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Colman Family
Colmán or Colman is both a given name and a surname. Notable people with the name include: Medieval Irish people * Colmán Bec (died ''c''. 585), Irish dynast * Colmán mac Cobthaig (died ''c''. 622), Irish king * Colmán mac Lénéni (died ''c''. 606), Irish poet * Colmán Már (died ''c''. 557), Irish dynast * Colmán Rímid (died ''c''. 612), Irish king * Colman nepos Cracavist (''fl. c.'' 800), Hiberno-Latin poet Saints * Colman of Templeshambo (d. 595), Abbot of Templeshambo *Colmán Elo (d. 611) of the moccu Béognae *Colman of Cloyne, 6th-century Bishop of Cloyne *Colman of Dromore, 6th-century Bishop of Dromore *Colman of Kilmacduagh, 7th-century Bishop of Kilmacduagh *Colmán of Kilroot, contemporary of St. Ailbe *Colmán of Lindisfarne (d. 676), bishop of Lindisfarne *Colmán of Lann, patron saint of Lann * St. Colman (martyr) (7th century), companion of St Kilian and St Totnan *Coloman of Stockerau (Colmán) (d. 1012), Irish pilgrim martyred in Austria * Columbanus (d. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colmán Bec
Colmán or Colman is both a given name and a surname. Notable people with the name include: Medieval Irish people * Colmán Bec (died ''c''. 585), Irish dynast * Colmán mac Cobthaig (died ''c''. 622), Irish king * Colmán mac Lénéni (died ''c''. 606), Irish poet * Colmán Már (died ''c''. 557), Irish dynast * Colmán Rímid (died ''c''. 612), Irish king * Colman nepos Cracavist (''fl. c.'' 800), Hiberno-Latin poet Saints *Colman of Templeshambo (d. 595), Abbot of Templeshambo *Colmán Elo (d. 611) of the moccu Béognae *Colman of Cloyne, 6th-century Bishop of Cloyne *Colman of Dromore, 6th-century Bishop of Dromore *Colman of Kilmacduagh, 7th-century Bishop of Kilmacduagh *Colmán of Kilroot, contemporary of St. Ailbe *Colmán of Lindisfarne (d. 676), bishop of Lindisfarne *Colmán of Lann, patron saint of Lann *St. Colman (martyr) (7th century), companion of St Kilian and St Totnan *Coloman of Stockerau (Colmán) (d. 1012), Irish pilgrim martyred in Austria *Columbanus (d. 615 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrew Colman
Andrew Michael Colman (born 8 January 1944 in Johannesburg, South Africa) is a British psychologist and Professor of Psychology at the University of Leicester. He is known for his research on decision making and game theory. He has been a fellow of the British Psychological Society since 1984, and a fellow of the Higher Education Academy Advance HE (formerly the Higher Education Academy) is a British charity and professional membership scheme promoting excellence in higher education. It advocates evidence-based teaching methods and awards fellowships as professional recogniti ... since 2016. References External linksColman's faculty page at Social Psychology Network * {{DEFAULTSORT:Colman, Andrew Michael [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sir Jeremiah Colman, 1st Baronet
Sir Jeremiah Colman, 1st Baronet, DL (24 April 1859 - 16 January 1942) was an industrialist who developed Colman's Mustard into an international concern. Career Colman was the son of Jeremiah Colman (1807 - 1885) and Isabella Button.Mosley, Charles, editor. Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes. Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003 Educated at King's College School and St. John's College, Cambridge, Colman joined the J & J Colman mustard business and then served as its Chairman from 1896. He was also Chairman of Commercial Union. He served as High Sheriff of Surrey from 1893 to 1894 and also became Lieutenant of the City of London. He was created a baronet in 1907. Personal life In 1885, he married Mary McMaster of Mitcham, Surrey. They had one son, also Jeremiah, who succeeded his father in 1942. In 1888 he purchased Gatton Park, a country estate in Surrey. At Gatton Park he amassed one of the largest co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jeremiah Colman (MP)
Jeremiah James Colman (14 June 1830 – 18 September 1898) was an English mustard manufacturer and the third member of the family in charge of the eponymous company Colman's. He was a popular philanthropist in his home town of Norwich and a Liberal politician who represented the city in parliament. Biography Colman was the son of James Colman and his wife Mary Burlingham, daughter of John Burlingham of Old Buckenham. He became a partner in the family mustard business at Stoke Holy Cross in 1823 and from then on the company was called J. & J. Colman. In 1854, the firm employed 200 workers. Jeremiah James was responsible for moving the firm to the larger works at Carrow in 1856. The Carrow site had been bought from the Norwich Railway Company in 1850 and it was well served by road, rail and river transport. The massive expansion of Carrow Works brought steady employment to a depressed and stagnating city. By 1874 he was the master of 1,500 workers. He lived in Carrow House at th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Colman The Younger
George Colman (21 October 1762 – 17 October 1836), known as "the Younger", was an English dramatist and miscellaneous writer. He was the son of George Colman the Elder. Life He passed from Westminster School to Christ Church, Oxford, and King's College, University of Aberdeen, and was finally entered as a student of law at Lincoln's Inn, London. While in Aberdeen, he published a poem satirizing Charles James Fox, called ''The Man of the People.'' In 1782 he produced his first play, ''The Female Dramatist'',at his father's playhouse in the Haymarket. The failing health of the elder Colman obliged him to relinquish the management of the Haymarket theatre in 1789, when the younger George succeeded him, at a yearly salary of £600. On the death of the father the patent was continued to the son; however, difficulties arose, as he was involved in litigation with Thomas Harris and was unable to pay the expenses of the performances at the Haymarket. He was forced to take sanctuar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Colman The Elder
George Colman (April 1732 – 14 August 1794) was an English dramatist and essayist, usually called "the Elder", and sometimes "George the First", to distinguish him from his son, George Colman the Younger. He also owned a theatre. Early life He was born in Florence, where his father was stationed as British Resident Minister (diplomatic envoy) at the court of the Grand Duke of Tuscany. Colman's father died within a year of his son's birth and William Pulteney- afterwards Lord Bath- whose wife was Mrs. Colman's sister, undertook to educate the boy. After he received private education in Marylebone, George attended Westminster School. Colman left school in due course for Christ Church, Oxford. There he made the acquaintance of the parodist Bonnell Thornton, with whom he co-founded '' The Connoisseur'' (1754–1756), a periodical which "wanted weight," as Johnson said, although it reached its 140th number. He left Oxford after taking his degree in 1755 and, having been entered a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Geoffrey Colman
Geoffrey Russell Rees Colman (14 March 1892 – 18 March 1935) was an English cricketer active in first-class cricket from 1912 to 1924. Colman was born at Norwich to mustard manufacturer Russell James Colman, of Crown Point House, Norwich, and Edith Margaret (née Davies). He was educated at Eton College, before attending Christ Church, Oxford. While still attending Eton, Colman made his minor counties debut for Norfolk in the 1911 Minor Counties Championship, making three appearances in that season. His debut in first-class cricket came the following year for Oxford University against the touring South Africans at the Magdalen Ground, Oxford. Prior to the start of World War I, Colman made 22 first-class appearances for the university. Playing primarily as a right-handed batsman, Colman scored 946 runs, making one century score of 127 against Hampshire in 1913. He gained his Oxford blue in 1913. With the onset of war, Colman enlisted in the British Army. He served in the 7t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fraser Colman
Fraser MacDonald Colman (23 February 1925 – 11 April 2008) was a New Zealand politician of the Labour Party. He represented the electorates of Petone from 1967 to 1978, and then when Petone was renamed, Pencarrow from 1978 to 1987, when he retired. He was the cabinet minister chosen to represent New Zealand in 1973 on its warships during their protest against the nuclear weapons testing carried out by France. Early life and family Colman was born in Wellington on 23 February 1925, one of five children of Kenneth and Emily Colman. He attended primary school in Wellington before his family moved to Paraparaumu, where he went to Horowhenua College. Upon leaving school he found employment as a boilermaker at the firm of William Cables; he worked in that profession for 13 years. He soon became active in the union movement, becoming a shop steward. He joined the Labour party, organising and distributing pamphlets and writing for the Labour Party newspaper, ''The Southern Cross' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ethel Colman
Ethel Mary Colman (12 February 1863 – 23 November 1948) was a philanthropist and a member of the Colman family who was Lord Mayor of Norwich in 1923–24. Colman is notable for having been both the first woman to be Lord Mayor of Norwich, and the first woman to be a Lord Mayor in the United Kingdom. Early life Colman was born in 1863, the third of six children to Jeremiah James Colman and his wife Caroline Colman (née Cozens-Hardy). Her father was a member of the Colman family, and managed the Colman's mustard business. Her mother was a member of the Cozens-Hardy family, as established in law in Norwich as the Colmans were in business. Both families were, by religious temperament, non-conformist, and, by political inclination, Liberals. The older children were Laura and Russell; the younger children Helen, Alan and Florence. Colman's childhood was spent at Carrow House, a neoclassical mansion built in 1861 with internal woodwork carved by local sculptor James Minns. In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edward Colmans
Edward Colmans (August 31, 1908 – May 25, 1977) was a Dutch American actor. Early life Colmans was born on August 31, 1908. Born Adolph Edward Colmans in London, England, he was the son of Louis Colmans (1883-1964), a Dutch violinist who had acquired United States citizenship through naturalization in 1921. His mother, Leah Colmans (1881-1955), was also Dutch. Career In the 1930s and 1940s, Colmans worked as a radio announcer for the Arizona Broadcasting Company. In 1955 he appeared as Carlos on the TV western ''Cheyenne'' in the episode "Border Showdown." In 1960 Colmans appeared as Father Miguel on ''Cheyenne'' in the episode "Counterfeit Gun." He also appeared as Captain Andrea Dorea in the first season of ''Night Gallery'' in 1971 and in season four of ''Columbo'' as a minister. Selected filmography *''My Dream Is Yours'' (1949) - Radio Voice (voice, uncredited) *''Sirocco'' (1951) - Col. Corville (uncredited) *'' The Magic Carpet'' (1951) - Caliph Ali's Wine Steward (un ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edward Colman (cinematographer)
Edward Colman (January 25, 1905 – January 24, 1995) was an American cinematographer. He had a prolific relationship with Walt Disney Studios; beginning his relationship with that studio in 1953 as cinematographer for the television series '' Dragnet''. He was nominated for an Emmy Award in 1956 for his work on that program. He also directed many live action films for Disney; notably earning Academy Award nominations for his cinematography for the films ''The Absent-Minded Professor'' (1961) and ''Mary Poppins'' (1964). Career He was born in Philadelphia on January 25, 1905. He started working in the film business in the early 1930s. He was one of the - unnamed - cameramen, the magnificent aerial views of the Howard Hughes produced war film '' Hell's Angels''. During this time he concentrated on the convincing design and photography of special effects. He completed his training primarily in Great Britain where he worked on during this time in the science fiction classics '' Thi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eddie Colman
Edward Colman (1 November 1936 – 6 February 1958) was an English football player and one of the eight Manchester United players who lost their lives in the Munich air disaster. Colman was born on Archie Street in Ordsall, Salford, Lancashire, the only child of plate player Richard Colman and his wife Elizabeth. He joined Manchester United's youth team on leaving school in the summer of 1952. He became a first-team member at right-half during the 1955-56 season, ousting Jeff Whitefoot to play alongside Duncan Edwards. He finished the season with a Football League First Division title medal. He collected another league championship medal the following season, and also helped United reach the European Cup semi-finals. He played in the FA Cup final that season, but only collected a runners-up medal as United lost 2–1 to Aston Villa. He made 108 first-team appearances for United, scoring two goals, the second of which came in the first leg of the fateful European ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
