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<mask> (born April 1, 1998) is an American professional basketball player for the New York Knicks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was selected with the 36th overall pick in the 2018 NBA draft. Before beginning his professional career, he gained national coverage for withdrawing from his commitment to attend Western Kentucky University to instead dedicate the entire 2017–18 season for training on his own, being the first player to make such a decision. High school career

<mask> attended Pine Forest High School in Pensacola, Florida for the first two years of his high school career, briefly transferring to Landry-Walker College and Career Preparatory High School in New Orleans as a sophomore, for whom he never played. He did appear for Pine Forest as a freshman and sophomore, but didn't make much of an impact, as he was still relatively new to basketball, only starting playing in eighth grade, during a growth spurt that took him from  to . He first appeared in the summer league before his junior year for Chalmette High School. As a junior, <mask> led the Owls to their first state playoff win in 19 years, and in the second round, helped give the first seed and eventual state champion Natchitoches Central High School all they could handle before bowing out, their closest playoff game until the state final.He averaged 20.9 points, 13.6 rebounds, 8.1 blocks, and 2 steals per game. He made the all-district, all-Metro, and all-State teams for his efforts. <mask> then joined Dallas-based Nike Pro Skills on the AAU circuit for the summer, winning individual honors in the Nike EYBL and leading Pro Skills to the season-ending Peach Jam. His recruiting ranking shot up, and he earned his fifth star. Against the top players in the country, <mask> averaged 15.5 points, 11.6 rebounds, and 4.1 blocks per game, being named to the All-EYBL second team. As a senior at Chalmette, <mask> averaged 25.7 points, 12.6 rebounds, and 6 blocked shots per outing, while earning Naismith Trophy All-America honorable mention and MaxPreps All-America honorable mention status as well as USA Today All-USA Louisiana first team honors and being named All-District, All-Metro, All-State, and the All-Metro Player of the Year from the New Orleans Advocate, as well as the St. Bernard Post Male Athlete of the Year for the parish. He led Chalmette to their first district championship in their own regular season tournament in 20 years, first district title in 21 years in the toughest basketball district in the state, and to the state semifinals for the first time in 32 years.In the Owls' 4 game state playoff run, <mask> averaged 34.5 points, 13.5 rebounds, and 7.8 blocks. <mask> became the first Chalmette basketball player to be named a McDonald's All-American, and also played in the Jordan Brand Classic and the LHSBCA All-Star game. Playing in the 2017 McDonald's All-American Boys Game, <mask> tallied 14 points, three rebounds and two blocked shots. He participated in the 2017 Jordan Brand Classic, scoring 15 points in 17 minutes of play, while pulling down three rebounds. <mask> originally committed to play college basketball at Texas A&M, but then de-committed to follow coach Rick Stansbury to Western Kentucky. Stansbury had recruited <mask> as the Aggies' assistant coach. Basketball writer Jason Frakes wrote in February 2017, <mask> "may go down as the biggest recruiting coup in WKU basketball history."College career
In July 2017, <mask> had enrolled at Western Kentucky University for the summer semester, and practiced with the team for about two weeks before a planned team trip to Costa Rica. Sources then indicated that he had left campus, and his room was cleaned out. He was then suspended indefinitely for violating the team rules. After speaking with head coach Rick Stansbury, he was granted a release to transfer, and barring an unexpected decision by the NCAA, would have had to sit out the 2017–18 season. With the hope that a waiver would be granted by the NCAA, <mask> took visits to Louisiana State University, University of Kansas, and the University of New Orleans in August 2017. On August 27, <mask> returned to Western Kentucky a month after leaving campus. On September 18, <mask> announced he would forgo college and prepare for the 2018 NBA draft on his own accord.He would be the first recruited draft pick to wind up not playing for any college, professional, or high school/postgraduate team throughout an entire year before entering an NBA draft, although he would still be credited as coming out of Western Kentucky by the NBA. Furthermore, because of his brief time going to summer classes in Western Kentucky, he was ultimately barred from participating in the NBA G League later in the season due to G League rules. The ruling also affected a few similar prospects who were stuck in difficult situations at the time as well, like Billy Preston and De'Anthony Melton. The announcement also influenced at least one person to train by themselves for a year before entering an NBA draft, as fellow five-star recruit Darius Bazley originally planned on not going to college at Syracuse University in order to try out for the NBA G League before deciding against that as well, claiming that it was the only league where winning does not matter after all. <mask> was named one of 69 players who planned to participate in the NBA Draft Combine. However, on the day of the event, <mask> withdrew from all combine events. Professional career

New York Knicks (2018–present)
On June 21, 2018, <mask> was selected with the 36th overall pick in the 2018 NBA draft by the New York Knicks.After appearing for the Knicks in the 2018 NBA Summer League, where he set summer league records for blocked shots and offensive rebounds, he signed a multi-year, rookie scale contract with the Knicks on July 8, 2018. After struggling with an ankle injury during the preseason, <mask> would make his professional debut on October 17, scoring two points in a 127–106 win against the Atlanta Hawks. <mask> made his first start on October 26, recording points points and six rebounds in 29 minutes of action in a 128–100 loss to the Golden State Warriors. On November 2, <mask> recorded his first double-double with 13 points and 10 rebounds, alongside three assists and three steals, in a 118–106 win over the Dallas Mavericks. On November 11, <mask> set the Knicks' rookie record with nine blocks in a 115–89 loss to the Orlando Magic. On March 28, 2019, <mask> recorded season highs of 19 points and 21 rebounds in the Knicks' 117–92 loss to the Toronto Raptors, and became the first Knicks' rookie since Willis Reed in 1965 to record 19 points and 21 rebounds in a game. <mask> finished the season second in the NBA in blocked shots per game, only behind Myles Turner of the Indiana Pacers, and was named to the All-Rookie Second Team.On December 17, 2019, <mask> scored a career-high 22 points and recorded 13 rebounds in a 143–120 win against the Hawks. On January 1, 2020, <mask> scored 22 points on perfect 11-of-11 shooting from the field in a 117–93 win against the Portland Trail Blazers. On February 26, <mask> recorded a double-double with 12 points and a season-high 16 rebounds in a 108–101 loss to the Charlotte Hornets. When the 2019–20 regular season finished, <mask> broke Wilt Chamberlain's NBA record for highest field goal percentage in a single season. On February 12, 2021, in the Knicks' game against the Washington Wizards, <mask> fractured his right hand during the second quarter and did not return after halftime. National team career
<mask> was named to the preliminary roster of the United States national under-19 team in 2017, but did not make the final cut for the 12-men squad for the 2017 FIBA Under-19 Basketball World Cup. At the tryout, <mask> measured  without shoes,  with shoes, , with a  wingspan and  standing reach.Player profile
<mask> has been called by some analysts "the best shot blocker in his class", with uncommon closing speed and a long reach that led to numerous highlight reel blocks. He uses that speed also to run the fast break exceptionally well for a big man of his size, being called the "most entertaining player" in the New Orleans area for his ability to convert alley-oop dunks. <mask> improved his free throw shooting over the course of his two years at Chalmette, and developed range from behind the three point line, making as many as 5 in a game. NBA draft projections have compared his game to DeAndre Jordan and Tyson Chandler.

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<mask> (born 26 May 1983) is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder. He previously played for AGOVV, Go Ahead Eagles, AZ and AFC Ajax. While at AZ he was a key player in the squad that won the 2008–09 Dutch league, the club's first championship victory in 28 years. Following this success he transferred to Ajax, with whom he won the 2009–10 Dutch Cup, and the 2010–11 Dutch league title. A good tackler and a gifted passer of the ball, he made 24 appearances for the Netherlands national team. Club career

Go Ahead Eagles
De Zeeuw began playing football in his hometown Apeldoorn at WSV Apeldoorn and stated that football was his passion, having started out playing the sport when he was five years old. De Zeeuw played there until he was twelve at which point he was scouted by Go Ahead Eagles.De Zeeuw progressed through the club's youth system and signed his first professional contract with them when he was eighteen years old. De Zeeuw played his first matches in professional football for the Deventer-based Go Ahead Eagles. In the 2001–02 season, he played three league matches for the club, and went on to play five seasons for the club, playing 65 matches and scoring 7 goals. By the 2004–05 season, <mask>w established himself as an important player for the club. His performance attracted from Eredivisie clubs, including FC Groningen. AZ

De Zeeuw's performances were noticed by Eredivisie club AZ Alkmaar, especially after he played well during a friendly game against AZ in the summer of 2005. AZ manager Louis van Gaal was impressed by the player and he transferred to the club for €100,000, signing a four-year contract.<mask> made his debut for AZ Alkmaar in the opening game of the season against Sparta Rotterdam and started the whole game, as the club won 3–0. Since joining the club, he quickly became a first team regular, playing in the either defender and midfield position. De Zeeuw played in both legs of the first round of the UEFA Cup against Krylia Sovetov Samara, as he helped AZ Alkmaar went through to the group stage through away goal following a 6–6 draw. However, <mask>w suffered a muscle injury during a 3–0 loss against PSV Eindhoven on 16 October 2005 and was substituted in the 35th minute. After the match, it was announced that he would be sidelined for two months. On 10 December 2005, <mask>w made his return to the first team, coming on as a second half substitute, in a 3–1 win against FC Twente. In a follow–up match against RKC Waalwijk, he scored his first goal for the club, in a 3–0 win.At the end of the 2005–06 season, <mask>w went on to make 33 appearances and scoring once in all competitions in his first season in the Alkmaarderhout. Consequently, in May 2006 he was offered a new contract by AZ until 2010. In the opening game of the 2006–07 season, <mask>w started the season well when he set up a goal for Joris Mathijsen, in an 8–1 win against NAC Breda. In a follow=up match against Vitesse, <mask>w scored his first goal of the season, in a 3–1 win. Since the start of the 2006–07 season, he continued to establish himself in the first team, playing in the midfield position. De Zeeuw scored his second goal of the season, in a 10–0 win against VV Bennekom in the second round of the KNVB Cup. He then scored two goals in two matches between 22 October 2006 and 26 October 2006 against PSV Eindhoven and Willem II.A week later on 2 November 2006, <mask>w scored his first European goal of his career, in a 5–2 win against Grasshopper. He then scored three goals in three matches between 8 November 2006 and 18 November 2006 against SV Meerssen, Heracles Almelo and Feyenoord. On 14 February 2007, <mask>w scored his ninth goal of the season, in a 3–3 draw against Fenerbahçe in the first leg of UEFA Cup Round of 32. During a 1–1 draw against AFC Ajax on 25 February 2007, he found himself colliding with Maarten Stekelenburg, leading to teammate Maarten Martens scoring an equalising goal, which led to criticism from Netherlands media. De Zeeuw helped the club beat NAC Breda to reach the KNVB Cup Final on 19 April 2007. In the final against Ajax, he started in the match and played 102 minutes before being substituted following a 1–1 draw, as AZ Alkmaar went on to lose on penalties. De Zeeuw was featured in both legs in the play-offs for the European place against Ajax once again but the club lost 4–2 on aggregate.Despite being sidelined the total of three matches throughout the 2006–07 season, he went on to make 53 appearances and scoring nine times in all competitions. Following this, <mask>w signed a contract extension with AZ, keeping him until 2011. At the start of the 2007–08 season, <mask>w scored his first goal of the season, in a 3–0 win against Excelsior on 31 August 2007. His second goal of the season came on 23 September 2007, in a 3–2 loss against Ajax. Two weeks later on 7 October 2007, he scored his third goal of the season, in a 2–2 draw against FC Groningen. After missing two matches due to injury, <mask>w scored on his return, as well as, setting up one of the goals for AZ Alkmaar, in a 4–0 win against NEC Nijmegen on 3 November 2007. He then scored two goals in two matches between 5 December 2007 and 9 December 2007 against 1.FC Nürnberg and FC Utrecht. In a match against Ajax on 13 January 2008, <mask>w received a straight red card for handball after he "had defused a header with his hand on the goal line", in a 6–1 loss. After the match, <mask>w's red card was overturned by KNVB because the club argued that he "only hit a header from Klaas Jan Huntelaar behind the goal line with his hand". Having regained his first team place since the start of the 2007–08 season, playing in the midfield position, manager Van Gaal thought that the role of <mask>w in the squad had to change; he had to start carrying the team more. However, <mask>w later criticised manager Van Gaal in an interview after there was a heated and emotional discussion between Van Gaal and the AZ players group. Throughout the 2007–08 season, AZ performed below all expectations: before the start of the competition the team was seen as one of the challengers for the title, but halfway through the seasons all hope for winning the title was gone. De Zeeuw described the season as "one giant disappointment".AZ finished the season in a disappointing 11th position in the league. Despite being sidelined on three occasions later in the 2007–08 season, he went on to make 37 appearances and scoring seven times in all competitions. After UEFA Euro 2008, <mask>w was linked with a move to AFC Ajax, his childhood dream club, where former Netherlands manager Marco van Basten had taken over, but a move failed to materialise. Partly because of his public soliciting for a transfer he saw himself out of the starting line-up at the beginning of the 2008–09 season in the opening match against NAC Breda. De Zeeuw was almost transferred to Hamburger SV on the last day of the transfer period after an accord on the transfer fee was reached between the two clubs but the German club was too late to register the player with the German Football Association, so a move again failed to materialise. He then made his first start of the season in the third league match of the season, a 1–0 victory over PSV Eindhoven on 20 September 2008. In a follow–up match against Willem II, <mask>w scored his first goal of the season, in a 5–3 win.He then contributed for AZ Alkmaar when he set up three goals in the next two matches, including a brace against Sparta Rotterdam. Despite his problems at the beginning of the season, <mask>w soon fought himself back into the starting line-up, playing in the midfield position. In his 100th appearance for the club, He then scored his second goal of the season, in a 2–0 win against Ajax on 23 November 2008. After missing one match due to picking yellow cards, <mask>w returned to the starting line–up against Feyenoord on 13 December 2008 and helped AZ Alkmaar win 1–0. In a follow–up match against FC Utrecht, he scored his third goal of the season, in a 2–0 win. During the winter break, La Liga side Valencia and HSV, again, wanted to sign <mask>w, but the club stated that they would not allow the player to leave halfway throughout the season. AZ would not lose a single match in the rest of the first half of the competition, and helped the club win the league for the first time since 1981 after title contender AFC Ajax lost 6–2 to PSV Eindhoven on 18 April 2009.At the end of the 2008–09 season, he went on to make 34 appearances and scoring three times in all competitions. For his performance, <mask>w was named Voetbal International's Team of the Season. In the spring of 2009, AZ offered <mask>w a contract extension again, this time until 2011. This time, however, the player rejected the proposal. The success brought more attention from international clubs including HSV once again. In July 2009 Ajax officially announced that they were interested in signing the player. <mask> himself stated that he was interested in moving to the Amsterdam club where former HSV manager Martin Jol had taken over from Van Basten.AZ initially stated that they did not wish to sell the player to a club they saw as a direct competitor, but after several weeks showed a willingness to cooperate on the transfer. On 24 July 2009, the definite transfer from AZ to Ajax was announced for a reported €6 million. The player signed a contract for 4 seasons, until 2013. Ajax

De Zeeuw was presented to the Ajax fans ahead of a match between Ajax and Atlético Madrid during the Amsterdam Tournament and was given a number forty shirt. He later stated his choice to join boyhood club because of UEFA Champions League and that manager Martin Jol was a huge factor for him to join. De Zeeuw made his debut for Ajax, starting the whole game, in a 2–0 win against FC Groningen in the opening game of the season. After the match, manager Jol praised his performance, calling it "excellent".Since joining the club, he quickly establish himself in the first team, playing in the defensive midfield position. Despite suffering a foot injury, <mask>w started in the match in the play–off round of the UEFA Europa League against Slovan Bratislava and played a role for Ajax when he set up twice in the first leg in a 5–0 win, as the club went on to win 7–1 on aggregate. De Zeeuw followed up by contributing three assists in two matches, with once against Heracles Almelo and twice against NAC Breda. Two weeks later on 27 September 2009, he scored his first Eredivisie goal for Ajax in a 3–0 victory over ADO Den Haag at the Amsterdam ArenA. During a 1–1 draw against Anderlecht on 2 October 2009, <mask>w was involved in an incident with Jelle Van Damme after he tackled Van Damme, provoking him by pushing him that was caught by the referee and was given a red card. After the match, Van Damme felt that <mask>w should have been sent–off for the tackle on him. But no action was taken against him, as Van Damme was given a two match suspension.In a build up to a match against his former club AZ Alkmaar on 25 October 2009, he praised manager Jol and claimed his management was better than Van Gaal, claiming that he "can build a team himself, puts it tactically well, makes players better individually". On the day of the match against his former club AZ Alkmaar, <mask>w started in the match and made an assist for Gregory van <mask>, as the club won 4–2. However, the match was overshadowed for <mask>w, as he was booed and jeered by AZ Alkmaar fans, who at one point called him "cancer jew", so referee Bas Nijhuis stopped the match for time being. This led to AZ Alkmaar's management to apologise to <mask>w for the chant, though no actions against his former club was taken by the KNVB. On 1 November 2009, he scored a brace in the "klassieker" against arch-rivals Feyenoord in a 5–1 thrashing of the Rotterdam team. This was followed up by scoring his first goal in European football, in a 2–0 win against Dinamo Zagreb. Three weeks later on 22 November 2009, he scored another brace, in a 5–1 demolition of SC Heerenveen, taking his tally to six goals in the first 21 matches of the 2009–10 season.A month later on 23 December 2009, <mask>w scored his seventh goal of the season, as well as, providing a hat–trick assists, in a 14–1 win against WHC Wezep in the last 16 of the KNVB Cup. After missing one match due to a yellow card, he scored his return from suspension, as well as, providing a double assists, in a 3–1 win against NEC Nijmegen on 27 January 2010. A week later on 7 February 2010, <mask>w scored his ninth goal of the season, in a 3–0 win against FC Twente. Two weeks later against Vitesse on 21 February 2010, he provided two assists in the last two matches for Ajax, in a 4–0 win. After missing another one match suspension due to suspension, <mask>w scored on his return from suspension, in a 6–0 win against Go Ahead Eagles on 25 March 2010 to help the club reach the final of the KNVB Cup. In the last game of the season against NEC Nijmegen, he scored his eleventh goal of the season, as Ajax won 4–1 to finish second place after finishing behind FC Twente, who won the league title. In the final of KNVB Cup, <mask>w played in both legs and in the second leg, he set up a goal for Siem <mask>, as the club beat Feyernood 6–1 on aggregate to win the tournament.Throughout the 2009–10 season, he suffered minor setbacks that saw him miss matches. Despite this, <mask>w finished his season with a positive one, as he scored eleven goals in forty-seven appearances in all competitions. Ahead of the 2010–11 season, <mask>w switched number shirt from 40 to 20. He also stated his prediction that Ajax could be title contenders. De Zeeuw helped the club reach the Group-Stage of the UEFA Champions League after beating PAOK Salonika and Dynamo Kiev. De Zeeuw played a role in the league when he set up three times in the first four league matches of the season for Ajax. In a match against Real Madrid on 15 September 2010, <mask>w played 68 minutes before being substituted, in which he was unhappy with Jol's decision to have him substituted.As a result, <mask> was dropped to the substitute bench for the match against the club's rival, Feyenoord on 19 September 2010. He scored his first UEFA Champions League goal, as Ajax beat Auxerre 2–1 on 19 October 2010. Despite this, <mask>w continued to feature in and out of the first team under the management of Martin Jol and this last until Jol was sacked and replaced by <mask> Boer. In <mask>'s first game, he scored his second UEFA Champions League goal, in a 2–0 win over Milan on 8 December 2010, as the club finished third place in the group stage, resulting in them playing in the UEFA Europa League. Under <mask>, <mask>w's playing style changed after <mask> made changes to the club's style of play. On the last day of the January transfer window, he was linked with a move to the Turkish team Fenerbahçe who even made a bid for him, which was rejected by Ajax. De Zeeuw then scored his third goal of the season, in a 5–1 win against RKC Waalwijk in the semi–finals of the KNVB Cup.Three days later on 6 March 2011 against his former club, he scored his fourth goal of the season and was named man of the match after beating AZ Alkmaar 4–0. In the final of the KNVB Cup against Twente, <mask>w scored the opener after just 19 minutes, but unfortunately, Ajax would go on to lose 3–2 to Twente. Seven days later on 15 May 2011, Ajax and Twente decided the Eredivisie title in the last league match of the season,

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 and <mask>w started the whole hame, as the club won 3–1 to win the league title. Throughout the 2010–11 season, he suffered minor injuries but didn'r affect his first team place. Despite this, <mask>w went on to make 47 appearances and scoring five times in all competitions. At the end of the 2010–11 season, <mask>w was linked with a move to Spartak Moscow. Manager <mask> was willing to sell him at the right price.On 29 June 2011, it was reported by De Telegraaf Ajax agreed to sell <mask>w to Spartak Moscow. Spartak Moscow

The transfer move was officially confirmed on 6 July 2011 when <mask>w had transferred to the Russian club for an estimated €7 million. As a result of the move to Spartak Moscow, his first club, Go Ahead Eagles, received 5% transfer move. Upon joining Spartak Moscow, <mask>w would play in the same position, just like he did at Ajax, as manager Valeri Karpin suggested. In addition, <mask>w was given a number sixteen shirt. After being absent for two games at the start of the season, <mask> made his debut for the club in a 4–2 win over Terek Grozny on 7 August 2011. After a slow start, he scored his first goal for Spartak Moscow in a 3–0 win over Krylia Sovetov Samara on 18 September 2011.In a follow–up match Krasnodar on 25 September 2011, <mask>w scored his second goal for the club, in a 4–2 win but he suffered an injury and was substituted as a result. After the match, manager Karpin suggested that <mask>w suffered a concussion as the result of his injury. But he made a quick recovery and was featured in a match against Zenit Saint Petersburg on 2 October 2011 and set up one of Spartak Moscow's goals, in a 2–2 draw. However, during a 4–0 win against Tom Tomsk on 23 October 2011, <mask>w sustained a knee injury and had to be substituted in the 62nd minute. As a result, he would miss the remaining two games before taking a long break until March. On 19 March 2012, <mask> made his return to the first team from injury, starting a match and playing 73 minutes before being substituted, in a 2–1 loss against CSKA Moscow. However, his return was short–lived when he suffered an injury and never played for the rest of the 2011–12 season.At the end of the 2011–12 season, <mask>w went on to make sixteen appearances and scoring two times in all competitions. However, he was criticised by the club's supporters. In response to criticism, <mask>w said he doesn't get on the first team because of injuries, and was often played in occasional games. At the start of the 2012–13 season, <mask>w started in a number of matches for Spartak Moscow, playing in the defensive midfield position. However, he received a second bookable offense in the play-off of the Champions League, as the club beat Fenerbahçe 3–2 on aggregate to reach the group-stage. After the match, <mask>w said he expressed his dissatisfaction for receiving a second bookable offense. De Zeeuw then scored his first goal of the season, in a 2–1 win against Salyut Belgorod in the round of 32 of Russian Cup on 26 September 2012.A week later on 2 October 2012 against Celtic, he set up a goal for Emmanuel Emenike, who went on to score twice, in a 3–2 loss. However, <mask>w was unable to earn his first place, as he could not really prevail and often sat on the bench in his second season at Spartak Moscow. As a result, <mask> was expecting to leave the club in the January transfer window. By the time he was loaned out, he went on to make seventeen appearances and scoring once in all competitions. After joining Anderlecht on loan, <mask>w was described as the "worst transfer signing" by Manager Karpin, who signed him from Ajax. He expressed relief at leaving Spartak Moscow. At the end of the 2012–13 season, <mask>w was considered by the club to be in the first team next season, but <mask>w made it clear that he refused to return to the club.At the end of the 2013–14 season, <mask> was released by the club when his contract expired. Anderlecht (loan)
On 22 January 2013, <mask>w joined Belgian Pro League club Anderlecht on loan for the remainder of the season. Upon joining the club, he was given a number six shirt. De Zeeuw made his debut for Anderlecht on 15 February 2013, coming on as a 75th-minute substitute, in a 2–0 victory over Charleroi. In a follow–up match against Club Brugge, he set up a goal for Samuel Armenteros to score an equalising goal, in a 2–2 draw. Following this, <mask>w was involved in a number of matches in the first team, playing in the midfield position. On 19 May 2013, he scored his first goal for the club, in a 4–2 win over Lokeren.His goal against Genk in the previous match eventually awarded it as an own goal to Khaleem Hyland. His contributions at the club saw Anderlect win the league after a 1–1 draw against Zulte-Waregem. At the end of the 2012–13 season, <mask>w went on to make twelve appearances and scoring once in all competitions. With no option to sign on a permanent basis, he returned to his parent club. Having wanted to stay at Anderlecht for another season, it was announced on 5 July 2013 that <mask>w was loaned again by the club for the second time, which would keep him until the end of the 2013–14 season. His first game after signing for Anderlecht on loan for the second time came on 21 July 2013 against Genk and started the whole game, in a 1–0 win. Since making his debut for the club, he found himself in and out of the first team.<mask> then scored his first goal for Anderlecht in his second loan spell against Zulte-Waregem on 1 September 2013 and the club went on to lose 4–3. Three weeks later on 25 September 2013, he scored his second goal for Anderlecht in the round six of the Belgian Cup, in a 7–0 win over Eupen. On 5 November 2013, he scored his third goal of the season, in the Champions League Group Stage, in a 1–1 draw against Paris Saint Germain. After the match, <mask> said scoring against PSG made it his day, as he relished it. On 30 November 2013, <mask>w was later criticised by Manager John van <mask> for having a bad attitude. The pair previously clashed after he criticised <mask> Brom's tactics following a 2–0 loss against Benfica in a UEFA Champions League match on 17 September 2013. But they quickly made amends after meeting each other.Despite reports that <mask>w could leave the club in the January transfer window, he ended up staying at Anderlecht for the rest of the 2013–14 season. Following this, <mask>w suffered a concussion while training and never played for the club again. Despite this, his contributions to Anderlecht later saw them win the league once again. At the end of the 2013–14 season, he went on to make eighteen appearances and scoring three times in all competitions. Following this, <mask>w left Anderlecht and returned to his parent club. NAC Breda
After leaving Spartak Moscow, <mask>w was linked with a move to New York Cosmos and various Dutch clubs, including his former club, Go Ahead Eagles and NAC Breda. After spending six months as a free agent, he made himself publicity available after posting it on LinkedIn.On 7 February 2015, <mask>w signed an amateur deal with Dutch Eredivisie team NAC Breda until the end of the season. Because of Dutch football regulations, <mask>w's amateur deal was turned into a professional deal on 10 February 2015. He made his debut for the club against ADO Den Haag on 14 February 2015 and scored twice, as NAC Breda lost 3–2. In a follow–up match against SC Cambuur, <mask>w set up one a goal for Adnane Tighadouini, who went on to score twice, in a 2–1 win. Since joining NAC Breda, he quickly established himself in the first team, playing in the midfield position. In the league's play-off spot, <mask>w played all four matches, as he failed to help the club avoid relegation after losing to Roda JC through away goal. At the end of the 2014–15 season, <mask>w went on to make sixteen appearances and scoring two times in all competitrions.Following this, he was released by NAC Breda. De Zeeuw spent a year being a free agent before announcing his retirement from professional football in October 2016.

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Though <mask>w was born in Apeldoorn, Netherlands, he was eligible to represent the Netherlands Antilles before its defunct in 2010. Netherlands U21
In May 2005, <mask> was called up to the Netherlands U21 squad for the first time. He made his debut for the U21 Oranje side, coming on as a second half substitute, in a 2–0 win against Romania U21 on 3 June 2005. <mask> was called up to the Netherlands U21 squad for the UEFA European Under-21 Championship in Portugal. Three days later on 17 May 2006, he scored his first goal for the U21 Oranje side, in a 2–2 draw against Germany U21. Besides being an unused substitute in a 2–1 loss against Ukraine U21 in the group match, <mask>w played in every match on the tournament.Jong Oranje started and finished their campaign against Ukraine U21, going out on a high with a 3–0 win in the final, after surprisingly losing their opening game to the Ukrainian team. Following the tournament, manager Foppe <mask> praised both <mask>w and Ismaïl Aissati's performances. Following this, he went in to make ten appearances and scoring once for the Netherlands U21 side. Senior Team

De Zeeuw played so well for AZ that he was able to make his debut for the Netherlands national football team under then-manager Marco van Basten in August 2006. However, <mask>w spent the next seven months, appearing as an unused substitute. Impressive performances for AZ led to his international debut for the Dutch national team in a UEFA Euro 2008 qualifier against Slovenia on 28 March 2007, coming on as a 74th-minute substitute, in a 1–0 win. De Zeeuw usually played as a defensive midfielder and in the national team, he had to compete with the likes of Mark van Bommel, Orlando Engelaar, and <mask> Jong in that position.<mask> made his first start for Netherlands, starting a match and played 58 minutes before being substituted, in a friendly against South Korea on 2 June 2007. In a match against Bulgaria on 8 September 2007, he started the whole game and was a key player throughout the match, as Oranje won 2–0. De Zeeuw started in the remaining UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying matches, as he helped Netherlands qualify for the UEFA Euro 2008. In March 2008, <mask>w said in an interview with Algemeen Dagblad that he hoped to make a good impression during UEFA Euro 2008 to earn a transfer to another club. For the first six months of 2008, <mask>w continued to feature regularly for the national side, playing in the midfield position. Two months later, he was included in the Oranje's provisional squad. De Zeeuw made the 23 men squad ahead of the tournament despite suffering setback to his injury.However, his appearance was limited to a single appearance in the group stage against Romania. Following the conclusion of the UEFA Euro 2008, <mask> received another call–up from the Netherlands squad on 6 August 2008. He made his first appearance of the national side in two months against Russia on 20 August 2008, coming on as an 84th-minute substitute, in a 1–1 draw. De Zeeuw appeared to make three more starts by the end of the year. On 5 September 2009, he made his first appearances for Netherlands in ten months against Japan, coming on as 64th-minute substitute and set up a goal for <mask> to score the second goal of the game, in a 3–0 win. With Oranje qualifying for the FIFA World Cup, <mask>w said he determined to make it to the Netherlands squad. In May 2010, <mask>w was included in the preliminary squad for the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa.On 27 May 2010, Netherlands manager Bert van Marwijk announced that the player would be part of the final squad of 23 participating in the competition. Prior to the start of the tournament, he made his 25th appearance for Oranje, coming on as a 79th-minute substitute, in a 6–1 win against Hungary on 5 June 2010. De Zeeuw came on as a substitute for their first match in the competition, a 2–0 victory over Denmark on 14 June 2010. He then appeared on the substitute bench for the next four matches, as Oranje reached the quarter–final. De Zeeuw was in the starting line-up for the semi-final match against Uruguay and provided an assist for Giovanni van Bronckhorst to score the opening goal of the game, in a 3–2 win. However, during the match, the player had to be replaced by Rafael van <mask>t at half time after an incident where he was kicked in the face by Martín Cáceres and was taken to the hospital as a result. Neuropsychology concludes that <mask>w could have suffered multiple symptoms.But he was given an all clear by doctors and had to wear braces for six weeks. Nevertheless, <mask>w appeared as an unused substitute in the FIFA World Cup Final against Spain, as Netherlands lost 1–0, finishing the tournament as runners–up. Since the World Cup, <mask>w was called up by Netherlands squad for the match against San Marino, but did not play. However, he struggled to earn a call up by the national team and cited lack of first opportunities at Spartak Moscow, as well as injuries, as some of the reasons for his absence and quietly retired from international football. Personal life
De Zeeuw revealed that when he was five years old, his parents divorced and he moved with his father to Apeldoorn. De Zeeuw spoke about his relationship with his mother, saying: "My mother was only 16 years old when she got me, my father a few years older. That is why it was a logical choice that I went to live with him.In the early years I saw my mother sometimes, then only once. I was fifteen. I have never seen or spoken to her since." In April 2014, <mask>w became a father when his girlfriend gave birth to a girl, Roqi. In April 2018, he became a second time father when his girlfriend (now wife) gave birth to a baby boy. In January 2011, <mask>w tweeted that his house was robbed after claiming that the thieves took his jewellery, laptop and also his Fiat 500 car. In July 2014, he tweeted once again that his girlfriend's car was stolen while on vacation.Upon joining Spartak Moscow, <mask>w started learning Russian. He also speaks Dutch and English. Esquire named <mask>w as the most fashionable footballer and in the same interview, he later stated travelling as his greatest passion. De Zeeuw says his idol was Roberto Baggio while growing up. <mask> <mask>w created his own brand called Balr with a few different Dutch footballers called Eljero Elia and Gregory van <mask>. De Zeeuw also owns a few big instagram accounts like: @balr, @433, @hotels and @wannahaves. He later revealed that his step mother was an influence for him to become a businessman.Career statistics

Honours
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Eredivisie: 2008–09

Ajax
Eredivisie: 2010–11
KNVB Cup: 2009–10

Anderlecht
Belgian Pro League: 2012–13, 2013–14
Belgian Super Cup: 2013

Netherlands
FIFA World Cup runner-up: 2010

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FIFA.com profile
Holland stats at OnsOranje
Demy De Zeeuw Profile at Voetbal International

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Netherlands under-21 international footballers
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Go Ahead Eagles players
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NAC Breda players
Sportspeople from Apeldoorn
Eredivisie players
Eerste Divisie players
Russian Premier League players
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Amadeus from the kindred Pok (; died 1267 or 1268) was a Hungarian prelate in the 13th century, who served as Bishop of Győr from 1254 until his death. Background
Amadeus was born into the wealthy and powerful gens (clan) Pok, which possessed large-scale landholdings in Győr County, but his parentage is unknown. He was a contemporary to his distant relative, Maurice II. He was a "frater" (close relative) of Ded and comes John, and he also had two nephews, Paul and Peter, both entered ecclesiastical service and the former was archdeacon of Sopron. Historian Ferenc Jenei translated the Latin phrase as "brother", consequently he considered Amadeus was the son of Maurice I too. Amadeus attended the University of Bologna and obtained the terminal degree of doctor of canon law. Returning to Hungary, he served as provost of the collegiate chapter of Vasvár from around 1249 to 1253, a royal church, which also functioned as a place of authentication.Bishop of Győr
After a two-year period of vacancy, <mask> was elected Bishop of Győr by the cathedral chapter sometime before the spring of 1254, but it is plausible he took the dignity already at the turn of 1252 and 1253, based on a papal document regarding the subsequent dispute over the benefice at the chapter of Vasvár. Since the late 17th-century, some historiographical works and scholars (for instance, Márton Szentiványi and György Pray) incorrectly claimed that a certain George served as Bishop of Győr during the 1250–1260s. He was a confidant of Béla IV of Hungary, who petitioned to the Roman Curia in order to confirm his election by Pope Innocent IV. In his letter, King Béla IV referred to his conflict and the tense relationship with Ottokar II of Bohemia, which caused the permanent hostile raids at the western boundaries between Hungary and Austria. Due to his family background and wealth, Amadeus was able to protect his chapter, then diocese in the region, similarly to his predecessor, Artolf. The Peace of Pressburg, which was signed on 1 May 1254 and ceded Styria to Hungary, ended the war situation in the region, which lasted more than a decade, thus Amadeus could start his episcopate under calm and relatively peaceful conditions. In the territory of his diocese and the northwestern part of Transdanubia, Amadeus took part in that process, when Béla IV set up special commissions which revised all royal charters of land grants made after 1196.During the implementation of Béla's land reform in the first half of the 1250s, Amadeus frequently acted as co-judge in various lawsuits and border determinations in his diocese, alongside secular barons and his deputy, the archdeacon of Rábaköz. During his activity, Amadeus recovered several landholdings and estates for the Crown. He restored law and administration in the region, which had collapsed after the Mongol invasion and the subsequent Austrian and Bohemian raids. For his advice, Béla IV settled the customs and port duties in Győr and the surrounding area (for instance, Abda and Füzitő), and restored the right to hold markets to Széplak, which was owned by the gens Osl before Lawrence Aba, the ispán of Sopron County arbitrarily moved the privilege to his own nearby estate Hegykő. Amadeus consecrated the parish church of Ják in 1256, today the most complete Romanesque cathedral in Hungary. Beside Amadeus, Abbot Favus of Pannonhalma and comes Abraham also participated in the process, after being present at the scene as judges. The internal peace had broken, when the Styrian noblemen rose up in rebellion against the Hungarian rule in 1258, which caused a war between Béla and Ottokar until 1260.In June 1254, Amadeus filed a lawsuit against the burghers of Sopron over the property right of port duties in Fertőrákos at Lake Fertő (Neusiedl). During the dispute, he even excommunicated the magistrates of the town and placed Sopron under interdict. The litigants were summoned to the judicial court of Béla IV, who judged in favor of the diocese. Thereafter bailiff (royal commissioner) Herbord Osl and a delegate of the Pannonhalma Abbey were sent to draft the custom borders in the region. Amadeus adopted new regulations to the cathedral chapter of Győr and smoothed the contrasts between the canons and the lower clergy. He started to reconstruct his episcopal seat, the Cathedral Basilica of the Assumption of Our Lady, which has been severely damaged during the Mongol invasion. It is plausible the cathedral was redesigned to Romanesque architectural style during his bishopric too, according to 17th-century historian and prelate István Telekessy, but archaeological excavations and subsequent chronological studies do not confirm his hypothesis.He also permitted the rebuilding of the parish church of Lébény, which was destroyed by Ottokar's troops in the early 1250s. After the death of Saul Győr, the archdeacon of Sopron, Amadeus installed his nephew Peter as his successor in 1263. Despite that Pope Urban IV donated this benefice to a foreign cleric, a certain Irenaeus. Amadeus prevented him from occupying his position. He even refused to appoint the cleric, when Archbishop Smaragd of Kalocsa ordered him on behalf of the pope. As a result, Smaragd excommunicated <mask> <mask> and Irenaeus filed a lawsuit against his superior. Pope Urban commissioned the Hungarian cardinal Stephen Báncsa to investigate the dispute.After a personal hearing, Peter could retain his position, but Amadeus had to find a properly profitable office for Irenaeus in his diocese. Amadeus attended the national synods in Esztergom (1256) and Buda (1263). In the latter meeting, Amadeus was entrusted to write the topics that arise. His charter also preserved the harsh dispute between Philip Türje, Archbishop of Esztergom and Job Záh, Bishop of Pécs over the former's supremacy. Amadeus distanced himself in the conflict between Béla IV and his son Duke Stephen in the 1260s, and did not interfere in secular affairs nor hold dignity in the royal court. Pope Urban, among others, instructed Amadeus to force Duke Stephen, even with ecclesiastical censure, to respect the property rights of his family members – primarily, Anna of Macsó and her sons – in the territory of his realm. He was last mentioned as a living person in August 1267, when he permitted to the settlers of Vitéz in Moson County to build a stone church.He died by April 1268, when his successor Farkas Bejc already appeared as bishop-elect. References

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<mask> (; 29 January 1921 – 7 December 2021) was a Libyan politician and businessman who served in a number of leadership positions in the Kingdom of Libya from 1953 to 1960. <mask> was the Prime Minister of Libya from 12 April 1954 to 25 May 1957. Through his political and private sector work, he supported the development of the modern Libyan state. Early life
<mask> was born in exile in Alexandria, Egypt on 29 January 1921, where his Cyrenaican father sought refuge from the Italian occupation of Libya. He graduated with a B.S. in civil engineering from the Egyptian University of Alexandria in 1943. The Libya years
<mask> returned to Libya in 1950 to help with the reconstruction of the country following the Second World War and subsequent Allied occupation of Libya.He was appointed Minister of Public Works in Libya's first government in 1953. At the age of 33, he was appointed Prime Minister in 1954, a position he held until 1957. During his time as Prime Minister, <mask> supported the growth and development of modern-day Libya. He helped draft Libya's petroleum laws which ultimately led to the discovery of oil in 1959. Under his leadership, the Libyan oil sector was divided into a smaller number of concessions to support competition in the Libyan oil sector. <mask> also founded the University of Libya and the Central Bank of Libya. As Prime Minister, <mask> prioritized building relationships and alliances with the West, notably Great Britain, the United States, and France.Due to these relationships, <mask> was able to secure aid for Libya from Great Britain and the United States at a time of heightened Cold War tensions. During his time as Prime Minister, <mask> established a positive diplomatic relationship with the Soviet Union which ultimately led to Libya's recognition at the United Nations which had been previously blocked by the USSR. In addition, <mask> collaborated closely with other Arab nations and neighboring countries, strengthening Libya's geopolitical position. In 1957, <mask> resigned as Prime Minister due to a lack of commitment from King Idris to move Libya towards a more open democracy. Despite these differences, <mask> and King Idris remained close over the coming years. From 1957 to 1958, <mask> served as the Private Councillor to King Idris. He was later appointed Libyan Ambassador to France from 1958 to 1960 during which time he helped negotiate the French/Algerian truce between the FLN and the French Government.<mask> returned to Tripoli and left public service in 1960 to start his own construction business. He set up the Libyan Company for Engineering and Construction (Libeco) with the U.S. company Brown and Root, and then expanded to form a partnership with Bechtel. He further diversified his interests with other ventures in manufacturing and natural resources, including setting up the Libyan Company for Soap and Chemicals and the Libyan Gas Company which supplied all of Libya's needs in nitrogen and oxygen. He diversified further into financials by co-founding the Bank of North Africa, a Libyan bank formed out of a joint venture with Morgan Guaranty Trust and the British Bank of the Middle East (BBME). He became Chairman of the Board of the new bank. Between 1964 and 1968, <mask> served as an informal advisor to King Idris on institutional reforms which were proposed during his term as Prime Minister. Due to ongoing political pressure from special interest groups, the reforms were not fully implemented.In 1969, <mask> was on a family holiday in Switzerland when Muammar Gaddafi staged his coup. After Gaddafi took power, <mask> was unable to return to Libya. Over the next 15 years, <mask> was tried in absentia by the "People's Tribunal" for allegedly "corrupting political life". Life in exile and return
Unable to return to Libya, <mask> briefly settled in London where he and his family were granted political asylum. He then moved to Beirut, Lebanon in 1970 to pursue new business ventures, including helping Consolidated Contractors Company negotiate sub-contracting agreements with the Bechtel Corporation, one of the largest civil engineering firms in the world. In 1973 a failed kidnapping attempt by mercenaries hired by Colnel Gaddafi forced him to relocate his family to London. In the years that followed, there were several assassination attempts made on <mask>'s life which were foiled by British Intelligence.<mask> was granted Saudi nationality in 1975, six years after King Faisal of Saudi Arabia granted the <mask> family passports to allow them to travel and conduct business in Lebanon and the United Kingdom. In 1980, he was appointed Personal Councilor to then Crown Prince Fahd bin Abdul Aziz of Saudi Arabia. <mask> was the last surviving of the Kingdom of Libya's premiers, and the only one of them who witnessed the fall of Muammar Gaddafi in 2011. After the fall of Gaddafi, <mask> returned to Libya after 42 years in exile. His homecoming was warmly received by the Libyan people. His house in Tripoli, which in 1969 was left in the custody of a sentry, was seized by the sentry who then claimed ownership of the property. Personal life and death
<mask> was married to Yusra Kanaan.They had six children. <mask>'s eldest son, Amr <mask>, is the Founder and a board member of Al Yusr Industrial Contracting Company. He also founded the Forum for Democratic Libya after the revolution in February 2011 to promote and advocate a culture of democracy. He has also supported other civil society organisations which aim to have a positive impact in post revolution Libya. Hany <mask> is a real estate developer and investor
 Tarek <mask> <mask>, founded Alfanar, the Arab region's first venture philanthropy organisation, in 2004, after a career in investment banking. Tarek went back to Libya in 2005/6 to support Saif al-Islam Gaddafi in his attempts to bring about political reform. Tarek then resigned in 2008, as he was disenchanted with the lack of true intent to reform, and died in December 2009.<mask> <mask> co-founded The Capital Partnership, an investment management firm, in 1998 following a career in banking and investment industries. He is also the founder and Chairman of Libya Holdings Group, an investment company focused on the development of Libya's energy, infrastructure and financial sectors. Abir Challah née Abir <mask>
 Sherine <mask> Jafar is an author. Her book "Under the Copper Covers", a culinary journey through North Africa and Middle East was published in 2015 by Rimal Publications

He turned 100 on 29 January 2021 and died on 7 December 2021. Literature
 Libya: The Years of Hope - The Memoirs of <mask> <mask>-<mask> - Former Prime Minister of Libya,
"Libya's Hidden Pages of History: A Memoir - صفحات مطوية من تاريخ ليبيا السياسي" Rimal Publications, 2011 (Arabic Edition)
"Libya's Hidden Pages of History: A Memoir" Rimal Publications, 2013 (English Edition)
Dictionary of Modern Arab History, an A-Z of over 2,000 entries from 1798 to the Present Day, by Robin Leonard Bidwell

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Susan Selina "<mask>" <mask>  (4 December 1888 – 25 August 1979) was a New Zealand secretary, accountant, and librarian for the Royal Society of New Zealand. She was employed by the organisation from 1920 until her retirement in 1962. Coleridge Farr, president of the New Zealand Institute from 1929 to 1931, said of her that it would be more accurate to describe her as the institute's assistant president. She carried a large administrative load at the Royal Society and correctly predicted that upon her retirement, she would be replaced by five people; those five positions were established within three years of her departure. From 1920 until shortly before her death, <mask> lived in Eastbourne with her partner, Margaret Magill. There, they were part of a circle of lesbian friends at a time when it was highly unusual to be openly lesbian. They were both very active in the community and both were appointed members of the Order of the British Empire.<mask> co-founded a number of community groups and usually served on committees, holding positions with those groups for decades. She was elected fellow of two societies. Early life
<mask> was born in 1888 in Dunedin. She was christened as Susan Selina <mask> at the Anglican St Peter's Church in Caversham. She never used her birth name, not even on official documents, but always signed as <mask> <mask>. Her parents were Edwin Thomas and Susan Sophia <mask> (). <mask> received her education at schools in various Dunedin suburbs: Wakari, Kaikorai, and then at Dunedin Normal School in Dunedin North.She did not receive a secondary school education. Her father, who was an accountancy tutor, also taught writing and was a designer. He announced one day that he would teach calligraphy to Mimie and make her "the best in New Zealand". Her handwritten minutes that she would take in copperplate script were testimony to her father's teaching. She attended Knox Church in George Street, and for some time she taught bible classes there. She knew John Marwick in Dunedin, who would later become a palaeontologist and geologist. It is thought that she knew the Hon.G. M. Thomson through Knox Church. <mask> died in 1918 and <mask> in 1925; both her parents died in their home town Dunedin. Professional career
<mask> took her first job at the Athenaeum in The Octagon, where she catalogued books using the Dewey Decimal Classification. Her next employment was in the office of the hardware merchants Paterson & Barr Ltd in Princes Street. At some time before 1919, she moved to Wellington, where her first role was as an assistant accountant to a large commercial business. The New Zealand Institute decided in 1919 that they needed to employ a permanent paid official as the workload for their honorary officials had become too time-consuming. The Board of Governors gave authority to the Standing Committee to employ someone for a salary not exceeding NZ£200.Tasks to fulfill were to act as assistant secretary, assistant treasurer, assistant editor, assistant librarian, compile indexes for the institute's Transactions and cards for the International Catalogue of Scientific Literature. In May 1920, the Standing Committee tasked the institute's president—Thomas Easterfield—with appointing the right person. <mask> received the appointment in August 1920 and Thomson, who had been the institute's president in 1907 and 1908, was instrumental in her getting the job. At the beginning of the Great Depression, her salary was cut in line with the blanket salary cut for civil servants. Geophysicist Coleridge Farr, who was the institute's president at the time, pointed out that <mask> had put him right on many occasions in her "usual cheerful manner" where he would otherwise have gone wrong, and that her title of an assistant was not correct, as she was the institute's secretary. Farr suggested that if the word "assistant" was required, "a more just title would be 'assistant president'." At the subsequent 1931 annual general meeting, Thomson moved that <mask>'s title be changed to the secretary.<mask> had a deep admiration for Thomson and kept his portrait in her bedroom all her life. The honorary secretary of the institute was the chemist Bernard Aston from 1908 to 1925, but after a while in the role, <mask> replaced Aston. <mask> interacted more with Aston than any other board member. <mask> is regarded as having dedicated her life to the Royal Society. She was well-liked, exceedingly helpful, and trusted with many confidential matters, as she was discreet. Journalists recorded how helpful she was to them when they reported from meetings of the institute's board. <mask> got on well with all board members and presidents, with the exception of botanist Leonard Cockayne (president from 1918 to 1920 immediately prior to <mask>'s appointment), who was known for his brusque manner.When <mask> attended a committee meeting, taking notes on the request of Aston, Cockayne asked: "What is SHE doing here?" <mask> never forgave him and late in life noted that: "Despite all his honours he was the rudest man I ever met." The New Zealand Institute had to move from the wooden Dominion Museum as the Public Works Department would not allow further bookshelves to be installed over a concern of excessive weight. Professor Harry Kirk, who was the institute's president at the time, arranged that the institute could move into the Hunter Building. Three libraries—of the New Zealand Institute, the Dominion Museum, and the Wellington Philosophical Society—had been held at the Dominion Museum and it took the officers of the institute plus three men from the Public Works Department one week to relocate all the books in November 1922. There were great difficulties separating the libraries and when <mask> relocated to the Hunter Building on 6 June 1923, much of the work was still to be done. <mask> completed the remaining work practically by herself and showed "competent energy and determination".She received special recognition in the 1924 Transactions. By 1947, <mask>'s salary had increased to NZ£425. From 1950, she was assisted by a part-time librarian. In May 1962, <mask> asked to go into retirement. The society's council arranged for six months' paid leave and a NZ£500 bonus, perhaps in recognition that she did not have a superannuation scheme but also as an acknowledgement that she had been employed "for a pittance". Charles Fleming, who was president when she retired and who later wrote her obituary, said that there was no prospect of employing somebody on similar terms. At a leaving function on 28 November, she was presented with a silver tray.Few of the attendees knew that <mask>'s partner of 42 years had died just three weeks earlier; her partner's illness was the reason for <mask> asking to retire. <mask> carried a large administrative burden at the Royal Society, with the meetings of the council a particularly busy period. Exhausted after one of those meetings, she once exclaimed to the assistant librarian: "When I leave this job, you mark my words, five people will replace me." She was correct: by 1965—three years after <mask>'s retirement—the Royal Society was employing a general secretary, an executive officer, an office assistant, a librarian, and a library assistant. Private life
When <mask> came to Wellington, she first lived in Lyall Bay and in 1920, she moved to Eastbourne, New Zealand, where she remained for the rest of her life. There was a community of female couples in Eastbourne that was an early example of lesbian community in New Zealand. <mask> lived with Margaret Magill, a teacher, from 1920 until Magill's death.Magill's younger sister Ada and her partner, Molly Gore, were part of the group. Magill and <mask> set up the Eastbourne Horticultural Society (originally called the East Harbour Society), with <mask> calling an inaugural meeting on 1 March 1938 via a flyer that she distributed to residents. They attracted Elizabeth Gilmer, who was chair of the Wellington Horticultural Society, as patron for their society, Magill was the inaugural vice-president, and <mask> the inaugural honorary secretary-treasurer. The society's first show was held in September 1938. The September 1941 show was attended by Cyril Newall, who earlier that year had been appointed governor-general of New Zealand. <mask> remained the society's secretary-treasurer until 1970, when she was elected honorary member. She also held memberships with the Hutt Valley and East Harbour Rose Society (where she was on the council), and the Floral Art Society.In 1939, <mask> became joint secretary when an Eastbourne group was formed to arrange the local contribution towards the Wellington Provincial Centennial Memorial. <mask> was also secretary of the Eastbourne Lyric Group, a group that she had founded in 1937. In 1948, <mask> was one of the founders of the East Harbour Women's Club. From 1947 to 1975, she was the honorary secretary for the Eastbourne branch of the Red Cross. In her final year, she developed blood clots in her legs. She remained bed-ridden at Bowen Hospital in Crofton Downs even after an operation. She died on 25 August 1979.Awards and recognition
In 1933, <mask> was a founding member of the New Zealand Institute of Chartered Secretaries. She was admitted a fellow of the organisation (FCSNZ) and after the 1953 merger with the Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators, the honorifics changed to FCIS (fellow of the Chartered Institute of Secretaries). In 1963, she was elected fellow of the Royal New Zealand Institute of Horticulture (FRNZIH). In the 1963 New Year Honours, she was appointed member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) for her services as secretary of the Royal Society of New Zealand. In 2017, <mask> was selected as one of the Royal Society Te Apārangi's 150 women in 150 words. References

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<mask> (born April 1, 1942) is an American Marxian economist, known for his work on economic methodology and class analysis. He is Professor Emeritus of Economics at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, and currently a Visiting Professor in the Graduate Program in International Affairs of the New School in New York. <mask> has also taught economics at Yale University, City University of New York, University of Utah, University of Paris I (Sorbonne), and The Brecht Forum in New York City. In 1988 <mask> co-founded the journal Rethinking Marxism. In 2010 he published Capitalism Hits the Fan: The Global Economic Meltdown and What to Do About It, also released on DVD. In 2012 he released three new books: Occupy the Economy: Challenging Capitalism, with <mask> (San Francisco: City Lights Books), Contending Economic Theories: Neoclassical, Keynesian, and Marxian, with Stephen Resnick (Cambridge, Massachusetts, and London: MIT University Press), and Democracy at Work (Chicago: Haymarket Books). In 2019 he released his book Understanding Marxism (Democracy at Work).<mask> hosts the weekly 30-minute-long program Economic Update, which is produced by the non-profit Democracy at Work, which he co-founded. Economic Update is on YouTube, FreeSpeech TV, WBAI-FM in New York City (Pacifica Radio), CUNY TV (WNYE-DT3), and available as a podcast. <mask> is featured regularly in television, print, and internet media. The New York Times Magazine has named him "America's most prominent Marxist economist". <mask> lives in Manhattan with his wife and frequent collaborator, Harriet Fraad, a practicing psychotherapist. Early life and education
To escape Nazism, <mask>'s parents emigrated from Europe to the United States during World War II. His father, a French lawyer working until that point in Cologne, Germany, gained employment as a steelworker in Youngstown, Ohio (in part because his European certification was not recognized in the United States), and the family eventually settled outside New York City.His mother was a German citizen. <mask>'s father was acquainted with Max Horkheimer. <mask> states that his European background influenced his world view:
"[E]verything you expect about how the world works probably will be changed in your life, that unexpected things happen, often tragic things happen, and being flexible, being aware of a whole range of different things that happen in the world, is not just a good idea as a thinking person, but it's crucial to your survival. So, for me, I grew up convinced that understanding the political and economic environment I lived in was an urgent matter that had to be done, and made me a little different from many of my fellow kids in school who didn't have that sense of the urgency of understanding how the world worked to be able to navigate an unstable and often dangerous world. That was a very important lesson for me." <mask> earned a BA magna cum laude in history from Harvard in 1963 and moved on to Stanford—he attained an MA in economics in 1964—to study with Paul A. Baran. Baran died prematurely from a heart attack in 1964 and <mask> transferred to Yale University, where he received an MA in economics in 1966, MA in history in 1967, and a PhD in economics in 1969.As a graduate student at Yale, <mask> worked as an instructor. His dissertation, "Economic Aspects of British Colonialism in Kenya, 1895–1930", was eventually published in book form in 1974. Career
<mask> taught at the City College of New York from 1969 to 1973. Here he started his lifelong collaboration with fellow economist Stephen Resnick, who arrived in 1971 after being denied tenure at Yale for signing an anti-war petition. Both would then be part, along with Samuel Bowles, Herbert Gintis, and Rick Edwards, of the "radical package" that was hired in 1973 by the Economics Department at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, where <mask> has been full professor since 1981. <mask> retired in 2008 but remains professor emeritus and that year joined The New School as a visiting professor. The first co-authored academic publication by <mask> and Resnick was "The Theory of Transitional Conjunctures and the Transition from Feudalism to Capitalism," which laid out the pillars of the framework that they have worked on ever since.They formulated a non-determinist, class-analytical approach for understanding the debates regarding the transition from feudalism to capitalism. Their topics have included Marxian theory and value analysis, overdetermination, radical economics, international trade, business cycles, social formations, the Soviet Union, and comparing and contrasting Marxian and non-Marxian economic theories. <mask>'s work with Resnick took Louis Althusser and Étienne Balibar's Reading Capital as its point of departure and developed a subtle reading of Karl Marx's Capital Volumes II and III in their influential Knowledge and Class. For the authors, Marxian class analysis entails the detailed study of the conditions of existences of concrete forms of performance, appropriation, and distribution of surplus labor. While there could be an infinite number of forms of surplus appropriation, the Marxist canon refers to ancient (independent), slave, feudal, capitalist, and communist class processes. In 1989, <mask> joined efforts with a group of colleagues, ex- and then current students to launch Rethinking Marxism, an academic journal that aims to create a platform for rethinking and developing Marxian concepts and theories within economics as well as other fields of social inquiry. For more than two decades, he served as a member of the editorial board of the journal.Currently, he continues to serve as a member of the advisory board of the journal. <mask> was a visiting professor in spring 1994 at University of Paris 1 Pantheon-Sorbonne. <mask> continues to teach graduate seminars and undergraduate courses and direct dissertation research in economics at the University of Massachusetts Amherst and, most recently, in the graduate program in international affairs (GPIA) at The New School. A founding member of the Green Party of New Haven, Connecticut, <mask> was the party's mayoral candidate in 1985. In 2011, he called for the establishment of a broad-based left-wing mass party in the United States. <mask>, especially since 2008, gives many public lectures throughout the United States and other countries. He is regular lecturer at the Brecht Forum.<mask> is often a guest on television and radio news programs, and, within the U.S., has appeared on a variety of programs, as well as writing for a number of publications and websites. <mask> hosts a weekly radio/TV show and podcast on economics and society, Economic Update, at WBAI in New York City. One of his students, George Papandreou, became Prime Minister of Greece serving from 2009 to 2011. <mask> remembers Papandreou as a student who "sought then to become both a sophisticated and a socialist economist." However, CUNY Economics professor Costas Panayotakis observed that "after being elected Greek prime minister in the fall of 2009 on a platform that excoriated austerity as the wrong kind of policy to be adopted at a time of deep economic crisis, George Papandreou has reversed himself and, faced with a debt crisis, called in the International Monetary Fund and imposed the most brutal austerity program the country has ever seen." Projects
<mask> is a co-founder of Democracy at Work, a non-profit that produces media and live events to expose capitalism's systemic problems and to show how democratizing our workplaces solves them. The organization is based on his 2012 book, Democracy at Work: A Cure for Capitalism.<mask> also hosts the nationally syndicated program Economic Update with <mask><mask>, which is produced by Democracy at Work. Personal life
In addition to his native English, <mask> is fluent in French and German. <mask> lives in New York City with his wife, Harriet Fraad, a psychotherapist. They have two children. <mask> is a distant relative of German political activist <mask>, to whom the first volume of Karl Marx's Das Kapital was dedicated. Works

Films

References

External links

 Democracy@Work, a YouTube series hosted by <mask>
 <mask><mask>'s UMASS webpage (with Stephen A Resnick)
 <mask>'s faculty profile at The New School
 Rethinking Marxism: A Journal of Economics, Culture and Society
 Democracy at Work A social movement "for greater economic democracy" co-founded by Dr<mask>

Interviews

 Capitalism in Crisis: <mask> Urges End to Austerity, New Jobs Program, Democratizing Work. Democracy Now!March 25, 2013. The Empire Files: Understanding Marxism and Socialism with <mask>. The Real News, March 21, 2016. Poverty Has Always Accompanied Capitalism. Truthout. July 3, 2016. 1942 births
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<mask> (born February 9, 1993) is a Romanian professional kickboxer and boxer. He currently competes in the Colosseum Tournament, in which he is the reigning champion of the welterweight and super welterweight divisions. In February 2021, <mask> signed with Glory. Early life
<mask> played soccer from 7 to 14 years old, but quit after an injury. He also practiced swimming. <mask> then started boxing at the age of 15, but after a short while he switched to kickboxing. At the age of 16 and a half, he had his first fight and practiced kickboxing until the age of 21, culminating in a three-year hiatus.Professional kickboxing career
<mask> entered the professional circuit in 2017, after being initiated by the coach Gabriel Moț from Top Fighters Club and taken over from Arnold Nagy (Metalbox) by the Ruben Stoia Boxing Club. Colosseum Tournament
<mask> competed for various regional Romanian promotions, in the process amassing a record of 6–0. In 2018, <mask> had signed a contract with the Colosseum Tournament. He took part in a four-man super welterweight tournament to determine the Colosseum Tournament's first Colosseum Tournament World Super Welterweight Champion. <mask> faced Adrian Cibu on September 17, 2018, in the semi-final of the Super Welterweight Tournament. He won the fight in emphatic fashion via knockout in round one to progress to the final round of the tournament. <mask> faced Leonard Dorin's student Adelin Mihăilă at Colosseum Tournament 8 in the finals.<mask> won the match via knockout in the third round. The triumph also earned <mask> his first Performance of the Night award. <mask> faced Flavius Boiciuc on December 14, 2018 at Colosseum Tournament 10. He won the fight via unanimous decision. <mask> faced the Fight Institute by Peter Aerts's Thomas Doeve on 	March 29, 2019 at Colosseum Tournament 11. He won the fight via knockout in round one. This win earned him his second Performance of the Night award.The tornado kick knockout has been also acknowledged by sites like Sherdog, MMA Fighting, MMAjunkie.com and others as the potential Knockout of the Year for 2019. <mask> moved down to the welterweight division. He faced the Bonjasky Academy's Ekrem Doruk for the inaugural Colosseum Tournament World Welterweight Championship on May 9, 2019, in the main event of Colosseum Tournament 12. He won the fight via knockout in the second round, becoming the first Colosseum Tournament fighter to win titles in two weight classes. This win earned him the Performance of the Night award for a third time. Dynamite Fighting Show
On January 23, 2020, it was announced that <mask> had signed a deal with Dynamite Fighting Show. In his debut fight for the promotion, <mask> faced the Hemmers Gym's Benjamin Masudi on March 5, 2020 at Dynamite Fighting Show 7.<mask> knocked down Masudi twice in the fight. He won the fight via unanimous decision. Return to Colosseum Tournament
In September 2020, it was announced that <mask> signed a deal to return to the Colosseum Tournament. In his return bout, <mask> was expected to face Adelin Mihăilă in rematch on October 23, 2020 at Colosseum Tournament 20. However on October 6, it was announced that Mihăilă pulled out due to his COVID-19 recovery, and he was replaced by Alexandru Ianţoc. <mask> won the fight via knockout in the second round. <mask> faced Anghel Cardoş in a 3-round non-title on February 26, 2021 at Colosseum Tournament 23.He lost the fight via decision. Fighting style
<mask> is regarded as one of Romania's best of the new generation of Romanian kickboxers. He earned public praise from Romanian legend Daniel Ghiță for his ring performances. <mask> was described by Ghiță as "the most talented kickboxer, at present, in the country". Championships and accomplishments

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Colosseum Tournament
Colosseum Tournament World Welterweight Championship (One, inaugural)
Colosseum Tournament World Super Welterweight Championship (One, inaugural)
Colosseum Tournament World Super Welterweight Championship Tournament Winner
Performance of the Night (Four times) vs. Adrian Cibu & Adelin Mihăilă, Thomas Doeve, Ekrem Doruk and Anghel Cardoş
First multi-divisional champion in Colosseum Tournament history
Dynamite Fighting Show
Fight of the Night (One time) vs. Benjamin Masudi
Russia Today
2019 Knockout of the Year vs. Thomas Doeve

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See also
List of male kickboxers

