Culver (surname)
Culver is a surname that can mean "dove" or "pidgeon" (see: '). Notable people with the surname include: *Andrew Culver (railroad) (1832–1906), founder of the Prospect Park and Coney Island Railroad *Chet Culver (born 1966), American politician and the former governor of Iowa *Ellsworth Culver (1927–2005), humanitarian/aid worker and co-founder of Mercy Corps International * Frank Culver (1897–1955), college football player and attorney * Frank Culver (NFL) (1897–1969), professional football player * Frank P. Culver (c. 1864–1949), president of Polytechnic College * Frank P. Culver Jr. (1889–1980), justice of the Texas Supreme Court *George Culver (born 1943), American Major League Baseball pitcher *Harry Culver (1880–1946), American real-estate developer, founder of Culver City, California * Henry Harrison Culver (1840–1897), founder of the Culver Military Academy in Culver, Indiana * Jarrett Culver (born 1999), American basketball player *John Culver ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Andrew Culver (railroad)
Andrew R. Culver (1832–1906, aged 74) was the president of the Prospect Park and Coney Island Railroad The Culver Line, Gravesend Avenue Line, or McDonald Avenue Line was a surface public transit line in Brooklyn, New York City, United States, running along McDonald Avenue and built by the Prospect Park and Coney Island Railroad. Most of its main l .... The line came to be known as the "Culver Route" or "Culver Line", and the name is still in use: the elevated line that replaced it, and the newer subway line that connects to it are today called the Culver Line.http://www.nycsubway.org/lines/culver.html References Brooklyn–Manhattan Transit Corporation 19th-century American railroad executives 1832 births 1906 deaths {{US-rail-bio-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Chet Culver
Chester John Culver (born January 25, 1966) is an American politician who served one term as the 41st governor of Iowa, from 2007 to 2011. A member of the Democratic Party, he had previously served as the 29th secretary of state of Iowa from 1999 to 2007. He was elected governor in the 2006 Iowa gubernatorial election and ran unsuccessfully for reelection in 2010, losing to former Governor Terry Branstad. He was also elected as the federal Liaison for the Democratic Governors Association, serving from 2008 to 2009. He founded the Chet Culver Group, an energy sector consulting firm, in 2011 after he left public office. As of , he is the most recent Governor of Iowa from the Democratic Party. He became a member of the Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corporation's board of directors on May 23, 2022. Early life and education Culver was born in Washington, D.C. He is the son of Ann (née Cooper) and John Culver, a former U.S. senator (D-IA). Culver attended Bethesda-Chevy Chase High S ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Ellsworth Culver
Ellsworth Culver (April 14, 1927 – August 15, 2005) was an American humanitarian and aid worker and the co-founder of Mercy Corps International. Career Wesley Ellsworth Culver claims he had a strong commitment to humanitarian service and promoting peace and social justice in the United States and around the world. But he was also a mass abuser of young girls, through explicit photos, groping and molestation, and sexual assault on his own daughter and other young girls. Culver spent his early childhood in China. He had also lived and taught in pre-Castro Cuba, and worked in over 90 countries. Mercy Corps was aware of Culver's sexual abuse yet allowed him to remain in leadership roles and travel the world on their behalf for another 10 years. Education Educated at Asbury University, Asbury College in Kentucky, Culver began his international career in 1949 as a teacher at the American School in Isla de la Juventud, Isle of Pines, Cuba. In 1950, Culver co-founded OC International ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Frank Culver
Frank Ward Culver (May 28, 1897 - December 12, 1955) was an American football player and attorney. He played college football for the University of Michigan in 1917 and 1919 and was selected as an All-American at the guard position in 1917. Early years Culver was born in Detroit in 1897 and graduated from Detroit Central High School. His father, Charles Culver, was a member of the Michigan House of Representatives starting in 1914. University of Michigan Culver attended the University of Michigan and played for the Michigan Wolverines under Fielding H. Yost in 1917 and 1919. As a sophomore in 1917, he started three games at left tackle, four games at left guard, and one game at right guard. He was selected by Paul Purman as a first-team guard, and by Jack Veiock as a second-team guard, on the 1917 College Football All-America Team. In January 1918, Culver enlisted in a U.S. Navy auxiliary unit organized at the university. He served on the USS ''Louisville''. After the war, ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Frank Culver (NFL)
Franklin Zham Culver (April 24, 1897 – January 13, 1969) was a professional player who played three seasons in the , with the , , [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Frank P
Frank or Franks may refer to: People * Frank (given name) * Frank (surname) * Franks (surname) * Franks, a medieval Germanic people * Frank, a term in the Muslim world for all western Europeans, particularly during the Crusades - see Farang Currency * Liechtenstein franc or frank, the currency of Liechtenstein since 1920 * Swiss franc or frank, the currency of Switzerland since 1850 * Westphalian frank, currency of the Kingdom of Westphalia between 1808 and 1813 * The currencies of the German-speaking cantons of Switzerland (1803–1814): ** Appenzell frank ** Argovia frank ** Basel frank ** Berne frank ** Fribourg frank ** Glarus frank ** Graubünden frank ** Luzern frank ** Schaffhausen frank ** Schwyz frank ** Solothurn frank ** St. Gallen frank ** Thurgau frank ** Unterwalden frank ** Uri frank ** Zürich frank Places * Frank, Alberta, Canada, an urban community, formerly a village * Franks, Illinois, United States, an unincorporated community * Franks, Missouri, Unit ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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George Culver
George Raymond Culver (born July 8, 1943), is an American former professional baseball pitcher, who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Cleveland Indians, Cincinnati Reds, St. Louis Cardinals, Houston Astros, Los Angeles Dodgers, and Philadelphia Phillies, from to . He also pitched for the Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) Nippon-Ham Fighters, in . Early career Culver was offered $1,000 to sign with the Phillies following an outstanding high school career at North High School in Bakersfield, California, where he played five sports. He turned that down and instead went to Bakersfield College and excelled in baseball for two years. Major league career Culver was signed by the New York Yankees as an amateur free agent in 1963 for $2,500. He made his major league debut at age 23 on September 7, 1966, as the Indians' starting pitcher against Jim Lonborg and the Boston Red Sox at Cleveland Municipal Stadium. Culver pitched five innings and gave up five earned runs in a 5â ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Harry Culver
Harry Hazel Culver (January 22, 1880 – August 17, 1946) was a real estate developer and promoter. He was born in Milford, Nebraska, the middle child of five of Jacob H. and Ada L. (Davison) Culver, who lived on a farm. At age 18, he enlisted in the Spanish–American War and served as a corporal and sergeant. After attending liberal arts college Doane College for a year, Culver studied business at the University of Nebraska for 3 years. From 1901 to about 1904, he worked in the Philippines in the mercantile business and as a reporter for the ''Manila Times'' and special customs agent. In Manila he wed Eunice Richardson of Lincoln, Nebraska. He began working in real estate in Southern California in 1910 for Isaac Newton Van Nuys. In 1913, in a speech at the California Club in Los Angeles, Culver announced his plans for what was to become Culver City. Local voters rejected the land's annexation to LA in 1914, whereupon Culver founded the Culver Investment Company. Supported b ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Henry Harrison Culver
Henry Harrison Culver (August 9, 1840 – September 27, 1897) was an American businessman and philanthropist. He is best known for founding the Culver Academies. Early life Henry Harrison Culver was born near London, Ohio on August 9, 1840. His father was John Milton and his mother, Lydia Howard Culver. He had five siblings. Career Culver started a cooking range company with two of his brothers, Walter and Licius, which they incorporated in 1881 as the Wrought Iron Range Company in St. Louis. The company was very successful and Culver amassed a substantial fortune. After becoming ill, he retired in 1883 to the north shore of Lake Maxinkuckee, close to his wife's childhood home. Philanthropy In 1894, Culver founded a college preparatory school on his property near Lake Maxinkuckee. It was modelled after West Point. It is now known as Culver Academies Culver Academies is a college preparatory boarding school located in Culver, Indiana, which is composed of three entities: Culv ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Jarrett Culver
Jarrett Culver (born February 20, 1999) is an American professional basketball player for the Atlanta Hawks of the National Basketball Association (NBA), on a two-way contract with the College Park Skyhawks of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for the Texas Tech Red Raiders. Early life Culver was born to Regina and Hiawatha Culver Jr. in Dallas, Texas. At the age of three he moved to Lubbock, Texas where he grew up. His father is a pastor at Rising Star Baptist Church, his mother a director of a local Head Start. Culver grew up playing football and soccer before focusing on basketball while at Irons Middle School. He often played NBA 2K and pickup basketball in his driveway with his older brothers, Trey and J.J. High school career Culver attended Coronado High School in Lubbock, where he played basketball under head coach Randy Dean. He averaged 20 points per game as a junior, leading his team to the 6A regional semifinals. Culver was named Lone Star Varsity Player ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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John Culver
John Chester Culver (August 8, 1932 – December 26, 2018) was an American politician, writer and lawyer who was elected to both the United States House of Representatives (1965–1975) and United States Senate (1975–1981) from Iowa. A member of the Democratic Party, his son Chet Culver served as the 41st Governor of Iowa (2007–2011). Early life and education Culver was born in Rochester, Minnesota, the son of Mary C. (Miller) and William C. Culver. He moved as a child with his family to Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Culver graduated from both Harvard University and Harvard Law School. As an undergraduate, Culver played fullback on the Harvard football team with Edward Kennedy, a future US Senator. He was drafted by the Chicago Cardinals in the 27th round of the 1954 NFL Draft. Rather than try out for professional football after graduating, Culver attended Emmanuel College, Cambridge as the Lionel de Jersey Harvard Scholar. After his return to the US, he served in the military ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Michael Culver
Michael Culver (born 16 June 1938) is an English actor. He was born in Hampstead, London, the son of actor Roland Culver and casting director Daphne Rye. He was educated at Gresham's School. Actor Culver's aunt, father, mother and brother all had theatrical careers. Culver gained experience at the Old Vic, Dundee Rep (performing in 35 plays in 2 years) and London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art. Culver has appeared in several television series in recurring roles, as Squire Armstrong in ''The Adventures of Black Beauty'' (1972–74), Major Erwin Brandt in the BBC drama '' Secret Army'' (1977–78), crooked banker Ralph Saroyan in the second series of ''The House of Eliott'' (1992) and the strict Prior Robert ('Brother Prior') in ''Cadfael'' (1994–98). His guest roles include an episode of ''The Sweeney'' as Dave Leeford (episode ''Money, Money, Money;'' 1978), ''The Professionals'' (1982) as Lawson, ''Miss Marple'' "The Moving Finger" (1985) as Edward Symmington and as S ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |