text:
cross-country skier
FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2011
Oslo
FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2013
Val di Fiemme
2014 Winter Olympics
Sochi

categories: Latvian male cross-country skiers,Cross-country skiers at the 2014 Winter Olympics,1990 births,People from Madona Municipality,Olympic cross-country skiers of Latvia,Living people

paragraph: Arvis Liepiņš

paragraph: Arvis Liepiņš (born 18 March 1990) is a Latvian cross-country skier. He competed at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2011 in Oslo, the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2013 in Val di Fiemme, and at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi.

description: cross-country skier

wikidata_label: Arvis Liepiņš

wikipedia_title: Arvis Liepiņš


text:
Welsh language
Llanystumdwy
Caernarfonshire
genealogist
Christmastide
British Museum
National Library of Wales

categories: Welsh-language poets,18th-century Welsh writers,18th-century male writers,17th-century male writers,1643 births,1730 deaths,17th-century Welsh writers

paragraph: Owen Gruffydd

paragraph: Owen Gruffydd (1643-1730) was a Welsh poet partly noted for a lament on the decline of the Welsh language in the early 18th century.

paragraph: Not much is known about Owen Gruffydd's early life and career except that he was born in the parish of Llanystumdwy, Caernarfonshire. It is likely that he lived much of his life there and in the outlying parishes. Gruffydd was a weaver by profession. He was, however, known more for his poetic gifts. He also earned a name as a genealogist.

paragraph: Section::::Poems.

paragraph: Gruffydd's poems were mostly composed in honor of the aristocracy living in the surrounding countryside. He wrote such poems in the old Welsh tradition. He also wrote some other types poems which were more popular verse. An example of these were the carols for Christmastide. Selected works of Gruffydd were published in Carolau a Dyriau Duwiol (1688), in Blodeu Gerdd Cymry (1759) and in Gwaith Owen Gruffydd (1904), edited by O. M. Edwards. A large collection of his works is archived in the British Museum and the National Library of Wales.

paragraph: Section::::Later life.

paragraph: Gruffydd gradually lost his sight with old age and he dictated his verse to friends.

description: Welsh poet

wikidata_label: Owen Gruffydd

wikipedia_title: Owen Gruffydd


text:
House of Derencsényi
Count of the Székelys

categories: 1380 deaths,Counts of the Székelys,Derencsényi family,Year of birth unknown

paragraph: Nicholas Derencsényi

paragraph: Nicholas Derencsényi () was a Hungarian nobleman from the House of Derencsényi, who served as Count of the Székelys (, ) from 1377 to 1380.

paragraph: Section::::Sources.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Engel, Pál (1996). "Magyarország világi archontológiája, 1301–1457, I." ("Secular Archontology of the Kingdom of Hungary, 1301–1457, Volume I."). História, MTA Történettudományi Intézete. Budapest. .

wikidata_label: Nicholas Derencsényi

wikipedia_title: Nicholas Derencsényi


text:
Byzantine
Basil II
Komnenos dynasty
Nicaea
Bardas Skleros
Isaac
John
Alexios I Komnenos
Theophilos Erotikos
Michael Psellos
Thrace
protospatharios
Nikephoros Komnenos
Armenian
Vaspurakan
Nicaea
Bardas Skleros
Basil II
Anna Komnene
Alexiad
strategos autokrator
Constantinople
patrikios
anthypatos
vestes
Kastamonu
Paphlagonia
Isaac I Komnenos
Catherine of Bulgaria
Bulgarian
Anatolia
Michael Dokeianos
Catepan of Italy
Pechenegs
John Komnenos
Anna Dalassene
Domestic of the Schools
Alexios I Komnenos

categories: Generals of Basil II,1020s deaths,10th-century births,10th-century Byzantine people,Byzantine generals

paragraph: Manuel Erotikos Komnenos

paragraph: Manuel Erotikos Komnenos (, "Manouēl Erōtikos Komnēnos"; 955/960 – ) was a Byzantine military leader under Basil II, and the first fully documented ancestor of the Komnenos dynasty. His origin and parentage is obscure. He is only mentioned in the sources as leading the defence of Nicaea in 978 against the rebel Bardas Skleros, and as an imperial envoy to him 11 years later. He had three children, late in life. The eldest, Isaac, became emperor in 1057–1059, and the youngest, John, was the progenitor of the Komnenian dynasty as the father of Alexios I Komnenos.

paragraph: Section::::Biography.

paragraph: Nothing is known of Manuel's early life. From the fact that he was militarily active in 978, and given that he was able to have children as late as , a date of birth of has been suggested and generally accepted by modern scholars. His parents' identity is obscure: as Manuel's own firstborn son was named Isaac (Isaakios), the Greek scholar Konstantinos Varzos considered it likely that his father had the same name, since according to Greek custom the eldest male child is named after its paternal grandfather. Nothing is known otherwise about his life and career. According to Varzos, Manuel inherited his surname of "Komnenos" from his father, while his equally obscure mother was an unnamed lady of the Erotikos family, possibly related to the 11th-century rebel Theophilos Erotikos. The French scholar Jean-Claude Cheynet, on the other hand, proposed that Manuel was a member of the Erotikos family, and that he was the first to have changed the surname to Komnenos. Modern scholarship commonly accepts Michael Psellos' comment that the family originated from the village of Komne in Thrace. Varzos also considers Manuel a brother of the "protospatharios" Nikephoros Komnenos, who was named governor of the Armenian region of Vaspurakan soon after its annexation in 1021, but although possible, such a relationship cannot be proven.

paragraph: Manuel is mentioned for the first time in 978, when he led the defence of Nicaea against the rebel general Bardas Skleros, who had risen up against Emperor Basil II (). Although his great-granddaughter, the princess Anna Komnene, claims in her "Alexiad" that he had been named "strategos autokrator" (commander-in-chief) of the East and sent with full powers to deal with the revolt, it is far more likely that he was merely a local commander. Manuel maintained the city's defence with some success, even though the besiegers managed to undermine and collapse one of its towers, until the lack of food became acute. At that point Manuel was able to fool Skleros, by pretending that he had mountains of wheat and was considering joining him, into allowing him and the inhabitants to depart freely for Constantinople. Manuel re-appears in 989, when he was sent as an envoy to Skleros, who had once more risen in revolt against Basil II, to persuade him to surrender. Manuel was successful in his task, and the elderly rebel ended his revolt and gave himself up on 11 October. The titles by which he is recorded were "patrikios", "anthypatos", and "vestes".

paragraph: Manuel owned lands in the region of modern Kastamonu in Paphlagonia, inherited after his death by his eldest son, and which became the stronghold of the family in the 11th century. Manuel Erotikos Komnenos died probably around 1020. At that time, his children were still young, so he entrusted them to the care of Emperor Basil II.

paragraph: Section::::Family.

paragraph: Manuel's wife is virtually unknown. She was likely named Maria, as were two of her granddaughters, and probably died . They had two sons and one daughter:

paragraph: BULLET::::1. Isaac I Komnenos ( – 1061), married Catherine of Bulgaria, daughter of the last Bulgarian Tsar, and a distinguished general. He became emperor in 1057 at the head of a cabal of Anatolian generals, but resigned in 1059 and retired to a monastery.

paragraph: BULLET::::2. an unnamed daughter (born ), married Michael Dokeianos, who served as Catepan of Italy and was killed by the Pechenegs in 1050.

paragraph: BULLET::::3. John Komnenos ( – 12 July 1067), married Anna Dalassene, and served during his brother's reign as Domestic of the Schools. He fathered several children who also became senior military leaders. His third son, Alexios I Komnenos, became emperor in 1081, founding the Komnenian dynasty.

description: Byzantine general

wikidata_label: Manuel Erotikos Komnenos

wikipedia_title: Manuel Erotikos Komnenos


text:
Catholic Monarchs
Ferdinand II of Aragon
San Vicente de la Barquera
Madrid
Henry IV of Castile
Segovia
Toledo
campaign of Málaga
Málaga
Cadiz
Paseo del Prado
Atocha
Beatriz Galindo
Isabella I of Castile
Mudéjar
Ronda

paragraph: Francisco Ramírez de Madrid

paragraph: Francisco Ramírez de Madrid (died 1501) was a Spanish artillery officer, counselor of the Catholic Monarchs and Secretary of King Ferdinand II of Aragon.

paragraph: Section::::Biography.

paragraph: Francisco Ramírez de Madrid was the son of Juan Ramírez de Oreña and Catalina de Ramírez de Cobreces, both from San Vicente de la Barquera in Cantabria,

paragraph: who had settled in Madrid. He obtained a position as a clerk in the court of Henry IV of Castile in Segovia, and then became mayor of Toledo.

paragraph: The Catholic Monarchs confirmed him in this position.

paragraph: Ramírez de Madrid was appointed Captain General of Artillery in the Zamora campaign, and was rewarded by the Crown many times for his successful campaigns.

paragraph: He played a key role in the campaign of Málaga, using the explosion of a mine to capture a critical tower in the defenses of Málaga.

paragraph: Ferdinand appointed him royal secretary and knighted him.

paragraph: He was awarded the estate of Bornos in Cadiz and various properties in Granada.

paragraph: After the conquest of Granada, he returned to Madrid, where he accumulated many properties. All the land between the Paseo del Prado and Paseo de las Delicias, and the two banks of the stream of Atocha were his.

paragraph: His second wife, whom he married in December 1491, was Beatriz Galindo the writer, humanist and preceptor of Queen Isabella I of Castile.

paragraph: They had two children, Fernán and Nuflo.

paragraph: He lived in what is now the Palacio de Viana in Madrid. He died in 1501 while combating a Mudéjar insurrection in the Sierra of Ronda.

paragraph: Section::::References.

paragraph: Citations

paragraph: Sources

paragraph: Further reading

description: Spanish artillery officer

wikidata_label: Francisco Ramírez de Madrid

wikipedia_title: Francisco Ramírez de Madrid


text: Montevideo

text: Uruguay

text: footballer

text: midfielder

text: Latina Calcio 1932

text: winger

text: central midfielder

text: attacking midfielder

text: forward

text: Danubio

text: Juventus F.C.

text: Serie A

text: A.S. Roma

text: season

text: Marcello Lippi

text: Atlético Madrid

text: 2003–04 season

text: Fabio Capello

text: 2005–06 season

text: Sampdoria

text: Peñarol

text: Genoa

text: Peñarol

text: Lecce

text: Fiorentina

text: Serie B

text: Brescia

text: Latina

text: Liga de Quito

text: Uruguay

text: 2001 Copa América

text: Daniel Passarella

text: Danubio

text: Uruguayan Championship

text: Juventus

text: Serie A

text: Italian Super Cup

text: Ruben Olivera profile – myjuve.it

categories: Uruguayan footballers,Sportspeople from Montevideo,Danubio F.C. players,U.S. Lecce players,Uruguay international footballers,ACF Fiorentina players,Latina Calcio 1932 players,Genoa C.F.C. players,2001 Copa América players,LDU Quito footballers,Uruguayan expatriate sportspeople in Spain,Peñarol players,U.C. Sampdoria players,La Liga players,Expatriate footballers in Spain,Association football midfielders,Living people,Atlético Madrid footballers,Juventus F.C. players,Serie B players,Uruguayan expatriate sportspeople in Italy,Uruguayan Primera División players,Uruguayan expatriate footballers,Brescia Calcio players,Serie A players,Expatriate footballers in Italy,1983 births

paragraph: Rubén Olivera

paragraph: Rubén Ariel Olivera da Rosa (born 4 May 1983 in Montevideo) is a retired Uruguayan footballer who played as a midfielder. He is currently the technical director of Latina Calcio 1932.

paragraph: A versatile player, he is capable of playing anywhere in midfield and throughout his career he has been deployed as a left or right winger, as a central midfielder, as an attacking midfielder, and even as a forward.

paragraph: Section::::Career.

paragraph: Section::::Career.:Club.

paragraph: Olivera began his career in Danubio, in 2001, and was later signed by Juventus F.C. in 2002. He made his Serie A debut in 2–1 win to A.S. Roma, on 19 April 2003, as Juventus won the title that season, under manager Marcello Lippi.

paragraph: He was loaned to Atlético Madrid during the second half of the 2003–04 season, after he did not make any appearances for the club. He returned from his loan in 2004, but was also used scarcely under manager Fabio Capello, in particular during the 2005–06 season. In 2007, while playing for Sampdoria on loan, he was banned for 5 matches for punching an opponent in the ribs, and also for kicking him in the groin.

paragraph: Following his time on loan with Sampdoria, Olivera returned to Juventus in 2007, although he was loaned out again to Urugyan side Peñarol in 2008. In 2008, he signed permantly with Genoa on a year contract. For the 2009–10 season, he went back to Uruguay on loan with Peñarol. On 1 July 2010, he returned to Italy, signing a 3-year contract with Lecce.

paragraph: In 2012, he was signed by Fiorentina, and he remained at the club for a season and a half.

paragraph: On 30 January 2014, Olivera joined Serie B side Brescia on an 18-month deal.

paragraph: In January 2015 he moved to Latina. He played 3 games and scored a goal for the team before an injury put an end to his season in April 2015. In 2015-16 he scored 5 goals in 33 appearances in Serie B.

paragraph: Olivera joined Liga de Quito on 1 January 2017.

paragraph: Section::::Career.:International.

paragraph: Olivera made 18 appearances for Uruguay between 2001 and 2005, and he represented his country at the 2001 Copa América under manager Daniel Passarella, as Uruguay were eliminated in the semi-finals, finishing the tournament in fourth place.

paragraph: Section::::Honours.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Danubio

paragraph: BULLET::::- Uruguayan Championship (1): 2001

paragraph: BULLET::::- Juventus

paragraph: BULLET::::- Serie A (1): 2002–03

paragraph: BULLET::::- Italian Super Cup (1): 2003

paragraph: Section::::External links.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Ruben Olivera profile with statistics and timeline

paragraph: BULLET::::- Ruben Olivera profile – myjuve.it

description: Uruguayan footballer

wikidata_label: Rubén Olivera

wikipedia_title: Rubén Olivera


text: prelate

text: Roman Catholic Church

text: New Ulm

text: Minneapolis, Minnesota

text: University of St. Thomas

text: Bachelor of Science

text: chemistry

text: University of Minnesota

text: accounting

text: Certified Public Accountant

text: alma mater

text: Bachelor of Arts

text: history

text: archdiocesan

text: seminary

text: Master of Theology

text: ordained

text: priesthood

text: Archbishop John Roach

text: pastor

text: parish

text: St. Anthony

text: South St. Paul

text: Stillwater

text: Pope Benedict XVI

text: New Ulm diocese

text: Bishop John Nienstedt

text: Coadjutor Archbishop

text: of St. Paul and Minneapolis

text: episcopal consecration

text: Archbishop John Nienstedt

text: Bishops Frederick Campbell

text: Peter Christensen

text: co-consecrators

text: Catholic Church hierarchy

text: Catholic Church in the United States

categories: University of St. Thomas (Minnesota) alumni,American Roman Catholic bishops,Roman Catholic bishops of New Ulm,Clergy from Minneapolis,21st-century Roman Catholic bishops,1946 births,University of Minnesota alumni,Living people

paragraph: John M. LeVoir

paragraph: John Marvin LeVoir (born February 7, 1946) is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church who serves as the Bishop New Ulm, Minnesota.

paragraph: Section::::Biography.

paragraph: John LeVoir was born to Marvin and Mary (b. 1915) LeVoir in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He has two brothers, Frederick and Paul, and a sister, Mary Ellen. He studied at the University of St. Thomas, from where he obtained a Bachelor of Science degree in chemistry in 1968, and at the University of Minnesota, earning a Bachelor of Science degree in accounting in 1971.

paragraph: From 1971 to 1976, he worked as a Certified Public Accountant for various firms and also taught accounting at his "alma mater" of the University of Minnesota, from where he also received a Bachelor of Arts degree in history in 1974. In his late twenties, LeVoir decided to pursue an ecclesiastical career. He then entered the archdiocesan seminary, earning a Master of Theology in 1981.

paragraph: He was ordained to the priesthood by Archbishop John Roach on May 30, 1981, and served as associate pastor of St. Charles Borromeo parish in St. Anthony until 1992. LeVoir was made pastor of Holy Trinity parish in South St. Paul in 1992, and later assumed the additional role of pastor of St. Augustine parish from 2000. He became pastor of both St. Michael Church and St. Mary Church in Stillwater in 2004. He co-authored "Covenant of Love: John Paul II on Sexuality, Marriage, and Family in the Modern World" and "Faith for Today" as well.

paragraph: Section::::Biography.:Bishop of New Ulm.

paragraph: On July 14, 2008, LeVoir was appointed the fourth bishop of New Ulm by Pope Benedict XVI. His appointment to the New Ulm diocese ended a fifteen-month-long vacancy created by the naming of Bishop John Nienstedt as Coadjutor Archbishop of St. Paul and Minneapolis in April 2007.

paragraph: LeVoir received his episcopal consecration the following September 15 from Archbishop John Nienstedt, with Bishops Frederick Campbell and Peter Christensen serving as co-consecrators.

paragraph: Section::::See also.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Catholic Church hierarchy

paragraph: BULLET::::- Catholic Church in the United States

paragraph: BULLET::::- Historical list of the Catholic bishops of the United States

paragraph: BULLET::::- List of Catholic bishops of the United States

paragraph: BULLET::::- Lists of patriarchs, archbishops, and bishops

paragraph: Section::::External links.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Roman Catholic Diocese of New Ulm Official Site

paragraph: BULLET::::- Diocese of New Ulm's Press Release - PDF file

description: Catholic bishop

wikidata_label: John M. LeVoir

wikipedia_title: John M. LeVoir


text:
Brest
Byelorussian SSR
badminton
Germany
Belarus
Finnish International
Swedish International
European Junior Championships
Le Volant d'Or de Toulouse
2008 Summer Olympics
National Badminton League
2008 Summer Olympics
Beijing
Xing Aiying
Maja Tvrdy
Badminton World Federation

categories: Belarusian female badminton players,Badminton players at the 2008 Summer Olympics,1989 births,Polish female badminton players,Olympic badminton players of Belarus,People from Brest, Belarus,Living people

paragraph: Olga Konon

paragraph: Olga Konon (born 11 November 1989 in Brest, Byelorussian SSR) is a badminton player from Germany, and is of Belarusian origin.

paragraph: Section::::Career.

paragraph: Konon is known for her speed and attacking style of play. She is currently coached by Kim Ji Hyun and Per Henrik Croona. Konon won her first major international tournament in 2004, at the Finnish International in the mixed event. She was only 14 at the time.

paragraph: In 2005, she traveled to the north east of England to take on then county champions, mixed doubles team Andrew Dodds and Cheryl Wigham. Konon and her partner were beaten 21-9 21-14.

paragraph: In her next match she suffered a knee ligament injury at the Swedish International. After this injury, in 2007, she won a gold medal in girls' doubles and a bronze medal in girls' singles at the European Junior Championships. The following year she won Le Volant d'Or de Toulouse in women's singles, and qualified for the 2008 Summer Olympics.

paragraph: In October 2014, the UK launched the National Badminton League. This consists of six national teams that play each other once during the season. Top national and European players were 'auctioned' off and bought by one of the six franchises, and Konon was picked to play for the University of Nottingham. In November 2014, she won her first match for the UON, beating Liz Cann 3-0.

paragraph: Section::::Career.:Summer Olympics.

paragraph: At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, Konon lost in the round of sixteen to top seeded Xie Xinfang (who later won the silver medal) 21–16, 21–15. En route to the round of sixteen, she defeated Singapore's Xing Aiying, who is ranked 23 in the world, 21–19, 21–12. Later in the round of 32, she beat Slovenia's Maja Tvrdy, 21–17, 21–14.

paragraph: Section::::Achievements.

paragraph: Section::::Achievements.:European Junior Championships.

paragraph: "Girls' singles"

paragraph: "Girls' doubles"

paragraph: Section::::Achievements.:BWF World Tour.

paragraph: The BWF World Tour, announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018, is a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF). The BWF World Tour are divided into six levels, namely World Tour Finals, Super 1000, Super 750, Super 500, Super 300 (part of the HSBC World Tour), and the BWF Tour Super 100.

paragraph: "Mixed doubles"

paragraph: Section::::Achievements.:BWF International Challenge/Series/European Circuit.

paragraph: "Women's singles"

paragraph: "Women's doubles"

paragraph: "Mixed doubles"

description: badminton player

wikidata_label: Olga Konon

wikipedia_title: Olga Konon


text: Catholic

text: bishop

text: United States

text: Diocese of Greensburg

text: Pennsylvania

text: Harrisburg, Pennsylvania

text: Central Dauphin East High School

text: Lebanon Valley College

text: Pontifical College Josephinum

text: Columbus, Ohio

text: William Keeler

text: Diocese of Harrisburg

text: licentiate

text: The Catholic University of America

text: Washington, D.C.

text: New Cumberland, Pennsylvania

text: York, Pennsylvania

text: York College of Pennsylvania

text: Millersville University of Pennsylvania

text: York Haven, Pennsylvania

text: Pope Francis

text: Charles J. Chaput

text: O.F.M. Cap.

text: Philadelphia

text: Lawrence Brandt

text: Ronald Gainer

text: Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament

text: Greensburg, Pennsylvania

text: Catholic Church hierarchy

text: Catholic Church in the United States

text: Historical list of the Catholic bishops of the United States

text: List of Catholic bishops of the United States

text: Lists of patriarchs, archbishops, and bishops

categories: 1960 births,People from Harrisburg, Pennsylvania,Pontifical College Josephinum alumni,American Roman Catholic bishops,Catholic University of America alumni,Roman Catholic bishops of Greensburg,21st-century Roman Catholic bishops,Living people

paragraph: Edward C. Malesic

paragraph: Edward Charles Malesic (born August 14, 1960) is a Catholic bishop in the United States. He is the fifth bishop of the Diocese of Greensburg in the state of Pennsylvania.

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

paragraph: Edward Charles Malesic was born in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. He was educated at Central Dauphin East High School in Harrisburg. Malesic spent three years studying biology at Lebanon Valley College before he entered the Pontifical College Josephinum in Columbus, Ohio where he earned a bachelor's degree in 1983 and a master’s in divinity in 1987. He was ordained a priest by Bishop William Keeler for the Diocese of Harrisburg on May 30, 1987. Malesic went on to earn a licentiate in Canon Law from The Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C..

paragraph: Section::::Priesthood.

paragraph: After ordination, Fr. Malesic’s pastoral assignments included assistant pastor at St. Theresa Parish in New Cumberland, Pennsylvania from 1987 to 1989, and St. Rose of Lima Parish in York, Pennsylvania from 1989 to 1992. He concurrently served as the campus minister at York College of Pennsylvania and served in the same capacity at Millersville University of Pennsylvania from 1992 to 1996. He was associated with the Newman club at Messiah College from 2000-2004. Malesic was the administrator and then pastor at Holy Infant Parish in York Haven, Pennsylvania from 2004 to 2015. With his studies in Canon Law he served in various roles in the diocesan tribunal. They include Auditor, Adjutant Judicial Vicar and Secretary for Canonical Services. He served as judicial vicar and secretary of canonical services from 2006 to 2015.

paragraph: Section::::Bishop of Greensburg.

paragraph: Pope Francis named Malesic the bishop of Greensburg on April 24, 2015. He was ordained on July 13, 2015 by Archbishop Charles J. Chaput, O.F.M. Cap. of Philadelphia. Bishop Emeritus Lawrence Brandt of Greensburg and Bishop Ronald Gainer of Harrisburg were the co-consecrators. The liturgy was celebrated in the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament in Greensburg, Pennsylvania.

paragraph: Section::::See also.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Catholic Church hierarchy

paragraph: Section::::External links.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Roman Catholic Diocese of Greensburg Official Site

wikidata_label: Edward Malesic

wikipedia_title: Edward C. Malesic


text:
Vaihingen
Stuttgart
German
Tübingen
Franco-Prussian War
patriotic

categories: 1815 births,19th-century German poets,German clergy,German male poets,University of Tübingen alumni,1890 deaths

paragraph: Karl Gerok

paragraph: Karl Gerok (January 30, 1815 Vaihingen - January 14, 1890 Stuttgart) was a German preacher and religious poet.

paragraph: Section::::Biography.

paragraph: He studied at Tübingen, and became chief court preacher and chief consistorial councillor in Stuttgart in 1868.

paragraph: Section::::Works.

paragraph: His sermons, and particularly his religious poetry, were much admired. The chief collection of the latter is entitled "Palmblätter" (“Palm leaves,” 1857; 17th ed., 1871). It was translated into English by Brown (London, 1869). This and "Pfingstrosen" (“Pentecost roses,” 4th ed., 1870) made him famous. He also published "Blumen und Sternen" (“Flowers and stars,” 3rd ed., 1870) and, during the Franco-Prussian War of 1870-71, patriotic effusions under the title of "Deutsche Ostern" (“German Easter”).

description: German theologian

wikidata_label: Karl Gerok

wikipedia_title: Karl Gerok


text: Northern Borders Region

text: Arar

text: University of Denver

text: Sultan bin Abdulaziz Al Saud

text: Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques

text: minister

text: Order of Merit

text: Kuwait Liberation Medal

categories: Saudi Arabian princes,Living people,University of Denver alumni

paragraph: Mish'aal bin Abdullah bin Abdulaziz bin Musa'ed Al Saud

paragraph: Mish'aal bin Abdullah bin Abdullaziz bin Musa'ed bin Jiluwi Al Suad is a member of House of Saud. He was the governor of the Northern Borders Region between 2015 and 22 April 2017. He also served as an advisor for King Salman before he was appointed governor of Northern Borders Region at rank of minister on 13 July 2015, following the death of his father Abdullah bin Abdulaziz bin Musa'ed bin Jiluwi Al Saud.

paragraph: Section::::Biography.

paragraph: Prince Mishaal was born in Arar, and studied there until receiving a general certificate of secondary school. Then he earned a bachelor's degree in industrial management, and a master's degree in business administration International, and a master's in political science from the University of Denver, and a doctorate in international relations from the same university.

paragraph: After graduation, he worked along with Prince Sultan bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, as head of the Office of the Information Centre, and travelled many official duties outside the Kingdom in the name of Prince Sultan bin Abdulaziz. He served as an advisor for King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud when he was crown prince, even appointed an adviser to the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, at the rank of minister. He is the recipient of different medals, including the Order of Merit in 2008, and order of Kuwait Liberation Medal 1991.

paragraph: Prince Mishaal's term as the governor of the Northern Borders Region ended on 23 April 2017 when Faisal bin Khalid Al Saud was appointed to the post.

description: politician


text:
Édouard Manet
Berthe Morisot
Suzanne Leenhoff
Old Master
Passy
marriage of convenience
Edgar Degas
Julie Manet
Music in the Tuileries
Le Déjeuner sur l’herbe
Gustave Manet
Republican
"Manet and the Family Romance"

categories: 1892 deaths,1833 births,19th-century French painters

paragraph: Eugène Manet

paragraph: Eugène Manet (21 November 1833 – 13 April 1892) was a French painter. He did not achieve the high reputation of his older brother Édouard Manet or his wife Berthe Morisot, and devoted much of his efforts to supporting his wife's career.

paragraph: Manet was the middle of the three sons of Auguste Manet, an official at the French Ministry of Justice. He was born in Paris, 22 months after his older brother Édouard in January 1832, and 16 months before his younger brother Gustave in March 1835. He was named after his mother Eugénie-Désirée (née Fournier). The brothers Édouard and Eugène took piano lessons from Suzanne Leenhoff from 1849; she eventually married Édouard in 1863.

paragraph: Eugéne served in the French Army, and then studied law, but did not follow his father into a legal career. He travelled to Italy with Édouard in 1853 to study Old Master paintings in Florence, Venice, and Rome.

paragraph: Berthe Morisot developed a close relationship with Édouard Manet from 1868, but they could not be married. Instead, she married his brother Eugène in Passy on 22 December 1874 (sometimes described as a marriage of convenience). Their wedding gift from Edgar Degas was a portrait of Eugène Manet. Manet and Morisot had one daughter, Julie Manet, born on 14 November 1878.

paragraph: Manet was depicted by his brother in his paintings "Music in the Tuileries" (1862), and was probably a model for the right male figure in "Le Déjeuner sur l’herbe" (1863) which has been identified as either Eugène or his dark-haired younger brother Gustave Manet, and may be a composite of the two. Eugène may also be the "chiffonnier" (rag-picker) to the right in his brother's painting "Philosophers" of 1865, and was depicted with Édouard's wife Suzanne in "On the Beach" (1873). He was also painted several times by his wife.

paragraph: Like his brother Édouard, Eugène had Republican political sympathies. He published a semi-autobiographical novel, "Victimes!", in 1889. He suffered from ill health from 1891 and died in Paris the following year. He was survived by his wife and daughter; Morisot herself died in 1895. His older brother Édouard had died in 1883 and his younger brother Gustave in 1884.

paragraph: Section::::References.

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Manet and the Family Romance", Nancy Locke, p. 54–56

description: French painter

wikidata_label: Eugène Manet

wikipedia_title: Eugène Manet


text:
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Michigan
Michigan State University
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The Juilliard School
Harvey Shapiro
The Metropolitan Opera
Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra
Rachel Blanchard
Paul McCartney
David Byrne
Sufjan Stevens
The National
Renee Fleming
Joshua Bell
Arcade Fire
LACMA
James Murphy
Betrayal
Mike Nichols
Sundance
NPR
AICP
Google
Super Bowl XLIV
Saturday Night Live
My Morning Jacket
Late Show With David Letterman
Dirty Projectors
Renee Fleming
Carnegie Hall
Chris Doyle
Wave Hill
Simon Spurr
Vanity Fair
Five Came Back (TV series)
ESPN
30 for 30
PES
Narco Cultura
A Birder's Guide to Everything
Independent Lens
James Ehnes
Chris Thile
S. Carey
Jagjaguwar
LCD Soundsystem
DFA Records
GIVERS
Glassnote Records
New Amsterdam Records
Museum of Love
DFA Records
Gabriel Kahane
Sony Masterworks
The National
Trouble Will Find Me
Citizen Cope
Teddy Thompson
Verve Forecast Records
Hercules and Love Affair
Moshi Moshi Records
Sufjan Stevens
Asthmatic Kitty
Free Energy
DFA Records
Akron/Family
Young God Records
David Byrne
Nonesuch Records
Joss Stone
S-Curve Records
Mariah Carey
Charmbracelet
Island Records
IMDB
Turner's official website
Turner's publishing company

paragraph: Jeremy Turner (composer)

paragraph: Jeremy Turner (born 1975 in Sewickley, Pennsylvania) is an American composer and multi-instrumentalist living in California.

paragraph: Section::::Biography.

paragraph: Jeremy Turner began playing the piano and the cello as a young child. After his family moved to Michigan where his father was Director of Admissions at Michigan State University, Turner attended East Lansing High School. He then furthered his musical studies at The Juilliard School as a pupil of Harvey Shapiro. In 1997, before graduating Juilliard, Turner joined The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra at just 21 years old, becoming one of the youngest members to ever join the ensemble. At the end of his first season Turner was invited to join the Met Chamber Ensemble in its inaugural year. In 2005 he took a leave of absence from the Met to be the interim Principal Cellist of The Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra in New Zealand. After returning to the Met in 2006, Turner played his final season in 2011 before leaving the orchestra to pursue composition. He lives in Los Angeles with his wife, the actress and writer Rachel Blanchard.

paragraph: Section::::Composer/Performer.

paragraph: Turner has recorded with musicians such as Paul McCartney, David Byrne, Sufjan Stevens, and The National, has performed with various artists that include Renee Fleming, Joshua Bell, and Arcade Fire and as a conductor has appeared twice at the LACMA Art + Film Gala. In 2013, he collaborated on original music with James Murphy for the Broadway revival of Harold Pinter's "Betrayal", directed by Mike Nichols. As a composer, Turner has won the International Documentary Association award for best music, was a 2015 Sundance fellow, and was named in NPR Music's Favorite Songs of 2014. He received the AICP Award for best original music for his score to Google's first ever television commercial, "Parisian Love", which debuted during the broadcast of Super Bowl XLIV . He has performed on "Saturday Night Live" with My Morning Jacket, the "Late Show With David Letterman" with Dirty Projectors, and performed with Renee Fleming at the opening of Carnegie Hall's Zankel Hall. In 2015 he composed music for Chris Doyle's exhibition "Night Lights at Wave Hill", featuring the Brooklyn Youth Chorus. Turner is a member of Low City, a musical duo based in Brooklyn. In 2014 he appeared with Simon Spurr in the September issue of Vanity Fair

paragraph: Section::::Selected Film Scores.

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Strokes Of Genius" (2018)

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Family" (2018)

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Five Came Back (TV series)" (2017)

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Trophy" (2017)

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

paragraph: BULLET::::- "ESPN 30 for 30: First Pitch" (2015)

paragraph: BULLET::::- "This Time Next Year" (2014)

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Black Gold" by PES (2014)

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Narco Cultura" (2013)

paragraph: BULLET::::- "A Birder's Guide to Everything" (2013)

paragraph: Section::::Theme Songs.

paragraph: BULLET::::- "A Year in Space" (2015)

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Independent Lens" (2014–)

paragraph: Section::::Works.

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Suite of Unreason" (2017) written for clarinet, cello, piano and percussion

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Swell" (2017) written for The Flow Quartet

paragraph: BULLET::::- "The Inland Seas" (2016) written for James Ehnes and Chris Thile

paragraph: BULLET::::- "The Lightening" (2015) written for the Brooklyn Youth Chorus

paragraph: BULLET::::- "The Fluid" (2014) written for woodwind ensemble, cello, and piano

paragraph: BULLET::::- "The Bear and the Squirrel" (2014) written for yMusic

paragraph: Section::::Selected Album Appearances.

paragraph: BULLET::::- S. Carey - "100 Acres" (2018 Jagjaguwar)

paragraph: BULLET::::- LCD Soundsystem - "Christmas Will Break Your Heart" (2015 DFA Records)

paragraph: BULLET::::- GIVERS - "New Kingdom" (2015 Glassnote Records)

paragraph: BULLET::::- yMusic – "Balance Problems" (2014 New Amsterdam Records)

paragraph: BULLET::::- Museum of Love – "Museum of Love" (2014 DFA Records)

paragraph: BULLET::::- Gabriel Kahane – "The Ambassador" (2014 Sony Masterworks)

paragraph: BULLET::::- The National – "Trouble Will Find Me" (2013 4AD)

paragraph: BULLET::::- Citizen Cope – "One Lovely Day" (2012 Rainbow Recordings)

paragraph: BULLET::::- Teddy Thompson – "Bella" (2011 Verve Forecast Records)

paragraph: BULLET::::- Hercules and Love Affair – "Blue Songs" (2011 Moshi Moshi Records)

paragraph: BULLET::::- Sufjan Stevens – "The Age of Adz" (2010 Asthmatic Kitty)

paragraph: BULLET::::- Free Energy – "Stuck on Nothing" (2010 DFA Records)

paragraph: BULLET::::- Akron/Family – "Akron/Family" (2005 Young God Records)

paragraph: BULLET::::- David Byrne – "Grown Backwards" (2004 Nonesuch Records)

paragraph: BULLET::::- Joss Stone – "The Soul Sessions" (2003 S-Curve Records)

paragraph: BULLET::::- Mariah Carey – "Charmbracelet" (2002 Island Records)

paragraph: Section::::External links.

paragraph: BULLET::::- IMDB, Turner's film credits

paragraph: BULLET::::- Turner's official website, where his music can be heard

paragraph: BULLET::::- Turner's publishing company, where his music can be licensed

description: American musician

wikidata_label: Jeremy Turner

wikipedia_title: Jeremy Turner (composer)


text:
saint
Denmark
Danish Lutherans
Randers
Viborg
cathedral chapter
cathedral
worship services
Canons
Augustine's Rule
dean
Aalborg
Wends
Pope Eugene III
canonized
Pope
Rome
Pope Clement III
Archbishop Absalon
beatification
St. Francis of Assisi
cathedral in Viborg
reliquary
Aarhus
Cathedral
Viborgdomkirke.dk
Viborgpilgrimscenturm.dk

categories: 12th-century Danish people,12th-century Roman Catholic clergy,People from Viborg Municipality,Danish Roman Catholic saints,People from Randers

paragraph: Saint Kjeld

paragraph: Kjeld or Ketil (, ; 1100–1150) was a 12th-century Danish clergyman. He is venerated as a saint in Denmark, by both Catholics and Danish Lutherans.

paragraph: Section::::Life.

paragraph: Kjeld was born in the early 12th century to wealthy parents, who lived on a farm in the Randers area. He was a godly boy, and it was soon decided that he should have a future in the church. He was sent to Viborg, where he joined the cathedral chapter at the cathedral. The cathedral chapter was the place where priests were trained and while they lived as canons at the cathedral they were in charge of the worship services at the cathedral, and assisted the bishop in his administrative work. Canons lived in a monastic community under Augustine's Rule and they were led by a dean.

paragraph: Kjeld thrived in the cathedral chapter, where he was elected as head of the cathedral chapter school and around 1145 he was elected dean of the other canons. Kjeld was apparently a very caring, generous, and compassionate man who gave all he managed for the sick, poor, and needy. It is told in his biography that when Viborg city in 1145 was threatened by fire, Kjeld ran to the tower of the cathedral, where he prayed fervently to God to spare the city and the church, after which the fire raging slowed noticeably.

paragraph: Despite the fact that the canons had chosen Kjeld as their dean, there soon came disputes between them and him, apparently because they did not like his generous distribution of the cathedral chapter funds to the poor. The canons elected a new dean and Kjeld moved to Aalborg for a while. Though Kjeld was popular in Aalborg he longed for spreading the Christian faith and the ability to achieve martyrdom among the Wends. He went on a pilgrimage to Rome, where he visited the tombs of the Apostles and had an audience with Pope Eugene III (1145-1153). He sought the pope's permission to go on a mission among the Wends, but although he got the authorization, the Pope expressed that he would rather see Kjeld return to Viborg and continue his work as dean of the cathedral chapter. The Pope wrote to the cathedral chapter who had to bow and take Kjeld back. But soon after, in 1150, Kjeld died in Viborg and was buried in the cathedral.

paragraph: Section::::Cult.

paragraph: Some time after, stories of miracles at Kjeld grave began to spread. The sick became healthy after visits to the tomb, and the blind especially seem to have benefited from a visit to the tomb; according to the saint's biography at least twelve people had their sight restored. The church authorities now wanted to get Kjeld canonized and they therefore sent a request to the Pope in Rome. In 1188 Pope Clement III (1187-1191) consented, and the Archbishop Absalon celebrated Kjeld's beatification locally, which occurred on July 11, 1189.

paragraph: St. Kjeld is also called Ketillus (a variation on his name) and also sometimes Exuperian, after a name he took upon ordination to the priesthood. He has also been called the "St. Francis of Assisi of the North."

paragraph: The center of the cult of Saint Kjeld was the cathedral in Viborg. Here they had a Saint Kjeld chapel with a Saint Kjeld altar and a shrine with a reliquary called "Saint Kjeld's Ark." Annually they celebrated his feast in the city on the 11th of July with processions, religious services, and a large market. Other Danish cities venerated St. Kjeld as well, and in Aarhus at the Cathedral there was also a Saint Kjeld altar.

paragraph: The "Saint Kjeld Ark" was destroyed in 1726 when most of Viborg city, including the cathedral, was destroyed by a large fire. However, in Viborg cathedral is still the "Saint Kjeld Well" in the crypt's southern chapel, which is the spot where Kjeld was initially buried.

paragraph: In Viborg a Saint Kjeld Church parish was inaugurated in 1966 as a focal point for the Roman Catholic church in central and western Jutland, and later became the present Saint Kjeld Church built on the same property in 2008.

paragraph: Section::::References.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Viborg History: Prehistory-1726 (Mette Iversen et al., published by the Municipality of Viborg 1998)

paragraph: BULLET::::- Saint Kjeld: Food and miracles (published by Henning Høirup 1961)

paragraph: Section::::External links.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Viborgdomkirke.dk

paragraph: BULLET::::- Viborgpilgrimscenturm.dk

description: Danish provost and canon

wikidata_label: Sankt Keld

wikipedia_title: Saint Kjeld


text:
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Oregon
mayor
Portland, Oregon
Ripley, New York
Madison, Wisconsin
U.S. South
St. Paul, Minnesota
Sioux City, Iowa
American Civil War
first lieutenant
Army of the Cumberland
Union
Battle of Chickamauga
Missionary Ridge
Lookout Mountain
Kansas
passed the bar
Iola, Kansas
West Coast
Portland, Oregon
wheat
J. A. Chapman
agriculture
Oregon Legislature
Eastern Oregon
Baker County, Oregon
stroke
Lone Fir Cemetery

wikipedia_title:
Midwestern United States
Oregon
Mayor
Portland, Oregon
Ripley, New York
Madison, Wisconsin
Southern United States
Saint Paul, Minnesota
Sioux City, Iowa
American Civil War
First lieutenant
Army of the Cumberland
Union (American Civil War)
Battle of Chickamauga
Battle of Missionary Ridge
Battle of Lookout Mountain
Kansas
Admission to practice law
Iola, Kansas
West Coast of the United States
Portland, Oregon
Wheat
J. A. Chapman
Agriculture
Oregon Legislative Assembly
Eastern Oregon
Baker County, Oregon
Stroke
Lone Fir Cemetery

categories: Kansas lawyers,People from Ripley, New York,Oregon Republicans,Mayors of Portland, Oregon,People from Baker County, Oregon,Mayors of places in Kansas,1834 births,19th-century American politicians,Oregon lawyers,1915 deaths,Union military personnel

paragraph: William Spencer Newbury

paragraph: William Spencer Newbury (September 19, 1834 – November 19, 1915), commonly known as W. S. Newbury, was a businessman and lawyer in the U.S. Midwest and in Oregon, who served as the mayor of Portland, Oregon, from 1877 to 1879. He was elected mayor on June 18, 1877.

paragraph: Section::::Early life.

paragraph: Newbury was born in Ripley, New York, on September 19, 1834. He graduated from the Wisconsin Mercantile College, in Madison, Wisconsin, in the mid-1850s. After traveling around the U.S. South for several months, he lived for a time in St. Paul, Minnesota, and then in Sioux City, Iowa. In 1860, he married Alzina Taylor.

paragraph: During the American Civil War, Newbury served in the 6th Regiment Kansas Volunteer Cavalry, rising to the rank of first lieutenant. He later served in the Army of the Cumberland, fighting for the Union in the Battle of Chickamauga and the battles of Missionary Ridge and Lookout Mountain. After the war, Newbury was appointed Assistant Provost Marshal of the State of Kansas. He passed the bar in Kansas in 1865 and practiced law there for a time. He served as the elected mayor of Iola, Kansas, but resigned in 1870 after deciding to move to the West Coast, where he settled in Portland, Oregon, in August of that year.

paragraph: Section::::In Oregon.

paragraph: Section::::In Oregon.:Business activity.

paragraph: In Oregon, Newbury worked as a buyer and shipper in the wheat business. He co-founded the Newbury-Chapman Company with J. A. Chapman and J. C. Hawthorne, and was its manager. Located in Portland, the company sold implements and supplies for use in agriculture.

paragraph: Section::::In Oregon.:Political activity.

paragraph: In May 1876, he was nominated to be a candidate for the Oregon Legislature "in his absence and without previous consultation with him", "The Morning Oregonian" newspaper reported. He declined to run, saying that serving would take too much time away from his business activities.

paragraph: On June 18, 1877, Newbury was elected mayor of Portland. He served a two-year term, from July 1877 to July 1879, during which time he maintained a good relationship with the city council.

paragraph: Section::::Last years.

paragraph: William Newbury moved to Eastern Oregon in 1900. In the last "few years" of his life, he practiced law in Baker County, Oregon, but he returned to Portland about one year before his death, which occurred on November 19, 1915, at his home in Portland, about two weeks after he had suffered a stroke. He is buried at Lone Fir Cemetery in Portland.

description: Mayor of Portland Oregon 1877-1879

wikidata_label: William Spencer Newbury

wikipedia_title: William Spencer Newbury


text: Naples

text: Madrid

text: Duke of Fernandina

text: Order of Santiago

text: Spain

text: Lérins Islands

text: Catalan Revolt

text: Battle of Tarragona (August 1641)

text: Henri de Sourdis

text: siege

text: Philip IV of Spain

text: Count-Duke of Olivares

text: ducat

categories: Spanish diplomats,Álvarez de Toledo family,Marquesses of Spain,Dukes of Fernandina,Spanish military personnel,Spanish politicians,1649 deaths,1579 births

paragraph: García de Toledo Osorio, 6th Marquis of Villafranca

paragraph: García de Toledo Osorio or García Álvarez de Toledo Osorio, 6th Marquis of Villafranca, (25 April 1579 in Naples – 21 January 1649 in Madrid), Prince of Montalbano, 3rd Duke of Fernandina was a Spanish-Italian nobleman, military and a Grandee of Spain.

paragraph: He was the son of Pedro de Toledo Osorio, 5th Marquis of Villafranca, and Elvira de Mendoza.br

paragraph: As a child he was already Trece (thirteen) in the Order of Santiago, Prince of Montalbano and Duke of Fernandina.

paragraph: He joined the navy in 1606 on a galley under the command of his father and in 1623 became "Captain General of the Galleys" of Spain. In this capacity, he participated in the successful Defense of Cadiz in 1625, and won a victory against France when he conquered the Lérins Islands (1635).

paragraph: During the Catalan Revolt, in 1641 he won the important Battle of Tarragona (August 1641) against the French fleet under Henri de Sourdis, thus lifting the siege of the city.

paragraph: He was Captain General of the Council of State and Council of War of King Philip IV of Spain, becoming one of his most trusted men. Count-Duke of Olivares deposed him from office and locked him up in the castle of Villaviciosa de Odon. After the fall of Olivares, Garcia was reinstated in all his functions and he was given 400,000 ducats as a compensation for having been punished unjustly.

paragraph: Section::::Family.

paragraph: On 18 August 1609 he married María de Mendoza, daughter of Ana de Mendoza y Enríquez de Cabrera, 6th Duchess of the Infantado. They had no children. He was succeeded by his nephew Fadrique Álvarez de Toledo, son of his brother Fadrique Álvarez de Toledo, 1st Marquis of Villanueva de Valdueza.

paragraph: Section::::Sources.

paragraph: BULLET::::- "This article incorporates text translated from the as of 10 November 2012".

alias: García Álvarez de Toledo-Osorio y de Mendoza

description: Spanish noble and politician

wikidata_label: García Álvarez de Toledo, 6th Marquis of Villafranca


text: Petrov Affair

text: Kiev

text: Russian Empire

text: Ukraine

text: Wilno

text: Poland

text: Vilnius

text: Lithuania

text: Stefan Batory University

text: Vladivostok

text: Curaçao

text: Netherlands Antilles

text: Sydney

text: Australia

text: University of Sydney

text: Thirroul

text: Macquarie Street, Sydney

text: Vladimir Petrov

text: Canberra

text: Kings Cross

text: KGB

text: Joseph Stalin

text: Lavrentiy Beria

text: Ron Richards

text: she too defected

text: Dr Bert Evatt

text: Sir Eugene Goossens

text: Sydney Symphony Orchestra

text: Adrian Boult

text: Royal Academy of Music

text: Royal College of Music

text: Ernest Read

text: Accademia Musicale Chigiana

text: Siena

text: Franco Ferrara

text: New Philharmonia Orchestra

text: Royal Albert Hall

text: Beethoven

text: 4th Symphony

text: Chopin

text: Piano Concerto No. 2

text: Fou Ts'ong

text: Westminster Abbey

text: Bohuslav Martinů

text: 6th Symphony

text: Jan Václav Voříšek

text: Symphony in D

categories: Australian spies,20th-century Australian musicians,1984 deaths,Polish classical violinists,Naturalised citizens of Australia,20th-century conductors (music),People from Kiev,Australian expatriates in the United Kingdom,Australian conductors (music),1917 births,Australian general practitioners,Male violinists,Polish emigrants to Australia,Australian classical violinists,20th-century classical violinists

paragraph: Michael Bialoguski

paragraph: Michael Bialoguski (19 March 191729 July 1984) was a Polish-Australian medical practitioner, musician and intelligence agent, who played a significant part in the 1954 Petrov Affair.

paragraph: Section::::Biography.

paragraph: Michael Bialoguski was born to Polish Jewish parents in 1917 in Kiev, then part of the Russian Empire and now the capital of Ukraine. When he was three years old, Bolshevik forces were on the point of shooting him and his entire family, when his father bribed them with his gold watch; they were forced to flee immediately, and made their way to Wilno, Poland (now Vilnius, Lithuania). He attended school there, studied violin at the Vilnius Conservatorium, receiving a diploma in 1935, and commenced a course in medicine at the Stefan Batory University. He had an early short-lived marriage. He was jailed by the invading Soviet forces in 1939. It was at this time that he had his first experience of conducting an orchestra, that of a musical comedy troupe.

paragraph: In 1941, he travelled across the Soviet Union by train to Vladivostok, on to Japan, departing ostensibly for Curaçao (then part of the Netherlands Antilles in the Caribbean) but using forged papers to come instead to Sydney, Australia, where he worked as a violinist and music arranger. He joined the Australian Army, served as an orderly at an army hospital, and was discharged to continue his medical studies at the University of Sydney. He married again in 1943, was naturalised in 1947, the same year in which he qualified as a doctor, and he practised as a general practitioner from 1948, initially in Thirroul and later in Macquarie Street, Sydney.

paragraph: Section::::The Petrov Affair.

paragraph: Around 1945, Bialoguski had made himself known to the Commonwealth Investigation Service, the forerunner of the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation (ASIO), and was recruited to gather information from Russian immigrants. Bob Wake, who ran the Brisbane office of the CIS, was one of the first CIS officers to work with Bialoguski. When Wake became an ASIO director in Sydney he paid Bialoguski about five pounds a week for information. Wake's story can be found in the non-fiction work "No Ribbons or Medals: the story of an Australian counter espionage officer". In 1951 in Sydney he met Vladimir Petrov, who had recently arrived from the Soviet Union to take up his post as third secretary at the Soviet Embassy in Canberra. They cultivated each other's friendship, spending much time together, drinking and visiting prostitutes in Kings Cross. Bialoguski played a double game for some time, appearing to be spying on Petrov's behalf while simultaneously spying on Petrov himself for ASIO. He was able to confirm ASIO's suspicions that Petrov was spying for the KGB in Australia. After the death of Joseph Stalin in 1953 and the execution of Lavrentiy Beria, Bialoguski and Ron Richards were able to persuade Petrov that it was not safe for him to return. In return for a promise of safety and a substantial amount of cash, Petrov defected in April 1954. His wife Evdokia was initially unaware he had taken this action; although she was recalled, she did not want to leave her husband, but knew that to remain in Australia against her government's wishes would have placed her sister Tamara in danger back home. In the end, amid extraordinary scenes at Sydney and Darwin airports, she too defected. Bialoguski was a witness for ASIO at the subsequent Royal Commission on Espionage, which commenced the following month. The Leader of the Opposition, Dr Bert Evatt, who appeared at the Royal Commission to defend his staff members whose names had been dragged into the affair, characterised the whole episode as "The Petrov-Bialoguski Affair".

paragraph: Bialoguski divorced his second wife that year. He published a book "The Petrov Story" in 1955. Extracts were published in some newspapers, but rival newspapers published his ex-wife's alternative account of his life and character, which painted him in a rather negative light. He sued for libel and eventually won his case in 1961. In the meantime, the book was the basis of an American television documentary in 1956. But his divorce ate up all his earnings, and in 1957 he spent another short period in jail. He married his third wife in 1957. They had three children, two daughters and one son.

paragraph: Section::::Later musical activities.

paragraph: Bialoguski had maintained his passion for music, and sought conducting lessons from Sir Eugene Goossens, then based in Sydney, but was rebuffed. Earlier, in 1949, Goossens had invited him to accept a position as a violinist in the Sydney Symphony Orchestra, of which he was the chief conductor. In 1964 Bialoguski and his wife moved permanently to England. Although continuing to make his living from medicine, he still strove to become a conductor, but was met with continual knockbacks. Sir Adrian Boult suggested he should stay with medicine. He applied for entry to the conducting courses at the Royal Academy of Music and Royal College of Music, but was rejected on account of his age. He did some private conducting training with Ernest Read in London. He was accepted by the Accademia Musicale Chigiana in Siena, Italy, where he obtained his Masters Diploma in 1967 under the guidance of Franco Ferrara. Then, unable to secure any regular conducting engagements back in the UK, he spent his life savings on hiring the New Philharmonia Orchestra for a single concert at the Royal Albert Hall on 29 April 1969, which he conducted, to lukewarm reviews. The concert included Beethoven's 4th Symphony and Chopin's Piano Concerto No. 2 with the pianist Fou Ts'ong as soloist.

paragraph: He also formed the Commonwealth Philharmonic Orchestra, which he conducted at the Albert Hall and in Westminster Abbey. He did further conducting in England and West Germany. He also recorded two symphonies with the New Philharmonia – Bohuslav Martinů's 6th Symphony and Jan Václav Voříšek's Symphony in D – which were released on LP by Unicorn Records.

paragraph: Michael Bialoguski died in Surrey in 1984, aged 67, survived by his third wife and three children.

paragraph: He was played by Slawomir Wabik in the 1987 TV mini-series "The Petrov Affair" and by Gary Deirmendjian in the 2010 television movie "I, Spry".

paragraph: He appears in Andrew Croome's historical novel about the Petrov Affair, "Document Z" (2009).

wikidata_label: Michael Bialoguski

wikipedia_title: Michael Bialoguski


text:
chocolatier
Chocolat Poulain
Albert Poulain

wikipedia_title:
Chocolatier
Chocolat Poulain
Albert Poulain

categories: Legion of Honour recipients,1825 births,French businesspeople,Chocolatiers,1918 deaths

paragraph: Victor-Auguste Poulain

paragraph: Victor-Auguste Poulain (February 11, 1825 - July 30, 1918) was a French chocolatier and industrialist who founded the Chocolat Poulain brand in 1848.

paragraph: Section::::See also.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Albert Poulain

description: French chocolatier

wikidata_label: Victor-Auguste Poulain

wikipedia_title: Victor-Auguste Poulain


text:
Dacia
Greek alphabet
Cotison
Horace
Suetonius
scepter
denarii
Pomponius Rufus
toga
Marcus Junius Brutus
Transylvania
Strei
Sargetia
Dio Cassius
Dacian castles
Orăştie
Sarmisegetusa
Erasmus
Rotterdam
Stephanus Zamosius
Vasile Pârvan
Theodor Mommsen
Brutus
Cotiso
Horace
Suetonius

paragraph: Koson (coin)

paragraph: The Kosons are the only gold coins that have been minted by the Dacians, named after the Greek alphabet inscription "ΚΟΣΩΝ" on them. It is thought that "Koson" is the name of an otherwise historically unrecorded Dacian king, though he may be identical to the Cotison mentioned by Horace and Suetonius.

paragraph: Section::::Description.

paragraph: The coins contain Roman iconography: on the obverse, there is an eagle standing on a scepter and holding a wreath in their claw (inspired by the silver denarii issued by Pomponius Rufus); the reverse contains three men dressed in togas, two of them holding an axe on the shoulder (possibly inspired by the silver denarii issued by Marcus Junius Brutus in 54 BC).

paragraph: Section::::Discovery.

paragraph: Coins inscribed KOSON were discovered in several large stashes in Transylvania. The biggest group was discovered in 1543, and contained several thousands coins and objects made of gold. It was rumored that this stash was revealed in a bolted chamber under the river Strei, identified as the river Sargetia, and also mentioned by Dio Cassius. Further research disproved this, and placed the treasure in one of the Dacian castles in the Orăştie mountains, probably in Sarmisegetusa.

paragraph: Debate regarding the name "Koson" was prompted after the discovery of the coins. The discovery captured the attention of writers at the time. Thus, there are comments from Erasmus of Rotterdam in 1520 and Stephanus Zamosius (István Szamosközy) in 1593.

paragraph: Section::::King Theory.

paragraph: Modern scholars agree that the name Koson most likely refers to a local king about whom nothing else is known. Vasile Pârvan argues that he was probably a Thracian dynast who employed the Dacian Getae tribe in plundering raids across the Danube, paying them in his coins. Theodor Mommsen argued that Koson was probably a Dacian ally of Brutus, since the coins seem to derive their imagery from those minted by Brutus himself. Recent scholars often argue that he is very likely to be identical to the "Cotison" mentioned by Horace (Odes III., 8, 18,) and Suetonius, (Augustus, 63.), a Dacian king during the reign of Augustus who had raided over the Danube.

wikipedia_title: Koson (coin)


text: Nachman of Breslov

text: Breslov Hasidic dynasty

text: Nemyriv

text: Ukraine

text: rabbinical authority

text: Hasidism

text: rebbe

text: Levi Yitzchok of Berditchev

text: Breslov

text: Yitzchok

text: widow

text: Sabbath

text: Jewish holiday

text: Halakha

text: Sabbath

text: Jewish holiday

text: Yiddish

text: Hebrew

text: Torah

text: printing press

text: Uman, Ukraine

text: Rosh Hashana kibbutz

text: synagogue

text: Moshe Zvi of Savran

text: smear campaign

text: Czar

text: Assimilated

text: Breslov

text: Bug River

text: Hebrew Bible

text: Midrash

text: Tikkun HaKlali

text: Chayey Moharan

text: Yisroel Halpern

text: magnum opus

text: Shulchan Aruch

text: tzaddikim

text: Tanakh

text: Talmud

text: Midrash

text: Zohar

text: Geonim

text: Rishonim

text: Acharonim

text: pilgrimage

text: acronym

text: autobiography

text: tzaddik

text: Tabernacle

text: Moses

text: Jew

text: Breslov (Hasidic dynasty)

text: Rosh Hashana kibbutz (Breslov)

text: Nachman of Breslov

text: Nachman Chazan

text: Abraham Sternhartz

text: Breslov Research Institute

text: Breslov Research Institute

text: Jonatan Meir

text: The Life of Reb Noson — a history

categories: 1844 deaths,Breslov rabbis,1780 births,People from Nemyriv,Hasidic rabbis in Europe,19th-century rabbis,Ukrainian Orthodox rabbis,Ukrainian Jewish religious leaders

paragraph: Nathan of Breslov

paragraph: Nathan of Breslov (January 22, 1780 – December 20, 1844), also known as Reb Noson, born Nathan Sternhartz, was the chief disciple and scribe of Rebbe Nachman of Breslov, founder of the Breslov Hasidic dynasty. Reb Noson is credited with preserving, promoting and expanding the Breslov movement after the Rebbe's death. Rebbe Nachman himself said, "Were it not for Reb Noson, not a page of my writings would have remained."

paragraph: Section::::Spiritual seeker.

paragraph: Reb Noson was born in the town of Nemyriv, Ukraine. His father, Rabbi Naphtali Hertz Sternhartz, was a Talmudic scholar of some distinction and a wealthy businessman. His mother's name was Chaya Laneh. Reb Noson was the firstborn of his family; he had three brothers — Reb Yudel, Reb Yosef, and Reb Leibush — and one sister, whose name is not known.

paragraph: Reb Noson received a traditional Torah education and learned his father's business. At the age of 13 (as was the custom), he married Esther Shaindel, daughter of Rabbi Dovid Zvi Orbach, the leading rabbinical authority in Mohilov, Sharograd, and Kremenetz. Both his father and his father-in-law were staunch opponents of Hasidism.

paragraph: Although Reb Noson was a learned scholar, he felt that something was lacking in his spiritual devotions. He began to visit different Hasidic rebbes, including Levi Yitzchok of Berditchev, and was impressed by their followers' sincerity. However, he could not summon the same intensity in his religious devotions. In 1802, Rebbe Nachman moved to Breslov, Ukraine, which is located nine miles south of Nemyriv (a three-hour journey by horse in those days). Reb Noson went to hear the Rebbe, who was only 8 years his senior, and found the spiritual advisor he was seeking. Reb Noson became Rebbe Nachman's lifelong disciple.

paragraph: Although Reb Noson's family was initially opposed to his association with Hasidism, they eventually relented when they saw that his Torah scholarship and personal piety only improved under the tutelage of Rebbe Nachman.

paragraph: Reb Noson and Esther Shaindel had three sons — Shachneh, Yitzchok, and Dovid Zvi — and one daughter, Chana Tzirel. Esther Shaindel died in September 1826, and Reb Noson married Dishel, a widow with a son and daughter of her own, in October 1826. With his second wife, he had two more sons, Nachman and Yosef Yonah.

paragraph: Section::::The scribe.

paragraph: Reb Noson was personally responsible for preserving the teachings, stories and everyday conversations of his mentor, and for promulgating the Breslov movement after Nachman's death in 1810.

paragraph: While the Rebbe was alive, Reb Noson was his official scribe, carefully recording his teacher's words. Because many of the Rebbe's lessons were delivered on Sabbaths and Jewish holidays, when it is forbidden to write (according to Halakha, "Jewish law"), the material had to be written down later. However, Reb Noson had a phenomenal memory and was able to recall many lessons almost word-for-word. He would then show the manuscript to the Rebbe, who would make any final corrections. Some lessons were dictated line by line by Rebbe Nachman to Reb Noson after the Sabbath or Jewish holiday in Yiddish, and Reb Noson would translate the lessons into Hebrew. In his later publications, Reb Noson carefully notes whether a lesson was edited and approved by Nachman himself, or was a less formal anecdote not specifically approved by him. He also makes a clear distinction between the Rebbe's actual words and any comments he himself wrote.

paragraph: Section::::Building a movement.

paragraph: After Rebbe Nachman's death on October 16, 1810, Reb Noson moved to Breslov and began to be known as Nathan of Breslov. He became the leader of the Breslover Hasidim—but not the Rebbe, because Rebbe Nachman did not appoint a successor or establish a dynasty.

paragraph: Instead, Reb Noson threw all his energies into strengthening the Breslover movement while maintaining his own rigorous schedule of Torah study. He purchased a printing press and published all of Rebbe Nachman's writings, as well as all the remembered conversations he and others had had with Nachman. Reb Noson also wrote many original discourses and teachings, some of which were published during his lifetime. He corresponded with Breslover Hasidim throughout Ukraine, and visited them several times a year.

paragraph: Reb Noson was also responsible for making Uman, Ukraine, the city in which Rebbe Nachman is buried, into a focal point of the Hasidut. In 1811, he organized the first annual Rosh Hashana kibbutz (prayer gathering) at the gravesite, and continued to lead this pilgrimage until his death in 1844. Around 1830, he raised funds to build a synagogue in Uman to accommodate the increasingly large Rosh Hashana pilgrimage, and composed a number of prayers to be recited at Nachman's grave by his followers.

paragraph: Section::::Persecution.

paragraph: Even during Rebbe Nachman's lifetime, some Hasidic groups opposed the novel approach being taken by the Rebbe to disseminate Hasidism. After Rebbe Nachman's death, this opposition was directed at Reb Noson, who refused to assume the mantle of leadership and continued to promulgate the teachings of the deceased rebbe as if he were still alive. In late 1834, after the Breslover synagogue opened in Uman, Rabbi Moshe Zvi of Savran (the Savraner Rebbe) instigated a smear campaign against Reb Noson and the Breslover Hasidim. Opponents denounced Reb Noson to the Russian authorities, claiming that he was a false prophet whose activities opposed the interests of the Czar. Reb Noson was arrested, charged with treason, exiled to Nemirov (his hometown), and placed under house arrest.

paragraph: A week before Rosh Hashana, Reb Noson obtained a travel permit and journeyed to Uman in secret. He was discovered, however, reported to the authorities, and arrested on the night before Rosh HaShanah. Assimilated Jews who lived in Uman and who had been friendly with Rebbe Nachman intervened on Reb Noson's behalf and allowed him to remain in Uman for the holiday.

paragraph: The sudden death of the Savraner Rebbe in 1838 cooled his followers' anti-Breslov ardor. Reb Noson was finally able to return to the city of Breslov later that year.

paragraph: Reb Noson died shortly before the onset of the Sabbath on Friday, December 20, 1844. His childhood friend, Reb Naphtali, was living in Uman at the time. On Shabbat morning, Reb Naphtali told his companions that he was sure Reb Noson had died the evening before. When asked how he could be so sure, he explained, "I had a dream in which I saw Reb Noson running quickly. I said, 'Reb Noson! Where are you running?' 'Me?' he said. 'Straight to the Rebbe!' (oral tradition).

paragraph: Reb Noson is buried in Breslov in the old Jewish cemetery overlooking the Bug River.

paragraph: Section::::Publications.

paragraph: Section::::Publications.:Rebbe Nachman's teachings.

paragraph: Reb Noson arranged and published Rebbe Nachman's works as follows:

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Likutey Moharan" (Collected Teachings of Rebbe Nachman), (vol. i., Ostrog, 1808; vol. ii., Moghilev, 1811; vol. iii., Ostrog, 1815)—Hasidic interpretations of the Hebrew Bible, the Midrashim, etc.;

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Sefer HaMiddot" (The Aleph-Bet Book) (Moghilev, 1821)—Treatises on morals, arranged alphabetically as a primer.

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Tikkun HaKlali" (General Remedy)—Rebbe Nachman's order of ten Psalms to be recited for various problems, plus commentary by Reb Noson. Published as a separate book in 1821.

paragraph: BULLET::::- "" (Rabbi Nachman's Stories) (n.p., 1815)—parables in Hebrew and Yiddish. The best-known of these tales is "", which contains many kabbalistic themes and hidden allusions.

paragraph: Section::::Publications.:His own works.

paragraph: In addition, Reb Noson wrote several books of his own:

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Alim L'Terufah" (Leaves of Healing) — Collected letters.

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Chayey Moharan" (Tzaddik) — Biographical material on Rebbe Nachman. Accounts of how the Rebbe's lessons were revealed, his dreams and visions, conversations and anecdotes.

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Kitzur Likutey Moharan" (Abridged "Likutey Moharan") — This work follows the original lesson outline of "Likutey Moharan" while focusing on the practical advice contained in each lesson. Reb Noson began this compilation at Rebbe Nachman's specific request in 1805, and published it for the first time in 1811, after the Rebbe's death. An edited and expanded version with explanatory notes was published in 1913 by Rabbi Yisroel Halpern; this has become the standard version.

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Likutey Etzot" (Advice) — An alphabetically organized list of practical advice gleaned from the lessons of "Likutey Moharan".

paragraph: BULLET::::- "" (Collected Laws) — Reb Noson's magnum opus, following the order of topics in the Shulchan Aruch, gives explanations of Jewish law and practices in the light of Breslov teachings.

paragraph: BULLET::::- "" (Collected Prayers) — A collection of original prayers based on the lessons in Rebbe Nachman's "Likutey Moharan".

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Shemot Hatzaddikim" (Names of Tzaddikim) — A list of most of the tzaddikim found in the Tanakh, Talmud, Midrash and Zohar, including the Geonim, Rishonim and Acharonim up until Reb Noson's day.

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Shevachey V'Sichot HaRan" (Rabbi Nachman's Wisdom) — Account of the Rebbe's pilgrimage to the Holy Land in 1798-1799, plus a collection of anecdotes and teachings.

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Yemey Moharnat" (The Days of "MoHaRNat" [an acronym for "Moreinu HaRav Natan", Our Teacher, Rabbi Nathan]) — Reb Noson's autobiography.

paragraph: Section::::Quotes.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Someone once asked Reb Noson, "Who is greater? One who performs great devotions, or one who behaves more simply yet follows the tzaddik?" Reb Noson replied, "Look at the building of the Tabernacle. No matter what the person contributed, if he did not bring it to Moses first, it had no value or place in the Tabernacle. Yet if the simplest Jew made the most insignificant item and brought it to Moses, it was assured its place in the Tabernacle!"

paragraph: Section::::See also.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Breslov (Hasidic dynasty)

paragraph: BULLET::::- Rosh Hashana kibbutz (Breslov)

paragraph: BULLET::::- Nachman of Breslov

paragraph: BULLET::::- Nachman Chazan

paragraph: BULLET::::- Abraham Sternhartz

paragraph: Section::::References.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Kramer, Chaim (1989). "Crossing the Narrow Bridge". Appendix C: Breslov Biographies. Jerusalem/New York: Breslov Research Institute. .

paragraph: BULLET::::- Kramer, Chaim. "Through Fire and Water: The Life of Reb Noson of Breslov". Jerusalem/New York: Breslov Research Institute. .

paragraph: BULLET::::- Jonatan Meir, "R. Nathan Sternhartz's Liqquṭei tefilot and the Formation of Bratslav Hasidism" The Journal of Jewish Thought and Philosophy 24 (2016), pp. 60-94

paragraph: Section::::External links.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Breslov Research Institute — publisher of many of Reb Noson's works in English

paragraph: BULLET::::- The Life of Reb Noson — a history

description: Ukrainian rabbi

wikidata_label: Nathan of Breslov

wikipedia_title: Nathan of Breslov


text: Marquess of Saluzzo

text: Frederick I

text: Manfred

text: Guelf

text: Ghibelline

text: Visconti

text: Robert of Naples

text: Silvio Pellico

text: John II, Marquess of Montferrat

text: Humbert II of Viennois

text: Savoy

text: Frederick II

text: Visconti

text: Galeazzo I Visconti

text: Lord of Milan

text: Este

text: Obizzo II d'Este

text: Frederick II of Saluzzo

text: Antoni Falletto, Lord of Villafaletto

text: nun

categories: Aleramici,1357 deaths,Marquesses of Saluzzo

paragraph: Thomas II, Marquess of Saluzzo

paragraph: Thomas II () (1304 – 18 August 1357) was Marquess of Saluzzo from 1336 to his death. He succeeded his father, Frederick I.

paragraph: His mother Margarete de La Tour du Pin, a daughter of Humbert I de La Tour du Pin, Dauphin de Viennois.

paragraph: His succession was disputed by his uncle Manfred. The ensuing war was part of the wider Guelf-Ghibelline conflict. Thomas, who had married a Visconti, was a Gibelline and Manfred a Guelf with the support of the Angevin King Robert of Naples. Robert therefore, to reduce Ghibelline (and Visconti) power in the north, advanced on Saluzzo and besieged it. He succeeded in taking it and sacking it, setting the city on fire and imprisoning Thomas, who had to pay a ransom. The whole dramatic event is recorded by Silvio Pellico.

paragraph: In August 1347, he joined John II, Marquess of Montferrat and Humbert II of Viennois as they attacked Savoy and conquered the Angevin lands in northern Italy after the death of Robert. The 1348 treaty which resolved this war left none of the participants satisfied. Thomas now owed allegiance to Milan, as well as his prior allegiance to Savoy.

paragraph: Thomas was eventually succeeded by his son Frederick II.

paragraph: Section::::Marriage and children.

paragraph: Thomas married Ricciarda Visconti. She was a daughter of Galeazzo I Visconti, Lord of Milan and Beatrice d'Este. Beatrice was a daughter of Obizzo II d'Este by either his first wife Giacoma Fieschi or his second wife Constanza della Scala. They had eleven children:

paragraph: BULLET::::- Frederick II of Saluzzo.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Galeazzo of Saluzzo (born 1332, date of death unknown).. Considered to have died young.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Azonne of Saluzzo (c. 1336–1426). Lord of Monasterolo, Oncino, Paesana, Crissolo, Sanfront and Castellar.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Eustacchio of Saluzzo (died 1405). Count of Cervinasco and Monesiglio, Lord of San Pietro Monterosso, Montemale and Prasleves.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Luchino of Saluzzo. Squire to the Counts of Savoy, possibly illegitimate.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Constanza of Saluzzo.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Giacomo of Saluzzo.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Luchina of Saluzzo. Married Giovanni Beccaria.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Beatrice of Saluzzo. Married Antoni Falletto, Lord of Villafaletto.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Pentesilea of Saluzzo. Married Ludovico of Chiesa.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Anna of Saluzzo. A nun.

description: Italian noble

wikidata_label: Thomas II, Marquess of Saluzzo

wikipedia_title: Thomas II, Marquess of Saluzzo


text:
Langewiesen
Thuringia
East German
ski jumper
individual large hill
1972 Winter Olympics
Sapporo
Four Hills Tournament
FIS Ski-Flying World Championships
1975

categories: Competitors at the 1970 Winter Universiade,Olympic medalists in ski jumping,1948 births,Sportspeople from Thuringia,Olympic bronze medalists for East Germany,German male ski jumpers,Universiade bronze medalists for East Germany,Olympic ski jumpers of East Germany,People from Langewiesen,Medalists at the 1972 Winter Olympics,Ski jumpers at the 1972 Winter Olympics,Universiade medalists in ski jumping,Living people

paragraph: Rainer Schmidt (ski jumper)

paragraph: Rainer Schmidt (born 1 August 1948 in Langewiesen, Thuringia) is an East German former ski jumper who competed from 1972 to 1976. He won the bronze medal in the individual large hill competition at the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo.

paragraph: Schmidt won the Four Hills Tournament in 1973 and earned a silver medal at the FIS Ski-Flying World Championships in 1975.

description: East German ski jumper

wikidata_label: Rainer Schmidt

wikipedia_title: Rainer Schmidt (ski jumper)


text:
Rodewisch
East German
ski jumper
1976 Winter Olympics
Innsbruck
1978 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships
Lahti
1977 Ski-Flying World Championships
Vikersund
Harry Glaß

categories: Sportspeople from Saxony,Olympic medalists in ski jumping,Medalists at the 1976 Winter Olympics,Olympic bronze medalists for East Germany,Ski jumpers at the 1980 Winter Olympics,German male ski jumpers,People from Bezirk Karl-Marx-Stadt,People from Rodewisch,Olympic ski jumpers of East Germany,Ski jumpers at the 1972 Winter Olympics,FIS Nordic World Ski Championships medalists in ski jumping,1953 births,Living people,Ski jumpers at the 1976 Winter Olympics

paragraph: Henry Glaß

paragraph: Henry Glaß (born 15 February 1953 in Rodewisch) is an East German former ski jumper who competed during the 1970s.

paragraph: His best-known success was at the 1976 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck, where he won a bronze medal in the individual large hill Event. Glaß also won a silver in the individual normal hill at the 1978 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Lahti and a bronze at the 1977 Ski-Flying World Championships in Vikersund. He was trained by Harry Glaß to whom he is unrelated.

description: East German ski jumper

wikidata_label: Henry Glaß

wikipedia_title: Henry Glaß


text:
constable
regent
Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia
Amalric, Prince of Tyre
Isabella of Armenia
Constantine II, King of Armenia
Leo III, King of Armenia
George V of Georgia
Leo V
Mamluk
James I of Cyprus

categories: 1343 deaths,Christians of the Crusades,House of Poitiers-Lusignan,People of the Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia

paragraph: John of Poitiers-Lusignan

paragraph: John of Poitiers-Lusignan (; died 7 August 1343) was constable and later regent of the Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia.

paragraph: He was son of Amalric, Prince of Tyre, and Isabella of Armenia. His siblings were Guy (Constantine II, King of Armenia) and Agnes, wife of Leo III, King of Armenia.

paragraph: He married (before 1340) Soldane Bagrationi (d. after 1343), daughter of king George V of Georgia. The couple had a son:

paragraph: BULLET::::- Leo V 1342 - 1393, king of Lesser Armenia (1374-1375), married Marguerite de Soissons. When Mamluks took the kingdom, Leo V became titular king (1375-1393) and he was succeeded by his 2nd cousin king James I of Cyprus.

paragraph: John was murdered in Cilicia on 7 August 1343.

description: Regent of Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia (Lesser Armenia)

wikidata_label: John of Lusignan, Regent of Armenia

wikipedia_title: John of Poitiers-Lusignan


text:
Haiti
virtuoso
Port-au-Prince
Paris
France
Louis Diemer
Frédéric Chopin
Rex Theatre
Polonaise in A Flat
méringue
Haitian Vodou
Berlin
Paris
Lamothe's 2001 CD track list

categories: Haitian composers,1953 deaths,Haitian classical musicians,Haitian pianists,1882 births,People from Port-au-Prince

paragraph: Ludovic Lamothe

paragraph: Ludovic Lamothe (12 May 1882 - 4 April 1953) was a Haitian composer and virtuoso pianist. He is considered one of Haiti's most important classical composers.

paragraph: Section::::Biography.

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

paragraph: A native of Port-au-Prince, he was born into a distinguished literary family, and both his parents were pianists. His grandfather, Joseph Lamothe, was also a noted instrumentalist. Lamothe had his first lessons from his mother and studied the piano and clarinet at the Institution Saint Louis de Gonzague in his native Port-au-Prince where he exhibited exceptional technical and compositional abilities from a young age. In 1910, German merchants in Haiti recognised his talents and funded a scholarship for him to go and continue his studies in Paris, France. There he would study under Louis Diemer at the Paris Conservatory.

paragraph: Lamothe returned to Haiti in 1911, remaining there for the rest of his life; he taught and gave private recitals on the piano in his home. He gained a reputation for reciting the works of Frédéric Chopin, his favourite composer, and he became known as the "Black Chopin", particularly amongst music scholars and middle-upper class men in Haiti. On one instance Lamothe was invited to perform an event at the Rex Theatre named “Un Chopin Noir” (A Black Chopin) to commemorate the anniversary of the death of Frédéric Chopin. Lamothe recited, among others, Chopin's Polonaise in A Flat.

paragraph: Section::::Biography.:Compositions.

paragraph: As a composer, Lamothe wrote exclusively for his own instrument, and became known especially for his songs and short piano pieces. Lamothe's repertoire included a range of méringue, from the most formal, elite-oriented forms to the méringue of the low orders. He was not only influenced by traditional European classical music, but he was influenced by local traditions including Haitian Vodou ceremonial music and carnivals and Haitian peasant culture and influences which reflected a shared African heritage. One scholar has described Lamothe's repertoire as "predominantly classical in form, but creole in inspiration. Another musical scholar, Claude Carré of the online magazine "Boutoures" has described Lamothe as "representing the nationalist movement in Haitian classical music" and being "an emblematic figure, a piano virtuoso and a performer of Chopin, who left us a number of important compositions for piano."

paragraph: His fusion of styles and class influences in his music were regarded by scholars as reducing the polarisation in classes in Haiti in the early to mid-twentieth-century Haiti and giving them a unique shared identity through a musical spectrum. One of his notable works is entitled, "La Dangereuse", a slow tempo piece with gentle, restrained dynamics, was warmly received by the Haitian aristocracy.

paragraph: In 1934, Lamothe won a Port-au-Prince city council competition for his "Carnival méringue", which he entitled "Nibo". Well received by all walks of society in Haiti, "Nibo" became known as a Liberation Anthem. a piece to mark the withdrawal of American forces from Haiti in August of that year.

paragraph: Section::::Biography.:Later life and post-recognition.

paragraph: Later in life, Lamothe encountered some serious financial problems, largely due to the fact he had not published many works internationally, only two, and even those were limited to Berlin and Paris, so he was not generating enough income to sustain a living. On 9 February 1944, he was forced to sell up his home that he had lived in much of his life, but his continued musical status amongst the elite in Haiti meant that enough money was raised to aid him in buying a new home.

paragraph: Lamothe later went on to become Chief of Music of the Republic of Haiti. He died in Port-au-Prince in 1953.

paragraph: Although little of his music was published even in his native Haiti during his life, after his death his family collected his manuscripts and had them printed privately. A collection of his pieces was published in Port-au-Prince in 1955, entitled simply, "Musique de Ludovic Lamothe".

paragraph: In 2001, a CD recording of Lamothe was published on the IFA Music Records label, released in 2001 featuring some of his pieces, the "Ballade in A Minor", "Danza No. 1" ("La Habanera"), "Evocation", and "Danse Espagnole No. 4", performed by Latino-Caribbean pianist, Charles P. Phillips.

paragraph: In 2006, a book entitled " Vodou Nation: Haitian Art Music and Cultural Nationalism" by the Chicago Studies in Ethnomusicology cited numerous examples of Lamothe's compositions to illustrate his cultural contribution to Vodou music. They cited in particular, "La Dangereuse", "Nibo", "Sous la Tonnelle", "Loco" and "Sobo".

paragraph: Section::::External links.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Lamothe's 2001 CD track list

description: Haitian composer and virtuoso pianist

wikidata_label: Ludovic Lamothe

wikipedia_title: Ludovic Lamothe


text:
ancient Egypt
20th Dynasty
pharaoh
Ramesses IX
Ramesses X
Nebmaatre
KV19
Valley of the Kings
Ramesses VIII

categories: Ancient Egyptian princes,People of the Twentieth Dynasty of Egypt

paragraph: Mentuherkhepeshef (son of Ramesses IX)

paragraph: Mentuherkhepeshef was an ancient Egyptian prince of the 20th Dynasty, a son of pharaoh Ramesses IX.

paragraph: His name also occurs as "Ramesses-Montuherkhepeshef." He is likely to have been the brother of pharaoh Ramesses X and prince Nebmaatre. He was buried in his tomb KV19 in the Valley of the Kings, which was probably originally made for Ramesses VIII. His titles were: "First King's Son of his Body; Eldest King's Son of his Body; Generalissimo; Executive at the Head of the Two Lands."

description: ancient Egyptian prince

wikidata_label: Mentuherkhepeshef

wikipedia_title: Mentuherkhepeshef (son of Ramesses IX)


text:
American football
wide receiver
Baltimore Ravens
National Football League
college football
Notre Dame
Arizona Cardinals
2012 NFL Draft
New England Patriots
Minnesota Vikings
New Orleans Saints
Washington Redskins
Saint Paul, Minnesota
Cretin-Derham Hall High School
football
wide receiver
touchdowns
Associated Press
Gatorade
USA Today
U.S. Army All-American Bowl
San Antonio, Texas
basketball
points
track and field
200-meter dash
long jump
Rivals.com
Detroit Free Press
Tom Lemming
Scout.com
Michigan
Ohio State
Miami
Florida
true freshman
Notre Dame
Syracuse
USC
Navy
Tony Hunter
Sun Bowl
Harrison Smith
Golden Tate
Arizona Cardinals
2012 NFL Draft
$
contract
2012 NFL season
Philadelphia Eagles
New England Patriots
New York Jets
Jimmy Garoppolo
Miami Dolphins
Julian Edelman
cornerback
Tony Lippett
Super Bowl LI
Atlanta Falcons
Minnesota Vikings
Chicago Bears
New Orleans Saints
Washington Redskins
Baltimore Ravens
NFL Combine bio
Notre Dame Fighting Irish bio
Arizona Cardinals bio

categories: Washington Redskins players,Minnesota Vikings players,Notre Dame Fighting Irish football players,Living people,American football wide receivers,Players of American football from Minnesota,1989 births,Arizona Cardinals players,New England Patriots players,Baltimore Ravens players,New Orleans Saints players,Sportspeople from Saint Paul, Minnesota

paragraph: Michael Floyd

paragraph: Michael Floyd Jr. (born November 27, 1989) is an American football wide receiver for the Baltimore Ravens of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Notre Dame from 2008 to 2011, finishing with 271 catches for 3,686 yards and 37 touchdowns, all school records. He was drafted by the Arizona Cardinals in the first round of the 2012 NFL Draft, but was dismissed from the Cardinals during the 2016 season, after he was arrested on drinking and driving charges. He has also played for the New England Patriots, Minnesota Vikings, New Orleans Saints, and Washington Redskins.

paragraph: Section::::High school career.

paragraph: Born in Saint Paul, Minnesota to Mike Floyd Sr. and Theresa Romero, Floyd attended Cretin-Derham Hall High School, where he played for the Raiders football team as a wide receiver. In his junior year, Floyd caught 63 passes for 1,240 yards and 16 touchdowns. As a senior, he recorded 59 receptions for 1,247 yards (21.1 avg.) and 17 touchdowns, and added 497 rushing yards on 43 carries (11.6 avg.) while also returning 16 punts for 373 yards (23.3 avg.) and four more scores, helping lead his high school team to a 13-1 record and an appearance in the state championship game. In order to afford the school, Floyd worked off a scholarship by helping the custodial staff clean the school before the day started. Floyd was named Minnesota Player of the Year twice by the "Associated Press" (AP) and "Gatorade" (2007, 2008). He was a "USA Today" High School All-American in 2007, and was picked to play in the U.S. Army All-American Bowl in San Antonio, Texas.

paragraph: In addition to football, Floyd also participated in basketball and track while at Cretin. In basketball, he averaged 23.5 points per game as a senior for the Raiders, scoring at least 30 points in six games. He totaled 1,380 points in his basketball career, finishing just 86 points short of the school record for most career points. In track and field, he competed as a sprinter and long jumper during his senior year. He recorded personal-bests of 22.9 seconds in the 200-meter dash and 6.40 meters (20 ft, 6 in) in the long jump.

paragraph: Considered a five-star recruit by "Rivals.com", Floyd was listed as the No. 3 wide receiver in the nation. He was ranked the top wide receiver and the third-best player on the Detroit Free Press Best of the Midwest Top 20 list. Tom Lemming rated him the 15th-best player in the nation, while "Scout.com" ranked him as the 16th-best. After narrowing his list of college choices to Michigan, Ohio State, Miami, Florida and Notre Dame, Floyd decided to play college football for the Fighting Irish, committing on October 19, 2007.

paragraph: Section::::College career.

paragraph: Section::::College career.:Freshman season (2008).

paragraph: As a true freshman at Notre Dame, Floyd played in 11 of Notre Dame's 13 games on the year, only missing the final two games of the regular season (Syracuse and USC) due to an injury sustained early against Navy. He recorded seven touchdown receptions on the year, breaking the record for an Irish freshman (previously held by teammate Duval Kamara's four touchdowns in 2007), while catching 48 balls to break another Notre Dame freshman record in receptions (Kamara had 32 in 2007). His 719 receiving yards set the mark for Notre Dame first-year players (Tony Hunter had 690 in 1979).

paragraph: Section::::College career.:Sophomore season (2009).

paragraph: Floyd began his sophomore season with 3 touchdowns and 189 yards receiving on 4 receptions. Later in the season, Floyd suffered a fractured clavicle, which prevented him from playing in 5 of Notre Dame's 12 games. He returned from that injury and finished the season with 9 receiving touchdowns and almost 800 receiving yards in 7 games of action.

paragraph: Section::::College career.:Junior season (2010).

paragraph: In 2010, Floyd started every game leading the Irish to an 8–5 record. He ended the season with 79 receptions for 1,025 yards and 12 touchdowns. The 79 catches ranked second in Notre Dame single-season history, while his 12 touchdowns tied for fourth most in a season and his 1,025 receiving yards ranked seventh. Floyd was named MVP for Notre Dame and the Sun Bowl.

paragraph: Section::::College career.:Senior season (2011).

paragraph: After receiving a citation for drunken driving on March 20, 2011, Floyd was suspended indefinitely from the Notre Dame football team on March 21, 2011. The suspension was lifted August 3, 2011, allowing him to return playing football at Notre Dame without missing any games of the 2011 season. Coach Kelly did not however allow Floyd to remain a team captain, leaving senior Harrison Smith the lone captain.

paragraph: After being suspended from team activities for several months, Floyd was reinstated in August just as fall practice began. In 2011, he started every game leading the Irish to once again, an 8–5 record. He finished the season with 100 receptions for 1,147 yards and 9 touchdowns, including one rushing touchdown. His 100 catches marked a new career best, and also set a new school record, surpassing former teammate Golden Tate's 93 receptions in 2009. He also set school records for career receptions (271), career 100-yd games (16), receiving yards (3,689), and receiving touchdowns (37).

paragraph: Section::::Professional career.

paragraph: Section::::Professional career.:Arizona Cardinals.

paragraph: The Arizona Cardinals selected Floyd in the first round (13th overall) of the 2012 NFL Draft. On June 11, 2012, the Cardinals signed him to a fully guaranteed four-year, $9.97 million contract.

paragraph: Floyd began the 2012 NFL season as a backup wide receiver. His first career reception was an eight-yard touchdown off a deflected pass in a 27-6 win against the Philadelphia Eagles. He played in all 16 games with three starts recording 45 receptions for 562 yards and two touchdowns.

paragraph: In the 2013 season, Floyd started all 16 games recording 65 receptions for 1,041 yards and five touchdowns.

paragraph: On April 29, 2015, the Arizona Cardinals opted to exercise the fifth-year, $7.32 million option on Floyd's rookie contract.

paragraph: Floyd was released by Cardinals on December 14, 2016 following a DUI arrest.

paragraph: Section::::Professional career.:New England Patriots.

paragraph: Floyd was claimed off waivers by the New England Patriots on December 15, 2016. Floyd recorded his first catch as a Patriot in the team's Week 16 blowout win over the New York Jets, a six-yard throw from Patriots backup quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo. On January 1, 2017, Floyd caught his first touchdown as a Patriot against the Miami Dolphins. He also assisted fellow wide receiver Julian Edelman on his 77-yard touchdown catch and run by delivering a crushing block to Dolphins cornerback Tony Lippett. He was inactive for the final two playoff games as the Patriots advanced to the franchise's ninth Super Bowl appearance. On February 5, 2017, Floyd’s Patriots appeared in Super Bowl LI. Floyd was inactive for the Super Bowl. The Patriots defeated the Atlanta Falcons by a score of 34–28 in overtime.

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

paragraph: On May 10, 2017, the Minnesota Vikings signed Floyd to a one-year, $1.41 million contract After signing with the Vikings, he stated: “I am very excited to come home and play for the Vikings. I have been training extremely hard this offseason in addition to taking responsibility and paying the consequences for my mistake. Although I cannot change my past decisions, I have definitely learned from this experience and look forward to making valuable contributions to the Vikings organization and the Minnesota community, both as a player and a person.”

paragraph: On July 14, 2017, Floyd was suspended for the first four games of the 2017 regular season for violating the NFL Policy and Program for Substances of Abuse. Floyd was re-activated on October 9, 2017 for a Monday Night Football matchup against the Chicago Bears.

paragraph: Section::::Professional career.:New Orleans Saints.

paragraph: On July 31, 2018, Floyd signed with the New Orleans Saints. On September 1, 2018, Floyd was released.

paragraph: Section::::Professional career.:Washington Redskins.

paragraph: On September 17, 2018, Floyd signed with the Washington Redskins.

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

paragraph: On May 17, 2019, Floyd signed with the Baltimore Ravens.

paragraph: Section::::Personal life.

paragraph: On March 20, 2011, Floyd was arrested for DUI. On December 12, 2016, Floyd was arrested and charged with two counts of driving under the influence after he was found passed out behind the wheel. On February 17, 2017, he was found guilty of DUI, and was sentenced to 24 days in jail and 96 days of house arrest. After his release, he was ordered to pay a fine worth over 5,000 dollars as part of his plea and undergo 30 hours of community service.

paragraph: Section::::External links.

paragraph: BULLET::::- NFL Combine bio

paragraph: BULLET::::- Notre Dame Fighting Irish bio

paragraph: BULLET::::- Arizona Cardinals bio

description: American football player

wikidata_label: Michael Floyd

wikipedia_title: Michael Floyd