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Robert Foster (screenwriter)
Robert Foster may refer to: Politics * Robert Foster (politician) (born 1983), member of Mississippi House of Representatives * Robert E. Foster (1851–1931), member of the Mississippi House of Representatives * Robert Coleman Foster (1769–1844), member of Tennessee House of Representatives and Senate * Robert Sidney Foster (1913–2005), governor-general of Fiji Sports * Robert Foster (American football) (born 1994), American football wide receiver * Robert Foster (baseball) (1856–1921), baseball player in 1884 * Robert Foster (cricketer) (1880–1946), Jamaican cricketer * Robert Foster (hurdler) (born 1970), Jamaican track and field athlete * Robert Foster (swimmer) (1891–1960), American swimmer Other * Robert Foster (judge) (1589–1663), Lord Chief Justice of England * Robert D. Foster (1811–1878), Latter Day Saint turned opponent of Joseph Smith * Robert Sanford Foster (1834–1903), Union general * Robert Foster (RAF officer) (1898–1973), RAF commander during ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Foster (politician)
Robert Dolton Foster (born April 8, 1983) is an American politician from the U.S. state, state of Mississippi. A Republican Party (United States), Republican, he served in the Mississippi House of Representatives. He was an unsuccessful candidate for governor of Mississippi in the 2019 Mississippi gubernatorial election, 2019 election. Political career Foster was first elected to the Mississippi House in November 2015. In 2017, Foster authored the current Mississippi death penalty law, which allows for Death penalty in America, executions by gas chamber, electrocution, and Execution by firing squad, firing squad. Foster also introduced legislation in 2017 that would have “remove[d] affirmative action, multiculturalism and sanctuary of illegal alien students” from public universities in the state, though the bill didn't pass. Foster runs Cedar Hill Farm, an agritourism business in DeSoto County, Mississippi. During the 2019 Mississippi gubernatorial election, Foster portrayed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Foster (RAF Officer)
Air Chief Marshal Sir Robert Mordaunt Foster, (3 September 1898 – 23 October 1973) was a Royal Flying Corps pilot in the First World War, and a senior commander in the Royal Air Force during the Second World War and the immediate post-war years. Early life and First World War Foster was educated at Winchester College and the Royal Military College at Sandhurst, graduating as a Gentlemen Cadet. He was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the Royal Fusiliers on 19 July 1916, but was seconded to the Royal Flying Corps, and on 7 October 1916 was appointed a flying officer. He was sent to France to join No. 54 Squadron flying the Sopwith Camel. While with 54 Squadron, Foster shot down at least one enemy machine. Later in the war Foster returned to Great Britain, carrying out home defence duties whilst serving with No. 44 Squadron. On 19 January 1918 he was promoted to lieutenant. In April 1918, Foster returned to France, serving as a flight commander with the rank of temporar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jesus Franco
Jesus, likely from he, יֵשׁוּעַ, translit=Yēšūaʿ, label=Hebrew/Aramaic ( AD 30 or 33), also referred to as Jesus Christ or Jesus of Nazareth (among other Names and titles of Jesus in the New Testament, names and titles), was a first-century Jews, Jewish preacher and religious leader; he is the central figure of Christianity, the Major religious groups, world's largest religion. Most Christians believe he is the Incarnation (Christianity), incarnation of God the Son and the awaited Messiah#Christianity, Messiah (the Christ (title), Christ) prophesied in the Hebrew Bible. Virtually all modern scholars of antiquity agree that Historicity of Jesus, Jesus existed historically. Quest for the historical Jesus, Research into the historical Jesus has yielded some uncertainty on the historical reliability of the Gospels and on how closely the Jesus portrayed in the New Testament reflects the historical Jesus, as the only detailed records of Jesus' life are contained in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Foster (screenwriter)
Robert Foster may refer to: Politics * Robert Foster (politician) (born 1983), member of Mississippi House of Representatives * Robert E. Foster (1851–1931), member of the Mississippi House of Representatives * Robert Coleman Foster (1769–1844), member of Tennessee House of Representatives and Senate * Robert Sidney Foster (1913–2005), governor-general of Fiji Sports * Robert Foster (American football) (born 1994), American football wide receiver * Robert Foster (baseball) (1856–1921), baseball player in 1884 * Robert Foster (cricketer) (1880–1946), Jamaican cricketer * Robert Foster (hurdler) (born 1970), Jamaican track and field athlete * Robert Foster (swimmer) (1891–1960), American swimmer Other * Robert Foster (judge) (1589–1663), Lord Chief Justice of England * Robert D. Foster (1811–1878), Latter Day Saint turned opponent of Joseph Smith * Robert Sanford Foster (1834–1903), Union general * Robert Foster (RAF officer) (1898–1973), RAF commander during ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Just William (2010 TV Series)
''Just William'' is a United Kingdom television series first broadcast on BBC One in December 2010. The series is based on the ''Just William'' series of books by Richmal Crompton. This latest adaptation is written by Simon Nye. It is the first adaption of the books since a children's television series in the 1990s. The series stars Daniel Roche as the title character, eponymous character William Brown, with Rebecca Front and Daniel Ryan as William's parents. Caroline Quentin and Warren Clarke appear as the parents of Violet Elizabeth Bott (played by Isabella Blake-Thomas), neighbours of the Brown family. It is directed by Paul Seed and produced by John Chapman. Martin Jarvis, who voices the radio and audio CD adaptions of ''Just William'', acts as the narrator. Various sources suggest that the series will not be returning. Background British author Richmal Crompton had a series of books published between 1919 and 1969 about the adventures of schoolboy William Brown ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jamaica Province Of The Moravian Church
The Jamaica Province of the Moravian Church (formally The Moravian Church in Jamaica and the Cayman Islands) is part of the worldwide Moravian Church Unity. History 1754–1809 The beginning The work of the Moravian Church in Jamaica started with the arrival on 1754 -12-07 of missionaries Zecharias Caries, Thomas Shallcross and Gotlieb Haberecht from England at the invitation of the Foster and Barham families, owners of several plantations in St Elizabeth. They landed on the coast of St. Elizabeth, deliberately shunning the towns and opting to remain mostly in the rural areas to serve the large slave population. Their first base was on the Bogue estate. During the first couple of years they had success in their work. Then, in 1755 Br Gottlieb Haberecht died and on 1756-12-24 his replacements Christian Rauch and ? Schulz arrived from America where Rauch had spent fifteen years working amongst Native Americans. The new arrivals disagreed with Caries and Shallcross about the con ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Foster (bishop)
Robert Foster may refer to: Politics * Robert Foster (politician) (born 1983), member of Mississippi House of Representatives * Robert E. Foster (1851–1931), member of the Mississippi House of Representatives * Robert Coleman Foster (1769–1844), member of Tennessee House of Representatives and Senate * Robert Sidney Foster (1913–2005), governor-general of Fiji Sports * Robert Foster (American football) (born 1994), American football wide receiver * Robert Foster (baseball) (1856–1921), baseball player in 1884 * Robert Foster (cricketer) (1880–1946), Jamaican cricketer * Robert Foster (hurdler) (born 1970), Jamaican track and field athlete * Robert Foster (swimmer) (1891–1960), American swimmer Other * Robert Foster (judge) (1589–1663), Lord Chief Justice of England * Robert D. Foster (1811–1878), Latter Day Saint turned opponent of Joseph Smith * Robert Sanford Foster (1834–1903), Union general * Robert Foster (RAF officer) (1898–1973), RAF commander duri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Foster (author)
''The Complete Guide to Middle-earth: from ''The Hobbit'' to ''The Silmarillion is a reference book for the fictional universe called Middle-earth of J. R. R. Tolkien's legendarium, compiled and edited by Robert Foster. It was first published in 1971 under the title ''A Guide to Middle-earth''. A revised and enlarged edition under the title ''The Complete Guide to Middle-earth'' was published in 1978. It received a third edition in 2001. Author Robert Foster (b. 1949, Brooklyn) earned a Ph.D. in English and Medieval Studies at the University of Pennsylvania, and taught subsequently in the English Department at Rutgers University. Foster begun work on this in the late sixties, consulting Tolkien works and letters. ''A Guide to Middle-earth'' The 1971 ''A Guide to Middle-earth'' was the first published encyclopedic reference book for the fictional universe of J. R. R. Tolkien's Middle-earth, compiled and edited by Robert Foster. The book was published in 1971 by Mirage Pres ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert P
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 ''Hrōþ, 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 Robert (surname), as a surname. Another commonly used form of the name is Rupert (name), 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 (given name), Roberta. The Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish form is Roberto (given name), Roberto. Robert is also a common name in many Germanic languages, including English ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Frederick Foster
Robert Frederick Foster (May 31, 1853 – December 25, 1945) of New York City, known as R. F. Foster, was a memory training promoter and the prolific writer of more than 50 nonfiction books. He wrote primarily on the rules of play and methods for successful play of card, dice, and board games. Alan Truscott wrote 20 years after his death that Foster "had been one of the great figures in whist and bridge" for 60 years. Biography R. F. Foster was born in Edinburgh, Scotland on May 31, 1853, the son of Alexander Frederick and Mary E. Macbrair, and "connected with some of the best families in Great Britain". He was educated as an architect and civil engineer. He emigrated to the United States (probably in 1872) where he engaged in surveying and gold prospecting and then in manufacturing before turning to the memory training and writing businesses in 1893. Foster married Mary E. Johnson in 1891 and became card editor for the ''New York Sun'' in 1895. He filled that position to 1919 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Sanford Foster
Robert Sanford Foster (January 27, 1834 – March 3, 1903) was an American officer. He served as a Union general during the American Civil War. He played a prominent role in the Siege of Petersburg and the Appomattox Campaign. After the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln in April 1865, Foster was selected later that year to serve as a member of the Military Commission established to try the conspirators accused of the murder. He resigned from the Army in September 1865 and returned to Indianapolis, Indiana, where he lived and worked for the rest of his life. He served for a period as a US Marshal. Biography Foster was born in Vernon, Indiana in 1834. He had three brothers, Wallace Foster (who later became a captain in the Civil War), Chapin Foster, and Edgar J Foster. He moved to Indianapolis, where he first worked in the grocery store of an uncle. He also learned the trade of being a tinner. His brothers also moved to the city, and lived there the rest of their live ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert E
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] |
