text: Scottish

text: George Campbell, 8th Duke of Argyll

text: Janey Sevilla Callander

text: James Henry Callander

text: Lord Colin Campbell

text: Princess Louise, Duchess of Argyll

text: St George's School, Ascot

text: Charterhouse School

text: Christ Church, Oxford

text: Bachelor of Arts

text: Middle Temple

text: John Campbell, 9th Duke of Argyll

text: Deputy Lieutenant

text: Lord Lieutenant of Argyllshire

text: Inveraray Castle

text: Kilmun Parish Church

text: Ian Campbell

text: Niall Campbell, 10th Duke of Argyll

text: Pedigree

categories: Lord-Lieutenants of Argyllshire,1872 births,Scottish landowners,1949 deaths,Alumni of Christ Church, Oxford,Deputy Lieutenants of Argyllshire,Dukes of Argyll,People educated at St. George's School, Ascot,People educated at Charterhouse School

paragraph: Niall Campbell, 10th Duke of Argyll

paragraph: Niall Diarmid Campbell, 10th and 3rd Duke of Argyll (16 February 1872 – 20 August 1949) was a Scottish peer and historian.

paragraph: Section::::Background.

paragraph: Campbell was the son of Captain Lord Archibald Campbell, second son of George Campbell, 8th Duke of Argyll, and his wife Janey Sevilla Callander of Craigforth and Ardkinglas, daughter of James Henry Callander. His uncle was Lord Colin Campbell and his aunt by marriage was Princess Louise, Duchess of Argyll. He was educated at St George's School, Ascot and went then to Charterhouse School in Surrey.

paragraph: Campbell studied at Christ Church, Oxford, where he graduated Bachelor of Arts in 1896. He was admitted to the Middle Temple on 1 November 1894 and withdrew without being Called to the Bar in 1917. In 1914, he succeeded his uncle John Campbell, 9th Duke of Argyll in his various hereditary titles and offices.

paragraph: Section::::Career.

paragraph: Following his inheritance, Campbell became Honorary Colonel of the 8th Battalion, Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders until his retirement in 1929. He was additionally Honorary Colonel of the 15th (Canadian) Argyll Light Infantry. Having been previously a Deputy Lieutenant from 1914,

paragraph: Campbell was appointed Lord Lieutenant of Argyllshire in 1923, an office he held until his death in 1949. His seat was Inveraray Castle, Argyll, and was interred at Kilmun Parish Church.

paragraph: Section::::Personal life.

paragraph: Referred to as "Scotland's most picturesque Duke", Campbell hated telephones and motor cars and would indulge in eccentric behaviour, including greeting tourists with recitals from Italian operas. He spent his final years in what was called "monastic seclusion".

paragraph: Fearing that the eccentricity from his maternal relationship could be inherited, he never married and died childless in 1949.

paragraph: He was succeeded as duke by his first cousin, once removed, Ian Campbell, a grandson of the third son of the 8th Duke.

paragraph: Section::::External links.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Niall Campbell, 10th Duke of Argyll

paragraph: BULLET::::- Pedigree, geni.com; accessed 21 June 2017.

alias:
Niall Campbell
Niall Diarmid Campbell

description: Scottish historian

wikidata_label: Niall Campbell, 10th Duke of Argyll

wikipedia_title: Niall Campbell, 10th Duke of Argyll


text: FRS

text: FRSE

text: Whig

text: John Campbell, 5th Duke of Argyll

text: St James's

text: Westminster

text: Christ Church, Oxford

text: Talleyrand

text: Napoleon

text: George Campbell, 6th Duke of Argyll

text: 3rd Foot Guards

text: French Revolutionary Wars

text: Netherlands

text: Sir Ralph Abercromby

text: Argyll and Bute Militia

text: British House of Commons

text: Argyllshire

text: Lord Frederick Campbell

text: Act of Union 1801

text: Parliament of the United Kingdom

text: Royal Society

text: Keeper of the Great Seal of Scotland

text: Joan

text: Lady Elizabeth Leveson-Gower

text: Inveraray Castle

text: Kilmun Parish Church

text: George

categories: UK MPs 1820–1826,Whig (British political party) MPs,UK MPs 1812–1818,UK MPs 1801–1802,Keepers of the Great Seal of Scotland,1777 births,1847 deaths,Members of the Parliament of Great Britain for Scottish constituencies,UK MPs 1802–1806,UK MPs 1818–1820,Scottish landowners,Fellows of the Royal Society,Alumni of Christ Church, Oxford,UK MPs 1806–1807,British MPs 1796–1800,Dukes of Argyll,UK MPs 1807–1812,Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for Scottish constituencies

paragraph: John Campbell, 7th Duke of Argyll

paragraph: John Douglas Edward Henry Campbell, 7th Duke of Argyll FRS FRSE (21 December 1777 – 25 April 1847), known as Lord John Campbell until 1839, was a Scottish peer and Whig politician.

paragraph: Section::::Background.

paragraph: Campbell was born in London, the third son of John Campbell, 5th Duke of Argyll. His mother was Elizabeth Campbell, 1st Baroness Hamilton of Hameldon, who had been ennobled in her own right in 1776. Campbell was baptised on 18 January 1778 at St James's in Westminster. He was educated privately and later attended Christ Church, Oxford. In 1803, he travelled to Paris, where he met Talleyrand as well as Napoleon; Campbell returned to England the following year. He succeeded his older brother George Campbell, 6th Duke of Argyll in his titles in 1839.

paragraph: Section::::Career.

paragraph: Campbell was commissioned into the British Army in 1797 as an ensign of the 3rd Foot Guards, commanded by his father. He purchased a lieutenancy in 1799 and shortly afterwards became a captain. During the French Revolutionary Wars, Campbell served in the Netherlands under orders of Sir Ralph Abercromby. He retired in 1801 forced by ill health and after two years was appointed lieutenant-colonel and commandant of the Argyll Volunteers. Following the rearrangement of the country's militias in 1809, he became colonel of the Argyll and Bute Militia.

paragraph: He entered the British House of Commons in 1799, having been elected for Argyllshire as replacement for his uncle Lord Frederick Campbell. After the Act of Union 1801, he continued to represent the constituency also in the new Parliament of the United Kingdom until 1822. He was elected a fellow of the Royal Society in 1819. Campbell was nominated Keeper of the Great Seal of Scotland in 1841, an office he held for the next five years.

paragraph: Section::::Marriages and children.

paragraph: Argyll married firstly Elizabeth, eldest daughter of William Campbell against the wishes of his father in 1802. They were divorced six years later having had no children.

paragraph: Argyll married Joan, only daughter of John Glassel in 1820. They had three children:

paragraph: BULLET::::- John Henry Campbell, Earl of Campbell (11 January 1821 – 27 May 1837)

paragraph: BULLET::::- George Douglas Campbell, 8th Duke of Argyll (30 April 1823 – 24 April 1900) he married Lady Elizabeth Leveson-Gower (30 May 1824 – 25 May 1878) on 31 July 1844. They have twelve children. He remarried Amelia Claughton (12 April 1843 – 4 January 1894) on 13 August 1881. He remarried, again, Ina McNeill on 30 July 1895

paragraph: BULLET::::- Lady Emma Augusta Campbell (1825 – 30 May 1893) she married Rt. Hon. Sir John McNeill on 26 August 1870.

paragraph: After his second wife's death in 1828, Argyll married thirdly Anne, eldest daughter of John Cuninghame in 1831. She was the widow of George Cunningham Monteath.

paragraph: Argyll died, aged 69, in Inveraray Castle in Argyllshire and was buried at Kilmun Parish Church. Having been predeceased by his older son John in 1837, he was succeeded in the dukedom and his other titles by his second son George. He was survived by his third wife until 1874.

description: British politician

wikidata_label: John Campbell, 7th Duke of Argyll

wikipedia_title: John Campbell, 7th Duke of Argyll


text:
Voghera
Italian
motorcycle racer
European Superstock 1000 Championship
Ducati 1199 Panigale
Profile on MotoGP.com
Profile on WorldSBK.com

categories: Italian motorcycle racers,Superbike World Championship riders,FIM Superstock 1000 Cup riders,1989 births,125cc World Championship riders,Living people

paragraph: Federico Sandi

paragraph: Federico Sandi (born 12 August 1989 in Voghera) is an Italian motorcycle racer. He competes in the European Superstock 1000 Championship aboard a Ducati 1199 Panigale. He has competed at international level in the 125cc World Championship, the 250cc World Championship and the Superbike World Championship.

paragraph: Section::::External links.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Profile on MotoGP.com

paragraph: BULLET::::- Profile on WorldSBK.com

description: Italian motorcycle racer

wikidata_label: Federico Sandi

wikipedia_title: Federico Sandi


text:
Red Army
photographed
Yevgeny Khaldei
flag of the Soviet Union
Reichstag
Nazi Germany
Dagestan
Kumyk
Battle of Stalingrad
Raising a flag over the Reichstag
raising the Flag on Iwo Jima
Pacific theater
Aleksei Kovalyev
Hero of Russia
Khasavyurtovsky District
Dagestan
Russia

categories: Battle of Berlin,2010 deaths,People from Khasavyurtovsky District,Kumyks,Heroes of the Russian Federation,People from Dagestan Oblast,Soviet military personnel of World War II,1916 births

paragraph: Abdulkhakim Ismailov

paragraph: Abdulkhakim Isakovich Ismailov (, ; 1 July 1916 – 17 February 2010) was a soldier in Red Army during World War II. He was photographed by Yevgeny Khaldei raising the flag of the Soviet Union over the Reichstag in Berlin on 2 May 1945, days before Nazi Germany's surrender.

paragraph: Abdulkhakim Ismailov, a native of Dagestan of the Kumyk ethnicity, was severely wounded five times during World War II, including the Battle of Stalingrad, but constantly returned to the frontline. According to his own words (publicly available video interview), he was born in Aksay village, not in Chagar otar, as stated officially.

paragraph: The iconic photograph of Raising a flag over the Reichstag has been compared to the picture of American Marines raising the Flag on Iwo Jima in the Pacific theater. Photographer Yevgeny Khaldei recruited three Soviet soldiers for the picture – Aleksei Kovalyev, a teenager, held the flag over the Reichstag, while Ismailov and Aleksei Goryachev also appeared hoisting the flag in the photograph. Ismailov's role in the photograph remained unknown until Kovalyev identified Ismailov in a 1995 television documentary. Ismailov was honored as a Hero of Russia in 1996.

paragraph: Abdulkhakim Ismailov died in his native village of Chagar-Otar, Khasavyurtovsky District, Dagestan, Russia, on 17 February 2010, at the age of 93.

description: Soviet soldier

wikidata_label: Abdulkhakim Ismailov

wikipedia_title: Abdulkhakim Ismailov


text:
Antiesenhofen
Austria
motorcycle racer
motorcycle Grand Prix
race
Aprilia RS 125
Honda RS125R
KTM 125 FRR
KTM 125 FRR
KTM 125 FRR
Derbi RS 125 R
Aprilia RS 125 R
Hajoue 125
Aprilia RS 125 R
Yamaha YZF-R6
BMW S1000RR
BMW S1000RR
Honda CBR1000RR
Honda CBR1000RR
Michael Ranseder bio at
Yahoo
eurosport
Michael Ranseder bio at
MotoGP

categories: 125cc World Championship riders,1986 births,Living people,Austrian motorcycle racers

paragraph: Michael Ranseder

paragraph: Michael Ranseder (born 7 April 1986 in Antiesenhofen) is an Austrian motorcycle racer who participates in motorcycle Grand Prix race. He currently competes in the IDM Superbike Championship.

paragraph: Ranseder's first points came at Catalunya in 2005.

paragraph: Section::::Career statistics.

