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Robb Fisher
Robb is a surname of Scottish origin, formed from a diminution (reduction) of the name Robert. Robert was a popular name, especially after its use by three Scots Kings in the fourteenth century. Rob is first recorded as a surname in the mid-15th century, with a handful of individuals recorded in the decades either side of 1500. As the 16th century progressed there were early groupings in Aberdeenshire, Lanarkshire and later in Perthshire/ Stirlingshire. It is likely that the name originated with the offspring of a Robert or Rob, when surnames began to flourish, but unlike some surnames there is no one source for the name. The surname was originally spelled Rob, sometimes Robe, but by 1800 the vast majority of families had added an extra 'b', an exception being a wealthy farming family of Perthshire origin that settled in Thirsk, Yorkshire. Although the surname originates in Scotland, Protestant branches of the family settled in Ireland during the sixteenth century Plant ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Surname
In some cultures, a surname, family name, or last name is the portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family, tribe or community. Practices vary by culture. The family name may be placed at either the start of a person's full name, as the forename, or at the end; the number of surnames given to an individual also varies. As the surname indicates genetic inheritance, all members of a family unit may have identical surnames or there may be variations; for example, a woman might marry and have a child, but later remarry and have another child by a different father, and as such both children could have different surnames. It is common to see two or more words in a surname, such as in compound surnames. Compound surnames can be composed of separate names, such as in traditional Spanish culture, they can be hyphenated together, or may contain prefixes. Using names has been documented in even the oldest historical records. Examples of surnames are documented in the 11th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canada
Canada is a country in North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, covering over , making it the world's second-largest country by total area. Its southern and western border with the United States, stretching , is the world's longest binational land border. Canada's capital is Ottawa, and its three largest metropolitan areas are Toronto, Montreal, and Vancouver. Indigenous peoples have continuously inhabited what is now Canada for thousands of years. Beginning in the 16th century, British and French expeditions explored and later settled along the Atlantic coast. As a consequence of various armed conflicts, France ceded nearly all of its colonies in North America in 1763. In 1867, with the union of three British North American colonies through Confederation, Canada was formed as a federal dominion of four provinces. This began an accretion of provinces an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ed Robb
Ed Robb (July 1, 1942 – September 24, 2011) was a member of the faculty at the University of Missouri, the president of a consulting firm, and a Republican member of the Missouri House of Representatives. He resided in Columbia, Missouri, with his wife, Rosa. They have five children: Shawn, Melissa, Tom, David, and Adam. He was born in Chicago, Illinois to Howard Robb and Georgia Field Robb, graduating from Elmwood Park High School in Chicago in 1960. He went on to receive a B.S. degree in Economics from Bradley University in 1964, and an M.S. and, later, a Ph.D. in Economics, both from Michigan State University. He was the past Director of the College of Business and Public Administration Research Center, the Economic Policy and Analysis Research Center, and the State and Fiscal Studies Unit, all of University of Missouri-Columbia. Until his death in 2011, he was the President of Edward H. Robb and Associates, a consulting firm. He was also a member of the Open Do ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Douglas Robb (schoolmaster)
Douglas Robert Kenneth Robb (born 3 September 1970) is an English schoolmaster who is currently headmaster of Gresham's School. Before that, he was a housemaster at Oundle School and then head of Oswestry School. Early life Born in the Wirral in 1970, the son of Dr Derek Robb and the youngest of his parents' three children, Robb was a choirboy at St Saviour's Church, Oxton,Tim Jefferis"Douglas Robb: This is Your Life"dated 7 September 2014 at tjjteacher.com, accessed 27 March 2019 and was educated at Birkenhead School,Gresham’s announces new Headmaster dated March 2014 at greshams.com, accessed 27 March 2019 where he was in the First XV, the school's team, and then at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Robb
David Robb (born 23 August 1947) is a Scottish actor. Early life Born in London, the son of David Robb and Elsie Tilley, Robb grew up in Edinburgh and was educated there at the Royal High School, Edinburgh, Royal High School, where he played Henry II of England, Henry II in a school production of Jean Anouilh’s ''Becket''. Screen career Robb has starred in various British films and television shows, including films such as ''Swing Kids'' and ''Hellbound (film), Hellbound''. He is well known for playing Germanicus in the famous 1976 BBC production of ''I, Claudius (TV series), I, Claudius'', and as Robin Grant, one of the principal characters in Thames Television's 1981 series ''The Flame Trees of Thika''. Robb had his big break playing Andrew Fraser MP in the TV miniseries First Among Equals (TV series), ''First Among Equals'' a 1986 adaption of the book of the same name by Jeffrey Archer. The miniseries was a great success on prime time TV in the UK and abroad and also ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Curtis Robb
Curtis Robb (born 7 June 1972) is a former British middle distance runner, who competed at two consecutive Summer Olympics for Great Britain, in 1992 and 1996. Running career Robb first began running with Liverpool Harriers & AC, a racing team based in Liverpool, at the age of 12. From the age of 17, he was coached by Ernie Gallagher, a former miler who had raced Roger Bannister in the 1950s. Robb made his Olympic debut in the men's 800 meters at the 1992 Summer Olympics, where he finished sixth overall. At the 1993 World Championships in Athletics, Robb raced in the men's 800 metres, where he was involved in a controversy in his semi-final after cutting in front of Johnny Gray John Lee Gray Jr. (born June 19, 1960) is a retired American world class 800 meter runner from the mid-1980s to the late 1990s and the holder of the 600m world best. A four-time-Olympian (1984-1996) in 1985 he set the US record of 1:42.60 at a ..., with Gray losing his step. In the men's 800 at th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chuck Robb
Charles Spittal Robb (born June 26, 1939) is an American politician from Virginia and former officer in the United States Marine Corps. A member of the Democratic Party (United States), Democratic Party, he served as the List of governors of Virginia, 64th governor of Virginia from 1982 to 1986 and a United States Senate, United States senator from 1989 until 2001. In 2004, he co-chaired the Iraq Intelligence Commission. Early life and education Charles Robb was born in Phoenix, Arizona, Phoenix, Arizona, the son of Frances Howard (Woolley) and James Spittal Robb. He grew up in the Mount Vernon, Virginia, Mount Vernon area of Fairfax County, Virginia, Fairfax County, Virginia and graduated from Mount Vernon High School (Virginia), Mount Vernon High School. He attended Cornell University before earning a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Wisconsin–Madison in 1961, where he was a member of the Chi Phi Fraternity. A United States Marine Corps veteran and honor graduate of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carole Robb
Carole Robb (1943) is a British artist and member of the National Academy of Design, New York. She lives between New York City, Rome, Venice, and London. Early life and education Robb was born in Port Glasgow, Scotland in 1943 and studied painting at the Glasgow School of Art (1961–65). She has said that the “Glasgow School of Art shaped my studio discipline; no effort without error, but it was the harsh Scottish weather that shaped the internal life of my imagination.” She also studied at the University of Reading under Terry Frost, where she earned her MFA in 1979. That year she was awarded a British Arts Council award in painting from Greater London Arts Association and won the British Rome Prize in painting from the Royal Commission, London and spent 1979 to 1980 in Rome. Following this she went to New York City on a Fulbright artist fellowship from 1980 to 1981. Art practice Robb is a figurative painter, building on the hours of life drawing required at the Glasgow ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Candace Robb
Candace Robb (born 1950) is an American historical novelist, whose works are set in medieval England. She has also written under the pen name Emma Campion. Biography Candace Robb was born in North Carolina, grew up in Ohio, and now lives in Seattle, Washington with her husband. After an education in Catholic schools, Robb studied and researched medieval history for many years. In an interview, she said, "I did my graduate work in English literature with a strong concentration in medieval and Anglo-Saxon literature and history". After completing her master's degree at the University of Cincinnati in Ohio, she began the Ph.D. programme but did not complete her dissertation. Before becoming a novelist, she worked as an editor of scientific publications. She strives for accuracy of historical events which are the backdrop for her fictional characters. Kirkus Reviews said that "Robb puts the history back into historical mystery". Robb divides her time between the American Pacific ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bruce Robb
Bruce Robb is an American musician, record producer, engineer, and music supervisor. He is most recognized for his time as a member of "The Robbs" during the 1960s, then as a founder of Cherokee Studios in the 1970s; followed by decades of producing, engineering and recording with artists like Mos Def, Macy Gray, Henry Rollins, Steve Vai, The Lemonheads, John Mellencamp, Steve Cropper, Ringo Starr, Etta James, Art Garfunkel, Rod Stewart, Del Shannon, and Wilson Pickett amongst others. Cherokee Studios founder By 1969, The Robbs now calling themselves "Cherokee" had settled on a ranch in Chatsworth, California. With the help of friends Roger Nichols and Toby Foster, the band converted their barn into an artist-owned recording studio. Bruce was particularly enthusiastic about the idea because he had always disliked the sterile vibe in the studios of the era. The studio's first clients started with friends like Del Shannon, who brought Jeff Lynne from Electric Light Orchestr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
AnnaSophia Robb
AnnaSophia Robb (born December 8, 1993) is an American actress, model, and singer. She began as a child actress on television, making her leading debut as the titular role in '' Samantha: An American Girl Holiday'' (2004). She made her feature film debut in ''Because of Winn-Dixie'' (2005), followed by the supporting role of Violet Beauregarde in Tim Burton's ''Charlie and the Chocolate Factory'' (2005). Her performance as Leslie Burke in ''Bridge to Terabithia'' (2007) garnered her recognition and praise, and two Young Artist Awards. Her subsequent film roles include ''Race to Witch Mountain'' (2009), ''Soul Surfer'' (2011), and ''The Way Way Back'' (2013). She received wider recognition and praise for playing the lead role of Carrie Bradshaw on The CW's series ''The Carrie Diaries'' (2013–2014). In 2019, she played the role of Gypsy Blanchard's neighbor Lacey in the Hulu miniseries ''The Act''. Early life Robb was born in Denver, Colorado, the only child of Janet, an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrew Robb
Andrew John Robb (born 20 August 1951) is a former Australian politician. He was a member of the House of Representatives from 2004 to 2016, representing the Liberal Party. He served as Minister for Trade and Investment (2013–2016) in the Abbott and Turnbull Governments, and also briefly as Minister for Vocational and Further Education in the Howard Government in 2007. Before entering parliament, he was the federal director of the Liberal Party and oversaw the party's return to government at the 1996 federal election. While he was Minister for Trade and Investment, Robb approved Chinese company Shandong Landbridge Group to lease Port Darwin for 99 years. As soon as he left politics, Robb was hired by Shandong Landbridge on a $880,000 per year salary. In 2019, Robb left the position, shortly before a new foreign-interference law took effect. Background Robb, one of nine children, was born to Frank and Marie Robb, on a dairy farm in Epping which lies north of Melbourn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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