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Andy Porter (film Producer)
Andrew or Andy Porter may refer to: Academics * Andrew C. Porter (born 1942), American educational psychologist and psychometrician * Andrew Porter (historian) (born 1945), British historian * Andrew Porter (music critic) (1928–2015), British music critic and scholar Military * Andrew Porter (Civil War general) (1820–1872), American Civil War general * Andrew Porter (Revolutionary War officer) (1743–1813), American Revolutionary War officer Sports * Marshall Porter (1874–1900), Irish sportsman, son of Sir Andrew Porter * Andrew Porter (baseball) (1910–2010), Negro league baseball player * Andy Porter (footballer, born 1937), Scottish footballer * Andy Porter (footballer, born 1968), English footballer and coach * Andrew Porter (rugby union) (born 1996), Irish rugby player Other people * Andrew I. Porter (born 1946), American science fiction editor and publisher * Andrew J. Porter (born 1972), American short story writer and novelist * Sir Andrew Porter, 1st Baro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrew C
Andrew is the English form of a given name common in many countries. In the 1990s, it was among the top ten most popular names given to boys in English-speaking countries. "Andrew" is frequently shortened to "Andy" or "Drew". The word is derived from the el, Ἀνδρέας, ''Andreas'', itself related to grc, ἀνήρ/ἀνδρός ''aner/andros'', "man" (as opposed to "woman"), thus meaning "manly" and, as consequence, "brave", "strong", "courageous", and "warrior". In the King James Bible, the Greek "Ἀνδρέας" is translated as Andrew. Popularity Australia In 2000, the name Andrew was the second most popular name in Australia. In 1999, it was the 19th most common name, while in 1940, it was the 31st most common name. Andrew was the first most popular name given to boys in the Northern Territory in 2003 to 2015 and continuing. In Victoria, Andrew was the first most popular name for a boy in the 1970s. Canada Andrew was the 20th most popular name chosen for male ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrew Porter (historian)
Andrew Neil Porter (12 October 1945 – 4 March 2021) was Rhodes Professor of Imperial History at King's College London from 1993 to 2008. Between 1979 and 1990, he edited the '' Journal of Imperial and Commonwealth History''. He was educated at Christ's Hospital and St John's College, Cambridge (MA, PhD).‘PORTER, Prof. Andrew Neil’, Who's Who 2014, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 2014 Selected publications ;Books *''The Origins of the South African War: Joseph Chamberlain and the diplomacy of imperialism, 1895‑99.'' St. Martin's, New York, 1980. *''Victorian shipping, business and imperial policy: Donald Currie, the Castle Line, and southern Africa.'' Boydell & Brewer, Woodbridge, 1986. *''European Imperialism, 1860-1914.'' Palgrave, 1994. *''The Oxford history of the British Empire: Vol. III The nineteenth century,'' Oxford University Press, Oxford, 1999. (Editor) *''Religion versus empire? British protestant missionaries and overseas expansion, 1700 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrew Porter (music Critic)
Andrew Brian Porter (26 August 19283 April 2015) was a British music critic, opera librettist, opera director, scholar, and organist.''Opera''"Opera Magazine Editorial Board"(archived 9 May 2011 at Internet Archive), originally accessed 2 January 2011. Biography Born in Cape Town, South Africa, Porter studied organ at University College, Oxford in the late 1940s. He then began writing music criticism for various London newspapers, including ''The Times'' and ''The Daily Telegraph''. In 1953, he joined ''The Financial Times'', where he served as the lead critic until 1972, where his successor was Ronald Crichton. Stanley Sadie, in the 2001 edition of the ''Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians'', wrote that Porter "built up a distinctive tradition of criticism, with longer notices than were customary in British daily papers, based on his elegant, spacious literary style and always informed by a knowledge of music history and the findings of textual scholarship as well as an ex ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrew Porter (Civil War General)
Andrew Porter (July 10, 1820 – January 3, 1872) was an American army officer who was a brigadier general in the Union Army during the American Civil War. He was an important staff officer under George B. McClellan during the 1862 Peninsula Campaign, serving as the Provost Marshal of the Army of the Potomac. Early life Porter was born in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, on July 10, 1820. He was the son of Sarah Humes and George Bryan Porter (1791–1834), a governor of the Michigan Territory. He was a grandson of Revolutionary War officer Andrew Porter and a second cousin of Mary Todd Lincoln. His younger first cousin, Horace Porter (1837–1921), also served as a Union general and later as the U.S. Ambassador to France. He attended the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York, for six months in 1836 and 1837.Warner, pp. 377–78. Career Mexican–American War He served in the Mexican–American War as a first lieutenant in the 1st Mounted Rifles. Within a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrew Porter (Revolutionary War Officer)
Andrew Porter (September 24, 1743 – November 16, 1813) was an American officer during the Revolutionary War. Early life Porter was born on September 24, 1743 at Norriton, his father's farm near Norristown, Pennsylvania. He was one of the fourteen children of Robert Porter (1698–1770) and Lileous (née Christy) Porter (1708–1771). His father had immigrated from Derry, Ireland, to New Hampshire in 1720, and later moved to Pennsylvania. Career Andrew moved to Philadelphia as a young man, where he became a schoolmaster and amateur astronomer. In 1776, he joined the American forces in the Revolutionary War as a captain of marines. He later moved to the artillery, in which branch he served at the battles of Trenton, Princeton, Brandywine, Germantown, and Tioga Point. He was later directed by General George Washington to supervise the preparation of artillery ammunition for the Siege of Yorktown. By the end of the war, he had been promoted to the rank of colonel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marshall Porter
Andrew Marshall Porter (6 January 1874 – 5 June 1900) was an Irish barrister who was killed in the Second Boer War while fighting for the Imperial Yeomanry. He was also a noted sportsman, representing Ireland at both cricket and field hockey. Born at Donnycarney, Porter was the son of Andrew Marshall Porter, Sr. (later 1st Baronet), a lawyer who was an MP for Londonderry and served variously as Ireland's Solicitor-General, Attorney-General, and Master of the Rolls, and his wife Agnes Horsburgh. The elder Porter sent his son to Harrow School, where he kept wicket for the school's cricket team and was praised by James Lillywhite, a former England captain, as a "very hard hitter".Andrew Marshall Porter – CricketEurope Ireland. Retrieved 8 August 2015. In 1892, he played in the annual match between |
Andrew Porter (baseball)
Andrew Porter (March 7, 1910 – July 1, 2010) was an American Negro league baseball and Minor League Baseball pitcher. Listed at 6' 4" (1.95 m), 190 lbs (86 kg), Porter batted and threw right handed. He was born in Little Rock, Arkansas. Colloquially known as 'Andy Pullman', because he worked as hard as a Pullman porter,2008 Special Negro Leagues Draft ''MLB.com.'' Retrieved on January 23, 2019. he was noted for his overpowering fastball and a hard-to-hit slider. Porter joined the Negro Baseball leagues in 1932 and retired in 1954 after a 22-year career, playing for several teams all over the cou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andy Porter (footballer, Born 1937)
Andrew Porter (21 January 1937 – 7 October 2021) was a Scottish footballer who played for Hamilton Academical and Watford. References 1937 births 2021 deaths Scottish men's footballers Hamilton Academical F.C. players Watford F.C. players Men's association football players not categorized by position {{Scotland-footy-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andy Porter (footballer, Born 1968)
Andrew Michael Porter (born 17 September 1968) is an English former professional footballer turned coach and manager who is a first team coach at club Nantwich Town. His playing career spanned from 1986 to 2006 and for the majority of his career he played for Port Vale. His successes with the club include winning promotion out of the Third Division via the play-offs in 1989, lifting the Football League Trophy in 1993, and playing in the final of the Anglo-Italian Cup in 1996. He later played for Wigan Athletic, Mansfield Town, Chester City, Northwich Victoria, and Kidsgrove Athletic. He served Port Vale as co-caretaker manager alongside Dean Glover. He managed Kidsgrove Athletic in 2002–03, and has also spent short periods as caretaker manager at Chester City, Port Vale and York City. He worked as assistant manager to Martin Foyle at Hereford United from June 2012 to March 2014. Playing career Port Vale Born in Holmes Chapel, Cheshire, Porter joined Port Vale a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrew Porter (rugby Union)
Andrew Porter (born 16 January 1996) is an Irish rugby union player for Leinster and Ireland. He plays as a prop and is able to cover both loosehead and tighthead. Early life Porter was educated and played rugby at St. Andrew's College, Dublin from 2008–2014. He then attended and played rugby for University College Dublin. Professional career Leinster Porter entered the Leinster academy in Summer 2016 and made his senior first team debut off the bench against Benetton Treviso in the first game of the season on 2 September. International At under-20 level, Porter starred for the Ireland U20 team for two seasons, including being involved in their best ever result in the Junior World Championship in 2016, when they finished runners-up. He made twelve appearances and scored two tries over the two seasons of his involvement with the squad. Porter first represented Ireland at senior level in 2017. Lions On 6 May 2021, Porter was named in the squad for the 2021 British & Irish ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrew I
Andrew I may refer to: * Andrew I of Hungary ( 1015 – before 1060) * Andrew, Archbishop of Antivari (14th century) * Andrei of Polotsk ( 1325–1399) * ''King Andrew the First "King Andrew the First" is an American political cartoon created by an unknown artist around 1832. The cartoon depicts Andrew Jackson, the 7th United States president, as a monarch holding a veto bill and trampling on the Constitution and on i ...'', American political cartoon {{dab Andrew 01 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrew J
Andrew is the English form of a given name common in many countries. In the 1990s, it was among the top ten most popular names given to boys in English-speaking countries. "Andrew" is frequently shortened to "Andy" or "Drew". The word is derived from the el, Ἀνδρέας, ''Andreas'', itself related to grc, ἀνήρ/ἀνδρός ''aner/andros'', "man" (as opposed to "woman"), thus meaning "manly" and, as consequence, "brave", "strong", "courageous", and "warrior". In the King James Bible, the Greek "Ἀνδρέας" is translated as Andrew. Popularity Australia In 2000, the name Andrew was the second most popular name in Australia. In 1999, it was the 19th most common name, while in 1940, it was the 31st most common name. Andrew was the first most popular name given to boys in the Northern Territory in 2003 to 2015 and continuing. In Victoria, Andrew was the first most popular name for a boy in the 1970s. Canada Andrew was the 20th most popular name chosen for mal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
