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Charles Saroléa
Charles Louis-Camille Saroléa (24 October 1870 in Tongeren – 11 March 1953 in Edinburgh) was a Belgian philology, philologist and author. Life Saroléa was born in Tongeren on 24 October 1870 the son of Dr Jean Pierre Saroléa MD. He was educated at Lycee Athenee at Hasselt. He then studied at the University of Liège. He moved to Edinburgh in 1894 as Head of French at the University of Edinburgh (as Dr Sarolea). He initially lived in a flat at 74 Bruntsfield Place. In 1903 he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh. His proposers were George Chrystal, Alexander Crum Brown, Francis Grant Ogilvie, Sir Francis Grant Ogilvie and James Gordon MacGregor. He was also a member of the Scottish Arts Club. In 1910, he moved to 21 Royal Terrace, Edinburgh, Royal Terrace on Calton Hill. He was an avid book collector, and his library grew to such proportions that he took an adjoining property on the terrace to accommodate it. Saroléa wrote on Russia and edited a library ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tongeren
Tongeren (; ; ; ) is a city and former municipality located in the Belgian province of Limburg, in the southeastern corner of the Flemish region of Belgium. Tongeren is the oldest town in Belgium, as the only Roman administrative capital within the country's borders. As a Roman city, it was inhabited by the Tungri, and known as ''Atuatuca Tungrorum'', it was the administrative centre of the ''Civitas Tungrorum'' district. Since 1 January 2025, it is part of the new municipality Tongeren-Borgloon History ''Atuatuca Tungrorum'' The Romans referred to Tongeren as ''Aduatuca Tungrorum'' or ''Atuatuca Tongrorum'', and it was the capital of the large Roman province of '' Civitas Tungrorum'', an area which covered modern Belgian Limburg, and at least parts of all the areas around it. Before the Roman conquests, this area was inhabited by the group of Belgic tribes known as the ''Germani cisrhenani''. (Despite being known as the ''Germani'', whether they spoke a Germanic languag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Calton Hill
Calton Hill (; ) is a hill in central Edinburgh, Scotland, situated beyond the east end of Princes Street and included in the city's United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, UNESCO World Heritage Site. Views of, and from, the hill are often used in photographs and paintings of the city. Calton Hill is the headquarters of the Scottish Government, which is based at St Andrew's House,Youngson, A.J. (2001): "The Companion Guide to Edinburgh and the borders", Chapter 9 (Calton Hill), Polygon Books, Edinburgh, UK, on the steep southern slope of the hill. The Scottish Parliament Building and other prominent buildings such as Holyrood Palace lie near the foot of the hill. Calton Hill is also the location of several monuments and buildings: the National Monument of Scotland, National Monument,T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
University Of Liège Alumni
A university () is an institution of tertiary education and research which awards academic degrees in several academic disciplines. ''University'' is derived from the Latin phrase , which roughly means "community of teachers and scholars". Universities typically offer both undergraduate and postgraduate programs. The first universities in Europe were established by Catholic monks. The University of Bologna (), Italy, which was founded in 1088, is the first university in the sense of: *being a high degree-awarding institute. *using the word (which was coined at its foundation). *having independence from the ecclesiastic schools and issuing secular as well as non-secular degrees (with teaching conducted by both clergy and non-clergy): grammar, rhetoric, logic, theology, canon law and notarial law.Hunt Janin: "The university in medieval life, 1179–1499", McFarland, 2008, , p. 55f.de Ridder-Symoens, Hilde''A History of the University in Europe: Volume 1, Universities in the Midd ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1953 Deaths
Events January * January 6 – The Asian Socialist Conference opens in Rangoon, Burma. * January 12 – Estonian émigrés found a Estonian government-in-exile, government-in-exile in Oslo. * January 14 ** Marshal Josip Broz Tito is chosen President of Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, Yugoslavia. ** The Central Intelligence Agency, CIA-sponsored Robertson Panel first meets to discuss the Unidentified flying object, UFO phenomenon. * January 15 ** Georg Dertinger, foreign minister of East Germany, is arrested for spying. ** British security forces in West Germany arrest 7 members of the Naumann Circle, a clandestine Neo-Nazi organization. * January 19 – 71.1% of all television sets in the United States are tuned into ''I Love Lucy'', to watch Lucy give birth to Little Ricky, which is more people than those who tune into Dwight Eisenhower's inauguration the next day. This record is never broken. * January 24 ** Mau Mau Uprising: Rebels in Kenya kill th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1870 Births
Events January * January 1 ** The first edition of ''The Northern Echo'' newspaper is published in Priestgate, Darlington, England. ** Plans for the Brooklyn Bridge are completed. * January 3 – Construction of the Brooklyn Bridge begins in New York City. * January 6 – The ''Musikverein'', Vienna, is inaugurated in Austria-Hungary. * January 10 – John D. Rockefeller incorporates Standard Oil. * January 15 – A political cartoon for the first time symbolizes the United States Democratic Party with a donkey (''A Live Jackass Kicking a Dead Lion'' by Thomas Nast for ''Harper's Weekly''). * January 23 – Marias Massacre: U.S. soldiers attack a peaceful camp of Piegan Blackfeet Indians, led by chief Heavy Runner. * January 26 – Reconstruction Era (United States): Virginia rejoins the Union. This year it adopts a Constitution of Virginia#1870, new Constitution, drawn up by John Curtiss Underwood, expanding suffrage to all male citizens over 21, in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Slavonic And East European Review
''The Slavonic and East European Review'', the journal of the UCL School of Slavonic and East European Studies (University College London), is a quarterly peer-reviewed academic journal covering Slavonic and East European Studies. It was established in 1922 by Bernard Pares, Robert Seton-Watson, and Harold Williams and published by the Modern Humanities Research Association. External links *Journalon JSTOR JSTOR ( ; short for ''Journal Storage'') is a digital library of academic journals, books, and primary sources founded in 1994. Originally containing digitized back issues of academic journals, it now encompasses books and other primary source ... Vol 10(June 1931) Vol 11(July 1932) Vol 12(July 1933) Vol 13(1934) Vol 14(1935) 15(1936) Vol 16(1937) Vol 17(1938) Vol 25(November 1946) Vol 28(November 1949) Slavic studies journals Academic journals established in 1922 Quarterly journals English-language journals {{slavic-lang-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mark Connelly
