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Canter (surname)
Canter is a surname. It is or has been borne in different countries by various unrelated families or families with no known connection to each other. These include English(?)-American Canters whose earliest known possible ancestor is an 18th-century Thomas Canter of Maryland; Jewish-American Canters such as the Kentucky author Mark Canter and the Canter family that opened Canter's Deli in Los Angeles; a learned medieval and early modern Canter family of Groningen and Friesland, prominent in various branches of learning and in politics; Canters who are related to the Caunter family of Devon, etc. In Britain, the early examples of the surname Canter are all from Latin ''cantor'' and refer to precentors in cathedrals or monasteries. The surname also occurs as a derivation from Anglo-Norman ''caunter/cauntour'', 'singer, one who leads the singing'. Notable people with the surname include: *Andreas Canter (1463–between 1509 and 1516), Dutch humanist prodigy and poet *Bernard Canter ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mark Canter
Mark Canter (born August 11, 1952) is an American journalist, author, and teacher. Born to Nathan Canter, an orthopedic surgeon, and Bette Lou Canter (nee Miller), an LPN, he was raised in the only Jewish family in a tiny farming community in Maceo, Kentucky (pop. 400). In his 20s and 30s, he worked a diverse range of jobs, including surgical orderly, rock-show stagehand, and licensed massage therapist. Canter received a degree in journalism in 1982 from the University of Florida and worked for several Florida newspapers before becoming senior editor of '' Men's Health'' magazine. His articles have also appeared in '' The Miami Sun'', ''St. Petersburg Times'', '' The Baltimore Sun'', '' San Francisco Chronicle'', and '' Yoga Journal'', among other periodicals. His first novel, '' Ember from the Sun'' (1997), is the story of Ember, a Neanderthal girl born in the 20th century after a Neanderthal fetus is discovered in a frozen corpse and implanted into a surrogate mother. It ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jon Canter
Jon Canter is an English television comedy writer for Lenny Henry and other leading comedians. Canter was born and brought up in the Jewish community of Golders Green, North London and studied law at the University of Cambridge, where he became President of Footlights. After a spell in advertising, copywriting (and as a housemate of Douglas Adams) he became a freelance comedy writer, setting up home in Aldeburgh with his wife, painter Helen Napper. He became a principal writer for the comedian Lenny Henry, also writing for Dawn French, Angus Deayton, Mel Smith and Griff Rhys Jones, as well as script editor for Stephen Fry and Hugh Laurie. He co-wrote the 2003 BBC television satirical comedy ''Posh Nosh'' with the co-star Arabella Weir; and the BBC Radio 4 situation comedy ''Believe It!'' and, with Guy Jenkin, '' Legal, Decent, Honest and Truthful''. He wrote a Radio 4 ''Afternoon Play'', '' I Love Stephen Fry'' in 2008; and in 2017 Radio 4 broadcast the short series ''Homes and Wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ganter (surname)
Ganter is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Allan Ganter (born 1938), Australian figure skater *Amy Kim Ganter (born 1980), American comics artist *Bernard J. Ganter (1928–1993), American Roman Catholic bishop * Emil Ganter, Swiss footballer See also * Canter (surname) * Cantor (surname) * Caunter, surname * Kanter Kanter is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Aaron Kanter, American poker player * Albert Kanter (1897–1973), Russian publisher and creator of ''Classics Illustrated'' and ''Classic Comics'' * Anita Kanter (born 1933), American ..., surname * Kantor (surname) Occupational surnames {{Cooper-surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kantor (surname)
Kantor is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Adam Kantor, American actor and singer * Gergely Kántor (born 1999), Hungarian chess grandmaster * Isaiah Kantor (or Issai Kantor), mathematician * Istvan Kantor, Hungarian-born Canadian performance artist * Jodi Kantor, ''New York Times'' journalist * Loli Kantor (born 1952), French-born Israeli-American photographer * MacKinlay Kantor, American novelist and screenwriter * Maxim Kantor, Russian painter and writer * Mickey Kantor, American lawyer and politician * Piotr Kantor, Polish volleyball player * Roman Kantor (1912–1943), Polish épée fencer killed by the Nazis * Seligmann Kantor (1857–1903), Bohemian mathematician * Tadeusz Kantor, Polish painter and theatre director * Viatcheslav Moshe Kantor, Russian businessman, philanthropist and Jewish leader * William Kantor (born 1944), American mathematician See also * Cantor (surname) * Kantorov (surname) * Kanter Kanter is a surname. Notable people with the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kanter
Kanter is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Aaron Kanter, American poker player * Albert Kanter (1897–1973), Russian publisher and creator of ''Classics Illustrated'' and ''Classic Comics'' * Anita Kanter (born 1933), American tennis player * Arlene S. Kanter, American legal scholar * Arnold Kanter (1945–2010), American politician *Bernadette Kanter (born 1950), French sculptor *Buzz Kanter (born 1955), American editor and publisher of motorcycle magazines * Dan Kanter (born 1981), Canadian music producer and songwriter * Enes Kanter (born 1992), Turkish professional basketball player *Gerd Kanter (born 1979), Estonian discus thrower * Hal Kanter (1918–2011), American comedy writer *Jay Kanter (born 1926), American film producer * Jonathan Kanter (born 1973), American antitrust lawyer * Krista Kanter (1946–2009), Estonian radio journalist and politician *Martha Kanter, American education official *Max Kanter (born 1997), German cyclist *Ron Kanter (born 194 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cantor (surname)
Cantor is an English surname. One possible derivation is from the Middle English word ''gaunter'', 'glover'. Alternatively, it may derive from ''cantere'', 'one who sings', possibly related to the Latin base of ''cant'' or both sharing a Proto-Indo-European root with ''*kan-'', both meaning 'song' or 'to sing'. It may also refer to the Anglo-Norman ''chantour'' or the Old French ''chantroir'' meaning 'enchanter' or 'magician' or ''cantor'' meaning 'leader of a choir', possibly also from the Latin '' precentor''. Notable people with the surname include: * Andrés Cantor (born 1962), Spanish-language soccer announcer * Arthur Cantor (1920–2001), American theatrical producer * Aviva Cantor (born 1940), American journalist, lecturer and author * B. Gerald Cantor (1916–1996), American businessman ** Cantor Fitzgerald, financial services firm founded by him * Brett Cantor (1967–1993), American record executive and nightclub owner * Brian Cantor (born 1948), Vice-Chancellor of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Willem Canter
Willem Canter (1542–1575) was a classical scholar from Utrecht. He edited the ''Eclogues'' of Stobaeus and the tragedies of Euripides, Sophocles and Aeschylus. Canter studied under Jean Daurat in Paris before becoming an independent scholar in Louvain. His ''Ratio emendandi'' (Basle, 1566) was a guide to editing and textual criticism. He also translated the ''Sacred Tales'' of Aelius Aristides Publius Aelius Aristides Theodorus ( grc-gre, Πόπλιος Αἴλιος Ἀριστείδης Θεόδωρος; 117–181 AD) was a Greek orator and author considered to be a prime example as a member of the Second Sophistic, a group of celeb ... into Latin. Works * ''Novae Lectiones'', 1564 * ''Ratio emendandi'', 1566 * ''Evripidis Tragoediae XIX'', 1571 * ''Sophoclis tragoediae VII'', 1579 References {{DEFAULTSORT:Canter, Willem 1542 births 1575 deaths Dutch classical scholars Scholars of ancient Greek literature ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rosalind Canter
Rosalind Canter (born 13 January 1986) is a British equestrian who competes in eventing. She is the 2018 World Champion. On Monday, 8 May 2023 she won the Badminton Horse Trials riding Lordships Graffalo. She won gold medal in Team eventing at 2024 Paris Olympics. Early life Canter grew up on the family farm in Hallington, Lincolnshire. She attended Kidgate Junior School in Louth, and was also a competitive swimmer in the mid-1990s, with her sister Megan. She also competed in cross country running, when at the grammar school in Louth, alongside her sister Harriet. And with Harriet, and her other sister Megan, she played hockey for Louth Ladies and Louth Juniors. Both Megan and Harriet also competed in equestrian events, in the 1990s. She has a degree in sports science from Sheffield Hallam University. Career Canter's CCI **** results include finishing fifth at the 2017 Badminton Horse Trials on Allstar B, and ninth at the 2017 Luhmühlen Horse Trials on Zenshera. She t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mathilda B
Matilda or Mathilda may refer to: Animals * Matilda (chicken) (1990–2006), World's Oldest Living Chicken record holder * Matilda (horse) (1824–1846), British Thoroughbred racehorse * Matilda, a dog of the professional wrestling tag-team The British Bulldogs Arts and entertainment Fictional characters * Matelda, also spelled Matilda, a character from Dante Alighieri's ''Divine Comedy'' *Matilda, a comic strip character from ''Dennis the Menace and Gnasher'' * Matilda, a house robot in '' Robot Wars'' * Matilda Wormwood, title character of Roald Dahl's novel ''Matilda'' * One of the main characters from the Finnish game series ''Angry Birds'' Film * ''Matilda'' (1978 film), an American comedy * ''Matilda'' (1996 film), based on Roald Dahl's novel * ''Matilda'' (2017 film), а Russian historical romantic drama * ''Matilda the Musical'' (film) an upcoming Netflix adaptation of ''Matilda the Musical'' Literature * ''Matilda'' (novel), a 1988 children's novel by Roald Dah ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marc Canter
Marc Canter is an American internet entrepreneur, speaker, technology evangelist and early pioneer of online software,LEFLER, LUKE (2015)The New Stack Makers: Marc Canter and the Days Before Macromedia — Part One". ''The New Stack''. Retrieved April 13, 2016. and is often called the "godfather of multimedia". Canter is a CEO of Instigate, Inc. Marc is best known for being the co-founder and CEO of MacroMind, the company that became Macromedia. Early life Canter grew up in a political environment. His father was a Democratic politician and organizer of a meat packers union in Chicago, and a mentor to political consultant David Axelrod. His grandfather, Harry Canter, was leader of the Communist Party of Massachusetts, a translator for the Soviet Union, and later, a publisher of communism-related books as well as a leftist weekly, the Chicago Star, that he bought from Frank Marshall Davis. Canter recalls marching with Martin Luther King, Jr. and being heavily involved in Chic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laurie Canter
Laurence Richard Canter (born 3 November 1989) is an English professional golfer who currently plays on the European Tour and formerly played in the LIV Golf Invitational Series. Amateur career Canter had a successful year in 2010, winning the South African Amateur Championship and playing in the St Andrews Trophy and Eisenhower Trophy. He was also part of the England team that won the European Amateur Team Championship that year and he also qualified for the 2010 Open Championship. He won the 2011 Spanish Amateur Open Championship. Professional career Canter turned professional in 2011, after winning the Spanish Amateur Open Championship. He played on the Challenge Tour from 2011 to 2013 before dropping down to the Pro Golf Tour in 2014 and 2015. Canter has an unusual records of qualifying for the European Tour through Q-school, four separate times. He qualified in 2015, 2016 and 2017 but failed to regain his place on the tour on each occasion. After a season returning to the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laurence Canter
Laurence A. Canter (born June 24, 1953) and Martha S. Siegel (April 9, 1948 – September 24, 2000) were partners in a husband-and-wife firm of lawyers who posted the first massive commercial Usenet spam on April 12, 1994. This event came shortly after the National Science Foundation lifted its unofficial ban on commercial speech on the Internet, and it marks the end of the Net's early period in some views, when the original netiquette could still be enforced. Canter and Siegel were not the first Usenet spammers. The "Green Card" spam, however, was the first ''commercial'' Usenet spam, and its unapologetic authors are seen as having set the precedent for the modern global practice of spamming. Green card spam In early 1994, Canter and Siegel contracted with Leigh Benson to write a program to advertise on Usenet, but Benson was unable to write their software. In April 1994 they used a Perl script written by a programmer known only as "Jason", to generate advertisements for their ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
