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Joseph Frank (academic)
Joseph or Joe Frank may refer to: * Joseph Frank (cricketer) (1857–1940), English amateur first-class cricketer *Joseph Frank (physician) (1771–1842), German physician *Joseph Frank (promoter) (1900–1952), American promoter known as J.L. Frank, primarily in country music *Joseph Frank (writer) (1918–2013), American literary scholar and Dostoevsky expert *Joe Frank (1938–2018), American radio personality *Joe Frank (politician) Joe Samuel Frank (November 14, 1942 – October 27, 2022) was an American politician who was the mayor of Newport News, Virginia. A native of Newport News, and a lawyer, he was first elected mayor for the term starting July 1, 1996. He was re- ... (born 1942), American lawyer and former mayor of Newport News, Virginia * Joe Frank (American football) (1915–1981), member of the Philadelphia Eagles and Steagles See also * Josef Frank (other) {{hndis, Frank, Joseph ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joseph Frank (cricketer)
Joseph Frank (17 December 1857 – 22 October 1940) was an English amateur first-class cricketer, who played one match for Yorkshire County Cricket Club in 1881, against I Zingari at North Marine Road Ground, Scarborough. He also played first-class cricket for the Gentlemen of England in 1883 and 1886, the Gentlemen in 1883, the Rest of England in 1883, plus A. J. Webbe's XI in 1887. Born in Helmsley, Yorkshire, England, Frank came from a cricketing family. His elder brother Benjamin, and his father, played club cricket, with Joseph initially playing with Duncombe Park C.C. In total he played in seven first-class matches. His bowling was fast, but his action was suspect, and his biggest impact in the sport came when he played for the Scarborough & District against the Australians in 1880, when he damaged Fred Spofforth's finger an injury that prevented him from playing in the subsequent Test match at The Oval. His cousin, Robert Frank, of Pickering played nineteen times fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joseph Frank (physician)
Joseph Frank (23 December 1771, in Rastadt – 18 December 1842, in Como) was a German physician. Biography He was the son of physician Johann Peter Frank. He assisted his father in Pavia and Vienna, and became in 1804 a professor of pathology at Vilnius University. At Vilnius he founded a vaccination institute (1808), a maternity institute (1809) and an out-patients' clinic (1807). The Vilnius Medical Society was founded on his initiative. He retired in 1824 on account of a disease of the eyes, now thought to be pink eye. Work He was one of the more influential advocates of the Brunonian system of medicine, Brunonian system of physic, and published "''Grundriss der Pathologie nach den Gesetzen der Erregungstheorie''" (Vienna, 1803). As his career progressed, however, he became highly critical of Brunonianism. His "''Praxeos Medicæ Universæ Præcepta''" (Leipzig, second edition, 1826–43) has been translated into German (9 volumes, 1828–43) and French. References * Externa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joseph Frank (promoter)
Joseph Lee (J.L.) Frank (April 15, 1900 - May 4, 1952) was an American music promoter known for his promotion of country music artists during the second quarter of the 20th century. He was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum in 1967. Early life Frank was born in Mount Rozell, Alabama in Limestone County, but grew up across the state line in Giles County, Tennessee in the town of Pulaski after both of his parents died by the age of 7.Alabama Music Hall of Fame profile of Joe L. Frank. - accessed August 9, 2020.Rumble, John (1998). "J.L. Frank". In ''The Encyclopedia of Country Music''. Paul Kingsbury, Editor. New York: Oxford University Press. pp. 181-2. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joseph Frank (writer)
Joseph Frank (October 6, 1918 – February 27, 2013) was an American literary scholar and leading expert on the life and work of Russian novelist Fyodor Dostoevsky. Frank's five-volume biography of Dostoevsky is frequently cited among the major literary biographies of the 20th century. Biography Joseph Frank was born Joseph Nathaniel Glassman on the Lower East Side of Manhattan in 1918. His father died when he was young, his mother remarried William Frank, and the family moved to Brooklyn. Frank attended classes at New York University in the 1930s and the University of Wisconsin–Madison in the early 1940s, but never earned a Bachelor's degree. Frank went to Paris on a Fulbright Scholarship in 1950, and in 1952 he was accepted by the Committee on Social Thought at the University of Chicago, where he eventually earned a Ph.D. In 1953, he married mathematician Marguerite Frank. He taught at the University of Minnesota and Rutgers, and was a professor of comparative literature ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joe Frank
Joe Frank (August 19, 1938 – January 15, 2018) was a French-born American writer, teacher, and radio performer best known for his often philosophical, humorous, surrealist, and sometimes absurd monologues and radio dramas he recorded often in collaboration with friends, actors, and family members. Early life Frank was born Joseph Langermann in Strasbourg, France, near the border of Germany, to father Meier Langermann (then aged 51, a Polish-born shoe manufacturer) and mother Friederike "Fritzi" Langermann (née Passweg) (then aged 26). Frank was born months before the family fled from Nazi Germany's persecution of Jewish people in their native Poland.Richard Sandomir"Joe Frank, Spinner of Strange Radio Tales, Is Dead at 79,"''New York Times'', January 19, 2018. Legislation to allow the family and others into the country was passed by the US Congress twice, the first having been vetoed by President Roosevelt. Joe grew up in one of the twin towers of The El Dorado in Central ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joe Frank (politician)
Joe Samuel Frank (November 14, 1942 – October 27, 2022) was an American politician who was the mayor of Newport News, Virginia. A native of Newport News, and a lawyer, he was first elected mayor for the term starting July 1, 1996. He was re-elected in May 1998, 2002, and 2006. His last term expired on June 30, 2010. He was the first directly-elected mayor in the history of the city. Frank was an Eagle Scout and was awarded the Distinguished Eagle Scout Award in 2009. In honor to this occasion, the Captain's Lounge in the Rappahannock Scout Camp at Bayport Scout Reservation was to be named in his honor. Frank was a father and grandfather. He died at his home in Newport News Newport News () is an independent city in the U.S. state of Virginia. At the 2020 census, the population was 186,247. Located in the Hampton Roads region, it is the 5th most populous city in Virginia and 140th most populous city in the Uni ... on October 27, 2022, at the age of 79. References ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joe Frank (American Football)
Joseph C. Frank (1915-1981) was a professional American football player for the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League. However, he was also a member of the " Steagles", a team that was the result of a temporary merger between the Eagles and Pittsburgh Steelers due to the league-wide manning shortages in 1943 brought on by World War II. Prior to his professional career, Joe played at the college level while attending Georgetown University Georgetown University is a private university, private research university in the Georgetown (Washington, D.C.), Georgetown neighborhood of Washington, D.C. Founded by Bishop John Carroll (archbishop of Baltimore), John Carroll in 1789 as Georg .... ReferencesList of Georgetown University players in the NFL External links * 1915 births 1981 deaths Players of American football from the Bronx Georgetown Hoyas football players Place of death missing Philadelphia Eagles players Steagles players and personnel {{Defen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
