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John Hood (Royal Navy Officer)
John Hood may refer to: People * John Hood (MP, fl.1393–99), English politician, MP for Leominster * John Hood (MP, fl.1421–29), English politician, MP for Leominster *John Hood (inventor) (1720–1783), Irish surveyor and inventor *John Hood (Australian politician) (c. 1817–1877), member of the Victorian Legislative Council, and later, the Victorian Legislative Assembly *John Bell Hood (1831–1879), Confederate general during American Civil War *John Hood (painter) (1839–1924), South Australian painter *John Mifflin Hood (1843–1906), American railroad executive *John Hood (naval officer) (1859–1919), rear admiral of the United States Navy during World War I *John Hood (diplomat) (1904–1991), Australian diplomat *John Linsley Hood (1925–2004), British electronics designer *John Hood (university administrator) (born 1952), New Zealand businessman and university administrator, vice chancellor of the University of Oxford (2004–09) Ship * USS ''John Hood'' (DD-655 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Hood (MP, Fl
John Hood may refer to: People * John Hood (MP, fl.1393–99), English politician, MP for Leominster * John Hood (MP, fl.1421–29), English politician, MP for Leominster *John Hood (inventor) (1720–1783), Irish surveyor and inventor *John Hood (Australian politician) (c. 1817–1877), member of the Victorian Legislative Council, and later, the Victorian Legislative Assembly *John Bell Hood (1831–1879), Confederate general during American Civil War *John Hood (painter) (1839–1924), South Australian painter *John Mifflin Hood (1843–1906), American railroad executive * John Hood (naval officer) (1859–1919), rear admiral of the United States Navy during World War I * John Hood (diplomat) (1904–1991), Australian diplomat *John Linsley Hood (1925–2004), British electronics designer *John Hood (university administrator) (born 1952), New Zealand businessman and university administrator, vice chancellor of the University of Oxford (2004–09) Ship * USS ''John Hood'' (DD-6 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Hood (inventor)
John Hood (1720–c.1783) was an Irish surveyor and inventor, born in Moyle, County Donegal. Works In 1772 was published in Dublin Hood's ''Tables of Difference of Latitude and Departure for Navigators, Land Surveyors''. In it he recommended that in surveying the bearing of objects should be taken from the meridian of the place. The tables printed in the book are the natural sines of all the angles, in degrees and quarter degrees, to different radii, the latter ranging from 1 to 100, as being best adapted to Gunter's chain. Hood also gave an account of the diurnal variation of the magnetic needle and its correction, and a description of a new surveying instrument. This invention was elsewhere called Hood's compass theodolite, and is described as the basis of theodolites later used in Britain and America. He is also said to have anticipated the invention of Hadley's quadrant The octant, also called a reflecting quadrant, is a reflecting instrument used in navigation. Etymolo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Hood (Australian Politician)
John Hood (c.1817 – 22 November 1877) was an Australian chemist and politician, member of the Victorian Legislative Council, and later, the Victorian Legislative Assembly. Early life Hood was born in County Antrim, Ireland, the son of James Hood, a farmer, and Margaret, ''nee'' O'Neill. Early career In June 1840, Hood arrived in Melbourne and joined the firm of Robert Wilson & Company around 1841, later becoming head of the firm. Political career On the inauguration of the constitution in 1856 Hood was returned to the Upper House for the Central province until resigning in September 1859. Hood then successfully stood for the Victorian Legislative Assembly seat of Belfast. Family Hood was father of Sir Joseph Henry Hood (1846–1922), puisne judge of the Supreme Court of Victoria The Supreme Court of Victoria is the highest court in the Australian state of Victoria. Founded in 1852, it is a superior court of common law and equity, with unlimited and inherent jurisdi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Bell Hood
John Bell Hood (June 1 or June 29, 1831 – August 30, 1879) was a Confederate general during the American Civil War. Although brave, Hood's impetuosity led to high losses among his troops as he moved up in rank. Bruce Catton wrote that "the decision to replace Johnston with Hood was probably the single largest mistake that either government made during the war." Hood's education at the United States Military Academy led to a career as a junior officer in the infantry and cavalry of the antebellum U.S. Army in California and Texas. At the start of the Civil War, he offered his services to his adopted state of Texas. He achieved his reputation for aggressive leadership as a brigade commander in the army of Robert E. Lee during the Seven Days Battles in 1862, after which he was promoted to division command. He led a division under James Longstreet in the campaigns of 1862–63. At the Battle of Gettysburg, he was severely wounded, rendering his left arm useless for the rest of hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Hood (painter)
Townsend Duryea (1823 – 13 December 1888) and his brother Sanford Duryea (22 February 1833 – 20 March 1903, see below) were American-born photographers who provided South Australians with invaluable images of life in the early colony. Their parents were Ann Bennett Duryea (1795–1882),This reference while useful, contains several errors which have been repeated elsewhere: Alexander McDonald for Archibald, Glencoe for (probably) Glen Cove, Hewlet for Hewlett, and Granthaven for (possibly) Grand Haven. and Hewlett K. Duryea (1794–1887), a land agent, possibly a member of the family well known for starch manufacture in Glen Cove (often reported as "Glencoe"), Long Island, in New York City. Melbourne Duryea arrived in Melbourne in 1852 at the time of the gold rush, but may have despaired of striking it rich, as around September 1853 he set up a partnership with Archibald McDonald as "Duryea and Macdonald, Daguerrean Artists" at 3 and 5 Bourke Street, East and sold their mini ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Mifflin Hood
John Mifflin Hood (1843–1906) was an American railroad and electric streetcar system executive. Hood was President of the Western Maryland Railway from 1874 to 1901. In 1901-1902, he became President of United Railways and Electric Company, a streetcar system company in the Baltimore metropolitan area. As the head of the UREC system at the turn of the 20th century, he oversaw completion of the massive construction project of the Pratt Street Power Plant. Life and early educational/travel career Hood was born near the village of Bowling Green in Howard County, Maryland, (which had just been erected/set up five years before by cutting portions of northwestern Anne Arundel County off, formerly known as the Western District, then later as the Howard District), which is now near Sykesville, on April 5, 1843. He was the son of Dr. Benjamin Hood of the district and Miss Hannah Mifflin Hood of Baltimore. He studied at Rugby's Institute of Mount Washington, north of the city, from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Hood (naval Officer)
John Hood (3 December 1859 – 11 February 1919) was a rear admiral of the United States Navy during World War I. He was also a veteran of the Spanish–American War. Biography Hood was born in Florence, Alabama, on 3 December 1859. He was appointed to the United States Naval Academy in 1875, and graduated from the Naval Academy, second in his class, with only Randolph H. Miner having a higher order of merits. His first cruise after graduation took him to the South Atlantic in the sloop-of-war , and he later sailed in the , , , , , , and . Hood was wrecked with ''Kearsarge'' on 21 February 1894 near Roncador Cay off Central America in the Pacific. He was a lieutenant in the battleship when she was blown up at Havana on 15 February 1898. Hood commanded the gunboat during the Spanish–American War, and carried information of the arrival of the Spanish Caribbean Squadron off Santiago, Cuba, to Commodore Winfield S. Schley, the commander of the Flying Squadron at Cienfuegos, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Hood (diplomat)
John Douglas Lloyd Hood (31 May 1904 – 3 October 1991) was an Australian diplomat who served as Australia's second permanent representative to the United Nations and ambassador to Germany. Early life and education Hood was born in Adelaide on 31 May 1904, the son of William Percy Hood and Alexandrina Douglas. His father was the head of the Tasmanian branch of the Australian Mutual Provident Society and Hood was educated at Kyne College in Adelaide (1915–1917) and The Hutchins School in Sandy Bay, Tasmania (1918–1921). After taking a Bachelor of Arts at the University of Tasmania, at age 21 Hood's academic success was recognised in 1926 with the award of being Tasmania's recipient of the Rhodes Scholarship to study at the University of Oxford. Resident at Magdalen College, Oxford, Hood studied under C. S. Lewis and took a First in Philosophy, Politics and Economics in 1929 and a Bachelor of Arts in 1930. Diplomatic career On graduating, Hood aspired to a career in Journa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Linsley Hood
John Laurence Linsley-Hood (9 February 1925 in Wandsworth, London – 11 March 2004 in Taunton, Somerset) was an English electronics engineer and designer of audio components. He was educated at Reading School, Acton Polytechnic, the Royal Technical College (Glasgow) and after World War Two, at Reading University. In 1942 Linsley-Hood joined the G.E.C. Research Laboratories at Wembley, working on magnetron development as junior member of a team. Joining the RAF aircrew in 1943, he was transferred to work on radar, then subsequently worked with T.R.E. (Malvern) overseas. After returning to university, Linsley-Hood joined the Windscale Research Laboratories of the Atomic Energy Authority. He was in charge of the electronics team in the Research Laboratories of British Cellophane Ltd. from 1954. John Linsley-Hood is best remembered by hi-fi enthusiasts for his "Simple Class A Amplifier", [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Hood (university Administrator)
Sir John Antony Hood (born 2 January 1952) is a New Zealand businessman and administrator. He was Vice-Chancellor of the University of Oxford from 5 October 2004 until 30 September 2009. He was the first Vice-Chancellor to be elected from outside Oxford's academic body in 900 years, and the first to have addressed the scholars' congregation via a webcast. In March 2007 New Zealand Prime Minister Helen Clark awarded him the World Class New Zealand supreme award to honour his contribution to profiling New Zealand and New Zealanders internationally. On 15 November 2007 he announced that he would not seek an extension to his five-year term as Vice Chancellor, and that he would leave Oxford in September 2009. Early life and education Born on 2 January 1952 in Napier, New Zealand, Hood attended Westlake Boys High School in Auckland, where a house has been named after him (Hood House). From 1970 to 1976, Hood attended the University of Auckland, where he graduated with a B.E. in 1972 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
USS John Hood (DD-655)
USS ''John Hood'' (DD-655) was a of the United States Navy, named for Rear Admiral John Hood (1859–1919). ''John Hood'' was laid down 12 October 1942 by Gulf Shipbuilding Corp., Chickasaw, Ala.; launched 25 October 1943, sponsored by Miss Amelia O'Neal; and commissioned 7 June 1944. World War II After shakedown in the Caribbean, the new destroyer departed for the Pacific 21 August 1944, arriving Mare Island Naval Shipyard 6 September. She sailed on to the Aleutian Islands for duty with the North Pacific Forces, arriving Adak, Alaska 18 September. ''John Hood'' joined Destroyer Squadron 57 (DesRon 57) of Rear Admiral John L. McCrea's Task Force 92 (TF 92) and served her entire war career in the stormy waters of the North Pacific. The principal offensive missions were to harass and threaten the enemy outposts in the Kuril Islands, more than 600 miles (1,100 km) westward of Attu. In carrying out this mission, the Task Force made nine sor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hood (surname)
Hood is an English and Scottish surname. Notable people with the surname include: Real people Academics * Alan Hood, professor at the University of St Andrews * Christopher Hood (born 1947), Oxford professor * Hugh Hood (1928–2000), Canadian novelist and professor * John Hood (born 1952), New Zealand businessman and administrator * Joseph Douglas Hood (1889–1966), American entomologist * Leroy Hood (born 1938), American biologist * Paul Hood (died 1668), English academic administrator * Sinclair Hood (1917–2021), Irish archaeologist and academic * William Hood, American art historian Athletes * Bruce Hood (1936–2018), Canadian author, businessman, politician, and NHL referee * Edmund Hood (1898–1990), Australian rules footballer * Elijah Hood (born 1996), American football player * Enoch Hood (1861–1940), English footballer * Frank Hood (1908–1955), American football player * Graham Hood (born 1972), Canadian middle-distance runner * Leslie Hood (1876–1932), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
