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"Leonard Kleinrock",
"place of birth",
"New York City"
] | Education and career
Leonard Kleinrock was born in New York City on June 13, 1934, to a Jewish family, and graduated from the noted Bronx High School of Science in 1951. He received a Bachelor of Electrical Engineering degree in 1957 from the City College of New York, and a master's degree and a doctorate (Ph.D.) in ... | 16 |
[
"Leonard Kleinrock",
"award received",
"National Medal of Science"
] | Awards and recognition
Kleinrock made several important contributions to the field of computer science, in particular to the theoretical foundations of data communication in computer networking. He has received numerous professional awards. In 1980, he was elected a member of the National Academy of Engineering for pio... | 18 |
[
"Leonard Kleinrock",
"given name",
"Leonard"
] | Leonard Kleinrock (born June 13, 1934) is an American computer scientist and Internet pioneer. He is a long-tenured professor at UCLA's Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science.
In the early 1960s, Kleinrock pioneered the application of queueing theory to model delays in message switching networks in his... | 36 |
[
"Leonard Kleinrock",
"educated at",
"The Bronx High School of Science"
] | Education and career
Leonard Kleinrock was born in New York City on June 13, 1934, to a Jewish family, and graduated from the noted Bronx High School of Science in 1951. He received a Bachelor of Electrical Engineering degree in 1957 from the City College of New York, and a master's degree and a doctorate (Ph.D.) in ... | 37 |
[
"Leonard Kleinrock",
"sex or gender",
"male"
] | Leonard Kleinrock (born June 13, 1934) is an American computer scientist and Internet pioneer. He is a long-tenured professor at UCLA's Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science.
In the early 1960s, Kleinrock pioneered the application of queueing theory to model delays in message switching networks in his... | 69 |
[
"Leonard Kleinrock",
"member of",
"National Academy of Engineering"
] | Awards and recognition
Kleinrock made several important contributions to the field of computer science, in particular to the theoretical foundations of data communication in computer networking. He has received numerous professional awards. In 1980, he was elected a member of the National Academy of Engineering for pio... | 70 |
[
"Leonard Kleinrock",
"student",
"Farouk Kamoun"
] | Internet
Kleinrock published hundreds of research papers, which ultimately launched a new field of research on the theory and application of queuing theory to computer networks. In this role, he supervised the research of scores of graduate students. He disseminated his research and that of his students to wider audien... | 71 |
[
"Leonard Kleinrock",
"family name",
"Kleinrock"
] | Leonard Kleinrock (born June 13, 1934) is an American computer scientist and Internet pioneer. He is a long-tenured professor at UCLA's Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science.
In the early 1960s, Kleinrock pioneered the application of queueing theory to model delays in message switching networks in his... | 72 |
[
"Émile Cartailhac",
"educated at",
"University of Toulouse"
] | Émile Cartailhac (15 February 1845 – 26 November 1921) was a French prehistorian, one of the founding fathers of the studies of the cave art. He is perhaps best remembered because of his involvement with the Altamira paintings.
Cartailhac was born in Marseille. He became interested in prehistory (studies of which were ... | 4 |
[
"Émile Cartailhac",
"employer",
"University of Toulouse"
] | Émile Cartailhac (15 February 1845 – 26 November 1921) was a French prehistorian, one of the founding fathers of the studies of the cave art. He is perhaps best remembered because of his involvement with the Altamira paintings.
Cartailhac was born in Marseille. He became interested in prehistory (studies of which were ... | 5 |
[
"Émile Cartailhac",
"occupation",
"curator"
] | Émile Cartailhac (15 February 1845 – 26 November 1921) was a French prehistorian, one of the founding fathers of the studies of the cave art. He is perhaps best remembered because of his involvement with the Altamira paintings.
