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Jolyon
Jolyon is a male given name, a Medieval spelling variant of Julian, originating in England. People Notable people named Jolyon include: *Jolyon Brettingham Smith (1949–2008), British composer, conductor, performer, author, radio presenter and university lecturer. *Jolyon Connell, British journalist. * Jolyon 'Jol' Danzig, one of the founders of Hamer Guitars. *Jolyon Dixon (born 1973), English guitarist. *Jolyon Howorth (born 1945), British scholar of European politics and military policy. *Jolyon Jackson (1948–1985), Irish musician and composer. *Jolyon James, Australian-born actor. *Jolyon Maugham (born 1971), British barrister. *Jolyon Palmer (born 1991), British professional racing driver. *Jolyon Rubinstein, British actor, writer, producer and director. *Jolyon Stern (born 1939), President of the DeWitt Stern Group. *Jolyon Petch (born 1978), New Zealand DJ & Music Producer. *Jolyon Temple, Australian children's author. Fictional characters *Jolyon Wagg, a character fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jolyon Palmer
Jolyon Carlyle Palmer (born 20 January 1991) is a British motorsport commentator and columnist, covering the Formula One World Championship on BBC Radio 5 and F1TV. Prior to his media career, Palmer was a racing driver and the 2014 GP2 Series champion. Palmer drove for Renault Sport F1 Team in Formula One. He made his Formula One debut with the team at the start of the season, during which he scored his first World Championship points at the . Palmer stayed with Renault for through to the . Palmer, the son of former F1 driver and major UK race circuit owner Jonathan Palmer, was educated at Dorset House School, after which he attended Cranleigh School and the University of Nottingham (from which he graduated with a bachelor's degree in Management Studies in 2012). He drove for the Lotus Formula One team as a test driver in 2015, stepping up to a full-time race seat the following season when the team received manufacturer backing from Renault. After ending his driving career ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Forsyte Saga
''The Forsyte Saga'', first published under that title in 1922, is a series of three novels and two interludes published between 1906 and 1921 by the English author John Galsworthy, who won the Nobel Prize in Literature. They chronicle the vicissitudes of the leading members of a large upper-middle-class English family that is similar to Galsworthy's. Only a few generations removed from their farmer ancestors, its members are keenly aware of their status as "new money". The main character, the solicitor and connoisseur Soames Forsyte, sees himself as a "man of property" by virtue of his ability to accumulate material possessions, but that does not succeed in bringing him pleasure. Separate sections of the saga, as well as the lengthy story in its entirety, have been adapted for cinema and television. ''The Man of Property'', the first book, was adapted in 1949 by Hollywood as ''That Forsyte Woman'', starring Errol Flynn, Greer Garson, Walter Pidgeon, and Robert Young. In 1967, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jolyon Wagg
Jolyon is a male given name, a Medieval spelling variant of Julian, originating in England. People Notable people named Jolyon include: * Jolyon Brettingham Smith (1949–2008), British composer, conductor, performer, author, radio presenter and university lecturer. *Jolyon Connell, British journalist. * Jolyon 'Jol' Danzig, one of the founders of Hamer Guitars. *Jolyon Dixon (born 1973), English guitarist. * Jolyon Howorth (born 1945), British scholar of European politics and military policy. * Jolyon Jackson (1948–1985), Irish musician and composer. * Jolyon James, Australian-born actor. *Jolyon Maugham (born 1971), British barrister. * Jolyon Palmer (born 1991), British professional racing driver. * Jolyon Rubinstein, British actor, writer, producer and director. * Jolyon Stern (born 1939), President of the DeWitt Stern Group. * Jolyon Petch (born 1978), New Zealand DJ & Music Producer. * Jolyon Temple, Australian children's author. Fictional characters * Jolyon Wagg, a ch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jolyon Maugham
Jolyon Toby Dennis Maugham (; born 1 July 1971) is a British barrister. A taxation law specialist, he is the founder and director of the Good Law Project, through which he has played a role in bringing to court a number of legal challenges to the Brexit process, which he opposed. He has written on Brexit and legal issues for publications such as ''The Daily Telegraph'', ''The Guardian'' and the ''New Statesman''. Maugham has been at the centre of a number of controversies: a 2022 profile in ''The Times'' described him as "the Marmite of the Bar", who "rose from relative obscurity to found the Good Law Project". Biography Maugham is the son of the novelist David Benedictus, although they did not meet until Maugham was 17. He was brought up in New Zealand by his English mother, Lynne Joyce Maugham, and his adoptive father, Alan Barker. At 16 he had to leave his parents' house after a dispute, and did cleaning work. He went to England in 1989 and stayed with his mother's father aft ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jolyon Howorth
Jolyon Michael Howorth (born 4 May 1945) is a British scholar of French history, European politics and defense policy. He is currently Jean Monnet Professor of European Politics and Professor Emeritus of European Studies at the University of Bath; and a Fellow at the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, Harvard University. He served as Visiting Professor of Public Policy at Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government (2018–2019). He was Visiting Professor of Political Science and International Affairs at Yale University (2002–2018). He served as Professor of French Civilization at the University of Bath from 1985 to 2004. His previous appointments were at the University of Paris III: Sorbonne Nouvelle, University of Wisconsin–Madison and Aston University. He has held Visiting Professorships at Harvard University, the Institut d’Etudes Politiques (Sciences-Po, Paris), Luiss Guido Carli University (Rome), the Australian Defence Force Academy (Ca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jolyon Petch
Jolyon Petch is a New Zealand-born, Australian-based DJ, music producer and remixer, best known for his singles "Holding On" and "Dreams", which spent 3 weeks and 7 weeks respectively at number one on Australian ARIA Club chart. Petch also released music under the aliases of Elektrik Disko, Auckland House Authority, Digital Remedy and YolaDisko. As of 2021, he is the only New Zealand dance music producer to have produced over nine number-one singles on the Australian ARIA Club chart. His breakthrough single "Dreams" also spent seven weeks at number one on the ARIA club chart, which gave the Kiwi producer his longest run at the top, making him the only New Zealander to ever accomplish this. In 2022 his followup single to 'Dreams' came out in September 'I Just Want Your Touch' which saw him collaborate with hit singer Starley (singer). The single went straight to #1 on the ARIA club chart and adds to radio in Australia. His remixer credits include Freemasons, Robin Schulz, Ne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jolyon Rubinstein
Jolyon Rubinstein (born 22 April 1981) is a British actor, writer, producer and director. He is best known for writing and performing on '' The Revolution Will Be Televised'', a show on BBC Three, alongside Heydon Prowse. He acted in a popular political viral video in the run up to the 2010 United Kingdom general election with over 200,000 hits on YouTube and Yahoo before polling day. Early life Rubinstein was born in Islington, London, England. He was educated at the independent King Alfred School, London, University of the Arts London, the University of Sussex and the State University of New York at Stony Brook. He graduated from the University of the Arts London with an MA in Performance and from the University of Sussex with a BA in Politics and International Relations. His grandfather was army officer Richard Rubinstein, who earned the Military Cross and the Croix de Guerre during WWII. Jolyon's grandfather had been born to a Jewish-born father and a mother who had ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jolyon Jackson
Jolyon Jackson (3 September 1948 – 18 December 1985) was an Irish musician and composer.Irish Times, Obituary, 7 January 1986 Life Jackson was born in Malaya where his father, Patrick Jackson, was Deputy Commissioner of the police and would receive the CBE. His father was from County Limerick, of a Cork family; his mother was the singer Charmian Jenkinson. They lived at Poul-na-murrish, Annamoe, County Wicklow. He was educated in Salisbury Cathedral School and Bradfield College, Reading. He studied at Trinity College Dublin in the late 1960s, where he graduated in Arts and Music. He integrated himself into the musical life of Dublin, first with the group 'Jazz Therapy', and later with 'Supply, Demand and Curve.' He played cello, recorder and keyboards–including organ, piano and synthesizer. He married Teresa Le Jeune from Delgany, County Wicklow and they had a son, Linus. Jackson died in London of Hodgkin's lymphoma on 18 December 1985, aged 37. Music The band ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jolyon Stern
