In 790 he was named abbot of Centulum, also called Sancti Richarii monasterium ( Saint-Riquier ) in northern France, where his brilliant rule gained for him later the renown of a saint.

In the arts, Steiner's new art of eurythmy gained early renown.

He is exceptional among British Prime Ministers for having gained equal social and political renown.

Franklin gained international renown as a scientist for his famous experiments in electricity and for his many inventions, especially the lightning rod.

Domitian's youth and early career were largely spent in the shadow of his brother Titus, who gained military renown during the First Jewish-Roman War.

As a military commander, Vespasian gained early renown by participating in the Roman invasion of Britain in 43.

While he gained international renown for leading a Latin music band, the Desi Arnaz Orchestra, he is best known for his role as Ricky Ricardo on the American TV series I Love Lucy, starring with Lucille Ball, to whom he was married at the time.

Some hotels have gained their renown through tradition, by hosting significant events or persons, such as Schloss Cecilienhof in Potsdam, Germany, which derives its fame from the Potsdam Conference of the World War II allies Winston Churchill, Harry Truman and Joseph Stalin in 1945.

Leopold Ritter von Sacher-Masoch ( 27 January 1836 — 9 March 1895 ) was an Austrian writer and journalist, who gained renown for his romantic stories of Galician life.

For this they gained their most renown nickname, " Big Blue ".

In the 18th century, a number of Italian sopranos gained international renown and often engaged in fierce rivalry, as was the case with Faustina Bordoni and Francesca Cuzzoni, who started a fist fight with one another during a performance of a Handel opera.

By the early 1950s the 356 had gained some renown among enthusiasts on both sides of the Atlantic for its aerodynamics, handling, and excellent build quality.

Many city and suburban pubs gained renown for their support of live music, and many prominent Australian bands — including AC / DC, Cold Chisel, The Angels and The Dingoes — cut their teeth at these venues in the early days of their careers.

Leonardo da Vinci gained as much of his renown from the design of fortifications as from his artwork.

Ono was also an experimental filmmaker who made sixteen films between 1964 and 1972, and gained particular renown for a 1966 Fluxus film called simply No. 4, but often referred to as " Bottoms.

The six drow in the War of the Spider Queen series have also gained some renown since the novels have been published.

Champagne first gained world renown because of its association with the anointment of French kings.

Prior to becoming Emperor, Titus gained renown as a military commander, serving under his father in Judaea during the First Jewish-Roman War.

As a military commander, he gained early renown by participating in the Roman invasion of Britain in 43.

But it is his plays that gained him international renown.

The new Flemish-school, oil-painting techniques gained world renown.

He was educated at Rome, and soon gained such renown as an advocate and orator as to be reckoned inferior only to Cicero.

Besides reforming the city's constitution to the advantage of the Ionians and replacing Dorian cults with the worship of Dionysus, Cleisthenes gained renown as the chief instigator and general of the First Sacred War ( 590 BC ) in the interests of the Delphians.

By the 14th century it had gained renown and considerable wealth from the cloth and wool industry, and was particularly well known for its production of fine tapestries — so much so that in English and Italian the word " arras " ( in Italian, " arazzi ") was adopted to refer to tapestries in general.

Case gained repute for defeating Quake designer John Romero in a Quake deathmatch.

From 1948 to 1956 he worked at Los Alamos National Laboratory, where he gained some fame as a designer of small, efficient nuclear weapons.

The case which perhaps gained the most media attention at the time was the disappearance of the 18-year-old Bennington College sophomore Paula Jean Welden, of Stamford, Connecticut, ( elder daughter of industrial designer William Archibald Welden of the Revere Copper and Brass Company ), who in the afternoon of December 1, 1946 set out on a day-hike on the Long Trail from Woodford Hollow and northwards in the direction of Glastenbury Mountain.

While he was well known for his caricatures in France, he gained a reputation in England as a fashion designer, society portrait painter and theatre costume designer.

He gained a reputation as a consultant engineer and designer and was appointed General Manager of the Triumph Motor Company in 1931.

While his games are generally widely-acclaimed and he is considered a well-respected game designer, Itagaki has also gained infamy for the female characters in his games having large, overly-animated breasts, and also for his frankness and lack of humility in interviews and the comments he makes about his competitors and their games.

Stanier, the designer of the locomotives, felt that the added weight and difficulty in maintenance due to the streamlining was too high a price to pay for the actual benefits gained at high speed.

François Auguste Ferdinand Mariette ( February 11, 1821 – January 19, 1881 ) was a French scholar, archaeologist and Egyptologist, the designer of the rebuilt Egyptian Museum under Maximilian of Austria's orders when the latter had gained control of the artifacts collected to that point.

The game gained controversy when it was discovered that designer Jacques Servin inserted sprites of shirtless " himbos " ( male bimbos ) in Speedo trunks who hugged and kissed each other, who appear in great numbers on certain dates.

The team regrouped with new drivers and Tony Southgate as designer, and gained its first V12 victory for Pedro Rodríguez at the 1970 Belgian Grand Prix in a P153, with further victories for Jo Siffert and Peter Gethin in 1971 in the P160.

Also, many European manufacturers whose products had been restricted to " designer " installations have recently gained wider acceptance and use.

The final Talislanta supplement published by Wizards in 1994 ended with the announcement that Daedalus Entertainment, a small company which had gained some attention for creating the game Feng Shui, would be publishing a new edition within the year, written by noted game designer Robin Laws.

The term " designer drug " was first coined by law enforcement in the 1980s, and has since gained widespread use.

Near the end of his life, Sędziwój settled in Prague, in the court of Rudolf II, where he gained even more fame as a designer of metal mines and foundries.

Modrzejewska's son, Rudolf Modrzejewski ( Ralph Modjeski ), was a civil engineer who gained fame as a designer of bridges.

Late Night with Conan O ' Brien graphic designer Pierre Bernard gained notoriety among Stargate fans for devoting several of his " Recliner of Rage " Late Night segments to SG-1.

He first gained note as a designer when he created window displays for the Franklin Simon Department Store in Manhattan in 1926.

Internet begging gained notoriety and momentum after June 2002 when Karyn Bosnak started SaveKaryn. com as an attempt to have the Internet public help pay her credit card debt, which was in part due to her predilection for designer clothing and Starbucks coffee.

GCII was founded in 1994 by Mike Boodley and Clair Hain, Jr. Boodley was a coaster designer previously with Custom Coasters International and Haun had gained a reputation throughout the industry as a master coaster builder.

After studying animation at the California Institute of the Arts, Klasky gained her first professional experience as a designer of signage and logos for architectural projects.

The station was executed in the Norman Castellated architectural style by architect Solon S. Beman, who had gained notoriety as the designer of the Pullman company neighborhood.

While at Berkeley, he supervised the research of pioneering programming language designer Niklaus Wirth, who gained his PhD in 1963.