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Blay (surname)
Blay is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Andre Blay (1937–2018), American businessman, film producer and studio executive * Eddie Blay (1937–2006), Ghanaian boxer * Eva Alterman Blay (born 1937), Brazilian sociologist and politician *Freddie Blay (born 1942), Ghanaian lawyer and politician *George Blay (born 1980), Ghanaian footballer * J. Benibengor Blay (born 1915), Ghanaian journalist, writer, publisher and politician *Pep Blay (born 1966), Catalan writer, script writer and music journalist *Ruth Blay (died 1768), last woman executed in New Hampshire *Robert Samuel Blay (1901-1979), Ghanaian judge *Philippe Blay (born 1960), French musicologist See also *Blay Whitby, British philosopher and technology ethicist *Bley Bley is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * João Punaro Bley (1900–1983), Brazilian military and public administrator *Paul Bley (1932–2016), contributor to the free jazz movement of the 1960s *Carla Bley Carla Bley ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andre Blay
Andre Blay (July 27, 1937 – August 24, 2018) was an American businessman, film producer, and studio executive. Role in growth of home video industry Blay co-founded Stereodyne, the nation's first eight-track and cassette duplication company, in 1966. Blay then founded an audio/video production and duplication company in 1968 called Magnetic Video. He also started the Video Club of America, a direct-mail sales operation through which he offered the video cassettes produced and duplicated at Magnetic Video. He advertised the club through TV Guide, and nine thousand users initially joined the club. That subsequently provided the model for and enabled the creation of the first video rental stores, many of which were soon started thereafter. He was later recognized by the Consumer Electronics Association as creating the idea that "sparked a retail revolution as hundreds of mom-and-pop video rental and sales stores popped up in every community in America." In 1987, home video rental ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eddie Blay
Edward "Eddie" Blay (9 November 1937 – 15 October 2006) was a Ghanaian boxer. He competed at the 1960 and 1964 Olympics and won a bronze medal in the light welterweight (63.5 kg) category in 1964. Blay was a two-time Commonwealth Games champion, in 1962 and 1966, and later briefly fought as a professional boxer."Eddie Blay Passes Away" Modern Ghana, 18 October 2006. He lived in for some time, and after returning to Ghana established the Sole Mio restaurant at . [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eva Alterman Blay
Eva Alterman Blay, a Brazilian sociologist, was born in São Paulo in 1937. She is a pioneer of women’s rights in Brazil and is the founder of the Center for the Study of Women and Gender Rights at the University of São Paulo. She is active in politics as a member of the centrist Brazilian Social Democracy Party, and was the first woman to sit in the Brazilian Senate. She has Master's, Doctoral and Postdoctoral degrees in Sociology. Blay sits on the board of the Remember the Women Institute In 1986, she was elected first alternate to Senator Fernando Henrique Cardoso, replacing him when the incumbent was successively Minister of Foreign Affairs (1992-1993) and Minister of Finance (1993-1994) in the Itamar Franco administration. Victorious in the 1994 election, the incumbent resigned to assume the President of Brazil, therefore making Blay senator for the state of São Paulo State may refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media Literature * ''State Magazine'', a monthly magazine ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Freddie Blay
Frederick Worsemao Armah Blay a lawyer, a Ghanaian politician and a member of the Second, Third and Fourth Parliament of the Fourth Republic of Ghana representing the Ellembelle Constituency in the Western Region of Ghana. Career Blay was also appointed to the position of board chairman for the Ghana National Petroleum Corporation (GNPC). In 2021, he was re-appointed by Nana Akufo-Addo as the board chair of GNPC. He is currently the Senior Partner at Blay and Associates. He is also the board chairman and majority shareholder of Western Publications Limited, publishers of the ''Daily Guide'' newspaper, the flagship of the Group, ''Business Guide'', ''News-One'' and ''Young Blazers''. Politics Blay was a Member of Parliament in Ghana and served as the First Deputy Speaker in the Fourth Parliament of Ghana. He lost his seat in the general elections held on 7 December 2008 to Armah Kofi Buah of the NDC. He was a member of the Convention People's Party (CPP), but resign ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Blay
George Blay (born 7 August 1980) is a Ghanaian former professional footballer who played as a right-back. Club career George Blay was born on 7 August 1980 in Elmina, Ghana and started to play football at Sekondi Hasaacas. He went to play in Belgium for Standard Liège, making his Belgian First Division debut under coach Aad de Mos on 31 August 1997 in a 3–0 away victory against Germinal Ekeren. He spent a total of five seasons at Standard, reaching two Belgian Cup finals under the guidance of coach Tomislav Ivić, however both of them were lost. Blay afterwards went to play for one season at Mechelen and in 2003 he went to play for three seasons at La Louviére. In 2006, Blay was transferred in Romania at Dinamo București, being recommended by his former Standard teammate, Liviu Ciobotariu, making his Liga I debut on 30 July 2006 in a 2–1 away victory against Național București, being used in his first season spent at the club by coach Mircea Rednic in 31 out of 34 rou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pep Blay
