EXCELSIOR


'Excelsior', a Latin word meaning “higher,†can refer to any of the following:

Contents
Literature
Science fiction
Popular culture
Sports and games
Science and technology
Places

Literature



★ “Excelsior!†the official motto of New York State, from the state seal.

Excelsior (Longfellow), a poem by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.

Excelsior (Whitman), a poem by Walt Whitman.

Excelsior (short story), a short story by P. G. Wodehouse.

★ ''Excélsior'', a newspaper published in Mexico City.
Science fiction


USS ''Excelsior'' (NCC-2000), a starship in ''Star Trek''.

''Excelsior''-class, a starship class in ''Star Trek''.

Excelsior (comics), in ''Runaways'', a support group for former teenage superheroes.

Popular culture



★ “Excelsior!†is the catchphrase of:


Stan Lee, who popularized it and used it at the end of every "Bullpen Bulletins" column in the Marvel Comics


★ the Al Gore character in ''South Park's'' "Manbearpig" episode


Jean Shepherd – "Excelsior you fathead!" is his full catchphrase


Mark Scott (radio host) of Detroit, who used "Excelsior" as his trademark sign off

Excelsior Recordings is an independent record label from the Netherlands

Sports and games



Excelsior, a chess engine

Excelsior (chess problem), a chess problem by Sam Loyd

Excelsior Rotterdam, a Dutch football (soccer) club

Excelsior Mouscron, a Belgian football (soccer) club

Science and technology



Excelsior (wood wool) an Aspen-fiber material similar to wood shavings, used for packaging and for stuffing Teddy Bears, and for cooling pads in evaporative air conditioners

Project Excelsior, a high-altitude skydiving NASA project in the 1950s

Excelsior (motorcycle manufacturer), several distinct historical motorcycle manufacturers

Excelsior Diamond, a famous diamond, once the largest known

★ ''Fraxinus excelsior'' is the Linnaen name for the European Ash tree.

Places



Excelsior, Free State, is a town in South Africa

★ The Excelsior District, San Francisco, a neighborhood in San Francisco, California

Excelsior, Minnesota, United States

Excelsior College, an associate’s, bachelor’s and master’s degree-granting institution in Albany, New York

Excelsior, McDowell County, West Virginia, United States

Excelsior, Upshur County, West Virginia, United States

Excelsior, Webster County, West Virginia, United States

Excelsior, Wisconsin, United States

Excelsior Springs, Missouri, United States

★ “Excelsior†is a common hotel name.


★ “The Excelsior†is a hotel in Causeway Bay, Hong Kong operated by Mandarin Oriental

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