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Holme (surname)
Holme is a surname and may refer to: * Alan Thomas Holme (1872–1931), British administrator in India * Bob Holme (born 1969), American ski jumper *Charles Holme (1848–1923), English journalist and art critic *Edward Holme (1770–1847), English physician * Henry Holme (1839–1891), Anglican bishop * John Francis Holme (1868–1904), American newspaper artist and book printer *Jørn Holme (born 1959), Norwegian judge and civil servant * Phil Holme (born 1947), Welsh footballer *Randle Holme, list page * Richard Holme, Baron Holme of Cheltenham *Robert Holme (1896–1922), British World War I flying ace *Thea Holme (1904–1980), English actor and writer *Thomas Holme (1624–1695), Surveyor General of Pennsylvania *Timothy Holme (1928–1987), English author See also *Holmes (surname) Holmes is an English-language surname with several origins. The name can be a variant of the surname ''Holme''. This surname has several etymological origins: it can be derived from a name fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alan Thomas Holme
Alan Thomas Holme Order of the Indian Empire, CIE (1872 – 9 July 1931) was a British administrator in India. Holme was born in Naples and was educated at the International School in Naples, Bedford School, Clifton College, and Trinity College, Cambridge. He joined the Indian Civil Service and was posted to Oudh, where he served as a magistrate, settlement officer, and acting private secretary to the Lieutenant-Governor. He then served as a settlement officer in Rajputana, political agent in the Southern States, British Resident at Udaipur, Chief Commissioner of Ajmer-Merwara, and Officiating Agent to the Viceroy of India, Governor-General in Rajputana. He was appointed Companion of the Order of the Indian Empire (CIE) in the 1920 New Year Honours. He retired in 1922. Footnotes References *Obituary, ''The Times'', 11 July 1931 1872 births 1931 deaths People from Naples People educated at Bedford School People educated at Clifton College Alumni of Trinity College, Cambr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bob Holme
Bob Holme (born June 6, 1969) is an American former ski jumper who competed in the 1992 Winter Olympics and in the 1994 Winter Olympics The 1994 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XVII Olympic Winter Games ( no, De 17. olympiske vinterleker; nn, Dei 17. olympiske vinterleikane) and commonly known as Lillehammer '94, was an international winter multi-sport event held fro .... Bob is currently the Director of Mountain Maintenance for Winter Park Resort in Colorado where he has worked since 2003. Bob is responsible for the leadership, management, and strategic direction for mountain maintenance operations at Winter Park Resort. He currently oversees operations and maintenance of heavy equipment, motor vehicles, grooming and trails, the resort's 7 terrain parks, Trestle BikePark, snowmaking, and lift maintenance. References 1969 births Living people American male ski jumpers Olympic ski jumpers for the United States Ski jumpers at the 1992 Winter Olympics Ski j ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Holme
Charles Holme (; 1848–1923) was an English journalist and art critic, founding editor of The Studio (magazine), ''The Studio'' from 1893. He published a series of books promoting peasant art in the first decades of the 20th century. Life Holme was born on 7 October 1848 in Derby, the younger son of a silk manufacturer, George Holme, and his wife Ann, ''née'' Brentnall. Holme himself worked in the silk and wool trades, trading with Turkestan, India and China in the 1870s. He subsequently opened offices in Japan, visiting the country in 1889 with the painter Alfred East and Arthur Lasenby Liberty and his wife. He served as vice-president of the Japan Society of the UK, Japan Society, and was a recipient of the Order of the Rising Sun in 1902. Holme was a member of the private bibliophile club, the Sette of Odd Volumes, and President in 1890. Holme was painted by Philip Alexius de László in 1908; the portrait was published in ''The Studio'' in 1911. He died on 14 March 1923 i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edward Holme
Edward Holme (17 February 1770 – 28 November 1847) was an English physician and supporter of learned societies. Life The son of Thomas Holme, farmer and mercer, he was born at Kendal in Westmorland. After attending Sedbergh School, he spent two years at the Manchester Academy, and then studied at the University of Göttingen and University of Edinburgh. He graduated MD at the University of Leyden in December 1793. Early in 1794 Holme began practice in Manchester, and was shortly afterwards elected one of the physicians to the infirmary there. He joined the Manchester Literary and Philosophical Society, and was one of its Vice-Presidents from 1797 to 1844, when he succeeded John Dalton John Dalton (; 5 or 6 September 1766 – 27 July 1844) was an English chemist, physicist and meteorologist. He is best known for introducing the atomic theory into chemistry, and for his research into colour blindness, which he had. Colour b ... as President. He was one of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henry Holme
Henry Redmayne Holme (8 November 1839 in Kirk Leatham – 6 July 1891 at Basseterre) was an Anglican bishop in the late 19th century. Of a Yorkshire family, Henry Redmayne Holme was son of the Rev. James Holme. He was educated at Christ's College, Cambridge, graduating B.A. in 1868. Ordained in 1868, his first posts were curacies in Attercliffe and Lythe. From 1875 to 1881, he was Vicar of St Anthony's Montserrat, and from 1882 to 1891 Vicar of St George's, Basseterre, and Chaplain to the Bishop of Antigua; he was also Archdeacon of St Kitts from 1885 to 1891. In 1891, he was appointed Bishop of British Honduras. Consecrated on 1 March, he died in a shipwreck A shipwreck is the wreckage of a ship that is located either beached on land or sunken to the bottom of a body of water. Shipwrecking may be intentional or unintentional. Angela Croome reported in January 1999 that there were approximately ... four months later. There is a memorial to him at Belize's Anglican cath ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Francis Holme
John Francis Holme (June 29, 1868–July 27, 1904), known professionally as Frank Holme, was an American newspaper artist and book printer. He is best known for his news illustrations, beginning with his work for the ''Pittsburgh Press'' when he covered the 1889 Johnstown flood. Born in Corinth, West Virginia, he married Ida Van Dyke in 1893, around the same time he moved to Chicago. He made a name for himself as the illustrator at the ''Chicago Post'', the '' Chicago Chronicle'' and the ''Chicago Daily News'' in part because of the speed at which he completed illustrations at the scene of news events. He founded the School of Illustration in Chicago which trained journalists to represent current events through chalk-plate, pen-and-ink and greased crayon illustrations. His illustrations were displayed in three different exhibitions at the Art Institute of Chicago. Holme created the Bandar Log Press in 1895, which published books such as ''Just For Fun'', ''Swanson, Able Seama ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
