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John Thompson (fire Chief)
John Thompson may refer to: Academics * J. A. Thompson (1913–2002), Australian biblical scholar * John D. Thompson (1917–1992), nurse and professor at the Yale School of Public Health * John G. Thompson (born 1932), American mathematician * John Thompson (business academic), professor of Entrepreneurship, University of Huddersfield * John Thompson (sociologist), professor at Cambridge * John Herd Thompson, Canadian historian * John N. Thompson, American evolutionary biologist Business * John Thompson (American banker) (1802–1891), American banker * John Fairfield Thompson, Inco chairman * John L. Thompson (1869–1930), Iowa journalist and businessman * John Philp Thompson Sr. (1925–2003), American businessman with 7-Eleven * John Thompson (Canadian banker) (born 1942), non-executive chairman of the board of Toronto-Dominion Bank * John W. Thompson (born 1949), chairman of the board of Microsoft * John Thompson (company), a company based in Wolverhampton Entertainme ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John D
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 * Pope Jo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Sylvanus Thompson
John Sylvanus Thompson (8 March 1889 – 1963) was an American pianist, composer, and educator. He was born in Williamstown, Pennsylvania, to James C. Thompson, a merchant in a general store, and his Welsh wife, Emma J. Thompson (née Hall). John had three younger siblings: Alma, born 1895, James Jr., born in 1900, and Frank, born in 1905. Thompson had a promising career as a pianist, performing in many cities in America. In July, 1909, Thompson applied for a passport in preparation for touring Europe as a concert pianist. Once there, however, due to health issues and unrest leading up to World War I, he returned to the United States in April 1914. Thompson moved to Philadelphia to teach piano and met a writer, Loretta Katherine Foy, three years his junior, who was residing with her widowed mother. Thompson and Foy married on 14 August 1916 near his home town. They relocated to Kansas City, Missouri, where Thompson worked as a piano teacher in a music school. There, thei ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Thompson (RAF Officer)
Air Vice Marshal John Hugh Thompson, (born 18 September 1947) is a former Royal Air Force officer who became Head of the British Defence Staff in Washington, D.C. from 2000 until his retirement in 2002. RAF career Educated at Fielding High School in New Zealand, Thompson joined the Royal Air Force in 1970.''Who's Who 2010'', A & C Black, 2010, He became Station Commander at RAF Wittering in 1988, Senior Air Staff Officer at RAF Rheindahlen The former Royal Air Force Rheindahlen, more commonly known as RAF Rheindahlen, was a non-flying Royal Air Force (RAF) military administrative base, becoming part of the Rheindahlen Military Complex (JHQ Rheindahlen) in North Rhine-Westphalia, Ger ... in 1993 and an assistant to the High Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina in 1996. He went on to be Commandant of the Royal Air Force College Cranwell in 1997 and Head of the British Defence Staff and Defence Attaché in Washington, D.C. in 2000 before retiring in 2002. Referenc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Marlow Thompson
Air Commodore John Marlow Thompson, (16 August 1914 – 23 July 1994) was a Royal Air Force (RAF) officer and a flying ace of the Second World War. He is credited with having destroyed at least eight enemy aircraft. Born in Somerset, England, Thompson joined the RAF in 1934 and once his training was completed was posted to No. 29 Squadron RAF, No. 29 Squadron. Following the outbreak of the Second World War, he became commander of No. 111 Squadron RAF, No. 111 Squadron which he led through the Battle of France and the subsequent Battle of Britain. During this time, he achieved a number of aerial victories. In mid-1942 he was sent to the Middle East and was a wing leader, operating from Malta for several months. He held a series of staff and command posts for the remainder of the war. He stayed in the RAF in the postwar period, eventually ending his military career in 1966 as commander of the Military Air Traffic Organisation. He worked briefly in civil aviation before becoming invo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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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 * Pope Joh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Thompson (soldier, Born 1842)
Sergeant John Thompson (1842 – unknown) was a Scottish-born soldier in the U.S. Army who served with the 1st U.S. Cavalry during the Apache Wars. He received the Medal of Honor for gallantry against a hostile band of Apache Indians at the Chiricahua Mountains of Arizona on October 20, 1869. Biography John Thompson was born in Glasgow, Scotland in 1842. He later emigrated to the United States and enlisted as a private in the United States Army in Chicago, Illinois. A member of the 1st U.S. Cavalry Regiment, Thompson saw action during the Apache Wars in the Arizona Territory and eventually reached the rank of sergeant. On October 20, 1869, he distinguished himself in battle against the Apache The Apache () are a group of culturally related Native American tribes in the Southwestern United States, which include the Chiricahua, Jicarilla, Lipan, Mescalero, Mimbreño, Ndendahe (Bedonkohe or Mogollon and Nednhi or Carrizaleño an ... in the Chiricahua Mountains ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Thompson (soldier, Born 1838)
John J. Thompson (August 14, 1838 - July 2, 1915) was a German-born soldier in the Union Army in the American Civil War. The medal was granted for actions at the Battle of Hatcher's Run The Battle of Hatcher's Run, also known as Dabney's Mill, Armstrong's Mill, Rowanty Creek, and Vaughn Road, fought February 5–7, 1865, was one in a series of Union offensives during the siege of Petersburg, aimed at cutting off Confederate ... on 6 February, 1865 whilst serving as a Corporal in the 1st Maryland Infantry. Thompson was born in Holstein, Germany and died in Baltimore, Maryland where he was buried in Immanuel Cemetery. Medal of Honor Citation As color bearer with most conspicuous gallantry preceded his regiment in the assault and planted his flag upon the enemy's works. Date Issued: 10 September, 1897 References {{DEFAULTSORT:Thompson, John 1838 births 1915 deaths American Civil War recipients of the Medal of Honor United States Army Medal of Honor recipients ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Thompson Productions
John Thompson Productions is a German pornographic film studio based in Berlin, Germany. The studio is best known for its bukkake-themed series German Goo Girls (GGG), but it has other series focusing on gang bangs, urolagnia and urophagia, BDSM, erotic humiliation and rough sex. The company is one of the best known and top selling German and European porn studios. John Thompson and his films have won or been nominated for several pornography awards, but the perceived extreme nature of its content has led to some of its films being banned in several countries. John Thompson John Thompson (real name Raymond Louis Bacharach; born 11 May 1945) is the producer and director of all John Thompson Productions. He studied psychology and art in West Berlin. Prior to founding his company, he worked as a director and cameraman with the German porn label Puaka. He founded John Thompson Productions in 1997 and so far has produced more than a thousand films, typically releasing six ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Dall Thompson
John Dall (born John Dall Thompson; May 26, 1920 – January 15, 1971) was an American actor. Primarily a stage actor, he is best remembered today for two film roles: the cool-minded intellectual killer in Alfred Hitchcock's ''Rope (film), Rope'' (1948), and the companion of trigger-happy femme fatale Peggy Cummins in the 1950 film noir ''Gun Crazy''. He also had a substantial role in Stanley Kubrick's'' Spartacus (film), Spartacus'' (1960). He first came to fame as the young Welsh mining prodigy who comes alive under the tutelage of Bette Davis in ''The Corn Is Green (1945 film), The Corn Is Green'' (1945), for which he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. Early life John Dall Thompson (he used his middle name for his acting career) was born in New York City on May 26, 1920, the younger son of Charles Jenner Thompson and his wife Henry (''née'' Worthington). (Sources which cite Dall's birth name as John ''Jenner'' Thompson and his birth year as 1918 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
