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Nathan Davis (other)
Nathan Davis is the name of: *Nathan Davis (traveller) (1812–1882), British missionary and amateur excavator at Carthage * Nathan Davis (actor) (1917–2008), American actor * Nathan Davis (saxophonist) (1937–2018), American jazz saxophonist *Nathan Davis (gridiron football) (born 1974), defensive lineman * Nathan Smith Davis (1817–1904), physician instrumental in founding Northwestern University * Nathan Smith Davis Jr. (1858–1920), physician and dean of Northwestern University Medical College *Nathan Davis (basketball) (born 1974), American college basketball coach *Nathan Davis (rugby league) (born 1995), Australian rugby league player See also *Nate Davis (other) *Nathaniel Davis (other) Nathaniel Davis (1925–2011) was U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs, 1975; U.S. Ambassador to Chile, 1971–1973. Nathaniel Davis is also the name of: * Nathaniel Penistone Davis (1895–1973), U.S. Ambassador to Costa Rica, 1 ...
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Nathan Davis (traveller)
Nathan Davis (1812–1882) was a British archaeologist known for his work on the site of Carthage. He published ''Carthage and her remains'' (1861). Early life and background Suggestions that Davis was an American are not now accepted. He was British, born in London of Jewish background, and later became a Christian convert. Missionary work By his late 20s Davis was working for the London Society for Promoting Christianity Among the Jews (LSPCJ). The association with the Society eventually damaged his reputation, according to Moses Margoliouth. Davis chose to side with Margoliouth and Alexander M'Caul in his approach to missionary work, rather than with the alternative views of Charlotte Elizabeth Tonna and Stanislaus Hoga. Davis spent a number of years in Northern Africa, at Tunis, as missionary to the Jews. From 1838 to 1843 he was there for the LSPCJ. He lived first at Douar el Chott (Dawwar ash Shatt) near Tunis. In his ''Voice from North Africa'' (1844), Davis attacked som ...
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Nathan Davis (actor)
Nathan Davis (May 22, 1917 – October 15, 2008) was an American film and television actor. He was featured in Holes, Chain Reaction, Flowers in the Attic, Stony Island. Life and career Davis was born in Chicago, Illinois, the son of Romanian-Jewish immigrants, Rose (née Marcus) and Fred Davis. He served in Europe during World War II and performed on the local stage and in radio productions after the war. Davis was also a pharmaceutical sales rep by trade but pursued acting after being fired from his sales job in the late '70s. Davis started acting in the late 1970s. He appeared on ''Mister Rogers' Neighborhood'' in 1975 and in films such as ''Dunston Checks In'', '' Holes'', ''Code of Silence'', ''Chain Reaction'', ''Thief'', '' Poltergeist III'', and many others. He was nominated for a 1980 Joseph Jefferson Award for Actor in a Principal Role in a Play for his performance in '' Buried Child'' at the Northlight Theatre in Chicago, Illinois. He was again nominated for a Josep ...
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Nathan Davis (saxophonist)
Nathan Tate Davis (February 15, 1937 – April 8, 2018) was an American jazz multi-instrumentalist who played the tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone, bass clarinet, and flute. He is known for his work with Eric Dolphy, Kenny Clarke, Ray Charles, Slide Hampton and Art Blakey. Career Davis traveled extensively around Europe after World War II and moved to Paris in 1962. He held a Ph.D in Ethnomusicology from Wesleyan University and was a professor of music and director of jazz studies at the University of Pittsburgh from 1969, an academic program that he helped initiate. He was also founder and director of the University of Pittsburgh Annual Jazz Seminar and Concert, the first academic jazz event of its kind in the United States. He also helped to found the university's William Robinson Recording Studio as well as establish the International Academy of Jazz Hall of Fame located in the school's William Pitt Union and the University of Pittsburgh-Sonny Rollins International Jazz Ar ...
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Nathan Davis (gridiron Football)
Nathan Michael Davis (born February 6, 1974) is a former American football defensive tackle in the National Football League (NFL) for the Atlanta Falcons and Dallas Cowboys. He also was a member of the Saskatchewan Roughriders and Winnipeg Blue Bombers in the Canadian Football League (CFL). He played college football at Indiana University. Early years Davis attended Richmond High School, where he was a two-way player at defensive end and tight end. As a senior, he posted 108 tackles, 18 sacks, 13 receptions for 220 yards and 2 touchdowns. He received second-team all-state, All-conference and defensive player of the year honors. He won the state shot put championship as a junior and a national indoor shot put title as a senior. College career Davis accepted a football scholarship from Indiana University, where he was a defensive end. As a junior, he recorded 60 tackles, 6 sacks and 20 tackles for loss (second in school history and 13th in the nation). As a senior, he was ...
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Nathan Smith Davis
Nathan Smith Davis Sr., M.D., LLD (January 9, 1817 – June 16, 1904) was a physician who was instrumental in the establishment of the American Medical Association and was twice elected its president. He became the first editor of the ''Journal of the American Medical Association''. Biography Davis was born near Greene, Chenango County, New York. He lived and worked on the farm until 16 years of age, attending district school in the winter, and studying for six months in Cazenovia Seminary. At the age of 17 he began mastering medicine under Dr. Daniel Clark, attended three courses of lectures at the College of Physicians and Surgeons of the Western District of New York, Fairfield, and was graduated from that institution, on January 31, 1837, with a thesis on "Animal Temperature". He first practiced in Vienna, New York, but after a few months moved to Binghamton, New York and soon after settled in New York City. In 1841, he was awarded the prize from the Medical Society of the ...
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Nathan or Natan may refer to: People * Nathan (given name), including a list of people and characters with this name * Nathan (surname) * Nathan (prophet), a person in the Hebrew Bible *Nathan (son of David), biblical figure, son of King David and Bathsheba * Nathan of Gaza, a charismatic figure who spread the word of Eli the Prophet * Starboy Nathan, a British singer who used the stage name "Nathan" from 2006 to 2011 *Nathan (footballer, born 1994), full name ''Nathan Athaydes Campos Ferreira'', Brazilian winger *Nathan (footballer, born 1995), full name ''Nathan Raphael Pelae Cardoso'', Brazilian centre back *Nathan (footballer, born 1996), full name ''Nathan Allan de Souza'', Brazilian midfielder *Nathan (footballer, born May 1999), full name ''Nathan Crepaldi da Cruz'', Brazilian forward *Nathan (footballer, born August 1999), full name ''Nathan Palafoz de Sousa'', Brazilian forward Other uses * Nathan, Queensland, a suburb of Brisbane in Australia * Nathan (band), an alt ...
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