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Corbett Reynolds
Corbett may refer to: Places * List of Corbetts (mountains), 222 mountains in Scotland between , with prominence over * Corbett, New York, a hamlet in New York State * Corbett, Oklahoma, a ghost town in Oklahoma * Corbett, Oregon, a community in Oregon People * Corbett (surname), people with the surname ''Corbett'' * Corbett family, a family named ''Corbett'' * Corbett Price (born 1950/1951), an American political donor and health care business and financial consultant Other * Corbett Award, US award for athletics administrators See also * * Corbet, the old English or Anglo-Norman spellings of Corbett or Corbeau * Corbet (surname) Corbet is a surname, and may refer to A * Alexander Steven Corbet (1896–1948), British chemist and naturalist. * Andrew Corbet (died 1578), Andrew Corbet (1522–1578), English Protestant politician of the mid-Tudor and early Elizabethan periods ... * Courbet (other) {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Corbetts (mountains)
This is a list of Corbett mountains in Scotland by height. Corbetts are defined as Scottish mountains between in height with a prominence of at least ; solely imperial measurement thresholds. The first list was compiled in the 1920s by John Rooke Corbett, a Bristol-based climber and Scottish Mountaineering Club ("SMC") member, and was published posthumously, after his sister passed it to the SMC, in the 1953 edition of ''Munro's Tables''. Corbetts are the next category down from the Munros and Munro Tops in terms of height (''i.e.'' below the elevation threshold of ), but their explicit prominence threshold of , ensure they are material peaks. By definition, all Corbetts, given their prominence, are Marilyns. The SMC keeps a list of Corbetts. , there were 222 Corbetts in Scotland. 21 of these 222 Corbetts have a prominence that exceeds the P600 threshold of , which would class them as "Majors". The highest Corbett, Beinn a' Chlaidheimh, at is just below the thresh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Corbett, New York
Corbett is a hamlet in Delaware County, New York. It is located southeast of Downsville on the shore of the East Branch Delaware River The East Branch Delaware River is one of two branches that form the Delaware River. It is approximately 75 mi (121 km) long, and flows through the U.S. state of New York. It winds through a mountainous area on the southwestern edge of .... Campbell Brook flows west through the hamlet. References Geography of Delaware County, New York Hamlets in Delaware County, New York Hamlets in New York (state) {{DelawareCountyNY-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Corbett, Oklahoma
Corbett is a ghost town in Cleveland County, Oklahoma. It is southeast of Lexington and north of the Canadian River. History Corbett started as an agricultural village in 1893 when J.P. Corbett bought 80 acres of farmland and platted a corner of his land for a village he was planning. He designated specific location in the town to have stores and shops. These included a blacksmith shop, cotton gin, sawmill, gristmill, a church, and others. These sites could be leased or given to people. If the buildings were used for other purposes instead of what they were intended for, the leaser would have to give back the area they leased. There was a forbiddance of alcohol and saloons in the village. A post office for the town was created in 1901 under the alias of “Higbee”. In 1902, the name finally changed to “Corbett”, with the post office lasting until 1907. A few years after this, two stores and a sorghum mill were added to the town. The children in the village attended a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Corbett, Oregon
Corbett is an unincorporated community on the Columbia River in eastern Multnomah County, Oregon, United States. It is located on the Historic Columbia River Highway (a.k.a. Crown Point Highway) between the Sandy River and Crown Point. Corbett was named for prominent pioneer Senator Henry W. Corbett. Senator Corbett purchased a farm in the area in 1885. After several name changes, the post office in the area was named "Corbett" in 1895. Corbett School District runs the Corbett School and the Corbett Charter School. Notable people * Julius Meier, politician * Billy Oskay, musician * Patti Smith Patricia Lee Smith (born December 30, 1946) is an American singer, songwriter, poet, painter, author, and photographer. Her 1975 debut album '' Horses'' made her an influential member of the New York City-based punk rock movement. Smith has fu ..., politician * Fritz Springmeier, author * Dave Stief, football player References External links Privately owned Corbett com ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Corbett (surname)
Corbett is an English-language surname. It is derived from the Anglo-Norman French, Middle English, and Old French ''corbet'', which is a diminutive of ''corb'', meaning "raven". The surname probably originated from a nickname referring to someone with dark hair or a dark complexion like a raven's. The surname was brought to England from Normandy, and spread to Scotland in the 12th century,. and into northern Ireland in the 17th century.. This webpage cites . Early instances of the name are ''Corbet'' in Shropshire, recorded in ''Domesday Book'' in 1086; ''Corbet'' in Shropshire, recorded in the Assize Rolls of Worcestershire in 1158; and ''le Corbet'' in Oxfordshire, recorded in the ''Eynsham Cartulary'' in 1323. Variations of the surname include: ''Corbet (surname), Corbet'', and ''Corbitt''.. Corbett is sometimes an Anglicised form of the Irish language, Irish surnames ''Ó Corbáin'' and ''Ó Coirbín'', which mean "descendant of ''Corbán''" and "descendant of ''Coirbín''", resp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Corbett Family
The Corbet family is an aristocratic English family of Anglo-Normans, Anglo-Norman extraction, who were amongst the early marcher lords, holding the English feudal barony, barony of Caus Castle, Caus. Following the extinction of the senior line (and therefore the loss of the barony) the junior line based at Moreton Corbet Castle would go on to become one of the most powerful and richest of the landed gentry in Shropshire. The family trace their ancestry to two barons found in the 1086 Domesday Book and they probably came from the Boitron, Orne, Boitron and Essay, Orne, Essay region, near Sées in Normandy. The name Corbet derives from the Anglo-Norman language, Anglo-Norman word ''corb'', meaning "crow" or "raven", matching the modern French ''corbeau''. Variants of the name include: Corbet, Corbett, Corbitt, Corbit, Corbetts, Corbete, Corben and possibly the variant of Corbin. The underlying derivation is from the Latin word ''corvus'', crow. Generally it is thought to be a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Corbett Price
Corbett Price (born ) is an American political donor and health care business and financial consultant. Since the 1980s, Price has formed businesses that purported to improve health care services and operations. His endeavors have billed millions of dollars in expenses to local governments while his firms have been removed from multiple contracts after financial instability. Early life and education Price earned a master's degree from Ohio State University. Operations Price has founded and operated various companies involved in health care management. He was CEO of Quantix Health Capital, LLC, a health care financial advisory firm. He also serves as CEO of Kurron Capital, LLC, a health care private equity firm, and is the founder and chairman of Kurron & Co. Inc., a management consulting firm for health care. Price also served as a senior executive at HCA Healthcare and as chairman and CEO of Health Risk Management. Dimensions Healthcare In 1985, Price was working at Dimensions ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Corbett Award
The James J. Corbett Memorial Award is a US award given annually by the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA). It is presented "to the collegiate administrator who through the years has most typified Corbett's devotion to intercollegiate athletics and worked unceasingly for its betterment." The award is named after former Louisiana State University athletics director and first president of the NACDA, James J. Corbett James John Corbett (September 1, 1866 – February 18, 1933) was an Americans, American professional Boxing, boxer and a World Heavyweight Champion, best known as the only man who ever defeated John L. Sullivan (hence the "man who beat the man" .... It has been presented annually since 1967. Winners The following individuals have won the Corbett Award. References {{Reflist College sports trophies and awards in the United States Awards established in 1967 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Corbet
Corbet () is a small village and townland (of 618 acres) in County Down, Northern Ireland, 5 km east of Banbridge. It is situated in the civil parish of Magherally and the historic barony of Iveagh Lower, Lower Half. It lies within the Banbridge District. It had a population of 107 people (39 households) in the 2011 Census. (2001 Census: 95 people) Places of interest *Corbet Lough is a reservoir and important angling lake with the 70 acre trout fishery controlled by Banbridge Angling Club. Facilities at the Lough include a boating dock and jetty and numerous fishing stands. *The River Bann also flows nearby. The Great Northern Railway Corbet railway station was on the extensive Great Northern Railway (Ireland) system. The station was opened on 1 March 1880. The station closed on 2 May 1955. This action took place under the Ulster Transport Authority, cutting Newcastle, County Down Newcastle is a small seaside resort town in County Down, Northern Ireland, which h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Corbet (surname)
Corbet is a surname, and may refer to A * Alexander Steven Corbet (1896–1948), British chemist and naturalist. * Andrew Corbet (died 1578), Andrew Corbet (1522–1578), English Protestant politician of the mid-Tudor and early Elizabethan periods * Andrew Corbet (1580–1637), English politician B * Brady Corbet (born 1988), American actor C * Charles-Louis Corbet (1758–1808), French sculptor * Christian Cardell Corbet (born 1966), Canadian painter and sculptor * Clement Corbet (c. 1576–1652), English jurist D * Denys Corbet (1826–1909), Guernsey poet E * Edith Corbet née Edenborough (1846–1920), Victorian landscape painter * Edward Corbet (died 1658), English clergyman, member of the Westminster Assembly F * Freda Corbet (1900–1993), British politician G * St George Corbet Gore (1849–1913), English army officer and Surveyor General of India H * Henry Corbet (1820–1878), English agricultural writer, editor of the weekly ''The Mark Lane Express Agricultural Journal'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
