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Jolyon Wimhurst
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] |
Julius (name)
Julius is a masculine given name and a surname, derived from the ''nomen'' of a Roman family, most famously Julius Caesar. The name may be derived from Greek ''ιουλος (ioulos)'' or from Latin ''Jovilius'' . Julio/ Júlio is the Spanish/Portuguese form and Jules is the French form. Given name * Pope Julius (other), multiple popes * Julius the Veteran (255–302), Catholic, Anglican and Eastern Orthodox saint and martyr * Julius (judge royal) (fl. before 1135), a nobleman in the Kingdom of Hungary * Julius, Count of Lippe-Biesterfeld (1812–1884), German noble * Julius, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg (1528–1589), German noble * Julius Aghahowa (born 1982), a football striker from Nigeria * Julius Akosah (born 1982), Cameroonian-Hongkonger (soccer) footballer * Julius Axelrod (1912–2004), an American biochemist * Julius Babao (born 1968), Filipino broadcast journalist * Julius Bacher (1810–1889), German playwright and novelist * Julius Bär (1857–1922), ... [...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] |
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] |
Timothy Carter (cricketer)
Timothy Jolyon Carter (born 21 September 1969) is a former English cricketer. Carter was a right-handed batsman who bowled leg break. He was born in Tiverton, Devon. Carter represented the Surrey Cricket Board in List A cricket. His debut List A match came against Norfolk in the 1999 NatWest Trophy. From 1999 to 2001, he represented the Board in 4 List A matches, the last of which came against Lincolnshire in the second round of the 2002 Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy which was held in 2001. In his 4 List A matches, he scored 47 runs at a batting average Batting average is a statistic in cricket, baseball, and softball that measures the performance of batters. The development of the baseball statistic was influenced by the cricket statistic. Cricket In cricket, a player's batting average is ... of 11.75, with a high score of 29. In the field he took 2 catches. References External linksat CricinfoTimothy Carterat CricketArchive {{DEFAULTSORT:Carter, Timoth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Galsworthy
John Galsworthy (; 14 August 1867 – 31 January 1933) was an English novelist and playwright. Notable works include ''The Forsyte Saga'' (1906–1921) and its sequels, ''A Modern Comedy'' and ''End of the Chapter''. He won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1932. Life Galsworthy was born at what is now known as Galsworthy House (then called Parkhurst) on Kingston Hill in Surrey, England, the son of John and Blanche Bailey (''née'' Bartleet) Galsworthy. His family was prosperous and well established, with a large property in Kingston upon Thames that is now the site of three schools: Marymount International School, Rokeby Preparatory School, and Holy Cross Preparatory School. He attended Harrow and New College, Oxford. He took a Second in Law (Jurisprudentia) at Oxford in 1889, then trained as a barrister and was called to the bar in 1890. However, he was not keen to begin practising law and instead travelled abroad to look after the family's trans-European shipping age ... [...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] |
The Adventures Of Tintin
''The Adventures of Tintin'' (french: Les Aventures de Tintin ) is a series of 24 bande dessinée#Formats, ''bande dessinée'' albums created by Belgians, Belgian cartoonist Georges Remi, who wrote under the pen name Hergé. The series was one of the most popular European comics of the 20th century. By 2007, a century after Hergé's birth in 1907, ''Tintin'' had been published in more than 70 languages with sales of more than 200 million copies, and had been adapted for radio, television, theatre and film. The series first appeared in French on 10 January 1929, in (''The Little Twentieth''), a youth supplement to the Belgian newspaper (''The Twentieth Century''). The success of the series led to serial (literature), serialised strips published in Belgium's leading newspaper (''The Evening'') and spun into a successful ''Tintin (magazine), Tintin'' magazine. In 1950, Hergé created Studios Hergé, which produced the canonical versions of 11 ''Tintin'' albums. The series is se ... [...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] |
Kate And Jol Temple
Kate and Jol Temple are internationally awarded children's authors. They are the 2020 winners of the Charlotte Huck Award for their book Room on Our Rock. They are also widely known for their 2017 Children's Book Council of Australia Honour Book ''Captain Jimmy Cook Discovers Third Grade'', published by Allen and Unwin. The book was praised for its use of humour and history. Their picture book, '' I Got This Hat'', was the 2016 National Simultaneous Storytime book and read by more than half a million children on the same day at the same time. The book is published by HarperCollins HarperCollins Publishers LLC is one of the Big Five English-language publishing companies, alongside Penguin Random House, Simon & Schuster, Hachette, and Macmillan. The company is headquartered in New York City and is a subsidiary of News .... The book has also been produced as an app with funding from the Australia Council for the Arts. Books written and published Picture Books * ... [...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 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 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] |
