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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] |
Anglo-Norman Language
Anglo-Norman, also known as Anglo-Norman French ( nrf, Anglo-Normaund) ( French: ), was a dialect of Old Norman French that was used in England and, to a lesser extent, elsewhere in Great Britain and Ireland during the Anglo-Norman period. When William the Conqueror led the Norman conquest of England in 1066, he, his nobles, and many of his followers from Normandy, but also those from northern and western France, spoke a range of langues d'oïl (northern varieties of Gallo-Romance). One of these was Old Norman, also known as "Old Northern French". Other followers spoke varieties of the Picard language or western registers of general Old French. This amalgam developed into the unique insular dialect now known as Anglo-Norman French, which was commonly used for literary and eventually administrative purposes from the 12th until the 15th century. It is difficult to know much about what was actually spoken, as what is known about the dialect is restricted to what was written, but i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bennett Malone
Bennett Malone (January 6, 1944 – December 17, 2017) was an American politician in the state of Mississippi. Malone was a native of Carthage, Mississippi, and attended East Central Junior College. He was elected to the Mississippi House of Representatives in 1978, and served the 45th district from 1979 to 2015. He served on the Corrections, Forestry, Transportation, Ways and Means, and Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks committees. A businessman and cattle rancher, he was a Democrat. He was married to Teresa Dolan Malone. He died on December 17, 2017 from a long illness. On July 25, 2016, his wife was indicted for giving bribes to Mississippi Department of Corrections Commissioner Christopher Epps through former legislator, Cecil McCrory, from 2010 until 2014, on behalf of medical services provider AdminPros LLC. She initially pleaded not guilty. On October 6, 2017, she changed her plea to guilty to paying kickbacks to Epps in exchange for receiving an MDOC consulting agreement. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anthony Bennett (other)
Anthony Bennett or Tony Bennett may refer to: Politicians *Anthony Bennett (MP), MP for Bodmin in 1593 *Anthony Bennett (Veritas politician) (born 1947), British former political candidate and current campaigner Athletes *Anthony Bennett (basketball) (born 1993), Canadian basketball player *Tony Bennett (American football) (born 1967), former American football player *Tony Bennett (basketball) (born 1969), American basketball coach and former player Others * Anthony Bennett (artist) (born 1966), Australian artist *Tony Bennett (born 1926), American pop and jazz singer *Tony Bennett (sociologist) (born 1947), Australian academic and cultural theorist *Tony Bennett (superintendent), American official, former Indiana State Superintendent and former Florida Commissioner of Education *Tony L. Bennett Tony L. Bennett (March 11, 1940 – September 26, 2022) was an American politician and police officer. Bennett was born in Saint Paul, Minnesota and graduated from Johnson High School in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arnold Bennett
Enoch Arnold Bennett (27 May 1867 – 27 March 1931) was an English author, best known as a novelist. He wrote prolifically: between the 1890s and the 1930s he completed 34 novels, seven volumes of short stories, 13 plays (some in collaboration with other writers), and a daily journal totalling more than a million words. He wrote articles and stories for more than 100 newspapers and periodicals, worked in and briefly ran the Ministry of Information in the First World War, and wrote for the cinema in the 1920s. The sales of his books were substantial, and he was the most financially successful British author of his day. Born into a modest but upwardly mobile family in Hanley, in the Staffordshire Potteries, Bennett was intended by his father, a solicitor, to follow him into the legal profession. Bennett worked for his father, before moving to another law firm in London as a clerk, aged 21. He became assistant editor and then editor of a women's magazine, before becoming a ful ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
April Steiner Bennett
April Steiner Bennett (born April 22, 1980) is an American pole vaulter. Her personal best is , achieved in April 2008 in Norman, Oklahoma. Personal life Bennett was born in Mesa, Arizona, United States. She is a Latter-day Saint. , In 2004 she won Season 5, Episode 14 of Fear Factor. August 25th 2008 She graduated from the University of Arkansas where she serves as a volunteer assistant coach. She was also a gym teacher at Hellstern Middle School in , and is currently an athletics coach at Woodland Junior High School in Fayettevil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amelia Bennett
Amelia Bennett (1914–2002) was an American artist. She is associated with the Gee's Bend quilting collective. Her work has been exhibited at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston and is included in the collection of the Dallas Museum of Art. Early life Bennett was born and raised in Wilcox Corner, an area of Hazel, Alabama, by her parents Fannie T. Westbrook and Alex Westbrook. She began quilting under her mother's tutelage at the age of 11. She met her husband, Willie Earl Bennett, in 1935 and they married two months later. Together they raised three children, including one quilter, Sally Bennett Jones Sally may refer to: People *Sally (name), a list of notable people with the name Military * Sally (military), an attack by the defenders of a town or fortress under siege against a besieging force; see sally port *Sally, the Allied reporting na .... References African-American women artists 1914 births 2002 deaths Gee's Bend quilters 20th-century American artists 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alfred Bennett (other)
Alfred or Alf Bennett may refer to: *Alfred Bennett (Australian politician) (1906–1976), Australian Labor Party member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly *Alfred Bennett (broadcaster) (1889–1963), Australian broadcasting executive * Alfred H. Bennett (born 1965), American judge * Alfred J. Bennett (1861–1923), English artist *Alfred Rosling Bennett (1850–1928), British electrical engineer *Alfred S. Bennett (1854–1925), American judge *Alfred William Bennett Alfred William Bennett (24 June 1833 – 23 January 1902) was a British botanist and publisher. He was best known for his work on the flora of the Swiss Alps, cryptogams, and the Polygalaceae or Milkwort plant family, as well as his years in th ... (1833–1902), British botanist and publisher * Alf Bennett (1898–?), English footballer {{hndis, Bennett, Alfred ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alex Bennett (other)
Alex or Alexander Bennett may refer to: * Alex Bennett (broadcaster) (born 1939), American talk radio host * Alex Bennett (footballer) (1881–1940), Scottish footballer * Alex Bennett (Home and Away), fictional character in the Australian soap opera ''Home and Away'' *Alex Bennett (swimmer) (born 1977), English swimmer * Alexander Bennett (dancer) (1929–2003), British ballet dancer and choreographer *Alex Bennett (actor) in ''Zanna, Don't!'' *Alex Bennett (sailor); see Transat Jacques Vabre The Transat Jacques Vabre is a yachting race that follows the historic coffee trading route between France and Brazil. It is named after (and sponsored by) a French brand of coffee. The course was drawn up back in 1993 to follow in the wake of ... {{hndis, Bennett, Alex ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alan Bennett (other) (1872–1923), known as Ananda Metteyya, Buddhist monk
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Alan Bennett (born 1934) is an English author and actor. Alan Bennett may also refer to: * Alan Bennett (footballer, born 1931), English footballer for Port Vale * Alan Bennett (footballer, born 1949), Scottish footballer for Dumbarton FC *Alan Bennett (footballer, born 1981), Irish footballer for Cork City and Ireland * Alan Bennett (tenor) (born 1962), American operatic/oratorio tenor *Charles Henry Allan Bennett Charles Henry Allan Bennett (8 December 1872 – 9 March 1923) was an English Buddhist and former member of the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn. He was an early friend and influential teacher of occultist Aleister Crowley. Bennett received ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adelaide George Bennett
Adelaide George Bennett (, George; November 8, 1848 – October 10, 1911) was an American teacher, poet, and botanist of the long nineteenth century. She is remembered for her poems which described Native American life and the Red Pipestone Quarry. Early life and education Adelaide George was born in Warner, New Hampshire, November 8, 1848. Her childhood was passed near Kearsarge Mountain. Her parents were Gilman C. (1820-1894) and Nancy B. George. A sister, H. Maria George Colby, was well known in literary circles. The sisters inherited literary talents from ancestors connected with Daniel Webster. The father, Gilman, was a son of James and Hannah (Church) George, and a descendant of James George, who settled in Haverhill, Massachusetts, in 1653. He was a captain in the state militia in 1843–44, town clerk from 1868 to 1872, and selectman from 1885 to 1888. He was master of Warner Grange, president of the Kearsarge Agricultural Association, and was the first worshipful mast ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adam Bennett Schiff
Adam Bennett Schiff (born June 22, 1960) is an American lawyer, author, and politician who has served as a U.S. representative since 2001. A member of the Democratic Party, he has represented since 2013. Schiff's district (numbered as the 27th from 2001 to 2003 and as the 29th from 2003 to 2013) is centered in the San Gabriel Valley east of Los Angeles, including Pasadena, Glendale, and Burbank. For his first six terms, he represented a district that included the areas of Alhambra, Altadena, San Gabriel, Burbank, Glendale, South Pasadena, Temple City, Monterey Park, and Pasadena. In 2010, his district's boundaries were redrawn to include, among others, La Cañada Flintridge and La Crescenta-Montrose as well as large parts of Los Angeles itself including Sunland-Tujunga, Hollywood, the Hollywood Hills, West Hollywood, Echo Park, Silver Lake, and Los Feliz. Schiff chairs the United States House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence. He is on leave from the House Appr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abram Bennett
Abram Elting Bennett (1898–1985) was an American psychiatrist best known for his work on electroconvulsive therapy (ECT).Shorter, Edward (2005). ''A Historical Dictionary of Psychiatry''. Oxford University Press Bennett published over 50 research articles and several books, including ''Fifty Years in Neurology and Psychiatry'' (1972), ''Alcoholism and the Brain'' (1977) and ''Huguenots Migration: Descendants' Contributions to America'' (1984). In the 1930s, Bennett introduced the use of curare to prevent fractures and other adverse side effects caused by shock treatments. He also advocated pentylenetetrazol to induce convulsions in patients. Shorter, Edward and David Healy (2007). ''Shock Therapy: A History of Electroconvulsive Treatment in Mental Illness''. Rutgers University Press, Bennett was affiliated with Johns Hopkins University, Bishop Clarkson Memorial Hospital in Omaha, Nebraska and the California Pacific Medical Center. He contributed to the second edition of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
