Birkhead Formation

	Birkhead Formation Birkhead is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Edith Birkhead, lecturer in English Literature at the University of Bristol and a Noble Fellow at the University of Liverpool George Birkhead (died 1614), English Roman Catholic priest, archpriest in England from 1608 * Harry Birkhead (died 2013), South African philatelist * Henry Birkhead (1617–1696), English academic, lawyer and Latin poet * Martin Birkhead (died 1590), English politician Tim Birkhead, Professor of Zoology at the University of Sheffield and author See also Dannielynn Birkhead paternity case The Dannielynn Hope Marshall Birkhead paternity case, a.k.a. ''Birkhead v. Marshall'', centered on a child born September 7, 2006 to Vickie Lynn Marshall (better known as Anna Nicole Smith). The child was named Dannielynn, and was registered on h ... , centered on a child born September 7, 2006, to Vickie Lynn Marshall {{surname, Birkhead ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Edith Birkhead Edith Birkhead (1889-1951) was a lecturer in English Literature at the University of Bristol and a Noble Fellow at the University of Liverpool. She wrote a pioneering work on Gothic literature: ''The Tale of Terror'' (1921). This work described the fascination with supernatural fiction in English literature from the publication of Horace Walpole's ''The Castle of Otranto'' in 1764 to Charles Maturin's ''Melmoth the Wanderer'' in 1820 on to modern times. She included works from Europe as well as America, including Nathaniel Hawthorne and Edgar Allan Poe Edgar Allan Poe (; Edgar Poe; January 19, 1809 – October 7, 1849) was an American writer, poet, editor, and literary critic. Poe is best known for his poetry and short stories, particularly his tales of mystery and the macabre. He is wid .... Works ''Imagery and style in Shelley''. Liverpool: University of Liverpool, 1912. ''The Tale of Terror: A Study of the Gothic Romance''. London: Constable, 1921. "Sentimen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	George Birkhead George Birkhead or Birket, alias Hall, Lambton, and Salvin (1553–1614) was an English Priesthood (Catholic Church), Roman Catholic priest who served as the archpriest of England from 1608 until his death in 1614. Life He was a native of County Durham. He entered the English College, Douai in 1575, and was ordained priest on 6 April 1577. In January 1578 he set out from Reims, accompanied by Richard Haddock and four students, for the English College at Rome, which had just been founded by William Allen (cardinal), William Allen under the auspices of Pope Gregory XIII. He left Rome for Reims in September 1580, passing by way of Milan where he and his companions enjoyed the hospitality of Archbishop Charles Borromeo, charles Cardinal Borromeo He was sent in the same year on the English mission. In 1583 he took relics of Edmund Campion to Reims. On 22 January 1608 Pope Paul V nominated him archpriest of England, when George Blackwell was deposed in consequence of his acceptance of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Harry Birkhead Harry Birkhead (1931-2013) was a South African philatelist who signed the Roll of Distinguished Philatelists of South Africa in 1982 and was a Fellow of The Royal Philatelic Society London. He was Honorary Life President of the Philatelic Federation of South Africa. Harry was a specialist in the stamps and postal history of the Anglo-Boer War and the Rhodesias. His Rhodesian collection was sold by Christie's Robson Lowe in 1986. Selected publications ''The wherewithal of Wolmaransstad'', Philatelic Federation of South Africa Philately (; ) is the study of postage stamps and postal history. It also refers to the collection and appreciation of stamps and other philatelic products. Philately involves more than just stamp collecting or the study of postage; it is possi ..., 1999. (With John Groenewald & Richard Stroud) ''The pseudo-siege of Schweizer-Reneke'', Philatelic Federation of South Africa, 2005. (With John Groenewald) ''The riddle of Rustenburg'', Philatelic Feder ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Henry Birkhead Henry Birkhead (1617?–1696) was an English academic, lawyer and Latin poet. He is now known as the founder of the Oxford Chair of Poetry. Life Birkhead was born in the parish of St. Gregory, near St. Paul's Cathedral, London. His parents were Margaret and John Birkhead. His father died and his mother remarried and his half sister was the singer Mary Knight. His mother was said to have had eleven children but only Mary and Henry survived childhood. Having been educated in grammar learning by Thomas Farnabie, he became a commoner of Trinity College, Oxford, in Midsummer term 1633, and was admitted scholar on 28 May 1635. A convert to Catholicism, he shortly afterwards entered the college of St. Omer; but his conversion was short-lived. In 1638, by the influence of Archbishop William Laud, he was elected fellow of All Souls College, Oxford, being by then bachelor of arts. After taking his master's degree (5 June 1641), he devoted himself to the study of law. In May 1643 he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Martin Birkhead Martin Birkhead (died 1590), of Wakefield and York, was an English politician. He was a Member (MP) of the Parliament of England for Ripon Ripon () is a cathedral city in the Borough of Harrogate, North Yorkshire, England. The city is located at the confluence of two tributaries of the River Ure, the Laver and Skell. Historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, the city ... in 1571 and 1572. References Year of birth missing 1590 deaths Politicians from Wakefield Politicians from York English MPs 1571 English MPs 1572–1583 Members of the Parliament of England for constituencies in Yorkshire {{16thC-England-MP-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Tim Birkhead Timothy Robert Birkhead One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from the royalsociety.org website where: (born 1950) is a British ornithologist. He has been Professor of Behaviour and Evolution at the University of Sheffield since 1976. Education Birkhead was awarded a Bachelor's degree in Biology from Newcastle University in 1972, followed by a Doctor of Philosophy degree from University of Oxford in 1976 for research on the breeding biology and survival of guillemots ''Uria aalge'' supervised by E.K. Dunn and Chris Perrins. He was subsequently awarded a Doctor of Science from Newcastle in 1989. Research and career Birkhead's research on promiscuity in birds redefined the mating systems of birds. Focusing initially on the adaptive significance of male promiscuity and female promiscuity, he later switched to the study of mechanisms and resolved the mechanisms of sperm competition in birds. He provided some of the first evidence of: cryptic female choice i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]