: Most trusted Name in the NRI media

text: searchgurbani

text: The India International Foundation

text: sikh-heritage

categories: Naturalised citizens of the United Kingdom,British Sikhs,Punjabi people,Indian emigrants to England,Officers of the Order of the British Empire,Indian accountants,British accountants,Indian Sikhs,Living people

paragraph: Sukhbir Singh Kapoor

paragraph: Sukhbir Singh Kapoor OBE is a writer and educator. He has served as a professor and administrator at universities in several countries. Kapoor is currently Vice Chancellor of The International School of Sikh Studies and Khalsa College London. He has written 50 books, of which 44 are on various aspects of Sikhism, one is on economic theory, one deals with business administration, one is on accounting practice and three cover Panjabi poetry. His regular articles have appeared in many English and Panjabi magazines, and he has to his credit many hundred such articles. His academic work has brought him numerous awards, including the Punjabi Academy Award from the Government of Delhi. He has organized many symposia for drama and poetry and has directed many plays. Dr. Kapoor is the chief editor of the Sikh Courier International. The Sikh Courier International is the only English magazine published outside of India which is devoted solely to religious publications.[citation needed] Kapoor was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2010 Birthday Honours.

paragraph: Section::::Education.

paragraph: He studied at the Universities of Punjab, Agra, Glasgow and London. His academic and professional achievements include qualifications of D.Litt. Ph.D., M.Comm., M.A. (Law), B.Comm (Hons), LL.B, FCMA and FCCA. He received military training as a cadet at Kamti for NCC, where he was commissioned as an officer.

paragraph: Section::::Early career.

paragraph: In this early career he was Professor and Head of Accounting at SGTB Khalsa College Delhi, University of Delhi and Principal Lecturer in Accounting at London Guildhall University. Later he became a Guest Professor of Sikhism at the FVG in Antwerp, Belgium.

paragraph: Section::::Later career.

paragraph: Dr. Kapoor is currently Vice Chancellor of The International School of Sikh Studies and Khalsa College London. He has written 50 books, of which 44 are on various aspects of Sikhism, one is on economic theory, one deals with business administration, one is on accounting practice and three cover Panjabi poetry. His regular articles have appeared in many English and Panjabi magazines, and he has to his credit many hundred such articles. His academic work has brought him numerous awards, including the Punjabi Academy Award from the Government of Delhi. He has organized many symposia for drama and poetry and has directed many plays.

paragraph: Dr. Kapoor is the chief editor of the Sikh Courier International. The Sikh Courier International is the only English magazine published outside of India which is devoted solely to religious publications. Kapoor was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2010 Birthday Honours.

paragraph: Section::::Books.

paragraph: Books written by Dr. Sukhbir Singh Kapoor (All books are in English. Guru-bani text, where relevant, is both in Panjabi and English.)

paragraph: Section::::External links.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Dr Sukhbir Singh Kapoor

paragraph: BULLET::::- Khalsa College London

paragraph: BULLET::::- The International School of Sikh Studies

paragraph: BULLET::::- Dr. Sukhbir Singh Kapoor

paragraph: BULLET::::- Most trusted Name in the NRI media

paragraph: BULLET::::- searchgurbani

paragraph: BULLET::::- Introduction to Sikhism:Khalsa Saint & Soldier

paragraph: BULLET::::- Sikh Festivals by Dr. Sukhbir Singh Kapoor

paragraph: BULLET::::- The India International Foundation

paragraph: BULLET::::- sikh-heritage

paragraph: BULLET::::- Book Review: Japji, A Way to God Realization, authored by Dr. Sukhbir Singh Kapoor

paragraph: BULLET::::- Jew, Christian, Sikh scholars vie for Guru Nanak award

description: Indian writer

wikidata_label: Sukhbir Singh Kapoor

wikipedia_title: Sukhbir Singh Kapoor


text:
Praetor
Quintus Caecilius Metellus Macedonicus
Publius Servilius Vatia Isauricus
Servilia (gens)

categories: Year of birth unknown,2nd-century BC Romans,Year of death unknown,Servilii,Ancient Romans

paragraph: Gaius Servilius Vatia

paragraph: Gaius Servilius Vatia was a Praetor in 114 BC.

paragraph: He married Caecilia Metella, born c. 170 BC, daughter of Quintus Caecilius Metellus Macedonicus. By her he had:

paragraph: BULLET::::- Publius Servilius Vatia Isauricus

paragraph: Section::::See also.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Servilia (gens)

description: Roman Praetor

wikidata_label: Gaius Servilius Vatia

wikipedia_title: Gaius Servilius Vatia


text:
football
center
National Football League
college football
University of Arkansas
All-American
Rimington Trophy
center
Cincinnati Bengals
Little Rock, Arkansas
Pulaski Academy
Rivals.com
LSU
ESPN
University of Arkansas
Arkansas razorbacks football
redshirting
Robert Felton
Kyle Roper
Darren McFadden
Felix Jones
Dave Rimington Trophy
Dan Mozes
Southeastern Conference
quarterback sack
2009 NFL Draft
Ryan Kalil
Kyle Cook
2009 NFL season
Cincinnati Bengals bio
Arkansas Razorbacks bio

categories: 1986 births,Sportspeople from Little Rock, Arkansas,American football centers,Cincinnati Bengals players,Arkansas Razorbacks football players,Living people,All-American college football players

paragraph: Jonathan Luigs

paragraph: Jonathan Luigs (born August 11, 1986) is an American former college and professional football player who was a center in the National Football League (NFL). Luigs played college football for the University of Arkansas, earned consensus All-American honors, and won the 2007 Rimington Trophy as the most outstanding center in college football. Luigs played professionally for the NFL's Cincinnati Bengals for a single season in 2009.

paragraph: Section::::Early years.

paragraph: Luigs was born in Little Rock, Arkansas. He attended Pulaski Academy in Little Rock, where he was a three-year starter on the offensive line, playing both center and offensive tackle as well as defensive end. He graded out at 90 percent or better in blocking in each of his three varsity seasons. In his senior season, Luigs helped Pulaski to win its first state championship (3A) in school history with a 13-2 mark. He was subsequently named to the Associated Press Arkansas Super Team and the "Arkansas Democrat-Gazette" All-Arkansas Team.

paragraph: Considered only a two-star recruit by Rivals.com, Luigs was not listed among the nation's top offensive line prospects. In fact, he wasn't even listed as one of the top 10 prospects in Arkansas. As a result, he was not heavily recruited out of high school. He eventually picked Arkansas over an offer from LSU. ESPN′s Chris Low would later pick Luigs for his "All-SEC recruiting nobodies" team.

paragraph: Section::::College career.

paragraph: Luigs attended the University of Arkansas, where he played for the Arkansas razorbacks football team from 2004 to 2007. After redshirting as a true freshman in 2004, he became a starter on the Razorbacks offensive line at right guard after Robert Felton moved from guard to right tackle. After occasionally filling the void at center for an ailing Kyle Roper, Luigs started seven games at right guard and three games at center. Arkansas racked up 216.9 yards rushing per game to lead the SEC and ranked 12th nationally. The Hogs boasted a total of ten 100-yard rushing performances on the season, including five 100-yard efforts from SEC Freshman of the Year Darren McFadden.

paragraph: In his sophomore campaign, Luigs established himself as one of the top centers in the nation. He was at the center of an offensive front that cleared the way for thirteen 100-yard rushing performances in 14 games and allowed only nine sacks in 14 games (0.64) to rank second nationally in fewest sacks allowed. In addition, for only the third time in SEC history, Arkansas featured two 1,000-yard running backs in Darren McFadden and Felix Jones on the same team. Luigs was a finalist for the 2006 Dave Rimington Trophy, awarded to college football's best center, but lost out to Dan Mozes. He also earned third-team All-America honors from the Associated Press and first-team sophomore All-America honors from "College Football News".

paragraph: As a junior, Luigs was the centerpiece of an offensive line that helped Arkansas lead the Southeastern Conference (SEC) and rank fourth in the nation in rushing (286.5), rank second in the SEC and No. 17 in the nation in total offense. He had a team-leading overall grade of 90.36 for the season, including marks of 86.0 on running plays and a team-best 96.9 on passing plays. He also had 55 knockdown blocks, which ranked second on the team. Luigs was named to numerous All-America teams following his junior season in 2007, and on December 6, 2007, was named as the winner of the 2007 Rimington Trophy.

paragraph: Finishing his career with a string of 49 consecutive starts, Luigs was again named a finalist for the Rimington Trophy. He delivered 66 knockdowns and graded 85.42 percent for blocking consistency. However, Arkansas offensive line was the main problem all season, as they placed 118th among the 119 major colleges, allowing 46 quarterback sacks for the season.

paragraph: Section::::Professional career.

paragraph: Regardless of his up-and-down senior season at Arkansas, Luigs was considered one of the best centers available in the 2009 NFL Draft. He drew comparisons to Ryan Kalil, and was projected a third-round pick.

paragraph: Luigs was selected by the Bengals in the fourth round, 106th overall. He signed a four-year, $2.26 million deal with a $509,000 signing bonus. A backup to Kyle Cook in the 2009 NFL season, Luigs played in eight games for the Bengals before being waived on August 17, 2010, after one season with the team.

paragraph: Section::::External links.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Cincinnati Bengals bio

paragraph: BULLET::::- Arkansas Razorbacks bio

description: American football player, offensive lineman, center

wikidata_label: Jonathan Luigs

wikipedia_title: Jonathan Luigs


text:
Roman Republic
consul
M. Antonius
Aulus Gellius
senatus consultum
Cicero
Spurius Postumius Albinus Magnus
Aulus Postumius Albinus
Decimus Junius Brutus Albinus
Caesar
Postumia (gens)

categories: 1st-century BC Romans,Albini,Roman Republican consuls

paragraph: Aulus Postumius Albinus

paragraph: Aulus Postumius Albinus was a politician of the Roman Republic, and second consul in 99 BC with M. Antonius. Aulus Gellius quotes the words of a "senatus consultum" passed in their consulship in consequence of the spears of Mars having moved. Cicero mentions him as being a good orator.

paragraph: He was the grandson of Spurius Postumius Albinus Magnus, and probably son of Aulus Postumius Albinus. He was also the adoptive father of Decimus Junius Brutus Albinus, one of Julius Caesar's assassins (from whom Decimus Brutus adopted the name of Albinus).