Josep Blay Boqué (born 2 September 1966) known professionally as Pep Blay, is a Catalan writer, script writer and music journalist. As a music journalist, he has interviewed a variety of performers, including Lou Reed, The Cure and Nick Cave. He often works with Spanish artists, including Enrique Bunbury, Iván Ferreiro, and Amparanoia. Biography Blay was born on 2 September 1966 in Tarragona, Spain, the youngest of three children. He studied Catalan philology at Universitat de Barcelona, faculty of Tarragona from 1984 to 1989. During his studies he worked as a cultural journalist for the Catalan newspaper ''Catalunya Sud''. He also published poems for the magazine ''Negre+Roig'' and founded the collective ''Andrògina Productions''. After his studies, he moved to Barcelona to begin higher education in theatre theory and critics; he also learnt Japanese. That same year he started to write about literature for the Catalan newspaper ''AVUI'' and edited the supplement ''Rock & ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ruth Blay
Ruth Blay (June 10, 1737 – December 30, 1768) was executed by hanging after being convicted of concealment of a stillborn illegitimate child, which was later found on the floor of the barn next to the house in which she was staying. She was not convicted of killing the baby. She was granted 3 reprieves before the execution. Blay was the last female executed by the state (then a colony) of New Hampshire. She was executed by Thomas Packer, Portsmouth’s High Sheriff, who also oversaw the execution of Eliphaz Dow in 1755. Blay split her time between teaching in nearby towns and being a seamstress. Ruth Blay's story is covered in an episode of the podcast '' Lore''. See also * Capital punishment in New Hampshire * Capital punishment in the United States * List of people executed in New Hampshire The following is a list of people executed by the U.S. state of New Hampshire from 1739 to 1939. Capital punishment was abolished in New Hampshire on May 30, 2019; however the abo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Samuel Blay
Robert Samuel Blay, was a Ghanaian barrister and judge. He was a Justice of the Supreme Court of Ghana during the First Republic. He is often referred to as the first Nzema people, Nzema lawyer. He was president of the Ghana Bar Association on two occasions and also a member of the first board of directors of the Bank of Ghana. Early life and education Robert was born in April 1901 at Esiama in the Western Region (Ghana), Western Region of Ghana. He had his early education at the Tarkwa Methodist School in Tarkwa. He entered the Government Training Institution (was later merged with Achimota College) to train as a teacher. In 1920 he left for the United Kingdom to study law. He was called to the bar in June, 1926. As a student at the University of London Robert was actively involved in student politics. He occupied positions in various student groups. He was once president of the Union of Students of African Descent, a group that accepted nationals from the Caribbean and African ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Philippe Blay
Philippe Blay (born in April 1960) is a French musicologist. Publications * (Dir.) ''Musée de la Musique : guide'', Paris: musée de la Musique ( Cité de la musique), Éditions de la Réunion des musées nationaux, impr. 1997, 271 p. * (Dir. with Raphaëlle Legrand) ''Sillages musicologiques: hommages à Yves Gérard'', Paris : C.N.S.M.D.P., 1997, 337 pages. * L'Île du rêve ''de Reynaldo Hahn : contribution à l'étude de l'opéra français de l'époque fin-de-siècle'', Villeneuve d’Ascq : Presses universitaires du Septentrion, 2000, 3 vol., coll. Thèse à la carte. * « Grand Siècle et Belle Époque : ''La Carmélite'' de Reynaldo Hahn », in ''Aspects de l’opéra français de Meyerbeer à Honegger'', coordinated by Jean-Christophe Branger and Vincent Giroud, Lyon: Symétrie, Palazzeto Bru Zane, cop. 2009, , series Perpetuum mobile. * (Dir.) ''Reynaldo Hahn, un éclectique en musique'', Arles: Actes Sud, Palazzetto Bru Zane, 2015, 504 p. Actes du colloque « Reynald ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blay Whitby
Dr Blay Whitby is a philosopher and technology ethicist, specialising in computer science, artificial intelligence and robotics. He is based at the University of Sussex, England. Blay Whitby graduated with first class honours from New College, Oxford University in 1974 and completed his PhD on "''The Social Implications of Artificial Intelligence''" at Middlesex University Middlesex University London (legally Middlesex University and abbreviated MDX) is a public research university in Hendon, northwest London, England. The name of the university is taken from its location within the historic county boundaries ... in 2003. His publications are predominantly in the area of the philosophy and ethical implications of artificial intelligence. His views place particular stress on the moral responsibilities of scientific and technical professionals, having some features in common with techno-progressivism.Sometimes it’s hard to be a robot: A call for action on the ethics of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
