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George Rankin Major General George James Rankin, (1 May 1887 – 28 December 1957) was an Australian soldier and politician. He served in both the House of Representatives and the Senate, representing the Country Party of Australia. Rankin was born at Bamawm, Victoria, the tenth child of Irish farmer James Rankin and Sar... | 1 |
was buried, and was survived by his wife. George Rankin Major General George James Rankin, (1 May 1887 – 28 December 1957) was an Australian soldier and politician. He served in both the House of Representatives and the Senate, representing the Country Party of Australia. Rankin was born at Bamawm, Victoria, the tenth ... | 1 |
Arthur Rankin Arthur Rankin (1816 – March 13, 1893) was a surveyor, entrepreneur and political figure in Canada West. Rankin was born in Montreal in 1816, the son of Irish immigrants. He ran away from home and became a cabin boy. In 1835, he returned to Canada, then qualified as a surveyor and moved to the Windsor area... | 0 |
a gardener and greenkeeper. Tom Rankin Thomas Charles "Tom" Rankin (3 May 1881 – 18 February 1958) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Geelong in the Victorian Football League (VFL). His brother, Edwin (known as ‘Teddy’) and other members of the Rankin family also played for Geelong. Rankin got off to a ... | 0 |
George Claus Rankin Sir George Claus Rankin PC (12 August 1877 – 8 April 1946) was a British judge in India. Rankin was born in Lamington, Lanarkshire, the son of Rev. Robert Rankin. He was educated at the University of Edinburgh and Trinity College, Cambridge. He as admitted at Lincoln's Inn and called to the bar in 1... | 0 |
of Chicago. His oil paintings, large watercolours and ceramics appear at the New York Vista Hotel. In September 2013, a book by Dore Ashton on David Rankin's work titled "David Rankin: The New York Years" was released. David Rankin (artist) David Rankin is a New York-based Australian artist. He works predominantly in o... | 0 |
Harry Rankin (politician) Henry Cunison Deans Rankin (1932–2010) was a Scottish chartered accountant who served as treasurer to the Scottish National Party and as National Chairman of the Saltire Society. Rankin was born at Hamilton, Scotland, on 14 October 1932 and was educated at the former Hamilton Academy and the U... | 0 |
He died in Windsor in 1893. Arthur Rankin Arthur Rankin (1816 – March 13, 1893) was a surveyor, entrepreneur and political figure in Canada West. Rankin was born in Montreal in 1816, the son of Irish immigrants. He ran away from home and became a cabin boy. In 1835, he returned to Canada, then qualified as a surveyor a... | 0 |
war, Rankin was sent to Egypt to suppress a rebellion, after which he returned to Australia. He returned to the Militia, becoming a brigadier in 1936 and a major general in 1937. During this time, he developed an interest in politics, in particular the Country Party. Rankin was elected chief president of the Victorian ... | 1 |
Robert Rankin (Australian politician) Robert Chisholm Rankin (18 September 1896 – 28 May 1955) was an Australian politician. Born in Malvern to Indian-born bootmaker William Rankin and Elizabeth Chisholm, he served in the Australian Imperial Force during World War I, attaining the rank of captain. He married Ethel Jose... | 0 |
had his initial education in Dublin and graduated in law from Trinity College, Dublin. He was called to the English bar in 1854, but practised in the United Kingdom from 1854 to 1856 before moving to Madras, India. Mayne served as the Professor of law, logic and moral philosophy at the Presidency College, Madras from 1... | 0 |
to many of his relatives. John D. Mayne John Dawson Mayne QC (1828–1917) was a British lawyer and legal expert who served as acting Advocate-General of the Madras Presidency and a member of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom. He is remembered as the author of "Mayne's Hindu Law" regarded as the most authoritative ... | 0 |
