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John Anderson (colonial Administrator)
John Anderson may refer to: Arts and entertainment Music * John Anderson (jazz trumpeter) (1921–1974), American musician * Jon Anderson (John Roy Anderson, born 1944), lead singer of the British band Yes * John Anderson (producer) (1948–2024), Northern Irish composer and producer * John Anderson (musician) (born 1954), American country musician :* ''John Anderson'' (album), Anderson's 1980 debut album * John Anderson, vocalist for the British rock band Charlie (founded 1971) Theater, television and film * John Murray Anderson (1886–1954), Newfoundland-American theater director * John Anderson (actor) (1922–1992), American actor * John Anderson (television personality) (1931–2024), Scottish referee on the series ''Gladiators'' * John Anderson (sportscaster) (born 1964 or 1965), American ESPN television sports journalist and co-host of ''Wipeout'' * John H. Anderson (1920–2008), American set decorator * John Anderson (director) (born 1954), American documentary ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Anderson (jazz Trumpeter)
John Anderson (January 31, 1921 – August 18, 1974) was an American jazz trumpeter. Born in Birmingham, Alabama, he studied at the Los Angeles Conservatory of Music and the Westlake College of Music. He did a good deal of work in West Coast jazz with Stan Kenton and others. Anderson died in Birmingham in 1974. Discography With Count Basie *''Everyday I Have the Blues (Joe Williams album), Everyday I Have the Blues'' (Roulette, 1959) - with Joe Williams (jazz singer), Joe Williams *''Dance Along with Basie'' (Roulette, 1959) *''The Count Basie Story'' (Roulette, 1960) With Buddy Collette *''Tanganyika (album), Tanganyika'' (Dig, 1956) With Chico Hamilton *''Chic Chic Chico'' (Impulse!, 1965) With Stan Kenton *''Stan Kenton's Milestones'' (Capitol, 1943-47 [1950]) *''Stan Kenton Classics'' (Capitol, 1944-47 [1952]) *''Artistry in Rhythm'' (Capitol, 1946) *''Encores (Stan Kenton album), Encores'' (Capitol, 1947) *''A Presentation of Progressive Jazz'' (Capitol, 1947) *''The Kenton ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Anderson (Scottish Businessman)
John Anderson (1747–1820) was a Scottish businessman and entrepreneur. He was a commercial agent in New York and later a business owner in Cork. His business played a pivotal role in creating infrastructure that connected Dublin to Cork. Anderson purchased land in Fermoy that was later used as a military complex. Career Anderson was born into a poor family at Portland near Dumfries, Scotland and moved to Glasgow in 1784. He later settled in Cork City, at that time the major provisioning centre on the Atlantic Coast. During the American wars he earned considerable sums as a commercial agent in New York, and made extensive land purchases in the Cork area. His Cork enterprise was based at Lapp's Island, and his business acumen was recognised as he grew rapidly in fortune and was appointed to the city's committee of merchants. He was made a Freeman of the city in 1787. Among his business interests was a malting and warehouse complex at Ballinacurra on Cork Harbour in partners ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John B
John Bryn Williams (born 1977), known as John B, is an English disc jockey and electronic music producer. He is widely recognised for his eccentric clothing, wild hair, and his production of several cutting edge drum and bass tracks. John B ranked number 76 in '' DJ Magazine''s 2010 Top 100 DJs annual poll, announced on 27 October 2010. Career Williams was born on 12 July 1977 in Maidenhead, Berkshire. He started producing music around the age of 14, and now is the head of drum and bass record label Beta Recordings, together with its more specialist drum and bass sub-labels Nu Electro, Tangent, and Chihuahua. He also has releases on Formation Records, Metalheadz and Planet Mu. Williams was ranked 92nd drum and bass DJ on the 2009 '' DJ Magazine'' top 100. Style While his trademark sound has evolved through the years, it generally involves female vocals and trance-like synths (a style which has been dubbed "trance and bass", "trancestep" and "futurestep" by listeners). Hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John F
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 ), regarded as a prophet and the forerunner of Jesus Christ * John the Apostle (died ), one of the twelve apostles of Jesus Christ * 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 * Pope Jo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Anderson (New Zealand Businessman, Born 1945)
Sir John Anthony Anderson (2 August 1945 – 13 November 2018) was a New Zealand businessman and sports administrator. He served as Chief Executive and Director of ANZ Bank New Zealand (then ANZ National Bank Ltd) and after retiring at the end of 2005, became the chair of Television New Zealand in April 2006. Early life and family Anderson was born in Wellington, and was educated at Christ's College and Victoria University of Wellington. He married Carol Tuck in 1970, and they had three children. Business career He began his career in accounting, followed by sharebroking in Melbourne. He returned to New Zealand in 1972 to help form the merchant bank South Pacific Merchant Finance (Southpac). He became Chief Executive of Southpac in 1979 and within a year of Southpac merging with the National Bank of New Zealand in 1988, he became Chief Executive of the National Bank. Anderson oversaw the National Bank's merger with Rural Bank in 1992 and Countrywide Bank in 1998. In 2004 L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Anderson (inventor)
John Anderson (1942 – 7 April 2012) was a co-founder, a director and the chief technology officer of Intelesens Ltd. and HeartSine Technologies Inc. Anderson formed the Northern Ireland Bio-Engineering Centre (NIBEC) and was its first director. He was also the head of the School of Electrical and Mechanical Engineering at the University of Ulster (Jordanstown), Northern Ireland. He was the head of bioengineering at the Royal Victoria Hospital in Northern Ireland, when the world's first mobile coronary care unit was launched in 1967. Professor Frank Pantridge was responsible for development of the world's first portable defibrillator designed for use outside of hospital, which was subsequently manufactured and sold throughout the world. Anderson worked with Pantridge on its development. Anderson received M.Phil. and D.Phil. in bioengineering and was granted a personal chair in medical electronics in 1990. In 1994 he was made a founding fellow of the Biological Engineering Socie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jock R
Jock may refer to: Common meanings * Jock (stereotype), a North American term for a stereotypical male athlete * Jock, a derogatory term for Scottish people mostly used by the English * Short for jockstrap, an item of male protective undergarment * Jocks, male briefs in Australian slang Places * Jock River, Canada * Jocks Lagoon, Tasmania People * Jock (given name), a list of people with the first name or nickname * Charles Jock (born 1989), American middle-distance runner * Duach Jock (born 1986), South Sudanese soccer player * Jock (cartoonist) (born 1972), British comic book artist Mark Simpson * Jock McIver, a stage name, along with Talbot O'Farrell, of English music hall performer William Parrott (1878–1952) Fictional characters * Jock, pilot in game ''Deus Ex'' * Jock, a Scottish Terrier in ''Lady and the Tramp'' and '' Lady and the Tramp II: Scamp's Adventure'' * Wee Jock, a Highland Terrier in ''Hamish Macbeth Hamish Macbeth is the police constable of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Anderson (New Zealand Businessman, Born 1938)
John Duncan Anderson (1938 – 21 February 2025) was a New Zealand businessman, author and speaker. He was the founder of the travel and leisure company Contiki Tours. Background Anderson was born in Wellington in 1938. He married Ali (Alison), a passenger who fell ill on one of Contiki's first tours, and they went on to have four children. Anderson's parents divorced when he was five years old; he was raised primarily by his mother although maintained a good relationship with his father, a dentist who emigrated to England when he was a child. Anderson emigrated to England in 1961, returning to New Zealand in 1979 with his wife and family. In the 2012 New Year Honours, Anderson was appointed a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for services to tourism. Anderson died on 21 February 2025, at the age of 86. Overseas experience In 1960 Anderson travelled to London, England where his father was living. Anderson planned his route to England to include many stopovers. As ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John E
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 ), regarded as a prophet and the forerunner of Jesus Christ * John the Apostle (died ), one of the twelve apostles of Jesus Christ * 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 * Pope John ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sir John Anderson, 1st Baronet, Of Harrold Priory
Sir John Anderson, 1st Baronet (8 May 1878 – 11 April 1963) was a Scottish businessman, writer and lecturer. He was born in Glasgow to Peter Anderson, a slater, and Margaret Crawford Anderson. He was educated at Allan Glen's School and the University of Glasgow. He entered the family road haulage business, P. & W. A. Anderson Ltd, and became managing director. He was created a baronet A baronet ( or ; abbreviated Bart or Bt) or the female equivalent, a baronetess (, , or ; abbreviation Btss), is the holder of a baronetcy, a hereditary title awarded by the British Crown. The title of baronet is mentioned as early as the 14th ..., of Harrold Priory in the County of Bedford, in the 1920 Birthday Honours. In 1911, Anderson married Janet Barr Bilsland, who died in 1940. In 1941, he married Muriel Stanley-Wiggins, who died in 1953. He had no children and the baronetage became extinct upon his death in 1963. Notes 1878 births 1963 deaths Businesspeople from Glasg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John L
"John L" is a song by English rock band Black Midi, released in 2021 as the lead single from their second studio album, ''Cavalcade (Black Midi album), Cavalcade''. The song describes the story of a powerful leader, the titular John L, who is eventually betrayed and killed by his followers. It was released on March 23, with the B-side Despair and a music video directed by Nina McNeely. A 12-inch release for the single was made available for pre-order on the same day and released on April 9. The song is one of few on ''Cavalcade'' to have writing credits for guitarist Matt Kwasniewski-Kelvin, written before his departure from the band but recorded after. Composition and recording "John L" is an Avant-garde music, avant-garde progressive rock song described by ''Guitar World'' as "[featuring] dissonant piano chimes, weaving hypnotic vocals, a cacophony of string sounds, and an edge-of-the-seat dynamic range, spanning from complete silence to raucous, high-energy midsections." ''Mi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Anderson (merchant)
Sir John Anderson (1852–1924), was Scottish merchant, of Singapore and Eastcote. He became sole owner of the trading firm of Guthrie & Co, and his "dominating role in rubber production made Anderson the most influential businessman of his generation in Malaya and especially in Singapore." Anderson died at his house, Eastcote Place, near Pinner, Middlesex, on 18 December 1924. His second wife became sole owner of Guthries and its chairman. His third son, Keith became an important figure in the management of Guthries. He is buried at St Martin's Church, Ruislip. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Anderson, John 1852 births 1924 deaths 19th-century Scottish merchants British people in British Malaya ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |