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Jim Hunter (writer)
James Hunter may refer to: Entertainment * James Hunter (military artist) (1755–1792), military artist in British India * James H. Hunter (1890–1982), Scottish-born Canadian Christian mystery writer * James Hunter (singer) (born 1962), English R&B singer * Jamie Hunter (River City), a fictional character on ''River City'' * Jim Hunter, fictional character on Scottish soap opera ''Take the High Road'' Law and politics * James Hill Hunter (1839–1891), Ontario politician * James Hunter (politician) (1882–1968), Australian politician * James Hunter III (1916–1989), American judge, Third Circuit Court of Appeals Sports * Jimmy Hunter (1879–1962), New Zealand rugby union footballer * Catfish Hunter (James Augustus Hunter, 1946–1999), American baseball pitcher, 1960s–'70s * Jim Hunter (skier) (born 1953), Canadian alpine ski racer * James Hunter (American football) (1954–2010), American football defensive back * Jim Hunter (baseball) (born 1964), American baseball pitch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Hunter (basketball)
James Paton Hunter (born 19 June 1991) is an Australian-New Zealand basketball player for the Maitland Mustangs of the NBL1 East. Early life Hunter was born in Nowra, New South Wales, but spent much of his childhood living with his grandmother in Taumarunui, New Zealand. He subsequently obtained a New Zealand passport as a teenager. For high school, Hunter attended Cranbrook School, Sydney, Cranbrook School in the eastern suburbs of Sydney, where he was selected to represent Australia as part of the Australian Schoolboys' basketball team which traveled to the United States to compete in tournaments throughout North Carolina over a two-week period. He was also selected for the NSW Schoolboys State team and competed in the School Sport Australia Basketball Championship. Hunter also played rugby during his time at Cranbrook. Between 2009 and 2011, Hunter also played in the Waratah League for the Sydney Comets. College career Hunter's first college stint in the United States was at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Davison Hunter
James Davison Hunter (born 1955) is an American sociologist and originator of the term "Culture Wars" in his 1991 book Culture Wars: The Struggle to Define America. Hunter is the LaBrosse-Levinson Distinguished Professor of Religion, Culture, and Social Theory at the University of Virginia and the founder and executive director of the university's Institute for Advanced Studies in Culture. He is also a senior fellow at the Trinity Forum. Hunter is a prominent figure in the sociology of religion and the sociology of culture, as much of his work dedicated to the study of Evangelicalism and cultural change. He is also notable for popularizing the term culture war. Education Hunter received his B.A. from Gordon College in 1977, his M.A. from Rutgers University in 1979, and his PhD from Rutgers in 1981. Career Hunter began his career at Westmont College as assistant professor of sociology during 1982–1983. He then moved to the University of Virginia, where he taught as assistant p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Hunter (historian)
James Hunter CBE (born 1948) is a historian of the Highlands and Islands of Scotland. He completed his Ph.D. thesis at the University of Edinburgh before taking up a post with the Institute for the Study of Sparsely Populated Areas at the University of Aberdeen. In 2005 he founded the Centre for History in Dornoch as part of the University of the Highlands and Islands, and served as the head of the Centre between 2005 and 2010. Hunter has held a number of additional posts: he was the director of the Scottish Crofters Union (1985–1990), Chairman of the Isle of Eigg Heritage Trust (2004–2007) and Chairman of Highlands and Islands Enterprise (1998–2004), the Inverness-based development and training agency for the North of Scotland. He was elected as a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh in 2007. He is a freelance historian and author, and has written thirteen books on the Highlands and Islands and its global diaspora. His recent books include ''Set Adrift Upon the World ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Perth Martyrs
The Perth Martyrs were six people executed in Perth, Scotland in 1543 for their Protestant beliefs. The condemned people were William Anderson, James Finlayson, James Hunter, Robert Lamb, James Raveleson and Helen Stark. They were sentenced to death for their beliefs, after being convicted by the Archbishop of St Andrews. Anderson, Finlayson, Hunter and Lamb were sentenced to be hanged, Raveleson was to be burnt; and Helen Stark, ''"with her sucking infant"'', was to be put into a sack and drowned. Their story is recorded in ''Foxe's Book of Martyrs'', in Calderwood's History of the Kirk of Scotland and in James Anthony Froude's History of England. See also List of Protestant martyrs of the Scottish Reformation Two people were executed under heresy laws during the reign of James I (1406–1437). Protestants were then executed during persecutions against Protestant religious reformers for their religious denomination during the reigns of James V (1513 ... References 1543 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Hunter (minister)
James Hunter may refer to: Entertainment * James Hunter (military artist) (1755–1792), military artist in British India * James H. Hunter (1890–1982), Scottish-born Canadian Christian mystery writer * James Hunter (singer) (born 1962), English R&B singer * Jamie Hunter (River City), a fictional character on ''River City'' * Jim Hunter, fictional character on Scottish soap opera '' Take the High Road'' Law and politics * James Hill Hunter (1839–1891), Ontario politician * James Hunter (politician) (1882–1968), Australian politician * James Hunter III (1916–1989), American judge, Third Circuit Court of Appeals * James S. Hunter (1900–1965), American politician Sports * Jimmy Hunter (1879–1962), New Zealand rugby union footballer * Catfish Hunter (James Augustus Hunter, 1946–1999), American baseball pitcher, 1960s–'70s * Jim Hunter (skier) (born 1953), Canadian alpine ski racer * James Hunter (American football) (1954–2010), American football defensive back * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James William Hunter
James William Hunter of Thurston Manor FRSE (May 1783 – 3 December 1844) was a Scottish landowner, inventor and agricultural improver. His main claim to fame is the improvement to the mechanical odometer in 1827, creating a single-handed and single-wheeled device, setting a series of three 100-tooth cogs against 101-tooth cogs, attached to a wheel of circumference either 6 or 10 feet. This created a very convenient apparatus for land measurement, and is still the basis for modern day mechanical surveying odometers. The larger version was attached to the rear of a carriage and was the first known instrument calculating total vehicle distance travelled in a precise and visually clear way. Life He was born at Thurston Manor near Innerwick in East Lothian in 1783, the son of Robert Hunter of Thurston Manor (d.1810) and his wife Isabella Ord. The family was related to the Hunters of Hunterston. From around 1798 he served in India then returned to Scotland to run the family estates ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jimmy Hunter (New Zealand Footballer)
Jimmy Hunter is a former association football player who represented and captained New Zealand at international level. Hunter played three official A-international matches for New Zealand in 1954, all against trans-Tasman neighbours Australia, the first a 2–1 win on 14 August, followed by consecutive 1-4 losses on 28 August and 4 September respectively. Hunter began his football at Arthurlie F.C. in Scotland before being recruited by Chelsea F.C. Hunter played for Canterbury City F.C. of Kent, England before moving to New Zealand where he played for Mangakino. Hunter was also selected to represent the North Island in 1953 and 1954. In 1955 Hunter transferred to Eastern Union of Gisborne, and in 1956 moved to the South Island The South Island, also officially named , is the larger of the two major islands of New Zealand in surface area, the other being the smaller but more populous North Island. It is bordered to the north by Cook Strait, to the west by the Tasma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jim Hunter (boxer)
Jim Hunter was a British boxer who was Scottish lightweight champion between 1930 and 1933. He held residence in Dunfermline, Scotland. Career Jim Hunter made his professional boxing debut in 1919, defeating fellow debutant Billy Jones by KO. Hunter defeated Alistair McInroy in 1930 to become Scottish area lightweight. He went on to fight Johnny Cuthbert for the British lightweight title in 1932 at the White City Stadium in Glasgow Glasgow ( ; sco, Glesca or ; gd, Glaschu ) is the most populous city in Scotland and the fourth-most populous city in the United Kingdom, as well as being the 27th largest city by population in Europe. In 2020, it had an estimated popul ... but lost by KO in the tenth round. In 1933 he lost the Scottish lightweight title to Tommy Spiers in a rematch. His last fight was in 1934, losing to Pat Slavin by points. References External linksScotland Area Title Bouts 1929-79at boxinghistory.org.uk * Sportspeople from Dunfermline Scottish ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Hunter (rower)
James Hunter (born 24 August 1992) is a New Zealand rower. At the 2013 World Rowing Championships held at Tangeum Lake, Chungju in South Korea, he won a silver medal in the lightweight men's four with James Lassche, Curtis Rapley, and Peter Taylor. At the 2014 World Rowing Championships held at Bosbaan, Amsterdam, he won a silver medal in the lightweight men's four with Peter Taylor, Alistair Bond, and Curtis Rapley. At the 2017 New Zealand rowing nationals at Lake Ruataniwha, he partnered with Tom Murray in the premier men's pair and they became national champions for the second year in a row. At the 2017 World Rowing Championships The 2017 World Rowing Championships were the 47th edition of the World Rowing Championships that were held from 24 September to 1 October 2017 in Sarasota, Florida. Host selection During 2013, Plovdiv and Sarasota, Florida both applied to host ... in Sarasota, Florida, he won a bronze medal with Murray. References 1992 births ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Hunter (footballer, Born 1898)
James Aiton Hunter, also known as James Semple (5 July 1898 – 1982) was a Scottish footballer who played as a left back. His first senior club at the end of World War I was Newcastle United, but before playing a first-team match he then signed for Motherwell while still registered as a Newcastle player; however it was decided that the transfer was acceptable with no fee due.Player Profile James Alton Hunter Toon1892Jim Hunter MotherWELLnet Hunter soon moved on to at the end of 1919, spending the next four years with the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Hunter (cricketer)
James Hunter (born 1 November 2002) is an Irish cricketer. He made his List A debut for the Northern Knights in the 2020 Inter-Provincial Cup on 17 September 2020. Prior to his List A debut, Hunter played for the Ireland under-19 cricket team The Ireland national under-19 cricket team represents All-Ireland in under-19 international cricket. Ireland has qualified for the Under-19 Cricket World Cup on eight occasions, most recently in 2018. This is the most of any European country ou .... References External links * 2002 births Living people Irish cricketers Northern Knights cricketers Place of birth missing (living people) {{Ireland-cricket-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
