text: ancient Chinese astronomy

text: Indochina

text: Ferdinand de Saussure

text: René de Saussure

text: Esperantist

text: Switzerland

text: Geneva

text: Genthod

text: Lorraine

text: Edict of Nantes

text: Henri Louis Frédéric de Saussure

text: École Navale

text: Ecole des Langues orientales vivantes

text: Yangtze River

text: Dahomey

text: Gustave le Bon

text: T'oung Pao

text: James Legge

text: Shujing

text: Joseph Needham

text: Internet Archive

text: Download copy

text: Pdf (automatic download)

categories: Swiss emigrants to France,People from Geneva,1925 deaths,1866 births,French sinologists,French Navy officers

paragraph: Léopold de Saussure

paragraph: Léopold de Saussure (30 May 1866 – 30 July 1925) was a Swiss-born French sinologist, pioneering scholar of ancient Chinese astronomy, and officer in the French navy. After a naval career which took him to Indochina, China, and Japan, he left the service and devoted the rest of his life to scholarship. He was most famous for his studies of ancient Chinese astronomy.

paragraph: He was the younger brother of Ferdinand de Saussure, the pioneering linguist and semiotician, and René de Saussure, a Swiss Esperantist and mathematician.

paragraph: Section::::Career.

paragraph: Léopold de Saussure was born in Switzerland, just outside Geneva, in the hamlet, Creux de Genthod. His family were Protestants with roots in Lorraine, France who had come to Geneva after the revocation of the Edict of Nantes in 1588. His father, Henri Louis Frédéric de Saussure, was a mineralogist, entomologist, and taxonomist and a constant traveler and explorer who wrote treatises on the insects of Africa and had an encyclopedic range of interests.

paragraph: From his early teens de Saussure set out to make a career in the navy, an undertaking which one historian called "a somewhat problematic undertaking in Switzerland." Saussure, with his father's permission, became a French citizen in order to enter the École Navale, and in 1885 went to sea as a cadet. In 1887, he successfully demanded admission to the Ecole des Langues orientales vivantes in Paris.

paragraph: He spent the years 1889-1891 in Indochina, then a French colony, as well as in Japan, but mainly in China, where he served on the gunboat "Aspie", which cruised the Yangtze River. de Saussure gathered not only linguistic experience, particularly in Vietnamese, but a stock of anecdotes and ideas on Asian history and writings, most of which he later abandoned, however. He took part in the French campaign in Dahomey before family concerns obliged him to resign his commission.

paragraph: On his return to France, he applied his energies entirely to research. After publishing an article on Korea, he published his first major work, "Psychologie De La Colonisation Française" (1899). The volume offered an analysis of the assimilation of the French language among colonialized peoples. He echoed some of the linguistic concepts of his brother, Ferdinand, but subscribed, as Ferdinand did not, to the concept of a "psychological race" modeled on the concept "historical race" offered by Gustave le Bon. de Saussure argued that both the French and Spanish empires would dissolve because they did not recognize the unbridgeable divisions between the superior and lower races, while his linguist brother did not view racial differences as absolute or predetermined.

paragraph: ]In the years from 1899 to 1922, de Saussure published dozens of articles, especially in the Paris journal T'oung Pao, the leading outlet for sinology in Europe. The subjects included ancient Chinese astronomy, calendars, zodiac, as well as the influence of ancient middle-eastern cultures on China. He argued, however, that Chinese astronomy influenced Babylonian astronomy in the face of those who assumed that China must have been influenced from the outside. A group of these articles were reprinted after his death.

paragraph: de Saussure died 30 July 1925 in Geneva, after a mysterious illness confined him to bed for almost ten years.

paragraph: Section::::Scholarly contributions.

paragraph: de Saussure, since he had practical experience as a sailor, was able to use his knowledge as a practical navigator to show that even James Legge and other well-known sinologists had not correctly understood the astronomical references in such works as the "Shujing". Joseph Needham, the historian of Chinese science, calls Saussure's long series of papers "still indispensable" and says that he possessed "considerable sinological knowledge," though not as much as some.

paragraph: Section::::Representative works.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Internet Archive.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Download copy; Pdf (automatic download).

paragraph: BULLET::::- Reprints 10 articles which appeared in "T'oung Pao" (1909-1922) on ancient Chinese astronomy, calendars, zodiac, etc.

paragraph: Section::::External links.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Note sur Léopold de Saussure, pionnier de l'histoire de l'astrologie chinoise par Patrice Guinard

description: French sinologist

wikidata_label: Léopold de Saussure

wikipedia_title: Léopold de Saussure


text:
Paris
Philip III of France
Maria of Brabant
Philip IV of France
Charles of Valois
Philip V of France
Margaret of Artois
Philip of Artois
Robert III of Artois
Marie
John III, Duke of Brabant
Philip III of Navarre
Joan II of Navarre
Charles
Étampes
Maria de la Cerda, Lady of Lunel
Fernando de la Cerda
William XII of Auvergne
Joan
Charles IV of France

categories: 14th-century peers of France,House of Évreux,1319 deaths,House of Capet,1276 births

paragraph: Louis, Count of Évreux

paragraph: Louis of Évreux (3 May 1276 – 19 May 1319, Paris) was a prince, the only son of King Philip III of France and his second wife Maria of Brabant, and thus a half-brother of King Philip IV of France.

paragraph: Louis had a quiet and reflective personality and was politically opposed to the scheming of his half-brother Charles of Valois. He was, however, close with his nephew Philip V of France.

paragraph: He married Margaret of Artois, daughter of Philip of Artois and sister of Robert III of Artois, and had five children:

paragraph: BULLET::::1. Marie (1303 – 31 October 1335), married in 1311 John III, Duke of Brabant

paragraph: BULLET::::2. Philip III of Navarre (1306–1343), married Joan II of Navarre.

paragraph: BULLET::::3. Charles (d. 1336), Count of Étampes married Maria de la Cerda, Lady of Lunel, daughter of Fernando de la Cerda.

paragraph: BULLET::::4. Margaret (1307–1350), married in 1325 William XII of Auvergne

paragraph: BULLET::::5. Joan (1310–1370), married Charles IV of France

description: prince, the third son of King Philip III of France and his second wife Maria of Brabant, and thus a half-brother of King Philip IV of France

wikidata_label: Louis, Count of Évreux

wikipedia_title: Louis, Count of Évreux


text:
Oxford Movement
John Keble
Llangorwen
Llanbadarn Fawr
Harrow School
Trinity College, Oxford
John Henry Newman
St Mary's Church, Oxford
chapel at Littlemore
Professor of Poetry
Tract XC
James Garbett
Sir George Prevost
Isaac Williams
Project Canterbury
Papers at Lambeth Palace Library

categories: 1802 births,Anglican poets,People from Aberystwyth,Welsh Anglo-Catholics,Tractarians,1865 deaths,Anglo-Catholic writers

paragraph: Isaac Williams

paragraph: The Reverend Isaac Williams (1802–1865) was a prominent member of the Oxford Movement (or "Tractarians"), a student and disciple of John Keble and, like the other members of the movement, associated with Oxford University. A prolific writer, Williams wrote poetry and prose including the well known Tract: ""On Reserve in Communicating Religious Knowledge"".

paragraph: Section::::Life.

paragraph: Williams was the son of a Welsh Chancery barrister who spent much of his time in London. The Williams family had a home, Cwmcynfelin, in Llangorwen, Cardiganshire, from which Isaac would walk to Oxford and other destinations. He is associated with the establishment there of a distinct parish separated from that of Llanbadarn Fawr He was educated at Harrow School and Trinity College, Oxford, where as an undergraduate he gained the Latin verse prize and thus came to the notice of John Keble.

paragraph: In 1829 he was ordained as curate of Windrush, a Gloucestershire village not far from John Keble's home at Fairford. He then returned to Oxford to assist John Henry Newman, a leading member of the Tractarians, as his curate at St Mary's Church, Oxford. In spite of a poor degree he was elected as a fellow and tutor at his Oxford college. In 1936, he served as curate of the chapel at Littlemore.

paragraph: In 1841, he was suggested as John Keble's successor as the Professor of Poetry at Oxford. Due to the furore raised by Newman's Tract XC, and Williams' association with the Oxford Movement, the election became a referendum on Tractarianism, the beliefs and writings of the Movement. Williams in Tract LXXX, "On Reserve in Communicating Religious Knowledge" had espoused a distinctly Catholic position. The controversy created became so heated that Williams withdrew his name and James Garbett was given the position.

paragraph: In 1842 Williams married Miss Caroline Champernowne and the couple moved to Bisley, where he worked as a curate to Thomas Keble. In 1846 he became seriously ill and, although he recovered, he was left practically incapacitated and unable to continue active work in the parish. He therefore moved to Stinchcombe, Gloucestershire, where his brother-in-law, Sir George Prevost, a fellow Tractarian, was the vicar. He lived there until his death in 1865.

paragraph: Section::::Writings.

paragraph: BULLET::::- "The Cathedral, or, The Catholic and Apostolic Church in England". (Oxford : John Henry Parker, 1838)

paragraph: BULLET::::- "The Baptistery, or the way of eternal life / by the author of "The cathedral."" (Oxford : J.H. Parker ; London : Rivingtons, 1842-1844)

paragraph: Section::::References.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Isaac Williams at Project Canterbury

paragraph: Section::::External links.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Papers at Lambeth Palace Library

description: Welsh writer

wikidata_label: Isaac Williams

wikipedia_title: Isaac Williams


text: Ancient Egypt

text: Nubia

text: Valley of the Kings

text: Thutmose IV

text: Valley of the Kings

text: necropolis

text: vassal

text: New Kingdom

text: Viceroy

text: Kush

text: papyrus

text: Nubia

text: Book of the Dead

text: The Tomb of Maihirpre

text: Maiherpra

text: Hatshepsut: from Queen to Pharaoh

categories: Ancient Egyptian mummies,Officials of the Eighteenth Dynasty of Egypt

paragraph: Maiherpri

paragraph: Maiherperi was an Ancient Egyptian noble of Nubian origin buried in the Valley of the Kings, in tomb KV36. He probably lived during the rule of Thutmose IV, and received the honour of a burial in the Valley of the Kings, the royal necropolis. His name can be translated as "Lion of the Battlefield". Amongst his titles were "Child of the Nursery" and "Fan-bearer on the Right Side of the King". There is speculation that the first title signified that he grew up in the royal nursery as a prince of a vassal territory, or perhaps was the son of a lesser wife or concubine of the pharaoh. He was among the first during the New Kingdom to hold the second title, and was literally true in that he was by the pharaoh's side, likely as an advisor or bodyguard. This same title was also used to denote the Viceroys of Kush later in the New Kingdom.

paragraph: Section::::Tomb of Maiherpri.

paragraph: In Maiherperi's tomb, a papyrus was found depicting him with literally "blackish" skin, leading scholars to believe he was in fact Nubian or of Nubian descent. The papyrus in question was the "Book of the Dead", in the eyes of O'Connor and Cline "[c]ertainly the most famous and arguably the most beautiful" Book of the Dead.

paragraph: The mummy was unwrapped by Georges Daressy in March 1901, revealing a mummy whose dark skin matched that depicted on his copy of the Book of the Dead, and thought that this was likely Maiherperi's natural colour, unchanged by the mummification process. He also had tightly curled, woolly hair, which turned out to be a wig that had been glued to his scalp.

paragraph: Section::::Bibliography.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Michael Rice, "Who's Who in Ancient Egypt By Michael Rice", Routledge 2001, , p. 104

paragraph: BULLET::::- David B. O'Connor, Eric H. Cline, "Amenhotep III: Perspectives on His Reign", University of Michigan Press 1998,

paragraph: Section::::External links.

paragraph: BULLET::::- The Tomb of Maihirpre - Pictures of the artifacts from Maiherpri's tomb

paragraph: BULLET::::- Maiherpra

paragraph: BULLET::::- Hatshepsut: from Queen to Pharaoh, an exhibition catalog from The Metropolitan Museum of Art (fully available online as PDF), which contains material on Maiherpri (see index)

description: ancient Egyptian nobleman

wikidata_label: Maiherpri

wikipedia_title: Maiherpri


text: curator

text: Pyrmont, Ohio

text: Native American

text: Adena Mound

text: librarian

text: Lucy Allen Smart

text: American Ornithological Union

text: Ohio Academy of Science

text: Wheaton Ornithological Society

text: Columbus Horticultural Society

text: American Alliance of Museums

text: Columbus Iris Society

text: American Ethnological Society

text: American Anthropological Society

text: Ohio Naturalist

text: Sociology

text: College of Commerce and Administration

text: Ohio State University

text: Columbus, Ohio

text: Picture and description of his work

categories: 1860 births,People from Montgomery County, Ohio,1928 deaths,American curators

paragraph: William Corless Mills

paragraph: William Corless Mills (January 2, 1860 - January 17, 1928) was a US museum curator.

paragraph: Mills was born in Pyrmont, Ohio.

paragraph: Mills specialized in Native American remains, leading excavations in Adena Mound, Ohio (1901)

paragraph: Mills was the fourth curator and librarian of the Ohio State Archaeological and Historical Society (1898–1928), following Lucy Allen Smart. He also was

paragraph: BULLET::::- member of the American Ornithological Union

paragraph: BULLET::::- member and librarian of the Ohio Academy of Science

paragraph: BULLET::::- member and president of the Wheaton Ornithological Society

paragraph: BULLET::::- member and treasurer of the Columbus Horticultural Society

paragraph: BULLET::::- charter member of the American Association of Museums (now the American Alliance of Museums)

paragraph: BULLET::::- member of the Columbus Iris Society

paragraph: BULLET::::- member of the National Research Council of Archaeology

paragraph: BULLET::::- fellow of the American Ethnological Society

paragraph: BULLET::::- fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science

paragraph: BULLET::::- fellow of the American Anthropological Society

paragraph: BULLET::::- assistant editor of the "Ohio Naturalist"

paragraph: BULLET::::- lecturer in Sociology in the College of Commerce and Administration of the Ohio State University

paragraph: Mills died in Columbus, Ohio.

paragraph: Section::::Works.

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Excavation of the Adena Mound" (1902)

paragraph: Section::::External links.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Picture and description of his work

description: US museum curator

wikidata_label: William Corless Mills

wikipedia_title: William Corless Mills


text:
rhythm-and-blues
funk
soul
blues
DJ
comic entertainer
Memphis, Tennessee
Chess Records
Sun Records
Stax Records
novelty
Walking the Dog
Do the Funky Chicken
(Do the) Push and Pull
tap dancer
vaudeville
master of ceremonies
disc jockey
radio station
WDIA
Carla Thomas
he recorded duets
Vaneese Thomas
Marvell Thomas
Cayce, Mississippi
sharecropper
Memphis, Tennessee
tap dancer
Booker T. Washington
WDIA
master of ceremonies
talent show
Beale Street
Tennessee A&I University
tent show
Rabbit Foot Minstrels
comedian
C. L. Franklin
Aretha Franklin
day job
B.B. King
Bobby Bland
Johnny Ace
Louis Armstrong
Fats Waller
Gatemouth Moore
Elks Club
nightclub
78 rpm
single
Dallas, Texas
Billboard
Bullet
Nashville, Tennessee
Bobby Plater
Sam Phillips
Sun Studio
Chess
blues
Sun Records
answer record
Big Mama Thornton
"Hound Dog"
R&B chart
Don Robey
Elvis Presley
Bihari brothers
Meteor
Lewie Steinberg
Booker T and the MGs
Satellite
Jesse Hill
Booker T. Jones
Atlantic Records
Gee Whiz (Look at His Eyes)
R&B chart
Willie Mitchell
Tom Dowd
the Rolling Stones
debut album
Merseybeat
the Dennisons
the Bar-Kays
Otis Redding
Do the Funky Chicken
Covington, Tennessee
shtick
Al Bell
Tom Nixon
Wattstax
hot pants
WLOK
Porretta Soul Festival
Italy
Jim Jarmusch
Mystery Train
Robert Altman
Cookie's Fortune
D. A. Pennebaker
Alligator Records
Noble "Thin Man" Watts
William Bell
Atlanta, Georgia
New Year's Eve
City of Memphis
ASCAP
Blues Hall of Fame
heart failure
Peter Guralnick
The New York Times Magazine
2008 Universal fire
Bobby Brown
BET
American Soul
Rufus Thomas Biography
Alligator Records
Soulwalking.co.uk

categories: Chess Records artists,Blues musicians from Mississippi,Tennessee State University alumni,American male singers,African-American male singers,People from Marshall County, Mississippi,1917 births,2001 deaths,20th-century American singers,Stax Records artists,American blues singers,American soul singers,African-American singers,American funk singers,Sun Records artists

paragraph: Rufus Thomas

paragraph: Rufus C. Thomas, Jr. (March 26, 1917 – December 15, 2001) was an American rhythm-and-blues, funk, soul and blues singer, songwriter, dancer, DJ and comic entertainer from Memphis, Tennessee. He recorded for several labels, including Chess Records and Sun Records in the 1950s, before becoming established in the 1960s and 1970s at Stax Records. He is best known for his novelty dance records, including "Walking the Dog" (1963), "Do the Funky Chicken" (1969) and "(Do the) Push and Pull" (1970). According to the Mississippi Blues Commission, "Rufus Thomas embodied the spirit of Memphis music perhaps more than any other artist, and from the early 1940s until his death . . . occupied many important roles in the local scene."

paragraph: He began his career as a tap dancer, vaudeville performer, and master of ceremonies in the 1930s. He later worked as a disc jockey on radio station WDIA in Memphis, both before and after his recordings became successful. He remained active into the 1990s and as a performer and recording artist was often billed as "The World's Oldest Teenager". He was the father of the singers Carla Thomas (with whom he recorded duets) and Vaneese Thomas and the keyboard player Marvell Thomas.

paragraph: Section::::Early life.

paragraph: Thomas was born in the rural community of Cayce, Mississippi, the son of a sharecropper. He moved with his family to Memphis, Tennessee, around 1920. His mother was a "church woman". Thomas made his debut as a performer at the age of six, playing a frog in a school theatrical production. By the age of 10, he was a tap dancer, performing on the streets and in amateur productions at Booker T. Washington High School, in Memphis. From the age of 13, he worked with Nat D. Williams, his high-school history teacher, who was also a pioneer black DJ at radio station WDIA and columnist for black newspapers, as a master of ceremonies at talent shows in the Palace Theater on Beale Street. After graduating from high school, Thomas attended Tennessee A&I University for one semester, but economic constraints led him to leave to pursue a career as a full-time entertainer.

paragraph: Section::::Early career as a performer.

paragraph: Thomas began performing in traveling tent shows. In 1936 he joined the Rabbit Foot Minstrels, an all-black revue that toured the South, as a tap dancer and comedian, sometimes part of a duo, Rufus and Johnny. He married Cornelia Lorene Wilson in 1940, at a service officiated by Rev. C. L. Franklin, the father of Aretha Franklin, and the couple settled in Memphis. Thomas worked a day job in the American Finishing Company textile bleaching plant, which he continued to do for over 20 years. He also formed a comedy and dancing duo, Rufus and Bones, with Robert "Bones" Couch, and they took over as MCs at the Palace Theater, often presenting amateur hour shows. One early winner was B.B. King, and others discovered by Thomas later in the 1940s included Bobby Bland and Johnny Ace.

paragraph: In the early 1940s, Thomas began writing and performing his own songs. He regarded Louis Armstrong, Fats Waller and Gatemouth Moore as musical influences. He made his professional singing debut at the Elks Club on Beale Street, filling in for another singer at the last minute, and during the 1940s became a regular performer in Memphis nightclubs, such as Currie`s Club Tropicana. As an established performer in Memphis, aged 33 in 1950, Thomas recorded his first 78 rpm single, for Jesse Erickson's small Star Talent label in Dallas, Texas. Thomas said, "I just wanted to make a record. I never thought of getting rich. I just wanted to be known, be a recording artist. . . . [But] the record sold five copies and I bought four of them." The record, "I'll Be a Good Boy" backed with "I'm So Worried", gained a "Billboard" review, which stated that "Thomas shows first class style on a slow blues". He also recorded for the Bullet label in Nashville, Tennessee, when he recorded with Bobby Plater's Orchestra and was credited as "Mr. Swing"; the recordings were not recognised by researchers as being by Thomas until 1996. In 1951 he made his first recordings at Sam Phillips's Sun Studio, for the Chess label, but they were not commercially successful.

paragraph: He began working as a DJ at radio station WDIA in 1951, and hosted an afternoon R&B show called "Hoot and Holler". WDIA, featuring an African-American format, was known as "the mother station of the Negroes" and became an important source of blues and R&B music for a generation, its audience consisting of white as well as black listeners. Thomas used to introduce his shows saying, "I'm young, I'm loose, I'm full of juice, I got the goose so what's the use. We're feeling gay though we ain't got a dollar, Rufus is here, so hoot and holler." He also used to lead tours of white teenagers on "midnight rambles" around Beale Street.

paragraph: His celebrity in the South was such that in 1953, at Sam Phillips's suggestion, he recorded "Bear Cat" for Sun Records, an "answer record" to Big Mama Thornton's R&B hit "Hound Dog". The record became the label's first national chart hit, reaching number 3 on the "Billboard" R&B chart. However, a copyright-infringement suit brought by Don Robey, the original publisher of "Hound Dog", nearly bankrupted the record label. After only one recording there, Thomas was one of the African-American artists released by Phillips, as he oriented his label more toward white audiences and signed Elvis Presley, who later recorded Thomas's song "Tiger Man". Thomas did not record again until 1956, when he made a single, "I'm Steady Holdin' On", for the Bihari brothers' Meteor label; musicians on the record included Lewie Steinberg, later a founding member of Booker T and the MGs.

paragraph: Section::::Stax Records.

paragraph: In 1960 he made his first recordings with his 17-year-old daughter Carla, for the Satellite label in Memphis, which changed its name to Stax the following year. The song, "Cause I Love You", featuring a rhythm borrowed from Jesse Hill's "Ooh Poo Pa Doo", was a regional hit; the musicians included Thomas' son Marvell on keyboards, Steinberg, and the 16-year-old Booker T. Jones. The record's success led to Stax gaining production and distribution deal with the much larger Atlantic Records.

paragraph: Rufus Thomas continued to record for the label after Carla's record "Gee Whiz (Look at His Eyes)" reached the national R&B chart in 1961. He had his own hit with "The Dog", a song he had originally improvised in performance based on a Willie Mitchell bass line, complete with imitations of a barking dog. The 1963 follow-up, "Walking the Dog", engineered by Tom Dowd of Atlantic, became one of his most successful records, reaching #10 on the "Billboard" pop chart. He became the first, and still the only, father to debut in the Top 10 after his daughter had first appeared there. The song was recorded in early 1964 by the Rolling Stones on their debut album, and was a minor UK chart hit for Merseybeat group the Dennisons later that year.

paragraph: As well as recording and appearing on radio and in clubs, Thomas continued to work as a boiler operator in the textile plant, where he claimed the noises sometimes suggested musical rhythms and lyrics to him, before he finally gave up the job in 1963, to focus on his role as a singer and entertainer. He recorded a series of novelty dance tracks, including "Can Your Monkey Do the Dog'" and '"Somebody Stole My Dog" for Stax, where he was often backed by Booker T. & the MGs or the Bar-Kays. He also became a mentor to younger Stax stars, giving advice on stage moves to performers like Otis Redding, who partnered daughter Carla on record.

paragraph: After "Jump Back" in 1964, the hits dried up for several years, as Stax gave more attention to younger artists and musicians. However, in 1970 he had another big hit with "Do the Funky Chicken", which reached #5 on the R&B chart, #28 on the pop chart, and #18 in Britain where it was his only chart hit. Thomas improvised the song while performing with Willie Mitchell's band at a club in Covington, Tennessee, including a spoken word section that he regularly used as a "shtick" as a radio DJ: "Oh I feel so unnecessary - this is the kind of stuff that makes you feel like you wanna do something nasty, like waste some chicken gravy on your white shirt right down front." The recording was produced by Al Bell and Tom Nixon, and used the Bar-Kays, featuring guitarist Michael Toles. Thomas continued to work with Bell and Nixon as producers, and later in 1970 had his only number 1 R&B hit, and his highest pop charting record, with another dance song, "Do the Push and Pull". A further dance-oriented release in 1971, "The Breakdown", climbed to number 2 R&B and number 31 Pop. In 1972, he featured in the Wattstax concert, and he had several further, less successful, hits before Stax collapsed in 1976.

paragraph: Section::::Later career.

paragraph: Thomas continued to record and toured internationally, billing himself as "The World's Oldest Teenager" and describing himself as "the funkiest man alive". He "drew upon his vaudeville background to put [his songs] over on stage with fancy footwork that displayed remarkable agility for a man well into his fifties", and usually performed "while clothed in a wardrobe of hot pants, boots and capes, all in wild colors."

paragraph: He continued as a DJ at WDIA until 1974, and worked for a period at WLOK before returning to WDIA in the mid 1980s to co-host a blues show. He appeared regularly on television and recorded albums for various labels. Thomas performed regularly at the Porretta Soul Festival in Italy; the outdoor amphitheater in which he performed was later renamed Rufus Thomas Park.

paragraph: He played an important part in the Stax reunion of 1988, and appeared in Jim Jarmusch's 1989 film "Mystery Train", Robert Altman's 1999 film "Cookie's Fortune", and D. A. Pennebaker’s documentary "Only the Strong Survive". Thomas released an album of straight-ahead blues, "That Woman is Poison!", with Alligator Records in 1990, featuring saxophonist Noble "Thin Man" Watts. In 1996, he and William Bell headlined at the Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. In 1997, he released an album, "Rufus Live!", on Ecko Records. In 1998, he hosted two New Year's Eve shows on Beale Street.

paragraph: In 1997, to commemorate his 80th birthday, the City of Memphis renamed a road off Beale Street, close to the old Palace Theater, as Rufus Thomas Boulevard. He received a Pioneer Award from the Rhythm and Blues Foundation in 1992, and a lifetime achievement award from ASCAP in 1997. He was inducted into the Blues Hall of Fame in 2001.

paragraph: Section::::Death and legacy.

paragraph: He died of heart failure in 2001, at the age of 84, at St. Francis Hospital in Memphis. He is buried next to his wife Lorene, who pre-deceased him in 2000, at the New Park Cemetery in Memphis.

paragraph: Writer Peter Guralnick said of him:His music... brought a great deal of joy to the world, but his personality brought even more, conveying a message of grit, determination, indomitability, above all a bottomless appreciation for the human comedy that left little room for the drab or the dreary in his presence.

paragraph: On June 25, 2019, "The New York Times Magazine" listed Rufus Thomas among hundreds of artists whose material was reportedly destroyed in the 2008 Universal fire.

paragraph: Section::::In popular culture.

paragraph: Bobby Brown portrays Thomas in the BET television series "American Soul".

paragraph: Section::::Discography.

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

paragraph: Source:

paragraph: Section::::Discography.:Singles.

paragraph: Source:

paragraph: BULLET::::- Note:* "Billboard" did not publish R&B charts during these chart runs.

paragraph: Section::::Further reading.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Greenberg, Steve. "Do the Funky Somethin': The Best of Rufus Thomas" (liner notes), Rhino Records, 1996.

paragraph: Section::::External links.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Rufus Thomas Biography at Alligator Records

paragraph: BULLET::::- Soulwalking.co.uk

description: 1917-2001 American singer

wikidata_label: Rufus Thomas

wikipedia_title: Rufus Thomas


text:
hurdler
St. Louis
University of Illinois
IC4A
1924 Summer Olympics
Paris
Oberlin College
Earlham College
Delta College, University Center, MI
Richmond, Indiana

categories: Sportspeople from Richmond, Indiana,American male hurdlers,People from Oberlin, Ohio,Medalists at the 1924 Summer Olympics,Earlham College faculty,1970 deaths,1902 births,University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign alumni,University of Michigan faculty,Sportspeople from St. Louis,Oberlin College alumni,Athletes (track and field) at the 1924 Summer Olympics

paragraph: Daniel Kinsey

paragraph: Daniel Chapin "Dan" Kinsey (January 22, 1902 – June 27, 1970) was an American hurdler and a scholar in physical education.

paragraph: Born in St. Louis, Kinsey attended the University of Illinois, studying education. He developed as a top hurdler, and in 1924 he first won the IC4A title in the high hurdles, followed by the Olympic gold medal at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris.

paragraph: He graduated in 1926, and continued his study in physical education at Oberlin College, where he would also work until 1959. Besides teaching, Kinsey was involved in coaching several school teams, and was in the board of several committees and associations, such as the American Olympians Association.

paragraph: In 1959, Kinsey left Oberlin and became a professor at Earlham College and at the Delta College, University Center, MI. He retired in 1967. He died in his home in Richmond, Indiana, aged 68, soon after he retired.

description: American athlete

wikidata_label: Dan Kinsey

wikipedia_title: Daniel Kinsey


text:
Wilmington District Brigade
American Revolutionary War
Duplin County, North Carolina
Stamp Act
Duplin County Regiment
Wilmington District Brigade
North Carolina
United States Constitution
Fayetteville Convention
University of North Carolina
North Carolina Senate
St. John's Lodge
Thomas S. Kenan
Turkey
Sampson County, North Carolina
Liberty Hall
Kenansville
James Kenan High School
Warsaw, North Carolina

categories: People from Duplin County, North Carolina,North Carolina militiamen in the American Revolution,North Carolina sheriffs,1740 births,18th-century American politicians,19th-century American politicians,1810 deaths,North Carolina state senators

paragraph: James Kenan

paragraph: James Kenan (1740–1810) was a brigadier general of the Wilmington District Brigade during the American Revolutionary War and commander of the North Carolina militia after the war. He was active in North Carolina politics and served ten terms as a state senator.

paragraph: Section::::Pre and during war.

paragraph: James Kenan was born on September 23, 1740 at the family plantation, The Lilacs, in Turkey, Sampson County, North Carolina. His parents were Thomas Kenan, born in Ireland, and Elizabeth (Johnston) Kenan.

paragraph: James Kenan was elected Sheriff of Duplin County, North Carolina at age 22. While serving as Stamp Master of North Carolina he led a company of volunteers to Wilmington to oppose the Stamp Act. He also served as Chairman of the Duplin and Wilmington Committee of Safety.

paragraph: From 1775 to 1783, he served as Colonel over the Duplin County Regiment of the North Carolina militia. In 1781, he was appointed brigadier general (pro tempore) of the Wilmington District Brigade of the North Carolina militia.

paragraph: Section::::Post war.

paragraph: Kenan served as a member of the state constitutional convention in 1788 and 1789. Kenan also served as chairman on Ratification of the United States Constitution in the Fayetteville Convention and one of the first trustees of the University of North Carolina. By the time he died he had served ten terms (17771783) as a senator in the North Carolina Senate. He was also appointed as a brigadier general over the North Carolina militia after the Revolutionary War. He belonged to the Masonic Fraternity and was worshipful master of St. John's Lodge No.13 of Duplin County.

paragraph: Section::::Family.

paragraph: Kenan married Sarah Love "Sallie" March 13, 1770 and produced eight children, including his son Thomas S. Kenan. Thomas Kenan served in the North Carolina legislature and three terms as North Carolina representative in the U.S. Congress. Five members of his family would later become sheriff of Duplin County.

paragraph: Section::::Death and honors.

paragraph: James Kenan died on May 23, 1810 in Turkey, Sampson County, North Carolina. He was originally buried at his plantation in Turkey, North Carolina. However, he was later reinterred at Liberty Hall in Kenansville, North Carolina.

paragraph: Historical marker F-26 was erected in his honor on North Carolina highway 24 about three miles west of Warsaw. In November 2007, he was inducted into the Duplin County Hall of Fame.

paragraph: In 1818 the new county seat of Duplin was named "Kenansville" in his honor. James Kenan High School located in Warsaw, North Carolina was named after him in 1958.

description: North Carolina politician, military leader

wikidata_label: James Kenan

wikipedia_title: James Kenan


text:
New York City
Henry Eckford
Argentine Republic
Brazil
Buenos Aires
Rio Plata
Ottoman Porte
Joseph Rodman Drake
U. S. frigate "Macedonian"
Ireland
famine
Congress
James Ellsworth De Kay
Charles DeKay
Helena de Kay
Richard Watson Gilder
Fitz-Greene Halleck

paragraph: George Coleman De Kay

paragraph: George Coleman De Kay (1802 New York City – 31 January 1849 Washington, D.C.) was a naval officer. He was buried at St George's Church cemetery, Hempstead, New York.

paragraph: Section::::Biography.

paragraph: He was prepared for college, but ran away to sea. He became a skilful navigator, and took vessels built by Henry Eckford to South America. He volunteered in the navy of the Argentine Republic, then at war with Brazil, and was given command of a brig in June 1827. After taking several prizes, he accepted a captain's commission, which he had declined on entering the service, preferring to win it by promotion. In an engagement with the brig “Cacique,” commanded by Capt. Manson, that vessel was captured, though twice the size of De Kay's, and much more heavily armed. When returning to Buenos Aires in June 1828, his brig, the “Brandtzen,” was driven inshore in the Rio Plata by a Brazilian squadron. He scuttled the vessel to prevent her capture, swam ashore with his crew, and on reaching Buenos Aires was made commodore.

paragraph: After the peace, he delivered a corvette to the Ottoman Porte for Henry Eckford. He was with him in Constantinople when he died, Eckford at the time being superintendent of the Ottoman shipyards. Returning to New York, De Kay married in 1833 Janet, only child of Joseph Rodman Drake, the poet. In 1847 he took the U. S. frigate "Macedonian" to Ireland with supplies for the sufferers from the famine, having exerted himself to secure the passage of an act of Congress permitting a government vessel to be so employed.

paragraph: Section::::Family.

paragraph: His brother was the naturalist James Ellsworth De Kay. George De Kay's son was the poet Charles DeKay. George De Kay's daughter, Helena de Kay, an artist, married Richard Watson Gilder, an editor, poet and political activist.

paragraph: Section::::Further reading.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Fitz-Greene Halleck, "Outline of the Life of Com. George C. De Kay" (New York, 1847)

description: American sailor

wikidata_label: George Coleman De Kay

wikipedia_title: George Coleman De Kay


text:
weightlifter
Olympic Games
1948 Summer Olympics
London
men's featherweight
lightweight
1952 Summer Olympics
Helsinki
Sunne, Sweden
Kristinehamn
European Weightlifting Championships
World Weightlifting Championships
Svenska Dagbladet Gold Medal
Kristinehamn

categories: Weightlifters at the 1952 Summer Olympics,People from Sunne Municipality,Weightlifters at the 1948 Summer Olympics,Olympic weightlifters of Sweden,1919 births,Swedish male weightlifters,2011 deaths

paragraph: Arvid Andersson (weightlifter)

paragraph: Olov Arvid Andersson (19 May 1919 – 20 September 2011) was a Swedish weightlifter who competed at two editions of the summer Olympic Games. At the 1948 Summer Olympics in London he finished 13th in a field of 23 competitors in the men's featherweight event and 12th among 24 participants in the lightweight division at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki. Born in Sunne, Sweden, he was a member of Kristinehamns ABK and won gold medals at the 1947 and 1949 editions of the European Weightlifting Championships in the feather and lightweight categories respectively. He captured an additional gold medal at the 1946 World Weightlifting Championships in the featherweight tournament and a bronze medal at the 1949 edition in the lightweight category. He was awarded the 1946 Svenska Dagbladet Gold Medal for his victory at the World Championships. He died on 20 September 2011 in Kristinehamn at the age of 92.

