Excelsior
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Excelsior is a Latin and archaic English word meaning "ever higher". It may refer to:
Literature and music
- "Excelsior" (Longfellow)Excelsior (Longfellow)Excelsior is a brief poem written and published in 1841 by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. The famous Sam Loyd chess problem, Excelsior, was named after this poem....
, a poem by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow- Longfellow's poem, set to music as a duet for tenor and baritone by Michael William BalfeMichael William BalfeMichael William Balfe was an Irish composer, best-remembered for his opera The Bohemian Girl.After a short career as a violinist, Balfe pursued an operatic singing career, while he began to compose. In a career spanning more than 40 years, he composed 38 operas, almost 250 songs and other works...
- Longfellow's poem, set to music as a duet for tenor and baritone by Michael William Balfe
- Excelsior (Macedonski)Excelsior (Macedonski)Excelsior is the title of a collection of poetry by the Romanian poet Alexandru Macedonski. It contains the following poems:*Valţul rozelor*Excelsior*Stepa*Cu morţii*Vis de mai*Psalmi moderni*Noaptea de noiembrie*Sub stele*Acşam dovalar...
, a book of poems by Alexandru Macedonski - "Excelsior" (short story)Excelsior (short story)"Excelsior" is a short story by P. G. Wodehouse, which first appeared in the U.K. edition of Argosy magazine on July 1, 1948 under the title "The Hazards of Horace Bewstridge", and was later included in the collection Nothing Serious . It is one of Wodehouse's many golf stories, told by the Oldest...
, a short story by P. G. Wodehouse - "Excelsior" (Whitman), a poem by Walt Whitman
- ExcélsiorExcélsiorExcélsior is a daily newspaper, founded by Rafael Alducin and published in Mexico City since 1917.During the 1950s and 1960s, the newspaper's editorial stance was of a relatively liberal bent, under the editorship of Julio Scherer...
, a newspaper published in Mexico City - Daily ExcelsiorDaily ExcelsiorThe Daily Excelsior is an English-language newspaper published from Jammu city, in the state of Jammu and Kashmir in India. It has been published since January 1, 1965 and claims to be the most widely circulated English daily newspaper in the state. It has a daily circulation of 190,000 according...
, a newspaper published in Jammu and Kashmir - Excelsior, a journal published by the Sons of TemperanceSons of TemperanceThe Sons of Temperance was a brotherhood of men who promoted the temperance movement and mutual support. It began spreading rapidly during the 1840s throughout the United States and parts of Canada....
Science fiction
- USS Excelsior (NCC-2000), a starship in Star Trek
- Excelsior-class, a starship class in Star Trek
- Excelsior (comics)Excelsior (comics)Loners is a spin-off mini-series of comic books from Marvel Comics, first appearing in the pages of Runaways. It consists of a Los Angeles-based support group for former teenage superheroes from New York, founded by Turbo of the New Warriors, and Phil Urich, the heroic former Green Goblin...
, in Runaways, a support group for former teenage superheroes
Motto and catchphrase
- "Excelsior", the official motto of the state of New YorkNew YorkNew York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
(seen on its seal) - “Excelsior”, the catchphrase of Dr. Samuel Ferguson, the main character of the Jules Verne novel Five Weeks in a BalloonFive Weeks in a BalloonFive Weeks in a Balloon, or, Journeys and Discoveries in Africa by Three Englishmen is an adventure novel by Jules Verne.It is the first Verne novel in which he perfected the "ingredients" of his later work, skillfully mixing a plot full of adventure and twists that hold the reader's interest with...
- “Excelsior!”, the catchphrase of Stan Lee, who used it at the end of every "Bullpen BulletinsBullpen Bulletins"Bullpen Bulletins" was the news and information page that appeared in most regular monthly comic books from Marvel Comics...
" column in Marvel Comics; also used in pop culture as a sly reference to him - The nerd club residing in "the refuge of the damned" in The Simpsons fifth season episode "The Last Temptation of HomerThe Last Temptation of Homer"The Last Temptation of Homer" is the ninth episode of The Simpsons fifth season. It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on December 9, 1993. In the episode, a female employee named Mindy is hired at the nuclear power plant...
" - The Al Gore character in South Parks "ManbearpigManBearPig"ManBearPig" is the sixth episode of the tenth season of Comedy Central's South Park. It originally aired on April 26, 2006. The episode parodies the film An Inconvenient Truth.- Plot :Former U.S...
" episode - A worm in the Adventure TimeAdventure TimeAdventure Time was a local children's television show on WTAE-TV 4 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, from 1959 to 1975. It was hosted by the late Paul Shannon, with guitarist Joe Negri and puppeteer Jim Martin...
episode "The Real You" - "Excelsior", the characteristic sign-off of Detroit radio personality Mark Scott (radio host)Mark Scott (Radio Host)Mark Scott was an American talk radio host.-Biography:Scott attended five colleges and served in the United States Marine Corps during the Korean War before starting his career in broadcasting....
- "Excelsior, you fathead", the full catchphrase of radio personality Jean ShepherdJean ShepherdJean Parker Shepherd was an American raconteur, radio and TV personality, writer and actor who was often referred to by the nickname Shep....
Sports and games
- Excelsior (chess problem)Excelsior (chess problem)"Excelsior" is one of Sam Loyd's most famous chess problems, originally published in London Era in 1861, named after the poem "Excelsior" by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. Loyd had a friend who was willing to wager that he could always find the piece which delivered the principal mate of a chess problem...
, a chess problem by Sam Loyd - Excelsior Mouscron, a Belgian association football club
- SBV Excelsior, a Dutch association football club
- Excelsior AC RoubaixExcelsior AC RoubaixExcelsior Athlétic Club de Roubaix was a French association football team playing in the city of Roubaix, Nord.-History:The team was founded in 1928 in a merger between Football Club de Roubaix and Excelsior Club de Tourcoing.In 1932, the team turned professional and played the first professional...
, a French association football club - SV ExcelsiorSV ExcelsiorSV Excelsior is an amateur football club from the Commewijne District town of Meerzorg, Suriname. The club was founded in the late 1920s and spent most of its tenure in the top flight of Surinamese football...
, a Surinamese association football club - Birmingham Excelsior F.C.Birmingham Excelsior F.C.Birmingham Excelsior Football Club was an English football club founded in 1876.-History:Birmingham Excelsior participated in the FA Cup for five seasons, from 1883–84 to 1887–88.-Famous players:...
, a defunct English association football club
Science and technology
- Wood wool, commonly known as excelsior, a wood sliver material used for packaging, for the pads in evaporative coolers, and for other applications
- Project ExcelsiorProject ExcelsiorProject Excelsior was a series of high-altitude parachute jumps made by Colonel Joseph Kittinger of the United States Air Force in 1959 and 1960 to test the Beaupre multi-stage parachute system...
, a high-altitude skydiving project in the 1950s - Excelsior DiamondExcelsior DiamondThe Excelsior Diamond was found on June 30, 1893 at the Jagersfontein Mine by a worker while loading a truck. The man was able to hide the diamond from the supervisors but delivered it to the manager of the mine himself. Until 1905, when the larger Cullinan diamond was found, the Excelsior was the...
, a famous diamond, once the largest known - Fraxinus excelsior, the Linnaean name for the European Ash tree
- Excelsior tank, a British experimental heavy assault tank
- Excelsior JET, a Java compiler
- IAR-111 Excelsior, a Romanian high-altitude airplane, used for launching space rockets (in development)
- St Croix ExcelsiorSt Croix Excelsior-External links:*...
, ultralight aircraft
Companies, organizations and institutions
- Excelsior Motor CompanyExcelsior Motor CompanyExcelsior, based in Coventry, was a British bicycle, motorcycle and car maker. They were Britain’s first motorcycle manufacturer, starting production of their own ‘motor-bicycle’ in 1896...
