Grandmaster
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Grandmaster or Grand Master may refer to:
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In modern culture:
In technology:
In positions:
- Grand Master (order)Grand Master (order)Grand Master is the typical title of the supreme head of various orders of knighthood, including various military orders, religious orders and civil orders such as the Ancient Order of Hibernians and the Orange Order...
, the head of various orders- Grand Masters of the Knights TemplarGrand Masters of the Knights TemplarEach man who held the position of Grand Master of the Knights Templar was the supreme commander of the Poor Fellow-Soldiers of Christ and of the Temple of Solomon , starting with founder Hugues de Payens in 1118. While many Grand Masters chose to hold the position for life, abdication was not unknown...
- List of Grand Masters of the Knights Hospitaller
- Grand Masters of the Teutonic Knights
- Grand Master (Masonic)Grand Master (Masonic)In Freemasonry a Grand Master is the leader of the lodges within his Masonic jurisdiction. He presides over a Grand Lodge, and has certain rights in the constituent lodges that form his jurisdiction....
- Grand Masters of the Knights Templar
- Grand Master of Education, Science, and Culture, Francisco Macías NguemaFrancisco Macías NguemaFrancisco Macías Nguema was the first President of Equatorial Guinea, from 1968 until his overthrow in 1979.-Rise to power:...
(1924–1979), the first president of Equatorial Guinea
In superior skill:
- Grandmaster (chess)
- Grandmaster (martial arts)Grandmaster (martial arts)Grandmaster and Master are titles used to describe or address some senior or experienced martial artists. Such titles may be, to some extent, aligned to the elderly martial arts master stock character in fiction...
- Grand Master of MemoryGrand Master of MemoryFirst awarded in 1995, the title Grand Master of Memory is awarded to people who are able to successfully negotiate the following three memory feats:*Memorise 1,000 random digits in an hour*Memorise the order of 10 decks of cards in an hour...
, awarded by the World Memory Sports Council - Damon Knight Memorial Grand Master AwardDamon Knight Memorial Grand Master AwardThe Damon Knight Memorial Grand Master Award is an award given by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America. It is awarded to a living author for lifetime achievement in science fiction and/or fantasy. Officially, it is not a Nebula Award though it is awarded at the Nebula ceremony...
, awarded by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America - MWA Grand Master Award, awarded by the Mystery Writers of America
- Grandmaster or Master craftsmanMaster craftsmanA master craftsman or master tradesman was a member of a guild. In the European guild system, only masters were allowed to be members of the guild....
, a member of a guild - World Grand Master, player ranking of the World Bridge FederationWorld Bridge FederationThe World Bridge Federation is the world governing body of contract bridge. The WBF is responsible for world championship competition, most of which is conducted at a few multi-event meets on a four-year cycle...
- Grand Master, the highest skill ranking in the Tetris: The Grand MasterTetris: The Grand MasterTetris The Grand Master is a series of puzzle games created by Arika, Inc. based on the popular Tetris license...
video game series
In modern culture:
- Grand Master RoboGrand Master RoboThe Grand Master Robo is a comic book supervillain in the Raj Comics.-Fictional character biography:Grand Master Robo is a villain of Super Commando Dhruva comics. He is the supreme boss of a terrorist syndicate network operating worldwide. He confronted Dhruva many times but he lost every time...
, supervillain in the Indian Raj Comics universe - Grand Master (Jedi), also known as "Jedi Grand Master", or formally "Grand Master of the Jedi Order" - Order of the Jedi in Star Wars
- Grandmaster (DC Comics)Grandmaster (DC Comics)The Grandmaster is a fictional character, a type of Manhunter agent in DC Comics publications that first appeared in Millennium #1.-Fictional character biography:...
, a character in DC Comics - Grandmaster (Marvel Comics), a character in Marvel Comics
- Grandmaster FlashGrandmaster FlashJoseph Saddler better known as King Grandmaster Flash, is an American hip hop musician and DJ; one of the pioneers of hip-hop DJing, cutting, and mixing....
Joseph Saddler (born 1958), hip-hop musician and disc jockey - Grandmaster Melle Mel, Melvin Glover (born 1961), hip-hop musician
- Grandmasters (album)Grandmasters (album)Grandmasters is a collaborative album by DJ Muggs and GZA released on October 25, 2005 on Angeles Records. The album is the first in the "DJ Muggs vs. " series, followed by his 2007 collaboration with Sick Jacken, Legend of the Mask and the Assassin, 2008s Pain Language with Planet Asia and 2010s...
, an album by DJ Muggs and GZA - Grandmaster (film)Grandmaster (film)Grandmaster is an upcoming Malayalam film directed by B. Unnikrishnan, starring Mohanlal and Priyamani in the lead roles. The music is by Deepak Dev and Gopi Sundar.-Cast:*Mohanlal*Priyamani*Siddique*Saikumar*Sampath Raj*Jagathy Sreekumar...
, an upcoming Indian film - Grandmaster JayGrandmaster JayJohn Johnson , better known by his stage name Grandmaster Jay, is an American MC/DJ and producer. Over his career, he has been known by several pseudonyms including "MC Master Jay", "Jay Blaze", "The Grand Imperial DJ Prince", and "Jay Blax".He was crowned the KISS MasterMix Champion two years in a...
John Johnson (born 1963), hip-hop rapper and disc jockey - Grand Master (custom car), winner of the 2002 Ridler
In technology:
- Grandmaster, the source for the time reference in Precision time protocolPrecision Time ProtocolThe Precision Time Protocol is a protocol used to synchronize clocks throughout a computer network. On a local area network it achieves clock accuracy in the sub-microsecond range, making it suitable for measurement and control systems....