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Gally (other)
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Gally may refer to: People * Francis Gally (1863-1918) French actor * Henry Gally (1696-1769) British academic * Henry Gally Knight (1786-1846) British writer * John Gally Knight (1741-1804) British politician Fictional characters * ''Gally'' ( ja, ガリィ, Garii, link=no), aka '' Alita''; main character of ''Gunnm'' ('' Battle Angel Alita''), see List of Battle Angel Alita characters#Gally/Alita *Gally, a fictional character in ''The Maze Runner'' book series, played by Will Poulter in the film series of the same name. Other uses * Galley, alternately spelled as "gally"; a type of boat/ship See also * * * * Galley (other) * Galle (other) * Galli (other) * Gal (other) Gal may refer to: People Surname * Gál, a Hungarian surname * Andreas Gal (born 1976), German programmer * Dani Gal (born 1975), Israeli video artist * Dean Gal (born 1995), Israeli footballer * Edward Gal (born 1970), Dutch dressage rider * Ge ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Francis Gally
Francis Gally, real name Francis Jean Mazières, (28 October 1863 Archives de la commune de Tarbes, acte de naissance n° 334, année 1863 – 20 November 1918) was an early 20th-century French actor and playwright. Francis Gally began a career in acting. He then turned to writing. He wrote numerous comédies en vaudeville and operettas. He worked in collaboration with the playwrights Hugues Delorme and Maurice Ordonneau as well as with the composer . In 1915, the operetta ''La Cocarde de Mimi-Pinson'', a theatre play in honour of the ''poilus'' fighting for the French flag, was a triomph at the Théâtre de l'Apollo in Paris. At the beginning of World War I, midinettes nicknamed Mimi Pinson, were making tricolor rosettes for the benefit of solidarity funds (a work led by Gustave Charpentier). Henri Goublier thought that the current events could be a good subject operetta. Goublier obtained the agreement of Maurice Ordonneau, one of the fashionable authors of the time for the li ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henry Gally
Henry Gally, D.D. (1696-1769) was an English divine and classical scholar. Life Gally was the son of the Rev. Peter Gally, a French Protestant refugee, was born at Beckenham, Kent, in August 1696. He was admitted a pensioner of Corpus Christi College, Cambridge, under the tuition of Mr. Fawcett, 8 May 1714, and became a scholar of that house in the following July. He graduated B.A. in 1717, M.A. in 1721, and was upon the king's list for the degree of D.D., to which he was admitted 25 April 1728, when George II visited Cambridge. In 1721 he was chosen lecturer of St. Paul's, Covent Garden, and on 23 November in the same year was instituted to the rectory of Wavendon or Wandon, Buckinghamshire, on the presentation of his father. Lord-chancellor King appointed him his domestic chaplain in 1725, and preferred him to a prebend in the church of Gloucester, 15 May 1728, and to another in the church of Norwich in 1731. He also presented him to the rectory of Ashney or Ashton, Northamptons ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henry Gally Knight
Henry Gally Knight, F.R.S. (2 December 1786 – 9 February 1846) was a British politician, traveller and writer. Biography Knight was the only son of Henry Gally (afterwards Gally Knight), barrister, of Langold, and was educated at Eton and Trinity Hall, Cambridge. He succeeded in 1808 to estates at Firbeck and Langold Park which his father had inherited in 1804 from his brother John Gally Knight. Knight was appointed High Sheriff of Nottinghamshire for 1814–1815. He also held the office of deputy-lieutenant of Nottinghamshire. He was a Member of Parliament for the constituencies Aldborough (12 Augst 1814 - April 1815), Malton (1831–1832; 31 March 1835 - 9 February 1846), North Nottinghamshire (1835 and in 1837). In parliament he was a fluent but infrequent speaker. He was also a member of the commission for the advancement of the fine arts. Knight was the subject of the 1818 satirical poem "Ballad to the Tune of Salley in our Alley" by Lord Byron, in which Byron face ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Gally Knight
John Gally Knight ( – 20 October 1804) was an English barrister who served in the House of Commons from 1784 to 1796. He was the eldest son of Rev. Henry Gally, rector of St. Giles-in-the Fields, Holborn, Middlesex and educated at Eton College (1753–57) and Trinity Hall, Cambridge (1757), where he was awarded LLB in 1764 and elected fellow in 1764. He trained in the law at Lincoln's Inn (1756) and was called to the bar in 1765. He was elected as a Member of Parliament (MP) for Aldborough at a by-election in January 1784, and held the seat until the 1796 general election, which he did not contest. He was born John Gally, but adopted the Knight name and arms in 1768 on inheriting substantial properties from his mother Elizabeth, sole heiress of the Knight family of Warsop, Firbeck and elsewhere. He inherited Firbeck Hall in Rotherham, which served as his seat. He was unmarried. His estate descended via his brother to his nephew Henry Gally Knight Henry Gally Knight, F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alita (Battle Angel Alita)
Alita, or in the original Japanese version, is the title character and the main protagonist of Yukito Kishiro's cyberpunk manga series ''Gunnm'' (also known as ''Battle Angel Alita'' in the English translation) and its sequels '' Last Order'' and '' Mars Chronicle''. Originally a Martian cyborg named , Alita is known for her fighting prowess as a practitioner of the powerful cyborg martial art and her racing skill at , the most popular sport in the western district of Scrapyard. Her background and past history were briefly hinted in the original series, but were not explored until '' Last Order'' and more extensively in '' Mars Chronicle'', which reveals that in her previous life she was highly instrumental in creating the world within which the manga series are set. During the 10th ZOTT, Alita is entrusted the relic "Fata Morgana" by Caerula Sanguis, which grants her direct access to the quantum supercomputer Melchizedek and makes her the Last Order agent. ''Last Order'' r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Battle Angel Alita
''Gunnm '' ( ja, 銃夢, Ganmu, ), also known as ''Battle Angel Alita'' in English, is a Japanese cyberpunk manga series created by Yukito Kishiro and originally published in Shueisha's ''Business Jump'' magazine from 1990 to 1995. The second of the comic's nine volumes was adapted in 1993 into a two-part anime original video animation titled ''Battle Angel'' for North American release by ADV Films and the UK and Australian release by Manga Entertainment. Manga Entertainment also dubbed ''Battle Angel Alita'' into English. A live-action film adaptation titled '' Alita: Battle Angel'' was released on February 14, 2019. The series is set in the post-apocalyptic future and focuses on Alita ("Gally" in the original Japanese version, and several other countries), a female cyborg who has lost all memories and is found in a junkyard by a cybernetics doctor who rebuilds and takes care of her. She discovers that there is one thing she remembers, the legendary cyborg martial art Pa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Battle Angel Alita Characters
The ''Battle Angel Alita'' manga series features a cast of characters designed by Yukito Kishiro. The series takes place around the city of Scrapyard where residents, of whom many are heavily modified by cybernetics to better cope with the hard life, are forced to make a living. The series focuses on Alita, the protagonist and title character, a young cyborg with amnesia struggling to uncover her forgotten past through the only thing she remembers from it: fighting. Early on in the story, Daisuke Ido, a bounty-hunting cybernetic doctor who finds and revives Alita plays a major role as well, but midway through the manga he becomes marginalized as focus begins to increasingly shift to Desty Nova, an eccentric nanotechnology scientist who has fled from Tiphares (Zalem, in Japanese version). Nova is the mastermind behind many of the enemies and trials that Alita faces, but does not make an actual appearance until more than two years into the story, although he is alluded to early ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Maze Runner (book Series)
''The Maze Runner'' is a series of young adult dystopian science fiction novels written by American author James Dashner. The series consists of ''The Maze Runner'' (2009), ''The Scorch Trials'' (2010) and '' The Death Cure'' (2011), as well as two prequel novels, '' The Kill Order'' (2012) and '' The Fever Code'' (2016), a novella titled ''Crank Palace'' (2020), and a companion book titled ''The Maze Runner Files'' (2013). The sixth novel, titled ''The Maze Cutter'', set 73 years following the events of ''The Death Cure'', was released on October 4th, 2022. The series, revealing details in non-chronological order, tells how the world was devastated by a series of massive solar flares and coronal mass ejections. Novels ''The Maze Runner'' ''The Maze Runner'' is the first book in the series and was released on October 6, 2009. A group of teenagers, who call themselves "Gladers" are left in a strange place which they call the "Glade". The Glade is surrounded by four doors, lea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Will Poulter
William Jack Poulter (born 28 January 1993) is a British actor. He first gained recognition for his role as Eustace Scrubb in the fantasy adventure film '' The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader'' (2010). He received critical praise for his starring role in the comedy film ''We're the Millers'' (2013), for which he won the BAFTA Rising Star Award. Poulter starred in the dystopian science fiction film ''The Maze Runner'' (2014) and the sequel '' Maze Runner: The Death Cure'' (2018), the period epic film '' The Revenant'' (2015), the crime drama film ''Detroit'' (2017), the interactive science fiction film '' Black Mirror: Bandersnatch'' (2018), and the folk horror film ''Midsommar'' (2019). In 2021, he had a leading role in the Hulu miniseries '' Dopesick'', for which he received an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie. Early life Poulter was born on 28 January 1993 in Hammersmith, London, the son of Neil P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maze Runner (film Series)
''Maze Runner'' is a North American film trilogy, consisting of science-fiction dystopian action adventure films based on ''The Maze Runner'' novels by the American author James Dashner. Produced by Ellen Goldsmith-Vein and distributed by 20th Century Fox, the films star Dylan O'Brien, Kaya Scodelario, Thomas Brodie-Sangster, Ki Hong Lee, Dexter Darden, and Patricia Clarkson. Wes Ball directed all three films. The first film, ''The Maze Runner'', was released on September 19, 2014 and became a commercial success grossing over $348million worldwide. The second film, '' Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials'' was released on September 18, 2015, and was also a success, grossing over $312million worldwide. The film series concluded with the release of the third film, '' Maze Runner: The Death Cure'' on January 26, 2018, which grossed $288million worldwide. Films ''The Maze Runner'' (2014) The film features Thomas, who wakes up trapped in a maze with a group of other boys. He has no memory ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Galley
A galley is a type of ship that is propelled mainly by oars. The galley is characterized by its long, slender hull, shallow draft, and low freeboard (clearance between sea and gunwale). Virtually all types of galleys had sails that could be used in favorable winds, but human effort was always the primary method of propulsion. This allowed galleys to navigate independently of winds and currents. The galley originated among the seafaring civilizations around the Mediterranean Sea in the late second millennium BC and remained in use in various forms until the early 19th century in warfare, trade, and piracy. Galleys were the warships used by the early Mediterranean naval powers, including the Greeks, Illyrians, Phoenicians, and Romans. They remained the dominant types of vessels used for war and piracy in the Mediterranean Sea until the last decades of the 16th century. As warships, galleys carried various types of weapons throughout their long existence, including rams, catapults ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Galley (other)
A galley is a ship or boat primarily powered by multiple sets of oars. Galley may also refer to: Nautical uses * birlinn or Highland galley, a ship of medieval Scotland * A larger type of Gig (boat), a ship's boat * galley slave, a slave rowing in a galley * Galley (kitchen), the kitchen of a ship or boat (also airplane or rail passenger car) Other uses * Galley (kitchen), the kitchen of a rail passenger car, ship or an airplane * Galley (surname) * Galley (heraldry) or lymphad, a charge * Galley division, a mathematical technique * Galley Museum, a museum in Tasmania * Galley proof, a preliminary version of a publication See also * * * Galija, a Serbian rock band * NetGalley, a web site aimed towards the distribution of digital galley proofs of books * Galle (other) * Galli (other) * Gally (other) Gally may refer to: People * Francis Gally (1863-1918) French actor * Henry Gally (1696-1769) British academic * Henry Gally Knight (1786-18 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
