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# 2024 Paraguay Open

The 2024 Paraguay Open was a professional tennis tournament played on clay courts. It was the first edition of the tournament which was part of the 2024 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in Asunción, Paraguay between 18 and 24 March 2024.

## Singles main draw entrants
### Seeds

| Country | Player | Rank$^1$ | Seed |
| PER | Juan Pablo Varillas | 110 | 1 |
| ARG | Román Andrés Burruchaga | 159 | 2 |
| BOL | Hugo Dellien | 161 | 3 |
| ARG | Genaro Alberto Olivieri | 177 | 4 |
| POR | Gonçalo Oliveira | 217 | 5 |
| FRA | Geoffrey Blancaneaux | 223 | 6 |
| FRA | Enzo Couacaud | 231 | 7 |
| BRA | Gustavo Heide | 240 | 8 |
* $^1$ Rankings are as of 4 March 2024.

### Other entrants

The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
* Hernando José Escurra Isnardi
* Juan Carlos Prado Ángelo
* Daniel Vallejo
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
* Valerio Aboian
* Daniel Cukierman
* Lorenzo Joaquín Rodríguez
* Juan Bautista Torres
* Gonzalo Villanueva
* Nicolas Zanellato

## Champions
### Singles

* Gustavo Heide def. João Fonseca 7–5, 6–7$^{(6–8)}$, 6–1.

### Doubles

* Boris Arias / Federico Zeballos def. Gonzalo Bueno / Álvaro Guillén Meza 6–2, 6–2.
# 2006 Mumbai sweet seawater incident

The 2006 Mumbai "sweet" seawater incident was a strange phenomenon during which residents of Mumbai claimed that the water at Mahim Creek had suddenly turned sweet. Within hours, residents of Gujarat claimed that seawater at Tithal beach had turned sweet as well. This caused a mass hysteria among people who started coming in large numbers to drink the sea water.

## Reactions

In the aftermath of the incidents, local authorities feared the possibility of a severe outbreak of water-borne diseases, such as gastroenteritis. The Maharashtra Pollution Control Board had warned people not to drink the water, but despite this many people had collected it in bottles, even as plastic and rubbish had drifted by on the current. The Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai had ordered a bacteriological report into the "sweet" water, but suspected that "contamination in the water might have been reduced due to the waters from Mithi river flowing into the mouth of Mahim Bay".

## Possible explanations

Geologists at the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay offered the explanation that water turning sweet was a natural phenomenon. Continuous rainfall over the preceding few days had caused a large pool of fresh water to accrue in an underground rock formation near the coast, the pool then discharging into the sea as a large "plume" as fractures in the rocks widened. Because of the differences in density, the discharged fresh water floated on top of the salt water of the sea and spread along the coast. Over time, the two would mix to become normal sea water once more.
According to Valsad District Collector D Rawal, the reason for the water in Gujarat tasting less salty than usual was that because of the monsoon, two rivers (Auranga and Banki) were overflowing into the sea in the region.
A similar natural phenomenon is also observed in the case of halocline.

## Timeline of events

* 18 August 8 p.m.: Devotees headed to Mahim Creek amid rumors that the seawater is less salty than usual. Many attribute the phenomenon to divine intervention, particularly because the "miracle" is taking place at the shrine of Haji Maqdoom Baba.
* 19 August, Midnight: Thousands begin to bottle and drink the water despite desperate pleas by political leaders and health officials who stated that the water could be polluted by toxins.
* 19 August 1 a.m.: Police arrive as more devotees arrive to experience the "miracle".
* 19 August, 10:30 a.m.: The tide turns and people admit that the water is "less sweet".
* 19 August 2 p.m.: The phenomenon ends as people acknowledge that the water has turned salty again.
# Aksel Magdahl

Aksel Magdahl (born 6 March 1979, in Tönsberg), is a Norwegian yacht racing navigator, author of the tactics that took the boat Ericsson 3 to the victory in the fifth leg of the Volvo Ocean Race. The stage was the longest in the history of the race and it was disputed between the Chinese city of Qingdao and in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

