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Richard Perkins (scholar)
Richard Perkins may refer to: * Richard Perkins (actor) (c. 1585–1650), English actor * Richard Perkins (scientist), United States nuclear physicist * Richard Perkins (figure skater), Canadian Olympic ice dancer * Richard Perkins (politician) (born 1961), Nevada State Assembly leader *Richard Perkins of Ufton, a member of the Perkins family of Ufton, Berkshire, England See also * Rick Perkins, Canadian politician *Richard Scott Perkin Richard Scott Perkin (1906–1969) was an American entrepreneur and one of the cofounders of Perkin-Elmer. Life At an early age he developed an interest in astronomy, and began making telescopes and grinding lenses and mirrors. He only spent ... (1906–1969), American entrepreneur * Richard Perkyn (fl. 1335), English politician {{hndis, Perkins, Richard ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Perkins (actor)
Richard Perkins (c. 1579/c. 1585–1650) was a prominent early seventeenth-century actor, most famous for his performance in the role of Barabas in Christopher Marlowe's ''The Jew of Malta''. At the peak of his career in the 1630s, many contemporaries judged Perkins to be the premier tragedian of his generation. Early life Nothing is known about the early life of Perkins, and the year of his birth has been estimated at 1579 or 1585. His professional career had begun by 1602, when he was a member of Worcester's Men; he remained with that company throughout its next incarnation as Queen Anne's Men, 1603–1619. With the death of Anne of Denmark in 1619, the troupe lost its name and patron, but continued in its theatre, and was known as the Red Bull company or the Revels company. After a relatively brief stint with the King's Men, 1623–1625, Perkins became a founding member of the new Queen Henrietta's Men in 1625. Perkins remained with that company until the theatres were ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Perkins (scientist)
Richard W. Perkins is a former scientist at the Hanford Site and the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory at Richland, Washington state. His research included study of nuclear reactors and their effect on their environment, study of the ash from the eruption of Mount St. Helens, and Operation "Star Wars." He also worked with the first Moon rocks. Although too young to join, he joined the U.S navy to fight in WW2. He learned to use SONAR as part of his training in the navy. He was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, informally known as the LDS Church or Mormon Church, is a Nontrinitarianism, nontrinitarian Restorationism, restorationist Christianity, Christian Christian denomination, denomination and the .... Perkins died December 29, 2016, at home at the age of 90. References 2016 deaths People from Richland, Washington Year of birth missing Latter Day Saints from Washington (state) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Perkins (figure Skater)
Richard Perkins may refer to: *Richard Perkins (actor) (c. 1585–1650), English actor *Richard Perkins (scientist), United States nuclear physicist * Richard Perkins (figure skater), Canadian Olympic ice dancer * Richard Perkins (politician) (born 1961), Nevada State Assembly leader *Richard Perkins of Ufton, a member of the Perkins family of Ufton, Berkshire, England See also * Rick Perkins, Canadian politician *Richard Scott Perkin Richard Scott Perkin (1906–1969) was an American entrepreneur and one of the cofounders of Perkin-Elmer. Life At an early age he developed an interest in astronomy, and began making telescopes and grinding lenses and mirrors. He only spent ... (1906–1969), American entrepreneur * Richard Perkyn (fl. 1335), English politician {{hndis, Perkins, Richard ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Perkins (politician)
Richard Perkins (born in 1961) is an American politician and former police officer. He served as a Democratic member of the Nevada Assembly from 1992 to 2006 representing District 23, covering parts of Henderson. Perkins served as floor leader from 1995 to 2001 and as Speaker of the Assembly from 2001 to 2006. He served as chief of police for the Henderson Police Department from 2006-2008. Early life and education Perkins was born in Boulder City, Nevada and grew up in Henderson. He graduated from Basic High School, where he was an All-American football player and a state wrestling champion. He was recruited to play college football at universities on the west coast, including at the University of Nevada-Reno, but ultimately decided to attend the University of Nevada, Las Vegas where he obtained a BA in criminal justice and political science. He is a Council of State Governments Toll Fellow, an American Swiss Foundation Young Political Leader, a Leadership Las Vegas graduate, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Perkins Family Of Ufton
The Perkins family of Ufton Nervet in the English county of Berkshire were a prominent Roman Catholic family in Protestant England. From 1581 until 1769, a span covering seven generations of the Perkins family, they lived at Ufton Court in the parish. The last member of the family was John Perkins (d. 1769); on his death, due to an entail made by his brother Francis, the estate passed to John Jones, of Llanarth, and then to William Congreve, of Aldermaston, a relation of the famous dramatist of that name. Arabella Fermor (1696-1737), who married Francis Perkins of Ufton Court (d. 1736), was the inspiration for Alexander Pope's poem The Rape of the Lock. The Roman Catholic martyr, later sainted, Swithun Wells was a relation of the Perkins family; when interrogated in 1587, Wells stated that he had lived for three months at Ufton Court, then in possession of his nephew Francis Perkins; as a recusant Recusancy (from ) was the state of those who remained loyal to the Catholic C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rick Perkins
Rick Perkins (born November 4, 1961) is a Canadian politician who was Member of Parliament for the riding of South Shore—St. Margarets from 2021 to 2025. Background Perkins holds an MBA from the Sobey School of Business at Saint Mary's University. He worked on the political staff to Canadian Conservative Minister the Honourable Barbara McDougall during the two terms of the government of Prime Minister Brian Mulroney. After the 1993 federal election Rick worked for two financial services companies CIBC and Newcourt Credit Group before co-founding the investor relations firm Genoa Management. He left this firm to become retail executive and business strategist. His most notable business achievement was the hostile takeover he engineered of Liquor Stores North America, which was the largest publicly traded retailer of beverage alcohol in North America. He served on the Board of Directors and senior management of this company. He previously ran in Scarborough—Agincourt for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Scott Perkin
Richard Scott Perkin (1906–1969) was an American entrepreneur and one of the cofounders of Perkin-Elmer. Life At an early age he developed an interest in astronomy, and began making telescopes and grinding lenses and mirrors. He only spent a year in college studying chemical engineering before he began working at a brokerage firm on Wall Street. During the 1930s, he met Charles Elmer when the latter was presenting a lecture. The two had a mutual interest in astronomy and decided to go into business together. In 1937, they founded Perkin-Elmer as an optical design and consulting company. Richard served as president of the company until 1960, then became chairman of the board. The crater Perkin on the Moon was named after him, while Elmer Elmer is a name of Germanic British origin. The given name originated as a surname, a medieval variant of the given name Aylmer, derived from Old English ''æþel'' (noble) and ''mær'' (famous). It was adopted as a given name in the Uni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
