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Charles Wright
Charles, Charlie or Chuck Wright may refer to: Academia and science * Charles Wright (botanist) (1811–1885), American botanist * Charles Alan Wright (1927–2024), American legal scholar * Charles Conrad Wright (1917–2011), American religious historian * Charles Henry Conrad Wright (1869–1957), professor of French language and literature * Charles Romley Alder Wright (1844–1894), English chemistry and physics researcher Arts and entertainment Music * Charles Wright (musician) (born 1940), leader of Charles Wright & the Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band * Charles "Specs" Wright (1927–1963), American jazz drummer * Chuck Wright (born 1959), American bassist Other media * Charles Wright (novelist) (1932–2008), American novelist * Charles Wright (poet) (born 1935), American poet Politics * Charles Wright (mayor) (1937–1998), American politician, mayor of Davenport, Iowa, from 1977 to 1981 * Charles Ernest Wright, Canadian politician from Ontario * Charles Frederic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Wright (botanist)
Charles Wright (October 29, 1811 – August 11, 1885) was an American botanist. History Wright was born in Wethersfield, Connecticut,Mary Gunn and L. E. W. Codd the son of James Wright and Mary née Goodrich. He studied classics and mathematics at Yale, and in October 1835 moved to Natchez, Mississippi to tutor a plantation owner's family. His employer's business failed two years later, and he moved to Texas, working as a land surveyor and teacher. He surveyed ground for the Pacific Railroad Company.Bo Beolens, Michael Watkins and Michael Grayson During this time, he also collected plants for Asa Gray. Gray thought of Wright as one of his most trusted collectors.Carolyn Dodson In 1849, he joined an army expedition (with Gray's help) through Texas, botanising from Galveston to San Antonio and then on to El Paso. But he had to walk most of the 673 miles, (which took over 104 days effort).Dan Lewis Fische He collected seeds of '' Penstemon baccharifolius'' (Hook), between Texas a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Godfather (wrestler)
Charles Wright (born May 16, 1961), better known under his ring name The Godfather, is an American Professional wrestling, professional wrestler. He is best known for his tenure with the WWE, World Wrestling Federation throughout the 1990s and early 2000s, and underwent several gimmick changes; the most notable were Papa Shango, Kama, Kama Mustafa, The Godfather and The Goodfather. Among other accolades, Wright is a USWA Unified World Heavyweight Championship#Title history, two-time USWA Unified World Heavyweight Championship, USWA Unified World Heavyweight Champion, a List of WWE Intercontinental Champions, one-time WWE Intercontinental Championship, WWF Intercontinental Champion, and a List of World Tag Team Champions (WWE), one-time World Tag Team Championship (WWE, 1971–2010), WWF World Tag Team Champion (with Barry Buchanan, Bull Buchanan). He headlined ''Saturday Night's Main Event XXXI'' against Bret Hart for the WWE Championship, WWF Championship. Wright was inducted int ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles T
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''. Etymology The name's etymology is a Common Germanic noun ''*karilaz'' meaning "free man", which survives in English as churl (James (wikt:Appendix:Proto-Indo-European/ǵerh₂-">ĝer-, where the ĝ is a palatal consonant, meaning "to rub; to be old; grain." An old man has been worn away and is now grey with age. In some Slavic languages, the name ''Drago (given name), Drago'' (and variants: ''Dragom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Seymour Wright
Sir Charles Seymour Wright (7 April 1887 – 1 November 1975), nicknamed Silas Wright after novelist Special:WhatLinksHere/Silas K. Hocking, Silas K. Hocking, was a Canadian member of Robert Falcon Scott's Antarctic expedition of 1910–1913, the Terra Nova Expedition, ''Terra Nova'' Expedition. Biography Born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada in 1887, the son of an insurance executive, Wright grew up in the Toronto neighbourhood of Rosedale, Toronto, Rosedale. He was educated at Upper Canada College where he also became head boy. He wore glasses, excelled in sports, and his spirit of adventure saw him spend some of his youth prospecting and canoeing in Canada's unmapped Far North. He studied physics at the University of Toronto and won a scholarship for postgraduate study at Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge, England, undertaking research in Cosmic ray, cosmic rays at the Cavendish Laboratory from 1908 to 1910. There he met Douglas Mawson, who had recently returned from Ernes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Henry Hamilton Wright
Charles Henry Hamilton Wright (9 March 1836, Dublin – 22 March 1909) was an Irish Anglican clergyman. Biography Wright was the second son of barrister Edward Wright and his wife Charlotte. His older brother was Edward Percival Wright. He graduated from Trinity College, Dublin, in 1857. He was Bampton lecturer at Oxford in 1878, Donnellan lecturer at Dublin 1880, Grinfield lecturer on the Septuagint at Oxford 1893–97, and vicar of Saint John's, Liverpool, 1891–98, examiner in Hebrew at the University of London 1897–99, at the University of Wales 1897–1901, and clerical superintendent of the Protestant Reformation Society in 1898–1907. Publications * ''Grammar of Modern Irish'' (1855; ed. 1860) * ''Book of Genesis in Hebrew'' (1859) * ''Bunyan's Works with Notes'' (1866) * ''Fragments and Specimens of Early Latin'' (1874) * ''The One Religion'' (1881) * ''The Book Of Koheleth, Commonly Called Ecclesiastes, Considered In Relation To Modern Criticism, And To The Doctr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles H
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''. Etymology The name's etymology is a Common Germanic noun ''*karilaz'' meaning "free man", which survives in English as churl (James (wikt:Appendix:Proto-Indo-European/ǵerh₂-">ĝer-, where the ĝ is a palatal consonant, meaning "to rub; to be old; grain." An old man has been worn away and is now grey with age. In some Slavic languages, the name ''Drago (given name), Drago'' (and variants: ''Drago ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Cushing Wright
Charles Cushing Wright (1 May 1796, in Damariscotta, Maine – 7 June 1857, in New York City) was an American engraver and medalist. In 1825 he was a founding member of the National Academy of Design. Art Wright was first apprenticed to a silversmith in Utica, New York, then came to New York City in 1823 and established a partnership with the painter Asher Brown Durand (1796–1886) until 1827, named ''Durand and Wright, Engravers''. Together with Samuel Morse, Durand and others, Wright was one of the "First Fifteen" founders of the National Academy of Design in 1825. Charles Cushing Wright has been called "The First American Medalist". He both designed and cut his medals 17 of which are currently in the permanent collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Personal life Wright married Lavinia Delliber (died July 6, 1860), a Huguenot from Charleston, South Carolina and a direct descendant of the second settlers of that city. He was the father of the notable physician A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Barstow Wright
Charles Barstow Wright (January 8, 1822 – March 24, 1898) was an American financier. Biography Wright was born in Bradford County, Pennsylvania on January 8, 1822. He started in business at 15, and at 19 was taken as a partner by his employer. In 1843, he received from the Towanda Bank a trust of landed interests in the then small town of Chicago, and in two years, he not only fulfilled this mission successfully but realized handsome profits in Chicago real estate for himself. He married Cordelia Williams in 1848. In 1858, he remarried to Susan Townsend. Townsend, Montana is named after Wright's second wife. In 1863, he engaged actively in developing the petroleum interests of Pennsylvania. In 1870, as director and afterward as president, he undertook the work of pushing the Northern Pacific Railroad to completion. After the road had been built to the Missouri River and eastward from the Pacific Ocean about 100 miles, Jay Cooke and Co., the fiscal agents, failed during the Pan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Wright (speedway Rider)
Charles Martin Wright (born 26 October 1988) is a British speedway rider. Career history Wright was born in Stockport, Greater Manchester, started his career with the Buxton Hitmen in the Conference League before stepping up a level and joining the Workington Comets for the 2008 season. He was part of the Workington four who won the Premier League Four-Team Championship, held on 26 July 2008, at Derwent Park. In 2011, he had a spell on loan at Leicester Lions, replacing Jamie Courtney, only to be replaced himself later in the season.2011 Rider Index: W , speedwaygb.co.uk, retrieved 2011-12-05 In 2012, he rode for until being released in July. Shortly after he went on to joi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Wright (gridiron Football)
Charles James Wright (born April 5, 1964) is an American former professional football defensive back who played two seasons in the National Football League (NFL) with the St. Louis Cardinals, Dallas Cowboys and Tampa Bay Buccaneers. He was drafted by the Cardinals in the tenth round of the 1987 NFL draft. He first enrolled at Highland Community College before transferring to Fort Scott Community College and lastly the University of Tulsa. Wright attended Carthage Senior High School in Carthage, Missouri. He was also a member of the Ottawa Rough Riders, Edmonton Eskimos, Memphis Pharaohs and San Jose SaberCats The San Jose SaberCats were a professional arena football team based in San Jose, California. The SaberCats had been members of the Arena Football League (AFL) since 1995 (the year in which the team was founded); and until 2015, they belonged to .... He is the brother of gridiron football player Felix Wright. References External linksStats Crew profile Living p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charlie Wright
Charles George Wright (11 December 1938 – 27 December 2024) was a Scottish professional football player and manager. Career Wright signed for junior team Glencairn Thistle to serve an apprenticeship before moving to Rangers. He was selected by the Hong Kong national team to face against Peru during his service where he saved a penalty in which his performance earned him an accolade for "Player of the Year" by fans. Wright was caretaker manager and then manager of Bolton Wanderers in the 1984–85 season. His first game as full-time manager was a 2–0 win against Plymouth Argyle. However, he was quickly replaced by ex-Liverpool and England defender Phil Neal Philip George Neal (born 20 February 1951) is an English retired footballer who played for Northampton Town, Liverpool and Bolton Wanderers as a full-back. He is regarded as one of the most successful English players of all time, having won ei .... Death Wright's death was announced by Bolton Wanderers on 28 De ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charlie Wright (Kent Cricketer)
Albert Charles Wright (4 April 1895 – 26 May 1959) was an English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Kent in 225 matches between 1921 and 1931.Carlaw, Derek (2020) Kent County Cricketers A to Z. Part Two: 1919–1939', pp. 165–168. Retrieved 8 August 2022. – via The Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians. Wright was a professional right-arm fast-medium bowler and a right-handed lower-order batsman who frequently contributed useful runs. After a few matches in 1921 and 1922, he became a regular member of the Kent team in 1923 and remained a regular choice until the middle of the 1931 season, when he lost form and was dropped, not regaining his place in the side. Wright and George Collins provided the seam bowling alternative to the spin of Tich Freeman and Frank Woolley which dominated Kent's bowling across the 1920s. Both his best batting and bowling performances came in the 1924 season, relatively early in his first-class career. Against Essex in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |