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Aplin
Aplin is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Anders Aplin (born 1991), Singapore footballer *Andrew Aplin (born 1991), American baseball player *Frank Aplin (1901–1965), New Zealand police officer * Gabrielle Aplin (born 1992), singer/songwriter from Bath, Somerset *Greg Aplin (born 1952), Australian politician (Liberal, NSW) * Henry H. Aplin (1841–1910), American Civil War veteran, businessman, and politician *Joseph Aplin (c.1740 – 1804), politician in Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island *Ken Aplin (1918–2004), umpire in Australian rules football *Nick Aplin (born 1952), Senior Lecturer at the Physical Education and Sports Science Academic Group at the National Institute of Education *Oliver Vernon Aplin (1858–1940), British ornithologist *Peter Aplin (1753–1817), admiral in Britain's Royal Navy *William Aplin (1840–1901), pastoralist, businessman and parliamentarian in Queensland, Australia Other uses * Aplin, West Virginia See also *Aplin Islet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gabrielle Aplin
Gabrielle Ann Aplin (born c. October 1992) is an English singer-songwriter. After amassing a following for her acoustic music covers on YouTube, Aplin signed a recording deal with Parlophone in February 2012. She rose to prominence the following November when she was selected to record the soundtrack for a John Lewis television commercial with a cover of Frankie Goes to Hollywood's " The Power of Love", which went on to top the UK Singles Chart. Her debut album, '' English Rain'', was released in May 2013 to positive reviews. It debuted at number two on the UK Album Chart and led to more singles: "Please Don't Say You Love Me", "Panic Cord", "Home" and "Salvation". ''English Rain'' has since been certified Gold in the UK, selling over 100,000 copies. Aplin's second album, '' Light Up the Dark'', was released in September 2015, followed by the release of her third album, ''Dear Happy'', in January 2020. She has also released multiple extended plays throughout her career. Early lif ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Aplin
William Aplin (27 April 1840 – 18 February 1901) was an Australian pioneer, businessman and politician of Queensland, Australia in the 19th century. Early life William Aplin was born on 'Sticklepath' farm near Combe St Nicholas, Somerset, England and baptised in St Nicholas Anglican church there in 1840. He was raised a middle child in a family of six, to a rural life in a well to do yeoman farming family in Dorset and Wiltshire. He was trained from an early age in the way of Yeoman martial arts including riding and shooting. He received an education and finished at the Bourton Academy in East Tisbury, Wiltshire. He was raised in the Anglican Christian faith. Aplin was recorded living and working as an agricultural labourer at Awliscombe, Devon, in the England census of 1861. He emigrated at 22 years of age, for a better life in the new British colony of Queensland. He travelled well as a cabin class passenger on the sailing ship ''Wanata'', out of London on 2 November ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrew Aplin
Andrew Ahyim Aplin (born March 21, 1991) is an American former professional baseball outfielder. He attended Arizona State University, where he played college baseball for the Arizona State Sun Devils. Amateur career Aplin was born Suisun City, California, but lived in the Phoenix metropolitan area in the mid-1990s. When he was six, his family moved back to California. Aplin attended Vanden High School in Fairfield, California. After graduating, the New York Yankees selected Aplin in the 33rd round of the 2009 MLB draft. He did not sign, and instead enrolled at Arizona State University to play college baseball for the Arizona State Sun Devils baseball team. In 2011, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Orleans Firebirds of the Cape Cod Baseball League. Professional career Houston Astros The Houston Astros selected Aplin in the fifth round, with the 159th overall selection, of the 2012 MLB draft. He signed and made his professional debut for the Tri-City ValleyCats of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greg Aplin
Gregory John Aplin (born 9 October 1952), an Australian politician, was a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly representing Albury for the Liberal Party from 2003 until 2019. Early life and background Aplin was born in Northern Rhodesia, now Zambia, on 9 October 1952. He studied at the University of Cape Town, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts with Honours. He worked for the Rhodesian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, before doing national service with the British South Africa Police between 1975 and 1977, during which time he was awarded the General Service Medal. He returned to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and was given a three years posting to Sydney. Aplin was acting Director of the Rhodesia Information Service in Sydney when it was closed by the new Mugabe government in May 1980. In 1980 he then returned to the newly independent Zimbabwe to work for the government in regional development, and arranging state visits. Greg Aplin has been married to his wife Jil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oliver Vernon Aplin
Oliver Vernon Aplin (5 December 1858 – 8 November 1940) was a British ornithologist. Aplin was born in Bodicote, Oxfordshire, the son of solicitor Benjamin W. Aplin and Barbara Aplin. He was educated in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire,1871 England Census but lived the rest of his life in Oxfordshire, with a keen interest in the natural history of the area. He published a number of papers and notes on British birds, particularly those of Oxfordshire, Norfolk and the Lleyn Peninsula, North Wales. In 1892, he published a list of the birds in Banbury with his two brothers, Frederick C. Aplin and Rev. Benjamin D'Oyley Aplin. He regularly contributed annual reports on the ornithology of Oxfordshire to ''The Zoologist'' from 1894 until the journal ceased publication in 1916. He is probably best known as the author of the ''Birds of Oxfordshire'', published in 1889. He was elected a member of the British Ornithologists' Union in 1888. He made a number of trips abroad during the 1890s, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nick Aplin
Nick Aplin (born 7 March 1952) is a Senior Lecturer at the Physical Education and Sports Science Academic Group (PESS) at the National Institute of Education (NIE). In 1971 he studied at Loughborough College for his degree in physical education (PE). He graduated in 1976. In 1984 Nick Aplin studied a master's degree at Loughborough. In late 1985 he became a lecturer at the College of Physical Education in SIngapore. He completed a PhD in 1999. Nick Aplin's first book, ''To the Finishing Line'', was published in 2002. It was a set of biographical impressions of the first three Singaporean women Olympians: Tang Pui Wah, Mary Klass and Janet Jesudason. In 2009 he published ''Perspectives on Physical Education and Sports Science in Singapore.'' Alongside Tibor Károlyi, Aplin wrote a series of chess books. ''Endgame Virtuoso Anatoly Karpov'' was ''Guardian Guardian usually refers to: * Legal guardian, a person with the authority and duty to care for the interests of another * ''Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anders Aplin
Anders Aplin is a Singaporean professional footballer who plays as a defender for Singapore Premier League club Hougang United and the Singapore national team. Club career Youth career Anders was part of the Singapore Sports School's inaugural cohort of footballers and moved on to the National Football Academy under-18s. In 2009, he was part of the Victoria Junior College football team which won the National Schools A Division title. Singapore Cricket Club Although Anders was part of the Singapore Sports School's inaugural cohort of footballers, playing alongside future Lions such as Safuwan Baharudin and Madhu Mohana, his decision to focus on his studies saw him fall through the cracks of Singapore's professional football circuit. As a result, Anders played for Singapore Cricket Club in the amateur National Football League. Singapore Recreation Club Anders next played for Singapore Recreation Club , where he was spotted by Geylang coach Noor Ali, who was then helming ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Aplin
Admiral Peter Aplin (1753 – 17 April 1817) was an English admiral. Life He was midshipman of the on 9 October 1776, when her first lieutenant was killed in action with the batteries at the mouth of North River and was promoted to the vacancy caused by his death. Aplin's further promotion was rapid, and on 23 November 1780 he was appointed captain of the , a frigate of 24 guns. He was still in her at Yorktown in the following October, when she was destroyed by the enemy's red-hot shot; after which he served, with his crew, on shore under the orders of Lord Cornwallis. He had no further service at sea until, in 1797, he was appointed to the of 74 guns, which, after the Battle of Cape St Vincent reinforced the fleet off Cádiz. He continued in this command for nearly two years, when he was promoted to flag rank. As an admiral, however, he never served, although, he passed through the several gradations by seniority, and attained the high rank of admiral of the white b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ken Aplin
Kenneth Aplin (1918 – 25 February 2004) was a leading field umpire in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL) between 1939 and 1954. Aplin umpired 291 SANFL matches, including 10 Grand Finals. He was the regular 'independent' umpire in the Western Australia versus Victoria matches. Aplin was the SANFL umpires' coach between 1955 and 1957 and umpired in the South Australian Amateur Football League (SAAFL). After retiring as an umpire, he was a football commentator on Adelaide radio for 18 years, and also a television football panellist. Aplin was inducted in the Australian Football Hall of Fame The Australian Football Hall of Fame was established in 1996, the Centenary year of the Australian Football League, to help recognise the contributions made to the sport of Australian rules football by players, umpires, media personalities, coa ... in 1996. On 16 January 2001, Aplin was awarded the Australian Sports Medal for service to the SANFL and Austral ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aplin Islet
Aplin Islet is a small island north of Shelburne Bay in far north Queensland, Australia about 140 km north of Cape Grenville, Cape York Peninsula in the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Queensland, Australia. It is within the Shire of Cook. The island has an area of about 4 hectares. It rises to a height of 5.82 meters above sea level. It is about 30 km east of Orford Ness. Ecology Aplin Islet is a restricted access area to protect nesting seabirds. Crocodiles have been sighted on Aplin Islet. See also * List of islands of Australia This is a list of selected Australian islands grouped by State or Territory. Australia has 8,222 islands within its maritime borders. Largest islands The islands larger than are: * Tasmania (Tas) ; * Melville Island, Northern Territory (NT ... References Islands on the Great Barrier Reef Uninhabited islands of Australia {{Queensland-national-park-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joseph Aplin
Joseph Aplin (c. 1740 – April 26, 1804) was a lawyer and political figure in colonial Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island. He represented Barrington Township in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1785 to 1787. He was born in Rhode Island, the son of John Aplin, and became a lawyer like his father, setting up practice in Newport. As a loyalist, he was forced to move to New York City and went to Nova Scotia in 1783. In 1787, he went to St. John's Island (later Prince Edward Island) as solicitor general for Edmund Fanning. In 1790, he was named attorney general. Aplin was charged with wrongdoing by supporters of former governor Walter Patterson in 1791; he was exonerated and successfully sued for damages in 1793. In 1798, after becoming associated with a group advocating that the island rejoin Nova Scotia, he resigned from the island's Council and was dismissed as attorney general. After unsuccessfully attempting to clear his name in England, he returned to Annapolis Roy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frank Aplin
Francis Norman Aplin (17 September 1901–18 February 1965) was a New Zealand police officer. He was born in Crofton, Wellington, New Zealand, on 17 September 1901. In the 1959 Queen's Birthday Honours, Aplin was awarded the Queen's Police Medal The King's Police Medal (KPM) is awarded to police in the United Kingdom for gallantry or distinguished service. It was also formerly awarded within the wider British Empire, including Commonwealth of Nations, Commonwealth countries, most of whic ... for distinguished service. References 1901 births 1965 deaths New Zealand police officers People from Wellington City New Zealand recipients of the Queen's Police Medal {{NewZealand-crime-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
