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MacCurdy
MacCurdy is a surname. Notable people with the name include: * George Grant MacCurdy, American anthropologist * Jean MacCurdy, American television executive *John T. MacCurdy, Canadian psychiatrist *William K. MacCurdy, American engineer See also *Samuel MacCurdy Greer, Irish politician *Macurdy, surname *McCurdy (surname) McCurdy is a Scottish and Irish surname. Notable McCurdys The following is a list of notable people with the surname McCurdy: * Alexander McCurdy, American organist and educator * Allie Hann-McCurdy, Canadian ice dancer * Arthur Williams McCurd ... {{surname, MacCurdy Patronymic surnames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jean MacCurdy
Jean H. MacCurdy is an American television executive, best known for her role as president of Warner Bros. Animation from 1989 to 2001. Career MacCurdy began her career as a secretary in the Children's Programming Department at the NBC Television Network in Burbank, California in 1974. In 1976 she was promoted to Manager of Children's Programs by Margaret Loesch, then Director of Children's Programs. MacCurdy was hired by Warner Bros. Animation in 1980, and eventually became a vice president and general manager. In 1983, she left to become an executive for Hanna-Barbera, supervising the production of shows such as ''The Smurfs'' and '' Superfriends''. After a brief stint in 1988–89 at Marvel Productions as VP of Production, MacCurdy was re-hired by Warner Bros. in November 1989 to establish a television animation production operation to produce original content for television. She hired several members of the creative team at Hanna-Barbera, including Tom Ruegger, Paul Dini, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Grant MacCurdy
George Grant MacCurdy (April 17, 1863 – November 15, 1947) was an American anthropologist, born at Warrensburg, Mo., where he graduated from the State Normal School in 1887, after which he attended Harvard (AB, 1893; AM, 1894); then studied in Europe at Vienna, Paris (School of Anthropology), and at Berlin (1894–1898; and at Yale (PhD, 1905). He was employed at Yale from 1902 onward as instructor, lecturer, curator of the anthropological collections (1902–1910), and assistant professor of archaeology after 1910. He was a member of the Connecticut Academy of Arts and Sciences. European hypothesis MacCurdy argued for Europe as the origin of the first humans Humans (''Homo sapiens'') are the most abundant and widespread species of primate, characterized by bipedalism and exceptional cognitive skills due to a large and complex brain. This has enabled the development of advanced tools, culture, ..., in his 1924 book ''Human Origins'', he said: “The beginnings of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samuel MacCurdy Greer
Samuel MacCurdy Greer (1810–1880), was an Irish politician who, in Ulster championed Presbyterian representation and tenant rights. He was a founder member of the Ulster Tenant Right Association and of the all-Ireland Tenant Right League. In the general election of 1857 he was returned to Westminster on a tenant-right platform for County Londonderry. Background Samuel MacCurdy Greer was the eldest son of the Rev. Thomas Greer, Presbyterian minister of Dunboe, and Elizabeth Caldwell, daughter of Captain Adam Caldwell, R.N. He was born at Springvale near Castlerock, County Londonderry, in 1810, educated at the Belfast Academy and Glasgow University, and was called to the Irish Bar in 1833. Tenant righter Greer entered public life in the wake of the Great Irish Famine which, together with a drop in agricultural prices, compounded the poverty and insecurity of tenant farmers. With James MacKnight, editor of the ''Londonderry Standard,'' William Sharman Crawford MP, a progressiv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Macurdy
Macurdy is a surname. Notable people with the name include: * Grace Macurdy (1866–1946), American classicist *John Macurdy (1929–2020), American operatic singer See also * MacCurdy *McCurdy (surname) McCurdy is a Scottish and Irish surname. Notable McCurdys The following is a list of notable people with the surname McCurdy: * Alexander McCurdy, American organist and educator * Allie Hann-McCurdy, Canadian ice dancer * Arthur Williams McCurd ... {{surname, Macurdy Patronymic surnames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
McCurdy (surname)
McCurdy is a Scottish and Irish surname. Notable McCurdys The following is a list of notable people with the surname McCurdy: * Alexander McCurdy, American organist and educator * Allie Hann-McCurdy, Canadian ice dancer * Arthur Williams McCurdy, Canadian businessman, inventor and astronomer * Bob McCurdy (1952–2020), American basketball player * Brendan McCurdy, American television actor * Charles McCurdy, British politician * Charles J. McCurdy, American lawyer, diplomat, and Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut * Colin McCurdy, Northern Irish Association footballer and manager * Dave McCurdy, American lawyer and U.S. Representative (D-OK) * David McCurdy, Canadian merchant and politician * Earle McCurdy, Canadian labour leader * Ed McCurdy, folk singer, songwriter and television actor * Elmer McCurdy (1880–1911), an Oklahoma outlaw * Fleming Blanchard McCurdy, Canadian politician * George "Spanky" McCurdy, gospel/soul/pop/hip-hop drummer * Harry McCurdy, U.S. baseball p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John T
John is a common English name and surname: * John (given name) * John (surname) John may also refer to: New Testament Works * Gospel of John, a title often shortened to John * First Epistle of John, often shortened to 1 John * Second Epistle of John, often shortened to 2 John * Third Epistle of John, often shortened to 3 John People * John the Baptist (died c. AD 30), regarded as a prophet and the forerunner of Jesus Christ * John the Apostle (lived c. AD 30), one of the twelve apostles of Jesus * John the Evangelist, assigned author of the Fourth Gospel, once identified with the Apostle * John of Patmos, also known as John the Divine or John the Revelator, the author of the Book of Revelation, once identified with the Apostle * John the Presbyter, a figure either identified with or distinguished from the Apostle, the Evangelist and John of Patmos Other people with the given name Religious figures * John, father of Andrew the Apostle and Saint Peter * Pope Joh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William K
William is a male given name of Germanic origin.Hanks, Hardcastle and Hodges, ''Oxford Dictionary of First Names'', Oxford University Press, 2nd edition, , p. 276. It became very popular in the English language after the Norman conquest of England in 1066,All Things William"Meaning & Origin of the Name"/ref> and remained so throughout the Middle Ages and into the modern era. It is sometimes abbreviated "Wm." Shortened familiar versions in English include Will, Wills, Willy, Willie, Bill, and Billy. A common Irish form is Liam. Scottish diminutives include Wull, Willie or Wullie (as in Oor Wullie or the play ''Douglas''). Female forms are Willa, Willemina, Wilma and Wilhelmina. Etymology William is related to the given name ''Wilhelm'' (cf. Proto-Germanic ᚹᛁᛚᛃᚨᚺᛖᛚᛗᚨᛉ, ''*Wiljahelmaz'' > German ''Wilhelm'' and Old Norse ᚢᛁᛚᛋᛅᚼᛅᛚᛘᛅᛋ, ''Vilhjálmr''). By regular sound changes, the native, inherited English form of the name should b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
