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John Davenport (philosopher)
John or Jack Davenport may refer to: Sports * Jack A. Davenport (1931–1951), boxer * John Davenport (rally driver), co-winner of the 1968 RAC Rally and British Leyland's Director of Motorsport from the end of 1976. * John Davenport (baseball), born 1922, American baseball player in 1954 New York Giants (MLB) season Politicians * John Davenport (Connecticut politician) (1752–1830), U.S. Representative from Connecticut, 1799–1816 * John Davenport (industrialist) (1765–1848), British pottery manufacturer and member of parliament for Stoke-upon-Trent, 1832–1841 * John Davenport (Ohio politician) (1788–1855), U.S. Representative from Ohio, 1827–1828 Actors * Jack Davenport (born 1973), British actor Others * John Davenport (minister) (1597–1670), Puritan minister and colonist in New Haven Colony * John Davenport (orientalist) (1789-1877), British orientalist scholar * John Davenport (trade unionist) (died 1941), British trade unionist * Otis Blackwell (1932–2002 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Jack may refer to: Places * Jack, Alabama, US, an unincorporated community * Jack, Missouri, US, an unincorporated community * Jack County, Texas, a county in Texas, USA People and fictional characters * Jack (given name), a male given name, including a list of people and fictional characters with the name * Jack (surname), including a list of people with the surname * Jack (Tekken), multiple fictional characters in the fighting game series ''Tekken'' * Jack the Ripper, an unidentified British serial killer active in 1888 * Wolfman Jack (1938–1995), a stage name of American disk jockey Robert Weston Smith * New Jack, a stage name of Jerome Young (1963-2021), an American professional wrestler * Spring-heeled Jack, a creature in Victorian-era English folklore Animals and plants Fish *Carangidae generally, including: **Almaco jack **Amberjack **Bar jack **Black jack (fish) **Crevalle jack **Giant trevally or ronin jack ** Jack mackerel ** Leather jack **Yellow jack *Coho salm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Davenport (orientalist)
John Davenport (8 June 1789 – 1877) was a British orientalist and writer. He is best known for his book '' An Apology for Mohammed and the Koran''. Life He was born on 8 June 1789, in London. His father was from Staffordshire. Like his father, Davenport was a liveryman. He lost his sight in his later life. Joscelyn Godwin Joscelyn Godwin (born 16 January 1945 at Kelmscott, Oxfordshire, England) is a composer, musicologist, and translator, known for his work on ancient music, paganism, and music in the occult. Biography He was educated as a chorister at Christ ... describes him as "a poor scrivener who led a precarious existence teaching Oriental languages and writing hack literature". Davenport is known for writing some books which deal with erotic subjects. His book '' An Apology for Mohammed and the Koran'' has been translated into several different languages. Works * ''Sexagyma: A Digest of the Works of John Davenport'' * '' Aphrodisiacs and Anti-aphrodisiacs: Thr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Washington Week
''Washington Week''—previously ''Washington Week in Review''—is an American public affairs television program, which has aired on PBS and its predecessor, National Educational Television, since 1967. Unlike other panel discussion shows which encourage informal (sometimes vociferous) debates as a means of presentation, ''Washington Week'' consistently follows a path of civility and moderation. Its format is that of a roundtable featuring the show's moderator between two and four Washington-based journalists. The show has been moderated by Yamiche Alcindor since 2021. Background ''Washington Week in Review'' was first broadcast on February 23, 1967, on NET and was picked up by PBS in 1970. Since moving to PBS, ''Washington Week'' has used a panel discussion format moderated by a host. ''Washington Week'' is on PBS's national primetime lineup. Because of the subscriber nature of PBS, local presentation of ''Washington Week'' is scheduled by individual stations, and air times var ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Davenport (journalist)
John or Jack Davenport may refer to: Sports * Jack A. Davenport (1931–1951), boxer * John Davenport (rally driver), co-winner of the 1968 RAC Rally and British Leyland's Director of Motorsport from the end of 1976. * John Davenport (baseball), born 1922, American baseball player in 1954 New York Giants (MLB) season Politicians * John Davenport (Connecticut politician) (1752–1830), U.S. Representative from Connecticut, 1799–1816 * John Davenport (industrialist) (1765–1848), British pottery manufacturer and member of parliament for Stoke-upon-Trent, 1832–1841 * John Davenport (Ohio politician) (1788–1855), U.S. Representative from Ohio, 1827–1828 Actors * Jack Davenport (born 1973), British actor Others * John Davenport (minister) (1597–1670), Puritan minister and colonist in New Haven Colony * John Davenport (orientalist) (1789-1877), British orientalist scholar * John Davenport (trade unionist) (died 1941), British trade unionist * Otis Blackwell (1932–2002), mu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Davenport (economic Journalist)
John A. Davenport (September 11, 1904 – June 8, 1987) was an American journalist and writer, the editor of Barron's, a longtime editor of Fortune and a career-long exponent of the moral and economic case for free markets. Davenport was born in Philadelphia, the son of Russell W. Davenport, Sr., a vice president of Bethlehem Steel Corp., and Cornelia Whipple Farnum. He attended the horsey, orange-blossom redolent Thacher School in Ojai, California (a happy cultural shock for a boy from the Philadelphia Mainline), followed by a year at Deep Springs College. He graduated from Yale University in 1926 and joined the staff of the ''New York World''in 1927, where he remained until 1930. A bout of tuberculosis interrupted Davenport's journalistic career, but his time at a Saranac Lake, N.Y. sanitorium was not entirely wasted. A favorite Yale philosophy professor, Wilbur Marshall Urban assigned (and subsequently graded) the papers that the recovering patient would write on the works of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Thistlewood Davenport
John Thistlewood Davenport (1817–1901) was an English pharmacist and businessman.Deaths ''The Chemist and Druggist'', p. 12 (January 2, 1902) He was the founder of J. T. Davenport & Sons, a pharmaceuticals company based in , London which bought the patent for Dr. 's ' |
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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 Joh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Otis Blackwell
Otis Blackwell (February 16, 1931 – May 6, 2002) was an American songwriter whose work influenced rock and roll. His compositions include "Fever" (recorded by Little Willie John), "Great Balls of Fire" and " Breathless" (recorded by Jerry Lee Lewis), "Don't Be Cruel", " All Shook Up" and " Return to Sender" (with Winfield Scott; recorded by Elvis Presley), and " Handy Man" (recorded by Jimmy Jones). Biography Blackwell was born in Brooklyn, New York. He learned to play the piano as a child and grew up listening to both R&B and country music. His first success was winning a local talent contest ("Amateur Night") at the Apollo Theater in Harlem in 1952. This led to a recording contract with RCA and then with Jay-Dee. His first release was his own composition "Daddy Rolling Stone", which became a favorite in Jamaica, where it was recorded by Derek Martin. The song later became part of the Who's mod repertoire. Enjoying some early recording and performing success, he found ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Davenport (trade Unionist)
John Davenport (died 6 January 1941) was a British trade unionist. Davenport came to prominent as an activist in the United Order of General Labourers (UOGL), working alongside Bob Merry. He was identified by Ben Tillett as one of the most able officials in the various unions of general workers. In 1913, he became the general secretary of the UOGL,Arthur Marsh and Victoria Ryan, ''Historical Directory of British Trade Unions'', vol.3, p.129 also representing it at the Trades Union Congress (TUC). He was elected to the General Council of the TUC in 1921 but, the following year he took the UOGL into the new Transport and General Workers' Union (TGWU), and thereby became ineligible to defend his seat on the general council. In 1924, Davenport was re-elected to the General Council of the TUC, this time as a representative of the TGWU. He served until his retirement in 1934, at which time he was described by President of the TUC Andrew Conley Andrew Conley (18 December 1881''193 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Davenport (minister)
John Davenport (April 9, 1597May 30, 1670) was an English Puritan clergyman and co-founder of the American colony of New Haven. Early life Born in Coventry, Warwickshire, England to a wealthy family, Davenport was educated at Oxford University. He matriculated at Merton College in 1613 but migrated to Magdalen Hall two years later, probably because of its reputation at the time for its Calvinist and Puritan sympathies. However, Davenport did not complete his degree during this time, returning to Oxford in 1625 when he took the degrees of BD and MA. His father was Henry Davenport (1567 – May 29, 1627), draper, alderman, and mayor of Coventry, son of Edward Davenport, mayor of Coventry (1551-2). His mother was Winifred Barnaby (1569 - April 12, 1597). His brother was the Catholic theologian Francis Davenport. Career After serving as chaplain of Hilton Castle, he became curate of St Lawrence Jewry in London. In 1624, he was chosen vicar of St. Stephen's Church, in Colema ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Davenport (rally Driver)
John or Jack Davenport may refer to: Sports * Jack A. Davenport (1931–1951), boxer * John Davenport (rally driver), co-winner of the 1968 RAC Rally and British Leyland's Director of Motorsport from the end of 1976. * John Davenport (baseball), born 1922, American baseball player in 1954 New York Giants (MLB) season Politicians * John Davenport (Connecticut politician) (1752–1830), U.S. Representative from Connecticut, 1799–1816 * John Davenport (industrialist) (1765–1848), British pottery manufacturer and member of parliament for Stoke-upon-Trent, 1832–1841 * John Davenport (Ohio politician) (1788–1855), U.S. Representative from Ohio, 1827–1828 Actors * Jack Davenport (born 1973), British actor Others * John Davenport (minister) (1597–1670), Puritan minister and colonist in New Haven Colony * John Davenport (orientalist) (1789-1877), British orientalist scholar * John Davenport (trade unionist) (died 1941), British trade unionist * Otis Blackwell (1932–200 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jack Davenport
Jack Arthur Davenport (born 1 March 1973) is an English actor. He is best known for his roles in the television series ''This Life'' and ''Coupling'', and as James Norrington in the '' Pirates of the Caribbean'' series. He has also appeared in other Hollywood films, such as ''The Talented Mr. Ripley'' and '' Kingsman: The Secret Service''. On television, Davenport is known for his roles in the ensemble drama series '' FlashForward,'' '' Smash'', and ''The Morning Show'' as well as his leading role in the 2013 ITV drama series '' Breathless''. Early life Davenport, the son of actors Nigel Davenport and Maria Aitken, was born in Wimbledon, London, and lived in Ibiza, Spain, for the first seven years of his life. His uncle is writer and former Conservative MP Jonathan Aitken, his maternal grandmother was socialite Penelope Aitken, his maternal grandfather was politician William Aitken, and one of his maternal great-grandfathers was John Maffey, 1st Baron Rugby. Through Jo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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