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Stoddard (surname)
Stoddard is English Occupational surname meaning Standard Bearer. Notable people with the surname include: * Stoddard (baseball), baseball player * Arthur Francis Stoddard (1810-1882) carpet manufacturer and philanthropist *Bob Stoddard (Robert Lyle, b. 1957), major league baseball pitcher from San Jose *Charles Warren Stoddard (1843–1909), American author and traveler of the Pacific *Corinne Stoddard (b. 2001), American speedskater * Elliott J. Stoddard (fl. 1919–1933), inventor of Stoddard engine *Elizabeth Drew Stoddard née Barstow (1823–1902), American poet and novelist, wife of Richard Henry *George Stoddard (1917–2009), American real-estate financier * George D. Stoddard (1897–1981), American academic, President of the University of Illinois * Harry Galpin Stoddard (1873–1969), businessman who became president of Wyman & Gordon * Howard J. Stoddard (1901–1971), American banker * Isaac T. Stoddard (1851–1914), American businessman *James Stoddard (author) (fl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stoddard (baseball)
Thirty-three individuals who played professional baseball at the major league level before 1900 lack identified given names (there are hundreds of other players of which this is true from the twentieth-century Negro leagues). All 33 played between 1872 and 1892; 18 played in the National Association of Professional Base Ball Players, National Association, which folded in 1875. Identification of players remains difficult due to a lack of biographical information. A Brooklyn, Brooklyn, New York, directory, for instance, lists more than 30 men who could be the professional player "Stoddard". Philadelphia Athletics (American Association), Philadelphia Athletics manager Bill Sharsig signed three of the 32, "local players" McBride, Stafford and Sweigert, for Philadelphia's last game of the season against the Syracuse Stars (American Association), Syracuse Stars on October 12, 1890. McBride, Philadelphia's center fielder, and Stafford, the team's right fielder, both failed to reach base, bu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John W
John is a common English name and surname: * John (given name) * John (surname) John may also refer to: New Testament Works * Gospel of John, a title often shortened to John * First Epistle of John, often shortened to 1 John * Second Epistle of John, often shortened to 2 John * Third Epistle of John, often shortened to 3 John People * John the Baptist (died c. AD 30), regarded as a prophet and the forerunner of Jesus Christ * John the Apostle (lived c. AD 30), one of the twelve apostles of Jesus * John the Evangelist, assigned author of the Fourth Gospel, once identified with the Apostle * John of Patmos, also known as John the Divine or John the Revelator, the author of the Book of Revelation, once identified with the Apostle * John the Presbyter, a figure either identified with or distinguished from the Apostle, the Evangelist and John of Patmos Other people with the given name Religious figures * John, father of Andrew the Apostle and Saint Peter * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sophia D
Sophia means "wisdom" in Greek. It may refer to: *Sophia (wisdom) *Sophia (Gnosticism) *Sophia (given name) Places *Niulakita or Sophia, an island of Tuvalu *Sophia, Georgetown, a ward of Georgetown, Guyana *Sophia, North Carolina, an unincorporated community in Randolph County *Sophia, West Virginia *Sofia, Bulgaria, the capital and largest city of Bulgaria Arts, entertainment and media Books and publications * ''Sophia'' (journal), a periodical about religious and theological philosophy * ''Sophia'' (novel) by Charlotte Lennox (1762) Music *Sophia (British band) *Sophia (Japanese band) *Sophia (singer) or Sophia Abrahão, pop singer from Brazil * ''Sophia'' (The Crüxshadows EP) * ''Sophia'' (Sophia Abrahão EP) * "Sophia" (Nerina Pallot song) * "Sophia" (Laura Marling song) *"Sophia", a song by Good Shoes from '' Think Before You Speak'' *"Sophia", a song by Laura Nyro from ''Mother's Spiritual'' *"Sophia", a song by Six Organs of Admittance from ''Dust and Chimes'' Other * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Solomon Stoddard
Solomon Stoddard (September 27, 1643, baptized October 1, 1643 – February 11, 1729) was the pastor of the Congregationalist Church in Northampton, Massachusetts Bay Colony. He succeeded Rev. Eleazer Mather, and later married his widow around 1670. Stoddard significantly liberalized church policy while promoting more power for the clergy, decrying drinking and extravagance, and urging the preaching of hellfire and the Judgment. The major religious leader of what was then the frontier, he was known as the "Puritan Pope of the Connecticut River valley" and was concerned with the lives (and the souls) of second-generation Puritans. The well-known theologian Jonathan Edwards (1703–1758) was his grandson, the son of Solomon's daughter, Esther Stoddard Edwards. Stoddard was the first librarian at Harvard University and the first person in American history known by that title. Religious leader Stoddard was an influential religious leader in colonial New England, and was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seneca Ray Stoddard
Seneca Ray Stoddard (1844–1917) was an American landscape photographer known for his photographs of New York's Adirondack Mountains. He was also a naturalist, a writer, a poet, an artist, and a cartographer. His writings and photographs helped to popularize the Adirondacks. Biography Stoddard was born at Wilton, in Saratoga County, New York, May 13, 1844, son of Charles Stanley Stoddard and Julia Ann Ray. He was largely self-taught. He left home at 16 and got work painting ornamental freight cars and decorative scenes in passenger cars. He started in photography at age 20, initially in Glens Falls and later throughout the Adirondacks. He published a guide to Saratoga Springs followed by ''Lake George - Luzerne - Schroon Lake'' in 1873, and revised each of the subsequent five years. In 1878 the guide was expanded to ''Lake George and Lake Champlain''. He was best known for his guidebook, ''The Adirondacks: Illustrated'', published in 1873, revised and reprinted through 191 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Waring Stoddard
Robert Waring Stoddard (January 22, 1906 – December 14, 1984) was President of Wyman-Gordon, a major industrial enterprise, and one of the founders of the anticommunist John Birch Society. Early years The Stoddard family was one of the oldest and richest in Worcester, Massachusetts. Stoddard attended the Bancroft School in Worcester, then Worcester Academy, graduating in 1924. He went on to Yale University, and later said his opposition to Communism formed at that time. He had attended a Communist rally and what he heard made him opposed to communism for life. He married Helen Estabrook Stoddard in 1933. Wyman-Gordon The Stoddards owned Wyman-Gordon, a major company that manufactured forgings for the automotive, aerospace and gas turbine industries. Robert Stoddard joined Wyman-Gordon in 1929. He succeeded his father Harry G. Stoddard as president in 1955. Stoddard was opposed to the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which would make racial discrimination illegal. In 1964, the compa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Floruit
''Floruit'' (; abbreviated fl. or occasionally flor.; from Latin for "they flourished") denotes a date or period during which a person was known to have been alive or active. In English, the unabbreviated word may also be used as a noun indicating the time when someone flourished. Etymology and use la, flōruit is the third-person singular perfect active indicative of the Latin verb ', ' "to bloom, flower, or flourish", from the noun ', ', "flower". Broadly, the term is employed in reference to the peak of activity for a person or movement. More specifically, it often is used in genealogy and historical writing when a person's birth or death dates are unknown, but some other evidence exists that indicates when they were alive. For example, if there are wills attested by John Jones in 1204, and 1229, and a record of his marriage in 1197, a record concerning him might be written as "John Jones (fl. 1197–1229)". The term is often used in art history when dating the care ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Stoddard (musician)
The Dogs D'Amour are an English bluesey hard rock band formed in London in 1983. Over the years the band has had various line-ups, the only constant being vocalist Tyla. Their music has been described as a mixture of the Rolling Stones, the Faces and glam punk. Their 1989 release, ''A Graveyard of Empty Bottles'', reached No. 16 on the UK Albums Chart while the single "Satellite Kid" reached No. 26 on the UK Singles Chart. In 1991, the band broke up onstage, before reforming briefly in the early 1990s for the release of their sixth studio album ''More Unchartered Heights of Disgrace''. After this, however, the most famous incarnation of the band ceased to exist. There was another brief reunion in 2000 and an album, but, throughout the 2000s, Tyla has been touring and releasing albums under the band name, which is vastly different from their older material. In December 2012 the 'classic' line-up of Tyla, Jo 'Dog' Almeida, Steve James and Bam agreed to reform to play a seri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Henry Stoddard
Richard Henry Stoddard (July 2, 1825May 12, 1903) was an American critic and poet. Biography Richard Henry Stoddard was born on July 2, 1825, in Hingham, Massachusetts. His father, a sea-captain, was wrecked and lost on one of his voyages while Richard was a child, and the lad went in 1835 to New York City with his mother, who had married again. He attended the public schools of that city. He became a blacksmith and later an iron moulder, reading much poetry at the same time. His talents brought him into contact with young men interested in literature, notably with Bayard Taylor, who had just published his ''Views Afoot''. In 1849 he gave up his industrial trades and began to write for a living. He contributed to the ''Union Magazine'', the ''Knickerbocker Magazine'', ''Putnam's Monthly Magazine'' and the ''New York Evening Post''.He married Elizabeth Drew Barstow in 1852; she was also a novelist and poet. The next year, Nathaniel Hawthorne helped him to secure the appointment of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stoddard Unit , also known as Stoddard Solvent
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Stoddard may refer to: Places In the United States: *Stoddard, Nebraska *Stoddard, New Hampshire *Stoddard, Wisconsin *Stoddard County, Missouri Other uses *Stoddard (surname) See also * Stoddard-Dayton, the automobile *Stoddard engine, a heat engine * Stoddard-Hamilton Aircraft * USS ''Stoddard'' (DD-566), U.S. Navy destroyer *Stoddart, a surname *White spirit White spirit (AU, UK & Ireland)Primarily in the United Kingdom and Australia. In New Zealand "white spirit" can also refer to Coleman fuel (white gas). or mineral spirits (US, Canada), also known as mineral turpentine (AU/NZ), turpentine substitu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mary Stoddard
Mary Stoddard (c.1852 – 10 June 1901), was a Scottish-born artist who spent twenty years in Australia and was known for her still life paintings, miniatures and full-size portraits, including two of Sir Henry Parkes. Career Stoddard was the daughter of portrait painter and photographer, Peter Devine and Catherine née Rae. She and her two sisters were taught drawing and painting by their father. In 1875 she married Frederick Wahab Stoddard and the couple moved to New Zealand to take up farming. Moving to Sydney, Australia in about 1880, Stoddard joined the Art Society of New South Wales and began to enter her artworks in the annual exhibitions they organised. In 1881 she won John Sands' competition for designing a Christmas card and that design and other artworks were displayed at the 1883 exhibition. Her work is included in the collection of the National Portrait Gallery, State Library of New South Wales and the Art Gallery of New South Wales. Her painting, ''From eart ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Malcolm Stoddard
Malcolm Stoddard (born 20 July 1948) is a British actor who has appeared in films and television. Early life He attended the all-male grammar school Chichester High School For Boys. Career His TV credits include ''The Voyage of Charles Darwin'', '' Colditz'', '' The Brothers'', '' The New Avengers'', '' Jennie: Lady Randolph Churchill'' (1974), '' Blake's 7'', ''The Treachery Game'', '' Oxford Blues'' (1984), ''Rain on the Roof'', ''The Assassination Run'', '' Squadron'', ''By the Sword Divided'', ''Juliet Bravo'', '' Boon'', ''The Bill'', '' Families'', ''Emmerdale'', '' The Campbells'', ''Heartbeat'' and '' Road to Avonlea''. His films include ''Cari Genitori'' (1973), '' Luther'' (1974), '' S.O.S. Titanic'' (1979), '' The Godsend'' (1980), '' Tree of Hands'' (1989), ''Innocent Victim'' (1989), ''Gulliver's Travels'' (1996), ''Treasure Island ''Treasure Island'' (originally titled ''The Sea Cook: A Story for Boys''Hammond, J. R. 1984. "Treasure Island." In ''A Robert Louis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
