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Bellows (surname)
Bellows is an English surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Albert Fitch Bellows (1829–1883), American painter * Brian Bellows (born 1964), Canadian ice hockey player * Carole Bellows (born 1935), American judge * Franklin Barney Bellows (1896–1918), American soldier * Gil Bellows (born 1967), Canadian film and television actor * George Bellows (1882–1925), American painter * Henry Adams Bellows (justice) (1803–1873), American lawyer and politician * Henry Adams Bellows (businessman) (1885–1939), American executive and translator * Henry Whitney Bellows (1814–1882), American clergyman * Jim Bellows (1922–2009), American journalist * John Bellows (1831–1902), English polymath, printer and lexicographer * Kent Bellows (1949–2005), American realist painter * Kieffer Bellows (born 1998), American ice hockey player * Laurel G. Bellows (fl. 2012–2013), American lawyer * Shenna Bellows (born 1975), American political activist, non-profit executive director ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
English Language
English is a West Germanic language of the Indo-European language family, with its earliest forms spoken by the inhabitants of early medieval England. It is named after the Angles, one of the ancient Germanic peoples that migrated to the island of Great Britain. Existing on a dialect continuum with Scots, and then closest related to the Low Saxon and Frisian languages, English is genealogically West Germanic. However, its vocabulary is also distinctively influenced by dialects of France (about 29% of Modern English words) and Latin (also about 29%), plus some grammar and a small amount of core vocabulary influenced by Old Norse (a North Germanic language). Speakers of English are called Anglophones. The earliest forms of English, collectively known as Old English, evolved from a group of West Germanic ( Ingvaeonic) dialects brought to Great Britain by Anglo-Saxon settlers in the 5th century and further mutated by Norse-speaking Viking settlers starting in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Bellows
John Thomas Bellows (18 January 1831 – 5 May 1902) was a polymath, printer and lexicographer, originally from Cornwall in southwest England. He wrote prolifically. A prominent member of the informal but influential network of Quaker businessmen-philanthropists that was a feature of Victorian England, he established the Gloucester printing firm, "John Bellows" which, under his son and remoter descendants, would remain an important part of the Gloucester commercial scene till 1967. Life Early years John Bellows was born in Liskeard, a small but regionally important market town in Cornwall. The hitherto Methodist family joined the Quakers in 1838, and in 1841 John's energetic father, William Lamb Bellows, established a school at Camborne, on the other side of the county: this necessitated relocation. Their father was an erudite man, a biblical scholar fluent in Hebrew and "passionately interested in nature". John Bellows and his younger brother Ebenezer received ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bellow (other)
Bellow may refer to: People * Adam Bellow, vice president/executive editor at Collins Books * Alexandra Bellow (born 1935), mathematician * Saul Bellow (1915–2005), American writer born in Canada of Russian-Jewish origin ** PEN/Saul Bellow Award for Achievement in American Fiction, awarded biennially by the PEN American Center Other uses * ''Bellow'' (album), the second album by folk duo Spiers and Boden * Bellows, a device for controlled delivery of pressurized air. * Bellow's Regiment of Militia, also known as the 16th New Hampshire Militia Regiment * Bellow Island, an island in Lake Michigan * Vociferation See also * Bello (other) Bello may refer to: People *Bello (surname), multiple people *Bello Nock, (born 1968), American circus clown often known simply as Bello * Domingo Bello y Espinosa (1817–1884), Spanish lawyer and botanist, cited simply as Bello in botanical names ... * Bellows (other) {{disambiguation, surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scary Stories To Tell In The Dark (film)
''Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark'' is a 2019 horror film directed by André Øvredal, based on the children's book series of the same name by Alvin Schwartz. The screenplay was adapted by The Hageman Brothers, from a screen story by producer Guillermo del Toro, as well as Patrick Melton and Marcus Dunstan. The film, an international co-production of the United States and Canada, stars Zoe Colletti, Michael Garza, Gabriel Rush, Austin Zajur, Natalie Ganzhorn, Austin Abrams, Dean Norris, Gil Bellows, and Lorraine Toussaint. In 2013, CBS Films acquired the rights to the book series from 1212 Entertainment with the intent of producing it as a feature film. By January 2016 it was announced that del Toro would develop and potentially direct the project for CBS Films. Øvredal was later set to direct the film, with del Toro, Daniel, Brown, and Grave being among the producers. Principal photography commenced on August 27, 2018, and ended on November 1, 2018, in St. Thomas, Ontario, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shenna Bellows
Shenna Lee Bellows (born March 23, 1975) is an American politician and a non-profit executive director, best known for her work with the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU). She is the 50th Maine secretary of state. On December 2, 2020 the Maine Legislature elected her to be Maine secretary of state. She is Executive Director of the Holocaust and Human Rights Center of Maine. Bellows was the Democratic nominee for the United States Senate in Maine in the 2014 election. She was defeated by incumbent Republican senator Susan Collins. Early life and education Shenna Bellows was born on March 23, 1975, in Greenfield, Massachusetts, the eldest daughter of Dexter Bellows, a carpenter, and Janice Colson, a nurse. She grew up in Hancock, Maine, where she attended Hancock Grammar School. Bellows grew up in a struggling family; they did not have running water or electricity, which the family could not afford, until she was in the fifth grade. When Bellows was 15, she was an AFS-USA ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Floruit
''Floruit'' (; abbreviated fl. or occasionally flor.; from Latin for "they flourished") denotes a date or period during which a person was known to have been alive or active. In English, the unabbreviated word may also be used as a noun indicating the time when someone flourished. Etymology and use la, flōruit is the third-person singular perfect active indicative of the Latin verb ', ' "to bloom, flower, or flourish", from the noun ', ', "flower". Broadly, the term is employed in reference to the peak of activity for a person or movement. More specifically, it often is used in genealogy and historical writing when a person's birth or death dates are unknown, but some other evidence exists that indicates when they were alive. For example, if there are wills attested by John Jones in 1204, and 1229, and a record of his marriage in 1197, a record concerning him might be written as "John Jones (fl. 1197–1229)". The term is often used in art history when dating the care ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laurel G
Laurel may refer to: Plants * Lauraceae, the laurel family * Laurel (plant), including a list of trees and plants known as laurel People * Laurel (given name), people with the given name * Laurel (surname), people with the surname * Laurel (musician), British indie musician Laurel Arnell-Cullen (born 1994) Places United States * Laurel, California, a ghost town * Laurel, Oakland, California, a neighborhood of Oakland * Laurel, Delaware, a town * Laurel, Florida, a census-designated place * Laurel, Indiana, a town * Laurel Township, Franklin County, Indiana * Laurel, Iowa, a city * Laurel County, Kentucky * Laurel River, Kentucky * Laurel, Maryland, a city * Laurel, Mississippi, a city * Laurel micropolitan area, Mississippi * Laurel, Montana, a city * Laurel, Nebraska, a city * Laurel, New York, a census-designated place * Laurel, North Carolina, an unincorporated community * Laurel, Ohio, an unincorporated community * Laurel Township, Hocking County, Ohio * Laurel, Oregon, an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kieffer Bellows
Kieffer Bellows (born June 10, 1998) is an American professional ice hockey forward who is currently an unrestricted free agent. He most recently played for the Philadelphia Flyers of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was drafted in the first round (19th overall) of the 2016 NHL Entry Draft by the New York Islanders. He is the son of former NHL player Brian Bellows. Playing career Bellows grew up playing hockey in Edina, Minnesota where he won a Minnesota 2014 Class 2A State Championship as a sophomore at Edina High School. Before being drafted into the NHL, he played with the Sioux Falls Stampede and U.S. National Development Team of the United States Hockey League (USHL). In his rookie season with the Stampede, Bellows was fifth in the United States Hockey League with 33 goals and was named USHL Rookie of the Year. Bellows then went on to play with Boston University before being drafted in the first round of the 2016 NHL Entry Draft by the New York Islanders. On September ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kent Bellows
Kent Bellows (June 26, 1949 – September 14, 2005) was an artist best known for his figurative works in the realist style. His artwork is sometimes referred to as ''meticulous realism'', a subcategory referring to the artist's startling attention to detail. The 1950s Kent Bellows was born on June 26, 1949, in Blair, Nebraska. As a young boy, Bellows attended Saturday film matinees at the Home Theater and became enamored with cinema, an interest that continued throughout his life and was influential to his art. He was known in the small community as “that kid who can draw”. The 1960s Bellows’ father was a commercial artist and watercolorist. He recognized his son's natural inclination towards art and taught him what he knew from his own training and experience. In later years, Bellows referred to his father as his “best critic” and “a great influence.” In 1965, Bellows, his parents, and his two younger sisters moved to Omaha, Nebraska, where he attended high schoo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jim Bellows
Jim Bellows (November 12, 1922 – March 6, 2009) was an American journalist of the 20th century. Bellows has been credited with the inspiration and nurture of many leading writers of the New Journalism during the 1960s and 1970s. Early life Bellows was born to a successful Detroit salesman and his family in 1922. While he was a child, his parents moved to the Cleveland, Ohio area. Following a common practice of families with "aspirations", and with financial assistance from an aunt, he was sent at 13 years of age to attend South Kent School — a private college-preparatory boarding school for boys in South Kent, Connecticut, graduating in 1940. "We were not cradled through those years, and it (South Kent) was a wonderful place to build character." The 1940 yearbook shows his nickname as "Maggot", a fond reference to his 5'0" stature, to which he owed his success as coxwain for the SKS crew."Jim Bellows: The Last Editor, Bellows went on to attend Kenyon College, before ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Albert Fitch Bellows
Albert Fitch Bellows (November 20, 1829November 24, 1883), was an American landscape painter of the Hudson River School. Early years Bellows was born at Milford, Massachusetts. He first studied architecture and, in 1849, became the partner of Boston architect John D. Towle as Towle & Bellows. However, Bellows quickly turned to painting. From 1850 to 1856 he taught at the New England School of Design in Boston. He resigned his post to travel and study abroad, and spent time in Paris and at the Royal Academy at Antwerp as well as in England. He exhibited his first work at the National Academy of Design in 1857, becoming a full member in 1861. Return to New York Bellows settled in New York City in 1858 on his return to America. He spent most of his remaining career in New York, though he briefly moved to Boston. In 1859, he was elected into the National Academy of Design as an Associate member, and became a full member in 1861. He visited Europe again in 1867. In New York he kept a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henry Whitney Bellows
Henry Whitney Bellows (June 11, 1814 – January 30, 1882) was an American clergyman, and the planner and president of the United States Sanitary Commission, the leading soldiers' aid society, during the American Civil War. Under his leadership, the USSC became the largest and most effective organization dedicated to supporting the health and efficiency of the Union army. Life Bellows was born in Boston, Massachusetts. He graduated at Harvard College in 1832, and at the Harvard Divinity School in 1837, held a brief pastorate (1837–1838) at Mobile, Alabama, and in 1839 became pastor of the First Congregational (Unitarian) church in New York City (afterwards All Souls church), in charge of which he remained until his death. Here Bellows acquired a high reputation as a pulpit orator and lyceum lecturer, and was a recognized leader in the Unitarian Church in America. For many years after 1846 he edited ''The Christian Inquirer'', a Unitarian weekly paper, and he was also ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
