Mary Florence Potts was an American businesswoman and inventor. She received her first patent of clothes irons with detachable wooden handles at the age of 19, which became prominent throughout North America and the European continent in the 20th century. Subsequently, her products became the most popular heavy metal irons ever made, and were manufactured until 1951. Primary editor: Doug Coldwell
Benjamin Loxley was a Philadelphia carpenter-architect, master builder, investor and military leader in the American Colonial Period. He built his career in construction business, and was a Patriot military leader who engaged in battles under George Washington. He also collaborated with Benjamin Franklin, who used Loxley's house key to replicate his previous kite experiment. Primary editor: Doug Coldwell
Philip Slier was a Dutch typesetter of Jewish origin who lived in Amsterdam during the German occupation of the Netherlands in World War II. He was sent to Camp Molengoot as a forced labourer at age 18, and later killed by gas at 19. He wrote 86 letters detailing his experiences, which were discovered over 50 years later, and published in Hidden Letters (2008). Primary editor: Doug Coldwell
William B. Jordan was an American art historian, who facilitated acquisitions, curated exhibitions and authored publications on still life paintings and artists from the Spanish Golden Age. Jordan was known for his connoisseurship, and worked with various museums and institutes throughout his career. He also maintained a private collection and engaged in philanthropic undertakings.
George Escol Sellers was an American businessman, mechanical engineer, and inventor. He patented a machine that produced lead pipes from hot fluid lead continuously and a locomotive engine which could climb steep hills, and was skilled arrowhead maker. Different names of a character in different versions of Mark Twain's The Gilded Age (1873) kept unintentionally referencing Sellers. Primary editors: Doug Coldwell; 7&6=thirteen
Positioning theory is a theory in social psychology that characterizes interactions between individuals. The theory emphasizes the interdependence of positions, speech and other acts, and storylines, providing a framework to understand the reasoning behind a person's behavior by considering social, individual, and moral factors. Primary editor: Itsjessjj
Tomás Yepes was a Spanish painter in the Kingdom of Valencia. Little is known about his life outside of his work, but his depictions of flower vases, fruits, and everyday objects were prominent locally during the 17th and 18th century. He is best known for his distinctive style of flower painting, and his works are exhibited in museums and private collections worldwide.
... that Tomás Yepes(work pictured) settled a lawsuit his elder sister brought against him by giving her some religious paintings?
... that with no prior work experience, William B. Jordan turned the Meadows Museum's collection into the most prominent collection of Spanish art outside Spain?
... that the Convent of Santo Domingo(pictured) in Valencia, founded in 1239 as a church, is now used as a Spanish Army headquarters?
... that Red Jordan Arobateau adopted "Red" as his first name after dyeing his hair red because he thought the color represented sensuality and eroticism of his work?
