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Barker (surname)
Barker is a surname of English origin, meaning "a tanner of leather". Barker may refer to: A–C * Abraham Andrews Barker (1816–1898), American politician * Al Barker (1839–1912), American baseball player * Alfred Charles Barker (1819–1873), New Zealand doctor and photographer * Arj Barker (born 1974), American comedian, actor * Arthur Barker, Arthur "Doc" Barker (1899–1939), American criminal * Audrey Barker (1932–2002), British artist * Ben Barker (racing driver) (born 1991), British racing driver * Ben Barker (speedway rider) (born 1988), British speedway rider * Benjamin Barker, known as Sweeney Todd, fictional killer, barber * Bernard Barker (1917–2009), Watergate burglar * Betty Hall (politician), Betty Barker (1921–2018), American politician * Bill Barker (police officer), died in the November 2009 Great Britain and Ireland floods * Bob Barker (born 1923), game show host, television personality * Burt Brown Barker (1873–1969), Oregon preservationist, admini ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
English Language
English is a West Germanic language of the Indo-European language family, with its earliest forms spoken by the inhabitants of early medieval England. It is named after the Angles, one of the ancient Germanic peoples that migrated to the island of Great Britain. Existing on a dialect continuum with Scots, and then closest related to the Low Saxon and Frisian languages, English is genealogically West Germanic. However, its vocabulary is also distinctively influenced by dialects of France (about 29% of Modern English words) and Latin (also about 29%), plus some grammar and a small amount of core vocabulary influenced by Old Norse (a North Germanic language). Speakers of English are called Anglophones. The earliest forms of English, collectively known as Old English, evolved from a group of West Germanic (Ingvaeonic) dialects brought to Great Britain by Anglo-Saxon settlers in the 5th century and further mutated by Norse-speaking Viking settlers starting in the 8th and 9th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cam Barker
Cameron Barker (born April 4, 1986) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenseman. He was selected third overall in the 2004 NHL Entry Draft by the Chicago Blackhawks and spent four seasons with the club before being traded to the Minnesota Wild in 2010. Internationally, Barker played for the Canadian national team, and won back-to-back gold medals at the 2005 and 2006 World Junior Championships with the junior team. He is widely regarded as a top draft bust. Playing career As a youth, Barker played in the 2000 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with the Winnipeg South Monarchs minor ice hockey team. He later played AAA Midget Hockey for the Winnipeg Thrashers at age 14. After that season he was drafted 4th overall in the 2001 WHL Bantam Draft by the Medicine Hat Tigers. The following season, Barker moved east to play for the Gloucester Rangers and eventually the Cornwall (ON) Colts Jr.A. club of the Central Junior Hockey League (CJHL) before signing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ed Barker
Edward Ross Barker (born May 31, 1931 – September 6, 2012) was a National Football League (NFL) end who played for the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Washington Redskins. He played college football at Washington State University and was drafted in the first round of the 1953 NFL Draft by the Los Angeles Rams. After his short stint playing football he spent 20 years serving in the US Air Force, ending his career as a Lt. Colonel. He was elected into the Washington State University Hall of Fame in 2011. See also * List of NCAA major college football yearly receiving leaders The list of college football yearly receiving leaders identifies the major college receiving leaders for each season from 1937 to the present. It includes yearly leaders in three statistical categories: (1) receptions, (2) receiving yardage; (3) y ... References 1931 births 2012 deaths American football ends Pittsburgh Steelers players Washington Redskins players Washington State Cougars footba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dominic Barker
Dominic Barker (born 1966) is a British children's author. Biography Dominic Barker was born in Southport in 1966. He graduated from the University of Birmingham with a degree in English and then spent two years as part of a comedy double act before deciding to become a teacher. He currently lives in Barcelona, where he blogs on the city at bigbarcelonablog.blogspot.com and on random other stuff at dominicbarker.blogspot.com. Bibliography *Mickey Sharp series: **'' Sharp Stuff'' (1999) **'' Sharp Shot'' (2001) **'' Sharp Returns'' (2003) **'' Sharp Beats'' (2008) *Blart series: **'' Blart: The Boy Who Didn't Want to Save the World'' (2006) **'' Blart II: The Boy Who was Wanted Dead or Alive - Or Both'' (2007) **'' Blart III: The Boy Who Set Sail on a Questionable Quest'' (2008) *Adam and the Arkonaughts (2010) *Max and Molly's Guide to Trouble(2011) **'' Max and Molly's Guide to Trouble: How to Catch a Criminal'' (2011) **'' Max and Molly's Guide to Trouble: How to Be a Geni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dean Barker (sailor)
Dean Barker (born 8 April 1973) is a New Zealand yachtsman. He is best known internationally for his participation in America's Cup yacht races. Early life and family Barker was born in 1973 in Takapuna, New Zealand. Barker's father is the New Zealander Ray Barker of the Barkers Clothing retail chain. Dean Barker was educated at Westlake Boys High School. Barker married former New Zealand field hockey representative Mandy Smith in February 2004. They have four children, three daughters; Mia, Olivia & Isla and one son Matteo. Dean Barker is also a major shareholder iKiwi Yachting Consultants Early sailing career Barker sailed from an early age, starting out in Optimist and P Class boats, before graduating to Lasers and Finns. Olympic Games * 1996 – Unsuccessfully trialed to represent New Zealand in the Finn for the 1996 Olympic Games. * 2000 – Did not participate in the New Zealand selection trials due to America's Cup commitments. * 2004 – Represented New Zealand in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David G
David (; , "beloved one") (traditional spelling), , ''Dāwūd''; grc-koi, Δαυΐδ, Dauíd; la, Davidus, David; gez , ዳዊት, ''Dawit''; xcl, Դաւիթ, ''Dawitʿ''; cu, Давíдъ, ''Davidŭ''; possibly meaning "beloved one". was, according to the Hebrew Bible, the third king of the United Kingdom of Israel. In the Books of Samuel, he is described as a young shepherd and harpist who gains fame by slaying Goliath, a champion of the Philistines, in southern Canaan. David becomes a favourite of Saul, the first king of Israel; he also forges a notably close friendship with Jonathan, a son of Saul. However, under the paranoia that David is seeking to usurp the throne, Saul attempts to kill David, forcing the latter to go into hiding and effectively operate as a fugitive for several years. After Saul and Jonathan are both killed in battle against the Philistines, a 30-year-old David is anointed king over all of Israel and Judah. Following his rise to power, David ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Collet Barker
Collet Barker (31 December 1784 – 30 April 1831) was a British military officer and explorer. He explored areas of South Australia, Western Australia and Cobourg Peninsula, Northern Territory. History Barker was born in Hackney, England, and lived in Newbury as a child. He joined the British Army on 23 January 1806, as an ensign by purchase in the 39th Regiment of Foot; he became a lieutenant in 1809 and a captain in 1825. Barker was a veteran of the Peninsular Wars, serving in Sicily, Portugal, Spain, and France. He also served in Canada and Ireland before embarking with his regiment, the 39th Regiment of Foot 1st Battalion, on the prison hulk ''Phoenix'' for Australia; he arrived in Sydney on 18 July 1828. Northern Territory On 13 September 1828 he arrived as the new commandant of Fort Wellington, the settlement at Raffles Bay in the Northern Territory. When Barker arrived to take up command at Fort Wellington, relations between the Aboriginal people and the settlers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clive Barker
Clive Barker (born 5 October 1952) is an English novelist, playwright, author, film director, and visual artist who came to prominence in the mid-1980s with a series of short stories, the ''Books of Blood'', which established him as a leading horror writer. He has since written many novels and other works. His fiction has been adapted into films, notably the ''Hellraiser'' series, the first installment of which he also wrote and directed, and the '' Candyman'' series. He was also an executive producer of the film '' Gods and Monsters'', which won an Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay. Barker's paintings and illustrations have been shown in galleries in the United States, and have appeared in his books. He has also created characters and series for comic books, and some of his more popular horror stories have been featured in ongoing comics series. Early life Barker was born in Liverpool, the son of Joan Ruby (née Revill), a painter and school welfare officer, and Leona ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clive Barker (artist, Born 1940)
Clive Barker (born 1940) is a British pop artist. His work is present in private and museum collections including the Tate in London, the British Museum in London, the National Portrait Gallery in London, the Victoria and Albert museum in London, the Wolverhampton Art Gallery in Wolverhampton, the Museum für Moderne Kunst in Frankfurt, Städtische Kunsthalle Mannheim, the National Gallery of South Australia in Adelaide, the Berardo Collection Museum in Lisbon, the Philadelphia Museum of Art and the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden in Washington, D.C. Career Barker was a student at Luton College of Technology and Art from 1957 until he left the course in 1959 and went to work on the assembly line at the Vauxhall Motors car factory in Luton for 18 months. While at Vauxhall, Barker realised the potential of sculptural qualities of industrially-finished objects, particularly in leather and chrome-plated metal. The influence of chrome was a lasting one, leading Barker not on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cliff Barker
Clifford "Cliff" Eugene Barker (January 15, 1921 – March 17, 1998) was a basketball player from the United States, who won the gold medal with the USA national basketball team at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, United Kingdom and two national championships at the University of Kentucky. While at the University of Kentucky, Barker was an All-SEC (Second Team) and All-SEC Tournament guard during the 1947–48 and 1948–49 seasons. A member of the United States Army Air Forces during World War II, Barker was a B-17 Flying Fortress gunner and spent 16 months as a prisoner-of-war. See also Fabulous Five (Kentucky Wildcats) The Fabulous Five may refer to: * Fabulous Five Inc., a Jamaican reggae band * ''The Fabulous Five'' (book series), a series of novels for teenagers by American author Betsy Haynes * The Fabulous 5, legendary 1970s New York City graffiti crew inc ... References {{DEFAULTSORT:Barker, Cliff 1921 births 1998 deaths American men's basketball players ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cicely Mary Barker
Cicely Mary Barker (28 June 1895 – 16 February 1973) was an English illustrator best known for a series of fantasy illustrations depicting fairies and flowers. Barker's art education began in girlhood with correspondence courses and instruction at the Croydon School of Art. Her earliest professional work included greeting cards and juvenile magazine illustrations, and her first book, ''Flower Fairies of the Spring'', was published in 1923. Similar books were published in the following decades. Barker was a devout Anglican and donated her artworks to Christian fundraisers and missionary organizations. She produced a few Christian-themed books such as ''The Children’s Book of Hymns'' and, in collaboration with her sister Dorothy, ''He Leadeth Me''. She designed a stained glass window for St. Edmund's Church, Pitlake, and her painting of the Christ Child, ''The Darling of the World Has Come'', was purchased by Queen Mary. Barker was equally proficient in watercolour, pen an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christopher Barker (printer)
Christopher Barker (c.1529–1599) was the printer to Queen Elizabeth I. He was also the father of a printing dynasty that included his son Robert Barker, his grandsons Robert Constable and Francis Constable, and Richard Constable who is believed to be his grandson. He is most well-known for printing many editions of English Bibles during the Elizabethan Age, notably the Geneva Bible and the so-called Bishops' Bible. He was the official printer of the court of Elizabeth I of England Elizabeth I (7 September 153324 March 1603) was Queen of England and Ireland from 17 November 1558 until her death in 1603. Elizabeth was the last of the five House of Tudor monarchs and is sometimes referred to as the "Virgin Queen". Eli ... and held exclusive patents to print Bibles. The University of Glasgow, from their ''Printing in England from William Caxton to Christopher Barker, An Exhibition: November 1976 – April 1977'' [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
