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Custance (1884–1939), senior officer in the Royal Navy
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Custance is an English surname. Notable people with this name include: * Arthur Custance (1910–1985), Canadian physiologist and writer *A. I. Custance, pseudonym of Aleen Isobel Cust (1868–1937), pioneering female veterinary surgeon *Craig Custance, sportswriter for ''The Athletic Detroit'' * Henry Custance, British jockey. *John D. Custance (1842–1923), agricultural scientist in South Australia * Olive Custance (1874–1944), British poet and wife of Lord Alfred Douglas *Reginald Custance (1847–1935), Royal Navy officer * William Neville Custance (1811–1886), British Army officer *Wilfred Custance Rear admiral (Royal Navy), Rear Admiral Wilfred Neville Custance Companion of the Order of the Bath, CB (25 June 1884 – 13 December 1939) was a senior officer in the Royal Navy. He was the Commander Australian Fleet, Rear Admiral Commanding HM ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Olive Custance
Olive Eleanor Custance (7 February 1874 – 12 February 1944), styled as Lady Alfred Douglas, was an English poet and wife of Lord Alfred Douglas. She was part of the aesthetic movement of the 1890s, and a contributor to ''The Yellow Book''. Biography She was born at 12 John Street, Berkeley Square, Mayfair, in London, the eldest daughter, and heiress of Colonel Frederick Hambleton Custance, who was a wealthy and distinguished soldier in the British army. Custance spent much of her childhood at Weston Old Hall in Weston Longville in Norfolk, the family seat. Custance joined the London literary circle around such figures as Oscar Wilde, Aubrey Beardsley, Ernest Dowson and John Gray in about 1890 when she was only 16. At this time she became infatuated with the poet John Gray and wrote some of her first poetry about him. Heavily influenced by French poets such as Verlaine and Rimbaud and by the decadent mood of that period, she quickly rose to prominence as a poet. In 1901 s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henry Custance
Henry Custance (27 February 1842 - 19 April 1908) was a British jockey who won the Derby three times in the 1860s and 1870s. Riding career Henry was born in Peterborough on 27 February 1842, the son of postman Samuel Custance and his wife Elizabeth Carpenter. He began riding in pony races at Ramsey, Cambridgeshire at the age of 13, and won a contest for a saddle, when he weighed only four stone. He was unsuccessful finding employment in Newmarket, so moved to Epsom to become apprentice to Ned Smith. There he had, in his own words, "a jolly though rather a rough time". His first win was at Peterborough on a horse called Ada, owned by George Edwards. His first major success followed in the 1858 Cesarewitch Handicap aboard Rocket, a race he won again in 1861 on Audrey. He joined the Russley stable in 1859, then under the management of Mathew Dawson and rode over forty winners. For Dawson, he won his first classic, the 1860 Derby, on Thormanby. The horse was well-backed, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arthur Custance
Arthur C. Custance (1910–1985) was a Canadian physiologist and writer, best known for his advocation of gap creationism. Early life and career Custance was born in Norfolk, England. He received his early education there and moved to Canada at age 19. He attended the University of Toronto where he obtained B.A. and M.A. degrees in biblical languages. He also became a Christian during this time. Custance obtained a Ph.D. in education from the University of Ottawa, which has been incorrectly cited in creationist literature as a Ph.D. in anthropology or physiology. Between 1957 and 1972 he wrote the ten volume "Doorway Papers" that attempt to bridge the gap between a scientific and a Christian worldview. In his scientific career, Custance "developed and designed respirator mask, mask-sizing meter, anthropometric facial contour measuring device. and the Custance Sudorimeter for accurate measurement of levels of heat stress". (see http://custance.org) He also wrote ''Without Form an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Neville Custance
General William Neville Custance (26 October 1811 – 7 February 1886) was a senior British Army officer, who served initially as an infantry officer; but mainly as cavalry officer. Seeing service in the Crimean War and the Indian Rebellion of 1857 (also known as the Indian Mutiny). Family background Custance was born in Woodbridge, Suffolk, his parents were Hambleton Thomas Custance and Mary Bower. The Custance family had strong links to Weston Longville in Norfolk. He first married Jane Campbell on 8 June 1837 in Dublin, they had one daughter. He then married Mary Meggison on 18 December 1846 in Catton, Norfolk. They had at least five children (one son and four daughters). He died on 7 February 1886 at his home in Fordingbridge (aged 74). On his death he was survived by his second wife who died in 1924. His eldest son was Admiral Sir Reginald Neville Custance. Military career William Custance was commissioned as an ensign (by purchase) on 11 October 1831 into the 95th Regi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reginald Custance
