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Gawen William Hamilton (Royal Navy Officer)
Gawen is a masculine given name and a surname. It may refer to: * Gawen Hamilton (1698–1737), Scottish painter * Gawen Lawrie, English merchant and deputy governor of the American province of East Jersey from 1683 to 1686 * Gawen Bonzi Wells (born 1976), American former National Basketball Association player * An old English spelling of Gawain - see '' The Wedding of Sir Gawain and Dame Ragnelle'' (''The Weddynge of Syr Gawen and Dame Ragnell'') * John Gawen (died 1418), English Member of Parliament and lawyer See also * Gowen (other) Gowen may refer to: __NOTOC__ People * Alan Gowen (1947–1981), rock keyboardist * Bradford Gowen (1946–), American pianist * Clonie Gowen (1971–), American poker player * Francis I. Gowen (1855–1927), American industrialist * Franklin B. Go ... {{given name, type=both English-language masculine given names Masculine given names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gawen Hamilton
Gawen Hamilton (1698 – 1737), easily confused with the later, more prominent artist Gavin Hamilton, was a Scottish painter working in London, a member of the Rose and Crown Club. He was one of the first wave of British born painters of 'conversation pieces' along with contemporaries such as William Hogarth and Charles Philips. These are works that depict groups of friends, families and acquaintances often engaging in a variety of genteel activities such as playing cards or taking tea. Some of Hamilton's pieces depict gatherings of artists and craftsmen such as the Rose and Crown Club itself. Much of what is known of Hamilton is derived from the notebooks of George Vertue, who knew him well and was a fellow member, both of the convivial group that met at the Rose and Crown as well as the ''Club of Artists'' depicted by Hamilton in 1735, that met at the King's Arms in New Bond Street. The portrait of this club was commissioned by a subscription of its members, to aid Hamilton. Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gawen Lawrie
Gawen Lawrie was a deputy governor of the American province of East Jersey from 1683 to 1686. Biography Of Scottish ancestry, Lawrie was born in England and was a resident and merchant in London for many years. Along with William Penn and Nicholas Lucas, Gawen Lawrie was a trustee for the legally bankrupt Edward Byllynge from 1675 to 1683. On 1 July 1676, Lawrie was one of the signers of the Quintipartite Deed that split New Jersey into West and East Jersey. In 1682 Lawrie became involved in East New Jersey as a trustee for the children of Arent Sonmans, one of the Proprietors. Thomas Rudyard was deputy governor under Governor Robert Barclay. The Proprietors and Rudyard had a policy disagreement as to the granting of land, and, on 27 July 1683, appointed Gawen Lawrie deputy governor, replacing Rudyard. Thomas Rudyard's land dealings resurfaced when, on 28 February 1684/85, he received a grant of 1,038 acres (420 ha) on Raritan Bay in Monmouth County; Lawrie received a grant ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bonzi Wells
Gawen DeAngelo "Bonzi" Wells (born September 28, 1976) is an American college basketball coach and former professional player who is the head coach of the LeMoyne–Owen College, LeMoyne-Owen Magicians men's basketball team. He played college basketball at Ball State University and was drafted in the 1998 NBA draft. In the NBA, Wells played for five teams from 1998 to 2008: the Portland Trail Blazers, Memphis Grizzlies, Sacramento Kings, Houston Rockets, and New Orleans Hornets. College career Wells attended Muncie Central High School and then went on to play at Ball State University, also in Muncie. There he was named the Mid-American Conference Freshman Player of the Year in the 1994–95 season, while helping the Cardinals to the NCAA Tournament. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Wedding Of Sir Gawain And Dame Ragnelle
''The Wedding of Sir Gawain and Dame Ragnelle'' (''The Weddynge of Syr Gawen and Dame Ragnell'') is a 15th-century English poem, one of several versions of the "loathly lady" story popular during the Middle Ages. An earlier version of the story appears as "The Wyfe of Bayths Tale" ("The Wife of Bath's Tale") in Geoffrey Chaucer's ''The Canterbury Tales'', and the later ballad "The Marriage of Sir Gawain" is essentially a retelling, though its relationship to the medieval poem is uncertain. The author's name is not known, but similarities to ''Le Morte d'Arthur'' have led to the suggestion that the poem may have been written by Sir Thomas Malory. Text Stories about the Arthurian court were popular in medieval England, and the worn condition of some of the manuscripts suggests that they were well read. The Ragnelle narrative may have been intended for a festive or less than serious audience. Thomas Garbaty sees the poem as a humorous parody of the Arthurian legend, where Arthur is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Gawen
John Gawen ( – died 1418), of Norrington, Wiltshire, was an English politician. He was the eldest son of John Gawen and Margaret Jooe. He was a Member (MP) of the Parliament of England for Wiltshire in 1394 and 1395. He built Norrington Manor in the late 1370s. He had a reputation as an outstanding lawyer and an efficient administrator who served for many years as justice of the peace. He became one of the leading figures in the county, due largely to his close association with John Waltham, Bishop of Salisbury, and later with John, 6th Baron Lovel. Both Waltham and Lovel were favourites of King Richard II, which no doubt contributed to Gawen's powerful local position. However, the downfall of King Richard and his replacement by Henry IV did not affect Gawen's position: he remained a leading figure in his county until his death in 1418. He married twice, and his family remained at Norrington until the seventeenth century. The family were notable recusants, and were ultimat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gowen (other)
Gowen may refer to: __NOTOC__ People * Alan Gowen (1947–1981), rock keyboardist * Bradford Gowen (1946–), American pianist * Clonie Gowen (1971–), American poker player * Francis I. Gowen (1855–1927), American industrialist * Franklin B. Gowen (1836–1889), president of the Philadelphia and Reading Railroad * James Robert Gowen (1784–1862) English horticulturist and New Zealand Company director * John Whittemore Gowen (1893–1967), American biologist * Zach Gowen (1983–), American wrestler Places * Gowen, Michigan, United States, an unincorporated community * Gowen, Oklahoma, United States, an unincorporated community * Boise Airport, Idaho, United States, also known as Gowen Field * Gowen County, New South Wales, Australia Other uses * Major Gowen, a fictional character in the BBC sitcom ''Fawlty Towers'' * Gowen Cypress #REDIRECT Cupressus goveniana ''Cupressus goveniana'', now reclassified as ''Hesperocyparis goveniana'', with the common names Californian c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
English-language Masculine Given Names
English is a West Germanic language of the Indo-European language family, with its earliest forms spoken by the inhabitants of early medieval England. It is named after the Angles, one of the ancient Germanic peoples that migrated to the island of Great Britain. Existing on a dialect continuum with Scots, and then closest related to the Low Saxon and Frisian languages, English is genealogically West Germanic. However, its vocabulary is also distinctively influenced by dialects of France (about 29% of Modern English words) and Latin (also about 29%), plus some grammar and a small amount of core vocabulary influenced by Old Norse (a North Germanic language). Speakers of English are called Anglophones. The earliest forms of English, collectively known as Old English, evolved from a group of West Germanic (Ingvaeonic) dialects brought to Great Britain by Anglo-Saxon settlers in the 5th century and further mutated by Norse-speaking Viking settlers starting in the 8th and 9th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
