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Christopher Phillips (other)
Christopher Phillips (born 1959) is an American writer. Christopher or Chris Phillips may also refer to: * Chris Phillips (born 1978), Canadian hockey player * Chris Phillips (chief executive) (1956–2007), chief executive of Scottish Widows * Chris Phillips (hurdler) (born 1972), retired American athlete * Chris Phillips (professor), British physicist * Chris Phillips (voice actor) (born 1958), American voice actor, screenwriter and singer * Christopher H. Phillips Christopher Hallowell Phillips (December 6, 1920 – January 10, 2008) was an American diplomat and politician who served as United States Ambassador to Brunei and was a member of the Massachusetts Senate. Early life Phillips was born on Decembe ... (1920–2008), American diplomat and politician * Chris Philipps (born 1994), Luxembourgian international footballer * Chris Phillips (West Virginia politician) (born 1969), American politician from West Virginia See also * Chris Philp (born 1976), British ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christopher Phillips
Christopher Phillips (born July 15, 1959) is an American author, educator, consultant, lecturer, and pro-democracy advocate. He is best known for his 2001 book ''Socrates Café''. Public Radio International called Phillips the "Johnny Appleseed of Philosophy." Phillips's latest book ''A Child at Heart: Unlocking Your Creativity, Curiosity and Reason at Every Age and Stage of Life'' was published in March 2018. Foreword Reviews and Adam Braun both praised it. Early life and education According to Phillips, he read Plato's Socratic dialogues when he was about 12. After graduating from Menchville High School, he received a BA in Government from the College of William & Mary; In 1997, he earned an M.A.T. in Teaching from Montclair State University, and studied in the Institute for the Advancement of Philosophy for Children. In 2000, he earned an M.A. external degree in Humanities, with an emphasis in philosophy, at California State University, Dominguez Hills; He also has a Ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chris Phillips
Chris Phillips (born March 9, 1978) is a Canadian businessman and former professional ice hockey player. Phillips was a member of the Ottawa Senators for his entire career, which began with the 1997–98 season and ended with the 2015–16 season. He was regarded as a stay-at-home defenceman. The Senators drafted him first overall in the 1996 NHL Entry Draft. Phillips retired in 2016 after spending a season on the injured list. Phillips played 1,179 games with Ottawa in the regular season making him the longest serving player in Senators franchise history. In addition, he played in 114 playoff games. His number was retired by the team in 2019. Phillips worked in community and business development for the Senators from 2015 to 2021, when he resigned as the executive director of the Senators Community Foundation after a dispute with owner Eugene Melnyk. After Melnyk's death, he rejoined the organization in September 2022 as the Vice President of Community and Business Development ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chris Phillips (chief Executive)
Chris Phillips (1956–2007) was a Chief Executive of Scottish Widows (a life, pensions and investment company located in Edinburgh, Scotland) who lost his life in a mountaineering accident. Phillips was educated at Sexey's Grammar School and Oxford University. His first job was as Policy Advisor to the Social Democratic Party. He joined Scottish Widows from Royal London Asset Management. At the time of his death he was on gardening leave while waiting to join Morley as their CEO. He close to spend that time walking the Camino de Santiago, a pilgrim's way, to the shrine of the apostle St. James the Great James the Great, also known as James, son of Zebedee, Saint James the Great, Saint James the Greater, Saint James the Elder, or Saint Jacob (Aramaic ܝܥܩܘܒ ܒܪ ܙܒܕܝ, Arabic يعقوب, Hebrew בן זבדי , '' Yaʿăqōḇ'', Latin '' ... in northwestern Spain. He was found in deep snow near Roncesvalles. References 1956 births 2007 deaths Pe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chris Phillips (hurdler)
Christopher Phillips (born July 24, 1972, in Crossett, Arkansas) is a retired American athlete who specialized in the 110 metres hurdles. At the 2003 World Championships, Phillips achieved a lifetime best of 13.26 seconds in the first round. He eventually reached the final, but was disqualified for modafinil doping. A month later, he finished fifth at the World Athletics Final. Phillips competed collegiately for the track powerhouse University of Arkansas. Anti-doping rule violation In 2003 Philips received a public warning for an anti-doping rule violation after he'd tested positive for Modafinil Modafinil, sold under the brand name Provigil among others, is a central nervous system (CNS) stimulant medication used to treat sleepiness due to narcolepsy, shift work sleep disorder, and obstructive sleep apnea. While it has seen off-label .... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chris Phillips (professor)
Chris Phillips is the former Dean of the Faculty of Natural Sciences and head of the Optoelectronics section at Imperial College London. Career Phillips travelled in the developing world and worked for the BBC before taking up a faculty position in the Physics department of Imperial College London in 1985, at the age of 27. He was a visiting researcher at the Quantum Institute, University of California, Santa Barbara in 1997–98. He was elected a Fellow of the Institute of Physics in 2006, and served as Dean of the Faculty of Natural Sciences at Imperial College London from 2008 to 2011. His research centres on the optical properties of semiconductor nanostructures. He is known for his work on electromagnetically induced transparency (EIT), a quantum optical effect whereby a crystal can be made to effectively disappear when it is illuminated by a sufficiently powerful invisible laser. Most recently he is applying the techniques and devices developed over his research ca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chris Phillips (voice Actor)
Chris Phillips is an American voice actor and musician. He is known for his roles in Rockstar games such as Marty Chonks and El Burro in '' Grand Theft Auto III'' and his role as Alex Balder, Mercenary and Killer Suit in '' Max Payne''. He is also well known for his roles in Atari games including Nolaloth, Thunderbelly, Lorne Starling, Koraboros and Prison Leader in ''Neverwinter Nights 2'' and Crowley in '' Alone in the Dark''. Biography Chris Phillips might also be well known as the voice of Face, the former mascot of Nickelodeon's Nick Jr. block. Phillips voiced Face from September 5, 1994 until August 29, 2003, with Phillips returning to voice him for a surprise appearance on the New Year's countdown with ''Stick Stickly'' on TeenNick's The '90s Are All That block in 2011. In Easter (March 27), 2016, Phillips also returned to voice Face on NickSplat's YouTube video "Are You An Easter Bunny?". Phillips was also one of Cartoon Network's continuity announcers from 1992 to 1997 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christopher H
Christopher is the English version of a Europe-wide name derived from the Greek name Χριστόφορος (''Christophoros'' or '' Christoforos''). The constituent parts are Χριστός (''Christós''), "Christ" or "Anointed", and φέρειν (''phérein''), "to bear"; hence the "Christ-bearer". As a given name, 'Christopher' has been in use since the 10th century. In English, Christopher may be abbreviated as "Chris", "Topher", and sometimes " Kit". It was frequently the most popular male first name in the United Kingdom, having been in the top twenty in England and Wales from the 1940s until 1995, although it has since dropped out of the top 100. The name is most common in England and not so common in Wales, Scotland, or Ireland. People with the given name Antiquity and Middle Ages * Saint Christopher (died 251), saint venerated by Catholics and Orthodox Christians * Christopher (Domestic of the Schools) (fl. 870s), Byzantine general * Christopher Lekapenos (died 931) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chris Philipps
Chris Philipps (born 8 March 1994) is a Luxembourgian international footballer who plays for Wiltz 71 as a defender. Career Club career Born in Wiltz, Philipps has played club football in France and Germany for Metz B, Metz and SC Preußen Münster. He moved to Polish club Legia Warsaw on 2 February 2018. In the beginning of January 2020, he moved to Belgian Belgian First Division B club Lommel SK. He later returned to Luxembourg with Wiltz 71. International career During 2011 and 2012, Philipps competed in qualifying matches for the 2012 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship and 2013 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship. He made his senior international debut for Luxembourg Luxembourg ( ; lb, Lëtzebuerg ; french: link=no, Luxembourg; german: link=no, Luxemburg), officially the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, ; french: link=no, Grand-Duché de Luxembourg ; german: link=no, Großherzogtum Luxemburg is a small lan ... in 2012. References 1994 births ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chris Phillips (West Virginia Politician)
Chris Phillips (born October 8, 1969) is an American politician who was elected to the West Virginia House of Delegates in 2018 as a Republican. He represents District 47. Early life Phillips was born in Buckhannon, West Virginia and attended Philip Barbour High School in Barbour County, West Virginia. Political career Phillips was elected to the West Virginia House of Delegates in 2018. References Living people 1969 births 21st-century American politicians Republican Party members of the West Virginia House of Delegates People from Buckhannon, West Virginia {{West Virginia-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
