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Bolland
Bolland is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Adrienne Bolland (1896–1975), French test pilot; first woman to fly over the Andes *Brian Bolland (born 1951), British comics artist * C. J. Bolland (born 1971), English electronic-music producer * Charlotte Bolland, British art historian and curator * David Bolland (born 1986), Canadian professional ice hockey player * Gerardus Johannes Petrus Josephus Bolland (1854–1922), Dutch philosopher, scholar, and linguist * Gordon Bolland (born 1943), English professional football player and manager * Janice Bolland (born 1966), American cyclist * Jasper Bolland (born 1986), Dutch professional football player *Jean Bolland (1596–1665), Belgian Jesuit priest and hagiographer * Kevin Bolland (born 1959), American race car driver *Marc Bolland (born 1959), Dutch businessman, former CEO of Marks & Spencer * Mark William Bolland (born 1966), Deputy Private Secretary to the Prince of Wales 1998–2002 * Martin Bolland (born 195 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phil Bolland
Philip Christopher Bolland (born 26 August 1976) is an English former footballer, who played as a centre back. He currently works as a physiotherapist for Liverpool F.C, Liverpool. Career Bolland enjoyed two spells at Chester City F.C., Chester City, having signed from Peterborough United F.C., Peterborough United in the summer of 2006 – just a few months after he'd moved in the opposite direction. Mark Wright (footballer born 1963), Mark Wright has managed him at the four clubs he has been in charge of, namely Southport F.C., Southport, Oxford United F.C., Oxford, Chester City F.C., Chester and Peterborough United F.C., Peterborough. Bolland had earlier played in non-league football for clubs including Altrincham F.C., Altrincham, Salford City F.C., Salford City, Trafford F.C., Trafford and Knowsley United F.C., Knowsley United. Bolland struggled to stake a place in the first-team side at Chester under new manager Bobby Williamson in 2007–08 in English football, 2007–08, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adrienne Bolland
Adrienne Bolland, born Boland, (25 November 1895 – 18 March 1975) was a French test pilot. She was the first woman to fly over the Andes between Chile and Argentina. She was later described as "France's most accomplished female aviator", setting a woman's record for loops done in an hour. The French government eventually recognized her with the Legion of Honor and other awards. Since her death, she has been commemorated with a postage stamp of Argentina. Born into a large family outside Paris, she became a pilot in her twenties to pay off gambling debts. An early crossing of the English Channel led René Caudron, her employer, to send her to South America to demonstrate his planes, where she made her Andes crossing, assisted, she later said, by a tip relayed to her from a mediumship, medium. Later in her life she became involved in Left-wing politics, leftist political causes, and eventually became part of the French Resistance during World War II. Early life Bolland was bo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flatland
''Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions'' is a satirical novella by the English schoolmaster Edwin Abbott Abbott, first published in 1884 by Seeley & Co. of London. Written pseudonymously by "A Square", the book used the fictional two-dimensional world of Flatland to comment on the hierarchy of Victorian culture, but the novella's more enduring contribution is its examination of dimensions. A sequel, '' Sphereland'', was written by Dionys Burger in 1957. Several films have been based on ''Flatland'', including the feature film '' Flatland'' (2007). Other efforts have been short or experimental films, including one narrated by Dudley Moore and the short films '' Flatland: The Movie'' (2007) and '' Flatland 2: Sphereland'' (2012). Plot The story describes a two-dimensional world inhabited by geometric figures (flatlanders); women are line segments, while men are polygons with various numbers of sides. The narrator is a square, a member of the caste of gentlemen and p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Procter Bolland
William Procter Bolland (1815 – 10 June 1863) was an English first-class cricketer active 1836–43 who played for Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC). He was born in Westminster and died in Clifton, Bristol. He appeared in nine first-class matches. Notes Bibliography *Frederic Boase Frederic Boase (7 October 1843 – 23 December 1916) was a Cornish librarian and biographer. Family He was born at Lariggan, Penzance, Cornwall to John Josias Arthur Boase (1801–1896), banker, and his wife, Charlotte née Scholl (1802–1873). .... "Bolland, William Proctor". Modern English Biography. Netherton and Worth. 1892. Volume 1. Page 329Google Books*John Venn and J A Venn (eds). "Bolland, William Proctor". Alumni Cantabrigienses. Cambridge University Press. Volume 2 (1752 to 1900). Part 1 (Abbey to Challis). 1940Google Books Reprinted 2011Page 311 *M C Rintoul. "Bolland, William Proctor". Dictionary of Real People and Places in Fiction. Routledge. 1993Page 213 *Charles Shaw. "Bolland, Wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Bolland
Sir William Bolland (1772–1840), lawyer and bibliophile, the eldest son of James Bolland, of Southwark, was educated at Reading School under Richard Valpy, and admitted a pensioner at Trinity College, Cambridge on 26 September 1789, at the age of seventeen. During his school days he wrote several prologues and epilogues for the annual dramatic performances in which the scholars took part, and for which Valpy's pupils were famous. At Cambridge he took his degree of BA in 1794, and MA in 1797. For three successive years (1797, 1798, and 1799) he won the Seatonian Prize by his poems on the respective subjects of miracles, the Epiphany, and St. Paul at Athens, which were printed separately, and also included in the "Seatonian Prize Poems" (1808), ii. 2133-97. On leaving Cambridge he determined upon adopting law as his profession, and was called to the bar at the Middle Temple on 24 April 1801. Bolland practised at the Old Bailey with great success; he was thoroughly conversant wit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bolland & Bolland
Bolland & Bolland are two Dutch music producers and brothers, Rob Bolland (born 17 April 1955) and Ferdi Bolland (born 5 August 1956). They were born in Port Elizabeth in South Africa. Career The duo produced and wrote for such artists as Falco (including his Number 1 hit " Rock Me Amadeus"), Samantha Fox (" Love House"), and wrote the Status Quo hit " In the Army Now" – which they released under their own name in 1981 and which was also recorded by Gerard Joling. As musicians in their own right, they released their first album "Florida" in 1972. Their hit singles career started as early as 1972, with "Summer of '71" in a folk, a cappella-style following the success of Simon and Garfunkel and their Dutch equivalents Greenfield and Cook. When, in 1976, their success started to wane, they turned towards a more electronic sound, an early example of which can be heard in "Spaceman", a 1978 hit in the Netherlands. Outside the Netherlands, they established their name internat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Bolland
Paul Graham Arthur Bolland (born 23 December 1979) is an English former professional footballer, commentator and football coach who is head of football at Queen Ethelburga's Collegiate. As a player, he was a midfielder from 1997 to 2013 and represented Bradford City, Notts County, Grimsby Town, Macclesfield Town, Mansfield Town and Harrogate Town. Career Bradford City Born in Bradford, West Yorkshire, Bolland started his career with his home town team of Bradford City at the start of the 1997–98 season after progressing through the club's youth setup. His first manager was Chris Kamara, before playing under Paul Jewell. He found his time at Valley Parade a hard one, and found it difficult to break into the first team setup, and he eventually left the club in April 1999 after the club had secured promotion to the Premier League for the first time in their history. Notts County After struggling to break into the first team at Bradford, Bolland signed for Notts County, init ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Martin Bolland
Martin Keith Bolland (born August 1956) is a British businessman, the chairman of Capita, and a co-founder and partner of Alchemy Partners. Early life Martin Keith Bolland was born in August 1956. He has a bachelor's degree in Economics from Cambridge University. He is a chartered accountant. Career He is the chairman of Capita since January 2010, and chairman of QHotels. He is a co-founder and partner of Alchemy Partners Alchemy Partners is a British private equity firm, which specialises in investing in distressed and undervalued or underperforming businesses and other special situations through debt and equity throughout Europe. Alchemy was founded in 1997 b .... Personal life Bolland lives in England. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Bolland, Martin Keith 1956 births British businesspeople Living people Private equity and venture capital investors ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mark William Bolland
Mark William Bolland (born 10 April 1966) is a British public relations executive. Bolland worked for the Advertising Standards Authority and the Press Complaints Commission before serving as Deputy Private Secretary to Charles, Prince of Wales, from 1997 to 2002. During his time with Charles, Bolland was credited with rehabilitating the prince's public image and enhancing the public image of the relationship between Charles and Camilla Parker Bowles, who would become the prince's second wife. After leaving the Prince, Bolland established a public relations and communications firm, Mark Bolland & Associates, and has held several roles in the charitable and third sector. Biography Early life Bolland was born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, the son of Arthur Bolland, who had emigrated from Middlesbrough in England, and his wife Joan. His parents later had a daughter and the family returned to England. Bolland was educated at the King's Manor School in Middlesbrough, and the Univer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marks & Spencer
Marks and Spencer plc (commonly abbreviated to M&S and colloquially known as Marks & Sparks or simply Marks) is a major British multinational retailer based in London, England, that specialises in selling clothing, beauty products, home products and food products. It is listed on the London Stock Exchange (LSE) and is a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index. M&S was founded in 1884 by Michael Marks and Thomas Spencer (businessman), Thomas Spencer in Leeds. Through its television advertising it asserts the exclusive nature and luxury of its food and beverages. It also offers an online food delivery service through a joint venture with Ocado. In 1980, M&S became the first British supermarket chain to sell packaged sandwiches. In 1998, M&S became the first British retailer to make a pre-tax profit of over £1 billion, although it then went into a sudden slump taking the company and its stakeholders by surprise. In November 2008 the company began to sell branded goods such as Kel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kevin Bolland
Kevin Bolland (born November 6, 1959) was born in New Brighton, Pennsylvania. Kevin works at their family owned businessBolland Machinelocated in Chippewa Township, PA. He races the #777 DIRTcar Big Block Modified at dirt track circles in the NorthEast. Racing career Kevin Bolland's racing experience dates back to his childhood. Like many drivers, his first influence of racing came from his father Don, who introduced him to racing at an early age. The New Brighton, PA, native spent much of his youth driving and winning soap box derbies, which won him a trip to Akron, Ohio, Derby Downs for the world finals in 1971.Driver profile at his Official Website Retrieved April 27, 2008 In 1979 at the age of 20, Kevin competed and toured the country with the pro |
Marc Bolland
Marc Bolland (born 28 March 1959) is a Dutch businessman, who was the CEO of Marks & Spencer, after having been CEO of UK supermarket company Morrisons. Biography Early life He received a bachelor's degree from the Hotelschool The Hague, and then an MBA at the University of Groningen. Heineken He began as a graduate at Amsterdam-based Heineken International NV, the third largest brewer in the world, in 1987. Bolland worked in various international management positions in Africa and Central Europe before joining the Heineken board in 2001. He became chief operating officer in 2005. Bolland has been credited with both building and rolling out the Heineken brand internationally. Morrisons In September 2006, he was appointed CEO of the UK supermarket chain Morrisons. Morrisons had acquired Safeway in 2004 creating a 130,000 people strong retail conglomerate in the UK. The merger initially proved unsuccessful. Bolland joined after five profit warnings with a brief to turn round t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
