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Rowson is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *David Rowson (born 1976), Scottish footballer * Guy Rowson (1883–1937), English politician * James Rowson (born 1976), American baseball player and coach *Jonathan Rowson (born 1977), Scottish chess grandmaster and writer *Leslie Rowson (1903–1977), English cinematographer *Martin Rowson Martin Rowson ( ; born 15 February 1959) is a British editorial cartoonist and writer. His genre is political satire and his style is scathing and graphic. He characterises his work as "visual journalism". His cartoons appear frequently in ''The ... (born 1959), English cartoonist and writer * Susanna Rowson (1762–1824), British-American writer, poet, and playwright {{surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Rowson
David Andrew Rowson (born 14 September 1976) is a Scottish former footballer. Career He started his professional career at his home town club Aberdeen, whilst at Aberdeen was a key member of the side that made the Scottish Cup final in 2000. He returned from a loan spell at Livingston halfway through the season where he was sent to recuperate from a knee injury. During the last 10 games of season 1999–00, he did enough to merit his place in the side to play Rangers in the Scottish Cup Final, ahead of fans favourite Hicham Zerouali. In 2001, he earned a move to Stoke City. However, injuries blighted his time there, limiting him to only 18 appearances and consequently, he returned north of the border to join Partick Thistle. After playing there for a season, he announced his desire to move to an English club in the summer, sparking a host of clubs bidding for his signature, and he joined League Two side Northampton Town on a two-year contract. He impressed in his time at Sixfie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guy Rowson
Guy Rowson (1883 - 16 November 1937) was a British Labour Party politician who served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Farnworth in Lancashire. He was elected in 1929, defeated in 1931, Charles Roger Dod, Robert Phipps Dod, ''Dod's parliamentary companion'', Publisher Dod's Parliamentary Companion, ltd., 1936.page 423 and re-elected in 1935, until his death in 1937. He was Parliamentary Private Secretary to the then Labour leader of the opposition, Clement Attlee. In 1936, he was responsible for the introduction of the Annual Holiday Bill, which regulated holiday pay for workers. Mining Rowson became a coal miner at age 12.Obituary ''The Colliery Guardian'', 19 Nov 1937, Page 976, Column 2 In 1923, he became a Miners' Agent in the |
James Rowson
James Frank Rowson (born September 12, 1976) is an American professional baseball coach. He is currently the assistant hitting coach for the Detroit Tigers of Major League Baseball (MLB). He was previously a coach in MLB for the Chicago Cubs, Minnesota Twins and Miami Marlins. Playing career The Seattle Mariners drafted Rowson in the ninth round of the 1994 MLB Draft. He played minor league baseball in the Mariners' and the New York Yankees' minor league systems from 1995 to 1997, and played for the Cook County Cheetahs in the independent Heartland League in 1998. Post-playing career Rowson served as the Yankees' minor league hitting coordinator for six seasons, joining the Chicago Cubs as their minor league hitting coordinator for the 2012 season. He took over as the hitting coach of the Cubs in June 2012, after Rudy Jaramillo was fired. After the 2013 season, he rejoined the Yankees as their minor league hitting coordinator. Rowson was hired to be the hitting coach for the Mi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jonathan Rowson
Jonathan Rowson (born 18 April 1977) is a Scottish chess player and philosopher. He is a three-time Scottish chess champion and was awarded the title of Grandmaster by FIDE in 1999. As Director of the Social Brain Centre at the United Kingdom's Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce (RSA), he authored numerous research reports on behavior change, climate change, and spirituality. Career He made his Scotland debut for the national Primary School team in the match against England in 1988. At this time he attended Skene Square Primary School, though he later attended Aberdeen Grammar School where a Maths teacher, Michael Wilson, organised and encouraged the school team. Although in 1988 he was not the best player in his age-group at the time, his progress was rapid and he began competing on the world stage in 1991, winning a silver medal in the European Under 18 Championship in 1995 (behind Robert Kempiński of Poland). After taking a year out to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leslie Rowson
Leslie Rowson (1903–1977) was a British cinematographer. Rowson collaborated on several films with the director Michael Powell. Selected filmography * '' The Crimson Circle'' (1929) * ''The Man They Couldn't Arrest'' (1931) * '' The Ghost Train'' (1931) * ''Jack's the Boy'' (1932) * ''Lord Babs'' (1932) * ''Leave It to Smith'' (1933) * ''Soldiers of the King'' (1933) * '' The Man from Toronto'' (1933) * '' Road House'' (1934) * '' My Old Dutch'' (1934) * '' The Iron Duke'' (1934) * '' Can You Hear Me, Mother?'' (1935) * '' Man of the Moment'' (1935) * ''Royal Cavalcade'' (1935) * ''Her Last Affaire'' (1936) * ''Things Happen at Night ''Things Happen at Night'' is a 1947 British supernatural ghost comedy film directed by Francis Searle and starring Gordon Harker, Alfred Drayton, Robertson Hare and Garry Marsh. The film is based upon a stage play, ''The Poltergeist'', by Fran ...'' (1947) References External links * 1903 births 1977 deaths British cinematographers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Martin Rowson
Martin Rowson ( ; born 15 February 1959) is a British editorial cartoonist and writer. His genre is political satire and his style is scathing and graphic. He characterises his work as "visual journalism". His cartoons appear frequently in ''The Guardian'' and the ''Daily Mirror''. He also contributes freelance cartoons to other publications, such as ''Tribune'', ''Index on Censorship'' and the '' Morning Star''. He is chair of the British Cartoonists' Association. Early life Rowson was adopted as a child, and educated at the independent Merchant Taylors' School in Northwood in north-west London, followed by Pembroke College, Cambridge, where he read English Literature. Career Rowson's books include graphic adaptations of ''The Waste Land'' and ''Tristram Shandy''. ''Snatches'', his novel, was published in 2006 (). It is a comic journey through history, focusing on the "stories of the worst decisions the human race has ever made". ''Stuff'' (2007), his next novel, is part aut ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