Admiral Sir Reginald Neville Custance, (20 September 1847 – 30 August 1935) was a Royal Navy officer. He was the eldest son of General William Neville Custance CB. Naval career Custance joined the Royal Navy in 1860. Promoted to captain on 31 December 1885, he was given command of the cruiser HMS ''Phaeton'' in January 1890, of the battleship HMS ''Barfleur'' in February 1895 and of the cruiser HMS ''Blenheim'' in September 1898. He went on to be Director of Naval Intelligence in March 1899. During his first year as Director, he was promoted to flag rank as a rear-admiral on 1 August 1899. Custance was Prince Louis of Battenberg's superior in the Naval Intelligence Department and tried to prevent Battenberg's promotion to succeed him. In November 1902 Custance was asked to take the position of Second-in-Command of the Mediterranean Fleet, after the sudden death of Rear-Admiral Burges Watson. He flew his flag on the battleship HMS ''Venerable'', on her first commission. H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Craig Custance
Craig Custance is Head of Creative Development at The Athletic. Previously, he was an editorial director at The Athletic where he managed the NHL, MLB and college football groups. He is the author of ''The Franchise: The Business of Building Winning Teams'', released by Simon and Schuster Canada in 2024. Before joining The Athletic, he was a national hockey writer for ESPN and ESPN The Magazine from 2011 to 2017 and Sporting News from 2008 to 2011. He also covered the Atlanta Thrashers for the ''Atlanta Journal-Constitution''. On May 26, 2017, Custance announced he was leaving ESPN. On June 19, 2017, he announced via Twitter that he would be joining The Athletic to launch their new Detroit division. Custance graduated from Michigan State University Michigan State University (Michigan State or MSU) is a public university, public Land-grant university, land-grant research university in East Lansing, Michigan, United States. It was founded in 1855 as the Agricultural College of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aleen Isobel Cust
Aleen Isobel Cust (7 February 1868 – 29 January 1937) was an Anglo-Irish veterinary surgeon. She was born and began her career in Ireland. In 1922 she became the first female veterinary surgeon to be recognised by the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons. Early life and education Aleen Cust was born in 1868 in Cordangan Manor, County Tipperary. Her father Sir Leopold Cust, 2nd Baronet was the grandson of Brownlow Cust, 1st Baron Brownlow, and worked as a land agent to the Smith-Barry family. Her mother Charlotte Sobieske Isabel (née Bridgeman) was the daughter of Vice-Admiral Charles Orlando Bridgeman, and granddaughter of Orlando Bridgeman, 1st Earl of Bradford and Sir Henry Chamberlain, 1st Baronet. The fourth of six children, she enjoyed the outdoors as a child, and when asked about her future she claimed "a vet was my reply ever and always." She began training as a nurse at London Hospital, but gave it up to become a veterinary surgeon. Following the death of her f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Physiology
Physiology (; ) is the science, scientific study of function (biology), functions and mechanism (biology), mechanisms in a life, living system. As a branches of science, subdiscipline of biology, physiology focuses on how organisms, organ systems, individual organ (biology), organs, cell (biology), cells, and biomolecules carry out chemistry, chemical and physics, physical functions in a living system. According to the classes of organisms, the field can be divided into clinical physiology, medical physiology, Zoology#Physiology, animal physiology, plant physiology, cell physiology, and comparative physiology. Central to physiological functioning are biophysics, biophysical and biochemical processes, homeostasis, homeostatic control mechanisms, and cell signaling, communication between cells. ''Physiological state'' is the condition of normal function. In contrast, ''pathology, pathological state'' refers to abnormality (behavior), abnormal conditions, including human diseases. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John D
John is a common English name and surname: * John (given name) * John (surname) John may also refer to: New Testament Works * Gospel of John, a title often shortened to John * First Epistle of John, often shortened to 1 John * Second Epistle of John, often shortened to 2 John * Third Epistle of John, often shortened to 3 John People * John the Baptist (died ), regarded as a prophet and the forerunner of Jesus Christ * John the Apostle (died ), one of the twelve apostles of Jesus Christ * John the Evangelist, assigned author of the Fourth Gospel, once identified with the Apostle * John of Patmos, also known as John the Divine or John the Revelator, the author of the Book of Revelation, once identified with the Apostle * John the Presbyter, a figure either identified with or distinguished from the Apostle, the Evangelist and John of Patmos Other people with the given name Religious figures * John, father of Andrew the Apostle and Saint Peter * Pope Jo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
