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Ken Robinson (other)
Ken, Kenny or Kenneth Robinson may refer to: Political figures *Kenneth Robinson (British politician) (1911–1996), British Labour politician * J. Kenneth Robinson (1916–1990), U.S. Representative from Virginia *Ken Robinson (Canadian politician) (1927–1991), Canadian lawyer, barrister and Liberal Member of Parliament *Ken Robinson (Northern Ireland politician) (born 1942), Northern Ireland Unionist politician Others *Ken Robinson (field hockey) (born 1971), retired field hockey player from New Zealand *Kenneth N. Robinson, member of the First Presidency of the Community of Christ *Kenneth Robinson (cricketer) (1897–1963), English cricketer and Royal Navy officer *Kenneth Robinson (broadcaster) (1925-1994), English radio broadcaster *Kenneth Robinson (historian), British civil servant and academic *Ken Robinson (priest) (1936–2020), Anglican priest *Ken Robinson (computer scientist) (1938–2020), Australian computer scientist *Ken Robinson (educationalist) (1950–2020), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kenneth Robinson (British Politician)
Sir Kenneth Robinson (19 March 1911 – 16 February 1996) was a British Labour politician who served as Minister of Health in Harold Wilson's first government, from 1964 to 1968, when the position was merged into the new title of Secretary of State for Social Services. Robinson died in London on 16 February 1996. Early life The son of Dr Clarence Robinson and a nurse, Ethel Marion Linell, Kenneth Robinson was born on 19 March 1911 in Warrington, northwest England and was educated at Malsis School in North Yorkshire, before attending Oundle School up to the point of his father dying when he was just 15 years old. After his mother pulled him from the school because of costs he later worked as a writer, insurance broker and company secretary. He joined the Royal Navy during World War II as an ordinary seaman, was commissioned in 1942 and promoted to lieutenant-commander in 1944. He served on . Robinson's education was remarkable in that he received no further education after the ag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ken Robinson (Canadian Politician)
William Kenneth Robinson (July 16, 1927 – December 31, 1991) was a Canadian lawyer, barrister and Liberal Member of Parliament from 1968 to 1972, and from 1974 to 1984. A native of Toronto, Ontario, Ken Robinson was elected in the riding of Lakeshore in 1968, lost in the renamed riding of Toronto—Lakeshore to the New Democratic Party candidate in 1972, but was re-elected in 1974, won a third term in the same riding, renamed again to Etobicoke—Lakeshore in 1979, and re-elected to a fourth term in 1980 Events January * January 4 – U.S. President Jimmy Carter proclaims a grain embargo against the USSR with the support of the European Commission. * January 6 – Global Positioning System time epoch begins at 00:00 UTC. * January 9 – .... Ken Robinson served as : * Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of National Health and Welfare, 1977–1979 * Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada, 1980 * Parliamentary Secre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ken Robinson (Northern Ireland Politician)
Ken Robinson (born 1942) was a former Ulster Unionist Party (UUP) politician who was a Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly (MLA) for East Antrim from 1998 to 2011. Education He was educated at Ballyclare High School, Queen's University, Belfast and Stranmillis College. Before entering politics, he was Head of Cavehill Primary School. Political career Robinson was a former Newtownabbey Borough Councillor (1985–1993 and 1995–1997). He has served as both Mayor (1991–1992) and Deputy-Mayor, and was Vice Chair of the Economic Development Committee (1995–1998). He was first elected an MLA in 1998, and re-elected in 2003 and 2007 File:2007 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: Steve Jobs unveils Apple's first iPhone; TAM Airlines Flight 3054 overruns a runway and crashes into a gas station, killing almost 200 people; Former Pakistani Prime Minister of Pakistan, Pr .... He was a member of the Committee of the Centre and the Education Committee in the 1998â ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ken Robinson (field Hockey)
Kenneth ("Ken") Edward Robinson (born 16 November 1971 in Darwin, Northern Territory) is a retired field hockey player from New Zealand New Zealand ( mi, Aotearoa ) is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main landmasses—the North Island () and the South Island ()—and over 700 smaller islands. It is the sixth-largest island count ..., who was a regular member of the men's national team, nicknamed ''The Black Sticks'', during the 1990s and early 2000s (decade). Robinson earned a total number of 53 caps during his career. ReferencesNZ commonwealthgames 1971 births [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kenneth N
Kenneth is an English given name and surname. The name is an Anglicised form of two entirely different Gaelic personal names: ''Cainnech'' and '' Cináed''. The modern Gaelic form of ''Cainnech'' is ''Coinneach''; the name was derived from a byname meaning "handsome", "comely". A short form of ''Kenneth'' is '' Ken''. Etymology The second part of the name ''Cinaed'' is derived either from the Celtic ''*aidhu'', meaning "fire", or else Brittonic ''jʉ:ð'' meaning "lord". People :''(see also Ken (name) and Kenny)'' Places In the United States: * Kenneth, Indiana * Kenneth, Minnesota * Kenneth City, Florida In Scotland: * Inch Kenneth, an island off the west coast of the Isle of Mull Other * "What's the Frequency, Kenneth?", a song by R.E.M. * Hurricane Kenneth * Cyclone Kenneth Intense Tropical Cyclone Kenneth was the strongest tropical cyclone to make landfall in Mozambique since modern records began. The cyclone also caused significant damage in the Comoro Islands and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kenneth Robinson (cricketer)
Kenneth Mark Lefebre Robinson (16 February 1897 – 9 January 1963) was an English first-class cricketer and Royal Navy officer. Robinson was born in Hampshire at South Stoneham in February 1897. He served in the Royal Navy in the First World War, during which he was promoted from the rank of midshipman to sub-lieutenant in December 1916. In the closing stages of the war, he was promoted from the rank of acting lieutenant to lieutenant in June 1918. He was later promoted to the rank of lieutenant commander in January 1926. The following year he made a single appearance in first-class cricket for the Royal Navy against the touring New Zealanders at Portsmouth in 1927. Batting twice in the match, he was dismissed for 13 runs in the Royal Navy first-innings by Bill Cunningham, while in their second-innings he was dismissed for a single run by Ernest Bernau. Robinson was promoted to the rank of commander in December 1931, before being loaned to the Royal Australian Navy from 1932&nda ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kenneth Robinson (broadcaster)
Kenneth John Robinson (26 April 1925 – 26 March 1994) was an English pianist, architect, journalist and broadcaster from Ealing best known for his acerbity. He presented BBC One's '' Points of View'' between 1965 and 1969 and was a panellist and occasional host of BBC Radio 4's ''Start the Week'' between 1971 and 1986. Early life Kenneth Robinson was born on 26 April 1925 in Ealing, and was educated at Ealing Grammar School. During the Second World War, he was a pianist in ENSA concert parties, though realised he was not good enough to make a career of it and so after the war, he wrote for ''The Croydon Advertiser'', where he wrote caustic, Tynan-like reviews; his dismissal, according to his obituary in ''The Independent'', was for refusing to learn shorthand and typing, though he said in a 1976 interview that he was fired for saying that ''And Then There Were None'' was "a play in which members of the cast are strangled and poisoned one by one - it is a pity more plays of this ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kenneth Robinson (historian)
Kenneth Ernest Robinson (9 March 1914 – 18 January 2005) was a British civil servant and academic who specialized in colonial and Commonwealth affairs. Robinson was educated at the Sir George Monoux Grammar School and Hertford College, Oxford, where he took Firsts in PPE and Modern History. In 1936 he joined the Colonial Office, reaching the rank of Assistant Secretary in 1946, before resigning in 1948. That year he succeeded to Margery Perham as Reader in Commonwealth Government at Oxford, becoming a fellow of Nuffield College at the same time. In 1957, he became the Director of the Institute of Commonwealth Studies, University of London, also serving as one of the first co-editors of the ''Journal of Commonwealth Political Studies'', subsequently ''Commonwealth & Comparative Politics'', from 1961 to 1965. From 1965 to 1972, he served as the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Hong Kong. Robinson was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire The Most Ex ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ken Robinson (priest)
John Kenneth Robinson (17 December 1936 – 5 August 2020) was an Anglican priest. Robinson was educated at Balshaw's Grammar School, Leyland and trained for the priesthood at King's College London. He was ordained in 1963. After curacies at St Chad's Poulton-le-Fylde and Lancaster Priory, in 1966 he became a chaplain at St John's Army Children's School, Singapore and then the vicar of Holy Trinity, Colne. He then became Director of Education for the Diocese of the Windward Isles and then the vicar of St Luke's Skerton. After this he was a minor canon at St Edmundsbury Cathedral and then chaplain of Greater Lisbon. In 1994 he became the Archdeacon of Gibraltar and in 2000 its Dean. He resigned in 2003 and died on August 5, 2020, in Lancashire Lancashire ( , ; abbreviated Lancs) is the name of a historic county, ceremonial county, and non-metropolitan county in North West England. The boundaries of these three areas differ significantly. The non-metropolitan coun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ken Robinson (computer Scientist)
Kenneth ("Ken") Arthur Robinson (30 July 1938 – 5 September 2020) was an Australian computer scientist. He has been called "The Father of Formal Methods in Australia". Early life and education Ken Robinson was born in 1938. He received his BE degree in electrical engineering in 1959 and a BSc degree in physics and mathematics in 1961, both from the University of Sydney. Career Robinson worked at the University of New South Wales (UNSW) from 1965 to 2012, initially in the Department of Electronic Computation under Professor Murray Allen. During 1987–1989 he was Head of the Department of Computer Science and during 1996–2000 he was Head of the Department of Software Engineering. He held visiting positions in the United Kingdom at the University of Southampton (1978–79), the Programming Research Group at Oxford University as a visiting fellow at Wolfson College, Oxford, Wolfson College (1985–86), the Oxford University Computing Laboratory and B-Core (1999), and Royal Hollo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |