Question: What is G. Karunakara Reddy's occupation?

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G. Karunakara Reddy

G. Karunakara Reddy G. Karunakara Reddy (born 10 April 1962) is an Indian politician from the state of Karnataka, who was the member of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly from Harapanahalli assembly constituency. He was previously a member of the 14th Lok Sabha from the Bellary constituency as a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party. In the 2008 assembly elections, he contested against Congress leader and former deputy chief minister of Karnataka M.P. Prakash from Harpanahalli constituency in Davanagere District and won by a margin of over 25218 votes. He and his younger brother G. Janardhana Reddy, a MLC from Bellary,

G. Somashekara Reddy

G. Somashekara Reddy Gali Somashekhara Reddy is an Indian politician from the state of Karnataka associated with the BSR Congress party. He was previously an (MLA) of the Vidhan Sabha of Karnataka representing the Bellary assembly constituency for the Bharatiya Janata Party. He is also the chairman of Karnataka Milk Federation. He is a member of the Reddy family that owns the Obulapuram Mining Company with iron ore mining interests in Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh, and that has been facing allegations of illegal mining in forest lands. His brothers G. Janardhana Reddy and G. Karunakara Reddy had been ministers in

Karunakara M Reddy

Karunakara M Reddy Karunakara M Reddy (born on 3, June 1975) is an entrepreneur, founder, chairman and managing director of Smaat India Private Limited, an Indian company, that has specialized in water, wastewater treatment and purification systems. Karunakara Reddy, hailing from Rangapuram of Mahaboobnagar District in the State of Telangana, did his bachelor’s degree from Osmania University. He did his Master of Business Administration (MBA-Marketing) in Marketing from Symbiosis Centre for Management Studies,Pune in 1994. He started his career as an entrepreneur, even while pursuing his bachelor’s degree. During his college days, he, along with another associate, established ‘Sindhuja Enterprises’,

G. Karunakara Reddy

were subsequently made ministers in the BJP government led by B. S. Yeddyurappa, when the latter needed the support of a section of MLAs loyal to the Reddy brothers. After D. V. Sadananda Gowda of the BJP took over as CM from Yeddyurappa following the Lokayukta report on illegal mining in 2011, Subsequently, Yeddyurappa broke away from the BJP to form the Karnataka Janata Paksha (KJP) and later joined BJP back in 2014 G. Karunakara Reddy G. Karunakara Reddy (born 10 April 1962) is an Indian politician from the state of Karnataka, who was the member of the Karnataka Legislative

G. Somashekara Reddy

Company case, by his family members including G. Karunakara Reddy. Further investigations by CBI implicated others, including a retired judge T.V. Chalapathi Rao, in the "Cash for Bail" scandal. He was later arrested and sent to judicial custody in the episode. G. Somashekara Reddy Gali Somashekhara Reddy is an Indian politician from the state of Karnataka associated with the BSR Congress party. He was previously an (MLA) of the Vidhan Sabha of Karnataka representing the Bellary assembly constituency for the Bharatiya Janata Party. He is also the chairman of Karnataka Milk Federation. He is a member of the Reddy family

Karunakara M Reddy

a voluntary body of professionals concerned and connected with water supply for municipal, industrial, agricultural uses and treatment and disposal of wastewater. The company was chosen to become one among the top 3 water-efficient companies by Confederation of Indian Industry. The company exports its products and services to 33 countries across the globe. He won the best rural innovation award from NABARD, a bank for agriculture and rural development in 2012. He also won the Best Chief Executive Officer for 2012 from ASDF, an International Association of Scientists, Developers and Faculties. His company has won the best stall award by

G. Janardhana Reddy

G. Janardhana Reddy Gali Janardhana Reddy (born 11 January 1967) is an Indian politician who belongs to Bharatiya Janata Party and is one of the richest politicians in Karnataka. He worked as Bellary district BJP President subsequently he was elected as a Member of Legislative Council in 2006 and further he became a Cabinet Minister for Tourism and Infrastructure in B. S. Yedurappa Cabinet, and he was made as Bellary district incharge Minister and in the same capacity he developed the Bellary dist. in many folds. Subsequently, he was implicated in illegal mining scam in Bellary and the related Belekeri

G. Janardhana Reddy

port scam. In 2009, the Supreme Court of India-appointed Central Empowerment Committee recommended action against Reddy-owned Obulapuram Mining Company. An FIR in the case was filed by the Central Bureau of Investigation. Also, Santosh Hegde, the Lokayukta or ombudsman of Karnataka state, has made allegations against Reddy of illegal mining and he was taken in to judicial custody for a period of 42 months. Janardhana Reddy has two brothers and one sister, brothers G. Karunakara Reddy and G. Somashekara Reddy and elder sister Rajeswari were born at Bellary, Karnataka to Smt. Rukminamma and Chenga Reddy who worked as a constable

G. Kishan Reddy

G. Kishan Reddy Gangapuram . Kishan Reddy (born 15 May 1964) is the state Bharatiya Janata Party president of Telangana, India. He is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). He is the member of the legislative assembly representing Amberpet assembly segment and is the floor leader of the BJP in the state legislature after state assembly elections 2009 and gave it up after being elected as the state BJP president of erstwhile Andhra Pradesh. Gangapuram . Kishan Reddy, was born in Timmapur village in Rangareddy district to Swamy Reddy and Andalamma. He did a Diploma in Tool Design

G. V. L. Narasimha Rao

from Uttar Pradesh in March 2018. G. V. L. Narasimha Rao Guntupalli Venkata Lakshmi Narasimha Rao is an Indian politician of the Bharatiya Janata Party and is also a pollster (psephologist) and author. He is part of the central committee of BJP, chaired by National President Amit Shah and currently serves as the national spokesperson for the BJP. He hails from Ballikurava in Prakasam District of Andhra Pradesh. He studied up to Intermediate in Narasaraopet in Guntur District, and did his Agricultural BSc degree in Bapatla Agricultural College and his MBA (PGDRM) from Institute of Rural Management(IRMA), Anand (Gujarat). He


Question: In what city was Constantine of Kostenets born?

Constantine of Kostenets

12th century. Constantine was born in Bulgaria, probably in the town of Kostenets. In his youth, he attended school in Veliko Tarnovo, Bulgaria, and was taught by Andronik, a pupil of Patriarch Evtimiy of Bulgaria. He continued his studies on Mount Athos and in Constantinople. The Ottoman conquest of Tarnovo in 1393 drove him away and he settled in Stefan Lazarević's Serbian Despotate, probably around 1402. He was warmly welcomed by the Despot, also a man of letters and a benefactor of education, and was given the position of educator at his palace in Belgrade. Constantine also frequented the Manasija

Constantine of Kostenets

Constantine of Kostenets Constantine of Kostenets (; born ca. 1380, died after 1431), also known as Constantine the Philosopher (), was a medieval Bulgarian scholar, writer and chronicler, who spent most of his life in the Serbian Despotate. He is best known for his biography of Serbian despot Stefan Lazarević, which George Ostrogorsky described as "the most important historical work of old Serbian literature", and for writing the first Serbian philological study, "Skazanije o pismenah" (A History on the Letters). He was following the writing style of the Old Serbian "Vita", first made popular in the Serbian scriptoriums of the

Constantine of Kostenets

vernaculars. Therefore, it was only natural for medieval Serbian biographers to turn for models to the body of existing "vitae" written in either Slavonic-Serbian or Church Slavonic language. Constantine of Kostenets Constantine of Kostenets (; born ca. 1380, died after 1431), also known as Constantine the Philosopher (), was a medieval Bulgarian scholar, writer and chronicler, who spent most of his life in the Serbian Despotate. He is best known for his biography of Serbian despot Stefan Lazarević, which George Ostrogorsky described as "the most important historical work of old Serbian literature", and for writing the first Serbian philological study,

Constantine of Kostenets

impact on medieval Serbian literature and education. He introduced many classical Greek elements of literature and philosophy. His frequent citing of ancient philosophers and comparisons of the Despot in the Biography caused many to consider him a precursor to the Renaissance which, due to Ottoman conquest, never occurred in Serbian culture. After Despot Stefan's death in 1427, the Serbian Patriarch Nikon ordered Constantine to write the Despot's biography. That order was only fulfilled four years later, after Stefan himself allegedly appeared in Constantine's dream and restated Nikon's order. The biography is one of the most interesting in the old Serbian

Prince Constantine Constantinovich of Russia Prince Constantine Constantinovich of Russia ("Константин Константинович"; 1 January 1891 – 18 July 1918), nicknamed Kostya by the family, was the fourth child of Grand Duke Constantine Constantinovich of Russia by his wife Grand Duchess Elizabeth Mavrikievna of Russia. The Prince was a silent, shy person who fancied theatre and was educated in the Corps des Pages, a military academy in Saint Petersburg. He served in the army during the First World War. A priest who met him at the front, Hegumen Seraphim, wrote: "He was an extremely modest officer of the Guard of the

Constantine of Murom

Constantine of Murom Constantine of Murom (Russian: Святой Блаженный Князь Константин) (? - 1129) was a direct descendant of Vladimir I of Kiev and the son of Prince Svyatoslav of Chernigov. At Constantine's request, his father assigned him to rule the city of Murom, which at the time was inhabited by pagans, that he might spread Christianity in that region. According to the traditional account of his life, Constantine first sent his son Michael to Murom as his emissary, but the inhabitants threw him from the walls, so Constantine was obliged to take the city by force. However, he made

Constantine of Irinoupolis

Constantine of Irinoupolis Metropolitan Constantine (secular name Theodore Stanislavovich Buggan; July 29, 1936 – May 21, 2012) was the Metropolitan of Irinoupolis, and Primate of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the USA (UOC of USA), which is a jurisdiction of the Ecumenical Patriarchate in the United States. The primatial cathedral is in Parma, Ohio (St. Vladimir Cathedral), and the Church's head offices and Consistory are based in South Bound Brook, New Jersey. Metropolitan Constantine was born in Pittsburgh on July 19, 1936 to Stanley (Stanislav) and Catherine Buggan, a Ukrainian family. Upon completion of his secondary education he entered the

Constantine (name)

Constantine I), couple of Bulgarian Emperors and two Greek kings of the same regal name. Costel is a common Romanian form, a diminutive of Constantin. The Bulgarian, Russian and Serbian form is Konstantin (Константин),and their short forms Kostya and Kosta, respectively. The Ukrainian form of the name is Kostyantyn (Костянтин). The name is common among Orthodox people in Albania, in the form of Kostandin, Kostantin or Kosta. The name is also found in other languages of Western Europe such as Còiseam in Scottish Gaelic. Constantine (name) Constantine ( or ; Latin: Cōnstantīnus, Greek: , "Kōnstantînos") is a masculine given name

Constantine I, Prince of Armenia

was a passionate adherent of the separated Armenian Church. He was the son of Roupen I; his father declared the independence of Cilicia from the Byzantine Empire around 1080. According to the chroniclers Matthew of Edessa and Sempat Sparapet, Constantine is also identified as being either a prince of King Gagik II, or some kind of a military commander in the monarch’s clan in exile. Upon the murder of King Gagik II, Constantine’s father gathered his family and fled to the Taurus Mountains and took refuge in the fortress of Kopitar (Kosidar) situated north of Sis (today "Kozan" in Turkey).

Constantine of Kostenets

monastery, where he helped establish the Serbian "Resava School" of literature. His high education, life experience and traveling earned him the nickname of "Filozof" (Philosopher), after Saint Cyril the Philosopher. On top of the travels in his youth, he traveled to the Holy Land and, judging by his description of three missions to the palaces of eastern rulers (Timur, Musa and Mehmed I), he may also have participated. After the Despot's death in 1427, Constantine left Belgrade and entered into the service of "kesar" Uglješa Vlatković, in the area of Vranje, where he later died. Constantine's work had a tremendous


Question: In what city was Neophyte of Bulgaria born?

Neophyte of Bulgaria

the Troyan Monastery, he took monastic vows with the name Neophyte in a ceremony overseen by Patriarch Maxim of Bulgaria. The following year, he was ordained hierodeacon the same month and as hieromonk at the St. Nedelya Church in Sofia. From 1975 onwards he was conductor of the ecclesiastical choir in Sofia and in 1977 became a lecturer in Orthodox Singing at the Sofia Theological Academy. He was ordained archimandrite by Patriarch Maxim on 21 November 1977 at St. Nedelya Cathedral, and bishop in 1985 at the Saint Alexander Nevsky Patriarchal Cathedral. Four years later he was appointed rector of

Neofit Rilski

Neofit Rilski Neofit Rilski () or Neophyte of Rila (Bansko, 1793 - January 4, 1881), born Nikola Poppetrov Benin () was a 19th-century Bulgarian monk, teacher and artist, and an important figure of the Bulgarian National Revival. Born in the southwestern town of Bansko (or possibly in the village of Guliyna Banya) of Pirin Macedonia, Benin was educated to become a teacher, initially by his father Petar, and later at the Rila Monastery, where he studied iconography and had access to Greek and Church Slavonic books. He went to Melnik in 1822, where he spent four years as a student

Neophyte of Bulgaria

Neophyte of Bulgaria Patriarch Neophyte (, secular name Simeon Nikolov Dimitrov; born 15 October 1945 in Sofia) is the current head of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church from 24 February 2013. Prior to his election, he was the Metropolitan of Ruse. After completing his primary education in the fall of 1959, Dimitrov was accepted as a student at the Sofia Theological Seminary in Cherepish Monastery, and completed his studies in 1965. In 1971 he graduated from the Sofia Theological Academy of St. Clement of Ohrid, and later trained in church singing at the Moscow Theological Academy. On 3 August 1975, at

Neophyte of Bulgaria

especially after the USSR held a celebration of the 1000th anniversary of the Russian Orthodox Church. Began openly to advocate for full independence and non-interference of the state in religious activities and church government." On 8 December 1985, at the patriarchal cathedral of St. Alexander Nevsky, he was appointed second vicar bishop of Sofia. On 1 December 1989, Bishop Neophyte was elected Rector of the Seminary, and after the restoration of the Academy as Faculty of Theology at Sofia University "St. Kliment Ohridski" on 26 July 1991, he was elected its first dean. He held the post until January 1992,

Neofit Rilski

Bulgarian dialects. Neofit Rilski died in the Rila Monastery on 4 January 1881. Neofit Peak on Smith Island, South Shetland Islands and South-West University "Neofit Rilski" in Blagoevgrad are named after Neofit Rilski. Neofit Rilski Neofit Rilski () or Neophyte of Rila (Bansko, 1793 - January 4, 1881), born Nikola Poppetrov Benin () was a 19th-century Bulgarian monk, teacher and artist, and an important figure of the Bulgarian National Revival. Born in the southwestern town of Bansko (or possibly in the village of Guliyna Banya) of Pirin Macedonia, Benin was educated to become a teacher, initially by his father Petar,

Neophyte of Bulgaria

the Sofia Theological Academy. In 1991, Neophyte was elected dean of the restored Faculty of Theology at St. Kliment Ohridski University. He was later appointed Chief Secretary of the Holy Synod and Chairman of the Church Trusteeship of Saint Alexander Nevsky Cathedral. In 1994 Neophyte was elected Metropolitan of Dorostol and Cherven. When the Fifth Ecclesiastical and National Council decided to split the Dorostol-Cherven Diocese into the Ruse Diocese and the Dorostolski Diocese in 2001, Metropolitan Neophyte became Metropolitan of Ruse. At the church council convened to elect a new Patriarch on 24 February 2013, he was elected Patriarch of

Neophyte of Bulgaria

Neophyte was titled Bishop of Ruse. After the death of Patriarch Maxim on 10 November 2012, Neophyte was supported by one of 12 bishops present at an election by secret ballot for deputy chairman of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church. On 24 February 2013, at the election of the Patriarch church council, he was elected Patriarch of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church by 90 votes to 47 for Metropolitan Gabriel of Lovech. Neophyte of Bulgaria Patriarch Neophyte (, secular name Simeon Nikolov Dimitrov; born 15 October 1945 in Sofia) is the current head of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church from 24 February 2013.

Neophyte of Bulgaria

the Bulgarian Orthodox Church with 90 votes, against 47 for Metropolitan Gabriel of Lovech. Between 1983 and 1990, Neophyte was a member of the Sixth Division of the State Security Service tasked with combating the ideological diversion created by the alias Simeonov. Sixteen pages of his personal file have been preserved, in which Neophyte was described as: "Very religious, devoted to the church, Bishop Neophyte is formed as a conservative young prelates, supporters to keep the old traditions of the Orthodox Church. Particularly active events in expanding religious activities started after the socialist countries in processes of reconstruction and democratization,

Zahari Zograf

Zahari Zograf Zahariy Hristovich Dimitrov () (1810–1853), better known as Zahari Zograf (or Zahariy Zograf; Захари(й) Зограф) is arguably the most famous Bulgarian painter of the Bulgarian National Revival, noted for his church mural paintings and icons and often regarded as the founder of secular art in Bulgaria due to the introduction of everyday life elements in his work. Zahari Zograf was born in the town of Samokov in 1810 and was taught by his brother Dimitar Zograf, with whom he later worked together, as his father died early. A spiritual student of Neophyte of Rila since 1827, he became

Theofan (Bystrov)

Varna in Bulgaria. From 1931 he lived in Clamart and in Mosnes (in France), leading the life of a hermit. Theofan (Bystrov) Theofan of Poltava (born Vassili Dimitrievich Bystrov, ) was a Russian archbishop and theologian in the Eastern Orthodox Church, born on 12 January 1875 and died 19 February 1940 in Limeray, France. He was widely known as the "only Russian ascetic bishop". A few times he was the confessor of tsar Nicholas II of Russia and his wife Alexandra. Vladyka or Basil was born in the village of Podmoshie, in the Luga district (subsequently part of the Leningrad


Question: In what city was Johann Christian Brand born?

Johann Christian Brand

Johann Christian Brand Johann Christian Brand (6 March 1722 – 12 June 1795) was an Austrian painter (son of the German painter Christian Hilfgott Brand (1694–1756) who taught in Vienna with Karl Aigen) and brother of Friedrich August Brand. Johann Christian Brand influenced ending the baroque era of landscape painting. He died in Vienna. Johann Christian Brand was born in Vienna on 6 March 1722. Influential in ending the baroque era, Johann studied at the Vienna Academy from 1736. He was awarded with the titles Kammermaler in 1766 and "Professor of Landscape Drawing" in 1772. The landscape paintings of Johann

Johann Christian Brand

Christian Brand marked the transition from the baroque to the 19th-century style of landscape depiction. Johann Christian Brand died in Vienna on 12 June 1795. Works by Johann Christian Brand are contained in Laxenburg Castle, Österreichische Galerie in Belvedere Palace, Vienna Art History Museum, Museum of Military History, National Gallery Prague, Göttweig, Klosterneuburg, Museum at the Schottenstift, Liechtenstein and Harrach galleries. <br> Johann Christian Brand Johann Christian Brand (6 March 1722 – 12 June 1795) was an Austrian painter (son of the German painter Christian Hilfgott Brand (1694–1756) who taught in Vienna with Karl Aigen) and brother of Friedrich August

Joachim Dietrich Brandis

Joachim Dietrich Brandis Joachim Dietrich Brandis (also "Dietrich Joachim Friedrich Brandis") (born 18 March 1762 in Hildesheim, died 28 April 1846 in Copenhagen) was a German-Danish physician. He was a son of the judge Christian Dietrich Brandis (1722–1800), and belonged to a prominent family from Hildesheim. He was the father of the philosopher Christian August Brandis and the grandfather of the forestry academic and administrator in India Sir Dietrich Brandis. He studied medicine in Göttingen, earned a doctorate in 1785 and a Habilitation in Brunswick in 1791. In the following years he practised as a physician in the Duchy of

Christian August Brandis

Christian August Brandis Christian August Brandis (February 13, 1790July 21, 1867) was a German philologist and historian of philosophy. Brandis was born at Hildesheim, and was the son of the physician Joachim Dietrich Brandis. His father moved to Copenhagen in 1810, where he became personal physician to Queen Marie. He was educated at Kiel University. In 1812 he graduated at Copenhagen, with a thesis "Commentationes Eleaticae" (a collection of fragments from Xenophanes, Parmenides and Melissus). For a time he studied at Göttingen, and in 1815 presented as his inaugural dissertation at Berlin his essay "Von dem Begriff der Geschichte der

Joachim Dietrich Brandis

the Royal Danish Academy of Sciences and Letters in 1819 and of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences in 1831. Joachim Dietrich Brandis Joachim Dietrich Brandis (also "Dietrich Joachim Friedrich Brandis") (born 18 March 1762 in Hildesheim, died 28 April 1846 in Copenhagen) was a German-Danish physician. He was a son of the judge Christian Dietrich Brandis (1722–1800), and belonged to a prominent family from Hildesheim. He was the father of the philosopher Christian August Brandis and the grandfather of the forestry academic and administrator in India Sir Dietrich Brandis. He studied medicine in Göttingen, earned a doctorate in 1785

Christoffel Brand (trader)

Christoffel Brand (trader) Christoffel Brand was a South African trader, a well-known host at Simon’s Town, welcoming ships using it as a refreshment station and being a participant in establishing Freemasonry in South Africa. Brand was youngest child and only son of Burchard Heinrich Brand and Anna van der Bijl. He was born in Cape Town on 29 June 1738. He married Catharina Maria Blankenberg the second oldest child of Anna Margaretha van der Heyde and Johannes Hendricus Blankenberg. He died in Simon's Town on 27 January 1815. He joined the Dutch East India Company (DEIC) in 1755. His profession

Friedrich August Brand

Academy of Fine Arts Vienna, Joseph Mössmer. Attribution: Friedrich August Brand Friedrich August Brand (20 December 1735 – 9 October 1806) was an Austrian painter. The son of Christian Hülfgott Brand, he was born at Vienna. He was a member of the Imperial Academy, and died at Vienna in 1806. He painted several historical subjects and landscapes, which are favourably spoken of by the German authors, and engraved some plates, both with the point and with the graver, in the use of which he was instructed by Schmutzer. Among others, we have the following by him: Among his students was

Christian August Brandis

American Antiquarian Society in 1839. His great work, the "Handbuch der Geschichte der Griechisch-Römischen Philosophie" (1835-1866; republished in a smaller and more systematic form, "Geschichte der Entwicklungen der griechischen Philosophie und ihrer Nachwirkungen im römischen Reiche", 1862-1866), is characterized by sound criticism. Brandis died on July 21, 1867, in Bonn, Germany. He was the father of the forestry academic and administrator Sir Dietrich Brandis. Christian August Brandis Christian August Brandis (February 13, 1790July 21, 1867) was a German philologist and historian of philosophy. Brandis was born at Hildesheim, and was the son of the physician Joachim Dietrich Brandis. His father

Friedrich August Brand

Friedrich August Brand Friedrich August Brand (20 December 1735 – 9 October 1806) was an Austrian painter. The son of Christian Hülfgott Brand, he was born at Vienna. He was a member of the Imperial Academy, and died at Vienna in 1806. He painted several historical subjects and landscapes, which are favourably spoken of by the German authors, and engraved some plates, both with the point and with the graver, in the use of which he was instructed by Schmutzer. Among others, we have the following by him: Among his students was the longtime professor of landscape painting at the

Christoffel Brand

Christoffel Brand Sir Christoffel Joseph Brand (21 June 1797 Cape Town – 19 May 1875 Cape Town) was a South African jurist, politician, statesman and first Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of the Cape Colony. Christoffel Brand was born in 1797, during the twilight years of the Dutch East India Company and the Dutch Cape Colony. Brand came from a long line of Dutch colonial administrators: both his father and grandfather (Christoffel Brand) had been officials with the Dutch East India Company. He was the godson of Joseph Banks, the noted British naturalist, whom his grandfather had worked with. After


Question: In what city was Runa Akiyama born?

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Angela Aki

Angela Aki Aki was born in the small town of Itano, population 14,600, in the mostly rural island of Shikoku. Aki began to take piano lessons when she was three years old and lived in Tokushima through sixth grade and spent her junior high school days in Okayama. She has admitted that growing up in rural Japan proved very difficult, as she was bullied and she turned to the piano as an escape from the isolation she felt. She grew up listening to a mix of enka, The Carpenters and The Bee Gees. Aki moved to Hawaii when she was

Edogawa Ranpo

into Japanese during his days as a student at Waseda University, and the Japanese mystery writer Ruikō Kuroiwa. Tarō Hirai was born in Nabari, Mie Prefecture in 1894, where his grandfather had been a samurai in the service of Tsu Domain. The family moved to what is now Kameyama, Mie, and from there to Nagoya when he was age two. He studied economics at Waseda University starting in 1912. After graduating in 1916 with a degree in economics he worked a series of odd jobs, including newspaper editing, drawing cartoons for magazine publications, selling soba noodles as a street vendor,

Akiyama Saneyuki

ue no kumo". The novel is also the basis for a three-year NHK television series, also called "Saka no ue no kumo". The Akiyama birthplace in Matsuyama is now a tourist attraction. "Translated from the corresponding Japanese Wikipedia article" Akiyama Saneyuki Akiyama was born in Matsuyama Domain, Iyo Province, as a son of a poor "samurai". As a youth, he studied literature, especially traditional "waka" poetry. The famous poet Masaoka Shiki was his friend from childhood. Later the two young men went to Tokyo to study literature and Akiyama began to prepare for entry into the Literature Department of Tokyo

Angela Aki

would be putting her music career on hold while she went to America to study music as she prepares herself to take on the role of musical director for a Broadway project being undertaken by a friend. Angela Aki Aki was born in the small town of Itano, population 14,600, in the mostly rural island of Shikoku. Aki began to take piano lessons when she was three years old and lived in Tokushima through sixth grade and spent her junior high school days in Okayama. She has admitted that growing up in rural Japan proved very difficult, as she was

Rie Shibata

was appointed Special Vice Mayor of Toyama City and received Mayor's Masashi Mori's commission from a hand-made Yao Washi. In the "tarento" popularity survey (female department) of February 2017 by Video Research, she ranked 42nd, holding down Mirei Kiritani and Suzu Hirose. Rie Shibata She was born on 14 January 1959 in Toyama, Toyama (formerly Yatsuo, Nei District). Her mother's house is a well-established inn, and during the summer vacation she was helping in customer service. After going to Yao High School, she went to Meiji University Department of literature. After graduating from university, she joined the Gekidan Tokyo Vodovil

Akiko Futaba

2011. Akiko Futaba She was born in the city of Hiroshima, and raised in Miyoshi city, Hiroshima Prefecture. She graduated from the Tokyo Music School. Impressed by Takeo Masunaga (also known as Ichiro Fujiyama) at a performance held by the music school, she debuted in 1936. Her famous song was released in 1939. On August 6, 1945, she narrowly avoided the atomic bombing of Hiroshima because she was riding a train traveling through a tunnel at the time of the explosion. She ceased activity as a singer in 2003, and retired in Hiroshima Prefecture. She died in Hiroshima on 16

Yūtokutaishi Akiyama

Genpei Akasegawa and Yutaka Takanashi in the informal group Raika Dōmei. Akiyama appears in the film "Yūheisha/Terorisuto" (dir. Masao Adachi, 2007). Work by Akiyama is in the permanent collection of the Tokushima Modern Art Museum. Yūtokutaishi Akiyama Born 1935 in Tokyo, Akiyama studied engraving at Musashino Art School, the predecessor of Musashino Art University, and then worked as an industrial designer for an electrical company. He started exhibiting his own tin engravings and other work from 1965, and in both 1975 and 1979 stood in elections for Governor of Tokyo, bringing pop art into the process. Exhibitions of his work

Akiho Yoshizawa

Akiho Yoshizawa , often known simply as Acky (あっきー), is a Japanese adult video (AV), "pink film", and mainstream film and TV actress. Yoshizawa was born in Tokyo, Japan on March 3, 1984 and made her first appearance as a gravure idol in the Kodansha company's in 2002. In February 2003 she posed for gravure photos by released as the photobook (). A month later, Yoshizawa made her AV debut in March 2003 under contract to two studios, Alice Japan and Max-A. Her first video as an AV performer, "Angel", was released by the Alice Japan label in March 2003.

Shinpei Nakayama

among others. Nakayama's song ""Gondola no Uta"" features prominently in Akira Kurosawa's film "Ikiru". Shinpei Nakayama Nakayama was born in Nagano Prefecture, Nakano City, in 1887. His father died while he was very young, and his mother Zō raised Shimpei, his older brother and other siblings alone. She often took in washing and sewing to make ends meet. Shimpei was interested in music from the time he attended Nakano Elementary School, where he and his classmates would sing to the accompaniment of a small organ (what he called a "baby organ"). The songs they sang included popular military marches from

Tadasuke Akiyama

Indies at around this time. Akiyama taught at Punjab College of Photography from 1970. Tadasuke Akiyama Born in Shinagawa, Tokyo, in 1941, Akiyama studied in the Faculty of Political Science of Waseda University and then went to Tokyo College of Photography, graduating in 1964. He became an assistant to Yasuhiro Ishimoto but very quickly turned freelance. With Haruo Satō, he created "Wakai gunzō" (), a series of photographs of young people within crowds, taken close up with a wide-angle lens that won acclaim; it led to a series of collaborations with Satō. Akiyama traveled to east and west Europe just


Question: In what city was Josephus Nicolaus Laurenti born?

Josephus Nicolaus Laurenti

Josephus Nicolaus Laurenti Josephus Nicolaus Laurenti (4 December 1735, Vienna – 17 February 1805, Vienna) was an Austrian naturalist and zoologist of Italian origin. Laurenti is considered the auctor of the class Reptilia (reptiles) through his authorship of "" (1768) on the poisonous function of reptiles and amphibians. This was an important book in herpetology, defining thirty genera of reptiles; Carl Linnaeus's 10th edition of "Systema Naturae" in 1758 defined only ten genera. "Specimen Medicum" contains a description of the blind salamander (amphibian): "Proteus anguinus", purportedly collected from cave waters in Slovenia (or possibly western Croatia); this description represented one

Josephus Nicolaus Laurenti

of the first published accounts of a cave animal in the western world, although the "Proteus anguinus" wasn't recognized as a cave animal at the time. Josephus Nicolaus Laurenti Josephus Nicolaus Laurenti (4 December 1735, Vienna – 17 February 1805, Vienna) was an Austrian naturalist and zoologist of Italian origin. Laurenti is considered the auctor of the class Reptilia (reptiles) through his authorship of "" (1768) on the poisonous function of reptiles and amphibians. This was an important book in herpetology, defining thirty genera of reptiles; Carl Linnaeus's 10th edition of "Systema Naturae" in 1758 defined only ten genera. "Specimen

Nicolaus Laurentii

Nicolaus Laurentii Nicolaus Laurentii (–1485) is the Latin form of the name of Niccolò di Lorenzo, also known as Niccolò Todesco ("Nicholas the German"). He was a German printer who lived in Florence, Italy in the late fifteenth century. He was among the first printers to use copper plate engravings and printed a number of works of importance to the Italian Renaissance. Laurentii moved to Florence from Wroclaw (today Poland). He worked with Johannes Petri of Mainz in a nunnery of the Dominican Order. The sisters there served as compositors and printers. Among the works printed by Laurentii are Cristoforo

Josephus Laurentius Dyckmans

Josephus Laurentius Dyckmans Josephus Laurentius Dyckmans or Jozef Laurent Dyckmans (Lier, 9 August 1811 – Antwerp, 8 January 1888) was a Belgian painter mainly of genre scenes and portraits whose painstakingly detailed pictures earned him the nickname 'The Belgian Gerard Dou'. Josephus Laurentius Dyckmans was born in Lier where he received his first artistic training from the local painter Melchior Gommar Tieleman. Dyckmans started his career as a decorative painter in his native town. His local patrons recognized his talent and after he had won all the first prizes at the local drawing school, the Lier city government awarded him

Nicolaus Laurentii

Landino's commentary to "The Divine Comedy" by Dante Alighieri (which had been printed for the first time in 1472) and the "Septe Giornate della Geographia di Francesco Berlinghieri" by Francesco Berlinghieri, which was one of the first printed works based upon Ptolemy's "Geographica". Nicolaus Laurentii's printed works include: Nicolaus Laurentii Nicolaus Laurentii (–1485) is the Latin form of the name of Niccolò di Lorenzo, also known as Niccolò Todesco ("Nicholas the German"). He was a German printer who lived in Florence, Italy in the late fifteenth century. He was among the first printers to use copper plate engravings and printed

Jacobus Josephus Eeckhout

Antoine Carolus, François De Marneffe, Gijsbertus Arnoldus Gretser, Henri Jean Baptiste Jolly, Willem Hendrik Pauli, Henri Rochussen and Frederik Pieter Thomas Somerschoe. He painted historical and genre subjects, and portraits. His style and themes went back to the Dutch school of the 17th century painters such as Gerrit Dou and Frans van Mieris. The detailed small-scale works of these Dutch masters were held in high regard by 19th century collectors. His compositions are expressive and lively, and the colouring vigorous. He published in 1822 in Brussels a collection of portraits of contemporary artists born in the Netherlands. He published in

Joseph Abraham Steblicki

"Der Neuc Jude" (Gleiwitz, 1845). Joseph Abraham Steblicki Joseph Abraham Steblicki (c. 1726 – May 16, 1807) was a teacher and treasurer who became notable for converting to Judaism. Steblicki was born in Nikolai, Upper Silesia which was at the time part of Germany in about 1726. He was the son of a butcher, and was raised a Catholic. He received a good education in Jesuit colleges, and became teacher and later city treasurer in his native town, and finally a member of the city council. Retiring from active life in 1780, he occupied himself with religious studies, and then

Nicolaus of Damascus

Nicolaus of Damascus Nicolaus of Damascus (Greek: , "Nikolāos Damaskēnos"; Latin: "Nicolaus Damascenus") was a Jewish historian and philosopher who lived during the Augustan age of the Roman Empire. His name is derived from that of his birthplace, Damascus. He was born around 64 BC. He was an intimate friend of Herod the Great, whom he survived by a number of years. He was also the tutor of the children of Mark Antony and Cleopatra (born in 40 BC), according to Sophronius. He went to Rome with Herod Archelaus. Given that Book 4 of his History was on Abraham, Nicholas

Laurentius Corvinus

Laurentius Corvinus Laurentius Corvinus (; ; 1465–1527) was a Silesian scholar who lectured as an "extraordinary" ("i.e." untenured) professor at the University of Krakow when Nicolaus Copernicus began to study there. He also attracted a reputation as one of the finest Silesian poets of the early Renaissance and as an important agent for cultural and religious change in his adopted home of Breslau (now Wrocław). Laurentius Corvinus was born as Laurentius Rabe in Neumarkt (now Środa Śląska) in Lower Silesia, about 30 km east of Legnica west of Vrotzuav, son of Barthel Rabe, a furrier and member of the local

Joseph Abraham Steblicki

Joseph Abraham Steblicki Joseph Abraham Steblicki (c. 1726 – May 16, 1807) was a teacher and treasurer who became notable for converting to Judaism. Steblicki was born in Nikolai, Upper Silesia which was at the time part of Germany in about 1726. He was the son of a butcher, and was raised a Catholic. He received a good education in Jesuit colleges, and became teacher and later city treasurer in his native town, and finally a member of the city council. Retiring from active life in 1780, he occupied himself with religious studies, and then began his conversion to Judaism.


Question: In what city was Valdemar III of Denmark born?

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Prince Valdemar of Denmark

Prince Valdemar of Denmark Prince Valdemar of Denmark, (27 October 1858 – 14 January 1939) was the third son and youngest child of Christian IX and Louise of Hesse-Kassel. He had a lifelong naval career. Prince Valdemar was born on 27 October 1858 at Bernstorff Palace in Gentofte north of Copenhagen. His father was Prince Christian of Denmark, later King Christian IX. His mother was Princess Louise of Hesse-Kassel. He was baptised on 21 December 1858. In March 1863, the Danish royal family, including four-year-old Valdemar, travelled to London for the wedding of his eldest sister, Alexandra, to the Prince

Valdemar the Young

Valdemar the Young Valdemar the Young of Denmark () ( – 28 November 1231) was King of Denmark from 1218 until his death. Valdemar was the eldest son and co-ruler of King Valdemar II of Denmark by his first wife, Dagmar of Bohemia. He did not outlive his father so was never a sole monarch. He is sometimes referred to as Valdemar III for example his tombstone reads in "Valdemar the Third, King of Denmark, son of Valdemar the Second". Although Valdemar III is more commonly used to denote a later king, Valdemar of Schleswig. Valdemar was born in 1209.

Prince Valdemar of Denmark

of Wales, the son and heir of Queen Victoria. That November, his parents succeeded to the throne of Denmark following the death of King Frederick VII. Prince Valdemar received his early education from tutors. In the summer of 1874, he accompanied his father during his visit to Iceland for the millennium celebrations. After his confirmation in 1874, as was customary for princes at that time, he started a military education and entered the naval college. In 1879, he was sub-lieutenant and in 1880 lieutenant. In the following years, he participated in several naval expeditions. From 1883, Valdemar lived at Bernstorff

Valdemar IV, Duke of Schleswig

Valdemar IV, Duke of Schleswig Valdemar IV Eriksøn (born c. 1262, died 1312) was Duke of Schleswig from 1283 until his death in 1312. He was the eldest son of Duke Eric I of Schleswig and Margaret of Rugia. At the death of his father Duke Eric I in 1272, Valdemar was only about 10 years old. For the following ten years, King Eric V of Denmark, feudal overlord over the Duchy of Schleswig, refused to install Valdemar in his father's duchy. Only in 1283, at a meeting of the Danehof in the city of Vordingborg, did the Danish magnates

Valdemar III of Denmark

Valdemar III of Denmark Valdemar III (1314–1364) was king of Denmark from 1326 to 1329, while he was underage; he was also Duke of Schleswig as Valdemar V in 1325–26 and from 1330 to 1364. He was a rival king set up against the unsuccessful Christopher II and was widely opposed by his subjects. His term was ended when he abdicated. Sometimes the earlier King Valdemar the Young (c. 1209–1231) is also referred as Valdemar III. Valdemar's father was Duke Eric II of Schleswig and his mother was Adelaide, daughter of Henry I of Rendsborg. When his distant kinsman and

Valdemar of Denmark (bishop)

Valdemar of Denmark (bishop) Valdemar Knudsen (also "Waldemar", born in 1158; died 18 July 1236 in Cîteaux) was a Danish clergyman and statesman. Valdemar was Bishop of Schleswig from 1188 to 1208, officiated as Steward of the Duchy of Schleswig between 1184 and 1187, and served as Prince-Archbishop of Bremen from 1192 to 1194 and again between 1206 and 1217. He held the latter office on the grounds of the archdiocesan capitular election as archbishop elect and of the royal investiture with the princely regalia, but lacked the papal confirmation. His mother, likely the wife of another man, gave birth

Prince Valdemar of Denmark

daughter, Margaret was raised a Catholic and married a Catholic prince. Valdemar had a lifelong naval career. He was the first president of the Seamen's Association of 1856. He died on 14 January 1939 in the Yellow Palace in Copenhagen and was buried in Roskilde Cathedral. He was the last surviving child of Christian IX. Prince Valdemar of Denmark Prince Valdemar of Denmark, (27 October 1858 – 14 January 1939) was the third son and youngest child of Christian IX and Louise of Hesse-Kassel. He had a lifelong naval career. Prince Valdemar was born on 27 October 1858 at Bernstorff

Valdemar III of Denmark

the head of the rival royal branch Christopher II of Denmark was exiled from his kingdom, Holsteiner and Danish high nobles got to choose a new king. Their choice fell to 11-year-old Duke Valdemar V of Schleswig, who was the head of the branch descended from King Abel of Denmark. Due to his young age, his maternal uncle, the mighty Count Gerhard of Rendsborg (Gerhard III of Holstein) who also was the biggest pawnholder of mortgaged Denmark, was appointed as the Regent and guardian ("grev Gert" or "Den kullede Greve"). Valdemar's ascension promissory was at least as strict as Christopher's

Valdemar IV of Denmark

Valdemar IV of Denmark Valdemar IV Atterdag (the epithet meaning "A New Dawn"), or Waldemar (132024 October 1375; ), was King of Denmark from 1340 to 1375. He was the youngest son of King Christopher II of Denmark and Euphemia of Pomerania. He spent most of his childhood and youth in exile at the court of Louis IV, Holy Roman Emperor in Bavaria, after the defeats of his father and the death and imprisonment, respectively, of his two older brothers, Eric and Otto, at the hand of the Holsteiners. Here he acted as a pretender, waiting for a comeback. Following

Valdemar Irminger

Valdemar Irminger Valdemar Heinrich Nicolaus Irminger (29 December 1850 – 10 February 1938) was a Danish painter. Born in Copenhagen, Irminger attended the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts from 1867 and 1873. He went to Italy on a scholarship from 1884 to 1887. In 1888, he won the Academy's medal for "Motiv fra Børnehospitalet ved Refsnæs" (View from the Children's Hospital at Refsnæs) and the following year for "Fra et Børnehospital" (From a Children's Hospital). His brightly-coloured open-air paintings at Refsnæs are considered to be among his finest works featuring children painted with revealing sensitivity. In 1908, he married


Question: In what city was Ed Sullivan born?

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Ed Sullivan

Greatest TV Stars of All Time". Edward Vincent Sullivan was born on September 28, 1901 in Harlem, New York City, the son of Elizabeth F. (née Smith) and Peter Arthur Sullivan, a customs house employee, and grew up in Port Chester, New York. He was of Irish descent. The entire family loved music, and someone was always playing the piano or singing. A phonograph was a prized possession; the family loved playing all types of records on it. Sullivan was a gifted athlete in high school, earning 12 athletic letters at Port Chester High School. He played halfback in football;

Ed Sullivan

Ed Sullivan Edward Vincent Sullivan (September 28, 1901 – October 13, 1974) was an American television personality, sports and entertainment reporter, and syndicated columnist for the "New York Daily News" and the Chicago Tribune New York News Syndicate. He is principally remembered as the creator and host of the television variety program "The Toast of the Town", later popularly—and, eventually, officially—renamed "The Ed Sullivan Show". Broadcast for 23 years from 1948 to 1971, it set a record as the longest-running variety show in US broadcast history. "It was, by almost any measure, the last great TV show," said television critic

Ed Sullivan

star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6101 Hollywood Blvd. Ed Sullivan Edward Vincent Sullivan (September 28, 1901 – October 13, 1974) was an American television personality, sports and entertainment reporter, and syndicated columnist for the "New York Daily News" and the Chicago Tribune New York News Syndicate. He is principally remembered as the creator and host of the television variety program "The Toast of the Town", later popularly—and, eventually, officially—renamed "The Ed Sullivan Show". Broadcast for 23 years from 1948 to 1971, it set a record as the longest-running variety show in US broadcast history. "It was, by

Edward C. Sullivan

Edward C. Sullivan Edward Christian "Ed" Sullivan (born April 1934) is a Democratic Party politician from Manhattan who represented the Upper West Side's 69th district in the New York State Assembly from 1977 to 2002. Sullivan was born in Springfield, Massachusetts. A resident of New York City since 1957, Sullivan attended the Sorbonne in Paris, and graduated from the New School University in 1968 with a M.A. in Political Science. Fluent in French, he used his language skills to help others adjust to their new society, teaching English as a Second Language for 15 years at New York University, City

Nelson Sullivan

Durham, N.C. (operating collectively as the 5 Ninth Avenue Project). Nelson Sullivan Nelson Sullivan (March 15, 1948 – July 4, 1989) was an American videographer. He was ubiquitous on the New York City downtown art and club scene during the 1980s. Sullivan was born on March 15, 1948 in Kershaw, South Carolina. His family was upper-middle class, and from an early age he was given music lessons, with consideration for a career as a classical pianist. After graduating from Davidson College in North Carolina in 1970, he moved to New York, part of the post-Stonewall wave of young gay men

Nelson Sullivan

Nelson Sullivan Nelson Sullivan (March 15, 1948 – July 4, 1989) was an American videographer. He was ubiquitous on the New York City downtown art and club scene during the 1980s. Sullivan was born on March 15, 1948 in Kershaw, South Carolina. His family was upper-middle class, and from an early age he was given music lessons, with consideration for a career as a classical pianist. After graduating from Davidson College in North Carolina in 1970, he moved to New York, part of the post-Stonewall wave of young gay men who were then heading to either San Francisco or Manhattan.

Edward C. Sullivan

more recent show on Nickelodeon, "The Penguins of Madagascar". Edward C. Sullivan Edward Christian "Ed" Sullivan (born April 1934) is a Democratic Party politician from Manhattan who represented the Upper West Side's 69th district in the New York State Assembly from 1977 to 2002. Sullivan was born in Springfield, Massachusetts. A resident of New York City since 1957, Sullivan attended the Sorbonne in Paris, and graduated from the New School University in 1968 with a M.A. in Political Science. Fluent in French, he used his language skills to help others adjust to their new society, teaching English as a Second

Ed Sullivan

gave birth to Elizabeth ("Betty"), named after Sullivan’s mother, who had died that year. The Sullivans were always "on the town", eating out five nights a week at some of the trendiest clubs and restaurants including the Stork Club, Danny’s Hideaway and Jimmy Kelly’s. Sullivan socialized with the rich and famous, was friends with U.S. Presidents and was given audiences with various Popes. In 1952, Betty Sullivan married the "Ed Sullivan Show"'s producer, Bob Precht. From the Prechts, Ed had five grandchildren—Robert Edward, Carla Elizabeth, Vincent Henry, Andrew Sullivan and Margo Elizabeth. The Sullivan and Precht families were very close;

Ed Sullivan Theater

Ed Sullivan Theater The Ed Sullivan Theater is a theater located at 1697–1699 Broadway, between West 53rd and West 54th, in the Theater District in Manhattan, New York City. The theater has been used as a venue for live and taped CBS broadcasts since 1936. It is historically known as the home of "The Ed Sullivan Show" and the site of The Beatles' debut performance in the United States. It also housed David Letterman's tenure of CBS' "Late Show" from 1993 to 2015. The theatre currently houses "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert", the second incarnation of the "Late Show"

Guy Marks

decided to give New York a try. While in the Big Apple he rented a room with five other guys including fellow South Philadelphians Eddie Fisher, and Al Martino. He began working nightclubs in New York, Atlantic City and Chicago, and by the end of the 1950s Marks, Martino and Fisher were all winners on Arthur Godfrey's Talent Scouts. Marks made his first appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show on May 29, 1960. From that point on he appeared dozens of times throughout the 1960s and 1970s on popular variety shows. His big break came when he was cast as


Question: In what city was Joseph Urban born?

Joseph Urban

Joseph Urban Joseph Urban (May 26, 1872 – July 10, 1933) was an Austrian-American architect, illustrator and scenic designer. Joseph Urban was born on May 26, 1872 in Vienna. Urban received his first architectural commission at age 19 when he was selected to design the new wing of the Abdin Palace in Cairo. He became known around the world for his innovative use of color, his pointillist technique, and his decorative use of line. He designed buildings throughout the world from Esterhazy Castle in Hungary to the Ziegfeld Theatre in New York. Urban studied architecture at the Academy of Fine

Joseph Urban

at the St. Regis Hotel in Manhattan, where he had been convalescing following surgery in May. Urban was one of the originators of the American Art Deco style. Most of his architectural work in the United States has been demolished. Extant buildings include the Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Florida; The New School building in New York City; and the base of the Hearst Tower in New York City. The stage lighting gel Roscolux Urban Blue #81, still used today, is named for him. This partial list omits unrealized projects. Joseph Urban Joseph Urban (May 26, 1872 – July 10, 1933)

Joseph Urbania

Joseph Urbania Joseph Urbania (also Josef Urbanija or Josip Vrbanija) (February 16, 1877 – June 10, 1943) was a 20th Century Slovene Sculptor, who lived and worked in Austria for much of his life. His media was large-scale wood, stone, bronze and plaster religious sculptures for European cathedrals. Joseph Urbania's mother Lucija was a housekeeper in the home of sculptor Franz Ksaver (1821–1888), who was the father of renowned sculptor Ivan Zajec. Urbania’s step-father Josip Groselj (1854-1941) was one of his son’s early teachers and an artistic assistant and heir to the senior Zajec workshop. Zajec’s influence can be seen

Joseph Urbania

up to date. Joseph Urbania Joseph Urbania (also Josef Urbanija or Josip Vrbanija) (February 16, 1877 – June 10, 1943) was a 20th Century Slovene Sculptor, who lived and worked in Austria for much of his life. His media was large-scale wood, stone, bronze and plaster religious sculptures for European cathedrals. Joseph Urbania's mother Lucija was a housekeeper in the home of sculptor Franz Ksaver (1821–1888), who was the father of renowned sculptor Ivan Zajec. Urbania’s step-father Josip Groselj (1854-1941) was one of his son’s early teachers and an artistic assistant and heir to the senior Zajec workshop. Zajec’s influence

Charles Urban

Charles Urban Charles Urban (April 15, 1867 – August 29, 1942) was an Anglo-American film producer and distributor, and one of the most significant figures in British cinema before the First World War. He was a pioneer of the documentary, educational, propaganda and scientific film, as well as being the producer of the world's first successful motion picture colour system. Urban was born Carl Urban in Cincinnati, Ohio, the second child (of ten) of Joseph Urban, originally from Ronsberg, Austro-Hungary, and Anna Sophie (née Glatz), from Koenigsberg, East Prussia. He lost the sight in his left eye aged twelve after

Johann Urban

Johann Urban Johann Urban (or Johannes Urban, 7 June 1863 – 13 November 1940) was an Austrian chemist and industrialist. He was one of the pioneers of the artificial silk industry. Johann Urban was born on 7 June 1863 in Wuchern near Marburg (now Maribor), Lower Styria. His father was a timber merchant. He studied mechanical and electrical engineering in Graz, and expected to work as a teacher at a state vocational school. Instead, he found work in a light bulb factory in Rotterdam, where he met Max Fremery. In the mid-1880s Urban and Fremery took over the technical management

Joseph V. Noble

the Metropolitan in 1970 to become Director of the Museum of the City of New York, where he served until 1985. He also served as the President of the American Association of Museums. Joseph V. Noble Joseph V. Noble (1920–2007) was an American museum administrator, antiquities collector, and self-trained ceramic archaeologist. Joseph Veach Noble was born on April 3, 1920, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He pursued premedical studies at the University of Pennsylvania. While still in school, he began working as a cinematographer for De Frenes & Company, making documentary films. He briefly worked for Philco Corporation, one of the first

Joseph V. Noble

Joseph V. Noble Joseph V. Noble (1920–2007) was an American museum administrator, antiquities collector, and self-trained ceramic archaeologist. Joseph Veach Noble was born on April 3, 1920, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He pursued premedical studies at the University of Pennsylvania. While still in school, he began working as a cinematographer for De Frenes & Company, making documentary films. He briefly worked for Philco Corporation, one of the first television stations in Philadelphia, before enlisting in the United States Army where he served in the Signal Corps Photographic Center, attaining the position of Assistant Chief of the Camera Branch. After the war,

Peter Urban (karate)

Sensei Urban to represent Japanese Karate in America as his head representative. Urban was born in Jersey City Medical Center in Jersey City, New Jersey, on August 14, 1934. He lived a short while in Altoona, Pennsylvania, then was raised and educated in Union City, New Jersey, where as a boy he shined shoes and delivered the local newspaper, The Hudson Dispatch. At this point in his life he had shown an acute interest in the Martial Art Science of Jujutsu and American Boxing. He graduated from Emerson High School in Union City, NJ in 1952 and thereafter joined the

Joseph-François Mangin

Joseph-François Mangin Joseph-François Mangin was born on June 10, 1758 in Dompaire, in the Vosges region of France. He was a French-American architect who is noted for designing New York City Hall and St. Patrick's Old Cathedral in New York City. There is no information regarding his date or place of death. Joseph François Mangin was born in 1758 in the Vosges region of France, the son of Jean-Baptiste François Mangin, the king's surgeon, and Marie Anne Milot, both from Dompaire. He left Dompaire around 1773 to study at a high school in Nancy, where he graduated in 1777. He


Question: In what city was Athīr al-Dīn al-Abharī born?

Athir al-Din al-Abhari

Athir al-Din al-Abhari Athīr al‐Dīn al‐Mufaḍḍal ibn ʿUmar ibn al‐Mufaḍḍal al‐Samarqandī al‐Abharī, also known as Athīr al‐Dīn al‐Munajjim (d. in 1265 or 1262 Shabestar, Iran) was a philosopher, astronomer, astrologer and mathematician. Other than his influential writings, he had many famous disciples. His birthplace is contested among sources. According to Encyclopedia of Islam and Encyclopedia Islamica, he was born in Abhar, a small town between Qazvin and Zanjan. Encyclopedia Iranica mentions that he was born in Mosul, but according to Encyclopedia Islamica, none of his oldest biographers mentioned Mosul as his birthplace. Beside the city of Abhar, his epithet al-Abharī

Athir al-Din al-Abhari

could suggest that he or his ancestors originally stem from the Abhar tribe. He may have died of paralysis in Adharbayjan. He is said to have been a student or teacher in various schools at Khurāsān, Baghdad, and Arbil, living for some time in Sivas. Ibn Khallikān reports that he was student of Kamāl al‐Dīn ibn Yūnus, but other sources state that he worked as an assistant to Fakhr al‐Dīn al‐Rāzī. Athir al-Din al-Abhari Athīr al‐Dīn al‐Mufaḍḍal ibn ʿUmar ibn al‐Mufaḍḍal al‐Samarqandī al‐Abharī, also known as Athīr al‐Dīn al‐Munajjim (d. in 1265 or 1262 Shabestar, Iran) was a philosopher, astronomer,

Ali ibn al-Athir

Ali ibn al-Athir Abu al-Hassan Ali ibn Muhammad ibn Muhammad ash-Shaybani, better known as Ali 'Izz al-Din Ibn al-Athir al-Jazari (Arabic: علي عز الدین بن الاثیر الجزري) (1233–1160) was an Arab or Kurdish historian and biographer who wrote in Arabic and was from the Ibn Athir family. According to the 1911 Edition of the "Encyclopædia Britannica", he was born in Jazirat Ibn Umar, Great Seljuq Empire. Ibn al-Athir belonged to the large and influential Arab tribe Banu Bakr, who lived across upper Mesopotamia, and gave their name to the city of Diyar Bakr. He was the brother of Majd ad-Dīn

Ali ibn al-Athir

and Diyā' ad-Dīn Ibn Athir. Al-Athir lived a scholarly life in Mosul, often visited Baghdad and for a time traveled with Saladin's army in Syria. He later lived in Aleppo and Damascus. His chief work was a history of the world, "al-Kamil fi at-Tarikh" ("The Complete History"). He died in the city of Mosul. According to Reuters, his tomb was desecrated in Mosul by members of the al-Qaeda offshoot the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) in June 2014. Ali ibn al-Athir Abu al-Hassan Ali ibn Muhammad ibn Muhammad ash-Shaybani, better known as Ali 'Izz al-Din Ibn al-Athir

Zakariyya al-Ansari

a source for Malay writers. His commentaries on the Sahih of Bukhari, Abhari’s adaptation of Isagoge, al-Jazari’s tajwid and his Futuhat al-ilahiyya on mysticism are among Ansārī’s most popular texts in Indonesia. Zakariyya al-Ansari Zakariyyā al-Ansārī was a leading Islamic scholar of the 15th century. He was born in or around 1420 CE, in Sunaika, located in the Egyptian province of Sharqiyya. During his adolescence, al- Ansārī moved to Cairo to study at al-Azhar University. He lived in such poverty there, that he would venture out into the night in search of water faucets and the rinds of watermelon. However,

Ibn Athir

Ibn Athir Ibn Athīr is the family name of three brothers, all famous in Arabic literature, born at Jazīrat ibn Umar in "Cizre" nowadays in south-eastern Turkey. The eldest brother, known as Majd ad-Dīn (1149–1210), was long in the service of the amir of Mosul, and was an earnest student of tradition and language. His dictionary of traditions (Kitāb an-Ni/zdya) was published at Cairo (1893), and his dictionary of family names ("Kitāb ul-Murassa") has been edited by Ferdinand Seybold (Weimar, 1896). The youngest brother ، ضياء الدين ، Diyā' ad-Dīn (1163–1239), served under Saladin from 1191 and his son al-Malik

Shihab al-Din al-Qarafi

Shihab al-Din al-Qarafi Shihāb al-Dīn Abu ’l-Abbās Aḥmad ibn Abi ’l-ʿAlāʾ Idrīs ibn ʿAbd al-Raḥmān ibn ʿAbd Allāh ibn Yallīn al-Ṣanhājī al-Ṣaʿīdī al-Bahfashīmī al-Būshī al-Bahnasī al-Miṣrī al-Mālikī (also known as simply known as Shihāb al-Dīn al-Qarāfī or al-Qarāfī, 1228–1285), was a Maliki jurist and legal theoretician of Sanhaja Berber origin who lived in Ayyubid and Mamluk Egypt. He was born in Bahfashīm, a village in the province of Bahnasa in 1228. This village belonged to the district of Būsh, a town just a few miles to the north of Beni Suef. He apparently grew up in al-Qarafa in Old Cairo,

Al-Hadi Sharaf ad-Din

Al-Hadi Sharaf ad-Din Al-Hadi Sharaf ad-Din (1820 - June 8, 1890) was a claimant for the Zaidi imamate of Yemen in the years 1878-1890, acting in opposition to the Ottoman occupiers of the country. His period saw a tribal embryo of a state taking form in the highlands of Yemen, which would be strengthened by his successors as imams, and eventually usher into the expulsion of the Ottoman Turks in the early 20th century. Sharaf ad-Din bin Muhammad bin Abd ar-Rahman was a 14th-generation descendant of a medieval imam, al-Mu'ayyad Yahya (d. 1346). He was born in Jeddah while his

Ibn al-Mustawfi

and lived there until his death in 1239. Ibn al-Mustawfi Mubarak Bin Ahmad Sharaf-Aldin Abu al-Barakat Ibn al-Mustawfi (1169-1239), a famous Kurdish historian of Erbil, who was born in the ancient citadel of Erbil. He has written in several areas, history, literature and language. His masterpiece is a four volumes book of (History of Erbil). Ibn Khallikan said about him in his book "Wafayat al-Ayan": He was a dignified person, he had great humility, broad generosity, every virtuous person visited Arbil hastened to visit him, he had great virtues, Knowledgeable of many arts. Born in the Castle of Erbil and

Al-Hurr al-Amili

over his non-scholarly works of poetry. ٭ Online (Arabic) Al-Hurr al-Amili Muhammad bin al-Ḥasan b. Ali b. al-Ḥusayn al-Ḥurr al-ʿĀmili al-Mashghari (), commonly known as Al-Ḥurr Al-ʿĀmili () (1033/1624 - 1104/1693), was a muhaddith and a prominent Twelver Shi’a scholar. He is best known for his comprehensive hadith compilation known as Wasael ush-Shia (also known as Wasa’il ush-Shi’a) and as the second of the “Three Great Muhammads” in later Shi’a Islamic history. He was born on Friday, 8th of Raj̲ab 1033AH/26 April 1624 CE in the village of Machghara in the ʿĀmil mountains of southern Lebanon, a center of Shi’i


Question: In what city was Simon Callery born?

London
London, UK
London, United Kingdom
London, England
Modern Babylon

Simon Callery

Simon Callery Simon Callery (born 1960 in London) is an English artist. He was educated at Campions school, Athens, Greece, and gained a first class honours degree from Cardiff College of Art in 1983. He has worked in Turin, and is now resident in London. He first exhibited at the Whitechapel Open in 1989. He paints cityscapes which are abstracted to the point of making them conceptual images. In 1994, Callery was included in the exhibition "Young British Artists III" at the Saatchi Gallery. In 1996 he was one of 19 artists chosen for an exhibition, at the Oxford Museum

Simon Callery

at Tate Britain, and Galerie Philippe Casini, Paris (2002). His work is held in the collection of the Tate. Simon Callery Simon Callery (born 1960 in London) is an English artist. He was educated at Campions school, Athens, Greece, and gained a first class honours degree from Cardiff College of Art in 1983. He has worked in Turin, and is now resident in London. He first exhibited at the Whitechapel Open in 1989. He paints cityscapes which are abstracted to the point of making them conceptual images. In 1994, Callery was included in the exhibition "Young British Artists III" at

Siôn Simon

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American Symphony Orchestra and was invited at the Lisztomanias Festival in France. He made his Carnegie Hall recital debut in October 2015 and also played at the Kennedy Center in Washington DC in March 2016 and at the Berlin Philharmonie in the fall of 2016. Simon Ghraichy Simon Ghraichy (born in 1985) is a French pianist of Lebanese and Mexican heritage, living in Paris, France. After a cosmopolitan childhood and teenage life (Lebanon, Mexico, Canada), Ghraichy landed in Paris and entered the Conservatoire à Rayonnement Régional de Boulogne-Billancourt at age 16. He was admitted to the Conservatoire de Paris in

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Question: In what city was Shawn Respert born?

Detroit
Motor City
Detroit, Michigan
Detroiit
Detroit, MI
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Shawn Respert

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Shawn Respert

Shawn Respert

excuse is cancer." Respert became a volunteer coach at Prairie View A&M in Texas in 2004. Then in early 2005, he was hired to be Director of Basketball Operations at Rice University for 2 years. Next, Respert spent two years as the Director of Player Development of the NBA's minor league, the NBA Development League. In September 2008, he was hired by the Houston Rockets as the Director of Player Programs. On December 6, 2011 he was hired by the Minnesota Timberwolves as a player development coach. He was named an assistant coach by the Memphis Grizzlies in September 2013.

Shawn Respert

at center court during their final home game. Respert was selected by the Portland Trail Blazers in the 1st round, with the 8th overall pick, of the 1995 NBA Draft. The Blazers traded his NBA rights to the Milwaukee Bucks for the rights to Gary Trent and a first-round pick. Respert was traded to Toronto in his second year, where he scored 5.6 points a game. He next played briefly in Dallas the next season and then had a second stint with the Raptors. Respert finished his career in Phoenix during the 1998–99 season. He was under contract with Los

Shawn Respert

Angeles Lakers for a brief period in October 2000 but was waived before playing in any NBA games for them. In his NBA career, Respert played in 172 games and scored a total of 851 points on averages of 4.9 points in 13.7 minutes per game. He played professionally in Italy for Adecco Milano (1999–2000) and Fillattice Imola (2001–2002). He also played in Poland for Spójnia Stargard Szczeciński (2002–2003). Respert had stomach cancer but did not admit it until 2005. He started being bothered with stomach cramps towards the end of his rookie season. He noticed a lump below his

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new music, Shawn worked with GRAMMY Award winning producer Timbaland, who executive produced his debut commercial album "The Lovestory LP" that dropped on July 23, 2013 via Shawn's label Honour ROLE Music, LLC. Shawn Chrystopher was born and raised in Inglewood, California. His mother, a hospital secretary, raised Shawn as a single mother while his father, a barber, worked odd jobs until his son was on the basketball team. In 2009, Shawn's father, Shawn Garrett Sr., died. In grade school, Chrystopher skipped from kindergarten to 2nd grade, resulting in him graduating high school at the age of 16. Upon graduation,

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belly button even after changing his diet. Respert was diagnosed with cancer after undergoing a series of tests at Milwaukee's St. Joseph Regional Medical Center in May 1996. After confirmation through a second opinion, he underwent daily radiation therapy for three consecutive months, losing twenty pounds in the process. The only people who knew about this treatment were the Bucks' trainers, doctors, his coach Mike Dunleavy, Sr. and Michigan State backcourt partner Eric Snow. He only told a select few; not even his family and girlfriend knew, because "people don't want to hear excuses in pro sports, even if the

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Question: In what city was Khalid bin Barghash of Zanzibar born?

Khalid bin Barghash of Zanzibar

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Khalid bin Barghash of Zanzibar

which Khalid's palace and harem were shelled by British vessels for 38 minutes, killing 500 defenders, before a surrender was received. Khalid fled his palace to take refuge in the German consulate from which he was smuggled to German East Africa where he received political asylum. He was captured by British forces at Dar es Salaam in 1916 and was exiled to the Seychelles and Saint Helena before being allowed to return to East Africa where he died in Mombasa in 1927. Khalid bin Barghash of Zanzibar Sayyid Khalid bin Barghash Al-Busaid (1874 – 1927) () was the sixth Sultan

Barghash bin Said of Zanzibar

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I was appointed an Honorary Knight Grand Cross of the United Kingdom's Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George on 18 December 1889. Khalifah bin Said of Zanzibar Sayyid Khalifa I bin Said Al-Busaid, GCMG, (or Chalîfe) (1852 – February 13, 1890) () was the third Sultan of Zanzibar. He ruled Zanzibar from March 26, 1888 to February 13, 1890 and was succeeded by his brother, Ali bin Said. In 1870 his elder brother and predecessor Barghash bin Said had him imprisoned for the (alleged) entanglement in a coup attempt. According to their sister Emily Ruete, Barghash did

Ali Muhsin al-Barwani

endure for as long as the language and the literature of the Swahili-speaking peoples survive. Sheikh Ali died in Muscat on Monday 20 March 2006, in his eighty-sixth year. Wabillah tawfiq Barwani graduated from Makerere University in Kampala, Uganda, in 1942. Ali Muhsin al-Barwani Ali Muhsin Al-Barwani (13 January 1919 in Stone Town – 20 March 2006 in Muscat, Oman) was a Zanzibari politician and diplomat under the Sultanate of Zanzibar. He was the only Arab foreign minister of an independent Zanzibar before the establishment of the People's Republic of Zanzibar. When his government was overthrown in January 1964 Barwani

Barghash bin Said of Zanzibar

an English gunboat the insurrection of Barghash was soon brought to an end, and Barghash was sent into exile in Bombay for two years. After the death of Majid, Barghash became Sultan. According to Ruete, Barghash did not release Khalifah before one of their sisters prepared to set out for a pilgrimage for Mecca, and "he did not want to bring down upon himself a curse pronounced in the Holy City of the Prophet. But his sister did not pardon him before he had set free the innocent Chalîfe." Barghash is credited with building much of the infrastructure of Stone

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Anglo-Zanzibar War

Khalid bin Bargash, who was suspected by some of his assassination, moved into the palace complex at Zanzibar Town without British approval, in contravention of the treaty agreed with Ali. The British government preferred an alternative candidate, Hamud bin Muhammed, who was more favourably disposed towards them. Khalid was warned by the consul and diplomatic agent to Zanzibar, Basil Cave, and General Mathews to think carefully about his actions. This course of action had proved successful three years earlier when Khalid had tried to claim the sultanate after the death of Ali, and the British consul-general, Rennell Rodd, had persuaded

Hamad bin Thuwaini of Zanzibar

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Mélonin Noumonvi

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Mélonin Noumonvi

year, but as of 2010, his ban was now lifted. At the London 2012 Olympics, he controversially lost his quarter-final bout to Egypt's Karam Gaber. Two seconds from the end of the third period of that bout, he appeared to manage to take down his opponent. The referees validated the takedown but the judge overruled it. He subsequently lost the bronze medal bout to Poland's Damian Janikowski. Mélonin Noumonvi Mélonin Noumonvi (born October 10, 1982 in Paris) is a French Greco-Roman (under 84 kg) wrestler. At the Beijing 2008 Olympics, he lost to the eventual champion Andrea Minguzzi of Italy

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of the gallery to her son Nader. Her daughter, Maryam, opened the Seyhoun Gallery, Los Angeles, on Melrose Avenue in West Hollywood, an outpost of the Tehran gallery in the United States. The gallery exhibits Iranian expatriate artists and artists based in Iran, many of whom have worked with the Seyhoun Gallery in Tehran. Massoumeh Seyhoun Massumeh Noushin Seyhoun (Persian:معصومه سیحون) (2010–1934) was an Iranian painter, the founder (1966) of Seyhoun Gallery, Tehran, the most long-lived art gallery in Iran. Massumeh Seyhoun was born in Rasht, her birth name was Monir Noushin. Later her family settled in Ahvaz. Later she

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Norodom Sihamoni

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and the Elysium Between Two Continents. He has been honored by the city and state of New York, the states of Massachusetts, Texas, Pennsylvania, and Rhode Island, and the cities of Fresno, Austin, Providence and San Francisco and was named a Living Landmark of the City of New York, where he currently resides. In March 2015, Vartan Gregorian, together with two other philanthropists of Armenian descent, Noubar Afeyan and Ruben Vardanyan, launched a new humanitarian effort called 100 Lives. Gregorian was born in an Armenian-Christian community in Tabriz, Iran, to Samuel Gregorian and Shooshanik Mirzaian. When Gregorian was 6 years


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Alexandre-Louis Leloir

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Gustave-Henri Colin

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Alexandre-Louis Leloir

Damase Jouaust, and also illustrated books by Molière and other notable authors. He participated in the foundation of the Society of French Watercolourists. He was made a Chevalier of the Legion of Honor in 1876. Alexandre-Louis Leloir Alexandre-Louis Leloir (14 March 1843 – 28 January 1884) was a French painter specializing in genre and history paintings. He was born into a family with a rich artistic heritage, the son of painter Alexandre-Marie Colin and fashion illustrator Héloïse Colin and the grandson of painter, Alexandre Colin. His younger brother was painter and illustrator, Maurice Leloir. Alexandre-Louis Leloir (also known as Louis

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