Gurnett
Gurnett is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Donald Gurnett {1940-2022), American physicist * George Gurnett ( 1792–1861), Canadian journalist and politician * Jane Gurnett (born 1957), English actress *Jim Gurnett (born 1949), Canadian politician * John W. Gurnett (1865–1920), American businessman and politician *Terry Gurnett Terry Gurnett (born 1955) is an American who was head coach of women's soccer at the University of Rochester in Rochester, NY, in the United States. He is notable for having achieved a coaching record of 400 victories in September 2009.Rocheste ...

Donald Gurnett
Donald Alfred Gurnett (April 11, 1940 – January 13, 2022) was an American physicist and professor at the University of Iowa who specialized in plasma physics. Early life and education Gurnett grew up in Fairfax, Iowa. In his spare time he built and flew model airplanes with a club at the airport in Cedar Rapids. There he met the German expatriate scientist Alexander Lippisch. Gurnett received his bachelor's degree in electrical engineering from the University of Iowa in 1962, and then his master's degree in physics in 1963 and his doctorate in 1965. Career Gurnett's research into space plasmas (and his involvement in the development of electronics and measuring devices for space missions) began while he was a student and eventually led to early studies of plasma waves in the Earth's radiation belt (via low-frequency radio waves). From 1962, he was a NASA trainee at the University of Iowa and Stanford University (1964/65). He participated to the Injun satellites program desi ...
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George Gurnett
George Gurnett ( 1792 – November 17, 1861) was a Canadian journalist and city of Toronto politician. He was also a member of the Orange Order in Canada. Born in Sussex, England, he emigrated in the 1820s to Virginia. He later moved to Ancaster in Upper Canada, where he founded his first local paper, ''The Gore Gazette'', and finally to York in 1829, where he founded the Tory paper ''The Courier of Upper Canada''. He sold ''The Courier'' in 1837. When York was incorporated in May 1834 as the city of Toronto, Gurnett was elected to the city council as the representative for St. George's Ward. During his 17 years on the city council he served as mayor four times, in 1837, 1848, 1849, and 1850. Due to his long service on council and his years as mayor he is often considered to be one of the founders of the city of Toronto. Gurnett held many positions while on Council. In 1837 he was appointed as the city's first Tory A Tory () is a person who holds a political philosophy k ...
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Jim Gurnett
James Gurnett (born October 10, 1949) is a former politician from Alberta, Canada. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1985 until 1986. He is currently the principal of Common Place Services, doing a variety of consulting work, primarily with NGOs. Career James Gurnett is a former Executive Director of Edmonton Mennonite Centre for Newcomers from 2001-2009. EMCN is a civil society organization providing programs and services for people who are immigrants and refugees, including settlement assistance, language training, employment and career services, community development, counseling, housing, and advocacy. The vision of the organization was that newcomers to Edmonton will achieve full participation, strengthening and enriching the lives of the whole community. Previously, Gurnett was Manager of Community Services at Bissell Centre, serving people living in poverty in Edmonton’s urban core (1999–2001). Prior to that he was founding Executive Di ...
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Jane Gurnett
Jane E. Gurnett (born 12 March 1957, Dorset) is an English actress known for her roles in British TV series ''Casualty'' (1994–1996), ''Dangerfield'' (1998–1999) and the second incarnation of ''Crossroads'' (2001–2003). She moved to Warwick School to teach drama. In early 2018, she became part-time to set up an organisation designed to help teachers and parents work with children who have autism. Selected credits *''The Rainbow ''The Rainbow'' is a novel by British author D. H. Lawrence, first published by Methuen & Co. in 1915. It follows three generations of the Brangwen family living in Nottinghamshire, focusing particularly on the individual's struggle to growth ...'' (1988) as Anna Brangwen *'' Drowning By Numbers'' (1988) as Nancy *'' Casualty'' (1994–1996) as Rachel Longworth *'' Dangerfield'' (1998–1999) as DI Gillian Kramer *''Real Women'' (1998–1999) as Chris *'' Crossroads'' (2001–2003) as Kate Russell *'' Doctors'' (2022) as Verity Foster Ref ...
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John W
John is a common English name and surname: * John (given name) * John (surname) John may also refer to: New Testament Works * Gospel of John, a title often shortened to John * First Epistle of John, often shortened to 1 John * Second Epistle of John, often shortened to 2 John * Third Epistle of John, often shortened to 3 John People * John the Baptist (died c. AD 30), regarded as a prophet and the forerunner of Jesus Christ * John the Apostle (lived c. AD 30), one of the twelve apostles of Jesus * John the Evangelist, assigned author of the Fourth Gospel, once identified with the Apostle * John of Patmos, also known as John the Divine or John the Revelator, the author of the Book of Revelation, once identified with the Apostle * John the Presbyter, a figure either identified with or distinguished from the Apostle, the Evangelist and John of Patmos Other people with the given name Religious figures * John, father of Andrew the Apostle and Saint Peter * ...
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