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Hulme (other)
Hulme is an inner city area and electoral ward of Manchester, England Hulme may also refer to: Places * Hulme, Cheshire, a U.K. location *Hulme, Staffordshire, England * Hulme, Trafford, a U.K. location Other uses * Hulme (surname), a family name (including a list of persons with the name) * James Hulme Canfield (1847–1909), fourth President of the Ohio State University * William Hulme Hooper (19th century), Royal Navy officer * Hulme Supercars Ltd., a New Zealand supercar manufacturer See also * Hulme Hall (other) Hulme Hall is the name of a number of buildings. It may refer to: * Hulme Hall, Allostock *Hulme Hall, Hulme *Hulme Hall, Manchester Hulme Hall is a University of Manchester hall of residence situated at the Victoria Park Campus in Rusholm ... * * Hume (other) {{disambiguation, geo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hulme
Hulme () is an inner city area and Ward (politics), electoral ward of Manchester, England, immediately south of Manchester city centre. It has a significant industrial heritage. Historic counties of England, Historically in Lancashire, the name Hulme is derived from the Old Norse word for a small island, or land surrounded by water or marsh, indicating that it may have been first settled by Norsemen, Norse invaders in the period of the Danelaw. History Toponymy Hulme derives its name from the Old Norse language, Old Norse ''holmr, holmi'', through History of Danish, Old Danish ''hulm'' or ''hulme'' meaning small islands or land surrounded by streams, fen or marsh.Eilert Ekwall, Ekwall, Eilert ''The Place-Names of Lancashire'' (1922, The University Press, Lime Grove, Manchester) The area may have fitted this description at the time of the Scandinavian invasion and settlement as it is surrounded by water on three sides by the rivers River Irwell, Irwell, River Medlock, Medlock ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hulme, Staffordshire
Hulme is a hamlet on the outskirts of the city of Stoke-on-Trent, in the English county of Staffordshire. Unlike Hulme End and Upper Hulme Upper Hulme is a hamlet situated in North Staffordshire, between the historical market town of Leek and the spa town of Buxton. It is clustered around a redundant mill and is located within the upper reaches of the River Churnet. The Mill was re ..., Hulme village is situated on the city council owned boundary of Park Hall Country Park. Hamlets in Staffordshire {{staffordshire-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hulme (surname)
Hulme is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Alan Hulme (1907–1989), Australian politician * Alfred Hulme (1911–1982), New Zealand recipient of the Victoria Cross * Arthur Hulme (1877–1916), English footballer * Darren Hulme (born 1977), Australian rules footballer * David Hulme (rugby league) (born 1964), British rugby league footballer * David Russell Hulme (born 1951), Welsh conductor and musicologist * Denny Hulme (1936–1992), New Zealand car racer, F1 world champion * Edward Hulme (1812-1876), surgeon and hospital administrator in New Zealand * Etta Hulme (1923–2014), American editorial cartoonist * F. Edward Hulme (1841–1909), English artist and botanist * Fred Hulme, English rugby league footballer of the 1950s * Joe Hulme (1904–1991), English footballer and cricketer * John Hulme (Derbyshire cricketer) (1862–1940), English cricketer * John Hulme (Shropshire cricketer) (born 1950), Welsh cricketer * John Hulme (author) (born 1969), Americ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Hulme Canfield
James Hulme Canfield (March 18, 1847 – March 29, 1909), born in Delaware, Ohio, the son of Rev. E. H. and Martha (Hulme) Canfield, was the fourth President of Ohio State University. Raised in New York City, Canfield attended Williams College and read law in Jackson, Michigan, before briefly practicing in St. Joseph, Michigan. He was on the faculty of the University of Kansas, teaching broadly in the humanities, until moving to the University of Nebraska, where he was chancellor. In 1895 Canfield returned to Ohio to become President of Ohio State University. He resigned the position in 1899 and became chief librarian at Columbia University, where remained until his death. Hulme was also a founding member of the American Library Institute. He received the honorary degree Doctor of Letters (D.Litt.) from the University of Oxford in October 1902, in connection with the tercentenary of the Bodleian Library. He married Flavia Camp on June 24, 1873; their children included Dorothy C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Hulme Hooper
__NOTOC__ William Hulme Hooper (13 June 1826 – 19 May 1854) was an English Royal Navy officer and Arctic explorer who served on under Commander Thomas E. L. Moore, which sailed out of Plymouth, England, in 1848, on a mission to find the lost remains of Sir John Franklin's Northwest Passage expedition of 1845. South of the Bering Straits at the onset of winter, the ''Plover'' overwintered in Providence Bay, Siberia Providence Bay (russian: Бу́хта Провиде́ния, ''Bukhta Provideniya'') is a fjord in the southern coast of the Chukchi Peninsula of northeastern Siberia. It was a popular rendezvous, wintering spot, and provisioning spot for whaler ..., which they named for the fortune that brought them there. Hooper and his companions fell in with the Chukchi, an experience he wrote about in his book ''Ten Months among the Tents of the Tuski'' (1853). His health weakened by three Arctic winters, Hooper died in London on 19 May 1854. References ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Supercar
A supercar – also called exotic car – is a loosely defined description of street-legal, high-performance sports cars. Since the 2010s, the term hypercar has come into use for the highest performing supercars. Supercars commonly serve as the flagship model within a vehicle manufacturer's line-up of sports cars and typically feature various performance-related technology derived from motorsports. Some examples include the Ferrari 458 Italia, Lamborghini Aventador, and McLaren 720S. In the United States, muscle cars were often referred to as "supercars" during the 1960s. History Europe The Lamborghini Miura, produced from 1966–1973, is often said to be the first supercar. By the 1970s and 1980s the term was in regular use, if not precisely defined. One interpretation up until the 1990s was to use it for mid-engine two-seat cars with at least eight cylinders (but typically a V12 engine), a power output of at least and a top speed of at least . Other interpretations sta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hulme Hall (other)
Hulme Hall is the name of a number of buildings. It may refer to: * Hulme Hall, Allostock *Hulme Hall, Hulme *Hulme Hall, Manchester *Hulme Hall, Port Sunlight * Hulme Hall, Reddish It may also refer to the grammar school: *Hulme Hall Grammar School Hulme Hall Grammar School is a co-educational school in Stockport, Greater Manchester, England. Established in 1928, there is a Pre-School and Senior School on site. It has an average of around 50 new pupils each year. The current Headmaster is ... {{disambiguation Architectural disambiguation pages ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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