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Ignaz Schwinn (1860 - 1948)

Ignaz Schwinn (April 1, 1860 – August 31, 1948) was a German-American bicycle designer, who co-founded, and eventually owned, the Schwinn Bicycle Company.

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Ignaz Schwinn (1860 - 1948)

Ignaz Schwinn (April 1, 1860 – August 31, 1948) was a German-American bicycle designer, who co-founded, and eventually owned, the Schwinn Bicycle Company.

5/26/2024
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Mamerto Escaño MP (1876 - 1970)

"Merto"

Medical education in Spain. First physician of Cebu City. Avid photographer. Entrepreneur - Visayan Electric Company (VECO), Escano Shipping Lines, Agriculture. Member, Knights of the Holy Sepulchre. ...

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Photo from the Historical Review of the Seminary College of San Carlos of Cebu 1867-1917: https://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-3146910854/view?partId=nla.obj-3147307335#page/n336/mode/1up Original file: https://ibb.co/Z61dXqd or https://imgbox.com/wEOlfCXW or https://pixhost.to/show/922/470729384_nla-obj-3146910854-337.jpg Wikimedia Commons: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mamerto_Esca%C3%B1o_y_Faelnar.jpg This work was first published in the Philippines and is now in the public domain because its copyright protection has expired by virtue of the Intellectual Property Code of the Philippines. The work meets one of the following criteria: It is an anonymous or pseudonymous work and 50 years have passed since the year of its publication It is an audiovisual or photographic work and 50 years have passed since the year of its publication It is a work of applied art and 25 years have passed since the year of its publication It is another kind of work, and 50 years have passed since the year of death of the author (or last-surviving author) Important note: Works of foreign (non-U.S.) origin must be out of copyright or freely licensed in both their home country and the United States in order to be accepted on Commons. Works of Philippine origin that have entered the public domain in the U.S. due to certain circumstances (such as publication in noncompliance with U.S. copyright formalities) may have had their U.S. copyright restored under the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (URAA) if the work was under copyright in its country of origin on the date that the URAA took effect in that country. (For the Philippines, the URAA took effect on January 1, 1996.) This work is in the public domain in the United States because it was published (or registered with the U.S. Copyright Office) before January 1, 1929.
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Mamerto Escaño MP (1876 - 1970)

"Merto"

Medical education in Spain. First physician of Cebu City. Avid photographer. Entrepreneur - Visayan Electric Company (VECO), Escano Shipping Lines, Agriculture. Member, Knights of the Holy Sepulchre. ...

5/21/2024
Photo from La Vanguardia (11 April 1934, p. 12): https://prensahistorica.mcu.es/es/catalogo_imagenes/grupo.do?path=1000380176&posicion=12&presentacion=pagina Original file: https://ibb.co/yPp6h4R or https://imgbox.com/sf6jzKrD or https://pixhost.to/show/871/469894295_bvph20160000757_19330123_0001.jpg Wikimedia Commons: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Rafael_Silva_Tumbokon.jpg This work was first published in the Philippines and is now in the public domain because its copyright protection has expired by virtue of the Intellectual Property Code of the Philippines. The work meets one of the following criteria: It is an anonymous or pseudonymous work and 50 years have passed since the year of its publication It is an audiovisual or photographic work and 50 years have passed since the year of its publication It is a work of applied art and 25 years have passed since the year of its publication It is another kind of work, and 50 years have passed since the year of death of the author (or last-surviving author) Important note: Works of foreign (non-U.S.) origin must be out of copyright or freely licensed in both their home country and the United States in order to be accepted on Commons. Works of Philippine origin that have entered the public domain in the U.S. due to certain circumstances (such as publication in noncompliance with U.S. copyright formalities) may have had their U.S. copyright restored under the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (URAA) if the work was under copyright in its country of origin on the date that the URAA took effect in that country. (For the Philippines, the URAA took effect on January 1, 1996.) This work is in the public domain in the United States because it was published in the United States between 1929 and 1977, inclusive, without a copyright notice. For further explanation, see Commons:Hirtle chart as well as a detailed definition of "publication" for public art. Note that it may still be copyrighted in jurisdictions that do not apply the rule of the shorter term for US works (depending on the date of the author's death), such as Canada (50 p.m.a.), Mainland China (50 p.m.a., not Hong Kong or Macao), Germany (70 p.m.a.), Mexico (100 p.m.a.), Switzerland (70 p.m.a.), and other countries with individual treaties.

Rafael Tumbokon MP (1894 - 1970)

Rafael Tumbokon was a Filipino physician, journalist and politician. He represented the third district of Capiz at the House of Representatives of the Philippines from January 23, 1932 (when he was dec...

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Photo from La Vanguardia (11 April 1934, p. 12): https://prensahistorica.mcu.es/es/catalogo_imagenes/grupo.do?path=1000380176&posicion=12&presentacion=pagina Original file: https://ibb.co/yPp6h4R or https://imgbox.com/sf6jzKrD or https://pixhost.to/show/871/469894295_bvph20160000757_19330123_0001.jpg Wikimedia Commons: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Rafael_Silva_Tumbokon.jpg This work was first published in the Philippines and is now in the public domain because its copyright protection has expired by virtue of the Intellectual Property Code of the Philippines. The work meets one of the following criteria: It is an anonymous or pseudonymous work and 50 years have passed since the year of its publication It is an audiovisual or photographic work and 50 years have passed since the year of its publication It is a work of applied art and 25 years have passed since the year of its publication It is another kind of work, and 50 years have passed since the year of death of the author (or last-surviving author) Important note: Works of foreign (non-U.S.) origin must be out of copyright or freely licensed in both their home country and the United States in order to be accepted on Commons. Works of Philippine origin that have entered the public domain in the U.S. due to certain circumstances (such as publication in noncompliance with U.S. copyright formalities) may have had their U.S. copyright restored under the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (URAA) if the work was under copyright in its country of origin on the date that the URAA took effect in that country. (For the Philippines, the URAA took effect on January 1, 1996.) This work is in the public domain in the United States because it was published in the United States between 1929 and 1977, inclusive, without a copyright notice. For further explanation, see Commons:Hirtle chart as well as a detailed definition of "publication" for public art. Note that it may still be copyrighted in jurisdictions that do not apply the rule of the shorter term for US works (depending on the date of the author's death), such as Canada (50 p.m.a.), Mainland China (50 p.m.a., not Hong Kong or Macao), Germany (70 p.m.a.), Mexico (100 p.m.a.), Switzerland (70 p.m.a.), and other countries with individual treaties.
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Rafael Tumbokon MP (1894 - 1970)

Rafael Tumbokon was a Filipino physician, journalist and politician. He represented the third district of Capiz at the House of Representatives of the Philippines from January 23, 1932 (when he was dec...

5/18/2024

Oscar F Soule (1890 - d.)

Soule Branch Library in Syracuse, New York was named for Oscar F. Soule, a member of a prominent Syracuse family who was very active in the business and civic community. He was a trustee of the Syracus...

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Oscar F Soule (1890 - d.)

Soule Branch Library in Syracuse, New York was named for Oscar F. Soule, a member of a prominent Syracuse family who was very active in the business and civic community. He was a trustee of the Syracus...

5/16/2024

Adelbert Barnes Stone (1844 - 1865)

Adelbert Barnes Stone Son of Amasa and Julia Gleason Stone. When he was still a student at Yale College, he drowned while bathing in the Connecticut River in Middletown, Middlesex County, ...

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Adelbert Barnes Stone (1844 - 1865)

Adelbert Barnes Stone Son of Amasa and Julia Gleason Stone. When he was still a student at Yale College, he drowned while bathing in the Connecticut River in Middletown, Middlesex County, ...

5/15/2024

Francesca Saverio Cabrini MP (1850 - 1917)

"Madre Cabrini"

Francesca Saverio Cabrini (Sant'Angelo Lodigiano, 15 luglio 1850 – Chicago, 22 dicembre 1917) è stata una religiosa, missionaria e educatrice italiana naturalizzata statunitense, fondatrice della con...

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Francesca Saverio Cabrini MP (1850 - 1917)

"Madre Cabrini"

Francesca Saverio Cabrini (Sant'Angelo Lodigiano, 15 luglio 1850 – Chicago, 22 dicembre 1917) è stata una religiosa, missionaria e educatrice italiana naturalizzata statunitense, fondatrice della con...

5/4/2024

José Ruiz de Luzuriaga MP (1843 - 1921)

José Ruiz de Luzuriaga was a Filipino judge, sugar planter, revolutionary and politician. Luzuriaga was a member of the Philippine Commission from 1901 to 1913. Wikipedia

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José Ruiz de Luzuriaga MP (1843 - 1921)

José Ruiz de Luzuriaga was a Filipino judge, sugar planter, revolutionary and politician. Luzuriaga was a member of the Philippine Commission from 1901 to 1913. Wikipedia

5/2/2024
Photo from https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=815875722340270&set=a.143171702944012 This work was first published in the Philippines and is now in the public domain because its copyright protection has expired by virtue of the Intellectual Property Code of the Philippines. The work meets one of the following criteria: It is an anonymous or pseudonymous work and 50 years have passed since the year of its publication It is an audiovisual or photographic work and 50 years have passed since the year of its publication It is a work of applied art and 25 years have passed since the year of its publication It is another kind of work, and 50 years have passed since the year of death of the author (or last-surviving author) Important note: Works of foreign (non-U.S.) origin must be out of copyright or freely licensed in both their home country and the United States in order to be accepted on Commons. Works of Philippine origin that have entered the public domain in the U.S. due to certain circumstances (such as publication in noncompliance with U.S. copyright formalities) may have had their U.S. copyright restored under the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (URAA) if the work was under copyright in its country of origin on the date that the URAA took effect in that country. (For the Philippines, the URAA took effect on January 1, 1996.)

Alfredo Bantug MP (1909 - 1996)

Alfredo Kangleon Bantug, Sr. was a Filipino politician who was the first governor of Southern Leyte. Bantug attended Maasin Institute where he later worked as a teacher. He would become Mayor of Maasin...

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Alfredo Bantug MP (1909 - 1996)

Alfredo Kangleon Bantug, Sr. was a Filipino politician who was the first governor of Southern Leyte. Bantug attended Maasin Institute where he later worked as a teacher. He would become Mayor of Maasin...

4/30/2024

Gardner Colby (1810 - 1879)

Gardner Colby Colby was a prominent businessman and Christian philanthropist. He is the namesake of Colby College in Maine. Early Life Colby was born in Bowdoinham, Maine in 1810 and spen...

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Gardner Colby (1810 - 1879)

Gardner Colby Colby was a prominent businessman and Christian philanthropist. He is the namesake of Colby College in Maine. Early Life Colby was born in Bowdoinham, Maine in 1810 and spen...

4/26/2024

Vice Admiral Carl Olof Cronstedt (1756 - 1820)

"Karl"

Carl Olof Cronstedt, the elder was a Swedish naval commander responsible for the overwhelming Swedish victory at the Second Battle of Svensksund , one of the largest naval battles in history. He is oft...

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Vice Admiral Carl Olof Cronstedt (1756 - 1820)

"Karl"

Carl Olof Cronstedt, the elder was a Swedish naval commander responsible for the overwhelming Swedish victory at the Second Battle of Svensksund , one of the largest naval battles in history. He is oft...

4/23/2024

Alice Bulos MP (1930 - 2016)

"Alice"

In 1995, when President Clinton named her to the National Council on Aging, she became the first immigrant Filipino - or 1st generation FilAm - to be appointed by a sitting president to a federal advis...

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Alice Bulos MP (1930 - 2016)

"Alice"

In 1995, when President Clinton named her to the National Council on Aging, she became the first immigrant Filipino - or 1st generation FilAm - to be appointed by a sitting president to a federal advis...

4/23/2024

Emilio Yap MP (1925 - 2014)

Emilio Yap was a Chinese-Filipino business tycoon and philanthropist. He was the chairman of the board of the Manila Bulletin. Wikipedia

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Emilio Yap MP (1925 - 2014)

Emilio Yap was a Chinese-Filipino business tycoon and philanthropist. He was the chairman of the board of the Manila Bulletin. Wikipedia

4/23/2024

Henry Fairfield Osborn, Sr. MP (1857 - 1935)

Henry Fairfield Osborn Henry Fairfield Osborn, Sr. , FRS was an American paleontologist , geologist and eugenics advocate. He was the president of the American Museum of Natural History for 25 years an...

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Henry Fairfield Osborn, Sr. MP (1857 - 1935)

Henry Fairfield Osborn Henry Fairfield Osborn, Sr. , FRS was an American paleontologist , geologist and eugenics advocate. He was the president of the American Museum of Natural History for 25 years an...

4/20/2024

William Church Osborn (1862 - 1951)

Church Osborn (1862 – January 3, 1951), was the son of a prominent New York family who served in a variety of civic roles including president of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, president of the Childre...

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William Church Osborn (1862 - 1951)

Church Osborn (1862 – January 3, 1951), was the son of a prominent New York family who served in a variety of civic roles including president of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, president of the Childre...

4/20/2024

Pierre Laclède de Liguest MP (1729 - 1778)

"Ligueste", "Pierre Laclède de Liguest"

Marie Therese Chouteau (Bourgeois) 2nd (common-law) husband was Pierre Laclède de Liguest. Their first born son was Jean Pierre Chouteau, born 10 Oct 1758 in New Orleans and died 10 July 1849 in St. Lo...

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Pierre Laclède de Liguest MP (1729 - 1778)

"Ligueste", "Pierre Laclède de Liguest"

Marie Therese Chouteau (Bourgeois) 2nd (common-law) husband was Pierre Laclède de Liguest. Their first born son was Jean Pierre Chouteau, born 10 Oct 1758 in New Orleans and died 10 July 1849 in St. Lo...

4/20/2024

Михаи́л Константи́нович Си́доров (16 марта 1823 год, Архангельск — 12 июля 1887, Ахен, Германская империя) — российский общественный деятель, предприниматель, купец, меценат, золотопромышленник, писате...

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Михаи́л Константи́нович Си́доров (16 марта 1823 год, Архангельск — 12 июля 1887, Ахен, Германская империя) — российский общественный деятель, предприниматель, купец, меценат, золотопромышленник, писате...

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Major General Joseph Henry Pendleton General Pendleton, who retired in 1924 after 40 years of Marine Corps service, died on 4 February 1942. He was born 2 June 1860 in Pennsylvania, and...

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Major General Joseph Henry Pendleton General Pendleton, who retired in 1924 after 40 years of Marine Corps service, died on 4 February 1942. He was born 2 June 1860 in Pennsylvania, and...

4/15/2024

Manuel Hizon MP (1912 - 1986)

He is considered to be one of the four pillars of the Philippine actuarial profession. These four pillars - Exequiel Sunico Sevilla , Emeterio Chavez Roa , Luis Rada Salvosa , and Manuel - were collect...

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Manuel Hizon MP (1912 - 1986)

He is considered to be one of the four pillars of the Philippine actuarial profession. These four pillars - Exequiel Sunico Sevilla , Emeterio Chavez Roa , Luis Rada Salvosa , and Manuel - were collect...

4/13/2024

Pastor Morán MP (c.1881 - 1941)

Pastor Morán was a Filipino politician. He served as municipal president of Lingayen, Pangasinan. His daughter Barbara (born circa 1904) married Eulogio Casas Cervantes (born c 1904 to Eugenio Cervant...

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Pastor Morán MP (c.1881 - 1941)

Pastor Morán was a Filipino politician. He served as municipal president of Lingayen, Pangasinan. His daughter Barbara (born circa 1904) married Eulogio Casas Cervantes (born c 1904 to Eugenio Cervant...

4/13/2024

Sterling Lyon MP (1927 - 2010)

Sterling Rufus Lyon PC OC OM QC (January 30, 1927 – December 16, 2010) was a Canadian lawyer, cabinet minister, and the 17th premier of Manitoba from 1977 to 1981. His government introduced several f...

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Sterling Lyon MP (1927 - 2010)

Sterling Rufus Lyon PC OC OM QC (January 30, 1927 – December 16, 2010) was a Canadian lawyer, cabinet minister, and the 17th premier of Manitoba from 1977 to 1981. His government introduced several f...

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