References

External links
 Official Dynamite Fighting Show profile

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<mask> (, born January 12, 1971, in Sassari, Italy) is a musician, performance/visual/installation artist, and musicologist. As a composer, conductor, pianist, and musical saw / Vietnamese dan bau soloist, <mask> has been active in Europe, the U.S., Australia, and South America. Compositions include a piano and percussion duet after Pier Paolo Pasolini’s "Petrolio", written for Sarah Cahill and Chris Froh and presented in 2004 at the American Academy in Rome, "Il pedone dell’aria" (“air walker”) for orchestra and double children choir, premiered in 2006 at the Auditorium of Turin's Lingotto and subsequently released on DVD, and two works in collaboration with artist Terry Berlier: "Louganis" for piano and TV/VCR combo (performed at the Monday Evening Concerts in 2010) and "Inkless Imagination IV" for viola, mini-bass musical saw, turntables, piano, percussion, FM radios, blimp and video projection (premiered at UC Davis’ Mondavi Center by the Empyrean Ensemble). Among his compositions should be mentioned a large orchestral work commissioned by the Orchestra Filarmonica di Torino, Italy and titled "Ragazzi incoscienti scarabocchiano sulla porta di un negozio fallito an.1902" (reckless children scribble on the door of a failed shop in 1902), "Movements", a multimedia work for 16mm film, dan bau and amplified film projectors produced in collaboration with filmmaker Rick Bahto, "Come un’infanzia", a guitar plus string quartet piece for the Left Coast Chamber Ensemble, and A Heavenly Act, an opera commissioned by SFMOMA and Opera Parallèle with a libretto by Gertrude Stein and video by Kalup Linzy. A Heavenly Act premiered on 19 August 2011, at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts in San Francisco, in a staged production by the Ensemble Parallèle, conducted by Nicole Paiement and featuring Linzy. Recent premieres include "LIGHTEST", a SFMOMA commission presented on 16 November 2013, at the SF Columbarium, and "Set and Setting", a San Francisco Contemporary Music Players commission presented on 18 February 2014, at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts. Chessa's first record, "Humus" (1997), out on the Italian cult label Destination X, received excellent reviews in all the major Italian musical magazines (Fare Musica, Rumore, Il Mucchio Selvaggio) and was voted by Rockerilla’s critics as one of the 10 best international recordings of 1997.His  "Peyrano", which includes recordings produced in the 90s, has been re-released in March 2012 by the Swiss label Skank Bloc Records. <mask> has been performing futurist sound poetry for well over 10 years. His reading of Italian poetry to accompany a performance of the Grammy Award Nominated New Century Chamber Orchestra in San Francisco's Herbst Theatre in 2000 was granted with excellent reviews in the San Francisco press, and in 2001 he has given the modern premiere of Francesco Cangiullo's explosive Futurist sound poems "Piedigrotta" and "Serata in onore di Yvonne" to critical acclaim. From the year 1999 to 2004, he has been a member of the UC Davis Gospel Choir, where he served as assistant conductor to Calvin Lymos, the choir's principal director. As a musicologist, his areas of research competence include twentieth-century, experimental, and late fourteenth-century music (Ars Subtilior). His research on Italian Futurism, which he has presented and published internationally, has shown for the first time the occult relationship between Luigi Russolo’s intonarumori and Leonardo da Vinci’s mechanical noisemakers. He is author of Luigi Russolo Futurist.Noise, Visual Arts, and the Occult, the first monograph ever to be dedicated to Russolo and The Art of Noises. Published by the University of California Press, the book has received enthusiastic reviews:

"With meticulous attention to primary sources, galvanised by daring leaps of imagination, [Chessa] reveals an array of unorthodox ideas, creative tensions, and contradictions within Russolo's milieu." [...]
"<mask>'s prose embodies the sheer pleasure of discovery through research." [...]
"The frenzied pace of <mask>'s writing retains a visionary edge throughout, and the book itself could be seen as an example of synthesis and dynamism." (The Wire, June 2012)

"The most comprehensive source of Russolo available in English." (Examiner.com)

"In Luigi Russolo, Futurist: Noise, Visual Arts, and the Occult, composer and San Francisco Conservatory music history professor <mask>a reconstructs Russolo’s life through ambitious archival research, uncovering and digesting esoteric and obscure texts to reverse-engineer how the artist’s eccentric interests influenced his creative output." (Brainpickings.org)

In 2018, he wrote a brief essay on Russolo's ongoing importance in contemporary music for the first ever Argentinean translation of Luigi Russolo's "L'arte dei Rumori", published in 2018 by Dobra Robota Editora.He was also the main guest in the launching of said book in Buenos Aires in December 2017. Chessa's Futurist expertise has resulted in an invitation by RoseLee Goldberg, General Director of the New York-based Biennale of the Arts PERFORMA to direct the first reconstruction project of Russolo's earliest intonarumori orchestra, and to curate concerts of music specifically commissioned for this orchestra. The new intonarumori ensemble has been unveiled in October 2009 at San Francisco's YBCA's Novellus Theater and then presented in NYC's Town Hall in November for PERFORMA 09—both events being co-produced by PERFORMA and SFMOMA, and featuring Minna Choi's Magik*Magik Orchestra. This production presented an impressive array of world premieres written by such composers and ensembles as Blixa Bargeld, John Butcher, Tony Conrad, James Fei, Ellen Fullman, Ghostdigital with Finboggi Petusson and Caspar Electronics, Nick Hallett, Carla Kihlstedt + Matthias Bossi, Ulrich Krieger, Joan La Barbara, Pauline Oliveros, Pablo Ortiz, Mike Patton, Anat Pick, Elliott Sharp, Jennifer Walshe, Theresa Wong, Text of Light. The production, also featuring Chessa's L’acoustique ivresse, for bassvoice and intonarumori ensemble and the modern premiere of Russolo's Risveglio di una città in a new diplomatic edition by Chessa, was hailed by The New York Times among the best events in the arts of 2009. In September 2010 Chessa presented the intonarumori in the first Italian appearance: a concert at the MART in Rovereto, Italy, as part of the Festival Transart, which featured performances by Nicholas Isherwood and included Sylvano Bussotti's "VARIAZIONE RUSSOLO-Slancio d'angoli", and two new commissioned pieces by Margareth Kammerer and Teho Teardo. In March 2011 Chessa conducted the Orchestra of Futurist Noise Intoners in a sold out concert for Berliner Festspiele MaerzMusik Festival, which included "Gramophone Saraswati," a new piece by Amelia Cuni and Werner Durand.The Orchestra of Futurist Noise Intoners is currently touring internationally. In December 2011 <mask> conducted the project with the New World Symphony in their new Frank Gehry designed New World Center’s Concert Hall packed to capacity as part of a Performa-curated special event to celebrate the tenth anniversary of Art Basel | Miami Beach. The performance included Joan La Barbara’s "Striations" and the premiere of Lee Ranaldo’s "It All Begins Now (Whose Streets? Our Streets!)". Both pieces featured their respective composers performing alongside <mask> and the New World Symphony. In May 2013 at the Experimentation Center of the Teatro Colón in Buenos Aires he presented a series of events to celebrate the Centennial of Russolo's Art of Noises. A double LP dedicated to the Orchestra of Futurist Noise Intoners and documenting the first phase of this project has been released on the label Sub Rosa in November 2013.In December 2013 <mask> conducted the Orchestra of Futurist Noise Intoners to a sold-out crowd at the RedCat in Los Angeles. In June 2014 <mask> performed three concerts with Futurist Sound Poetry at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in New York, as part of the retrospective exhibit on Italian Futurism; his voice reading Marinietti's Manifesto and Poetry to accompany Jen Sachs’ videos was experienced by all exhibit visitors, from February to September 2014. A new version of Cangiullo's Piedigrotta conceived for the Peter B. Lewis Theater of the Guggenheim Museum,  directed, and scored for 5 Neapolitan folk instruments  by Chessa, received a standing ovation on 9 June 2014. <mask> has been interviewed by the CBS (KPIX/KBHK) television channel as an expert on Italian 1990s hip-hop and by the BBC as Luigi Russolo's foremost scholar. He has been featured in Artforum, Art in America, in the Italian issue of Marie Claire and in the September 2010 Issue of Vogue Italia, and appears in Peter Esmonde's documentary on Ellen Fullman, 5 Variations on a Long String (2010). <mask> teaches at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music, serves in the Advisory Board of TACET, the international research publication dedicated to Experimental Music of the University of Paris 1 Pantheon-Sorbonne, and collaborates with SF's Italian Cultural Institute. His music is published by RAI TRADE, the Italian National Broadcast Channels’ music publishing company, and Edizioni Carrara.Education
He holds a D.M.A. in Piano performance and a M.A. in Composition from the Conservatorio Giovanni Battista Martini in Bologna, Italy, a M.A. magna cum laude in History of Medieval Music from the University of Bologna, and a Ph.D. in Musicology and Music Criticism from the University of California at Davis. He taught and lectured at numerous institutions including St. John's College of Oxford, UK, Columbia University, Harvard University, Sydney's and Melbourne's Conservatories and Universities, the Conservatory of Music in Bologna, UC Davis, UC Berkeley, Stanford University, and EMPAC in the campus of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. See also
 Futurists and Theosophy

References
English Home Page https://www.lucianochessa.com/

1971 births
Conservatorio Giovanni Battista Martini alumni
Italian composers
Italian male composers
Living people
People from Sassari
University of California, Davis alumni

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