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Frank Adams (other)
Frank Adams (1930–1989) was a British mathematician. Frank Adams may also refer to: *Frank Dawson Adams (1859–1942), Canadian geologist *Frank Reginald Adams (1853–1932), rugby union international * Frank Adams (Florida politician) (1861–1940), state senator *Frank Adams (artist) (1914–1987), American artist * Frank Adams (Canadian football) (born 1970), Canadian football cornerback * Frank Adams (footballer) (1933–2009), goalkeeper * Bluey Adams (Frank Adams, 1935–2019), Australian rules footballer * Frank R. Adams (1883–1963), American author, screenwriter, composer, and newspaper reporter *Yank Adams Frank B. Adams (December 19, 1847 – December 29, 1929"New York, New York City Municipal Deaths, 1795-1949", database, ''FamilySearch'' (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2WGM-FQX : 3 June 2020), Frank B. Adams, 1929.), commonly know ... (Frank B. Adams, 1847–1923), finger billiardist See also * Francis Adams (other) * Frank Adam (born 1968 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frank Adams
John Frank Adams (5 November 1930 – 7 January 1989) was a British mathematician, one of the major contributors to homotopy theory. Life He was born in Woolwich, a suburb in south-east London, and attended Bedford School. He began research as a student of Abram Besicovitch, but soon switched to algebraic topology. He received his PhD from the University of Cambridge in 1956. His thesis, written under the direction of Shaun Wylie, was titled ''On spectral sequences and self-obstruction invariants''. He held the Fielden Chair of Pure Mathematics, Fielden Chair at the University of Manchester (1964–1970), and became Lowndean Professor of Astronomy and Geometry at the University of Cambridge (1970–1989). He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1964. His interests included mountaineering—he would demonstrate how to climb right round a table at parties (a Hassler Whitney, Whitney traverse)—and the game of go (game), Go. He died in a car crash in Brampton, Cambr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frank Dawson Adams
Frank Dawson Adams (September 17, 1859 – December 26, 1942) was a Canadian geologist. Early life and education Frank Dawson Adams was born into a prosperous, middle-class family in Montreal, Quebec. Adams attended the High School of Montreal (a private school founded in 1843 and closely associated with McGill University after 1852). As a pupil there, Adams received a classical education, and his knowledge of Latin was valuable later in life in his historical studies. At the age of sixteen he entered the Applied Science Program at McGill University, where he studied geology with John William Dawson (Principal of McGill since 1852) and Bernard Harrington (who had set up the Applied Science program). In unpublished notes he described Harrington as "the professor who influenced me chiefly." He graduated with first class honors in Applied Science in 1878, then spent a year at the Yale Scientific School, where he studied German, French, and mineralogy. It was there that he m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frank Reginald Adams
Frank Adams was a rugby union international who represented England from 1875 to 1879. He also captained his country. Early life Frank Adams was born in 1852, the second son of Frank Adams and Ellen Straith. His father was a Major General and was the son of the former Mayor of Coventry and High Sheriff of Warwickshire, Henry Cadwallader Adams (of Ansty Hall, Warwickshire) and Emma Curtis, daughter of Sir William Curtis, 1st Baronet of Cullonds Grove (1752–1829), the former Member of Parliament for the City of London, Lord Mayor famed for the definition of the 3Rs as "reading, 'riting, and 'rithmetic" (attributed to him from a speech made at a Board of education dinner). The Adams possession of the family seat at Anstey dated back to 1799 with ''Burke's Peerage'' detailing the family lineage back as far as the Rev. Simon Adams, Rector of Aston Le Walls 1627 to 1673, himself the son of Simon Adams Frank's siblings were his older brother William Ormond (born 1847), and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frank Adams (Florida Politician)
Frank Adams (1861–1940) was a politician in Florida. He served as a state senator, representing Hamilton County, Florida Hamilton County is a county located in the north central portion of the U.S. state of Florida. As of the 2020 census, the population was 14,004, down from 14,799 at the 2010 census. Its county seat is Jasper. History Hamilton County was crea ... His father Robert Watkins Adams also served in the Florida Senate and his son Robert Stanley Adams (died 1943) also became a state senator in Florida. In 1899 he served as president of the Florida Senate. He served as the president of the Florida state senate for two terms, the first to do so since the enactment of the state constitution. See also * List of presidents of the Florida Senate References External links * 1861 births 1940 deaths Florida state senators Presidents of the Florida Senate {{Florida-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frank Adams (artist)
Frank Adams (1914–1987) was an American artist. Starting as an engineering draftsman during World War II World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposin ..., he was known for book illustrations, cartoons, and paintings. Adams is noted for ''The Home Front'', which was first published in 1944. The book is filled with cartoons capturing the can-do spirit of men and women often working side by side for the war effort—welding, riveting, riding around on fork lifts. References External links * 1914 births 1987 deaths 20th-century American illustrators {{US-illustrator-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frank Adams (Canadian Football)
Frank Adams (born November 7, 1970) is a former Canadian football cornerback who played in the Canadian Football League. After briefly practicing with the BC Lions in the offseason, Adams was signed by the Toronto Argonauts for the 1995 season. He went on to play in three regular season games for the Argonauts, recording 16 tackles. References 1970 births American football cornerbacks Canadian football defensive backs South Carolina Gamecocks football players BC Lions players Toronto Argonauts players Players of Canadian football from North Carolina Players of American football from Gaston County, North Carolina Living people Sportspeople from Gastonia, North Carolina {{Canadianfootball-defensiveback-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frank Adams (footballer)
Francis Adams (8 February 1933 – 25 March 2009) was an English footballer who played as a goalkeeper in the Football League for Bury and Chester. Playing career Adams, born in Liverpool, Lancashire, was to spend most of his professional career with Bury, who he joined from local side Bury Amateurs. Between 1955 and 1963 he made 169 appearances in the Football League for the club. He missed only three games in Bury's Third Division championship season of 1960–61, the most successful in the club's history in terms of goals scored and points gained. In the summer of 1963 he joined Chester, in a busy summer which saw other players including Stan Bennion, George Evans, John Currie, Jimmy Humes and Gil Wheaton also arrive at the club. Five years earlier Adams had been involved in controversy when playing for Bury against Chester in the FA Cup second round.Sumner (1997), p 71-72 With Chester leading 1–0 in the closing minutes, their player Norman Bullock was brought ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bluey Adams
Frank Adams (12 June 1935 – 11 August 2019), known as Bluey Adams, was an Australian rules football player, who played in the Victorian Football League (VFL) for the Melbourne Football Club The Melbourne Football Club, nicknamed the Demons, is a professional Australian rules football club that competes in the Australian Football League (AFL), the sport's elite competition. It is based in Melbourne, Victoria, and plays its home g .... Football His prime positions were in the forward pocket, where he was a regular, damaging goal-kicker, and as a rover and a wing-man, where he was able to use his great pace to advantage in the open spaces of the MCG. He was one of the fortunate few Melbourne players to be part of all six premierships the club gained during its ten 'golden years' from 1955 to 1964. Athletics Adams was a national champion professional sprinter. Adams won the 1957, 75 yards/130 yards Gift double at Cobram then a week later won the Lilydale Gift (130 yds) be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frank R
Frank or Franks may refer to: People * Frank (given name) * Frank (surname) * Franks (surname) * Franks, a medieval Germanic people * Frank, a term in the Muslim world for all western Europeans, particularly during the Crusades - see Farang Currency * Liechtenstein franc or frank, the currency of Liechtenstein since 1920 * Swiss franc or frank, the currency of Switzerland since 1850 * Westphalian frank, currency of the Kingdom of Westphalia between 1808 and 1813 * The currencies of the German-speaking cantons of Switzerland (1803–1814): ** Appenzell frank ** Argovia frank ** Basel frank ** Berne frank ** Fribourg frank ** Glarus frank ** Graubünden frank ** Luzern frank ** Schaffhausen frank ** Schwyz frank ** Solothurn frank ** St. Gallen frank ** Thurgau frank ** Unterwalden frank ** Uri frank ** Zürich frank Places * Frank, Alberta, Canada, an urban community, formerly a village * Franks, Illinois, United States, an unincorporated community * Franks, Missouri, Unite ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yank Adams
Frank B. Adams (December 19, 1847 – December 29, 1929"New York, New York City Municipal Deaths, 1795-1949", database, ''FamilySearch'' (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2WGM-FQX : 3 June 2020), Frank B. Adams, 1929.), commonly known as Yank Adams, was a professional carom billiards player who specialized in finger billiards, in which a player directly manipulates the balls with his or her hands, instead of using an implement such as a cue stick, often by twisting the ball between one's thumb and middle finger. Adams, who was sometimes billed as the "Digital Billiard Wonder", has been called the "greatest of all digit billiards players", and the "champion digital billiardist of the World." George F. Slosson, a top billiards player of Adams' era, named him the "greatest exhibition player who ever lived." Adams' exhibitions drew audiences of 1,000 or more, leaving standing room only, even in small venues. Adams' career began when he found his aptitude for bowling trans ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Francis Adams (other)
Francis Adams may refer to: * Francis Adams (translator) (1796–1861), Scottish medical doctor and translator of Greek medical works * Francis Adams (writer) (1862–1893), English essayist, poet, dramatist, novelist and journalist *Francis Adams (athlete) (1953–1987), sprinter from Trinidad and Tobago *Francis Colburn Adams (1850–1891), American miscellaneous writer * Francis Ottiwell Adams (1825–1889), British diplomat * Francis W. H. Adams (1904–1990), New York City Police Commissioner, 1954–1955 *Francis Adams (cricketer) (1835–1911), Australian cricketer See also *Frank Adams (other) Frank Adams (1930–1989) was a British mathematician. Frank Adams may also refer to: *Frank Dawson Adams (1859–1942), Canadian geologist *Frank Reginald Adams (1853–1932), rugby union international * Frank Adams (Florida politician) (1861–1 ... * Adams (surname) {{DEFAULTSORT:Adams, Francis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frank Adam
Frank Adam (18 August 1968) is a Flemish author, mostly writing plays and philosophical works. He began writing in 1992 and is a member of the editorial team of the Dutch-language literary periodical De Brakke Hond and in addition, he is a teacher at the writers academy in Bruges. Adam studied Arabic, Ancient Greek, Germanic languages, and literature. Career He began his writing career in 2001 with the book ''Waarom ik altijd née zeg'' ("Why I always say no") to answer his son Dante. His 2002 book, ''Mijn mond eet graag spinazie maar ik niet'' ("My mouth eats spinach alright, but not me") looks through a child's eyes at the bizarre world of grown ups. This book was also turned into a children's play. ''De passie van de puber'' ("The passion of a teenager") received the Knokke-Heist prize for best children's book of 2006. Published works *''Waarom ik altijd née zeg'' (2001, Querido) *''Mijn mond eet graag spinazie maar ik niet'' (2002, Querido) *''Vensters, uitzi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
