text: World War II

text: Army Detachment Kempf

text: Battle of Kursk

text: Imperial German Army

text: World War I

text: Reichswehr

text: Wehrmacht

text: Generalmajor

text: World War II

text: Poland

text: Panzer Division Kempf

text: 3rd Army

text: Georg von Küchler

text: Massacre in Zakroczym

text: Battle of Modlin

text: 6th Panzer Division

text: Battle of France

text: Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

text: Generalleutnant

text: XXXXVIII Army Corps (motorized)

text: General der Panzertruppe

text: Operation Barbarossa

text: Soviet Union

text: Panzer Group 1

text: Army Group South

text: Battle of Uman

text: Battle of Kiev (1941)

text: Kursk

text: XXXXVIII Panzer Corps

text: Battle of Kursk

text: Army Detachment Kempf

text: Baltics

text: Iron Cross

text: Clasp to the Iron Cross

text: Generalleutnant

text: General der Panzertruppe

categories: Recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves,People from Königsberg,Reichswehr personnel,German prisoners of war in World War II,1886 births,1964 deaths,Generals of Panzer Troops,Recipients of the Friedrich-August-Kreuz, 1st class,Prussian Army personnel,Recipients of the clasp to the Iron Cross, 1st class,German military personnel of World War I

paragraph: Werner Kempf

paragraph: Werner Kempf (9 March 1886 – 6 January 1964) was a general in the German Army rising to corps-level command during World War II. Kempf is best known for commanding the Army Detachment Kempf during the Battle of Kursk.

paragraph: Section::::Career.

paragraph: Kempf joined the Imperial German Army on in 1905; following World War I, he served in the Reichswehr and later the Wehrmacht. In October 1937 Kempf took command of the newly formed 4th Panzer Brigade; in January 1939 he was promoted to "Generalmajor". At the beginning of World War II in Europe, he took part in the invasion of Poland as commander of Panzer Division Kempf, which was also known as the "Panzerverband Ostpreußen" (Panzer Group East Prussia) of the 3rd Army under Georg von Küchler. As divisional commander, he received the capitulation of Fort Zakroczym, which was followed by Massacre in Zakroczym, at the conclusion of the Battle of Modlin. The division returned to East Prussia at the end of the Poland campaign, and Kempf was named commander of the 1st Light Division, renamed 6th Panzer Division, on 18 October 1939.

paragraph: In 1939 and 1940 Kempf led the 6th Panzer Division in the Battle of France. He was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 3 June 1940 for his role in the campaign, and was promoted to "Generalleutnant" on 1 August 1940. On 6 January 1941, he was ordered to form XXXXVIII Army Corps (motorized), and became its commander, along with a promotion to General der Panzertruppe, on 1 April 1941. With this corps Kempf took part in Operation Barbarossa, the invasion of the Soviet Union, starting on 22 June 1941, as part of Panzer Group 1 of Army Group South, where the corps took part in the Battle of Uman and Battle of Kiev (1941), and pushed as far as Kursk.

paragraph: From 5 May 1942 he was commanding general of the XXXXVIII Panzer Corps and was in this position on 10 August 1942 when he was awarded the Oak leaves to the Knight's Cross. In July 1943, he participated in the Battle of Kursk as commander of the Army Detachment Kempf. From May to September 1944 he was commander of the Wehrmacht in the Baltics. He was then moved to the leadership reserve until he was taken into captivity in May 1945. He was released in 1947.

paragraph: Section::::Awards and decorations.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Iron Cross (1914) 2nd Class (15 September 1914) & 1st Class (28 February 1916)

paragraph: BULLET::::- Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (15 September 1939) & 1st Class (28 September 1939)

paragraph: BULLET::::- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves

paragraph: BULLET::::- Knight's Cross on 3 June 1940 as "Generalleutnant" and commander of 6 Panzer-Division

paragraph: BULLET::::- 111th Oak Leaves on 10 August 1942 as "General der Panzertruppe" and commander of XXXXVIII. Panzerkorps

description: German general

wikidata_label: Werner Kempf

wikipedia_title: Werner Kempf


text:
Minamoto no Yoritomo
Kyūshū
Genpei War
Sadayoshi
Battle of Dan-no-ura
Ogata no Saburo Koreyoshi
Rokujo
Minamoto no Yoshitsune
Kamakura Bakufu
tandem
Kikuchi clan
bushidan
Ogata no Saburo Koreyoshi
Bungo
Taira

categories: 1185 deaths,People of Kamakura-period Japan,Samurai,Year of birth unknown

paragraph: Kikuchi Takanao

paragraph: When Kikuchi Takanao sided with Minamoto no Yoritomo and began levying troops in Kyūshū in 1180, at the beginning of the Genpei War, Sadayoshi marched against him and defeated Takanao. Kikuchi Takanao was present at the Battle of Dan-no-ura. Shortly after the battle in the same year, he was turned over to Minamoto Yoshitsune by his lord Ogata no Saburo Koreyoshi. He was taken to the Rokujo riverbed and his head was cut off.

paragraph: "One of your retainers, Kikuchi no Jiro Takanao, has been my enemy for years ... You may rely on me if you will turn Kikuchi over for execution."[3] -Minamoto no Yoshitsune

paragraph: At the end of the twelfth century events far away in eastern Japan led to the establishment of Japan's first military government, the Kamakura Bakufu, which, during the initial stages at least, ran in tandem with the old imperial administration. The wars surrounding the birth of this new regime saw the Kikuchi clan coalesce into a powerful warrior league, or bushidan. In 1181/2, their leader Kikuchi Takanao, joined with Ogata no Saburo Koreyoshi of Bungo, another important local warrior, in rebellion against the Taira, which converted them into de facto allies of Minamoto Yoritomo, founder of the Bakufu.

paragraph: This rising was, however, crushed by Haruda Tanenao. Then, perversely, as the fighting drew to a close and the Taira star waned, the Kikuchi chose to align themselves with the erstwhile enemies and, together with the leading Kyūshū warriors including the Haruda, Yamaga, and Itai, suffered a crushing defeat at the hands of the now triumphant Bakufu. The battle took place off the coast of Kyūshū, at Dannoura, and it saw the emergence of Minamoto Yoritomo as Japan's unquestioned military leader. His forces were drawn largely from the east, while, in the dying moments, the Taira had relied almost exclusively on warriors from Kyūshū. The new military regime, therefore, titled decidedly toward the east and against the west, a fact that was to have profound consequences for the island's future.

description: samurai

wikidata_label: Kikuchi Takanao

wikipedia_title: Kikuchi Takanao


text:
Ōtomo clan
Minamoto no Yoritomo
Battle of Bun'ei
Tsushima
Iki
Sawara District
Sōhara
Befu
Fukuoka city
Sōharakōen
Takezaki Suenaga
Kublai Khan
Tsushima Straits
Kikuchi Shrine
Kikuchi Taketoki
Hayashi Narinaga
Sengoku Period
Saigō Takamori
Saigo clan
Kikuchi Yōsai
Mōko Shūrai Ekotoba
Takezaki Suenaga
Battle of Bun'ei
Battle of Kōan
Mongol Invasions of Japan
Genko Borui
Kikuchi clan
Hayashi Narinaga
Mongol Invasion Scrolls Online
Bowdoin College
Takezaki Suenaga

categories: People of Kamakura-period Japan,1245 births,1285 deaths

paragraph: Kikuchi Takefusa

paragraph: Section::::Background and family.

paragraph: "Kikuchi Jirō Takefusa" was son of the 9th head of the clan, Kikuchi Takayasu (菊池 隆泰); Jirō (次郎) means "second son". His mother whose name is unknown was from the equally famous Ōtomo clan and a great-granddaughter of Minamoto no Yoritomo through his illegitimate son. Takefusa became head of the clan after his father since his elder brother had died young. His younger brother Aritaka was adopted by their retainers, the Akahoshi clan.

paragraph: During the first Mongol invasion at the Battle of Bun'ei he fought with his younger brother Aritaka and they were both awarded by the Emperor. Takefusa shot a Mongol general in the face with a signed arrow, precipitating the recall of the first Mongol invasion. Bun'ei is really the name of a campaign comprising many battles.

paragraph: Section::::First Mongol Invasion (1274).:Battle of Akasaka.

paragraph: The Mongols had defeated or annihilated the defenders on the small islands of Tsushima, Iki, Hirato, Taka and Nokono during their island hopping towards the Japanese mainland. Akasaka was the first battle with a real army.

paragraph: The Mongolian force had landed on Momochi field, Sawara District and divided into two groups one of which encamped at Akasaka. They were attacked by Kikuchi Takefusa losing about 100 soldiers. The greater group retreated to the hill of Sōhara, and the smaller group to Tukahara field in Befu. The Mongolian force pitched a camp on Sōhara field which had a hill 30m in height and a great vantage point of the streets of Fukuoka city. The field is now Sōharakōen "Sōhara Park". The stone monument in the center of Sōharakōen marks the remains of Mongolian soldiers who were killed during the battle. During this battle, Kikuchi Takefusa gained fame for all the heads of the enemy that he collected.

