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Stan Davis (other)
Stan or Stanley Davis may refer to: * Stan Davis ''(The Southern Vampire Mysteries)'' *Stan Davis, inventor of the typeface Amelia *Stan Davis (American football), played in 1973 Philadelphia Eagles season *Stanley Stewart Davis Stanley Stuart (Bob) Davis (born 17 December 1942) is emeritus professor of pharmacy at the University of Nottingham. Early life and education Davis was born in Warwick, England. He obtained his bachelor's degree in pharmacy from the School ... (born 1942), professor of pharmacy * Stanley Clinton Davis (1928–2023), British politician See also * Stanley Davies (other) {{hndis, Davis, Stan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stan Davis (The Southern Vampire Mysteries)
''The Southern Vampire Mysteries'', also known as ''The True Blood Novels'' and ''The Sookie Stackhouse Novels'', is a series of books written by bestselling author Charlaine Harris. The first installment, '' Dead Until Dark'' (2001), won the Anthony Award for Best Paperback Mystery in 2001 and later served as the source material for the HBO drama series '' True Blood'' (2008–2014). The book series has been retronymed the ''True Blood Series'' upon reprinting, to capitalize on the television adaptation. In ''The Southern Vampire Mysteries/True Blood'' Series, Harris develops a detailed mythology and alternate history that approaches supernatural beings as real; at the beginning of the series, vampires' existence had only been public knowledge for a few years, while other supernatural beings, such as werewolves, shapeshifters, fairies, etc., existed, but were not widely known until later in the series. The setting is contemporary, and the stories occasionally reference popu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amelia (typeface)
Amelia is a typeface designed by Stan Davis in 1967 and named for his newborn daughter. Its design superficially resembles MICR Magnetic ink character recognition code, known in short as MICR code, is a character recognition technology used mainly by the banking industry to streamline the processing and clearance of cheques and other documents. MICR encoding, called the '' ... symbols. Amelia is used in the Moon Boot logo as well as the title artwork for the film '' Yellow Submarine''. References Display typefaces {{typ-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stan Davis (American Football)
Stanley Wayne Davis (born July 13, 1950) is a former American football wide receiver. He played eight games for the Philadelphia Eagles in 1973 season. Davis caught one pass for six yards, two punt returns for a total of four yards, and ten kick returns for a total of 242 yards (average of 23.6 yards and longest return of 28 yards). He debuted on Sunday October 14, 1973 against the St. Louis Cardinals and played his last game on 2 December 1973 against the San Francisco 49ers, where he had his only pass return for his NFL career. He played college football College football (french: Football universitaire) refers to gridiron football played by teams of student athletes. It was through college football play that American football rules first gained popularity in the United States. Unlike most ... at University of Memphis. References 1950 births Living people American football wide receivers Philadelphia Eagles players Memphis Tigers football players P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1973 Philadelphia Eagles Season
The 1973 Philadelphia Eagles season was the franchise's 41st in the National Football League. Although they improved upon their 2–11–1 record of the previous season, they failed to complete a winning record for the seventh consecutive season and failed to reach the playoffs for the thirteenth straight year. Offseason At the end of the 1972 season, Eagles head coach Ed Khayat was fired. Mike McCormack, who had been a Washington Redskins assistant coach from 1965 to 1972, was hired in his place The Eagles moved their training camp from Albright College in Reading, Pennsylvania, to Widener University in Chester, Pennsylvania, a short distance from Veterans Stadium. NFL Draft Roster Regular season * On September 23, the Eagles and the New York Giants played in the final Giants game at Yankee Stadium. The game resulted in a 23–23 tie. * In 1973, Roman Gabriel led the NFL with 3,219 yards and 23 touchdown passes, for which he was awarded the NFL Comeback Player o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stanley Stewart Davis
Stanley Stuart (Bob) Davis (born 17 December 1942) is emeritus professor of pharmacy at the University of Nottingham. Early life and education Davis was born in Warwick, England. He obtained his bachelor's degree in pharmacy from the School of Pharmacy at the University of London in 1964. He remained at the same university to study for a PhD in colloid science (1967). Academic career In 1966 he was appointed assistant lecturer in pharmaceutics and then to lecturer in 1967. He was awarded his Doctor of Science degree (higher doctorate) in 1982. In 1968 he was awarded a one-year Fulbright Scholarship to undertake postdoctoral studies with Takeru Higuchi at the University of Kansas, US, in the field of solution thermodynamics. In 1970 he moved to the University of Aston in Birmingham as senior lecturer and head of the pharmaceutics section. Here, he built up an active research group in drug delivery systems. Davis took the position of Lord Trent Professor of Pharmac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stanley Clinton Davis
Stanley Clinton-Davis, Baron Clinton-Davis, PC (born Stanley Clinton Davis; 6 December 1928) is a British politician and former solicitor. A member of the Labour Party, he served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Hackney Central from 1970 to 1983, and was a minister in the Labour governments of Prime Ministers Harold Wilson, James Callaghan and Tony Blair. He was European Commissioner in the Delors Commission (1985–1989). In 1990, he became a Life Peer as Baron Clinton-Davis, of Hackney in the London Borough of Hackney, sitting on the Labour benches in the House of Lords until his retirement in 2018. He changed his name to Stanley Clinton-Davis by deed poll. Early life Davis was born in Hackney on 6 December 1928, the only child of Jewish parents Sidney and Lilly Davis. He was educated at Hackney Downs School, Mercers' School, and King's College London, where he graduated in Law in 1950. He was admitted as a solicitor in 1953. Early career Davis became interested in Labour ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |