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Elkins (surname)
Elkins is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Aaron Elkins (born 1935), American mystery writer * Bob Elkins (1932–2022), American character actor who has appeared in movies, plays and television productions *Caroline Elkins (born 1959), American academic * Carolyn Elkins, American poet, teacher, and editor * Charlotte Elkins (born 1948), American author and wife of writer Aaron Elkins *Corey Elkins (born 1985), left wing for the Los Angeles Kings of the National Hockey League * Dane Elkins (born 1999), American professional racquetball player *Darren Elkins, American mixed martial artist *Davis Elkins (1876–1959), American industrialist, son of Stephen Benton Elkins * Gary Elkins (born 1966), English football player * Gary Elkins (born 1955), American politician * Hillard Elkins ("Hilly" Elkins, 1929–2010), American theatre and film producer * Jim Elkins (Oregon criminal), crime boss in Portland, Oregon in the mid-20th century * James Elkins (art critic) (bor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aaron Elkins
Aaron Elkins (born July 24, 1935 in Brooklyn) is an American mystery writer. He is best known for his series of novels featuring forensic anthropologist Gideon Oliver—the 'skeleton detective'. Biography Elkins's father was a machinist, his mother a homemaker. Elkins graduated from Hunter College in 1956 with a Bachelor of Arts, after which he studied at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, earned master of arts degrees at the University of Arizona (1960) and California State University, Los Angeles (1962), and received a doctorate in Education (Ed.D.) in 1976 from the University of California, Berkeley. Elkins had a multi-year career as a government employee, consultant, lecturer, and teacher in the fields of business, psychology, and anthropology. Elkins and his wife, Charlotte Elkins, live in Sequim, Washington; they have two children. Writing Elkins began his first novel (the first in the Gideon Oliver series) in 1978, at the age of 42. The fourth Oliver book, ''O ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Elkins
John Elkins (May 23, 1815December 13, 1898) was an American jeweler, watchmaker, politician, and Wisconsin pioneer. He was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly, representing the city of Racine in the 1873 session. Biography John Elkins was born in Piermont, New Hampshire, on May 23, 1815. He was raised on his family's farm until age 17, when he moved to Boston, Massachusetts, and apprenticed as a jeweler. He then went to work as a journeyman jeweler for one year in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. In 1837, he moved to St. Louis, Missouri, and purchased a lot in the city to operate a store, but an outbreak of Cholera forced him to cancel his plans. He then moved to Rushville, Illinois, where he was able to open a shop and operate a business. At the time, there were no other jewelers within 200 miles of his shop. After four years in Rushville, Elkins relocated to Fort Madison, Iowa, and then, in the Fall of 1843, he came to the Wisconsin Territory and settled in the area now k ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wilson Homer Elkins
Wilson Homer "Bull" Elkins (July 9, 1908 – March 17, 1994) was an American educator and university administrator. Career Elkins served as the president of the University of Maryland from 1954 to 1970, and then was president of the 5 campus University of Maryland System from 1970-1978. Elkins received an A.B. and an M.A. from the University of Texas in 1933, where he was also a star college football quarterback. He was a Rhodes Scholar at Oxford University, where he completed a Ph.D. Elkins served as the president of San Angelo Junior College from 1938 to 1948. He left San Angelo to become president of Texas Western College in El Paso until beginning his tenure at the University of Maryland in 1954. At the University of Maryland, Elkins emphasized rigorous academic standards. In 1957, he created the "Academic Probation Plan," threatening 1,550 students—18 percent of the undergraduate enrollment—with expulsion because their grade point averages were lower than a C. Un ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Lukens Elkins
William Lukens Elkins (May 2, 1832 – November 7, 1903) was an American businessman and art collector. He began his working career as a grocer in Philadelphia and became a business tycoon with financial interests in oil, natural gas and transportation. He was one of the first to convert oil to gasoline and became a major shareholder in Standard Oil. He partnered with Peter Widener to found the Philadelphia Rapid Transit Company and developed streetcar and railway systems throughout several major cities in the United States. He founded the United Gas Improvement Company and was a member of the board of directors of 24 companies. He was a collector of art and filled his Elkins Estate with over 132 paintings. His estate was valued at $25 million at the time of his death. Early life Elkins was born in Wheeling, West Virginia, on May 2, 1832. He was the seventh child and youngest son to George Elkins and Susanne (née Howell) Elkins. His father was a pioneer in paper manufacturin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Terence James Elkins
Terence James Elkins (born 8 March 1936) is an Australian-born American physicist. In 1960, he participated in an expedition from Mawson Station which conducted the first geological surveys of the Napier Mountains in Antarctica. The highest of this group of mountains, Mount Elkins, was subsequently named after him.Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) of the United States Geological SurveyMount Elkins Retrieved 28 March 2010.Australian Antarctic Gazetteer of the Australian Antarctic Data CentreMount Elkins Retrieved 28 March 2010. In 1979, he received the Harold Brown Award, the Air Force's highest honour for research and development, for research he conducted that contributed to the development of the AN/FPS-118 over-the-horizon backscatter (OTH-B) air defence radar system. This system, consisting of six one-megawatt transmitters and their associated horizontal linear phased array antennas, is currently the largest radar system in the world. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stephen Benton Elkins
Stephen Benton Elkins (September 26, 1841January 4, 1911) was an American industrialist and politician. He served as the Secretary of War between 1891 and 1893. He served in the United States Congress as a Delegate from the Territory of New Mexico and a Senator from West Virginia. Biography Early life Stephen Benton Elkins was born on September 26, 1841 near New Lexington, Ohio and moved with his family to Westport, Missouri (now part of Kansas City) in the mid-1840s. His parents were Philip Duncan Elkins and Sarah Pickett Withers. He attended the Masonic College in Lexington, Missouri in the 1850s, and graduated from the University of Missouri in Columbia in 1860. After graduation, he briefly taught school in Cass County, Missouri. Among his pupils was future James-Younger Gang member Cole Younger. Civil War In the American Civil War Elkins' father and brother joined the Confederate Army under Sterling Price, but he joined the Union Army. Before he joined the Union Army h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steven A
Stephen or Steven is a common English first name. It is particularly significant to Christians, as it belonged to Saint Stephen ( grc-gre, Στέφανος ), an early disciple and deacon who, according to the Book of Acts, was stoned to death; he is widely regarded as the first martyr (or "protomartyr") of the Christian Church. In English, Stephen is most commonly pronounced as ' (). The name, in both the forms Stephen and Steven, is often shortened to Steve or Stevie. The spelling as Stephen can also be pronounced which is from the Greek original version, Stephanos. In English, the female version of the name is Stephanie. Many surnames are derived from the first name, including Stephens, Stevens, Stephenson, and Stevenson, all of which mean "Stephen's (son)". In modern times the name has sometimes been given with intentionally non-standard spelling, such as Stevan or Stevon. A common variant of the name used in English is Stephan ; related names that have found some curr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steve Elkins
Steve Elkins (born March 27, 1951) is an American cinematographer and explorer. Early career Steve Elkins started his professional career as director of an outdoor and environmental education program for the Van Gorder-Walden School in Chicago. During this time he also worked as a field researcher for paleo-climate studies at the University of Wisconsin. While attending Southern Illinois University and receiving a B.S in Earth Science he conducted an archeological survey and test excavation of a rock shelter site he discovered. Moving to California in 1979, Elkins first worked in petroleum engineering before deciding to pursue his growing interest in cinematography. Working in the TV and film industry for over 30 years Elkins earned numerous industry awards. In 1985 he received a gold medal at the International Film and TV festival of New York (now the New York Festival) . He received CINE Golden Eagle awards in 1987 and 1999 for originality and excellence in storytelling in t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stanley Elkins
Stanley Maurice Elkins (April 27, 1925 in Boston, Massachusetts – September 16, 2013 in Leeds, Massachusetts) was an American historian, best known for his unique and controversial comparison of slavery in the United States to Nazi concentration camps, and for his collaborations (in a book and numerous articles) with Eric McKitrick regarding the early American Republic. They together wrote ''The Age of Federalism'', on the history of the founding fathers of America. He obtained his BA from Harvard University (under the GI bill scholarship) and his Ph.D. in history from Columbia University. Elkins first taught at the University of Chicago but spent most of his career as a professor of history at Smith College in Northampton, MA, where he raised his family and eventually retired. Career Elkins was born in Boston to Frank and Frances Elkins (née Reiner). He attended Boston English High School and enlisted in the U.S. Army in 1943, serving in the 36th Infantry Regiment, fighti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mike Elkins
Michael David Elkins (born July 20, 1966) is a former American football quarterback in the National Football League (NFL) and the World League of American Football (WLAF). In the NFL, Elkins played for the Kansas City Chiefs, the Cleveland Browns and the Houston Oilers. In the WLAF, he played for the Sacramento Surge. Elkins attended Wake Forest. Professional career Elkins was selected in the second round (32nd overall) of the 1989 NFL Draft by the Kansas City Chiefs. The four months that he experienced from Senior Bowl The Senior Bowl is a post-season college football all-star game played annually in late January or early February in Mobile, Alabama, which showcases the best NFL Draft prospects of those players who have completed their college eligibility. Pr ... week until he was picked by the Chiefs were chronicled in "Maximum Exposure," an article in the May 1, 1989 issue of ''Sports Illustrated''. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Margreta Elkins
Margreta Elkins (born Margaret Ann Enid Geater; 16 October 19301 April 2009) was an Australian mezzo-soprano. She sang at The Royal Opera and with Opera Australia and other companies, but turned down offers to sing at the Metropolitan Opera, Bayreuth and Glyndebourne. She recorded alongside sopranos such as Maria Callas and Joan Sutherland. Early life and career: 1930–1955 Margaret Ann Enid Geater was born in Brisbane, Queensland. She began her vocal studies at a convent school before winning an Australian state scholarship in 1949. That same year, she married Henry ElkinsMark McGinneStatuesque yet steely soprano''The Age'', 9 April 2009 and adopted Margreta Elkins as her stage name. Also that year she competed in the Mobil Quest against Joan Sutherland. In 1950, she toured Queensland and appeared in ''Faust'' as Siébel; ''Il trovatore'' as Azucena; and '' Madama Butterfly'' as Suzuki. In 1952 she joined and toured with the National Opera Company of Australia, making her f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luther Elkins
Luther Elkins (May 26, 1809 – December 13, 1887) was an American politician and pioneer in the state of Oregon. Born in Cornville, Maine and married to Philotheta Williams, he immigrated to the Oregon Territory in 1852, overland via the Oregon Trail. He served in the Oregon Territorial Legislature and was a delegate to the Oregon Constitutional Convention. He was elected to the Oregon State Senate in 1858, serving in the 1859 special session, for which he was selected as the Oregon Senate's first President.Oregon Blue Book: Earliest Authorities in Oregon - Senate Presidents of Oregon. Oregon Secretary of State. Retrieved 2014-06-23. He also served in the 1860 regular session, again as president. He died in 188 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
