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John Benson (other)
John Benson may refer to: Arts and entertainment * John Benson (publisher) (died 1667), English publisher of Shakespeare's works * John Benson (architect) (1812–1874), Irish architect * John Prentiss Benson (1865–1947), American artist * John Howard Benson (1901–1956), American calligrapher and stonecarver * John Benson (artisan) (born 1939), American calligrapher and stonecarver, designer of the typeface Alexa Sports * John Benson (footballer, born 1942) (1942–2010), Scottish footballer * John Benson (tennis) (born 1959), American tennis player * Johnny Benson Jr. (born 1963), American racing driver * John Benson (footballer, born 1991), Ghanaian footballer Others * John Benson (clockmaker) (died 1790), English clockmaker * John Robinson Benson (1836–1885), Australian politician in Queensland * John Ernest Benson (1911–1989), Australian engineer and researcher * John T. Benson (born 1937), American educator * John Benson (Minnesota politician) (born 1943), Ameri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Benson (publisher)
John Benson (died 23 January 1667) was a London publisher of the middle seventeenth century, best remembered for a historically important publication of the Sonnets and miscellaneous poems of William Shakespeare in 1640. John Benson began his career as a stationer in 1635; he maintained shops in Chancery Lane (from 1635 on) and St. Dunstan's Churchyard in Fleet Street (1640 and after). In his publishing career, Benson generally concentrated on the lower end of the market for printed matter in his era; he "specialized in the publication of ballads and broadsides." Yet he published books too, like Joseph Rutter's ''The Shepherds' Holy-Day'' (1635); he issued Ben Jonson's ''Execration Against Vulcan'' in 1640. Benson partnered with other stationers for some projects. He joined with fellow stationer John Waterson to publish the first quarto of Fletcher and Massinger's ''The Elder Brother'' (1637). Benson and John Saywell issued Francis Quarles's ''Hosanna, or Divine poems ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Benson (architect)
Sir John Benson ICE (1812 – 17 October 1874) was an Irish architect, born in Collooney, County Sligo. Although most of his work was in Cork, he was knighted for his design for the Dublin Great Industrial Exhibition. Life John Benson was born in Collooney, County Sligo, in 1812. At the age of twenty-one he was sent by Edward Joshua Cooper of Markree Castle, to 'a technical school in Dublin', presumably the Royal Dublin Society's School of Architectural Drawing. Early work included the restoration of Markree Castle in Collooney. Benson passed his surveyor's examination in 1846 and worked as county surveyor for Cork and was involved in the relief work during the famine of 1847. In 1848 he was appointed of consulting engineer to the Cork Harbour Board and improved the navigation of the river. He was architect for the 1852 Irish Industrial Exhibition and won the competition to design the Exhibition Building for the Great Industrial Exhibition (1853) in Dublin. He was knighted fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Prentiss Benson
John Prentiss Benson (also John P. Benson) (1865–1947) was an American architect and artist noted for his maritime paintings. Early life Benson was born into a prosperous family in Salem, Massachusetts. He was trained as an architect at the Académie Julian and the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Paris. He was the brother of Frank Weston Benson. He married Sarah Bissell Whitman in 1893; they lived in Plainfield, New Jersey and then in Flushing, New York. Career Upon his return from Paris, Benson was employed by McKim, Mead & White in New York City. He and Albert Leverett Brockway, a fellow architecture student from his Paris days, soon formed their own firm, Benson and Brockway. For six months between 1904 and 1905, Benson created "The Woozlebeasts," a comic strip written almost entirely in limericks, accompanied by his nonsensical drawings. These were influenced by Edward Lear's literary nonsense, but took an even more fantastical angle. Some of these strips were collected ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Howard Benson
John Howard Benson (July 6, 1901 – February 23, 1956) was an American calligrapher, stonecarver, incised letter designer, author, and educator. Career He was educated at Rogers High School, the National Academy of Design, and the Art Students League. Benson was a professor of Sculpture and Calligraphy + Design Theory at the Rhode Island School of Design from 1931 to his death in 1956. He did carvings for Rhode Island School of Design, Groton School, Phillips Exeter Academy, and the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Benson designed the school's diploma and seal, in use to this day, as well as the seal of The Wheeler School. Benson was the author of ''The Elements of Lettering'' with coauthor Arthur Graham Carey. He was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1955. Robert J. Flaherty began a documentary film on the sculptor. Rhode Island Tercentenary half dollar coin Benson co-designed the 1936 commemorative Rhode Island Tercentenary half dollar with Arthur Graham Car ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Benson (artisan)
John Everett Benson (born 1939), known as Fud, is an American calligrapher, stonecarver and typeface designer who has created inscriptions for monuments including the John F. Kennedy memorial at Arlington National Cemetery, the National Gallery of Art, the Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial, and the Vietnam Memorial in Washington, DC. Work John Everett Benson was born in Newport, Rhode Island. He began working for his father, John Howard Benson, at the age of fifteen at The John Stevens Shop. He studied sculpture at Rhode Island School of Design. In 1964, Benson and John Hegnauer were commissioned to design and carve the inscriptions on the John F. Kennedy memorial at Arlington National Cemetery. In Rhode Island, Benson carved a number of inscriptions at the University of Rhode Island's Robert L. Carothers Library and Learning Commons. He has designed and carved gravestones for Tennessee Williams, Lillian Hellman, and George Balanchine. He has created monumental architectu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Benson (footballer, Born 1942)
John Harvey Benson (23 December 1942 – 30 October 2010) was a Scottish football player and manager. Born in Arbroath, Benson started his career as an apprentice at Manchester City. He turned professional in 1961, and made 44 league appearances over the next three seasons before being sold to Fourth Division side Torquay United in 1964. He was a regular in the first team during his whole spell with Torquay, helping the club win promotion to the Third Division in the 1965–66 season. In 1970, Benson joined John Bond's Fourth Division side Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic, where he was part of another promotion winning side in the 1970–71 season. He had a short spell on loan with Exeter City in 1973, and later that year moved to Norwich City, who had recently appointed John Bond as their new manager. He spent just over a year at the club before returning to Bournemouth in January 1975 as player-manager, but couldn't prevent the club's relegation to the Fourth Division at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Benson (tennis)
John Benson (born July 2, 1959) is a former professional tennis Tennis is a racket sport that is played either individually against a single opponent ( singles) or between two teams of two players each ( doubles). Each player uses a tennis racket that is strung with cord to strike a hollow rubber ball ... player from the United States. Benson enjoyed most of his tennis success while playing doubles. During his career, he won 3 doubles titles. He achieved a career-high doubles ranking of No. 52 in 1982. Career finals Doubles (3 wins) External links * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Benson, John American male tennis players Trinity Tigers men's tennis players 1959 births Living people Place of birth missing (living people) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johnny Benson Jr
Johnny is an English language personal name. It is usually an affectionate diminutive of the masculine given name John, but from the 16th century it has sometimes been a given name in its own right for males and, less commonly, females. Variant forms of Johnny include Johnnie, Johnney, Johnni and Johni. The masculine Johnny can be rendered into Scottish Gaelic as . Notable people and characters named Johnny or Johnnie include: People Johnny * Johnny Adams (born 1932), American singer * Johnny Aba (born 1956), Papua New Guinean professional boxer * Johnny Abarrientos (born 1970), Filipino professional basketball player * Johnny Abbes García (1924–1967), chief of the government intelligence office of the Dominican Republic * Johnny Abel (1947–1995), Canadian politician * Johnny Abrego (born 1962), former Major League baseball player * Johnny Ace (1929–1954), American rhythm and blues singer * John Laurinaitis, (born 1962) also known as Johnny Ace, American wrestler and p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Benson (footballer, Born 1991)
John Benson (born 27 August 1991 in Obuasi) is a Ghanaian footballer. He plays for Al-Kharaitiyat as a defender. Career Benson began his career with Shaggy FC. He also joined Ajax Football Academy in Obuasi before he transferred in 2006 to Goldfields academy. In February 2006 he signed with ASPIRE Academy for Sports Excellence and after the 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup signed for the Qatar Stars League side Al Ahli. International career He represented the Ghana U-20 team in Egypt at the 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup. Recognition Ghana U-20 * FIFA U-20 World Cup Champion: 2009 File:2009 Events Collage V2.png, From top left, clockwise: The vertical stabilizer of Air France Flight 447 is pulled out from the Atlantic Ocean; Barack Obama becomes the first African American to become President of the United States; 2009 Iran ... References 1991 births Living people Qatari men's footballers Ghanaian men's footballers Ghana men's under-20 international footballers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Benson (clockmaker)
John Benson was an English clockmaker who lived and worked in Whitehaven Whitehaven is a town and port on the English north west coast and near to the Lake District National Park in Cumbria, England. Historically in Cumberland, it lies by road south-west of Carlisle and to the north of Barrow-in-Furness. It is th ..., mainly on brass dial eight-day clocks with rolling moons for the upper market. Many have centre calendar work, simple tidal indicators, music, quarter-chiming and/or astronomical functions. He noted about twenty, including one with quarter chimes and music, most in red walnut or mahogany cases. He married in 1750 and died in 1798. Possibly his most famous work is in the main hall of 10 Downing Street, the residence of the British Prime Minister. It’s reported that the chimes annoyed Winston Churchill enough that he had the musical part turned off. References English clockmakers 1790 deaths Year of birth unknown {{UK-business-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Robinson Benson
John Robinson Benson (1836–1885) was a politician in Queensland, Australia. He was a Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly. Early life Benson was born 1836 in Armagh, Ireland. After attending Queen's University, Ontario Benson migrated to Queensland and established a medical practice in 1867. Politics Benson represented the electoral district of Clermont from 4 May 1870 to 6 September 1870. Benson was critical of the existing Legislative Assembly, advocated for separation of North Queensland Separation may refer to: Films * ''Separation'' (1967 film), a British feature film written by and starring Jane Arden and directed by Jack Bond * ''La Séparation'', 1994 French film * '' A Separation'', 2011 Iranian film * ''Separation'' (2 ... from the rest of the state, and reform of the Land Act, Immigration Act and Pastoral Leases Act. Later life Benson died in St Kilda, Melbourne on 25 July 1885. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Benson, John Robinson ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
