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Robert Harper
Robert or Bob Harper may refer to: * Robert Almer Harper (1862–1946), American botanist * Robert Goodloe Harper (1765–1825), US senator from Maryland * Robert Harper (fl. 1734–1761), founder of Harpers Ferry, West Virginia * Robert Harper (actor) (1951–2020), American actor * Robert Harper (Australian politician) (1842–1919), member of the Australian House of Representatives * Robert Harper (computer scientist) (born 1957), computer science professor at Carnegie Mellon University * Robert Harper (conveyancer) (1700–1772), English conveyancer and drafter of parliamentary bills * Robert Harper (cricketer) (born 1948), South African cricketer * Robert Newton Harper (1861–1940), president of the District of Columbia Pharmaceutical Association * Bob Harper (Ontario politician) * Bob Harper (personal trainer) (born 1965), American personal trainer and author * Bob Harper (politician) (1944–2017), Australian politician * Bob Harper (producer) (born 1955), Hollywood fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Newton Harper
Colonel Robert Newton Harper (January 31, 1861 - September 23, 1940) was president of the District of Columbia Pharmaceutical Association and of the National Association of Druggists and Commissioner of Pharmacy of the District of Columbia. He was treasurer of the National Food and Drug Exchange, and of the Washington Wholesale Drug Exchange. Biography He was born on January 31, 1861, in Leesburg, Virginia. He was chairman of the one hundred and sixty member Presidential Inaugural Committee for Woodrow Wilson in 1917. He appointed the first woman to an inaugural committee, Mrs. James S. Boggs. She was the former president of the Women's Wilson League. He died at Georgetown University Hospital on September 23, 1940, in Washington, DC at age 79. He was buried in Rock Creek Cemetery Rock Creek Cemetery is an cemetery with a natural and rolling landscape located at Rock Creek Church Road, NW, and Webster Street, NW, off Hawaii Avenue, NE, in the Petworth neighborhood of Washi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Almer Harper
Robert Almer Harper (January 21, 1862 – May 12, 1946) was an American botanist. The younger brother of Edward Thompson Harper, Robert was born in Le Claire, Iowa to Congressional Minister Almer Harper and Eunice Thompson. The family moved to Port Byron, Illinois in 1863, where Robert attended local schools. He matriculated to Oberlin College, his father's alma mater, where he graduated with a A. B. in 1886. During the Fall of 1886 he performed graduate studies at Johns Hopkins University, then he was professor of Greek and Latin at Gates College in Neligh, Nebraska during 1886–88. In 1889–91 he was an instructor at the Lake Forest Academy. After receiving his A. M. degree from Oberlin, he was appointed professor of botany and geology in 1891–98 at Lake Forest University. During the period 1894 to 1896, took a sabbatical to attend graduate school at the University of Bonn in Germany where he studied cytology and mycology; he was awarded a Ph.D. in 1896. Harper became Profe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Goodloe Harper
Robert Goodloe Harper (January 1765January 14, 1825), was an American politician and a federalist. He was a member of the United States Senate from Maryland, serving from January 1816 until his resignation in December of the same year. He also served in the South Carolina House of Representatives (1790–1795), the U.S. House of Representatives from South Carolina (1795–1801), and in the Maryland State Senate. He is best remembered for the phrase, "Millions for defense, but not one cent for tribute" in connection with the XYZ Affair. The town of Harper, Liberia, is named after him. Early life Harper was born near Fredericksburg in the Colony of Virginia in January 1765. He was the fifth child and first son of Jesse Harper (b. 1733) and Emily Diana Goodloe (1734–1788) and moved with his parents to Granville, North Carolina around 1769. He received his early education at home and later attended grammar school. At the age of fifteen, Harper joined a volunteer corps of Ca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harpers Ferry, West Virginia
Harpers Ferry is a historic town in Jefferson County, West Virginia. It is located in the lower Shenandoah Valley. The population was 285 at the 2020 census. Situated at the confluence of the Potomac and Shenandoah rivers, where the U.S. states of Maryland, Virginia, and West Virginia meet, it is the easternmost town in West Virginia. During the American Civil War, it was the northernmost point of Confederate-controlled territory. An 1890 history book on the town called it "the best strategic point in the whole South." The town was formerly spelled Harper's Ferry with an apostrophe, so named because in the 18th century it was the site of a ferry service owned and operated by Robert Harper. The United States Board on Geographic Names, whose Domestic Name Committee is reluctant to include apostrophes in official place names, established the standard spelling of "Harpers Ferry" by 1891. By far, the most important event in the town's history was John Brown's raid on the Harpers F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Harper (actor)
Robert Francis Harper (May 19, 1951 – January 23, 2020) was an American stage, film, and television actor. Early life Raised in Middletown Township, New Jersey, he attended Mater Dei High School. He graduated with honors from Rutgers University with a degree in English literature. Career Following his college graduation, Harper took a job at Arena Stage, where he performed in plays by Shakespeare, Ibsen, Miller, and Wilder. He appeared on Broadway in a revival of '' Once in a Lifetime'' (directed by Tom Moore), ''The Inspector General'', and the original cast of Arthur Miller's ''The American Clock''. Harper was perhaps most well known for his role as Sharkey in ''Once Upon a Time in America''. He also portrayed Charlie Gereson in ''Creepshow''. Other film credits include '' Wiseguy'', ''Final Analysis'', '' The Insider'', ''Deconstructing Harry'', and '' Molly''. Harper played lawyers on several occasions and said he had an interest in the law. Harper played Bubba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Harper (Australian Politician)
Robert Harper (1 February 1842 – 9 January 1919) was an Australian politician. Born in Glasgow, Scotland, he was educated at Glasgow Academy and migrated to Australia in 1856, becoming a tea and coffee merchant and a pastoralist. In 1879, he was elected to the Victorian Legislative Assembly as the member for West Bourke; he was defeated in 1880, but in 1882 returned to the Assembly as the member for East Bourke. He was defeated again in 1889, but was returned as member for East Bourke 1891–97. In the first federal election in 1901, he was elected to the Australian House of Representatives as the Protectionist member for Mernda. He joined the Commonwealth Liberal Party The Liberal Party was a parliamentary party in Australian federal politics between 1909 and 1917. The party was founded under Alfred Deakin's leadership as a merger of the Protectionist Party and Anti-Socialist Party, an event known as the Fus ... when it was formed out of the fusion of the Protectionis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Harper (computer Scientist)
Robert William "Bob" Harper, Jr. (born ) is a computer science professor at Carnegie Mellon University who works in programming language research. Prior to his position at Carnegie Mellon, Harper was a research fellow at the University of Edinburgh. Career Harper made major contributions to the design of the Standard ML programming language and the LF logical framework. Harper was named an ACM Fellow in 2005 for his contributions to type systems for programming languages. In 2021, he received the ACM SIGPLAN Programming Languages Achievement Award for his "foundational contributions to our understanding of type theory and its use in the design, specification, implementation, and verification of modern programming languages". Books *Robin Milner, Mads Tofte, Robert Harper, and David MacQueen. ''The Definition of Standard ML (Revised)''. MIT Press, 1997. *Robert Harper (editor). Types in Compilation'. Springer-Verlag Lecture Notes in Computer Science, volume 2071, 2001. *Robert H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Harper (conveyancer)
Robert Harper (''c''. 1700 - 1772) was an English conveyancer and drafter of parliamentary bills. Biography He was born the eldest son of Samuel Harper of Farnley, Yorkshire. He was admitted to Lincoln's Inn on 14 March 1717 and was called to the bar on 5 February 1735. He was a regular attender of meetings of the Council of the Bench, being appointed Master of the Walks in 1752, Keeper of the Black Book in 1753, Dean of Chapel in 1755, Treasurer in 1760 and Master of the Library in 1761. Harper was also something of an antiquarian, possessing a manuscript of John Hooker's translation of the ‘Modus tenendi parliamentum’ and of Hooker's ‘The Order and Usage how to keep a Parliament in England’. He subscribed to the 1732 edition of Bulstrode Whitelocke's ''Memorials of English affairs''. These works demonstrate a parliamentary bias in his interests. Harper drafted a considerable number of parliamentary bills. During his most active years, 1732-1762, 458 out of 1,238 Private ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Harper (cricketer)
Robert Harper (born 2 May 1948) is a South African cricketer. He played in one List A and eight first-class matches for Border from 1968/69 to 1976/77. See also * List of Border representative cricketers This is a list of all cricketers who have played first-class, List A or Twenty20 cricket for Border cricket team in South Africa. Seasons given are first and last seasons; the player did not necessarily play in all the intervening seasons. A ... References External links * 1948 births Living people South African cricketers Border cricketers Cricketers from East London, South Africa {{SouthAfrica-cricket-bio-1940s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bob Harper (Ontario Politician)
The 2000 Windsor municipal election was held in the City of Windsor, Ontario to elect a mayor, councillors and school trustees. Results *Graham Wilson was a thirty-year-old machinist at the time of the election."Putting Ward 2 candidates to the test", ''Windsor Star'', 27 October 2000, A10. He was previously elected to the Greater Essex County District School Board in 1997. In early 2000, Wilson and other board members took part in a protest against demands by provincial Education Minister Janet Ecker that the board implement austerity measures to balance its budget. *Lawrence Holland was a fringe candidate for mayor in 1991. A 23-year-old journalism student at St. Clair College, he called for Windsor-area garbage to be sent to the Detroit incinerator. After the election, he became co-owner of La Creperie Cafe and Restaurant. Holland campaigned for a council seat in Windsor's third ward in 1994, but dropped out before the election. In the 2000 campaign, he described himself ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bob Harper (personal Trainer)
Robert Harper (born August 18, 1965) is an American personal trainer, reality television personality, and author. He appeared on the American television series ''The Biggest Loser''. On September 8, 2015, Harper was announced as new host of ''The Biggest Loser'', succeeding Alison Sweeney. He was an advisor on ''The New Celebrity Apprentice''. Career Harper has worked as a personal trainer for celebrity clients, including Jennifer Jason Leigh. In 1999, he was cast as an extra in Melissa Etheridge's hit video for the song " Angels Would Fall" from her album ''Breakdown''. He is featured as a trainer on the United States version of ''The Biggest Loser'' reality television series. He has been a trainer on the NBC show since 2004. and has appeared in several ''Biggest Loser'' DVD workouts. Harper is also featured in the first three seasons of the Australian version of the show. In addition to making appearances, speaking dates, and writing, Harper teaches regular classes in Los A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bob Harper (politician)
Robert Malcolm "Bob" Harper (17 November 1944 – 2 November 2017) was an Australian politician. He was a Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly. Early life Harper was born in Brisbane, and worked as an accountant before entering politics. Politics Harper was a Liberal Party branch chairman, secretary and treasurer. In 1995 he was elected to the Queensland Legislative Assembly as the Liberal member for Mount Ommaney. Appointed Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasurer and Arts Minister in 1997, he lost his seat to a Labor candidate in 1998. Later life Harper died on 2 November 2017. His funeral was held at St Catherine's Anglican Church, Middle Park, Brisbane on Friday 10 November 2017 and was buried that day at Centenary Memorial Gardens in Sumner Sumner may refer to: Places Antarctica * Mount Sumner, a mountain in the Rare Range, Antarctica * Sumner Glacier, southern Graham Land, Antarctica Australia * Sumner, Queensland, suburb of Brisbane New Zealand * S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
