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Strang (surname)
Strang is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Archie Strang (Australian footballer) (1887-1962), Australian footballer * Archie Strang (rugby union) (1906–1989), New Zealand rugby union player * Bill Strang (1883–1937), Australian rules footballer * Charlie Strang (1916-1992), Australian footballer * Colin Strang (1910–1946), Australian rules footballer *Doug Strang (1912–1954), Australian rules footballer *Gavin Strang (born 1943), Scottish politician * Geoff Strang (1944–2003), Australian rules footballer *Gilbert Strang (born 1934), mathematician *Gordon Strang (1909–1951), Australian rules footballer *James Strang (1813–1856), Mormon leader * John Strang (1584–1654), Scottish church minister *John Strang (writer) (1795–1863), Scottish writer * Michael L. Strang, American politician *Paul Strang (born 1970), Zimbabwean cricketer * Ray C. Strang, American illustrator * Robert Strang (1901–1976), English cricketer * Robert Strang (physician), Ca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Archie Strang (Australian Footballer)
Archibald William Strang (28 June 1887 – 18 September 1962) was an Australian football player in the Western Australian Football League (WAFL). Early life Strang was born to Jane (née Goodall) and Mathew Archibald Strang in Beaconsfield, Western Australia. Strang began his junior football career playing with Midland Locos Football Club and East Fremantle Juniors. Football career In 1906, at 18 years of age he made his seniors debut with East Fremantle Football Club. Strang was described as being rugged and big-hearted, with great football brains and whilst beginning his career on the wing being able to play any position. Strang represented East Fremantle for 18 seasons, playing 241 games and kicking 50 goals from 1906 till 1923. He played in a record 13 grand finals for six premierships in 1908, 1909, 1910, 1911, 1914,and 1918. This remains the most grand final appearances by any WAFL player. He represented Western Australia in four games. This was limited as Western ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Strang (writer)
John Strang (10 February 1795 – 8 December 1863), born in Glasgow, was a writer and traveller; later in life he had a career in civic affairs in the city. Life Strang was the son of a wine merchant in Glasgow. He received a liberal education, and his studies particularly included French and German. When he was fourteen his father died, and in due course he inherited the business, for which he had little interest. In 1817 he spent some time in France and Italy, which gave him a liking for continental travel. When at home, he began to contribute to periodicals tales and poems translated from French and German. His youthful translations from the German of E. T. A. Hoffmann and others, were collected into a volume, and this introduced him to men of letters in London and in France and Germany. Having artistic as well as literary tastes, Strang sketched some of the outstanding features of Old Glasgow. In 1831 his pamphlet ''Necropolis Glasguensis'' appeared, advocating the site of a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Strang (footballer)
William Strang (16 September 1878 – 7 October 1916) was a Scottish professional footballer who played in the Scottish League for Celtic as a full back. He was described as a "robust full back with a lusty kick." Personal life Strang emigrated with his family to Calgary, Canada in 1905 and worked as a printer. On 21 August 1915, a year after the outbreak of the First World War, Strang enlisted as a private in the 56th Battalion of the Canadian Expeditionary Force, falsifying his age to appear two years younger. He landed with the 31st Battalion in France in July 1916 and was promoted to the rank of acting lance corporal on 22 September 1916, while he was serving on the Somme. Strang was wounded in the head shortly after his promotion and died of wounds in Rouen Rouen (, ; or ) is a city on the River Seine in northern France. It is the prefecture of the Regions of France, region of Normandy (administrative region), Normandy and the Departments of France, departmen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Strang
William Strang (13 February 1859 – 12 April 1921) was a Scottish painter and printmaker, notable for illustrating the works of Bunyan, Coleridge and Kipling. Early life Strang was born at Dumbarton, the son of Peter Strang, a builder, and was educated at the Dumbarton Academy. For fifteen months after leaving school he worked in the counting-house of a firm of shipbuilders, then in 1875, when he was sixteen, went to London. There he studied art under Alphonse Legros at the Slade School for six years. Strang had great success as an etcher and became assistant master in the etching class. He was one of the founding members of the Royal Society of Painter-Etchers, and his work was part of its first exhibition in 1881. Some of his early plates were published in '' The Portfolio'' and other art magazines. Work He worked in many techniques: etching, drypoint, mezzotint, sand-ground mezzotint, burin engraving, lithography and woodcut. He cut a large wood engraving of a man plo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Walter Strang
Walter Wilson Strang (15 April 1888 – 28 February 1944) was a New Zealand cricketer and businessman. He played one first-class match for Otago in 1929–30, when he captained the team in the final match of that season's Plunket Shield. Life and career Strang's father, Captain Robert Strang, was a ship's captain from Scotland who moved to New Zealand in the 1880s and held senior positions with the Union Steam Ship Company of New Zealand. The youngest of five children, Walter Strang was born in Wellington in April 1888, and his mother died a few days later. Walter attended Otago Boys' High School in Dunedin.McCarron A (2010) ''New Zealand Cricketers 1863/64–2010'', p. 126. Cardiff: The Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians. Available onlineat the Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians. Retrieved 5 June 2023.) Strang was working as an ironmonger in Dunedin when he enlisted in World War I. He served in Europe as a sergeant in the Canterbury Infantr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sammy Strang
Samuel Strang Nicklin (December 16, 1876 – March 13, 1932) was a professional baseball player for the Louisville Colonels (1896), Chicago Orphans (1900 and 1902), New York Giants (NL), New York Giants (1901 and 1905–08), Chicago White Sox (1902) and Brooklyn Superbas (1903–04). He also played college football for the Tennessee Volunteers football, Tennessee Volunteers. Biography Strang was born in Chattanooga, Tennessee. He helped the Giants win the 1905 World Series. He led the National League in On-base percentage (.423) in 1906. In 10 seasons he played in 903 games and had 16 home runs, 253 RBI, 216 stolen bases and a .269 batting average. After his playing career, he was the baseball coach at Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets baseball, Georgia Tech in 1902 and Army Black Knights baseball, Army from 1909 to 1917. Strang died in Chattanooga, Tennessee, at age 55. He was buried in its Chattanooga National Cemetery, National Cemetery. Sammy was a descendant of John Penn (Co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Strang (physician)
Robert Strang ONS (born 1959) is a Canadian physician and the chief medical officer for the province of Nova Scotia. Before becoming a doctor, Strang played rugby union for the Canada men's national rugby union team until retiring in 1991. Early life, rugby union career, and education Born in Southern Rhodesia, now Zimbabwe, Strang and his family moved to Fredericton, New Brunswick when he was five years old. Strang began playing rugby union in high school and played for the University of British Columbia's rugby team. He later played in New Zealand, but returned to Canada in the early 1980s to play for the Canada men's national rugby union team. While on the team, he played against the England national rugby union team at Twickenham Stadium. Strang retired as a player in 1991. He received a medical degree from University of British Columbia (UBC) in 1990 and completed family practice residency in 1992 and community medicine residency in 1997 at UBC. He also received from UBC ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Strang
Robert Strang (30 September 1901 – 15 March 1976) was an English cricketer, a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace. Life He was born at Rainham Ledge, Hacton, Essex and educated at Whitgift School. Strang made his debut for Berkshire in the 1924 Minor Counties Championship against Cornwall, with him making three appearances that season. The following season, while studying at the University of Edinburgh, Strang made a single first-class appearance for Scotland against Ireland at College Park, Dublin. In Scotland's first-innings he scored 23 runs before being dismissed by Leslie Kidd, while in their second-innings he was dismissed for 11 by Jacko Heaslip. With the ball, he took the wickets of Derrick Hall and Arthur Douglas for the cost of 47 runs from 18 overs. He also appeared for Berkshire in 1925, making eight appearances, before making a single appearance in 1926 against Wiltshire. Outside of cricket, Strang was a doctor. He died at Tylers G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ray C
Rehema Chalamila (born May 15, 1982 in Tanzania Iringa), popularly known for her stage name Ray C, is a musician from Tanzania. Her genre of music is afro pop specifically bongo flava. Biography Before venturing into music, she worked as a presenter for the Dar es Salaam-based Clouds FM radio station. She released her debut album "Mapenzi Yangu" in 2003. She has toured Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Burundi, Rwanda, Mozambique, China, United Kingdom, Norway, Germany, Netherlands, Greece, Sweden, USA, Australia, Thailand, South Africa, India, Nigeria and other countries.Daily Nation, Feb 23, 2008Taarab to Confront Ohangla at Major Show in Nairobi/ref> Discography Albums: *Mapenzi Yangu (2003) *Na Wewe Milele (2004) *Sogea Sogea (2006) *Touch Me (2008) Awards Won: *2004 Tanzania Music Awards - Best Female Artist * 2004 Kisima Music Awards - Female Artist from Uganda & Tanzania *2007 Tanzania Music Awards - Best Female Artist Nominated: *2006 Pearl of Africa Music Awards - B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Strang
Paul Andrew Strang (born 28 July 1970) is a Zimbabwean cricket coach and former international player. A leg-spinning all-rounder, he played in 24 Test matches and 95 One Day Internationals for Zimbabwe between 1994 and 2001. He played Test cricket alongside his brother, Bryan Strang; their father, Ronald Strang, was a first-class umpire and was TV umpire for two of Zimbabwe's Test matches in 1994/5. Strang has since moved into coaching, joining the Auckland Aces as a high performance coach in 2008, and becoming the full-time coach soon afterwards. Domestic career He played two seasons of county cricket as an overseas player, firstly for Kent County Cricket Club in 1997 and then for Nottinghamshire in 1998. International career He studied at the University of Cape Town, and toured Pakistan with the Zimbabwe side in 1993/4. He played his first Test in 1994, and became a professional cricketer in 1995. He was one of the leading wicket-takers in the 1996 Cricket World Cup in Indi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael L
Michael may refer to: People * Michael (given name), a given name * Michael (surname), including a list of people with the surname Michael Given name "Michael" * Michael (archangel), ''first'' of God's archangels in the Jewish, Christian and Islamic religions * Michael (bishop elect), English 13th-century Bishop of Hereford elect * Michael (Khoroshy) (1885–1977), cleric of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of Canada * Michael Donnellan (1915–1985), Irish-born London fashion designer, often referred to simply as "Michael" * Michael (footballer, born 1982), Brazilian footballer * Michael (footballer, born 1983), Brazilian footballer * Michael (footballer, born 1993), Brazilian footballer * Michael (footballer, born February 1996), Brazilian footballer * Michael (footballer, born March 1996), Brazilian footballer * Michael (footballer, born 1999), Brazilian footballer Rulers =Byzantine emperors= *Michael I Rangabe (d. 844), married the daughter of Emperor Nikephoros I * Mi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
