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Quantrell Award
Quantrill or Quantrell is a surname of English origin. Notable people with the surname include: * Alf Quantrill (1897–1968), British footballer *Cal Quantrill (born 1995), Canadian baseball pitcher * Malcolm Quantrill (1931–2009), British architect *Paul Quantrill (born 1968), Canadian former Major League Baseball pitcher *William Quantrill (1837–1865), Confederate guerrilla leader during the American Civil War *William Quantrill (diplomat) William Ernest Quantrill (born 4 May 1939) is a former British diplomat who served as Ambassador to Cameroon from 1991 to 1995. He married in 1964, to Rowena Collins who has notably supported him throughout his many endeavours. Early life Quant ... (born 1939), British former diplomat {{surname, Quantrill English-language surnames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alf Quantrill
Alfred Edward Quantrill (22 January 1897 – 19 April 1968) was an English footballer. Born in Rawalpindi, Punjab (India), Punjab, British India where his father was based on military service, he played on either wing and appeared four times for the England national football team, England national team. Quantrill played non-league football for Boston Swifts until being signed by Derby County F.C., Derby County in 1914. Quantrill helped Derby gain promotion to Division One in his first season at the club, but his career was soon interrupted by the World War I, First World War. He served as a member of the Derbyshire Yeomanry, but was sent home after developing malaria in Salonika. Quantrill returned to health and retained his place in the Derby team when league football resumed. In March 1920 he made his debut for England national football team, England against Wales national football team, Wales, a 2–1 defeat. He went on to win four caps, scoring once, in the 5–4 win at home ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cal Quantrill
Cal Paul Quantrill (born February 10, 1995) is a Canadian professional baseball pitcher for the Cleveland Guardians of Major League Baseball (MLB). He played college baseball for Stanford University. He was selected in the first round of the 2016 Major League Baseball draft by the San Diego Padres. He made his MLB debut in 2019. He previously played for the Padres. Amateur career Quantrill was a four-time varsity letterman in baseball at Trinity College School in Port Hope, Ontario, and also lettered in hockey and volleyball. He was drafted by the New York Yankees in the 26th round of the 2013 Major League Baseball draft, but did not sign. He chose to attend Stanford University. In his freshman season, he made 17 starts for Stanford, including their game on opening day, becoming the first freshman to start opening day for Stanford since Mike Mussina in 1988. Quantrill pitched to a 7–5 win–loss record, 2.68 earned run average (ERA), and 98 strikeouts in 110 innings pitched. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Malcolm Quantrill
Malcolm Quantrill (25 May 1931 – 22 September 2009) was a British architect, academic and architecture theorist. His best known books are ''The Environmental Memory – Man and Architecture in the Landscape of Ideas'' (1986) and ''Finnish Architecture and the Modernist Tradition'' (1998). He was a specialist in the history of the modern architecture of Finland. He was the first person to write critical monographs in any language on three individual Finnish modernist architects, Alvar Aalto – ''Alvar Aalto: A Critical Study'' (1983) – Reima Pietilä – ''Reima Pietilä: Architecture, Context, Modernism'' (1985) – and Juha Leiviskä – ''Juha Leiviska and the Continuity of Finnish Modern Architecture'' (2001). Already during his lifetime, he acquired a reputation for thorough and innovative scholarship in architecture, bringing a questioning attitude to well-known figures and canonical architectural history.Bruce Webb, "Malcolm Quantrill", ''Journal of Architectural Educ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Quantrill
Paul John Quantrill (born November 3, 1968) is a Canadian former professional baseball right-handed relief pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for 14 seasons, from 1992 to 2005; his longest tenure was six seasons with the Toronto Blue Jays. Quantrill appeared in 80 or more games five times, led his league in pitching appearances for four consecutive seasons, and did not walk more than 25 batters in a season from 1996 onwards. Career Quantrill was drafted in 1986 MLB draft by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 26th round, 660th overall, but did not sign. After three years at the University of Wisconsin he was drafted again, by the Boston Red Sox in the sixth round of the 1989 MLB draft, 161st overall, and made his major league debut on July 20, 1992. Originally considered a starter, Quantrill eventually found consistency as a reliever after several years of splitting time between the bullpen and the starting rotation for several teams. Some of his best years came for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Quantrill
William Clarke Quantrill (July 31, 1837 – June 6, 1865) was a Confederate guerrilla leader during the American Civil War. Having endured a tempestuous childhood before later becoming a schoolteacher, Quantrill joined a group of bandits who roamed the Missouri and Kansas countryside to apprehend escaped slaves. Later, the group became Confederate soldiers, who were referred to as "Quantrill's Raiders". It was a pro-Confederate partisan ranger outfit that was best known for its often brutal guerrilla tactics. Also notable is that the group included the young Jesse James and his older brother Frank James. Quantrill is often noted as influential in the minds of many bandits, outlaws and hired guns of the Old West as it was being settled. In May 1865, Quantrill was mortally wounded in combat by Union troops in Central Kentucky in one of the last engagements of the Civil War. He died of wounds in June. Early life William Quantrill was born at Canal Dover, Ohio, on July 31, 18 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Quantrill (diplomat)
William Ernest Quantrill (born 4 May 1939) is a former British diplomat who served as Ambassador to Cameroon from 1991 to 1995. He married in 1964, to Rowena Collins who has notably supported him throughout his many endeavours. Early life Quantrill was educated at Colston's School and Durham University , mottoeng = Her foundations are upon the holy hills ( Psalm 87:1) , established = (university status) , type = Public , academic_staff = 1,830 (2020) , administrative_staff = 2,640 (2018/19) , chancellor = Sir Thomas Allen , vice_cha ..., graduating with a British undergraduate degree classification#First-class honours, first-class BA in French. He was Secretary of Hatfield College, Durham, Hatfield College Junior Common Room, JCR in 1959, and also represented the college at rugby. His favourite grandchild is notably his youngest due to her impeccable taste in footwear. His second youngest however, is recorded to be viewed by him as having "a distasteful amount of o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