## Background

In early 1985, master painter and yachtsman Kjell-Rune Magdahl bought an Optimist dinghy for his son Aksel, who had just turned six. The hope was that little Aksel would develop an interest in boats and sailing, just like his dad. But Aksel's interest in boats almost never set sail. He sailed his Optimist at home off Tønsberg on the Oslofjord’s west coast, but at the age of 11, other interests, such as computers and football, took the upper hand. When he was 19, he rekindled his interest in regatta sailing after he completed his military service, not in the navy but with an assault team in the Norwegian cavalry.
Aksel studied economics at the BI Norwegian School of Management in Oslo, but his sailing career bloomed, and in 2004 two-time Volvo Ocean Race skipper Knut Frostad brought him on board his ORMA60 trimaran Nokia Academy, winning the Nokia Oops Cup total in their first season together. With Nokia Academy he combined his computer skills and sailing talent to become a full-blood professional racing navigator, and he also managed this project for two of his three years there.
It was the same Knut Frostad who, in early 2007, told Aksel that he might be Anders Lewander's and Magnus “Mange” Olsson's first choice as navigator for Ericsson in the Volvo Ocean Race 2008–09. Aksel and Mange went on to lead the underdog team Ericsson 3, and the inexperienced team surprised the sailing world with three consecutive third places in the first three legs of the race after solid offshore sailing and some unusual navigation. He applied new decision-making- and analysis techniques and became established as one of the top offshore navigators in his first try.
Outside sailing, Aksel won the regional road cycling championship in Vestfold, Norway in 2011, and is a keen private pilot.

## Work

2004-´06 Nokia Oops Cup with Team Nokia Academy ORMA60 trimaran
2008-´09 Volvo Ocean Race Participation Fourth place Offshore: Legs 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 In-Port: Alicante, Singapore, Boston, Galway, Stockholm
2011-´12 Volvo Ocean Race, Team Sanya
Sailing Achievements 2004–Nokia Oops Cup, multihull 60-foot (1st place), SORC (2nd place), North American Championship, Farr40 (3rd place) 2005–Nokia Oops Cup, multihull 60-foot (2nd place), IMS Nationals, mainsail/tactics (Champion) 2004–Nokia Oops Cup, multihull 60-foot (Champion), Faerder-Skagen, multihull record, Soling Nationals (2nd place) 2003–IMS European Championship (2nd place), Several 1st-3rd positions with WCST
# Allenhurst, Texas

Allenhurst is an unincorporated community in Matagorda County, Texas, United States.

## Education

Van Vleck Independent School District operates schools in the area.
The designated community college for Van Vleck ISD is Wharton County Junior College.
# George A. Norton

George Addison Norton (April 18, 1880 – November 18, 1923), usually credited as George A. Norton, was an American lyricist and composer of popular songs.

## Biography

He was born in St. Louis, Missouri. His earliest credits came in 1899, with "In the Shenandoah Valley" and "Sing Me a Song of the South", both written with composer James W. Casey (1875–1964). In 1903, Norton's song "Mary from Maryland" was used in a Broadway show, The Girl from Dixie. He found employment with Theron C. Bennett, a music publisher with offices in New York, Memphis, and Denver, and in 1912, at Bennett's request, he rewrote the lyrics to W. C. Handy's "The Memphis Blues", described as "the first commercial blues ever published".
The same year, Norton rewrote the lyrics to another song, "Melancholy", which had been written by a married couple, Maybelle and Ernie Burnett, before they divorced. Retitled "My Melancholy Baby", the revised song was introduced by William Frawley in Denver and was later recorded successfully by Al Bowlly, Bing Crosby and many others. Norton also wrote "I'm Goin' Back to Memphis, Tennessee", recorded by Collins & Harlan. In 1917, he was credited with writing both words and music for "Round her Neck She Wears A Yeller Ribbon (For Her Lover Who is Fur Fur Away)", one of the inspirations for the 1973 song "Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Ole Oak Tree".
Norton died from tuberculosis in Tucson, Arizona, in 1923, aged 43.
# Colias dubia

Colias dubia, the dwarf clouded yellow, is a small butterfly of the family Pieridae, that is, the yellows and whites, that is found in India.
# 1978–79 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team

The 1978–79 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team represented the University of Iowa in the 1978–79 college basketball season. The team was led by head coach Lute Olson and played their home games at the Iowa Field House. They finished the season with a 20–8 record and, with a 13–5 conference record, earned a Big Ten Championship (three-way tie with Michigan State and Purdue). To date, this is the last regular-season conference title for the Hawkeyes men's basketball team.

## Schedule

Big Ten Conference Standing: 1st :
| Date | Opponent* | Rank* | Location | Result | Overall | Conference |
| Regular Season Games ||||||||
| November 25, 1978 | Kent State | | Iowa City, IA | W 111–76 | 1–0 | |
| November 28, 1978 | Wichita State | | Iowa City, IA | W 91–67 | 2–0 | |
| December 2, 1978 | Colorado State | | Fort Collins, CO | L 69–72 | 2–1 | |
| December 9, 1978 | Drake | | Des Moines, IA | L 69–72 | 2–2 | |
| December 11, 1978 | Iowa State | | Iowa City, IA | W 67–66 | 3–2 | |
| December 16, 1978 | Illinois Wesleyan | | Bloomington, IL | W 99–55 | 4–2 | |
| December 23, 1978 | Drake | | Iowa City, IA | W 112–73 | 5–2 | |
| December 29, 1978 | Penn | | San Diego, CA | W 87–84 2OT | 6–2 | |
| December 30, 1978 | Stanford | | San Diego, CA | W 83–68 | 7–2 | |
| January 4, 1979 | Northwestern | | Evanston, IL | W 65–57 | 8–2 | 1–0 |
| January 6, 1979 | #13 Michigan | | Ann Arbor, MI | W 85–79 | 9–2 | 2–0 |
| February 24, 1979 | #14 Ohio State | #12 | Columbus, OH | W 83–68 | 19–6 | 12–4 |
| March 1, 1979 | Michigan | #11 | Iowa City, IA | L 53–61 | 19–7 | 12–5 |
| March 3, 1979 | Northwestern | #11 | Iowa City, IA | W 95–64 | 20–7 | 13–5 |
| NCAA Tournament ||||||||
| March 11, 1979 | Toledo | #14 | Bloomington, IN | L 72–74 | 20–8 | 13–5 |
| *Rank according to AP Top 20 Poll. $^#$All times are in CST. Conference games in BOLD. ||||||||

## Awards and honors

* Ronnie Lester – Second-Team AP All-American, Third-Team UPI and NABC All-American
* Kevin Boyle – Big Ten Freshman of the Year
# 312 Pierretta

312 Pierretta (A891 QA) is a 46 km main-belt asteroid discovered on 28 Aug 1891 by Auguste Charlois at Nice.
# 2006 Vuelta a Asturias

The 2006 Vuelta a Asturias was the 50th edition of the Vuelta a Asturias road cycling stage race, which was held from 16 June to 20 June 2006. The race started and finished in Oviedo. The race was won by Óscar Sevilla of the T-Mobile Team team.

## General classification

| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Óscar Sevilla (ESP) | T-Mobile Team | 20h 34' 54" |
| 2 | Eladio Jiménez (ESP) | Comunidad Valenciana | + 1' 20" |
| 3 | Luca Mazzanti (ITA) | Ceramica Panaria–Navigare | + 1' 43" |
| 4 | Adolfo García Quesada (ESP) | Andalucía–Paul Versan | + 2' 36" |
| 5 | Rubén Plaza (ESP) | Comunidad Valenciana | + 3' 27" |
| 6 | Andrea Tonti (ITA) | Acqua & Sapone | + 3' 28" |
| 7 | Jesus Ramirez Torres (ESP) | Extremadura–Spiuk | + 3' 35" |
| 8 | Daniel Moreno (ESP) | Relax–GAM | + 4' 02" |
| 9 | Amets Txurruka (ESP) | Barloworld | + 5' 07" |
| 10 | Jesus Tendero Marcos (ESP) | Viña Magna–Cropu | + 6' 24" |
# Friard d'Indret

Saint Friard d'Indret (511–577) is a religious figure who contributed to the evangelization of the Nantes region during the 6th century.
Saint Friard grew up in a family of laborers. At the age of 53, he decided to retire in solitude and austerity to an island of the Loire called Vindomitte, near Nantes. He was soon joined by a native of Nantes named Secondel; both decided to lead poor, humble lives of prayer and penance. According to Gregory of Tours, sometime between 526 and 549, they settled in Besné in the marshes of Brière, where they lived in separate cells.
Friard died in 577, some time after Secondel.
They became the patron saints of the parish.
His feast day is on August 1.
# Aksel Mikkelsen

Aksel Mikkelsen (14 August 1849 in Hjørring – 19 October 1929 in Korsør) was a Danish educator who introduced the Swedish system of sloyd schools into Denmark, and organized schools and seminaries on the system, which teaches manual training as an aid in developing the pupils physically and mentally as well as affording a basis of technical training. Beginning in 1907, he was inspector of the sloyd system in Denmark. He wrote books as well.
# Alonzo Harris

Alonzo Harris may refer to:
* Alonzo Harris (American football) (born 1992), American football player
* Detective Alonzo Harris, a fictional character in American crime thriller film Training Day
# Colette Wong

Colette Wong (born 21 May 1974) is a Singaporean sports reporter, TV host, and sports anchor for Fox Sports Asia and Fox Sports News Asia. She was formerly currently anchors Fox Sports Central Asia and a news correspondent for CNBC Asia.

## Life and career

Colette Wong was born in Singapore on 21 May 1974. Colette graduated from Catholic Junior College in 1992 and University College Dublin, where she finished Bachelor of Arts (Hons), Politics and Economics in 1996.
Colette got her first job in December 1996, as a sports reporter, producer and presenter for Television Corporation of Singapore's Singapore Television Twelve, from 1996 to 2000. Colette later became the news correspondent for CNBC Asia from 2001 to 2003.
ESPN Star Sports later hired Colette in March 2004, as the anchorwoman for SportsCenter Asia with Jason Dasey, then she became the host of Nokia Football Crazy from 2005 to 2008. Colette later became one of the lead anchors of Fox Sports Central Asia when ESPN became Fox Sports Asia in 2013. She was the winner of the ‘Best Sports Presenter/Commentator’ award at the 21st Asian TV Awards in 2016 and 'highly commended' in the 'Best sports presenter/commentator' section of the 18th Asian Television Awards 2013.

## Personal life

Colette is married to sales manager Luigi Ferrandi. They have two children.

## Filmography

* SportsCenter Asia (2004–2013) ESPN Asia
* Nokia Football Crazy (2005–2008) ESPN Asia
* Fox Sports Central Asia (2013–2021) Fox Sports Asia
# Kingston History Centre

Kingston History Centre is the local history library and archive for the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames. It is based in Court 1 of the former Kingston Magistrates Court at Guildhall, High Street, Kingston upon Thames, KT1 1EU. The History Centre was previously known at the Local History Room, based at North Kingston Centre, Richmond Road. Kingston History Centre is part of the wider Kingston Museum and Heritage Service, which also includes Kingston Museum.
Any member of the public, private researcher or student is welcome to visit the History Centre during normal opening hours. The collections are free to browse but are reference only. Reproductions are available for a fee.

## Resources

The sources available include:
* Kelly's and Philipson's street directories for Kingston and District (including New Malden and Surbiton), from 1860s to 1971.
* Electoral Registers for the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames, 1920 to present
* Ordnance Survey Maps, Goad Plans and historic maps of Kingston and wider Surrey
* Topographic photographs, prints and artwork
* Surrey Comet Newspaper Archive on microfilm and paper format, 1854 to present
* Local History Books including those by contemporary local historians: Shaan Butters, Tim Everson, Richard Holmes, June Sampson, Julian McCarthy, Mark Davison and Patricia Ward.
* Archive sources including: Kingston Borough's collection of royal charters (dated from 1208); rate and minute books; records of local societies; some public records from Kingston Hospital and Magistrate's Court. The National Archives Discovery catalogue is the search provider for the Kingston History Centre's collections.
# 2013–14 Exeter City F.C. season

In 2013–2014, Exeter participated in Football League Two and the Football League Cup, but they were eliminated in the First Round of the competition by Queens Park Rangers. In the FA Cup Exeter City were knocked out by Peterborough United in the First Round. In the League 2 season, Exeter finished in 16th.

## First-team squad

| No. | Name | Position | Date of Birth | Place of Birth | Signed from |
| Goalkeepers |||||||
| 1 | Artur Krysiak | GK | 11 August 1989 | Łódź | Birmingham City |
| 30 | Christy Pym | GK | 24 April 1995 | Exeter | – |
| 33 | James Hamon | GK | 1 July 1995 | Guernsey | Guernsey |
| Defenders |||||||
| 2 | Danny Butterfield | DF | 21 November 1979 | Boston | Carlisle United |
| 3 | Craig Woodman | DF | 22 December 1982 | Tiverton | Brentford |
| 4 | Scot Bennett | DF | 30 November 1990 | Newquay | – |
| 5 | Pat Baldwin | DF | 12 November 1982 | London | Southend United |
| 6 | Danny Coles | DF | 31 October 1981 | Bristol | Bristol Rovers |
| 15 | Jordan Moore-Taylor | DF | 21 January 1994 | Exeter | – |
| 23 | Jacob Wannell | DF | 3 June 1994 | | – |
| 26 | Jordan Tillson | DF | 5 March 1993 | Bath | Bristol Rovers |
| Midfielders |||||||
| 7 | Liam Sercombe | MF | 25 April 1990 | Exeter | – |
| 8 | Matt Oakley | MF | 17 August 1977 | Peterborough | Leicester City |
| 10 | Alan Gow | MF | 9 October 1982 | Clydebank | East Bengal |
| 11 | Arron Davies | MF | 22 June 1984 | Cardiff | Northampton Town |
| 16 | Aaron Dawson | MF | 24 March 1992 | Exeter | – |
| 17 | Paul Tisdale | MF | 14 January 1973 | Valletta | Yeovil Town |
| 21 | Jake Gosling | MF | 11 August 1993 | Newquay | – |
| 24 | Jacob Cane | MF | 20 May 1994 | Exeter | – |
| 29 | Matt Grimes | MF | 15 July 1995 | Exeter | – |
| 32 | David Wheeler | MF | 4 October 1990 | Brighton | Staines Town |
| 35 | Matthew Gill | MF | 8 November 1980 | Cambridge | Bristol Rovers |
| Forwards |||||||
| 14 | Eliot Richards | FW | 10 September 1991 | New Tredegar | Bristol Rovers |
| 18 | Jamie Reid | FW | 15 July 1994 | Torquay | – |
| 19 | John O'Flynn | FW | 11 July 1982 | Cobh | Barnet |
| 20 | Tom Nichols | FW | 1 September 1993 | Taunton | – |
| 22 | Jimmy Keohane | FW | 22 January 1991 | Kilkenny | Bristol City |
| 25 | Sam Parkin | FW | 14 March 1981 | Roehampton | St Mirren |
| 27 | Matt Jay | FW | 27 February 1996 | Torbay | – |
| 31 | Elliott Chamberlain | FW | 29 April 1992 | Paget Parish | Leicester City |
| 34 | Ollie Watkins | FW | 30 December 1995 | Torquay | – |

## Competitions
### Football League Two
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 14 | Newport County | 46 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 56 | 59 | −3 | 58 |
| 15 | Accrington Stanley | 46 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 54 | 56 | −2 | 57 |
| 16 | Exeter City | 46 | 14 | 13 | 19 | 54 | 57 | −3 | 55 |
| 17 | Cheltenham Town | 46 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 53 | 63 | −10 | 55 |
| 18 | Morecambe | 46 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 52 | 64 | −12 | 54 |
# 2d Reconnaissance Squadron

2d Reconnaissance Squadron may refer to:
* 92nd Air Refueling Squadron, designated '2d Reconnaissance Squadron (Heavy)' from November 1940 to April 1943
* 2nd Troop Carrier Squadron, designated '2d Reconnaissance Squadron, Long Range, Photographic' and '2d Reconnaissance Squadron, Very Long Range, Photographic' from June 1945 to March 1946, and '2d Reconnaissance Squadron, Photographic' from October 1947 to June 1949
# 2004–05 Conference Cup

The 2004–05 Conference Cup, known as the Carthium Cup and later the GLS Cup for sponsorship reasons, was a football tournament for clubs competing in that season's Football Conference. It was the first time the Conference League Cup had been held since the 2000–01 season. The competition was won by Woking, who defeated Stalybridge Celtic in the final.

## Results
### Preliminary round

North : Ashton United 6, Altrincham 2; Moor Green 1, Redditch United 2
South : Redbridge 0, Grays Athletic 3; Basingstoke Town 2, Lewes 1

### Round 1

North : Droylsden 1, Ashton United 0; Worcester City 2, Stafford Rangers 1; Hucknall Town 1, Gainsborough Trinity 4; Nuneaton Borough 4, Redditch United 3; Barrow 4, Southport 1; Kettering Town 4, Hinckley United 2; Alfreton Town 0, Worksop Town 1; Harrogate Town 0, Bradford Park Avenue 1; Stalybridge Celtic 4, Lancaster City 2
South : Bishop's Stortford 5, Cambridge City 0; Bognor Regis Town 2, Eastbourne Borough 1; Hayes 1, Maidenhead United 2; Hornchurch 1, Thurrock 2; St Albans City 2, Grays Athletic 6; Welling United 0, Margate 2; Dorchester Town 2, Weston-super-Mare 1; Sutton United 3, Carshalton Athletic 2; Weymouth 0, Newport County 2; Havant & Waterlooville 2, Basingstoke Town 1

### Round 2

North Droylsden 1, Worcester City 2 Kettering Town 4, Nuneaton Borough 2 Barrow 0, Runcorn FC Halton 1 Worksop Town 4, Gainsborough Trinity 1 Stalybridge Celtic 1, Bradford Park Avenue 0
South Thurrock 1, Margate 2 Dorchester Town 0, Newport County 1 Grays Athletic H, Bishops Stortford W Maidenhead United 2, Sutton United 4 Havant & Waterlooville 5, Bognor Regis Town 1

### Round 3

North Burton Albion 2, Hereford United 4 ; Kettering Town 1, Worksop Town 2 ; Tamworth 3, Worcester City 1 ; Morecambe 2, Scarborough 1 ; Northwich Victoria 1, Leigh RMI 0 ; Runcorn FC Halton 2, Carlisle United 6 ; Accrington Stanley 2, York City 1 ; Stalybridge Celtic 7, Halifax Town 3
South Barnet 0, Grays Athletic 3; Forest Green Rovers 4, Newport County 3 (a.e.t); Margate 2, Dagenham & Redbridge 1; Gravesend & Northfleet 0 Stevenage Borough 1; Sutton United 0 Woking 3; Havant & Waterlooville 2 Farnborough Town 0; Aldershot Town 1 Exeter City 0; Canvey Island 0, Crawley Town 0 (5-4 Crawley on pens)

### Round 4

North Accrington Stanley 6, Tamworth 0 Morecambe 1, Carlisle United 1 (3-1 Morecambe on pens) Hereford United 0, Northwich Victoria 1 Worksop Town 0, Stalybridge Celtic 1
South Stevenage Borough 1, Grays Athletic 1 (Stevenage 3–1 on pens) Forest Green Rovers 5, Aldershot Town 1 Woking 2, Havant & Waterlooville 2 (Woking 4–3 on pens) Crawley Town 2, Margate 1

### Round 5

North Accrington Stanley 4, Northwich Victoria 3 Morecambe 1, Stalybridge Celtic 2
South Stevenage Borough 2, Crawley Town 1 Woking 3, Forest Green Rovers 1

### Semi-finals

North Stalybridge Celtic 0, Accrington Stanley 0 (5-4 Stalybridge on pens)
South Woking 4, Stevenage Borough 2

### Final

Stalybridge Celtic 0, Woking 1 (Stalybridge won toss for choice of ground)
# Friedrich von Canitz

Friedrich Rudolf Ludwig Freiherr von Canitz (27 November 1654 – 11 August 1699) was a German poet and diplomat. He was one of the few German poets of his era that Frederick the Great enjoyed.

## Biography

Canitz was born in Berlin, Brandenburg. He was influenced by Boileau. He attended the universities of Leiden and Leipzig, travelled in England, France, Italy and the Netherlands, and on his return was appointed groom of the bedchamber (Kammerjunker) to Frederick William, Elector of Brandenburg, whom he accompanied on his campaigns in Pomerania and Sweden.
In 1680 Canitz became councillor of legation, and he was employed on various embassies. In 1697 Elector Frederick III made him a privy councillor, and Emperor Leopold I created him a baron of the Empire. Having fallen ill on an embassy to the Hague, he obtained his discharge and died at Berlin in 1699.
He wrote verse in a restrained, sober style. He was considered as one of the poets who “produced verse that was specifically aimed at entertaining and flattering princes and high courtiers.” Although he liked making verse in many languages, he never published any of them. Canitz's poems (Nebenstunden unterschiedener Gedichte), which did not appear until after his death (1700), are for the most part dry and stilted imitations of French and Latin models, but they formed a healthy contrast to the coarseness and bombast of the later Silesian poets.
A complete edition of Canitz's poems was published by U. König in 1727; see also L. Fulda, Die Gegner der zweiten schlesischen Schule, ii. (1883).