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Armstrong, Margaret Anne Brown, 1847-

  • Person
  • 1847-

Margaret Anne was the daughter of Thomas Brown. In 1873, She married George Frederick Armstrong in Headingly St. Michael, Yorkshire. At the time, George was the first professor of civil engineering at McGill University’s Applied Science School. The couple lived in Montreal for five years, and their first child, George Cyril, was born there. In 1876, the family moved back to England, where George had been named chair of the engineering department at Yorkshire College. In 1880, Margaret gave birth to a second child, Margaret Muriel. The next move came in 1885 when her husband was appointed Regius professor of engineering at the University of Edinburgh. Son George and Muriel were already grown up when Margaret Anne became a widow in 1900.

Arnesen, Kim André, 1980-

  • https://lccn.loc.gov/no2014102918
  • Person
  • 1980-

Kim André Arnesen was born on November 28, 1980, in Trondheim, Norway.

He is a Norwegian composer. He is known for his choral compositions, both a cappella, accompanied by piano or organ, or large-scale works for chorus and orchestra. He was educated at the Music Conservatory in Trondheim, Norway. As a composer, he had his first performance in 1999 with Nidaros Cathedral Boys' Choir. Since then, he has written music that has been performed by several choirs all over the world. His first CD album, "Magnificat," was nominated for Grammy Awards 2016 in the Best Surround Sound Album category. His "Cradle Hymn" was a part of the regional Emmy Prize-winning show "Christmas in Norway." Arnesen is an elected member of the Norwegian Society of Composers.

Arnheim, Gus

  • https://lccn.loc.gov/n92110811
  • Person
  • 1897-1955

Gustave Arnheim was born on September 11, 1897, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

He was an American pianist and an early popular band leader. He is noted for writing several songs, his first hit being "I Cried for You" (1923). He was most popular in the 1920s and 1930s. He played at the Cocoanut Grove nightclub in the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles for eight years. He also played at the Chicago Chez Paree, New York Palace and later toured with the "George White Scandals" in Europe. He also had a few small acting roles and was the conductor/lyricist in four films.

In 1924, he married Dorothy Valerie Cohen (1905–1993). He died of a heart attack on January 19, 1955, in Los Angeles, California.

Arnold, A. J.

  • Person
  • -1898

A. J. Arnold, Esq., was first the treasurer, then the travelling secretary for the south of Europe, assistant secretary and later the General Secretary of the British Evangelical Alliance in London in the late 1800s. He edited the Proceedings of the Tenth International Conference of the Evangelical Alliance held in London, June–July 1896. He made frequent and exhausting journeys throughout Europe. Arnold was known for promoting the cause of religious freedom in continental Europe and the importance of practical unity among all churches holding the evangelical doctrines of grace. He resided in North America for four years.

He died in 1898.

Arnoldi, George Dorland, 1801-1836

  • Person
  • 1801-1836

George Dorland Arnoldi, Esq., was born on July 17, 1801, in Rivière-du-Loup, Quebec.

He was a notary public practicing in Montreal.

He died on October 13, 1836, in Montreal, Quebec.

Arolas, Eduardo, 1892-1924

  • no 00104195
  • Person
  • 1892-1924

Eduardo Arolas was an Argentine tango bandoneon player, leader and composer. He first learned to play the guitar before learning the bandoneon which became his instrument of choice. His nickname was El Tigre del bandoneón (the tiger of the bandoneon).
Arolas composed his first tango in 1909 before he could even read or write music. He went on to play with such early masters as Agustín Bardi and Roberto Firpo.
In 1917 Arolas moved to Montevideo where he settled and played a number of times at the Teatro Casino. From 1920 he resided mainly in Paris where he died alone and alcoholic in 1924.

Arrington, G. B.

  • https://lccn.loc.gov/n85223420
  • Person
  • 1950 or 1951-

G. B. Arrington is a pioneer in light rail and other transit projects. He grew up in Silverton, Oregon, a small town just east of Salem, where his father was mayor. He graduated from Lewis & Clark College, Portland, Oregon (B.A. in political science, 1972) and Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, Scotland (M.A. in town and country planning). When Arrington returned to Oregon in the mid-1970s, he found himself in the middle of what he calls a “harmonic convergence.” Portland was looking to revitalize its downtown core. He worked early in his career for Senator Packwood and Governor Goldschmidt and was also an adjunct faculty member at Lewis & Clark, teaching The Politics of Planning. He eventually landed at TriMet, where, for the next 20-plus years, he worked on a project that would become Portland’s famed MAX, a pioneering light rail system connecting Portland and its suburbs. Arrington left TriMet in 1999 after the opening of the westside MAX to join Parsons Brinckerhoff, one of the world’s preeminent international planning consultants. He has travelled the world as their vice president, consulting on projects from the swamps of Opa Locka, Florida, to the beaches of Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

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