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Almy may refer to: People * Frank Almy (1857–1893), American convicted murderer, executed by the state of New Hampshire * Israel T. Almy (1892–1963), American architect *John J. Almy (1815–1895), U.S. Navy rear admiral *Mary Almy (1883–1967), American architect * Mary Gould Almy (1735–1808), diarist during the American Revolution * Max Almy (born 1948), American artist * Millie Almy (1915–2001), American psychologist * Susan Almy (born 1946), American politician Other uses *Almy, Wyoming, a ghost town in Uinta County * Almy Formation, a geological formation in Wyoming *CM Almy, an American clothing company See also * *Almay Almay is an American cosmetics brand owned by Revlon which markets products toward people with sensitive skin. History The Almay Brand was originally established in 1931 and was named after the founders, Alfred and Fanny May Woititz. The cre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frank Almy
Frank C. Almy (born George H. Abbott, June 5, 1857 – May 16, 1893) was an American convicted murderer hanged by the state of New Hampshire for killing a woman in Hanover, New Hampshire, in July 1891. Background George Abbott was born in 1857 in Salem, Massachusetts, and moved with his foster parents to North Thetford, Vermont, at age 10. At age 17, in 1874, he was sentenced to four years in New Hampshire prison for a burglary in Orford, New Hampshire. After his release in 1878, he returned to his hometown of Salem, but by 1879 was back in the Connecticut River area of Vermont and New Hampshire, where he was involved in more burglaries. He was eventually caught, and sentenced to 15 years in prison in Vermont, entering in June 1881, aged 23. He escaped from prison in September 1887, and thereafter went by the name Frank C. Almy. During 1889 and 1890, Almy worked in Massachusetts in Peabody, Lynn, Marblehead, and Danvers. By July 1890, he had relocated to Hanover, New Hampshi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Israel T
Israel, officially the State of Israel, is a country in West Asia. It Borders of Israel, shares borders with Lebanon to the north, Syria to the north-east, Jordan to the east, Egypt to the south-west, and the Mediterranean Sea to the west. Israeli-occupied territories, It occupies the Occupied Palestinian territories, Palestinian territories of the West Bank in the east and the Gaza Strip in the south-west. Israel also has a small coastline on the Red Sea at its southernmost point, and part of the Dead Sea lies along its eastern border. Status of Jerusalem, Its proclaimed capital is Jerusalem, while Tel Aviv is the country's Gush Dan, largest urban area and Economy of Israel, economic center. Israel is located in a region known as the Land of Israel, synonymous with the Palestine (region), Palestine region, the Holy Land, and Canaan. In antiquity, it was home to the Canaanite civilisation followed by the History of ancient Israel and Judah, kingdoms of Israel and Judah. Situate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John J
John is a common English name and surname: * John (given name) * John (surname) John may also refer to: New Testament Works * Gospel of John, a title often shortened to John * First Epistle of John, often shortened to 1 John * Second Epistle of John, often shortened to 2 John * Third Epistle of John, often shortened to 3 John People * John the Baptist (died ), regarded as a prophet and the forerunner of Jesus Christ * John the Apostle (died ), one of the twelve apostles of Jesus Christ * John the Evangelist, assigned author of the Fourth Gospel, once identified with the Apostle * John of Patmos, also known as John the Divine or John the Revelator, the author of the Book of Revelation, once identified with the Apostle * John the Presbyter, a figure either identified with or distinguished from the Apostle, the Evangelist and John of Patmos Other people with the given name Religious figures * John, father of Andrew the Apostle and Saint Peter * Pope John ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mary Almy
Mary Almy (1883–1967) was an American architect, and a partner at Howe, Manning & Almy, Inc., one of the first architecture firms founded by women in the United States and specializing in domestic architecture. She studied architecture at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology from 1917 to 1919. Early life and education Almy grew up in Cambridge, Massachusetts. She had polio as a child and walked with crutches throughout her life. In 1905 she graduated from Radcliffe College. She worked as a teacher before developing an interest in architecture. She earned a Bachelor of Science degree in architecture at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1919 after three years of study. Due to academic policies in place at the time, female students were not accepted into the four-year program in Architecture, but limited to the two-year degree program in architectural drafting at MIT. Prior to her education at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Almy designed a summer ho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mary Gould Almy
Mary Gould Almy (1735–1808) was a diarist during the American Revolution. She lived in Newport, Rhode Island, where she ran a boarding house. She kept a journal in 1778 documenting the events leading up to the Battle of Rhode Island. Though she had Loyalist views, her husband fought for the Continental Army. The original copy of her journal is held by Newport's Redwood Library and Athenaeum. It was first published 100 years after she wrote it. Naval historian John B. Hattendorf published an annotated version of the journal in 2018. Early life and family Mary Gould was born on December 16, 1735, in Newport, Rhode Island, the fourth of eight children of Mary (née Rathbone) and schoolteacher James Gould (d. 1768). Their family were Quakers and her father had inherited considerable wealth. His spending habits were said to be lavish, and upon his death debts attached to his estate left little for his children. Mary was the great-granddaughter of Walter Clarke, who had been the G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Max Almy
Max Almy (born 1948) is an American video, digital media, and installation artist. Almy was born in 1948 in Omaha, Nebraska. She received her Bachelor of Fine Arts from the University of Nebraska in 1970. She studied at the University of Minnesota in St. Paul, Minnesota and received her Master of Fine Arts from California College of Arts and Crafts, Oakland, California, in 1978. In the 1980s, Almy used video advertising techniques to comment on television and society. Her work was included in the touring exhibition ''Making Their Mark: Women Artists Move into the Mainstream, 1970-1985''. Almy collaborates with the painter Teri Yarbrow on projects that include site-specific installations. In 1994, she and Yarbrow were awarded the 1993 News & Documentary Emmy Award in Graphic Design for their work on the Fox Broadcasting Company news program Front Page Front Page or The Front Page may also refer to: Periodicals * ''Frontpage'' (techno magazine), a German magazine for electr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Millie Almy
Millie Almy (June 19, 1915 – August 16, 2001) was an American psychologist, known as the “grand dame of early childhood education.” Almy was a leader in the field of early childhood education and psychology, and played a critical role in shaping the science of child development. Her research explored how young children understand complex subjects such as science, mathematics and literature. She is credited with popularising the theories of Jean Piaget in the early childhood education field. Early life and education Millie Corinne Almy was born in Clymer, New York, on June 19, 1915. She graduated from Vassar College in 1936, followed by an MA from Teachers College, Columbia University in 1945. She received her PhD in 1948, also from Columbia University Teachers College. Career Almy worked in the field of early childhood education for more than forty years. She was on the faculty of Columbia University Teachers College for more than 20 years, as a professor of psychology a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Susan Almy
Susan W. Almy (born March 28, 1946) is a Democratic member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives, representing the Grafton 13th District since 1996. As of 2008, she also chairs the board of directors of the New Hampshire Civil Liberties Union, the local affiliate of the American Civil Liberties Union. Biography Almy received a BA from Swarthmore College in 1968; and a MA (1969) and PhD from Stanford University Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly referred to as Stanford University, is a Private university, private research university in Stanford, California, United States. It was founded in 1885 by railroad magnate Leland Stanford (the eighth ... in 1974. Before starting her tenure in the state house, Almy was an International Agricultural Researcher. Political positions Same-sex marriage Susan Almy has consistently voted in favor of same-sex marriage. In 2009, Almy voted in favor of bills such as 'Legalizing Same-Sex Marriage', 'Prohibiting Gender ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Almy, Wyoming
Almy was a coal mining camp in Uinta County, Wyoming, Uinta County, Wyoming, United States, near the town of Evanston, Wyoming, Evanston. In 1881, an explosion killed 38 miners in the Central Pacific Mine, marking the first mine explosion west of the Mississippi River. Another explosion killed 13 in 1886, and a third explosion in Red Canyon in 1895 killed 62 miners, the third worst mining disaster in Wyoming history. Following the second explosion, the Wyoming Legislature, Wyoming territorial legislature established the office of the state mining inspector, which eventually shut down the Almy mines in the 1940s after it was deemed too dangerous to mine there. 1881 explosion On March 4, 1881, gases in the Central Pacific Mine number 3 exploded, killing 38 miners. On March 10, the Cheyenne Weekly Leader reported the disaster:Historical Summary of Mine Disasters in the United States Volume 1 Coal Mines - 1810-1958, Mine Safety and Health Administration, 1998 A terrific explosio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Almy Formation
The Almy Formation is a geologic formation in Wyoming. It preserves fossils dating back to the Paleogene period. See also * List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Wyoming * Paleontology in Wyoming Paleontology in Wyoming includes research into the prehistoric life of the U.S. state of Wyoming as well as investigations conducted by Wyomingite researchers and institutions into ancient life occurring elsewhere. The fossil record of the US s ... References * Paleogene geology of Wyoming Geologic formations of Wyoming {{Paleogene-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
CM Almy
CM Almy is an American producer of clerical clothing founded in 1892 that serves mainly Episcopal, Lutheran, and Roman Catholic ministries. It is currently a division of F.C. Ziegler Co. based in Tulsa, Oklahoma. It is one of the largest and oldest producers of clerical clothing in the United States. Cardinal Timothy Dolan and the St. Patrick's Cathedral priests are clients. Corporate structure CM Almy is a division of the F.C. Ziegler Co. based in Tulsa, Oklahoma, having been acquired in late 2023. CM Almy manufacturing takes place in Pittsfield, Maine. History C. M. Almy & Son, Inc. was founded in New York City in 1892 by English master tailor Clarence Mortimer Almy and his son James. In 1929 James's cousin Donald Fendler took over the firm and guided it through the Depression and World War II. After the war, Donald was joined by his sons Thomas and Ryan who moved the shop to the town of Pittsfield, Maine. Today, CM Almy is a division of the F.C. Ziegler Co. In 2012, CM A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |