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John Wheeler (ironmaster)
John Wheeler may refer to: Business * John Wheeler (merchant) (died 1617), English businessman * John Neville Wheeler (1886–1973), American publishing executive and magazine editor * John Hervey Wheeler (1908–1978), African American bank president and civil rights leader * John Wheeler (ironmaster) (died 1708), from Wollaston, Stourbridge, England, partner of Wilden Ironworks Politics * John Wheeler (Australian politician) (1853–1915), New South Wales politician * John Wheeler (British politician) (born 1940), British politician and Northern Ireland Office minister * John H. Wheeler (1806–1882), American diplomat, politician and historian * John Ozias Wheeler (1823–1899), American merchant and politician in California * John Wheeler (New York politician) (1823–1906), U.S. representative from New York * John P. Wheeler III (1944–2010), presidential aide to Ronald Reagan, George H. W. Bush and George W. Bush * John Wheeler (Kansas politician) (born 1947), member of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Wheeler (merchant)
John Wheeler (died 1617) was an English businessman under the reigns of Elizabeth I and James I. Between 1601 and 1608 he was secretary of the Merchants Adventurers of England, an international trading company. In this capacity, he wrote and published in 1601 ''A Treatise of Commerce'', considered both an early example of corporate publicity and "a manifesto of economic nationalism, ..domestic monopolies and protectionist policies vis-à-vis foreign traders for the power and prestige of the nation". He is often confused with, but different from, the John Wheeler who was Member of Parliament for Great Yarmouth Great Yarmouth (), often called Yarmouth, is a seaside town and unparished area in, and the main administrative centre of, the Borough of Great Yarmouth in Norfolk, England; it straddles the River Yare and is located east of Norwich. A pop ... in the Parliament of 1604–1611. References * * * 16th-century births 17th-century deaths {{England-busine ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Archibald Wheeler
John Archibald Wheeler (July 9, 1911April 13, 2008) was an American theoretical physicist. He was largely responsible for reviving interest in general relativity in the United States after World War II. Wheeler also worked with Niels Bohr in explaining the basic principles behind nuclear fission. Together with Gregory Breit, Wheeler developed the concept of the Breit–Wheeler process. He is best known for popularizing the term "black hole," as to objects with gravitational collapse already predicted during the early 20th century, for inventing the terms "quantum foam", "neutron moderator", "wormhole" and "it from bit", and for hypothesizing the "one-electron universe". Stephen Hawking referred to him as the "hero of the black hole story". Wheeler earned his doctorate at Johns Hopkins University under the supervision of Karl Herzfeld, and studied under Breit and Bohr on a National Research Council fellowship. During 1939 he collaborated with Bohr to write a series of papers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Wheeler House (other)
John Wheeler House may refer to: * Jonathan Wheeler House, Canterbury, Connecticut, listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) * John R. Wheeler Jr. House, Dunlap, Iowa, listed on the NRHP in Harrison County, Iowa * John Wheeler House (Murfreesboro, North Carolina), listed on the NRHP in Hertford County, North Carolina * John Wheeler House (Berea, Ohio), listed on the NRHP in Cuyahoga County, Ohio See also * Wheeler House (other) Wheeler House or Wheeler Home or variations may refer to: United States ''(by state then city)'' * Wheeler House (Tuscaloosa, Alabama), National Register of Historic Places listings in Tuscaloosa County, Alabama, listed on the U.S. National Regis ... * John Wheeler (other) {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Wheeler-Bennett
Sir John Wheeler Wheeler-Bennett (13 October 1902 – 9 December 1975) was a conservative English historian of German and diplomatic history, and the official biographer of King George VI. He was well known in his lifetime, and his interpretation of the role of the German Army influenced a number of British historians. Early life Wheeler-Bennett was born in Kent, the son of the prosperous importer John Wheeler-Bennett and his Canadian-born wife, Christine ( McNutt). He was educated at Wellington House school in Westgate on Sea and then at Malvern College and did not regard his youth as a happy one. His health was poor; he did not attend university or join the military. In the early 1920s he worked as an aide to Major-General Sir Neill Malcolm in the Middle East and Berlin, then from 1923-24 was in the publicity department of the League of Nations in Geneva. After that, he was appointed as director of the information department of the Royal Institute of International ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Wheeler (musician)
John Wheeler (born January 7, 1970) is an American musician, songwriter and music producer. While he is best known as the creator and frontman of the internationally-known "rockgrass" band Hayseed Dixie, Wheeler also performs solo and has produced and performed on albums by many other artists. He is the second cousin of bluegrass music pioneer, Lester Flatt. An avid motorcycle enthusiast, Wheeler has rode a motorcycle on every tour from 2006 - 2014, logging over 200,000 miles (320,000 kilometers) across Europe and the United States. Biography Early life Wheeler was born January 7, 1970, in Nashville, Tennessee, the only child of a carpenter and agronomist. Almost entirely self-taught on his instruments, he began playing the piano at the age of 3. His father, having seen him spend hours using a tennis racquet as a pretend guitar, got him an inexpensive Fender Musical Instruments Corporation, Fender acoustic guitar at the age of 7, and he spent much of his childhood teaching hims ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Wheeler (actor)
