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Falkner (other)
Falkner may refer to: People with the surname * Adam Falkner (author), American author * Allen Falkner (born 1969), American artist * Brian Falkner (author) (born 1962), popular New Zealand children's author * Brian Falkner, common misspelling of the name of Brian Faulkner, Baron Faulkner of Downpatrick (1921–1977), Prime Minister of Northern Ireland * Elizabeth Falkner, American Pastry Chef * Frank Falkner, British-born American biologist and pediatrician * Harold Falkner, early 20th-century British architect * Jason Falkner (born 1968), American pop and rock musician * J. Meade Falkner (1858–1932), English novelist and poet, best known for his 1898 novel, ''Moonfleet'' * Keith Falkner (1900–1994), English bass-baritone singer * Kelly Falkner (born 1960), American chemical oceanographer and educator * Kishwer Falkner, Baroness Falkner of Margravine (born 1955), British politician * Maria Smith-Falkner (1878–1968), Russian economist * Monica Falkner, New Zealand netb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adam Falkner (author)
Adam Falkner is an American author, poet, artist, and educator. Falkner is a Pushcart Prize nominee. His work has appeared in ''The New York Times'', and he has been a featured performer at President Barack Obama's Grassroots Ball at the First inauguration of Barack Obama, 2009 Presidential Inauguration. Education Falkner is from Ann Arbor, Michigan, and attended the University of Michigan as an undergraduate student. He holds a MA in English from Brooklyn College, and a PhD in English & Education from Columbia University. Career Falkner's writing and work focus on intersectional themes of race, gender, queer life and social justice education. Writing Falkner's book, ''The Willies'', is a portrait of the "journey into queerhood" in America. The book has received praise from National Book Award-winning author Andrew Solomon, and from writers and critics Saeed Jones, Hanif Abdurraqib, and Patricia Smith (poet), Patricia Smith for its “vulnerability, determination, lyricism a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Falkner
Thomas Falkner (6 October 1707 – 30 January 1784) was an English Jesuit missionary, explorer and physician, active in the Patagonia region for nearly forty years. His primary work, ''The Description of Patagonia'', was written towards the idea of English colonization (similar to Mungo Park and other explorers of his era), but it remains valuable as a record of early life, flora and fauna of the region. He is credited with recording the first fossil in present-day Argentina. Life He was the son of Thomas Falkner, a Manchester apothecary, and had Calvinist, maybe Scottish heritage. In poor health, he was advised to take a sea-voyage, and being acquainted with a ship chaplain on board the ''Assiento'', a vessel trading with Guinea and carrying slaves to Buenos Aires, he accepted an invitation to accompany the vessel as surgeon. This was in or about 1731. On reaching Buenos Aires he was so ill that the captain was compelled to leave him there in the care of Father Mahoney, the sup ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Faulconer (surname) , where a fictional Faulconer County and Faulconer family are key plot elements
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Faulconer is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Adam Faulconer – fictional character in "The Starbuck Chronicles" *Bruce Faulconer – American composer *Kevin Faulconer – former mayor of San Diego See also * Falconer (surname) *Faulkner (surname) *Falkner (other) * Fawkner (other) *Faulknor (other) * The Starbuck Chronicles The Starbuck Chronicles are a series of historical fiction novels by British author Bernard Cornwell set during the American Civil War. They follow the exploits of Boston-born Confederate officer Nathaniel Starbuck. Four novels have been written, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Faulkner (other)
William Faulkner was an American author. Faulkner may also refer to: * Faulkner (surname), an English surname (and list of people with that name) *Faulkner (band), an alternative band * Faulkner County, Arkansas, a county in the United States *Faulkner, Maryland, an unincorporated location in the United States *Faulkner, West Virginia * Faulkner University, a university in Montgomery, Alabama, United States See also * Falcone (other) * Falconer (other) * Falkner (other) * Faulkner Act (Council-Manager), a Faulkner Act form * Faulkner Act (Mayor-Council), a Faulkner Act form * Faulkner Act (Mayor-Council-Administrator), a Faulkner Act form * Faulkner Act (New Jersey), a New Jersey municipal charter law, named after Bayard H. Faulkner * Faulkner Act (Small Municipality), a Faulkner Act form * Faulkner-Blanchard, a 1910 automobile * Faulkner Homestead, a 1707 historic house in Acton, Massachusetts, United States * Faulkner Hospital, a teaching hospit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Falconer (other)
Falconer may refer to: * A person skilled in the art of falconry People * Falconer (surname), a family name * Falconer Larkworthy (1833–1928), New Zealand banker and financier * Falconer Madan (1851—1935), librarian of the Bodleian Library of Oxford University * Charlie Falconer, Baron Falconer of Thoroton, a British politician Places * Falconer, New York, United States, a village * Mount Falconer, Victoria Land, Antarctica Arts and entertainment * ''The Falconer'' (Simonds), a bronze sculpture in Central Park, New York City * ''The Falconer'' (Hansen), a bronze sculpture in Portland, Oregon * Falconer (band), a power metal band from Sweden * ''Falconer'' (album), an album by the band * ''Falconer'' (novel), a novel by John Cheever * "The Falconer", a recurring sketch on the TV program ''Saturday Night Live'' * ''The Falconer'' (1997 film), with Iain Sinclair * ''The Falconer'' (film), a 2021 film Military * AN/USQ-163 Falconer, a weapon system used by the United ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Falkner (novel)
''Falkner'' (1837) is the penultimate book published by the author Mary Shelley. Like Shelley's earlier novel ''Lodore'' (1835), it charts a young woman's education under a tyrannical father figure. Plot As a six-year-old orphan, Elizabeth Raby prevents Rupert Falkner from committing suicide; Falkner then adopts her and brings her up to be a model of virtue. However, she falls in love with Gerald Neville, whose mother Falkner had unintentionally driven to her death years before. When Falkner is finally acquitted of murdering Neville's mother, Elizabeth's female values subdue the destructive impulses of the two men she loves, who are reconciled and unite with Elizabeth in domestic harmony. Reception ''Falkner'' is the only one of Shelley's novels in which the heroine's agenda triumphs. In critic Kate Ferguson Ellis's view, the novel's resolution proposes that when female values triumph over violent and destructive masculinity, men will be freed to express the "compassion, symp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Falkner Glacier
Falkner Glacier (), is an east-flowing valley glacier, long, located south of Oakley Glacier in the Mountaineer Range, Victoria Land, Antarctica. The glacier descends steeply to Lady Newnes Bay where it forms a floating glacier tongue. It was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (2008) after Kelly K. Falkner, Professor of Chemical Oceanography at Oregon State University, who served from 2006 as the first Program Director for the Antarctic Integrated System Science Program in the Division of Antarctic Sciences, Office of Antarctic Programs, National Science Foundation. See also * List of glaciers in the Antarctic * List of Antarctic ice streams * Glaciology Glaciology (; ) is the scientific study of glaciers, or more generally ice and natural phenomena that involve ice. Glaciology is an interdisciplinary Earth science that integrates geophysics, geology, physical geography, geomorphology, climato ... References External links Antarctic glacier named after ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Falkner Square
Falkner Square is a square in Canning on the border of Liverpool city centre and Toxteth. Falkner Square Gardens occupy the centre of the square. The Square was completed in 1830 and in 1835 the central area was acquired as a park, one of the first areas so acquired by the council. History Falkner Square is named after Edward Falkner, soldier and , who mustered 1000 men in a single hour for the defence of Liverpool in 1797 when a French invasion threatened. He wante ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Falkner Island Light
Falkner Island Light, also known as the Faulkner Island Lighthouse, is a lighthouse in Connecticut, United States, on Falkner Island which is off Guilford Harbor on Long Island Sound. The lighthouse was constructed in 1802 and commissioned by President Thomas Jefferson. The lighthouse has had three keeper's houses: the original house of 1802 was rebuilt in 1851 and then again in 1871. The 1871 keeper's house survived to 1976, when it was destroyed by fire; the Coast Guard repaired and automated the lighthouse two years later. A volunteer group, the Faulkner's Light Brigade, has undertaken the restoration and preservation of the lighthouse since 1991, completing the last major restoration work in March 2011. Access to Falkner Island and the light is restricted during the nesting season of the roseate terns from May to August yearly. The Falkner Island Lighthouse, as the second oldest extant lighthouse in Connecticut, is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Falkner I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Falkner Island
Falkner Island (also called Faulkner's Island) is a crescent-shaped island located in Long Island Sound 3 miles (5 km) off Guilford, Connecticut, United States. The island has been visited by the Native Americans for thousands of years. Its Quinnipiac name is "Massancummock", meaning "the place of the great fish hawks". In 1641, Henry Whitfield and the founders of Guilford purchased the island from the Mohegan tribe's sachem, Uncas, as part of a transaction for the land east of East River. Purchased by the Stone family in 1715, it remained in the family until it was sold to the government in 1801. The Falkner Island Light was constructed in 1802 and commissioned by President Thomas Jefferson. The light is the second oldest in Connecticut and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The lighthouse was automated in 1978, and continues to operate as a navigational aid to the nearby Intracoastal Waterway. The island is part of the Stewart B. McKinney Nation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Falkner, Mississippi
Falkner is a town in Tippah County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 514 at the 2010 census. The town was named for William Clark Falkner, the great-grandfather of author William Faulkner. Geography Falkner is located at . The town lies north of Ripley along Mississippi Highway 15. Just south of Falkner, MS 15 intersects Mississippi Highway 370, which connects it with Ashland to the west. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , all land. Demographics As of the census of 2000, there were 213 people, 85 households, and 62 families residing in the town. The population density was . There were 90 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the town was 97.64% White, 0.94% African American, 0.94% from other races, and 0.47% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.83% of the population. There were 85 households, out of which 31.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.2% w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Falkner (Pokémon)
Falkner may refer to: People with the surname * Adam Falkner (author), American author * Allen Falkner (born 1969), American artist * Brian Falkner (author) (born 1962), popular New Zealand children's author * Brian Falkner, common misspelling of the name of Brian Faulkner, Baron Faulkner of Downpatrick (1921–1977), Prime Minister of Northern Ireland * Elizabeth Falkner, American Pastry Chef * Frank Falkner, British-born American biologist and pediatrician * Harold Falkner, early 20th-century British architect * Jason Falkner (born 1968), American pop and rock musician * J. Meade Falkner (1858–1932), English novelist and poet, best known for his 1898 novel, ''Moonfleet'' * Keith Falkner (1900–1994), English bass-baritone singer * Kelly Falkner (born 1960), American chemical oceanographer and educator * Kishwer Falkner, Baroness Falkner of Margravine (born 1955), British politician * Maria Smith-Falkner (1878–1968), Russian economist * Monica Falkner, New Zealand netball pl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
