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John Cook (Minnesota Golfer)
John Cook may refer to: Entertainment * John Cook (filmmaker) (1935–2001), Austrian filmmaker * John Cook (musician) (1918–1984), English organist * John Kingsley Cook (1911–1994), English artist Military * John Pope Cook (1825–1910), American Civil War general * John Cook (VC) (1843–1879), British soldier and recipient of the Victoria Cross * John Cook (Medal of Honor, 1847) (1847–1915), American Civil War soldier and Medal of Honor recipient * John H. Cook (1840–1916), English soldier who fought in the American Civil War Politics Canada *John Cook (Upper Canada politician) (1791–1877) *John Henry Cook (1902–1980), provincial politician in Ontario, Canada Honduras * John Arnold Cook, on List of members of the National Congress of Honduras, 2006–10 U.K. *John Coke (fl. 1390) or John Cook, in 1390, Member of Parliament (MP) for Truro *John Cook (fl. 1393), in 1393, MP for Newcastle-under-Lyme * John Cook (regicide) (1608–1660), English Solicitor General ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Cook (filmmaker)
John Cook (1935 - 21 September 2001) was an Austrian filmmaker. Born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Cook lived and worked most of his life in Europe and often referred to himself as "Viennese by choice", having moved to Austria in the late 1960s after a career in commercial photography in Paris. Little-known in his native Canada, Cook is considered, despite his small filmography, an important figure in Austrian cinema. Cook was the father of Canadian guitarist Jesse Cook Jesse Arnaud Cook is a Canadian guitarist. He is a Juno Award winner, '' Acoustic Guitar'' Player's Choice Award silver winner in the Flamenco Category, and a three-time winner of the Canadian Smooth Jazz award for Guitarist of the Year. He has .... Filmography *'' Artischocke'' (1982) *'' Schwitzkasten'' (''Clinch'') (1978) *'' Langsamer Sommer'' (''Slow Summer'') (1976) *'' Ich schaff's einfach nimmer'' (''I Just Can't Go On'') (1973) Further reading Michael Omasta, Olaf Möller (Ed.), ''John Cook. Viennes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Cook (governor)
John Cook (1730 – October 27, 1789) was an American planter and politician from Smyrna, in Kent County, Delaware. He served in the Delaware General Assembly and as Governor of Delaware. Early life and family Cook was born in Duck Creek, now Smyrna, son of Michal and Lois Cook. He was first cousin to Thomas Collins ( State President Thomas Collins ). He supposedly married Elizabeth Collins, the sister of Thomas Collins, and if so, married his first cousin. They had five children: Sarah, Margaret, Elizabeth, Michael, and Robert. He was a prosperous farmer and tanner and gradually acquired a considerable amount of land in the area. Included in the property at one time was ''Belmont Hall,''. The Cook home, however, was probably to the west of the present U.S. Highway 13, across the road from ''Belmont Hall.'' They were members of St. Peter's Episcopal Church in Smyrna. Professional and political career Cook was Sheriff of Kent County from 1772 until 1778, just before the Americ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Cook (Australian Author)
Skeptical Science (occasionally abbreviated SkS) is a climate science blog and information resource created in 2007 by Australian former cartoonist and web developer, John Cook, who received a PhD degree in cognitive science in 2016. In addition to publishing articles on current events relating to climate science and climate policy, the site maintains a database of articles analyzing the merit of arguments put forth by those who oppose the mainstream scientific opinion on climate change. Concept After reading a 2007 speech by US Senator Jim Inhofe, who maintains that global warming is a hoax, John Cook created Skeptical Science as an internet resource to counter common arguments by climate change deniers. The site hosts various articles addressing the merit of common objections to the scientific consensus on global warming, such as the claim that solar activity (rather than greenhouse gases) is responsible for most 20th and 21st century global warming, or that global warming i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Call Cook
John Call Cook (April 7, 1918 – October 12, 2012) was an American geophysicist who played a crucial role in establishing the field of ground-penetrating radar and is generally regarded as contributing the fundamental research to develop the field. Cook is also known for demonstrating that aerial surveys can map surface radioactivity to enable much more efficient prospecting for uranium ore, for inventing electrostatic detection of hazardous ice crevasses, and for developing other novel techniques in remote sensing. During most of his professional career, Cook specialized in the techniques of remote sensing and the detection of underground objects. Early years John Call Cook was born on April 7, 1918 in Afton, Wyoming, to Carl and Ella Cook. Carl made his living as an attorney and farmer, and was himself the son of Phineas Wolcott Cook and number 4 wife, Johanna. During his teens, John constructed various devices including a spark-gap device, a batteryless crystal radio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Manuel Cook
John Manuel Cook, (1910–1994) was a British classical archaeologist. He was educated at Marlborough College, and went to King's College, Cambridge (1929–32). His older brother was Robert Manuel Cook, also a noted scholar of antiquity. Career In 1934–1936, he worked at the British School at Athens, studying archaic Greek pottery. He published an important study on the subject in the annual of the British School in 1938. In 1936 he was appointed assistant in humanity, and in 1938 lecturer in classics at Edinburgh University. In 1939, he married Enid May Robertson (1912/13–1976), who was also a classical scholar. They had two sons. During the Second World War Cook served in the Royal Scots regiment, and in the intelligence corps. In 1943 he was parachuted into western Greece, to serve with the resistance. After World War II He was a director of the British School at Athens from 1946 to 1954 and professor of ancient history and classical archaeology at the University of B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Howard Cook
John Howard Cook, M.S., F.R.C.S. (30 May 1872 – 19 September 1946) was a British physician, missionary, lecturer, and disease consultant. With his brother he is known for the formation of the Mengo Hospital in Kampala, Uganda. Working alongside his brother, he carried his family's tradition of medical work overseas to Uganda where he focused on the surgical aspect of medical treatment. He spent 20 years spreading European medicine in Uganda and continued medical missionary service well beyond his years abroad. Early life John Howard Cook was born on 30 May 1872 in Hampstead, England.The Royal College of Surgeons of England. (2013). Biographical Entry: Cook, John Howard (1871-1946). Retrieved 10/14, 2015, from http://livesonline.rcseng.ac.uk/biogs/E004066b.htm He was born to William Henry Cook, a medical officer in the Hampstead parish, and Mrs. Harriet Cook.Foster, W D. “Dr William Henry Cook: The Finances of a Victorian General Practitioner.” Proceedings of the Royal Society ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Cook (Haddington)
John Cook (1807–1874) was a Scottish minister who served as Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland for the year 1866/67. In common with other members of the ecclesiastical family of Cook, he was a strong supporter of the moderate party in the Scottish church. Life John Cook was born in Laurencekirk on 12 September 1807. He was the eldest son of George Cook (1772-1845) the local minister (afterwards Professor of Moral Philosophy at St Andrews), and his wife, Diana Shank. He was educated at Laurencekirk Parish School and the University of St Andrews. He was one of several children including George Cook, minister of Borgue. John followed in the family tradition and studied Divinity at St Andrews University. He graduated with an MA in 1823 and was licensed by the Presbytery of Fordoun on 17 September 1828. Initially he worked as an assistant to his father. In 1827 his father served as Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland following ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Cook (moderator 1859)
John Cook (1807–1869) was a Scottish minister and Professor of Church History who served as Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland in 1859. Life He was born in St Andrews on 1 September 1807 the son of Rev Prof John Cook and his wife, Elizabeth Hill, and grandson of Rev John Cook. He studied Divinity at St Andrews University and gained his MA in 1823. The following year he became a factor at St Mary's College in St Andrews. He was licensed to preach by the Presbytery of the Church of Scotland at Fordoun in 1828 and ordained as minister of Laurencekirk in 1829. In October 1845 he was translated to St Leonards Church in St Andrews. The University awarded him an honorary doctorate (DD) in 1848. In 1849 he was Convenor of the General Assembly and sat on the committee for Improving the Condition of Parish Schoolteachers (which were largely run by the church) in 1850, and that on appointing Army and Navy Chaplains in 1859. In the same year he was elected Mo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Cook (moderator 1816)
John Cook (1770 (sic)–1824) was a Scottish minister, historian and amateur artist. He was a pioneer in the field of Biblical Criticism. Life He was born on November 24, 1770 in St Andrews the first son of John Cook and his wife, Janet Hill, sister of George Hill. He was the first of 12 children. His birthdate is sometimes shown in records as 1771 to disguise his birth being less than 9 months after his parents marriage. He studied Divinity at St Andrews University under his father and was licensed to preach by the Church of Scotland. In 1793 he became minister of Kilmany. A technically skilled album of his drawings (mainly townscapes in St Andrews) from 1797 are in the possession of the University of St Andrews. In 1802 he was appointed Professor of Hebrew at St Andrews University (Aien aristeuein) , motto_lang = grc , mottoeng = Ever to ExcelorEver to be the Best , established = , type = Public resear ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Cook (professor, Born 1739)
John Cook (1739-1815) was Professor of Humanity at St Andrews University from 1769 to 1773 and Professor of Moral Philosophy at the same institution 1773 to 1814. Life He was the son John Cook, minister of St Monans, who was born about 1711, and his wife Anne. They married on 11 March 1738. His mother, Anne, died on 12 February 1756, aged 48. (His father was the son of Thomas Cook, merchant, Elie, and Christian Gillespie. His father was educated at Univ. of St Andrews ; licen. by Presb. of Haddington 4th Jan. 1732; called 12th Aug., and ord. 31st Oct. 1734 ; died 24 June 1751). He succeeded to the estate of Newburn in Fife. He died on 1 July 1815 He was Professor of Humanity at St Andrews University from 1769 to 1773 and Professor of Moral Philosophy 1773 to 1814. He died in St Andrews and is buried in the churchyard of St Andrews Cathedral The Cathedral of St Andrew (often referred to as St Andrews Cathedral) is a ruined cathedral in St Andrews, F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Cook (Canadian Minister)
John Cook (13 April 1805 – 31 March 1892) was a minister at a Presbyterian Church in Canada and educator associated with Quebec. Life He was born in Sanquhar, Scotland, and educated at University of Glasgow and University of Edinburgh. He served as a minister in the Church of Scotland, and was ordained in December 1835 in Cardross, and designated minister of St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church, Quebec City (under the Colonial Committee) and arrived in Canada East in April 1836. He was Minister of St Andrew's Church from 1836 to 1883, and was the first Moderator of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in Canada in June 1875. He had also served as Moderator of the Church of Scotland's Canada Synod in 1838, not long after his arrival. Despite being under the tutelage of Free Church leader Professor Thomas Chalmers at Edinburgh, Cook remained with the Established Church in June 1844. He was asked to moderate the remainder of that Synod meeting in Kingston, follow ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John R
John R. (born John Richbourg, August 20, 1910 - February 15, 1986) was an American radio disc jockey who attained fame in the 1950s and 1960s for playing rhythm and blues music on Nashville radio station WLAC. He was also a notable record producer and artist manager. Richbourg was arguably the most popular and charismatic of the four announcers at WLAC who showcased popular African-American music in nightly programs from the late 1940s to the early 1970s. (The other three were Gene Nobles, Herman Grizzard, and Bill "Hoss" Allen.) Later rock music disc jockeys, such as Alan Freed and Wolfman Jack, mimicked Richbourg's practice of using speech that simulated African-American street language of the mid-twentieth century. Richbourg's highly stylized approach to on-air presentation of both music and advertising earned him popularity, but it also created identity confusion. Because Richbourg and fellow disc jockey Allen used African-American speech patterns, many listeners thought that ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
