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Marden (surname) (1866–1951), British major general
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Marden is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Adrienne Marden (1909–1978), American actress * Albert Marden (born 1934), American mathematician * Brice Marden (born 1938), American artist * John Louis Marden (1919–1999), British businessman and philanthropist * Dr John Marden (1855–1924), Australian headmaster, pioneer of women's education, and Presbyterian elder * Julia Marden, Wampanoag artist * Luis Marden (1913–2003), American photographer and explorer for the ''National Geographic'' * Orison Swett Marden (1848–1924), American writer * Robert A. Marden (born 1927), American politician and attorney * Thomas Marden Major-General Sir Thomas Owen Marden (15 September 1866 – 11 September 1951) was a British Army officer, active during the Second Boer War and World War I, where he commanded a battalion of the Welsh Regiment, a brigade, and finally the 6th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adrienne Marden
Adrienne Marden (born Mabel Adrienne Baruch, September 2, 1909 – November 9, 1978) was an American film and television actress. Early years Marden was born in Cleveland, Ohio, the daughter of Lenore (Stein) and Ralph Baruch. Marden attended the University of Michigan, where she was active in dramatics. Career Marden gained early acting experience in stock theater companies in Cleveland. She also directed musicals in some small towns in Ohio before moving to California and joining the Pasadena Playhouse. One of Marden's first film roles was playing a czar's daughter in ''Rasputin and the Empress'' (1932), in which she was billed as Mabel Marden. Marden debuted on Broadway Broadway may refer to: Theatre * Broadway Theatre (other) * Broadway theatre, theatrical productions in professional theatres near Broadway, Manhattan, New York City, U.S. ** Broadway (Manhattan), the street **Broadway Theatre (53rd Stree ... in '' Merrily We Roll Along'' (1934). Her other Broad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Albert Marden
Albert Marden (born 18 November 1934) is an American mathematician, specializing in complex analysis and hyperbolic geometry. Education and career Marden received his PhD in 1962 from Harvard University with thesis advisor Lars Ahlfors. Marden has been a professor at the University of Minnesota since the 1970s, where he is now professor emeritus. He was a member of the Institute for Advanced Study (IAS) in the academic year 1969–70, Fall 1978, and Fall 1987. His research deals with Riemann surfaces, quadratic differentials, Teichmüller spaces, hyperbolic geometry of surfaces and 3-manifolds, Fuchsian groups, Kleinian groups, complex dynamics, and low-dimensional geometric analysis. Concerning properties of hyperbolic 3-manifolds, Marden formulated in 1974 the tameness conjecture, which was proved in 2004 by Ian Agol and independently by a collaborative effort of Danny Calegari and David Gabai. In 1962, he gave a talk (as an approved speaker but not an invited speaker) on ''A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brice Marden
Brice Marden (born October 15, 1938) is an American artist generally described as Minimalist, although his work may be hard to categorize. He lives and works in New York City; Tivoli, New York; Hydra, Greece; and Eagles Mere, Pennsylvania. Life He was born as Nicholas Brice Marden Jr. in Bronxville, New York and grew up in nearby Briarcliff Manor. He attended Florida Southern College from 1957 to 1958 before receiving his B.F.A. from the Boston University School of Fine and Applied Arts in 1961. Thereafter, Marden earned his M.F.A. from the Yale School of Art in 1963, where he studied with Esteban Vicente, Alex Katz, Jon Schueler, Jack Tworkov, Reginald Pollack, Philip Pearlstein, and Gabor Peterdi. Among his fellow students were the future artists Richard Serra, Chuck Close, Janet Fish, Vija Celmins, Nancy Graves, Gary Hudson, and Sylvia and Robert Mangold. As he studied art, Marden was also immersed in the Cambridge, Massachusetts-based American folk music revival scene. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Louis Marden
John Louis Marden, Order of the British Empire, CBE, Justice of Peace, JP (12 February 1919 – 18 March 1999) was a British businessman and philanthropist. He was the chairman of the Wheelock & Co, Wheelock Marden. Biography John Louis Marden in February 1919 was born to George Marden, a former Imperial Maritime Customs officer in Canton and Shanghai and chairman of the Wheelock & Co, Wheelock Marden, the Far East conglomerate ranging from property and retailing to insurance and aviation. He was educated in Shanghai and then in England at Gresham's School and the University of Cambridge, graduating in economics and law. After Cambridge, in 1946 Marden joined his father's firm as a trainee in the secretarial and shipping division before he was transferred to the insurance department. In 1952, he became a director of the company. In 1959 he succeeded his father as chairman of Wheelock and Marden, sometimes known as "taipan". As the chairman of one of the leading firms in Hong Kong, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Marden
John Marden (9 April 1855 – 29 October 1924) was an Australian headmaster, pioneer of women's education, and Presbyterian elder. Early life and training Born in Prahran, a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Marden was the fifth child of English parents, John Marden, a butcher, and his wife Catherine, née Murphy. He was educated at The Geelong College and the University of Melbourne, where he graduated as a Master of Arts in Mathematics and Physics. While completing his law degree, Marden married a schoolteacher, Jane Armstrong at Cape Clear, on 20 December 1883. He also returned to his old school, The Geelong College, this time as a teacher under notable educator George Morrison, moving to the Methodist Ladies' College, Melbourne (M.L.C Melbourne) as a Science master three years later. Career In July 1887, the committee of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church of New South Wales advertised for an appropriate Principal for its new school, The Presbyterian Ladie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Julia Marden
Julia Marden (born 1962) is an American artist based in Vermont. A member of the Aquinnah Wampanoag tribe, Marden specializes in traditional Wampanoag arts and crafts, including basket and mat twining, wampum belts, and painting. Early life and education Marden was born in 1962 and raised in Falmouth, Massachusetts, and also spent parts of her childhood in Vineyard Haven on Martha's Vineyard. Her father was a carpenter, and as a child she would use his wood shavings to make her own art. She also made collages from found objects. Art career Marden began learning customary crafts in the early 1990s, from Native American staff, when she began working in the Wampanoag Indian Program at Plimoth Plantation. Specifically, Marden learned twining, a type of weaving technique which involves wrapping fibers around one another without using a loom. She had created 63 twined pieces by 2012. It takes Marden about two months of 40-hour weeks to twine a bag with commercial cordage. For m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wampanoag Tribe Of Gay Head
The Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah) ( wam, Âhqunah Wôpanâak) is a federally recognized tribe of Wampanoag people based in the town of Aquinnah on the southwest tip of Martha's Vineyard in Massachusetts."Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head – Aquinnah." ''Region 1: EPA New England.'' Retrieved 25 May 2013. The tribe hosts an annual Cranberry Day celebration.Pritzker 475 The tribe received official recognition in 1987, the same year that their land claim on Martha's Vineyard was settled by an act of Congress, with agreement by the state and the United States Department of Interior. The government took into trust on behalf of the tribe 485 acres of Tribal Lands purchased (160 acres private and approximately 325 acres common lands). In 2011 the state of Massachusetts pas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luis Marden
Luis Marden (born Annibale Luigi Paragallo) (January 25, 1913 – March 3, 2003) was an American photographer, explorer, writer, filmmaker, diver, navigator, and linguist who worked for ''National Geographic Magazine''. He worked as a photographer and reporter before serving as chief of the ''National Geographic'' foreign editorial staff. He was a pioneer in the use of color photography, both on land and underwater, and also made many discoveries in the world of science. Though he officially retired in 1976, Marden continued to write occasional stories. In total, he wrote more than 60 articles for the magazine. Background Born in Chelsea, Massachusetts, of Italian heritage, Marden went by the name Louis Paragallo while growing up in nearby Quincy. Marden was introduced to photography at a chemistry class while attending Quincy Senior High School. His interest was intense and lasting. In 1932, at the age of 19, he wrote a book called ''Color Photography with the Miniature Camera' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Orison Swett Marden
Dr. Orison Swett Marden (1848–1924) was an American inspirational author who wrote about achieving success in life and founded '' SUCCESS'' magazine in 1897. His writings discuss common-sense principles and virtues that make for a well-rounded, successful life. Many of his ideas are based on New Thought philosophy. His first book, ''Pushing to the Front'' (1894), became an instant best-seller. Marden later published fifty or more books and booklets, averaging two titles per year. Biography The "Bound Out" Orphan Marden was born 11 June 1848 in Thornton Gore, New Hampshire, to Lewis and Martha Marden. When he was three years old, his mother died at the age of 22, leaving Orison and his two sisters in the care of their father, who was a farmer, hunter, and trapper. When Orison was seven years old, his father died from injuries incurred while in the woods. Consequently, the children were shuttled from one guardian to another, with Orison working for five successive fam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert A
The name Robert is an ancient Germanic given name, from Proto-Germanic "fame" and "bright" (''Hrōþiberhtaz''). Compare Old Dutch ''Robrecht'' and Old High German ''Hrodebert'' (a compound of '' Hruod'' ( non, Hróðr) "fame, glory, honour, praise, renown" and ''berht'' "bright, light, shining"). It is the second most frequently used given name of ancient Germanic origin. It is also in use as a surname. Another commonly used form of the name is Rupert. After becoming widely used in Continental Europe it entered England in its Old French form ''Robert'', where an Old English cognate form (''Hrēodbēorht'', ''Hrodberht'', ''Hrēodbēorð'', ''Hrœdbœrð'', ''Hrœdberð'', ''Hrōðberχtŕ'') had existed before the Norman Conquest. The feminine version is Roberta. The Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish form is Roberto. Robert is also a common name in many Germanic languages, including English, German, Dutch, Norwegian, Swedish, Scots, Danish, and Icelandic. It can be use ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
