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Filbert Strachan
Filbert may refer to: People * Peter Filbert (1793–1864), American politician * John H. Filbert (died 1917), founder of J.H. Filbert * Filbert Bayi (born 1953), Tanzanian middle-distance runner * Jammal Filbert Brown (born 1981), American football offensive tackle Other uses * ''Corylus'', the filbert tree or hazel, a genus of deciduous tree ** ''Corylus maxima'', the filbert, a species of hazel ** Filbert nut or hazelnut, any of the nuts deriving from species of the genus ''Corylus'' * Filbert paintbrush for artists * The Filbert (horse) (foaled in 1980), a New Zealand bred race-horse * Filbert, South Carolina, an unincorporated community * Filbert, West Virginia, a former town now part of the City of Gary * Filbert the Fox, Leicester City Football Club's mascot * J.H. Filbert, an American manufacturer of butter substitutes See also * * Filburt, a cartoon turtle in ''Rocko's Modern Life'' * Philbert (other) * Philibert (other) {{disambiguation, geo, plan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Filbert
Peter Filbert (c. 1793 – May 28, 1864) was the first mayor of the city of Reading, Pennsylvania. He was born in Reading in about 1793. He was the son of Peter Filbert, who was Sheriff of Berks County from 1785 to 1787. Filbert was a lawyer, being admitted to practice at Reading, January 6, 1831. In 1840 he represented Berks County in the State Legislature. He filled the position of Chief Burgess of Reading for several years until its incorporation as a city in 1847, when he was elected Mayor, holding this post for one year. While serving as Mayor he was appointed District Deputy Attorney General for Berks County. He died May 28, 1864, at the age of 71. He was buried in Charles Evans Cemetery. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Filbert, Peter 1790s births 1864 deaths 19th-century mayors of places in Pennsylvania Mayors of Reading, Pennsylvania Burials at Charles Evans Cemetery ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Filbert Bayi
Filbert Bayi Sanka (born June 23, 1953) is a Tanzanian former middle-distance runner who competed throughout the 1970s. He set the world records for 1500 metres in 1974 and the mile in 1975. His world record in the 1500 m was also the Commonwealth Games record until 2022. Running career Born in a small village of Karatu, near Arusha, Tanzania, he had to run eight miles every day to and from school as a boy. His greatest moment was arguably the 1500 m final at the 1974 Commonwealth Games in Christchurch, New Zealand, when he won the gold medal ahead of New Zealand runner John Walker and Kenyan Ben Jipcho. Bayi set a new world record of 3 min 32.16 s, ratified by the IAAF as 3:32.2, and Walker went under the old world record set by Jim Ryun as well. Third place Jipcho, fourth place Rod Dixon, and fifth place Graham Crouch also ran the fourth, fifth, and seventh fastest 1500 m times to that date. It is still classed as one of the greatest 1500 m races of all time. There w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jammal Filbert Brown
Jammal Filbert Brown (born March 30, 1981) is an American former professional football player who was an offensive tackle for seven seasons in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Oklahoma Sooners, receiving unanimous All-American recognition. Brown was chosen by the New Orleans Saints in the first round of the 2005 NFL draft. He was selected for the Pro Bowl twice and won Super Bowl XLIV with the team. He also played for the Washington Redskins. Early life Brown was born in Waxahachie, Texas. He attended MacArthur High School in Lawton, Oklahoma and was a letterman in football in the defensive lineman position. As a senior, he won all-state honors as a defensive lineman. He graduated from MacArthur High School in 2000. College career Brown attended the University of Oklahoma, where he played for coach Bob Stoops's Oklahoma Sooners football team from 2000 to 2004. He had been recruited as a defensive tackle, but was switched to offensive t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Corylus
Hazels are plants of the genus ''Corylus'' of deciduous trees and large shrubs native to the temperate Northern Hemisphere. The genus is usually placed in the birch family, Betulaceae,Germplasmgobills Information Network''Corylus''Rushforth, K. (1999). ''Trees of Britain and Europe''. Collins .Huxley, A., ed. (1992). ''New RHS Dictionary of Gardening''. Macmillan . though some botanists split the hazels (with the hornbeams and allied genera) into a separate family Corylaceae. The fruit of the hazel is the hazelnut. Hazels have simple, rounded leaves with double-serrate margins. The flowers are produced very early in spring before the leaves, and are monoecious, with single-sex catkins. The male catkins are pale yellow and long, and the female ones are very small and largely concealed in the buds, with only the bright-red, 1-to-3 mm-long styles visible. The fruits are nuts long and 1–2 cm diameter, surrounded by an involucre (husk) which partly to fully enclo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Corylus Maxima
''Corylus maxima'', the filbert, is a species of hazel in the birch family Betulaceae, native to southeastern Europe and southwestern Asia. Description It is a deciduous shrub tall, with stems up to thick. The leaves are rounded, long by broad, with a coarsely double-serrated margin. The flowers are wind-pollinated catkins produced in late winter; the male (pollen) catkins are pale yellow, long, while the female catkins are bright red and only long. The fruit is a nut produced in clusters of 1–5 together; each nut is long, fully enclosed in a long, tubular involucre (husk).Rushforth, K. (1999). ''Trees of Britain and Europe''. Collins .Flora of NW Europe''Corylus maxima'' Similar species The filbert is similar to the related common hazel, '' C. avellana'', differing in having the nut more fully enclosed by the tubular involucre. This feature is shared by the beaked hazel '' C. cornuta'' of North America, and the Asian beaked hazel '' C. sieboldia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Filbert Nut
The hazelnut is the fruit of the hazel tree and therefore includes any of the nuts deriving from species of the genus ''Corylus'', especially the nuts of the species ''Corylus avellana''. They are also known as cobnuts or filberts according to species. Hazelnuts are used as a snack food, in baking and desserts, and in breakfast cereals such as muesli. In confectionery, they are used to make praline, and also used in combination with chocolate for chocolate truffles and products such as chocolate bars and hazelnut cocoa spreads such as Nutella. They are also used in Frangelico liqueur. Hazelnut oil, pressed from hazelnuts, is strongly flavored and high in monounsaturated fat. It is used as a cooking oil and as a salad or vegetable dressing. Turkey is the world's largest producer of hazelnuts, accounting for 58% of total production in 2023. Description A hazelnut cob is roughly spherical to oval, about long and in diameter, with an outer fibrous husk surrounding a smooth s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Filbert Paintbrush
The filbert paintbrush is a paintbrush used in artwork. It has a thick ferrule and hairs that are, on average, medium to long hairs in the shape of an oval. Filberts are particularly effective in blending work, usually of a figurative nature. Many artists agree that natural fibers work best for filberts, because the hairs stick together better when wet. Hairs that can be used are sable, mongoose, bristle, badger and synthetic. History The filbert paintbrush derives its name from the shape it resembles: a hazelnut The hazelnut is the fruit of the hazel tree and therefore includes any of the nuts deriving from species of the genus '' Corylus'', especially the nuts of the species ''Corylus avellana''. They are also known as cobnuts or filberts according to ... (filbert nut). The nut is named after Philibert, a 7th-century Frankish abbot and a saint whose feast day coincides with the ripening of the nut in August. “Middle English, from Anglo-French ''philber'', from St. P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Filbert (horse)
The Filbert (foaled in 1980) was a New Zealand bred race-horse that was a top performer in New Zealand and internationally at Group 1 level. Racing career The Filbert was trained by Don Couchman and Paul Belsham at Hawera. After winning three races in his early New Zealand racing career, The Filbert had a successful trip to Australia winning at Rosehill on 17 October 1984 and Flemington on 10 November 1984. His best wins were: * the 1985 New Zealand Stakes at Ellerslie beating Silver Elm and Shifnal Prince (ridden by Garry Phillips), and * the 1986 Waikato Cup over 2400m at Te Rapa, beating Bounty Hawk and Run For Cover (Grant Cooksley). He also had a number of placings in big races such as: ''1985/86 season'' * third in the Caulfield Stakes behind Tristarc and Lacka Reason (Garry Phillips). * fourth in the Caulfield Cup behind Tristarc and Our Sophia (Garry Phillips). * fourth in the Cox Plate behind Rising Prince and Roman Artist (Garry Phillips). * third in the Mackinno ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Filbert, South Carolina
Filbert is an Unincorporated area, unincorporated community in York County, South Carolina, York County, South Carolina, United States, which was formerly incorporated. Filbert was disincorporated and annexed, mostly between York, South Carolina, York and Clover, South Carolina, Clover. Road signs still exist to proclaim this rural village. Filbert's only major roadway is U.S. Route 321, U.S. Highway 321. Notable people Filbert is the hometown of author Dori Sanders, whose family there has operated one of the oldest African American owned farms in the region, primarily consisting of peach orchards, since 1915. References [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Filbert, West Virginia
Filbert is former coal town on Sandlick Creek now part of the Gary, West Virginia, City of Gary in McDowell County, West Virginia, McDowell County, West Virginia, United States. Its post office closed in 1991. Notable person *Daisy Elliott, Michigan legislator and realtor, was born in Filbert. References Populated places in McDowell County, West Virginia Coal towns in West Virginia Neighborhoods in West Virginia {{McDowellCountyWV-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Filbert The Fox
Leicester City Football Club is a professional football club based in the city of Leicester, East Midlands, England. The club compete in the EFL Championship, the second tier of English football. The club was founded in 1884 as Leicester Fosse F.C, before they became known as Leicester City in 1919. They moved to Filbert Street in 1891, were elected to the Football League in 1894 and moved to the nearby King Power Stadium in 2002. Leicester City have won seven prominent trophies within the English football league system, including one Premier League, one FA Cup, three League Cups and two FA Community Shields. Leicester are currently one of five clubs to have won all three major domestic trophies since 2000, making them the 6th most successful team in English football this century. The club's 2015–16 Premier League title win attracted global attention, and they became one of seven clubs to have won the Premier League since its inception in 1992. Prior to 2015–16, L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Filburt
Filburt Shellbach is a character in Nickelodeon's animated series '' Rocko's Modern Life'', the Netflix animated special '' Rocko's Modern Life: Static Cling'' and the comic book series of the same name. He is an anthropomorphic turtle who is often pessimistic. In the Australian website of the television show, his name is sometimes spelled as Filbert Characters of ''Rocko's Modern Life'' Page 1, '''' and sometimes as ''Filburt''.Characters " of ''Rocko's Modern Life'' Page 2, '' |
