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Flemish
non governmental organization
leprosy
Government of Belgium
(9615) Hemerijckx
Main-belt comet
Eric Walter Elst
Ninove
Flemish
Geraardsbergen
Catholic University of Leuven
Kasai
Belgian Congo
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Dapsone
King Leopold III
Claire Vellut
Kancheepuram
Tamil Nadu
Claire Vellut
World Health Organization
Claire Vellut
Grimbergen
oesophagus
Leuven
Father Damien
Thomas Cochrane (doctor)
Claire Vellut

categories: 1969 deaths,Leprosy in India,1902 births,Belgian humanists,Flemish physicians,Belgian leprologists,Belgian social workers

paragraph: Frans Hemerijckx

paragraph: Frans Hemerijckx (1902-1969) was a Flemish leprologist, humanist and the founder of the Damien Foundation in Belgium, a non profit non governmental organization engaged in providing treatment and rehabilitation services to people afflicted with leprosy. He spent most of his life in the treatment and rehabilitation of leprosy patients and initiated a mobile leprosy treatment methodology, "Clinic under the trees". On 13 September 1975, Government of Belgium honoured Hemerijckx by issuing a commemorative stamp, depicting his image. (9615) Hemerijckx, a Main-belt comet discovered in 1993 by Eric Walter Elst is named after the Flemish doctor.

paragraph: Section::::Biography.

paragraph: Frans Hemerijckx was born on 18 August 1902 at Ninove in the Flemish province of Belgium to Leonie Steenhoudt and Theofiel Hemerijckx, a candle manufacturer, as the eldest of their four children. He did his early education at St. Catherine's College, Geraardsbergen and secured a medical degree from the Catholic University of Leuven after which he specialized in tropical medicine at Brussels. His career started in 1929 when he was sent to Kasai, a leprosy endemic region in Belgian Congo (present day Democratic Republic of the Congo). Reaching there with his fiancé, Hemerijckx opened a Leprosy Centre in Tshumbe where patients could live with their families as the first step of rehabilitating them. He started an ambulatory service in the region for wider coverage and started using the then newly discovered sulpha drugs such as Dapsone and also opened another leprosy centre at Dikungu. He stayed in Congo for 25 years and by the time he returned to Belgium, the centre he had founded at Tshumbe had grown to be largest in the country.

paragraph: Section::::Service in India.

paragraph: Hemerijckx, while on a holiday in Belgium in 1954, had an audience with King Leopold III who informed him of the newly opened Belgian Leprosy Centre in India which was in need of a leprosy specialist. He accepted the offer and persuaded Claire Vellut, another Belgian physician, to accompany him to India where the duo established a leprosy centre at Polambakkam, a small village with high concentration of leprosy patients, near Kancheepuram in the south Indian state of Tamil Nadu on 9 July 1955. There they started an ambulatory service, which later came to be known as "Clinic under the trees", a mobile medical service where the treatment was dispensed from makeshift camps set up under the trees. Hemerijckx carried on with the mobile service for five years till the local government took over the system in 1960, placing it under Claire Vellut. In 1961, he was associated with the World Health Organization and prepared several reports on leprosy for the organization, the notable among them is a series, " Leprosy problem in India", a detailed study on the disease covering several states of India.

paragraph: In 1964, when Fr. Obbels and Jacques Vellut started the forum, "Friends of Father Damien", Hemerijckx joined forces to found the Damien Foundation, now renamed as "Action Damien". He remains as one of the inspirations behind the foundation whose activities soon spread across the world and Claire Vellut founded the "Damien Foundation Trust India" in 1992. In 1965, he returned from India and settled at his native place in Grimbergen but continued his associations with the Indian and Congo operations. By 1967, his health failed and he underwent an oesophagus surgery in Paris. When the leprosy centre in Polambakkam was renamed as "Hemerijckx Government Leprosy Centre", he could not attend the function due to ill health. He died on 14 October 1969, at the age of 67, at Leuven, Belgium.

paragraph: Section::::Personal life.

paragraph: Hemerijckx's first marriage was in Belgian Congo during his first trip to that country but it was short lived; his wife died during pregnancy while they were settling in the country. He married again and the couple had five children. One of his sons, Shilanand Hemraj, is a theologist and writer.

paragraph: Section::::See also.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Father Damien

paragraph: BULLET::::- Thomas Cochrane (doctor)

paragraph: BULLET::::- Claire Vellut

description: Flemish leprologist, humanist

wikidata_label: Frans Hemerijckx

wikipedia_title: Frans Hemerijckx


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Richmond, Virginia
Lester Wallack
Broadway (Manhattan)
The School For Scandal
George C. Boniface
Sol Smith Russell
John Edward McCullough
Lawrence Barrett
Charles Coghlan
Rose Coghlan
John Gibbs Gilbert
Maurice Barrymore
Emily Rigl
Herald Square Theatre
Edward Harrigan
Klaw and Erlanger
John Golden
Home For Incurables
Long Island
Red Bank, New Jersey

categories: 19th-century American actresses,American stage actresses,1856 births,Actresses from Richmond, Virginia

paragraph: Stella Weaver

paragraph: Stella Boniface Weaver (1856 – June 3, 1936) was a stage actress from Richmond, Virginia. In the late 1870s and 1880s she was an important

paragraph: member of the company of Lester Wallack, at 13th Street and Broadway (Manhattan). She appeared in Wallack productions of "False Shame" (1877), "The School For Scandal" (1878), "Our Club" (1878), and "My Son" (1878).

paragraph: Section::::Stage career.

paragraph: The daughter of George C. Boniface, Weaver went on stage as a youth. Her fellow actors included Sol Smith Russell, John Edward McCullough, John T. Raymond, and Lawrence Barrett. In 1878 Weaver teamed with Charles Coghlan, Rose Coghlan, and John Gibbs Gilbert in "The Snowball". The same year she was featured in "Our Girls" by H.J. Byron and appeared with Maurice Barrymore in a revival of "The Shaughraun". She acted with

paragraph: Gilbert, Wallack, and Emily Rigl in an original production of "A Child of the State". She supported Wallack in "My Awful Dad", somewhat later. At Harrigan's Park Theatre, later renamed the Herald Square Theatre, Weaver was in "Old Levender" with Edward Harrigan. She played in a rendition of "Ben Hur" produced by Klaw and Erlanger and a staging of "The First Year", produced by John Golden.

paragraph: Section::::Death.

paragraph: She died at the Home For Incurables in 1936. For many years she resided at the Percy Williams Home on Long Island. Weaver was survived by a sister, Mrs. Horace McVicker. She had a private funeral and is buried in Fairview Cemetery, in Red Bank, New Jersey.

description: American actress

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wikipedia_title: Stella Weaver


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Rome
Peter
Paul
Hesychius
Caecilius
Indaletius
Secundius
Galicia
Visigothic
Celanova
Compostela
Ourense
El Escorial
Jesuit
Granada
calcaneus
Bandua

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Christians
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Saint Peter
Paul the Apostle
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Caecilius of Elvira
Indaletius
Secundus of Abula
Galicia (Spain)
Visigoths
Celanova
Santiago de Compostela
Ourense
El Escorial
Society of Jesus
Granada
Calcaneus
Bandua

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paragraph: Torquatus of Acci

paragraph: Saint Torquatus () is venerated as the patron saint of Guadix, Spain. Tradition makes him a Christian missionary of the 1st century, during the Apostolic Age. He evangelized the town of "Acci", identified as Guadix, and became its first bishop.

paragraph: He is one of the group of Seven Apostolic Men ("siete varones apostólicos"), seven Christian clerics ordained in Rome by Saints Peter and Paul and sent to evangelize the Hispania. Besides Torquatus, this group includes Sts. Hesychius, Caecilius, Ctesiphon, Euphrasius, Indaletius, and Secundius ("Isicio, Cecilio, Tesifonte, Eufrasio, Hesiquio y Segundo").

paragraph: It is not certain whether Torquatus was a martyr or confessor of the faith.

paragraph: Section::::Veneration.

paragraph: Torquatus' relics were rediscovered in the 8th century during the Moorish invasion of Spain, in a church built in his honor, near the Limia River.

paragraph: Torquatus' relics and those of Euphrasius were translated to Galicia. Torquatus’ relics remained for a long time in the Visigothic church of Santa Comba de Bande (Ourense) ("Santa Comba de Baños").

paragraph: In the 10th century, Torquatus' relics were translated to San Salvador de Celanova (in Celanova, Ourense).

paragraph: In 1592, the sepulcher at Celanova was opened and part of Torquatus’ relics were distributed to Guadix, Compostela, and Ourense, and also to El Escorial, and to the Jesuit college at Guadix, and in 1627, to Granada. The relics that remained in San Salvador de Celanova were placed in the main chapel of the church of the monastery, together with those of Saint Rudesind, the monastery’s founder.

paragraph: The cathedral of Guadix conserves three relics associated with Saint Torquatus: his arm, his jawbone, and his calcaneus (this last relic is not on display).

paragraph: It has been theorized that Torquatus, may be a Christian version of the Celtic god Bandua.

paragraph: Section::::External links.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Torquatus

paragraph: BULLET::::- Torquatus von Acci

paragraph: BULLET::::- San Torquato Vescovo di Guadix

description: Spanish saint

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Hip Hop
Cam'ron
ASAP Rocky
Fabolous
Joe Budden
Providence
Rhode Island
drums
keyboard
Hip hop
Diplomat Records
A&R
Diplomat Records
DukeDaGod
Dipset
Hell Rell
Cam'ron
Crime Pays
Vado
Alice Deejay
Better Off Alone
The Diplomats
Electronic Dream
YouTube
Akai Pro
Alchemist
Swizz Beatz
Dr. Dre
Premier
J Dilla
9th Wonder
Alchemist
hi-hat
samples
dubstep
trap
gabber
trance music
Akai
ASAP Rocky
ASAP Mob
Cam'ron
Azealia Banks
Vado
The Diplomats
Hell Rell
Jadakiss
Busta Rhymes
50 Cent
ArJaye the King
Eminem
Slaughterhouse
robbery
Kelela
Electronic Dream
The Remixes, Vol. 1
Official Site
The iStandard Interview with AraabMuzik

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paragraph: AraabMuzik

paragraph: Abraham Orellana (born June 16, 1989), better known as his stage name AraabMuzik (stylized as araabMUZIK), is an American record producer and DJ. Araabmuzik made a name for himself by performing beats and instrumentals live and in real time on a Music Production Center (MPC) drum machine. He uses MPC to produce rapid, rhythmic drum patterns and creates melodies with samples and other sounds.

paragraph: Araabmuzik's musical style includes EDM and Hip Hop, with live elements making a significant contribution to his sound. He has performed on the EDM festival circuit and other live club performances. Over the years, Araabmuzik has continued to build his fame through releasing solo instrumental projects, and producing for hip hop artists such as Cam'ron, ASAP Rocky, Fabolous, and Joe Budden.

paragraph: Section::::Early life.

paragraph: Araabmuzik was born and raised in Providence, Rhode Island, into a musical household. His mother was a professional singer. He is the middle child of three and is of Dominican and Guatemalan ancestry. Abraham has said he learned to play the drums at age three and later began playing the keyboard.

paragraph: Despite not being well known for it, Abraham found a lot of Hip Hop inspiration in his native home town of Providence. “There’s definitely a lot of Hip-Hop here. You’ll find a lot of local rap groups, solo artists out here that are trying make it, it’s just the fact that we’re not on the map like that just yet.”

paragraph: Having a musical background lead to Araabmuzik to begin producing Hip hop, and had begun getting traction in the industry at a very early age. Having a natural inkling towards the MPC, he went on to buy his first unit in 2005. By 2006, at age 17, he had begun being noticed by Diplomat Records.

paragraph: Section::::Career.

paragraph: Section::::Career.:2005 - 2010: Diplomats.

paragraph: After meeting with record producer and A&R of Diplomat Records, DukeDaGod in 2006, he became affiliated with the Dipset label. He began making beats for Diplomat artists such as Hell Rell and Cam'ron.

paragraph: In 2009, AraabMuzik was featured as a main producer on rapper Cam'ron's album "Crime Pays", producing the single "Get It In Ohio". From 2009 to 2010, he contributed many instrumentals to a series of mixtapes called "Boss of All Bosses" by Cam'ron and upcoming rapper Vado.

paragraph: Section::::Career.:2010 - 2015: "Trance Party" & "Electronic Dream".

paragraph: In 2010, The Diplomats released Dipset Trance Party, an instrumental mixtape featuring artists (including AraabMuzik) employing a style that melded trance music with hip hop influences. This would prove to become a large influence on AraabMuzik's future sound. His track "South Beach" sampled Alice Deejay's "Better Off Alone", which AraabMuzik has said sparked his signature samples of electronic music.

paragraph: The first popularization of his new sound appeared in the comeback single "Salute" of rap group The Diplomats, also in 2010. In an interview with NPR he called "Salute" a different sound "that pretty much got me into the EDM".

paragraph: AraabMuzik released his breakout independent project Electronic Dream in 2011, which brought this signature sound of his production to the forefront. It was met with largely positive reviews and garnered him a large enough audience to begin touring internationally, getting booked for various clubs and shows to perform his music using the drum machine as an instrument.

paragraph: Along with additional releases, Abraham also steadily gained more popularity from videos on YouTube of him using the MPC to make live beats and drum patterns. He was also featured on the Akai Pro website as an official Akai Pro artist, alongside other MPC users such as Alchemist and DiViNCi.

paragraph: Section::::Career.:2016: "Dream World".

paragraph: To compliment "Electronic Dream's" sound and success, AraabMuzik began working on a full length official album "Dream World", slated for a 2015 release. However, it ended up being delayed numerous times; he was quoted saying "I pushed it back so I could still really perfect it and work on it more, because I didn't really feel like I was satisfied with it."

paragraph: "Dream World" was released in July 2016, to generally favorable reviews. Although initially meant to sound like "Electronic Dream", AraabMuzik decided to venture into a more eclectic album, catering to fans of different genres, both Electronic and Hip Hop, as well as experimental beats such as "War Cry".

paragraph: Section::::Artistry.

paragraph: Section::::Artistry.:Artist Name.

paragraph: Abraham's artist name was given to him by a friend when he began producing - initially Young Arab, "I pretty much just ran with it, added an extra 'a' to it, and then later down the line I added 'muzik." Although the name has cause confusions about his origins, he became very famous very quickly, resulting in it being too late to change it. "It's something I'm stuck with, like you have your first phone number and you never changed it throughout the years, you just kept it."

paragraph: Section::::Artistry.:Influences.

paragraph: Abraham has cited Swizz Beatz as a major influence, and the two have said to have a brotherly relationship. He's gone on to say, "He had his own distinguished sound. He was always using the keyboards and playing his own stuff. Nothing was sounding like anything he was doing." Other influences include Dr. Dre, Premier, J Dilla, 9th Wonder, and Alchemist.

paragraph: Section::::Artistry.:Production Style.

paragraph: AraabMuzik's style often employs samples arranged and triggered in real time on the MPC drum machine, with fast-paced drum patterns involving rapid hi-hats and kick drums. He has used samples from a variety of music, including electro, dubstep, trap, gabber, and trance music. Although his main tool is still an Akai Music Production Center (MPC) drum machine, he has also used keyboard controllers and occasionally live drums.

paragraph: He has worked with several artists including ASAP Rocky and ASAP Mob, Cam'ron, Azealia Banks, Vado, The Diplomats, Hell Rell, Jadakiss, Busta Rhymes, 50 Cent, ArJaye the King, Eminem, and Slaughterhouse among many.

paragraph: Section::::Artistry.:Creative Process.

paragraph: In an interview Araabmuzik revealed that he made all of his music while sober.

paragraph: Section::::Controversies.

paragraph: In November 2012, trance producer Adam K accused Araabmuzik of plagiarism for the records that he had sampled on "Electronic Dream" without giving proper credit.

paragraph: In early May 2013, AraabMuzik was shot in an attempted robbery. He was walking around his neighborhood in the company of his friends when several men attempted to take his money. He resisted and was shot in the process.

paragraph: In October 2015, a track was supposedly leaked from the unreleased "Dream World" album featuring R&B artist Kelela, named "Final Hour", much to Kelela's disappointment and frustrations which she expressed on Twitter. Araabmuzik's management released an official PR release claiming no responsibility for the leak.

paragraph: In February 2016, AraabMuzik was shot again as a victim of an attempted robbery in Harlem. He had gunshot wounds to his jaw and arm.

paragraph: Abraham has spoke very little about these incidents having said “There’s really not much to speak on [with] something like that,” in an interview with Noisey.

paragraph: Section::::Discography.

paragraph: Section::::Discography.:Albums.

paragraph: BULLET::::- 2011: "Electronic Dream"

paragraph: BULLET::::- 2012: "Electronic Dream 2"

paragraph: BULLET::::- 2016: "Dream World"

paragraph: Section::::Discography.:Mixtapes.

paragraph: BULLET::::- 2010: "AraabMuzik Beatz Vol. 1"

paragraph: BULLET::::- 2010: "AraabMuzik Beatz Vol. 2"

paragraph: BULLET::::- 2010: "Instrumental Kings Part 5"

paragraph: BULLET::::- 2012: "Instrumental University"

paragraph: BULLET::::- 2013: "For Professional Use Only"

paragraph: BULLET::::- 2013: "The Remixes, Vol. 1"

paragraph: BULLET::::- 2014: "For Professional Use Only 2"

paragraph: Section::::Discography.:EPs.

paragraph: BULLET::::- 2012: "Daytrotter Session"

paragraph: BULLET::::- 2015: "KING"

paragraph: BULLET::::- 2015: "Goon Loops"

paragraph: BULLET::::- 2017: "ONE of ONE"

paragraph: BULLET::::- 2018: "Goon Loops 2"

paragraph: BULLET::::- 2019: "The Last Instrumental"

paragraph: Section::::External links.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Official Site

paragraph: BULLET::::- The iStandard Interview with AraabMuzik

description: American DJ and record producer

wikidata_label: AraabMuzik

wikipedia_title: AraabMuzik


text:
Steelheart
Ray Manzarek
Robby Krieger
rock
the Doors
Jim Morrison

categories: King of Mask Singer contestants,1964 births,Croatian record producers,American heavy metal singers,People from Zagreb,American male singers,Croatian male singers,American people of Croatian descent,American singer-songwriters,American record producers,Steelheart,Croatian singer-songwriters,Living people

paragraph: Miljenko Matijevic

paragraph: Miljenko Matijevic (born November 30, 1964) is a Croatian-American singer and songwriter. He is best known as the lead vocalist and songwriter of rock band Steelheart. He has a big following in South Korea and has worked on several South Korean TV series. He has also released several soundtracks for South Korean TV series. In 2010, he did a tour with Ray Manzarek and Robby Krieger of rock band the Doors, singing the parts of the late Jim Morrison.

description: Croatian American rock singer

wikidata_label: Miljenko Matijevic

wikipedia_title: Miljenko Matijevic


text:
courtesy name
Beiyang Army
first rank
late Qing dynasty
Plain White Banner
Tianjin Military Academy
First Sino-Japanese War
Beiyang Army
Yuan Shikai
Sun Chuanfang
warlords
Republican years
protégée
Beijing
Yingkou
Liaoning
ancestral home
Shandong
imperial examination
xiucai
Korea
war
Japanese army
defeated
Pyongyang
Korean Peninsula
Haicheng
Song Qing
Yuan Shikai
Shanhaiguan
Zhili Province
Shandong
Jinan
Huai Army
New Army
Beiyang Army
Beiyang Army
Tie Liang
toppling
Qing dynasty
Plain White Mongol Banner
Duan Qirui
Baoding Military Academy
Beijing
Sun Chuanfang
Baoding Military Academy
Japan
Imperial Japanese Army Academy
new army
German counterpart
German
German designs
latter's military contracts
vernacular Chinese
Attention
Stand at ease
History of the Republic of China

categories: 1908 deaths,1861 births,Politicians from Yingkou,Military history of the Qing dynasty,People of the First Sino-Japanese War,Qing dynasty generals,Qing dynasty politicians from Liaoning,Generals from Liaoning

paragraph: Wang Yingkai

paragraph: Wang Yingkai (; 1861 –1908), whose courtesy name was Shaochen (紹宸), was a Chinese general in the Beiyang Army and first rank official of the late Qing dynasty, who served as the Vice President of the Ministry of War and Vice-Commander-in-Chief of the Plain White Banner. Wang graduated from the Tianjin Military Academy (天津武備學堂), also known as Beiyang Wubei Xuetang (北洋武備學堂), and fought with distinction in the First Sino-Japanese War. After China lost the war, he joined the Beiyang Army established by Yuan Shikai and became one of leading commanders of the army. However, during subsequent political struggles he sided with the court party against Yuan. Sun Chuanfang, who later became one of the most important warlords in the early Republican years, was his brother-in-law and protégée. Wang Yingkai died in Beijing in 1908.

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

paragraph: Wang Yingkai was born into a wealthy farming family in Niuzhuang, Fengtian Province (now Yingkou, Liaoning), with his ancestral home in Shandong. Wang followed a conventional path for a young member of the gentry and participated in the imperial examination, obtaining a xiucai degree. Selected by the village as a xiāng gòng (乡贡), or an intellectual chosen to work for the government, Wang served as a teacher at a private school in Haicheng but was unsuccessful in obtaining the juren degree.

paragraph: In 1894, Japan sent troops to Korea and a war broke out with China. Before the year was out, Japanese army had defeated the Chinese garrison in Pyongyang, thoroughly eliminating Chinese presence in the Korean Peninsula, and bringing the war to Chinese soil. When the Japanese laid siege to nearby Haicheng, the town elders suggested that Wang organize a local militia, which would go on to play a significant role in the five successive battles of Haicheng, which witnessed the fiercest scenes of the war.

paragraph: After Haicheng fell to the Japanese, Song Qing, the Deputy Commander of the Qing Army, and Yuan Shikai, at the time the Qing ambassador to Korea and commander of Qing troops garrisoned there, retreated to Shanhaiguan in the Zhili Province, and Wang Yingkai was instructed to bring the local militia there as well. It was at Shanhaiguan that Wang abandoned his administrative ambitions and devoted himself to becoming an army officer. Later, when Yuan Shikai became the governor of Shandong, he asked Wang to join him there, and the Wang family relocated to Jinan.

paragraph: Section::::Officer of Beiyang Army.

paragraph: In view of the poor performance of the Huai Army during the war, the Qing government ordered the formation of a New Army competent enough to defend Chinese interests, with Yuan Shikai appointed as its first commander. In 1895, Wang joined the newly created Dingwu Army (later Beiyang Army), and rose to be one of the leading commanders in the army, serving variously as the head of Discipline Enforcement Department, Director of the First Division as well as the Commander of the Second Division of the Beiyang Army.

paragraph: Yuan Shikai's growing power began to attract suspicion and hostility from Manchu royals led by Yuan's former ally, court official Tie Liang (鐵良), who balked at the prospect of seeing an ambitious Han Chinese wielding power capable of toppling the ailing Qing dynasty. Mutual acrimony between Yuan and his Manchu opponents resulted in a reorganization of power and the establishment of a new Ministry of War with Tie Liang as its president. Despite being allied with Yuan since 1896, Wang Yingkai emerged from these political struggles unscathed, being elevated to become the Vice President of the Ministry of War in 1907 and subsequently deputy to the Manchu General Feng Shang. That same year, an imperial edict appointed Wang Yingkai to the position of Vice-Commander-in-Chief of the Plain White Mongol Banner. In 1909, Yuan was forced to retire under the pretext of illness but would return to power in 1911.

paragraph: Wang also commanded half of imperial army in the autumn military exercise held before the Qing court in 1906, opposing Duan Qirui, and was involved in the establishment of the Baoding Military Academy. At the time of his death, he maintained his family home in Baoding as well as an official residence at Shaojiu Hutong in Beijing.

paragraph: Section::::Ranks and Offices Held.

paragraph: 1902 Appointed to Second Rank

paragraph: 1905 Commander of First Division

paragraph: 1905 Advisor at Beiyang Training Bureau

paragraph: 1906 Brigade General, Zhili

paragraph: 1906 Acting Superintendent of Department of Military Administration

paragraph: 1906 Appointed to First Rank

paragraph: 1907 Vice-President of the Ministry of War

paragraph: 1907 Vice-Commander-in-Chief of the Plain White Banner

paragraph: Section::::Death.

paragraph: He died in Beijing in 1908 at the age of 48 of tuberculosis.

paragraph: Section::::Nickname.

paragraph: Owing to his obesity, he was called Fat Wang by his colleagues and subordinates alike.

paragraph: Section::::Wang Yingkai and Sun Chuanfang.

paragraph: While in Jinan, Wang married the second eldest sister of Sun Chuanfang and provided financial support to the Sun family, which was very poor at the time. Sun was able to use natural abilities and his brother-in-law's position in the army to enroll in the newly created Baoding Military Academy. Wang also sent Sun abroad to Japan for further military study, where he graduated from the Imperial Japanese Army Academy. Upon Sun's return from Japan, Wang and his political ally, Tie Liang, happened to be the ones presiding over the examination aimed at testing fresh graduates' ability. Sun passed the tests and became an officer of the Beiyang army, and later became a Zhili warlord and leader of the "League of Five Provinces" in the early 1920s.

paragraph: Section::::Legacy.

paragraph: Initially, the new army formed in the Late Qing period largely modeled on its German counterpart, and therefore the instructions were all delivered in German, before the Qing government found out German designs upon Chinese territories and had the latter's military contracts terminated. Knowing that the inability of Chinese officers to comprehend commands delivered by their German trainers would be a great impediment to training, he ordered the translation into vernacular Chinese of the German instructions. Phrases like 'Lizheng' (Attention) and 'Shaoxi' (Stand at ease) remain in use today.

paragraph: Section::::See also.

paragraph: BULLET::::- History of the Republic of China

paragraph: Section::::References.

paragraph: Section::::References.:Sources.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Jiang, K. (1987). Republic of China Military History Volume 1. Beijing: Zhonghua shu ju.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Qian, J., & Han, W. (2011). Sun Chuanfang mu fu yu mu liao. Hangzhou: Zhejiang wen yi chu ban she.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Reynolds, D. R. (1995). China, 1895-1912 State-Sponsored Reforms and China's Late-Qing Revolution. New York: M. E. Sharpe

paragraph: BULLET::::- Su, F. (2009). Sun Chuanfang. Huhehaote Shi: Nei Menggu ren min chu ban she.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Yang, J. (1970). Haicheng Xian zhi:. Taibei: Cheng wen chu ban she.

paragraph: Section::::Further reading.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Fairbank, J. K., & MacFarquhar, R. (1978). The Cambridge history of China. Late Ch'ing, 1800-1911. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

wikidata_label: Wang Yingkai

wikipedia_title: Wang Yingkai


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paragraph: Neil Hodgson

paragraph: Neil Stuart Hodgson (born in Burnley, Lancashire) is a former British motorcycle racer who won the 2000 British Superbike Championship, and the 2003 Superbike World Championship titles. He then went on to have a moderately successful four years in the American Superbike Championship, with a best 5th place championship finish.

paragraph: At the start of the 2010 season Hodgson returned to the British Superbike Championship with the Motorpoint Yamaha team managed by Rob McElnea. However, on 22 April 2010 Hodgson announced his retirement from British superbikes and competitive motorcycle racing, due to a shoulder injury sustained in a motocross accident during the previous AMA season. Hodgson aggravated the injury in the first round of the British Superbike Championship at the Brands Hatch Indy circuit.

paragraph: Hodgson now divides his time between family in the Isle of Man whilst working as a motorcycle racing commentator and TV studio pundit, road racing trackday instructor and as an ambassador for motorcycle companies including Ducati.

paragraph: Section::::Early and personal life.

paragraph: Hodgson was born in Burnley and lived there and in Nelson and Colne, Lancashire during his early life, attending Ss John Fisher and Thomas More RC High School. He was 6 when he started riding his brother's bike around playing fields in Brierfield near his grandma's home. Hodgson has a daughter Hollie-Jean and son Taylor. He lives in Onchan on the Isle of Man. His hobbies include motocross, trials and mountain biking. He supports Burnley F.C..

paragraph: Section::::Career.

paragraph: Section::::Career.:Youth.

paragraph: A schoolboy motocross rider from 1982 through 1989, and was voted Rider of the Year in season 1986–87. Hodgson made the leap to road racing on Easter Sunday 1990 at a meeting at Langbaurgh (Teesside Autodrome), on a Yamaha TZR125. His first win was at the Three Sisters meeting in that same year. He came 8th in his first season in the British Clubman's Ministock. In 1992, he moved to the 125cc International Supercup, and became British National 125cc Champion aged 18. He was then selected to compete in the FIM World 125cc Championship as the youngest rider in the series and Britain's only representative in the class with Team Burnett, placing 24th in the Championship. In 1994, he was selected by HRC Honda as one of only five officially supported riders in 125cc World Championship with Team Burnett. He took part in two 500cc World Championship races for the Harris-Yamaha team.

paragraph: Section::::Career.:500cc GrandPrix and WSB: the first attempt 1995–1998.

paragraph: In 1995, he moved full-time to 500cc World Championship with WCM, developing a reputation for being a smooth but impetuous rider who crashed a lot – he came 11th in the Championship.

paragraph: For 1996, he moved to the Superbike World Championship (aka 'WSBK') with Ducati, and this began a frustrating three-year spell in the series, the latter two years with Fuchs Kawasaki. 9th was Hodgson's best championship finish in this era. His first podium came at Laguna Seca Raceway in 1996.

paragraph: Section::::Career.:British Superbikes 1999–2000.

paragraph: For 1999, he returned to the British Superbike Championship (BSB) with GSE Racing, and spent the season re-establishing himself on a superbike and regaining his confidence. His teammate at GSE Racing Troy Bayliss took the British Superbike title. 2000 saw one of the most titanic battles British Superbike had ever seen, as Hodgson battled Chris Walker who was riding for Suzuki, all season long. The championship came down to the last race of the year at Donington Park, and for most of the race it looked like Walker would take the title. However, with just 3 laps to go Walker's engine blew, allowing Hodgson to take the title. He also won two races of the British rounds of the Superbike World Championship that year as a 'wildcard' entry – one at Donington Park and one at Brands Hatch. The most memorable race of Hodgson's British Superbike title winning year was at Oulton Park, when he started race 1 from the back of the grid due after he stalled his bike, and ended up winning the race in breathtaking style, much to the amazement of the British crowd and his fellow competitors. The most controversial moment of the season came in race 2, when him and Walker came together on the final lap of the race battling for the win, resulting in Walker going down and Hodgson receiving a post-race penalty.

paragraph: Section::::Career.:Return to WSB 2001–2003.

paragraph: GSE Racing stepped up to the Superbike World Championship series full-time for 2001, with Hodgson joined in the Ducati satellite team by up and coming English rider James Toseland. Hodgson was a race winner and 5th overall that year, while in 2002, Bayliss and Colin Edwards were dominant, although Neil took pole positions en route to 3rd overall. After both Bayliss and Edwards left for MotoGP, Hodgson became the number one rider for the works Ducati team in 2003, winning the title against teammate Ruben Xaus.

paragraph: Hodgson starred in a video called RIDE with EagleE and The Schlepp Riders also starring: Phil Greening, DJ Sassy, Princess the hit song maker of Say I'm Your No.1 fame in the 1980s. Also featuring Jason Fin.

paragraph: Section::::Career.:Return to GrandPrix racing 2004.

paragraph: For 2004, both Hodgson and Xaus went to Ducati's second-string MotoGP team, Team d'Antin Ducati. But the power delivery of the Desmosedici was extreme compared to a WSB Superbike, and the team had limited sponsorships and funds to run a test programme. Resultantly, Hodgson never felt he had the bike set up like he ever wanted it to be, while Xaus's natural extreme style appeared to get more out of the machine. Xaus ended up as rookie of the year, while a disillusioned Hodgson came 17th in the championship.

paragraph: Section::::Career.:American Superbike 2005–2009.

paragraph: Hodgson at the time vowed never to return to MotoGP, stating that a combination of his age and nationality was now against him, and he would never be offered the best machinery capable of competing let alone winning. Having shown loyalty to Ducati throughout his motorcycle racing experience, the question now was where to place him. Ducati had a 'works' team focusing on making Régis Laconi the next WSB champion, and Hodgson didn't want to return to the Superbike World Championship in a satellite team, or to British Superbikes. Resultantly, with the stated aim of becoming the first rider to win all three Superbike titles of 'British', 'World' and 'American', he moved into the less-prestigious American Motorcyclist Association (AMA) championship in the United States for 2005 – he came sixth to Mat Mladin. Hodgson finished the 2006 AMA Superbike Championship in 5th place.

paragraph: Ducati pulled out of the AMA Superbike Championship for at least the 2007 season, and Hodgson failed to obtain another ride as the 2007 Superbike World Championship opened. Hodgson was linked to joining Yamaha France from round 3 onwards, and to a temporary ride for Suzuki in WSBK. On 11 April he was confirmed as a test and development rider for Ducati, replacing the injured Shinichi Ito. Rizla Suzuki gave Neil a test on the team's Suzuki GSX-R1000 for tests of the bike taking place at Cadwell Park, but despite speculation he was not intended to replace Chris Walker.

paragraph: He returned to the AMA Superbike Championship for one round at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca on a Corona Honda, partnering James Ellison, finishing fifth. At the Sachsenring MotoGP round he was revealed to have rejected a chance to stand in for Toni Elías on a Gresini Honda at this race, as he thought that it would impact his chances of landing a full-time Superbike ride, probably with Ten Kate Honda after an earlier speculated deal to ride for Fogarty Racing on an MV Agusta dissipated. On 5 September 2007, Honda America announced that Hodgson would race for them in the 2008 AMA Superbike season, riding the new Fireblade.

paragraph: In 2008, Hodgson came 6th in the AMA Superbike Championship, picking up 2 3rd-place finishes at Miller Motorsports Park. These were his best results of the season, towards the end of the season Hodgson became more inconsistent collecting low scores in 1 race of every round from 8–10. Hodgson signed a contract to keep him with the Corona Honda team for the 2009 season.

paragraph: In 2009, Hodgson started the season off strongly with a second-place finish at the Daytona circuit. Hodgson then had an accident in training on a motocross bike, causing him to suffer a collapsed lung and a dislocated shoulder causing him to miss the next 3 rounds. Hodgson would eventually finish 11th on 167 points.

paragraph: Section::::Career.:Return to British Superbikes 2010.

paragraph: Hodgson confirmed that he would be returning to British Superbikes for the 2010 season, with Motorpoint Yamaha alongside youngster Dan Linfoot.

paragraph: On 22 April 2010 Hodgson announced that he was retiring from British superbikes and competitive motorcycle racing, due to the shoulder injury he picked up in a motorcross accident during the previous AMA season. Hodgson had aggravated the injury in the first round of the British Superbike Championship at the Brands Hatch Indy circuit on 5 April. Hodgson was replaced in the Motorpoint Yamaha team by Ian Lowry.

paragraph: Section::::Support for charity.

paragraph: Hodgson is a patron of the National Association for Bikers with a Disability.

paragraph: Section::::External links.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Ducati Racing – National championships includes News on AMA

paragraph: BULLET::::- Parts Unlimited website includes section on AMA and Hodgson

paragraph: BULLET::::- Official 2003 WSB Championship site

paragraph: BULLET::::- Club Hodgson an American fan site

paragraph: BULLET::::- Bio at BikeGirl.co.uk

paragraph: BULLET::::- BBC Radio Lancashire interview with Hodgson on 2003 WSB Championship

paragraph: BULLET::::- SuperBike Planet Interview 2005

paragraph: BULLET::::- Corona Honda Racing website Team News

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paragraph: Leon Haslam

paragraph: Leon Lloyd Haslam, born 31 May 1983, in the London Borough of Ealing) is a motorcycle road racer based in Derbyshire, England. For the 2017 and 2018 seasons, he was contracted to race in the British Superbike Championship aboard a Kawasaki ZX-10R. He won the 2018 British championship at the final event held at Brands Hatch in late October, having previously signed to join the Kawasaki Superbike factory team (KRT) in World Championship from 2019 as team-mate to Jonathan Rea.

paragraph: He began racing at an early age and by the time he was in his late teens, he had raced in most of the significant British and international championships. After the 2004 season on a Ducati in World Superbikes with teammate Nori Haga, between 2005 and 2008 he was a regular front-runner in the British Superbike Championship. For 2009 he returned to the Superbike World Championship, riding for Suzuki, BMW, Honda and Aprilia for 2015. Haslam is nicknamed 'Pocket Rocket' and is the son of former road-racer 'Rocket Ron' Haslam.

paragraph: Section::::Early days 1998–2003.

paragraph: Haslam was first exposed to motorcycle racing as a baby, often travelling with his parents to his dad's races. He was 1995 and 1996's National Youth Motocross champion, and 1998's MCN Young Rider of the Year after finishing 7th in the British 125cc Championship. He did an assortment of 125cc races in 1999, but quickly advanced into international racing after that. Leon spent the 2000 season with the underprepared Italjet team on their return to the 125cc world championship, then racing a privateer Honda NSR500V in 2001 (scoring five points finishes, as the youngest rider ever to compete in the series), and a 250cc Honda in 2002 (again scoring points five times).

paragraph: At this stage, having never ridden on competitive machinery, he had valuable experience but little in the way of results, leading him to return home. For 2003 Renegade Ducati signed him to ride in the British Supersport championship, but he was promoted to the full blown Superbike after the departure of Sean Emmett, also riding in six World Superbikes races with a best finish of sixth at Assen and Magny Cours.

paragraph: Section::::World Superbike Championship 2004.

paragraph: For 2004 he did the full WSBK season for Renegade alongside Noriyuki Haga. He was 8th overall with a best of 3rd, finishing as the rookie of the year. Haslam also had an impressive victory in a British Superbike race at Brands Hatch on one of the team's 3 ventures into the series. In torrential rain, this was the only Ducati win in the series all year, even though this was the title-winning bike in both 2003 (Shane "Shakey" Byrne) and 2005 (Gregorio Lavilla).

paragraph: Section::::British Superbikes 2005–2008.

paragraph: With Renegade switching to Honda machinery and cutting to one rider Haslam moved to BSB with the reformed GSE Racing Squad, now known as Airwaves Ducati. Haslam finished 4th overall behind only teammate Lavilla and the two HM Plant Hondas of Ryuichi Kiyonari and Michael Rutter.

paragraph: 2006 saw Leon once again on the Airwaves sponsored GSE Ducati 999, partnering Lavilla. In the first 12 races of the 2006 season he finished 2nd no less than 8 times, without winning a race but taking 3 poles and lying 2nd overall. The wins came later; he was particularly proud of a win in the wet at Croft.

paragraph: He managed to push for the title all the way to the last race of the season at a rain soaked Brands Hatch where Leon, Lavilla and Kiyonari all had a chance to win. Leon was running second to Kiyo in the first race when it was stopped after Byrne crashed heavily, and despite storming to victory in the second race, he ended the season in second place and Lavilla (who crashed in race one) was third. Leon did however drive off in the £50,000 Audi convertible which was his prize for scoring the most points in the Audi pole position competition.

paragraph: While Lavilla won the first four races and lead the championship after eight, Haslam struggled to match these results. However, two-second places at Oulton Park in round four moved him up to fourth overall. He ultimately finished 3rd, behind Kiyonari and Jonathan Rea's Hondas but ahead of a fading Lavilla.

paragraph: Haslam was released by Airwaves Ducati for 2008, when they initially withdrew from the series over questions about the legality of the Ducati 1098 under the new BSB tuning rules. He joined Airwaves' rivals HM Plant Honda, but the Ducati proved to be the faster bike, with Shakey Byrne dominating the championship. Haslam struggled early in the season and was generally outpaced by younger teammate Cal Crutchlow, and was excluded from race 2 at Oulton Park after a racing incident with Tom Sykes. Despite several podium finishes his first win did not come until round 8 at Knockhill, when race leader Byrne crashed heavily. He then took a double win at Cadwell Park, despite not starting on the front row

paragraph: Haslam also made two wild card appearance in the World Superbike Championship at Donington Park and Portimão. A competitive showing at Donington ended with disappointing results. In race one he ran with the leaders after a red flag, but eased off after seeing a white flag with a red cross, which means the surface is slippery in WSBK, while in British Superbike, that indicates a safety vehicle is on course (typically a full-course caution period to neutralise the race with the deployment of the safety car). The time he lost here proved costly, as he was taken out a lap later. In race two he crashed out of fourth place with just three laps to go. At Portimão he finished third in race two, with a German flag above him on the podium, implying that the officials expected Max Neukirchner to overhaul him.

paragraph: Section::::World Superbike Championship 2009–present.

paragraph: WSBK remained his target for 2009, and he joined the Stiggy Honda team for their first World Superbike campaign, starting the year strongly with a third-place finish at the first round at Phillip Island in race two. The Dutch Grand Prix at Assen was also a very successful weekend as Haslam finished on the podium in both races with a third place in race one and a second place in race two. He finished the season 6th overall, comfortably the top privateer.

paragraph: Haslam's impressive results for Stiggy led to Alstare Suzuki signing him to partner Sylvain Guintoli for the 2010 season. He took his first WSBK pole in the 2010 season opener at Phillip Island. He then went on to win his first World Superbike race in race one, narrowly beating Michel Fabrizio by 0.004 seconds at the line in the closest finish ever recorded in a World Superbike race. Haslam was also in control of race two until 3 turns from the end he was overtaken by the eventual winner Carlos Checa. He took two-second places at round 2 in Portugal. These strong results continued in the early part of the season, before a run of four successive wins for Max Biaggi's Aprilia. This led Haslam to publicly ask Suzuki Japan for more resources, to prevent their title challenge from faltering. Haslam beat Biaggi in both Silverstone races, to trim Biaggi's championship lead to 60 points. The championship went down to the penultimate round at Imola with Haslam needing to win, in race one both Haslam and Biaggi made mistakes, Biaggi ran straight on at turns 3 and 4 the Villeneuve esses cutting across the track right in front of the competitors and was lucky not to be hit or fall off, he recovered to finish 11th while Haslam was 2nd going into the final lap, coming into rivazza one Haslam tried to go underneath race leader Carlos Checa, Haslam however could not stop the bike and ended up in the gravel and could only manage a 5th place, in race 2 Biaggi made a much better start and was right at the front from the start, with Haslam. Haslam made a mistake on lap 7 which dropped him back to 5th place, trying to make his way back up the field going through the Villeneuve esses his engine blew up, this was the Suzuki's first mechanical failure of the year. This handed the title to Max Biaggi who came home 5th, with wild celebrations on the slow down lap.

paragraph: On 27 September Haslam was released from his two-year contract with Alstare Suzuki by mutual consent, team manager Francis Batta citing the lack of response to the call for help from the Suzuki factory.

paragraph: On 28 September 2010, Haslam signed a two-year contract with the BMW team to ride in the 2011 Superbike World Championship season, and for the 2013 season he joined Ten Kate Honda Fireblade WSB operating as "Team Pata Honda", with Ulsterman Jonny Rea as teammate.

paragraph: In July 2013 Haslam won the prestigious Coke Zero Suzuka 8 Hours endurance race in Japan, partnered-up for the race with Team Pata World Supersport rider Michael van der Mark – debuting at Suzuka – and 2010 winner Takumi Takahashi in the MuSashi HARC Pro Honda team. The trio repeated victory for the 2014 Coke Zero Suzuka 8 Hours.

paragraph: After a disappointing 2014 season on the Ten Kate Pata Honda with injuries and average results, Haslam signed to race Aprilia for "Red Devils Roma Team" in 2015, together with Spanish teammate Jordi Torres.

paragraph: Section::::Personal life.

paragraph: Leon has two sisters, Emma and Zoe. In 2010, he married his long term partner, former glamour model turned TV presenter Olivia Stringer in Sweden, who gave birth to their daughter Ava May in December 2011 and Max Peter on 11 August 2013.

paragraph: Haslam owns the snooker cue that Peter Ebdon used to win the 2002 World Snooker Championship, and has it framed on his wall. He also enjoys playing poker, pool and golf, and supports Manchester United F.C.. His training partners include his wife, and the Formula Renault front-runner Riki Christodoulou. At Mallory Park he also made his debut in the British Rallycross Championship in a Suzuki Swift, for which he then stated he had plans to run in the series part-time in 2010.

paragraph: Section::::External links.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Home page on Leon's official site

paragraph: BULLET::::- Leon Haslam profile up to 2006

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paragraph: James Haydon

paragraph: James Richard Barnaby Haydon (born 2 November 1973 in Amersham, Buckinghamshire), is a British former motorcycle racer. He raced in 250cc and 500cc Grand Prix, MotoGP, British Superbike and the World Superbike Championship. He retired in 2008.

paragraph: He now works in media, presenting shows and race commentating on ITV and British Eurosport for World Superbike Championship and British Superbike Championship coverage, and he covers some Moto GP races when the regular commentators are unavailable. He has worked for the BBC, Sky Sports, Motors TV, Al Jazeera and Radio 5 live and is seen as a rising talent within the media side of the sport. He is also the guest test rider for Britain's biggest motorcycle monthly - Bike Magazine.

paragraph: Section::::Biography.

paragraph: James got his passion for speed through his father David, a Doctor who loved fast cars and motorcycles. He bought James his first motorcycle aged eight which he would ride in his parents garden. He quickly moved into Motorcross and worked his way up into the top 40 in Britain in Schoolboy Motorcross. But instead of pursuing a career in that sport he swapped to road racing at 16 in 1990. He finished 2nd in the British 125 Ministock Championship in his first year. Also starting in Ministocks that season was Neil Hodgson who immediately became (and still is) a great friend of James'). James then moved straight into The British 125cc Championship in 1991 (grabbing a pole position, some top 10 finishes and also winning the EMRA 125cc Championship). He was then spotted by the famous Ron Haslam and picked up to ride for Team Great Britain in 1992. He raced a Yamaha TZ250 and won his first British Championship race at Silverstone that same year. The next season in 1993 he just missed out on winning the British 250cc Championship (which he had dominated) after the camera he was carrying for TV came loose and jammed his back wheel in the final race causing him to crash. The same season at 19 (having already won 4 British Championship 250cc races) he competed in the 1993 British 500cc Grand Prix, finishing 11th to become the youngest ever British points-scorer in a top-division World Championship race. He managed to finish well ahead of his mentor, the legendary Ron Haslam adding more prestige to his great performance. In 1994 he won his first British Superbike Championship race along with two more national 250cc victories that year.

paragraph: For 1995 he then jumped straight into the top level 500cc world championship as a privateer (1995 for Harris and 1996 for WCM). He took some stunning top 10 results and impressed many with his speed on an privateer bike. He had offers to stay in G.P.'s but he decided to move to the WSBK in 1997. But this was with GIACO MOTO, a poorly run Team who struggled with finance and an old motorcycle. James quit after the bike broke down 14 times. His best result was a 9th-placed finish.

paragraph: After three years in the World Championship for 1998 he returned home to the ultra competitive British Superbike championship. He surprised many with a podium in his first race before going on to have many years of success. He quickly became a crowd and sponsor favourite with his exciting all action style, never give up attitude and screen presence. He raced for Team Suzuki, Team Red Bull Ducati, Team Yamaha and Team Kawasaki. Never the luckiest rider many felt one of his best chances for the Championship came in 2000 for Ducati. Whilst leading the Championship a terrible mid season car accident (in which he was a passenger) damaged his neck and nerves badly. This caused him serious problems when racing and training and ruined his season. He twice finished 4th in the standings and was always one of the fastest riders, with multiple lap records and fastest laps throughout his BSB career. He won a total of 12 British Superbike Championship races and had over 30 podiums in the series.

paragraph: In 2002 he joined Carl Fogarty's Foggy Petronas in the WSBK, developing the new bike for the first year. It proved unreliable with multiple blow ups, a lack of parts supply and other problems dogging it throughout the year. James had to leap from the motorcycle twice when it blew up and engulfed him in flames and fuel. One of the lowest points came when the gearbox locked up in Germany and caused a horrific accident (putting him out for the middle of the season). His high point was a best result of 7th in the world in Japan.

paragraph: In 2004 he nearly retired after the mentally and physically draining previous season and started it without a ride. But his pedigree could not be ignored and he was soon called up to stand in at Virgin Mobile Yamaha in the British Superbike series. He immediately turned the Teams season around taking the bikes and Teams only win of the year and also putting it on the podium. Despite missing many rounds he beat all the other riders in the team and finished top Yamaha in Britain. It was also the only season in his career that he never crashed, not even in practice. At the end of the season he also raced in the last few MotoGP's ( World Championship) for Kenny Roberts Proton team. His best result an impressive 12th place in Qatar.

paragraph: 2004 had been such a good season that he signed a prestigious two-year deal for Airwaves Ducati (one of the top teams in Britain). He should have spent 2005 and 2006 on an Airwaves Ducati but an unlucky pre-season testing injury at Albacete saw Gregorio Lavilla take over his ride and then keeping it after a promising start (and eventually winning the championship on it). With no ride he became 'Super Sub' once again, filling in for various teams throughout 2005. Eventually ending up at Team Suzuki (after John Reynolds was injured). He immediately beat his new teammate (Scott Smart) and when the injured John Reynolds returned, the Team kept Haydon not Smart and he rewarded them with some strong results including a podium.

paragraph: This was good enough for an offer to stay with the Team for 2006 alongside 2003 champion Shane Byrne. After a strong start at Oulton Park on identical bikes, James was made to run a different development bike to Byrne with a changed weight balance. He disliked the new bike immediately and blamed his sudden poor form and crashes on the change of machine. But with his ally the experienced Paul Denning (ex- Suzuki Team Manager) off in MotoGP and a new Team manager who had never worked in motorsport before, James struggled. After a heavy crash at Mallory he missed round 6 through injury then returned at Snetterton for Round 7. In race 2 a serious brake problem at the end of the Revvit straight caused him to run off the track at high speed. Unable to slow properly he shot across the track and collided with Dean Thomas. This caused an unfortunate crash which left Thomas and Haydon injured. Both riders soon recovered although only Haydon returned to race that season. Afterwards the incident was reviewed by an RAC panel and Haydon was cleared of all responsibility when the data logging proved the problem had been completely outside his control.

paragraph: For 2007 he returned to Virgin Yamaha alongside Tommy Hill in a Team he had excelled with in the past. But he parted company with the team stating that he had "lost confidence in the development Pirelli tyres they were forced to run and that showed in (his) riding. Lacking extra funds the Team said that there was no possibility of a testing programme to help (him) rebuild that confidence so it seemed impossible to continue". N.B. Virgin Yamaha were the only team in Britain to run the then new Pirelli tyres that year against the established and mighty Michelin and Dunlop. Later that year he signed as 'Super Sub' for Hawk Kawasaki and in his first race with them he beat his teammate and finished top Kawasaki. He continued that form for most of the season.

paragraph: For 2008 Hawk Kawasaki offered Haydon a season contract. However two weeks before the start of the race season they were forced to pull out when one of their main sponsors withdrew. So he was once again without a ride.

paragraph: But he was quickly contacted by Eurosport and decided he would leave racing and go and work for them instead. He has never raced at the top level since.

paragraph: Says James "After a long career my time had come to retire from racing bikes. It was a difficult choice for sure as there is never a 'right' time as such. You normally find riders only retire after really bad injuries and I've been very fortunate to avoid those. Amazing really and I'm thankful for that. Especially as I have been racing bikes most weekends for 25 years now. From a small kid on a dirt field all the way to the best circuits in the world in front of millions of people. I've had an amazing time too! I've travelled the world and spanned some really cool era's in bikes. From 165 Bhp 500cc V4 2 Strokes to 240 Bhp 1000cc 4 strokes. I've raced them all. From the likes of Schwantz, Doohan, Criville, Cadalora up to Bayliss, Biaggi and Rossi. Wish I had beaten a few more of them mind you! But seriously, I feel blessed to have done something I really loved and been paid well for it. Thank you everyone! Now however, it's time for the next chapter of my life. I can't wait for the challenge!"

paragraph: James now presents for British Eurosport, mainly on the British Superbike Championship. He is also a regular studio guest on the live World Superbike Championship rounds. For the first time in 3 years James got back on a modern bike at the 2010 British Superbike Championship round at Brands Hatch, James joined the select few and rode some fast demo laps on the 2010 Rizla Suzuki Moto GP bike. bike.

paragraph: Section::::Personal life.

paragraph: James' parents David and Beverley are both retired and live close by. His Dad still owns and rides many motorcycles. James also has three sisters Annabelle, Susannah and Charlotte. James is married to Jo and they have three children,Zac, Maya and Lexi, and the couple lived in Andorra for many years but now reside back in England close to their families. James is the nephew of designer Zandra Rhodes.

paragraph: Former BSB and WSB Champion Neil Hodgson said of James "For sure he was one of the fastest riders I've ever seen who never managed to win a British or World Championship. But he has his head screwed on and a good view of life, so I am sure he will succeed in whatever he chooses to do now. Go get 'em James".

description: British motorcycle racer

wikidata_label: James Haydon

wikipedia_title: James Haydon


text: German

text: pharmacist

text: Blumenau

text: Itajaí-Açu

text: river valley

text: Santa Catarina

text: Brazil

text: Hasselfelde

text: Duchy of Brunswick

text: Saxony-Anhalt

text: secondary school

text: Braunschweig

text: pharmacy

text: Erfurt

text: Alexander Humboldt

text: Justus von Liebig

text: London

text: Johann Jakob Sturz

text: emigrate

text: University of Erlangen

text: doctorate

text: Santa Catarina

text: colony

text: Blumenau

text: Germans

text: German heritage

text: Braunschweig

text: Portuguese

categories: German Lutherans,German emigrants to Brazil,People from the Duchy of Brunswick,1899 deaths,City founders,1819 births,People from Blumenau,Blumenau,People from Oberharz am Brocken

paragraph: Hermann Blumenau

paragraph: Hermann Bruno Otto Blumenau (December 26, 1819 – October 30, 1899) was a German pharmacist who founded the city of Blumenau, situated in the Itajaí-Açu river valley in the state of Santa Catarina, Brazil.

paragraph: Section::::Biography.

paragraph: Hermann Bruno Otto Blumenau was a son of a forest administrator, born in Hasselfelde, Duchy of Brunswick (in present-day Saxony-Anhalt). Between 1832 and 1836 he attended the secondary school in Braunschweig, but left school to become a pharmacist. From 1840 to 1841 he worked in a pharmacy in Hasselfelde. He later worked in a pharmacy in Erfurt, where he met Alexander Humboldt and Justus von Liebig. Soon after, Blumenau visited London with the Consul-General of Brazil, Johann Jakob Sturz, and decided to emigrate.

paragraph: He studied chemistry at the University of Erlangen from 1844 until 1846, when he received his doctorate. Between 1846 and 1848 he travelled in southern Brazil for the Hamburg colonial society. He claimed about 200 km of forest in the province of Santa Catarina. After 2 years in Germany, he returned to Brazil in 1850 with 17 German colonists and established the colony Blumenau. After the Brazilian government took control of the growing village in 1860, he remained as the first official director.

paragraph: Blumenau founded schools and hospitals in his growing city, and by 1880 its population totaled approximately 15,000 people, most of whom were Germans. This population has managed to preserve its German heritage and, even today, German schools still prevail.

paragraph: In 1884, Blumenau returned to Braunschweig, Germany with his wife (whom he had married in 1867) and their three sons. He died on October 30 1899 in Braunschweig.

paragraph: Section::::External links.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Origins of the Germans who emigrated to Brazil (in Portuguese)

description: German pharmacist, founder of the city of Blumenau, Brazil

wikidata_label: Hermann Blumenau

wikipedia_title: Hermann Blumenau


text:
U.S. Representative
Illinois
Bangor, Maine
Champaign County, Ohio
Fort Dodge, Iowa
Chicago, Illinois
Texas State Capitol
1884 Republican National Convention
Illinois House of Representatives
Republican
Fifty-first
Fifty-second
Washington, D.C.
Rock Creek Cemetery
XIT Ranch

categories: Members of the United States House of Representatives from Illinois,Politicians from Fort Dodge, Iowa,American construction businesspeople,Politicians from Chicago,Politicians from Bangor, Maine,Illinois Republicans,1903 deaths,Republican Party members of the United States House of Representatives,1829 births,Burials at Rock Creek Cemetery,Members of the Illinois House of Representatives

paragraph: Abner Taylor

paragraph: Abner Taylor (January 19, 1829 – April 13, 1903) was a U.S. Representative from Illinois.

paragraph: Born in Bangor, Maine, Taylor moved with his parents to Champaign County, Ohio, in 1832, thence to Fort Dodge, Iowa, and subsequently to Chicago, Illinois, in 1860. He served the Union the American Civil War as a general's deputy, and later a colonel and United States Treasury Agent. As a business man, Taylor engaged in extensive contracting, building, and mercantile pursuits, and participated in the construction of the Texas State Capitol. In exchange for the construction of the Texas State House, Taylor was awarded three million acres of land in northwest Texas in 1882. He served as a delegate to the 1884 Republican National Convention. Further, Taylor served as a member of the Illinois House of Representatives from 1884 to 1886.

paragraph: Taylor was elected as a Republican to the Fifty-first and Fifty-second Congresses (March 4, 1889 – March 3, 1893). He married Clara Babcock, a daughter of business associate Colonel A C Babcock on September 9, 1889, in Cassopolis, Michigan. Clara was nearly thirty-two years his junior. The millionaire and his lively bride were well known in Congress. Clara made international news when she announced that rather than keeping Congressmen's signatures in an autograph book, she would have them embroidered onto a petticoat in silk to keep as a record of the 52nd Congress.

paragraph: Taylor did not campaign in 1892, he instead resumed the building and contracting business. He died in Washington, D.C. in 1903, and was interred in Rock Creek Cemetery.

paragraph: Section::::See also.

paragraph: BULLET::::- XIT Ranch

paragraph: Section::::References.

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Michigan, Marriages, 1868-1925," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/NQ7T-VT2 : accessed 30 Sep 2012), Abner Taylor and Clara L. Babcock, 09 Sep 1889.

description: American politician

wikidata_label: Abner Taylor

wikipedia_title: Abner Taylor


text: Boeing

text: Beijing

text: Qing China

text: naval engineering

text: aeronautical engineering

text: Massachusetts Institute of Technology

text: Curtiss

text: Buffalo, New York

text: Boeing Airplane Company

text: Boeing Model C

text: University of Washington

text: China National Aviation Corporation

text: Curtiss-Wright Corporation

text: Kuomintang

text: Chinese Civil War

text: National Cheng Kung University

text: Tainan

text: Museum of Flight

text: Seattle, Washington

text: "The 1st and the Best"

categories: National Cheng Kung University faculty,Chinese Civil War refugees,Chinese aviators,People from Buffalo, New York,Boeing people,1965 deaths,Engineers from Beijing,American people of Chinese descent,Massachusetts Institute of Technology alumni,Taiwanese people from Beijing,Chinese aircraft designers,1893 births

paragraph: Wong Tsu

paragraph: Wong Tsu (; 10 August 1893 – 4 March 1965) was a Chinese aeronautical engineer. He has been recognized as the first engineer at Boeing, and has been nicknamed by many of his successors at Boeing as the "Father of Boeing".

paragraph: Section::::Life and education.

paragraph: Wong was born in Beijing, Qing China. At the age of 12, he was selected as a naval cadet; at 16, he was sent to England to study naval engineering, then to the United States to study aeronautical engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).

paragraph: In the U.S. his name is sometimes inverted to Tsu Wong, to put the family name last, as is the western custom.

paragraph: Section::::Work.

paragraph: Wong graduated from MIT in 1916. He then learned to fly at the Curtiss Flying Boat School in Buffalo, New York. In May 1916, the fledgling Boeing Airplane Company hired Wong as their first engineer. He designed the company's first successful product, the Boeing Model C, more than 50 of which the U.S. Navy purchased. In light of the financial windfall brought from the Navy purchases, "from Bill Boeing onward, the company's chief executives through the decades were careful to note that without Wong Tsu's efforts, especially with the Model C, the company might not have survived the early years to become the dominant world aircraft manufacturer."

paragraph: Wong brought considerable expertise in wind tunnel testing to Boeing, and advised on the design of the Boeing Aerodynamical Chamber at the University of Washington. In 1917, after around a year at Boeing, he returned to China where he became chief secretary of the airline China National Aviation Corporation. From 1934 to 1937, he served as the chief engineer of he Central Aircraft Manufacturing Company, (CAMCO) a joint venture between China and Curtiss-Wright Corporation, Douglas Aviation, and Intercontinent Aviation.

paragraph: When the Kuomintang government was defeated in the Chinese Civil War, Wong went to Taiwan where he became professor of aviation at National Cheng Kung University. He died on March 4, 1965 in Tainan at the age of 71.

paragraph: During his lifetime, Wong designed more than two dozen aircraft. In 2004, Boeing unveiled a plaque and exhibit at the Museum of Flight in Seattle, Washington, honoring Wong's work as its first engineer.

paragraph: Section::::External links.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Eve Dumovich, "The 1st and the Best"

description: American-Chinese aircraft designer

wikidata_label: Wong Tsu

wikipedia_title: Wong Tsu


text:
U.S. Representative
Illinois
Chicago, Illinois
public school
Washington & Jefferson College
Washington, Pennsylvania
Northwestern University School of Law
Evanston, Illinois
bar association
Chicago City Council
Progressive
63rd Congress
64th Congress
circuit court
Cook County
Illinois Appellate Court
trustee
Chicago and Eastern Illinois Railroad
Chicago & North Western Railway
Rosehill Cemetery

categories: Progressive Party (1912) members of the United States House of Representatives,Members of the United States House of Representatives from Illinois,1943 deaths,Burials at Rosehill Cemetery,Lawyers from Chicago,Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law alumni,1877 births,Illinois Progressives (1912),Washington & Jefferson College alumni,Judges of the Illinois Appellate Court

paragraph: Charles M. Thomson

paragraph: Charles Marsh Thomson (February 13, 1877 – December 30, 1943) was a lawyer, judge and U.S. Representative from Illinois.

paragraph: Section::::Biography.

paragraph: Born in Chicago, Illinois, Thomson attended public schools and the Chicago Manual Training School. He graduated from Washington & Jefferson College, Washington, Pennsylvania, in 1899 and from Northwestern University School of Law, Evanston, Illinois, in 1902. He was admitted to the bar association that year and began practicing law in Chicago.

paragraph: Thomson was elected a member of the Chicago City Council in 1908, 1910, and 1912.

paragraph: He was elected as a Progressive to the 63rd Congress, where he served from March 4, 1913 to March 3, 1915. He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection to the 64th Congress in 1914.

paragraph: Thomson was elected judge of the circuit court of Cook County in 1915, and reelected in 1921. He was appointed justice of the Illinois Appellate Court in 1917, and reappointed in 1921. He served in this capacity until June 1927, then resumed his law practice in Chicago.

paragraph: He was a trustee of the Chicago and Eastern Illinois Railroad from 1933 to 1939, when he was appointed trustee of the Chicago & North Western Railway. He served as trustee until his death on December 30, 1943. Thomson was interred in Chicago's Rosehill Cemetery.

description: American politician

wikidata_label: Charles M. Thomson

wikipedia_title: Charles M. Thomson


text:
U.S. Representative
Illinois
Lexington, Kentucky
Lebanon, Illinois
McKendree University
admitted to the bar
Belleville, Illinois
St. Clair County, Illinois
Republican
Thirty-ninth
Fortieth
William R. Morrison
Rutherford B. Hayes
Venezuela
Republican
Fiftieth
Fifty-first
Democrat
Fifty-fifth
Fifty-sixth
American National Biography

categories: Members of the United States House of Representatives from Illinois,Illinois Democrats,McKendree University alumni,Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives,19th-century American diplomats,Illinois Republicans,1903 deaths,Republican Party members of the United States House of Representatives,19th-century American politicians,1822 births,Ambassadors of the United States to Venezuela,People from Lebanon, Illinois

paragraph: Jehu Baker

paragraph: Jehu Baker (November 4, 1822 – March 1, 1903) was a U.S. Representative from Illinois.

paragraph: Born near Lexington, Kentucky, Baker moved with his father to Lebanon, Illinois, in 1829. He attended the common schools and McKendree University. He studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1846, entering private practice in Belleville, Illinois. He served as master in chancery of St. Clair County, Illinois from 1861-1865.

paragraph: Baker was elected as a Republican to the Thirty-ninth and Fortieth Congresses (March 4, 1865 – March 3, 1869), defeating incumbent William R. Morrison. He served as chairman of the Committee on Expenditures in the Post Office Department (Thirty-ninth Congress), Committee on Education and Labor (Fortieth Congress). In 1876, he campaigned in Illinois for Rutherford B. Hayes, who rewarded him by appointing him as United States Minister to Venezuela (1878–1881 and 1882–1885).

paragraph: Baker was elected as a Republican to the Fiftieth Congress (March 4, 1887 – March 3, 1889). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1888 to the Fifty-first Congress. He continued the practice of law.

paragraph: Baker was elected as a Democrat to the Fifty-fifth Congress (March 4, 1897 – March 3, 1899). He declined to be a candidate for renomination in 1898 to the Fifty-sixth Congress. He resumed the practice of law. He died in Belleville on March 1, 1903, and was buried in Walnut Hill Cemetery.

paragraph: Section::::References.

paragraph: BULLET::::- American National Biography, vol. 2, pp. 22–23.

description: American politician

wikidata_label: Jehu Baker

wikipedia_title: Jehu Baker


text: Latinization

text: Saite

text: Twenty-sixth Dynasty of Egypt

text: nomes

text: Herodotus

text: Histories

text: cuneiform

text: Esarhaddon

text: Ashurbanipal

text: Necho I

text: Egyptians

text: Assyria

text: Nubia

text: labyrinth

text: Amenemhat III

text: Twelfth Dynasty of Egypt

text: Kushite

text: Tantamani

text: Thebes

text: God's Wife of Amun

text: Shepenupet II

text: Nitocris I

text: Adoption Stela

text: Nubia

text: Twenty-fifth Dynasty

text: Upper Egypt

text: Dakhla Oasis

text: archaic Greece

text: Tahpanhes

text: Herodotus

text: Histories

text: Phrygian

text: Phrygians

text: Mehytenweskhet

text: vizier

text: Atum

text: Necho II

text: Nitocris I

text: Thebes

text: Montuemhat

text: Heliopolis

text: Cairo

text: quartzite

text: Late Period

text: Grand Egyptian Museum

categories: 7th-century BC rulers,610 BC,7th century BC in Egypt,Pharaohs of the Twenty-sixth Dynasty of Egypt,Kings of Egypt in Herodotus,7th-century BC Pharaohs

paragraph: Psamtik I

paragraph: Wahibre Psamtik I, known by the Greeks as Psammeticus or Psammetichus (Latinization of ), who ruled 664–610 BC, was the first of three kings of that name of the Saite, or Twenty-sixth Dynasty of Egypt. Historical references for what the Greeks referred to as the Dodecarchy, a loose confederation of twelve Egyptian territories, based on the traditional nomes, and the rise of Psamtik I in power, establishing the Saitic Dynasty, are recorded in Herodotus's "Histories", Book II: 151–157. From cuneiform texts, it was discovered that twenty local princelings were appointed by Esarhaddon and confirmed by Ashurbanipal to govern Egypt.

paragraph: Necho I, the father of Psamtik by his queen Istemabet, was the chief of these kinglets, but they seem to have been quite unable to lead the Egyptians under the hated Assyrians against the more sympathetic Nubians. The labyrinth built by Amenemhat III of the Twelfth Dynasty of Egypt is ascribed by Herodotus to the Dodecarchy, which must represent this combination of rulers.

paragraph: Necho I died in 664 BC when the Kushite king Tantamani tried unsuccessfully to seize control of lower Egypt from the Assyrian Empire. After his father's death, within the first ten years of his reign, Psamtik both united all of Egypt and freed it from Assyrian control.

paragraph: Section::::Military campaigns.

paragraph: Psamtik reunified Egypt in his ninth regnal year when he dispatched a powerful naval fleet in March 656 BC to Thebes and compelled the existing God's Wife of Amun at Thebes, Shepenupet II, to adopt his daughter Nitocris I as her heiress in the so-called Adoption Stela. Psamtik's victory destroyed the last vestiges of the Nubian Twenty-fifth Dynasty's control over Upper Egypt under Tantamani since Thebes now accepted his authority. Nitocris would hold her office for 70 years from 656 BC until her death in 585 BC. Thereafter, Psamtik campaigned vigorously against those local princes who opposed his reunification of Egypt. One of his victories over certain Libyan marauders is mentioned in a Year 10 and Year 11 stela from the Dakhla Oasis. Psamtik won Egypt's independence from the Assyrian Empire and restored Egypt's prosperity during his 54-year reign. The pharaoh proceeded to establish close relations with archaic Greece and also encouraged many Greek settlers to establish colonies in Egypt and serve in the Egyptian army. In particular, he settled some Greeks at Tahpanhes (Daphnae).

paragraph: Section::::Discovering the origin of language.

paragraph: The Greek historian Herodotus conveyed an anecdote about Psamtik in the second volume of his "Histories" (2.2). During his visit to Egypt, Herodotus heard that Psammetichus ("Psamṯik") sought to discover the origin of language by conducting an experiment with two children. Allegedly he gave two newborn babies to a shepherd, with the instructions that no one should speak to them, but that the shepherd should feed and care for them while listening to determine their first words. The hypothesis was that the first word would be uttered in the root language of all people. When one of the children cried "βεκός" (bekós) with outstretched arms, the shepherd reported this to Psammetichus, who concluded that the word was Phrygian because that was the sound of the Phrygian word for "bread". Thus, they concluded that the Phrygians were an older people than the Egyptians, and that Phrygian was the original language of men. There are no other extant sources to verify this story.

paragraph: Section::::Wives.

paragraph: Psamtik's chief wife was Mehytenweskhet, the daughter of Harsiese, the vizier of the North and High Priest of Atum at Heliopolis. Psamtik and Mehytenweskhet were the parents of Necho II, Merneith, and the Divine Adoratrice Nitocris I.

paragraph: Psamtik's father-in-law—the aforementioned Harsiese—was married three times: to Sheta, with whom he had a daughter named Naneferheres, to Tanini and, finally, to an unknown woman, by whom he had both Djedkare, the vizier of the South and Mehytenweskhet. Harsiese was the son of vizier Harkhebi, and was related to two other Harsieses, both viziers, who were a part of the family of the famous Mayor of Thebes Montuemhat.

paragraph: Section::::Statue discovery.

paragraph: On 9 March 2017, Egyptian and German archaeologists discovered a colossal statue about in height at the Heliopolis site in Cairo. Made of quartzite, the statue was found in a fragmentary state, with the bust, the lower part of the head and the crown submerged in groundwater.

paragraph: It has now been confirmed to be of Psamtik I due to engravings found that mentioned one of the pharaoh's names on the base of the statue.

paragraph: A spokesperson at the time commented that "If it does belong to this king, then it is the largest statue of the Late Period that was ever discovered in Egypt." The head and torso are expected to be moved to the Grand Egyptian Museum.

paragraph: The statue/colossus was sculpted in the ancient classical style of 2000 BC, establishing a resurgence to the greatness and prosperity of the classical period of old. However, from the many gathered fragments (now 6,400 of them) of quartzite collected, it has also been established that the colossus was at some time deliberately destroyed. Certain discoloured & cracked rock fragments show evidence of having been heated to high temperatures then shattered (with cold water), a typical way of destroying ancient colossi.

description: pharaoh

wikidata_label: Psamtik I

wikipedia_title: Psamtik I


text: Patriarch of Constantinople

text: Ivan Shishman of Bulgaria

text: Mount Athos

text: Ephesus

text: Byzantine Emperor

text: John VIII Palaiologos

text: Council of Florence

text: Florence

text: Benozzo Gozzoli

text: Magi Chapel

text: Palazzo Medici Riccardi

text: Dominican

text: convent

text: Santa Maria Novella

text: Florence

text: fresco

text: Metrophanes II

text: Constantine II of Bulgaria

text: Sergey F. Dezhnyuk

text: Plamen Pavlov. Patriarh Jossif II

categories: 15th-century patriarchs of Constantinople,Sratsimir dynasty,Former Greek Orthodox Christians,1360 births,Bulgarian Orthodox bishops,Converts to Eastern Catholicism from Eastern Orthodoxy,15th-century Bulgarian people,1439 deaths,Greek Eastern Catholics,Bishops of Ephesus,14th-century Bulgarian people

paragraph: Joseph II of Constantinople

paragraph: Joseph II (1360 – 10 June 1439) was Patriarch of Constantinople from 1416 to 1439.

paragraph: Born the (possibly illegitimate) son of Ivan Shishman of Bulgaria in 1360, little is known of his early life before he became a monk on Mount Athos. He became Metropolitan of Ephesus in 1393, before being elected Patriarch of Constantinople on 21 May 1416. Together with Byzantine Emperor John VIII Palaiologos, 23 Metropolitan bishops and countless scholars and theologians, he took part in the Council of Florence. While in Florence, he was quartered in the Palazzo Ferrantini. He is portrayed in Benozzo Gozzoli's frescoes in the Magi Chapel of Palazzo Medici Riccardi, which celebrates the entrance of the Byzantine dignitaries in the city.

paragraph: Joseph was very old and ill and died within 2 months on 10 June 1439. His death caused much grief to all present at the Council, as he was a fervent supporter of union between the Churches. His grave in the Dominican convent church of Santa Maria Novella in Florence survives, with an elaborate fresco portrait in a semi-Byzantine style. He was succeeded as Patriarch of Constantinople by Metrophanes II, who was appointed by Emperor John VIII on account of his similarly pro-unionist sentiments.

paragraph: He was cousin of Constantine II of Bulgaria.

paragraph: Section::::Sources.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Council of Florence, at the Catholic Encyclopedia

paragraph: BULLET::::- Sergey F. Dezhnyuk, "Council of Florence: The Unrealized Union", CreateSpace, 2017.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Plamen Pavlov. Patriarh Jossif II

description: Patriarch of Constantinople

wikidata_label: Patriarch Joseph II of Constantinople

wikipedia_title: Joseph II of Constantinople


text: First Bryan Baptist Church

text: Savannah, Georgia

text: black

text: Baptist

text: Christianity

text: George Liele

text: Jesus Christ

categories: American slaves,Baptist ministers from the United States,African-American Baptist ministers,1737 births,1812 deaths

paragraph: Andrew Bryan (Baptist)

paragraph: Andrew Bryan (1737–1812) founded First Bryan Baptist Church, affectionately called the Mother Church of Black Baptists, and First African Baptist Church of Savannah in Savannah, Georgia, the first black Baptist churches to be established in America. Bryan was the former slave of Jonathan Bryan.

paragraph: Andrew Bryan was born in 1737 in Goose Creek, South Carolina, to slave parents. He married a woman named Hannah. Bryan converted to Christianity through the preaching of George Liele. After Liele left Savannah for a mission to Jamaica, Bryan began to preach. He was imprisoned twice for preaching to slaves, but he continued to do so. He was also severely whipped, but was noted for enduring the suffering as Jesus Christ had done. Bryan established the church which would eventually become known as First African Baptist Church, and it grew from sixty-nine members in 1788 to about seven hundred by 1800.

paragraph: Section::::Origin and Family.

paragraph: Andrew Bryan was born in 1737 in the small town of Goose Creek, South Carolina. Bryan was born on a plantation called Brampton, owned by Jonathan Bryan. Brampton was known as a productive rice plantation. His father was a man named Caesar, who was a slave along with Bryan. He was a mixture of black and white. Andrew served as a coachman and a body servant to Jonathan. Society for the Propagation of the Gospel in Foreign Parts (S.P.G.) was an organization that cared for British colonist in religious matters and to support the religious needs of indians and slaves. The S.P.G. organization influenced Bryan to become a religious leader. He had a brother by the name of Sampson Bryan. Hannah Bryan was the wife of Bryan. It was believed that he had a daughter as well.

paragraph: Section::::The Beginning of Preaching.

paragraph: While growing up on the plantation, Brampton, Bryan came across a man by the name of George Liele. Liele was the first African American to be ordained and the first to travel out of the country. Bryan and Liele became good friends and started preaching along side of each other. In 1783, Bryan and his wife were baptized along with some other slaves. Abraham Marshall and Jesse Peters baptized 45 people that followed Bryan's teachings. Those 45 people regularly organized then became his congregation. Bryan was then ordained and became the pastor of the first baptist church of Savannah, Georgia. Sampson was the first deacon of the church. Bryan would preach along the Savannah River. Liele went away to Jamaica and Bryan took over the churches that Liele would preach at, which caused an expansion in Bryan's congregation. One of these locations was owned by a man named Edward Davis in Yamacraw. Edward Davis encouraged Bryan to build a religious place in the village of Yamacraw. The gatherings at the village of Yamacraw got so big that the white community thought it was a plot of rebellion.

paragraph: Section::::Service Interruptions and Arrest.

paragraph: Andrew Bryan became good at preaching that a lot of people were showing up to his services in the village of Yamacraw. The white community did not like that there were a lot of African American people gathering for Bryan's services. The slave masters did not want their slaves listening to Bryan because they believed that he was plotting a rebellion. The slaves that did attend the services were harassed by whites. The slaves were punished with whipping, shackling, hanging, beating, burning, and imprisonment. The church services were interrupted constantly by the whites. Bryan was accused of plotting of a rebellion, so he was beaten and thrown in jail. Sampson was also thrown jail along with Bryan. Jonathan Bryan and other plantation owners protested the arrest of Andrew Bryan. The case was analyzed by Justice of the Inferior Court of Chatham County and it resulted in Bryan and Samson being found innocent and released. After they were released, Bryan went back preaching at Jonathan Bryan's barn from sunrise to sunset.

paragraph: Section::::Expansion and Ending.

paragraph: While he was preaching in the barn on the Brampton plantation, Bryan's following continued to increase. Several prominent white males supported Bryan and his preachings. In 1788 the First Baptist Church got certified and Jonathan Bryan died and left Andrew Bryan 95 pound of sterling. Bryan used 50 pounds to buy his freedom from William Bryan, Jonathan Bryan's brother. On the first of June 1790 with 27 pounds of sterling he bought property from Thomas Gibbons that became a place for a new church. William Bryan and James Whitfield bought land for Bryan and his family to live on. In 1805 the first African Baptist church, Savannah Baptist church and Newington Baptist Church became Savannah River Baptist Association, contributions from Bryan allowed this to happen. Bryan pastored for 24 years and died at the age of 92 on October 6, 1812.

description: Slave, Baptist preacher

wikidata_label: Andrew Bryan

wikipedia_title: Andrew Bryan (Baptist)


text:
American football
running back
special teamer
Baltimore Ravens
2009 NFL Draft
Cleveland Browns
Detroit Lions
Cincinnati Bengals
college football
Virginia
Virginia
wide receiver
100 meters
long jump
triple jump
shot put
University of Virginia
sociology
redshirt
Syracuse
Atlantic Coast Conference
kickoff return
Wyoming
2009 NFL Draft
2009 NFL Draft
Baltimore Ravens
Cleveland Browns
placekicker
Billy Cundiff
practice squad
Detroit Lions
running back
Kevin Smith
injured reserve
Cincinnati Bengals
Cleveland Browns bio
Detroit Lions bio
Virginia Cavaliers bio

categories: Players of American football from Virginia,Detroit Lions players,Sportspeople from Lynchburg, Virginia,Cleveland Browns players,1986 births,American football running backs,Virginia Cavaliers football players,Cincinnati Bengals players,Baltimore Ravens players,Living people

paragraph: Cedric Peerman

paragraph: Cedric Edwin Peerman (born October 10, 1986) is a former American football running back and special teamer. He was drafted by the Baltimore Ravens in the sixth round of the 2009 NFL Draft and has also played for the Cleveland Browns, Detroit Lions, and Cincinnati Bengals. He played college football at Virginia. He is currently a minister.

paragraph: Section::::Early years.

paragraph: Peerman was born in Lynchburg, Virginia to parents Stanley and Melissa Peerman. Peerman grew up working on his family's tobacco farm in Gladys, Virginia. He attended William Campbell High School in Naruna, Virginia. There, he was a four-year starter and played on both offense and defense. He set the Virginia state record for career scoring with 708 points. In his sophomore year, he was moved from wide receiver to running back and rushed for more than 1,000 yards. As a junior, he rushed for 2,048 yards and 43 touchdowns, and caught 22 passes for 367 yards and seven touchdowns. As a senior, he attempted 222 rushes for 2,016 yards and 43 touchdowns. He was twice named first-team all-state and, as a senior, was named the Virginia state player of the year. Peerman was also named a PrepStar All-American.

paragraph: Peerman was also a standout sprinter and long jumper for the high school track team. He was state champion in the 100 meters as a junior and senior. He also placed fourth in the long jump and triple jump, and eighth in the shot put to lead his school to state championship as a senior.

paragraph: Section::::College career.

paragraph: Peerman attended the University of Virginia where he majored in sociology. He sat out the 2004 season as a redshirt. In 2005, he saw action in every game with a start against Syracuse. He recorded 237 rushing yards, ranking sixth among Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) freshmen. He also averaged 25.8 yards per kickoff return, tying for second in the ACC. Peerman was Virginia's all-purpose yardage leader with 793 yards. In 2006, he saw action in all 12 games, including a start against Wyoming. He again led the team in kick returns with 519 yards (27.3 yards per return). Peerman attempted 46 carries for a gain of 153 yards. In 2007, Peerman suffered a season-ending foot injury early in the team's sixth game. Nevertheless, he was Virginia's leading rusher with 585 yards. In 2008, Peerman saw action in 11 games. He was Virginia's leading rusher and leading scorer, with 153 carries for 774 yards and seven touchdowns. He ranked third in receiving, with 44 receptions for 193 yards. Peerman also returned five kicks for 108 yards.

paragraph: Section::::Professional career.

paragraph: Section::::Professional career.:2009 NFL Draft.

paragraph: NFL Draft Scout had rated him 14th out of 176 prospective running backs for the 2009 NFL Draft.

paragraph: Section::::Professional career.:Baltimore Ravens.

paragraph: Peerman was selected in the sixth round (185th overall) of the 2009 NFL Draft by the Baltimore Ravens. He was waived during final cuts on September 5.

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

paragraph: Peerman was claimed off waivers by the Cleveland Browns on September 6, 2009. After being inactive for the first two games of the season, Peerman was waived on September 26 when the team signed placekicker Billy Cundiff. The Browns re-signed Peerman to their practice squad on September 29. He was released on October 28.

paragraph: Section::::Professional career.:Detroit Lions.

paragraph: Peerman was signed to the Detroit Lions practice squad on October 30. He was promoted to the active roster on December 15 after running back Kevin Smith was placed on injured reserve.

paragraph: He was waived on April 26, 2010.

paragraph: Section::::Professional career.:Cincinnati Bengals.

paragraph: Peerman was claimed off waivers by the Cincinnati Bengals on April 27, 2010. For two seasons, Peerman served as a backup, rushing a total of only five times. During the 2012 season he had two long runs off fake punts and he also carried the ball 34 times for 178 yards.

paragraph: On March 7, 2013, the Bengals re-signed Peerman on a two-year deal. He served as the special teams captain for the 2014 and 2015 seasons. Peerman was named to his first Pro Bowl for the 2015 season as a special teams player.

paragraph: On September 4, 2016, Peerman was placed on injured reserve with an elbow injury. He was activated off injured reserve on November 26, 2016.

paragraph: On March 23, 2017, Peerman re-signed with the Bengals. He was placed on injured reserve on August 29, 2017 after suffering a shoulder injury.

paragraph: Section::::Personal life.

paragraph: Peerman is an Associate Minister at the Mt. Zion First African Baptist Church in Charlottesville, Virginia, under the leadership of Dr. Alvin Edwards, Pastor. Peerman was licensed to preach in the summer of 2008 at Hills Creek Baptist Church in Gladys, Virginia.

paragraph: Peerman graduated in May 2008 with a degree in sociology and took graduate courses during his fifth year at Virginia. During the 2012 offseason, Peerman served as a pastoral intern for Dr. Keith Goad at Jefferson Park Baptist Church in Charlottesville, VA. He is married to Hagar Elgendy and they have three children, including twins.

paragraph: Section::::External links.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Cleveland Browns bio

paragraph: BULLET::::- Detroit Lions bio

paragraph: BULLET::::- Virginia Cavaliers bio

description: Player of American football

wikidata_label: Cedric Peerman

wikipedia_title: Cedric Peerman