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Gosse
Gosse is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Bob Gosse (born 1963), American film producer and director * Charles Gosse (1849–1885), Australian surgeon, son of William * Clarence Gosse (1912–1996), Canadian physician and Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia * Edmund Gosse (1849–1928), English poet, author and critic, son of Philip * Emily Bowes Gosse (1806–1857), English painter and illustrator * Étienne Gosse (1773–1834), French playwright, chansonnier and journalist * George Gosse (1912–1964), Australian landmine clearance specialist * Gordie Gosse (1955–2019), Canadian politician * James Hay Gosse (1876–1952), Australian businessman, sportsman, and zoo director * Jean-Pierre Gosse (1924–2001), Belgian biologist and ichthyologist * John Gosse, Canadian geologist * Marguerite Gosse (1890–1972), American politician from Nevada * Nicolas Gosse (1787-1878), French historical painter * Peter Gosse (born 1938), German poet, prose author and e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Philip Henry Gosse
Philip Henry Gosse (; 6 April 1810 – 23 August 1888), known to his friends as Henry, was an English natural history, naturalist and populariser of natural science, prolific author, "Father of the Aquarium", scientific illustrator, lecturer, entrepreneur, and pioneer in the study of marine biology and ornithology. Gosse created and stocked the world's first public marine aquarium at London Zoo in 1853, and coined the term "aquarium". His 1854 work ''The Aquarium: An Unveiling of the Wonders of the Deep Sea'' was the catalyst for the aquarium craze in mid-Victorian England.Katherine C. Grier (2008) ''Pets in America: A History''. p. 53. University of North Carolina Press Over thirty years later, Gosse co-authored a three-volume work on Rotifer, Rotifera (microscopic aquatic animals) considered at the time "the most complete and exhaustive history of the Rotifera in any language", with drawings of "extreme minuteness, accuracy, and beauty". In addition, Gosse was one of the chi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edmund Gosse
Sir Edmund William Gosse (; 21 September 184916 May 1928) was an English poet, author and critic. He was strictly brought up in a small Protestant sect, the Plymouth Brethren, but broke away sharply from that faith. His account of his childhood in the book ''Father and Son (Gosse book), Father and Son'' has been described as the first psychological biography. His friendship with the sculptor Hamo Thornycroft inspired a successful career as a historian of late-Victorian sculpture. His translations of Henrik Ibsen helped to promote that playwright in England, and he encouraged the careers of Sarojini Naidu, Toru Dutt, W. B. Yeats and James Joyce. He also lectured in English literature at Cambridge University. Early life Gosse was the son of Philip Henry Gosse and Emily Bowes. His father was a naturalist and one of the chief figures among Brethren, his mother was a published poet, author, and leading religious tract writer. Both were deeply committed to a small Protestant sect, kn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Gosse
Lieutenant Commander George Gosse, (16 February 1912 – 31 December 1964) was an Australian recipient of the George Cross, the highest award for extraordinary acts of gallantry away from the field of battle that could be awarded to a member of the Australian armed forces at the time. Gosse served in the Royal Australian Navy between 1926 and 1933, reaching the rank of sub-lieutenant and receiving training and experience with the British Royal Navy. In 1940, he joined the Royal Australian Naval Volunteer Reserve (RANVR) for service in World War II. Quickly sent back to the United Kingdom, he served on several shore establishments before being sent to British India as a naval mine clearance specialist. He returned to the UK in late 1944, and in April 1945 he was given command of a naval party responsible for mine clearance in the recently captured Bremen Harbour in Germany. He displayed exceptional courage in defusing three mines under very difficult conditions between 8 and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Gosse (explorer)
William Christie Gosse (11 December 1842–12 August 1881) was an Australian explorer, remembered for his 1873 expedition to Central Australia, whose purpose was to explore the area south of Alice Springs and west of the Transcontinental Telegraph Line. He made useful additions to the discoveries of Ernest Giles. Biography Gosse was born on 11 December 1842 in Hoddesdon,"Gosse, William Christie (1842–1881)". ''Australian Dictionary of Biography'', Online Edition. Australian National University. 2006. Retrieved 13 March 2014. Hertfordshire, England and immigrated to Australia with his father William Gosse, a medical doctor, in 1850. He was educated at J. L. Young's Adelaide Educational Institution and in 1859 he entered the Government service of the colony of South Australia. He held various positions in the survey department, including Deputy Surveyor-General. Gosse left Alice Springs on 21 April 1873 with a party comprising Edwin S. Berry (another AEI boy) as second-i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emily Bowes Gosse
Emily Bowes Gosse (10 November 1806 – 10 February 1857) was a prolific religious tract writer and author of evangelical Christian poems and articles.1755-9383 * * Lingard, Ann, ''Seaside Pleasures'' (Littoralis Press, 2003). * Thwaite, Ann, ''Glimpses of the Wonderful: The Life of Philip Henry Gosse, 1810-1888'' (London: Faber & Faber, 2002, ) References {{DEFAULTSORT:Bowes, Emily 1806 births 1857 deaths 19th-century evangelicals Artists from London British Plymouth Brethren British women artists English illustrators English people of American descent English Evangelical writers English women writers Deaths from breast cancer in England Burials at Abney Park Cemetery ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gordie Gosse
Gordon Leonard Gosse Jr. (August 22, 1955 – November 14, 2019) was a Canadian politician. He represented the electoral districts of Cape Breton Nova and Sydney-Whitney Pier in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 2003 to 2015. He was a member of the Nova Scotia New Democratic Party. Background A native of Sydney's Whitney Pier neighbourhood, Gosse was a third-generation steel worker, having worked for Sydney Steel Corporation for 18 years. An amateur athlete, Gosse also worked as a youth worker and served as Executive Director of the Whitney Pier Youth Club for 10 years. Political career In 1999, Gosse successfully ran for the Nova Scotia New Democratic Party nomination in the riding of Cape Breton Nova, but was defeated by incumbent Paul MacEwan in the 1999 provincial election. In 2003, Gosse was again nominated as the NDP candidate in the riding. He was elected in the 2003 provincial election, achieving 44.54% of the vote and winning by a margin of 74 votes. He was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gosses Bluff
Gosses Bluff (or Gosse's Bluff) is thought to be the eroded remnant of an impact crater. Known as Tnorala to the Western Arrernte people of the surrounding region, it is located in the southern Northern Territory, near the centre of Australia, about west of Alice Springs and about to the north-east of Uluru (Ayers Rock). It was named by Ernest Giles in 1872 after Australian explorer William Gosse's brother Henry, who was a member of William's expedition. Formation The original crater is thought to have been formed by the impact of an asteroid or comet approximately 142.5 ± 0.8 million years ago, in the earliest Cretaceous, very close to the Jurassic–Cretaceous boundary. The original crater rim has been estimated at in diameter, but this has been eroded away. The , crater-like feature, now exposed, is interpreted as the eroded relic of the crater's central uplift. The impact origin of this topographic feature was first proposed in the 1960s, the strongest evidence c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bob Gosse
Bob Gosse (born January 9, 1963) is an American film producer, film director and actor. Background Gosse was born on Long Island, New York (state), New York. Gosse attended State University of New York at Purchase, SUNY Purchase where he would meet and collaborate with artists such as Hal Hartley, Nick Gomez (director), Nick Gomez, Parker Posey, Wesley Snipes and Edie Falco. After graduating with a Bachelor of Fine Arts, BFA degree from the film school, film program at State University of New York at Purchase, SUNY Purchase in 1986, Gosse joined the independent film scene in New York City, creating short films and features. He was married to Robin Tunney but divorced in 2006. In 2010, he joined the faculty of the University of North Carolina School of the Arts, School of Filmmaking in Producing. New York operations Gosse founded independent film company The Shooting Gallery with Larry Meistrich in 1991. His collaborators included Hal Hartley, Ted Hope, Nick Gomez (director), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sylvia Gosse
Laura Sylvia Gosse (14 February 1881 – 6 June 1968) was an English painter and printmaker. She also ran an art school with the painter Walter Sickert. Education and teaching Laura Sylvia Gosse, known as Sylvia, was the youngest of three children of Ellen (Epps) Gosse and England, English poet and critic Sir Edmund Gosse. Her grandfather was the naturalist Philip Henry Gosse, and the painter Lawrence Alma-Tadema was her uncle by marriage. Gosse got her art training first at the St. John's Wood Art School and then at the Royal Academy of Art (1906–09). In 1908, the artist Walter Sickert was impressed by her talent and decided she should learn etching. She enrolled in Sickert's evening classes, first at the Westminster School of Art and then at a private art school he founded in the Hampstead Road. Gosse eventually took over responsibility for running this school, which became known as Rowlandson House (alternatively, the Sickert and Gosse School of Painting and Etching). Sh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Gosse Hay
William Gosse Hay (17 November 1875, Adelaide – 21 March 1945, Victor Harbor) was an Australian author and essayist. History W. G. Hay was born at "Linden" in the eastern suburbs of Adelaide, the second son of Alexander Hay a wealthy merchant, pastoralist and politician, and his second wife Agnes Grant Hay, née Gosse. He was educated by a private tutor on his parents' cattle station, then at Melbourne Grammar School, subsequently at Trinity College, Cambridge, where he studied law. William Gosse Hay and Mary Violet Williams were married on 26 October 1901 at the chapel of St. Peter's College, where her late father, Rev. Francis Williams, had been head master. They lived until 1924 at Beaumont then moved to Victor Harbor. Hay's mother and sister were lost at sea aboard the in July 1909. In 1911, as administrator of the estate of his brother Alexander Gosse Hay (1874–1901), he was involved in legal argument related to the insurance paid out on the destruction by fire ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Hay Gosse
Sir James Hay Gosse (21 December 1876 – 14 August 1952) was an Australian businessman, sportsman, and philanthropist. He was involved with a number of different companies and community organisations in and around Adelaide, South Australia. Early life Gosse was born in Kent Town, South Australia, Kent Town, Adelaide, the second of three children born to the explorer William Gosse (explorer), William Gosse and his wife Agnes (née Hay). His father died when he was four years old. His grandfathers were the surgeon William Gosse (surgeon), William Gosse Sr. and the politician Alexander Hay (South Australian politician), Alexander Hay. Gosse was educated at St Peter's College, Adelaide, leaving in 1896.Gosse, Sir James Hay (1876–1952) - Australian Dictionary of Biography. He was a talented player of Australia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Gosse (surgeon)
William Gosse (c. 1813 – 20 July 1883) was a medical practitioner in the early days of South Australia. Life Dr. William Gosse was born in Carbonear, Newfoundland, where his father John Gosse Sr. (1767–1834) was a partner in the firm of Gosse, Pack & Fryer. The family left for Poole, in Dorsetshire, United Kingdom around 1817. He was educated at Mr. Buller's school at Southampton, then commenced medical studies with a Mr. Salter in Poole. He entered Guy's Hospital as a pupil of his brother-in-law, the surgeon Mr. Morgan. He set up a practice in Hoddesdon in Hertfordshire, where he married Agnes Grant, of London. They remained there for fifteen years, then left for Australia, hoping the warmer climate would improve his bronchitis. They landed in Melbourne in 1850, but only remained there a week or so, and moved to Adelaide, arriving on 31 December 1850. In 1851 he joined the rush to the Victorian gold diggings, but soon returned empty-handed to South Australia. He next went i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
