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John Cox (astronomer)
John Cox may refer to: Arts and entertainment *John Howard (American actor) (1913–1995), American actor, birth name John R. Cox, Jr. *John Cox (director) (born 1935), English theatre director *John Cox (sound engineer) (1908–1972), English sound engineer *John Cox (special effects artist) (born 1959), Australian special effects artist * Jack E. Cox (1896–1960), or John J. Cox, an English cinematographer *John Rogers Cox (1915–1990), American painter Military *Sir John Cox (Royal Navy officer, died 1672), English naval officer killed at the Battle of Solebay *Sir John William Cox (1821–1901), British Army general serving in Afghanistan and in the Crimea War, see List of British generals and brigadiers *Sir John Cox (Royal Navy officer, born 1928) (1928–2006), British Royal Navy admiral * John V. Cox (born 1930), United States Marine Corps naval aviator Politics *John Cox (Virginia politician) (born 1944), American politician, member of the Virginia House of Delegate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Howard (American Actor)
John Howard (born John Richard Cox Jr.; April 14, 1913 – February 19, 1995) was an American actor. He is best remembered for his roles in the films ''Lost Horizon'' (1937) and '' The Philadelphia Story'' (1940). Howard played Bulldog Drummond in seven films which were produced by Paramount. He also appeared in many television series and received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Early life Born in Cleveland, Ohio, Howard was a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of what now is Case Western Reserve University. At college he discovered a love for the theater, and took part in student productions. One night, a talent scout from Paramount was in Cleveland to see the local stock company. The show was not on that night, so the scout decided to go and see a production at the local university. He was impressed by Howard in a production of ''John Brown's Body'' and arranged for a screen test.Weaver p 191 Career Paramount Howard became a contract player for Paramount under the name of "Jon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chubby Cox
John Arthur "Chubby" Cox III (born December 29, 1955) is an American former professional basketball player. Cox was drafted by the Chicago Bulls in the 1978 NBA draft and played for the Washington Bullets for one season. He played college basketball for the Villanova Wildcats and San Francisco Dons. Life and career Cox was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. A 6'2" guard, Cox attended Roxborough High School in Philadelphia. He played two years at Villanova University and then starred at the University of San Francisco (USF), where he still ranks among the Top 10 in single-season assists. He was drafted in the 8th round (7th pick) by the NBA's Chicago Bulls in 1978. However, Cox did not make an NBA roster until the 1982–83 season, when he played seven games for the Washington Bullets, scoring 29 total points. Cox played professionally in the Continental Basketball Association (CBA) from 1978 to 1981. Over three seasons with the Philadelphia Kings, Pennsylvania Barons, and Wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Edmund Cox
John Edmund Cox (1812–1890), also Edmond, was an English cleric and antiquarian, best known as an editor of the works of Thomas Cranmer. Life He was the eldest son of John (or George) Cox of Norwich, a furniture maker. In his musical memoirs, Cox wrote about Paganini's 1831 visit to Norwich, lodging with the family. He matriculated at All Souls' College, Oxford in 1832, aged 19, graduating B.A. in 1836, M.A. 1840, B. & D.D. in 1870. He was ordained deacon in 1836, priest in 1837. His first living was Aldeby, from where he moved to St Mary, Southtown, Great Yarmouth. Elected a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of London in 1846, Cox at that time was a curate of St Giles Cripplegate. He was then at St Dunstan's, Stepney, where on 21 February 1847 he preached a sermon "National judgements" on the famine in Ireland: he had published in 1843 a Great Yarmouth sermon under the same title. On this occasion he attributed the higher mortality in West Cork to agrarian and sectarian viol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Cox (priest)
John Stuart Cox (born 13 September 1940) was Archdeacon of Sudbury from 1995 to 2006. Cox was educated at Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge. He was ordained in 1969 and served curacies in Liverpool and Birmingham. He was Rector of St George, Birmingham, then Selection Secretary for the ACCM. He was a Canon Residentiary at Southwark Cathedral from 1983 to 1991 and then Vicar of Holy Trinity, Roehampton until he took up his Archdeacon’s appointment. He has written several books."Say One for Me", 1992; "A Risk Worth Taking", 2007; "In All Senses", 2008; "Fast and Feast", 2008; "Cross Examined", 2009; "Relationships", 2010; and "More than Caring and Sharing", 2011; British Library web site accessed 14:58 GMT Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) is the mean solar time at the Royal Observatory in Greenwich, London, counted from midnight. At different times in the past, it has been calculated in different ways, including being calculated from noon; as a cons ... Monday 4 March 2013 Refere ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Cox (psychiatrist)
John Cox of the North Staffs Hospital Centre, Stoke-on-Trent, was president of the Royal College of Psychiatrists The Royal College of Psychiatrists is the main professional organisation of psychiatrists in the United Kingdom, and is responsible for representing psychiatrists, for psychiatric research and for providing public information about mental health ... from 1999 to 2002. References British psychiatrists Fellows of the Royal College of Psychiatrists Living people Year of birth missing (living people) Place of birth missing (living people) {{UK-psychiatrist-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Cox (chess Player)
John J. Cox (born 22 May 1962) is a British chess player who holds the title of International Master which he earned in 2005.Cox was interviewed by John L. Watson for the Internet Chess Club. The entire interview is present a(paysite), a free preview is available a/ref> His peak Elo rating of 2423 was achieved in January 2006. Cox was among the strong juniors in the 1970s and 1980s and finished tied for first in a British U18 championship. The need to earn a living made Cox leave the chess scene for several years. During this time he also played bridge. He eventually returned to chess after the hiatus. Books Cox has written a number of well-received chess books, and he has contributed to the New in Chess yearbooks. Four of his books were published by Everyman Chess, three of them introductory level books in the ''Starting Out'' series. His 2004 book on the Alekhine's Defence, ''Starting Out: Alekhine's Defence'' was credited by Watson as his main source on the Alekhine, and Ca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abdul Rahman Ibrahima Sori
Abdul Rahman Ibrahima ibn Sori ( ar, عبد الرحمن ابراهيم سوري; 1762—July 6, 1829) was a prince and Amir (commander) from the Fouta Djallon region of Guinea, West Africa, who was captured and sold to slave traders and transported to the United States in 1788. Upon discovering his lineage, his slave master Thomas Foster, began referring to him as "Prince", a title used for Abdul Rahman until his final days. After spending 40 years in slavery, he was freed in 1828 and returned to Africa the following year, but died in Liberia within months of arrival. Early life Abdul Rahman Ibrahima was a Torodbe Fulani Muslim prince born in 1762, in Timbuktu, the son of Ibrahima Sori and a Moorish wife. When he was aged five, his father removed the family from Timbuktu to Timbo, now located in Guinea, and there in 1776 Ibrahima consolidated the Islamic confederation of Fouta Djallon, with Timbo as its capital, eventually succeeding as its Almami. Abdul Rahma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Charles Cox
John Charles Cox (1843–23 February 1919) was an English cleric, activist and local historian. Life He was born in Parwich, Derbyshire, the son of Edward Cox, vicar of Luccombe, Somerset, and was educated at Repton School. He studied at The Queen's College, Oxford, for two years from 1862, but left without graduating, becoming a partner in the Wingerworth Coal Company, Derbyshire. He remained with the company to 1885, but was ordained as an Anglican priest in 1881. As rector of Barton-le-Street from 1886, and of Holdenby from 1893, Cox made a reputation as "perhaps one of the most influential English local historians of the nineteenth century", an area he had written on from the 1870s. From 1890 until approximately 1895, Cox was editor of the monthly antiquarian magazine, ''The Antiquary''. From 1900 he was in Sydenham Sydenham may refer to: Places Australia * Sydenham, New South Wales, a suburb of Sydney ** Sydenham railway station, Sydney * Sydenham, Victoria, a subu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Carrington Cox
John Carrington Cox is the Nomura Professor of Finance at the MIT Sloan School of Management. He is one of the world's leading experts on options theory and one of the inventors of the Cox–Ross–Rubinstein model for option pricing, as well as of the Cox–Ingersoll–Ross model for interest rate dynamics. He was named Financial Engineer of the Year by the International Association of Financial Engineers The International Association for Quantitative Finance (IAQF), formerly the International Association of Financial Engineers (IAFE), is a non-profit professional society dedicated to fostering the fields of quantitative finance and financial engin ... in 1998. References External links Webpage at MIT 1943 births Living people Academics from Houston Financial economists MIT Sloan School of Management faculty Fellows of the Econometric Society Economists from Texas 21st-century American economists {{US-economist-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John B
John Bryn Williams (born 1977), known as John B, is an English disc jockey and electronic music producer. He is widely recognised for his eccentric clothing and wild hair and his production of several cutting edge drum and bass tracks. John B ranked number 76 in ''DJ Magazine''s 2010 Top 100 DJs annual poll, announced on 27 October 2010. Career Williams was born on 12 July 1977 in Maidenhead, Berkshire. He started producing music around the age of 14, and now is the head of drum and bass record label Beta Recordings, together with its more specialist drum and bass sub-labels Nu Electro, Tangent, and Chihuahua. He also has releases on Formation Records, Metalheadz and Planet Mu. Williams was ranked 92nd drum and bass DJ on the 2009 ''DJ Magazine'' top 100. Style While his trademark sound has evolved through the years, it generally involves female vocals and trance-like synths (a style which has been dubbed "trance and bass", "trancestep" and "futurestep" by listeners). His m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Cox (wrestler)
John Cox may refer to: Arts and entertainment *John Howard (American actor) (1913–1995), American actor, birth name John R. Cox, Jr. *John Cox (director) (born 1935), English theatre director *John Cox (sound engineer) (1908–1972), English sound engineer *John Cox (special effects artist) (born 1959), Australian special effects artist * Jack E. Cox (1896–1960), or John J. Cox, an English cinematographer *John Rogers Cox (1915–1990), American painter Military *Sir John Cox (Royal Navy officer, died 1672), English naval officer killed at the Battle of Solebay *Sir John William Cox (1821–1901), British Army general serving in Afghanistan and in the Crimea War, see List of British generals and brigadiers *Sir John Cox (Royal Navy officer, born 1928) (1928–2006), British Royal Navy admiral * John V. Cox (born 1930), United States Marine Corps naval aviator Politics *John Cox (Virginia politician) (born 1944), American politician, member of the Virginia House of Delegate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jack Cox (footballer)
John Thomas Cox (21 December 1877 – 11 November 1955) was an English international footballer who played for Liverpool in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, in between spells at Blackpool. He helped Liverpool to two Football League Championships. Career Born in Liverpool, Lancashire (now Merseyside), Cox played for South Shore Standard, South Shore, and Blackpool before being signed by Liverpool managers John McKenna and William Barclay in February 1898 for the then-large sum of £150, enabling the Lancashire club to announce a loss of "only" £441 for the season, as opposed to over £1,000 for the previous campaign. The winger made his debut on 12 March 1898, in a First Division match against Notts County at Anfield in a 2–0 win, which also saw his debut goal for the club. Cox became a regular starter for the Reds on both the left and right flanks, helping them secure their first two championships, in 1901 and 1906. Although the one who predominantly lined up goals ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
