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Christopher O'Brien (other)
Christopher O'Brien may refer to: * Christopher O'Brien (admiral), Irish naval officer of the eighteenth century * Christopher D. O'Brien (1848–?), former mayor of St. Paul, Minnesota * Christopher O'Brien (rugby league) Christopher O'Brien (born 16 November 1950) is a Welsh former rugby union and professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1970s and 1980s. He played club level rugby union (RU) for Fairwater RFC (see Rugby in Cardiff), and represe ... (born 1950), Welsh rugby union and rugby league footballer of the 1970s and 1980s See also * Chris O'Brien (other) {{hndis, Obrien, Christopher ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christopher O'Brien (admiral)
Christopher O'Brien was an Irish naval officer of the eighteenth century. He was of Gaelic origin, descended from the O'Brien dynasty. He served in the Royal Navy rising to the rank of captain. In 1737 he transferred to the Russian Navy where he was appointed to the rank of vice admiral. He was tasked with overseeing a series of reforms in the country's fleet. He was appointed commander of the Kronstadt Naval Base near St Petersburg Saint Petersburg, formerly known as Petrograd and later Leningrad, is the List of cities and towns in Russia by population, second-largest city in Russia after Moscow. It is situated on the Neva, River Neva, at the head of the Gulf of Finland .... He left Russian service in 1742.Clark p.256 References Bibliography * Clark, George B. ''Irish Soldiers in Europe: 17th-19th Century''. Mercier Press, 2010. 18th-century Irish people Irish emigrants to Russia Immigrants to the Russian Empire Irish officers in the Royal Navy Year of birth miss ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christopher D
Christopher is the English version of a Europe-wide name derived from the Greek name Χριστόφορος (''Christophoros'' or '' Christoforos''). The constituent parts are Χριστός (''Christós''), "Christ" or "Anointed", and φέρειν (''phérein''), "to bear"; hence the "Christ-bearer". As a given name, 'Christopher' has been in use since the 10th century. In English, Christopher may be abbreviated as "Chris", "Topher", and sometimes " Kit". It was frequently the most popular male first name in the United Kingdom, having been in the top twenty in England and Wales from the 1940s until 1995, although it has since dropped out of the top 100. Within the United Kingdom, the name is most common in England and not so common in Wales, Scotland, or Northern Ireland. Cognates in other languages *Afrikaans: Christoffel, Christoforus * Albanian: Kristofer, Kristofor, Kristoforid, Kristo *Arabic: كريستوفر (''Krīstafor, Kristūfar, Krístufer''), اصطفر (''ʔi� ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christopher O'Brien (rugby League)
Christopher O'Brien (born 16 November 1950) is a Welsh former rugby union and professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1970s and 1980s. He played club level rugby union (RU) for Fairwater RFC (see Rugby in Cardiff), and representative level rugby league (RL) for Wales, and at club level for Oldham and Cardiff City Blue Dragons, as a or , and later as a .Match Programme (31 January 1982). "Cardiff vs Oldham". Cardiff City Blue Dragons. ISBN n/a Background O'Brien was born in Newtown, Cardiff, Wales. International honours Chris O'Brien won a cap for Wales (RL) while at Cardiff City (Bridgend) Blue Dragons in the 9–28 defeat by England on Sunday 14 October 1984 at Eugene Cross Park, Ebbw Vale Ebbw Vale (; ) is a town at the head of the valley formed by the Ebbw Fawr tributary of the Ebbw River in Wales. It is the largest town and the administrative centre of Blaenau Gwent county borough. The Ebbw Vale and Brynmawr conurbation has a .... References Ext ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |