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Ankeny (surname) , professor of history and philosophy of science at University of Adelaide
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Ankeny is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Heather Ankeny, American actor * John Fletcher Ankeny (1824–1886), founder of Ankeny, Iowa *Levi Ankeny (1844–1921), United States senator for Washington * Marling J. Ankeny (d. 1977), American mining engineer * Michael Ankeny (born 1991), American alpine skier * Nesmith Ankeny (1927–1993), American mathematician *Rachel Ankeny Rachel Ankeny is a professor of history and philosophy of science at University of Adelaide. In 2020, she was elected as a fellow in the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) "for her contributions to our understanding of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heather Ankeny
Heather Ankeny is an American actress. She has appeared on ''Criminal Minds,'' ''Rizzoli & Isles'', ''Battle Creek'', and '' Weeds'', as well as the independent feature films, ''DriverX'' and ''Pig''. She is an avid fantasy sports player, frequently contributing to ESPN ESPN (originally an initialism for Entertainment and Sports Programming Network) is an American international basic cable sports channel owned by ESPN Inc., owned jointly by The Walt Disney Company (80%) and Hearst Communications (20%). The ...'s Fantasy section, including both the "Fantasy Focus" video and audio podcasts. Filmography Film Television References Year of birth missing (living people) Living people American television actresses American film actresses Place of birth missing (living people) 21st-century American actresses {{US-screen-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Fletcher Ankeny
John Fletcher Ankeny (1824-1886) is best known as the founder of Ankeny, Iowa. He was the oldest child of Joseph and Harriet Giese Ankeny. He was born in Somerset County, Pennsylvania on May 6, 1824 on the farm owned by his father and his grandfather, Peter Ankeny. Peter was one of the founders of Somerset, Pennsylvania. When Ankeny was seven years old, his father moved the family from Somerset, Pennsylvania to Millersburg, Ohio. Biography Ankeny studied medicine with Dr. Jacob Voorhees and attended medical college in Cincinnati. He started his medical practice with Dr. McNeal at Canal Dover, Ohio. He later practiced his profession in Kenton, Ohio and also served as postmaster there. In 1849, he went to California, together with his brother, Henry Giese Ankeny. They participated in mining for gold. Ankeny also performed physician duties and he became Clerk of the first legislature of the state of California. He visited the Hawaiian Islands. He returned to Ohio and he married ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Levi Ankeny
Levi Ankeny (August 1, 1844March 29, 1921) was a Republican United States Senator from the state of Washington. He was born in Buchanan County, Missouri near St. Joseph, but crossed the plains to Oregon in 1850 with his parents and settled in Portland. He attended the rural schools and later Kingsley Academy in Portland. He worked in business in Lewiston, Idaho; Orofino, Idaho; and Florence, Idaho. He also became the mayor of Lewiston. He moved to Walla Walla, Washington and engaged in banking. He was appointed a member of the Pan-American Exposition Commission and became its chairman. In 1902 he was elected as a Republican to the United States Senate, and served from March 4, 1903 to March 3, 1909. He failed to be renominated in 1908. He was chairman of the Committee on Coast and Insular Survey (Fifty-eighth and Fifty-ninth Congresses). In 1867 he married Mary Jane (Jennie) Nesmith, daughter of Oregon Senator James W. Nesmith: they had five children. Ankeny was member in Fre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marling J
Marling may refer to: Places * Marling, South Tyrol, Italy * Marling, Missouri, United States Other uses * Marling (surname) * Marling baronets * Marling (horse), a Thoroughbred racehorse * Marling School, a grammar school in Stroud, Gloucestershire, England * Marlinspike, a tool used in marine ropework * Spreading marl Marl is an earthy material rich in carbonate minerals, clays, and silt. When hardened into rock, this becomes marlstone. It is formed in marine or freshwater environments, often through the activities of algae. Marl makes up the lower part o ... on land See also * Marlin (other) {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Ankeny
Michael Ankeny (born January 17, 1991, in Deephaven, Minnesota) is an American alpine ski racer Alpine skiing, or downhill skiing, is the pastime of sliding down snow-covered slopes on skis with fixed-heel bindings, unlike other types of skiing (cross-country, Telemark, or ski jumping), which use skis with free-heel bindings. Whether for .... References 1991 births Living people American male alpine skiers People from Deephaven, Minnesota Sportspeople from the Minneapolis–Saint Paul metropolitan area 21st-century American sportsmen {{US-alpine-skiing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nesmith Ankeny
Nesmith Cornett Ankeny (1927, Walla Walla, Washington – 4 August 1993, Seattle) was an American mathematician specialising in number theory. After Army service, he studied at Stanford University and obtained his Ph.D. at Princeton University in 1950 under the supervision of Emil Artin. He was a Fellow at Princeton and the Institute for Advanced Study, then assistant professor at from 1952 to 1955, when he joined MIT. He was a |