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Madox
Madox is a given name and surname. Notable people with the name include: Given name *Elizabeth Madox Roberts (1881–1941), American novelist and poet *Ford Madox Brown (1821–1893), English painter *Ford Madox Ford (1873–1939), English novelist, poet, critic and editor Surname *Richard Madox, English explorer *Thomas Madox (1666–1727), English legal antiquary and historian See also *Maddox (given name) *Maddox (surname) *Madoxx Ssemanda Sematimba David Amon Ssemanda Ssematimba (born 1972) known by his stage name, Madoxx Ssemanda Sematimba is a Ugandan roots reggae musician. He is notable in Uganda for his reggae ballads in Luganda, lives in Kampala, Uganda Early life and education Ssemati ... (born 1972), Ugandan roots reggae musician {{given name, type=both Unisex given names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ford Madox Ford
Ford Madox Ford (né Joseph Leopold Ford Hermann Madox Hueffer ( ); 17 December 1873 – 26 June 1939) was an English novelist, poet, critic and editor whose journals ''The English Review'' and ''The Transatlantic Review (1924), The Transatlantic Review'' were important in the development of early 20th-century English and American literature. Ford is now remembered for his novels ''The Good Soldier'' (1915), the ''Parade's End'' tetralogy (1924–1928) and ''The Fifth Queen'' trilogy (1906–1908). ''The Good Soldier'' is frequently included among the great literature of the 20th century, including the Modern Library's 100 Best Novels, ''The Observer''s "100 Greatest Novels of All Time", and ''The Guardian''s "1,000 novels everyone must read". Early life Ford was born in Merton in Surrey to Catherine Madox Brown and Francis Hueffer, the eldest of three; his brother was Oliver Madox Hueffer and his sister was Juliet Soskice, Juliet Hueffer, the wife of David Soskice and mother o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ford Madox Brown
Ford Madox Brown (16 April 1821 – 6 October 1893) was a British painter of moral and historical subjects, notable for his distinctively graphic and often William Hogarth, Hogarthian version of the Pre-Raphaelite style. Arguably, his most notable painting was ''Work (painting), Work'' (1852–1865). Brown spent the latter years of his life painting the twelve works known as ''The Manchester Murals'', depicting History of Manchester, Mancunian history, for Manchester Town Hall. Early life Brown was the grandson of the medical theorist John Brown (physician, born 1735), John Brown, founder of the Brunonian system of medicine. His great-grandfather was a Scottish labourer. His father Ford Brown served as a purser in the Royal Navy, including a period serving under Sir Isaac Coffin, 1st Baronet, Sir Isaac Coffin and a period on HMS Arethusa (1781), HMS ''Arethusa''. He left the Navy after the end of the Napoleonic Wars. In 1818, Ford Brown married Caroline Madox, of an old ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elizabeth Madox Roberts
Elizabeth Madox Roberts (October 30, 1881 – March 13, 1941) was a Kentucky novelist and poet, primarily known for her novels and stories set in central Kentucky's Washington County, including ''The Time of Man'' (1926), "My Heart and My Flesh," ''The Great Meadow'' (1930) and ''A Buried Treasure'' (1931). Robert Penn Warren called "The Time of Man" a classic; the eminent Southern critic and '' Southern Review'' editor Lewis P. Simpson counted her among the half dozen major Southern renascence writers. Three book-length studies of her work, three collections of critical articles, a major conference on her 100th birthday, a collection of her unpublished poems, and a flourishing Roberts Society that generates 20-odd papers at its annual April conferences have yet to revive wide interest in her work. Life Born in Perryville, Kentucky, on October 30, 1881, Roberts grew up and spent most of her adult life in nearby Springfield, Kentucky. She was the second of eight children born to S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Madox
Thomas Madox (1666 – 13 January 1727) was a legal antiquary and historian, known for his publication and discussion of medieval records and charters; and in particular for his ''History of the Exchequer'', tracing the administration and records of that branch of the state from the Norman Conquest to the time of Edward II. It became a standard work for the study of English medieval history. He held the office of historiographer royal from 1708 until his death. Life Madox was born in 1666. He applied himself at an early age to the study of the common law, and was admitted to the Middle Temple, though he was never called to the bar. He became a sworn clerk in the Lord Treasurer's remembrance office (i.e. official archives), and afterwards joint clerk in the Augmentation Office, which administered the crown estates; first with Charles Batteley, who died in May 1722, and afterwards with John Batteley. There he pursued his historical researches under the patronage of Lord Some ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Madox
Richard Madox (11 November 1546 – 27 February 1583)Oxford DNB was an English explorer, who served as a chaplain aboard Edward Fenton's voyage headed for the Moluccas and China in 1582. He died during the voyage, but left a diary which has been republished and is preserved in the British Museum. Biography Madox was born on 11 November 1546 in Shropshire, one of three brothers. He initially attended Shrewsbury School and then became an undergraduate at All Souls College, Oxford University, when he was 20. After receiving his B.A., he was appointed a fellow of All Souls College, graduating with an MA in 1576.Feingold, Mordechai ''The Mathematicians' Apprenticeship: science, universities and society''. Cambridge University Press, 1984, p. 159. He was ordained as a priest five years later. Madox, along with John Walker, was appointed to the position of chaplain on Edward Fenton's ''Galleon Leicester'', which set sail on 1 May 1582. Fenton was intending to sail around the Cape of Good ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Madoxx Ssemanda Sematimba
David Amon Ssemanda Ssematimba (born 1972) known by his stage name, Madoxx Ssemanda Sematimba is a Ugandan roots reggae musician. He is notable in Uganda for his reggae ballads in Luganda, lives in Kampala, Uganda Early life and education Ssematimba was born in Kampala in 1972. He attended Makonzi Boarding Primary School and Busoga College Mwiri. Before choosing a path in music, Ssematimba worked as a primary school teacher. He relocated to Stockholm, Sweden in 1991, when he was 21 years old. While performing in night-clubs to pay for his computer studies, he met Kenneth "Mafo" Ssejjemba Magoye, a fellow musician, who introduced him to Aggrey Ssembatya, the proprietor of ''Small Axe Productions''. He moved to Gothenburg where he eventually began work on his albums at Small Axe Studios. He wrote, composed, arranged, programmed, performed, co-mixed and produced all the songs on the albums while Aggrey engineered and co-mixed the albums. Music career Madoxx Sematimba is a reggae m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maddox (surname)
Maddox is an English and Welsh surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Allen Maddox (1948–2000), England-born New Zealand painter * Alton H. Maddox Jr. (1945–2023), US lawyer * Alva Hugh Maddox (1930–2020), US judge * Andre Maddox (born 1982), US American football player * Anthony Maddox (born 1978), US American football player * Austin Maddox (born 1991), US baseball player * Avonte Maddox (born 1996), US American football player * Bob Maddox (born 1949), US American football player * Brad Maddox (born 1984), US professional wrestler * Brenda Maddox (1932–2019), US writer * Bronwen Maddox (born 1963), British journalist * Bruno Maddox (born 1969), British literary novelist and journalist * Charles Milles Maddox (1934–2017), birth name of US criminal and cult leader Charles Manson * Christine Maddox (born 1950), US model * Claude Maddox (1901–1958), US mobster * Conroy Maddox (1912–2005), British painter * Curtis Maddox (1935–2018), US American footbal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maddox (given Name)
Maddox is a mainly male name in use in English language, English speaking countries derived from a Welsh language, Welsh surname meaning "son of Madoc". The name Madoc means "fortunate" and is derived from the Welsh language, Welsh word ''mad''. Madoc or Madog was a legendary Welsh prince who in Welsh folklore sailed to the New World three hundred years before Christopher Columbus. Usage The name has increased in popularity in the United States, where it was ranked among the top 1,000 names for boys since 2003 and among the top 200 since 2009. It is also in occasional use for American girls. There were 109 American girls given the name in 2021 and 2,201 American boys. The increase in usage has been attributed to its use by Angelina Jolie for the son she adopted in 2002. See also *Madox, given name and surname *Maddox (surname) References {{reflist English given names English masculine given names English unisex given names Given names originating from a surname Masculin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
