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Thomas Blackburn
Thomas, Tom or Tommy Blackburn may refer to: *Anthony Blackburn (born 1945), British vice-admiral and Equerry to the Royal Household, commonly known as Tom Blackburn *Thomas Blackburn (entomologist) (1844–1912), Australian entomologist *Thomas Blackburn (poet) (1916–1977), British poet *Tom Blackburn (basketball) (1906–1964), American basketball coach *Tom Blackburn (pharmacologist) (born 1949), British industrial pharmacologist *Tom W. Blackburn (1913–1992), American writer and lyricist *Tommy Blackburn (1913–1994), American naval aviator and World War II flying ace {{DEFAULTSORT:Blackburn, Tom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Blackburn (poet)
Thomas Eliel Fenwick Blackburn (10 February 1916 – 13 August 1977) was a British poet. His work is noted for its self-examination and spiritual imagery. His memoir, ''A Clip of Steel'' (1969), portrays the effects of a childhood under a repressive clergyman father. Early life Blackburn was born in Hensingham, Cumberland, England. He had mixed ancestry. His father, Eliel, was the product of an affair his missionary grandfather had with a Mauritian woman. The mother, who was supposedly beautiful but unstable, disappeared once she returned to Mauritius and the young Eliel was given to the care of an Uncle, where he was brought up to be a passionate Anglican. When Thomas Blackburn was a young boy, Eliel forced him to wear a painful chastity contraption on his groin, to prevent him from being tempted by masturbation. He also had to put up with his father, haunted by feelings of racial inferiority, repeatedly scrubbing his face with peroxide in order to lighten his complexion. The p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anthony Blackburn
Vice-Admiral Sir David Anthony James 'Tom' Blackburn (born 18 January 1945) is a former British Royal Navy officer who served as Master of the Household between 2000 and 2005. Naval career Blackburn was appointed to his first command, the Minesweeper (ship), minesweeper HMS Kirkliston, HMS ''Kirkliston'', in 1972. He became equerry to the Duke of Edinburgh in 1976, executive officer of the cruiser HMS Antrim (D18), HMS ''Antrim'' in 1978 and commander of the destroyer HMS Birmingham (D86), HMS ''Birmingham'' in 1983. He went on to become commanding officer of the destroyer HMS York (D98), HMS ''York'' and Captain (Royal Navy), captain D3 Squadron (naval), Squadron in 1987, Commodore (Royal Navy), commodore on HMNB Clyde, Clyde and Naval Base Commander Clyde in 1990 and commanding officer of the frigate HMS Cornwall (F99), HMS ''Cornwall'' as well as captain of the 2nd Frigate Squadron (United Kingdom), 2nd Frigate Squadron in 1992. After that Blackburn became head of the British ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Blackburn (entomologist)
Thomas Blackburn (16 March 1844 – 28 May 1912) was an English-born Australian priest and entomologist who specialized in the study of beetles. Born near Liverpool, England, Blackburn became interested in entomology in his youth. At the age of 18, with his brother, he began publishing and editing the periodical ''The Weekly Entomologist''; this ceased publication two years later, after which he became one of the editors of the newly founded ''Entomologist's Monthly Magazine''. In 1866, he entered the University of London, from which he received a B.A. degree in 1868. Ordained a priest of the Church of England in 1870, he served for six years as a parish priest at Greenhithe, Kent. In 1876, Blackburn was transferred to the Hawaiian Islands, where he served as senior priest and chaplain to the bishop of the Church of Hawaii in Honolulu. During his time there, he collected insects extensively on Oahu and also made brief collecting journeys to other islands of the archipelago. "The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tom Blackburn (basketball)
Leonard Thomas Blackburn (January 23, 1906 – March 6, 1964) was an American basketball coach. The Peebles, Ohio native served as head men's basketball coach at the University of Dayton in Dayton, Ohio, from 1947 until his death in 1964. He led the Dayton Flyers to a championship at the 1962 National Invitation Tournament. Early life Blackburn was born in 1906. He was employed as a steelworker for two years before enrolling at Wilmington College where he played football, basketball and baseball. After graduation, he coached high school basketball for four years at West Carrollton, Ohio and eight seasons at Xenia, Ohio Central High School, where six of his eight teams won championships, including the state title in 1942. In World War II, Blackburn joined the Navy physical education program at Chapel Hill, North Carolina. After the war, he became a golf pro in North Carolina. Head coaching career Blackburn became Dayton's first full-time basketball coach in 1947, inheriting ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tom Blackburn (pharmacologist)
Tom Blackburn Fellow of the British Pharmacological Society, FBPharmacolS, Fellow of the Royal Society of Biology, FRSB (born 1949) is a British industrial pharmacologist. Blackburn studied at both the University of Nottingham and Manchester University, and worked as a senior manager at Imperial Chemical Industries, ICI Pharmaceuticals, Beecham (pharmaceutical company), Beecham Pharmaceuticals SmithKline Beecham, Synaptic Pharmaceutical Corporation and Helicon Therapeutics. He is the author of over 100 scientific papers, reviews and book chapters and holds over 20 patents. He is President Emeritus of the British Pharmacological Society and is a member of the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology. He was elected an Honorary Fellow of the British Pharmacological Society (Hon FBPharmacolS) in 2014 and is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Biology (FRSB). References External links * * - conducted by Professor Tilli Tansey, for the History of Modern Biomedicine R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tom W
Tom or TOM may refer to: * Tom (given name), a diminutive of Thomas or Tomás or an independent Aramaic given name (and a list of people with the name) Characters * Tom Anderson, a character in ''Beavis and Butt-Head'' * Tom Beck, a character in the 1998 American science-fiction disaster movie '' Deep Impact'' * Tom Buchanan, the main antagonist from the 1925 novel ''The Great Gatsby'' * Tom Cat, a character from the ''Tom and Jerry'' cartoons * Tom Lucitor, a character from the American animated series ''Star vs. the Forces of Evil'' * Tom Natsworthy, from the science fantasy novel ''Mortal Engines'' * Tom Nook, a character in ''Animal Crossing'' video game series * Tom Servo, a robot character from the ''Mystery Science Theater 3000'' television series * Tom Sloane, a non-adult character from the animated sitcom ''Daria'' * Talking Tom, the protagonist from the ''Talking Tom & Friends'' franchise * Tom, a character from the '' Deltora Quest'' books by Emily Rodda * Tom, a cha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
