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Edward Mitchell (paleontologist)
Edward Mitchell may refer to: *Edward Page Mitchell (1852–1927), American writer * Edward Mitchell (Irish politician) (1852–1921), Member of Parliament for North Fermanagh, 1903–1906 *Edward Fancourt Mitchell (1855–1941), Australian lawyer *Edward Mitchell (Scottish politician) (1879–1965), British Member of Parliament for Paisley, 1924–1929 * Edward Mitchell (pianist) (1891–1950), British pianist and composer known for his interpretations of Russian music * Edward Mitchell (footballer) (1892–1916), English footballer * Edward Mitchell (New York politician) (1842–1909), American lawyer and politician from New York * Ed Mitchell (rower) (1901–1970), American rower * E. A. Mitchell (Edward Archibald Mitchell, 1910–1979), U.S. Representative from Indiana, military leader and businessman *Ed Mitchell (Edward Frederick Mitchell, born 1953), British former television presenter and news reader See also *Eddy Mitchell Claude Moine (; born 3 July 1942), known prof ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edward Page Mitchell
Edward Page Mitchell (1852–1927) was an American editorial and short story writer for '' The Sun'', a daily newspaper in New York City. He became that newspaper's editor in 1897, succeeding Charles Anderson Dana. Mitchell was recognized as a major figure in the early development of the science fiction genre. Mitchell wrote fiction about a man rendered invisible by scientific means ("The Crystal Man", published in 1881) before H.G. Wells's '' The Invisible Man'', wrote about a time-travel machine ("The Clock that Went Backward") before Wells's '' The Time Machine'', wrote about faster-than-light travel ("The Tachypomp"; now perhaps his best-known work) in 1874, a thinking computer and a cyborg in 1879 (" The Ablest Man in the World"), and also wrote the earliest known stories about matter transmission or teleportation ("The Man without a Body", 1877) and a superior mutant ("Old Squids and Little Speller"). "Exchanging Their Souls" (1877) is one of the earliest fictional ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edward Mitchell (Irish Politician)
Edward Mitchell (1859–1921) was an Irish Russellite Unionist politician. He defeated James Craig to be elected as the Member of Parliament A member of parliament (MP) is the representative in parliament of the people who live in their electoral district. In many countries with Bicameralism, bicameral parliaments, this term refers only to members of the lower house since upper house ... (MP) for North Fermanagh at a by-election on 20 March 1903 after the resignation of the Unionist MP Edward Archdale. At the next general election, in January 1906 the Russellites did not manage to hold their early by-election gains. They won one new seat, but lost to mainstream Unionists both of the seats gained at by-elections, including Mitchell's. He did not stand again.Walker, op. cit., page 167 References External links * 1852 births 1921 deaths Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for County Fermanagh constituencies (1801–1922) UK MPs 1900–1906 R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edward Fancourt Mitchell
Sir Edward Fancourt Mitchell KCMG KC (21 July 1855 – 7 May 1941) was an Australian barrister who was one of the leading experts in Australian constitutional law in the early part of the 20th century. Early life Mitchell was born in Richmond, Surrey, England, the son of William Henry Fancourt Mitchell and the former Christina Templeton. His father, a long-serving member of the Victorian Legislative Council, had arrived in Australia in 1833; he was born on an extended visit home. Mitchell attended Geelong Grammar School and Melbourne Grammar School, and was then sent to England to attend Trinity Hall, Cambridge. He was called to the bar at the Inner Temple in 1881, but returned to Australia the same year and was also admitted to the Victorian Bar. He began his professional career as a junior to James Purves.Elise B. Histed, 'Mitchell, Sir Edward Fancourt (1855–1941)', Australian Dictionary of Biography, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, http://a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edward Mitchell (Scottish Politician)
Edward Rosslyn Mitchell (16 May 1879 – 31 October 1965) was a politician who as Member of Parliament (MP) represented the constituency of Paisley, Scotland in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom from 1924 to 1929. He sat as a Labour Party MP, but had earlier unsuccessfully stood for the Liberal Party. He was educated at Hillhead High School and then the University of Glasgow. He stood as Liberal candidate in Buteshire the December 1910 general election. He was called 'The Pocket Rosebery'.The Downfall of the Liberal Party by Trevor Wilson, pg. 302 He was Labour candidate for Glasgow Central against Prime Minister Bonar Law at the 1922 general election and the 1923 general election. He was elected the Member of Parliament for Paisley in 1924, beating former Prime Minister H. H. Asquith Herbert Henry Asquith, 1st Earl of Oxford and Asquith, (12 September 1852 – 15 February 1928), generally known as H. H. Asquith, was a British statesman and Libera ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edward Mitchell (pianist)
Edward Mitchell (1891–1950) was a British pianist and composer best known for his interpretations of Russian piano music between the 1910s and the 1940s. After the First World War he became assistant organist at Westminster Cathedral. He taught at the Royal College of Music from 1921 until his death in 1950. Mitchell's all Scriabin recitals in the 1920s and 1930s were highly regarded – he once proclaimed Scriabin "the greatest composer since Beethoven" – and he often turned these into lecture-recitals in order to make the challenging music more intelligible to the public. Sometimes he would talk about a piece and play it twice, as he did with the Sonata, op. 64 at the Mortimer Hall, New Bond Street on 22 March 1921. He compiled a catalogue of Scriabin's piano music. Mitchell performed the first complete performance of Medtner's ''Sonata-Triad'' in the UK at the Aeolian Hall on 3 February 1922, along with the first performance of his own ''Sonata Fantasy''. He was also an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edward Mitchell (footballer)
Edward Thomas Mitchell (1892 – 6 January 1916) was an English footballer who played in the Southern League for Reading and Swansea Town as a centre or inside forward. He was nicknamed 'Ginger'. Personal life By 1911, Mitchell was based at Bulford Barracks with the Royal Field Artillery. On 4 August 1914, the day Britain entered the First World War, Mitchell re-enlisted in the Royal Field Artillery in Scarborough as a gunner; he took part in the Battle of Mons in September and was wounded the following month. On 6 January 1916, having risen to the rank of sergeant, Mitchell was severely wounded during combat on the Western Front and was evacuated to No. 33 Casualty Clearing Station In the British Army and other Commonwealth militaries, a Casualty Clearing Station (CCS) is a military medical facility behind the front lines that is used to treat wounded soldiers. A CCS would usually be located just beyond the range of enemy ..., Béthune, where he died of his wounds ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edward Mitchell (New York Politician)
Edward Mitchell (April 15, 1842 – February 15, 1909) was an American lawyer and politician from New York. A Republican, He was a graduate of Columbia College and Columbia Law School. Mitchell was most notable for his service in the New York State Assembly in 1880, and United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York from 1889 to 1894. Early life Mitchell was born on April 15, 1842, on Charlton Street in New York City, New York, the eldest son of Edward Mitchell, a lawyer and judge who served on the New York Supreme Court and the New York Court of Appeals, and Mary P. Berrian. His brother was congressman John M. Mitchell. Mitchell attended Columbia Grammar School from 1854 to 1857. He then went to Columbia College in 1857, graduating from there with a B.A. in 1861. Start of career He then went to Columbia Law School, but he left that year to serve in the American Civil War a volunteer field agent for the United States Sanitary Commission. He served in R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ed Mitchell (rower)
Edward Paul Mitchell, Jr. (July 23, 1901 – June 25, 1970) was an American construction engineer, and a rower who at 22 competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris. In 1924 he won the bronze medal as member of the American boat in the coxed four event. Ed Mitchell rowed for the University of Pennsylvania, graduating in 1923, and then joined the Bachelor’s Barge Club. Mitchell won a bronze medal with the Barge Club four at the 1924 Paris Olympics. He was a construction engineer. He served for a period as Captain of Penn's Varsity eight, particularly in 1922. Olympics In the Olympic qualifying round, Mitchell rowed in front in the bow position in a coxed four with four other members of the Bachelor's Barge Club on Philadelphia's Schuykill River on June 13, 1924."Three Local Crews Olympic Qualifiers”, ''The Philadelphia Inquirer'', Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, pg. 19, 14 June 1924 Paris competition After their arrival in Paris, the American coxed fours team from Philadelphi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ed Mitchell
Edward Frederick Mitchell (born 1953) is a British former television presenter, business journalist and newsreader, best known for his work with ITN. Mitchell was educated at Worthing High School for Boys and Durham University. He also worked for Reuters, BBC News, Channel 4 News, European Business Channel, Asia Business News, European Business News and CNBC Europe in the 1990s until he was made redundant from CNBC in 2000. In 2007, newspapers revealed that he had become homeless and was sleeping rough on Hove seafront. On 20 November 2007, he filed for bankruptcy. In January 2008, an ITV documentary, ''Saving Ed Mitchell'', was shown about his struggle with huge credit card debts, alcoholism and homelessness. The end of the documentary, presented by his ITN colleague Carol Barnes, showed him being given an opportunity to return to presenting if he attended the Priory clinic for rehabilitation. He has successfully continued to abstain from drinking since then. He is the au ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eddy Mitchell
Claude Moine (; born 3 July 1942), known professionally as Eddy Mitchell, is a French singer and actor. He began his career in the late 1950s, with the group Les Chaussettes Noires (The Black Socks). He took the name ''Eddy'' from the American expatriate tough-guy actor Eddie Constantine (later the star of Jean-Luc Godard's '' Alphaville''), and chose ''Mitchell'' as his last name simply because it sounds American. The band performed at the Parisian nightclub Golf-Drouot before signing to Barclay Records and finding almost instant success; in 1961 it sold two million records. Heavily influenced by American rock and roll, Mitchell (who went solo in 1963) has often recorded outside France, at first in London, but later in Memphis and Nashville, Tennessee. Guitarists Big Jim Sullivan and Jimmy Page and drummer Bobby Graham were among the British session musicians who regularly supported him in London. For his American recordings he employed session men such as Roger Hawkins, Da ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
