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Berton A. Robbins, Jr.
Berton is a both a surname and a given name. Notable people with the name include: As a surname *Alain Berton, (1912–1979), French chemical engineer specialized in toxicology *Annibale Berton (born 1936), Italian Olympic canoeist *George Frederick Street Berton (1808–1840), Canadian lawyer from New Brunswick * Giuseppe Berton (1932–2013), Italian missionary *Henri Berton (fl. 1908), French Olympic archer *Henri-Montan Berton (1767–1844), French composer * John Berton (contemporary), American computer graphics animator and visual effects artist *Liliane Berton (1924–2009), French opera singer and recording artist * Louis des Balbes de Berton de Crillon, 1st Duke of Mahón (1717–1796), French soldier during the Seven Years' War; later joined the Spanish army * Louis des Balbes de Berton de Crillon (1541–1615), French soldier * Marie-Hélène Crombé-Berton (born 1960), Belgian politician of the ''Mouvement Réformateur'' party * Pierre Berton (1920–2004), Canadian auth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alain Berton
Alain-Edgard Berton (1912–1979) was a French chemical engineer who specialized in toxicology and in the analysis of air components in industrial environments. In the late 1950s he invented the "Osmopile", a measuring device, dubbed "the first artificial nose," which initiated, through the use of highly sensitive galvanic cells, the electrochemical analysis of air to detect dangerous components. Biography Alain Berton was born in Coro Coro in Bolivia on 27 August 1912. He was the son of Adrien Berton, a mining engineer, and Justine Rodriguez. He was educated at the Lycée Hoche in Versailles, and became a chemical engineer at the Chemical Institute of the University of Paris in 1933.Paul Lebeau''Les hautes températures et leurs utilisations en chimie'' vol. I, Masson et Cie, 1950, page xxviii. From 1935 to 1937 he was a Ramsay Fellow at the Institute of Technology in London, in the laboratory of Prof. William Lawrence Bragg, at the Royal Institution. He began his career in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sean Berton
Sean Berton (born October 31, 1979) is a former American football tight end in the National Football League. He was undrafted in the 2003 NFL Draft out of North Carolina State University. The Minnesota Vikings signed him to a 3-year minimum rookie contract in 2003, but he was released on September 3, 2005. The New York Giants claimed him off of waivers where he finished out his rookie contract before being released on May 23, 2006. High school Sean started his football career at Hempfield Area High School in Greensburg, Pennsylvania. He started as a sophomore at tight end and inside linebacker. He quickly became a fierce competitor in the Western Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic League and was revered as one of the best tight ends/inside linebackers in the western Pennsylvanian area. He began getting recruited his junior year by schools such as the University of Pittsburgh, South Carolina, West Virginia, Maryland, Boston College, and Rutgers. Sean won the Pittsburgh Post- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Burton (name)
Burton is an English surname with habitational origins. People surnamed Burton * Aron Burton (1938–2016), American blues singer, bass guitarist and songwriter * Baron Burton is a peerage title created in 1886 and 1887 in the Peerage of the United Kingdom * Abraham Burton (born 1971), American saxophonist and bandleader. * Adam Burton, better known as Maxwell Atoms, American animator * Alexander Burton (1893–1915), Australian recipient of the Victoria Cross * Alfred Henry Burton (c. 1834 – 1914), New Zealand photographer * Alison Burton (1921–2014), Australian tennis player * Amanda Burton (born 1957), Northern Irish actress * Amanda Burton (born 1980), Australian netball player * Andrew Burton (other), multiple people * Arthur Burton (c. 1889 – death unknown), rugby league footballer who played in the 1900s, 1910s and 1920s * Beryl Burton (1937–1996), English racing cyclist * Bob Burton Jr. (born 1985), American speedcuber * Brandie Burton (born 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Berton Carnett
