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Gulliver (name)
Gulliver is a surname and masculine given name. It may refer to: As a surname *Ashbel Green Gulliver (1897–1974), dean of Yale Law School from 1940 to 1946 * Ben Gulliver (born 1981), English former rugby union player *Charles Gulliver, British music-hall producer and impresario in the early 20th century *Dorothy Gulliver (1908–1997), American film actress *George Gulliver (1804–1882), English anatomist and physiologist * Glenn Gulliver (born 1954), American former Major League Baseball player *Henrietta Maria Gulliver (1866–1945), Australian painter *Isaac Gulliver (1745–1822), English smuggler * James Gulliver (1930–1996), founder of Argyll Foods * Julia Gulliver (1856–1940), American philosopher, educator and college president * Kenneth Gulliver (1913–2001), Australian cricketer *Phil Gulliver (born 1982), English footballer * Richard Gulliver (born 1942), English former cricketer * Stuart Gulliver (born 1959), British banking business executive *Trina Gulliver (bo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ashbel Green Gulliver
Ashbel Green Gulliver (November 23, 1897, Connecticut - July 3, 1974, Hanover, New Hampshire) was the dean of Yale Law School from 1940 to 1946. His nickname was "Pail"—from ashpail. Early life Gulliver went to Groton School for high school. He received a B.A. from Yale University in 1919, where he was secretary of the Elizabethan Club and a member of the Wolf's Head secret society. Yale Law School Gulliver graduated with an LL.B. from Yale Law School in 1922. He was the class valedictorian. While at Yale Law School, he was on the ''Yale Law Journal The ''Yale Law Journal'' (YLJ), known also as the ''Yale Law Review'', is a student-run law review affiliated with the Yale Law School. Published continuously since 1891, it is the most widely known of the eight law reviews published by students ...'' and served as its secretary. After graduating, he worked at Alexander & Green, which was founded by Ashbel Green, his grandfather. Gulliver became an assistant prof ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Gulliver
Richard James Gulliver (born 20 November 1942) is a former English cricketer. Gulliver was a left-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace. He was born at Bowerchalke, Wiltshire. Gulliver made his Minor Counties Championship debut for Wiltshire in 1966 against Berkshire. From 1966 to 1983, he represented the county in 98 Minor Counties Championship matches, the last of which came against Devon. He also represented Wiltshire in the MCCA Knockout Trophy. He played 3 matches for the county in that competition, 2 in 1983 which came against Norfolk and Cheshire and a single match in 1984 against Dorset. Gulliver also represented Wiltshire in List A matches. His debut List A match came against Essex in the 1969 Gillette Cup, followed by 2 further List A matches, both against Hampshire in the 1972 and 1973 Gillette Cup. His fourth and final List A appearance for Wiltshire came against Northamptonshire in the 1983 NatWest Trophy. Gulliver also represented Minor Counti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Masculine Given Names
A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a family or clan) who have a common surname. The term ''given name'' refers to a name usually bestowed at or close to the time of birth, usually by the parents of the newborn. A ''Christian name'' is the first name which is given at baptism, in Christian custom. In informal situations, given names are often used in a familiar and friendly manner. In more formal situations, a person's surname is more commonly used. The idioms 'on a first-name basis' and 'being on first-name terms' refer to the familiarity inherent in addressing someone by their given name. By contrast, a surname (also known as a family name, last name, or ''gentile'' name) is normally inherited and shared with other members of one's immediate family. Regnal names and religiou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gulliver (other)
Gulliver may refer to: __NOTOC__ Arts and entertainment *Lemuel Gulliver, the protagonist of Jonathan Swift's novel ''Gulliver's Travels'' *the title character of ''Brian Gulliver's Travels'', a satirical BBC radio series *Gary Gulliver, the title character of ''The Adventures of Gulliver'', a 1968 Hanna-Barbera television cartoon *Gulliver Toscanni, protagonist of ''Gulliver Boy'', a Japanese anime series *Gulliver "Gully" Foyle, the protagonist of Alfred Bester's novel ''The Stars My Destination'' *Gulliver, a seagull and special character from the video game series ''Animal Crossing'' Places *Gulliver Lake, a lake in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, United States *Gulliver, Queensland, a suburb of Townsville, Australia *Gulliver River, New Zealand *Gulliver Nunatak, Graham Land, Antarctica People *Gulliver (name), a list of people with the surname or given name Other uses *Gulliver (building), Kyiv, Ukraine *Gulliver Schools Gulliver Preparatory School or simply Gullive ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grgo Kusić
Grgo Kusić (1892 – 1918) was a Croat soldier in the Austro-Hungarian Army. According to some accounts, Kusić was tall, and is frequently cited as the tallest Croat ever, as well as the tallest soldier of the Austro-Hungarian Army. However, other accounts put his height at , so the exact figure is not known for certain. Known as the Gulliver of Dalmatia Dalmatia (; hr, Dalmacija ; it, Dalmazia; see #Name, names in other languages) is one of the four historical region, historical regions of Croatia, alongside Croatia proper, Slavonia, and Istria. Dalmatia is a narrow belt of the east shore of ..., the native was a personal imperial guard to emperor Franz Joseph I of Austria in Vienna. References External links * https://web.archive.org/web/20090427151034/http://www.afrv.ch/Page_18_infosaviez.htm 1892 births 1918 deaths Croatian Austro-Hungarians Croatian military personnel in Austrian armies 19th-century Croatian military personnel 20th-century Croatian m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Animal Crossing
is a social simulation video game series developed and published by Nintendo. The series was conceptualized and created by Katsuya Eguchi and Hisashi Nogami. In ''Animal Crossing'', the player character is a human who lives in a village inhabited by various anthropomorphic animals and can do various activities like fishing, bug catching, and fossil hunting. The series is notable for its open-ended gameplay and use of the video game console's internal clock and calendar to simulate real passage of time. Since its initial release in 2001, five ''Animal Crossing'' games have been released worldwide, one each for the Nintendo 64/iQue Player (enhanced and reissued for the GameCube), Nintendo DS, Wii, Nintendo 3DS and Nintendo Switch. The series has been both critically and commercially successful and has sold over 72 million units worldwide. Three spin-off games have also been released: '' Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer'' for Nintendo 3DS, '' Animal Crossing: Amiibo Festiva ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gulliver Ralston
Gulliver Ralston (born 1978) is a British musician living in Oxford, England. Education Ralston was a chorister in the choir of Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford. After completing his secondary education at Eton College he read music at New College, Oxford, where he held an alto choral scholarship. After graduating he won a graduate award to write a D.Phil on Richard Wagner at St Peter's College, Oxford where he was Director of Musical Performance from 2003 to 2005. Musical career Gulliver Ralston is Artistic Director of the Brinkburn Festival, Director of Music at the University of Roehampton, and Director of Music at Oxford's University Church. Gulliver studied music as a choral scholar at New College, Oxford, moving to St. Peter’s College to complete his doctorate on Richard Wagner with the philosopher Roger Scruton, FBA. In 2014, he made his debut as a conductor with the Royal Northern Sinfonia and Patricia Rozario in Mahler’s Symphony No. 4. He teaches nineteenth an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gulliver McGrath
Gulliver William McGrath (born 15 August 1998) is an Australian actor. Life and career McGrath played Charlie in the Australian crime series '' Rush''. He also starred as the title character in the Melbourne Theatre Company production ''Poor Boy'' alongside Guy Pearce and Abi Tucker. McGrath portrayed David Collins in the 2012 feature film ''Dark Shadows'', which earned him a 2013 Young Artist Award nomination as Best Supporting Young Actor in a Feature Film. He portrayed Tad Lincoln in Steven Spielberg's ''Lincoln''. He was born and raised in Melbourne, Australia. He then moved to Birmingham, UK, and was raised there. His mother, Heidi Chapman, is a neuroscientist, and his father, Craig, is an anaesthetist. He is the older brother of actors Zen and Winta McGrath. He portrayed Jerry Hickfang in the 2015 comedy thriller ''The Voices'' as the younger version of Ryan Reynolds Ryan Rodney Reynolds (born October 23, 1976) is a Canadian-American actor. He is one of the h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lemuel Gulliver
Lemuel Gulliver () is the fictional protagonist and narrator of ''Gulliver's Travels'', a novel written by Jonathan Swift, first published in 1726. In ''Gulliver's Travels'' According to Swift's novel, Gulliver was born in Nottinghamshire c. 1661, where his father had a small estate; the Gulliver family is said to have originated in Oxfordshire, however. He supposedly studied for three years (c. 1675-1678) at Emmanuel College, Cambridge, leaving to become an apprentice to an eminent London surgeon; after four years (c. 1678-1682), he left to study at the University of Leiden, a prominent Dutch university and medical school. He also educated himself in navigation and mathematics, leaving the University around 1685. Prior to the voyages whose adventures are recounted in the novel, he is described as having travelled less remarkably to the Levant (c. 1685-1688) and later to the East Indies and West Indies (c. 1690-1696). In Brobdingnag, he compares a loud sound to the Niagara Fal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trina Gulliver
Catrina Elizabeth Gulliver (born 30 November 1969) is an English professional darts player. She is the 10-time Women's World Professional Darts Champion of the British Darts Organisation (BDO). Her nickname is Golden Girl and in 2003, she was named as the BBC Midlands Sports Personality of the Year. Early life The daughter of publicans, Gulliver was born in Warneford Hospital in Leamington Spa, and was brought up in the small town of Southam in Warwickshire. She trained as a carpenter and joiner, and later taught carpentry and joinery at Mid-Warwickshire College, Leamington Spa. Darts career From the introduction of the BDO Women's World Championship in 2001, Gulliver remained undefeated in the competition until her defeat in the 2008 Championship by Anastasia Dobromyslova. During this undefeated run Gulliver beat Francis Hoenselaar of the Netherlands to win the title on five occasions. Gulliver has the top 3 highest winning 3 dart averages in the Women's World Championship ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stuart Gulliver
Stuart Thomson Gulliver (born 9 March 1959) is a British banker, and the former group chief executive of HSBC. He was succeeded on 21 February 2018 by John Flint. Early life and education He was born in Derby, England, in 1959. His father Philip was a legal executive, while his mother Jean was personal assistant to the senior engineer at a local dockyard. Gulliver went to grammar school in Plymouth, Devon. Gulliver was an avid boxer while at Worcester College, Oxford, where he received a degree in jurisprudence (law). In a 2011 interview to Financial Times, Gulliver recalls his humble upbringing and his childhood aspiration, and said: "I wanted to be a barrister, but my parents couldn’t afford it". Professional career Early career and HSBC (1980–2010) In 1980, an HSBC executive serving in India urged him to join HSBC's elite international officer programme, as it was called at that time, which paved the way for his banking career. Gulliver worked his way up in treasu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phil Gulliver
Philip Stephen Gulliver (born 12 September 1982) is an English footballer who played in the Football League for Blackpool, Carlisle United, AFC Bournemouth, Bury, Scunthorpe United, Rushden & Diamonds and Hereford United. Since 2008 he has played for Corby Town. He played as a central defender for King's Lynn Town. Until he was released in October 2013 Career Gulliver was born in Bishop Auckland, County Durham. He was a trainee at Middlesbrough where he was a key member of their reserve side but never made a first team appearance. He made his league debut on 30 November 2002 while on loan at Blackpool, in the starting eleven for the Division Two game against Notts County which finished 1–1. He also spent a month at Carlisle United, and finished the season at AFC Bournemouth, where he helped the Cherries gain promotion from Division Three via the playoffs. The following season he had two more loan spells in Division Three, with Bury and Scunthorpe United, before he was release ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
