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Richard White (other)
Richard White may refer to: Politicians *Richard White (fl.1397), Member of Parliament (MP) for Norwich in 1397 * Richard White (fl. 1402), MP for Great Grimsby in 1402 *Richard White (16th century MP), MP for City of York * Richard White (Kentucky politician) (born 1952), 21st-century Kentucky legislator *Richard White (Wisconsin politician), 19th-century Wisconsin legislator *Richard Crawford White (1923–1998), U.S. Representative from Texas (1965–1983) * Richard Smeaton White (1865–1936), Canadian newspaper publisher and political figure Judges * Richard Conway White (born 1952), judge of the Supreme Court of South Australia * Richard Weeks White (born 1954), judge of the Supreme Court of New South Wales *Richard White (Irish judge) (died 1367), Lord Chief Justice of Ireland Sports *Richard White (rugby union) (1925–2012), All Black from 1949 and mayor of Gisborne *Richard White (athlete), British Paralympic medalist * Richard White (cricketer) (born 1934), cricke ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard White (fl
Richard White may refer to: Politicians * Richard White (fl.1397), Member of Parliament (MP) for Norwich in 1397 * Richard White (fl. 1402), MP for Great Grimsby in 1402 * Richard White (16th century MP), MP for City of York The City of York is a unitary authority area with city status in the ceremonial county of North Yorkshire, England. The district's main settlement is York, and it extends to the surrounding area including the town of Haxby and the villages of E ... * Richard White (Kentucky politician) (born 1952), 21st-century Kentucky legislator * Richard White (Wisconsin politician), 19th-century Wisconsin legislator * Richard Crawford White (1923–1998), U.S. Representative from Texas (1965–1983) *Richard Smeaton White (1865–1936), Canadian newspaper publisher and political figure Judges * Richard Conway White, see List of judges of the Federal Court of Australia and List of judges of the Supreme Court of South Australia * Richard Weeks White (born 1954), judg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard A
Richard is a male given name. It originates, via Old French, from Old Frankish and is a compound of the words descending from Proto-Germanic ''*rīk-'' 'ruler, leader, king' and ''*hardu-'' 'strong, brave, hardy', and it therefore means 'strong in rule'. Nicknames include "Richie", "Dick", "Dickon", " Dickie", "Rich", "Rick", "Rico", "Ricky", and more. Richard is a common English, German and French male name. It's also used in many more languages, particularly Germanic, such as Norwegian, Danish, Swedish, Icelandic, and Dutch, as well as other languages including Irish, Scottish, Welsh and Finnish. Richard is cognate with variants of the name in other European languages, such as the Swedish "Rickard", the Catalan "Ricard" and the Italian "Riccardo", among others (see comprehensive variant list below). People named Richard Multiple people with the same name * Richard Andersen (other) * Richard Anderson (other) * Richard Cartwright (other) * Ri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dick White
Sir Dick Goldsmith White, (20 December 1906 – 21 February 1993) was a British intelligence officer. He was Director General (DG) of MI5 from 1953 to 1956, and Head of the Secret Intelligence Service (MI6) from 1956 to 1968. Early life White was born in Tonbridge, Kent, the son of an ironmonger Percy Hall White and Gertrude Farthing and went to school at Bishop's Stortford College. He took a First Class Degree in History at Christ Church, Oxford in 1927, and learnt to speak German. He was athletic in his youth and obtained a blue in running at Oxford. He was described by Peter Wright as resembling David Niven: "the same perfect English manners, easy charm, and immaculate dress sense." He was, said Wright, "tall with lean, healthy features and a sharp eye". He would qualify for a Commonwealth Fellowship in 1928 which saw him seek further education in the United States at the University of Michigan and California. After returning to the UK, he failed to obtain a position at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rick White (other)
Rick White may refer to: * Rick White (rock climber) (1946–2004), Australian rock climber *Rick White (politician) (born 1953), American politician *Rick White (baseball) (born 1968), former Major League Baseball pitcher *Rick White (musician) Rick White (born 5 December 1970) is a Canadian musician and singer-songwriter. Born in Moncton, New Brunswick, he was a member of indie bands Eric's Trip, Elevator, Perplexus, and The Unintended. White first played music, in a band called "Bloo ... (born 1970), Canadian lo-fi musician and record producer See also * Richard White (other) {{Hndis, White, Rick ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vermilion County, Illinois Bombings
The Vermilion County bombings were a series of three bombings in the towns of Danville and Oakwood, Illinois that killed at two people and injured 34. The bombings were committed by Richard Dean White, an Army veteran and member of the Danville church he targeted in the second bombing. First Bombing On 30 December 1997, White placed a pipe bomb triggered by a motion sensor inside a cooler outside United Methodist Church in Oakwood, Illinois Oakwood is a village in Oakwood Township, Vermilion County, Illinois, United States. It is part of the Danville, Illinois Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 1,595 at the 2010 census, and 1,507 in 2018. Geography Oakwood is locate .... 46-year old Brian Plawer left the church and noticed the cooler. While attempting to move it the motion sensor activated, causing the pipe bomb to detonate. He was killed instantly. The bombing was heard throughout the town and caused minor damage to the United Methodist Church. Second Bombin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Superman Returns
''Superman Returns'' is a 2006 American superhero film directed by Bryan Singer and written by Michael Dougherty and Dan Harris (screenwriter), Dan Harris from a story by Singer, Dougherty and Harris based on the DC Comics character Superman. It is the sixth and final installment in the original Superman in film#Original film series (1978–1987), ''Superman'' film series and serves as an Homage (arts), homage sequel to ''Superman (1978 film), Superman'' (1978) and ''Superman II'' (1980), while Retroactive continuity, ignoring the events of ''Superman III'' (1983), ''Supergirl (1984 film), Supergirl'' (1984), and ''Superman IV: The Quest for Peace'' (1987). The film stars Brandon Routh as Clark Kent/Superman, Kate Bosworth as Lois Lane, Kevin Spacey as Lex Luthor (1978 film series character), Lex Luthor, with James Marsden, Frank Langella, and Parker Posey. The film tells the story of the title character returning to Earth after a five-year absence. He finds that his Romance (lov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Gwyn
Richard Gwyn (ca. 1537 – 15 October 1584), also known by his anglicised name, Richard White, was a Welsh teacher at illegal and underground schools and a Bard who wrote both Christian and satirical poetry in the Welsh language. A Roman Catholic during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I of England, Gwyn was martyred by being hanged, drawn and quartered for high treason at Wrexham in 1584. He was canonised by Pope Paul VI in 1970 as one of the Forty Martyrs of England and Wales. Since its creation in 1987, St. Richard Gwyn has been the Patron Saint of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Wrexham. Along with fellow lay martyr St. Margaret Clitherow, Gwyn is the co-patron of the Latin Mass Society of England and Wales. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Von White
Richard "Von" White is an abstract expressionist artist. Born Richard Elis Blair White, on the island of Jamaica in 1951, to a family of prominent businessmen and founders of the town Oracabessa. "Von" is the stage name of Richard White, an artist who specialises in pastel tropical scenes inspired by nature and the female form. Richard "Von" White studied at the Jamaica College of Art, then went on to study at Goldsmiths College of Art in London, under the tutelage of Professor Harry Thubron. Graduating with honours from Goldsmiths, Von went on to develop his own style of abstraction, with a keystone on the masters that have gone before – particularly Pablo Picasso, Paul Gauguin and Georgia O'Keeffe. Von's philosophy on art finds its roots in Taoism. He expanded on many of his early ideas on art in an academic thesis based on creativity and its relationship with Taoism of Laozi. Von's themes are an approach to abstract expressionism as embodied by the Tao. Von is of the Chris ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Foster/White Gallery
The Foster/White Gallery is an art gallery in Seattle, Washington, in the United States. It was started as the Richard White Gallery in 1968 in the Pioneer Square neighborhood. History Richard White started the Richard White Gallery at 311½ Occidental Street, in the Pioneer Square district of Seattle, in 1968. In 1973, he sold it to Donald Foster, who renamed it the Foster/White Gallery. Foster sold it in December 2002 to the Huang family, owners of the Bau-Xi Gallery in Vancouver, British Columbia. In April 2006 it moved to a renovated building at 220 3rd Avenue South, a few blocks from its original location. It earlier had other premises in Kirkland, Rainier Square, and Pioneer Square. In the mid-1980s, Foster/White was one of five galleries which started the ''Pioneer Square Exhibition Magazine'', a monthly magazine to publicise their shows. Archived February 7, 2013. In 1990 the gallery was among the founding members of the Seattle Art Dealers Association, which in 2005 t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard M
Richard is a male given name. It originates, via Old French, from Old Frankish and is a compound of the words descending from Proto-Germanic ''*rīk-'' 'ruler, leader, king' and ''*hardu-'' 'strong, brave, hardy', and it therefore means 'strong in rule'. Nicknames include "Richie", " Dick", "Dickon", " Dickie", "Rich", "Rick", "Rico", "Ricky", and more. Richard is a common English, German and French male name. It's also used in many more languages, particularly Germanic, such as Norwegian, Danish, Swedish, Icelandic, and Dutch, as well as other languages including Irish, Scottish, Welsh and Finnish. Richard is cognate with variants of the name in other European languages, such as the Swedish "Rickard", the Catalan "Ricard" and the Italian "Riccardo", among others (see comprehensive variant list below). People named Richard Multiple people with the same name * Richard Andersen (other) * Richard Anderson (other) * Richard Cartwright (other) * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard White (actor)
Richard White (born 1953) is an American actor and opera singer best known for voicing the character of Gaston in Disney's ''Beauty and the Beast''. He also voiced the character in the early 2000s animated TV series ''House of Mouse''. Career White also played the character of Gaylord Ravenal in ''Show Boat'' at Paper Mill Playhouse and Robert Mission in ''The New Moon'', at the New York City Opera. White also created the title role of Erik in the world premiere of Arthur Kopit and Maury Yeston's musical, ''Phantom'' and sings the role on the cast recording. White has performed on Broadway as Joey in ''The Most Happy Fella'' and has had roles in New York revivals of ''Brigadoon'', '' South Pacific'', and ''Auntie Mame''."Life is a Banquet" in The 5th Avenue Theatre's MAME , 5th Avenue Theatre press relea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard White (historian)
Richard White (born 1947) is an American historian, two-time winner of the Francis Parkman Prize, past President of the Organization of American Historians, and the author of books about the American West, Native American history, the United States in the Gilded Age, railroads, capitalism, and environmental history. He is the Margaret Byrne Professor of American History Emeritus at Stanford University. Earlier in his career, he taught at the University of Washington, University of Utah, and Michigan State University. He received his bachelor's degree from the University of California, Santa Cruz, and his M.A. and Ph.D. from the University of Washington. White was founding director of Stanford'Spatial History Project which implements digital technologies and analyses to illuminate patterns and anomalies for research purposes. He was chosen for the MacArthur Fellows Program in 1995, and was elected a Member of the American Philosophical Society in 2016. Works *''Land Use, Environm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
