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Goodenough may refer to: Places *Goodenough College, London, England *Goodenough Island, Papua New Guinean island *Cape Goodenough, Antarctica People *Goodenough baronets (created 1943) *Edmund Goodenough (1786–1845), English churchman * Erwin R. Goodenough (1893–1965), American academic *Florence Goodenough (1886–1959), American psychologist *Frederick Goodenough (1866–1934), English banker *Ian Goodenough (born 1975), Australian politician *James Graham Goodenough (1830–1875), Royal Navy officer * John B. Goodenough (born 1922), American physicist/chemist and Nobel laureate, known for developing the Li-ion rechargeable battery *Larry Goodenough (born 1953), Canadian ice hockey player *Samuel Goodenough (1743–1827), English scientist, Bishop of Carlisle *Ursula Goodenough (born 1943), American biologist *William Goodenough (1867–1945), Royal Navy admiral *Ward Goodenough Ward Hunt Goodenough II (May 30, 1919 – June 9, 2013) was an American anthropologist, who ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Goodenough College
Goodenough College is a postgraduate residence and educational trust in Mecklenburgh Square in Bloomsbury, central London, England. Other names under which the college has been known are London House, William Goodenough House, and the London Goodenough Trust. Profile Goodenough College is an educational charity that provides residential accommodation for talented British and international postgraduates and their families studying in London. The College attempts to provide community through a programme of intellectual, cultural, and social activities that aims to provide students with an international network and a global outlook. Goodenough has residential and study facilities and provides a programme of activities whose goal is to enhance students' personal, social and intellectual development. In a typical year, the College is home to approximately 700 international postgraduate students and their families, from approximately 80 different nations. The College is located in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Graham Goodenough
Commodore James Graham Goodenough (3 December 1830 – 20 August 1875) was an officer in the Royal Navy who went on to become Commander-in-Chief, Australia Station. Early life and family He was born at Stoke Hill near Guildford in Surrey, the son of Edmund Goodenough, Dean of Wells Cathedral, and Frances Cockerell. His paternal grandfather was Samuel Goodenough, Bishop of Carlisle, and his godfather was Sir James Graham, after whom he was named. He was educated at Westminster School. Wikisource:Goodenough, James Graham (DNB00) In 1864 he married Victoria Hamilton; they had two sons, including Admiral Sir William Edmund Goodenough. Naval career At 14 years of age Goodenough joined the Royal Navy. He firstly (1844–1848) served on HMS ''Collingwood'' under Captain Robert Smart in the Pacific fleet of Admiral Sir George Francis Seymour. He then joined HMS ''Cyclops'' off coast of Africa, before returning to England late in 1849 to sit his lieutenant's exam. He went on to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ward Goodenough
Ward Hunt Goodenough II (May 30, 1919 – June 9, 2013) was an American anthropologist, who has made contributions to kinship studies, linguistic anthropology, cross-cultural studies, and cognitive anthropology. Biography and major works Goodenough was born May 30, 1919, in Cambridge Massachusetts, the son of Helen Miriam (Lewis) and Erwin Ramsdell Goodenough, a scholar in the history of religion, who was then a graduate student at Harvard Divinity School. He was a brother to noted solid-state physicist John B. Goodenough. As a child his family moved between Europe and Germany as his father conducted research on a Ph.D. As a result Goodenough developed an early interest in German and languages in general. He began attending Groton School in 1932. In 1937 he began studying at Cornell University. He majored in Scandinavian languages and literature, but was also influenced by the psychologist Leonard S. Cottrell, Jr. and the anthropologist Lauriston Sharp. He earned a B.A. in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Goodenough
Admiral Sir William Edmund Goodenough (2 June 1867 – 30 January 1945) was a senior Royal Navy officer of World War I. He was the son of James Graham Goodenough. Naval career Goodenough joined the Royal Navy in 1882. He was appointed Commander of the Royal Naval College, Dartmouth in 1905. He was given command of the cruiser HMS ''Cochrane'' in 1910 and of the battleship HMS ''Colossus'' in 1911. He served in World War I and commanded the 2nd Light Cruiser Squadron from 1913 to 1916, participating in the battles of Heligoland Bight in August 1914, Dogger Bank in January 1915, and Jutland in May to June 1916. In the King's Birthday Honours of 3 June 1916, Goodenough was appointed an Additional Member of the Third Class, or Companion, in the Military Division of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath (C.B.). He was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 10 June. After the War he became Superintendent at Chatham Dockyard and then, from 1920, Commander-in-Chief at the Africa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ursula Goodenough
Ursula W. Goodenough (born March 16, 1943) is a Professor of Biology Emerita at Washington University in St. Louis were she engaged in research on eukaryotic algae. She authored the textbook ''Genetics'' and the best-selling boo''The Sacred Depths of Nature'',now in its second edition and has presented the paradigm of thReligious Naturalist Orientationand the Epic of Evolution in numerous venues around the world. She contributed to the NPR blog, ''13.7: Cosmos & Culture'', from 2009 to 2011. She currently serves as president of thReligious Naturalist Association Background Goodenough, daughter of Erwin Ramsdell Goodenough anEvelyn Goodenough Pitcher earned a B.A. in Zoology from Barnard College in 1963, an M.A. in Zoology at Columbia University in 1965 and a Ph.D. in Biology at Harvard University in 1969. She was an assistant and associate professor of biology at Harvard from 1971 to 1978 before moving to Washington University. She wrote three editions of a widely adopted te ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samuel Goodenough
Samuel Goodenough ( – 12 August 1827) was the Bishop of Carlisle from 1808 until his death in 1827, and an amateur botanist and collector. He is honoured in the scientific names of the plant genus ''Goodenia'' and the red-capped robin (''Petroica goodenovii''). In addition, William Kirby's 1802 book on the bees of EngandMonographia Apum Anglia, page 182, mentions, in Latin, that the cuckoo bee ''Nomada goodeniana'' (Gooden's Nomad Bee) is named after Goodenough with the following words:''A viro Reverendo'' S. Goodenough, LL. D. Canonico Windsoriensi, ''Botanico summo tum et in Entomologia lynceo, nomen suum haec Apis mutuatur.'' Life Born at Kimpton, near Weyhill, Hampshire, on 29 April 1743 (O.S.), he was the third son of the Rev. William Goodenough, rector of Broughton Poggs, Oxfordshire. In 1750 the family returned to Broughton, and Samuel was sent to school at Witney, under the Rev. B. Gutteridge; five years later he was sent to Westminster School, where William Markham wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Larry Goodenough
Lawrence J. Goodenough (born January 19, 1953) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman who played six seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Philadelphia Flyers and Vancouver Canucks. He won the Stanley Cup with Philadelphia in 1975 Stanley Cup Finals, 1975. Playing career Goodenough was drafted by the Philadelphia Flyers in the second round (20th overall) of the 1973 NHL Amateur Draft., Retrieved 2010-01-08 He spent most of his first two professional seasons with the Richmond Robins, the Flyers' American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate. He was called up to the Flyers late in the 1974–75 NHL season, 1974–75 season and paired with Ted Harris (ice hockey), Ted Harris. Goodenough got his name engraved on the Stanley Cup as the Flyers won their second consecutive championship, defeating the Buffalo Sabres 4–2 in the 1975 Stanley Cup Finals, Stanley Cup Finals. Goodenough played in games four and five of the series, assisting on two second period goals ... [...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] |
Ian Goodenough
Ian Reginald Goodenough (born 3 July 1975) is a Singaporean-born Australian politician who is the current Liberal Party member for the Division of Moore in the House of Representatives, located in the northern suburbs of Perth, Western Australia. Goodenough was elected to Parliament at the 2013 federal election, replacing the retiring Mal Washer. A property developer and businessman before his election, he had previously also served as a City of Wanneroo councillor. Early life and education Goodenough was born in Singapore in 1975, and emigrated to Australia with his family in December 1984, becoming an Australian citizen in 1987. He is of English, Portuguese, and Malaysian Chinese descent, and identifies as a member of the Eurasian community, with his branch of the Goodenough family having first arrived in Singapore in the 1800s. A direct ancestor, Samuel Goodenough, was Bishop of Carlisle in the early 19th century, and a great-granduncle, Sir William Goodenough, was an admir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Goodenough Island
Goodenough Island in the Solomon Sea, also known as Nidula Island, is the westernmost of the three large islands of the D'Entrecasteaux Islands in Milne Bay Province of Papua New Guinea. It lies to the east of mainland New Guinea and southwest of the Trobriand Islands. It is roughly circular in shape, measuring with an area of and a shoreline of . From a coastal belt varying in width from in width, the island rises sharply to the summit of Mount Vineuo, above sea level, making it one of the most precipitous islands in the world. The small outlier Wagifa Island lies to the south-east of the island, and is included within Goodenough's administration. Climate and vegetation Like much of New Guinea, the climate is tropical with high temperatures and humidity throughout the year. The northwest monsoon season lasts from December to March and brings sudden rain squalls. From May to October southeasterly winds are cooler and more gentle. Tropical cyclones are infrequent. Rainf ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frederick Goodenough
Frederick Craufurd Goodenough (28 July 18661 September 1934), was a British banker. He was the chairman of Barclays Bank from 1917 to 1934. Early life Frederick Craufurd Goodenough was born in Calcutta, India in 1866 as Frederick Crawford Goodenough. He was the son of an East India Company merchant Frederick Addington Goodenough and Mary Lambert. He was the grandson of Edmund Goodenough, Dean of Wells from 1831 to 1845. He was educated at the Charterhouse School and Zurich University. Career Goodenough was the chairman of Barclays Bank from 1917 to 1934. Death and legacy Goodenough died in London in 1934. He was a founder of Goodenough College. His son, Sir William Goodenough, 1st Baronet (1899-1951) was chairman of Barclays Bank from 1947 to 1951. References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Goodenough, Frederick Craufurd 1866 births 1934 deaths Barclays people British chairpersons of corporations Chairmen of Barclays Frederick Frederick may refer to: People * Frederi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Florence Goodenough
Florence Laura Goodenough (August 6, 1886 – April 4, 1959) was an American psychologist and professor at the University of Minnesota who studied child intelligence and various problems in the field of child development. She was president of the Society for Research in Child Development from 1946-1947. She is best known for published book ''The Measurement of Intelligence,'' where she introduced the ''Goodenough Draw-A-Man test (now the Draw-A-Person Test)'' to assess intelligence in young children through nonverbal measurement. She is noted for developing the Minnesota Preschool Scale. In 1931 she published two notable books titled Experimental Child Study (with John E. Anderson) anAnger in Young Childrenwhich analyzed the methods used in evaluating children.Thompson 1990 She wrote the '' Handbook of Child Psychology'' in 1933, becoming the first known psychologist to critique ratio I.Q. Early life Florence Laura Goodenough was born to Alice and Linus Goodenough on Aug ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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