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Hickson
Hickson is an English surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Catherine Hickson (born 1955), Canadian volcanologist * Charlie Hickson, American alleged UFO abductee * Claude Hickson (1878–1948), New Zealand cricketer *Darby Hickson, American graphic designer, wife of Karl Rove * David Hickson (other), multiple people * Ella Hickson (born 1985), British playwright *Geoff Hickson (born 1939), English former football goalkeeper *Ian Hickson, Swiss-British proponent of web standards *Irene Hickson (1915–1995), catcher in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League *J.W.A. Hickson (1873–1956), Canadian psychologist and mountaineer *JJ Hickson (born 1988), American basketball player *Joan Hickson (1906–1998), British actress *John Lawrence Hickson (1862–1920), English rugby union player *John Hickson (cinematographer) (fl. 1928–1940), American cinematographer *John Hickson (cricketer) (1864–1945), English first-class cricketer * Joseph Hickson (183 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hickson Compact Group
A Hickson Compact Group (abbreviation: HCG) is a collection of galaxies designated as published by Paul Hickson in 1982. The most famous group on Hickson's list of 100 objects is HCG 92, Stephan's Quintet. Hickson Compact Groups According to Hickson: “Most compact groups contain a high fraction of galaxies having morphological or kinematical peculiarities, nuclear radio and infrared emission, and starburst or active galactic nuclei (AGN) activity. They contain large quantities of diffuse gas and are dynamically dominated by dark matter. They most likely form as subsystems within looser associations and evolve by gravitational processes. Strong galaxy interactions result and merging is expected to lead to the ultimate demise of the group. Compact groups are surprisingly numerous, and may play a significant role in galaxy evolution.” List Gallery Image:A fossil in the making.jpg, NGC 201 is a barred spiral galaxy similar to the Milky Way, a member of HCG 7 Image:A members- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
English Language
English is a West Germanic language of the Indo-European language family, with its earliest forms spoken by the inhabitants of early medieval England. It is named after the Angles, one of the ancient Germanic peoples that migrated to the island of Great Britain. Existing on a dialect continuum with Scots, and then closest related to the Low Saxon and Frisian languages, English is genealogically West Germanic. However, its vocabulary is also distinctively influenced by dialects of France (about 29% of Modern English words) and Latin (also about 29%), plus some grammar and a small amount of core vocabulary influenced by Old Norse (a North Germanic language). Speakers of English are called Anglophones. The earliest forms of English, collectively known as Old English, evolved from a group of West Germanic (Ingvaeonic) dialects brought to Great Britain by Anglo-Saxon settlers in the 5th century and further mutated by Norse-speaking Viking settlers starting in the 8th and 9th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Julie Hickson
Julie Hickson is an American film producer and screenwriter. She helped write a 43-page story treatment for Tim Burton's 1989 film '' Batman'' in 1986. Prior to this, she produced Burton's 1983 television special ''Hansel and Gretel'' (also wrote) and his 1984 short film '' Frankenweenie''. Her other works include directing a short film entitled ''Fishing with George'' (1994), starring Eliza Dushku, and co-writing the films '' Homeward Bound II: Lost in San Francisco'' (1996) and '' Snow White: The Fairest of Them All'' (2001). Filmography * ''Hansel and Gretel "Hansel and Gretel" (; german: Hänsel und Gretel ) is a German fairy tale collected by the German Brothers Grimm and published in 1812 in ''Grimm's Fairy Tales'' (KHM 15). It is also known as Little Step Brother and Little Step Sister. Hansel ...'' (1983) (producer and writer) * '' Frankenweenie'' (1984) (producer) * ''Fishing with George'' (short film) (1994) * '' Homeward Bound II: Lost in San Francisco'' (1996 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hickson & Welch
Hickson & Welch was a British chemicals company based in Castleford. History Ernest Hickson had founded a company in 1893 to introduce sulphur black (a sulphur dye) to the British cotton industry. In 1915 Hickson & Partners Ltd was founded. Foundation In 1931 Hickson & Welch Ltd was founded, from the site that had been destroyed in 1930. From 1944 the company made DDT, becoming the UK's largest manufacturer. Hickson and Welch (Holdings) Ltd was incorporated on 28 September 1951. It made dyestuffs, DDT (pesticide), and timber preservatives. It had the subsidiaries Hickson & Welch Ltd, and Hickson's Timber Impregnation Co. (G.B.) Ltd. The timber subsidiary had been founded on 25 October 1946. The timber preservative contained dinitrophenol, and was marketed as ''Triolith'', ''Tanalith'' and ''Pyrolith''. ''Pyrolith'' contained a flame-proofing agent. Public company It became a public company on 30 November 1951. The company became known as Hickson International from 1985. In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hickson, North Dakota
Hickson is an unincorporated community in Cass County, in the U.S. state of North Dakota North Dakota () is a U.S. state in the Upper Midwest, named after the Native Americans in the United States, indigenous Dakota people, Dakota Sioux. North Dakota is bordered by the Canadian provinces of Saskatchewan and Manitoba to the north a .... History Hickson was laid out in 1883 when the railroad was extended to that point. A post office called Hickson was established in 1884, and remained in operation until 1975. The community was named for Ole Hicks, a pioneer settler. References Unincorporated communities in Cass County, North Dakota Unincorporated communities in North Dakota {{NorthDakota-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fraser-Hickson Library
The Fraser-Hickson Institute is a private library that provided free services to the Montreal community. It is closed with its collection in storage, pending a decision on a new location. History In 1885, the Fraser Institute opened as the first free library in Montreal. In April 1870, the prosperous local businessman Hugh Fraser drew up his will with the help of his lawyer John Abbott Sir John Joseph Caldwell Abbott (March 12, 1821 – October 30, 1893) was a Canadian lawyer and politician who served as the third prime minister of Canada from 1891 to 1892. He held office as the leader of the Conservative Party. Abbo .... Less than a month later, Fraser died and the majority of his fortune was spent on "establishing an institution accessible to all honest and respectable people of all ranks and without distinction" with the aim of "helping to spread knowledge by giving free access to books, scientific objects and subjects and works of art to all who wish. ” For more ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Edward Hickson
