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Thomas Nugent (lexicographer)
Thomas Nugent may refer to: *Thomas Nugent, 1st Baron Nugent of Riverston (died 1715), Irish Roman Catholic barrister *Thomas Nugent, 4th Earl of Westmeath (1669–1752), Irish soldier and peer *Thomas Nugent (travel writer) (c. 1700–1772), Anglo-Irish gentleman travel writer *Thomas Nugent, 6th Earl of Westmeath (1714–1792), Irish peer and freemason *Tom Nugent (1913–2006), American football coach *Tom Nugent (physicist) Thomas J. Nugent, Jr. is an engineer and current President of LaserMotive, a laser power beaming and research company. He previously worked as a project scientist at Intellectual Ventures Labs, working on a variety of projects including the "Photon ..., American physicist * Tom Nugent (cricketer) (born 1994), English cricketer {{hndis, Nugent, Thomas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Nugent, 1st Baron Nugent Of Riverston
Thomas Nugent (died May 1715) was an Irish Roman Catholic barrister who became Lord Chief Justice of Ireland under James II of Great Britain, and held a 1689 title as Baron Nugent of Riverston (of complex status). Early life He was the second son of Richard Nugent, 2nd Earl of Westmeath, by his wife Mary, daughter of Sir Thomas Nugent, 1st Baronet, of Moyrath, and widow of Christopher Plunkett. He was brought up to the law, and after the accession of James II he was made King's Counsel in September 1685, although his enemies said that he was "no lawyer". During the following winter he was in communication with the Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland, Henry Hyde, 2nd Earl of Clarendon, who treated him as a representative of the Irish Catholics. Nugent made his residence at Pallas, County Galway, an estate that his grandfather had acquired in 1621. He married in 1680 to Marianna Barnewall, daughter of Henry Barnewall (died 1688), 2nd Viscount Barnewall of Kingsland and Hon. Mary Netterville ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Nugent, 4th Earl Of Westmeath
Thomas Nugent, 4th Earl of Westmeath (1669 - 30 June 1752) was an Irish soldier and peer. He was the second son of Christopher Nugent, Lord Delvin and Mary Butler, daughter of Colonel Richard Butler. He was likely the resident of Coolamber Hall House. Nugent served in the Irish army of James II as a Colonel of Foot, being outlawed by William III on 11 May 1691. He fought at the Siege of Limerick (1690)/Siege of Limerick (1691) while commanding a regiment of cavalry. His outlawry was reversed in 1697. Like nearly all the family he was a Roman Catholic. Nugent succeeded his brother, Richard Nugent, 3rd Earl of Westmeath, in 1714. He was married to Margaret Bellew, a daughter of John Bellew, 1st Baron Bellew of Duleek, and Mary Bermingham, with whom he had issue: * Lady Katherine Nugent (married Andrew Nugent of Desart, County Westmeath "Noble above nobility" , image_map = Island of Ireland location map Westmeath.svg , subdivision_type = Country , sub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Nugent (travel Writer)
Thomas Nugent (c. 1700 – 27 April 1772 in Gray's Inn, London) was an erudite Irish historian and travel writer. Today he is known most of all for his travelogue of the Grand Tour, which was at that time popular particularly among English noblemen taking educational tours through Europe. His detailed descriptions of the France, Italy, Germany, and the Netherlands of the time provide a rich source for historians of the situation in the second half of the 18th century. Life Little is known regarding his early years. He admittedly came from Ireland, though he spent most of his life in London. There he occupied himself as an author and translator. In the year 1749 he published the multi-volume work "''The Grand Tour - containing an exact description of most of the cities, towns and remarkable places of Europe''". This was the first detailed guidebook for English gentlemen wanting to go on the Grand Tour of Europe. Whether Nugent had actually undertaken this tour himself ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Nugent, 6th Earl Of Westmeath
Thomas Nugent, 6th Earl of Westmeath KP PC (Ire) (April 1714 – 7 September 1792), styled Lord Delvin from 1752 to 1754 was an Irish peer and freemason. He gained the title Earl of Westmeath in 1754 on the death of his father John Nugent, 5th Earl of Westmeath. His mother was Marguerite Jeanne Molza of Modena, daughter of Count Carlo Molza, who was Gentleman Usher to Queen Mary of Modena, and his wife Veronique Angelotti. His father was a professional soldier who spent most of his adult life on the Continent and died at Nivelles. In 1758, he was sworn of the Privy Council of Ireland. Nugent was appointed Grandmaster of the Grand Lodge of Ireland in 1763, a post he held for the following four years. Unlike his father, and their predecessors, he conformed, at least publicly, to the Church of Ireland. By his first wife, Mary Stapleton, daughter of Walter Stapleton, he had one son: * Richard Nugent, Lord Delvin (1742–1761) By his second wife, Catherine White, daughter of Henry ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tom Nugent
Thomas N. Nugent (February 24, 1913 – January 19, 2006) was an American college football coach and innovator, sportscaster, public relations man. He served as the head football coach at the Virginia Military Institute, Florida State University, and the University of Maryland. His career record was 89–80–3. Nugent is credited with the development of the I formation. Early life Nugent, a native of Lawrence, Massachusetts, attended Ithaca College in upstate New York, where he played baseball, basketball, football, and track, and earned ten varsity letters. He graduated from Ithaca in 1936. During World War II, Nugent served in the United States Army Air Corps and attained the rank of captain. He worked as a fitness instructor for deploying officers, and later, as the director of entertainment of a military installation in Missouri. Coaching career VMI and the "I" formation Nugent began his football coaching career at the interscholastic level in Virginia. In January 1949 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tom Nugent (physicist)
Thomas J. Nugent, Jr. is an engineer and current President of LaserMotive, a laser power beaming and research company. He previously worked as a project scientist at Intellectual Ventures Labs, working on a variety of projects including the "Photonic Fence," a system for shooting down mosquitoes via laser to help prevent the spread of malaria. Nugent holds a B.S. in Physics from University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign, and M.S. in Materials Science and Engineering from Massachusetts Institute of Technology The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) is a Private university, private Land-grant university, land-grant research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Established in 1861, MIT has played a key role in the development of modern t .... Publications * References 21st-century American physicists 21st-century American engineers Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Grainger College of Engineering alumni MIT School of Engineering alu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
