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Karl Georg Büchner (17 October 1813 - 19 February 1837) was a German dramatist and writer of poetry and prose, considered part of the Young Germany movement. He was also a revolutionary and the brother of physician and philosopher Ludwig Büchner. His literary achievements, though few in number, are generally held in gr... | {"Born": "1813 10 17 y", "Died": "1837 2 19 1813 10 17 y", "Occupation": "Dramatist", "Alma mater": "University of Strassburg, University of Giessen", "Relatives": "Ludwig Büchner, Luise Büchner, Ernst Büchner"} |
Bruno Latour (; 22 June 1947 - 9 October 2022) was a French philosopher, anthropologist and sociologist.Wheeler, Will. Bruno Latour: Documenting Human and Nonhuman Associations Critical Theory for Library and Information Science. Libraries Unlimited, 2010, p. 189. He was especially known for his work in the field of sc... | {"Region": "Western philosophy", "Era": "21st-century philosophy", "Institutions": "ORSTOMCentre de Sociologie de l'InnovationMines ParisTechSciences PoLondon School of EconomicsUniversity of Amsterdam", "School": "Continental philosophySocial constructionism\"Constructivism (disambiguation)\"November 2022Why has Criti... |
Cosgrove Hall Films (also known as Cosgrove Hall Productions) was an English animation studio founded by Brian Cosgrove and Mark Hall; its headquarters was in Chorlton-cum-Hardy, Manchester. Cosgrove Hall was once a major producer of children's television and animated programmes/films; Cosgrove Hall's programmes are st... | {"Industry": "Animation", "Fate": "Absorbed into ITV plc; back catalogue owned by Boat Rocker Media and other companies", "Founded": "yes 1976", "Defunct": "yes 2009", "Headquarters": "Chorlton-cum-Hardy,Manchester, England", "Parent": "Thames Television (1976-1992)Anglia Television (1993-2000)Granada Media/Granada plc... |
Jamie and the Magic Torch is a British children's television series made by Cosgrove Hall for Thames Television and shown on the ITV network, running from 1977 to 1979.The Stage: Thursday 23 September 1976 : P13. TELEVISION TODAY: New Thames subsidiaryThe Stage: Thursday 25 November 1976 : P14. ITV keeps accent on dram... | {"Genre": "Animated series", "Running time": "10 minutes", "Created by": "Cosgrove Hall", "Written by": "Brian Trueman", "Narrated by": "Brian Trueman", "Country of origin": "United Kingdom", "Original network": "ITV", "Original release": "1979"} |
Thomas Sexton (July 3, 1957 - December 13, 1993) was a Canadian comedian. Born in St. John's, Newfoundland, he was the youngest member of the CODCO comedy troupe.
Educated in St. John's, he was an honours student before quitting after Grade 10 to pursue an acting career in Toronto. After briefly working on a children'... | {"Name": "Tommy Sexton", "Birth name": "Thomas Sexton", "Birth date": "1957 07 03", "Birth place": "St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada", "Death date": "1993 12 13 1957 07 03", "Death place": "St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada"} |
The Daily Express is a national daily United Kingdom middle-market newspaper printed in tabloid format. Published in London, it is the flagship of Express Newspapers, owned by publisher Reach plc. It was first published as a broadsheet in 1900 by Sir Arthur Pearson. Its sister paper, the Sunday Express, was launched in... | {"Type": "Daily newspaper", "Format": "Tabloid", "Owner(s)": "Reach plc", "Political alignment": "Conservative", "Headquarters": "Lower Thames StreetLondon, EC 3United Kingdom", "Editor": "Gary Jones", "OCLC": "173337077", "Website": "www.express.co.uk", "Circulation": "Daily Express - Data - ABC Audit Bureau of Circu... |
John Gunther (August 30, 1901 – May 29, 1970) was an American journalist and writer.
His success came primarily by a series of popular sociopolitical works, known as the "Inside" books (1936–1972), including the best-selling Inside U.S.A. in 1947. However, he is now best known for his memoir Death Be Not Proud (1949),... | {"Name": "John Gunther", "Birth name": "John Guenther", "Birth date": "1901 8 30", "Birth place": "Lakeview, Chicago, Illinois, United States", "Death date": "1970 5 29 1901 8 30", "Nationality": "American", "Alma mater": "University of Chicago (BPhil)", "Occupation": "Journalist, author", "Notable works": "Inside U.S.... |
NECA/WizKids, LLC (commonly known as simply WizKids) is an American company based in New Jersey that produces tabletop games. WizKids is best known for its collectible miniatures games (CMGs) Mage Knight, HeroClix, MechWarrior, and HorrorClix, all of which make use of the company's Clix system, in which the changing co... | {"Type": "Private", "Genre": "Collectible gaming", "Founded": "2000 07", "Headquarters": "U.S.", "Industry": "Collectible miniatures games developer and publisher", "Products": "Mage Knight, HeroClix, MechWarrior, Pirates Constructible Strategy Game, Star Wars PocketModel Trading Card Game, Halo ActionClix, Star Trek: ... |
Christian Dietrich Grabbe (11 December 1801 – 12 September 1836) was a German dramatist of the Vormärz era. He wrote many historical plays conceiving a disillusioned and pessimistic world view, with some shrill scenes. Heinrich Heine saw him as one of Germany's foremost dramatists, calling him "a drunken Shakespeare" a... | {"Born": "11 December 1801", "Died": "12 September 1836", "Occupation": "Playwright", "Nationality": "German"} |
The Untouchables is an American crime drama produced by Desilu Productions that ran from 1959 to 1963 on the ABC Television Network. Based on the memoir of the same name by Eliot Ness and Oscar Fraley, it fictionalizes the experiences of Eliot Ness as a Prohibition agent, fighting crime in Chicago in the 1930s with the... | {"Genre": "Crime drama", "Starring": "Robert StackAbel FernandezNicholas GeorgiadePaul Picerni Steve London Bruce GordonNeville Brand", "Narrated by": "Walter Winchell", "Country of origin": "United States", "Cinematography": "Robert B. HauserGlen MacWilliamsCharles Straumer", "Camera setup": "Single-camera", "Running ... |
Pilgrim is the thirteenth solo studio album by the British rock musician Eric Clapton, released on 10 March 1998 for Reprise Records. The album features all-new studio-recorded material, the first to do so since Clapton's 1989 hit album Journeyman and was nominated for several music awards. Although most of the critics... | {"Released": "yes 1998 3 10", "Recorded": "1997", "Studio": "Ocean Way (Hollywood)\nOlympic (London)", "Genre": "Pop rock", "Label": "Reprise", "Producer": "Eric Clapton · Simon Climie"} |
Der Struwwelpeter ("shock-headed Peter" or "Slovenly Peter") is an 1845 German children's book written and illustrated by Heinrich Hoffmann. It comprises ten illustrated and rhymed stories, mostly about children. Each cautionary tale has a clear moral lesson that demonstrates the disastrous consequences of misbehavior ... | {"Original title": "de", "Working title": "Lustige Geschichten und drollige Bilder mit 15 schön kolorierten Tafeln für Kinder von 3-6 Jahren", "Country": "German Empire", "Language": "German", "Followed by": "König Nussknacker und der arme Reinhold"} |
Clan Robertson, also known as Clan Donnachaidh, Clan Donnachie, and Clan Duncan () () is a Scottish clan.
History
Origins
There are two main theories as to the origins of the Clan:
That the founder of the clan, Donn(a)chadh (Duncan) was the second son of Angus MacDonald, Lord of the Isles.Robertson, James. (1929). Ch... | {"Motto": "Virtutis gloria merces (Glory is the reward of valour)Clan Robertson Profile scotclans.com. Retrieved 4 April 2014.", "War cry": "Garg 'nuair dhùisgear (Fierce when roused)", "Pipe music": "gd Teachd Chlann Dhonnchaidh (Coming of the Robertsons) or gd Teachd Chlann Donnachaidh (The Clan Donnachie has arrived... |
Journeyman is the eleventh solo studio album by Eric Clapton. Heralded as a return to form for Clapton, who had struggled with alcohol addiction and recently found sobriety, the album has a 1980s electronic sound, but it also includes blues songs like "Before You Accuse Me", "Running on Faith", and "Hard Times." "Bad L... | {"Released": "6 November 1989 https://www.bpi.co.uk/brit-certified/ Brit certifications for Eric Clapton", "Recorded": "1989", "Studio": "The Power Station, New York City Skyline Studios, New York City The Town House, London.", "Genre": "Rock, blues rock", "Label": "Duck / Reprise", "Producer": "Russ Titelman"} |
From the Cradle is the twelfth solo studio album by Eric Clapton, released on 12 September 1994 by Warner Bros. Records. A blues cover album and Clapton's follow-up to his successful 1992 live album, Unplugged, it is his only UK number-one album to date.
Although he had long been associated with the blues, From the Cr... | {"Released": "1994 09 12 yhttps://www.bpi.co.uk/award/2424-3230-2 BPI", "Recorded": "1994", "Studio": "Olympic Studios, Barnes, London", "Genre": "Blues, electric blues, British blues, soul blues", "Label": "Duck / Warner Bros.", "Producer": "Eric Clapton, Russ Titelman"} |
Britt Allcroft (born Hilary Mary Allcroft, 14 December 1943) is a British writer, producer, director and voice actress. She is the creator of the children's television series Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends (later re-titled Thomas & Friends), Shining Time Station (with Rick Siggelkow), Mr. Conductor's Thomas Tales and... | {"Name": "Britt Allcroft", "Birth name": "Hilary Mary Allcroft", "Birth date": "1943 12 14 yes", "Birth place": "Worthing, West Sussex, England", "Occupation": "Writer producer director voice actress", "Years active": "1964-present", "Children": "2", "Spouse(s)": "Angus Wright 1973 1997 divorced"} |
Surya Varuna Claudine Bonaly (born 15 December 1973) is a French-born retired competitive figure skater. She is a three-time World silver medalist (1993-1995), a five-time European champion (1991-1995), the 1991 World Junior Champion, and a nine-time French national champion (1989-1997).
Bonaly is the only Olympic fig... | {"Born": "Nice, France", "Residence": "Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.", "Height": "1.56", "Former coach": "Didier Gailhaguet, Annick Gailhaguet, André Brunet, Suzanne Bonaly, Tatiana Tarasova, Alain Giletti", "Former skating club": "CSG Pralognan AC Boulogne Billancourt", "Former training locations": "Marlborough, USA", "Bega... |
Carl Walther GmbH Sportwaffen (), or simply known as Walther, is a German firearm manufacturer, and a subsidiary of the PW Group. Founded by Carl Walther in 1886, the company has manufactured firearms and air guns at its facility in Germany for more than 100 years. Walther Arms, Inc. is the United States Walther busine... | {"Type": "Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung (GmbH)", "Industry": "Firearms, Sporting goods", "Founded": "1886", "Headquarters": "Germany", "Products": "Firearms and accessories", "Parent": "PW Group", "Subsidiaries": "Walther Arms, Inc. Fort Smith Arkansas, USA", "Website": "http://www.carl-walther.de"} |
The Houston Zoo is a zoological park located within Hermann Park in Houston, Texas, United States. The zoo houses over 6,000 animals from more than 600 species. It receives 2.1 million visitors each year and is the second most visited zoo in the United States, surpassed only by the San Diego Zoo. It is accredited by t... | {"Zoo name": "Houston Zoo", "Date opened": "September 1922", "Location": "Houston, Texas, United States", "Total area": "55 acre", "Number of animals": "6,000+", "Number of species": "600+", "Annual visitors": "2.1 million", "Coordinates": "29 42 58.074 N 95 23 26.05 W type:landmark_scale:2500 inline,title", "Owner": "... |
Capriccio espagnol, Op. 34, is the common Western title for a five movement orchestral suite, based on Spanish folk melodies, composed by the Russian composer Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov in 1887. It received its premiere on 31 October 1887, in St. Petersburg, performed by the Imperial Orchestra conducted by the composer.C... | {"Native name": "Каприччио на испанские темы", "Opus": "34", "Composed": "1887", "Movements": "five", "Scoring": "orchestra"} |
Schönbrunn Zoo (; also simply called Vienna Zoo) is a 17-hectare (42-acre) zoo in the city of Vienna, Austria. Established in 1752, it is the world's oldest zoo still in operation. It is also a UNESCO World Heritage Site, being a part of the Schönbrunn Palace gardens. It generally receives more than 2 million visitors ... | {"Zoo name": "Schönbrunn ZooTiergarten Schönbrunn", "Date opened": "1752 07 31 yes", "Location": "Schönbrunn Palace, Vienna, Austria", "Total area": "17 ha (42 acres)", "Coordinates": "48 10 56 N 16 18 09 E region:AT-9_type:landmark inline", "Number of animals": "8,250 (2021)", "Number of species": "707 (2021)", "Membe... |
Audie Leon Murphy (20 June 1925 - 28 May 1971) was an American soldier, actor, and songwriter. He was one of the most decorated American combat soldiers of World War II. He received every military combat award for valor available from the United States Army, as well as French and Belgian awards for heroism. Murphy rece... | {"Born": "Kingston, Texas, U.S.", "Died": "14 nautical miles northwest of Roanoke, Virginia, U.S.ALM death", "Allegiance": "United States", "Awards": "Medal of Honor\n Distinguished Service Cross\n Silver Star (2)\n Legion of Merit\n Bronze Star Medal (2, 1 \"V\" device)\n Purple Heart (3)\n Legion of Honour (France)\n... |
William Randolph Hearst Jr. (January 27, 1908 - May 14, 1993) was an American businessman and newspaper publisher. He was the second son of the publisher William Randolph Hearst. He became editor-in-chief of Hearst Newspapers after the death of his father in 1951. He won a Pulitzer Prize for his interview with Soviet p... | {"Name": "William Randolph Hearst Jr.", "Birth date": "1908 1 27", "Birth place": "New York City, U.S.", "Death date": "1993 5 14 1908 1 27", "Death place": "New York City, U.S.", "Resting place": "Cypress Lawn Memorial Park", "Alma mater": "University of California, Berkeley", "Occupation": "Businessman, newspaper pub... |
William Randolph Hearst III (born June 18, 1949) is an American heir, businessman, and philanthropist.
Biography
Early life
William Randolph Hearst III was born on June 18, 1949. His father was William Randolph Hearst Jr., and his paternal grandfather was William Randolph Hearst. He graduated from the Canterbury Scho... | {"Name": "William Randolph Hearst III", "Birth date": "1949 6 18", "Title": "Chairman of Hearst Communications Editor and Publisher Journal of Alta California https://www.altaonline.com/about/a34431436/a-new-voice-for-california-and-the-west/ A New Voice for California and the West September 2020", "Occupation": "Bus... |
Sandra Miju Oh (born July 20, 1971) is a Canadian and American actress. She is known for her starring roles as Rita Wu in the HBO comedy series Arliss (1996-2002), Dr. Cristina Yang in the ABC medical drama series Grey's Anatomy (2005-2014), and Eve Polastri in the BBC America spy thriller series Killing Eve (2018-202... | {"Name": "Sandra Oh", "Post-nominals": "CAN 100% OC", "Caption": "Oh in 2016", "Birth name": "Sandra Miju Oh", "Birth date": "1971 7 20", "Birth place": "Nepean, Ontario, Canada", "Citizenship": "Canada\n United States (since 2018)https://www.nbcnews.com/news/asian-america/sandra-oh-celebrates-u-s-citizenship-anniversa... |
George Randolph Hearst Sr. (April 23, 1904 – January 26, 1972) was an American heir and media executive. He was the son of media magnate William Randolph Hearst, and the vice president of the Hearst Corporation.
Early life
Hearst was born on April 23, 1904. He was the eldest son of newspaper magnate William Randolph H... | {"Name": "George Randolph Hearst", "Caption": "George Randolph Hearst with his father (1905)", "Birth date": "1904 4 23", "Birth place": "Washington, D.C., U.S.", "Death date": "1972 1 26 1904 4 23", "Death place": "Loma Linda, California, U.S.", "Employer": "Hearst Corporation", "Spouse(s)": "Blanche Wilbur\n Lora Vel... |
George Randolph Hearst Jr. (July 13, 1927 - June 25, 2012) was an American businessman who served as the chairman of the board of the Hearst Corporation from 1996 through to his death in 2012, succeeding his uncle Randolph Apperson Hearst. He was a director at the company for over forty years.
Life
Hearst Jr. and hi... | {"Name": "George Randolph Hearst Jr.", "Birth date": "July 13, 1927", "Birth place": "San Francisco, California", "Death date": "2012 06 25 1927 07 13", "Death place": "Palo Alto, California", "Citizenship": "United States", "Occupation": "Chairman, Hearst Corporation", "Spouse(s)": "Mary Thompson 1952 1969 divorce", "... |
John Randolph Hearst (1909-1958) was an American business executive and the third son of William Randolph Hearst.
Career
Hearst, like his brothers, worked for the Hearst Corporation and was said to have the most executive talent among the sons of William Randolph Hearst. Any question of his rivaling the non-family e... | {"Name": "John Randolph Hearst", "Birth date": "September 26, 1909", "Death date": "1958 11 13 1909 9 26", "Death place": "Virgin Islands", "Nationality": "American", "Employer": "Hearst Corporation", "Spouse(s)": "Dorothy Hart Hearst\n Gretchen Wilson Hearst\n Fanne Wade Hearst", "Children": "4, including William Rand... |
The Genie Awards were given out annually by the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television to recognize the best of Canadian cinema from 1980-2012. They succeeded the Canadian Film Awards (1949-1978; also known as the "Etrog Awards," for sculptor Sorel Etrog, who designed the statuette).Genie Awards profile and history ... | {"Awarded for": "Best film productions in Canada", "Presented by": "Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television", "Country": "Canada", "First awarded": "1980", "Last awarded": "2012", "Related": "Canadian Screen Awards", "Website": "genieawards.ca (defunct)"} |
Eric Robin Bell (born 3 September 1947 in Belfast, Northern Ireland) is a Northern Irish rock and blues musician, best known as a founding member and the original guitarist of the rock group Thin Lizzy from 1969 to 1973. After his time in Thin Lizzy, he briefly fronted his own group before joining The Noel Redding Band... | {"Born": "Belfast, Northern Ireland", "Genres": "Rock blues rock folk rock", "Member of": "Eric Bell BandBreznikar Klemen 2022-11-02 Thin Lizzy Eric Bell Interview https://www.psychedelicbabymag.com/2022/11/thin-lizzy-eric-bell-interview.html 2023-03-15 It's Psychedelic Baby Magazine en-US", "Formerly of": "\"... |
Iain Smith (born 1 May 1960) is a Scottish Liberal Democrat politician. He was the Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for the North East Fife constituency from 1999 until his defeat at 2011 election by the SNP's Rod Campbell.
Education
Smith was educated at Bell Baxter High School in Cupar, Fife before reading Po... | {"Name": "Iain Smith", "Image size": "150px", "Term start": "6 May 1999", "Term end": "22 March 2011", "Birth date": "1960 05 1 yes", "Birth place": "Gateside, Scotland", "Nationality": "British", "Residence": "Ladybank, Fife", "Alma mater": "Newcastle University"} |
Peter B. Short (born July 22, 1948) is an ordained minister and was the 38th Moderator of the United Church of Canada from 2003 until 2006. He was elected Moderator at the denomination's meeting of the 38th General Council in Wolfville, Nova Scotia.
Early life and career
Short was born in Kingston, Ontario and grew u... | {"Predecessor": "Marion Pardy", "Successor": "David Giuliano", "Ordination": "1969", "Born": "Kingston, Ontario", "Residence": "Fredericton, New Brunswick"} |
John Slidell (1793July 9, 1871) was an American politician, lawyer, and businessman. A native of New York, Slidell moved to Louisiana as a young man and became a Representative and Senator. He was one of two Confederate diplomats captured by the United States Navy from the British ship RMS Trent in 1861 and later relea... | {"Name": "John Slidell", "District 2": "1st", "Preceded 2": "Edward Douglass White, Sr.", "Succeeded 2": "Emile La Sére", "Birth date": "1793", "Birth place": "New York City, U.S.", "Death date": "1871 07 09 1793", "Death place": "Cowes, Isle of Wight, England", "Spouse(s)": "Mathilde Deslonde Slidell", "Alma mater": "... |
Lucy Douglas "C. Z." Guest (née Cochrane; February 19, 1920 – November 8, 2003) was an American stage actress, author, columnist, horsewoman, fashion designer, and socialite who achieved a degree of fame as a fashion icon. She was frequently seen wearing elegant designs by designers like Mainbocher. Her unfussy, clean-... | {"Name": "C. Z. Guest", "Caption": "Guest in 1956", "Birth name": "Lucy Douglas Cochrane", "Birth date": "1920 2 19 y", "Birth place": "Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.", "Death date": "2003 11 8 1920 2 19 y", "Death place": "Old Westbury, New York, U.S.", "Occupation": "Stage actress, socialite, author, columnist, horsewom... |
Love over Gold is the fourth studio album by British rock band Dire Straits, released on 24 September 1982 by Vertigo Records internationally and by Warner Bros. Records in the United States. The album featured two singles: "Private Investigations," which reached No. 2 on the UK Singles Chart, and "Industrial Disease,"... | {"Released": "1982 9 24 yes", "Recorded": "8 March - 11 June 1982", "Studio": "Power Station (New York City)", "Genre": "Progressive rock\n art rockhttps://ultimateclassicrock.com/underrated-rock-albums/ Rock's 100 Most Underrated Albums 28 February 2017 Ultimate Classic Rock 25 February 2020\n jazz rockhttps://www.all... |
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Aaron Burr Sr. (January 4, 1716 – September 24, 1757) was a notable Presbyterian minister and college educator in colonial America. He was a founder of the College of New Jersey... | {"Honorific prefix": "The Reverend", "Name": "Aaron Burr Sr.", "Image caption": "Edward Ludlow Mooney, Aaron Burr Sr. (1716-1757), President (1748-57), Princeton University Art Museum", "Birth date": "1716 1 4", "Birth place": "Fairfield, Connecticut Colony", "Death date": "1757 9 24 1716 1 4", "Death place": "Princeto... |
Trivia Trap is an American game show produced by Mark Goodson Productions. It was created by producer Goodson and originally ran from October 8, 1984 to April 5, 1985 on ABC. The game featured two teams of three contestants each competing against each other to answer trivia questions in various formats. Bob Eubanks was... | {"Running time": "approx. 22-26 Minutes", "Created by": "Mark Goodson", "Directed by": "Marc Breslow", "Presented by": "Bob Eubanks", "Narrated by": "Gene WoodCharlie O'DonnellBob Hilton", "Country of origin": "United States", "Original network": "ABC", "Original release": "1985 4 5"} |
Robert Edwin Lee (October 15, 1918 - July 8, 1994) was an American playwright and lyricist. With his writing partner, Jerome Lawrence, Lee worked for Armed Forces Radio during World War II; Lawrence and Lee became the most prolific writing partnership in radio, with such long-running series as Favorite Story among othe... | {"Born": "1918 10 15", "Died": "1994 7 8 1918 10 15", "Occupation": "Playwright, lyricist", "Years active": "1948-1994", "Children": "2"} |
Hossein Khosrow Ali Vaziri (, romanized: Hossein Xosrô 'Ali Vaziri; March 15, 1942 - June 7, 2023), better known by his ring name the Iron Sheik, was an Iranian-American professional wrestler, amateur wrestler, and actor. He was the first, and thus far only, Iranian champion in WWE history, having won the WWF World Hea... | {"Ring name(s)": "\"OWOW\">http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/profiles/i/iron-sheik.html Iron Sheik Profile September 20, 2008 Online World Of Wrestling August 12, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120812073414/http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/profiles/i/iron-sheik.html live\n Col. Mustafa\n Great Hossein Arab... |
Ariadna Thalía Sodi Miranda (; born 26 August 1971, Mexico City, Mexico), known mononymously as Thalía, is a Mexican singer and actress. Referred to as the "Queen of Latin Pop", she is considered one of the most successful and influential Mexican artists. Having sold around 50 million records worldwide, she is one of t... | {"Born": "Mexico City, Mexico", "Formerly of": "Timbiriche", "Genres": "Latin pop", "Labels": "Fonovisa EMI Latin Virgin Sony Latin Sony BMG", "Website": "thalia.com"} |
José Venustiano Carranza de la Garza (; 29 December 1859 - 21 May 1920) was a wealthy land owner and politician who served as President of Mexico from 1914 until his assassination in 1920, during the Mexican Revolution. He was previously Mexico's de facto head of state as First Chief of the Constitutional Army from 191... | {"Name": "Venustiano Carranza", "Birth name": "Venustiano Carranza de la Garza", "Nationality": "Mexican", "Image caption": "Venustiano Carranza, 1915", "Term start": "1 May 1917", "Term end": "21 May 1920", "Vice president": "Office abolishedThe office of vice president was left vacant after the ousting of President F... |
The New Conservative Party (NCP) was the name of two now-defunct political parties in Japan with a common lineage.
The first incarnation of the party (, Hoshutō, ) was founded on April 3, 2000 by 20 lower house and 6 upper house defectors from the Liberal Party. This party was dissolved briefly and then re-established... | {"Leader": "Takeshi Noda", "Founded": "April 3, 2000", "Split from": "Liberal Party", "Succeeded by": "New Conservative Party (2002)", "Ideology": "Conservatism"} |
NetWare is a discontinued computer network operating system developed by Novell, Inc. It initially used cooperative multitasking to run various services on a personal computer, using the IPX network protocol.
The original NetWare product in 1983 supported clients running both CP/M and MS-DOS, ran over a proprietary s... | {"Developer": "Novell, Inc.", "Source model": "Closed source", "Kernel": "Hybrid kernel", "Defaultuser interface": "Command-line interface, Text user interface", "Initial release": "1983", "Available in": "English", "Platforms": "x86, MIPS, DEC Alpha, SPARC, PowerPC", "Working state": "Discontinued", "License": "Propri... |
Robert John Downey Sr. ( Elias Jr.; June 24, 1936 - July 7, 2021) was an American filmmaker and actor. He was known for writing and directing his underground film Putney Swope, a satire on the New York Madison Avenue advertising world. According to film scholar Wheeler Winston Dixon, Downey's films during the 1960s wer... | {"Name": "Robert Downey Sr.", "Caption": "Downey during the 1960s", "Birth name": "Robert John Elias Jr.", "Birth date": "1936 6 24", "Birth place": "New York City, U.S.", "Death date": "2021 7 7 1936 6 24", "Death place": "New York City, U.S", "Spouse(s)": "Elsie Ann Ford 1962 1975 divorcedFinn Natalie Robert Downey... |
Samuel "Sambo" Mockbee (December 23, 1944 - December 30, 2001) was an American architect and a co-founder of the Auburn University Rural Studio program in Hale County, Alabama. After establishing a regular architectural practice in his native Mississippi, Mockbee became interested in the design and construction problem... | {"Name": "Samuel \"Sambo\" Mockbee", "Birth date": "1944 12 23", "Birth place": "Meridian, Mississippi", "Death date": "2001 12 30 1944 12 23", "Occupation": "Architect", "Spouse(s)": "Jackie", "Children": "4"} |
Chen Yi (; courtesy names Gongxia (公俠) and later Gongqia (公洽), sobriquet Tuisu (退素); May 3, 1883 – June 18, 1950) was the chief executive and garrison commander of Taiwan Province after the Empire of Japan surrendered to the Republic of China. He acted on behalf of the Allied Powers to accept the Japanese Instrument of... | {"Name": "Chen Yi", "Native name": "陳儀", "Native name language": "zh", "Image size": "250px", "Image caption": "Chen Yi as pictured in The Most Recent Biographies of Chinese Dignitaries", "Office 2": "Chief Executive of Taiwan Province", "Predecessor 2": "Rikichi Andō (as Governor-General of Taiwan)", "Successor 2": "W... |
Toni Collette (born Collett; 1 November 1972) is an Australian actress and producer. Known for her work in television and independent films, she has received various accolades, including a Golden Globe Award, a Primetime Emmy Award, and five AACTA Awards, in addition to nominations for an Academy Award, a Tony Award, a... | {"Name": "Toni Collette", "Alt": "A headshot of 39-year-old Toni Collette attending Tropfest", "Caption": "Collette in 2012", "Birth date": "yes 1972 11 1", "Birth name": "Toni Collett", "Birth place": "Sydney, New South Wales, Australia", "Other names": "Toni Collette-Galafassi", "Alma mater": "National Institute of D... |
The Hellenic Air Force (HAF; , sometimes abbreviated as ΠΑ) is the air force of Greece (Hellenic being the endonym for Greek in the Greek language). It is considered to be one of the largest air forces in NATO and is globally placed 18th out of 139 countries.. Under the Kingdom of Greece from 1935 to 1973, it was known... | {"Type": "Air force", "Role": "Aerial warfare", "Size": "Approx. 42,500 personnel 600+ aircraft https://www.flightglobal.com/download?ac=75345 World Air Forces 2021 Flightglobal Insight 2021 7 October 2021 registration 8 types of air defence systems", "Part of": "Hellenic Armed Forces", "Patron": "Archang... |
Muriel's Wedding is a 1994 Australian comedy-drama film written and directed by P. J. Hogan. The film, which stars Toni Collette, Rachel Griffiths, Jeanie Drynan, Sophie Lee, and Bill Hunter, focuses on the socially awkward Muriel whose ambition is to have a glamorous wedding and improve her personal life by moving fro... | {"Directed by": "P. J. Hogan", "Written by": "P. J. Hogan", "Produced by": "Lynda House\n Jocelyn Moorhouse", "Starring": "Toni Collette\n Bill Hunter\n Rachel Griffiths", "Music by": "Peter Best", "Cinematography": "Martin McGrath", "Edited by": "Jill Bilcock", "Distributed by": "Roadshow EntertainmentMuriel's Wedding... |
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Mehmed Emin Pasha (born Isaak Eduard Schnitzer, baptized Eduard Carl Oscar Theodor Schnitzer; March 28, 1840 - October 23, 1892) was an Ottoman physician of German Jewish origin, naturalist, and governor of the Egyptian province of Equatoria on the upper Nile. The Ottoman Empire conferred ... | {"Name": "Mehmed Emin", "Post-nominals": "Pasha", "Birth name": "Isaak Eduard Schnitzer", "Birth date": "1840 03 28", "Death date": "1892 10 23 1840 03 28", "Awards": "Vega Medal (1890)"} |
Clarence William Nelson II (born September 29, 1942) is an American politician and attorney serving as the administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). Nelson previously served as a United States senator from Florida from 2001 to 2019. A member of the Democratic Party, he previously served... | {"Image caption": "Official portrait, 2021", "Term start": "May 3, 2021", "Office 2": "Ranking Member of the Senate Commerce Committee", "Predecessor 2": "John Thune", "Successor 2": "Maria Cantwell", "Birth name": "Clarence William Nelson II", "Birth date": "1942 9 29", "Birth place": "Miami, Florida, U.S.", "Spouse(s... |
Earl Benjamin Nelson (born May 17, 1941) is an American attorney, businessman, and politician who served as the 37th governor of Nebraska from 1991 to 1999 and as a United States Senator from Nebraska from 2001 to 2013. He is a member of the Democratic Party, and as of , the last Democrat to hold any statewide elected ... | {"Name": "Ben Nelson", "Term start": "January 3, 2001", "Term end": "January 3, 2013", "Lieutenant 1": "Maxine MoulKim Robak", "Office 2": "Director of the Nebraska Department of Insurance", "Governor 2": "J. James Exon", "Predecessor 2": "James M. Jackson", "Successor 2": "Berri Balka", "Birth name": "Earl Benjamin Ne... |
Charles Timothy Hagel ( ; born October 4, 1946)Biographical information on ex-Sen. Chuck Hagel, Associated Press, published in The News-Times, December 17, 2012. is an American military veteran and former politician who served as a United States senator from Nebraska from 1997 to 2009 and as the 24th United States secr... | {"Name": "Chuck Hagel", "Image": "Chuck Hagel Defense portrait.jpgborder", "Image caption": "Official portrait, 2013", "Term start": "February 27, 2013", "Term end": "February 17, 2015", "Office 2": "Chair of the Intelligence Oversight Board", "President 2": "Barack Obama", "Predecessor 2": "Steve Friedman", "Successor... |
Lindsey Olin Graham (born July 9, 1955) is an American lawyer and politician serving as the senior United States senator from South Carolina, a seat he has held since 2003. A member of the Republican Party, Graham chaired the Senate Committee on the Judiciary from 2019 to 2021.
A native of Central, South Carolina, Gra... | {"Name": "Lindsey Graham", "Image caption": "Official portrait, 2013", "Term start": "January 3, 2003", "Office 2": "Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee", "Predecessor 2": "Chuck Grassley", "Birth name": "Lindsey Olin Graham", "Birth date": "1955 7 9", "Birth place": "Central, South Carolina, U.S.", "Educa... |
Charles Patrick Roberts (born April 20, 1936) is a retired American politician and journalist who served as a United States senator from Kansas from 1997 to 2021. A member of the Republican Party, Roberts served 8 terms in the U.S. House of Representatives, from 1981 to 1997, before his election to the Senate.
Born in... | {"Name": "Pat Roberts", "Term start": "January 3, 1997", "Term end": "January 3, 2021", "Office 2": "Chair of the Senate Intelligence Committee", "Predecessor 2": "Bob Graham", "Successor 2": "Jay Rockefeller", "Birth name": "Charles Patrick Roberts", "Birth date": "1936 4 20", "Birth place": "Topeka, Kansas, U.S.", "S... |
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Mame is a musical with the book by Jerome Lawrence and Robert Edwin Lee and music and lyrics by Jerry Herman. Originally titled My Best Girl, it is based on the 1955 novel Auntie Mame by Patrick Dennis and the 1956 Broadway play by Lawrence and Lee. A period piece set in New York City and spanning the Gr... | {"Name": "Mame", "Caption": "Original Broadway Poster", "Composer(s)": "Jerry Herman", "Lyricist(s)": "Jerry Herman", "Book-writer": "Jerome LawrenceRobert Edwin Lee", "Based on?": "Auntie Mame by Patrick Dennis", "Productions": "1966 Broadway 1967 Tour 1968 Los Angeles 1968 Australia 1968 Las Vegas 1969 Tour 19... |
Richard Michael DeWine (; born January 5, 1947) is an American politician and attorney serving since 2019 as the 70th governor of Ohio. He served as the 50th Attorney General of Ohio from 2011 to 2019, and in both houses of Congress: in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1983 to 1991 and in the U.S. Senate from 199... | {"Image caption": "Official portrait, 2018", "Term start": "January 14, 2019", "Predecessor 2": "Howard Metzenbaum", "Successor 2": "Sherrod Brown", "Birth name": "Richard Michael DeWine", "Birth date": "1947 1 5", "Birth place": "Yellow Springs, Ohio, U.S.", "Spouse(s)": "Frances Struewing June 3, 1967", "Residence": ... |
George Victor Voinovich (July 15, 1936June 12, 2016) was an American politician who served as a United States senator from Ohio from 1999 to 2011. He previously served as the 65th governor of Ohio from 1991 to 1998 and as the 54th mayor of Cleveland from 1980 to 1989, the last Republican to serve in that office.
Voino... | {"Name": "George Voinovich", "Image caption": "Official portrait, 2006", "Term start": "January 3, 1999", "Term end": "January 3, 2011", "Office 2": "Chair of the National Governors Association", "Predecessor 2": "Bob Miller", "Successor 2": "Tom Carper", "Birth name": "George Victor Voinovich", "Birth date": "1936 7 1... |
Sept-Îles (Quebec French pronunciation : , French for "Seven Islands") is a city in the Côte-Nord region of eastern Quebec. It is among the northernmost locales with a paved connection to the rest of Quebec's road network. The population was 25,686 as of the 2011 Canadian census. The town is called Uashat, meaning "bay... | {"Land": "1764.13", "Density": "16.1", "Urban density": "1184.5", "Metro density": "16.1", "DST": "-04:00", "Website": "www.ville.sept-iles.qc.ca"} |
Lee Hsien Loong (; born 10 February 1952) is a Singaporean politician and former brigadier-general who has been serving as Prime Minister of Singapore, and Secretary-General of the People's Action Party since 2004. He has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for the Teck Ghee division of Ang Mo Kio GRC since 1991, and p... | {"Name": "Lee Hsien Loong", "Native name": "李显龙", "Native name language": "zh-sg", "Image caption": "Lee in 2022", "Term start": "12 August 2004", "Predecessor 2": "Constituency established\nSenior positions border:1px dashed lightgrey; yes \n Chairman of the Monetary Authority of Singapore\n January 1998 \n August ... |
Mark Wayne Clark (May 1, 1896 - April 17, 1984) was a United States Army officer who saw service during World War I, World War II, and the Korean War. He was the youngest four-star general in the US Army during World War II.
During World War I, he was a company commander and served in France in 1918, as a 22-year-old ... | {"Nickname(s)": "\"American Eagle\"\"Wayne\"\"Contraband\" (while at West Point)", "Born": "Madison Barracks, Sackets Harbor, New York, U.S.", "Died": "Charleston, South Carolina, U.S.", "Allegiance": "United States", "Commands held": "United Nations CommandSixth United States Army15th Army GroupSeventh United States A... |
Wei Tao-ming (; October 28, 1899 – May 18, 1978) was a Chinese diplomat and public servant. He was the Republic of China's Ambassador to the United States during the Second World War and foreign minister during the years when the People's Republic of China sought to oust the ROC from the United Nations. He was also civ... | {"Name": "Wei Tao-ming", "Native name": "魏道明", "Image caption": "Wei Tao-ming as pictured in The Most Recent Biographies of Chinese Dignitaries", "Nationality": "Republic of China", "Office 2": "1st Chairman of Taiwan Provincial Government", "Term 2": "16 May 1947 - 5 January 1949", "Predecessor 2": "Chen Yi (as Chief ... |
Chen Cheng (; ; January 4, 1898 – March 5, 1965) was a Chinese political and military leader, and one of the main commanders of the National Revolutionary Army during the Second Sino-Japanese War and the Chinese Civil War.
After moving to Taiwan at the end of the civil war, he served as the Governor of Taiwan Province... | {"Name": "Chen Cheng", "Native name": "陳誠", "Native name language": "zh-Hant", "Term start": "20 May 1954", "Term end": "5 March 1965", "President 2": "Chiang Kai-shek", "Predecessor 2": "Yan Xishan", "Successor 2": "Yu Hung-chun", "Vice premier 2": "Chang Li-shengHuang Shao-ku", "Birth date": "January 4, 1898", "Death... |
Pointe-à-Pitre International Airport or Pointe-à-Pitre Le Raizet Airport ( or Aéroport Guadeloupe Pôle Caraïbes "Caribbean Hub") is an international airport serving Pointe-à-Pitre on the island of Grande-Terre in Guadeloupe, France.
The airport is located in Abymes, north-northeast of Pointe-à-Pitre. It is the main ... | {"Airport type": "Public", "Serves": "Pointe-à-Pitre, Grande-Terre, Guadeloupe", "Location": "Abymes", "Hub": "Air Caraïbes\nAir Antilles Express", "AMSL": "35", "Coordinates": "16 15 51 N 061 31 33 W region:GP inline,title", "Website": "guadeloupe.aeroport.fr"} |
Shane and Sia Barbi ( Carlson; born April 2, 1963), popularly known as The Barbi Twins, are identical twins, cover models, co-authors, and frequently nude spokespersonsp. 118, "Community Leaders: What is Your Vision?", (March/April 2013), ORIGIN Magazine. as part of their animal rights advocacy.
Modeling
Shane and Sia... | {"Name": "Shane and Sia Barbi", "Caption": "Shane and Sia Barbi circa 2001", "Birth name": "Shane and Sia Carlson", "Birth date": "yes 1963 04 02", "Birth place": "San Diego, California, U.S.", "Other names": "Barbi Twins", "Years active": "1990s-present", "Spouse(s)": "Shane:Ken Wahl 1997", "Website": "http://www.barb... |
Chang Po-ya (; born 5 October 1942) is a Taiwanese politician who is the founder of the Non-Partisan Solidarity Union, a political party in Taiwan.
Early life
Born in what is now Chiayi City to Hsu Shih-hsien and Chang Chin-tung, both physicians, Chang Po-ya is a medical doctor educated in Kaohsiung Medical College (1... | {"Name": "Chang Po-ya", "Native name": "zh-hant 張博雅", "Nationality": "ROC Taiwanese", "President 2": "Ma Ying-jeou", "Birth date": "5 October 1942", "Birth place": "Kagi City, Tainan Prefecture, Taiwan, Empire of Japan (modern-day Chiayi City, Taiwan)", "Alma mater": "Kaohsiung Medical UniversityNational Taiwan Univers... |
The is a series of automobiles manufactured by Honda since 1972. Since 2000, the Civic has been categorized as a compact car, while previously it occupied the subcompact class. , the Civic is positioned between the Honda Fit/City and Honda Accord in Honda's global car line-up.
The first-generation Civic was introduce... | {"Manufacturer": "Honda", "Also called": "Honda Ballade (1980-2001)\n Honda Integra SJ (1996-2001)\n Honda Domani (1997-2000)\n Honda Integra (China, 2022-present)\n Acura EL (Canada, 1997-2005)\n Acura CSX (Canada, 2005-2011)\n Isuzu Gemini (Japan, 1997-2000)\n Isuzu Vertex (Thailand, 1996-2001)\n... |
Blink-182 (also known as untitled) is the fifth studio album by the American rock band Blink-182, released on November 18, 2003, by Geffen Records. Following their ascent to stardom and success of their prior two releases, the trio was compelled to take a break and participated in various side projects (Box Car Racer a... | {"Released": "2003 11 18", "Recorded": "January-October 2003", "Studio": "The Rubin's House, Signature Sound, and Rolling Thunder, San Diego, California Conway Recording Studios, Hollywood, California", "Genre": "Pop-punk\n alternative rock\n new wave\n emo", "Label": "Geffen", "Producer": "Jerry Finn"} |
Benjamin Lundy (January 4, 1789August 22, 1839) was an American Quaker abolitionist from New Jersey of the United States who established several anti-slavery newspapers and traveled widely. He lectured and published seeking to limit slavery's expansion and tried to find a place outside the United States to establish a ... | {"Name": "Benjamin Lundy", "Birth date": "1789 01 04", "Birth place": "Hardwick Township, New Jersey, US", "Death date": "1839 08 22 1789 01 04", "Death place": "Lowell, Illinois, US", "Occupation": "Saddler, abolitionist newspaper publisher and speaker", "Known For": "Anti-slavery activities", "Spouse(s)": "Esther Lew... |
Mir Qamar-ud-din Khan Siddiqi (11 August 16711 June 1748) also known as Chin Qilich Qamaruddin Khan, Nizam-ul-Mulk, Asaf Jah and Nizam I, was the first Nizam of Hyderabad. He was married to the daughter of a Syed nobleman of Gulbarga. He began his career as a favourite of the Mughal emperor Aurangzeb, who made him a g... | {"Image caption": "Nizam-ul-Mulk", "Succession title": "1st Nizam of Hyderabad", "Father": "Nawab Ghazi ud-Din Khan Feroze Jung I", "Mother": "Wazir un-nisa Begum", "Birth date": "11 August 1671", "Birth place": "Agra, Mughal India", "Death date": "1 June 1748 (aged 76)", "Death place": "Burhanpur", "Buried": "Khuldab... |
Max Havelaar; or, The Coffee Auctions of the Dutch Trading Company () is an 1860 novel by Multatuli (the pen name of Eduard Douwes Dekker), which played a key role in shaping and modifying Dutch colonial policy in the Dutch East Indies in the nineteenth and early twentieth century. In the novel, the protagonist, Max Ha... | {"Original title": "Max Havelaar, of de koffi-veilingen der Nederlandsche Handel-Maatschappy", "Country": "Netherlands", "Language": "Dutch Indonesian (From 1972)", "Publisher": "J. de Ruyter\nK.H. Schadd\nG.L. Funke\nPublishing Company Elsevier\nVan Munster and Zonen\nEdmonston\nBas Lubberhuizen"} |
Introsort or introspective sort is a hybrid sorting algorithm that provides both fast average performance and (asymptotically) optimal worst-case performance. It begins with quicksort, it switches to heapsort when the recursion depth exceeds a level based on (the logarithm of) the number of elements being sorted and it... | {"Problem class": "Sorting algorithm", "Data structure": "Array", "Worst-case time complexity": "O(n log n)", "Average time complexity": "O(n log n)"} |
Augite is a common rock-forming pyroxene mineral with formula . The crystals are monoclinic and prismatic. Augite has two prominent cleavages, meeting at angles near 90 degrees.
Characteristics
thumb|upright|left|Euhedral crystal of augite from Teide (4.4 x 3.0 x 2.3 cm)
Augite is a solid solution in the pyroxene gro... | {"Category": "Inosilicates", "IMA symbol": "AugWarr L.N. 2021 IMA-CNMNC approved mineral symbols Mineralogical Magazine 85 3 291-320 10.1180/mgm.2021.43 2021MinM...85..291W 235729616 free", "Strunz classification": "9.DA.15", "Unit cell": "a = 9.699, b = 8.844 c = 5.272 [Å] β = 106.97°; Z = 4", "Twinning": "Simple or m... |
Barbara Hall (born 1946) is a Canadian lawyer and former politician who served as the 61st mayor of Toronto from 1994 to 1997, the last mayor of Toronto prior to amalgamation. Hall served as the chief commissioner of the Ontario Human Rights Commission from 2005 to 2015.
In 2014, Cawthra Square Park in Toronto's Chur... | {"Name": "Barbara Hall", "Image": "Barbara Hall.JPG", "Office 2": "61st Mayor of Toronto", "Predecessor 2": "June Rowlands", "Successor 2": "Mel Lastman", "Birth date": "1946", "Birth place": "Ottawa, Ontario, Canada", "Nationality": "Canadian", "Other political party": "New Democrat (until 1994)", "Honorific suffix": ... |
Joshua Benjamin Jeyaretnam (; 5 January 1926 - 30 September 2008), better known as J. B. Jeyaretnam or by his initials JBJ, was a Singaporean politician, lawyer, and judge. A former member of the opposition Workers' Party , he was appointed as secretary-general of the Workers' Party between 1971 and 2001. He served as... | {"Name": "J. B. Jeyaretnam", "Native name": "ஜோசுவா பெஞ்சமின் ஜெயரத்தினம்", "Image size": "200px", "Image caption": "Jeyaretnam in 2005", "Term start": "22 December 1981", "Term end": "10 November 1986", "Office 2": "Non-Constituency Member of the9th Parliament of Singapore", "Predecessor 2": "Vacant", "Successor 2": "... |
Turhan Përmeti (19 December 1846 - 18 February 1927) was an Albanian politician and statesman who served as the second prime minister of Albania, serving from March 1914 to September 1914 and from December 1918 to January 1920. He was also in service of the Ottoman state and held the title of Pasha of the Ottoman Empir... | {"Name": "Turhan Përmeti", "Predecessor 2": "Essad Pasha Toptani", "Successor 2": "Sulejman Delvina", "Birth date": "19 December 1846April 2023", "Birth place": "Trikala, Ottoman Empire (now Greece)", "Death date": "18 February 1927 (aged 80)Swire John 1971 Albania: The Rise of a Kingdom https://books.google.com/bo... |
Louis Zukofsky (January 23, 1904 - May 12, 1978) was an American poet. He was the primary instigator and theorist of the so-called "Objectivist" poets, a short lived collective of poets who after several decades of obscurity would reemerge around 1960 and become a significant influence on subsequent generations of poet... | {"Born": "January 23, 1904", "Died": "May 12, 1978", "Education": "Columbia University (BA, MA)", "Occupation": "Poet, professor"} |
Kanpur, formerly Cawnpore (/kɑːnˈpʊər/ pronunciation (help·info)), is a large industrial city located in the central-western part of the state of Uttar Pradesh, India. Founded in 1207, Kanpur became one of the most important commercial and military stations of British India. Kanpur is also the financial capital of Utta... | {"Named for": "Raja Kanh Deo", "Metro density": "40,26,000 (estimated)", "Density": "auto", "Rank": "12th", "Website": "https://kanpurnagar.nic.in", "Type": "Municipal Corporation", "Body": "Kanpur Municipal Corporation", "Urban density": "3812000 (estimated)"} |
alt=Manuscript page from “Libro de professiones y elecciones de prioras y vicarias del Convento de San Gerónimo,” 1586-1713, which Sor Juana signed in ink and her own blood.|thumb|Manuscript page from “Libro de professiones y elecciones de prioras y vicarias del Convento de San Gerónimo,” 1586-1713, which Sor Juana sig... | {"Born": "12 November 1648", "Died": "1695 4 17 1648 11 12 yes", "Occupation": "Nun, poet, writer, musician composer", "Literary movement": "Baroque, Culteranismo", "Language": "Spanish, Nahuatl, Latin", "Years active": "~1660 to ~1693", "Period": "17th century Nun", "Resting place": "Convent of San Jerónimo, Mexico Ci... |
Notre-Dame de la Garde (literally: Our Lady of the Guard), known to local citizens as la Bonne Mère (French for 'the Good Mother'), is a Catholic basilica in Marseille, France, and the city's best-known symbol. The site of a popular Assumption Day pilgrimage, it is the most visited site in Marseille. It was built on th... | {"Location": "Marseille, France", "Geographic coordinates": "43.2841 N 5.3710 E inline,title", "Affiliation": "Roman Catholic", "Year consecrated": "1864", "Type": "Church", "Style": "Byzantine Revival", "Groundbreaking": "1853", "Completed": "1897"} |
The Waterford Institute of Technology (WIT; ) was an institute of technology, located in Waterford, Ireland. The institute had six constituent schools and offered programmes in business, engineering, science, health sciences, as well as education & humanities.
The institute opened in 1970 as a Regional Technical Colle... | {"Motto": "Foirfe chun fónaimh", "Type": "Public", "Chair": "Richard Langfordhttps://www.wit.ie/about_wit/our_community/governing_body Governing Body - Waterford Institute of Technology WIT.ie", "President": "William DonnellyOffice of the President https://www.wit.ie/about_wit/at_a_glance/office_of_the_president,48165,... |
The Stockholm Metro () is a rapid transit system in Stockholm, Sweden. The first line opened in 1950, and today the system has 100 stations in use, of which 47 are underground and 53 above ground. There are three coloured lines, as shown on the tube maps, which form seven numbered routes with different termini. Routes ... | {"Infobox width": "280px", "Name": "Stockholm Metro", "Size of first image": "80px", "Size of second image": "280px", "Second image caption": "A C20 train on line 17 at Hötorget station", "Size of third image": "280px", "Third image caption": "A C6 train on line 14 near Gamla stan", "Native name": "Stockholms tunnelban... |
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200px|right|thumb|Four-story William H. Bronson Hall houses classrooms and offices. It is named for a former publisher of the Shreveport Times.
Louisiana State University Shreveport (LSU Shreveport or LSUS) is a public university in Shreveport, Louisiana. It is part of the Louisiana State University System... | {"Type": "Public university", "Endowment": "$32 millionLSUS Foundation Audit https://app.lla.state.la.us/publicreports.nsf/0/bf7742732860d175862587d6006738c7/$file/00025abb.pdf?openelement&.7773098 LLA Default Homepage Louisiana Legislative Auditor 1 February 2022", "Chancellor": "Larry Clark", "Students": "8,518 h... |
Crazy for You is a romantic comedy musical with a book by Ken Ludwig, lyrics by Ira Gershwin, and music by George Gershwin. Billed as "The New Gershwin Musical Comedy", it is largely based on the songwriting team's 1930 musical Girl Crazy, but also incorporates songs from several other productions. It won the 1992 Tony... | {"Name": "Crazy for You", "Image size": "175px", "Caption": "Original cast recording", "Composer(s)": "George Gershwin", "Lyricist(s)": "Ira Gershwin", "Book-writer": "Ken Ludwig", "Based on?": "Girl Crazy by George Gershwin Ira Gershwin Guy Bolton John McGowan", "Productions": "1992 Broadway1993 West End2011 West ... |
The University of Melbourne is a public research university located in Melbourne, Australia. Founded in 1853, it is Australia's second oldest university and the oldest in Victoria. Its main campus is located in Parkville, an inner suburb north of Melbourne's central business district, with several other campuses locate... | {"Motto": "Postera Crescam Laude (Latin)", "Type": "Public research university", "Endowment": "AU$1.316 billion (2021)", "Chancellor": "Jane Hansen AUS AOCashin Kasey Senior leadership https://about.unimelb.edu.au/leadership/senior-leadership About us 11 September 2023 en 15 June 2023", "Provost": "Nichola Phili... |
Lina Marcela Medina de Jurado (; born 23 September 1933) is a Peruvian woman who became the youngest confirmed mother in history when she gave birth on 14 May 1939, aged five years, seven months, and 21 days. Based on the medical assessments of her pregnancy, she was less than five years old when she became pregnant, w... | {"Name": "Lina Medina", "Birth name": "Lina Marcela Medina de Jurado", "Birth date": "y 1933 09 23", "Birth place": "Ticrapo, Castrovirreyna Province, Peru", "Known For": "Youngest confirmed mother in history", "Children": "2", "Spouse(s)": "Raúl Jurado (m. 1970s)"} |
Glens Falls High School, abbreviated GFHS, is a high school serving the Glens Falls City School District and Glens Falls Common School District. It is located at 10 Quade Street near Sherman Avenue in Glens Falls, New York.
History
The high school was formerly located at 421-433 Glen Street. That building, designed by... | {"Coordinates": "43 18 37 N 73 39 37 W region:US-NY inline,title", "School district": "Glens Falls City School District", "NCES": "361224000981 Glens Falls Senior High School October 14, 2020", "CEEB code": "332103", "Teaching staff": "40.01 (2018-19)", "Student to teacher ratio": "16.27 (2018-19)", "Team name": "Blac... |
is a party video game developed by Hudson Soft and published by Nintendo for the GameCube. It is the fifth installment in the Mario Party series and the second game in the series to be released for the GameCube. It was first released in North America and Japan in November 2003, followed by Europe a month later. The gam... | {"Title": "Mario Party 5", "Image": "Mario Party 5 Box Art.JPG", "Caption": "North American box art", "Developer": "Hudson Soft", "Publisher": "Nintendo", "Director": "Kenji Kikuchi", "Producer": "Hiroshi SatoAtsushi Ikeda", "Designer": "Shinichi Nakata", "Composer": "Aya Tanaka", "Series": "Mario Party", "Released": "... |
Bern railway station () serves the municipality of Bern, the federal city of Switzerland. Opened progressively between 1858 and 1860, and rebuilt several times since then, it lies on the Olten-Bern and the Lausanne-Bern lines (together forming the line known as the Mittellandlinie in German) and is near the end of the ... | {"Style template": "Swiss Federal Railways", "Name": "Bern", "Type": "Central underground pass-through railway station", "Caption": "Major hall on level -1", "Address": "Bahnhofplatz", "Administrative subdivision": "Bern", "Country": "Switzerland", "Coordinates": "region:CH-BE_type:railwaystation dms inline,title", "El... |
Benjamin Earl King (né Nelson; September 28, 1938 - April 30, 2015) was an American soul and R&B singer and record producer. He rose to prominence as one of the principal lead singers of the R&B vocal group The Drifters, notably singing the lead vocals on three of their biggest hit singles "There Goes My Baby", "This M... | {"Born": "Henderson, North Carolina, U.S.", "Died": "Hackensack, New Jersey, U.S.", "Origin": "Harlem, New York, U.S.", "Genres": "Soul R&B pop doo-wop", "Labels": "Atco Records Atlantic Records Ichiban Records", "Website": "beneking.info'"} |
Echoes is a daily two-hour music radio program hosted by John Diliberto featuring a soundscape of ambient, space, electronica, and new-age music. The program features in-depth artist interviews and intimate "living room" performances. Interview subjects have included Brian Eno, Peter Gabriel, Laurie Anderson, and Phi... | {"Genre": "Ambient music, Electronic music, New Acoustic music dreampop alternative rock and other related styles", "Running time": "2 hours, nightly", "Country of origin": "United States", "Language(s)": "English", "Syndicates": "Public Radio Exchange", "Hosted by": "John Diliberto", "Created by": "John Diliberto and ... |
Lacuna Coil is an Italian gothic metal band from Milan. Since their formation in 1994, the group has had two name changes, being previously known as Sleep of Right and Ethereal, and they have recorded nine studio albums, two extended plays, two live albums, two compilation albums, one video album, and sixteen singles a... | {"Origin": "Milan, Italy", "Genres": "Gothic metal\n alternative metal", "Labels": "Century Media", "Website": "lacunacoil.com", "Members": "Andrea Ferro\n Marco Coti Zelati\n Cristina Scabbia\n Diego Cavallotti\n Richard Meiz"} |
Dark wave (also typeset as darkwave) is a music genre that emerged from the new wave and post-punk movement of the late 1970s. Dark wave compositions are largely based on minor key tonality and introspective lyrics and have been perceived as being dark, romantic and bleak, with an undertone of sorrow.Schmidt, Axel; Neu... | {"Name": "Dark wave", "Other names": "\"Richard\" /> doom waveDumeier, Michael: Smalltalk & Concerts, The Mettmist music magazine, issue 1, 1984, p. 24Janning, Frank: The Lawyers of Death, SPEX. Musik zur Zeit, issue 9/86, September 1986, p. 10Schubert, Dieter: Was ist ein Perfect Beat?, My Way music magazine, issue 9,... |
Stockholm City Hall (, Stadshuset locally) is the seat of Stockholm Municipality in Stockholm, Sweden. It stands on the eastern tip of Kungsholmen island, next to Riddarfjärden's northern shore and facing the islands of Riddarholmen and Södermalm. It houses offices and conference rooms as well as ceremonial halls. It i... | {"Location": "Ragnar Östbergs Plan 1Stockholm Sweden", "Coordinates": "59.3275 18.055 region:SE_type:landmark it", "Construction started": "1911", "Status": "Complete", "Type": "Government offices", "Architectural style": "National Romantic style Romanesque revival"} |
Angelina Weld Grimké (February 27, 1880 - June 10, 1958) was an African-American journalist, teacher, playwright, and poet.
By ancestry, Grimké was three-quarters white — the child of a white mother and a half-white father — and considered a woman of color. She was one of the first African-American women to have a pla... | {"Name": "Angelina Weld Grimké", "Birth date": "1880 02 27", "Birth place": "Boston, Massachusetts, USA", "Death date": "1958 06 10 1880 02 27", "Death place": "New York City, USA", "Occupation": "Author\n journalist\n poet", "Education": "Boston Normal School of Gymnastics, later Wellesley College"} |
Sir Cecil Walter Hardy Beaton (14 January 1904 - 18 January 1980) was a British fashion, portrait and war photographer, diarist, painter, and interior designer, as well as an Oscar-winning stage and costume designer for films and the theatre.
Early life and education
Beaton was born on 14 January 1904 in Hampstead, n... | {"Name": "Cecil Beaton", "Honorific prefix": "Sir", "Post-nominals": "GBR 100% CBE", "Caption": "Portrait by Lafayette Ltd, 1920s", "Birth name": "Cecil Walter Hardy Beaton", "Birth date": "1904 1 14 y", "Birth place": "Hampstead, London", "Death date": "1980 1 18 1904 1 14 y", "Death place": "Reddish House, Broad Chal... |
Mariachi (, , ) is a genre of regional Mexican music that dates back to at least the 18th century, evolving over time in the countryside of various regions of western Mexico. The usual mariachi group today consists of as many as eight violins, two trumpets and at least one guitar, including a high-pitched vihuela and ... | {"Name": "Mariachi", "Stylistic origins": "Son jalisciense son planeco Mexican folk music", "Cultural origins": "18th century, Cocula, Jalisco, Mexico (Jalisco, Colima, Michoacán, Nayarit)", "Subgenres": "Mariachi tradicional", "Regional scenes": "Mexico Colombia Costa Rica Ecuador Chile Guatemala Peru United States Ve... |
The System of the World is a novel by Neal Stephenson and is the third and final volume in The Baroque Cycle. The title alludes to the third volume of Isaac Newton's Philosophiae Naturalis Principia Mathematica, which bears the same name.
The System of the World won the Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel and ... | {"Country": "United States", "Language": "English", "Series": "The Baroque Cycle", "Publisher": "William Morrow", "Media type": "Print (hardback & paperback)", "Pages": "912 (first edition, hardback)", "ISBN": "(first edition, hardback)", "Preceded by": "The Confusion"} |
In bioinformatics, BLAST (basic local alignment search tool) is an algorithm and program for comparing primary biological sequence information, such as the amino-acid sequences of proteins or the nucleotides of DNA and/or RNA sequences. A BLAST search enables a researcher to compare a subject protein or nucleotide sequ... | {"Original author(s)": "Stephen Altschul, Warren Gish, Webb Miller, Eugene Myers, and David Lipman", "Developer(s)": "NCBI", "Written in": "C and C++ BLAST Developer Information https://blast.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/Blast.cgi?CMD%20=%20Web&PAGE_TYPE%20=%20BlastDocs&DOC_TYPE%20=%20DeveloperInfo blast.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov", "Ty... |
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