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John Pope (other)
John Pope is the name of: Politicians * John Pope (fl. 1384–1397), MP for Gloucester * John Pope (fl.1419–1421), MP for Reigate *John Pope (Kentucky politician) (1770–1845), U.S. politician, senator for Kentucky, and governor of Arkansas Territory *John Pope (alderman) (born c. 1972), Chicago alderman from the 10th ward * John Pope (planter) (1794–1865), Alabama politician and Tennessee planter *John Henry Pope (1824–1889), Canadian farmer, lumberman, railway entrepreneur, and politician Military * John Pope (travel writer) (died 1795), U.S. soldier, traveler, and author *John Pope (naval officer) (1798–1876), U.S. naval officer in the American Civil War * John Pope (general officer) (1822–1892), U.S. soldier and Union general in the Civil War Others * John Pope (artist) (1821–1880), artist in Boston, Massachusetts, and New York in the 19th century * John Pope (fictional astronaut), fictional character in James A. Michener's 1985 novel ''Space'' * John Pope (rower) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Pope (fl
John Pope is the name of: Politicians * John Pope (fl. 1384–1397), MP for Gloucester * John Pope (fl.1419–1421), MP for Reigate *John Pope (Kentucky politician) (1770–1845), U.S. politician, senator for Kentucky, and governor of Arkansas Territory *John Pope (alderman) (born c. 1972), Chicago alderman from the 10th ward * John Pope (planter) (1794–1865), Alabama politician and Tennessee planter *John Henry Pope (1824–1889), Canadian farmer, lumberman, railway entrepreneur, and politician Military * John Pope (travel writer) (died 1795), U.S. soldier, traveler, and author *John Pope (naval officer) (1798–1876), U.S. naval officer in the American Civil War * John Pope (general officer) (1822–1892), U.S. soldier and Union general in the Civil War Others * John Pope (artist) (1821–1880), artist in Boston, Massachusetts, and New York in the 19th century * John Pope (fictional astronaut), fictional character in James A. Michener's 1985 novel ''Space'' * John Pope (rower) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Pope (fictional Astronaut)
''Space'' is a novel by James A. Michener published in 1982. It is a fictionalized history of the United States space program, with a particular emphasis on human spaceflight. Michener writes in a semi-documentary style. The topics explored in the novel include naval warfare in the Pacific Ocean, air combat in the Korean War (something Michener had already explored in ''The Bridges at Toko-Ri''), test pilot life at ' Pax River', astronaut selection and training, the role of the media in promoting the space program as a national achievement, and the development of the Gemini and Apollo spacecraft, the rise of the military-industrial complex and the evolution of NACA into NASA. Plot summary The story begins in 1944 and covers more than 30 years in the lives of four men and their families: Dieter Kolff, a German rocket engineer who worked for the Nazis; Norman Grant, a World War II hero turned U.S. Senator from the fictional Midwestern state of Fremont; Stanley Mott, an aeronauti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Russell Pope
John Russell Pope (April 24, 1874 – August 27, 1937) was an American architect whose firm is widely known for designing major public buildings, including the National Archives and Records Administration building (completed in 1935), the Jefferson Memorial (completed in 1943) and the West Building of the National Gallery of Art (completed in 1941), all in Washington, D.C. Biography Early life Pope was born in New York City in 1874, the son of a successful portrait painter and his wife. He studied architecture at Columbia University and graduated in 1894. He was the first recipient of the Rome Prize to attend the newly founded American Academy in Rome, a training ground for the designers of the "American Renaissance." He would remain involved with the Academy until his death. Pope traveled for two years through Italy and Greece, where he studied, sketched and made measured drawings of more Romanesque, Gothic, and Renaissance structures than he did of the remains of ancient buil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edwin Pope
John Edwin Pope (April 11, 1928 – January 19, 2017) was an American journalist known for his sportswriting at the ''Miami Herald'', where his work appeared from 1956 until his death in 2017. He covered Super Bowl I through Super Bowl XLVII. Some referred to him as "the best writer of sports in America." Early career Pope's journalistic career began at the early age of eleven, when he began covering small events for his hometown ''Athens Banner-Herald''. By the time he was fifteen he had been promoted to the sports editor of the paper, thus making him the youngest person in the country to hold that position. His college years were spent at the University of Georgia, and after graduating he worked briefly with the United Press International, ''Atlanta Journal'' and ''Atlanta Constitution''. ''Miami Herald'' Pope's success with his 1954 book ''Football's Greatest Coaches'' allowed him to leave the Atlanta area and move down to Miami, where he accepted a lucrative position at the ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Alexander Pope
John Alexander Pope (4 August 1906 – 18 September 1982) was a prominent scholar of Asian art, particularly Chinese and Japanese blue-and-white ceramics. He spent most of his career at the Freer Gallery of Art in Washington. Pope was born in Detroit, Michigan. He attended Phillips Exeter Academy until 1925, and then Yale College, where he attained a bachelor's degree in English literature 1930. Before graduation he was active in the China International Famine Relief Commission. While serving in the commission, he was sent to the Yellow River valley where he surveyed famine conditions. This allowed him to see China firsthand and also to meet Alan Priest, who would later become the curator of Far Eastern ceramics at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Pope later attributed meeting Priest in Beijing as the most influential factor in determining his eventual, life-long field of study of blue-and-white Asian porcelains. Returning to the United States in 1930, he worked for two years at t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lewis Ginter
Major Lewis Ginter (April 4, 1824 – October 2, 1897) was a prominent businessman, financier, military officer, real estate developer, and philanthropist centered in Richmond, Virginia. A native of New York City, Ginter accumulated a considerable fortune throughout his numerous business ventures and became one of Richmond's wealthiest citizens despite his exceptionally modest demeanor. While the Jefferson Hotel and Ginter Park embody some of Ginter's major urban contributions to Richmond, many of his philanthropic gifts were given anonymously to charitable organizations and individuals in need. Ginter played a major role in bringing Richmond back from the ravages of the Civil War. His continued devotion to the city is captured in his famous remark, "I am for Richmond, first and last." Early life Lewis Ginter was born to John and Elizabeth Ginter on April 4, 1824 in New York City. His father owned a grocery store, but died soon after Ginter was born. Several years later, Ginter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Pope (priest)
Edward Pope was an English priest in the mid 16th-century. A Fellow of All Souls College, Oxford, He held incumbencies at Sutterton, Kettlethorpe and Leighton Buzzard. Pope became Chancellor of Lincoln Cathedral in 1543 and Archdeacon of Bedford The Archdeacon of Bedford is an ecclesiastical post in the Church of England Diocese of St Albans in the Province of Canterbury. Historically the post was in the Diocese of Lincoln, then from 1837 in the Diocese of Ely, England. On 13 April 1914, ... in 1554. He died at Lincoln on 11 November 1558 and is buried in the cathedral there. References 1558 deaths Fellows of All Souls College, Oxford Archdeacons of Bedford 16th-century English Anglican priests {{England-reli-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Pope (rower)
John Pope is a male former rower who competed for England. Rowing career He represented England and won a silver medal in the eights at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Vancouver Vancouver ( ) is a major city in western Canada, located in the Lower Mainland region of British Columbia. As the List of cities in British Columbia, most populous city in the province, the 2021 Canadian census recorded 662,248 people in the ..., Canada. He was a member of the Thames Rowing Club. References English male rowers Commonwealth Games medallists in rowing Commonwealth Games silver medallists for England Rowers at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games Medallists at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games {{England-rowing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Pope (artist)
John Pope (1821–1880) was an artist in Boston, Massachusetts, and New York in the 19th century. He painted portraits of W.H. Prescott, Daniel Webster and others. He belonged to the Boston Artists' Association; and exhibited with the Massachusetts Charitable Mechanic Association (1844) and the New England Art Union (1852). Pope kept a studio in Boston's Tremont Temple The Tremont Temple on 88 Tremont Street is a Baptist church in Boston, affiliated with the American Baptist Churches, USA. The existing multi-storey, Renaissance Revival structure was designed by architect Clarence Blackall of Boston, and opened ...; around 1857 he moved to New York. He died of illness in New York in 1880. According to one report: "Just before dying he called for his paint brush, and died holding it in his hand."''New York Times'', Dec. 31, 1880. References Further reading * Death of John Pope, the artist. New York Times', Dec. 31, 1880. * David Bernard Dearinger. Paintings and Sculpture in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reigate (UK Parliament Constituency)
Reigate () is a constituency in Surrey represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 1997 by Crispin Blunt of the Conservative Party. Constituency profile The seat is predominantly in the London commuter belt with good rail services from Reigate, Redhill and Banstead to Central London. Several financial companies are based in the seat. Residents are wealthier than the national average. Boundaries 1885–1918: The Borough of Reigate, its Sessional Division, and those of Dorking and Godstone except Effingham, Mickleham, Caterham, Warlingham, Chelsham and Farleigh 1918–1950: The Borough of Reigate, the Urban District of Dorking, and the Rural Districts of Dorking and Reigate 1950–1974: The Borough of Reigate, and the Rural District of Godstone :1974: ''what had been the Rural District was ceded to the East Surrey seat; Banstead U.D. was taken from the Carshalton seat'' 1974–1983: The Borough of Reigate, and the Urban District of Banstead :1983: ''The north ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Pope (general Officer)
John Pope (March 16, 1822 – September 23, 1892) was a career United States Army officer and Union general in the American Civil War. He had a brief stint in the Western Theater, but he is best known for his defeat at the Second Battle of Bull Run (Second Manassas) in the East. Pope was a graduate of the United States Military Academy in 1842. He served in the Mexican–American War and had numerous assignments as a topographical engineer and surveyor in Florida, New Mexico, and Minnesota. He spent much of the last decade before the Civil War surveying possible southern routes for the proposed First transcontinental railroad. He was an early appointee as a Union brigadier general of volunteers and served initially under Maj. Gen. John C. Frémont. He achieved initial success against Brig. Gen. Sterling Price in Missouri, then led a successful campaign that captured Island No. 10 on the Mississippi River. This inspired the Lincoln administration to bring him to the Eastern Theat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