Jolyon F. Stern (born December 25, 1939) is President of the DeWitt Stern Group, Inc., a commercial insurance broker founded in 1899 by his grandfather, DeWitt H. Stern. Biography Jolyon entered the insurance business directly after graduating from berlin College He learned his craft from an underwriter’s perspective by joining Fireman’s Fund Insurance Company. He then joined DeWitt Stern in 1963, and, in 1974 became the President - the third generation to lead the firm. The firm that Jolyon’s grandfather began writes insurance for clients in highly specialized fields such as film, theater, and fine art. DeWitt Stern also has specialists who provide insurance coverage for cooperatives and condos, group and individual health plans, homeowner’s, personal liability, and others. Yet, it was Jolyon’s love for the arts helped him establish DeWitt Stern as one of the leaders in the world of Entertainment Insurance, as noted in a 2004 article in the insurance industry ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jolyon James
Jolyon James is an Australian-born actor, writer and visual artist who creates work predominantly for young people. In 2018 he wrote directed and designed the Helpmann Award winning 'Robot Song' for Arena Theatre Company, the premiere work produced by the company after its relocation to regional Victoria. Other recent works by Jolyon include Trapper and A Cautionary Tales for Children starring Virginia Gay. As a visual artist Jolyon has exhibited regularly in Victoria and was a finalist in the National Photographic Portrait Prize in 2012. He performed the role of the Moonshadow in Cat Stevens's musical of the same name which is played in Melbourne’s Princess Theatre for 12 weeks from 31 May 2012. Early life James was born in Western Australia in a remote country town. He studied at the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts (WAAPA), graduating in 1997. He performed the role of Jean Prouvaire, and understudied and performed the role of Enjolras in the 1999 Australian t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jolyon Brettingham Smith
Jolyon Brettingham Smith (9 September 1949 – 17 May 2008) was a British composer, Conducting, conductor, performer, author, and radio presenter, and a university teacher at the Berlin University of the Arts. Life and work Brettingham Smith was born in Southampton. His first employment, after he left school in 1966, was as a teacher at a London boarding school for children with learning disabilities, learning difficulties. He then went on to study philosophy at the University of Cambridge as well as musicology and musical composition, composition at Heidelberg and Berlin, where he was a pupil of the Korea, Korean-born composer Isang Yun. Between 1970 and 1980 he played viola in the Gruppe Neue Musik Berlin and the NO SET Improvisation Ensemble. From 1973 until 1978 Brettingham Smith was artistic assistant professor at the Free University of Berlin. The Bielefeld Opera House engaged him as guest conductor for their 1975 season. In 1976 he began teaching as a full professor at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Louis Jolyon West
Louis Jolyon West (October 6, 1924 – January 2, 1999) was an American psychiatrist involved in the public sphere. In 1954, at the age of 29 and with no previous tenure-track appointment, he became a full professor and chair of psychiatry at the University of Oklahoma College of Medicine. From 1969 to 1989, he served as chair of psychiatry at the University of California, Los Angeles School of Medicine and the UCLA Neuropsychiatric Institute. West's work on brainwashing techniques allowed him to exonerate U.S. servicemen under suspicion of treason for making false confessions during the Korean War-era. This brought him to the attention of the CIA. He pioneered research into the use and abuse of LSD. West was also active in studying the creation and management of cults and anti- death penalty activism. Along with friend Charlton Heston, he supported the Civil Rights Movement, frequently participating in sit-ins and rallies. Early life West was born in Brooklyn, New York to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
