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Blackwell (surname)
Blackwell is a surname of British origin. Notable people with the surname include: * A. J. Blackwell (1842–1903), American founder of and namegiver to Blackwell, Kay County, Oklahoma * Adam Blackwell, 21st century Canadian diplomat * Alan F. Blackwell (born 1962), New Zealand-British cognition scientist * Albert T. Blackwell Jr. (1925–2022), Justice of the Maryland Court of Appeals * Alex Blackwell (born 1983), female cricketer for New South Wales and Australia, identical twin sister of Kate * Alex Blackwell (basketball) (born 1970), American basketball player * Alexander Blackwell (1700–1747), Scottish adventurer, husband of Elizabeth Blackwell * Alice Stone Blackwell (1857–1950), American feminist, suffragist, journalist and human rights advocate * Anna Blackwell (1816–1900), English writer * Antoinette Brown Blackwell (1825–1921), American preacher and activist, first woman ordained as a minister in the US, wife of Samuel C. Blackwell * Basil Blackwell (1889– ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adam Blackwell
Adam Blackwell was a Canadian diplomat. He served as the Secretary of Multidimensional Security at the Organization of American States (OAS). He was Ambassador of Canada to the Dominican Republic from 2002 to 2005. Career Blackwell said he and Archbishop Romulo Emiliani were influential in stopping gang violence in Honduras. Also, he said "responses to crime and violence should be long-term actions to address their underlying causes" in a speech "at the opening ceremony of the Organisation of American States/Inter-American Drug Abuse Commission's (CICAD) First Regional Meeting - Caribbean Training and Certification Programme for Drug Prevention and Treatment Personnel." Honours Blackwell was awarded the Grand Cross with Silver Breast Star of the Order of Merit of Duarte, Sánchez and Mella by the president of the Dominican Republic The president of the Dominican Republic ( es, Presidente de la República Dominicana) is both the head of state and head of government of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Blackwell (other)
Charles Blackwell may refer to: * Charles Blackwell (engineer) (1843–1906), civil engineer * Charlie Blackwell (1894–1935), American baseball outfielder * Charles Blackwell (music arranger) (born 1940), English record producer, arranger and songwriter * Charles W. Blackwell Charles W. Blackwell (July 30, 1942 – January 2, 2013, Chickasaw Nation) was an American lawyer, educator, activist, and diplomat, who served as the first Ambassador of the Chickasaw Nation to the United States of America, from 1995 until his ... (1942–2013), American Chickasaw Nation diplomat and lawyer * Charles Gray Blackwell (1939–2012), state legislator in Mississippi * Charles Blackwell (politician) (born 1962), state legislator in Mississippi {{hndis, Blackwell, Charles ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edward Backwell
Edward Backwell (ca. 1618–1683) was an English goldsmith-banker, and politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1673 and 1683. He has been called "the principal founder of the banking system in England", and "far and away the best documented banker of his time". Life Backwell was the son of Barnaby Backwell, of Leighton Buzzard. He migrated to the City of London, where he was apprenticed to Thomas Vyner, a prominent London goldsmith-banker, in 1635. Like other goldsmith-bankers of the era, he was also played a role in State finance. He received his freedom of the Goldsmith's Company in 1651 and had his goldsmith's shop at the sign of the Unicorn in Lombard Street.Moshe Arye Milevsky, ''The Day the King Defaulted: Financial Lessons from the Stop of the Exchequer'', pp. 56–59 During the time of the English Republic (1649-1660), Edward was deeply involved in credit finance, and dealt in former Crown property that had been put on the market. During th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edith Winstone Blackwell
Edith Mary Winstone Blackwell (née Winstone, 28 July 1877 – 15 September 1956) was a New Zealand philanthropist. Her philanthropic activities were concentrated in Auckland, New Zealand during the first half of the 20th century. Early life and family Born Edith Mary Winstone on 28 July 1877, Blackwell was the only daughter of George and Mary Elizabeth Winstone. She attended the Beresford Street Public School before becoming one of the first girls to attend Auckland Grammar School in Symonds Street. In 1932, she married Joseph Henry Blackwell. Following a time in Kaiapoi they returned to Auckland, building "Marewa", a fine home on the north-eastern slopes of Mount Eden with gardens spreading down the hillside. Philanthropy and legacy In 1950, Edith Blackwell established a charitable trust—the Edith Winstone Blackwell Foundation–that was incorporated in 1956. A Trust Board appointed to run the trust included a representative of the descendants of each of her brothers. Blackw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ed Blackwell
Edward Joseph Blackwell (October 10, 1929 – October 7, 1992) was an American jazz drummer born in New Orleans, Louisiana, known for his extensive, influential work with Ornette Coleman. Biography Blackwell's early career began in New Orleans in the 1950s. He played in a bebop quintet that included pianist Ellis Marsalis and clarinetist Alvin Batiste. There was also a brief stint touring with Ray Charles. The second line parade music of New Orleans greatly influenced Blackwell's drumming style and could be heard in his playing throughout his career. Blackwell first came to national attention as the drummer with Ornette Coleman's quartet around 1960, when he took over for Billy Higgins in the quartet's stand at the Five Spot in New York City. He is known as one of the great innovators of the free jazz of the 1960s, fusing New Orleans and African rhythms with bebop. In the 1970s and 1980s, Blackwell toured and recorded extensively with fellow Ornette Quartet veterans Don Ch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Douglas Blackwell
Douglas Blackwell (17 May 1924 – 17 October 2009) was an English actor. Douglas Blackwell was born in Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England, but brought up in Port Talbot, Wales, where he attended the local county grammar school. He narrated the 1990s Mr Men audio cassettes. His television appearances included roles in '' Softly, Softly'', '' The Avengers'', ''Z-Cars'', ''The 10th Kingdom'' and '' Dixon of Dock Green''. He also appeared in films such as: ''A Prize of Arms'' (1962), ''The Ipcress File'' (1965), ''10 Rillington Place'' (1971), ''Labyrinth In Greek mythology, the Labyrinth (, ) was an elaborate, confusing structure designed and built by the legendary artificer Daedalus for King Minos of Crete at Knossos. Its function was to hold the Minotaur, the monster eventually killed by ...'' (1986) and '' Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves'' (1991). TV and film credits References External links * 1924 births 2009 deaths 20th-century English male actors En ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Donald Blackwell
Donald Eustace Blackwell (27 May 1921 – 3 December 2010) was a British astronomer, who was Savilian Professor of Astronomy at the University of Oxford from 1960 to 1988. He studied at Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge, and was later appointed as Assistant Director of the university's Solar Physics Observatory, a position that he held from 1950 to 1960. During his career, he visited several countries to carry out astronomical investigations, including Fiji, Bolivia (twice) and Canada. He was President of the Royal Astronomical Society from 1973 to 1975. He held his Oxford professorship in conjunction with a fellowship A fellow is a concept whose exact meaning depends on context. In learned or professional societies, it refers to a privileged member who is specially elected in recognition of their work and achievements. Within the context of higher education ... of New College, Oxford. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Blackwell, Donald 1921 births 2010 deaths 20th-century ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dewayne Blackwell
Dewayne L. Blackwell (September 17, 1936 – May 23, 2021) was an American songwriter active since the 1950s. His songs include " Mr. Blue", a 1959 hit for the Fleetwoods; "I'm Gonna Hire a Wino to Decorate Our Home", a 1982 hit for David Frizzell; and " Friends in Low Places", a 1990 hit for Garth Brooks. His songs have been recorded by the Everly Brothers, Roy Orbison and Bobby Vinton Stanley Robert "Bobby" Vinton (born April 16, 1935) is a American former singer and occasional actor, who also hosted his own self-titled TV show in the late 1970s. As a teen idol, he became known as "The Polish Prince", as his music paid trib .... He also wrote songs for movie soundtracks. Lived for a short time in Haines, Alaska. Footnotes 1936 births 2021 deaths American male songwriters {{US-songwriter-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deborah Blackwell
Deborah Blackwell (June 15, 1950 – January 31, 2014) was an American television network executive who was primarily responsible for the rise of soap opera centric cable network, SOAPnet, having joined as general manager in 2001. With Blackwell as general manager, the channel grew in distribution to more than 67 million homes and secured rights from NBC and CBS (in addition to owner ABC) to run same-day daytime soap opera episodes. During Blackwell's time as the head of SOAPnet, the channel acquired primetime shows such as ''One Tree Hill'' and ''The O.C.'' These joined earlier acquisitions '' Melrose Place'', ''Beverly Hills, 90210'' and ''Dallas. SoapNet also extended its stable of original programming, including developing its first scripted show, a spinoff of '' General Hospital: Night Shift'', and reality series ''The Fashionista Diaries''. Blackwell left SOAPnet in October 2007. Brian Frons succeeded her in overseeing operations. Blackwell died in Virginia at the age of 63 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dean Blackwell
Dean Robert Blackwell (born 5 December 1969) is an English former footballer who played as a defender. He appeared in the Premier League and the Football League for Wimbledon, and the Football League for Plymouth Argyle and Brighton & Hove Albion. Career He spent 14 seasons with Wimbledon, turning professional just after their famous FA Cup triumph in 1988, and bounced back to form in the 1996-97 season after two years out of action due to injuries, being a regular member of the first team as Wimbledon finished eighth in the FA Premier League and were semi-finalists in the FA Cup The Football Association Challenge Cup, more commonly known as the FA Cup, is an annual knockout football competition in men's domestic English football. First played during the 1871–72 season, it is the oldest national football competi ... and Football League Cup. He was still with Wimbledon when they were relegated in 2000, and spent two seasons with them in Division One before leavi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Blackwell
David Harold Blackwell (April 24, 1919 – July 8, 2010) was an American statistician and mathematician who made significant contributions to game theory, probability theory, information theory, and statistics. He is one of the eponyms of the Rao–Blackwell theorem. He was the first African American inducted into the National Academy of Sciences, the first African American tenured faculty member at the University of California, Berkeley, and the seventh African American to receive a Ph.D. in mathematics. In 2012, President Obama posthumously awarded Blackwell the National Medal of Science. Blackwell was also a pioneer in textbook writing. He wrote one of the first Bayesian statistics textbooks, his 1969 ''Basic Statistics''. By the time he retired, he had published over 90 papers and books on dynamic programming, game theory, and mathematical statistics. Early life and education David Harold Blackwell was born on April 24, 1919, in Centralia, Illinois, to Mabel Johnso ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cory Blackwell
Cory Blackwell (born March 27, 1963) is an American former professional basketball player who was selected by the Seattle SuperSonics in the second round (28th pick overall) of the 1984 NBA draft. A 6'6" forward from the University of Wisconsin–Madison. Blackwell appeared in only one NBA season, playing for the Sonics during the 1984–85 season, appearing in 60 games and scoring a total of 202 points. He has been a minister for the International Churches of Christ and is a Middle East World Sector Leader (overseeing minister) for the International Christian Churches. He will also begin serving as an Evangelist for their Chicago congregation. Personal life Cory Blackwell was born in Chicago. He was raised Sunni Muslim by his mother, Wazirah. After attending Crane Technical High School, located in the westside of Chicago, he was accepted into the University of Wisconsin. He played on the school's basketball team and was later drafted into the NBA. After his time in the NBA, B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
