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Stearn
Stearn is a surname derived from the Old English ''Stearne'', which means severe or strict. Variations include Stearns, Sterne and Stern. It may refer to the following: * Christopher Stearn (born 1980), English cricketer *Jess Stearn (1914–2002), Jewish-American journalist and author * Thomas Stearn (1796-1862), English cricketer *William T. Stearn (1911–2001), British botanist See also * Stern (surname) *Stearne, given name and surname *Stearns (surname) Stearns is a surname derived from the Old English ''Stierne'', which meant severe or strict. Variations include Stearn, Sterne and Stern. Notable people and characters with the name include: People *Asahel Stearns (1774–1839), U.S. Representati ... {{surname Surnames of Anglo-Saxon origin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stearns (surname)
Stearns is a surname derived from the Old English ''Stierne'', which meant severe or strict. Variations include Stearn, Sterne and Stern. Notable people and characters with the name include: People *Asahel Stearns (1774–1839), U.S. Representative from Massachusetts *Betsey Ann Stearns (1830-1914), American inventor * Bill Stearns (1853–1898), professional baseball pitcher *Carl Leo Stearns (1892–1972), American astronomer *Cassius Clement Stearns (1838–1910), American composer * Charles Woodward Stearns, American writer *Charles Thomas Stearns, American politician *Charlotte Champe Stearns (1843–1929), social worker, poet and mother of T. S. Eliot *Cheryl Stearns, American skydiver *Clark Daniel Stearns (1870–1944), 9th Governor of American Samoa *Cliff Stearns (born 1941), U.S. Representative from Florida *David Stearns, American baseball executive * Eben S. Stearns (1819–1887), American educator * Foster Waterman Stearns (1881–1956), U.S. Representative from New H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jess Stearn
Jess Stearn (April 26, 1914 – March 27, 2002) was an American journalist and author of more than thirty books, nine of which were bestsellers. Early life Stearn was born in Syracuse, New York to David Stearn, a rabbi. He graduated from Syracuse University. Career Stearn became a journalist for the ''New York Daily News'' and later an associate editor for ''Newsweek''. He credited his journalistic training with helping him become a successful author. Stearn specialized in books of sensationalist speculative non-fiction. His early work focused on outsiders and marginalized individuals such as prostitutes, drug addicts, and gay men (''The Sixth Man''). His later work focused on spirituality, the occult, and psychic phenomena. His most popular works were two biographies on the American psychic Edgar Cayce; Stearn was a conference speaker for the Association for Research and Enlightenment and a proponent of Cayce's theories. Stearn might have been one of the forerunners of bring ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stearns (other)
Stearns may refer to: Places in the United States *Stearns, Kentucky *Stearns, Wisconsin *Stearns County, Minnesota * Stearns Scout Camp *Stearns Wharf, Santa Barbara, California Others *Stearns (automobile) *Stearns (crater), a lunar crater named after Carl Leo Stearns *Stearns (surname) *2035 Stearns, an asteroid named after Carl Leo Stearns See also * * *Stearnes (other) Stearnes may refer to: *Stearnes, Virginia, U.S., unincorporated community *Turkey Stearnes (1901– 1979), American baseball player See also * Stearne, given name and surname *Stearns (other) Stearns may refer to: Places in the United ... * Sterns (other) {{disambig, geo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christopher Stearn
Christopher Paul Stearn (born 11 July 1980) is an English former first-class cricketer. Stearn was born at Eaton Bray in July 1980. He was educated at Bedford School, before going up to Worcester College, Oxford. After graduating from Oxford, he undertook an MPhil in polar studies at St Edmund's College, Cambridge for a year, before three years of DPhil studies in weathering processes in desert environments back at Oxford. During his DPhil period at Oxford, he made his debut in first-class cricket for Oxford University against Cambridge University at Fenner's in 2005. He made a second first-class appearance for Oxford University in the same fixture in 2006, this time played at Oxford. He scored 71 runs in his two matches, with a high score of 38. He gained a cricket blue while at Oxford. In addition to playing first-class cricket, Stearn also played minor counties cricket for Bedfordshire from 2001–05, making six appearances in the Minor Counties Championship. After comple ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stearne
Stearne is a given name and a surname. Notable people with the name include: Given name *Stearne Tighe Edwards (1893–1918), Canadian flying ace * Stearne Miller (1813–1897), Irish politician and barrister * Robert Stearne Tighe (1760–1835), Irish writer Surname *John Stearne (physician) (1624–1669), Irish physician * John Stearne (witch-hunter) (c. 1610 – 1670), English witch hunter *Kelly Stearne John Timothy Kelly Stearne (July 2, 1958 – May 9, 2016) was a Canadian curler from Calgary. He played lead for the infamous Paul Gowsell rink which won two World Junior Curling Championships. As a member of the Gowsell rink, Stearne wo ... (1958–2016), Canadian curler See also * Stearn, surname * Sterne (surname) * Stern (given name) {{given name, type=both ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Stearn
Thomas Stearn (20 November 1796, at Cambridge – 21 March 1862, at Cambridge) was an English professional cricketer who played first-class cricket from 1825 to 1840. He was mainly associated with Cambridge Town Club and made 22 known appearances in first-class matches. Retrieved on 8 August 2009. References External links *Bibliography *Arthur Haygarth
Arthur Haygarth (4 August 1825 – 1 May 1903) was a noted amateur cricketer who became one of cricket's most significant historians. He played first-class cricket for the Marylebone Cricket Club and Sussex between 1844 and 1861, as well as num ...
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Stern (name)
Stern is a surname which can be of either German/Yiddish or English language origin, though the former case predominates. The English version of the surname was used as a nickname for someone who was strict, austere, harsh, or stern in character. The German/Yiddish word ''Stern'' means "star". People * Adam Stern (born 1980), Canadian Major League Baseball player * Adam Stern (conductor) (born 1955), American conductor * Adolf Stern (1835–1907), German literary historian and poet * Adolf Stern (chess player) (1849–1907), German chess player * Adolphe Stern (1848–1931), Romanian lawyer and politician * Alan Stern (born 1957), American engineer and planetary scientist * Albert Stern (violinist), American violinist * Albert Gerald Stern (1878–1966), banker and member of Landships committee * Anatol Stern (1899–1968), Polish writer * Andy Stern (born 1950) American president of the Service Employees International Union * Avraham Stern (1907–1942), founder and leader of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stern (surname)
Stern is a surname which can be of either German/Yiddish or English language origin, though the former case predominates. The English version of the surname was used as a nickname for someone who was strict, austere, harsh, or stern in character. The German/Yiddish word ''Stern'' means "star". People * Adam Stern (born 1980), Canadian Major League Baseball player * Adam Stern (conductor) (born 1955), American conductor * Adolf Stern (1835–1907), German literary historian and poet * Adolf Stern (chess player) (1849–1907), German chess player * Adolphe Stern (1848–1931), Romanian lawyer and politician * Alan Stern (born 1957), American engineer and planetary scientist * Albert Stern (violinist), American violinist * Albert Gerald Stern (1878–1966), banker and member of Landships committee * Anatol Stern (1899–1968), Polish writer * Andy Stern (born 1950) American president of the Service Employees International Union * Avraham Stern (1907–1942), founder and leader of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Old English
Old English (, ), or Anglo-Saxon, is the earliest recorded form of the English language, spoken in England and southern and eastern Scotland in the early Middle Ages. It was brought to Great Britain by Anglo-Saxon settlement of Britain, Anglo-Saxon settlers in the mid-5th century, and the first Old English literature, Old English literary works date from the mid-7th century. After the Norman conquest of 1066, English was replaced, for a time, by Anglo-Norman language, Anglo-Norman (a langues d'oïl, relative of French) as the language of the upper classes. This is regarded as marking the end of the Old English era, since during this period the English language was heavily influenced by Anglo-Norman, developing into a phase known now as Middle English in England and Early Scots in Scotland. Old English developed from a set of Anglo-Frisian languages, Anglo-Frisian or Ingvaeonic dialects originally spoken by Germanic peoples, Germanic tribes traditionally known as the Angles, Sa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sterne (other)
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Sterne may refer to *Sterne (surname) * Sterne, Laurence (1713 – 1768) author of ''The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman'' and ''A Sentimental Journey Through France and Italy''. *Sterne, original title of ''Stars'', film directed by Konrad Wolf *Sterne or Die Sterne, band from Germany *Sterne, 1960 Czech film about the assassination of Reinhard Heydrich Reinhard Tristan Eugen Heydrich ( ; ; 7 March 1904 – 4 June 1942) was a high-ranking German SS and police official during the Nazi era and a principal architect of the Holocaust. He was chief of the Reich Security Main Office (inclu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William T
William is a male given name of Germanic origin.Hanks, Hardcastle and Hodges, ''Oxford Dictionary of First Names'', Oxford University Press, 2nd edition, , p. 276. It became very popular in the English language after the Norman conquest of England in 1066,All Things William"Meaning & Origin of the Name"/ref> and remained so throughout the Middle Ages and into the modern era. It is sometimes abbreviated "Wm." Shortened familiar versions in English include Will, Wills, Willy, Willie, Bill, and Billy. A common Irish form is Liam. Scottish diminutives include Wull, Willie or Wullie (as in Oor Wullie or the play ''Douglas''). Female forms are Willa, Willemina, Wilma and Wilhelmina. Etymology William is related to the given name ''Wilhelm'' (cf. Proto-Germanic ᚹᛁᛚᛃᚨᚺᛖᛚᛗᚨᛉ, ''*Wiljahelmaz'' > German ''Wilhelm'' and Old Norse ᚢᛁᛚᛋᛅᚼᛅᛚᛘᛅᛋ, ''Vilhjálmr''). By regular sound changes, the native, inherited English form of the name shoul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
