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John Millington
John Millington may refer to: *John Millington (professor) (1779–1868), professor of mechanics at the Royal Institution, 1817–1829 *John Millington (rugby league) (born 1949), English rugby league footballer who played in the 1970s and 1980s *John Millington Synge Edmund John Millington Synge (; 16 April 1871 – 24 March 1909) was an Irish playwright, poet, writer, collector of folklore, and a key figure in the Irish Literary Revival. His best known play ''The Playboy of the Western World'' was poorly r ... See also * John Billington (other) * Millington {{human name disambiguation, name=Millington, John ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Millington (professor)
John Millington (11 May 1779 – 1868) was an English engineer who became an academic in the USA. He was a licensed attorney in England before he began his engineering career. He served as professor of mechanics at the Royal Institution from 1817 to 1829 and in 1825 he delivered the inaugural Royal Institution Christmas Lecture. In 1827 he was appointed as Professor of Engineering and the Application of Mechanical Philosophy to the Arts at the new London University (now University College London). As such he was the first professor of Engineering in England. He then worked as an engineer with the Anglo-Mexican Mining Association in 1829. Millington served as Professor of Chemistry and Natural Philosophy at the College of William and Mary from 1836-1848, Professor of Chemistry and Natural Science at the University of Mississippi The University of Mississippi ( byname Ole Miss) is a public research university that is located adjacent to Oxford, Mississippi, and has a medic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Millington (rugby League)
John Millington (birth registered first ¼ 1949) is an English former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1970s and 1980s. He played at representative level for England, and at club level for Hull Kingston Rovers and Wakefield Trinity (List of Wakefield Trinity players, Heritage № 957), as a , i.e. number 8 or 10, during the era of contested Scrum (rugby)#Rugby league, scrums. Background John Millington's birth was registered in Kingston upon Hull, Hull district, East Riding of Yorkshire, England. Playing career International honours John Millington won Cap (sport), caps for England England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Wales to its west and Scotland to its north. The Irish Sea lies northwest and the Celtic Sea to the southwest. It is separated from continental Europe b ... while at Hull Kingston Rovers in 1975 against France, and in 1981 against Wales. County Honours John Millington represented ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Millington Synge
Edmund John Millington Synge (; 16 April 1871 – 24 March 1909) was an Irish playwright, poet, writer, collector of folklore, and a key figure in the Irish Literary Revival. His best known play ''The Playboy of the Western World'' was poorly received, due to its bleak ending, depiction of Irish peasants, and idealisation of parricide, leading to hostile audience reactions and riots in Dublin during its opening run at the Abbey Theatre, Dublin, which he had co-founded with W. B. Yeats and Lady Gregory. His other major works include '' In the Shadow of the Glen'' (1903), ''Riders to the Sea'' (1904), ''The Well of the Saints'' (1905), and ''The Tinker's Wedding'' (1909). Although he came from a wealthy Anglo-Irish background, his writings mainly concern working-class Catholics in rural Ireland, and with what he saw as the essential paganism of their world view. Owing to his ill health, Synge was schooled at home. His early interest was in music, leading to a scholarship and degre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Billington (other)
John Billington (c. 1580–1630) was an Englishman who travelled to the New World on the Mayflower John Billington may also refer to: * John Billington (executioner) (1880–1905), English executioner * John Billington (actor) (1828–1904), English actor See also * Billington (surname) Billington is an English surname arising from several places in Lancashire and Staffordshire, and possibly Bedfordshire. Notable people with the surname include: *Adeline Billington (1826–1917), English actress and teacher * James Billington (18 ... * Billinton {{hndis, Billington, John ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
