text: Mantanzas Province, Cuba

text: artist

text: Havana, Cuba

text: Juan Esnard Heydrich

text: José Francisco Cobos

text: Juan José Sicre

text: painter

text: sculptor

text: Rafael Soriano

text: Juan Esnard Heydrich

text: Roberto Juan Diago Querol

text: exhibition

text: Museum of Modern Art of Latin America

text: University of Tampa

text: Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes

text: The Museum of Fine Cuban Arts

text: Vienna

categories: 1998 deaths,Cuban contemporary artists,Cuban sculptors,1913 births

paragraph: Manuel Rodulfo Tardo

paragraph: Manuel Rodulfo Tardo (February 18, 1913 in Pueblo Nuevo, Mantanzas Province, Cuba – December 22, 1998 in New York City, USA) was a Cuban artist. He studied at the Escuela Nacional de Bellas Artes “San Alejandro”, Havana, Cuba, together with Juan Esnard Heydrich y José Francisco Cobos,and at The Sculpture Center, New York, U.S.A. One of his mentors was the Cuban sculptor Juan José Sicre. He was a painter as well as a sculptor.

paragraph: He founded the Provincial School of Fine Arts (La Escuela de Artes Plásticas de Matanzas) with Rafael Soriano, José Felipe Núñez, Juan Esnard Heydrich and Roberto Juan Diago Querol and was elected five times as its Director.

paragraph: Section::::Major Commissions.

paragraph: Rodulfo Tardo was awarded many major commissioned works through his life, both in Cuba and the United States. Below some are presented with dates, when available.

paragraph: 1. Monument to Cuban Navy Sailors, lost during anti-submarine operations, torpedoed and sunk. (Cuban Department of Defense) Habana National Cemetery. 1943.

paragraph: 2. Monument of Leonor Perez, Mother of Poet Patriot Jose Marti Baliar, Havana Cuba.

paragraph: 3. Monument to Jose Marti, Matanzas Cuba

paragraph: 4. Monument to Poet Plácido Domingo, Esplanade Versalles Cuba.

paragraph: 5. Poet Bonifacio Byrne Parque Central, Matanzas Cuba.

paragraph: 6. Sacred Family Dioceses of Matanzas, Cuba.

paragraph: 7. Our Lady of Charity of Cobre, Cuban Patroness, Basilica National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, Washington, D.C., USA. 1975-76.

paragraph: Section::::Individual exhibitions.

paragraph: Among his most relevant personal exhibitions can be included ""Exposición Manuel Rodulfo Tardo"", Lyceum, Havana, Cuba, 1941, and ""Rodulfo Tardo. Recent Sculptures/Gisela Hernández. Selected Drawings"", Horizon Galleries, New York, U.S.A, 1982.

paragraph: Section::::Collectives exhibitions.

paragraph: He was also part of many collective exhibitions, including the first "Bienal Hispanoamericana de Arte. Madrid", 1951. Instituto de Cultura Hispánica, Madrid, Spain. Some of his pieces were selected to conform the "Bienal Hispano Americana de Arte". Instituto Cultural Cubano Español, Havana, Cuba, 1951. And in representation of his country his works were exhibited in the "Hispanic American Artists of the United States: Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Cuba, Uruguay" Museum of Modern Art of Latin America, Washington, D.C., U.S.A., 1978.

paragraph: Section::::Awards.

paragraph: During his life he obtained many awards and recognitions. For example: the ""Drawing gold medal,"" Primer Salón de Pintura, Dibujo y Escultura de Matanzas, Cuba, 1939. He was also awarded with ""Prize Inter American Art Exhibition,"" University of Tampa, Tampa, Florida, U.S.A, 1950, and the ""Prize of Merit"" VIII Salón Nacional de Painting and Esculpture, Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes, Havana, Cuba, 1956.

paragraph: Section::::Collections.

paragraph: His most relevant collections can be found in the Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes, Havana, Cuba

paragraph: The Museum of Fine Cuban Arts in Vienna, was inaugurated in 2009, with an remarkable selection of works by international Cuban artists, including important works by Manuel Rodulfo Tardo.

description: Cuban artist

wikidata_label: Manuel Rodulfo Tardo

wikipedia_title: Manuel Rodulfo Tardo


text: United States Army Air Forces

text: World War II

text: Medal of Honor

text: Archibald Mathies

text: Aurora, Illinois

text: United States Army

text: Field Artillery

text: Camp Bowie

text: Ellington Field

text: Harlingen, Texas

text: navigation

text: Hondo, Texas

text: second lieutenant

text: Air Corps

text: Alexandria, Louisiana

text: Eighth Air Force

text: 351st Bombardment Group

text: RAF Polebrook

text: Leipzig

text: B-17G Flying Fortress

text: squadron

text: flight engineer

text: Archibald Mathies

text: Montgomery, Illinois

text: Lackland Air Force Base

text: Naval Station Great Lakes

text: Elmendorf Air Force Base

text: Yokota Air Base

text: Mather Airport

text: Mather Air Force Base

text: BRAC

categories: American army personnel killed in World War II,Aviators killed in aviation accidents or incidents,1944 deaths,1918 births,United States Army soldiers,United States Army Air Forces officers,United States Army Air Forces Medal of Honor recipients,People from Aurora, Illinois,Shot-down aviators

paragraph: Walter E. Truemper

paragraph: Walter Edward Truemper (October 31, 1918 – February 20, 1944) was a United States Army Air Forces officer in World War II and a recipient of the U.S. military's highest decoration, the Medal of Honor. He and his crewmate, Staff Sergeant Archibald Mathies, were posthumously awarded the medal for attempting to save the life of their wounded pilot by staying aboard and trying to land their damaged aircraft. Truemper, Mathies, and the pilot were killed when the aircraft crashed following a third unsuccessful landing attempt.

paragraph: Section::::Biography.

paragraph: Born on October 31, 1918, in Aurora, Illinois, Truemper was one of 10 children. He attended business college and worked as an accounting clerk before enlisting in the United States Army from Aurora on June 23, 1942. He served for a few months with the 174th Field Artillery at Camp Bowie, Texas, until he entered flying training. He took pre-flight training at Ellington Field, Texas; flexible gunnery at Harlingen, Texas; and advanced navigation at Hondo, Texas, and was commissioned a second lieutenant, Air Corps on August 26, 1943. He served with the 796th Bomb Squadron at Alexandria, Louisiana, until being sent to the Eighth Air Force as a replacement aircrew member in December 1943. He was assigned to the 510th Bomb Squadron, 351st Bombardment Group, based at RAF Polebrook in England.

paragraph: On February 20, 1944, Truemper took part in a bombing mission over Leipzig, Germany, as a navigator aboard a B-17G Flying Fortress nicknamed "Ten Horsepower" (AAF Ser. No. 42-31763, markings TU:A). During the mission, the aircraft was attacked by a squadron of German fighter planes. The attack left the bomber severely damaged, the co-pilot dead, the pilot unconscious, and the radio operator wounded. The remaining crewmen were able to fly the plane back to RAF Polebrook, at which point Truemper and the flight engineer, Sergeant Archibald Mathies, volunteered to stay aboard while the others parachuted to safety. After observing the aircraft, their commanding officer determined that it was too badly damaged for the two inexperienced men to land and ordered them to bail out as well. The pilot was still alive and could not be moved, however, and Truemper and Mathies refused to leave him behind. They made two unsuccessful landing attempts before crashing on their third try, killing all three airmen. For this action, both Truemper and Mathies was awarded the Medal of Honor four months later, on June 22, 1944.

paragraph: Truemper, aged 25 at his death, was buried at Saint Paul's Lutheran Cemetery in Montgomery, Illinois.

paragraph: Section::::Honors.

paragraph: Six streets have been named in Truemper's honor: one at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas; a second at Naval Station Great Lakes, Illinois; a third at Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska; a fourth at Yokota Air Base, Japan; one in Aurora, Illinois (as well as a statue there) and a sixth at Mather Airport, part of the Sacramento County Department of Airports in Sacramento, California, which was previously Mather Air Force Base until September 1993 when it was closed due to BRAC action.

paragraph: Section::::Medal of Honor citation.

paragraph: Truemper's official Medal of Honor citation reads:

paragraph: For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at risk of life above and beyond the call of duty in action against the enemy in connection with a bombing mission over enemy-occupied Europe on 20 February 1944. The aircraft on which 2d Lt. Truemper was serving as navigator was attacked by a squadron of enemy fighters with the result that the co-pilot was killed outright, the pilot wounded and rendered unconscious, the radio operator wounded and the plane severely damaged. Nevertheless, 2d Lt. Truemper and other members of the crew managed to right the plane and fly it back to their home station, where they contacted the control tower and reported the situation. 2d Lt. Truemper and the flight engineer volunteered to attempt to land the plane. Other members of the crew were ordered to jump, leaving 2d Lt. Truemper and the engineer aboard. After observing the distressed aircraft from another plane, 2d Lt. Truemper's commanding officer decided the damaged plane could not be landed by the inexperienced crew and ordered them to abandon it and parachute to safety. Demonstrating unsurpassed courage and heroism, 2d Lt. Truemper and the engineer replied that the pilot was still alive but could not be moved and that they would not desert him. They were then told to attempt a landing. After two unsuccessful efforts their plane crashed into an open field in a third attempt to land. 2d Lt. Truemper, the engineer, and the wounded pilot were killed.

paragraph: Section::::See also.

paragraph: BULLET::::- List of Medal of Honor recipients for World War II

paragraph: Section::::References.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Freeman, Roger A. "The Mighty Eighth" (1993 edition), (pp. 269–270).

paragraph: Section::::External links.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Wings of Valor II - Second Lieutenant Walter Edward Truemper

description: Air Force Medal of Honor recipient

wikidata_label: Walter E. Truemper

wikipedia_title: Walter E. Truemper


text: posthumously

text: Medal of Honor

text: U.S. Army Air Forces

text: World War II

text: Stonehouse, South Lanarkshire

text: Scotland

text: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

text: United States

text: RAF Polebrook

text: England

text: Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling

text: RAF Feltwell

text: Keesler AFB

text: Lackland Air Force Base

text: Leipzig, Germany

text: Walter E. Truemper

text: Markings

text: flight engineer

text: ball turret

text: squadron

text: co-pilot

text: pilot

text: radio

text: control tower

text: navigator

text: parachute

text: List of Medal of Honor recipients for World War II

categories: American army personnel of World War II,People from Stonehouse, South Lanarkshire,Scottish-born Medal of Honor recipients,United States Army Air Forces soldiers,Scottish emigrants to the United States,1944 deaths,American military personnel killed in World War II,1918 births,United States Army Air Forces Medal of Honor recipients

paragraph: Archibald Mathies

paragraph: Archibald Mathies (June 3, 1918 – February 20, 1944) posthumously received the Medal of Honor as an enlisted member of the U.S. Army Air Forces during World War II.

paragraph: Section::::Biography.

paragraph: Section::::Biography.:Childhood.

paragraph: Born Archibald Collins Hamilton, June 3, 1918, in Stonehouse, South Lanarkshire, Scotland, he emigrated with his mother and step-father to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in the United States.

paragraph: Section::::Biography.:Military career.

paragraph: Archibald Mathies enlisted in the Regular Army on December 30, 1940, at Pittsburgh, Penn. He was attached to Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron, 8th Pursuit Wing, and later assigned to the 36th Air Base Group, Maxwell Field, Alabama. On March 5, 1941, he was transferred to the 31st School Squadron, Jefferson Barracks, Mo., where he remained until March 24, 1941. He then was attached to the 36th School Squadron, Chanute Field, Illinois, where he attended the Airplane Mechanic School, from which he graduated on October 1, 1941.

paragraph: He departed Chanute Field and proceeded to Mitchel Field, New York, where he served with the 1st Air Support Command and later the 33d Pursuit Group. He was transferred as a member of the 33d Pursuit Group to Morris Field, North Carolina, on December 4, 1941. On February 6, 1943, he was attached to the Army Air Forces Flexible Gunnery School at Tyndall Field, Florida, and completed the course in aerial gunnery on March 22, 1943. He then returned to Morris Field and served with the 1st Air Service Command until April 12, 1943, when he was assigned to the 73d Observation Group at Godman Field, Kentucky. On April 14, 1943, he joined the 91st Observation squadron (redesignated 91st Reconnaissance Squadron) at Godman Field. From July 25 to September 7, 1943, he was attached to the 28th Bombardment Squadron, 19th Bombardment Group, at Pyote, Texas, and from September 15 to November 22, 1943, he served with the 796th Bombardment Squadron at Alexandria, La.

paragraph: He departed the United States on December 8, 1943, and arrived in England on December 16. Upon his arrival, he was assigned to the 8th Air Force Replacement Depot Casual Pool and was subsequently attached to the 1st Replacement and Training Squadron until January 18, 1944. On January 19, 1944, he was assigned to the 510th Bomb Squadron, 351st Bomb Group, based at RAF Polebrook, England, as an Engineer-Gunner. He was promoted to staff sergeant February 17, 1944. Three days later, on his second mission, Staff Sergeant Archibald Mathies lost his life while attempting to land his damaged B-17 after a heavy bomb attack on enemy installations at Leipzig Germany, for which he received the Medal of Honor.

paragraph: One of the Temporary Lodging units at Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling is named in his honor.

paragraph: The Airman Leadership School at RAF Feltwell, UK is named in his honor.

paragraph: The Noncommissioned Officer Academy at RAF Upwood, UK was named in his honor.

paragraph: The Noncommissioned Officer Academy at Keesler AFB, MS is named in his honor.

paragraph: The bridge on Truemper Drive crossing Military Highway at Lackland Air Force Base, TX is named in his honor.

paragraph: The USCIS Dallas District Office is named in his honor.

paragraph: The Mathies Coal Company in Pittsburgh, PA was named in his honor.

paragraph: Archibald Mathies' Medal of Honor is on display at the National WWII Museum in New Orleans, Louisiana.

paragraph: Section::::Medal of Honor mission.

paragraph: On his second combat mission, on February 20, 1944, Sergeant Mathies participated in an attack on Leipzig, Germany. During this raid, along with 2d Lt. Walter E. Truemper aboard B-17G 42-21763, Markings TU:A, nicknamed "Ten Horsepower", the co-pilot was killed and the pilot severely injured. Mathies and the navigator flew the crippled plane back to England, where the rest of the crew jumped (parachuted)to safety. Mathies and the navigator were ordered to jump, but both refused to leave the pilot behind. After some indecision, they were permitted to attempt a landing. The plane crashed into an open field on the third attempt, killing all aboard.

paragraph: Section::::Medal of Honor citation.

paragraph: Citation:

paragraph: For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at risk of life above and beyond the call of duty in action against the enemy in connection with a bombing mission over enemy-occupied Europe on February 20, 1944. The aircraft on which Sgt. Mathies was serving as flight engineer and ball turret gunner was attacked by a squadron of enemy fighters with the result that the co-pilot was killed outright, the pilot wounded and rendered unconscious, the radio operator wounded and the plane severely damaged. Nevertheless, Sgt. Mathies and other members of the crew managed to right the plane and fly it back to their home station, where they contacted the control tower and reported the situation. Sgt. Mathies and the navigator volunteered to attempt to land the plane. Other members of the crew were ordered to jump, leaving Sgt. Mathies and the navigator aboard. After observing the distressed aircraft from another plane, Sgt. Mathies' commanding officer decided the damaged plane could not be landed by the inexperienced crew and ordered them to abandon it and parachute to safety. Demonstrating unsurpassed courage and heroism, Sgt. Mathies and the navigator replied that the pilot was still alive but could not be moved and they would not desert him. They were then told to attempt a landing. After two unsuccessful efforts, the plane crashed into an open field in a third attempt to land. Sgt. Mathies, the navigator, and the wounded pilot were killed.

paragraph: Section::::See also.

paragraph: Section::::References.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Freeman, Roger A. "The Mighty Eighth" (1993 edition), (p. 270).

description: United States Air Force Medal of Honor recipient

wikidata_label: Archibald Mathies

wikipedia_title: Archibald Mathies


text: courtesy name

text: Eastern Han dynasty

text: He Jin

text: Emperor Ling

text: eunuch faction

text: Henei Commandery

text: Henan

text: Hebei

text: Shanxi

text: Hangu Pass

text: a campaign

text: Dong Zhuo

text: Dong Zhuo

text: Zhang Yang

text: Henei Commandery

text: Romance of the Three Kingdoms

text: campaign against Dong Zhuo

text: Battle of Hulao Pass

text: Fang Yue

text: Lü Bu

text: Lists of people of the Three Kingdoms

text: Chen, Shou

text: Records of the Three Kingdoms

text: Fan, Ye

text: Book of the Later Han

text: Pei, Songzhi

categories: Assassinated Chinese politicians,Han dynasty warlords,Year of death unknown,Year of birth unknown

paragraph: Wang Kuang

paragraph: Wang Kuang (died 191), courtesy name Gongjie, was a government official and minor warlord who lived during the late Eastern Han dynasty of China.

paragraph: Section::::Life.

paragraph: Wang Kuang started his career as a subordinate of the general He Jin during the reign of Emperor Ling ( 168–189). Following Emperor Ling's death in 189, He Jin was assassinated by the rival eunuch faction, after which Wang Kuang briefly resigned and lived as a commoner. Within the same year, however, he returned to government service and was soon appointed as the Administrator (太守) of Henei Commandery (河內郡; covering parts of present-day Henan, Hebei and Shanxi).

paragraph: In early 190, Wang Kuang joined a coalition of warlords from the east of Hangu Pass in a campaign against the warlord Dong Zhuo, who seized power in 189 and dominated the Han central government. Wang Kuang led his troops to attack Dong Zhuo from the north but lost to the enemy at the Battle of Heyang Ford. When Dong Zhuo sent Humu Ban (胡母班), who married a younger sister of Wang Kuang, and other officials to negotiate a truce, Wang Kuang had them executed. In 191, Humu Ban's relatives turned against Wang Kuang and had him killed in revenge. After his death, Dong Zhuo appointed Zhang Yang as the new Administrator (太守) of Henei Commandery.

paragraph: Section::::In "Romance of the Three Kingdoms".

paragraph: In the 14th-century historical novel "Romance of the Three Kingdoms", Wang Kuang participates in the campaign against Dong Zhuo like his historical counterpart. At the fictional Battle of Hulao Pass, he sends his general Fang Yue (a fictional character) to fight Lü Bu, who defeats and slays his opponent just after five rounds.

paragraph: Section::::See also.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Lists of people of the Three Kingdoms

paragraph: Section::::References.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Chen, Shou (3rd century). "Records of the Three Kingdoms" ("Sanguozhi").

paragraph: BULLET::::- Fan, Ye (5th century). "Book of the Later Han" ("Houhanshu").

paragraph: BULLET::::- Pei, Songzhi (5th century). "Annotations to Records of the Three Kingdoms" ("Sanguozhi zhu").

description: Han Dynasty warlord

wikidata_label: Wang Kuang

wikipedia_title: Wang Kuang


text:
Dutch
Flemish
Cistercian nun
Dutch language
mystic
prioress
Abbey of Our Lady of Nazareth
Nazareth
Lier
Brabant
Chrysostomus Henriquez
God
bridal mysticism
Tienen
Béguines
Cistercian
Bloemendaal/Florival
oblate
novitiate
hamlet
austerities
Jesus
Eucharist
translated
angels
Lier
Blessed
Roman Catholic
Seven Ways of Holy Love
Beatrice
Kennis en Minne-mystiek

categories: 13th-century writers,Flemish Christian mystics,Cistercian nuns,Beguines and Beghards,1200 births,13th-century women writers,1268 deaths,13th-century venerated Christians,Belgian beatified people,Dutch writers

paragraph: Beatrice of Nazareth

paragraph: Blessed Beatrice of Nazareth or in Dutch Beatrijs van Nazareth (c. 1200 – 1268) was a Flemish Cistercian nun. She was the very first prose writer using an early Dutch language, a mystic, and the author of the notable Dutch prose dissertation known as the "Seven Ways of Holy Love". She was also the first prioress of the Abbey of Our Lady of Nazareth in Nazareth near Lier in Brabant.

paragraph: Section::::Sources.

paragraph: Evidence for her life comes from both her biography, published as "Lilia Cistercii, the origins, lives and deeds of the holy virgins of Cîteaux, "ed Chrysostomus Henriquez, (Douai 1633), and from her own work "The" "Seven Ways of Holy Love" ("Seven Manieren van Heilige Minnen"). The latter is a work of early mystic literature that describes seven stages of love, as it is purified and transformed, before it can return to God. It has a simple and balanced prose style, and is associated with the emergence of the 'bridal mysticism' movement.

paragraph: Section::::Life.

paragraph: Beatrice was born in Tienen, Belgium, of a wealthy family. At the age of seven, her mother died, and she was sent to live with the Béguines in nearby Zoutleeuw, where she attended the local school. A little over a year later, her father arranged for her to return home.

paragraph: Wishing to join a monastery, her father took her to the Cistercian nuns at Bloemendaal/Florival, where at the age of ten, she became an oblate. She continued her education at the monastery in Florival. At the age of fifteen, Beatrice asked to be allowed to enter the novitiate, and was initially refused due to her young age and delicate health. However, the following year she was admitted as a novice.

paragraph: Later, in 1236, she was sent to commence the new foundation at Nazareth, a hamlet near Lier, Belgium. She practised very severe austerities, wearing a girdle of thorns and compressing her body with cords. In her visions, Jesus is said to have appeared to her and to have pierced her heart with a fiery dart. Her devotion to the Eucharist resulted in bleeding and physical collapse.

paragraph: She died in 1268 and was buried at the convent of Nazareth. Legend says that after Nazareth was abandoned during a time of disturbance, the body of Beatrice was translated by angels to the city of Lier.

paragraph: Section::::Veneration.

paragraph: She is known as Blessed within the Roman Catholic church. Her feast day is 29 July.

paragraph: Section::::Further reading.

paragraph: Modern editions

paragraph: BULLET::::- "The Life of Beatrice of Nazareth, 1200-1268", trans Roger DeGanck, (Kalamazoo, MI: Cistercian Publications, 1991)

paragraph: BULLET::::- Beatrice of Nazareth, "Seven Ways of Holy Love", as translated by Wim van den Dungen, (1997, 1998, 2006)

paragraph: Secondary sources

paragraph: BULLET::::- Meijer, Reinder, "Literature of the Low Countries: A Short History of Dutch Literature in the Netherlands and Belgium." (New York: Twayne Publishers, Inc., 1971), pp16–17

paragraph: Section::::External links.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Beatrice Belgian university web page of Beatrice's life

paragraph: BULLET::::- Kennis en Minne-mystiek

description: Flemish Cistercian nun

wikidata_label: Beatrice of Nazareth

wikipedia_title: Beatrice of Nazareth


text:
Thin Lizzy
Phil Lynott
Allmusic
Crumlin, Dublin
pipe band
The Kinks
The Beatles
The Rolling Stones
Phil Lynott
Eric Bell
John Sykes
Scott Gorham
Darren Wharton
Marco Mendoza
John Sykes
Def Leppard
Vivian Campbell
The Almighty
Ricky Warwick
Damon Johnson
Richard Fortus
Black Star Riders
Gary Moore
Close As You Get
Thin Lizzy
Shades of a Blue Orphanage
Vagabonds of the Western World
Nightlife
Fighting
Jailbreak
Johnny the Fox
Bad Reputation
Live and Dangerous
Chinatown
Renegade
Thunder and Lightning
Life
Funky Junction
Gary Moore
Back on the Streets
Phil Lynott
Solo in Soho
The Philip Lynott Album
John Sykes
Please Don't Leave Me
Straight to Hell
The Baby Snakes
Don Baker
After the War
Still Got the Blues
Close as You Get

categories: Irish rock drummers,Musicians from County Dublin,Irish drummers,Thin Lizzy members,Male drummers,1951 births,Mercury Records artists,The Gary Moore Band members,Irish session musicians,Living people

paragraph: Brian Downey (drummer)

paragraph: Brian Michael Downey (born 27 January 1951) is an Irish drummer. He was a founding member of the rock band Thin Lizzy and the only other constant in the band aside from leader Phil Lynott until their break-up in 1983. Downey also co-wrote several Thin Lizzy songs. Allmusic critic Eduardo Rivadavia has argued that Downey is "certainly one of the most underrated [rock drummers] of his generation".

paragraph: Section::::Career.

paragraph: Growing up in Crumlin, Dublin, Brian's early musical influences came from his father who played in a local pipe band and loved jazz, and also from his 60's heroes: The Kinks, The Beatles and The Rolling Stones. In his youth, Downey met friend, co-founder and bass guitarist Phil Lynott, who attended the same school. Before forming Thin Lizzy, Downey had been in numerous school bands, beginning with The Liffey Beats, Mod Con Cave Dwellers, and briefly The Black Eagles (with Lynott). He moved on to performing in a local band, Sugar Shack, and then was persuaded by Lynott to join him in another band, Orphanage. Upon meeting guitarist Eric Bell, the trio formed Thin Lizzy. Although the line-up of musicians within the band changed over the years, with the exception of Lynott, for the next thirteen years Downey remained the only other permanent member of the band, as well as drumming on Lynott's solo albums.

paragraph: After Lynott's death in 1986, Downey played in the tribute Thin Lizzy line-up with John Sykes, Scott Gorham, Darren Wharton and Marco Mendoza, but had been absent from subsequent Thin Lizzy touring bands. After John Sykes' departure from the group in 2009, guitarist Scott Gorham created another line-up of Thin Lizzy. Downey, Mendoza and Wharton rejoined, along with two new members: Def Leppard guitarist Vivian Campbell and former vocalist from The Almighty, Ricky Warwick. This version of Thin Lizzy started an extensive world tour in January 2010 and continued to tour until early 2013, with new permanent guitarist Damon Johnson eventually replacing Richard Fortus. Gorham had stated that the band members were considering recording new material, and this project eventually emerged under the Black Star Riders name, with which Downey chose not to be involved due to the pressures of consistent touring.

paragraph: Downey was a guest at the unveiling of Lynott's statue in 2005, and drummed for Gary Moore at the tribute concert that followed. Downey also appeared on Moore's 2007 album, "Close As You Get", and subsequent tour.

paragraph: In early 2017, Downey formed a new band called Brian Downey's Alive and Dangerous. The band consists of Downey, bassist/lead vocalist Matt Wilson, guitarist/vocalist Brian Grace and guitarist/vocalist Phil Edgar. They tour Europe and perform primarily Thin Lizzy songs.

paragraph: Section::::Discography.

paragraph: Section::::Discography.:With Thin Lizzy.

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Thin Lizzy" (1971)

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Shades of a Blue Orphanage" (1972)

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Vagabonds of the Western World" (1973)

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Nightlife" (1974)

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Fighting" (1975)

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Jailbreak" (1976)

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Johnny the Fox" (1976)

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Bad Reputation" (1977)

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Live and Dangerous" (1978)

paragraph: BULLET::::- "" (1979)

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Chinatown" (1980)

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Renegade" (1981)

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Thunder and Lightning" (1983)

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Life" (1983)

paragraph: Section::::Discography.:Other albums.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Funky Junction – "A Tribute to Deep Purple" (1973)

paragraph: BULLET::::- Gary Moore – "Back on the Streets" (1978)

paragraph: BULLET::::- Phil Lynott – "Solo in Soho" (1980)

paragraph: BULLET::::- Phil Lynott – "The Philip Lynott Album" (1982)

paragraph: BULLET::::- John Sykes – "Please Don't Leave Me" (1982)

paragraph: BULLET::::- Various Artists – "Straight to Hell" (1987)

paragraph: BULLET::::- The Baby Snakes – "Sweet Hunger" (1988)

paragraph: BULLET::::- Don Baker – "Almost Illegal" (1989)

paragraph: BULLET::::- Gary Moore – "After the War" (1989)

paragraph: BULLET::::- Gary Moore – "Still Got the Blues" (1990)

paragraph: BULLET::::- Spirit Nation – "Spirit Nation" (1992)

paragraph: BULLET::::- Blues Up Front – "All the Way from Dublin" (1999)

paragraph: BULLET::::- Gary Moore – "Close as You Get" (2007)

description: musician, songwriter

wikidata_label: Brian Downey

wikipedia_title: Brian Downey (drummer)


text:
racing driver
Surrey
sports car
touring car
24 Hours Nürburgring
24 Hours of Spa
Guia Race
BMW
Tom Walkinshaw
TWR
Austin Rover
Frank Sytner
Andy Rouse
Eggenberger Motorsport
Ford Sierra RS500 Cosworth
Joachim Winkelhock
John Cleland
Emanuele Pirro
FIA GT Championship
Eggenberger Motorsport
World Touring Car Championship
1987
Bathurst 1000
BMW
European
Japanese
German Touring Car Championships
1999 24 Hours of Le Mans
Gerhard Berger
Peugeot
Vauxhall Astra
Motor Sport
Driver DB Profile
Official Steve Soper Website

categories: English racing drivers,American Le Mans Series drivers,24 Hours of Spa drivers,British Touring Car Championship drivers,Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters drivers,24 Hours of Le Mans drivers,1951 births,World Sportscar Championship drivers,World Touring Car Championship drivers,Living people,Japanese Touring Car Championship drivers

paragraph: Steve Soper

paragraph: Steve Soper is a racing driver from Surrey, England, born in 1951.

paragraph: He raced in major sports car and touring car categories in the 1980s and 1990s. He won the 24 Hours Nürburgring in 1987, the 24 Hours of Spa in 1995 and the Guia Race in 1997 – many of which through his longest association, with BMW.

paragraph: Section::::Career.

paragraph: Across just over two decades Soper won three major races: the 24 Hours Nürburgring in 1987, the 24 Hours of Spa in 1995 and the Guia Race in 1997.

paragraph: Soper had been successful in one make series, before making his BTCC debut in 1982 in a Metro. His talent was spotted by Tom Walkinshaw and he joined TWR in 1983. He won the championship in his first season with the works Austin Rover team but rival Frank Sytner protested the TWR team and his Rover Vitesse was later deemed illegal due to an issue with the engine installation. TWR was disqualified and the title was awarded to Andy Rouse. He later joined Eggenberger Motorsport and finished as runner-up in the series in 1988 in a Ford Sierra RS500 Cosworth, enjoying many on-track battles with Andy Rouse in the process.

paragraph: Soper would challenge for the title in 1991, finishing 4th and in 1993, finishing as runner up behind teammate Joachim Winkelhock for BMW. Soper had led the championship for most of the season but a run of bad luck towards the end of the year damaged his title challenge. During the season finale of the 1992 championship, Soper was involved in the infamous collision with John Cleland, which cost Cleland the title and famously led him to label Soper 'an animal.' 1995 saw Soper race in the Japanese Super Touring championship for Schnitzer BMW, winning the championship outright that year. Soper raced in the German Super Tourenwagen Cup in 1996, challenging for the title until an incident late in the season with his team mate ended his championship chances. He finished second overall to Emanuele Pirro. In 1997 he came second in the FIA GT Championship. Soper finished fifth driving a Ford Sierra for Eggenberger Motorsport in the one-off World Touring Car Championship in 1987 run under Group A regulations. That year, he won the Bathurst 1000, but was later disqualified for a technical infringement

paragraph: Soper was offered a works drive for BMW, and competed in the night European, Japanese and German Touring Car Championships. During the 1999 24 Hours of Le Mans, he expressed dislike of the 24-hour classic race, established in the early 20th century.

paragraph: By 2000, Soper fell out of favour with Gerhard Berger, who was in charge of BMW's motorsport operations and retired from racing as he was solely interested in racing BMWs and acquired a BMW dealership in Lincoln. For 2001, he reluctantly made a surprise return to the British Championship for Peugeot. The car's build rendered it less successful than the Vauxhall Astra. He finished 6th in a thin field and was advised to retire on medical grounds after a heavy crash in the final round.

paragraph: In 2013, Soper, who had earned the nickname "Soperman" (with final syllable stress to sound like "superman") from his fans during his career, announced plans, on medical clearance, to race.

paragraph: Soper was voted the greatest saloon car driver ever by readers of "Motor Sport."

paragraph: Section::::Racing record.

paragraph: Section::::Racing record.:Complete British Saloon/Touring Car Championship results.

paragraph: BULLET::::1. – Race was stopped due to heavy rain. No points were awarded.

paragraph: † Events with 2 races staged for the different classes.

paragraph: ‡ Endurance driver.

paragraph: Section::::Racing record.:Complete World Touring Car Championship results.

paragraph: * Overall race position shown. Registered WTCC points paying position may differ.

paragraph: Section::::External links.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Driver DB Profile

paragraph: BULLET::::- Official Steve Soper Website

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text: Elmer Staats Short Bio at Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget

text: The GAO Review: Spring 1966

text: GAO Press Release on the death of Elmer B. Staats

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paragraph: Elmer B. Staats

paragraph: Elmer Boyd Staats (June 6, 1914 – July 23, 2011) was an American public servant whose career from the late 1930s to the early 1980s was primarily associated with the Bureau of the Budget (BOB) (now the Office of Management and Budget [OMB]) and the GAO. Staats was born to Wesley F. and Maude (Goodall) Staats. Staats received his AB from McPherson College in 1935, his MA from the University of Kansas in 1936, and his Ph.D. from the University of Minnesota in 1939.

paragraph: Married on September 14, 1940, to Margaret S. Rich, the couple had three children: David, Deborah, and Catharine. In 1939, Staats became a staff member in the Executive Office of the President, U.S. Bureau of the Budget. He worked his way up at BOB until 1947, when he was promoted to assistant to the Director of the Bureau, then executive assistant to the director (1949–1950), before he held the position of Deputy Director (1950–1953 and 1958–1966). In 1966, Staats became Comptroller General of the United States and head of the GAO, holding that position until 1981. Elmer Boyd Staats: An Inventory of His Personal Papers, 1961-1963 in the John F. Kennedy Library; National Archives and Records Administration (Papers at JFK library)

paragraph: Section::::Early life.

paragraph: Staats was born in 1914, in Richfield, Kansas, the son and one of eight children of Wesley Forrest and Maude Goodall Staats. His early life was spent on a farm in the Kansas wheat belt.

paragraph: In 1940 he married Margaret Rich, the daughter of Congressman Robert Fleming Rich of Pennsylvania, a textile manufacturer and banker who had a distinctly conservative record in Congress. The couple had three children: David, Deborah, and Catharine. Staats was a member of the Cosmos and Chevy Chase Clubs and the Metropolitan Memorial United Methodist Church of Washington, DC.

paragraph: Section::::Academic background.

paragraph: Staats was valedictorian of the 1931 graduating class of Sylvia High School in Sylvia, Kansas. Staats attended McPherson College, operated by the Church of the Brethren in McPherson, Kansas, where he received a A.B. in 1935, graduating Phi Beta Kappa. He then went to the University of Kansas, where he received an M.A. in political science and economics in 1936. After this, he entered the University of Minnesota’s doctoral program in political economy, earning his by a Ph.D. in 1939.

paragraph: Section::::Career in government service.

paragraph: Section::::Career in government service.:Early public service.

paragraph: Staats first entered public service in 1936, after graduating with his master's degree from the University of Kansas, where he spent that summer as a research assistant for the Kansas Legislative Council of Topeka. He was a member of the staff of the Public Administration Service of Chicago from 1937 to 1938 while he was working on his doctorate at the University of Minnesota. He was a Fellow of the Brookings Institution in Washington from 1938 to 1939.

paragraph: Section::::Career in government service.:Direct service to Presidents while at BOB and NSC from 1939 to 1966.

paragraph: Staats joined the Bureau of the Budget (now the OMB) during the administration of President Franklin Roosevelt and was employed by the BOB from 1939 to 1953. At BOB, he served in the Division of Administrative Management (1939–1943), in the War Agencies Section (1943–47), and as its chief (1945–1947). During World War II, Staats was responsible for organizing, financing, managing, and coordinating the principal civilian war agencies. After the war, Staats was promoted to assistant to the BOB director (1947), assistant director in charge of Legislative Reference (1947–1949), executive assistant director (1949–1950), and, following appointment by President Harry Truman, to the deputy director of the agency (1950–1953).

paragraph: Staats left government service for a year after the Eisenhower presidential transition, and during most of 1953 he served as research director for Marshall Field & Company. He returned to government service when he was appointed by President Dwight Eisenhower to serve as Executive Officer of the Operations Coordinating Board of the National Security Council, which was responsible for coordinated implementation of US foreign policies and operations in foreign countries. Staats served from 1954 to 1958.

paragraph: In 1958, Staats returned to BOB and served as assistant director (September 1958-March 1959) before being reappointed deputy director by President Eisenhower (March 1959-61). Staats continued in the deputy director position under Presidents John Kennedy and Lyndon Johnson.

paragraph: Section::::Career in government service.:Comptroller General from 1966 to 1981.

paragraph: Staats left BOB to become the 5th Comptroller General of the United States in 1966. On February 11, 1966, President Johnson nominated Staats for the position of Comptroller General, which also involves serving as head of the GAO. The United States Senate Committee on Government Operations held a hearing on March 2, 1966 on Johnson's nomination of Staats to be Comptroller General, endorsed it on the same date, and on March 4, 1966, the US Senate officially confirmed the nomination of Staats to become Comptroller General. Staats was sworn in as Comptroller General by President Johnson on March 8, 1966, at a ceremony at the White House.

paragraph: Staats served until his term, expired on March 3, 1981. As Comptroller General, Staats drew on his many years of government experience, including as a former Deputy Director of the Bureau of the Budget under Presidents Truman, Eisenhower, Kennedy, and Johnson, as he led GAO during a period of change and national turmoil.

paragraph: In reflecting on Staats's tenure, a senior GAO manager referred to him in 1981 as "a pragmatic agent of good government," who viewed GAO's reports as "a way to achieve results rather than simply hitting someone over the head." Staats was a strong advocate of public service and constructive change, who worked to improve management throughout the government. Within GAO, he practiced a participatory management style, often relying on task forces to study job processes and organizational issues. Staats focused on improving GAO's internal planning processes and on expanding its work and issue areas to more effectively serve the Congress. Not only the Comptroller General broadened GAO's work but also he increased the agency's services to Congress. When Staats took charge of GAO in 1966, less than ten percent of the total effort of its professional staff went toward providing direct assistance to the Congress. By the time he left office in 1981, the number had risen to nearly 40 percent.

paragraph: Under Staats, GAO worked on a number of issues of great national importance. Before the Federal Elections Commission assumed oversight of campaign expenditures in 1974, GAO's Office of Federal Elections undertook a number of reviews, some of which touched on Watergate. GAO also did important work on energy issues, consumer protection, the economy, and New York City's fiscal crisis. As the Vietnam War intensified and defense spending rose, Staats in 1966 opened an office in Saigon, the capital of South Vietnam. GAO's auditors worked in the field as well as in Saigon. Some of the fieldwork was done under hazardous circumstances. In 1969, six auditors narrowly escaped injury during a rocket attack on the base at Da Nang, South Vietnam. GAO's Saigon office remained operational until the peace accords in 1973.

paragraph: During his tenure, Staats worked to improve governmental accountability. He revitalized GAO's work with the Joint Financial Management Improvement Program. Under Staats, GAO took a lead role in issuing auditing guidance. In 1970, the Bureau of the Budget and GAO agreed on the formation of a government auditing standards task force, which undertook a lengthy research and drafting process. As a result of the work of the task force, the Comptroller General issued in 1972 the first edition of the Standards for Audit of Governmental Organizations, Programs, Activities & Functions, which came to be known as the "Yellow Book." In later years, GAO gave the book a more concise title, Government Auditing Standards, and updated its guidance periodically. In addition to issuing guidance to help state and local auditors, the Comptroller General played a key role in establishing intergovernmental audit forums in the 1970s.

paragraph: As comptroller general, he served as the first chairman (1970–1981) of the Cost Accounting Standards Board, and as a member of a number of Presidential and Governmental Advisory Bodies, including the Commission on Government Procurement (1971–1973); President's Commission on Budget Concepts (1967–1968); Commission on Federal Paperwork (1976–1978); Treasury Department's Advisory Committee on Federal Consolidated Financial Statements (1976–1979); National Advisory Committee for the Work in America, Inc. (1979–1980); Chrysler Loan Guarantee Board (1980–1981); Board of Governors, International Organization of Supreme Audit Institutions (1969–81), Technology Assessment Advisory Council (1972–1981); Joint Financial Management Improvement Program (1966–1981); and the President's Management Improvement Council (1979–80). GAO changed radically during the Staats period. These changes generally reflected the shift to program evaluation, the emergence of a host of new foreign and domestic problems, and Congress's increasing assertiveness in its relationships with the executive branch. Staats provided effective leadership as GAO strove to meet the new challenges, as he was widely respected in the Congress and in the government as a whole.

paragraph: Section::::Career in government service.:Later life.

paragraph: After serving as Comptroller General, Staats became the president and later chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Harry S. Truman Scholarship Foundation until his death in 2011.

paragraph: Section::::Other professional activities and associations.

paragraph: In addition to his government service, Staats made contributions though his numerous professional activities and associations. Staats has held membership on the Board of Trustees of the National Institute of Public Affairs (1969–77) and the Public Administration Service, Chicago (1967–74). He was chairman of the Conference on the Public Service, Brookings Institution (1958–60), and during 1979-80 he was a member of the Committee for the National Congress on Church-Related Colleges and Universities. He also served on

paragraph: BULLET::::- the Board of Directors of the Eisenhower Foundation;

paragraph: BULLET::::- the Board of Trustees of the Kerr Foundation

paragraph: BULLET::::- the Board of Trustees of the George C. Marshall Foundation; and

paragraph: BULLET::::- the Board of Overseers of the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award.

paragraph: He also has served on the board of directors of several corporations.

paragraph: Over the years Staats has maintained a close relationship with educational institutions. He has served as a lecturer at American University (1941–43) and George Washington University (1944–46). During the period 1947-53, he was on the Advisory Council of the Department of Politics at Princeton University. During 1974-80 he was on the Visiting Committee of the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University.

paragraph: In addition, Staats served on the Board of Trustees of McPherson College (1969–79) and the American University (1966–80). He has also been a member of the visiting committees of several universities.

paragraph: Staats was an honorary member of the faculty of the Industrial College of the Armed Forces (1973; member, Board of Advisors 1974-77), and he has been a member of the Board of Visitors of the National Defense University since 1981.

paragraph: Staats has also been active in numerous professional organizations, including:

paragraph: BULLET::::- The American Society for Public Administration (ASPA): Staats was a founding member of the organization in 1939, served as president of ASPA's Washington, D.C. chapter (1948–49), and as ASPA's national president (1961–62) and vice president (1959–61).

paragraph: BULLET::::- American Academy of Political and Social Science (AAPSS): Staats has been a member of the Board of Directors (1966–present).

paragraph: BULLET::::- National Academy of Public Administration (NAPA): Staat was a founding member of the organization in 1967, and has served as a member of the NAPA Board of Trustees (1967–85; chairman, 1985).

paragraph: BULLET::::- The Financial Accounting Standards Advisory Council (FASAC) member (1977–81)

paragraph: BULLET::::- Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB) member since its formation in 1984.

paragraph: BULLET::::- He has also been active for many years in the Conference Board, the American Management Association (AMA), and the Association of Government Accountants (AGA).

paragraph: Staats has written many articles for professional journals and has made numerous speeches to professional organizations. Stasts holds membership in Phi Beta Kappa (1936), Pi Sigma Alpha (1936), Beta Alpha Psi (1966), Alpha Kappa Psi (1971), and Beta Gamma Sigma (1973).

paragraph: Section::::Honors and awards.

paragraph: Staats held honorary degrees from eight universities and distinguished service awards from the University of Kansas and the University of Minnesota. Other honors include Phi Beta Kappa, Alpha Kappa Psi, the Rockefeller Public Service Award, the Productivity

paragraph: Award of the American Productivity Center, the Medal of Honor of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, the Presidential Citizens Medal, the Hubert H. Humphrey Medal, and the Public Service Achievement Award of Common Cause. Staats also received the Public Service Medal of the Holland Society of New York, the Executive Government Award of the Opportunities Industrial Corporation of America, and the Public Service Award of the General Accounting Office. Staats was named an honorary member of the National Security Industrial Association and elected to the Accounting Hall of Fame in 1981.

paragraph: Among the many honors bestowed upon him were the Rockefeller Public Service Award (1961); Alumni Achievement Award, University of Minnesota (1964); Distinguished Service Citation, University of Kansas (1966); Distinguished Service Award, University of Hartford Center for Study of Professional Accounting (1973); Warner W. Stockberger Achievement Award (1973); Person of the Year Award, Washington Chapter of the Institute of Internal Auditors (1975); Abraham O. Smoot Public Service Award, Brigham Young University (1975); American Association for Budget and Program Analysis Award (1976); Evaluation Research Society Federal Executive Award (1980); Productivity Award, American Productivity Center (1980); Medal of Honor, AICPA (1980); Engineer of the Year Award, San Fernando Valley Engineers Council (1980); and the Thurston Award, International Institute of Internal Auditors (1988).

paragraph: Staats was an honorary member of the International City Management Association (1976), Society of Manufacturing Engineers (1978), National Security Industrial Association (1981), and an honorary life member of the Municipal Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada (1980).

paragraph: Section::::External links.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Biography of Elmer Boyd Staats: Member of The Ohio State University Accounting Hall of Fame (Bio at Ohio St)

paragraph: BULLET::::- Elmer B. Staats: Government Ethics in Practice by H. George Frederickson (Ethics by Frederickson)

paragraph: BULLET::::- Elmer Staats Short Bio at Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget

paragraph: BULLET::::- President Lyndon B. Johnson: Remarks at the Swearing In of Elmer Staats as Comptroller General of the United States, March 8, 1966

paragraph: BULLET::::- GAO: Working for Good Government Since 1921: Chapter 6, Elmer B. Staats: Broadening GAO's work, 1966-1981 by GAO Historian Maarju Krusten (GAO History 1966-1981)

paragraph: BULLET::::- Elmer Boyd Staats: An Inventory of His Personal Papers, 1961-1963 in the John F. Kennedy Library; National Archives and Records Administration (Papers at JFK library)

paragraph: BULLET::::- The GAO Review: Spring 1966

paragraph: BULLET::::- Comptroller General's Annual report on GAO during the fiscal year ended June 30, 1967

paragraph: BULLET::::- Report of the President's Commission on Budget Concepts, October 1967

paragraph: BULLET::::- The GAO Review, 50th Anniversary Edition, 1921-1971, Summer 1971; includes article by Staats on Role of GAO in Reviewing the Results of Government Programs as well as a wealth of information on GAO's history

paragraph: BULLET::::- Social Indicators and Congressional Needs for Information by Elmer B. Staats, The Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, January 1978. vol. 435 no. 1, pp. 277-285 (Abstract only)

paragraph: BULLET::::- House Resolution (H.Res. 805) commending Elmer B. Staats on the occasion of the conclusion of his distinguished career of Federal service

paragraph: BULLET::::- GAO History 1921- 1991, Roger R. Trask, GAO History Program, Nov. 1991

paragraph: BULLET::::- Oral History Interviews with Elmer B. Staats, former Comptroller General of the United States, 1966-1981, Spring 1987

paragraph: BULLET::::- Three Generations of Comptrollers General By James L. Craig, Jr., CPA Journal, August 1999

paragraph: BULLET::::- GAO Press Release on the death of Elmer B. Staats

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paragraph: Ezzard Charles

paragraph: Ezzard Mack Charles, known as the Cincinnati Cobra (July 7, 1921 – May 28, 1975) was an American professional boxer and World Heavyweight Champion. Known for his slick defense and precision, he is considered one of the greatest fighters of all time by boxing critics. Charles defeated numerous Hall of Fame fighters in three different weight classes. He retired with a record of 95 wins, 15 losses and 1 draw.

paragraph: Section::::Career.

paragraph: Charles was born in Lawrenceville, Georgia, but is commonly thought of as a Cincinnatian. Charles graduated from Woodward High School in Cincinnati, Ohio where he was already becoming a well-known fighter. Known as "The Cincinnati Cobra", Charles fought many notable opponents in both the light heavyweight and heavyweight divisions, eventually winning the World Championship in the latter. Although he never won the Light Heavyweight title, "The Ring" has rated him as the greatest light heavyweight of all time.

paragraph: Section::::Career.:Career beginnings and military service.

paragraph: Charles started his career as a featherweight in the amateurs, where he had a record of 42–0. In 1938, he won the Diamond Belt Middleweight Championship. He followed this up in 1939 by winning the Chicago Golden Gloves tournament of champions. He won the national AAU Middleweight Championship in 1939. He turned pro in 1940, knocking out Melody Johnson in the fourth round. Charles won all of his first 17 fights before being defeated by veteran Ken Overlin. Victories over future Hall of Famers Teddy Yarosz and the much avoided Charley Burley had started to solidify Charles as a top contender in the middleweight division. However, he served in the U.S. military during World War II and was unable to fight professionally in 1945.

paragraph: Section::::Career.:World heavyweight champion.

paragraph: He returned to boxing after the war as a light heavyweight, picking up many notable wins over leading light heavyweights, as well as heavyweight contenders Archie Moore, Jimmy Bivins, Lloyd Marshall and Elmer Ray. Shortly after his knock-out of Moore in their third and final meeting, tragedy struck. Charles fought a young contender named Sam Baroudi, knocking him out in Round 10. Baroudi died of the injuries he sustained in this bout. Charles was so devastated he almost gave up fighting. Charles was unable to secure a title shot at light heavyweight and moved up to heavyweight. After knocking out Joe Baksi and Johnny Haynes, Charles won the vacant National Boxing Association Heavyweight title when he outpointed Jersey Joe Walcott over 15 rounds on June 22, 1949. The following year, he outpointed his idol and former World Heavyweight Champion Joe Louis to become the recognized Lineal Champion. Successful defenses against Walcott, Lee Oma and Joey Maxim followed.

paragraph: Section::::Career.:Charles vs. Marciano.

paragraph: In 1951, Charles fought Walcott a third time and lost the title by knockout in the seventh round. Charles lost a controversial decision in their fourth and final bout. If Charles had won this fight, he would have become the first man in history to regain the heavyweight championship. Remaining a top contender with wins over Rex Layne, Tommy Harrison and Coley Wallace, Charles knocked out Bob Satterfield in an eliminator bout for the right to challenge Heavyweight Champion Rocky Marciano. His two stirring battles with Marciano are regarded as ring classics. In the first bout, held in June 1954, he valiantly took Marciano the distance, going down on points in a vintage heavyweight bout. Charles is the only man ever to last the full 15-round distance against Marciano. A number of fans and boxing writers felt that Charles deserved the decision. In their September rematch, Charles landed a severe blow that actually split Marciano's nose in half. Marciano's cornermen were unable to stop the bleeding and the referee almost halted the contest until Marciano rallied with an eighth-round knockout.

paragraph: Section::::Career.:Later career.

paragraph: Financial problems forced Charles to continue fighting, losing 13 of his final 23 fights (he held a record of 83 wins, 12 losses and 1 draw before financial problems became a factor in his career). He retired with a record of 93-25-1 (52 KOs). He avenged 7 losses in his career.

paragraph: Charles was also a respected double bass player who played with some of the jazz greats in the 1940s and 1950s at such notable places as Birdland (jazz composer George Russell wrote the famous tune "Ezz-Thetic" in his honor). He was very close with Rocky Marciano and a neighbor and friend of Muhammad Ali when they both lived on 85th Street in Chicago. Charles also starred in one motion picture: "Mau Mau Drums", an independent (and unreleased) jungle-adventure film shot in and around Cincinnati in 1960 by filmmaker Earl Schwieterman.

paragraph: Section::::Death.

paragraph: In 1968, Charles was diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, also known as Lou Gehrig's disease. The disease affected Charles' legs and eventually left him completely disabled. A fund raiser was held to assist Charles and many of his former opponents spoke on his behalf. Rocky Marciano in particular called Charles the bravest man he ever fought. The former boxer spent his last days in a nursing home. A chilling 1973 commercial showed Charles in his wheelchair horribly disabled by ALS. Charles died on May 28, 1975, in Chicago.

paragraph: Section::::Legacy.

paragraph: In 1976, Cincinnati honored Charles by changing the name of Lincoln Park Drive to Ezzard Charles Drive. This was the street of his residence during the height of his career.

paragraph: He was elected to the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 1990.

paragraph: In 2002, Charles was ranked #13 on "The Ring" magazine's list of the 80 Best Fighters of the Last 80 Years.

paragraph: In 2006, Ezzard Charles was named the 11th greatest fighter of all time by the IBRO (International Boxing Research Organisation).

paragraph: The "Cincinnati Cobra" was a master boxer of extraordinary skill and ability. He had speed, agility, fast hands and excellent footwork. Charles possessed a masterful jab and was a superb combination puncher. He was at his peak as a light-heavyweight. His record is quite impressive. Against top rate opposition like Archie Moore, Charley Burley, Lloyd Marshall, Jimmy Bivins, and Joey Maxim he was an impressive 16-2 combined. Despite being a natural light-heavy he won the heavyweight title and made 9 successful title defenses. Nearly 25% of voters had Charles in the top 10. Half of the voters had him in the top 15. Two thirds of voters had him inside the top 20.

paragraph: In 2007, ESPN online ranks Ezzard Charles as the 27th greatest boxer of all time, ahead of such notable fighters as Mike Tyson, Larry Holmes and Jake LaMotta.

paragraph: In 2009, "Boxing" magazine listed Ezzard Charles as the greatest Light Heavyweight fighter ever, ahead of the likes of Archie Moore, Bob Foster, Michael Spinks and Gene Tunney.

paragraph: Prominent boxing historian Bert Sugar listed Charles as the seventh greatest Heavyweight of all time.

paragraph: Section::::See also.

paragraph: BULLET::::- List of lineal boxing world champions

paragraph: BULLET::::- List of heavyweight boxing champions

paragraph: Section::::External links.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Ezzard Charles - CBZ Profile

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paragraph: Princess Maria Adelaide of Savoy-Genoa

paragraph: Princess Adelaide of Savoy-Genoa (Maria Adelaide Vittoria Amelia; 25 April 1904 – 2 August 1979), was a daughter of Prince Thomas, Duke of Genoa and Princess Isabella of Bavaria.

paragraph: Section::::Family and early life.

paragraph: Adelaide was the fifth of six children born to Prince Thomas, Duke of Genoa and his wife Princess Isabella of Bavaria. Her father was a grandson of King Charles Albert of Sardinia. Among her siblings were Ferdinando, 3rd Duke of Genoa; Filiberto, 4th Duke of Genoa; and Eugenio, 5th Duke of Genoa. Her mother Isabella was a granddaughter of Ludwig I of Bavaria.

paragraph: Through her aunt Margherita of Savoy, she was a cousin of Victor Emmanuel III of Italy.

paragraph: Section::::Marriage.

paragraph: On 15 July 1935 she married Leone Massimo (1896 in Rome — 1979 in Rome), son of Camillo Francesco Massimo, 4th Principe di Arsoli and donna Eleonora Brancaccio. Leone was the 5th Prince of Arsoli, the 9th Marquis of Roccasecca, Baron of Pisterzo, Lord of Intrafiumara, Nobile of Tivoli and Velletri and 2nd Duke of Anticoli Corrado. Her husband was also a great-grandson of Princess Caroline of Naples and Sicily. They had six children:

paragraph: BULLET::::- Isabella Massimo di Arsoli (born 5 June 1936 in Rome), married on 4 October 1964 in Arsoli, Prince Francesco Maria di Carpegna Falconieri Gabrielli, Count of Carpegna (27 April 1924 in Rome — 25 May 2007 in Rome), son of Prince Ulderico Orazio di Carpegna Falconieri Gabrielli, Count of Carpegna, and donna Anna Maria Giusso del Galdo. They had four children:

paragraph: BULLET::::- Prince Antonio di Carpegna Falconieri Gabrielli, Count of Carpegna (born 23 August 1965 in Rome), married on 17 June 2006 in Tricase, Baroness Clara Polissena Winspeare Guicciardi (born 29 November 1966 in Klagenfurt), daughter of Baron Riccardo Carlo Winspeare Guicciardi and Princess Elisabeth of Liechtenstein. They have two children:

paragraph: BULLET::::- Elena di Carpegna Falconieri Gabrielli (born 18 October 2007 in Tricase)

paragraph: BULLET::::- Filippo di Carpegna Falconieri Gabrielli (born 2 September 2009 in Tricase)

paragraph: BULLET::::- Giovanni di Carpegna Falconieri Gabrielli, Count of Carpegna (born 19 December 1966 in Rome), married on 1 August 2015 in Orvieto, Paola Di Giacomo (born 7 March 1974 in Terni). They have one son:

paragraph: BULLET::::- Augusto Nicola di Carpegna Falconieri Gabrielli (born 4 November 2016 in Rome)

paragraph: BULLET::::- Tommaso di Carpegna Falconieri Gabrielli, Count of Carpegna (born 21 February 1968 in Rome), married on 14 June 1997 in Forte dei Marmi, Countess Anna Zileri Dal Verme degli Obbizi (born 21 July 1969 in Florence), daughter of Count Paolo Zileri Dal Verme degli Obizzi, and Nobile Lavinia Assettati. They have three children:

paragraph: BULLET::::- Livia di Carpegna Falconieri Gabrielli (born 21 September 1999 in Rome)

paragraph: BULLET::::- Sofia di Carpegna Falconieri Gabrielli (born 22 Novembre 2001 in Rome)

paragraph: BULLET::::- Vittoria di Carpegna Falconieri Gabrielli (born 25 June 2005 in Rome)

paragraph: BULLET::::- Caterina di Carpegna Falconieri Gabrielli (born 23 August 1970 in Rome), married Nobile Guglielmo Masetti Zannini (born 4 November 1967 in Rome), son of Nobile Gianlodovico Masetti Zannini and donna Eleonora di Napoli Rampolla Barrese Bellacera

paragraph: BULLET::::- Filippo Massimo di Arsoli, 6th Prince of Arsoli (born 29 September 1938 in Agliè), married on 4 April 1962 in Rome, Maria Luigia Capparella (born 15 August 1942 in Rome), daughter of Pietro Capparella. They have two children, but Filippo also has illegitimate issue:

paragraph: BULLET::::- Fabrizio Massimo Brancaccio, 7th Prince of Arsoli, Prince of Triggiano and Roviano (born 28 October 1963 in Rome), married in 1999, Ilaria Bottini (born 1967 or 1968), daughter of Giuseppe Bottini and Silvia Fontana. Divorced in 2002. They have three children, but Fabrizio also has illegitimate issue:

paragraph: BULLET::::- Marcantonio Massimo Brancaccio (born 10 December 1999 in Rome)

paragraph: BULLET::::- Barbara Massimo Brancaccio (born 10 December 1999 in Rome)

paragraph: BULLET::::- Olimpia Massimo Brancaccio (born November 2001 in Rome)

paragraph: BULLET::::- Barbara Massimo (born 4 June 1965 in Rome)

paragraph: BULLET::::- Ferdinando Massimo di Arsoli (born 20 January 1940 in Rome), married on 4 June 1977 in Cefalù, Maresti Savona (born 1 October 1943 in Cefalù), daughter of Baldassarre Savona and Maria Cristina Catalfamo. They have two children:

paragraph: BULLET::::- Ascanio Massimo (born 25 July 1978 in Rome)

paragraph: BULLET::::- Lavinia Massimo (born 25 July 1978 in Rome), married on 7 July 2015 in Rome, Filippo Cammarano Guerritore di Ravello (born 1966)

paragraph: BULLET::::- Carlo Massimo di Arsoli (born 3 July 1942 in Rome), married on 8 October 1989 in Rome, doña Elisa Osorio de Moscoso y Estanga (born 31 March 1946 in Madrid), daughter of Pedro Osorio de Moscoso, Duke of Montemar, and doña Elisa de Estanga y Cologan-Franchi

paragraph: BULLET::::- Maria Eleonora Massimo di Arsoli (born 30 March 1944 in Rome), married on 7 October 1972 in Arsoli, Giuseppe Gustavo Ricci Paracciani Bergamini (born 7 February 1934 in Milan), son of Ugo Bergamini and Maria Amalia Lanza Manzanillo. They have one daughter:

paragraph: BULLET::::- Elena Ricci Paracciani Bergamini (born 30 July 1973 in Rome)

paragraph: BULLET::::- Francesco Massimo di Arsoli (born 15 July 1946 in Rome), married on 16 July 1977 in Rome, Camillavelia Jacuzzi Ristori (born 29 January 1937 in Rome), daughter of Rodolfo Jacuzzi Ristori and Amalia Vinca

paragraph: Section::::Titles, styles, and honours.

paragraph: Section::::Titles, styles, and honours.:Titles and styles.

paragraph: BULLET::::- 25 April 1904 – 15 July 1935: "Her Royal Highness" Princess Adelaide of Savoy-Genoa

paragraph: BULLET::::- 15 July 1935 - 8 February 1979: "Her Royal Highness" Princess Adelaide of Arsoli

paragraph: Section::::Titles, styles, and honours.:Honours.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Dame of Honour and Devotion in the Sovereign Military Order of Malta

paragraph: BULLET::::- Dame of Justice in the Sacred Military Constantinian Order of Saint George

wikidata_label: Princess Maria Adelaide of Savoy-Genoa

wikipedia_title: Princess Maria Adelaide of Savoy-Genoa


text:
Afghan
poetess
Durrani Empire
Afghanistan
Barakzai family
Yaʻqūb Ali Khān Barakzai
Tīmūr Shāh Durrānī
qasida
ghazals
Arabic
Persian
Islamic law
Emirate of Afghanistan
Saur Revolution
United States-led overthrow
Taliban government
Kabul
Aisha-i-Durani School

paragraph: Ayesha Durrani

paragraph: Ayesha Durrani, also known as Aisha-i-Durani and Aisha Durrani, was an 18th-century Afghan poetess during the time of the Durrani Empire. A number of her poems were compiled into a manuscript in 1882, and Durrani is credited with founding the first school for girls in Afghanistan.

paragraph: Section::::Biography.

paragraph: Ayesha Durrani was born in late-18th century Afghanistan. She was born into the powerful Barakzai family as the daughter of Yaʻqūb Ali Khān Barakzai, and she later married Tīmūr Shāh Durrānī, the second ruler of the Durrani Empire. Ayesha is recorded as having become an active poet by the waning years of the 18th century, and continued composing poetry into the 19th century; she wrote qasidas, ghazals, and was well versed in Arabic, Persian literature and in Islamic law. Durrani was also noted by several sources as having founded the first school for girls in Afghanistan.

paragraph: Following the collapse of the Durrani Empire and the rise of the Barakzai-ruled Emirate of Afghanistan in the 19th century, Ayesha's poetry garnered renewed interest. Many of her poems were compiled by an unnamed Afghan scribe into a 336-page manuscript in 1882.

paragraph: Section::::Biography.:Legacy.

paragraph: Following the 1978 Saur Revolution, the Afghan government promoted the study of Durrani's works in an effort to mobilize female support for the government's social programs. After the United States-led overthrow of Afghanistan's Taliban government (which had barred women from pursuing an education after age eight), a German foreign aid agency rebuilt two girl's schools in Kabul, naming one the Aisha-i-Durani School in honor of the poet.

alias:
Aisha-i-Durani
Aisha Durrani

description: Afghan poet

wikidata_label: Ayesha Durrani

wikipedia_title: Ayesha Durrani


text:
English American
competitive diver
Amateur Athletic Union
springboard
Aileen Allen
Thelma Payne
Portland
Oregon
Multnomah Athletic Club
Jack Cody
bowling
ice hockey
swimming
tennis
water polo
England
Portland, Oregon
YWCA
Multnomah Athletic Club
Jack Cody
Christmas Day
water polo
ice hockey
Amateur Athletic Union
Panama–Pacific International Exposition
San Francisco
California
springboard
tennis
Los Angeles Athletic Club
Los Angeles
St. Helens, Oregon
Aileen Allen
Astoria
Regatta
Happy Canyon Round-Up
Pendleton, Oregon
Frontier Days
Walla Walla, Washington
Morrison Bridge
Willamette River
Uncle Tom's Cabin
ice tennis
Portland Ice Arena
ice hockey
ear drum
Helen Hicks
Thelma Payne
Rose Festival
springboard
volplane
high diving
Tacoma, Washington
Victoria, British Columbia
Detroit Athletic Club
Michigan
automobile
American Red Cross
Neptune Beach
Alameda, California
Victoria, British Columbia
Edward VIII
Prince of Wales
his tour of Canada
Vancouver, Washington
Columbia River
1920 Summer Olympics
Oaks Natatorium
Sellwood, Portland, Oregon
Thelma Payne
YWCA
Jack Cody
Olympic
International Swimming Hall of Fame
The Oregonian
modesty
one-piece swimsuit
Olympia, Washington
San Mateo County, California
Cypress Lawn Memorial Park
Colma, California

categories: English female divers,English female tennis players,English ice hockey players,English female water polo players,1882 births,1967 deaths

paragraph: Constance Meyer

paragraph: Constance C. Meyer (née "Ralph", later "Dressler"; September 17, 1882 – January 3, 1967) was an English American competitive diver who was the Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) women's springboard champion in 1915 and 1917. She was twice runner-up for the AAU springboard diving title; first in 1916 to Aileen Allen and again in 1918 to Thelma Payne. Meyer lived in Portland, Oregon and was a member of the Multnomah Athletic Club under instructor Jack Cody. She also competed in bowling, ice hockey, swimming, tennis and water polo.

paragraph: Section::::Biography.

paragraph: Meyer was born Constance C. Ralph in England on September 17, 1882. Her family moved to Portland, Oregon during her childhood. Meyer first learned how to swim at the Portland YWCA in 1912. She joined the diving and swimming program at the Multnomah Athletic Club in 1913 under the instruction of Jack Cody. In June 1913, she took first place in a 50-yard swim meet. The first competitive diving event Meyer competed in occurred on August 23, 1913 at the Peninsula Park swim meet. She took first place in the women's "senior diving open", which was open to entrants 16 years and older. Meyer competed in the Multnomah Athletic Club's annual Christmas Day swim meet in 1913. She placed second in a 50-yard event. Meyer joined a Multnomah Athletic Club women's water polo team in October 1913. In March 1915, Meyer joined a fledgling women's ice hockey team in Portland.

paragraph: The Multnomah Athletic Club was invited to send competitors to the Amateur Athletic Union Diving and Swimming Championships in 1915, which were being held in conjunction with the Panama–Pacific International Exposition in San Francisco, California. Meyer was one the three competitors that represented Multnomah. Meyer won the AAU springboard title on July 19, 1915. Following her AAU title victory, crowds would gather to watch Meyer practice. During the winter, Meyer re-joined her women's hockey team—which she captained. Meyer took up tennis for the first time in June 1916. She was runner-up in a Multnomah Athletic Club tennis tournament that month. Meyer went to the Los Angeles Athletic Club in Los Angeles, California to defend her AAU diving title on June 29, 1916. She had just five days notice before the event and was originally scheduled to play a tennis match in St. Helens, Oregon on the date of the AAU meet. Meyer placed second, with a score of 351 points, to Los Angeles diver Aileen Allen, who scored 370 points. Later, Allen's title was challenged on the grounds she was a professional diver and should be prohibited from competing in AAU sanctioned events, but no action was taken. Meyer performed in several diving exhibitions in 1916 including the Astoria Regatta, the Happy Canyon Round-Up in Pendleton, Oregon and Frontier Days in Walla Walla, Washington. During the Multnomah Athletic Club's Christmas Day swim in 1916, Meyer was scheduled to dive from the Morrison Bridge to the Willamette River. If the river was iced over, the club would to perform the third act of "Uncle Tom's Cabin", in which Meyer would play "Eliza" crossing the ice on the Willamette.

paragraph: In January 1917, Meyer played a match of ice tennis against Irene Campbell, which was the first of its kind in Oregon. The match was conceived by William F. Scott, manager of the Portland Ice Arena, who intended to make the sport a regular fixture of pre-game festivities at ice hockey games. Campbell defeated Meyer, 6–3. The Multnomah Athletic Club was awarded the hosting duties of the AAU Women's National Diving Championships in 1917. During her training for the event, Meyer broke her ear drum. No national diving competitors made the trek to Oregon so the AAU title meet—which took place on May 19—was staged exclusively with state-wide participants, most of them who represented the host club. Meyer placed first in the event ahead of second place finisher Helen Hicks and third place finisher Thelma Payne. Meyer followed-up her AAU title victory with a second place finish during a diving meet at the 1917 Rose Festival in Portland. Meyer took first place at the 10 foot springboard event during the 1917 Pacific Coast Indoor Diving Championships on July 27 at Idora Park in Oakland, California. During the event, she introduced a new diving form called the "volplane". Following her Pacific Coast title victory, Meyer issued a challenge to national divers. On September 3, 1917, Meyer won a diving contest at the Astoria Regatta. That year, she began training for competitive high diving events from 16 and 24 foot platforms.

paragraph: Meyer's first diving competition of 1918 was the Oregon State Diving Championship at the Multnomah Athletic Club on January 12. She placed first with a score of 133.5. In March 1918, Meyer moved to Tacoma, Washington, but continued to compete under the auspices of the Multnomah Athletic Club. Two months later, a notice of separation was published in "The Oregonian" by Constance's husband, William N. Meyer. Constance Meyer returned to competitive diving in May 1918 to train for the upcoming AAU Women's Diving Championship, which was scheduled for July 20 at the Multnomah Athletic Club. Thelma Payne won the AAU Championship, with Meyer coming in second. Meyer and Payne represented the Multnomah Athletic Club at the 1918 Pacific Coast Diving Championship in Victoria, British Columbia on August 24. Payne again bested Meyer for the title.

paragraph: Meyer's husband was granted divorce from her on March 21, 1919 on grounds of "desertion". Meyer had been training for the 1919 AAU title meet, but bowed out when the venue was switched from the Los Angeles Athletic Club in California to the Detroit Athletic Club in Michigan. The only diver the Multnomah Athletic Club sent to 1919 AAU Diving Championship was Thelma Payne, who was the reigning title holder. Meyer was struck on the heel by an automobile at the corner of Third avenue and Alder street in Portland on March 23, 1919. The driver, N. J. Braunstein, was arrested after Meyer complained to the police and he was ordered to pay a $10 fine to the American Red Cross. On May 3, 1919, Meyer competed in the 10 foot springboard event during the Pacific Northwest Indoor Diving Championship at the Multnomah Athletic Club in Portland. During the 1919 Rose Festival in Portland, Meyer performed a diving exhibition. Her next competitive diving meet came on July 4, 1919 during the Far West Diving Championship at Neptune Beach in Alameda, California. She placed second in the event behind Aileen Allen, diver for the Los Angeles Athletic Club. A later review of the scores by "The Oregonian" alleged that one of the judge's score was tallied wrong, which cost Meyer first place. Meyer also competed in that year's Pacific Coast Outdoor Diving Championship in Victoria, British Columbia, but again came in second behind teammate Thelma Payne. Meyer returned to Victoria, British Columbia on September 22, 1919 to perform for Edward VIII, Prince of Wales, during his tour of Canada, but the event was scrapped when the prince left for a hunting trip.

paragraph: On December 23, 1919, Meyer married Lou C. Dressler in Vancouver, Washington. Meyer—who was eight years older than Dressler—declined to give her age on the marriage documents. Instead, she listed her age as "legal". In 1920, Meyer was hired to oversee swimming at the Columbia River beach in Portland. Meyer's name was mentioned as a possible 1920 Summer Olympics contender, but she did not attend the qualifying event. She competed in the 1920 Far West Diving Championship on June 26 at Neptune Beach in Alameda, California, where she placed third in the springboard event. Meyer continued to compete sporadically in diving events until at least 1922, including that year's Oregon State Outdoor Diving Championship at the Oaks Natatorium in Sellwood, Portland, Oregon. She placed first in the Oregon State Indoor Diving Championship at the Multnomah Athletic Club in Portland on March 11, 1922.

paragraph: Section::::Biography.:Legacy and later life.

paragraph: Meyer was credited by her teammate Thelma Payne as sparking her interest in diving when she witnessed Meyer perform at the Portland YWCA. Meyer was also the first pupil of Jack Cody to win a national title. Cody, who went on to train several Olympic swimmers and divers, is in the International Swimming Hall of Fame as a coach. In 1922, DeWitt Harry for "The Oregonian" called Meyer the "grittiest and most daring amateur woman divers". She was critical of the excessive clothing women divers and swimmers were required to wear for modesty. She would wear a one-piece swimsuit when the event permitted its use instead of the traditional skirt swimsuit that was ubiquitous of the time. In 1918, Meyer told the publication "Sweater News: The Journal of the Sweater and Fancy Knit Goods Trade", "Were it not for the handicap of too much clothing, more women would be heard from in this sport. [...] Public opinion has hampered the popularity of the skirtless bathing suit more than anything else. I think women would generally accept it were it not for criticism." Meyer designed her own swimsuit and it was manufactured by the Olympia Woolen Mills in Olympia, Washington. Meyer and her husband eventually moved to San Mateo County, California where they lived together until his death in 1946. She died on January 3, 1967 at the age of 84 and was interned at Cypress Lawn Memorial Park in Colma, California.

paragraph: Section::::Biography.:Record.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Bowling

paragraph: BULLET::::- Swimming

paragraph: BULLET::::- Diving

paragraph: BULLET::::- Tennis

paragraph: Section::::References.

description: tennis player (1882-1967)

wikidata_label: Constance Meyer

wikipedia_title: Constance Meyer


text:
Major League Baseball
St. Louis Cardinals
New York Yankees
Boston Red Sox

categories: Boston Red Sox players,Major League Baseball center fielders,New York Yankees players,Mobile Sea Gulls players,1944 deaths,Baseball players from Ohio,Sportspeople from Sandusky, Ohio,Baltimore Orioles (IL) players,Duluth White Sox players,St. Louis Cardinals players,St. Paul Saints (AA) players,Burials in Wisconsin,1890 births

paragraph: Elmer Miller (outfielder)

paragraph: Elmer Miller (July 28, 1890 – November 28, 1944) is a former professional baseball player in Major League Baseball. He played for the St. Louis Cardinals, New York Yankees, and Boston Red Sox. In his career, he hit 16 home runs and had 151 RBI.

paragraph: Section::::External links.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Baseball Reference.com

description: American baseball player

wikidata_label: Elmer Miller

wikipedia_title: Elmer Miller (outfielder)


text:
Chile
political figure
Valparaíso
Manuel Bulnes

wikipedia_title:
Chile
Politician
Valparaíso
Manuel Bulnes

categories: Ambassadors of Chile to Peru,1882 deaths,Chilean Ministers of the Interior,Chilean people of French descent,Foreign ministers of Chile,Chilean Ministers of Finance,People from Valparaíso,Chilean Ministers of Justice,Members of the Senate of Chile,Members of the Chamber of Deputies of Chile,Chilean people of Catalan descent,1804 births

paragraph: Manuel Camilo Vial

paragraph: Manuel Camilo Agustín Vial Formas (March 20, 1804 – February 20, 1882) was a Chilean political figure and conservative politician. He served several times as minister.

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

paragraph: He was born in Valparaíso, the son of Agustín Vial Santelices and of María del Rosario de Formas y Patiño Sánchez de Morales. After completing his studies, he graduated as a lawyer on July 30, 1835. He married Luisa Carrera Fontecilla and together had one son, Agustín. After her death he married Rafaela de la Lastra Valdivieso, with whom he had eight children.

paragraph: Section::::Career in politics.

paragraph: He became the secretary of the "Congreso de Plenipotenciarios" on September 14, 1830; replacing José Miguel Varas Vallejos. As a leader of the Conservative party, he was elected deputy for Casablanca in 1831. He became Secretary of the chamber and member of the permanent committee on government and foreign affairs as well as the one on legislative affairs and justice. He was reelected, this time for San Carlos, on 1834, and again for Cauquenes in 1843.

paragraph: Vial was elected a Senator from 1846 to 1855; and then again from 1864 to his death in 1882. President Manuel Bulnes named him Minister of the Interior and Foreign Affairs on September 18, 1846; of Finance, on September 2, 1848; of Justice, Cult and Public Education, on 1849. He was also plenipotentiary minister to Peru in 1846. He was also a State Councillor and Supreme Court fiscal. He died in Valparaiso, at the age of 78.

description: Chilean politician

wikidata_label: Manuel Camilo Vial

wikipedia_title: Manuel Camilo Vial


text:
Cotacachi
Imbabura
Ecuador
Quito
Ecuador
Roman Catholic
Franciscan order
Rome
Pope John Paul II
Marian Movement of Priests
imprimatur
Stefano Gobbi

wikipedia_title:
Cotacachi (city)
Imbabura Province
Ecuador
Quito
Ecuador
Catholic Church
Franciscans
Rome
Pope John Paul II
Marian Movement of Priests
Imprimatur
Stefano Gobbi

categories: 1912 births,People from Cotacachi (city),Ecuadorian cardinals,Ecuadorian Roman Catholics,Franciscan cardinals,20th-century Roman Catholic archbishops,Participants in the Second Vatican Council,2000 deaths,Ecuadorian Friars Minor

paragraph: Bernardino Echeverría Ruiz

paragraph: Bernardino Echeverría Ruiz (born November 12, 1912 in Cotacachi, Imbabura, Ecuador and died on April 6, 2000 in Quito Ecuador) was a Roman Catholic Cardinal.

paragraph: Section::::Biography.

paragraph: He joined the Franciscan order in 1928, and was ordained in 1937. He attended the Pontifical University in Rome and obtained a B.A. degree in Philosophy in 1941. Upon graduation he returned to Ecuador and performed many duties for the Franciscan order, started a religious magazine and established houses to care for the poor.

paragraph: He was a member of the International Academy of Franciscan History and was made a Cardinal by Pope John Paul II in 1994.

