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Robert Swann (other)
Robert Swann may refer to: * Robert L. Swann (comptroller of Maryland) (born 1935), comptroller of the State of Maryland in the United States *Robert L. Swann (military lawyer), American lawyer, and colonel in the United States Armed Services *Robert Swann, co-founder of Alphamosaic *Robert Swann (land trust pioneer) (1918–2003), founder of the E. F. Schumacher Society *Robert Swann (actor) (1945–2006), British actor See also *Robert Swan Robert Charles Swan, OBE, FRGS (born 28 July 1956) is the first person to walk to both poles. He is currently an advocate for the protection of Antarctica and renewable energy. Swan is also the founder of 2041, a company which is dedicated ... (born 1956), Antarctic explorer * Robert Swan (alpine skier) (born 1943), Canadian former alpine skier {{hndis, Swann, Robert ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert L
The name Robert is an ancient Germanic given name, from Proto-Germanic "fame" and "bright" (''Hrōþiberhtaz''). Compare Old Dutch ''Robrecht'' and Old High German ''Hrodebert'' (a compound of '' Hruod'' ( non, Hróðr) "fame, glory, honour, praise, renown" and '' berht'' "bright, light, shining"). It is the second most frequently used given name of ancient Germanic origin. It is also in use as a surname. Another commonly used form of the name is Rupert. After becoming widely used in Continental Europe it entered England in its Old French form ''Robert'', where an Old English cognate form (''Hrēodbēorht'', ''Hrodberht'', ''Hrēodbēorð'', ''Hrœdbœrð'', ''Hrœdberð'', ''Hrōðberχtŕ'') had existed before the Norman Conquest. The feminine version is Roberta. The Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish form is Roberto. Robert is also a common name in many Germanic languages, including English, German, Dutch, Norwegian, Swedish, Scots, Danish, and Icelandic. It c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alphamosaic
Alphamosaic Ltd was a fabless semiconductor company specialising in low power mobile multimedia processors, based on their VideoCore architecture. Alphamosaic was founded in Cambridge, UK by Robert Swann and Steve Barlow in October 2000, as a spin out from Cambridge Consultants supported by venture capital from Prelude Trust, ACT and TTP Ventures. Developed at a time when video and multimedia processing was challenging on mobile devices, the technology centered round a novel 2D digital signal processor (DSP) architecture called VideoCore for low-power processing of video and images. It was used in consumer devices including phones from Samsung and the first Apple video iPod to handle video record and playback, image capture and processing, audio capture and processing, graphics, games and ringtones. In September 2004, Alphamosaic was acquired by Broadcom for $123 million, [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Swann (land Trust Pioneer)
Robert Swann (March 26, 1918 – January 13, 2003) was a community land trust pioneer, Georgist, and peace activist in the United States. He was born in Cleveland Heights, Ohio and died in Great Barrington, Massachusetts. According to his obituary, "Swann dedicated more than a half century of his life to non-violence, desegregation, appropriate technology, affordable housing, land trusts, community credit, worker cooperatives and local currency". Swann was a conscientious objector during World War II and was imprisoned. In 1967, Swann signed a public statement declaring his intention to refuse to pay income taxes in protest against the U.S. war against Vietnam."No Income Tax For War!archivedat Horowitz Transaction Publishers Archive Community Land Trusts In 1969 Swann, Slater King, and other civil rights activists founded New Communities, Inc., a 5,600 acre land trust in Lee County, Georgia in order to secure long term community land ownership for landless Southern bl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Swann (actor)
Robert Swann (18 March 1945 – 17 April 2006) was a British actor with a film career spanning thirty five years. He was also active on stage, including appearances with the National Theatre and in the West End. He is best known to American audiences through his portrayal of a Church of England vicar in the television series ''The Witches and the Grinnygog ''The Witches and the Grinnygog'' is a children's novel by the writer Dorothy Edwards, published in 1981 and shortlisted for that year's Whitbread Prize for a children's book. ''The Witches and the Grinnygog'' is a story of pre-Christian tra ...''. He played Colonel Brandon in the 1981 Jane Austen BBC TV series '' Sense and Sensibility''. An early film role was the sadistic house prefect of Malcolm McDowell in the 1968 film '' if....''. His last credited acting role was in the series '' Wire in the Blood'' in 2004. He died two years later in 2006. Filmography References External links * British male actors ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Swan
Robert Charles Swan, OBE, FRGS (born 28 July 1956) is the first person to walk to both poles. He is currently an advocate for the protection of Antarctica and renewable energy. Swan is also the founder of 2041, a company which is dedicated to the preservation of the Antarctic and the author with Gil Reavill of ''Antarctica 2041: My Quest to Save the Earth's Last Wilderness''. In November 2017, Swan undertook the South Pole Energy Challenge, the first expedition of its kind: a 600-mile journey to the South Pole with his son, surviving solely using renewable energy. Early life and education He was born in Durham, England, and attended Aysgarth School and then Sedbergh School (1969–1974) before completing a BA in ancient history (1976–1979) at St Chad's College, Durham University. South Pole: "In the Footsteps of Scott" (1984–1987) ''Southern Quest'' set sail on 3 November 1984 to travel the to Antarctica. The expedition stopped over in Lyttelton, New Zealan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
