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Bob Morrison (Canadian Politician)
Robert, Bob, Bobby, or Rob Morrison may refer to: Academics * Robert Hall Morrison (1798–1889), president of Davidson College * Robert J. H. Morrison (born 1961), Canadian academic * Rob Morrison (scientist) (born 1942), Australian zoological researcher and science communicator * Robert G. Morrison (born 1969), professor of religion Sportspeople * Bob Morrison (footballer) (1869–1891), Irish footballer with Linfield * Bobby Morrison (American football) (born 1945), American college football player and coach * Bobby Morrison (footballer, born 1896) (1896–1974), English footballer * Bobby Morrison (footballer, born 1933) (1933–1999), Scottish footballer with Falkirk, Rangers, Workington * Robert Morrison (soccer) (1883–1952), Scottish-American soccer player * Robert Morrison (rower) (1902–1980), British rower * Robert Morrison (footballer) (1926–2016), New Zealand footballer Politicians * Robert F. Morrison (1826–1887), 13th Chief Justice of the Supreme Court ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Hall Morrison
Robert Hall Morrison was the first president of Davidson College. Morrison, originally from Cabarrus County, North Carolina, enrolled at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, eventually graduating second in the class, behind future President James K. Polk. After graduating, Morrison entered the ministry before being appointed as president of Davidson. Morrison taught mathematics and science courses at the college. After a year as president, a typhoid fever Typhoid fever, also known as typhoid, is a disease caused by '' Salmonella'' serotype Typhi bacteria. Symptoms vary from mild to severe, and usually begin six to 30 days after exposure. Often there is a gradual onset of a high fever over several ... epidemic swept through the area, taking two of his children. Morrison would later become ill and resign from the position in 1840, eventually retiring in 1849. References External links Biography from the Davidson College Archives & Special CollectionsBiography ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert F
The name Robert is an ancient Germanic given name, from Proto-Germanic "fame" and "bright" (''Hrōþiberhtaz''). Compare Old Dutch ''Robrecht'' and Old High German ''Hrodebert'' (a compound of '' Hruod'' ( non, Hróðr) "fame, glory, honour, praise, renown" and '' berht'' "bright, light, shining"). It is the second most frequently used given name of ancient Germanic origin. It is also in use as a surname. Another commonly used form of the name is Rupert. After becoming widely used in Continental Europe it entered England in its Old French form ''Robert'', where an Old English cognate form (''Hrēodbēorht'', ''Hrodberht'', ''Hrēodbēorð'', ''Hrœdbœrð'', ''Hrœdberð'', ''Hrōðberχtŕ'') had existed before the Norman Conquest. The feminine version is Roberta. The Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish form is Roberto. Robert is also a common name in many Germanic languages, including English, German, Dutch, Norwegian, Swedish, Scots, Danish, and Icelandic. It c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robbie Morrison
Robbie Morrison is a Scottish comic book writer known for his work in the weekly anthology '' 2000 AD'', where he co-created the long-running serial ''Nikolai Dante'' with artist Simon Fraser. Career Morrison began his career in '' 2000 ADs sister title ''Judge Dredd Megazine'', writing various spin-off stories for the titular character, including '' Shimura'', which he co-created with Frank Quitely. Aside from ''Nikolai Dante'', Morrison's work for ''2000 AD'' itself includes ''Shakara'' with art by Henry Flint and contributions to various long-running series of short strips such as ''Tharg's Future Shocks'', '' Vector 13'' and '' Pulp Sci-Fi''. In 2002, Morrison made his debut at the Big Two of the American comic book market with an issue of ''Spider-Man's Tangled Web'', drawn by Jim Mahfood. The following year, he launched the second volume of '' The Authority'' at Wildstorm following the acclaimed runs by Warren Ellis and Mark Millar, while Morrison's idea of having the t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rob Morrison (journalist)
Rob Morrison is an American former television journalist and news anchor. Career Morrison began his broadcasting career as a combat correspondent while serving in the United States Marine Corps, U.S. Marine Corps. He was a radio disc jockey and news anchor and reporter while stationed on Okinawa, Japan, in the early 1990s. As a civilian, Morrison began his career at Charter TV3, WGMC-TV in Worcester, Massachusetts, Worcester, Massachusetts. He later worked at WWLP-TV in Springfield, Massachusetts, Springfield, Massachusetts, and in Hartford, Connecticut, Hartford, Connecticut. As a foreign correspondent, he reported from Iraq and Qatar during the 2003 invasion of Iraq, Second Gulf War; Afghanistan, where he embedded with the Marines during Operation Enduring Freedom in 2001; and Haiti. In 1999, Morrison began a nine-year period at WNBC-TV, WNBC, the New York City, flagship station of the NBC television network. There he news presenter, co-anchored ''Today in New York'' and '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bob Morrison (songwriter)
Robert Edwin Morrison (born August 6, 1942) is an American country songwriter based in Nashville. More than 350 of his songs have been recorded. His most successful compositions are the Grammy-winning Kenny Rogers song, "You Decorated My Life" and the Grammy-nominated "Lookin' for Love," the theme song for the 1980 John Travolta film, ''Urban Cowboy'', recorded by Johnny Lee. Morrison was ASCAP's "Country Songwriter of the Year" in 1978, 1980, 1981 and 1982 and was inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2016. He has a college degree in nuclear engineering and was a Hollywood film actor and a recording artist prior to becoming a full-time songwriter. His songs have been recorded by artists in a variety of genres, including Reba McEntire, The Carpenters, Sammy Davis Jr., Dottie West, Barbara Mandrell, Jerry Lee Lewis, the Oak Ridge Boys and Bobby Goldsboro. Morrison was awarded "Songwriter of the Year"(1980) by the Nashville Songwriters Association International ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Morrison (Phi Delta Theta)
Robert Morrison, D.D. (March 15, 1822 – July 27, 1902) was an American Presbyterian minister, teacher and editor who was the principal founder of the Phi Delta Theta international college fraternity, suggesting the fraternity's creation and co-authoring the fraternity document known as ''The Bond''. Morrison grew up in Ohio and entered Ohio University in 1839 as a scholarship student. He attended Ohio University for two years, returning home to help on the family farm and to teach school. He entered Miami University in 1846 and conceived the idea for the Phi Delta Theta fraternity, which he founded with five other students on December 26, 1848. He later attended McCormick Theological Seminary and Princeton Theological Seminary.''Boston Evening Transcript'', 1 Aug 1902Rev. Robert Morrison/ref> Morrison's career as a minister, editor of religious publications and teacher took him to Tennessee, Kentucky, Ohio and Missouri. He edited the ''Louisville Presbyterian Herald'' from 1854 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Morrison (missionary)
Robert Morrison, FRS (5 January 1782 – 1 August 1834), was an Anglo-Scottish Protestant missionary to Portuguese Macao, Qing-era Guangdong, and Dutch Malacca, who was also a pioneering sinologist, lexicographer, and translator considered the "Father of Anglo-Chinese Literature". Morrison, a Presbyterian preacher, is most notable for his work in China. After twenty-five years of work he translated the whole Bible into the Chinese language and baptized ten Chinese believers, including Cai Gao, Liang Fa, and Wat Ngong. Morrison pioneered the translation of the Bible into Chinese and planned for the distribution of the Scriptures as broadly as possible, unlike the previous Roman Catholic translation work that had never been published. Morrison cooperated with such contemporary missionaries as Walter Henry Medhurst and William Milne (the printers), Samuel Dyer (Hudson Taylor's father-in-law), Karl Gützlaff (the Prussian linguist), and Peter Parker (China's first medical miss ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rob Morrison (politician)
Rob Morrison (born May 3, 1956) is a Canadian politician who was elected to represent the riding of Kootenay—Columbia in the House of Commons of Canada in the 2019 Canadian federal election. He is a retired RCMP The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP; french: Gendarmerie royale du Canada; french: GRC, label=none), commonly known in English as the Mounties (and colloquially in French as ) is the federal and national police service of Canada. As poli ... officer and diplomat. Electoral record References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Morrison, Rob Living people Conservative Party of Canada MPs Members of the House of Commons of Canada from British Columbia Royal Canadian Mounted Police officers 1956 births ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Morrison (politician)
Robert Morrison (March 16, 1909 – July 8, 1999) was an American attorney and politician. He served as Attorney General of Arizona from 1955 to 1959. Early life and education Morrison was born in Parlier, California. He worked as a farmer in California before relocating to Arizona during the Great Depression. He earned his Bachelor's and law degrees from the University of Arizona. Career He was elected Pima County Attorney in 1950, serving for one term. In 1952, Morrison unsuccessfully challenged Fred O. Wilson in the Democratic primary for Arizona Attorney General. Shortly after the election, Morrison participated in the prosecution of his primary opponent Wilson during the latter's 1953 bribery trial. Morrison would run again in the 1954 election, defeating democrat Jack Choisser and incumbent Ross F. Jones. In 1958, Morrison unsuccessfully ran for governor, losing to Paul Fannin Paul Jones Fannin (January 29, 1907January 13, 2002) was an American businessman and polit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Morrison, 1st Baron Morrison
Robert Craigmyle Morrison, 1st Baron Morrison (29 October 1881 – 25 December 1953) was a British Labour and Co-operative politician. Born in Aberdeen, he was the son of James Morrison. He originally worked as a schoolmaster in the Middlesex suburbs of North London. He became involved in the Labour and Co-Operative movements, and in 1914 was elected to Wood Green Urban District Council. In the same year war broke out, and he served as a private in the British Army from 1915 to 1919. In 1919 he returned to local politics when he was elected to Middlesex County Council. At the 1922 general election, he was elected as Member of Parliament (MP) for Tottenham North. He lost his seat at the 1931 general election to the Conservative Edward Doran, but was re-elected at the 1935 general election. After the 1924 general election, he served as Parliamentary Private Secretary to the then Leader of the Opposition Ramsay MacDonald, continuing to serve as Parliamentary Private Secre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Morrison (footballer)
Robert "Bob" Morrison (1926–2016) was an association football player who represented New Zealand at international level. Morrison made his full All Whites debut, a 0–2 loss to New Caledonia on 19 September 1951 and ended his international playing career with 10 A-international caps to his credit, his final cap an appearance in a 5–3 win over Tahiti Tahiti (; Tahitian ; ; previously also known as Otaheite) is the largest island of the Windward group of the Society Islands in French Polynesia. It is located in the central part of the Pacific Ocean and the nearest major landmass is Austr ... on 28 September 1952. References New Zealand men's association footballers New Zealand men's international footballers Men's association football players not categorized by position 1926 births 2016 deaths {{NewZealand-footy-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert J
The name Robert is an ancient Germanic given name, from Proto-Germanic "fame" and "bright" (''Hrōþiberhtaz''). Compare Old Dutch ''Robrecht'' and Old High German ''Hrodebert'' (a compound of '' Hruod'' ( non, Hróðr) "fame, glory, honour, praise, renown" and ''berht'' "bright, light, shining"). It is the second most frequently used given name of ancient Germanic origin. It is also in use as a surname. Another commonly used form of the name is Rupert. After becoming widely used in Continental Europe it entered England in its Old French form ''Robert'', where an Old English cognate form (''Hrēodbēorht'', ''Hrodberht'', ''Hrēodbēorð'', ''Hrœdbœrð'', ''Hrœdberð'', ''Hrōðberχtŕ'') had existed before the Norman Conquest. The feminine version is Roberta. The Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish form is Roberto. Robert is also a common name in many Germanic languages, including English, German, Dutch, Norwegian, Swedish, Scots, Danish, and Icelandic. It can be use ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
