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Proffit (other)
Proffit may refer to People * George H. Proffit (1807–1847), American lawyer, diplomat, and politician in Indiana * Jared Proffit (born 1993), New Zealand rugby union player * Joseph E. Proffit (1876–1958), American politician from Virginia * William Proffit (1936–2018), American orthodontist Places * Proffit, Virginia, an unincorporated community in Albemarle County in the U.S. state of Virginia ** Proffit Historic District, a national historic district located there * Proffit Mountain, a mountain located in Reynolds County in the U.S. state of Missouri Other uses * Mason Proffit, an American country rock band active 1969–1973 See also * *Proffitt (other) Proffitt is a surname. Notable people with the name include: * Cy Proffitt (1911–1996), American basketball player * Ethel Maude Proffitt Stephenson (née Ethel Maude Proffitt) (1895—1982), American lawyer * Frank Proffitt (1913–1965), Appala ... * Profit (other) {{disambiguation, geo, surna ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George H
George may refer to: Names * George (given name) * George (surname) People * George (singer), American-Canadian singer George Nozuka, known by the mononym George * George Papagheorghe, also known as Jorge / GEØRGE * George, stage name of Giorgio Moroder * George, son of Andrew I of Hungary Places South Africa * George, South Africa, a city ** George Airport United States * George, Iowa, a city * George, Missouri, a ghost town * George, Washington, a city * George County, Mississippi * George Air Force Base, a former U.S. Air Force base located in California Computing * George (algebraic compiler) also known as 'Laning and Zierler system', an algebraic compiler by Laning and Zierler in 1952 * GEORGE (computer), early computer built by Argonne National Laboratory in 1957 * GEORGE (operating system), a range of operating systems (George 1–4) for the ICT 1900 range of computers in the 1960s * GEORGE (programming language), an autocode system invented by Charles L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jared Proffit
Jared Proffit (born 14 September 1993 in New Zealand) is a New Zealand rugby union player who plays for in the National Provincial Championship. His playing position is prop A prop, formally known as a (theatrical) property, is an object actors use on stage or screen during a performance or screen production. In practical terms, a prop is considered to be anything movable or portable on a stage or a set, distinct .... Reference list External linksitsrugby.co.uk profile 1993 births New Zealand rugby union players Living people Rugby union props Taranaki rugby union players Hurricanes (rugby union) players Chiefs (Super Rugby) players People educated at Gisborne Boys' High School 21st-century New Zealand sportsmen {{NewZealand-rugbyunion-bio-1990s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joseph E
Joseph is a common male name, derived from the Hebrew (). "Joseph" is used, along with " Josef", mostly in English, French and partially German languages. This spelling is also found as a variant in the languages of the modern-day Nordic countries. In Portuguese and Spanish, the name is "José". In Arabic, including in the Quran, the name is spelled , . In Kurdish (''Kurdî''), the name is , Persian, the name is , and in Turkish it is . In Pashto the name is spelled ''Esaf'' (ايسپ) and in Malayalam it is spelled ''Ousep'' (ഔസേപ്പ്). In Tamil, it is spelled as ''Yosepu'' (யோசேப்பு). The name has enjoyed significant popularity in its many forms in numerous countries, and ''Joseph'' was one of the two names, along with '' Robert'', to have remained in the top 10 boys' names list in the US from 1925 to 1972. It is especially common in contemporary Israel, as either "Yossi" or "Yossef", and in Italy, where the name "Giuseppe" was the most co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Proffit
William Robert Proffit (April 19, 1936 – September 30, 2018) was an American orthodontist. He was made a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science in 1966. Proffit led the department of orthodontics at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill from 1975 to 2001, and became a W.R. Kenan Distinguished Professor in 1992. The American Association of Orthodontists Founded in 1900, the American Association of Orthodontists (AAO) is the world's oldest and largest dental specialty organization. It represents nearly 19,000 orthodontist members throughout the United States, Canada and abroad. All orthodontists are ... presented Proffit with its inaugural Lifetime Achievement Award in Orthodontic Research in 2017. He taught at UNC until his death in 2018. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Proffit, William 1936 births 2018 deaths American orthodontists Fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Proffit, Virginia
Proffit is an unincorporated community in Albemarle County, Virginia. There is no commercial activity, with only houses lining the road and a bridge under which Norfolk Southern's Piedmont Division, Washington District line runs. It is recognized as a Virginia Landmark and the Proffit Historic District was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1999. Shortly after the Civil War the village was populated entirely by African Americans, when it was known as Egypt, and then as Bethel. It became known as Proffit when the railroad line went through, named for the man who bought the right of way for the line. As it became a minor commercial hub, the population gradually became more caucasian. By the late 1920s there were only 15-20 African American families remaining in Proffit. In 1974, the Charlottesville-Albemarle Tribune covered the Proffit Area News. The paper notes Evergreen Baptist Church as part of the community, with Rev. Blakely presiding. Pleasant Grove Bapti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Proffit Historic District
The Proffit Historic District is a national historic district located at Proffit, Albemarle County, Virginia. It encompasses 26 contributing buildings and 3 contributing sites in the historic center of Proffit. Notable buildings and sites includes Evergreen Baptist Church, the Proffit Station Master's House, remains of the first Proffit Post Office, the Proffit Road Bridge, and several houses built by African-American families as far back as the 1880s.Accompanying photo anAccompanying map/ref> Proffit's history dates back to the 1870s when two former slaves, John Coles and Benjamin Brown, purchased some land from former slaveholder W.G. Carr. In 1876 Ned Brown purchased seventy-five acres in the area as well. Its settlement began and the community thrived. Proffit is noted as one of the few African American communities in Albemarle County to survive after the American Civil War. Today it is a quiet residential area whose backbone is the Evergreen Baptist Church. The Churc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Proffit Mountain
Proffit Mountain is a mountain located in Reynolds County, Missouri Missouri (''see #Etymology and pronunciation, pronunciation'') is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. Ranking List of U.S. states and territories by area, 21st in land area, it border ..., the highest in the county. It is the location of the upper reservoir for the Taum Sauk Hydroelectric Power Station. See also * List of mountain peaks of Missouri References {{reflist Landforms of Reynolds County, Missouri Mountains of Missouri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mason Proffit
Mason Proffit was an American country rock band from Indianapolis, Indiana, that released five albums between 1969 and 1973. They are known for their song "Two Hangmen", which garnered a significant amount of Album Oriented Rock airplay. History Brothers Terry Talbot and John Michael Talbot played together in several local bands around Indianapolis, Indiana and later in Chicago. After their group Sounds Unlimited disbanded, in 1969 they formed Mason Proffit with a focus on the emerging blend of folk, country and rock that would come to be called country rock. "Two Hangmen", written by the older brother, Terry, was released on their first album, ''Wanted'', and became a regional hit. This helped their second Happy Tiger album, ''Movin' Toward Happiness'', chart on the ''Billboard'' 200. ''Wanted'' was nominated for Best Album Cover for the 1971 Grammy Awards, and was mistakenly listed under the title ''Mason Proffit''. In 1972, the band signed to Warner Bros. Records and cont ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Proffitt (other)
Proffitt is a surname. Notable people with the name include: * Cy Proffitt (1911–1996), American basketball player * Ethel Maude Proffitt Stephenson (née Ethel Maude Proffitt) (1895—1982), American lawyer * Frank Proffitt (1913–1965), Appalachian old-time banjoist and performer * Kathryn Linda Haycock Proffitt (born 1951), American diplomat * Michael Proffitt, Scottish chief editor for the Oxford English Dictionary * Morgan Proffitt (born 1994), American soccer player * Paine Proffitt (born 1972), American-born artist living in England * Shane Profitt, American musician * Stanley Proffitt (1910–1999), English cricketer * Steve Proffitt, American radio journalist * Tommy Proffitt (1927–2023), British boxer Other uses * Proffitt's, an American department store chain based in Alcoa, Tennessee, from 1919 to 2006 * Thacher Proffitt & Wood, an American law firm headquartered in New York City from 1848 to 2008 See also * * Proffit (other) * Profit (other) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
