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Baron Johan August Gripenstedt

Posted on February 10, 2013 by Sean

Gripenstedt, Johan August, Friherre. Article #38. Vol 5, pg 505. Baron (Friherre) Johan August Gripenstedt (1813-1874) was a Swedish politician who served as Minister of Finance for ten years (1856-1866) and Member of Parliament for six years (1867-1873). Gripenstedt was a … Continue reading →

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Felix Mottl

Posted on January 24, 2013 by Sean

Mottl, Felix. Article #27. Vol 8, pg 369. Felix Mottl (1856-1911) was a Austrian conductor, best known for conducting the operas of Richard Wagner.  He was the conductor at the Karlsruhe Opera from 1882 to 1903.  While there, he was known … Continue reading →

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Michael VIII Palaeologus (Byzantine Empire)

Posted on January 22, 2013 by Sean

Michael VIII Palaeologus (Byzantine Empire). Article #26. Vol 8, pg 93. In the grand map of history, Michael VIII Palaeologus, Byzantine Emperor from 1261-1282 is a bit of a blip. From 324-1453 AD there were 93 Byzantine emperors, so we can be forgiven … Continue reading →

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Johan Henrik Kellgren

Posted on January 20, 2013 by Sean

Kellgren, Johan Henrik. Article #24. Vol 6, pg 789. Johan Henrik Kellgren (1751-1795) was a young Swedish poet with great hair, who got off to a great start when, at the age of 22, he wrote a series of erotic poems. … Continue reading →

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Jean de Muris

Posted on January 9, 2013 by Sean

Muris, Jean de. Article #17. Vol 8, pg 431. Jean de Muris (1290-1351) was a French philosopher who was a champion for the new musical style of the 14th century.  He must have really been digging the new scene, because at … Continue reading →

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Saint Anselm of Canterbury

Posted on January 9, 2013 by Sean

Anselm of Canterbury, Saint. Article #16. Vol 1, pg 434. Anselm of Canterbury (1033-1109) was born in Italy, but found his way to France, where he eventually became the abbot of the monastery of Bec.  He later became Archbishop of Canterbury, … Continue reading →

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Aleksandr Mikhaylovich, Prince Gorchakov

Posted on January 8, 2013 by Sean

Gorchakov, Aleksandr Mikhaylovich, Prince. Article #13. Vol 5, pg 368. It happened like this.  It’s 1856 and the Russians have just gotten their butts kicked in the Crimean War.  Arguably, given the casualty lists, everybody got their butts kicked.  (More dead on … Continue reading →

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Henri-Jules de Bourbon, 5e prince de Condé

Posted on January 7, 2013 by Sean

Condé, Henri-Jules de Bourbon, 5e prince de. Article #12. Vol 3, pg 520. It’s guys like this that explain the French revolution.  Henri-Jules lived from 1643-1709 and was the 5th Prince of Condé, a royal title held by members of the House … Continue reading →

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Charles-François Brisseau de Mirbel

Posted on January 6, 2013 by Sean

Mirbel, Charles-François Brisseau de. Article #9. Vol 8, pg 181. Charles-François Brisseau de Mirbel is one of those guys that’s a pioneer in his own field (Botany, in this case), well-known by people today working in the field, but virtually unknown … Continue reading →

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Sir John William Alcock

Posted on January 5, 2013 by Sean

Alcock, Sir John William.  Article #7. Vol 1, pg 228. Growing up, I’d occasionally catch a movie on TV called Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines (1965).  It tells the story of a race across the English Channel in very … Continue reading →

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