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Parkman (other)
Parkman may refer to: People * Daniil Parkman, Russian-born pair skater * Francis Parkman (1823–1893), American historian ** Francis Parkman House ** Francis Parkman Prize * Francis Parkman Coffin (1880–1956), American electrical engineering pioneer * George Parkman (1790–1849), Boston Brahmin, the victim in the Parkman–Webster murder case * Håkan Parkman (1955–1988), Swedish composer, arranger, and choral director * Harry L. Parkman, American politician who represented California's 19th State Assembly district * Henry Parkman (1850–1924), American politician * Henry Parkman Jr. (1894–1958), American politician * Henry Parkman Sturgis (1847–1929), American-born banker and politician in England * Jim Parkman (born 1950), American lawyer * Paul Parkman (1932–2024), American physician * Samuel Parkman Tuckerman (1819–1890), American composer * Stefan Parkman (born 1952), Swedish conductor Places in the United States * Parkman, Maine * Parkman Tow ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daniil Parkman
Daniil Vladimirovich Parkman (russian: Даниил Владимирович Паркман; ka, დანიილ ვლადიმიროვიჩ პარკმანი; born 17 April 1999) is a Russian-born pair skater who is now representing United States and formerly competed for Georgia. With his former skating partner, Anastasiia Metelkina, he is the 2022 Grand Prix of Espoo bronze medalist and 2021 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb silver medalist. Metelkina/Parkman are the first Georgian pairs team to compete at a World Championships, doing so in 2021. Early career Parkman began figure skating in 2003. As a singles skater, he won the gold medal on the junior level at the Tallinn Trophy, 2012 Tallinn Trophy. His first pair partners were Daria Lobova and Elena Pavlova, both of whom he competed with for Russia. In 2019, Parkman teamed up with fellow Russians, Russian pair skater, Viktoria Yatsenko, and had intended on representing Belarus with her, however, the couple n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Parkman, Maine
Parkman is a town in Piscataquis County, Maine, United States. The population was 747 at the 2020 census. History First known as Plantation Number Five, Sixth Range, it was purchased by Samuel Parkman, a Boston Brahmin. In 1822, it was incorporated as a town and named for its proprietor. It was inherited by the proprietor's son, George Parkman, who visited it annually. Much of the town has excellent soil for farming. In 1837, the wheat crop was 6,018 bushels. In 1859, it was noted for making butter and cheese. By 1886, Parkman had several sawmills and a gristmill. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , of which is land and is water. Parkman is drained by a branch of the Piscataquis River. The principal bodies of water are Bennett and Harlow ponds. Demographics 2010 census As of the census of 2010, there were 843 people, 353 households, and 241 families residing in the town. The population density was . There were 538 housing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Some Came Running (novel)
''Some Came Running'' is a novel by James Jones, published in 1958. It was Jones's second published novel, following his award-winning debut ''From Here to Eternity''. It is the story of a war veteran with literary aspirations who returns in 1948 to his hometown of Parkman, Illinois, after a failed writing career. It is a thinly disguised autobiographical novel of Jones's experiences in his hometown of Robinson, Illinois, immediately after returning from World War II. The title alludes to the lines in Chapter 10:17 of the Gospel of St. Mark,Mark 10:17, King James Version: "And when He was gone forth into the way, there came one running, and kneeled to him, and asked Him, Good Master, what shall I do that I may inherit eternal life?" which author James Jones used as an epigraph before the beginning of the novel. A film version starring Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin and Shirley MacLaine was released the same year and was nominated for five Academy Awards. Plot Dave Hirsh is a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maury Parkman
This is a list of fictional characters in the television series ''Heroes'', the ''Heroes'' graphic novels, and the ''Heroes'' webisodes. Main characters Character duration In its inaugural season, ''Heroes'' featured an ensemble cast of twelve main characters. During the first season, the NBC ''Heroes'' cast page listed ten characters among the cast; Leonard Roberts arrived later, and Jack Coleman was promoted to series regular as of the eleventh episode. For the second season of the show, Santiago Cabrera, Tawny Cypress, and Leonard Roberts left the main cast. Zachary Quinto and James Kyson Lee, who were recurring characters in the first season, were added to the main cast, and were joined by new cast members David Anders, Kristen Bell, Dana Davis and Dania Ramirez. Anders was originally meant to be a recurring character, but was promoted to a series regular prior to the start of the season. He is credited as a guest star for the first four episodes of season two. F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mouchel
Mouchel Group was an infrastructure and business services company headquartered in Woking, United Kingdom. It provided advisory, design, project delivery and managed services associated with infrastructure and business services across the highways and transportation, local government, emergency services, property, health, education and utility markets across the world. In June 2015 Mouchel was purchased by Kier Group for £265 million. This included both the Mouchel Infrastructure Services and Mouchel Business Services divisions. Subsequently, Mouchel Infrastructure Services was rebranded as Mouchel Consulting, with the Business Services sector falling under the Kier brand. Grant Rumbles stepped down as CEO with Haydn Mursell, CEO of Kier Group, assuming the role. Kier sold Mouchel Consulting to WSP Global in October 2016 and the Mouchel name was dropped. History Early history Mouchel was founded in Briton Ferry in 1897 by Louis Gustave Mouchel, who arrived in the UK from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Parkman Group
Parkman Group plc was a leading firm of engineering consultants. It merged with Mouchel in 2003. History The consulting practice Ward Ashcroft was founded in Liverpool in 1888, predominantly as a water and public health business. In 1948, Brigadier Parkman joined the firm to create Ward Ashcroft and Parkman. By the mid-1960s it had diversified into highways and structural engineering and from the 1970s it had spread its wings internationally, working in Africa and Portugal and later Eastern Europe. The company advised on outsourcing following the rapid expansion of public sector term contracts in the 1980s. From the mid-1990s Parkman, as it was now known, moved into public sector property and housing, starting with the London Borough of Bexley, and in 1996 it won a Queens Award for Export Achievement. In 2000, the company, previously management and staff-owned, underwent a management buy-out and by 2001 a significant shift took place in the company's turnover as it moved to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Watts-Parkman-Gillman House
Sturdivant Hall, also known as the Watts-Parkman-Gillman Home, is a historic Greek Revival mansion and house museum in Selma, Alabama, United States. Completed in 1856, it was designed by Thomas Helm Lee for Colonel Edward T. Watts. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on January 18, 1973, due to its architectural significance. Edward Vason Jones, known for his architectural work on the interiors at the White House during the 1960s and 70s, called it one of the finest Greek Revival antebellum mansions in the Southeast. History Construction of what is now known as Sturdivant Hall began in 1852, but was not completely finished until 1856. Following completion, Edward Watts and his family lived in the house until 1864, when the house was sold and the family moved to Texas. The house was purchased from Watts by John McGee Parkman, a local banker, for the sum of $65,000 on February 12, 1864. Following the end of the American Civil War, Parkman was made presiden ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Parkman Tavern
The Parkman Tavern is an historic tavern (now a private residence) at 20 Powder Mill Road in Concord, Massachusetts. It is a -story timber-frame structure, built by ship's carpenters with wall frames wider at top of first story than base, five bays wide, with a side-gable roof, large central chimney with multiple ovens, and clapboard siding. It is estimated to have been built in the late 17th century (1659), by a member of the locally prominent Wheeler family. In the late 18th century it was purchased by William Parkman, great-uncle to historian Francis Parkman, who operated a tavern on the premises. The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979. See also *First period houses in Massachusetts (1620–1659) *List of the oldest buildings in Massachusetts *National Register of Historic Places listings in Concord, Massachusetts This is a list of places on the National Register of Historic Places in Concord, Massachusetts. Concord ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Parkman Plaza
Parkman Plaza is a plaza in Boston Common, in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Description The plaza features three bronze statues of men representing Learning, Industry, and Religion, each of which are set on granite bases. ''Learning'' depicts a seated figure using a compass while reading a book. ''Industry'' shows a man using a jackhammer. ''Religion'' depicts a man kneeing with his arms extended. An inscription on the base of ''Religion'' reads: "PARKMAN PLAZA / DEDICATED TO THE MEMORY OF / GEORGE F. PARKMAN 1823-1908 /LAFAYETTE MALL WAS IMPROVED AND THIS PLAZA CREATED 1958-1960 BY HON. JOHN F. COLLINS AND HON. JOHN HYMES MAYORS OF BOSTON, MARTIN F. WALSH, FRANK R. KELLEY, HARRY J. BLAKE, THOMAS J. CARTY, DANIEL G. O'CONNOR, O. PHILIP SNOWDEN. PARKS & RECREATION COMMISSION, SHURCLIFF & MERRILL LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS, CASCIERE AND DI BICCARIA SCULPTURE". History The sculptures were commissioned by the George F. Parkman Fund, and surveyed by the Smithsonian Institution's " ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Parkman Bandstand
The Parkman Bandstand is a landmark bandstand located on the eastern side of the Boston Common in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. It was built in 1912 from a design by Derby, Robinson & Shephard at a cost of $1 million on the site of the Cow Pond (also known as the Horse Pond), which had been filled in 1838 after cattle-grazing had been outlawed on the Common. Named for George F. Parkman, the bandstand was constructed following his death in 1908, in honor of a $5 million donation he had willed for the care of the Boston Common and other city parks. Parkman was the son of George Parkman, a doctor who had donated land for Harvard Medical School's first campus. The site quickly became noted for the autumnal colonial-themed puppet shows that occurred there starting in 1922. Puppet shows formally ceased at the location following Flynn Dooley's controversial puppet show titled, “The Real Story of Revere’s Ride” in 1942 amidst rising tensions with Germany and a surge in patr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Parkman, Wyoming
Parkman is a census-designated place (CDP) in Sheridan County, Wyoming, United States. The population was 180 at the 2020 census. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 9.6 square miles (24.9 km2), of which 9.6 square miles (24.8 km2) is land and 0.02 square mile (0.05 km2) (0.20%) is water. History The Crow people called the place ''Awaasúuachiikaxiia'', "house that leans," because "the original bar in Parkman had a roof that had one side longer than the other." Demographics As of the census of 2000, there were 137 people, 52 households, and 39 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 12.3 people per square mile (4.8/km2). There were 55 housing units at an average density of 4.9/sq mi (1.9/km2). The racial makeup of the CDP was 94.89% White, 1.46% Native American, 2.92% from other races, and 0.73% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.92% of the populat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