Cartailhac was born in Marseille. He became interested in prehistory (studies of which were ... | 10 |
[
"Henri La Fontaine",
"country of citizenship",
"Belgium"
] | Henri La Fontaine (French pronunciation: [lafɔ̃ˈtɛn]; 22 April 1854 – 14 May 1943), was a Belgian international lawyer and president of the International Peace Bureau. He received the Nobel Prize for Peace in 1913 because "he was the effective leader of the peace movement in Europe."Biography
La Fontaine was born in ... | 3 |
[
"Henri La Fontaine",
"occupation",
"lawyer"
] | Henri La Fontaine (French pronunciation: [lafɔ̃ˈtɛn]; 22 April 1854 – 14 May 1943), was a Belgian international lawyer and president of the International Peace Bureau. He received the Nobel Prize for Peace in 1913 because "he was the effective leader of the peace movement in Europe."Biography
La Fontaine was born in ... | 15 |
[
"Henri La Fontaine",
"occupation",
"jurist"
] | Henri La Fontaine (French pronunciation: [lafɔ̃ˈtɛn]; 22 April 1854 – 14 May 1943), was a Belgian international lawyer and president of the International Peace Bureau. He received the Nobel Prize for Peace in 1913 because "he was the effective leader of the peace movement in Europe."Biography
La Fontaine was born in ... | 18 |
[
"Henri La Fontaine",
"field of work",
"international law"
] | Henri La Fontaine (French pronunciation: [lafɔ̃ˈtɛn]; 22 April 1854 – 14 May 1943), was a Belgian international lawyer and president of the International Peace Bureau. He received the Nobel Prize for Peace in 1913 because "he was the effective leader of the peace movement in Europe."Biography
La Fontaine was born in ... | 21 |
[
"Angelique Rockas",
"archives at",
"British Library"
] | Archives
The records of Rockas' work as an actress and founder/artistic director of Internationalist Theatre and correspondence with Joan Littlewood, Athol Fugard, Michael Meyer, George Bizos are held at the British Library under Western Manuscripts.[1][2]
The digital records of Rockas' work as an actress and theatre p... | 11 |
[
"Angelique Rockas",
"archives at",
"British Film Institute"
] | Archives
The records of Rockas' work as an actress and founder/artistic director of Internationalist Theatre and correspondence with Joan Littlewood, Athol Fugard, Michael Meyer, George Bizos are held at the British Library under Western Manuscripts.[1][2]
The digital records of Rockas' work as an actress and theatre p... | 18 |
[
"Angelique Rockas",
"notable work",
"Medea"
] | Acting career
In London, Rockas began acting under the direction of George Eugeniou at Theatro Technis where she participated in Greek classical productions.
Rockas also played Io in a production of Prometheus Bound. She also performed under the name of Angeliki in dual language productions (Greek/English) based on imp... | 19 |
[
"Angelique Rockas",
"educated at",
"University of the Witwatersrand"
] | Early life
Rockas was born and raised in Boksburg, South Africa, to Greek parents who had emigrated from Greece with hopes of finding a better life. She had three siblings, followed Greek Orthodox Christian traditions, and was taught to honour her Greek cultural heritage. She received her early education at St Dominic'... | 22 |
[
"Angelique Rockas",
"place of birth",
"Boksburg"
] | Early life
Rockas was born and raised in Boksburg, South Africa, to Greek parents who had emigrated from Greece with hopes of finding a better life. She had three siblings, followed Greek Orthodox Christian traditions, and was taught to honour her Greek cultural heritage. She received her early education at St Dominic'... | 24 |
[
"Angelique Rockas",
"educated at",
"University of Cape Town"
] | Early life
Rockas was born and raised in Boksburg, South Africa, to Greek parents who had emigrated from Greece with hopes of finding a better life. She had three siblings, followed Greek Orthodox Christian traditions, and was taught to honour her Greek cultural heritage. She received her early education at St Dominic'... | 25 |
[
"Angelique Rockas",
"educated at",
"St Dominic's Catholic School for Girls, Boksburg"
] | Early life
Rockas was born and raised in Boksburg, South Africa, to Greek parents who had emigrated from Greece with hopes of finding a better life. She had three siblings, followed Greek Orthodox Christian traditions, and was taught to honour her Greek cultural heritage. She received her early education at St Dominic'... | 40 |
[
"Angelique Rockas",
"field of work",
"theatre practitioner"
] | Archives
The records of Rockas' work as an actress and founder/artistic director of Internationalist Theatre and correspondence with Joan Littlewood, Athol Fugard, Michael Meyer, George Bizos are held at the British Library under Western Manuscripts.[1][2]
The digital records of Rockas' work as an actress and theatre p... | 41 |
[
"Internationalist Theatre",
"country",
"United Kingdom"
] | Internationalist Theatre is a London theatre company founded by South African Greek actress Angelique Rockas in September 1980. The company was originally named New Internationalist Theatre, with an intention to pursue an internationalist approach in its choice of plays as well as "a multi-racial drama policy, with an ... | 0 |
[
"Internationalist Theatre",
"founded by",
"Angelique Rockas"
] | Internationalist Theatre is a London theatre company founded by South African Greek actress Angelique Rockas in September 1980. The company was originally named New Internationalist Theatre, with an intention to pursue an internationalist approach in its choice of plays as well as "a multi-racial drama policy, with an ... | 6 |
[
"Internationalist Theatre",
"instance of",
"theatre company"
] | Internationalist Theatre is a London theatre company founded by South African Greek actress Angelique Rockas in September 1980. The company was originally named New Internationalist Theatre, with an intention to pursue an internationalist approach in its choice of plays as well as "a multi-racial drama policy, with an ... | 12 |
[
"HeartattaCk",
"founded by",
"Kent McClard"
] | Early life
McClard grew up in a "broken home" and says he was a troublesome child. As a teenager, he discovered hardcore punk; its freedom and specific ethics have influenced him deeply and helped to "define" his life. After that he began several DIY enterprises, including what is said to be the first show and the firs... | 6 |
[
"Reparations Agreement between Israel and the Federal Republic of Germany",
"country",
"Germany"
] | The Reparations Agreement between Israel and the Federal Republic of Germany (German: Luxemburger Abkommen "Luxembourg Agreement" or Wiedergutmachungsabkommen "Wiedergutmachung Agreement", Hebrew: הסכם השילומים Heskem HaShillumim "Reparations Agreement") was signed on September 10, 1952, and entered in force on March 2... | 2 |
[
"Reparations Agreement between Israel and the Federal Republic of Germany",
"facet of",
"aftermath of the Holocaust"
] | The Reparations Agreement between Israel and the Federal Republic of Germany (German: Luxemburger Abkommen "Luxembourg Agreement" or Wiedergutmachungsabkommen "Wiedergutmachung Agreement", Hebrew: הסכם השילומים Heskem HaShillumim "Reparations Agreement") was signed on September 10, 1952, and entered in force on March 2... | 8 |
[
"Reparations Agreement between Israel and the Federal Republic of Germany",
"instance of",
"bilateral treaty"
] | The Reparations Agreement between Israel and the Federal Republic of Germany (German: Luxemburger Abkommen "Luxembourg Agreement" or Wiedergutmachungsabkommen "Wiedergutmachung Agreement", Hebrew: הסכם השילומים Heskem HaShillumim "Reparations Agreement") was signed on September 10, 1952, and entered in force on March 2... | 9 |
[
"La Scala",
"named after",
"Santa Maria alla Scala"
] | History
A fire destroyed the previous theatre, the Teatro Regio Ducale, on 25 February 1776, after a carnival gala. A group of ninety wealthy Milanese, who owned private boxes in the theatre, wrote to Archduke Ferdinand of Austria-Este asking for a new theatre and a provisional one to be used while completing the new o... | 11 |
[
"La Scala",
"has part(s) of the class",
"box"
] | History
A fire destroyed the previous theatre, the Teatro Regio Ducale, on 25 February 1776, after a carnival gala. A group of ninety wealthy Milanese, who owned private boxes in the theatre, wrote to Archduke Ferdinand of Austria-Este asking for a new theatre and a provisional one to be used while completing the new o... | 17 |
[
"Annie Lorrain Smith",
"instance of",
"human"
] | Annie Lorrain Smith (23 October 1854 – 7 September 1937) was a British lichenologist whose Lichens (1921) was an essential textbook for several decades. She was also a mycologist and founder member of the British Mycological Society, where she served as president for two terms. | 0 |
[
"Annie Lorrain Smith",
"place of death",
"London"
] | Other information
She was committed to the cause of women's suffrage and women's rights and enjoyed foreign travel. She lived with her older sister for 50 years and was affected by her death in 1933. Lorrain Smith retired in 1934 and died in London in 1937. | 2 |
[
"Annie Lorrain Smith",
"country of citizenship",
"United Kingdom"
] | Annie Lorrain Smith (23 October 1854 – 7 September 1937) was a British lichenologist whose Lichens (1921) was an essential textbook for several decades. She was also a mycologist and founder member of the British Mycological Society, where she served as president for two terms. | 3 |
[
"Annie Lorrain Smith",
"given name",
"Annie"
] | Annie Lorrain Smith (23 October 1854 – 7 September 1937) was a British lichenologist whose Lichens (1921) was an essential textbook for several decades. She was also a mycologist and founder member of the British Mycological Society, where she served as president for two terms. | 5 |
[
"Annie Lorrain Smith",
"employer",
"Natural History Museum"
] | Career
Scott found work for Lorrain-Smith at the Natural History Museum to curate Anton de Bary's collection of slides of microscopical fungi, but she had to be paid from a special fund because women could not officially be employed there. She soon was responsible for identifying most of the fungi which arrived to the ... | 6 |
[
"Annie Lorrain Smith",
"family name",
"Smith"
] | Annie Lorrain Smith (23 October 1854 – 7 September 1937) was a British lichenologist whose Lichens (1921) was an essential textbook for several decades. She was also a mycologist and founder member of the British Mycological Society, where she served as president for two terms. | 8 |
[
"Annie Lorrain Smith",
"member of",
"British Mycological Society"
] | Annie Lorrain Smith (23 October 1854 – 7 September 1937) was a British lichenologist whose Lichens (1921) was an essential textbook for several decades. She was also a mycologist and founder member of the British Mycological Society, where she served as president for two terms. | 9 |
[
"Annie Lorrain Smith",
"occupation",
"botanist"
] | Career
Scott found work for Lorrain-Smith at the Natural History Museum to curate Anton de Bary's collection of slides of microscopical fungi, but she had to be paid from a special fund because women could not officially be employed there. She soon was responsible for identifying most of the fungi which arrived to the ... | 12 |
[
"Annie Lorrain Smith",
"occupation",
"mycologist"
] | Career
Scott found work for Lorrain-Smith at the Natural History Museum to curate Anton de Bary's collection of slides of microscopical fungi, but she had to be paid from a special fund because women could not officially be employed there. She soon was responsible for identifying most of the fungi which arrived to the ... | 13 |
[
"Annie Lorrain Smith",
"occupation",
"lichenologist"
] | Annie Lorrain Smith (23 October 1854 – 7 September 1937) was a British lichenologist whose Lichens (1921) was an essential textbook for several decades. She was also a mycologist and founder member of the British Mycological Society, where she served as president for two terms.Career
Scott found work for Lorrain-Smith ... | 21 |
[
"Annie Lorrain Smith",
"sex or gender",
"female"
] | Annie Lorrain Smith (23 October 1854 – 7 September 1937) was a British lichenologist whose Lichens (1921) was an essential textbook for several decades. She was also a mycologist and founder member of the British Mycological Society, where she served as president for two terms.Early life and education
Though born in Li... | 24 |
[
"Eadweard Muybridge",
"country of citizenship",
"United Kingdom"
] | Eadweard Muybridge (; 9 April 1830 – 8 May 1904, born Edward James Muggeridge) was an English photographer known for his pioneering work in photographic studies of motion, and early work in motion-picture projection. He adopted the first name "Eadweard" as the original Anglo-Saxon form of "Edward", and the surname "Muy... | 5 |
[
"Eadweard Muybridge",
"occupation",
"photographer"
] | Names
Edward James Muggeridge was born and raised in England. Muggeridge changed his name several times, starting with "Muggridge". From 1855 to 1865, he mainly used the surname "Muygridge".From 1865 onward, he used the surname "Muybridge".
In addition, he used the pseudonym Helios (Titan of the sun) for his early phot... | 8 |
[
"Eadweard Muybridge",
"described by source",
"Dictionary of National Biography, second supplement"
] | Names
Edward James Muggeridge was born and raised in England. Muggeridge changed his name several times, starting with "Muggridge". From 1855 to 1865, he mainly used the surname "Muygridge".From 1865 onward, he used the surname "Muybridge".
In addition, he used the pseudonym Helios (Titan of the sun) for his early phot... | 18 |
[
"Eadweard Muybridge",
"manner of death",
"natural causes"
] | 1894–1904: retirement and death
Eadweard Muybridge returned to his native England in 1894 and continued to lecture extensively throughout Great Britain. He returned to the US once more, in 1896–1897, to settle financial affairs and to dispose of property related to his work at the University of Pennsylvania. He retaine... | 22 |
[
"Eadweard Muybridge",
"given name",
"Ēadweard"
] | Eadweard Muybridge (; 9 April 1830 – 8 May 1904, born Edward James Muggeridge) was an English photographer known for his pioneering work in photographic studies of motion, and early work in motion-picture projection. He adopted the first name "Eadweard" as the original Anglo-Saxon form of "Edward", and the surname "Muy... | 25 |
[
"Eadweard Muybridge",
"field of work",
"photography"
] | 1867–1873: Helios, photographer of the American West
Muybridge returned to San Francisco on 13 February 1867 a changed man. Reportedly his hair had turned from black to grey within three days after his 1860 accident. Friends and associates later stated that he had changed from a smart and pleasant businessman into an e... | 32 |
[
"Eadweard Muybridge",
"place of burial",
"Woking Crematorium"
] | 1894–1904: retirement and death
Eadweard Muybridge returned to his native England in 1894 and continued to lecture extensively throughout Great Britain. He returned to the US once more, in 1896–1897, to settle financial affairs and to dispose of property related to his work at the University of Pennsylvania. He retaine... | 33 |
[
"Eadweard Muybridge",
"given name",
"Edward"
] | Eadweard Muybridge (; 9 April 1830 – 8 May 1904, born Edward James Muggeridge) was an English photographer known for his pioneering work in photographic studies of motion, and early work in motion-picture projection. He adopted the first name "Eadweard" as the original Anglo-Saxon form of "Edward", and the surname "Muy... | 39 |
[
"Eadweard Muybridge",
"family name",
"Muybridge"
] | Eadweard Muybridge (; 9 April 1830 – 8 May 1904, born Edward James Muggeridge) was an English photographer known for his pioneering work in photographic studies of motion, and early work in motion-picture projection. He adopted the first name "Eadweard" as the original Anglo-Saxon form of "Edward", and the surname "Muy... | 50 |
[
"Eadweard Muybridge",
"place of death",
"Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames"
] | 1894–1904: retirement and death
Eadweard Muybridge returned to his native England in 1894 and continued to lecture extensively throughout Great Britain. He returned to the US once more, in 1896–1897, to settle financial affairs and to dispose of property related to his work at the University of Pennsylvania. He retaine... | 51 |
[
"Armand de Fluvià",
"instance of",
"human"
] | Early life
Armand de Fluvià i Escorsa was born in Barcelona, Spain, the son of Armand de Fluvià i Vendrell. In 1959, he graduated with a law degree from the University of Barcelona. In 1960 he became a member of the Barcelona Bar Association.Career
After finishing a course in paleography and diplomatics in the Faculty ... | 1 |
[
"Armand de Fluvià",
"languages spoken, written or signed",
"Catalan"
] | Armand de Fluvià i Escorsa (born 1931), is a Catalan genealogist and heraldist. He specializes in Catalan genealogies and in the dynasties of the counts of the Catalan Countries. He has also been a pioneer of the gay rights movement since the last years of the Francoist dictatorship. He was one of the founders of Nacio... | 2 |
[
"Armand de Fluvià",
"given name",
"Armand"
] | Early life
Armand de Fluvià i Escorsa was born in Barcelona, Spain, the son of Armand de Fluvià i Vendrell. In 1959, he graduated with a law degree from the University of Barcelona. In 1960 he became a member of the Barcelona Bar Association. | 3 |
[
"Armand de Fluvià",
"country of citizenship",
"Spain"
] | Early life
Armand de Fluvià i Escorsa was born in Barcelona, Spain, the son of Armand de Fluvià i Vendrell. In 1959, he graduated with a law degree from the University of Barcelona. In 1960 he became a member of the Barcelona Bar Association. | 4 |
[
"Armand de Fluvià",
"place of birth",
"Barcelona"
] | Early life
Armand de Fluvià i Escorsa was born in Barcelona, Spain, the son of Armand de Fluvià i Vendrell. In 1959, he graduated with a law degree from the University of Barcelona. In 1960 he became a member of the Barcelona Bar Association. | 5 |
[
"Armand de Fluvià",
"archives at",
"Generalitat of Catalonia"
] | Document collection
His personal document collection is preserved in the National Archive of Catalonia.
His collection contains all the documents that Armand de Fluvià has produced or received along his life: | 6 |
[
"Armand de Fluvià",
"educated at",
"University of Barcelona"
] | Early life
Armand de Fluvià i Escorsa was born in Barcelona, Spain, the son of Armand de Fluvià i Vendrell. In 1959, he graduated with a law degree from the University of Barcelona. In 1960 he became a member of the Barcelona Bar Association.Career
After finishing a course in paleography and diplomatics in the Faculty ... | 10 |
[
"Armand de Fluvià",
"member of",
"Spanish Movement for Homosexual Liberation"
] | Activist
In 1953, de Fluvià was a member of the monarchical group Joventut Espanyola d'Acció (Spanish Youth of Action) (JEA). In 1957, he was imprisoned for political activism. He took part in the Caputxinada and until 1969, he was a member of the political secretary's office of Infante Juan, Count of Barcelona. He lat... | 15 |
[
"Armand de Fluvià",
"member of",
"Front of Gay Liberation of Catalonia"
] | Activist
In 1953, de Fluvià was a member of the monarchical group Joventut Espanyola d'Acció (Spanish Youth of Action) (JEA). In 1957, he was imprisoned for political activism. He took part in the Caputxinada and until 1969, he was a member of the political secretary's office of Infante Juan, Count of Barcelona. He lat... | 17 |
[
"Armand de Fluvià",
"occupation",
"genealogist"
] | Armand de Fluvià i Escorsa (born 1931), is a Catalan genealogist and heraldist. He specializes in Catalan genealogies and in the dynasties of the counts of the Catalan Countries. He has also been a pioneer of the gay rights movement since the last years of the Francoist dictatorship. He was one of the founders of Nacio... | 18 |
[
"Armand de Fluvià",
"member of political party",
"Nacionalistes d'Esquerra"
] | Armand de Fluvià i Escorsa (born 1931), is a Catalan genealogist and heraldist. He specializes in Catalan genealogies and in the dynasties of the counts of the Catalan Countries. He has also been a pioneer of the gay rights movement since the last years of the Francoist dictatorship. He was one of the founders of Nacio... | 19 |
[
"Armand de Fluvià",
"father",
"Armand de Fluvià i Vendrell"
] | Early life
Armand de Fluvià i Escorsa was born in Barcelona, Spain, the son of Armand de Fluvià i Vendrell. In 1959, he graduated with a law degree from the University of Barcelona. In 1960 he became a member of the Barcelona Bar Association. | 20 |
[
"Joep Nicolas",
"given name",
"Joep"
] | Joep Nicolas (Josephus Antonius Hubertus Franciscus Nicolas, October 6, 1897 – July 25, 1972) was a Dutch-born French ecclesiastical artist specializing in stained glass and sculpture. He was also a muralist, book illustrator, cartoonist, costume designer, and portrait painter.
Joep Nicolas (also spelled Joseph Nichola... | 11 |
[
"Joep Nicolas",
"family name",
"Nicolas"
] | Joep Nicolas (Josephus Antonius Hubertus Franciscus Nicolas, October 6, 1897 – July 25, 1972) was a Dutch-born French ecclesiastical artist specializing in stained glass and sculpture. He was also a muralist, book illustrator, cartoonist, costume designer, and portrait painter.
Joep Nicolas (also spelled Joseph Nichola... | 23 |
[
"Berkenrode",
"located in the administrative territorial entity",
"North Holland"
] | Berkenrode, or Berckenroode is a former 'Heerlijkheid' in the Dutch province of North Holland, situated on the southwest side of Haarlem on the leidsevaart, north of Iepenrode and west of Heemstede. The original castle Berkenrode in the center of the moat was burned by the Spanish during the siege of Haarlem in 1572. T... | 1 |
[
"Émilie du Châtelet",
"instance of",
"human"
] | Biography
Early life
Émilie du Châtelet was born on 17 December 1706 in Paris, the only girl amongst six children. Three brothers lived to adulthood: René-Alexandre (b. 1698), Charles-Auguste (b. 1701), and Elisabeth-Théodore (b. 1710). Her eldest brother, René-Alexandre, died in 1720, and the next brother, Charles-Aug... | 0 |
[
"Émilie du Châtelet",
"languages spoken, written or signed",
"German"
] | Early education
Du Châtelet's education has been the subject of much speculation, but nothing is known with certainty.Among their acquaintances was Fontenelle, the perpetual secretary of the French Académie des Sciences. Du Châtelet's father Louis-Nicolas, recognizing her early brilliance, arranged for Fontenelle to vi... | 4 |
[
"Émilie du Châtelet",
"field of work",
"physics"
] | Gabrielle Émilie Le Tonnelier de Breteuil, Marquise du Châtelet (French pronunciation: [emili dy ʃɑtlɛ] (listen); 17 December 1706 – 10 September 1749) was a French natural philosopher and mathematician from the early 1730s until her death due to complications during childbirth in 1749.
Her most recognized achievement ... | 11 |
[
"Émilie du Châtelet",
"field of work",
"mathematician"
] | Gabrielle Émilie Le Tonnelier de Breteuil, Marquise du Châtelet (French pronunciation: [emili dy ʃɑtlɛ] (listen); 17 December 1706 – 10 September 1749) was a French natural philosopher and mathematician from the early 1730s until her death due to complications during childbirth in 1749.
Her most recognized achievement ... | 15 |
[
"Émilie du Châtelet",
"field of work",
"mathematics"
] | Gabrielle Émilie Le Tonnelier de Breteuil, Marquise du Châtelet (French pronunciation: [emili dy ʃɑtlɛ] (listen); 17 December 1706 – 10 September 1749) was a French natural philosopher and mathematician from the early 1730s until her death due to complications during childbirth in 1749.
Her most recognized achievement ... | 17 |
[
"Émilie du Châtelet",
"student of",
"Alexis Clairaut"
] | Resumption of studies
After bearing three children, Émilie, Marquise du Châtelet, considered her marital responsibilities fulfilled and reached an agreement with her husband to live separate lives while still maintaining one household. In 1733, aged 26, du Châtelet resumed her mathematical studies. Initially, she was t... | 18 |
[
"Émilie du Châtelet",
"occupation",
"physicist"
] | Gabrielle Émilie Le Tonnelier de Breteuil, Marquise du Châtelet (French pronunciation: [emili dy ʃɑtlɛ] (listen); 17 December 1706 – 10 September 1749) was a French natural philosopher and mathematician from the early 1730s until her death due to complications during childbirth in 1749.
Her most recognized achievement ... | 28 |
[
"Émilie du Châtelet",
"father",
"Louis Nicolas le Tonnelier de Breteuil"
] | Early education
Du Châtelet's education has been the subject of much speculation, but nothing is known with certainty.Among their acquaintances was Fontenelle, the perpetual secretary of the French Académie des Sciences. Du Châtelet's father Louis-Nicolas, recognizing her early brilliance, arranged for Fontenelle to vi... | 41 |
[
"Émilie du Châtelet",
"member of",
"Academy of Sciences of the Institute of Bologna"
] | Institutions de Physique
Her book Institutions de Physique ("Lessons in Physics") was published in 1740; it was presented as a review of new ideas in science and philosophy to be studied by her 13-year-old son, but it incorporated and sought to reconcile complex ideas from the leading thinkers of the time. The book and... | 45 |
[
"Émilie du Châtelet",
"mother",
"Gabrielle-Anne de Froulay"
] | Biography
Early life
Émilie du Châtelet was born on 17 December 1706 in Paris, the only girl amongst six children. Three brothers lived to adulthood: René-Alexandre (b. 1698), Charles-Auguste (b. 1701), and Elisabeth-Théodore (b. 1710). Her eldest brother, René-Alexandre, died in 1720, and the next brother, Charles-Aug... | 48 |
[
"Asa Gray",
"field of work",
"botany"
] | Asa Gray (November 18, 1810 – January 30, 1888) is considered the most important American botanist of the 19th century. His Darwiniana was considered an important explanation of how religion and science were not necessarily mutually exclusive. Gray was adamant that a genetic connection must exist between all members o... | 6 |
[
"Asa Gray",
"employer",
"Harvard University"
] | Asa Gray (November 18, 1810 – January 30, 1888) is considered the most important American botanist of the 19th century. His Darwiniana was considered an important explanation of how religion and science were not necessarily mutually exclusive. Gray was adamant that a genetic connection must exist between all members o... | 7 |
[
"Asa Gray",
"student",
"Daniel Cady Eaton"
] | Harvard professor
Both Gray and Torrey were elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in December 1841. Gray never returned to teach a course at Michigan. In 1833 Dr. Joshua Fisher, a resident of Beverly, Massachusetts, and a Harvard University alumnus, bequeathed $20,000 to Harvard to endow a chair in natur... | 12 |
[
"Asa Gray",
"given name",
"Asa"
] | Asa Gray (November 18, 1810 – January 30, 1888) is considered the most important American botanist of the 19th century. His Darwiniana was considered an important explanation of how religion and science were not necessarily mutually exclusive. Gray was adamant that a genetic connection must exist between all members o... | 41 |
[
"Alan Hovhaness",
"place of death",
"Seattle"
] | Later life
Hovhaness was inducted into the National Institute of Arts and Letters (1951), and received honorary D.Mus. degrees from the University of Rochester (1958), Bates College (1959) and the Boston Conservatory (1987). He moved to Seattle in the early 1970s, where he lived for the rest of his life. In 1973, he co... | 6 |
[
"Alan Hovhaness",
"residence",
"Seattle"
] | Later life
Hovhaness was inducted into the National Institute of Arts and Letters (1951), and received honorary D.Mus. degrees from the University of Rochester (1958), Bates College (1959) and the Boston Conservatory (1987). He moved to Seattle in the early 1970s, where he lived for the rest of his life. In 1973, he co... | 8 |
[
"Alan Hovhaness",
"employer",
"Boston Conservatory at Berklee"
] | Conservatory years
In 1948 he joined the faculty of the Boston Conservatory, teaching there until 1951. His students there included the jazz musicians Sam Rivers and Gigi Gryce. | 18 |
[
"Alan Hovhaness",
"notable work",
"Lousadzak"
] | I propose to create a heroic, monumental style of composition simple enough to inspire all people, completely free from fads, artificial mannerisms and false sophistications, direct, forceful, sincere, always original but never unnatural. Music must be freed from decadence and stagnation. There has been too much emphas... | 29 |
[
"Alan Hovhaness",
"family name",
"Hovhaness"
] | Alan Hovhaness (; March 8, 1911 – June 21, 2000) was an American-Armenian composer. He was one of the most prolific 20th-century composers, with his official catalog comprising 67 numbered symphonies (surviving manuscripts indicate over 70) and 434 opus numbers. The true tally is well over 500 surviving works, since ma... | 37 |
[
"Alan Hovhaness",
"notable work",
"The Flowering Peach"
] | Relocation to New York
In 1951 Hovhaness moved to New York City, where he became a full-time composer. Also that year (starting on August 1), he worked for the Voice of America, first as a script writer for the Armenian section, then as director of music, composer and musical consultant for the Near East and Transcauca... | 50 |
[
"Alan Hovhaness",
"student",
"Sam Rivers"
] | Conservatory years
In 1948 he joined the faculty of the Boston Conservatory, teaching there until 1951. His students there included the jazz musicians Sam Rivers and Gigi Gryce. | 67 |
[
"Sydney Joseph Freedberg",
"occupation",
"curator"
] | Sydney Joseph Freedberg (November 11, 1914 – May 6, 1997) was an American art historian and curator, mainly of Italian Renaissance painting.
Freedberg was born in Boston and attended the Boston Latin School. He graduated from Harvard College in 1939, and acquired a doctoral degree a year later. One of his mentors was B... | 14 |
[
"Arthur Kingsley Porter",
"country of citizenship",
"United States of America"
] | Arthur Kingsley Porter (1883–1933) was an American archaeologist, art historian, and medievalist. He was chair of Harvard University’s art history department, and was the first American scholar of Romanesque architecture to achieve international recognition. Porter disappeared in 1933. His most significant scholarly co... | 2 |
[
"Arthur Kingsley Porter",
"employer",
"Harvard University"
] | Arthur Kingsley Porter (1883–1933) was an American archaeologist, art historian, and medievalist. He was chair of Harvard University’s art history department, and was the first American scholar of Romanesque architecture to achieve international recognition. Porter disappeared in 1933. His most significant scholarly co... | 5 |
[
"Arthur Kingsley Porter",
"place of birth",
"Connecticut"
] | Early life
Porter was born on February 16, 1883, in Darien, Connecticut, the third son born to a wealthy family that also kept a residence in New York City. Porter prepared at the Browning School in New York City, alongside classmate John D. Rockefeller Jr. He then attended Yale University, as had his two older brother... | 6 |
[
"Arthur Kingsley Porter",
"given name",
"Arthur"
] | Arthur Kingsley Porter (1883–1933) was an American archaeologist, art historian, and medievalist. He was chair of Harvard University’s art history department, and was the first American scholar of Romanesque architecture to achieve international recognition. Porter disappeared in 1933. His most significant scholarly co... | 7 |
[
"Arthur Kingsley Porter",
"educated at",
"Yale University"
] | Early life
Porter was born on February 16, 1883, in Darien, Connecticut, the third son born to a wealthy family that also kept a residence in New York City. Porter prepared at the Browning School in New York City, alongside classmate John D. Rockefeller Jr. He then attended Yale University, as had his two older brother... | 8 |
[
"Arthur Kingsley Porter",
"occupation",
"historian"
] | Arthur Kingsley Porter (1883–1933) was an American archaeologist, art historian, and medievalist. He was chair of Harvard University’s art history department, and was the first American scholar of Romanesque architecture to achieve international recognition. Porter disappeared in 1933. His most significant scholarly co... | 14 |
[
"Arthur Kingsley Porter",
"family name",
"Porter"
] | Arthur Kingsley Porter (1883–1933) was an American archaeologist, art historian, and medievalist. He was chair of Harvard University’s art history department, and was the first American scholar of Romanesque architecture to achieve international recognition. Porter disappeared in 1933. His most significant scholarly co... | 15 |
[
"Arthur Kingsley Porter",
"occupation",
"architectural historian"
] | Arthur Kingsley Porter (1883–1933) was an American archaeologist, art historian, and medievalist. He was chair of Harvard University’s art history department, and was the first American scholar of Romanesque architecture to achieve international recognition. Porter disappeared in 1933. His most significant scholarly co... | 19 |
[
"Arthur Kingsley Porter",
"occupation",
"art historian"
] | Arthur Kingsley Porter (1883–1933) was an American archaeologist, art historian, and medievalist. He was chair of Harvard University’s art history department, and was the first American scholar of Romanesque architecture to achieve international recognition. Porter disappeared in 1933. His most significant scholarly co... | 23 |
[
"Samuel Abbot",
"instance of",
"human"
] | Biography
Origins
Samuel Abbot was the 11th of the 12 children of Abiel Abbot, a farmer and an early settler of Wilton, New Hampshire. His father was a staunch Whig, an officer of the militia during the Revolutionary War, often the representative from Wilton in the New Hampshire General Court, and much entrusted with ... | 0 |
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