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Calvert (name)
Calvert is a given name and a surname of English people, English, Scottish people, Scottish and Northern Irish people, Northern Irish origin. People with the first name Calvert * Calvert DeForest (1921–2007), American actor and comedian * Calvert L. Willey (1920–1994), American food technology association administrator * Calvert Magruder (1893–1968), Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit * Calvert Watkins, American professor Emeritus of linguistics and the classics * Calvert Vaux (1824–1895), English-American architect and landscape designer People with the middle name Calvert * Henry Calvert Simons (20th century), American economist * James Calvert Spence (1892–1954), English paediatrician * John Calvert Griffiths, British lawyer and judge, Attorney General of Hong Kong 1979–1983 * Thomas Calvert McClary (1909–1972), American writer People with the surname Calvert * Albert Frederick Calvert (1872–1946), English author and adventurer, lea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
English People
The English people are an ethnic group and nation native to England, who speak the English language in England, English language, a West Germanic languages, West Germanic language, and share a common history and culture. The English identity is of History of Anglo-Saxon England, Anglo-Saxon origin, when they were known in Old English as the ('race or tribe of the Angles'). Their ethnonym is derived from the Angles, one of the Germanic peoples who migrated to Great Britain around the 5th century AD. The English largely descend from two main historical population groups the West Germanic tribes (the Angles, Saxons, Jutes and Frisians) who settled in southern Britain following the withdrawal of the Ancient Rome, Romans, and the Romano-British culture, partially Romanised Celtic Britons already living there.Martiniano, R., Caffell, A., Holst, M. et al. Genomic signals of migration and continuity in Britain before the Anglo-Saxons. Nat Commun 7, 10326 (2016). https://doi.org/10 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Benedict Leonard Calvert
Benedict Leonard Calvert (September 20, 1700 – June 1, 1732) was the 15th Proprietary Governor of Maryland from 1727 through 1731, appointed by his older brother, Charles Calvert, 5th Baron Baltimore (1699–1751). He was named after his father, Benedict Calvert, 4th Baron Baltimore (1679–1715). Calvert had tuberculosis and died from it on board the family ship, ''The Charles'', on 1 June 1732, while returning to his home in England, aged 31. Early life Like many young aristocrats in 18th century England, Calvert was sent on a Grand Tour of Italy, travelling there from 1724–5. During this time he studied Italian architecture and antiquities, collecting many items which were sent back to the family home at Woodcote Park in Surrey. Governor of Maryland In 1727 the young Benedict Calvert was sent to Maryland by his older brother Lord Baltimore, with instructions to take over the governorship of the colony, replacing his cousin Captain Charles Calvert. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eddie Calvert
Albert Edward "Eddie" Calvert (15 March 1922 – 7 August 1978) was an English trumpeter, who enjoyed his greatest success in the 1950s. Between 1953 and 1958, Calvert achieved seven instrumental hits on the UK Singles Chart, including two chart-toppers": " Oh, Mein Papa" in 1953 and "Cherry Pink (and Apple Blossom White)" in 1955. Biography Calvert was born in Preston, Lancashire, England, Allmusic.com biography by Sharon Mawer/ref> and grew up in a family where the music of his local brass band featured highly. He was soon able to play a variety of instruments, and he was most accomplished on the trumpet. After the Second World War, invalided out of the Army, he borrowed money from his father to get his first job in a Manchester band and graduated from playing as an amateur in brass bands to professional engagements with popular dance orchestras of the day, including Geraldo's plus Billy Ternent, and he soon became renowned for the virtuosity of his performances. Follow ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Calvert
David Calvert (born 1946) is a Unionist politician in Northern Ireland. He worked as a director of a family shirt manufacturing company. He was a founder member of the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) in County Armagh.''Times Guide to the House of Commons, May 1979'', p. 36 He was elected to Craigavon Borough Council in 1973, and held his seat until he stood down in 1989. He stood for the party in Fermanagh and South Tyrone at the Northern Ireland Constitutional Convention election in 1975, but was not elected. He then moved to Armagh, which he contested at the 1979 UK general election, but took only 8.6% of the vote.Armagh 1973-1983 Northern Ireland Elections; accessed 11 November 2015. In the early 1980s, Calvert was Deputy Chairman of the DUP, and in the |
Clay Calvert
Clay Calvert is Professor Emeritus, Brechner Eminent Scholar of Mass Communication Emeritus and former Director of the Marion B. Brechner First Amendment Project in the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications, specializing in First Amendment Law. He was previously a professor at the Pennsylvania State University where he co-directed the Pennsylvania Center for the First Amendment. A member of the California State Bar Association, he has authored or co-authored more than 150 scholarly articles for law journals. He has also written several books dealing with the First Amendment, the most noteworthy being ''Voyeur Nation'' (Westview, 2000). Other faculty positions *Professor, Fredric G. Levin College of Law (2020 - 2022) *Visiting Professor, McGeorge School of Law, University of the Pacific (Spring 2011) *Interim Dean, Schreyer Honors College (2005–2006) *Associate Dean, Schreyer Honors College The Schreyer Honors College (or SHC) is the honors program o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Claire Calvert
Claire Louise Calvert (born 1988) is an English ballet dancer and is a first soloist at the Royal Ballet. Early life and training Calvert started ballet training at the age of three. She started attending The Royal Ballet School when she was 11, where she was coached by Darcey Bussell. She danced lead roles ''Raymonda'' Act III and ''Jabula'' on her graduation year. While she was a student, she danced roles such as a swan in '' Swan Lake'', a nymph in '' The Sleeping Beauty'' and a snowflake in ''The Nutcracker'' at The Royal Ballet. Career Calvert graduated into The Royal Ballet in 2007. In 2009, while she was still an Artist, she made her principal role debut, as The Lilac Fairy in '' The Sleeping Beauty''. She was subsequently named First Artist in 2010, Soloist in 2012 and First Soloist in 2016. She has since other principal roles such as the Queen of Dryads and Mercedes in ''Don Quixote'', Lescaut’s Mistress in '' Manon'', Queen of the Willis in '' Giselle'', Hermione in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Calvert (other)
Charles Calvert may refer to: * Charles Calvert, 3rd Baron Baltimore (1637–1715), Proprietary Governor of the Province of Maryland * Charles Calvert, 5th Baron Baltimore (1699–1751), Proprietary Governor of the Province of Maryland * Charles Benedict Calvert (1808–1864), U.S. Congressman from the sixth district of Maryland * Charles Calvert (MP) (1768–1832), English brewer and Member of Parliament * Charles Calvert (painter) (1785–1852), English landscape painter * Charles Alexander Calvert (1828–1879), actor and theatre manager * Charles Calvert (governor) (1688–1734), Governor of Maryland, 1720–1727 * Charles Calvert (director), British film director * Charles Calvert (Cambridge University cricketer) (1825–1882), English cricketer * Charles Calvert (cricketer, born 1833) Charles Calvert (21 March 1833 – 7 April 1905) was an English first-class cricketer active 1865–68 who played for Middlesex and Surrey. He was born in Kneller Hall, Middlesex and died i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cecil Calvert (politician)
Cecil Calvert is a unionist politician in Northern Ireland, and long-serving councillor on Lisburn City Council. Calvert worked for the B Specials Constabulary and as a farmer before joining the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP).Cecil Calvert profile DUP.org.uk; accessed 3 June 2016. In 1985, he was elected to Lisburn Borough Council, representing Killultagh, County Antrim. He held his seat at each subsequent election, serving as in 2004 – 05. Calvert was elected to the |
Cecil Calvert, 2nd Baron Baltimore
Cecil Calvert, 2nd Baron Baltimore (8 August 1605 – 30 November 1675), also often known as Cecilius Calvert, was an English nobleman, who was the first Proprietor of the Province of Maryland, ninth Proprietary Governor of the Colony of Newfoundland, and second of the colony of Province of Avalon to its southeast. His full title was "First Lord Proprietary, Earl Palatine of the Provinces of Maryland and Avalon in America". He received the proprietorship after the death of his father, The 1st Baron Baltimore (1579 – 15 April 1632), for whom it had been intended. Cecil, Lord Baltimore, established and managed the Province of Maryland from his home, Kiplin Hall, in North Yorkshire, England. As an English Roman Catholic, he continued the legacy of his father by promoting religious tolerance in the colony. Maryland became a haven for Catholics in the New World, particularly important at a time of religious persecution in England. Lord Baltimore governed Maryland for forty-tw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Catherine Calvert
Catherine Calvert (born Catherine Cassidy; April 20, 1890 – January 18, 1971) was an American actress. Biography The daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Cassidy, Catherine Calvert was born and raised in Baltimore, Maryland.Hines, Dixie; Hanaford, Harry Prescott, eds. (1914). "Calvert, Catherine (Catherine Calvert Cassidy)". Who's Who in Music and Drama'. New York: H. P. Hanaford, p. 60. She made her stage debut in the play ''Brown of Harvard'' in September 1908, in Albany, New York. On Broadway, she portrayed Laura Moore in ''The Deep Purple'' (1911), May Joyce in ''The Escape'' (1913), and Dona Sol in ''Blood and Sand'' (1921). After many years' experience onstage in productions including ''The Deep Purple'' (a play by her future husband, Paul Armstrong), in 1910, she entered films via Keeney Pictures Corporation in ''A Romance of the Underworld'' (1918; based on a play in which she had appeared onstage). Other films in which she appeared include ''Marriage'', ''Out of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Casey Calvert (Hawthorne Heights)
Hawthorne Heights, formerly A Day in the Life, is an American rock band from Dayton, Ohio, formed in 2001. Their lineup currently consists of JT Woodruff (lead vocals, rhythm guitar), Matt Ridenour (bass guitar, backing vocals), Mark McMillon (lead guitar, unclean backing vocals), and Chris Popadak (drums, percussion). On November 24, 2007, rhythm guitarist and unclean backing vocalist Casey Calvert died, leaving the band as a four-piece. In June 2014 it was announced the departure of original drummer Eron Bucciarelli. On January 20, 2015, it was announced that Micah Carli (lead guitar, unclean backing vocals) had left the band as well. The band found success with both of their first two albums, their 2004 release, ''The Silence in Black and White'', and their 2006 album, ''If Only You Were Lonely'', both achieving Gold certification. Their second album additionally peaked at No. 1 on the ''Billboards Independent Albums chart and No. 3 on the ''Billboard'' 200 charts. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Casey Calvert
Casey Calvert is an American pornographic actress and film director. She has won several awards in the pornographic film industry, and has written about it in mainstream media publications. Calvert entered the adult media industry with early work as an art model and fetish model at age 21. She chose her stage name after one of her college professors, Clay Calvert. She began working in adult film in 2012. She received an XRCO Award for her film work in 2015. This was followed by an AVN Award in 2017, and another XRCO Award in 2018. In 2015, Calvert began writing for publications including GameLink and ''The Huffington Post''. She was a contributor to the 2015 book, ''Coming Out Like a Porn Star: Essays on Pornography, Protection, and Privacy''. Calvert expanded her film career, from acting to directing and producing. She was an actor, writer, and casting director on the Pure Taboo production, ''The Starlet: A Casey Calvert Story''. Erika Lust hired Calvert to direct a featu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