(Coventry and Birmingham, England) - Excelsior-Henderson MotorcycleExcelsior-Henderson MotorcycleThe Excelsior-Henderson Motorcycle Company was founded by Dan Hanlon in Burnsville, Minnesota as Hanlon Manufacturing Company in 1993, and thereafter legally changed its name to the Excelsior-Henderson Motorcycle Manufacturing Company. The company set as its mission to design and manufacture...
(Belle Plaine, MN) - Excelsior Motor Manufacturing & Supply CompanyExcelsior Motor Manufacturing & Supply CompanyExcelsior Motor Manufacturing & Supply Company was a U.S. motorcycle manufacturer operating in Chicago from 1907 to 1931. It was purchased by Ignaz Schwinn, proprietor of bicycle manufacturer Arnold, Schwinn & Co. in 1912. The Henderson Motorcycle Company became a division of Excelsior when...
(Chicago, IL) - Excelsior-HendersonHenderson MotorcycleHenderson produced 4-cylinder motorcycles from 1912 until 1931. They were the largest and fastest motorcycles of their time, and appealed to sport riders and police departments. Police favored them for traffic patrol because they were faster than anything on the roads...
- Excelsior CollegeExcelsior CollegeExcelsior College is a private, non-profit institution of higher education in Albany, New York. It is a constituent member of The University of the State of New York, and has its own charter and Board of Trustees. Excelsior College offers degrees at the undergraduate and graduate level...
, in Albany, New York - Excelsior, a common high school and grammar school name
- Excelsior High School (Norwalk, California)Excelsior High School (Norwalk, California)Excelsior High School, originally named "Excelsior Union High School" was founded in 1903. Its last graduating class was 1981. The current campus was built in 1924. The campus sustained earthquake damage in 1933 and again in the early 1960s....
(1903-1981) - Excelsior Public School (Excelsior, Minnesota)Excelsior Public School (Excelsior, Minnesota)Excelsior Public School is a former school building in Excelsior, Minnesota listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The school was built in the Georgian Revival style between 1899 and 1901 to serve Excelsior during a time of growth in the community. Before this building was built, two...
(1904-1964) - Excelsior School, a non-denominational school in Pasadena, California)
- Excelsior High School, Washougal, WashingtonWashougal, WashingtonWashougal is a city in Clark County, Washington, United States. On April 1, 2010, the United States Census Bureau stated the city's population was 14,095.-History:Washougal was officially incorporated on December 4, 1908...
- Excelsior High School (Norwalk, California)
- Motorwagenfabrik Excelsior, a Swiss car maker in business between 1896 and 1919
- Compagnie Nationale ExcelsiorCompagnie Nationale ExcelsiorCompagnie Nationale Excelsior, more simply known as Excelsior, was a Belgian car manufacturer established by Arthus de Coninck in Brussels in 1903, The company first started to manufacture cars in 1904....
, a Belgian car manufacturer existing between 1904 and 1932 - Excelsior Motor CompanyExcelsior Motor CompanyExcelsior, based in Coventry, was a British bicycle, motorcycle and car maker. They were Britain’s first motorcycle manufacturer, starting production of their own ‘motor-bicycle’ in 1896...
, a British bicycle, motorcycle and car maker - Excelsior, a common hotel name
- Hotel ExcelsiorHotel ExcelsiorHotel Excelsior occupied number 112/113, Königgrätzer Straße on Askanischer Platz in the Berlin district of Kreuzberg...
, Berlin (1908-1945) - Excelsior Hotel Ernst, Cologne (est. 1863)
- The Excelsior (Hong Kong)The Excelsior (Hong Kong)The Excelsior is a hotel located at Lot No.1 , which is the first plot of land sold at auction after Hong Kong became a British Colony in 1841. The Noon-day Gun is located opposite the hotel, which was built in 1973.The hotel is now owned and operated by Mandarin Oriental.-External links:* *...
, a hotel in Causeway Bay
- Hotel Excelsior
- TV ExcelsiorTV ExcelsiorRede Excelsior was a Brazilian television network founded by Mário Wallace Simonsen on July 9, 1960 in São Paulo, São Paulo. Its last broadcast happened on September 30, 1970, when the Brazilian military dictatorship put an abrupt end to it.-History:...
, a defunct Brazilian television network
United States
- Excelsior, CaliforniaExcelsior, CaliforniaExcelsior is a former settlement in Nevada County, California. Excelsior is located east-northeast of Remington Hill. It still appeared on maps as of 1873.-References:...
- Excelsior, California, former name of Meadow Lake, Nevada County, CaliforniaMeadow Lake, Nevada County, CaliforniaMeadow Lake is a former settlement in Nevada County, California, USA. Situated at an elevation of above sea level, the reservoir of the same name is one of the highest lakes in elevation within the Tahoe National Forest.-History:The demand for water to work the auriferous claims scattered in the...
- Excelsior, MinnesotaExcelsior, MinnesotaExcelsior is a settlement on Lake Minnetonka in Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 2,188 at the 2010 census.-Geography:...
- Excelsior, McDowell County, West VirginiaExcelsior, McDowell County, West VirginiaExcelsior is a community incorporated within the city of War in McDowell County, West Virginia. Excelsior is located along Dry Fork to the north of the city along West Virginia Route 16....
- Excelsior, Upshur County, West VirginiaExcelsior, Upshur County, West VirginiaExcelsior is an unincorporated community in Upshur County, West Virginia, United States. It is located on County Route 151 along the Left Fork of Sand Run....
- Excelsior, Webster County, West VirginiaExcelsior, Webster County, West VirginiaExcelsior is an unincorporated community in Webster County, West Virginia. It is located along County Route 36/1....
- Excelsior, WisconsinExcelsior, WisconsinExcelsior is a town in Sauk County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 1,410 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 34.0 square miles , of which, 33.9 square miles of it is land and 0.1 square miles of it ...
- Excelsior (Oak Ridge, Louisiana), listed on the NRHP in Louisiana
- The Excelsior District, San Francisco, a neighborhood in San Francisco, California
- Excelsior GeyserExcelsior GeyserExcelsior Geyser Crater, formerly known as Excelsior Geyser, is a hot spring in the Midway Geyser Basin of Yellowstone National Park in the United States. Excelsior was named by the Hayden Geological Survey of 1871...
in the Middle Geyser Basin of Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming - Excelsior Springs, Missouri
- Excelsior Township, MichiganExcelsior Township, MichiganExcelsior Township is a civil township of Kalkaska County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 855 at the 2000 census.-Geography:...
Other
- Excelsior BrigadeExcelsior BrigadeThe Excelsior Brigade was a military unit in the Union Army during the American Civil War. Comprising primarily infantry regiments raised in the state of New York primarily by former U.S...
, a New York infantry brigade in the Union Army in the American Civil War - Excelsior EditionsExcelsior EditionsExcelsior Editions is a trade imprint of SUNY Press that was started in 2008. It is located in Albany, New York.-About the Imprint:The name Excelsior Editions was chosen to signify the imprint's connection to the peoples, histories, and natural beauty of New York State...
, a trade imprint of the book publisher SUNY Press - Excelsior RecordingsExcelsior RecordingsExcelsior Recordings is an independent record label located in Utrecht, Netherlands, born out of a love - for 7" vinyl, and anger - over almost-famous Dutch band’s Daryll-Ann's luck. First up was a single release; Nothing sucks like Electrolux...
, an independent record label from the Netherlands - XCELSIOR, a transit bus manufactured by New Flyer IndustriesNew Flyer IndustriesNew Flyer Industries Inc. is a bus manufacturer in North America, headquartered in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. It also has factories in Crookston and St. Cloud, Minnesota, USA.-History:...