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Robert Duncan (other)
Robert or Bob Duncan may refer to: Arts * Robert Duncan (poet) (1919–1988), American poet *Robert Duncan (writer) (born 1952), American music critic * Robert Duncan (actor) (born 1952), British TV actor *Robert Duncan (composer), American composer *Bob Duncan, a character in '' Good Luck Charlie'' Politics *Robert Duncan (politician) (1850–1925), Unionist Party (Scotland) MP for Govan *Robert B. Duncan (1920–2011), U.S. representative from Oregon * Mike Duncan (Robert Michael Duncan, born 1951), chairman of the Republican National Committee *Robert M. Duncan Jr. (born 1978), United States attorney and son of Mike Duncan * Robert M. Duncan (Oregon politician), former president of the Oregon State Senate *Robert L. Duncan (born 1953), Texas state senator Science and engineering *Robert C. Duncan (engineer) (1923–2003), American engineer *Robert C. Duncan (astrophysicist), American astrophysicist *Robert Duncan (physicist), American physicist Other people *Robert Duncan of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Duncan (poet)
Robert Edward Duncan (January 7, 1919 – February 3, 1988) was an American poet and a devotee of Hilda "H.D." Doolittle and the Western esoteric tradition who spent most of his career in and around San Francisco. Though associated with any number of literary traditions and schools, Duncan is often identified with the poets of the New American Poetry and Black Mountain College. Duncan saw his work as emerging especially from the tradition of Pound, Williams and Lawrence. Duncan was a key figure in the San Francisco Renaissance. Overview Not only a poet, but also a public intellectual, Duncan's presence was felt across many facets of popular culture. His name is prominent in the history of pre- Stonewall gay culture and in the emergence of bohemian socialist communities of the 1930s and '40s, in the Beat Generation, and also in the cultural and political upheaval of the 1960s, influencing occult and gnostic circles of the time. During the later part of his life, Duncan's wor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Duncan (pilot)
Robert Wayne Duncan (20 December 1920 – 12 October 2013) was an American flying ace in the Pacific theatre of World War II. Duncan was the first person to shoot down a Mitsubishi A6M Zero while flying a Grumman F6F Hellcat. He was in the U.S. Navy from 1942 to 1966, retiring with the rank of Captain after having flown more than 100 combat missions in World War II and the Korean War. World War II After a Mitsubishi Zero crashed in the Aleutian Islands, the U.S. Navy reconstructed the plane in order to study and test it to find its weaknesses in aerial combat. This influenced the development of the Hellcat which was an improvement over the Grumman F4F Wildcat. Duncan, then an Ensign, scored his first and second aerial victories in the Hellcat on 5 October 1943, the second being Japanese flying ace Warrant Officer Toshiyuki Sueda, who previously had downed nine American aircraft, mostly Grumman Wildcats. Sueda had previously lured Wildcats into a trap by flying into a ve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Duncan Wilmot
Robert Duncan Wilmot, (16 October 1809 – 13 February 1891) was a Canadian politician and a Father of Confederation. Early life and family Wilmot was born in Fredericton, New Brunswick on 16 October 1809. He was the son of John McNeil and Susanna (Susan) Harriet (born Wiggins) Wilmot. He moved to Saint John with his family at around the age of five, and there he was educated. In 1833 he married Susannah (Susan) Elizabeth Mowat of St Andrews. His father, John McNeil Wilmot, was a big tank and ship owner. Wilmot worked for his father's business and represented the company in Liverpool, England from 1835 to 1840. It is there that his son, Robert Duncan Wilmot, Jr., a future Member of Parliament, was born. Political career New Brunswick Wilmot served as mayor of Saint John from 1849 to 1850. He represented Saint John County in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick from 1847 to 1861, and from 1865 to 1867, and was member of the Executive Council of New Brunswick, serv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Duncan Sherrington
Robert Duncan Sherrington (21 January 1902 – 16 March 1966) was an Australian politician. Born in Maryborough, Queensland, he was educated there before becoming a sugar mill chemist and field cane inspector. He was a cane grower from 1943. In 1961, he was elected to the Australian Senate as a Liberal Senator for Queensland. He remained in the Senate until his death in 1966. Bill Heatley William Clarence Heatley (12 July 1920 – 29 October 1971) was an Australian politician. Early life Born in Townsville, Queensland, Heatley was educated at All Souls School in Charters Towers. After serving in the military 1940–1945, ... was appointed to replace him. References Liberal Party of Australia members of the Parliament of Australia Members of the Australian Senate for Queensland Members of the Australian Senate 1902 births 1966 deaths People from Maryborough, Queensland 20th-century Australian politicians {{Australia-Liberal-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Duncan Milne
Robert Duncan Milne (7 June 1844–15 December 1899) was a late-19th century San Francisco science fiction writer whose work was published primarily in newspapers of the time, and the magazine ''The Argonaut''. Milne was rediscovered by Sam Moskowitz Sam Moskowitz (June 30, 1920 – April 15, 1997) was an American writer, critic, and historian of science fiction. Biography As a child, Moskowitz greatly enjoyed reading science fiction pulp magazines. As a teenager, he organized a branch of ..., who helped collect his work in '' Into the Sun & Other Stories''. He was born in Cupar in Scotland. Bibliography * References External linksArticle about Robert Duncan Milne's Science Fiction stories* * * Robert Duncan Milne fan blog: http://theeidoloscope.blogspot.co.uk/ American science fiction writers 1844 births 1899 deaths Writers from the San Francisco Bay Area Scottish science fiction writers American male short story writers American male novelists 19th- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Duncan McNeill
Robert Duncan McNeill (born November 9, 1964) is an American director, producer, and actor. As an actor, he is best known for his role as Lieutenant Tom Paris on the television series '' Star Trek: Voyager''. He has also served as an executive producer and frequent director of the television series ''Chuck'', ''Resident Alien'', ''The Gifted'', and ''Turner & Hooch''. Personal life McNeill and his first wife, Carol, had three children together before their 2015 divorce. In 2005, McNeill directed his then teenaged daughter, Taylor, when she had a small role in the episode " The Pleiades" of the series '' Summerland''. His son Kyle is a singer songwriter. McNeill married Rebecca Jayne Sims in Vancouver, Canada, on March 7, 2021. Career Acting McNeill grew up in Atlanta, and began his career acting in local and regional productions before becoming a student at Juilliard School in New York City. He enjoyed early success as a professional actor, winning the role of Charlie Brent on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Duncan MacPherson
Robert Duncan MacPherson (born May 25, 1944) is an American mathematician at the Institute for Advanced Study and Princeton University. He is best known for the invention of intersection homology with Mark Goresky, whose thesis he directed at Brown University, and who became his life partner. MacPherson previously taught at Brown University, the University of Paris, and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. In 1983 he gave a plenary address at the International Congress of Mathematicians in Warsaw. Education and career Educated at Swarthmore College and Harvard University, MacPherson received his PhD from Harvard in 1970. His thesis, written under the direction of Raoul Bott, was entitled ''Singularities of Maps and Characteristic Classes''. Among his many PhD students are Kari Vilonen and Mark Goresky. Honors and awards In 1992, MacPherson was awarded the NAS Award in Mathematics from the National Academy of Sciences. In 2002 he and Goresky were awarded the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Duncan Luce
Robert Duncan Luce (May 16, 1925 – August 11, 2012) was an American mathematician and social scientist, and one of the most preeminent figures in the field of mathematical psychology. At the end of his life, he held the position of Distinguished Research Professor of Cognitive Science at the University of California, Irvine. Education and career Luce received a Bachelor of Science degree in Aeronautical Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1945, and PhD in Mathematics from the same university in 1950 under Irvin S. Cohen with thesis ''On Semigroups''. He began his professorial career at Columbia University in 1954, where he was an assistant professor in mathematical statistics and sociology. Following a lecturership at Harvard University from 1957 to 1959, he became a professor at the University of Pennsylvania in 1959, and was awarded the Benjamin Franklin Professorship of Psychology in 1968. After visiting the Institute for Advanced Study begi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Duncan Bell
Sir Robert Duncan Bell, KCSI, CIE (18 May 1878 – 14 January 1953) was a Scottish civil servant who was the Acting Governor of Bombay during the British Raj, from 30 May 1937 to 18 September 1937. Life Bell was the son of William Bell, a typesetter with the ''Edinburgh Evening News'', and his wife, Christina Beveridge Malcolm. The family lived at 3 Gladstone Terrace in the Grange, Edinburgh, close to The Meadows. In 1905, Bell moved to India as a junior civil servant. He was a member of the Bombay Legislative Council in the 1920s and present during the Bombay Riots of 1928/29.State Violence and Punishment in India, Taylor Sherman Bell became Acting Governor of Bombay on 30 May 1936, after Governor Lord Brabourne went on leave with his wife, Lady Brabourne. Bell was sworn in with a 17-gun salute A salute state was a princely state under the British Raj that had been granted a gun salute by the British Crown (as paramount ruler); i.e., the protocolary privilege fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bobby Duncum
Bobby Edward Duncum (born August 14, 1944) is an American retired professional wrestler. He is best known for his appearances for the World Wide Wrestling Federation, National Wrestling Alliance and American Wrestling Association from the late-1960s to the late-1980s. He is the father of the late professional wrestler Bobby Duncum Jr. American football career Duncum was a three-year letterman with the West Texas A&M Buffaloes football team from 1964 to 1966. He was selected by the St. Louis Cardinals in the thirteenth round (331st overall) of the 1967 NFL/AFL Draft. He appeared in only four games with the Cardinals in 1968. Professional wrestling career His wrestling persona was that of a heel cowboy and he wrestled some of the top babyface stars of the era such as Bob Backlund and Bruno Sammartino. In the AWA, along with Nick Bockwinkel, Ray Stevens and Blackjack Lanza, he was a member of famous wrestling stable, managed by Bobby Heenan, known as The Heenan Family. His fa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Duncan (bishop)
Robert William Duncan (born July 5, 1948) is an American Anglican bishop. He was the first primate and archbishop of the Anglican Church in North America (ACNA) from June 2009 to June 2014.Anglican Church in North America biography of Robert Duncan Accessed April 15, 2010. In 1997, he was elected bishop of the . In 2008, a majority of the diocesan convention voted to leave the diocese and the Episcopal Church and, in October ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Duncan (rower)
Robert Bruce Duncan (born 19 November 1931) is an Australian rower. He competed in the men's coxed pair event at the 1956 Summer Olympics. Duncan was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) in the 2023 Australia Day Honours The 2023 Australia Day Honours are appointments to various orders and honours to recognise and reward good works by Australian citizens. The list was announced on 26 January 2023 by the Governor General of Australia, David Hurley. The Australia ... for "service to rowing". References 1931 births Living people Australian male rowers Olympic rowers for Australia Rowers at the 1956 Summer Olympics Place of birth missing (living people) Recipients of the Medal of the Order of Australia {{Australia-rowing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
