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Albert Gorton Greene

Albert Gorton Greene (born 1802, died 1867) - American lawyer and poet. He was born on February 10, 1802 in Providence, Rhode Island. He studied at Brown University. He obtained his diploma in 1820. Then he applied for John Whipple. In 1823 he was granted the right to practice as a lawyer. In 1832 he became a clerk in the Providence municipal council. In 1857 he became a judge and he held this office until his death. He died in Cleveland on January 3, 1867. He is known primarily as the author of the poem Old Grimes. Bibliography wiki

Reiner Kunze Prize

Literary Award Reiner Kunze (German Reiner-Kunze-Preis) - a literary prize awarded from 2007 every two years along with a financial gratification, by the city authorities of Oelsnitz and Erzgebirgssparkasse. The award is granted for literary achievements in the field of "Poetry as resistance". The prize is dedicated to artistic achievements at the highest language level. It promotes literary efforts to show poetry as an opportunistic movement. Not only directly on the political issue, but also on the issue of language freedom as a broadly understood worldview in the immediate sense of the word, which is actually an inseparable element of Reiner Kunze's works. The award ceremony is always held in May in Oelsnitz / Ore Mountains. Its monetary value is 4000 euros. Winners Bibliography wiki

Gustav von Oesterreich

Gustav von Oesterreicher, Gustav Ritter von Oesterreicher (born on December 9, 1834 in Rzeszów, died on May 29, 1911 in Vienna) - Austrian consular officer of Jewish descent. Son of Johann Franz and Aloisi Magdalene. Ennobled in 1879 he received the title of knight (ritter). He joined the Austrian foreign service, including functions - consul / consul general in Istanbul (1873-1882), consul in Gdańsk (1882-1883), consul general in Paris, in which he was also the founder of the Austrian-Hungarian Chamber of Commerce (Österreichische-ungarische Handelskammer). Bibliography wiki
Manawydan fab Llŷr - son of Llyr, Welsh god of the sea, equivalent of the Irian Manannana. Its relationship with the sea is not clear. He is known to have been the Brother of Blessed Branwen and Branwen. He married Riannon after the death of her first husband, Pwyll. In one of the legends it has much to do with the world of mortals. One day his castle was covered in a wonderful mist with his family: Riannon, son of Pryderi and his wife Cigfa. When the fog fell, the country around them and the castle completely disappeared. They went to England, where Manawydan and Pryderi had hired to work on the skin. They did their work with such craftsmanship that local craftsmen forced them to leave the area. Upon their return to Wales, Pryderi and Riannon miraculously disappeared, leaving Cigfa and Manavydan alone, who, in order to keep them alive, tried to sow wheat. But it was impossible by the plague of the mouse that hit his fields. He caught one of the rodents and would have killed him, ...

Carsten Hansen

Carsten Mogens Hansen (born January 10, 1957 in Odense) is a Danish politician and worker, a parliamentarian. Curriculum vitae The son of a worker and a housewife. After completing nine school classes, he trained in the field of sanitary engineering and later worked as a worker. He became involved in political activities within the Socialdemocrat. He has also been the vice president of the AOF Danmark educational organization. In the years 1998-2015 he held the mandate of the deputy to the Folketinget, and from 2006 to 2011 he headed the parliamentary fraction of the Social Democrats. October 3, 2011 Helle Thorning-Schmidt has been appointed Minister for Towns, Housing and Rural Affairs. He also held this position on 3 February 2014, the second cabinet of the then Prime Minister, responding also to the Nordic cooperation. The minister's office held until June 28, 2015. wiki

Stream from behind the Rocks

View from Głodówka to the Valley of the Potok from behind the Rock A separate article: Tatra Streams. wiki

Lutz Haberlandt

Lutz Haberlandt (born 29 April 1938 in Berlin, died 27 May 1962) is a Berlin mortal victim killed by German border troops during an attempt to flee to West Berlin. Curriculum vitae Lutz Haberlandt grew up with two siblings in the East Berlin Prenzlauer Berg district. He graduated from the school as a bricklayer. At the age of 24 he still lived with his parents at Danziger Straße. The family maintained contacts with relatives living in West Berlin. Lutz Haberlandt was considered "politically unoccupied" by the GDR security authorities. Escape and death On a warm Sunday, May 27, 1962, Haberlandt went to the south to attend a restaurant where he was drinking beer with his friends. During the conversation he was not interested in any intention to escape. Already in the afternoon, he went to the vicinity of the hospital in Charité near the city center. Two Transportpolizei officers noticed him at around 4:00 pm, when he climbed to the roof of one of the business buildings, w...