Hanan (surname)

	Hanan (surname) Hanan is a surname of Semitic origin. Notable people with the surname include: * Harry Hanan (1916–1982), British cartoonist * Josiah Hanan (1868–1954), New Zealand politician * Maurice Hanan, the namesake of the Hanan grid, a geometrical construction * Peter Hanan (1915–2008), New Zealand swimmer * Ralph Hanan Josiah Ralph Hanan (13 June 1909 – 24 July 1969), known as Ralph Hanan, was a New Zealand politician of the National Party. He was Mayor of Invercargill and then represented the electorate in Parliament, following in his uncle Josiah Hanan's ... (1909–1969), New Zealand politician, nephew of Josiah * Elizabeth Hanan (1937- present), New Zealand local politician {{Surname, Hanan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Harry Hanan Harry Hanan (14 December 1916 - 19 January 1982) was a British cartoonist, best known as the creator of the pantomime comic strip ''Louie'' which he began in 1947. Louie was a small chap, a loser who was constantly annoyed by life's little vicissitudes and minor moments. Hanan described his mild-mannered character as "the anti-Superman".''Louie'' at Don Markstein's Toonopedia Biography Born in Liverpool , Lancashire , [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Josiah Hanan Josiah Alfred Hanan (12 May 1868 – 22 March 1954), known to his colleagues as Joe Hanan, was a New Zealand politician, cabinet minister, and legislative councillor. He also served as Mayor of Invercargill, and as Chancellor of the University of New Zealand. Early life Hanan was born in Invercargill, New Zealand, and educated at Invercargill Central School (dux) and Southland Boys' High School. He was a civil and criminal lawyer 1889–1899 with a good reputation, defending Minnie Dean and John Keown on murder charges. Political career He entered politics in 1894, when he became a borough councillor. In 1896, he was elected Mayor of Invercargill (the youngest, and the first NZ-born). In 1899 he was elected as the member of the House of Representatives for the Invercargill electorate. He held the electorate for the next 26 years, and retired at the 1925 election. In 1912 he was appointed Minister of Education, Minister of Justice, and Minister of Stamp Duties ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Hanan Grid In geometry, the Hanan grid of a finite set of points in the plane is obtained by constructing vertical and horizontal lines through each point in . The main motivation for studying the Hanan grid stems from the fact that it is known to contain a minimum length rectilinear Steiner tree The rectilinear Steiner tree problem, minimum rectilinear Steiner tree problem (MRST), or rectilinear Steiner minimum tree problem (RSMT) is a variant of the geometric Steiner tree problem in the plane, in which the Euclidean distance is replaced w ... for . It is named after Maurice Hanan, who was first to investigate the rectilinear Steiner minimum tree and introduced this graph.M. HananOn Steiner's problem with rectilinear distance J. SIAM Appl. Math. 14 (1966), 255 - 265. References {{reflist Graph families Geometric graphs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Peter Hanan Peter Sedgley Hanan (30 November 1915 – 15 September 2008) was a New Zealand swimmer who represented his country at the New Zealand at the 1938 British Empire Games, 1938 and New Zealand at the 1950 British Empire Games, 1950 British Empire Games. Early life and family Born in Morrinsville on 30 November 1915, Hanan was the son of Frederick Arthur Hanan, a dentist and later a dairy farmer, and Ida Helen Hanan (née Dewes). His younger brother was Patrick Hanan, and his maternal grandfather was Albert Dewes. Hanan was educated at Mount Albert Grammar School in Auckland, and trained as an accountant. He married Esma Elaine St George in 1946, and the couple went on to have two children. Swimming Hanan began swimming at the public swimming baths in Morrinsville, which opened in 1924, as a child, and later receiving coaching from Malcolm Champion at the Tepid Baths in Auckland. He went on to win five New Zealand national swimming titles: the 100 yards freestyle in 1938 and 1940 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Ralph Hanan Josiah Ralph Hanan (13 June 1909 – 24 July 1969), known as Ralph Hanan, was a New Zealand politician of the National Party. He was Mayor of Invercargill and then represented the electorate in Parliament, following in his uncle Josiah Hanan's footsteps. He served in World War II and his injuries ultimately caused his death at age 60. He is best remembered for the abolition of the death penalty, which had been suspended by the Labour Party, but which National was to reintroduce. As Minister of Justice, it was Hanan's role to introduce the legislation to Parliament, but he convinced enough of his party colleagues to vote with the opposition and thus abolished the death penalty in New Zealand. Early life Hanan was born in 1909 in Invercargill. He was the son of the draper James Albert Hanan and his wife, Johanna Mary McGill. His uncle and aunt were Josiah and Susanna Hanan. He received his education from Southland Boys' High School, Waitaki Boys' High School, and the Universit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]

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