William Edward Hickson (7 January 1803 – 22 March 1870), commonly known as Richman Hopson and W. E. Hickson, was a British educational writer. He was the author of "Time and Faith" and was the editor of ''The Westminster Review'' (1840–1852). He wrote part of the Official Peace Version of the British national anthem, approved by the Privy Council, found in the 1925 edition of Songs of Praise and, with one line changed, in the 1933 edition. Life William was the son of Edward Hickson, a boot and shoe manufacturer of Smithfield, London. Having studied schools in The Netherlands and Germany, he retired from the family business in 1840 to concentrate on philanthropic pursuits: particularly the cause of elementary education. He became editor and proprietor of ''The Westminster Review'' which was notable for its commitment to legislative reform and popular education. Hickson died at Fairseat, Stansted, Kent, where he was buried. Legacy Hickson is credited with popularizing th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sydney J
Sydney ( ) is the capital city of the state of New South Wales, and the most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Located on Australia's east coast, the metropolis surrounds Sydney Harbour and extends about towards the Blue Mountains to the west, Hawkesbury to the north, the Royal National Park to the south and Macarthur to the south-west. Sydney is made up of 658 suburbs, spread across 33 local government areas. Residents of the city are known as "Sydneysiders". The 2021 census recorded the population of Greater Sydney as 5,231,150, meaning the city is home to approximately 66% of the state's population. Estimated resident population, 30 June 2017. Nicknames of the city include the 'Emerald City' and the 'Harbour City'. Aboriginal Australians have inhabited the Greater Sydney region for at least 30,000 years, and Aboriginal engravings and cultural sites are common throughout Greater Sydney. The traditional custodians of the land on which modern Sydney stands are ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Simon Hickson
Trevor Neal (born 1963, Dorchester, Dorset) and Simon Hickson (born 1962, Salford, Lancashire) are a British comedy duo (known as ''Trevor and Simon'' or ''Trev and Simon'') and are best known for a family-friendly version of anarchic alternative comedy on BBC1 Saturday-morning shows ''Going Live!'' (1987-1993), and '' Live and Kicking'' (1993-1997). Education Trevor and Simon met as drama students at Manchester University in 1981. Hickson was a year older than Neal. They first encountered each other at the drama department's Christmas show, in which Neal played a squirrel on a skateboard. In a podcast, the pair recount how comedian Ben Elton taught Hickson Greek tragedy, and their Professor, David Mayer (father of Lise Mayer) introduced them to Rik Mayall and Adrian Edmondson, who had been his students some years before. '' The Young Ones'' (written by Mayall, Lise Mayer and Ben Elton) was an early influence. Career Neal and Hickson initially performed as a trio together with P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samuel Hickson (footballer)
Samuel Hickson was an English footballer who played as a forward for Belgian club Liège Liège ( , , ; wa, Lîdje ; nl, Luik ; german: Lüttich ) is a major city and municipality of Wallonia and the capital of the Belgian province of Liège. The city is situated in the valley of the Meuse, in the east of Belgium, not far from b ... between 1895 and 1903. He was topscorer in the Belgian First Division in the 1895–96 and 1896–97 seasons. Honours Club Football Club Liégeois * Belgian First Division champions: 1895-96, 1896–97, 1898-99 Individual * Belgian First Division top scorer: 1895-96, 1896–97 References Year of birth missing Date of death missing English men's footballers Men's association football forwards RFC Liège players Belgian Pro League players English expatriate men's footballers English expatriate sportspeople in Belgium Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium Place of birth missing {{England-footy-forward-s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rebecca Hickson
Rebecca Edith Hickson is a New Zealand academic scientist, and is a full professor at Massey University, specialising in improving the production of beef from cast-off dairy calves. Academic career Hickson completed a PhD titled ''Assistance at parturition of primiparous, two-year-old, Angus heifers and the effect of liveweight gain of heifers in early pregnancy on birth weight of the calf'' at Massey University in 2009. Her research was supervised by professors Stephen Morris, Paul Kenyon and Nicolas Lopez-Villalobos. Hickson then joined the faculty of Massey University, rising to full professor in 2022. As of 2022 she was the chair of the Massey Animal Ethics Committee. At the time of her promotion to professor, Hickson had published 145 peer-reviewed articles and supervised 32 post-graduate students. Hickson's research focuses on beef production, and with Professor Steve Morris she leads a long-running research trial to try to find better beef cows by breeding from cast-off ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oswald Hickson
Oswald Squire Hickson (2 April 1877 – 9 January 1944) was an English lawyer, particularly known for his work in defamation litigation and in human rights cases during the Second World War. As a youth, Hickson played cricket for Northamptonshire in 1897 and 1898 in the Minor Counties Championship. He was educated at University College, London and admitted as a solicitor in 1902. He started work in London and helped build the reputation of the firm Oswald Hickson, Collier and Co..''Who Was Who 1897-2006'' (2007) During the Second World War, Hickson came to act for a number of people interned in England under Defence Regulation 18B, most famously Ben Greene, whose appeal against detention was ultimately rejected by the House of Lords in the landmark case of '' Liversidge v. Anderson'' (''sic''). Greene's brother, Edward, described Hickson: "He rather reminded me of a character out of Dickens; big fellow, huge fellow, hair standing all on end." Greene was eventually released when ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
