text:
jure uxoris
feudal baron of Bampton
feudal barony of Barnstaple
Devon
William Hankford
KB
Annery
Chief Justice of the King's Bench
Bulkworthy
Buckland Brewer
Devon
Fulk FitzWarin, 6th Baron FitzWarin
Fulk FitzWarin, 7th Baron FitzWarin
feudal baron of Bampton
feudal barony of Barnstaple
Tawstock
Bampton
William Bourchier, 9th Baron FitzWarin
Wrey Baronets
John de Montagu, 3rd Earl of Salisbury
Essex
John Holland, 2nd Duke of Exeter
City of London
Anne Hankford
Thomas Butler, 7th Earl of Ormond
Hundred Years' War
Thomas Montacute, 4th Earl of Salisbury
St Albans
Pole, Sir William
Vivian, Lt.Col. J.L.

paragraph: Richard Hankford

paragraph: Sir Richard Hankford (c.1397–1431) was "jure uxoris" feudal baron of Bampton and baron of part of the feudal barony of Barnstaple, in Devon.

paragraph: Section::::Origins.

paragraph: He was the son of Richard Hankford (died 1419), MP for Devon in 1414 and 1416, the son of Sir William Hankford ( – 1423) KB, of Annery in Devon, Chief Justice of the King's Bench from 1413 until 1423.

paragraph: On the death of his grandfather Sir William Hankford in 1423 he became his heir because his father had pre-deceased him (in 1419). The Hankford family had been long established at the estate of Hankford, from which they took their name, near Bulkworthy in the parish of Buckland Brewer, North Devon.

paragraph: Section::::Marriages and children.

paragraph: Richard Hankford married twice:

paragraph: BULLET::::- Firstly at some time before 1420 to Elizabeth FitzWarin (1403–1426/8) (or "FitzWarren"), daughter of Fulk FitzWarin, 6th Baron FitzWarin (1389–1407) and sole heiress of her brother Fulk FitzWarin, 7th Baron FitzWarin (1406–1420), feudal baron of Bampton and holder of part of the feudal barony of Barnstaple, including that barony's seat of Tawstock. By Elizabeth FitzWarin he had two daughters and co-heiresses:

paragraph: BULLET::::- Thomasine Hankford (1422/3–1453), eldest daughter, born at Tawstock, who inherited from her mother Bampton and Tawstock and many other manors and married William Bourchier, 9th Baron FitzWarin (1407–1470). Her eventual descendants the Wrey Baronets still reside within the parish of Tawstock in 2014, albeit having sold most of the lands of the manor.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Elizabeth Hankford (c.1424–1433), died young, unmarried, aged about 9.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Secondly Hankford married Anne de Montagu (died 1457), a daughter of John de Montagu, 3rd Earl of Salisbury (c.1350–1400). She survived him and remarried twice: secondly (as his second wife) to Sir Lewis Johan (died 1442) (or John) of West Horndon and Dunton in Essex; thirdly (as his third wife) to John Holland, 2nd Duke of Exeter (1395–1447). She died on 28 November 1457 and was buried with her third husband in the church of St Catherine by the Tower in the City of London. Sir Richard Hankford had a daughter by his second wife Anne de Montagu:

paragraph: BULLET::::- Anne Hankford (c.1431–1485), who inherited Annery from her father. She married the extremely wealthy Thomas Butler, 7th Earl of Ormond (died 1515).

paragraph: Section::::Inheritances.

paragraph: On 22 June 1419 the king took his fealty, his homage being respited, and he obtained livery of the estates of his paternal inheritance in Devon and Somerset. On 5 December 1420 the king took his fealty for the lands inherited by his first wife Elizabeth FitzWarin. On 5 June 1424 he obtained lands from inheritance from his grandfather Sir William Hankford in Devon, Cornwall, Wiltshire and Middlesex. On 20 May 1425 the king took his fealty for his further inheritance of lands in Devon and Somerset inherited by his wife from her grandmother Elizabeth Cogan (died 1397), heiress of the feudal barony of Bampton.

paragraph: Section::::Career.

paragraph: Richard served in France during the Hundred Years' War in the retinue of his brother-in-law Thomas Montacute, 4th Earl of Salisbury (c. 1388–1428), and was knighted at St Albans between 8 July and 6 October 1429, aged about 32.

paragraph: Section::::Death.

paragraph: He died in 1431 at the age of about 34.

paragraph: Section::::Sources.

paragraph: BULLET::::- GEC Complete Peerage, vol.V, pp. 504–8 (Baron FitzWarin)

paragraph: BULLET::::- Lauder, Rosemary, Devon Families, Tiverton, 2002, pp. 151–156, Wrey of Tawstock, p. 152

paragraph: BULLET::::- Pole, Sir William (d.1635), Collections Towards a Description of the County of Devon, Sir John-William de la Pole (ed.), London, 1791, p. 16, feudal barony of Barnstaple; p. 23, feudal barony of Bampton

paragraph: BULLET::::- Vivian, Lt.Col. J.L., (Ed.) The Visitations of the County of Devon: Comprising the Heralds' Visitations of 1531, 1564 & 1620, Exeter, 1895, p. 106, pedigree of Bourchier

description: English nobleman

wikidata_label: Richard Hankford

wikipedia_title: Richard Hankford


text:
English-American
Mr. Skeffington
Chalfont St Peter
Buckinghamshire
Thomas E. Stephens
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Peter John Stephens
Eva Le Gallienne
Ethel Barrymore
The Corn is Green
Eva Le Gallienne
Bette Davis
Mr. Skeffington
Henry VIII
J.M. Barrie
What Every Woman Knows
George Bernard Shaw
Androcles and the Lion
American Shakespeare Festival
John Houseman
Phoenix Theatre
Katharine Hepburn
The Merchant of Venice
Much Ado About Nothing
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Florida Friebus
City Island, Bronx, New York
Dear Jane
L'Aiglon
The Women Have Their Way
Camille
The Corn Is Green
At the Stroke of Eight
The Man Who Killed Lincoln
John Wilkes Booth
Alice in Wonderland
A Pound on Demand
Androcles and the Lion
What Every Woman Knows
King Henry VIII
Gramercy Ghost
Portrait of a Queen
Second Husband
Studio One
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Macbeth
Maurice Evans
Judith Anderson
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Eagle in a Cage
Romeo and Juliet
Folkways Records

categories: People from Chalfont St Peter,English male voice actors,20th-century English male actors,English emigrants to the United States,English male stage actors,English male television actors,American male television actors,1993 deaths,1910 births,American male film actors,American male voice actors,American male stage actors,English male film actors,20th-century American male actors

paragraph: Richard Waring

paragraph: Richard Waring (born Richard Waring Stephens; 27 May 1911 – 18 January 1993) was an English-American actor. He is perhaps best remembered for his role in the film "Mr. Skeffington" (1944).

paragraph: Section::::Biography.

paragraph: Richard Waring was born Richard Stephens in Chalfont St Peter, Buckinghamshire in 1911, the son of Thomas E. Stephens, a painter, whose portrait of U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower hangs in the Smithsonian Gallery of Presidents. He later adopted Waring, his mother's (Evelyn M. Stephens) maiden name, as his stage name. Waring was the brother of Peter John Stephens, a playwright and author.

paragraph: Waring began his career in 1931 with Eva Le Gallienne's Civic Repertory Theater in New York City in minor roles in "Romeo and Juliet", "Camille", and "Cradle Song". In 1940, he played opposite Ethel Barrymore in "The Corn is Green" and later with Eva Le Gallienne and was signed to play the role in Hollywood opposite Bette Davis, but entered the army during World War II. Before that he was filmed in his best-known screen role in "Mr. Skeffington" (1944) as Fanny Trellis' brother Trippy.

paragraph: After his war service he appeared on Broadway as the Duke of Buckingham in "Henry VIII", John Shand in J.M. Barrie's "What Every Woman Knows" and as the Captain in George Bernard Shaw's "Androcles and the Lion". He also appeared in many performances of the American Shakespeare Festival directed by John Houseman and at the Phoenix Theatre in New York City, playing both bit roles and major parts in many of Shakespeare's plays. He acted with Katharine Hepburn in "The Merchant of Venice", "Much Ado About Nothing", and one performance in "A Midsummer Night's Dream" as Oberon before she had to leave the production.

paragraph: Section::::Personal life.

paragraph: Waring married American actress Florida Friebus in 1934. They had one child who died in infancy. The couple divorced in 1952. Waring and his second wife Kathy had no children. He became a naturalized United States citizen in 1937, adopting the legal name, Richard Waring.

paragraph: Section::::Death.

paragraph: Waring died of a heart attack on 18 January 1993 in City Island, Bronx, New York.

paragraph: Section::::Broadway theatre credits.

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Dear Jane" (1932)

paragraph: BULLET::::- "L'Aiglon" (1934)

paragraph: BULLET::::- "The Women Have Their Way" (1935)

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Camille" (1935)

paragraph: BULLET::::- "The Corn Is Green" (1940)

paragraph: BULLET::::- "At the Stroke of Eight" (1940)

paragraph: BULLET::::- "The Man Who Killed Lincoln" (1940; revived the character of John Wilkes Booth in "Edwin Booth" in 1958)

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Alice in Wonderland" (1947)

paragraph: BULLET::::- "A Pound on Demand" (1947)

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Androcles and the Lion" (1947)

paragraph: BULLET::::- "What Every Woman Knows" (1947)

paragraph: BULLET::::- "King Henry VIII" (1947)

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Gramercy Ghost" (1951)

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Portrait of a Queen" (1968)

paragraph: Section::::Radio credits.

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Elizabeth the Queen" (1952)

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Second Husband" (in the role of Grant Cummings)

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Brothers in Law" in the role of Henry Blagrove (1970)

paragraph: Section::::Television credits.

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Studio One"

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Wuthering Heights" (1948)

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Hallmark Hall of Fame": MacDuff in "Macbeth" (1954) with Maurice Evans and Judith Anderson

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Kiss Me Again, Stranger" (1953)

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Alfred Hitchcock Presents: Season 3 Episode: 31 "Festive Season" (1958)

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Hallmark Hall of Fame": Bertrand in "Eagle in a Cage" with Trevor Howard as Napoleon (1965)

paragraph: Section::::Records.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Scenes from "Romeo and Juliet" with Eva Le Gallienne (Atlantic Records, 1951; two-record set)

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Poems of Rupert Brooke" (Folkways Records, Smithsonian Collection)

description: English-born American actor

wikidata_label: Richard Waring

wikipedia_title: Richard Waring


text: nom de guerre

text: FMLN

text: El Salvador

text: Cayetano Carpio

text: Ho Chi Minh

text: Santiago Texacuangos

text: University of El Salvador

text: Fidel Sanchez Hernandez

text: Communist Party of El Salvador

text: Salvador Cayetano Carpio

text: Managua, Nicaragua

text: San Salvador

text: popular education

text: Mélida Anaya Montes

text: History of El Salvador

text: Comandante Clelia

text: FMLN

text: Melida Anaya Montes Language School

categories: Assassinated Salvadoran politicians,Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front politicians,Women in warfare post-1945,1929 births,Deaths by stabbing in Nicaragua,1983 murders in North America,Female murder victims,University of El Salvador alumni,Salvadoran communists,1983 deaths,Women in war in South America,Salvadoran revolutionaries,Salvadoran women in politics,People from San Salvador Department,People murdered in Nicaragua,Murder in 1983,People of the Salvadoran Civil War,1983 crimes in Nicaragua,Salvadoran people murdered abroad

paragraph: Ana María

paragraph: Ana María (17 May 1929 – 6 April 1983) was the "nom de guerre" of Mélida Anaya Montes, the second in command of the Fuerzas Populares de Liberación Farabundo Martí (FPL), the oldest of the five guerilla organizations making up the FMLN, in El Salvador.

paragraph: An intellectual, she was considered as an icon among revolutionary women in the region. Eventually she was killed by her own comrades on April 6, 1983 in Managua, Nicaragua.

paragraph: Later, the FMLN falsely blamed its leader Cayetano Carpio (sometimes referred to as the "Ho Chi Minh of Latin America") as the person responsible for the crime, and he committed suicide.

paragraph: Section::::Early life.

paragraph: She was born in the small town of Santiago Texacuangos, in the central zone of El Salvador. Ana María received her Doctorate of Education from the University of El Salvador, where she became a professor of education and gave classes in the 1960s. She was the assistant director of the Alberto Masferrer University.

paragraph: At the end of the 1960s, she became one of the main leaders of the Gremial Association "ANDES 21 de Junio" (National Association of Salvadoran Teachers 21 of June). She led the strikes of professors of 1968 and 1971, which created major trouble for the government of general Fidel Sanchez Hernandez.

paragraph: In 1970, the ex-Secretary General of the Communist Party of El Salvador, Salvador Cayetano Carpio founded the first guerrilla detachment of El Salvador: The Popular Forces of Liberacion Farabundo Martí (FPL).

paragraph: Section::::Death.

paragraph: On April 6, 1983, Ana Maria was murdered at her home in Managua, Nicaragua. Her assassins stabbed her approximately 80 times with an ice pick, and then slashed her neck. Nicaraguan authorities later apprehended the murderers and found them to be members of the FMLN. The murder was caused by a deep division that had developed within the FMLN. A conciliatory faction, which favored negotiation, was led by Ana Maria. The hard line faction opposed negotiation with the government of El Salvador, and supported a prolonged war. This faction was led by Commander Salvador Cayetano Carpio. Rogelio Bazzaglia later confessed to Ana Maria's murder, stating he was under orders from Carpio, later retracting it. After her burial and upon hearing the news that Salvador Cayetano Carpio himself was implicated in masterminding Ana Maria's murder, Carpio decided to kill himself in his own home.

paragraph: Section::::Legacy.

paragraph: Ana María is considered an iconic example for educators and those struggling against oppression, especially in El Salvador. The Melida Anaya Montes Language School in San Salvador, which uses popular education techniques highlights social justice issues, is named for her.

paragraph: Mélida Anaya Montes Women’s Movement (MAM) was created in 1992 to defend women's rights.

paragraph: Section::::See also.

paragraph: BULLET::::- History of El Salvador

paragraph: BULLET::::- Comandante Clelia

paragraph: Section::::External links.

paragraph: BULLET::::- FMLN (in Spanish)

paragraph: BULLET::::- Melida Anaya Montes Language School

description: Salvadoran revolutionary

wikidata_label: Ana María

wikipedia_title: Ana María


text:
Australian rules football
Sydney Swans
St Kilda Football Club
Australian Football League
Mallacoota
Orbost
Gippsland Power
TAC Cup
Sydney Swans
2002 National AFL Draft
father-son rule
Graham Dempster
South Melbourne Football Club
Brisbane Lions
AFL
2005 AFL Grand Final
grand final
St Kilda Football Club
Adam Schneider
2007 AFL season
third minor premiership
2009 AFL Grand Final
All-Australian team
Sydney Swans
2005 premiership side
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
Footy Wire player profile

categories: 1984 births,Sydney Swans players,All-Australians (AFL),St Kilda Football Club players,Living people,Australian rules footballers from Victoria (Australia)

paragraph: Sean Dempster

paragraph: Sean Dempster (born 20 January 1984) is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the Sydney Swans and St Kilda Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).

paragraph: Section::::Early life.

paragraph: Born in 1984, Dempster grew up in the Victorian town of Mallacoota. As there was no football club in the town, Dempster played junior football with the Snowy Rovers Football Club in Orbost. He later playing with Gippsland Power in the TAC Cup before being recruited by the Sydney Swans in the 2002 National AFL Draft under the father-son rule - his father, Graham Dempster, having played 64 games for South Melbourne Football Club between 1972 and 1979.

paragraph: Section::::AFL career.

paragraph: Section::::AFL career.:Sydney Swans.

paragraph: Dempster played his first AFL game in Round 3, 2005, against the Brisbane Lions wearing jersey number 26. In the 2005 AFL season, he played 22 matches, first as a defender and later on the wing. He was a member of Sydney's 2005 AFL Grand Final premiership team. In the following AFL season, he played 18 matches, mostly as a defender, including the Sydney losing grand final team. He played a total of 54 games for Sydney before being traded to the St Kilda Football Club with Adam Schneider at the end of the 2007 AFL season.

paragraph: Section::::AFL career.:St Kilda Football Club.

paragraph: Dempster played 19 games for St Kilda in 2008. He injured his knee in Round 22 and was unable to play in the finals that year.

paragraph: Dempster played in eight of the 22 matches in the 2009 season's home and away rounds in which St Kilda qualified in first position for the finals series, winning the club’s third minor premiership.

paragraph: St Kilda qualified for the 2009 AFL Grand Final after qualifying and preliminary finals wins. Dempster played in the grand final in which St Kilda were defeated by Geelong.

paragraph: Dempster played 14 games in 2010, including four finals matches.

paragraph: As of the end of the 2010 season, Dempster had played in 13 finals series matches, including five grand finals.

paragraph: In 2012, Dempster played all 22 matches of St Kilda's season, and demonstrated strong form throughout. Dempster was named on the half-back flank of the All-Australian team after his impressive season.

paragraph: In April 2017, Dempster announced his retirement from the AFL, effective immediately. The decision came as a result of a number of concussions Dempster suffered throughout his career, deciding it was too much of a risk to play football again and receive another blow to the head, having started a young family. He was the last remaining player from the Sydney Swans' 2005 premiership side to retire.

paragraph: Section::::Statistics.

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paragraph: ! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2006

paragraph: ! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2007

paragraph: ! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2008

paragraph: ! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2009

paragraph: ! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2010

paragraph: ! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2011

paragraph: ! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2012

paragraph: ! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2013

paragraph: ! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2014

paragraph: ! colspan=3| Career

paragraph: ! 182

paragraph: ! 20

paragraph: ! 26

paragraph: ! 1452

paragraph: ! 851

paragraph: ! 2303

paragraph: ! 812

paragraph: ! 444

paragraph: ! 0.1

paragraph: ! 0.1

paragraph: ! 8.0

paragraph: ! 4.7

paragraph: ! 12.7

paragraph: ! 4.5

paragraph: ! 2.4

paragraph: Section::::External links.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Footy Wire player profile

description: Australian rules footballer

wikidata_label: Sean Dempster

wikipedia_title: Sean Dempster


text:
Cantopop
TVB
Hong Kong
Lai Man-Wai
Lim Cho Cho
silent era
TVB Anniversary Awards
War and Beauty
Young and Dangerous
The Gem of Life
Gigi Lai
Hong Kong Movie DataBase
spcnet.tv entry
TVB Anniversary Awards

categories: TVB veteran actors,Hong Kong female singers,Hong Kong child actresses,Hong Kong television actresses,20th-century Hong Kong actresses,21st-century Hong Kong actresses,People from Zhaoqing,Alumni of The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts,Hong Kong people of Xinhuiese descent,1971 births,Living people,Hong Kong film actresses

paragraph: Gigi Lai

paragraph: Gigi Lai (born 1 October 1971) is a Hong Kong actress and Cantopop singer. Lai was under a contract with the television station TVB and she retired in October 2008. She is popularly nicknamed by the Hong Kong media as the "Goddess of Beauty" (愛美神).

paragraph: Section::::Early life.

paragraph: On 1 October 1971 Lai was born in Hong Kong. Lai's grandfather Lai Man-Wai was a key figure of the first generation of Hong Kong filmmakers, and her grandmother Lim Cho Cho was a silent era star. Lai's father was deaf.

paragraph: Section::::Career.

paragraph: When Lai's family went bankrupt, she entered the entertainment industry at the age of 14 to earn money to support her family and her younger brother's education in England. Lai began her career as a singer, releasing several albums in the 1990s in both Cantonese and Mandarin.

paragraph: In her early acting career, Lai turned down roles that she felt compromised her public persona. However, she overcame her "superficial and childish image" later and began to embrace many critically acclaimed roles. She won the Most Popular Actress Award at the 2004 TVB Anniversary Awards for her role in "War and Beauty". Lai also performed in several box office hits, including the "Young and Dangerous" film series. At the premiere of "The Gem of Life", Lai announced that she would be retiring from the industry to concentrate on looking after her brother's business after he was seriously injured in a car accident in 2007.

paragraph: Section::::Personal life.

paragraph: In 2008, Lai married businessman Patrick Ma Ting-kung to rumours that they were expecting their first child, however Lai later dismissed the rumours of her pregnancy.

paragraph: In March 2010, Lai confirmed that she was pregnant with twins, and on July 25, 2010, she gave birth to two girls, Pricia and Gianna. In October 8, 2012, she gave birth to her third daughter, Pegella.

paragraph: Section::::Awards.

paragraph: BULLET::::- 1993 Best Selling Single

paragraph: BULLET::::- 1994 Top 10 Chinese Songs (Silver Medal)

paragraph: BULLET::::- 1994 JSG Best New Talent Singer

paragraph: BULLET::::- 2004 TVB 37th Anniversary – Best Actress Award, as Yuk Ying in War and Beauty

paragraph: BULLET::::- 2004 TVB 37th Anniversary – Best Character Award, as Yuk Ying in War and Beauty

paragraph: BULLET::::- 2004 Black and White Television Characters Awards, Favourite Actress Award

paragraph: BULLET::::- 2004 Metro's Best Duet Collaboration Award for the Song “Poison” with Bowie Lam

paragraph: BULLET::::- 2004 Metroshowbiz TV awards – Top 10 TV Actors and Actresses

paragraph: BULLET::::- 2004 Watson's Annual Health & Beauty Awards – Artiste with Perfect Skin

paragraph: BULLET::::- 2005 TVB Weekly Popularity Awards – Most Popular Magazine Cover Artiste

paragraph: BULLET::::- 2005 TVB Weekly Popularity Awards – Most Popular Female Artiste

paragraph: BULLET::::- 2005 TVB Weekly Popularity Awards – Most Popular Female in Ancient Drama

paragraph: BULLET::::- 2005 TVB Weekly Popularity Awards – Most Popular of them all

paragraph: BULLET::::- 2005 Next Magazine TV Awards Top 10 TV Artists

paragraph: BULLET::::- 2005 Next Magazine Sponsorship Award - Best Style Actress

paragraph: BULLET::::- 2005 Top Ten Best Dressed Personalities Awards

paragraph: BULLET::::- 2005 Watson's Annual Health & Beauty Awards – Artiste with Perfect Skin

paragraph: BULLET::::- 2005 Astro TV Drama Award – Favourite Female Character Award for War and Beauty

paragraph: BULLET::::- 2005 Astro TV Drama Award – Favourite Lethal Beauty Award for War and Beauty

paragraph: BULLET::::- 2005 Metroshowbiz TV awards – Top 10 TV Actors and Actresses

paragraph: BULLET::::- 2006 TVB Weekly Popularity Awards – Top 10 TV Artists

paragraph: BULLET::::- 2006 Watson's Annual Health & Beauty Awards – Artiste with Perfect Skin

paragraph: BULLET::::- 2006 China Entertainment Awards – Most Popular Non-Mainland Actress

paragraph: BULLET::::- 2007 Astro TV Drama Award – Favorite Moment Award for Frances in Healing Hands 3

paragraph: BULLET::::- 2007 Health Choice Award

paragraph: BULLET::::- 2007 China/HK 10th Entertainment Awards - Most Popular Actress Award

paragraph: BULLET::::- 2007 China/HK 10th Entertainment Awards - Best Couple Award with Bowie Lam

paragraph: BULLET::::- 2007 Watson's HWB Awards - Top Diamond Award

paragraph: BULLET::::- 2007 Singapore I-weekly Magazine - Top 10 Most Loved Hong Kong Actresses

paragraph: BULLET::::- 2007 TVB 40th Anniversary - Mainland Audience's Fave TVB Actress Award

paragraph: BULLET::::- 2008 Astro TV Drama Award – Favourite Actress Award for Dance of Passion

paragraph: BULLET::::- 2008 Astro TV Drama Award – Favourite Character Award for Dance of Passion

paragraph: BULLET::::- 2008 Hong Kong-Asia Film Financing Forum - Top Six Most Popular Hong Kong TV Female Artistes

paragraph: BULLET::::- 2008 HKFDA 20th Annual Best Dressed Personalities Awards

paragraph: BULLET::::- 2009 New York Festivals Television and Film Award - Hong Kong, TVB: Best Performance for The Ultimate Crime Fighter

paragraph: Section::::External links.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Gigi Lai at the Hong Kong Movie DataBase

paragraph: BULLET::::- spcnet.tv entry

paragraph: ! colspan="3" style="background: #DAA520;" | TVB Anniversary Awards

description: Hong Kong actor and singer

wikidata_label: Gigi Lai

wikipedia_title: Gigi Lai


text: Linkin Park

text: Agoura High School

text: Mike Shinoda

text: UCLA

text: A&R

text: Warner Bros. Records

text: Chester Bennington

text: summa cum laude

text: Phi Beta Kappa

text: UCLA

text: same name as the band

text: Warner Bros. Records

text: Hybrid Theory

text: Reanimation

text: Meteora

text: Minutes to Midnight

text: What I've Done

text: E-Bow

text: Given Up

text: New Divide

text: A Thousand Suns

text: Living Things

text: A&R Representative

text: Machine Shop Recordings

text: Holly Brook

text: Fort Minor

text: Where'd You Go

text: UCLA

text: College of Letters and Science

text: Pauley Pavilion

text: Jewish

text: Sebastian Bach

text: Music for Relief

text: Little Kids Rock

text: hip-hop

text: electronica

text: The Hunting Party

text: Waiting for the End

text: Shure

text: Paul Reed Smith

text: PRS

text: Drop C#

text: Drop D

text: PRS

text: E♭ tuning

text: PRS

text: PRS Standard

text: Ibanez

text: Drop B

text: Ibanez

text: Ibanez

text: Projekt Revolution

text: Ibanez

text: B tuning

text: Fender

text: Stratocaster

text: Fender

text: Stratocaster

text: Fender Jaguar

text: Fender Telecaster

text: Gibson Les Paul

text: Ibanez

text: Gibson

text: TC Electronics

text: Boss

text: Boss

text: Boss

text: Boss

text: Boss

text: Dunlop

text: Ibanez

text: Soldano

text: Marshall

text: Mesa Boogie Dual Rectifier

text: Hiwatt

text: Bogner

text: Bo Diddley

text: Dunlop

text: D'Addario

text: DiMarzio

text: Audio technica

categories: Guitarists from California,American guitarists,Linkin Park members,People from Agoura Hills, California,Warner Bros. Records artists,American heavy metal guitarists,21st-century American musicians,Living people,Musicians from Los Angeles County, California,Seven-string guitarists,20th-century American musicians,Alternative metal guitarists,Jewish American musicians,1977 births,Lead guitarists,University of California, Los Angeles alumni,A&R people,American male guitarists

paragraph: Brad Delson

paragraph: Bradford Phillip Delson (born December 1, 1977) is an American musician and record producer, best known as the lead guitarist and one of the founding members of the American rock band Linkin Park.

paragraph: Section::::Early life.

paragraph: Brad Delson attended Agoura High School in Agoura Hills, an affluent suburb of Los Angeles, with childhood friend and Linkin Park band mate Mike Shinoda. He played in various bands throughout his high school career, the most notable being Relative Degree, in which he met and teamed up with drummer Rob Bourdon. Relative Degree's goal was simply to play a show, and, after achieving that goal, they disbanded.

paragraph: After graduating in 1995, Delson, Shinoda and Bourdon formed Xero, which would eventually become the starting point for Linkin Park.

paragraph: Delson entered UCLA in 1995 as a Regent Scholar working toward a Bachelor of Arts degree in Communication Studies with a specialization in Business and Administration. He shared a dorm room with future Linkin Park band mate Dave Farrell for three out of his four years at school. Delson also had the opportunity to intern with a member of the music industry as part of his studies and ended up working for Jeff Blue, an A&R representative at Warner Bros. Records, who offered constructive criticism on Xero's demos, which were from the 4-track sampler tape "Xero", which was released in 1996. Blue later introduced Chester Bennington, who would become the lead vocalist of Linkin Park, to the rest of the band.

paragraph: After graduating "summa cum laude" and Phi Beta Kappa from UCLA in 1999, Delson decided to forgo law school in order to pursue a musical career with Linkin Park.

paragraph: Section::::Early life.:Linkin Park.

paragraph: In 1999, Delson's band, Xero, replaced former lead vocalist Mark Wakefield with Arizona native Chester Bennington and renamed themselves Hybrid Theory. Before long, Delson, along with Shinoda, had produced the six-track EP of the same name as the band, distributing it to various websites online and earning the band its own cult following. By 2000, after one more band name change, Linkin Park was signed by Warner Bros. Records.

paragraph: On October 24, 2000, Linkin Park released the overwhelmingly successful "Hybrid Theory". Over the next year, Delson helped produce the remix album "Reanimation" (2002), and added his own creative insight into the remixed interpretation of "Pushing Me Away" ("P5hng Me A*wy").

paragraph: After "Reanimation", Delson played a key role in the production of Linkin Park's second studio album, "Meteora" (2003), which featured heavier guitar riffs than ones in "Hybrid Theory".

paragraph: Linkin Park released their third studio album "Minutes to Midnight" on May 15, 2007 in the United States. For this album, the band strayed away from the nu metal style they had perfected in "Hybrid Theory" and "Meteora", and developed an entirely new sound. For Delson, this meant experimenting with different guitars and amps, both new and vintage. It also meant he needed to push aside his disinclination for guitar solos, which are featured in the tracks "What I've Done", "In Pieces" and "The Little Things Give You Away".

paragraph: While the band pieced together the song "The Little Things Give You Away," Delson experimented with an E-Bow, creating a song called "Ebow Idea," which would afterwards become "No More Sorrow". Listeners can also hear him jingling his keys in "Given Up", an idea which he is credited with in the album booklet, as well as the multiple tracks of hands clapping. He has also played the piano for a few of the live shows on the song "Hands Held High".

paragraph: Brad also added his own creative insight into "New Divide", the track composed and performed by Linkin Park for "" in 2009. It was also the band's last single before the whole band got together, away from their side projects to compose music for their fourth album, "A Thousand Suns", released on September 14, 2010. Their next album, "Living Things", was released on June 26, 2012. The tenth song of this album, "Until It Breaks", features Brad Delson, doing the vocals. Near the ending, Brad sings a melodic part, which is the first time he actually sings lead vocals in a record.

paragraph: Section::::Side projects.

paragraph: BULLET::::- 2002–present – A&R Representative for Machine Shop Recordings, a Warner Bros. Imprint label started by both Delson and Shinoda in 2002. Delson is responsible for scouting artists, such as Holly Brook, and signing them to the label.

paragraph: BULLET::::- 2006 – Produced "Where'd You Go (BBB Remix)," which was featured on the retail single of Fort Minor's third single "Where'd You Go".

paragraph: Section::::Personal life.

paragraph: Delson married Elisa Boren in September 2003.

paragraph: He was the keynote speaker at his alma mater UCLA's College of Letters and Science commencement ceremony on June 12, 2009, in Pauley Pavilion.

paragraph: Delson identifies as Jewish.

paragraph: Delson and his wife have a son, Jonah Taylor Delson, born on March 25, 2008.

paragraph: Delson has cited that his biggest influence is singer and vocalist Sebastian Bach.

paragraph: Section::::Philanthropy.

paragraph: BULLET::::- 2004 – Delson and his wife established the Delson Scholarship Fund at UCLA, which annually awards four-year scholarships to extraordinary students from Huntington Park.

paragraph: BULLET::::- 2005 – Linkin Park established Music for Relief, a non-profit organization founded to aid victims of world catastrophes and combat global warming. Since its founding, Music for Relief has raised almost three million dollars, helping victims of the South Asian tsunami, Hurricane Katrina, and the Southern California wildfires.

paragraph: BULLET::::- 2005 – Signed on as an official supporter of Little Kids Rock, a nonprofit organization that provides free musical instruments and instruction to children in underserved public schools throughout the United States. Delson has personally delivered instruments to children in the program and sits on the organization's board of directors as an honorary member.

paragraph: Section::::Playing style and equipment.

paragraph: Delson's style is sometimes criticized as being too simplistic, lacking complexity, and largely limited to non-solo, non-instrumental sections, particularly during the "Hybrid Theory" and "Meteora" eras. He has stated that he "doesn't like to show off", and that he attempts to play his guitar so that it sounds as though it were the keyboard or strings so as to seamlessly fit in with the band's hip-hop- and electronica-style compositions. Delson has also stated that he likes to produce a gritty, "sampled" feel with his sound. Although a self-described "fervent opponent of guitar leads," he started performing solos in the "Minutes to Midnight" era after his bandmates encouraged him to do so. Delson performs guitar solos on the tracks "What I've Done," "In Pieces" and "The Little Things Give You Away." Delson also played many solos on Linkin Park's 6th studio album The Hunting Party.

paragraph: In the early days of Linkin Park, their usual bassist, David "Phoenix" Farrell was unavailable due to touring commitments with Tasty Snax. As a result, on "Hybrid Theory", Delson filled in as their recording bassist. For live shows, Brad has occasionally swapped instruments with Farrell during "Nobody's Listening" and he also plays the keyboards during the song "Hands Held High." During the "A Thousand Suns Tour" he expanded his live repertoire to include percussion and backing vocals, as well as keyboards during "Waiting for the End" while Mike Shinoda performs the song's rhythm guitar parts. During the 2012 tour promoting "Living Things" he also played keyboards during other songs like "Burn It Down".

paragraph: Delson typically performs while wearing a pair of Shure brand headphones, in order to protect his hearing.

paragraph: Delson's equipment includes the following:

paragraph: Section::::Playing style and equipment.:Guitars.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Paul Reed Smith Custom 24/Standard 24/CE 24 guitars – Delson's favorite guitar is his custom-made red PRS with the Hybrid Theory soldier on the body, Tuned to Drop C#. he Also has one with a greyburst finish and the "Minutes to Midnight-era LP" logo on it for tuning to Drop D and for performing songs from "Minutes to Midnight". He also has a blue CE24 and sunburst Custom 24 that was his main guitar for the early days of Linkin Park and can be seen in the videos for "In The End, Crawling, and One Step Closer". It was retired in 2003. He Also has two CE24 and a Custom 24 with a Fernandes Sustainer neck pickup for performing "No More Sorrow".

paragraph: BULLET::::- PRS Custom 22/CE 22 guitars. Delson has two Custom 22, one in a greyish color tuned to E♭ tuning and one red, with the Hybrid Theory soldier on the body identical to his Custom 24 tuned to Drop C#. The same red guitar had its neck pickup changed out for a Fernandes Sustainer pickup for performing No More Sorrow.

paragraph: BULLET::::- PRS NF3 – used on "Runaway" and "With You".

paragraph: BULLET::::- PRS Standard – Silver finish. Used in Eb tuning. Retired in 2002.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Ibanez RG470XL guitar – used on "Don't Stay" and "Nobody's Listening", tuned to Drop B

paragraph: BULLET::::- Ibanez GRG370DX guitar

paragraph: BULLET::::- Ibanez RG120 guitar – Used on "A Place for My Head" during the Summer Sannitarium 2003 Tour and some Projekt Revolution shows in 2004 (one was smashed at just about every show on Summer Sanitarium in 2003, and occasionally on Projekt Revolution in 2004).

paragraph: BULLET::::- Ibanez RG7620 7-string guitar – Used on "Runaway" and "With You" from 1999 to 2002, tuned to B tuning

paragraph: BULLET::::- Fender Rory Gallagher Tribute Stratocaster – Used on "What I've Done", "The Little Things Give You Away", "Valentine's Day", "Bleed it Out", "New Divide", "Iridescent", "Burning in the Skies" and "The Catalyst".

paragraph: BULLET::::- Fender vintage 1950's Stratocaster – Use mainly in the studio or as a back up for his Fender Rory Gallagher Tribute Stratocaster. (During Summer Sonic 2009 he asked for one in the middle of New Divide as his Rory Gallagher had a problem)

paragraph: BULLET::::- Fender Jaguar

paragraph: BULLET::::- Fender Telecaster

paragraph: BULLET::::- Gibson Les Paul (no longer used)

paragraph: BULLET::::- Ibanez RGT3120 – used on "Runaway" and "With You" in 2003–2007, tuned to B

paragraph: BULLET::::- Gibson J45 – Used on "The Messenger" (A Thousand Suns)

paragraph: Section::::Playing style and equipment.:Effects.

paragraph: To avoid problems with pedals being damaged during live performances, Delson keeps his effect pedals in a rack along with his amplifiers and controls them through a pedalboard onstage. The board also contains a pedal control which allows him to change the settings for his effect pedals.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Voodoo Lab Ground Control Pro floorboard

paragraph: BULLET::::- GCX Audio Switcher

paragraph: BULLET::::- TC Electronics G-Major effects processor

paragraph: BULLET::::- Boss Expression pedal

paragraph: BULLET::::- Boss BF-3 Flanger

paragraph: BULLET::::- Boss NS-2 Noise Suppressor

paragraph: BULLET::::- Boss CS-3 Compression Sustainer (x2)

paragraph: BULLET::::- Boss CE-5 Chorus Ensemble

paragraph: BULLET::::- Dunlop MXR Micro Amp

paragraph: BULLET::::- Ibanez LF-7 Lo-fi pedal

paragraph: BULLET::::- Caroline Guitar Company Kilobyte

paragraph: BULLET::::- Dr. Scientist Reverberator

paragraph: BULLET::::- Electro-Harmonix HOG

paragraph: BULLET::::- EarthQuaker Devices Disaster Transport SR

paragraph: BULLET::::- EarthQuaker Devices Hummingbird

paragraph: BULLET::::- Electro-Harmonix Holy Grail

paragraph: BULLET::::- Red Panda Particle

paragraph: BULLET::::- Strymon BigSky

paragraph: BULLET::::- Z.Vex Super Hard-On

paragraph: BULLET::::- Z.Vex Mastotron

paragraph: Section::::Playing style and equipment.:Amplifiers and current rig.

paragraph: For the first two albums, he used Mesa Boogie Dual Rectifiers and modified Marshall 1959SLP reissue heads live and in the studio, but during the recording of "Minutes to Midnight" Delson decided not to use much of his old equipment to give him a new sound. Delson used several vintage and rare amplifiers such as Soldano SLO's, Marshall JCM 800, Mesa Boogie Dual Rectifier, a 1972 50 watt Hiwatt Custom, a Bogner Uberschall, and an extremely rare Bo Diddley amplifier with an onboard tape delay that was probably made for Diddley by Watkins (WEM). During live performances Delson relies on several Randall MTS Modules to recreate the sound from these different amplifiers.

paragraph: In 2014, the Randall rig was eventually phased out for a Fractal Axe-FX II setup, which is run direct into the PA system and a Matrix GT1000FX power amp. The only analog effect pedals being used are a Devi Ever Shoegazer fuzz, Electro-Harmonix H.O.G., and a Boss NS-2 Noise Suppressor.

paragraph: Section::::Playing style and equipment.:Other.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Dunlop Picks-Tortex Wedge (0.73mm)

paragraph: BULLET::::- D'Addario strings: EXL115,EXL140,EXL110

paragraph: BULLET::::- DiMarzio pickups – D-Sonic, Tone Zone, and Air Norton

paragraph: BULLET::::- Audio technica wireless transmitters and receivers

paragraph: Section::::External links.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Delson's official page from linkinpark.com

description: American musician

wikidata_label: Brad Delson

wikipedia_title: Brad Delson


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sidekick
1906 San Francisco earthquake
Mack Sennett
Art Institute of Chicago
Bozo the Clown
The Winking Idol
The Ridin' Rascal
The Runaway Express
Red Hot Leather
The Mystery Rider
Just Off Broadway
Shanghai Rose
The Border Legion
The Light of Western Stars
No Limit
I Take This Woman
Law of the Sea
Lady and Gent
The Crusader
The Nuisance
Silent Men
Transatlantic Merry-Go-Round
The Lost Jungle
Mystery Mountain
The Headline Woman
Ladies Crave Excitement
Streamline Express
The Fighting Coward
Kelly the Second
Prison Shadows
The Three Mesquiteers
Exiled to Shanghai
Guns in the Dark
The Wrong Road
Abe Lincoln in Illinois
A Gentleman at Heart
That Other Woman
Yankee Doodle Dandy
Doughboys in Ireland
Tarzan's Desert Mystery
Three of a Kind
Gas House Kids Go West
High Noon
Toughest Man Alive

wikipedia_title:
Sidekick
1906 San Francisco earthquake
Mack Sennett
Art Institute of Chicago
Bozo the Clown
The Winking Idol
The Ridin' Rascal
The Runaway Express
Red Hot Leather
The Mystery Rider
Just Off Broadway (1929 film)
Shanghai Rose (film)
The Border Legion (1930 film)
The Light of Western Stars (1930 film)
No Limit (1931 film)
I Take This Woman (1931 film)
The Law of the Sea
Lady and Gent
The Crusader (1932 film)
The Nuisance (1933 film)
Silent Men
Transatlantic Merry-Go-Round
The Lost Jungle
Mystery Mountain (serial)
The Headline Woman
Ladies Crave Excitement
Streamline Express
The Fighting Coward (1935 film)
Kelly the Second
Prison Shadows
The Three Mesquiteers (film)
Exiled to Shanghai
Guns in the Dark
The Wrong Road
Abe Lincoln in Illinois (film)
A Gentleman at Heart
That Other Woman
Yankee Doodle Dandy
Doughboys in Ireland
Tarzan's Desert Mystery
Three of a Kind (1944 film)
Gas House Kids Go West
High Noon
Toughest Man Alive

categories: 1895 births,1962 deaths,American male film actors,20th-century American male actors,Male actors from Chicago

paragraph: Syd Saylor

paragraph: Syd Saylor (born Leo Sailor; March 24, 1895 – December 21, 1962) was an American comedic actor and movie cowboy sidekick who appeared in 395 films and television series between 1926 and 1962.

paragraph: Section::::Early years.

paragraph: Saylor's father, George Sailor, was in San Francisco when the big 1906 San Francisco earthquake hit the area. He was never seen again. Syd was a member of several local actors groups and discovered he had a knack for making people laugh. An uncle was a captain in the Los Angeles Sheriff's Department—and a former member of Mack Sennett's comedy troupe, The Keystone Kops. Syd's uncle used his connections in the Hollywood film industry to get Syd's foot in the door to films. In the silent film days of the 1920s, he had his own series of two-reel shorts.

paragraph: Saylor graduated from the Art Institute of Chicago and worked as an artist before venturing into acting.

paragraph: Section::::Career.

paragraph: Saylor went on to have a prolific career as a character actor, set apart from other character actors by his bulging eyes, stuttering speech, and a protruding Adam's apple. He appeared in everything from comedies to westerns, usually as the hero's comical sidekick.

paragraph: Saylor was also the second television "Bozo the Clown" on KTTV Ch. 11 in Hollywood, California during the early 1950s.

paragraph: Section::::Death.

paragraph: Saylor died in Hollywood in 1962, aged 67.

paragraph: Section::::Selected filmography.

paragraph: BULLET::::- "The Winking Idol" (1926) - The Tramp

paragraph: BULLET::::- "The Ridin' Rascal" (1926)

paragraph: BULLET::::- "The Runaway Express" (1926) - The Tramp

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Red Hot Leather" (1926) - 'Noisy' Bates

paragraph: BULLET::::- "The Mystery Rider" (1928)

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Just Off Broadway" (1929) - Bennie Barnett

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Cat, Dog & Co." (1929, Short) - Pedestrian (uncredited)

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Shanghai Rose" (1929) - Xavier Doolittle

paragraph: BULLET::::- "The Border Legion" (1930)

paragraph: BULLET::::- "The Light of Western Stars" (1930)

paragraph: BULLET::::- "No Limit" (1931)

paragraph: BULLET::::- "I Take This Woman" (1931)

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Law of the Sea" (1932)

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Tangled Destinies" (1932)

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Lady and Gent" (1932) costarring John Wayne

paragraph: BULLET::::- "The Crusader" (1932)

paragraph: BULLET::::- "The Nuisance" (1933)

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Silent Men" (1933)

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Transatlantic Merry-Go-Round" (1934)

paragraph: BULLET::::- "The Lost Jungle" (1934)

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Mystery Mountain" (1934)

paragraph: BULLET::::- "The Headline Woman" (1935)

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Ladies Crave Excitement" (1935)

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Streamline Express" (1935)

paragraph: BULLET::::- "The Fighting Coward" (1935)

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Kelly the Second" (1936)

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Prison Shadows" (1936)

paragraph: BULLET::::- "The Three Mesquiteers" (1936)

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Exiled to Shanghai" (1937)

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Guns in the Dark" (1937) as Oscar

paragraph: BULLET::::- "The Wrong Road" (1937)

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Abe Lincoln in Illinois" (1940) - John Johnston

paragraph: BULLET::::- "A Gentleman at Heart" (1942)

paragraph: BULLET::::- "The Lone Star Ranger" (1942)

paragraph: BULLET::::- "That Other Woman" (1942)

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Yankee Doodle Dandy" (1942) - Star Boarder (uncredited)

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Doughboys in Ireland" (1943)

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Tarzan's Desert Mystery" (1943)

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Three of a Kind" (1944)

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Gas House Kids Go West" (1947)

paragraph: BULLET::::- "High Noon" (1952) - Old Timer on Hotel Porch (uncredited)

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Toughest Man Alive" (1955)

description: actor

wikidata_label: Syd Saylor

wikipedia_title: Syd Saylor


text: lawyer

text: Jewish

text: Rokycany

text: United States

text: B'nai B'rith

text: Union for Reform Judaism

text: William Howard Taft

text: Woodrow Wilson

categories: American people of Czech-Jewish descent,1850 births,Czech Jews,1928 deaths,Austro-Hungarian emigrants to the United States,People from Blovice

paragraph: Adolf Kraus

paragraph: Adolf Kraus (February 26, 1850 – October 22, 1928) was a lawyer and Jewish leader.

paragraph: At the age of 15 he left the Bohemian town of Rokycany where he had grown up and emigrated to the United States. He worked on a farm and in a factory, later settling in Chicago where he completed his law studies before becoming a lawyer. In 1897 he was the second president of the civil service commission. He also became a grand officer of B'nai B'rith (president of Isaiah Temple in Chicago) and a prominent executive of the Union of American Hebrew Congregations (nowadays the Union for Reform Judaism).

paragraph: Kraus had close contacts to American presidents William Howard Taft and Woodrow Wilson. In his position he also helped Czech and Jewish immigrants to the USA. In 1930 a commemorative plaque of Adolf Kraus was unveiled in the town of Rokycany, on the house where he spent his childhood. However, in the 1940s, during the occupation of Czechoslovakia by Nazi Germany, the plaque was pulled down.

paragraph: The house (No.147 in Havlíčkova ulice Street) was demolished in the 1980s.

paragraph: Section::::Sources.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Adolf Kraus Sends Good Wishes to President Harding, "New York Times" 1921 article

description: American lawyer

wikidata_label: Adolf Kraus

wikipedia_title: Adolf Kraus


text: Valentinian I

text: Gratian

text: Socrates of Constantinople

text: John Malalas

text: Chronicon Paschale

text: John of Nikiû

text: Sirmium

text: Pannonia

text: Justina

text: Magnentius

text: Socrates of Constantinople

text: bigamy

text: Timothy Barnes

text: Christianity

text: John Malalas

text: Chronicon Paschale

text: John of Nikiû

text: Church of the Holy Apostles

text: Constantinople

categories: 4th-century Christians,4th-century Roman women,Burials at the Church of the Holy Apostles,Roman empresses,4th-century Romans,4th-century deaths,Valentinian dynasty

paragraph: Marina Severa

paragraph: Marina Severa (died before 375) was the Empress of Rome and first wife of Emperor Valentinian I. She was the mother of later Emperor Gratian. Her full name is unknown. Marina Severa is a combination of the two names given in primary sources. Socrates of Constantinople calls her "Severa" while John Malalas, the "Chronicon Paschale" and John of Nikiû name her "Marina".

paragraph: Section::::Life.

paragraph: Marina Severa married Valentinian before he ascended to the throne. Their son, Gratian was born in 359 at Sirmium in Pannonia. Valentinian was chosen emperor in 364. He divorced his wife around 370 to marry Justina, widow of usurper Magnentius.

paragraph: According to Socrates of Constantinople:

paragraph: This account was dismissed by later historians whose interpretation of it was an unlikely legalization of bigamy. However Timothy Barnes and others consider this decision to only allow various Romans to divorce and then remarry. The controversy being that Christianity had yet to accept the concept of a divorce. Barnes considers that Valentinian was willing to go forth with the legal reformation in pursuit of dynastic legitimacy that would secure his presence on the throne.

paragraph: John Malalas, the Chronicon Paschale and John of Nikiû report Severa to have been banished because of involvement in an illegal transaction. Barnes considers this story to be an attempt to justify the divorce of Valentinian I without blaming the emperor. According to the account of John of Nikiû:

paragraph: When Valentinian died in 375, he was buried in the Church of the Holy Apostles in Constantinople, next to his first wife.

paragraph: Section::::External links.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Section about her in "Ammianus Marcellinus and the Representation of Historical Reality" by Timothy David Barnes

description: Roman empress

wikidata_label: Marina Severa

wikipedia_title: Marina Severa


text: Col

text: USAF

text: astronaut

text: aeronautical engineer

text: test pilot

text: United States Air Force

text: pilot

text: Apollo Lunar Module

text: Apollo 15

text: eighth person to walk on the Moon

text: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

text: Scottish

text: Irish

text: Pomeroy

text: County Tyrone

text: Northern Ireland

text: East High School

text: Salt Lake City

text: Utah

text: Bachelor of Science

text: United States Naval Academy

text: Master of Science

text: Aeronautical Engineering

text: Instrumentation Engineering

text: University of Michigan

text: Hondo Air Base

text: Reese Air Force Base

text: Texas

text: Aerospace Research Pilot School

text: NASA

text: Air Defense Command

text: United States Air Force

text: Air Force Distinguished Service Medal

text: Air Force Commendation Medal

text: Outstanding Unit Citation

text: 4750th Training Wing

text: Lockheed

text: SR-71 Blackbird

text: compound fracture

text: amnesia

text: orthopedic surgeon

text: amputation

text: jet aircraft

text: astronaut

text: April 1966

text: John S. Bull

text: Apollo Lunar Module

text: Space Environment Simulation Laboratory

text: Apollo 10

text: Moon landing

text: Apollo 12

text: Lunar Module Pilot

text: extravehicular activity

text: David Scott

text: Genesis Rock

text: Hadley-Apennine

text: rille

text: Lunar Roving Vehicle

text: Lunar Module

text: rendezvous

text: CSM

text: physiological

text: vital signs

text: flight surgeon

text: bigeminy

text: Chris Kraft

text: Manned Spacecraft Center

text: ICU

text: heart attack

text: trans-Earth injection

text: Al Worden

text: first day covers

text: German

text: stamp dealer

text: colonel

text: God

text: expeditions

text: Mount Ararat

text: Turkey

text: Noah's Ark

text: Genesis creation narrative

text: handball

text: cardiac arrhythmias

text: Arlington National Cemetery

text: James Irwin Charter School

text: Christie's

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text: Society of Experimental Test Pilots

text: Freemason

text: Colorado Springs

text: Civitan International

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text: Air Force Association

text: David C. Schilling

text: Robert J. Collier Trophy

text: Arnold Air Society

text: Order of Leopold

text: Kitty Hawk Memorial Award

text: New York Police Department

text: Honorary Doctorate

text: Honorary

text: Doctorate of Science

text: William Jewell College

text: Honorary

text: D.Sc.

text: Samford University

text: International Space Hall of Fame

text: U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame

text: Minden

text: Louisiana

text: Baptist Church

text: Mayor

text: Tom Colten

text: HBO

text: miniseries

text: From the Earth to the Moon

text: Gareth Williams

text: More Than Earthlings

text: List of spaceflight records

text: James Irwin

text: Encyclopedia Astronautica

text: Irwin at Encyclopedia of Science

text: High Flight Foundation

categories: United States Naval Academy alumni,Collier Trophy recipients,U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School alumni,1930 births,United States Astronaut Hall of Fame inductees,Recipients of the Distinguished Service Medal (United States),1971 in spaceflight,University of Michigan alumni,Apollo program astronauts,American Christian Young Earth creationists,Aviators from Pennsylvania,American astronauts,20th-century American businesspeople,20th-century American engineers,American test pilots,United States Air Force officers,Recipients of the NASA Distinguished Service Medal,People who have walked on the Moon,American people of Scotch-Irish descent,American Christians,United States Air Force astronauts,Apollo 15,American aerospace engineers,Burials at Arlington National Cemetery,1991 deaths

paragraph: James Irwin

paragraph: James Benson "Jim" Irwin (March 17, 1930 – August 8, 1991) (Col, USAF) was an American astronaut, aeronautical engineer, test pilot, and a United States Air Force pilot. He served as Apollo Lunar Module pilot for Apollo 15, the fourth human lunar landing. He was the eighth person to walk on the Moon and the first, and youngest, of those astronauts to die.

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

paragraph: Irwin was born March 17, 1930, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, of Scottish and Irish descent, to parents James Irwin and Elsa Mathilda Irwin (). Irwin's grandparents emigrated to the U.S. from Altmore Parish at Pomeroy in County Tyrone, Ireland (now Northern Ireland) around 1859. At about the age of 12, he informed his mother about his desire to go to the Moon, letting her know that he might be the first person to do so (he ended up being the eighth). He graduated from East High School in Salt Lake City, Utah in 1947. He received a Bachelor of Science degree in Naval Science from the United States Naval Academy in 1951, and Master of Science degrees in Aeronautical Engineering and Instrumentation Engineering from the University of Michigan in 1957.

paragraph: He received initial flight training at Hondo Air Base and follow-on training at Reese Air Force Base, Texas. He graduated from the Air Force Experimental Test Pilot School (Class 60C) in 1961, and the Aerospace Research Pilot School in 1963 (Class IV). Prior to joining NASA, he was chief of the Advanced Requirements Branch at Headquarters Air Defense Command. During his time in the United States Air Force he received the Air Force Distinguished Service Medal and two Air Force Commendation Medals. He also received an Air Force Outstanding Unit Citation while with the 4750th Training Wing.

paragraph: Irwin was also a developmental test pilot for the Lockheed YF-12, the Mach 3 fighter-interceptor variant which preceded the SR-71 Blackbird. His first flight of that aircraft was on the day that one of his five children was born.

paragraph: In 1961, a student pilot that Irwin was training crashed the plane they were flying on a training mission. They both survived, but Irwin suffered compound fractures, amnesia, and nearly lost a leg. John Forrest, a U.S. Air Force orthopedic surgeon, was instrumental in preventing the amputation of Irwin's leg.

paragraph: During his military service, he accumulated more than 7,015 hours flying time, of which 5,300 hours were in jet aircraft.

paragraph: Section::::Personal life.

paragraph: Irwin was raised in a Christian household but stopped actively practicing the religion at age 10. He became a devout born-again Christian after returning from space.

paragraph: In 1952, Irwin married his first wife, who was a Catholic. The two had an unhappy marriage made worse by his devotion to his work. By his own account, the marriage failed after two years due to his poor, borderline cruel treatment of her, and he later stated that finding religion again made familial relationships much easier.

paragraph: In 1959, Irwin married his second wife, the former Mary Ellen Monroe. They were married until his death.

paragraph: Section::::NASA career.

paragraph: Irwin was one of the 19 astronauts selected by NASA in April 1966. He was chosen as commander, with John S. Bull as Lunar Module Pilot, for LTA-8, an environmental qualification test of the Apollo Lunar Module in a vacuum chamber at the Houston Space Environment Simulation Laboratory. He then served as a member of the astronaut support crew for Apollo 10, the first mission to carry the full Apollo stack to the Moon and the dry run for the first crewed Moon landing. Following that assignment, Irwin served as backup Lunar Module Pilot for the second Moon landing mission, Apollo 12.

paragraph: Section::::NASA career.:Apollo 15.

paragraph: Between July 26 and August 7, 1971 – as the Apollo 15 Lunar Module Pilot (LMP) – Irwin logged 295 hours and 11 minutes in space. His extravehicular activity (EVA) on the Moon's surface amounted to 18 hours and 35 minutes of the mission time (an additional 33 minutes was used to do a stand-up EVA by opening the LM's docking hatch to survey the surroundings and take photographs). Irwin and David Scott's mission was more science-based than previous missions, which meant that they received intensive geological training to meet the demanding nature of the J-Mission profile. This extra training is credited with allowing them to make one of the most important discoveries of the Apollo era, the Genesis Rock.

paragraph: Apollo 15 landed in the Moon's Hadley-Apennine region, noted for its mountains and rilles. As a J-Mission, they would spend more time on the Moon than previous missions, to allow for three EVAs. As well, Irwin was the first automobile passenger on the Moon as Scott drove the Lunar Roving Vehicle (LRV) carried along for this mission in the Lunar Module (LM) Falcon's Descent Stage. Scott and Irwin's stay on the Moon was just under three days at 66 hours and 54 minutes.

paragraph: Once the rendezvous procedure was completed between "Falcon" and the "Endeavour" CSM, Irwin and Scott were busy moving items like rock samples into the CSM and preparing the Lunar Module for final separation. During this intense period of work the earliest symptoms of a heart condition appeared. Both Scott and Irwin had been working with no sleep for 23 hours, during which they conducted a final moonwalk, performed the ascent from the lunar surface, rendezvoused with "Endeavour", and encountered the problems that delayed the Lunar Module jettison maneuver. The astronauts' physiological vital signs were being monitored back on Earth, and the flight surgeons noticed some irregularities in Irwin's heart rhythms. Irwin's heart had developed bigeminy. Dr. Charles Berry stated to Chris Kraft, deputy director of the Manned Spacecraft Center (MSC) at the time: "It's serious, [i]f he were on Earth. I'd have him in ICU being treated for a heart attack." However, Berry concluded that since "Endeavour"'s cabin atmosphere was 100% oxygen when in space, Irwin was in the best of circumstances. Specifically, "In truth, ... he's in an ICU. He's getting one hundred percent oxygen, he's being continuously monitored, and best of all, he's in zero "g". Whatever strain his heart is under, well, we can't do better than zero "g"."

paragraph: During the post-trans-Earth injection (TEI) phase of the mission there wasn't much more for Irwin to do other than provide help with Al Worden's EVA to retrieve film magazines from the CSM's SIM bay, by donning a pressure suit and monitoring him. He was able to rest and apparently recover during the rest of the mission. The flight surgeons continued to monitor his EKG until splashdown, but his heart rhythm was normal. This incident was not discussed during the mission debriefing sessions, and the condition did not appear when he returned to Earth.

paragraph: Section::::Post-NASA career.

paragraph: After the return of Apollo 15 to Earth, it was discovered that, without authority, the crew had taken 398 commemorative first day covers to the Moon of which a hundred were then sold to a German stamp dealer. The profits of the sale were intended to be used to establish trust funds for the Apollo 15 crew's children. NASA had turned a blind eye to similar activities on earlier flights, but on this occasion the administration reprimanded the astronauts, and they never got any funds from the sales. Irwin had announced his intent to retire from the air force and resign from NASA prior to the reprimand. During a subsequent investigations by NASA, the attorney general, and Congress, the astronauts surrendered the covers still in their possession; they were returned in 1983 thereby, effectively retracting the accusations and exonerating the crew.

paragraph: By his own admission, Irwin was not a committed Christian during his years at NASA. After his retirement as a colonel in 1972, Irwin founded the High Flight Foundation. He spent the next 20 years as a "Goodwill Ambassador for the Prince of Peace", stating that "Jesus walking on the earth is more important than man walking on the moon". He said that his experiences in space had made God more real to him than before. Irwin and his wife stated that his Christian rebirth, which happened while he was in space, saved their marriage and made their lives much happier.

paragraph: Beginning in 1973, Irwin led several expeditions to Mount Ararat, Turkey, in search of the remains of Noah's Ark. In 1982, he was injured during the descent and had to be transported down the mountain on horseback. In "More Than Earthlings", Irwin wrote expressing his view that the Genesis creation narrative was real, literal history.

paragraph: Section::::Death.

paragraph: Irwin suffered three major heart attacks. One occurred less than two years after Apollo 15, when Irwin was 43, while he was playing handball. Irwin suffered another heart attack in 1986, when he collapsed during a run and was found pulseless on a curb. Doctors from NASA doubted the incidents were related to space travel, and noted that pre-flight testing indicated a tendency for cardiac arrhythmias during strenuous exercise.

paragraph: On August 8, 1991, Irwin suffered another heart attack after a bike ride. Attempts at resuscitation were unsuccessful, and Irwin died later that day. He was buried at Arlington National Cemetery. He was survived by his widow, Mary Ellen, to whom he was married for three decades, and their five children.

paragraph: Of the 12 men who have walked on the Moon, Irwin was the first to die. The James Irwin Charter Schools were founded in Colorado in his honor.

paragraph: A patch cut by Irwin from a backpack abandoned on the Moon during the Apollo 15 mission was auctioned at Christie's in 2001 for in a consignment of material from Irwin's estate that garnered "a combined $500,000".

paragraph: Section::::Organizations.

paragraph: Irwin was a member of the Air Force Association and the Society of Experimental Test Pilots. He was also a Freemason, initiated in Tejon Lodge No. 104 in Colorado Springs.

paragraph: Irwin was a member of Civitan International a nonprofit organization promoting community service, scientific research, and service to people with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

paragraph: Section::::Awards and honors.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Command Pilot Astronaut Wings

paragraph: BULLET::::- Air Force Distinguished Service Medal

paragraph: BULLET::::- two Air Force Commendation Medals

paragraph: BULLET::::- NASA Distinguished Service Medal

paragraph: BULLET::::- United Nations Peace Medal, 1971

paragraph: BULLET::::- City of New York Gold Medal, 1971

paragraph: BULLET::::- City of Chicago Gold Medal, 1971

paragraph: BULLET::::- Air Force Association's David C. Schilling Trophy, 1971

paragraph: BULLET::::- Robert J. Collier Trophy, 1971

paragraph: BULLET::::- Haley Astronautics Award (American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics), 1972

paragraph: BULLET::::- Arnold Air Society's John F. Kennedy Trophy, 1972

paragraph: Irwin's other awards include: Belgium's Order of Leopold in 1971; Kitty Hawk Memorial Award, 1971; New York Police Department St. George Association's Golden Rule Award in 1972; Christian Service Award; Milan Hulbert Trophy of SWAP International in 1973.

paragraph: He was also awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Astronautical Engineering from the University of Michigan in 1971; an Honorary Doctorate of Science from the William Jewell College in 1971; and an Honorary D.Sc. from the Samford University in 1972.

paragraph: He was inducted into the International Space Hall of Fame in 1983, and posthumously into the U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame, on October 4, 1997.

paragraph: In 1973, When Irwin visited the city of Minden, Louisiana, to address a gathering at the First Baptist Church, Mayor Tom Colten declared "James Irwin Day" and made Irwin an "honorary citizen of Minden."

paragraph: Section::::In media.

paragraph: In the 1998 HBO miniseries "From the Earth to the Moon" Irwin was played by Gareth Williams.

paragraph: Section::::Bibliography.

paragraph: BULLET::::- "To Rule the Night: The Discovery Voyage of Astronaut Jim Irwin" (with William A. Emerson, Jr., 1973)

paragraph: BULLET::::- "More Than Earthlings" (1983)

paragraph: BULLET::::- "More Than an Ark on Ararat: Spiritual Lessons Learned While Searching for Noah's Ark" (with Monte Unger, 1985)

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Destination: Moon" (1989)

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Flight Of The Falcon: The Thrilling Adventures Of Colonel Jim Irwin (1991)

paragraph: Section::::See also.

paragraph: BULLET::::- List of spaceflight records

paragraph: Section::::External links.

paragraph: BULLET::::- James Irwin at Encyclopedia Astronautica

paragraph: BULLET::::- Institute of Creation Research biography of James Irwin

paragraph: BULLET::::- Irwin at Encyclopedia of Science

paragraph: BULLET::::- Arlington National Cemetery biography and photos

paragraph: BULLET::::- High Flight Foundation

alias:
Jim Irwin
James B. Irwin
James Benson Irwin

description: American astronaut

enwikiquote_title: James Irwin

wikidata_label: James Irwin

wikipedia_title: James Irwin


text: Chief Rabbi

text: Kraków

text: Meir Lublin

text: Isaac Luria

text: Megaleh Amukot

text: Rashi

text: Hrodna

categories: 1585 births,Kabbalists,Polish rabbis,1633 deaths,People from Kraków

image: 512px-מצבת_רבי_נתן_נטע_שפירא._בית_הקברות_היהודי_העתיק_בקרקוב_(4).jpg

paragraph: Nathan Nata Spira

paragraph: Nathan Nata Spira (; 1585 – 20 July 1633) was a Polish rabbi and kabbalist, who served as Chief Rabbi of Kraków. A student of Meir Lublin, Spira played an important role in spreading Isaac Luria's teachings throughout Poland. Spira was the author of a number of works, most notably the "Megaleh Amukot".

paragraph: Section::::Biography.

paragraph: Spira descended from a rabbinical family, which traced its lineage as far back to Rashi, the noted 11th-century French commentator. He was named after his grandfather Nathan Nata Spira, who was rabbi in Hrodna and author of "Mevo Shearim" (1575) and "Imrei shefer" (1597). His father was Solomon Spira.

paragraph: Spira had seven children, three sons and four daughters.

paragraph: While serving as Chief Rabbi of Kraków, Spiro refused a salary.

paragraph: He is buried in the Old Jewish cemetery in Kazimierz, Krakow.

paragraph: Section::::External links.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Nathan Nata Shapiro, Chief Rabbi of Cracow, 1585-1633

description: Polish rabbi and kabbalist

wikidata_label: Nathan Nata Spira

wikipedia_title: Nathan Nata Spira


text:
North Haven, Maine
Portland, Maine
Portland, Maine
J.Crew
Macy's
Anthropologie
Bed, Bath & Beyond
Shaw Industries
American Society of Interior Designers

categories: Artists from Portland, Maine,People from North Haven, Maine,Living people,1965 births

paragraph: Angela Adams

paragraph: Angela Adams (born 1965 on the island of North Haven, Maine) is an American rug designer. Adams partnered with her husband and furniture designer, Sherwood Hamill, to launch angela adams designs, dedicated to the creation of custom rugs and custom furniture in Portland, Maine.

paragraph: In 2002, Adams and Hamill opened the first angela adams retail store in Portland, Maine. In addition to creating rugs and furniture, the design house developed a line of paper goods, bedding, home accessories, lifestyle accessories and gifts. Adams delivers an "optimistic view of the world spoken through a language of color and pattern" drawing on the natural surroundings of living in Coastal Maine.

paragraph: Since launching the brand, Angela Adams has designed product for several companies including J.Crew, Macy's, Anthropologie, and Bed, Bath & Beyond. In addition, there has been a fabric line developed with Architex Fabrics, a wallcovering line developed with MDC, a carpet line developed with Shaw Industries and a tile line developed with Ann Sacks.

paragraph: In 2009, Angela Adams was honored by the American Society of Interior Designers for Outstanding Accomplishments and Contribution to Design.

paragraph: Her collections in recent years include Astral Garden (2016), Inner Nature (2017) and The Studies Collection (2018).

paragraph: In April 2018 they opened their Studio Showroom in Portland, Maine's East Bayside neighborhood, merging their design studio with their showroom, offices, and furniture shop. The space also incorporates the work of local Maine artists.

description: American textile artist and rugmaker

wikidata_label: Angela Adams

wikipedia_title: Angela Adams


text: Austrian noble

text: Graben von Stein

text: burgraviate

text: Sommeregg Castle

text: Carinthia

text: Carinthian

text: Andreas von Graben

text: Meinhardiner

text: Inner Austria

text: Gorizia

text: Counts of Celje

text: Habsburg

text: Maximilian I

text: Virgil von Graben

text: stattholder

text: Seeboden

text: Viscountess

text: Doberdò

text: ministerialis

text: Rain

text: Bavarian

text: Freiherr

text: Charles V

text: Attems

text: Khevenhüller

text: Ortenburg Castle

text: Lienz

text: (de) Burg Sommeregg

categories: People from Spittal an der Drau District,1534 deaths,Austrian untitled nobility

paragraph: Rosina von Graben von Rain

paragraph: Rosina von Graben von Rain (died 1534 (?)), also called Rosina von Rain, was an Austrian noble woman, a member of the Graben von Stein family and heiress of the burgraviate of Sommeregg Castle in Carinthia.

paragraph: Section::::Biography.

paragraph: Rosina's father was the Carinthian noble Ernst von Graben (d. 1513), son of Andreas von Graben (d. 1463), who ruled as burgrave at Sommeregg since 1507. Her ancestors of the House of Graben, a cadet branch of the princely "Meinhardiner" dynasty, had held large possessions in the Inner Austrian lands of Carinthia and Gorizia (Görz). Andreas had been an official of the Counts of Celje; after their extinction in 1456, his son Ernst had received the Sommeregg estates in Upper Carinthia as a fief from the hands of the Habsburg king Maximilian I. Ernst's brother Virgil von Graben, Rosina's uncle, was a very powerful Austrian noble, Habsburg stattholder in the County of Gorizia and Maximilan's councillor.

paragraph: Rosina was born at her father's residence Sommeregg Castle (near present-day Seeboden) in Carinthia. Upon Ernst's death in 1513, she followed him up as burgravine (a sort of Viscountess) of the Sommeregg estates. She became also Lady of Doberdò within the comital lands of Gorizia.

paragraph: Rosina was married twice: first to the "ministerialis" Georg Goldacher, her second husband was Haymeran of Rain, a member of the Bavarian nobility who was elevated to the rank of a "Freiherr zu Sommeregg" by Emperor Charles V in 1530. The couple sold Doberdò to the Counts of Attems in 1522 and concentrated on consolidating their Carinthian possessions. However, their eldest son Hans Joachim von Rain returned to Bavaria and in 1550 sold the castle and the lordship of Sommeregg to Christoph Khevenhüller, castellan of nearby Ortenburg Castle.

paragraph: Rosina's and her husband Haymeran's tomb chapel is to be found of at the St Michael's Church in Lienz.

paragraph: Section::::External links.

paragraph: BULLET::::- (de) Austro Archiv, "Beiträge zur Familiengeschichte Tirols", "Graben von Stein"

paragraph: BULLET::::- (de) Google books: Das Land Tirol: mit einem Anhange: Vorarlberg: ein Handbuch für Reisende. By Beda Weber

paragraph: BULLET::::- (de) Burg Sommeregg

paragraph: BULLET::::- Rudolf Granichstaedten-Czerva (1948): "Brixen - Reichsfürstentum und Hofstaat".

alias:
Rosina von Graben von Rain zu Sommeregg
Rosina von Rain

description: Austrian noble woman

wikidata_label: Rosina von Graben von Rain

wikipedia_title: Rosina von Graben von Rain


text:
Torrey Botanical Bulletin
Manhattan, New York City
Columbia College
Manhattan, New York City

categories: 1882 deaths,Torrey Botanical Society members,American botanists,Columbia College (New York) alumni,1816 births

paragraph: William Henry Leggett

paragraph: William Henry Leggett (February 24, 1816 – April 11, 1882) was a botanist and journalist, who founded the "Torrey Botanical Bulletin".

paragraph: Section::::Biography.

paragraph: He was born February 24, 1816 in Manhattan, New York City. He graduated from Columbia College in 1837. He founded the "Torrey Botanical Bulletin" and was its editor and publisher from 1870 till 1880. He died on April 11, 1882 in Manhattan, New York City.

description: American botanist

wikidata_label: William Henry Leggett

wikipedia_title: William Henry Leggett


text:
Persian
sufi
saint
Anushiravan
Junayd Baghdadi
Islamic world

categories: 10th-century Iranian people,Iranian Sufi saints,Medieval Persian people,Iranian Sufis,9th-century Iranian people

image: 512px-أبو_علي_الروذباري.png

paragraph: Rudbari

paragraph: Abu Ali al-Rudbarior Abuzer Rudbari (), known also as Rudbari, was a famous early Persian sufi saint of the 9th century. He claimed descent from the Sassanid king Anushiravan and was a disciple of Junayd Baghdadi.

paragraph: Rudbari's statements are recounted in many sayings of the Islamic world. One of his most famous sayings is: No prison confines more closely than the society of those whose outlook is contrary to one's own.

paragraph: Section::::Further reading.

paragraph: Murtaza Muṭahharī, "Understanding Islamic sciences: philosophy, theology, mysticism, morality, jurisprudence", ICAS Press, 2002

description: Iranian saint

wikidata_label: Rudbari

wikipedia_title: Rudbari


text:
rowing
coxswain
Men's eight
2012 Summer Olympics
Men's eight
2016 Summer Olympics
Bedford
Bedford School
University of Leicester
Women's Eights Head of the River Race
River Thames
Championship Course
Mortlake
Putney
Women's Eights Head of the River Race
Championship Course
Mortlake
Putney
2012 London
2016 Rio
2010 Karapiro
2011 Bled
2013 Chungju
2014 Amsterdam
2015 Aiguebelette
Amsterdam
Banyoles
Munich
Bled
Munich
Lucerne
Munich
Lucerne
Belgrade
Lucerne
Munich

categories: Rowers at the 2012 Summer Olympics,People educated at Bedford School,Olympic gold medallists for Great Britain,Olympic medalists in rowing,Coxswains (rowing),Alumni of the University of Leicester,Rowers at the 2016 Summer Olympics,Olympic bronze medallists for Great Britain,Medalists at the 2012 Summer Olympics,Medalists at the 2016 Summer Olympics,1979 births,World Rowing Championships medalists for Great Britain,British male rowers,English male rowers,Members of Leander Club,Sportspeople from Bedford,Olympic rowers of Great Britain,Living people

paragraph: Phelan Hill

paragraph: Phelan Hill (born 21 July 1979) is a British rowing coxswain. He competed in the Men's eight event at the 2012 Summer Olympics, winning a bronze medal. In 2016, he competed in the Men's eight event at the 2016 Summer Olympics, winning the gold medal.

paragraph: Section::::Early life.

paragraph: Hill was born and brought up in Bedford, and attended Bedford School, where he first learnt to row. He later attended the University of Leicester where he graduated in 2001 with a degree in Law (LLB).

paragraph: Section::::Rowing.

paragraph: On 17 March 2014 Hill coxed the composite crew that won the Women's Eights Head of the River Race on the River Thames in London, setting a record time of 17:42.2 for the 4 1⁄4-mile (6.8 km) Championship Course from Mortlake to Putney.

paragraph: On 14 March 2015 Hill coxed the composite crew that won the Women's Eights Head of the River Race on the River Thames in London, setting a time of 18:58.6 for the 4 1⁄4-mile (6.8 km) Championship Course from Mortlake to Putney.

paragraph: Section::::Rowing medals.

paragraph: Section::::Rowing medals.:Olympic Games.

paragraph: BULLET::::- 2012 London – Bronze, Men's Eight

paragraph: BULLET::::- 2016 Rio – Gold, Men's Eight

paragraph: Section::::Rowing medals.:World Championships.

paragraph: BULLET::::- 2010 Karapiro – Silver, Men's Eight

paragraph: BULLET::::- 2011 Bled – Silver, Men's Eight

paragraph: BULLET::::- 2013 Chungju – Gold, Men's Eight

paragraph: BULLET::::- 2014 Amsterdam – Gold, Men's Eight

paragraph: BULLET::::- 2015 Aiguebelette – Gold, Men's Eight

paragraph: Section::::Rowing medals.:World Cups.

paragraph: BULLET::::- 2007 Amsterdam – Gold, Eight

paragraph: BULLET::::- 2009 Banyoles – Bronze, Eight

paragraph: BULLET::::- 2009 Munich – Bronze, Eight

paragraph: BULLET::::- 2010 Bled – Gold, Eight

paragraph: BULLET::::- 2010 Munich – Bronze, Eight

paragraph: BULLET::::- 2010 Lucerne – Bronze, Eight

paragraph: BULLET::::- 2011 Munich – Silver, Eight

paragraph: BULLET::::- 2011 Lucerne – Bronze, Eight

paragraph: BULLET::::- 2012 Belgrade – Silver, Eight

paragraph: BULLET::::- 2012 Lucerne – Silver, Eight

paragraph: BULLET::::- 2012 Munich – Bronze, Eight

description: British rower

wikidata_label: Phelan Hill

wikipedia_title: Phelan Hill


text: Warsaw

text: 2012 Summer Olympics

text: women's quadruple sculls

text: 2016 Summer Olympics

text: Maria Springwald

text: Agnieszka Kobus

text: Monika Ciaciuch

text: 2016 European Championships

text: 2015 European Championships

text: 2013 World Championships

text: Sylwia Lewandowska

text: Magdalena Fularczyk

text: Natalia Madaj

text: Kamila Socko

text: Joanna Leszczyńska at World Rowing (under her married name of Joanna Hentka

categories: Rowers at the 2012 Summer Olympics,Olympic medalists in rowing,1988 births,Rowers at the 2016 Summer Olympics,Living people,Medalists at the 2016 Summer Olympics,Sportspeople from Warsaw,Olympic rowers of Poland,Polish female rowers,Olympic bronze medalists for Poland

paragraph: Joanna Leszczyńska

paragraph: Joanna Leszczyńska ( ; born 18 December 1988 in Warsaw) is a Polish rower. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, she competed in the women's quadruple sculls. She won bronze medal in quadruple sculls at the 2016 Summer Olympics, with Maria Springwald, Agnieszka Kobus and Monika Ciaciuch. That was also the team that won silver at the 2016 European Championships and bronze at the 2015 European Championships on home water in Poznan.

paragraph: Leszczyńska had previously won bronze in the women's quadruple sculls at the 2013 World Championships with Sylwia Lewandowska, Magdalena Fularczyk and Natalia Madaj.

paragraph: She had previously won European silver in 2012 in the quadruple sculls with Kamila Socko, Sylwia Lewandowska and Natalia Madaj.

paragraph: Section::::See Also.

description: Polish rower

wikidata_label: Joanna Leszczyńska

wikipedia_title: Joanna Leszczyńska


text:
rower
World Rowing Junior Championships
2012 Summer Olympics
London
2015 world champion
double scull
Zoe Stevenson
2016 Summer Olympics
Parnassus
Cheviot
Rangi Ruru Girls' School
Christchurch
Maadi Cup
World Rowing Junior Championships
Brive-la-Gaillarde
Zoe Stevenson
Francie Turner
Grace Prendergast
Račice
2010 Summer Youth Olympics
Singapore
under 23 class
Dick Tonks
sweep rower
sculler
Sarah Gray
Fiona Bourke
Louise Trappitt
Hamburg
Lucerne
2011 World Rowing Championships
Lake Bled
Bled
2012 Summer Olympics
London
Sydney
2013 World Rowing Championships
Tangeum Lake
Chungju
Varese
double scull
Zoe Stevenson
2015 World Rowing Championships
Lac d'Aiguebelette
Aiguebelette
2016 Summer Olympics
Cambridge
Lake Karapiro
Wellington

categories: Rowers at the 2012 Summer Olympics,World Rowing Championships medalists for New Zealand,People educated at Rangi Ruru Girls' School,New Zealand female rowers,Olympic rowers of New Zealand,Rowers at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics,1992 births,21st-century New Zealand painters,Living people

paragraph: Eve MacFarlane

paragraph: Eve Macfarlane (born 27 September 1992) is a New Zealand rower. Described as a "natural rower", she went to the 2009 World Rowing Junior Championships within a few months of having taken up rowing and won a silver medal. She represented New Zealand at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London as the country's youngest Olympian at those games. She was the 2015 world champion in the women's double sculls with Zoe Stevenson. At the 2016 Summer Olympics, they came fourth in the semi-finals and thus missed the A final.

paragraph: Section::::Junior rowing.

paragraph: Macfarlane was born in 1992 and grew up in Parnassus, just north of Cheviot. She was educated at Rangi Ruru Girls' School in Christchurch where she was into many sports, including "netball, basketball, athletics, volleyball, touch, cross-country running". She excelled at any sport she tried and Rex Farrelly, Rangi Ruru's long-term rowing coach, asked her if she wanted to try rowing, which she started in 2009. Farrelly says that "there's very few natural rowers. Eve was one." Gary Hay, one of the other rowing coaches at Rangi Ruru, describes her as a natural rower:

paragraph: Macfarlane competed for Rangi Ruru in the 2009 and 2010 Maadi Cup national secondary school rowing championships, and was a member of the crews that won the Levin 75th Jubilee Cup (girls under-18 eights) and Dawn Cup (girls under-18 coxed fours) for the school in both years. Her 2009 Maadi Cup appearance guaranteed her a place in the junior women's eight that went to the World Rowing Junior Championships in August 2009 in Brive-la-Gaillarde, France; within months of having taken up rowing, she won a silver medal at a World Rowing Junior Championship. Zoe Stevenson and Francie Turner were also in the boat.

paragraph: Macfarlane changed to a women's four and with Beatrix Heaphy-Hall, Jennifer Storey, and Grace Prendergast, she won gold at the 2010 World Rowing Junior Championships in Račice, Czech Republic. At the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics in Singapore, she won the B Final with Beatrix Heaphy-Hall in the junior women's pair.

paragraph: Section::::Elite rowing.

paragraph: She changed to the elite class in 2011, having skipped the under 23 class, and came under the guidance of national coach Dick Tonks. Tonks changed her from a sweep rower to a sculler and placed her in a women's quadruple scull. The four, which included Sarah Gray, Fiona Bourke and Louise Trappitt, surprised themselves by winning bronze at the regattas in Hamburg (Germany) and Lucerne (Switzerland). They maintained their form and won a bronze at the 2011 World Rowing Championships at Lake Bled in Bled, Slovenia.

paragraph: In 2012, Macfarlane competed with the women's quad at regattas in Lucerne (Switzerland; fourth place) and Munich (Germany; fifth place). The quad then went to the 2012 Summer Olympics in London with a strong expectation for a medal when Trappitt "caught a crab" and snapped an oar at the 1500 m mark in the repechage. This cost the team their place in the final (they would have had to be within the first four but came last in the repechage), and they subsequently came first in the B final. Macfarlane was New Zealand's youngest representative in London.

paragraph: In 2013, Macfarlane was part of the women's eight. At regattas in Sydney (Australia) and Lucerne (Switzerland), they came fifth and sixth, respectively. At the 2013 World Rowing Championships held at Tangeum Lake in Chungju, South Korea, the eight came first in the B final.

paragraph: MacFarlane did not race in 2014. At regattas in Varese (Italy) and Lucerne (Switzerland) in 2015, she competed in the double sculls with Zoe Stevenson, winning gold in both finals. The pair went to the 2015 World Rowing Championships held at Lac d'Aiguebelette in Aiguebelette, France, and again won gold. Stevenson and MacFarlane qualified for the 2016 Summer Olympics, but were beaten in the semi-finals by the US by 5/100 into fourth place, thus missing the A final. In November 2016, both MacFarlane and Stevenson announced that they would take the 2017 rowing season off.

paragraph: Section::::Private life.

paragraph: Macfarlane lives in Cambridge to be close to Lake Karapiro for her rowing training. She holds a Diploma in Art and Creativity with honours, obtained through extramural study at the Learning Connexion in Wellington.

description: New Zealand rower

wikidata_label: Eve MacFarlane

wikipedia_title: Eve MacFarlane


text:
English Civil War
Parliamentarian
Royalist
Battle of Stratton
Devon
Ashton
Sir George Chudleigh, 1st Baronet
William Strode
Ireland
Braddock Down
Slanning
Trevanion
Modbury
Stamford
Launceston
Merrick
Battle of Sourton Down
Grenville
halberd
Oxford
Lord Clarendon
Bideford
Chudleigh Fort

categories: Cavaliers,Military history of Cornwall,Year of birth unknown,People from Devon,1643 deaths,People killed in the English Civil War,English military personnel killed in action,Roundheads

paragraph: James Chudleigh

paragraph: Major-General James Chudleigh (c.1618–1643) was a military officer during the first period of the English Civil War. He participated in several battles in South-West England, initially on the Parliamentarian side. He defected to the Royalist party after his capture at the Battle of Stratton.

paragraph: Section::::Life.

paragraph: Chudleigh was a younger son of an ancient Devon landowning family, the Chudleighs of Ashton. His father, Sir George Chudleigh, 1st Baronet, had some open grievances against the King and fought for Parliament as a cavalry commander, while the zealous Parliamentarian William Strode was his maternal uncle. Prior to the outbreak of war in England, he had served as an officer in the royal army in Ireland.

paragraph: Chudleigh's record in early actions showed that he had considerable ability as a commander. He played an important role in the night skirmishes around Braddock Down, and on 21 February 1643 won a sharp engagement against Slanning and Trevanion at Modbury. Aged just 25, he took over command from Stamford during Parliament's attempt on Launceston on 23 April 1643, but was driven back after Royalist reinforcements arrived. Chudleigh then covered the retreat with Merrick's unit of London "Greycoats", supposedly personally harnessing the teams of oxen to save the Parliamentarian artillery. At the Battle of Sourton Down on 25 April, his ambush of Hopton's troops was instrumental in securing the Royalist defeat.

paragraph: At Stratton, however, Chudleigh was abandoned by his commander Stamford, who fled without exposing himself to danger. Chudleigh led his pikemen in a charge against Grenville's regiment, but a counter-attack resulted in his capture, with a head wound and a broken halberd: he was taken to Oxford subsequent to the battle. Parliament did not offer to exchange him, and Stamford accused him of treachery, after which he agreed to join the Royalist army. His reasons for doing so were published in a pamphlet, "Serjeant Major" (sic) "James Chudleigh, his declaration to his country-men".

paragraph: His desertion to the Royalists was condemned by many, but Lord Clarendon, in a short biographical sketch, defended Chudleigh's character. He claimed that Chudleigh, rather than deserting at the height of the battle (as alleged by Stamford) had fought bravely and with distinction at Stratton until captured, and only afterwards agreed to serve the King as a matter of conscience: "he was of too good an understanding, and too much generosity in his nature, to be effected to the cause which he served, or to comply with those arts, which he saw practised to carry it on". Chudleigh had also been involved in the Army Plots of 1641 in common with many other future Royalist colonels - albeit mainly in the capacity of an "innocent courier" - and may have only appeared in Parliamentarian service as he was unable to secure a command in the King's army in 1642. Chudleigh's father was also subsequently to join the King's forces, along with another brother, Thomas.

paragraph: While still in the service of Parliament, Chudleigh was responsible for constructing a fort near Bideford, now known as the Chudleigh Fort.

paragraph: Section::::Death.

paragraph: In September 1643, Chudleigh seems to have been part of the defending garrison of Dartmouth when it was besieged by Fairfax. According to Clarendon, he was hit before the town by a musket-shot, on or around 30 September, and died a few days later. His burial record was found in the register of St Saviour's church, Dartmouth.

wikidata_label: James Chudleigh

wikipedia_title: James Chudleigh


text:
KBE
British
Conservative
Member of Parliament
Abbey Dore
Herefordshire
House of Commons
Stockport
Stockport South
County Palatine of Chester
Arnold

categories: Chairmen of the 1922 Committee,1878 births,UK MPs 1951–1955,UK MPs 1935–1945,People educated at Bristol Grammar School,UK MPs 1945–1950,Conservative Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies,English engineers,UK MPs 1950–1951,People from Herefordshire,1965 deaths,Barons in the Peerage of the United Kingdom,Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for Stockport

paragraph: Arnold Gridley, 1st Baron Gridley

paragraph: Arnold Babb Gridley, 1st Baron Gridley, KBE (16 July 1878 – 27 July 1965) was a British Conservative Member of Parliament (MP).

paragraph: Gridley was the son of Edward Gridley of Abbey Dore in Herefordshire. He worked as a consulting engineer but later turned to politics. In 1935 he was elected to the House of Commons for Stockport, a seat he held until the constituency was abolished in 1950, and then represented Stockport South from 1950 to 1955. The latter year he was raised to the peerage as Baron Gridley, of Stockport in the County Palatine of Chester.

paragraph: Lord Gridley married Mabel, daughter of Oliver Hudson, in 1905. He died in July 1965, aged 87, and was succeeded in the barony by his eldest son Arnold.

paragraph: Section::::References.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). "Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage" (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990.

description: British politician

wikidata_label: Arnold Gridley, 1st Baron Gridley

wikipedia_title: Arnold Gridley, 1st Baron Gridley


text:
Ancient Egypt
20th dynasty
Ramesses IV
Ramesses V

categories: Queens consort of the Twentieth Dynasty of Egypt,12th-century BC women,12th-century BC clergy,Ramesses III

paragraph: Duatentopet

paragraph: Duatentopet or Tentopet was an Ancient Egyptian queen of the 20th dynasty, the wife of Pharaoh Ramesses IV, and mother of Ramesses V. Even though the identity of Ramesses IV's wife has not been clearly stated in history, she is considered the most likely candidate by virtue of the titles she was given and which were found listed in her tomb (QV74).

paragraph: In the Karnak temple complex, an Adoratrix named Tentopet is shown with Ramesses III in the Temple of Khonsu. It is thought likely that Tentopet and Queen Duatentopet were the same person, and that she was a daughter of Ramesses III. This would make her a sister, or a half-sister, of her husband.

paragraph: Her steward Amenhotep was buried in Theban tomb TT346.

description: ancient Egyptian queen consort

wikidata_label: Duatentopet

wikipedia_title: Duatentopet


text:
Conservative
Member of Parliament
William Ormsby-Gore
Anglo-Irish
House of Commons
Carnarvonshire
North Shropshire
William
Hon
Fanny Mary Katherine Ormsby-Gore

categories: UK MPs 1859–1865,Conservative Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies,UK MPs 1865–1868,UK MPs 1837–1841,1876 deaths,UK MPs 1874–1880,UK MPs 1868–1874,Conservative Party (UK) MPs for Welsh constituencies,Barons in the Peerage of the United Kingdom,1816 births

paragraph: John Ormsby-Gore, 1st Baron Harlech

paragraph: John Ralph Ormsby-Gore, 1st Baron Harlech (3 June 1816 – 15 June 1876), was a British peer and Conservative Member of Parliament.

paragraph: Section::::Biography.

paragraph: Lord Harlech was the eldest son of William Ormsby-Gore, an Anglo-Irish aristocrat, and Mary Jane Ormsby. He was elected to the House of Commons for Carnarvonshire in 1837, a seat he held until 1841, and later represented North Shropshire from 1859 to 1876.

paragraph: On 14 January 1876 he was raised to the peerage as Baron Harlech, of Harlech in the County of Merioneth, with remainder to his brother William in the absence of male heirs.

paragraph: Section::::Marriage and Children.

paragraph: Lord Harlech married Sarah, daughter of Sir John Tyssen Tyrrell, 2nd Baronet, on 4 June 1844. They had one child:

paragraph: BULLET::::- Hon Fanny Mary Katherine Ormsby-Gore (born 1845, died 25 November 1927)

paragraph: Lord Harlech died on 15 June 1876, aged 60, having held the title for only five months. As he had no son, he was succeeded according to the special remainder by his brother William.

paragraph: Lady Harlech died in 1898.

paragraph: Section::::Styles and arms.

paragraph: Section::::Styles and arms.:Styles of address.

paragraph: BULLET::::- 18161837: Mr John Ormsby-Gore

paragraph: BULLET::::- 18371841: Mr John Ormsby-Gore

paragraph: BULLET::::- 18411859: Mr John Ormsby-Gore

paragraph: BULLET::::- 18591876: Mr John Ormsby-Gore

paragraph: BULLET::::- 1876: The Rt Hon. The Lord Harlech

paragraph: Section::::References.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). "Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage" (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990,

alias:
John Ormsby-Gore
John Ralph Ormsby-Gore

description: British politician

wikidata_label: John Ormsby-Gore, 1st Baron Harlech

wikipedia_title: John Ormsby-Gore, 1st Baron Harlech


text:
Bruges
Belgian
motocross
2003 MX2-GP World Champion
MX1-GP
2007
Suzuki
Eric Geboers
Sylvain Geboers
2011
Le Touquet
beach race
Steve Ramon official site
Team Suzuki web site

categories: 1979 births,Motocross riders,Sportspeople from Bruges,Belgian motorcycle racers,Living people

paragraph: Steve Ramon

paragraph: Steve Ramon (born 29 December 1979 in Bruges) is a Belgian former professional motocross racer.

paragraph: Ramon was the 2003 MX2-GP World Champion. He repeated as MX1-GP world champion in 2007 although he did not win a single GP in that year. Ramon raced for the Teka Suzuki team managed by former world champion Eric Geboers and his brother Sylvain Geboers, until an injury ended his GP career in 2011. He also won the Belgian national championship in 1999 (in the 125cc category), 2004 and 2006 (both in the MX1-GP category).

paragraph: In 2014 Ramon ended third at the Le Touquet beach race in France.

paragraph: Section::::External links.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Steve Ramon official site

paragraph: BULLET::::- Team Suzuki web site

description: Motocross racer

wikidata_label: Steve Ramon

wikipedia_title: Steve Ramon


text:
Miyoshi Motonaga
Japan
samurai
Sengoku period
Miyoshi clan
Miyoshi Nagayoshi
Atagi Fuyuyasu
Sogō Kazumasa
Miyoshi Nagaharu
Shōzui Castle

categories: 1527 births,1562 deaths,Miyoshi clan,Samurai

paragraph: Miyoshi Yoshikata

paragraph: , other name Miyoshi Yukiyasu (三好 之康), second son of Miyoshi Motonaga, was a Japanese samurai of the Sengoku period, who served the Miyoshi clan. His other brothers were Miyoshi Nagayoshi (first child), Atagi Fuyuyasu (third child), and Sogō Kazumasa (fourth child). His son was Miyoshi Nagaharu.

paragraph: He was also the castle lord in command of Shōzui Castle.

description: samurai

wikidata_label: Miyoshi Yoshikata

wikipedia_title: Miyoshi Yoshikata