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Robert Sullivan (other)
Robert Sullivan may refer to: * Robert Sullivan (judoka) (born 1949), British Olympic judoka *Robert Sullivan (poet) (born 1967), Māori writer from New Zealand * Robert Sullivan (reporter), associated with ''The New Yorker'' *Robert Austin Sullivan (1947–1983), American man executed in Florida * Robert Baldwin Sullivan (1802–1853), Canadian lawyer, judge, and the second Mayor of Toronto * Robert J. Sullivan Jr. (born 1945), American politician * Robert Joseph Sullivan, American football player * Robert Joseph Sullivan (educator) (1800–1868), Northern Irish educationalist, founder of Sullivan Upper School, author of English texts and dictionaries. * Robbie Sullivan, fictional character in the television series ''Modern Family'' *Bobby Sullivan, musician and activist *Robert Michael Sullivan 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'' ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Sullivan (judoka)
Robert Sullivan (born 28 June 1944) is a British judoka. He competed in the men's half-middleweight event at the 1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and commonly known as Munich 1972 (german: München 1972), was an international multi-sport event held in Munich, West Germany, from 26 August to 11 September 1972. .... In 1973 he married Welsh singer Bonnie Tyler. References External links * 1944 births Living people British male judoka Olympic judoka for Great Britain Judoka at the 1972 Summer Olympics Place of birth missing (living people) 20th-century British people {{UK-judo-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Sullivan (poet)
Robert Sullivan (born 1967) is a Māori poet, academic and editor. His published poetry collections include ''Jazz Waiata'' (1990), ''Star Waka'' (1999) and ''Shout Ha! to the Sky'' (2010). His books are postmodern, explore social and racial issues, and explore aspects of Māori culture and history. Biography and writing Sullivan is of Māori and Irish descent. His grandfather was an immigrant to New Zealand from Galway. He identifies with the Ngā Puhi (Ngāti Manu/Ngāti Hau) and Kāi Tahu iwi, and describes himself as multicultural. He graduated from the University of Auckland with a PhD and worked as Associate Professor of English and Director of the Creative Writing Programme at the University of Hawai'i.Green, P., and Ricketts, H., 99 Ways into New Zealand Poetry, Vintage, 2010. Sullivan led until recently the creative writing programme at the Manukau Institute of Technology before becoming the Deputy Chief Executive Māori there from 2018 to 2020. He is an editor of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Sullivan (reporter)
Robert Sullivan may refer to: *Robert Sullivan (judoka) (born 1949), British Olympic judoka *Robert Sullivan (poet) (born 1967), Māori writer from New Zealand * Robert Sullivan (reporter), associated with ''The New Yorker'' *Robert Austin Sullivan (1947–1983), American man executed in Florida * Robert Baldwin Sullivan (1802–1853), Canadian lawyer, judge, and the second Mayor of Toronto * Robert J. Sullivan Jr. (born 1945), American politician * Robert Joseph Sullivan, American football player * Robert Joseph Sullivan (educator) (1800–1868), Northern Irish educationalist, founder of Sullivan Upper School, author of English texts and dictionaries. * Robbie Sullivan, fictional character in the television series ''Modern Family'' *Bobby Sullivan, musician and activist *Robert Michael Sullivan 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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The New Yorker
''The New Yorker'' is an American weekly magazine featuring journalism, commentary, criticism, essays, fiction, satire, cartoons, and poetry. Founded as a weekly in 1925, the magazine is published 47 times annually, with five of these issues covering two-week spans. Although its reviews and events listings often focus on the Culture of New York City, cultural life of New York City, ''The New Yorker'' has a wide audience outside New York and is read internationally. It is well known for its illustrated and often topical covers, its commentaries on popular culture and eccentric American culture, its attention to modern fiction by the inclusion of Short story, short stories and literary reviews, its rigorous Fact-checking, fact checking and copy editing, its journalism on politics and social issues, and its single-panel cartoons sprinkled throughout each issue. Overview and history ''The New Yorker'' was founded by Harold Ross and his wife Jane Grant, a ''The New York Times, N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Austin Sullivan
Robert Austin Sullivan (July 20, 1947 – November 30, 1983) was an American man who was executed by the state of Florida in the electric chair for the 1973 murder of a Howard Johnson's restaurant manager. He was the second person to be executed in Florida after capital punishment was reinstated in 1976, and at the time of his execution, had been on death row longer than anyone else in the United States. His execution generated attention when Pope John Paul II personally pleaded for clemency to spare Sullivan's life, however, Governor Bob Graham refused the appeal. Sullivan was executed in 1983 and maintained his innocence to the end. Early life Sullivan was born on July 20, 1947, in Boston, Massachusetts. Two weeks after his birth, he was adopted by a couple from Nashua, New Hampshire, and was later raised in Belmont, Massachusetts by his adoptive mother, after the couple divorced. Murder On the evening of April 8, 1973, Sullivan and his accomplice, Reid McLaughlin, went to a How ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Baldwin Sullivan
Robert Baldwin Sullivan, (May 24, 1802 – April 14, 1853), was an Ireland, Irish-Canadians, Canadian lawyer, judge, and politician who became the second Mayor of Toronto, Upper Canada. Career In 1835, he was elected to Toronto City Council of the year-old city of Toronto and was chosen to be mayor. He added a business-like atmosphere to council with the official 'robes of office'. The Council worked on matters like tax rates, grants and the removal of 'filth and nuisances from the city streets'. On May 6, 1835, Council's Committee on draining and paving approved construction of the city's first main sewer on King Street into which all drains and sewers were to be connected. In 1836, actions by new Lieutenant Governor Francis Bond Head triggered the resignation of the members of the Executive Council for the province. Sullivan accepted an appointment to the council. In the same year, he became the commissioner of crown lands. In 1839, he was appointed surveyor general of the pro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert J
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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Joseph Sullivan
Robert Joseph Sullivan was a walk-on offensive half back and defensive back out of Holy Cross who played for the dominant 1948 San Francisco 49ers under head coach Buck Shaw. The team went 12-2, finishing 2nd in the AAFC West. At 5'-10" and , Sullivan rushed 33 times for 121 yards over 13 games and had 4 receptions for 58 yards. His only touchdown came as a return TD. Defensively, Sullivan had one interception In ball-playing competitive team sports, an interception or pick is a move by a player involving a pass of the ball—whether by foot or hand, depending on the rules of the sport—in which the ball is intended for a player of the same team b ... for a six-yard return. College years References American football defensive backs American football halfbacks Great Lakes Navy Bluejackets football players Holy Cross Crusaders football players San Francisco 49ers players {{Amfoot-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Joseph Sullivan (educator)
Robert Joseph Sullivan was a walk-on offensive half back and defensive back out of Holy Cross who played for the dominant 1948 San Francisco 49ers under head coach Buck Shaw. The team went 12-2, finishing 2nd in the AAFC West. At 5'-10" and , Sullivan rushed 33 times for 121 yards over 13 games and had 4 receptions for 58 yards. His only touchdown came as a return TD. Defensively, Sullivan had one interception In ball-playing competitive team sports, an interception or pick is a move by a player involving a pass of the ball—whether by foot or hand, depending on the rules of the sport—in which the ball is intended for a player of the same team b ... for a six-yard return. College years References American football defensive backs American football halfbacks Great Lakes Navy Bluejackets football players Holy Cross Crusaders football players San Francisco 49ers players {{Amfoot-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Sullivan (educator)
Robert Sullivan may refer to: *Robert Sullivan (judoka) (born 1949), British Olympic judoka *Robert Sullivan (poet) (born 1967), Māori writer from New Zealand *Robert Sullivan (reporter), associated with ''The New Yorker'' *Robert Austin Sullivan (1947–1983), American man executed in Florida * Robert Baldwin Sullivan (1802–1853), Canadian lawyer, judge, and the second Mayor of Toronto * Robert J. Sullivan Jr. (born 1945), American politician *Robert Joseph Sullivan, American football player *Robert Joseph Sullivan (educator) (1800–1868), Northern Irish educationalist, founder of Sullivan Upper School, author of English texts and dictionaries. * Robbie Sullivan, fictional character in the television series ''Modern Family'' *Bobby Sullivan, musician and activist *Robert Michael Sullivan 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 co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sullivan Upper School
Sullivan Upper School is a mixed non- denominational voluntary grammar school in Holywood, Northern Ireland, and has approximately 1,100 enrolled pupils. The school motto is ', Irish for "with the gentle hand foremost". History Sullivan Lower School (equivalent to a primary school in modern terminology) was founded in 1862 by Robert Sullivan. After Sullivan's death in 1868, part of his estate was used to establish the upper school. Originally the two schools were based in Holywood's High Street, The lower school has been moved to a site beside the upper school and is now called Sullivan Prep which is a private school and the upper school has moved to a site on the edge of the town. The original building is now occupied by the town's public library. The 1994 attack On 17 June 1994, Garnet Bell, a former pupil, entered the School Hall during an A Level exam carrying an improvised flame thrower, containing petrol and paraffin. Bell discharged the device, burning six pupils, th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robbie Sullivan
'' Modern Family'' is an American TV comedy series revolving around three families interrelated through Jay Pritchett, his son Mitchell Pritchett, and his daughter Claire Dunphy. The families meet for family functions (usually around their three neighborhoods or while traveling during vacations) and cross-family bonding. Main cast The Dunphy family Phil Dunphy Philip Humphrey "Phil" Dunphy ( Ty Burrell) is Claire's husband of 15 years who sees himself as the "cool dad". He dotes on his wife Claire and constantly tries to find ways to bond with his three kids. He is seen as very competitive, one example being his always beating his son at basketball. He has a very juvenile attitude and is referred to by Claire as the "kid he'smarried to." He uses a parenting method that he calls "peerenting", which is a combination of talking like a peer but acting like a parent. Phil is a real estate agent who is very confident in his work, once saying, "I could sell a fur coat to an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
