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Eben English
Eben is a name of Hebrew origin. It is sometimes short for Ebenezer. The name can refer to: People Given name * Eben Alexander (educator) (1851–1910), American educator * Eben Alexander (author) (born 1953), American author and neurosurgeon * Eben Alexander Jr (1913–2004), American neurosurgeon * Eben Barnard (born 1992), South African rugby union player * Eben Bartlett (1912–1983), New Hampshire state representative * Eben Edwards Beardsley (1808-1892), American Episcopal clergyman * Eben Burgoon (born 1979), American author, cartoonist, and artist * Eben Byers (1880–1932), American socialite, golfer and industrialist who died from drinking radioactive "medicine" * Eben Pomeroy Colton (1829-1895), American businessman, farmer and politician, Lieutenant Governor of Vermont * Eben Britton (born 1987), American former National Football League player * Theophilus Ebenhaezer Eben Dönges (1898–1968), South African politician * Eben Sumner Draper (1858–1914), American busi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hebrew Language
Hebrew (; ; ) is a Northwest Semitic language of the Afroasiatic language family. Historically, it is one of the spoken languages of the Israelites and their longest-surviving descendants, the Jews and Samaritans. It was largely preserved throughout history as the main liturgical language of Judaism (since the Second Temple period) and Samaritanism. Hebrew is the only Canaanite language still spoken today, and serves as the only truly successful example of a dead language that has been revived. It is also one of only two Northwest Semitic languages still in use, with the other being Aramaic. The earliest examples of written Paleo-Hebrew date back to the 10th century BCE. Nearly all of the Hebrew Bible is written in Biblical Hebrew, with much of its present form in the dialect that scholars believe flourished around the 6th century BCE, during the time of the Babylonian captivity. For this reason, Hebrew has been referred to by Jews as '' Lashon Hakodesh'' (, ) since an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ebenezer Thomas
Ebenezer Thomas (August 1802 – 17 February 1863), better known to Welsh speakers by his bardic name of Eben Fardd, was a Welsh teacher and poet. Eben Fardd was born in Llanarmon, Caernarvonshire, the son of a weaver, and educated at local schools. His elder brother, William, was a schoolmaster, and when William died, Eben Fardd took over his school at Llangybi. He won a prize for his poetry at the 1824 eisteddfod in Welshpool. He moved to Clynnog Fawr in 1827, where he lived opposite the church of St Beuno in a house now called Bod Cybi, and is buried in the churchyard. In 1830, he married Mary Williams; they had three daughters and a son. In 1840, he won another prize at the Liverpool eisteddfod, and in 1841, his first volume of poetry, ''Caniadau'' ("Songs"), was published. In 1850, he was given a grant by the Calvinistic Methodist Church The Presbyterian Church of Wales ( cy, Eglwys Bresbyteraidd Cymru), also known as Calvinistic Methodist Church (), is a denominatio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eben William Robertson
Eben William Robertson (17 September 1815 – 3 June 1874) was a British historian. Life Robertson was born near the Leicestershire- Derbyshire border at Netherseale, into a wealthy landowning family. He was a distant relative of 18th century Scotland, Scots historian and academic William Robertson (historian), William Robertson. He attended Worcester College, Oxford, and received legal training at Lincoln's Inn. His father died in 1852 and Robertson succeeded to the family's estates. As a legally trained landowner and gentleman, he was active in local administration, first as a justice of the peace. In 1862, he was appointed Deputy Lord Lieutenant of Leicestershire, and in 1870, he became High Sheriff of Derbyshire. Robertson was married to Isabella Colgrave in 1838. They had one son and two daughters. He is best remembered as a historian of medieval Scotland. His 1862 work ''Scotland under her early Kings'' (2 volumes) was well regarded. He published a collection of essays, ''H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eben Ezra Roberts
Eben Ezra Roberts (1866–1943) was an American architect known for his work in the early modern Prairie style, pioneered by Frank Lloyd Wright, as well as other traditional residential styles. Roberts was born in Boston and attended architectural school at Tilton Seminary in New Hampshire. After moving to Chicago he eventually established a practice in the suburb of Oak Park, Illinois. In Oak Park alone, Roberts designed over 200 houses. Early life Eben Ezra Roberts was born in Boston and attended public school. His father trained him in both mechanical and freehand drawing as he grew up.Hackl. Marty.Eben E. Roberts," ''Oak Park Tourist/Historical Society of Oak Park and River Forest'', 2003. Retrieved 15 June 2007. His family moved to Meredith, New Hampshire where Roberts' education continued in public schools there. He went on to study architecture at Tilton Seminary, now known as Tilton School, in New Hampshire. Career In 1888 Roberts moved to Chicago where he worked as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eben E
Eben is a name of Hebrew origin. It is sometimes short for Ebenezer. The name can refer to: People Given name * Eben Alexander (educator) (1851–1910), American educator * Eben Alexander (author) (born 1953), American author and neurosurgeon * Eben Alexander Jr (1913–2004), American neurosurgeon * Eben Barnard (born 1992), South African rugby union player * Eben Bartlett (1912–1983), New Hampshire state representative * Eben Edwards Beardsley (1808-1892), American Episcopal clergyman * Eben Burgoon (born 1979), American author, cartoonist, and artist * Eben Byers (1880–1932), American socialite, golfer and industrialist who died from drinking radioactive "medicine" * Eben Pomeroy Colton (1829-1895), American businessman, farmer and politician, Lieutenant Governor of Vermont * Eben Britton (born 1987), American former National Football League player * Theophilus Ebenhaezer Eben Dönges (1898–1968), South African politician * Eben Sumner Draper (1858–1914), American busi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eben Fiske Ostby
Eben Fiske Ostby (born February 24, 1955) is a pioneer computer graphics software developer, animator, and technical director for motion pictures. Ostby was born in Hampton, Connecticut, United States. He graduated from Pomfret School and Vassar College, where he was its "first computer science major". He joined Pixar when the company was a garage start-up, as one of the first four employees of its animation department along with John Lasseter. There, he worked on early breakthrough animation shorts such as '' Luxo Jr.'', ''Red's Dream'', ''Tin Toy'', ''Knick Knack'', and '' For the Birds''. He became Vice President for Software. In 1998, he shared the Academy Award, Scientific and Engineering with three other people for the development of the Marionette 3-D Computer Animation System. He has served as Computer Animation, Technical and Modeling Director on ''Cars'' 2005, ''A Bug's Life,'' ''Monsters, Inc.,'' ''Toy Story'', ''Toy Story 2'', ''Young Sherlock Holmes'' and many other mo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eben Newton
Eben Newton (October 16, 1795 – November 6, 1885) was an American lawyer and politician who served one term as a U.S. Representative from Ohio from 1851 to 1853. Early life and career Born in Goshen, Connecticut, Newton attended the common schools. He moved to Portage County, Ohio, in 1814 and engaged in agricultural pursuits. He studied law with Darius Lyman and John Sloane. Newton was admitted to the bar in 1823 and commenced practice in Canfield, Ohio. He formed a partnership with Elisha Whittlesey that lasted for twenty years. He served as member of the Ohio Senate from 1842 to 1851. He was the presiding judge of the court of common pleas from 1844 to 1851. Congress Newton was elected as a Whig to the Thirty-second Congress (March 4, 1851 – March 3, 1853). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1852 to the Thirty-third Congress. Later career He served as president of the Ashtabula & New Lisbon Railroad 1856–1859, and again served in the state sen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eben Moglen
Eben Moglen (born 1959) is an American legal scholar who is professor of law and legal history at Columbia University, and is the founder, Director-Counsel and Chairman of Software Freedom Law Center. Professional biography Moglen started out as a computer programming language designer and then received his bachelor's degree from Swarthmore College in 1980. In 1985, he received a Master of Philosophy in history and a JD from Yale University. He has held visiting appointments at Harvard University, Tel Aviv University and the University of Virginia since 1987. He was a law clerk to Justice Thurgood Marshall (1986–87 term). He joined the faculty of Columbia Law School in 1987, and was admitted to the New York bar in 1988. He received a Ph.D. in history from Yale University in 1993. Moglen serves as a director of the Public Patent Foundation. Moglen was part of Philip Zimmermann's defense team, when Zimmermann was being investigated over the export of Pretty Good Privacy, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eben Matlis
Eben Matlis (August 28, 1923 - March 27, 2015) was a mathematician known for his contributions to the theory of rings and modules, especially for his work with injective modules over commutative Noetherian rings, and his introduction of Matlis duality. Matlis earned his Ph.D. at the University of Chicago in 1958, with Irving Kaplansky as advisor. He is an emeritus professor at Northwestern University and was a member of the Institute for Advanced Study The Institute for Advanced Study (IAS), located in Princeton, New Jersey, in the United States, is an independent center for theoretical research and intellectual inquiry. It has served as the academic home of internationally preeminent scholar ... from August 1962 to June 1963. Selected works * * * References External links * 1923 births 2015 deaths 20th-century American mathematicians Algebraists University of Chicago alumni Northwestern University faculty Institute for Advanced Study people {{US-mathema ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eben Martin
Eben Wever Martin (April 12, 1855 – May 22, 1932) was an American attorney and politician in South Dakota. A Republican, he was most notable for his service as a member of the United States House of Representatives. Early life and education Martin was born in Maquoketa, Iowa. He attended the public schools of his hometown, and in 1879 he graduated from Cornell College in Mount Vernon, Iowa. He studied at the University of Michigan Law School in 1879 and 1880, was admitted to the bar in 1880 and commenced practice in Deadwood, Dakota Territory. Career Martin served in the South Dakota Territory House of Representatives in 1884 and 1885, and was president of Deadwood's board of education from 1886 to 1900. In 1900, Martin was elected as a Republican to Seat B, one of South Dakota's two at-large seats in the United States House of Representatives. He was reelected in 1902 and 1904, and served from March 4, 1901 to March 3, 1907. He ran unsuccessfully for the United States Senat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eben Jenks Loomis
Eben Jenks Loomis (November 11, 1828 – December 2, 1912) was an American astronomer, born in Oppenheim, New York. He attended the Lawrence Scientific School (Harvard) in 1851–53. He was assistant in the ''American Ephemeris and Nautical Almanac'' office from 1850 until his retirement in 1900. During this time he also held the position of special assistant at the United States Naval Observatory in Washington, DC. Loomis was a member of the United States eclipse expedition to Africa in 1889, which observed the total solar eclipse on December 22. He is author of ''Wayside Sketches'' (1894); ''An Eclipse Party in Africa'' (1896); and A Sunset Idyl, and Other Poems' (1903). He was the father of Mabel Loomis Todd Mabel Loomis Todd or Mabel Loomis (November 10, 1856 – October 14, 1932) was an American editor and writer. She is remembered as the editor of posthumously published editions of Emily Dickinson and also wrote several novels and logs of her ....Representativ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eben Joubert
Eben Joubert (born 30 June 1983 in Johannesburg, South Africa) was a South African rugby union player playing in New Zealand for Otago in the ITM Cup competition. He was named Otago captain in 2011. Playing career After attending the University of Pretoria, Joubert spent some time on the fringes of the Blue Bulls provincial squad, making a single appearance during both the Currie Cup and Vodacom Cup in 2007. Considered undersized for a flanker in his native South Africa, in 2008 he accepted an offer to come to New Zealand in an attempt to further his chances at a professional career. After making a strong impression in club rugby in Dunedin, he was selected to the Otago side for the 2008 Air New Zealand Cup. After making regular appearances in 2008 and 2009, his career suffered a serious setback in a Ranfurly Shield game against Southland early in the 2010 ITM Cup campaign, when he suffered a serious shoulder injury which ruled him out for the season. The injury was further com ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