paragraph: From the diary of one of his commanders, Takezaki Suenaga:

paragraph: ""Thinking that I was the first to battle of all the warriors from Higo, I set off from the Hakata encampment. On my way to Akasaka, after passing the gate (torii) of the Sumiyoshi Shrine, I met a man on a dapple gray horse at Komatsubara. He wore purple armor with a reverse arrowhead design, and a crimson billowing cape (horo) and, having just defeated the invaders in their encampment, was returning with a hundred horsemen. The pirates had fled. Two had been taken. He looked most brave and had two retainers walking before him on his left and right carrying heads - one pierced on a sword, the other on a naginata. "Who passes here looking so brave?" I asked, and he replied, "I am Kikuchi Jirō Takefusa of Higo Province. Who are you?" I am Takezaki Gorō Hyōe Suenaga of the same province. Watch me attack! Saying so I charged.""

paragraph: This was the largest naval invasion in history until D-Day. In the spring of 1281, Kublai Khan sent two separate forces. An impressive force of 900 ships containing 40,000 Yuan troops set out from Masan, Korea, while an even larger force of 100,000 sailed from southern China in 3,500 ships. The Mongols' plan called for an overwhelming coordinated attack by the combined imperial Yuan fleets. The Chinese fleet of the Yuan was delayed by difficulties in provisioning and manning the large number of ships they had.

paragraph: Section::::Second Mongol Invasion (1281).:The Battle of Kōan.

paragraph: The Eastern Route Army arrived at Hakata Bay on June 21, and decided to proceed with the invasion without waiting for the larger Southern force which had still not left China. They were a short distance to the north and east of where their force had landed in 1274, and were in fact beyond the walls and defenses constructed by the Japanese. The samurai responded quickly, assaulting the invaders with waves of defenders, denying them the beachhead.

paragraph: At night small boats carried small bands of samurai into the Yuan fleet in the bay. Under cover of darkness they boarded enemy ships, killed as many as they could, and withdrew before dawn. This harassing tactic led the Yuan forces to retreat to Tsushima, where they would wait for the Southern Route Army. However, over the course of the next several weeks, 3,000 men were killed in close quarters combat in the hot weather. Yuan forces never gained a beachhead.

paragraph: The first of the Southern force ships arrived on July 16, and by August 12 the two fleets were ready to attack Japan. On August 15 a major tempest struck the Tsushima Straits, lasting two full days and destroying most of the Yuan fleet. Contemporary Japanese accounts indicate that over 4,000 ships were destroyed in the storm; 80 percent of the Yuan soldiers either drowned or were killed by samurai on the beaches. The loss of ships was so great that "a person could walk across from one point of land to another on a mass of wreckage".

paragraph: Section::::Death and legacy.

paragraph: After the battle Takefusa must have gone home to Kikuchi Castle. He died on March 26, 1285, from an unknown illness only four years after the second invasion. His remains were interred at Kikuchi Shrine. His son and heir Kikuchi Takamori (菊池 隆盛) had died young even before him so his grandson Kikuchi Tokitaka (菊池 時隆, 1287–1304) became 11th head of the clan. Tokitaka also died young in battle so his brother the famous Kikuchi Taketoki (菊池 武時, 1292–1333) became 12th head.

paragraph: Hayashi Narinaga who was a samurai general during the Sengoku Period was a descendant of Takefusa. Also, Saigō Takamori who is now known as the "last samurai"; The Saigo clan was a branch family of the Kikuchi. Another famous descendant through adoption is the artist and scholar Kikuchi Yōsai.

paragraph: Section::::Family.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Father: Kikuchi Takayasu (菊池隆泰)

paragraph: BULLET::::- Mother: daughter of Takuma Yoshihide (託摩能秀女)

paragraph: BULLET::::- Wife(s): unknown

paragraph: BULLET::::- 1st son: Kikuchi Takamori (菊池隆盛)

paragraph: BULLET::::- Son: Kai Takemoto (甲斐武本)

paragraph: BULLET::::- Son: Horikawa Michitake (堀川道武)

paragraph: BULLET::::- Son: Nagase Takenari (長瀬武成)

paragraph: BULLET::::- Son: Shimazaki Taketsune (島崎武経)

paragraph: BULLET::::- Son: Hasama Takekado (迫間武門)

paragraph: BULLET::::- Son: Kitamura Takemura (重富武村)

paragraph: Section::::See also.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Mōko Shūrai Ekotoba

paragraph: BULLET::::- Takezaki Suenaga

paragraph: BULLET::::- Battle of Bun'ei

paragraph: BULLET::::- Battle of Kōan

paragraph: BULLET::::- Mongol Invasions of Japan

paragraph: BULLET::::- Genko Borui

paragraph: BULLET::::- Kikuchi clan

paragraph: BULLET::::- Hayashi Narinaga

paragraph: Section::::External links.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Mongol Invasion Scrolls Online interactive viewer for "Moko Shurai Ekotoba" from Bowdoin College.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Takezaki Suenaga Samurai-archives.com

description: samurai

wikidata_label: Kikuchi Takefusa

wikipedia_title: Kikuchi Takefusa


text:
Kugyō
Japan
noble
Heian period
Dazaifu
Jurchen pirates
Toi invasion
Chūnagon
Hokke
Fujiwara clan
Fujiwara no Michitaka
Takashina no Takako
Fujiwara no Michinaga
Daijō-daijin
Fujiwara no Korechika
Emperor Ichijō
Fujiwara no Teishi
Eiso
Junior Fifth Rank, Lower Grade
Board of Chamberlains
Shōryaku
Shōryaku
Junior Third Rank
Kugyō
Chōtoku
Chūnagon
Chōtoku
Fujiwara no Korechika
Emperor Kazan
Shingon
Chōtoku
Ministry of War
Chōhō
Chūnagon
Kankō
Junior Second Rank
Chōwa
Dazaifu
Chōwa
Senior Second Rank
Kannin
Emperor Sanjō
Kyūshū
Dazaifu
Dazaifu
Dazaifu
Toi invasion
Kannin
Fujiwara no Yukinari
Jian
Chūnagon
Chōryaku
Chōkyū
Chōkyū
Chūnagon
Kikuchi clan
Higo Province
Fujiwara no Michitaka
Takashina no Takako
Fujiwara no Tamemitsu
Enryaku-ji
Mii-dera
Kikuchi clan
Fujiwara clan
Kikuchi clan
Dazaifu (government)

paragraph: Fujiwara no Takaie

paragraph: , was a "Kugyō" (Japanese noble) of the late Heian period. He was the Regional Governor of Dazaifu and is famous for repelling the Jurchen pirates during the Toi invasion in 1019. He reached the court position of Chūnagon.

paragraph: Section::::Early Life & Background.

paragraph: Takaie was born 979 into the Hokke branch of the powerful Fujiwara clan, the fourth son of Fujiwara no Michitaka. His mother was Takashina no Takako also known as "Kō-no-Naishi" (高内侍) or "Gidō-sanshi no Haha" (儀同三司母). His childhood name was Ako (阿古). His uncle was the powerful Fujiwara no Michinaga who represented the highpoint of the Fujiwara clan's control over the government of Japan holding the position of Daijō-daijin. His elder brother was Fujiwara no Korechika who was charged with treason but later pardoned. One of his sisters was the well-known empress consort of Emperor Ichijō, Fujiwara no Teishi.

paragraph: Section::::Career.

paragraph: BULLET::::- 989 ("Eiso 1, 29th day of the 1st month"): Junior Fifth Rank, Lower Grade (従五位下, "ju go-i no ge"). Also appointed to the Board of Chamberlains (侍従職, "Jijū-shoku").

paragraph: BULLET::::- 993 ("Shōryaku 4, 10th day of the 3rd month"): Middle Captain of the Right Division of Inner Palace Guards (右近衛中将, "Ukone-no-chujo").

paragraph: BULLET::::- 994 ("Shōryaku 5, 28th day of the 8th month"): Junior Third Rank (従三位, "ju san-mi"), joining the ranks of the Kugyō.

paragraph: BULLET::::- 995 ("Chōtoku 1, 6th day of the 4th month"): After the death of his father he was appointed Chūnagon (中納言).

paragraph: BULLET::::- 996 ("Chōtoku 2, 24th day of the 4th month"): His older brother Fujiwara no Korechika was charged with shooting an arrow at Retired Emperor Kazan, and performing an esoteric Shingon ceremony known as Taigen no Hō (大元帥法), which was reserved solely for the emperor. Korechika was demoted to Dazai-gon-no-sochi (大宰権帥) and Takaie was demoted to Izumo-Gon-no-kami (出雲権守). This incident became known as Chōtoku no hen (長徳の変). They were pardoned the next year.

paragraph: BULLET::::- 998 ("Chōtoku 4, 23rd day of the 10th month"): Appointed chief official of the Ministry of War (兵部卿, "Hyōbu-kyō").

paragraph: BULLET::::- 1002 ("Chōhō 4, 24th day of the 9th month"): Appointed Gon-Chūnagon (権中納言).

paragraph: BULLET::::- 1007 ("Kankō 4, 20th day of the 1st month"): Junior Second Rank (従二位, "ju ni-i") with the job of Travelling Inspector of the Provincial Governments (按察使, "Azechi").

paragraph: BULLET::::- 1014 ("Chōwa 3, 7th day of the 11th month"): Appointed as Regional Governor of Dazaifu (大宰権帥, "Dazai-gon-no-sochi").

paragraph: BULLET::::- 1015 ("Chōwa 4, 21st day of the 4th month"): Senior Second Rank (正二位, "shō ni-i"). He gradually returned to court society but his position ended with Chūnagon.

paragraph: BULLET::::- 1019 ("Kannin 3, 4th month"): he had voluntarily asked Emperor Sanjō to go down to Kyūshū to Dazaifu to take up the position of Regional Governor of Dazaifu in order to receive treatment for an eye disease. Takaie successfully led the defense of Dazaifu against the Toi invasion of 1019. A rumor was circulated that the invading Toi (considered as Joshin tribe) carried smallpox to mainland Japan and it began spreading upon Takaie's arrival in the capital. Takaie requested that his men be given rewards for their military contributions, and in response to his request, rules regarding local governments were discussed among high court officials.

paragraph: BULLET::::- 1019 ("Kannin 3, 12th month"): He resigned from his post in Dazaifu which was given to Fujiwara no Yukinari. Takaie returned to the capital.

paragraph: BULLET::::- 1023 ("Jian 3, 15th day of the 12th month"): He declined the position of Chūnagon (中納言) so his second son, Fujiwara no Tsunesuke was promoted to Sachuben (左中弁) instead.

paragraph: BULLET::::- 1037 ("Chōryaku 1, 9th day of the 8th month"): He again declined the position of Regional Governor of Dazaifu so it was given to Fujiwara no Sanenari (藤原実成).

paragraph: BULLET::::- 1042 ("Chōkyū 3, 29th day of the 1st month"): Takaie retired.

paragraph: BULLET::::- 1042 ("Chōkyū 3, 29th day of the 1st month"): Takaie died at 66 years of age with the ranks of Senior Second Rank (正二位, "shō ni-i") and Zen-Chūnagon (前中納言).

paragraph: Section::::Legacy.

paragraph: The Kikuchi clan of Higo Province claim that their founder, Kikuchi Noritaka is a son of Fujiwara no Masanori and grandson of Takaie.

paragraph: Section::::Family.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Father: Fujiwara no Michitaka (藤原道隆, 953–995)

paragraph: BULLET::::- Mother: Takashina no Takako (高階貴子, ?–996), also known as Kō-no-Naishi (高内侍)

paragraph: BULLET::::- Wife: name unknown, daughter of Minamoto no Shigenobu (源重信の娘)

paragraph: BULLET::::- Wife: name unknown, daughter of Fujiwara no Kagenari (藤原景斉の娘)

paragraph: BULLET::::- First son: Fujiwara no Yoshiyori (藤原良頼, 1002–1048)

paragraph: BULLET::::- Wife: name unknown, daughter of Minamoto no Kanesuke (源兼資の娘)

paragraph: BULLET::::- Second son: Fujiwara no Tsunesuke (藤原経輔, 1006–1081)

paragraph: BULLET::::- Daughter: name unknown, wife of Prince Atsunori (敦儀親王室)

paragraph: BULLET::::- Daughter: name unknown, wife of Fujiwara no Kanetsune (藤原兼経室)

paragraph: BULLET::::- Wife: name unknown, daughter of Fujiwara no Tamemitsu (藤原為光, 942–992)

paragraph: BULLET::::- Son: Fujiwara no Suesada (藤原季定)

paragraph: BULLET::::- Wife: name unknown, daughter of Kaga-no-kami Masamitsu (加賀守正光の娘)

paragraph: BULLET::::- Son: Fujiwara no Iefusa (藤原家房)

paragraph: BULLET::::- Children with unknown mothers:

paragraph: BULLET::::- Son: Fujiwara no Yoshikazu (藤原良員)

paragraph: BULLET::::- Son: Fujiwara no Motosada (藤原基定)

paragraph: BULLET::::- Son: Kōshō (行昭, 1015–1062), a priest (権律師) at Enryaku-ji.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Son: Ryūmyō (隆明, 1021–1104), a priest at Mii-dera.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Son: Fujiwara no Masanori (藤原政則, 997–1063), ancestor of the Kikuchi clan. Possibly a son of Chikanori (親則), a man who worked for Takaie.

paragraph: Section::::See also.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Fujiwara clan

paragraph: BULLET::::- Kikuchi clan

paragraph: BULLET::::- Dazaifu (government)

wikidata_label: Fujiwara Takaie

wikipedia_title: Fujiwara no Takaie


text:
Major League Baseball
pitcher
Rule 5 Draft
Toronto Blue Jays
Boston Red Sox
designated for assignment
Iowa Cubs
Jon Lieber
DL
spring training
Iowa Cubs
Carlos Zambrano
Milwaukee Brewers
Cleveland Indians
Kerry Wood
Astros

categories: American expatriate baseball players in Canada,Daytona Cubs players,Living people,Baseball players from Illinois,Arizona League Cubs players,Toronto Blue Jays players,Chicago Cubs players,Peoria Chiefs players,Southwestern Illinois Blue Storm baseball players,Sportspeople from Belleville, Illinois,Sportspeople from Chicago,Boise Hawks players,West Tennessee Diamond Jaxx players,Major League Baseball pitchers,Iowa Cubs players,Lansing Lugnuts players,1982 births

paragraph: Randy Wells

paragraph: Randy David Wells (born August 28, 1982) is a former Major League Baseball pitcher.

paragraph: Section::::Professional career.

paragraph: Wells was drafted by the Chicago Cubs in the 38th Round (1143rd overall) of the 2002 amateur entry draft as a catcher. He spent his career in the Chicago Cubs farm system from to before being claimed in the Rule 5 Draft by the Toronto Blue Jays before the season. Wells made the opening day roster and made his debut on April 5, , against the Boston Red Sox and pitched a scoreless inning. It was his only appearance for the Blue Jays because he was designated for assignment on April 10, 2008. Wells was returned to the Cubs organization on April 16, and was assigned to the Triple-A Iowa Cubs. On September 9, 2008, the Cubs placed Jon Lieber on the 60-day DL and called up Wells to replace him on the roster. After spring training in 2009, he was returned to the Iowa Cubs. Wells was called up to the Cubs active roster on May 5, 2009 in place of the injured Carlos Zambrano. He made his first start on May 8 against the Milwaukee Brewers and struck out five batters in five scoreless innings, but despite leaving the game with a 2-0 lead, the Cubs' bullpen gave up three runs and eventually lost 3-2. Randy got his first Major League win on June 21, 2009 in a 6-2 win over a struggling and injury plagued Cleveland Indians. On July 29, Randy became the first Cub rookie pitcher to win 7 games since Kerry Wood did it in 1998, when he threw 8 shutout innings in a 12-0 Cubs win over the last place Astros. On October 6, 2012 Wells elected free agency.

description: American baseball player

wikidata_label: Randy Wells

wikipedia_title: Randy Wells


text:
Sarnia
Ontario
triathlete
Canada
Great Britain
Kitchener, Ontario
Dubai
United Arab Emirates
ITU
Säter, Sweden
Ironman Triathlon
Dollar Academy
Queen's University
Ontario, Canada
University of Edinburgh

categories: 1976 births,Living people,Sportspeople from Sarnia,Queen's University alumni,British female triathletes,People educated at Dollar Academy,Alumni of the University of Edinburgh

paragraph: Sara Gross

paragraph: Sara Gross (born March 26, 1976 in Sarnia, Ontario) is a former professional triathlete, who was born in Canada but competed for Great Britain. She grew up in Kitchener, Ontario and Dubai, United Arab Emirates. In 2005, she won the ITU European Long Distance Triathlon (4 km swimming, 120 km road cycling, 30 km running) in Säter, Sweden. In 2014, she won two Ironman Triathlon events; Ironman Brazil and Ironman Mont-Tremblant. Gross retired from professional triathlon in 2016 and now focuses on her media career.

paragraph: Gross attended Dollar Academy in Scotland for high school. She went on to attend Queen's University in Ontario, Canada where she obtained her bachelor's and master's degree. In June 2006, she graduated from University of Edinburgh earning a PhD in ancient history and religion with her dissertation focusing on women's history. It was during this time in Edinburgh that she took up the sport of triathlon.

paragraph: In 2014, Gross, co-founded and is currently President of TriEqual, a NGO whose mission is to promote fairness, development and equality for women in the sport of triathlon

paragraph: Gross also co-founded Mercury Rising Triathlon, with Carrie Matsumoto. MRT is a performance-based club in Victoria, British Columbia. where she works as a triathlon coach.

paragraph: Gross is a member of the Bahrain Endurance Team, a professional triathlon team sponsored by His Highness Sheikh Nasser bin Hamad al Khalifa.

paragraph: Gross is also a Presenter, Senior Producer and Chief Writer at WiSP Sports - The Global Women's Sports Network.

description: British triathlete

wikidata_label: Sara Gross

wikipedia_title: Sara Gross


text: Roman Catholic

text: Glarus

text: Switzerland

text: Germany

text: Stuttgart University

text: Bern

text: Brookline

text: Boston

text: Boston Society of Architects

text: American Institute of Architects

text: Roxbury, Massachusetts

text: Brooklyn, NY

text: East Jaffrey, NH

text: Hampton Beach, NH

text: Jamestown, NY

text: Esopus-on-the-Hudson, NY

text: Mission Church, Boston

text: Boston

text: Brighton, MA

text: Brighton, MA

text: Allston, MA

text: East Boston, MA

text: Brookline, MA

text: Roxbury, Massachusetts

text: Roxbury, MA

categories: Swiss emigrants to the United States,Architects of Roman Catholic churches,1927 deaths,Architects from Massachusetts,People from Bern,University of Stuttgart alumni,1858 births

paragraph: Franz Joseph Untersee

paragraph: Franz Joseph Untersee (1858-1927) was a Swiss-American architect who designed many Roman Catholic churches throughout the eastern part of United States.

paragraph: Born and educated in Glarus, Switzerland, he was sent to Germany for technical training, and after receiving his degree in architecture from Stuttgart University, returned to his native country. He served for a time as assistant to the City Architect of Bern but left to broaden the scope of his education in other cities of the continent.

paragraph: In 1882, Untersee sailed for America and having established residence in Brookline, a suburb of Boston, opened an office where he continued active for forty years. He was elected to the Boston Society of Architects in 1896 and in 1901 became an Associate of the American Institute of Architects. Many of his early works were in Brookline including the old Public Bath House (1896), the Manual Training Center (1901) and Brookline Savings Bank (both old and new buildings).

paragraph: It was however in the field of church design that he was best known. Many Roman Catholic buildings of the then popular Romanesque type were built from his plans in New England and New York State. His last work completed just before his death was the Mission High School, Roxbury, Massachusetts.

paragraph: Section::::Works.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Basilica and Rectory of Our Lady of Perpetual Help, Brooklyn, NY

paragraph: BULLET::::- St. Patrick's Church, East Jaffrey, NH

paragraph: BULLET::::- St. Patrick's Church, Hampton Beach, NH

paragraph: BULLET::::- St Peter & Paul Church and Rectory, Jamestown, NY

paragraph: BULLET::::- Buildings for the Mt. Saint Alphonsus Retreat Center for the Redemptorist Fathers, Esopus-on-the-Hudson, NY

paragraph: BULLET::::- The towers for the Mission Church, Boston together with a renovation of the interior.

paragraph: BULLET::::- St. Alphonsus Hall Boston

paragraph: BULLET::::- The tower for St. Columbkille Church, Brighton, MA

paragraph: BULLET::::- St. Columbkille School, Brighton, MA

paragraph: BULLET::::- St. Anthony Church, Allston, MA

paragraph: BULLET::::- St. Mary Star of the Sea Church, East Boston, MA

paragraph: BULLET::::- St. Lawrence Church, Brookline, MA

paragraph: BULLET::::- House of the Good Shepherd, Roxbury, Massachusetts (5 buildings, demolished in the 1960s)

paragraph: Section::::Buildings attributed to Untersee.

paragraph: BULLET::::- St John\St Hugh Church, Roxbury, MA

description: Swiss-American architect

wikidata_label: Franz Joseph Untersee

wikipedia_title: Franz Joseph Untersee


text:
Argentine
Grand Prix
motorcycle
road racer
1962
Argentine Grand Prix

categories: Argentine motorcycle racers,500cc World Championship riders,250cc World Championship riders,125cc World Championship riders,1939 births,Living people

paragraph: Benedicto Caldarella

paragraph: Benedicto Caldarella (born September 1, 1939) is an Argentine former Grand Prix motorcycle road racer. He won in his only Grand Prix race at the 1962 500cc Argentine Grand Prix. He ended the season ranked fifth overall. In 1970, he ran a Brabham BT 30 in the European Formula 2 Championship, for Automovil Club Argentina team, beside Carlos Reutemann.

description: Argentine motorcycle racer

wikidata_label: Benedicto Caldarella

wikipedia_title: Benedicto Caldarella


href: botanist ichthyologist malacologist Christ%27s%20College%2C%20Cambridge Madeira flora fauna the%20Scilly%20Isles mollusc Caseolus land%20snail Lemniscia land%20snail

text:
botanist
ichthyologist
malacologist
Christ's College, Cambridge
Madeira
flora
fauna
the Scilly Isles
mollusc
Caseolus
land snail
Lemniscia
land snail

categories: 1802 births,1874 deaths,English botanists,19th-century English Anglican priests,Alumni of Christ's College, Cambridge,English ichthyologists,English zoologists,English malacologists

paragraph: Richard Thomas Lowe

paragraph: Richard Thomas Lowe (1802–1874) was an English scientist, a botanist, ichthyologist, malacologist, and a clergyman. In 1825 he graduated from Christ's College, Cambridge, and in the same year he took holy orders. In 1832 he became a clergyman in the Madeira Islands, where he was also a part-time naturalist, extensively studying the local flora and fauna. He wrote a book on the Madeiran flora. He died in 1874 when the ship he was on was wrecked off the Scilly Isles.

paragraph: Section::::Taxa.

paragraph: Lowe named and described numerous molluscan taxa, including:

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Caseolus", a land snail genus and 8 species within it

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Lemniscia", a land snail genus and 2 species within it

alias:
Lowe
R. T. Lowe

description: British botanist, ichthyologist, malacologist and cleric

wikidata_label: Richard Thomas Lowe

wikipedia_title: Richard Thomas Lowe


text:
Bensen Aircraft
gyroglider
autogyro
Rostov-on-Don
Russia
Belgium
Bachelor of Science
Stevens Institute of Technology
Hoboken, New Jersey
Registered Professional Engineer
helicopter
Mentone, Indiana
Doctor of Divinity
Parkinson's disease
Biography of Igor Bensen

categories: Russian inventors,Aircraft designers,People from Mentone, Indiana,20th-century American engineers,1917 births,Soviet emigrants to the United States,20th-century American inventors,2000 deaths

paragraph: Igor Bensen

paragraph: Igor Basilevich Bensen (; April 1, 1917 – February 10, 2000) was a Russian-American engineer. He founded Bensen Aircraft, a US company which produced a successful line of gyrogliders (rotor kites) and autogyros.

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

paragraph: He was born in Rostov-on-Don, Russia, and eventually reached the United States in 1937. He began studies at age 17 while in Belgium, won a scholarship to study in the US three years later. He received a Bachelor of Science degree in mechanical engineering from Stevens Institute of Technology in Hoboken, New Jersey in 1940, later becoming a Registered Professional Engineer.

paragraph: Section::::Career.

paragraph: Bensen flew his first towed gyroglider in 1954. He founded the Popular Rotorcraft Association (PRA) in 1962, a non-profit interest group for owners and homebuilders of autogyros and helicopters, based in Mentone, Indiana. He was the group's president from 1962 to 1971.

paragraph: Section::::Honors and awards.

paragraph: He received an honorary Doctor of Divinity degree from Indiana University in 1968.

paragraph: Section::::Personal life and demise.

paragraph: Bensen died from Parkinson's disease at age 82.

paragraph: Section::::External links.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Biography of Igor Bensen at gyroplanepassion.com

description: American aircraft designer

wikidata_label: Igor Bensen

wikipedia_title: Igor Bensen


text: Major General

text: George VI

text: KBE

text: Order of Orange-Nassau

text: World War II

text: Penrith

text: Cumberland

text: University of Edinburgh

text: M.B.

text: Ch.B.

text: New Zealand

text: World War I

text: New Zealand Expeditionary Force

text: OBE

text: Wellington Hospital, New Zealand

text: University of Edinburgh

text: King George V Silver Jubilee Medal

text: George VI

text: RNZAF

text: KBE

text: Order of Orange-Nassau

text: World War II

text: Wellington

text: New Zealand

text: Christopher Bowerbank

text: Wellington

categories: English emigrants to New Zealand,New Zealand cardiologists,People from Penrith, Cumbria,New Zealand military personnel,New Zealand medical administrators,Grand Officers of the Order of Orange-Nassau,1960 deaths,1880 births,Alumni of the University of Edinburgh,New Zealand Knights Commander of the Order of the British Empire

paragraph: Fred Bowerbank

paragraph: Major General Sir Fred Thompson Bowerbank (30 April 1880 – 25 August 1960) was Director-General of Medical Services for the New Zealand Army and Air Force between 1939 and 1947. He served as Honorary Physician to the Governor-General of New Zealand from 1935 to 1939, and as Honorary Physician to King George VI between 1940 and 1948.

paragraph: Section::::Life.

paragraph: Fred Thompson Bowerbank was born in Penrith, Cumberland, the son of Joseph Bowerbank and his wife Mary (née Farrer). He was educated at Penrith High School and the University of Edinburgh where he graduated M.B. and Ch.B. in 1904. In 1907 he emigrated to New Zealand with his young wife.

paragraph: At the outbreak of World War I, Bowerbank enlisted in the New Zealand Expeditionary Force. He served in the 1st New Zealand Expeditionary Force and was mentioned five times in dispatches and, for his dedication to service, was made OBE in 1917.

paragraph: For most of his professional life, Bowerbank was consulting cardiologist to the Wellington Hospital, New Zealand. Bowerbank gained an MD from the University of Edinburgh in 1917, with a thesis on intestinal disease in the New Zealand expeditionary force in Egypt and the Dardanelles. He was elected a Member of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh in 1925 and a Fellow in 1929.

paragraph: In 1935, he was awarded the King George V Silver Jubilee Medal. He served as Honorary Physician to the Governor-General of New Zealand from 1935 to 1939, and as Honorary Physician to King George VI between 1940 and 1948.

paragraph: Bowerbank was Chief Medical Officer of the RNZAF from 1937 to 1939 and served as Director-General of Medical Services for the New Zealand Army and Air Force between 1939 and 1947. Bowerbank was made KBE in 1946, and in the same year a Grand Officer in the Order of Orange-Nassau for his service to the Netherlands during World War II. For his services to first-aid organizations, he was made a Knight of Grace of the Venerable Order of St. John of Jerusalem.

paragraph: Bowerbank married Maud Pick in 1907. He died in Wellington, New Zealand, on 25 August 1960. He was the great uncle of Christopher Bowerbank.

paragraph: Section::::Publication.

paragraph: BULLET::::- "A Doctor's Story", by Sir Fred Bowerbank. Published by Harry H. Tombs Limited, The Wingfield Press, Wellington, 1958

description: Doctor, military medical administrator

wikidata_label: Fred Thompson Bowerbank

wikipedia_title: Fred Bowerbank


text:
Danish
Svenstrup & Vendelboe
Idols
TV 3
Rikke Emma Niebuhr
Danish Singles Chart
Facebook

categories: 21st-century Danish singers,Danish female singers,1986 births,Living people

paragraph: Nadia Malm

paragraph: Nadia Malm Hansen (born 22 October 1986) better known as Nadia Malm is a Danish singer most known for her collaboration with Svenstrup & Vendelboe.

paragraph: She took part in the Danish reality television show "Idols" in season 2 in 2004 broadcast on TV 3. She came in bottom three in week 1 of the show on October 12, 2004 and was eliminated alongside Jacob. The series was won by Rikke Emma Niebuhr.

paragraph: Despite the lacklustre results in "Idols", she continued with a musical career. Her collaboration with Svenstrup & Vendelboe brought her a #1 chart topper on the Danish Singles Chart with the single "Dybt vand" featuring Nadia Malm. This was followed by another successful single by Svenstrup & Vendelboe entitled "Glemmer dig aldrig" again featuring vocals of Nadia Malm.

paragraph: Section::::Discography.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Featured in:

paragraph: Section::::External links.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Facebook

description: Danish musician

wikidata_label: Nadia Malm

wikipedia_title: Nadia Malm


text:
botany
New Zealand
Northampton
Northamptonshire
England
Robert Malcolm Laing
Eric Godley
Portsmouth
Digitized copy of Plants of New Zealand
Biodiversity Heritage Library
Photographs by Frank Bartrum Blackwell
Auckland Museum

categories: Women botanists,1864 births,20th-century women scientists,19th-century women scientists,New Zealand botanists,1952 deaths,20th-century New Zealand women writers,20th-century New Zealand scientists,20th-century New Zealand writers,19th-century New Zealand scientists,People from Northampton,British women scientists,19th-century women writers,New Zealand women scientists,English emigrants to New Zealand

paragraph: Ellen Wright Blackwell

paragraph: Ellen Wright Blackwell (7 October 1864 – 24 February 1952) was a writer and botanist who made a lasting impact on the field of botany in New Zealand. She was born in Northampton, Northamptonshire, England on 7 October 1864.

paragraph: Section::::Biography.

paragraph: Section::::Biography.:Early life.

paragraph: Blackwell was born in Northampton to John and Anna Maria Blackwell, the sixth daughter and ninth child of their eleven children. Prior to her visit to New Zealand she wrote some religious books for children under the name "Grace Winter".

paragraph: Section::::Biography.:Visit to New Zealand.

paragraph: Blackwell came to New Zealand in 1904 to visit her two brothers William and Frank, who had emigrated to New Zealand previously. Robert Malcolm Laing, who was Blackwell's co-author on the "Plants of New Zealand", was a passenger on the "Omrah", the ship upon which Blackwell was travelling. Laing joined the ship at Naples. The two travellers discovered their common interest in plants and went ashore together at some of the ports of call. A friendship was established and after the ship reached New Zealand in 1904 they remained in touch.

paragraph: Section::::Biography.:"Plants of New Zealand".

paragraph: After arriving in Auckland, Blackwell visited her brother Frank, a keen photographer, at Pahi in January 1904. She remained in New Zealand for three more summers, visiting other areas, then with Laing set out to produce "Plants of New Zealand". This book was first published in 1906 under the joint authorship of Laing and Blackwell, with 160 original photographs by Blackwell and her brother Frank. It was the first time a popular, well-illustrated and authoritatively-written account of New Zealand plants had been published. Several generations of people interested in New Zealand's native plants were to use it as a constant reference book and a number of professional botanists would credit it with stimulating their original interest. It is a classic in New Zealand literature on biology. The book is also notable in that it attempts to integrate for the first time aspects of New Zealand culture (including Maori) into a botanical framework. First published in 1906 by Whitcombe and Tombs with a second revised edition in 1907 and third (1927) and fourth (1940) editions revised by Laing. There was a fifth edition in 1949 and a reprinted "sixth edition" in 1957. A seventh edition was revised by Eric Godley and the publishers remained Whitcombe and Tombs.

paragraph: Section::::Biography.:Controversy.

paragraph: There has been some debate among academics concerning the relative contribution of the two authors to "Plants of New Zealand".

paragraph: Section::::Biography.:Later life and death.

paragraph: Blackwell went back to England shortly after the book was published and never returned to New Zealand. In London on 14 October 1910 Blackwell married Thomas Maidment. She wrote two further religious books for children which were published in 1923 and 1926. She died in Portsmouth on 24 February 1952.

paragraph: Section::::External links.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Digitized copy of Plants of New Zealand at Biodiversity Heritage Library.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Photographs by Frank Bartrum Blackwell at Auckland Museum

alias:
Ellen W. Blackwell
E. W. Blackwell
Grace Winter
Mrs Thomas Maidment

description: writer, botanist, photographer

wikidata_label: Ellen Wright Blackwell

wikipedia_title: Ellen Blackwell

wikipedia_title: Ellen Wright Blackwell


text: Takaka

text: Nelson

text: New Zealand

text: 1985 New Year Honours

text: Christchurch

text: Rita Angus

text: The Group

text: Caxton Press

categories: 1912 births,New Zealand artists,People from Takaka,New Zealand Officers of the Order of the British Empire,New Zealand publishers (people),People educated at Nelson College,New Zealand writers,1986 deaths

paragraph: Leo Bensemann

paragraph: Leo Vernon Bensemann, (1 May 1912 – 2 January 1986), was a New Zealand artist, printer, typographer, publisher and editor. He was born in Takaka, Nelson, New Zealand on 1 May 1912.

paragraph: In the 1985 New Year Honours, Bensemann was made an Officer of the Order of the British Empire, for services to art, literature and printing.

paragraph: Bensemenn moved to Christchurch in 1931 with his friend Lawrence Baigent. In February 1938, Bensemann and Baigant moved into a flat at 97 Cambridge Terrace where artist Rita Angus was living. On Angus’s nomination he joined The Group in 1938. Seven of the nine works he submitted to this exhibition were portraits - including a self-portrait, a portrait of Rita Angus and one of Lawrence Baigent.

paragraph: In 1937 the Caxton Press printed their first art publication, Bensemann’s “Fantastica: Thirteen Drawings”. Bensemann assisted with the printing of the book and this led to him joining Caxton Press in 1938. He stayed with Caxton until 1978.

wikidata_label: Leo Vernon Bensemann

wikipedia_title: Leo Bensemann


text:
Melbourn
Cambridgeshire
Cromwell
Nelson
Dunedin
Otago Daily Times
Otago Museum

categories: New Zealand writers,1907 deaths,1819 births,People from Melbourn,English emigrants to New Zealand

paragraph: William Jackson Barry

paragraph: William Jackson Barry (1819 – 23 April 1907) was a New Zealand adventurer and writer. He was born in Melbourn, Cambridgeshire, England on 1819,and between 1866 and 1868 was Mayor of Cromwell.

paragraph: In 1883, Barry bought a whale skeleton that had beached itself on the sands in Nelson. Barry prepared and exhibited the skeleton at a Nelson store, and then on tour, before arriving in Dunedin. The "Otago Daily Times" reported that Barry opened the whale up to public inspection in a warehouse in St Andrews Street, even going so far as to hold a dinner party in its jaws. By August of 1883, Barry had sold the fin whale to Otago Museum, where it is still on display.

paragraph: Barry wrote a fantastical autobiography in 1878, "Up and Down: Or, Fifty Years' Colonial Experiences in Australia, California, New Zealand, India, China, and the South Pacific; Being the Life History of Capt. W. J. Barry". WRITTEN BY HIMSELF, 1878, with portrait of author, and other illustrations."

description: Adventurer, writer

wikidata_label: William Jackson Barry

wikipedia_title: William Jackson Barry


text:
Richmond
Nelson
New Zealand
John Barnicoat
Nelson College for Girls
Canterbury College, Christchurch
Ailefroide
Schreckhorn

categories: People educated at Nelson College for Girls,1922 deaths,Interpreters,1872 births,New Zealand journalists,People from Richmond, New Zealand,New Zealand mountain climbers,Female climbers,University of Canterbury alumni

paragraph: Constance Barnicoat

paragraph: Constance Alice Barnicoat (27 November 1872 – 16 September 1922) was a New Zealand secretary, interpreter, mountaineer and journalist.

paragraph: Section::::Early life.

paragraph: Barnicoat was born in Richmond, Nelson, New Zealand on 27 November 1872, the youngest of seven children. Her parents were farmers; her father was John Barnicoat. a member of the Nelson Provincial Council and of the Legislative Council, and her mother was Rebecca Lee Hodgson. Barnicoat was educated at home until 1888, when she began studying at Nelson College for Girls. She attended the school for two years, before moving to Christchurch to study at Canterbury College, Christchurch. She completed a bachelor arts degree, graduating in 1895.

paragraph: Starting in 1895, she was a secretary in Wellington for almost three years for F.H.D. Bell, a member of the House of Representatives. In 1896 she was the country's first female shorthand reporter.

paragraph: Section::::Mountain climbing achievements.

paragraph: In the early, 1900s, Barnicoat became one of the world's most prominent women mountain climbers, ascending peaks such as the Ailefroide, Mount Grindelwald, and the Schreckhorn. In 1905, she ascended the Ailefroide in the Dauphine Alps, France. In 1911 she ascended Switzerland's Grosser Schreckhorn. A peak in the Southern Alps was named in her honor by Julian Grande in 1923.

paragraph: Section::::Personal life.

paragraph: She married journalist and lecturer Israel Julian Grande in London on March 29, 1911. In 1913 they settled in Bern, Switzerland and later moved to Geneva where she died on September 16, 1922.

description: Secretary, interpreter, mountaineer, journalist

wikidata_label: Constance Alice Barnicoat

wikipedia_title: Constance Barnicoat


text: Gisborne

text: Nelson

text: Four Square

text: Wellington

text: Auckland

text: New Plymouth Boys' High School

text: World War I

text: 1918 influenza pandemic

text: The Gisborne Times

text: Auckland

text: National Party

text: David William Coleman

text: Queen Elizabeth II Coronation Medal

text: Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee Medal

text: 1964 New Year Honours

text: 1972 Queen's Birthday Honours

text: Commander

text: 1974 Queen's Birthday Honours

categories: 1898 births,New Zealand National Party politicians,Mayors of Gisborne, New Zealand,New Zealand journalists,People educated at New Plymouth Boys' High School,1994 deaths,Unsuccessful candidates in the 1943 New Zealand general election,People from Nelson, New Zealand,Unsuccessful candidates in the 1946 New Zealand general election,New Zealand Knights Commander of the Order of the British Empire

paragraph: Harry Barker (mayor)

paragraph: Sir Harry Heaton Barker (18 July 1898 – 18 May 1994) was a New Zealand newspaper journalist and editor, and local politician. He was mayor of Gisborne for 27 years.

paragraph: Section::::Early life and family.

paragraph: Barker was born in Nelson, New Zealand on 18 July 1898. His father, John Heaton Barker, was the founder of the Four Square supermarket chain. The family moved to Wellington in 1902 and Auckland in 1912. Barker spent his final school year at New Plymouth Boys' High School as a boarder.

paragraph: Barker enlisted for military service during World War I, initially falsifying his age until he was found out. He fell ill in the 1918 influenza pandemic. He came to Gisborne in 1920 to work as a reporter for "The Gisborne Times" (which, after a couple of mergers, became "The Gisborne Herald" in 1939). He moved to Auckland in 1923 on his father's request, but soon returned to Gisborne, this time for the rest of his life. In Gisborne on 18 February 1926, Barker married Anita Pearle Greaves; there were no children from the marriage.

paragraph: Section::::Political career.

paragraph: He stood in the and s in the electorate for the National Party, but could not unseat the incumbent, David William Coleman.

paragraph: From 1950, he was mayor of Gisborne for nine consecutive three-year terms. He died on 18 May 1994, having been predeceased by his wife the previous year, and was buried at Taruheru Cemetery.

paragraph: Section::::Honours and awards.

paragraph: Barker was awarded the Queen Elizabeth II Coronation Medal in 1953, and the Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee Medal in 1977.

paragraph: In the 1964 New Year Honours, Barker was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire. In the 1972 Queen's Birthday Honours, he was promoted to Commander of the same order. Following the end of his time as mayor, Barker was knighted as a Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire, for services to the city of Gisborne.

paragraph: In the 1974 Queen's Birthday Honours, Anita Barker was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire, for services to local government and the community.

description: Newspaper journalist and editor, local politician

wikidata_label: Harry Barker

wikipedia_title: Harry Barker (mayor)


text: woodcut

text: German Expressionist

text: Kemna

text: Börgermoor concentration camps

text: Spanish Civil War

text: Karl Rössing

text: Folkwang University of the Arts

text: Essen

text: Günther Strupp

text: wood engraving

text: Cologne

text: Berlin

text: Erich Weinert

text: Nazi book burnings

text: caricature

text: Hitler

text: Goebbels

text: Göring

text: seized power

text: Sturmabteilung

text: Ernst Rowohlt

text: William Faulkner

text: Hans Fallada

text: Don Quixote

text: Eduard Mörike

text: socialist

text: Copenhagen

text: Bertolt Brecht

text: Union des Artistes Allemands Libres

text: linoleum

text: linocut

text: forced labor

text: Third Reich

text: Bombing of Guernica

text: Reichmark

text: Francisco Franco

text: International Brigades

text: Battle of the Ebro

text: Wilhelm Lehmbruck

text: August Kraus

text: Lehmbruck Museum

text: Lüdenscheid

text: Telgte

text: Gelsenkirchen

text: Gütersloh

text: William Faulkner

text: Light in August

text: Hans Fallada

text: Heinz Kiwitz

categories: Nazi concentration camp survivors,German people of the Spanish Civil War,International Brigades personnel,1910 births,German illustrators

paragraph: Heinz Kiwitz

paragraph: Heinz Kiwitz (September 4, 1910 – 1938) was a German artist. His woodcuts were in the German Expressionist style. An anti-fascist, he was arrested following the Nazis' seizure of power. He survived imprisonment in Kemna and Börgermoor concentration camps and was released in 1934. He went into exile in 1937, first living in Denmark, then in France, where he again began to fight Nazism. In 1938, he went to Spain to fight in the Spanish Civil War, where he apparently perished.

paragraph: Section::::Early years.

paragraph: Kiwitz was born the son of a book printer and was exposed to the graphic arts from an early age. He had an older sister, Änne, and a younger sister, Gertrude, called Trudel. From early on, he loved to draw, but was not good in math. At the age of 10, he drew his older sister's art assignments and she received top grades. When he was 17 and stood , he joined a boxing club and trained at home, causing the furniture to shake when he jumped rope inside.

paragraph: In 1927, he began studying art with Karl Rössing at the Folkwang University of the Arts in Essen. His long-time friend, Günther Strupp also attended the school and was a student of Rössing's. He was a member of the Association of Revolutionary Visual Artists during this period.

paragraph: In art school, he preferred to create wood engravings, but after finishing, Kiwitz began working more with woodcuts, which entailed a process more suited to his temperament. He and Strupp went to Cologne for a few months and later, he went to Berlin to pursue work and further study. In April 1932, his woodcut illustrations for a satirical poem by Erich Weinert were published along with the poem in "Magazin für Alle". He also made a woodcut decrying the Nazi book burnings and one that features caricatures of Hitler, Goebbels and Göring (see illustration). In early 1933, after the Nazis seized power, Kiwitz' studio was ransacked by the Sturmabteilung (SA) and he left Berlin, returning to his parents' home. He also visited his girlfriend, who as a Communist and political enemy of the Nazis, had been arrested and thrown in prison.

paragraph: Shortly after, in summer 1933, he also was arrested and thrown in Kemna concentration camp for "antifascist activity" and having produced "work critical of society". From Kemna, he was later transferred to Börgermoor concentration camp. After his release in June 1934, he sought to protect himself from further arrest by destroying the majority of his political artwork and confining his illustrations to literary themes. He described himself as a "Nazi-coerced-towards-harmless-themes-political-journalist." He returned to Berlin in 1935, where he worked for the publisher Ernst Rowohlt. He designed covers for books by William Faulkner and created illustrations for a novel by Hans Fallada; he also made woodcuts illustrating Don Quixote, and Eduard Mörike's "Die Historie von der schönen Lau", among others.

paragraph: As a socialist, Kiwitz saw little future and only danger for himself in Germany. In 1937, with help from Rowohlt, he managed to flee to Copenhagen, Denmark, where he met Bertolt Brecht. His residence permit, just three months, was not renewed, forcing him to leave. He then went to Paris, where he again began to fight fascism. An organization of exiled German artists, the Union des Artistes Allemands Libres, was founded in autumn 1937 and Kiwitz became an early member. The group organized an exhibit called "Five Years of Hitler Dictatorship", ("Fünf Jahre Hitler-Diktatur") held at a local union hall. He worked on the exhibition and contributed to the exhibition brochure, "Cinq Ans de Dictateure Hitlerienne", cutting out a piece of linoleum flooring from under his bed and making linocuts depicting torture, courtroom trials and forced labor in the Third Reich. Also while in Paris, he made a woodcut about the Bombing of Guernica and other alleged war crimes.

