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Grew is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Dessie Grew (died 1990), IRA volunteer *Henry Grew (1781–1862), English-born Christian teacher * Jane Norton Grew (1868–1925), American socialite *Joseph Grew (1880–1965), American diplomat *Mark Grew (born 1958), English footballer *Mary Grew (1813–1896), American abolitionist and suffragist *Nehemiah Grew (1641–1712), English botanist See also * GRU (other) * Grue (other) *Groo (other) *Grewe Grewe is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Constance Grewe (born 1946), German judge and legal scholar *David Grewe David Grewe (born 1976) is the former head baseball coach at Michigan State University and former associate h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joseph Grew
Joseph Clark Grew (May 27, 1880 – May 25, 1965) was an American career diplomat and U.S. Foreign Service, Foreign Service officer. He is best known as the ambassador to Japan from 1932 to 1941 and as a high official in the State Department in Washington from 1944 to 1945. He opposed American hardliners, sought to avoid war, and helped to ensure the soft Japanese surrender in 1945 that enabled a peaceful American Occupation of Japan after the war. After numerous minor diplomatic appointments, Grew was the United States Ambassador to Denmark, Ambassador to Denmark (1920–1921) and United States Ambassador to Switzerland, Ambassador to Switzerland (1921–1924). In 1924, Grew became the Under Secretary of State and oversaw the establishment of the US Foreign Service. Grew then became United States Ambassador to Turkey, Ambassador to Turkey (1927–1932). As United States Ambassador to Japan, Ambassador to Japan (1932–1941), he opposed American hardliners and recommended negotiat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mark Grew
Mark Stuart Grew (born 15 February 1958) is an English former football player and coach who played as a goalkeeper. His career started in 1976 with West Bromwich Albion, where he spent seven seasons as a back-up keeper before moving on to Leicester City. After just a year with the "Foxes" he moved on to Ipswich Town. In 1986, he signed for Port Vale, where he became the first choice goalkeeper. He spent six years at Vale Park, making almost 200 the Football League appearances, twice winning the club's Player of the Year award and playing in the 1989 Third Division play-off victory. He transferred to Cardiff City in 1992, and won the Third Division title with the club in 1992–93, and also picked up two Welsh Cup winners medals. His final club was Hednesford Town, whom he signed for in 1994, and left in 1995. Over the years he also enjoyed short loan spells with Wigan Athletic, Oldham Athletic, Fulham, and Blackburn Rovers. He remained in the game after retirement as a player ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mary Grew
Mary Grew (September 1, 1813 – October 10, 1896) was an American abolitionist and suffragist whose career spanned nearly the entire 19th century. She was a leader of the Philadelphia Female Anti-Slavery Society and the Pennsylvania Anti-Slavery Society. She was one of eight women delegates who were denied their seats at the World Anti-Slavery Convention in 1840. An editor and journalist, she wrote for abolitionist newspapers and chronicled the work of Philadelphia's abolitionists over more than three decades. She was a gifted public orator at a time when it was still noteworthy for women to speak in public. Her obituary summarized her impact: ''"Her biography would be a history of all reforms in Pennsylvania for fifty years."'' Early life Grew was born in Hartford, Connecticut in 1813. Mary Grew in "Woman of the Century", Willard and Livermore, page 371, 1893 Her father was Henry Grew who was an abolitionist religious writer of strong opinions. Her father married four times; Mary ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henry Grew
Henry Grew (1781 – August 8, 1862) was a Christian teacher and writer whose studies of the Bible led him to conclusions which were at odds with doctrines accepted by many of the mainstream churches of his time. Among other things, he rejected the Trinity, immortality of the soul, and a hell of literal eternal torment. Life and career Henry Grew was born in Birmingham, England, but at the age of 13, moved with his parents to the United States. His family first lived in Boston. Later Grew lived in Providence, Pawtucket, Hartford, and Philadelphia. He graduated from Brown University. Grew became a deacon at the First Baptist Church in Providence by age 23, and later became a pastor in Pawtucket. In 1810, he published the first of his writings, on the Book of Matthew. At 30, in 1811, after being pastor for four years at the First Baptist Church in Hartford, his connection was dissolved because ″he adopted sentiments and usages different from those of the church″. Duri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nehemiah Grew
Nehemiah Grew (26 September 164125 March 1712) was an English plant anatomist and physiologist, known as the "Father of Plant Anatomy". Biography Grew was the only son of Obadiah Grew (1607–1688), Nonconformist divine and vicar of St Michaels, Coventry, and was born in Warwickshire. He graduated at Pembroke College, Cambridge in 1661, and ten years later took the degree of MD at Leiden University, his thesis being ''Disputatio medico-physica de liquore nervoso''. He began observations on the anatomy of plants in 1664, and in 1670 his essay, ''The Anatomy of Vegetables begun'', was communicated to the Royal Society by Bishop Wilkins, on whose recommendation he was in the following year elected a fellow. In 1672, when the essay was published, he settled in London, and soon acquired an extensive practice as a physician. In 1673 he published his ''Idea of a Phytological History'', which consisted of papers he had communicated to the Royal Society in the preceding year, and in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dessie Grew
Desmond "Dessie" Grew (14 September 1953 – 9 October 1990) was a volunteer (Irish republican), volunteer in the Provisional IRA East Tyrone Brigade, East Tyrone Brigade of the Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA). Grew was killed by undercover Special Air Service soldiers in County Armagh in 1990 along with fellow IRA volunteer, Martin McCaughey who was also a Sinn Féin councillor. Background Grew was the second eldest in a family of seven girls and four boys born to Kathleen and Patrick Grew. He was educated at primary level at Knockaconey Primary School and at secondary level at his local Congregation of Christian Brothers, Christian Brothers School (CBS), where he obtained the highest grades at both "O" and Advanced Level (UK), "A" levels. Grew was deeply interested in Irish culture: he spoke the Irish language fluently and represented both his school and local parish Gaelic football teams. The Grews originally lived in a predominantly Ulster loyalist area and their fami ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jane Norton Grew
Jane Norton Grew (September 30, 1868 – August 14, 1925), known upon her marriage as Mrs. J. P. Morgan Jr., was an American socialite, art collector, and dilettante horticulturalist. Born in Boston to an affluent family, she married J. P. Morgan Jr., son of American financier J. P. Morgan, in 1890 and became prominent in both London and New York society, playing host to royalty including The Duke of Connaught and Strathearn. Grew curated and managed the Morgan library and art collection, and became involved in horticulture on her Long Island estate in Glen Cove. Early life and family Jane Norton Grew was born in Boston on September 30, 1868. She was the daughter of Henry Sturgis Grew, a prominent Boston banker and mill owner, and Jane Norton Wigglesworth. She grew up at her family home on Beacon Street. Adult life On December 11 1890, Grew married John Pierpont Morgan Jr., the son and heir of the financier and banker J. P. Morgan. The ceremony took place at Arlington Stre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grue (other)
Grue may refer to: People * A pen name used by cartoonist Johnny Gruelle * Grue (surname), notable people with the surname Grue Places * Grue, Norway, a municipality in Innlandet county * Isle-aux-Grues, an island in Quebec, Canada * Grues, Vendée, a commune in France * Grue (river), a river in north-west Italy In fiction * Grue (monster), a fictional predatory creature invented by American author Jack Vance and featured in the ''Zork'' series of interactive fiction computer games * Grue (Freedom City), an alien race in the role-playing game ''Mutants and Masterminds'' * Grue/Brian Laborn, a supervillain in the web novel ''Worm'' Other * ''Grue'' and ''bleen'', portmanteau words formed from ''green'' and ''blue'', coined by Nelson Goodman to illustrate his new riddle of induction * ''Grue'', a linguistic and translation concept (see Blue–green distinction in language) * Crane (bird), a bird from the Grue family * ''Grue'', an influential science fiction fanzine published by D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Groo (other)
Groo may refer to: * ''Groo the Wanderer'', a comic book series. * The Groosalugg, a character in the television show ''Angel''. * Han Groo Han Groo (born Min Han-groo on May 29, 1992) is a South Korean actress and singer. Early life Han Groo was born in Namyangju, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. When she was in fourth grade, her family moved to the United States where she studied a ..., a South Korean actress. See also * Grue (other) * GRU (other) * Grew * Grewe {{disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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