text:
English
Victoria Cross
British
Commonwealth
private
King's Royal Rifle Corps
British Army
Indian Mutiny
Delhi
British India
Siege of Lucknow
Royal Green Jackets (Rifles) Museum
Winchester
John Henry Carless
Charles George Bonner
Walsall
St Peter's Church
Yoxall
Staffordshire
Monuments to Courage
The Register of the Victoria Cross
Location of grave and VC medal

categories: British recipients of the Victoria Cross,1891 deaths,Indian Rebellion of 1857 recipients of the Victoria Cross,King's Royal Rifle Corps soldiers,People from Yoxall,1830 births

paragraph: James Thompson (VC)

paragraph: (William) James Thompson (1830 – 5 December 1891) was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.

paragraph: Section::::Details.

paragraph: Thompson was about 27 years old, and a private in the 1st Battalion, 60th Rifles (King's Royal Rifle Corps), British Army during the Indian Mutiny when the following deed took place on 9 July 1857 at Delhi, British India

paragraph: Thompson was one of five men of the 1/60th elected under Section 13 of the Royal Warrant to receive the Victoria Cross for the Siege of Delhi. Two months later he was badly wounded in the assault on Delhi on 14 September 1857, the opening day of the battle that lasted until 20 September 1857 when the city was cleared of insurgents. His left arm was amputated and he was invalided out of the Army. The citation, published in the "London Gazette" of 20 January 1860, concludes with a commendation for his ‘conspicuous conduct throughout the siege’. The citation does not specify Delhi and some sources have interpreted the siege to be the more famous Siege of Lucknow although Thompson was not at Lucknow. The 1/60th was part of the Siege of Delhi, the other four 1/60th citations do state Delhi and the action saving the life of Captain Wilton on 9 July 1857 occurred at Delhi. Thompson was at Delhi between July and September 1857 by which time he had been severely wounded and saw no further active service.

paragraph: Section::::Memorials.

paragraph: His Victoria Cross is displayed at the Royal Green Jackets (Rifles) Museum in Winchester, England. In December 2009, a memorial plaque to Thompson and two other recipients of the Victoria Cross, John Henry Carless and Charles George Bonner, was unveiled at the Town Hall in Walsall, England.

paragraph: There is a small memorial plaque in St Peter's Church, Yoxall, Staffordshire. It reads:

paragraph: Section::::References.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Monuments to Courage (David Harvey, 1999)

paragraph: BULLET::::- The Register of the Victoria Cross (This England, 1997)

paragraph: BULLET::::- The Evolution Of The Victoria Cross (MJ Crook 1975)

paragraph: Section::::External links.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Location of grave and VC medal "(Staffordshire)"

description: English recipient of the Victoria Cross

wikidata_label: James Thompson

wikipedia_title: James Thompson (VC)


text:
American football
Florida State Seminoles
West Chester, Pennsylvania
Malvern Preparatory School
University of Pittsburgh
Florida State University
Malvern Preparatory School
Pittsburgh
Paul Chryst
University of Wisconsin
Rutgers University
University of Akron
Yale University
University of Connecticut
2015
redshirted
Michigan State Spartans
Minnesota
2017 Cotton Bowl Classic
San Diego
Manning Passing Academy
Minnesota
2017 Orange Bowl
Miami Hurricanes
football
baseball
water polo
basketball
swimming
lacrosse
Wisconsin Badgers bio
Scout.com bio
247sports.com bio

categories: American football quarterbacks,Players of American football from Pennsylvania,Living people,Wisconsin Badgers football players

paragraph: Alex Hornibrook

paragraph: Alex Hornibrook is an American football quarterback for the Florida State Seminoles. The West Chester, Pennsylvania native attended Malvern Preparatory School and originally committed to the University of Pittsburgh before attending Wisconsin. On March 10, 2019, Hornibrook announced his decision to transfer to Florida State University for his final season of eligibility as a NCAA graduate transfer.

paragraph: Section::::High school career.

paragraph: As a junior at Malvern Preparatory School, Hornibrook would study extra film and conduct offensive meetings without the help of a coach. As a senior, there was a coaching/offense change that allowed him to throw more passes, and eventually set school marks for passing touchdowns and passing yards. Hornibrook was rated as a consensus three-star recruit. After originally committing to Pittsburgh, he followed Pitt coach Paul Chryst to the University of Wisconsin over Rutgers University, University of Akron, Yale University and University of Connecticut.

paragraph: Section::::College career.

paragraph: As a freshman at Wisconsin in 2015, Hornibrook was redshirted and did not play.

paragraph: The following season started with Hornibrook as a backup to senior quarterback Bart Houston. After playing two games as a reserve, Hornibrook earned his first start against Michigan State Spartans. Throughout the season, his playing and leadership skills were at points inconsistent. Although he started the rest of the games, he split playing time with Houston and eventually injured his head against Minnesota on November 26. After his injury, Hornibrook was replaced by Houston. He was eventually cleared to play in the 2017 Cotton Bowl Classic.

paragraph: The March after the 2016 season, Hornibrook met with renowned quarterbacks coach George Whitlock Jr. in San Diego. In June, he attended the Manning Passing Academy. Another focus during the offseason was nutrition, as Hornibrook increased his lean body mass while decreasing his body fat. He was named the Badgers starting quarterback for the 2017 season. Inconsistent non-conference play cast scattered doubts on Hornibrook's ability early in the season, but still performed at a serviceable level. Late in the season, Hornibrook quieted doubts about interception problems in a 31-0 win against Minnesota. In the 2017 Orange Bowl against the Miami Hurricanes, Hornibrook was named the game's MVP after throwing four touchdowns completing 23 of 34 pass attempts, finishing off a 13-1 season.

paragraph: On February 27, 2019, Alex Hornibrook announced he was leaving Wisconsin football's program

paragraph: On March 10, 2019, Hornibrook announced his intention to transfer to Florida State as a graduate transfer and will be immediately eligible under the NCAA graduate transfer rules.

paragraph: Section::::College career.:Statistics.

paragraph: "Source:"

paragraph: Section::::Personal life.

paragraph: Hornibrook's relatives have played collegiate athletics or professionally in football, baseball, water polo, basketball, swimming and lacrosse. He was an honor roll student in high school.

paragraph: Section::::External links.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Wisconsin Badgers bio

paragraph: BULLET::::- Scout.com bio

paragraph: BULLET::::- 247sports.com bio

description: College football quarterback

wikidata_label: Alex Hornibrook

wikipedia_title: Alex Hornibrook


text:
Alan Walker
NoCopyrightSounds
Alan Walker
feature
Mer Musikk
Sony Music
Julie Bergan
Seungri
Mer Musikk
Sony Music
electronic dance music
Tired
All Falls Down
Sofia Carson
Different World
debut album of the same name

categories: People from Ås, Akershus,Living people,Norwegian DJs,NoCopyrightSounds artists,Norwegian musicians,Electronic music

paragraph: Kenneth Oseberg Nilsen (born 2 November 1994), better known by his stage name K-391, is a Norwegian record producer and DJ. He is best known for his 2018 single "Ignite", a collaboration with Alan Walker, which reached number one in Norway.

paragraph: Section::::Career.

paragraph: Nilsen began his career as an artist on British record label NoCopyrightSounds, releasing the song "Dream Of Something Sweet", featuring Cory Friesenhan, on 22 December 2013. His final song on the label was "Earth", released on 30 April 2016.

paragraph: In 2017, Nilsen and Alan Walker released their collaborative single "Ignite". Although the song was a collaboration, Nilsen was only credited as a feature on the song. The song, which was originally released as an instrumental, was released on 7 April 2017, through Walker's record label Mer Musikk as well as Sony Music. A version of the song, featuring vocals by Norwegian singer-songwriter Julie Bergan and South Korean singer Seungri was later released On 11 May 2018. Although the instrumental was released though Mer Musikk and Sony Music, the vocal interpretation was released under Liquid State, a record label that focuses on electronic dance music. The vocal interpretation was praised as being significantly better than the instrumental. Nilsen went on to further collaborate with Walker, remixing such songs as "Tired" and "All Falls Down".

paragraph: On 30 November 2018, Nilsen collaborated with Alan Walker and American singer Sofia Carson on the single "Different World", featuring Corsak, through MER Musikk and Sony Music Entertainment. On 14 December 2018, the single appeared on Walker's debut album of the same name, alongside "Lily" with Emelie Hollow.

alias:
Kenneth Osberg Nilsen
Keosni391
Kenneth Nilsen
Kenneth Olav Nilsen

description: Norwegian music artist


text: English baron

text: late middle ages

text: Leicestershire

text: King Richard II

text: Henry IV

text: Lancastrian

text: Henry V

text: peerage

text: Norman conquest

text: Bedfordshire

text: baptised

text: Luton Hoo

text: majority

text: homage

text: King Richard II

text: livery

text: escheat

text: fealty

text: Warwickshire

text: Leicestershire

text: dower

text: knight's fee

text: advowson

text: manor

text: Suffolk

text: parliament

text: trier of petitions

text: shrine

text: Edward the Confessor

text: Palace of Westminster

text: usurpation

text: House of Lords

text: Holland family

text: John, Duke of Exeter

text: Thomas, Duke of Surrey

text: Epiphany Rising

text: exemplification

text: Acts

text: royal succession

text: royal council

text: King Henry V

text: Henry

text: Ralph Griffiths

text: regency council

text: justice of the peace

text: commissioner of array

text: Leicestershire

text: Coventry

text: Smethwick

text: minor

text: Roger, Lord Clifford

text: Earl of Warwick

text: John, Earl of Salisbury

text: Woodham Ferrers

text: Essex

text: will

text: bequest

text: Ulverscroft Priory

text: Income tax

text: Thomas

text: heir

text: "caput honoris"

text: Groby

text: barony

text: Edward Grey

text: historian

text: K. B. McFarlane

categories: Barons Ferrers of Groby,1372 births,People from Luton,14th-century English people,15th-century English people,People from the City of Chelmsford,1445 deaths

paragraph: William Ferrers, 5th Baron Ferrers of Groby (1372–1445) was an English baron in the late middle ages. He was an important figure in Leicestershire society and took part in most of the royal commissions that were held there. He was also active at a national level and earlier in his career he took part in some of the crises in the reigns of both King Richard II and Henry IV. However, he supported the Lancastrian regime under Henry V and acted as a councillor to that King's baby son when the latter inherited the throne at the age of six months. Ferrers was married three times, twice to daughters of the peerage. Because his eldest son died before him, the Ferrers barony descended to his granddaughter's husband. Thus, when William Ferrers died, the Ferrers line, which had begun in England with the Norman conquest, after which they were first granted lands in Leicestershire came to an end.

paragraph: Section::::Early years and inheritance.

paragraph: Ferrers was born at Hoo, Bedfordshire, and baptised there the same day, 25 April 1372. He was the only son and heir of Henry Ferrers, 4th Baron Ferrers of Groby and his wife, Jean, daughter of Sir Thomas Hoo of Luton Hoo. The bulk of the Ferrers' family landholding was in Leicestershire. In May 1394, Ferrers turned 21- the age of majority- and, on paying homage to King Richard II, received livery of his inheritance, the King's escheator taking his fealty in Warwickshire and Leicestershire. By July he had received his mother's dower lands, including the knight's fees and advowsons, and the following year he had received livery of manors in Suffolk.

paragraph: Section::::Career.

paragraph: One of Ferrers' earliest acts of royal service was to join the King on his 1394-5 expedition to Ireland, where a by-now "resurgent" Irish nobility was threatening royal rule. Two years later, Ferrers was summoned to parliament for the first time, and would attend four more parliaments between then and January 1444. On at least two of those occasions he was appointed a trier of petitions. (n.("f")

paragraph: Although he had shown loyalty to the King in his early years, says the Ferrers family's most recent biographer, William's "political affiliations were flexible." Ferrers took part in some of the momentous events of the last years of Richard II's turbulent reign. In September 1397 he was among those who swore, upon the shrine of Edward the Confessor in the Palace of Westminster, to uphold statutes. Two years later— after the usurpation of Henry IV —he was a member of the House of Lords that gave its assent to the secret imprisonment of the by-then deposed King Richard. In 1401 he was a member of the lords who condemned two members of the Holland family as traitors, John, Duke of Exeter and his nephew Thomas, Duke of Surrey, who had been executed the previous year for their part in the failed 'Epiphany Rising' of the previous year. Five years later, Ferrers also sealed the exemplifications of the Acts which settled the royal succession, in July and December 1406.

paragraph: Ferrers also joined the royal council in 1422, after the death of King Henry V in France, as the new King— also Henry —was a six-month-old baby. Ferrers' appointment, says Ralph Griffiths, "provided an injection of youth into discussions hitherto conducted by a rather elderly group"; in any case, it made the regency council "more fully and representatively attended."

paragraph: However, Ferrers spent as much time as a local administrator and looking after his estates as he did involved in national politics. He was a justice of the peace and a commissioner of array in Leicestershire for most of his life. However, local politics was not always more peaceful than government. In 1426, for example, Sir William Bermingham, from Coventry, with a group of men, attacked Ferrers' house in Smethwick and killed two of Ferrers' servants in doing so.

paragraph: Section::::Family.

paragraph: Ferrers married three times. His first marriage was arranged whilst he was still a minor. At the age of sixteen, a few months after the death of his father, the right to dictate his marriage was conferred upon Roger, Lord Clifford. As was the custom of the time, Clifford arranged for Ferrers to marry Clifford's daughter Philippa, and this not only connected Ferrers to the Clifford noble house but also (through Clifford's marriage to Maud Beauchamp, daughter of Thomas) to the Earl of Warwick. Ferrers' second marriage was to a Margaret Montagu (died before October 1416), daughter of John, Earl of Salisbury, and his third was to Elizabeth Standisshe, daughter of Robert Standisshe of Lancashire. This last marriage had taken place by the end of October 1416, and had not received a royal licence; Ferrers was her third marriage also.

paragraph: Section::::Family.:Death and will.

paragraph: Elizabeth predeceased him, dying in either January or February 1441; he outlived her by slightly over four years, dying on 18 May 1445 at his manor of Woodham Ferrers, Essex. His will had been written the day before. Ferrers left a bequest that his body be buried in Ulverscroft Priory, Leicestershire. Ferrers had had to take part in the Income tax of 1436, at which his estate was valued at £666. Ferrers' heir, Thomas, was worth £100 on top of this. However, although Thomas was his heir, he was only William's second son. Ferrers' eldest son and original heir, Henry, had died in 1425. As a result, the family "caput honoris" of Groby and its barony passed not to Thomas but to William Ferrers' granddaughter-- and Henry's heiress-- Elizabeth (1419–1483). She eventually married Sir Edward Grey in 1426 and thus conveyed the Barony of Groby away from the Ferrers family; this, historian K. B. McFarlane believed, was the point at which the Ferrers family line was finally extinguished.

alias:
William (IV) Ferrers
William Ferrers

description: English nobleman


text: OBE

text: Allahabad

text: British

text: ornithologist

text: civil servant

text: Dragon School

text: Eastbourne College

text: University College, Oxford

text: Tanganyika Territory

text: Tristan da Cunha

text: 1953 New Year Honours

text: Tristan da Cunha

text: British Ornithologists’ Union

text: British Museum (Natural History)

categories: British ornithologists,People educated at Eastbourne College,Administrators of Tristan da Cunha,20th-century zoologists,Alumni of University College, Oxford,People educated at The Dragon School,Baronets in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom,People associated with the International Union for Conservation of Nature,1913 births,British conservationists,1989 deaths

paragraph: Sir Hugh Elliott, 3rd Baronet

paragraph: Sir Hugh Francis Ivo Elliott, 3rd Baronet, OBE (Allahabad 10 March 1913 – 21 December 1989) was an eminent British conservationist, ornithologist and colonial civil servant.

paragraph: Born in India in 1913, the elder son of Sir Ivo Elliott, 2nd Baronet, he was educated at the Dragon School in Oxford, Eastbourne College and University College, Oxford where he was an active member of the Oxford Ornithological Society. From 1937 until 1961 he worked as a colonial civil servant, in Tanganyika Territory, where he was District Commissioner in Moshi and was then transferred to the Ministry of Natural Resources in Dar es Salaam. He was promoted to Permanent Secretary in 1958 and remained in that position until retirement in 1961 shortly before Independence. While at the Ministry he made an important contribution to the development of National Parks, in particular the creation of the Serengeti National Park and Ngorongoro Conservation Area. During his time in Tanganyika he was seconded to become the first Administrator of Tristan da Cunha (1950-53). In his spare time, he was an avid and serious birdwatcher in Tanganyika, collecting specimens, making systematic observations, and publishing articles in ornithological journals. He continued this interest on Tristan, making an important contribution to the ornithology of the islands. In the 1953 New Year Honours he was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in recognition of his service to the community on Tristan da Cunha.

paragraph: Upon retiring from the colonial civil service in 1961 he was appointed Commonwealth Liaison Officer for the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), based in Switzerland. In 1962 he also took on the role of Acting Secretary General of the IUCN and became Secretary General in 1964. Then in 1966 he changed role to become Secretary of the IUCN’s Ecology Commission until 1970, but continued to edit the IUCN’s technical publications for several more years. He served on the committee of the British Ornithologists’ Union, being Honorary Secretary 1962-66, Vice President 1970-73 and President 1975-79. He was a Trustee of the British Museum (Natural History) 1971-81 and Chairman of the British Section of the International Council for Bird Preservation 1980-81.

paragraph: His highly regarded book, "The Herons of the World", written in co-authorship with James Hancock, was published in 1978. He also wrote, in co-authorship with Jacqueline Henricot, a two-volume book entitled "World Guide to National Parks and Nature Reserves", but it was never published because of his illness in his latter years.

paragraph: Section::::Further reading.

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Sir Hugh Elliott", "The Times" (London), 10 January 1990, p. 14.

description: British conservationist, ornithologist and civil servant

wikidata_label: Sir Hugh Elliott, 3rd Baronet

wikipedia_title: Sir Hugh Elliott, 3rd Baronet


text:
Edo
Tenpō Reforms
Mizuno Tadakuni
Ōoka Tadasuke
kabuki
kōdan
Tōyama no Kin-san
Chiezō Kataoka
Toei
jidaigeki
yojimbo

paragraph: Tōyama Kagemoto

paragraph: During his youth, Kagemoto left his household due to family conflict and lived among commoners as vagabond. Legend says that he acquired tattoo during this period, which is the basis of folklore of tattoo bearing magistrate. When he inherited the title of his household, he returned to his samurai post and eventually became magistrate. Kagemoto held the posts of Finance Magistrate, North Magistrate, and subsequently the South Magistrate of Edo. (The magistrates of Edo acted as chiefs of the police and fire departments and as judges in criminal and civil matters.)

paragraph: When Tokugawa Shogunate instituted Tenpō Reforms, South Magistrate Torii Yōzō and Rōjū Mizuno Tadakuni tried to enforce sumptuary edicts banning theatre and other popular entertainments. Kagemoto consistently opposed the implementation of the policy which he believed it to be undue infringement on the livelihood of commoners.

paragraph: Together with the fact that he lived among commoners in his youth, this won him tremendous popularity among the people of Edo. In 1843, he was ousted from his position as North Magistrate through the machinations of Torii, and although nominally appointed Ōmetsuke, was out of power. Two years later, when Mizuno ousted Torii, Tōyama received an appointment as South Magistrate, a post once held by Ōoka Tadasuke.

paragraph: Tōyama's rose to the Lower Junior Fifth rank with the name Tōyama Saemon no Jō.

paragraph: Section::::In fiction.

paragraph: In kabuki and kōdan, he was celebrated under his childhood name of Kinshirō, or popularly, Tōyama no Kin-san (Mr. Kin of Toyama). The common theme is the image of a magistrate with a flashy cherry blossom tattoo on his shoulder, who fights against corrupt officials and greedy merchants in defence of the ordinary folks. The novelist Tatsurō Jinde (陣出達郎) wrote a series of books about Kin-san. Noted actor Chiezō Kataoka starred in a series of eighteen Toei "jidaigeki" films about him. Several Japanese television networks have aired series based on the character. These variously portrayed him pretending to be a petty hood or a "yojimbo" while solving crimes as the chief of police.

alias:
Toyama Kagemoto
Touyama Kagemoto

description: samurai

wikidata_label: Tōyama Kagemoto

wikipedia_title: Tōyama Kagemoto


text: Old Catholic Church of America

text: Southern Normal University

text: Huntingdon, Tennessee

text: Earlsboro

text: Oklahoma

text: Christine Agnes Dienhart

text: Episcopalian

text: Kingman, Arizona

text: Shawnee

text: Oklahoma

text: Leadville

text: Arkansas

text: Kansas City, Missouri

text: James Bartholomew Ranks

text: London

text: Old Catholic Church of America

text: Charles Bauer

text: Carfora

text: Carfora

text: Old Catholic Church of America

text: Missouri

text: Mississippi

text: Diocese of Eau Claire

text: Wisconsin

text: Momence

text: Illinois

text: Cope

text: Newman

text: Walter Xavier Brown

categories: 1878 births,1976 deaths,American Old Catholic bishops

paragraph: Francis Xavier Resch

paragraph: Francis Xavier Resch (born 1878; died 1976) was a bishop of the Old Catholic Church of America.

paragraph: Section::::Biography.

paragraph: Resch was a graduate of Southern Normal University in Huntingdon, Tennessee and received his degree in languages. He taught Latin and German at the public high school in Earlsboro, Oklahoma, in 1912. He married Christine Agnes Dienhart, an Episcopalian, on May 1, 1912, who bore him two children. The first child died in Earlsboro, but the second child, Frederick Sylvester, born December 31, 1913, lived to become an Episcopal priest and served in a parish in Kingman, Arizona.

paragraph: Resch published a newspaper in Earlsboro and later moved it to Shawnee, Oklahoma, in 1913. He was superintendent of schools at Leadville, Arkansas, from 1930 to 1962, later moving to Kansas City, Missouri, where he qualified for the priesthood under Bishop Paul Francis Cope who ordained him on March 5, 1939. Bishop Cope was consecrated by Archbishop James Bartholomew Ranks of London who came specifically for that purpose to America and thus the Old Catholic Church of America was officially launched in May 1925.

paragraph: As an Old Catholic priest, Resch was anxious to promote the growth and impact of the church. Bishop Cope was, in the new priest's opinion, too conservative and deliberate, so yielding to the influences brought to bear upon him by Carforian clergy, withdrew from Cope's jurisdiction to that of Carfora. He describes this in a letter dated August 19, 1942 to Father Charles Bauer of Chicago:

paragraph: ""The growth of the church was very slow because of the Archbishop's great care and solicitude against taking in men who were not worthy of the trust. He hesitated taking men into the church until I came along . . . but because his hesitancy to expand and reach out, I withdrew and went over to the North American Old Roman Catholic Church. I was consecrated a bishop in that church by Carfora. I soon learned that I had made a great mistake in joining that church. I went back to Archbishop Cope, to bask again in the sunshine of a saintly man, a man of whom anyone could be proud, After coming back, he told me that he had intended to consecrate me to the bishopric and prevailed upon me to accept the office of auxiliary bishop, which I did. The Archbishop is very conscientious, and he has kept the church free from all evil influences.""

paragraph: Accepting Carfora's consecration of Resch as valid, Cope appointed Resch his auxiliary on June 15, 1941. He was insistent that the church distinguish itself as legitimately and theologically Old Catholic: "There are at the present time so many of the independent churches that it is hard to distinguish one from the other. There is only one way to know the Old Catholic Church of America and to distinguish it from the others, and that is by its purity of purpose, it honesty and its upright Christian polity." And again "We want to guard against Carforism. Our Church is clean and pure. Every man is a gentleman. Every man is a priest, a shepherd of souls. The Church is young and small but it is holy and without spot. The size of the church is less important than the nature and kind of clergy it possesses. We teach and believe all that ancient and historic Catholic Christendom teaches.

paragraph: Resch served the church well in Missouri and in Mississippi later coming to Illinois where as an Old Catholic priest he served in Episcopal parishes. He served for a while in St. Margaret parish, Park Fall, Diocese of Eau Claire, Wisconsin and then in Good Shepherd parish, Momence, Illinois as listed in the 1953 Episcopal Church directory.

paragraph: Resch succeeded Cope as Archbishop of the church and established the headquarters in Illinois. He was a man of education and breeding fitting Newman's definition of a gentleman in all respects. He struggled to fulfill his charge as Archbishop, keeping the church solvent by committing his financial resources as well as his talents to the mission of the church. He consecrated Walter Xavier Brown as bishop August 25, 1963, who succeeded him as Archbishop upon his retirement. He died in 1976.

description: American Old Catholic bishop

wikidata_label: Francis Xavier Resch

wikipedia_title: Francis Xavier Resch


text:
chemist
Darwin's theory of evolution
University of Georgia
Royal Society of Chemistry

categories: 1927 deaths,American chemists,1848 births

paragraph: Henry Clay White

paragraph: Henry Clay White (1848-1927) was an American chemist, notable for his contributions to agricultural science and higher education. He was also an early proponent of Darwin's theory of evolution.

paragraph: From 1872 to 1927, he was professor of chemistry at the University of Georgia. In 1893 he was elected as a member of the Royal Society of Chemistry.

paragraph: He died on November 30, 1927, in Athens, Georgia.

wikidata_label: Henry Clay White

wikipedia_title: Henry Clay White


text:
New York
Derazhnia
Russian Empire
United States
the Bronx
Socialist Party of America
New York State Assembly
William S. Evans
141st New York State Legislature
rent control
Citizens Union
22nd District
Anthony J. Griffin
Old Guard faction
New York State Senate
John J. Dunnigan

categories: People from the Bronx,Socialist Party of America politicians from New York (state),People from Derazhnia Raion,Members of the New York State Assembly,1969 deaths,20th-century American politicians,1890 births,Imperial Russian emigrants to the United States

paragraph: Charles B. Garfinkel

paragraph: Charles Bernhard Garfinkel (December 25, 1890 – September 1969) was an American politician from New York.

paragraph: Section::::Life.

paragraph: He was born on December 25, 1890, in Derazhnia, Russian Empire, the youngest of eight children of a lawyer who died a year after Charles's birth. His mother emigrated with the children to the United States in 1897. He became a salesman of print paper, and lived in the Bronx.

paragraph: Garfinkel was a member of the Socialist Party of America. In November 1917, he was elected to the New York State Assembly (Bronx Co., 5th D.), defeating the incumbent Democrat William S. Evans. Garfinkel was one of ten Socialist members of the 141st New York State Legislature in 1918. He introduced one of the earliest rent control bills, but it did not pass the committee stage. The Citizens Union said that Garfinkel was "very attentive and made an excellent record of votes on city bills". In November 1918, he ran for re-election, but was defeated by his Democratic predecessor Evans who had been endorsed by the Republicans.

paragraph: In 1934, he ran for Congress in the 22nd District, but was defeated by the incumbent Democrat Anthony J. Griffin.

paragraph: In December 1935, after the expulsion of the Old Guard faction, Garfinkel was elected by the New York City Central Committee of the Socialist Party as Temporary Chairman.

paragraph: In November 1936, he ran for the New York State Senate (23rd D.) but was defeated by the incumbent Democrat John J. Dunnigan.

paragraph: He died in September 1969.

description: American politician

wikidata_label: Charles B. Garfinkel

wikipedia_title: Charles B. Garfinkel


text:
Berthold I of Istria
Engelbert III
Meinhard
Duke of Merania
Otto II
Patriarchate of Aquileia

categories: House of Andechs,Year of birth unknown,1245 deaths,German countesses,13th-century women of the Holy Roman Empire

paragraph: Matilda of Andechs

paragraph: Matilda of Andechs (died 1245) was a daughter of Margrave Berthold I of Istria and his first wife, Hedwig of Dachau-Wittelsbach.

paragraph: Matilda married Count Engelbert III of Gorizia (d. 1220). They had one son: Meinhard, who would inherit the title of Duke of Merania after the death of the childless Duke Otto II. However, by then this title was meaningless, as the Istrian and Carniolan marches had passed to the Patriarchate of Aquileia, and the original Andechs estates had been seized by the Bavarian dukes.

wikidata_label: Matilda of Andechs

wikipedia_title: Matilda of Andechs


text:
Barisal district
Indra Lal Roy
barrister
Soorjo Coomar Goodeve Chuckerbutty
England
St. Paul's School
London
boxing
Cambridge
Jim Driscoll
England
First World War
Kolkata

categories: Indian military personnel of World War I,1898 births,1979 deaths,Royal Flying Corps officers,People educated at St Paul's School, London,Alumni of the University of Cambridge,Sportspeople from Kolkata,Indian male boxers

paragraph: Paresh Lal Roy

paragraph: Paresh Lal Roy () (20 December 1893 – 30 December 1979) was an Indian amateur boxer, credited with popularising the sport among Indians. He is known as the Father of Indian Boxing.

paragraph: Section::::Early life.

paragraph: Roy came from the landlord family of Lakhutia in Barisal district. He was born on 30 December 1898, he was the third of six children of Peary Lal Roy and Lolita Roy. Indra Lal Roy was his younger brother. Roy came from a family of highly qualified and established persons. His father was a barrister and his maternal grandfather Dr. Soorjo Coomar Goodeve Chuckerbutty was one of the first Indian doctors to be trained in Western medicine.

paragraph: Roy received his education in England. He attended the St. Paul's School in London. At the age of ten he began training in boxing under Billy Childs, the then boxing coach at Cambridge who later became the featherweight world champion. Jim Driscoll himself took the responsibility of training Roy. Roy became the school champion. He passed in B.A. from Cambridge University. At Cambridge won the university championship from Oxbridge and became an Oxford Blue. Roy was the first Cambridge Blue from Asia.

paragraph: In 1914, Roy became the bantamweight champion in England. Apart from boxing Roy was also proficient in shooting and horse riding. He was the first amateur Indian jockey to have ridden a horse in a race. At the outbreak of the First World War, he became a private in the Royal Artillery while his younger brother Indra Lal Roy obtained the King's Commission to the Royal Flying Corps. In the army he rose to be a lieutenant. After the war he completed in Masters in Economics from Cambridge University in 1919 and returned to India.

paragraph: Section::::Career.

paragraph: He joined the Bengal Railway as a traffic superintendent. In the 1920s, the sport of boxing was popular mainly among the Anglo-Indians. In order to organize boxing as a sport and make it popular among the Indians, Roy opened a boxing training centre in Ballygunge. In 1928, he took initiative to organize the first inter-Railway Boxing Championship at Kolkata. In the same year he founded the Bengal Boxing Federation and became its secretary. Later he became its president. In 1933, in the competition between the military and the civilians, Santosh De, a student of Roy became the champion. Among the notable students of Roy were Pramatha Chaudhuri, Phanindra Krishna Mitra, Nagen Chatterjee, Joaquim C. A. Minus, Abulal, Johnny Natal, R. Austin, D. Gasper, Kartik Dutta etc.

paragraph: Though Roy himself was an amateur boxer, he fought against Edgar Bright, the then Indian champion in bantamweight division at the Old Empire Theatre and defeated him. He also defeated Philippine boxer Young Turley once.

paragraph: Section::::Honor.

paragraph: In 2011 the Indian Railway immortalised Paresh Lal Roy by unveiling a marble bust of the boxer in an indoor stadium named after him. The P L Roy Indoor Stadium is located in Sealdah. The statue was unveiled by A K Gupta, additional general manager Eastern Railway and President Eastern Railway Sports Association.

description: Indian boxer

wikidata_label: Paresh Lal Roy

wikipedia_title: Paresh Lal Roy


text: Golapi Ekhon Traine

text: Sundori

text: Radha Krishna

text: Banglar Badhu

text: Ontore Ontore

text: Best Actress

text: Shuvoda

text: Sangam

text: Nawab Sirajuddaula

text: Bangla Movie Database

categories: Actresses in Bengali cinema,Recipients of Bangladesh National Film Awards,Bangladeshi film actresses,Bangladeshi television actresses,Living people,Year of birth missing (living people)

paragraph: Anwara Begum

paragraph: Anwara Begum (known as Anwara) is a Bangladeshi film actress. She has acted in more than 600 films as of 2015. She won Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Supporting Actress seven times for her roles in "Golapi Ekhon Traine" (1978), "Sundori" (1979), "Sokhinar Juddho" (1984), "Moroner Pore" (1990), "Radha Krishna" (1992), "Banglar Badhu" (1993) and "Ontore Ontore" (1994), and Best Actress award once for "Shuvoda" (1986).

paragraph: Section::::Career.

paragraph: In 1961, while Anwara was a student of seventh grade in Palasi Girls' School, she performed as a dancer in a group for the film "Aajan". The film was never released. In 1963, Anwara acted as a dancer in two films "Nachghor" and "Preeti Na Jane Reet". She then acted as a supporting actress in the film Sangam (1964). She performed as an actress in a lead role for "Bala" (1967). She got her breakthrough in 1967 for her "Aleya" role in the film "Nawab Sirajuddaula".

paragraph: Since 1972, Anwara started performing in roles of mothers, aunts and mother-in-laws.

paragraph: Section::::Personal life.

paragraph: Anwara is married to Muhitul Islam Muhit since 1972. Anwara has a daughter, Rumana Islam Mukti.

paragraph: Section::::External links.

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Anwara Begum" at the Bangla Movie Database

description: actor

wikidata_label: Anwara Begum

wikipedia_title: Anwara Begum


text:
Italian
Biadene
Province of Treviso
Padua
Pietro Selvatico
Academy of Fine Arts in Florence
Aristodemo Costoli
Giovanni Duprè
Augusto Rivalta
Domenico Morelli
Roberto Bompiani
Emilio De Fabris
Odoardo Tabacchi
Rodin
Art Nouveau
Piazza Savonarola
Viali di Circonvallazione
Galleria Rinaldo Carnielo
Courtauld Gallery

categories: 19th-century Italian sculptors,1853 births,People from Treviso,Italian male sculptors,1910 deaths

paragraph: Rinaldo Carnielo

paragraph: Rinaldo Carnielo (1853 - 1910) was an Italian sculptor known for his macabre sensibility.

paragraph: Section::::Biography.

paragraph: He was born in Biadene, in the Province of Treviso, to a family of modest means. He briefly enrolled in Padua in a technical institute but abandoned this for the institute of design started by Pietro Selvatico. From there, he moved to study sculpture for a year at the Academy of Fine Arts in Florence under Aristodemo Costoli and then served a further year of study. He opened a studio, but, deprived of many commissions, he was indigent.

paragraph: Encouraged by the older Giovanni Duprè, he obtained a studio at the academy and there composed his "Dying Mozart". The statue was sent to a Paris Exposition of 1878, where it was generally well received. Local critiques were less fond, including Duprè, who labeled it a "puny beast", and Augusto Rivalta, who described it as "someone dead two months who is falling apart".

paragraph: This deprecation was not universal, and a commission granting prizes from the Italian government, including Domenico Morelli, Roberto Bompiani, Emilio De Fabris, and Odoardo Tabacchi, found high merit to the work. The contrarian Morelli specially praised the work.

paragraph: This success led to many private commissions and financial success. Among his major works are "Tenax Vitae", a struggle between skeletal death and a young man, and "A capuchin imploring death as a boon from God" ("Dio non posso pregare"). Some works have organic chimeric figures. He continued to make large and small works in bronze. He became Professore corrispondente dell'Accademia di Belle Arti in Florence and died in that city.

paragraph: Section::::Legacy.

paragraph: He was and remains enigmatic to many, and assessments of Carnielo are still evolving. He was bewildering to his contemporaries.

paragraph: In 1893, Helen Zimmern, met the sculptor, and quoted a critic describing Rinaldo as a man where: "talent and character are so essentially opposed to one another, so fundamentally antagonistic, the his personality offers the attraction of a most interesting physiological and psychological problem." She noted the apparent "want of cohesion between the man and the artist": his art, strange and bizarre, often focused on death; while Rinaldo himself was a healthy and mild-mannered family man, although not light-hearted and with a grim seriousness about his art. Some derided Carnielo as a misanthrope, but she perceived a more complex artist, who "does not understand mankind that laughs and is merry... For him, the shadow of death pervades all existence." She also noted his dedication to art, as one who "cares not one jot whether his statues find purchasers, so long as he himself is satisfied with the results".

paragraph: James Jackson Jarves, over a decade earlier,in a review of "Dying Mozart" had been less sympathetic:Carnielo's work is faithful; for he closely watched its phenomena in the hospitals here from dying men. The expression is not painful, nor is it ecstatic, as if the spirit, recognizing its coming joy, imprinted in the still pliable form some of its own "peace passing understanding". The artist has just missed the spiritual element by too earnest study of the material phenomena. These, with the well-wrought accessories, so overpower it as at first glance to embarrass the spectator in rightfully apprehending the vital motive... (the) statue exhibits too much the material outlook of an expiring mortal, as an anatomical study, and does not sufficiently bring to view or suggest those more subtle distinctions which make the vast difference between Mozart and common men, irradiating his mortal frame with specific genius and filling all men's minds with undying sentiments of love and admiration.

paragraph: Jarves goes on to criticize that "the art-creed of men of Carnielo's stamp... (disbelieve) alike in the classical theory of the beautiful and the spiritual idealism of the mediaevalists, they plant their art on solid realism and uncompromising eye-fact...Art is always greatest and loveliest when most creative and suggestive and least in bondage to literal, material fact, or nature in the limbo of physical science. Consistent to his view of art, Carnielo has modelled a series of sepulchral monuments in the form of sarcophagi, with figures of men or women lying on them dead, or bending over them in profoundest grief. Their tableaux-pose is admirable modelling and thoroughly life-like, but the costumes are the fashionable attire of the hour, carefully executed to the minutest details...It is a serious misfortune that the best talent of the day should seriously put forth such work as genuine art, but it is the natural result of believing in picturesque sculpture."

paragraph: Others had mixed opinions, noting that Carnielo "is a man of original ideas and individuality of expression, and, while he has none of the Titanic power of Rodin, he resembles him at least in the independence of character which has enabled him to cut away from conventions and traditions, and in the boldness of hand which in their modified degree his works display."

paragraph: The Art Nouveau house and studio of the artist, located in Piazza Savonarola, just outside the Viali di Circonvallazione in Florence, was donated by his son to the City, and is being renovated into a museum, the Galleria Rinaldo Carnielo.

paragraph: Section::::See also.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Courtauld Gallery, photograph of "Tenax Vitae", "Dying Mozart", and other works.

description: Italian sculptor

wikidata_label: Rinaldo Carnielo

wikipedia_title: Rinaldo Carnielo


text:
Negro Leagues
Outfielder
Manager
Negro National League
Jimmy Smith

categories: Negro league baseball managers,1888 births,Negro league baseball players

paragraph: Frank Duncan (baseball, born 1888)

paragraph: Frank "Rebel" Duncan (May 4, 1888 - April 16, 1958) was a Negro Leagues Outfielder and Manager for several years before the founding of the first Negro National League.

paragraph: Sportswriters Harry Daniels and Jimmy Smith both named Duncan to their 1909 "All American Team" saying he is "one of the most dangerous men at bat a pitcher can face, also a dare-devil base runner."

description: American baseball player

wikidata_label: Frank Duncan I

wikipedia_title: Frank Duncan (baseball, born 1888)


text: United States Air Medal

text: Smithtown, New York

text: Army Nurse Corps

text: Karachi, India.

text: Walter Reed Hospital

categories: American nurses,People from Smithtown, New York,Military personnel from New York (state),2006 deaths,Recipients of the Air Medal,Female United States Air Force personnel,American military personnel of World War II,1913 births,American women in World War II,American women nurses

paragraph: Elsie Ott

paragraph: Second Lieutenant Elsie Ott (1913-2006) was the first woman to receive the United States Air Medal. She was awarded this medal in recognition of her heroism in determining a way to evacuate the wounded from the front line.

paragraph: Elsie S. Ott was born in 1913 in Smithtown, New York. After completing high school Ott attended the Lenox Hill Hospital School of Nursing in New York City. She worked various positions at several different hospitals before she joined the Army Nurse Corps in September 1941. Given the position of second lieutenant soon after entering the corps, Ott immediately went on assignments in Louisiana and Virginia before making the long journey to Karachi, India.

paragraph: In India, Ott would be a part of the first ever intercontinental air evacuation. She was assigned the flight with only 24 hours notice, had zero air-evacuation training, and had never flown in a plane before. On January 17, 1943, Ott served as an in-flight nurse for five soldiers during a week-long venture- a trip that previously could only have been accomplished by ship and would have taken three months. The flight was a success, and Ott helped transport wounded soldiers from Karachi all the way to the Walter Reed Hospital in Washington D.C.

paragraph: Knowing that her log of how she handled the flight would be important, Ott made sure to take careful notes. She listed things that would have been of benefit and suggested them for future evacuations. Among the things that Ott recommended for subsequent trips were: more bandages, extra blankets, oxygen, and blankets.

paragraph: Two months after her flight, Ott was awarded the first Air Medal presented to a woman.

wikidata_label: Elsie Ott

wikipedia_title: Elsie Ott


text: The Rt Hon.

text: KG

text: baron

text: Peerage of England

text: last defence of Calais

text: Siege of Smerwick

text: Corca Dhuibhne

text: County Kerry

text: Lord Deputy of Ireland

text: The 13th Baron Grey de Wilton

text: The 1st Earl of Worcester

text: Knight

text: Lord Lieutenant of Buckinghamshire

text: Guisnes

text: Elizabeth I

text: Lady Jane Grey

text: Lord Deputy of Ireland

text: Second Desmond Rebellion

text: Sir William Pelham

text: Battle of Glenmalure

text: County Wicklow

text: Ard na Caithne

text: County Kerry

text: Siege of Smerwick

text: England

text: Munster

text: Nicholas Nugent

text: will

text: intestate

text: estate

text: Chenies

text: Buckinghamshire

text: Francis Russell, 2nd Earl of Bedford

text: Sir Richard Morrison

text: Cashiobury

text: Hertfordshire

text: Strasbourg

text: Watford

text: Hertfordshire

text: will

text: Henry Manners, 2nd Earl of Rutland

text: Francis Russell, 2nd Earl of Bedford

text: Thomas Grey, 15th Baron Grey de Wilton

text: Sir William Cooper

text: Sir Francis Goodwin

text: Guisnes

categories: 1593 deaths,Barons in the Peerage of England,1536 births,16th-century English nobility,Lord-Lieutenants of Buckinghamshire,English knights,Lords Lieutenant of Ireland,People of the Tudor period

paragraph: Arthur Grey, 14th Baron Grey de Wilton

paragraph: The Rt Hon. Arthur Grey, 14th Baron Grey de Wilton, KG (1536–1593), was a baron in the Peerage of England. Lord Grey de Wilton is now largely remembered for his memoir of his father, for participating in the last defence of Calais, and for his involvement in the massacre after the Siege of Smerwick on "Corca Dhuibhne" in County Kerry. He served as Lord Deputy of Ireland from 1580 until 1582.

paragraph: Section::::Life.

paragraph: Arthur Grey was the eldest son of The 13th Baron Grey de Wilton and Mary, daughter of The 1st Earl of Worcester. He was a Knight and he was recorded as being Lord Lieutenant of Buckinghamshire on two separate occasions, in both 1569 and 1587, though it is not recorded if he held that title for all the years in between. He probably went with his father to Guisnes in 1553; certainly he was there when the French declared war in 1557; his eyewitness account of his father's last desperate defence of Guisnes, after Calais itself has fallen, remains the best source for the episode. Like his father he became a hostage but was ransomed a year later. He succeeded his father as 14th Baron in 1562; the family fortune was by then much reduced by the heavy ransom required to free his father. Elizabeth I, however, restored the property forfeited by his father for his part in the Lady Jane Grey affair.

paragraph: In 1580, he recruited a force of 6,000 and was sent as Lord Deputy of Ireland to quell the Second Desmond Rebellion, replacing the notoriously brutal Sir William Pelham. His first main encounter was when he led an army of about 3,000 in the Battle of Glenmalure, County Wicklow in August, where his army was slaughtered by Fiach McHugh O' Byrne, with casualties of 800. Later in the same year, he led a force of 800 to "Ard na Caithne" (Smerwick) in County Kerry where he massacred 600 Irish, Italian and Spanish troops who surrendered, a notorious incident known as the Siege of Smerwick. According to some versions of this event, Lord Grey de Wilton promised the garrison their lives in return for their surrender, a promise which he broke – this resulted in the Irish proverb 'Grey's faith'.

paragraph: By 1582, the rebellion was in its last throes and he was recalled to England, leaving Munster devastated by famine. He had been largely successful in restoring order, but the justice of some of his actions was criticised, including the Smerwick massacre, and the hanging of the former Chief Justice, Nicholas Nugent, on what seems to have been no more than a suggestion that he had been complicit in the Desmond Rebellion.

paragraph: Section::::Marriage and issue.

paragraph: Lord Grey married after 1572 Jane Sibella Morrison, who died in July 1615 and whose last will was dated of 6 March 1614/1615 and probated on 14 July 1615. She naturalized as an English subject in 1575/1576, and was the widow of Edward Russell, Baron Russell, whom she married c. 1571; he died before June 1572 without issue and intestate (his estate was administered on 30 June 1572) and was buried at Chenies, Buckinghamshire, son of Francis Russell, 2nd Earl of Bedford and Margaret St John.

paragraph: Jane's parents were Sir Richard Morrison of Cashiobury, Hertfordshire (d. Strasbourg, 17 March 1556), and Bridget Hussey (c. 1526 – 13 January 1600/1601, bur. Watford, Hertfordshire, will dated 2 June 1600, probated 12 January 1600/1601), who married secondly before 1563 Henry Manners, 2nd Earl of Rutland, without issue, and thirdly, as his second wife Francis Russell, 2nd Earl of Bedford on 25 June 1566, also without issue. Bridget was a daughter of John Hussey, 1st Baron Hussey of Sleaford by second wife, Lady Anne Grey.

paragraph: Arthur and Jane were the parents of Thomas Grey, 15th Baron Grey de Wilton, and Hon. Elizabeth Grey de Wilton, who would have become the 16th Baroness Grey de Wilton upon the death of her brother, the 15th Baron; she married Sir William Cooper and then Sir Francis Goodwin.

paragraph: Section::::Grey as author.

paragraph: Not long after his father's death, Lord Grey de Wilton wrote an affectionate memoir of him, "Commentary on the Services and Charges of William Lord Grey de Wilton", which was not published until the nineteenth century. It deals mainly with his father's military campaigns in Scotland and France, and has been highly praised by historians for the vivid first-hand account of the last days of English rule in Calais and Guisnes.

paragraph: Section::::References.

paragraph: Bibliography

description: English noble

wikidata_label: Arthur Grey, 14th Baron Grey de Wilton

wikipedia_title: Arthur Grey, 14th Baron Grey de Wilton


text: King of the Isles

text: Norse-Gaelic

text: the Isles

text: Dublin

text: Magnús Óláfsson, King of Norway

text: Óláfr

text: Muirchertach Ua Briain, King of Munster

text: Uí Briain

text: First Crusade

text: Robert II, Duke of Normandy

text: Norwegian Crusade

text: Sigurðr Magnússon, King of Norway

text: Holy Land

text: Crovan dynasty

text: Uí Ímair

text: Norse-Gaelic

text: Dublin

text: the Isles

text: kingship of the Isles

text: Mann

text: Uí Briain

text: Hebrides

text: Magnús Óláfsson, King of Norway

text: Irish Sea

text: Chronicle of Mann

text: emasculated

text: Jerusalem

text: Muirchertach Ua Briain, King of Munster

text: Óláfr

text: Connacht

text: Leinster

text: Mide

text: Dublin

text: Domnall mac Taidc

text: Annals of Ulster

text: Annals of the Four Masters

text: Ingimundr

text: Lewis

text: Lewis and Harris

text: Orderic Vitalis

text: desert

text: Morkinskinna

text: Fagrskinna

text: Orkneyinga saga

text: Heimskringla

text: Outer Hebrides

text: skald

text: Sigurðr

text: Bjaðmunjo

text: Henry I, King of England

text: Pope Urban II

text: pilgrimage

text: holy war

text: First Crusade

text: crusade

text: Robert II, Duke of Normandy

text: siege and capture of Jerusalem

text: Syria

text: Anatolia

text: Sigurðr's expedition to Holy Land

categories: Crovan dynasty,11th-century monarchs in Europe,11th-century Scottish people,Christians of the First Crusade,Monarchs of the Isle of Man,12th-century Scottish people,11th-century rulers of the Kingdom of the Isles,12th-century Manx people,12th-century rulers of the Kingdom of the Isles,11th-century Manx people

paragraph: Lǫgmaðr Guðrøðarson

paragraph: Lǫgmaðr Guðrøðarson () was a late eleventh-century King of the Isles, whose rise, reign, and fall from power are obscure. He was the eldest son of Guðrøðr Crovan, King of Dublin and the Isles, a Norse-Gaelic dynast who conquered and ruled the kingdoms of the Isles and Dublin, before dying in 1095. Three years after the latter's death, the Isles was conquered by Magnús Óláfsson, King of Norway, whose regime in the region lasted until his death in 1103. The chronology of Lǫgmaðr's reign is uncertain: he may have begun his reign either before Magnús' conquest, during his regime, or after his demise.

paragraph: As King of the Isles, Lǫgmaðr faced significant opposition from factions supporting his younger brothers, Haraldr and Óláfr. At some point, the Islesmen are reported to have petitioned Muirchertach Ua Briain, King of Munster to select a temporary ruler in the region. This act may have been initiated on behalf of a faction supporting Óláfr. Whatever the case, Ua Briain responded by placing an Uí Briain relative upon the throne. The Uí Briain interlopers, however, do not appear to have been well received; and were evidently ejected by the Islesmen, perhaps led by supporters of Lǫgmaðr himself.

paragraph: The chronology and circumstances surrounding the conclusion of Lǫgmaðr's reign are uncertain. According to one source, he voluntarily resigned the kingship and journeyed to Jerusalem where he died. This account could be evidence that he died on crusade: one possibility is the First Crusade, perhaps in the entourage of Robert II, Duke of Normandy; another possibility is the so-called Norwegian Crusade, in the entourage of Sigurðr Magnússon, King of Norway. Although one source claims that Lǫgmaðr's trek to the Holy Land was undertaken in remorse for the cruelty he had inflicted upon Haraldr, another possibility is that he was forced into exile instead. Whatever the case, it is apparent that about a decade after Magnús' death, the Crovan dynasty was restored to the kingship in the person of Lǫgmaðr's youngest brother.

paragraph: Section::::Antecedents, accession, and insurrection.

paragraph: Lǫgmaðr was one of three sons of Guðrøðr Crovan, King of Dublin and the Isles. Guðrøðr first emerges into history in the mid eleventh century. Although his precise parentage is uncertain, he appears to have been a descendant of Óláfr kváran, King of Northumbria and Dublin. Guðrøðr's apparent Uí Ímair antecedents appear to have endowed him with ancestral claims to the Norse-Gaelic kingdoms to Dublin and the Isles. In the 1070s, he secured the kingship of the Isles through his conquest of Mann, and forcefully added Dublin to his realm in 1091. Guðrøðr's downfall came in 1094, when he was driven out of Ireland by the Uí Briain, and died the following year in the Hebrides.

paragraph: There is uncertainty concerning the political situation in the Isles in the last decade of the eleventh century. What is known for sure is that, before the end of the century, Magnús Óláfsson, King of Norway led a marauding fleet from Scandinavia into the Isles, seized control of the kingdom, and held onto power in the Irish Sea region until his death in 1103. According to the "Chronicle of Mann", when Guðrøðr died in 1095, Lǫgmaðr succeeded him as his eldest son, and went on to reign for seven years. The numerical calculations and chronology of this source are suspect, and it is uncertain if Lǫgmaðr's reign began before Magnús' arrival, during Magnús' overlordship, or even after Magnús' death. One possibility is that Lǫgmaðr commenced his reign in the Isles immediately after his father assumed the kingship of Dublin in 1091. If so, this transfer of power would seem to evidence the eminent status of Dublin's kinship amongst the Norse-Gaelic elite.

paragraph: Despite the uncertainty surrounding the inception of his reign, the chronicle reveals that Lǫgmaðr faced continued opposition from within his own family in the form of an ongoing rebellion by his brother, Haraldr. Lǫgmaðr eventually overcame Haraldr, however, and is stated to have had the latter blinded and emasculated. Afterwards, if the chronicle is to be believed, Lǫgmaðr repented the cruelty that he had inflicted upon Haraldr, and remorsefully resigned his kingdom, before setting off to Jerusalem, where he died.

paragraph: Section::::Irish intervention.

paragraph: Although the "Chronicle of Man" maintains that Lǫgmaðr voluntarily vacated his throne, there is reason to suspect that he was forced from power. In about 1096, the chronicle claims that the leading Islesmen sought assistance of Muirchertach Ua Briain, King of Munster, and petitioned him to provide a regent from his own kin to govern the kingdom until Lǫgmaðr's younger brother, Óláfr, was old enough to assume control. The chronicle's account could be evidence that, by about 1096, Lǫgmaðr faced a faction formed around his younger brother; and that, when this faction was unable to topple Lǫgmaðr by itself, it approached Ua Briain for assistance in placing Óláfr upon the throne.

paragraph: Ua Briain was certainly a formidable potential ally, having recently imposed his dominance over the kingdoms of Connacht, Leinster, Mide, and Dublin as well. In fact, it was through his conquest of the latter that Ua Briain had banished Lǫgmaðr's father from Ireland once and for all, and thereby secured control of Dublin's awesome naval power. In consequence of this predominance, the clause as stated by the chronicle—that Ua Briain was to provide the Isles with a regent from his own kin—may well have been a condition on his intervention, rather than a request of the Islesmen themselves. Whatever the case, the chronicle reveals that Ua Briain then installed Domnall mac Taidc upon the throne. Although Domnall had previously opposed Ua Briain over the kingship of Munster, he was the son of Ua Briain's brother, and further possessed strong familial connections with the Isles through his maternal descent from Echmarcach mac Ragnaill, King of Dublin and the Isles. In fact, the "Annals of Ulster" appears to indicate that at least two apparent members of Echmarcach's family were killed less than a decade before in a repulsed invasion of Mann. As a result, Domnall may have been the leading male representative of Echmarcach's family. The slaying of Domnall's brother, Amlaíb, as recorded by the "Annals of the Four Masters" in 1096, suggests that Domnall and the rest of the Meic Taidc faced significant opposition in the Isles, possibly in the form of Lǫgmaðr's adherents. The chronicle credits Domnall with an oppressive three-year reign that ended when the leading Islesmen revolted against him, and drove him from the kingdom back to Ireland.

paragraph: Section::::Norwegian domination and diminishment.

paragraph: The extent of Domnall's rule in the kingdom is unknown, and it is questionable whether he had any real authority in the northern Hebrides, furthest from Mann. In about 1097, Magnús sent a delegate named Ingimundr into the Isles to take possession of the kingdom. After installing himself in Lewis, Ingimundr was overthrown and killed whilst attempting to usurp the kingship. Ingimundr's rationale for seating himself upon an island (Lewis and Harris) on the edge of the kingdom may have been due to the fact that he was unable to gain any authority on Mann itself. In fact, the chronicle reveals that civil war erupted there the following year, and the chronicler Orderic Vitalis indicates that Mann was devastated to point of being a virtual desert by the time Magnús appeared on the scene. The warring itself may have been related to the aforesaid factional struggles between Guðrøðr's sons. Although it is possible that it was Magnús who actually forced Domnall from the Isles, the fact the chronicle makes no mention of Domnall during the recorded conflict on Mann may be evidence that he had lost control of the island by then. Within the year, the same source records the arrival of Magnús himself, which could suggest that it was Ingimundr's slaying, at the hands of the Islesmen, that had incited Magnús to take matters into his own hands.

paragraph: Magnús' takeover of the Isles is colourfully depicted in the chronicle, and several mediaeval Scandinavian sources, such as the early thirteenth-century "Morkinskinna", "Fagrskinna", "Orkneyinga saga", and "Magnúss saga berfœtts" within the early thirteenth-century saga-compilation "Heimskringla". As the Norwegian fleet descended upon the Isles, the latter source specifies that Lǫgmaðr set himself to defend the ' ("Northern Islands"), a term that likely refers to the Outer Hebrides. A particular verse of poetry in "Morkinskinna", attributed to the contemporary skald Gísl Illugason, describes Lǫgmaðr as "'" ("Prince of Uist", or "Lord of Uist"). This title not only appears to corroborate Lǫgmaðr's authority in the northern Isles, but could also indicate that he was primarily based on Uist as well.

paragraph: At several points in the history of the Isles, the realm endured periods of fragmentation between rival factions. Whether the references to Lǫgmaðr in the north are evidence of a similarly partitioned kingdom is unknown. The Norwegian subjugation of the Isles, and subsequent capture of Lǫgmaðr, are recounted by several sources. For instance, "Orkneyinga saga" states as much; whilst "Morkinskinna" further specifies that Lǫgmaðr fled southwards and out to sea, as Magnús' fleet advanced, only to be captured and kept in the Norwegian king's company for some time afterwards.

paragraph: Having overwintered in Isles, Magnús left for Norway in the summer, only to make his return nearly four years later, in 1102 or 1103. Once re-established on Mann, Magnús entered into an alliance with Ua Briain, formalised through the marriage between Magnús's young son, Sigurðr, and Ua Briain's daughter, Bjaðmunjo. Magnús, therefore, appears to have intended for Sigurðr to rule over his recently-won territories. Unfortunately for Ua Briain, and his long-term ambitions in Ireland and the Isles, Magnús was slain in Ulster in 1103, whereupon Sigurðr immediately repudiated his bride and returned to Norway. Although Ua Briain was able to regain control of Dublin, and still held considerable influence in the Isles, Magnús' death appears to have left a power vacuum in the region that he was unable to fill.

paragraph: In 1111, Domnall mac Taidc appears to have forcefully seized the kingship of the Isles. Although it is possible that he had backing from Ua Briain himself, there is evidence to suggest that made his move without Ua Briain's consent. Not long after this undertaking, Domnall appears to have been either forced from the Isles, or drawn back to Ireland in an attempt to capitalise on Ua Briain's failing health, only to be slain himself in 1115. The encroachment of competing Irish factions into the Isles may well have been as unpalatable to the English and Scots as the power vacuum left in the wake of Magnús' demise. Since the chronicle records that the subsequent reign of Óláfr lasted forty years, the latter's accession to the kingship appears to date to about 1112 or 1113, not long after Domnall launched his bid for the throne. In fact, the chronicle indicates that Óláfr spent his youth at the court of Henry I, King of England, and it appears that this restoration of the Crovan dynasty, in the person of Lǫgmaðr's youngest brother, was the work of the English king.

paragraph: Section::::Departure and death.

paragraph: Late in 1095, Pope Urban II first proclaimed an armed pilgrimage, or penitential holy war, that led to the First Crusade of 1096–1102. Before the end of the year, tens of thousands of men, women, and children answered his call to re-establish Christian control of Jerusalem. The particular terminology employed by the "Chronicle of Mann"—that Lǫgmaðr departed the kingdom "marked with the sign of the Lord's cross"—suggests that he participated in a crusade. On the other hand, since the chronicle was compiled in the thirteenth century, during a period when the idea of a cross-bearing pilgrim was well established, it is possible that this depiction of Lǫgmaðr has been contaminated by anachronistic conceptions.

paragraph: There are many reasons why crusaders volunteered to "take the cross". One particular reason was the desire of repentance. Remorse for the cruelty that he had inflicted upon his own brother may well have played a part in Lǫgmaðr's decision. If remorse was not a factor, it is possible that Lǫgmaðr merely intended to earn a pardon by way of a pilgrimage to Jerusalem. Embarking upon a crusade could also be a means of escaping political tribulations and pressure at home, as in the case of the embattled Robert II, Duke of Normandy. In Lǫgmaðr's case, his participation may have been a direct after-effect of Magnús' conquest of the Isles in 1098, or the aforesaid later revival of Uí Briain encroachment in Dublin and the Isles.

paragraph: If Lǫgmaðr was indeed a crusader, it is uncertain which particular crusade he undertook. One possibility is that he took part in the First Crusade, a movement that reached its climax with the successful siege and capture of Jerusalem in mid 1099. Lǫgmaðr could have embarked upon this enterprise in about 1096, the year the pope's calls reached England, and perhaps joined Robert's assembling forces that summer. Alternately, in light of Lǫgmaðr's capture by the Norwegians in 1098, it is conceivable that his release from custody was made conditional upon his exile and participation in the First Crusade. On the other hand, it is not impossible that Lǫgmaðr originally undertook a pilgrimage before catching wind of the crusade en route. Whatever the case, if Lǫgmaðr indeed participated and perished in the First Crusade, he may have met his end on campaign in Syria or Anatolia.

paragraph: Another possibility is that Lǫgmaðr regained some form of control in the Isles following Magnús' death, and afterwards joined Sigurðr's expedition to Holy Land in the first decade of the twelfth century. Whether Sigurðr's undertaking was a planned crusade per se, or merely an eventful and violent pilgrimage, is debatable. The precise chronology of this enterprise is similarly uncertain, although the Norwegian fleet certainly reached England before the end of the first decade of the twelfth century. It may have been at this point, whilst Sigurðr overwintered at the English royal court, that Lǫgmaðr joined up with him. If Lǫgmaðr and Sigurðr indeed rendezvoused in England, this may have been the time when Óláfr, the future King of the Isles, was entrusted to the safekeeping of the English king.

alias:
Lögmaðr Guðrøðarson
Lagmann mac Gofraid
Lǫgmaðr
Lagman
Lagmann
Logmaðr
Lögmadr
Lögmaðr
Lagman Gudrödsson

description: Late eleventh-century King of the Isles

wikidata_label: Lǫgmaðr Guðrøðarson

wikipedia_title: Lǫgmaðr Guðrøðarson


text:
baseball
catcher
Major League Baseball
Pittsburgh Pirates
Arizona Diamondbacks
Houston Astros
Baltimore Orioles
Spring Woods High School
University of Houston
home run
hits
doubles
RBIs
total bases
slugging percentage
on-base percentage
hit by pitch
Team USA
Conference USA Tournament
Seattle Mariners
1999 Major League Baseball draft
Arizona Diamondbacks
2002 Major League Baseball draft
Lancaster JetHawks
El Paso
at-bat
fielding percentage
Johnny Estrada
Atlanta Braves
Milwaukee
Miguel Montero
Lyle Overbay
Pedro Ciriaco
Pittsburgh Pirates
D. J. Carrasco
Ryan Church
Bobby Crosby
2011 season
Bradenton Marauders
Houston Astros
Washington Nationals
Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
Baltimore Orioles
Rob Delaney
Norfolk Tides
Washington Nationals
Texas Rangers

categories: Houston Cougars baseball players,Major League Baseball catchers,Visalia Rawhide players,Houston Astros players,1981 births,Bradenton Marauders players,Lancaster JetHawks players,Pittsburgh Pirates players,El Paso Diablos players,Salt Lake Bees players,Baltimore Orioles players,Arizona Diamondbacks players,Visalia Oaks players,Baseball players from Texas,Round Rock Express players,Norfolk Tides players,Living people,Reno Aces players

paragraph: Chris Snyder

paragraph: Christopher Ryan Snyder (born February 12, 1981) is an American former professional baseball catcher in Major League Baseball (MLB). He played in MLB for the Pittsburgh Pirates, the Arizona Diamondbacks, the Houston Astros and the Baltimore Orioles. He bats and throws right-handed.

paragraph: Section::::High school and college.

paragraph: Snyder attended Spring Woods High School and the University of Houston. In , Snyder started every game and hit .316; he also led the team in home runs, hits, doubles, RBIs, total bases, slugging percentage, on-base percentage, and hit by pitches. He was named All-Conference USA second team and also played for Team USA hitting 1 home run and having 9 RBIs. In , he hit .348 with 15 home runs and 70 RBIs and was named to the All-Tournament Team in the Conference USA Tournament.

paragraph: Snyder had been drafted by the Seattle Mariners in the 1999 Major League Baseball draft, but chose to attend college. He was drafted by the Arizona Diamondbacks in the 2nd round of the 2002 Major League Baseball draft.

paragraph: Section::::Career.

paragraph: Section::::Career.:Arizona Diamondbacks.:Minor leagues.

paragraph: Snyder began his professional career with the High-A Lancaster JetHawks and hit .258 with 9 home runs and 44 RBIs. He began with Lancaster again and was promoted to Double-A El Paso after hitting .314 with 10 home runs and 53 RBIs. He began with El Paso and hit .301 with 15 home runs and 57 RBIs and was promoted to the major league team.

paragraph: Section::::Career.:Arizona Diamondbacks.:Major leagues.

paragraph: Snyder was called up to the majors and made his debut on August 21, . In his first game, he went 2–3 with a double. In only 96 at-bats in the majors in 2004, he hit 5 home runs. In , he was the starting catcher, but struggled offensively as he hit only .202. He was strong defensively though, with a fielding percentage of .997. Before the season, the D-Backs traded for All-Star catcher Johnny Estrada from the Atlanta Braves, making Snyder the backup. In 61 games, Snyder hit .277 with a .995 fielding percentage and threw out 45% of would-be base stealers.

paragraph: After the 2006 season, Estrada was traded to Milwaukee and Snyder shared time behind the plate with rookie Miguel Montero. In , he hit .252 with a .999 fielding percentage and threw out 36% of would-be base stealers. In , he set career highs in home runs (16) and RBIs (64) and also had a perfect fielding percentage of 1.000.

paragraph: On December 30, 2008, Snyder and the D-Backs agreed on a three-year contract extension with an option for a fourth year.

paragraph: Before the 2010 season Snyder was almost traded to the Blue Jays for former Diamondback Lyle Overbay but the Jays questioned Snyder's back problems and nixed the trade.

paragraph: Section::::Career.:Pittsburgh Pirates.

paragraph: On July 31, it was announced that Snyder and minor leaguer Pedro Ciriaco were traded to the Pittsburgh Pirates for D. J. Carrasco, Ryan Church and Bobby Crosby. He began the 2011 season with the Pirates' Single A affiliate, the Bradenton Marauders, on a rehab assignment for back pains he experienced during spring training. In two games with Bradenton, Snyder had gone 5-for-6 with seven RBI, two doubles and a home run.

paragraph: Section::::Career.:Houston Astros.

paragraph: Snyder signed with the Houston Astros for 2012. After 1 season with the team, the Astros declined his 2013 option on October 31, making him a free agent.

paragraph: Section::::Career.:Washington Nationals.

paragraph: Snyder signed a minor league contract with the Washington Nationals on February 5, 2013. The Nationals released him on March 18.

paragraph: Section::::Career.:Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim.

paragraph: On March 18, 2013, Snyder signed a minor league contract with the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim with an invitation to spring training.

paragraph: Section::::Career.:Baltimore Orioles.

paragraph: Snyder was traded to the Baltimore Orioles on April 28, 2013 for minor league pitcher Rob Delaney, He was designated for assignment on June 4, and assigned to the Triple-A Norfolk Tides on June 8.

paragraph: Section::::Career.:Return to Washington Nationals.

paragraph: On December 21, 2013, Snyder signed a minor league deal with the Washington Nationals that included an invitation to spring training. He was released on March 24, 2014.

paragraph: Section::::Career.:Texas Rangers.

paragraph: Snyder signed a minor league deal with the Texas Rangers on March 25, 2014.

paragraph: Snyder retired on April 19, 2014.

description: American baseball player

wikidata_label: Chris Snyder

wikipedia_title: Chris Snyder


text:
Nama
Kaptein
Orlam
South-West Africa
Namibia
Gibeon
Hendrik Witbooi
David Witbooi
Hosea Kutako
United Nations
Herero Day
Michael Scott
South Africa
South Africa
Bantu Education
Homeland policy
Bondelswarts
Warmbad
SWAPO
Hendrik Witbooi, Jr.
Namibian struggle for independence
Windhoek
Tintenpalast

categories: Nama people,Namibian chiefs,Namibian revolutionaries,1906 births,People from Hardap Region,1978 deaths

paragraph: Hendrik Samuel Witbooi

paragraph: Captain Hendrik Samuel Witbooi, Nama name: ǃGae-nûb ǃnagamâb ǃNansemab, (1 June 1906 – 29 July 1978) was the sixth Kaptein of the ǀKhowesin, a subtribe of the Orlam, in the area of South-West Africa (SWA), today's Namibia. He was born in Gibeon; Hendrik Witbooi was his grandfather. He was selected to be the successor of his uncle David Witbooi who died in 1955.

paragraph: Together with Hosea Kutako, Samuel Witbooi was involved in the drafting of a petition to the United Nations in 1947 to put Namibia under British trusteeship. The petition was signed at the occasion of the 1947 Herero Day gathering and subsequently presented to the UN by Reverend Michael Scott, because neither Kutako nor Witbooi were allowed to leave South-West African territory. In 1956, Witbooi addressed the UN again, "on behalf of the non-European inhabitants of SWA". The results were that the UN rejected a request to divide South-West Africa and allocate its southern parts permanently to South Africa. They also extended their own mandate on South-West Africa for one more year.

paragraph: Witbooi was a strong opponent of the South African system of Bantu Education which deprived black learners of an appropriate access to education. He then established the African Methodist Episcopal Church Private School which used English as medium of instruction. He was a strong opponent of the South African Homeland policy. Furthermore, he aggressively opposed the enforced resettlement of the ǃGami-ǂnun (Bondelswarts) from the Warmbad area to Gibeon. Throughout November 1967 he advised the ǃGami-ǂnun in Warmbad to reject any South African resettlement plans. Witbooi joined SWAPO in 1977 but died not long after that, in 1978. Hendrik Witbooi, Jr. succeeded him as chief of the ǀKhowesin.

paragraph: Hendrik Samuel Witbooi is regarded a hero of the Namibian struggle for independence. He is known for the quote

paragraph: "I don't want to possess a part of our country — I want to have the whole Namibia."

paragraph: which resulted in a criminal charge laid against him by the South African administration. Outside Windhoek's Tintenpalast there is a statue of him.

description: Nama chief

wikidata_label: Hendrik Samuel Witbooi

wikipedia_title: Hendrik Samuel Witbooi


text:
southern California
Wick
Ontario
Chicago
San Francisco
Southern Pacific
Los Angeles
Jonathan Sayre Slauson
Maclay Rancho
San Fernando Valley
San Fernando, California
Ontario
Upland
Azusa
San Gabriel Canon
California Club
Los Angeles Athletic Club
California Fish and Game Commissioner
Republican

categories: People from the San Fernando Valley,People from San Bernardino County, California,Ranchers from California,1901 deaths,1850 births,Canadian emigrants to the United States

paragraph: Hugh Livingstone Macneil

paragraph: Hugh Livingstone Macneil (August 9, 1850 - October 21, 1901) was a pioneer ranch and town developer in southern California.

paragraph: Section::::Early years.

paragraph: Macneil was born in the town of Wick, Ontario, Canada, in 1850. He received a high school education and made plans for college, but the death of his father ended those plans. After a few years of experience in the business life of his Canada, Macneil removed to Chicago, where, in the capacity of cashier and auditor, he connected himself with the firm of Ingraham, Corbln & May, wholesale grocers.

paragraph: Section::::Career.

paragraph: The Chicago climate proving too severe, Macneil, in 1876, traveled to California. Lingering a short time in San Francisco, with a letter of introduction from Mr. A. N. Towne, then at the head of the Southern Pacific in that city, he came to Los Angeles. Here, he became connected with the Los Angeles County Bank as cashier. In 1887, he left the bank and spent four years in association with his father-in-law, Jonathan Sayre Slauson, in various land developments. As one of the owners of the Maclay Rancho, in the San Fernando Valley, he took an active part in developing and selling the land of the Rancho. The town of San Fernando, California stands on this land. He acquired a large acreage where the towns of Ontario and Upland are located, soon after the Chaffeys had organized the Ontario colony, and assisted in promoting and establishing both of these cities. Macneil was also associated with J. S. Slauson, James Slauson and others in organizing the Azusa Land and Water Company, which, in April, 1887, established the town of Azusa. Macneil, in 1891, took up his residence there and for the next few years devoted himself to planting orange and lemon lands, the development and transportation of water from the San Gabriel Canon, and the early organization of the Southern California Fruit Exchange. He died in Los Angeles in 1901. He was the first president of the Caledonian Club, one of the early presidents of the California Club of Los Angeles, a charter member of the Los Angeles Athletic Club, and was also a member of the Creel Club and of the Sunset Club. He was for four years a California Fish and Game Commissioner.

paragraph: Section::::Personal life.

paragraph: He was a Republican and a Presbyterian. In Los Angeles, on September 17, 1884, he married Louise Slauson. There were two children, a daughter, Marion, and a son, Sayre (born 1886).

wikidata_label: Hugh Livingstone Macneil

wikipedia_title: Hugh Livingstone Macneil


text:
Opatija
Sežana
Croatia
Istria
Chakavian dialect
Croatian language
Napoleon
Severin na Kupi
Gorski Kotar
Austro-Hungarian Empire
Bakar
Sušak
Triestine
Crikvenica
Bjelovar
Belgrade
Second World War
Tanjug
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Rijeka
Croatian National Theater
Gervais, Drago

categories: Croatian people of French descent,Road incident deaths in Yugoslavia,Croatian male poets,1957 deaths,People from Istria,People from Opatija,Road incident deaths in Slovenia,20th-century Croatian poets,20th-century Croatian people,1904 births

paragraph: Drago Gervais

paragraph: Drago Gervais (April 18, 1904, Opatija – July 3, 1957, Sežana) was a Croatian Istrian poet and playwright, and one of the most prominent poets writing in the Chakavian dialect of the Croatian language.

paragraph: Drago Gervais was born in 1904 in Opatija. His father Artur, a descendant of a French soldier in Napoleon's army, was a music teacher born in Severin na Kupi in the Gorski Kotar region of Croatia, then part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. His mother Klementina was from Opatija. In 1918 during the Italian annexation of Istria, he moved with his family to Bakar. In 1922 he graduated from high school in Sušak and attended Zagreb Law School. During his studies he started to collaborate with the Triestine magazine "Naš Glas", in which his first two poems, "Iz Improvizacija" and "Mi", were published. Soon after graduating he moved to Crikvenica where he worked at a local law firm. The next year he published his first collection of poems "Čakavski stihovi". Later he worked in Bjelovar and Belgrade during the Second World War.

paragraph: In Belgrade he eventually worked for the Yugoslavian state news agency, Tanjug, and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, but soon returned to Rijeka where he became the director of Rijeka's Croatian National Theater. He worked there until he tragically fell from balcony in Sežana, at the age of 53.

paragraph: Section::::Collection of poems.

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Čakavski stihovi" "(1929)"

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Istarski katun" "(1951)"

paragraph: Section::::Comedies.

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Radi se o stanu" "(1951)"

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Karolina Riječka" "(1952)"

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Duhi" "(1953)"

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Reakcionari"

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Brod je otplovio"

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Čudo od djevice Ivane"

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Palmin List"

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Ujak iz Amerike"

paragraph: Section::::Filmography.

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Barba Žvane" "(1949)"

paragraph: Section::::Sources.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Gervais, Drago

paragraph: BULLET::::-

description: Croatian poet and playwright

wikidata_label: Drago Gervais

wikipedia_title: Drago Gervais