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Dearborn (surname)
Dearborn is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Arthur Dearborn (1886–1941), American track and field athlete * Emma Dearborn (1875–1937), creator of the Speedwriting System * Henry Dearborn (1751–1829), American physician, general, and politician * Henry Alexander Scammell Dearborn (1783–1851), American lawyer, author, statesman, soldier and son of Henry Dearborn * Jason Dearborn Jason Dearborn was a Saskatchewan Party MLA of the Saskatchewan Legislature. Early life Attended St. Michaels University School in Victoria, B.C. Dearborn graduated from the University of Trinity College in the University of Toronto with a ..., Canadian businessman and former politician (Saskatchewan Party MLA) * Justin Dearborn (born c. 1971), American businessman * Phyllis Dearborn, founding partner of Dearborn-Massar * Walter Dearborn (1878–1955), American psychologist, educator, pioneer in the psychology of reading See also * Dearborn (other) * Dea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arthur Dearborn
Arthur Kent "Ding" Dearborn (May 27, 1886 – August 28, 1941) was an American Track and field, track and field athlete who competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics. He finished fourth in the Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics – Men's Greek discus, Greek discus throw event and fifth in the Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics – Men's discus throw, conventional discus throw. He was also a member of the American tug of war team which was eliminated in the Tug of war at the 1908 Summer Olympics, first round. References 1886 births 1941 deaths American male discus throwers Olympic track and field athletes for the United States Olympic tug of war competitors for the United States Athletes (track and field) at the 1908 Summer Olympics Tug of war competitors at the 1908 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Everett, Massachusetts {{US-discusthrow-athletics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Speedwriting
Speedwriting is the trademark under which three versions of a shorthand system were marketed during the 20th century. The original version was designed so that it could be written with a pen or typed on a typewriter. At the peak of its popularity, Speedwriting was taught in more than 400 vocational schools and its advertisements were ubiquitous in popular American magazines. Description of the original version The original version of Speedwriting uses letters of the alphabet and a few punctuation marks to represent the sounds of English. There are abbreviations for common prefixes and suffixes; for example, uppercase N represents enter- or inter- so "entertainment" is written as Ntn- and "interrogation" is reduced to Ngj. Vowels are omitted from many words and arbitrary abbreviations are provided for the most common words. ''Specimen:'' . Let us have a quiet little party and surprise our neighbor on the farm. By reducing the use of spaces between words a high level of brevity ca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henry Dearborn
Henry Dearborn (February 23, 1751 – June 6, 1829) was an American military officer and politician. In the Revolutionary War, he served under Benedict Arnold in his expedition to Quebec, of which his journal provides an important record. After being captured and exchanged, he served in George Washington's Continental Army. He was present at the British surrender at Yorktown. Dearborn served on General George Washington's staff in Virginia. He served as Secretary of War under President Thomas Jefferson, from 1801 to 1809, and served as a commanding general in the War of 1812. In later life, his criticism of General Israel Putnam's performance at the Battle of Bunker Hill caused a major controversy. Fort Dearborn in Illinois, Dearborn County in Indiana, and the city of Dearborn, Michigan, were named in his honor. U.S. Army Center of Military History U.S. Biographical Directory Background Henry Dearborn was born February 23, 1751, to Simon Dearborn and Sarah Marston in N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henry Alexander Scammell Dearborn
Henry Alexander Scammell Dearborn (March 3, 1783July 29, 1851) was an American soldier, lawyer, author, and statesman. Dearborn was the first President of the Massachusetts Horticultural Society, a member of the Society of the Cincinnati, and the author of many books. Biography Early life Dearborn was the son of Secretary of War and Major General Henry Dearborn by his second wife and named for his father's friend, Alexander Scammell. Dearborn was married to Hannah Swett Lee, daughter of Colonel William Raymond Lee (1745–1824) of Massachusetts. Dearborn attended the common schools; attended Williams College for two years; and graduated from the College of William and Mary in 1803. Early career Dearborn studied law, was admitted to the bar, and practiced in Salem, Massachusetts and Portland (then part of Massachusetts's District of Maine). In 1808 he oversaw the construction of Fort Preble and Fort Scammel in the harbor defenses of Portland. During the War of 1812 he comma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jason Dearborn
Jason Dearborn was a Saskatchewan Party MLA of the Saskatchewan Legislature. Early life Attended St. Michaels University School in Victoria, B.C. Dearborn graduated from the University of Trinity College in the University of Toronto with a BA in 1994. He later returned to the same institution to graduate with an M.Div. in 1996. He earned a Masters of Business Administration from the University of Regina in 2007. Career Saskatchewan Party MLA He was elected in the riding of Kindersley in a by-election in 2002 and re-elected in the Saskatchewan General Election of 2003. Prior to the 2007 general election, Dearborn announced he would not be seeking re-election. Bill Boyd, a founding member of the Saskatchewan Party and the constituency's previous MLA, was nominated by party members and won that election again for MLA in the constituency of Kindersley. Private Sector In 2007 Dearborn founded Brecknock Brewing Co. which produced beer for sale in Alberta and Saskatchewa In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Justin Dearborn
Justin Dearborn (born c. 1971) is an American businessman. He formerly served as the chairman and chief executive officer of the Tribune Publishing Company, a newspaper publishing company listed on the New York Stock Exchange and NASDAQ. Early life Dearborn was born circa 1971. He graduated from Illinois State University with a bachelor's degree and he received a J.D. from the DePaul University College of Law. Career Dearborn began his career at Motorola, and later worked for Click Commerce. He was the Managing Director and General Counsel of Merrick Ventures, a private equity firm. He served as the chief executive officer of Merge Healthcare from August 2013 to October 2015, when it merged with IBM for $1 billion. Dearborn was appointed as the chief executive officer of Tribune Publishing Tribune Publishing Company (briefly Tronc, Inc.) is an American newspaper print and online media publishing company. The company, which was acquired by Alden Global Capital in May 202 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dearborn-Massar
Dearborn-Massar was a mid-20th-century American firm specializing in architectural photography founded by Phyllis Dearborn (1916–2011) and Robert J. Massar (1915–2002). Background of founders Phyllis Dearborn was born in 1916 and raised in Seattle, Washington. She graduated with a degree in liberal arts from the University of Washington in 1937. She went on to study photography at the Clarence H. White School of Photography. Her style was influenced by the F/64 group of photographers that coalesced around Ansel Adams, with whom she took courses at the Museum of Modern Art in New York. She was admired for the formal precision and balance of her photographic compositions. At one point, she went to Italy to document photographically the architectural work of Andrea Palladio and Filippo Brunelleschi. In the mid 1960s, Dearborn began volunteering in the prints and photographs department at the Metropolitan Museum, developing into a scholar of European prints. She occasionally cura ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Walter Dearborn
Walter Fenno Dearborn (July 19, 1878 – June 21, 1955) was a pioneering American educator and experimental psychologist who helped to establish the field of reading education. Dearborn, who approached the study of psychology from the perspective of an empirical scientist, is perhaps best known for using empirical research to design and refine teaching methods. Dearborn's research persuaded him that children develop at different rates and that schools should not ignore individual differences by teaching children in large groups or classes. Biography Dearborn was born in Marblehead, Massachusetts. He attended Boston public schools and then Phillips Exeter Academy, graduating in 1896. He earned a bachelor's degree (1900) and a master's degree from Wesleyan University. In 1903, Dearborn began studying for a doctorate at Columbia University where he was the student of James McKeen Cattell. His interest in the psychology of reading and human development promoted him to spend a year ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dearborn (other)
Dearborn may refer to: People * Dearborn (surname) ** Henry Dearborn (1751–1829), U.S. Secretary of War under President Thomas Jefferson, Senior Officer of the U.S. Army during the War of 1812 Places in the United States Forts * Fort Dearborn, a frontier era fort in present-day Chicago, Illinois * Fort Dearborn (Mississippi), in Washington, Mississippi * Fort Dearborn (New Hampshire), in present-day Odiorne State Park * Detroit Arsenal at Dearbornville Populated places Michigan * Dearborn, Michigan, formerly Dearbornville * Dearborn Heights, Michigan * Dearborn Township, Michigan, 1833–1960; See M-153 (Michigan highway) Other states * Dearborn, Missouri * Dearborn County, Indiana Other places * Dearborn River, Montana * Dearborn School The Dearborn School is an historic school building at 25 Ambrose Street in the Roxbury neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts. The three-story brick Beaux Arts school was designed by Roxbury native Edwin James Lewis Jr., and built in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dearborne
Dearborne is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Bud Dearborne, a fictional character in the ''True Blood'' TV-series See also * Dearborn (other) Dearborn may refer to: People * Dearborn (surname) ** Henry Dearborn (1751–1829), U.S. Secretary of War under President Thomas Jefferson, Senior Officer of the U.S. Army during the War of 1812 Places in the United States Forts * Fort Dearborn, ... {{Short pages monitor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