John Wheeler (born June 20, 1930, in Texas Texas (, ; Spanish language, Spanish: ''Texas'', ''Tejas'') is a state in the South Central United States, South Central region of the United States. At 268,596 square miles (695,662 km2), and with more than 29.1 million residents in 2 ...) is an American actor. He graduated from the University of the Pacific in 1952 with a Bachelor of Music degree. Filmography Film Television References External links * 1930 births Living people University of the Pacific (United States) alumni American male film actors American male television actors 20th-century American male actors {{US-tv-actor-1930s-stub ... [...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 Wheeler (colonel)
John Wheeler was a Union colonel during the American Civil War. Wheeler's regiment suffered heavy losses at the Battle of Gettysburg where he was killed in action at Rose Woods, near Devil's Den. Biography Early life John Wheeler was born in Connecticut but moved to Indiana in 1847. He settled in Lake County, Indiana where he worked as a farmer and teacher. He and his father worked at draining swamplands in the region. He was elected County Surveyor in 1853 and later established a newspaper called the ''Crown Point Register''. Civil War Service Wheeler used his own money and influence to raise a company of local volunteers for service in the Civil War. This company elected him captain and joined the 20th Indiana Volunteer Regiment in 1861 where it was being organized at Lafayette, Indiana. He was transferred to eastern Virginia and posted at Fortress Monroe during the battle of Hampton Roads. Wheeler and his regiment joined the III Corps and participated in the Peninsula ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Wheeler (college Administrator)
John Wheeler was an American educator, the second principal of Baldwin Institute, and the first president of Baldwin University in Berea, Ohio. Baldwin College would eventually merge with nearby German Wallace College to become Baldwin–Wallace College. Wheeler has a building named after him on the Baldwin Wallace University campus. Biography Life Dr. John Wheeler was born in Portsmouth, England , on April 7, 1815. In 1820 his family moved to America and settled in Bellefontaine, Ohio. In 1824 Wheeler joined the Methodist Church and eventually joined the Norwalk Seminary in 1835. He attended Allegheny College from 1837-1839 and Indiana Asbury University until 1840. Once leaving Asbury University, he became principal of Franklin Institute in Indianapolis, Indiana. While there, he married Mary Yandes. The two had had seven children. In 1842 he left Franklin to teach Latin at Asbury until 1854. Baldwin Institute In 1855, Wheeler became the 2nd principal for the recently es ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johnny Wheeler
John Edward Wheeler (26 July 1928 – 15 November 2019) was an English professional footballer. He played for Tranmere Rovers, Bolton Wanderers, Liverpool and New Brighton. Club career Wheeler played club football for Carlton, Tranmere Rovers, Bolton Wanderers, Liverpool and New Brighton. Wheeler played for Bolton Wanderers in the 1953 FA Cup Final at Wembley on 2 May 1953 in which Bolton lost 4–3 to Blackpool. International career He gained his only England cap in 1954 when Walter Winterbottom selected him to play in a British Home Championship match against Northern Ireland at Windsor Park, Belfast. Goals from Johnny Haynes and Don Revie gained England a 2–0 win. Coaching career Following his retirement from being a player in 1963, Wheeler went on to become assistant trainer at Bury Bury may refer to: *The burial of human remains *-bury, a suffix in English placenames Places England * Bury, Cambridgeshire, a village * Bury, Greater Manchester, a town, historically ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Wheeler (cricketer, Born 1844)
John Wheeler (9 December 1844 – 22 September 1908) was an English first-class cricketer active 1873–87 who played for Nottinghamshire. He was born and died in Sutton Bonington Sutton Bonington () is a village and civil parish lying along the valley of the River Soar in the Borough of Rushcliffe, south-west Nottinghamshire, England. The University of Nottingham has a site just to the north of the village: Sutton Boni .... References 1844 births 1908 deaths English cricketers Nottinghamshire cricketers People from Sutton Bonington Cricketers from Nottinghamshire Marylebone Cricket Club cricketers North v South cricketers {{England-cricket-bio-1840s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Wheeler (Kent Cricketer)
This is a list of cricketers who played for Kent county cricket teams in first-class cricket matches before the formation of the first Kent County Cricket Club in August 1842. Cricket is generally believed to have originated out of children's bat and ball games in the areas of the Weald and North and South Downs in Kent and Sussex. The two counties and Surrey were the first centres of the game and the first known inter-county match took place between a Kent side and one from Surrey on Dartford Brent in 1709.Collins S (2006A brief history of Kent CricInfo, 2006-03-06. Retrieved 2016-02-14. Matches played by teams using the name Kent continued throughout the 18th century, and matches by the side have been considered first-class from 1773. Although there were attempts to form County Clubs at Coxheath in 1787 and at Town Malling between 1835 and 1841, both of these ultimately failed and the first Kent County Cricket Club was established out of the Beverley Cricket Club during Canterb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
