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Emett
Emett is a surname and occasional given name. Notable people with this name include: * Josh Emett (born 1973), New Zealand chef * Rowland Emett (1906–1990), English cartoonist and constructor of objects * Emett Clay Choate (1891–1974), American lawyer and judge * Geoffrey Emett Blackman (1903–1980), English professor See also * Emmet (other) * Emmett (other) {{surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rowland Emett
Frederick Rowland Emett OBE (22 October 190613 November 1990), known as Rowland Emett (with the forename sometimes spelled "Roland" s his middle name appears on his birth certificateand the surname frequently misspelled "Emmett"), was an English cartoonist and constructor of whimsical kinetic sculpture. Early life Emett was born in New Southgate, London, the son of a businessman and amateur inventor, and the grandson of Queen Victoria's engraver. He was educated at Waverley Grammar School in Birmingham, where he excelled in drawing, caricaturing his teachers and vehicles and machinery. When he was only 14 he took out a patent on a gramophone volume control. He studied at Birmingham School of Arts and Crafts and one of his landscapes, ''Cornish Harbour'', was exhibited at the Royal Academy; it is now in the Tate collection. Later work An otherwise undistinguished career was interrupted by World War II, when he worked as a draughtsman for the Air Ministry while perfecting ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Josh Emett
Josh Emett is a chef from New Zealand. He is co-owner of Onslow restaurant at 9 Princes st Auckland and The Oyster Inn on Waiheke Island with his wife Helen. He is the co-founder of Rata restaurant in Queenstown and restaurant chain Go-To Collection which includes Madam Woo, and Hawker and Roll. Emett worked for Gordon Ramsay for over 10 years, and has been a judge on ''MasterChef New Zealand''. Early life Emett grew up on a farm outside of Hamilton, New Zealand. He completed his chef training at Waikato Polytechnic Catering School. Career After finishing his studies Emett worked for a short time in Auckland, New Zealand at Cin Cin on Quay before setting off overseas, where he worked at Coast restaurant in Mayfair, London, with Steven Terry. His next move took him to Australia where he worked at one of Melbourne’s most highly regarded restaurants, Est Est Est under Donovan Cooke. In 1999 he headed to South France, where he worked on luxury yachts. He then moved to Lon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emett Clay Choate
Emett Clay Choate (May 21, 1891 – August 14, 1974) was an American lawyer and a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida. Education and career Born in Columbus, Ohio, Choate received a Bachelor of Laws from Indiana University Maurer School of Law in 1914. Choate was a United States Army major from 1917 to 1918, during World War I. He was in private practice in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma from 1917 to 1921, in New York City, New York from 1922 to 1925, and in Miami, Florida from 1925 to 1954. Federal judicial service Choate was nominated by President Dwight D. Eisenhower on June 22, 1954, to the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida, to a new seat authorized by 68 Stat. 8. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on July 20, 1954, and received his commission the same day. He assumed senior status on January 31, 1965. His service terminated on August 14, 1974, due to his death. Among his c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Geoffrey Emett Blackman
Geoffrey Emett Blackman (1903-1980) was the Sibthorpian Professor of Rural Economy at the University of Oxford from 1945 to 1970 and Director of Agricultural Research Council Unit of Experimental Agronomy from 1950 to 1970. The Biology War Committee (BWC) was jointly established by the ''Association of Applied Biologists'', the ''British Ecological Society'', and the ''Society for Experimental Biology'' following discussions that began in 1940 and came to fruition in late 1941. Answerable to the Joint Government Committee of research organisations (Agricultural Research Council, Department of Scientific and Industrial Research, and Medical Research Council), the BWC sought to inform government about ongoing biological research in universities and research institutes, and to identify new projects that might help the war effort. In some instances, it was able to provide financial support using monies supplied by the Joint Committee. The man whose untiring efforts helped set i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emmet (other)
Emmet may refer to: Places Australia * Emmet, Queensland Germany * Emmet (Upland), a mountain in Hesse United States * Emmet, Arkansas * Emmet, Nebraska * Emmet, North Dakota * Emmet, South Dakota * Emmet, Dodge County, Wisconsin, a town * Emmet, Marathon County, Wisconsin, a town * Emmet County, Iowa * Emmet County, Michigan * Emmet Township (other) People Surname * A. Maitland Emmet, entomologist and school teacher * Christopher Temple Emmet, Irish barrister and poet * Devereux Emmet, golf course architect * Grenville T. Emmet, American attorney and diplomat * Katherine Emmet (1878–1960), American actress * Lydia Field Emmet, American artist * Richard S. Emmet Jr. (1871–1897), New York assemblyman * Robert Emmet, leader of the 1803 Irish rebellion * Robert Temple Emmet, US Medal of Honor winner * Thomas Addis Emmet, lawyer and politician * Thomas Addis Emmet (bishop), American-born Roman Catholic bishop in Jamaica * William Le Roy Emmet, electrical ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
