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Pierson (surname)
Pierson is an English surname, meaning "son of Piers". Notable people with the surname include: *Abraham Pierson, the elder (died 1678), English pastor in New England *Abraham Pierson (1646-1707), pastor, and first rector and a founder of what would become Yale University, son of Abraham Pierson, the elder * Albert H. Pierson (1839–1918), American farmer, teacher, and politician *Arthur Tappan Pierson, Presbyterian pastor and author *Christoffel Pierson (1631–1714), Dutch painter * Clara D. Pierson, American children's book author *DC Pierson, American comedian, author, and actor *Don Pierson, American broadcasting pioneer *Emma Pierson (born 1981), British actress * Emily Pierson (1881-1971), American suffragist and physician *Frank Pierson, American film director *Henry Hugh Pierson , composer (1815-1873) * Henry R. Pierson (1819–1890), New York politician * Isaac Pierson (1770–1833), Representative to US Congress from New Jersey *Jean Pierson (1940–2021), French aerosp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Piers (name)
Piers is an old English given name and surname, and has the same origins as Peter. Its meaning is 'rock, stone'. People with the given name * Piers Adam (born 1964), British businessman * Piers Adams (born 1963), British recorder player * Piers Akerman (born 1950), Australian journalist, conservative commentator and columnist * Piers Anthony (born 1934), Anglo-American fantasy/science fiction author known for his Xanth series of novels * Piers Baker (born 1962), British cartoonist * Piers Baron (born 1983), English musician * Piers Bengough (1929-2005), British Army officer * Piers Benn (born 1962), British philosopher * Piers Bishop (born 1956), British artist * Piers Bizony (born 1959), Science journalist * Piers Blaikie (born 1942), British geographer * Piers Bohl (1865-1921), Latvian mathematician * Piers Brendon (born 1940), British writer * Piers Butler, 8th Earl of Ormond (c. 1467–1539) * Piers Claughton (1814–1884), British Anglican bishop, Archdeacon of London an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jean Pierson
Jean Pierson (17 November 1940 – 3 November 2021) was a French aerospace engineer who served as the managing director and CEO of Airbus Industrie between 1985 and 1998. During his time as its leader, the company emerged as a global competitor to the then leader Boeing. In addition to advancing the Airbus A320 program he also set up the wide-bodied double-decker Airbus A380 program. Biography Pierson was born on 17 November 1940 in Bizerte in the French protectorate of Tunisia. He studied at the Prytanée national militaire and the military academy in La Flèche, France, and graduated from the Institut supérieur de l'aéronautique et de l'espace in 1963. He started his career in 1963 at Sud Aviation, the predecessor of Airbus Industrie, where he worked as a production engineer. He joined French aerospace manufacturer Aérospatiale in 1972, going on to head their commercial aircraft business. From 1972 to 1976, Pierson served as director of SOCATA, the light aircraft division ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Pierson (baseball)
William Morris Pierson (June 14, 1899 – February 20, 1959) was a Major League Baseball pitcher In baseball, the pitcher is the player who throws ("pitches") the baseball from the pitcher's mound toward the catcher to begin each play, with the goal of retiring a batter, who attempts to either make contact with the pitched ball or draw ... who played from to , and again in with the Philadelphia Athletics. He batted and threw left-handed. External links 1899 births 1959 deaths Major League Baseball pitchers Baseball players from Atlantic City, New Jersey Philadelphia Athletics players Suffolk Nuts players {{US-baseball-pitcher-1890s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Pierson, Jr
William is a masculine given name of Norman French origin.Hanks, Hardcastle and Hodges, ''Oxford Dictionary of First Names'', Oxford University Press, 2nd edition, , p. 276. It became very popular in the English language after the Norman conquest of England in 1066,All Things William"Meaning & Origin of the Name"/ref> and remained so throughout the Middle Ages and into the modern era. It is sometimes abbreviated "Wm." Shortened familiar versions in English include Will, Wills, Willy, Willie, Liam, Bill, and Billy. A common Irish form is Liam. Scottish diminutives include Wull, Willie or Wullie (as in Oor Wullie or the play ''Douglas''). Female forms are Willa, Willemina, Wilma and Wilhelmina. Etymology William is related to the German given name ''Wilhelm''. Both ultimately descend from Proto-Germanic ''*Wiljahelmaz'', with a direct cognate also in the Old Norse name ''Vilhjalmr'' and a West Germanic borrowing into Medieval Latin ''Willelmus''. The Proto-Germanic name is a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Pierson
William Pierson (July 17, 1926 – August 27, 2004) was an American television, motion picture and stage actor, best known for his raspy voice and his role as Marko the Mailman in the 1953 film ''Stalag 17'' as well as a recurring role as Dean Travers on the 1970s ABC-TV series ''Three's Company''. Biography Life and career Pierson, who was born and raised in Brooklyn, New York originally played the role of Marko in the original Broadway production of ''Stalag 17'', and was tapped by director Billy Wilder for the role in the 1953 motion picture production. Other Broadway appearances included in ''High Button Shoes'', ''Make Mine Manhattan'', ''Reuben, Reuben'', and in a national touring company of ''The Odd Couple''. Pierson, who was well recognized by his distinctive, raspy delivery, also appeared in the Off Broadway production ''Smile, Smile, Smile''. After Wilder brought him to Hollywood, he appeared in films such as ''Operation Madball'' and '' Fun with Dick and Jane (1977 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert H
The name Robert is an ancient Germanic given name, from Proto-Germanic "fame" and "bright" (''Hrōþiberhtaz''). Compare Old Dutch ''Robrecht'' and Old High German ''Hrodebert'' (a compound of '' Hruod'' ( non, Hróðr) "fame, glory, honour, praise, renown" and ''berht'' "bright, light, shining"). It is the second most frequently used given name of ancient Germanic origin. It is also in use as a surname. Another commonly used form of the name is Rupert. After becoming widely used in Continental Europe it entered England in its Old French form ''Robert'', where an Old English cognate form (''Hrēodbēorht'', ''Hrodberht'', ''Hrēodbēorð'', ''Hrœdbœrð'', ''Hrœdberð'', ''Hrōðberχtŕ'') had existed before the Norman Conquest. The feminine version is Roberta. The Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish form is Roberto. Robert is also a common name in many Germanic languages, including English, German, Dutch, Norwegian, Swedish, Scots, Danish, and Icelandic. It can be use ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rex Pierson
Reginald Kirshaw "Rex" Pierson CBE (9 February 1891 – 10 January 1948) was an English aircraft designer and chief designer at Vickers Limited later Vickers-Armstrongs Aircraft Ltd. He was responsible for the Vickers Vimy, a heavy bomber designed during World War 1 and the first aircraft to cross the Atlantic non-stop. He was the chief designer of the Vickers Wellington bomber of World War 2. Early life Pierson was born on 9 February 1891 at Little Fransham, Norfolk, the son of the rector the Reverend Kirshaw T. Pierson and his wife Helen Mary. He was educated at the Felsted School in Essex. Career Vickers Although his father wanted him to work in a bank, young Rex started an apprenticeship in 1908 with Vickers at Erith. As soon as the company started an aircraft section in 1911 he joined that part of the company and learned to fly. He gained Royal Aero Club Aviator's certificate number 660 on 14 October 1913 at Brooklands. By 1917 he was the chief aircraft designer at Vicke ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Philippe Pierson
Philippe Pierson (4 January 1642 at Ath, County of Hainaut, Hainaut – 1688 at Lorette, Quebec) was a Belgian Society of Jesus, Jesuit missionary in North America. Life At the age of eighteen he entered the Jesuit novitiate at Tournai, and pursued his studies at Louvain, Belgium, Louvain, Lille, and Douai. He was an teacher at Armentières and Béthune before he went to New France in 1666. There he taught grammar in the college at Quebec, and presented a successful Jesuit theatre, Latin play on the Passion. The entry cites: Ed. Thwaites, ''Jesuit Relations'' (Cleveland, 1896–1901). After studying theology for two years he was ordained Catholic Priest, priest in 1669, then worked among the Amerindians at Prairie de la Madeleine and Sillery, Quebec City, Sillery. From 1673 to 1683 he worked to spread Christianity among the Hurons of the St. Ignace Mission. In a letter from St. Ignace he described how his church increased in numbers and grew strong in faith. Later, from 168 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nicolaas Pierson
Nicolaas Gerard Pierson (7 February 1839 – 24 December 1909) was a Dutch economist and Liberal statesman who served as the chairman of the Council of Ministers (Prime Minister) of the Netherlands from 1897 until 1901. Pierson was a professor economics and statistics at the University of Amsterdam and director and presiding director (''president-directeur'') of the De Nederlandsche Bank, the Dutch national bank. He was minister of Finance in the Cabinet Van Tienhoven. During his term of office he introduced an important tax revision. After serving as chairman of the Council of Ministers for four years he took a seat in the House of Representatives for the constituency of Gorinchem from 1905 to 1909. Pierson received an honorary doctorate from the University of Cambridge. Early life and education Nicolaas Gerard Pierson was born in Amsterdam on 7 February 1839, to Jan Lodewijk Gregory Pierson and his wife Ida Oyens. The youngest of six children, Pierson had two brothers and thr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Melissa Holbrook Pierson
Melissa Holbrook Pierson (born December 14, 1957)"Melissa Holbrook Pierson." Contemporary Authors Online. Detroit: Gale, 2006. Gale Biography In Context. Web. 3 June 2011. is a writer and essayist of non-fiction. Biography Pierson was born in Akron, Ohio. She attended Vassar College, receiving her BA in English Literature in 1980. Her MA, also in English Literature, was awarded in 1984 by Columbia University. She is a lifelong motorcycle enthusiast and this is reflected in many of her books. Her works are often explorations of personal experience, extended into general social commentary and history. She is a longtime book, film, and photography critic, and reviewed film on video for ''Entertainment Weekly'', 1990 - 1999. When asked in an interview, "Do you consider yourself a travel writer, a kind of 'place writer', a nature writer, or—" Pierson answered, "All of those things. I don't think of myself as fitting into a category. But I had to be careful in all of my books not to r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leander J
Leander is one of the protagonists in the story of Hero and Leander in Greek mythology. Leander may also refer to: People * Leander (given name) * Leander (surname) Places * Leander, Kentucky, United States, an unincorporated community * Leander, Louisiana, United States, an unincorporated community * Leander, Texas, United States, a city ** Leander station, a Capital MetroRail commuter rail station * Leander, West Virginia, United States, an unincorporated community * Leander Glacier, Admiralty Mountains, Antarctica Ships * , several Royal Navy ships * ''Leander'' class (other), three ship classes * HMNZS ''Leander'', a Royal New Zealand Navy light cruiser of World War II, originally HMS ''Leander'' of the British Royal Navy * , several ships Other uses * Leander Independent School District, Texas ** Leander High School * ''Leander'' (video game), a 1991 video game * Leander Club Leander Club, founded in 1818, is one of the oldest rowing clubs in the world, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kate Pierson
Catherine Elizabeth Pierson (born April 27, 1948) is an American singer, lyricist, and founding member of the B-52's. She plays guitar, bass and various keyboard instruments. In the B-52s, she has performed alongside Cindy Wilson, Fred Schneider, Ricky Wilson, and Keith Strickland. In the early years, as well as being a vocalist, Pierson was the main keyboard player and performed on a keyboard bass during live shows and on many of the band's recordings, taking on a role usually filled by a bass guitar player, which differentiated the band from their contemporaries. This, along with Pierson's distinctive wide-ranging singing voice, remains a trademark of the B-52's' unique sound. Pierson has also collaborated with many other artists including The Ramones, Iggy Pop and R.E.M. Pierson possesses a soprano vocal range. In February 2015, Pierson released her first solo album, '' Guitars and Microphones'', featuring material co-written by Sia. She later released the non-album single ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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