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Conn (name)
Conn is a masculine English-language, English- and Irish-language given name, as well as an English-language surname. The origin of the given name is uncertain. It may be related to the Old Irish ''cond'' ("intellect", "mind", "king"), or perhaps to the Old Irish ''cenn'' ("head", "chief", "queen"). The latter word-origin may have resulted from a popular, but incorrect etymology, applied to the Old Irish terms ''Leth Cuinn'' and ''Dál Cuinn''; these terms originally meant "half of the chief" or "half of the king" and "tribe of the chief" but were mistakenly regarded to mean "half of ''Conn''" and "tribe of ''Conn''". In some cases the given name is as a short form of names that begin with the first syllable ''Con-'' (such as the names ''Conor'' and ''Connor (given name), Connor'').#H1, Hanks; Hardcastle; Hodges (2006) pp. 62, 345; #H2, Hanks; Hodges (2003); #H3, Hanks; Hodges (1997) p. 52. People American *Billy Conn (1917–1993), American boxer *Bobby Conn (born 1967), American ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
English-language
English is a West Germanic language of the Indo-European language family, with its earliest forms spoken by the inhabitants of early medieval England. It is named after the Angles, one of the ancient Germanic peoples that migrated to the island of Great Britain. Existing on a dialect continuum with Scots, and then closest related to the Low Saxon and Frisian languages, English is genealogically West Germanic. However, its vocabulary is also distinctively influenced by dialects of France (about 29% of Modern English words) and Latin (also about 29%), plus some grammar and a small amount of core vocabulary influenced by Old Norse (a North Germanic language). Speakers of English are called Anglophones. The earliest forms of English, collectively known as Old English, evolved from a group of West Germanic (Ingvaeonic) dialects brought to Great Britain by Anglo-Saxon settlers in the 5th century and further mutated by Norse-speaking Viking settlers starting in the 8th and 9th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jan And Herb Conn
Jan Conn (born 1924 ) and Herb Conn (April 16, 1920 – February 1, 2012www.findagrave.com Retrieved 10 July 2014.) were climbing and caving pioneers. They are credited with establishing many classic climbs in areas like Carderock in , in , [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Conn
Captain John Conn (c. 5 August 1764 – 4 May 1810) was a senior captain in the Royal Navy, whose career, which included service at the battles of the Saintes, the Glorious First of June, Copenhagen and Trafalgar, ended in a shipboard accident before he could reap the rewards of his long service. Conn could also claim membership of Nelson's " Band of Brothers", a clique of dashing naval officers who participated in Nelson's campaigns during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars, as well as a close friendship with the admiral himself, who once said: "A better or more zealous officer than Captain Conn is not in His Majesty's service." Biography Born to a Royal Navy warrant officer of Irish extraction, also named John Conn, he was baptised at Stoke Damerel, Devon, on 5 August 1764. Conn first went to sea in 1778, aged thirteen, aboard on his father's ship , before securing a place on as a midshipman, and in which he saw action at the battle of the Saintes in April 1782. In 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gideon Conn
Gideon Marc Conn (born 15 January 1980) is an English singer-songwriter from Manchester. He tours extensively around the UK, having played at many UK festivals including Glastonbury Festival. Also an accomplished painter, drawer and sculptor, Conn sells his artwork and accepts commissions through his website. Early life Conn began writing and playing music at the age of 15 when his friend taught him a handful of guitar chords; he began adding vocals to these chords and thus began his interest in composition. While completing his art degree in Manchester, he was known to play the piano in the main gallery of the university, as well as using the whole building as a studio for his sculptures. He graduated in 2003 and continues to paint, draw and sculpt alongside his pursuit of music. He has had many exhibitions in both Manchester and in London. Having worked as a labourer for a year following his attending of university he decided to pursue a career as an artist and musician. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Conn
David Conn is a sports journalist who writes for ''The Guardian''. He attended Bury Grammar School before studying English Literature & Politics at the University of York. He has written four books. Three of them, ''The Football Business: Fair Game in the '90s?'' (1998), ''The Beautiful Game?: Searching the Soul of Football'' (2005) and ''Richer Than God: Manchester City, Modern Football and Growing Up'' (2012), focus on the influence of money on modern day English football. His fourth, ''The Fall of the House of Fifa'' (2017), focusses on corruption within football's world governing body. He also ghost-wrote the autobiographies of the 100m hurdles world record holder Colin Jackson and former Manchester United player Lee Sharpe. Conn has been named sports news reporter of the year three times, in 2004, 2009 and 2013, by the Sports Journalists Association, and has been named Football Writer of the Year by the Football Supporters Federation three times, in 2002, 2005 and 2009. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Conn Iggulden
Connor Iggulden (; born ) is a British author who writes historical fiction, most notably the Emperor (novel series), ''Emperor'' series and Conqueror (book series), ''Conqueror'' series. He also co-authored ''The Dangerous Book for Boys'' along with his brother Hal Iggulden. In 2007, Iggulden became the first person to top the UK fiction and non-fiction charts at the same time. Background Born in 1971 to an English father (who was an Royal Air Force, RAF pilot during the Second World War, ) and Irish mother (whose grandfather was a seanchaí). He went to Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Primary in Ruislip, Middlesex, then attended St Martins School Northwood, St Martins School in Northwood, before moving on to Merchant Taylors' School, Northwood, Merchant Taylors' School. He then went to St Dominic's Sixth Form College, before he studied English at the University of London, and went on to teach the subject for seven years, becoming head of the English department at Haydon School, whe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neil Conn
