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James F. Robinson (historian)
James, Jim, Jimmy or Jamie Robinson may refer to: Public officials *J. Kenneth Robinson (1916–1990), American Republican politician from Virginia *J. W. Robinson (James William Robinson, 1878–1964), American Democratic politician from Utah * James Robinson (Australian politician), member of the New South Wales Legislative Council *James Robinson (New Brunswick politician) (1852–1932), Canadian Conservative politician from New Brunswick *James Robinson (North Dakota judge) (1843–1933), American jurist who served on North Dakota Supreme Court * James Robinson (Ohio politician), mayor of Columbus, Ohio and president of the Columbus and Sandusky Turnpike Company * James Robinson (Wisconsin politician) (1828–1878), American politician in Wisconsin * James Fisher Robinson (1800–1882), American Democratic politician from Kentucky *James Carroll Robinson (1823–1886), American Democratic politician from Illinois * James D. Robinson (politician), Canadian mayor of Victoria, Brit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Robinson (Australian Politician)
James Robinson (1860 – 16 September 1922) was an Irish-born Australian politician. He was born at Aughantane near Clogher in County Tyrone to farmer John Robinson and Jane Moore. On 15 June 1886 he married Elizabeth Colquhoun Robinson, with whom he had a daughter. He migrated to Australia in 1886 and from 1888 ran his own business in Kogarah. In 1896 he sold out and worked for Griffiths Brothers as a manager from 1921. He was involved with the Nationalist Party, serving on its council from 1917 to 1922 and as president of the Kogarah and Croydon branches. On 4 July 1922 he was appointed to the New South Wales Legislative Council The New South Wales Legislative Council, often referred to as the upper house, is one of the two chambers of the parliament of the Australian state of New South Wales. The other is the Legislative Assembly. Both sit at Parliament House in th ..., but he died less than three months later at Croydon on 16 September 1922. References 1860 b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Harvey Robinson
James Harvey Robinson (June 29, 1863 – February 16, 1936) was an American scholar of history who, with Charles Austin Beard, founded New History, a disciplinary approach that attempts to use history to understand contemporary problems, which greatly broadened the scope of historical scholarship in relation to the social sciences. Biography Robinson was born in Bloomington, Illinois, to James Harvey Robinson (1808–1874), a bank president, and Latricia Maria Drake (; 1821–1908). After traveling to Europe in 1882 Robinson entered Harvard University in 1884, earning his A.B. in 1887 and his M.A. in 1888. He continued his studies at the University of Strasbourg and the University of Freiburg and received his Ph.D. at Freiburg in 1890. In the summer of 1891, Robinson was appointed Lecturer of European history at what then was called the Wharton School of Finance, University of Pennsylvania. In 1895, he moved to Columbia University as a full professor, where he mentored numerou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jimmy Robinson (actor)
James O. Robinson Jr. (1918–1967) was an American film actor. Early life Robinson was born on 30 July 1918, in Los Angeles, California, as the son of James O. Robinson Sr. Career He played the role of "Hambone" Johnson in Fontaine Fox's Mickey McGuire film series of short subjects. He was in the series from its beginning in 1927 until its end in 1934, appearing in most of the shorts in series. During his Mickey McGuire days, Robinson also appeared in other films, such as Tenderfeet and Penrod and Sam. After the McGuire series, Robinson continued to act, but mostly in bit parts. Death Robinson died from an illness on 2 November 1967, at the age of 49, in his California home. Filmography See also * Mickey McGuire (1927–1934) * Mickey Rooney * Billy Barty * Delia Bogard Delia Bogard (June 26, 1921 - July 15, 1995) was an American film actress and dancer. Biography Bogard was born in San Francisco, California San Francisco (; Spanish for " Saint Franci ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jim Robinson (trombonist)
Jim Robinson, also known as Big Jim Robinson (December 25, 1892 – May 4, 1976) was an American jazz musician, based in New Orleans, renowned for his deep, wide-toned, robust "tailgate" style of trombone playing, using the slide to achieve a wide swoop between two notes (a technique that classical musicians call "glissando") and rhythmic effects. Early life Born Nathan Robinson in Deer Range, a small settlement on the west bank of lower Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana, Robinson studied music under James Brown Humphrey. Career Robinson arrived in New Orleans looking for work shortly before the 1915 New Orleans hurricane, which wiped out his home town of Deer Range, and prompted Robinson to settle in the city. In his youth, he got the nickname "Jim Crow" because of his facial features, which resembled a Native American. He was playing professionally in his twenties, from World War I on. In the 1920s, he made his first recordings as a member of the Sam Morgan Jazz Band. He gain ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Opera Theatre Of Saint Louis
Opera Theatre of Saint Louis (OTSL) is an American summer opera festival held in St. Louis, Missouri. Typically four operas, all sung in English, are presented each season, which runs from late May to late June. Performances are accompanied by the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra, which is divided into two ensembles, each covering two of the operas, for the season. The company's performances are presented in the Loretto-Hilton Center for the Performing Arts on the campus of Webster University. First seasons and achievements In 1976, Leigh Gerdine, Laurance L. Browning, Jr. and James Van Sant co-founded OTSL. They hired Richard Gaddes, who at the time was working at The Santa Fe Opera, as the company's first Artistic Director. They signed him as full-time General Director in 1978 at the suggestion of Ed Korn, who was brought in as a consultant from the Metropolitan Opera. Gaddes acknowledged that the model for OTSL was The Santa Fe Opera: : That was not a coincidence. I always sa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Robinson (opera Director)
James, Jim, Jimmy or Jamie Robinson may refer to: Public officials *J. Kenneth Robinson (1916–1990), American Republican politician from Virginia * J. W. Robinson (James William Robinson, 1878–1964), American Democratic politician from Utah *James Robinson (Australian politician), member of the New South Wales Legislative Council * James Robinson (New Brunswick politician) (1852–1932), Canadian Conservative politician from New Brunswick *James Robinson (North Dakota judge) (1843–1933), American jurist who served on North Dakota Supreme Court *James Robinson (Ohio politician), mayor of Columbus, Ohio and president of the Columbus and Sandusky Turnpike Company *James Robinson (Wisconsin politician) (1828–1878), American politician in Wisconsin *James Fisher Robinson (1800–1882), American Democratic politician from Kentucky *James Carroll Robinson (1823–1886), American Democratic politician from Illinois * James D. Robinson (politician), Canadian mayor of Victoria, Britis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Robinson (filk Musician)
Dr. James Robinson (born 1948, Maine) is an American filk music songwriter and performer (known as Dr. Jane Robinson prior to 2004 sex reassignment surgery) whose songs focus on scientific themes, particularly paleontology. Robinson earned a doctorate in biology from UCLA in 1976, and went on to teach at the University of California, Berkeley. His filk albums include ''Dr. Jane's Science Notes'' (later reissued as ''Wackademia''), ''Fossil Fever'', ''Bedlam Cats'', ''Midlife Crisis'' and ''Dr. Jane's Remains''. Robinson has won two Pegasus Awards (2000, Best End of the World Song, for "Out of a Clear Blue Sky"; and 1992, Best Writer/Composer); and has been nominated an additional 14 times. Robinson was inducted into the Filk Hall of Fame in 2000. Robinson's life partner was the late Cynthia McQuillin, who reportedly said, upon meeting James for the first time, "At last I get to meet the man I fell in love with!" He lives in Oakland, California. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wallace Art Awards
The annual Wallace Art Awards are the largest and longest-running art awards of their type in New Zealand. They were established by James Wallace in 1992. Awards are made for contemporary painting, sculpture and photography and are run by the James Wallace Charitable Arts Trust. The 2018 awards were presented by the Rt Hon Dame Patsy Reddy at the Pah Homestead, Auckland on 3 September 2018. The awards were cancelled in 2021 with a statement on their website saying: "The Trust is currently refreshing our strategic plan and reviewing the awards will form part of this work." Paramount Award * 1992 Mark Braunias * 1993 Jeff Brown * 1994 Bill Hammond * 1995 Fatu Feu'u * 1996 Jenny Dolezel * 1997 Peter Stichbury * 1998 Elizabeth Thomson * 1999 Bing Dawe * 2000 Gregor Kregar * 2001 Peter Gibson Smith * 2002 Judy Millar * 2003 Jeffrey Harris * 2004 Jim Speers * 2005 Sara Hughes * * 2006 Rohan Wealleans * 2007 James Robinson * 2008 Richard Lewer * 2009 Marcus Williams and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Robinson (artist)
James, Jim, Jimmy or Jamie Robinson may refer to: Public officials *J. Kenneth Robinson (1916–1990), American Republican politician from Virginia * J. W. Robinson (James William Robinson, 1878–1964), American Democratic politician from Utah *James Robinson (Australian politician), member of the New South Wales Legislative Council * James Robinson (New Brunswick politician) (1852–1932), Canadian Conservative politician from New Brunswick *James Robinson (North Dakota judge) (1843–1933), American jurist who served on North Dakota Supreme Court *James Robinson (Ohio politician), mayor of Columbus, Ohio and president of the Columbus and Sandusky Turnpike Company *James Robinson (Wisconsin politician) (1828–1878), American politician in Wisconsin *James Fisher Robinson (1800–1882), American Democratic politician from Kentucky *James Carroll Robinson (1823–1886), American Democratic politician from Illinois * James D. Robinson (politician), Canadian mayor of Victoria, Britis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Robinson (writer)
James Dale Robinson is a British writer of American comic books and screenplays best known for co-creating the character of Starman (Jack Knight) with Tony Harris and reviving the Justice Society of America in the late 1990s. His other notable works include the screenplay for the film adaptation of the Alan Moore and Kevin O'Neill's comic book series ''The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen'' and the multi-year crossover storyline " Superman: New Krypton". Career Robinson made his writing debut in 1989 with the graphic novel '' London's Dark'', illustrated by Paul Johnson and later named one of the 500 "essential" graphic novels, as it was "at the vanguard ..of British graphic novels as a whole" despite being "a very raw work, full of experimentation". He continued contributing short stories to various anthologies, including " Grendel: Devil's Whisper" which appeared in '' A1'', before breaking into the American market with a number of Terminator series for Dark Horse. In 1993, ... [...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 ''Thomas the Tank En ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James F
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 ''Thomas the Tank En ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |