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Castell (surname)
Castell is a surname of Catalan origin. Notable people with the surname include: * Adela Castell (1864–1926), Uruguayan educator, writer and poet * Alan Castell (born 1943), English cricketer *David Castell, American record producer, musician and recording engineer *Edmund Castell (1606–1685), English orientalist * John Castell (aka John Castle), 15th-century Master of University College, Oxford and a Chancellor of the University *Lacksley Castell Lacksley Castell, sometimes misspelled Laxley, Lacksly, Lasky or Locksley Castel (10 April 1959 – November 1983) was a Jamaican reggae singer best known for his work in the early 1980s. Biography Lacksley Castell was born in 1959, (although so ... (1962–1984), Jamaican reggae singer * Patricia Castell (1926–2013), Argentine actress * Sir William Castell (born 1947), British businessman {{surname Catalan-language surnames Surnames of Welsh origin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Catalan Language
Catalan (; autonym: , ), known in the Valencian Community and Carche as '' Valencian'' ( autonym: ), is a Western Romance language. It is the official language of Andorra, and an official language of three autonomous communities in eastern Spain: Catalonia, the Valencian Community, and the Balearic Islands. It also has semi-official status in the Italian comune of Alghero. It is also spoken in the Pyrénées-Orientales department of France and in two further areas in eastern Spain: the eastern strip of Aragon and the Carche area in the Region of Murcia. The Catalan-speaking territories are often called the or "Catalan Countries". The language evolved from Vulgar Latin in the Middle Ages around the eastern Pyrenees. Nineteenth-century Spain saw a Catalan literary revival, culminating in the early 1900s. Etymology and pronunciation The word ''Catalan'' is derived from the territorial name of Catalonia, itself of disputed etymology. The main theory suggests ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adela Castell
Adela Castell de López Rocha (1864 in Paysandú – 1926) was an Uruguayan teacher, essayist, and poet. Biography Adela Castell de López Rocha was born to Francisco Castell and Adelaida Ducrosé on 1864 in the Uruguayan city of Paysandú. At the age of 13, she entered the teaching profession with her sister, Dorila Castell de Orozco, taking over a class at the school she ran. Two years later, she began her studies in law and philosophy and in 1887 graduated with a Master's degree and was named sub-director of the Escuela de Aplicación de Señoritas. Here she found success, assembling a staff to her liking and becoming very popular with students, parents, and staff alike. She gave lectures on topics of education in Uruguay and Paraguay and became the first woman to make speeches in both republics, speaking at the culture club of Asunción and Oriental Club of Buenos Aires. At the meeting of the Pan-American Scientific Congress held at Montevideo Montevideo () is the capi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alan Castell
Alan Terry Castell (born 6 August 1943) is a former English cricketer who played for Hampshire between 1961 and 1971. He was a right-handed lower-order batsman who began as a leg-break and googly bowler but later switched to medium-pace. Castell shared in a Hampshire record 9th wicket stand of 230 with Danny Livingstone against Surrey in 1962. During the partnership Castell contributed 76 runs, which was also his highest first-class score. References External linksAlan Castellon ESPNcricinfoAlan Castellon CricketArchive Further reading *Stephen Chalke Stephen Chalke (born 5 June 1948) is an English author and publisher, particularly of books on cricket and cricketers. Chalke was born in Salisbury, Wiltshire. He has two undergraduate degrees – one in Drama, English and Philosophy, the othe ..., ''Caught in the Memory'', Fairfield Books, Bath, 1999, pp. 44–62 {{DEFAULTSORT:Castell, Alan 1943 births Living people English cricketers Hampshire cricketers I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Castell
David Castell is an American record producer, musician, and recording engineer based in Dallas, Texas. Castell's recording career spans nearly three decades; his work with many major record labels and independent labels alike includes both platinum-selling national recording artists and unsigned regional acts, and a wide range of musical genres. He has been instrumental in career albums of Blue October, Burden Brothers, Course of Empire, Deep Blue Something, and SouthFM. In spring 2008, Castell began production of the Toadies’ album ''No Deliverance'', which was released on August 19th, 2008, on Kirtland Records. After two years of collaboration with DFW-based electronic band Shock of Pleasure, their first full-length album ''Its About Time'', was released on September 16th, 2008, by Universal Music Group, produced by David Castell. Blue October's two disc set, ''Foiled For The Last Time'', features a re-release of " Calling You", also produced by David Castell. Cas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edmund Castell
Edmund Castell (1606–1686) was an English orientalist. He was born at Tadlow, in Cambridgeshire. At the age of fifteen he entered Emmanuel College, Cambridge, gaining his BA in 1624-5 and his MA in 1628. Appointed Professor of Arabic in 1666, with the full title 'Sir Thomas Adams Professor of Arabic'. He moved to St John's in 1671, because of the valuable library there. His great work, the ''Lexicon Heptaglotton Hebraicum, Chaldaicum, Syriacum, Samaritanum, Aethiopicum, Arabicum, et Persicum'' (1669), took him eighteen years to complete, working (according to his own account) from sixteen to eighteen hours a day. He employed fourteen assistants on the project, and spent £12,000, ruining himself in the process as there was little demand for his finished lexicon. By 1667, he found himself in prison because he was unable to discharge his brother's debts, for which he had made himself liable. However, a volume of poems dedicated to the king brought him preferment. He was made p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Castell
John Castell (a.k.a. John CastleCarr, William, University College', Routledge, 1998. . Chapter IV, The Fifteenth Century: Early Benefactors, Buildings, and Further Statutes' (pages 53–73).) (c. 1380 – 1426) was a Master of University College, Oxford,Darwall-Smith, Robin, ''A History of University College, Oxford''. Oxford University Press, 2008. . Pages 45, 49–50, 52, 57, 73–74, 79, 106, 529. and later a Chancellor of the University of Oxford. Castell was a Fellow of University College. He became Master of the College circa 1408. He also held preferment in the Diocese of York with his mastership. In 1411, a sentence of excommunication was issued by the Archbishop of Canterbury, Thomas Arundel, against Castell, Fellows at the College — Robert Burton (later Master of the College), John Hamerton, and Adam Redyford — and the College as a whole, due to Lollardy leanings. An appeal to the Pope against the excommunication was made by the bursar of the College, John R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lacksley Castell
Lacksley Castell, sometimes misspelled Laxley, Lacksly, Lasky or Locksley Castel (10 April 1959 – November 1983) was a Jamaican reggae singer best known for his work in the early 1980s. Biography Lacksley Castell was born in 1959, (although some sources claim 1962.) The third of five brothers, Castell grew up on Dilliston Avenue in Kingston's Waterhouse district,Campbell, Howard (2019)Castell does ode to brother, ''Jamaica Observer'', 22 January 2019. Retrieved 27 January 2019 the area also home to artists such as Black Uhuru and The Travellers; Castell recorded in what was known as the "Waterhouse style". He became friends with Hugh Mundell who helped both him and his friend Junior Reid to get started in the music business. That resulted in Castell's first single releases in 1978, "Babylon World" and "Love in Your Heart", recorded with Augustus Pablo. In 1979, he recorded "Jah Love Is Sweeter" at Lee "Scratch" Perry's Black Ark Studios, which was a pre-release reggae chart hit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Patricia Castell
Patricia Castell, born Ovidia Amanda Paramidani Padín (25 April 1926 – 29 September 2013), was an Argentine actress, appearing on radio, television and in films. Born in Avellaneda in 1926, her career began in the 1940s and lasted for more than fifty years. In 1949 she starred in the boxing drama ''Diez segundos'', the first of many appearances alongside María Rosa Gallo María Rosa Gallo (December 20, 1925 – December 7, 2004) was an Argentine actress. Career Born of a Calabrian father and Spanish mother on 20 December 1925, Gallo studied at the ''Conservatorio Nacional de Música y Arte Dramático'' (Nationa ... over several decades, including ''Perla Negra'' and ''Zíngara'' (1996). She starred in many soap operas/telenovelas, and was perhaps best known for her portrayal of the evil Cecilia in the soap opera ''Celeste''. Death Castell, aged 87, died in Buenos Aires, Argentina on 29 September 2013. Filmography *1944: Hay que casar a Paulina *1948: La serpiente de ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sir William Castell
Sir William Martin Castell (born 10 April 1947) is a British businessman who was chairman of the Wellcome Trust, a director of General Electric and a former director of BP. He was CEO of Amersham plc from 1989 until it was acquired by GE in April 2004 and then became CEO of GE Healthcare and a vice-chairman of GE. Castell was educated at St. Dunstan's College and Cass Business School, where he earned a BA. He qualified as an accountant with Spicer and Pegler (1971–75) and then joined Wellcome plc as financial controller of Europe (1976–79), rising to MD Wellcome Biotech (1982–84) and commercial director (1984–89). He was a non-executive director of The General Electric Company (UK) which became Marconi plc 1997–2002, and was appointed a non-executive director of BP in 2006, until April 2012. He joined the board of governors of the Wellcome Trust as chairman-designate on 1 January 2006, succeeding Sir Dominic Cadbury as chairman in May 2006. Prior to joining Amersh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Catalan-language Surnames
Catalan (; autonym: , ), known in the Valencian Community and Carche as ''Valencian'' (autonym: ), is a Western Romance language. It is the official language of Andorra, and an official language of three autonomous communities in eastern Spain: Catalonia, the Valencian Community, and the Balearic Islands. It also has semi-official status in the Italian comune of Alghero. It is also spoken in the Pyrénées-Orientales department of France and in two further areas in eastern Spain: the eastern strip of Aragon and the Carche area in the Region of Murcia. The Catalan-speaking territories are often called the or "Catalan Countries". The language evolved from Vulgar Latin in the Middle Ages around the eastern Pyrenees. Nineteenth-century Spain saw a Catalan literary revival, culminating in the early 1900s. Etymology and pronunciation The word ''Catalan'' is derived from the territorial name of Catalonia, itself of disputed etymology. The main theory suggests that (Latin '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
