title: Louise Nippierd

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<mask> (born 16 January 1962) is a British-Norwegian metal-and-jewellery artist, living in Oslo, Norway. Biography
<mask>ierd was born and raised in England and moved to Norway with her Norwegian journalist mother and English father in 1967. Her father was a Commander in the Royal Navy on a 3-year contract with NATO in Bærum. During her first two years in Norway, Nippierd attended St. George's British School in Bærum, while her three siblings continued on at different boarding schools in England. In 1969 the family decided to stay in Norway, and Nippierd started at Smestad Primary School in Oslo, where several members of the Norwegian Royal Family, including King Harald V and Crown Prince Haakon Magnus, have also been pupils. Nippierd took a goldsmith course in 1990 at the Elvebakken videregående skole College, and in 1991 she enrolled at the Metal Department of the Norwegian National Academy of Craft and Art Industry (now Oslo National Academy of the Arts), where she gained a master's degree in 1996. Also in 1996, she founded the studio community NB 13, which she ran for 10 years and shared with other artist colleagues, including Andrew J. Barton.Between 1997 and 2005 Nippierd was a guest teacher at the Oslo National Academy of the Arts, teaching courses in anodizing aluminium. Nippierd's works have been purchased by several institutions, including Norsk Kulturråd Arts Council Norway. and a commission for two small sculptures for the Royal Caribbean cruise ship Jewel of the Seas. Artistic Outlook
Jewellery has traditionally been marketed purely in an aesthetic and decorative function, but <mask>ierd first started working with aluminium in 1994 and was very quickly fascinated by all the possibilities this material has, due to its light weight and ability to be coloured by anodizing.She specialised in this medium in her master's degree work and has subsequently gained an international reputation for her large anodized aluminium body-sculptures. Nippierd's use of imitation fur as an artistic material serves to highlight her opposition to the cruelty of the fur trade and the use of animal fur in art and fashion. Awards & Grants
 2002:
 Oslo Bys Kulturpris, Oslo Kommune – Oslo City Cultural Award. 2004:
 Norwegian Goldsmiths' Association "Smykk Meg 2004" Design Competition – first prize. 2006:
 Statens materialstipend, Kulturdepartementet – (Norwegian) National Material Grant for Artists
 Utstillingsstipend, Norsk Kulturråd – Exhibition Grant for Artists, Arts Council Norway

Group exhibitions
1992: "Ring frei", International ring exhibition
 Galerie Zebra, Düsseldorf, (Germany)

1996: "Subjects 96" International jewellery art
 Retretti Galleri, Punkaharju, (Finland)

2001–2003: "2. ("GORGEOUS!") Norwegian Jewellery from the 21st Century.Nord Norsk Kunstnersenter (North Norwegian Regional Art Center) 22 June – 26 August

2008–2009: "Artitude – kroppsmykker"
 Kunstbanken, Hamar (Norway) 15 November 2008 – 11 January 2009

2009: "Irreverent: Contemporary Nordic Craft Art"
 Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, San Francisco (USA) 23 January – 12 April

2011: "Hodepryd og øyenslyst" ("Fancy Headgear and Delights for the Eye")
 Oslo City Hall Gallery, Oslo, Norway. Guest exhibitor with the Norwegian Hatmakers 10th Anniversary Jubilee.

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<mask> (1839–1929) was a pioneering academic and suffragette, achieving a milestone early in her career as she became the first woman to head a public college in the United States, in 1872. The school was Mankato Normal School, now Minnesota State University, Mankato, which named a residence hall after <mask> in 2008. Overview
1. East Dennis, Cape Cod, Massachusetts: Birthplace

2. Bridgewater State University: 1859 Graduate

3. Mankato State University: President 1872-1873

4. Minnesota Historical Society, St. Paul

5.Peabody College, Vanderbilt University: Professor and Head of Mathematics Department, 1875 - 1907

6. Fairhaven, Massachusetts: Retirement

Family History
The <mask> family lineage begins with Richard Sares, who lived in the Plymouth Colony around 1630. The <mask> family also includes <mask>, who, in 1849, composed "It Came Upon the Midnight Clear". Most of the notable members of the <mask> family had an educational or religious backgrounds. Constant, <mask>' father, was born in 1802 and died in 1861. <mask>' mother, Deborah was born on April 19, 1801 and died in 1861. Constant and Deborah married in 1824.Constant was sea captain and retired to be a cranberry farmer and salt manufacturer. Overall, the <mask>' Family consists primarily of sea captains, religious figures in Methodist and Baptist faith, as well as educators. Early life

<mask> <mask> was born to Constant and Deborah Chipman <mask> on March 19, 1839 in East Dennis, Cape Cod, Massachusetts. <mask> was the youngest of five siblings: Thankful Snow, Emily, Sarah R., and Betsey Thomas. Her mother had another daughter, who died in 1832. <mask> had no uncles or brothers. It is suggested, this may have helped her develop a sense of independence.As children, <mask> and her sisters underwent religious training by Methodist ministers, at month-long summer camps. In her later years, <mask> recalled pretending to be a teacher when playing with friends. This may have been an early indicator of her future career. Education
<mask> attended a common school in East Dennis, from age five to age fifteen. Though it remains unclear, it is believed <mask> attended the East Dennis Academy from 1854 to 1858. During this time, <mask> decided she wanted to be an educator. <mask> moved away from home and attended Bridgewater Normal School from 1858 to 1860.Students were asked to affirm their devotion to becoming a teacher or they would be charged $10 for every term they attended the school. The principle of Bridgewater Normal School, Marshall Conant, had a passion for mathematics, astronomy and mechanics. <mask> and Mr. Conant worked closely together during her time as a student there, possibly influencing her later career choice of becoming a mathematics professor. At the end of her education, <mask> received a General Diploma of the Institution, similar to a modern-day GED. Teaching
Between 1860 and 1866 <mask> taught at a normal school in Cape Cod. In 1866, <mask> was a teacher in Western State Normal School, later to be named Farmington State Normal School. The principle of Western State Normal School was George M. Gage, but in 1868 he moved to Mankato, Minnesota.<mask> had known George Gage, as a schoolmate, at Bridgewater Normal School. After Gage's departure, <mask> went to teach at Prescott School for Boys and Girls in Charlestown, Boston. From 1869 to 1871, <mask> was the Head Assistant in Boston. In the summer of 1870, George Gage offered <mask> the position of Head Assistant at Mankato Normal School, but <mask> refused this offer. During this time, <mask> studied at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Mankato Normal School
Miss. <mask> started teaching at the Mankato Normal School, now known as Minnesota State, in 1871.After only one year, <mask> made history by becoming the president in 1872. At this point in history, this kind of achievement was not well documented or communicated well, for the next 50–80 years, there are documents of other women believe they were the first female president of a U.S. public college. Her first address to its female graduates was forthright, stating:

You are stepping out into life at a time when you hear not the sound, 'thus far in education may you go and no farther, this place you may fill, but not that'; but, instead, universities and colleges open wide their doors and bid you enter, and any place you are fitted to fill is no longer denied you. However, such frankness was still controversial, and she was forced to leave the university after only a year. She retained considerable support among the students and the Mankato community. This support shifted into a protest, becoming so heated that it resulted in expulsions and was known as the Sears Rebellion. She then took a post as professor of mathematics at Peabody Normal School (now Peabody College of Vanderbilt University) in Nashville, Tennessee.In Nashville, she worked tirelessly as an advocate of women's rights and in particular the right to vote. She remained at Peabody until her retirement in 1907, and a portrait of her, painted in 1904, hangs today in the Peabody library. At her death in 1929, the campus newspaper said, "Her precision, her accuracy, her fairness, her brilliant demonstrations, and, above all, her ability to inspire the ambition of all those she taught became famous incidents of her instruction at Peabody." This quote was inscribed on the wall of a newly constructed residence hall that was named in her honor at Minnesota State University, Mankato in 2015, and is a reminder of the impact on the community. References

External links
Employee Guide, MSU Mankato (PDF document, quoting <mask> in preface)
The Sears Rebellion
References from Biographical Index of Tennessee Women
Art Collection of Peabody Library
Department of Residential Life— Minnesota State University, Mankato at www.mnsu.edu

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<mask> (2 September 1755 – 30 August 1811) was a French general of division and a commander in Napoleon's elite Imperial Guard. Of plebeian origins, he was born in L'Hôpital and enlisted as private at the age of 18 years in the Prince Condé's Legion. He was promoted through the ranks; as warrant officer of a regiment of Chasseurs à Cheval, he embraced the French Revolution in 1789. He advanced quickly through the officer ranks during the French Revolutionary Wars. In 1804, Ordener organized and led the controversial kidnapping of the Duke d'Enghien. In 1805, he commanded a regiment of the Imperial Guard cavalry at several important battles, including the Battle of Austerlitz; although he led an energetic and opportune charge, Napoleon noted that Ordener seemed tired and predicted that the general would last only five or six years more. Ordener participated in one more campaign and then accepted a post in the Senate.Napoleon appointed him as Josephine Bonaparte's equerry, supervising the care and maintenance of her horses. He followed this with the post as governor of the Emperor's household in Compiegne, where Ordener died on 30 August 1811. Career

Although little is known of Ordener's youth, he was the son of commoners and joined the legion of the Prince of Conde (cousin to the king) at the age of 18 (1776). He was assigned as a private of the Boufflers Dragoons, part of this legion. In 1783, he was appointed to the quartermaster corps and in 1787, he was promoted to warrant officer. In the early days of the French Revolution, he adopted its principles with zeal and enthusiasm. Subsequently, Ordener took part in all the French Revolutionary Wars.In the War of the First Coalition,  he served with distinction in the armies of the Moselle, the Rhine, the Danube and in northern Italy. He was promoted to lieutenant in the 10th Regiment Chasseurs à Cheval (light horse) on 25 January 1792 and captain the following year. In 1796 he was promoted to chef de brigade of the 10th Regiment. At the Battle of Lodi, in northern Italy, despite the ravaging fire of Austrian cannons, Ordener held the famous bridge until the arrival of Napoleon with the rest of the army. Ordener crossed the Adda river with a brigade to encircle and envelope the Austrians at the Battle of Pavia. Afterward, he helped to take Milan. At the onset of the War of the Second Coalition in 1799, when the armies of the Danube and Helvetia were formed, he was assigned to the Army of the Danube under command of Jean Baptiste Jourdan.His 10th Regiment was part of Laurent de Gouvion Saint-Cyr's III. Division, and held the far left flank at the Battle of Ostrach, 21 March 1799, in southwestern Germany. Although he was wounded on 14 August 1799 in Switzerland, he participated in the Second Battle of Zurich in which his 10th Chasseurs à Cheval routed a division of Russians, a decisive moment in the French victory. <mask> was promoted to colonel of the regiment in 1801 and on 29 August 1803, he was promoted to general of brigade. Duke d'Enghien affair

On Napoleon's orders, Ordener entered into the most controversial action of his career, leading a raid into the sovereign Grand Duchy of Baden to arrest Louis Antoine, Duke of Enghien, in 1804. Napoleon's orders were specific: Ordener and Armand Augustin Caulaincourt were to take 300 dragoons into the duchy, surround the village of Ettenheim, where the Duke lived, arrest the Duke and Charles Francois Dumouriez, who Napoleon believed was present, and bring both of the men back to France. Ordener and Caulaincourt were instructed also to take their own provisions and to inflict neither harm nor damage on any of the duchy's inhabitants or their property.In the night of 14–15 March, the dragoons crossed the Rhine and surrounded the Duke's lodgings. Dumouriez was not there, nor had he been, but they kidnapped the Duke and took him away to France. Within a few days, the Duke was spirited into the Chateau de Vincennes, on the outskirts of Paris. There he was tried for treason and executed immediately after the verdict. This action, which involved the invasion of a sovereign state, the kidnapping of a duke and a sham trial for treason followed by the man's immediate execution, had political and diplomatic repercussions throughout Europe. Campaigns in Austria and Prussia

In 1805, Ordener participated in the campaign against Austria as commander of a regiment of horse grenadiers of the Imperial Guard. At the Battle of Austerlitz, he led a decisive and energetic charge.He executed this, upon order of Napoleon, with impetuosity; this was the charge that pushed the Russians onto the ice and during which, French sources maintain, 40,000 Russians drowned and another 30,000 were taken prisoner. Although this charge garnered for Ordener his promotion to general of division, Napoleon commented that Ordener was worn out. He followed this observation with the frequently quoted prediction, "I think we have no more than five or six years left of him." In the 1806 campaign against Prussia, Ordener commanded a division of the elite Imperial Guard cavalry. After this campaign, he became a senator and was appointed to first equerry to the Empress Josephine. In this responsibility, he supervised the care of the empress's horses, and acted as her senior aid. <mask>'s daughter, Josephine-Eugenie <mask>, was one of Josephine Bonaparte's ladies-in-waiting.He also received the Order of the Iron Crown. In December 1808, Ordener was raised to Count of the Empire by Napoleon. The following year, Napoleon nominated him as governor for the imperial Château of Compiegne, where he died in 1811 of an attack of apoplexy. He is buried at the Panthéon. François Joseph Lefebvre, Duke of Danzig, another of Napoleon's generals of plebeian origins and with whom Ordener had developed a long-standing friendship, gave the eulogy:

"It is not because of simple regrets and because of honorable mourning that we must recognize the services of a warrior who has dedicated his whole life to his fatherland and his prince. Let us give public testimony to his virtues, to his merit, to all the qualities that have made him esteemed by the Emperor and that have rendered him dear to his friends and to his family. Let us praise him today at least, because his modesty can no longer prevent us, and let us not fear to offend a virtue that he has loved so much during his life."Family

<mask> married Madeleine-Françoise Walter while he served in the quartermaster corps. They had two children, a daughter mentioned above, and a son. The son, also named <mask>, was born in Huningue, on 2 (or 3) April 1787 and attended the special military academy at Metz from which he graduated on 8 December 1803 with the grade of sous-lieutenant (second lieutenant) and an assignment to the 24th Regiment of Dragoons. He also took part in the expedition to Spain and the subsequent invasion of Portugal in 1808. He was promoted to colonel and chef de brigade of the 30th Regiment of Dragoons. The Dragoons received battle honors for their participation at the Battle of Borodino. He was wounded on 28 November 1812 in the withdrawal from Russia, at the Battle of Berezina, and again prior to Napoleon's abdication, at the Battle of Montmartre.He later fought at the Battle of Waterloo. Despite his record in the Napoleonic wars and his father's common origins, he remained at his rank of colonel at the Bourbon Restoration, was confirmed as the second Count Ordener, and was acknowledged as a Knight of the Order of Saint Louis. <mask> Jr., married Marie-Francoise-Pauline Legouis in 1829 and died in 1875. References

Citations

Bibliography
  Biographie des membres du Sénat. Paris. <mask>vy frères. 1852.Broughton, Tony. "French Dragoons and the Colonels Who Led Them 1792–1815: 30th Regiment of Dragons" September 2000  and "The Garde Imperiale and Its Commanders during the Period 1804–1815 The Cavalry Regiments." February 2003. In Military Organization, Strategy and Tactics. Napoleon Series. Robert Burnham, editor in chief. Accessed 16 May 2010.Fontaine-Daniel (Cistercian abbey). Cartulaire de l'abbay cistercienne de Fontaine-Daniel. Mayenne: Impr. Poirier-Béalu, 1896. Kagan, Frederick. The End of the Old Order: Napoleon and Europe, 1801–1805. Cambridge, MA : Da Capo Press, 2006,
  Lot, Henri.Les deux généraux Ordener. Paris: Ro Roger et F. Chernoviz, 1910. Madrolle,  D. E. "<mask>dener." Biographie universelle, ancienne et moderne. Paris: Joseph Fr. Michaud, Louis Gabriel Michaud, 1844,
  Masson, Frédéric. Joséphine répudiée (1809–1814).Paris, P. Ollendorff, [1900]. Mullié Charles. "<mask>er." Biographie des célébrités militaires des armées de terre et de mer de 1789 à 1850, Paris, 1852. Pascallet. Revue Générale, Biographique, Historique, Etc. Le Biographe Universel Et L'historien.Paris. 1846
 St. Hilaire, "Military Household of the Emperor." Sixth Book, 1806. Napoleon Series. Robert Burnham, editor in chief. September 2005. Accessed 18 May 2010.Tallyrand-Périgord, Charles Maurice de. Memoirs of the Prince de Talleyrand. New York: AMS Press, 1973, . Wairy, Louis Constant Wairy; Walter Clark. Recollections of the private life of Napoleon. Akron Ohio: Saalfield Pub, 1904, 1913. French generals
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title: Ian Lavender

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<mask> (born 16 February 1946) is an English stage, film and television actor. He is best known for his role as Private Pike in the BBC sitcom  Dad's Army. Early life
<mask> was born in Birmingham, England. He attended Bournville Boys Technical School (later Bournville Grammar-Technical School for Boys) where he appeared in many school dramatic productions. From there he went to the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School, with the assistance of a grant from the City of Birmingham. Following his graduation in 1967 he appeared on stage in Canterbury. Career
His first television appearance was as the lead in a Rediffusion play entitled Half Hour Story: Flowers at my Feet in 1968.Dad's Army
In 1968, aged 22, <mask> was cast as Private Pike, the youngest member and “stupid boy” of the platoon in the BBC sitcom Dad's Army. This made him a household name and gave him the great advantage of working alongside a number of experienced actors during his formative years, helping him to hone his acting skills. He appeared in the entire run of the series, and in the spinoff film released in 1971. He appeared in 1974 in one episode of Man About the House (While The Cat's Away) as Mark, an aspiring actor consumed by his own vanity. in the BBC Radio sitcom It Sticks Out Half a Mile. The sitcom was a radio sequel to Dad's Army, but ran for only one series. <mask> has continued to be associated with Dad's Army, and still takes part in occasional fan conventions and cast reunions.He made a variety of appearances during 2008 in connection with the 40th anniversary of the series. These included a reunion with surviving cast members in July, 2008, and an appearance on BBC1's Jonathan Ross Salutes Dad's Army in August. <mask> also recorded a special introduction for the 'lost' colour episode of Dad's Army entitled "Room at the Bottom" which was broadcast on 13 December 2008. In 2014 <mask> appeared at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in a show with Steven Mcnicoll entitled Don't tell him, Pike!, where <mask> talked about his time on Dad's Army and the subsequent effect it had on his career. He makes a cameo appearance as Brigadier Pritchard in the 2016 Dad's Army film, providing a link with the original series. After Dad's Army
After Dad's Army, <mask> returned to the theatre, including a role in a production of Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice starring Dustin Hoffman. Between 1971 and 1973 <mask> joined Dad's Army colleague Arthur Lowe on the BBC radio comedy Parsley Sidings.From 1982 to 1983, he was in the BBC radio comedy series, a spin-off from Dad's Army called It Sticks Out Half a Mile. <mask> also appeared in films and television series, one of which (Mr Big, 1977) featured him starring alongside Peter Jones and Prunella Scales. During the 1970s he appeared as a supporting actor in a number of British 'low farce' films, including one Carry On film - Carry On Behind (1975). He was reunited with producer David Croft for the television series Come Back Mrs. Noah (1977–78, co-written by Croft with Jeremy Lloyd), though it was unsuccessful. A revival of The Glums (1978–79), at first as part of a Bruce Forsyth variety series, proved rather more satisfactory, being adapted from scripts for the 1950s radio series Take It From Here that were written by Frank Muir and Denis Norden. <mask> then appeared in several other TV comedy shows during the 1980s, including two episodes of Yes Minister, as Richard Cartwright, and a lead role in the short-lived The Hello Goodbye Man (1984), as the inept salesman Denis Ailing. He also appeared on ITV's television game show Cluedo (1990), based on the board game.During the 1990s <mask> continued to appear occasionally in television comedy roles including a bit-part as a burglar alarm salesman in the BBC sitcom Keeping Up Appearances. He made an appearance in Goodnight Sweetheart as two different parallel universe versions of the time-travelling lead character's son Michael. He also provided the lead voice of BBC children's animation PC Pinkerton in 1988. In 2001 <mask> joined the BBC soap opera EastEnders, playing the role of Derek Harkinson, a gay friend of Pauline Fowler. He continued in EastEnders for four years, with storylines mainly involving the Fowler family, before leaving the serial in 2005. On 4 November 2016, it was announced that <mask> would make a brief return to the show. <mask> then toured with The Rocky Horror Show musical, playing the Narrator.He also played the part of a patient in the 5 May 2007 episode of Casualty on BBC. In late 2007, he toured in the comedy play Donkey's Years. In May 2008, <mask> appeared in the BBC documentary series Comedy Map of Britain. He also appeared on BBC One's The One Show on Thursday 31 July 2008. Over Christmas 2008, <mask> appeared in Celebrity Mastermind on BBC One. As presenter John Humphrys asked his name, fellow contestant Rick Wakeman shouted 'Don't tell him, Pike! ', a reference to Captain Mainwaring's most famous line from Dad's Army.At the start of 2009, <mask> appeared as a guest character in an episode of the CBBC sitcom, The Legend of Dick and Dom. <mask> starred in the film, 31 North 62 East (released September 2009), an independent psychological thriller starring John Rhys-Davies, Marina Sirtis, Heather Peace and Craig Fairbrass. <mask> appeared as Monsignor Howard in the West End theatre production of Sister Act the Musical. The musical opened at the London Palladium on 2 June 2009, and ran through to October 2010. In January 2011, <mask> appeared at the Slapstick Silent Comedy Festival in Bristol. <mask> introduced Sherlock Jr., a 1924 silent film directed by and starring Buster Keaton. In early 2013, <mask> appeared as The Mikado in three concert performances of the Gilbert and Sullivan opera, taking place in The Royal Festival Hall, London, the Symphony Hall, Birmingham and the Bridgewater Hall, Manchester.In August 2013 he made his Edinburgh Fringe debut in a stage version of The Shawshank Redemption. In November 2014, <mask> made a cameo appearance in the film remake Dad's Army directed by Oliver Parker,  released in February 2016. In February 2015 he was a recipient of one of The Oldie magazine's "Oldie of the Year Awards" - specifically the "Stupid Oldie Boy of the Year". On 9 May 2015 <mask> gave a reading at VE Day 70: A Party to Remember in Horse Guards Parade, London that was broadcast live on BBC1. In 2017, <mask> appeared  alongside Rula Lenska, Johnny Ball, Judith Chalmers and Diana Moran in the reality show A Celebrity Taste Of Italy Channel 5. During filming he fell ill with sepsis and spent some time in an Italian hospital before returning to the UK to recuperate. In 2019, <mask> appeared alongside Maureen Beattie, Jonathan Harden, Helen Vine and Rosin Rae in the mental health radio monologue series Talking Taboos, produced by Vine.<mask>'s piece, Portrait, was written by Anthony Cule, directed by Fiona McAlpine, and explored the memories of a man who had experienced a number of relationships with different alcoholics throughout his lifetime. Personal life
<mask> was first married to actress Suzanne Kerchiss. He married his second wife, American-born Miki Hardy, three years his senior, six days after his bladder cancer was diagnosed in 1993. <mask> said "We had been living together for 16 years and it was something I should have done a long time before, these things change you, they help you to see what is important in life." The bladder tumour was operated on successfully, and though <mask> has regular check-ups, doctors are confident the cancer will not return. <mask> also survived a mild heart attack in the summer of 2004. <mask> grew up supporting Aston Villa.When filming began on Dad's Army, he was allowed to choose Pike's scarf from an array in the BBC wardrobe. He chose a claret and blue scarf to remind him of his home city. He is a big cricket fan. On 22 June 2015, <mask> was awarded a star on the Birmingham Walk of Stars. Filmography

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title: Gary Fanelli

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<mask><mask> (born October 24, 1950) is a long-distance runner from the United States who represented American Samoa in the marathon at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. <mask>'s 2:25:35 performance at the Olympics is an American Samoan national record. Known for running in costume, he has been called "the crown prince of road racing", "the king of costume", and "road-racing's longest-running joke". Early life
<mask> was born and raised in the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania area. He attended school in Ardsley, Pennsylvania where "he was just another class cut-up". In 1969, <mask> dropped out of Montgomery County Community College and reportedly joined a commune in Maui, Hawaii, but eventually returned to Ardsley where he began training. By 1980, he was a bee pollen salesman and a natural food advocate living in Oreland, Pennsylvania.He reportedly took 10 bee pollen tablets before races. Running career
<mask> qualified for the marathon at the United States Olympic Trials in Buffalo, New York held May 24, 1980. Wearing a shirt that read "The Road to Moscow Ends Here" in order to protest the American boycott of the Summer Olympics, he jumped out front at the start and by 11 miles had extended his lead over the pack to 150 yards. <mask> crossed the half-way point in 1:04:39, but began to slow after yelling, "a blister on my left foot!" He maintained the lead for 15 miles before dropping back and finishing in 22nd place (2:16:49). <mask> claimed that he set a fast pace so that the three American qualifiers, Tony Sandoval, Benji Durden, and Kyle Heffner who ran under 2:11:00 at that race, would all have better times than the eventual Olympic champion, Waldemar Cierpinski of East Germany who ran a 2:11:03 in Moscow. Two-weeks later, <mask> finished first ahead of Bill Rodgers and Rod Dixon at a Diet Pepsi-sponsored 10,000 meters road race in Philadelphia.In Montreal, Quebec, Canada on September 6, 1980, he set his marathon personal best of 2:14:17. The following year, <mask> led the 1981 Boston Marathon for 16 miles. He competed in the marathon at the 1984 Olympic trials, finishing in 23rd place with a time of 2:18:53. <mask> finished sixth at the 1987 Boston Marathon, and had competed in 70 marathons by the autumn of 1988. <mask> moved to Tafuna, American Samoa six months prior to the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul in order to coach and attain his Olympic eligibility. Competing in the marathon, he finished in 51st place. He was also listed as the only member on the territory's 400 meter relay team.Among <mask>'s victories are the 1981 Lewes Seashore marathon, a Sri Chinmoy marathon in 1982, the 1984 Last Train to Boston Marathon, the 1990 Maui Marathon, and the 1992 Run to the Sun 36.2 miler. In 1998 <mask> and USATF Olympic Development Official Stacey Chambers, Co-Founded the Puma USA Road Racing Track and Field Team. Costumes
<mask> Blues, Dan Aykroyd's character from The Blues Brothers, in a Souderton, Pennsylvania thrift shop. Sports Illustrated reported that <mask>'s first race as Elwood Blues was a 10K event in Southampton, Pennsylvania, where he played a few bars of "I Can't Turn You Loose" as he crossed the finish line in first place. Runner's World later quoted him as stating that he first wore the costume at the New York City Marathon where "the reaction was outrageous". <mask> regularly ran road races as the Blues Brothers character, including the 1984 Boston Marathon, the 1985 Pittsburgh Marathon, and the 1987 Charleston Distance Run, as well as events in New York City, Stockholm, and New Zealand.In 1987, <mask> and Scott Williams entered the costumed division of the Midnight Sun Run as the Blues Brothers; the pair tied for second overall. He has run the New York City Marathon as various characters: as Elwood Blues in 1983, as a Ghostbusters ghost in 1984, as a New York Mets player in 1986, and wearing a white tunic and toque as "Chef Ronzoni" in 1987. In the 1984 Toronto Marathon, <mask> ran a costumed best of 2:30:40 dressed as Michael Jackson with a red leather jacket, sequined glove, and curly black wig. He dressed as Abraham Lincoln in the 1987 Empire State Building Run-Up. One of <mask>'s own characters is "Billy Chester Polyester", reported to be "one of the leisure suit crowd" and wearing "100% synthetic clothing". He competed dressed as the character in the 1985 Bay to Breakers. Dressed in a summer version of "Polyesther" that he described as "patio wear from Sears" (a straw hat, Hawaiian shirt, and large Bermuda shorts), <mask> set a national record at the second running of the Jamaica International Marathon on January 19, 1985.His 2:24:41 performance concluded with him running backwards and dancing reggae style over the final 100 yards prior to faking a hamstring injury with ten feet to go and crawling across the finish like a snake. Another account states that in the same costume he ran a 2:15 at a marathon in New Zealand. Some of <mask>'s other original characters include "Clarence Nerdelbaum", a nerd with a calculator and a pocket protector full of pens and pencils; "Yogi High Karma, a wacko guru"; "Dr. Outrageous", a hip neurosurgeon; and "<mask>", a businessman who raced around Manhattan's financial district wearing business attire and carrying an attache case. He has also appeared in races as a migrant farm worker, a pirate, and a teamster. Personal
<mask> is a vegetarian and is reported to have founded the Philadelphia Vegetarian Society. He lived in Hawaii as of December 1988, and in Philadelphia as of January 2006. His brother Michael was a head coach of the USA National Track and Field Team.Notes

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<mask> ( ; ; born February 20, 1952) is an Ecuadorian politician and lawyer who was President of Ecuador from August 10, 1996, to February 6, 1997. As President, <mask> was nicknamed "El Loco Que Ama" ("The Madman Who Loves", a nickname he himself championed) and was removed from office after being declared mentally unfit to rule by the National Congress of Ecuador on February 12, 1997. Bucaram claims innocence now that all cases against him have been dismissed. He lived in exile in Panama under Political Asylum laws, then returned to Ecuador in 2017 when the charges against him expired. Family political background
Born in Guayaquil, Bucaram is the son of <mask> (1920-1967), the son of Lebanese immigrants, and Rina Ortiz Caicedo (1926-1982). He grew up playing football in the streets of Guayaquil and later went on to become a successful athlete and earn a degree in physical education. He was also a hurdler.He was the flag bearer for Ecuador at the 1972 Summer Olympics but did not compete in the Games due to injury. He was the police chief of Guayas and the president of Barcelona Sporting Club, a football team from his hometown. While being a gym teacher, he earned a degree in law and soon began his political career. He used to live in Kennedy Norte, a neighborhood next to the José Joaquín de Olmedo International Airport, before he left to Panama after the deposition of his government. Bucaram was the nephew of the politician Assad <mask>, who was mayor of Guayaquil. His sister, <mask>, was married to former President Jaime Roldós Aguilera, both of whom were killed in a mysterious air crash. Early political years
He was the Mayor of Guayaquil, and the founder and member of the Ecuadorian Roldosist Party (PRE).He then competed for the presidency of the Republic in 1988 and 1992 before succeeding in the 1996 run. 1996 presidential campaign

<mask> defeated Social Christian Party (PSC) candidate Jaime Nebot by winning in all but one of the 21 provinces. He was the first elected president to do so. Time as president

<mask> was President from August 10, 1996, to February 6, 1997. His cabinet was put together by Vice President Rosalia Arteaga. Within months, <mask> was accused of embezzling millions of dollars of public funds. After he took office, <mask> tried to reorganize the state, which included trying to regularize the privatization process initiated by Osvaldo Hurtado (1980, Popular Democracy Party), and supported by the next three presidents: León Febres Cordero (1984, PSC), Rodrigo Borja Cevallos (1988, Democratic Left) and Sixto Durán Ballén (1992, ex-PSC).Political opponents took advantage of Bucaram's perceived trust and loyalty in the selection of his cabinet. Many of Bucaram's ministers and senior officials were influenced by the people who were in control of the state since 1980, and made terrible mistakes. Impeachment

By 1996 the state had already been dismantled by several years of privatizations; there was no way to control corruption, also, there was no desire of Bucaram's officers to help in this matter. "The Tequila effect" severely affected the Ecuadorean economy; however, no economic measures were taken due to the scandals in which the former President Duran-Ballen's family (Flores y Miel) and his Vice-President Dahik (embezzlement of public funds) were involved. In addition, Duran-Ballén's Cenepa War against Peru exhausted the already disassembled state. During the Latin American economic crisis, Ecuador was not the exception; the private banks and financial institutions took advantage of the false "bonanza," and the bankers ended up acquiring much state property. Bankers felt the shortage and started to loan money to themselves to maintain their recently acquired properties.The cash flow started to decrease abruptly. The superintendency of banking, controlled by bankers, authorized the issuance of currency without support; this fired up a rapid currency devaluation. Bucaram had no alternative but to take economic measures which affected people on lower incomes. Bucaram was a populist, so he had no defined political tendency. He decided his economic plan to be very neo-liberal; it was designed by Argentinian economist Domingo Cavallo, and included ending subsidies, regulation of banks and financial institutions, and a strong currency devaluation ("Un sólo toque" would replace the sucre). Massive protests against the proposed economic plan left Bucaram isolated. The indigenous and social movements who helped raise him to power now were against him.The indigenous Pachakutik Movement, left-wing Democratic People's Movement (MPD), PSC and Popular Democracy were the main parties organizing the protests. This protest led to his dismissal from the Ecuadorian presidency. He was dismissed by the congress on grounds of alleged mental incapacity. <mask>'s assumed insanity was never officially diagnosed; it was more a political maneuver of the PSC and Popular Democracy who were in control of the legislative and judicial power, also, Pachakutik and MPD supported the decision in exchange for political representation. Congress passed the measure (44 votes in favor and 34 against) with a simple majority instead of the two thirds required by the Constitution, and appointed congressional leader Fabián Alarcón in his place, bypassing the sitting Vice President Rosalía Arteaga. The constitutional court determined the congressional resolution to be anti-constitutional and rejected it. The congress ignored the constitutional court resolution and proceeded to confirm Fabian Alarcon as interim president.Finally, Congress, illegally, requested that the army assert Alarcón's power. Life after impeachment
<mask> received political asylum in Panama City after several corruption charges were laid against him. He returned on Saturday, April 2, 2005, after the corruption charges were lifted the previous day. He stayed in Guayaquil for about two and a half weeks. The corruption charges against him were reinstated after Lucio Gutiérrez was forced to leave to avoid the charges. On December 1, 2014, his son <mask> "Dalo" Bucarám Jr. renounced his seat in the Ecuadorian National Assembly. On August 12, 2020, <mask> was arrested at his home in Guayaquil, in relation to the murder of an Israeli citizen, Tomer Sheinman (also known as Shy Dahan), a few days earlier in the Guayaquil jail, as there was an audio of a conversation between <mask> and the murdered Sheinman (Dahan), who was involved in trading medical supplies with Bucaram's son, Jacobo.References

External links

 <mask> Bucaram - YouTube

 Caida de Abdala Bucaram 5 de Febrero de 1997

 AUGE Y CAÍDA DE BUCARAM, EN RESUMEN

 CORRUPCIÓN EN ECUADOR: ¡PROHIBIDO OLVIDAR! Extended biography (in Spanish) by CIDOB Foundation
Official Website of the Ecuadorian Government about the country President's History
Dalo y Gaby Asambleistas, PRE la nueva Era
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Robert A. "<mask>" <mask> (born 1971) is a semi-retired American professional wrestler, trainer and manager who has competed in numerous independent promotions throughout the United States since his debut in 1988. He is especially well known in the Mid-Atlantic region where he has competed for The Bad Crew's Eastern Wrestling Federation, Eastern Championship Wrestling, Mid-Eastern Wrestling Federation, National Wrestling League, and the Virginia Wrestling Alliance. <mask> also wrestled as a preliminary wrestler in both World Championship Wrestling and the World Wrestling Federation throughout the 1990s. One of the most dominant wrestlers in the MEWF's history, <mask> was among the original wrestlers who helped create the promotion, serving as its booker in later years, and was widely considered "the face" of the company; he is a two-time MEWF Heavyweight Champion, a record six-time MEWF Mid-Atlantic Champion, and three-time MEWF Tag Team Champion as one-half of the Hollywood Hunks with Lucifer and Joe Thunder. He is also the last official AWA World Television Champion and, as of 2010, was still defending the title on the "indy circuit" despite the close of AWA Superstars (Mike Schwabbs version) eight years before. <mask>, himself trained by Ricky Lawless and the Monster Factory, has worked as an instructor at both the Bone Busters and Brain Busters training facilities in Baltimore, and Gillberg's Pro Wrestling Academy in Severn, Maryland.He is credited for training, among others, Lucifer, Fantasia and Ruckus. In recent years, he has been associated with Maryland Championship Wrestling as a referee and manager. In 2010, MCW's second annual "Legends of Maryland" supercard, he was inducted into the MCW Hall of Fame. Career

Early career (1988–1990)
Originally from Malibu Beach, California, <mask> moved with his family to Baltimore where he would spend most of his childhood. Baltimore was a major wrestling town at this time with monthly visits from the "Big 3", the American Wrestling Association, the National Wrestling Alliance and the World Wrestling Federation. It was during the mid-1980s, searching for cartoons to watch while snowed in at his home, that <mask> came across a televised wrestling match of Paul Orndorff and Roddy Piper "[beating] the hell out of each other". He soon became an avid wrestling fan and, while attending Dundalk High School, began training to be a pro wrestler after meeting "Bad Boy" Ricky Lawless.He would be part of the same class which produced Axl Rotten and Joey Maggs. When Lawless was murdered after four months into his training, <mask> continued on at the Baltimore Monster Factory before making his professional debut in 1988. His first match took place on September 18 of that year against Tim Tyson at the Langley Air Force Base fieldhouse in Hampton, Virginia. He spent the next several years wrestling in a number of regional and independent promotions including All Star Wrestling, the Atlantic States Wrestling Alliance, Mario Savoldi's International Championship Wrestling, Universal Independent Wrestling, and the Virginia Wrestling Alliance. He wrestled one of his first major opponents, Axl Rotten, at the ASWA's "Wrestling Fury" supercard in 1990. Work as a preliminary wrestler (1990–1991)
In 1990, <mask> joined the World Wrestling Federation making his debut with <mask> in a tag team match against both The Executioners (Pain & Agony) and Legion of Doom (Hawk & Animal) at a television taping in Utica, New York. <mask> had been brought into the promotion by Tony Garea, on the advice of fellow Maryland wrestler Duane Gill (Pain), and would continue to appear on WWF television and house shows up and down the East Coast and Northeastern United States during his first run in the promotion.At the time he was working part-time at a used car dealership when Gill convinced him to quit his job to tour with the WWF. A year later, <mask> took part in a 40-man battle royal including WWF Intercontinental Champion Bret Hart, Davey Boy Smith, Virgil, Kato, Owen Hart, Koko B. Ware, Tito Santana, Kerry von Erich, Tatanka, Sgt. Slaughter, Rick Martel, Berzerker, Skinner, Duane Gill, Jim Brunzell, Barry Horowitz, Jim Powers, Barry Hardy, <mask>, the Beverly Brothers, The Nasty Boys, and WWF World Tag Team Champions Money Inc. (Ted DiBiase & IRS); <mask> was eliminated by one of the Beverly Brothers. It was held at the Civic Centre in Ottawa, Ontario and later aired on July 6 edition of WWF Prime Time Wrestling. In July 1991, <mask> also made his debut in World Championship Wrestling against Nikita Koloff in Salisbury, Maryland. With the exception of occasional appearances in the WWF (his last tour was in 1994), he would continue wrestling for the company making over 250 television appearances and countless house shows for the next 6 years. It was during this period that <mask> worked as an independent agent, like many who worked as preliminary wrestlers, allowing him to continue wrestling anywhere he wished, such as his later commitments to the Mid-Eastern Wrestling Federation, as long as he was able to make his television appearances.In time, he would become a familiar face on WWF and WCW television programming, in addition to television shows run by independent promotions. Mid-Eastern Wrestling Federation (1991–1994)
During the summer of 1991, <mask> became involved the creation of the Mid-Eastern Wrestling Federation, one of the earliest independent promotions in Maryland, along with co-founders Dennis Wippercht and Tim Burke. He wrestled Morgus the Maniac on its first card held in Pasadena, Maryland on August 2, 1991 He would remain one of the promotion's top stars for much of its 12-year history, considered the "face" of the company by the late-1990s, and later became involved in helping Burke run the promotion behind-the-scenes as a booker and in other roles. On March 6, 1993, <mask> defeated C.C. Danger in Gaithersburg, Maryland to become the first MEWF Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Champion. He held the title for eight months before losing it to Mike Khoury in Essex on November 14, 1993; the title changed hands during an 8-man tag team elimination match pitting <mask>, Tommy Lee Manson, Max Thrasher, and Duane Gill against Mike Khoury, Joe Thunder, Tommy Dreamer, and Max Moon. As a result of a pre-match stipulation, Khoury, as the sole survivor, was awarded the MEWF Mid-Atlantic title.On May 21, 1993, <mask> teamed with Joey Maggs in a losing effort against the Cole Twins (Kent and Keith Cole) at the Philadelphia Civic Center. Though both <mask> and Maggs were both familiar stars in the region, WCW drew its lowest-ever crowd in the "hardcore mecca" of Philadelphia with only 600 fans in attendance. Nearly a year later he returned to Philadelphia to make a one-time appearance in Eastern Championship Wrestling, due in part to Axl Rotten, teaming with "The Extreme Shah" Hack Meyers in his ECW debut against The Bruise Brothers (Don and Ron Bruise) at the ECW Arena. That same year, he also formed a successful tag team with Lucifer called The Hollywood Hunks. The team toured the Mid-Atlantic circuit capturing the ECWA Tag Team Championship in August 1993 which they held until dropping the belts to Ace Darling & Kid Flash two years later. In late-September 1994, he made a brief return to the WWF teaming with Chris Canyon to take on Shawn Michaels & Diesel on the September 26th edition of Monday Night Raw. He followed this up with back-to-back appearances for WWF house shows in Upstate New York later aired on television.<mask> wrestled in a tag team match with Barry Horowitz against The Headshrinkers (Fatu & Samu) at the Mid-Hudson Civic Center on September 27 and, in a singles match, against Adam Bomb at the Westchester County Center the following night. This was his last year touring for the company. In November, he and Lucifer defeated The Goodfellows (Romeo Valentino & Dino Casanova) for the MEWF Tag Team Championship. Their MEWF tag title reign, however, lasted only a brief time as they were defeated by Road Warrior Hawk and Ultimate Comet in Catonsville days later. He also wrestled bouts against Mike Khoury and Doink the Clown during this time facing Doink and Dink in a mixed tag team match at the end of the year. World Championship Wrestling (1991–1995)
Though <mask> competed for both WCW and the WWF during the 1990s, because of its closer vicinity to Maryland and "open-door policy", he remained largely loyal to WCW and was featured on virtually all of its television programing with the exception of WCW Thunder. His initial attempts to be hired by the company, however, were ignored.He was later advised to contact Jody Hamilton at the Power Plant for bookings with the company. According to <mask>, he left Hamilton a message every day "for at least two weeks" until he finally received a reply and eventually allowed to wrestle for the promotion. One of his first matches for WCW was against Big Van Vader immediately following his losing the WCW World Heavyweight Championship to Ron Simmons in Baltimore. Vader, allegedly upset that he had lost the title, wrestled stiff in his match against <mask> battering him so hard that he thought his "eardrums would burst". In November 1992, <mask> was recuperating from his ear injury at home when he received a call from then booker Dusty Rhodes. He had hung up the phone several times because he could not understand who was calling before realizing it was Rhodes contacting him for work in Atlanta. <mask> took his girlfriend's car, driving without a license, and drove from Maryland to Atlanta where he wrestled Johnny B. Badd and Van Hammer on WCW Saturday Night and WCW Main Event respectively.It was on the former show, WCW Saturday Night,  that he would become a mainstay during his 6-year run with the company. In the next three years alone, he would wrestle Ice Train, The Shockmaster, Marcus Bagwell, "Jungle" Jim Steele, Thunder and Lightning, The Guardian Angel, Randy Savage, Alex Wright, The Renegade, Kamala, Johnny B. Badd, Rockin' Rebel, Road Warrior Hawk, and Eddie Guerrero. Though primarily used as a preliminary wrestler, there were several occasions in which he had a memorable role. On April 20, 1994, in his match against WCW International World Champion Sting at Atlanta's Center Stage Theatre, he was pinned in 36 seconds following a Stinger Splash. Afterwards, in a rare show of sportsmanship, the champion helped <mask> to his feet. <mask> would also occasionally team with Ricky Santana, most notably, in matches against Brad & Scott Armstrong and The Nasty Boys later in the year. The following year, he and Scott D'Amore took on Big Van Vader in a handicap match.<mask> made notable appearances on other WCW programs such as WCW Worldwide and WCW Pro. On February 21, 1995, in a match later aired on WCW Pro, he and Dave Young wrestled Stars and Stripes (Marcus Alexander Bagwell & the Patriot) in front of 1,800 fans at the sold-out Georgia Mountains Center in Gainesville, Georgia. That summer, he also received title shots for the WCW World Television Championship; on May 3, 1995, he wrestled Arn Anderson at Disney-MGM Studios (WCW Worldwide) and The Renegade (WCW Pro) at the Macon Coliseum on June 26, 1995. Subsequent returns to WCW Pro between 1995 and 1997 saw <mask> wrestle Jushin Thunder Liger, Scott Norton, and Chavo Guerrero Jr. He also appeared on the short-lived WCW Prime in matches against The Renegade, One Man Gang, The Shark, The Nasty Boys, and The Blue Bloods ("Lord" Steven Regal and "Earl" Robert Eaton). Mid-Eastern Wrestling Federation (1996–1998)
Still a top contender in the MEWF, <mask> wrestled stars such as Mad Dog O'Malley, "Superfly" Jimmy Snuka, Abuddah Singh, and Pat Patterson Jr. on MEWF's weekly television show during 1996. He also briefly formed a tag team with Cat Burglar, teaming up to take on Darkside (Glen Osbourne and Rockin' Rebel) in Baltimore on August 11, 1996, and feuded his old tag team partner Lucifer.On February 1, 1997, following the death of Neil Superior, <mask> wrestled John Rambo for the vacant NWL

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title: Bob Starr (wrestler)

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 Heavyweight Championship but failed to win the title. In March, <mask> wrestled both Raven and Hollywood Nova from Extreme Championship Wrestling as well as teaming with Julio Sanchez against Mark Shrader and Devon Storm on June 1, 1997. Four months later, he lost to Joey Maggs in a match for the vacant MEWF Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Championship. <mask> began teaming with Joe Thunder and together defeated Marvelous Inc. (Jimmy Jannetty and Ramblin Rich Myers) for the MEWF Tag Team Championship in Baltimore on September 18, 1998, but lost the titles a few weeks later to The Bad Crew (Bad Crew #1 & Bad Crew #2). World Championship Wrestling and the indy circuit (1997–1999)
<mask>, by now a regular on Monday Night Nitro, had faced several members of the New World Order such as Syxx and WCW World Tag Team Champions The Outsiders (Scott Hall & Kevin Nash) with partner David Moore. Prior to Hulk Hogan's heel turn at Bash at the Beach, <mask>'s nickname was changed by the promotion to "Playboy" so as to avoid confusion between the two. In his last run with WCW, he was earning $500 a night and was one of several wrestlers who brought in "crews" of preliminary wrestlers along with David Sierra (Tampa) and Scott D'Amore (Ontario).D'Amore had initially been part of <mask>'s "crew" and later brought in his own group of wrestlers from his native Canada which included Edge and Rhyno. Though hoping for a full-time contract with World Championship Wrestling by the end of 1999, he would no longer wrestle in the company after this point. In the meantime, he had become an instructor at the Bone Busters Pro Wrestling School (and later the Brain Busters facility) in Baltimore and was involved in training Fantasia and Ruckus. As of 1999, he had competed in over 75 independent promotions "all the way from Wisconsin to Indiana to California and back again" and wrestling an average of 6–10 shows a month. He also wrestled for Don McNeil Promotions in Wisconsin as well as smaller organizations in North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and West Virginia. The most notable of these was AWA Superstars based in Minneapolis, working for different versions under Dale Gagner and Mike Schwabb, and was the last AWA World Television Champion before it closed in 2001. <mask> was never paid by Schwabb and so retained ownership of the physical belt which he continued to defend at independent shows as late as 2010.Mid-Eastern Wrestling Federation (1999–2004)
In 1998, Corporal Punishment and Mark Shrader left the MEWF due to creative control and salary disputes to form their own promotion, Maryland Championship Wrestling. Much of the roster jumped to the newly formed MCW, and which also received the ECW and independent stars formerly featured by the MEWF, leaving mostly students and longtime stars <mask> and Morgus The Maniac. <mask> also helped Tim Burke with the day-to-day running of the promotion, such as bringing in Tonya Stevens as a special guest announcer (her first break in pro wrestling), and was among several who served as a booker. With few stars remaining in the MEWF, <mask> and Morgus The Maniac kept the promotion going in the aftermath of the MEWF/MCW split. A few former WWF stars were brought in which saw <mask> teaming with The Honky Tonk Man and wrestling George "The Animal" Steele. <mask> won the MEWF Heavyweight Championship twice in 1999. He first defeated Morgus the Maniac for the title on February 7, and The Honky Tonk Man in Dundalk on November 13, 1999.His second and final reign lasted a little over four months before he was defeated by Patch on March 31, 2000. His title reign was not without some controversy, however, as it was alleged that some wrestlers felt he had used his position as booker to "[put] the MEWF Championship on himself for a period of several months, despite a locker room feeling he was out of shape and had become a caricature of himself". Reforming the Hollywood Hunks with Lucifer, the team defeated then MEWF Tag Team Champions The Tokyo Terrors in Dundalk on September 22, 2000, and successfully defended the titles against both Freak Show and Tommy Hawk & Jimmy Jannetty in Martinsburg, West Virginia the following night. The title reign lasted over a year and ended after losing the belts to Rayne & Buzz Stryker on October 16, 2001. On June 9, 2002, he won the MEWF Mid-Atlantic Championship for the second time after defeating Drew Pain in Baltimore. Though losing the title to Barry Horowitz on September 22, in a three-way dance with Hack Meyers, at Baltimore's North Point Flea Market, he regained it from Horowitz a month later. On November 24, 2002, he and Max Thrasher lost to Chad Bowman and Dino Casanova in a match for the vacant MEWF tag team titles.On June 8, 2003, at an MEWF event in Northpoint, Maryland, <mask> lost the MEWF Mid-Atlantic title to his old rival Morgus The Maniac but was able to win it back later on in the show. A month later, he lost to MCW Television Champion Doug Delicious in a three-way title unification match, involving Marquis Jordan, at Michaels 8th Avenue in Glen Burnie on July 16. The title change occurred at an interpromotional event between the MEWF and long-time rival Maryland Championship Wrestling, the 5th annual Shane Shamrock Memorial Cup, serving as the latter's final show and attended by an estimated 1,000 fans. Despite the loss, <mask> was able to win back the title, which had become vacant, by defeating Chad Bowman in Northpoint on September 7, 2003. He lost the title to Romeo Valentine in Dundalk on January 11, 2004, in a Triple Threat match with Buzz Stryker, ending his fifth and final title reign. His last appearance for the company was on March 28, 2004, at a house show held at Dundalk's Northpoint Flea Market where <mask> teamed with Davey Boy Schitz against Chris Clow and a mystery partner which turned out to be Earl the Pearl, a match which <mask> and Schitz lost. Also scheduled to be on the card was Reckless Youth, Danny Doring, Romeo Valentino, Chris Chetti, Chad Bowman, and The Bruiser.In April, <mask> sent out an e-mail to a number of people, including internet "dirt sheet" writers, declaring the promotion "dead". The letter was prompted by the sudden cancellation of the promotion's show earlier that month. MEWF founder Tim Burke denied this claiming "the MEWF was strong as ever", however, internal problems in the MEWF locker room had long been apparent since the split between MEWF and MCW as well as rumors of Burke's "personal issues" earlier in the year. Independent circuit (2004–2005)
Following the close of the MEWF, <mask> continued competing on the independent circuit. On August 14, 2004, he entered the second annual National Wrestling League / House of Pain Wrestling Federation's "Lord of the Rings" tournament in Newville, Pennsylvania. Though he seemingly pinned his opponent, Pirate of the Caribbean, after using a pair of brass knuckles referee Rob Lick reversed the decision after discovering the foreign object and the Pirate of the Caribbean ended up winning the match to advance to the semi-finals. In early-2005, <mask> was one of several wrestlers signed to Dan Selsky's short-lived Maryland Wrestling Alliance.He appeared on its debut show, “Inaugural Bash”, on March 2, 2005, where he was pinned by Dino Devine. In October 2005, he suffered a serious knee injury with kept him out of action for four or five months. Maryland Championship Wrestling (2006–2008)
In 2006, <mask> joined MEWF's one-time rival Maryland Championship Wrestling, which had reopened that same year, serving as the promotion's senior referee. After being appointed by MCW Commissioner Jim Christian, he officiated a number of important events including Jason Static defeating Norman Smiley for the vacant MCW Rage Television Championship in November 2006. A year later <mask> appeared at MCW's "Monster Mash" supercard on November 14, 2007, as the manager of The Headliners (Jimmy Jannetty & Ramblin Rich) which saw the team defeat The Best of Both Worlds (Doyle Day & Buck Chyld). At that year's "Holiday Homecoming", The Headliners attacked Ryan McBride & Teddy Stigma prior to their match against then MCW Tag Team Champions The Ghetto Mafia (2-Dope and Sydeswype) and took their place in the match. They were unable to win the championship, however, and all three men attacked special guest referee (and MEWF alumnus) Earl the Pearl who <mask> blamed for the loss.The Headliners were then scheduled to face McBride and Stigma, with Earl the Pearl in their corner, at the 2008 MCW Anniversary Show in Dundalk, Maryland, on February 24, 2008. The winners were also to receive a title shot at the MCW Tag Team Champions. Recent years (2009–)
<mask>'s employment in the Maryland Department of Corrections limited his ring schedule, wrestling mainly on the weekends, though he continued to make regular appearances on the independent circuit, primarily for NWL/HOPWF in Hagerstown and MCW in Baltimore. As of 2010, he had competed in an estimated 100 regional and independent promotions throughout the continental United States. In addition, he worked part-time as a concert photographer for Kenny Chesney, Brett Michaels, Mötley Crüe, and Sugarland when performing in the Baltimore area. In January 2010, <mask> managed Brian Hardy, the son of Barry Hardy, in his match against Gillberg at ACW Destiny. He had previously managed Hardy in a match against Buddy Landell for ACW Wrestling and also worked as an instructor at Gillberg's Pro Wrestling Academy in Severn, Maryland.On October 27, 2010, <mask> was interviewed on the internet radio show False Count Radio in which he discussed his early career, including road stories while working for WCW and the WWF, and memories of the Monday Night Wars between the two organizations. He specifically talked about his thoughts on Eric Bichoff, defending his management of the organization, and the general atmosphere of the WCW locker room during this period. He also commented on his experiences wrestling for the WWF, the differences being employed by the WWF versus WWE, and the emphasis on modern "divas" at the expense of traditional female wrestlers. He was particularly critical of the inadequate training independent wrestlers received by unqualified wrestling schools in operation. <mask> also revealed he had kept a modest collection of wrestling memorabilia throughout his 22-year career and possessed a 5,800 video library. On October 30, at MCW's "Legends of Maryland 2" supercard, <mask> teamed with "Mad Dog" Buzz Stryker against former student Ruckus and Cat Burglar. He was also inducted into the MCW Hall of Fame along with The Goodfellows (Rip Sawyer and Dino Casanova).A year later, he participated in an RF Video "Legends Q&A Session" in Baltimore with Terry Funk, Manny Fernandez, and Axl Rotten. Championships and accomplishments
AWA Superstars
AWA World Television Championship (1 time, current)
All Star Wrestling Federation
ASWF Television Championship (2 times)
East Coast Wrestling Association
ECWA Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Lucifer
Maryland Championship Wrestling
MCW Hall of Fame (Class of 2010)
Mid-Eastern Wrestling Federation
MEWF Heavyweight Championship (2 times)
MEWF Mid-Atlantic Championship (6 times, first)
MEWF Tag Team Championship (3 times) – with Lucifer (2) and Joe Thunder (1)
Pro Wrestling Illustrated
PWI ranked him #454 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 1998
Virginia Wrestling Alliance
VWA Television Championship (1 time)
Other titles
Global Television Championship (1 time)

References

Further reading

External links
Playboy Bobby <mask>'s official website
Playboy Bobby <mask>'s official website (original)

<mask> at Yahoo! Groups
<mask> at Cagematch.de
<mask> at Genickbruch.com
<mask> at IndyWrestlingNews.com
Professional wrestling record for <mask> from The Internet Wrestling Database

1971 births
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title: Louise of Great Britain

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<mask> of Great Britain (originally Louisa; 18 December 1724 – 19 December 1751) was Queen of Denmark and Norway from 1746 until her death, as the first wife of King Frederick V. She was the youngest surviving daughter of King George II of Great Britain and Caroline of Ansbach. The marriage between <mask> and Frederick V of Denmark was arranged solely for political reasons (King George's ministers wanted Danish support in disputes with Prussia). Louisa, who encouraged performances by actors and musicians, was a popular figure at the Danish court even though she never exerted significant influence over her husband's decision-making. Early years
Princess <mask> was born as the fifth daughter and youngest child of the then Prince and Princess of Wales, on 7 December 1724, at Leicester House, London. She was baptised "Louisa" there on 22 December. Her godparents were her elder sister and two cousins: Princess Amelia of Great Britain, Princess Louisa Ulrika of Prussia (for whom Sarah Lennox, Duchess of Richmond and Lennox, stood proxy), and Frederick, Prince Royal of Prussia, later <mask> (for whom Henry de Nassau d'Auverquerque, 1st Earl of Grantham, stood proxy). On 11 June 1727, when <mask> was two years old, her grandfather, George I, died, and her father ascended the throne as George II.On 30 August, as a child of the sovereign, <mask> was granted use of the arms of the realm, differenced by a label argent of three points, each bearing torteaux gules. Crown princess
In a dynastic marriage, <mask> wed Prince Frederick of Denmark and Norway on 11 December 1743 in Copenhagen. A first ceremony was conducted on 10 November 1743 in Hanover with her brother, the Duke of Cumberland, as the representative of the groom. The Lord Chamberlain ordered the provision of supplies for the Princess, including  "sets of royal bedding, portmanteaus, a travelling tea equipage, and items for Mrs. Dives and the "Fubbs" yacht: all to an estimate of £503". After this, the entourages of <mask> and Frederick met at Altona, Holstein, where <mask> exchanged her English retinue for a Danish one, headed by her new chamberlain Carl Juel and her head lady-in-waiting Christiane Henriette <mask>. <mask> and Frederick then travelled together to Copenhagen, where they held their official entry into the capital, followed by a second ceremony with the groom present. The marriage was proposed by Great Britain.At the time of the marriage, both France and Great Britain wished to make an alliance with Denmark, and Great Britain had the advantage of being able to make a marriage alliance. Frederick's father, King Christian VI, hoped the marriage would lead to British support for his or his son's claim to the throne of Sweden. On a more personal level, there were hopes that marriage would suppress the frequent drinking and debauched behaviour of the Crown Prince. The couple had five children, one of whom did not survive infancy. Although the marriage was arranged, the couple got along quite well, and at least during the first years, their relationship was apparently happy to begin with. Although Frederick came to feel high regard for her and always treated her with kindness, he reportedly was not in love with her and continued to have affairs after their marriage. However Frederick was comfortable with her, and <mask> pretended not to notice his adultery with multiple partners, notably with Else Hansen.She quickly made herself popular in the Danish court, and her father-in-law remarked that she seemed to him to be kind and agreeable. Queenship
When her husband ascended the throne, on 6 August 1746, as Frederick V, <mask> became Queen of Denmark and Queen of Norway. Queen <mask> was very popular in Denmark, and the great popularity of the royal couple has been attributed to <mask>. Interested in music, dance and theatre, the royal court acquired a more easy-going tone than under her strictly religious parents-in-law. <mask> had a vivacious personality, allowing her to socialise easily with others. In 1747, she arranged for the Italian opera company of Pietro Mingotti, whose members included Christoph Willibald Gluck and Giuseppe Sarti, to play at the royal court theatre, and in 1748, the French Du Londel Troupe was invited for dramatic performances. Her effort to speak the Danish language, including with her children, was much appreciated, as the royal Danish court spoke mostly German.She studied the Danish language under the court priest Erik Pontoppidan, and also hired teachers so that her children could learn to speak their country's language. She was described as well educated and good at conversation, not beautiful but very dignified and well suited to her role as queen. A Swedish diplomat stationed in Denmark described her as follows:
"She has good sense and is easy with words, friendly in tone, knows how to converse on many subjects and can speak several languages; while giving court, she seldom leaves anyone without saying something nice; she very much enjoys dance and dances well, she has a good temper and is known for her piety and excellent qualities. She finds pleasure in reading and music, she plays the clavichord well and teaches her daughters to sing." Queen <mask> unsuccessfully opposed the dynastic marriage between her daughter Sophia Magdalena and the heir apparent to the Swedish throne, Gustav, in 1751. She feared that her daughter would not be well treated by the queen of Sweden, Louisa Ulrika of Prussia. Louisa Ulrika was known for her anti-Danish views and for being opposed to the match, and it was known that she was the real ruler at the Swedish court.Reportedly, <mask> also disliked arranged marriages because of her own experience. Early death

While pregnant with her sixth child, Queen <mask> died due to complications from a miscarriage on 19 December 1751, a day after her 27th birthday, at Christiansborg Palace, Copenhagen, predeceasing her husband by fourteen years. She was buried at Roskilde Cathedral. Issue

Ancestry

References

Bibliography

Henry Churchyard "Royal Genealogies, Part 10"
Sam Sloan "Big Combined Family Trees (pafg752)"
 <mask>, Dansk Kvindebiografisk Leksikon
 Louise, page 399, (Dansk biografisk Lexikon / X. Bind. Laale - Løvenørn) (1887-1905) Author: Carl Frederik Bricka

External links

 Queen <mask> at the website of the Royal Danish Collection at Rosenborg Castle

1724 births
1751 deaths
18th-century British people
18th-century British women
Danish royal consorts
Norwegian royal consorts
British princesses
Danish princesses
House of Hanover
Ordre de l'Union Parfaite
People from Westminster
Burials at Roskilde Cathedral
Crown Princesses of Denmark
Crown Princesses of Norway
Deaths in childbirth
English people of German descent
English people of Scottish descent
Daughters of British monarchs
Children of George II of Great Britain
Frederick V of Denmark

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title: Hannah Cockroft

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<mask>  (born 30 July 1992) is a British wheelchair racer specialising in sprint distances in the T34 classification. She holds the world records for the 100 metres, 200 metres, 400 metres, 800 metres and 1500 metres in her classification and the Paralympic records at 100 metres, 200 metres, 400 metres and 800 metres. Competing for Great Britain at the 2012 Summer Paralympics, she won two gold medals. She won three further gold medals at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro. Early years
<mask> was born on 30 July 1992 in Halifax, West Yorkshire. She suffered two cardiac arrests after birth which left her with permanent damage in numerous areas of her brain, resulting in weak hips, deformed feet and legs and mobility problems and affecting the fine motor skills in her hands. Her disability means she uses a wheelchair for long distances but she does have an ability to walk short distances.Athletics career
Cockroft competes on the track as a T34 athlete. Introduction to wheelchair racing
After being turned away from sport throughout her primary education,  Cockroft competed at secondary school in swimming, seated discus and wheelchair basketball. As a result of a silver medal performance in the seated discus at the UK School Games, she attended a British Paralympic Association talent day at Loughborough University in October 2007. Here, she was given her first opportunity to try an elite racing wheelchair by Dr Ian Thompson, husband of former wheelchair racer Tanni Grey-Thompson. Thompson went on to coach her for the first year of her career. In 2008 a dance academy she attended gave the proceeds from programme sales at its annual show to help her buy her own racing chair, but when it arrived, its made-to-measure set up was incorrect, so her father, a welder, modified the wheelchair to fit. After returning to the UK School Games that year, and taking gold in her first competitive 100 metres race, she was subsequently invited to join the Great Britain Paralympic Team shortly after the Beijing Paralympics.In 2009, <mask> participated in her first ever road race; the London Mini Marathon, taking the Champion title in the girls 14–19 age group category. 2010
By 2010, <mask> was being coached by Peter Eriksson, head Paralympic coach at UK Athletics. She again competed in the London Mini marathon, retaining her title as the female champion and at the Knowsley disability athletics challenge in May, she broke her first World Record in the T34 400 metres, recording a time of 65.51 seconds. Later that month, <mask> sat her A-level exams, became prom Queen and broke seven more world records, all in the space of eight days. At the Aviva and UK Athletics Awards in December, <mask> received the Best British Paralympic Performance award for 2010. 2011
<mask> made her senior Great Britain team debut at the age of 19, at the 2011 IPC Athletics World Championships in Christchurch, New Zealand. Here, she took gold in the T34 100 metres and the T34 200 metres.Later that year she made her junior representative debut at the IWAS World Junior Championships, winning both the 200 metres and 400 metres. Her performances earned her a second Best British Paralympic Performance award in November 2011 and honorary lifetime membership of her athletics club, Leeds City AC. 2012
In May 2012, <mask> became the first Paralympic athlete to break a world record in the London Olympic Stadium, recording a time of  to win the T34 100 metres. She broke the record again at the Swiss National Championships later that month, finishing in . On 31 August 2012, <mask> lined up in her first Paralympic Games final and won Great Britain's first track gold medal since 2004, and first track and field gold medal of the 2012 Summer Paralympics, winning the final of the 100 metres T34 in 18.05 seconds, a Paralympic record. On 6 September, she won another gold medal in 200 metres T34 in 31.90 seconds, also a Paralympic record. In honour of her achievements at London 2012, Royal Mail issued two postage stamps featuring <mask> and painted two post boxes gold in her home town of Halifax.She was awarded the freedom of Calderdale at a homecoming event at the Halifax Piece Hall and was named an MBE in the 2013 New Year Honours. 2013
In 2013, <mask> changed her coaching team to Australian-born Jenni Banks OAM. On 28 July, <mask> won the T33/T34 100 metres race at the Anniversary Games at the Olympic Stadium with a stadium record time of 17.80 seconds. Later that month, at the IPC Athletics World Championships in Lyon, <mask> retained both her T34 100 metres and T34 200 metres titles. <mask> was named in the 2013 BBC Sports Personality of the Year shortlist, coming 7th overall. She was the first Paralympian to ever be nominated for the award outside of a Paralympic year. 2014
In March, <mask> competed in and won a Sport Relief edition of Strictly Come Dancing, dancing with Pasha Kovalev.On 1 June, <mask> recorded a new world-record time of 3.53.57 over 1500 metres during the Bedford International Games. In August, <mask> took Gold in 100 metres and for the first time competed in the 800 metres, winning gold at her first IPC European Championships that were held in Swansea. These were the last major championship medals missing from her collection. She later took her fourth title as British Athletics Para athlete of the year and was named Athletics Weekly female para athlete of the year. 2015
2015 saw <mask> lose her first-ever race after a 7-year domination. At the Newham open meet in July, <mask> came second to British compatriot Kare Adenegan over 400 metres. She pulled it back later in the day with a win over the 800 metres.In Doha at the IPC World Championships at the end of the season, <mask> retained her world champion title over the 100 metres, and won her first gold medals over the 400 metres and 800 metres, on a world championship stage. 2016
At the 2016 Rio Summer Paralympic Games, <mask> won three gold medals, retaining her title in the Women's 100 metres T34 Final,  and winning the Women's 400 metres T34 Final, recording a new world-record time of 58.78 seconds, and the Women's 800 metres T34 Final. She broke the Games record in all three events. Upon her return home, she was appointed Deputy Lieutenant of West Yorkshire. 2017
In 2017, <mask> raced over the 1500 metres for the third time in her career, breaking the T34 World record with a time of 3.50.22. She now held the full set of T34 World Records for the first time. At the same meet, held in Arbon in Switzerland, she also demolished her 400 metre World record set the previous year at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games, and her 800 metre World Record, recording a new time of 1.55.73.In July, she returned 'home' to the QEII Olympic Stadium in Stratford to compete in her fourth World Championships. Although suffering from food poisoning the night before the T34 100 metres final, <mask> powered home to take gold in a new world-record time of 17.18 seconds. She also became world champion over the 800 metres and 400 metres, making her a 10-time world champion and the most decorated British athlete in World Championship history. <mask> was named British Sportswoman of the year by the Sports Journalists Association for her achievements. She was the first Paralympic athlete to ever win the award in its 57-year history. 2018
2018 saw <mask>'s first defeat on the international stage. After topping the podium for seven years, the 26-year-old won silver in the T34 100 metres at the World Para Athletics European Championships in Berlin.She then went on to regain her European Champion title over the 800 metres, after missing the event in 2016. 2018 also saw <mask> take on a presenting role on popular British TV programme, BBC Countryfile. 2021

In June 2021, <mask> was among the first dozen athletes chosen to represent the UK at the postponed 2020 Paralympics in Tokyo. At the end of June, she was in Manchester for the British Athletic Championships where she was first in a mixed classification 400 metres wheelchair race in front of Sammi Kinghorn and Mel Woods. She successfully retained her women's 100 metres T34 Paralympic title after winning gold at the Tokyo Paralympics with a new world record timing of 16.39 seconds. It was also her third consecutive Paralympic gold medal in women's 100 metres event and her sixth Paralympic gold medal. Personal life
<mask> left her home and training base in Yorkshire to study journalism and media at Coventry University in 2013.She moved back to her home town of Halifax in 2016 to prepare for the Rio Paralympic Games. She has ambitions to work in television media after her athletics career. In October 2014 she launched 17 Sports Management Limited ("17"), a sports management company. She cites Canadian wheelchair racer Chantal Petitclerc as her sporting inspiration. Petitclerc, winner of 15 Paralympic gold medals and formerly coached by Eriksson, has been involved with <mask>'s development as a mentor and advisor. <mask> hates fish, and believes she may have ichthyophobia. In March 2019 she appeared on a special Stand Up To Cancer episode of The Great British Bake Off on Channel 4.In 2020, Cockcroft and her partner Nathan Maguire appeared together on a celebrity special of the BBC television programme The Hit List. <mask> is a proud ambassador of Forget Me Not Children’s Hospice, a local charity near her hometown of Halifax. Honours
<mask> was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2013 New Year Honours and Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2022 New Year Honours, both for services to athletics. She was awarded the Freedom of the Borough of Calderdale on 13 September 2012. In 2014 Cockcroft was awarded an honorary degree by the University of Bradford. In 2016 Cockcroft was awarded an honorary degree by York St John University
In October 2016, <mask> was appointed Deputy Lieutenant of West Yorkshire. <mask> was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2022 New Year Honours for services to athletics.Statistics

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See also
 2012 Olympics gold post boxes in the United Kingdom

References

External links

 Leeds City Athletics Club

1992 births
Living people
Alumni of Coventry University
Alumni of the University of Bradford
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Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Paralympics
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Deputy Lieutenants of Yorkshire
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title: Rik Wouters

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Hendrik Emil (<mask><mask> (21 August 1882 – 11 July 1916) was a Belgian painter, sculptor and draughtsman. Wouters produced 200 paintings, drawings and sculptures in his 34 years before his illness-caused death. he died partway through the First World War on 11 July 1916 in Amsterdam. A sculptor, painter, draughtsman and etcher of typically fauvist style, Wouters' art resembled the works of artists including Henri Matisse, Paul Cézanne and André Derain- the "forefathers" of Fauvism. <mask>' art, according to Adams (2018), reflects themes of "warmth and tenderness", his paintings characterised by an array of colours and brush strokes, frequently leaving unpainted canvas to increase this effect. Often depicting his muse, his wife Hélène Philomène Lionardine Duerinckx (Nel), Wouters disregarded hidden symbolic inferences within his art in favour of a more "simplistic and genuine" style, distancing himself from mainstream artists. <mask> was educated in fine arts academies in Mechelen and Brussels, however his works usually slightly differ stylistically from other Fauvist artists.<mask> is known primarily for his sculptures and paintings including 'Lady in blue' (1914), 'Self-portrait with cigar''' (1914) and ‘Chrysanthèmes’ (1915). Early life
<mask> <mask> was born on 21 August 1882 in Mechelen. His father was a sculptor of antique furniture while his mother, a housewife, did the housework until her death in 1888. <mask> was six years old. After dropping out of school in 1894, his first encounter with sculpting was at 12 years of age in his father's workshop, wherein he produced wooden sculptures for furniture. During these years, <mask> developed a passion for sculpting and it was here that he met and worked alongside fellow sculptor from Mechelen Ernest Wijnants, with whom he remained lifelong friends, painting a portrait entitled ‘Portrait of Ernest Wijnants’ in 1912. <mask> was also interested in drawing and would draw in his free time.At 15, Wouters left his father's workshop in the pursuit of a career as an artist and sculptor. Education and apprenticeship
Having left the workshop, <mask> <mask> enrolled at the Academy of Mechelen in 1897. He remained a pupil for 4 years; until 1901. <mask> applied to the Academy of Brussels in 1900, but was only admitted in 1901, resulting in a relocation to the Belgian capital to begin his tutelage under Charles Van der Stappen. However, given the academic restrictions of this institution, Wouters was unable to produce any works of originality and so painted within popular methodologies, including hidden iconographical meanings- a style he would later reject. Wouters achieved high results in the Academy, ranking first in sculpture and second in historical composition. Despite his academic results during these years, Wouters' earliest works remain unknown as he burned them all at the end of each year of his apprenticeship.The earliest finished and remaining pieces of sculpture are dated 1907 and the earliest remaining paintings 1908. Edith Hoffman (1956) suggests that in these early works, although proficient in both crafts, Wouters remained "dependant on those masters he admired most", and that it wasn't until 1909 for his sculpting and 1910 for his painting that he became "completely individual". During his education in Brussels Wouters met Hélène Duerinckx, who would become his wife and muse. Hélène, four years younger than Wouters, was born in 1886. She was 16 when they first met and three years later, on 15 April 1905, they got married. Career
<mask> <mask>' The Nymph (an unfinished sculpture created during 1904 and 1905) is considered to be his "breakthrough" piece as it represented his desire to escape the restrictions of the Academy as well as the limits his own talent, although it was never finished nor sold. Following the completion of his studies, <mask> and his wife moved into a house in Watermael.However, Wouters was unable to support himself financially and so moved back in with his father in Mechelen. Again helping his father, Wouters failed to produce anything he deemed as satisfactory. He and his wife only intended to stay with his father for a short period, so he briefly worked for a porcelain manufacturer to make enough money to move to the countryside (in Boitsfort) in order to accommodate Hélène's recently contracted tuberculosis. They did this (in 1907) for clean air upon the advice of a doctor they had seen in the east side of Brussels however it also allowed Wouters an opportunity to paint freely. Initially Wouters primarily made sketches and developed his etching in the evenings. Sculpting began to occupy a larger portion of his focus over the next year and, in 1908, he modelled 12 bronze statues. Here Wouters experimented with light, unmixed colours, painting the cardboard evenly with a palette knife.He achieved three-dimensionality through colour contrasts- shadowing with darker reds, blues or greens- but rarely using drawn contours. Preferring to paint still lifes and interiors, <mask> created a "vibrant atmosphere" through the use of contrast and large strokes. This can be seen in works like 'Portrait of a woman in grey' (1905) and ‘Portrait of a young boy’ (1905). Completely free of academic rigidity, <mask> was awarded second place in the Godecharle competition for his work ‘Rêverie’ (1907) in 1907. This gave him access to a state allowance of 500 francs, allowing him to pay rent for the next two years. Despite this payment, <mask> and Hélène saved food in order to afford expensive paint. Over the next 4 years, <mask> further developed his style, using "highly sought-after plays of light and space", attracting the attention of Georges Giroux, who offered a contract with "Galerie Georges Giroux" in 1912.This contract granted Wouters the financial assistance required for him to work with his choice of materials, allowing him to produce works far more frequently. In 1912, he painted 60 canvasses, providing the money to travel to Paris and discover the Impressionists. <mask> <mask> was the first Belgian artist to commit to a gallery contract of this kind. Whilst demonstrating the confidence the gallerist had in his art, it also meant that his profits were being split 50/50. Upon visiting Paris, Wouters saw the works of Cézanne, Monet, Renoir and Matisse, with whom he became increasingly appreciative of. According to Hoffman (1956), it was during this trip that he began to prioritise the "colour and light" of painting over his previous love of sculpting. He adopted a clearer and brighter palette and began to use light cloth in order to better preserve the colour tone.Additionally, Wouters started to dilute the oil paint with turpentine. He would then apply this thinly and sparsely across the canvas. Further experimentation with watercolours and the use of blank canvas began to create an effect which Julie Beckers (2017) describes as a "seemingly unfinished piece" which is used to "invite the observer to finish the strokes on his behalf". This can be seen in works such as ‘By the window, Boitsfort’ (1913). Although many enjoyed this "unfinished" aesthetic, fellow artists in particular were appreciative of his style. Over the next few years (1912–1913), <mask> produced the best works of his short career. During this period he painted and drew almost constantly, making 50 canvasses in 1912.The crazy violence, Domestic worries and De strijkster are among the most famous of his art, all produced during this period. In 1913, he won the Picard prize. Although his wife occupied the focus of the majority of his works (around 75% of his oeuvre), Wouters occasionally painted other people and places of particular interest to him. His other muses included natural scapes from his local area (such as trees in the garden or a vase of flowers on the table) or close friends (such as his friend and fellow sculptor, Ernest Wijnants). All of which were painted with the same colourful and bright style. Additionally, Wouters produced a number of self portraits over his painting years. Initially, these were painted in his usual method, however, as his health worsened he began to adopt a bleaker palette, reflecting his situation.Final years
Having returned to Belgium, <mask> borrowed 10,000 francs in order to buy a block of land upon which he built a house based on his own architectural designs. He and Nel moved into the new home in the spring of 1914. The First World War enveloped Belgium in 1914 and <mask> was mobilised to the front for over 6 weeks near the city of Liège. After the final fortress there fell, he fled from the Germans with his unit. He then arrived in Antwerp and was deployed in Fort Haasdonk. <mask> also got his first individual exhibition (in Giroux hall) during this year however the symptoms of his disease were beginning to manifest. He was captured and was taken to prisoner-of-war camps in Amersfoort and Zeist, but was provided with materials to paint and draw with.During this time, however, Wouters began to develop eye cancer and his health worsened. In 1915, he was released from the camp on health-related grounds and was reunited with his wife, Nel. In these years he lived with Hélène in an apartment in Amsterdam. The sombre tone of his paintings reflects his worsening health, seen in works such as Self-portrait with black eye patch (1916) and Rik with black eye dressing'' (1916). <mask> lost his eye to cancer 3 months before his death on 11 July 1916. Hélène remained in Amsterdam until 1919. She then moved backed to Belgium and remarried with a doctor.Hélène died in 1971 at 85 years of age. Paintings
<mask> has created the following paintings:

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1882 births
1916 deaths
Artists from Mechelen
Fauvism
20th-century Belgian painters
20th-century Belgian sculptors
Belgian Army personnel of World War I
Académie Royale des Beaux-Arts alumni
Belgian prisoners of war
World War I prisoners of war held by Germany

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