paragraph: He was a member of the Marian Movement of Priests and provided his "imprimatur" for Father Stefano Gobbi's book: "To the Priests, Our Lady's Beloved Sons."

paragraph: Section::::External links.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Biography at Catholic Pages

description: Catholic cardinal

wikidata_label: Bernardino Echeverría Ruiz

wikipedia_title: Bernardino Echeverría Ruiz


text: pop art

text: Moscow

text: Russia

text: socialist realism

text: thriller

text: mass media

text: advertising

text: Sylvester Stallone

text: Spider-Man

text: Barbie

text: Madonna

text: Arnold Schwarzenegger

text: Marilyn Monroe

text: Picasso

text: Venice Biennale

text: Louise Alexander Gallery

text: Moscow Manege

text: Scheringa Museum voor Realisme

text: Dubossarsky's biography

categories: 1964 births,Russian painters,Russian male painters,Modern artists,Living people

paragraph: Vladimir Dubossarsky

paragraph: Vladimir Dubossarsky () (1964) is a Russian painter working in pop art genre.

paragraph: Since 1994 he performs in an art duet with Alexander Vinogradov. Both live and work in Moscow, Russia. In the early part of their career together they adopted the style of socialist realism, an officially sanctioned art practice under the soviet regime. Their early works resembled posters for non-existent thrillers and sleazy porn flicks. They worked with their idea of social order, laborers, collective farmers, etc. and put a modern twist on an outdated practice. Their result was a collection of ideas and themes that would make socialistic fantasies visible to the viewer.

paragraph: In 2001, Dubosarsky and Vinogradov made a transition from the socialist fantasy to the ideals of mass media. Total Painting (2001) created a large scale image of mass culture from around the world borrowing ideas from advertising and mainstream media. Our Best World (2003) created a common ground for stars such as Sylvester Stallone, Spider-Man, Barbie, Madonna, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Marilyn Monroe, and even Picasso. The Underwater World (2002) was made for the Russian pavilion for the 50th Venice Biennale. The piece references ideas gathered from pop images such as mail order catalogs, and heroes in contemporary advertising.

paragraph: Section::::Solo exhibitions.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Sweeter than sugar, Louise Alexander Gallery, Porto Cervo, Italy

paragraph: BULLET::::- FB shows and tells, Moscow Manege, Russia

paragraph: BULLET::::- The New People Are Already Here. Deitch Projects, New York, USA

paragraph: BULLET::::- Meander. Resort Pirogovo, Moscow Region, Russia

paragraph: BULLET::::- Untitled. Vilma Gold Gallery, London, UK

paragraph: BULLET::::- In the Artist's Studio. Gallery Orel Art, Paris, France

paragraph: BULLET::::- The Russian Painting Seasons. The State Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow, Russia

paragraph: BULLET::::- Anthills. XL Gallery. Moscow, Russia

paragraph: BULLET::::- The Lightness of Being. Resort Pirogovo, Moscow Region, Russia

paragraph: BULLET::::- Underwater Barber. Paperworks Gallery, Moscow, Russia

paragraph: BULLET::::- Untitled. Charlotte Moser Gallery, Geneva, Switzerland

paragraph: BULLET::::- New Painting. XL Gallery, Moscow, Russia

paragraph: BULLET::::- 9 Nudes Series. Gallery Orel Art, Paris, France

paragraph: BULLET::::- Graphic Works of Different Years. Paperworks Gallery, Moscow, Russia

paragraph: BULLET::::- Aquafitness. Vilma Gold Gallery, London, UK

paragraph: BULLET::::- Our Best World. Deitch Projects, New York, USA

paragraph: BULLET::::- Astrakhan Blues. XL Gallery, Moscow, Russia

paragraph: BULLET::::- Raining. Gallery Krinzinger, Viennа, Austria

paragraph: BULLET::::- Underwater Forever. Gallery Orel Art, Paris, France

paragraph: BULLET::::- Total Painting. XL Gallery, Moscow, Russia

paragraph: BULLET::::- Painting for Finland. MUU Gallery, Helsinki, Finland

paragraph: BULLET::::- How Are You, Ladies and Gentlemen? Gallery Claudio Poleschi, Lucca, Italy

paragraph: BULLET::::- Picture for London. Vilma Gold Gallery, London, UK

paragraph: BULLET::::- Sweet Girls. Moscow Fine Art Gallery, Moscow, Russia

paragraph: BULLET::::- Inspiration. XL Gallery, Moscow, Russia

paragraph: BULLET::::- Flying Crans. Moscow Fine Art Gallery, Moscow, Russia

paragraph: BULLET::::- Christ in Moscow. XL Gallery, Moscow, Russia

paragraph: BULLET::::- Just Pictures. Moscow Fine Art Gallery, Moscow, Russia

paragraph: BULLET::::- P.S. Guelman Gallery, Moscow, Russia

paragraph: BULLET::::- Erntedankfest. Atelier-Ester Freund, Vienna, Austria

paragraph: BULLET::::- Austrian and Russian Literature. Brasilica, Viennа, Austria

paragraph: BULLET::::- Etudes. L-Gallery, Moscow, Russia

paragraph: BULLET::::- Russian Literature. Guelman Gallery, Moscow, Russia

paragraph: BULLET::::- Triumph. Guelman Gallery, Moscow, Russia

paragraph: BULLET::::- Bluhende Landschaften. Gallery Kai Higelman, Berlin, Germany

paragraph: BULLET::::- Project for Russian Playboy. Moscow Fine Art Gallery, Moscow, Russia

paragraph: BULLET::::- A Picture for the Reichstag. Gallery Kai Hilgemann, Berlin, Germany

paragraph: BULLET::::- Paintings Made to Order. L- Gallery, Moscow, Russia

paragraph: BULLET::::- Picasso in Moscow. Studio 20 Gallery, Moscow, Russia

paragraph: Section::::Group exhibitions.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Thaw, Russian Art from Glasnost to the Present, Chelsea Art Museum, New York, USA

paragraph: BULLET::::- Exhibition of the Musée National de l'Art Moderne du Centre Pompidou, Seoul Museum of Art, Seoul, Korea

paragraph: BULLET::::- Russian Dreams. Art Basel Miami Beach, Miami, USA

paragraph: BULLET::::- ART-index. The Latvian National Museum of Art, Arsenal, Riga, Latvia

paragraph: BULLET::::- I Believe. Winzavod, Moscow, Russia

paragraph: BULLET::::- New Exposition. The State Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow, Russia

paragraph: BULLET::::- Sots Art, Political Art in Russia from 1972 to Today. The State Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow, Russia; La Maison Rouge, Paris, France

paragraph: BULLET::::- Russia! Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, Bilbao, Spain

paragraph: BULLET::::- StarZ. Museum of Modern Art, Moscow, Russia

paragraph: BULLET::::- Angels of History. MUHKA, Antwerpen, Belgium

paragraph: BULLET::::- Russian Pop Art. The State Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow, Russia

paragraph: BULLET::::- Russia! Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, USA

paragraph: BULLET::::- Berlin-Moscow, 1950-2000. Martin Gropius Bau, Berlin, Germany; The State Historical museum, Moscow, Russia

paragraph: BULLET::::- OOopsa! Contemporary Russian Art. National Museum of Contemporary Art, Oslo, Norway

paragraph: BULLET::::- Expander. Royal Academy of Arts, London, UK

paragraph: BULLET::::- Returning of the Artist. 50th Venice Biennale, Russian pavilion, Venice, Italy

paragraph: BULLET::::- Moscow - Berlin, Berlin – Moscow. Berliner Gropius-Bau, Berlin, Germany

paragraph: BULLET::::- Urgent Painting. Musee d'Art Modern de la Ville de Paris, Paris, France

paragraph: BULLET::::- Davai - Russian Art Now. Aus dem Laboratorium der Freien Kunste in Russland, Berlin, Germany; MAK, Vienna, Austria

paragraph: BULLET::::- São Paulo Biennale. São Paulo, Brazil

paragraph: BULLET::::- Made in Italy. Palazzo della Triennale, Milan, Italy

paragraph: BULLET::::- Russian Madness. Biennale Valencia, Spain

paragraph: BULLET::::- Players. Watermill Center of Robert Wilson, New York, USA

paragraph: BULLET::::- Russian Artists in Vienna. Schloss Grafenegg, Vienna, Austria

paragraph: BULLET::::- Escape, 2nd Tirana Biennale, Albania

paragraph: BULLET::::- I Hate You in June. Museum of Art Ein Harod, Israel

paragraph: BULLET::::- In & Out. 1st Tirana Biennale, Albania

paragraph: BULLET::::- Guelman's Collection. State Russian Museum, St Petersburg

paragraph: BULLET::::- Fuori Uso 2000. The Bridges. Pescara, Italy

paragraph: BULLET::::- 3rd Biennial of Contemporary Art. Cetine, Monte Negro

paragraph: BULLET::::- It's a Better World. Secession, Vienna, Austria

paragraph: BULLET::::- Kunst im Verborgenen. Nonkonformisten Russland 1957-1995. Wilhelm-Hack Museum, Ludwigshaven; Documenta, Kassel; Staatliches Lindenau Museum, Altenburg, Germany

paragraph: BULLET::::- Zeigenössische Kunst aus Russland. Daimler-Benz Aerospace, München, Germany

paragraph: BULLET::::- INTERREGNUM. Kunsthalle Nurnberg, Nurnberg, Germany

paragraph: BULLET::::- Fluchtpunkt Moskau", Forum Ludwig, Aachen, Germany

paragraph: BULLET::::- 2nd Biennial of Contemporary Art. Cetine, Monte Negro

paragraph: Section::::Selected Collections.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Art4.ru Contemporary Art Museum, Moscow, Russia

paragraph: BULLET::::- Bonn Historical Museum, Bonn, Germany

paragraph: BULLET::::- Centre Pompidou, Paris, France

paragraph: BULLET::::- Cultural Foundation “EKATERINA”, Moscow, Russia

paragraph: BULLET::::- Cultural Foundation “New”, Moscow, Russia

paragraph: BULLET::::- Duke University Museum of Art, Durham, USA

paragraph: BULLET::::- Houston Museum of Contemporary Art, Houston, USA

paragraph: BULLET::::- Ivanovo Museum, Ivanovo, Russia

paragraph: BULLET::::- MACI Museo Arte Contemporanea Isernia, Italy

paragraph: BULLET::::- Moscow House of Photography, Moscow, Russia

paragraph: BULLET::::- Museum Of Contemporary Art, Avignon, France

paragraph: BULLET::::- Museum of Contemporary Art of Valencia, Spain

paragraph: BULLET::::- New Rules Foundation, Moscow, Russia

paragraph: BULLET::::- Scheringa Museum voor Realisme, Spanbroek, Netherlands

paragraph: BULLET::::- Secession, Vienna, Austria

paragraph: BULLET::::- Yaroslavl Museum, Yaroslavl, Russia

paragraph: Section::::External references.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Dubossarsky's biography

paragraph: BULLET::::- Vladimir Dubossarsky "Sweeter than sugar" at Louise Alexander Gallery

paragraph: BULLET::::- http://www.galerie-krinzinger.at/kuenstler/dubvino/dubvino_bi_fr.html

description: Russian artist

wikidata_label: Vladimir Dubossarsky

wikipedia_title: Vladimir Dubossarsky