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Robert Coleman (other)
Robert Coleman may refer to: *Robert Colman or Coleman (died 1428), English medieval Franciscan friar and university chancellor *Robert Coleman (geologist), American geologist *Robert Coleman (industrialist) (1748–1825), American industrialist *Robert Coleman (sailor) (1883–1960), British Olympic sailor *Robert Coleman-Senghor (1940–2011), Sonoma State University professor and mayor of Cotati, California *Robert F. Coleman (1954–2014), U.C. Berkeley mathematician and MacArthur Fellow *Robert Habersham Coleman (1856–1930), American iron processing and railroad industrialist *Robert L. Coleman (?–1924), American financier assassinated in Albania *Robert M. Coleman (American football) (1878–1941), American college football player, coach, and physician *Robert M. Coleman (Texan politician) (1799–1837), American/Texan politician and soldier *Robert S. Coleman, American chemist *Robert Coleman (American actor) in ''The Radio Reader'' *Bob Coleman (1890–1959), U.S. basebal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Colman
Robert Colman Doctor of Divinity, DD (or Coleman, died 1428) was an England, English medieval Franciscan friar and university Chancellor (education), Chancellor. Colman received his Doctor of Divinity from Oxford University. He was at the Franciscan monastery in Norwich. Among other works, he wrote ''Sermons'', ''Sacred Lessons'', and ''A Book of Sundry Poems''. He was known for his "''eloquence, erudition, wit, and judgment''". Colman was Chancellor of the University of Oxford, Chancellor of the University of Oxford in 1419. He resigned from the position in the same year and died in 1428. References Year of birth unknown 1428 deaths English religious writers English sermon writers English Christian monks Franciscan scholars Chancellors of the University of Oxford 14th-century English people 15th-century English writers 15th-century Roman Catholics {{England-academic-administrator-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Coleman (geologist)
Robert G. Coleman (January 5, 1923 – October 18, 2020) was an American geologist. Career He was a member of the United States National Academy of Sciences. His primary field of expertise was the formation and plate tectonic setting of ophiolites and ultramafic rocks. He was a retired professor of Geology from Stanford University Stanford University, officially Leland Stanford Junior University, is a private research university in Stanford, California. The campus occupies , among the largest in the United States, and enrolls over 17,000 students. Stanford is consider ... and retired from the U.S. Geological Survey. He continued to conduct research and publish scientific books and articles. References American geologists 1923 births 2020 deaths Stanford University Department of Geology faculty Members of the United States National Academy of Sciences Foreign Members of the Russian Academy of Sciences {{US-geologist-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Coleman (industrialist)
Robert Coleman (November 4, 1748 - August 14, 1825) was an American industrialist and politician who became Pennsylvania's first millionaire. Early life Coleman was born in Castlefin in County Donegal, Ireland, one of eight children of Thomas Coleman. Although born in Ireland, his family was English. He immigrated to America, arriving in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1764 when he was sixteen years old. According to tradition, he brought with him two letters of introduction and three guineas. He worked as a clerk for merchant Mark Biddle who was impressed with Coleman's penmanship and attention to detail. This led to Coleman being hired as a bookkeeper by prominent iron masters Curtis and Peter Grubb of the Hopewell Forge furnace. While working for the Grubbs, Coleman learned about the iron making industry and what it took to become an ironmaster. He also learned that operating an iron furnace it took little cash, as workers were paid with supplies which were, in tern, acquired b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Coleman (sailor)
Robert Henry Schofield Coleman (9 June 1883 – 1 January 1960) was a British sailor who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics. Olympics Coleman was a crew member of the British boat ''Ancora'', which won the gold medal in the 7 metre class. Military service Coleman was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the 5th (Territorial Force) Battalion, Essex Regiment, on 15 December 1914. He married Constance Irene (Connie) Machin on 23 August 1915 in Reigate. He served in France from November 1915, and was seconded to the 63rd Battalion, Machine Gun Corps, on 23 April 1916. On 19 August 1917 he was promoted to lieutenant, with seniority from 1 June 1916. He was awarded the Military Cross on 2 April 1919, which was gazetted in December. His citation read: :Lieutenant Robert Henry Schofield Coleman, 5th Bn., Essex Regiment, Territorial Force, seconded 63rd Bn., Machine Gun Corps. ::"For conspicuous gallantry and initiative east of the Canal de l'Escaut. On 30th September 1918, he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Coleman-Senghor
Robert Coleman-Senghor (November 8, 1940 – April 9, 2011) was an American professor of English at Sonoma State University who served as mayor of Cotati, California for one year. He died suddenly in the hospital from a blood clot (which two days earlier had caused a heart attack due to a torn aorta) entered his brain, causing hemorrhaging. Life, education, and career Coleman-Senghor was born on November 8, 1940, in Amite City, Louisiana. His family moved to California soon after. He graduated from Berkeley High School. He joined the United States Marine Corps. After leaving the Marines, he attended University of California, Berkeley and later earned a master's degree from the University of San Francisco. He met Gabi Schmitz while teaching at Sonoma State University Sonoma State University (SSU, Sonoma State, or Sonoma) is a public university in Rohnert Park in Sonoma County, California, US. It is one of the smallest members of the California State University (CSU) s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert F
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 c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Habersham Coleman
Robert Habersham Coleman (March 27, 1856 – March 15, 1930) was an iron industrialist, railroad president, and owner of extensive farmland in Pennsylvania. He was nationally known as the "Iron King of Pennsylvania." In 1879, he was worth about $7 million. By 1889, he had turned that into $30 million. At the time, he had more money than his contemporaries A. J. Drexel, Marshall Field, J. P. Morgan or Frederick William Vanderbilt. He was "rich, progressive, generous, honest—he was utterly crushed by the financial panic of 1893." Early life Coleman was born in Savanah, Georgia, the son of Susan Ellen Habersham (1835 – 1892) and William Coleman (1826 – 1864). His paternal great-grandfather, Robert Coleman, established an ironmaking dynasty in Cornwall, Pennsylvania in last quarter of the 1700s. When his father died in 1864, nine-year-old Coleman and his seven-year-old sister Anne jointly inherited 1/3 of the Cornwall Ore Mines in Pennsylvania, as well as $1.2 mil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert L
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 M
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 S
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 Coleman (American Actor)
Robert Coleman may refer to: *Robert Colman or Coleman (died 1428), English medieval Franciscan friar and university chancellor *Robert Coleman (geologist), American geologist *Robert Coleman (industrialist) (1748–1825), American industrialist *Robert Coleman (sailor) (1883–1960), British Olympic sailor *Robert Coleman-Senghor (1940–2011), Sonoma State University professor and mayor of Cotati, California *Robert F. Coleman (1954–2014), U.C. Berkeley mathematician and MacArthur Fellow *Robert Habersham Coleman (1856–1930), American iron processing and railroad industrialist * Robert L. Coleman (?–1924), American financier assassinated in Albania *Robert M. Coleman (American football) (1878–1941), American college football player, coach, and physician *Robert M. Coleman (Texan politician) (1799–1837), American/Texan politician and soldier * Robert S. Coleman, American chemist * Robert Coleman (American actor) in ''The Radio Reader'' * Bob Coleman (1890–1959), U.S. bas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Radio Reader
''The Radio Reader'' is a daily half-hour radio program that was heard on 100 public radio stations in the United States. It was hosted and produced by Dick Estell from 1964 to 2016 and claimed an audience of 1.5 million listeners. Starting after Estell's retirement from Michigan State University in 1986, the show was recorded and produced in his home studio in Haslett, Michigan, near East Lansing. The program actually dated back to 1934 and was initially called ''The Radio Reading Circle'' at WKAR, Michigan State's public radio station. Broadcasts were 15 minutes and had no regular reader. Station manager Robert Coleman became the first regular reader and changed the name to its current one. Larry Frymire became the regular reader in 1944, and continued until he retired and was succeeded by Estell, hired by WKAR in 1952. Until the Estell era, it was heard only in Michigan markets and read an array of books ranging from classics such as '' Pride and Prejudice'' to modern work ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
