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Ormsby (surname)
Ormsby is a surname. The name originates from people of the Southern areas of Scandinavia who would later migrate to Wales & England. In Old Norse the surname is translated to mean either "Home Of Serpents" or "Land Of Dragons", in Old English the name translates to "By The Orm" or in Welsh "By The Elm". The origins of the name date back to the tales of the Viking, Orm, around the year 1050. Orm became famous during a particular raid on Scotland. Before the raiding party had left the Jarl had declared that the first man to set foot on Scottish soil would have first claim to the land. As the Vikings neared the Scottish coast, they were intercepted by the natives & a sea battle ensued. During the battle, Orm's leg was severed from his body. This did not stop him from fighting though, & as the days battle came to an end, the Vikings were victorious & made their way towards the coast. As his ship drew near the beach, Orm picked up his severed leg & hurled it at the beach. This signified ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alan Ormsby
Alan Ormsby (born December 14, 1943) is an American director, screenwriter, make up artist, actor and author. Film career Ormsby began work in feature films with the Bob Clark-directed ''Children Shouldn't Play with Dead Things'' (1972), which co-starred his then-wife Anya Ormsby. In addition to writing the film's script, Ormsby played the lead, Alan, and provided the film's make-up effects. Two years later, Ormsby and Clark re-teamed on ''Deathdream''. ''Deranged'', a horror film inspired by serial killer Ed Gein, saw Clark producing with Ormsby writing and co-directing the feature (with Jeff Gillen), while ''Deathdream'' saw Clark directing another Ormsby script. In 1980s Ormsby continued as a screenwriter, writing the screenplays for ''My Bodyguard'' (1980), ''The Little Dragons'' (1980), Paul Schrader's '' Cat People'' (1982) and Clark's '' Porky's II: The Next Day'' (1983). Ormsby returned to directing with ''Popcorn'' (1991). Written by Ormsby, the film production saw him l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brendan Ormsby
Brendon Thomas Christopher Ormsby (born 1 October 1960) is an English former professional footballer. A centre back, Ormsby played for Aston Villa, Leeds United, Shrewsbury, Doncaster, Waterford United, Scarborough and Wigan. Ormsby led Leeds to the FA Cup semi-final and Division Two play-offs in 1986–87. He worked as a postman in Leeds Moortown after retiring from football. During his later years he has worked as a coach at Senior and Junior levels, including a spell working with Lawnswood Lasers JFC. Ormsby is also the honorary president of the Scarborough Branch of the Leeds United Member's Club. He attends the club's annual 'On The Road' evening and his role has led to a beer being named after him. Ormsby's Bitter is brewed by the Wold Top brewery and can be sampled at the Spa Complex on the town's sea front. Between 2000 and 2012, he worked for the Press Association, providing live by the second actions from Leeds United, Bradford City and Manchester City as part of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eric Ormsby
Eric Linn Ormsby (born 1941 in Atlanta, Georgia) is deputy head of academic research and publications at the Institute of Ismaili Studies in London. He was formerly a professor at McGill University Institute of Islamic Studies, where he also served as director. He has published widely on Islamic thought, including ''Theodicy in Islamic Thought'' (1984). Ormsby has had six collections of poetry published, including ''Bavarian Shrine and Other Poems'' (1990), which won a Quebec prize for the best poetry of that year. His poems have been published in ''The New Yorker'' and ''The Paris Review'', and have been anthologized in The Norton Anthology of Poetry ''The Norton Anthology of Poetry'' is one of several literary anthologies published by W.W. Norton and Company. It is intended for classroom use, and has sold well. The anthology appeared in 1970 and is in its sixth edition, a volume which inc .... Notes Selected works * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *''West-Eastern Divan: ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frank Ormsby
Francis Arthur Ormsby (born 1947) is a Northern Irish author and poet. Life Frank Ormsby was born in Irvinestown, County Fermanagh. He was educated at St Michael's College, Enniskillen and then Queen's University Belfast. From 1976 until his retirement in 2010, he was Head of English at the Royal Belfast Academical Institution. Work Over a period of fifty years he has published ten books of poetry and has also edited another ten collections. From 1969 to 1989 he was editor of ''The Honest Ulsterman''. He has also edited the ''Poetry Ireland Review''. Ormsby was appointed as the Ireland Professor of Poetry in 2019, to serve a three-year term at Trinity College Dublin, Queen's University Belfast and University College Dublin. Bibliography Poetry collections * * * * * * * * * * Edited volumes * * ''Northern Windows: An Anthology of Ulster Autobiography'', Belfast: Blackstaff Press, 1987. * ''The Long Embrace: Twentieth Century Irish Love Poems'', London: Faber & ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hilda Ormsby
Hilda Ormsby born Hilda Rodwell Jones (1 November 1877 – 23 October 1973) was a British academic and geographer. Life Ormsby was born in Hanley, Staffordshire in 1877. Her father was a minister and the family moved around the country frequently when she was growing up. Despite this she took a certificate in Geography in the organisation that would be very important to her - the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE). After this she moved to France where she studied French and German and minor subjects at the École Normale de Melun. In 1911 she and brother, Llewellyn, discovered the lectures given by the LSE geographer Halford Mackinder on Saturday mornings for school teachers. She became an geography demonstrator in the following year and did sound work there during World War One whilst lecturing and studying. One of her tasks was creating terrain maps of the Western Front for Naval Intelligence. She graduated in Geography despite the course being for three yea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Ormsby (other) (1881–1952), English recipient of the Victoria Cross
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John Ormsby may refer to: * John Ormsby (negotiator) (1854–1927), negotiator for the Ngāti Maniapoto iwi (tribe) * John Ormsby (settler) (1720–1805), American soldier from Ireland and early Pittsburgh-area settler * John Ormsby (translator) (1829–1895), nineteenth-century British translator * John William Ormsby John William Ormsby VC MM (10 January 1881 – 20 July 1952) was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kristian Ormsby
Kristian Ormsby (born 12 April 1980 in Auckland, New Zealand) is a former New Zealand rugby union player. In his rugby career he played for Counties-Manukau, the Hurricanes, the Chiefs and the New Zealand Maori. His usual position is at lock, though he is known for playing in the loose forward positions of Blindside Flanker and Number Eight. Ormsby made his Super Rugby debut in 2001 after an outstanding season for the provincial Counties-Manukau team. In 2003 he joined the Wellington Hurricanes rugby franchise, for whom he played over 30 matches before returning to his roots and once again playing for his original team, the Chiefs. He played in the 2006 Churchill Cup for the New Zealand Maori where he scored five tries and was the leading point-scorer for the New Zealand Maori. In the 2007 Super 14 season he re-signed to play for the Chiefs. In 2007 Ormsby captained the Counties Manukau Steelers in the Air New Zealand Cup competition. In February 2008, Ormsby became th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Len Ormsby
Leonard Dorman Ormsby (September 21, 1890 – March 13, 1983) was an American racing driver. Motorsports career results Indianapolis 500 results References 1890 births 1983 deaths Indianapolis 500 drivers Racing drivers from New York City {{US-autoracing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mary Ormsby
Mary Ormsby (born 1960) is a Canadian journalist and sports editor for the ''Toronto Star''. She appears on the sports talk radio show Prime Time Sports approximately once a month as heard on the CJCL, Sportsnet 590 The Fan. Background and education She was born in Toronto, Ontario, where she attended St. Richards Catholic Elementary School and Senator O'Connor High School. After completing grade 12, she received a full scholarship to Ohio State University as a member of the Women's volleyball team. She was a two-time OSU Scholar-Athlete; team captain in 1979 and 1980; an all-Big Ten selection in 1980; and won three OAISW titles and the 1979 MAIAW regional championship, which was part of a school-record-setting 37-win season. She graduated with a degree in journalism and returned to her native Toronto in the early 1980s to begin a career in sports journalism with the Toronto Sun. Career She was subsequently hired by the ''Toronto Star'', Canada's most widely circulated newspaper ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Ormsby-Gore, 3rd Baron Harlech
George Ralph Charles Ormsby-Gore, 3rd Baron Harlech, (21 January 1855 – 8 May 1938), was a British soldier and Conservative Member of Parliament. Background and education Harlech was the son of William Richard Ormsby-Gore, 2nd Baron Harlech, and Lady Emily Charlotte Seymour, and was educated at Eton College and the Royal Military College, Sandhurst. Military career He served in the regular army as a lieutenant in the Coldstream Guards from 1875 to 1883. He later served in the Shropshire Yeomanry, becoming its commanding officer as lieutenant-colonel from 1902 to 1907, and was honorary colonel from 1908. He commanded the Welsh Guards at home during the First World War in 1915. He was chairman of the Salop Territorial Army Association. Political career He was elected to the House of Commons for Oswestry in a by-election in May 1901, a seat he held until 1904 when he succeeded his father as third Baron Harlech and entered the House of Lords. Crown Appointments Lord Harlech ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oliver Ormsby
Oliver Ormsby (February 25, 1767 – July 26, 1832) was a businessman in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He was a wealthy and influential leader in the city, and the borough of Mount Oliver, Pennsylvania, is named in his honor. Career After his father died in 1805, Oliver continued his father's trading business in north-western Pennsylvania, and expanded it to new locations at Erie, Pennsylvania, and Niagara, New York. During the War of 1812, Ormsby was the acting naval agent in Pittsburgh and worked with Oliver Hazard Perry to successfully outfit the Lake Erie Fleet. In 1820, he was also a commissioned merchant, a director of the Pittsburgh branch of the U. S. Bank, owner of a flour mill in Cincinnati, Ohio, a cotton factory and rope walk in Chillicothe, Ohio, a grist, sandmill, forge, and iron furnace in Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania. His steam powered flour mill in Cincinnati burned down in 1823. He was on the board of managers at Monongahela Bridge Company and was occasionally a member ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stephen Ormsby
Stephen Ormsby (1759March 4, 1844) was a U.S. Representative from Kentucky. He was born in County Sligo, Ireland, immigrated to the United States when a boy, and settled in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He pursued classical studies and studied law. Ormsby was admitted to the bar in 1786 and commenced the practice of his profession in Danville, Kentucky. He became Deputy Attorney General of Jefferson County, Kentucky in 1787. Ormsby served in the early Indian wars, and as a brigadier general under Gen. Josiah Harmar in the campaign of 1790. He served as judge of the district court of Jefferson County in 1791, as a presidential elector in 1796, and as a judge of the circuit court 1802-1810. Ormsby was elected as a Democratic-Republican to the Twelfth Congress (March 4, 1811 – March 3, 1813). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection to the Thirteenth Congress. Ormsby was elected to the Thirteenth Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Representative-elect Joh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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