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Simonson
Simonson is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Albert Simonson (1914–1965), American chess master *Alexis Simonson, Belgian Olympic fencer *Dave Simonson (born 1952), former professional American football player *Des Simonson, former New Zealand rower *Eric Simonson (born 1960), American writer and director in theatre, film and opera *Itamar Simonson, professor of consumer psychology, decision making, market research, and marketing management *Joy Simonson (1919–2007), women's rights and progressive activist *Lee Simonson (1888–1967), American architect painter, stage setting designer * Louise Simonson (born 1946), American comic book writer and editor *Martin Simonson, Swedish scholar, novelist, and translator, specialized in fantastic literature and nature writing * Michael R. Simonson Ph.D. is a professor of Instructional Technology & Distance Education at Nova Southeastern University *Stewart Simonson, the first Assistant Secretary for Public Health Emer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Walt Simonson
Walter Simonson (born September 2, 1946) is an American comic book writer and artist, best known for a run on Marvel Comics' ''Thor (Marvel Comics), Thor'' from 1983 to 1987, during which he created the character Beta Ray Bill. He is also known for the creator-owned work ''Star Slammers'', which he inaugurated in 1972 as a Rhode Island School of Design thesis. He has also worked on other Marvel titles such as ''X-Factor (comics), X-Factor'' and ''Fantastic Four (comic book), Fantastic Four'', on DC Comics books including ''Detective Comics'', ''Manhunter (comics)#Paul Kirk, Manhunter'', ''Metal Men'' and ''Orion (comics), Orion'', and on licensed properties such as ''Star Wars (1977 comic book), Star Wars'', ''Alien (film), Alien'', ''Battlestar Galactica'' and ''Robocop vs. Terminator''. Simonson has won numerous awards for his work and has influenced artists such as Arthur Adams (comics), Arthur Adams and Todd McFarlane. He is married to comics writer Louise Simonson, with whom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Louise Simonson
Louise Simonson (née Mary Louise Alexander; born September 26, 1946) is an American comic book writer and editor. She is best known for her work on comic book titles such as ''Conan the Barbarian'', '' Power Pack'', ''X-Factor'', ''New Mutants'', '' Superman: The Man of Steel'', and '' Steel''. She is often referred to by the nickname "Weezie". Among the comic characters she co-created are Cable, Steel, Power Pack, Rictor, Doomsday and the X-Men villain Apocalypse. In recognition of her contributions to comics, Comics Alliance listed Simonson as one of twelve female comics creators deserving of lifetime achievement recognition. Early life and career In 1964 while attending Georgia State College, Louise met fellow student Jeffrey Catherine Jones. The two began dating and were married in 1966. Their daughter Julianna was born the following year. After graduation, the couple moved to New York City. Louise modeled for artist Bernie Wrightson's cover of DC Comics' '' House o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stewart Simonson
Stewart Simonson is the Assistant Director-General of the World Health Organization responsible for the WHO Office at the United Nations and the WHO-US Liaison Office. He also serves as the Director-General's Special Representative for UN Reform. Prior to his assignment in New York, Simonson was the Assistant Director-General for the General Management Group at WHO headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland. Prior to joining WHO in October 2017, Simonson was a technical advisor/administrator at Hôpital Sacré-Coeur (HSC) in Milot, Haiti. He also served as legal counsel and corporate secretary for The CRUDEM Foundation, Inc., HSC’s U.S. sponsor. HSC is a 225-bed definitive care hospital located in northern Haiti. Simonson was the first Assistant Secretary for Public Health Emergency Preparedness at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). He assumed office in 2004. Simonson told the president in his 2006 resignation letter that he had accomplished what h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Itamar Simonson
Itamar Simonson is a professor of marketing, holding the Sebastian S. Kresge Chair of Marketing in the Graduate School of Business, Stanford University. He is known for his work on the factors that determine the choices that buyers make. His academic career started at the University of California at Berkeley, where he taught for six years, before he moved to Stanford. Many of his former PhD students (such as Ravi Dhar, Ziv Carmon, Stephen Nowlis, Aimee Drolet, and Ran Kivetz to name a few) hold senior positions at some of the best universities in the world. Education He received his B.A. in Economics and Political Science from the Hebrew University in 1976, his MBA from the UCLA School of Management in 1978 and his PhD in Marketing from Duke University in 1987. Work Consumer choice Simonson has studied both preferences that are created "on the fly" when people make choices and predetermined preference elements that reflect people's habits, predispositions, and genes. He b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lee Simonson
Lee Simonson (June 26, 1888, New York City – January 23, 1967, Yonkers) was an American architect painter, stage setting designer. He acted as a stage set designer for the Washington Square Players (1915–1917). When it became the Theatre Guild in 1919, he became a stage setting staff of the theater. Literary works *“Skyscrapers for Art Museums” ''The American Mercury'', August 1927, pages 399-404 *"Minor Prophecies" New York, Harcourt and Brace, 1927 *"The Stage Is Set", New York, Dover Publications, 1932 *(with Theodore Komisarjevsky): "Settings and Costumes of the Modern Stage" New York Studio Productions, 1933 *Isaacs, Edith J.R., editor: "Architecture for the New Theater" Lee Simonson: "Theater Planning" New York Theater Arts, 1935 * ''Part of a lifetime: Drawings and Designs 1919-1940'', Duell, Sloan and Pearce, New York 1943 * ''The Art of Scenic Design; A Pictorial Analysis of Stage Setting and its relation to Theatrical Production'', 1950 Exhibitions *"M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Albert Simonson
Albert Charles Simonson (December 26, 1914 in New York City – November 16, 1965 in San Juan, Puerto Rico) was an American chess master. He was one of the strongest American players of the 1930s, and was part of the American team which won the gold medals at the 1933 Chess Olympiad. Simonson was certainly at least of International Master strength, based on his limited playing career. Biography Simonson was born into a wealthy family. His father Leo was a successful wigmaker to the Manhattan rich and the theatre and movie businesses. His mother Irene was from the family that owned the Illinois Watch Case Co. in Elgin, Illinois. . Simonson showed precocious skill with chess, soon after learning the game. At New York 1933, he scored 7/10 to tie for 2nd-3rd places, behind only winner Reuben Fine. This earned him selection to the United States chess Olympiad team at age 18. In the Olympiad, at Folkestone 1933, he played on the first reserve board and scored 3/6, as the Americans won ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Simonson Brook (New Jersey)
Simonson Brook, also known as Sunonson Brook, is a tributary of the Millstone River in southern Franklin Park, Somerset County, New Jersey in the United States. Course Simonson Brook starts at , in southwestern Franklin Park near Route 27. It has several tributaries draining the area near Route 27. It runs through two housing developments then runs into the woods and flows near Bunker Hill Road, passing through the Bunker Hill Environmental Center and the Griggstown Native Grassland Preserve. It then crosses Canal Road and drains into the Millstone River at . Simonson Brook is smaller than its fellow brooks, the Ten Mile Run and the Six Mile Run. Many of its stream beds are dry in summer. Accessibility Simonson Brook can be accessed by trails in the Griggstown Native Grassland Preserve, part of the Ten Mile Run Greenway. It also crosses several roads, such as Barbieri Court and Ridings Parkway. It is easily accessible at Canal Road. Animal life Simonson Brook has several s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eric Simonson
Eric Simonson (born June 27, 1960 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin) is an American writer and director in theatre, film and opera. He is a member of Steppenwolf Theatre in Chicago, and the author of plays '' Lombardi'', ''Fake'', ''Honest'', ''Magic/Bird'' and '' Bronx Bombers''. He won the 2005 Academy Award for his short documentary ''A Note of Triumph: The Golden Age of Norman Corwin'', and was nominated for a Tony Award for '' Best Direction of a Musical'' in 1993 for ''The Song of Jacob Zulu''. Personal life Simonson was born in Milwaukee but grew up on a farm in the small town of Eagle. After graduating with a B.A. in Theatre from Lawrence University, he moved to Madison, Wisconsin for a short period, where he worked with the then fledgling Ark Repertory Theatre. He moved to Chicago in 1983, where he helped found Lifeline Theatre, and eventually worked with the Steppenwolf Theatre Company. He became a member of the theatre's ensemble in 1993. He holds the distinction of being ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joy Simonson
Joy Rosenheim Simonson (January 16, 1919 – June 24, 2007) was a feminist who worked on women's rights and progressive activist. Career A New York City native and graduate of Bryn Mawr College, Simonson began her career in the 1940s for the War Manpower Commission. In 1945, she worked for the U. N. Relief and Rehabilitation Administration in Egypt and Yugoslavia at the end of the war, then as a civilian for Army headquarters in Frankfurt, Germany, until 1948, when she and her husband returned to Washington. She was a member of the national commission on the International Women's Year and was a delegate from Washington to the 1977 National Women's Conference in Houston. She also attended the U.N. women's conferences in Copenhagen in 1980 and Nairobi in 1985. From 1975 to 1982, Simonson was the executive director of the National Advisory Council on Women's Educational Programs. Under Simonson's leadership the Council helped the Department of Education and the Women's Education ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Susan Raab Simonson
Susan Raab Simonson (May 1, 1969 – November 27, 2006) was an American stage actress and theatre producer.Lynne Heffley"Susan Raab Simonson, 37; was a producer for nationally known L.A. Theatre Works" ''Los Angeles Times'', December 1, 2006.Jim Doyle"Susan Raab Simonson -- actress, producer" ''San Francisco Chronicle'', December 7, 2006. Career For seven years, she was as associate producer for L.A. Theatre Works, working on its nationally syndicated radio series "The Play's the Thing", and on more than 80 plays for the group, among them a popular radio production of Annabelle Gurwitch's ''Fired!'' Before that, she had been an actress '' |
Des Simonson
Desmond Christian Simonson (17 April 1926 – 5 April 2004) was a New Zealand rower. At the 1950 British Empire Games in Auckland, Simonson ( bow) and Joe Schneider (stroke) won the silver medal in the men's double sculls. They finished with a time of 7:32, 10 seconds behind the winning Australian crew. Both Simonson and Schneider were members of the Aramoho Rowing Club in Whanganui Whanganui (; ), also spelled Wanganui, is a city in the Manawatū-Whanganui region of New Zealand. The city is located on the west coast of the North Island at the mouth of the Whanganui River, New Zealand's longest navigable waterway. Whangan ..., where they were coached by the former world professional single scull champion, William Webb. References 1926 births 2004 deaths New Zealand male rowers Rowers at the 1950 British Empire Games Commonwealth Games silver medallists for New Zealand Commonwealth Games medallists in rowing {{NewZealand-rowing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexis Simonson
Alexis Simonson was a Belgian fencer. He competed at the 1908 and 1920 Summer Olympics The 1920 Summer Olympics (french: Jeux olympiques d'été de 1920; nl, Olympische Zomerspelen van 1920; german: Olympische Sommerspiele 1920), officially known as the Games of the VII Olympiad (french: Jeux de la VIIe olympiade; nl, Spelen van .... References Year of birth missing Year of death missing Belgian male fencers Belgian sabre fencers Olympic fencers for Belgium Fencers at the 1908 Summer Olympics Fencers at the 1920 Summer Olympics {{Belgium-fencing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
