text:
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Alpharetta, Georgia
The Grateful Dead
Neil Young
Flagstaff, Arizona
Austin
Los Angeles
Nashville, Tennessee
Traveling Light
Gary Louris
The Jayhawks
Matthew Sweet
Peter Hayes
BRMC
Kristen Hall
Rhett Miller
Tift Merritt
Taj Mahal
Thad Cockrell
Band of Horses
Emily Saliers
The Indigo Girls
Butch Walker
Ben Bridwell
Band of Horses
Gruff Rhys
Brian Olive
Stephen Lynch
Lion
Miranda Lambert
Traveling Light
AO Recordings
Aquamarine OST
One Tree Hill
Brothers & Sisters
Brothers & Sisters

categories: Musicians from Atlanta,1978 births,People from Alpharetta, Georgia,American singer-songwriters,Songwriters from Pennsylvania,21st-century American singers,Musicians from Pittsburgh,Living people,American female singer-songwriters,Songwriters from Georgia (U.S. state)

paragraph: Courtney Jaye

paragraph: Courtney Jaye (born February 15, 1978) is an American singer/songwriter.

paragraph: Section::::Biography.

paragraph: Courtney Jaye Goldberg was born on February 15, 1978 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and moved to Alpharetta, Georgia, when she was a freshman in high school. It was at this time she discovered The Grateful Dead and Neil Young, and also began to play the guitar. After becoming immersed in the bohemian culture, she headed out west and lived in the mountain town of Flagstaff, Arizona. She worked as an acupuncturist's assistant by day and performed in a bluegrass band at night.

paragraph: Over the years, she has lived on the Hawaiian island of Kauai as well as in music cities such as Austin, Los Angeles, and finally Nashville, Tennessee. Along the way, she signed her first record deal with Island Records in 2004 and released "Traveling Light" containing her first single "Can't Behave" in June 2005. She performed on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno and toured the country on a radio promotional tour. The album peaked at #22 on the Billboard Top Heatseekers on June 25, 2005.

paragraph: Courtney has collaborated with many musicians over the years including Gary Louris of The Jayhawks, Matthew Sweet, Peter Hayes of BRMC, Kristen Hall, Rhett Miller, Tift Merritt, Taj Mahal, Thad Cockrell, Floating Action, Ben Bridwell of Band of Horses, Dallas Green, Emily Saliers of The Indigo Girls and Butch Walker.

paragraph: On January 12, 2010 she released the independent album "The Exotic Sounds of Courtney Jaye", which features the duet "Sometimes Always" with Ben Bridwell of Band of Horses. The album was released on Jaye's imprint Tropicali Records and was produced by Seth Kauffman (Floating Action), with additional production by Bill Reynolds (Band of Horses), and was mixed by Joe Pisapia.

paragraph: In February 2011, she made an appearance in the video for Super Furry Animals' lead singer Gruff Rhys's song "Sensations in the Dark", from his album "Hotel Shampoo", via Witchita Recordings. She was featured as a background vocalist on the Dan Auerbach–produced album from Ohio artist Brian Olive. The record was released on Alive Records, June 2011. In November 2012, she appeared as a featured guest/backing vocalist on comedian Stephen Lynch's album "Lion", produced by Doug Lancio (Patty Griffin).

paragraph: In spring 2013, she released "Love and Forgiveness", produced by CMA/Grammy Award-winning producer Mike Wrucke (Miranda Lambert "Revolution"). The album was tracked live in L.A. over the course of four days. In December 2013, "Love and Forgiveness" was recognized as one of the Top 50 Albums of 2013 by "American Songwriter".

paragraph: Section::::Discography.

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Traveling Light" (Island, 2005)

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Til it Bleeds" (Independent, 2006)

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Who'll Stop The Rain" (AO Recordings, 2007)

paragraph: BULLET::::- "The Exotic Sounds of Courtney Jaye" (Tropicali Records, 2010)

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Love and Forgiveness" (2013)

paragraph: Section::::Soundtracks.

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Aquamarine OST", with "Can't Behave", 2006

paragraph: BULLET::::- "" episode 3.2: "Who Wants to Date a Rockstar", with "Mental"

paragraph: BULLET::::- "" episode 3.10: "It's, Like, Break-Up Season", with "Are You With Me"

paragraph: BULLET::::- "One Tree Hill" episode 2.22: "The Tide That Left Away And Never Came Back", with "Can You Sleep"

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Brothers & Sisters" episodes 2.01: "Home Front", 2.05: "Domestic Issues" and 2.11: "The Missionary Imposition", with "Who'll Stop The Rain"

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Brothers & Sisters" episode 2.10: "The Feast of the Epiphany", with "Sweet Ride"

description: American singer-songwriter

wikidata_label: Courtney Jaye

wikipedia_title: Courtney Jaye


text: Rhode Island

text: American Revolutionary War

text: William Greene Sr.

text: John Greene Jr.

text: colony

text: John Greene Sr.

text: Providence

text: Warwick

text: Rhode Island Supreme Court

text: American Revolutionary War

text: British sacking

text: Bristol

text: Warren

text: Newport

text: John Collins

text: Block Island

text: Ray Greene

text: his estate

text: Governor Greene Cemetery

text: Warwick

text: William Greene Sr.

text: John Greene Jr.

text: John Greene Sr.

text: Dorset

text: original proprietors

text: Providence

text: Roger Williams

text: founding settlers of Warwick

text: Samuel Gorton

text: Frances (Latham) Dungan

text: John Greene Sr.

text: Randall Holden

text: Anne Hutchinson

text: signer of the Portsmouth Compact

text: freeman

text: Block Island

text: John Greene Jr.

text: Benjamin Franklin

text: East Greenwich

text: Rhode Island Supreme Court

text: 20th Chief Justice

text: John Gardner

text: Nicholas Cooke

text: American Revolutionary War

text: British sacking

text: Bristol

text: Warren

text: the Comte d'Estaing

text: Battle of Rhode Island

text: Silas Talbot

text: "Pigot"

text: Brown University

text: Admiral De Ternay

text: Count Rochambeau

text: Lord Cornwallis

text: Yorktown

text: Washington County

text: commander-in-chief

text: David Howell

text: Roman Catholics

text: John Collins

text: electoral college

text: Governor Greene Cemetery

text: Ray

text: Charleston, South Carolina

text: Samuel Ward Jr.

text: Samuel Ward

text: William Greene III

text: Ambrose Burnside

text: Civil War

text: Christopher Greene

text: Nathanael Greene

text: American Revolutionary War

text: List of Governors of Rhode Island

text: History of Rhode Island

categories: Burials in Rhode Island,Governors of Rhode Island,American people of English descent,1809 deaths,People of colonial Rhode Island,18th-century American judges,People from East Greenwich, Rhode Island,1731 births,Politicians from Warwick, Rhode Island

paragraph: William Greene (governor)

paragraph: William Greene Jr. (August 16, 1731November 29, 1809) was the second governor of the state of Rhode Island, serving in this capacity for eight years, five of which were during the American Revolutionary War. From a prominent Rhode Island family, his father, William Greene Sr., had served 11 terms as a colonial governor of Rhode Island. His great-grandfather, John Greene Jr. served for ten years as deputy governor of the colony, and his great-great-grandfather, John Greene Sr. was a founding settler of both Providence and Warwick.

paragraph: Greene served the colony for many years as a Deputy to the General Assembly, a justice and chief justice of the Rhode Island Supreme Court, and then as governor. As a governor during the American Revolutionary War, his biggest concerns were the British sacking of the Rhode Island towns of Bristol and Warren, and the British occupation of Newport, which lasted for three years. After eight years as governor, Greene, who supported the use of hard currency, was defeated in the May 1786 election by John Collins who was an advocate of paper money.

paragraph: Greene married a second cousin, Catharine Ray of Block Island, and the couple had four children, of whom Ray Greene became a United States Senator and Rhode Island Attorney General. Governor Greene died at his estate in the town of Warwick in 1809, and is interred at Governor Greene Cemetery in Warwick, where his parents were interred.

paragraph: Section::::Ancestry and early life.

paragraph: Born August 16, 1731 in Warwick in the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, William Greene was the son of William Greene Sr. who had served for 11 one-year terms as the governor of the Rhode Island colony, and the great grandson of John Greene Jr. who had served for ten years as the deputy governor of the colony. His great great grandfather was John Greene Sr. who came from County Dorset in England in 1635, was one of the original proprietors of Providence with Roger Williams, and later became one of the founding settlers of Warwick. Governor Greene is also descended from early Rhode Island settler and Warwick founder Samuel Gorton, as well as from Frances (Latham) Dungan, the "mother of governors."

paragraph: Greene's mother was Catharine, the daughter of Benjamin and Susanna (Holden) Greene, and also a descendant of Warwick founder John Greene Sr.. She also descends from Randall Holden who was a follower of Anne Hutchinson and signer of the Portsmouth Compact in 1638, establishing the first government in the Rhode Island colony.

paragraph: In 1753 Greene became a freeman from the town of Warwick, and was thus able to vote. In 1762, he married his second cousin, Catharine Ray (July 10, 1731 – January 29, 1794), the daughter of Simon and Deborah (Greene) Ray of Block Island, and also a great granddaughter of Deputy Governor John Greene Jr. Catharine Ray had been a literary companion of Benjamin Franklin, and had a shared correspondence with the statesman.

paragraph: Section::::Political life.

paragraph: In October 1771 Greene was on a committee to finish the construction of the court house in the neighboring town of East Greenwich. He was subsequently selected as a deputy from his home town of Warwick in the years 1773, 1774, 1776, and 1777, and in May 1777 was selected as the Speaker of the House of Deputies for the entire colony. When the colony of Rhode Island declared its independence from Great Britain in May 1776, two months before the 13 colonies did so as a whole, Greene was one of the deputies that strongly supported this measure. In December 1776 a large body of British troops occupied Newport and the entire island of Aquidneck (Rhode Island). As a result, on December 10, 1776 Greene was chosen as a member of the colony's Council of War to act when the General Assembly was not in session. He subsequently served on the war council every year until the cessation of hostilities in 1781.

paragraph: Section::::Political life.:Supreme Court justice and governor.

paragraph: Greene had begun his public service in February 1767 when he became a justice of the Rhode Island Supreme Court (then called the "Superior Court of Judicature, Court of Assize, and General Gaol Delivery"), filling in for another member for a few months. He served another partial term on this court from 1768 to 1769, then in May 1774 he was again selected as a justice of the court, serving until February 1777 when he became the 20th Chief Justice of this body. The only break in his tenure as a justice occurred for a few months during the summer of 1776 when he was given the rank of Colonel, moved temporarily to the War Department, and briefly replaced as justice by John Gardner.

paragraph: Greene gave up his position as Chief Justice in May 1778 when Governor Nicholas Cooke decided to step down from the arduous task of being a wartime governor, and, at the age of 47, Greene was elected as the second governor of the state. He served as governor for eight years, five of which were during the trying time of the American Revolutionary War. Greene was said to be of "remarkable physical vigor" because two or three times a week he would walk from Warwick or East Greenwich to Providence and return the same afternoon, about 17 miles round trip.

paragraph: Section::::Political life.:War effects on Rhode Island.

paragraph: Some of the events occurring during Greene's early tenure as governor included the British sacking of the towns of Bristol and Warren on May 25, 1778, and the subsequent arrival of the French fleet on July 29, 1778 under the command of the Comte d'Estaing. The ensuing Battle of Rhode Island on August 29, 1778 resulted in a stalemate, and the British continued to occupy Aquidneck Island. An encouraging event for the Americans, however, occurred on October 18, 1778, when the American vessel "Hawk", under the command of Captain Silas Talbot, captured the British galley "Pigot".

paragraph: In October 1779 the British evacuated Newport, after having laid waste to this once wealthy community. The buildings of Rhode Island College (later Brown University) in Providence were used as a barracks and hospital during the latter part of the war until 1782. The most important event of 1780 was the arrival in Newport of 44 French ships under the command of Admiral De Ternay, who brought 6000 troops to serve under Count Rochambeau. Governor Greene convened a special session of the General Assembly to receive the French during this momentous occasion.

paragraph: In 1781, after the surrender of Lord Cornwallis at Yorktown to French and American forces, the General Assembly changed the name of Kings County, Rhode Island to Washington County "in perpetual and grateful remembrance of the eminent and most distinguished services, and heroic actions of the illustrious commander-in-chief of the forces of the United States of America." As the new nation was forming, in 1782 Rhode Island and Georgia were the only two states that rejected a 5% import tax proposed by congress. The Rhode Island citizenry and leadership felt that such a tax bore unequally on Rhode Island as a maritime state. This was one of several considerations delaying Rhode Island's entry into the Union. Congressional delegate David Howell was backed by a unanimous vote of the House of Deputies and by Governor Greene in rejecting the import tax.

paragraph: Section::::Political life.:Post-war period.

paragraph: Several important acts passed by the General Assembly took place during Greene's tenure as governor, after the war was concluded. In February 1783 an act was passed giving Roman Catholics the same rights as Protestants. During the same session the assembly also passed a copyright law, protecting copyrights for 21 years. In June 1783 a new tariff bill was passed to help relieve some of the debt of the poverty-stricken state. A major human rights act was passed in the General Assembly in February 1784 allowing for the gradual emancipation of slaves. With this act, all children born to slave mothers after March 1 were to be free, and the further sale of any slaves became strictly prohibited.

paragraph: The main issue of the election in May 1786 concerned the use of paper money. Greene backed a solid currency policy, which was supported by the General Assembly. His primary rival, John Collins, advocated the use of paper money. The soft money supporters won the election, and not only was Collins elected governor, but only 30 of the previous 81 members of the assembly were returned to office following this election.

paragraph: After the end of his tenure as governor, Greene was not active in the civil affairs of the colony again until 1792 when he became an elector of the presidents and vice presidents of the United States. In this capacity he became a member of the first electoral college in which Rhode Island participated.

paragraph: Greene died at his estate in Warwick on November 29, 1809, and was buried where his parents were buried, in the Governor Greene Cemetery, Love Lane, Warwick.

paragraph: Section::::Family.

paragraph: Governor Greene and his wife Catharine had four children. Ray married Mary M. Flagg, the daughter of George Flagg, esquire, of Charleston, South Carolina and became Attorney General for the state and a United States Senator. Samuel married Mary Nightingale, the daughter of Colonel Joseph Nightingale of Providence; Phebe married Lieutenant Colonel Samuel Ward Jr., the son of Governor Samuel Ward and Anne Ray; and Celia married her cousin, Colonel William Greene, the son of Benjamin Greene of Warwick. The governor's grandson, also named William Greene III, was a lieutenant governor of Rhode Island under Governor Ambrose Burnside, shortly after the Civil War. Governor Greene was a second cousin of Colonel Christopher Greene, and a third cousin of General Nathanael Greene, both of whom served with distinction during the American Revolutionary War.

paragraph: Section::::See also.

paragraph: BULLET::::- List of Governors of Rhode Island

paragraph: BULLET::::- List of colonial governors of Rhode Island

paragraph: BULLET::::- List of lieutenant governors of Rhode Island

paragraph: BULLET::::- Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations

paragraph: BULLET::::- History of Rhode Island

paragraph: Section::::External links.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Letter from George Washington to William Greene

description: Governor of the state of Rhode Island

wikidata_label: William Greene

wikipedia_title: William Greene (governor)


text:
India
painter
Bengal school of art
Abanindranath Tagore
Nandalal Bose
Visva-Bharati University
Santiniketan
Tagore family
India
The Doon School
Dehradun
Chittagong
Bangladesh
Kolkata
Visva-Bharati University
Santiniketan
Academy of Fine Arts, Munich
The Doon School
works of Rabindranath Tagore
Uttar Pradesh Government
Lucknow College of Arts and Crafts
Lucknow
University of Lucknow
Padma Shri
Government of India
Amit Chaudhuri
Sudhir Ranjan Khastgir
Myself
Sudhir Ranjan
Artist profile

categories: 1974 deaths,University of Lucknow faculty,Visva-Bharati University alumni,The Doon School faculty,20th-century Indian painters,Artists from Kolkata,Recipients of the Padma Shri in arts,Indian art educators,Academy of Fine Arts, Munich alumni,1907 births

paragraph: Sudhir Khastgir

paragraph: Sudhir Ranjan Khastgir (24 September 1907 – 6 June 1974) was an Indian painter of Bengal school of art and an art educator. A pupil of Abanindranath Tagore and Nandalal Bose, Sudhir was known for "Indian style" of painting. He graduated from Visva-Bharati University at Santiniketan in 1929. He was influenced by the Tagore family and his classic works include paintings of scenes from Indian mythologies, women, and village life. He was also the first Art teacher at The Doon School, Dehradun, when it opened in 1935. Today, the many statues and murals on display at Doon, and frescoes of dancers at the entrance of a local cinema hall, 'The Orient', are a product of his creation.

paragraph: Section::::Life and career.

paragraph: Sudhir was born in Chittagong, Bangladesh in 1907. He soon moved to Kolkata, India for his schooling. After graduating from the Visva-Bharati University at Santiniketan, he went to Academy of Fine Arts, Munich to study Fine Arts on a scholarship. After returning from Munich, he became the first Arts master at the newly opened The Doon School. He remained in Doon for the next 20 years. During this period, he also directed some dance-dramas based on the works of Rabindranath Tagore.

paragraph: While at Doon, he achieved considerable national fame and was invited by the Uttar Pradesh Government to head Lucknow College of Arts and Crafts, Lucknow (University of Lucknow) in 1956.

paragraph: He was awarded the Padma Shri award by Government of India in 1957, for his significant contributions to Indian art.

paragraph: Section::::Family.

paragraph: His elder brother, Satish Ranjan Khastgir, was a noted physicist, whose granddaughter is married to writer Amit Chaudhuri, while his own daughter Shyamoli Khastgir, an environmental activist, once married to architect, Lee Tan, lives in Purba Palli, Shantiniketan.

paragraph: Section::::References.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Notes

paragraph: BULLET::::- Bibliography

paragraph: BULLET::::- Sudhir Ranjan Khastgir by S.R. Khastgir, Gallerie 88, 2008

paragraph: BULLET::::- Myself by Sudhir Khastgir, 1955

paragraph: BULLET::::- Sudhir Ranjan by Khastgir, Lalit Kala Academi 1978.

paragraph: Section::::External links.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Artist profile

alias:
Sudhir Khastagir
Sudhir Ranjan Khastgir

description: painter

wikidata_label: Sudhir Khastgir

wikipedia_title: Sudhir Khastgir


text:
Hungarian
Géza von Bolváry
The Village Rogue
White Rose
The Way to the Light
The Woman in Flames
Girls You Don't Marry
The Royal Grenadiers
Women Who Fall by the Wayside
The Heart of a German Mother
The Love of the Bajadere
I Stand in the Dark Midnight
Tragedy at the Royal Circus
He Goes Right, She Goes Left!
Mädchenschicksale
The Sinner
The Woman on the Rack

categories: 1943 deaths,20th-century Hungarian actresses,1892 births,People from Esztergom,Hungarian silent film actresses,Hungarian film actresses

paragraph: Helene von Bolváry

paragraph: Helene von Bolváry (born Ilona Fraknói; 1892–1943) was a Hungarian actress. She was the wife of the film director Géza von Bolváry.

paragraph: Section::::Selected filmography.

paragraph: BULLET::::- "The Village Rogue" (1916)

paragraph: BULLET::::- "White Rose" (1919)

paragraph: BULLET::::- "The Way to the Light" (1923)

paragraph: BULLET::::- "The Woman in Flames" (1924)

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Girls You Don't Marry" (1924)

paragraph: BULLET::::- "The Royal Grenadiers" (1925)

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Women Who Fall by the Wayside" (1925)

paragraph: BULLET::::- "The Heart of a German Mother" (1926)

paragraph: BULLET::::- "The Love of the Bajadere" (1926)

paragraph: BULLET::::- "I Stand in the Dark Midnight" (1927)

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Tragedy at the Royal Circus" (1928)

paragraph: BULLET::::- "He Goes Right, She Goes Left!" (1928)

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Mädchenschicksale" (1928)

paragraph: BULLET::::- "The Sinner" (1928)

paragraph: BULLET::::- "The Woman on the Rack" (1928)

paragraph: Section::::Bibliography.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Kulik, Karol. "Alexander Korda: The Man Who Could Work Miracles". Virgin Books, 1990.

description: Hungarian actress

wikidata_label: Helene von Bolvary

wikipedia_title: Helene von Bolváry


text:
Celje
Slovenia
pole vault
1960 Summer Olympics
1964 Summer Olympics

categories: 1937 births,Athletes (track and field) at the 1960 Summer Olympics,Competitors at the 1963 Mediterranean Games,Mediterranean Games gold medalists for Yugoslavia,Slovenian male pole vaulters,Sportspeople from Celje,Olympic athletes of Yugoslavia,Yugoslav male pole vaulters,Athletes (track and field) at the 1964 Summer Olympics,Mediterranean Games medalists in athletics,Living people

paragraph: Roman Lešek

paragraph: Roman Lešek (born 7 August 1937 in Celje) is a Slovenian former pole vaulter who competed in the 1960 Summer Olympics and in the 1964 Summer Olympics.

description: Olympic athlete

wikidata_label: Roman Lešek

wikipedia_title: Roman Lešek


text:
Italian
pole vault
International athletics competitions
1972 Summer Olympics
national team
national championship
pole vault

categories: Italian male pole vaulters,Mediterranean Games gold medalists for Italy,1952 births,Athletes (track and field) at the 1972 Summer Olympics,Olympic athletes of Italy,Competitors at the 1975 Mediterranean Games,Living people

paragraph: Silvio Fraquelli

paragraph: Silvio Fraquelli (born 25 June 1952) is an Italian former pole vaulter

paragraph: He won one medal at the International athletics competitions.

paragraph: Section::::Biography.

paragraph: He competed in the 1972 Summer Olympics, he has 22 caps in national team from 1971 to 1976.

paragraph: His twin brother, Osvaldo, was aìso an athlete.

paragraph: Section::::National championships.

paragraph: He has won 6 times the individual national championship.

paragraph: BULLET::::- 5 wins in the pole vault (1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976)

paragraph: BULLET::::- 1 win in the pole vault indoor (1972)

description: Olympic athlete

wikidata_label: Silvio Fraquelli

wikipedia_title: Silvio Fraquelli


text:
Guardiagrele
province of Chieti
Gothic art
Lorenzo Ghiberti
monstrances
Paolo Romano
Sack of Rome (1527)
antependium
Cathedral of Teramo
illuminated
Musée Condé
Uffizi
Museo del Bargello
Florence
Page at Abruzzo region official website

categories: Italian male painters,1460s deaths,14th-century Italian painters,15th-century Italian painters,1385 births,People from the Province of Chieti

paragraph: Nicola da Guardiagrele

paragraph: Nicola da Guardiagrele (born Nicola Gallucci or Nicola di Andrea di Pasquale; c. 1385/1390 - c. 1462) was an Italian late medieval goldsmith, painter and etcher.

paragraph: Section::::Biography.

paragraph: Born at Guardiagrele, in what is now the province of Chieti, he was primarily influenced by Gothic art and by the contemporary Tuscan school of artists such as Lorenzo Ghiberti.

paragraph: He worked mostly as goldsmith, with numerous works dated and signed, although also sculptures and a panel painting are also attributed to him. His first known works, the cross of Roccaspinalveti and two monstrances, date from 1413-1418. Together with Paolo Romano and Pietro Paolo da Todi he had executed the twelve silver apostles which were in the Papal chapel before the Sack of Rome (1527). His other works include the antependium in the Cathedral of Teramo, an illuminated prayer book from c. 1420 (now at the Musée Condé) and a "Madonna dell'Umiltà" at the Uffizi. A sculpted "Annunciation", of debated attribution, is at the Museo del Bargello in Florence.

paragraph: He died at Guardiagrele around 1462.

paragraph: Section::::External links.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Page at Abruzzo region official website

description: Italian artist

wikidata_label: Nicola da Guardiagrele

wikipedia_title: Nicola da Guardiagrele


text:
župan
Travunija
Uroš II
Serbia
Uroš II
Byzantine Empire
Battle of Tara
Sredets
Stephen Vladislav I of Serbia
stećak
Trebinje
spur
Sarajevo
Desa
Mljet
Apulia

categories: People of the Grand Principality of Serbia,12th-century Serbian nobility,Lords of Serbia in the Middle Ages,Medieval Serbian military leaders

paragraph: Grdeša

paragraph: Grdeša (, ; 1150–51) or Grd, was the "župan" (count) of Travunija, mentioned in 1150–51 as serving Grand Prince Uroš II of Serbia.

paragraph: It is believed that Grdeša was born around 1120. In 1150 he was one of the military commanders in the army of Uroš II of Serbia that fought the Byzantine Empire; the combined Serbo-Hungarian army suffered defeat at the Battle of Tara, where Grdeša and fellow Duke Vučina (Bучинa) where captured. It is assumed the prisoners were taken to Sredets (Sofia), but were released in 1151. The death of Grd is placed in 1178 or around 1180. He had a son, "župan" Pribilša, who "died in the time of Stephen Vladislav I of Serbia".

paragraph: His tomb ("stećak") was found at the local community of Police in Trebinje. The tablet mentions him "in the days of Grand Prince Mihailo" as the "župan" of Trebinje, and also his brother "župan" Radomir (Радомир), and his family. The stećak is the oldest found and is currently held at the Museum of Herzegovina in Trebinje. A spur of his is in the collection of the National Museum in Sarajevo.

paragraph: A charter was found, claiming to be dating to 1151, where Desa, the younger brother of Uroš II, gifted the island of Mljet to the monastery of Saint Mary in Apulia, of which witnesses were ""iupanus Gerdessa, Desimir, setnicus Rastessa, iupanos Grubessa, Petrus comes Raguseorum..."", however, this was proven to be a falsification dating from the 13th century.

description: Lord, military commander

wikidata_label: Grdeša

wikipedia_title: Grdeša


text: bishop of Toulouse

categories: Bishops of Toulouse,4th-century bishops,Gallo-Roman saints,4th-century Christian saints,History of Toulouse,Burials at the Basilica of St. Sernin

paragraph: Sylvius of Toulouse

paragraph: Saint Sylvius of Toulouse (Silvius, ) was bishop of Toulouse from 360 AD to 400 AD. He was succeeded by Saint Exuperius. Sylvius began construction of the basilica of St. Sernin of Toulouse towards the end of the 4th century. The church was later completed by his successor Exuperius. Sylvius' remains were later transferred to the church he had begun.

description: Bishop of Toulouse

wikidata_label: Sylvius of Toulouse

wikipedia_title: Sylvius of Toulouse


text:
Bobbing, Kent
English
Knight
Shire
Kent
Peasants' Revolt in 1381
Sheriff of Kent
knight of the shire
Kent
Queenborough Castle
Dover Castle
Henry IV
John Gower
Arnold

wikipedia_title:
Bobbing, Kent
England
Knight
Shire
Kent
Peasants' Revolt
High Sheriff of Kent
Knight of the shire
Kent (UK Parliament constituency)
Queenborough Castle
Dover Castle
Henry IV of England
John Gower
Arnold Savage II

categories: People from Kent,1410 deaths,Speakers of the House of Commons of England,High Sheriffs of Kent,14th-century English MPs,15th-century English MPs,English MPs January 1404,1358 births

paragraph: Arnold Savage

paragraph: Sir Arnold Savage of Bobbing, Kent (8 September 13581410) was the English Speaker of the House of Commons from 1400 to 1402 and then again from 1403 to 1404 and a Knight of the Shire of Kent who was referred to as "the great comprehensive symbol of the English people" (perhaps because, like a lot of people in England, he was sued for debt by London traders).

paragraph: He was born in Bobbing, Kent, the son and heir of Sir Arnold Savage. Who died in 1374.

paragraph: He was involved in the suppression of the Peasants' Revolt in 1381. He was appointed Sheriff of Kent for 1382 and 1386 and knighted in 1385.

paragraph: He was elected knight of the shire (MP) for Kent in 1390, 1391, 1401, 1402 and 1404, being elected speaker twice. He was constable of Queenborough Castle from 1393 to 1396 and deputy constable of Dover Castle. He was a member of the council of Henry IV from 1402 to 1406. He was an executor of John Gower's will.

paragraph: He married Joan Eychingham, daughter of William Eychinham. On his death in 1410 he was buried at Bobbing church. He was succeeded by his son, also Arnold, who was also an MP for Kent. Their daughter Elizabeth Savage (died 1451) married Reynold Cobham, 4th Baron Cobham.

description: English politician (1358-1410)

wikidata_label: Arnold Savage

wikipedia_title: Arnold Savage


text: Hungarian

text: boxer

text: 1932 Summer Olympics

text: Flyweight

text: Francisco Cabañas

text: Budapest

text: Vilmos Énekes

text: profile

categories: Hungarian male boxers,Boxers at the 1932 Summer Olympics,Olympic medalists in boxing,Sportspeople from Budapest,Flyweight boxers,Olympic boxers of Hungary,1911 births,Boxers who committed suicide,Suicides in Hungary,Olympic gold medalists for Hungary,1940 deaths,Medalists at the 1932 Summer Olympics

paragraph: István Énekes

paragraph: István Énekes (20 February 1911 – 2 January 1940) was a Hungarian boxer who competed in the 1932 Summer Olympics.

paragraph: Section::::Background.

paragraph: In 1932 he won the gold medal in the Flyweight class after winning the final against Francisco Cabañas of Mexico. He won twice the gold medal at the 1930 European Amateur Boxing Championships and 1934 European Amateur Boxing Championships, both in Budapest, respectively in the flyweight and bantamweight classes. He was born in and died in Budapest.

paragraph: István was the elder brother of Vilmos Énekes.

paragraph: Section::::Olympic record.

paragraph: Below is the complete Olympic boxing record for István Énekes, who competed for Hungary in the flyweight division of the 1932 Olympic Games in Los Angeles:

paragraph: BULLET::::- Round of 16: defeated Gaston Fayaud of France by decision

paragraph: BULLET::::- Quarterfinal: defeated Edelweis Rodriguez of Italy by decision

paragraph: BULLET::::- Semifinal: defeated Louis Salica of the United States by decision

paragraph: BULLET::::- Final: defeated Francisco Cabañas of Mexico by decision (won gold medal)

paragraph: Section::::References.

paragraph: BULLET::::- profile

description: boxer

wikidata_label: István Énekes

wikipedia_title: István Énekes


text: javelin

text: Chicago, Illinois

text: Carl Schurz High School

text: Northwestern University

text: basketball throw

text: Mildred Didrikson

text: Madison Square Garden

text: Gertrude Wilhelmsen

text: Barrington, Illinois

categories: 1992 deaths,American female javelin throwers,Athletes (track and field) at the 1932 Summer Olympics,1910 births,Northwestern University alumni,Sportspeople from Chicago,Olympic track and field athletes of the United States

paragraph: Nan Gindele

paragraph: Nan Gindele Bauman (August 5, 1910 – March 26, 1992) was an American athlete, excelling in basketball, softball, and track and field. She set the world record in javelin in 1932, which was not broken until six years later. She competed in the 1932 Summer Olympics, the first year that javelin was a women's event at the Olympics. Gindele played on the first two national champion women's softball teams, the Great Northern Laundry team of 1933 and the Hart Motors Girls in 1934. In basketball, she competed throughout the 1930s on many of the top women amateur teams.

paragraph: Section::::Early life.

paragraph: Ferdinanda Kathryn "Nan" Gindele was born in Chicago, Illinois. She attended Carl Schurz High School, graduating in February 1929. There she was captain of the girls' basketball team. She trained as a teacher the Chicago Normal School of Physical Education and Northwestern University.

paragraph: Section::::Career in sports.

paragraph: Nan Gindele taught physical education in Chicago schools, and was a member of the Illinois Women's Athletic Club. Gindele was the national title holder for basketball throw from 1933 to 1936. She set the javelin world record in 1932, at a meet in Chicago, four weeks before the Olympic trials. That record was not broken until 1938.

paragraph: At the Summer Olympics in Los Angeles in 1932, Gindele placed fifth in javelin; her teammate Mildred Didrikson took the gold medal. Of her fifth-place finish, she told an interviewer later in life, "I was 22, and that was the farthest I’d ever traveled. I was almost too frightened to compete, but I told myself, 'Oh, for goodness sake, just do your best. Just you stand there, even if you don’t want to do this.'"

paragraph: She competed in the National Track Games in Madison Square Garden in 1933. Although she was mentioned as a possible competitor at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, and she was still the world record holder for women's javelin, Gindele did not qualify, edged out of qualifying by Gertrude Wilhelmsen.

paragraph: Section::::Personal life.

paragraph: Nan Gindele married a teacher colleague, Milton J. Bauman, and had twin sons. Nan Gindele Bauman died in 1992, aged 81 years, in Barrington, Illinois.

description: American javelin thrower

wikidata_label: Nan Gindele

wikipedia_title: Nan Gindele


text:
Barraquer
Ophthalmology
GATCPAC
Bauhaus
Sant Andreu de Llavaneres
Emilio Heydrich

categories: 20th-century Spanish architects,Catalan architects,1890 births

paragraph: Joaquim Lloret i Homs

paragraph: Joaquim Lloret i Homs (1890 – 1988) was a spanish architect and builder, his most important work was the Barraquer Ophthalmology Center in Barcelona.

paragraph: Section::::Works.

paragraph: Lloret I Homs created the Barraquer Ophthalmology Center in Barcelona. A member of the GATCPAC he was nevertheless more influenced by the European style of the 1930s, the ideas of Bauhaus. Inaugurated in 1941 it is also well known for its spiral staircase.

paragraph: His earlier work was in the style of modernism and included summer residences in Sant Andreu de Llavaneres

paragraph: He is the architect of several emblematic palaces in the neighborhood of Sarria-Gervasi, Barcelona, like the Torre de San Fernando, 1920 built for Emilio Heydrich at the Calle Iradier 9, which since 1960 hosts the police station of the Mossos de Escuadra.La Quinta de San Isidro, 1920, is another impressive private palace, owned by Isidro Pons de Pascual, which was converted into the Cruz Blanca Clinical Center.

paragraph: Apartment houses in the post-war style are the Rancho Grande, 1944 or his buildings at the Josep Bernard street. Most of his buildings are currently under official protection.

wikidata_label: Joaquim Lloret i Homs

wikipedia_title: Joaquim Lloret i Homs


text:
Wehrmacht
Nazi Germany
World War II
2nd Army
Army Group Centre
XVIII Army Corps
Army Group Serbia
XIII Army Corps
Lvov–Sandomierz Offensive
7th Army
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
General der Infanterie

categories: Recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross,People from Wiesbaden,1962 deaths,1889 births,People from Hesse-Nassau,Prussian Army personnel,Recipients of the clasp to the Iron Cross, 1st class,German military personnel of World War I,Generals of Infantry (Wehrmacht)

paragraph: Hans Felber

paragraph: Hans-Gustav Felber (July 8, 1889 – March 8, 1962) was a general in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany during World War II.

paragraph: From 15 October 1939 Felber was the chief of staff of the 2nd Army, becoming chief of staff of the Army Group Centre in February 1940. On 25 October 1940 he was given the command of the XVIII Army Corps and in 1942 transferred to the XXXXV (later renumbered to LXXXIII) Army Corps. On 21 May 1942 an Army Group named Felber was formed under his leadership. From 26 September to 27 October 1944 he headed the Army Group Serbia.

paragraph: On 6 December 1944 he led the Corps Group Felber, which was renamed XIII Army Corps after the original XIII Corps had been wound up following their crushing defeat in the Lvov–Sandomierz Offensive. From 22 February to 25 March 1945 Felber was the commander of the 7th Army.

paragraph: Section::::Awards.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 17 September 1941 as "General der Infanterie" and commander of XIII. Armee-Korps

paragraph: Section::::References.

paragraph: Section::::References.:Bibliography.

paragraph: BULLET::::- (Russian) "Kto byl kto v Tretyem reykhe. Biografichesky entsiklopedichesky slovar", Moscow, 2003

description: German general

wikidata_label: Hans Felber

wikipedia_title: Hans Felber


text:
Matanzas
Cuba
Ten Years' War
Alfredo Heydric
Emilio Heydrich
Daniel Garbade
Juan Esnard Heydrich
Necropolis San Carlos Borromeo
Sisal
patent
insurrection
rebels
Ten Years' War
volunteer
militia
merchants.
Otto von Bismarck

paragraph: Fernando Heydrich

paragraph: Fernando Heydrich Klein (26 January 1827 – April 1, 1903) was a German businessman, politician, engineer and sculptor who lived in Matanzas, Cuba. Builder of the Acueduct of Matanzas he was politically engaged, playing a significant role during the Ten Years' War in Cuba.

paragraph: Married to Maria-Candelaria Martínez y Valdez, he was father of American Consul Alfredo Heydrich and Emilio Heydrich, he is ancestor of the artists Daniel Garbade and Juan Esnard Heydrich. He died 1903 and was laid to rest at the Necropolis San Carlos Borromeo, Matanzas.

paragraph: Section::::Aqueduct of Matanzas.

paragraph: In 1845, Manuel del Portillo successfully initiated the idea of an aqueduct for the supply of drinking water to Matanzas. Francis Albear y Lara, the engineer and chief, also encountered resistance. When Juan F. Sanchez and Bárcena also failed in a similar project, Fernando Heydrich proposed his own project together with G. Fabra and Cabanillas and his company, Heydrich & Cie, and received the order in 1870 to build a water channel from the springs of Manantial Bello y Benavides to Matanzas. They exploited the aqueduct til 1912. It still stands as a landmark of the city and was chosen as a monument of the nation in 2005.

paragraph: Section::::Industry.

paragraph: Heydrich was one of the first producers of Sisal on the island. With his son Alfredo and his company Heydrich and Raffoler & Cie, he requested the patent, which he finally got after a long dispute and thus began a new kind of production in Cuba.

paragraph: Section::::Politics.

paragraph: During the insurrection of the rebels during the Ten Years' War, Fernando Heydrich played an essential role as founder and president of the "Compania de Alemane"s, also called the “Club Aléman”. Their task was the founding of a volunteer corps /militia to protect the goods of German and other foreign merchants. He received the explicit consent from Otto von Bismarck through a telegram to Consul Luis Will, in 1869, under the condition of preserving neutrality.

alias:
Ferdinand  Heydrich Klein
Fernando Heydrich Klein

description: politician, engineer and sculptor, Builder of the Acueduct of Matanzas

wikidata_label: Ferdinand Heydrich

wikipedia_title: Fernando Heydrich


text: Washington, DC

text: Washington Glass School

text: sgraffito

text: Fulbright scholar

text: University of Sunderland

text: National Glass Centre

text: Smithsonian American Art Museum

text: Niles, Illinois

text: Maine East High School

text: Park Ridge, Illinois

text: Australia

text: Washington Glass School

text: The Washington Post

text: art critic

text: The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

text: The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review

text: Muriel Browser

text: Maryland Public Television

text: Bethesda, MD

text: Prince George's County

text: Arlington, VA

text: Vanderbilt University

text: Library of Congress

text: John Adams Building

text: Montgomery County

text: Rockville, MD

text: Fuller Craft Museum

text: Virginia Museum of Contemporary Art

text: Salisbury University

text: Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art

text: Sunderland Museum

text: Lommel, Belgium

text: National Institutes of Health

text: Art Institute of Chicago

categories: Artists from Washington, D.C.,Glass artists,American contemporary artists,Fulbright Scholars,People from Washington, D.C.,21st-century American artists,Living people

paragraph: Michael Janis

paragraph: Michael Janis (born 1959) is an American artist currently residing in Washington, DC where he is one of the directors of the Washington Glass School. He is known for his work on glass using the exceptionally difficult sgraffito technique on glass.

paragraph: Janis was a 2012 Fulbright scholar and as such he taught at the University of Sunderland in England, where he also taught at the UK's National Glass Centre, and also became an artist-in-residence at the Institute for International Research in Glass (IIRG). The James Renwick Alliance named him Distinguished Glass Artist for 2014, and subsequently Janis presented a talk about his work at the Smithsonian American Art Museum. In 2016, Janis was nominated and won the Washington, DC Mayor's Arts Award for Excellence in the Arts. He has also received four separate District of Columbia Commission on the Arts and Humanities' Artist Fellowship awards, most recently in 2019.

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

paragraph: Michael Janis was born in Chicago on October 11, 1959, the youngest son of Paul and Alica Janis. His mother is of Filipino, Chinese and Spanish ancestry, and his father is of German and Greek descent. Janis’ family moved soon after to suburban Niles, Illinois. He attended Maine East High School in Park Ridge, Illinois. After a 20-year career as an architect in the United States and Australia, Janis returned to the US in 2003 with a focus on working with glass. In 2005, he became a co-director of the Washington Glass School.

paragraph: Section::::Critical reception and awards.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Florida Art Glass Alliance’s Emerging Artist Award in 2009.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Bay Area Glass Institute’s 2010 Saxe Fellowship.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Named a “Rising Star” at the Wheaton Arts and Cultural Center in 2011.

paragraph: BULLET::::- The James Renwick Alliance, in the awarding the 2014 Distinguished Glass Artist award, and in reference to Janis' sgrafitto technique, wrote that "his mastery of this difficult technique shows itself in the dreamlike images which he creates by 'drawing' with frit powders upon glass..."

paragraph: BULLET::::- In a review of a Janis solo show in 2016, "The Washington Post" called his work and use of sgraffito technique "extraordinary."

paragraph: BULLET::::- That same show was described by American art critic Dr. Claudia Rousseau as being "from both a technical and subjective viewpoint this is a striking show."

paragraph: BULLET::::- "The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette" postulated about his work having a "Janus quality that suggests the conflict between one’s public face and internal being."

paragraph: BULLET::::- "The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review" added in 2015 that Janis "creates glass pieces with visual and spatial depth that are 'inspired by ways we transform ourselves'..."

paragraph: BULLET::::- In describing the 2016 Mayor's Arts Awards for Excellence in the Art, Washington, DC mayor Muriel Browser noted the "incredible contributions of these individuals and organizations to the arts community in the District."

paragraph: BULLET::::- In both a 2017 magazine article and associated television show on Maryland Public Television, American art critic Shawn Waggoner described Janis as a "translator of the subconscious... [who] creates intricate glass powder drawings that ask questions rather than answer them."

paragraph: BULLET::::- In 2018 Prince George’s Arts & Humanities Council awarded Janis an Artist Fellowship.

paragraph: Section::::Public art / commissioned artworks.

paragraph: BULLET::::- 2003 Lobby Sculpture, 1301 K Street Building, Washington, DC

paragraph: BULLET::::- 2004 Outdoor Park Sculpture and Site Artworks, The Residences of Rosedale, Bethesda, MD

paragraph: BULLET::::- 2005 Lobby Sculpture, Hatfield Clinical Research Center, National Institute of Health (NIH) Bethesda, MD

paragraph: BULLET::::- 2005 Marlboro Courthouse Lobby Sculpture, Prince George's County, MD

paragraph: BULLET::::- 2005 Sculpture A New World View, Baltimore Science Museum, Baltimore, MD

paragraph: BULLET::::- 2006 Outdoor Park Sculpture - Liberty Plaza, Arlington, VA

paragraph: BULLET::::- 2006 Woodman Residence, Washington, DC

paragraph: BULLET::::- 2006 Wilson Building Public Art Collection, Washington, DC

paragraph: BULLET::::- 2006 Contemporary Glass Craft Display, Luce Foundation Center for American Art, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, DC

paragraph: BULLET::::- 2006 Palomar Hotel Lobby Sculpture, Washington, DC

paragraph: BULLET::::- 2008 Outdoor Park Sculpture – Liberty Center, Arlington, VA

paragraph: BULLET::::- 2009 Outdoor Sculpture - Upper Marlboro Courthouse, Prince George’s County, MD

paragraph: BULLET::::- 2010 Vanderbilt University - Critical Care Tower, Nashville, TN

paragraph: BULLET::::- 2011 Safeway Inc – Public Artwork for new LEED Certified Building, Bethesda, MD

paragraph: BULLET::::- 2013 Library of Congress – Cast Glass Doors for the John Adams Building, Washington, DC

paragraph: BULLET::::- 2014 DC Commission On The Arts & Humanities – Outdoor Public Art Sculpture, Unity Parkside Healthcare Facility, Washington, DC

paragraph: BULLET::::- 2014 Fallen Heroes Memorial, Montgomery County Judicial Center, Rockville, MD

paragraph: BULLET::::- 2014 Safeway Inc– Public Artwork for New Supermarket, Alexandria, VA

paragraph: BULLET::::- 2015 Wisconsin Avenue Building Lobby, Bethesda, MD

paragraph: BULLET::::- 2016 Laurel Library Public Art, Laurel, MD

paragraph: BULLET::::- 2017 Public Artwork Sculptures for West Palm Beach Int’l Airport – West Palm Beach, FL

paragraph: BULLET::::- 2018 William Beanes Community Center Public Art, Suitland, MD

paragraph: Section::::Exhibitions.

paragraph: Janis has exhibited a 2011 solo show at The Fuller Craft Museum in Massachusetts, as well as the Portsmouth Art & Cultural Center, Portsmouth, VA, the Virginia Museum of Contemporary Art, Virginia Beach, VA, Ohio Craft Museum, Columbus, OH, Salisbury University, Salisbury, MD, Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art, Chicago, IL, Sunderland Museum, Sunderland, England, Flemish Center for Contemporary Glass Art, Lommel, Belgium, National Institutes of Health (NIH) Clinical Center Gallery, Bethesda, MD, Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL, and Lynchburgh College, VA.

paragraph: Section::::External links.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Janis discusses his work at Smithsonian American Art Museum

wikidata_label: Michael Janis

wikipedia_title: Michael Janis


text:
whitewater kayaker
Vestavia Hills, Alabama
Auburn University
Jackson Kayak
International Canoe Federation
Nantahala River
Bryson City, North Carolina
Buena Vista, Colorado
International Canoe Federation
San Juan, Argentina
Black Warrior Riverkeeper
Right This Minute

categories: Living people,Year of birth missing (living people)

paragraph: Bennett Smith (kayaker)

paragraph: Bennett Smith is an American professional whitewater kayaker from Vestavia Hills, Alabama. He currently attends Auburn University. Smith is sponsored by several outdoor equipment companies, including Jackson Kayak.

paragraph: Section::::Career.

paragraph: Smith started his professional kayaking career in 2013 when he placed first in the junior division of the 2013 U.S. Freestyle Kayaking Team Trials. He went on to represent the United States of America at the 2013 International Canoe Federation Freestyle Kayaking World Championships on the Nantahala River in Bryson City, North Carolina where he finished fifth in the world in the junior division.

paragraph: In 2015, Smith failed to make the U.S. team, but qualified for the team a second time in 2017. He placed third in the men's division of the 2017 U.S. Freestyle Kayaking Team Trials in Buena Vista, Colorado. He was the youngest kayaker to make the men's team. Smith represented the United States of America at the 2017 International Canoe Federation Freestyle Kayaking World Championships in San Juan, Argentina where he placed nineteenth.

paragraph: Section::::Public appearances.

paragraph: Smith appeared in a public service announcement that aired across the state of Alabama in 2014 and 2015 that aimed to raise awareness for non profit organization Black Warrior Riverkeeper's water protection efforts.

paragraph: Upon making the 2017 U.S. Freestyle Kayaking Team, Smith appeared in a number of interviews that aired across the state of Alabama.

paragraph: Smith has also appeared on national and international television programs, including ABC's Right This Minute in 2019, when flipped over a dam in his kayak.

wikidata_label: Bennett Smith

wikipedia_title: Bennett Smith (kayaker)


text:
Mannheim
The Hague
Dutch
hydraulic engineer
Mannheim
Germany
University of Heidelberg
vinegar
Hoogheemraadschap van Rijnland
Rijnland
Rijkswaterstaat
Batavian Republic
Frederick the Great
King in Prussia
Holland
Gelderland
Rhine
Waal
Lower Rhine
IJssel
Halfweg
Sint-Bavokerk
Haarlem
icebreaker
SS "Christian Brunings"
Nederlands Scheepvaartmuseum
Amsterdam

categories: People from Mannheim,Hydraulic engineers,Dutch civil engineers,1805 deaths,1736 births

paragraph: Christiaan Brunings

paragraph: Christiaan Brunings (Mannheim-Neckarau, 3 November 1736 – The Hague, 16 May 1805) was a Dutch hydraulic engineer.

paragraph: Section::::Early life.

paragraph: Brunings was the son of a preacher in Mannheim-Neckarau in Germany. After high school he attended the University of Heidelberg. He had to break off his studies for lack of money and found work in the vinegar works of his brother in the Netherlands. Here he met Jan Noppen (1706-1764), superintendent of the "Hoogheemraadschap van Rijnland" (Rijnland Water Board). He was Brunings' mentor and taught him music, mathematics, physics, astronomy and engineering. After the death of Noppen, Brunings succeeded him on 25 May 1765 in his function.

paragraph: Section::::Work.

paragraph: In 1769 Brunings became Inspector General of the Government Rivers, giving more attention to water management of the upper rivers. In 1798 he was appointed head of the "Bureau voor den Waterstaat" (Office of Public Works), the forerunner of the "Rijkswaterstaat". Brunings spent more than thirty years as head of Dutch public works, from 1800 as Inspector-General of the Public Works of the Batavian Republic; from 1803 as Director of the country's river and sea works.

paragraph: Brunings played an important role in the negotiations between Frederick the Great, King in Prussia, and the provinces of Holland and Gelderland on the distribution of water from the Rhine in the Waal, Lower Rhine and IJssel. After 22 years of negotiations a treaty was signed in 1771 on the Rhine water distribution, which meant a first step in international water management consulting business. He was also involved in improving the dikes along the Rhine to help prevent damaging floods.

paragraph: Brunings is also known for the invention of an instrument for measuring water flow. In 1789 he published a detailed practical treatise on river flow including an account of his and other water-flow meters. In his house, "Zwanenburg", in Halfweg he conducted meteorological observations, following a tradition established by Noppen.

paragraph: Section::::Legacy.

paragraph: The significance of Brunings for the development of Dutch water management is clear from his tomb in Sint-Bavokerk in Haarlem, ""Nederlands Raad en Beschermer tegen de Woede der Zee en der Stormen"" ("Dutch counsel and protector against the anger of the sea and storms"), a statement of his disciple and successor, Frederik Willem Conrad, who published the first biography of him in 1827.

paragraph: In 1900 a new steam icebreaker for the "Rijkswaterstaat" was named after him. The SS "Christian Brunings" has since 1968 been part of the collection of museum ships belonging to the "Nederlands Scheepvaartmuseum" in Amsterdam.

description: Dutch hydraulic engineer

wikidata_label: Christiaan Brunings

wikipedia_title: Christiaan Brunings


text:
Antwerp
Amsterdam
Flemish
architectural painting
Dutch
Hans Vredeman de Vries
Southern Netherlands
Mechelen
Inquisition
Danzig
Prague
Emperor Rudolf II
Amsterdam
Nieuwe Kerk
Hendrick Aerts
Isaak van den Blocke
Salomon Vredeman de Vries
Frans Francken the Younger
Jan Brueghel the Elder
Dirck de Quade van Ravesteyn
Adriaen van Nieulandt
Art UK

categories: People from Antwerp,1567 births,Flemish artists (before 1830)

paragraph: Paul Vredeman de Vries

paragraph: Paul Vredeman de Vries (Antwerp, 1567 - Amsterdam, 1617), was a Flemish painter and draughtsman who specialised in architectural paintings and, in particular, church interiors.

paragraph: Section::::Life.

paragraph: He was a son of the Dutch-born architect, painter and engineer Hans Vredeman de Vries who at the time was working in the Southern Netherlands. In 1564 his father had fled to Antwerp from Mechelen, where he had been living in order to escape the Inquisition. He trained with his father who was as a painter interested in perspective and therefore painted mainly architectural paintings.

paragraph: He is known to have collaborated with his father in the completion of large assignments. He worked in Danzig from 1592 to 1595 where his father was employed in the design of defensive works. He worked in Prague from 1596 to 1599 where he painted the ceilings and the reception rooms of Emperor Rudolf II’s castle. He was active in Amsterdam from 1599 to 1617. There is a record of a notice of marriage between him and Mayken Godelet issued in Amsterdam and dated 24 April 1601. In 1649 she was buried in Nieuwe Kerk. The year her husband died is uncertain; it could be 1630 when his designs for furniture were published or later, but before 1636.

paragraph: He was the master of Hendrick Aerts and Isaak van den Blocke, both artists of Flemish descent who were living in Gdansk. His older brother Salomon Vredeman de Vries (1556–1604) was also an architectural draughtsmen and painter who collaborated with him and his father.

paragraph: Section::::Work.

paragraph: He specialised in architectural paintings and, in particular, imaginary church interiors and palaces. His paintings show a meticulous attention to perspective. He developed an original poetic vision in his mature years. The facades of palaces that are richly ornate and the colonnades of which open onto flowered courtyards with fountains and sculptures provide the setting for scenes from ancient history or sacred history. The rigour of the geometric composition, which incorporates the principles of the contemporary treatises on perspective, is tempered by an atmospheric rendering of the light with its silvery shimmers. The interiors are a reconstruction of the interior decoration of his day such as chairs trimmed with leather, embossed leather hangings and canopies with valances.

paragraph: He collaborated with his father on large assignments as well as with other artists such as Frans Francken the Younger, Jan Brueghel the Elder, Dirck de Quade van Ravesteyn (while in Prague), Pieter-Franz Isaaksz and Adriaen van Nieulandt (in Amsterdam).

paragraph: Paul was also active as an engraver. He contributed some of the 31 engravings to his father's architectural treatise entitled 'Architectura' which was published in 1606. He also made the engravings for a set entitled 'Verscheyden Schrynwerck als Portalen, Kleerkassen, Buffeten' (Various woodwork for porches, wardrobes and cupboards), published in 1630. These designs for beds, buffets, cabinets and interior porches in Louis XIII-style would influence Dutch interior design well into the second half of the 17th century.

paragraph: Section::::References.

paragraph: BULLET::::- There is an oil painting by Paul Vredeman de Vries in the Hunterian Art Gallery in Glasgow, Scotland("Trajan and The Widow")

paragraph: Section::::External links.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Paintings at Art UK.

paragraph: BULLET::::- http://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/428368

description: Flemish painter

wikidata_label: Paul Vredeman de Vries

wikipedia_title: Paul Vredeman de Vries


text:
marquis
Pietraforte
Conservator
Rome
La Bugia
Rome
Villa Palombara
occult
Porta Alchemica
Kabbalah
Decio Azzolino
Queen Christina

categories: 17th-century occultists,Marquesses,17th-century alchemists,Italian alchemists,1614 births,1680 deaths

paragraph: Massimiliano Palombara

paragraph: Massimiliano Palombara (1614 – 1680) was marquis of Pietraforte and Conservator of Rome between 1651 and 1677. He is the author of the "La Bugia" ("the Candle"), a book of verses, written in 1656 in Rome. He built the Villa Palombara which included five gates with occult inscriptions including the still-standing Porta Alchemica.

paragraph: According to historians, his interest in the occult, Kabbalah and mysticism brought him into contact with Cardinal Decio Azzolino and his confidant, Queen Christina of Sweden (then living in Rome having converted to Catholicism).

wikidata_label: Massimiliano Palombara

wikipedia_title: Massimiliano Palombara


text:
footballer
Parma
midfielder
Trieste
Atalanta
Portogruaro
Portogruaro
2010–11 Serie B
Serie B
Juve Stabia
Ternana
Spezia
CALCIO Player Profile

categories: Sportspeople from Trieste,Serie B players,1988 births,Italian footballers,A.S.D. Portogruaro players,Ternana Calcio players,Serie A players,Spezia Calcio players,Trapani Calcio players,Atalanta B.C. players,S.S. Juve Stabia players,Parma Calcio 1913 players,Association football midfielders,Living people

paragraph: Matteo Scozzarella

paragraph: Matteo Scozzarella (born 5 June 1988) is an Italian footballer who plays for Parma as a midfielder.

paragraph: Section::::Career.

paragraph: Scozzarella was born in Trieste. He made youth appearances for Atalanta, but did not made senior appearances for "Dea", and signed with Portogruaro.

paragraph: In Portogruaro, Scozzarella helped the team to get the promotion to 2010–11 Serie B, and in the end of the 2010–11 season, he signed with his first club, Atalanta.

paragraph: On 17 July 2011, Scozzarella was loaned to newly promoted Serie B team Juve Stabia. After the loan, he returned to the Bergamo club, and was assigned with first team squad for 2012–13 season.

paragraph: On 30 September, he made his Atalanta debut, in a match against Torino. In January 2013 he joined Ternana on loan until the end of the season.

paragraph: On 30 August 2013, Scozzarella returned to Juve Stabia on loan. He was again loaned to Spezia on 31 January 2014.

paragraph: Section::::External links.

paragraph: BULLET::::- CALCIO Player Profile at Tutto Calciatori

description: Italian footballer

wikidata_label: Matteo Scozzarella

wikipedia_title: Matteo Scozzarella


text:
Scotland
cult
Saint Andrews
Scottish
martyr
Irish
monk
bishop
Gaelic
Isle of May
Firth of Forth
Fife
St. Andrews
Danes
Viking
David I of Scotland
Reading Abbey
Berkshire
England
monastery
Orkney
diocese
Scottish Reformation
Isle of May Priory
Prior of May (Pittenweem)

categories: 875 deaths,Martyred Roman Catholic bishops,Year of birth unknown,9th-century Christian martyrs,Medieval Scottish saints

paragraph: Adrian of May

paragraph: Saint Adrian of May (sometimes given as "Magridin") (d. 875) was a martyr-saint of ancient Scotland, whose cult became popular in the 14th century. He is commemorated on December 3. He may have been a bishop of Saint Andrews.

paragraph: Section::::Life and martyrdom.

paragraph: Little is known of the life of this Scottish saint and martyr. He is held by some to have been an Irish monk and bishop, with the Gaelic name of Ethernan, who, though he might have been the Bishop of St. Andrews, was drawn to remote locations and had built a series of monasteries and hermitages on the Isle of May (which is five miles out to sea in the Firth of Forth) and along the coast of Fife. Later he withdrew from his see of St. Andrews due to the invading Danes and took refuge on the island.

paragraph: What is known is that about A.D. 875, marauding Vikings invaded the island of May. They then slaughtered the entire population of the monastery, traditionally numbered at six thousand six hundred. The island was then abandoned for centuries.

paragraph: In 1145, King David I of Scotland gave the island to Reading Abbey in Berkshire, England, at which point, the island again became a religious centre. The English monks started the erection of a small monastery dedicated to St. Mary the Virgin, with a shrine to St. Ethernan.

paragraph: Section::::Veneration.

paragraph: Early building was hampered due to raiding parties of Scandinavians who had settled in Orkney. The privations and isolation of the location finally led the monks to transfer the island in some manner to the Bishop of St. Andrews in A.D. 1288. Shortly thereafter, in 1296, war broke out between the Kingdoms of Scotland and England over territorial claims along the border between the two realms. This was paralleled in a legal fight between the abbey and the bishop over who actually owned the island. Initially, the abbey was confirmed as the lawful owner. This, however, was overturned in 1313 and the island was declared a part of the diocese. In consequence of this, English forces attacked the island and destroyed the monastery. After the conclusion of hostilities, the island became an important symbol of national pride, and pilgrimages to May became a common feature of religious life for the Scottish people.

paragraph: Section::::Post-Reformation.

paragraph: When the Scottish Reformation took hold in the 16th century, public devotion to the saints—and thus pilgrimages to the site—came to a halt and the Protestant bishop of St. Andrews soon decided to sell the island into private ownership. Slowly the island sank into ruin, with most of the surviving monastic buildings disappearing. Recently the island has become the site of archaeological excavations seeking the remains of the original monastic community which died at the hands of the Vikings.

paragraph: Section::::See also.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Isle of May Priory

paragraph: BULLET::::- Prior of May (Pittenweem)

description: martyr-saint of ancient Scotland

wikidata_label: Adrian of May

wikipedia_title: Adrian of May


text:
Monte Carlo
Chicago
Broadway
Tangerine
ASCAP
Jerome H. Remick
Alma Sanders
WorldCat

categories: American female composers,Songwriters from Illinois,1956 deaths,American songwriters,American composers,20th-century women musicians,1882 births

paragraph: Alma Sanders

paragraph: Alma M. Sanders (1882 – December 15, 1956) was an American songwriter and composer of popular music, including several Broadway musicals, with her composer husband, Monte Carlo.

paragraph: Section::::Early life.

paragraph: Alma M. Sanders was born in Chicago, Illinois. She studied music there, and sang in concerts and as a church soloist.

paragraph: Section::::Music.

paragraph: On Broadway, Alma Sanders' compositions and songs were heard in the shows "The Voice of McConnell" (1918-1919), "Tangerine" (1921-1922), "Elsie" (1923), "The Chiffon Girl" (1924), "Princess April" (1924), "Oh! Oh! Nurse" (1925-1926), "Mystery Moon" (1930), and "Louisiana Lady" (1947). She also co-wrote the score of a film, "Ireland Today."

paragraph: Compositions by Sanders (with and without Monte Carlo as co-composer) included "Two Lips are Roses", "Honeymoon Home", "Sweet Lady", "Every Tear is a Smile (in an Irishman's Heart)", "Goodbye Broadway, Hello France!", "Sleepytime Rag: Pickaninny Lullaby" (1914, lyrics by Florence Cooke), "Some Pepp" (1915), "Along the Road to Singapore" (1915, lyrics by Richard Pascoe), "That Dear Old Mother of Mine" (1915, lyrics by Richard Pascoe), "Dance of the Teenie-Weenies" (1916), "Ev'ry Sammy needs his smokin' over there" (1917, lyrics by Monte Carlo), "Hong Kong" (1917, lyrics by Richard Pascoe), "The Wild Irish Rose That God Gave Me" (1917, lyrics by Richard Pascoe), "That Tumble-down Shack in Athlone" (1918, lyrics by Richard Pascoe), "Keep a Steady Heart (Till the Boys Return" (1918), "Every Tear is a Smile in an Irishman's Heart" (1919, lyrics by Dan Sullivan), "Sweet Lavender and Lace" (1919, lyrics by Richard Pascoe), " Ten Baby Fingers" (1920, lyrics by Harry Edelheit), "In Old Madeira" (1920, lyrics by George Wehner), "Little Town in the Ould County Down" (1920, lyrics by Richard Pascoe), "Fragrance of Spring" (1921), "Too Many Kisses Mean Too Many Tears" (1924), "My Heaven" (1928, lyrics by Monte Carlo), and "The House-Boat on the Styx" (1928, lyrics by Monte Carlo).

paragraph: Sanders became a member of ASCAP in 1923. Many of her works were recorded, by various ensembles and performers, before 1926. In 1920, Carlo and Sanders signed an exclusive contract with music publisher Jerome H. Remick. "It was inevitable that sooner or later someone would demand the exclusive rights to their very interesting songs," commented a music publication on that occasion. Her last project was a musical adaptation of a children's book, "Heaven is a Circus" by John Bernard Kelly, for the Catholic Writers Guild.

paragraph: Section::::Personal life.

paragraph: Alma Sanders married Ernest Benjamin. They had two children, Edward C. Benjamin and Arlene Benjamin, before they divorced in 1921. Her daughter died in the 1936 fire at Lum's Chinese Restaurant in New York. Sanders' second husband was Danish composer Hans von Holstein, better known as "Monte Carlo". She died in 1956, aged 74 years, in New York.

paragraph: Her "Some Pepp" was included on the CD "Cake Walks, Two Steps and Rags by Women Composers" (1999) by Nora Hulse.

paragraph: Section::::External links.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Alma Sanders on WorldCat.

alias:
Alma Sanders
Alma M. Saunders
Alma Saunders

description: American composer

wikidata_label: Alma M. Sanders

wikipedia_title: Alma Sanders


text:
German
high jump
2019 Summer Universiade
Eike
Official site

categories: German female high jumpers,1994 births,Living people,People from Hanover Region

paragraph: Imke Onnen

paragraph: Imke Susann Onnen (born 17 August 1994) is a German athlete specialising in the high jump. She won a bronze medal at the 2019 Summer Universiade.

paragraph: Her personal bests in the event are 1.94 metres outdoors (Göttingen 2019) and 1.96 metres indoors (Leipzig 2019).

paragraph: She comes from a sporting family, her brother Eike also being a high jumper while mother Astrid Fredebold-Onnen a former heptathlete (as well as Imke's coach).

paragraph: Section::::External links.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Official site

wikidata_label: Imke Onnen

wikipedia_title: Imke Onnen


text:
DJ
record producer
songwriter
Addis Ababa
Black Coffee
Major Lazer
Coke Studio
Forbes

paragraph: Rophnan

paragraph: Rophnan Nuri, also known as Rophy or more commonly as Rophnan, is an Ethiopian DJ, record producer and songwriter.

paragraph: Section::::Early Life.

paragraph: Rophnan was born and raised in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia as the ninth child of a family of ten. Rophnan released his first mixtape at the age of 10 with the help of his classmates and at the age of 16 he started producing his own music. His music style uniquely merges traditional Ethiopian instruments with popular western sounds.

paragraph: Section::::Career.

paragraph: In 2017 Rophnan was one of three African DJ's to be invited to perform in Ibiza, Spain by famed South African DJ Black Coffee. In April 2018 Rophnan's song ""Get To Work"" was featured on Major Lazer mixtape entitled "Africa to the World".

paragraph: He released his debut album Netsebrak (Reflection) in May of 2018. The album debuted as the first ever electronic dance album to be released by an Ethiopian artist in Ethiopia's history. The critically acclaimed album received several awards at the 2018 Leza Awards, including Album of The Year.

paragraph: Rophnan was featured on Coke Studio Africa 2019.

paragraph: In July of 2019 Rophnan was named on Forbes Africa's list for the 30 under 30: Creative Category.

paragraph: Section::::Discography.

paragraph: Section::::Discography.:Album.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Netsebrak (Reflection) 2018

wikidata_label: Rophnan

wikipedia_title: Rophnan


text: Tolyatti

text: Samara Oblast

text: Russia

text: German

text: rhythmic gymnast

text: 2010 Youth Olympic

text: Fellbach

text: Daria Svatkovskaya

text: 2010 European Junior Championships

text: 2010 Youth Olympic Games

text: 2011 European Championships

text: Minsk

text: Belarus

text: 2012 European Championships

text: 2012 London Olympics

text: individual all-around

text: 2013 Thiais Grand Prix

text: 2013 Pesaro World Cup

text: 2013 Corbeil-Essonnes World Cup

text: 2013 European Championships

text: Vienna

text: 2013 World Cup Final

text: St.Petersburg

text: Lala Yusifova

text: Lala Yusifova

text: 2013 World Championships

text: 2013 Grand Prix Final

text: Berlin

text: 2014 Moscow Grand Prix

text: 2014 Thiais Grand Prix

text: 2014 Stuttgart World Cup

text: 2014 Minsk World Cup

text: 2014 World Cup Final

text: Kazan

text: 2014 World Championships

text: 2014 Grand Prix Berlin

text: Victoria Veinberg Filanovsky

text: 2015 Thiais Grand Prix

text: 2015 Lisboa World Cup

text: 2015 Pesaro World Cup

text: 2015 Grand Prix Berlin

text: Katsiaryna Halkina

text: Carolina Rodriguez

text: 2015 Budapest World Cup

text: 2015 World Cup Final

text: Kazan

text: 2015 World Championships

text: Stuttgart

text: 2016 Grand Prix Moscow

text: Thiais Grand Prix

text: Paris

text: 2016 Pesaro World Cup

text: 2016 Gymnastics Olympic Test Event

text: Rio de Janeiro

text: 2016 Guadalajara World Cup

text: 2016 Berlin World Cup

text: 2016 Summer Olympics

text: Rio de Janeiro

categories: Gymnasts at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics,Olympic gymnasts of Germany,German rhythmic gymnasts,1995 births,Gymnasts at the 2016 Summer Olympics,Sportspeople from Tolyatti,Gymnasts at the 2012 Summer Olympics,Living people

paragraph: Jana Berezko-Marggrander

paragraph: Jana Berezko-Marggrander (, born 17 October 1995 in Tolyatti, Samara Oblast, Russia) is a German retired individual rhythmic gymnast. She is the 2010 Youth Olympic all-around bronze medalist.

paragraph: Section::::Career.

paragraph: Section::::Career.:Junior.

paragraph: Berezko-Marggrander moved to Germany with her family in 2008 and started training on the federal base in Fellbach with coach Galina Krylenko. She is a member of the club TSV Schmiden. As a junior, she competed at the 2010 Junior International Schmiden where she won silver in all-around behind Russian Daria Svatkovskaya. She won silver in hoop and clubs and bronze in ball final. She won three bronze medals at the 2010 European Junior Championships in the team event and in the ball and hoop finals. She also represented Germany and competed at the 2010 Youth Olympic Games where she won the all-around bronze medal.

paragraph: Section::::Career.:Senior.

paragraph: Berezko-Marggrander competed as a senior at the 2011 European Championships in Minsk, Belarus with teammate Laura Jung and helped Germany finish 11th in the Team event finals. She withdrew from competition at the 2012 European Championships due to an injury. She represented Germany at the 2012 London Olympics in the individual all-around event, where she placed 17th.

paragraph: In 2013, Berezko-Marggrander struggled with injuries at the start of the season. She won the all-around gold medal at the 2013 International Schmiden Tournament. She then competed at the 2013 Thiais Grand Prix. She competed in the World Cup series, at 2013 Pesaro World Cup and 2013 Corbeil-Essonnes World Cup. Berezko-Marggrander fell ill and withdrew from the 2013 European Championships in Vienna, Austria. She then competed at the 2013 World Cup Final in St.Petersburg, Russia where she finished 9th in all-around behind Azeri gymnast Lala Yusifova. She qualified for her first event final in hoop where she finished 8th. She tied for 13th place with Lala Yusifova in the All-around at the 2013 World Championships. She then competed at the 2013 Grand Prix Final in Berlin where she finished 5th in all-around and qualified to 3 event finals (hoop, clubs, ribbon).

paragraph: In 2014 Season, Berezko-Marggrander began her competition at the 2014 Moscow Grand Prix and finished 18th in the all-around. She finished 8th in all-around at the 2014 Thiais Grand Prix. At the 2014 Stuttgart World Cup, Berezko-Marggrander finished 13th in the all-around and qualified to event final in clubs where she finished 8th. In May 30-June 1, Berezko-Marggrander competed at the 2014 Minsk World Cup and finished 17th in all-around. On September 5–7, at the 2014 World Cup Final in Kazan, Russia, Berezko-Marggrander finished 30th in the all-around finals. On September 22–28, Berezko-Marggrander competed at the 2014 World Championships but did not reach the all-around finals finishing in 28th place in qualifications. On October 18–20, Berezko-Marggrander competed at the 2014 Grand Prix Berlin and won the all-around bronze medal behind Israel's Victoria Veinberg Filanovsky, she won gold in clubs and silver in ball finals.

paragraph: In 2015 season, Berezko-Marggrander competed at the Trophy de Barcelona finishing 7th in the all-around. On March 21–22, Berezko-Marggrander competed at the 2015 Thiais Grand Prix finishing 12th in the all-around. On March 27–29, Berezko-Marggrander competed at the 2015 Lisboa World Cup finishing 30th in the all-around. On April 10–12, Berezko-Marggrander finished 22nd in the all-around at the 2015 Pesaro World Cup. Berezko-Marggrander finished 10th in all-around at the 2015 Grand Prix Berlin with a total of 69.650 putting her ahead of Katsiaryna Halkina. In July, Berezko-Marggrander took the silver medal in all-around at the Izmir International Tournament behind Carolina Rodriguez. In August, Berezko-Marggrander finished 19th in the all-around at the 2015 Budapest World Cup. At the 2015 World Cup Final in Kazan, Berezko-Marggrander finished 22nd in the all-around. On September 9–13, Berezko-Marggrander competed at the 2015 World Championships in Stuttgart, she qualified for the All-around finals finishing in 19th place.

paragraph: In 2016, Berezko-Marggrander started her season competing at the 2016 Grand Prix Moscow finishing 28th in the all-around. At the 30th Thiais Grand Prix event in Paris, Berezko-Marggrander finished 15th in the all-around. On April 1–3, she competed at the 2016 Pesaro World Cup where she finished 28th in the all-around. On April 21–22, Berezko-Marggrander won an Olympics license by finishing eight amongst a top 8 selection of highest score for non-qualified gymnasts at the 2016 Gymnastics Olympic Test Event held in Rio de Janeiro. On June 3–5, Berezko-Marggrander finished 20th in the all-around at the 2016 Guadalajara World Cup with a total of 66.400 points. On July 1–3, Berezko-Marggrander competed at the 2016 Berlin World Cup finishing 9th in the all-around with a total of 69.650 points. On August 19–20, Berezko-Marggrander competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. She finished 18th in the rhythmic gymnastics individual all-around qualifications and did not advance to the top 10 finals.

paragraph: Berezko-Marggrander completed her career at the end of the season.

description: German gymnast

wikidata_label: Jana Berezko-Marggrander

wikipedia_title: Jana Berezko-Marggrander


text:
1987 European Aquatics Championships
1991 World Aquatics Championships
1988
1992 Summer Olympics
Wuppertal

categories: German male swimmers,World Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming,Sportspeople from Berlin,Swimmers at the 1988 Summer Olympics,Swimmers at the 1992 Summer Olympics,Olympic swimmers of East Germany,European Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming,Male breaststroke swimmers,1968 births,Olympic swimmers of Germany,Living people

paragraph: Christian Poswiat

paragraph: Christian Poswiat (born 26 June 1968) is a German swimmer who won two bronze medals in medley relays at the 1987 European Aquatics Championships and 1991 World Aquatics Championships. He also competed at the 1988 and 1992 Summer Olympics in the 100 m and 200 breaststroke; his beast achievement was eights place in the 100 m event in 1988.

paragraph: After retirement, he continued competing in the masters category, and won several gold medals in medley and freestyle relays at the World Cups of 2010 and 2012. He works a swimming teacher for babies in Wuppertal. His sister Cordula was also a competitive swimmer in East Germany.

description: swimmer

wikidata_label: Christian Poswiat

wikipedia_title: Christian Poswiat


text:
Don
Madrid
Spanish
Governor of Gibraltar
The Rock
was captured
Anglo
Dutch
aristocrats
small nobility
Burgos
Valladolid
page
Constable of Castile
Iñigo Fernández de Velasco
ensign
captain of infantry
Netherlands
Franco-Dutch War
army
Catalonia
Puigcerdà
French
Murcia
Spanish infantry
Pamplona
Order of Santiago
Nine Years' War
Alduide
general of battle
Barcelona
Duke of Vendôme
Girona
Gibraltar
Governor of Gibraltar
Philip V
War of the Spanish Succession
marines
Prince George of Hesse-Darmstadt
Viceroy of Catalonia
isthmus
Bay of Gibraltar
Punta de Europa
Villaescusa de Haro
Cuenca
Madrid
The Capture of Gibraltar

categories: 1649 births,Military personnel from Madrid,Spanish military personnel of the War of the Spanish Succession,1720 deaths

paragraph: Diego de Salinas

paragraph: Don Diego Esteban Gómez de Salinas y Rodríguez de Villarroel (Madrid, August 3, 1649 – November 27, 1720) was the last Spanish Governor of Gibraltar. He held the post when The Rock was captured by an Anglo-Dutch fleet in August 1704.

paragraph: Section::::Biography.

paragraph: Salinas y Rodríguez was the son of Pedro Gómez Salinas and Agustina Rodríguez de Villarroel, aristocrats of the small nobility (from Burgos, by his father's side and Valladolid, by his mother's side). He began in the army as a page of the Constable of Castile, Iñigo Fernández de Velasco. He made a quick career, being promoted to ensign of cavalry and rising to the rank of captain of infantry before the age of 20. He took part in battles in the Netherlands, and was promoted to the rank of captain of cavalry in 1670. Salinas fought in the Franco-Dutch War, and remained in the Netherlands until 1673, when he returned to Spain and was directed to the army of Catalonia. In 1675, he was wounded in combat in the defense of Puigcerdà which was being attacked by the French. In December 1677, he returned to Murcia.

paragraph: In 1685, Salinas y Rodríguez served as the field marshal of the Spanish infantry in Pamplona, and he requested admission into the Order of Santiago. This request was accepted after a thorough investigation of his ancestry. In Pamplona, he participated in battles of the Nine Years' War against the French in the hills of Alduide, where he managed to expel the invaders.

paragraph: In June 1697, now with the rank of general of battle, he moved to Barcelona in an attempt to stop the advance of the French troops of the Duke of Vendôme. However, on 7 July, the city surrendered, and on 15 August Salinas's troops left the site. With the end of hostilities, Salinas was appointed “Sergeant Battle General” and given command of Girona, where he entered as acting governor in 1698, after the departure of the French. There he would remain at least until 1700, when he was appointed military governor ("alcaide") of Gibraltar.

paragraph: Section::::Biography.:The Capture of Gibraltar.

paragraph: Salinas y Rodríguez was appointed Governor of Gibraltar by Philip V in December 1701. He arrived on The Rock in early 1702. With the start of hostilities in the War of the Spanish Succession and the threat of the Anglo-Dutch fleet, Salinas y Rodríguez requested reinforcements which were never sent. On 1 August 1704, English marines under the command of Prince George of Hesse-Darmstadt (who had been Viceroy of Catalonia until 1701 ) landed on the isthmus north of The Rock from the Bay of Gibraltar and after preparing a three-pronged attack plan sent a message . Salinas did not accept, and the city began to be bombarded on 3 August by the enemy ships. Recognising the gravity of the situation and the impossibility of further resistance, Salinas y Rodríguez capitulated on the morning of 4 August.

paragraph: The taking of the city was apparently facilitated by the lack of a garrison capable of dealing with the invaders, and not for lack of ammunition and artillery pieces in good condition. However, the surrender of an experienced veteran like Salinas y Rodríguez may have also been influenced by the local population's fear that enemy troops could intercept their women and children who were fleeing towards Punta de Europa.

paragraph: Section::::Biography.:After Gibraltar.

paragraph: Some of his contemporaries, however, were critical of the Governor, recalling the episode of the capitulation of Barcelona in 1697. Nevertheless Philip V seemed not to have taken such opinions into account as Salinas y Rodríguez was appointed Governor of Villaescusa de Haro, in Cuenca, in 1706 where he remained in a kind of voluntary exile until close to his death, when he returned to Madrid. He died in his hometown on 27 November 1720, leaving all his possessions to his sister, Francisca.

paragraph: Section::::External links.

paragraph: BULLET::::- The Capture of Gibraltar

description: Governor of Gibraltar

wikidata_label: Diego de Salinas

wikipedia_title: Diego de Salinas


text:
prelate
Roman Catholic Church
Archbishop of Sherbrooke
Bishop of Valleyfield
Saint-Jérôme
Quebec
ordained
priest
Diocese of Saint-Jérôme
Pope John Paul II
Cardinal
Turcotte
Archbishop of Montréal
Pope Benedict XVI
Archbishop
Sherbrooke
Pallium
St. Peter's Basilica
Rome
Feast of Saints Peter and Paul
Archbishop Christian Lépine
Montréal
Archbishop of Gatineau

categories: People from Saint-Jérôme, Quebec,Canadian Roman Catholic archbishops,French Quebecers,1953 births,Living people

paragraph: Luc Cyr

paragraph: Luc Cyr (born November 21, 1953) is a Canadian prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He is currently Archbishop of Sherbrooke. Cyr succeeded to this post in September 2011, after serving as Bishop of Valleyfield from June 2001.

paragraph: Cyr was born in Saint-Jérôme, Quebec, Canada. He was ordained a priest for the Diocese of Saint-Jérôme on August 29, 1980. Cyr was appointed to become Bishop of Valleyfield by Pope John Paul II on May 10, 2001 and was consecrated June 17, 2001 by Cardinal Turcotte, the then Archbishop of Montréal. Cyr remained bishop of Valleyfield until Pope Benedict XVI appointed him Archbishop of Sherbrooke in July 26, 2011. Cyr was installed September 29, 2011 and received his Pallium June 29, 2012 in St. Peter's Basilica, Rome for the Feast of Saints Peter and Paul. Cyr received his pallium along with Archbishop Christian Lépine, the Archbishop of Montréal, and Paul-André Durocher, Archbishop of Gatineau.

description: Roman Catholic archbishop

wikidata_label: Luc Cyr

wikipedia_title: Luc Cyr


text:
opera
soprano
Prague
Bohemia
National Theatre
Antonín Dvořák
The Devil and Kate
Rusalka
Armida
Marta Krásová

categories: 19th-century opera singers,Czech silent film actresses,Czech operatic sopranos,19th-century women singers,20th-century opera singers,Musicians from Prague,20th-century women singers,1869 births,Czech film actresses,Actresses from Prague,1938 deaths,20th-century Czech actresses

paragraph: Růžena Maturová

paragraph: Růžena Maturová (2 September 186925 February 1938) was a Czech operatic soprano whose international career began in the late 1880s and continued through the first decade of the 20th century.

paragraph: Born in Prague, Bohemia, she was the leading soprano at the National Theatre there and created roles in several operas including three by Antonín Dvořák: the Princess in "The Devil and Kate" (1898), and the title roles in "Rusalka" (1901) and "Armida" (1904).

paragraph: After her retirement from the stage in 1910, she taught singing in Prague. Her most famous pupil was the contralto Marta Krásová. Maturová also appeared in four silent films in the early 1920s.

paragraph: Růžena Maturová died in Prague in 1938 at the age of 68.

description: singer

wikidata_label: Růžena Maturová

wikipedia_title: Růžena Maturová


text: MBE

text: para-equestrian

text: 2012 Summer Paralympics

text: Paralympics

text: Lincoln

text: amniotic band syndrome

text: grade IV Paralympic classification

text: dressage

text: Hickstead

text: Kristiansand

text: 2010 World Equestrian Games

text: Lexington, Kentucky

text: Michèle George

text: Sophie Christiansen

text: Deborah Criddle

text: Lee Pearson

categories: Medalists at the 2012 Summer Paralympics,Paralympic silver medalists for Great Britain,Sportspeople from Lincoln, England,Paralympic gold medalists for Great Britain,Members of the Order of the British Empire,Paralympic equestrians of Great Britain,Equestrians at the 2012 Summer Paralympics,1990 births,Living people,English amputees

paragraph: Sophie Wells

paragraph: Sophie Wells MBE (born on 5 May 1990) is a British para-equestrian who won three medals at the 2012 Summer Paralympics, and also a gold at Rio 2016 Summer Paralympics

paragraph: Section::::Personal life.

paragraph: Wells was born on 5 May 1990 in Lincoln, England. She was born with amniotic band syndrome and as a result she has no feeling or movement in her feet and has lost a number of fingers. Because of her disability she competes in the grade IV Paralympic classification, the classification for riders with the highest level of physical ability.

paragraph: Section::::Equestrianism.

paragraph: Wells took up riding at the age of eight and begin competing in dressage at the age of twelve. In 2008, she won the junior international class at Hickstead U21 International, becoming the first disabled rider to win an able-bodied international event. She was named as the first reserve rider for Great Britain at the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing, China, but withdrew when her horse was found to have a tumour on its foot.

paragraph: At the 2009 European Championships in Kristiansand, Norway, she won three gold medals; with her horse Pinocchio she won the individual and team grade IV events and was also part of the British squad that won the team championship. At the 2010 World Equestrian Games held in Lexington, Kentucky, United States, she won gold medals in both the individual and freestyle grade IV events.

paragraph: She was selected as part of the dressage squad for Great Britain at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London, United Kingdom. Riding Pinocchio she won a silver medal in the grade IV individual event with a score of 76.323%, finishing behind Belgium's gold medallist Michèle George, who scored 77.065%. Wells's result helped to secure a gold medal for the British squad, which also included Sophie Christiansen, Deborah Criddle and Lee Pearson, in the team championship. She won her second silver medal of the Games in the freestyle grade IV event, where she scored 81.150%, but was again beaten by George of Belgium.

paragraph: Wells was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2013 New Year Honours for services to equestrianism.

paragraph: Section::::See also.

paragraph: BULLET::::- 2012 Olympics gold post boxes in the United Kingdom

description: British para-equestrian

wikidata_label: Sophie Wells

wikipedia_title: Sophie Wells


text:
cricket
first-class cricket
Appleton Wiske
Yorkshire
King's Own York and Lancaster Regiment
Wisden
Leonard Hamilton
Hampshire County Cricket Club
St Lawrence Ground
Canterbury
county cricket
Kent County Cricket Club
Dover
Kent

categories: People from Yorkshire,English cricketers,Kent cricketers,1867 births,1914 deaths

paragraph: Joseph Easby

paragraph: Joseph William Easby (12 August 1867 – 7 February 1915) was an English professional cricketer who played first-class cricket at the end of the 19th century.

paragraph: Easby was born at Appleton Wiske in Yorkshire in 1867. He joined the British Army and served in the King's Own York and Lancaster Regiment where, according to his Wisden obituary, he "learned his cricket" under the command of Leonard Hamilton. He played seven matches for Hampshire County Cricket Club in 1890 at a time when the county did not have first-class status.

paragraph: Easby showed such promise as a cricketer that he was "persuaded to leave the Army" and took up the position of groundsman at the St Lawrence Ground in Canterbury in order that he could qualify to play county cricket for Kent. In local cricket he scored a century on the ground in his first appearance for St Lawrence Cricket Club in 1892 and made his Kent County Cricket Club first-class debut in 1895.

paragraph: He went on to play 62 first-class matches for the county between 1895 and 1899. He was described as having "many strokes" and "was a fine field" who "could keep wicket well" but who did not fulfil his potential at first-class level. Easby died at Dover in Kent in February 1915 aged 47.

description: English cricketer

wikidata_label: Joseph Easby

wikipedia_title: Joseph Easby


text: Kazakhstan

text: Krasnaya Armiya

text: Junior Hockey League

text: 2013 KHL Junior Draft

text: Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk

text: CSKA Moscow

text: Team Kazakhstan

categories: Kazzinc-Torpedo players,Sportspeople from Oskemen,1996 births,Kazakhstani ice hockey players,Living people

paragraph: Semyon Koshelev

paragraph: Semyon Yurevich Koshelev (; born January 11, 1996) is a Kazakhstani professional ice hockey player currently playing for the Krasnaya Armiya in the Junior Hockey League (MHL). Koshelev selected 4th overall in the first round of 2013 KHL Junior Draft by Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk. On November 6, 2013, CSKA Moscow acquired the rights to Semyon Koshelev.

paragraph: Section::::International play.

paragraph: He was a best top scorer with 13 points at the 2013 IIHF World U18 Division B Championship with Team Kazakhstan and helped to promote the team to Division IA.

description: Kazakstani ice hockey player

wikidata_label: Semyon Koshelev

wikipedia_title: Semyon Koshelev


text:
Wilhelm Karl Rust
Thomaskantor
Wilhelm Rust
Wörlitz
Dessau
Saxony-Anhalt
Johann Ludwig Anton
Leipzig
Johann Sebastian Bach
fugue
Das Wohltemperierte Clavier
gymnasium
University of Halle
Wilhelm Friedemann Bach
Carl Höckh
Zerbst
Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach
Franz Benda
Potsdam
Leopold III, Duke of Anhalt-Dessau
Giovanni Battista Martini
Pietro Nardini
Gaetano Pugnani
Giuseppe Tartini
G. Benda
viola d'amore
Goethe
timpani
tremolo
Wilhelm Rust
Romantic music
Vincent d'Indy
Marie-Aimée Roger-Miclos
Royal Library of Berlin
Bachgesellschaft
Johann-Sebastian-Bach-Institut
symphony
lieder
cantata
Schäferspiel
psalm

categories: German classical violinists,1739 births,People from Wörlitz,German male violinists,1796 deaths

paragraph: Friedrich Wilhelm Rust

paragraph: Friedrich Wilhelm Rust (6 July 173928 February 1796) was a German violinist, pianist and composer. He hailed from a renowned musical family in Germany. He was the father of the pianist and organist Wilhelm Karl Rust and the grandfather of Thomaskantor, composer and Bach scholar Wilhelm Rust.

paragraph: Section::::Life.

paragraph: He was born in Wörlitz near Dessau, Saxony-Anhalt on 6 July 1739. Encouraged to study violin, Rust was taught early on by his older brother, Johann Ludwig Anton, who was an accomplished musician with J.S. Bach's orchestra and played as a violinist in Leipzig. Rust also studied piano, particularly the works of Johann Sebastian Bach; he was able to play his collection of preludes and fugues in all keys "Das Wohltemperierte Clavier" from memory at the age of 13 or 16, according to other sources. His father, a princely "Kammerrat" and bailiff, died in 1751, and he moved with his mother and brother to Gröbzig. He attended the Lutheran gymnasium in Cöthen beginning in 1755, and from 1758 took law at University of Halle. During this period, he studied composition and organ with Wilhelm Friedemann Bach, who he described as "stingy with his art". From 1762, he took music lessons with Carl Höckh in Zerbst, and with Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach and Franz Benda in Berlin and Potsdam.

paragraph: In 1765–66, he accompanied Leopold III, Duke of Anhalt-Dessau, on a trip to Italy. While there, he trained with Giovanni Battista Martini, Pietro Nardini, Gaetano Pugnani, Giuseppe Tartini and G. Benda. He also became interested in the viola d'amore, for which he would compose at least nine pieces.

paragraph: In 1766, he returned to Dessau, where he worked as an educator and music organizer. He created a subscription concert series in 1769, and on September 24, 1774, he founded an opera theatre. In 1774, Rust was made court music director and married Henriette Niedhardt, a former pupil, who was a singer, with whom he had eight children. His eldest son died in a drowning accident and his youngest son, Wilhelm Karl, became a well known music instructor. He met Goethe in 1776, who was "deeply impressed" by the composer. His "Sonata per il Clavicordio all imitazione de Timpani del Salterio e del Liuto" (1792) was considered interesting in part because of its imitation of the timpani by the tremolo effect.

paragraph: Rust died in Dessau on 28 February 1796, aged 56.

paragraph: Section::::Legacy.

paragraph: After his death, Rust's music was largely unknown and unrecognized. In 1882, W. Hofäus and Dr. E. Prieger published a pamphlet titled "F.W. Rust, ein Vorgänger Beethovens", with a monograph. Rust re-emerged in the public consciousness after 1885, when his grandson Wilhelm Rust edited and republished fourteen of his sonatas. Wilhelm claimed that his grandfather deserved to be recognized as a key precursor to Romantic music, although some critics challenged his assessment because of a lack of clarity over what elements in the edited works were original and which were added by Wilhelm. The sonatas were of interest as they appeared to be advanced for Rust's time, incorporating harmonic changes as well as counterpoint and even measures. Vincent d'Indy was also a proponent of Rust's work. He suggested that Rust was "the connecting link between Haydn and Mozart on the one hand, Beethoven on the other". Edmund van der Straeten wrote on "Some Unpublished Compositions of F. W. Rust" in 1896 and "The Violin Sonatas of Frederic Wilhelm Rust" in 1926. Two recitals of Rust's compositions were presented in Paris in 1897 by Marie-Aimée Roger-Miclos.

paragraph: Wilhelm bequeathed his grandfather's autograph manuscripts to the Royal Library of Berlin. Rust also had a large collection of works by J.S. Bach, which Wilhelm used in his edited publications for the Bachgesellschaft (Bach Society). His collection contained handwritten transcripts, copies of other contemporaries, as well as printed copies, of more than 90 individual works (including BWV 525–530, 802–805, 846–869), and exclusively instrumental works, mainly for keyboard. After Rust's death, the collection was initially owned by the family and is now part of the Johann-Sebastian-Bach-Institut in Göttingen.

paragraph: Section::::Works.

paragraph: Rust's oeuvre comprises every genre of the time except symphony. He wrote several large choral works, 100 lieder, and pieces for clavichord, viola d'amore, harp, lute, and "nail violin". His cantatas, included "Herr Gott, wir loben dich" and "Allgnädiger, in allen Höhen", and songs included Goethe's "Wanderers Nachtlied". He composed a "Schäferspiel", "Korylas und Lalage", and technically demanding violin and piano works (including six sonatas). During the last twelve years of his life he composed more sacred music. His musical forte covered psalm settings for solo, chorus and orchestra, duodramas and monodramas. He also composed music for dramas and operas.

description: German violinist and composer

wikidata_label: Friedrich Wilhelm Rust

wikipedia_title: Friedrich Wilhelm Rust