Robert Ayres (other)
Robert Ayres may refer to: * Robert M. Ayres (1898–1977), American architect * Robert Ayres (actor) (1914–1968), American actor * Robert Ayres (scientist) (1932–2023), American-born scientist * Bob Ayres (rugby league) (1914–1993), British rugby league player * Bob Ayres (born 1953), American businessman See also * Robert Ayers Robert Ayers (born September 6, 1985) is a former American football defensive end that played 10 years in the NFL. He played college football at Tennessee and was drafted by the Denver Broncos in the first round of the 2009 NFL Draft. He has als ...

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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 ...
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Robert Ayres (actor)
Robert Ayres (11 December 1914 – 5 November 1968) was an American film, stage and television actor. He worked mainly in Britain. His stage work included Edward Albee's '' The American Dream'' and ''The Death of Bessie Smith'' at London's Royal Court Theatre in 1961. Selected filmography * ''They Were Not Divided'' (1950) - American Brigadier * '' State Secret'' (1950) - Arthur J. Buckman * '' To Have and to Hold'' (1951) - Max * ''Night Without Stars'' (1951) - Walter * '' The Black Widow'' (1951) - Mark Sherwin (The Amnesiac) * '' 13 East Street'' (1952) - Larry Conn * '' 24 Hours of a Woman's Life'' (1952) - Frank Brown * ''Cosh Boy'' (1953) - Bob Stevens * ''The Wedding of Lilli Marlene'' (1953) - Andrew Jackson * ''River Beat'' (1954) - Captain Watford * ''Delayed Action'' (1954) - Ned Ellison * ''A Prize of Gold'' (1955) - Tex * ''Contraband Spain'' (1955) - Mr. Dean, American Embassy superior * '' It's Never Too Late'' (1956) - Leroy Crane * ''The Baby and the Battlesh ...
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Robert Ayres (scientist)
Robert Underwood Ayres (born June 29, 1932) is an American-born physicist and economist. His career has focused on the application of physical ideas, especially the laws of thermodynamics, to economics; a long-standing pioneering interest in material flows and transformations (industrial ecology or industrial metabolism)—a concept which he originated. His most recent work challenges the widely held economic theory of growth. Career Trained as a physicist at the University of Chicago, University of Maryland, and King's College London (PhD in Mathematical Physics), Ayres has dedicated his professional life to advancing the environment, technology and resource end of the sustainability agenda. His major research interests include technological change, environmental economics, "industrial metabolism" and "eco-restructuring". He has worked at the Hudson Institute (1962–67), Resources for the Future Inc (1968) and International Research and Technology Corp (1969–76). From 1979 un ...
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Bob Ayres (rugby League)
Robert Herbert Ayres (11 January 1914 – July 1993) was an English professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1930s and 1940s. He played at representative level for England, British Empire and Lancashire, and at club level for Barrow, as a , or , i.e. 8 or 10, or, 11 or 12, during the era of contested scrums. Background Bob Ayres was born in Barrow-in-Furness, Lancashire, England, and he died aged 79 in Lancashire. Playing career International honours Bob Ayres represented British Empire while at Barrow in 1937 against France, and won caps for England while at Barrow in 1938 against Wales, and France, and in 1945 against Wales. County honours Bob Ayres won cap(s) for Lancashire while at Barrow. Challenge Cup Final appearances Bob Ayres played right-, i.e. number 12, in Barrow's 4–7 defeat by Salford in the 1938 Challenge Cup Ffondon on Saturday 7 May 1938. County Cup Final appearances Bob Ayres played right-, i.e. number 12, in Barrow's 4–8 defeat by Wa ...
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Bob Ayres
Bob Ayres is an American entertainment industry executive, known among other things as the Founder of the former San Francisco comedy club The Other Café, and for his involvement in San Francisco Bay Area projects such aThe Other Cafe Comedy Club The TED conference, "The Next Twenty Years series", and Comedic Ventures. Bob is now the Licensee/Executive Producer oTEDxMarin one of the longest running TEDx's in the country. Career Bob began in the entertainment/event business in 1977. He founded, owned, and operated the renowned San Francisco comedy club The Other Cafe, which helped begin the careers of comedians Robin Williams, Whoopi Goldberg, Dana Carvey, Ellen DeGeneres, Paula Poundstone, Bob Goldthwait, Rob Schneider, and many others. Ayres wainterviewedabout the early days of the SF Comedy scene by NPR. In 1981Bob Ayres] as Dana's Personal Manager negotiated a development contract for Dana Carvey with NBC, which led to his role on ''Saturday Night Live''. In 1983-84, Ayres ...
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