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Charles Johnson (physicist)
Charles, Charlie or Charley Johnson may refer to: Academics * Charles Johnson (historian) (1870-1961), English historian and archivist * Charles Willison Johnson (1863–1932), American naturalist * Charles S. Johnson (1893–1956), African-American sociologist president of Fisk University * Charles R. Johnson (born 1948), African-American scholar and author * Charles Royal Johnson (born 1948), professor of mathematics * Charles Willis Johnson, dean of the University of Washington Pharmacy Department Arts and entertainment * Charles Johnson (writer) (1679–1748), English playwright and poet * Captain Charles Johnson, pseudonym of unknown English author of 1724 book, ''A General History of the Robberies and Murders of the Most Notorious Pyrates'' * Charles Ellis Johnson (1857–1926), American photographer * Charles Howard Johnson (1868–1896), American illustrator and newspaper artist * Charles L. Johnson (1876–1950), composer of ragtime tunes * Charlie Johnson (bandleader) (1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Johnson (historian)
Charles Johnson, Commander of the Order of British Empire, CBE, Fellow of the British Academy, FBA, Fellow of the Society Antiquaries, FSA, Fellow of the Royal Historical Society, FRHistS (2 May 1870 – 5 November 1961) was an English historian and archivist. A graduate of Trinity College, Oxford, he worked in the Public Record Office from 1893 to 1930. There, he worked on classifying Chancery (medieval office), Chancery files and ancient miscellanea, and assisted with the publication of editions of the PRO's records. He also authored several editions of medieval documents, produced monographs, took part in the British Academy's effort to produce Dictionary of Medieval Latin from British Sources, a dictionary of medieval Latin, and sat on several academic administration boards. He was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 1951 and elected a fellow of the British Academy in 1934.H. C. Johnson"Johnson, Charles" ''The Oxford Dictionary of National Biography'' (on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Johnson (North Carolina Politician)
Charles Johnson (died July 23, 1802) was a Congressional representative from North Carolina. Johnson was born in Scotland; engaged as a planter; elected to the Continental Congress in 1781, 1784, and 1785, but did not attend; served in the state senate in 1781–1784, 1788–1790, and 1792 (and as Speaker in 1789 after the death of Richard Caswell); elected as a Republican in a special election to the Seventh Congress (serving from March 4, 1801, until his death on July 23, 1802, in Bandon, near Edenton, North Carolina); interment in Edenton Cemetery. Biography Johnson served in the North Carolina Senate representing Chowan County, North Carolina, from 1781 to 1784 and from 1788 to 1792. He was a candidate for the 4th congressional district in 1791, losing to incumbent Hugh Williamson, but was later elected to Congress from the 8th district in 1800, in which his one term was cut short by his death. Johnson built the original section of the Strawberry Hill plantation home. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Johnson (defensive Back)
Charles Adrian Johnson (born May 5, 1956) is an American former professional football defensive back who played three seasons in the National Football League The National Football League (NFL) is a Professional gridiron football, professional American football league in the United States. Composed of 32 teams, it is divided equally between the American Football Conference (AFC) and the National ... (NFL) with the San Francisco 49ers and St. Louis Cardinals. He was selected by the Atlanta Falcons in the fourth round of the 1979 NFL draft after playing college football at Grambling State University. He was also a member of the Ottawa Rough Riders of the Canadian Football League (CFL). Early life and college Charles Adrian Johnson was born on May 5, 1956, in Mansfield, Louisiana, and attended Mansfield High School there. He was a member of the Grambling State Tigers football, Grambling State Tigers of Grambling State University from 1975 to 1978. His seven interceptions in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Johnson (arena Football)
Charles Johnson (born January 5, 1983) is a former arena football Arena football is a variety of gridiron football designed to be played indoors. The game is played on a smaller field than American or Canadian football, designed to fit in the same surface area as a standard North American ice hockey rink, an ... player. References External linksJust Sports Stats {{DEFAULTSORT:Johnson, Charles 1983 births Living people Iowa Barnstormers players Northern Iowa Panthers football players ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charley Johnson
Charley Lane Johnson (November 22, 1938 – September 3, 2024) was an American professional football player who was a quarterback in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the New Mexico State Aggies. Johnson played in the NFL for 15 years with three teams: the St. Louis Cardinals, Houston Oilers, and Denver Broncos. After his playing career, he became a professor of chemical engineering. Early life Johnson was born in Big Spring, Texas, on November 22, 1938. He was a multisport athlete at Big Springs High School, but did not play football until his senior year. College career Johnson initially was set to play football with a scholarship at Schreiner Institute, but the school dropped football the season he arrived. He then transferred to New Mexico State University, but did so with a scholarship to play basketball instead and had to walk-on to play football there, though he eventually won the starting job at quarterback. During his college ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles William Johnson
Charles William Johnson (May 19, 1891 – April 10, 1985) was a Canadian politician from the province of Saskatchewan. Political career Johnson was elected in Willow Bunch at the 1929 Saskatchewan general election as a Liberal. He was re-elected in 1934. When his constituency was abolished in 1938, he sat for Notukeu-Willow Bunch until 1944 Electoral record , - , Conservative , William James Gibbins , align="right", 4,316 , align="right", 49.39% , align="right", - , - bgcolor="white" !align="left" colspan=3, Total !align="right", 8,739 !align="right", 100.00% !align="right", , - , Conservative , Edgar B. Linnell , align="right", 1,445 , align="right", 28.27% , align="right", -21.12 , Farmer-Labour , Charles Morley W. Emery , align="right", 1,219 , align="right", 23.85% , align="right", – , - bgcolor="white" !align="left" colspan=3, Total !align="right", 5,112 !align="right", 100.00% !align="right", , - , CCF CCF can refer to: Computing * Confid ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles W
The F/V ''Charles W'', also known as Annie J Larsen, is a historic fishing schooner anchored in Petersburg, Alaska. At the time of its retirement in 2000, it was the oldest fishing vessel in the fishing fleet of Southeast Alaska, and the only known wooden fishing vessel in the entire state still in active service. Launched in 1907, she was first used in the halibut fisheries of Puget Sound and the Bering Sea as the ''Annie J Larsen''. In 1925 she was purchased by the Alaska Glacier Seafood Company, refitted for shrimp trawling, and renamed ''Charles W'' in honor of owner Karl Sifferman's father. The company was one of the pioneers of the local shrimp fishery, a business it began to phase out due to increasing competition in the 1970s. The ''Charles W'' was the last of the company's fleet of ships, which numbered twelve at its height. The boat was acquired in 2002 by the nonprofit Friends of the ''Charles W''. The boat was listed on the National Register of Historic Place ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Phillip Johnson
Charles Phillip Johnson (January 18, 1836 - May 21, 1920) was an American politician and attorney who served as Missouri lieutenant governor from 1873 until 1875. Biography Johnson was born in Lebanon, Illinois on January 18, 1836. His maternal grandparents were from Virginia. His mother was born in Mississippi River island community of Kaskaskia, Illinois. His father was born in Philadelphia. He briefly attended McKendree College. Johnson had been a newspaper editor for two years before he took up the study of law. Four years later he became city attorney in St. Louis. Johnson had helped organize Missouri troops for the Union cause during the Civil War. He served in the Missouri legislature before and after his term as lieutenant governor. In the 1880s, when the James–Younger Gang was breaking up, the strong Union-supporter Johnson was one of the defense attorneys for Frank James. Johnson taught law at the School of Law at the Washington University for many years. H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles H
Charles is a masculine given name predominantly found in English and French speaking countries. It is from the French form ''Charles'' of the Proto-Germanic name (in runic alphabet) or ''*karilaz'' (in Latin alphabet), whose meaning was "free man". The Old English descendant of this word was '' Ċearl'' or ''Ċeorl'', as the name of King Cearl of Mercia, that disappeared after the Norman conquest of England. The name was notably borne by Charlemagne (Charles the Great), and was at the time Latinized as ''Karolus'' (as in ''Vita Karoli Magni''), later also as '' Carolus''. Etymology The name's etymology is a Common Germanic noun ''*karilaz'' meaning "free man", which survives in English as churl (James (wikt:Appendix:Proto-Indo-European/ǵerh₂-">ĝer-, where the ĝ is a palatal consonant, meaning "to rub; to be old; grain." An old man has been worn away and is now grey with age. In some Slavic languages, the name ''Drago (given name), Drago'' (and variants: ''Drago ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles George Johnson
Charles George Johnson (188614 October 1950) was a chemist, businessman and political figure in Adelaide, South Australia. Biography Johnson was born in Essex, England in 1886 and led an adventurous life, including a spell of boxing professionally, before arriving in Adelaide in 1925.Death of City Councillor ''The Advertiser'', Monday 16 October 1950, p.4. Accessed 30 January 2011 He first came to public notice as a Labor Party (ALP) candidate for a North Adelaide seat in South Australia's House of Assembly in 1933. In August 1934, Johnson founded the cleaning products company [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles G
Charles is a masculine given name predominantly found in English language, English and French language, French speaking countries. It is from the French form ''Charles'' of the Proto-Germanic, Proto-Germanic name (in runic alphabet) or ''*karilaz'' (in Latin alphabet), whose meaning was "free man". The Old English descendant of this word was ''Churl, Ċearl'' or ''Ċeorl'', as the name of King Cearl of Mercia, that disappeared after the Norman conquest of England. The name was notably borne by Charlemagne (Charles the Great), and was at the time Latinisation of names, Latinized as ''Karolus'' (as in ''Vita Karoli Magni''), later also as ''Carolus (other), Carolus''. Etymology The name's etymology is a Common Germanic noun ''*karilaz'' meaning "free man", which survives in English as wikt:churl, churl (< Old English ''ċeorl''), which developed its deprecating sense in the Middle English period. Some Germanic languages, for example Dutch language, Dutch and German ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Fletcher Johnson
Charles Fletcher Johnson (February 14, 1859 – February 15, 1930) was a United States senator from Maine and a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit. Johnson was nominated by President Woodrow Wilson on October 1, 1917, to a seat vacated by William LeBaron Putnam. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on October 1, 1917, and received commission the same day. Assumed senior status on April 30, 1929. Johnson's service was terminated on February 15, 1930, due to death. Education and career Born on February 14, 1859, in Winslow, Kennebec County, Maine, Johnson attended the common schools and Waterville Classical Institute. He received an Artium Baccalaureus degree in 1879 from Bowdoin College and read law in 1886. He was principal of the high school of Machias, Washington County, Maine from 1881 to 1886. He was admitted to the bar and entered private practice in Waterville, Maine from 1886 to 1911. He was an unsucce ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |