Gustav Heinrich von Bongard

August Gustav Heinrich von Bongard (12 September 1786, Bonn – 1839) was a German botanist, who worked at Saint Petersburg, Russia.

He was among the first botanists to describe the new plants then being discovered in Alaska (under Russian ownership at the time), including species now of major commercial importance like Sitka Spruce and Red Alder. The specimens he described were mostly collected by Carl Mertens at Sitka, Alaska.

The plant genus Bongardia (family Berberidaceae) is named in his honor.

Selected writings

Observations sur la végétation de l'ile de Sitcha, 1833

Esquisse historique des travaux sur la botanique entrepris en Russie depuis, 1834

Genera plantarum ad familias suas redacta (with Carl Bernhard von Trinius), 1835.

"Historical Sketch of the Progress of Botany in Russia from the Time of Peter the Great to the Present Day", (translated from the "Recueil Des Actes de Pétersbourg de 1834"); Curtis's Botanical Magazine. Companion to the Botanical Magazine ... By W.J. Hooker. Vol. 1. pp. 117–186, (1836)

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Bong, Velden

Bong is a hamlet in the Dutch province of Limburg. It is located in the municipality of Venlo, about 2 km north of Velden, Limburg.

References

↑ ANWB Topografische Atlas Nederland, Topografische Dienst and ANWB, 2005.

Coordinates: 51°25′57″N 6°10′25″E / 51.43250°N 6.17361°E / 51.43250; 6.17361

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Bong (disambiguation)

Bong is a device used for smoking cannabis, tobacco, or other substances.

Bong may also refer to:

Bong County, Liberia

Bong, Velden, Venlo, Netherlands

Bong, Maasbree, Venlo, Netherlands

Bong Coo, Filipino World Champion tenpin bowler

Bong Joon-ho, South Korean film director and screenwriter

Jung Keun Bong, Korean professional baseball player

Bong-Ra, Dutch breakcore musician

Bong Revilla, Filipino actor and politician

Richard (Dick) Bong, American aviator and flying ace

An onomatopœia of the sound of a bell or gong

Beer bong or funneling, a drinking game where the aim is to rapidly ingest large quantities of beer or other beverages

Doctor Bong, a fictional character from the Marvel Comics universe

Bong game, a radio game show

A slang term for Bengali people

A type of piton

Muse

The Muses /ˈmjuːzᵻz/ (Ancient Greek: Μοῦσαι Mousai; perhaps from the o-grade of the Proto-Indo-European root *men- "think") in Greek mythology are the goddesses of the inspiration of literature, science, and the arts. They were considered the source of the knowledge embodied in the poetry, song-lyrics, and myths that were related orally for centuries in these ancient cultures. They were later adopted by the Romans as a part of their pantheon.

In current English usage, "muse" can refer in general to a person who inspires an artist, writer, or musician.

Political allusions to the influential roles that the muse plays within the political sphere has also been referenced in current American literature.

Origins

The earliest known records of the Muses are from Boeotia, the homeland of Hesiod. Some ancient authorities thought that the Muses were of Thracian origin. There, a tradition persisted that the Muses had once been three in number. Diodorus Siculus quotes Hesiod to the contrary, observing:

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Muse (Valery Leontiev album)

Muse - is the first studio album of Valery Leontiev. released in USSR. The authors of the songs in the album are very well known poets and composers (Raimonds Pauls Vladimir Shainsky, Aleksandra Pakhmutova, David Tukhmanov, etc.). Singer Valery Leontiev's newly released album won instant popularity. Theme songs mostly - romance, memories, love of country and of course the girl-muse, that certainly was a decisive moment in the choice of album title.