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Paul L. Adams (meteorologist)
Paul Adams may refer to: Academics * Paul L. Adams (academic) (1915–1984), president of Roberts Wesleyan College and candidate for Governor of New York * Paul Adams (scientist), British professor of neurobiology at Stony Brook University * Paul C. Adams, professor of geography at University of Texas at Austin Politics * Paul Adams (Massachusetts politician), Massachusetts politician * Paul Adams (New Zealand politician) (born 1948), rally driver and former politician from New Zealand Sports * Paul Adams (American football coach) (1936–2019), American football player and Hall of Fame high school coach * Paul Adams (center) (1919–1995), American football player and coach * Paul Adams (cricketer) (born 1977), South African cricketer * Paul Adams (coach) (1921–1986), American football, cross country running, and track and field coach * Paul Adams (sport shooter) (born 1992), Australian sport shooter * Paul Adams (umpire) (born 1949), English cricket umpire Other * Paul Adam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Paul may refer to: People * Paul (given name), a given name, including a list of people * Paul (surname), a list of people * Paul the Apostle, an apostle who wrote many of the books of the New Testament * Ray Hildebrand, half of the singing duo Paul & Paula * Paul Stookey, one-third of the folk music trio Peter, Paul and Mary * Billy Paul, stage name of American soul singer Paul Williams (1934–2016) * Vinnie Paul, drummer for American Metal band Pantera * Paul Avril, pseudonym of Édouard-Henri Avril (1849–1928), French painter and commercial artist * Paul, pen name under which Walter Scott wrote ''Paul's letters to his Kinsfolk'' in 1816 * Jean Paul, pen name of Johann Paul Friedrich Richter (1763–1825), German Romantic writer Places *Paul, Cornwall, a village in the civil parish of Penzance, United Kingdom *Paul (civil parish), Cornwall, United Kingdom *Paul, Alabama, United States, an unincorporated community *Paul, Idaho, United States, a city *Paul, Nebraska, United Sta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Adams (sport Shooter)
Paul Adams (born 4 June 1992) is an Australian sports shooter. He competed in the men's skeet event at the 2016 Summer Olympics and at the 2018 Commonwealth Games. Adams represented Australia at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. He competed in the men's skeet event but did not score sufficient points to advance past qualification. Personal life On 13 October 2018, Adams joined the Royal Australian Navy Reserve The Royal Australian Naval Reserve (RANR) is the volunteer reserve force of the Royal Australian Navy in Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country comprising mainland Australia, the mainland of the Austra ... as a Nursing Officer. References External links * * * 1992 births Living people Australian male sport shooters Olympic shooters for Australia Shooters at the 2016 Summer Olympics Shooters at the 2020 Summer Olympics 21st-century Australian sportsmen Sportspeople from Toowoomba Sportsmen from Qu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Adams (pilot)
Paul Adams (August 10, 1920 – June 30, 2013) was a World War II pilot with the Tuskegee Airmen. He was one of the first black teachers in the Lincoln Nebraska public school system. Adams also served as the president of the Lincoln Chapter of the NAACP. In 2008 the city of Lincoln Nebraska built a new elementary school and named it after Adams. The mascot of the school in an aviator. Military service Adams joined the army in 1942 and began fighter pilot training at Tuskegee University in Alabama. He was commissioned 2nd Lieutenant in 1943. He was assigned to the 332nd Fighter Group and sent to Naples Italy. In 1945, Captain Adams came back to the United States and was discharged. In 1947 Adams reenlisted in the army as a 1st Lieutenant. After many assignments eventually Adams was assigned to Lincoln Nebraska as Deputy Base Commander. Awards *Air Medal with 3 Oak Leaf Clusters *Congressional Gold Medal awarded to the Tuskegee Airmen in 2006 *President's Honor of Distinc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Paul may refer to: People * Paul (given name), a given name, including a list of people * Paul (surname), a list of people * Paul the Apostle, an apostle who wrote many of the books of the New Testament * Ray Hildebrand, half of the singing duo Paul & Paula * Paul Stookey, one-third of the folk music trio Peter, Paul and Mary * Billy Paul, stage name of American soul singer Paul Williams (1934–2016) * Vinnie Paul, drummer for American Metal band Pantera * Paul Avril, pseudonym of Édouard-Henri Avril (1849–1928), French painter and commercial artist * Paul, pen name under which Walter Scott wrote ''Paul's letters to his Kinsfolk'' in 1816 * Jean Paul Jean Paul (; born Johann Paul Friedrich Richter, 21 March 1763 – 14 November 1825) was a German Romanticism, German Romantic writer, best known for his humorous novels and stories. Life and work Jean Paul was born at Wunsiedel, in the Ficht ..., pen name of Johann Paul Friedrich Richter (1763–1825), German Romantic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Adams (property Developer)
Sir Paul Hunter Adams (born 2 March 1949) is a New Zealand businessman and philanthropist. In the 2015 New Year Honours, he was appointed a Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for services to business and philanthropy. He was elevated to Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for services to philanthropy and the community, in the 2019 Queen's Birthday Honours. In 2023, Adams was inducted into the New Zealand Business Hall of Fame The New Zealand Business Hall of Fame is a figurative hall of fame dedicated to New Zealanders who have made a significant contribution to the economic and social development of New Zealand. The hall was established in 1994 by the Young Enterpri .... References 1940s births Living people New Zealand businesspeople Knights Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit Businesspeople awarded knighthoods Year of birth uncertain Date of birth missing (living people) {{NewZealand-business-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Adams (musician)
Paul Adams (born August 1951) is an American musician, writer and musical instrument builder. Early career Adams began his foray into the arts by making stringed musical instruments such as guitars, banjos, basses, and dulcimers after he was introduced to the craft as an ethnomusicology student under Dr. Joel Maring at Southern Illinois University Carbondale. Composing In the 1980s, Adams decided to start composing music and got a label deal with Nature Recordings/World Disc (now defunct). His first album, ''Various Waves'', was placed in the Top Five of the Year by the syndicated Radio Show Musical Starstreams in the 1990s. The ''Metro Silicon Valley'' stated that "Adams is perhaps the most important New Age musician since George Winston." Adams left the label after his first release in order to produce music in genres other than New Age. He spent some time working with John Golden of Centerfield Productions, whose main focus was the band jazz band Steps Ahead. Centerfield (n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Adams (journalist)
Paul Adams is a correspondent for the BBC World Affairs Unit, based in London. He previously served as the BBC's world affairs correspondent in London, before moving to Washington D.C. He regularly reports for BBC News, BBC World News, BBC Radio and the BBC One bulletins from various locations around the world. Early life Adams was born in Lebanon in 1961, where his father served as Middle East correspondent for ''The Guardian'', a United Kingdom-published national newspaper. His family eventually settled in the United Kingdom, living in Sussex and Kent. Education Adams was educated at Sevenoaks School, an independent school in the town of Sevenoaks in Kent, followed by the University of York, where he studied English. Life and career After two years spent teaching English in Yemen, Adams began his journalism career freelancing for local papers in the United States, while road-tripping across the country. In 1989, he joined the BBC's Arabic service, based in London. Later that y ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Adams (umpire)
Paul Adams (born 22 December 1949) is an English former cricket umpire. A schoolmaster by profession, Adams began officiating in county cricket in the Minor Counties Championship in 1987. He first officiated in List A one-day matches in 1991, when he stood at Canterbury in the match between Kent and Cambridgeshire in the NatWest Trophy. Adams officiated in List A matches until 2002, standing in 12 matches in the NatWest Trophy (and from 2001, its successor the Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy), in addition to standing in one match between first-class counties in the 2001 Norwich Union League. In addition to standing in List A matches, Adams also stood in 23 first-class matches from 1992 to 2002, following an invitation to join the first-class reserve umpires list for 1992. The matches he stood in typically involved touring sides playing county opponents, or Oxford and Cambridge Universities. None of the 23 first-class matches that he stood in were in the County Championship. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Adams (coach)
Paul L. "Sparky" Adams (April 5, 1921 – July 4, 1986) was an American football, cross country running, and track and field coach. He served as the head football coach at Baldwin–Wallace College—now known at Baldwin Wallace University—in Berea, Ohio from 1954 to 1957, compiling a record of 8–25–1. In 1958, he stepped down to become an assistant football coach, so he could focus his roles as the head cross country and track coach at Baldwin–Wallace, positions that he held until his retirement in 1983. Adams was also and assistant basketball coach and a swimming coach at Baldwin–Wallace. A native of Newark, Ohio, Adams attended Baldwin–Wallace, where he lettered in football, basketball, and track, before graduating in 1943. He served in Third Army of the United States Army, led by Gernal George S. Patton, during World War II, earning a Purple Heart The Purple Heart (PH) is a United States military decoration awarded in the name of the president to those wou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Adams (scientist)
Paul Richard Adams, FRS is a neuroscientist currently serving as a Professor in the Department of Neurobiology and Behavior at Stony Brook University in New York. He graduated from London University with a PhD, and did postdoctoral work with Bert Sakmann at the Max Planck Institute. He won the Novartis Memorial Prize in 1979 and the Gaddum Memorial Award in 1984, both from the British Pharmacological Society. He was made a MacArthur Foundation Prize Fellow in 1986, and elected as a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1991. From 1987 to 1995 he was an investigator at the Howard Hughes Medical Institute. With others, he pioneered the concepts of open channel block and neuromodulation Neuromodulation is the physiological process by which a given neuron uses one or more chemicals to regulate diverse populations of neurons. Neuromodulators typically bind to metabotropic, G-protein coupled receptors (GPCRs) to initiate a sec ..., which now play central roles in neuroscience. He is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Adams (cricketer)
Paul Regan Adams (born 20 January 1977) is a former South African cricketer. A left-arm unorthodox spin Bowler (cricket), bowler with a unique bowling action, Adams played for the Test and ODI teams for South African cricket team, national team sporadically since the 1990s. Meanwhile, his first class cricket career registered 412 wickets. He was also the coach of the Cape Cobras cricket team. Bowling action Adams's bowling action was highly unorthodox and Mike Gatting likened it to a "frog in a blender". Though his action initially caught world batsmen by surprise, he was soon exposed for lack of variety by the Australians. As such, he became less effective. International career In December 2006 he was recalled to the Test side for the series against Indian cricket team, India, only to be dropped from the squad before the first Test. He held the ball with two fingers of his left hand (thumb, and the index finger). He announced his retirement from professional cricket on 2 Octob ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Adams (center)
Paul Hampton Adams (December 12, 1919 – September 24, 1995) was an American football player and coach. He played for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League (NFL) in 1947. Adams served as the head football coach at Morehead State University in Morehead, Kentucky Morehead is a list of Kentucky cities, home rule-class city located along U.S. Route 60 in Kentucky, US 60 (the historic Midland Trail) and Interstate 64 in Kentucky, Interstate 64 in Rowan County, Kentucky, Rowan County, Kentucky, in the United ... from 1956 to 1958, compiling a record of 4–21–4. Head coaching record References {{DEFAULTSORT:Adams, Paul 1919 births 1995 deaths American football centers Morehead State Eagles football coaches Morehead State Eagles football players Pittsburgh Steelers players People from Lawrence County, Ohio Coaches of American football from Ohio Players of American football from Ohio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
