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Sien may refer to: *Sien of Diauehi, king of an ancient people of north-east Anatolia *Sien, Germany, an ''Ortsgemeinde'' – a municipality belonging to a ''Verbandsgemeinde'', a kind of collective municipality – in the Birkenfeld district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany *Sien (Van Gogh series) , Sien Hoornik, mistress of Vincent van Gogh and model for his famous drawing ''Sorrow'' * Wong Foon Sien (1899–1971), Canadian journalist and labour activist * Osowa Sień * ''Ot en Sien'', a 1902 old children's book, written by a teacher in Drenthe, the Netherlands * ''Red Sien'', a 1975 Dutch comedy film directed by Frans Weisz, produced by Rob du Mée * Sien Sovv {{disambiguation ...
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Sien Of Diauehi
Sien is one of the first historically-confirmed rulers of the Diauehi, Kingdom of Diaokhi, a confederation of proto-Georgian tribes. Ruling toward the end of the 12th century BC, 12th century BCE, he is known from Assyrian sources describing the invasion of his kingdom by Tiglath-Pileser I in 1110s BC, 1112 BCE. Biography Sien is the first historically-confirmed ruler of the tribal confederation known as the Diauehi, Kingdom of Diaokhi. He reigned toward the end of the 12th century BC, 12th century BCE, most likely shortly after the creation of the kingdom. He joined his domains to Nairi, a political-military alliance between South Caucasus states. In 1110s BC, 1112 BCE, he had to face the invasion of List of Assyrian kings, Assyrian King Tiglath-Pileser I, who had launched an attack on Nairi states. Sien gathered 60 tribes spanning from the northeast of Anatolia to Colchis and formed a large army. But he was rapidly defeated and the Assyrian ruler pursued him until the Black Se ...
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Sien, Germany
Sien is an '' Ortsgemeinde'' – a municipality belonging to a ''Verbandsgemeinde'', a kind of collective municipality – in the Birkenfeld district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It belongs to the ''Verbandsgemeinde'' Herrstein-Rhaunen, whose seat is in Herrstein. Geography Location Sien lies between Idar-Oberstein and Lauterecken northeast of the Baumholder troop drilling ground. Neighbouring municipalities Sien borders in the north on the municipality of Otzweiler ( Bad Kreuznach district), in the east on the municipality of Hoppstädten ( Kusel district; not to be confused with Hoppstädten-Weiersbach), in the south on the municipality of Langweiler (Kusel district; not to be confused with Langweiler in the Birkenfeld district), in the southwest on the municipality of Unterjeckenbach (Kusel district) and the Baumholder troop drilling ground and in the west on the municipality of Sienhachenbach. Sien also meets the municipality of Schmidthachenbach at a single point ...
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Sien (Van Gogh Series)
Vincent van Gogh drew and painted a series of works of his mistress Sien during their time together in the Netherlands. In particular, his drawing '' Sorrow'' is widely acknowledged as a masterwork of draftsmanship, the culmination of a long and sometimes uncertain apprenticeship in learning his craft. Commonly called Sien Hoornik, Clasina Maria Hoornik (1850–1904) lived with van Gogh during much of his time in The Hague from 1881 to 1883. Van Gogh used Sien, a pregnant prostitute, as a model for his work and later took Sien and her daughter into his home. Van Gogh made drawings and paintings of Sien and her daughter, baby and mother over that period, which reflected the domestic life and hardships of the working poor. Their relationship was not accepted by his family or supporters, although his brother Theo did not withdraw his support over it. It did contribute undoubtedly, however, to a split with Anton Mauve, a cousin-in-law and noted painter of the Hague School, who had ...
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Wong Foon Sien
Wong Foon Sien (; 7 July 1899 – 31 July 1971), also simply known as Foon Sien, was a Canadian journalist and labour activist. He devoted time to a number of civil and human rights organizations, was one of the early leaders of the Chinese Benevolent Association in Vancouver, and was "perhaps the most influential person" in the city's Chinatown. He was sometimes referred to as the "spokesman for Chinatown", or as "mayor of Chinatown" by Vancouverites, to the resentment of some Chinese Canadians in the community. Foon Sien sought to end discrimination against Chinese Canadians and other minority groups, and was an ardent activist to grant or recognize their rights, particularly regarding immigration and family reunification. Early life He was born Wong Mun Poo () on 7 July 1899 in Guangdong and moved to Cumberland, British Columbia in 1908 with his parents. His parents, who had become successful merchants, hoped he would build a career in Imperial China, and had wanted to send h ...
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Osowa Sień
Osowa Sień (German: Röhrsdorf) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Wschowa, within Wschowa County, Lubusz Voivodeship, in western Poland. It lies approximately north-east of Wschowa and east of Zielona Góra. Etymology The current name of the village is literally ''a house in the aspen'' and appears in Polish historical sources also as Ossowa Sień or Ossowasień. The German name is derived from the name of a German settler Rüdiger and occurs in older versions as Rüdigersdorf or later shortened Röhrsdorf. Heritage The first mention of the village dates from 1325, when it was called Rudegeri Villa.http://www.osowasien.pro-e.pl/index.php/o-miejscowoci/kalendarium The Church of St. Fabian and St. Sebastian, built in the 14th century, is the oldest historical building in Osowa Sień. It is a single-aisle building, made of stone with a use of bricks. Baroque interior comes from the 18th century. Inside there is as well the sculpture of Christ from t ...
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Ot En Sien
''Ot en Sien'' is a Dutch children's book Children's literature or juvenile literature includes stories, books, magazines, and poems that are created for children. Modern children's literature is classified in two different ways: genre or the intended age of the reader. Children's ... series, written by Hindericus Scheepstra, a teacher in Drenthe, the Netherlands. It centers around two little children, a boy named Ot and a girl named Sien. It was the start of a new method of writing children's books and had profound influence on Dutch elementary education in the first half of the twentieth century The authors ''Ot'' and ''Sien'' are the main characters in a series of Dutch children's tales that were very popular in the first half of the twentieth century. The first series titled ('Close to home'), appeared in 1902. The second series ('Still with mother'), followed in 1904. The author of the stories was Hindericus Scheepstra. However, he acted on the inspiration o ...
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Red Sien
''Red Sien'' ( nl, Rooie Sien) is a 1975 Dutch drama film directed by Frans Weisz, produced by Rob du Mée. The story is based on the play with the same name, created by Marius Spree at the start of the 20th century. Beppie Nooij jr. played the role of Rooie Sien ("Red Sien") almost 1500 times on the stage. In the film Willeke Alberti plays the role of the young Sien, while Nooij moved on the role of Sien's mother. The film was entered into the 9th Moscow International Film Festival. Plot ''Rooie Sien'' starts in 1912, when Rooie Sien is murdered by her husband Ko Breman, because she doesn't want to follow him to Rotterdam. Sien works as a prostitute in Amsterdam, where she works in café De Kikker, with a pimp called Mooie Frans. Sien sings, entertains customers, and in some cases follows them to bed. Her daughter, Sientje, is raised in Rotterdam by her grandparents, the father and mother of Ko. 1923. Sientje is almost an adult and has an adventurous temperament. The son of h ...
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