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Richard Hamilton (writer)
Richard Hamilton may refer to: Military *Richard Hamilton (officer) (died 1717), Irish officer *Richard Hamilton (Medal of Honor) (1836–1881), American Civil War sailor *Richard Vesey Hamilton (1829–1912), British admiral and First Naval Lord Sportsmen *Richard Hamilton (boxer), competed at the Boxing at the 1988 Summer Olympics for Jamaica *Richard Hamilton (basketball) (born 1978), American basketball player *Richard Hamilton (rower) (born 1973), British Olympic rower *Rick Hamilton (Richard R. Hamilton, born 1970), American football player Others *Richard Hamilton, 4th Viscount Boyne (1724–1789), Irish MP for Navan *Richard Hamilton (actor) (1920–2004), American actor *Richard Hamilton (artist) (1922–2011), British painter and collage artist *Richard Hamilton (BBC journalist), author of 2011 book ''The Last Storytellers: Tales from the Heart of Morocco, The Last Storytellers'' *Richard S. Hamilton (born 1943), American mathematician *Richard Hamilton (mining) (1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Hamilton (officer)
Richard Hamilton PC (Ire) (1717) was an officer in the French and the Irish army. In France he fought in the Franco-Dutch War (1672–1678) under Turenne and the War of the Reunions (1683–1684) at the Siege of Luxembourg. In Ireland he fought for the Jacobites during the Williamite War, rising to the rank of lieutenant-general. He defeated the Protestants of Ulster at the Break of Dromore and the Cladyford in 1689. Later that year he commanded during part of the Siege of Derry. In 1690 he fought valiantly at the Battle of the Boyne, where he was taken prisoner. In April 1692 he was exchanged for Lord Mountjoy. Hamilton died in French exile. Birth and origins Richard was born about 1649, in Ireland, before his family fled to France in 1651 during the Cromwellian Conquest. The place of his birth probably was Nenagh, County Tipperary. He was one of the nine children and the fifth of the six sons of George Hamilton and his wife Mary Butler. His father was Scottish, the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Hamilton (Medal Of Honor)
Richard Hamilton (January 23, 1836 – July 6, 1881), a Union Navy Coal Heaver, received the Medal of Honor for bravery for his participation in the sinking of the CSS ''Albemarle'' during the American Civil War. Military service Hamilton, a native of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, served in the Union Navy from 1862 to 1865. He was taken prisoner after the action on the Roanoke River for which he would later be honored. An article appeared in the July 4, 1879, Philadelphia Times newspaper about Hamilton. It read: Richard Hamilton lives at 260 Liberty street, Camden. He declares that he was one of the number who, with Cushing, aided in blowing up the Rebel ram Albemarle, at Plymouth, N. C., October 27, 1864. When he enlisted he was a resident of this city. He is now unable to work and his family are in destitute circumstances. "Cushing and the officers got all the prize money," remarked Hamilton the other day, "while us privates received nothing. Had I my share, over two t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Vesey Hamilton
Sir Richard Vesey Hamilton (28 May 1829 – 17 September 1912) was a Royal Navy officer. As a junior officer he twice volunteered to take part in missions to search for Sir John Franklin's ill-fated expedition to find the Northwest Passage. He also took part in the Battle of Fatshan Creek in June 1857 during the Second Opium War. Later in his career he became commander-in-chief at China Station and took his fleet into Vladivostok harbour in 1886, which surprised the Russians. He became First Naval Lord in July 1889 and in that role he was primarily concerned with implementing the recommendations contained in a report on the disposition of the ships of the Royal Navy many of which were unarmoured and together incapable of meeting the combined threat from any two of the other naval powers ("the Two-power Standard"): these recommendations had been enshrined in the Naval Defence Act 1889. He finished his career as President of the Royal Naval College at Greenwich. Early ca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Hamilton (boxer)
Richard Hamilton (born 9 January 1967) is a Jamaican boxer. He competed in the men's welterweight event at the 1988 Summer Olympics The 1988 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad () and commonly known as Seoul 1988 ( ko, 서울 1988, Seoul Cheon gubaek palsip-pal), was an international multi-sport event held from 17 September to 2 October .... References External links * 1967 births Living people Jamaican male boxers Olympic boxers for Jamaica Boxers at the 1988 Summer Olympics Competitors at the 1986 Central American and Caribbean Games Place of birth missing (living people) Welterweight boxers 20th-century Jamaican people {{Jamaica-boxing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Boxing at the 1988 Summer Olympics took place in the Jamsil Students' Gymnasium in Seoul between 17 September and 2 October. Twelve men's individual boxing events were contested, attended by 432 athletes and 159 officials from 106 countries. The events were notable for a controversial decision in the light middleweight championship bout between American Roy Jones Jr. and South Korean Park Si-Hun, when Roy Jones was denied gold despite being vastly superior. Medalists Medal table References External links Amateur Boxing {{Val Barker Trophy winners 1988 1988 Summer Olympics events Olympics The modern Olympic Games or Olympics (french: link=no, Jeux olympiques) are the leading international sporting events featuring summer and winter sports competitions in which thousands of athletes from around the world participate in a var ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Hamilton (basketball)
Richard Clay "Rip" Hamilton (born February 14, 1978) is an American former professional basketball player and current basketball analyst for CBS Sports HQ. Hamilton played 14 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA) and is best known for his nine-year stint with the Detroit Pistons, where he was a three-time All-Star. He helped lead the Pistons to six straight Eastern Conference Finals appearances, back to back NBA Finals appearances, their best record in franchise history (64–18 in 2005–06) and the 2004 NBA championship. Born and raised in Coatesville, Pennsylvania, a city west of Philadelphia, Hamilton played three years for the University of Connecticut. In his third and final year, Hamilton was named the Final Four's Most Outstanding Player en route to an upset NCAA Championship win over the favored Duke Blue Devils. He is the second-leading scorer in Connecticut Huskies history. Named a consensus first-team All-American, Hamilton decided to forgo h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Hamilton (rower)
Richard Hamilton (born 29 September 1973) is a British former representative rower. He competed in the men's eight An eight is a rowing boat used in the rowing (sport), sport of competitive rowing (crew). It is designed for eight rowers, who propel the boat with Sweep (rowing), sweep oars, and is steered by a coxswain (rowing), coxswain, or "cox". Each of th ... event at the 1996 Summer Olympics. Hamilton relocated to New Zealand then Australia and took up dairy farming. His son Fergus Hamilton is an Australian representative rower. He won a World ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rick Hamilton
Richard R. Hamilton (born April 19, 1970) is a former American football linebacker in the National Football League for the Washington Redskins, the Kansas City Chiefs, and the New York Jets. He played college football at the University of Central Florida. He also played for the Orlando Predators and Los Angeles Avengers of the Arena Football League The Arena Football League (AFL) was a professional arena football league in the United States. It was founded in 1986, but played its first official games in the 1987 season, making it the third longest-running professional football league in .... External linksJust Sports Stats https://ucfknights.com/sports/2018/7/26/211736242.aspx 1970 births Living people People from Inverness, Florida American football linebackers UCF Knights football players Washington Redskins players Kansas City Chiefs players New York Jets players Barcelona Dragons players Orlando Predators players Los Angeles Avengers players {{line ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Hamilton, 4th Viscount Boyne
Richard Hamilton, 4th Viscount Boyne (24 March 1724 – 30 July 1789) was an Irish peer and politician. After serving in the Royal Navy and Irish House of Commons, he inherited the viscountcy from his Frederick Hamilton, 3rd Viscount Boyne in 1772 and died in 1789. Early life Hamilton was born on 24 March 1724. He was the younger son of Gustavus Hamilton (second of Gustavus Hamilton, 1st Viscount Boyne), and his wife the Dorothea Bellew (a daughter of Richard Bellew, 3rd Baron Bellew of Duleek). His uncles were Frederick Hamilton and Henry Hamilton. Career Hamilton joined the Royal Navy, and was promoted to lieutenant on 2 June 1748. Two days after this he was appointed to the 80-gun ship of the line HMS ''Russell'' as her third lieutenant, in the Mediterranean Sea. Hamilton entered the Irish House of Commons in 1755 and sat as Member of Parliament (MP) for Navan until 1761. He was High Sheriff of Meath in 1766. On 8 June 1757 he joined the 74-gun ship of the line HMS ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Hamilton (actor)
Richard Hamilton (December 31, 1920 – December 21, 2004) was an American film, television, theater, and radio actor. He was raised in California, where he worked at the Pasadena Playhouse, before moving to Broadway. There, he performed in award-winning productions of ''Buried Child'' and ''Mornings at Seven''. He acted in over 50 radio, movie and TV roles, including various roles in the science fiction radio series ''X Minus One'', playing Tommy Lee Jones's first partner in ''Men in Black'', and a recurring role in the ''Bret Maverick'' 1981 television series. He appeared in Clint Eastwood's Pale Rider (1985) and in 1996 played Big Willy in ''Frasier ''Frasier'' () is an American television sitcom that was broadcast on NBC for 11 seasons. It premiered on September 16, 1993, and ended on May 13, 2004. The program was created and produced by David Angell, Peter Casey, and David Lee (as Grub ...''. Hamilton died at his home in the Catskills on December 21, 2004, ten day ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Hamilton (artist)
Richard William Hamilton CH (24 February 1922 – 13 September 2011) was an English painter and collage artist. His 1955 exhibition ''Man, Machine and Motion'' ( Hatton Gallery, Newcastle upon Tyne) and his 1956 collage ''Just what is it that makes today's homes so different, so appealing?'', produced for the '' This Is Tomorrow'' exhibition of the Independent Group in London, are considered by critics and historians to be among the earliest works of pop art.Livingstone, M., (1990), ''Pop Art: A Continuing History'', New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc. A major retrospective of his work was at Tate Modern until May 2014. Early life Hamilton was born in Pimlico, London on 24 February 1922. Despite having left school with no formal qualifications, he managed to gain employment as an apprentice working at an electrical components firm, where he discovered an ability for draughtsmanship and began to do painting at evening classes at Saint Martin's School of Art and at the Westminst ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tales From The Heart Of Morocco
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Tales may refer to: Arts and entertainment * ''Tales'' (album), a 1995 album by Marcus Miller * ''Tales'' (film), a 2014 Iranian film * ''Tales'' (TV series), an American television series * ''Tales'' (video game), a 2016 point-and-click adventure game * ''Tales'' (video game series), a series of role-playing games *"Tales", or "Tales from the Forest of Gnomes", a song by Wolfmother from ''Wolfmother'' *"Tales", a song by Schoolboy Q from ''Crash Talk'' Geography *Tales, Castellón, a municipality in Spain *Täles Railway (other), two railway lines in Baden-Württemberg in Germany People *Rémi Tales (born 1984), French rugby union player *Tales Schütz, Brazilian footballer See also *Tale (other) Tale may refer to: * Narrative, or story, a report of real or imaginary connected events * TAL effector (TALE), a type of DNA binding protein * Tale, Albania, a resort town * Tale, Iran, a village * Tale, Maharashtra, a village in Ratnagiri distri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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