paragraph: 2002- 2nd, ADAC Junior Cup #18 Aprilia RS 125

paragraph: 2003- 6th, German IDM 125 Championship #18 Honda RS125R

paragraph: 2004- 1st, German IDM 125 Championship #6 KTM 125 FRR

paragraph: 2005- 2nd, German IDM 125 Championship #1 KTM 125 FRR

paragraph: 2006- 31st, 125cc World Championship #9 KTM 125 FRR

paragraph: 2007- 12th, 125cc World Championship #60 Derbi RS 125 R

paragraph: 2008- 23rd, 125cc World Championship #60 Aprilia RS 125 R

paragraph: 2009- 25th, 125cc World Championship #88 Hajoue 125 / Aprilia RS 125 R

paragraph: 2010- 2nd, German IDM Supersport Championship #18 Yamaha YZF-R6

paragraph: 2011- 2nd, German IDM Superbike Championship #18 BMW S1000RR

paragraph: 2012- 2nd, German IDM Superbike Championship #2 BMW S1000RR

paragraph: 2013- 2nd, German IDM Superbike Championship #18 Honda CBR1000RR

paragraph: 2014- 12th, German IDM Superbike Championship #18 Honda CBR1000RR

paragraph: Section::::External links.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Michael Ranseder bio at Yahoo eurosport

paragraph: BULLET::::- Michael Ranseder bio at The Official MotoGP Website

description: Austrian motorcycle racer

wikidata_label: Michael Ranseder

wikipedia_title: Michael Ranseder


text:
accordionist
Guelph
Acton
Slovenia
Bachelor of Music
Queen's University
Kingston
Toronto
Toronto
Trossingen
Kennedy Centre
St John's, Smith Square
Serge Garant
Montreal's SMCQ ensemble
Alcan
Domaine Forget
Toronto
CBC
Canada Council Senior Artist's Grant
Colin Tilney
Boyd McDonald
Quebec City
Toronto
Societe Contemporaine de Quebec
Canadian Electronic Ensemble
CBC
SRC
BBC Radio 3
Pauline Oliveros
Peter Paul Koprowski
Toronto Symphony Orchestra
Berio Sequenza
Tanglewood's Seiji Ozawa Hall
Boston Symphony Orchestra
Alain Trudel
Linda Bouchard
Die Winterreise
Israeli Opera Tel Aviv
Berlin Philharmonic Series
Canadian Music Centre
National Arts Centre
IMC
UNESCO

wikipedia_title: John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts

categories: People from Halton Hills,1952 births,Canadian accordionists,Canadian musicologists,Living people

paragraph: Joseph Petric

paragraph: Joseph Francis Petrič (born October 8, 1952) is a Canadian concert accordionist, musicologist, teacher, and author.

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

paragraph: He was born in Guelph, Ontario and raised in Acton, to a family of the political diaspora that left Slovenia in 1945. Taken by his father to his first accordion lesson at age five, he studied with local teachers until 1968, when he enrolled at Toronto's Royal Conservatory of Music. In 1975 he completed his Bachelor of Music at Queen's University, Kingston. That same year, he moved to Toronto and completed his master's degree in Musicology in 1977. Influenced by the Toronto visit of Swiss accordionist Hugo Noth in 1975, Petric studied at the in Trossingen in 1977.

paragraph: Section::::Musical career.

paragraph: In October 1979, Petric made his Canadian debut with Toronto's Arraymusic Ensemble, and became the first accordionist to win the CBC National Radio Auditions, which launched his career on both the English and French radio services of Canada. He started his international career in Washington, D.C. at the Kennedy Centre in 1986 and in London at St John's, Smith Square in 1992.

paragraph: Throughout the 1980s, his artistic activity included commissioning, performing and recording, with invitations from Serge Garant and Montreal's SMCQ ensemble, ACREQ, the string quartets Alcan and St. Germain, the NEM Ensemble, and Pentaèdre; he received invitations to the McGill, Domaine Forget, and Bic St. Fabien festivals. He was the artistic director of The Big Squeeze accordion festival in Toronto in 1991, as well as the Virtuosi Series for the CBC at the Glenn Gould Hall in 1993. In 1998, he turned his attention to the research of period performance practices and instrument building, with the assistance of a Canada Council Senior Artist's Grant, working with period keyboard artists Colin Tilney and Boyd McDonald

paragraph: In 2000, he became the artistic director for the Carte Blanche Series in Montreal for the Société Radio Canada, and Quebec City in 2003.

paragraph: His postmodern approaches attracted the marketing support of four international management companies: MGAM in Toronto, NCCP in London, Sarah Turner Communications in Paris, and Columbia Artists in New York City; as well as financial support of the Koussevitsky Foundation, CBC, and the Canada Council for the Arts. He enjoyed special relationships with Bob Aitken's New Music Concerts in Toronto, the Societe Contemporaine de Quebec in Montreal, the Canadian Electronic Ensemble, and composer Witold Lutoslawski. A steady stream of international tours followed, with up to 80 concerts a year, and international recordings for CBC, SRC, BBC Radio 3, and PBS (USA). His numerous collaborations include: the Petric-Forget Duo, Pentaèdre, Canada’s Penderecki Quartet, Duo Contempera, the Trio Diomira, Pauline Oliveros, and the ensembles Erosonic and Bellows and Brass.

paragraph: Other notable performances include: premiere performance and recording of Peter Paul Koprowski's Accordion Concerto with the Toronto Symphony Orchestra (1996); "Berio Sequenza" at Tanglewood's Seiji Ozawa Hall, with members of the Boston Symphony Orchestra (2000); the sock puppet opera, "The Perfect Cake", by Alain Trudel; Linda Bouchard's multi-disciplinary work "Murderous Little World" with Bellows and Brass; the with tenor Christoph Pregardien, and the Montreal's Pentaèdre in Normand Forget's chamber version of "Die Winterreise"(2009); the Israeli Opera Tel Aviv (2011), and the Berlin Philharmonic Series (2013).

paragraph: By 2010 his postmodern discography numbered 32 CD titles. In 2013 he co-directed the first Canadian performance of the complete "Berio Sequenze" for the University of Toronto New Music Festival. He was honored by the Canadian recording industry with a JUNO nomination for Best Composition in 2003; Quebec's Prix Opus for Best Concert in 2009; and a Prix Opus in 2011, for Best Recording. He was awarded the designation "Friend of Canadian Music" by the Canadian Music Centre in 2005, and the designation "Ambassador of Canadian Music" in a public ceremony at Ottawa's National Arts Centre in 2009. In 2013, the IMC, UNESCO and the Conféderation International des Accordeonistes presented Petric with the Award of Merit, for outstanding lifetime contributions to the accordion.

wikidata_label: Joseph Petric

wikipedia_title: Joseph Petric


text:
Sasanian Empire
Khosrau II
Khosrau II
shabestan
concubines
Shirin
Mardanshah
Juvansher
Borandukht
Kavadh II
Azarmidokht
Nisibis
Ctesiphon

wikipedia_title:
Sasanian Empire
Khosrow II
Khosrow II
Shabestan
Concubinage
Shirin
Mardanshah (Sasanian prince)
Juvansher
Boran
Kavad II
Azarmidokht
Nusaybin
Ctesiphon

categories: 7th-century Sasanian monarchs,Year of birth unknown

paragraph: Farrukhzad Khosrow V

paragraph: Farrukhzad Khosrow V was briefly king of the Sasanian Empire from March 631 to April 631. He was the son of Khosrau II.

paragraph: Section::::Biography.

paragraph: Farrukhzad Khosrau V was the son of Khosrau II. Since his father was said to have had a shabestan with over 3,000 concubines, it is not known if one of these concubines was his mother or Khosrau's favorite wife Shirin was. Farrukhzad Khosrau also had many other siblings and half-siblings named Mardanshah, Juvansher, Borandukht, Kavadh II, Shahriyar, and Azarmidokht.

paragraph: In 628, his father was deposed by the Sasanian nobles in favor of his brother Kavadh II, who executed all of their brothers and half-brothers. However, Farrukhzad Khosrau managed to flee to a fortress near Nisibis where he took refuge. In 631 he was brought to Ctesiphon by a Sasanian noble named Zadhuyih, where he was crowned as king of the Sasanian Empire. One month later, however, he faced a rebellion where he was overthrown and killed.

paragraph: Section::::Sources.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Mīr-Khvānd, Moḥammad ibn Khvāndshāh ibn Maḥmūd (1433–1498), "Reign of Farrukhzad ibn Khosrau", 1892, Royal Asiatic Society, translated from the original work in Persian by E. Rehatsek.

wikidata_label: Farrukhzad Khosrau V

wikipedia_title: Farrukhzad Khosrow V


text:
Queensland Legislative Council
Sawyer
trade union movement
Australian Imperial Force
Gallipoli
referendum
Ryan
Kurilpa
1926 election
James Fry
Mount Thompson Crematorium

wikipedia_title:
Queensland Legislative Council
Sawyer (occupation)
Labour movement
First Australian Imperial Force
Gallipoli campaign
Referendum
T. J. Ryan
Electoral district of Kurilpa
1926 Queensland state election
James Fry (Australian politician)
Mount Thompson Crematorium

categories: People from London,Australian Labor Party members of the Parliament of Queensland,Members of the Queensland Legislative Council,1884 births,1960 deaths

paragraph: Hamilton Cuffe Jones

paragraph: Hamilton Cuffe Jones (1884 – 16 January 1960) was a trade union official and member of the Queensland Legislative Council.

paragraph: Section::::Early life.

paragraph: Jones was born at London, England, to Phillip Allen Jones his wife Theresa (née Culley). He came to Australia at a young age, attended Brisbane State School, then began work in the timber industry as a Sawyer.

paragraph: Beginning his career with the trade union movement, Jones was Secretary of the Timber Workers' Union and a representative on the Wages Board at the Gas works office. he then later on served as vice-president of the Waterfront Workers' Federation.

paragraph: In World Was One, Jones joined the Australian Imperial Force where, as a member of the 2nd Light Horse Regiment he fought at Gallipoli, having his right thumb blown off.

paragraph: Section::::Political career.

paragraph: When the Labour Party starting forming governments in Queensland, it found much of its legislation being blocked by a hostile Council, where members had been appointed for life by successive conservative governments. After a failed referendum in May 1917, Premier Ryan tried a new tactic, and later that year advised the Governor, Sir Hamilton John Goold-Adams, to appoint thirteen new members whose allegiance lay with Labour to the Council.

paragraph: Jones was one of the thirteen new members, and went on to serve for four and a half years until the Council was abolished in March, 1922.

paragraph: Jones was the endorsed Labor candidate for Kurilpa in the 1926 election but was unable to defeat the long-time sitting member James Fry.

paragraph: Section::::Personal life.

paragraph: Jones was twice married, firstly to Eleanor Sissie Beattie in 1917, and together had three sons. He then married Emma Henry in 1938 and together had a son and daughter.

paragraph: Jones died in Brisbane on 16 January 1960. He was cremated at Mount Thompson Crematorium and his ashes were interred there.

wikidata_label: Hamilton Cuffe Jones

wikipedia_title: Hamilton Cuffe Jones


text:
lord of Piombino
Iacopo V
Giacomo Salviati
Emperor Charles V
Cosimo I de' Medici
Duke of Florence
Republic of Genoa
Elba

paragraph: Iacopo VI Appiani

paragraph: Iacopo VI Appiani (1539 – 15 May 1585) was the lord of Piombino from 1545 until his death, although he was expelled from his state between 1548 and 1557. He was the son and heir of Iacopo V and his wife, Elena, daughter of Giacomo Salviati. He was a child when he succeeded his father, and was placed under the protection of the Emperor Charles V, while his mother presided over a council of regency.

paragraph: In 1548, Charles invested Cosimo I de' Medici. Duke of Florence, with Piombino in exchange for a cash payment. Iacopo and his mother fled to the Republic of Genoa, which intervened several times to prevent Cosimo from taking possession of Piombino. Iacopo and Elena then paid a visit to the imperial court, where, with the help of certain ministers opposed to the Medici, they convinced Charles to revoke his investiture of Cosimo, save for the island of Elba.

wikidata_label: Jacopo VI

wikipedia_title: Iacopo VI Appiani


text:
Shanghai Municipal Council
Shanghai Club
Strabane
County Tyrone
Ireland
Belfast
London
Shanghai Club
Shanghai Municipal Council
Alfred Brooke-Smith
China Association

categories: Chairmen of the Shanghai Municipal Council,History of Shanghai

paragraph: H. G. Simms

paragraph: H. G. Simms was the Chairman of the Shanghai Municipal Council from 1922 to 1923. He was also Chairman of the Shanghai Club from 1914 to 1920.

paragraph: Section::::Biography.

paragraph: Simms was born in Strabane, County Tyrone, Ireland. After leaving school, he went to Belfast where he served an apprenticeship with a merchant firm remaining with them for eight years. He was then appointed an inspector for the Caledonian Insurance Company. He then worked in the London office of the North China Insurance Company for three years. In 1899, he moved to Hong Kong as head of the North China Insurance Company's Hong Kong office and in 1908 was promoted to secretary of the company in its head office in Shanghai. While he was in Shanghai the North China Insurance Company amalgamated with the Union Insurance Society of Canton. Simms continued as secretary of the North China Insurance Company and branch manager of the Union of Canton Insurance Company.

paragraph: Simms was Hon. Treasurer and later President of the St Patrick's Society in Shanghai and was also Chairman of the Shanghai Club from 1914 to 1920.

paragraph: In 1920, he was elected to the Shanghai Municipal Council and in 1922 became Chairman on the retirement of Alfred Brooke-Smith. He served until October 1923, when he also resigned to return to London with his firm. He served as London manager of the Union Insurance Society of Canton until 1 July 1936 when he retired due to ill health intending to spend his time between Ireland and London. In London he was also Hon. Treasurer of the China Association and Chairman of the British Residents'a Association London Committee.

paragraph: Section::::Marriage.

paragraph: Simms was married and had two daughters. His second daughter, Helen Mary, married Peter Stephens in 1934.

description: former Chairman of the Shanghai Municipal Council

wikidata_label: H.G. Simms

wikipedia_title: H. G. Simms


text:
professional golfer
St Andrews
Scotland
The Open Championship
Davie Strath
St Andrews
Scotland
Open Championship
1878 Open Championship
Prestwick Golf Club
Prestwick, South Ayrshire
Scotland
Jamie Anderson
James Morris
John Ball
Tom Morris, Sr.
hole-in-one
Tom Morris, Jr.
1869 Open Championship
1870 Open Championship
The Open Championship

paragraph: Bob Kirk

paragraph: Robert Kirk (9 March 1845 – 1 December 1886) was a Scottish professional golfer. He was born at St Andrews, Scotland, and died there. His golf career was highlighted by second-place finishes in The Open Championship in 1869 and again in 1878. Kirk also had a second-place finish in the 1870 Open Championship after winning a playoff against Davie Strath. Kirk played consistently well with nine top-10 finishes in The Open Championship beginning with a fourth-place finish in 1865 and ending with a second-place finish in 1878.

paragraph: Section::::Early life.

paragraph: Kirk was born on 9 March 1845 in St Andrews, Scotland.

paragraph: Section::::Golf career.

paragraph: Kirk's best chance to win the Open Championship came in the 1878 Open Championship, held 4 October at Prestwick Golf Club in Prestwick, South Ayrshire, Scotland. Fellow Scotsman Jamie Anderson won the Championship for the second successive year, by two strokes from runner-up Kirk. Kirk fired rounds of 53-55-51=159 and won £5 in prize money.

paragraph: Section::::Golf career.:1878 Open Championship.:Details of play.

paragraph: In stormy overcast weather with some rain—typical conditions for early October at Prestwick—James Morris took the early lead with a first round of 50. Anderson, Kirk and the English amateur John Ball each scored 53, to be three shots behind. Morris began the second round badly and finished with a 56 for a total of 106. Anderson, with a second round of 53, was tied with him, while Kirk and Tom Morris, Sr. were both two strokes behind.

paragraph: Morris was in the third group out and had a final round 55 for a total of 161. Playing a few groups behind, Anderson began his third round with two sevens, but thereafter played steadily. With Morris finished he was told that he needed to play the last four holes in 17 to tie with Morris. At the Burn Hole (the 9th) he holed a full iron shot for a three, followed that spectacular shot with a four at the 10th, and at the Short Hole (the 11th) his tee shot landed on top of the hill behind the green. The ball then ran down the hill and into the hole for a hole-in-one. A five at the last gave him a round of 51 and a total of 157. Kirk, playing in the last group, was still in contention. On the last green he was told that if he holed his long putt he would tie Anderson. The putt lipped out and he missed the return putt but his score of 159 was enough to give him second place.

paragraph: Section::::Golf career.:1869 and 1870 Open Championships.

paragraph: Tom Morris, Jr. was the best golfer in the world in the late 1860s and early 1870s and he exhibited his considerable skills in the 1869 Open Championship and the 1870 Open Championship tournaments. At this point in time he was beating his legendary father, Tom Morris, Sr., on a regular basis. In the 1869 Open Championship, Morris, Jr. won going away by an 11-shot margin and bested that effort in the 1870 Open by trouncing the field by 12 shots. In both years Kirk was the distant second-place finisher.

paragraph: Section::::Death.

paragraph: Kirk died on 1 December 1886 at the relatively young age of just 41.

paragraph: Section::::Results in The Open Championship.

paragraph: "Note: Kirk played only in The Open Championship."

paragraph: NT = No tournamentbr

paragraph: DNP = Did not playbr

paragraph: "T" indicates a tie for a placebr

paragraph: Yellow background for top-10

description: Scottish golfer

wikidata_label: Bob Kirk

wikipedia_title: Bob Kirk


text:
Berkeley, California
nicknamed "Dusty"
United States Navy
Pacific Theater
World War II
United States Naval Academy
Buzz Borries
Slade Cutter
All-American
1935 College Football All-America Team
lieutenant commander
attack on Pearl Harbor
East China Sea
Formosa
Midway Island
Yellow Sea
Pearl Harbor
submarine tender
Yasukuni Maru
Presidential Unit Citation
Chief of Naval Operations
Ernest King
Yalta
Potsdam Conference
Joint Army–Navy Assessment Committee
Long Beach Naval Station
Navy Cross
Silver Star
Presidential Unit Citation
Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal
World War II Victory Medal
National Defense Service Medal

categories: Recipients of the Navy Cross (United States),1912 births,American naval personnel of World War II,United States Naval Academy alumni,1982 deaths,Navy Midshipmen football players,Recipients of the Silver Star,People from Berkeley, California

paragraph: Robert Edson Dornin

paragraph: Robert Edson Dornin (December 30, 1912, Berkeley, California – August 31, 1982), nicknamed "Dusty", was a United States Navy officer who served in the Pacific Theater of World War II as a very successful submarine commander. He remained in the Navy until his retirement in 1965.

paragraph: Section::::Pre-war.

paragraph: Dornin entered the United States Naval Academy in 1931. He was an outstanding athlete on the basketball and lacrosse teams, but made his biggest mark in sports as a football end or wide receiver, teaming with Buzz Borries and Slade Cutter to form a powerful "troika" (numerous sources state he was an All-American, though he is not mentioned in the 1935 College Football All-America Team or any prior 1930s teams). Both his teammates would also distinguish themselves in the coming war, with Cutter also making his mark as a submariner. Cutter would later recall that Dornin "studied all the time"; he graduated 48th out of 442 in the Class of 1935.

paragraph: After serving on the battleship (1935–37) and the destroyer (1937–38), he graduated from Submarine School (1938–39). He was a lieutenant aboard the submarine from 1939 to 1941.

paragraph: Section::::World War II.

paragraph: Dornin held the rank of lieutenant commander on from 1941 to 1943. After the sneak attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, "Gudgeon" left four days later on the first American submarine war patrol of World War II, with Dornin as the fire control officer. The submarine "I-173" became the first enemy warship sunk by an American submarine, courtesy of "Gudgeon". Dornin eventually became the executive officer.

paragraph: He was given command of in 1943. In September of that year, he left on his first patrol in "Trigger", prowling the East China Sea north of Formosa. On September 17, "Trigger" sank the Japanese freighter "Yowa Maru". Four days later, the tankers "Shiriya" and "Shoyo Maru" and the freighter "Argun Maru" fell victim to the submarine. Though faulty torpedoes had prevented an even higher score, "Trigger" concluded a very successful patrol, returning to Midway Island on September 30.

paragraph: For Dornin's next patrol, he departed from Midway on October 22, bound for the East China and Yellow Seas. On November 1, "Trigger" scored hits on two freighters, one of which was seen to sink, before being forced to dive to evade depth-charge attacks by Japanese escort ships. The next day, the freighters "Yawata Maru" and "Delagoa Maru" were sent to the bottom several hours apart. On November 13, "Trigger" located a convoy and sank the largest ship, believed to be a transport. The last victim of the patrol was the freighter "Eizan Maru" on November 21. "Trigger" reached Pearl Harbor on December 8.

paragraph: The third patrol began on January 1, 1944, targeting the Truk-Guam shipping lanes. On January 27, "Trigger" encountered an enemy "Ro"-class submarine. Neither managed to inflict any damage on the other before contact was lost. Four days later, "Trigger" sank the coastal minelayer "Nasami" and the converted submarine tender "Yasukuni Maru". The patrol concluded with a return to Pearl Harbor on February 23.

paragraph: USS "Trigger" was awarded the Presidential Unit Citation for her fifth, sixth and seventh patrols. Dornin was in command of the sixth and seventh.

paragraph: With initial reluctance, after nine patrols (six in "Gudgeon", three in "Trigger"), Commander Dornin became an aide to Chief of Naval Operations Admiral Ernest King, beginning in 1944; he accompanied King to the Yalta and Potsdam Conferences in 1945.

paragraph: The Joint Army–Navy Assessment Committee credited him with ten ships (54,595 tons) sunk in three patrols in command of "Trigger", putting him in a tie among American submarine commanders for 15th-21st by number of ships; his first "Trigger" patrol was also rated the 16th most successful of the war by tonnage (four ships totaling 27,095 tons).

paragraph: Section::::Post-war.

paragraph: After Admiral King retired in December 1945, Dornin became Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz's aide.

paragraph: Post-war postings include:

paragraph: BULLET::::- Commanding Officer, (1946–47)

paragraph: BULLET::::- Assistant Director of Athletics at the Naval Academy (1947–49)

paragraph: BULLET::::- Commander Submarine Division 22 (1949–50)

paragraph: BULLET::::- Chief of Staff, Officer Submarine Development Group (1950–52)

paragraph: BULLET::::- Executive Officer, U. S. Naval Station, Treasure Island (1952–54)

paragraph: BULLET::::- Commanding Officer, (1954–55)

paragraph: BULLET::::- Commander Submarine Squadron Three, Pacific Fleet (1955–56)

paragraph: BULLET::::- Commanding Officer, Recruit Training Command, at the U. S. Naval Training Center in San Diego (1956–59)

paragraph: BULLET::::- Commanding Officer, (1960–61).

paragraph: He retired in June 1965, his last position being the head of Long Beach Naval Station.

paragraph: Section::::Decorations.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Navy Cross with gold star (two awards)

paragraph: BULLET::::- Silver Star with three gold stars (four awards)

paragraph: BULLET::::- Presidential Unit Citation

paragraph: BULLET::::- Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal

paragraph: BULLET::::- World War II Victory Medal

paragraph: BULLET::::- National Defense Service Medal with star (two awards)

description: American submariner

wikidata_label: Robert Edson Dornin

wikipedia_title: Robert Edson Dornin


text:
French
racing cyclist
Cycling at the 1900 Summer Olympics
Paris
gold medal

categories: Olympic gold medalists for France,Olympic medalists in cycling,French male cyclists,Cyclists at the 1900 Summer Olympics,1879 births,Place of birth missing,Olympic cyclists of France,French track cyclists,Year of death missing,Medalists at the 1900 Summer Olympics

paragraph: Albert Taillandier

paragraph: Albert Philippe Taillandier (8 February 1879 – ?) was a French racing cyclist who competed in the late 19th century and early 20th century. He participated in Cycling at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris and won the gold medal in the men's sprint.

description: French racing cyclist

wikidata_label: Albert Taillandier

wikipedia_title: Albert Taillandier


text:
Soviet Union
Krasnodar
Moscow State University
IAAF
Biography

categories: Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field),1932 births,Soviet decathletes,Burevestnik (sports society) athletes,Universiade gold medalists for the Soviet Union,Athletes (track and field) at the 1960 Summer Olympics,Olympic athletes of the Soviet Union,Medalists at the 1960 Summer Olympics,People from Ryazan Oblast,Olympic bronze medalists for the Soviet Union,2001 deaths,Medalists at the 1956 Summer Olympics,Russian decathletes,Athletes (track and field) at the 1964 Summer Olympics,Athletes (track and field) at the 1956 Summer Olympics,European Athletics Championships medalists,Olympic bronze medalists in athletics (track and field)

paragraph: Vasili Kuznetsov (athlete)

paragraph: Vasili Dmitriyevich Kuznetsov (, 7 February 1932 – 6 August 2001) was a Russian decathlete who won the European title in 1954, 1958 and 1962. He competed for the Soviet Union at the 1956, 1960 and 1964 Olympics and won bronze medals in 1956 and 1960, placing seventh in 1964.

paragraph: Kuznetsov took up athletics in the late 1940s and won a record 10 national decathlon titles in 1953-60 and 1962-63. He set two decathlon world records: in May 1958, he was the first athlete to break the 8,000 points barrier on the 1952 scoring system, with 8,014 points (7,653 (1985)) in Krasnodar. He set his second world record in May 1959 at 8,357 (7,839 (1985)). He also held three pentathlon world records at 3,736 in 1956, 3,901 in 1958, and 4,006 in 1959. Kuznetsov retired after the 1964 Olympics to become an athletics coach and lecturer at the Moscow State University. In 1987 he was included into the list of 10 all-time best decathletes by the IAAF.

paragraph: Section::::External links.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Biography

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description: athletics competitor

wikidata_label: Vasili Kuznetsov

wikipedia_title: Vasili Kuznetsov (athlete)


text:
Pharaoh
Amenhotep III
Queen Tiye
Eighteenth dynasty of Egypt
Akhenaten
Ramesses II
Atenism
Amarna letters
Ptah
Memphis
Louvre Museum
limestone
sarcophagus
cat
Cairo Museum
Amenhotep IV

categories: 14th-century BC clergy,Memphis High Priests of Ptah,Princes of the Eighteenth Dynasty of Egypt,Amenhotep III

paragraph: Thutmose (prince)

paragraph: Thutmose (or, more accurately, Djhutmose) was the eldest son of Pharaoh Amenhotep III and Queen Tiye, who lived during the Eighteenth dynasty of Egypt. His apparent death led to the reign of Akhenaten, his younger brother—as the successor to the Egyptian throne—and the intrigues of the century leading up to Ramesses II, the start and ultimately the failure of Atenism, the Amarna letters, and the changing roles of the kingdom's powers.

paragraph: Section::::Life.

paragraph: Prince Thutmose served as a priest of Ptah in ancient Memphis. His full royal titles are given in the sarcophagus of his pet cat: ""Crown Prince", "Overseer of the Priests of Upper and Lower Egypt", "High Priest of Ptah in Memphis" and "Sm-priest" (of Ptah)." A small schist statuette of the prince as a miller is in the Louvre Museum "while a recumbent mummiform schist figure [of the Prince] is in Berlin." Prince Thutmose is best remembered for the limestone sarcophagus of his cat, "Ta-miu" (she-cat), now in the Cairo Museum. The schist statuette of Thutmose is inscribed on three sides with this text:

paragraph: The cat sarcophagus of Prince Thutmose conclusively establishes that he was indeed the eldest son of Amenhotep III, since it provides his then current title of 'Crown Prince.' Thutmose is also attested by a total of 7 pairs of calcite and pottery vases in the Louvre.

paragraph: Prince Thutmose disappears from the public records and appears to have died some time during the third decade of Amenhotep III's kingship, fairly late. In his place, his younger brother Amenhotep IV, better known as Akhenaten, succeeded to the throne.

description: eldest son of pharaoh Amenhotep III and Queen Tiye, High Priest of Ptah

wikidata_label: Thutmose

wikipedia_title: Thutmose (prince)


text: jazz

text: Moog synthesizer

text: free jazz

text: contemporary classical music

text: James Carter

text: Down Beat

text: Minneapolis

text: Minnesota

text: Golden Valley

text: Breck School

text: Moog synthesizer

text: Sun Ra

text: contemporary classical music

text: Cecil Taylor

text: Last Exit

text: free jazz

text: Peter Brötzmann

text: Bill Laswell

text: Ronald Shannon Jackson

text: Sonny Sharrock

text: University of Michigan

text: Ann Arbor

text: Gerald Cleaver

text: Marcus Belgrave

text: Wendell Harrison

text: James Carter

text: JC on the Set

text: DIW

text: Craig Taborn Trio

text: Tani Tabbal

text: swing

text: Roscoe Mitchell

text: ECM

text: techno

text: Carl Craig

text: Programmed

text: Light Made Lighter

text: Thirsty Ear

text: Chris Lightcap

text: Los Angeles Times

text: Matthew Shipp

text: [Thelonious] Monk

text: Tim Berne

text: Susie Ibarra

text: Steve Coleman

text: Dave Douglas

text: Marty Ehrlich

text: Drew Gress

text: Evan Parker

text: Wadada Leo Smith

text: Lotte Anker

text: Junk Magic

text: Mat Maneri

text: Dave King

text: Chris Potter

text: Monterey Jazz Festival

text: David Torn

text: William Parker

text: Michael Formanek

text: Tomasz Stańko

text: Dominique Pifarély

text: Avenging Angel

text: Vijay Iyer

text: Paul Motian

text: Dave Holland

text: Chants

text: Bill Frisell

text: Ches Smith

text: Mat Maneri

text: Christian McBride

text: Tyshawn Sorey

text: John Zorn

text: Daylight Ghosts

text: Octopus

text: Kris Davis

text: Highsmith

text: Ikue Mori

text: The Transitory Poems

text: The Financial Times

text: Down Beat

text: Fender Rhodes

text: North Sea Jazz Festival

text: JazzTimes

text: Doris Duke Artist Award

categories: American jazz pianists,American jazz keyboardists,Jazz musicians from Minnesota,People from Golden Valley, Minnesota,American male pianists,1970 births,Jazz fusion musicians,University of Michigan alumni,Male jazz musicians,Living people,21st-century American pianists,Avant-garde jazz musicians

paragraph: Craig Taborn

paragraph: Craig Marvin Taborn (; born February 20, 1970) is an American pianist, organist, keyboardist and composer. He works solo and in bands, mostly playing various forms of jazz. He started playing piano and Moog synthesizer as an adolescent and was influenced at an early stage by a wide range of music, including by the freedom expressed in recordings of free jazz and contemporary classical music.

paragraph: While at university, Taborn toured and recorded with jazz saxophonist James Carter. Taborn went on to play with numerous other musicians in electronic and acoustic settings, while also building a reputation as a solo pianist. He has a range of styles, and often adapts his playing to the nature of the instrument and the sounds that he can make it produce. His improvising, particularly for solo piano, often adopts a modular approach, in which he begins with small units of melody and rhythm and then develops them into larger forms and structures.

paragraph: In 2011, "Down Beat" magazine chose Taborn as winner of the electric keyboard category, as well as rising star in both the piano and organ categories. By mid-2017, Taborn had released nine albums as leader or co-leader, and had appeared on more than ninety as a sideman.

paragraph: Section::::Early life.

paragraph: Taborn was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, to John, a psychologist, and Marjorie, a social worker. His father was a department chair at the University of Minnesota and his mother worked for Minneapolis public schools. Taborn's older brother, John Gregory, became a psychologist. They grew up in Golden Valley, Minnesota, where Craig Taborn attended Breck School. His parents gave him a Moog synthesizer as a present when he was 12, which was also around the time when he started playing piano. He received basic instruction initially from his father, who played by ear. Taborn borrowed records from a public library and listened to public radio, discovering music from the Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians and Sun Ra, among others. As a youth he also listened to heavy metal and contemporary classical music, and identified commonalities among these disparate forms of music.

paragraph: At high school, Taborn studied music theory and composition with PhD-qualified teachers for two years. In his own words, he is "not a classically trained pianist at all"; he practiced with others, initially playing rock, progressive rock, and jazz fusion, before becoming more interested in jazz. He borrowed from the library "Segments II (Orchestra Of Two Continents)" by pianist Cecil Taylor's band while at high school, but found separating the various elements of the music too difficult. After attending a Last Exit concert (a loud free jazz band of Peter Brötzmann, Bill Laswell, Ronald Shannon Jackson and Sonny Sharrock), he went home and listened to the Taylor album again: "It was more manageable in terms of being able to hear detail and listen to content. That was a big moment in terms of being able to relax and process information in more abstract environments."

paragraph: Section::::Later life and career.

paragraph: Section::::Later life and career.:1988–1999.

paragraph: Taborn studied at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor from 1988. He auditioned for the jazz program in the university's School of Music, but joined the College of Literature, Science and the Arts. Taborn met drummer Gerald Cleaver soon after arriving at university, and they established an electronic group, the Tracey Science Quartet. Taborn also played with Marcus Belgrave and Wendell Harrison. While still a university student, he became known for his membership of saxophonist James Carter's band, where he contributed to a series of albums, beginning with "JC on the Set", which was recorded in 1993.

paragraph: Taborn's first recording as leader came in 1994, and was released by DIW. "Craig Taborn Trio", with bassist Jaribu Shahid and drummer Tani Tabbal, featured Taborn playing in a range of styles on piano and included several of his own compositions. At this stage in his career, his comments on his tastes in composition and performance were: "Even though I like avant garde jazz and classical music, I like to swing. I like to work with harmony and melody in my own music, and I like acoustical instruments. But I can be quite dictatorial about the composed section, and lay down in great detail what everyone is supposed to do and how they should do it."

paragraph: Frequent performances and tours with Carter and others meant that Taborn's studies were delayed: he graduated from university with a BA in general studies (rather than the intended English literature) in April 1995, after which he moved to New York. He continued playing with Carter into 1998. In the late 1990s, Taborn also recorded with saxophonist Roscoe Mitchell (Taborn's first appearance on the ECM label), and for techno producer Carl Craig's album "Programmed" as part of Innerzone Orchestra.

paragraph: Section::::Later life and career.:2000–2009.

paragraph: In 2001, Taborn made his second recording as leader: "Light Made Lighter", for Thirsty Ear, with Chris Lightcap on bass and Cleaver on drums. "On the strength of this recording", wrote the "Los Angeles Times" reviewer, "Taborn emerges as one of the most exciting pianists to lead a band since the ascent of Matthew Shipp". Another reviewer commented that "Taborn seems to revel in the cracks the way [Thelonious] Monk did, hitting the awkward-sounding notes between the notes to punctuate his lines".

paragraph: In the 2000s, "Taborn became one of the most in-demand musicians in New York", in the words of one biographer. He played and recorded with a large, diverse range of musicians, in both free jazz and more mainstream bands, and playing various keyboard and electronic instruments. One critic observed that a lot of his collaborations in the early and mid-2000s did not feature a bassist, and suggested that Taborn's "dexterity and inventiveness [...] stand in for both a keyboard and a bass player." In 2001, he had his first solo concert in New York, and made his first recordings under the leadership of saxophonist Tim Berne, and with a trio led by percussionist Susie Ibarra. On these, he employed electronics as well as piano. Taborn went on to record, during the period 2002–04, as a sideman under the leadership of Steve Coleman, Dave Douglas, Marty Ehrlich, Drew Gress, Evan Parker, Wadada Leo Smith, and others. In 2003, Taborn toured Europe with Ibarra's band, and played with saxophonist Lotte Anker for the first time.

paragraph: Taborn's third release as a leader was "Junk Magic" in 2004, again for Thirsty Ear, with tenor saxophonist Aaron Stewart, violist Mat Maneri and drummer Dave King. The album's title was also the name of the band, which was formed to be Taborn's electronic group, allowing him to explore the interactions of composition, improvisation and electronics. Texture and pulse were important contributors to the overall sound.

paragraph: Taborn played with Chris Potter from around 2005, and toured Europe with the saxophonist's Underground band early in 2007. The pianist played the Monterey Jazz Festival in 2007. In late 2007 and early 2008, Taborn toured internationally with Underground, guitarist David Torn's Prezens, as well as being part of shorter tours and making occasional appearances with Cleaver, Gress, Ibarra, Mitchell, and William Parker. In April 2008 he toured Europe with Berne's Science Friction, was back in Europe for the first three weeks of the following month, this time as part of David Binney's quartet, and returned there in November with Potter. Taborn remarked in 2008 that he was attempting to phase out his use of a laptop in performance, to allow him to concentrate more on improvising, and that he had delayed further performances as a leader, owing to finances. In the same year, he commented on the number of regular, working bands he was a member of: "You could say 15 to 20. But if you're talking about the ones that are regularly working right now, I'd have to say seven or eight."

paragraph: After joining Michael Formanek's quartet in 2008, Taborn recorded under the double bassist's leadership for the first time the following year. Also in 2009, Taborn played with trumpeter Tomasz Stańko in New York, and returned to Europe for concerts with Torn, violinist Dominique Pifarély, and with his own trio.

paragraph: Section::::Later life and career.:2010–present.

paragraph: In the early 2010s, Taborn continued playing and recording with others, but also had more solo concerts than earlier in his career. He had a solo tour of Europe in 2010, which may have led to an agreement with ECM to record his first solo piano album, "Avenging Angel", which was released in 2011. In critic Nate Chinen's view, this album concentrated on "pure sound", being "full of moments where a note hangs sharply in the air, and you hear the gathering overtones, the vibrations of the strings". The album helped Taborn get more attention as a leader.

paragraph: In 2010, Taborn also toured Europe with Anker's trio, Potter's Underground, and played piano duets with Vijay Iyer. In the following year, Taborn again performed with Stańko, as part of drummer Paul Motian's quartet, and had another solo tour of Europe. Taborn toured internationally with his own trio, Anker's trio, and with Dave Holland's quartet Prism in 2012, and remained part of Holland's band into 2014.

paragraph: A further ECM album, "Chants", led by Taborn and with bassist Thomas Morgan and drummer Gerald Cleaver, was released in 2013. This was the trio's first release after eight years together. At this point, Taborn's comments on composition and group performance were: "I knew that if I created a context and then deferred, fully, to Gerald's and Thomas's sensibilities it would inherently be stimulating and would also challenge the context. [...] I'd much rather engage with the group, always, than have the format be 'piano adventures with supporting cast'." This band began a tour of Europe in 2014, but Cleaver was replaced by J.T. Bates part of the way through it, owing to illness. Earlier the same year, Taborn played in a small group led by guitarist Bill Frisell. Taborn played as part of the Ches Smith Trio late in 2014 and toured with the percussionist and Mat Maneri early in 2016. His sixth album as leader, "", was released in 2016. The trio recording, with Christian McBride on bass and Tyshawn Sorey on drums, employed compositions by John Zorn. Taborn's next ECM album was the quartet "Daylight Ghosts", which combined electronic and acoustic elements. This was followed by a string of duo albums: "Octopus" with Kris Davis from 2016; "Highsmith" with Ikue Mori in 2017; and "The Transitory Poems" with Iyer from 2018.

paragraph: Section::::Character and preferences.

paragraph: According to "Jazz Police", Taborn is "basically shy" and prefers to "let his music do the talking", which is why he "doesnt have, or want, his own website". He also has a minimal social media presence and controls all of his US bookings personally. Some of his friends told "The New York Times" author of a 2017 profile piece on Taborn "how relieved they were that someone, at last, was profiling him, as if he were being forced out of hiding".

paragraph: Taborn has explained the limited quantity of albums under his own name as being driven by the "age of almost profligate documentation", which he counters with "almost a discipline to be more selective about releases." He does, however, frequently record his own playing, so that he can study it.

paragraph: Section::::Artistry.

paragraph: Taborn's range of playing styles was summarized by Mike Hobart in "The Financial Times": Taborn "draws obliquely on the jazz tradition [...] he is as at home in free improvisation as he is in composition". In an interview for "Down Beat" in 2011, Taborn described his improvising style, particularly for solo piano. When playing, he often adopts a modular approach, using small units of melody and rhythm and then developing them. This can begin from as little as three notes, with structure being built around referring back to elements of the units. He starts simply, using basic elements such as major and minor thirds, varies them in turn, and then continues to expand to create larger structures. He uses a combination of his attack and the piano's sustain pedal to draw attention to the upper partials of a note; this allows a heightened contrast between notes to be perceived.

paragraph: Taborn has commented on the similarities and differences in his playing on piano and electronic instruments. Comparing his accompaniments on piano and Fender Rhodes, he said that: I play some of the same chords on the piano, but there are definitely things I would do on the piano because it's a more transparent instrument that I wouldn't do on the Rhodes. [...] The Rhodes is so strong that when you play something on it, it really can dictate, because it's louder and the timbre is much more opaque. So you leave more holes. On the piano, I would maybe play more sustain chords.

paragraph: Taborn prefers earlier models of Fender Rhodes, for their raunchier sound. He also attempts to retain control over the sound that is presented to an audience when playing electronic instruments: he links his instruments to his own amplifier, and then has the venue take its feed from that amplifier.

paragraph: Guitarist David Torn commented that Taborn is "the rare musician who takes the approach, 'What can I do with this instrument?' rather than playing through its book of techniques. [...He] is able to eschew the technological aspect in order to get out the sounds that he feels are suitable for the music."

paragraph: Section::::Compositions.

paragraph: Taborn incorporates requirements to improvise within his compositions. Commenting on his writing for trio and quartet, Taborn stated that "I like multiple kinds of rhythmic things. On their own, they're not so complicated, but when you fit them together, it sounds a little mysterious. A lot of that writing extends from my trio writing, where I'm writing things that are

paragraph: playable in real time. There's a certain orchestration you can get out of a four-piece. How far can we suggest a larger ensemble? [I want] to create the illusion of a larger ensemble". His compositions typically do not include chord changes, but contain superimposed, contrapuntal melodies.

paragraph: Section::::Awards.

paragraph: In 2009 and 2010, "Down Beat" critics selected Taborn as the electric keyboard rising star winner. In 2011, he was chosen as winner of the electric keyboard category, as well as rising star in both the piano and organ categories. In 2012, he was given the North Sea Jazz Festival's Paul Acket Award, which is presented "to an artist deserving wider recognition for extraordinary musicianship". "JazzTimes" ranked Taborn in their 2013 critics' poll as best piano player. In 2014, the Jazz Journalists Association awarded him the Pianist of the Year award.

paragraph: In 2014, Taborn was given a Doris Duke Artist Award, worth up to $275,000 and given to "exemplary individual artists in contemporary dance, jazz, theatre and related interdisciplinary work who have proven their artistic vitality and commitment to their field."

paragraph: Section::::References.

paragraph: Bibliography

description: American musician

wikidata_label: Craig Taborn

wikipedia_title: Craig Taborn


text: smooth jazz

text: new-age music

text: Marseille

text: Conservatoire de Paris

text: Berklee College of Music

text: Gary Burton

text: Al Di Meola

text: Splendido Hotel

text: Felicia Collins

text: David Sanborn

text: alternative rock

text: jazz fusion

text: rock

text: David Bowie

text: Chaka Khan

text: Al Jarreau

text: Gato Barbieri

text: Paul King

text: The Rolling Stones

text: Sunday Night

text: NBC

text: At World's Edge

text: Pino Palladino

text: Simon Phillips

text: Phillips Saisse Palladino

text: The Who

text: Super Bowl XLIV

text: Dave Koz

text: The Emeril Lagasse Show

text: Senri Kawaguchi

text: Armand Sabal-Lecco

text: Sonic Adventure

text: T-Square

text: discography on artist's website

text: Official site

categories: Smooth jazz pianists,French jazz pianists,Windham Hill Records artists,21st-century pianists,Berklee College of Music alumni,French male pianists,People from Marseille,Male jazz composers,1962 births,Living people,French jazz composers

paragraph: Philippe Saisse

paragraph: Philippe Saisse is a French smooth jazz and new-age music multi-instrumentalist, composer, record producer and arranger.

paragraph: He was born in Marseille and raised in Paris. After studying at the Conservatoire de Paris he won a scholarship to the Berklee College of Music. He became the protégé of Gary Burton and debuted on Al Di Meola's "Splendido Hotel". He also worked with Nile Rodgers and Felicia Collins in the album Outloud and wrote for David Sanborn. He has also worked in the alternative rock, jazz fusion and rock world for David Bowie, Chaka Khan, Al Jarreau, Gato Barbieri, Paul King, The Rolling Stones and others.

paragraph: Between 1988 and 1990 he performed as the regular house band keyboardist in The Sunday Night Band, during the two seasons that the highly acclaimed music performance program Sunday Night ran on NBC late-night television "Night Music" episodes No. 104 (1988), No. 113 (1989), No. 114 (1989), No. 121 (1989).

paragraph: Saisse's 2008 solo album, "At World's Edge", was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Jazz Album. Although it did not reach the commercial success normally expected of an album boasting a cast of highly ranked musicians, it reunited Saisse with two old friends: bassist Pino Palladino, and drummer Simon Phillips. The three performers joined together as an instrumental rock/jazz fusion trio ensemble, PSP or Phillips Saisse Palladino. Their debut album, "PSP LIVE", on the C.A.R.E Music Group label (of Munich) and the Forest Records label has been supported by a minor tour of Europe from 2009 through February 2010, spotlighting the talents of each performer in the songs chosen for their set list. The trio finished up their tour in Japan at the end of March, 2010, having allowed Palladino time in February to honor his responsibilities as the touring bassist with The Who, at the Super Bowl XLIV half-time show in the United States.

paragraph: Saisse was a member of "Dave Koz & The Kozmos", the house band of "The Emeril Lagasse Show".

paragraph: In 2014, he worked with Japanese drummer Senri Kawaguchi on her second album "Buena Vista", and in 2016, he worked with her again, composing many tracks for and playing in her album "Cider ~ Hard and Sweet", which was released in December, 2016. In 2017, they performed together with Armand Sabal-Lecco at the 2017 Tokyo Jazz festival before touring a number of locations round Japan, including one at Motion Blue in Tokyo which won the Nissan Jazz Japan Award 2017 for Best Live Performance.

paragraph: Section::::Partial discography.

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Cider ~ Hard and Sweet" (12/21/2016)

paragraph: BULLET::::- wrote many of thetracks for, and performed keyboards on this collaboration with Senri Kawaguchi and Armand Sabal-Lecco.

paragraph: BULLET::::- "PSP LIVE" (2/2009)

paragraph: BULLET::::- "At World's Edge" (04/15/2008)

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Halfway Til Dawn" (03/03/2003)

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Halfway Til Dawn" (09/13/1999)

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Sonic Adventure" (1998) - "Unknown From M.E."

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Next Voyage" (08/1997)

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Miss you in New York" (1995, with T-Square)

paragraph: BULLET::::- recorded piano parts in the album, as part of "T-Square and Friends". His playing can be heard on several of the tracks, including "Papillon (Cajan Style)".

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Valerian" (10/25/1990)

paragraph: Further discography on artist's website.

paragraph: Section::::External links.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Official site

paragraph: BULLET::::- [ All Music]

description: French musician

wikidata_label: Philippe Saisse

wikipedia_title: Philippe Saisse


text:
Pharaoh
Thutmose I
Wadi Halfa
Mortuary Temple of Hatshepsut
Deir el-Bahri

categories: 16th-century BC women,Queens consort of the Eighteenth Dynasty of Egypt

paragraph: Senseneb

paragraph: Senseneb (also Seniseneb) was the mother of Pharaoh Thutmose I of the early New Kingdom. She only bore the title of King's mother ("Mw.t-nswt") and is therefore thought to have been a commoner. Senseneb is known thanks to stele Cairo CG 34006, from Wadi Halfa, where she is shown swearing an oath of allegiance as the king's mother on the coronation of her son Thutmose I. Senseneb is also depicted on painted reliefs from the Mortuary Temple of Hatshepsut at Deir el-Bahri.

description: ancient Egyptian lady, mother of Thutmose I

wikidata_label: Senseneb

wikipedia_title: Senseneb


text:
Italian
motorcycle racer
MotoE World Cup
Energica Ego
2007 Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup
FIM Superstock 1000 Cup
Profile on MotoGP.com
Profile on WorldSBK.com

categories: 1993 births,Italian motorcycle racers,Superbike World Championship riders,FIM Superstock 1000 Cup riders,125cc World Championship riders,People from Cesena,Living people

paragraph: Lorenzo Savadori

paragraph: Lorenzo Savadori (born 4 April 1993) is an Italian motorcycle racer. He currently competes in the MotoE World Cup aboard an Energica Ego Corsa. After finishing runner-up in the 2007 Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup, in 2008 he won the Italian 125GP championship and the European 125cc Championship and he debuted in the 125cc World Championship; he raced in the latter class for the following two seasons before switching, in 2011, to the FIM Superstock 1000 Cup, where he was champion in .

paragraph: Section::::External links.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Profile on MotoGP.com

paragraph: BULLET::::- Profile on WorldSBK.com

description: Italian motorcycle racer

wikidata_label: Lorenzo Savadori

wikipedia_title: Lorenzo Savadori


text:
Renaissance
Liège
Utrecht
George of Austria
Prince-Bishop of Liège
chanson
Johannes Mangon
Amersfoort
Utrecht
succentor
Utrecht
Lamentations
Jacob Bathen
Anton of Schauenburg
Cologne
Jacob Bathen
Singer Pur

categories: Belgian classical composers,Renaissance composers,1569 deaths,Belgian male classical composers

paragraph: Jean de Latre

paragraph: Petit Jean De Latre ( or 1510 – 31 August 1569) or Joannes de Latre (his surname is also recorded as "Delattre", "Delatre", "De Lattre" and "Laetrius") was a Flemish Renaissance composer and choirmaster who worked in Liège and Utrecht. He is no longer believed to be same person as Claude Petit Jehan who died in 1589.

paragraph: Section::::Life.

paragraph: The earliest record of his employment is for 1538 to 1539 when he was "maître de chant" at church of St John the Evangelist in Liège. Subsequently De Latre was employed at St Martin, Liège. From about 1550 he was also chapel master to George of Austria, Prince-Bishop of Liège (1544–1557), to whom De Latre dedicated his first volume of secular songs or chansons of 1552.

paragraph: During his time in Liège notable pupils included Gerard de Villers and Johannes Mangon.

paragraph: After George of Austria's death in 1557 De Latre continued to work at St Martin, but in 1563 took up a post for a short period in Amersfoort (within the province of Utrecht). Around this time the former rector of the Latin school in Amersfoort, Johannes Oridryus, together with Albertus Buysius, undertook the publication of a collection De Latre's chansons, "Cantionum musicarum", in Düsseldorf. De Latre returned to Liège as succentor at St Martin, but was dismissed for debt in 1564.

paragraph: By 1565 De Latre was employed at the Janskerk in Utrecht where he is described as a "Magister" and "Cantor". He may later have been employed at the Buurkerk there. He was buried at the Buurkerk in Utrecht in 1569, where his epitaph described him as a "musici excellentissimi".

paragraph: The best attested of his works are his published chansons and the set of Lamentations, which was published in 1554 in Maastricht by the Flemish printer Jacob Bathen. The work entitled "Lamentationes aliquot Jeremiae" was dedicated to Anton of Schauenburg, at that time the dean of the Saint Servatius chapter in Maastricht, and later archbishop of Cologne. In addition a number of works survive in manuscript, but some may be by other composers.

paragraph: Section::::Works.

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Lamentationes aliquot Jeremiae" for 3 voices (Jacob Bathen, Maastricht, 1554)

paragraph: BULLET::::- Sacred motets, at least 16 of which have been identified (1547–1564)

paragraph: BULLET::::- 29 secular chansons in his first book, "Chansons à quatre parties" (Leuven, 1552)

paragraph: BULLET::::- 24 French and Flemish chansons or songs in "Cantionum musicarum quae diversis vocibus" (Düsseldorf, 1563)

paragraph: BULLET::::- Further chansons including "Livre septiesme" (Leuven, 1564)

paragraph: Section::::Recordings.

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Renaissance am Rhein", Singer Pur, Oehms Classics, 2011 - includes the motet "Qualis est dilecta mea" and the chansons "Comme la rose" and "Si seule estois".

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Maastrichts Liedboek / Maastricht songbook (Nieuwe Duytsche Liedkens - Jacob Bathen, 1554)", Camerata Trajectina, Globe Records GLO 6046, recorded 1999 - includes the Flemish chanson "Al hadden wij vijfenveertich bedden".

paragraph: Section::::References.

paragraph: BULLET::::- José Quitin and Henri Vanhulst, "De Latre [Delatre, De Lattre, Laetrius, De Latere], Petit Jean [Jehan, Jan; Johannes Petit]" "New Grove Music Dictionary of Music and Musicians".

paragraph: BULLET::::- Henri Vanhulst, "La fricassé de Jean de Latre (1564)" in "Revue belge de musicologie - Belgisch Tijdschrift voor Muziekwetenschap", Volume 47, 1993.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Jan Willem Bonda, "De meerstemmige Nederlandse liederen van de vijftiende en zestiende eeuw" (The polyphonic songs in Dutch of the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries). Published by Verloren, Hilversum, 1996. .

alias:
Petit Jean De Latre
Joannes de Latre

description: composer

wikidata_label: Jean de Latre

wikipedia_title: Jean de Latre


text: professional baseball

text: pitcher

text: Washington Nationals

text: Major League Baseball

text: New York Yankees

text: San Francisco Giants

text: Pittsburgh Pirates

text: Cleveland Indians

text: college baseball

text: Northwestern University

text: right-handed

text: Niles West High School

text: Skokie, Illinois

text: Illinois

text: Northwestern University

text: Northwestern Wildcats baseball

text: Big Ten Conference

text: earned run average

text: New York Yankees

text: 2006 Major League Baseball draft

text: Staten Island Yankees

text: Class A-Short Season

text: New York–Penn League

text: win–loss record

text: strikeout

text: innings pitched

text: Baseball America

text: Tampa Yankees

text: Class A-Advanced

text: Florida State League

text: Trenton Thunder

text: Class AA

text: Eastern League

text: Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees

text: Class AAA

text: International League

text: disabled list

text: Magnetic resonance imaging

text: ulnar collateral ligament

text: Tommy John surgery

text: relief pitcher

text: 40-man roster

text: San Diego Padres

text: Rule 5 draft

text: spring training

text: Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim

text: striking out

text: Detroit Tigers

text: 2011 ALDS

text: Austin Romine

text: San Francisco Giants

text: Chris Stewart

text: Fresno Grizzlies

text: Pacific Coast League

text: walks plus hits per innings pitched

text: Barry Zito

text: 2012 World Series

text: Detroit Tigers

text: Pittsburgh Pirates

text: Andrew McCutchen

text: Alex Rodriguez

text: Lou Gehrig

text: disabled list

text: flexor

text: Pittsburgh Pirates

text: Cleveland Indians

text: New York Yankees

text: Chicago Cubs

text: Long Island Ducks

text: Washington Nationals

text: Triple-A

text: Fresno Grizzlies

text: Steve Bartman

categories: Cleveland Indians players,Long Island Ducks players,Honolulu Sharks players,1985 births,Pittsburgh Pirates players,Trenton Thunder players,Phoenix Desert Dogs players,San Francisco Giants players,Tampa Yankees players,New York Yankees players,Staten Island Yankees players,People from Lincolnwood, Illinois,Columbus Clippers players,Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees players,Fresno Grizzlies players,Northwestern Wildcats baseball players,Major League Baseball pitchers,Living people,American people of Greek descent,Baseball players from Illinois,Sacramento River Cats players

paragraph: George Kontos

paragraph: George Nicholas Kontos (born June 12, 1985) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Washington Nationals organization. He previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the New York Yankees, San Francisco Giants, Pittsburgh Pirates, and Cleveland Indians. Prior to playing professionally, he played college baseball at Northwestern University. He bats and throws right-handed.

paragraph: Section::::Amateur career.

paragraph: Kontos attended Niles West High School in Skokie, Illinois, where he was named the high school baseball player of the year in Illinois in 2003. He also lettered in golf and basketball.

paragraph: Kontos attended Northwestern University as an economics major, where he played for the Northwestern Wildcats baseball team in the Big Ten Conference. Despite his never winning five games in a season, or finishing a season with an earned run average (ERA) below 5.00, the New York Yankees selected Kontos in the fifth round of the 2006 Major League Baseball draft after his junior year.

paragraph: Section::::Professional career.

paragraph: Section::::Professional career.:Minor Leagues.

paragraph: Kontos signed with the Yankees after his college career and played for the Staten Island Yankees of the Class A-Short Season New York–Penn League in 2006, winning the league championship. With a 7–3 win–loss record, 2.64 ERA, and 82 strikeouts in 78 innings pitched, "Baseball America" named Kontos a Short-Season All-Star. He pitched for the Tampa Yankees of the Class A-Advanced Florida State League in 2007 and the Trenton Thunder of the Class AA Eastern League in 2008. After starting the 2009 season with Trenton, he was promoted to the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees of the Class AAA International League.

paragraph: After experiencing tightness in his pitching arm in June 2009, Kontos went on the disabled list in what he thought was a precautionary measure. Magnetic resonance imaging diagnosed a torn ulnar collateral ligament in his elbow, which required Tommy John surgery, forcing him to miss the rest of the season. Returning to action in 2010 after a ten-month recovery, Kontos shifted into a relief pitcher. That season, he pitched for Tampa, Trenton, and Scranton/Wilkes-Barre. After the 2010 season, the Yankees opted not to protect Kontos on their 40-man roster. Consequently, he was selected by the San Diego Padres from the Yankees in the Rule 5 draft that offseason. After making three appearances for the Padres during spring training in 2011, he was returned to the Yankees prior to the regular season.

paragraph: Kontos began his 2011 minor league season with Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, where he pitched to a 4–4 win–loss record and a 2.64 ERA in 40 appearances.

paragraph: Section::::Professional career.:New York Yankees (2011).

paragraph: Kontos made his major league debut on September 10, 2011 against the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. Appearing in seven games for the Yankees, Kontos pitched to a 3.00 ERA in six innings, while striking out six batters. Kontos was also part of the Yankees postseason roster until the Yankees lost to the Detroit Tigers in the 2011 ALDS.

paragraph: Section::::Professional career.:San Francisco Giants (2012–2017).

paragraph: Due in part to a back injury suffered by Yankees catcher Austin Romine, the Yankees traded Kontos to the San Francisco Giants in exchange for catcher Chris Stewart before the start of the 2012 season. He began the season with the Fresno Grizzlies of the Class AAA Pacific Coast League. After starting the season with a 2–0 win-loss record and a 1.71 ERA in 23 appearances, the Giants promoted him to the major leagues on June 10. Through August 14, he pitched to a 2.33 ERA and a 1.15 walks plus hits per innings pitched (WHIP) ratio in 26 games, becoming a reliable member of the Giants bullpen. Kontos got his first major league win in relief of Barry Zito, successfully recording 7 outs without allowing a baserunner. The Giants went on to win the game 6–4 against the Astros. Kontos entered the postseason for a second straight season and eventually won the 2012 World Series with the Giants in a four-game sweep of the Detroit Tigers.

paragraph: In 2013, Kontos was named to the opening-day 25-man roster. On June 11, 2013, Kontos was ejected for the first time in his Major League career after hitting Pittsburgh Pirates center fielder Andrew McCutchen with a pitch. Kontos was suspended three games by the commissioner's office and optioned to Triple-A Fresno on June 12. Kontos was recalled to the majors on June 24. On July 22, Kontos threw a career-high 63 pitches in an 11–0 loss to the Cincinnati Reds that helped save the Giants' bullpen before a doubleheader the following day. Kontos was optioned back to Triple-A on July 23 and wasn't recalled until rosters expanded in September. On September 20, 2013, Kontos achieved notoriety as he surrendered Alex Rodriguez's 24th career grand slam that broke the record formerly held by Lou Gehrig. For the 2013 season, Kontos made 52 relief appearances, pitching innings with a 2–2 record and 4.39 ERA.

paragraph: In 2014, Kontos started the season in Triple-A Fresno. During the season, he was called up to the Majors and sent back to Fresno four times. In 24 games with the Giants, he pitched innings with 27 strikeouts, a 4–0 record, and 2.88 ERA. He was left off the postseason roster.

paragraph: Kontos was named to the Giants' opening-day roster for 2015. Through July 11, Kontos stranded all 25 base runners he inherited on the season. Kontos appeared in a career-high 73 games, recording a career-best 0.941 WHIP and holding opponents to a .159 average with runners in scoring position, third-best in the Majors. In 2015, Kontos pitched innings, with 44 strikeouts, a 4–4 record, and 2.33 ERA.

paragraph: On February 1, 2016, Kontos agreed to a one-year, $1.15 million contract with the San Francisco Giants, avoiding arbitration. After appearing in eight of the Giants' first 13 games of the 2016 season, Kontos went on the disabled list with a strained flexor. In 57 games, Kontos pitched innings with 35 strikeouts and a 2.53 ERA.

paragraph: In 2017, Kontos and the Giants agreed to a one-year, $1.75 million contract, avoiding arbitration.

paragraph: Section::::Professional career.:Pittsburgh Pirates (2017–2018).

paragraph: Kontos was claimed on waivers by the Pittsburgh Pirates on August 5, 2017. For the last month of the season, he posted a 1.84 ERA in 15 games. He was designated for assignment on May 25, 2018, and later released from the organization on May 28.

paragraph: Section::::Professional career.:Cleveland Indians.

paragraph: On June 2, 2018, Kontos signed a minor league contract with the Cleveland Indians. The Indians purchased Kontos' contract on June 19, 2018. Kontos was designated for assignment on July 6, 2018.

paragraph: Section::::Professional career.:Second Stint with the New York Yankees.

paragraph: On August 4, 2018, Kontos was traded to the New York Yankees for cash considerations. The Yankees assigned Kontos to Scranton/Wilkes-Barre. He was promoted to the major leagues on August 13, 2018..The Yankees designated Kontos for assignment on August 15, 2018. He declared free agency on October 5, 2018.

paragraph: Section::::Professional career.:Chicago Cubs.

paragraph: On January 25, 2019, Kontos signed a minor league contract with the Chicago Cubs. He was released on April 14, 2019.

paragraph: Section::::Professional career.:Long Island Ducks.

paragraph: On May 10, 2019, Kontos signed with the Long Island Ducks of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball.

paragraph: Section::::Professional career.:Washington Nationals.

paragraph: On May 25, 2019, Kontos had his contract purchased by the Washington Nationals and was assigned to the Triple-A Fresno Grizzlies.

paragraph: Section::::Personal life.

paragraph: Kontos' younger brother, Chris, played on a travelling baseball team, known as the Renegades, that was coached by Steve Bartman and his second cousin Tony.

description: baseball player from the United States

wikidata_label: George Kontos

wikipedia_title: George Kontos


text:
Nayanar
Hindu
Shaivism
Somasi Mara Nayanar
Periya Puranam
Sekkizhar
Ilaiyangudi
Sivaganga district
Tamil Nadu
Vellalar
caste
Shiva
Parvati
Kailash
Sundarar
Tamil month
Avani
Maghā
nakshatra
Anjali mudra
Rajendra Chola I
Naivedhya
Annadana

paragraph: Ilayankudi Maranar

paragraph: Ilayankudi Maranar (also spelt as Ilayangudi Maranar), also known Ilaiyangudi Nayanar, Ilaiyankuti Nayanar, Ilayangudi Mara Nayanar (Ilaiyangudi Mara Nayanar, Ilayankudi Mara Nayanar), is a Nayanar saint, venerated in the Hindu sect of Shaivism. He is generally counted as the fourth in the list of 63 Nayanars. He is also called Marar, Maran and Mara Nayanar, names he shares with Somasi Mara Nayanar. The two Nayanars are generally differentiated by the prefixes "Ilayankudi" and "Somasi".

paragraph: Section::::Life.

paragraph: The life of Ilayankudi Maranar is described in the "Periya Puranam" by Sekkizhar (12th century), which is a hagiography of the 63 Nayanars.

paragraph: Ilayankudi Maranar (Marar) was born in Ilaiyangudi (also spelt as Ilayankudi and Ilayangudi), presently in Sivaganga district of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. He derives his name from his birthplace. Marar was a Vellalar by caste and worked as a farmer. He accumulated great wealth by agriculture. He was a staunch devotee of the god Shiva, the patron god of Shaivism and served the god and his devotees. He used to welcome devotees of Shiva to his home, ritually wash their feet and feed them a feast.

paragraph: To test Marar's devotion, Shiva made his wealth wane. He continued to serve the devotees in penury, as he did in plenty. The Nayanar sold his properties to feed the devotees. On a night of torrential downpour, Shiva came disguised as a devotee and came to Marar's impoverished home. Marar welcomed the guest with respect, dried him and gave him a warm seat to sit. The starving couple pondered how they could feed the guest as the house had no food and it was pouring outside. The wife suggested that the paddy rains sown in the field can be gathered and prepared as a meal for the guest. Marar rushed to the field in the deluge and gathered the flooding seeds from the field. Since there was no firewood, the Nayanar pulled a rafter from the wooden roof to use as fuel. While the wife cleaned and prepared the rice, Marar went to the backyard to bring greens (generally described as spinach) to a prepare a curry. Marar went with the food to awaken the resting devotee. The devotee suddenly blazed like a flame. Shiva appeared in his true form with his consort Parvati and blessed the couple. He took Marar and his wife to his abode Kailash.

paragraph: Section::::Remembrance.

paragraph: One of the most prominent Nayanars, Sundarar (8th century) venerates Ilayankudi Maranar (called Maran of Ilaiyankuti) in the "Tiruthonda Thogai", a hymn to Nayanar saints.

paragraph: Ilayankudi Maranar is worshipped in the Tamil month of Avani, when the moon enters the Maghā nakshatra (lunar mansion). He is depicted like a sage, usually with a beard and with folded hands (see Anjali mudra). He receives collective worship as part of the 63 Nayanars. Their icons and brief accounts of his deeds are found in many Shiva temples in Tamil Nadu. Their images are taken out in procession in festivals.

paragraph: Ilayankudi Maranar is especially associated with Rajendra Chozheeswarar temple – dedicated to Shiva – in his home-town Ilaiyangudi. While the formal temple is derived from inscriptions of the king Rajendra Chola I (reign: 1012–1044 CE), the locals call the temple Jyotishvara, Lord of the flame, alluding to the legend of the Nayanar. A shrine is dedicated to the Nayanar in the temple. On Avani Maghā day, icons of Ilayankudi Maranar and his wife Punithavathi as well as the presiding deities Shiva and Parvati is paraded in the village in a temple cart ("Chapparam"). The Naivedhya (food offering) of spinach is presented to Shiva of this temple. Devotees also emulate the Nayanar by practising "Annadana" (charity in form of food). The Nayanar's house and field – situated near the shrine – are venerated as "Mulai Vari Amudhu Alitha Nattrangal", the land which created Naivedhya for God.

wikidata_label: Ilayankudi maranar

wikipedia_title: Ilayankudi Maranar


text:
Nayanar
Hindu
Shaivism
Periya Puranam
Sekkizhar
Miladu Nadu
Tirukkoyilur
Viluppuram district
Tamil Nadu
Veeratteswarar temple
Malayamān
Velirs
Vellalar
caste
Shiva
pujas
yogi
Kailash
Telugu
Basava Purana
Palkuriki Somanatha
Tripundra
sacred ash
rudraksha
guru
Kannada
Sundarar
Aditya I
Naganathaswami (Shiva) Temple
Thirunageswaram
Rajendra Chola I
Brihadeeswarar Temple
Thanjavur
Tamil month
Karthikai
Uttara Phalgunī
nakshatra
Anjali mudra

paragraph: Meiporul Nayanar

paragraph: Meiporul Nayanar known as Meypporul Nayanar, Meipporul (Meypporul), Meiporular, Meypporular, Maiporul Nayanar and Miladudaiyar is a Nayanar saint, venerated in the Hindu sect of Shaivism. He is generally counted as the fifth in the list of 63 Nayanars.

paragraph: Section::::Life.

paragraph: The life of Meiporul Nayanar is described in the "Periya Puranam" by Sekkizhar (12th century), which is a hagiography of the 63 Nayanars.

paragraph: Meiporul Nayanar was the chieftain of Miladu Nadu, with his capital at Tirukkoyilur, modern-day Tirukoilur, Viluppuram district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Tirukkoyilur is known for its Veeratteswarar temple dedicated to Shiva. Meiporul Nayanar belonged to the Malayamān dynasty of the Velirs royal house, which is related to the Vellalar caste of agriculturalists. His name "Meiporul" means "one for whom God was the sole reality". Miladudaiyar is a title indicating him being a Miladu chief.

paragraph: A devout devotee of the god Shiva (the patron of Shaivism), Meiporul Nayanar served the god in his temples as well as his devotees. He organised glorious pujas in Shiva temples. The kingdom flourished along with Shaivism and the arts. Muthanathan, king of a neighbouring state, became envious of Tirukkoyilur's prosperity. He attacked Tirukkoyilur numerous times, but was vanquished by Meiporul Nayanar's troops each time. Following this, Muthanathan understood that he could never defeat Meiporul Nayanar by fair means and devised a devious stratagem.

paragraph: Muthanathan arrived in Tirukkoyilur, disguised himself as a Shaiva ascetic (yogi). The guards let him through and finally he reached the king's bed chambers, guarded by Dathan. While Dathan dissuaded the ascetic from entering since the king was resting, Muthanathan insisted that he wanted to teach the king the knowledge of gaining emancipation. Dathan let him through; the wife woke up seeing the ascetic enter and awakened the king. Muthanathan said that he had come to educate Meiporul in the secret knowledge, imparted to him by Shiva himself and requested privacy with the king. Meiporul sent off his queen and guards away. Meiporul placed Muthanathan on a high seat, while he sat at the feet of ascetic. Muthanathan removed a dagger hidden in a scroll and stabbed the king. Dathan, who was suspicious of the ascetic's intentions from the beginning, had hid in the room and rushed to the king's chamber and attacked the ascetic. As Dathan was about to strike the ascetic with his sword, Meiporul dissuaded him saying as a Shaiva, the ascetic was related to Meiporul and commanded him to ensure the ascetic is escorted unharmed to the boundary of the kingdom. While the king's subjects charged at the false ascetic, Dathan prevented them from inflicting harm on Muthanathan, informing them of the king's orders. Dathan accompanied Muthanathan outside the city and left him in an uninhabited forest, where no one could harm him. Dathan returned to the king and conveyed the news of the safety of the ascetic. Meiporul called his ministers, wife and kin to his death-bed and advised them to propagate Shaivism. He closed his eyes and meditated on Shiva. Shiva appeared before him and blessed him. Shiva took Meiporul Nayanar to Kailash, his abode. In the name of Dathan, there is a place called 'Thathanur' in Ariyalur district near Jeyamkondam. It is believed that the Dathan's descendants were part of Rajendra Chozhan-I military force and settled in this area.

paragraph: The tale of Meiporul Nayanar (called Cedi Vallabha in the account) is also recalled in the 13th-century Telugu "Basava Purana" of Palkuriki Somanatha in brief and with some variation. The king derives his name from his kingdom Cedi. He adores the external Shaiva symbols like the Tripundra (three horizontal lines of sacred ash on his forehead) and the rudraksha beads worn by Shiavas. Foreign kings defeated by Vallabha sent thirteen warriors in guise of Shaivas. Vallabha bowed to the devotees, who fatally wounded the king with their swords. In spite of their actions, the king bowed to them, revering them as his gurus. Shiva appeared before him and granted him an "exalted and eternal status". In Kannada, Meiporul Nayanar is known as Cediraja, the king of Cedi. The kingdom of Cedi existed around Tirukkoyilur.

paragraph: Section::::Remembrance.

paragraph: One of the most prominent Nayanars, Sundarar (8th century) venerates Meiporul Nayanar in the "Tiruthonda Thogai", a hymn to Nayanar saints, praising as invincible.

paragraph: An inscription by Aditya I (reign: c. 871–907 CE) in the Naganathaswami (Shiva) Temple of Thirunageswaram - part of a now ruined shrine - suggests that the shrine may be dedicated to Meiporul Nayanar. Another theory suggests that the record is talking about a school or monastery in honour of the Nayanar, who lived in the period close to Aditya I. However, the theories are disputed.

paragraph: A stone record in the temple suggest that in the third year of the reign of Rajendra Chola I (reign: 1012–1044 CE), a royal officer Adittan Suryan set up a copper image of Meiporul Nayanar in the Brihadeeswarar Temple (dedicated to Shiva) of Thanjavur, built by his father. The stories of Meiporul and other Nayanars, whose copper images are installed, are "alluded to in the groups of copper images set up by various royal officers in the temple".

paragraph: Meiporul Nayanar is worshipped in the Tamil month of Karthikai, when the moon enters the Uttara Phalgunī nakshatra (lunar mansion). He is depicted like a king with a crown and folded hands (see Anjali mudra). He receives collective worship as part of the 63 Nayanars. Their icons and brief accounts of his deeds are found in many Shiva temples in Tamil Nadu. Their images are taken out in procession in festivals.

wikidata_label: Meiporul Nayanar

wikipedia_title: Meiporul Nayanar


text: Maine

text: Henniker, New Hampshire

text: Dartmouth College

text: John Holmes

text: York County, Maine

text: Alfred, Maine

text: Maine House of Representatives

text: National Republican Party

text: Whig Party

text: Maine Attorney General

text: Anson Morrill

text: Maine Supreme Judicial Court

categories: 1793 births,People from Henniker, New Hampshire,Maine Supreme Judicial Court justices,Maine Attorneys General,Maine Whigs,Maine National Republicans,People from Alfred, Maine,19th-century American politicians,1863 deaths,Dartmouth College alumni

paragraph: Daniel Goodenow

paragraph: Daniel Goodenow (October 30, 1793 – October 7, 1863) was an American politician and jurist from Maine. Goodenow was born in Henniker, New Hampshire and was primarily self-educated, though he did graduate from Dartmouth College. He studied law under future U.S. Senator John Holmes and was admitted to the York County, Maine Bar in 1817. Residing in Alfred, Maine, Goodenow served three one year terms in the Maine House of Representatives (1827, 1828 and 1830), which included a term as Speaker of the Maine House of Representatives. He was a member of the National Republican Party while in the Legislature. In 1831, Goodenow was the Whig Party candidate for Governor. Unsuccessful, he ran again in 1832 and 1833. In 1838 and 1841, Goodenow served as Maine Attorney General.

paragraph: On October 10, 1855, Republican Governor Anson Morrill appointed Goodenow to a 7-year term as an Associate Justice of the Maine Supreme Judicial Court. He retired after his first term ended in 1862 and died in Alfred a year later on October 7, 1863.

description: American politician

wikidata_label: Daniel Goodenow

wikipedia_title: Daniel Goodenow


text: Liberal

text: Norwegian

text: Stockholm

text: Romsdal

text: University of Christiania

text: cand.jur.

text: Storting

text: Nord-Trøndelag

text: Sør-Trøndelag

text: Odelstinget

text: Johannes Steen

text: Otto Blehr

text: Fredrikke Marie Qvam

categories: Members of the Storting,University of Oslo alumni,19th-century Norwegian lawyers,19th-century Norwegian politicians,Norwegian educators,Government ministers of Norway,Ministers of Agriculture and Food of Norway,1834 births, Recipients of the St. Olav's Medal,People from Molde,1904 deaths

paragraph: Ole Anton Qvam

paragraph: Ole Anton Qvam (5 August 1834 – 8 July 1904) was a Norwegian lawyer and Liberal politician, who was the Norwegian Minister of Justice 1891-1893, 1898–1899 and 1900–1902, Minister of the Interior 1899-1900, as well as head of the Ministry of Auditing, Ministry of Agriculture and Ministry of Justice in 1900, and Norwegian prime minister in Stockholm 1902-1903.

paragraph: Section::::Biography.

paragraph: Ole Anton Qvam was born in Bolsøy in today's Molde in Romsdal, Norway. He was the son of Ole Larsen Qvam (1782–1844) and Johanne Pedersdatter Ryen (1797–1850). Qvam worked as a teacher in Christiania, Arendal and Setesdal. He began studying law at the University of Christiania and became cand.jur. 1862. He founded the Sparbu and Egge savings bank in 1872, where he was chairman of the board 1873-1886. Mayor of Egge from 1869–1885.

paragraph: Qvam was elected to the Storting for Nordre Trondhjems (Nord-Trøndelag) from 1874-1885 and for Søndre Trondhjems (Sør-Trøndelag) from 1885-1888. He served as president of the Odelstinget from 1886–1888.

paragraph: Qvam was Minister of Justice in the first government of Johannes Steen from March 6, 1891 to May 1, 1893, and later also Justice Minister of Johannes Steen's second government from February 17, 1898 to April 1899. On April 21, 1902, Qvam became Norway's Prime Minister in Stockholm during the first government of Otto Blehr.

paragraph: Section::::Personal life.

paragraph: He was married to feminist pioneer Fredrikke Marie Qvam (1843-1938) who was President of the Norwegian Association for Women's Rights and founded the Norwegian Women's Public Health Association. He retired from government during 1903. He died at Egge on July 8, 1904.

description: Norwegian jurist and politician

wikidata_label: Ole Anton Qvam

wikipedia_title: Ole Anton Qvam


text: juggling

text: music halls

text: pantomimes

text: Royal Command Performance

text: Lissa

text: Prussia

text: Province of Posen

text: Berlin

text: music halls

text: pantomimes

text: Royal Command Performance

text: First World War

text: Brixton

text: West Norwood Cemetery

text: Edwin Morgan

text: List of jugglers

categories: People from Leszno,People from the Province of Posen,1918 deaths,Jugglers,Circus performers,1859 births

paragraph: Paul Cinquevalli

paragraph: Paul Cinquevalli (30 June 1859 – 14 July 1918) was a German music hall entertainer whose speciality juggling act made him popular in the English music halls during the 19th and early 20th century.

paragraph: Cinquevalli first appeared in England in 1885 with much success and settled in London, appearing in various circuses, music halls and pantomimes. In 1912, he became one of the first acts to appear in music hall's first Royal Command Performance.

paragraph: He is perhaps best known for being one of the first "gentleman jugglers", a description given to a male performer who juggles with everyday objects such as bottles, plates, glasses and umbrellas.

paragraph: Section::::Biography.

paragraph: Cinquevalli was born Paul Kestner in Lissa in the Prussian Province of Posen (now Poland). His parents moved to Berlin when he was two years old. His began his career in the circus when he was 12 having been spotted in a school gymnastics display.

paragraph: Cinquevalli publicized himself widely, leading to differing accounts on what of his life is fact and what is fiction. At the age of 14, he ran away from home to join an acrobatic troupe led by an Italian, Giuseppe Chiese-Cinquevalli. Initially he performed on high wire and trapeze, but he took up juggling while recovering from a fall. He first appeared in England in 1885 and was a success. He settled in London and appeared in various circuses, music halls and pantomimes. In 1912, he became one of the first acts to appear in the music hall's first ever Royal Command Performance.

paragraph: Though he performed in a stylized costume consisting of a leotard and tights, he is generally regarded as one of the first gentleman jugglers, because he performed with everyday objects such as bottles, plates, glasses and umbrellas. One of the tricks he originated which is still performed today, was to throw a full bottle in the air, catch the neck of the bottle on the spike of an umbrella, and then open the umbrella as the liquid in the bottle ran out of it. He also incorporated feats of strength in his act. One of his trademark tricks was supporting a chair in his teeth while juggling three balls. On the chair sat an assistant reading a newspaper, and on the assistant's lap was a desk.

paragraph: When the First World War commenced in 1914, Cinquevalli was ostracised due to his German nationality and did not appear in England after 1912. He retired from the stage and died in Brixton, London in 1918. He was buried at West Norwood Cemetery.

paragraph: Section::::Literary references.

paragraph: Cinquevalli's life and career is the subject of a poem by Edwin Morgan, the National Poet of Scotland from 2004–2010.

paragraph: Section::::See also.

paragraph: BULLET::::- List of jugglers

paragraph: Section::::External links.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Cinquevalli page at Juggling Hall of Fame

paragraph: BULLET::::- Description of Cinquevalli's act from "The Strand Magazine" Vol XIII, Jan-June 1897

description: German juggler

wikidata_label: Paul Cinquevalli

wikipedia_title: Paul Cinquevalli