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John Thompson (bushranger)
John Thompson may refer to: Academics * J. A. Thompson (1913–2002), Australian biblical scholar * John D. Thompson (1917–1992), nurse and professor at the Yale School of Public Health * John G. Thompson (born 1932), American mathematician * John Thompson (business academic), professor of Entrepreneurship, University of Huddersfield * John Thompson (sociologist), professor at Cambridge * John Herd Thompson (1946–2019), Canadian historian * John N. Thompson (born 1951), American evolutionary biologist Business * John Thompson (American banker) (1802–1891), American banker * John Fairfield Thompson, chairman of Inco * John L. Thompson (1869–1930), Iowa journalist and businessman * John Philp Thompson Sr. (1925–2003), American businessman with 7-Eleven * John Thompson (Canadian banker) (born 1942), non-executive chairman of the board of Toronto-Dominion Bank * John W. Thompson (born 1949), chairman of the board of Microsoft * John Thompson (company), a company bas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John D
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 Edward Thompson
John Edward Thompson (1882–1945) was an American painter and university professor who is credited with introducing modern art to Denver, Colorado in 1917, much to the chagrin of local critics. Due to his pioneering career, Thompson was referred to as the "Dean of Colorado Painters." While he never enjoyed much national renown, his work is still among the most desirable to collectors of Colorado art. Overview Born in Buffalo, New York, in 1882 , Thompson had begun his formal art studies with noted illustrator Lucius Hitchcock. After studying for two years at the Art Students League of New York, he enrolled in Paris' Académie Julian in 1902. Influenced by the tutelage of such renowned figures as Jean-Paul Laurens, he established a European reputation while still in his twenties. Spending a year in Laren, a famous painting village in the Netherlands, Thompson also met Jozef Israëls and Albert Neuhys. Returning to Paris, he found himself invited to the salon of Gertrude Ste ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Thompson (soldier, Born 1842)
Sergeant John Thompson (c. 1842 – unknown) was a Scottish-born soldier in the U.S. Army who served with the 1st U.S. Cavalry during the Apache Wars. He received the Medal of Honor for gallantry against a hostile band of Apache Indians at the Chiricahua Mountains of Arizona on October 20, 1869. Biography John Thompson was born in Glasgow, Scotland in about 1842. He later emigrated to the United States and enlisted as a private in the United States Army in Chicago, Illinois. A member of the 1st U.S. Cavalry Regiment, Thompson saw action during the Apache Wars in the Arizona Territory and eventually reached the rank of sergeant. On October 20, 1869, he distinguished himself in battle against the Apache in the Chiricahua Mountains and received the Medal of Honor The Medal of Honor (MOH) is the United States Armed Forces' highest Awards and decorations of the United States Armed Forces, military decoration and is awarded to recognize American United States Army, soldiers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Thompson (soldier, Born 1838)
John J. Thompson (August 14, 1838 - July 2, 1915) was a Duchy of Holstein-born soldier in the Union Army in the American Civil War The American Civil War (April 12, 1861May 26, 1865; also known by Names of the American Civil War, other names) was a civil war in the United States between the Union (American Civil War), Union ("the North") and the Confederate States of A .... The medal was granted for actions at the Battle of Hatcher's Run on 6 February, 1865 whilst serving as a Corporal in the 1st Maryland Infantry. Thompson was born the Duchy of Holstein, (then controlled by Denmark) and died in Baltimore, Maryland where he was buried in Immanuel Cemetery. Medal of Honor Citation As color bearer with most conspicuous gallantry preceded his regiment in the assault and planted his flag upon the enemy's works. Date Issued: 10 September, 1897 References {{DEFAULTSORT:Thompson, John 1838 births 1915 deaths People from the Duchy of Holstein Immigrants to the Unit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Thompson (Royal Navy Officer)
John Thompson (1776 – 30 January 1864) was a British Royal Navy The Royal Navy (RN) is the naval warfare force of the United Kingdom. It is a component of His Majesty's Naval Service, and its officers hold their commissions from the King of the United Kingdom, King. Although warships were used by Kingdom ... admiral. Biography Thompson was born in 1776. He entered the navy in December 1787, and, having been borne on the books of various ships on the home station, joined the Lion in June 1792 with Captain Erasmus Gower, and in her made the voyage to China. On his return he was promoted, on 18 December 1794, to be a lieutenant of the Bombay Castle in the Mediterranean, one of the fleet with William Hotham in the action off Toulon on 13 July 1795, with Jervis during the blockade of Toulon in 1796, and wrecked in the Tagus in December 1796. For his exertions at that time in saving life he was commended and thanked by Vice-admiral Charles Thompson, the president of the cou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Thompson (producer)
