Barrows (name)
Barrows is a surname. Notable people with this surname include: *Alice Barrows (1878–1954), American secretary * Annie Barrows (born 1962), American author * Arthur S. Barrows (1884–1963), American businessman, former president of Sears *Augustus Barrows (1838–1885), American lumberman and politician * Chester W. Barrows (1872–1931), Justice of the Rhode Island Supreme Court *Cliff Barrows (1923–2016), American minister *Cuke Barrows (1883–1955), Major League Baseball player *David Prescott Barrows (1873–1954), American anthropologist * Diana Barrows (born 1966), American actress *Eddy Barrows (active since 2003), Brazilian comic book artist *Edward M. Barrows (born 1946), American entomologist * Elijah Porter Barrows (1807–1888), American clergyman and writer * F. Jay Barrows (born 1956), American politician *Frank Barrows (1844-1922), Major League Baseball player *Geoffrey Barrows (born 1970), American inventor *George Barrows (1914–1994), American actor * Henry A ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Alice Barrows
Alice Prentice Barrows (November 15, 1878 – October 2, 1954) was a secretary of Dr. William A. Wirt, who headed the U.S. Office of Education in the early days of the New Deal of President Franklin Roosevelt. Barrows had been a member of the Communist party since 1919, the same year she began working for the Office of Education. During World War II Barrows was the executive secretary of the National Council of American-Soviet Friendship. Born in Lowell, Massachusetts, the daughter of Charles Dana Barrows and Marion Merrill, Alice graduated from Vassar College with an A.B. During 1901–03, she was employed as an English teacher at the Packer Collegiate Institute, then she taught English at the Ethical School in New York City from 1903–04. She became an English teacher at her alma mater until 1908 and was a graduate fellow of Columbia University. In 1909, Alice became a social investigator for the Russell Sage Foundation, mentored by Mary van Kleeck, who was later director of ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Howard Barrows
Howard S. Barrows (March 28, 1928 – March 25, 2011) was an American physician and medical educator who was Professor Emeritus at the Southern Illinois University School of Medicine where he had previously served as Associate Dean for Educational Affairs and Chair of Medical Education. Trained as a neurologist, Barrows is best known today for his many innovations in medical education, particularly teaching using Problem-Based Learning (PBL), developed while he was a professor at McMaster University Medical School, assessing clinical skills using simulated patients, and studying clinical reasoning using stimulated recall techniques. Biography Barrows was born in Oak Park, Illinois on March 28, 1928. He attended a community college in San Mateo, California and went on to complete a BA in Zoology at the University of California, Berkeley in 1949. He attended medical school at University of Southern California (USC) College of Medicine and completed his M.D. in 1953. He inter ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Walter B
Walter may refer to: People * Walter (name), both a surname and a given name * Little Walter, American blues harmonica player Marion Walter Jacobs (1930–1968) * Gunther (wrestler), Austrian professional wrestler and trainer Walter Hahn (born 1987), who previously wrestled as "Walter" * Walter, standard author abbreviation for Thomas Walter (botanist) ( – 1789) Companies * American Chocolate, later called Walter, an American automobile manufactured from 1902 to 1906 * Walter Energy, a metallurgical coal producer for the global steel industry * Walter Aircraft Engines, Czech manufacturer of aero-engines Films and television * ''Walter'' (1982 film), a British television drama film * Walter Vetrivel, a 1993 Tamil crime drama film * ''Walter'' (2014 film), a British television crime drama * ''Walter'' (2015 film), an American comedy-drama film * ''Walter'' (2020 film), an Indian crime drama film * ''W*A*L*T*E*R'', a 1984 pilot for a spin-off of the TV series ''M*A*S*H'' * ''W ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Thomas Barrows III
Thomas Barrows III (born November 2, 1987) is a sailor who lives in the United States Virgin Islands and attended Yale University, where he won the ICSA Men's Singlehanded National Championship in 2008 and earned the ICSA College Sailor of the Year Award in 2010. He competed on behalf of the Virgin Islands at the 2008 Beijing Olympics The 2008 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXIX Olympiad () and also known as Beijing 2008 (), were an international multisport event held from 8 to 24 August 2008, in Beijing, China. A total of 10,942 athletes from 204 Nat ..., where he participated in the one-person Laser-class dinghy event. References * * External links * * * 1987 births Living people American male sailors (sport) United States Virgin Islands male sailors (sport) Olympic sailors for the United States Olympic sailors for the United States Virgin Islands Sailors at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Laser Sailors at the 2016 Summer Olympics – 49e ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Sydney Biddle Barrows
Sydney Biddle Barrows (born January 14, 1952) is an American businesswoman and socialite who became known as an escort agency owner under the name Sheila Devin; she later became known as "The Mayflower Madam". She has since become a management consultant and writer. In October 1984, her escort service was disbanded, and after pleading guilty and being fined $5,000 for promoting prostitution, she wrote a 1986 autobiography, ''Mayflower Madam: The Secret Life of Sydney Biddle Barrows''. A TV movie based on the book starring Candice Bergen was broadcast in 1987 under the title ''Mayflower Madam''. Early life, education and career Barrows comes from the Biddle family of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and is descended from ''Mayflower'' passengers William Brewster, John Howland, Elizabeth Tilley, and Thomas Rogers. Her father is Donald Byers Barrows, Jr. (born 1926) of Rumson, New Jersey, and her mother is Jeannette Ballantine, who is now married to Felix Molzer, a musician and director ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Scott Barrows
Scott Barrows (born March 31, 1963, in Marietta, Ohio) is a former offensive lineman in the NFL for the Detroit Lions from 1986 to 1988. He was drafted in the 1986 NFL Draft out of West Virginia West Virginia is a state in the Appalachian, Mid-Atlantic and Southeastern regions of the United States.The Census Bureau and the Association of American Geographers classify West Virginia as part of the Southern United States while the Bur .... References External links *https://web.archive.org/web/20110610103412/http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=BARROSCO01 {{DEFAULTSORT:Barrows, Scott 1963 births Living people West Virginia Mountaineers football players American football offensive linemen Detroit Lions players ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Samuel J
Samuel ''Šəmūʾēl'', Tiberian: ''Šămūʾēl''; ar, شموئيل or صموئيل '; el, Σαμουήλ ''Samouḗl''; la, Samūēl is a figure who, in the narratives of the Hebrew Bible, plays a key role in the transition from the biblical judges to the United Kingdom of Israel under Saul, and again in the monarchy's transition from Saul to David. He is venerated as a prophet in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. In addition to his role in the Hebrew scriptures, Samuel is mentioned in Jewish rabbinical literature, in the Christian New Testament, and in the second chapter of the Quran (although Islamic texts do not mention him by name). He is also treated in the fifth through seventh books of '' Antiquities of the Jews'', written by the Jewish scholar Josephus in the first century. He is first called "the Seer" in 1 Samuel 9:9. Biblical account Family Samuel's mother was Hannah and his father was Elkanah. Elkanah lived at Ramathaim in the district of Zuph. His geneal ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Pelham A
Pelham may refer to: People * Pelham (name), including a list of people with the name Places In Australia * Pelham, Queensland, a locality in the Western Downs Region In Canada * Pelham, Ontario * Pelham Range, on Vancouver Island, British Columbia In the United Kingdom * Pelham, Birmingham, a suburb in Birmingham * Brent Pelham a village in Hertfordshire, England, one of the three Pelham villages, along with the nearby Stocking Pelham and Furneux Pelham * Pelham Arcade, Grade II* listed building in East Sussex In the United States In New York * Pelham, New York, a town in Westchester County ** Pelham (Metro-North station), a train station in the above town ** Pelham (village), New York, a village within the above town *** North Pelham, New York, former village within the above town, and now neighborhood within Village of Pelham ** Pelham Manor, New York, a village within the above town * IRT Pelham Line, NYC subway line * Pelham Bay (other) * Pelham Gardens, B ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Mercer Barrows
Mercer B. Barrows is an American television producer, art director, and writer. He is the father of the actress Samantha Barrows and the actor Mercer Barrows III, and the husband of Debbie Ware Barrows, a former producer of ''Days of Our Lives''. Credits *''General Hospital'' (art director, 1993) *''Port Charles'' (co-ordinating producer, 1997; main producer, 2003) *''General Hospital'' (producer, 2002–2018; breakdown writer, January - March 2008) Awards and nominations Daytime Emmy awards: *Won, 1982, Outstanding Achievement in Design Excellence for a Daytime Drama Series for ''General Hospital ''General Hospital'' (often abbreviated as ''GH'') is an American daytime television soap opera. It is listed in ''Guinness World Records'' as the list of longest-running television shows by category, longest-running American soap opera in pro ...'' *Nominated, 2004, Outstanding Drama Series for "General Hospital'' *Won, 2005, Outstanding Drama Series for ''General Hospital'' *W ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Lewis O
Lewis may refer to: Names * Lewis (given name), including a list of people with the given name * Lewis (surname), including a list of people with the surname Music * Lewis (musician), Canadian singer * "Lewis (Mistreated)", a song by Radiohead from ''My Iron Lung'' Places * Lewis (crater), a crater on the far side of the Moon * Isle of Lewis, the northern part of Lewis and Harris, Western Isles, Scotland United States * Lewis, Colorado * Lewis, Indiana * Lewis, Iowa * Lewis, Kansas * Lewis Wharf, Boston, Massachusetts * Lewis, Missouri * Lewis, Essex County, New York * Lewis, Lewis County, New York * Lewis, North Carolina * Lewis, Vermont * Lewis, Wisconsin Ships * USS ''Lewis'' (1861), a sailing ship * USS ''Lewis'' (DE-535), a destroyer escort in commission from 1944 to 1946 Science * Lewis structure, a diagram of a molecule that shows the bonding between the atoms * Lewis acids and bases * Lewis antigen system, a human blood group system * Lewis number, a dimensionless n ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Leland Barrows
Leland Judd Barrows (October 27, 1906 – March 3, 1988) was an American ambassador to Cameroon and Togo. He was born in Hutchinson, Kansas. He married Mabel Irene Conley on March 21, 1935. He served various diplomatic positions including a member of the Council on Foreign Relations; Phi Beta Kappa and foreign service officer; along with his ambassadorships; as well as a Newspaper reporter and radio broadcaster outside of the State Department. He died in 1988. His parents were Eugene Barrows and Florence Emma (Judd) Barrows. Education He graduated from the University of Kansas with a master's degree in political science. Career Narrows has had a varied career in government. While Harry Truman was president, he served in the Office of Price Administration, the Federal Public Housing Authority, and the Department of State, 1944–48; Executive Assistant to the Special, Representative in Europe, Economic Cooperation Administration, 1948–53; Director, Mission to Greece, Fore ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Jim Barrows
Jim Barrows (born 25 April 1944) is an American former alpine skier who competed in the 1968 Winter Olympics The 1968 Winter Olympics, officially known as the X Olympic Winter Games (french: Les Xes Jeux olympiques d'hiver), were a winter multi-sport event held from 6 to 18 February 1968 in Grenoble, France. Thirty-seven countries participated. Frenchm .... Now teaching Ski History at Colorado Mountain College in Steamboat Springs External links sports-reference.com 1944 births Living people American male alpine skiers Olympic alpine skiers for the United States Alpine skiers at the 1968 Winter Olympics Colorado Buffaloes athletes Sportspeople from Los Angeles People from Steamboat Springs, Colorado {{US-alpine-skiing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |