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Hobbes (other)
Hobbes is primarily used to refer to: Thomas Hobbes (1588–1679), English philosopher and creator of the social contract theory Hobbes may also refer to: People * Fredric Hobbs (1931–2018), American experimental filmmaker * Halliwell Hobbes (1877–1962), actor * John Oliver Hobbes (1867–1906), pen-name of Pearl Mary Teresa Craigie * Roger Hobbes, English politician Characters * Hobbes (''Calvin and Hobbes''), a tiger from the comic strip ''Calvin and Hobbes'' * Hobbes, a character in the ''Fables'' comic book series * Miranda Hobbes, a character on ''Sex and the City'' * Ralgha nar Hhallas, known as "Hobbes", a character in the computer game series ''Wing Commander'' See also * * Hob (other) * Hobb (other) * Hobbe (other) * Hobbs (other) * Hobbie (other) * Hobby (other) A hobby is an activity done regularly for pleasure. Hobby may also refer to: *Hobby (surname) *Hobby (bird), a small, very swift falcon *I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Hobbes
Thomas Hobbes ( ; 5/15 April 1588 – 4/14 December 1679) was an English philosopher, considered to be one of the founders of modern political philosophy. Hobbes is best known for his 1651 book ''Leviathan'', in which he expounds an influential formulation of social contract theory. In addition to political philosophy, Hobbes contributed to a diverse array of other fields, including history, jurisprudence, geometry, theology, and ethics, as well as philosophy in general. Biography Early life Thomas Hobbes was born on 5 April 1588 (Old Style), in Westport, now part of Malmesbury in Wiltshire, England. Having been born prematurely when his mother heard of the coming invasion of the Spanish Armada, Hobbes later reported that "my mother gave birth to twins: myself and fear." Hobbes had a brother, Edmund, about two years older, as well as a sister named Anne. Although Thomas Hobbes's childhood is unknown to a large extent, as is his mother's name, it is known that Hobbes's fat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fredric Hobbs
Fredric Hobbs (December 30, 1931 - April 25, 2018) was an American artist and filmmaker. He is known for pioneering an artistic style he termed ART ECO. His work has been showcased at museums and galleries internationally, and his works are part of the permanent collections of the Museum of Modern Art (New York), the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, and the Fine Arts Museum of San Francisco. Biography Fredric Hobbs (full name Charles Fredric Hobbs) was born in Philadelphia on December 30, 1931. He attended the Menlo School in Menlo Park, California and in 1953 earned B.A. in History from Cornell University. After service as a US Air Force Officer in Korea, Hobbs maintained a studio in Madrid where he attended the Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando. Later in life, his studios were located in San Francisco and Carmel, California. Since the 1950s, the artist's work has concerned spiritual and environmental consciousness. In 1963, Hobbs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Halliwell Hobbes
Herbert Halliwell Hobbes (16 November 187720 February 1962) was an English actor. Early years The future actor was the son of William Albert Hobbes (1841-1909), a Warwickshire solicitor, and his wife, Marion Hobbes, née Dennis, (1838-1925). His schooling came at Trinity College in Straford-on-Avon. Career Hobbes's stage debut was as a member of Frank Benson's company, in the role of Tybalt in ''Romeo and Juliet'' in 1898, playing in Shakespearean rep alongside actors such as Ellen Terry and Mrs Patrick Campbell. His earliest American work was as an actor and director from 1906, before moving to Hollywood in early 1929 (aged 51) to play older men's roles such as clerics, butlers, doctors, lords and diplomats. He remained a British subject throughout his life. Receiving fewer film roles during the 1940s (though he still managed to have been in over 100 films by 1949), he moved back to Broadway by the mid-1940s, appearing in ''Romeo and Juliet'' as Lord Capulet and continui ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Oliver Hobbes
Pearl Mary Teresa Richards (November 3, 1867 – August 13, 1906) was an Anglo-American novelist and dramatist who wrote under the pen-name of John Oliver Hobbes. Though her work fell out of print in the twentieth-century, her first book ''Some Emotions and a Moral'' was a sensation in its day, selling eighty-thousand copies in only a few weeks. Early years Pearl Mary Teresa Richards, born in Boston, Massachusetts, was the eldest daughter of the businessman John Morgan Richards and his wife Laura Hortense Arnold. Her father had Calvinist roots and her grandfather was a Presbyterian minister. The family moved to London soon after her birth, and she was educated in London and Paris. Beginnings When she was nineteen, she married Reginald Walpole Craigie, by whom she had one son, John Churchill Craigie. The unhappy marriage was dissolved on her petition in July 1895. She was brought up as a Nonconformist, but in 1892 she was received into the Roman Catholic Church, where she rema ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roger Hobbes
Roger Hobbes ( fl. 1413) of Bath, Somerset, was an English politician. He was a Member (MP) of the Parliament of England for Bath Bath may refer to: * Bathing, immersion in a fluid ** Bathtub, a large open container for water, in which a person may wash their body ** Public bathing, a public place where people bathe * Thermae, ancient Roman public bathing facilities Plac ... in May 1413. References 14th-century births 15th-century deaths English MPs May 1413 People from Bath, Somerset {{15thC-England-MP-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hobbes (Calvin And Hobbes)
''Calvin and Hobbes'' is a daily American comic strip created by cartoonist Bill Watterson that was Print syndication, syndicated from November 18, 1985, to December 31, 1995. Commonly cited as "the last great newspaper comic", ''Calvin and Hobbes'' has enjoyed broad and enduring popularity, influence, and academic and philosophical interest. ''Calvin and Hobbes'' follows the humorous antics of the title characters: Calvin, a precocious, mischievous, and adventurous six-year-old boy; and Hobbes, his sardonic stuffed tiger. Set in the contemporary suburban United States of the 1980s and 1990s, 90s, the strip depicts Calvin's frequent flights of fancy and friendship with Hobbes. It also examines Calvin's relationships with his long-suffering parents and with his classmates, especially his neighbor Susie Derkins. Hobbes' dual nature is a defining motif for the strip: to Calvin, Hobbes is a living anthropomorphic tiger, while all the other characters see Hobbes as an inanimate stuffe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Characters In Fables
This article is a list of characters in the comic book series ''Fables'' and its spin-offs (including ''Jack of Fables'', '' Cinderella: From Fabletown with Love'', '' Fairest'', ''1001 Nights of Snowfall'', and '' Peter & Max: A Fables Novel'') published by Vertigo Comics. New York Fables Bigby Wolf Snow White Snow White is a major character in ''Fables''. She is based on two stories recorded by the Brothers Grimm, ''Snow-White and Rose-Red'' and the more famous '' Snow White and the Seven Dwarves''. Snow was born in a small cottage and lived there with her younger twin sister Rose Red. In their youth, they were inseparable, swearing to each other that nothing would ever come between them. However, with time, they had a falling out. Snow got married with Prince Charming, but they divorced after she found him in bed with Rose. Snow White was a long time member of Fabletown government, where she gradually climbed in ranks to become deputy major. Snow White appears also in th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miranda Hobbes
Miranda Hobbes is a fictional character on the American HBO television series ''Sex and the City'', its subsequent film spinoffs, and HBO Max revival '' And Just Like That...''. She is played by actress Cynthia Nixon. Nixon received an Emmy Award and has received two Screen Actors Guild Awards for her performance. Character information Miranda Hobbes first appeared in Candace Bushnell's newspaper column " Sex and the City" as a cable television executive in her early thirties. The television ''Sex and the City'' version of Miranda Hobbes is a fiery career-minded red-head, a Harvard-educated lawyer with a cynical take on relationships and men. As the series progresses, Miranda's cynicism softens, particularly after she becomes pregnant by her on-again, off-again bartender boyfriend, Steve Brady, whom she eventually marries. The birth of her son, Brady Hobbes, brings up new issues for her Type A, workaholic personality as she finds her way to balance career and motherhood. Of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ralgha Nar Hhallas
''Wing Commander'' is a media franchise consisting of space combat simulation video games from Origin Systems, Inc., an animated television series, a feature film, a collectible card game, a series of novels, and action figures. The franchise originated in 1990 with the release of video game ''Wing Commander''. Setting and gameplay Set in the 27th century, the games tell the story of humanity's war against the Kilrathi, an alien species of large feline bipeds. The Kilrathi are native to the planet Kilrah with their society depicted as an empire. Physically they are bipeds who strongly resemble big cats: they have leonine manes, but also have markings which distinguish their clan of origin. The species is featured in every game, with later games revealing more complex characters than just a faceless enemy. Later games would move on from the Kilrathi war setting, with '' Wing Commander IV: The Price of Freedom'' being about a conspiracy within the ranks and '' Wing Commande ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hob (other)
Hob or Hobs may refer to: Businesses and organizations * Heart of Brooklyn, a tourism-related non-profit organization in New York City * HOB GmbH & Co KG, an international computer company * Hobs Reprographics, a British printer * Hemne Orkladal Billag, a defunct Norwegian transport company * House of Blues, a chain of music halls and restaurants People * Hob Broun (1950–1987), American author * Hob Bryan (born 1952), American politician * Hob Hiller (1893–1956), American Major League Baseball player Fictional characters * Hob Gadling, in ''The Sandman'' comic book series by Neil Gaiman * Hob, a robot-like creature in the webcomic ''Dresden Codak'' * Hob, in ''RoboCop 2'' Codes * hob, ISO 639-3 code for the Mari language (Madang Province) of Papua New Guinea * HOB, station code for Hoboken Terminal, New Jersey, United States * HOB, IATA code for Lea County Regional Airport, New Mexico, United States * HOB, UK code for HM Prison High Down, Surrey Other uses * G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hobb (other)
Hobb may refer to: Places * Hobb Lake, Winslow Township, New Jersey, USA; a reservoir * ''Hobb's Hill'', Bodmin Moor, Cornwall, England, UK; a torr, see List of geographical tors Facilities and structures * ''Hobb Hotel'', a 19th-century landmark in Woodland, Washington State, USA People Surname * Robin Hobb (born 1952) U.S. author Given name * "Hobb", a diminutive form for Robert (name) * Hobb Wilson (1904-1977) Canadian hockey player Fictional characters * Edwin Hobb (fictional character) computer scientist on the 2015 UK TV series ''HUM∀NS'' * ''Graham Hobb'' (fictional character) from the 1979 UK TV series ''The Omega Factor'', see List of The Omega Factor episodes * ''Walter Hobb'' (fictional character) from the horror franchise ''Friday the 13th'', see List of Friday the 13th characters * ''The Hobbs'' (''Hobb Family'') from the musical comedy ''Kreepy Hallow'', by playwright ''The Kreep'' * ''Hobb'' (fictional character) from the 1993 TV series ''Cadillacs and Dino ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hobbe (other)
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Hobbe may refer to: * ''Hobbe'', a diminutive of the given name Robert (name) * Hobbe Smith (1862-1942) Dutch post-impressionist painter * ''Hobbe, the Chief'', a playing card in the card game ''Happy Families'' * ''Father Hobbe'', a character from the 2000 Bernard Cornwell ''Grailquest'' novels, see ''Vagabond'' (novel) * The ''Hobbe'', a fictional race from the ''Fable'' videogame RPG series, see '' Fable: The Journey'' See also * * Cyrus Hobbi (born 1993) U.S. American football player * Robert (other) * Hobbie (other) * Hobby (other) * Hobbes (other) * Hobbs (other) * Hobb (other) * Hob (other) Hob or Hobs may refer to: Businesses and organizations * Heart of Brooklyn, a tourism-related non-profit organization in New York City * HOB GmbH & Co KG, an international computer company * Hobs Reprographics, a British printer * Hemne Orkl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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