John Thompson Productions is a German Pornography, pornographic film studio based in Berlin, Germany. The studio is best known for its Bukkake (sex act), bukkake-themed series German Goo Girls (GGG), but it has other series focusing on gang bangs, urolagnia and urophagia, BDSM, erotic humiliation and rough sex. The company is one of the best known and top selling German and European porn studios. John Thompson and his films have won or been nominated for several List of film awards, pornography awards, but the perceived extreme nature of its content has led to some of its films being List of banned films, banned in several countries. John Thompson John Thompson (real name Raymond Louis Bacharach; born 11 May 1945) is the Film producer, producer and Film director, director of all John Thompson Productions. He studied psychology and art in West Berlin. Prior to founding his company, he worked as a director and cameraman with the German porn label Puaka. He founded John Thompson Pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Dall Thompson
John Dall (born John Dall Thompson; May 26, 1920 – January 15, 1971) was an American actor. Primarily a stage actor, he is best remembered today for portraying the cool-minded intellectual killer in Alfred Hitchcock's ''Rope'' (1948), and the companion of trigger-happy femme fatale Peggy Cummins in the 1950 film noir '' Gun Crazy''. He also had a substantial role in Stanley Kubrick's'' Spartacus'' (1960). He first came to fame as the young Welsh mining prodigy who comes alive under the tutelage of Bette Davis in ''The Corn Is Green'' (1945), for which he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. Early life Dall, who used his middle name for his acting career, was born in New York City on May 26, 1920, the younger son of Charles Jenner Thompson and his wife, Henry (''née'' Worthington). (Sources which cite Dall's birth name as John ''Jenner'' Thompson and his birth year as 1918 appear to be in error.) His father was a civil engineer. His elder brother, W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Douglas Thompson
John Douglas Thompson (born 1964) is an English-American actor. He is a Tony Award nominee and the recipient of two Drama Desk Awards, three Obie Awards, an Outer Critics Circle Award, and a Lucille Lortel Award. ''The New York Times'' critic Ben Brantley described Thompson as "one of the most compelling classical stage actors of his generation". Early life and education Thompson was born in Bath, England, to Jamaican parents, and was raised in Montreal, Quebec then Rochester, New York. He graduated from Le Moyne College in Syracuse, New York in 1985, where he studied marketing and business. In the early 1990s, he worked as a traveling computer salesman in New England. After losing his job, Thompson decided to pursue acting and enrolled at the Brown University/ Trinity Repertory Company program in Providence, Rhode Island. Career Thompson began appearing in a variety of lead and supporting roles across New England, most notably at the American Repertory Theater and Shakespear ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Cargill Thompson
John Cargill Thompson (1 November 1938 – 19 September 2000) was a Scottish dramatist specialising in one-person plays. After the performance of his 52nd play, he was described as "Britain's most prolific playwright", surpassing Shakespeare's 37 and Alan Ayckbourn's 51. Biography He was born in Burma on 1 November 1938, but brought up in Glasgow. He was educated at Glasgow High School and the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama. He taught in the Drama Department of University College of North Wales, Bangor, and was senior lecturer in acting at the School of Theatre, Manchester Polytechnic, before giving up teaching to write full-time. Many of his plays were based on the 18th-century dramatists and actors about whom he had taught. He had several successes at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, notably a double Fringe First Award in 1992 for ''Shylock Triumphant'', about Charles Macklin and ''Every Inch a King'' about David Garrick. His record-breaking 52nd play was ''Soul Doubt'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Thompson (Canadian Poet)
John Thompson (17 Mar 1938 – 26 Apr 1976) was an English-born, Canadian poet, translator and university professor. He is noted for his mastery of poetic forms, which he used to express the intensity and power of images in spare and precise language evoking beauty and wonder, anguish and despair.Margaret Atwood. ''Second words: selected critical prose''. Toronto: Anansi, 1982, p.310. Thompson's second and best-known book, ''Stilt Jack'', a collection of 38 ghazals published after his death, records his poetic journeys through darkness in an uncertain quest for the light. His first collection, ''At the Edge of the Chopping there are no Secrets'' published in 1973, conveys vivid images of natural cycles of death and rebirth in the wooded and marshy landscapes of southeastern New Brunswick where an apple tree in late summer is seen as a cauldron of leaves, a charred dancer and a head of burnt hair. Thompson has been described as one of 20th century Canada's most influential poets.Ja ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johnny Thompson
John Max Thompson (July 27, 1934 – March 9, 2019) was an American comedian and Las Vegas illusionist who performed under the stage name The Great Tomsoni with his wife, Pamela Hayes. They had a comedic slapstick act with the well-dressed Thompson and his gum-popping assistant, Pam, performing illusions while enduring a series of mishaps. Within the magician community, Tomsoni was considered a virtuoso, widely known as a mentor and teacher of magic, and a creator of tricks, as opposed to simply a performer. He worked behind the scenes with magicians such as Penn and Teller, Lance Burton, Criss Angel, and Mat Franco. In 1999, he was awarded one of the highest honors in the magician community, a Masters Fellowship with the Academy of Magical Arts. January 30, 2020, Showtime released a documentary about Thompson written and directed by Emery Emery called ''Gambler's Ballad: The Legend of Johnny Thompson''. Biography Thompson, who was Polish-American, was born in Chicago on July ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |