Though the only accounts of his lectures seem to show a sort of eccentric style and approach, he was said to have been good friends with many other masters at the school in Paris, and taught there, as well as some time in southern France, into his old age.

Unconventional as a draughtsman, his treatment of human form is often exaggerated and eccentric ( hence his linkage, in the art historical literature, with European Mannerism ), whilst his ornamental style — profuse, eclectic, and akin to the self-consciously " German " strain of contemporary limewood sculptors — is equally distinctive.

He gained acclaim for his exuberant and innovative drumming style, and notoriety for his eccentric and often self-destructive behaviour, earning him the nickname " Moon the Loon ".

Other enduring features have been " Goings on About Town ", a listing of cultural and entertainment events in New York, and " The Talk of the Town ", a miscellany of brief pieces — frequently humorous, whimsical or eccentric vignettes of life in New York — written in a breezily light style, or feuilleton, although in recent years the section often begins with a serious commentary.

The Zohar is mostly written in what has been described as an exalted, eccentric style of Aramaic, which was the day-to-day language of Israel in the Second Temple period ( 539 BCE – 70 CE ), was the original language of large sections of the biblical books of Daniel and Ezra, and is the main language of the Talmud.

The area's beautiful scenery and colourful art-deco style shops and houses attract an alternative and somewhat eccentric subculture.

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Townshend became known for his eccentric stage style during the band's early days, often interrupting concerts with lengthy introductions of songs.

As the Fourth Doctor, his eccentric style of dress and speech ( particularly his trademark long scarf and fondness for jelly babies ) made him an immediately recognisable figure, and he quickly caught the viewing public's imagination.

With Nellie Farren, Kate Vaughan and E. W. Royce, he made the fortune of this house, his eccentric acting and singing creating a style which had many imitators.

He was the most eccentric of the Eight Immortals, seen clearly in the kung fu style dedicated to his memory.

Radius style electrodes are used for high heat applications, electrodes with a truncated tip for high pressure, eccentric electrodes for welding corners, offset eccentric tips for reaching into corners and small spaces, and finally offset truncated for reaching into the workpiece itself.

The typical music hall comedian was a man or woman, usually dressed ' in character ' to suit the subject of the song, or sometimes attired in absurd and eccentric style.

Its elements of eccentric British sense of humour, combined with its detailed art style ( Collins produced some of the most finely detailed artwork ever seen in a daily strip ), sets it apart from many other strips.

His art style is very edgy and eccentric and happy faces are often found in his artwork, trying to evoke an ironic sense of happiness in a world of chaos and darkness.

In 1994 the pillows changed to King Records and with Ueda no longer in the band to combat Sawao's eccentric diversity and rapidly changing musical interests, the pillows ' style started drifting away from their style of eclectic pop rock, and the band wildly experimented between varying genres ; during this time, the band's style of music could best be described as jazz, but with the ever-present sixties pop rock influence.

These books do not display the apocalyptic style which, partly borrowed from Lamennais, characterizes Michelet's later works, but they contain in miniature almost the whole of his curious ethicopolitico-theological creed — a mixture of sentimentalism, communism, and anti-sacerdotalism, supported by the most eccentric arguments, but urged with a great deal of eloquence.

In the House, Traficant was known for his flamboyant and eccentric style.

As an example of the mixed style of Humphry Repton's gardens, Alton Towers ' garden was begun, circa 1814 by the eccentric 15th Earl of Shrewsbury, of whom J. C. Loudon ( who was consulted on design features of which there were many ) relates that he consulted every artist, only to avoid ' whatever an artist might recommend '.

Noted for their complex, varied and intense compositional style and for their eccentric, theatrical stage shows, they have been hailed as an influence by bands as diverse as Blur, Faith No More and Radiohead.

Their style is fairly upbeat and energetic on the majority of their tracks, with unusual rhythms, vocals delivered with a generous dose of zeal and vibrant energy, and accompaniment melodies ranging from lilting and distant to eccentric and fast-paced.

Because of its eccentric location in the Netherlands, and its geographical and cultural proximity to Belgium, integration of Maastricht and Limburg into the Netherlands did not come about easily.

In the 1960s television series, Gomez was portrayed as a naive, handsome, and successful man, although with a childlike, eccentric enthusiasm for everything he did.

Julius Caesar had one ; so too did the eccentric Roman Emperor Caligula, who made a great fuss of his horse Incitatus, holding birthday parties for him, riding him while adorned with Alexander's breastplate and planning to make him a consul.

Reginald Fellowes ( the liaison did not last, to the relief of Fellowes's parents ), while the duke fell under the spell of Gladys Marie Deacon, an eccentric American of little money but, like Consuelo, dazzling to look at and of considerable intellect.

The work did much to bolster Aubrey's posthumous reputation as a superstitious and credulous eccentric.

" Last night's highly eccentric mystery tour by the K Foundation probably said more about the wealth that can be accumulated from two number one hit records than it did about any resurgence of Dadaism ", he said.

However, he did spend holidays in England, with an eccentric uncle and inventor who lived in rural Norfolk.

" The ruling famously established in English case law that freedom of speech could not be limited to the inoffensive but extended also to " the irritating, the contentious, the eccentric, the heretical, the unwelcome, and the provocative, as long as such speech did not tend to provoke violence ", and that the right to free speech accorded by Article 10 of the European Convention of Human Rights also accorded the right to be offensive.

An eccentric workaholic, Potemkin was vain and a great lover of jewelry ( a taste he did not always remember to pay for ), but he disliked sycophancy and was sensitive about his appearance, particularly his lost eye.

Yoshinori is sometimes seen as eccentric, and it has been speculated that he punished Zeami because he did not enjoy his performances.

His single-minded and occasionally eccentric ways did not mesh at all with Bayern, who quickly felt that Rehhagel was too rural at heart and had no clue about how to interact in the fancy environment of Munich.

Brothers began to attract quite a following, but due to his rejection of organisational work and eccentric nature he did not develop any sort of social movement.

To complicate matters, many Africans, including fellow Zimbabwean students, did not feel Marechera was helping his cause by putting on airs, affecting an upper-class English accent and having an eccentric sense of dress.

While Ohr had a healthy self-image, during his lifetime, many others in the art world did not accept him or his pots, and considered him a boasting eccentric.

Apparently Blok believed The Twelve poem should be recited in this specifically rough and eccentric manner, the way Savoyarov did it playing the role of a criminal from St. Petersburg.

The club also had some young assets: a pair of 22-year-olds Francisco Villarroya and Juan Vizcaíno who were well on their way to becoming future Spanish internationals as well as eccentric Paraguayan goalie José Luis Chilavert who came to the club from Argentina's San Lorenzo the same summer Antić did.

As usual, Alcott's methods were controversial ; a former student later referred to him as " the most eccentric man who ever took on himself to train and form the youthful mind.

Moon's legacy, as a member of The Who, as a solo artist, and as an eccentric personality, continues to garner awards and praise, including a Rolling Stone readers ' pick placing him in second place of the magazine's " best drummers of all time " in 2011, nearly 35 years after his death.

The White House remained accessible in other ways ; President Abraham Lincoln complained that he was constantly beleaguered by job seekers waiting to ask him for political appointments or other favors, or eccentric dispensers of advice like “ General ” Daniel Pratt, as he began the business day.

But from that moment on, the ever eccentric Mühlegg insisted on taking a flask of holy water with him at all times, and trusting only his Portuguese cleaning woman / chaperone Justina Agostino.

Heaviside's eccentric character and setting himself apart from the establishment may also have played a part in their ignoring of him.

She describes him as " painfully shy, completely enigmatic and more eccentric ... than anyone had ever met.

However, he tired of having people pester him for money, and he became reclusive and eccentric.

Horne remained the genial and unflappable focal figure, and the writers invented a new lot of eccentric characters to revolve round him.

Roy Jenkins noted that Wilson's retirement " was disfigured by his, at best, eccentric resignation honours list, which gave peerages or knighthoods to some adventurous business gentlemen, several of whom were close neither to him nor to the Labour Party.

This eccentric aunt agrees to raise him, despite Mr Murdstone's attempt to regain David's custody.

She was famous for being irascible, garrulous, eccentric and outspoken, but the marriage, to all appearances, was essentially happy and she was a great source of inspiration to him.

While living in Aspen, Bayer had a chance meeting with the eccentric oilman, outdoorsman and ( to those who knew him ) visionary ecologist, Robert O. Anderson.

Since their introduction, Koopa Troopas have become the iconic enemy of the Mario franchise, often referenced in popular culture relating to the series: in 2007's The Simpsons Game, a Koopa Troopa appears as the apparent bride of the eccentric geek Professor Frink after Bart and Lisa rescue him from Donkey Kong in a parody of the popular arcade game.

* Montague Jetson, the kindly but eccentric grandfather of George Jetson who constantly annoys the cop every time he meets him — Howard Morris ; after Morris ' death: Dan Castellaneta

Students who studied under Childe often remarked that he was a kindly eccentric, but had a great deal of fondness for him, leading them to commission a bust of him from Marjorie Maitland-Howard.

However, Antiochus also tried to interact with common people, by appearing in the public bath houses and applying for municipal offices, and his often eccentric behavior and capricious actions led some of his contemporaries to call him Epimanes (" The Mad One "), a word play on his title Epiphanes.

The song earned him a five album deal with Polydor Records, who viewed him as a punk rather than merely an eccentric.

An eccentric judge named Rayford ( Jack Warden ), who has a friendly relationship with Kirkland, takes him for a hair-raising ride in his personal Bell 47 helicopter over the harbor and Fort McHenry, laughing as he tests how far they can possibly go without running out of fuel, while Arthur, his terrified passenger, begs him to land the helicopter immediately.

He was awarded his nickname Rio as teenager from an eccentric artist friend of the family who invented the name " Rio de Galaxis " for him in an " intergalactic youth ordination ".