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Cassells
Cassells may refer to: * Cyrus Cassells (b. 1957), an American poet * Ian Cassells, a Scottish author * Keith Cassells (b. 1957), an English footballer * Thomas Cassells, a Scottish politician * William Wharton Cassells (d.1925), Anglican missionary, one of the Cambridge Seven * Cassell's National Library See also * Cassell (other) * Cassels Cassels is a surname, and may refer to: * Andrew Cassels (1969-), Canadian former ice hockey player * Elsie Cassels (1864–1938), Scottish born naturalist and Canadian ornithologist * John Franklin Cassels (1852-1930), member of the Mississippi Ho ... Given names {{Name-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cyrus Cassells
Cyrus Cassells (born 1957) is an American poet and professor. Life and work Cassells was born in Dover, Delaware, grew up in the Mojave Desert north of Los Angeles, and began writing poetry in high school. He graduated in 1979 from Stanford University with a degree in film and broadcasting, and landed a job creating poetry filmstrips in the film division of a publishing house, where he was working when poet Al Young called to tell him that his manuscript had been selected for publication from the 1981 National Poetry Series competition. He then went on to win the 1981 National Poetry Series competition. He has worked as a translator, film critic, actor, and teacher. Since 1998, he has taught poetry at Texas State University in the MFA creative writing program. He lives in Austin. Cassells' collection ''More Than Peace and Cypresses'' (Copper Canyon Press), and his fifth book, ''The Crossed-Out Swastika,'' (2012) were published by Copper Canyon Press. He has won many awards inclu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Keith Cassells
Keith Barrington Cassells (born 10 July 1957) is an English retired professional football forward, best remembered for his four seasons in the Football League with Mansfield Town. He also played league football for Watford, Oxford United, Brentford and briefly in the First Division for Southampton. He acquired the nickname " Rosie" during his playing career. Career Early years A forward, Cassells began his career at Isthmian League club Wembley, before joining Fourth Division club Watford for a £500 fee in October 1977. A double promotion from the Fourth to the Second Division hampered Cassells' chances at Vicarage Road and he made just 17 appearances before his departure in November 1980. Oxford United and Southampton In November 1980, Cassells dropped back down to the Third Division to join Oxford United as the makeweight in the deal which saw Les Taylor join Watford for a £100,000 fee. He scored 25 goals in 60 matches, before making a surprise move to First Division ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Cassells
Thomas Cassells (7 August 1902 – 16 June 1944) was a Labour Party politician in Scotland who served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Dunbartonshire from 1936 to 1941. He won the seat at a by-election in March 1936, when his predecessor resigned to become Governor of Burma. A solicitor by training, Cassells held the seat until his appointment in 1941 as a Sheriff-substitute of Inverness, Elgin and Nairn, when he was succeeded at a by-election by Adam McKinlay. He also served as Dean of Guild for the Burgh for Falkirk. Thomas Cassells was educated at Hamilton Academy where one of his teachers had been Robert Gibson, himself a former pupil of the school, and who was also to serve as a Labour MP (for Greenock) and over the same period, 1936–41. From the academy, Cassells studied at both Glasgow Glasgow ( ; sco, Glesca or ; gd, Glaschu ) is the most populous city in Scotland and the fourth-most populous city in the United Kingdom, as well as being the 27th largest ci ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cassell (other)
Cassell may refer to: Companies * ''Cassell Military Paperbacks'', an imprint of Orion Publishing Group * ''Cassell's National Library'' * Cassell (publisher) (Cassell Illustrated or Cassell & Co.), a British book publisher now owned by the Orion Publishing Group People * Alan Cassell (1932–2017), Australian actor * Albert Cassell (1895–1969), African American architect * Alberta Jeannette Cassell (1926–2007), African American architect * Alphonsus Cassell (1949–2010), calypso and soca musician professionally known as Arrow * Charles E. Cassell (1842–1916), American architect * Halima Cassell (born 1975), Pakistani-British sculptor * Jim Cassell, Youth Academy Director at Manchester City Football Club * John Cassell (1817–1865), British publisher and businessperson * Justin Cassell, Montserratian calypsonian * Justine Cassell (born 1960), American researcher * Justyn Cassell (born 1967), English rugby player * Ollan Cassell (born 1937), American athlete * Paul G. Cas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cassels
Cassels is a surname, and may refer to: * Andrew Cassels (1969-), Canadian former ice hockey player *Elsie Cassels (1864–1938), Scottish born naturalist and Canadian ornithologist * John Franklin Cassels (1852-1930), member of the Mississippi House of Representatives * John William Scott Cassels (1922-2015), English mathematician * James Cassels (other), several people * Richard Cassels (1690-1751), German architect who worked in Ireland * Thomas F. Cassels (c. 1845-1903), African-American legislator from Tennessee during Reconstruction * Walter Richard Cassels (1826-1907), author * William Wharton Cassels (1858-1925), missionary bishop See also * Cassel (other) * Cassell (other) * Cassells * Culzean Castle * Kassel * Clan Kennedy Clan Kennedy is a Scottish clan of the Scottish Lowlands.Way, George and Squire, Romily. ''Collins Scottish Clan & Family Encyclopedia''. (Foreword by The Rt Hon. The Earl of Elgin KT, Convenor, The Standing Council of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ian Cassells
Ian or Iain is a name of Scottish Gaelic origin, derived from the Hebrew given name (Yohanan, ') and corresponding to the English name John. The spelling Ian is an Anglicization of the Scottish Gaelic forename ''Iain''. It is a popular name in Scotland, where it originated, as well as other English-speaking countries. The name has fallen out of the top 100 male baby names in the United Kingdom, having peaked in popularity as one of the top 10 names throughout the 1960s. In 1900, Ian was the 180th most popular male baby name in England and Wales. , the name has been in the top 100 in the United States every year since 1982, peaking at 65 in 2003. Other Gaelic forms of "John" include "Seonaidh" ("Johnny" from Lowland Scots), "Seon" (from English), "Seathan", and "Seán" and "Eoin" (from Irish). Its Welsh counterpart is Ioan, its Cornish equivalent is Yowan and Breton equivalent is Yann. Notable people named Ian As a first name (alphabetical by family name) *Ian Agol (born 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Cassels
William Wharton Cassels (11 March 1858 – 7 November 1925) was an Anglican missionary bishop. Early life and education Cassels was born in Oporto, Portugal, the sixth son of John Cassels, a merchant, and Ethelinda Cox, a distant relation of Warren Hastings. He was educated at Percival House School, Repton School and St John's College, Cambridge. Work He was ordained deacon (Rochester) on 4 June 1882 and priest on 10 June 1883. He was a curate at All Saints' South Lambeth from 1882 to 1885. A member of the famous ‘ Cambridge Seven’, he joined the China Inland Mission in 1885, together with Arthur T. Polhill-Turner and Montagu Proctor-Beauchamp, the three established a proper Church of England diocese in Szechwan. In 1895, he became the Bishop of Western China ( Hua Hsi Diocese). One of the foremost missionaries of his time, who possessed great gifts of organisation, he understood the Chinese and was held in great veneration by them. Family and death Cassels married Mar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cambridge Seven
The Cambridge Seven were six students from Cambridge University and one from the Royal Military Academy, who in 1885, decided to become missionaries to China through the China Inland Mission. The seven were: * Charles Thomas Studd * Montagu Harry Proctor Beauchamp * Stanley P. Smith * Arthur T. Polhill-Turner *Dixon Edward Hoste * Cecil H. Polhill-Turner * William Wharton Cassels Preparations in Britain Having been accepted as missionaries by Hudson Taylor of the China Inland Mission the seven were scheduled to leave for China in early February 1885. Before leaving the seven held a farewell tour to spread the message across the country – it was during this tour that someone dubbed them "The Cambridge Seven." For the next month, the seven toured the University campuses of England and Scotland, holding meetings for the students. Queen Victoria was pleased to receive their booklet containing The Cambridge Seven's testimonies. The record of their departure is recorded in "The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cassell's National Library
''Cassell's National Library'' was a weekly series issued by Cassell & Company of London, comprising English literature edited by Henry Morley. From 1886 to 1889 it issued 209 weekly volumes. These were sold for 3d. in paper covers and 6d. cloth-bound, roughly equivalent to $4.50 and $9.00 in 2020 US dollars. Morley also edited the monthly series Morley's Universal Library issued by George Routledge & Sons from 1883 to 1888. ''Publishing History'' (publishinghistory.com). Retrieved 2019-07-26. References External links Publication Series: Cassell's National Library at the < ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
