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Bennett
Bennett may refer to: People *Bennett (name), including a list of people with the surname and given name Places Canada * Bennett, Alberta *Bennett, British Columbia * Bennett Lake, in the British Columbia and Yukon Territory **Bennett Range **Bennett Lake Volcanic Complex United States *Bennett, Colorado *Bennett, Iowa * Bennett, Missouri * Bennett, North Carolina * Bennett, West Virginia * Bennett, Wisconsin, a town ** Bennett (community), Wisconsin, an unincorporated community *Bennett County, South Dakota * Bennett Mountain, in the Sonoma Mountains, California ** Bennett Valley * Bennett Township (other) Elsewhere *Bennett Island, in the East Siberian Sea * Bennett Islands, Antarctica Education *Bennett College, in Greensboro, North Carolina,U.S. *Bennett College (New York), U.S. * Bennett High School (other) * Bennett Middle School, Salisbury, Maryland, U.S. *Bennett Memorial Diocesan School, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England * Bennett University, Greater Noid ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bennett (name)
Bennett is an English language surname and, less commonly, a given name. Alternative spellings include ''Bennet (surname), Bennet'', ''Benett'' and ''Benet (other), Benet''. It is related also to the medieval name ''Benedict (given name), Benedict'' from the Latin "Benedictus" meaning "well-spoken of" or "blessed" . ''Bennett'' is the English spelling of the Anglo-Norman language, Anglo-Norman name ''Ben[n]et'' (modern French first name ''Benoît'', surname ''Bénet''). The oldest public record of the surname is dated 1208 in County Durham in North East England. People Given name People with the given name include: *Benny Carter (1907–2003), jazz saxophonist, arranger, and composer *Bennett Cerf (1898–1971), publisher and founder of American publishing firm Random House *Ben Cohen (businessman) (born 1951), American businessman and cofounder of Ben & Jerry's *Bennett Foddy (born 1978), game designer and philosopher *Bennett Jackson (born 1991), American football pla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bennett College
Bennett College is a private historically black liberal arts college for women in Greensboro, North Carolina. It was founded in 1873 as a normal school to educate freedmen and train both men and women as teachers. Originally coed, in 1926 it became a four-year women's college. It is one of two historically black colleges that enroll only women, the other being Spelman College. In 1956, Willa Beatrice Player was installed at Bennett College, becoming the first African-American woman president of an accredited, four-year liberal arts college. She encouraged her students to be activists in the issues of the day. Beginning in 1960, Bennett students took part in the ultimately successful campaign in Greensboro to integrate white lunch counters at local variety stores. The college expanded its academic offerings and classes related to women's leadership. In December 2018, the college's regional accrediting body, the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bennett University
Bennett University is a private university located near Sector XU-3, Greater Noida in Uttar Pradesh, India. Founded in 2016 by Times of India Group and established under Uttar Pradesh Act No. 24 of 2016, the university has a fully residential 68-acre campus, near the proposed metro station on the Noida-Greater Noida metro railway line. Academic Partners Bennett University has tied up with following international institutions for curriculum design, guest lectures by visiting faculty, immersion programs, and other academic support. *Georgia Institute of Technology, U.S. *Cornell Law School, Cornell University, U.S. * Johnson Graduate School of Management, Cornell University, U.S. * Babson College, U.S. * edX, U.S. Administration *Chancellor - Vineet Jain Managing Director of Bennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd. (B.C.C.L.) * Vice-Chancellor – Dr Prabhu Aggarwal, Former VC of the O.P. Jindal University * COO - Mr. Sudhanshu Varma * Dean, School of Engineering & Applied Sciences – ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bennett Island
Bennett Island ( rus, Остров Бе́ннетта, r=Ostrov Bennetta; sah, Беннетт Aрыыта, translit= Bennett Arııta) is the largest of the De Long Islands in the northern part of the East Siberian Sea. The area of this island is approximately and it has a tombolo at its eastern end. The highest point of the island is high Mount De Long, the highest point of the archipelago. Bennett Island is part of the Yakutia administrative division of Russia. History Bennett Island was discovered in regards to non-indigenous explorers by USA explorer George W. De Long in 1881, and named after James Gordon Bennett Jr., who had financed the expedition. De Long set out in 1879 aboard the , hoping to reach Wrangel Island and to discover open seas in the Arctic Ocean near the North Pole. However, the ship entered an ice pack near Herald Island in September 1879, and became trapped. The vessel was crushed by the ice and sank in June 1881. At that point the party was forced to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bennett Lake
Bennett Lake is a lake in the Province of British Columbia and Yukon Territory in northwestern Canada, at an elevation of 2602 ft. (642 m.) . It is just north of the border with the United States state of Alaska, near the Alaskan port of Skagway. The narrow-gauge White Pass and Yukon Route Railroad connects the community of Bennett at the south end of the lake with Skagway further south and Whitehorse, Yukon on the north. It runs between Skagway and Fraser, British Columbia during the summer months. The abandoned town of Bennett, British Columbia, historically usually referred to as Lake Bennett or Bennett Lake and the town of Carcross, Yukon are on the shores of Bennett Lake. History During the Klondike Gold Rush, Bennett Lake was where the gold-seekers who had crossed the Coast Mountains from Skagway or Dyea, carrying their goods over the Chilkoot Trail or the White Pass, purchased or built rafts to float down the Yukon River to the gold fields at Dawson City, Yukon, Cana ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bennett County, South Dakota
Bennett County is a county in the U.S. state of South Dakota. As of the 2020 census, the population was 3,381. Its county seat is Martin. The county lies completely within the exterior boundary of the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation. To the east is the Rosebud Indian Reservation, occupied by ''Sicangu Oyate'', also known the Upper Brulé Sioux Nation and the Rosebud Sioux Tribe (RST), a branch of the Lakota people. The North American continental pole of inaccessibility is in Bennett County, located 1650 km (1024 mi) from the nearest coastline, between Allen and Kyle (Oglala Lakota County) at . Historically, ranching and dry land farming have been the chief agricultural pursuits possible given climate and soil conditions. History This land has for centuries been the traditional territory of the Oglala Lakota, also known as the Sioux; it has been part of their legally defined territory since the treaty of 1851 and has remained within its legal boundaries through variou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bennett College (New York)
Bennett College was a women's college founded in 1890 and located in the village of Millbrook, New York. The school closed in 1978. History Bennett College was founded in 1890 at Irvington, New York by May F. Bennett as the Bennett School for Girls, a four-year high school with two extra years of study.Young, Michelle (June 10 2021"Inside the Abandoned Bennett School for Girls in Millbrook, NY"'' Untapped New York'' In 1907 the college moved to its final home on in Millbrook, Dutchess County, New York. In 1907 the school had an enrollment of 120 students and a faculty of 29. In the early 20th century the school discontinued its high school grades and became a junior college only, changing its name to Bennett College. The two-year curriculum continued through the 1970s. Generations of young women from prominent American families attended Bennett over its 90-year history. Majors of study included art, fashion design, interior design, music, modern languages, literature, hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bennett Valley
Bennett Valley is a northwest- to southeast-trending valley in Sonoma County, California, US, approximately wide in its northwestern portion, where the southeast extremity of Santa Rosa, California is located. The axis of the valley floor slopes per mile (a gradient of 0.008 or 7.6 m per km) from the pinched central portion of the valley, where knolls divide the northwestern from the southeastern segment of the valley.C.Michael Hogan, John Torrey, Brian McElroy et al., ''Environmental Impact Report, Southeast Santa Rosa Annexation 2-88'', Earth Metrics Inc., Report 7941, California State Clearinghouse, Sacramento, Ca., March 1990 Bennett Valley is drained by Matanzas Creek which is incised into the valley floor; an unnamed stream and Spring Creek drain into Matanzas Creek from the east side of Bennett Valley below the Matanzas Creek Reservoir. A flood-control reservoir on Matanzas Creek in the central portion of the valley collects water from the drainage of the upper port ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bennett, Colorado
The Town of Bennett is a Statutory Town located in Adams and Arapahoe counties, Colorado, United States. The town population was 2,862 at the 2020 United States Census with 2,443 residing in Adams County and 419 residing in Arapahoe County. Bennett is a part of the Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area and the Front Range Urban Corridor. History Bennett was incorporated on January 22, 1930, and was named for Hiram Pitt Bennet, congressional delegate from the Territory of Colorado and Colorado Secretary of State. Colorado spam king Edward Davidson, known also as the "Colorado Spam King", operated an illegal spamming company, Power promotions, from July 2002 through April 2007 from a home near Bennett where he had a large network of computers and servers, according to federal authorities. The spam contained false header information, concealing the actual sender from the recipient of the e-mail. Davidson provided spammed messages for about 19 different compani ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bennett, North Carolina
Bennett is a town in Chatham County, North Carolina, United States. Geography Bennett is located near the southwestern corner of Chatham County and is bordered on its western side by Randolph County. North Carolina Highways 22 and 42 run concurrently just southwest of the center of the town. NC 22 leads north to Ramseur and south to Carthage, while NC 42 leads northwest to Asheboro and east to Sanford. NC 902 meets the two highways just south of Bennett and leads northeast to Pittsboro, the Chatham County seat. History Founded as "Boaz" in 1888, the area was inhabited by the Scott, Kidd, Powers, Sizemore and Heck families, until the Bonlee & Western Railroad reached the area in 1910. The name changed to "Bennett" in 1910, after Atlantic & Yadkin Railroad Superintendent J.M. Bennett. Bennett was incorporated in 1915, with H.A. Denson, a physician, being the first mayor. The new town was to be a city and was built with streets and alleys laid out in a grid. At one time it ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bennett Memorial Diocesan School
Bennett Memorial Diocesan School is an all ability co-educational academy in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England, which caters for students from age 11 to 18. History The school was founded on 17 October 1951 by Lady Elena Bennett of Matfield and Christopher M. Chavasse Bishop of Rochester. Lady Bennett donated the funding for the school in memory of her late husband, Sir Thomas Bennett. The school opened to 400 students and only 18 teachers on 8 January 1953. In 1976 Bennett became a comprehensive school, welcoming students of all abilities from a large part of the Diocese of Rochester rather than just Tunbridge Wells. It was shortly after this time that the Bennett sixth form was opened for A-Level students. Over the years students have travelled from as far away as Aylesford and Robertsbridge. A huge turning point in the School's life happened in 1993 when Bennett introduced boys into Year 7. In 2003 Bennett Memorial achieved specialist school status as a technology college ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bennett Mountain
Bennett Mountain, also commonly known as Bennett Peak, is a summit in the Sonoma Mountains of California. Located on the west edge of Annadel State Park, it separates Bennett Valley in the Russian River drainage basin from Sonoma Valley in the Sonoma Creek drainage basin. Bennett Valley was named for James N. Bennett, an emigrant from Illinois who settled in the area in the 19th century. The mountain was burned following the October 2017 Northern California wildfires. Viticulture Grapes were planted on Bennett Mountain as early as 1862, when Isaac DeTurk planted at the base of its western slope. By 1878 he was producing of wine from his own and purchased grapes at a winery on Grange and Bennett Valley roads. Since 2003, the summit has formed the eastern edge of the Bennett Valley AVA. See also * Ledson Marsh * List of summits of the San Francisco Bay Area * Sonoma Mountain * Taylor Mountain (Sonoma County, California) Taylor Mountain is a summit at the northern ex ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
