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Frank Holmes (other)
Frank Holmes may refer to: *Sir Frank Holmes (economist) (1924–2011), New Zealand economist * Frank Holmes (geologist) (1874–1947), British geologist *Frank E. Holmes, chief executive and chief investment officer at U.S. Global Investors *Frank Holmes (athlete) (1885–1980), American track and field athlete *Frank J. Holmes, American painter *Frank Holmes (filmmaker) (1908–1990), producer and director of ''Seaport of the Prairies'' *Frank Holmes (footballer) Frank Thomas Holmes (1 April 1900 – 30 May 1989) was an Australian rules football Australian football, also called Australian rules football or Aussie rules, or more simply football or footy, is a contact sport played between two teams ... (1900–1989), Australian rules footballer * Frankie Holmes, a co-host and subject of the documentary television series ''Dopesick Nation'' {{hndis, Holmes, Frank ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frank Holmes (economist)
Sir Frank Wakefield Holmes (8 September 1924 – 23 October 2011) was a New Zealand economist and government advisor. He was appointed a Knight Bachelor in the 1975 Queen's Birthday Honours, for public services. He was an economics professor at Victoria University of Wellington Victoria University of Wellington ( mi, Te Herenga Waka) is a university in Wellington, New Zealand. It was established in 1897 by Act of Parliament, and was a constituent college of the University of New Zealand. The university is well know ..., where he remained Emeritus Professor of the Institute of Policy Studies up until his death. Holmes died on 23 October 2011, aged 87. at the VUW Institute of Policy Studies References 1924 ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frank Holmes (geologist)
Frank Holmes (1874 – January 1947), known affectionately by Arabs as "Abu Naft" (''the Father of Oil''), was a British-New Zealander mining engineer, geologist and oil concession hunter. Following distinguished service in World War I, he was granted the title of honorary Major and was thereafter known as Major Frank Holmes in his civilian life. Early life and career He was born in 1874 on at a remote work camp in New Zealand where his father was building a bridge. He attended Otago Boys' High School, Dunedin in 1888–89. At the age of 17, he was apprenticed to his uncle who was the general manager of a gold mine in southern Africa. For two decades, specialising in gold and tin, he worked as a mining engineer all over the world – Australia, China, Russia, Malaya, Mexico, Uruguay and Nigeria. During World War I, he was a quartermaster in the British Army. In his efforts to source food and supplies for the British Army in Mesopotamia (today's Iraq), Holmes travelled widely throug ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frank E
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, Uni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frank Holmes (athlete)
Francis LeRoy Holmes (January 23, 1885 – February 14, 1980) was an American track and field athlete who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics. He was born in Brazil and died in Sherman Oaks, Los Angeles, California Sherman Oaks is a neighborhood in the city of Los Angeles, California located in the San Fernando Valley, founded in 1927. The neighborhood includes a portion of the Santa Monica Mountains, which gives Sherman Oaks a lower population density than .... In 1908 he finished fourth in the standing high jump competition and sixth in the standing long jump event. References External links * 1885 births 1980 deaths American male high jumpers American male long jumpers Olympic track and field athletes for the United States Athletes (track and field) at the 1908 Summer Olympics {{US-longjump-athletics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frank J
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, United ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frank Holmes (filmmaker)
Frank Holmes (1908–1990) was one of Manitoba's first filmmakers, filming the documentary ''Seaport of the Prairies'' in 1925 when he was just 17 years old. He is also remembered for the documentaries '' Beyond the Steel'' and ''Each Year They Come''. Holmes had to go to court to receive his payment for making ''Seaport of the Prairies''. In 1928, he produced ''Forest Fire Fighters of the Skies''. The Archives of Manitoba Archives of Manitoba (), formerly the Provincial Archives of Manitoba () until 2003,1908 births [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frank Holmes (footballer)
Frank Thomas Holmes (1 April 1900 – 30 May 1989) was an Australian rules football Australian football, also called Australian rules football or Aussie rules, or more simply football or footy, is a contact sport played between two teams of 18 players on an oval field, often a modified cricket ground. Points are scored by k ...er who played with North Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL). Notes External links * * 1900 births 1989 deaths Australian rules footballers from Victoria (state) North Melbourne Football Club players {{AFL-bio-1900-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |