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Neils Bouton
Neils is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Jenifer Neils (born 1950), American archaeologist * Steve Neils Steven Lynn Neils (born May 2, 1951) is a former linebacker in the National Football League who played his entire career for the St. Louis Cardinals. After a college career at Minnesota, Steve was drafted in the fifth round of the 1974 NFL draft ... (born 1951), American American football player See also * Neil {{surname Surnames of German origin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jenifer Neils
Jenifer Neils (born October 16, 1950) is an American classical archaeologist and since July 2017 director of the American School of Classical Studies at Athens. Formerly she was the Elsie B. Smith Professor in the Liberal Arts in the Department of Classics at Case Western Reserve University. Biography Neils attended Northrop Collegiate School in Minneapolis and earned her AB magna cum laude with Honors in Classical and Near Eastern Archaeology at Bryn Mawr College in 1972. After graduating she was part of the team excavating the Etruscan site of Poggio Civitate (Murlo) under the auspices of Bryn Mawr. She earned a master's degree first class in archaeology at the University of Sydney and spent several summers working with the Australians at the site of Torone in northern Greece. Neils was awarded an MFA (1977) and PhD (1980) from Princeton University where she studied art history and classical archaeology. Since 1989 she has been working at the site of Morgantina in central Si ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steve Neils
Steven Lynn Neils (born May 2, 1951) is a former linebacker in the National Football League who played his entire career for the St. Louis Cardinals. After a college career at Minnesota, Steve was drafted in the fifth round of the 1974 NFL draft The 1974 NFL draft took place at the Americana Hotel in New York City, New York, on January 29–30, 1974. Each of the 26 NFL teams were granted 17 selections for a total of 442 picks. Many experts consider the 1974 Pittsburgh Steelers to have h .... Over eighty-eight professional games, he had one interception and seven recovered fumbles, running one back 72 yards for a touchdown. References 1951 births Living people People from St. Peter, Minnesota American football linebackers Minnesota Golden Gophers football players St. Louis Cardinals (football) players Players of American football from Minnesota {{Minnesota-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neil
Neil is a masculine name of Gaelic and Irish origin. The name is an anglicisation of the Irish ''Niall'' which is of disputed derivation. The Irish name may be derived from words meaning "cloud", "passionate", "victory", "honour" or "champion".. As a surname, Neil is traced back to Niall of the Nine Hostages who was an Irish king and eponymous ancestor of the Uí Néill and MacNeil kindred. Most authorities cite the meaning of Neil in the context of a surname as meaning "champion". Origins The Gaelic name was adopted by the Vikings and taken to Iceland as ''Njáll'' (see Nigel). From Iceland it went via Norway, Denmark, and Normandy to England. The name also entered Northern England and Yorkshire directly from Ireland, and from Norwegian settlers. ''Neal'' or ''Neall'' is the Middle English form of ''Nigel''. As a first name, during the Middle Ages, the Gaelic name of Irish origins was popular in Ireland and later Scotland. During the 20th century ''Neil'' began to be used in Engl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |