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Sedgwick (surname)
Sedgwick is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Academics * Adam Sedgwick (1785–1873), British geologist * Adam Sedgwick (1854–1913), British zoologist * Eve Kosofsky Sedgwick (1950–2009), American queer theorist *Mark Sedgwick (born 1960), British historian of Arab and Islamic Studies * Leonard John Sedgwick (1883–1925), Indian botanist and civil servant *Romney Sedgwick (1895–1972), British historian, civil servant and diplomat * William Thompson Sedgwick (1855–1921), American biologist Performers *Edie Sedgwick (1943–1971), American actress and model *Edward Sedgwick (1892–1953), American movie director, writer, actor and producer *Eileen Sedgwick (1898–1991), American actress, sister of Edward *Kyra Sedgwick (born 1965), American actress * Robert Sedgwick American actor * Toby Sedgwick (born 1958), British theatre director, actor and choreographer Politicians *Charles B. Sedgwick (1815–1883), US Representative from New York * Henry J. Sedgwi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adam Sedgwick
Adam Sedgwick (; 22 March 1785 – 27 January 1873) was a British geologist and Anglican priest, one of the founders of modern geology. He proposed the Cambrian and Devonian period of the geological timescale. Based on work which he did on Welsh rock strata, he proposed the Cambrian period in 1835, in a joint publication in which Roderick Murchison also proposed the Silurian period. Later in 1840, to resolve what later became known as the Great Devonian Controversy about rocks near the boundary between the Silurian and Carboniferous periods, he and Murchison proposed the Devonian period. Though he had guided the young Charles Darwin in his early study of geology and continued to be on friendly terms, Sedgwick was an opponent of Darwin's theory of evolution by means of natural selection. He strongly opposed the admission of women to the University of Cambridge, in one conversation describing aspiring female students as "nasty forward minxes." Life and career Sedgwick was b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cam Sedgwick
Cam Sedgwick (born February 14, 1978, in Vancouver, British Columbia) is a professional lacrosse player for the Washington Stealth of the National Lacrosse League. He played his last game on Saturday, April 28, 2012 NLL career Cam Sedgwick was originally drafted by the Toronto Rock (second round 13th overall) in 1998. He played three seasons for Vancouver Ravens (2002–04) prior to joining Stealth. Sedgwick was named Rookie of the Month (January 2003) as a member of the Ravens. He scored 48 points (16 goals, 32 assists) for Vancouver in 2003. Sedgwick was selected first round (third overall) by Arizona in the Vancouver Dispersal Draft in 2004. He is now retired playing his last game Saturday April 28 WLA career Sedgwick has played for the Burnaby Lakers in the Western Lacrosse Association The Western Lacrosse Association (WLA) is a men's Senior A box lacrosse sanctioned by the Canadian Lacrosse Association. It consists of seven teams, based in cities throughout southwestern B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Theodore Sedgwick (writer)
Theodore Sedgwick III (January 27, 1811 – December 9, 1859) was an American attorney and author on legal topics. He was born in Albany, New York, the son of Theodore Sedgwick II (1780–1839) and Susan Anne Ridley Sedgwick (1788–1867). He was a grandson of Theodore Sedgwick (1746–1813). He graduated from Columbia College in 1829. He then studied law and was admitted to the bar in May, 1833. Sedgwick spent 15 months in Europe, primarily as a member of Edward Livingston's legation when Livingston served as U.S. Minister to France. On his return home in May 1835, he joined his uncle Robert Sedgwick's law practice in New York. He took over the practice when Robert was debilitated by a stroke in 1838, and remained active until 1850. Ill health forced Sedgwick to retire in 1850. He spent the next several years traveling in Europe, including visits to Italy, Switzerland, France, and England. In 1852, he became president of the Crystal Palace Association, organizing the con ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Sedgwick
Peter Harold Sedgwick (9 March 1934 – c. 8 September 1983) was a translator of Victor Serge, author of a number of books including ''PsychoPolitics'' and a revolutionary socialist activist. Life Peter Sedgwick grew up in Liverpool and won a scholarship to Balliol College, Oxford, where he became a member of the Communist Party of Great Britain. In 1956, after the Hungarian Revolution, he left and joined the ''Socialist Review'' Group, later the International Socialists (forerunners of the Socialist Workers Party). He wrote for the group's press while also getting involved in the activities of rank-and-file members. He was opposed to the International Socialists' renaming themselves the Socialist Workers Party in January 1977 and refused to join the new organisation. However, he remained dedicated to the left. Christopher Hitchens called him "a noble remnant of the libertarian left" and dedicated his book ''Letters to a Young Contrarian'' (2001) to Sedgwick's memory. For ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marcus Sedgwick
Marcus Sedgwick (8 April 1968 – 15 November 2022) was a British writer, illustrator and musician. He published novels such as '' Floodland'' (2001; winner of the Branford Boase Award) and '' The Dark Horse'' (2002; shortlisted for The Guardian Children's Fiction Prize). He authored several young adult and children's books and picture books, a work of nonfiction for adults, and illustrated a collection of myths and a book of folk tales for adults. According to ''School Library Journal'' his "most acclaimed titles" were those for young adults. The first U.S. edition of his 2011 novel ''Midwinterblood'' won the 2014 Michael L. Printz Award from the American Library Association. Early life Marcus Sedgwick was born 8 April 1968 in Preston, a small village in East Kent, England. He has one brother, Julian, and a half-sister, Ellie. As a child he was shy and recalled being bullied at an all-boys grammar school. His mother had once worked in Machynlleth at the Centre for Alternativ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henry Dwight Sedgwick
Henry Dwight Sedgwick III (September 24, 1861 – January 5, 1957) was an American lawyer and author. Early life Sedgwick was born in Stockbridge, Massachusetts, the second of five children born to Henry Dwight Sedgwick II (1824–1903) and Henrietta Ellery Sedgwick (1829–1899). On his paternal grandmother's side, he was part of the New England Dwight family. His paternal grandfather was Theodore Sedgwick. He had an older sister, Jane Minot (1859-1918), and three younger brothers, Theodore (1863–1951), Alexander "Aleck" (1867–1929) and Ellery Sedgwick. Career Sedgwick graduated from Harvard University in 1882, and studied law in Boston until 1884 when he was admitted to the bar. He practiced law in New York City from 1885 to 1898. He was elected to the National Institute of Arts and Letters, and was elected in 1893 as a member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters, whose members were chosen from the National Institute; they have since become on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ellery Sedgwick
Ellery Sedgwick (February 27, 1872 – April 21, 1960) was an American editor, brother of Henry Dwight Sedgwick. Early life He was born in New York City to Henry Dwight Sedgwick II and Henrietta Ellery (Sedgwick), grand daughter of William Ellery. His ancestors, a leading family of Stockbridge, Massachusetts, established a tradition of literary achievement, including authors Catherine Maria Sedgwick and Henry Dwight Sedgwick III. Career He graduated from Groton School in 1890 and Harvard University in 1894. He returned to Groton in 1894 and taught Classics there until 1896. Subsequently, he was assistant editor of the '' Youth's Companion'' at Boston (1896–1900) and in New York editor of '' Leslie's Monthly Magazine'' (1900–05) and the '' American Magazine'' (1906–07). He was associated with ''McClure's Magazine'' for short periods and with the publishing house of D. Appleton & Co., in 1909 returning to Boston to be editor of the ''Atlantic Monthly'' and president of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Catharine Sedgwick
Catharine Maria Sedgwick (December 28, 1789 – July 31, 1867) was an American novelist of what is sometimes referred to as " domestic fiction". With her work much in demand, from the 1820s to the 1850s, Sedgwick made a good living writing short stories for a variety of periodicals. She became one of the most notable female novelists of her time. She wrote work in American settings, and combined patriotism with protests against historic Puritan oppressiveness. Her topics contributed to the creation of a national literature, enhanced by her detailed descriptions of nature. Sedgwick created spirited heroines who did not conform to the stereotypical conduct of women at the time. She promoted Republican motherhood. Early life and education Catharine Maria Sedgwick was born December 28, 1789, in Stockbridge, Massachusetts. Her mother was Pamela Dwight (1752–1807) of the New England Dwight family, daughter of General Joseph Dwight (1703–1765) and granddaughter of Ephraim Williams, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anne Douglas Sedgwick
Anne Douglas Sedgwick (28 March 1873 – 19 July 1935) was an American-born British writer. The daughter of George Stanley Sedgwick, a businessman and Mary (Douglas) Sedgwick, she was born in Englewood, New Jersey but at age nine her family moved to London. Although she made return visits to the United States, she lived in England for the remainder of her life. In 1908, she married the British essayist and journalist, Basil de Sélincourt. During World War I she and her husband were volunteer workers in hospitals and orphanages in France. Her novels explored the contrast in values between Americans and Europeans. Her best-selling novel ''Tante'' was made into a 1919 film, ''The Impossible Woman'', and ''The Little French Girl'' into a 1925 film of the same name. In 1931, she was elected to the United States National Institute of Arts and Letters. Four of her books were on the list of bestselling novels in the United States for 1912, 1924, 1927, and 1929 as determined by ''T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Sedgwick (bishop)
The Rt Rev William Walmsley Sedgwick (1858–1948) was the 5th Anglican Bishop of Waiapu, New Zealand, whose Episcopate spanned a 15-year period during the first half of the 20th century. Born at Freemantle in Southampton, England, he was educated at St Martin's, York and matriculated in 1879. He attended Christ's College, Cambridge and graduated in 1882 with a B.A. He was ordained as a deacon at Dover in 1882, and as a priest at Canterbury in 1883. He embarked on his career with a curacy at St. John The Baptist, Wateringbury. He was a Naval Chaplain from 1884 to 1886; he took part in the Suakin Expedition, 1884–85; and served as Chaplain on H.M.S. Thunderer in the Mediterranean Fleet, 1885–86. He held incumbencies at Hockley Heath in the West Midlands, England, 1886–89; Vryburg, British Bechuanaland, 1889–93; Bedford, Eastern Cape, 1893–96; Evershot, Dorset, 1897–98; and he became the chaplain to the Earl of Home, 1897–1900. He emigrated to New Zeala ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Timothy F
Timothy is a masculine name. It comes from the Greek name ( Timόtheos) meaning "honouring God", "in God's honour", or "honoured by God". Timothy (and its variations) is a common name in several countries. People Given name * Timothy (given name), including a list of people with the name * Tim (given name) * Timmy * Timo * Timotheus * Timothée Surname * Christopher Timothy (born 1940), Welsh actor. * Miriam Timothy (1879–1950), British harpist. * Nick Timothy (born 1980), British political adviser. Mononym * Saint Timothy, a companion and co-worker of Paul the Apostle * Timothy I (Nestorian patriarch) Education * Timothy Christian School (Illinois), a school system in Elmhurst, Illinois * Timothy Christian School (New Jersey), a school in Piscataway, New Jersey Arts and entertainment * "Timothy" (song), a 1970 song by The Buoys * ''Timothy Goes to School'', a Canadian-Chinese children's animated series * ''Timothy'' (TV film), a 2014 Australian television comedy * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Sedgwick
Thomas Sedgwick (Segiswycke) (died 1573 in a Yorkshire prison) was an English Roman Catholic theologian. An unfriendly hand in 1562 describes him as "learned but not very wise". Thomas Sedgwick was educated at the University of Cambridge, where he graduated B.A. in 1529/30 and became a Fellow of Peterhouse in 1531. He argued against Martin Bucer in 1550, alongside Andrew Perne and John Young; and against Thomas Cranmer, Hugh Latimer, and Nicholas Ridley in April 1554, when he was incorporated Doctor of Divinity at the University of Oxford. In 1546 he became a Fellow of Trinity College, Cambridge, where he was vice-master 1554–55. He had been defeated by Andrew Perne in a contest for the mastership at Peterhouse; sources differ on whether he had the support of Stephen Gardiner. Under Queen Mary he became Regius professor of divinity at Cambridge in 1557, and in 1558 both rector of Stanhope, Durham and vicar of Gainford, Durham. He was deprived of these three preferments a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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