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Torto (surname)
Torto is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Baldwyn Torto (born 1955), Ghanaian scientist * Daniel Torto (born 1960), Ghanaian Anglican bishop * Frank Gibbs Torto (1921–1984), Ghanaian chemist and a professor at the University of Ghana * Jacob Ofori Torto (1906–?), Ghanaian public servant * João Torto, 16th-century Portuguese man, probably a legendary figure * Robert Torto, Ghanaian hate criminal See also * Torto Tartaro, Tartalo, or Torto in Basque mythology, is an enormously strong one-eyed giant very similar to the Greek Cyclops that Odysseus faced in Homer's ''Odyssey''. He is said to live in caves in the mountains and catches young people in order to ... {{Surname Russian-language surnames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baldwyn Torto
Baldwyn Torto is a Ghanaian scientist. He is a chemical ecologist, and a Principal Scientist at the International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (ICIPE). He also doubles as an extraordinary professor and the head of Behavioural and Chemical Ecology Unit, Department of Zoology and Entomology at the University of Pretoria, South Africa. He is a fellow of the Entomological Society of America, a fellow of the African Academy of Sciences, and a member of the American Chemical Society. Early life and education Torto was born in Accra in 1955. He obtained his bachelor of Science degree in Chemistry and Biochemistry from the University of Ghana in 1979. He was awarded his master's degree in 1982, and his doctorate degree in Organic Chemistry all from the University of Ghana. His research work was in insect chemical ecology and conducted at ICIPE from 1985 to 1988. He had his Postdoctoral research at the University of Maine, Orono, USA from 1989 to 1991. Career Follow ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daniel Torto
Daniel Sylvanus Mensah Torto (born 1960) is a Ghanaian Anglican bishop. He has been the Anglican Bishop of Accra, in the Church of the Province of West Africa, since 2012. Education Torto was educated at St. Thomas Aquinas Senior High School, the University of Ghana, Episcopal Divinity School and Vision International University. Ministry His ministry has seen him serve at Mamprobi, Accra, Osu and Adabraka. Senior posts Immediately before becoming bishop, he was chairman of the Accra East Archdeacon An archdeacon is a senior clergy position in the Church of the East, Chaldean Catholic Church, Syriac Orthodox Church, Anglican Communion, St Thomas Christians, Eastern Orthodox churches and some other Christian denominations, above that of m ...ry and General Secretary of the Ghana Anglican Clergy Association. Personal life He is married to Gladys and they have four children. References External linksBio pagefrom the Anglican Communion 1960 births Uni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frank Gibbs Torto
Frank Gibbs Tetteh Obaka Torto, FGA, MV (10 October 1921 – May 1984) was a Ghanaian chemist and a professor at the University of Ghana. He was a founding member, vice president and later president of the Ghana Academy of Arts and Sciences. Early life and education Frank was born on 10 October 1921 in Accra. He was educated in many elementary schools in the Gold Coast. In 1931, he enrolled at the Accra Academy as one of the school's foundation students. He completed in 1936 and joined the intermediate department of Achimota College a year later to pursue an intermediate bachelor's degree which he received in 1941. In 1942, he proceeded to the United Kingdom for his tertiary education. He was accepted into the Queen Mary University of London a constituent college of the University of London studying there from the bachelors level; graduating with first class honours to doctorate level, he was awarded his doctorate (Ph.D.) degree in chemistry in 1947. Career He returned to Gh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jacob Ofori Torto
Jacob Ofori Torto was a Ghanaian public servant. He served as Ghana's Commissioner (Minister) for Agriculture from 1967 to 1968, and Ghana's Commissioner (Minister) for Forestry from 1968 to 1969. Biography Torto was born on 30 May 1906 in Accra. His formal education began at King's College, Lagos, Nigeria. He continued at the University of California, Berkeley where he obtained his bachelor's degree. He entered Imperial College of Tropical Agriculture, Trinidad in 1933, and qualified as an Associate of the Imperial College of Tropical Agriculture (A. I. C. T. A). Torto begun as an Inspector of Produce in the Gold Coast in 1933. In 1938, he was appointed Agricultural Officer, and in 1949, he was promoted to Senior Agricultural Officer. He was elevated to the position of Food Production Commissioner in April 1952, and later appointed Chief Agricultural Officer of the Ministry of Food and Agriculture. From 1963 until his political appointment in 1967, he was a Field Project Ex ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
João Torto
João de Almeida Torto was a Portuguese people, Portuguese man, probably a legendary figure, who purportedly made an unsuccessful attempt at flight, jumping from the top of Viseu Cathedral with the aid of a self-designed flying apparatus on 20 June 1540. The traditional retelling of the legend refers to João Torto as the "protomartyr of aviation" or "the modern Icarus". The legend In June 1540, Torto, who worked as a nurse, barber surgeon, astrologer and schoolmaster, had a town crier, crier proclaim his intent to fly: "''Know all ye, inhabitants of this city, that this month shall not end before you will see the wonder of wonders, a man who will fly with wings of cloth from the tower of the Cathedral to the Field of São Mateus — for whose person and holdings responds João de Almeida Torto''". Reportedly, João Torto's design was a biplane of two pairs of wings, the bottom wing smaller than the top one, comprising a structure of wooden spars with ribs were covered in calico cl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Torto
Robert Torto is a Ghanaian hate criminal who murdered two Asian men, Khizar Hayat and Hamidullah Hamidi, in the London district of Kennington in 2006. He was described as the "Son of God killer" in the media, having claimed to be the Son of God during a court-hearing before his trial. His victims died of burns and smoke inhalation after he threw a petrol bomb into the shop in which they worked. Witnesses described him "laughing" as he ran from the scene. Crimes Torto, who suffered from paranoid schizophrenia and had a "history of assault", set out to target Hindus, Muslims and other communities in London. His first attack was on a newsagent in Tulse Hill on 14 April 2006. He threw a petrol bomb into the shop and caused serious burns to a customer, who later required skin grafts to his legs. Four days later, he attacked an off licence in South Norwood, leaving the owner with severe burns. Finally, on 27 April, he fire-bombed a food-and-wine shop in Kennington. Of the four peop ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Torto (other)
Tartaro, Tartalo, or Torto in Basque mythology, is an enormously strong one-eyed giant very similar to the Greek Cyclops that Odysseus faced in Homer's ''Odyssey''. He is said to live in caves in the mountains and catches young people in order to eat them; in some accounts he eats sheep also. Alarabi is another name for the creature. Anxo (or Ancho) may also be equivalent, but some sources say this is another name for the Basajaun. Names Tartaro (or Tartaroa) is the form given in some translated tales and commentary in French and English Torto, Anxo and Alarabi were the forms listed in Jose Migel Barandiaran's ''Basque Mythology'', with "Tartalo" described as a local variant particular to the Zegama region. Tartalo being a proper name was an idea floated by Barandiaran; but here is an example of a tale in which three Tartaros appear. Anxo or Ancho is however explained as an alternate name for Basajaun by some sources. Webster ventured that "Ancho" derived from "Sancho". Origins ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |