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Colley (surname)
Colley is a surname of Irish and English origin. In Ireland, Colley is an anglicized form of the Gaelic ''Cú Uladh'' meaning the "Hound of Ulster". Alternatively, originating in Yorkshire, the name contained the root 'Col' derived from ''cole.'' Colley is also of Gambian origin. Notable people with the surname include: * Angela Colley (born 1964), Gambian politician * Anne Colley (born 1951), Irish politician *David Colley (born 1947), Australian cricketer * Ebrima Colley (born 2000), Gambian footballer *George Colley (1925–1983), Irish politician *George Pomeroy Colley (1835–1881), British General * Harold John Colley (1895–1918), British soldier * Henry Colley (other), multiple people *John Edward Colley (born 1948), original name of John Ford Coley, American pianist *Kenneth Colley (born 1937), British actor *Kevin Colley (born 1979), American ice hockey player *Linda Colley (born 1949), British historian * Mariama Colley (born 1988), Gambian actress * Michael Co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anglicisation
Anglicisation is the process by which a place or person becomes influenced by English culture or British culture, or a process of cultural and/or linguistic change in which something non-English becomes English. It can also refer to the influence of English culture and business on other countries outside England or the United Kingdom, including their media, cuisine, popular culture, technology, business practices, laws, or political systems. Linguistic anglicisation is the practice of modifying foreign words, names, and phrases to make them easier to spell, pronounce or understand in English. The term commonly refers to the respelling of foreign words, often to a more drastic degree than that implied in, for example, romanisation. One instance is the word "dandelion", modified from the French ''dent-de-lion'' ("lion's tooth", a reference to the plant's sharply indented leaves). The term can also refer to phonological adaptation without spelling change: ''spaghetti'', for example ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Colley
Michael Christian Colley, USN (Ret.), (February 19, 1938 – January 19, 2013) was a United States Navy officer who served as vice admiral and whose career included several high-ranking commands in the submarine force and elsewhere in national security positions.Thompson, Steven (April 1991"Sea Cliff (DSV 4)" ''All Hands''. Retrieved February 1, 2023. Early life Colley was born in Wheaton, Minnesota on February 19, 1938."Sub Squandron Two command changed" '''', July 28, 1984. Military career Colley graduated with distinction from the |
William Dixon Colley
William Dixon Colley (var : William Ojo Dixon Colley or William Charles Dixon Colley) was a Gambian journalist, publisher and editor. He was born on 14 November 1913 at ''Bathurst'' now Banjul (the capital of the Gambia) and died on 17 January 2001 at Sukuta (a Gambian town). More commonly known as Dixon Colley, he was a co-founder and first Chairman of the Gambia Press Union (GPU) as well as its former Secretary General.Dixon Colley Is Dead 19 January 2001Dixon Colley Remembered |
Thomas Colley
Thomas Colley (died 24 August 1751) was an English chimney sweep, executed for the murder of accused witch Ruth Osborne at Tring, Hertfordshire. Colley was one of the leaders of a mob which gathered at Tring in April 1751 and seized an elderly couple, John and Ruth Osborne, from the local workhouse, accusing them of witchcraft. The mob subjected the pair to a dunking at a nearby pond in Wilstone. Ruth was beaten and dragged through the water repeatedly, until Colley drowned her by turning her face-down with a stick. John survived and testified at Colley's trial. Colley was convicted of murder and hanged in chains at Gubblecote Cross. See also * Witch trials in Early Modern Europe Witch trials in the early modern period saw that between 1400 to 1782, around 40,000 to 60,000 were killed due to suspicion that they were practicing witchcraft. Some sources estimate that a total of 100,000 trials occurred at its maximum for a s ... References Secondary sources * * * * * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Susan Jane Colley
Susan Jane Colley (née Morris, born 1959) is an American mathematician. She is Andrew and Pauline Delaney Professor of Mathematics at Oberlin College, and a former editor-in-chief of the ''American Mathematical Monthly''. Her mathematical research specialty is enumerative geometry. Colley went to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) as an undergraduate, and earned her Ph.D. at MIT in 1983. Her dissertation, ''On the Enumerative Geometry of Stationary Multiple-points'', was supervised by Steven Kleiman. Colley's main research interests are algebraic geometry and related areas, particularly enumerative geometry, . Colley joined the faculty of Oberlin College in 1983 as an assistant professor. She was promoted to professor in 1995 and chaired the Department of Mathematics at Oberlin from 1994—1997 and again from 2011—2014. She was appointed the Andrew and Pauline Delaney Professor of Mathematics in 1999 and still holds that position. Colley was on the board of edit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saruba Colley
Saruba Colley (born February 5, 1989, in Sibanor) is a Gambian sprinter. She competed in the 100 metres competition at the 2012 Summer Olympics The 2012 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012) was an international multi-sport event held from 27 July to 12 August 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. The first event, the ...; she ran the preliminaries in 12.21 seconds, qualifying her for Round 1, and Round 1 in 12.06 seconds, which set a Gambian national record but did not qualify her for the semifinals. References 1989 births Living people Gambian female sprinters Olympic athletes of the Gambia Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2010 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games competitors for the Gambia Olympic female sprinters {{Gambia-athletics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Minnie Pearl
Sarah Ophelia Colley Cannon (October 25, 1912 – March 4, 1996), known professionally as her stage character Minnie Pearl, was an American comedian who appeared at the Grand Ole Opry for more than 50 years (1940–1991) and on the television show ''Hee Haw'' from 1969 to 1991. Biography Early life Sarah Colley was born in Centerville in Hickman County, Tennessee, 50 miles (80 km) southwest of Nashville. She was the youngest of five daughters born to a prosperous sawmill owner and timber dealer in Centerville.Minnie Pearl Inductee Biography Country Music Hall of Fame website. Retrieved February 14, 2009. She graduated from Wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samuel Colley
Samuel Gerish Colley (December 8, 1807 - October 21, 1890) was an American farmer, sheriff, politician and Indian Agent from Turtle and Beloit, Wisconsin, who served three one-year terms in the Wisconsin State Assembly. He became notorious for malfeasance in office as federal agent for the Upper Arkansas River valley tribes. His actions are considered by some to be one of the causes of the Colorado War. Background Colley was born in Bedford, New Hampshire, on December 8, 1807, son of Joseph Colley, Jr. He married Lydia Atwood (1809 - 1874) of Bedford in 1832 (they were to have one child, Dexter). Colley was part of Horace White's New England Emigrating Company group who moved into the Beloit area ''en masse'' from New Hampshire and other parts of New England. He arrived in the spring of 1838, and claimed 320 acres (one half of a square mile) in Section 21 of the Town of Beloit, on which he built a small frame house in which eleven people spent that winter, though there was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samantha Colley
Samantha Colley (22 March 1989) is an English actress having had roles in various theatre and television productions, including playing the lover of both Albert Einstein and Pablo Picasso in the National Geographic TV series ''Genius''. Education Colley studied at the Oxford School of Drama where, as a student, she performed in productions of ''Anna Karenina'', ''The Taming of the Shrew'', and ''Pride and Prejudice''. Career In 2014, Colley made her stage debut in ''The Crucible'' at The Old Vic theatre in London. Colley was nominated for ''Best Supporting Actress in a Play'' at the 2015 WhatsOnStage Awards for her performance as Abigail Williams, but lost out to Rachelle Ann Go. In 2017, Colley starred as Mileva Marić in ''Genius'', the ten-part television series for National Geographic and Fox 21 about the life and work of Albert Einstein. In 2018, Colley reappeared in the second season of ''Genius'', playing Dora Maar the lover of Picasso, who was played by Antonio B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Russell Colley
Russell Sidney Colley (July 22, 1897 – February 4, 1996) was a U. S. mechanical engineer who played a role in creating the spacesuits worn by the Project Mercury astronauts, including fitting Alan B. Shepard Jr. for his historic ride as America's first man in space on May 5, 1961. Early life Colley was born in Stoneham, Massachusetts on July 22, 1897. He originally wanted to design women's clothing, but his parents strongly urged him to enroll at the Wentworth Institute (now Wentworth Institute of Technology), from which he graduated in 1918. In 1928, Colley moved to Akron, Ohio to become a mechanical engineer for the B. F. Goodrich Co. There, he made the "Riv-nut" that allowed a single worker to affix rivets to airplane wings. Also, after fellow engineer William Geer came up with the idea for the first aircraft de-icing, de-icer in 1932, Colley was asked to make the device operational. Colley then tested the device during a storm that had grounded every other plane, according ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Colley
Robert Charles Colley (born 10 November 1954, in Christchurch) is a retired boxer from New Zealand who won the bronze medal in the Lightweight (-60 kg) division at the 1974 Commonwealth Games in his home town. He also competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal. 1976 Olympics Colley competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal. He lost by disqualification in the first round of competition to Valery Limasov of the Soviet Union The Soviet Union,. officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. (USSR),. was a transcontinental country that spanned much of Eurasia from 1922 to 1991. A flagship communist state, it was nominally a federal union of fifteen national ... in the third round of their bout. References 1954 births Living people Olympic boxers for New Zealand Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for New Zealand Boxers at the 1976 Summer Olympics Boxers from Christchurch New Zealand male boxers Commonwealth Games medallists ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