Mark Connelly was a professor and Head of the School of History, at the University of Kent in Canterbury, where he was both a military historian, and the Reuters Lecturer in Media History. Connelly specialises in the 19th Century and First World War. He is also the author of a book on the Second World War and the British home front called, ''We Can Take It!'', as well as other books and essays. He took his PhD at Queen Mary & Westfield College. In December 2007, Connelly appeared on the BBC television show ''The One Show ''The One Show'' is a British television magazine and chat show programme. Broadcast live on BBC One weekdays at 7:00 pm, it features topical stories and studio guests. It is currently co-hosted by Alex Jones, Roman Kemp, Ronan Keating ...'', commenting on the social history of Christmas in the UK. Books *''Christmas: A Social History'' (London, I.B. Tauris, September 1999) * (Editor) ''Christmas at the Movies: The Representation of Christmas in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Leadbetter Calderwood
William Leadbetter Calderwood FRSE (1865–1950) was a Scottish marine biologist. He served as Director of the Marine Biological Association Laboratory in Plymouth. He was the author of several authoritative works on marine biology. He was a specialist on the life and biology of the salmon. He was also a talented artist. Life He was born in Glasgow the son of Rev Henry Calderwood and Anne Hulton Leadbetter. His early childhood was spent in the family home at 197 St. Vincent Street in Central Glasgow. He attended Merchiston Castle School in Edinburgh. His first role was as a Demonstrator in the Zoology Department at Edinburgh University. He was Director of the Marine Biological Association Laboratory from 1889-1893. From 1898 to 1830 he was Chief Inspector of Salmon Fisheries of Scotland. He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh in 1893. His proposers were Sir William Turner, James Geikie, Alexander Crum Brown and William Rutherford. During the Second Worl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John (Ian) Bartholomew
John Bartholomew, generally known as Ian Bartholomew (12 February 1890 – 9 February 1962) was a Scottish cartographer and geographer. Life John was the son of John George Bartholomew and Janet Macdonald. He was educated at Merchiston Castle School. Bartholomew studied cartography in Leipzig, Paris and at the University of Edinburgh and took over the family business John Bartholomew and Son Ltd. on the death of his father John George Bartholomew. He inherited the task from his father of completing the ''Times Survey Atlas of the World'' (1921), which was expanded into the Times Mid-Century Edition (issued in five volumes between 1955 and 1960). He introduced new cartographic techniques, modern printing and expanded the company significantly. He was awarded the Military Cross in 1915 after serving with the Gordon Highlanders and General Staff during the 1914—18 War. He was also Mentioned in Dispatches. He served as Honorary Secretary and President of the Royal Scottish G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
World War I
World War I or the First World War (28 July 1914 – 11 November 1918), also known as the Great War, was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War I, Allies (or Entente) and the Central Powers. Fighting took place mainly in European theatre of World War I, Europe and the Middle Eastern theatre of World War I, Middle East, as well as in parts of African theatre of World War I, Africa and the Asian and Pacific theatre of World War I, Asia-Pacific, and in Europe was characterised by trench warfare; the widespread use of Artillery of World War I, artillery, machine guns, and Chemical weapons in World War I, chemical weapons (gas); and the introductions of Tanks in World War I, tanks and Aviation in World War I, aircraft. World War I was one of the List of wars by death toll, deadliest conflicts in history, resulting in an estimated World War I casualties, 10 million military dead and more than 20 million wounded, plus some 10 million civilian de ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Distributism
Distributism is an economic theory asserting that the world's productive assets should be widely owned rather than concentrated. Developed in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, distributism was based upon Catholic social teaching principles, especially those of Pope Leo XIII in his encyclical ''Rerum novarum'' (1891) and Pope Pius XI in ''Quadragesimo anno'' (1931). It has influenced Anglo Christian Democratic movements, and has been recognized as one of many influences on the social market economy. Distributism views ''laissez-faire'' capitalism and state socialism as equally flawed and exploitative, due to their extreme concentration of ownership. Instead, it favours small independent craftsmen and producers; or, if that is not possible, economic mechanisms such as cooperatives and member-owned mutual organization, mutual organisations, as well as Small and medium-sized enterprises, small to medium enterprises and vigorous competition law, anti-trust laws to restrain o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Everyman (magazine)
''Everyman'' was an English magazine from 1912 to 1916 and 1929 to 1935 edited first by Charles Sarolea and later by C. B. Purdom. History and profile ''Everyman'' was founded by publisher J. M. Dent in 1912. The original editor was Charles Sarolea. After publication temporarily stopped during World War I, the magazine was relaunched in 1929 by Hugh Dent. The first issue of the new release came out 31 January 1929 under the management and editorship of C. B. Purdom. Francis Yeats-Brown was briefly the editor in 1933; he was forced to resign after only seven weeks when his advocacy of Fascism was not supported by the magazine's directors. The magazine covered books, drama, music and travel and featured articles by renowned authors such as Ivor Brown, Arthur Machen, G. K. Chesterton, A. E. Coppard, Bertrand Russell Bertrand Arthur William Russell, 3rd Earl Russell, (18 May 1872 – 2 February 1970) was a British philosopher, logician, mathematician, and public intellec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
