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Addicks Independent School District
Addicks may refer to: People *J. Edward Addicks, Philadelphia gas magnate *Johannes Addicks, Dutch chess player *Karl Addicks, German politician *Lawrence Addicks, president of the Electrochemical Society Other uses * Charlton Athletic F.C., a football club in south-east London *Addicks, Houston, Texas *Addicks Reservoir The Addicks Reservoir and Addicks Dam in conjunction with the Barker Reservoir prevent downstream flooding of Buffalo Bayou in the City of Houston, Texas. Both reservoirs were authorized under the Rivers and Harbors Act of June 20, 1938, which wa ..., Texas * Addicks Estates, Delaware {{disambiguation, surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johannes Addicks
Johannes Hermanus Addicks (4 January 1902 – 8 March 1961) was a Dutch chess player, Dutch Chess Championship silver medalist (1936). Biography Johannes Addicks was a member of the famous watchmaker family in Amsterdam. In the 1920s and 1930s he was one of the leading Dutch chess players, participant in several international chess tournaments held in the Netherlands. In 1925, in simultaneous exhibition Johannes Addicks defeated the future world chess champion Alexander Alekhine. Johannes Addicks played for Netherlands in the Chess Olympiad: * In 1931, at fourth board in the 4th Chess Olympiad in Prague Prague ( ; cs, Praha ; german: Prag, ; la, Praga) is the capital and largest city in the Czech Republic, and the historical capital of Bohemia. On the Vltava river, Prague is home to about 1.3 million people. The city has a temperate ... (+8, =4, -4). References External links *Johannes Addickschess games at 365chess.com 1902 births 1961 deaths Sports ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karl Addicks
Karl Addicks (born 31 December 1950 in Amberg, Bavaria) is a German physician and politician of the Free Democratic Party (FDP). He served as a member of the Bundestag between 2004 and 2009. Early life Addicks was born in Amberg in the administrative region of Oberpfalz, Bavaria on 31 December 1950. After obtaining his Abitur in 1969 he studied Medicine, Biology, and Chemistry in Saarbrücken and Hamburg. He joined the FDP in 1989. Political career Addicks was a member of the German Bundestag from 2004 until 2009. During that period, he served on the Committee on Economic Cooperation and Development. In addition to his committee assignments, Addicks was a member of the Berlin-Taipei Parliamentary Circle of Friends. Other activities * CARE Deutschland-Luxemburg, Member of the Board of Trustees [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lawrence Addicks
Lawrence Addicks (March 3, 1878 - January 16, 1964) was president of the Electrochemical Society from 1915 to 1916. He was a member of the Naval Consulting Board during World War I starting in 1915. Biography He was born on March 3, 1878, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to Charles H. Addicks and Mary Knox Buzby. He attended the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and graduated in 1889. He married Mary Maulsby O'Brien (1878-1964). He was president of the Electrochemical Society from 1915 to 1916. He was a member of the Naval Consulting Board during World War I starting in 1915. He died on January 16, 1964, in Maryland. He was buried in Christ Church Cemetery in Forest Hill, Maryland Forest Hill is an unincorporated community in Harford County, Maryland, United States, located north of the county seat of Bel Air. The main part of town is located at the intersection of Maryland Route 24 and Jarrettsville Road (former Maryland R .... External links * References {{DEFAULTSORT: ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charlton Athletic F
Charlton may refer to: People * Charlton (surname) * Charlton (given name) Places Australia * Charlton, Queensland * Charlton, Victoria * Division of Charlton, an electoral district in the Australian House of Representatives, in New South Wales Canada * Charlton, Ontario * Charlton Island, Nunavut England * Hundred of Charlton, a hundred in the Wokingham area of Berkshire * Charlton, Bristol, a village in Gloucestershire near Bristol, demolished in 1949 * Charlton, Hampshire * Charlton, Hertfordshire * Charlton, London, formerly a village, now a district * Charlton, Northamptonshire * Charlton, Northumberland * Charlton, Oxfordshire, a location in Wantage * Charlton, Shropshire, a location * Charlton, Kilmersdon, Mendip district, Somerset * Charlton, Shepton Mallet, Mendip district, Somerset * Charlton, Taunton Deane, Somerset * Charlton, Surrey (formerly Middlesex) * Charlton, West Sussex * Charlton, Brinkworth, Wiltshire * Charlton, Pewsey Vale, Wiltshire * Charlto ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Addicks, Houston
Addicks is an area of Houston that was formerly its own community. Addicks, a railroad stop for the Bear Creek community, was named after its original postmaster, Henry Addicks, in 1884. The original town site was located just south of the intersection of Patterson Road and Highway 6. The Addicks Bear Creek Cemetery contains the graves of many of the original German settlers. The town and surrounding community were destroyed by the Hurricane of 1900 but were quickly rebuilt. By 1947 the community was forced to move several miles south near the current intersection of I-10 and Highway 6 since the old location became the site for the Addicks Reservoir. Many of the old buildings can still be found. The Addicks Bear Creek Methodist Church, founded in 1879, is a historical building and can be found on the east side of Highway 6 near Addicks Dam. The church is now known as Addicks United Methodist Churc Other old buildings located near the southeast corner of I-10 and Highway 6, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Addicks Reservoir
The Addicks Reservoir and Addicks Dam in conjunction with the Barker Reservoir prevent downstream flooding of Buffalo Bayou in the City of Houston, Texas. Both reservoirs were authorized under the Rivers and Harbors Act of June 20, 1938, which was modified by the Flood Control Acts of August 11, 1938; September 3, 1954; and October 27, 1965. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers completed construction of Addicks Dam and the outlet facility in 1948. Location Addicks Reservoir is situated on the north side of Interstate 10. It extends slightly north of Clay Road, and between Barker-Cypress Road to the west and Sam Houston Tollway to the east. State Highway 6 bisects the reservoir north to south. In addition to the Reservoir's flood damage reduction mission, recreation and nature observation opportunities abound through the approximately 26,000 acres (105 km²) of land that makes up Addicks and Barker reservoirs, which are often dry wooded areas in normal times. The West Houston Ai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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