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Duck (surname)
Duck is the surname of: * Andrew J. Duck, United States Democratic politician *Arthur Duck (1580–1648), English lawyer and Member of Parliament * Emma Duck (born 1981), British sprinter and hurdler *Jacob Duck (1600–1667), Dutch painter and etcher *Jenny Duck (born 1968), former field hockey player from New Zealand *Nicholas Duck (1570–1628), English lawyer * Olive Duck (1912–1925), Australian female murder victim *Richard Duck, English early 16th-century Vice-Chancellor of Oxford University * Simeon Duck (1834–1905), British Columbia businessman and politician *Stephen Duck (c. 1705–1756), English poet See also * Ducke *Duckie (other) Duckie can mean: * An informal word for a rubber duck * Duckie, a character from ''Pretty in Pink'' * ''Duckie'' (group), a London-based collective of performance artists * Derrick "Duckie" Simpson, founding member of reggae band Black Uhuru ... * Ducky (other) {{surname, Duck [Baidu] |
Andrew J
Andrew is the English form of a given name common in many countries. In the 1990s, it was among the top ten most popular names given to boys in English-speaking countries. "Andrew" is frequently shortened to "Andy" or "Drew". The word is derived from the el, Ἀνδρέας, ''Andreas'', itself related to grc, ἀνήρ/ἀνδρός ''aner/andros'', "man" (as opposed to "woman"), thus meaning "manly" and, as consequence, "brave", "strong", "courageous", and "warrior". In the King James Bible, the Greek "Ἀνδρέας" is translated as Andrew. Popularity Australia In 2000, the name Andrew was the second most popular name in Australia. In 1999, it was the 19th most common name, while in 1940, it was the 31st most common name. Andrew was the first most popular name given to boys in the Northern Territory in 2003 to 2015 and continuing. In Victoria, Andrew was the first most popular name for a boy in the 1970s. Canada Andrew was the 20th most popular name chosen for ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arthur Duck
Arthur Duck (1580 – 16 December 1648), Doctor of Civil Law (LL.D.) was an English lawyer, author and Member of Parliament. Origins Duck was born at Heavitree, near Exeter, Devon. the younger son of Richard Duck and his wife Joanna. His elder brother was the lawyer Nicholas Duck (1570-1628). Duck was educated at Exeter College, Oxford (B.A., 1599) and Hart Hall, Oxford (M.A., 1602), and was elected a fellow of All Souls in 1604. In 1612 he was made a Doctor of Laws ( LL.D.), and in 1614 was admitted as an Advocate of Doctor's Commons. As a jurist Duck was a pupil of John Budden. Career In 1624, Duck became a Member of Parliament for Minehead, Somerset. and again in the Short Parliament of 1640. Duck was associated with the future Archbishop Laud for some years. Duck wrote an opinion that a statute drafted by Laud for Wadham College, Oxford, was not ''ultra vires'' is mentioned in the Calendar of State Papers in 1625–6. Duck became Chancellor of the Diocese of Lond ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emma Duck
Emma Duck (born 9 February 1981) was a British international track athlete known for the 400 metres and the 400 metre hurdles. Track career Her personal best in the 400 indoors is 52.62 seconds whilst outdoor it is 52.84 seconds. In the 2006 season, Duck won a bronze medal in the AAA Indoor Championships in the 400 metres and selection for the 4x400 metres team in the 2006 European Championships in Athletics. She was disqualified in the final of the AAA Outdoor Championships. She was injured for the 2007 AAA Outdoor Championships. In 2007, she won silver in the 400 metres in the AAA Indoors. She was selected for both the individual and team 400 metres for the 2007 European Athletics Indoor Championships The 2007 European Athletics Indoor Championships were held in the National Indoor Arena (NIA) in Birmingham, England, from Friday, 2 March to Sunday, 4 March 2007. Birmingham also held the 2003 IAAF World Indoor Championships. Men's results Track ..., winner a bronze in the l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jacob Duck
Jacob Duck (also ''Ducq, Duyck, Duick, Duc'') (1600 – buried 22/28 January 1667) was a Dutch painter and etcher.Jacob Duck (Dutch) in the RKD Duck is thought to have been born in . From 1611, he was trained in Utrecht to become a , in which craft he became a master in 1619. From 1621 he took drawing lessons from Joost Cornelisz Droochsloot. He was primarily active in Utrecht, but between 1636 an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jenny Duck
Jennifer Susan Duck (born 31 July 1968 in Wellington, New Zealand) is a former field hockey player from New Zealand, who finished in sixth position with the women's national team, nicknamed ''Black Sticks'', at the Field hockey at the 2000 Summer Olympics, 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. Two years earlier she was a member of the side that captured the bronze medal at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. References New Zealand Olympic Committee* External links * New Zealand female field hockey players Field hockey players at the 2000 Summer Olympics Olympic field hockey players for New Zealand Field hockey players from Wellington City 1968 births Living people Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for New Zealand Field hockey players at the 1998 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games medallists in field hockey 20th-century New Zealand women 21st-century New Zealand women Medallists at the 1998 Commonwealth Games People educated at Newlands Colle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nicholas Duck
Nicholas Duck (1570 – 28 August 1628), of Heavitree and of nearby Mount Radford, Exeter, Mount Radford in the parish of St Leonards, both next to Exeter in Devonshire, was an English lawyer who served twice as a Member of Parliament for Exeter (UK Parliament constituency), Exeter, in 1624 and 1625. He was one of the ''List of Worthies of Devon, Worthies of Devon'' of the biographer John Prince (biographer), John Prince (1643–1723), whose wife was his great-niece. Origins He was born in 1570 at Heavitree, the eldest son of Richard Duck (d.1603) by his wife a certain Joanna (d.1624). Richard Duck was the founder of "Duck's Almhouse" in Heavitree. His brother was the "vastly rich" Sir Arthur Duck (1580-1649), a Doctor of Civil Law, a Royalist in the Civil War, MP for Minehead in Somerset and an author of several works. Career On 12 July 1584 he entered Exeter College, Oxford, popular with Devonians, founded by Hugh Oldham (c.1452-1519), Bishop of Exeter. He left the university ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Murder Of Olive Duck
Olive Violet Ruby Duck (also known as Olive Moores; 27 March 1912 – 19 May 1925) was a 13-year-old Australian girl who was murdered on 19 May 1925 by her father, Oliver Johnson Duck in a case of paternal filicide. Johnson Duck shot and killed his daughter while they were travelling on horseback between Marmor and Calliope in Central Queensland after which he carried the body on horseback until he reached the Calliope River where he buried Olive's body on the riverbed, and hid the weapon. Johnson Duck then surrendered himself to police at Calliope at approximately 10pm on 21 May 1925 where he confessed to his daughter's murder, prompting police to retrieve Olive's body from the Calliope River and transport it to Gladstone for a post-mortem examination. Olive's body was then transported to Rockhampton, where she had lived with her maternal grandmother Margaret Moores since her mother relocated to New South Wales when she was an infant. Duck's body was buried in the South Rock ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Duck
Richard Duck D.D. (also Doke or Dooke) was an English 16th-century college fellow and university vice-chancellor at the University of Oxford. Duck was a Doctor of Divinity and a Fellow of Exeter College, Oxford. In 1517, Duck was appointed Vice-Chancellor of Oxford University, continuing until 1520. Duck was appointed Archdeacon of Salisbury The Archdeacon of Sarum is a senior ecclesiastical officer within the Diocese of Salisbury, England. He or she is responsible for the disciplinary supervision of the clergy within the five area deaneries of the Sarum archdeaconry, which cover the ... in 1536."An historical account of the episcopal see, and cathedral church, of Sarum" Dodsworth, W. p237: Salisbury; Brodie & Dowding; 1814 References Bibliography * Year of birth unknown Year of death unknown Fellows of Exeter College, Oxford Vice-Chancellors of the University of Oxford 16th-century English Roman Catholic priests 16th-century English Anglican priests Arch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Simeon Duck
Simeon Duck (December 1, 1834 – February 5, 1905) was a businessman and political figure in British Columbia. He represented Victoria City in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia from 1871 to 1875, from 1882 to 1886 and from 1888 to 1890. He was born in St. Catharines, Ontario, the son of William Duck and Mary Jackson, and left Ontario in 1859, arriving in British Columbia later that year by way of Panama. After his arrival, Duck worked a claim in the mines on the Fraser River. In the fall of that year, he established a wagon and carriage factory in Victoria Victoria most commonly refers to: * Victoria (Australia), a state of the Commonwealth of Australia * Victoria, British Columbia, provincial capital of British Columbia, Canada * Victoria (mythology), Roman goddess of Victory * Victoria, Seychelle .... In 1865, he married Sarah Miller. Duck was defeated when he ran for reelection to the assembly in 1875. He served in the provincial cabinet as Minister of Finan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stephen Duck
Stephen Duck (c. 1705 – 21 March 1756) was an English poet whose career reflected both the Augustan era's interest in "naturals" ( natural geniuses) and its resistance to classlessness. Biography Duck was born at Charlton, near Pewsey, in Wiltshire. Little is known about his family, whether from Duck himself or from contemporary records, except that they were labourers and very poor. Duck attended a charity school and left at the age of thirteen to begin working in the fields. Around 1724, he married as his first wife Ann, and began to attempt to better himself in order to escape the toil and poverty of agricultural work. Encouraged by the village squire, schoolmaster and rector he read Milton, Dryden, Prior, and ''The Spectator'', as well as the Holy Bible, according to Joseph Spence. Rise in popularity He was "discovered" by Alured Clarke, a prebendary of Winchester Cathedral, and Clarke introduced him to high society. Clarke and Spence (the Professor of Poetry at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ducke (1934–2005), German football player
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Ducke is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Adolpho Ducke (1876–1959), also known as Adolfo Ducke, an entomologist, botanist and ethnographer of Amazonia *Peter Ducke (born 1941), German football player *Roland Ducke Roland Ducke (19 November 1934 – 26 June 2005) was a German professional football player. His younger brother Peter was also a successful footballer. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Duckie (other)
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Duckie can mean: * An informal word for a rubber duck * Duckie, a character from ''Pretty in Pink'' * ''Duckie'' (group), a London-based collective of performance artists * Derrick "Duckie" Simpson, founding member of reggae band Black Uhuru * Duckie Thot, an Australian model See also * Ducky (other) * Duck (other) Duck is a name applied to several bird species of the family Anatidae. Duck, The Duck or ducks may also refer to: Places * Duck, North Carolina, United States, a small town * Duck, West Virginia, United States, an unincorporated community * Mont ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
