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Landman (rank), Landsman
Landman may refer to: * Landman (rank), a defunct naval rank * Landman (oil worker), a person whose work is focused on mineral rights, to include oil (petroleum) and natural gas exploration, development and production * Landman (surname) * ''Landman'' (TV series), a television series created by Taylor Sheridan adapting ''Boomtown'' (podcast) See also * Landmann * Landsman Landsman is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Anne Landsman (born 1959), South African-born female novelist * Jay Landsman, homicide detective and actor from Baltimore, USA * Keren Landsman (born 1977), Israeli epidemiologist ... * Lanzmann {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Landman (rank)
Landsman or landman (the latter being an older term) was a military rank given to naval recruits. United Kingdom In the Royal Navy in the middle of the 18th century (c. 1757), the term "landsman" referred to a seaman with less than a year's experience at sea. After a year, a landsman was usually rated as an ordinary seaman. Most were acquired by impressment (a common method of recruitment from c. 1700–1815). Landsmen were usually between the ages of 16 to 35, while seasoned sailors (who started as ordinary seamen) could be impressed up to the ages of 50 to 55 depending on need. In 1853, with the abolition of impressment after the passing of the Continuous Service Act, the rank's title was changed to "apprentice seaman". The term "landsman" evolved into a more formal rating for a seaman assigned to unskilled manual labour. Landsmen's unfamiliarity with shipboard life routinely made them unpopular with the more experienced members of their vessel's crew. Throughout the eighte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Landman (oil Worker)
A Landman or "Petroleum Landman"—in the United States and Canada—is an individual who performs various services for oil and gas exploration companies. According to the website of the American Association of Professional Landmen (AAPL), these services include but are not limited to: negotiating for the acquisition or divestiture of mineral rights; negotiating business agreements that provide for the exploration and/or development of minerals; determining ownership in minerals through the research of public and private records; reviewing the status of title, curing title defects and otherwise reducing title risk associated with ownership in minerals; managing rights and/or obligations derived from ownership of interests in minerals; and unitizing or pooling of interests in minerals. Characteristics Since the services provided by the landman to the oil and gas exploration industry and other industries are so varied it is not uncommon for a landman to specialize in severa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Landman (surname)
Landman is a Dutch surname, meaning "country man", "farmer". at the Database of Surnames in The Netherlands Notable people with the surname include: * Ada Louise Landman Huxtable (1921–2013), American architecture critic, niece of Isaac * Andrès Landman (born 1976), Dutch marathon speed skater * (born 1981), Dutch darts player * |
Landman (TV Series)
''Landman'' is an upcoming American drama television series created by Taylor Sheridan and Christian Wallace, based on the podcast '' Boomtown'' hosted by Wallace. It is set to premiere on November 17, 2024 on Paramount+. Synopsis ''Landman'' is set within the world of oil rigs in West Texas, where "roughnecks and wildcat billionaires are fueling a boom so big it’s reshaping our climate, our economy, and our geopolitics Geopolitics (from Greek γῆ ''gê'' "earth, land" and πολιτική ''politikḗ'' "politics") is the study of the effects of Earth's geography (human and physical) on politics and international relations. While geopolitics usually refers to ...." Cast * Billy Bob Thornton as Tommy Norris, a crisis executive at an oil company. * Ali Larter as Angela Norris, Tommy's ex-wife. * Michelle Randolph as Ainsley Norris, the strong-willed 17-year-old daughter of Tommy Norris * Jacob Lofland as Copper Norris, son of Tommy Norris. * Kayla Wallace as Reb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boomtown (podcast)
''Boomtown'' is a podcast about big oil in the Permian Basin hosted by Christian Wallace and produced by '' Texas Monthly'' in partnership with ''Imperative Entertainment''. Background The show was produced by '' Texas Monthly'' in partnership with ''Imperative Entertainment,'' and syndicated on Marfa Public Radio. The show debuted on December 10, 2019, with Jason Hoch as the executive producer of the show. ''Boomtown'' is a narrative serialized show about the 21st century Texas oil boom that occurred in the Permian Basin. Christian Wallace—the host of the show—grew up in Andrews, Texas and previously spent a year as a roughneck in the oilfields working on drilling rigs. The first episode of the ten part series is about U.S. Route 285 in Texas known as "Death Highway" or the "Highway to Hell" because the traffic from tank trucks carrying oil has increased the number of deaths by 67% since the beginning of the oil boom. At the end of each episode Wallace discloses tha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Landmann
Landmann is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Barbara Heinemann Landmann (1795–1883), German spiritual leader * Ludwig Landmann (1868–1945), first Jewish Mayor of Frankfurt * George Thomas Landmann (1779–1854), British civil engineer * Salcia Landmann Salcia Landmann, born Salcia Passweg ( he, זלציה לנדמן; 18 November 1911 – 16 May 2002), was a Jewish writer. She was born in Zhovkva, Galicia, and died in St. Gallen, Switzerland. She worked on preserving the Yiddish language, and sh ... (1911–2002), Austrian-born Jewish writer and wife of the philosopher Michael Landmann See also * Landman (other) * Lanzmann * Landesmann {{surname, Landmann ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Landsman
Landsman is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Anne Landsman (born 1959), South African-born female novelist * Jay Landsman, homicide detective and actor from Baltimore, USA * Keren Landsman (born 1977), Israeli epidemiologist and science-fiction writer. * Matilda Landsman, New York Times female employee in the 1950s * Sandy Landsman, children's book author, born in Great Neck, New York * Vladimir Landsman (born 1941), Soviet-Canadian violinist and teacher Fictional characters: * Jay Landsman (''The Wire''), character on the HBO drama ''The Wire'', inspired by the real life Jay Landsman * Meyer Landsman, an alcoholic homicide detective with the Sitka police department in Michael Chabon's 2007 novel ''The Yiddish Policemen's Union'' See also * Maik Landsmann (born 1967), East German track cyclist * Lanzmann, a surname * Landmann Landmann is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Barbara Heinemann Landmann (1795–1883), German spiritual ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |