John Carlyle (actor)
John Carlyle may refer to: *John Carlyle (merchant) (1720–1780), Scottish merchant in Virginia *John Aitken Carlyle (1801–1879), Scottish doctor and brother of Thomas Carlyle *Johnny Carlyle (1929–2017), British ice hockey player and coach *John Carlyle, a character in the 2013 film ''Elysium'' See also *John Carlile (other) *John Carlisle (other) John Carlisle may refer to: * John Griffin Carlisle (1834–1910), United States Representative from Kentucky * John Carlisle (Australian politician) (1863–1929), member of the Victorian Parliament * John Nelson Carlisle (1866–1931), secret ...

John Carlyle (merchant)
John Carlyle (6 February 1720–October 1780) was a Scottish merchant who emigrated to British Colony of Virginia and became a leading landowner and social and political figure in Northern Virginia. He was a founding trustee and the first overseer of Alexandria, Virginia. Early life Born in Carlisle, Cumberland, England, Carlyle was the second surviving son of William Carlyle, an apothecary-surgeon, of a landed Scottish family from Dumfrieshire descended from the Lords Carlyle of Torthorwald and Rachel Murray of Murraythwaite, Dumfriesshire descendent of the Clan Murray, supporters of Robert the Bruce during First War of Scottish Independence. Merchant In 1730's John Carlyle trained as an apprentice to English merchant William Hicks in the port town of Whitehaven. Hicks was a ship owner and traded with British colonies, there Carlyle learned to do business in the Virginia Trade. Hicks sent him as his factor (agent) in America to work in Virginia in 1741. Merchant agents ...
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John Aitken Carlyle
John is a common English name and surname: * John (given name) * John (surname) John may also refer to: New Testament Works * Gospel of John, a title often shortened to John * First Epistle of John, often shortened to 1 John * Second Epistle of John, often shortened to 2 John * Third Epistle of John, often shortened to 3 John People * John the Baptist (died c. AD 30), regarded as a prophet and the forerunner of Jesus Christ * John the Apostle (lived c. AD 30), one of the twelve apostles of Jesus * John the Evangelist, assigned author of the Fourth Gospel, once identified with the Apostle * John of Patmos, also known as John the Divine or John the Revelator, the author of the Book of Revelation, once identified with the Apostle * John the Presbyter, a figure either identified with or distinguished from the Apostle, the Evangelist and John of Patmos Other people with the given name Religious figures * John, father of Andrew the Apostle and Saint Peter * Pope John ...
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Thomas Carlyle
Thomas Carlyle (4 December 17955 February 1881) was a Scottish essayist, historian and philosopher. A leading writer of the Victorian era, he exerted a profound influence on 19th-century art, literature and philosophy. Born in Ecclefechan, Dumfriesshire, Carlyle attended the University of Edinburgh where he excelled in mathematics, inventing the Carlyle circle. After finishing the arts course, he prepared to become a minister in the Burgher Church while working as a schoolmaster. He quit these and several other endeavours before settling on literature, writing for the ''Edinburgh Encyclopædia'' and working as a translator. He found initial success as a disseminator of German literature, then little-known to English readers, through his translations, his ''Life of'' ''Friedrich Schiller'' (1825), and his review essays for various journals. His first major work was a novel entitled ''Sartor Resartus'' (1833–34). After relocating to London, he became famous with his ''French Rev ...
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Johnny Carlyle
John Cumming Carlyle (31 July 1929 – 15 April 2017) was a British ice hockey player and Coach (sport), coach. He is a member of the British Ice Hockey Hall of Fame. Career Carlyle learned to Ice skating, skate at his local ice rink in Falkirk, where he also learned to play ice hockey with the Falkirk Lions reserve team, the Falkirk Cubs. He went on to make his senior debut with the Lions when he was 17 years old. Following his National service, National Service, Carlyle helped the Lions to win three Scottish National League (1932 - 1954), Scottish National League playoff series before the club folded in 1955. Whilst with Falkirk, Carlyle had the first of his international call ups to the Great Britain national ice hockey team, GB team when he played in the Ice Hockey World Championships in 1950 and 1951 as a Forward (ice hockey), forward and Defenceman (ice hockey), defender respectively. Carlyle joined the Harringay Racers in the British National League (1954 - 1960), British ...
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John Carlyle (actor)
John Carlyle may refer to: *John Carlyle (merchant) (1720–1780), Scottish merchant in Virginia *John Aitken Carlyle (1801–1879), Scottish doctor and brother of Thomas Carlyle *Johnny Carlyle (1929–2017), British ice hockey player and coach *John Carlyle, a character in the 2013 film ''Elysium'' See also *John Carlile (other) *John Carlisle (other) John Carlisle may refer to: * John Griffin Carlisle (1834–1910), United States Representative from Kentucky * John Carlisle (Australian politician) (1863–1929), member of the Victorian Parliament * John Nelson Carlisle (1866–1931), secret ...

Elysium (film)
''Elysium'' is a 2013 American dystopian science fiction action film written, produced, and directed by Neill Blomkamp. It was Blomkamp's second directorial effort. The film stars Matt Damon and Jodie Foster alongside Sharlto Copley, Alice Braga, Diego Luna, Wagner Moura, and William Fichtner. The film takes place on both a ravaged Earth and a luxurious artificial world (Stanford torus design, one of the proposed NASA designs) called Elysium. The film itself offers deliberate social commentary that explores political and sociological themes such as immigration, overpopulation, transhumanism, health care, worker exploitation, the justice system, and social class issues. The film was released on , 2013, by Sony Pictures Releasing through the TriStar Pictures label, in both conventional and IMAX Digital theaters. It received positive reviews, but critics considered it to be disappointing after Blomkamp's first film, ''District 9''. It grossed $286 million and was released on DVD an ...
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John Carlile (other)
John Carlile may refer to: * John S. Carlile John Snyder Carlile (December 16, 1817October 24, 1878) was an Americans, American merchant, lawyer, slaveowner and politician, including a United States senator. A strong supporter of the Union (American Civil War), Union cause during the Ameri ... (1817–1878), United States Senator from Virginia * John Charles Carlile (?–1941), British Baptist minister. * John Carlile (footballer) (born 1942), Australian rules footballer for South Melbourne See also * John Carlisle (other) * John Carlyle (other) {{hndis, Carlile, John ...
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