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John Thorn (other)
John Thorn may refer to: * John Thorn (born 1947), American writer and baseball historian *John Thorn (Queensland politician) (1847–1896), Australian politician *John Leonard Thorn John Leonard Thorn (born 28 April 1925) is a writer and educational consultant. He was head teacher, headmaster of Repton School from 1961 to 1968 and then of Winchester College until 1985. He was chairman of the Headmasters' Conference for 1981. ... (1925–2023), English schoolmaster and writer See also * John Thorne (other) {{hndis, Thorn, John ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Thorn
John A. Thorn (born April 17, 1947) is a German-born sports historian, author, publisher, and cultural commentator. Since March 1, 2011, he has been the Official Baseball Historian for Major League Baseball. Personal profile Thorn was born in Stuttgart, Germany, in a displaced person's camp to which his Polish Jewish parents had come as refugees. Less than two years after Thorn was born, his family emigrated to the United States, and settled in The Bronx, New York City. "I fell in love with aseballcards before I loved the game, when I discovered that baseball was something that all the kids on my street corner cared about," Thorn said in a 2013 profile. "I was an immigrant kid and was looking for a way into America. With my background I saw myself as an underdog, and so Brooklyn had to be my team. I began watching the game seriously when I was eight, in 1955, on my Admiral television, but I had already begun to follow their exploits in the daily newspapers my father brought ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Thorn (Queensland Politician)
John Thorn (12 December 1847 – 30 April 1896) was a politician in Queensland, Australia. He was a Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly. Early life John Thorn was born on 12 December 1847 at Ipswich, Queensland, the son of George Thorn (senior), a Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly, and his wife Jane (née Handcock). He was educated at Ipswich Grammar School. He married Frances Augusta March, on 3 February 1875 in Sydney. The couple had 5 sons and 2 daughters. Politics His brother George Thorn had represented the seat of Fassifern in the Queensland Legislative Assembly until he resigned on 9 January 1874 to be appointed to the Queensland Legislative Council on that day. John Thorn won the resulting by-election in Fassifern on 24 January 1874. He held the seat until he resigned on 12 March 1878. His resignation was due to his being a partner in the firm Annear & Co, who had been the successful tenderers for a contract to build the railway line from Gym ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Leonard Thorn
John Leonard Thorn (born 28 April 1925) is a writer and educational consultant. He was head teacher, headmaster of Repton School from 1961 to 1968 and then of Winchester College until 1985. He was chairman of the Headmasters' Conference for 1981. Early life The son of Stanley and Winifred Thorn, Thorn was educated at St Paul's School, London, St Paul's School, London, and at Corpus Christi College, Cambridge, Corpus Christi College, University of Cambridge, Cambridge.'Thorn, John Leonard (born 28 April 1925)' in ''Who's Who (UK), Who's Who 2011'' (London, A. & C. Black) Career Leaving school during the World War II, Second World War, Thorn joined the Royal Naval Reserve, Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve, in which he served as a Sub-Lieutenant from 1943 to 1946. On returning to civilian life, he took up a place at Corpus Christi College, Cambridge, graduating in 1949, and was then an schoolmaster, assistant schoolmaster at Clifton College, Clifton from 1949 until being appointed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