John Berton Carnett (1890–1988) was an American surgeon remembered for Carnett's sign. He was Professor of Surgery at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, and was Director of American Base Hospital No. 20 in Chatel-Guyon, France, during the First World War. First World War Carnett organized the University of Pennsylvania's Base Hospital No. 20. He helped secure finances for the equipment and recruited the medical staff. In April 1917, he became director of the hospital, when the United States entered the War. After arriving in France in June, he and a few other personnel were detached from the Base Hospital to form Surgical Operating Team No. 62. Carnett and the other members of his team received a letter of commendation for their work from General John J. Pershing General of the Armies John Joseph Pershing (September 13, 1860 – July 15, 1948), nicknamed "Black Jack", was a senior United States Army officer. He served most famously as the commander of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Berton Roueché
Clarence Berton Roueché, Jr. ( ; April 16, 1910 – April 28, 1994) was an American medical writer who wrote for '' The New Yorker'' magazine for almost fifty years. He also wrote twenty books, including ''Eleven Blue Men'' (1954), ''The Incurable Wound'' (1958), ''Feral'' (1974), and ''The Medical Detectives'' (1980). An article he wrote for ''The New Yorker'' was made into the 1956 film ''Bigger Than Life'', and many of the medical mysteries on the television show ''House'' were inspired by Roueché's writings. Biography Berton Roueché was born in Chicago on April 16, 1910, to Clarence Berton Roueché Sr., a tailor, and Nana Maria Mossman His paternal great-grandparents emigrated from France. He graduated from Southwest High School in Kansas City in 1928 and is a member of the Southwest High School Hall of Fame. He received an undergraduate journalism degree at the University of Missouri in 1933. He was a reporter for '' The Kansas City Star'', the '' St. Louis Post-Dispatc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Berton E
Berton is a both a surname and a given name. Notable people with the name include: As a surname *Alain Berton, (1912–1979), French chemical engineer specialized in toxicology * Annibale Berton (born 1936), Italian Olympic canoeist * George Frederick Street Berton (1808–1840), Canadian lawyer from New Brunswick *Giuseppe Berton (1932–2013), Italian missionary * Henri Berton (fl. 1908), French Olympic archer *Henri-Montan Berton (1767–1844), French composer *John Berton (contemporary), American computer graphics animator and visual effects artist * Liliane Berton (1924–2009), French opera singer and recording artist *Louis des Balbes de Berton de Crillon, 1st Duke of Mahón (1717–1796), French soldier during the Seven Years' War; later joined the Spanish army *Louis des Balbes de Berton de Crillon (1541–1615), French soldier * Marie-Hélène Crombé-Berton (born 1960), Belgian politician of the ''Mouvement Réformateur'' party *Pierre Berton (1920–2004), Canadian autho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Berton Churchill
Berton Churchill (December 9, 1876 – October 10, 1940) was a Canadian stage and film actor. Early years Churchill was born in Toronto, Ontario. After his family moved to New York City, he graduated from high school there, studied law at night, and was a weekly participant in the William J. Florence Dramatic Society in Jersey City. As a young man interested in the theater, he appeared in stock companies as early as 1903 and worked as a newspaper pressman, eventually becoming a foreman and leader of his union. Progressing in his acting, he began performing with the Berkely Lyceum. Career Churchill acted for two years with a traveling repertory company, developing skills that eventually took him to Broadway. The death of his father caused him to return home to work as a press foreman. Eventually he returned to acting in small parts. His career received a boost when E. F. Albee saw him perform in Boston. Albee added him to his summer stock company at Pawtucket, where C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Berton Braley
Berton Braley (29 January 1882 – 23 January 1966) was an American poet. His best-known poem is "The Will to Win", written in a motivational tone. Life and work Braley was born in Madison, Wisconsin. His father, Arthur B. Braley, was a judge; he died when Berton Braley was seven years old. At 16, Braley quit high school and got a job working as a factory hand at a plow plant. After a few years, Braley went back to school and received his high school diploma. Shortly thereafter he discovered Tom Hood's poetry instructional book ''The Rhymester''. He spent some time after 1905 living in Butte, Montana, working as a staff journalist on the ''Butte Evening News'' (published 1905–1911). Braley was first published at the age of 11 when a small publication printed a fairy tale he wrote. He was a prolific writer, with verses in many magazines, including ''Coal Age'', ''American Machinist'', ''Nation's Business'', ''Forbes'' magazine, ''Harper's Magazine'', ''Atlantic Monthly'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Berton Averre
Berton Leslie Averre (born December 13, 1953) is an American guitarist. He was the lead guitarist and one of the founders of the band The Knack. That group had a No. 6 UK / No. 1 US hit with "My Sharona", which sold 10 million copies in the US. Averre is also a vocal arranger, and has toured with Robby Krieger, Bette Midler, The Cowsills and Sarah Brightman. In the 1990s, he turned his creative energies towards the theater and developed a screenplay with Tom Schulman, screenwriter of ''Dead Poets Society'' and ''What About Bob?''. In 1993, he joined the Lehman Engel Musical Theatre Workshop in Los Angeles, where he met Rob Meurer. As a duo with Averre as composer, Meurer as lyricist, and both as book writers, they have written three musical comedies. The first, ''The Party's Over'', received productions in Chicago and La Mirada. The second, ''Jungle Man!'', has had two hit productions at Stage One in Wichita, in 2000 and 2002. The third, ''Robin Hood: The Untold Story'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vic Berton
Vic Berton (born Victor Cohen; May 7, 1896 – December 26, 1951) was an American jazz drummer. Berton was born, Victor Cohen, in Chicago, Illinois, United States. His father was a violinist and began his son on string instruments around age five. He was hired as a percussionist at the Alhambra Theater in Milwaukee in 1903 when he was only seven years old. By age 16, he was playing with the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. While serving in World War I he played drums for John Philip Sousa's Navy band. Early in the 1920s, Berton played in Chicago bands, including those of Art Kahn, Paul Beise, and Arnold Johnson. He led his own ensemble as well, which played at the Merry Gardens club. In 1924, he became the manager of The Wolverines, and occasionally played alongside Bix Beiderbecke in the ensemble. Later in the decade, he played with Roger Wolfe Kahn, Don Voorhees, and Red Nichols, and worked extensively as a session musician. In 1927, he played ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stefania Berton
Stefania Berton (born 19 July 1990) is an Italian former competitive pair skater. With partner Ondřej Hotárek, she is the 2013 European bronze medalist, the 2013 Skate Canada International champion, and a three-time Italian national champion. Berton/Hotárek are the first Italian pair skaters to win European and Grand Prix medals. Berton previously competed as a single skater and ice dancer. Personal life Stefania Berton was born 19 July 1990 in Asiago, Italy. In January 2012, she became a member of the sports group of the Italian police. She became engaged to American pair skater Rockne Brubaker on 2 February 2013. The couple married on June 5, 2015 in Wisconsin. Career As a singles skater, Berton won the silver medal at the 2007 Italian Nationals and placed 6th at the 2006 Junior Grand Prix Final. As an ice dancer, she competed on the novice level with Marco Fabbri. Partnership with Hotarek Berton teamed up with Ondřej Hotárek to compete in pair skating in ea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pierre Montan Berton
Pierre Montan Berton (7 January 1727 – 14 May 1780) was a French composer and conductor. He resided primarily in Paris and was an opera director. Pierre's son Henri Montan Berton Henri-Montan Berton (17 September 1767 – 22 April 1844) was a French composer, teacher, and writer, mostly known as a composer of operas for the Opéra-Comique. Career Henri-Montan Berton was born the son of Pierre Montan Berton.Charlton ... (1767–1844) was also a composer, more famous than Pierre himself. Operas SourcesArticle on Berton on the site CESAR(accessed on 31 October 2013) External links * * 1727 births 1780 deaths French male composers French conductors (music) French male conductors (music) 18th-century French composers 18th-century French male musicians 18th-century conductors (music) French ballet composers Directors of the Paris Opera {{France-composer-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
