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George Young
George Young may refer to: Arts and entertainment * George Young (filmmaker), Australian stage manager and film director in the silent era * George Young (rock musician) (1946–2017), Australian musician, songwriter, and record producer * George Young (actor) (born 1980), British actor * George Young (saxophonist) (born 1937), American musician, member of Manhattan Jazz Quintet Law and politics * George Young (diplomat), (died c. 1615), Scottish diplomat and administrator * George Renny Young (1802–1853), Scottish-born journalist, lawyer, author and political figure in Nova Scotia * George Young, Lord Young (1819–1907), Scottish politician and judge * George Frederick Young (1791–1870), English shipbuilder and politician * George Kennedy Young (1911–1990), British intelligence officer and right-wing politician * George Young, Baron Young of Cookham (born 1941), British Conservative Party politician * George B. Young (1840–1906), American lawyer and judge * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Young (filmmaker)
George Young was an Australian stage manager and film director who worked in the silent era. He went into film after a career working for J.C. Williamson Ltd, making a number of movies for the Australian Film Syndicate. He was the brother of opera star Florence Maude Young, Florence Young. at Australian Dictionary of Biography Filmography *''The Golden West (1911 film), The Golden West'' (1911) *''Three Strings to Her Bow'' (1911) *''The Octoroon (film), The Octoroon'' (1912) *''Strike (1912 film), Strike'' (1912) *''Gambler's Gold'' (1912)References External links * Australian film directors Year of birth missing Year of death missing {{Australia-film-director-stub ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Young (swimmer)
George Young (3 March 1909 – 6 August 1972) was a Canadians, Canadian marathon swimmer who, on 15–16 January 1927, became the first person to swim the 22 mile channel between Santa Catalina Island, California, Catalina Island and the mainland of California. Though familiar to the Toronto swimming community, Young was only seventeen and a relative unknown in America, lacking the national recognition of a number of his competitors.Eggleston, Wilfred, ''The Ottawa Journal'', Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, pg. 32, 19 August 1972 Around three thousand spectators on Catalina Island watched the race begin. Young's 22 mile swim began with the sound of a starter's pistol on the Northeastern edge of Catalina Island at the narrow point of the Isthmus of Catalina Island, Harbor at Isthmus Cove at 11:21 AM on Saturday, January 15, 1927, and ended the next morning after 15 hours 44 minutes at 3:06 AM on the rocky shores of Point Vicente Lighthouse, in Rancho Palos Verdes, South of down ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sir George Young, 4th Baronet
Sir George Young, 4th Baronet (1872–1952) was a British diplomat, journalist and Ottoman scholar. Early life Sir George Young, known as Georis, was born on 25 October 1872 He was the eldest son of Sir George Young, 3rd Baronet. His siblings were Geoffrey Winthrop Young, Hilton Young, 1st Baron Kennet, Edward Hilton Young and his sister Eacy Young, who died in her early teens. Young attended Eton College but was expelled. He studied at universities in France, Germany, and Russia. In 1906 he was admitted as a member of the Royal Victorian Order. Diplomatic service Young entered the HM Diplomatic Service, Diplomatic Service and by 1896 had been posted to Washington, D.C., Washington. After a period in Athens he was posted, in 1901, to the UK Embassy in Constantinople (Istanbul since 1930). Whilst working there he edited, with the assistance of an archivist and other officials, the Corps de droit ottoman. The work was aimed at "those engaged in administrative or diplomatic affai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Young (baseball)
George Joseph Young (April 1, 1890 – March 13, 1950) was a professional baseball player. He played two games in Major League Baseball for the Cleveland Naps in 1913, both as a pinch hitter. He played two seasons of minor league baseball for the Charleston Senators of the Ohio State League, where he was primarily a catcher Catcher is a position in baseball and softball. When a batter takes their turn to hit, the catcher crouches behind home plate, in front of the (home) umpire, and receives the ball from the pitcher. In addition to this primary duty, the catc .... Sources Cleveland Naps players Charleston Senators players Baseball catchers Baseball players from Brooklyn 1890 births 1950 deaths Burials at Long Island National Cemetery 20th-century American sportsmen {{US-baseball-catcher-1890s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Young (cricketer)
George Young (1847 – 20 April 1935) was a New Zealand cricketer. He played in two first-class matches for Canterbury from 1866 to 1868. See also * List of Canterbury representative cricketers This is a list of all cricketers who have played first-class, list A or Twenty20 cricket for Canterbury men's cricket team. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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George may refer to: Names * George (given name) * George (surname) People * George (singer), American-Canadian singer George Nozuka, known by the mononym George * George Papagheorghe, also known as Jorge / GEØRGE * George, stage name of Giorgio Moroder * George, son of Andrew I of Hungary Places South Africa * George, South Africa, a city ** George Airport United States * George, Iowa, a city * George, Missouri, a ghost town * George, Washington, a city * George County, Mississippi * George Air Force Base, a former U.S. Air Force base located in California Computing * George (algebraic compiler) also known as 'Laning and Zierler system', an algebraic compiler by Laning and Zierler in 1952 * GEORGE (computer), early computer built by Argonne National Laboratory in 1957 * GEORGE (operating system), a range of operating systems (George 1–4) for the ICT 1900 range of computers in the 1960s * GEORGE (programming language), an autocode system invented by Charles L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Young (priest)
George Edward Young (15 February 1852 – 27 September 1937) was the Dean of Adelaide from 1906 until 1933. History Young was born near Winchester, a son of the Rev. Peter Young, Rector of North Witham and Prebendary of Lincoln, England, and educated at The Royal Grammar School Guildford. He emigrated to South Australia in 1875 and after working on outback properties and at the Wallaroo mine, he was ordained in 1887. After missionary work in South Australia’s outback he was incumbent at Port Pirie from 1888 to 1891; and at Kapunda from 1891 to 1894. He was Rector of Mount Gambier from 1894 to 1906 and its archdeacon from 1896 to 1906. Personal On 23 December 1882 Young married Wilhelmina Wilson "Mina" Roe née Haining (1844 – 26 November 1925); their only child was Dorothea Caroline Young (29 August 1884 – 1961). Mina was the eldest daughter of Robert Haining (1802–1874), South Australia's first Presbyterian Presbyterianism is a historically Reformed Protestan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Young (Methodist Minister)
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Reverend George Young (December 31, 1821 – August 1, 1910) was a Canadian Methodist minister and author noted for his role in the Red River Rebellion of 1869–1870. He was a supporter of the pro-Canadian faction led by John Christian Schultz. He is remembered today largely for his memoir of the rebellion ''Manitoba memories; leaves from my life in the prairie province, 1868–1884''. References *Young, George, ''Manitoba memories; leaves from my life in the prairie province, 1868–1884'', Toronto, 1897. External links Biography at the ''Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online'' Young, George Young, George Young, George Young, G Young, G You You In Modern English, the word "''you''" is the second-person pronoun. It is grammatically plural, and was historically used only for the dative case, but in most modern dialects is used for all cases and numbers. History ''You'' comes from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Young (Presbyterian Minister)
George Young (15 July 1777 – 8 May 1848) was a Scottish divine, scholar and flood geologist. Biography George Young was born in Kirknewton south-west of Edinburgh to John Young and his wife Jean. George was born without a left hand and this situation led his parents to educate him for the ministry. At the University of Edinburgh he distinguished himself in mathematics and natural philosophy. He was a favorite student of Professor John Playfair who was, at that time, becoming the great promoter of James Hutton's uniformitarian geology. After receiving high honors upon completion of his degree in 1796, he studied theology under George Lawson at Selkirk for five years, receiving at the end of this period a licence to preach from the Presbytery of Glasgow. In 1806 he became the pastor of the Cliff Street chapel in Whitby where he served for 42 years. He obtained an M.A. degree from the University of Edinburgh in 1819. In 1826 he married Margaret Hunter. Though married for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Young (surgeon And Botanist)
George Young (died 1803) was a British military surgeon and botanist who served as the first superintendent of the botanic gardens in Kingstown, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. The naturalist John Ellis, in his book ''Some Additional Observations on the Method of Preserving Seeds from Foreign Parts'' (London, 1773) described Young as "principal surgeon to the t. Vincent militaryhospital, whose indefatigable zeal in collecting and propagating a variety of the most valuable plants, is known to all the curious botanists about London." Young's noteworthy efforts in cultivating a variety of tropical plants important for the economy of the British colonies was recognized by the Royal Society of Arts The Royal Society for the Encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce, commonly known as the Royal Society of Arts (RSA), is a learned society that champions innovation and progress across a multitude of sectors by fostering creativity, s ... in 1774, which awarded him a gold meda ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Young (surgeon, Born 1692)
George Young (1692–1757) was an Edinburgh surgeon, physician, philosopher, and empiric. As a young man, he was a member of the Rankenian Club, a group of intellectuals who went on to become some of the most influential figures of the Scottish Enlightenment.Stewart MA. Berkeley and the Rankenian Club. Hermathena: A Trinity College Dublin Review 1985; 139:24–45 Young's lecture notes (1730–31) give a clear account of contemporary medical and surgical practice and are characterised by the empirical approach to the advancement of medical knowledge, especially in the evolving understanding of nerve and muscle function.Young G. Lectures on medicine. Edinburgh: Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh; 1730-1 His ''Treatise on Opium'' (1753) was a practical guide for physicians in the use of the drug which emphasises its complications.Young G. A treatise on opium, founded upon practical observations. London: printed for A.Millar; 1753 It was the longest, most balanced and most comp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Mayors Of Cumberland, Maryland
The Mayor of Cumberland, Maryland is the chief executive of the government of Cumberland, as stipulated by the city Charter. List of mayors Mayors of Cumberland, Maryland (1816–present): * (01) 1816–1823: John Scott * (02) 1823–1824: Samuel Magill established the first newspaper in Cumberland the Allegany Freeman published weekly from 1813 to 1816 (See, Lowdermilk, page 301) * (03) 1824–1835: Roger Perry * (04) 1835–1836: John Gephart * (05) 1836–1837: John Write * (06) 1837–1838: Gustavus Beall * (07) 1838–1839: Frederick Deems * (08) 1839–1841: Samuel Charles * (09) 1841–1842: James Smith * (10) 1842–1843: John Gephart * (11) 1843–1849: Thomas Shriver * (12) 1849–1850: Thomas F. White * (13) 1850–1851: Thomas Shriver * (14) 1851–1852: Daniel Saylor * (15) 1852–1853: John Hayes * (16) 1853–1854: Fayette Bartholomew Tower * (17) 1854–1855: A. L. Withers * (18) 1855–1856: William Wallace McKaig * (19) 1856†... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
