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Burley (surname)
Burley is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Adam Burley, medieval English logician *Aidan Burley, New Zealand-born English politician *Charley Burley, American boxer *Craig Burley, Scottish footballer *Fulton Burley, Irish-Canadian musician known for his work for Disney *George Burley, Scottish footballer and manager *Gillian Beer (born Burley), British literary critic *Ingrid Burley, American rapper and singer *Jane Burley, Scottish field hockey midfielder *Jos Burley, member of New Zealand's women's cricket team *Joseph Leonard Burley, founder of the Burley Football Company *Kay Burley, English television newscaster *Nancy Burley (1930–2013), Australian figure skater *Nick Burley, American boxer *Robert Burley, Canadian photographer *Siaha Burley, American arena football player *Simon de Burley, English knight, court official, and childhood friend of Richard II *W. J. Burley, author of the Wycliffe detective novels *Walter Burley, medieval English logician {{s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adam Burley
Adam Burley (died 1327/8) was a philosopher educated at University College, Oxford. Adam is responsible for two questions commentaries, preserved uniquely in Cambridge, Gonville and Caius College, MS 668*/645: * ''Quaestiones I–II de Anima'', on the ''De anima'' of Aristotle; or The Commission continued the work I and II de Anima, De Anima Aristotle. * ''Quaestiones de Sex principiis'', on the ''Liber sex principiorum'', a medieval expansion of the ''Categories (Aristotle), Categories''. or The Commission continued the work de sex principiis, in Liber sex principium, the medieval expansion of categories. His work appears in the manuscript with the work of other Oxford scholars, including Walter Burley, Richard Campsall, and Peter Bradele. References [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jos Burley
Jocelyn Ann Burley (born 2 September 1942) is a New Zealand former cricketer who played primarily as a right-arm fast-medium bowler. She appeared in six Test matches and two One Day Internationals for New Zealand between 1966 and 1973. She played domestic cricket for Auckland, North Shore and Southern Transvaal. Burley's Test match best bowling came in 1966, when she took 7/41 against England England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Wales to its west and Scotland to its north. The Irish Sea lies northwest and the Celtic Sea to the southwest. It is separated from continental Europe b .... References External links * * 1942 births Living people Cricketers from Auckland New Zealand women cricketers New Zealand women Test cricketers New Zealand women One Day International cricketers Auckland Hearts cricketers North Shore women cricketers Central Gauteng women cricketers {{NewZealand-cricket-bio-1940s-st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Siaha Burley
Siaha Burley (born July 16, 1977) is an American former arena football wide receiver and former head coach. He played college football at UCF Knights football, UCF and was also the head coach of the Jacksonville Sharks from 2017 to 2019 before returning to the team for 2022. High school years Burley attended Westwood High School (Mesa, Arizona), Westwood High School in Mesa and was a Varsity letter, letterman in High school football, football, basketball, and Track and field, track. In football, as a Twelfth grade, senior, he was an All-City and an All-State selection as a wide receiver and as a defensive back. College career Before Burley transferred from Mesa Community College to the University of Central Florida where he played football, he played in the Arizona Football League. While at UCF, he led the team in receiving for two straight years. He also led the team in punt returns. His college quarterback was National Football League quarterback Daunte Culpepper. Professional ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Burley
Robert Burley (born March 18, 1957) is a Canadian photographer of architecture and the urban landscape. He is based in Toronto, Canada, and is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada. Life and work Robert Burley grew up in rural Ontario in the town of Picton. He studied Media Studies at Ryerson Polytechnical Institute (now Toronto Metropolitan University), Toronto (BAA 1980) and later pursued graduate studies in photography at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago (MFA 1986). While living in Chicago, Burley trained briefly with Hedrich-Blessing Photographers before returning to Toronto to establish Design Archive, a firm specializing in architectural photography. From 1997 to 2021 Burley was a professor at Ryerson University's School of Image Arts where he helped create new programs and resources related to photography. These include his contributions to the creation of Ryerson Library's Special Collections, the acquisition of the Black Star (photo agency) Collection, an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nick Burley
Nick Burley (May 17, 1875 – March 5, 1911) was an American boxer of Croatian descent (from Boljenovići, Pelješac peninsula) His boxing career from 1890 until 1907. In 1902 he defeated Frank "Paddy" Slavin to win the Heavyweight Championship of the Yukon Territory. The March 6, 1911 Tacoma, Washington Daily News reported that Burley died of a heart attack on Western Avenue, in Seattle, Washington.Cyber Boxing Zone. http://www.cyberboxingzone.com/boxing/burley-nick.htm Retrieved Feb. 17, 2006 See also *List of bare-knuckle boxers A ''list'' is any set of items in a row. List or lists may also refer to: People * List (surname) Organizations * List College, an undergraduate division of the Jewish Theological Seminary of America * SC Germania List, German rugby unio ... External linksBurley's Record at Cyber Boxing Zone References 1875 births 1911 deaths Boxers from Nevada Bare-knuckle boxers American people of Croatian descent American male boxers Heavywe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nancy Burley
Nancy Burley (8 March 1930 – 7 January 2013) was an Australian figure skater. She represented Australia at the 1952 Winter Olympics, where she placed 14th. She and Gweneth Molony were the first ladies singles skaters to represent Australia at the Olympics. After Burley's Olympic career she joined her previous coach Felix Kaspar Felix Kaspar (January 14, 1915 in Vienna, Austria – December 5, 2003 in Bradenton, Florida, U.S.) was an Austrian figure skater, twice World champion, and 1936 bronze medalist. Kaspar began figure skating at age of 9. He trained on the artific ... in an international 'ice show'. During that time she traveled performing in ice shows in Europe and Asia. Personal life Burley was the mother of figure skaters Sharon and Robyn Burley. Death Nancy Burley died 7 January 2013.Obituary, the Age newspape theage.com; accessed 2 March 2015. Competitive highlights References External links Profile Sports-reference.com; accessed 2 March 2015. Profile cor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kay Burley
Kay Burley (born Kay McGurrin; 17 December 1960) is a British broadcaster and writer. She is a presenter on Sky News and hosts ''Kay Burley'', the breakfast slot on the channel. She also worked for BBC Local Radio, Tyne Tees Television, and TV-am. Early life Burley was brought up in Beech Hill, Wigan, Lancashire, the daughter of parents who worked in a cardboard-making factory. She attended Whitley High School (closed 1990). She began her reporting-career at age 17, working for the '' Wigan Evening Post and Chronicle''. Broadcasting career Burley worked for BBC local radio and Tyne Tees Television, before joining TV-am in 1985 as a reporter and occasional newsreader. From 1987, she presented TV-am's first hour, filling in for Caroline Righton and covering for Anne Diamond during their maternity leave. Burley was recruited by Andrew Neil, and joined Sky Television, launching the Sky One Entertainment Channel in November 1988 with her own documentary, ''The Satellite Revolut ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joseph Leonard Burley
Burley-Sekem Pty Ltd is an Australian sports equipment manufacturing company. It was formed in 1985 from the merger of "Burley Sports Pty Ltd" (an Australian footballs and cricket balls manufacturer, established in 1907), and "Sekem Pty Ltd." (a sportswear and school uniform manufacturer founded in 1923). The company produces equipment and goods for clubs and teams of diverse sports, such as Australian rules football, rugby, cricket and soccer, having also endorsed several major leagues. History Burley The "Burley Football Company" was started in 1906 by carpenter and former tanner's apprentice, Joe Burley, who was requested to make a ball that "kept its shape" for the Western Australian Football Association (WAFA). Previously, rugby balls had been used for the sport, but these were easily worn and prone to changing shape from a prolate spheroid to a sphere by the completion of matches. Burley's ball was first tried in a WAFA game between and in June 1906, and gained populari ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jane Burley
Jane Burley (born 12 February 1971 in Liverpool) is a female field hockey midfielder from Scotland. She played club hockey for Giffnock Hutchesons Ladies, and made her debut for the Women's National Team in 1996. Burley works as a firefighter. Her mother played tennis for Lancashire Lancashire ( , ; abbreviated Lancs) is the name of a historic county, ceremonial county, and non-metropolitan county in North West England. The boundaries of these three areas differ significantly. The non-metropolitan county of Lancash .... References sportscotland 1971 births Living people Scottish female field hockey players Field hockey players at the 2002 Commonwealth Games Field hockey players at the 2006 Commonwealth Games Sportspeople from Liverpool Anglo-Scots Commonwealth Games competitors for Scotland {{Scotland-fieldhockey-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aidan Burley
Aidan Burley (born 22 January 1979) is a British politician. He was Conservative Member of Parliament for Cannock Chase, elected in 2010 on a large vote swing away from the Labour Party candidate. Burley stepped down in 2015. Early life Burley was born in Auckland, New Zealand and migrated with his parents to the United Kingdom a few months later. He was educated at West House School, Birmingham, King Edward's School, Birmingham, standing as a Conservative in 1997 in the school's mock election. Career Burley was a management consultant for Accenture and later Hedra/Mouchel, working on contracts with the Home Office and the National Health Service. During this period, he also worked for Conservative MPs Philip Hammond and Nick Herbert when they were shadow ministers, and he was elected a Conservative councillor in 2006 for the Fulham Broadway ward of Hammersmith and Fulham London Borough Council. Parliamentary career Burley was elected to the House of Commons as Member of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ingrid Burley
Ingrid Burley (born December 19, 1986), known professionally as Ingrid (formerly IB3), is an American singer, rapper and songwriter. Born and raised in Houston, Texas, Burley's mother was close to Tina Knowles and Mathew Knowles, who signed Burley to his record label, Music World, when she was an upcoming rap artist. She began her career at age 11, as part of Trio, which was managed by Knowles. Burley became notable for her songwriting deal with Sony/ATV Music Publishing, which involved her recording demos for artists such as Beyoncé. in 2013, Burley contributed vocals to the song "Blow", from Beyoncé's self-titled album. Burley also worked on Beyoncé's following album, writing the song "Love Drought" for the album ''Lemonade''. In 2015, Burley announced that she had signed a contract with Beyoncé's record label, Parkwood Entertainment, alongside Chloe x Halle and Sophie Beem. Burley released her debut EP under the record label on June 17, 2016, entitled ''Trill Feels''. D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gillian Beer
Dame Gillian Patricia Kempster Beer, (née Thomas; born 27 January 1935) is a British literary critic and academic. She was President of Clare Hall from 1994 to 2001, and King Edward VII Professor of English Literature at the University of Cambridge , mottoeng = Literal: From here, light and sacred draughts. Non literal: From this place, we gain enlightenment and precious knowledge. , established = , other_name = The Chancellor, Masters and Schola ... from 1994 to 2002. Early life Born Gillian Patricia Kempster Thomas in Surrey, England, Beer studied English Literature at St Anne's College, Oxford. Academic career Following teaching posts at Bedford College, London and the University of Liverpool, she was a fellow of Girton College, Cambridge, for 30 years. She was later King Edward VII Professor of English Literature at University of Cambridge, Cambridge, and later president of Clare Hall, the University of Cambridge's distin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
