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Pidgeon (surname)
Pidgeon is a surname from an archaic spelling of pigeon. People Notable persons with the surname include: * Caroline Pidgeon, Liberal Democrat politician in the United Kingdom * Emily Pidgeon (born 1989), English athlete * Frank Pidgeon (1825-1884), American baseball player * George C. Pidgeon (1872–1971), Canadian religious minister * Harry Pidgeon (1869–1954), American sailor, circumnavigator * Jeff Pidgeon, American writer and actor * John Pidgeon, Australian contractor and property developer * Lloyd Montgomery Pidgeon (1903–1999), Canadian chemist and metallurgist * Monica Pidgeon (1913–2009), British interior designer and architectural writer * Rebecca Pidgeon (born 1965), American actor and songwriter * Valmai Pidgeon, Australian philanthropist and construction contractor * W. R. Pidgeon, English inventor of an electrostatic machine * Walter Pidgeon (1897–1984), Canadian actor * William Pidgeon (1909-1981), Australian painter * William Pidgeon (archaeologis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pigeon
Columbidae () is a bird family consisting of doves and pigeons. It is the only family in the order Columbiformes. These are stout-bodied birds with short necks and short slender bills that in some species feature fleshy ceres. They primarily feed on seeds, fruits, and plants. The family occurs worldwide, but the greatest variety is in the Indomalayan and Australasian realms. The family contains 344 species divided into 50 genera. Thirteen of the species are extinct. In English, the smaller species tend to be called "doves" and the larger ones "pigeons". However, the distinction is not consistent, and does not exist in most other languages. Historically, the common names for these birds involve a great deal of variation between the terms. The bird most commonly referred to as just "pigeon" is the domestic pigeon, which is common in many cities as the feral pigeon. Doves and pigeons build relatively flimsy nests, often using sticks and other debris, which may be placed on bra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Monica Pidgeon
Monica Pidgeon (29 September 1913 – 17 September 2009) was a British interior designer and architectural writer best known as the editor of ''Architectural Design'' from 1946 to 1975. Early life Pidgeon was born Monica Lehmann in 1913 in Catemu, Chile. Her father was a French mining engineer; her mother was Scottish. In 1929, her parents moved the family to London so their children could finish their education at English schools; she attended St Martin-in-the-Fields High School for Girls in Lambeth. After graduating, she enrolled in a two-year interior design course at The Bartlett School of Architecture at University College London (UCL). She had initially tried to study architecture but Albert Richardson, the head of the Bartlett school at the time, did not believe women belonged in architecture and her father convinced her to focus on interior design instead. Career After graduating from UCL, Pidgeon worked for a furniture company in Bedford. When the business closed, she be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pidgin (other)
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Pidgin is a simplified language that develops between two or more groups who do not share a common language, as contrasted to a Creole language, a full language with native speakers, often originating from a Pidgin language. Pidgin may also refer to: * Any one of several particular Pidgin languages commonly called "Pidgin". * Pidgin (software), an instant messaging client formerly known as Gaim * Pidgin code, a mixture of several programming languages in the same program See also * Melanesian Pidgin (other) * * * Broken English (other) * Creole (other) * Pidgeon (other) * Pigeon (other) Pigeon is a common name for birds of the taxonomic family ''Columbidae'', particularly the rock pigeon. Pigeon may also refer to: Places * Pigeon, Indiana, an unincorporated community * Pigeon, Michigan, a village * Pigeon, Wisconsin, a town ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Pidgeon (archaeologist)
