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Howes (other)
Howes is an English topographic name and surname. Howes is from the plural of the word howe referring to a barrow originating from the Old Norse word ''haugr'' meaning hill, mound or barrow. Howes can refer to: People * Alex Howes (born 1988), road racing cyclist * Alex Howes (footballer) (born 2000), English footballer * Arthur Howes (1950–2004), documentary film-maker and teacher * Barbara Howes (1905–1996), American poet * Bob Howes (born 1943), Canadian footballer * Bobby Howes (1895–1972), English actor * Brian Howes (born 1965), Canadian musician * Buster Howes (born 1960), Royal Marines officer * Carol Howes (born 1984), Zambian footballer * Christian Howes (other), several * Christian Howes (musician) (born 1972), American musician, educator, and composer * Christopher Howes (born 1942), English academic * Clifton A. Howes (1860–1936), American philatelist * Daniel Howes, business columnist and editor * Dean Howes (born 1952), American Major Leagu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Howe (other)
Howe may refer to: People and fictional characters * Howe (surname), including a list of people and fictional characters * Howe Browne, 2nd Marquess of Sligo (1788–1845), Irish peer and colonial governor Titles * Earl Howe, two titles, an extinct one in the Peerage of Great Britain and an extant one in the Peerage of the United Kingdom * Howe baronets, two extinct titles in the Baronetage of England Places Antarctica * Mount Howe, Marie Byrd Land * Howe Glacier, Queen Maud Mountains Australia * Cape Howe, on the border between New South Wales and Victoria, Australia * Lord Howe Island, Australia Canada * Howe Sound, British Columbia * Howe Island, Ontario United Kingdom * Howe, North Yorkshire, a small village and civil parish * Howe, Norfolk, a village and civil parish United States * Howe, Idaho, an unincorporated community * Howe, Indiana, an unincorporated census-designated place * Howe, Minneapolis, a neighborhood in the city of Minneapolis * Howe, Nebrask ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dulcie Howes
Dulcie Howes (31 December 1908 – 19 March 1993) was a South African ballet dancer, teacher, choreographer, and company director. During her performing career, she was considered the prima ballerina assoluta of South African ballet. In 1934, she established the company that evolved into today's Cape Town City Ballet. Early life and training Dulcie Howes was born in Little Brak River, a seaside town at the mouth of the Little Brak River (Klein-Brakrivier, in Afrikaans), from which it takes its name. Located only a few miles north of Mossel Bay, a thriving harbor town established when Europeans first landed in southern Africa, Little Brak River was then a British colonial outpost, as the area was part of the Cape Colony until 1910. Howes was the daughter of Justice Reed Howes, who had immigrated to South Africa at the end of the Second Boer War (1899-1902), and Muriel Alice (Lind) Howe. He was headmaster of Boys High School in Oudtshoorn, the "ostrich capital of the world," i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Justin Howes
Justin Howes (1963–2005) was a British historian of printing and lettering. Howes was a curator of the Type Museum of London and wrote on the work of Edward Johnston and William Caslon; his book ''Johnston's Underground Type'' on the Johnston lettering commissioned and used by London Underground and its predecessors remains the standard work on the topic. He also worked as a book and font designer and was working on a PhD at the time of his death. The St Bride Foundation holds the annual Justin Howes Memorial Lecture Justin may refer to: People * Justin (name), including a list of persons with the given name Justin * Justin (historian), a Latin historian who lived under the Roman Empire * Justin I (c. 450–527), or ''Flavius Iustinius Augustus'', Eastern Rom ... at which scholars and practitioners of typography are invited to present a talk. References External links Tyndale Society obituaryMicrosoft Typography linkson Howes' work English historians English art ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jonathan Howes
Jonathan Howes (April 11, 1937 – May 31, 2015) was an American politician and urban planner. He served as the Director of the Center for Urban and Regional Studies at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill from 1970 until 1993. Howes began his political career as an elected member of the Chapel Hill Town Council from 1975 to 1987. He was then elected Mayor of Chapel Hill for two consecutive terms from 1987 to 1991. In 1991, North Carolina Governor Jim Hunt appointed Howes as Secretary of the North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources, a state cabinet position he held from 1992 to 1997. Biography Early life and career Howes was raised in Fountain City, Tennessee, a neighborhood in northern Knoxville. He first visited Chapel Hill, North Carolina, in 1955 as a prospective student on high school student visitation to University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC). He enrolled at UNC as a freshman. However, he transferred to Wittenberg University afte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Howes
John Forman Howes (June 19, 1924 – February 4, 2017) was a Professor of Asian Studies at the University of British Columbia (UBC) for over three decades. Biography Howes began his studies of the Japanese language in 1944 at the I.T.S. Naval School of Oriental Languages, and served as a translator in the general headquarters of the Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers Occupation of Japan. Returning to the United States, he obtained an undergraduate degree at Oberlin College Oberlin College is a Private university, private Liberal arts colleges in the United States, liberal arts college and conservatory of music in Oberlin, Ohio. It is the oldest Mixed-sex education, coeducational liberal arts college in the United S ..., and then an MA from Columbia University with a thesis entitled "Uchimura Kanzō; a biographical sketch", followed by a 1965 Ph.D for "Japan's enigma, the young Uchimura Kanzō". Even before completing his doctoral work, in 1961, he joined the Depart ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James G
James is a common English language surname and given name: *James (name), the typically masculine first name James * James (surname), various people with the last name James James or James City may also refer to: People * King James (other), various kings named James * Saint James (other) * James (musician) * James, brother of Jesus Places Canada * James Bay, a large body of water * James, Ontario United Kingdom * James College, a college of the University of York United States * James, Georgia, an unincorporated community * James, Iowa, an unincorporated community * James City, North Carolina * James City County, Virginia ** James City (Virginia Company) ** James City Shire * James City, Pennsylvania * St. James City, Florida Arts, entertainment, and media * ''James'' (2005 film), a Bollywood film * ''James'' (2008 film), an Irish short film * ''James'' (2022 film), an Indian Kannada-language film * James the Red Engine, a character in ''Tho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ida Soule Howes
Ida Soule Kuhn (born Ida Soule Howes; 1869–November 19, 1952) was a social and political activist from Hoquiam, Washington. Kuhn was an honorary member of and occupied managerial positions in a number of famous American social organizations. An activist and speaker, she publicly expressed her pro-American political beliefs during World Wars I and II. Kuhn was an active member of the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR). She occupied every position existent within the organization and, in 1903, founded the first DAR chapter in southwestern Washington, in Hoquiam. It was named the Robert Gray Chapter. Kuhn was a nominee for the position of DAR Washington State Regent several times, and was elected for a one-year term in 1908. She co-founded the Washington State Chapter of the Mayflower Society as its charter member and historian. She was a co-founder of the Grays Harbor Chapter of the American Association of University Women. During World War I, Kuhn travelled extensi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Howes Brothers
The Howes Brothers were early entrants into the world of commercial photography who enjoyed a vibrant career in the years after the American Civil War. Growing up in Ashfield, Massachusetts, the oldest brother, Alvah, born 1853, was the first to take up photography sometime in the mid-1880s after time spent as a farm laborer. He brought his brother Walter into the profession and together they began taking and selling photographs in southern New England and the Hudson Valley. In 1888 they set up a studio in Turners Falls, Massachusetts, and occasionally employed their youngest sibling, George. In the summers, Walter and George toured, settling in a town for a week or more, taking photographs and selling the prints at three for a dollar. Alvah, on the other hand, ran the Turners Falls studio, staying there until 1894 when his business collapsed, a victim of the Depression of 1893. In 1896 Alvah returned to photography and joined his brothers on the road. They took pictures across New ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greg Howes
Greg Howes (born March 26, 1977 in Tacoma, Washington) is an American soccer player, most recently coach for Las Vegas Legends in the Professional Arena Soccer League. Career In 1995, Howes graduated from Franklin Pierce High School. He played his freshman season of collegiate soccer at Stetson University. He then transferred to Oregon State University, playing soccer there in 1998 and 1999. In 1999, he played for the Willamette Valley Firebirds of the Premier Development League. On February 7, 2000, the Seattle Sounders selected Howes in the first round (eighth overall) of the USL A-League draft. He tied for third on the points list that season and was named the 2000 A-League Rookie of the Year. On October 10, 2000, Howes signed with the Milwaukee Wave in the National Professional Soccer League. He was selected to the 2000-2001 All Rookie team. He would play each winter indoor season with the Wave until 2008. After 2001, the team was renamed the Major Indoor S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Howes (entomologist)
William George Howes (4 December 1879 – 20 February 1946) was a New Zealand entomologist and businessman. Early life Howes was born in 1879 at Southbridge. He was one of five surviving children of Cecilia Brown and William Howes, a post office clerk and accountant from England. His elder sister Edith, who would become a writer and educationalist, was born in 1872 before the family migrated to New Zealand. Career Howes authored scientific papers on entomology, concentrating on New Zealand Lepidoptera, and described numerous species new to science. The species '' Molophilus howesi'' was named in his honour. Howes was a member of a number of organisations including the Royal Entomological Society, Linnean Society of London, American Entomological Society, the Otago Chamber of Commerce, New Zealand Institute, Otago Acclimatisation Society where he sat on the council, and the Dunedin Naturalists Field Club for which he was president for many years. For a quarter of a century, Ho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Howes (other)
George Howes may refer to: * George Howes (footballer) (1906–1993), English footballer * George Howes (entomologist) (1879–1946), New Zealand entomologist and businessman * George Howes (Vermont Treasurer) George Howes (November 14, 1814 – January 30, 1892) was a Montpelier, Vermont businessman and political figure who served as Vermont State Treasurer. Biography George Howes was born in Montpelier, Vermont on November 14, 1814, the son of Ma ... (1814–1892), Vermont businessman and political figure * George Bond Howes (1853–1905), English zoologist {{human name disambiguation, Howes, George ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frank Howes
Frank Stewart Howes (2 April 1891 – 28 September 1974) was an English music critic. From 1943 to 1960 he was chief music critic of ''The Times''. From his student days Howes gravitated towards criticism as his musical specialism, guided by the advice of the conductor and professor Sir Hugh Allen and the critic H C Colles. Howes was known for his affinity with English music in the tradition of the " English Musical Renaissance"; after 1945 he found the less nationalistic, more cosmopolitan nature of post-war composers uncongenial. In addition to his work for ''The Times'', Howes wrote fifteen books, and served on many musical committees for bodies including the BBC and the Arts Council. Life and career Howes was born in Oxford, and was educated at Oxford High School and St John's College, where his love of music was developed under the tutelage of Sir Hugh Allen."Mr Frank Howes", ''The Times'', 30 September 1974, p. 17 After the First World War, in which he was conscripte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |