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Sanger (surname)
Sanger is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Alexander C. Sanger, American reproductive rights activist * Andrew Sanger (born 1948), British travel writer * Casper Sanger (1836–1897), American politician * Clyde Sanger (born 1928), English journalist, first Africa correspondent for ''The Guardian'' newspaper * David Sanger (organist) (1947–2010), English organist * David Sanger (drummer), American drummer * David E. Sanger (born 1960), American journalist, with ''The New York Times'' * Eleanor Sanger (1929–1993), American Television Sports Producer * Elliott Sanger (1897–1989), American radio station founder * Esther R. Sanger (1926–1995), American humanitarian * Frederick Sanger (1918-2013), English biochemist * Lord George Sanger, (1825-1911), English circus proprietor * George Sanger (musician), American video game music composer * Jedediah Sanger (1751-1829), American politician and businessman * John Sanger (1816–1889), English circus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexander C
Alexander is a male given name. The most prominent bearer of the name is Alexander the Great, the king of the Ancient Greek kingdom of Macedonia who created one of the largest empires in ancient history. Variants listed here are Aleksandar, Aleksander and Aleksandr. Related names and diminutives include Iskandar, Alec, Alek, Alex, Alexandre, Aleks, Aleksa and Sander; feminine forms include Alexandra, Alexandria (given name), Alexandria, and Sasha (name), Sasha. Etymology The name ''Alexander'' originates from the (; 'defending men' or 'protector of men'). It is a compound of the verb (; 'to ward off, avert, defend') and the noun (, genetive, genitive: , ; meaning 'man'). It is an example of the widespread motif of Greek names expressing "battle-prowess", in this case the ability to withstand or push back an enemy shield wall, battle line. The earliest Attested language, attested form of the name, is the Mycenaean Greek feminine anthroponym , , (/Alexandra/), written in t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jedediah Sanger
Jedediah Sanger (February 28, 1751 – June 6, 1829) was the founder of the town of New Hartford, New York, United States. He was a native of Sherborn, Massachusetts, and the ninth child of Richard and Deborah Sanger, a prominent colonial New England family. During the American Revolutionary War, Revolutionary War he attained the rank of First lieutenant, 1st Lieutenant having fought in the Battles of Lexington and Concord, the Battle of Bunker Hill, the Siege of Boston (1776), and during the New York Campaign. After the war, he settled in Jaffrey, New Hampshire, where he began farming, trading, and running a tavern. He was involved in several civic activities and was appointed Lieutenant colonel, Lt. Colonel of the New Hampshire militia. After a fire destroyed his property, leaving him bankrupt, he started over in the frontier of central New York, New York. Sanger settled in what was then called Whitestown, New York, Whitestown. He became a land agent or speculator, buying lar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Senger
Senger is a German surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Alexander von Senger (1880–1968), Swiss-born architect in Nazi Germany under Adolf Hitler *Dante Senger (born 1983), Argentine footballer *Darlene Senger (born 1955), American politician * Ferdinand Maria von Senger und Etterlin (1923–1987), German soldier and jurist *Fridolin von Senger und Etterlin (1891–1963), German general during World War II * Werner Senger, German handballer * Marvin Senger (born 2000), German footballer See also *Senger Line The Hitler Line was a German defensive line in central Italy during the Second World War. The strong points of the line were at Piedmonte, Pontecorvo and Aquino. In May 1944, the line was renamed the Senger Line, after General von Senger und E ... or Hitler Line, German defensive line in central Italy during the Second World War * Sanger (other) {{Commons category-inline German-language surnames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saenger (other)
Saenger or Sänger may refer to: People with the surname * Carsten Sänger (b. 1962), German former footballer * Eugen Sänger (1905–1964), Austrian aerospace engineer * Eugene Saenger (1917–2007), American physician * Maria Renata Saenger von Mossau (1680–1749), Bavarian nun executed for heresy and witchcraft * Max Saenger (1853–1903), German obstetrician and gynecologist * Oscar Saenger (1868–1929), singing teacher * Willi Sänger (1894–1944), German Communist and resistance fighter against the Nazis * Wolfram Saenger (b. 1939), German biochemist and protein crystallographer Other uses * Saenger (spacecraft) (or Sänger), a spaceplane named after Eugen Sänger * Saenger (crater), a lunar crater named after Eugen Sänger * Saenger Theatre (other) Saenger Theatre (or Theater) may refer to any of the movie theatres in the defunct Saenger Theatre chain, including: * Saenger Theatre (Mobile, Alabama) * Saenger Theatre (Pine Bluff, Arkansas), listed on the US Natio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Sanger
William Sanger (November 12, 1873 – July 23, 1961) was a German-born and American-educated architect and artist. He was the husband of Margaret Sanger. Early life and education Born in Berlin, Germany, Sanger came from a devoutly Jewish family which moved to the United States in about 1878. He was educated in architecture from 1893–95 at The Cooper Union in New York City. He later studied architecture at Atelier Masquery and the Society Beaux-Arts Architects. Sanger was further educated in painting at the Art Students League of New York and the Artists-Artisans Institute. Personal life and activism Sanger married Margaret Sanger (née Higgins) on August 18, 1902. William Sanger was arrested for handing out a copy of Margaret Sanger's pamphlet on birth control, "Family Limitation". In a statement before the Court of Special Sessions in New York City on September 10, 1915, William Sanger identified emotionally with his wife's work and referred to Anthony Comstock ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stephen Sanger
Stephen W. Sanger (born April 10, 1946) is a former chairman and chief executive officer of General Mills, former chairman of Wells Fargo, as well as a director of Target Corporation, and Pfizer. Early life A native of Cincinnati, Ohio, Sanger received a BA degree in history from DePauw University in 1968 and an MBA degree from the University of Michigan in 1970. He joined Procter & Gamble in the marketing and sales department in Cincinnati. Career In 1974, Sanger joined General Mills in marketing, rising to the post of vice president and general manager of Northstar Division in 1983. He was the president of Yoplait USA from 1986 to 1988 and president of Big G Cereal Division from 1988 to 1991. Sanger was named senior vice president of General Mills in 1989 and executive vice president in 1991. He was elected to the board of directors as vice chairman in 1992. Named president of General Mills in September 1993, he held this post until May 1995 when he became chairman and chief exe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ruth Sanger
