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Kilbourn And University Club Towers, Sculptures
Kilbourn or Kilborn may refer to: Surname: *Annelisa Kilbourn (1967–2002), British conservationist, veterinarian and wildlife expert *Antony Ferdinand Kilbourn, American De La Salle Brother, Acting President of the De La Salle College in Manila * Byron Kilbourn (1801–1870), American surveyor, railroad executive, and politician involved in the founding of Milwaukee, Wisconsin *Cecil Kilborn (born 1902), English footballer * Craig Kilborn (born 1962), American comedian, writer, producer, sports commentator, actor, media critic, and former television host * Joanne Kilbourn, fictional Canadian detective who appears in mystery novels by Gail Bowen *John Kilborn (1794–1878), A merchant *Leslie Gifford Kilborn (1895–1972), the son of Omar L. Kilborn and Retta Kilborn *Lewis Kilborn (1902–1984), the son of John Dexter Kilborn and Sarah Cahill Kilborn *Oliver Kilbourn (1904–1993), British coal miner, painter, and founding member of the Ashington Group * Pam Kilborn (born 1939), Au ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Annelisa Kilbourn
Annelisa Marcelle Kilbourn (27 June 1967 – 2 November 2002) was a British conservationist, veterinarian and wildlife expert. She worked in Malaysia guarding free-ranging elephants and orangutans and protecting Sumatran rhinoceros and in Madagascar studying ring-tailed lemurs. Kilbourn went on to work at the Lincoln Park Zoo and Shedd Aquarium in Chicago. In Gabon, she established that wild gorillas were susceptible to death of the Zaire ebolavirus, Ebola virus and could be transmitted to humans through hunting and eating infected species. In 2003, Kilbourn was posthumously elected to the Global 500 Roll of Honour by the United Nations Environment Programme. Early life and education On 27 June 1967, Kilbourn was a British citizen born in Zürich, Switzerland. She was the daughter of Hans and Barry Kilbourn; her father was working as a chemist in Zürich. Kilbourn has one sister. She went on to reside in Belgium before relocating to Westport, Connecticut in 1981. Kilbourn was fluen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rosemary Kilbourn
Rosemary Kilbourn is a Canadian printmaker, illustrator and stained glass artist known for her work in the wood engraving. Early life and education Born in Toronto, Canada, Kilbourn attended high school at Havergal College. She graduated from the Ontario College of Art in 1953, then studied wood engraving at the Slade School in London, England. Painting and wood engraving Upon returning to Ontario, she was commissioned to paint a mural for the new dining hall at the University of Western Ontario. Along with commissioned portraits, her early works included illustrating, with wood engravings, two books by her brother William Kilbourn, ''The Firebrand'' (1956); ''The Elements Combined'' (1960); and Farley Mowat's, '' The Desperate People'' (1959). Kilbourn worked actively in wood engraving from the 1960s to the 1980s. In addition to her book-sized wood engravings, Kilbourn used larger than normal wood blocks to engrave both landscape and figure compositions for individual ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kilbourn V
Kilbourn or Kilborn may refer to: Surname: *Annelisa Kilbourn (1967–2002), British conservationist, veterinarian and wildlife expert *Antony Ferdinand Kilbourn, American De La Salle Brother, Acting President of the De La Salle College in Manila * Byron Kilbourn (1801–1870), American surveyor, railroad executive, and politician involved in the founding of Milwaukee, Wisconsin *Cecil Kilborn (born 1902), English footballer *Craig Kilborn (born 1962), American comedian, writer, producer, sports commentator, actor, media critic, and former television host *Joanne Kilbourn, fictional Canadian detective who appears in mystery novels by Gail Bowen *John Kilborn (1794–1878), A merchant *Leslie Gifford Kilborn (1895–1972), the son of Omar L. Kilborn and Retta Kilborn *Lewis Kilborn (1902–1984), the son of John Dexter Kilborn and Sarah Cahill Kilborn *Oliver Kilbourn (1904–1993), British coal miner, painter, and founding member of the Ashington Group * Pam Kilborn (born 1939), Aust ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abell-Kilbourn House
The Abell-Kilbourne House in Martinsburg, West Virginia is associated with John N. Abell, a prominent Martinsburg businessman and Charles W. Kilbourn, a Martinsburg mill owner. The former president of the Old National Bank, Abell developed the area known as "Abell's Addition" after his retirement in 1886. At that time Abell lived at 506 West Burke Street. Description and history Abell bought the Winchester Street site in 1895 from D.W. Shaffer for $1075 and completed the house the same year. The surrounding lands were associated with the Martinsburg Mining, Manufacturing and Improvement Company. The electric street railway ran to the rear of the site. Abell lived in the house until his death in 1905. His wife Nora lived there until 1910 when she sold the house to Thomas B. Underhill, who immediately sold it to E.F. Millard. Millard sold the house a year later to John W. Wilen. Wilen sold the house and adjoining lots in 1912 for $3780 to J. M. Rothwell, who then sold the house ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kilbourn Hill
Dexter Drumlin, formerly known as Kilbourn Hill, is a drumlin and a 38-acre (15 ha) open space reservation in Lancaster, Massachusetts. The reservation includes a small tributary of the Nashua River and is managed by The Trustees of Reservations. It is characterized by managed, open fields and offers scenic views of surrounding rural Lancaster. Town of Lancaster Conservation Land History As s retreated from what is now the landscape, distinctive |
Kilbourn Bridge
The Kilbourn Bridge is located just south of Kilbourn, Iowa, United States. It carried traffic on Lark Avenue over the Des Moines River for . In 1890 the Van Buren County Board of Supervisors contracted with the Western Bridge Company of Chicago to build a bridge at the Kilbourn ferry crossing. It was destroyed in a flood in 1903. The Board of Supervisors put off replacing the bridge until 1907, and then all the proposals came over the $20,000 limit. The following the year they removed the limit. The six-span bridge was designed by the Iowa State Highway Commission (ISHC), and built by the Ottumwa Supply and Construction Company of Ottumwa, Iowa. It was the first large-scale engineering project undertaken by the newly formed ISHC. The Kilbourn Bridge was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1998. See also *List of bridges documented by the Historic American Engineering Record in Iowa __NOTOC__ This is a list of bridges documented by the Historic American Engineer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kilbourn, Wisconsin
Wisconsin Dells is a city in Wisconsin, straddling four counties: Adams, Columbia, Juneau, and Sauk. A popular Midwestern tourist destination, the city forms an area known as "The Dells" with the nearby village of Lake Delton. The Dells is home to several water parks and tourist attractions. The city takes its name from the Dells of the Wisconsin River, a scenic, glacial-formed gorge that features sandstone formations along the banks of the Wisconsin River. It is about northwest of Madison, Wisconsin, the state's capital city. Wisconsin Dells has a population of 2,942 people as of the 2020 census. History The natural formation of the Dells was named by Early French explorers as , a rapids or narrows on a river in French. Wisconsin Dells is located on ancestral Ho-Chunk and Menominee land. The Ho-Chunk name for Wisconsin Dells is , meaning "rocks close together". According to Indian agent Joseph Montfort Street, the Sauk leader Black Hawk sought refuge with Ho-Chunks nea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Kilbourn
William Morley Kilbourn, Order of Canada, CM, Royal Society of Canada, FRSC (1926–1995) was a Canadian author and historian in Toronto, Ontario. Kilbourn's topics cover history, biography, religion and the arts, with a focus on Toronto; he penned over a dozen books. He was married to the Rev. Elizabeth Kilbourn. Born in Toronto, Ontario, Kilbourn was educated at Upper Canada College and the University of Trinity College in the University of Toronto. Following this he completed degrees in modern history at Oxford University, Oxford and Harvard University, Harvard universities. He later taught at McMaster University and Harvard. Kilbourn served for five years as the first chairman of humanities at York University, seven years on the Toronto City Council, and as an Alderman#Canada, alderman. He was also founding chairman of the Toronto Art Therapy Institute and the Toronto Distress Centre, a member of the Toronto Historical Board, the boards of the Toronto General Hospital ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ruth Kilbourn