paragraph: Section::::See also.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Postumia (gens)

wikidata_label: Aulus Postumius Albinus

wikipedia_title: Aulus Postumius Albinus


text:
English
motocross
1979
Fair Oak
Hampshire
England
Zündapp
Wyvern County Secondary School
Rickman brothers
motorcycle frame
Montesa
Maico
1975
1976
1977
Honda
1978
F.I.M.
Honda
André Malherbe
Roger De Coster
Gerrit Wolsink
Suzuki
Brad Lackey
Kawasaki
Heikki Mikkola
Yamaha
Jeff Smith
Polesworth
Farleigh Castle

wikipedia_title: Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme

categories: 1957 births,People from Eastleigh,Motocross riders,English motorcycle racers,Living people

paragraph: Graham Noyce

paragraph: Graham Noyce (born 18 February 1957) is an English former professional motocross racer. He was the 1979 500cc motocross world champion.

paragraph: Section::::Motocross career.

paragraph: Growing up in Fair Oak, Hampshire, England, Noyce was encouraged by his father to start riding motorcycles at the age of 6. He won the British Schoolboy motocross championship at the age of 14 riding a 125cc Zündapp. Noyce left Wyvern County Secondary School at the age of 15 to become an apprentice tool maker for the Rickman brothers, noted British motorcycle frame builders. The Rickman brothers also provided him with a 250cc Montesa on which to compete with.

paragraph: After winning support races at the 1974 British motocross Grand Prix, Noyce was offered a contract to race for the Maico factory racing team. In 1975, he competed in the British motocross championships as well as selected 125cc world championship Grand Prix races. He finished the season ranked 17th in the 125cc motocross world championship. He moved up to the premier 500cc class in 1976 and won his first Grand Prix race at the British motocross Grand Prix and finished the season ranked a respectable 4th place in the final world championship standings. Despite falling to 8th place in the 1977 world championship, his riding talent earned him a place on the Honda factory racing team for the 1978 season.

paragraph: In 1979, Noyce claimed the F.I.M. 500cc motocross world championship by defeating a strong field of riders that included his Honda teammate, André Malherbe, as well as Roger De Coster and Gerrit Wolsink riding for Suzuki, Brad Lackey with Kawasaki and Heikki Mikkola with Yamaha. He became the first British rider to win a 500cc motocross world championship since Jeff Smith won the title in 1965.

paragraph: Noyce was still competing in 2007, winning the over 50 race at Polesworth.

paragraph: Noyce was still competing in 2019 and racing at Farleigh Castle 6-7 July 2019

description: British motorcycle racer

wikidata_label: Graham Noyce

wikipedia_title: Graham Noyce


text:
Belgian
motocross
Maaseik
Puch
Bultaco
Suzuki
1979
Motocross des Nations
Stefan Everts

wikipedia_title:
Belgians
Motocross
Maaseik
Puch
Bultaco
Suzuki
1979 FIM Motocross World Championship
Motocross des Nations
Stefan Everts

categories: People from Maaseik,1952 births,Motocross riders,Belgian motorcycle racers,Place of birth missing (living people),Living people

paragraph: Harry Everts

paragraph: Harry Everts (born February 1952) is a Belgian former professional motocross racer.

paragraph: Section::::Biography.

paragraph: Born in Maaseik, Belgium, Everts won the 1975 250cc motocross world championship as a member of the Puch factory racing team. After a period with Bultaco he signed with the Suzuki factory team and won three consecutive 125cc motocross world championships between 1979 and 1981. Everts was a member of the Belgian teams which won the Motocross des Nations in 1976 and 1979. He is the father of former ten-time motocross world champion, Stefan Everts.

description: Motocross racer

wikidata_label: Harry Everts

wikipedia_title: Harry Everts


text:
Consul General Tinga Seisay
Brigadier General John Bangura

wikipedia_title:
Tinga Seisay
John Amadu Bangura

categories: Law enforcement in Sierra Leone,Sierra Leonean civil servants,1926 births,1996 deaths

paragraph: Solomon G. Seisay

paragraph: Solomon George Seisay (February 1926 – 1996) was a Sierra Leonean civil servant who made history when he became the nation's first indigenous National Director of Prisons.

paragraph: Section::::Early life.

paragraph: Solomon Seisay was the scion of an influential, landowning family in Moyamba District, Sierra Leone. He is the older brother of former Consul General Tinga Seisay and cousin of Brigadier General John Bangura.

paragraph: Section::::Career.

paragraph: Seisay graduated with honors from the Police Training School at Hastings. He advanced to the position of Senior Superintendent of the Sierra Leone Police Force. He was stationed all over the country until he was appointed Commandant of the Police Training School, his alma mater. Seisay made history when he became Sierra Leone's first indigenous Director of Prisons in 1965. He was very progressive and realized the importance the rehabilitative side of incarceration. During his tenure, Sierra Leone's prisons were in excellent condition.

paragraph: Seisay later became Chief of Security in Kenema where he was responsible for security at Sierra Leone's diamond and gold mines. He devised effective policies for the prevention smuggling. After his retirement, the security in Kenema deteriorated drastically.

paragraph: Section::::Private life.

paragraph: Seisay became a private businessman, opening The Atlantic Amusement Center in Freetown.

description: Sierra Leonean director of Prisons

wikidata_label: Solomon G. Seisay

wikipedia_title: Solomon G. Seisay


text: OP

text: prelate

text: Roman Catholic Church

text: Archbishop of Liverpool

text: London Transport

text: Dominican Order

text: religious profession

text: Blackfriars, Oxford

text: ordained

text: Cardinal Basil Hume

text: Leicester Polytechnic

text: Newcastle upon Tyne

text: Haverstock Hill

text: prior

text: provincial

text: Blackfriars, Oxford

text: Pope John Paul II

text: James Joseph McGuinness

text: Victor Guazzelli

text: Patrick O'Donoghue

text: co-consecrators

text: Cathedral Church of St. Barnabas

text: Cormac Murphy-O'Connor

text: Archbishop of Westminster

text: Kevin McDonald

text: Archbishop of Southwark

text: Catholic Education Service

text: Pax Christi

text: Pope Francis

text: Metropolitan See of Liverpool

text: enthroned

text: Norah Jones

text: Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral

text: Archbishop Richard Downey

categories: People associated with De Montfort University,People from London,1949 births,Alumni of Blackfriars, Oxford,Post-Reformation Roman Catholic bishops in England,Archbishops of Liverpool (Roman Catholic),Alumni of Heythrop College,Alumni of the University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology,English mechanical engineers,English Roman Catholic bishops,English Dominicans,Living people

paragraph: Malcolm McMahon

paragraph: Malcolm Patrick McMahon, OP, KC*HS (born 14 June 1949) is an English prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. Since 2014, he has been the ninth Archbishop of Liverpool. Previously, he was Bishop of Nottingham from 2000 to 2014.

paragraph: Section::::Early life and ministry.

paragraph: Malcolm McMahon was born in London, the second of three brothers and studied mechanical engineering at the University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology before working for London Transport. In 1976, he decided upon an ecclesiastical career and joined the Dominican Order. Making his religious profession in December 1977, McMahon studied philosophy at Blackfriars, Oxford and theology at Heythrop College. He was ordained to the priesthood by Cardinal Basil Hume on 26 June 1982.

paragraph: He served as chaplain of Leicester Polytechnic for the 1986/7 academic year, whence he served in a London parish. McMahon later became Parish Priest of St Dominic's in Newcastle upon Tyne (1989), and of St Dominic's in Haverstock Hill (1990). He was elected prior provincial of the Dominicans' English Province in both 1992 and 1996. In 2000, he was elected prior of Blackfriars, Oxford.

paragraph: Section::::Episcopal career.

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

paragraph: On 7 November 2000, McMahon was appointed Bishop of Nottingham by Pope John Paul II. He received his episcopal consecration on the following 8 December from Bishop James Joseph McGuinness, with Bishops Victor Guazzelli and Patrick O'Donoghue serving as co-consecrators, in the Cathedral Church of St. Barnabas.

paragraph: McMahon's name had been mentioned as a possible successor to Cormac Murphy-O'Connor as Archbishop of Westminster and to Kevin McDonald as Archbishop of Southwark. He serves as Chair of the Department of Education and Formation of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of England and Wales, Chair of the Catholic Education Service, Chair of the Board of Trustees of the Catholic Trust of England & Wales, Ecclesiastical Advisor to the Knights of Saint Columba, and President of the British Section of Pax Christi, the international Catholic peace movement.

paragraph: Section::::Episcopal career.:Archbishop of Liverpool.

paragraph: On 21 March 2014 Pope Francis appointed Bishop McMahon as the ninth Archbishop of the Metropolitan See of Liverpool. Archbishop McMahon was enthroned at Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral of Christ the King on 1 May 2014, the Feast of Saint Joseph the Worker, before a congregation of three thousand.

paragraph: Section::::Views.

paragraph: Archbishop McMahon has said that there is no doctrinal reason preventing priests from having wives:

paragraph: He considers clerical celibacy as a "spiritual necessity". In a pastoral letter read in the Diocese of Nottingham on Sunday 25 October 2009, then Bishop McMahon said:

paragraph: He also supports the role of women in Catholic Church, but is against the ordination of women as priests:

paragraph: In the same pastoral letter, Bishop McMahon said:

paragraph: In April 2010, Bishop McMahon appeared on the BBC's "Hard Talk" to discuss the Church's response to the sexual abuse of children. He defended the work of the Holy See and the Church in England and Wales on this and expressed the hope that the Vatican would become more open and transparent in its treatment of victims and perpetrators.

paragraph: Section::::Personal info.

paragraph: In his free time, the Archbishop enjoys playing golf and listening to live music and opera but also admits to being a fan of Norah Jones.

paragraph: Section::::Portrait.

paragraph: On 21 March 2017, Hardman Portrait published a portrait of Archbishop McMahon to be displayed to the public in the Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral Crypt. Archbishop McMahon is depicted in choir dress, mirroring the black and white portrait of his predecessor Archbishop Richard Downey. The portrait is one of a series of works depicting current members of Liverpool society alongside their predecessors.

