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John Sandford (actor)
John Sandford may refer to: *John Sandford (poet) (1565–1629), English clergyman and academic *John Sandford (novelist) (born 1944), American novelist and journalist *John Sandford (cricketer) (1832–1892), English cricketer *John Edmondson, 2nd Baron Sandford (1920–2009), English naval commander, priest and politician *John Sandford (Archdeacon of Coventry) (1801–1873) *John de Sandford (died 1294), Archbishop of Dublin See also * John Sanford (other) {{hndis, Sandford, John ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Sandford (poet)
John Sandford or Sanford (c. 1565 – 1629) was an English clergyman and academic, known as a grammarian of the Romance languages. He was also a New Latin language, neo-Latin poet, and a founder of the tradition of literary nonsense under the pseudonym ''Glareanus Vadianus'', a mocker of Thomas Coryat. Life Son of Richard Sandford, of Chard, Somerset, he was born there about 1565. He entered Balliol College, Oxford, as a commoner about 16 October 1581, and graduated B.A. from Balliol on 17 December 1586, M.A. on 27 May 1595. He was chosen in 1593 chaplain of Magdalen College, Oxford, Magdalen College, but more than once was censured for absenting himself from public worship. Sandford retained the office of chaplain at Magdalen until 1616; but before that date he commenced travelling as chaplain to John Digby, 1st Earl of Bristol, Sir John Digby. About 1610 Sandford was in Brussels, and on 20 March 1611 they started for Spain, Digby's mission being the Spanish Match. In 1614 Sandfor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Sandford (novelist)
John Sandford, born John Roswell Camp (born February 23, 1944), is an American ''New York Times'' best-selling author, novelist, a former journalist and recipient of the Pulitzer Prize. Early life Camp was born in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, the son of Anne Agnes (Barron) and Roswell Sandford Camp. His mother's family was German and Lithuanian. He received a bachelor's degree in American history and literature and a master's in journalism, both from the University of Iowa. From 1971 to 1978, Camp wrote for ''The Miami Herald''. In 1978, he moved to Minneapolis and started writing for ''The Saint Paul Pioneer Press'' as a features reporter; in 1980 he became a daily columnist. That year, he was a Pulitzer finalist for a series of stories on Native American culture. In 1985, during the Midwest farm crisis, he wrote a series entitled "Life on the Land: an American farm family," which followed a typical southwest Minnesota farm family through the course of a full year. For that work, he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Sandford (cricketer)
John Douglas Sandford (3 August 1832 – 26 May 1892) was an English first-class cricketer and a judicial official in the Indian Civil Service. Biography The son of future Archdeacon of Coventry John Sandford, he was born in August 1832 at Chillingham, Northumberland. He was educated at Rugby School, before going up to Trinity College, Oxford. While studying at Oxford, he made two appearances in first-class cricket for Oxford University against the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) in 1855 and 1856. After graduating from Oxford, Sandford joined the Indian Civil Service in 1856, where he served in the North-Western Provinces and rose up the judicial system in British India to become the judicial commissioner of Burma and Mysore. He returned to England in 1868, where became a student of the Inner Temple at the age of 36, and was called to the bar in June 1870. The year following his return to England, and thirteen years after his previous appearance in first-class cricket, Sandfor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Edmondson, 2nd Baron Sandford
Commander John Cyril Edmondson, 2nd Baron Sandford, DSC (22 December 1920 – 13 January 2009) was a decorated Royal Navy officer, Church of England clergyman, conservationist and Conservative politician. As a junior minister charged with a review of policy on national parks, he formulated what became known as the "Sandford principle": if there is a conflict between leisure use of the National Park, and protecting its natural state, the state of the park must be preserved. Sandford was the eldest son of Albert Edmondson, 1st Baron Sandford, and his wife Edith Elizabeth (née Freeman, and sister to Ralph, Arnold and Peter). He was educated at St Cyprian's School, Eton, and the Royal Naval College, Dartmouth and later trained for Holy Orders at Westcott House, Cambridge. He served in the Royal Navy in the Second World War, notably at the landings in North Africa, Sicily and Normandy, where he was wounded. For his actions at Normandy he was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Sandford (Archdeacon Of Coventry)
John Sandford (1801 - 1873) was Archdeacon of Coventry from 1851 until his death. Life Sandford was educated at Balliol College, Oxford; and was Rector of Alvechurch from 1854 until his death on 22 March 1873. Private life He married the writer for women, Elizabeth Poole. Her books advised women to accept their domestic and secondary role to men. They had five sons including the eldest who was Henry Ryder Poole Sandford who was a school inspector. Henry married Margaret Sandford who led The Queen's School, Chester. John and Elizabeth's other sons included John, a cricketer and judicial official in British India, and Ernest and Charles Charles is a masculine given name predominantly found in English language, English and French language, French speaking countries. It is from the French form ''Charles'' of the Proto-Germanic, Proto-Germanic name (in runic alphabet) or ''*k ..., who were both senior Anglican clergy. References 1801 births 1873 deaths Cle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John De Sandford
John de Sandford (died 2 October 1294) was Archbishop of Dublin. He was brother of Fulk Basset, archbishop of Dublin, and hence nephew of Sir Philip Basset (d. 1271), the justiciar, and of Fulk Basset, Bishop of London from 1241 until his death in 1259, a prelate who was prominent during the troubles of Henry III's reign. He first appears as an official of Henry III in Ireland and of Edward I in both England and Ireland; he came to Ireland as his brother's vicar general and was made rector of Maynooth. He was appointed Dean of St. Patrick's Cathedral, Dublin, in 1275, and was prebendary of Howth. 'John de Saunford' is listed as 'escheator of Ireland' c.1282. In 1284 he was chosen archbishop of Dublin in succession to John de Derlington. Some, however, objected to this choice and Sandford resigned his claim; but he was elected a second time while he was in Rome, and on returning to Ireland was allowed to take up the office. From 1288 to 1290, during a time of great political co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |