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Alpheus Foresti
Alpheus or Alphaeus is a masculine given name which may refer to: Mythological, biblical and fictional figures * Alpheus (deity), a river god in Greek mythology * Alphaeus, father of two of the Twelve Apostles in the New Testament * Alpheus, the World Forger, a DC Comics character People Ancient Greece * Alpheus Mytilenaeus, 1st century BC Greek poet * Hoplite#Warfare, Alphaeus, a Spartan hoplite who fought well at the Battle of Thermopylae, according to the historian Herodotus Modern world * Alpheus Babcock (1785–1842), American piano and musical instrument maker and inventor * Alpheus Baker (1828–1891), Confederate brigadier general in the American Civil War * Alpheus Batson (1869–?), American lawyer and politician * Alpheus Michael Bowman (1847–1913), American politician and businessman * Alpheus Cutler (1784–1864), an early leader in the Latter Day Saint movement * Alpheus Deane (1916–1986), American Negro league pitcher in the 1947 * Alpheus Dimmick (1787–1865), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alpheus (deity)
Alpheus or Alpheios (; , meaning "whitish"), was in Greek mythology a river (the modern Alfeios River) and river god. Family Like most river gods, Alpheus was a son of the Titans Oceanus and his sister-wife Tethys (mythology), Tethys. Telegone (mythology), Telegone, daughter of Pharis (mythology), Pharis, bore his son, the king Orsilochus. Through him, Alpheus was the grandfather of Diocles (mythology), Diocles, and great-grandfather of a pair of soldiers, Crethon and Orsilochus, who were slain by Aeneas during the Trojan War. The river god was also called the father of Melanthea, Melantheia who became the mother of Eirene (daughter of Poseidon), Eirene by Poseidon. In later accounts, Alpheus (Alphionis) was the father of Phoenissa (mythology), Phoenissa, possible mother of Endymion (mythology), Endymion by Zeus. Mythology According to Pausanias (geographer), Pausanias, Alpheus was a passionate hunter and fell in love with the nymph Arethusa (mythology), Arethusa, but she f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alpheus Hyatt
Alpheus Hyatt (April 5, 1838 – January 15, 1902) was an American zoologist and palaeontologist. Hyatt served as the founding president of the American Society of Naturalists from 1883 to 1884 and was the founding editor of the journal '' The American Naturalist''. A student of Louis Agassiz, he was keenly involved in developing biology research and education and helped establish the Marine Biological Laboratory at Woods Hole. Biography Alpheus Hyatt II was born in Washington, D.C. to Alpheus Hyatt and Harriet Randolph (King) Hyatt. He briefly attended the Maryland Military Academy and Yale University, and after graduating from Harvard University in 1862, he enlisted as a private in the Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry for the Civil War, emerging with the rank of captain. After the war he worked for a time at the Essex Institute (now the Peabody Essex Museum in Salem, Massachusetts. He and a colleague founded '' American Naturalist'' and Hyatt served as editor from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alpheus George Barnes Stonehouse
Alpheus George Barnes Stonehouse Sr. (September 1, 1862 – July 25, 1931), best known as Al G. Barnes was the owner of the Al G. Barnes Circus. Biography Barnes was born on September 1, 1862, in Lobo, Canada West, to Thomas S. Stonehouse (1826-1882) and Sarah Barnes (1825-1883). He then married Dollie Arminta Barlow and she filed for divorce in 1916. Babe Eckhart started what she believed was a relationship with him. She played the calliope in his circus. When he refused to marry her, she shot herself just outside his private railroad car in Idaho in 1919. In 1922 his divorce from Dollie Arminta was granted. He then married Sarah Jane Hartigan and they had three children before they divorced. He lastly married Margaret Goldsboro. In January 1929, he sold his circus to the American Circus Corporation. He died on July 25, 1931, in Indio, California Indio (Spanish language, Spanish for "Indian") is a city in Riverside County, California, United States, in the Coachell ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alpheus Beede Stickney
Alpheus Beede "A.B." Stickney (June 27, 1840 – August 9, 1916) was the first president of the Chicago Great Western Railway, from 1884 to 1909. Youth and education Alpheus Beede Stickney was born in Wilton, Maine, on June 27, 1840, the first son of Daniel Stickney and his third wife, Ursula Maria Beede.Alpheus Beede Stickney'. Retrieved February 8, 2006. Railroad career Stickney was a personal and professional friend of James J. Hill, a pioneering railroad magnate, who became known in his lifetime as "The Empire Builder". Stickney worked for him and he had a hand in Stickney's later railroads. Stickney in 1879 had been the construction superintendent for Great Northern Railway (U.S.), St. Paul, Minneapolis & Manitoba Railway, later known as the Great Northern Railway. James J. Hill in 1881 sent Stickney to be construction superintendent for the Canadian Pacific Railway. In 1885 he started what would become the Chicago Great Western Railway, which linked Chicago, Il ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alpheus Henry Snow
Alpheus Henry Snow (November 8, 1859 – August 19, 1920) was an American lawyer and scholarly investigator in the field of international law. Biography Snow was born in Claremont, New Hampshire, where he was a student at the Stevens High School (New Hampshire) until 1876. Between 1876 and 1877 he studied at Trinity College, Hartford, before entering Yale University. He graduated from Yale in 1879 and then entered Harvard Law School, gaining a Bachelor of Laws degree in 1883. He initially practiced law in Hartford before moving to Indianapolis, where he joined the firm of McDonald and Butler. Snow married the daughter of his senior partner, Margaret Maynard Butler. After he withdrew from active practice in law, the Snows moved to Washington, D.C., where he joined the American Society of International Law in 1906, and then became involved with the American Society for the Judicial Settlement of International Disputes. Snow is described as being "deeply interested in the movement ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alpheus Sherman
Alpheus Sherman (September 23, 1780 in Rochester, Plymouth County, Massachusetts – January 12, 1866 in Spring Valley, Rockland County, New York) was an American lawyer and politician from New York. Life He was the son of Nathaniel Sherman (b. 1755) and Abigail (Haskell) Sherman (b. 1759). He was admitted to the bar in 1801. On October 3, 1807, he married Hester Utt (d. 1875), and they had twelve children. In 1820, he was appointed Corporation Counsel of New York City. He was a member of the New York State Assembly (New York Co.) in 1826, 1827 and 1828. He was a member of the New York State Senate The New York State Senate is the upper house of the New York State Legislature, while the New York State Assembly is its lower house. Established in 1777 by the Constitution of New York, its members are elected to two-year terms with no term l ... (1st D.) from 1830 to 1833, sitting in the 53rd, 54th, 55th and 56th New York State Legislatures. In May 1840, Sherman and Dav ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alpheus Quicy
Alpheus Quicy (1774–1875) was an American stonemason who built a number of houses and other buildings in Connecticut. Quicy, whose surname is sometimes misspelled as "Quincy," was a free Black man. He is credited with building various structures around Connecticut in the 1800s, including at least two stone houses in Manchester, Connecticut −- the Trebbe house on East Center Street and the Walter Bunce house on Bidwell Street − and portions of the Collins Axe Company factory buildings in Canton, Connecticut Canton is a town, incorporated in 1806, located in the Farmington Valley of Connecticut in the United States. It is part of Connecticut's Capitol Planning Region, Connecticut, Capitol Planning Region and the population was 10,124 as of the 2020 Un .... The Bunce House, the only private home built by Quicy that is still known to be standing, is part of the Connecticut Freedom Trail. Quicy and his wife, Joanna, are buried in West Cemetery in Manchester, Connecticut. G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alpheus Potts
Alpheus Potts (January 6, 1838 – February 22, 1911) was an American lawyer, judge, and politician from New York. Life Potts was born on January 6, 1838, in Bethel, New York. He attended the Liberty Normal Institute. His parents were Samuel Potts and Louisa DuBron. Originally engaged in agriculture, he later became a practicing lawyer in Jeffersonville. In 1871, he was elected District Attorney. He also served as town supervisor for Callicoon. In 1879, Potts was elected to the New York State Assembly as a Republican, representing Sullivan County. He served in the Assembly in 1880. In the 1896 presidential election, he was a presidential elector for William McKinley and Garret Hobart. In 1881, New York Governor The governor of New York is the head of government of the U.S. state of New York. The governor is the head of the executive branch of New York's state government and the commander-in-chief of the state's military forces. The governor ha ... Alonzo B. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alpheus Spring Packard
Alpheus Spring Packard Jr. LL.D. (February 19, 1839 – February 14, 1905) was an American entomologist and palaeontologist. He described over 500 new animal species – especially butterflies and moths – and was one of the founders of '' The American Naturalist''.Cockerell (1920) He served as a professor at Brown University. Early life Packard was one of four sons of Alpheus Spring Packard Sr. (1798–1884) and the brother of William Alfred Packard. He was born in Brunswick, Maine, and went to the Bowdoin College where his father was a professor of Greek and Latin. His mother, Frances Elizabeth, who died shortly after his birth was the daughter of Rev. Appleton who had served as president of Bowdoin College, and Alpha as he was known was raised by an aunt He was encouraged by Paul A. Chadbourne of Williams College to take up zoology. As a member of the Lyceum of Natural History he joined an expedition to Labrador and Greenland. In 1861 he received his bachelors degree. He we ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alpheus Spring Packard Sr
Alpheus or Alphaeus is a masculine given name which may refer to: Mythological, biblical and fictional figures * Alpheus (deity), a river god in Greek mythology * Alphaeus, father of two of the Twelve Apostles in the New Testament * Alpheus, the World Forger, a DC Comics character People Ancient Greece * Alpheus Mytilenaeus, 1st century BC Greek poet * Alphaeus, a Spartan hoplite who fought well at the Battle of Thermopylae, according to the historian Herodotus Modern world * Alpheus Babcock (1785–1842), American piano and musical instrument maker and inventor * Alpheus Baker (1828–1891), Confederate brigadier general in the American Civil War * Alpheus Batson (1869–?), American lawyer and politician * Alpheus Michael Bowman (1847–1913), American politician and businessman * Alpheus Cutler (1784–1864), an early leader in the Latter Day Saint movement * Alpheus Deane (1916–1986), American Negro league pitcher in the 1947 * Alpheus Dimmick (1787–1865), American ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alpheus ǃNaruseb
Alpheus ǀGou-ǃna ǃNaruseb (born 20 March 1954) is a Namibian politician who has served in the cabinet of Namibia in various portfolios. A member of the South West Africa People's Organization (SWAPO), !Naruseb has served in the cabinet since 1997 and the National Assembly since 1995. Early life and education ǃNaruseb was born on 20 March 1954 in Usakos, Erongo Region. From 1970 to 1975, he attended Martin Luther High School in Okombahe. Thereafter he worked for Rössing Uranium in several positions. He has also studied towards a Bachelor of Laws (L.L.B.) at the University of Namibia. Political career ǃNaruseb joined SWAPO in 1975 at the age of 21. The next year he began working as a maintenance planner at the Rössing Uranium Mine in Arandis, which lasted until 1980. In that year, he became industrial relations officer at the Mine, which lasted until independence in 1990. During the run-up to independence the late 1980s, he was the internal SWAPO secretary for economic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alpheus Muheua
Alpheus Muheua ( 1956 – 16 February 2022) was a Namibian politician who served as the deputy minister of Labour and Social Welfare. Career A member of SWAPO, Muheua was elected to the National Assembly of Namibia in the 2009 general election. He was subsequently appointed to the position of Deputy Minister of Labour and Social Welfare in Pohamba's second cabinet. On 1 May 2010, Muheua applauded Namibia's 2008 Labour law, part of which was declared unconstitutional by the Supreme Court of Namibia in 2008. On 16 February 2022, Muheua died from COVID-19 in Swakopmund Swakopmund ("Mouth of the Swakop River, Swakop") is a city on the coast of western Namibia, west of the Namibian capital Windhoek via the B2 road (Namibia), B2 main road. It is the capital of the Erongo Region, Erongo administrative district. It ... at the age of 65. References 1950s births 2022 deaths Year of birth uncertain Government ministers of Namibia Members of the National Assembly (Na ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