paragraph: Letters to his parents during this time do not mention his political activities, but a request for a sum of money (10 Reichmarks) indicates his financial status was precarious. Kiwitz worked for the emigrant press while in Paris and on August 27, 1937, published his "Absage eines deutschen Künstlers an Hitler" ("Renunciation of Hitler by a German Artist") in a Paris newspaper. In 1938, he went to Spain to fight against Francisco Franco in the International Brigades. He is known to have participated in the Battle of the Ebro, but then all trace of him vanishes. He is presumed to have been killed there.

paragraph: Section::::Work and anti-fascist resistance.:Open letter to Hitler.

paragraph: The text of Kiwitz' 1937 open letter of renunciation to Hitler printed below was printed in a German-language exile newspaper in Paris.

paragraph: Section::::Recognition.

paragraph: Kiwitz is grouped with Wilhelm Lehmbruck and August Kraus as one of the most important 20th-century artists from Duisburg. In 1962, the Städtisches Kunstmuseum (City Art Museum) in Duisburg had an exhibit of Kiwitz' work and in 1992, the Lehmbruck Museum in Duisburg had an exhibit called "Heinz Kiwitz Druckgraphik". From April 1983 to April 1984, there was a traveling exhibit of Kiwitz' work. Called "Heinz Kiwitz : Holzschnitte, Linolschnitte und Zeichnungen", the exhibit started in Lüdenscheid, then moved to Telgte, then to the Städtisches Museum in Gelsenkirchen and then finished at the Galerie im Theater in Gütersloh. There is a street in Duisburg named Heinz-Kiwitz-Strasse in his honor in 2005. In 2010, in honor of the 100th anniversary of his birth, the Brennender Dornbusch Foundation organized an exhibit of Kiwitz' work at the Liebfrauenkirche in Duisburg. His younger sister, Trudel Siepmann, attended the opening.

paragraph: Section::::Works (selected).

paragraph: BULLET::::- Cover for German edition: William Faulkner, "Light in August", Rowohlt Verlag Berlin (1935)

paragraph: BULLET::::- Cover and illustrations: Hans Fallada, "Märchen vom Stadtschreiber, der aufs Land flog", Rowohlt Verlag Berlin (1935)

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Enaks Geschichten", a story in woodcuts, foreword by Hans Fallada, Rowohlt Verlag Berlin (1936)

paragraph: BULLET::::- Cover illustration for German edition: William Faulkner, "Pylon" (German: "Wendemarke"), Verlag Berlin (1936)

paragraph: Section::::Further reading.

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Heinz Kiwitz Zeichnungen und Holzschnitte", Catalogue, Städtisches Kunstmuseum, Duisburg (1962)

paragraph: BULLET::::- Paul Bender, "Heinz Kiwitz – Holzschnitte", Carl Lange Verlag, Duisburg (1963)

paragraph: BULLET::::- Ulrich Krempel and B. Hess, "Was war denn da schon zum Lachen? Heinz Kiwitz 1910-38", in: "Sammlung-Jahrbuch 2 für antifaschistische Literatur und Kunst", Frankfurt am Main (1979)

paragraph: BULLET::::- Martina Ewers-Schulz, "Heinz Kiwitz Druckgraphik". Catalogue, Wilhelm Lehmbruck Museum, Duisburg, (1992)

paragraph: Section::::External links.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Heinz Kiwitz official website

description: German artist

wikidata_label: Heinz Kiwitz

wikipedia_title: Heinz Kiwitz


text:
Kingdom of Hawaii
Keaoua Kekuaokalani
Hawaiian religion
Kamehameha II
kapu
Kalola-a-Kumukoʻa
Battle of Mokuʻōhai
Kekaulike
Moʻi of Maui
Keaweʻīkekahialiʻiokamoku
Kalanimoku
Boki
Wahinepio
Kaʻahumanu
Kalākua Kaheiheimālie
Namahana Piʻia
Kuakini
Keʻeaumoku II
Kekāuluohi
Kamehameha I
ebony
Diospyros sandwicensis
Keaoua Kekuaokalani
Manono I
Alapainui
Kamakaimoku
Kūkaʻilimoku
Kamehameha II
Kaʻahumanu
Keōpūolani
kapu
heiau
ʻAi Noa
Kalanimoku
Kuamoʻo
William Ellis
London Missionary Society

categories: Hawaiian military personnel,Hawaiian royal consorts,Royalty of the Kingdom of Hawaii,1819 deaths,Year of birth missing,Deaths by firearm in Hawaii,Women in war in Oceania,Military personnel killed in action,House of Keliimaikai

paragraph: Manono II

paragraph: Manono II (died 1819) was a Hawaiian chiefess and member of the royal family during the Kingdom of Hawaii. She along with her second husband Keaoua Kekuaokalani died fighting for the Hawaiian religion after Kamehameha II abolished the kapu system.

paragraph: Section::::Biography.

paragraph: Manono's father was Kekuamanoha, and her mother was Kalola-a-Kumukoʻa, the wife of Kamehameha before his victory at the Battle of Mokuʻōhai. Through her father she was a granddaughter of Kekaulike, the King or Moʻi of Maui. From her mother's side, she was the great-granddaughter of King Keaweʻīkekahialiʻiokamoku of Hawaiʻi.

paragraph: Her half-siblings from her father's first marriage were Kalanimoku, Boki, and Wahinepio. She was cousin of Kaʻahumanu, Kalākua Kaheiheimālie, and Namahana Piʻia, Kuakini, Governor of Hawaiʻi; and Keʻeaumoku II.

paragraph: Around 1809, while still in her youth, Manono was chosen along with her cousin Kekāuluohi by Kamehameha I "to warm his old age" thus becoming the old king's last two wives.

paragraph: The two young chiefesses were deemed his "wahine pālama", a term that denote their special status and rank which required them to live in a sacred enclosure of lama wood.

paragraph: "Lama" was the Hawaiian name for endemic ebony trees of genus "Diospyros sandwicensis" that were used in religious ceremonies.

paragraph: Oral tradition attested that Kamehameha's last child, a daughter named Kapapauai, was born from one of his "wahine pālama", either Manono's or Kekāuluohi's.

paragraph: She would later marry High Chief Keaoua Kekuaokalani, a nephew of the Kamehameha I. Kekuaokalani's maternal grandmother was her namesake Manono I, a daughter of Alapainui and Kamakaimoku. Kekuaokalani inherited the guardianship of the Hawaiian god of war, Kūkaʻilimoku after Kamehameha's death.

paragraph: After Kamehameha I's death, on May 8, 1819, Liholiho succeeded as King Kamehameha II. Influenced by powerful female chiefs such as Kaʻahumanu and his mother Keōpūolani, the young king abolished the kapu system that had governed life Hawaiian society for centuries. Henceforth, men and women could eat together, women could eat formerly forbidden foods, and official worship at the stone platform temples, or heiaus, was discontinued. This event is called the ʻAi Noa, or free eating.

paragraph: In response to Liholiho's actions, Kekuaokalani put himself forward as the defender of the "kapu" system and old religion, amassing a formidable force in the village of Kaʻawaloa. All attempts of reconciliation failed between the two royal cousins and war broke out between Kekuaokalani and the royal forces led by Manono's half-brother Kalanimoku. Fighting alongside her husband in the Battle of Kuamoʻo, they both perished in defense of the "kapu" system.

paragraph: Visiting Kuamoʻo a few years afterward, British missionary William Ellis of the London Missionary Society chronicled the native accounts of the battle and the death of Kekuaokalani and Manono on Ellis' tour of the island of Hawaii:

paragraph: The small tumuli increased in number as we passed along, until we came to a place called Tuamoo. Here Kekuaokalani made his last stand, rallied his flying forces, and seemed, for a moment, to turn the scale of victory; but being weak with the loss of blood, from a wound he had received in the early part of the engagement, he fainted and fell. However, he soon revived, and, though unable to stand, sat on a fragment of lava, and twice loaded and fired his musket on the advancing party. He now received a ball in his left breast, and immediately covering his face with his feather cloak, expired in the midst of his friends. His wife Manono during the whole of the day fought by his side with steady and dauntless courage. A few moments after her husband's death, perceiving Karaimoku and his sister advancing, she called out for quarter; but the words had hardly escaped from her lips, when she received a ball in her left temple, fell upon the lifeless body of her husband, and instantly expired. The idolaters having lost their chief, made but feeble resistance afterwards; yet the combat, which commenced in the forenoon, continued till near sunset, when the king's troops, finding their enemies had all either fled or surrendered, returned to Kairua.

wikidata_label: Manono II

wikipedia_title: Manono II


text: Ansbach

text: Karlovy Vary

text: Brandenburg-Ansbach

text: Leuchtenberg

text: Sophia Jagiellon

text: Casimir IV Jagiello

text: Plassenburg

text: George III of Leuchtenberg

text: dowry

text: dower

text: Albert

text: Pfreimd

text: Elisabeth

categories: 1552 deaths,1495 births,Landgravines of Germany,House of Hohenzollern,16th-century German people

paragraph: Barbara of Brandenburg-Ansbach-Kulmbach

paragraph: Barbara of Brandenburg-Ansbach-Kulmbach (24 September 1495 in Ansbach – 23 September 1552 in Karlovy Vary) was a princess of Brandenburg-Ansbach by birth and marriage Landgravine of Leuchtenberg.

paragraph: Section::::Life.

paragraph: Barbara was a daughter of Margrave Frederick the Elder of Brandenburg-Ansbach and Bayreuth (1460-1536) from his marriage to Sophia Jagiellon (1464-1512), daughter of King Casimir IV Jagiello of Poland.

paragraph: She married on 29 September 1527 at the Plassenburg to Landgrave George III of Leuchtenberg (1502-1555). She brought a dowry of into the marriage and a dower of was settled on her.

paragraph: In 1549, she apologized in writing to her many relatives, because her son had married the very wealthy Matilda de la Marck-Arenberg, without consulting most of her relatives. The marriage had been mediated by her brother Albert and was instrumental in restoring the financial health of the Landgraviate.

paragraph: Barbara died in 1552 and was buried in the Church of the Assumption in Pfreimd. A red marble grave place with her coat of arms can be found in front of the altar.

paragraph: Section::::Issue.

paragraph: From her marriage, Barbara had the following children:

paragraph: BULLET::::- George IV (d. 1553)

paragraph: BULLET::::- Louis Henry (1529-1567), Landgrave of Leuchtenberg

paragraph: BULLET::::- Elisabeth (1537/8-1579)

paragraph: BULLET::::- Barbara

paragraph: Section::::References.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Johann Baptist Brenner: "Die Landgrafen von Leuchtenberg historisch genealogisch erläutert", an der Tauber, L.M. Beck, 1834, p. 57 ff

description: Princess of Brandenburg-Ansbach by birth and by marriage Landgravine of Leuchtenberg

wikidata_label: Barbara of Brandenburg-Ansbach-Kulmbach

wikipedia_title: Barbara of Brandenburg-Ansbach-Kulmbach


text: Christian rock

text: Montreal, Quebec

text: Briercrest College and Seminary

text: Saskatchewan

text: Downhere

text: Word Records

text: Juno Award

text: Covenant Award

text: Dove Award

text: On the Altar of Love

text: Roger Taylor

text: Queen

text: Queen Extravaganza

text: "Somebody to Love

text: The Ellen DeGeneres Show

text: John Fields

text: Last Christmas

text: biographical film

text: Bohemian Rhapsody

text: downhere

text: independent

text: downhere

text: So Much for Substitutes

text: Wide-Eyed and Mystified

text: Wide-Eyed and Simplified

text: Ending Is Beginning

text: On the Altar of Love

categories: Canadian rock guitarists,1976 births,Canadian rock singers,Living people,21st-century Canadian pianists,Performers of Christian rock music,Canadian male pianists,Canadian male singer-songwriters,Musicians from Montreal,Canadian rock pianists,21st-century Canadian guitarists,21st-century Canadian singers,Canadian male guitarists,21st-century male singers

paragraph: Marc Martel

paragraph: Marc Martel (born November 16, 1976) is a Canadian Christian rock musician.

paragraph: Martel was born in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. He attended Briercrest College and Seminary in Saskatchewan, where he formed the band Downhere with his roommate Jason Germain and a few friends in 1999.

paragraph: Section::::Downhere (1999–2012).

paragraph: Downhere developed their sound while touring on behalf of Briercrest College. After four years of college, the band relocated to Nashville, Tennessee, where they signed with Word Records. Downhere went on to win multiple Juno Awards, Covenant Awards and a Dove Award. They released 10 albums, including "On the Altar of Love", before going on hiatus effective January 1, 2013.

paragraph: Section::::Solo career (2013–present).

paragraph: In September 2011, Martel entered a competition to join Roger Taylor's (original drummer for the rock band Queen) official Queen tribute project The Queen Extravaganza with a video of Martel singing along with the Queen classic "Somebody to Love". It generated more than one million views on YouTube after being up for only a few days and it has almost 19 million views. This led to an appearance on "The Ellen DeGeneres Show" a week following the release of the video. Martel went on to be one of the winners of the competition which led to a six-week tour with The Queen Extravaganza in 2012. The Queen Extravaganza had continued to tour with Martel as of November 2015.

paragraph: Martel released an EP, "Prelude", on February 1, 2013 The EP was recorded in Nashville and Los Angeles with producer John Fields. His full-length debut, "Impersonator", released on September 30, 2014.

paragraph: In September 2016, he collaborated on "Last Christmas", featured in the video game, "Just Dance 2017". On November 18, 2016 "The Silent Night" EP, a collection of Christmas songs, was released.

paragraph: In 2017, Martel left Queen Extravaganza and joined the Ultimate Queen Celebration.

paragraph: Martel contributed vocal recordings for the Queen biographical film, "Bohemian Rhapsody" (2018).

paragraph: Martel resides in Nashville, Tennessee, with his wife, Crystal.

paragraph: Section::::Discography.

paragraph: With Downhere

paragraph: BULLET::::- "downhere" (independent, 1999)

paragraph: BULLET::::- "downhere" (2001)

paragraph: BULLET::::- "So Much for Substitutes" (2003)

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Wide-Eyed and Mystified" (2006)

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Wide-Eyed and Simplified" (2007)

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Thunder After Lightning (The Uncut Demos)" (2007)

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Thank You for Coming (The Live Bootlegs)" (2008)

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Ending Is Beginning" (2008, review)

paragraph: BULLET::::- "" (2009)

paragraph: BULLET::::- "" (2010)

paragraph: BULLET::::- "On the Altar of Love" (2011)

paragraph: Solo

paragraph: BULLET::::- "The Prelude" EP (2013)

paragraph: BULLET::::- "The Silent Night" EP (2016)

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Impersonator" (2016)

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Live at the High Watt" (2016)

paragraph: BULLET::::- "A Night at the Apollo" (2017)

paragraph: BULLET::::- "The First Noel" EP (2017)

paragraph: BULLET::::- "My Way Vol. 1" EP (2018)

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Thunderbolt & Lightning" (2018)

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Christmas is Here" EP (2018)

description: Canadian Christian rock musician

wikidata_label: Marc Martel

wikipedia_title: Marc Martel


text:
Accra
Ghana
footballer
Sliema Wanderers
Maltese Premier League
Coppa Italia
Fiorentina
Empoli
Spezia
Latina

categories: Serie B players,Sportspeople from Accra,ACF Fiorentina players,Ghanaian footballers,A.S. Lucchese Libertas 1905 players,Expatriate footballers in Italy,Spezia Calcio players,Ghanaian expatriate footballers,Matera Calcio players,1994 births,Latina Calcio 1932 players,Living people

paragraph: Nii Nortey Ashong

paragraph: Nii Nortey Ashong (born November 17, 1994 in Accra) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as a WW for Sliema Wanderers in the Maltese Premier League.

paragraph: Section::::Career.

paragraph: Ashong made his Coppa Italia debut for Fiorentina on November 24, 2011 in a match against Empoli

paragraph: On 30 May 2012 Fiorentina pay 300.000 euro for the other part of the co-ownership by Triestina.

paragraph: On 10 July 2013, Ashong completed a one-year loan transfer to Spezia.

paragraph: At the end of season he moves to Latina.

description: Footballer

wikidata_label: Nii Nortey Ashong

wikipedia_title: Nii Nortey Ashong


text:
Irish
actor
Dublin
silversmith
Theatre Royal
London
Othello
Theatre Royal, Drury Lane
Hamlet
Macbeth
David Garrick
Romeo
Covent Garden Theatre
Mrs Cibber
Romeo and Juliet
Crow Street Theatre
Cork
Haymarket Theatre
Mrs Dancer
Othello

categories: Irish male stage actors,British male stage actors,1777 deaths,18th-century Irish male actors,1719 births

paragraph: Spranger Barry

paragraph: Spranger Barry (23 November 1719 – 10 January 1777) was an Irish actor.

paragraph: Section::::Life.

paragraph: He was born in Skinner's Row, Dublin, the son of a silversmith, to whose business he was brought up. He took over the business but was not successful.

paragraph: His first appearance on the stage was at the Theatre Royal, Smock Alley, Dublin, on the 5 February 1744, and his engagement at once increased its prosperity. His first London appearance was made in 1746 as Othello at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane. Here his talents were speedily recognized, and in "Hamlet" and "Macbeth" he alternated with David Garrick, arousing the latter's jealousy by his success as Romeo. This resulted in his leaving Drury Lane for the Covent Garden Theatre in 1750, accompanied by Mrs Cibber, his Juliet. Both houses now at once put on "Romeo and Juliet" for a series of rival performances, and Barry's Romeo was preferred by the critics to Garrick's.

paragraph: In 1758 Barry opened the Crow Street Theatre in Dublin, and later a new theatre in Cork. He staged many successful productions but seems to have lived beyond his means. In 1767 returned to London to play at the Haymarket Theatre, then under the management of Foote. As his second wife, he married in 1768 the actress Mrs Dancer (1734–1801), and he and Mrs Barry played under Garrick's management, Barry appearing in 1767, after ten years absence from the London stage, in "Othello", his greatest part. In 1774 they both moved to Covent Garden, where Barry remained until his death.

description: British actor

wikidata_label: Spranger Barry

wikipedia_title: Spranger Barry