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Gahan
Gahan (and its variant Gahame) is a surname with several different origins. One origin of the surname is from a reduced form of '' McGahan'', which is in turn an Anglicised form of the Irish language '' Mac Eacháin'', meaning "son of ''Eachán''". Another origin of the name, in Leinster, is from a reduced form of the Irish language ''Ó Gaoithin'', meaning "descendant of ''Gaoithín''". The personal name ''Gaoithín'' is a diminutive of ''gaoth'', meaning "wise", or "wind". In Connacht, ''Ó Gaoithin'' is sometimes Anglicised as ''Wynne'' or '' Wyndham''. Occasionally, the surname ''Gahan'' may be an Anglicised form of the Irish language ''Mac Gaoithín'', meaning "son of ''Gaoithín''", although the more common Anglicised form of this Gaelic name is '' McGeehan'' in Ulster. which cited for the surname "Gahan". People with this surname include: *Arthur Burton Gahan (1880–1960), American entomologist * Charles Joseph Gahan (1862–1939), Irish entomologist *Dave Gahan (bor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Thomas Gahan
Cr. George Tomas Gahan JP (21 July 191224 June 1980) was an Australian politician and Victorian amateur boxer Amateur boxing is a variant of boxing practiced at the collegiate level, at the Olympic Games, Pan American Games and Commonwealth Games, as well as many associations. Amateur boxing bouts are short in duration, comprising three rounds of three .... He was born in Inglewood, Victoria to Benjamin Edward Gahan and Emma Gahan ''née Walker''. The Gahan family later moved to the Melbourne suburb of Prahran, Victoria, Prahran where George became a building contractor. At a young age George began training as an amateur boxer. In his mid 30s Gahan attempted to join the Australian Army and defend his country in World War II. Despite being rejected by army due to a duodenal ulcer, Gahan applied a second time, only be to turned away again. This tenacious streak proved to be a valuable attribute as George again turned his focus towards amateur boxing, winning a Yarraville, Vi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gahan Wilson
Gahan Allen Wilson (February 18, 1930 – November 21, 2019) was an American author, cartoonist and illustrator known for his cartoons depicting horror-fantasy situations. Biography Wilson was born in Evanston, Illinois, and was inspired by the work of the satiric '' Mad'' and ''Punch'' cartoonists, and 1950s science fiction films. His cartoons and prose fiction appeared regularly in ''Playboy'', ''Collier's'' and ''The New Yorker'' for nearly 50 years. He published cartoons and film reviews for ''The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction''. From 1992 through end of publication, he prepared all the front covers for the annual book ''Passport to World Band Radio''. Wilson was a movie review columnist for ''The Twilight Zone Magazine'' and a book critic for ''Realms of Fantasy'' magazine. Wilson wrote and illustrated a short story for Harlan Ellison's anthology ''Again, Dangerous Visions'' (1972). He also contributed short stories to other publications; including "M1" and "The Zo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Gahan
Thomas Gahan (April 7, 1847 – April 30, 1905) was an American politician and business executive in Chicago. Biography For over 25 years, Gahan was a leader of the Cook County Democratic Party and for eight years represented Illinois on the Democratic National Committee. Gahan also served as president of the Ogden Gas Company. Personal Gahan was born in Arlington Heights, Illinois on April 7, 1847. Gahan was a member of the Sheridan Club, Cook County Club, Ellerslee Cross Country Club, Iroquois club, and the Knights of Columbus. Gahan was married November 8, 1877 to Miss Sarah A. McNarney. Their children were daughters, Sarah, Olive, Agnes and Rose. Political Gahan's first public position was that of police captain of police in what was then Lake, Illinois. Some commentators noted that Gahan maintained civil order there during the great strike of 1884. He then served several terms as town supervisor in Lake. Gahan's role as a Democratic Party power broker b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Harvey Gahan
John Harvey "Oscar" Gahan (born John Harvey Gerald Gahan; August 20, 1888 – March 24, 1958) was a Canadian child prodigy violinist and actor. Gahan played a performance for the Prince of Wales (later King Edward VII) at age 5. As a virtuoso violinist he performed under the name Arvé. Later in his career, he became a western actor. Background John Harvey Gahan was born near Orangeville, Ontario where his father, John James Gahan, had married his mother, Sarah Anne Porterfield, in 1887. Harvey is known to have had one sibling, Alexandria (Alice) Gahan, born in 1902 in Toronto where, in 1911, Harvey married Julia Magdalene Newell of Ohio. Harvey met his future wife Josepine Morong Runnels (née Whis tum Analyx) during a concert in an opera house owned by Josephine's father. He was introduced to her in his dressing room after the concert. Josephine was in the midst of a divorce from her husband George Whitely. Harvey and Josephine began a courtship. In 1919 Gahan married Joseph ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
MacGahan (surname)
MacGahan and McGahan are Northern Irish surnames. They are Anglicised forms of the Irish language '' Mac Eacháin'', meaning "son of ''Eachán''". The personal name ''Eachán'' is a diminutive of the personal name ''Eachaidh'', which is based upon the Gaelic ''each'', meaning "horse". which cited for the surname "McGahan". People surnamed McGahan or MacGahan * Andrew McGahan (1966–2019), Australian novelist *Anna McGahan (born 1988), Australian actress and playwright * Bronwyn McGahan (born 1972), Irish Sinn Féin politician *Hugh McGahan (born 1961), New Zealand rugby league footballer * Jamie McGahan (born 1959), Scottish cyclist *Matt McGahan Matthew McGahan (born 21 April 1993) is an Australian born rugby union player of Irish descent. His father played professional rugby league in New Zealand. Matt plays in the fly-half (and occasionally inside centre) position for The Ricoh Black ... (born 1993), New Zealand rugby union footballer * Januarius MacGahan (1844–1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
McGahan (surname)
MacGahan and McGahan are Northern Irish surnames. They are Anglicised forms of the Irish language '' Mac Eacháin'', meaning "son of ''Eachán''". The personal name ''Eachán'' is a diminutive of the personal name ''Eachaidh'', which is based upon the Gaelic ''each'', meaning "horse". which cited for the surname "McGahan". People surnamed McGahan or MacGahan * Andrew McGahan (1966–2019), Australian novelist *Anna McGahan (born 1988), Australian actress and playwright * Bronwyn McGahan (born 1972), Irish Sinn Féin politician *Hugh McGahan (born 1961), New Zealand rugby league footballer * Jamie McGahan (born 1959), Scottish cyclist *Matt McGahan Matthew McGahan (born 21 April 1993) is an Australian born rugby union player of Irish descent. His father played professional rugby league in New Zealand. Matt plays in the fly-half (and occasionally inside centre) position for The Ricoh Black ... (born 1993), New Zealand rugby union footballer * Januarius MacGahan (1844–1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gordon Gahan
Gordon Ward Gahan (November 5, 1945 – October 19, 1984) was an American photographer. Biography Gahan was born at Sloane Hospital for Women in Manhattan, to Alice M. Ward (housewife, age 37), and Edmund Gahan (owner of an oil well supply business, age 48). He attended Harrison High School, where he played on the football team. He attended Phillips Exeter Academy (1959-1963), where he served on the Photographic Boards of the Exonian and the Yearbook. He attended Columbia University (1963-1964). He worked for United Press International (1965-1966), then was drafted into the United States Army, and worked as a photographer in Vietnam during the Vietnam War (1966-1968). Gahan is best known for his contributions to the '' National Geographic'' in the 1970s and 1980s. He began working for the National Geographic Society in 1968 as a contract photographer, and joined the staff in 1972. Assignments took Gahan around the world—to Japan, Kenya, Senegal, Egypt, Israel, Turkey, Gree ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tracy Gahan
Tracy Gahan (born July 18, 1980) is an American retired professional basketball player. Career College In college, Gahan attended Iowa State University in Ames, Iowa. Iowa State statistics Source WNBA After her college career, Gahan was picked 46th overall by the New York Liberty in the 2002 WNBA draft. However, she was soon released. After strong showings during her championship season in Australia, Gahan was invited to the Connecticut Sun's training camp before the 2008 WNBA season. Gahan was released before the season began. Europe After spending an additional year at college to complete her degree, Gahan began her career in Greece. In 2003, she spent her first season with Peiraikos, before moving to Panathinaikos for her second season in A1 Ethniki Women's Basketball. In 2005, Gahan travelled west to Ireland, playing for DCU Mercy in the Irish Women's Super League. After a season away, she returned in 2007 after her Australian season concluded, signing with Botaş ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mac Eacháin (surname)
Mac Eacháin is an Irish language surname. It is the patronymic form of the personal name ''Eachán''. The personal name ''Eachán'' is diminutive of the personal name ''Eachaidh'', which is derived from ''each'', meaning ''horse''. Anglicised forms of the surname include McGahan (or MacGahan), Gahan Gahan (and its variant Gahame) is a surname with several different origins. One origin of the surname is from a reduced form of '' McGahan'', which is in turn an Anglicised form of the Irish language '' Mac Eacháin'', meaning "son of ''Eachá ..., McCaughan, and McGaffin (or MacGaffin). References {{DEFAULTSORT:Mac Eachain Irish-language masculine surnames Patronymic surnames Irish families Surnames of Irish origin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Gahan
William Gahan (5 June 1732 in the parish of St. Nicholas, Dublin – 6 December 1804 in the parish of St. Nicolas, Dublin) was an Irish priest and author. Life He entered on his novitiate in the Augustinian Order, on 12 September 1748 and made his solemn profession on 18 September 1749. Shortly afterwards he was sent to the Catholic University of Leuven, where he commenced his ecclesiastical studies, on 1 June 1750. He was ordained priest on 25 May 1755, but remained some years longer in the university to obtain his degree of Doctor of Divinity. In 1761 he returned to Dublin, and the supply of parochial clergy at the time being insufficient, he was asked by Archbishop Richard Lincoln, and was permitted by his superiors, to take up the work of a curate in St. Paul's Parish. After three years in this capacity he returned to his convent in St. John's Street, where, in the leisure intervals of an ever-active missionary life, he composed the well-known "Sermons and Moral Di ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Graeme Gahan
Graeme Arthur Gahan (10 January 1942 – 23 February 2018) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Richmond in the Victorian Football League (VFL). Used mostly as a half back, Gahan spent eight seasons at Richmond. He moved to Tasmania in 1967, captain-coaching Scottsdale. An Orchard Trophy winner in his first year, Gahan steered Scottsdale to a Northern Tasmanian Football Association premiership in 1968. The following season he crossed to Glenorchy as coach and they finished fifth in both of his years in charge. Gahan, who was also a professional sprinter,''The Age'', "John McCracken in Brilliant Win", 1 March 1965, p. 14 was later a successful coach with Warragul in the Latrobe Valley Football League The Gippsland League (formerly known as the West Gippsland Latrobe Football League) is an Australian rules football and netball league in the Gippsland region of Victoria, Australia. It is considered the only AFL Victoria major league in Gipps .... References ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arthur Burton Gahan
Arthur Burton Gahan (9 December 1880 — 23 May 1960) was an American entomologist who was a specialist on parasitic Hymenoptera particularly the Chalcidoidea Chalcid wasps (, , for their metallic colour) are insects within the superfamily Chalcidoidea, part of the order Hymenoptera. The superfamily contains some 22,500 known species, and an estimated total diversity of more than 500,000 species, me .... Gahan was born in Kansas and went to Kansas State College where he graduated in 1903. He then studied entomology at the Maryland Agricultural College and received an M.S. in 1906 and then worked there as an entomologist. In 1913 he moved to the US Department of Agriculture and worked at the US National Museum and became a specialist on the Chalcidoidea. He was also a coach for the University of Maryland basketball team. See also * :Taxa named by Arthur Burton Gahan References External links Gahan fellowship* Gahan Family papers at the University of Maryland Libraries. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |