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Ekers
Ekers may refer to the following people ;Given name * Ekers Raposo (born 1967), Olympic judoka from Dominican Republic ;Surname * Henry Archer Ekers (1855–1937), Canadian industrialist and politician * Ronald Ekers (born 1941), Australian radio astronomer See also * 18239 Ekers, a minor planet {{Given name, type=both ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henry Archer Ekers
Henry Archer Ekers (8 September 1855 – 1 February 1927) was a Canadian industrialist and politician, the Mayor of Montreal, Quebec between 1906 and 1908. He ran unsuccessfully for the House of Commons of Canada as a Conservative in 1900 and 1908. Ekers was the last Anglophone The English-speaking world comprises the 88 countries and territories in which English is an official, administrative, or cultural language. In the early 2000s, between one and two billion people spoke English, making it the largest language ... Mayor of Montreal until Michael Applebaum was appointed in 2012. Biography Ekers' parents were both born in England. Relocated to Montreal, his father became a brewery owner, working from St. Lawrence Boulevard. He was educated at the Montreal Collegiate School before joining his father's company, Ekers Brewery. Ekers eventually founded National Breweries Limited. Political career Ekers represented the St. Lawrence ward on Montreal city council ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ronald Ekers
Ronald David Ekers (born 18 September 1941) FRS FAA is an Australian radio astronomer. His fields of specialty include the study of active galactic nuclei, cosmology, and radio astronomy techniques. Ron Ekers was born in Victor Harbor, South Australia. He showed interest in astronomy at a young age. Ron Ekers graduated from the University of Adelaide in 1963 and received his PhD in astronomy at the Australian National University (ANU) in 1967. His postdoctoral supervisor at ANU was the astronomer John Gatenby Bolton. After graduating from ANU, his first postdoctoral studies were performed at Caltech, during which time Richard P. Feynman and Fred Hoyle were active. He was director of the Very Large Array (VLA) from 1980 until 1987. From 1988 to 2003 he was foundation director of CSIRO's Australia Telescope National Facility. In 2002 he was awarded a prestigious Federation Fellowship. He is a past president of the International Astronomical Union (IAU) (2003–2006) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ekers Raposo
Ekers Raposo (born 3 March 1967) is a Dominican Republic judoka. He competed in the men's half-lightweight event at the 1992 Summer Olympics The 1992 Summer Olympics (, ), officially the Games of the XXV Olympiad (, ) and officially branded as Barcelona '92, were an international multi-sport event held from 25 July to 9 August 1992 in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. Beginning in 1994 .... References 1967 births Living people Dominican Republic male judoka Olympic judoka for the Dominican Republic Judoka at the 1992 Summer Olympics Place of birth missing (living people) 20th-century Dominican Republic sportsmen {{DominicanRepublic-judo-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |