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Brook (surname)
Brook is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Abraham Brook (flourished 1789), English physicist and bookseller *Basil Brook (1576 – c. 1646), English ironmaster, see Basil Brooke (metallurgist) * Andrew Brook (born 1943), Canadian philosopher *Benjamin Brook (1776–1848), English nonconformist minister and religious historian * Charles Brook (philanthropist) (1814–1872), English philanthropist *Claudio Brook (1927–1995), Mexican actor *Clive Brook (1887–1974), English actor * David Brook (other) *Eric Brook (1907–1965), English footballer * Faith Brook (1922–2012), English actress * George Brook (cricketer) (1888–1966), English cricketer *, British zoologist * Gina Knee Brook (1898–1982), American painter *Helen Brook (1907–1997), British family planning adviser *Holly Brook (born 1986), American singer and songwriter *Jayne Brook (born 1962), American actress *Kelly Brook (born 1979), English model *Michael Brook (born 1951), Canadian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abraham Brook
Abraham Brook ( fl. 1789) was an English bookseller in Norwich, now remembered as an experimental physicist, working with electrometers and vacuum flasks. Works He published at Norwich in 1789 a quarto volume of ''Miscellaneous Experiments and Remarks on Electricity, the Air Pump, and the Barometer, with a description of an Electrometer of a new construction.'' The work was translated into German and published at Leipzig Leipzig ( , ; Upper Saxon: ) is the most populous city in the German state of Saxony. Leipzig's population of 605,407 inhabitants (1.1 million in the larger urban zone) as of 2021 places the city as Germany's eighth most populous, as ... in 1790. A paper by him, ''Of a new Electrometer'', appeared in the '' Philosophical Transactions'' (abridg. xv. 308), 1782. Acknowledgement of Brook's practical ability is in the same volume (p. 702) in an article by William Morgan: 'I cannot conclude this paper,' he says, 'without acknowledging my obligation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jayne Brook
Jayne Brook (born Jane Anderson) is an American actress, best known for her roles as Dr. Diane Grad on the medical drama ''Chicago Hope'', as a series regular for five of the show's six seasons, and Mary Ann Mitchell on ''The District'' from 2000 to 2002. Between 2017 and 2019, Brook had a recurring role as Starfleet Vice Admiral Katrina Cornwell in the series '' Star Trek: Discovery''. Early life Brook was born in Northbrook, Illinois. She graduated from Glenbrook North High School in 1978 at the age of 17. She attended New College in Oxford, England, and Duke University on scholarship, earning a bachelor's degree in 1982. Brook is married to actor and director John Terlesky. They have two daughters, Alexandra Sophia and Annaliese Marie. Career Brook had acted in Britain's regional theatres and in London before she went to Los Angeles to begin acting on TV. She also worked briefly as a model. Her first acting role was in the film '' Superman IV: The Quest for Peace'' in 1987. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yaron Brook
Yaron Brook ( he, ירון ברוק; born May 23, 1961) is an Israeli-American entrepreneur, writer, and activist. He is an Objectivist and the current chairman of the board at the Ayn Rand Institute, where he was executive director from 2000 to 2017. He is also the co-founder of BHZ Capital Management LP. Biography Yaron Brook was born and raised in Israel. His parents were Jewish socialists from South Africa. When he was sixteen, a friend lent him a copy of Ayn Rand's ''Atlas Shrugged'', leading him to abandon the socialism taught to him by his parents and to embrace Objectivism. After graduating from high school, he served as a first sergeant in Israeli military intelligence (1979–1982) and then earned a Bachelor of Science in civil engineering in 1986 from the Technion – Israel Institute of Technology in Haifa. In 1987, he moved to the United States, where he received his Master of Business Administration in 1989 and PhD in finance in 1994 from the University of Texas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Broke
William Broke (or Brook) was an English 16th-century college head and university vice-chancellor A chancellor is a leader of a college or university, usually either the executive or ceremonial head of the university or of a university campus within a university system. In most Commonwealth and former Commonwealth nations, the chancellor ... at the University of Oxford. Broke was a Doctor (title), Doctor of Decretals and a Warden (college), Warden of All Souls College, Oxford between 1504 and 1524. In 1520, Broke was appointed Vice-Chancellor of the University of Oxford, Vice-Chancellor of Oxford University. References Bibliography * Year of birth unknown Year of death unknown English Roman Catholics English lawyers Canon law jurists Wardens of All Souls College, Oxford Vice-Chancellors of the University of Oxford 16th-century English lawyers {{England-academic-administrator-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tom Brook
Tom or TOM may refer to: * Tom (given name), a diminutive of Thomas or Tomás or an independent Aramaic given name (and a list of people with the name) Characters * Tom Anderson, a character in ''Beavis and Butt-Head'' * Tom Beck, a character in the 1998 American science-fiction disaster movie '' Deep Impact'' * Tom Buchanan, the main antagonist from the 1925 novel ''The Great Gatsby'' * Tom Cat, a character from the ''Tom and Jerry'' cartoons * Tom Lucitor, a character from the American animated series '' Star vs. the Forces of Evil'' * Tom Natsworthy, from the science fantasy novel '' Mortal Engines'' * Tom Nook, a character in ''Animal Crossing'' video game series * Tom Servo, a robot character from the ''Mystery Science Theater 3000'' television series * Tom Sloane, a non-adult character from the animated sitcom '' Daria'' * Talking Tom, the protagonist from the ''Talking Tom & Friends'' franchise * Tom, a character from the '' Deltora Quest'' books by Emily Rodda * Tom, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Timothy Brook (historian)
Timothy James Brook (Chinese name: 卜正民; born January 6, 1951) is a Canadian historian, sinologist, and writer specializing in the study of China (sinology). He holds the Republic of China Chair, Department of History, University of British Columbia. His research interests include the social and cultural history of the Ming Dynasty in China; law and punishment in Imperial China; collaboration during Japan's wartime occupation of China, 1937–45 and war crimes trials in Asia; global history; and historiography. Early life and education Timothy Brook was born on January 6, 1951, in Toronto, Ontario in Canada, grew up in that city and currently lives in Vancouver. After graduating from the University of Toronto Schools, Brook received a bachelor's degree in English literature at the University of Toronto in 1973; a master's degree in Regional Studies–East Asia at Harvard University in 1977, and in 1984 received a Ph.D. in History and East Asian Languages at Harvard Universi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Brook (chief Executive)
Richard Brook was Chief Executive of the UK deafblind charity Sense, The National Deafblind and Rubella Association. He was appointed in July 2008 and left in September 2010. Prior to this he was Chief Executive of the Public Guardianship Office and then first Public Guardian and Chief Executive of the Office of the Public Guardian when this was established on 1 October 2007, until July 2008. He was previously the Chief Executive of Mind The mind is the set of faculties responsible for all mental phenomena. Often the term is also identified with the phenomena themselves. These faculties include thought, imagination, memory, will, and sensation. They are responsible for various m ..., the mental health charity, and has many years experience in the public and not-for-profit sectors. References External links * http://www.sense.org.uk * http://www.publicguardian.gov.uk {{DEFAULTSORT:Brook, Richard English chief executives Year of birth missing (living people) Living people P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rhidian Brook
Rhidian Brook (born 1964) is a Welsh novelist, screenwriter and broadcaster. Biography Brook was born in Tenby in 1964. He attended Churcher's College in Hampshire, leaving in 1982. His first novel, ''The Testimony Of Taliesin Jones'' (HarperCollins) won three prizes, including the 1997 Somerset Maugham Award, and was made into The Testimony of Taliesin Jones, a film of the same name starring Jonathan Pryce. His second novel, ''Jesus And The Adman'' (HarperCollins) was published in 1999. His third novel, ''The Aftermath'' (Penguin), was published in April 2013 and was translated into 25 languages. ''The Aftermath'' has been made into The Aftermath (2019 film), a feature film of the same name starring Keira Knightley and Alexander Skarsgård. His fourth novel, ''The Killing of Butterfly Joe'' (Picador), was published March 2018. His short stories have been published by ''The Paris Review'', ''Punch'', ''The New Statesman'', ''Time Out'' and others; and several were broadcast on B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Brook
Peter Stephen Paul Brook (21 March 1925 – 2 July 2022) was an English theatre and film director. He worked first in England, from 1945 at the Birmingham Repertory Theatre, from 1947 at the Royal Opera House, and from 1962 for the Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC). With them, he directed the first English-language production in 1964 of ''Marat/Sade'' by Peter Weiss, which was transferred to Broadway theatre, Broadway in 1965 and won the Tony Award for Best Play, and Brook was named Tony Award for Best Direction of a Play, Best Director. He also directed films such as an iconic version of ''Lord of the Flies (1963 film), Lord of the Flies'' in 1963. He was based in France from the early 1970s on, where he founded an international theatre company, playing in developing countries, in an approach of great simplicity. He was often referred to as "our greatest living theatre director". He won multiple Emmy Awards, a Laurence Olivier Award, the Japanese Praemium Imperiale, the Prix It ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Norman Brook, 1st Baron Normanbrook
Norman Craven Brook, 1st Baron Normanbrook, (29 April 1902 – 15 June 1967), known as Sir Norman Brook between 1946 and 1964, was a British civil servant. He was Cabinet Secretary between 1947 and 1962 as well as joint permanent secretary to HM Treasury and head of the Home Civil Service from 1956 to 1962. Background and education Brook was born at 18, Cricklade Road, Bristol, the son of Frederick Charles Brook (1867–1937) and Annie (d. 1921), daughter of Thomas Smith, of Bradford, West Yorkshire. Frederick Brook was at different times a schoolmaster, inspector of schools, tax assessor, and district inspector for the Ministry of Health. He was the son of George Brook, of Bradford, a cabinet-maker. Harold Macmillan (although himself of recent undistinguished crofting ancestry, notwithstanding his grandfather Daniel MacMillan's success in founding Macmillan Publishers) was fascinated by the fact that, despite Brook, his Cabinet Secretary, having "no background" and being of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Brook
Michael Brook (born 1951) is a Canadian guitarist, inventor, music producer, and film music composer. He plays in many genres, including rock, electronica, world music, minimalism and film scores. His collaborations with musicians around the world have made him "one of the most sought-after producers in the music industry." Born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Brook lives in Los Angeles. He is the creator of the Infinite Guitar. Career Brook studied music and electronics at York University and worked as an engineer at the Grant Avenue studios, then owned by the Lanois brothers. Here he worked with Brian Eno, The Edge, Jon Hassell and Harold Budd. In 1985 he released his first solo album ''Hybrid'', containing instrumental tracks with Indian and African elements. Another notable collaboration was ''Sleeps with the Fishes'' with Clan of Xymox member Pieter Nooten ( 4AD, 1987). He worked on the album ''Set'' by Youssou N'Dour, ''Miss America'' by Mary Margaret O'Hara and collabora ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kelly Brook
Kelly Ann Parsons (born 23 November 1979), known professionally as Kelly Brook, is an English model, actress, and media personality. She is known for her modelling work in the UK, and in the US for her role as Prudence on the NBC sitcom ''One Big Happy'' (2015). Brook was a co-presenter of the British television show ''The Big Breakfast'' in 1999 alongside Johnny Vaughan. She has appeared on numerous British reality shows, including '' Strictly Come Dancing'' (2007)'', Britain's Got Talent'' (2009)'', Celebrity Juice'' (2012–2013, 2015), ''It's Not Me, It's You'' (2016), '' Loose Women'' (2018), ''The Great Stand Up to Cancer Bake Off'' (2020), and '' The Masked Dancer'' (2021). As an actress, she has appeared in the films ''Ripper'' (2001), '' House of 9'' (2004), '' Survival Island'' (2005), ''Piranha 3D'' (2010), and '' Taking Stock'' (2015). Brook is regarded as a sex symbol and style icon. She was crowned ''FHM''s Sexiest Woman in the World in 2005, and as of 2015, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