John D. Mayne John Dawson Mayne QC (1828–1917) was a British lawyer and legal expert who served as acting Advocate-General of the Madras Presidency and a member of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom. He is remembered as the author of "Mayne's Hindu Law" regarded as the most authoritative book on the Indian Penal C... | 0 |
John May (police officer) Superintendent John May (1775–1856) was the first commander of the Metropolitan Police "A" Division, which policed the Whitehall area of London. Since the divisional station house was adjacent to the offices of the Joint Commissioners, Charles Rowan and Richard Mayne, May began to serve as uno... | 0 |
Thom Mayne Thom Mayne (born January 19, 1944) is an American architect. He is based in Los Angeles. In 1972, Mayne helped found the Southern California Institute of Architecture (SCI-Arc), where he is a trustee. Since then he has held teaching positions at SCI-Arc, the California State Polytechnic University, Pomona (C... | 0 |
John Mayne John Mayne (1759–1836) was a Scottish printer, journalist and poet born in Dumfries, South West Scotland. In 1780, his poem "The Siller Gun" appeared in its original form in "Ruddiman's Magazine", published by Walter Ruddiman in Edinburgh. It is a humorous work on an ancient custom in Dumfries of shooting fo... | 1 |
Richard Mayne (administrator) Richard John Mayne (2 April 1926 – 29 November 2009) was a British journalist, broadcaster, writer and an advocate for European integration. Mayne was born in North London and educated at St Paul's School in London. Towards the end of the war, because of his linguistic abilities, he was ch... | 0 |
Sunday Telegraph" in the 1980s. Richard Mayne (administrator) Richard John Mayne (2 April 1926 – 29 November 2009) was a British journalist, broadcaster, writer and an advocate for European integration. Mayne was born in North London and educated at St Paul's School in London. Towards the end of the war, because of his... | 0 |
J. G. Mayne Jasper Graham Mayne CBE KPM (9 April 1859–6 January 1936) was a British soldier, marksman and police officer. Mayne was the son of a Lieutenant-Colonel in the Indian Army. He was educated at Cheltenham College and the Royal Military College, Sandhurst. In 1879 he was commissioned into the 27th Regiment of F... | 0 |
David Mayne David Quinn Mayne, FRS, FIEEE, FREng (born 23 April 1930) is a British academic, engineer, teacher and author. Mayne began his career in 1950 as a lecturer at the University of the Witwatersrand (1950–54; 1957–59). He lectured at Imperial College London from 1959-67. He was a Research Fellow at Harvard (197... | 0 |
Kathy Saltzman Kathy L. Saltzman (born June 4, 1955) is a Minnesota politician and a former member of the Minnesota Senate who represented District 56, which includes portions of Washington County in the eastern Twin Cities metropolitan area. A moderate Democrat, she was first elected to the Senate in 2006, but was uns... | 1 |
for Equity in Education (SEE), working with school districts and parents throughout Minnesota on education funding issues, and also worked as an outreach and marketing employee for the University of Minnesota Hospital and Clinics. In 1994, she was appointed by former Saint Paul mayor Norm Coleman to serve in his Office... | 1 |
Charter Schools, serves on the Business, Industry and Jobs subcommittees for Bioscience and Renewable Energy Development, and for Workforce Development (which she chaired), and on the Finance subcommittees for the E-12 Education Budget and Policy Division, the Transportation Budget and Policy Division, and the Transpor... | 1 |
Linda Saltzman Linda Ellen Saltzman (September 8, 1949 – March 9, 2005) was an American public health researcher who worked at the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) from 1984 until her death in 2005. She was especially known for her research on domestic violence, which has been credited with helping to define the entir... | 0 |
in the field of domestic violence. Linda Saltzman Linda Ellen Saltzman (September 8, 1949 – March 9, 2005) was an American public health researcher who worked at the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) from 1984 until her death in 2005. She was especially known for her research on domestic violence, which has been credit... | 0 |
US and India and received "starred reviews" in both "Publisher’s Weekly" and the "Library Journal" and was called 'A poignant memoir' by "The New York Times". Saltzman is the founding curator, literary programming, at Luminato, Toronto's Festival of Arts and Creativity and has been involved in a number of arts initiati... | 0 |
As a benefactor, Saltzman and his wife played a part in the creation of the Joan and Arnold Saltzman Community Services Center at Hofstra University, where he was a trustee emeritus. The center provides health services both to Hofstra and the local community and additionally provides educational and practitioner experi... | 0 |
Dan Saltzman Dan Saltzman (born 1953/54) is an elected commissioner serving on the City Council of Portland in Portland, Oregon. As of 2017, he had served longer on the Council than any other person since 1969. Saltzman is a Portland native who attended schools in the Portland area and on the East Coast before entering... | 0 |
Lisa Saltzman Lisa Saltzman is an American photographer known for both her commercial and fine art photography. Saltzman began her photographic career running an advertising and promotional merchandise company in which she created much of the work she produced. Her affinity for the arts was inspired by her parents who ... | 0 |
of the American Photographic Artists. Her commercial clients include The Guggenheim Museum, Estée Lauder, MAC Cosmetics, Rimmel, and HBO. Some of Saltzman's work is also a part of the Cleveland Clinics permanent art collection. Lisa Saltzman Lisa Saltzman is an American photographer known for both her commercial and fi... | 0 |
Eleanor Davis Eleanor McCutcheon Davis (born January 16, 1983) is an American cartoonist and illustrator who creates comic works and other art for both adolescent and adult audiences. Eleanor Davis was raised in Tucson, Arizona by comic enthusiast parents who exposed her to stories and styles such as "Little Lulu", "Kr... | 1 |
comic book storytelling classes at the University of Georgia. Davis currently lives and works in Athens, Georgia, with fellow cartoonist and husband, Drew Weing. Eleanor Davis Eleanor McCutcheon Davis (born January 16, 1983) is an American cartoonist and illustrator who creates comic works and other art for both adoles... | 1 |
Eleanor Layfield Davis Eleanor Layfield Davis (1911–1985), also called ELDA, was an American painter. She served on the Board of Trustees for Meredith College and both Meredith and Wake Forest University award art scholarships in her memory. Eleanor Layfield Davis was born Eleanor Layfield in 1911, in Richmond, Virgini... | 0 |
primarily signed her works with the name ELDA developed from her initials. In addition to paintings, Davis also drew sketches and sculpted. She spent much of her life helping build up the arts community in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. She studied art at the Arts and Crafts Association of Winston-Salem as well as taki... | 0 |
The Interconnectedness of Life, which was released December 6, 2014. Davis was born in Altoona, Pennsylvania; her parents were Amos and Mary Elizabeth Davis. Amos was the Blair County District attorney from 1966 to 1975. Davis graduated from Hollidaysburg Area High School in 1962. She studied for her undergraduate degr... | 0 |
Association. Ruth A. Davis Ruth A. Davis (born May 28, 1943) is a United States diplomat. Davis is the 24th Director General of the United States Foreign Service. She is the first woman of color to be appointed as Director General of the Foreign Service and the first African-American Director of the Foreign Service Ins... | 0 |
seriously. In high school she began to self-publish her own comic and soon after decided to attend the Savannah College of Art and Design in Georgia to study sequential art. Davis's work began to get noticed for her original handmade die-cuts and coloring but was further helped by her diligent production of minicomics,... | 1 |
was the inaugural exhibition that opened the new Plug In ICA gallery in 2010 and toured to the Illingworth Kerr Gallery at the Alberta College of Art & Design (ACAD) in Calgary in 2011. Bond is currently an Associate Professor of painting and drawing who works with graduate students at Concordia University. She also ma... | 0 |
Eleanor Bond Eleanor Bond (born 25 March 1948) is a Canadian artist and art educator. Her work includes painting, printmaking, drawing and sculpture. Eleanor Bond was born in Winnipeg to pharmacist Herbert Bond and teacher Mildred MacFarlane. She graduated from the School of Art, University of Manitoba in 1976. A previ... | 0 |
standards of femininity. Thus, Davis utilizes the Korl Woman to depict the realistic effects of the iron mills, while simultaneously questioning female societal restrictions as a whole. Books Short fiction Essays Rebecca Harding Davis Rebecca Blaine Harding Davis (June 24, 1831 – September 29, 1910; born Rebecca Blaine... | 0 |
Alexander Rinnooy Kan Alexander Hendrik George Rinnooy Kan (born 5 October 1949) is a Dutch mathematician and business leader. he is University Professor of Economics and Business Studies at the University of Amsterdam. The Dutch newspaper "de Volkskrant" named him the most influential person in the Netherlands in 2007... | 1 |
He was succeeded in this position by Wiebe Draijer. During his farewell party at SER he was appointed Commander in the Order of the Netherlands Lion. Alexander Rinnooy Kan Alexander Hendrik George Rinnooy Kan (born 5 October 1949) is a Dutch mathematician and business leader. he is University Professor of Economics and... | 1 |
the university. In the meantime, he was visiting professor at the University of California at Berkeley and MIT, among others. From 1991 until 1996, he was president of the employers federation VNO and, after the merger with NCW, of the VNO-NCW. Between 1996 and 2006, Rinnooy Kan was a member of the board of directors o... | 1 |
of Amsterdam. In 1972–73, he worked as a mathematician at Spectrum Encyclopedia. From 1973 until 1977, he was a scientific employee in the Department of Mathematics and Statistics at Delft University of Technology (then called the Delft Technical College). In 1976, he obtained a Ph.D. in mathematics at the University o... | 1 |
Kwon Alexander Kwon Alexander (born August 3, 1994) is an American football linebacker for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Louisiana State University. Alexander attended Oxford High School in Oxford, Alabama. An impact player on the defensive side of the bal... | 0 |
on TV4. He placed fourth. Hermansson is also active in the Christian church Hillsong Church. Hermansson is of Japanese descent as his father was born in Japan. Alexander Hermansson (entertainer) Alexander "Alex" Ken Hermansson, (born 22 January 1992) is a Swedish YouTube and television presenter. Hermansson was a membe... | 0 |
Alexander Rendell Alexander Simon "Alex" Rendell () or Nirawit Rendell (; born January 9, 1990) is an English-Thai actor and singer. He has starred in films such as "The Tesseract" (2003), "Indiana Joai: Elephant Cemetery" (2003), "Pisaj" (2004) and "13 Beloved" (2006). He was born in Jakarta, Indonesia and moved to Ba... | 0 |
Alexander Hermansson (entertainer) Alexander "Alex" Ken Hermansson, (born 22 January 1992) is a Swedish YouTube and television presenter. Hermansson was a member of the extremesports and entertainment group Rackartygarna. During the summer of 2014 he was the presenter of the children's summer show Sommarlov along with ... | 0 |
and supports Manchester United. He has played for his Highschool - Bangkok Patana and helped clinch multiple BISAC & SEASAC trophies. An interesting fact to point out is that his favourite number is 22 and he is part of PUAKKUA since 1993/1994 till present. Alexander Rendell Alexander Simon "Alex" Rendell () or Nirawit... | 0 |
Alexander de Voogt Alexander Johan de Voogt or simply Alex de Voogt (Baarn, May 3, 1970) is a Dutch researcher and associate professor at Drew University, who worked as a curator of African Ethnology at the American Museum of Natural History and best known for his work on the logics of traditional mancala games. He is ... | 0 |
Scooter Braun Scott Samuel "Scooter" Braun (born June 18, 1981) is an American entrepreneur, talent manager, investor, philanthropist, and entertainment executive. The founder of entertainment and media company SB Projects, Braun represents Justin Bieber, Ariana Grande, Martin Garrix, Psy, Carly Rae Jepsen, Dan + Shay,... | 1 |
Scooter Braun the music industry’s "first-responder" when he organized and produced the One Love Manchester benefit concert and telethon within months of one another. In March 2018, George Clooney, Braun and his team organized March for Our Lives, a student-led demonstration for stricter gun laws that took place in Was... | 1 |
2018, Braun co-organized March for Our Lives, the student-led demonstration for stricter gun laws which "USA Today" measured as the largest single-day protest in Washington, D.C. history. Braun was born in New York City to Conservative Jewish parents, Ervin and Susan (née Schlussel) Braun. Ervin's parents "had barely e... | 1 |
their first child, Jagger Joseph Braun, in Los Angeles. They welcomed their second child, Levi Magnus Braun, on November 29, 2016. On December 1, 2018, Cohen and Braun had their third child and first daughter, Hart Violet. CNBC reported that Braun has made a number of startup investments including Uber, Lyft, Spotify, ... | 1 |
affirmation was one of the most inspirational moments in his life. Braun went to college at Emory University in Atlanta where he also played college basketball until his sophomore year. After Dupri asked him to become the head of marketing at his label, So So Def, Braun reportedly dropped out of university without a de... | 1 |
four siblings: Liza, Cornelio, Sam, and Adam. Adam Braun is the founder of Pencils of Promise, a charitable organization focused on building schools in the developing world. Braun grew up in Cos Cob, Connecticut and attended Greenwich High School where he was elected class president. He played basketball from age 13 to... | 1 |
the cover of both, Variety magazine’s Hitmakers issue and Success magazine’s Gratitude issue. In 2018, Braun was honored with the Music Biz 2018 Harry Chapin Memorial Humanitarian Award for his philanthropic efforts in 2017. Braun remains involved in various charities including the Braun Family Foundation. Many of the ... | 1 |
and founding CEO Matt "Nadeshot" Haag. Braun appeared on the cover of "Billboard" in the August 11, 2012 "Forty Under Forty" special issue titled "Scooter Braun and Other Power Players on the Rise". Braun was featured on the "Time" 100 list for 2013. He also appeared a second time on the cover of "Billboard" in its Apr... | 1 |
rank in the 250cc class of the 1954 season. The same year, Braun also finished sixth on a 350cc Horex at his home German motorcycle Grand Prix on Stuttgart's Solitudering, which ranked him 17th with 4 points. Braun crashed and suffered injuries in the 1955 Isle of Man TT. After recovering, he competed again at his home... | 0 |
in Greenwich, Connecticut with his siblings Scott (better known as music promoter Scooter Braun), Liza, Sam, and Cornelio. Adam attended Brown University, where he played varsity basketball for the Brown Bears and graduated "magna cum laude" with a bachelor's degree in economics, sociology, and public & private sector ... | 0 |
Leona Detiège Leona Maria Detiège (born Antwerp, 26 November 1942) is a Belgian politician. She was a member of the Belgian Socialist Party and is till member of its successor Flemish social-democratic party. Until 2014, she was a federal senator, succeeding Marleen Temmerman in October 2012. From 1995 till 2003 she wa... | 0 |
the "Volkshogeschool Emile Vandervelde" (adult-university, evening classes) in Antwerp. From 1970 to 1974 she worked for several ministers as cabinetcollaborator. Political mandates : 1974 - 1977 : member of the Provincial Council of Antwerp. 1977 - 1991 : member of Parliament, MP 1991 - 1995 : member of Senate 1988 - ... | 0 |
the public waste collection service and started a network of and medical baby dispensaries, nurseries and pre-infant schools. Frans Detiège Andreas Frans Theodoor Detiège (Antwerp, 22 December 1909 - 1 November 1980) was a Belgian politician for the social democratic Belgian Socialist Party, a member of the Parliament ... | 0 |
Frans Detiège Andreas Frans Theodoor Detiège (Antwerp, 22 December 1909 - 1 November 1980) was a Belgian politician for the social democratic Belgian Socialist Party, a member of the Parliament (1947-1974) and mayor of Antwerp (1976), after he had been (1947-1976) alderman for social affairs in the postwar period of ma... | 0 |
Tania Leon Tania Leon (Wellington, May 4, 1945 – Nigtevecht, August 15, 1996) was a South African women's activist . She was a member of the anti-apartheid movement in the Netherlands and of the Dutch unit of the ANC. Ruth Naomi Leon (known as Tania) was born on Friday May 4, 1945 in Wellington, South Africa. She was t... | 0 |
as a teaching assistant at the Mountain River High School in Wellington. After this, Leon decided to leave South Africa because the apartheid regime became increasingly repressive. Via Denmark she arrived in the Netherlands in 1973, where in 1984 she was made a Dutch citizen. Leon pursued a nursing course in Amsterdam ... | 0 |
Informatics from August 1987. Leon died on Thursday, August 15, 1996 at the age of 51 in Nigtevecht. Tania Leon Tania Leon (Wellington, May 4, 1945 – Nigtevecht, August 15, 1996) was a South African women's activist . She was a member of the anti-apartheid movement in the Netherlands and of the Dutch unit of the ANC. R... | 0 |
Nina Ruge Nina Ruge (born 24 August 1956 in Munich, Germany) is a German journalist, TV presenter and author. Ruge is the daughter of an engineering professor and visited the Ina-Seidel-Schule in Braunschweig. Her sister Annette is an aeromedical doctor at the European Aviation Safety Agency in Cologne. After finishing... | 0 |
Glenda León Glenda León is a Cuban artist born in Havana, in 1976. León received a graduate degree in visual arts from the Instituto Superior de Arte (ISA) in Havana, while also graduating from the Academy of Media Arts Cologne in Cologne, Germany in 2007. She is noted for her body of work spanning from drawing to vide... | 0 |
a photo book of racy people in Monward. She asks the narrator to write the preface for her photo book and to give her a tour of the village. The biologist refers her to the village’s young vicar, Maria, and to the owner of the beauty salon, a Somali woman called Sirena, who is a rumored transsexual. Lotte is introduced... | 0 |
William Murray, 1st Earl of Mansfield William Murray, 1st Earl of Mansfield, PC, SL (2 March 1705 – 20 March 1793) was a British barrister, politician and judge noted for his reform of English law. Born to Scottish nobility, he was educated in Perth, Scotland, before moving to London at the age of 13 to take up a place... | 1 |
down the narrow barrier of the common law, redeemed it from feudal selfishness and barbarity" and that "he was one of those great men raised up by Providence, at a fortunate moment, to effect a salutary revolution in the world". William Murray, 1st Earl of Mansfield William Murray, 1st Earl of Mansfield, PC, SL (2 Marc... | 1 |
William Murray, 4th Earl of Mansfield William David Murray, 4th Earl of Mansfield, 3rd Earl of Mansfield KT DL (21 February 1806 – 1 August 1898), was a British Conservative politician. The son of David William Murray, 3rd Earl of Mansfield and Frederica, daughter of Archbishop Markham, he succeeded his father in 1840 ... | 0 |
founder of English commercial law. He is perhaps best known for his judgment in Somersett's Case (1772), where he held that slavery had no basis in common law and had never been established by positive law (legislation) in England, and therefore was not binding law (although this did not end slave trafficking altogethe... | 1 |
bar, Inner Temple, in 1958. Murray was a barrister from 1958 until 1971, when he succeeded his father as Earl of Mansfield. He was a member of the British Delegation to the European Parliament from 1973 to 1975 (prior to the direct election of Members of the European Parliament), and was an opposition spokesman in the ... | 0 |
suited to politics, as he was far too calculating and independent of thought to accept any one party's doctrine. His Scottish and Jacobite roots also allowed for endless insinuation and controversy—in 1753 he was accused by the Bishop of Gloucester of "having drunk the health of the Old Pretender on his knees". Althoug... | 1 |
also a hard worker; he would sometimes do court paperwork himself, as well as do his judicial duties, in an attempt to speed up the legal process. He was summarised by Gareth Jones as "Conservative, urbane, silver-tongued, energetic, cultivated and well read; a highly imaginative lawyer who looked to reason and was not... | 1 |
and one son, Viscount Stormont, who predeceased him. He was succeeded by his grandson, William, 8th Lord Balvaird. William Murray, 4th Earl of Mansfield William David Murray, 4th Earl of Mansfield, 3rd Earl of Mansfield KT DL (21 February 1806 – 1 August 1898), was a British Conservative politician. The son of David Wi... | 0 |
say that he came from Bath rather than Perth, because the person recording the names of the new students was unable to understand his Scottish accent. His older brother James was a barrister in Scotland, and his family decided that a career as a barrister was best for Murray. The Scottish Bar at the time was overcrowde... | 1 |
on 18 February 1840 and is buried in St Andrew's Churchyard, Kingsbury, London. David William Murray, 3rd Earl of Mansfield David William Murray, 3rd Earl of Mansfield, KT (7 March 1777 – 18 February 1840) was a British army officer and peer. Mansfield served as Lord Lieutenant of Clackmannanshire from 1803 until his d... | 0 |
graduation he has worked with theatre groups in Reykjavík and Akureyri and was president of the latter for a few years. He has held many acting courses, and has served as a teacher at both the Icelandic Drama School and the Icelandic Film School. In 2013 he worked with the National Theatre of Iceland. Before every prem... | 1 |
Þorsteinn Bachmann Þorsteinn Bachmann (born 25 October 1965) is an Icelandic actor. He is known for his role as Móri in "Life in a Fishbowl". In 2015 he won an Edda Award for that same role. Þorsteinn grew up in the Fossvogur area of Reykjavík, Iceland before moving to Breiðholt when he was 10 years old. He did not do ... | 1 |
Þorsteinn Þorsteinsson Þorsteinn Þorsteinsson (also written Thorsteinn Thorsteinsson; April 5, 1880 – February 22, 1979) was an Icelandic economist, director of the Icelandic Bureau of Statistics, and also one of the first authorities on Esperanto in Iceland, author of the first Icelandic textbook on Esperanto. Þorstei... | 0 |
until his death in 1996. They had two sons and a daughter; she also had a daughter from a previous relationship. Their son Skúli Helgason has twice been elected as a representative in the Althing. Helga Bachmann Helga Bachmann (24 July 1931 – 7 January 2011) was an Icelandic actress and director. Helga Bachmann was bor... | 0 |
Economics (Cand. Oecon) from the University of Iceland and in 1991 an MA in Economics from Northwestern University, Evanston Illinois. Þorsteinn worked as an economist for the Central Bank of Iceland for four years, followed by two years as Chief Economist for the Federation of Icelandic Industries. In 1996, he was app... | 0 |
edited and wrote or co-wrote many publications, including a monthly bulletin, a multi-volume list of the names in the 1703 census, and the handbook of Iceland published four times between 1926 and 1946 under the auspices of Landsbanki. Other publications include: Þorsteinn Þorsteinsson Þorsteinn Þorsteinsson (also writ... | 0 |
Helga Bachmann Helga Bachmann (24 July 1931 – 7 January 2011) was an Icelandic actress and director. Helga Bachmann was born in Reykjavík. She graduated in 1948 from the school at and trained as an actress at two private drama schools. She began her career in 1952 with the Reykjavík Theatre Company and was a permanent ... | 0 |
Þorsteinn Víglundsson Þorsteinn Víglundsson (born November 22, 1969) is an Icelandic politician who currently serves as Member of Parliament for the Reform Party ("Viðreisn") in the Althing. He served as Iceland's Minister of Social Affairs and Equality in 2017, and under his leadership, a bill of law (amendments to th... | 0 |
Kristján Þór Júlíusson Kristján Þór Júlíusson (15 July 1957 in Dalvík) is an Icelandic politician, a member of Alþingi and the current Minister of Fisheries and Agriculture. He completed degrees in Icelandic, literature and teaching at the University of Iceland but most of his education has been concerned with seamansh... | 0 |
"Íslensku tónlistarverðlaunin" (Icelandic Music Prize) for 1995, 2010 and 2011, and he "Útflutningsverðlaun Forseta Íslands" (Presidential Prize of Iceland) for 2011. Kristinn Sigmundsson Kristinn Sigmundsson (born 1 March 1951) is an Icelandic operatic bass. Sigmundsson earned a degree in biology from the University o... | 0 |
Jacob Kraemer Jacob Kraemer is a Canadian actor, from Fonthill, Ontario. He became known to young audiences after his role in "The Elizabeth Smart Story" and as Ben on Disney and Family's "Naturally, Sadie". In 2003, Kraemer played Andrew Smart in the CBS made for TV movie, "The Elizabeth Smart Story". In 2005, he bega... | 1 |
David C. Kraemer David Charles Kraemer is a professor of Talmud and Rabbinics and the Joseph J. and Dora Abbell Librarian at the Jewish Theological Seminary of America. As director of the Library, Kraemer "oversees the most extensive collection of Judaica—rare and contemporary—in the Western hemisphere". Kraemer's book... | 0 |
Jacob Kehrein Jacob Keihrein (born December 5, 1846) was a schoolteacher and a Democratic Party politician who served one term in the Wisconsin State Assembly. Keihrein was born in Kroetzenach, Germany, on December 5, 1846; he immigrated with his family to the United States in 1848, and settled in Milwaukee in 1867. He... | 0 |
troops. Jacob surrendered, was released and fled to Niagara Falls in New York State where he remained active in the rebel cause. Jacob R. Beamer Jacob R. Beamer (Beemer, Bemer) (born c. 1810) (fl. 1837–47) was a carpenter, innkeeper, and Patriot. Beamer’s father came from New Jersey in 1796 and settled in Norfolk Count... | 0 |
Jacob Kamm Jacob Kamm (12 December 1823 – 16 December 1912) was a prominent early transportation businessman in Oregon, USA. Kamm was born on 12 December 1823, in Canton of Glarus, Switzerland. His family migrated to America when he was 8 to Illinois, St. Louis and then New Orleans. He worked as a printer's devil begin... | 0 |
Jacob W. Gruber Jacob W. Gruber (born February 26, 1921) is an American anthropologist, archaeologist, historian of science and educator. Gruber was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on February 26, 1921 and grew up in Akron, Ohio as one of seven children. He attended Buchtel High School and received a bachelor's degree... | 0 |
Nicholas Kraemer Nicholas Kraemer (b. 7 March 1945, in Edinburgh, Scotland) is a British harpsichordist and conductor. Kraemer began his career as a harpsichordist. From playing continuo (on a harpsichord) at the back of an orchestra he proceeded to the front where he began directing from the harpsichord, notably the E... | 0 |
Jacob Kuhrts Jacob Kuhrts or Kuhrtz (1832–1926), nicknamed "Uncle Jake," was a sailor, a miner, a teamster, a merchant, a volunteer fire chief and a member of the Los Angeles, California, Common Council, the governing body of that city, during the 19th Century. Kuhrts was born on August 17, 1832, in Germany. He died at... | 0 |
Job Koelewijn Jacob Rutger (Job) Koelewijn (born Spakenburg, February 15, 1962) is a Dutch artist, who works as conceptual artist, sculptor, installation artist, performance artist, and photographer. Koelewijn decided to become an artist in 1984 after he had been seriously injured in a traffic accident. The subsequent ... | 0 |
Jacob Collins Jacob Collins (born 1964) is an American realist painter working in New York City. He is a leading figure of the contemporary classical art revival. He has founded several schools of art including the Water Street Atelier, the Grand Central Academy of Art and the Hudson River Fellowship. Jacob Collins was... | 0 |
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