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Ossian (/ˈɒʃən, ˈɒsiən/; Irish Gaelic/Scottish Gaelic: Oisean) is the narrator and purported author of a cycle of epic poems published by the Scottish...

Charles E Brasher was a Canadian inventor, and maker of stringed instruments. His inventions include a novel cone for the resonator guitar, which he patented...

Miguel Alemán Valdés (Spanish pronunciation: [miˈɣel aleˈman] ; 29 September 1900 – 14 May 1983) was a Mexican politician who served a full term as the...

The Hackinger family, or von Hacking, is an old Austrian noble family (ritter or knight). The earliest documented use of the name was by Marcwardus de...

The Bennet family is a fictional family created by the English novelist Jane Austen in her 1813 novel Pride and Prejudice. The family consists of Mr and...

Herland is a utopian novel from 1915, written by American feminist Charlotte Perkins Gilman. The book describes an isolated society composed entirely of...

Josie Gallagher (1923 – September 1998) was an Irish sportsperson. He played hurling with his local club Gort and with the Galway senior inter-county team...

Alexandre Henri Mouhot (15 May 1826 — 10 November 1861) was a French naturalist and explorer of the mid-19th century. He was born in Montbéliard, Doubs...

Seán Herbert (born 1923) is an Irish retired sportsperson. He played hurling with his local club Ahane and with the Limerick senior inter-county team from...

The Dutch Championships in Artistic Gymnastics is an annual competition inviting Dutch gymnasts as well as others worldwide. It also serves as the National...

Gabriel Sharma is an Anglican Bishop in Fiji. On 1 May 2005, he became the first Indo-Fijian to be consecrated as an Anglican Bishop, the first ethnic...

Fashion and clothing for Filipino-Americans has been a symbol of political action since their arrival to the U.S. in the early 20th century. Dealing with...

Louis Joachim Munoz, MFR (9 October 1933 – 19 March 2013) was a Spanish priest. He lived in Nigeria for 47 years where, alongside his duties as an Opus...

This list of Russian women bandy champions shows the Russian national bandy champions for women's teams. There was a Russian championship in the Russian...

Hans Vollenweider (11 February 1908 – 18 October 1940) was a Swiss criminal. He was the last person to be sentenced to death and executed by a civilian...

James Pease Blair (April 14, 1931 – April 25, 2021) was an American photographer. His work has been published in National Geographic magazine and elsewhere...

Djama Rabile Goad or Jama Rabile Ghod (Somali: Jaamac Rabiile Good, Arabic: جمة ربيل جود); born 1942), also known as Djama Rabile Got was a Somali statesman...

David A. Miller was the 32nd mayor of Lubbock, Texas from 2006-2008. A member of the Republican Party, Miller is considered one of Lubbock's most conservative...

Neue Volksmusik (sometimes also called Volxmusik or Tradimix; English for "New folk music") describes the crossover mix of traditional German folk music...

Contemporary-Traditional Art refers to an art produced at the present period of time that reflects the current culture by utilizing classical techniques...