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Arnaud Boetsch Arnaud Boetsch (born April 1, 1969 in Meulan) is a former French tennis player who turned professional in 1987. He represented France at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, where he was defeated in the second round by Spain's eventual silver medal winner Sergi Bruguera.
Arnaud d'Ossat Arnaud d'Ossat (July 20, 1537 — March 13, 1604) was a French diplomat and writer, and a Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church, whose personal tact and diplomatic skill steered the perilous course of French diplomacy with the Papacy in the reign of Henri IV of France.
Arnaud di Pasquale Arnaud di Pasquale (born February 11, 1979 in Casablanca, Morocco) is a professional male tennis player from France. He is best remembered for his bronze medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics in the men's singles event.
Arnaud Guillaume de Barbazan Arnaud Guillaume (also Arnault Guilhem), Seigneur de Barbazan, (born 1360 in Barbazan-Dessus, Hautes-Pyrénées, France; died 1431, Vaudoncourt, Vosges, France) was a counsellor and butler to Charles VII of France and later a general during the Hundred Years' War who earned for himself the name of the Irreproachable Knight.
Arnaud River The Arnaud River (formerly known as the Payne River) is a river in Nunavik, Canada, flowing from the low plateaux of the Ungava Peninsula through a series of glacial lakes to Ungava Bay. Its mean discharge is approximately 15kmÂł per year, but the river flows only in the summer as it is frozen to several metres for the rest of the year.
Arnauld family The Arnauld family was a noble French family prominent in the 1600s, and closely associated with Jansenism, associating frequently with the Jansenist religious communities in Port-Royal de Paris and Port-Royal des Champs. While their base of operations was in Paris, the family's roots were in the Auvergne region of France.
Arnaut Daniel Arnaut Danièl was a Provençal troubadour of the 13th century, praised by Dante as "il miglior fabbro" (the better craftsman/creator, literally "the best smith") and called "Grand Master of Love" by Petrarch. In the 20th century he was lauded by Ezra Pound as the greatest poet to have ever lived in his work The Spirit of Romance (1910).
Arnavutköy Arnavutköy (meaning "Albanian village" in Turkish) is a historic neighborhood in Istanbul, famous for its wooden Ottoman mansions and fish restaurants. It is part of the Beşiktaş district of Istanbul, and lies on the European side of the Bosphorus.
Arnäs Court District Arnäs Court District, or Arnäs tingslag, was a district of Ångermanland in Sweden. The provinces in Norrland were never divided into hundreds and instead the court district (tingslag) served as the basic division of rural areas.
Arncliffe, New South Wales Arncliffe is a suburb in southern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Arncliffe is located 11km south of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of the City of Rockdale.
Arnd In the Dungeons & Dragons World of Greyhawk campaign setting, Arnd, also known as Arnd of Tdon, was a legendary Oeridian hero who lived ages ago, before the Great Migrations. He is famed for establishing the first paladins of Heironeous among the Oeridian tribes.
Arndale Centres Arndale Centres are a large chain of shopping centres in the United Kingdom - they were the first "American-style" malls to be constructed in the UK. The first centre was built in Jarrow in 1961, and was followed by developments in Leeds, Luton, London, Bradford, Aberdeen, Poole and other British towns and cities.
Arndt-Schulz rule Arndt-Schulz rule or Schulz' law is a law (named after Hugo Paul Friedrich Schulz and Rudolf Arndt) concerning the effects of pharmaca or poisons in low, respectively strong concentrations. According to this, highly diluted pharmaca or poisons enhance life processes, moderately strong ones favour it, while strong concentrations may inhibit these processes and even terminate them.
Arne Andersson Arne Andersson (born October 27, 1917 in Trollhättan, Sweden) was a middle distance runner who became famous for his rivalry with his compatriot Gunder Hägg in the 1940s. Andersson set a 1500 metres world record in Gothenburg in August 1943 with a time of 3:45.
Arne Beurling Arne Carl-August Beurling (February 3, 1905 - November 20, 1986) was a mathematician and professor of mathematics at Uppsala University (1937-1954) and later at the Institute for Advanced Study at Princeton, USA.
Arne Borg Arne Borg (born August 18, 1901 – died November 7, 1987) was a famous swimmer from Sweden, who won the gold medal in the 1500 m freestyle at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam. However, he is better remembered for breaking 32 world records during the 1920s.
Arne Domnérus Arne Domnérus (born Sven Arne Domnérus on December 20, 1924 in Solna Municipality, Stockholm County) is a Swedish jazz alto saxophonist who also played clarinet. He led his first group in 1942 and had his first recordings in 1945.
Arne Gulbrand Drogseth Arne Gulbrand Drogseth (1893-1973) was a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party. He was private secretary to the Minister of Trade 1946-1947, state secretary to the Minister of Trade in 1947, state secretary to the Minister of Industry 1947-1951, and acting Minister of Industry in 1951.
Arne Harris Arne Harris (died October 6, 2001) was the "Senior Executive Producer" of Chicago Cubs baseball for many years on WGN-TV. His first memorable moment came in 1960, when Don Cardwell pitched a no-hitter against the St.
Arne Næss Arne Dekke Eide Næss (born January 27, 1912) is widely regarded as the foremost Norwegian philosopher of the 20th century, and is the founder of deep ecology. His philosophical work focused on Spinoza, Buddhism and Gandhi.
Arne Nordheim Arne Nordheim (born 20 June 1931) is a Norwegian composer, since 1982 living in the Norwegian State's honorary residence, Grotten, next to the Royal Palace in Oslo. Nordheim has received numerous prizes for his compositions, and was elected honorary member of the International Society for Contemporary Music in 1997.
Arne Olsson Arne Olsson is a retired pastor in the Lutheran Church of Sweden. On 5 February in Gothenburg, 2005 he was consecrated as bishop of The Mission Province by The Most Reverend Walter Obare, the presiding bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Kenya.
Arne Rinnan Arrnee Frode Rinnan (born 1940) is known as the captain of the MV Tampa, owned by Norwegian shipping line Wallenius Wilhelmsen. On August 21, 2001, his ship rescued 438 refugees, mainly from then Taliban-controlled Afghanistan, from a drifting boat about 75 nautical miles (139 km) north of Christmas Island.
Arne Sucksdorff Arne Sucksdorff (February 3, 1917 - May 4 2001) was a Swedish movie director, considered one of cinema's greatest documentary filmmakers. He was particularly celebrated for his visually poetic and scenic nature documentaries.
Arne Sunde Arne Toralf Sunde (December 6, 1883 – July 30, 1972) was a Norwegian politician. He served as Minister of Justice from 1930 to 1931 and again from 1933 to 1935, and as councillor of state of the Ministry of Justice in 1940.
Arneja Arnejas are an urban mercantile clan of the Punjab and Sindh. In India, they reside in Punjab (India), Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Delhi, Jammu, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Uttaranchal, Gujarat and other parts of the country.
Arnell Ignacio Arnell Ignacio is a Filipino Game Show host, Comedian and Actor. Arnell has hosted several shows like "Chibugan Na", "Kwarta o Kahon", "Go Bingo", "Katok mga Misis", and "K, The P1-Million Videoke Challenge".
Arney River The Arney River is a small river in County Fermanagh feeding from Lower Lough Macnean and into Upper Lough Erne. There are six bridging points on the Arney River, five of these are suitable for motorised vehicles while one is located on private land near to the source of the river.
Arnfield Reservoir Arnfield reservoir is a man-made lake in Longdendale in north Derbyshire. It was constructed in 1854 as part of the Longdendale chain to supply water from the River Etherow to the urban areas of Greater Manchester.
Arnfinn Bergmann Arnfinn Bergmann (born October 14, 1928 in Trondheim) is a retired ski jumper from Norway. He won a gold medal in the normal hill event at the 1952 Winter Olympics, accompanied on the podium by Torbjørn Falkanger who won the silver medal.
Arnfinn Nesset Arnfinn Nesset (born in 1944 in Norway) was convicted in 1983 of poisoning 22 patients with Curacit, a muscle relaxing drug, at at Geriatric institution in Orkdal, Norway where he worked as a nurse. During the investigations he claimed to have killed several more over many years both at this and other institutions where he had previously worked.
Arnhem rail crash In the Arnhem rail crash of November 21, 2006 – Arnhem, Netherlands - A cargo train driver ignores a red signal and collides almost head-on into a passenger train which was about to enther the railway station, injuring 31, of which 3 are still in hospital a day later.http://www.
Arnhim Eustace Arnhim Ulric Eustace (born 1944) is a development economist and politician from Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. He served in the New Democratic Party government of James Fitz-Allen Mitchell and became prime minister on October 27, 2000, when Mitchell retired.
Arnica Arnica usually refers to Arnica montana, a mountain plant used for relief of bruises, stiffness, and muscle soreness in herbal medicine. Arnica is widely used as a salve for bruises and sprains and sometimes as a tincture [http://www.
Arnie Brown Arnold "Arnie" Brown (born January 28, 1942 in Oshawa, Ontario) was a defenceman in the National Hockey League with the Toronto Maple Leafs, New York Rangers, Detroit Red Wings, New York Islanders, and Atlanta Flames. He completed his career in the World Hockey Association.
Arnie Ginsburg Arnie Ginsburg was a well-known disc jockey in the Boston radio market from the mid 1950s until the 1970s. Following this period, he became involved in the business-side of radio as a business manager, president and owner of WVJV-TV and later Pyramid Broadcasting.
Arnie Herber Arnold Charles Herber (April 2, 1910, in Green Bay, Wisconsin, USA-October 14, 1969) was a professional football player for the Green Bay Packers and New York Giants. He was elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1966.
Arnie Morton Arnold "Arnie" Morton (1922 - 2005) is the legendary restaurateur who is the founder of Morton's Restaurant Group/Morton's Steakhouse. He is the father of Peter Morton, owner of Hard Rock Hotel and Casino and co-founder of Hard Rock Cafe, and of Michael Morton, head of the N9NE Group which operates contemporary American steakhouse in Las Vegas, Chicago and Dallas.
Arnie Robinson Clarence "Arnie" Robinson (born April 7, 1948, San Diego, California) won the gold medal for the men's long jump in the 1976 Summer Olympics held in Montreal. As of 2005, he was teaching physical education courses at Mesa College in San Diego.
Arnie Sidebottom Arnold ("Arnie") Sidebottom (born 1 April 1954 in Shawlands, Barnsley, Yorkshire, England) is a former cricketer who played for Yorkshire, who played one Test match for England. Sidebottom also had a successful professional football career for Manchester United, Huddersfield and Halifax as a central defender.
Arnie Tuadles The late Arnulfo "Arnie" Tuadles was a Filipino basketball player who once played for the fabled Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) team Toyota Super Corollas. He began his career brightly as a stalwart in the MICAA, playing for the Manilabank Golden Bankers in the mid-70s before peddling his wares with the San Miguel Braves.
Arnis at the 2005 Southeast Asian Games The arnis tournament at the 2005 Southeast Asian Games was held on December 3, 2005 to December 4, 2005 at the Emilio Aguinaldo College Gymnasium in Ermita, Manila. This is also the same venue as the wushu events.
Arnis Nicolas System Modern Arnis Mano-Mano Filipino Martial Arts is duly recognized and registered by the Philippine Government under by the Department of Trade and Industry with Registry Number 00156129. The MAMFMA was first registered July 21 1995 and the logo name of Modern Arnis Mano-Mano Filipino Martial Arts was copyright at the National Library, Manila on October 6 1995 with Copyright registry no.
Arniston, Western Cape Arniston is a small seaside settlement on Cape South coast, close to Cape Agulhas, the southern-most tip of Africa. It is also known by the name Waenhuiskrans, an Afrikaans name, meaning literally "Wagon house cliff" because of a sea cave large enough to park a wagon in.
Arno (elm hybrid) Arno is an elm cultivar derived from a crossing of the Dutch hybrid cultivar Plantyn with the Siberian Elm Ulmus pumila clone S 2. It was raised by the Istituto per la Protezione delle Piante (IPP) in Florence, and released for sale in 2007.
Arno Babadzhanian Arno Arutyunovich Babadzhanian (; ; January 22 1921, Yerevan - November 11 1983) was a Soviet Armenian composer and pianist, People's Artist of the Armenian SSR (1956). He received the Stalin Prize of 1950 for his Heroic Ballade for piano with orchestra and the Order of the Red Banner of Labour.
Arno den Hartog Arnold ("Arno") Pieter Bernard den Hartog (born November 8, 1954 in Oss, Noord-Brabant) is a former field hockey player from The Netherlands, who was a member of the Dutch National Team that finished sixth in the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. Den Hartog earned a total number of 109 caps, scoring seventeen goals, in the years 1979-1985.
Arno J. Mayer Arno Joseph Mayer (June 19, 1926 -) is Luxembourg-born American historian of modern Europe, diplomatic history, and the Holocaust. A self-proclaimed "left dissident Marxist", Mayer's major interests are in modernization theory and what he calls "The Thirty Years' Crisis" between 1914 and 1945.
Arno of Salzburg Arno, Arn or Aquila (ca. 750-821), bishop and afterwards archbishop of Salzburg, entered the church at an early age, and after passing some time at Freising became abbot of Elnon, or Saint-Amand it was afterwards called, where he made the acquaintance of Alcuin.
Arnob Arnob Chowdhury, better known as Arnob, is a young Bangladeshi musician who has gained widespread popularity for his unique "indie" sound. Coming from a musical family - his uncle Tapan Chowdhury is a famous singer as well - Arnob completed his studies at Shanti Niketan, where he met his wife Shahana Bajpai, also a singer.
Arnold "Poet" Jackson Poet, played by muMs da Schemer, is one of the Homeboys on Oz. Imprisoned for armed robbery and attempted murder, he has a talent for poetry and often performs several Poems but also has a huge heroin addiction which pulls him under.
Arnold (band) Arnold are a band from London, England who play guitar-based music influenced by the likes of Big Star, Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young and The Who. They signed for Alan McGee's Creation Records in 1997, at a time when the label was riding high on the Britpop-fuelled success of Oasis, and stayed until the label's demise in 1999, releasing two eccentric, tuneful albums.
Arnold (comic strip) Arnold was the title of a comic strip by Kevin McCormick that ran in a few newspapers, including the Detroit Free Press, from 1983 through 1988. The main characters were Arnold, a strange, volatile child, and Tommy, his well-meaning and clueless friend.
Arnold (crater) Arnold is a lunar crater that is located in the north-northeastern part of the visible Moon, near the lunar limb. This location gives the crater a notably oval appearance due to foreshortening, although the formation is actually relatively round.
Arnold and Marie Schwartz Athletic Center The Arnold and Marie Schwartz Athletic Center is a 1,200-seat multi-purpose arena in Brooklyn, New York on the campus of Long Island University. It is the former Brooklyn Paramount Theatre, and was the home to the Long Island University Blackbirds until 2005.
Arnold Air Society The Arnold Air Society (AAS) is a professional, honorary, service organization advocating the support of aerospace power. AAS is open to officer candidates in Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps (AFROTC) and at the United States Air Force Academy (USAFA), and is formally affiliated with the Air Force Association (AFA).
Arnold Alfred Schmidt Arnold Alfred Schmidt, born in 1930 in Plainfield, New Jersey, lived most of his life in New York City. He graduated with an MA from New York's Cooper Union, and worked for years as an Art Director at the Gusso-Hyman Advertising agency on such accounts as Misty Harbor fashions.
Arnold Allen Arnold Oral Allen was an instuctor, public speaker, and writer who worked at IBM and Hewlett-Packard (HP), and specialized in the analysis and mathematical modelling of computer performance. He is most well-known as the author of the book, Probability, Statistics, and Queueing Theory with Computer Science Applications
Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University The Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University is an arboretum located in the Jamaica Plain and Roslindale sections of Boston, Massachusetts. It was was designed by Frederick Law Olmsted and is the second largest "link" in the Emerald Necklace.
Arnold Armitage Arnold Armitage was a British-born artist and illustrator, best known for his work with pin-up art. He moved to the United States around 1925 and settled in Hollywood, CA, working for the Foster and Kleiser Company, which produced billboards.
Arnold Arre Arnold Arre, born on September 2, 1971 in Metro Manila, Philippines, is a Filipino comic book writer and artist. He has won National Book Awards for his graphic novels The Mythology Class (1999), a four-part action-adventure miniseries that was re-released as a Special Collected Edition by Adarna House in 2005 and Trip to Tagaytay (2000), a one-shot future fiction short story.
Arnold Bax Sir Arnold Edward Trevor Bax, KCVO (November 8, 1883 — October 3, 1953), was an English composer and poet. His musical style blended elements of Romanticism and Impressionism, always with a strong Celtic influence.
Arnold Belkin Arnold Belkin (1930 in Calgary, Alberta - 1992 in Mexico City, Distrito Federal) was a Mexican painter, who has often been referred as "The Canadian Son of Mexican Muralism". Arnold's father was a Russian Jew and his mother was an English Jewish woman (Greenberg).
Arnold Brown (comedian) Arnold Brown is a Scottish comedian, one of the main figures in the alternative comedy scene of the early 1980s. Originally an accountant, Brown worked hard at live standup, until he found a knack of presenting observational comedy in a slow, meandering but entertaining style.
Arnold Brown (Manitoba politician) Peter Arnold Brown (born April 27, 1927 in Winkler, Manitoba, died March 5, 1994) was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1973 to 1988, representing the riding of Rhineland for the Progressive Conservative Party.
Arnold Burgen Sir Arnold Stanley Vincent Burgen FRS (born 20 March, 1922 was Master of Darwin College, Cambridge 1982-89 (Hon. Fellow, 1989), Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Cambridge University, 1985-89, and founding President of the Academia Europæa.
Arnold Cassola Arnold Cassola is a Maltese politician, an Associate Professor in Comparative Literature at the University of Malta and the author and editor of various books and academic papers. He is presently Secretary General European Green Party (since 1999) and (since 2006) deputy in the Italian Chamber of Deputies elected by Italian expatriates in the Europe constituency, with the centre-left coalition L'Unione.
Arnold Classic The Arnold Classic is an annual bodybuilding competition, named after Arnold Schwarzenegger, that takes place in late February or early March in Columbus, Ohio, United States. It is considered the most lucrative competition in bodybuilding, with a number of large prizes.
Arnold Creek, Portland, Oregon Arnold Creek is a neighborhood (and a creek) in the Southwest section of Portland, Oregon, just north of the city of Lake Oswego and Clackamas County. It borders West Portland Park to the west, Markham and Marshall Park to the north, Collins View and Tryon Creek State Natural Area to the east, and Lake Oswego and the unincorporated Multnomah County enclave of Englewood to the south.
Arnold Dolmetsch (Eugène) Arnold Dolmetsch (24 February 1858 - 28 February 1940), was a French-born musician and instrument maker who spent much of his working life in England and established an instrument-making workshop in Haslemere, Surrey. He was a leading figure in the twentieth century revival of interest in early music.
Arnold Engineering Development Center Arnold Engineering Development Center (AEDC), located on Arnold Air Force Base, is the most advanced and largest complex of flight simulation test facilities in the world. Originated in 1951, the center operates 58 aerodynamic and propulsion wind tunnels, rocket and turbine engine test cells, space environmental chambers, arc heaters, ballistic ranges, and other specialized units.
Arnold Friberg Arnold Friberg is an American artist born on December 21, 1913 in Winnetka, Illinois, son of a Swedish father and a Norwegian mother. Perhaps his most famous and popular patriotic work is his 1975 painting The Prayer at Valley Forge, a depiction of George Washington praying at Valley Forge, the site of the camp of the American Continental Army over the winter of 1777–1778 during the American Revolutionary War.
Arnold Henry Savage Landor Arnold Henry Savage Landor (1865–1924) was a painter, explorer, writer and anthropologist, born in Florence. His grandfather, Walter Savage Landor, had been a celebrated poet and writer, himself living for long periods in Florence.
Arnold Horace Santo Waters Sir Arnold Horace Santo Waters, VC, CBE, DSO, MC (September 23, 1886 in Plymouth - January 22, 1981 in Sutton Coldfield) was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.
Arnold Howard Arnold Howard was a close friend of Mumia Abu-Jamal at the time the events surrounding Jamal's arrest in the killing of Philadelphia Police Department Officer David Faulkner, an early subject of interest in PPD investigations surrounding Faulkner's homicide, and a key figure in the ensuing legal proceedings surrounding Jamal's conviction and death sentence for Faulkner's murder.
Arnold Chapman Arnold "Chowhound" Chapman is a competitive eater, who in 2003, along with former IFOCE eater, Coondog O'Karma formed The Association of Independent Competitive Eaters. AICE is a competitive eating organization run by competitive eaters for the benefit and profit of the sport of competitive eating and its participants.
Arnold Chikobava Arnold Chikobava (March 14, 1898-November 5, 1985) was a Georgian linguist, philologist and public benefactor, one of founders and Academician of the Georgian Academy of Sciences (GAS), founder of the scientific school of the Iberian-Caucasian linguistics, Meritorious Scientific Worker of Georgia, Doctor of Philological Sciences, Professor.
Arnold II of Boulogne Arnold II is a count of Boulogne identified by Morton and Muntz (page xxxi note 7) as the one slain in battle by Count Enguerrand I of Ponthieu. Frank Barlow (page xliii note 125) prefers to retain the traditional identification of the slain count as Baldwin I of Boulogne.
Arnold Islets (Queensland) Arnold Islets are about 3 islands about 10 km East of the Jardine River Resource Reserve Jardine River National Park in the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Queensland, Australia, in the Cape York Peninsula about 70 km South East of Bamaga.
Arnold J. Toynbee Arnold Joseph Toynbee CH (April 14, 1889 – October 22, 1975) was a British historian whose twelve-volume analysis of the rise and fall of civilizations, A Study of History, 1934-1961, was a synthesis of world history, a metahistory based on universal rhythms of rise, flowering and decline, which examined history from a global perspective.
Arnold Janssen Saint Arnold Janssen (November 5, 1837 – January 15, 1909) was a Roman Catholic priest best known for founding the mission Society of the Divine Word, the members of which are known as "Divine Word Missionaries", and two congregations for women.
Arnold Johnson Arnold M. Johnson (1906 - 1960) was an American industrialist, businessman and sportsman, who purchased the storied but financially unsound Philadelphia Athletics baseball club and moved it to Kansas City, Missouri, in the autumn of 1954.
Arnold Keyserling Arnold Alexander Graf Keyserling (February 9, 1922, in Hamburg – September 7, 2005 in Matrei, Tyrol) was a German philosopher and theologian. He is the son of Hermann Graf Keyserling and great-grandson of Otto von Bismarck.
Arnold Kramer Arnold Kramer was nicknamed Minnesota's Grandpa Moses by the University of Minnesota during the hey-day of his painting career in the 1960's. A self-taught artist, he completed over 400 pieces in a style referred to as naive or primitive.
Arnold Kramish Arnold Kramish was a physicist and author associated with the Manhattan Project. As part of that, he was nearly killed in an accident at the Philadelphia Naval Yard where a prototype diffusion isotope separation device was being constructed.
Arnold Krumm-Heller Arnold Krumm-Heller (1876–1949) was a German doctor, occultist, Rosicrucian, and founder of Fraternitas Rosicruciana Antiqua (FRA), a traditional Hermetic order that works in Brazil. Krumm-Heller was born April 15, 1876 and passed away in 1949 in Marburg, Germany.
Arnold Layne "Arnold Layne" was the first single released by British Psychedelic rock group Pink Floyd, shortly after landing a recording contract with EMI. The song was written by Syd Barrett, Pink Floyd's co-founder and original front man.
Arnold Loosemore Arnold Loosemore (VC, DCM) (7 June 1896- 11 April 1924) was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.
Arnold Luhaäär Arnold Luhaäär (born October 20, 1905 in Mõisaküla – died January 19, 1965 in Tallinn) was an Estonian weightlifter who won the bronze medal for his native country in the Men's Heavyweight Weightlifting at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, Germany.
Arnold Lunn Sir Arnold Lunn (born April 18, 1888 in Madras, India; died June 2 1974 in London, England) was a famous skier, mountaineer and writer. His father Henry Simpson Lunn (1859–1939, Methodist reverend and founder of Lunn's Travel agency that would become Lunn Poly) encouraged tourism in the Swiss Alps in the tradition of Thomas Cook's famous travel agency in the early 20th century.
Arnold Lynch Arnold Lynch (June 3 1914-November 13 2004) was an engineer, known for his work on an optical tape reader which was used in the construction of the Colossus, an early electronic computer. A number of Colossus computers were installed at Bletchley Park and used to read high-level German ciphers.
Arnold Masin Arnold Masin (born April 06, 1977 in StaszĂłw) is a Polish politician. He was elected to Sejm on September 25, 2005 getting 4168 votes in 10 PiotrkĂłw Trybunalski district, candidating from Liga Polskich Rodzin list.
Arnold McNair, 1st Baron McNair Arnold Duncan McNair, 1st Baron McNair, CBE, KC, LLD, FBA (March 4, 1885-May 22, 1975), was a British legal scholar, university teacher and judge. From 1959 to 1965 he served as the first President of the European Court of Human Rights.
Arnold Moss Arnold Moss (born January 28, 1909 in Brooklyn, New York; died December 15, 1989 in New York City) was an American character actor often playing sly or sinister foreigners. He is the father of songwriter Jeff Moss.
Arnold Murray Arnold Murray (born 1929 in Oklahoma) is a Christian Bible teacher, notable for his "chapter by chapter, verse by verse" approach to teaching (officially referred to as expository preaching). He is the pastor of Shepherd's Chapel in Gravette, Arkansas.
Arnold Nesbitt Arnold Stearns Nesbitt (16 October 1878 - 7 November 1914) was an English cricketer who played one first-class match, for Worcestershire against Middlesex at Lord's in 1914. His contribution to the game, which Worcestershire lost by an innings, was small: he made only one dismissal (that of Jack Hearne off the bowling of Robert Borrows), and scored 2 not out and 3 with the bat.
Arnold Newman Arnold Abner Newman (3 March 1918, New York, NY —6 June, 2006, New York, NY) was an American photographer noted for his "environmental portraits" of artists and politicians. He was also known for his carefully composed abstract still life images.
Arnold of Altena Arnold of Altena, count of Altena, count of Isenberg and Hövel, Vogt of Werden, (born 1166, died 1209), son of Eberhard IV of Berg. He inherited the north-western territorium of Altena, and became 1st count of Isenberg in 1200.
Arnold of Brescia Arnold of Brescia, (c. 1090 – 1155), also known as Arnaldus (Italian: Arnaldo da Brescia), was a monk from Italy who called on the Church to renounce ownership of the property, participated in the Commune of Rome, and was hanged by the Church.
Arnold Orville Beckman Arnold Orville Beckman (April 10, 1900 – May 18, 2004) was an American chemist who founded Beckman Instruments based on his invention of the pH meter, a device for measuring acidity, in 1934. He also funded the first silicon transistor company, thus giving rise to Silicon Valley.
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