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Rowe (surname)
Rowe is a common surname; it has also been used as the name for several places. It is of Norman origin, ''Rous'' or ''Le Roux', ''from the French ''rouge'' "red." It has strong links to northern France and Cornwall, where it remains a common surname to this day. It first appeared in England in 1066 after the Norman Invasion, when lands were granted by the first Norman King William I to Turchil Le Roux and Alan Rufus. A–K *Alan Rowe, people of the same name: ** Alan Rowe (1926–2000), New Zealand-born English actor ** Alan Rowe (1891–1968), British archaeologist * Albert Rowe (politician) (1872–1955), Australian politician *Albert Percival Rowe (1898–1976), British physicist and radar pioneer * Alex Rowe (born 1966), British member of the French Foreign Legion * Alfred Rowe (1837–1921), English clergyman, educationalist and cricketer *Andrew Rowe (1935–2008), British politician * Anthony Rowe (1640s–1704), English politician, MP for Penryn, Mitchell and Stockbridge * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Normans
The Normans (Norman language, Norman: ''Normaunds''; french: Normands; la, Nortmanni/Normanni) were a population arising in the medieval Duchy of Normandy from the intermingling between Norsemen, Norse Viking settlers and indigenous West Francia, West Franks and Gallo-Roman culture, Gallo-Romans. The term is also used to denote emigrants from the duchy who conquered other territories such as England and Sicily. The Norse settlements in West Francia followed a series of raids on the French northern coast mainly from Denmark, although some also sailed from Norway and Sweden. These settlements were finally legitimized when Rollo, a Scandinavian Viking leader, agreed to swear fealty to Charles the Simple, King Charles III of West Francia following the Siege of Chartres (911), siege of Chartres in 911. The intermingling in Normandy produced an Ethnic group, ethnic and cultural "Norman" identity in the first half of the 10th century, an identity which continued to evolve over the ce ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brad Rowe (actor)
Bradley Thomas Rowe (born May 15, 1970) is an American actor, writer, producer, and public policy advocate. He appeared in '' Billy's Hollywood Screen Kiss'' (1998) and TNT's ''Purgatory''. Other roles include a short stint as recurring character Walt on ''NewsRadio'', Murphy Sinclair on '' General Hospital'', Ty Swindle on ''Wasteland'', and Dan Murphy on ''Leap of Faith''. Early life Rowe was born and raised in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin. A 1993 University of Wisconsin–Madison economics graduate, Rowe worked as a finance manager for political campaigns in Washington, D.C., before moving to Los Angeles, California, to pursue acting and screenwriting. Career Rowe started his career in the United Talent Agency library and mailroom. He appeared in the TV movies ''Vanished'', '' Lucky 7'' and ''Though None Go with Me'' and the NBC mini-series ''The 70s'', as well as appearing on ''Perception'' as FBI Agent Bobby Dalton, and as Agent Jack Burgess on ''1-800-MISSING''. In 1998, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dorothy Rowe
Dr. Dorothy Rowe (née Conn; 17 December 1930 – 25 March 2019) was an Australian psychologist and author, whose area of interest was depression. Born; Newcastle, NSW. Died Sydney, NSW. Biography Rowe came to England in her forties, working at Sheffield University and was the head of Lincolnshire Department of Clinical Psychology. In addition to her published works on depression, she was a regular columnist in the UK. She spent her time working with depressed patients and, through listening to their stories, came to reject the medical model of mental illness, instead working within personal construct theory. She believed that depression is a result of beliefs which do not enable a person to live comfortably with themselves or the world. Most notably it is the belief in a "Just World" (that the bad are punished and the good rewarded) that exacerbates feelings of fear and anxiety if disaster strikes. Part of recovering is accepting that the external world is unpredictable and tha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dick Rowe
Richard Paul Brutton Rowe (9 June 1921 – 6 June 1986) was a British music executive and record producer. He was head of A&R (Singles) at Decca Records from the 1950s to the 1970s, and produced many top-selling records during that period. He is historically presented in popular music history as the man who did not sign the Beatles. In Brian Epstein's 1964 autobiography, Rowe is quoted as having rejected them with the words: "Guitar groups are on their way out, Mr. Epstein", although he denied ever having said this. He later signed the Rolling Stones after their audition, thanks to an introduction and encouragement from George Harrison. Life and career Rowe was born in London. He joined the A&R department at Decca in 1948, where his responsibilities were both to discover and produce records by new talents. In 1953, he produced " Broken Wings" by vocal group, the Stargazers, the first locally-produced and non-American record to reach number one on the newly-published Brit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deborah Jeanne Rowe
Deborah Jeanne Rowe (born December 6, 1958) is an American dermatology assistant best known for her marriage to pop musician Michael Jackson, with whom she had two children. She lives in Palmdale, California. Early life Debbie Rowe was born on December 6th, 1958 in Spokane, Washington, the daughter of Barbara Chilcutt and Gordon Rowe. Her father divorced her mother a few weeks before her second birthday. She was raised by her mother, a few aunts, and her maternal grandmother. Rowe first married Richard Edelman in 1982 and converted to Judaism. The couple divorced six years later in 1988. Relationship with Michael Jackson Rowe met Michael Jackson while working as an assistant in Arnold Klein's dermatology office, where Jackson was being treated for vitiligo. She recalled that after Jackson's divorce from Lisa Marie Presley in 1996, he was upset that he might not become a father. Rowe, a longtime Jackson fan, proposed to bear his children.''The Michael Jackson Interview: The Foo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dave Rowe (baseball)
David Elwood Rowe (October 9, 1854 – December 9, 1930) was an American outfielder and manager in Major League Baseball (MLB). Baseball career Rowe was born in Cold Spring Township, Lebanon County, Pennsylvania, in 1854. He had a younger brother, Jack Rowe, who also played and managed in the major leagues. Dave Rowe started his professional baseball career playing two games for the Chicago White Stockings of the National League (NL) in 1877."Dave Rowe Minor Leagues Statistics & History" baseball-reference.com. Retrieved October 30, 2021. In 1882, he made it back to the majors with the NL's Cleveland Blues, playing 24 games for them. In 1883, he played 59 games for the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Danielle Rowe
Danielle Rowe (born 1982 in Shepparton) is an Australian-born ballet dancer and choreographer. Dancing career Rowe trained in Newcastle and Adelaide. She joined The Australian Ballet in 2001. She won the Telstra People's Choice Award in both 2003 and 2005 and in 2008 became a principal artist with the company. In 2011, she joined the Houston Ballet as a first soloist (senior artist in Australian Ballet terms). and was promoted to principal dancer in August of the same year. In 2012 she joined Nederlands Dans Theater. Choreography career In 2017, Rowe, who had retired from dancing, choreographed her first piece. This was ''For Pixie'' for SFDanceworks, where she became the associate artistic director. The piece is inspired by her grandparents, and has since been performed by San Francisco Ballet and Ballet Idaho. Rowe's ballet ''Fury'', inspired by the film '' Mad Max: Fury Road'', premiered in San Francisco in September 2018. The work was produced by Kate Duhamel and fe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Curtis Rowe
Curtis Rowe, Jr. (born July 2, 1949) is an American retired basketball player. A 6'7" forward from UCLA, Rowe was drafted by the Dallas Chaparrals in the 1971 ABA Draft and by the Detroit Pistons in the first round of the 1971 NBA Draft. Rowe opted to sign with Detroit and the NBA. Rowe played eight seasons (1971–1979) in the National Basketball Association as a member of the Detroit Pistons and the Boston Celtics. He averaged 11.6 points per game in his career and appeared in the 1976 NBA All-Star Game. At UCLA, he was a member of three national championship teams coached by John Wooden: 1969, 1970 and 1971. He was one of only 4 players to have started on 3 NCAA championship teams; the others were all teammates at UCLA: Lew Alcindor, Henry Bibby and Lynn Shackelford Lynn Shackelford (born August 27, 1947) is an American former professional basketball player. A graduate of John Burroughs High School in Burbank, California, Shackelford earned 7 varsity letters in 3 ye ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colin Davies Rowe
Colin Davies Rowe (12 April 1911 – 2 August 1970) was a lawyer and politician in South Australia. He served as 37th Attorney-General of South Australia from 1955 to 1965. History He was born the eldest son Mr and Mrs. L. G. Rowe of "Rockleigh", Sandilands, about south-west of Ardrossan, and educated at Kadina High School and King's College, Adelaide, where he was head prefect for two consecutive years. He studied law at the University of Adelaide, gaining his LLB in 1934, and was admitted to the bar in December 1934 at the same ceremony as Roma Mitchell. He worked as a lawyer at Ardrossan, then set up in practice at Maitland in 1942. He was chairman of the Maitland Hospital Board, secretary of the Yorke Peninsula Local Government Association, and secretary of the Ardrossan Hospital. In 1948 he was president of the Yorke Peninsula branch of the Liberal and Country League, and in November 1948 was nominated by them, unopposed, to a Midland district seat in the Legislative Coun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clive Rowe
Clive Mark Rowe (born 27 March 1964) is a British actor, best known for his role as Norman "Duke" Ellington in BBC Children's drama ''The Story of Tracy Beaker''. He also starred as Mayor Doyle in the Disney show '' The Evermoor Chronicles''. Biography Born in Oldham, Lancashire, Clive Rowe grew up in Shaw, Lancashire, in the parish of East Crompton and attended St. James Primary School and Crompton House School. As a teenager he was a member of Crompton Stage Society. He is a graduate of the Guildhall School of Music and Drama. Rowe has appeared in many pantomimes. Television Rowe has appeared on television in ''Dalziel and Pascoe'' and ''The Bill'', and had a main role as "Duke" in ''The Story of Tracy Beaker'' in Series 1 to 4. He appeared in the 2007 Christmas special of '' Doctor Who'' — "Voyage of the Damned" as "Morvin Van Hoff". More recently, he appeared on the BBC1 drama '' All The Small Things'', portraying "Clifford Beale", a homeless caretaker, more commonly ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christopher Rowe (author)
Christopher Rowe (born December 25, 1969) is an American science fiction and fantasy writer, whose stories have been finalists for the Hugo Award, the Nebula Award, the Theodore Sturgeon Memorial Award, and the World Fantasy Award. Career Rowe's first professionally published short story was "Kin to Crows" (''Realms of Fantasy'', 1998). His best-known story is "The Voluntary State" (''Sci Fiction'', 2004), which was nominated for multiple major awards. That story was followed by two sequels: "The Border State" (2017) and ''These Prisoning Hills'' (2022). His 2017 short-story collection ''Telling the Map'' received positive reviews from ''Publishers Weekly'' ("wild creativity, haunting imagery, and lyricism"), ''Kirkus Reviews'' (a "clutch of complex, persuasive visions of an alternate South"), and ''Tor.com'' ("a stellar set of stories that mesh well together"). Personal life He lives in Lexington, Kentucky Lexington is a city in Kentucky, United States that is the county ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christopher Rowe (classicist)
Christopher James Rowe OBE (born 1944) is a British classical scholar. He is Professor Emeritus in the Department of Classics and Ancient History of Durham University, England, where he was Head of Department 2004–2008. He is a former President of the Classical Association, and was appointed OBE in 2009 for "services to scholarship". Thought on Plato Rowe translated into English and gave an innovative interpretation of the Aristotle's ''Nicomachean Ethics'' and the Plato's dialogues '' Theaetetus'' and ''Sophist''. He compared the ideal-real relation existing among the ''Republic'' and the ''Theaetetus'' for what concerns the epistemology, and then he established an analogy with the political ideal of the ''Republic'' and its real actualization described in the ''Statesman'' and in the ''Laws Law is a set of rules that are created and are law enforcement, enforceable by social or governmental institutions to regulate behavior,Robertson, ''Crimes against humanity'', 9 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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