Ruth Kilbourn (1895–1984) was a Chicago-area dancer and dance teacher. She was educated by prominent dance instructors in Chicago and appeared on Broadway and in the Chicago Opera House. A back injury forced her to end her performance career at a young age, but she cultivated a large following through her dance studio, the Kilbourn School of Dance. She tutored young dancers both in her home and in public schools throughout the city. Kilbourn's extensive work in the Chicago community also extended to animals, as she willed her home to the Chicago Anti-Cruelty Society upon her death. References External links Ruth Kilbourn Papersat Newberry Library The Newberry Library is an independent research library, specializing in the humanities and located on Washington Square in Chicago, Illinois. It has been free and open to the public since 1887. Its collections encompass a variety of topics rela ... {{DEFAULTSORT:Kilbourn, Ruth American female dancers American dance teachers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pam Kilborn
Pamela Kilborn-Ryan, AM, MBE (born 12 August 1939) is an Australian former athlete who set world records as a hurdler. For three years, she was ranked as the world's top woman hurdler. Kilborn was also an Olympic class sprinter, Long Jumper and pentathlete, and loved shot put, she also won a total of 17 individual Australian Championships between 1962 and 1972. Career Early career Kilborn was born on 12 August 1939 in Melbourne. She began competing in athletics there during the late 1950s. She competed for the University High School team, under coach Henri Schubert alongside her good friend Judy Amoore (later Pollock). In 1960 she attempted to gain selection for the 1960 Summer Olympics but could only place third in the Australian Championships with only the first two athletes chosen. She was reputedly so ill during these Championships that she had to be assisted on the medal dais. During 1961 her performances at both hurdles and long jump had improved substantially and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Antony Ferdinand Kilbourn
Brother Antony Ferdinand Kilbourn FSC was an American De La Salle Brother who was last assigned to the De La Salle Brothers in the Philippines and was Acting President of the De La Salle College in Manila while Brother Lucian Athanasius Reinhart, F.S.C., was on leave. Early life Kilbourn was born on June 24, 1894, in Brooklyn, New York, as George Henry Kilbourn. On March 19, 1909, he joined St. Joseph's Normal School in Pocantico Hills and received the religious habit of the Brothers of the Christian Schools on April 24, 1910, at which time he was given the religious name Antony Ferdinand. Assignment to the Philippines At the age of 20, Kilbourn volunteered for missionary work and arrived in the Philippines in 1921, the youngest Brother in Manila. In 1924, he made his final vows and consecrated himself to the Infant Jesus. During schoolyear 1934–1935, Kilbourn was named head of the College of Commerce. He also introduced the Palmer Method of penmanship and was one of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oliver Kilbourn
Oliver Percival Kilbourn (6 October 1904 – April 1993) was a British coal miner, painter, and founding member of the Ashington Group. Widely considered to be the group's best-known artist, Kilbourn used the experiences that he had gained while working in the mines and represented them in his art work. His main contribution to the Ashington Group was his focus on Modern art. Early life and family Kilbourn was born in 75 Chestnut Street, Ashington, and was the fifth child of James Smith Kilbourn and Mary Hannah Chilton. After attending elementary school, he began working as a miner at the Duke pit, Ashington, three days after his thirteenth birthday. When Kilbourn was eleven, his father had an accident in the pit and damaged his back. He never worked again. Kilbourn was to become the "breadwinner more or less, maintaining the whole family on fourteen shillings a week till issisters got jobs." Coal mining Kilbourn worked at the Duke pit for eleven years until its closur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |