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John Langdon (other)
John Langdon may refer to: *John Langdon (bishop) (died 1434), English Bishop of Rochester *John Langdon (driver) (born 1947), New Zealand harness race driver *John Langdon (historian) (1944–2016), Canadian historian *John Langdon (politician) (1741–1819), American politician from New Hampshire *John Langdon (typographer) (born 1946), American typographer known for his ambigrams See also *John Langdon Down (1828–96), British physician {{hndis, Langdon, John ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Langdon (bishop)
John Langdon (died 30 September 1434) was a medieval Bishop of Rochester. Langdon was admitted a monk of Christ Church, Canterbury, in 1398. Afterwards he studied at Oxford, and is said to have belonged to Gloucester Hall. He was one of twelve Oxford scholars appointed at the suggestion of convocation in 1411 to inquire into the doctrines of Wycliffe. On 17 November 1421 he was appointed by papal provision to the see of Rochester, and was consecrated on 7 June 1422Fryde, et al. ''Handbook of British Chronology'' p. 267 at Canterbury by Archbishop Chicheley. After his consecration he appears among the royal councillors, and after 1430 his name constantly occurs among those present at the meetings. In February 1432 he was engaged on an embassy to Charles VII of France Charles VII (22 February 1403 – 22 July 1461), called the Victorious (french: le Victorieux) or the Well-Served (), was King of France from 1422 to his death in 1461. In the midst of the Hundred Years' War, Charle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Langdon (driver)
John Langdon (born August 24, 1947) is a former driver of standardbred racehorses in New Zealand. He was associated with many champions and was a leading driver of harness horses in New Zealand. He is notable for winning the Inter Dominion Championship twice, both times in 1975. The Inter Dominion is the premier trotting series of races between Australia and New Zealand. He is also an inductee in the Inter Dominion Hall of Fame. Langdon also won the Auckland Trotting Cup and the New Zealand Trotting Cup. These are the two top races in New Zealand. Big race wins * 1990 New Zealand Trotting Cup - Neroship * 1989 Auckland Trotting Cup - Neroship * 1987 Rowe Cup - Landora's Pride * 1984 Rowe Cup - Jenner * 1975 Inter Dominion Trotting Championship - Castleton's Pride * 1975 Inter Dominion Pacing Championship - Young Quinn See also * Harness racing in New Zealand * Inter Dominion Hall of Fame The Inter Dominion Hall of Fame is an organization created to recognise and honour thos ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Langdon (historian)
John L. Langdon (December 24, 1944 – December 31, 2016)John Langdon '''' (January 30, 2017) was a British-born Canadian economic and social historian of medieval England. Career Langdon undertook his doctoral work at the , UK under the supervision of Christopher Dyer. He worked at the |
John Langdon (politician)
John Langdon (June 26, 1741September 18, 1819) was a politician from New Hampshire, and a Founding Father of the United States. He served as a delegate to the Constitutional Convention, signed the United States Constitution, and was one of the first two United States senators from New Hampshire. As a member of the Continental Congress, Langdon was an early supporter of the Revolutionary War. He later served in United States Congress for 12 years, including as the first president pro tempore of the Senate, before becoming president and later governor of New Hampshire. He turned down a nomination for U.S. vice presidential candidate in 1812. Early life Langdon's father was a prosperous farmer and local shipbuilder whose family had emigrated to America before 1660 from Sheviock, Caradon, Cornwall. The Langdons were among the first one of New England's major seaports. Langdon attended the local grammar school run by a veteran of the 1745 Siege of Louisbourg against the French ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Langdon (typographer)
John Langdon (born April 19, 1946) is an American graphic designer, ambigram artist, painter, and writer. Langdon has been a freelance artist specializing in logos, type, and lettering since 1977. He retired from teaching in Drexel University's graphic design program in November 2015 after 27 years of service. Early life John Wilbur Langdon was born on April 19, 1946 in Wynnewood, Pennsylvania to George Taft and Eleanor (née Hazard) Langdon. He has one brother, Courtney, who is the namesake of their grandfather, who himself was a Romance language professor at Brown University and was recognized by the Italian government for his translation of Dante's '' Divine Comedy'' from Italian into English blank verse. Langdon's grandmother was a painter in Paris during the impressionist era. As a teenager, Langdon was inspired by a graphic he had seen years before at a University of Pennsylvania football game. It showed two football players from opposing teams crouched next to each ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |