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Augusta (name)
Augusta can be a given name or surname. It could be derived from Augusta, a title used for the Empresses of the Roman and Byzantine Empires or simply as a feminine variant of August. Given name Royalty * Augusta of Denmark (1580–1639), Duchess of Holstein-Gottorp * Princess Augusta of Saxe-Gotha (1719–1772), later Princess of Wales * Princess Augusta of Great Britain (1737–1813), later Duchess of Brunswick * Duchess Augusta of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel (1764–1788) * Princess Augusta Sophia of the United Kingdom (1768–1840) * Princess Augusta of Prussia (1780–1841), German salonist and Electress consort of Hesse * Princess Augusta of Bavaria (1788–1851) * Princess Augusta of Hesse-Kassel (1797–1889), later Duchess of Cambridge * Augusta of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach (1811–1890), German empress * Princess Augusta of Cambridge (1822–1916), Grand Duchess of Mecklenburg-Strelitz * Augusta Victoria of Schleswig-Holstein (1858–1921), German empress Other * Augusta Anderson ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Augusta (honorific)
Augusta may refer to: Places Australia * Augusta, Western Australia Brasil * Rua Augusta (São Paulo) Canada * Augusta, Ontario * North Augusta, Ontario * Augusta Street (Hamilton, Ontario) France * Augusta Suessionum ("Augusta of the Suessii"), Soissons * Augusta Viromanduorum ("Augusta of the Viromandui"), Saint-Quentin Germany * Augusta Treverorum ("Augusta of the Treveri") or Trier * Augusta Vindelicorum ("Augusta of the Vindelici") or Augsburg Italy * Augusta, Sicily * Augusta Praetoria Salassorum ("Praetorian Augusta of the Salassi") or Aosta * Augusta Taurinorum ("Augusta of the Taurini") or Turin * Perugia or ''Augusta Perusia'' Spain * Emerita Augusta, Mérida, Spain * Caesar Augusta, Zaragoza, Spain United States * Augusta, Arkansas * Augusta Charter Township, Michigan * Augusta County, Virginia * Augusta, Georgia ** Augusta National Golf Club ("Augusta"), home of the Masters Tournament * Augusta, Illinois * Augusta, Indiana * Augusta, Indianapolis, Indi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Augusta Jane Evans
Augusta Jane Evans Wilson (May 8, 1835 – May 9, 1909), was an American author of Southern literature and a patriot of the South. She was the first woman to earn through her writing. Wilson was a native of Columbus, Georgia, and her first book, ''Inez, a Tale of the Alamo'', was written when she was still young. It was published by Harpers, but met with indifferent success. Her second book, ''Beulah'', was issued in 1859 and became at once popular, still selling well when the American Civil War broke out. Cut off from the world of publishers, and intensely concerned for the cause of secession, she wrote nothing more until several years later when she published her third story, Macaria', dedicated to the soldiers of the Southern Army. This book was burned by some protesters. After the war closed, Wilson travelled to New York with the copy of '' St. Elmo'', which was speedily published and met with great success. Her later works, ''Vashti''; ''Infelice''; and ''At the Mercy of Tib ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Augusta Of Treviso
Saint Augusta of Treviso, also known as ''Augusta of Ceneda'', ''Augusta of Tarvisium'', or ''Augusta of Serravalle'', is venerated as a virgin martyr. Background Her ''Acts'' were written in the 16th century by Minuccio Minucci di Serravalle, who was secretary to Pope Clement VIII and Protonotary apostolic. According to her legendary ''Acts'', Augusta was the daughter of Matrucus, pagan chief of the Alemanni. Matrucus had conquered the Friulians, who had been Christianized, and ruled over them. Augusta converted to Christianity secretly. Her father had sent spies to watch over her, and one day, when he discovered her praying, he imprisoned her, and then knocked out all of her teeth.Sabine Baring-Gould, ''The lives of the saints'', Volume 3 (J. Hodges, 1872), 483. Her enraged father then tortured and decapitated her with his sword at Serravalle, a district of the present-day Vittorio Veneto, around 100 AD. Some sources state that her death took place in the 5th century. Ven ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Augusta Read Thomas
Augusta Read Thomas (born April 24, 1964) is an American composer and professor. Biography Thomas studied composition with Oliver Knussen at Tanglewood; Jacob Druckman at Yale University; Alan Stout and Bill Karlins at Northwestern University; and at the Royal Academy of Music in London (1989). She was a Bunting Fellow at Radcliffe College in 1990–91 and a Junior Fellow in the Society of Fellows at Harvard University from 1991 to 1994. Thomas was the longest-serving Mead Composer-in-Residence with the Chicago Symphony, for Daniel Barenboim and Pierre Boulez, from 1997 to 2006. This residency culminated in the premiere of ''Astral Canticle'' for solo flute, solo violin and orchestra, one of two finalists for the 2007 Pulitzer Prize in Music. During her residency, Thomas premiered nine commissioned orchestral works and helped establish the MusicNOW series. Thomas has won an Ernst von Siemens Composers' Prize, among many other awards. She is a member of the American Academy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Augusta Tabor
Augusta Pierce Tabor (March 29, 1833 – January 30, 1895) was the wife of a merchant and miner, Horace Tabor, the first white woman to live in the Idaho Springs mining camp, and a Denver philanthropist. She was inducted into the Colorado Women's Hall of Fame in 1991 for her contributions to social service and philanthropy. Early life Augusta Pierce was born in Augusta, Maine on March 29, 1833. Her father, William B. Pierce, owned a quarry and was a contractor. Tabor, one of ten children and the third of seven girls, suffered poor health during her childhood. She had a lovely figure, thick dark hair and was determined and charming. Tabor was a debutante, grew up in a pampered lifestyle, and believed in women's rights. She was the cousin of Franklin Pierce, president of the United States. Marriage William B. Pierce hired Horace Tabor to supervisor stone-cutters who worked on the construction of a mental institution (called an insane asylum at the time) in Augusta, Maine. Augusta Pi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Augusta Stowe-Gullen
Ann Augusta Stowe-Gullen (July 27, 1857 – September 25, 1943), was a Canadian medical doctor, lecturer and suffragist. She was born in Mount Pleasant, Ontario as the daughter of Emily Howard Stowe and John Fiuscia Michael Heward Stowe. A plaque regarding her work can be found in Brant County, Ontario. Medical career She is best known for being the first woman to graduate from a Canadian medical school (Faculty of Medicine at Victoria College, Cobourg) in 1883. This made Emily and Augusta the first mother-daughter medical team in Canada. Her appeal to Dr. Barrett and other medical people led to the establishment of the Ontario Medical College for Women. She also had a notable career teaching medical topics at the Ontario Medical College for Women. She was a member of the Ontario College of Physicians and Surgeons, a founder of the National Council of Women and a member of the Senate of the University of Toronto among important roles she carried out during her lifetime. In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Augusta Emma Stetson
Augusta Emma Stetson (''née'' Simmons) (October 12, 1842 – October 12, 1928) was an American religious leader. Known for her impressive oratory skills and magnetic personality, she attracted a large following in New York City. However, her increasingly radical theories, conflicts with other church members including a well-known rivalry with Laura Lathrop, and attempts to supplant Mary Baker Eddy as the leader of The First Church of Christ, Scientist, led to her eventually being excommunicated from the church on charges of insubordination and of false teaching. Afterwards she began preaching and publishing various works on her theories which she named the "Church Triumphant," and started a controversial radio station to advance her cause. Early life and career Augusta Simmons was born in Waldoboro, Maine to Peabody and Salmoe Simmons, and attended the Lincoln Academy. She married Frederick J. Stetson and lived in England, India, and British Burma with her husband, before re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Augusta Solberg
Augusta Charlotte Solberg (1856–1922) was an early Norwegian professional photographer who managed a studio in Bergen from 1885. Biography Born in Bergen on 1 August 1856, Solberg was the daughter of the ferryman and police constable Anders Solberg (1819–1883) and midwife Anna Samuelsdatter Lund (1821–1882). After working for a time with L.C.S. Gram, she took over his Bergen studio. She was assisted by her sisters Valborg and Ragna Solberg who were also photographers. She also worked in Hardanger in the 1890s and Odda in 1911. Her Bergen studio was destroyed by the fire of 1916. Solberg was one of several women who established early photographic studios in Norway. Others include Marie Høeg in Horten, Louise Abel in Christiania, Louise Wold in Holmestrand, and both Agnes Nyblin and Hulda Marie Bentzen Hulda Marie Bentzen (1858–1930) was an early professional female Norwegian photographer who established studios in Bergen and Voss. Life Sjur Helgeland - violinist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Augusta Schultz
Augusta Louise Schultz Hobart (July 28, 1871 – September 30, 1925) was an American female tennis player who was active in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Biography Schultz was born in New Jersey and grew up in New York City, the daughter of German emigrants Carl Herman Schultz of Posen and his wife Louise Eissfeldt of Hamburg. Career Schultz reached the All-Comers final of the 1893 women's singles U.S. National Championships at the Philadelphia Cricket Club, Chestnut Hill in which she lost to compatriot Aline Terry in two sets. This match decided the title as the reigning champion from Ireland Mabel Cahill did not defend her title in the Challenge Round. Later that same day she also lost the final of the women's doubles with her partner M Stone against Terry and Harriet Butler. Schultz married tennis player Clarence Hobart in 1895. The couple won the U.S. National Championships mixed doubles title in 1905. Death Schultz Hobart died of intestinal cancer Colore ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Augusta Schrumpf
Augusta Schrumpf, née Smith (19 November 1813 – 7 January 1900) was a Norwegian dramatic actress and operatic soprano. She was the prima donna of the national stage of Norway in the first half of the 19th century. She belonged to the pioneer troupe of artists at the Norwegian national stage, and could be regarded as the first opera singer in Norway. Life Augusta Smith was born in Copenhagen, Denmark as the daughter of ''Konsumtionskasserer'' - a lower official - Halvor Smith (1770-1835) and Ellen Marie Lundgren (d. April 1859). Her father was Norwegian, and her mother was Swedish. She married the violinist August Schrumpf in 1832. Career Augusta Schrumpf was engaged at the Strömberg Theatre (later known as the Christiania Theatre) in Oslo from 1829 to 1860. Founded by Johan Peter Strömberg only two years previously, the theatre was Norway's first and (at that time only) permanent theatre and the national stage in the 19th century. Until the employment of Laura Gun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Augusta Montaruli
Augusta Anita Laura Montaruli (born 14 September 1983 in Turin) is a lawyer and an Italian politician. See also * List of members of the Italian Chamber of Deputies, 2018– A ''list'' is any set of items in a row. List or lists may also refer to: People * List (surname) Organizations * List College, an undergraduate division of the Jewish Theological Seminary of America * SC Germania List, German rugby union ... References Living people 1983 births Deputies of Legislature XVIII of Italy University of Turin alumni Brothers of Italy politicians 21st-century Italian politicians 21st-century Italian women politicians Women members of the Chamber of Deputies (Italy) {{Italy-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Augusta Lundin
Augusta Lundin (13 June 1840 in Kristianstad – 20 February 1919) was a Swedish fashion designer. She is considered to be the first international Swedish fashion designer as well as the first well known fashion designer in Sweden. Early years and education Born to tailor Anders Lundin and Christina Andersdotter in Kristianstad, she learned the profession as a child, along with her sister, Hulda Lundin. Career She later moved to Stockholm, where she was employed at the Emma Hellgren hatshop in 1863–65 and the fashion studio of C L Flory & co in 1865–67. In 1867, she started her own fashion studio, and in 1874, she made her first study trip to Paris, and started her own fashion paper. Lundin made study trips to Paris once a year. She introduced the French method of making every part of a dress separately to Sweden. In 1886, she designed a "reformed costume", a loose dress without corset or bustle, on commission of the reform dress society, which desired a more healthy dre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
