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Charles Phillips (activist)
Charles Phillips or Charles Philips may refer to: * Charles Phillips (archaeologist) (1901–1985), British archaeologist *Charles Philips (artist), (ca.1703-1747), English painter *Charles Phillips (businessman) (born 1959), American businessman, CEO of Infor * Charles Phillips (bishop) (died 1906), Nigerian clergyman and Bishop of Ondo *Charles Phillips (figure skater) (born 1938), American figure skater *Charles Phillips (barrister) (1787?–1859), Irish barrister and writer *Charles Phillips (Wisconsin politician, born 1824) (1824–1879), American politician in Wisconsin * Charles D. F. Phillips, British medical doctor (1830–1904) *Charles Franklin Phillips (1910–1998), American economist * Charles James Phillips (1863–1940), Anglo-American philatelist *Charles Henry Phillips (1820–1882), English pharmacist known for his invention ''Phillips Milk of Magnesia'' *Charles H. Phillips (1859–1938), American lawyer and politician in Wisconsin *C. E. S. Phillips Major Charle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Phillips (archaeologist)
Charles William Phillips (24 April 1901 – 23 September 1985) was a British archaeologist best known for leading the 1939 excavation of the Sutton Hoo burial ship, an intact collection of Anglo-Saxon grave-goods. In 1946 he replaced O G S Crawford as the Archaeology Officer of the Ordnance Survey. He was awarded the Victoria Medal of the Royal Geographical Society in 1967 for his contributions to the topography and mapping of Early Britain. Early life and education Charles Phillips was born on 24 April 1901, the son of Harold and Mary Elizabeth. His parents had met in London and were married on 14 October 1899. Harold Phillips had started to suffer from depression around 1893, and despite a number of "crises" during the short engagement, as Charles Phillips would later describe them, apparently no efforts were made to apprise his fiancée's family of his condition; nevertheless, none of her relatives showed up for the wedding. The couple had two sons and a daughter, with Char ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Philips (artist)
Charles Philips (c.1703–1747) was an English artist known for painting a number of portraits and conversation pieces for noble and Royal patrons in the mid-eighteenth century. Biography Philips was baptised in the combined parish of St Mildred, Poultry with St Mary Colechurch. He was the son of Richard Philips, also a portraitist. He married Mary Francis in 1737 and moved to Great Queen Street shortly afterwards. Philips died in London in 1747 only six years after his father. Career As the son of a portraitist, Philips likely learnt the trade from his father. He was primarily a painter of small portraits and conversation pieces. George Vertue notes that 'in painting small figure portraits & conversations hichhas met with great encouragement amongst People of Fashion—even some of ye Royal Family'. In 1732 he painted conversation works for the Duchess of Portland and the Duke of Somerset. Throughout the 1730s these conversation pieces increased in complexity with the sub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Phillips (businessman)
Charles E. Phillips (born June 1959)Kalte, Pamela M. (ed)''Contemporary Black Biography, Volume 57'' Gale Research Inc., 2007. pp. 107–108. (reprint is an American business executive in the tech industry. He is the co-founder of Recognize, a focused investment firm. From 2010 to 2019, he was the CEO of Infor, a company that specializes in enterprise software applications for specific industries."Infor Appoints Charles Phillips as Chief Executive Officer" ''Infor.com''. October 25, 2010. In his first three years as CEO of Infor, Phillips grew the company significantly through numerous strategic acquisitions, created an in-house design agency to improve software user interface and visual appeal, and update ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Phillips (bishop)
Charles Phillips was a member of the Church Mission Society (CMS) based in the Lagos Colony who became Bishop of Ondo State, Ondo. Early career Charles Phillips was the son of an Egba people, Egba Saro people, former slave also called Charles Phillips who returned from Sierra Leone to work as a catechist at Ijaye. Phillips gained his secondary education at the CMS Training Institution at Abeokuta. He was taught by G.F. Buhler, who served from 1857 to 1864. For twelve years Phillips was catechist at Breadfruit Church in Lagos. Phillips was ordained as a Native deacon on 5 March 1876, with Daniel Coker and Nathaniel Johnson (clergyman), Nathaniel Johnson. In 1873 John Hawley Glover, Captain Glover, the Governor of Lagos colony, helped to restore the deposed king of Ondo to his throne. In gratitude, the king invited the CMS to establish a mission in his city. The mission was opened two years later. In January 1877 Phillips took charge as pastor at Ondo City, Ondo. Pastor Conversion o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
