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Allan (name)
Allan is both a given name and an English and Scottish surname. People with the given name A–F * Allan (footballer, born 1991), Brazilian footballer * Allan (footballer, born 1997), Brazilian footballer * Allan Abbass (born 1962), a professor, psychiatrist, and founding Director of the Centre for Emotions and Health at Dalhousie University in Halifax, Canada * Allan Ackerman, an American magician who specializes in sleight of hand magic with playing cards * Allan Adair (1897–1988), a senior officer of the British Army who served in both World Wars * Allan Adler (1916–2002), an American silversmith * Allan Agar (born 1949), an English rugby league footballer and coach * Allan Ahlberg (born 1938), British children's book writer with his wife Janet Ahlberg as illustrator * Allan Alaalatoa (born 1994), an Australian rugby union player * Allan Alaküla (born 1968), an Estonian journalist * Allan Albert (1945–1994), an American director, producer, and playwright * Allan Alc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
English Language
English is a West Germanic language of the Indo-European language family, with its earliest forms spoken by the inhabitants of early medieval England. It is named after the Angles, one of the ancient Germanic peoples that migrated to the island of Great Britain. Existing on a dialect continuum with Scots, and then closest related to the Low Saxon and Frisian languages, English is genealogically West Germanic. However, its vocabulary is also distinctively influenced by dialects of France (about 29% of Modern English words) and Latin (also about 29%), plus some grammar and a small amount of core vocabulary influenced by Old Norse (a North Germanic language). Speakers of English are called Anglophones. The earliest forms of English, collectively known as Old English, evolved from a group of West Germanic (Ingvaeonic) dialects brought to Great Britain by Anglo-Saxon settlers in the 5th century and further mutated by Norse-speaking Viking settlers starting in the 8 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Allan Anderson (other)
Alan or Allan Anderson may refer to: * Alan Anderson (British public servant) (1877–1952), public servant and shipowner *Alan Anderson (basketball) (born 1982), basketball player *Alan Orr Anderson (1879–1958), Scottish historian *Alan Ross Anderson (1925–1973), American logician *Alan Paul Anderson (born 1961), American commissioner for the Federal Maritime Commission *Alan Anderson (footballer) (1939-2022), Scottish former professional footballer *Allan Anderson (baseball) (born 1964), American baseball player *Allan Anderson (footballer) (1944–2013), Australian rules footballer *Allan Anderson (theologian) (born 1949), Anglo-Zimbabwean theologian * Allan Anderson (cricketer) (born 1949), Australian cricketer *Allan Cunningham Anderson Allan Cunningham Anderson (August 1896 – 16 April 1986) was a Scottish-born Canadian newspaperman and diplomat. In 1959, he was appointed Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Cuba and Haiti Haiti (; ht, Ayiti ; Fren ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Allan Baldwin
Allan Leslie Baldwin (9 February 1924 – 30 March 2008) was an Australian rules footballer who played for the Hawthorn Football Club in the Australian Football League, Victorian Football League (VFL). Personal life Baldwin served as a signalman in the Australian Army during the Second World War. Notes External links * * 1924 births 2008 deaths Australian rules footballers from Melbourne Hawthorn Football Club players Australian Army personnel of World War II Australian Army soldiers People from Ringwood, Victoria Military personnel from Melbourne {{AFL-bio-1920s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Allan Bakke
''Regents of the University of California v. Bakke'', 438 U.S. 265 (1978) involved a dispute of whether preferential treatment for minorities can reduce educational opportunities for whites without violating the Constitution. The case was a landmark decision by the Supreme Court of the United States. It upheld affirmative action, allowing race to be one of several factors in college admission policy. However, the court ruled that specific racial quotas, such as the 16 out of 100 seats set aside for minority students by the University of California, Davis School of Medicine, were impermissible. Although the Supreme Court had outlawed segregation in schools by the ''Brown v. Board of Education'' decision and had ordered school districts to take steps to assure integration, the question of the legality of voluntary affirmative action programs initiated by universities remained unresolved. Proponents deemed such programs necessary to make up for past discrimination, while oppo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Allan Baker And Kevin Crump
Allan Baker and Kevin Crump are a notorious Australian duo of rapists and double murderers who are currently serving life imprisonment, life sentences in prison. Crimes Allan Baker and Kevin Crump were convicted criminals who met in prison while serving sentences for such offences as breaking and entering and larceny. After they were released, they met up and opted for a life of robbing for a living and murder. Their new life began on 3 November 1973 when, while driving a stolen vehicle, they used a .308 Winchester, .308 rifle to murder Ian James Lamb, 43. Lamb was sleeping in his car next to the road to save accommodation costs while he was in the area to look for seasonal work. The pair did not know Lamb, and the murder has been described as a thrill killing. After Lamb died, they stole $30, some clothes, and petrol, then moved the car. Three days later, Baker and Crump camped near the home of Brian and Virginia Morse in Collarenebri, where Baker had previously worked as a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Allan Baillie
Allan Baillie (born 28 January 1943) is an Australian writer. He was born in Scotland, but moved with his family to Australia when he was seven. His first job was working as a Cadet Journalist then he began to work as a journalist working on papers such as the'' Melbourne Sun'', ''The Telegraph'' and ''The Australian Women's Weekly'' having studied journalism at Melbourne University. Turning to literature his books include ''Adrift'', '' Little Brother'' and '' The China Coin''. He lives in Sydney, Australia with his wife and two children. Pipe incident Allan Baillie was injured on 8 November 2010 when he was sucked down a pipe at a swimming pool near Sydney and discharged onto the beach. He was swimming laps at Bilgola Beach rock pool with his wife when a Pittwater Council worker opened a valve to drain the pool for cleaning. He intends to seek compensation. Bibliography Children's novels *''Adrift'' (1984) *''Little Brother'' (1985) *''Little Monster'' (1991) *''The Bad Guys ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Allan Aynesworth
Edward Henry Abbot-Anderson (14 April 1864, Sandhurst, Berkshire – 22 August 1959, Camberley, Surrey), known professionally as Allan Aynesworth, was an English actor and producer. His career spanned more than six decades, from 1887 to 1949, and included the role of Algernon Moncrieff in the 1895 premiere of Oscar Wilde's ''The Importance of Being Earnest''. Aynesworth generally appeared in drawing room comedy and contemporary high-society dramas, usually avoiding old classics and modern plays about social problems. He retired from the stage in 1938, and made his final acting appearance in the film '' The Last Days of Dolwyn'' in 1949. Life and career Early years Aynesworth was born at the Royal Military College, Sandhurst, the third son of Major-General Edward Abbot-Anderson and his first wife, Martha, ''née'' Birkett, who died the day after Aynesworth was born. The eldest son, John Henry, followed his father into the army, and rose to be a Brigadier-General; the middle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Allan Ayala
Allan Ayala Acevedo (born July 7, 1986) is a male track and field athlete from Guatemala, specialized in the 400m intermediate hurdles event. As a junior, he was a member of the team that broke the Guatemalan 4x400 relay Junior National Record in 2004. In 2007, Ayala ran for Dickinson State University in North Dakota and was named Outstanding DAC Conference Track Athlete in both indoors and outdoors events. He was runner-up in the 400IH in the NAIA national championships; also setting a new Guatemalan national record in the event. Three weeks later he set the 400 meters Guatemalan national record in Costa Rica. He then broke his own record in the 400IH at Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Ayala was also the only Guatemalan to run in the 2007 World Athletic Championships in Osaka, Japan is a designated city in the Kansai region of Honshu in Japan. It is the capital of and most populous city in Osaka Prefecture, and the third most populous city in Japan, following Special wards o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Allan Asher
Allan James Asher is an Australian lawyer, consumer advocate and campaigner. Early life, education and personal life Asher was born in Sydney on 16 February 1951, one of eight children. He grew up in the western suburbs of Sydney at Eastern Creek. He attended Eastern Creek Primary School and later Rooty Hill High School. After completing high school Asher attended Sydney Technical College (now Ultimo TAFE) to re-do his Higher School Certificate. He studied economics and accounting at the University of New South Wales, and then law at Sydney University. Asher was married to Dr Joan Lennon until her death in London in 2006. He married Lois Eagle in Sydney in September 2010. In 2012 Asher took up a post as a Visitor at the Australian National University, Canberra. Early career Asher's first job was as an audit clerk at an accounting firm. From 1974 to 1984, Asher was a Senior Executive with the Australian Consumers Association (ACA). In 1984, Asher became the Director of Co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Allan Ashbolt
Allan Campbell Ashbolt (24 November 1921 – 9 June 2005) was an Australian journalist, producer, and broadcaster. Early life He was born in Melbourne and attended Caulfield Grammar School, and served with the Australian Imperial Force in World War II. Following the war, Ashbolt began acting and helped establish the Mercury Theatre with Peter Finch amongst others. He appeared in government documentary films. Ashbolt was film librarian at NSW Film Council in mid-fifties, before he was hired by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) as a producer. Career In 1959 he was appointed as the ABC's first North America correspondent, and during 1963 he served as a correspondent and executive producer of '' Four Corners'', which has become Australia's longest-running investigative journalism/ current affairs television program. He was known for his belief that the ABC should promote free speech and controversial political content. Ashbolt held senior positions at the ABC until ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Allan Armitage
Allan M. Armitage (1 June 1946) is professor of horticulture at the University of Georgia, US, where he teaches, conducts research, and runs the University of Georgia Horticulture Gardens—producing annual guidelines for annuals and perennials suitable for heat and humidity. He is most famously known for his Tilley hat. Life Armitage travels widely as a lecturer and consultant and has received numerous awards from nursery trade groups and horticultural organizations, including the Medal of Honor from the Garden Club of America. He was recognized as one of the best teachers in the nation when he received the distinguished National Educator Award from the American Horticultural Society. He is well known as a writer, speaker and researcher throughout the world. He holds his B.Sc from MacDonald College, Quebec, M.Sc. from University of Guelph, Ontario and his Ph.D. from Michigan State. His publications include nine books and more than 350 articles and papers. Armitage has lectu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Allan Arkush
Allan Arkush (born April 30, 1948) is an American director and producer of films, television and videos. He is a collaborator of Joe Dante. Early life Arkush grew up in Fort Lee, New Jersey. He graduated in 1966 from Fort Lee High School. His experiences there served as the inspiration for the film '' Rock 'n' Roll High School'' (1979). He attended New York University Film School from 1967 to 1970. ''Septuagenarian Substitute Ball'', his senior film, starring John Ford Noonan, won third prize at the National Student Film Festival-1970. His teacher and faculty adviser was Martin Scorsese "whose knowledge and passion changed my life". While at NYU, he worked at The Fillmore East as an usher, stage crew member and in the psychedelic light show "Joe's Lights", performing with artists including The Who, Grateful Dead, Santana, Allman Bros, Miles Davis, Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra, Virgil Fox and Fleetwood Mac in New York City and London. He returned to New York City in 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
