Impressed by the museums in London, Paris and Vienna, he established the Istanbul Archaeology Museum.

Impressed by Brâncuși's talent for carving, an industrialist entered him in the Craiova School of Arts and Crafts ( școala de arte și meserii ), where he pursued his love for woodworking, graduating with honors in 1898.

Impressed by Coppola's perseverance and dedication, Corman hired him as dialogue director on Tower of London ( 1962 ), sound man for The Young Racers ( 1963 ) and associate producer of The Terror ( 1963 ).

Impressed by the victory of the Lebanese ruler, the Ottoman sultan in Istanbul gave him the title of Sultan al Barr ( Sultan of Land ).

Impressed by Shang-Chi's skills, Spider-Man asked him to teach him some moves.

Impressed by the German campaign of 1940 against France, the Soviet People's Commissariat of Defence ( Defence Ministry, Russian abbreviation NKO ) ordered the creation of nine mechanized corps on 6 July 1940.

Impressed by the fate of the city, the relics, and not least legend's excessive descriptions, the German poet Detlev von Liliencron wrote a popular poem called " Trutz, Blanke Hans " about this lost city which starts with the words: " Heut bin ich über Rungholt gefahren, die Stadt ging unter vor sechshundert Jahren ".

Impressed by this, the Prince Regent ( the future George IV ) gave Scott permission to search for the fabled but long-lost Crown Jewels (" Honours of Scotland "), which during the years of the Protectorate under Cromwell had been squirrelled away and had last been used to crown Charles II.

Impressed by Horkheimer's book of aphorisms, Dawn and Decline, Adorno began working on his own book of aphorisms, what would later become Minima Moralia.

Impressed by Vivekananda's views on science and leadership abilities, Tata wanted him to guide his campaign.

Impressed by his knowledge and skills, Blair Mayne enlisted Samuel into the Commandos in 1941.

Impressed by British economic success he had witnessed while Ambassador, he successfully implemented similar economic policies in Portugal.

Impressed by Proudhon's corrections of one of his Latin manuscripts, Fallot sought out his friendship, and the two were soon regularly spending their evenings together discussing French literature by Montaigne, Rabelais, Rousseau, Voltaire, Diderot, and many other authors to whom Proudhon had not been exposed during his years of theological readings.

" Impressed by Raeder's arguments, Hitler ordered the naval general staff to start planning for an invasion of Norway in October 1939.

Impressed by this phenomenon, Pelayo appeared before the bishop of Iria Flavia, Teodomirus, who – after having heard the hermit – visited the location with his retinue.

Impressed with the human and material bounties yielded by the first expedition, they commissioned Columbus for a second expedition, and provided 17 ships, some 1, 500 soldiers, cavalry, and weapons ( cannon, crossbows, guns, and attack dogs ).

Impressed by her performance in this film, but aware of Colbert's sensitivity, David O. Selznick approached her to play the lead role in Since You Went Away ( 1944 ).

Impressed by her wisdom and beauty, they were married in the same year.

* Impressed by Rome's defeat of Pyrrhus, Ptolemy II sends a friendly embassy.

Impressed by writer Roy Clarke's ability to inject comedy into the drama, Wood offered Clarke the opportunity to write a sitcom.

Impressed by the astrological emblems at the front of the book, young Leo combines them in his mind with the idea that he is living at the turn of the 20th century.

Impressed by his organisational and military skills, the Christian Democrats put him in command of their partisan forces.

Impressed by the low bid for the contract to build it by Fox and Henderson, the commission accepted the scheme.

Impressed with Valero de Bernabé, Santander named him Brigadier General of the Colombian Army.

Impressed with the results of the Sno-Buggy, in late 1954 the Army Transportation Corps asked LeTourneau to combine the features of the Tournatrain and Sno-Buggy into a new vehicle.

Impressed with the DHC4's STOL capabilities and potential, the US Army ordered five for evaluation as YAC-1s and went on to become the largest Caribou operator, taking delivery of 159.

Impressed by Patchs performance on Guadalcanal, General Marshall ordered him to the European Theater of Operations, where he took over command of the Seventh Army from General Mark Clark.

Impressed, the Army purchased two and erected them on what is now Eubanks Field at Fort Benning.

Impressed by Jatin ’ s " fiery energy and personality ", Bose renewed negotiation with the native officers posted at the Fort William of Calcutta, the nerve centre of the various regiments of the colonial Army, before returning to Benares " to organise the scattered forces.

Impressed by the viability of the Impact, and motivated by GM's promise to produce the Impact, the California Air Resources Board ( CARB ) moved on a large environmental initiative, ruled that each of the U. S .' s seven largest carmakers — the largest of which was GM — would be required to make 2 % of its fleet emission-free by 1998, 5 % by 2001, and 10 % by 2003, in accordance with consumer demand, in order to continue to sell cars in California.

Impressed, Christina wrote to Cardinal Mazarin on Ninon's behalf and arranged for her release.

* Impressed with the Spartan victory, the inhabitants of Argos change their government from democracy to oligarchy and end their support for Athens in favour of an alliance with Sparta.

Impressed by Bakshi's tenacity, Crumb lent him one of his sketchbooks for reference.

Impressed by his son's devotion and affection for Jamadagni, Jamadagni granted this boon and many others.

Impressed with the possibilities of the area while gathering wild hay there in early 1859, Warren P. Brady and Jehu Cox wrote to Brigham Young asking for permission to create a settlement.

Impressed by Stephen, George VI Báthory, of the Ecsed branch, was persuaded to change his allegiance from the Habsburgs to Zápolya, for which the Habsburg King deprived him of his castle Bujak.

Impressed by Baker upon meeting him, Letts was convinced he was right for the part after seeing his performance in The Golden Voyage of Sinbad.

Impressed by his portrayals of Richard III and a number of other roles, Charles Fleetwood engaged Garrick for a season at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane.

Impressed by the girls, Reid renamed the group " TLC " ( an acronym of the first letters of each of their names ) and arranged an audition for them with local record label LaFace Records, run by Kenneth " Babyface " Edmonds and Reid's then-husband, Antonio " L. A ." Reid.

Impressed, Pa decides to move the family into town for the winter.

Impressed by the duo's work on the script for Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, Greenblatt suggested they develop a series that bore the tone and style of vintage movie serials.

His next ( self titled ) album, cut for RCA in 1968, was another classic and featured probably his most famous composition, " The Hipster ", which has become a perennial fixture on the playlists at jazz clubs and was included on Gilles Peterson's recent Impressed Vol.

Impressed by his skill and the purity of the design, Gabrielli asked Batoni to see some of his works, and when conducted to the painter's studio he was so awed by his talent that he offered him to paint a new altarpiece for the chapel of his family in San Gregorio Magno al Celio, the Madonna on a Throne with child and four Saints and Blesseds of the Gabrielli family ( 1739 ).

Impressed by her no-nonsense manners and unique voice, the agency later asked her to sign a contract as an actress for the agency.

Impressed by her screen persona, Sheehan signed her for a short-term six-month contract at Fox, under the name Rita Cansino, the first of name changes for her film career.

Impressed by Abram's small scrap pile and efficient work habits, Morash invited Abram to help with the renovation of a rundown Victorian house in Boston's historic Dorchester section, with a WGBH camera crew recording the process for the first This Old House project with host Bob Vila.