description: Swedish weightlifter

wikidata_label: Arvid Andersson

wikipedia_title: Arvid Andersson (weightlifter)


text:
rabbi
tannaim
Jose ben Halafta
Halafta
Golan Heights
Shabbat
world to come
beit midrash
Tzfat
aggadic
peace

paragraph: Shimon ben Halafta

paragraph: Rabbi Shimon ben Halafta was a rabbi who lived in the 2nd century CE (fourth generation of tannaim).

paragraph: Section::::His life.

paragraph: Little is known of his life, but a number of stories are recorded involving him, often involving miracles.

paragraph: He was the brother of R' Jose ben Halafta and the son of R' Halafta. He lived in "Ein Teenah", which some identify with modern-day עין תינה in the Golan Heights.

paragraph: He was obese. Once on a hot day, he asked his daughter to fan him, offering to pay her for this service with packages of "nard" spices. Suddenly the wind blew, and he exclaimed, "How many packages of "nard" do I owe to the master of the wind (God)?"

paragraph: He was extremely poor. It is said that once once he did not have money for Shabbat expenses, and upon praying he was miraculously given a precious stone. However, his wife refused to use the stone, so as not to have his reward in this world detract from his reward in the world to come. He prayed again, and the stone was miraculously taken back.

paragraph: It is reported that once he was confronted by lions while traveling. He prayed, and two cuts of meat miraculously descended from heaven. The lions ate one, allowing him to escape. He took the second cut to the beit midrash, where it was ruled kosher to eat.

paragraph: He is said to be buried in the old cemetery in Tzfat.

paragraph: Section::::Teachings.

paragraph: He is known for his aggadic teachings, particularly those regarding the value of peace.

paragraph: Section::::Teachings.:Quotes.

paragraph: BULLET::::- The Holy One - blessed be He - found no better vessel in which to hold blessing for Israel than peace.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Great is peace, for when the Holy One - blessed be He - created His world, He made peace between the upper and the lower world... On the second day He created from the upper world... on the third day He created from the lower world... on the fourth day from the upper world... on the fifth day from the lower world... On the sixth day He came to create man. He said: If I create him from the upper world, the upper world will have one more creation than the lower world; if I create him from the lower world, the lower world will have one more creation than the upper world. What did He do? He created him from the upper world and the lower world. As it says: "The Lord God fashioned man dust from the earth" - from the lower world; "and blew in his nose the breath of life" - from the upper world.

description: rabbi who lived in the second century

wikidata_label: Shimon ben Halafta

wikipedia_title: Shimon ben Halafta


text:
fandom
filk
Kuorevesi
social science
University of Lapland
University of Tampere
Raija Julkunen
Finncon
Vastapaino

categories: Finnish sociologists,1933 births,Living people,20th-century Finnish writers,Fandom,Filkers,People from Jämsä,20th-century Finnish women writers,Finnish editors,Academic journal editors

paragraph: Liisa Rantalaiho

paragraph: Liisa Rantalaiho (born January 25, 1933) is a Finnish sociologist, fandom activist, and professor emerita in the fields of sociology of health and gender studies. She writes and performs filk songs.

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

paragraph: Liisa Rantalaiho was born January 25, 1933 in Kuorevesi. She defended her Ph.D. thesis in social science in 1968.

paragraph: Section::::Research and career.

paragraph: Rantalaiho served as professor of sociology at the University of Lapland in 1988–1989, and in public health science at the University of Tampere in 1990–1998. A pioneer of women's studies in Finland, she has mainly focused on women's research, gender equality, and changes in working life. Together with Raija Julkunen, she led a research project on the Finnish welfare society and gender roles, which was funded by the Academy of Finland. Rantalaiho, alone or with others, has published a large number of articles in women's research, work life issues, and occupational psychology. She has also edited the research report "Hyvinvointivaltion sukupuolijärjestelmä" (1989) and has served as editor-in-chief of the journal "Naistutkimus-Kvinnoforskning".

paragraph: Rantalaiho also serves on the Editorial Board of the Nordic Journal of Science Fiction and Fantasy Research, and was the guest of honor at the 2010 Finncon.

paragraph: She was a founding member of the science fiction society, Spektre, has served as a judge of the "Portti" short story competition, and is a book reviewer for "Portti magazine". The Finnish Science Fiction Writers Association awarded her with the Cosmos Pen Award in 2006 for her groundbreaking work as an advocate of Finnish science fiction literature.

paragraph: Section::::Awards and honors.

paragraph: BULLET::::- 1999, honorary doctorate, University of Lapland

paragraph: Section::::Selected works.

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Naisen historiallisuus: yhteiskunta, yksilö, sukupuoli: seminaariraportti" (University of Tampere, 1981)

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Toimistoautomaatio ja toimistotyö" (Tampereen yliopisto, 1984)

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Miesten tiede, naisten puuhat: yhteiskuntatieteen kritiikkiä naisten työn näkökulmasta" (Vastapaino, 1986)

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Naistutkimuksen tieteidenvälisiä ongelmia: seminaariraportti" (Tampereen yliopisto, 1987)

description: Finnish sociologist, professor, editor, critic

wikidata_label: Liisa Rantalaiho

wikipedia_title: Liisa Rantalaiho


text:
Chicago
New York City
Egmond aan Zee
Academy of Fine Arts, Munich
Académie Julian
George Hitchcock
Gari Melchers
World War I
Hattem
Volendam
Haarlem
Jan Vermeer
Hague School
Paris Salon
Exposition Internationale
Antwerp
World's Columbian Exposition
Exposition Universelle (1900)
World War II
Dallas Museum of Art
Art Institute of Chicago
Telfair Museum of Art
Savannah
National Academy of Design
More works by MacEwen
Thesis on MacEwen
University of North Texas

categories: 1943 deaths,American emigrants to France,American painters,American genre painters,American emigrants to the Netherlands,1860 births

paragraph: Walter MacEwen

paragraph: Walter MacEwen (13 February 1860, Chicago - 20 March 1943, New York City) was an American painter. From 1884 to 1914, he often lived and worked in the Netherlands. He is considered to have been a member of the , named after the mostly American artists' colony near Egmond aan Zee.

paragraph: Section::::Biography.

paragraph: He was the son of a merchant and entrepreneur of Scottish origin. He began by studying business, but decided that he would rather be a painter. In pursuit of that goal, he went to Europe in 1877 and enrolled at the Academy of Fine Arts, Munich. In 1881, he continued his studies in Paris at the Académie Julian. There, he met George Hitchcock and Gari Melchers, who would become his lifelong friend. Both had already made plans to work in the Netherlands.

paragraph: He followed them there in 1884 and settled in Egmond aan Zee, where he would live for three years and many times thereafter, until the beginning of World War I, although he still visited Paris during the war. At various times, he also worked in Hattem, where he briefly had his own studio, Volendam and Haarlem. He focused on simple, rural themes and was very fond of the works of Jan Vermeer, although he also displays some influence from the Hague School.

paragraph: During his life, he was internationally known. He held several exhibitions at the Paris Salon and was awarded a medal at the Exposition Internationale at Antwerp in 1894. He also had showings at the World's Columbian Exposition in his hometown of Chicago and at the Exposition Universelle (1900).

paragraph: After World War I, he settled in Paris. While there, he continued to paint the same general type of subject matter, but also took commissions for portraits. In 1940, the outbreak of World War II forced him to leave again. He returned to the United States and took up residence in New York, where he died three years later.

paragraph: In the United States, his works may be seen at the Dallas Museum of Art, Art Institute of Chicago, the Telfair Museum of Art in Savannah and at the National Academy of Design in New York.

paragraph: Section::::Further reading.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Anette Stott: "Dutch Utopia. American Artists in Holland, 1880–1914". Thoth, Bussum, 2010.

paragraph: Section::::External links.

paragraph: BULLET::::- More works by MacEwen @ ArtNet

paragraph: BULLET::::- Thesis on MacEwen by Rhonda Kay Cross, University of North Texas

alias:
Walter Mcewen
Walter Macewen
Walter McEwen
McEwen w.
McEwen
w. mcewen
walter McEwen

description: American painter

wikidata_label: Walter MacEwen

wikipedia_title: Walter MacEwen


text:
Plzeň
Prague Conservatory
Vítězslav Novák
August Förster
chamber musician
Beethoven
Smetana
Liszt
Schumann
Chopin
Mariánské Lázně
Petr Eben
Valentina Kameníková
Ivan Klánský
Zuzana Růžičková
Prague
František Rauch
František Rauch on Allmusic

categories: Czech classical pianists,People from Plzeň,Recipients of the Robert Schumann Prize of the City of Zwickau,Music educators,1910 births,1996 deaths

paragraph: František Rauch

paragraph: František Rauch (4 February 1910 – 23 September 1996) was a Czech pianist and music teacher.

paragraph: Section::::Life and career.

paragraph: Born in Plzeň, the son of a music instrument dealer, Rauch attended a business school in Plzeň before studying piano at the Prague Conservatory and composition with Vítězslav Novák. Before he began his career as a pianist, he worked for several months in the piano factory of August Förster.

paragraph: Rauch became known as a chamber musician, including pianist of the Praszke Trio with and , and as a concert pianist. His repertoire focused on compositions by Beethoven, Smetana, Liszt, Schumann and his teacher Novák. In Poland he was in demand as interpreter of the works of Chopin.

paragraph: Rauch made around 60 recordings. As president of the Czech Chopin Society, he was the promoter of the Chopin Festival in Mariánské Lázně. He taught at the Prague Conservatory From 1939 for more than forty years and was the teacher of musicians such as Petr Eben, Valentina Kameníková, Ivan Klánský and the harpsichordist Zuzana Růžičková.

paragraph: Rauch died in Prague at age 86.

paragraph: Section::::External links.

paragraph: BULLET::::- František Rauch on NKCR

paragraph: BULLET::::- František Rauch on Allmusic

description: Czech music educator and pianist

wikidata_label: František Rauch

wikipedia_title: František Rauch


text:
Roodt-sur-Eisch
Luxembourg
Judenburg
Austria
botanist
physician
Vienna
Gerard van Swieten
obstetrics
André Levret
Nicolas Puzos
physiology
materia medica
Digital edition
University and State Library Düsseldorf
hygiene
midwives
Crantzia
Gesneriaceae
Thomas Nuttall

categories: 18th-century botanists,Luxembourgian nobility,1722 births,People from Septfontaines,1797 deaths,Alumni of the Athénée de Luxembourg,Austrian botanists,Luxembourgian botanists,18th-century Luxembourgian people,18th-century Austrian physicians,Austrian people of Luxembourgian descent,Edlers of Austria

paragraph: Heinrich Johann Nepomuk von Crantz

paragraph: Heinrich Johann Nepomuk von Crantz (Roodt-sur-Eisch, Luxembourg, 25 November 1722 – 18 January 1799, Judenburg, Austria) was a botanist and a physician.

paragraph: In 1750 he obtained his doctorate of medicine in Vienna, where he was a pupil of Gerard van Swieten (1700–1772). He studied obstetrics in Paris and London. In Paris he was influenced by André Levret (1703–1780) and Nicolas Puzos (1686–1753).

paragraph: He was first married to Anna Susanne Petrasch and then to Magda Lena de Tremon. He had two sons and one daughter.

paragraph: He became a lecturer in obstetrics at St. Mary's Hospital in Vienna in 1754. From 1756 to 1774, he taught physiology and materia medica at the university in that city.

paragraph: He was the author of:

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Einleitung in eine wahre und gegründete Hebammenkunst" (1756).

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Commentarius de rupto in partus doloribus a foetu utero" (1756).

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Commentatio de instrumentorum in arte obstetricia historia utilitate et recta ac praepostera applicatione" (1757).

paragraph: BULLET::::- "De systemate irritabilitatis" (1761).

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Materia medica et chirurgica" (three volumes, 1762) (Vol. 1 - 3 1765 Digital edition by the University and State Library Düsseldorf)

paragraph: BULLET::::- "De aquis medicatis principatus Transsylvaniae" (1773).

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Die Gesundbrunnen der Österreichischen Monarchie" (1777).

paragraph: He recommended better methods of hygiene for midwives. In addition to his work in medicine, he studied chemistry, botany, and the sources of mineral water.

paragraph: The plant genus "Crantzia" (Gesneriaceae) was named for him by Thomas Nuttall.

description: Luxembourgian botanist

wikidata_label: Heinrich Johann Nepomuk von Crantz

wikipedia_title: Heinrich Johann Nepomuk von Crantz


text:
Song dynasty
China
concubine
Emperor Zhenzong
Emperor Renzong
Emperor Renzong
Hangzhou
Consort Liu
Emperor Zhenzong
Consort Liu
empress
Emperor Renzong
Empress Liu
Empress Liu
Zhao Yuanyan
Emperor Renzong
Empress Liu
Emperor Renzong
Yuan Dynasty
play
zaju
Consort Liu
The Orphan of Zhao
Qing Dynasty
The Seven Heroes and Five Gallants
Consort Liu
Emperor Renzong
Consort Liu
eunuch
skinned
Chinese wild cat
curse
Emperor Zhenzong
Consort Liu
eunuch
Eighth Prince
Consort Liu
Emperor Zhenzong
Eunuch
eunuch
Bao Zheng
crown prince
Emperor Renzong
Toqto'a
History of Song
Toqto'a
History of Song

categories: 1032 deaths,987 births,Song dynasty posthumous empresses

paragraph: Consort Li (Zhenzong)

paragraph: Consort Li, imperial consort rank Chenfei (李宸妃) (987 – 1032), was an imperial consort of the Song dynasty of China. She was a concubine of Emperor Zhenzong and the mother of Emperor Renzong. She was posthumously honored as Empress Dowager Zhangyi (章懿皇太后), after Emperor Renzong discovered that she was his real mother.

paragraph: Section::::Biography.

paragraph: Born in Hangzhou, the future Consort Li first became an imperial maid for Consort Liu. She caught the eye of Emperor Zhenzong and bore him a boy and a daughter (who died). The boy was claimed by Consort Liu who successfully became the empress. Even after the boy became Emperor Renzong, the real mother still kept her silence. In the 11th year of her son's reign (also overseen by Empress Liu), she became ill and was given the consort rank "Chenfei" shortly before she died.

paragraph: A year later, after Empress Liu also died, Prince Zhao Yuanyan told the emperor the truth, and also suggested that Consort Li had been murdered. Shocked with grief, Emperor Renzong visited the coffin with tears, ordered the construction of Jingling Palace for her memorial and gave her the posthumous title "Empress Zhangyi". However, as Empress Liu had treated Consort Li's corpse with great respect, Emperor Renzong refused to believe that she would murder his biological mother.

paragraph: Section::::Legend.

paragraph: A Yuan Dynasty play (in the form of "zaju") called "Chen Lin Carrying the Box at Gold Water Bridge" (金水橋陳琳抱妝盒) told the story of how Consort Li and her baby son were victimized by a jealous Consort Liu. This story, which probably borrowed elements from the play "The Orphan of Zhao" that is more historically plausible, became incredibly popular and saw many different versions in later periods, including the Qing Dynasty novel "The Seven Heroes and Five Gallants", where it is referred to as "The Wild Cat for Crown Prince".

paragraph: In this later version, Consort Li was an equal of Consort Liu when she gave birth to Emperor Renzong. Consort Liu plotted with eunuch Guo Huai to secretly swap the infant with a skinned Chinese wild cat. Outraged by the "monster baby" and believing her cursed, Emperor Zhenzong demoted Consort Li to the forbidden palace. Meanwhile, Consort Liu ordered her maid Kou Zhu to murder the infant and dump the body, but Kou Zhu gave the infant to eunuch Chen Lin, who hid him in a box and carried him to emperor's brother Eighth Prince, who took his infant nephew in as one of his sons. Later, Consort Liu persuaded Emperor Zhenzong to have Consort Li killed. Eunuch Yu Zhong volunteered to die in her place, and with the help of another eunuch Qin Feng, Consort Li finally escaped from the palace. Several years later, as an old blind woman in a poor village, she found the opportunity to tell the story to the good official Bao Zheng. Finally the hidden secret was unearthed and the crown prince, now Emperor Renzong, eventually accepted his birth mother.

paragraph: Section::::References.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Toqto'a et al., "History of Song", .

alias:
Empress Zhangyi
Li Shi
Chenfei
Zhangyi
Zhuangyi

description: Song Dynasty Empress

wikidata_label: Consort Li

wikipedia_title: Consort Li (Zhenzong)


text: cricket

text: amateur status

text: Wimborne St Giles

text: Dorset

text: Anthony William Ashley

text: Dorchester

text: Marylebone Cricket Club

text: first-class cricket

text: Clewer

text: Berkshire

categories: Marylebone Cricket Club cricketers,English cricketers,English cricketers of 1826 to 1863,1858 deaths,1807 births

paragraph: Henry Ashley (Dorchester MP)

paragraph: Anthony Henry Ashley-Cooper (5 May 1807 – 2 December 1858) was an English politician and cricketer with amateur status.

paragraph: Section::::Early life.

paragraph: Ashley was born at Wimborne St Giles in Dorset in 1807, a son of Cropley Ashley-Cooper, 6th Earl of Shaftesbury, and younger brother of Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 7th Earl of Shaftesbury, and of Anthony William Ashley.

paragraph: Section::::Career.

paragraph: He was a member of parliament for Dorchester from 1831 to 1847.

paragraph: As a cricketer, he was associated with Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) and made his first-class cricket debut in 1830.

paragraph: Section::::Death.

paragraph: He died in 1858 at Clewer in Berkshire.

description: English politician and cricketer

wikidata_label: Anthony Henry Ashley-Cooper

wikipedia_title: Henry Ashley (Dorchester MP)


text:
Chinese
Song Dynasty
virtues
Emperor Taizong
Emperor Zhenzong
Emperor Renzong
Emperor Taizong
banquets
filial piety
royal family
calligraphy
Wang Xianzhi
Wang Xizhi
Emperor Renzong
Empress Liu
regent
empress dowager
lunacy
Empress Liu
Consort Li
Empress Liu
Emperor Renzong
taels
Emperor Renzong
folk stories
generals of the Yang clan
generals of the Huyan clan
Di Qing
Bao Zheng
Zhao Defang
Emperor Taizong
Emperor Renzong
Consort Liu
Toqto'a
History of Song

paragraph: Zhao Yuanyan

paragraph: Zhao Yuanyan (), officially the Prince Gongsu of Zhou (周恭肅王) (985-1044), was an imperial prince of the Chinese Song Dynasty, known for his virtues. He was the 8th son of Emperor Taizong and a younger brother of Emperor Zhenzong. He was referred to as the "Eighth Prince" (八大王). He was the only surviving paternal uncle of Emperor Renzong during the latter's reign.

paragraph: Section::::Biography.

paragraph: As a child Zhao Yuanyan was known for his intelligence. He was a favorite of Emperor Taizong and often accompanied guests at his father's banquets. Zhao Yuanyan was also known for his filial piety as he would personally serve his mother every day when she became sick. Unlike others in the royal family, Zhao Yuanyan enjoyed books and literature. He also practiced calligraphy after the masters Wang Xianzhi and Wang Xizhi.

paragraph: When his young nephew Emperor Renzong succeeded the throne, Empress Liu acted as the real regent. In order to avoid conflicts with the empress dowager, Zhao Yuanyan stayed at home, feigning lunacy. Only after Empress Liu's death did he return to the imperial court, where he also revealed the secret that Consort Li, and not Empress Liu, was the emperor's real mother.

paragraph: Known for his stern demeanor, he became a trusted adviser of Emperor Renzong. When he became gravely ill, the emperor offered 5000 taels of silver but he refused, saying: "How can a man on death bed burden the country?" After his death, Emperor Renzong conducted memorials for him three times and distributed his writings and poems to different officials.

paragraph: Section::::In fiction.

paragraph: The "Eighth Prince" or "Eighth Virtuous Prince" is an important character in folk stories about the generals of the Yang clan, the generals of the Huyan clan, Di Qing and Bao Zheng. Many works present his name as Zhao Defang (趙德芳), who in history is Zhao Yuanyan's cousin and died at the age of 22 in 981 during Emperor Taizong's reign, long before many of the stories' historical characters (including Zhao Yuanyan himself) were born.

paragraph: In fiction, the Eighth Prince married Di Qianjin (狄千金), the aunt of Di Qing, and raised Emperor Renzong as his adoptive parents since infancy, as the baby was almost killed in a conspiracy orchestrated by Consort Liu. The fiction also said that the Eight Prince lived in the Southern Palace (南清宮) and had one son, Prince Luhua (潞花王).

paragraph: Section::::References.

description: Song Dynasty prince

wikidata_label: Zhao Yuanyan

wikipedia_title: Zhao Yuanyan


text:
electronic dance music
Dim Mak Records
Wolfgang Gartner
MSTRKRFT
Bloody Beetroots
Death from Above 1979
The Sounds
The Blood Brothers
New Westminster, British Columbia
Refused
NOFX
Anti-Flag
The Mars Volta
Pink Floyd
Reason
Cubase
University of British Columbia
University of Glasgow
MSTRKRFT
Justice
Fist of God
Dim Mak Records
The Blood Brothers
Johnny Whitney
Electric Daisy Carnival
Camp Bisco
South by Southwest
Winter Music Conference
Benny Benassi
Laidback Luke
Diplo
Polina Goudieva
SiriusXM
iTunes
SoundCloud
Maja Ivarsson
The Sounds
Zedd
The Bloody Beetroots
Danny Brown
MTVu
Kiiara
Wafia
Anna of the North
Selena Gomez
Kaskade
New Radicals song
R3hab
Shel Silverstein
Drake
M83
The Beatles
Simpson Wave

categories: Musicians from Vancouver,1987 births,Canadian DJs,Canadian electronic musicians,Remixers,Living people,Canadian dance musicians

paragraph: Felix Cartal

paragraph: Taelor Deitcher, better known by his stage name Felix Cartal, is a Canadian DJ and electronic dance music producer. He released his first EP "Skeleton" in 2009 once he signed with Dim Mak Records. Since then he has gone on to release three full-length albums, 2010's "Popular Music" and 2012's "Different Faces" and 2018's "Next Season." Deitcher has toured with Wolfgang Gartner, MSTRKRFT, and Bloody Beetroots. Deitcher set the trend of collaborating with unpredictable vocalists in the dance scene such as Sebastien Grainger of Death from Above 1979, Maja Ivarsson of The Sounds and Johnny Whitney of The Blood Brothers.

paragraph: Section::::Early life.

paragraph: In 2000, Deitcher attended New Westminster Secondary School in New Westminster, British Columbia. He began playing bass in the punk and hardcore scene with a band called Dysfunctional, named after a sticker they had found. Their musical style were inspired from groups such as Refused, NOFX and Anti-Flag. They had developed a small fanbase in North Vancouver and performed at venues before reforming into a more progressive, The Mars Volta/Pink Floyd-inspired group named Orange Orange, which broke up in 2006.

paragraph: Following the group's disintegration, Deitcher experimented with music production software such as Reason and Cubase. Influenced by the club nights and parties with local DJs, Deitcher acknowledged the similarity of the punk and EDM scenes which prompted him to get involve into the EDM scene.

paragraph: Deitcher enrolled at the University of British Columbia where he majored in English. He moved to Scotland for a semester at University of Glasgow.

paragraph: Section::::Career.

paragraph: Section::::Career.:2006–10: "Skeleton" and "Popular Music".

paragraph: In December 2006, he emerged on the international blog scene alongside MSTRKRFT with original songs such as "Moss vs. Tree" and "Parisienne".

paragraph: During his time in the UK, Deitcher signed with a booking agent and started playing weekend shows across Britain and Europe. His third ever show was opening for Justice with an audience of over 4,000 people. By the time he returned to his hometown four months later, he was already an underground star. He opened for MSTRKRFT on their Fist of God tour. He released several more remixes before being signed to Steve Aoki's Dim Mak Records and released his first EP entitled "Skeleton" in May 2009.

paragraph: Four months later, Deitcher released "Drone" as the first single for his debut album "Popular Music".

paragraph: "Popular Music" was released on February 23, 2010. Along with "Drone", the album featured the singles "Volanco" featuring The Blood Brothers' Johnny Whitney, "World Class Driver" and "Love". Music videos for "Volcano" and "World Class Driver" were made. Deitcher went on tours and performed at music festivals such as Electric Daisy Carnival, Camp Bisco, South by Southwest, and Winter Music Conference.

paragraph: Section::::Career.:2011–12: "Different Faces".

paragraph: In March 2011, Deitcher released a single titled "The Joker" via Dim Mak Records. The song became one of Deitcher's most notable work and was played in the live sets by notable DJs such as Benny Benassi, Laidback Luke and Diplo. After extensive touring, Deitcher started working on his sophomore album which featured several guest vocalists and focused more on catchy melodies, yet still retained his trademark aggressive sound. His second album, "Different Faces" was released on March 27, 2012, and featured the singles "Don't Turn on the Lights" featuring Polina Goudieva, "Domo", "Black to White" featuring Miss Palmer, and "H.U.N.T" featuring Sebastien Grainger. Different Faces debuted on the iTunes Top 10 Electronic chart in North America.

paragraph: Continuing his success, Deitcher started a biweekly podcast entitled "The Weekend Workout", a one-hour mix showcasing new electronic dance music including unreleased Deitcher tracks. Starting in June 2012, it became a weekly mix broadcast worldwide on SiriusXM and available for free download on iTunes and SoundCloud. On July 25, 2012, a music video for "Higher" featuring New Ivory was released online.

paragraph: On August 14, 2012, Deitcher released the final single for "Different Faces", "Tonight" featuring Maja Ivarsson of The Sounds, accompanied by an EP featuring remixes by Autoerotique, Botnek, and others. On December 4, 2012, Deitcher released single "No Sleep" featuring Natalie Angiuli. On December 20, 2012, "Lullaby" featuring Natalie Angiuli was released as a free download for the B-side to the recently released single "No Sleep".

paragraph: Section::::Career.:2013–15: "Past Present Felix".

paragraph: Constantly touring North America and Europe, Deitcher released remixes for Zedd and The Bloody Beetroots. On January 22, 2013, he released a single titled "The Alarm" with Autoerotique.

paragraph: Collaborating with Clockwork, Deitcher released the single "The Fire" featuring Madame Buttons. He also produced a song for K.Flay titled "Hail Mary" featuring Danny Brown. On July 2, 2013, Deitcher released "Young Love" (featuring Koko LaRoo) as the first single from his four-track EP titled "Past Present Felix". On July 25, 2013, the music video for "Young Love" was released online. "Past Present Felix" was released August 6, 2013.

paragraph: A 16-date headlining North American tour was announced in support of "Past Present Felix" through September and October 2013.

paragraph: December 3, 2013 saw the release of "New Scene" featuring Ofelia as the final single from "Past Present Felix". Following the release of the single, the music video premiered December 19, 2013, on MTVu. After a successful tour, Deitcher released a three-song EP entitled "Credits", featuring the lead single "Ready for Love" featuring Chloe Angelides, on April 29, 2014.

paragraph: In 2015, Deitcher signed with Universal Canada and released two singles: "With You" and "Something To Live For". In early 2016, he showcased a new sound on remixes for Kiiara, Wafia, Anna of the North, and Selena Gomez. He then released a collaboration with Kaskade titled "Fakin It" and three original songs: "Keep Up", "Drifting Away", and "Falling Down".

paragraph: In March 2017, he released "Get What You Give", a remix cover of the New Radicals song, which earned him his first certified Gold Record, followed by "Hold Tight" in September 2017. He then collaborated with R3hab on the track "Killing Time".

paragraph: Section::::Career.:2015–present: Remixes, collaborations, and a new sound.:Next Season.

paragraph: In May 2018, he released his third studio album, "Next Season." Released by Physical Presents, the album featured the singles "Runaway" featuring Regn, "Walking By" featuring Iselin, "Faces" featuring Veronica, and "Worry" featuring Victoria Zaro. "Next Season" received positive reviews from critics.

paragraph: The album featured a number of co-writers, including Ofelia, Veronica, Iselin, Kriss and Erik, Moon Bounce, REGN, and Nate. In an interview with Billboard magazine, Cartal cited Shel Silverstein, Drake, M83, The Beatles, and even Simpson Wave internet content as sources of inspiration for the album.

paragraph: Section::::Career.:2015–present: Remixes, collaborations, and a new sound.:Mood.

paragraph: In October 2018, he released the EP "Mood", featuring remixes of the track of the same name from "Next Season".

paragraph: Section::::Discography.

paragraph: Section::::Discography.:Studio albums.

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

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Different Faces" (2012)

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Next Season" (2018)

description: Canadian DJ and record producer

wikidata_label: Felix Cartal

wikipedia_title: Felix Cartal


text:
Massachusetts
England
Nantucket
Thomas Mayhew
Benjamin Franklin
Brixton
Plymouth
Charles I
House of Lords
Nottingham
Civil War
Salisbury, Massachusetts
Haverhill, Massachusetts
Newbury, Massachusetts
Merrimack River
Tuckernuck Island
sachem
Native Americans
Thomas Macy
Governor Francis Lovelace
Isaac Coffin
American Revolutionary War
Napoleonic Wars
Royal Navy
Lucretia Coffin Mott
Boston Brahmin
Henry Coffin Nevins
David Nevins Jr.
Charles A. Coffin
General Electric
Elizabeth Coffin
Robert P. T. Coffin
Coffin (whaling family)
Coffin (surname)

categories: American investors,1681 deaths,People from Nantucket, Massachusetts,1606 births

paragraph: Tristram Coffin (settler)

paragraph: Tristram Coffin (or Coffyn) (ca. 1609 – 2 October 1681) was an immigrant to Massachusetts from England.

paragraph: In 1659 he led a group of investors that bought Nantucket from Thomas Mayhew for thirty pounds and two beaver hats.

paragraph: He became a prominent citizen of the settlement.

paragraph: A great number of his descendants became prominent in North American society, and many were involved in the later history of Nantucket during and after its heyday as a whaling center.

paragraph: Almost all notable Americans with roots in Nantucket are descended from Tristram Coffin, although Benjamin Franklin was an exception.

paragraph: Section::::England, 1605–1642.

paragraph: Tristram Coffin was born to Peter and Joanna (Kember) Coffin and baptized in the parish of Brixton near Plymouth, England, on 11 March 1609/10. He belonged to the landed gentry. He married Dionis Stevens in 1630 and they were to have nine children, the first five born in England. Coffin was a Brixton church warden from 1639 to 1640, and was a constable in 1641.

paragraph: Charles I inherited the throne of England in 1625 and initiated a long struggle with his parliament, which wanted to abolish bishops from the House of Lords and limit the king's powers. Things came to a head when Charles raised his royal standard at Nottingham in August 1642, and England soon descended into Civil War (1642–1651).

paragraph: Tristram Coffin's brother John received a mortal wound at Plymouth fort, although it is not known exactly when or even which side he was fighting on.

paragraph: Perhaps for reasons associated with these political upheavals, Tristram Coffin decided to leave his estates in England and emigrate to the new world.

paragraph: Section::::Massachusetts, 1642–1659.

paragraph: Tristram Coffin sailed to Boston in 1642 with his wife and children, his two sisters and his mother.

paragraph: For a short time he ran an inn in Salisbury, Massachusetts.

paragraph: He then moved to the new settlement of Pentucket, now Haverhill, Massachusetts. His name appears on a deed dated 15 November 1642 recording the sale of the land for the settlement by the local American Indian people.

paragraph: He is said to have used a plow that he had made himself to cultivate the land.

paragraph: It was here that his last four children were born.

paragraph: In 1648 he left the farm and moved to Newbury, Massachusetts.

paragraph: Here he operated a ferry across the Merrimack River and he and his wife ran a tavern.

paragraph: In 1653 his wife was "presented" for selling beer above the legal price of two pennies per quart. However, she was acquitted when it was found that her beer was much stronger than the ordinary.

paragraph: Coffin sold the inn and ferry in 1654 or 1655 and moved to Salisbury, Massachusetts, where he signed himself "Tristram Coffyn, Commissioner of Salisbury".

paragraph: Section::::Nantucket, 1659–1681.

paragraph: Tristram Coffin and other Salisbury investors bought Nantucket island from Thomas Mayhew on 2 July 1659.

paragraph: The purchase price was 30 pounds plus two beaver hats made by his son, also called Tristram.

paragraph: Coffin was the prime mover of the enterprise and was given first choice of land.

paragraph: In 1659 he settled near the western end of the island near Capaum pond.

paragraph: His sons Peter Coffin, Tristram Coffin Junior and James Coffin also received land on the island.

paragraph: Soon after settling, Tristram Coffin purchased the thousand-acre Tuckernuck Island at the western end of Nantucket.

paragraph: On 10 May 1660 the sachems conveyed title to a large part of the island to Coffin and his associates for eighty pounds.

paragraph: He built a corn mill in which he employed many of the local Native Americans, and he employed others on his farm.

paragraph: In 1671 Coffin and Thomas Macy were selected as spokesmen for the settlers, going to New York in 1671 to meet with Governor Francis Lovelace and secure their claim to Nantucket.

paragraph: As the most wealthy and respected of the settlers, Coffin was appointed chief magistrate of Nantucket on 29 June 1671.

paragraph: After a period where Macy served as Chief magistrate, in 1677 Coffin was again appointed chief magistrate for a term of four years.

paragraph: Section::::Legacy.

paragraph: Tristram Coffin died on 2 October 1681 at the age of 76.

paragraph: During the years before his death, he had bestowed much of his property on his children and grandchildren.

paragraph: He was buried on his property on Nantucket Island.

paragraph: At his death he left seven children, 60 grandchildren and several great-grandchildren. One of his grandchildren calculated that by the year 1728, the number of his descendants was 1582, of whom 1128 were still alive.

paragraph: Several of his descendants achieved prominence. His daughter Mary Coffyn Starbuck became a leader in introducing Quaker practices into Nantucket.

paragraph: A grandson, James Coffin, was the first of the Coffins to enter into the whaling business.

paragraph: A poem by Thomas Worth written in 1763 says six Captains named Coffin were sailing out of Nantucket.

paragraph: Sir Isaac Coffin (1759–1839) served during the American Revolutionary War and the Napoleonic Wars and became an admiral in the British Royal Navy.

paragraph: He founded a school on the island in 1827 to educate descendants of Tristram Coffin – which included almost all the children on the island – with emphasis on nautical skills.

paragraph: Lucretia Coffin Mott (1793–1880) was a Quaker born on Nantucket, who became a prominent abolitionist and women's rights activist. She helped write the Declaration of Sentiments during the Seneca Falls Convention in 1848, and will be included on the back of the U.S. $10 bill to be newly designed by 2020.

paragraph: Some branches of the Coffin family were prominent in New England, grouped among the so-called Boston Brahmins.

paragraph: For example, Elizabeth Coffin, daughter of a wealthy merchant from Nantucket, was mother of the prominent Massachusetts industrialists Henry Coffin Nevins and David Nevins Jr..

paragraph: Charles A. Coffin (1844–1926) born in Somerset, Massachusetts, became co-founder and first President of General Electric corporation.

paragraph: Some retained the family links to Nantucket after the whaling industry had collapsed and many people had left the island. In the eighth generation, Elizabeth Coffin (1850–1930), an artist, educator and Quaker philanthropist, was known for her paintings of Nantucket and for helping revive Sir Isaac Coffin's school with a new emphasis on crafts. Among the ninth generation, Robert P. T. Coffin (1892–1955) was an American poet who won the Pulitzer Prize in 1936 for his book of collected poems called "Strange Holiness".

paragraph: Section::::See also.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Coffin (whaling family)

paragraph: BULLET::::- Coffin (surname)

paragraph: Section::::References.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Notes

paragraph: BULLET::::- Citations

paragraph: BULLET::::- Sources

description: American investor

wikidata_label: Tristram Coffin

wikipedia_title: Tristram Coffin (settler)


text: multiple system atrophy

categories: Actresses from Rio de Janeiro (city),2013 deaths,1950 births,Brazilian actresses,Deaths from multiple system atrophy

paragraph: Scarlet Moon de Chevalier

paragraph: Scarlet Moon de Chevalier (12 September 1950 – 5 June 2013), was a Brazilian actress, journalist and writer.

paragraph: Section::::Death.

paragraph: Chevalier died of multiple system atrophy on 5 June 2013 at the age of 62.

description: Brazilian actress

wikidata_label: Scarlet Moon de Chevalier

wikipedia_title: Scarlet Moon de Chevalier


text:
musical
The Belle of New York
Leah Kleschna
Bath, Maine
Boston
Charles Hopkinson
Chauncy Hall Preparatory School
Town Topics
Gustave Kerker
Ivan Caryll
The Belle of New York
Casino Theatre
Shaftesbury Theatre
in 1919
Marion Davies
Etienne Girardot
L. Rogers Lytton
in 1952
Fred Astaire
Vera-Ellen
Marjorie Main
Keenan Wynn
melodrama
Manhattan Theatre
New Theatre
Minnie Maddern Fiske
Lena Ashwell
Carlotta Nillson
silent film
Famous Players Film Company
Esher
Yvonne Arnaud
Pauline Hall
Madge Lessing
The Belle of New York
The Telephone Girl
In Gay New York
The Girl Up There
Leah Kleschna
Marriage a la Carte
The Pink Lady
Oh! Oh! Delphine
The Whirl of New York

categories: 1916 deaths,Writers from Boston,People from Bath, Maine,Writers from Maine,American expatriates in the United Kingdom,1865 births,American dramatists and playwrights

paragraph: C. M. S. McLellan

paragraph: C. M. S. McLellan (1865–1916) was a London-based American playwright and composer who often wrote under the pseudonym Hugh Morton. McLellan is probably best remembered for the musical "The Belle of New York" and drama "Leah Kleschna".

paragraph: Section::::Early life.

paragraph: Charles Morton Stewart McLellan was born on September 4, 1865, in Bath, Maine to William H. and Florida (née McLanathan) McLellan. His father was a successful wholesaler who later formed the shipbuilding firm, E and S. Company. Florida McLellan, the daughter of a ship's captain, was described in her 1898 obituary as having "unusual business talent and tact." At an early age, McLellan's family moved to Boston, where he attended Hopkinson School (founded by the father of artist Charles Hopkinson) and Chauncy Hall Preparatory School.

paragraph: Section::::Career.

paragraph: McLellan began as a journalist, eventually rising to become editor of the publication "Town Topics". After finding success in the late 1890s, he left journalism to write full-time for the stage. Over the remainder of his life, McLellan produced a steady stream of mostly light and often popular musical comedies, frequently in collaboration with the composer Gustave Kerker and later Ivan Caryll.

paragraph: McLellan’s first major success,"The Belle of New York", opened at the Casino Theatre on September 28, 1897, to mixed reviews and closed after a two-month run. The following year the show was brought to London, where it opened at the Shaftesbury Theatre on April 12, 1898, and went on to have an extremely successful run of 697 consecutive performances, closing on December 30, 1899. "The Belle of New York" later proved successful on tours of Australia, New Zealand and the British provinces and returned to Broadway for revival engagements in 1900 and 1921. The musical was made into two Hollywood films, the first in 1919 with Marion Davies, Etienne Girardot and L. Rogers Lytton, and the second in 1952 with Fred Astaire, Vera-Ellen, Marjorie Main and Keenan Wynn.

paragraph: "Leah Kleschna", a melodrama about the daughter of a Paris jewel thief, was first produced at the Manhattan Theatre in December 1904, and the following year at London’s New Theatre. Minnie Maddern Fiske played the title role in New York, and Lena Ashwell played it in London. Leah Kleschna was portrayed by Carlotta Nillson in the 1913 silent film version of the play produced by the Famous Players Film Company.

paragraph: Section::::Death.

paragraph: McLellan died on September 21, 1916, at his long-time residence in Esher, a small town on the outskirts of Greater London. He was survived by his wife, Marie Adelaide McLellan, a native of Brooklyn, New York. The couple had three children, Gabrielle, Hugh and Elizabeth. A few years after his death his son married the French actress Yvonne Arnaud and in 1927 Marie McLellan published a revised version of "The Belle of New York". His younger brother, George Brinton McLellan (1867–1932), was a successful London-based theatrical manager and producer probably best known for the popular play "Is Zat So?" and for his marriages to musical comedy actresses Pauline Hall and Madge Lessing.

paragraph: Section::::Works by C. M. S. McLellan.

paragraph: "Source: "Who's Who in the Theatre":

paragraph: BULLET::::- 1897- "An American Beauty"

paragraph: BULLET::::- 1898- "Whirl of the Town"

paragraph: BULLET::::- 1898- "The Belle of New York"

paragraph: BULLET::::- 1898- "The Telephone Girl"

paragraph: BULLET::::- 1898- "In Gay New York"

paragraph: BULLET::::- 1899- "Yankee Doodle Dandy"

paragraph: BULLET::::- 1901- "The Girl Up There"

paragraph: BULLET::::- 1903- "Glittering Gloria"

paragraph: BULLET::::- 1903- "The Wire Walker"

paragraph: BULLET::::- 1905- "Leah Kleschna"

paragraph: BULLET::::- 1905- "On the Love Path"

paragraph: BULLET::::- 1906- "The Jury of Fate"

paragraph: BULLET::::- 1907- "Nelly Nell"

paragraph: BULLET::::- 1907- "The Shirkers"

paragraph: BULLET::::- 1908- "The Pickpockets"

paragraph: BULLET::::- 1910- "The Strong People" (lyrics)

paragraph: BULLET::::- 1911- "Marriage a la Carte"

paragraph: BULLET::::- 1911- "The Pink Lady"

paragraph: BULLET::::- 1911- "The Affair in the Barracks"

paragraph: BULLET::::- 1912- "Oh! Oh! Delphine"

paragraph: BULLET::::- 1913- "The Little Café"

paragraph: BULLET::::- 1914- "The Fountain"

paragraph: BULLET::::- 1915- "Around the Map"

paragraph: BULLET::::- 1921 - "The Whirl of New York"

description: playwright

wikidata_label: C. M. S. McLellan

wikipedia_title: C. M. S. McLellan


text:
Chinese
Song Dynasty
Emperor Taizu
crown prince
Emperor Taizong
Emperor Taizong
the Khitans
Emperor Taizong
Emperor Taizong
Emperor Taizong
sabre
suicide
Emperor Taizong
official history
Zhao Defang
Emperor Taizu
Zhao Yun
Zhao Qi
Emperor Lizong
Emperor Duzong
Zhao Kuangyin
Toqto'a
History of Song
Sima Guang
Sushui Jiwen

paragraph: Zhao Dezhao

paragraph: Zhao Dezhao (趙德昭) (951 – 26 August 979) was an imperial prince of the Chinese Song Dynasty.

paragraph: Officially the Prince Yi of Yan (燕懿王), he was the second son of Emperor Taizu and the crown prince since his elder brother died young. However, he did not succeed the throne after his father, as his uncle Emperor Taizong assumed power.

paragraph: Section::::Death.

paragraph: In 979, 3 years after his father's death, Zhao Dezhao was leading an army in Emperor Taizong's first campaign against the Khitans, when rumors spread in the army that Emperor Taizong had disappeared, and that Zhao Dezhao should be the new emperor. The rumors died when Emperor Taizong was found, however, and Emperor Taizong was very unhappy about the results of his campaign and refused to award the troops sparking complaints from them. On August 26, Zhao Dezhao went to inquire the emperor, who either barked "You do that when you become the new emperor!" or "You may do it yourself after you have ascended the throne! There's still time for that!" Zhao Dezhao immediately went to his palace and asked his guards for a sabre. The guards told him that blades were not allowed in the palace, so Zhao Dezhao fetched a knife for cutting fruits, went to his room and then proceeded to slice his throat killing him. Upon hearing about the suicide, Emperor Taizong was very saddened and hugged the corpse crying while saying "Silly boy, how did you come to this depravity?”

paragraph: However, as official history may not be trusted in events like this, some historians suspect that Zhao Dezhao was either murdered or forced to commit suicide by his uncle, who possibly was also involved in the deaths of Zhao Dezhao's father and younger brother. Zhao Defang, the last surviving son of Emperor Taizu, died 2 years after Zhao Dezhao. He was also in his 20s.

paragraph: He was the ancestor of Zhao Yun and Zhao Qi who later became emperors. They were posthumously known as Emperor Lizong and Emperor Duzong respectively.

paragraph: Section::::Family.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Parents:

paragraph: BULLET::::- Zhao Kuangyin, Taizu (; 21 March 927 – 14 November 976)

paragraph: BULLET::::- Empress Xiaohui, of the He clan (; 929 – 958)

paragraph: BULLET::::- Consorts and Issue:

paragraph: BULLET::::- Lady Wang (王氏)

paragraph: BULLET::::- Lady He (賀氏)

paragraph: BULLET::::- Lady Chen (陳氏)

paragraph: BULLET::::- Lady Zhu (朱氏)

paragraph: BULLET::::- Unknown

paragraph: BULLET::::- Zhao Weizheng, Prince Jing (; d. 1032)

paragraph: BULLET::::- Zhao Weiji, Prince Ji ()

paragraph: BULLET::::- Zhao Weigu, Prince Wei ()

paragraph: BULLET::::- Zhao Weizhong, Duke Shu ()

paragraph: BULLET::::- Zhao Weihe ()

paragraph: Section::::References.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Toqto'a et al., "History of Song", .

paragraph: BULLET::::- Sima Guang, "Sushui Jiwen", .

alias: Yi Rixin

description: Song dynasty person CBDB=3214

wikidata_label: Zhao Dezhao

wikipedia_title: Zhao Dezhao


text:
Saarbrücken
House of Nassau
John Louis, Count of Nassau-Saarbrücken
Philip
county of Saarbrücken
John
lordships
Ottweiler
Homburg
Kirchheim
county of Saarwerden
Charles V
fiefs
Bishopric of Metz
Reformation
Augsburg Confession
Church Order
Palatine Zweibrücken
Boppard
Dutch Wikipedia

categories: House of Nassau,1526 births,1559 deaths,Counts of Nassau

paragraph: Adolph, Count of Nassau-Saarbrücken

paragraph: Adolph of Nassau-Saarbrücken (Saarbrücken 22 August 1526 – 26 November 1559) was count of Saarbrücken and Saarwerden. He comes from the Walramian branch of the House of Nassau.

paragraph: Section::::Biography.

paragraph: Adolf was the fourth and youngest son of John Louis, Count of Nassau-Saarbrücken and his second wife, Catherine of Moers, daughter of John III, Count of Moers-Saarwerden and Anna van den Bergh.

paragraph: In 1544 his father divided his belongings between his sons. Philip obtained the county of Saarbrücken. John and Adolph divided the rest. John obtained the lordships Ottweiler and Homburg. Adolph obtained, among others, the parts of the lordship Kirchheim that belonged to the counts of Saarbrücken. The county of Saarwerden remained joint property. Father John Louis retained a quarter of the income. After the death of the father on 18 June 1545, the division of the inheritance with his brothers was confirmed on 1 August 1545. Emperor Charles V confirmed the possession of the imperial fiefs and the brothers' heritage during his transit in Saarbrücken on 21 March 1546.

paragraph: After the death of their brother Philip in 1554, John and Adolph inherited the county of Saarbrücken. They also obtained the fiefs of the house Nassau-Saarbrücken of the Bishopric of Metz. John and Adolph divided these possessions in 1556 on which occasion Adolph acquired the county of Saarwerden and the lordschip of Lahr.

paragraph: Adolph introduced the Reformation in his county, probably in 1557. Introduced were the Augsburg Confession and the Church Order of Palatine Zweibrücken.

paragraph: Adolph died on 26 November 1559, he was buried in Kirchheim.

paragraph: Section::::Marriage.

paragraph: Adolph married at Boppard on 28 August 1553 with Anastasia of Isenburg-Grenzau († Kirchheim, 26 January 1558), daughter of Henry, Count of Isenburg-Grenzau and Margaretha of Wertheim. Anastasia was buried in the church of Saint-Peter in Kirchheimbolanden. The marriage remained childless.

paragraph: Section::::Sources.

paragraph: BULLET::::- "This article or an earlier version has been (partially) translated from the Dutch Wikipedia".

paragraph: BULLET::::- Frank Becker, "Zeittafel zur Geschichte des Saarbrücker Schlosses" in: Gerhard Bungert & Charly Lehnert (Hg.), "Das Saarbrücker Schloss. Zur Geschichte und Gegenwart", Lehnert Verlag, Saarbrücken, 1989, .

paragraph: BULLET::::- Wolfgang Behringer & Gabriele Clemens, "Geschichte des Saarlandes", München, 2009.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Michel Huberty, Alain Giraud, F. & B. Magdelaine, "l’Allemagne Dynastique. Tome III Brunswick-Nassau-Schwarzbourg", Alain Giraud, Le Perreux, 1981.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Friederich Köllner, "Geschichte des vormaligen Nassau-Saarbrück'schen Landes und seiner Regenten, Teil 1", Saarbrücken, 1841.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Albert Ruppersberg, "Geschichte der Grafschaft Saarbrücken, Band 1", Saarbrücken, 2. Auflage, 1908 (reprint: Sankt Ingbert, 1979).

description: Count of Nassau-Saarbrücken (1544-1559)

wikidata_label: Adolph of Nassau-Saarbrücken

wikipedia_title: Adolph, Count of Nassau-Saarbrücken


text: Pope John Paul II

text: SJ

text: Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Castries

text: SVD

text: Pope Benedict XVI

text: Lawrence Aloysius Burke

text: Order of Jamaica

categories: Jamaican Roman Catholic archbishops,1934 births,20th-century Roman Catholic bishops,21st-century Roman Catholic bishops,Members of the Order of Jamaica,Living people

paragraph: Donald James Reece

paragraph: Donald James Reece (born 13 April 1934 in Kingston, Jamaica) is an Emeritus Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kingston in Jamaica.

paragraph: Section::::Biography.

paragraph: Donald James Reece received on 3 January 1971 his priestly ordination and Pope John Paul II appointed him on 17 July 1981 bishop to the Roman Catholic Diocese of Saint John's–Basseterre. His consecration was given by Samuel Emmanuel Carter, SJ, Archbishop of Kingston, Kelvin Edward Felix, Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Castries and Joseph Oliver Bowers, SVD, former bishop of the Diocese of Saint John's-Basseterre on 8 October of the same year.

paragraph: On 12 October 2007 he was appointed by Pope Benedict XVI Coadjutor Archbishop of Kingston in Jamaica. After the retirement of Lawrence Aloysius Burke, SJ, he followed him on 12 April 2008 by the Office of the Archbishop of Kingston in Jamaica.

paragraph: On 15 April 2011 Benedict XVI accepted his resignation as Archbishop of Kingston.

paragraph: In 2012, he was honored for his contributions to education and religion with the Order of Jamaica, the fourth highest medal of Jamaica.

paragraph: Section::::External links.

paragraph: BULLET::::- http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/breece.html

description: Jamaican priest

wikidata_label: Donald James Reece

wikipedia_title: Donald James Reece


text:
Los Angeles
Mack Sennett
Kindred of the Dust
Brass
Drifting
Revelation
The Parasite
The Salvation Hunters
Hawaii
Bob Hope
Ray Bolger

categories: American male silent film actors,2012 deaths,20th-century American male actors,American male child actors,1919 births,Male actors from Los Angeles

paragraph: Bruce Guerin

paragraph: Bruce Guerin (January 18, 1919 – June 27, 2012) was an American child actor known for his roles in silent films during the 1920s.

paragraph: Section::::Biography.

paragraph: Guerin was born in Los Angeles to a family that worked in showbusiness. His mother was a vaudeville performer while his father worked for Mack Sennett. Bruce started acting at age 3 when he appeared in Raoul Walsh's 1922 film "Kindred of the Dust". This was followed by 12 more movies, including "Brass", "Drifting", "Revelation", "The Parasite" and "The Salvation Hunters".

paragraph: During these three years, Bruce Guerin achieved media coverage from newspapers such as "The Davenport Democrat and Leader", "Modesto Evening News", "Hamilton Daily News", "Picture Play Magazine" and "Pharos-Tribune".

paragraph: After his acting career had ended, he became a pianist. During the Second World War, he appeared in shows in Hawaii alongside celebrities such as Bob Hope and Ray Bolger. After the war ended, he continued to perform in various places.

paragraph: Bruce Guerin retired in 1996 and died 16 years later, on June 27, 2012. He was 93 years old.

paragraph: Bruce had four children: Paul Guerin, Mark Wilson, Bruce James Guerin Jr., and Lisa Guerin-Smeltzer. He had three grandchildren: Nick Johnson, Taylor Smeltzer, and Victoria Smeltzer.

paragraph: Section::::Bibliography.

paragraph: BULLET::::- John Holmstrom, "The Moving Picture Boy: An International Encyclopaedia from 1895 to 1995", Norwich, Michael Russell, 1996, p. 90-91.

description: American actor

wikidata_label: Bruce Guerin

wikipedia_title: Bruce Guerin


text: Origami Tessellations

text: University of Iowa

text: Master of Fine Arts

text: Computer Science

text: University of Utah

text: Vegreville egg

text: The Ron Resch Paper and Stick Film

text: Some of Resch's works

categories: American computer scientists,Origami artists,2009 deaths,University of Utah faculty,1939 births

paragraph: Ron Resch

paragraph: Ron Resch (Ronald Dale Resch) was an artist, computer scientist, and applied geometrist, known for his work involving folding paper, Origami Tessellations and 3D polyhedrons.

paragraph: Resch studied art at the University of Iowa receiving his Master of Fine Arts, and went on to become a professor of Computer Science at the University of Utah.

paragraph: He famously designed the Vegreville egg, the first physical structure designed entirely with computer-aided geometric modelling software.

paragraph: Section::::External links.

paragraph: BULLET::::- The Ron Resch Paper and Stick Film

paragraph: BULLET::::- Ron Resch Official Web Site (restored recently)

paragraph: BULLET::::- Some of Resch's works

description: computer scientist

wikidata_label: Ron Resch

wikipedia_title: Ron Resch


text: Abu Bakr

text: caliph

text: Sunni Islam

text: Aisha

text: Abu Bakr

text: Abdullah

text: Asma

text: Islam

text: Treaty of Hudaybiyah

text: sahaba

text: Prophet Muhammad

text: Uthman Abu Quhafa

text: Quraish

text: Battle of Badr

text: Battle of Uhud

text: duel

text: Muslim conquest of Syria

text: Mubarizun

text: Rashidun army

text: swordsmen

text: lancers

text: archers

text: Battle of Yamama

text: Musaylima

text: Battle of Yarmouk

text: Commander in chief

text: Byzantine

text: Busra

text: Syria

text: subterranea

text: Mecca

text: Kuwait

text: Saudi Arabia

text: Yemen

text: Iraq

text: Siddiqui

text: Quraishi

text: Horn of Africa

text: Sheekhaal

text: Somalia

text: Ethiopia

text: Kenya

text: Sahaba

text: Abu Bakr

text: Siddiqui

text: Bodla

text: Sheekhaal

text: Qallu

text: Muhammad ibn Abu Bakr

text: Abdullah ibn Abi Bakr

text: Aisha

text: Asma bint Abu Bakr

text: Umm Kulthum bint Abu Bakr

text: Qasim ibn Muhammad ibn Abu Bakr

categories: Place of birth unknown,Place of death unknown,Year of birth unknown,675 deaths,Abu Bakr family,Converts to Islam

image: 512px-عبد_الرحمن_بن_أبي_بكر.png

paragraph: Abdul-Rahman ibn Abi Bakr

paragraph: Abdul-Rahman ibn Abi Bakr was the eldest son of Abu Bakr, the first caliph in Sunni Islam. His mother was Um Ruman bint Amir ibn Uwaymir ibn Zuhal ibn Dahman and he was the full brother of Aisha. He and three other children of Abu Bakr namely Abdullah, Aisha and Asma were born sometime between 595 AD to 600 AD. It is said that he had a good sense of humour.

paragraph: Unlike the rest of his family, including his father Abu Bakr and sister Aisha, he did not convert to Islam until the Treaty of Hudaybiyah in 628 AD.

paragraph: Four generations of the family of Abdul-Rahman had the distinction of being the companions (sahaba) of the Prophet Muhammad namely Abdul-Rahman, his father Abu Bakr "As-Siddiq", his grandfather Uthman Abu Quhafa and his son Abu Atiq Muhammad. It was believed that no other family held this distinction.

paragraph: Section::::Participation in battles.

paragraph: While still a non-Muslim, Abdul-Rahman fought from the side of Quraish in the Battles of Badr and Uhud.

paragraph: In the Battle of Badr, he had an opportunity to kill his father, Abu Bakr, but he turned in another direction. Years later, after becoming Muslim, he told his father about it. Thereupon Abu Bakr replied: "If I had had such an opportunity, I would not have spared "you"."

paragraph: In the Battle of Uhud before the fighting began, he came forward and threw down a challenge for a duel. Abu Bakr accepted the challenge, but Muhammad stopped him, saying, "Sheathe your sword, and let us continue to profit by your wise counsels."

paragraph: After becoming a Muslim, Abdul-Rahman participated in all the battles fought by the Muslims and gained fame as a fierce warrior, especially in the Muslim conquest of Syria. He was one of the Mubarizun champions and fought duels in the battles for the Muslim army. The mubarizun unit of the Rashidun army was composed of elite warriors who were champion swordsmen, lancers and archers. In the battlefield his role was to undermine the morale of the enemy before the beginning of the battle by slaying their champions in duels.

paragraph: In the Battle of Yamama he killed Muhakkam al-Yamama, the General commanding the forces of Musaylima.

paragraph: In the Battle of Yarmouk, the Commander in chief of Byzantine force chose five selected warriors from Byzantine side, and they challenged the Muslims to duel. It was Abdul-Rahman who accepted the challenge. Scores of duels were fought on the plains of Yarmouk. Abdul-Rahman killed all of them one after the other.

paragraph: At the Battle of Busra in Syria, he entered the city of Busra through a subterranean passage and then dashing towards the city gates opened them for the main Muslim army to enter.

paragraph: After his death, he was buried in Mecca. .

paragraph: Abdul-Rahman is the ancestor of many Albakri Al-Siddiqi families: the Al Atiqi found in Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Iraq, and Siddiqui and Quraishi families in South and Central Asia. In the Horn of Africa, they are known as the Sheekhaal or Fiqi Umar family in Somalia, Ethiopia and Kenya.

paragraph: Section::::See also.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Sahaba

paragraph: BULLET::::- Abu Bakr

paragraph: BULLET::::- Siddiqui

paragraph: BULLET::::- Bodla

paragraph: BULLET::::- Sheekhaal

paragraph: BULLET::::- Qallu

paragraph: BULLET::::- Muhammad ibn Abu Bakr

paragraph: BULLET::::- Abdullah ibn Abi Bakr

paragraph: BULLET::::- Aisha

paragraph: BULLET::::- Asma bint Abu Bakr

paragraph: BULLET::::- Umm Kulthum bint Abu Bakr

paragraph: BULLET::::- Qasim ibn Muhammad ibn Abu Bakr

wikidata_label: Abdu'l-Rahman ibn Abi Bakr

wikipedia_title: Abdul-Rahman ibn Abi Bakr