Such exuberance is nothing new for the Sparrow, the acknowledged father of modern calypso.

As the widely acknowledged father of postcolonial studies, Said has inspired a wave of interest in the study of cultural difference.

Porter joined this movement for responsible government, lending his considerable moral authority as an acknowledged "father" of the Cape's constitution.

The acknowledged father of the breed, Justin McCarthy from Dublin, left no breeding records.

But his only commonality with other innovators is the fact that he was a first in his own right as the acknowledged father of Nihilistic Surrealism.

Unlucky children, with no acknowledged fathers, were entered in a variety of odd ways.

Rarely mentioned is the acknowledged father of the personal computer - H. Edward Roberts.

It's not surprising that Mr. Frank, the acknowledged father of the concept that television reporters should "write to the picture," takes that position.

"Mr. Ambassador, some humanoids resent the implication that their mothers were impregnated with them by males who are not their acknowledged fathers."

The first Scandinavian artist to achieve international recognition, he is the acknowledged father of the Expressionist movement in Germany.