Neil Raymond Conn, (born 17 August 1936) is an Australian economist and former Administrator of the Northern Territory (1997-2000). Conn was appointed by Queen Elizabeth II as Lord Prior of the Order of Saint John in 2014. He was succeeded by Sir Malcolm Ross in 2016. Life and career Conn studied economics at the University of Sydney, graduating BSc and later MEc. He studied for his doctorate ( PhD) at Duke University in the United States, before lecturing in economics at Sydney University from 1961 to 1975. He left the university in 1975 to work for two years as Principal Administrator with the OECD in Paris, followed by four years as Deputy Secretary of the New South Wales Treasury. Conn was appointed by the newly independent Northern Territory government as Chief Executive Officer of the territory's treasury and was the Administrator of the Northern Territory from 17 February 1997 to 30 October 2000. Following his retirement as administrator, Conn became foundation ch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daniel Conn
Daniel William Conn (born 14 February 1986) is an Australian model and former professional rugby league footballer. He played in the for several clubs in the NRL. He has also appeared on Geordie Shore Season 6 as the personal trainer. Dan had a romance with Vicky Pattison and also appeared alongside her in season 1 of Ex on the Beach. Playing career A Wellington Cowboys & St Johns Dubbo junior, Conn played for the Canterbury Bulldogs and Gold Coast Titans. The Sydney Roosters signed Conn in 2010. In 2011 he was forced to retire at age 25 due to spinal cord injuries. Controversies Michael Weyman incident In round 4, 2008, while playing for the Gold Coast Titans Conn vigorously tackled then-Canberra Raiders forward Michael Weyman with a swinging arm. Weyman reacted poorly and threw punches after the play the ball, breaking Conn's nose. Conn was forced off the field through the blood rule, and Weyman was sent off and banned for six matches. The two went head to head again in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barry Conn
Barry John Conn (Barry Conn, born 1948), is an Australian botanist. He was awarded a Ph.D. from Adelaide University in 1982 for work on ''Prostanthera''. Career Conn's first appointment as a botanist was with the Lae Herbarium in 1974. He then became herbarium curator and a lecturer at the Papua New Guinea Forestry College, Bulolo (1976–1979). He is a scientific advisor to the Food and Agriculture Organisation. In Australia, he has been senior botanist at the National Herbarium of Victoria (1982–1987), and botanist (and principal research scientist) at the National Herbarium of New South Wales (1987–2015). In 1994-1995, he was Australian Botanical Liaison Officer at Kew. While with the National Herbarium of New South Wales, he managed the Australia’s Virtual Herbarium Project for New South Wales, and was scientific editor of the journal ''Telopea'' from 2013 to 2015. Some published names *'' Acacia aureocrinita'' B.J.Conn & Tame, Austral. Syst. Bot. 9(6): 851 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Virgil Conn
Virgil Conn (January 31, 1847 – February 27, 1931) was an American businessman and state legislator from the state of Oregon. He served two two-year terms in the Oregon House of Representatives as a Republican legislator, representing a large rural district in south-central Oregon. He also ran a general store in Paisley, Oregon, and was that town's postmaster for many years. Later in his life, he owned a dairy farm near Roseburg, Oregon. Early life Conn was born in Royal Center, Indiana, on January 31, 1847, the son of Henry ("Harry") Conn and Mary Jane (Stultz) Conn. In 1854, he moved with his family to Oregon, crossing the country in a covered wagon. The family settled in Douglas County near Roseburg, where his parents filed a donation land claim."Representative Virgil Conn" ''Oregon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scott D
Scott may refer to: Places Canada * Scott, Quebec, municipality in the Nouvelle-Beauce regional municipality in Quebec * Scott, Saskatchewan, a town in the Rural Municipality of Tramping Lake No. 380 * Rural Municipality of Scott No. 98, Saskatchewan United States * Scott, Arkansas * Scott, Georgia * Scott, Indiana * Scott, Louisiana * Scott, Missouri * Scott, New York * Scott, Ohio * Scott, Wisconsin (other) (several places) * Fort Scott, Kansas * Great Scott Township, St. Louis County, Minnesota * Scott Air Force Base, Illinois * Scott City, Kansas * Scott City, Missouri * Scott County (other) (various states) * Scott Mountain, a mountain in Oregon * Scott River, in California * Scott Township (other) (several places) Elsewhere * 876 Scott, minor planet orbiting the Sun * Scott (crater), a lunar impact crater near the south pole of the Moon *Scott Conservation Park, a protected area in South Australia People * Scott (surname), including a l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roe Conn
Roe B. Conn (born June 6, 1964) is an American talk radio host based in Chicago. Career Roe's first radio gig was Saturday overnights on WDUB in Granville, Ohio. Early in his career Conn chose to use the on air pseudonym Robert Thomas, believing that his real name was not suitable for the radio business. Returning to Chicago after graduating from college he worked fill-in duties at WLUW, starting in August 1986. He then was the producer for Don Vogel on WMAQ (AM) and Walter Jacobson at WBBM-TV. On August 27, 1989 Conn debuted a Sunday morning radio show at WLS (AM). Conn maintains that his performance went poorly, but that the program director ordered the show be continued after confusing Conn with another host. He received his first national exposure for his daily roundup of the O.J. Simpson trial. After that, he continued to host his regular show on WLS (AM). Eventually he teamed up with Garry Meier to cohost the highly successful Roe & Garry Show. In 2004, amid an i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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