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Sainsbury (surname)
Sainsbury is an English language, English surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Alfred Sainsbury (1856–1920), Australian police chief *Amanda Sainsbury-Salis (born 1969), Australian molecular scientist, educator and author *Amber Sainsbury (born 1978), New Zealand actress *Ben Sainsbury (born 1972), Canadian-American film director *Edward Sainsbury (1851–1930), English cricketer *Lionel Sainsbury (born 1958), English classical composer *Mark Sainsbury (broadcaster) (born 1956), New Zealand journalist and broadcaster *Mark Sainsbury (philosopher) (born 1943), British philosopher *Murray Sainsbury (born 1940), Australian politician *Peter Sainsbury (1934–2014), English cricketer *Roger Sainsbury (bishop) (born 1936), British Anglican bishop *Tony Sainsbury, British chef de mission at multiple Paralympic Games *Trent Sainsbury (born 1992), Australian footballer *Sainsbury family, members founded Sainsbury's supermarket chain in the UK {{surname, Sainsbury [Baidu] |
English Language
English is a West Germanic language of the Indo-European language family, with its earliest forms spoken by the inhabitants of early medieval England. It is named after the Angles, one of the ancient Germanic peoples that migrated to the island of Great Britain. Existing on a dialect continuum with Scots, and then closest related to the Low Saxon and Frisian languages, English is genealogically West Germanic. However, its vocabulary is also distinctively influenced by dialects of France (about 29% of Modern English words) and Latin (also about 29%), plus some grammar and a small amount of core vocabulary influenced by Old Norse (a North Germanic language). Speakers of English are called Anglophones. The earliest forms of English, collectively known as Old English, evolved from a group of West Germanic (Ingvaeonic) dialects brought to Great Britain by Anglo-Saxon settlers in the 5th century and further mutated by Norse-speaking Viking settlers starting in the 8th and 9th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alfred Sainsbury
Alfred George Sainsbury JP (1856 – 1920) was an Australian police officer who served as Chief Commissioner of Victoria Police from 1913 to 1919. Early life Sainsbury was born on 11 February 1856 in Heidelberg in the Colony of Victoria to John Sainsbury and Lucy Hood. His brother Henry Sainsbury was a Member of the Legislative Assembly for Creswick from 1877 to 1880. After school Sainsbury worked as a junior clerk at the Oriental Bank Corporation. Police career Sainsbury joined Victoria Police on 17 May 1878, he was assigned registered number 2944 and was appointed to Colac as a mounted constable. He served further at Boort, Bendigo and Benalla. In 1884 he transferred to the Criminal Investigation Branch and that same year sat his examination for sergeant. He was later promoted to sergeant in 1886, although never held the rank of senior constable. He was subsequently promoted to sub-inspector in 1896, inspector in 1899 and superintendent in 1901. After the retirement ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amanda Sainsbury-Salis
Amanda Sainsbury-Salis (born 1969) is an Australian medical researcher, educator and author. Her research interests are hypothalamic control of body weight, famine reaction, metabolism, body composition, anorexia, obesity, eating disorders. Background and early career Born Amanda Sainsbury in Sydney, New South Wales in 1969, Sainsbury-Salis grew up in Perth, Western Australia. She graduated from the University of Western Australia in 1990. She was the Australian recipient of the Boursière de la Confédération (Swiss Government Scholarship) in 1991 and she received her PhD from the University of Geneva, Switzerland in 1996. Scientific career Sainsbury-Salis returned to Australia in 1998 to work at the Garvan Institute of Medical Research where she currently leads a research team. She is also a senior lecturer in the University of New South Wales The University of New South Wales (UNSW), also known as UNSW Sydney, is a public research university based in Sydney, New South ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amber Sainsbury
Amber Sainsbury (born 28 August 1978) is a New Zealand actress. Biography She has starred in the Sky One UK television series '' Hex'' as Roxanne Davenport. Amber has also appeared in ''Coronation Street'', ''The Bill'', '' Trevor's World of Sport'', ''A Touch of Frost'', the BBC's 'Fairytales' series, and the films '' Channelling Baby'' and '' The Ferryman''. After making 30 Days of Night with Josh Hartnett in 2007, Sainsbury left acting to set up the African-based arts charity Dramatic Need of which she is a trustee. In 2007 she convinced Academy Award-winning film director Danny Boyle as well as the Shakespearian actor Sir Antony Sher to come on board as trustees. Notable supporters of the charity include the bands Coldplay and Supergrass, actors Josh Hartnett and David Walliams and supermodel and photographer Helena Christensen. Sainsbury was a contributor to the 2009 Commonwealth Ministers Reference Book alongside the British Prime Minister's wife Sarah Brown on the a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ben Sainsbury
Ben Sainsbury (born December 17, 1972) is a dual US/Canadian entrepreneur, filmmaker, actor, and freelance journalist. Background Sainsbury was born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, and was raised for eight years in Mayaguez, Puerto Rico after a family move. Upon returning to Canada, he lived with his family in Seguin, Ontario and attended high school in Rosseau. After high school, he lived in California and Arizona for 16 years and studied acting, earning earned a bachelor's degree in film making at College of Marin. In 2005, he received a master's degree in professional writing at the University of Southern California film school, while working as an actor in commercials to help pay for his film projects and schooling. Sainsbury holds dual Canadian-U.S. citizenship, and did a three-year enlistment term in the U.S. Army in Psychological Operations. While with his unit, he was trained in the staging of mock battlefield productions and the dealing with of enemies through use of loud ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edward Sainsbury
Edward Sainsbury (5 July 1851 – 28 October 1930) was an English cricketer who represented, and captained, Somerset County Cricket Club in the late 19th century. During a 10-year first-class cricket career, he also represented Gloucestershire and the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC). Most commonly employed as a right-handed opening batsman, Sainsbury was one of Somerset's most talented batsman during their formative years. His slow underarm bowling was effective in second-class cricket, but in an era when overarm bowling was becoming the standard, he was used sparingly in the first-class game. During his time at Somerset, the county gained first-class status. After being led for three seasons by Sainsbury's Lansdown team-mate Stephen Newton, Sainsbury was given the Somerset captaincy for the 1885 season. A combination of poor results and not being able to raise a full eleven during that season led to the county's removal from the first-class game, although Sainsbury remained as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lionel Sainsbury
Lionel Sainsbury is an English pianist and classical composer. Biography Born in Wiltshire in 1958, he started playing piano as a child, and soon started to compose his own music. Later he studied at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London, with Patric Standford for composition and Edith Vogel for piano. In 1979, he received the British Mendelssohn Scholarship and met with Edmund Rubbra, John McCabe and Henri Dutilleux Henri Paul Julien Dutilleux (; 22 January 1916 – 22 May 2013) was a French composer active mainly in the second half of the 20th century. His small body of published work, which garnered international acclaim, followed in the tradition of ... in Paris. Major works References External links Official site Lionel Sainsbury on Allmusic.com {{DEFAULTSORT:Sainsbury, Lionel 1958 births Living people English classical composers Mendelssohn Prize winners English male classical composers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mark Sainsbury (broadcaster)
Gregory Mark Sainsbury (born 1956) is a New Zealand journalist and broadcaster. He hosted ''Close Up'' on TVNZ's TV ONE until the show was axed on 30 November 2012. Previously he was the political editor for '' ONE News''. In February 2016, he replaced Sean Plunket as weekday morning host on Radio Live, until the station closed down and ceased operating in January 2019. Sainsbury grew up in Upper Hutt. He lives in Wellington with his wife Ramona who has a law practice. They have adult children who are twins. After school, Sainsbury started studying towards a law degree but did not finish it. He won the 2007 Best Presenter Qantas Media Award for fronting ''Close Up'', and moderated the live leaders debate for the 2008 New Zealand general election. ''The Sunday Star-Times'' has described his moustache as "arguably the most famous in the country". See also * List of New Zealand television personalities This is a list of New Zealand television personalities, including presente ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mark Sainsbury (philosopher)
Richard Mark Sainsbury (; born 1943) is a British philosopher who is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Texas, Austin. He is known for his work in philosophical logic, philosophy of language, and on the philosophies of Bertrand Russell and Gottlob Frege. Education and career Sainsbury earned his D.Phil. at Oxford University and taught for many years at King's College London where he was Susan Stebbing Professor of Philosophy. He became professor of philosophy at the University of Texas at Austin in 2002. He was editor of the leading philosophy journal ''Mind'' from 1990 to 2000. He was elected a Fellow of the British Academy in 1998. Books *''Bertrand Russell'' (Routledge, 1979) ("Arguments of the Philosophers" series). *''Paradoxes'' (Cambridge University Press, 1988). *''Reference Without Referents'' (Oxford University Press, 2005). *''Fiction and Fictionalism'' (Routledge, 2009). *''Seven Puzzles of Thought and How to Solve Them: An Originalist Theory of Concepts ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Murray Sainsbury
Murray Evan Sainsbury (born 14 September 1940) is a former Australian politician. He was a member of the House of Representatives from 1975 to 1983, representing the Division of Eden-Monaro as a member of the Liberal Party. He was a civil engineer before entering politics. Early life Sainsbury was born in Wollongong, New South Wales. He graduated from the University of Sydney with the degrees of Bachelor of Engineering and Bachelor of Economics. He was a qualified civil engineer and operated his own building and construction company. Politics Sainsbury was elected to federal parliament in the Coalition's landslide victory at the 1975 federal election, defeating the incumbent Labor MP Bob Whan. He was re-elected in 1977 and 1980, defeated by Labor's Jim Snow in 1983 and failed in an attempt to regain the seat in 1984. According to Paul Kelly, Sainsbury was part of "the vanguard of the free market lobby within the Liberal Party" along with three other backbenchers (Jim Carlton ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Sainsbury
Peter James Sainsbury (13 June 1934 – 12 July 2014) was an English first-class cricketer who played for Hampshire from 1954 to 1976 and the Marylebone Cricket Club from 1955 to 1960. Born in Chandler's Ford, Hampshire, Sainsbury was a right-handed middle-order batsman and a slow left-arm bowler. He was a regular in Hampshire's team for 22 seasons from 1955 to 1976. That period coincided with the county's most successful time in first-class cricket: Hampshire won the County Championship for the first time in 1961 and did it again in 1973. Sainsbury was the only player who featured in both teams, and he was named as a Wisden Cricketer of the Year in the 1974 edition of the almanack. After a few games for Hampshire and the first-class Combined Services team in 1954, Sainsbury was a big success in his first full season in 1955, taking 102 wickets and scoring 586 runs. He was picked for the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) "A" tour to Pakistan in 1955–56 and played in two of the f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roger Sainsbury (bishop)
Roger Frederick Sainsbury (born 2 October 1936) is a retired Anglican bishop. He was the second area Bishop of Barking (the seventh Bishop of Barking) in the Church of England from 1991 to 2002. Sainsbury was educated at Jesus College, Cambridge before beginning his ordained ministry as a curate at Christ Church, Spitalfields. He was then "missioner" at Shrewsbury House, Liverpool, Warden of the Mayflower Family Centre, Canning Town; Vicar of Walsall;“ Crockford's clerical directory, 1995" (Lambeth, Church House ) and finally, before being ordained to the episcopate, the Archdeacon of West Ham. In retirement he serves as an assistant bishop in the Diocese of Bath and Wells The Diocese of Bath and Wells is a diocese in the Church of England Province of Canterbury in England. The diocese covers the county of Somerset and a small area of Dorset. The Episcopal seat of the Bishop of Bath and Wells is located in the .... References 1936 births Alumni of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
