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David Wong (physician)
David Wong may refer to: * David T. Wong (born 1935), Chinese-American scientist whose work contributed to the invention of fluoxetine (Prozac) * David Shou-Yeh Wong (born ), Hong Kong billionaire, finance tycoon and philanthropist * David Wong Dak Wah (born 1953), Chief Judge of the High Court of Sabah and Sarawak * David B. Wong (), American philosophy professor at Duke University * Jason Pargin Jason Keith Pargin (; born January 10, 1975) is an American humor writer, novelist and Internet personality who formerly wrote under the name David Wong. He is the former executive editor of humor website Cracked.com. Pargin is best known for ... (born 1975), American humor writer and editor at Cracked.com, who wrote under the pseudonym "David Wong" until 2020 * , (born 1982), American jazz bassist See also * Dave Wang (born 1962), Taiwanese singer * David Wong Louie (born 1954), American writer of novels and short stories * David Wang (other) {{hndis, Wong, D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David T
David (; , "beloved one") was a king of ancient Israel and Judah and the third king of the United Monarchy, according to the Hebrew Bible and Old Testament. The Tel Dan stele, an Aramaic-inscribed stone erected by a king of Aram-Damascus in the late 9th/early 8th centuries BCE to commemorate a victory over two enemy kings, contains the phrase (), which is translated as " House of David" by most scholars. The Mesha Stele, erected by King Mesha of Moab in the 9th century BCE, may also refer to the "House of David", although this is disputed. According to Jewish works such as the ''Seder Olam Rabbah'', '' Seder Olam Zutta'', and ''Sefer ha-Qabbalah'' (all written over a thousand years later), David ascended the throne as the king of Judah in 885 BCE. Apart from this, all that is known of David comes from biblical literature, the historicity of which has been extensively challenged,Writing and Rewriting the Story of Solomon in Ancient Israel; by Isaac Kalimi; page 32; Cam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Shou-Yeh Wong
David Shou-Yeh Wong ( zh, t=王守業; born c. 1941) is a Hong Kong billionaire banker and philanthropist. Biography A native of Ningbo, Zhejiang, China, Wong is the founder and President of the Dah Sing Bank Limited. He also invests in mainland China, including the Chongqing Business Bank. He is chairman of Dah Sing Life Assurance Company Ltd. as well as vice-president of the Hong Kong Institute of Bankers. In 2008's Forbes ''Forbes'' () is an American business magazine founded by B. C. Forbes in 1917. It has been owned by the Hong Kong–based investment group Integrated Whale Media Investments since 2014. Its chairman and editor-in-chief is Steve Forbes. The co ... Hong Kong's 40 Richest list, Wong was ranked as one of Hong Kong's top 40 billionaires (No.37). He is married to Christine Yen Wong, daughter of Hong Kong industrialist Joseph Yen and second wife Jeanne Virginie Prosperi. References External links Biography of David Shou-Yeh Wong 1940s births Living ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Wong Dak Wah
Tan Sri Datuk Seri Panglima David Wong Dak Wah (; Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: ''Vòng Tha̍t-fà''; born 20 August 1953) is a Malaysian lawyer and judge who served as the fifth Chief Judge of Sabah and Sarawak. Education Wong attended the University of New South Wales in Sydney, Australia. He graduated with a Bachelor of Commerce (BCom.), majoring in accountancy, in 1976 and a Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) in 1977. Career On 29 September 2005, Wong was appointed as judicial commissioner at the High Court in Kuching. He was promoted to the post of judge at the same court on 11 April 2007. On 15 January 2009, he was transferred to the High Court in Kota Kinabalu. On 8 January 2013, he was appointed as a judge at the Court of Appeal of Malaysia, second highest court in the judicial hierarchy of Malaysia. He held this position until 27 April 2018. He was then appointed a judge at the Federal Court of Malaysia, ascending to the apex court in the country. Less than two months later, W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David B
David Robert Jones (8 January 194710 January 2016), known as David Bowie ( ), was an English singer, songwriter and actor. Regarded as one of the most influential musicians of the 20th century, Bowie was acclaimed by critics and musicians, particularly for his innovative work during the 1970s. His career was marked by reinvention and visual presentation, and his music and stagecraft have had a great impact on popular music. Bowie studied art, music and design before embarking on a professional career as a musician in 1963. He released a string of unsuccessful singles with local bands and David Bowie (1967 album), a self-titled solo album (1967) before achieving his first top-five entry on the UK singles chart with "Space Oddity" (1969). After a period of experimentation, he re-emerged in 1972 during the glam rock era with the alter ego Ziggy Stardust (character), Ziggy Stardust. The success of the single "Starman (song), Starman" and its album ''The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Star ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jason Pargin
Jason Keith Pargin (; born January 10, 1975) is an American humor writer, novelist and Internet personality who formerly wrote under the name David Wong. He is the former executive editor of humor website Cracked.com. Pargin is best known for his 2007 novel '' John Dies at the End'', which was adapted into a 2012 film of the same name. Alongside ''John Dies at the End'' and its three sequels, Pargin has also authored three books in the ''Zoey Ashe'' series and one standalone novel, '' I'm Starting to Worry About This Black Box of Doom''. Early life Jason Keith Pargin was born in Lawrenceville, Illinois, on January 10, 1975. He and fellow Internet writer John Cheese (real name Mack Leighty) attended high school together and met during an art class they shared. Pargin then attended the Southern Illinois University (SIU) radio-television program, graduating in 1997. While at SIU, he was part of a student-run TV show on '' Alt.news 26:46'' called ''Consumer Advocate''. A number of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dave Wang
Dave Wang (; born 20 October 1962) is a Hong Kong-Taiwanese singer, songwriter and actor. Life and career Wang was born in British Hong Kong,Dave Wang interview on '' Be My Guest'' from TVB-1 on Channel 34 as the son of a former Shaw Brothers actor, Wang Hsieh. He moved to Taiwan when he was 17. Before landing his first record deal in 1988, Wang wrote songs for other singers under pen-names such as "Little Grass" and "Northern Wind". He worked as a Tae Kwon Do instructor, ice-skating coach, taxi-driver, delivery-man, waiter, bartender, and cook. He also spent three years in the Taiwanese military to obtain a Taiwan ID card, despite holding a Hong Kong British passport. His first marriage ended when his wife at the time left him while he was serving in the military. Wang released his Chinese debut album "A Game A Dream" (), which sold over 500,000-copies in December 1987, which was used as the theme song in the 1988 telemovie ''The Game They Call Sex''. Another of his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Wong Louie
David Wong Louie (; December 20, 1954 – September 19, 2018) was a Chinese-American novelist and short story writer. Life and career Born in Rockville Centre, New York, Louie graduated from East Meadow High School in 1973, as "one of the few Asian-Americans" in the school. He received an M.F.A. (Master of Fine Arts) in Creative Writing from the University of Iowa in 1981 and an A.B. from Vassar College in 1977. He taught at Vassar College and the University of California, Los Angeles. Louie's short story collection, ''Pangs of Love'' received the 1991 First Fiction Award from the Los Angeles Times and the John C. Zacharis First Book Award from ''Ploughshares''. It was also named a Notable Book by ''The New York Times'' and a Voice Literary Supplement Favorite. ''The Barbarians are Coming'' won thShirley Collier Prize In 2001, he was awarded a Lannan Literary Fellowship. He has also had a fellowship with the National Foundation for the Advancement of Arts. His short sto ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
