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Thurman Adams Jr
Thurman is a surname and a masculine given name. It may refer to: Surname * Allen G. Thurman (1813–1895), American politician and vice-presidential candidate * Allen W. Thurman (died 1922), American politician and baseball executive, son of Allen G. * Death of Amber Thurman, Amber Thurman (1993–2022), American medical assistant who died during a medication abortion * Andrew Thurman (born 1991), American baseball player * Annie Thurman (born 1996), American actress * Arthur Thurman (1879–1919), American racecar driver * Arthur Thurman (footballer) (1874–1900), English footballer * Bill Thurman (1920–1995), American film and television actor * Bob Thurman (1917–1998), American baseball player * Christa C. Mayer Thurman (born 1934), German-born American curator, art historian * Dennis Thurman (born 1956), American National Football League coach and former player * Dovie Thurman (1946–1997), American community activist in Chicago * Ernestine Hogan Basham Thurman (1920–1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Allen G
Allen, Allen's or Allens may refer to: Buildings * Allen Arena, an indoor arena at Lipscomb University in Nashville, Tennessee * Allen Center, a skyscraper complex in downtown Houston, Texas * Allen Fieldhouse, an indoor sports arena on the University of Kansas campus in Lawrence * Allen House (other) * Allen Power Plant (other) Businesses *Allen (brand), an American tool company * Allen's, an Australian brand of confectionery * Allens (law firm), an Australian law firm formerly known as Allens Arthur Robinson *Allen's (restaurant), a former hamburger joint and nightclub in Athens, Georgia, United States *Allen & Company LLC, a small, privately held investment bank * Allens of Mayfair, a butcher shop in London from 1830 to 2015 * Allens Boots, a retail store in Austin, Texas * Allens, Inc., a brand of canned vegetables based in Arkansas, US, now owned by Del Monte Foods * Allen's department store, a.k.a. Allen's, George Allen, Inc., Philadelphia, USA People * A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Judith Thurman
Judith Thurman (born 1946) is an American writer, biographer, and critic. She is the recipient of the 1983 National Book Award for Nonfiction for her biography ''Isak Dinesen: The Life of a Storyteller''. Her book ''Secrets of the Flesh: A Life of Colette'' was a finalist for the 1999 nonfiction National Book Award. In 2016, she received the medal of Chevalier of the ''Order of Arts and Letters''. Thurman is a staff writer for ''The New Yorker''. Early life In 1967, Thurman graduated from Brandeis University with a bachelor's degree. Early work Thurman began her literary career as a poet and translator. The Covent Garden Press in London published her first book of poems, ''Putting My Coat On'', in 1972. In the 1970s, Atheneum Books published ''I Became Alone,'' a book of essays on women poets for young people, and a volume of poetry for children, ''Flashlight,'' which has been regularly anthologized for more than forty years. In 1973, Thurman returned to New York after f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scotty Thurman
Scotty Thurman (born November 10, 1974) is an American former professional basketball player and current assistant coach, perhaps best known as the Arkansas Razorbacks' shooting guard who hit the high-arcing go-ahead three-pointer with 50.7 seconds left in the 1994 NCAA basketball championship game, helping to secure Arkansas' only national title to date in a 76–72 victory over the Duke Blue Devils. That shot is referred to as the "Shot heard 'round Arkansas". College career Thurman was named to the SEC All-Freshman Team in 1993, and was First Team All-SEC in 1994 and 1995. He also received some All-American recognition from the Associated Press and the Basketball Times in 1994 and 1995. Most Razorback fans consider him to be one of the greatest players in school history. His nickname was the "Ruston Rifle", making reference to Thurman's hometown, and his shooting prowess. After leading Arkansas to the National Championship game in 1995, Thurman, along with teammate and futur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samuel Thurman
Samuel D. Thurman (1913–1995) was an American lawyer, having been Distinguished Professor at S. J. Quinney College of Law, University of Utah. He was awarded an honorary doctorate from University of Utah in 1988. Thurman was born and raised in Salt Lake City. His father was also a lawyer. He received his law degree from Stanford University, after which he was for a time in private practice with his father. Thurman was a member of the academic advisory committee of the Second Restatement of Torts.RESTATEMENT (SECOND) OFTORTS (1965). In the early 1980s, he was a professor at Pepperdine University's School of Law, where he taught tort law. Thurman was a Mormon Mormons are a religious and cultural group related to Mormonism, the principal branch of the Latter Day Saint movement started by Joseph Smith in upstate New York during the 1820s. After Smith's death in 1844, the movement split into several .... References 1913 births 1995 deaths Stanford University alumni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roy Thurman
John Royster "Roy" Thurman III (April 11, 1924 – May 29, 2004) was a United States Army lieutenant general. Early life and education Thurman was born in Lexington, Kentucky in 1924 but moved to High Point, North Carolina in 1928. He graduated from High Point Central High School in 1941 and then enrolled at North Carolina State College. After the outbreak of World War II, Thurman enlisted in the United States Army Air Forces in 1942. Appointed to the United States Military Academy, he graduated in June 1946. He was also a graduate of the Command and General Staff College (1956), the Armed Forces Staff College (1961), the Naval War College (1965), and Harvard University's six-week Advanced Management Program (1969). George Washington University awarded Thurman a Master of Science in international affairs. His 1965 thesis was entitled ''Technology in the Congo - - a progress report''. Military career Before attending West Point, Thurman served as an enlisted man in the United Stat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Thurman
Robert Alexander Farrar Thurman (born August 3, 1941) is an American Buddhist author and academic who has written, edited, and translated several books on Tibetan Buddhism. He was the Je Tsongkhapa Professor of Indo-Tibetan Buddhist Studies at Columbia University, before retiring in June 2019. He was the first endowed chair in Buddhist Studies in the West. He also is the co-founder and president of the Tibet House US New York. He translated the Vimalakirti Sutra from the Tibetan Kanjur into English. He is the father and grandfather of actresses Uma Thurman and Maya Hawke. Early life and education Thurman was born in New York City, the son of Elizabeth Dean Farrar (1907–1973), a stage actress, and Beverly Reid Thurman, Jr. (1909–1962), an Associated Press editor and U.N. translator (French and English). He is of English, German, Scottish, and Scots-Irish/Northern Irish descent. His brother, John Thurman, is a professional concert cellist who performs with the Detroit S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rob Thurman
Robyn Thurman, writing under the name Rob Thurman, is a ''New York Times'' Best Selling American novelist. To date, she has written three series and two short stories, totaling 17 books, and has been published in the US, UK, Germany, and Japan. Her Cal Leandros series and her Trickster series share the same universe, and are classified as urban fantasy. Her Korsak Brothers series is a sci-fi thriller. In the short story anthology Wolfsbane and Mistletoe she was featured among other prominent urban fantasy writers like Charlaine Harris, Simon R. Green, Kat Richardson, and Patricia Briggs. Thurman did not reveal her gender initially, leaving the About the Author section ambiguous until the ''Deathwish'' novel in the Cal Leandros series. Bibliography Cal Leandros series #''Nightlife'' (2006) #''Moonshine'' (2007) #''Madhouse'' (2008) #''Deathwish'' (2009) #''Roadkill'' (2010) #''Blackout'' (2011) #''Doubletake'' (2012) #''Slashback'' (2013) #''Downfall'' (2014) #''Nevermore' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Odell Thurman
Odell Lamar Thurman (born July 9, 1983) is an American former professional football player who was a linebacker in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Georgia Bulldogs and was selected by the Cincinnati Bengals in the second round of the 2005 NFL draft. Early life Odell Thurman attended Jasper County High School in Monticello, Georgia. While there, he was a Macon Telegraph first-team All-Purpose All-State selection at both linebacker and fullback, and won Class AA honorable mention All-State honors from the ''Atlanta Journal-Constitution'', and was invited to play in the 2001 Georgia-Florida all-star game. As a senior, he rushed for 1,187 yards and recorded 153 tackles. His high school football coach was Steve Patterson. College career Odell Thurman played two years and 23 games at the University of Georgia where he was named an All-SEC player. Thurman was also a semi-finalist for the 2004 Dick Butkus Award. He entered the NFL draft after hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nick Thurman
Nicholas-Devon L Thurman (born June 12, 1995) is an American professional football defensive tackle. He played college football for Houston. Early life Thurman played high school football at Lake Highlands High School. Thurman was a three star recruit coming out of high school and committed to the University of Houston to play football. College career Thurman played in 44 games in his career at Houston, recording 92 tackles, 15 tackles-for-loss, and 4.5 sacks. Thurman was named to the 2018 Senior Bowl watch list going into his senior season. Professional career Houston Texans Thurman signed with the Houston Texans as an undrafted free agent on May 14, 2018. He was waived during final roster cuts on September 1, 2018. Tampa Bay Buccaneers Thurman signed with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on April 4, 2019. He was waived on April 29, 2019. New England Patriots On May 2, 2019, Thurman was signed by the New England Patriots. He was waived during final roster cuts on August 3 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mike Thurman
Michael Richard Thurman (born July 22, 1973) is an American former professional baseball player who pitched in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Montreal Expos from 1997 to 2001 and for the New York Yankees in 2002. Thurman was drafted in the first round (31st overall) of the 1994 amateur draft, after playing for Oregon State University Oregon State University (OSU) is a Public university, public Land-grant university, land-grant research university in Corvallis, Oregon, United States. OSU offers more than 200 undergraduate degree programs and a variety of graduate and doctor ... in college. He is a graduate of Philomath High School, where he made numerous contributions to the baseball program and has served as a coach there during a summer league. His records still stand at Philomath. External links Baseball Almanac- Mike Thurman stats 1973 births Living people Albany Polecats players American expatriate baseball players in Canada Baseball players from Orego ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maxwell R
Maxwell may refer to: People * Maxwell (surname), including a list of people and fictional characters with the name ** James Clerk Maxwell, mathematician and physicist * Justice Maxwell (other) * Maxwell baronets, in the Baronetage of Nova Scotia * Maxwell (footballer, born 1979), Brazilian forward * Maxwell (footballer, born 1981), Brazilian left-back * Maxwell (footballer, born 1986), Brazilian striker * Maxwell (footballer, born 1989), Brazilian left-back * Maxwell (footballer, born 1995), Brazilian forward * Maxwell (musician) (born 1973), American R&B and neo-soul singer * Maxwell (rapper) (born 1993), German rapper, member of rap band 187 Strassenbande * Maxwell Jacob Friedman (born 1996), American professional wrestler * Maxwell Silva (born 1953), Sri Lankan Sinhala Catholic cleric, Auxiliary Bishop of Colombo Places United States * Maxwell, California * Maxwell, Indiana * Maxwell, Iowa * Maxwell, Nebraska * Maxwell, New Mexico * Maxwell, Texas * Maxwe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lucy Thurman
Lucy Thurman (October 22, 1849 – March 29, 1918) was a national temperance lecturer from Jackson, Michigan. Biography Lucinda "Lucy" Smith was born on October 22, 1849, in Oshawa, Ontario, Canada to Nehemiah Henry Smith and Katherine Campbell. In 1866, she left home at 17 when she met Frederick Douglass and Dr. William Wells Brown in Rochester, New York. With their help, she began teaching at a school in Maryland. She moved to Jackson, Michigan in 1869 and married Henry William Simpson. She remarried after Simpson's death to Frank Thurman in 1883. In 1873, she began advocating for the development temperance work for black people at the Women's Temperance Crusade in Toledo, Ohio. When the Woman's Christian Temperance Union (WCTU) was formed a year later, she became its only black founding member. In 1883, she successfully convinced the WCTU to establish a National Department of Colored Work. In 1893, Thurman became the national superintendent of "Colored Work" at the WC ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
