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# Violet Piercy

Violet Stewart Louisa Piercy (24 December 1889 – 11 April 1972) was an English long-distance runner who is recognized by the International Association of Athletics Federations as having set the first women's world best in the marathon on 3 October 1926 with a time of 3:40:22. Piercy was reported to have run unofficially and her mark was set on the Polytechnic Marathon course between Windsor and London.

## Early life

Piercy was born Violet Stewart Louisa Piercy on 24 December 1889 in Croydon. Her father was George Piercy; her mother was Louisa Sophia Piercy. Her father died shortly after her birth; a brother died aged 8. She attended the Old Palace of John Whitgift School. In 1923, she worked as a medical secretary in south London.

## Running

According to The New York Times, when Piercy began obtaining publicity for her running, "the prevailing notion at the time was that women were too fragile to run more than a few hundred feet." One of her early publicized runs took place in October 1926, when she ran the London marathon course of that era in 3 hours 40 minutes and 22 seconds, although researchers since believe she may have only run about twenty miles. On 1 August 1927 she set a record at the British games for a ten-mile run in 1 hour 13 minutes. In 1928, she again attempted the London marathon race but stopped after twenty miles due to excessive heat, with a time of 3 hours 31 minutes.
In March 1935, she became established as "one of the first known female endurance runners in Britain", according to The New York Times, after her public five-mile run from Highgate to the Monument in the centre of London marking the starting location of the Great Fire of London, including the 311 stairs to the top of the Monument, which she completed in 43 minutes and 2 seconds.
She also ran the London marathon in 1933 and 1936, finishing both in about 4 hours and 25 minutes. In 1933, she also completed a 22-mile run approved by the Women's Amateur Athletic Association, through sleet and rain, in 3 hours 45 minutes. In 1936, she was permitted to begin ahead of the male runners in the London marathon, and her completion time remained the women's record until Dale Greig surpassed the record in 1964.
According to the IAAF, Piercy's 1926 time stood for 37 years until Merry Lepper's 3:37:07 performance at the Western Hemisphere Marathon on 16 December 1963.

## Later life and death

Following multiple moves after World War II, she may have lived in a women's shelter after the late 1950s. Records indicate she may have lived in Battersea and Wandsworth until the late-1950s.
A death certificate dated 11 April 1972 for "Violet Pearson, otherwise Violet Piercy, otherwise Violet Pierce" gives brain haemorrhage as the cause of death at University College Hospital in London. Her death certificate states that she had no fixed address.
# John Douglas (footballer)

John S. Douglas (born 13 March 1961) is an English former footballer who played as a forward for Darlington in the Football League.
Douglas was born in Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham. He played non-league football for Stockton before joining Darlington in January 1986. He made his debut on 31 March 1986, in the starting eleven for the visit to Rotherham United in the Third Division; Darlington won 2–1. He played in three more matches in what remained of the 1985–86 season: two league starts and a substitute appearance in the Associate Members' Cup.
# Taylor Landing, Texas

Taylor Landing is a city in Jefferson County, Texas, United States. It had a population of 278 at the 2020 census.
The city, formerly part of Port Arthur's extraterritorial jurisdiction, voted to incorporate in an election held on September 10, 2005. A total of 124 votes were cast, 80 (64.5%) in favor of incorporation and 44 (35.5%) against.
Taylor Landing is part of the Beaumont–Port Arthur metropolitan area.
Despite being formerly part of Port Arthur's extraterritorial jurisdiction, residents have a Beaumont, Texas address.

## Geography

Taylor Landing is located near the geographic center of Jefferson County 13 miles (21 km) west of Port Arthur in Jefferson County. Texas State Highway 73 forms the southern boundary of the city, leading east to Port Arthur and west 15 miles (24 km) to Winnie.

## City government

The Taylor Landing city government consists of a mayor and two commissioners. The mayor and commissioners serve two-year terms. The terms are staggered to prevent all commissioners from being replaced at one time. A sub-committee of the City Commission, the Public Works Committee, is responsible for operations of the city's public utility systems and streets. The committee consists of a public works director and four members all appointed by the City Commission. A City Clerk is appointed by the commission and is responsible for city financial and administrative activities. All elected and appointed officials serve without pay.

## Education

Public education in the city of Taylor Landing is provided by the Hamshire-Fannett Independent School District.
# Taylor Lake (Texas)

Taylor Lake is a lake adjacent to Clear Lake, southeast of Houston, Texas, United States near Galveston Bay. The city of Taylor Lake Village lies on its shores within the Clear Lake Area of the Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown metropolitan area.
# Scaeva affinis

Scaeva affinis, commonly known as the white-bowed smoothwing, is a species of hoverfly found in western North America. The larval form feeds voraciously on aphids. Scaeva affinis is the only Scaeva likely to be encountered in the Nearctic realm, where it is common in the west and rare in the east. This species is believed to be migratory. In 1823, Thomas Say originally described it as "tergum black with three yellow lunules on each side...inhabits Arkansa." S. affinis was later combined with (and then determined to be a distinct species and was split back off from) Scaeva pyrastri.
# Independence High School

Independence High School may refer to:
* Independence High School (Glendale, Arizona) in Glendale, Arizona
* Independence High School (Alhambra, California) in Alhambra, California
* Independence High School (Brentwood, California) in Brentwood, California
* Independence High School (Bakersfield, California) in Bakersfield, California
* Independence High School (Diamond Springs, California) in Diamond Springs, California
* Independence High School (Jackson, California) in Jackson, California
* Independence High School (Madera, California) in Madera, California
* Independence High School (Lake Balboa, Los Angeles, California) in Lake Balboa, Los Angeles
* Independence High School (Merced, California) in Merced, California
* Independence High School (Roseville, California) in Roseville, California
* Independence High School (San Francisco, California) in San Francisco, California
* Independence High School (San Jose, California) in San Jose, California
* Independence High School (Sutter Creek, California) in Sutter Creek, California
* Independence High School (Van Nuys, California) in Van Nuys, California
* Independence High School (Wasco, California) in Wasco, California
* Independence High School (Alpharetta, Georgia) in Alpharetta, Georgia
* Independence High School (Illinois) in Country Club Hills, Illinois
* Independence High School (Iowa) in Independence, Iowa
* Independence High School (Kansas) in Independence, Kansas
* Independence High School (Louisiana) in Independence, Louisiana
* Independence High School (Mississippi) in Independence, Mississippi
* Independence High School (Nevada) in Elko, Nevada
* Independence High School (New Jersey) in Irvington, New Jersey
* Independence High School (Charlotte, North Carolina) in Charlotte, North Carolina
* Independence High School (Winston-Salem, North Carolina) in Winston-Salem, North Carolina
* Independence High School (Columbus, Ohio) in Columbus, Ohio
* Independence High School (Independence, Ohio) in Independence, Ohio
* Independence High School (Oklahoma)
* Independence High School (Tennessee) in Thompson's Station, Tennessee
* Independence High School (Frisco, Texas) in Frisco, Texas
* Independence High School (Utah) in Provo, Utah
* Independence High School (Ashburn, Virginia) in Ashburn, Virginia
* Independence High School (West Virginia) in Coal City, West Virginia
* Independence High School (Wisconsin) in Independence, Wisconsin
* Independence High School (Wyoming) in Rock Springs, Wyoming
# Lignobrycon

Lignobrycon myersi is a species of characiform fish endemic to Brazil where it occurs in the Rio do Braço system. It is the only member of its genus.
# Untermerzbach

Untermerzbach is a municipality in the district of Haßberge in Bavaria in Germany.
# Hector McLaine

Hector McLaine (1605–1687) was a prominent Scottish clergyman who served as Protestant Bishop of Argyll.

## Life

He was born in Duart Castle 1605 the son of Rev Angus McLaine of Knock, minister of Morvern, and his wife Mary MacKean. He was descended from the MacLaines of Lochbuie. He replaced his father as minister of Morvern in 1639. In 1666 he translated to Dunoon but returned to Morvern in 1668. He translated to Eastwood in 1679. In May 1680 he was elected Bishop of Argyll to succeed Colin Falconer. He was consecrated in 1680 and died in 1687. His position as Bishop was filled by Alexander Monro.

## Family

He married Jean Boyd daughter of Rev Thomas Boyd of Eaglesham. Their children were:
* Captain Andrew McLaine of Knock, a Gaelic poet
* Rev Aeneas McLaine, minister of Kilfinan
* Sir Alexander McLaine of Otter
* Lt John McLaine, killed at the battle of Kaiserswerth in 1702
* Janet, married Lachlan Oig Maclean
# John Means (comedian)

John Means is a former community college English instructor from Mason City, Illinois, who had gained fame in the 1980s as a stand-up comedian. Based out of San Francisco, he performed under the stage name "Dr. Gonzo." His act was a combination of standard observational humor and humorous songs, self-accompanied on electric guitar.

## Early life

Means was born in October 1955 in Mason City, Illinois. His father was Dr. Jack Means.
Means graduated from Mason City High School. He attended Lincoln College in Lincoln, Illinois and transferred to Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa, and earned a bachelor’s degree in fine arts in 1977.

## Career

In 1978, Means moved to San Francisco. He worked at an import company, a restaurant, and busked with his guitar at Fisherman’s Wharf. He began as an opening act for comics at The Boarding House.
The songs were generally parodies of popular tunes of the day; however, in contrast to contemporary musical parodists such as "Weird Al" Yankovic, whose songs are performed comically, Means' musical accompaniments were largely faithful to the original artists'. His musical sensibilities caught the attention of some of the popular musicians of the day, and he was soon performing on the same bills as Stevie Ray Vaughan, Los Lobos, and other straight musical acts.
In 1981, he came in fifth on the Showtime cable channel competition, The Big Laff Off. In 1987, he was a contestant on Star Search.
His most successful collaboration was with famed 1980s rock group, Huey Lewis and the News. He performed in several of their popular music videos, and traveled with them as the warm-up act on their 1984-1985 world tour. "Dr. Gonzo" can be seen on DVD on the 2 disc Back to the Future set in a special music video made for the movie, featuring "Doc Brown" Christopher Lloyd. By the mid-1980s, he was one of the most successful local acts in the San Francisco area. In 1989, he joined 45 other performers, including Los Lobos, Santana, Aaron Neville, and Crosby, Stills & Nash at a benefit concert in Watsonville, California for victims of the Loma Prieta earthquake. In 1991, he opened for Joe Walsh.

## Retirement

By the early 1990s, the stand-up craze that had fueled the success of "Dr. Gonzo" had started to subside. He retired from performing in 1992 and moved back to Mason City, where he took a position as an English professor at a nearby college and served on the city council. In 1997, Means was elected to the city council and served for 8 years.
Means went back to school and received a bachelor’s degree in English from the University of Illinois Springfield in 2000 and taught English at his alma mater, Lincoln College.
In 2002, he opened two restaurants in Mason City with his wife Peggy: an Italian pizza and pasta house named "PJ’s Pizza & Pasta" and a steakhouse named "Jack & Jo's" after his parents. In 2012, the couple put the restaurants up for sale. He devotes his spare time to beautification projects in his hometown.
# Sigrid af Forselles

Sigrid af Forselles (1860—1935) was a Finnish sculptor, notable for being one of the first professional female sculptors of the country.

## Early life and education

Sigrid af Forselles was born to an upper-class family of minor nobility; her father was the engineer, inventor, retired Colonel, and Director-General of Metsähallitus, Alexander af Forselles, and her mother Emilie Sofie Jacquette née Waenerberg. Her younger brother was Arthur af Forselles, who later became a physician and politician.
She was first educated at a private German-language girls' school in Finland, followed by a year at a finishing school in Vevey in Switzerland, although she did not particularly excel at either.
Af Forselles began her art studies at the Drawing School of the Finnish Art Society (Suomen Taideyhdistyksen piirustuskoulu), now part of the Academy of Fine Arts, Helsinki, from 1876 to 1880. Her main interest already then was sculpture, but it was not formally taught in Finland at the time, so she studied drawing instead. After graduation, she moved into sculpture, training at first privately under the Finnish sculptor Robert Stigell [fi], and later, from 1882 to 1886, in Paris with Auguste Rodin, Alfred Boucher, and others. From there she moved to Florence to continue her studies for another four years.

## Career

Af Forselles gave her debut exhibition in Finland in 1884, but afterwards exhibited mostly abroad. Finland, in the late 19th century, did not provide enough professional opportunities for a female sculptor, and therefore af Forselles worked for most of her professional life elsewhere, mostly in Paris and Florence. From c. 1911 onwards she mainly resided in the latter. She had planned an extensive tour of Finland, possibly even to move back to her home country in her later years, but her health deteriorated and she died in Florence without returning to Finland.
Although af Forselles' works comprise numerous small and intimate works, what makes her stand out from most other 19th-century women sculptors was her courage and confidence to tackle also large-scale projects.
Among her best-known creations is a thematic series of five massive reliefs depicting the history of mankind, titled 'The Development of the Human Soul' (1887—1903), four of which are housed in the Kallio Church of Helsinki, and the fifth at Ateneum, one of the three museums of the Finnish National Gallery. It took 16 years to create, and is considered her magnum opus. Many of her other works also have a religious or spiritual theme.
* Moses (1898), terracotta
* Youth (1880s), bronze
* The Battle of Men (1887—1903), gypsum
# Katarzyna Pełczyńska-Nałęcz

