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Farrand may refer to: * William R. Farrand (1853–1930), American manufacturer of pianos and organs * Livingston Farrand (1867–1939), American physician and anthropologist * Royal T. Farrand (1867–1927), American football player and medical doctor * Max Farrand (1869–1945), American historian * Beatrix Farrand (1872–1959), American landscape gardener and architect * John Farrand (born 1945), British-American business executive * Phil Farrand (born 1958), American computer programmer See also * Farrands Farrands is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Daniel Farrands (born 1969), American filmmaker *Frank Farrands (1835–1916), English cricketer and umpire *John Farrands Dr John Law Farrands (11 March 1921 – 14 July 1996) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William R
William is a male given name of Germanic origin.Hanks, Hardcastle and Hodges, ''Oxford Dictionary of First Names'', Oxford University Press, 2nd edition, , p. 276. It became very popular in the English language after the Norman conquest of England in 1066,All Things William"Meaning & Origin of the Name"/ref> and remained so throughout the Middle Ages and into the modern era. It is sometimes abbreviated "Wm." Shortened familiar versions in English include Will, Wills, Willy, Willie, Bill, and Billy. A common Irish form is Liam. Scottish diminutives include Wull, Willie or Wullie (as in Oor Wullie or the play ''Douglas''). Female forms are Willa, Willemina, Wilma and Wilhelmina. Etymology William is related to the given name ''Wilhelm'' (cf. Proto-Germanic ᚹᛁᛚᛃᚨᚺᛖᛚᛗᚨᛉ, ''*Wiljahelmaz'' > German ''Wilhelm'' and Old Norse ᚢᛁᛚᛋᛅᚼᛅᛚᛘᛅᛋ, ''Vilhjálmr''). By regular sound changes, the native, inherited English form of the name shoul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Livingston Farrand
Livingston Farrand (June 14, 1867 – November 8, 1939) was an American physician, anthropology, anthropologist, psychologist, public health advocate and academic administrator. Early life and education Born in Newark, New Jersey, to Dr. Samuel Ashbel Farrand, headmaster of the historic Newark Academy, and Rachel Louise (Wilson) Farrand, Farrand received an undergraduate degree from Princeton University, Princeton in 1888, and went on to the Columbia University, Columbia Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, College of Physicians and Surgeons, where he earned his Doctor of Medicine, M.D. in 1891. He attended the Universities of University of Cambridge, Cambridge and Humboldt University of Berlin, Berlin, studying physiological psychology. Academia After graduating in 1893, he went on to serve as adjunct professor of psychology at Columbia. Due to the influence of Franz Boas - who had joined Columbia in 1896 - Farrand became more involved in anthropolo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Royal T
Royal may refer to: People * Royal (name), a list of people with either the surname or given name * A member of a royal family Places United States * Royal, Arkansas, an unincorporated community * Royal, Illinois, a village * Royal, Iowa, a city * Royal, Missouri, an unincorporated community * Royal, Nebraska, a village * Royal, Franklin County, North Carolina, an unincorporated area * Royal, Utah, a ghost town * Royal, West Virginia, an unincorporated community * Royal Gorge, on the Arkansas River in Colorado * Royal Township (other) Elsewhere * Mount Royal, a hill in Montreal, Canada * Royal Canal, Dublin, Ireland * Royal National Park, New South Wales, Australia Arts, entertainment, and media * ''Royal'' (Jesse Royal album), a 2021 reggae album * '' The Royal'', a British medical drama television series * '' The Royal Magazine'', a monthly British literary magazine published between 1898 and 1939 * ''Royal'' (Indian magazine), a men's lifestyle bimonth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Max Farrand
Max Farrand (March 29, 1869 – June 17, 1945) was an American historian who taught at several universities and was the first director of the Huntington Library. Early life He was born in Newark, New Jersey, United States. He graduated from Princeton (A.B., 1892; Ph.D., 1896). Career Farrand taught at Wesleyan University, then after several years at Stanford University, and a year at Cornell University, he became a professor of history at Yale University (1908–1925). His particular area of interest and expertise was the Founding Fathers, the organization of the United States after the American Revolutionary War. Farrand was also director of the Commonwealth Fund, founded in 1918 by Anna M. Harkness—widow of Stephen V. Harkness—an investor in Standard Oil who wanted to “do something for the welfare of mankind.” Max Farrand also assisted philanthropist Henry E. Huntington to establish the Huntington Library, located on the historic Rancho Huerta de Cuati' in San M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beatrix Farrand
Beatrix Cadwalader Farrand (née Jones; June 19, 1872 – February 28, 1959) was an American landscape gardener and landscape architect. Her career included commissions to design about 110 gardens for private residences, estates and country homes, public parks, botanic gardens, college campuses, and the White House. Only a few of her major works survive: Dumbarton Oaks in Washington, D.C., the Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Garden on Mount Desert, Maine, the restored Farm House Garden in Bar Harbor, the Peggy Rockefeller Rose Garden at the New York Botanical Garden (constructed after Farrand's death, using her original plans, and opened in 1988), and elements of the campuses of Princeton, Yale, and Occidental.Parke, Margaret. "A portrait of Beatrix Farrand", ''American Horticulturist'', April 1985, pp. 10–13. Farrand was one of the founding eleven members, and the only woman, of the American Society of Landscape Architects. Beatrix Farrand is one of the most accomplished persons, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Farrand
John Stuart Farrand (born 1935) is a British-American business executive. For fourteen years he worked for a U.K. company, Music Hire Group Limited, and served as managing director beginning in 1973. From 1980 until 1985, he was a senior executive at Warner Communications, which included heading up its Atari Coin-Operated Games Division. During the 1980s, Panavision was sold by Warner Communications to an investment consortium led by Ted Field, John Farrand, and Alan Hirschfield. Five months later, Field and John Farrand bought out the other investors. They sold the company in 1987. In 2002 John married Journalist Giselle Fernandez, they had 1 daughter. The two divorced in 2014. John Farrand became president and chief operating officer of Panavision in 1985, then in 1998 he was promoted to president and CEO of Panavision by William C. Scott William C. Scott, (October 6, 1921 – April 17, 1998) was a Canadian politician. A Progressive Conservative, Scott, a merchant ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phil Farrand
Phil Farrand (born November 5, 1958) is an American computer programmer and consultant, webmaster and author. He is known for his ''Nitpicker's Guides'', in which he nitpicks plot holes and continuity errors in the various ''Star Trek'' television programs and movies, and for the creation of Nitcentral, a website devoted to the same activity. Subsequent to his ''Nitpicker's Guides'', he has ventured into fiction as a novelist. Early life Farrand was born in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, and grew up in the Philippines, where his parents were missionaries for Assemblies of God. He first became interested in the original ''Star Trek'' as a child.Nachtigal, Jerry (April 3, 1994). "'Star Trek' fan points out flaws". '' The Beaver County Times'', The Times/Beaver Newspapers, Inc. (Pennsylvania). p. 4. After returning to the United States, Farrand earned bachelor's degrees in piano performance and music composition.Farrand, Phil (1997)Phil Farrand biography Nitcentral. Retrieved Janu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
