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Jonathan Browning (other)
Jonathan Browning may refer to: * Jonathan Browning (designer), American interior designer and business executive * Jonathan Browning (inventor) Jonathan Browning (October 22, 1805 – June 21, 1879) was an American inventor and gunsmith. Early life Jonathan Browning was born October 22, 1805, in Sumner County, Tennessee. He began his career as a blacksmith, but by 1824 switched to be ... (1805–1879), American inventor and gunmaker * Jonathan Browning (UK businessman) (born 1959), president and CEO of Volkswagen Group of America See also * John Browning (other) {{hndis, Browning, Jonathan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jonathan Browning (designer)
Jonathan Browning is an interior designer and business executive who is a current principal and creative director of Jonathan Browning Studios, Inc. From 2001 to 2003, Browning served as the Executive Vice President of Design at Starwood. He is primarily known as a lighting designer and his work has appeared in buildings in the retail, residential, and hospitality industries. Browning has been featured in numerous industry publications including ''Architectural Digest'', ''Luxe Magazine'', ''Elle Decor'', the ''Robb Report'', and mainstream publications like ''Forbes'', ''The New York Times'', and ''The Wall Street Journal'', Education Browning earned a Bachelor of Arts from the University of California, Berkeley and, later, a Master of Architecture from the Southern California Institute of Architecture. Career After graduating from UC Berkeley, Browning went to work as a designer in retail environments. He helped establish the aesthetic for a range of companies, including E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jonathan Browning (inventor)
Jonathan Browning (October 22, 1805 – June 21, 1879) was an American inventor and gunsmith. Early life Jonathan Browning was born October 22, 1805, in Sumner County, Tennessee. He began his career as a blacksmith, but by 1824 switched to become a gunsmith after an apprenticeship with Samuel Porter in Nashville. He began producing firearms independently by 1831 and shortly thereafter invented a "sliding breech" repeating rifle, also called a Harmonica gun, between 1834 and 1842 while living in Quincy, Illinois. Each Harmonica gun took two weeks to manufacture by hand and were available to purchase for $24.00. Browning moved his family to White's Creek, near Nashville, in 1827 and resided there until the spring of 1833. Jonathan moved with his extended family and spent a season in Fairfield, Illinois, visiting with his sister Clarissa Neel. In 1834, Jonathan and his brother James Green Browning bought farms thirty miles northeast of Quincy in La Prairie, Illinois. A family st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jonathan Browning (UK Businessman)
Jonathan Browning (born 21 June 1959) was the president and CEO of Volkswagen Group of America. He stepped down in December 2013 stating personal reasons. Career He was General Motors Europe Vice President, Sales, Marketing and Aftersales and the Chairman of Vauxhall Motors. He served as the Chairman of Vauxhall Motors Ltd. from May 2005 until 2008. He previously worked for Ford, where he was the Managing Director of Jaguar Cars between 1999 and 2001. On 4 June 2010 Volkswagen Group announced that Jonathan Browning assumed responsibility for the global directing of the Volkswagen Group’s National Sales Companies (NSC) with effect from 1 June 2010. He became the President and CEO of Volkswagen Group of America on 1 October 2010 and resigned on 12 December 2013. He is currently Chairman of the Coventry and Warwickshire Local Enterprise Partnership. Early life Browning was born in Taunton, England. He obtained a BS from the University of Nottingham The University of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
