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Lawrence Johnson (athlete)
Lawrence Johnson may refer to: *Lawrence Johnson (pole vaulter) (born 1974), American pole-vaulter *Lawrence Alexander Sidney Johnson (1925–1997), Australian botanist *Lawrence Johnson (American football) (born 1957), former NFL cornerback with the Cleveland Browns and Buffalo Bills *Lawrence Johnson (type-founder) (1801–1860), American type-founder *Lawrence Johnson (Wisconsin politician) (1908–1994), Wisconsin Republican politician *Lawrence H. Johnson (1862–1947), Minnesota Republican politician *Birth name of Laurence Naismith (1908–1992), English actor See also *Laurence Johnson (other) *Larry Johnson (other) *Lawrence Johnston (other) {{hndis, Johnson, Lawrence ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lawrence Johnson (pole Vaulter)
Lawrence Johnson (born May 7, 1974) is an American pole vaulter. He earned the nickname "LoJo" at the University of Tennessee where he won four NCAA titles in the pole vault. Johnson began pole vaulting in 1989 and since has/holds records on all stages and led the charge to return the US to the international medal podium with two Olympic appearances, including a silver medal performance in 2000 Olympic games Sydney. Johnson resigned as Assistant Coach/Pole Vault at the University of South Carolina in August 2011 to start an online business. Johnson is best known for winning the Olympic silver medal in 2000, he also won a gold medal at the 2001 IAAF World Indoor Championships and a silver medal at the 1997 IAAF World Indoor Championships (First American to bring back a medal in the pole vault in a major competition since 1987). He is the current American Indoor Record Holder at 5.96m (19' - 6.5") set March 3, 2001]. His personal best jump is 5.98m (19' - 7.5"), which he achieved ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lawrence Alexander Sidney Johnson
Lawrence Alexander Sidney Johnson (26 June 1925 – 1 August 1997) known as Lawrie Johnson, was an Australian Taxonomy (biology), taxonomic botany, botanist. He worked at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Sydney, for the whole of his professional career, as a botanist (1948–1972), Director (1972–1985) and Honorary Research Associate (1986–1997). - originally published in ''Historical Records of Australian Science'', vol.13, no.4, 2001. Alone or in collaboration with colleagues, he distinguished and described four new family (biology), families of vascular plants, 33 new genus, genera, 286 new species (including posthumous publications), and reclassified another 395 species. Of the families he described, Rhynchocalyx, Rhynchocalycaceae (with B. G. Briggs, 1985) is accepted by the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group (APG). Hopkinsiaceae and Lyginiaceae, (which he and B. G. Briggs proposed in 2000 be carved out of Anarthriaceae), have not been accepted by the APG. Lawrie Johnson died of c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lawrence Johnson (American Football)
Lawrence Johnson (born September 11, 1957) is an American former professional football player who was a cornerback for nine seasons in the National Football League (NFL) for the Cleveland Browns and the Buffalo Bills. He played college football for the Wisconsin Badgers The Wisconsin Badgers are the College athletics in the United States, athletic teams representing the University of Wisconsin–Madison. They compete as a member of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) NCAA Division I, Division I .... References 1957 births Living people American football cornerbacks Buffalo Bills players Cleveland Browns players Wisconsin Badgers football players Players of American football from Gary, Indiana 20th-century American sportsmen {{defensiveback-1950s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lawrence Johnson (type-founder)
Lawrence Johnson (23 January 1801 – 24 April 1860), was born and educated in England. After an early apprenticeship in the printing industry, he emigrated to America in his youth, and became an eminent stereotyper and type-founder in Philadelphia and one of the most extensive and successful type-founders in the United States. Early life in England Lawrence Johnson was born in Kingston-upon-Hull, England, on 23 January 1801, the second son and third child of Edward Johnson and Ann Clayton. He was baptised in Holy Trinity Church on 2 March 1801. Johnson was educated in Hull and in Bungay, Suffolk, England. At the age of twelve, he was sent to learn the printing and publishing business with the firm of Brightly and Childs, which was represented in Hull by his father, Edward. This firm, which operated a paper mill and an extensive printing office and stereotype foundry, was established in 1795, and was for many years among the largest printers and publishers of periodical works ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lawrence Johnson (Wisconsin Politician)
Lawrence H. Johnson (April 26, 1908 – May 1, 1994) was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly. Biography Johnson was born on April 26, 1908, in Nadeau, Michigan. He graduated from high school in Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin. He died on May 1, 1994. Career Johnson was elected to the Assembly in 1960 and was re-elected in 1962 and 1964. Additionally, he was Clerk of Algoma, Wisconsin, and Chairman of the Kewaunee County, Wisconsin Kewaunee County is a county located in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of the 2020 census, the population was 20,563. Its county seat is Kewaunee. The county was created in 1852 and organized in 1859. Its Menominee name is ''Kewāneh'', an ar ... Board. He was a Republican. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Johnson, Lawrence Republican Party members of the Wisconsin State Assembly 1908 births 1994 deaths People from Menominee County, Michigan People from Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin People from Algoma, Wisconsin 20th-century members of the Wisconsin Le ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lawrence H
Lawrence may refer to: Education Colleges and universities * Lawrence Technological University, a university in Southfield, Michigan, United States * Lawrence University, a liberal arts university in Appleton, Wisconsin, United States Preparatory & high schools * Lawrence Academy at Groton, a preparatory school in Groton, Massachusetts, United States * Lawrence College, Ghora Gali, a high school in Pakistan * Lawrence School, Lovedale, a high school in India * The Lawrence School, Sanawar, a high school in India Research laboratories * Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, United States * Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, United States People * Lawrence (given name), including a list of people with the name * Lawrence (surname), including a list of people with the name * Lawrence (band), an American soul-pop group * Lawrence (judge royal) (died after 1180), Hungarian nobleman, Judge royal 1164–1172 * Lawrence (musician), Lawrence Hayward (born 1961), British mu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laurence Naismith
Laurence Naismith (born Lawrence Johnson; 14 December 1908 – 5 June 1992) was an English actor. He made numerous film and television appearances, including starring roles in the musical films '' Scrooge'' (1970) and the children's ghost film '' The Amazing Mr. Blunden'' (1972). He also had memorable roles as Captain Edward Smith of the RMS ''Titanic'' in '' A Night to Remember'' (1958), the First Sea Lord in '' Sink the Bismarck!'' (1960), and Argus in '' Jason and the Argonauts'' (1963). Early life and career Naismith was born as Lawrence Johnson on 14 December 1908 in Thames Ditton, Surrey. He attended All Saints Choir School, Margaret Street, London, and was a chorus member for a 1927 production of the George Gershwin musical '' Oh, Kay!.'' He later worked in repertory theatre and ran a repertory company of his own. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laurence Johnson (other)
Laurence Johnson may refer to: * Laurence F. Johnson (born 1950), American futurist, author, and educator * Laurence A. Johnson, owner of supermarkets in Syracuse, New York * Laurence Johnson (cricketer) (born 1936), English former cricketer *Laurie Johnson Laurence Reginald Ward Johnson (7 February 1927 – 16 January 2024) was an English composer and bandleader who wrote scores for dozens of film and television series, described as "one of the most highly regarded arrangers of big-band swing a ... (born 1927), English film and television composer, and bandleader See also * Lawrence Johnson (other) {{hndis, Johnson, Laurence ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Larry Johnson (other)
Larry Johnson may refer to: Arts and entertainment *Larry Johnson (artist), American artist *Larry Johnson (author) (born 1960), American author of the book ''Frozen'' *Larry Johnson (film producer) (1947–2010), American filmmaker *Larry Johnson (musician) (1938–2016), American blues singer and guitarist Sports American football * Larry Johnson (running back) (born 1979), American football running back * Larry Johnson (linebacker) (1909–1972), American football linebacker * Larry Johnson (American football coach) (born c. 1952), American football coach Other sports *Larry Johnson (baseball) (1950–2013), American baseball player *Larry Johnson (basketball, born 1969), American basketball player, nicknamed "Grandmama" *Larry Johnson (basketball, born 1954) (1954–2025), American basketball player *Larry Johnson (wrestler) (1945–2024), American professional wrestler, best known as Sonny King Other people *Larry C. Johnson, American political commentator and former CIA ana ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |