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Torrance Colvin
Torrance, also spelled Torrence, is an originally Scottish surname. Torrance may also refer to: Places *Torrance, California, United States *Torrance, East Dunbartonshire, Scotland * Torrance, South Lanarkshire, Scotland *Torrance railway station *Torrance, Ontario, Canada * Torrance, Pennsylvania, United States *Torrance Barrens, a conservation area near Torrance, Ontario *Torrance County, New Mexico, United States People Given name *Street Symphony (producer), alias of Torrance Esmond, an American record producer and music executive * Torry Castellano (born 1979), nickname of Torrance Castellano, retired former drummer of the rock band, The Donnas *Torrance Coombs (born 1983), Canadian-American actor * Torrance Daniels (born 1981), former American football linebacker and current football coach *Torrance Gillick (1915–1971), Scottish footballer *Torrance Marshall (born 1977), American former footballer *Torrance Small (born 1970), former professional American football wide rece ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Torrance, California
Torrance is a coastal city in the Los Angeles metropolitan area located in southwestern Los Angeles County, California, United States. The city is part of what is known as the South Bay (Los Angeles County), South Bay region of the metropolitan area. A small section of the city, , abuts the Pacific Ocean. Torrance has a moderate year-round climate with average rainfall of per year.City of Torrance Website: About Torrance () Retrieved April 7, 2009 Torrance was incorporated in 1921, and at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census had a population of 147,067 residents. Torrance has a beachfront and 30 parks located around the city. It is also the birthplace of the American Youth Soccer Organization (AYSO). History Pre-colonial era For tho ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Torrance Family
The Torrance family includes several prominent modern Scottish theologians and clergymen, primarily associated with the Church of Scotland. The patriarch of the Torrance family of theologians is Thomas Torrance (1871–1959), a Scottish missionary to China. He was the father of Mary, Thomas F., Grace, Margaret, James, and David. The first generation after Thomas Torrance include: * Thomas Forsyth (T. F.) Torrance (1913–2007) – Late Church of Scotland minister and influential theologian who was Professor of Christian Dogmatics at New College, Edinburgh, the University of Edinburgh. * James (J. B.) Torrance (1923–2003) – Late Church of Scotland minister and Professor of Systematic Theology, University of Aberdeen. Younger brother of Thomas Torrance. * David W. Torrance (born 1924) – Church of Scotland minister and youngest son of the Torrance family. * Ronald Wallace (1911–2006) – Late Professor of Biblical Theology at Columbia Theological Seminary. He was married to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Isobel Hannen
Isobel L. Hannen (born 17 December 1962 as Isobel Torrance Jr.) is a Scottish curler and curling coach. She is a . She competed at the 1992 Winter Olympics when curling was a demonstration sport. Personal life Her mother Isobel Torrance is a former competitive curler, and two-time Scottish women's champion. Hannen's daughter Rachel Rachel () was a Bible, Biblical figure, the favorite of Jacob's two wives, and the mother of Joseph (Genesis), Joseph and Benjamin, two of the twelve progenitors of the tribes of Israel. Rachel's father was Laban (Bible), Laban. Her older siste ... is also a competitive curler.British Curling profile of Rachel Hannen Teams Record as a coach of national teams References External links * * 1962 births Living people Scottish female curlers British female curlers Olympic curlers for Great Britain Curlers at the 1992 Winter Olympics Scottish curling champions Scottish curling coaches 20th-century Scottish sportswomen {{Scot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George William Torrance
George William Torrance (25 July 1835 – 20 August 1907) was an Irish composer, mainly of church music, who was resident in Australia for many years. Early life Torrance was born in Rathmines, Dublin, and became a choirboy at Christ Church Cathedral (1847–1851). Before reaching the age of 20, he had already worked as a parish organist in the Dublin area and composed his first oratorio ''Abraham'' (1855). He continued his musical education in Leipzig, Germany (1856–1857), before beginning his studies at Trinity College, Dublin, where he graduated B.A. in 1864, M.A. in 1867, and later (by examination only) MusB and MusD (1879). Before his decision to become a clergyman, he tried his hand at a number of secular compositions including the opera ''William of Normandy'' (1858) and a number of songs. He was ordained by the Bishop of Lichfield in 1865 for the curacy of St Mary's Church, Shrewsbury, and remained there till 1867, when he became curate of St. Ann's, Dublin. Austral ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ellis Paul Torrance
Ellis Paul Torrance (October 8, 1915 – July 12, 2003) was an American psychologist best known for his research in creativity. After completing his undergraduate degree at Mercer University, Torrance acquired a Master's degree at the University of Minnesota and then a doctorate from the University of Michigan. His teaching career spanned from 1957 to 1984. First, he taught at the University of Minnesota and then later at the University of Georgia, where he became professor of Educational Psychology in 1966. Torrance's major accomplishments include 1,871 publications: 88 books; 256 parts of books or cooperative volumes; 408 journal articles; 538 reports, manuals, tests, etc.; 162 articles in popular journals or magazines; 355 conference papers; and 64 forewords or prefaces. He also created the Future Problem Solving Program International, the Incubation Curriculum Model, and the Torrance Tests of Creative Thinking. Torrance Tests of Creative Thinking Threshold hypothesis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chris Torrance
Chris Torrance (1941 – 21 August 2021) was a poet associated with the British Poetry Revival of the 1960s, mainly known for long poetry cycle ''The Magic Door'' published as a series of volumes over 30 years. Biography Born in Edinburgh in 1941, Torrance grew up in London and moved to Pontneddfechan, Wales in 1970. He taught an extramural creative writing course at University College Cardiff for 25 years. He performed literary cabaret with the poetry and music group Poetheat, which he co-founded in 1985 with composer Chris Vine, later called Heat Poets.Hilton, Jeremy (19 September 2021"Chris Torrance obituary" ''The Guardian'' His work shows the influence of the Beats, especially Gary Snyder and William Burroughs and an interest in the matter and monuments of ancient Britain, including such 'magical' or religious phenomena as ley lines. He also expressed an admiration for the writings of Charles Olson Charles John Olson (27 December 1910 – 10 January 1970) was a secon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bobby Torrance
Bobby Torrance (born 12 August 1958) is a Scottish footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby lea .... External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Torrance, Bobby 1958 births Living people Scottish men's footballers Men's association football forwards St Mirren F.C. players Hibernian F.C. players Partick Thistle F.C. players Stirling Albion F.C. players Brechin City F.C. players Arbroath F.C. players Alloa Athletic F.C. players Scottish Football League players ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bill Torrance
William Torrance (born 13 May 1946) is a Scottish broadcaster and entertainer who is known for hosting ''The Beechgrove Garden'' on BBC Scotland throughout the 1990s. Torrance was also a presenter on Dundee radio station Tay 2 Greatest Hits Radio Tayside & Fife (formerly Tay AM and Tay 2) is an Independent Local Radio station based in Dundee, Scotland, owned and operated by Bauer as part of the Greatest Hits Radio network. It is broadcast in Dundee, Perth and Tayside .... References External links * 1946 births Living people People from Ayrshire Scottish radio personalities Scottish television personalities {{UK-radio-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alex F
"Axel F" is an electronic instrumental track by German musician Harold Faltermeyer. The track served as the theme tune to the film ''Beverly Hills Cop'', its eponymous character, and the film franchise it is based on, and became an international number one hit in 1985. The single was released in 1984 by MCA and reached number one in Ireland as well as on the US ''Billboard'' Hot Dance Club Play chart. Additionally, it was a number-two hit in Belgium, Canada, the Netherlands, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and West Germany. In addition to the ''Beverly Hills Cop'' soundtrack, the track also appears on Faltermeyer's own album ''Harold F.'' as a bonus track. Its music video was directed by Faltermeyer himself. Production Faltermeyer recorded the tune using five instruments: a Roland Jupiter-8 provided the distinctive saw lead, a Moog modular synthesizer 15 provided the bass, a Roland JX-3P provided chord stab brasses, a Yamaha DX7 was used for the marimba sound, and a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alex A
Alex is a given name. Similar names are Alexander, Alexandra, Alexey or Alexis. People Multiple * Alex Brown (other), multiple people * Alex Cook (other), multiple people * Alex Forsyth (other), multiple people * Alexander Gardner (other), multiple people * Alex Gordon (other), multiple people * Alex Harris (other), multiple people * Alex Jones (other), multiple people *Alexander Johnson (other), multiple people * Alex Lee (other), multiple people * Alex Taylor (other), multiple people Politicians * Alex Allan (born 1951), British diplomat * Alex Attwood (born 1959), Northern Irish politician *Alex Kushnir (born 1978), Israeli politician * Alex Salmond (1954–2024), Scottish politician, former First Minister of Scotland Baseball players * Alex Avila (born 1987), American baseball player *Alex Bregman (born 1994), American baseball player *Alex Freeland (born 2001), American baseball play ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas F
Thomas may refer to: People * List of people with given name Thomas * Thomas (name) * Thomas (surname) * Saint Thomas (other) * Thomas Aquinas (1225–1274) Italian Dominican friar, philosopher, and Doctor of the Church * Thomas the Apostle * Thomas (bishop of the East Angles) (fl. 640s–650s), medieval Bishop of the East Angles * Thomas (Archdeacon of Barnstaple) (fl. 1203), Archdeacon of Barnstaple * Thomas, Count of Perche (1195–1217), Count of Perche * Thomas (bishop of Finland) (1248), first known Bishop of Finland * Thomas, Earl of Mar (1330–1377), 14th-century Earl, Aberdeen, Scotland Geography Places in the United States * Thomas, Idaho * Thomas, Illinois * Thomas, Oklahoma * Thomas, Oregon * Thomas, South Dakota * Thomas, Virginia * Thomas, Washington * Thomas, West Virginia * Thomas County (other) * Thomas Township (other) Elsewhere * Thomas Glacier (Greenland) Arts and entertainment *Thomas (Burton novel), ''Thomas'' (Burton novel) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Torrance
Thomas Torrance (1871–1959) was a Scottish Ministers and elders of the Church of Scotland, Presbyterian minister and Protestantism in Sichuan, Protestant missionary to Sichuan, western China. He was first sent there by the OMF International, China Inland Mission (CIM), and later by The American Bible Society. He married Annie Elizabeth Sharpe (1883–1980) of the CIM in 1911. He was the father of the 20th century theologian, Thomas F. Torrance. Biography Torrance was born in Shotts, Scotland in 1871. He came from a strong evangelical Church of Scotland background. He attended Cliff College, Hulme Cliff College in Derbyshire from 1892 to 1894, and then studied at Livingstone College, London from 1894 to 1895. After finishing his training at Cliff and Livingstone Colleges for missionary service, he was first sent to Chengdu, Sichuan in 1895, by the OMF International, China Inland Mission (CIM). Torrance was stationed in Western Sichuan, from 1896 to 1910 as a CIM missionary. Wh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
