# Excelsior

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'''Excelsior''' may refer to:
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== Arts and entertainment ==
=== Literature and poetry ===
* ["Excelsior" (Longfellow)](/source/Excelsior_(Longfellow)), an 1841 poem by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
* "Excelsior", an 1877 picture book in verse by [Bret Harte](/source/Bret_Harte), published as an advertisement for the [Sapolio](/source/Sapolio) soap brand
* ''Excelsior!: The Amazing Life of Stan Lee'', a 2002 biography by [Stan Lee](/source/Stan_Lee) and George Mair
* [''Excelsior'' (Macedonski)](/source/Excelsior_(Macedonski)), a book of poems by Alexandru Macedonski
* ''Excelsior: Forged in Fire'', a 2007 ''Star Trek'' novel by [Andy Mangels](/source/Andy_Mangels) and Michael A. Martin
* ''Excelsior'', a 1928 novella by [Paul Morand](/source/Paul_Morand)
* ''Excelsior'', a 1988 novel by [Randall Silvis](/source/Randall_Silvis)
* ''The Excelsior'', a 1919 novel by [H. B. Marriott Watson](/source/H._B._Marriott_Watson)
* ["Excelsior" (short story)](/source/Excelsior_(short_story)), a 1948 short story by P. G. Wodehouse
* ["Excelsior" (Whitman)](/source/Excelsior_(Whitman)), a poem by Walt Whitman

=== Music ===
* [Excelsior Recordings](/source/Excelsior_Recordings), a record label from the Netherlands
* [Excelsior Brass Band](/source/Excelsior_Brass_Band), an 1879-1931 brass band from New Orleans
* "Excelsior", a setting of Longfellow's poem to music by [Michael William Balfe](/source/Michael_William_Balfe)
* "Excelsior!", a concert overture by [Wilhelm Stenhammar](/source/Wilhelm_Stenhammar)
* [''Excelsior'' (Steven Page album)](/source/Excelsior_(Steven_Page_album)), 2022
* [''Excelsior'' (Slauson Malone 1 album)](/source/Excelsior_(Slauson_Malone_1_album)), 2023
* "Excelsior", a song by the Smashing Pumpkins from ''[Atum: A Rock Opera in Three Acts](/source/Atum%3A_A_Rock_Opera_in_Three_Acts)'', 2023

=== Science fiction ===
* [Excelsior (comics)](/source/Excelsior_(comics)), in ''Runaways'', a support group for former teenage superheroes
* USS ''Excelsior'', a Federation starship first seen in the movie ''[Star Trek III: The Search for Spock](/source/Star_Trek_III%3A_The_Search_for_Spock)''

=== Journals and newspapers ===
* ''[Excélsior](/source/Exc%C3%A9lsior)'', a newspaper published in Mexico City
* ''[Daily Excelsior](/source/Daily_Excelsior)'', a newspaper published in Jammu and Kashmir

=== Other arts and entertainment ===
* ''[Excelsior!](/source/Excelsior!)'', 1901 short film
* [TV Excelsior](/source/TV_Excelsior), a defunct Brazilian television network
* ''Excelsior'', an 1881 ballet by [Luigi Manzotti](/source/Luigi_Manzotti)
* [Excelsior Wet Plate Camera](/source/Excelsior_Wet_Plate_Camera), an early camera model used in the collodion process of photography

== Mottos and catchphrases ==
* ["Excelsior" (motto)](/source/Excelsior_(motto)), official motto of the state of New York
* "Excelsior!", catchphrase of [Stan Lee](/source/Stan_Lee), who often used it at the end of his "Stan's Soapbox" column in Marvel Comics 
* "Excelsior", sign-off of Detroit radio personality [Mark Scott](/source/Mark_Scott_(radio_host))
*  "Excelsior", motto of the Finnish Army's [Special Jaegers](/source/Special_Jaegers)
*  "Excelsior", mantra of Patrizio "Pat" Solitano, Jr. in the 2012 film ''[Silver Linings Playbook](/source/Silver_Linings_Playbook)''
* "Excelsior!", motto of the fictional  Weldon Institute in Jules Verne's ''[Robur the Conqueror](/source/Robur_the_Conqueror)''
* "Excelsior!", one of the catchphrases of [Martin Prince, Jr.](/source/List_of_recurring_The_Simpsons_characters), a recurring character in ''The Simpsons''
* "Excelsior, you fathead!", a catchphrase of former radio personality [Jean Shepherd](/source/Jean_Shepherd)

== Sports ==

=== Association football ===
* [Excelsior '31](/source/Excelsior_'31), Rijssen, Netherlands
* [Excelsior AC](/source/Excelsior_AC), a Haitian association football club
* [Excelsior AC Roubaix](/source/Excelsior_AC_Roubaix), a French association football club
* [Excelsior Maassluis](/source/Excelsior_Maassluis), a football club from Maassluis, Netherlands
* [Excelsior Mouscron](/source/Excelsior_Mouscron), a former Belgian association football club
* [Excelsior Rotterdam](/source/Excelsior_Rotterdam), a Dutch association football club
* [Excelsior Stadium](/source/Excelsior_Stadium), the home of Airdrie United F.C. of the Scottish Football League Second Division
* [AS Excelsior](/source/AS_Excelsior), an association football club from Saint-Joseph, Réunion Island
* [Birmingham Excelsior F.C.](/source/Birmingham_Excelsior_F.C.), a defunct English association football club
* [F.C. Excelsior](/source/F.C._Excelsior), Mexican football club that plays in the Segunda División Profesional
* [SV Excelsior](/source/SV_Excelsior), a Surinamese association football club
* [SS Excelsior (football club)](/source/SS_Excelsior_(football_club)), a club from Réunion Island established in 1940
* Excelsior Mariaburg, a Belgian football club

=== Other sports ===
* [Excelsior Stakes](/source/Excelsior_Stakes) previously the Excelsior Handicap, an American Thoroughbred horse race held annually
* [Excelsior Rugby Club](/source/Excelsior_Rugby_Club), an amateur rugby club in New Zealand
* [Excelsior of Brooklyn](/source/Excelsior_of_Brooklyn), an amateur baseball team that played in Brooklyn, New York
* [New York Excelsior](/source/New_York_Excelsior), an American professional Overwatch eSports team based in New York City, New York
* [Brampton Excelsiors (disambiguation)](/source/Brampton_Excelsiors_(disambiguation))

== Schools ==
* [Excelsior Academy](/source/Excelsior_Academy), a school in Newcastle upon Tyne, England
* [Excelsior College](/source/Excelsior_College), in Albany, New York
* Excelsior, a common high school and grammar school name
** [Excelsior High School (Norwalk, California)](/source/Excelsior_High_School_(Norwalk%2C_California)) (1903–1981) 
** [Excelsior Public School (Excelsior, Minnesota)](/source/Excelsior_Public_School_(Excelsior%2C_Minnesota)) (1904–1964)
** Excelsior School, a non-denominational school in  [Pasadena, California](/source/List_of_high_schools_in_Los_Angeles_County%2C_California)
** Excelsior High School, [Washougal, Washington](/source/Washougal%2C_Washington)

== Hotels and restaurants ==
* [Excelsior (restaurant)](/source/Excelsior_(restaurant)), a former restaurant located in Hotel de l'Europe, Amsterdam
* Excelsior, a common hotel name
** [Hotel Excelsior](/source/Hotel_Excelsior), Berlin (1908–1945)
** [Hôtel Excelsior](/source/H%C3%B4tel_Excelsior), Casablanca (est. 1916)
** [Excelsior Hotel Ernst](/source/Excelsior_Hotel_Ernst), Cologne (est. 1863)
** [The Excelsior (Hong Kong)](/source/The_Excelsior_(Hong_Kong)), a former hotel in Causeway Bay, Hong Kong

== Places ==
{{See also|Excelsior Mountain (disambiguation)}}
=== Canada ===
* [Excelsior, Alberta](/source/Excelsior%2C_Alberta)
* [Rural Municipality of Excelsior No. 166](/source/Rural_Municipality_of_Excelsior_No._166), Saskatchewan

=== South Africa ===
* [Excelsior, Free State](/source/Excelsior%2C_Free_State)

=== United States ===
* Excelsior, California, former name of [Meadow Lake, Nevada County, California](/source/Meadow_Lake%2C_Nevada_County%2C_California)
* [Excelsior, Georgia](/source/Excelsior%2C_Georgia)
* [Excelsior (Oak Ridge, Louisiana)](/source/Excelsior_(Oak_Ridge%2C_Louisiana)), listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Louisiana
* [Excelsior, Minnesota](/source/Excelsior%2C_Minnesota)
* [Excelsior, Missouri](/source/Excelsior%2C_Missouri)
* [Excelsior, Atchison County, Missouri](/source/Excelsior%2C_Atchison_County%2C_Missouri)
* [Excelsior, Nevada](/source/Excelsior%2C_Nevada)
* [Excelsior, West Virginia (disambiguation)](/source/Excelsior%2C_West_Virginia_(disambiguation))
** [Excelsior, McDowell County, West Virginia](/source/Excelsior%2C_McDowell_County%2C_West_Virginia)
** [Excelsior, Upshur County, West Virginia](/source/Excelsior%2C_Upshur_County%2C_West_Virginia)
** [Excelsior, Webster County, West Virginia](/source/Excelsior%2C_Webster_County%2C_West_Virginia)
* [Excelsior, Wisconsin (disambiguation)](/source/Excelsior%2C_Wisconsin_(disambiguation))
** [Excelsior, Richland County, Wisconsin](/source/Excelsior%2C_Richland_County%2C_Wisconsin)
** [Excelsior, Sauk County, Wisconsin](/source/Excelsior%2C_Sauk_County%2C_Wisconsin)
* The [Excelsior District, San Francisco](/source/Excelsior_District%2C_San_Francisco), a neighborhood in San Francisco, California
* [Excelsior Geyser](/source/Excelsior_Geyser) in the Middle Geyser Basin of Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming
* [Excelsior Mountain (Yosemite)](/source/Excelsior_Mountain_(Yosemite)), in Yosemite National Park
* [Excelsior Mountains](/source/Excelsior_Mountains), in western Nevada in the United States
* [Excelsior Springs](/source/Excelsior_Springs), Missouri
* [Excelsior Township, Michigan](/source/Excelsior_Township%2C_Michigan)

== Transportation ==
* [Excelsior-Henderson Motorcycle](/source/Excelsior-Henderson_Motorcycle) (Belle Plaine, MN), founded in 1993
* [Excelsior Motor Manufacturing & Supply Company](/source/Excelsior_Motor_Manufacturing_%26_Supply_Company) (Chicago, IL), a U.S. motorcycle manufacturer operating in Chicago from 1907 to 1931
** [Henderson Motorcycle](/source/Henderson_Motorcycle), a division of the above company from 1919 to 1931
** [Excelsior Super X](/source/Excelsior_Super_X), a motorcycle made by the above company from 1925 to 1931
* [Motorwagenfabrik Excelsior](/source/Motorwagenfabrik_Excelsior), a Swiss car maker in business between 1896 and 1919
* [Compagnie Nationale Excelsior](/source/Compagnie_Nationale_Excelsior), a Belgian car manufacturer existing between 1904 and 1932
* [Excelsior Motor Company](/source/Excelsior_Motor_Company), a British bicycle, motorcycle and car maker
** [Excelsior Manxman](/source/Excelsior_Manxman), a motorcycle made by the above company
* [Xcelsior (bus)](/source/Xcelsior_(bus)), a transit bus manufactured by New Flyer Industries
* [Excelsior tank](/source/Excelsior_tank), a British experimental heavy assault tank
* [St Croix Excelsior](/source/St_Croix_Excelsior), ultralight aircraft
* ''Excelsior'', a prototype Spaceship Neptune high altitude balloon gondola by [Space Perspective](/source/Space_Perspective)
* [Excelsior (smack)](/source/Excelsior_(smack)), the last surviving fishing smack of the Lowestoft fishing fleet and a member of the National Historic Fleet
* [''SS Excelsior'' (ship)](/source/SS_Excelsior_(ship)), one of several steam-powered ships named Excelsior

== Nature ==
* ''[Fraxinus excelsior](/source/Fraxinus_excelsior)'', the scientific name for the European ash tree
* [Excelsior eight-eight](/source/Excelsior_eight-eight) (''Callicore excelsior''), a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae found in South America
* ''[Acraea excelsior](/source/Acraea_excelsior)'', a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae found in eastern Africa

== Typefaces ==
* "Excelsior", the American term for a three-[point](/source/point_(typography)) font size
* [Excelsior (typeface)](/source/Excelsior_(typeface)), a serif typeface well-suited to newsprint

== Other uses ==
* [Excelsior (chess problem)](/source/Excelsior_(chess_problem)), a chess problem by Sam Loyd
* [Excelsior Amusement Park](/source/Excelsior_Amusement_Park), located on Lake Minnetonka in the town of Excelsior, Minnesota
* [Excelsior Brigade](/source/Excelsior_Brigade), a New York infantry brigade in the Union Army in the American Civil War
* [Excelsior Diamond](/source/Excelsior_Diamond), a famous diamond, once the largest known
* [Excelsior JET](/source/Excelsior_JET), a Java compiler
* [Project Excelsior](/source/Project_Excelsior), a high-altitude skydiving project in the 1950s
* [Wood wool](/source/Wood_wool), commonly known as excelsior, a packing material

== See also ==
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* [Excel (disambiguation)](/source/Excel_(disambiguation))
* [Excelsia College](/source/Excelsia_College)

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