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Chivers (food)
Chivers is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Barrie Chivers, Canadian politician * C. J. Chivers, C. J. (Christopher John) Chivers, American journalist * Dirk Chivers, Dutch pirate * Frank Chivers, English footballer * Gary Chivers, English footballer * Martin Chivers, English footballer * Thomas Holley Chivers, American poet See also * Chivers and Sons, a British manufacturer of jams and preserves * Chivers Biology Laboratory, part of the University of Saskatchewan * The Chivers are a social group in the film ''Steak (film), Steak'' directed by Quentin Dupieux {{surname, Chivers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barrie Chivers
Barrie Chivers (born November 8, 1940) is a Canadian former politician and current lawyer. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1990 to 1993 sitting with the official opposition Alberta New Democrats. Legal career Chivers has been admitted to the law society in Alberta, Northwest Territories and Nunavut. He founded his first law firm in 1973 Wright, Chivers & Co. to practice criminal and labour law. In 1987 after his partner went into provincial politics he founded Chivers-Greckol exclusively in labour, employment and human rights law. He left his practice in 1990 after winning a seat in the legislature. After his defeat from office Chivers resumed his legal career with the firm of Chivers Carpenter Lawyers. He also served as President of the Trade Union Lawyers' Association and a former vice president of the Canadian Association of Labour Lawyers. Political career Chivers ran for a seat for the first time in the 1971 Alberta general election. He ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dirk Chivers
Dirk Chivers (, last name occasionally Shivers) was a Dutch pirate active in the Red Sea and Indian Ocean. Early career Dirk Chivers is first recorded as a crew member of the ''Portsmouth Adventure'', , under Captain Joseph Faro (or Farrell) around January 1694. Soon after leaving Rhode Island, Chivers saw action in the Red Sea as Farrell and Henry Every successfully captured two ships in June 1695. On its return voyage to Rhode Island, the ''Adventure'' ran aground on Mayotte in the Comoro Islands. Chivers stayed behind with several others while Farrell and the others continued on with Every. Chivers in the Red Sea & India Chivers eventually signed aboard the 18-gun ''Resolution'' after being picked up by Captain Robert Glover near the end of the year. After several months in the Red Sea however, Chivers took part in a mutiny against Glover and had him and his 24 supporters placed onto the recently captured Arab ship ''Rajapura''. Elected captain by the crew after the mutiny, he h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frank Chivers
Francis Cornelius Chivers (7 April 1909 – 2 April 1942) was a professional footballer, who played for Barnsley, Huddersfield Town and Blackburn Rovers Blackburn Rovers Football Club is a professional football club, based in Blackburn, Lancashire, England, which competes in the , the second tier of the English football league system. They have played home matches at Ewood Park since 1890. T .... He was killed in a mining accident in April 1942. References * 1909 births 1942 deaths People from Forest of Dean District English men's footballers Men's association football forwards English Football League players Barnsley F.C. players Huddersfield Town A.F.C. players Blackburn Rovers F.C. players Huddersfield Town A.F.C. wartime guest players Footballers from Gloucestershire Industrial accident deaths Accidental deaths in England {{England-footy-forward-1900s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gary Chivers
Gary Chivers (born 15 May 1960) is an English former association football, footballer who played as a Defender (association football), defender in the Football League for Chelsea F.C., Chelsea, Swansea City A.F.C., Swansea City, Queens Park Rangers F.C., Queens Park Rangers, Watford F.C., Watford, Brighton & Hove Albion F.C., Brighton & Hove Albion, AFC Bournemouth, and in the Norwegian Premier League for FC Lyn Oslo, Lyn Oslo. A central defender, Chivers began his career with Chelsea F.C., Chelsea in 1979, and remained with the club until 1983, a poor period in the club's history. He then moved to Swansea City F.C., Swansea City, followed by spells with Queens Park Rangers F.C., Queens Park Rangers and Watford F.C., Watford. He settled at Brighton & Hove Albion F.C., Brighton & Hove Albion, enjoying a six-year stint with the club from 1987. He spent the summer of 1993 playing in Norway with Lyn Oslo before playing out his career at AFC Bournemouth, retiring from professional foo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Martin Chivers
Martin Harcourt Chivers (born 27 April 1945) is an English retired professional footballer from the 1960s and 1970s. Playing career Southampton Chivers attended Taunton's Grammar School, Southampton, and wrote to his local club, Southampton for a trial. He spent a brief period in the club's nursery side, CPC Sports, and signed as a professional footballer in September 1962, making his debut against Charlton Athletic on 8 September 1962 (aged 17). He failed to score on his debut and his first goal came in a 4–1 defeat by Newcastle United on 6 April 1963 (in his third first-team appearance). In the 1963–64 season, he became a regular starter and was the club's joint leading goalscorer (with Terry Paine) with 21 goals, as Southampton finished a disappointing fifth in Division 2. The following season, he was again a virtual ever-present, making 39 appearances with 17 goals as the Saints improved to fourth place. In the 1965–66 season, he played an integral role as the club ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Holley Chivers
Thomas Holley Chivers (October 18, 1809 – December 18, 1858) was an American doctor-turned-poet from the state of Georgia. He is best known for his friendship with Edgar Allan Poe and his controversial defense of the poet after his death. Born into a wealthy Georgia family, Chivers became interested in poetry at a young age. After he and his first wife separated, he received a medical degree from Transylvania University but focused his energy on publishing rather than medicine. In addition to submitting poems to various magazines and journals, Chivers published several volumes of poetry, including ''The Lost Pleiad'' in 1845, as well as plays. Edgar Allan Poe showed an interest in him and encouraged his work. Chivers spent the last few years of his life defending the reputation of Poe, who had died in 1849, though he also thought Poe had been heavily influenced by his own poetry. Chivers died in Georgia in 1858. As a literary theorist, Chivers believed in divine inspiration. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chivers And Sons
Chivers is an Irish brand of jams and preserves. For a large part of the 20th century Chivers and Sons was Britain's leading preserves manufacturer. However, the brand is currently owned by the Boyne Valley Group who make a range of preserves using the Chivers name. Foundation Residents of Cottenham, Cambridgeshire, since the 17th century, the Chivers family moved to Histon in the first years of the 19th century when John Chivers relocated to a house on the Cottenham Road there with his brother (William) and sister, and his three sons Philip, Stephen and Thomas all became market gardeners. Some years later the railway arrived in the village when a station opened to passengers in 1847. Realising the potential opportunities that the railway brought to the village, in 1850 Stephen Chivers (d.1907), son of John, bought an orchard that ran alongside the railway and developed a fruit distribution business, growing to by 1860. In 1870 Stephen sent his teenage sons William and John to op ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chivers Biology Laboratory
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Chivers is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Barrie Chivers, Canadian politician * C. J. (Christopher John) Chivers, American journalist * Dirk Chivers, Dutch pirate * Frank Chivers, English footballer * Gary Chivers, English footballer * Martin Chivers, English footballer * Thomas Holley Chivers, American poet See also * Chivers and Sons, a British manufacturer of jams and preserves * Chivers Biology Laboratory, part of the University of Saskatchewan * The Chivers are a social group in the film ''Steak'' directed by Quentin Dupieux Quentin Dupieux (, born 14 April 1974), also known by his musical stage name Mr. Oizo (), is a French filmmaker, electronic musician, and DJ. Dupieux is credited with his legal name for his films, while the name "Mr. Oizo" is used for his musica ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
University Of Saskatchewan
A university () is an institution of higher (or tertiary) education and research which awards academic degrees in several academic disciplines. Universities typically offer both undergraduate and postgraduate programs. In the United States, the designation is reserved for colleges that have a graduate school. The word ''university'' is derived from the Latin ''universitas magistrorum et scholarium'', which roughly means "community of teachers and scholars". The first universities were created in Europe by Catholic Church monks. The University of Bologna (''Università di Bologna''), founded in 1088, is the first university in the sense of: *Being a high degree-awarding institute. *Having independence from the ecclesiastic schools, although conducted by both clergy and non-clergy. *Using the word ''universitas'' (which was coined at its foundation). *Issuing secular and non-secular degrees: grammar, rhetoric, logic, theology, canon law, notarial law.Hunt Janin: "The university ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steak (film)
Quentin Dupieux (, born 14 April 1974), also known by his musical stage name Mr. Oizo (), is a French filmmaker, electronic musician, and DJ. Dupieux is credited with his legal name for his films, while the name "Mr. Oizo" is used for his musical works. Dupieux has directed numerous films including ''Rubber'' (2010), ''Wrong'' (2012), ''Wrong Cops'' (2013), and ''Reality'' (2014). After initially producing his films in the United States, he began making films in France in 2018. Since then, he has released '' Keep an Eye Out!'' (2018), ''Deerskin'' (2019), and ''Mandibles'' (2020) which have been entirely filmed and produced in France. Under the pseudonym Mr. Oizo, he is best known for his 1999 single "Flat Beat". His pseudonym is a corruption of the French , meaning "bird". He is signed to F Communications, Ed Banger Records and Brainfeeder. Early life Quentin Dupieux was born on 14 April 1974 in Paris. At the age of 18, he found a camera and started taking photographs. At 19, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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