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Charles Potter
Charles Potter may refer to: *Charles E. Potter (1916–1979), U.S. Representative and Senator from Michigan *Charles Potter (philosopher) (1634–1663), English philosopher *Charles Potter (entomologist) (1907–1989), English entomologist *Charles Francis Potter (1885–1962), American Unitarian minister, theologian and author * Tommy Potter (Charles Thomas Potter, 1918–1988), jazz double bass player *Charles Brandon Potter (born 1982), American voice actor, ADR director, and script writer *Chuck Potter, character in '' The Rage: Carrie 2'' *Charles Potter Jr., American politician and member of the Delaware House of Representatives *Charles N. Potter Charles Nelson Potter (October 31, 1852 – December 20, 1927) was a justice of the Wyoming Supreme Court from January 7, 1895, to December 20, 1927. Born in Cooperstown, New York,Wyoming State Archives biography of Charles N. Potter, available ... (1852–1927), Justice of the Wyoming Supreme Court * Charles Potter (cricketer)< ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles E
Charles is a masculine given name predominantly found in English and French speaking countries. It is from the French form ''Charles'' of the Proto-Germanic name (in runic alphabet) or ''*karilaz'' (in Latin alphabet), whose meaning was "free man". The Old English descendant of this word was '' Ċearl'' or ''Ċeorl'', as the name of King Cearl of Mercia, that disappeared after the Norman conquest of England. The name was notably borne by Charlemagne (Charles the Great), and was at the time Latinized as ''Karolus'' (as in ''Vita Karoli Magni''), later also as '' Carolus''. Some Germanic languages, for example Dutch and German, have retained the word in two separate senses. In the particular case of Dutch, ''Karel'' refers to the given name, whereas the noun ''kerel'' means "a bloke, fellow, man". Etymology The name's etymology is a Common Germanic noun ''*karilaz'' meaning "free man", which survives in English as churl (< Old English ''ċeorl''), which developed its depr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Potter (philosopher)
Charles Potter (1634–1663) was an English philosopher. He was the son of Christopher Potter. Potter was educated at the Queen's College, Oxford. In 1647 he became student of Christ Church, Oxford, and passed M.A. in 1651. He joined the exiled court of Charles II and converted to Roman Catholicism. At the Restoration he was made user to Queen Henrietta Maria. Works * References See also * Pythagoras Pythagoras of Samos ( grc, Πυθαγόρας ὁ Σάμιος, Pythagóras ho Sámios, Pythagoras the Samian, or simply ; in Ionian Greek; ) was an ancient Ionian Greek philosopher and the eponymous founder of Pythagoreanism. His politi ... English philosophers 1663 deaths 1634 births Place of birth missing {{England-philosopher-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Potter (entomologist)
Charles Potter FRES Fres ( el, Φρες) is a village and former municipality in the Chania regional unit, Crete, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform, it is part of the municipality Apokoronas, of which it is a municipal unit. The municipal unit has an ... (3 January 1907 – 10 December 1989) was an English entomologist known for his work on stored product insects and their management. He devised a laboratory technique for standardized insecticide treatment using an atomized spray to cover a surface uniformly. The equipment he designed for this purpose is now known as the Potter spray tower. Potter was born in England and worked on stored product insects at the Imperial College in London. In order to study insecticides and conduct bioassays he designed a precision spray applicator at Rothamsted Experimental Station where he was the head of the Insecticides and Fungicides Department. He identified and studied the photodegradation of natural pyrethroids and their ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Francis Potter
Charles Francis Potter (October 28, 1885 – October 4, 1962) was an American Unitarian minister, theologian, and author. In 1923 and 1924, he became nationally known through a series of debates with John Roach Straton, a fundamentalist Christian. They were soon published in four volumes entitled ''The Battle Over the Bible'', ''Evolution versus Creation'', ''The Virgin Birth—Fact or Fiction?'' and ''Was Christ Both Man and God?'' Scopes Trial In 1925 he was adviser on the Bible to Clarence Darrow in his defense of John Thomas Scopes, a schoolteacher who was charged with teaching evolution in his classes. Education He was born in Marlborough, Massachusetts, where his father was a shoe-factory worker, and received his education at Bucknell University, Brown University and Newton Theological Institution. Beginning his career as a Baptist minister, his developing liberal theological views led him to resign his ministry and convert to Unitarianism serving in a number of congr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tommy Potter
Charles Thomas Potter (September 21, 1918 – March 1, 1988) was an American jazz double bass player, best known for having been a member of Charlie Parker's "classic quintet", with Miles Davis, between 1947 and 1950. Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, Potter had first played with Parker in 1944, in Billy Eckstine's band with Dizzy Gillespie, Lucky Thompson and Art Blakey. Retrieved 28 June 2013. Potter also performed and recorded with many other notable jazz musicians, including Earl Hines, Artie Shaw, Bud Powell, Count Basie, Sonny Rollins, Stan Getz, Max Roach, Eddie Heywood, Tyree Glenn, Harry "Sweets" Edison, Buck Clayton and Charles Lloyd (jazz musician), Charles Lloyd. Discography * ''Tommy Potter's Hard Funk'', (East-West Recor ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brandon Potter
Charles Brandon Potter (born July 28, 1982) is an American actor. He is known for his work voice acting, directing, and script writing on various anime dubs for Funimation.https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Creator/BrandonPotter Filmography Anime series Film Live-action Video games Production credits References External linksBrandon Potterat MySpace * * Living people American male voice actors American voice directors American television writers Place of birth missing (living people) American male screenwriters American male television writers 1982 births {{US-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carrie 2
''The Rage: Carrie 2'' is a 1999 American supernatural horror film directed by Katt Shea, and starring Emily Bergl, Jason London, Dylan Bruno, J. Smith-Cameron and Amy Irving. The film is a sequel to the 1976 horror film ''Carrie'' based on the 1974 novel of the same name by Stephen King, and serves as the second film in the ''Carrie'' franchise. Its plot follows the younger half-sister of Carrie White (Bergl), also suffering with telekinesis, who finds that her best friend's suicide was spurred by a group of popular male classmates who exploited her for sexual gain. ''The Rage: Carrie 2'' was released on March 12, 1999, and was a box office bomb at the time of release, grossing $17 million against a $21 million production budget. It received generally negative reviews from critics, who criticized the film's failure to capture the essence of what made the original "believably" creepy. In spite of this, the performances of the cast were praised—especially that of Bergl, wh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Potter Jr
Charles is a masculine given name predominantly found in English and French speaking countries. It is from the French form ''Charles'' of the Proto-Germanic name (in runic alphabet) or ''*karilaz'' (in Latin alphabet), whose meaning was "free man". The Old English descendant of this word was '' Ċearl'' or ''Ċeorl'', as the name of King Cearl of Mercia, that disappeared after the Norman conquest of England. The name was notably borne by Charlemagne (Charles the Great), and was at the time Latinized as ''Karolus'' (as in ''Vita Karoli Magni''), later also as '' Carolus''. Some Germanic languages, for example Dutch and German, have retained the word in two separate senses. In the particular case of Dutch, ''Karel'' refers to the given name, whereas the noun ''kerel'' means "a bloke, fellow, man". Etymology The name's etymology is a Common Germanic noun ''*karilaz'' meaning "free man", which survives in English as churl (< Old English ''ċeorl''), which developed its depre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles N
Charles is a masculine given name predominantly found in English and French speaking countries. It is from the French form ''Charles'' of the Proto-Germanic name (in runic alphabet) or ''*karilaz'' (in Latin alphabet), whose meaning was "free man". The Old English descendant of this word was '' Ċearl'' or ''Ċeorl'', as the name of King Cearl of Mercia, that disappeared after the Norman conquest of England. The name was notably borne by Charlemagne (Charles the Great), and was at the time Latinized as ''Karolus'' (as in ''Vita Karoli Magni''), later also as '' Carolus''. Some Germanic languages, for example Dutch and German, have retained the word in two separate senses. In the particular case of Dutch, ''Karel'' refers to the given name, whereas the noun ''kerel'' means "a bloke, fellow, man". Etymology The name's etymology is a Common Germanic noun ''*karilaz'' meaning "free man", which survives in English as churl (< Old English ''ċeorl''), which developed its depr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |