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John Gilmore (other)
John Gilmore may refer to: * John Gilmore (activist) (born 1955), co-founder of the Electronic Frontier Foundation and Cygnus Solutions * John Gilmore (musician) (1931–1995), American jazz saxophonist * John Gilmore (representative) (1780–1845), Pennsylvania politician * John Gilmore (tenor) (1950–1994), American operatic tenor * John Gilmore (writer) (1935–2016), American true crime writer, author of Hollywood memoirs, and novelist * John C. Gilmore (1837–1922), American Civil War soldier * John S. Gilmore, American sociologist * John Gilmore (American football) (John H. Gilmore, born 1979), American football player * John W. Gilmore (1872–1942), American agronomist, educator and academic administrator See also * John Gilmour (other) * Gilmore (surname) * John Gilmore Riley House The John Gilmore Riley House is a historic home in Tallahassee, Florida. It is located at 419 East Jefferson Street. On August 1, 1978, it was added to the U.S. National Registe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Gilmore (activist)
John Gilmore (born 1955) is one of the founders of the Electronic Frontier Foundation, the Cypherpunks mailing list, and Cygnus Solutions. He created the ''alt.*'' hierarchy in Usenet and is a major contributor to the GNU Project. An outspoken civil libertarian, Gilmore has sued the Federal Aviation Administration, the United States Department of Justice, and others. He was the plaintiff in the prominent case '' Gilmore v. Gonzales'', challenging secret travel-restriction laws, which he lost. He is an advocate for drug policy reform. He co-authored the Bootstrap Protocol in 1985, which evolved into Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP), the primary way local networks assign an IP address to devices. Life and career As the fifth employee of Sun Microsystems and founder of Cygnus Support, he became wealthy enough to retire early and pursue other interests. He is a frequent contributor to free software, and worked on several GNU projects, including maintaining the GNU De ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Gilmore (musician)
John Gilmore (September 28, 1931 – August 20, 1995) was an American jazz saxophonist, clarinetist, and percussionist. He was known for his tenure with the avant-garde keyboardist/bandleader Sun Ra from the 1950s to the 1990s. Biography Gilmore was raised in Chicago and played clarinet from the age of 14. He took up the tenor saxophone while serving in the United States Air Force from 1948 through 1951. He then pursued a musical career, beginning as a tenor saxophonist on a national tour with the Harlem Globetrotters in an ensemble that included pianist Earl Hines in 1952. In 1953 Gilmore met pianist and bandleader Sun Ra who had a profound impact on him as a musician. For the next four decades, he recorded and performed almost exclusively with Sun Ra; first as a trio, and then in the band Arkestra. This was puzzling to some, who noted Gilmore's talent, and thought he could be a major star like John Coltrane or Sonny Rollins. Despite being five years older than Gilmore, Colt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Gilmore (representative)
John Gilmore (February 18, 1780 – May 11, 1845) was a Jacksonian member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania. Biography John Gilmore (father of Alfred Gilmore) born in Somerset County, Pennsylvania. He moved with his parents to Washington, Pennsylvania, in 1780. He studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1801 and commenced practice in Washington. He moved to Butler, Pennsylvania, in 1803. He was appointed deputy district attorney for Butler County, Pennsylvania, in 1803. He was a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives The Pennsylvania House of Representatives is the lower house of the bicameral Pennsylvania General Assembly, the legislature of the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. There are 203 members, elected for two-year terms from single member districts. It ... from 1816 to 1821 and served as speaker in 1821. Gilmore was elected as a Jacksonian to the Twenty-first and Twenty-second Congresses. He was elected State treasurer by the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Gilmore (tenor)
John Gilmore (1950 – December 7, 1994) was an American operatic tenor. His voice is preserved on several recordings made for the Metropolitan Opera radio broadcasts and on the television program ''Live from the Metropolitan Opera''. Life and career Born in Bradford, Pennsylvania, Gilmore studied opera at the Jacobs School of Music at Indiana University where he earned both a Bachelor of Music and a Master of Music degrees. In 1980 he won the Regional finals of the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions. That same year he was a featured soloist in Arthur Honegger's ''Jeanne d'Arc au bûcher'' with Irene Papas and The Little Orchestra Society at Avery Fisher Hall. In 1982 he portrayed the title role in the United States premiere of Haydn's ''Orlando paladino'' with the Pennsylvania Opera Theater, and appeared as the Shepherd in ''Oedipus rex'' with the Boston Symphony Orchestra under Seiji Ozawa at the Tanglewood Music Festival. In 1981 Gilmore made his debut at the Metr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Gilmore (writer)
John "Jonathan" Gilmore (July 5, 1935 - October 13, 2016) was an American author and gonzo journalist known for iconoclastic Hollywood memoirs, true crime literature and hard-boiled fiction. A motion picture, television and stage actor in Los Angeles and New York in the 1950s, his friends including James Dean and Marilyn Monroe, Gilmore has also written about his encounter with Elizabeth Short a.k.a. "The Black Dahlia" during his youth. Gilmore emerged as a writer from the Beat Generation in the '60s, influenced by Jack Kerouac and befriended by author William S. Burroughs. The publication of his true crime book "Severed: The True Story of the Black Dahlia," ushered in a cult following for the author. His manuscripts and original writings are housed in the special collections department of the Research Library of the University of California at Los Angeles. Biography John Gilmore was born in the Charity Ward of the Los Angeles County General Hospital and was raised in Holly ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John C
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 S
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 J ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Gilmore (American Football)
John Henry Gilmore, Jr. (born September 21, 1979) is a former American football tight end in the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the New Orleans Saints in the sixth round of the 2002 NFL Draft. He played college football at Penn State. Gilmore also played for the Chicago Bears, Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Pittsburgh Steelers. Gilmore now serves as the founder and executive director for Brandthumb Consulting Agency. Early years Gilmore went to Wilson High School in West Lawn, Pennsylvania and was voted Wilson's 1996 male athlete of the year, Associated Press first-team All-State, and first-team all county ( Berks). Personal John Gilmore is widely known for his deep commitment to community support. Gilmore and his wife, Rebecca, reside in Tampa, Florida with their children Grayson and Lilliana. He is represented by fellow Penn State alumnus Chafie Fields. Gilmore earned a Bachelor of Science in recreation and parks management in 2001. In 2010 Gilmore establish ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John W
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 Gilmour (other)
John Gilmour may refer to: * Sir John Gilmour of Craigmillar (16051671), Scottish judge, Lord President of the Court of Session 16611671 * John Taylor Gilmour (18371917), Canadian physician, journalist and politician * Sir John Gilmour, 1st Baronet (18451920), Scottish Unionist politician * Sir John Gilmour, 2nd Baronet (18761940), Scottish Unionist politician, Home Secretary, Secretary of State for Scotland * John Inglis Gilmour (18961928), Scottish flying ace in World War I * John Gilmour (footballer) (19011963), Scottish footballer (Dundee FC and Scotland) * John Gilmour (botanist) (19061986), British botanist * Sir John Gilmour, 3rd Baronet (19122007), Scottish Conservative Party politician, Member of Parliament for East Fife 19611979 * Sir John Gilmour, 4th Baronet (19442013), Scottish nobleman * John Gilmour (ice hockey), (born 1993) * John Gilmour (cartoonist) John Henry Gilmour (1892 - 1951, also known as Jack Gilmour, Jno Gee, J.H. Gee and Jay Gee) was a New Zealand carto ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gilmore (surname)
Gilmore and Gillmore are surnames with several origins and meanings. The name can be of Irish, in particular from Ulster, and Scottish Highland origin, Anglicised from the Gaelic ''Mac Gille Mhoire'' (Scottish Gaelic), ''Mac Giolla Mhuire'' ( Ulster Irish Gaelic). The name was a patronymic name meaning "servant of ( the Virgin) Mary". Gilmore is an alternative, or sept, of Clan Morrison from Scotland, known as MacGilleMhoire in Scottish Gaelic. Gillmore has been noted as a derivative of the Scottish Gaelic '' Gille-mohr'', meaning "great servant", a name given to the armour-bearer to a Highland chief, or more prosaically to the servant or henchman of a chief. Another origin of the surname Gilmore is Irish, with two separate meanings. In County Armagh, the name is an Anglicised form of ''Mac Giolla Mhura'' "servant of St. Mura" (of Fahan, County Donegal). In County Sligo, ''Gilmore'' is an Anglicisation of ''Mac Giolla Mhir'' meaning "son of the spirited lad". People su ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |