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Howitt may refer to: Surname Notable people with the surname Howitt include: * Alfred Howitt (politician) (1879–1954), English medical doctor and politician *Alfred William Howitt (1830–1908), Australian anthropologist and naturalist *Anna Mary Howitt (1824–1884), English painter, writer and feminist *Bobby Howitt (1925–2005), Scottish footballer *Dann Howitt (born 1964), American baseball player *Dave Howitt (born 1952), English footballer * David Howitt (entrepreneur) (born 1968), American business consultant *Dennis Howitt, British psychologist *Godfrey Howitt (1800–1863), English-born Australian botanist and doctor *Hugh Howitt, English pub landlord *John Ransom Howitt, Canadian politician *Mary Howitt (1799–1888), English poet and author *Peter Howitt (born 1957), English actor and film director *Peter Howitt (set decorator) (1928–2021), English set decorator *Peter Howitt (economist) (born 1946), Canadian economist * Richard Howitt (other), multiple peop ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alfred Howitt (politician)
Sir Alfred Bakewell Howitt CVO (11 February 1879 – 8 December 1954) was an English medical doctor who became a Conservative Party politician. Early life and medical career Howitt was born in Nottingham, the youngest son of Dr Francis Howitt, a doctor from an old Quaker family whose relatives included the anthropologist Alfred William Howitt. He was schooled at Epsom College and then graduated in natural sciences from Clare College, Cambridge, before training as a doctor at St Thomas' Hospital in London. After several years as a hospital doctor in London, he served during the First World War in France as a captain in the Royal Army Medical Corps, before returning to London in 1919 and practising as a physician in Berkeley Square. Political career Howitt first stood for Parliament at the 1929 general election in Preston, where he failed to win either of the two seats. He was unsuccessful again at the Preston by-election in July 1929. Howitt entered the House of Commons on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Howitt (set Decorator)
Peter Howitt (1928 - 22 September 2021) was an English set decorator. He was nominated for four Academy Awards in the category Best Art Direction. Partial filmography As set decorator :''Academy Award nominations in bold'' * '' Anne of the Thousand Days'' (1969) * ''Revenge'' (1971) * ''Assault'' (1971) * ''Mary, Queen of Scots'' (1971) (nominated with Terence Marsh and Robert Cartwright) * '' Follow Me!'' (1972) * ''The Great Gatsby'' (1974) * ''Superman'' (1978) * '' Moonraker'' (1979) * ''Superman II'' (1980) * ''Ragtime'' (1981) (with John Graysmark, Patrizia von Brandenstein, Tony Reading, George DeTitta Sr. and George DeTitta Jr.) * ''Evil Under the Sun'' (1982) * ''The Pirates of Penzance'' (1983) * '' The Lords of Discipline'' (1983) * ''Never Say Never Again'' (1983) * ''Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom'' (1984) * ''King David'' (1985) * '' The Fourth Protocol'' (1987) * ''Who Framed Roger Rabbit'' (1988) (with Elliot Scott) * ''Indiana Jones and the Last ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hiwatt
Hiwatt (stylized in all caps) is a British company that manufactures amplifiers for electric guitars and electric basses. Starting in the late 1960s, together with Marshall and Vox, Hiwatt contributed to the sonic image popularly termed "British sound". History Hylight and Sound City Reeves started the Hylight company (the name came from an early 1960s band named "The Hylights" that a friend belonged to), registering the name in September 1966. To help finance the start of his company, Reeves contracted with Ivor Arbiter's Sound City music store to manufacture Sound City-branded guitar amplifiers. These amps (the so-called "Mark I") were Reeves' current amplifier design re-badged with the Sound City name. With as much power but a cleaner sound than their Marshall counterparts, Sound City amplifiers were adopted by The Who's John Entwistle and Pete Townshend in 1967. After Jimi Hendrix James Marshall "Jimi" Hendrix (born Johnny Allen Hendrix; November 27, 1942Se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Howatt
Howatt is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Charlie Howatt, Canadian political candidate *Cornelius Howatt (1810–1895), farmer and political figure in Prince Edward Island *Garry Howatt (born 1952), Canadian ice hockey player *Hubert Howatt (1867–1919), farmer and political figure on Prince Edward Island *John Howatt Bell (1846–1929), lawyer and politician, 14th Premier of Prince Edward Island *Lester Alexander Howatt (1909–1994), American businessman and politician See also *Howat (surname) *Hiwatt *Howitt *Howittia {{surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Howitt, Queensland
Howitt is a coastal locality in the Shire of Carpentaria, Queensland, Australia. In the , Howitt had a population of 48 people. Geography Howitt is on the western coast of Cape York Peninsula facing the Gulf of Carpentaria. The Burke Developmental Road passes through the locality from north-east ( Yagoonya) to the south-west ( Normanton). The Karumba Developmental Road enters the locality from the west ( Karumba), terminating at its junction with the Burke Developmental Road in Howitt. The land use is grazing on native vegetation. History Many towns and localities in this area have names connected to the Burke and Wills expedition. Although not officially recorded, it is likely that Howitt is named after Alfred William Howitt, who led a relief mission that rescued the only survivor John King and buried the bodies of Burke and Wills (Howitt later disinterred the bodies and returned them to Melbourne for burial). Demographics In the , Howitt had a population of 24 peop ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Howitt
William Howitt (18 December 1792 – 3 March 1879), was a prolific English writer on history and other subjects. Howitt Primary Community School in Heanor, Derbyshire, is named after him and his wife. Biography Howitt was born in Heanor, Derbyshire. His parents were Quakers, and he was educated at the Friends public school at Ackworth, Yorkshire. His younger brothers were Richard and Godfrey whom he helped tutor. In 1814, he published a poem on the ''Influence of Nature and Poetry on National Spirit''. In 1821, he married Mary Botham, who, like himself, was a Quaker and a poet. William and Mary Howitt collaborated throughout a long literary career; the first of their joint productions was ''The Forest Minstrels and other Poems'' (1821). In 1831, William Howitt produced a work that naturally resulted from his habits of observation and his genuine love of nature. It was a history of the changes in the face of the outside world in the different months of the year, and was entitl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Cecil Howitt
Thomas Cecil Howitt, OBE (6 June 1889 – 3 September 1968) was a British provincial architect of the 20th Century. Howitt is chiefly remembered for designing prominent public buildings, such as the Council House and Processional Way in Nottingham, Baskerville House in Birmingham (first phase of the unrealised Civic Centre scheme), Newport Civic Centre, and several Odeon cinemas (such as Weston-super-Mare and Bristol). Howitt's chief architectural legacies are in his home city of Nottingham. He was Housing Architect for the City Council, designing municipal housing estates which are often considered to be among the finest in terms of planning in the country. Early years Howitt was born at Hucknall, near Nottingham and educated at Nottingham High School, leaving in 1904 to be apprenticed to the prominent Nottingham architect, Albert Nelson Bromley. Bromley was architect to the Nottingham School Board and did extensive work for the Boots Company. In 1907, Howitt studied ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steve Howitt
Steven S. Howitt is the current member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives for the 4th Bristol district. See also * 2019–2020 Massachusetts legislature * 2021–2022 Massachusetts legislature The 192nd Massachusetts General Court was a meeting of the legislative branch of the state government of Massachusetts. It consisted of elected members of the Senate and House of Representatives. It first convened in Boston at the Massachusetts ... References Republican Party members of the Massachusetts House of Representatives People from Seekonk, Massachusetts Boston University School of Management alumni Living people Year of birth missing (living people) 21st-century members of the Massachusetts General Court Jewish state legislators in Massachusetts {{Massachusetts-MARepresentative-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samuel Howitt
Samuel Howitt (1756/57–1822) was an English painter, illustrator and etcher of animals, hunting, horse-racing and landscape scenes. He worked in both oil painting, oils and watercolors. Life and work Howitt was a member of an old Nottinghamshire Quaker family. In early life he lived at Chigwell, near Epping Forest, Essex, was financially independent and devoted himself to field sports. However he ran into financial difficulties and was obliged to turn to art as a profession - which up until then he had engaged in as a talented amateur. Coming to London, he was for a time a drawing master at Samuel Goodenough's school in Ealing. In 1783, he exhibited 3 coloured drawings of hunting subjects with the Incorporated Society of Artists. From time to time he continued to exhibit there and at the Royal Academy, beginning in 1784 with a hunting piece, followed in 1785 by two landscapes - "A view of the ruins of an abbey" and "Fairlop Oak". In 1793 he showed "Jaques and the Deer" ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sally Howitt
Sally Howitt is a Scottish actress. Howitt is best known for her portrayal of Scarlett O'Hara in the BBC Scotland soap opera ''River City'', a role she has played since 2003, as one of the show's longest serving cast members. Early life Sally Howitt was born in Oban. She spent her childhood holidays in Islay. Career Howitt has played Scarlett O'Hara in ''River City'' since 2003. She left in 2009 but returned in 2012. She has also starred in ''Outlander'', ''The Decoy Bride'', ''Still Game'' and ''The Tales of Para Handy ''The Tales of Para Handy'' is a Scottish television series set in the western isles of Scotland in the 1930s, based on the Para Handy books by Neil Munro (Hugh Foulis), Neil Munro. It starred Gregor Fisher as Captain Peter "Para Handy" MacFarla ...''. In 2017, Howitt acted in the Kilmarnock Palace Panto. In 2024, Howitt starred in the comedy drama television series ''Dinosaur''. She played the role of Diane. References External links * {{DEFA ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Howitt (other) (born 1961), British politician and CEO
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Richard Howitt may refer to: * Richard Howitt (poet) (1799–1869), British poet * Richard Howitt (cricketer, born 1864) (1864–1951), English cricketer * Richard Howitt (cricketer, born 1977), English cricketer * Richard Howitt (politician) Richard Stuart Howitt (born 5 April 1961) is a British politician who served as a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) for the East of England (European Parliament constituency), East of England (formerly Essex South (European Parliament co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Howitt (economist)
Peter Wilkinson Howitt (born May 31, 1946) is a Canadian economist. He is the Lyn Crost Professor of Social Sciences at Brown University. Howitt is a Fellow of the Econometric Society since 1994 and a Fellow of Royal Society of Canada since 1992. He served as president of the Canadian Economics Association in 1993–1994 and was the editor of the '' Journal of Money, Credit, and Banking'' in the period 1997–2000. For 2019 he received the BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Award The BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Awards () are an international award programme recognizing significant contributions in the areas of scientific research and cultural creation. The categories that make up the Frontiers of Knowledge Awards ... in Economics. Academic career Howitt received his BA in economics from McGill University, afterward, gaining his Master's in economics from the University of Western Ontario. Howitt finally obtained his Ph.D. in Economics from Northwestern Universit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
