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Simon Johnson (New York)
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Simon Johnson may refer to: *Simon Johnson (deacon) (1794–1875), Wampanoag tribal member and religious leader from Aquinnah, Massachusetts *Simon Johnson (economist) (born 1963), former chief economist of the IMF and professor at MIT's Sloan School of Management *Simon Johnson (footballer) (born 1983), footballer who began his career at Leeds United *Simon Johnson (novelist) (1874–1970), Norwegian-American novelist *Simon Johnson, member of UK group The Mercurymen *Simon Johnson, musician, composer, Master of Music at Westminster Cathedral, and former organist of St Paul's Cathedral St Paul's Cathedral is an Anglican cathedral in London and is the seat of the Bishop of London. The cathedral serves as the mother church of the Diocese of London. It is on Ludgate Hill at the highest point of the City of London and is a Grad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Simon Johnson (deacon)
Deacon Simon Johnson (1794 – 1875) was a political and religious leader in Gay Head, Massachusetts throughout the mid-nineteenth century. He also managed the Massachusetts Humane Society Gay Head Lifesaving Station, where he recruited volunteer rescue mission volunteers from a pool of either fishermen or whalers. Petitions to the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Johnson signed onto many petitions to the Commonwealth of Massachusetts alongside other Proprietors of Gayhead . He is the known author of one such petition concerning premature and unauthorized cranberry harvesting. The petition, signed by Johnson and 77 others Proprietors, asks the commonwealth to enact Penal Laws that would punish anyone who harvests the cranberry bogs without the tribe's permission. Social status Due to his high social stature, Deacon Simon was mentioned by multiple writers who visited Aquinnah. In Harper's Magazine ''Harper's Magazine'' is a monthly magazine of literature, politics, culture, fina ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Simon Johnson (economist)
Simon H. Johnson (born January 16, 1963) is a British American economist. He is the Ronald A. Kurtz Professor of Entrepreneurship at the MIT Sloan School of Management and a senior fellow at the Peterson Institute for International Economics. He has held a wide variety of academic and policy-related positions, including Professor of Economics at Duke University's Fuqua School of Business. From March 2007 through the end of August 2008, he was Chief Economist of the International Monetary Fund. He is author, with James Kwak, of the 2010 book '' 13 Bankers: The Wall Street Takeover and the Next Financial Meltdown'' (), with whom he has also co-founded and regularly contributes to the economics blog The Baseline Scenario. Education Johnson's first degree was a BA from the University of Oxford, which was followed by an MA from the University of Manchester, and finally in 1989 he earned a Ph.D. in economics from MIT, with a dissertation entitled ''Inflation, intermediation, and econo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Simon Johnson (footballer)
Simon Ainsley Johnson (born 9 March 1983) is an English football coach and former professional player who played as an attacking midfielder. Playing career Johnson was born in West Bromwich and attended Stuart Bathurst Catholic High School. He left in Year Nine and moved to Leeds to start his career at Leeds United, where he was recognised as a tenacious and skilful target man. He signed his first professional contract at Elland Road in July 2000, but with a number of strikers ahead of him in the pecking order, he was restricted to reserve team football and did not make his senior debut until he was loaned to Hull City. In his first match for the Tigers, on 13 August 2002 at Bristol Rovers, he was brought on as a substitute and scored an 85th-minute equaliser which secured a 1–1 draw. Late in the 2002–03 season he made his Premier League debut for Leeds in the 6–1 defeat of Charlton Athletic, replacing Alan Smith. Over the next two seasons, Johnson only made sporadic appe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Simon Johnson (novelist)
Simon Johnson (26 September 1874 - 16 July 1970) was a Norwegian-born American newspaper editor and author. He frequently wrote about Norwegian-American immigrant frontier and pioneer life. He is most associated with his novel, ''From Fjord to Prairie or in the New Kingdom.'' Biography Simen Johannessen was born in Øyer in Oppland County, Norway. His family emigrated to the United States in 1881, when he was 7 years old. In 1882 they moved into a sod house located in Traill County, North Dakota. The children had little schooling and Simon was largely self-taught. Johnson took the job as secretary to the temperance movement in North Dakota in 1901 and continued with it for 7 years. He bought his own property near Minot, North Dakota and began on his writing. In 1907, his first novel ''Et geni'' was published. His next book, ''Lonea. Fortælling'' followed in 1909. ''Fire fortællinger'' was released in 1917. ''Fallitten paa Braastad'', written in 1922 tells of a farm bu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Mercurymen
The Mercurymen are a British acoustic music trio. They were signed by Arista Records in the UK in 2008. Their first album, ''Postcards From Valonia'' received a limited release in 2008. The Mercurymen originally parted company in 2009 after being dropped by their record label and splitting from their management. However, at the time they expressed their hope to play again together when they were 'old and crinkly and hopefully not dead', a hope borne out by the band's decision to reunite in 2013. During their "first" career, spanning the years 2006-2009, the band performed many live dates around the United Kingdom including acclaimed tours in support of Melody Gardot, Sinéad O'Connor and Deacon Blue. Key influences include Crosby, Stills & Nash, Paul Simon, Del Amitri, Richard Thompson, Crowded House and Townes Van Zandt. The Mercurymen's contemporaries include Fleet Foxes and Bon Iver. The Mercurymen also toured with Level 42, playing venues such as the Albert Hall. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
