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Lynd Family
Lynd may refer to: People * Helen Lynd (1896–1982), American sociologist and author * Helen Lynd (actress) (1902–1992), American stage and film actress * James Lynd (1830–1862), American state senator * Laurie Lynd (born 1959), Canadian screenwriter and director * Robert Staughton Lynd (1892–1970), American sociologist and professor * Robert Wilson Lynd (1879–1949), Irish writer * Staughton Lynd (1929-2022), American activist * Sylvia Lynd (1888–1952), English poet * Theron Lynd (1920–1978), American circuit clerk, who was subject of six year of legal issues for voter discrimination * William Earl Lynd (1955–2008), American murderer Places United States * Lynd, Minnesota, a small city * Lynd Township, Lyon County, Minnesota Other * Vesper Lynd, fictional character in the James Bond universe See also * Lind * Lynde Lynde (; nl, Linde) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. It is west of Hazebrouck. Heraldry See also *Communes of the N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Helen Lynd
Helen Merrell Lynd (March 17, 1896 – January 30, 1982) was an American sociologist, social philosopher, educator, and author. She is best known for conducting the first Middletown studies of Muncie, Indiana, with her husband, Robert Staughton Lynd; as the coauthor of ''Middletown: A Study in Contemporary American Culture'' (1929) and ''Middletown in Transition: A Study in Cultural Conflicts'' (1937); and a pioneer in the use of social surveys. She was also the author of ''England in the 1880s: Toward a Social Basis for Freedom'' (1945), ''Shame and the Search for Identity'' (1958), and essays on academic freedom. In addition to writing and research, Lynd was a lecturer at Vassar College, and a professor at Sarah Lawrence College from 1929 to 1964. Early life and education Helen Merrell was born in La Grange, Illinois, on March 17, 1896."Biographical Notes" in Merrill studied philosophy at Wellesley College, graduating with a bachelor's degree in 1919. She began teaching at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Helen Lynd (actress)
Helen Lynd, also known as Helene Lynch, (January 18, 1902 – April 1, 1992) was an American actress and comedienne active on stage and in film. Life and career Born in Jersey City, New Jersey on January 18, 1902,Benjamin and Rosenblatt, p. 476 Helen Lynd began her career in 1919 as a chorus girl in Ned Wayburn's ''Demi Tasse Revue'' at the Capitol Theatre on Broadway. In her early career she performed under the name Helene Lynch, and it was this name that she used in tryout performances of a new musical, Phil Charig's ''Yes, Yes, Yvette'', in Boston in May 1927. By the time ''Yes, Yes, Yvette'' reached Broadway's Sam H. Harris Theatre on October 3, 1927, she was billed as Helen Lynd in the role of Mabel Terry; her first significant part on the stage for which ''The New York Times'' reviewer praised her execution of "low comedy". In 1928 Lynd returned to Broadway as Frankie Shultz in the Jack Yellen and Milton Ager musical '' Rain or Shine'' at George M. Cohan's Theatre which was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Lynd
James William Lynd (November 25, 1830 – August 18, 1862) was a member of the Minnesota Senate, elected in 1861, and the first person killed in the initial action of the Dakota War of 1862. A historical marker stands at the site he was killed. The town of Lynd, Minnesota Lynd is a city in Lyon County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 448 at the 2010 census. Lynd is a small but growing community in southwestern Minnesota. The development of a new golf course and an additional housing development hav ... is named after him. References 1830 births 1862 deaths Minnesota state senators 19th-century American politicians {{Minnesota-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laurie Lynd
Laurie Lynd (born May 19, 1959, in Toronto, Ontario) is a Canadian film and television director and screenwriter, best known as the director of the feature film ''Breakfast with Scot''. In his early career, Lynd made the short films ''Together and Apart'' (1986) and ''RSVP'' (1991), the latter of which was cited by film critic B. Ruby Rich in her influential 1992 essay on the emergence of New Queer Cinema.B. Ruby Rich, "New Queer Cinema" in Michele Aaron, ''New Queer Cinema: A Critical Reader''. Rutgers University Press, 2004. . pp. 14-22. He then attended the Canadian Film Centre,Laurie Lynd at mediaqueer.ca. making the short film '' |
Robert Staughton Lynd
Robert Staughton Lynd (September 26, 1892 – November 1, 1970) was an American sociologist and professor at Columbia University, New York City. He is best known for conducting the first Middletown studies of Muncie, Indiana, with his wife, Helen Lynd; as the coauthor of ''Middletown: A Study in Contemporary American Culture'' (1929) and ''Middletown in Transition: A Study in Cultural Conflicts'' (1937); and a pioneer in the use of social surveys. He was also the author of ''Knowledge for What? The Place of the Social Sciences in American Culture'' (1939). In addition to writing and research, Lynd taught at Columbia from 1931 to 1960. He also served on U.S government committees and advisory boards, including President Herbert Hoover's Research Committee on Social Trends and President Franklin D. Roosevelt's Consumers' Advisory Board of the National Recovery Administration. Lynd was also a member of several scientific societies. Early life and education Robert Staughton Lynd wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Wilson Lynd
Robert Wilson Lynd (''Irish: Roibéard Ó Floinn''; 20 April 1879 – 6 October 1949) was an Irish writer, editor of poetry, urbane literary essayist, socialist and Irish nationalist. Early life He was born in Belfast to Robert John Lynd, a Presbyterian minister, and Sarah Rentoul Lynd, the second of seven children. Lynd's paternal great-grandfather emigrated from Scotland to Ireland. Lynd was educated at Royal Belfast Academical Institution, where he befriended James Winder Good and Paul Henry, and studied at Queen's University. His father served a term as Presbyterian Church Moderator as one of a long line of Presbyterian clergy in the family. A 2003 essayist on Lynd recounts that his "maternal grandfather, great-grandfather and great-great-grandfather had all been Presbyterian clergymen." Literary career Lynd began as a journalist, with James Winder Good, on ''The Northern Whig'' in Belfast. He moved to London in 1901, via Manchester, sharing accommodation with Paul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Staughton Lynd
Staughton Craig Lynd (November 22, 1929 – November 17, 2022) was an American political activist, author, and lawyer.Staughton Lynd, ''Living Inside Our Hope: A Steadfast Radical's Thoughts on Rebuilding the Movement,'' Cornell University Press, 1997, p. 44. His involvement in social justice causes brought him into contact with some of the nation's most influential activists, including Howard Zinn, Tom Hayden, A. J. Muste, and David Dellinger.Zinn, Howard, ''A People's History of the United States, 1492–Present,'' 1999. New York: HarperCollins Publishers. P. 486. Lynd's contribution to the cause of social justice and the peace movement is chronicled in Carl Mirra's biography, ''The Admirable Radical: Staughton Lynd and Cold War Dissent, 1945–1970'' (2010). Background Lynd was one of two children born to the renowned sociologists Robert Staughton Lynd and Helen Merrell Lynd, who authored the groundbreaking " Middletown" studies of Muncie, Indiana, in the late 1920s and 1930 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sylvia Lynd
Sylvia Lynd ( Dryhurst; 1888 – 21 February 1952) was an Anglo-Irish poet, essayist, short story writer and novelist. She was born in London but both of her parents, A.R. Dryhurst and her mother, the suffragist writer Nora Dryhurst ( Robinson) were Dubliners. Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. From 1904 to 1906, Lynd studied at the Slade School of Fine Art, later moving on to the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts. Around this time, she was associated with the Inghinidhe na hÉireann, an Irish nationalist women’s organisation. In 1908, a monthly magazine was produced, Bean na hÉireann, which sought to discuss topics such as politics, the vote for women, language, and labour issues. Lynd edited the first issue before returning to England and Helena Molony took it over.Biography of Sylvia Lynd re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Theron Lynd
Theron Carl Lynd (May 30, 1920–January 1978) was an American circuit clerk and voter registrar in Forrest County, Mississippi, who refused to register Black people during the civil rights movement. Lynd was the first southern voter registrar to be held in violation of charges of discrimination under the Federal Civil Rights Acts. Even after being ordered to cease denying African Americans voting rights in federal court, he continued to obstruct their registration by various means. Despite Lynd's segregationist stance and his six years of legal troubles, he continued to be re-elected until his death in 1978. Early life and education Theron Carl Lynd was born on May 30, 1920, in Moss Point, Mississippi. His family moved to Hattiesburg when he was three years old, where he attended public schools. Lynd attended Mississippi State University to study business and graduated in 1943. In college he was a member of the Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity. Career He joined his father' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Earl Lynd
William Earl Lynd (January 25, 1955 – May 6, 2008) was an American murderer who was executed by the state of Georgia for the 1988 murder of his then-girlfriend, Ginger Moore. He was notable for being the first person to be executed in the United States after the ''Baze v. Rees'' ruling. Murders On December 23, 1988, Lynd and his then-girlfriend, Ginger Moore, got into a heated argument about a vacation they had been planning. Enraged, Lynd shot Moore in the face with a .32 caliber derringer pistol at their home in Berrien County, Georgia. Afterward, he sat down outside and smoked a cigarette. Moments later, Moore reappeared, having regained consciousness. Lynd shot her again a second time, and she collapsed on the front porch. He then loaded her body into the trunk of her car and drove away from the house. After stopping his car, he heard Moore making noises from the trunk. He opened the trunk and shot her a third and final time, with the third shot being fatal. Lynd would late ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lynd, Minnesota
Lynd is a city in Lyon County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 448 at the 2010 census. Lynd is a small but growing community in southwestern Minnesota. The development of a new golf course and an additional housing development have started a growth trend that may eventually double the size of the community. It is primarily a bedroom community for individuals who work in the nearby city of Marshall. Despite being much smaller in size, it historically played a more significant role in the area. The Kiel and Morgan Hotel in the town was the original Lyon County seat. History Lynd was platted in 1888. The city's namesake is state senator James Lynd, who was killed in the Attack at the Lower Sioux Agency. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which is land and is water. The Redwood River flows through the city. Minnesota State Highway 23 serves as a main route in the community. Demographics 2010 census As of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lynd Township, Lyon County, Minnesota
Lynd Township is a township in Lyon County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 471 at the 2000 census. History Lynd Township was organized in 1873, and named for James W. Lynd, a state senator who was killed in the Dakota War of 1862. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 35.9 square miles (93.0 km2), of which 35.9 square miles (92.9 km2) is land and 0.04 square mile (0.1 km2) (0.11%) is water. Demographics As of the census of 2000, there were 471 people, 155 households, and 135 families residing in the township. The population density was . There were 163 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the township was 98.51% White, 0.21% Asian, and 1.27% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.85% of the population. There were 155 households, out of which 51.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 78.7% were married couples living toge ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
