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Neva (name)
Neva is a feminine given name and a surname. It may refer to: Given name *Neva Abelson (1910–2000), American pediatrician and medical researcher *Neva Boyd (1876–1963), American sociologist *Neva Brasfield (1889–1980), half of the American comedy duo Uncle Cyp and Aunt Sap Brasfield *Neva Carr Glyn (1908–1975), Australian actress *Neva Edwards (born 1931), educator, lay preacher and former civil servant in Dominica *Neva Gerber (1894–1974), American silent film actress *Neva Goodwin (born 1944), American economist *Neva Haites, Australian geneticist *Neva Jane Langley (1933–2012), American beauty pageant queen, Miss America 1953 * Neva Morris (1895–2010), American supercentenarian *Neva Patterson (1920–2010), American actress *Neva Pilgrim, American soprano Surname * Franklin A. Neva (1922–2011), American virologist and physician * Samuel Néva (born 1981), French footballer See also *Nava (given name), a feminine given name *Nela (name) Nela is a Croatian, Cze ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neva Abelson
Neva Irene Martin Abelson (November 19, 1910 – September 26, 2000) was a distinguished research physician who co-discovered the life-saving blood test for the Rh blood factor (with Louis K. Diamond). The Philip and Neva Abelson Hall at Washington State University was named in her honor. Early career Abelson graduated from Washington State University with a B.S. degree in chemistry. She became one of the first women to graduate from Johns Hopkins University with a medical degree. After medical school she became a pediatrician. She was the first pediatrician to ever be placed in charge of Johns Hopkins nurseries. Her research at the University of Pennsylvania, where she was a professor of clinical pathology, involved blood groups, blood diseases of infants, and the pathogenesis of rheumatoid arthritis. She published a book, ''Topics in Blood Banking'', in 1974. She received the Emily Cooley Memorial Award from the American Association of Blood Banks. In 1989, she received th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neva Boyd
Neva Leona Boyd (February 25, 1876 in Sanborn, Iowa, Sanborn, Iowa – November 21, 1963 in Chicago) was an American sociologist. She founded the Recreational Training School at the Hull House in Chicago. The school taught a one-year educational program in group games, gymnastics, dancing, dramatic arts, play theory, and social problems. She was on the faculty of Northwestern University from 1927 to 1941. Biography Born in 1876 in Iowa, Boyd moved to Chicago after high school. She enrolled in the Chicago Kindergarten Institute (now National Louis University) and eventually arrived at Hull House, a settlement house for European immigrants. She taught kindergarten in Buffalo, New York, before returning in 1908 to attend the University of Chicago. The Chicago Park Commission hired Boyd as a social worker, specifically to organize social clubs, direct dramatics, supervise social dances and play activities. At Hull House, Neva Boyd ran movement and recreational groups for children. She ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Uncle Cyp And Aunt Sap Brasfield
Laurence Lemarr Brasfield (March 1, 1898 – September 9, 1966) and Neva Inez Fisher Brasfield (March 14, 1889 – March 19, 1980), better known as Uncle Cyp and Aunt Sap, were an American country comedy duo. Their acting careers, which began in the late 1910s, spanned the vaudeville era and extended to appearances on network television. Laurence also performed on Broadway theatre, Broadway. The married couple had leading roles in hundreds of dramatic and comedic performances on Southern and Midwestern tent repertory show circuits before joining ABC-TV's ''Ozark Jubilee,'' where they performed from 1955 to 1960. Biographies Laurence "Boob" Brasfield Laurence Brasfield was born in Smithville, Mississippi. He later said that his mother Nonnie's humor was a major influence in his becoming a comedian. In 1912, at age 14, he joined the Mighty Haag Circus as a roustabout. The next year he did blackface comedy with a horse-and-wagon show.Hinton, Elmer “Along the Sawdust Trail” (July ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |