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Gervase Of Besançon
Gervase is a masculine given name which may refer to: Pre-modern era :''Ordered chronologically'' * Gervase of Besançon (died 685), saint and a bishop of Besançon * Gervase of Bazoches (died 1108), Prince of Galilee * Gervase of Blois (died c. 1157), Abbot of Westminster in England * Gervase of Canterbury (c. 1141–c. 1210), English chronicler * Gervase de Cornhill (c. 1110–c. 1183), Anglo-Norman royal official and sheriff * Gervase of Tilbury (c. 1150–c. 1228), English chronicler * Gervase of Ebstorf, author of the Ebstorf Map created c. 1234; possibly the same man as Gervase of Tilbury * Gervase Alard (1270–1340), Admiral of the Cinque Ports Fleet and Admiral of the Western Fleet of the English Navy Modern era :''Ordered alphabetically'' * Gervase Babington (1549/1550–1610), Bishop of Llandaff, Bishop of Exeter and Bishop of Worcester * Gervase Beckett (1866–1937), British banker and Member of Parliament * Gervase de Peyer (born 1926), English clarinettist and conduc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gervase Of Besançon
Gervase is a masculine given name which may refer to: Pre-modern era :''Ordered chronologically'' * Gervase of Besançon (died 685), saint and a bishop of Besançon * Gervase of Bazoches (died 1108), Prince of Galilee * Gervase of Blois (died c. 1157), Abbot of Westminster in England * Gervase of Canterbury (c. 1141–c. 1210), English chronicler * Gervase de Cornhill (c. 1110–c. 1183), Anglo-Norman royal official and sheriff * Gervase of Tilbury (c. 1150–c. 1228), English chronicler * Gervase of Ebstorf, author of the Ebstorf Map created c. 1234; possibly the same man as Gervase of Tilbury * Gervase Alard (1270–1340), Admiral of the Cinque Ports Fleet and Admiral of the Western Fleet of the English Navy Modern era :''Ordered alphabetically'' * Gervase Babington (1549/1550–1610), Bishop of Llandaff, Bishop of Exeter and Bishop of Worcester * Gervase Beckett (1866–1937), British banker and Member of Parliament * Gervase de Peyer (born 1926), English clarinettist and conduc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sir Gervase Elwes, 1st Baronet
Sir Gervase Elwes, 1st Baronet (bapt. 21 August 1628 – 11 April 1706) was an English Court Whig politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1677 and 1706. Elwes was the son of Sir Gervase Elwes, of Woodford, Essex and his wife Frances, the daughter of Sir Robert Lee of Billesley, Warwickshire. He was baptised on 21 August 1628, at St Mary's Bothaw, London. He succeeded his father in April 1653, and at the Restoration was created a baronet on 22 June 1660.George Edward Cokayne profile ''Complete Baronetage'' (vol. 3; 1900) In 1677, Elwes was elected for |
Gervais (other) , 2nd century Christian martyrs
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Gervais may refer to: People * Gervais (name), list of people with the given name or surname Places * Gervais, Oregon * Gervais Lake, a lake in Minnesota * Gervais Township, Minnesota * Gervais Road, part of 170 Street, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada Other uses *Gervais, a French cheese producer which merged with Groupe Danone in 1967 *Gervais High School, a public high school in Gervais, Oregon *Petit Gervais, a character in the novel ''Les Misérables'' See also * Gervase (other) * Gervais's fruit-eating bat * Gervais's funnel-eared bat * Saint Gervais (other) * Gervaise (other) * Gervasius and Protasius Saints Gervasius and Protasius (also Saints Gervase and Protase, Gervasis and Prothasis and in French (language), French ''Gervais and Protais'') are venerated as Christian martyrs, probably of the 2nd century. They are the patron saints of Milan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gervasio
José Gervasio Viera Rodríguez (27 February 1948 – 28 October 1990), also simply known as Gervasio, was an Uruguayan singer who achieved popularity in Chile in 1983, when he won the international competition of the Viña del Mar International Song Festival, with the song " Alma, Corazón y Pan". One of Gervasio's most famous compositions is " Con Una Pala y Un Sombrero", which he wrote in honour of his father, who died of lung cancer. Life José Gervasio was born in Cerro Largo, Uruguay, on 27 February 1948. During his first years of life, he stayed in a children's home, and left school at 9 years old. His first public appearance as singer was in 1965, and "he did not leave music anymore, because through it he could interact with people from the upper class of Uruguay," '' Canal 13'' reported. Gervasio emigrated to Santiago de Chile in 1967, participating in Mario Kreutzberger's TV show '' Sábados Gigantes''. Shortly afterwards, he already had some radio hits in Chile: "L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gervase Fen
Gervase Fen is a fictional amateur detective and Oxford Professor of English Language and Literature created by Edmund Crispin. Fen appears in nine novels and two books of short stories published between 1944 and 1979. Fen is an unconventional detective who is often faced with a locked room mystery to solve. Character Fen is described as lanky, cheerful and ruddy with a clean shaven face and hair which is always plastered down with water, but with stray hairs spiking from his crown. He is middle-aged, married, has children, and is often noted as wearing an extraordinary hat. Fen is alternately "charming, frivolous, brilliant and badly behaved" and in the stories acts on his own as an amateur detective as well as frequently assisting the police with their investigations. Fen often exhibits his surprise or shock by quoting ''Alice in Wonderland'' – "Oh my fur and whiskers!". Fen makes his first appearance in ''The Case of the Gilded Fly'' and is introduced as wishing to be invo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gervase Phinn
Gervase Phinn (born 27 December 1946, Rotherham, England) is an English author and educator. After a career as a teacher he became a schools inspector and, latterly, Visiting Professor of Education at the University of Teesside. He graduated from Leeds Trinity University in 1970 with a degree in Education. He has published five volumes of memoir, collections of poetry and a number of books about education. He has a particular interest in children's literature and literacy. He is married with four grown-up children. Career Phinn taught in a range of schools for fourteen years before becoming an education adviser and school inspector. He is now: * a freelance lecturer, broadcaster and writer * President of the School Library Association for 2006–2009 * a consultant for the Open University * Honorary Fellow of York St John University * Doctor of Letters of the University of Leicester * Fellow and Visiting Professor of Education at The University of Teesside. Bibliography He has ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gervase Peterson
Gervase Peterson (; born November 2, 1969 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is an American television personality and actor who was a contestant on '' Survivor: Borneo'', the first edition of the popular CBS reality television series '' Survivor'', which premiered in May 2000, and was the highest rated American series during the summer of that year. He came in seventh place. Peterson returned in 2013 to compete on '' Survivor: Blood vs. Water'' and ultimately ended up in the finals, finishing third place with zero jury votes. ''Survivor'' ''Borneo'' During the original ''Survivor'' season, '' Survivor: Borneo'', Peterson worked only when necessary, and was able to successfully preserve much of his strength until the individual challenges in the later rounds. Although at times it made him appear lazy, he claims that this was part of his strategy. As a member of the Pagong tribe, Peterson was one of the first ''Survivor'' contestants who was forced by circumstance to eat cooked rat for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gervase Markham
Gervase (or Jervis) Markham (ca. 1568 – 3 February 1637) was an English poet and writer. He was best known for his work '' The English Huswife, Containing the Inward and Outward Virtues Which Ought to Be in a Complete Woman'', first published in London in 1615. Life Markham was the third son of Sir Robert Markham of Cotham, Nottinghamshire, and his wife, and was probably born in 1568. He was a soldier of fortune in the Low Countries, and later was a captain under the Earl of Essex's command in Ireland. He was acquainted with Latin and several modern languages, and had an exhaustive practical acquaintance with the arts of forestry and agriculture. He was a noted horse-breeder, and is said to have imported the first Arabian horse to England. Very little is known of the events of his life. The story of the murderous quarrel between Gervase Markham and Sir John Holles related in the ''Biographia'' (s.v. Holles) has been generally connected with him, but in the '' Dictionary of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gervase Jackson-Stops
Gervase Frank Ashworth Jackson-Stops (26 April 1947 – 2 July 1995, in London) was an architectural historian and journalist. Education He was educated at Harrow School, Harrow and later won an exhibition (scholarship), exhibition to Christ Church, Oxford and here he was amused that his tutor put down on his list as required reading Burke's Peerage. His grandfather, Herbert Jackson-Stops, founded the eponymous and up-market estate agency. He trained with a Museums Association Studentship at the Victoria and Albert Museum from 1969–71 and as a research assistant at the National Trust for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty, National Trust between 1972 & 75. National Trust He was the Architectural Adviser to the National Trust for over 20 years, earning enormous respect as result of which he broke fresh ground when he fought for the rescue of the decaying Northamptonshire manor-house at Canons Ashby House, Canons Ashby. It was the first time that Government fun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gervase Holles
Gervase Holles (9 March 1607 – 10 February 1675) was an English lawyer, antiquarian and politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1640 to 1642. He fought in the Royalist army in the English Civil War. Holles was the son of Frescheville Holles of Grimsby, Lincolnshire and was baptised at Grimsby on 13 March 1607. He was Mayor of Grimsby in 1636, 1638 and was called to the bar at Middle Temple in 1639. In April 1640, Holles was elected Member of Parliament for Grimsby in the Short Parliament. He was re-elected MP for Grimsby for the Long Parliament in November 1640. He supported the King and was disabled in August, 1642. He was awarded MA at Oxford University on 1 November 1642 and served as colonel of foot to Charles I and Louis XIV. He was an antiquary and during his exile in Holland wrote on historical subjects including ''Parentela Hollesiorum'' and ''Lincolnshire Church Notes''. After the Restoration, Holles was re-elected MP for Grimsby in 1661 for the Cavalier P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gervase Elwes, Junior
Gervase Elwes (–) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1679 to 1685. Elwes was the son of Sir Gervase Elwes, 1st Baronet and his wife Amy Trigge, daughter of William Trigge, M.D., of Highworth, Wiltshire. In 1679, he was elected Member of Parliament for Sudbury in the two elections that year. He was commissioner for assessment for Suffolk and Sudbury from 1679 to 1680. He was elected MP for Sudbury again in 1681. In 1682 he became freeman of Preston. Elwes died sometime between 13 April 1686 when he was mentioned in a codicil to his father's will and September 1688 when James II's electoral agents reported on Sudbury. Elwes married Isabella Hervey, daughter of Sir Thomas Hervey of Ickworth Ickworth is a small civil parish, almost coextensive with the estate of the National Trust's Ickworth House, in the West Suffolk district of Suffolk, eastern England, south-west of Bury St Edmunds. The population of the parish was only minimal a ..., Suffo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gervase Elwes
Gervase Henry Cary-Elwes, DL (15 November 1866 – 12 January 1921), better known as Gervase Elwes, was an English tenor of great distinction, who exercised a powerful influence over the development of English music from the early 1900s up until his death in 1921 due to a railroad accident in Boston at the height of his career. Background to his career Elwes was born in Billing Hall, Northampton, the son of Alice Geraldine (née Ward) and Valentine Dudley Henry Cary-Elwes, a descendant of John Elwes. Of the Northamptonshire and Lincolnshire landed gentry, he was educated at The Oratory School (a Roman Catholic school) and Woburn School, Weybridge, where he arrived in 1885, and finally at Christ Church, Oxford, where he was active as a cricketer and violinist. At the age of 22 he married Lady Winifride Mary Elizabeth Feilding, a daughter of Rudolph Feilding, 8th Earl of Denbigh. After Oxford he trained as a lawyer and diplomat, spending some years in Brussels, where he began h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
