Frank had been given about half his legacy to use in a business venture before Papa's death ; ;

It condemned him for his invention of dynamite and is said to have brought about his decision to leave a better legacy after his death.

His sculptures suffered a decline in popularity after his death in 1917, but within a few decades, his legacy solidified.

His colorful life and legacy of scientific and political achievement, and status as one of America's most influential Founding Fathers, have seen Franklin honored on coinage and money ; warships ; the names of many towns, counties, educational institutions, namesakes, and companies ; and more than two centuries after his death, countless cultural references.

Franz Josef Strauss ( 1915 – 1988 ) had left behind the strongest legacy as a leader of the party, having led the party from 1961 until his death in 1988.

As with his ecclesiastical reforms, his political legacy was the creation of a new form of Scottish kingship that lasted for two centuries after his death.

They are relatively short-lived, and as a result many attempt to leave a legacy marked by a memorable death — preferably one that leaves no corpse.

Film historian Ian Freer notes that at the time of his death in 1991, his legacy still remained intact:

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.

His leadership, influence and legacy led to the formation of communities dominated by Gentile groups that worshiped the God of Israel, adhered to the " Judaic moral code ", but relaxed or abandoned the ritual and dietary teachings of the Law of Moses, that these laws and rituals had either been fulfilled in the life of Christ or were symbolic precursors of Christ, all on the basis of Paul's teachings of the life and works of Jesus Christ and his teaching of a New Covenant ( or " new testament ") established through Jesus ' death and resurrection.

Laennec often referred to the stethoscope as " the cylinder ," and as he neared death only a few years later, he bequeathed his own stethoscope to his nephew, referring to it as " the greatest legacy of my life.

Since his death in 1981, however, Askin's legacy has been tarnished by persistent unproven allegations that he was involved in organised crime and official corruption.

Cranmer's death was immortalised in John Foxe's Book of Martyrs and his legacy lives on within the Church of England through the Book of Common Prayer and the Thirty-Nine Articles, an Anglican statement of faith derived from his work.

Among his apologetic writings, the Apologeticus, addressed to the Roman magistrates, is a most pungent defense of Christianity and the Christians against the reproaches of the pagans, and an important legacy of the ancient Church, proclaiming the principle of freedom of religion as an inalienable human right and demands a fair trial for Christians before they are condemned to death.

Since his death, his legacy ( which includes a generous scholarship fund for Georgia residents, funded by his investments in Coca-Cola ) has been tarnished by allegations of racism.

Cricket writer David Frith summed up Grace's legacy to cricket by writing that " his influence lasted long after his final appearance in first-class cricket in 1908 and his death in 1915 ".

After the death of his heirs within a decade of his own and the Norman conquest of England in 1066, his legacy was largely lost to history.

The critic and musician Digby Fairweather sums up Beiderbecke's musical legacy, arguing that " with Louis Armstrong, Bix Beiderbecke was the most striking of jazz's cornet ( and of course, trumpet ) fathers ; a player who first captivated his 1920s generation and after his premature death, founded a dynasty of distinguished followers beginning with Jimmy McPartland and moving on down from there.

Although the empire fractured into multiple Hellenic regimes shortly after his death, his conquests left a lasting legacy, not least in the new Greek-speaking cities founded across Persia's western territories, heralding the Hellenistic period.

Following Freddie Mercury's death on 24 November 1991 from bronchopneumonia brought on by AIDS, the remaining members of Queen ( John Deacon, Brian May and Roger Taylor ) came together with Queen Manager Jim Beach to organise an open air concert to celebrate the life and legacy of Mercury, as well as raise money for AIDS research, and spread awareness about the disease.

The movement was, at least in part, a legacy project to cement Mao's place in history, aimed to boost his prestige while he was alive and preserve the invulnerability of his ideas after his death.

In the years after his death, his work and legacy achieved acclaim in creative circles.

Although Longstreet's children reacted poorly to the marriage, Helen became a devoted wife and avid supporter of his legacy after his death.

Having originated many roles in musicals she is also strongly identified with her second husband, director – choreographer Bob Fosse, remembered as the dancer – collaborator – muse for whom he choreographed much of his work and as the guardian of his legacy after his death.

World War II resulted in the destruction of Germany's political and economic infrastructure and led directly to its partition, considerable loss of territory ( especially in the east ), and historical legacy of guilt and shame.

But Serpentor's exposure to the Matrix, possession by Cobra Commander and subsequent destruction left Megatron's legacy unfulfilled.

Today the term " Marbellan urbanism " is synonymous with corruption in government and its legacy of environmental destruction and overcrowding, as shown by the figure of 30, 000 illegal homes built in the town, and the lack of significant educational and health infrastructure.

France was obliged to grant Morocco independence on March 2, 1956, leaving behind both a legacy of urbanization and industrial economy in some cities, and destruction and isolation in the areas that hosted the Berber resistance against France and Spain between 1912 and 1933.

Despite inherent hypocrisy ( such as the destruction of some technology, but the continuous use of spaceships ) within the group, the cult ’ s legacy endures.

Building on INL's nuclear mission and legacy in reactor design and operations, the lab's engineers are developing technology, shaping policy and leading initiatives to secure the nuclear fuel cycle and prevent the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction.

Despite interference from a group attempting to steal dinosaur eggs for research, they are able to conceal the island's status and InGen's legacy, though the novel indicates that animals have been showing up on the mainland which may lead to the island's discovery and destruction.

His work draws heavily on the philosophical legacy of Martin Heidegger, and while it does show the influence of the deconstruction of Jacques Derrida and Paul de Man, Spanos's vocabulary and concepts remain closer to Heidegger's Destruktion (" destruction ") of metaphysics than to its philosophical successors.

One important Soviet legacy that has only gradually been appreciated is the vast ecological destruction.

For directors, he continued Poel's destruction of the legacy of actor-managers such as Charles Kean and restored some of the vital conditions of Renaissance stagecraft.

rejection of its cultural legacy as well, often expressed by the iconoclastic destruction of its

The outbreak of the second world war in 1939 temporarily arrested the ongong decline, with the city's shipyards and heavy industries working at capacity to fuel the war effort, but this too came at a price-the intensive Luftwaffe bombing of Clydeside, the worst of this being the Clydebank Blitz, left tens of thousands of Glaswegians homeless and destruction of housing caused by the war would leave a lasting legacy for the city decades later.

After the decline of the Ilkhanate from 1335 – 1353, the Mongol Empire's legacy in the region was the Uyghur Eretna Dynasty that was overthrown by Kadi Burhan al-Din in 1381.

Roman rule in Wales was a military occupation, save for the southern coastal region of South Wales east of the Gower Peninsula, where there is a legacy of Romanisation.

After the Second Sino-Japanese War, the People's Republic of China has refused recognition of the name Mǎnzhōu ( Manchuria ), only using " the Northeast " for the region to avoid acknowledging the Japanese imperial legacy in the area ; the title of Manchuria is still often associated in China with the Japanese puppet state of Manchukuo.

Parliaments in the region use English or French, a legacy of colonial rule.

In 1981 the Independent Broadcasting Authority ( IBA ) decided that ATV's lack of regional programming and production ( it had a major studio centre at Elstree in Hertfordshire, a legacy of its London contract and well outside of its Midlands franchise ) was hampering the region, so it insisted that the new applicant for the franchise be more clearly based in the region and have separate facilities for the East and West Midlands.

Peter Goullart's book Forgotten Kingdom describes the life and beliefs of the Nakhi and neighbouring peoples, while Joseph Rock's legacy includes diaries, maps, and photographs of the region, many of which were published in National Geographic.

Although ( internally ) the country had been referred to as Iran throughout much of its history, many countries including the English-speaking world, knew the country as Persia ; a legacy of the Greeks who referred to the entire region after the province of Pars ( present-day Fārs ).

Urbino is a walled city in the Marche region of Italy, south-west of Pesaro, a World Heritage Site notable for a remarkable historical legacy of independent Renaissance culture, especially under the patronage of Federico da Montefeltro, duke of Urbino from 1444 to 1482.

Delipro, s. r. o., manufacturer of quartz crystals founded in 1993, is another company building on the legacy of electronics manufacturing in the region.

Griots, ( also known as Jelis ), a kind of hereditary praise-singer, are common throughout the region, a legacy of the ancient Mande Empire.

As an MEP, he led an international campaign to raise awareness and secure aid for the victims of radiation in the Semipalatinsk region of Kazakhstan, where the Soviet Union government tested 607 nuclear devices from 1949 to 1990, leaving an appalling legacy of pollution, deprivation, illness and death.

From the creation of the county of Rouen and of the Duchy of Normandy in 911, the Vikings settled a great number of people in the region and left an enduring legacy in the Cauchois dialect but also in the ethnic makeup of the Cauchois Normans.

Their legacy is seen in the many churches in the region.

However, unlike many of the other communist organisations in the region, the CPA has denounced the political legacy of Joseph Stalin.

His legacy lasted long after his death ; in the 1960s Charles Belgrave wrote of how old men in the coffee shops throughout the region would still talk of his exploits.

Kashmiri music (, Urdu: ) reflects the rich musical heritage and cultural legacy of the Jammu & Kashmir region in India.

Many signs of the 27-year legacy left by the Germans remain at Shilo and throughout the southwest Manitoba region.

He writes, " Prep school background, region and legacy status do not appear to be the sole determinants of membership they may once have been, but ... they remain factors.

NAFO continues ICNAF's legacy under a mandate of providing scientific advice to member states with the premise of ensuring the conservation and management of fish stocks in the region.

Linguistically, there is a close connection between the terms for stir frying in Malaysian ( char ) and Khmer ( chhar ), a legacy of the early Chinese settlers who brought the techniques of both noodle making with rice as well as stir frying with them to the region.

The legacy of the Comox Valley's once proud forests is scattered amongst small woodlots on individual farms, or in isolated parks that give a sense of the timber wealth once drawn from the region.

Besides the many music and arts festivals the region has a legacy of dramatic and musical instruction in its high schools and through the Comox Valley Youth Music Centre ( CYMC ), which draws students from around the world.

The terraces seen on the hillsides throughout the region are an everlasting Moor legacy.