Katarzyna Pełczyńska-Nałęcz (born October 26, 1970) is a Polish sociologist and the former Ambassador of Poland to Russia. She succeeded Wojciech Zajączkowski in the fall of 2014. She became the first woman ambassador of Poland in Moscow since the establishment of Polish–Russian relations, between the Kingdom of Poland and the Grand Duchy of Moscow in the 16th century. Pełczyńska-Nałęcz previously served as Undersecretary of State at the Polish Foreign Ministry.

## Life

Pełczyńska-Nałęcz graduated from the Institute of Sociology of Warsaw University in 1994. Then she worked at the Institute of Philosophy and Sociology of the Polish Academy of Sciences where in 1999 she defended her Ph.D. Later she became the deputy director at the Center for Eastern Studies and the head of its Russian Department.
In an interview to a Russian news agency, Pełczyńska-Nałęcz said the return of the wreck of the Polish presidential plane which crashed in 2010 would be "of symbolic significance for Poland".
Pełczyńska-Nałęcz speaks English and Russian. She is married and has three children.
# Gustaf A. Sundquist

Gustaf Adolf Sundquist (June 4, 1879 – August 25, 1918) was an ordinary seaman serving in the United States Navy during the Spanish–American War who received the Medal of Honor for bravery.

## Biography

Sundquist was born June 4, 1879, in Sweden and after immigrating to the United States he entered the Navy. He was sent to fight in the Spanish–American War aboard the U.S.S. Nashville as an ordinary seaman.
After receiving the Medal of Honor for his actions during the Spanish–American War he retired from the Navy in 1900. He rejoined the Navy in World War I and served as a chief special mechanic. Sundquist was drowned in France on August 25, 1918, and declared missing in action. He has a cenotaph in Brookwood American Cemetery and Memorial (ABMC) Brookwood Surrey, England.

## Medal of Honor citation

Rank and organization: Ordinary Seaman, U.S. Navy. Born: 4 June 1879, Sweden. Accredited to: New York. G.O. No.: 529, 2 November 1899.
Citation:
   On board the U.S.S. Nashville during the operation of cutting the cable leading from Cienfuegos, Cuba, 11 May 1898. Facing the heavy fire of the enemy, Sundquist displayed extraordinary bravery and coolness throughout this action.
# Joseph Dixon (bishop)

Joseph Dixon 1806 – 1866 was an Irish Roman Catholic Archbishop of Armagh and Primate of All-Ireland.

## Early life and education

Dixon was born in Coalisland, County Tyrone in 1806 and entered Maynooth College at the age of sixteen. He was ordained priest in 1829. He was initially appointed as Junior Dean of the college, rising to Senior Dean in 1833. In 1834 he was appointed to the chair of Sacred Scripture and Hebrew, a post he occupied for the next eighteen years. His class had an average of 200 students, amongst whom was John McEvilly, afterwards Archbishop of Tuam.

## Archbishop of Armagh

As Primate of Armagh he held an important synod in 1854, at which all the bishops of the northern province assisted with their theologians. In the same year he began completing the unfinished cathedral of Armagh and almost accomplished the work before his death. In 1856 he formed the diocesan chapter consisting of thirteen members.
During his incumbency he brought some religious congregations into the diocese, viz. the Sisters of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul (1855), who opened a house in Drogheda; the Marist Fathers (1851) who opened a college and novitiate in Dundalk, and the Vincentian Fathers who were placed in charge of the ecclesiastical seminary the same year. The primate was a defender of the Holy See and at a public meeting in Drogheda denounced Napoleon III for complicity in the acts of the Italian revolutionists. His speech and subsequent letter to the Freeman's Journal created a sensation and the emperor made them a subject of complaint to Pope Pius IX. Dixon was the organizer of the Irish Brigade in the papal service.

## Works

Dixon's professorship was signalized by his "Introduction to the Sacred Scriptures", a work praised by Cardinal Wiseman. The first edition appeared in 1852 and a second in 1875.
# Helicia maxwelliana

Helicia maxwelliana is a plant in the family Proteaceae. It is named for D. R. Maxwell, who accompanied botanist Lilian Gibbs on her 1910 Mount Kinabalu expedition, where she recorded numerous new plant species.

## Description

Helicia maxwelliana grows as a treelet up to 3 metres (10 ft) tall. The twigs are dark brown. The flowers are reddish brown. The round fruit is black, measuring up to 2.5 cm (1 in) in diameter.

## Distribution and habitat

Helicia maxwelliana is endemic to Borneo, although World Plants notes a sterile specimen from Peninsular Malaysia (Terengganu). Its habitat is montane forests at 1,600–1,700 m (5,200–5,600 ft) altitude.
# J. B. M. Hertzog government

J. B. M. Hertzog became the Prime Minister of South Africa on 30 June 1924, replacing Jan Smuts. Hertzog led four cabinets, serving until 5 September 1939.

## Ministers
### First Hertzog Cabinet

The general election of 1924 led to the first political transition since the formation of the Union of South Africa in 1910. The training that J. B. M. Hertzog between 1924 and 1929 government was a coalition between the National Party (NP) and the Labour Party (LP).
| Office | Name | Dates |
| Prime Minister and Minister of Native Affairs | J. B. M. Hertzog | 30 June 1924 – 14 June 1929 |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs | J. B. M. Hertzog | 1927 – 14 June 1929 |
| Minister of Agriculture | Jan Kemp | 30 June 1924 – 14 June 1929 |
| Minister of Defence | Frederic Creswell | 30 June 1924 – 14 June 1929 |
| Minister of Finance | Nicolaas Havenga | 30 June 1924 – 14 June 1929 |
| Minister of Justice | Tielman Roos | 30 June 1924 – 14 June 1929 |
| Minister of the Interior Minister of Education Minister of Public Health | Daniel François Malan | 30 June 1924 – 14 June 1929 |
| Minister of Irrigation | Ernest George Jansen | 1928 – 14 June 1929 |
| Minister of Lands | Peter Grobler | 30 June 1924 – 14 June 1929 |
| Minister of Labour | Frederic Creswell | 30 June 1924 – 1925 |
| Minister of Labour | Thomas Boydell | 1925 – 14 June 1929 |
| Minister of Mines and Industry | Frederick William Beyers | 30 June 1924 – 14 June 1929 |
| Minister of Railways and Harbors | Charles Wynand Malan | 30 June 1924 – 14 June 1929 |
| Minister of Public Works | Thomas Boydell Walter Madeley Henry William Sampson | 1924–25 1925–28 1928–29 |
| Minister of Posts and Telegraphs | Thomas Boydell Walter Madeley Henry William Sampson | 1924–25 1925–28 1928–29 |

### Second Hertzog Cabinet

The 1929 general election was won by the National Party (41% of votes) due to its absolute majority in seats (78) facing the South African Party who had received 47% of the vote, but only 61 representatives. Although the National Party had a majority government, Hertzog renewed the electoral alliance with the Labour Party (8 elected), Frederic Creswell
| Office | Name | Name | Dates |
| Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs | | J. B. M. Hertzog | 14 June 1929 – 17 May 1933 |
| Minister of the Interior Minister of Education Minister of Public Health | | Daniel François Malan | 30 June 1924 – 14 June 1929 |
* Ernest George Jansen, Ministers of Native Affairs and Irrigation
* Nicolaas Havenga, Minister of Finance
* Oswald Pirow, Minister of Justice
* Frederic Creswell, LP, Minister of Defence, Minister of Labour
* Minister of Railways and Harbors Charles Wynand Malan
* Minister of Lands Peter Grobler
* Minister of Agriculture Jan Kemp
* Minister of Mines and Industry Adriaan Fourie
* Minister of Public Works and Posts and Telegraphs Henry William Sampson LP
# Helen Clarke (field hockey)

Helen Margaret Clarke MNZM (née Shearer, born 16 April 1971) is a former field hockey goalkeeper and captain for New Zealand, who competed in three Summer Olympics: 1992, 2000 and 2004.
Clarke earned a record 166 caps for her country and was appointed a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit in the 2005 New Year Honours for services to hockey. She was also a member of the New Zealand team at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur, where she won a bronze medal, the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester, and two World Cups. She retired from the sport after the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens. She has taught physical education and English at Mount Roskill Grammar School in Auckland.
# Bleeker's kukri snake

There are two species of snake named Bleeker's kukri snake:
* Oligodon propinquus
* Oligodon waandersi