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McDowell (surname)
McDowell or MacDowell is a Scottish surname, derived from the Scottish Gaelic, Gaelic ''Mac Dubhghaill'', meaning "son of ''Dubhghall''" (i.e. of the same origin as McDougall (other), McDougall). People McDowell *Abram Irvin McDowell (1793–1844), mayor of Columbus, Ohio *Alex McDowell (born 1955), British narrative designer *Alexander McDowell (1845–1913), congressman from Pennsylvania *Andrew McDowell (born 1971), Irish economist *Anne Elizabeth McDowell (1826–1901), American newspaper editor *Charles S. McDowell (1871–1943), interim governor of Alabama *Charles T. McDowell (born 1921), American academic and military officer *Charlie McDowell (born 1983), American film director and writer *Derek McDowell (born 1958), Irish politician *Ephraim McDowell (1771–1830), American physician *Fred McDowell (1904–1972), American blues singer and guitar player *Graeme McDowell (born 1979), Northern Irish professional golfer *Hugh McDowell (1953–2018), English cellist, m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scottish Gaelic
Scottish Gaelic ( gd, Gàidhlig ), also known as Scots Gaelic and Gaelic, is a Goidelic language (in the Celtic branch of the Indo-European language family) native to the Gaels of Scotland. As a Goidelic language, Scottish Gaelic, as well as both Irish and Manx, developed out of Old Irish. It became a distinct spoken language sometime in the 13th century in the Middle Irish period, although a common literary language was shared by the Gaels of both Ireland and Scotland until well into the 17th century. Most of modern Scotland was once Gaelic-speaking, as evidenced especially by Gaelic-language place names. In the 2011 census of Scotland, 57,375 people (1.1% of the Scottish population aged over 3 years old) reported being able to speak Gaelic, 1,275 fewer than in 2001. The highest percentages of Gaelic speakers were in the Outer Hebrides. Nevertheless, there is a language revival, and the number of speakers of the language under age 20 did not decrease between the 2001 and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jack McDowell (politician)
John William McDowell (c. 1922 – 14 August 2006) was a political activist in Northern Ireland. Born on the Shankill Road in Belfast, McDowell studied at Queen's University Belfast and qualified as a teacher, working at the Jordanstown School for the Deaf, where he became vice-principal.JR, "An appreciation: Jack McDowell", ''Irish Times'', 9 October 2006 McDowell joined the British Army during World War II and served during the D-Day invasion. At the end of the war, he returned to teaching and followed his father in joining the Northern Ireland Labour Party (NILP). He stood in numerous elections for the party, but was never elected. For the Northern Ireland Parliament, he stood in Ards at the 1953 election, in the Belfast Duncairn in the 1956 by-election, in 1962 and 1965, then finally in Newtownabbey at the 1969 Northern Ireland general election.Alan O'Day and N. C. Fleming, ''Longman Handbook of Modern Irish History Since 1800'', p.243 He also stood for the party in Belf ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Malik McDowell
Malik Devon McDowell (born June 20, 1996) is an American football defensive tackle who is a free agent. After playing college football for Michigan State, he was drafted by the Seattle Seahawks in the second round of the 2017 NFL Draft. He sustained injuries from an all-terrain vehicle (ATV) accident shortly after being drafted and never played in a game for the Seahawks. His career was further complicated by a legal issue which ultimately resulted in him being sentenced to prison for 11 months in November 2019. In 2021, McDowell returned to the NFL and has since played for the Browns. Early years McDowell attended Loyola High School in Detroit, Michigan, and then Southfield High School in Southfield, Michigan. As a high school football player, he was rated by Rivals.com as a five-star recruit, and was ranked as the second best defensive end in his class and the 26th best player overall. He committed to play football at Michigan State University. College career McDowell pla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Louise Sherwood McDowell
Louise Sherwood McDowell (29 September 1876 - 6 July 1966) was an American physicist and educator. She spent most of her career as a professor of physics at Wellesley College and is best known for being one of the first female scientists to work at the United States Bureau of Standards, now the National Institute of Standards and Technology. Early life and education Louise McDowell was born in Wayne, New York, to Francis Marion and Eva (Sherwood) McDowell. McDowell received her B.A. in 1898 from Wellesley College. Following graduation she worked as a high school teacher of English, science, and mathematics until 1905. She was then admitted for graduate studies to Cornell University. The chair of the physics department, Edward Nichols was supportive of women in physics. McDowell worked on short-wave radiation under Ernest Merritt. She earned an M.A. in 1907 followed by a Ph.D. in 1909. McDowell attended Cornell at approximately the same time as Frances Wick. The two became fri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Linda McDowell
Linda Margaret McDowell (born 1949) is a British geographer and academic, specialising in the ethnography of work and employment. She was Professor of Geography at the University of Oxford from 2004 to 2016. Early life and education McDowell studied for her PhD as a part-time student at the Bartlett School of Planning, where she had previously earned a master's degree. Supervised by Peter Cowan, she researched housing change in London. Academic career Prior to completing her PhD, she lectured at the Open University. She then returned to the University of Cambridge, where she had studied as an undergraduate. She took a chair at London School of Economics in 1999, after which she moved first to University College London and then, in 2004, to the University of Oxford. She is an economic geographer, who describes herself as an ethnographer of work and employment. She wrote the first paper on feminism in the journal '' Society and Space'', while her three books on work and gen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kelly McDowell
Hobart Kelliston McDowell III was an American business attorney, government affairs consultant and politician. He was mayor of El Segundo, California for six years (2004–2010), and served as a member of the city council for twelve years (1998–2010). McDowell opposed expansion of LAX, threatening to sue the Los Angeles City Council. He reached a deal with Los Angeles to develop an alternative to expansion in return for dropping the lawsuit. He also threatened to sue over a plan by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority to put a rail yard in El Segundo. He also fought to keep the Los Angeles Air Force Base open. Personal Hobart Kelliston McDowell III was the son of the late Hobart K. McDowell Jr., and the late Martha Louise Shea McDowell. He had a sister, Tina S. McDowell, and two brothers, Joseph S. McDowell and Robert M. McDowell Robert Malcolm McDowell (born June 13, 1963) is a lawyer and lobbyist who served as a commissioner of the Federal Communications Co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Josh McDowell
Joslin "Josh" McDowell (born August 17, 1939) is an evangelical Christian apologist and evangelist. He is the author or co-author of over 150 books. In 2006, his book ''Evidence That Demands a Verdict'' was ranked 13th in ''Christianity Today''s list of most influential evangelical books published after World War II. Other well-known titles are ''More Than a Carpenter'', ''A Ready Defense'' and ''Right from Wrong''. Biography Family and education McDowell was born in Union City, Michigan, in 1939 with the given name Joslin. He is one of five children born to Wilmot McDowell. Sr. Biographer Joe Musser indicates that McDowell struggled with low self-esteem in his youth, as his father was an alcoholic and abusive. McDowell also revealed he was sexually abused repeatedly as a child by a farm hand, Wayne Bailey, from the age of 6 to 13. He enlisted in the Air National Guard, received basic training and assumed duties in mechanical maintenance of aircraft. After sustaining a head i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joseph Nash McDowell
Joseph Nash McDowell (1805-1868) was one of the most influential and respected doctors west of the Mississippi in the 1840s until his death in 1868. He is primarily remembered for his Grave robbery, grave-digging practices, where he illegally exhumed corpses in order to study Human body, human anatomy. He is also known for his influence on Mark Twain, and was likely the inspiration for Twain's fictional character Dr. Robinson in "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer." Early career Dr. McDowell moved to St. Louis in 1839 with a reputation that preceded him. He had previously worked in Kentucky, Philadelphia and Ohio at various medical facilities, and studied at Transylvania University in Kentucky. In 1840 he founded Missouri's first medical school, Missouri Medical College. It was the first medical school founded west of the Mississippi River. After McDowell's death, it became affiliated with the Washington University School of Medicine in 1899. Collecting Corpses In the 1840s, using ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
