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DALL
Dall may refer to: People * Anders Bendssøn Dall (died 1607), Danish Lutheran bishop * Bobby Dall (born 1963), American musician * Caroline Healey Dall (1822–1912), American feminist writer *Clarrie Dall (1887–1953), Australian footballer * Curtis Bean Dall (1896–1991), American businessman and author * Cynthia Dall, (1971–2012) American musician * Evelyn Dall (1918–2010), American singer and actress *Ferdomhnach Dall (died 1110), Lector of Kildare and harpist *James Kyle Dall, first headmaster of Elmfield College * John Dall (1920–1971), American actor *Karl Dall (1941–2020), German television presenter *Nicholas Thomas Dall (died 1777), Danish painter *Niels Dall (born 1984), Danish archer *Rose Datoc Dall (born 1968), Filipina-American artist * William Healey Dall (1845–1927), American naturalist and malacologist *Dall Fields (1889–1956) Places * Dall Island, an island in the Alexander Archipelago *Dall Lake Dall Lake is a 24-mile-long (37 km) lake in t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Healey Dall
William Healey Dall (August 21, 1845 – March 27, 1927) was an American naturalist, a prominent malacologist, and one of the earliest scientific explorers of interior Alaska. He described many mollusks of the Pacific Northwest of America, and was for many years America's preeminent authority on living and fossil mollusks. Dall also made substantial contributions to ornithology, zoology, physical and cultural anthropology, oceanography and paleontology. In addition he carried out meteorological observations in Alaska for the Smithsonian Institution. Biography Early life Dall was born in Boston, Massachusetts. His father Charles Henry Appleton Dall, (1816–86), a Unitarian minister, moved in 1855 to India as a missionary. His family however stayed in Massachusetts, where Dall's mother Caroline Wells Healey was a teacher, transcendentalist, reformer, and pioneer feminist. In 1862, Dall's father, on one of his few brief visits home, brought his son in contact with some natu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Dall
John Dall (born John Dall Thompson; May 26, 1920 – January 15, 1971) was an American actor. Primarily a stage actor, he is best remembered today for two film roles: the cool-minded intellectual killer in Alfred Hitchcock's ''Rope'' (1948), and the companion of trigger-happy femme fatale Peggy Cummins in the 1950 film noir ''Gun Crazy''. He also had a substantial role in Stanley Kubrick's'' Spartacus'' (1960). He first came to fame as the young Welsh mining prodigy who comes alive under the tutelage of Bette Davis in ''The Corn Is Green'' (1945), for which he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. Early life John Dall Thompson (he used his middle name for his acting career) was born in New York City on May 26, 1920, the younger son of Charles Jenner Thompson and his wife Henry (''née'' Worthington). (Sources which cite Dall's birth name as John ''Jenner'' Thompson and his birth year as 1918 appear to be in error.) His father was a civil engineer. His e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rose Datoc Dall
Rose Datoc Dall (born 1968) is a Filipina-American painter and is known for her contemporary figurative paintings and her religious works. Dall was born in Washington, D.C. and is a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church), joining at age 19. She received a BFA in Art History and Fine Art Studio from Virginia Commonwealth University School of the Arts in 1990."Rose Datoc Dall" ''Meridian Magazine'', 2004. Retrieved on 15 March 2020. She was the subject of the LDS Church's " I'm a Mormon" ad campaign including a YouTube profile that garnered more than 150,000 views. Career Dall held a number of positions in h ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anders Bendssøn Dall
Anders Bendssøn Dall ( Latinized as Andreas Benedictus Dallinus) was a Danish Lutheran prelate of the Church of Norway who served as Bishop of Oslo from 1601 to 1607. He played an important role in proposing a new church ordinance for the Norwegian Church to have more autonomy from the Church of Denmark. Early life and education Dall was born in Denmark around 1550; his parents' names are unknown. After entering the priesthood, he studied at the University of Copenhagen and other foreign universities. In 1591, after several years as a parish priest, Dall returned to the University of Copenhagen, receiving his magister degree. Priesthood Dall began his priestly career in the early 1580s in Denmark, first as the parish priest in Eltang and Vilstrup, before becoming pastor in Kolding in 1586. During his time in Kolding, he authored a large manuscript entitled Theologia Davidica, and a book of sermons on the Books of Psalms. In 1590, he became vicar of the Church of the Holy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Niels Dall
Niels Dall (born October 3, 1984 in Vejle) is an athlete from Denmark, who competes in archery. 2008 Summer Olympics At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing } Beijing ( ; ; ), alternatively romanized as Peking ( ), is the capital of the People's Republic of China. It is the center of power and development of the country. Beijing is the world's most populous national capital city, with over 21 ... Dall finished his ranking round with a total of 634 points, which gave him the 53rd seed for the final competition bracket in which he faced defending Olympic Champion Marco Galiazzo in the first round. Galiazzo won the match by 114-97 and Dall was eliminated. Galiazzo would lose in the next round against Alan Wills.Athlete biography: Niels Dall beijing2008.cn, r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dall River Old Growth Provincial Park
Dall River Old Growth Provincial Park is a provincial park in British Columbia, Canada. It is part of the larger Muskwa-Kechika Management Area and is located immediately northwest of Denetiah Provincial Park, northwest of the junction of the Gataga and Kechika Rivers. Established in 1999, the park is 642 ha. in area. The park protects areas of white spruce White spruce is a common name for several species of spruce (''Picea'') and may refer to: * ''Picea glauca'', native to most of Canada and Alaska with limited populations in the northeastern United States * ''Picea engelmannii'', native to the Ro ... old growth. References Provincial parks of British Columbia Liard Country Cassiar Mountains 1999 establishments in British Columbia Protected areas established in 1999 {{BritishColumbia-park-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dall Lake
Dall Lake is a 24-mile-long (37 km) lake in the U.S. state of Alaska. It is located southwest of Bethel, and is named for naturalist W. H. Dall. Local Knowledge of Dall Lake The Yupik village of Chefornak is down stream from Dall lake A lake is an area filled with water, localized in a basin, surrounded by land, and distinct from any river or other outlet that serves to feed or drain the lake. Lakes lie on land and are not part of the ocean, although, like the much large .... The natives go to the lake to fish, hunt, pick berries, and search for fossilized bones. It is not well known for fishing, but it has been reported that a crustacean resembling a triops is found in the lake during the summer. Bodies of water of Bethel Census Area, Alaska Lakes of Alaska {{BethelAK-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dall Island
Dall Island is an island in the Alexander Archipelago off the southeast coast of Alaska, just west of Prince of Wales Island and north of Canadian waters. Its peak elevation is above sea level. Its land area is , making it the 28th largest island in the United States. Dall is used economically for fishing and limestone quarrying. Population and demographics The 2000 census recorded 20 persons living on the island. The Haida are known to have inhabited coastal caves on the island two to three thousand years ago. History Dall Island was first called "Quadra", after Juan Francisco de la Bodega y Quadra, until 1879, when it was renamed in honor of naturalist William H. Dall. The island also had been thought to be part of Prince of Wales Island as recently as 1903. During the maritime fur trade era several harbors on southeast Dall Island, collectively known as Kaigani, were among the most popular sites for trade between fur trading ships and the Kaigani Haida. Cape Muzon, t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dall Fields
Dall C. Fields (11 July 1889 Roann, Indiana — 17 August 1956) was an American bassoonist, composer, and music educator who for much of his career was based in and around Chicago. As a performer, he had been a bassoonist with the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, the Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra (1917–1918 season), the Chicago Philharmonic Orchestra (1st bassoon), and later, the Bachman Woodwind Ensemble. As an educator, he taught mostly in the Chicago area, teaching out of his own studio and through affiliations with the Maywood extension of the Chicago Conservatory of Music. He also taught at Yale University and through affiliations with August Bucci (1897–1935), William Johnson of Valparaiso, Indiana, and the Valpo Music House (serving Valparaiso and Porter County). Career highlights In addition to being a bassoon virtuoso, Fields was proficient on other reed instruments, namely clarinet, saxophone, and oboe. He taught all the woodwind reed instruments. : Bachman Woodwin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karl Dall
Karl Bernhard Dall (, 1 February 1941 – 23 November 2020) was a German comedian, singer, and television presenter. His distinctive 'hanging' eye was caused by a congenital ptosis. Family Karl Dall was born in Emden, Germany, the son of a school rector and a teacher. He married his wife Barbara in 1971. They had one daughter, Janina, who works as a stuntwoman in Canada. Karl Dall had two sisters and a brother. He lived in Hamburg-Eppendorf. Career Karl Dall left school after the 10th grade and accomplished an apprenticeship as a typesetter in a print shop in the town of Leer, East Frisia. Together with Ingo Insterburg, Jürgen Barz and Peter Ehlebracht he founded in 1967 the comedy group ' of which he was a member until it ceased to exist in the 1970s. Moreover, he created the TV show ''Musikladen'' for Radio Bremen and had since then worked for television broadcasters. From 1983 until 1990 he used to appear in the hidden camera comedy show ''Verstehen Sie Spaß?' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nicholas Thomas Dall
Nicholas Thomas Dall ( – 1776 or 1777) was a native of Scandinavia (probably Denmark) who settled in London as a landscape painter in about 1760. He painted scenes for the Covent Garden Theatre, though his engagements in that branch of art prevented him from painting many pictures. In 1768 he obtained the first premium given by the Society for the Encouragement of Arts for the best landscape. He was chosen an Associate of the Royal Academy The Royal Academy of Arts (RA) is an art institution based in Burlington House on Piccadilly in London. Founded in 1768, it has a unique position as an independent, privately funded institution led by eminent artists and architects. Its purpo ... in 1771, and died in London. References * External links * Profile on Royal Academy of Arts Collections Year of birth unknown 1777 deaths Danish painters Danish scenic designers Associates of the Royal Academy {{Denmark-painter-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
