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Kernighan
Kernaghan is a surname. Other spellings include Kernochan, Kernohan, Kernighan, and Kernahan. Notable people with the surname include: Business * James Powell Kernochan (1831-1897), American businessman ** Catherine Lorillard Kernochan (1835–1917), his wife Entertainment *Roxanne Kernohan (1960–1993), Canadian actress *Paolo Kernahan, Trinidadian television presenter *Sarah Kernochan (born 1947), American filmmaker Law * J. Frederic Kernochan (1842-1929), American attorney ** Mary Stuart Whitney Kernochan (1849–1922), his wife * John Marshall Kernochan (1919-2007), American law professor Literature *Coulson Kernahan (1858-1943), English novelist * Eileen Kernaghan (born 1939), Canadian novelist *Robert Kirkland Kernighan (1854-1926), Canadian poet Music *Lee Kernaghan (born 1964), Australian country music singer and songwriter *Ray Kernaghan, Australian country music artist *Tania Kernaghan (born 1968), Australian country music singer Politics *Charles Kernaghan (born 1948), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brian Kernighan
Brian Wilson Kernighan (; born 1942) is a Canadian computer scientist. He worked at Bell Labs and contributed to the development of Unix alongside Unix creators Ken Thompson and Dennis Ritchie. Kernighan's name became widely known through co-authorship of the first book on the C programming language (''The C Programming Language'') with Dennis Ritchie. Kernighan affirmed that he had no part in the design of the C language ("it's entirely Dennis Ritchie's work"). He authored many Unix programs, including ditroff. Kernighan is coauthor of the AWK and AMPL programming languages. The "K" of K&R C and of AWK both stand for "Kernighan". In collaboration with Shen Lin he devised well-known heuristics for two NP-complete optimization problems: graph partitioning and the travelling salesman problem. In a display of authorial equity, the former is usually called the Kernighan–Lin algorithm, while the latter is known as the Lin–Kernighan heuristic. Kernighan has been a Professor of C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Patricia Kernighan
Patricia (Pat) Kernighan, a politician and a lawyer, was a District 2 city council member in Oakland, California until 2014, noted for her advocacy of instant run-off voting in city elections. Biography Kerninghan, a native of rural Eastern Washington state, received a Bachelor of Arts degree in social sciences in 1973 from the University of Washington and a law degree in 1977 from the University of California, Hastings College of the Law. In Seattle, Washington, while a college student in the 1970s, Kernighan was a member of the Feminist Coordinating Council, an organization that proposed a city ordinance to establish a commission on crimes against women and a protection unit. She was admitted to the California State Bar in December 1977. Career She was a legislative aide to Councilmember John Russo and later was chief of staff to Councilmember Danny Wan from 2000 until his resignation in 2005. She was elected to the Oakland City Council in 2005 and reelected in a 2006 electio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Kirkland Kernighan
Robert Kirkland Kernighan (25 April 1854 – 3 November 1926) was a Canadian poet, journalist, and farmer. Born at Rushdale Farm, Rockton, Ontario, he apprenticed as a journalist on the ''Hamilton Spectator'' staff. In about 1876, the paper printed his first poetry. Kernighan lived in Western Canada for a while working for the ''Winnipeg Sun''. Short thereafter, he returned to Hamilton to farm. He worked exclusively for many years for the ''Toronto Telegram'' writing a column titled, "The Khan's Corner." The nickname "Khan" was given to him by a young French-Canadian woman who could not pronounce his name. It was the opinion of Canadian Prime Minister John A. Macdonald Sir John Alexander Macdonald (January 10 or 11, 1815 – June 6, 1891) was the first prime minister of Canada, serving from 1867 to 1873 and from 1878 to 1891. The dominant figure of Canadian Confederation, he had a political career that sp ... that if Canada ever went to war the soldiers would march to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Powell Kernochan
James Powell Kernochan (October 22, 1831 – March 6, 1897) was an American businessman and clubman who was prominent in New York society during the Gilded Age. Early life Kernochan was born on October 22, 1831 in New York City in a house at 8th Street and Second Avenue. He was the son of Joseph Kernochan (1789–1864) and Margaret Eliza ( née Seymour) Kernochan (1804–1845). His siblings included William Seymour Kernochan, and Elizabeth Powell Kernochan Garr, John Adams Kernochan, Henry Parish Kernochan, Ann Adams Kernochan, Frank Edward Kernochan, and J. Frederic Kernochan. His father, who was born in Scotland and came to America in 1790 as a baby, was a dry goods merchant and banker and a founder of the University Club of New York. His paternal grandparents were William and Esther Kernochan, Scotch-Irish Presbyterians who had a farm in Orange County, and his maternal grandparents were William Seymour and Eliza (née Powell) Seymour, an English family who lived in Brookly ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kernohan, Edmonton
Kernohan is a residential neighbourhood located in the Clareview area of north east Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. It is "named for an early pioneer farmer who operated a grocery store here in the 1880s and 90s. The neighbourhood is bounded on the west by Victoria Trail and on the north by 137 Avenue. To the east is the North Saskatchewan River valley. To the south the neighbourhood overlooks Kennedale Ravine. While residential development began during the 1960s, according to the 2001 federal census, just over half (53.8%) of all residences were built during the 1970s. One residence in ten (10.9%) were built during the 1980s. Three residences in ten (27.3%) were built during the 1990s. The most common type of residence in the neighbourhood, according to the 2005 municipal census, is the single-family dwelling. These account for roughly three out of every five (62%) of all residences in the neighbourhood. Row houses account for another one residence in five (20%). Another on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Kernahan Thomas
William Kernahan Thomas (February 15, 1911 – March 20, 2001) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio. Education and career Born in Columbus, Ohio, Thomas received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Ohio State University in 1932 and a Juris Doctor from Ohio State University Moritz College of Law in 1935. He was in private practice in Cleveland, Ohio from 1935 to 1944. He was a United States Naval Reserve Lieutenant during World War II, from 1944 to 1946. He was in private practice in Cleveland from 1946 to 1950. He was a judge of the Court of Common Pleas for Geauga County, Ohio from 1950 to 1953. He was a judge of the Court of Common Pleas for Cuyahoga County, Ohio from 1953 to 1966. Federal judicial service Thomas was nominated by President Lyndon B. Johnson on January 19, 1966, to a seat on the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio vacated by Judge Paul Jones. He was confirmed by the Unit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Margaret Kernochan Leech
Margaret Kernochan Leech (November 7, 1893 – February 24, 1974), also known as Margaret Pulitzer, was an American historian and fiction writer. She won the Pulitzer Prize for History both in 1942 (''Reveille in Washington'', Harper) (first woman to win for history) and in 1960 (''In the Days of McKinley'', Harper). Life and career She was born in Newburgh, New York, obtained a B.A. from Vassar College in 1915, and worked for fund-raising organizations during World War I, including the American Committee for Devastated France. She started her writing career for the Condé Nast publishing company before World War I. Leech also worked in advertising and publicity. After the war, she became friendly with members of the Algonquin Round Table, including critic-raconteur Alexander Woollcott. She was an associate of some of the wittiest and most brilliant men and women of literature that spent time at the Algonquin Hotel in Manhattan. In 1928 she married Ralph Pulitzer, publisher of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stephen Kernahan
Stephen Scott Kernahan (born 1 September 1963) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the Carlton Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL) and for the Glenelg Football Club in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL). He also played 16 State of Origin games for South Australia and gained selection as an All-Australian five times (1983, 1986, 1988, 1992 and 1994). He later served for six years as president of the Carlton Football Club. Nicknamed ''Sticks'', Kernahan was the captain of Carlton's Team of the Century and holds the club goal kicking record of 738 and, until eclipsed by Joel Selwood in 2022, held the AFL record for the most games as a club captain. Glenelg Stephen Kernahan is the son of South Australian football legend and Glenelg club champion and administrator Harry Kernahan, and the older brother of former Glenelg and Carlton player David Kernahan. He began his senior career with Glenelg in the South Australian National ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mike Kernaghan
Mike Kernaghan (born 22 July 1955 in Wallasey, England) is a lawn bowls competitor for New Zealand. Bowls career World Championship In 2016 he won a bronze medal with Shannon McIlroy at the World Bowls Championship in the Men's Pairs competition in Christchurch before winning a gold medal in the fours with Blake Signal, Mike Nagy and Ali Forsyth. In 2020 he was selected for the 2020 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Australia. Commonwealth Games He won a bronze medal in the men's singles at the 2002 Commonwealth Games. He also competed at the 1994 Commonwealth Games, and was a coach at the 1998 Commonwealth Games. Asia Pacific Kernaghan has won four medals at the Asia Pacific Bowls Championships, including double silver in the triples and fours at the 2019 Asia Pacific Bowls Championships in the Gold Coast, Queensland. National He won the 2001, 2002 and 2014/15 singles titles, the 2007 pairs title and 2013/14 fours title at the New Zealand National Bowls Championships ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hugh Kernohan
Hugh Kernohan (born 2 July 1958) is a British fencer. He competed in the individual épée event at the 1988 Summer Olympics. In 1989, he won the épée title at the British Fencing Championships The British Fencing Championships are held annually to determine the British champion. The Championships are currently held at the English Institute of Sport, Sheffield. The championships were not held during World War I, World War II and in 202 .... His father is the Scottish writer and broadcaster Robert Deans Kernohan. References External links * 1958 births Living people British male fencers Olympic fencers of Great Britain Fencers at the 1988 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Glasgow {{UK-fencing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Kernahan
David Kernahan (born 11 July 1965) is a former Australian rules footballer, who played with Carlton Football Club in the Victorian (VFL) and Australian Football Leagues (AFL), and Glenelg Football Club in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL) in the 1980s and 1990s. The son of former Glenelg star Harry Kernahan and the younger brother of champion footballer Stephen Kernahan, much was expected of David Kernahan and after playing in two SANFL premierships with Glenelg,Hobbs, G. "The other Kernahan", ''AFL Football Record'', Round 16, 1991, p. 6. Kernahan was taken with pick number 39 in the 1987 VFL Draft by Carlton, which had recruited his brother the year before. Nicknamed "Dooza", Kernahan made his senior VFL debut with Carlton in Round One, 1988, against Hawthorn Football Club and while he had to undergo a season-ending knee reconstruction soon after, Kernahan returned in 1989 and was awarded the Carlton Reserves "Best Clubman" that year. Kernahan had his b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alan Kernaghan
Alan Nigel Kernaghan (born 25 April 1967) is a association football, football manager and former professional player. As a player, he was a defender (association football), defender from 1985 to 2006, notably in the Premier League for Manchester City F.C., Manchester City and in the Football League for Middlesbrough F.C., Middlesbrough, Charlton Athletic F.C., Charlton Athletic, Bolton Wanderers F.C., Bolton Wanderers and Bradford City A.F.C., Bradford City. He played the final nine years of his career playing in Scotland with St Johnstone F.C., St Johnstone, Brechin City F.C., Brechin City, Clyde F.C., Clyde, Livingston F.C., Livingston, Falkirk F.C., Falkirk and Dundee F.C., Dundee. Born in England, he was capped 26 times by the Republic of Ireland national football team, Republic of Ireland, scoring one goal. During his coaching career, Kernaghan has managed Scottish clubs Clyde and Dundee, and Glentoran F.C., Glentoran in the Northern Irish league, which he resigned from af ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