Ruth Ann Sanger (6 June 1918 – 4 June 2001) was an Australian immunogeneticist, haematologist and serologist. She was known for her work on human red cell antigens and for the genetic mapping of the human X chromosome. She was Director of the Medical Research Council Blood Group Unit, of the Lister Institute of Preventive Medicine from 1973-1983. She worked closely with Robert Russell Race from the 1940s, and they married in 1956. They co-authored many papers after 1948, and co-wrote six editions of a leading work on blood groups, ''Blood Groups in Man'', which helped make blood transfusions safer. The book was known as "Race and Sanger", which were published between 1950 and 1975. Education and early life Sanger was born in Southport, Queensland, Australia and had four siblings. Her father, Rev. Hubert Sanger, became headmaster of Armidale School in New South Wales. She was first cousins with Frederick Sanger, the biochemist and two-time winner of the Nobel prize. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Sanger
Peter Sanger (born 1943) is a Canadian poet and prose writer. Sanger, who is also described as a critic and an editor, was born in Bewdley, Worcestershire, England, and immigrated to Canada in 1953. He was educated at the University of Melbourne, University of Victoria, and Acadia University. He lived and worked in Ontario, British Columbia and Newfoundland before settling in Nova Scotia in 1970 and teaching at the Nova Scotia Agricultural College, where he became Head of the Humanities and Professor Emeritus. Sanger's first book, ''The America Reel'', was published by Pottersfield Press in 1983. This collection was followed by five poetry collections including ''Earth Moth'' (1991), ''Ironworks'' (2001) and ''Kerf'' (2002). Sanger has published collections of poetry and essays and has edited the works of Canadian poet John Thompson. He has also reviewed work by Douglas Lochhead, Richard Outram, Robert Bringhurst, Thompson, Emily Carr and Elizabeth Bishop. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Percival Sanger
Percival Bertram Sanger (19 October 1899 – 17 September 1968) was an English first-class cricketer, polo champion and British Army officer. In a military career which spanned from 1918–1947, he served in both the British Army and the British Indian Army. Additionall, he played first-class cricket for the British Army cricket team, as well as winning the prestigious Hurlingham Club Championship in polo. Life and military career Sanger was born at Reading and was educated at Cheltenham College. From there he attended the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich, graduating in June 1918 as a second lieutenant in the Royal Field Artillery and serving in the latter stages of the First World War. He made a single appearance in first-class cricket for the British Army cricket team against the Royal Navy at Lord's in July 1925. Batting once in the match, he scored 2 runs in the Army's only innings, before being dismissed by Dallas Brooks. Playing as a wicket-keeper, he also took two ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Margaret Sanger
Margaret Higgins Sanger (born Margaret Louise Higgins; September 14, 1879September 6, 1966), also known as Margaret Sanger Slee, was an American birth control activist, sex educator, writer, and nurse. Sanger popularized the term "birth control", opened the first birth control clinic in the United States, and established organizations that evolved into the Planned Parenthood Federation of America. Sanger used her writings and speeches primarily to promote her way of thinking. She was prosecuted for her book ''Family Limitation'' under the Comstock Act in 1914. She feared the consequences of her writings, so she fled to Britain until public opinion had quieted. Sanger's efforts contributed to several judicial cases that helped legalize contraception in the United States. Due to her connection with Planned Parenthood, Sanger is frequently criticized by opponents of abortion. However, Sanger drew a sharp distinction between birth control and abortion and was opposed to abortions th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Larry Sanger
Lawrence Mark Sanger (; born July 16, 1968) is an American Internet project developer and philosopher who co-founded the online encyclopedia Wikipedia along with Jimmy Wales. Sanger coined the name and wrote much of Wikipedia's original governing policy, such as "Neutral point of view". Sanger has worked on other online projects, including Nupedia, ''Encyclopedia of Earth'', Citizendium, WatchKnowLearn, Reading Bear, Infobitt, Everipedia, the Knowledge Standards Foundation and the encyclosphere. He also advised blockchain company Phunware and the nonprofit online American political encyclopedia Ballotpedia. While studying at college, Sanger developed an interest in using the Internet for educational purposes and joined the online encyclopedia Nupedia as editor-in-chief in 2000. Disappointed with the slow progress of Nupedia, Sanger proposed using a wiki to solicit and receive articles to put through Nupedia's peer-review process; this change led to the development and launch of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Sanger
John Sanger (1816 – 22 August 1889) was an English circus proprietor. Biography He was born at Chew Magna, Somerset, in 1816, the son of an old sailor who had turned showman. In 1845 he started with his brother George Sanger a conjuring exhibition at Birmingham. The venture was successful, and the brothers, who had been interested spectators of the equestrian performances at Astley's Amphitheatre, London, then started touring the country with a circus entertainment consisting of a horse and pony and three or four human performers. This enterprise was a success from the beginning, and in due course John and George Sanger became lessees of the Agricultural Hall, London, and there produced a large number of elaborate spectacles. In 1871 the Sangers leased Astley's Amphitheatre where they gave an equestrian pantomime every winter, touring in the summer with a large circus. Subsequently the partnership was dissolved, each brother producing his own show. John Sanger died while tou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
