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Fenuapeho
Fenuapeho (1773–1831) was the chief of the island of Taha'a. He was the regent of Teri'inohorai, the grandson of Chief Tapoa I. He was lost at sea in 1831. Biography He was about fifty years old and the father of a family with ten children when missionaries Tyerman and Bennet met him around 1823. Around 1809, according to the testimony of chiefs Ma'i III and Tefa'aora III collected in 1845, Tapoa I held power over Raiatea and Taha'a, having displaced King Tamatoa III. He had also conquered the island of Bora Bora, compelling chiefs Ma'i and Tefa'aora to propose that he become king of Bora Bora to promote peace. These accounts align with the writings of John Davies (missionary), who reported that Tapoa I's daughter, Maevarua, had been recognized as the chief of Bora Bora and Tahaa. She died on July 14, 1809, in Raiatea from an illness. Fenuapeho was a member of Tapoa I's family and had been appointed to ensure the regency of his grandson before he left for Tahiti to sup ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tamatoa IV
Tamatoa IV (1797–1857), also known as Moe'ore Teri'itinorua Teari'inohora'i, was the King of Raiatea, Ra’iātea and Taha'a from 1831 until his death in 1857. He played a significant role in the sociopolitical history of the Leeward Islands during a period marked by conflicts and political transformations. Born around 1797, Tamatoa IV grew up on the island of Huahine alongside influential figures such as his sister Teri'itaria II, his maternal uncles Mahine Teheiura, Mahine and Tenania, his maternal grandmother Teha'apapa I, and the chief Hautia. Upon succeeding his father Tamatoa III in June 1831, he defended Ra’iātea and Taha'a against an attempt by Tapoa II to annex Taha'a under the governance of Bora Bora. Despite early challenges, including a turbulent period marked by widespread alcohol abuse, peace was established by mid-1832 among the chiefs of the Leeward Islands, facilitated by Queen Pomare IV. In 1836, new legal codes were promulgated. Moe'ore was officially crowne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tapoa I
Tapoa I (c. 1772–1812) was the king of the Tahitian island of Bora Bora from 1778 to 1812. He had a daughter named Maevarua, recognized as supreme chief or "Arii rahi" of Tahaa and Bora Bora. She died on July 14, 1809 in Raiatea. He was the grandfather of Tapoa II whose mother was Maevarua. Other sources say that he was the father of Tapoa II. After the death of his daughter, the regency of his little son was entrusted to the chief Fenuapeho Fenuapeho (1773–1831) was the chief of the island of Taha'a. He was the regent of Teri'inohorai, the grandson of Chief Tapoa I. He was lost at sea in 1831. Biography He was about fifty years old and the father of a family with ten children ... of Tahaa. With the help of the other chiefs of the Leeward Islands, he provided military support to Pomare II to restore him to his lands at Tahiti in 1810. He died at the end of September 1812 in Tahiti. Ancestry References Citations Sources * * * * * * 1770s births ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tapoa II
Tapoa II (c. 1806–1860) was the king of the Tahitian island of Bora Bora from 1831 to 1860. He was also a Royal consort of Tahiti as husband of Pōmare IV, Queen regnant of Tahiti. Tapoa II was born in 1806. He was the son of Tapoa I, King of Tahaʻa and Bora Bora, by his wife, Ai-mata. He married Pōmare IV Pōmare IV (28 February 1813 – 17 September 1877), more properly ʻAimata Pōmare IV Vahine-o-Punuateraʻitua (otherwise known as ʻAimata – "eye-eater", after an old custom of the ruler to eat the eye of the defeated foe), was the Queen of ... in December 1822. This marriage was childless and ended in divorce in 1834. Later, he married Tapoa Vahine. Ancestry References * * * * * * ** * * People from the Kingdom of Bora Bora 1800s births 1860 deaths 19th-century monarchs in Oceania French Polynesian royalty Converts to Protestantism from pagan religions {{FrenchPolynesia-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Society Islands
The Society Islands ( , officially ; ) are an archipelago in the South Pacific Ocean that includes the major islands of Tahiti, Mo'orea, Moorea, Raiatea, Bora Bora and Huahine. Politically, they are part of French Polynesia, an overseas country of France, overseas country of the France, French Republic. Geographically, they form part of Polynesia. Name The term ''Society Islands'' was first used by Captain James Cook when he visited the Leeward Islands (Society Islands), Leeward Islands, a subgroup of six of the modern-day Society Islands, during his First voyage of James Cook, expedition to the south Pacific Ocean in 1769. It has been asserted that the name honors the Royal Society, the sponsor of his voyage, but this is disputed. Cook wrote in his journal: History Settlement The first Polynesians are understood to have arrived on these islands around 1000AD. Oral history origin The islanders explain their origins in terms of an oral tradition, orally transmitted sto ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1831 Deaths
Events January–March * January 1 – William Lloyd Garrison begins publishing '' The Liberator'', an anti-slavery newspaper, in Boston, Massachusetts. * January 10 – Japanese department store, Takashimaya in Kyoto established. * February–March – Revolts in Modena, Parma and the Papal States are put down by Austrian troops. * February 2 – Pope Gregory XVI succeeds Pope Pius VIII, as the 254th pope. * February 5 – Dutch naval lieutenant Jan van Speyk blows up his own gunboat in Antwerp rather than strike his colours on the demand of supporters of the Belgian Revolution. * February 7 – The Belgian Constitution of 1831 is approved by the National Congress. *February 8 – French-born botanical explorer Aimé Bonpland leaves Paraguay for Argentina. * February 14 – Battle of Debre Abbay: Ras Marye of Yejju marches into Tigray, and defeats and kills the warlord Sabagadis. * February 25 – Battle of Olszynka ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1773 Births
Events January–March * January 1 – The hymn that becomes known as '' Amazing Grace'', at this time titled "1 Chronicles 17:16–17", is first used to accompany a sermon led by curate John Newton in the town of Olney, Buckinghamshire, England. * January 12 – The first museum in the American colonies is established in Charleston, South Carolina; in 1915, it is formally incorporated as the Charleston Museum. * January 17 – Second voyage of James Cook: Captain Cook in HMS Resolution (1771) becomes the first European explorer to cross the Antarctic Circle. * January 18 – The first opera performance in the Swedish language, ''Thetis and Phelée'', performed by Carl Stenborg and Elisabeth Olin in Bollhuset in Stockholm, Sweden, marks the establishment of the Royal Swedish Opera. * February 8 – The Grand Council of Poland meets in Warsaw, summoned by a circular letter from King Stanisław August Poniatowski to respond to the Kingdom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crocker & Brewster
Crocker & Brewster (1818–1876) was a leading publishing house in Boston, Massachusetts, during its 58-year existence. The business was located at today's 173–175 Washington Street for nearly half a century; in 1864 it moved to the adjoining building, where it remained until the firm's dissolution. History Foundation and early years The firm was founded by Uriel Crocker and Osmyn Brewster, with the participation of their earlier employer, Samuel Turell Armstrong, later mayor of Boston and acting governor of the Commonwealth. In 1815, Crocker was made foreman of Armstrong's printing office, and in 1818 was, with his fellow-apprentice, Brewster, taken into partnership with Armstrong. The trio agreed that the bookstore would be named for Mr. Armstrong and the printing office for Crocker & Brewster. In 1821 a branch of the business was established in New York City. Five years later, it was sold to Daniel Appleton and Jonathan Leavitt, becoming the foundation of the firm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
University Press Of Hawaii
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] |
Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum
The Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, designated the Hawaii State Museum of Natural and Cultural History, is a museum of history and science in the historic Kalihi district of Honolulu, Hawaii, Honolulu on the Hawaiian island of Oʻahu. Founded in 1889, it is the largest museum in Hawaiʻi and has the world's largest collection of Polynesian Triangle, Polynesian cultural artifacts and natural history specimens. Besides the comprehensive exhibits of Hawaiiana, Hawaiian cultural material, the museum's total holding of natural history specimens exceeds 24 million, of which the entomological collection alone represents more than 13.5 million specimens (making it the third-largest insect collection in the United States). The ''Index Herbariorum'' code assigned to Herbarium Pacificum of this museum is BISH and this abbreviation is used when citing housed herbarium specimens. The museum complex is home to the Richard T. Mamiya Science Adventure Center. History Establishment Charles Reed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Institut De Recherche Pour Le Développement
The French National Research Institute for Sustainable Development, or ''Institut de Recherche pour le Développement'' (IRD), is a French science and technology establishment under the joint supervision of the French Ministries of Ministry of Higher Education and Research, Higher Education and Research and Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Development (France), Foreign Affairs. It operates internationally from its headquarters in Marseille, and two metropolitan centres of Montpellier and Bondy. It was created as the ''Office de la recherche scientifique et technique outre-mer'' or ORSTOM (Overseas Scientific and Technical Research Office) in 1943. Missions The IRD institute has three main missions: research on developing countries and French overseas territories development, overseas consultancy and training. It conducts North-South research partnerships, scientific programs contributing to the sustainable development of the countries of the South, with an empha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Sydney Herald
''The Sydney Morning Herald'' (''SMH'') is a daily tabloid newspaper published in Sydney, Australia, and owned by Nine Entertainment. Founded in 1831 as the ''Sydney Herald'', the ''Herald'' is the oldest continuously published newspaper in Australia and claims to be the most widely read masthead in the country. It is considered a newspaper of record for Australia. The newspaper is published in compact print form from Monday to Saturday as ''The Sydney Morning Herald'' and on Sunday as its sister newspaper, ''The Sun-Herald'' and digitally as an online site and app, seven days a week. The print edition of ''The Sydney Morning Herald'' is available for purchase from many retail outlets throughout the Sydney metropolitan area, most parts of regional New South Wales, the Australian Capital Territory and South East Queensland. Overview ''The Sydney Morning Herald'' publishes a variety of supplements, including the magazines ''Good Weekend'' (included in the Saturday edition o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