William Pidgeon (ca. 1800 – ca. 1880) was an antiquarian and archaeologist most famous for his 1858 work, ''Traditions of Dee-Coo-Dah and Antiquarian Researches'', a putative history about lost tribes of the Upper Mississippi and the mounds they left behind. This book was eventually revealed to be partly a hoax, and partly embellishment of actual research. Combining elaborate sketches and maps of mound groups in Wisconsin, Iowa, Illinois, and Minnesota, Pidgeon claimed to have discovered an elaborate network of coded earthen symbols used by an ancient race that predated Native Americans; one of the last survivors of this putative race, "Dee-Coo-Dah", was interviewed by Pidgeon. Eventually his work became popular in the late 19th century, when there were numerous myths about pre-Indian mound builders, and Pidgeon's book went through at least three printings, making him a fortune. The famed archaeologist Theodore H. Lewis later revealed that Pidgeon had fabricated most of his resea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Pidgeon
William Edwin Pidgeon, aka Bill Pidgeon and Wep, (1909–1981) was an Australian painter who won the Archibald Prize three times. After his death, cartoonist and journalist Les Tanner described him: "He was everything from serious draftsman, brilliant cartoonist, social observer, splittingly funny illustrator to multiple Archibald prizewinner. Pidgeon was born on 7 January 1909 in Paddington, an inner suburb of Sydney. He was the son of Frederick Castledine Pidgeon and Thirza Jessie Pidgeon, née White. He was educated at Sydney Technical High School. Pidgeon served in the Royal Australian Navy Reserve between 1927-1930 (Service Number S6342). Pidgeon was married twice. He married Jessie Graham in 1933. They had one son in 1944. The same year he moved to Northwood, New South Wales where he lived for the remainder of his life. After Jessie's death, he married Dorothy Lees and a second son was born in 1959. From 1954 he suffered from glaucoma in both eyes. This condition led to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Walter Pidgeon
Walter Davis Pidgeon (September 23, 1897 – September 25, 1984) was a Canadian-American actor. He earned two Academy Award for Best Actor nominations for his roles in ''Mrs. Miniver'' (1942) and ''Madame Curie'' (1943). Pidgeon also starred in many films such as ''How Green Was My Valley'' (1941), ''The Bad and the Beautiful'' (1952), ''Forbidden Planet'' (1956), ''Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea'' (1961), ''Advise & Consent'' (1962), '' Funny Girl'' (1968), and ''Harry in Your Pocket'' (1973). He received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1960 and a Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award in 1975. Early life Born in Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada, Pidgeon was the son of Hannah (née Sanborn), a housewife, and Caleb Burpee Pidgeon, a haberdasher. Pidgeon received his formal education in local schools and the University of New Brunswick, where he studied law and drama. His university education was interrupted by World War I when he volunteered with the 65th Batter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Valmai Pidgeon
Florence Valmai Miller Pidgeon AM (born c. 1927) is a leading figure in the Arts and the construction industry in Queensland. After completing her education in 1945, Florence joined her father's building construction business F.A. Pidgeon & Son Pty Ltd. which was founded in 1927. She was appointed Company Secretary in 1950 of the company, and a Director in 1957, Joint Managing Director with her brother, Sir John Pidgeon, in 1980, and managing director in 1993. Under the joint stewardship, F.A. Pidgeon & Son Pty Ltd., grew into one of the largest privately owned construction companies in Queensland. Valmai Pidgeon has also established herself as a developer in her own right, through a range of projects in and around Brisbane - most recently, a major inner city high-rise residential development. Of particular note has been her public profile as a supporter of landscape architecture through her own award-winning garden in her Holland Park home. She also supports many important group ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rebecca Pidgeon
Rebecca Pidgeon (born October 10, 1965) is an American actress who has appeared on stage and in feature films, and a singer, songwriter and recording artist. She is married to American playwright David Mamet. Early life Pidgeon was born to English parents in Cambridge, Massachusetts, while her father, Carl R. Pidgeon, was a visiting professor at MIT. Her mother, Elaine, is a yoga teacher. Her paternal grandmother, Monica Pidgeon, the editor of ''Architectural Design'', was the sister of artist Olga Lehmann and academic Andrew George Lehmann. Pidgeon moved to Edinburgh, Scotland in 1970 with her parents. She graduated from the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London with classmates Clive Owen and Liza Tarbuck. Career From 1986 to 1990, Pidgeon was the lead singer of the British folk/pop band Ruby Blue. She left the group shortly after they signed to a major record label. She appeared in her first feature film, ''The Dawning,'' in 1988; then starred in David Mamet's plays and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lloyd Montgomery Pidgeon
Lloyd Montgomery Pidgeon, (December 3, 1903 – December 9, 1999) was a Canadian chemist who developed the Pidgeon process, one of the methods of magnesium metal production, via a silicothermic reduction. He is considered the "father" of academic metallurgical research in Canada. Biography Born in Markham, Ontario, the son of E. Leslie Pidgeon, a United Church of Canada minister, and Edith Gilker, he received a Bachelor of Arts in science from the University of Manitoba in 1925, a Master of Science from McGill University in 1927, and a Ph.D. in chemistry from McGill University in 1929. In 1929, Pidgeon was awarded a Sir William Ramsay Memorial Fellowship from Oxford University and worked under Sir Alfred Egerton until 1931. In 1931, he joined the National Research Council, where he discovered the process that bears his name. Because of the demand for magnesium during the Second World War, a magnesium plant was built by Dominion Magnesium Limited (DML) near Ottawa, and five ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Caroline Pidgeon
Caroline Valerie Pidgeon (born 29 September 1972) is a British politician serving as the Leader of the Liberal Democrats in the London Assembly since 2018, and a Londonwide Member of the London Assembly (AM) since 2008. Early life and education Pidgeon was born in Eastleigh, Hampshire, on 29 September 1972, to Eric and Valerie Pidgeon. She grew up in the county, and was the first member of her family to go to university, graduating from Aberystwyth University with a degree in Economics in 1994. After university, Pidgeon moved to London. Career From 1994 to 1996, Pidgeon was a political researcher for Rose Colley, a councillor on Southwark London Borough Council. Pidgeon was also a political researcher at Brent Council from 1996 to 1999. She was employed at Croydon Health Authority as a communications manager from 1999 to 2002, and undertook the same role at Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust from 2002 to 2006. At the 1998 local election, Pidgeon was elected as a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Pidgeon
Sir John Allan Stewart Pidgeon (15 July 1926 – 2 June 2016) was an Australian contractor and property developer. He and his sister, Valmai Pidgeon, have been involved with the Queensland construction industry since joining their father's business in the 1940s. Early life Pidgeon was born on 15 July 1926 in Brisbane, the son of Frederick "Allan" Pidgeon and his wife Margaret, and the younger brother of sister Valmai. He attended Yeronga State School and the Anglican Church Grammar School ("Churchie"). Career Their father's business, F. A. Pidgeon and Son Pty Ltd started in 1927, and Pidgeon joined the family company in 1946 after service in the AIF. His addition to the company, along with his sister Valmai, soon expanded the company's activities throughout Queensland, notably in the hotel and commercial building market. The continued success of the company left its mark on the skyline of Brisbane and the Gold Coast. Key construction projects undertaken by the company are: T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jeff Pidgeon
Jeff Pidgeon is an American animator, screenwriter, storyboard artist, and voice actor at Pixar. Early life Influenced by Charles M. Schulz's comic strip ''Peanuts'', Jeff Pidgeon dreamed of becoming a newspaper cartoonist. He studied and graduated with a BFA degree from the California Institute of the Arts. He currently lives in Northern California. Career In 1991, he began working for Pixar Animation Studios, where he currently works as a writer, animator, and voice actor. He has worked behind the scenes on films such as '' FernGully: The Last Rainforest'', ''Toy Story'', ''A Bug's Life'', ''Toy Story 2'', ''Monsters, Inc.'' and ''WALL-E'', as well as many US TV shows. He also provided the voice for the "Aliens" in the ''Toy Story'' films and the ''Toy Story Toons'' short, ''Hawaiian Vacation''. He is the designer of Hamton J. Pig in ''Tiny Toon Adventures''. Pidgeon has also manufactured his own toys. Filmography Production work *''Turning Red'' (2022) - additional stor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
