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Herbert Baker (other)
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Herbert Baker (1862–1946) was a British architect. Herbert Baker may also refer to: * Herbert Baker (cricketer) (1880–1958), English first-class cricketer * Herbert Baker (politician) (1866–1941), Canadian politician in Alberta *Herbert Baker (screenwriter) (1920–1983), American songwriter and screenwriter * Herbert Brereton Baker (1862–1935), British inorganic chemist *Herbert G. Baker (1920–2001), British-American botanist *Herbert F. Baker (1862–1930), American politician in the Michigan Legislature See also *Bert Baker (other) Bert or Bertram Bak(k)er may refer to: *Bert Baker, character in ''Springtime in the Sierras'' * Bertram Baker (1898–1985), member of the New York State Assembly *Bert Bakker Lambertus Jozef (Bert) Bakker (3 April 1912 in Huizum (Leeuwarden) &n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Herbert Baker
Sir Herbert Baker (9 June 1862 – 4 February 1946) was an English architect remembered as the dominant force in South African architecture for two decades, and a major designer of some of New Delhi's most notable government structures. He was born and died at Owletts in Cobham, Kent. Among the many churches, schools and houses he designed in South Africa are the Union Buildings in Pretoria, St. Andrew's College, Grahamstown, St. John's College, Johannesburg, the Wynberg Boys' High School, Groote Schuur in Cape Town, and the Champagne Homestead and Rhodes Cottage on Boschendal, between Franschhoek and Stellenbosch.Boschendal 2007. Publisher Boschendal Limited With Sir Edwin Lutyens he was instrumental in designing, among other buildings, Viceroy's House, Parliament House, and the North and South Blocks of the Secretariat, all in New Delhi, which in 1931 became the capital of the British Raj, as well as its successor states the Dominion of India and the Republic of Indi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Herbert Baker (cricketer)
Herbert Zouch Baker (7 February 1880 – 26 August 1958) was an English cricketer in the early years of the 20th century. Early life Baker was born at Beckenham in Kent to Alfred John Baker, a stockbroker and to Alice Moody, one of six sons and two daughters. He was educated at Wellington College.Herbert Baker . Retrieved 2017-03-18. Cricket Baker played club cricket for Beckenham and is said to have "dominated" play at the club in the years before with his "outstanding all round performances".[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Herbert Baker (politician)
Herbert Baker (December 18, 1866 – December 21, 1941) was a politician in Alberta, Canada and a municipal councillor in Edmonton. Early life Herbert Baker was born at Hull, Yorkshire, England. In 1882, after being educated as public school, he emigrated to Canada, where he joined the Massey Manufacturing Co. in Toronto. There, he married Grace T. Willis on June 3, 1889; the couple had two sons and a daughter. He was promoted to manage the company's office in Winnipeg in 1904, and was promoted again in 1910 to manage all of the company's activities in northern Alberta. During this time, he was based in Edmonton, where he retired in 1926. Political career Baker first sought election in the 1926 municipal election, when he ran for alderman on Edmonton City Council The Edmonton City Council is the governing body of the City of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Edmonton currently has one mayor and twelve city councillors. Elections are held every four years. The most recent was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Herbert Baker (screenwriter)
Herbert Baker (born Herbert Joseph Abrahams; December 25, 1920, New York City – June 30, 1983, Encino, Los Angeles, California) was a songwriter and screenwriter for television and films. Biography The only son of composer Maurice Abrahams and singer Belle Baker, Herbert attended Yale School of Drama, receiving a Bachelor of Fine Arts. His first Broadway credit was in 1944 as the lyricist of Erich Wolfgang Korngold's arrangement of Offenbach's '' La Belle Helene'' as well as other songs and musical pieces for the Broadway musica''Helen Goes to Troy'' Screenwriting In 1945, Baker wrote for the Danny Kaye radio show. Henry Morgan hired Baker to write for his radio show in 1947. Baker began his career in screenwriting in 1948 with Morgan's film debut '' So This Is New York'', co-written with Carl Foreman and based upon Ring Lardner's 1920 novel ''The Big Town''. Baker was a Yale classmate of director Richard Fleischer and recommended him to Stanley Kramer for ''So This Is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Herbert Brereton Baker
Herbert Brereton Baker (25 June 1862 – 27 April 1935) was an English inorganic chemist. Early life and education He was born in Livesey, the second son of the Reverend John Baker, vicar of St Johns, Livesey, and Caroline Baker. He was educated locally and at Manchester Grammar School. He secured a Brackenbury scholarship to Balliol College, Oxford, where he was awarded a first-class degree and a Demonstratorship. Career and research In 1894 he became a chemistry master at Dulwich College, spending some twenty years in teaching and research, and for a short time (1902-1904) was headmaster of Alleyn's School, Dulwich. During this time he was elected to a Lee's Readership at Christ Church Oxford, becoming responsible for inorganic chemistry lectures at the University. In 1912 he was appointed Professor at Imperial College, replacing Sir T. E. Thorpe as Director of the Chemistry Department; here he remained until retiring in 1932. He conducted pioneering studies on the effec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Herbert G
Herbert may refer to: People Individuals * Herbert (musician), a pseudonym of Matthew Herbert Name * Herbert (given name) * Herbert (surname) Places Antarctica * Herbert Mountains, Coats Land * Herbert Sound, Graham Land Australia * Herbert, Northern Territory, a rural locality * Herbert, South Australia. former government town * Division of Herbert, an electoral district in Queensland * Herbert River, a river in Queensland * County of Herbert, a cadastral unit in South Australia Canada * Herbert, Saskatchewan, Canada, a town * Herbert Road, St. Albert, Canada New Zealand * Herbert, New Zealand, a town * Mount Herbert (New Zealand) United States * Herbert, Illinois, an unincorporated community * Herbert, Michigan, a former settlement * Herbert Creek, a stream in South Dakota * Herbert Island, Alaska Arts, entertainment, and media Fictional entities * Herbert (Disney character) * Herbert Pocket (''Great Expectations'' character), Pip's close friend and roommate in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
