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Lennard
Lennard may refer to: * Lennard Freeman (born 1995), American basketball player in the Israeli Basketball Premier League * Lennard Pearce (1915–1984), English actor * Dave Lennard (born 1944), English footballer * Henry Lennard (16th–17th century), English baron and politician * John Lennard (born 1964), Professor of Literature at the University of the West Indies, Jamaica * Sampson Lennard (16th–17th century), English Member of Parliament * John Lennard-Jones British theoretical physicist * Lennard baronets, either of two extinct baronetcies See also * Lenard * Leonard {{surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Lennard-Jones
Sir John Edward Lennard-Jones (27 October 1894 – 1 November 1954) was a British mathematician and professor of theoretical physics at the University of Bristol, and then of theoretical science at the University of Cambridge. He was an important pioneer in the development of modern computational chemistry and theoretical chemistry. Early life and education Lennard-Jones was born John Edward Jones on 27 October 1894 at Leigh, Lancashire, the eldest son of Mary Ellen and Hugh Jones, an insurance agent. He was educated at Leigh Grammar School, going on to study at the University of Manchester, graduating in 1915 with a first-class honours degree in mathematics. Following service with the Royal Flying Corps during World War I, where he trained as a pilot, he studied for a Doctorate of Science (DSc) degree in Mathematics at Manchester, graduating in 1922. On the advice of Sydney Chapman, he then successfully applied for a Senior 1851 Exhibition at Trinity College, Cambridge, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lennard Baronets
There have been two baronetcies created for persons with the surname Lennard, one in the Baronetage of England and one in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. Both creations are extinct. The Lennard Baronetcy, of West Wickham in the County of Kent, was created in the Baronetage of England on 15 August 1642 for Stephen Lennard. The second Baronet sat as Member of Parliament for Winchelsea and Kent Kent is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in South East England. It is bordered by Essex across the Thames Estuary to the north, the Strait of Dover to the south-east, East Sussex to the south-west, Surrey to the west, and Gr .... The third Baronet was Member of Parliament for Hythe. The title became extinct on his death in 1727. The Lennard Baronetcy, of Wickham Court in the County of Kent, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 6 May 1880 for Colonel John Lennard. The title became extinct on the death of the third Baronet in 1980. Lennard ba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lennard Freeman
Lennard Freeman (born December 10, 1995; nicknamed "Mr. Feathery") is an American professional basketball player for the Hapoel Galil Elyon of the Israeli Basketball Premier League. Personal life Freeman was born in Washington, DC, and lived in Mouth of Wilson, Virginia. His mother is Nicole Bunn, and he has younger twin siblings Makala and Makhi. He is tall, and weighs . Basketball career Freeman attended Theodore Roosevelt High School in Washington, D.C., his freshman year. He then played two seasons at St. John's College High School in Maryland, earning all-conference honors in 2012. He then attended Oak Hill Academy in Virginia, averaging 8.6 points and 9.8 rebounds in 2012–13. Freeman attended North Carolina State University ('18), playing basketball for the team for four seasons. He missed the 2016–17 season due to a lower right leg injury. In the 2018–19 season he played at Final Gençlik of the Turkish Basketball First League where in 28 games he recorded 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henry Lennard
Henry Lennard (1570 – 8 August 1616) was an English politician and Baron of Dacre. Life Lennard was the son of Margaret Fiennes, who was Baroness Dacre, and Sampson Lennard and was baptised on 25 March 1570 at Chevening, Kent. Lennard took part in the Capture of Cadiz in 1596 and was knighted by in June 1596 Robert Devereux, the Earl of Essex, after the capture of the city. Lennard was a Member of Parliament (MP) for West Looe in 1597–1598. He successfully claimed the barony of Dacre on his mother's death in 1612. Lennard married, in 1589, Chrysogona Baker, daughter of Richard Baker of Sissinghurst. They had seven children: Richard, Fynes, Edward, Margaret, Philadelphia, Pembroke, and Barbara. Margaret married Annesley Wildgoose, Philadelphia married Thomas Parker, Pembroke married William, Lord Cobham, and Barbara married Philip Stapleton. Lennard lived extravagantly and was forced to sell some of his lands. He died of a fever on 8 August 1616, and was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sampson Lennard
Sampson Lennard ( 1544 – 20 September 1615), of Chevening in Kent, was an English Member of Parliament who represented an unusually large number of different constituencies during the reigns of Elizabeth I and James I.N.M.S., 'Lennard, Sampson (c.1544-1615), of Chevening and Knole, Kent; later of Hurstmonceaux, Suss.', in P.W. Hasler (ed.), ''The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1558-1603'' (Boydell & Brewer 1981)History of Parliament online A prominent member of the Kent and Sussex gentry, Lennard was High Sheriff of Kent in 1590–1. He entered Parliament in 1571 as member for Launceston (Cornwall). He subsequently also represented Bramber (1584–5), St Mawes (1586–7), Christchurch (1589), St Germans (1593), Rye (1597), Liskeard (1601) and Sussex (1614). Lennard married Margaret Fiennes, daughter of Thomas Fiennes, 9th Baron Dacre, and after her brother's death in 1594 he successfully claimed the barony Barony may refer to: * Barony, the peerage ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dave Lennard
David Lennard is a footballer who played as a midfielder in the Football League for Bolton Wanderers, Halifax Town, Blackpool, Cambridge United, Chester, Stockport County, Bournemouth and Los Angeles Aztecs. He later became player/manager of Salisbury Salisbury ( , ) is a city status in the United Kingdom, cathedral city and civil parish in Wiltshire, England with a population of 41,820, at the confluence of the rivers River Avon, Hampshire, Avon, River Nadder, Nadder and River Bourne, Wi .... References 1944 births Living people Footballers from Manchester Men's association football midfielders English men's footballers English expatriate men's footballers Bolton Wanderers F.C. players Halifax Town A.F.C. players Blackpool F.C. players Cambridge United F.C. players Chester City F.C. players Stockport County F.C. players AFC Bournemouth players Salisbury City F.C. players Los Angeles Aztecs players English Football League players North American Soc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Lennard
John Lennard (born 1964) is Professor of British and American Literature at the University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona, Jamaica, and a freelance academic writer and film music composer. Since 2009 he has been an independent scholar in Cambridge and a bye-Fellow of Christ's College, Cambridge. Biography Lennard grew up in Bristol, England and was educated at Bristol Grammar School and New College, Oxford. His doctoral thesis, on the use of brackets in English literature, was published by the Clarendon Press as the monograph ''But I Digress'', and called both "a delight-house of a book" and "the strangest book (I think) I have ever reviewed". He taught at the Open University, the University of London, and the University of Cambridge before taking up his present chair at UWI. He is also a member of the Global Virtual Faculty of Fairleigh Dickinson University, and the general editor of the ''Genre Fiction Sightlines'' and ''Monographs'' series for Humanities-E-Books. Beyond h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lennard Pearce
Leonard "Lennard" Pearce (31 October 1915 – 15 December 1984) was an English actor who worked in theatre and television. He played Grandad in the BBC television sitcom ''Only Fools and Horses'' from its first episode in 1981 until his death in December 1984. Early life Born in Paddington as the youngest of five children, Pearce's father Sidney was killed in action during World War I. He trained as an actor at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London. Career Theatre As a young actor in the 1930s, Pearce joined a performance tour in Germany. According to Nicholas Lyndhurst, one theatrical performance was attended by senior members of the Nazi Party. At the end of the show, party officials came backstage to congratulate the cast, and Pearce shook hands with Adolf Hitler. Lyndhurst claimed that Pearce said that he regretted not taking the opportunity to kill Hitler. During World War II, Pearce performed for the Entertainments National Service Association. In the early 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lenard
Lenard is a surname. Notable people with the name include: * Aldon Lewis Lenard (1921–2007), a Canadian sports person * Alexander Lenard (1910–1972), a Hungarian physician, writer, and translator * Henry M. Lenard (1903–1983), an American politician * Joan A. Lenard (born 1952), American judge * Josephine Lenard (1921–2007), American baseball player * Mark Lenard (1924–1996), American actor * Michael Lenard (born 1955), American handball player *Philipp Lenard (1862–1947), Hungarian-German physicist, winner of the 1905 Nobel Prize for Physics, and Chief of Aryan Physics under the Nazis *Voshon Lenard (born 1973), American basketball player See also *Leonard, given name and surname *Lennard Lennard may refer to: * Lennard Freeman (born 1995), American basketball player in the Israeli Basketball Premier League * Lennard Pearce (1915–1984), English actor * Dave Lennard (born 1944), English footballer * Henry Lennard (16th–17th cen ..., given name and surname {{s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Israeli Basketball Premier League
Ligat HaAl (, lit., ''Supreme League or Premier League''), or the Israeli Basketball Premier League, is a professional basketball league in Israel and the highest level of basketball in the country. The league's name is abbreviated as either BSL (Basketball Super League) or ISBL (Israeli Basketball Super League). For sponsorship reasons, the league is also referred to as Ligat Winner Sal (), lit. ''Winner Basket League'', with "Winner" being the name of a game operated by the league's primary sponsor, Toto Winner. The league is run by the Israeli Basketball Super League Administration Ltd. Overview Ligat HaAl comprises the top 12 basketball clubs in Israel, and was founded in 1954. The league itself is most known in Europe, due to the success of the Israeli teams in European-wide competitions, such as the EuroLeague, EuroCup Basketball, EuroCup (formerly called the ULEB Cup), and FIBA Europe, FIBA's EuroChallenge (formerly called the FIBA EuroCup). Many non-drafted and free agen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
