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Andrews (surname)
Andrews is a patronymic surname of English, Scottish, and Norse origin. At the time of the 1881 British Census, its relative frequency was highest in Dorset (3.6 times the British average), followed by Wiltshire, Huntingdonshire, Worcestershire, Hampshire, Suffolk, Cambridgeshire, Devon and Somerset. Retrieved 25 January 2014 The surname Andrews was first found in Caithness, North Scotland. Historically, the Andrews clan were closely associated with Clan Ross. The Andrews of Scotland dispersed during the 17th, 18th, and 19th centuries and are now found worldwide in America, Canada, and Australia. Many Andrews also moved to Northern Ireland and England. A * A. W. Andrews (1868–1959), British pioneer rock-climber * Abraham D. Andrews (1830–1885), American politician * Al Andrews (born 1945), US American footballer * Albert Andrews (1881–1960), Canadian politician * Albert LeRoy Andrews (1878–1961), American professor of Germanic philology and avocational bryologist * A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Patronymic
A patronymic, or patronym, is a component of a personal name based on the given name of one's father, grandfather (avonymic), or an earlier male ancestor. It is the male equivalent of a matronymic. Patronymics are still in use, including mandatory use, in many countries worldwide, although their use has largely been replaced by or transformed into patronymic surnames. Examples of such transformations include common English surnames such as Johnson (son of John). Origins of terms The usual noun and adjective in English is ''patronymic'', but as a noun this exists in free variation alongside ''patronym''. The first part of the word ''patronym'' comes from Greek πατήρ ''patēr'' "father" (GEN πατρός ''patros'' whence the combining form πατρο- ''patro''-); the second part comes from Greek ὄνυμα ''onyma'', a variant form of ὄνομα ''onoma'' "name". In the form ''patronymic'', this stands with the addition of the suffix -ικός (''-ikos''), which was ori ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andy Andrews (tennis)
Andy Andrews (born January 1, 1959) is a former professional tennis player from the United States. He was born in Raleigh, North Carolina. Andrews enjoyed most of his tennis success while playing doubles. During his career he won 3 doubles titles and finished runner-up at the 1982 Australian Open partnering John Sadri. He achieved a career-high doubles ranking of world No. 32 in February 1983. Andrews career high singles ranking was world No. 78, which he reached in June 1982. He was a two-time All-American at North Carolina State University and was a two-time Atlantic Coast Conference The Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) is a collegiate athletic conference located in the eastern United States. Headquartered in Greensboro, North Carolina, the ACC's fifteen member universities compete in the National Collegiate Athletic Associa ... doubles champion, partnering McDonald. Grand Prix, WCT, and Grand Slam finals Doubles (3 titles, 3 runner-ups) External links * * {{DEFA ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Billy Andrews (footballer)
William Andrews, known as Billy Andrews or Willie Andrews (born 1886) was an Irish international footballer who played professionally in Ireland and England as a right half. Career Andrews was born in Kansas City, USA and was raised in Ireland. He played club football in both Ireland and England, for Distillery, Glentoran, Oldham Athletic, Stockport County, Grimsby Town, Belfast United, Darlington, Leadgate Park and Belfast Bohemians. Andrews also earned three caps for Ireland Ireland ( ; ga, Éire ; Ulster Scots dialect, Ulster-Scots: ) is an island in the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic Ocean, in Northwestern Europe, north-western Europe. It is separated from Great Britain to its east by the North Channel (Grea ... between 1908 and 1913. ReferencesNIFG profile 1886 births Date of death missing Irish association footballers (before 1923) Pre-1950 IFA international footballers Lisburn Distillery F.C. players Glentoran F.C. players Oldham Athletic A.F.C. pl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bill Andrews (other)
Bill Andrews may refer to: * Bill Andrews (unionist) (1870–1950), South African trade union leader and politician * Bill Andrews (cricketer) (1908–1989), English cricketer * Bill Andrews (photographer) (1944–2017), American surfer, documentary photographer, and archivist * Bill Andrews (drummer) (born 1966), American musician * T. Bill Andrews (born 1958), American abstract painter and writer * William C. Andrews (art director), a British production designed often known by this name See also * Billy Andrews (born 1945), American football player *Billy Andrews (footballer) William Andrews, known as Billy Andrews or Willie Andrews (born 1886) was an Irish international footballer who played professionally in Ireland and England as a right half. Career Andrews was born in Kansas City, USA and was raised in Ireland. ... (born 1886), Irish-American footballer * William Andrews (other) {{DEFAULTSORT:Andrews, Bill ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ben Andrews (mathematician)
Ben Andrews is an Australian mathematician at the Australian National University. He is known for contributions to geometric analysis, with a majority of his work being in the field of extrinsic geometric flows. He received his Ph.D. from Australian National University in 1993, under the supervision of Gerhard Huisken. As of 2020, he has had nine Ph.D. students. Recognition In 2002, he was an invited speaker at the International Congress of Mathematicians. In 2003, he received the Australian Mathematical Society Medal, along with Andrew Hassell, for distinguished research in the mathematical sciences. In 2012 he became a fellow of the American Mathematical Society The American Mathematical Society (AMS) is an association of professional mathematicians dedicated to the interests of mathematical research and scholarship, and serves the national and international community through its publications, meetings, .... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ben Andrews (actor)
Ben Andrews (May 16, 1942 – May 13, 1981) was an American actor best remembered for his television work. Career Making his first television appearance in the late 1960s, Andrews is perhaps best known for portraying the prominent character Benny and Jason Tate in the daytime soap opera ''Return to Peyton Place'' between 1972 and 1973. Afterwards, he played a detective on the soap opera ''Days of Our Lives'' and he was attached to ''General Hospital''. Besides appearing in soap operas, Andrews also guest starred in several TV series, including ''Planet of the Apes'', ''The Streets of San Francisco'', ''Mannix'', ''The Six Million Dollar Man'', ''The Rockford Files'' and ''The Waltons ''The Waltons'' is an American historical drama television series about a family in rural Virginia during the Great Depression and World War II. It was created by Earl Hamner Jr., based on his 1961 book ''Spencer's Mountain'' and the 1963 film ...''. External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Andr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barry Andrews (other) (born 1967), Irish Fianna Fáil politician and former CEO of GOAL
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Barry Andrews may refer to: *Barry Andrews (rugby league) (born 1950), Australian rugby league player *Barry Andrews (musician) (born 1956), English vocalist and keyboardist with XTC and Shriekback *Barry Andrews (politician) Barry Andrews (born 16 May 1967) is an Irish politician who serves as a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) for the Dublin constituency. He is a member of Fianna Fáil, part of Renew Europe. He previously served as Minister of State for Ch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barbara Andrews
Barbara Andrews is an American writer of 20 romance novels under her real name; with her daughter, Pam Hanson, she now writes under the pseudonyms Jennifer Drew and Pam Rock. Biography Barbara Andrews wanted a career she could combine with motherhood and four children. She made her first sale to ''Highlights for Children'', when her children were in kindergarten. She is the author of 20 romance novels under her own name. Andrews's daughter, Pam Hanson, majored in journalism in college and later worked as a reporter. Pam married a college professor and started a family. After the birth of her first child, Pam teamed up with her mother to write romance novels. Together they have published novels under the pseudonyms Jennifer Drew and Pam Rock. For several years, their partnership was long-distance, but nowadays they share a house in West Virginia, along with Pam's husband and their two sons, Erik and Andrew Hanson. In the summer of 2008, she moved to Nebraska with Pam and her ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arthur Andrews (other)
Arthur Andrews may refer to: * Arthur Andrews (cricketer) (1856–1943), English cricketer * Arthur Andrews (footballer, born 1891) (1891–1964), English footballer with Southampton * Arthur Andrews (footballer, born 1903) (1903–1971), English footballer with Durham City and Sunderland * Arthur F. Andrews (1876–1930), American cyclist * Arthur Glenn Andrews (1909–2008), American politician * Arthur Irving Andrews (1878–1967), American college professor * Arthur L. Andrews (1934–1996), Chief Master Sergeant of the U.S. Air Force * A. W. Andrews Arthur Westlake Andrews (12 December 1868 – 22 November 1959) was a British geographer, poet, rock-climber, mountaineer and amateur tennis and badminton player. He trained as a geographer (FRGS 1896), and became a teacher of geography a ... (1868–1959), British geographer, poet and mountaineer See also * Arthur Andrew (other) {{DEFAULTSORT:Andrews, Arthur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arlan Andrews
Arlan Keith Andrews, Sr. (born 1940) is an American engineer and writer of science fiction and non-fiction. He attended New Mexico State University, where he earned bachelor, master, and doctorate degrees in mechanical engineering. Since 1971, he has published three novels, three collections, over 30 non-fiction articles, almost 70 short fiction works, and multiple poems. After helping to found the Libertarian Party of North Carolina, he was their candidate in the 1976 North Carolina gubernatorial election. In the early 1990s, he founded Sigma, a think tank of science fiction authors and academics that consults for the United States government. He was awarded a fellowship by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers in 1991 and 1992, the latter including a position in the Office of Science and Technology Policy. His works have received Analog Awards for his non-fiction and short fiction from ''Analog Science Fiction and Fact'', including a first place award for the non-fictio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Archie Andrews (puppet)
Archie Andrews was a ventriloquist's dummy used by ventriloquist Peter Brough in radio and television shows in the UK in the 1950s and 1960s. Perhaps the most popular show in its radio format was called ''Educating Archie'', regularly attracting over 15 million listeners. Archie was invariably dressed in a broad-striped blazer, and addressed the ventriloquist as "Brough". The television scripts were written by Marty Feldman and Ronald Chesney. The radio show had a children's fan club that at one time had 250,000 members. Among future stars who appeared on the show were Tony Hancock, Dick Emery, Max Bygraves, Harry Secombe, Benny Hill, Beryl Reid and 14-year-old Julie Andrews. During this period Max Bygraves together with Archie Andrews/Peter Brough recorded "The Dummy Song" which is still available on Max Bygraves' compilation albums. Archie went missing several times. *In 1947, he was in Peter Brough's car when it was stolen from Lower Regent Street, London, but found two d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Archie Andrews (comics)
Archibald "Archie" Andrews, created in 1941 by publisher John L. Goldwater and artist Bob Montana in collaboration with writer Vic Bloom,''Pep Comics'' #22 at the Grand Comics Database. Retrieved January 9, 2017."Profile: Archie Comics" by Rik Offenberger, First Comics News, April 24, 2003 is the main character in the Archie Comics franchise, including the long-running ''Archie Andrews'' radio series, a syndicated comic strip, ''The Archie Show'', ''Archie's Weird Mysteries'', and ''Riverdale (2017 TV series), Riverdale''. He is the rhythm guitarist and one of the three singers of the fictional band The Archies. He is portrayed by KJ Apa on ''Riverdale (2017 TV series), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
