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Breed (surname) (1928–2013), American geologist, paleontologist, naturalist and writer
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Breed is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Colin Breed (born 1947), English politician *Lawrence M. Breed (20th century), American computer scientist *London Breed (born 1974), American politician * Mary Bidwell Breed (1870-1949), American chemist * Michael Breed (born 1962), American golfer * Mildred Breed (born 1947), American bridge player *Urban Breed, Swedish singer *William J. Breed William J. "Bill" Breed (August 3, 1928 - January 22, 2013) was an American geologist, paleontologist, naturalist and author in Northern Arizona. He was a renowned expert on the geology of the Grand Canyon. Personal life William J. Breed was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colin Breed
Colin Edward Breed (born 4 May 1947 in Surrey) is a British Liberal Democrat politician. He was the Member of Parliament (MP) for South East Cornwall from 1997 until he stood down at the 2010 general election. He was also member of the parliamentary party's Treasury team. Early life He was born in north-east Surrey Surrey () is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in South East England, bordering Greater London to the south west. Surrey has a large rural area, and several significant urban areas which form part of the Greater London Built-up Area. ..., the son of a chef and he was educated at Torquay Boys' Grammar School. He was appointed as an area manager with the Midland Bank in 1964. After 17 years with the bank, he became the managing director of Rowan Dartington & Co Ltd in 1981, before becoming a director with Gemini Abrasives in 1992 until his election to Palace of Westminster, Westminster. Political career Breed was elected as a councillor to both the Car ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lawrence M
Lawrence may refer to: Education Colleges and universities * Lawrence Technological University, a university in Southfield, Michigan, United States * Lawrence University, a liberal arts university in Appleton, Wisconsin, United States Preparatory & high schools * Lawrence Academy at Groton, a preparatory school in Groton, Massachusetts, United States * Lawrence College, Ghora Gali, a high school in Pakistan * Lawrence School, Lovedale, a high school in India * The Lawrence School, Sanawar, a high school in India Research laboratories * Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, United States * Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, United States People * Lawrence (given name), including a list of people with the name * Lawrence (surname), including a list of people with the name * Lawrence (band), an American soul-pop group * Lawrence (judge royal) (died after 1180), Hungarian nobleman, Judge royal 1164–1172 * Lawrence (musician), Lawrence Hayward (born 1961), British musician * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
London Breed
London Nicole Breed (born August 11, 1974) is an American politician who is the 45th and current mayor of the City and County of San Francisco. She was supervisor for District 5 and was president of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors, Board of Supervisors from 2015 to 2018. Raised in the Western Addition neighborhood of San Francisco, Breed worked in government after college. She was elected to the Board of Supervisors in 2012 (taking office in January 2013), and elected its president in 2015. As president of the Board, Breed, according to the city charter, became the acting mayor of San Francisco following the death of Mayor Ed Lee. She served in this role from December 12, 2017, to January 23, 2018. Breed won the 2018 San Francisco mayoral special election, San Francisco mayoral special election held on June 5, 2018. Breed is the first black woman, second black person after Willie Brown (politician), Willie Brown, and second woman after Dianne Feinstein to be elected mayo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mary Bidwell Breed
Mary Bidwell Breed (September 15, 1870 – September 15, 1949) was an American chemist. In 1901 she became the first female dean of Indiana University and her chemistry work with aromatic acids. Biography Mary Bidwell Breed was born on September 15, 1870, in Pittsburgh. She was educated at Bryn Mawr College, where she received three degrees and her PhD in 1901, and participated in the Bryn Mawr European Fellowship at Heidelberg University in 1895. She wrote The Polybasic Acids of Mesitylene, published in 1901, which discussed her chemistry work with aromatic acids, mainly derivatives of benzene. Before finishing her doctorate, Breed was head of the science department at Pennsylvania College for Women. Her research focus was on aromatic acids and the atomic weight of palladium. Breed was the dean of women at Indiana University from 1901 to 1906, making her the first female dean at Indiana University. She used her position to denounce the segregation of men and women into certa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Breed
Michael S. Breed (born May 14, 1962, in Greenwich, Connecticut) is a professional golf instructor and television host. In 2003, he was selected as a Top 100 Instructor in America by ''Golf Magazine'', in 2011, he was voted one of the Top 50 Instructors in America by ''Golf Digest'' (now 13th on this list, and #1 in the state of New York.), in 2012, Breed was chosen as the PGA's National Teacher of the Year. Prior to his time as a television host, Breed was the Head Golf Professional at Sunningdale Country Club for 12 years from 2001–2012, and the Head Golf Professional at Birchwood Country Club, as well as the Assistant Professional at Deepdale Golf Club and Augusta National Golf Club. He has served on different boards for the Metropolitan PGA for over 10 years and has represented the PGA of America at the National Golf Day in Washington D.C. since 2012. He is involved in charities such as The First Tee, Folds of Honor, Hope for the Warriors, Wounded Warriors Foundation and Salut ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mildred Breed
Mildred Breed (born 1947) is an American bridge player. Breed is from Austin, Texas. Bridge accomplishments Wins * North American Bridge Championships (16) ** Rockwell Mixed Pairs (1) 2007 ** Smith Life Master Women's Pairs (4) 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002 ** Machlin Women's Swiss Teams (3) 1999, 2003, 2006 ** Wagar Women's Knockout Teams (4) 1997, 2006, 2007, 2012 ** Sternberg Women's Board-a-Match Teams (4) 1994, 1998, 2000, 2002 Runners-up * North American Bridge Championships ** Whitehead Women's Pairs (2) 1984, 1999 ** Smith Life Master Women's Pairs (1) 2005 ** Machlin Women's Swiss Teams (2) 2004, 2012 ** Wagar Women's Knockout Teams (3) 2000, 2010, 2011 ** Sternberg Women's Board-a-Match Teams The Sternberg Women's Board-a-Match Teams bridge championship is held at the fall American Contract Bridge League (ACBL) North American Bridge Championship (NABC) and is a four session board-a-match event, two qualifying sessions and two final sess ... (2) 1997, 2003 ** Chi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Urban Breed
Urban Breed (often written with a lowercase "breed") is a Swedish singer. He is the former vocalist for Project Arcadia Bloodbound, Serious Black, Tad Morose, and Trail of Murder. Urban's style and voice have been described as similar to Ronnie James Dio (Black Sabbath, Rainbow, Dio), Jon Oliva (Savatage, Jon Oliva's Pain), Zak Stevens (Savatage, Circle II Circle), and Mike Howe (Metal Church). Career Urban has no current bands. His first official release was with Tad Morose. Tad Morose Urban joined Tad Morose in 1996, replacing singer Kristian 'Krille' Andrén. He appeared on the albums ''A Mended Rhyme'' (1997), ''Undead'' (2000), ''Matters of the Dark'' (2002) and ''Modus Vivendi'' (2003). He left Tad Morose in December 2005. Bloodbound He sang on Bloodbound's 2005 debut, ''Nosferatu'', and later co-wrote and performed on their third studio album, ''Tabula Rasa''. Although he announced in 2006 that he was no longer working with Bloodbound, who hired another singer, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
