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Harmon (name)
Harmon is the Amerecianization of the Germanic names Hermann or Harmann.''Dictionary of American Family Names'as cited by ancestry.com/ref> It may be a surname or given name. As a given name * Harmon P. Burroughs (1846–1907), American farmer and politician * Harmon Dobson (1913–1967), American entrepreneur and co-founder of Whataburger * Harmon Killebrew (1936–2011), American baseball player * Harmon Murray (1868 or 1869 – 1891), American gangster and serial killer * Harmon T. Ogdahl (1917–2009), American politician and businessman * Harmon Rabb, fictional character in 1990s and 2000s American television series ''JAG'' * Harmon Wilfred, stateless businessman based in New Zealand * Harmon Wray (c. 1947–2007), American prison reformer, human rights and death penalty activist As a surname * Angie Harmon (born 1972), American model/actress * Butch Harmon (born 1943), American golfer * Byron Hill Harmon (1876–1942), pioneering photographer of the Canadian Rocki ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Germanic Peoples
The Germanic peoples were historical groups of people that once occupied Central Europe and Scandinavia during antiquity and into the early Middle Ages. Since the 19th century, they have traditionally been defined by the use of ancient and early medieval Germanic languages and are thus equated at least approximately with Germanic-speaking peoples, although different academic disciplines have their own definitions of what makes someone or something "Germanic". The Romans named the area belonging to North-Central Europe in which Germanic peoples lived ''Germania'', stretching East to West between the Vistula and Rhine rivers and north to south from Southern Scandinavia to the upper Danube. In discussions of the Roman period, the Germanic peoples are sometimes referred to as ''Germani'' or ancient Germans, although many scholars consider the second term problematic since it suggests identity with present-day Germans. The very concept of "Germanic peoples" has become the subject of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dan Harmon
Daniel James Harmon (born January 3, 1973) is an American writer, producer, and actor. He is best known as the creator and producer of the NBC/Yahoo! Screen sitcom ''Community'' (2009–2015), creator and host of the comedy podcast ''Harmontown'' (2012–2019), co-creator of the Adult Swim animated sitcom ''Rick and Morty'' (2013–present) and its subsequent franchise along with Justin Roiland, and co-founder of the alternative television network and website Channel 101 along with Rob Schrab. Early life Daniel James Harmon was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on January 3, 1973. He graduated from Brown Deer High School in Brown Deer, Wisconsin, and attended Marquette University. He briefly attended Glendale Community College in Glendale, California, an experience which would later form the basis of his sitcom ''Community''. Career Early career (1996–2008) Harmon was a member of ComedySportz in Milwaukee, alongside Rob Schrab, a member of the sketch troupe The Dead Alewives. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leonard Roy Harmon
Leonard Roy Harmon (January 21, 1917 – November 13, 1942) was an American sailor who died in action during World War II and was posthumously awarded the Navy Cross for his valor. He is the first African-American man to have a US warship, the , named after him. Life Harmon was born in Cuero, Texas, on January 21, 1917. He attended the segregated all-black Daule High School before working in livestock production. During the Great Depression, he performed various house and grounds chores for the owner of the historic William Frobese home in Cuero. He was 22 years of age when he enlisted in the United States Navy in June 1939 at a San Antonio recruiting station. He reported for training in Norfolk, Virginia, before reporting for duty on the cruiser on October 28, 1939. He trained as a Mess Attendant, one of the few jobs available to black men in the navy at that time. The basic job description consisted of serving food to officers and crew aboard ship. However, like all members o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leon Harmon
Leon D. Harmon (1922 - 1983) was a researcher in mental/neural processing, particularly regarding vision, who worked at Bell Telephone Laboratories, Incorporated. Harmon started his career as a radio serviceman and electronics hobbyist. In 1950, he went to work as a wireman on the IAS machine at the Institute for Advanced Study, where he worked for Julian Bigelow and encountered John von Neumann and Albert Einstein. At the same time he began taking night courses in engineering at New York University. When the IAS project ended in 1956, he joined Bell Laboratories where he worked on human perception, computer vision and graphics. In 1966, Harmon and Kenneth C. Knowlton were experimenting with photomosaic, creating large prints from collections of small symbols or images. In ''Studies in Perception I'' they created an image of a reclining nude (the dancer Deborah Hay), by scanning a photograph with a camera and converting the analog voltages to binary numbers which were assigned ty ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kelvin Harmon
Kelvin Harmon (born December 15, 1997) is a Liberian gridiron football wide receiver for the DC Defenders of the XFL (2020), XFL. Born in Monrovia, he came to the United States at the age of four. Harmon played college football at NC State Wolfpack football, NC State and was drafted by the Washington Redskins in the sixth round of the 2019 NFL Draft. Early years Harmon was born in Monrovia, the capital of Liberia, on December 15, 1997, and moved to Palmyra, New Jersey, in the United States when he was four. There, he attended Palmyra High School (New Jersey), Palmyra High School and had 165 receptions for 2,764 yards and 36 touchdowns. A 4-star recruit, he originally committed to South Carolina Gamecocks football, South Carolina to play college football, but decommited and attended NC State Wolfpack football, NC State instead, over offers from Indiana Hoosiers football, Indiana, Miami Hurricanes football, Miami, North Carolina Tar Heels football, North Carolina, Rutgers Scarlet K ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jessica Harmon
Jessica Harmon (born December 27, 1985) is a Canadian actress and director. She portrayed Esrin in the Syfy science fiction web series '' Battlestar Galactica: The Face of the Enemy'' (2008–2009), FBI Agent Dale Bozzio in the CW supernatural drama series ''iZombie'' (2015–2019), and Niylah in the CW science fiction drama series ''The 100'' (2016–2020). Harmon co-starred as Megan Helms in the slasher film '' Black Christmas'' (2006), Heather Dalton in the science fiction horror film ''Hollow Man 2'' (2006), and as Jill Eikland in the action horror film '' Dead Rising: Endgame'' (2016). In 2010, she won a Leo Award for Best Performance in a Music, Comedy, or Variety Program or Series for her role in the television pilot ''Wolf Canyon''. Early life Jessica Harmon was born on December 27, 1985, in Barrie, Ontario, Canada. Her parents are director Allan Harmon and producer Cynde Harmon. Her brother is actor Richard Harmon, with whom she co-starred in the CW science fiction ser ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henry Harmon
Henry S. Harmon (c. 1839 – December 24, 1889) was an attorney and politician in Florida after the Civil War. He was the first African-American to be admitted to the bar in Florida. Early life Henry Harmon was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1839. His parents, Timothy and Robinet Harmon, had been slaves in Virginia, but had escaped to the North before Henry was born. Although details of his young years are scarce, Henry was later described as "a anof education." Harmon enlisted in the 3rd United States Colored Infantry Regiment when it was formed in August 1863, and was promoted to the rank of sergeant before the end of the year. He served with the Third USCI at the sieges of Fort Wagner and Fort Gregg on Morris Island. Harmon became friends with future congressman Josiah T. Walls while serving in the Third. At the end of the Civil War, a portion of the Third Regiment, including Harmon, was stationed in Gainesville, Florida. Harmon was discharged from the Army in Gaines ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Glen Harmon
David Glen Harmon (January 2, 1921 – March 9, 2007) was a Canadian ice hockey defenceman who played for the Montreal Canadiens from 1942 to 1951. He was born in Holland, Manitoba and died in Mississauga, Ontario. Playing career Harmon's professional hockey career officially began on June 27, 1941 when he was acquired by the Montreal Canadiens from the Tulsa Oilers (AHA) through an inter-league draft; he would play for Montreal for the following 9 years, until his retirement from the NHL. Harmon's first season as a Canadien, 1941–1942, was spent playing with the Montreal Senior Canadiens of the QSHL. It was in November 1942 when Harmon stepped onto the ice of the Montreal Forum to play in his first NHL game. Harmon helped secure the Stanley Cup twice in his time with the Canadiens, first in the 1943-44 season and again in the 1945-46 season. Harmon played his last four seasons with the Montreal Royals of the QHL. At the end of the 1954–55 season, Harmon retired. Awards ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Harmon (other)
George Harmon may refer to: * George Harmon (basketball) George F. Harmon (July 16, 1902 – January 30, 1954) was a college basketball player for the Mercer Baptists. Harmon was "one of the all-time greats" in Mercer basketball history" and "acknowledged king of the basketball world in so far as ... (1902–1954), American basketball player (Mercer Bears) * George Harmon (footballer) (born 2000), English football player (Oxford City, Ross County) * George M. Harmon (1837–1910), Connecticut Adjutant General {{human name disambiguation, name=Harmon, George ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ernest N
Ernest is a given name derived from Germanic word ''ernst'', meaning "serious". Notable people and fictional characters with the name include: People *Archduke Ernest of Austria (1553–1595), son of Maximilian II, Holy Roman Emperor * Ernest, Margrave of Austria (1027–1075) *Ernest, Duke of Bavaria (1373–1438) *Ernest, Duke of Opava (c. 1415–1464) *Ernest, Margrave of Baden-Durlach (1482–1553) *Ernest, Landgrave of Hesse-Rheinfels (1623–1693) *Ernest Augustus, Elector of Brunswick-Lüneburg (1629–1698) *Ernest, Count of Stolberg-Ilsenburg (1650–1710) *Ernest Augustus, King of Hanover (1771–1851), son of King George III of Great Britain *Ernest II, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (1818–1893), sovereign duke of the Duchy of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha *Ernest Augustus, Crown Prince of Hanover (1845–1923) *Ernest, Landgrave of Hesse-Philippsthal (1846–1925) *Ernest Augustus, Prince of Hanover (1914–1987) *Prince Ernst August of Hanover (born 1954) * Prince Ernst A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emmett Harmon
Hon. Emmett Harmon of Liberia Liberia (), officially the Republic of Liberia, is a country on the West African coast. It is bordered by Sierra Leone to Liberia–Sierra Leone border, its northwest, Guinea to its north, Ivory Coast to its east, and the Atlantic Ocean ... served as a member of the World Scout Committee. In 1975, Harmon was awarded the 99th '' Bronze Wolf'', the only distinction of the World Organization of the Scout Movement, awarded by the World Scout Committee for exceptional services to world Scouting, at the 25th World Scout Conference. References External links Recipients of the Bronze Wolf Award Year of birth missing Scouting and Guiding in Liberia World Scout Committee members {{Liberia-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elise Harmon
Elise (aka E'Lise) Frances Harmon (3 September 1909 – 6 March 1985 in Santa Clara County, California) was an American chemist and biologist by education and engineer by practice who invented several technologies in the emerging printed circuit board industry in the 1950s that allowed efficient printing of circuit elements on plastic substrate and continued making significant engineering innovations in circuit miniaturization into the 1970s. She also conducted critical research on the performance of electrical equipment in aircraft under extreme conditions that enhanced aircraft performance in World War II. Early life and education Harmon graduated from Marshall High School in Marshall, Texas in 1927. She earned a Bachelor of Science in chemistry in 1931 from North Texas State College (now University of North Texas) in Denton TX, a Master of Science in biology from the University of Texas in 1938, and took advanced coursework at several institutions. Harmon did post-gradua ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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