Robert Thorne (racing Driver)
Robert Thorne or Thorn may refer to: *Robert Thorne (cartographer) (1492-1532), English cartographer *Robert Thorne (typographer) (1754–1820), English typefounder *Robert Thorne (cricketer) (1860–1930), English cricketer *Robert J. Thorne (1875–1955), American businessman *Robert C. Thorne (1898–1960), American paleontologist *Robert Folger Thorne (1920–2015), American botanist *Robert Thorn, a fictional character and the protagonist of the 1976 horror film ''The Omen'' *Robert Thorn (MP), Member of Parliament (MP) for Bristol * Robert Thorne (racing driver), a member of the automobile racing team K-Pax Racing K-PAX Racing is an automobile racing team in the SCCA's Pirelli World Challenge racing series. Founded in 2006, team owner Jim Haughey partnered with Bob Raub, bringing a team of Porsche 911 GT3s to the track. However, from 2009 to 2013, it has ca ...

Robert Thorne (cartographer)
Robert Thorne or Thorn may refer to: *Robert Thorne (cartographer) (1492-1532), English cartographer *Robert Thorne (typographer) (1754–1820), English typefounder * Robert Thorne (cricketer) (1860–1930), English cricketer *Robert J. Thorne (1875–1955), American businessman *Robert C. Thorne (1898–1960), American paleontologist *Robert Folger Thorne (1920–2015), American botanist *Robert Thorn, a fictional character and the protagonist of the 1976 horror film ''The Omen'' *Robert Thorn (MP), Member of Parliament (MP) for Bristol * Robert Thorne (racing driver), a member of the automobile racing team K-Pax Racing K-PAX Racing is an automobile racing team in the SCCA's Pirelli World Challenge racing series. Founded in 2006, team owner Jim Haughey partnered with Bob Raub, bringing a team of Porsche 911 GT3s to the track. However, from 2009 to 2013, it has ca ...

Robert Thorne (typographer)
Robert Thorne (1754 – 11 March 1820) was a British type founder and typographer. An apprentice to Thomas Cottrell, who had been an employee of William Caslon, Thorne later acquired Cottrell's type foundry. He was successful in business and left a fortune of £25,000 on his death in 1820. Thorne is buried at Holloway Road Cemetery, where his tomb is extant. Career The beginning of Thorne's independent career is not certain; he was recorded as a typefounder in 1785, the year Cottrell died, but is only recorded as having purchased Cottrell's foundry in 1794. His first specimen appeared the same year. Thorne was based at first No. 6 and then No. 11 Barbican; in 1799 he was recorded as living at Church Street, Hackney. In 1802 he moved premises to a former brewery in Fann Street, Aldersgate, which became known as the Fann Street Foundry. He was recorded as a member of the London Society of Master Letter-Founders, a trade association and cartel, from 1809 onwards. In 1817-8 Thorne ...
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Robert Thorne (cricketer)
Robert Thorne (1 March 1860 — 11 February 1930) was an English first-class cricketer. Thorne was born at Southampton in March 1860. He made two appearances in first-class cricket for Hampshire in 1883, both against Sussex at Hove and Southampton respectively. In his two appearances, he scored 9 runs with a highest score of 6. Thorne died at Bitterne Park Bitterne Park is a suburb and Electoral Ward of Southampton, England, on the Eastern bank of the River Itchen, built on sloping parkland which once formed part of Bitterne Manor. Bitterne Park Ward includes the suburbs of Bitterne Park, Bittern ... in Southampton on 11 February 1930. References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Thorne, Robert 1860 births 1930 deaths Cricketers from Southampton English cricketers Hampshire cricketers ...
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Robert J
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 ...
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Robert C
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 ...
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Robert Folger Thorne
Robert F. Thorne (July 13, 1920 – March 24, 2015) was an American botanist. He was taxonomist and curator emeritus at Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden and professor emeritus at Claremont Graduate University in Claremont, California. His research has contributed to the understanding of the evolution of flowering plants. Life Thorne was born on July 13, 1920, at Spring Lake, New Jersey. He was educated through high school in Gulfport and St. Petersburg, Florida.Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden Library. "Finding Aid for the Robert Folger Thorne Papers 1905-1988" (2009), p. 1. He graduated summa cum laude in 1941 with a major in botany from Dartmouth College and earned his M.S. degree in economic botany in 1942 at Cornell University.Hamilton, Clement W. "Robert F. Thorne - Recipient of the 2001 Asa Gray Award", ''Systematic Botany''(2002), 27(1): p. 2. He spent about three years serving in the armed forces during World War II, first at Hondo Navigation School, Texas, graduating as ...
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Robert Thorn
''The Omen'' is a 1976 supernatural horror film directed by Richard Donner and written by David Seltzer. An international co-production of the United Kingdom and the United States, it stars Gregory Peck, Lee Remick, David Warner (actor), David Warner, Harvey Spencer Stephens (in his film debut), Billie Whitelaw, Patrick Troughton, Martin Benson (actor), Martin Benson, and Leo McKern. The film's plot follows Damien Thorn, a young child replaced at birth by his father, unbeknownst to his wife, after their biological child dies shortly after birth. As a series of mysterious events and violent deaths occur around the family and Damien enters childhood, they come to learn he is in fact the prophesied Antichrist. Released theatrically by 20th Century Fox in June 1976, ''The Omen'' received mixed reviews from critics but was a commercial success, grossing over $60 million at the U.S. box office and becoming 1976 in film, one of the highest-grossing films of 1976. The film earned two Acad ...
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Robert Thorn (MP)
''The Omen'' is a 1976 supernatural horror film directed by Richard Donner and written by David Seltzer. An international co-production of the United Kingdom and the United States, it stars Gregory Peck, Lee Remick, David Warner, Harvey Spencer Stephens (in his film debut), Billie Whitelaw, Patrick Troughton, Martin Benson, and Leo McKern. The film's plot follows Damien Thorn, a young child replaced at birth by his father, unbeknownst to his wife, after their biological child dies shortly after birth. As a series of mysterious events and violent deaths occur around the family and Damien enters childhood, they come to learn he is in fact the prophesied Antichrist. Released theatrically by 20th Century Fox in June 1976, ''The Omen'' received mixed reviews from critics but was a commercial success, grossing over $60 million at the U.S. box office and becoming one of the highest-grossing films of 1976. The film earned two Oscar nominations, winning Best Original Score for Jerry Gol ...
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Bristol (UK Parliament Constituency)
Bristol was a two-member constituency, used to elect members to the House of Commons in the Parliaments of England (to 1707), Great Britain (1707–1800) and the United Kingdom (from 1801). The constituency existed until Bristol was divided into single member constituencies in 1885. Boundaries The historic port city of Bristol, is located in what is now the South West Region of England. It straddles the border between the historic geographical counties of Gloucestershire and Somerset. It was usually accounted as a Gloucestershire borough in the later part of the 19th and the 20th centuries. The parliamentary borough of Bristol was represented in Parliament from the 13th century, as one of the most important population centres in the Kingdom. Namier and Brooke comment that in 1754 the city was the second largest in the Kingdom and had the third largest electorate for an urban seat. From the 1885 United Kingdom general election the city was divided into four single member seats. ...
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Robert Thorne (racing Driver)
Robert Thorne or Thorn may refer to: *Robert Thorne (cartographer) (1492-1532), English cartographer *Robert Thorne (typographer) (1754–1820), English typefounder *Robert Thorne (cricketer) (1860–1930), English cricketer *Robert J. Thorne (1875–1955), American businessman *Robert C. Thorne (1898–1960), American paleontologist *Robert Folger Thorne (1920–2015), American botanist *Robert Thorn, a fictional character and the protagonist of the 1976 horror film ''The Omen'' *Robert Thorn (MP), Member of Parliament (MP) for Bristol * Robert Thorne (racing driver), a member of the automobile racing team K-Pax Racing K-PAX Racing is an automobile racing team in the SCCA's Pirelli World Challenge racing series. Founded in 2006, team owner Jim Haughey partnered with Bob Raub, bringing a team of Porsche 911 GT3s to the track. However, from 2009 to 2013, it has ca ...