paragraph: Section::::External links.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Catholic-Hierarchy

paragraph: BULLET::::- Archdiocese of Liverpool

paragraph: BULLET::::- Diocese of Nottingham

description: Catholic bishop

wikidata_label: Malcolm Patrick McMahon

wikipedia_title: Malcolm McMahon


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canoeist
men's K-1 200 metres
2016 Summer Olympics

wikipedia_title: Canoeing at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's K-1 200 metres

categories: 1995 births,Olympic canoeists of Egypt,Canoeists at the 2016 Summer Olympics,Egyptian male canoeists,Place of birth missing (living people),Living people

paragraph: Karim Elsayed

paragraph: Karim Elsayed (born 16 February 1995) is an Egyptian canoeist. He competed in the men's K-1 200 metres event at the 2016 Summer Olympics.

wikidata_label: Karim Elsayed

wikipedia_title: Karim Elsayed


text:
canoeist
K-4 1000 metres
2016 Summer Olympics
Paks

wikipedia_title: Canoeing at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's K-4 1000 metres

categories: Hungarian male canoeists,Olympic canoeists of Hungary,1992 births,Canoeists at the 2016 Summer Olympics,Place of birth missing (living people),Living people

paragraph: Tamás Somorácz

paragraph: Tamás Somorácz (born 11 April 1992) is a Hungarian canoeist. He won the 2016 European title in the K-4 500 m and a bronze medal at the 2015 World Championships in the K-2 500 m event. His team finished 11th in the K-4 1000 metres event at the 2016 Summer Olympics.

paragraph: Somorácz began paddling aged eight in Paks, following his father and brother. They did canoeing, but it did not work with Tamás, and he changed to kayak.

wikidata_label: Tamás Somorácz

wikipedia_title: Tamás Somorácz


text:
Sultan of Bengal
Raja Ganesha
Ganesha dynasty
Ilyas Shahi dynasty
Bengal Sultanate
Arakan
suzerainty
Timurid Empire
Mamluk Egypt
Ming China
Raja Ganesha
Sultan Bayazid
Qutb al Alam
Bengal
Nur Qutb
Sunamganj
Chittagong
Faridpur
Firuzabad Pandua
Ming shi
Cheng Ho
Gaur
sarai
sloka
Hindu
Muslim
Firishta
Amarakosha
Brahmin
Bardhaman district
Francis Buchanan-Hamilton
Kamrup
Shah Rukh
Herat
Yung Le
al-Ashraf Barsbay
Mamluk ruler of Egypt
Ibrahim Sharqi
Yung Le
Shah Rukh
Arakan
Burma
Arakan
Tripura
Bihar
Islam
Hanafi
Mecca
Barsbay
Egyptian
Abbasid caliphs
Mamluk Sultan
arrival of a Chinese ambassador
Jaunpur
Nasiruddin Mahmud Shah I
Jalaluddin Fateh Shah
kingdom of Tripura
Goddess
Chandi
Sena dynasty
Kalema-tut-shahadat
Kalimah
Eklakhi Mausoleum
List of rulers of Bengal
History of Bengal
History of India

categories: Muslim missionaries,Rulers of Bengal,15th-century Indian monarchs,Indian former Hindus,History of West Bengal,Converts to Islam from Hinduism,1433 deaths,History of Bangladesh,15th-century rulers

paragraph: Jalaluddin Muhammad Shah

paragraph: Jalaluddin Muhammad Shah (; born as Yadu or Jadu) was a 15th-century Sultan of Bengal and an important figure in medieval Bengali history. Born a Hindu to his aristocratic father Raja Ganesha, the patriarch of the Ganesha dynasty, he assumed the throne of Bengal after a coup which overthrew the Ilyas Shahi dynasty. He converted to Islam and ruled the Bengal Sultanate for 16 years. As a Muslim king, he brought Arakan under Bengali suzerainty and consolidated the kingdom's domestic administrative centres. He pursued relations with the Timurid Empire, Mamluk Egypt and Ming China. Bengal grew in wealth and population during his reign. He also combined Bengali and Islamic architecture.

paragraph: Section::::First phase (1415–1416).

paragraph: According to Goron and Goenka, Raja Ganesha seized control over Bengal soon after the death of Sultan Bayazid (1412–1414). Facing an imminent threat of invasion at the behest of a powerful Muslim holy man named Qutb al Alam, he appealed to the saint to call off his threat. The saint agreed on the condition that Raja Ganesha's son Jadu would convert to Islam and rule in his place. Raja Ganesha agreed and Jadu started ruling Bengal as "Jalal al-Din" in 1415 AD. Nur Qutb died in 1416 AD and Raja Ganesha was emboldened to depose his son and accede to the throne himself as "Danujamarddana Deva". Jalaluddin was reconverted to Hinduism by the Golden Cow ritual. After the death of his father he once again converted to Islam and started ruling his second phase.

paragraph: Section::::Second phase (1418–1433).

paragraph: Jalaluddin maintained a peaceful kingdom during his second phase. His authority stretched to eastern Bengal Moazzamabad (present-day Sunamganj) and south-eastern Bengal (present-day Chittagong). He also conquered Fathabad (present-day Faridpur) and the southern Bengal. During his reign Firuzabad Pandua became a populous and flourshing town. It is recorded in the "Ming shi" that a Chinese explorer, Cheng Ho, visited the city twice in 1421–22 and 1431–33. He later transferred the capital from Pandua to Gaur. The city of Gaur began to be re-populated during his reign. Jalaluddin himself constructed a number of buildings and "sarais" there.

paragraph: Section::::Second phase (1418–1433).:Relation with Hindus.

paragraph: There are conflicting reports of Jalaluddin policies towards Hindus. Jalaluddin played a distinguished role in converting the Hindus of Bengal to Islam. Dr. James Wise wrote in the Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal (1894) that the only condition he offered was either the Koran or death. Many Hindus fled to Kamrup and the jungles of Assam, but it is nevertheless possible that more Mohammedans were added to Islam during these seventeen years (1414–31) than in the next three hundred years. He maintained good rapport with Non-Muslims in his kingdom. According to an interpretation of a Sanskrit sloka by D. C. Bhattacharya, Jalaluddin appointed Rajyadhar, a Hindu, as the commander of his army. He gained support of Muslim scholars – "Ulama" and the "Shaikhs". He reconstructed and repaired the mosques and other religious architectures destroyed by Raja Ganesha.

paragraph: 17th century Persian historian, Firishta talked about his tolerance of Hindus and Buddhists, applauded him by saying:

paragraph: His remark is corroborated by the evidence of the "Smritiratnahara" and the "Padachandrika". According to the "Padachandrika", a commentary on the Amarakosha in Sanskrit, Brihaspati Mishra, a Brahmin from Kulingram (present-day Bardhaman district), was promoted by Sultan Jalaluddin to the position of the "Sarvabhaumapandita" (Court Scholar). And Vishvasrai, son of Brihaspati Mishra, was also appointed a minister by the Sultan. He patronized Sankritic culture by publicly showing appreciation for those scholars of classical Brahmanic scholarship. Many Brahmin poets were honored by Jalaluddin.

paragraph: But according to a 19th-century chronicle written by Francis Buchanan-Hamilton, Jalaluddin compelled many Hindus to convert to Islam, resulting in many Hindus fleeing to Kamrup.

paragraph: Section::::Second phase (1418–1433).:Relation with foreign rulers.

paragraph: He also maintained good diplomatic relations. He was in correspondence with the Timurid ruler Shah Rukh of Herat, Yung Le of China and al-Ashraf Barsbay, the Mamluk ruler of Egypt. Ibrahim Sharqi attacked his kingdom but censure from Yung Le and Shah Rukh caused him to withdraw. Jalaluddin helped Meng Soamun Narmeikhla, King of Arakan, to recover his kingdom from Burma; in return he became the overlord of Arakan. He, at some point, also ruled over parts of Tripura and southern Bihar.

paragraph: Jalaluddin tried to legitimise his rule by publicly displaying his credentials as a devout and correct Muslim. Contemporary Arab sources hold that upon his conversion to Islam, Jalaluddin adopted the Hanafi legal tradition. Between 1428 and 1431, he also supported the construction of a religious college in Mecca and established close ties with Barsbay. With the exchange of gifts, Jalaluddin requested in return a letter of recognition from the Egyptian Mamluk Sultan. Barsbay was the most prestigious Muslim ruler in the Islamic heartlands and the custodian of a remnant line of the Abbasid caliphs. The Mamluk Sultan complied with the request by sending him a robe of honour and the letter of recognition. In 1427, Jalaluddin described himself in an inscription as "Al-sultan al-azam al-muazzamin khalifat Allah 'ali al-makunin Jalal al-Dunya w'al-Din" (the most exalted of the great sultans, the caliph of Allah in the universe).

paragraph: Section::::Second phase (1418–1433).:Coins.

paragraph: Several undated issues of his silver coins and a huge commemorative silver coin minted in Pandua in 1421, bear the stylised figure of a lion. Another theory says that they were issued to celebrate the arrival of a Chinese ambassador and yet another theory says that they marked the withdrawal of Jaunpur's threatening army. Asides from him, the lion-motif coins were also issued by Nasiruddin Mahmud Shah I and Jalaluddin Fateh Shah. Such tyoe of coins were also issued by the kingdom of Tripura in 1464, thus precluding the possibility that Jalaluddin was following the kingdom's custom. Since the lion is seen as the vehicle of the Goddess as Chandi in whose name the Sena dynasty rebelled from 1416–18, it is possible he attempted to appeal to the deeply-rooted sentiments of Goddess-worship. In 1427, he had described himself in a description on a mosque as "the most exalted of the great sultans, the caliph of Allah in the universe". Having tested this, in 1430 he took a bolder step by including "Caliph of Allah" ("Khalifat al-Allah") as one of his titles on his coins. In 1431 AD he issued a new coin inscribing Kalema-tut-shahadat. Thus he reintroduced on his coins the Kalimah, which had disappeared from Bengal Sultanate coins for several centuries.

paragraph: Section::::Death.

paragraph: He died in Rabi 2, 837 AH (1433 AD) and was disputably buried in the Eklakhi Mausoleum at Pandua.

paragraph: Section::::See also.

paragraph: BULLET::::- List of rulers of Bengal

paragraph: BULLET::::- History of Bengal

paragraph: BULLET::::- History of India

wikidata_label: Jalaluddin Muhammad Shah

wikipedia_title: Jalaluddin Muhammad Shah


text: County Limerick

text: Anglo-Irish

text: British Army

text: Westminster School

text: Trinity College, Dublin

text: ensign

text: 7th Hussars

text: Waterloo Campaign

text: Quatre Bras

text: action at Genappe

text: Battle of Waterloo

text: Hougoumont

text: William Siborne

text: half-pay

text: 18th Dragoons

text: 24th Foot

text: aide-de-camp

text: Queen Victoria

text: Member of Parliament

text: County Limerick

text: James Dawson

text: Spring Rice

text: Limerick City

text: Catholic Association

text: Catholic Emancipation

text: 1826 election

text: High Sheriff of County Limerick

text: 24th Foot

text: Daniel O'Connell

text: general election

text: Repeal candidate

text: 1832 general election

text: 1835 election

text: William Smith O'Brien

text: his father, the 1st Viscount

text: Berkeley Paget

text: Standish

text: Paget Standish

text: Hardress Standish

text: Frederick Standish

categories: UK MPs 1832–1835,UK MPs 1820–1826,1782 births,1848 deaths,Politicians from County Limerick,Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for County Limerick constituencies (1801–1922),O'Grady family,Viscounts in the Peerage of Ireland,7th Queen's Own Hussars officers,UK MPs 1830–1831,UK MPs 1831–1832

paragraph: Standish O'Grady, 2nd Viscount Guillamore

paragraph: Colonel Standish Darby O'Grady, 2nd Viscount Guillamore (26 December 1792 – 22 July 1848) from Cahir Guillamore, County Limerick, was an Anglo-Irish politician and British Army officer.

paragraph: Section::::Biography.

paragraph: O'Grady was born on 26December 1792, the eldest son of Standish O'Grady, 1st Viscount Guillamore, and Katherine, daughter of John Thomas Waller of Castletown. He was educated at Westminster School by 1809; and Trinity College, Dublin (1809).

paragraph: Section::::Biography.:Military Career.

paragraph: O'Grady was commissioned into the British army as an ensign in the 7th Hussars in 1811. Promoted to lieutenant in 1812, it was in the 7th Hussars that he fought in the Waterloo Campaign. On 17June 1815, he had command of the troop of the 7th Hussars on the high road from Genappe to Quatre Bras and was involved in the action at Genappe. The regiment was covering the British march from Quatre Bras to Waterloo. Sir William Dörnberg left O'Grady outside the town on the Quatre Bras road to hold in check the advancing French cavalry while the main body of the regiment proceeded in file across the narrow bridge of Genappe and up the steep street of the town. O'Grady advanced at the head of his troops as soon as the French appeared, and presented so bold a front that, after a time, they retired. When they were out of sight, he crossed the bridge at the entrance of Genappe. He took his troop at a gallop through the town, rejoining Sir William Dörnberg, who had drawn up the main body of the regiment on the sloping road at the Waterloo end of Genappe. A severe cavalry combat ensued when the French lancers reached the top of the town, in which O'Grady's regiment made a gallant charge, with considerable loss.

paragraph: The next day at the Battle of Waterloo he was stationed on the ground above Hougoumont on the British right. He wrote in a letter to his father just after the battle:

paragraph: Two letters of his to Captain William Siborne, describing the movements of his regiments on 17 and 18 June 1815, are printed in "Waterloo Letters", edited by Major-General H. T. Siborne (London, 1891, pp. 130–6).

paragraph: His military career continued in fits and starts. After Waterloo he was promoted to captain, but was put into the reserves ("on half-pay") the next year, probably because his father wanted him to enter politics. However he failed to get into parliament and went back on active service as a captain in the 18th Dragoons in 1819. After his election to parliament he was again placed in the reserves in 1821. In 1825, still in the reserves, he was promoted to major. He was placed on active service with the 24th Foot from 1828 until 1829 when he was placed in the reserves. In 1842 he was promoted to Colonel and became aide-de-camp to Queen Victoria the same year—a post he held until he died.

paragraph: Section::::Biography.:Political Career.

paragraph: He was defeated on his first attempt in 1818 but was elected in 1820 as Member of Parliament for County Limerick, and held the seat until 1826. He was re-elected on 2February 1830, but on 3 May his name was struck from the electoral return and replaced with that of James Dawson. O'Grady was re-elected in August 1830, and served until 1834. His early period in Parliament was dominated by controversy over a parliamentary inquiry into his father's conduct as a judge. James Grattan emerged as an opponent of O'Grady in this issue and it is known they fought a duel in July 1822.

paragraph: O'Grady was a vigorous defender of the rights of his constituents and in 1823 on behalf of Limerick Corporation he opposed a plan by Spring Rice the MP for Limerick City to reform the borough. In 1825 he voted to suppress the Catholic Association and later the same year he refused to attend a meeting in Limerick that supported Catholic Emancipation, both these made him unpopular amongst his Catholic constituents. He was defeated in the 1826 election. Though there was a movement to have him appointed as High Sheriff of County Limerick it was ignored because after his defeat O'Grady rejoined the army in the 24th Foot which were stationed in Limerick at that time. After the death of Thomas Lloyd in 1829 O'Grady was again returned for County Limerick and this time with the support of Daniel O'Connell. His support was firmly with his Catholic constituents by this stage and he was returned unopposed later that year in the general election and despite a strong challenge by a Repeal candidate in the 1832 general election he was again returned. In the 1835 election he was replaced by William Smith O'Brien.

paragraph: Section::::Biography.:Later Life.

paragraph: He succeeded to the peerage as Viscount Guillamore on 21April 1840 on the death of his father, the 1st Viscount.

paragraph: O'Grady died suddenly in Dublin on 22July 1848.

paragraph: Section::::Family.

paragraph: On 16October 1828, he married Gertrude-Jane (died 1871), daughter of Berkeley Paget. By 1832 they had had two daughters. Some of their other children were:

paragraph: BULLET::::- Sophia

paragraph: BULLET::::- Gertrude

paragraph: BULLET::::- Cathleen

paragraph: BULLET::::- Reginald

paragraph: BULLET::::- Annabel

paragraph: BULLET::::- Standish (1832–1860), third Viscount Guillamore;

paragraph: BULLET::::- Paget Standish (1838–1877) fourth Viscount Guillamore;

paragraph: BULLET::::- Hardress Standish (1841–1918) fifth Viscount Guillamore;

paragraph: BULLET::::- Frederick Standish (1847–1927) sixth Viscount Guillamore.

paragraph: Section::::References.

paragraph: Attribution:

paragraph: Section::::External links.

description: British politician


text:
Jesenice
Slovenia
vocalist
Slovene
Official website
Profile

categories: Date of birth missing (living people),Slovenian female singers,1963 births,People from Jesenice, Jesenice,Living people

paragraph: Helena Blagne

paragraph: Helena Blagne(born 1963, in Jesenice) is a Slovenian vocalist. Having sold over two million records at home and abroad, Blagne has been described in her home country as one of the most successful Slovene singers of all time. She is a very successful businesswoman . She has a net worth of 4 million euros.

paragraph: Section::::External links.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Official website

paragraph: BULLET::::- Profile, Proartes.si; accessed 31 January 2016.

description: Slovenian singer

wikidata_label: Helena Blagne Zaman

wikipedia_title: Helena Blagne


href: pen%20name Italians humanist physicist epistle Genoa

text:
pen name
Italian
humanist
physicist
epistle
Genoa

categories: Italian physicists,Italian humanists,18th-century deaths

paragraph: Flegomene

paragraph: Flegomene (18th century) was the pen name of an Italian humanist and physicist.

paragraph: His real name is unknown. He wrote under pseudonym "Sopra gli effetti del moto nella fabbrica del mondo", in the form of an epistle, published in 1769 in Genoa.

description: Italian phisicist (18th century)

wikidata_label: Flegomene

wikipedia_title: Flegomene


text:
Cleveland, Ohio
Talladega, Alabama
pitcher
Major League Baseball
Brooklyn Robins
Philadelphia Phillies

categories: Jacksonville Tarpons players,Brooklyn Robins players,Chattanooga Lookouts players,Newark Bears (IL) players,Louisville Colonels (minor league) players,Albany Babies players,Talladega Indians players,Baseball players from Ohio,1966 deaths,Rochester Red Wings players,Talladega Tigers players,Philadelphia Phillies players,Major League Baseball pitchers,1894 births,Nashville Vols players,Sportspeople from Cleveland

paragraph: Art Decatur

paragraph: Arthur Rue Decatur (January 14, 1894 in Cleveland, Ohio – April 25, 1966 in Talladega, Alabama) was a pitcher in Major League Baseball. He pitched from 1922 to 1927 for the Brooklyn Robins and the Philadelphia Phillies.

description: American baseball player

wikidata_label: Art Decatur

wikipedia_title: Art Decatur


text: princess

text: poet

text: teacher

text: Sokoto Caliphate

text: Usman dan Fodio

text: Nigeria

text: Islam

text: feminism

text: Fulani War

text: Asma bint Abi Bakr

text: Sufi

text: Fulɓe

text: Muhammed Bello

text: Sultan of Sokoto

text: Qur'anic studies

text: Qadiriyyah

text: Sunnah

text: Muhammad

text: Arabic

text: the Fula language

text: Hausa

text: Tamacheq Tuareg

text: poetry

text: Arabic script

text: Muhammed Bello

text: Islamic law

text: Bori

text: Gobir

text: Sokoto Caliphate

text: Usman dan Fodio

text: Women and Islam

text: "The example of Nana Asma’u"

text: Bayero University

text: Kano

text: "Nana Asma’u"

categories: Nigerian Fula people,1793 births,Nigerian philosophers,Nigerian Sufis,1864 deaths,Nigerian feminists,Nigerian princesses,19th-century poets,18th-century Nigerian people,19th-century Nigerian women writers,Sokoto Caliphate,Nigerian royalty,Nigerian women's history,Sufi poets,19th-century Nigerian writers,Nigerian women poets,Dan Fodio family,19th-century African people

paragraph: Nana Asma’u

paragraph: Nana Asma'u (full name: Nana Asma’u bint Shehu Usman dan Fodiyo, ; 1793–1864) was a princess, poet, teacher, and a daughter of the founder of the Sokoto Caliphate, Usman dan Fodio. She remains a revered figure in northern Nigeria. She is held up by some as an example of education and independence of women possible under Islam, and by others as a precursor to modern feminism in Africa.

paragraph: Section::::Biography.

paragraph: Nana Asma'u was born some 11 years before the Fulani War (1804–08), and was named after Asma bint Abi Bakr, a companion of the Muslim Prophet. The daughter of the Sufi-inspired and Fulɓe-led Sokoto Caliphate's founder and half-sister of its Muhammed Bello (the second Sultan of Sokoto), she outlived most of the founding generation of the Caliphate, making her an important source of guidance to its later rulers. From 1805, members of the Caliph's family came to great prominence, including the Caliph's female relatives. While Nana Asma'u became the most prominent, her sisters Myram and Fatima, and the Caliph's wives Aisha and Hawwa played major literary and political roles in the new state. Like her father, she was educated in Qur'anic studies, and placed a high value upon universal education. As exemplars of the Qadiriyyah Sufi school, the dan Fodio and his followers stressed the sharing of knowledge, especially that of the Sunnah, the example of the prophet Muhammad. To learn without teaching, they thought, was sterile and empty. Thus Nana Asma'u was devoted, in particular, to the education of the Muslim women. Like most of the rest of her family, she became a prolific author.

paragraph: Section::::Writer and counsellor.

paragraph: Well educated in the classics of the Arab and Classical world, and well versed in four languages (Arabic, the Fula language, Hausa and Tamacheq Tuareg), Nana Asma'u had a public reputation as a leading scholar in the most influential Muslim state in West Africa, which gave her the opportunity to correspond broadly. She witnessed many of the wars of the Fulani War and wrote about her experiences in a prose narrative "Wakar Gewaye", "The Journey". As the Sokoto Caliphate began as a cultural and religious revolutionary movement, the writings of its leaders held a special place by which later generations, both rulers and ruled, could measure their society. She became a counsellor to her brother when he took the Caliphate, and is recorded writing instructions to governors and debating with the scholars of foreign princes.

paragraph: Section::::Poet.

paragraph: Among her more than 60 surviving works written over 40 years, Nana Asma’u left behind a large body of poetry in Arabic, the Fula language and Hausa, all written in the Arabic script. Many of these are historical narratives, but they also include elegies, laments, and admonitions. Her poems of guidance became tools for teaching the founding principles of the Caliphate. Asma'u also collaborated closely with Muhammed Bello, the second Caliph. Her works include and expand upon the dan Fodio's strong emphasis on women leaders and women's rights within the community ideals of the Sunnah and Islamic law.

paragraph: Section::::Women's education.

paragraph: Others of the surviving written works by Asma'u are related to Islamic education: for much of her adult life she was responsible for women's religious education. Starting around 1830, she created a cadre of women teachers ("jajis") who travelled throughout the Caliphate educating women in the students' homes. In turn, each of these "jajis" used Nana Asma’u's and other Sufi scholars writings, usually through recited mnemonics and poetry, to train crops of learned women, called the "’yan-taru", or "those who congregate together, the sisterhood." To each "jaji" she bestowed a malfa (a hat and traditional ceremonial symbol of office of the pagan Bori priestesses in Gobir) tied with a red turban. The "jajis" became, thus, symbols of the new state, the new order, and of Islamic learning even outside women's community. In part, this educational project began as a way to integrate newly conquered pagan captives into a Muslim ruling class. It expanded, however, to include the poor and rural, training teachers who travelled across the sprawling Caliphate.

paragraph: Section::::Contemporary legacy.

paragraph: Nana Asma'u's continued legacy rests not just on her literary work, but also on her role in defining the values of the Sokoto state. Today in Northern Nigeria, Islamic women's organisations, schools, and meeting halls are commonly named for her. She re-entered the debate on the role of women in Islam in the 20th century, as her legacy has been carried by Islamic scholars and immigrants to Europe and its academic debates.

paragraph: The republishing and translation of her works has brought added attention to the purely literary value of her prose and poems. She is the subject of several studies, including Jean Boyd's "The Caliph's Sister: Nana Asma'u 1793–1865: Teacher, Poet and Islamic Leader" (1989), described as an "important book" that "provides a good read for the nonspecialist willing to discard common stereotypes about women in Africa", and "One Woman's Jihad: Nana Asma’u, Scholar and Scribe" by Beverly B. Mack and Jean Boyd (2000). "The Collected Works of Nana Asma’u, Daughter of Usman dan Fodiyo 1793–1864", edited by Boyd and Mack, was published in 1997.

paragraph: Section::::See also.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Sokoto Caliphate

paragraph: BULLET::::- Usman dan Fodio

paragraph: BULLET::::- Women and Islam

paragraph: Section::::Further reading.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Chukwuma Azuonye, "Feminist or Simply Feminine? Reflections on the Works of Nana Asmā'u, a Nineteenth-Century West African Woman Poet, Intellectual, and Social Activist", "Meridians", Vol. 6, No. 2, Women, Creativity, and Dissidence (2006), pp. 54–77.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Jean Boyd, "The Caliph's Sister: Nana Asma'u 1793–1865: Teacher, Poet and Islamic Leader". London: Frank Cass & Co. Ltd, 1989 .

paragraph: BULLET::::- Jean Boyd. "Distance Learning from Purdah in Nineteenth-Century Northern Nigeria: The Work of Asma'u Fodiyo". "Journal of African Cultural Studies", Vol. 14, No. 1, Islamic Religious Poetry in Africa (June 2001), pp. 7–22.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Jean Boyd, "West Africa", in Suad Joseph, Afsaneh Najmabadi (eds), "Encyclopedia of Women & Islamic Cultures", New York: Brill Publishers, 2003, pp. 327–29; .

paragraph: BULLET::::- Jean Boyd and Beverly B. Mack (eds), "The Collected Works of Nana Asma’u, Daughter of Usman dan Fodiyo 1793–1864", East Lansing, Michigan: Michigan State University Press, 1997.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Jean Boyd and Beverly B. Mack, "Educating Muslim Women: The West African Legacy of Nana Asma'u, 1793–1864", Kube Publishing, Interface Publications, 2013. .

paragraph: BULLET::::- Jean Boyd, Murray Last. "The Role of Women as 'Agents Religieux' in Sokoto", "Canadian Journal of African Studies"/"Revue Canadienne des Études Africaines", Vol. 19, No. 2 (1985), pp. 283–300.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Beverly B. Mack and Jean Boyd, "One Woman's Jihad: Nana Asma’u, Scholar and Scribe", Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, 2000. .

paragraph: BULLET::::- Margaret Hauwa Kassam. "Some Aspects of Women's Voices from Northern Nigeria", "African Languages and Cultures", Vol. 9, No. 2, Gender and Popular Culture (1996), pp. 111–25.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Aisha R. Masterton, "One Woman's Jihad: Nana Asma'u, Scholar and Scribe" – book review. "African Arts", Winter 2001.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Katja Werthmann, "The example of Nana Asma’u", "D+C: Development & Cooperation", InWEnt gGmbH, No.03, 2005.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Muhammad Jameel Yusha'u, "Nana Asma'u Tradition: An Intellectual Movement and a Symbol of Women Rights in Islam During the 19th Century DanFodio's Islamic Reform". Department of Mass Communications, Bayero University, Kano. Paper Presented at the Conference on Sokoto Jihad organized by the Centre for Hausa Cultural Studies, Kano, at the Murtala Muhammad Library, 7–8 June 2004.

paragraph: Section::::External links.

paragraph: BULLET::::- ER, "Nana Asma’u", "Naked History", 28 March 2017.

paragraph: BULLET::::- KeriLynn Engel, "Nana Asma’u: princess, poet, reformer of Muslim women’s education", "Amazing Women in History", 4 December 2011.

description: Nigerian princess and poet

wikidata_label: Nana Asma’u

wikipedia_title: Nana Asma’u


text:
Argentine
football
defender
Boca Juniors
Argentina national team
Vélez Sársfield
Boca Juniors
Argentine Primera
Sportivo Belgrano
Copa América
1959
1966 FIFA World Cup
Boca Juniors
Primera División Argentina
Boca Juniors profile

categories: People from Buenos Aires Province,Argentine people of Italian descent,Association football defenders,2014 deaths,1934 births,Boca Juniors footballers,Argentine Primera División players,Argentine footballers,Argentina international footballers,Club Atlético Vélez Sarsfield footballers

paragraph: Carmelo Simeone

paragraph: Carmelo "Cholo" Simeone, (22 September 1934 – 11 October 2014) was an Argentine football defender "His roots is south of Italy"who won three league championships with Boca Juniors and played for the Argentina national team. Nicknamed "Cholo", he was known for his energetic playing style.

paragraph: Section::::Club career.

paragraph: Simeone started his playing career in 1955 with Vélez Sársfield. In 1961 he joined Boca Juniors where he was an important defensive player in the teams that won the Argentine Primera in 1962, 1964 and 1965. Simeone left Boca In 1967 and spent some time playing for Sportivo Belgrano in the lower leagues of Argentine football.

paragraph: Section::::International career.

paragraph: Simeone represented Argentina in their victorious Copa América campaign in 1959, and at the 1966 FIFA World Cup; in total he made 22 appearances for the national side between 1959 and 1966.

paragraph: Section::::Honours.

paragraph: Section::::Honours.:Club.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Boca Juniors

paragraph: BULLET::::- Primera División Argentina: 1962, 1964, 1965

paragraph: Section::::External links.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Boca Juniors profile

description: Argentine footballer

wikidata_label: Carmelo Simeone

wikipedia_title: Carmelo Simeone


text: Revolutionary War

text: Connellsville, Pennsylvania

text: United States

text: Frederick County, Virginia

text: St. Mary's County, Maryland

text: St. Mary's County, Maryland

text: Samuel Washington

text: American Revolution

text: Yohogania County

text: Revolution

text: Fayette County

text: George Washington

text: Fayette County

text: here

text: Governor Dinwiddie

text: Germantown, Pennsylvania

text: Methodist

text: Edward Howell, Lord of Westbury

text: Thomas Halsey

text: Lynn, Massachusetts

text: Southampton, New York

text: Stephen French, Esq.

categories: Virginia colonial people,People from Frederick County, Virginia,1851 deaths,People of colonial Pennsylvania,1741 births,Burials in Pennsylvania

paragraph: Zachariah Connell

paragraph: Zachariah Connell (1741–1813) was a Revolutionary War soldier and the founder of Connellsville, Pennsylvania, United States.

paragraph: Section::::Birth and early life.

paragraph: Born near Winchester, Frederick County, Virginia in 1741, the son of James Connell (son of Thomas Connell of St. Mary's County, Maryland and Mary Ogden) and Anne Williams. Zachariah's earliest "Connell" ancestor to settle in America was James O'Connell (d. 1700) who emigrated from Ireland in 1678 and settled in St. Mary's County, Maryland.

paragraph: Growing-up in Frederick County, Zachariah's family was acquainted with the Washington's. In 1771, George Washington' brother, Samuel Washington, purchased 212 acres, near the "North Mountain" from Zachariah. Margaret Wallace, a Virginian and Zachariah's second wife, was also acquainted with the Washington family. During the American Revolution, Zachariah was appointed captain of the Yohogania County militia in 1776 and a member of the Virginia Court of Gentlemen Justices Yohogana, Co. (1776-1777). During the Revolution, he also served as associator, frontier ranger and soldier.

paragraph: Section::::Zachariah Connell: The Individual.

paragraph: It is much to be regretted that no picture or silhouette of Zachariah exists. He was described as a typical Scotch Sandy with red hair, brown eyes and a florid complexion. He stood about five feet, nine inches tall, straight "as a popular, wrong and muscular and possess of a constitution that could endure the severest hardship." He was a man of considerable intellectual ability, "gifted with splendid business judgement, and enjoyed the confidence and esteem of all his fellow citizens." He was considered eccentric, primarily because he never registered to vote in the Borough. His refusal to vote, however, was not due to any lack of interest in politics or town affairs, but to his desire that the citizens of the town might feel free to govern themselves without interference or influence from himself. Zachariah refused to consume alcohol, even though it was freely imbibed by all classes of people (especially whiskey).

paragraph: Section::::Founding of Connellsville, Pennsylvania.

paragraph: It has been said that Zachariah first came to Fayette County in the fall of 1770, in company with George Washington and Dr. James Craik. In October 1770, during a stop-over at Captain William Crawford's cabin across the river from the present town cite, George Washington wrote: "We went to see a coal mine... on the bank of the Youghiogeny River. The coal seemed to be of the very best kind, burning freely, and an abundance of it." This area was known as the District of West Augusta and was claimed by both Virginia and Pennsylvania. It is probable that Zachariah's former acquaintance with the Crawfords of Virginia and George Washington directed him toward the area that would become his eponymous township. Zachariah was a surveyor and a man of wide influence amount the early settlers of this region. Under his superintendence, many of the original surveys for the surrounding country were made.

paragraph: The Connell family was credited with 2,569.5 acres: three farms containing 964.25 acres are credited to Zachariah Connell and two farms consisting of 819 acres were credited to his two sons. These lands didn't include several other valuable tract that were purchased by Zachariah at a later date. A town of 180 quarter-acre lots was surveyed, and a charter for a township secured for the same bearing date of March 21, 1793. This charter, recorded in Deed Book C of the Fayette County records, can be found here (p. 51). Connellsville was then incorporated as a "borough" on 1 March 1806. Due to the city’s location in the center of the Connellsville coalfield, which was during the early coal mining years, Connellsville had more millionaires per capita than any other place in the country, and possibly the world.

paragraph: Zachariah was not only interested in the care of his own land, but also in looking after the estates of others. He served as the local land agent for Governor Dinwiddie of Virginia, Howards of Maryland, and the Chew family of Germantown, Pennsylvania.

paragraph: The later years of Zachariah Connell's life were devoted to the care of his real estate. He became an ardent Methodist, and donated the lot on which the church of that denomination was built. He also donated land for the site of the old Market House, the spacious grounds of the City Hall, the High School and the Carnegie Library.

paragraph: Section::::Family.

paragraph: Zachariah Connell married (1st) Rebecca Rice, b. Virginia in 1741, d. Connellsville, October, 1805, with whom he had the following two sons and three daughters:

paragraph: BULLET::::1. Hiram

paragraph: BULLET::::2. John Rice

paragraph: BULLET::::3. Rebeca m. Greeberry R. Jones

paragraph: BULLET::::4. Hettie m. Samuel Black

paragraph: BULLET::::5. Nancy m. Joseph Hollingsworth

paragraph: BULLET::::6. Mariah m. William Page

paragraph: Zachariah married (2nd) Margaret Wallace (the Wallace family were Virginians and well-acquainted with the Washington family) m. 10 May 1807, d. Connellsville, 20 Jun 1845, with whom he had the following two daughters:

paragraph: BULLET::::1. Eliza m. Daniel Howell Phillips

paragraph: BULLET::::2. Margaret Rice, b. Connellsville, PA 18 Aug 1808, m. 14 July 1825 John Wesley Phillips, b. Uniontown, PA, son of Capt. John Phillips of Uniontown, Pennsylvania, captain in the War of 1812 and descendant of Edward Howell, Lord of Westbury and Thomas Halsey, two of the earliest settlers of Lynn, Massachusetts (1633-1635) and a founders of Southampton, New York (1640). John Wesley Phillips and Margaret (Connell) Phillips had the following three sons and three daughters:

paragraph: BULLET::::1. Charles Wesley Phillips

paragraph: BULLET::::2. Zachariah Connell Phillips

paragraph: BULLET::::3. Eliza Jane (Phillips) Darlington

paragraph: BULLET::::4. Wesley Hollingsworth Phillips

paragraph: BULLET::::5. Ella (Phillips) Whitmore

paragraph: BULLET::::6. Margaret Alice (Phillips) French m. Stephen French, Esq.

paragraph: Section::::Death and burial.

paragraph: Zachariah Connell died in his Water Street home 26 Aug 1813 and is buried on a hill overlooking Connellsville. His last Will and Testament, made a few weeks before his death, is given herewith:

paragraph: ""In the name of Almighty God, Amen. I, Zachariah Connell, of the town of Connellsville, being deeply impressed with the uncertainty of life, have made this my last Will and Testament. I give to my wife, Peggy, the new house that I am now building (which is to be finished out of my money) to live in during her widowhood, and one third part of my estate during her natural life; after her disease to be divided equally between my two youngest daughters, Peggy and Eliza. I give to my daughter, Hetty Black, five hundred dollars, to be deposited in the hands of my executors, to be appropriated to her personal benefit that way which they in their judgement shall think most proper. I give to my four grandsons, Zachariah, Samuel, William and John Black all that tract of land lying situate in Ohio State, whereon my daughter Hetty Black now lives, to be equally divided among them. I give to my son John Connell the debt with he now owes me on a book account. I wish all my debts to be punctually paid. After my debts and the above legacies are paid, my desire is that the balance of my estate, whatever it may be, should be equally divided between my other six children (leaving out John and Hetty) one sixth part to each. And I appoint my son, Hiram Connell, William Page and Greenbury R. Jones, executors of this, my last Will and Testament. And I do hereby revoke and cancel all Wills by me heretofore made, and do by these presents acknowledge this my last Will and Testament. Signed this 2nd day of August in the year of our Lord eighteen hundred and thirteen. (Seal.) ZACHARIAH CONNELL""

paragraph: Many of his descendants moved west, but there are still Connells in Connellsville.

description: American town founder

wikidata_label: Zachariah Connell

wikipedia_title: Zachariah Connell


text:
Cuba
Major League Baseball
minor leagues
St. Louis Browns
ERA
Cuban League
Cuban Baseball Hall of Fame

categories: Toledo Mud Hens players,Buffalo Bisons (minor league) players,1895 births,Minor league baseball managers,Fort Worth Panthers players,Minneapolis Millers (baseball) players,Washington Senators (1901–60) players,Major League Baseball players from Cuba,Birmingham Barons players,Scranton Miners players,Columbus Senators players,1970 deaths,Louisville Colonels (minor league) players,Little Rock Travelers players,New York Giants (NL) players,Major League Baseball pitchers,Toronto Maple Leafs (International League) players,Omaha Rourkes players,St. Louis Browns players,Boston Braves players,Rochester Hustlers players

paragraph: Emilio Palmero

paragraph: Emilio Antonio Palmero (June 13, 1895 – July 15, 1970) was a Cuban Major League Baseball pitcher. He played all or part of five seasons in the majors, spread out over a span of fourteen years from 1915 to 1928. He also pitched extensively in the minor leagues, winning 177 games over 17 minor league seasons between 1914 and 1931. Palmero spent just one full season in the majors, 1921 with the St. Louis Browns, during which he appeared in 24 games with a record of 4–7 and a 5.00 ERA.

paragraph: Palmero played winter baseball in the Cuban League from 1913 to 1929. He led the league in winning percentage in 1919/20 and tied for the lead in wins in 1917. He was elected to the Cuban Baseball Hall of Fame in 1954.

description: Cuban baseball player

wikidata_label: Emilio Palmero

wikipedia_title: Emilio Palmero


href: Pommery Annelles Ardennes Champagne limestone Reims Roman%20soldiers Gaul bas-relief Bacchus L%C3%A9on-Joseph%20Chavalliaud Tudor%20architecture Reims Brut%20champagne Chigny-les-Roses Reims Reims Chigny-les-Roses

text:
Pommery
Annelles
Ardennes
Champagne
limestone
Reims
Roman soldiers
Gaul
bas-relief
Bacchus
Leon Joseph Chavaillaud
Tudor
Reims
brut' Champagne,
Chigny-les-Roses
Reims
Reims
Chigny-les-Roses

categories: Champagne producers,19th-century French businesspeople,1819 births,French women in business,1890 deaths

paragraph: Louise Pommery

paragraph: Louise Pommery was a French businesswoman who took on her husband's wine business, Pommery, after she was widowed.

paragraph: Section::::Biography.

paragraph: Jeanne Alexandrine Louise Mélin was born April 13, 1819 in Annelles (Ardennes). She married Alexandre Pommery in 1839. Upon Alexandre's death in 1860, she assumed full control of the Pommery business. One of her first decisions was to sell off the wool business, which was struggling, and concentrate on the Champagne wine business. She purchased 120 limestone and chalk pits, so-called "crayères", carved underneath of the city of Reims by Roman soldiers during their occupation of Gaul. Louise commissioned sculptor to carve long bas-relief of Bacchus celebrating wine into the walls, and busts by Leon Joseph Chavaillaud. These unique cellars allowed her to store and age thousands of bottles in a temperature-controlled environment (a constant 10°C). Many other Champagne houses later followed suit. Offices and other buildings above the cellars were modeled after the great English country houses. In ode to her most loyal clients, the British, Madame Pommery built a Tudor Elizabethan domain in Reims. She would later change the face of Champagne for her English customers, by making the first ever 'brut' Champagne, with no added sugar. She was one of the first company directors in France to create retirement and health funds for her employees.

paragraph: Section::::Death and legacy.

paragraph: Louise Pommery died on March 18, 1890 in Chigny-les-Roses, near Reims. She was the first woman to receive a French state funeral. 20,000 people gathered in the streets of Reims to honour her great contributions to the city and the Champagne industry. A tribute was given by the French President, who issued a decree changing the name of Chigny, her country home, to Chigny-les-Roses, in ode to her love of roses.

description: French businesswoman

wikidata_label: Jeanne Alexandrine Pommery

wikipedia_title: Louise Pommery


text: professional golfer

text: J. H. Taylor

text: England–Scotland Professional Match

text: 1921 match against America

text: Northam, Devon

text: J. H. Taylor

text: J.H.

text: James Bradbeer

text: George Charles

text: Sphere and Tatler Foursomes Tournament

text: Bert James

text: Harry Vardon

text: Tom Williamson

text: England–Scotland Professional Match

text: Open Championship

text: News of the World Match Play

text: Abe Mitchell

text: Richmond

text: Surrey

text: J. H. Taylor

text: England–Scotland Professional Match

text: Great Britain vs USA

categories: 1881 births,English male golfers,People from Northam, Devon

paragraph: Josh Taylor (golfer)

paragraph: Joshua Taylor (1881 – 28 September 1957) was an English professional golfer, the younger brother of J. H. Taylor. He played in the 1913 England–Scotland Professional Match and for Great Britain in the 1921 match against America.

paragraph: Section::::Early life.

paragraph: Taylor was born Northam, Devon in 1881, 10 years after his brother J. H. Taylor.

paragraph: Section::::Golf career.

paragraph: Playing with his brother J.H., he won the Southern Professional Foursomes Tournament in 1910. The event was played in late January at Stoke Poges. The ground was very frosty for the first two days and then there was snow followed by a rapid thaw which left the course waterlogged and the final had to be postponed. The 36-hole final against James Bradbeer and George Charles was rearranged for 8 February and resulted in a 6&5 win for the Taylor brothers.

paragraph: Taylor qualified for the final stage of the 1913 Sphere and Tatler Foursomes Tournament. Drawn with a young Bert James from Devon, they reached the final, losing 7&5 to Harry Vardon and Tom Williamson in the 36-hole final. He was selected for the England–Scotland Professional Match the same year and performed well in the subsequent Open Championship. finishing tied for 14th, 15 strokes behind his brother.

paragraph: Taylor reached the final of the 1920 News of the World Match Play where he met defending champion Abe Mitchell, losing 3&2 in the 36-hole final. The following year he was selected for the British team in an international match against America, winning both his matches.

paragraph: He was a professional at Aldeburgh and later at a number of London clubs: Acton (from 1909), Sudbury (from 1920) and Richmond Park (from 1924).

paragraph: Section::::Death.

paragraph: Taylor died in Richmond, Surrey on 28 September 1957 aged 76.

paragraph: Section::::Professional wins (1).

paragraph: BULLET::::- 1910 Southern Professional Foursomes Tournament (with J. H. Taylor)

paragraph: Section::::Results in major championships.

paragraph: "Note: Taylor only played in The Open Championship."br

paragraph: NT = No tournamentbr

paragraph: WD = withdrewbr

paragraph: CUT = missed the half-way cutbr

paragraph: "T" indicates a tie for a place

paragraph: Section::::Team appearances.

paragraph: BULLET::::- England–Scotland Professional Match (representing England): 1913 (winners)

paragraph: BULLET::::- Great Britain vs USA (representing Great Britain): 1921 (winners)

description: English professional golfer

wikidata_label: Josh Taylor

wikipedia_title: Josh Taylor (golfer)


text:
c.
Châtillon-sur-Marne
Champagne
Constable of France
Louis X of France
Les Rois maudits
historical novel
Maurice Druon
Jean Chevrier
miniseries
Wadeck Stanczak

categories: 14th-century French people,Lords of France,1249 births,Constables of France,13th-century French people,1329 deaths,Medieval French nobility

paragraph: Gaucher V de Châtillon

paragraph: Gaucher V de Châtillon (c. 1249 in Châtillon-sur-Marne – 1329), Lord of Châtillon, Count of Porcien, was constable of Champagne in 1284 and then Constable of France (1302–1329) during the reigns of five different kings. He was also tutor to the future Louis X of France and his primary minister.

paragraph: Section::::In fiction.

paragraph: Châtillon is a character in "Les Rois maudits" ("The Accursed Kings"), a series of French historical novels by Maurice Druon. He was played by Jean Chevrier in the 1972 French miniseries adaptation of the series, and by Wadeck Stanczak in the 2005 adaptation.

description: French politician

wikidata_label: Gaucher V de Châtillon

wikipedia_title: Gaucher V de Châtillon


text:
drum and bass
electronic
music label
Monstercat
computers
coding
graphic art
music
electronic music
rock
metal
ambient
electro
video game music
film scores
orchestral music
pop
Dancing Astronaut
UKF Dubstep
Monstercat
Bristol
360-degree video
YouTube
trap
dubstep
Monstercat's 5-year anniversary
Monstercat Uncaged Vol. 3

categories: Drum and bass musicians,1994 births,Living people,English electronic musicians

paragraph: Muzzy (musician)

paragraph: Mustafa Alobaidi (born 10 November 1994) better known by his stage name Muzzy, is an English drum and bass electronic musician. He first gained attention with his release on UKF, "X No Way Out" in 2010 and continues to release music, most predominantly on Canadian electronic music label, Monstercat. He has also worked with other labels, such as UKF Music and Liquicity.

paragraph: Section::::History.

paragraph: Section::::History.:Early years.

paragraph: At the age of 11, Alobaidi spent most of his time on computers, learning coding, graphic art and music, later discovering electronic music, inspiring him to become an electronic music producer himself.

paragraph: Alobaidi took influence from various rock and metal bands as well as early dubstep, ambient, electro, video game music, film scores, orchestral music and various pop artists. In an interview with Toby Reaper of "Dancing Astronaut", Alobaidi commented on his experience with music production training, stating:I’ve never had training and I couldn’t talk to you in depth about scales or music theory, and I sure as hell can’t read or write sheet music. I’ve always written melodies and compositions by ear. It’s funny because I do all that by ear, but then I’ll engineer primarily visually, using analyzers, meters, scopes, etc. I know some very basic music theory but like I said, nothing advanced.

paragraph: On 20 February 2010, Muzzy released "X No Way Out" on UKF Dubstep. The song was released after all previous songs that he had submitted to Luke Hood (owner of UKF Music) previously were rejected for release, prompting him to create the later accepted song. In an interview with Tabitha Neudorf of "UKF" about his relationship with UKF, he stated:I ended up making this crazy dubstep tune; at the time I was about 14/15. At the time the trend in dubstep wasn’t really big on distorted sounds, it was still all about really deep low-end basslines. So I sent him this dubstep tune and he was like ‘yup I love this’. I was like ‘wait what? This was meant to be a joke.’ And he supported it. A lot of big artists after that like Borgore were top of the growly-dubstep game at the time, were hitting me up and they were all like dude I love the direction you’ve taken your sound, you’re killing it.On 20 February 2013, he released "Concert Crush" on Monstercat. Stevo Jacobs of "EDM Sauce" described the song as having a pop sounding vibe. On 6 January 2014, he released "Endgame" on Monstercat. "Your EDM" staff generally liked the song, stating "It’s one crazy ride you’ll want to get back on as soon as it’s done". On 19 September, after an over eight-month hiatus, he released "Insignia" on Monstercat.

paragraph: On 20 February 2015, Muzzy released "Get Crazy" on Monstercat alongside an extended play of the same name. On 29 June, a remix extended play was released for "Get Crazy", titled "Get Crazy / Feeling Stronger (The Remixes)""." On 22 August 2015, he released "Warhead", a collaboration with Droptek, another English music producer with origins in Bristol, on Monstercat. On 18 November, Muzzy released "Calling Out" on Monstercat, featuring Skyelle and KG. Christian of "Salacious Sound" wrote that the song "'touches on the best of both worlds, combining the heavier, grittier side of Drum and Bass with a hint of Liquid DnB’s ethereal vibes."

paragraph: On 6 May 2016, Muzzy released his fifth extended play on Monstercat titled "F Minor Factory". He had earlier teased the extended play by releasing a 360-degree video on YouTube featuring the extended play's album art alongside the Monstercat logo. "Salacious Sound's" Christian wrote that the extended play is a mix of drum and bass, trap and dubstep, describing it as an "image of an automated, mysterious and dark future, yet bestows an atmosphere which makes you want to throw down- thanks in particular to its drops." In an interview with Toby Reaper of "Dancing Astronaut", Muzzy commented on the narrative behind the extended play, stating:The concept of the EP revolves around a Factory, set far in the future. The factory is controlled by a female artificial intelligence, and there are a bunch of workers (cyborgs/robots) who work at the factory constantly. The first track is about the AI interrogating a cyborg worker called SID, who has been arrested for rebelling against the system. The rules in the factory are clear: “You will work here until your reactors expire. If you do not obey, you will be captured, dismantled, and then incinerated.” SID started recovering more of his human qualities, and as that happened over time, he began to rebel against his static and robotic nature of life, and eventually got captured.On 14 July, Muzzy released "Crescendo" (featuring vocals by Mylk) as part of Monstercat's 5-year anniversary compilation album. Landon Fleury of "Your EDM" Generally reviewed "Crescendo", stating "The song is a ridiculous catchy jump-up drum ‘n’ bass banger, which brings on a new sound for Muzzy, but features enough of his production elements to be distinctly Muzzy"

paragraph: On 17 April 2017, Muzzy released his sixth extended play on Monstercat titled "Spectrum""". Cade Berger of "EDM.com" praised the extended play, stating "'Spectrum' sets out to create that wonderful sound and production value that Muzzy has always been known for and hits all of the targets, it highlights the versatility and creative knowledge Muzzy has gained in his many years as a producer". The extended play won "Best Album/EP" and "Best Original Track" (Spectrum) and Muzzy won "Best Artist" in the Drum n Bass category with 94 participants. On 9 November 2017 he released a collaboration with Koven and Feint titled "Worth The Lie" as part of Monstercat Uncaged Vol. 3.

paragraph: On 14 May 2018, Muzzy released "The Cascade". An editor for "T.H.E Music Essentials" praised the extended play, stating that the extended play is "one of his most impressive and intricate creations yet", further stating "The Cascade EP loses none of the hard-hitting impact that Muzzy’s creations are famous for. Yet, it flaunts a sonic landscape so often uncharted by producers of a similar calibre and beyond. Never one to shy away from making a statement with his music, Muzzy has again proved that he is leaps and bounds ahead of the curve when it comes to his art".

description: British DJ and musical artist

wikidata_label: Muzzy

wikipedia_title: Muzzy (musician)


text: Havana

text: Cuba

text: Santería

text: Batá drum

text: conga

text: cajón

text: timbale

text: bongo drums

text: Paquito D’Rivera

text: Arturo O’Farrill

text: Brian Lynch

text: Bruce Springsteen

text: Yerba Buena

text: Jazz at Lincoln Center

text: Wynton Marsalis

text: John Scofield

text: Steve Gadd

text: Wynton Marsalis

text: Ruben Blades

text: Angélique Kidjo

text: Issac Delgado

text: Tata Guines

text: Los Muñequitos de Matanzas

text: Jane Bunnett

text: Wynton Marsalis

text: Paquito D'Rivera

text: Bruce Springsteen

text: Paul Simon

text: James Taylor

text: Sting

text: Steve Turre

text: Bill Summers

text: Cassandra Wilson

text: Joe Lovano

text: Brian Lynch (musician)

text: Stefon Harris

text: Jane Bunnett

text: Issac Delgado

text: Eliane Elias

text: Stefon Harris

text: Angélique Kidjo

text: Gonzalo Rubalcaba

text: Conrad Herwig

text: Edie Brickell

text: Rubén Blades

text: Eddie Palmieri

text: Esperanza Spalding

text: Alfredo Rodríguez (pianist born 1985)

text: Elton John

text: Los Hombres Calientes

text: Eric Clapton

text: Paul Simon

text: Steve Winwood

text: Taj Mahal

text: Roger Waters

text: Wynton Marsalis

text: John Scofield

text: Steve Gadd

text: Ruben Blades

text: Issac Delgado

text: Wynton Marsalis

text: Angelique Kidjo

text: Brooklyn

text: New York

text: New Orleans

text: Louisiana

text: Newport Jazz Festival

text: Newport, Rhode Island

text: Pedrito Martinez Conga Solo

categories: Cuban musicians,Mambo musicians,Latin music composers,Conga players,Afro-Cuban jazz percussionists,Latin jazz drummers,Afro-Cuban jazz drummers,American male drummers,Male jazz musicians,Cuban percussionists,American jazz drummers,Latin jazz percussionists,Living people,1973 births,Cuban male singers

paragraph: Pedrito Martinez

paragraph: Pedrito Martinez is a Cuban percussionist, drummer, singer, dancer, bandleader, songwriter, composer, and educator. He was born and raised in Havana, Cuba. He is a Cuban Conguero performing classic Cuban Rumbas, Afro-Cuban folkloric and religious music. He is a Santería priest. He came to the United States of America from Havana in 1998. He plays the Batá drum, conga, cajón, timbale, and bongo drums, among other percussion instruments. Pedrito learned his craft from the streets of Havana, Cuba. He has performed with Paquito D’Rivera, Arturo O’Farrill, Brian Lynch, and Bruce Springsteen. He settled in the New York City - New Jersey area in 1998.

paragraph: He is a founding member of the band Yerba Buena. They recorded two albums. In 2003, "President Alien", and in 2005 their album "Island Life" was No. 62 on the Billboard Top Latin Albums Chart.

paragraph: He is a member of the Nuevo Jazz Latino program which is a part of Jazz at Lincoln Center.

paragraph: Martinez became leader of the Pedrito Martinez Group in 2005. Their first album "The Pedrito Martinez Group" was released in 2013, with guest artists Wynton Marsalis, John Scofield, and Steve Gadd.

paragraph: On Martinez's 2016 album titled "Habana Dreams", the guest artists were Wynton Marsalis, Ruben Blades, Angélique Kidjo, and Issac Delgado.

paragraph: Section::::Early life.

paragraph: Pedro Pablo "Pedrito" Martinez was born in Havana, Cuba, September 12, 1973 in the Cayo Hueso neighborhood of Old Havana. Cayo Hueso is a neighborhood known for African-derived rumba rhythms. He grew up near the Palacio de la Rumba theater and watched renowned artists rehearse and perform as a child. The house he grew up in was across the street from a park where he became fascinated by men playing percussion, singing and dancing Cuban rumba, a foundational folkloric music and dance with deep roots in Africa. He began his musical career at the age of eleven performing with Cuban artist Tata Guines, and Los Muñequitos de Matanzas as a teenager.

paragraph: Pedrito steeped himself in this style, eventually achieving the status of "rumbero." He was then introduced to Yoruba, also known as Santeria, another Afro-Cuban folkloric tradition of great significance, a religion of West African origin which has its own powerful style of music involving ceremonial drums called Bata. Martinez mastered the extremely complex rhythms played on the batas as well as the litany of Orisha chants associated with the religion, which eventually led to him assuming the role and status of "babalawo", or Santeria priest.

paragraph: In 1996, Canadian bandleader Jane Bunnett, while visiting Cuba, had occasion to see Pedrito play and returned two years later to bring him to play in Montreal with her band Spirit of Havana.

paragraph: Section::::Career.

paragraph: By the fall of 1998, Martinez had settled in New York City and very shortly thereafter, won first prize in the prestigious Thelonius Monk Competition for Afro Latin Hand Percussion, presented at the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC. In 2000, he was featured in the important documentary film on Cuban music, ""Calle 54"". He has performed with Wynton Marsalis, Paquito D'Rivera, Bruce Springsteen, Paul Simon, James Taylor, Sting, Steve Turre, Bill Summers, Cassandra Wilson, Joe Lovano, Brian Lynch (musician), Stefon Harris, Jane Bunnett, Issac Delgado, Eliane Elias, Stefon Harris, Angélique Kidjo, Gonzalo Rubalcaba, Conrad Herwig , Edie Brickell, Rubén Blades, Eddie Palmieri, Esperanza Spalding, Alfredo Rodríguez (pianist born 1985), Elton John, and Los Hombres Calientes and has contributed to well over 50 albums.

paragraph: Pedrito Martinez was a founding member of the highly successful Afro-Cuban/Afro-Beat band Yerba Buena, which was formed in 2004, and with which he recorded two albums and toured the world. His career as a bandleader, of the Pedrito Martinez Group, began in 2005 in NYC with a four-night a week residency at Guantanamera, a restaurant in midtown Manhattan, where, once word spread, began attracting musicians like Eric Clapton, Paul Simon, Steve Winwood, Taj Mahal, and Roger Waters.

paragraph: "The Pedrito Martinez Group", the first album recorded by Pedrito as a leader, was released October 2013 on Motema Music. The album was nominated for a Grammy for Best Latin Jazz Album and was chosen among NPR's Favorite Albums of 2013 and the Boston Globe Critics "Top Ten Albums of 2013." Wynton Marsalis, John Scofield, and Steve Gadd appeared as special guests.

paragraph: Around the same time, an album of flamenco music, "Rumba de la Isla" was recorded with a different set of musicians, distributed by Sony Masterworks.

paragraph: "Habana Dreams", the second album by the Pedrito Martinez Group, was recorded largely in Cuba and was released June 10, 2016 on Motema Music. Guests include Ruben Blades, Issac Delgado, Wynton Marsalis, and Angelique Kidjo.

paragraph: In February 2019, Pedrito Martinez and Cuban pianist, Alfredo Rodriguez released a duo album called "Duologue" which was selected by NPR for a First Listen: https://www.npr.org/2019/01/24/687794667/first-listen-alfredo-rodr-guez-pedrito-martinez-duologue .

paragraph: In February 2019, NPR released a performance of the Pedrito Martinez Group that was filmed in January for the "Tiny Desk Series". https://www.npr.org/2019/02/14/694731448/the-pedrito-martinez-group-tiny-desk-concert

paragraph: Section::::Festivals.

paragraph: BULLET::::- 2018 - BRIC JazzFest in Brooklyn, New York

paragraph: BULLET::::- 2017 - Jazz Fest, New Orleans, Louisiana

paragraph: BULLET::::- 2017 - Spoleto Festival, Charleston, South Carolina

paragraph: BULLET::::- 2014-15 - Jazz at Lincoln Center season world premiere of Ochas for a big band with Afro-Cuban percussionist Pedrito Martinez with the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra.

paragraph: BULLET::::- 2012 - Newport Jazz Festival in Newport, Rhode Island.

paragraph: Section::::Awards and nominations.

paragraph: BULLET::::- 2000 - Thelonious Monk Jazz Competition - Pedrito Martinez - Afro-Latin Hand Drumming Award - 1st place

paragraph: BULLET::::- 2004 Grammy Awards President Alien (Yerba Buena) - Best Latin Rock, Urban or Alt Album[3] - Nominated

paragraph: BULLET::::- 2014 Grammy Awards La Noche Más Larga (Concha Buika) - Best Latin Jazz Album[19] - Nominated

paragraph: BULLET::::- 2016 - Boston Globe’s World Music Albums

paragraph: BULLET::::- 2016 - #1 Latin Jazz Album - NPR Critics Top Jazz Album

paragraph: Section::::External links.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Wynton Marsalis & Pedrito Martinez present "Ochas"

paragraph: BULLET::::- The Pedrito Martinez Group - "Compa Gellatano" (PASIC 2016)

paragraph: BULLET::::- Pedrito Martinez Conga Solo

paragraph: BULLET::::- James Ross @ (Percussion Clinic) with Pedrito Martinez & Weedie Braimah - www.Jross-tv.com

wikidata_label: Pedrito Martínez

wikipedia_title: Pedrito Martinez