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John Prendergast (other)
John Prendergast may refer to: * John Prendergast (priest) (fl. 1583–1610), Dean of Lismore and prebendary of Cashel * John Patrick Prendergast John Patrick Prendergast (7 March 1808 – 6 February 1893) was an Irish land agent and historian. Life Born on 7 March 1808, at 37 Dawson Street, Dublin, he was eldest son of Francis Prendergast (1768–1846), registrar of the court of chancery ... (1808–1893), Irish historian * John Prendergast (artist) (1815–?), British born painter * John Vincent Prendergast (1902–1993), British soldier and senior colonial policeman * John Prendergast (British Army officer) (1910–2008), British army officer * John Robert Prendergast, Canadian football player (died 2016) * John Barry Prendergast (1933–2011), better known as John Barry (composer), composer of film soundtracks, including many James Bond films * John Prendergast (activist) (born 1963), American human rights activist {{human name disambiguation, Prendergast, John ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Prendergast (priest)
John Prendergast was a priest A priest is a religious leader authorized to perform the sacred rituals of a religion, especially as a mediatory agent between humans and one or more deities. They also have the authority or power to administer religious rites; in particu ... in Ireland during the late 16th and early 17th centuries. He was Dean of Lismore from 1583 until his resignation in 1610 when he became a prebendary of Cashel."Fasti Ecclesiae Hibernicae: The succession of the prelates Volume 1" Cotton, H. p65: Dublin, Hodges & Smith, 1848–1878 References Deans of Lismore {{Ireland-Anglican-clergy-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Floruit
''Floruit'' (; abbreviated fl. or occasionally flor.; from Latin for "they flourished") denotes a date or period during which a person was known to have been alive or active. In English, the unabbreviated word may also be used as a noun indicating the time when someone flourished. Etymology and use la, flōruit is the third-person singular perfect active indicative of the Latin verb ', ' "to bloom, flower, or flourish", from the noun ', ', "flower". Broadly, the term is employed in reference to the peak of activity for a person or movement. More specifically, it often is used in genealogy and historical writing when a person's birth or death dates are unknown, but some other evidence exists that indicates when they were alive. For example, if there are wills attested by John Jones in 1204, and 1229, and a record of his marriage in 1197, a record concerning him might be written as "John Jones (fl. 1197–1229)". The term is often used in art history when dating the career ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Patrick Prendergast
John Patrick Prendergast (7 March 1808 – 6 February 1893) was an Irish land agent and historian. Life Born on 7 March 1808, at 37 Dawson Street, Dublin, he was eldest son of Francis Prendergast (1768–1846), registrar of the court of chancery of Ireland, by Esther ( Patrick; 1774–1846), eldest daughter of John Patrick, of 27 Palace Row, Dublin. Educated in England at Reading grammar school under Richard Valpy, he graduated at Trinity College Dublin, in 1825, and was called to the Irish Bar in 1830. In 1836 Prendergast succeeded his father and grandfather in the agency of Lord Clifden's estates, which he administered for many years. His experiences made him an advocate of tenant right and a supporter of the early land reformers in Ireland. Prendergast died in Dublin on 6 February 1893, aged 84. Works In 1840 Prendergast was commissioned to make some pedigree researches in County Tipperary, which led him to a study of the settlement of Ireland at the restoration of Charles II ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Prendergast (artist)
John Prendergast was a painter who was born in England in about 1815. He sailed from Manila to Honolulu aboard the Spanish brig ''Flecha'', arriving January 14, 1848. On July 15, 1848, he departed Honolulu for San Francisco aboard the Chilean brig ''Correo de Talcahuano''. For four years, he produced numerous drawings and watercolor paintings Watercolor (American English) or watercolour (British English; see spelling differences), also ''aquarelle'' (; from Italian diminutive of Latin ''aqua'' "water"), is a painting method”Watercolor may be as old as art itself, going back to t ... in California, and then disappeared from the public record. Several lithographs were made from his paintings, the best known being his 1850 ''Procession at San Francisco in Celebration of the Admission of California''. The Honolulu Museum of Art and the Oakland Museum of California are among the public collections holding works by John Prendergast. References * Forbes, David W., ''E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Vincent Prendergast
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 * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Prendergast (British Army Officer)
Brigadier John Hume Prendergast DSO MC & Bar was a British Indian Army, and later British Army, officer and travel writer. Early life John Hume Prendergast was born in Lahore in 1910, the son of Major-General Charles Gordon Prendergast, he was educated at Victoria College, Jersey and was commissioned into the Royal Sussex Regiment as a supplementary reserve officer with the rank of second lieutenant with effect from 25 December 1929, when he was described in the ''London Gazette'' as "John Hume Prendergast; (late Cadet Corpl., Victoria Coll. Contgt., Jun. Div., O. T. C.)" In 1931, he returned to India and in November 1931 was transferred as a second lieutenant to the Unattached List for the Indian Army. He joined the 4th battalion 15th Punjab Regiment on 22 January 1933, serving with them on the North West Frontier, and was also seconded to the Frontier Corps unit the Tochi Scouts as of 4 August 1936. It was while he was a Lieutenant of the 15th Punjab Regiment attached ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Prendergast (Canadian Football)
John Robert Prendergast (born 1930/1931 - died September 4, 2016) is a former Canadian football player who played for the Calgary Stampeders. He played three plus years with Calgary Stampeders followed by 40 years in the aviation industry including airborne geophysics, arctic exploration and heliskiing. legacy.com. Accessed August 22, 2012. References 1930s births Date of birth missing 2016 deaths[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Barry (composer)
John Barry Prendergast (3 November 1933 – 30 January 2011) was a British composer and conductor of film music. He composed the scores for eleven of the ''James Bond'' films between 1963 and 1987, as well as arranging and performing the "James Bond Theme" for the first film in the series, 1962's '' Dr. No''. He wrote the Grammy- and Academy Award-winning scores to the films ''Dances with Wolves'' and ''Out of Africa'', as well as the scores of ''The Scarlet Letter'', ''Chaplin'', '' The Cotton Club'', ''Game of Death'', ''The Tamarind Seed'', ''Mary, Queen of Scots'' and the theme for the television series ''The Persuaders!'', in a career spanning over 50 years. In 1999, he was appointed with an OBE for services to music. Born in York, Barry spent his early years working in cinemas owned by his father. During his national service with the British Army in Cyprus, Barry began performing as a musician after learning to play the trumpet. Upon completing his national service, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
