Gedney (surname)

	Gedney (surname) Gedney is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Bartholomew Gedney (c. 1640 – 1698/99), Salem witchcraft trials magistrate Chris Gedney (born 1970), American football player * John B. Gedney (1809–1859), American politician * Nick Gedney, English darts player * Stephen Gedney, American electrical engineer * William Gedney, American photographer William J. Gedney, historical linguist See also Gedney family The Gedneys were among the original settlers of Salem, Massachusetts. The family patriarch, John Gedney (originally of Norwich), sailed in 1636 out of Yarmouth, England on thMary Anne One of his sons, Bartholomew, was one of the judges who presid ... , a family among the original settlers of Salem, Massachusetts {{surname, Gedney ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Bartholomew Gedney Bartholomew Gedney (June 14, 1640 – February 28, 1698)''Collections of the Maine Historical Society'', Volume 2 (1902), p. 179 was a merchant, physician, military officer, and native of Salem, Massachusetts. He is best known as one of the magistrates in the Salem witchcraft trials. Life Bartholomew Gedney was born in Salem in the Massachusetts Bay Colony. His father, John Gedney, was one of Salem's founders and leading citizens, and Bartholomew followed in his father's footsteps. He served as a selectman of the town, and was involved in the local militia, rising to the rank of colonel. He was offered command of an expedition against Port Royal, Acadia, in 1690, but refused. In 1674, while a resident of Yarmouth, Maine, he went into business with Englishman Henry Sayward. They built the town's first grist mill at the First Falls. He also built two sawmills. Gedney was present at several of the examinations and later served as a member of the Court of Oyer and Terminer. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Chris Gedney Christopher Joseph Gedney (August 9, 1970 – March 9, 2018) was an American college and professional football player who was a tight end in the National Football League (NFL) for six seasons. He played college football for Syracuse University, and earned All-American honors. He played professionally for the Chicago Bears and Arizona Cardinals of the NFL. After his football career ended, he served as assistant athletics director at Syracuse University. Early years Gedney was born in Wilmington, Delaware.National Football League, Historical Players Chris Gedney profile retrieved February 14, 2012. He graduated from Liverpool High School,databaseFootball.com, Players Chris Gedney; retrieved February 14, 2012. where he played high school football for the Liverpool Warriors. College career While attending Syracuse University, he played for the Syracuse Orange football team from 1989 to 1992. As a senior in 1992, he was recognized as a consensus first-team All-American. Prof ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	John B John Bryn Williams (born 1977), known as John B, is an English disc jockey and electronic music producer. He is widely recognised for his eccentric clothing and wild hair and his production of several cutting edge drum and bass tracks. John B ranked number 76 in ''DJ Magazine''s 2010 Top 100 DJs annual poll, announced on 27 October 2010. Career Williams was born on 12 July 1977 in Maidenhead, Berkshire. He started producing music around the age of 14, and now is the head of drum and bass record label Beta Recordings, together with its more specialist drum and bass sub-labels Nu Electro, Tangent, and Chihuahua. He also has releases on Formation Records, Metalheadz and Planet Mu. Williams was ranked 92nd drum and bass DJ on the 2009 ''DJ Magazine'' top 100. Style While his trademark sound has evolved through the years, it generally involves female vocals and trance-like synths (a style which has been dubbed "trance and bass", "trancestep" and "futurestep" by listeners). His m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Nick Gedney Nicky "Nick" Gedney is an English former professional darts player who competed in British Darts Organisation (BDO) and Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) tournaments. Career Gedney was one of eight qualifiers who took part in the 1994 BDO World Darts Championship and caused a major shock in the first round, coming from two sets down to beat number one seed Steve Beaton 3-2, hitting checkouts of 161 and 158 in the process, with the 161 being the highest checkout of the tournament. He eventually lost in the second round to Kevin Kenny. He returned to Lakeside seven years later in the 2001 BDO World Darts Championship, but lost in the first round to Peter Hinkley. Gedney also reached the final of the 2000 Swiss Open, with notable wins over Mervyn King, Andy Smith and Ronnie Baxter before losing to Raymond van Barneveld Raymond van Barneveld (born 20 April 1967) is a Dutch professional darts player. Nicknamed Barney, although originally known as The Man, he is one ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Stephen Gedney Stephen D. Gedney is an American electrical engineer, currently a Distinguished Professor of Electrical Engineering Electrical engineering is an engineering discipline concerned with the study, design, and application of equipment, devices, and systems which use electricity, electronics, and electromagnetism. It emerged as an identifiable occupation in the l ... at the University of Colorado Denver's College of Engineering, Design and Computing. Gedney is a pioneer in computational electromagnetic techniques. He is most widely known for his development of the Uniaxial Perfectly Matched Layer media method, the complex-frequency shifted convolutional PML, along with J. Alan Roden, and his contributions to the Locally Corrected Nystrom method. Gedney's papers and textbook on the finite difference time domain technique in particular are widely cited. Gedney is an IEEE Fellow. References University of Colorado Denver faculty American electrical engineers American scie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	William Gedney William Gale Gedney (October 29, 1932 – June 23, 1989) was an American documentary and street photographer. It wasn't until after his death that his work gained momentum and is now widely recognized. He is best known for his series on rural Kentucky, and series on India, San Francisco and New York shot in the 1960s and 1970s. Early life and background He was born in Greenville, New York. He studied at Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, New York. In 1955 he graduated with a BFA in Graphic Design and began work with Condé Nast. Career During his lifetime, Gedney received several fellowships and grants, including a John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation fellowship from 1966 to 1967, a Fulbright Fellowship for photography in India from 1969 to 1971, a New York State Creative Artists Public Service Program (C.A.P.S.) grant from 1972 to 1973; and a National Endowment for the Arts grant from 1975 to 1976. In a career spanning late 1950s to the mid-1980s, he created a large body of w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	William J William is a male given name of Germanic origin.Hanks, Hardcastle and Hodges, ''Oxford Dictionary of First Names'', Oxford University Press, 2nd edition, , p. 276. It became very popular in the English language after the Norman conquest of England in 1066,All Things William"Meaning & Origin of the Name"/ref> and remained so throughout the Middle Ages and into the modern era. It is sometimes abbreviated "Wm." Shortened familiar versions in English include Will, Wills, Willy, Willie, Bill, and Billy. A common Irish form is Liam. Scottish diminutives include Wull, Willie or Wullie (as in Oor Wullie or the play ''Douglas''). Female forms are Willa, Willemina, Wilma and Wilhelmina. Etymology William is related to the given name ''Wilhelm'' (cf. Proto-Germanic ᚹᛁᛚᛃᚨᚺᛖᛚᛗᚨᛉ, ''Wiljahelmaz'' > German ''Wilhelm'' and Old Norse ᚢᛁᛚᛋᛅᚼᛅᛚᛘᛅᛋ, ''Vilhjálmr''). By regular sound changes, the native, inherited English form of the name shoul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]