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Dana (surname)
Dana ( or ) as a surname may have several origins. In England, it came from ''dann'', the valley of a meadow, and it may mean the dweller of that valley. In Continental Europe, it probably came from ''Dane (other), Dane'' (or Danish, from Denmark). This surname is related to Danese in Italy and it can be found mostly in the Piedmont region. It may also be a modification of Huguenot France, French origin, probably a variant of ''d'Aunay'', of geographical origin. It may be also a Goidelic languages, Gaelic patronymic, since it is a common forename in Ireland. Dana is a relatively common surname in the US, ranking 7161 out of 88,799 in the 1990 U.S. Census. Dana is also the Persian word for wisdom. At least into the first half of the 19th century, many American Danas were Dana family, descended or of close relatives to Richard Henry Dana, who arrived in Cambridge, Massachusetts around 1640.Dana title also found in India.In India ,all Dana title bearing peoples are Hindu. Peop ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Surname
In some cultures, a surname, family name, or last name is the portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family, tribe or community. Practices vary by culture. The family name may be placed at either the start of a person's full name, as the forename, or at the end; the number of surnames given to an individual also varies. As the surname indicates genetic inheritance, all members of a family unit may have identical surnames or there may be variations; for example, a woman might marry and have a child, but later remarry and have another child by a different father, and as such both children could have different surnames. It is common to see two or more words in a surname, such as in compound surnames. Compound surnames can be composed of separate names, such as in traditional Spanish culture, they can be hyphenated together, or may contain prefixes. Using names has been documented in even the oldest historical records. Examples of surnames are documented in the 11th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miss Dana's School For Young Ladies
Miss Dana's School for Young Ladies was a private boarding and finishing school active from 1877 to 1912, during the Gilded Age of Morristown. It was founded in 1860 as the Morris Female Institute. Its location was in Morristown, New Jersey at 163 South Street, near Madison Avenue. In 1877, it was leased and renamed by Miss E. Elizabeth Dana, daughter of famed author, jurist, and progressive politician Robert Henry Dana, Jr., of Cambridge, MA. Historian John W. Rae described it as "the most progressive school in Morristown at the turn of the century" and claimed it was described as a "school ahead of its time." History Morris Female Institute In 1860, the school building was incorporated as the Morris Female Institute, and organized in 1861. The school was religiously affiliated with Presbyterianism, and its principal was Professor Charles G. Hazletine. Hazletine, a former schoolteacher, published articles in the ''New York Tribune'' circa 1839. In 1856, the Califo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leora Dana
Leora Dana (April 1, 1923 – December 13, 1983) was an American film, stage and television actress. Education Dana was born in New York City and her elder sister was Doris Dana. Dana graduated from Barnard College and the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. Stage In 1947, Dana made her stage debut in London. In 1948, she debuted on Broadway in ''The Madwoman of Chaillot''. Film After appearing in the 1957 western '' 3:10 to Yuma'' with Van Heflin and Glenn Ford, Dana had supporting roles in two 1958 Frank Sinatra films; ''Kings Go Forth'' and ''Some Came Running''. Her other film credits included ''Pollyanna'' (1960), '' A Gathering of Eagles'' (1963), ''The Group'' (1966), ''The Boston Strangler'' (1968), ''Change of Habit'' (1969), ''Tora! Tora! Tora!'' (1970), ''Wild Rovers'' (1971), ''Shoot the Moon'' (1982), ''Baby It's You'' (1983), and ''Amityville 3-D'' (1983). Dana also played Anne Fry, the wife of the patriot John Fry, played by Jack Lord in the 1957 Paramount Pictures o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Judah Dana
Judah Dana (April 25, 1772 – December 27, 1845) was an American lawyer, judge and politician. He served as a United States senator from Maine and as judge of the Maine Court of Common Pleas during the early 1800s. Early life Born in Pomfret, Vermont, Dana was the son of John Winchester and Hannah (Putnam) Dana. He graduated from Dartmouth College in 1795 and then studied law. In 1798, he was admitted to the bar and began the practice of law in Fryeburg, Maine, which was then a part of Massachusetts. Career Dana served as the district attorney for Oxford County, Maine, from 1805 to 1811, and as judge of probate for Oxford County from 1811 to 1822. From 1811 to 1823, he was judge of the Court of Common Pleas. He was also a judge of the circuit court. In 1819, Dana was a delegate to the convention that framed the state constitution of Maine, and was a trustee for Bowdoin College from 1820 to 1843. He was a bank commissioner from 1836 to 1837. In 1833, he was elected a memb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joseph Dana
Joseph Dana (1742–1827) was an American clergyman. Biography Joseph Dana was born in Pomfret, Connecticut on November 2, 1742. He was a grandson of Benjamin, the third son of Richard, the progenitor of all that bear the name in the United States, who, according to the family tradition, was the son of a French Huguenot The Huguenots ( , also , ) were a religious group of French Protestants who held to the Reformed, or Calvinist, tradition of Protestantism. The term, which may be derived from the name of a Swiss political leader, the Genevan burgomaster Be ... that settled in England in 1629. Joseph was graduated at Yale in 1760, studied theology, and was ordained on November 7, 1765, minister of the South society of Ipswich, over which he presided for sixty-two years. He died in Ipswich, Massachusetts on November 16, 1827. Works Many of Dana's occasional discourses were published. Notes References * 1742 births 1827 deaths American clergy People from Pomfret, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Dana (other) (1856–1929), American librarian and museum director
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John Dana may refer to: *John W. Dana (1808–1867), American politician from Maine * John Cotton Dana John Cotton Dana (born August 19, 1856, in Woodstock, Vermont – died July 21, 1929, in Newark, New Jersey) was an American library and museum director who sought to make these cultural institutions relevant to the daily lives of citizens. As ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Dana (other) (1793–1827), United States chemist
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James Dana may refer to: * James Dana (clergyman) (1735–1812), United States clergyman * James Dwight Dana (1813–1895), American geologist, mineralogist and zoologist * James Dana (mayor) (1811–1890), mayor of Charlestown, Massachusetts * James Freeman Dana James Freeman Dana (born in Amherst, New Hampshire, 23 September 1793; died in New York City, 14 April 1827) was an American chemist. Biography He graduated from Harvard in 1813, and from the medical school in 1817. He studied with Dr. John G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jack Dana
Jack Herbert Dana (December 17, 1921 – January 1983) was an American basketball player. Basketball career A forward from Piedmont High School in Piedmont, California, Dana played collegiately for Stanford University. He was a reserve on Stanford's 1942 national championship team, but in the championship game, starting forward Jim Pollard had the flu and was unable to play. Dana started in Pollard's place, played all 40 minutes, and scored 14 points, one point behind high scorer Howie Dallmar. After college Dana received an engineering degree from Stanford, then served in the United States Navy during World War II, and was honorably discharged as a lieutenant. He earned an MBA A Master of Business Administration (MBA; also Master's in Business Administration) is a postgraduate degree focused on business administration. The core courses in an MBA program cover various areas of business administration such as accounti ... from Stanford and married Renée Cohu, daughter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henry Dana
Henry Edmund Pulteney Dana (1820–1852) established the Native Police Corps in the Port Phillip District (later Victoria) in 1842, he was responsible for two massacres of Aboriginal people one at Barmah Lake in 1843 and the other at Snowy River in 1846. Dana was born in England, his father being Captain William Pulteney Dana of the 6th Regiment. Henry Dana migrated to Van Diemen's Land (later Tasmania) in 1840, but in 1842 he relocated to the Port Phillip District where he renewed acquaintance with Superintendent Charles La Trobe, whom he knew in London. The two men became firm friends and Latrobe appointed Dana to establish a native police corps. Twenty-five Aborigines from various Gippsland tribes were enlisted at the depot at Narre Warren, and trained for mounted police duty by Dana and his second-in-command, Dudley Le Souef, under the general supervision of the assistant protector of Aborigines, William Thomas. Dana's police force lasted longer than the original corps set up ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Augustus Dana
George Augustus Dana (1840–1911) was an Ontario contractor and political figure. He represented Brockville in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1894 to 1898 as a Liberal Liberal or liberalism may refer to: Politics * a supporter of liberalism ** Liberalism by country * an adherent of a Liberal Party * Liberalism (international relations) * Sexually liberal feminism * Social liberalism Arts, entertainment and m ... member. He was born in Brockville, Ontario, the son of Alonzo B. Dana who served three terms as mayor of Brockville. Dana served on the town council, as a water commissioner and also was mayor from 1885 to 1886. He served in the local militia and was a director of the Canadian Central Railway. Dana also wrote a number of plays. External links ''The Canadian parliamentary companion, 1897'' JA Gemmill*''he Canadian men and women of the time : a handbook of Canadian biography'', HJ Morgan (1898) [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Felipe Dana
Felipe Dana (born August 1985) is a Pulitzer Prize-winning Brazilian photojournalist for the Associated Press (AP). Career Dana is known for his coverage of social inequality and urban violence in Latin America and conflicts in various countries including Iraq, Syria, Afghanistan, Gaza, Libya, and Ukraine. He received World Press Photo awards in 2013 and 2017. Dana was also part of AP teams finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2021. In 2023, Dana won the Pulitzer Prize for Breaking News Photography for the coverage of Russian invasion of Ukraine, as part of the AP team. His drone video footage of the Battle of Mosul in Iraq open the action film Mosul on Netflix. Awards * 2011: Atlanta Photojournalism Awards * 2012: Atlanta Photojournalism Awards * 2013: POY – Pictures of the Year Latam, 3 awards * 2013: World Press Photo award * 2015: National Press Photographers Association * 2016: National Press Photographers Association, 2 awards * 2016: POYi Pi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Francis Dana
Francis Dana (June 13, 1743 – April 25, 1811) was an American Founding Father, lawyer, jurist, and statesman from Massachusetts. He served as a delegate to the Continental Congress in 1777–1778 and 1784. A signer of the Articles of Confederation, he was secretary to the diplomatic mission that negotiated the end of the American Revolution, and was appointed Minister to Russia. He later served as a member of the Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts and served as the chief justice for 15 years. Dana's wife Elizabeth was a daughter of Ann Remington and William Ellery, a signer of the Declaration of Independence. He was also the father-in-law of Washington Allston, a noted painter and poet. Biography Francis was born in Charlestown, Massachusetts, the son of lawyer Richard Dana. He was educated at Harvard where he graduated in 1762, then read law and was admitted to the bar, after which he built a successful legal practice in Boston. Being an opponent of the British ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
