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Humphrey is both a masculine given name and a surname. An earlier form, not attested since Medieval times, was Hunfrid. Notable people with the name include: People with the given name Medieval period :''Ordered chronologically'' *Hunfrid of Prüm (Saint Humphrey, died 871), Benedictine monk *Humphrey of Hauteville (c. 1010–1057), Count of Apulia * Humphrey de Bohun (other), various people who lived from the 11th to 14th centuries * Humphrey of Toron (other), four 12th-century nobles * Humphrey, 2nd Earl of Buckingham (1381–1399), English peer and member of the House of Lords *Humphrey, Duke of Gloucester (1390–1447) Modern era * Humphrey Atkins (1922–1996), British politician and a member of the Conservative Party *Humphrey Barclay (1941–), British television comedy producer. * Humphrey Bate (1875–1936), American harmonica player and string band leader * Humphrey Bland (1686–1763), British Army general *Humphrey Bogart (1899–1957), American fil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hunfrid Of Prüm
Humfrid was the count of Barcelona, Count of Girona, Girona, Count of Empúries, Empúries, Count of Roussillon, Roussillon, and Viscount of Narbonne, Narbonne from 858 to 864. He also bore the title margrave of Gothia (''Gothiæ marchio''), as he held several frontier counties.The source for his famous title is the ''Annales Bertiniani''. He was a Hunfriding by birth, with no connection to Septimania, Gothia. He was probably Hunfrid III, the second son of Hunfrid, Duke of Rhaetia, Hunfrid II, ''dux super Redicam'' (duke over Rhaetia). He rebelled against Louis the German, the king of East Francia, and was forced to flee to Charles the Bald, the king of West Francia, to whom he was one of the few to remain loyal during the vicissitudes of the 850s. He was appointed count and margrave of several counties in the ''Marca Hispanica'' by Charles, possibly as early as 854 and no later than 858. In 858, Humfrid negotiated a treaty of peace with Abd al-Rahman, the Moorish governor of Zar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Humphrey Henchman
Humphrey Henchman (1592–1675) was a Church of England clergyman and bishop of London from 1663 to 1675. Biography He was born in Burton Latimer (or possibly nearby Barton Seagrave), Northamptonshire, the son of Thomas Henchman, a skinner, and educated at Christ's College, Cambridge, where he achieved BA in 1613 and MA in 1616. He became a fellow of Clare College, Cambridge, in 1617. In 1630, he married Ellen Lowe, niece of John Davenant, who was Bishop of Salisbury from 1621 to 1641; along with these connections, his wife brought considerable property from her first marriage, which meant he lived in some comfort. They had three sons and two daughters who survived to adulthood; his grandson, another Humphrey, was a prominent lawyer who defended Henry Sacheverell in 1710 and helped draft the 1713 Treaty of Utrecht. Career Appointed canon of Salisbury Cathedral in 1623. Henchman was Rector of All Saints Church, Wyke Regis, Weymouth, Dorset from 1640 to 1643. His life was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bobbi Humphrey
Barbara Ann "Bobbi" Humphrey (born April 25, 1950) is an American jazz flautist and singer. She has recorded twelve albums over the course of her career, mostly playing jazz fusion, funk, and soul-jazz. In 1971, she was the first female instrumentalist signed by Blue Note and in 1994, she founded the jazz label Paradise Sounds Records. Early life Humphrey was born in Marlin, Texas, and raised in Dallas. She graduated from Lincoln High School, Dallas, in 1968. Her flute education included classical and jazz in high school. She continued her studies at Texas Southern University and Southern Methodist University. Dizzy Gillespie saw her play at a talent contest at Southern Methodist and inspired her to pursue a music career in New York City. She followed his advice, moving to New York in June 1971, and she got her first break performing at the Apollo Theater on Amateur Night. Career Within weeks of arriving in New York, Humphrey was signed by George Butler to Blue Note. Sh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Humphrey Wingfield
Sir Humphrey Wingfield (died 1545) was an English lawyer and Speaker of the House of Commons of England between 1533 and 1536. Early life He was the twelfth son of Sir John Wingfield of Letheringham, Suffolk, by Elizabeth, daughter of Sir John FitzLewis of West Horndon, Essex; Sir Richard Wingfield (1469–1525) and Sir Robert Wingfield were his brothers. Humphrey was educated at Gray's Inn, where he was elected Lent Reader in 1517. He had been on the commission of the peace both for Essex and Suffolk since 1509 at least. Career Charles Brandon, 1st Duke of Suffolk was a cousin of the Wingfields, Humphrey being one of his trustees. and probably through his influence Wingfield was introduced at court. In 1515 he was appointed chamberlain to Suffolk's wife Mary Tudor, Queen of France, and was apparently resident in her house. On 28 May 1517 he was nominated upon the royal commission for inquiring into illegal inclosures in Suffolk. He appears to have acted in 1518, together ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Humphrey Wells
Humphrey Wells was an American politician who served as the Governor of Georgia The governor of Georgia is the head of government of Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia and the commander-in-chief of the state's Georgia National Guard, National Guard, when not in federal service, and Georgia State Defense Force, State Defense Fo ... for only two days, from February 16, 1780, to February 18, 1780. He resigned the office to Stephen Heard. Before that, he served as a member of the Executive Council of Georgia, to which he was named in July 1779.Clark Howell, History of Georgia, Volume 1' (1926), p. 384. References Governors of Georgia (U.S. state) Year of birth unknown Year of death unknown Independent state governors of the United States Georgia (U.S. state) independents {{GeorgiaUS-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Humphrey Searle
Humphrey Searle (26 August 1915 – 12 May 1982) was an English composer and writer on music. His music combines aspects of late Romanticism and modernist serialism, particularly reminiscent of his primary influences, Franz Liszt, Arnold Schoenberg and Anton Webern, who was briefly his teacher. As a writer on music, Searle published texts on numerous topics; he was an authority on the music of Franz Liszt, and created the initial cataloguing system for his works. Biography Searle was the son of Humphrey and Charlotte Searle and, through his mother, a grandson of Sir William Schlich. He was born in Oxford where he was a classics scholar before studying—somewhat hesitantly—with John Ireland at the Royal College of Music in London, after which he went to Vienna on a six-month scholarship to become a private pupil of Anton Webern, which became decisive in his composition career. Searle was one of the foremost pioneers of serial music in the United Kingdom, and used hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Humphrey Rudge
Humphrey Rudge Jr. (born 15 August 1977) is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as a defender. Football career He made his debut as part of the Roda JC squad in the 1996–97 season. As part of the team, he won two KNVB Cup finals, in 1996–97 and 1999–2000, respectively. He also played for Sparta, VVV, Apollon Limassol and Hibernian, before rejoining Roda JC and ending his career at RKC Waalwijk. Rudge retired from professional football in June 2009 due to recurring injuries in his knees. With the Netherlands under-21 team, he participated in the 2000 UEFA European Under-21 Championship. In September 2009, Rudge was appointed scout for English club Sunderland. In January 2013, he continued his career as a scout for PSV. Personal life His father Humphrey Rudge Sr. arrived in the Netherlands from Suriname in 1957 alongside teammates Puck Eliazer and Eddy Green to play football for Fortuna '54 in Geleen. Honours Roda JC * KNVB Cup: 1996–97, 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Humphrey Owen
Humphrey Owen (1702 – 26 March 1768) was the Principal of Jesus College, Oxford, from 1763 to his death. Owen studied at Jesus College from 1718 to 1722 and was elected as a Fellow in 1725. He was Rector of Tredington 1744–63. In 1747 he was appointed Bodley's Librarian, and continued to hold this post when appointed Principal in 1763. In that same year, he was awarded his D.D. and was appointed to the parish of Rotherfield Peppard. He died in 1768 and was buried in the college chapel. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Owen, Humphrey 1702 births 1768 deaths Alumni of Jesus College, Oxford Fellows of Jesus College, Oxford Bodley's Librarians Welsh librarians 18th-century Welsh Anglican priests Principals of Jesus College, Oxford ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Humphrey Nyone
Lieutenant general Humphrey Nyone is a Zambian military officer. He has been force commander of the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA) since 15 May 2023. Career Nyone joined the Zambian Defence Force in 1994. He served in the United Nations Mission in Sierra Leone from 2001 to 2002 where he held the position of Chief of Operations of the 1st Zambian Battalion. From 2006 to 2007 Nyone was deployed in United Nations Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo where he served as military observer and Senior Disarmament, Demobilization, Repatriation, Reintegration and Resettlement Officer. He was the Director-General for Policy, Doctrine and Strategy of the Zambian Army from 2018 to 2020 and served as the Commander of the 1st Infantry Division from 2020 to 2022. Successively he was Commander of the 6th Armored Brigade, Commander of the 64th Armored Regiment and Commander of the Armored School. He later served ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Humphrey Mwanza
Humphrey Iddoh Mwanza (22 April 1949 – 3 July 2015) was a Zambian politician. He was a member of the National Assembly for the Solwezi West constituency for the Movement for Multi-Party Democracy since the 2006 elections. He was re-elected in the 2011 elections. Mwanza died at age 66 after an operation to remove a stomach tumor in the University Teaching Hospital in Lusaka on 3 July 2015. Teddy Kasonso of the United Party for National Development The United Party for National Development (UPND) is a political party in Zambia, founded in December 1998 by Anderson Mazoka, a former executive of the Anglo American Corporation. The party emerged as a significant opposition force following a ... was elected as Mwanza's successor in September 2015. References 1949 births 2015 deaths Members of the National Assembly of Zambia Movement for Multi-Party Democracy politicians {{Zambia-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Humphrey Moseley
Humphrey Moseley (died 31 January 1661) was a prominent London publisher and bookseller in the middle seventeenth century. Life Possibly a son of publisher Samuel Moseley, Humphrey Moseley became a "freeman" (a full member) of the Stationers Company, the guild of London booksellers, on 7 May 1627; he was selected a Warden of the company on 7 July 1659. His shop was located at the sign of the Prince's Arms in St Paul's Churchyard. One of the most productive publishers of his era, Moseley's imprint exists on 314 surviving books. Drama and poetry Moseley is best known for the first Beaumont and Fletcher folio of 1647, which he published in partnership with stationer Humphrey Robinson. Moseley partnered with Robinson on other projects too, and also with Nicholas Fussell (to 1635) and Francis Constable. Moseley issued a range of important Jacobean and Caroline playwrights, including Thomas Middleton, Philip Massinger, James Shirley, Richard Brome, and Sir William D'Avenan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Humphrey Mitchell
Humphrey Mitchell, (September 9, 1894 – August 1, 1950) was a Canadian politician and trade unionist. Life and career A land surveyor employed with Hamilton Hydro, Mitchell was active with the union movement in the city. Upon the death of Hamilton East's Conservative Member of Parliament (MP), George Septimus Rennie in 1931, Mitchell was approached to run in the by-election to fill the seat as a Labour candidate. Hamilton East was a strong working class riding that had elected Labour candidates to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario and to city council. The Liberals, in opposition having lost the previous year's general election did not run a candidate against Mitchell in order to avoid dividing the anti-Conservative vote. Given future events, it is also possible Liberal party leaders believed that Mitchell would support the Liberal Party unofficially if elected. Mitchell won the by-election and entered the House of Commons of Canada. He did not get along well ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
