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Thomas Shelton (other)
Thomas Shelton may refer to: * Thomas Shelton (translator), translator of ''Don Quixote'' * Thomas Shelton (stenographer) (died 1650), English stenographer * Thomas Shelton (gospel singer) (born 1958), Southern gospel musician * Thomas Shelton (aircraft constructor) Thomas Shelton was an American aircraft designer and inventor of the vortex ring gun, which he developed into vortex ring toy An air vortex cannon is a toy that releases doughnut-shaped air vortices — similar to smoke rings but larger, stron ... See also * Thomas Skelton (other), common alternative spelling for Shelton in medieval/early modern period {{hndis, Shelton, Thomas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Shelton (translator)
Thomas Shelton (''fl.'' 1604–1620) was a translator of ''Don Quixote'' from Spanish into English. Shelton's translation of the first part of the novel was published in London in 1612. It was the first translation of ''Don Quixote'' into any language. Shelton published his complete translation of the novel in 1620. Life Shelton was a Roman Catholic from Dublin. He may have been educated in Spain, where a "Thomas Shelton, Dublinensis" was listed as a student in Salamanca. Shelton's activities in Ireland brought him to the attention of the English intelligence service. He seems to have been employed in carrying letters to persons in England from Lord Deputy Fitzwilliam at Dublin Castle. However, evidence emerged that he was hostile to the English crown: a letter was intercepted in which he offered his services to Florence MacCarthy, who was seeking to arrange a military intervention by the king of Spain—the Spanish sent an expedition to Kinsale, Ireland in 1601. In 1600 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Shelton (stenographer)
Thomas Shelton (1600/01–1650(?)) was an English stenography, stenographer and the inventor of a much-used British 17th- and 18th-century stenography. Life The 1647 edition of Thomas Shelton's ''Tachygraphie'' contains a portrait giving his age as 46, implying that he was born in 1600/01. Nothing sure is known about his origin and education, but it was supposed that he came from the well-known Shelton family which owned much land in Norfolk. In the English Civil War (1642–49), Shelton stood on the side of the Parliament of England, Parliament; his religious sympathies were for Puritanism. Thomas Shelton made his living from shorthand, teaching the subject in London over a period of thirty years while he developed his stenographical systems. Shelton knew the stenography of John Willis (stenographer), John Willis and took over its geometrical basic principle for his own shorthand. He published several books about shorthand which he sold from his house. Shelton's shorthand Sh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Shelton (gospel Singer)
Thomas Shelton, the great nephew of B.F. Shelton is a southern gospel musician currently living in Zanesville, Ohio. Shelton was born on April 28, 1958, in Richmond, Indiana, to Winston and Nellie Shelton and was raised in a devout Christian home. He began performing as a Christian musician about 1977, when he was listed in "Who's Who in Musician America." In June 1977 Shelton became a member of the touring group General Delivery U.S.A. He later was the lead singer for the Gospelites group of Dobbins, California, and he was the tenor for the Watchmen. Shelton served two years with his wife in the Caribbean and South America South America is a continent entirely in the Western Hemisphere and mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a considerably smaller portion in the Northern Hemisphere. It can also be described as the southern Subregion#Americas, subregion o .... They were both cruise directors for New Creation World Wide Christian Cruises. Shelton also served ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Shelton (aircraft Constructor)
Thomas Shelton was an American aircraft designer and inventor of the vortex ring gun, which he developed into vortex ring toy An air vortex cannon is a toy that releases doughnut-shaped air vortices — similar to smoke rings but larger, stronger and invisible. The vortices can ruffle hair, disturb papers or blow out candles after travelling several metres. An air v ...s. References Year of birth missing Year of death missing American aerospace designers {{US-inventor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
