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Corner (surname)
Corner is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Chris Corner (born 1974), British musician * David Gregor Corner (c.1585–1648), German abbot and hymnologist * Diane Corner (born 1959), British diplomat, deputy head of United Nations MINUSCA * E. J. H. Corner (1906–1996), British botanist and mycologist * Frank Corner (1920–2014), New Zealand diplomat * George Richard Corner (1801–1863), English antiquary * George W. Corner (1889–1981), American physician and embryologist * Greg Corner (born 1974), American musician * Harry Corner (1874–1938), British cricketer * James Corner (born 1961), American landscape architect * Philip Corner (born 1933), American musician and composer * Reggie Corner (born 1983), American football player Fictional characters: * Alejandro Corner, character in the anime series ''Mobile Suit Gundam 00'' * Michael Corner, character in the ''Harry Potter'' series * Corner of the Yard, character in the Two Ronnies' ''The Phantom Ras ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chris Corner
Christopher Anthony Corner (born 23 January 1974) is an English record producer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, singer and video artist. He was a founding member of the band Sneaker Pimps, and is now also active with his solo project IAMX. He moved from London to Berlin in 2006, where he set up his IAMX studio for music and visual work. Nowadays he lives in Los Angeles. To date, Corner has released thirteen studio albums, four with Sneaker Pimps – ''Becoming X'' (1996), ''Splinter'' (1999), ''Bloodsport'' (2002) and '' Squaring the Circle'' (2021) and nine as IAMX – ''Kiss and Swallow'' (2004), '' The Alternative'' (2006), ''Kingdom of Welcome Addiction'' (2009), ''Volatile Times'' (2011), ''The Unified Field'', (2013) '' Metanoia'' (2015), ''Everything Is Burning'' (2016), experimental electronic album ''Unfall'' (2017), ''Alive in New Light'' (2018), ''Echo Echo'' (2020) and ''Machinate'' (2021). Corner composed and produced the soundtrack to the film '' Les Chevalier ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Gregor Corner
David Gregor Corner, (1585 – 9 January 1648) was a German Benedictine abbot, hymn writer and theologian best known for his influential 1631 ''Gross Catholisches Gesängbuch'' ("Great Catholic Hymnal"). Born in Hirschberg, Germany (now Jelenia Góra, Poland), he studied theology at Prague, Graz and Vienna, where he earned a doctorate. He became a pastor in Retz in 1614. In 1628 he became a novice monk at Göttweig Abbey. By 1636, Corner was the abbot of Göttweig, where he became a leading figure of the Counter-Reformation, and was made Rector of the University of Vienna in 1638.''The Presbyterian hymnal companion'', (Westminster John Knox Press, 1993) , 229 He died 9 January 1648 at Göttweig. His magnum opus, the ''Gross Catholische Gesängbuch'' was published in 1625, and a later publication from 1631 contained 546 hymns and 276 melodies (including 76 Latin hymns), one of the largest song books of the 16th and 17th century. This collection featured devotional Catholic hymns for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Diane Corner
Diane Corner OBE (born 29 September 1959) is a former British diplomat who is deputy head of the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA). Career Diane Louise Corner was educated at Winchester County High School for Girls, Peter Symonds College and the University of Bristol. She holds degrees in both French and Politics. She joined the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) in 1982 and served at Kuala Lumpur, Berlin, Harare and in the Cabinet Office on secondment, as well as in the FCO. In 2000 she completed the Senior Course at the NATO Defence College in Rome. She was acting High Commissioner to Sierra Leone 2008–09, High Commissioner to Tanzania 2009–13 and Ambassador to the Democratic Republic of Congo and Republic of Congo 2013–14. She was appointed to her present post in July 2014 by United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon as his Deputy Special Representative. which she left in June 2017. She was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frank Corner
Frank Henry Corner (17 May 1920 – 27 August 2014) was a New Zealand diplomat. Corner served as New Zealand's Ambassador to the United Nations and the United States, before becoming New Zealand's third Permanent Secretary of Foreign Affairs (1973–1980). Early life Born in Napier, New Zealand, Corner was educated at Napier Boys' High School and Victoria University of Wellington, where he graduated in 1942 with a Master of Arts (First Class) in history, under the guidance of Professor J.C. Beaglehole. Corner joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 1943, being recruited as one of its earliest foreign policy officers by then Secretary Alister McIntosh, who was in the process of building a professional foreign service. In his first years of service, he was seconded to the staff of H. V. Evatt, Australia's outspoken Foreign Minister. He was closely involved in drafting Evatt's speeches which defined an era known as "small power rampant". On his return he worked closely with Pri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Richard Corner
George Richard Corner (1801–1863) was a 19th-century English antiquarian. He published many articles on the history of Southwark, across several journals, and two books on the borough. Early life and education George Richard Corner was born in 1801, in the parish of Christ Church, Southwark, London, to the local solicitor Richard Corner (d. 1820) and his wife, Maria (''née'' Brierley). He was the eldest of six children, four sons and two daughters; all four of Richard's sons followed their father in taking up law. One of his brothers, Arthur Bloxam Corner (1803–1861), later became the Queen's Coroner and attorney in the Queen's Bench, and another, Richard James Corner (1805–1876), was the chief justice of Gold Coast and British Honduras. At the age of 19, his father died, an event which precipitated "many difficulties", according to Corner's obituary in ''The Gentleman's Magazine''. He was educated at Gordon House, in Kentish Town, and was admitted as an attorney in 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George W
George Walker Bush (born July 6, 1946) is an American politician who served as the 43rd president of the United States from 2001 to 2009. A member of the Republican Party, Bush family, and son of the 41st president George H. W. Bush, he previously served as the 46th governor of Texas from 1995 to 2000. While in his twenties, Bush flew warplanes in the Texas Air National Guard. After graduating from Harvard Business School in 1975, he worked in the oil industry. In 1978, Bush unsuccessfully ran for the House of Representatives. He later co-owned the Texas Rangers of Major League Baseball before he was elected governor of Texas in 1994. As governor, Bush successfully sponsored legislation for tort reform, increased education funding, set higher standards for schools, and reformed the criminal justice system. He also helped make Texas the leading producer of wind powered electricity in the nation. In the 2000 presidential election, Bush defeated Democratic incum ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greg Corner
Kill Hannah was an American rock band formed in 1993 in Chicago, Illinois. The band released six studio albums, seven EPs, and two compilation albums as well as three DVDs. History Kill Hannah was formed by singer-songwriter Mat Devine in 1993. The band is named after Devine's ex-girlfriend. At the time, Devine was singing and playing guitar in a band called In a Jar UK. After the fallout with Hannah, Devine printed up stickers to place on In a Jar UK 7" records bearing the name "Kill Hannah." All of Kill Hannah's studio albums, EPs, promos, and demos between 1996 and 2000 were funded by entertainment lawyer Jack Daulton. Kill Hannah signed with Atlantic Records in late 2002, while being managed by Steve Hutton. Kill Hannah has since parted company with Hutton. The band recorded their Atlantic Records debut '' For Never & Ever'' in Los Angeles, California in the winter of 2003 with producer Sean Beavan and mixer Tim Palmer. The album was mostly re-recorded versions of back-c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harry Corner
A cricket tournament, played as part of the 1900 Summer Olympics, took place on 19–20 August at the Vélodrome de Vincennes. The only match of the tournament was played between teams representing Great Britain and France and was won by 158 runs by Great Britain. The team for the French club included at least 11 British nationals, two of whom were born in France, and it is considered a mixed team. Originally, teams representing Belgium, France, Great Britain, and the Netherlands were scheduled to compete in a knockout tournament. After Belgium and the Netherlands withdrew, this left Great Britain to play France in a one-off match. Neither team was nationally selected: the British side was a touring club, the Devon and Somerset Wanderers ( alias ''Devon County Wanderers''), while the French team, the French Athletic Club Union, comprised mainly British expatriates living in Paris. The two-day game commenced on 19 August 1900. Great Britain batted first and scored 117, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Corner
James Corner (born 1961) is a landscape architect and theorist whose works exhibit a focus on "developing innovative approaches toward landscape architectural design and urbanism." His designs of note include Fresh Kills Park on Staten Island and the High Line in Manhattan, and Domino Park in Brooklyn, all in New York City. Corner is a professionally registered landscape architect and the principal of James Corner Field Operations, a landscape architecture and urban design practice based in New York City. Life and career Born in 1961, Corner received a Bachelor's degree with first class honors in 1983 at Manchester Metropolitan University in England. He then received a Master's Degree in Landscape Architecture and Urban Design Certificate from the University of Pennsylvania in 1986. He was employed by Wallace, Roberts and Todd on the New Jersey Hudson River Waterfront Development; for Richard Rogers and Partners on the redevelopment of the Royal Docks in London; and for William ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Philip Corner
Philip Lionel Corner (born April 10, 1933; name sometimes given as Phil Corner) is an American composer, trombonist, alphornist, vocalist, pianist, music theorist, music educator, and visual artist. Biography After The High School of Music & Art in New York City, Philip Corner received his BA (1955) at CCNY, where his most important teacher was Fritz Jahoda; and an MA (1959) from Columbia University where his composition teachers were Otto Luening and Henry Cowell, The two years in between (1955–57) were spent in Paris at the Conservatoire Nat'l de Musique, following the class "Philosophie Musicale" of Olivier Messiaen. Equally important was his friendship with the Canadian painter Paul-Emile Borduas, who introduced him to "la grande aventure nord-américaine", to which he returned and became part of the group around John Cage. At the same time he resumed his studies of the piano with Dorothy Taubman, which was to have a significant role in his compositional as well as perf ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reggie Corner
Reggie Corner (born November 17, 1983) is a former American football cornerback who played in the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the Buffalo Bills in the fourth round of the 2008 NFL Draft. He played college football at Akron. He also played for the Jacksonville Jaguars. He is now a principal in Canton, Ohio at his alma mater, Canton McKinley SR High School. Professional career Buffalo Bills Corner was selected by Buffalo in the fourth round (114th overall) of the 2008 NFL Draft. On September 3, 2011, Corner was released during final cuts. The Bills re-signed him on September 14. He became a free agent after the season. Jacksonville Jaguars On June 20, 2012, Corner was signed by the Jacksonville Jaguars. Corner suffered a knee injury during the first week of training camp and was placed on injured reserve The injured reserve list ( IR list) is a designation used in North American professional sports leagues for athletes who suffer injuries and become unable ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alejandro Corner
This is a list of fictional characters from the Japanese anime television series, ''Mobile Suit Gundam 00'', the eleventh incarnation of the ''Gundam'' media franchise. Celestial Being Gundam Meisters The series focuses on the four mobile suit pilots of the paramilitary organization Celestial Being. The pilots, referred to as , pursue the complete eradication of armed conflict mainly through the deployment of the revolutionary Gundam units in aggressive armed interventions. ; : Setsuna F. Seiei is the primary protagonist of the series and was discovered by Celestial Being at the age of 16 for having special potential as a pilot. He is currently a Gundam Meister and pilots Gundam Exia, specialized in melee combat. Setsuna's real name is ( ''Suran Ibrahim''); with Setsuna F. Seiei being his codename. He was once a child soldier of Kurdish descent in the war-torn Krugis Republic. During this time, he murdered his own parents under Ali Al-Saachez's influence in order to prove hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
