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Harmer
Harmer is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Alfred C. Harmer (1825–1900), American politician from Pennsylvania *Ambrose Harmer (died c.1647), Virginia colonial politician * Barbara Harmer (1953–2011), English Concorde pilot * Dani Harmer (born 1989), British actress *Florence Harmer (1890–1976), English historian * Frederic William Harmer (1835–1923), English geologist *Frederick Harmer (1884–1919), English athlete * John Harmer (bishop) (1857–1944), Anglican bishop of Adelaide, then of Rochester *John Harmer (mayor) (fl. 1737–47), Virginia colonial politician *John L. Harmer John L. Harmer (April 28, 1934 – December 6, 2019) was an American politician who served in the California State Senate as a Republican from 1966 to 1974. Harmer served as the Lieutenant Governor of California from 1974 to 1975. He was also ... (born 1934), American politician * Juliet Harmer (born 1943), British actress * Lillian Harmer (1883 – 1946), American charac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dani Harmer
Danielle Jane Harmer (born 8 February 1989) is an English actress, television personality, and former singer. She is best known for her lead role as Tracy Beaker in the CBBC series ''The Story of Tracy Beaker'' (2002–2006), ''Tracy Beaker Returns'' (2010–2012), for which she was nominated for a BAFTA in 2010, '' The Tracy Beaker Survival Files'' (2011–2012), ''My Mum Tracy Beaker'', and ''The Beaker Girls'' (both 2021). Harmer played the role of Molly Louise Venables in the BBC One comedy series '' After You've Gone'' (2007), and starred in her own CBBC sitcom ''Dani's House'' (2008–2012) and its spin-off ''Dani's Castle'' (2013–2014). In 2008, Harmer branched into the music industry and signed a £3m record deal with Universal Group. She recorded her debut studio album, ''Superheroes'', in September 2009, and released the single and theme from ''Dani's House'', "Free", but the album was never released and it was later confirmed she had abandoned her music career i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sarah Harmer
Sarah Harmer (born November 12, 1970) is a Canadian singer, songwriter and environmental activist. Early life Born and raised in Burlington, Ontario, Harmer gained her first exposure to the musician's lifestyle as a teenager, when her older sister started taking her to Tragically Hip concerts."Sarah Harmer: Out at the Hideout" '''', January 1, 2006. Career At the age of 17, Harmer was invited to join a band, |
Juliet Harmer
Juliet Linda Harmer (born 11 May 1941) is an English artist, children's author and actress who was best known in the role of Georgina Jones in the BBC TV series ''Adam Adamant Lives!'' (1966–67). Early career Juliet Harmer trained as a Primary school teacher specialising in Art. After leaving college, she taught for two years before becoming a presenter in BBC schools television. She returned to painting and working with children when her first daughter was born, and she moved to the Cotswolds in 1970. Harmer had originally wanted to become a botanist; her great uncle, Sir Sidney Frederic Harmer, had been the director of the Natural History Museum in London, and her father and grandfather, both surgeons, had encouraged her early interest in Natural History. However, after an early career as an actress, principally on television, Harmer chose to stay at home with her children and write and illustrate children's books. Her work has been described by her editor at Egmont Chi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barbara Harmer
Barbara Harmer (14 September 1953 – 20 February 2011) was the first qualified female Concorde pilot. Early life Born in Staples Road, Loughton, Essex, the youngest of four daughters, she was raised in Bognor Regis, a seaside resort in West Sussex, England, where she attended a convent school. She left school aged 15 to pursue a career in hairdressing. Aviation career Harmer's first experience in the aviation industry was five years later when she left hairdressing to become an air traffic controller at London Gatwick Airport. When she took on the job of air traffic controller Harmer decided to study for A Levels with the intention of doing a law degree. She obtained A levels in Geography, English Law, Constitutional Law and Politics. She also began flying lessons, gained her Private Pilot Licence (PPL) and became an instructor at Goodwood Flying School. Harmer studied for two years to gain a Commercial Pilot Licence (CPL), which she obtained in May 1982. She then ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frederic William Harmer
Frederic William Harmer FGS, FRMetS (24 April 1835 – 24 April 1923) was an English amateur geologist, palaeontologist, and naturalist. He was born in Norwich and was educated at Norwich Grammar School. Harmer was the mayor of Norwich in 1887–1888 and served there as an alderman from 1880 to 1902. After about a decade of inactivity in geological work, he presented in 1895 at the meeting of the British Association at Ipswich two important papers on the Coralline and Red Crags. From 1895 until his death, he actively pursued field work in geology. He was awarded the Murchison Medal in 1902. He made extensive investigations of the Pliocene and Pleistocene deposits in England's eastern and midland counties, as well as those deposits in Belgium and the Netherlands. The ''Société géologique de Belgique'' elected him an honorary member. The University of Cambridge conferred upon him an honorary M.A. He married Mary Young Lyon in 1860. The marriage produced several chil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Harmer (bishop)
John Reginald Harmer (11 August 1857 – 9 March 1944) was a long-serving Anglican bishop who served in two dioceses. Early life Harmer was born into a clerical family (his parents were George Harmer, Vicar of Maisemore, and Kate, née Kitching) and educated at Eton College and King's College, Cambridge. Ordained priest in 1884, he was a curate at Monkwearmouth before becoming Vice-Principal of the Clergy Training School in Cambridge. From 1892, he was Dean of Corpus Christi College, Cambridge before appointment to the colonial episcopate with his election as Bishop of Adelaide in March 1895. He was consecrated a bishop in Westminster Abbey and 23 May and was enthroned at St Peter's Cathedral, Adelaide on 4 July 1895. In 1905, he was translated back to England when he was elected Bishop of Rochester. He was enthroned at Rochester Cathedral in July 1905 and served for a quarter of a century before his retirement in 1930. As Bishop of Rochester, Harper presided ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Florence Harmer
Florence Elizabeth Harmer FBA (14 May 1890 – 5 August 1967) was an English historian, specializing in the Anglo-Saxon period. Translating from Old English and Latin, she edited a number of primary sources for early English history, and her ''Anglo-Saxon Writs'' (1952) remains a standard text. Life Born at Mitcham, then in Surrey, Harmer was the daughter of Horace Alfred Harmer, an exporter of goods to Southern Africa, by his marriage to Harriett Frances Butler. She was educated at the City of London School for Girls, from where she gained a scholarship to Girton College, Cambridge and prepared for the Medieval and Modern Languages Tripos.Dorothy Whitelock, 'Florence Elizabeth Harmer', in ''Interpreters of Early Medieval Britain''pp. 369-380/ref> From 1920 until 1957 Harmer was an academic of the University of Manchester, becoming a Senior Lecturer in 1949 and a Reader in 1955. She was described by Simon Keynes and Alfred Smyth as "the formidable Anglo-Saxonist, Florence Harmer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sidney Frederic Harmer
Sir Sidney Frederic Harmer, KBE, FRS (9 March 1862 – 22 October 1950) was a British zoologist. He was President of the Linnean Society 1927–1931 and was awarded the Linnean Medal in 1934. Sidney Harmer was Superintendent of the Cambridge University Museum of Zoology from 1892–1908, Keeper of Zoology at the Natural History Museum from 1909 to 1921 and director of the Museum from 1919 to 1927. His research library is held in thNational Marine Biological Libraryat the Marine Biological Association in Plymouth. He was made KBE in the 1920 civilian war honours. He was the father of Russell Harmer, the gold-medal winning British sailor, and great uncle of the actress and writer Juliet Harmer, best known for her role in the 1960s TV series ''Adam Adamant Lives!''. Selected publications * * * *as editor with Sir Arthur Shipley: * *with Richard Lydekker Richard Lydekker (; 25 July 1849 – 16 April 1915) was an English naturalist, geologist and writer of numerous books ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harmer Hill
Harmer Hill is a village in Shropshire, England located on the A528 south of Wem and north of Shrewsbury. The name Harmer comes from the two words "hare" and "mere", as there was a lake situated in a plain below the hill, but it was drained in the 15th century for farm land. The village was home to two pubs, the ''Bridgewater Arms'' and the ''Red Castle''; the ''Red Castle'' closed in 2018. There is a village hall and Presbyterian chapel with its own burial ground. Harmer Hill is said to be haunted, notably by a "White Lady". Queen Mary's brother, the Marquess of Cambridge, lived at nearby Shotton Hall from after World War I until his death in 1927.Obituary. Helen Morgan, Liberal Democrat MP, lives in Harmer Hill, which is in her North Shropshire constituency. See also *Listed buildings in Myddle and Broughton Myddle, Broughton and Harmer Hill is a civil parish in Shropshire, England. It contains 24 Listed building#England and Wales, listed buildings that are recorded ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lillian Harmer
Lillian Harmer (September 8, 1883 – May 14, 1946) was an American character actress. Biography Born in Philadelphia in 1883, Harmer had a brief film career during the 1930s. During her short career she would appear in over 60 films, mostly in uncredited roles. She would occasionally be cast in a featured supporting role, as in ''A Shriek in the Night'' (1933) and ''The Bowery'' (1933), in which she played the historical character of Carrie Nation. Other notable films in which she appeared include: ''Huckleberry Finn'' (1931), starring Jackie Coogan as Tom Sawyer; the 1933 version of ''Alice in Wonderland''; William Wellman's 1937 version of '' A Star is Born'', starring Janet Gaynor, Fredric March, and Adolphe Menjou; the Ronald Colman vehicle, ''The Prisoner of Zenda''; and the 1938 Cecil B. DeMille historical drama, '' The Buccaneer'', starring Fredric March. Her final film appearance would be in a small role in 1938's ''Gateway'', starring Don Ameche and Arleen Whelan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frederick Harmer
Frederick William Harmer (18 July 1884 – 7 March 1919) was a British track and field athlete who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics. In 1908 he was eliminated in the semi-finals of the 400 metre hurdles competition. He was born in West Ham and died in Shenfield Shenfield is a commuter suburb of Brentwood, in the borough of Brentwood, Essex, England. In 2020, the suburb was estimated to have a population of 5,396. History The old village (now town), by the church and Green Dragon pub, lies along the .... His brother, Henry Harmer, was also a British Olympian. References External linksFrederick Harmer's profile at the British Olympic Committee 1884 births 1919 deaths People from West Ham Sportspeople from the London Borough of Newham Athletes from London English male hurdlers Olympic athletes for Great Britain Athletes (track and field) at the 1908 Summer Olympics Deaths from the Spanish flu pandemic in England {{UK-athletics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nick Harmer
Nicholas Scott Harmer (born January 23, 1975) is an American musician, best known as the bass guitarist and occasional co-songwriter for the band Death Cab for Cutie. Equipment Basses * Lakland Skyline Bob Glaub Signature Black *Lakland Skyline Bob Glaub Signature White *Lakland Skyline Bob Glaub Signature Natural Amps * Ashdown ABM 500 EVO II Head * Fender 2x15 Bass Cabinets Discography * Death Cab for Cutie – '' Thank You for Today'' (2018, Atlantic Records) *Death Cab for Cutie – '' Kintsugi'' (2015, Atlantic Records) * Death Cab for Cutie – '' Codes and Keys'' (2011, Atlantic Records) * Death Cab for Cutie – '' Narrow Stairs'' (2008, Atlantic Records, Barsuk Records) * Death Cab for Cutie – '' Plans'' (2005, Atlantic Records, Barsuk Records) * Death Cab for Cutie – ''Transatlanticism'' (2003, Barsuk Records) * Death Cab for Cutie – ''The Photo Album'' (2001, Barsuk Records) * Death Cab for Cutie – ''We Have the Facts and We're Voting Yes'' (2000, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |