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Michael (surname)
Michael is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Alan Michael (born 1967), Scottish artist * Ali Michael (born 1990), American fashion model * Alun Michael (born 1943), British politician * Andrew Michael (entrepreneur) (born 1980), British entrepreneur * Arky Michael, Australian actor and writer * Arthur Michael (1853-1942), American chemist * Asot Michael, Antigua and Barbuda politician * Barry Michael (born 1955), Australian boxer * Bill Michael (1935–2016), American football coach * Bill Michael (footballer) (1874–?), Scottish footballer * Blake Michael (born 1996), American actor * Charles W. Michael (died 1915), American politician * Christine Michael (born 1990), American football player * Christopher Michael, American actor * Chrysis Michael (born 1977), Cypriot footballer * Clem Michael (born 1976), Australian rules footballer * Con Michael (born 1953), Australian cricketer * Danny Michael, American audio engineer * Enid Michael (1883� ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alan Michael (artist)
Alan Michael (born 1967 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Paisley, Scotland) is a Scottish artist based in London. Education Michael attended Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art & Design in Dundee, and then the Glasgow School of Art. Career Michael has exhibited in shows including the 1999 Liverpool Biennial, ''Put Out More Flags'' at Sutton Lane in London, ''Record Collection'' at Forde Gallery in Geneva, ''Panache'' at Els Hanappe Underground in Athens and ''Kapernekas'' at Fine Art Inc. in New York City. Critical response Moritz Scheper has written that "The paintings of Scottish artist Alan Michael have now been confusing audiences for more than twenty years. ... Strangely, Michael’s high standing in artistic circles does not correspond to the public perception of his work. In a good twenty years of permanent and consistent practice, he has accumulated just two slender (but brilliant) publications and a handful of articles in the specialized press." Isaac Moss has written o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Danny Michael
Danny Michael is an American sound engineer. He was nominated for an Academy Award in the category Best Sound for the film ''Mississippi Burning''. He has worked on nearly 90 films since 1976. Selected filmography * ''Mississippi Burning ''Mississippi Burning'' is a 1988 American crime thriller film directed by Alan Parker and written by Chris Gerolmo that is loosely based on the 1964 investigation into the deaths of Chaney, Goodman, and Schwerner in Mississippi. It stars ...'' (1988) References External links * Year of birth missing (living people) Living people American audio engineers Best Sound BAFTA Award winners {{US-audio-engineer-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jack Michael
Jack Michael (January 16, 1926 – November 12, 2020) was an American psychologist and professor at Western Michigan University. He developed one of the first token economies, the concept of motivating operations (MOs), and is a pioneer of what is now referred to as applied behavior analysis (ABA, also called behavioral engineering). Early life Michael, named John Lester Michael, was born on January 16, 1926, in Los Angeles, California. He had no siblings. His father Lester Lioniel was an automobile mechanic and his mother Willie did not work outside of the home. He lived in a lower-middle-class neighborhood near downtown L.A. from the time he was 5 years old until he was drafted into the army at 18. As a youth, he joined an inner city Hispanic gang but avoided fights, protected by members who needed his help with their own schoolwork. He developed an early love of reading, accompanying his mother to the library on Saturdays. He attended elementary school from 1931 to 1937, J ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ib Michael
Ib Michael (born 1945 in Roskilde, Denmark) is a Danish novelist and poet. His writing style has been described as magic realism. He attended the University of Copenhagen, where he studied Central American and Indian Language and Culture. Michael is the author of the works "Kejserfortællingen" (The Tiger's Tale), "Kilroy, Kilroy", "Vanillepigen" (The Vanilla Girl), "Den tolvte rytter" (The Midnight Soldier), "Brev til månen" (Letter to the Moon), and "Prins" (Prince). He has won numerous awards, including the Otto Gelsted Prize in 1978, The Booksellers Club Golden Laurel in 1990, The Danish Author Association Peace Prize in 1991, and the Grand Prize of the Danish Academy in 1994. Bibliography * ''En hidtil uset drøm om skibe'' (1970) * ''Den flyvende kalkundræber'' (1971) * ''Warum ist die Banane so krumm'' (radio drama, 1973) * ''Indianerliv i regnskoven'' (together with Per Kirkeby and Teit Jørgensen, 1973) * ''Mayalandet'' (together with Per Kirkeby og Teit Jørgensen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Holger Michael
Holger Michael (born 1954) is a German diplomat. He was appointed as Ambassador to Bangladesh in 2009, and was succeeded by Albrecht Conze in October 2012. He studied business administration in Cologne from 1972 to 1977 and attended the College of Europe 1977–1978. After a short stint as a trainee at the European Commission, he joined the West German foreign service in 1979, working at the Foreign Office in Bonn, the Embassy in Ankara (1982-1985), Managua (1985-1988, Deputy Head of Mission), Bonn (1988-1991), Seoul (1991-1994, Head of Economic/Commercial Department), Bonn (1994-1997, Deputy Head of Division), Hong Kong (1997-2002, Deputy Head of Mission), Bangkok (2002-2006, Deputy Head of Mission) and the Foreign Office in Berlin Berlin ( ; ) is the Capital of Germany, capital and largest city of Germany, by both area and List of cities in Germany by population, population. With 3.7 million inhabitants, it has the List of cities in the European Union by population withi .. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Helen Abbott Michael
Helen Cecilia De Silver Abbott Michael (December 23, 1857 – November 29, 1904) was an American chemist and a pioneer in phytochemistry. She documented the relationship between chemical composition and plant morphology and proposed a chemical taxonomy for plants. She was the first woman to lecture to students at the Philadelphia College of Pharmacy. She published several scientific papers and gave lectures to the American Association for the Advancement of Science meeting, the Franklin Institute, the Academy of Natural Sciences and the Smithsonian Institution. She received a medical degree from Tufts University School of Medicine and transformed her house in Boston into a free hospital for the poor, however she died from influenza contracted from one of her patients. She was married to organic chemist Arthur Michael. Early life and education Helen Cecilia De Silver Abbott was born in Philadelphia on December 23, 1857, to James Abbott and Caroline Montelius. She was educated at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Masked Wolf
Harry Michael (born 12 February 1991), known professionally as Masked Wolf, is an Australian rapper from Sydney, New South Wales. He is best known for his song " Astronaut in the Ocean", which became a sleeper hit in 2021, peaking at number 4 on the Australian ARIA Charts and number 6 on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100, having been initially released in June 2019. Early life Michael was raised by his grandparents who were Greek immigrants to Australia. In an interview in 2019, Michael said, "I've always been interested in music and as a young kid, my musical outlet was actually playing instruments like the piano, keyboard, guitar and drums." He is a "huge fan" of American hip hop. He began writing at the age of 13. Career Michael signed to Teamwrk Records and released his debut single "Speed Racer" in December 2018. All of his subsequent releases were on the label, up until 2021, when " Astronaut in the Ocean" was re-released. On 28 January 2021, Michael signed to US-based labe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harold Michael
Harold K. Michael (October 9, 1943 - ) is an American insurance agent from Moorefield, West Virginia, who has served as a Democratic member of the West Virginia House of Delegates representing what is now the 47th District since 1988. Background Born October 9, 1943, son of Merl H. and Flossie V. Michael, Michael has studied at Strayer University, and is an insurance agent by profession (he is past President of the West Virginia Nationwide Insurance Agents). Legislative service He served as Democratic Majority Whip during the 72nd Legislature; and as Chairman of the standing committee on finance during the 73rd, 74th, 75th, 76th and 77th Legislatures. Personal life He is married to the former Patricia Burns; their children are Harold K. Jr., Melissa Lee, Brandi M., and Tasha Nichole Michael. He is a Methodist and a Freemason Freemasonry (sometimes spelled Free-Masonry) consists of fraternal groups that trace their origins to the medieval guilds of stonemasons. F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gregory Michael
Gregory Michael (born May 30, 1981) is an American actor. Biography Michael was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He is the only son of Gregory Hosmer and Rosaria DiStefano, and has one older sister, Christina. He attended the Christian Brothers' La Salle College High School, in Wyndmoor, Pennsylvania. Michael went on to college to pursue his studies in theatre and acting at Pennsylvania State University. Michael currently resides in Los Angeles, California. Although he has portrayed gay characters on multiple television shows, he is straight in his own life, and was reported to have previously dated Stephanie Pratt. Acting career At a young age, Michael was active in community theater, portraying lead characters in the musicals '' Blood Brothers'', ''The Music Man'', and ''Damn Yankees'', which were performed at the Walnut Street Theatre in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. In high school, he captured national championship awards in his Dramatic and Humorous Interpretation of li ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Glen Michael
Glen Michael (born Cecil Buckland, 16 May 1926) is a British former children's television presenter and an entertainer. His career at Scottish Television spanned 26 years with the popular children's show ''Glen Michael's Cartoon Cavalcade''. Early career Michael was born on 16 May 1926 in Devon, England. He began his career as an entertainer on stage for the army and worked his way up with his many shows that encompassed his talent for comedy, in particular, impersonations. Upon leaving his native England for the Scottish theatre circuit, he found further success in stage shows with comedians Rikki Fulton and Jack Milroy. Michael also made an uncredited appearance as "Larry" in the police drama ''The Blue Lamp'' in 1950; he and his date witnessed the shooting of Jack Warner (actor), Jack Warner (''Dixon of Dock Green'') as they entered a cinema. Television years Michael eventually turned his attention to television, starring in many Scottish Television productions and dramas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gertrude Michael
Lillian Gertrude Michael (June 1, 1911 – December 31, 1964), sometimes nicknamed Beck Michael, was an American film, stage and television actress. Biography Lillian Gertrude Michael was born in Talladega, Alabama to Mr. and Mrs. Carl H. Michael. She graduated from Talladega High school at the age of 14. In her youth, she played piano and organ, and she began Little Theatres in two communities. She became a singer on the radio. Michael attended the University of Alabama, where she studied law, and Converse College in Spartanburg, South Carolina, pursuing a study of music. Then she went to the Cincinnati Conservatory of Music to continue studying music. Her work there earned her a scholarship for studying five years in Italy. In 1929 in Cincinnati, she made her stage debut in the Stuart Walker stock theater company. She appeared on Broadway in Rachel Crothers' ''Caught Wet'' (1931). She entered the movies playing Richard Arlen's fiancée in ''Wayward'' (1932), but her b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Michael
George Michael (born Georgios Kyriacos Panayiotou; 25 June 1963 – 25 December 2016) was an English singer-songwriter and record producer. Regarded as a pop culture icon, he is one of the List of best-selling music artists, best-selling recording artists of all time. Michael was known as a creative force in songwriting, vocal performance, and visual presentation. Born in East Finchley, Middlesex, Michael rose to fame after forming the pop duo Wham! with Andrew Ridgeley in 1981. He took part in Band Aid (band), Band Aid's UK number-one single "Do They Know It's Christmas?" in 1984 and performed at the following year's Live Aid concert. His debut studio album, ''Faith (George Michael album), Faith'' (1987), won the Grammy Award for Album of the Year and became one of the List of best-selling albums, best-selling albums of all time, having sold over 25 million copies worldwide. Michael then went on to release a series of multimillion-selling albums, including ''Listen Without ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
