text:
Zundert
Breda
Dutch
racing cyclist
1928 Summer Olympics
pursuit team
team road race
individual road race
List of Dutch Olympic cyclists
profile

categories: Olympic cyclists of the Netherlands,Dutch male cyclists,Sportspeople from Breda,1903 births,Cyclists at the 1928 Summer Olympics,Olympic medalists in cycling,Medalists at the 1928 Summer Olympics,Dutch track cyclists,Olympic silver medalists for the Netherlands,1977 deaths,Cyclists from Zundert

paragraph: Janus Braspennincx

paragraph: Adrianus Jacobus "Janus" Braspennincx (5 March 1903 in Zundert – 7 January 1977 in Breda) was a Dutch racing cyclist who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics.

paragraph: In the 1928 Summer Olympics, he won a silver medal as part of the Dutch pursuit team. He finished ninth in the team road race as a member of the Dutch road racing team, after finishing 27th in the individual road race .

paragraph: Section::::See also.

paragraph: BULLET::::- List of Dutch Olympic cyclists

paragraph: Section::::External links.

paragraph: BULLET::::- profile

description: Dutch racing cyclist

wikidata_label: Janus Braspennincx

wikipedia_title: Janus Braspennincx


text:
Australia
electoral district of Albert
Queensland
Brisbane
Queensland
Brisbane Normal School
Adelaide Street
Brisbane Grammar School
Ipswich, Queensland
Townsville
freemason
Nerang
Glencoe
Hamilton
Elston
Hamilton Shire Council
Nerang Shire Council
electorate of Nundah
Independent Liberal Democrat
electorate of Albert
Queensland Premier
William Kidston
Digby Denham
Queensland Farmers' Union
Country Party
Legislative Assembly
Clayfield
South Brisbane Cemetery
Windermere
Ascot
Queensland Heritage Register

categories: Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly,Australian Freemasons,Burials in South Brisbane Cemetery,Australian farmers,People from Brisbane,1929 deaths,1859 births

paragraph: John Appel

paragraph: John George Appel (1859–1929) was an Australian politician, lawyer, and farmer. He served from 1908-1929 as a delegate for the electoral district of Albert and from 1909-1915 as the Secretary of Mine and Public Works and Home Secretary of Queensland.

paragraph: Section::::Early life.

paragraph: John George Appel was born on 15 March 1859 in Brisbane, Queensland, to George Appel and Maria Jane Appel, née Haussmann. He received his education first at Brisbane Normal School on Adelaide Street in Brisbane and then at the Brisbane Grammar School. After further instruction at a private school run by Reverend D. A’Court, he passed the preliminary bar examination for solicitors and was articled to G.V. Hellicar, of the law firm Thompson & Hellicar, on 3 June 1875. After five years, he passed his finals and was admitted to the bar on 3 August 1880. On 18 March 1879, he had married Ruth Sutherland, the daughter of James Sutherland of Brisbane.

paragraph: Appel practiced law in Brisbane for some time until moving to Ipswich, Queensland as a partner of James Howard Gill, who had previously married Appel’s sister, Annie Louise. In 1885 Gill became a crown solicitor and Appel continued the practice alone until 1887, when bad health forced him to Townsville. Appel was a freemason and in 1888-1889, while living in Townsville, he was master of the North Australian Lodge No. 1, United Grand Lodge of Queensland.

paragraph: Section::::Political and farming career.

paragraph: In 1889 Appel quit the practice of law for good and moved to a farm in Nerang, at Glencoe, where he both farmed and operated a dairy. During this time he owned two houses, one at Hamilton and one at Elston, near his farm. He quickly became involved in local politics at Hamilton, serving on the Hamilton Shire Council from 1890 to 1908 and as chairman twice during that period. He also served as Hamilton’s mayor two times, and was on the Nerang Shire Council from 1902 to 1908. In addition, he was active in the agricultural community as president of the Southport Horticultural and Agricultural Association and member of the Queensland Fish Board.

paragraph: During his career as a local politician, Appel made several attempts to transition to national politics, first standing for the electorate of Nundah as an Independent Liberal Democrat in 1893 and then again in 1907 for the electorate of Albert, losing both campaigns. In February 1908, however, he won the seat of Albert and held it until his death in 1929.

paragraph: On 29 October 1908 he became Secretary for Mines and Public Works under Queensland Premier William Kidston and then became Home Secretary instead on 29 June 1909. On 22 October 1909 he once again received the Mines portfolio and was both Mines Secretary and Home Secretary until 26 February 1915 when, due to a disagreement with then-Premier Digby Denham, he resigned. During his time in the ministry, his most significant achievements were health legislation and codification of the Local Authorities Act.

paragraph: He next became involved in the Queensland Farmers' Union, the forerunner of the Country Party, and led it in the Legislative Assembly from 1915 until 1918.

paragraph: Section::::Later life.

paragraph: On 19 March 1929, he died at Clayfield and was buried in South Brisbane Cemetery. He was survived by his wife Ruth, two daughters, and a son.

paragraph: One of his homes, Windermere at Ascot, was listed on the Queensland Heritage Register on 21 October 1992.

wikidata_label: John Appel

wikipedia_title: John Appel


text: Christchurch

text: Catholic

text: Palmerston North

text: New Zealand

text: Anglican

text: Ilam School

text: St Teresa's School (Riccarton)

text: Kirkwood Intermediate School

text: Christ's College

text: Dr Tom Dooley

text: Vietnam War

text: Ryder-Cheshire

text: India

text: tuberculosis

text: leprosy

text: Holy Cross Seminary, Mosgiel

text: John Meeking

text: Pontifical Urbaniana University

text: postgraduate studies

text: Pontifical Gregorian University

text: Christchurch

text: Ascribed Rosminian

text: Institute of Charity

text: diocesan priest

text: Hoon Hay

text: Timaru

text: Good Shepherd College

text: Secretariat of State

text: Pope John Paul II

text: Pope Benedict XVI

text: Barry Jones

text: Vatican

text: Czech Republic

text: Monsignor

text: Diocesan Chancellor

text: Blessed Sacrament Cathedral

text: Woolston

text: Barry Philip Jones

text: Christchurch

text: Mark Coleridge

text: Canberra-Goulburn

text: see

text: demonstration

text: Trans-Pacific Partnership

text: The square

categories: 1960 births,People educated at Christ's College, Christchurch,Pontifical Urbaniana University alumni,Living people,People from Christchurch,New Zealand Roman Catholic bishops,21st-century Roman Catholic bishops,New Zealand religious leaders,People from Palmerston North,New Zealand people of Irish descent,Holy Cross College, New Zealand alumni

paragraph: Charles Drennan

paragraph: Charles Edward Drennan (born 23 August 1960 in Christchurch, New Zealand) is the Second Catholic Bishop of Palmerston North, New Zealand (22 February 2012 – present).

paragraph: Section::::Early life.

paragraph: Drennan was raised by an Anglican father and a Catholic mother. He attended Ilam School, St Teresa's School (Riccarton), Kirkwood Intermediate School and Christ's College. At St Teresa's, the nine-year-old Drennan was introduced by a teacher to the book "Promises to Keep" by Dr Tom Dooley about the Vietnam War. This book impressed Drennan, who was even then thinking of becoming a priest, with the notion of service.

paragraph: After finishing university Drennan spent a three-year period travelling overseas and worked for a period in a Ryder-Cheshire home in India for tuberculosis patients, special needs adults and children whose parents had leprosy. There he made the decision to become a Roman Catholic priest. He studied for the priesthood at Holy Cross Seminary, Mosgiel, for two years before being sent by his bishop, John Meeking of Christchurch, to Rome to complete his training at the Pontifical Urbaniana University. He later took postgraduate studies at the Pontifical Gregorian University.

paragraph: Section::::Priesthood.

paragraph: Drennan was ordained a priest in Rome for the Diocese of Christchurch on 14 June 1996. Drennan also became an Ascribed Rosminian – he belongs to the Institute of Charity (Rosminians) as a diocesan priest. He returned to New Zealand and served as a priest in the parishes of Hoon Hay and Timaru.

paragraph: After Drennan's post-graduate study in Rome, he was on the staff of Holy Cross Seminary and Good Shepherd College in Auckland. He was then invited to work in the Vatican's Secretariat of State where he spent seven years. His main role was writing speeches and talks for the Pope. Drennan's period there covered the final years of Pope John Paul II and the election and first four years of Pope Benedict XVI.

paragraph: Drennan said that working at the Vatican was "intense, finely focused and hugely stimulating. I met some wonderful people there – priests and lay, working in the Vatican". At the request of Bishop Barry Jones, Drennan returned to Christchurch in 2010. Just before leaving the Vatican, he accompanied the Pope on a visit to the Czech Republic, during which they discussed the Church in New Zealand. In Christchurch, Drennan held the title of Monsignor and the position of Diocesan Chancellor of the Diocese of Christchurch.

paragraph: Drennan also held the positions of Administrator of Blessed Sacrament Cathedral, Parish Priest of St Anne's Parish, Woolston, and chair of the Council of Priests.

paragraph: Section::::Episcopacy.

paragraph: Drennan was appointed coadjutor bishop of Palmerston North by Pope Benedict XVI on 22 February 2011. He was consecrated on 11 June 2011 in the Cathedral of the Holy Spirit, Palmerston North. His principal consecrator was his future predecessor, Bishop Peter Cullinane of Palmerston North and the principal co-consecrators were Bishop Barry Philip Jones of Christchurch and Archbishop Mark Coleridge of Canberra-Goulburn. Drennan succeeded to the see on 22 February 2012, following the retirement of Peter Cullinane. His liturgical installation took place at the Cathedral of the Holy Spirit on 17 March 2012. Drennan is a member of the executive committee of the Federation of Catholic Bishops Conferences of Oceania and is bishop member of the board of the New Zealand Catholic Education Office Ltd. He is a member of the New Zealand Catholic Bishops Conference Commission for the Church. Drennan's motto "caritas congaudet veritati" (love delights in the truth) is taken from the First Letter of St Paul to the Corinthians, chapter 13.

paragraph: Section::::Approach.

paragraph: Section::::Approach.:Social Justice.

paragraph: On 7 March 2015, Drennan joined with other protestors in a demonstration in Palmerston North in relation to the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP). In a speech to the 500 protestors in The square, he said: "Absolute freedom is not in our interests." "It most certainly is not a right of global business interests to trump the duty of an elected government to govern a nation's economy in accord with the wishes of that nation's citizens." Drennan also denounced the secrecy of the TPP negotiations.

description: Roman Catholic bishop

wikidata_label: Charles Drennan

wikipedia_title: Charles Drennan


text:
FIS Nordic World Ski Championships
2003
2005
FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2007
Sapporo
hospital
Finland

categories: 1980 births,Nordic combined skiers at the 2006 Winter Olympics,Japanese male Nordic combined skiers,Nordic combined skiers at the 2010 Winter Olympics,Nordic combined skiers at the 2002 Winter Olympics,Olympic Nordic combined skiers of Japan,Living people

paragraph: Daito Takahashi

paragraph: Takahashi's best finish at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships was tenth twice (2003: 15 km individual, 2005: 7.5 km sprint). At the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2007 in Sapporo, Takahashi was involved in a serious crash during the ski jumping part of the 7.5 km sprint that resulted in him being sent to the hospital and not competing for the rest of the championships.

paragraph: He has two individual victories in his career, both earned the same weekend in Finland in 2004 (7.5 km sprint, 15 km individual).

description: Japanese Nordic combined skier

wikidata_label: Daito Takahashi

wikipedia_title: Daito Takahashi


text:
Thun
Canton of Bern
Swiss
Nordic combined
2007 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships
Sapporo
Winter Olympics
Turin
2006
Austria

categories: 1976 births,People from Thun,Nordic combined skiers at the 2006 Winter Olympics,Nordic combined skiers at the 2002 Winter Olympics,Swiss male Nordic combined skiers,Living people,Olympic Nordic combined skiers of Switzerland

paragraph: Ivan Rieder

paragraph: Ivan Rieder (born December 3, 1976 in Thun, Canton of Bern) is a retired Swiss Nordic combined skier who has been competing since 1999. He finished fifth in the 4 x 5 km team event at the 2007 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Sapporo and earned his best finish of 30th in the 7.5 km sprint at those same championships.

paragraph: Reider's best individual finish at the Winter Olympics was 27th in the 15 km individual event at Turin in 2006.

paragraph: He has three individual career victories, all in World Cup B events since 2003, two in the 7.5 km sprint and one in the 15 km individual events. Rieder's best individual World Cup finish was fifth in a 7.5 km sprint event in Austria in 2005.

description: Swiss Nordic combined skier

wikidata_label: Ivan Rieder

wikipedia_title: Ivan Rieder


text: Asakusa

text: Tokyo

text: pawn shop

text: Kubota Mantaro

text: Kamakura, Kanagawa

text: Kume Masao

text: Satomi Ton

text: gambling

text: Naoki Prize

text: short story

text: novel

text: melodrama

text: Kinuyo Tanaka

text: Ken Uehara

text: television series

text: World War II

text: Daiei Motion Picture Company

text: Order of Culture

text: Aiko Mimasu

text: Yoshikawa Eiji Prize

text: Japanese literature

text: List of Japanese authors

categories: 1899 births,Japanese film producers,Japanese male short story writers,Asian film producers,1985 deaths,People from Tokyo,20th-century Japanese novelists,20th-century Japanese short story writers

paragraph: Matsutarō Kawaguchi

paragraph: Section::::Biography.

paragraph: Kawaguchi was born in the plebeian Asakusa district of Tokyo into an impoverished family. He was forced to leave home at the age of 14 to seek employment. He started to write in his spare time, while working at various jobs, which included working in a pawn shop, as a tailor, a policeman and as a postman at one point in his life. He came to be acquainted with author Kubota Mantaro, who encouraged him in his literary efforts.

paragraph: Kawaguchi was arrested in Kamakura, Kanagawa in 1933, along with fellow literati Kume Masao and Satomi Ton for illegal card gambling.

paragraph: In 1935, Kawaguchi won the first Naoki Prize for a short story titled "Tsuruhachi Tsurujirō". He followed this with a serialized novel, "Aizen Katsura", a melodramatic love story involving a nurse and a doctor, which ran from 1936-1938. The story became a tremendously popular bestseller and gained him considerable fame. It was later made into a movie starring Kinuyo Tanaka and Ken Uehara, and was the basis of numerous television series.

paragraph: After World War II, Kawaguchi resumed his literary activity, publishing plays and novels. He won the Yoshikawa Eiji Prize for his novel "Shigurejaya Oriku", a nostalgic series of episodes involving a prostitute who rose to become a brothel owner.

paragraph: Many of Kawaguchi's novels were adapted to film, and he was long associated with Daiei Motion Picture Company. In 1965, he became a member of the Japan Academy of the Arts. He was awarded the Order of Culture by the Japanese government in 1973. His wife was the movie actress Aiko Mimasu.

paragraph: Kawaguchi won the Yoshikawa Eiji Prize for his novel "Shigurejaya Oriku", a nostalgic series of episodes involving a farm girl, sold to a brothel, who rose to become owner of a famous Tokyo teahouse. The story was eventually translated into English by Royall Tyler.

paragraph: Section::::See also.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Japanese literature

paragraph: BULLET::::- List of Japanese authors

paragraph: Section::::References.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Kawaguchi, Matsutarō. "Mistress Oriku: Stories from a Tokyo Teahouse". Tran, Royall Tyler. Tuttle Publishing (2007).

paragraph: BULLET::::- Wakashiro, Kiiko. "Sora yori no koe: Watakushi no Kawaguchi Matsutaro". Bungei Shunju (1988).

paragraph: Section::::External links.

paragraph: BULLET::::- J'Lit | Authors : Matsutaro Kawaguchi | Books from Japan

alias:
Matsutaro Kawaguchi
Matsutarou Kawaguchi

description: Japanese writer and film producer

wikidata_label: Matsutarō Kawaguchi

wikipedia_title: Matsutarō Kawaguchi


text:
landscape painting
Giant's Causeway
County Antrim
Dublin Society
Giant's Causeway
Ulster
gouache
vellum
Francois Vivares
Encyclopédie
Nicolas Desmarest
Ulster Museum
Belfast

categories: Landscape artists,18th-century Irish painters,1770 deaths,1698 births,People from Dublin (city),Irish women painters

paragraph: Susanna Drury

paragraph: Susanna Drury, later Susanna Warter (c. 1698 – c. 1770) was an Irish painter. Though little is known of her life or work, she was very influential in the development of Irish landscape painting. She is chiefly noted for her watercolor drawings of the Giant's Causeway in County Antrim, which brought international attention to the site.

paragraph: Section::::Life.

paragraph: Drury was born around 1698. She was associated with the Dublin Society (later the Royal Dublin Society), which presented her with its first award, worth £25, in 1740 for her paintings of the Giant's Causeway. She had traveled to Ulster to observe the site firsthand, and spent several months there working. Her drawings are composed of gouache on vellum and present two views of the Causeway from the east and west. These paintings show accurate details of the jointing forming the basalt columns of the Causeway. The paintings brought attention to the formation, and the popularity of Irish monument paintings boomed in their wake. Engravings were made by Francois Vivares between 1743 and 1744. Prints made from these engravings were popular in Europe and were widely circulated in scientific communities; in 1765 an entry for the Causeway appeared in volume 12 of the French "Encyclopédie" which clearly relied on the engraving of Drury's paintings. A plate made from the engraving of Drury's "East Prospect" itself later appeared unattributed in a volume of plates published for the "Encyclopédie". It was included in the geology section along with two other plates depicting similar basalt formations in France, and included a caption by Nicolas Desmarest proposing, for the first time in print, that the structures were volcanic in origin.

paragraph: Drury married a man named Warter and died in or after 1770. Her original gouache drawings of the Giant's Causeway now hang in the Ulster Museum in Belfast.

paragraph: Section::::References.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Arnold, Bruce (2002). "Irish Art: A Concise History". New York: Thames & Hudson.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Anglesea M. and Preston,J.(1980). 'A Philosophical Landscape': Susanna Drury and the Giant's Causeway. Art History, 3, 252-273.

alias:
Susannah Drury
Susanna Warter
Susane Drury
Mrs. Susanna Warter

description: Irish artist

wikidata_label: Susanna Drury

wikipedia_title: Susanna Drury


text:
Polish nobleman
Grand Standard-Bearer of the Crown
Palatine
Sandomierz Voivodeship
Starost
Perejasław
Korsun
Płoskirow
Dolina
hetman
Stanisław Koniecpolski
Chmielnicki Uprising
regimentarz
Pospolite ruszenie
battle of Pyliavtsi

categories: 1659 deaths,1620 births,Koniecpolski family,Polish military personnel of the Khmelnytsky Uprising

paragraph: Aleksander Koniecpolski (1620–1659)

paragraph: Prince Aleksander Koniecpolski (1620–1659) was a Polish nobleman. He became the Grand Standard-Bearer of the Crown in 1641, the Palatine of Sandomierz Voivodeship in 1656, and the Starost of Perejasław, Korsun, Płoskirow and Dolina. He was the son of the famous hetman Stanisław Koniecpolski.

paragraph: During the Chmielnicki Uprising, he was elected as one of the regimentarz of Pospolite ruszenie and took part in the losing battle of Pyliavtsi in 1648.

description: Polish noble

wikidata_label: Aleksander Koniecpolski

wikipedia_title: Aleksander Koniecpolski (1620–1659)


text:
Hassisen Kone
Sielun Veljet
Ismo Alanko Säätiö
punk rock
alternative rock
progressive rock
electronic music
schlager
dance music
children's music
film score
platinum record
gold record
Emma awards
Juha Vainio
flute player
Ilkka Alanko
Neljä Ruusua
Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra
Kerava
Joensuu
North Karelia
progressive rock
ylioppilastutkinto
Stockholm
new wave
Hassisen Kone
Täältä tullaan Venäjä
Rumat sävelet
Harsoinen teräs
progressive rock
Sielun Veljet
post-punk
L'amourha
schlager
EPs
box set
Kun Suomi putos puusta
electronic music
Jäätyneitä lauluja
Raptori
Taiteilijaelämää
Irti
box set
Musta laatikko
CMX
Cloaca Maxima
Pop-musiikkia
Ilkka Alanko
Neljä Ruusua
Don Huonot
A. W. Yrjänä
certified platinum
Timo Rautiainen
platinum
Jarkko Martikainen
Toni Wirtanen
King Herod
Ismo Alanko Säätiö
avant-garde
accordion
Kimmo Pohjonen
Official site
Official Facebook site

categories: 1960 births,Finnish male singers,Living people,20th-century male singers,Finnish songwriters,People from Kerava,Finnish rock musicians

paragraph: Ismo Alanko

paragraph: Ismo Kullervo Alanko () (born November 12, 1960) is a Finnish musician. He is known as the frontman of several bands, most famously Hassisen Kone, Sielun Veljet and Ismo Alanko Säätiö, as well as a successful solo artist.

paragraph: Alanko is known for his versatility and interest in different musical styles. During his career he has recorded punk rock, alternative rock, progressive rock, electronic music, schlager, dance music, children's music and film scores. He has achieved eight platinum records, 16 gold records and four Emma awards. Also a recognized lyricist, Alanko won the Juha Vainio Writer's Award (Juha Vainio -sanoittajapalkinto) in 2003 for his song texts.

paragraph: In a "City" magazine article in 1999, 43 Finnish journalists picked the top 99 Finnish rock artists. Ismo Alanko placed 20th, with his former bands Hassisen Kone and Sielun Veljet placing 12th and 4th, respectively.

paragraph: Alanko comes from a musical family: of his two younger brothers, Petri Alanko is a reputed classical flute player, Ilkka Alanko is the singer/guitarist of Neljä Ruusua, and his sister Satu Alanko-Rautamaa a violinist, and a member or the Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra.

paragraph: Section::::Biography.

paragraph: Section::::Biography.:Background.

paragraph: Ismo Alanko was born on November 12, 1960 in Kerava, but grew up in Joensuu, North Karelia. As a 15-year-old he played in a band called Sight, already writing some of his own songs. In the Finnish Rock Championship, an annual competition for young musicians, the band finished second in the progressive rock category. After completing his secondary education degree ("ylioppilastutkinto"), he took a break from music to move to work in Stockholm.

paragraph: Section::::Biography.:Hassisen Kone.

paragraph: After returning to Finland in 1979, Alanko, then 19 years of age, gained immediate success as the singer, songwriter and rhythm guitarist of the new wave group Hassisen Kone. They won the Finnish rock championship in 1980 and recorded three very successful albums, "Täältä tullaan Venäjä", "Rumat sävelet" and "Harsoinen teräs", where the band went from punk-related new wave to progressive rock. All three remain among the best-selling records in Alanko's career. Hassisen Kone disbanded in 1982.

paragraph: Section::::Biography.:Sielun Veljet.

paragraph: Soon after Hassisen Kone broke up, Alanko and former Hassisen Kone guitarist Jukka Orma started Sielun Veljet. Some of their early audience was expecting another Hassisen Kone, but instead the band played aggressive and repetitive post-punk. Only one Sielun Veljet album came close to reaching Hassisen Kone's album sales ("L'amourha", 1985), but the band gained fame for their powerful, loud and intense live performances. The band toured constantly and played a wide variety of musical styles, including old schlager hits under the alias Kullervo Kivi & Gehenna. Sielun Veljet quit in 1991, after seven studio albums, two EPs, a box set and a 1991 documentary film titled "Veljet".

paragraph: Section::::Biography.:Solo career.

paragraph: Alanko's solo debut, "Kun Suomi putos puusta", was released in 1990. At this point Sielun Veljet still existed, but the band had become less and less active. After the band broke up, Alanko recorded the electronic music -influenced "Jäätyneitä lauluja" and toured Finland with his band that was named Tuonelan Lukio. The band's keyboardist was Izmo Heikkilä of the band Raptori. Alanko went on to release two more solo albums, "Taiteilijaelämää" (1995) and "Irti" (1996).

paragraph: In 1997, a four-CD box set "Alangolla – Ismo Alangon lauluja" was released. It spanned his entire career starting from Hassisen Kone and including material from different side projects. Until then, very few Finnish artists had released a box set. Sielun Veljet had released "Musta laatikko" in 1991 and CMX their collection "Cloaca Maxima" in 1997.

paragraph: Alanko's most popular song, "Pop-musiikkia", was recorded in 1997 with fellow rock stars Ilkka Alanko (of Neljä Ruusua), Kalle Ahola (of Don Huonot) and A. W. Yrjänä (of CMX) under the name Neljä baritonia (Four Baritones). The single has been certified platinum in Finland and is one of the most successful songs of all time on the Finnish singles chart.

paragraph: In 2002, Alanko appeared on Timo Rautiainen's platinum-selling "Tiernapojat" play with Jarkko Martikainen, Toni Wirtanen and Rautiainen himself, playing King Herod.

paragraph: In 2009, Alanko continues his varied projects playing with contemporary Finnish artists. In April he joined former Alanko Säätiö percussionist Teho Majamäki onstage as Teholla at Helsinki's mini-festival Arctic Paradise Live, having the same evening performed a solo concert in the Ateneum Art Museum series (A Land Without Kantele) with resident houseband of Jarmo Saari (guitars), Arttu Tolonen (bass) and Abdissa "Mamba" Assefa (drums).

paragraph: Section::::Biography.:Ismo Alanko Säätiö.

paragraph: In 1998, Alanko started the semi-ironically named Ismo Alanko Säätiö (Ismo Alanko Foundation). Though Säätiö performed many of Alanko's old hits, the arrangements were radically revamped to fit with their unique acoustic sound, heavily featuring the avant-garde accordion sound of Kimmo Pohjonen, a successful artist in his own right. Even though Säätiö is a band, it can be said that it is a backing band for solo performances by Alanko, as members of the band have changed rapidly.

paragraph: Section::::Biography.:Ismo Alanko Teholla.

paragraph: In 2007, Alanko ended Säätiö in its current form, and began touring with multi-instrumentalist Teho Majamäki as "Ismo Alanko Teholla". The name of the band is a play on words, and can mean either "Ismo Alanko with Power" or "Ismo Alanko in ICU (Intensive Care Unit)".

paragraph: Section::::Instruments.

paragraph: Alanko studied classical cello in his youth, but didn't pursue a classical career because he felt it would require too much practice. In Hassisen Kone and onwards, he has played rhythm guitar in his bands in addition to singing. He still occasionally plays the cello, as well as the piano, both in the studio and on live performances.

paragraph: Alanko composed the music for the 2007 TV series "Taivaan tulet" by Kari Väänänen. Alanko also played all instruments for the score, except for flute parts that were played by his brother Petri. Alanko has said that the decision to play all the instruments himself came "out of curiosity".

paragraph: Section::::External links.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Official site

paragraph: BULLET::::- Official Facebook site

alias:
Ismo Kullervo Alanko
Jari Kullervo
Kullervo Kivi
Toomas Est

description: Finnish musician

wikidata_label: Ismo Alanko

wikipedia_title: Ismo Alanko


text: Morea

text: Byzantine Emperor

text: John V Palaiologos

text: John VI Kantakouzenos

text: Andronikos IV Palaiologos

text: Manuel II Palaiologos

text: Thessalonica

text: Manuel Kantakouzenos

text: Matthew Kantakouzenos

text: Demetrios I Kantakouzenos

text: Thessaly

text: Epirus

text: Andronikos III Palaiologos

text: Ottomans

text: Argos

text: Republic of Venice

text: Patras

text: military alliance

text: Bayezid I

text: Ottoman Empire

text: Balkans

text: Peloponnese

text: Isthmus of Corinth

text: Corinth

text: Athens

text: Mystras

text: Knights Hospitaller

text: Rhodes

text: Edirne

text: Constantinople

text: Western Europe

text: Monemvasia

text: Bartolomea Acciaioli

text: Nerio I Acciaioli

text: Athens

text: Theodore II Palaiologos

text: Süleyman Çelebi

text: Ottoman Interregnum

text: Oxford Dictionary of Byzantium

text: Joseph Freiherr von Hammer-Purgstall

text: Edward Gibbon

text: George Sphrantzes

categories: Despots of the Morea,1355 births,15th-century Despots of the Morea,1407 deaths,Palaiologos dynasty,14th-century Despots of the Morea

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paragraph: Theodore I Palaiologos

paragraph: Theodore I Palaiologos (or Palaeologus) () (c. 1355 – 24 June 1407) was despot ("despotēs") in the Morea from 1383 until his death on 24 June 1407. He was the youngest surviving son of the Byzantine Emperor John V Palaiologos and his wife Helena Kantakouzene. His maternal grandfather was former Emperor John VI Kantakouzenos. His older brothers were Emperor Andronikos IV Palaiologos and Manuel II Palaiologos.

paragraph: In 1376 Theodore I Palaiologos, already named "despotēs", was charged with governing Thessalonica by his father John V, but before he could take possession of the city, he was arrested and imprisoned together with his father and his brother Manuel by his eldest brother Andronikos IV. This captivity lasted throughout Andronikos' usurpation, from 1376 until 1379. Soon after the restoration of John V, Manuel was appointed to rule in Thessalonica, and Theodore was eventually transferred to Morea.

paragraph: The Morea had remained in the hands of Manuel Kantakouzenos, a younger son of Emperor John VI, even after the latter's abdication in 1354. Manuel died in 1380 and was succeeded by his older brother, the former co-emperor Matthew Kantakouzenos, who died or retired in 1383. By this time Theodore was appointed to rule the Morea (in 1382), but Matthew was briefly succeeded by his son perhaps Demetrios I Kantakouzenos. Theodore I Palaiologos arrived in the Morea in 1383 and successfully took possession of the province.

paragraph: The young "despotēs" soon commenced wars for the expansion of his province. His military campaigns were arguably the most successful Byzantine military operations since the annexation of large regions of Thessaly and Epirus by his paternal grandfather Andronikos III Palaiologos earlier in the 14th century. In order to increase the potential manpower of his army, Theodore encouraged the settlement of Albanians in Morea, and recruited them as troops against local landowners, the Latin possessions surrounding his province, and against the encroaching Ottomans.

paragraph: Theodore's first successes came in 1388, soon followed by his conquest of Argos. However the Republic of Venice intervened and took control of Argos from him while also offering protection to Patras. The situation was resolved with the signing of a military alliance between Morea and Venice in 1394. Bayezid I of the Ottoman Empire was starting to expand his control over the Balkans and both rivals for control over the Peloponnese had to defend it against a possible invasion by the Ottomans. The new alliance was accompanied by a decision to build a fortification wall across the Isthmus of Corinth.

paragraph: The military genius of Theodore would soon become evident. Not only did he defeat invading Ottoman forces but successfully counter-attacked and conquered both Corinth (1395) and Athens (1396). His victories attracted the attention of Bayezid I who started considering him a dangerous opponent. Bayezid personally led a full military invasion against the Morea.

paragraph: Unlike his older brother Manuel II, Theodore refused to submit to Bayezid, and continued to fight till the end. When he was no longer able to prevent Mystras and Corinth from falling to Ottoman control, Theodore instead offered both cities (Corinth in 1397, Mystras in 1400) to the Knights Hospitaller of Rhodes. This ensured their continued resistance to the Ottomans even when not under his own control.

paragraph: In the end his methods proved successful. Bayezid I declared the Peloponnese an Ottoman province but failed to fully establish his control before calling off his campaign and returning to his capital in Edirne. Theodore soon managed to restore his control in Morea and most of his former conquests. The Knights Hospitaller even returned to him Mystras and Corinth in 1404, when their forces were no longer needed to secure the area.

paragraph: In 1400, Bayezid I had turned his attention to Constantinople and was besieging the city. Manuel II managed to escape his capital along with most of the Imperial family. He set out in person to seek help from the forces of Western Europe. Meanwhile, he left his family in the protection of Theodore. Theodore secured his visiting kin in his new provincial capital in Monemvasia.

paragraph: Theodore I had married Bartolomea Acciaioli, a daughter of Duke Nerio I Acciaioli of Athens but is not known to have sons. Shortly before his death, Theodore took monastic orders under the name "Theodoret", and died on 24 June 1407. The succession problem caused by his death was resolved when Manuel II named his own underage son Theodore II Palaiologos as the new "despotēs" of the Morea.

paragraph: Some sources consider an unnamed daughter of Theodore to be the wife of Süleyman Çelebi, the Edirne Sultan during the Ottoman Interregnum. There are no known descendants of Suleyman.

paragraph: Section::::Sources.

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Oxford Dictionary of Byzantium", Oxford University Press, 1991.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Joseph Freiherr von Hammer-Purgstall, "Geschichte des Osmanischen Reiches"

paragraph: BULLET::::- Edward Gibbon, "The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire"

paragraph: BULLET::::- George Sphrantzes, "The Fall of the Byzantine Empire"

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description: Despot of the Morea

wikidata_label: Theodore I Palaiologos

wikipedia_title: Theodore I Palaiologos


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categories: Luftwaffe pilots,Recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross,1943 deaths,German military personnel killed in World War II,1917 births,German World War II flying aces,Recipients of the Gold German Cross,Aviators killed by being shot down,People from Berlin

paragraph: Werner Lucas

paragraph: Werner Georg Emil Lucas (27 December 1917 – 24 October 1943) was a German Luftwaffe military aviator during World War II, a fighter ace credited with 106 enemy aircraft shot down. The majority of his victories were claimed over the Eastern Front, with one claim over the Western Front.

paragraph: Born in Berlin, Lucas volunteered for military service in the Luftwaffe of Nazi Germany in 1938. Following flight training, he was posted to "Jagdgeschwader" 3 (JG 3—3rd Fighter Wing) in 1941. He claimed his first aerial victories in July 1941 during Operation Barbarossa, the German invasion of the Soviet Union. Following his 57th aerial victory, he was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 19 September 1942. He was then appointed "Staffelkapitän" (squadron leader) of the 4. "Staffel" (4th squadron) of JG 3 which he continued to lead on the Eastern Front. He claimed his 100th aerial victory on 21 July 1943.

paragraph: In October 1943, Lucas and his unit were transferred to the Western Front fighting in Defense of the Reich. In this theatre, Lucas claimed his 106th and last aerial victory before he was killed in action in aerial combat with a Supermarine Spitfires on 24 October 1943.

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

paragraph: Lucas was born on 27 December 1917 in Berlin of the German Empire. Following flight training, he was posted to the 4. "Staffel" (4th squadron) of "Jagdgeschwader" 3 (JG 3—3rd Fighter Wing) on 8 February 1941. World War II in Europe had begun on Friday 1 September 1939 when German forces invaded Poland. At the time of his posting, II. "Gruppe" of JG 3 was based in Arques in northern France and fighting against the Royal Air Force. On 10 February 1941, II. "Gruppe" was ordered to return to Germany for a period of rest and reequipment. The unit arrived at Darmstadt-Griesheim on 16 February where they received a complement of the new Messerschmitt Bf 109 F-2 fighter aircraft.

paragraph: On 25 April 1941, II. "Gruppe" began relocating back to the English Channel Front at Monchy-Breton. The "Gruppe" completed relocation on 4 May and flew its first mission on 7 May 1941. On 1 June 1941, II. "Gruppe" began its relocation to the Eastern Front. The ground elements moved immediately while the air elements followed on 8 June. On that day, they flew to Saint-Dizier and then to Böblingen. On the following day, they continued to Breslau-Gandau, now the Wrocław–Copernicus Airport in Poland, via Straubing.

paragraph: Section::::Early life and career.:Operation Barbarossa.

paragraph: In preparation for Operation Barbarossa, the German invasion of the Soviet Union, II. "Gruppe" headed further east on 18 June. Following a stopover at Kraków, the unit was moved to Hostynne. At the start of the campaign, JG 3 under the command of "Major" (Major) Günther Lützow was subordinated to the V. "Fliegerkorps" (5th Air Corps), under the command of "General der Flieger" (General of the Aviators) Robert Ritter von Greim, itself part of "Luftflotte" 4 (4th Air Fleet), under the command of "Generaloberst" (Colonel General) Alexander Löhr. These air elements supported "Generalfeldmarschall" (Field Marshal) Gerd von Rundstedt's Army Group South, with the objective of capturing Ukraine and its capital Kiev. At 17:00 on 21 June 1941, the 5th Air Corps, based at Lipsko, briefed the various unit commanders of the upcoming attack. That evening, "Gruppenkommandeur" (group commander) of II. "Gruppe" Lothar Keller informed his subordinates of the attack.

paragraph: The invasion of the Soviet Union began on 22 June 1941. II. "Gruppe" flew its first missions on the Eastern Front shortly before 04:00, flying low attacks against Soviet airfields in the vicinity of Lvov in Ukraine. At 06:30 the "Gruppe" fought its first aerial battles. 4. "Staffel" claimed three victories and the "Gruppenstab" four. In the beginning of July 1941, the front in the vicinity of the northern sector of Army Group South became increasingly fluid. This necessitated the relocation of II. "Gruppe" to Volodymyr-Volynskyi. On 2 July, II. "Gruppe" claimed 23 aerial victories in the combat area west of Berdichev and Zhitomir, including the first aerial victory by Lucas. The rapid advance of German ground forces required II. "Gruppe" to move to Lutsk on 5 July, then to Dubno that evening and to Miropol on 10 July. That day, Lucas claimed three Tupolev TB-3 bombers shot down. He and his wingman, "Oberleutnant" (First Lieutenant) Franz Beyer, had encountered twelve TB-3s from 14 "Tyazhyolyy Bombardirovochnyy Aviatsionnyy" (14 TBAP—14th Heavy Bomber Aviation Regiment). The two pilots claimed five of the bombers destroyed while Soviet records indicate that seven were lost.

paragraph: On 8 August 1941, Lucas became an "ace-in-a-day" for the first time, shooting down five Soviet bombers in combat near the Dnieper river. On 31 October 1941, II. "Gruppe" flew its last combat mission over the northern Crimean combat zone and was ordered to retreat to Germany for a period of rest and refurbishment. On 1 December 1941, JG 3 was given the honorary name "Udet" following the suicide of World War I fighter pilot and Luftwaffe "Generalleutnant" Ernst Udet.

paragraph: Section::::Early life and career.:Mediterranean Theatre.

paragraph: At Wiesbaden-Erbenheim airfield, II. "Gruppe" was equipped with Bf 109 F-4 trop as the unit was to be deployed in the Mediterranean Theatre. After almost two months of rest, II. "Gruppe" was ordered to transfer to Sicily in early January 1942. Lucas was awarded the German Cross in Gold () on 27 March 1942. II. "Gruppe" flew its last combat mission over Malta on 25 April 1942. On 27 April, II. "Gruppe" arrived at Plzeň where it was placed under the command of "Hauptmann" (Captain) Kurt Brändle.

paragraph: Section::::Early life and career.:Eastern Front.

paragraph: After three weeks of rest, II. "Gruppe" was moved to the southern sector of the Eastern Front and placed under control of VIII. "Fliegerkorps" (8th Air Corps) on the left wing of Army Group South. On 15 July, II. "Gruppe" was moved to an airfield at Millerovo. Flying from this airfield, Lucas claimed his 33rd and 34th aerial victory. On 27 July 1942, Lucas flew on a fighter escort mission for nine Junkers Ju 87 dive bombers and claimed his 39th and 40th aerial victory. The flight was intercepted by Yakovlev Yak-7 fighters from 434 "Istrebitelny Aviatsionny Polk" (434 IAP—434rd Fighter Aviation Regiment). In this encounter, Lucas claimed two Yakovlev fighters shot down. It is possible that his opponents were "Mládshiy Leytenánt" Kukushin and "Serzhánt" Smirnov, who both were shot down that day.

paragraph: On 20 August 1942, for the second time in his combat career, Lucas became an "ace-in-a-day". On his first combat mission of the day, he claimed an Ilyushin Il-2 dive bomber destroyed, followed by four Petlyakov Pe-2 bombers within six minutes, taking his total to 52 aerial victories. On 19 September 1942, Lucas received the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross () for 57 air victories. In November 1942, Lucas was appointed "Staffelkapitän" of the 4. "Staffel" of JG 3. He thus succeeded "Hauptmann" Gerhard Wendt who was posted to a staff position with "Luftflotte" 4. On 21 July 1943, Lucas was credited with his 100th aerial victory. He was the 47th Luftwaffe pilot to achieve the century mark. During the Donbass Strategic Offensive, II. "Gruppe" supported the 6th Army on the Mius-Front. On 31 July 1943, II. "Gruppe" claimed 17 aerial victories in this sector, including two by Lucas, his last two claims on the Eastern Front. On 2 August, the "Gruppe" was ordered to return to Germany.

paragraph: Section::::Early life and career.:Defense of the Reich and death.

paragraph: The increasing daytime attacks of the United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) Eighth Air Force against targets in western Europe forced the Luftwaffe to transfer more and more fighter units from the Eastern Front back to Germany in Defense of the Reich. On 3 August 1943, II. "Gruppe"s air elements arrived at Uetersen Airfield in northern Germany. On 20 October, the USAAF targeted Düren. II. "Gruppe" intercepted the bombers near Venlo but were fended off by the escorting Republic P-47 Thunderbolt fighters. Elements of II. "Gruppe" managed to reach the bombers on their return. Two Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress bombers were shot down, including one by Lucas.

paragraph: Whilst with JG 3 flying from Schiphol, he was killed in combat with a Supermarine Spitfires, possibly escorting USAAF B-17 Flying Fortress bombers, on 24 October 1943. His Messerschmitt Bf 109 G-6 ("Werknummer" 27080 —factory number) crashed in the city centre of Leiden, Netherlands. He on purpose, crashed his aircraft in the courtyard of a hospital on the Hooigracht, thus taking no other people with him than his 106 kills.

paragraph: Section::::Summary of career.

paragraph: Section::::Summary of career.:Aerial victory claims.

paragraph: Matthews and Foreman, authors of "Luftwaffe Aces — Biographies and Victory Claims", researched the German Federal Archives and found records for 105 aerial victory claims, plus one further unconfirmed claim. This figure includes 104 aerial victories on the Eastern Front and a four-engined bomber over the Western Allies.

paragraph: Victory claims were logged to a map-reference (PQ = "Planquadrat"), for example "PQ 47844". The Luftwaffe grid map () covered all of Europe, western Russia and North Africa and was composed of rectangles measuring 15 minutes of latitude by 30 minutes of longitude, an area of about . These sectors were then subdivided into 36 smaller units to give a location area 3 × 4 km in size.

paragraph: Section::::Summary of career.:Awards.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Iron Cross (1939) 2nd and 1st Class

paragraph: BULLET::::- Honour Goblet of the Luftwaffe ("Ehrenpokal der Luftwaffe") on 2 October 1941 as "Unteroffizier" and pilot

paragraph: BULLET::::- German Cross in Gold on 27 March 1942 "Feldwebel" in the 4./"Jagdgeschwader" 3

paragraph: BULLET::::- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 19 September 1942 as "Feldwebel" and pilot in the 4./"Jagdgeschwader" 3 "Udet"

description: German flying ace

wikidata_label: Werner Lucas

wikipedia_title: Werner Lucas


text: ǀKhowesin

text: Khoikhoi

text: Namibia

text: Namibian dollar

text: Nama

text: guerrilla war

text: Herero

text: pejorative

text: Nama

text: Orange River

text: Moses Witbooi

text: Jonker Afrikaner

text: Jager Afrikaner

text: Isaak Witbooi

text: Pella, Northern Cape

text: Cape Colony

text: Lutheran

text: Nama

text: Khoikhoi

text: Herero

text: Keetmanshoop

text: Nama

text: Vaalgras

text: Heroes' Acre

text: Sam Nujoma

text: Namibian dollar

text: The Diaries of Hendrik Witbooi

text: The Cardboard Box Travel Shop:

text: The Namibian, 14 October 2009:

categories: National heroes of Namibia,Nama people,Namibian chiefs,People from Khâi-Ma Local Municipality,1830 births,1905 deaths,People from Hardap Region

paragraph: Hendrik Witbooi (Namaqua chief)

paragraph: Hendrik Witbooi (c. 1830 – 29 October 1905) was a chief of the ǀKhowesin people, a sub-tribe of the Khoikhoi. He lived in present-day Namibia. Witbooi is regarded as one of the national heroes of Namibia. His face is portrayed on the obverse of all N$50, N$100 and N$200 Namibian dollar banknotes.

paragraph: Section::::Names.

paragraph: King Hendrik Witbooi (also spelt Witboi) was also known by the Nama name ǃNanseb gaib ǀGâbemab ("the captain who disappears in the grass", a reference to his guerrilla war tactics), the Herero name "Korota", the Herero pejorative "Otjikorota", and the nickname "Kort".

paragraph: Section::::Family and early life.

paragraph: The family of Hendrik Witbooi made its mark as important members of Nama tribes. His grandfather, David Witbooi, was Chief of the tribe, who led the tribe across the Orange River into Namaland. His father, Moses Witbooi, was also a Chief of the tribe. His uncle, Jonker Afrikaner, was also a well-known Nama Chief, and opponent of Hendrik Witbooi. Jonker Afrikaner was in turn the son of the famous Jager Afrikaner. Hendrik Witbooi himself had seven sons and five daughters, including his son Isaak Witbooi.

paragraph: Witbooi was born circa 1830 in Pella, Northern Cape, in the Cape Colony, which is today part of South Africa. He was educated as a Lutheran by German missionary Johannes Olp, and was well-versed in many languages, including his native Nama. He was a member of the Nama people, also known as the Khoikhoi.

paragraph: The ǀKhowesin Nama and other Nama tribes often fought amongst each other and with Herero tribes. After almost being killed in a conflict with the Hereros, he had a vision that he had been chosen by God to lead his people north.

paragraph: Witbooi was educated at Rhenish Missionary and Wesleyan Methodist Schools in Namibia as well as at the Wilberforce Institute in Evaton, South Africa.

paragraph: First he took up employment as teacher in 1856 at Keetmanshoop, transferred in 1859 to Maltahöhe, and returned in 1865 to Gibeon at the request of the community and the Church to build on the foundations laid by his ageing father.

paragraph: Section::::Rise to influence.

paragraph: Witbooi moved north on 16 May 1884, with a faction of the ǀKhowesin tribe. This was against the wishes of his father, Moses, who remained opposed to Hendrik's plans. As evidenced from his diaries (which contain a large portion of the surviving documents of Witbooi) he still admired his father greatly, in spite of their political difference. On 22 February 1887, Moses' chief rival, his subchief Paul Visser, had Moses killed and deposed.

paragraph: Hendrik Witbooi held leadership at Gibeon in 1888, long after the death of Jonker Afrikaner in 1861 caused a power struggle among the various groups for paramount leadership. Several combat incorporated various leaders ensured until Hendrik finally defeated his last chief rival, Paul Visser, in July 1888 and took over leadership at Gibeon. Hendrik retaliated on 12 July 1888, shooting Visser. This led to Hendrik becoming chief of the ǀKhowesin people. He began to unite other Nama tribes under his control as well. By 1890, Hendrik Witbooi was signing all his letters, 'King of Great Namaqualand.'

paragraph: Section::::German conflicts.

paragraph: In the early morning of 12 April 1893, the ǀKhowesin were attacked by the Germans at Hornkranz. Many were killed, although Hendrik managed to escape with most of his fighting men. He campaigned against the Germans for two years, until the treaty of Gurus on 15 September 1894 where he agreed to a conditional surrender. Witbooi also decided to render military support for the Germans against other smaller tribes, such as the eastern Mbanderu Herero, Afrikaners, and Swartbooi.

paragraph: After serving as a branch of the German army fighting against the Herero for the previous three years, Witbooi and the Nama again revolted against German rule in Namibia on 3 October 1904. During the ensuing war with the Germans in 1904–1905, Witbooi rallied his people with the conviction God had guided them to fight for their freedom from the imperialists. Witbooi was killed in action on 29 October 1905, near Vaalgras, near Koichas. His dying request was: "It is enough. The children should now have rest". He was replaced by Fransman Nama until the Nama surrendered in 1908.

paragraph: Section::::Recognition.

paragraph: Hendrik Witbooi is one of nine national heroes of Namibia that were identified at the inauguration of the country's Heroes' Acre near Windhoek. Founding president Sam Nujoma remarked in his inauguration speech on 26 August 2002 that:

paragraph: Kaptein Hendrik Witbooi was the first African leader who took up arms against the German imperialists and foreign occupiers in defence of our land and territorial integrity. We, the new generation of the Land of the Brave, are inspired by Kaptein Hendrik Witbooi's revolutionary action in combat against the German Imperialists who colonised and oppressed our peoples. To his revolutionary spirit and his visionary memory we humbly offer our honour and respect.

paragraph: Witbooi is honoured in form of a granite tombstone with his name engraved and his portrait plastered onto the slab. His face was portrayed on the obverse of all Namibian dollar banknotes until 20 March 2012, and is still on all N$50, N$100 and N$200 notes.

paragraph: Section::::External links.

paragraph: BULLET::::- The Diaries of Hendrik Witbooi ()

paragraph: BULLET::::- Compilation of letters and the diary from Hendrik Witbooi (German)

paragraph: BULLET::::- The Cardboard Box Travel Shop: Hendrik Witbooi

paragraph: BULLET::::- The Namibian, 14 October 2009: Hendrik Witbooi: A Tribute

alias:
!Nanseb /Gabemab
ǃNanseb gaib ǀGâbemab

description: king Namaqua

wikidata_label: Hendrik Witbooi

wikipedia_title: Hendrik Witbooi (Namaqua chief)


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text: Claude de Beauharnais

text: Alexandre de Beauharnais

text: François de Beauharnais

text: Fanny

text: salon

text: Stéphanie de Beauharnais

text: Napoleon I

text: Karl, Grand Duke of Baden

text: gardes françaises

text: French Revolution

text: Sénat conservateur

text: Légion d'honneur

text: sénatorerie

text: comte de l'Empire

text: Marie-Louise

text: ordre de la Fidélité

text: Bourbon Restoration

text: Louis XVIII

text: Pair de France

text: Marshal Ney

text: Adolphe Robert

text: Genealogy of the Beauharnais dynasty

categories: 1819 deaths,Grand Officiers of the Légion d'honneur,Beauharnais,Members of the Sénat conservateur,1756 births

paragraph: Claude de Beauharnais (1756–1819)

paragraph: Claude de Beauharnais (26 September 1756, La Rochelle – 10 January 1819, Paris) was a French politician.

paragraph: Section::::Life.

paragraph: Section::::Life.:Family.

paragraph: He was the son of Claude de Beauharnais (1717–1784), comte of Les Roches-Baritaud (uncle of Alexandre de Beauharnais and of François de Beauharnais) and his wife Fanny. His mother held a famous salon in Paris.

paragraph: He married twice. The first time was in 1783 to Claudine Françoise Adrienne Gabrielle de Lézay-Marnézia, by whom he had one son, Albéric Jules Albert de Beauharnais (23.08.1787–1791), who died in infancy, and one daughter, Stéphanie de Beauharnais (born 28 August 1789 – 1859), who became the adoptive daughter of Napoleon I, married Karl, Grand Duke of Baden, and died as dowager grand-duchess. He remarried in 1799 to Sophie Fortin Duplessis (1775–1850), and they had only one child, Josephine de Beauharnais (11 December 1803 – 14 November 1871).

paragraph: Section::::Life.:Military career.

paragraph: He joined the army early and was a captain in the régiment des gardes françaises at the outbreak of the French Revolution.

paragraph: Section::::Life.:Political career.

paragraph: On 5 pluviôse year XII he was made president of the electoral college of the Vendée département, also becoming a Sénat conservateur on 1 floréal year XII. He was made a member of the Légion d'honneur on the following 25 prairial.

paragraph: Napoleon I granted him the sénatorerie of Amiens on 16 March 1806. He was made comte de l'Empire on 6 June 1808.

paragraph: In 1810, he became a member of the conseil d'administration of the Sénat conservateur, a chevalier d'honneur of empress Marie-Louise and grand cross of the ordre de la Fidélité (on 24 February). On 30 June 1811 he became a grand-officer of the Légion d'honneur.

paragraph: On the Bourbon Restoration, Louis XVIII added to the honours Claude had received under Napoleon, including Pair de France on 4 June 1814. In the trial of Marshal Ney, Claude voted for his death.

paragraph: Section::::Sources.

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Dictionnaire Bouillet"

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Claude de Beauharnais", in Adolphe Robert, Edgar Bourloton and Gaston Cougny, Dictionnaire des parlementaires français (1789–1891), XIXe siècle

paragraph: BULLET::::- Genealogy of the Beauharnais dynasty

description: French politician; father-in-law of Charles, Grand Duke of Baden

wikidata_label: Claude de Beauharnais

wikipedia_title: Claude de Beauharnais (1756–1819)


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Augusta, Maine
American
luge
Luge World Cup
2007–08
FIL World Luge Championships
Lake Placid
2009
Saranac Lake, New York
World Cup
Altenberg, Germany
FIL
Lillehammer
Norway
2010 Winter Olympics
Vancouver
FIL-Luge profile
Official website

categories: Lugers at the 2010 Winter Olympics,Olympic lugers of the United States,American female lugers,1985 births,Sportspeople from Augusta, Maine,Living people

paragraph: Julia Clukey

paragraph: Julia Clukey (born April 29, 1985 in Augusta, Maine) is an American luger who started competing in 2002. Her best Luge World Cup season finish was 12th in women's singles in 2007–08.

paragraph: Clukey's best finish at the FIL World Luge Championships was fifth in women's singles at Lake Placid in 2009.

paragraph: On 28 September 2009, Clukey underwent knee surgery in Saranac Lake, New York. She had to miss the World Cup event in Altenberg, Germany, to a neck injury incurred during training as posted on FIL's website on 3 December 2009, but was expected to be able to race in Lillehammer, Norway, the following week.

paragraph: Despite her injuries, Clukey was selected in December 2009 to compete at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, where she finished 17th.

paragraph: In 2011, Clukey underwent brain surgery for Arnold Chiari Malformation.

paragraph: Clukey is a spokesperson for the Maine Beer & Wine Distributors Association. She has partnered with the association of eight family-owned Maine distributors to be actively involved in their responsibility campaign.

paragraph: Since 2010, Olympian Julia Clukey has recorded public service announcements and appeared on local television and radio shows to raise awareness about the importance of responsibility and good decision-making. As a motivational speaker, she has also presented at more than 30 Maine high schools about the importance of overcoming challenges and of good decision-making. Through her outreach she has reached more than 9,000 Maine high school students.

paragraph: As part of her commitment to give back to the community, she hosts a 10-day summer camp on Maranacook Lake in Readfield, Maine. Julia Clukey’s Camp for Girls is designed for girls ages 8–12. The camp is made possible by the Kennebec Valley YMCA and the Maine Beer & Wine Distributors Association. The popular summer camp has attracted young girls from across Maine and as far away as New York.

paragraph: Section::::External links.

paragraph: BULLET::::- FIL-Luge profile

paragraph: BULLET::::- Official website

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Joe Cribbs
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Arian Foster
Derrick Ward
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Miami Dolphins
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Tennessee Titans
Arian Foster
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Terrance West
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2014 NFL playoffs
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Auburn Tigers bio

categories: Players of American football from Virginia,Houston Texans players,Minnesota Vikings players,Cleveland Browns players,1988 births,People from Woodbridge, Virginia,Pittsburgh Steelers players,Sportspeople from the Washington metropolitan area,Auburn Tigers football players,People from Snow Hill, Maryland,Players of American football from Maryland,American football running backs,Living people

paragraph: Ben Tate

paragraph: Benjamin Franklin Tate (born August 21, 1988) is a former American football running back. He was drafted by the Houston Texans in the second round of the 2010 NFL Draft. He played college football at Auburn. Tate also played for the Cleveland Browns, Minnesota Vikings, the Pittsburgh Steelers.

paragraph: Section::::Early years.

paragraph: Tate attended Stephen Decatur High School until his junior year, where he was a two-sport star in football and track. He played football as a running back for the Decatur Seahawks. As a junior, he set the Maryland state single-season rushing record with 2,886 yards and 25 touchdowns, averaging 221.4 yards per game. His performance earned him first-team All-state honors. As a senior, he transferred to Snow Hill High School, where he ran for 2,069 yards and 21 touchdowns, averaging 12.9 yards per carry while leading Snow Hill to a state runner-up finish. In 37 career games, Tate rushed 542 times for 5,920 yards and 78 touchdowns, averaging 10.9 yards per carry and 160 yards per game. He also had 210 career receiving yards. Tate also set the Maryland state records for both career yards rushing (5,920) and total career offensive yards (6,123). For his senior performance, he was awarded the Gatorade State Player of the year and was a consensus All-state pick.

paragraph: Also a standout track & field athlete, Tate competed as a sprinter and was a state-qualifier in the 100 and 200-meter dashes, reaching the Maryland state finals in both events as a freshman while also placing in the top-three as a sophomore. In addition, Tate also recorded a 4.41-second 40-yard dash, had a 32-inch vertical jump and reportedly bench-pressed a maximum of 355 lb (163 kg) and squatted 630 lb (290 kg).

paragraph: Regarded as a four-star recruit by "Rivals.com", Tate was ranked No. 6 nationally among running backs and the No. 2 player from the state of Maryland. Upon graduation from Snow Hill High School, Tate received scholarship offers from Auburn, Virginia, Penn State, Maryland, and North Carolina before accepting a scholarship to Auburn University.

paragraph: Section::::College career.

paragraph: Section::::College career.:Freshman year.

paragraph: Tate played sparingly behind senior Kenny Irons, and gained 392 yards on 54 carries in 9 games. He received Freshman All-America Honorable Mention from The Sporting News. Ben's best game was a 156 yard performance against Tulane.

paragraph: Section::::College career.:Sophomore year.

paragraph: Tate's sophomore season was a strong one, leading the Tigers in rushing (903 yards on 202 carries for a 4.5 yard average) and to a victory over Clemson in the Chick-fil-A Bowl.

paragraph: Section::::College career.:Junior year.

paragraph: Heading into his Junior campaign, Tate was named to several preseason All-SEC teams. However, because of new offensive coordinator Tony Franklin and his spread, pass-first style of offense, Tate's numbers significantly declined. He gained only 664 yards on 159 carries.

paragraph: Section::::College career.:Senior year.

paragraph: As the feature back in Gus Malzahn's spread offense, Tate shined in his final college season. He gained 1,362 yards on 263 carries with 10 touchdowns. His top performance came against Arkansas, rushing for 184 yards and two touchdowns (over 100 yards coming in the third quarter). Tate also earned AP second-team All-SEC honors, as well as being voted both the Team and Offense MVP award. Tate was also a semi-finalist for the Doak Walker Award. Tate also led Auburn to a victory over Northwestern in the Outback Bowl, rushing for 108 yards and 2 touchdowns in the overtime win.

paragraph: Tate finished at Auburn 5th on the career rushing list, behind Auburn greats Bo Jackson, Carnell Williams, James Brooks, and Joe Cribbs. He rushed for 3321 yards on 678 carries, scoring 24 touchdowns. Tate graduated in May 2009 with a degree in Criminology.

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

paragraph: ~ "includes bowl game"

paragraph: Section::::Professional career.

paragraph: Section::::Professional career.:2010 NFL Draft.

paragraph: Tate was drafted in the 2nd round in the 2010 NFL Draft by the Houston Texans with the 58th overall pick. Most projected Tate to be picked somewhere in the early to middle of the second round, and recognizing his value at pick 58, the Texans aggressively traded up to draft him. This is the only time in team history that the Texans have drafted a running back earlier than the third round.

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

paragraph: Tate had high expectations to help a Texans running game that was one of the worst in the league the previous season, but during the Texans pre-season opener in 2010, Tate broke his ankle and was placed on injured reserve (IR).

paragraph: Tate returned healthy for the 2011 season, but was initially placed fourth on the depth chart behind 2010 NFL rushing champion Arian Foster, Derrick Ward, and Steve Slaton. At the conclusion of the preseason, Tate was listed as the opening-day backup to Ward due to a hamstring injury to Foster. In his NFL debut, Tate did not disappoint, rushing for 116 yards and his first NFL touchdown on 24 carries. He followed that performance the following week against the Miami Dolphins with another 100-yard game, finishing with 103 yards on 23 carries. He finished the 2011 regular season with 942 rushing yards on 175 attempts (a 5.4 yards-per-carry average, third-highest in the NFL) with 4 rushing touchdowns and 98 total receiving yards in 15 games played, two of which he started (Week 3 against the New Orleans Saints, and week 17 against the Tennessee Titans). Tate ran for 115 yards against the Cleveland Browns in Week 9 while Arian Foster ran for 124 yards in the same contest, leading the Texans to 261 yards on the ground, a franchise record.

paragraph: Tate played in 11 games in the 2012 season, amassing 279 rushing yards on 65 carries, averaging 4.3 yards per carry. While his per-carry average remained formidable, his carries were limited due to a competitive Houston Texans' backfield along with lingering injuries to his hamstring and foot. It was a frustrating season for the young running back, who had been competing with emerging running back Justin Forsett for backup duties to Arian Foster.

paragraph: In 2013, Tate appeared in 14 games with the Texans, making 7 starts, after a season-ending injury to Arian Foster. Tate responded by rushing for 771 yards and 4 touchdowns, 3 of which came in a Week 13 game against the New England Patriots where he rushed for a season-high 102 yards. After having battled cracked ribs for much of the season, Tate was placed on injured reserve on December 19, 2013, ending his season.

paragraph: Section::::Professional career.:Cleveland Browns.

paragraph: Tate signed with the Cleveland Browns on March 15, 2014. On October 5, 2014, he ran for a career-high 123 yards on 22 carries in a 29-28 win over the Tennessee Titans.

paragraph: Tate was released by the Browns on November 18, 2014. In the weeks leading up to his release, he grew frustrated with the amount of carries he was getting due to the three-back rotation system the Browns had recently employed, giving Tate, Isaiah Crowell and Terrance West fairly even playing time at running back.

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

paragraph: The Minnesota Vikings were awarded Tate on waivers after his release from Cleveland. However, after playing only three games with the team, accumulating 38 rushing yards off of 13 attempts, the Vikings released Tate on December 25, 2014.

paragraph: Section::::Professional career.:Pittsburgh Steelers.

paragraph: In the lead up to the 2014 NFL playoffs, the Pittsburgh Steelers lost Le'Veon Bell to injury. With no experienced running backs, they signed the newly released Tate on December 30, 2014. In the Wild Card loss against the Baltimore Ravens, Tate had five carries for 19 yards.

paragraph: Tate participated in The Spring League in 2017.

paragraph: Section::::Professional career.:Statistics.

paragraph: ~"placed on IR in preseason"

paragraph: All statistics from espn.com

paragraph: Section::::External links.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Cleveland Browns bio

paragraph: BULLET::::- Houston Texans bio

paragraph: BULLET::::- Auburn Tigers bio

description: American football running back

wikidata_label: Ben Tate

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href: industrialist philanthropist politician Southampton wheelwright Bishop%27s%20Sutton coachbuilding

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industrialist
philanthropist
politician
Southampton
wheelwright
Bishop's Sutton
coachbuilding

categories: 1859 deaths,Mayors of places in Hampshire,People from the City of Winchester,1798 births,19th-century philanthropists,English philanthropists

paragraph: Richard Andrews (industrialist)

paragraph: Richard Andrews (1798–1859) was a prominent industrialist, philanthropist and politician in Southampton.

paragraph: Richard Andrews was born the son of a wheelwright at Bishop's Sutton. He founded his own coachbuilding business, with a manufacturing site in Above Bar.

paragraph: He was well-known and respected for his work for the city, and was elected mayor in 1849, for three consecutive years, and again in 1856.

paragraph: East (Andrews) Park in Southampton is named after him, and features his statue. The original statue, erected in 1860, was a much grander affair, but the limestone weathered poorly, and the pedestal was replaced in 1971.

paragraph: The full text on the plaque on his statue reads:

description: English industrialist, philanthropist and politician in Southampton

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Philidor
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categories: Italian chess players,Chess theoreticians,1698 births,1769 deaths,Chess writers

paragraph: Giambattista Lolli

paragraph: Giambattista Lolli (1698 in Nonantola, Italy – 4 June 1769) was an Italian chess player. Lolli was one of the most important chess theoreticians of his time. He is most famous for his book "Osservazioni teorico-pratiche sopra il giuoco degli scacchi" (), published 1763 in Bologna. He was one of the Modenese Masters. The checkmate pattern "Lolli's mate" involves infiltrating an opponents fianchetto position using both a pawn and queen, and is named after Giambattista Lolli.

paragraph: Section::::Openings.

paragraph: Lolli's book contains analyses of chess openings, in particular the Giuoco Piano. Against the Two Knights defense, the line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6 4.Ng5 d5 5.exd5 Nxd5 6. d4 is named the Lolli Variation. In the King's Gambit the variation 1.e4 e5 2.f4 exf4 3.Nf3 g5 4.Bc4 g4 5.Bxf7+ is designated the Lolli Gambit. It illustrates the Italian masters' style of uncompromising attack, which clearly differs from the rather more strategic considerations taken by, for example, the French chess player Philidor. However, it is considered obsolete as Black can obtain the advantage by 5...Kxf7 6.Ne5+ Ke8 7.Qxg4 Nf6 8.Qxf4 d6, and White does not have enough for the piece. (The Muzio Gambit, 5.O-O, is more promising).

paragraph: Section::::Endgames.

paragraph: In addition, the book contains listings of 100 chess endgames. One of these positions was used by Wilhelm Heinse in his novel "Anastasia und das Schachspiel" (English: "Anastasia and the game of chess"). This Lolli Position is from the pawnless endgame of a rook and bishop versus a rook. Although this endgame is a draw in general, White to move wins in this position . Lolli also studied some defensive fortresses and the queen versus pawn endgame.

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text: shortstop

text: Major League Baseball

text: Brooklyn Robins/Dodgers

text: St. Louis Cardinals

text: Cincinnati Reds

text: Brooklyn Dodgers

text: National League

categories: 1974 deaths,Major League Baseball shortstops,St. Louis Cardinals players,Brooklyn Robins players,Portland Beavers players,Mission Bells players,Vernon Tigers players,Brooklyn Dodgers players,Oakland Oaks (baseball) players,Hollywood Stars players,1904 births,Baseball players from Utah,St. Paul Saints (AA) players,Cincinnati Reds players,Mission Reds players,Columbus Red Birds players

paragraph: Gordon Slade

paragraph: Gordon Leigh Slade (October 9, 1904 – January 2, 1974), nicknamed Oskie, was an American professional baseball shortstop. He played six seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1930 to 1935 for the Brooklyn Robins/Dodgers, St. Louis Cardinals, and Cincinnati Reds. As a member of the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1932, Slade was thrown out of a game for arguing by National League umpire Charlie Moran.

paragraph: Section::::See also.

paragraph: BULLET::::- List of Major League Baseball players with a home run in their first major league at bat

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wikidata_label: Gordon Slade

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This Is All We Know
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Winter Haven High School
Punk rock
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Florida State University College of Law
Habitat for Humanity
UNICEF
Blueprints for the Black Market
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Dark Is the Way, Light Is a Place
Vital (Anberlin album)
Lowborn
Lost Songs (Anberlin album)
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Top Heatseekers
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Lost Songs (Anberlin album)
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Dark Is the Way, Light Is a Place
Vital (Anberlin album)
Devotion (Anberlin album)
Lowborn
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Hyland (band)
Fireflight
Innova (album)
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Greek Fire (band)
Number One Gun
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List of singer-songwriters
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categories: People from Kalamazoo, Michigan,Songwriters from Michigan,American performers of Christian music,American male singers,American rock singers,American indie pop musicians,Singers from Michigan,University of Central Florida alumni,Living people

paragraph: Stephen Christian

paragraph: Stephen Christian is an American singer and songwriter best known as the lead vocalist of the alternative rock band Anberlin, as well as the vocalist of his acoustic side-project Anchor & Braille. He and his bandmates started Anberlin in 2002, after the demise of their previous group, known as SaGoh 24/7. He is one of the main songwriters for Anberlin along with Joseph Milligan, and with the band has released seven albums, the final being in 2014. Many of the albums in the Anberlin discography have peaked in the top ten on various "Billboard" charts.

paragraph: He founded the non-profit and humanitarian-oriented band Faceless International, and is the founder of Wood Water Records, the home of Anchor & Braille. Christian wrote and self-published the memoir "The Orphaned Anything's" (2008). Christian also started the solo project Anchor & Braille in 2007, and their debut album "Felt", produced by Aaron Marsh of Copeland, was released in 2009. "Felt" debuted at number 30 on the "Billboard" Top Heatseekers chart. They released a second album, "The Quiet Life", in 2012, with Christian again handling vocals and songwriting. A reviewer on Absolutepunk called "The Quiet Life" "a chaotic beauty of an album as well as [Christian's] most personal and eloquent effort to date."

paragraph: On October 30, 2018, Calvary Church of Clearwater, Florida announced that Christian will assume the role of director of worship and creative arts in January 2019.

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

paragraph: Stephen Christian was born in Kalamazoo, Michigan July 28, 1980.

paragraph: At some point in his early life, Christian moved to Winter Haven, Florida. Christian attended Winter Haven High School along with bandmates Deon Rexroat and Joseph Milligan. During high school, the three formed the punk band SaGoh 24/7 with Joey Bruce, which eventually transformed into Anberlin. Christian's younger brother Paul was an influence on some of the band's music. They released two albums, "Servants After God's Own Heart" (1999), and "Then I Corrupt Youth" (2001), with Christian singing lead vocals on both.

paragraph: Christian is a graduate from University of Central Florida and the Florida State University College of Law, with a bachelor's degree in Psychology. He attended college to study non-profits, with plans to work for Habitat for Humanity or UNICEF, but Anberlin was signed a month after he graduated.

paragraph: Section::::Music career.

paragraph: Section::::Music career.:2002–14: Anberlin.

paragraph: Following the signing of Anberlin, Christian wrote many of the band's albums. Anberlin has released seven albums: "Blueprints for the Black Market", "Never Take Friendship Personal", "Cities", "New Surrender", and "Dark Is the Way, Light Is a Place", "Vital", and "Lowborn". Anberlin has also released a compilation album, "Lost Songs". They released their final album in 2014.

paragraph: Christian wrote a memoir, "The Orphaned Anything's", which was self-published via iUniverse in early 2008.

paragraph: Section::::Music career.:2007–14: Anchor and Braille, Wood Water Records.

paragraph: He is also the founder of Anchor & Braille's label, Wood Water Records, which is distributed through Universal Music Group, which Anberlin is signed to. He founded the acoustic group Anchor & Braille, and they released a 7" single in 2007. He wrote all songs and performed vocals on their 2009 album "Felt", which was recorded in 2008. The album was released through Christian's own label Wood Water Records and Federal Distribution on August 4, 2009 and was produced, engineered and mixed by Aaron Marsh from fellow Florida-based band Copeland. "Felt" debuted at number 30 on the "Billboard" Top Heatseekers chart.

paragraph: His 2012 album with Anchor and Braille titled "The Quiet Life" was well received by critics, with most of the praise directed at Christian's songwriting. Of "Goes Without Saying", Artist Direct called it "One of the most brilliant and beautiful entries into Christian's catalog, and it's the perfect prelude to the sonic majesty contained in "The Quiet Life"."

paragraph: Section::::Music career.:2015–present: Worship leader.

paragraph: After a final world tour with Anberlin, Christian followed what he described as God's leading to serve as director of worship at Calvary Chapel in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

paragraph: Calvary Church in Clearwater, Florida announced that Christian will return to the Tampa Bay region to assume the role of director of worship and creative arts on January 6, 2019.

paragraph: Section::::Style and influences.

paragraph: Christian has stated that his interest in humanitarian efforts has influenced the themes of several of Anberlin's songs.

paragraph: Section::::Publishing history.

paragraph: Books

paragraph: BULLET::::- "The Orphaned Anything's" (February 2008)

paragraph: Section::::Discography.

paragraph: Section::::Discography.:With SaGoh 24/7.

paragraph: Studio albums

paragraph: BULLET::::- 1999: "Servants After God's Own Heart" –

paragraph: BULLET::::- 2001: "Then I Corrupt Youth" –

paragraph: Section::::Discography.:With Anberlin.

paragraph: Studio albums

paragraph: BULLET::::- 2003: "Blueprints for the Black Market" –

paragraph: BULLET::::- 2005: "Never Take Friendship Personal" –

paragraph: BULLET::::- 2007: "Cities" –

paragraph: BULLET::::- 2007: "Lost Songs" –

paragraph: BULLET::::- 2008: "New Surrender" –

paragraph: BULLET::::- 2010: "Dark Is the Way, Light Is a Place" –

paragraph: BULLET::::- 2012: "Vital" –

paragraph: BULLET::::- 2013: "Devotion" –

paragraph: BULLET::::- 2014: "Lowborn" –

paragraph: Section::::Discography.:As a solo artist.

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Wildfires" – 2017

paragraph: Section::::Discography.:Collaborations.

paragraph: The following is an incomplete list of songs that have Stephen Christian featured as either a vocalist or songwriter:

paragraph: BULLET::::- 2009: Craig Owens – "With Love EP" (featured vocalist on the song "Products of Poverty")

paragraph: BULLET::::- 2011: Hyland – "The One That Got Away" (featuring Stephen Christian during the chorus)

paragraph: BULLET::::- 2015: Fireflight – "Safety" (featuring Stephen Christian), on "Innova"

paragraph: BULLET::::- Horsell Common – "I'm Dead" (featuring Stephen Christian)

paragraph: BULLET::::- Esteban – "Follow" (featuring Stephen Christian)

paragraph: BULLET::::- Greek Fire – "I'm Afraid of Americans" (featuring Stephen Christian)

paragraph: BULLET::::- Number One Gun – "Disappear" (featuring Stephen Christian), on "This Is All We Know"

paragraph: Section::::See also.

paragraph: BULLET::::- List of singer-songwriters

paragraph: Section::::Further reading.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Interview: Stephen Christian of Anberlin  by Songfacts (January 3, 2013)

paragraph: BULLET::::- Interview: Anberlin’s Stephen Christian by "Vulture Magazine" (August 18, 2014)

paragraph: BULLET::::- Interview: John O’Callaghan (the Maine) and Stephen Christian (Anberlin) talk co-headlining by "Alt Press" (October 15, 2013)

paragraph: BULLET::::- Video: Interview with Stephen Christian by "Real Feels" (August 19, 2014)

description: American musician

wikidata_label: Stephen Christian

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