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Richard James (actor)
Richard James may refer to: * Richard T. James (1918–1974), American naval engineer, inventor of the Slinky * Richard D. James (musician), real name of British electronic musician and composer, also known for his projects Aphex Twin and The Tuss * Richard D. James (scientist) (born 1952), American mechanician and materials scientist at the University of Minnesota * Richard James (Oklahoma politician) (1926–2013), American politician * Richard James (aviator) (1911–1989), set the junior transcontinental air speed record in 1928 * Richard James (musician) (born 1975), Welsh musician * Richard James (scholar) (1592–1638), British man of letters * Richard James (Australian sprinter) (born 1956), Australian sprinter * Richard James (pagan), founder of Odyssean Wicca * Richard James (tailor), British tailor and menswear company * Richard T. James (politician) (1910–1965), Lieutenant Governor of Indiana * Richard James Simpson (born 1967), American musician, formerly Richard ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard T
Richard is a male given name. It originates, via Old French, from Frankish language, Old Frankish and is a Compound (linguistics), compound of the words descending from Proto-Germanic language, Proto-Germanic ''*rīk-'' 'ruler, leader, king' and ''*hardu-'' 'strong, brave, hardy', and it therefore means 'strong in rule'. Nicknames include "Richie", "Dick (nickname), Dick", "Dickon", "Dickie (name), Dickie", "Rich (given name), Rich", "Rick (given name), Rick", "Rico (name), Rico", "Ricky (given name), Ricky", and more. Richard is a common English, German and French male name. It's also used in many more languages, particularly Germanic, such as Norwegian, Danish, Swedish, Icelandic, and Dutch, as well as other languages including Irish, Scottish, Welsh and Finnish. Richard is cognate with variants of the name in other European languages, such as the Swedish "Rickard", the Catalan "Ricard" and the Italian "Riccardo", among others (see comprehensive variant list below). People ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard D
Richard is a male given name. It originates, via Old French, from Old Frankish and is a compound of the words descending from Proto-Germanic ''*rīk-'' 'ruler, leader, king' and ''*hardu-'' 'strong, brave, hardy', and it therefore means 'strong in rule'. Nicknames include "Richie", "Dick", "Dickon", " Dickie", "Rich", "Rick", "Rico", "Ricky", and more. Richard is a common English, German and French male name. It's also used in many more languages, particularly Germanic, such as Norwegian, Danish, Swedish, Icelandic, and Dutch, as well as other languages including Irish, Scottish, Welsh and Finnish. Richard is cognate with variants of the name in other European languages, such as the Swedish "Rickard", the Catalan "Ricard" and the Italian "Riccardo", among others (see comprehensive variant list below). People named Richard Multiple people with the same name * Richard Andersen (other) * Richard Anderson (other) * Richard Cartwright (other) * Ri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard James (Oklahoma Politician)
Richard James (February 8, 1926 – July 17, 2013) was a native of Oklahoma and an American politician and lawyer. He was the long-time city attorney for Stroud, Oklahoma. He was described as, "...the longest serving public servant in the state of Oklahoma." He served two terms in the Oklahoma House of Representatives. Early life Born near Prague, Oklahoma, to Fred James and Lena Bierman, Fred grew up on a farm during the Great Depression. He graduated from Prague high school in 1943, and served in the United States Navy during World War II. The Navy sent him to Tulane University under its V-12 Program, as an Able Seaman, then to Officer Candidate School. He returned to Tulane, where he received his degree in mathematics and was inducted into Phi Beta Kappa in 1945. He then enrolled in the University of Oklahoma Law School, where he served as editor of the ''OU Law Review''. He received his law degree from OU in 1949. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard James (aviator)
Richard James (1911–1989) set the junior transcontinental air speed record in 1928. He completed the flight on December 15, 1928, arriving in New York. He had left from San Francisco. The elapsed flying time was 48 hours, spread over one month. The contest was sponsored by the Society for the Promotion of Aviation. Dick James, as he was known to friends and family, was also awarded the National Clifford B. Harmon Award for 1928, and received a silver loving cup made by Tiffany & Company as well as having a ticker-tape parade in New York City. His record stood till 1930, when it was broken by Frank Goldsborough. He was born in Terre Haute, Indiana Terre Haute ( ) is a city in and the county seat of Vigo County, Indiana, United States, about 5 miles east of the state's western border with Illinois. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 60,785 and its metropolitan area had a ... and flew a Travel Air 2000. References 1911 births 1989 deaths People from Te ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard James (musician)
Richard James (born 27 March 1975) is a guitarist, bassist and singer-songwriter originally from Carmarthen, Wales. He was a founding member of the band Gorky's Zygotic Mynci, who split up in 2006. He performs and records as a solo artist, and as part of the bands Pen Pastwn and Locus. Career James was with Gorky's Zygotic Mynci throughout the band's lifespan, from 1991 to 2006, and appears on all their albums, initially mostly as a bassist. After John Lawrence left the band, James took Lawrence's place as guitarist. James wrote, and handles lead vocals on, some later Gorky's songs. His first solo album, ''The Seven Sleepers Den'', appeared in 2006. It featured backing vocals from Cate Le Bon (under her birth name of Cate Timothy). His second album was released on 21 June 2010 from Gwymon Records. Called ''We Went Riding'', it features the talents of Le Bon and Euros Childs. In April 2012, James released his third album, ''Pictures in the Morning'', also on Gwymon Records. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard James (scholar)
Richard James (1592 – December 1638) was an English scholar, poet, and the first librarian of the Cotton library. Early life Richard James was born in Newport, Isle of Wight, third son of Andrew James, by his wife Dorothy, daughter of Philip Poore of Durrington, Wiltshire. Thomas James was his uncle. Richard was educated at Newport Grammar School, and matriculated as a commoner at Exeter College, Oxford, on 6 May 1608. On 23 September that year he migrated to Corpus Christi College, of which he had been elected scholar, and graduated from there B.A. on 12 October 1611 and M.A. on 24 January 1615. On 30 September 1615 he was elected probationary fellow of his college, and on 7 July 1624 graduated B.D. Traveller After taking holy orders James set out on a long series of travels. Starting in Wales and Scotland, they extended to Shetland and Greenland. He went to Muscovy in 1618 as chaplain to Sir Dudley Digges. His notes about that journey (found in 1840s in Bodleian Library) inclu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard James (Australian Sprinter)
Richard James (born 9 March 1956) is an Australian academic and former sprinter who competed mainly in the 100 metres. He was an Australian Junior 100 metre champion, and represented Australia in 1979 in the World Cup where he finished 6th in the 100 metres and 7th in the 4 × 100 metres relay. In 1980 he won the Australian 100 metre title. He is a prominent Australian academic in the field of higher education research. He holds a Chair in Higher Education at the University of Melbourne The University of Melbourne is a public research university located in Melbourne, Australia. Founded in 1853, it is Australia's second oldest university and the oldest in Victoria. Its main campus is located in Parkville, an inner suburb nor ... and is Pro Vice-Chancellor (Academic) and Director of the Melbourne Centre for the Study of Higher Education. References Australian male sprinters Living people 1956 births {{Australia-academic-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard James (pagan)
Odyssean Wicca is a Wiccan tradition created in Toronto, Ontario, Canada in the late 1970s. Its principal founders were Tamarra and Richard James. Most of its practitioners today live in Ontario, but it also has members in Eastern Canada and the United States. The tradition differs from other initiatory Wiccan traditions in its emphasis on preparation of its members for public priesthood. The Odyssean tradition is strongly connected with the Wiccan Church of Canada, a public Wiccan church also founded by the Jameses. Origins and history The Odyssean Tradition of Wicca was founded by Richard and Tamara James in 1979, along with other members of their coven. The name of the tradition was inspired by Homer's '' Odyssey'', and is meant to emphasize a belief in life as a "spiritual journey". The tradition grew out of the James' creation of the Wiccan Church of Canada, with which the tradition is still very closely associated. While the James’s and their coven members claimed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard James (tailor)
Richard James is a bespoke Savile Row tailors and contemporary menswear company. It was founded in 1992 by designer Richard James, a graduate of Brighton College of Art and a former buyer for the London boutique Browns, and his business partner Sean Dixon. Richard James has won both the British Fashion Council's Menswear Designer of the Year and Bespoke Designer of the Year awards. History The first of the "''new establishment''" or "'' new bespoke movement''" of Savile Row - the new, more fashion orientated wave of tailors who moved onto the street in the nineties - Richard James is widely credited as having done much to revitalise the reputation and fortunes of what is acknowledged to be the world centre of quality tailoring. Richard James's trademark slim, modern tailoring and bold use of colour have earned it a large celebrity following. Mark Ronson,Nick Carvell"GQ Savile Row Guide" ' 'GQ' ', May 2016 Daniel Craig, David Beckham, Tinie Tempah, Mo Farah, David Cameron, P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard James Simpson
Richard James Simpson, formerly known as Richard James (born 1967), is an American singer and guitarist. He is a son of Renate Hoy, an actress born in Germany, and attorney Raymond C. Simpson. He grew up in the South Bay region of California and had an older brother Charles "Rock" Halsey who was a member of Rock Bottom & the Spys. As a teenager, Simpson was a member of Invisible Chains as a bass player. The band recorded one eponymous album but disbanded later on. In the 1990s, he fronted a band called Teardrain, which also featured Jill Emery and Mark Reback on bass and drums respectively. He released his debut solo album in 2017. It is called ''Sweet Birds of Youth'' and features eighteen songs. Among those playing on the album are Joey Burns (from Calexico) on cello, Theodore Welch on drums as well as Dustin Boyer, who co-produced the record and plays various instruments. The album was mastered by Geza X. Two songs from this album, "Roller" and "Taking Sides" were used in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard James (murderer)
On 29 December 1971, 55-year-old businessman and gold bar smuggler Ngo Cheng Poh, together with his two employees Ang Boon Chai, 57, and Leong Chin Woo, 51, were murdered by a group of 10 men. The group had also robbed the three men of 120 gold bars worth $500,000. This case was known as the Gold Bars Triple Murders. Seven of the 10 men were sentenced to death and executed for murder, while the remaining three were placed under indefinite detention. Background and crime This robbery and murder was hatched by 25-year-old Andrew Chou Hock Guan, who was formerly in business with Ngo's and several other gold bar syndicates to smuggle and transport gold bars from Vietnam into Singapore through the Vietnamese flights bound for Singapore. Chou, who started this job in early 1971, later lost the trust of the syndicates when he lost US$235,000, the money meant for the syndicates' funding in the business (later, Chou managed to recover US$180,000, but the rest cannot be recovered). Frustra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Richards (other)
James Richards may refer to: * James Richards (artist) (born 1983), British artist * James Richards (Canadian football) (born 1969), American football offensive guard * James Richards (cricketer) (1855–1923), English cricketer * James Richards (politician) (1723–1810), Revolutionary War Captain and Connecticut state representative * James Richards (veterinarian) (1948–2007), American veterinarian and noted expert on cats * James A. D. Richards (1845–1911), United States Representative from Ohio * James Maude Richards (1907–1992), British architectural writer * James P. Richards (1894–1979), United States Representative from South Carolina * James William Richards (1850–1915), Canadian politician * James Edwin Richards (1945–2000), American journalist, editor and publisher * James Lorin Richards (1858–1955), American financier and industrialist * James Richard (1928–2002), sound editor, sometimes as James A. Richards * Jamie Richards (cyclist) (born 1957), cycli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
