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Thomas Cross (industrialist)
Thomas or Tom Cross may refer to: * Thomas Cross (engraver), 17th-century English engraver and music publisher * Tom Cross (film editor), American television and film editor * Tom Cross (politician) (born 1958), Republican member of the Illinois House of Representatives * Tom Cross (computer security) (born 1976), American computer security expert and hacker * Tom Cross (rugby) (1876–1930), New Zealand dual-code rugby footballer * Tom Cross (fencer) (born 1931), Australian Olympic fencer * Tom Peete Cross Tom Peete Cross (December 8, 1879 – December 25, 1951) was an American Celticist and folklorist. Education and career Cross did his undergraduate education at Hampden–Sydney College, receiving his B.A. in 1899. He went on to Harvard Univ ... (1879–1951), American Celticist See also * Tommy Cross (born 1989), ice hockey player {{hndis, name=Cross, Tom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Cross (engraver)
Thomas Cross, son, ( fl. 1683 – 1732) was an English engraver and printmaking artist who worked extensively with music printing in the latter half of the seventeenth and the beginning of the eighteenth century. He is mainly known for his exquisite music engravings and for being the first to issue sheet music from plates. His first known work in the field of music was for Purcell Henry Purcell (, rare: September 1659 – 21 November 1695) was an English composer. Purcell's style of Baroque music was uniquely English, although it incorporated Italian and French elements. Generally considered among the greatest En ...'s ''Twelve Sonatas in Three Parts'' (c. 1680). References English engravers 17th-century English artists {{UK-printmaker-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tom Cross (film Editor)
Tom Cross is an American television and film editor. He is known for his collaborations with Damien Chazelle including ''Whiplash'' (2014) for which he won the Academy Award for Best Film Editing as well as ''La La Land'' (2016), and '' First Man'' (2018). He is also known for his work on David O. Russell's ''Joy'' (2015), the musical ''The Greatest Showman'' (2016), Scott Cooper's '' Hostiles'' (2017), and Cary Joji Fukunaga's ''No Time to Die'' (2021). Career He began his career in 1997 as an assistant editor, contributing to such diverse projects as '' We Own the Night'' (2007), ''Crazy Heart'' (2009), '' The Switch'' (2010) and the Primetime Emmy Award-winning drama series '' Deadwood''. He came to worldwide prominence in 2015 when he won the Independent Spirit Award for Best Editing, BAFTA Award for Best Editing, and Academy Award for Best Editing (among other honors) for his work on the acclaimed film ''Whiplash'' (2014). and reunited with writer/director Damien Chazelle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tom Cross (politician)
Tom Cross (born July 31, 1958) is an American lawyer and former Republican member of the Illinois House of Representatives where he served from 1993 to 2015. He served as House Minority Leader from January 2002 to August 2013, when he resigned to run for Illinois Treasurer. Early life and career Cross served as an assistant state's attorney for Kendall County, Illinois, for eight years prior to his election to the Illinois House in the 1992 election. Political career During his time as House Republican leader, Cross joined with then Senate Republican leader Frank Watson to referee the "rancorous" relationship between House and Senate Democrats and Democratic Governor Rod Blagojevich. During the 2008 Republican Party presidential primaries, Cross served as the Illinois state chairman for the presidential campaign of Rudy Giuliani. In February 2009, Cross and fellow Republican, ranking impeachment committee member Jim Durkin, spoke out about a follow-on controversy over the im ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tom Cross (computer Security)
Tom Cross (born 1976), also known as Decius, is an American computer security expert and Hacker (computer security), hacker. Early life Cross was born in 1976 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, and grew up in Tennessee. His father worked in telecommunications policy and his mother was a Registered Nurse, Registered Nurse's Assistant. He attended Brentwood High School (Brentwood, Tennessee), Brentwood High School in Brentwood, Tennessee, Brentwood, Tennessee, before attending Georgia Institute of Technology, Georgia Tech in Atlanta, receiving a bachelor's degree in computer engineering. Security work He co-founded the EFGA (Electronic Frontiers Georgia) in 1995. In 1996, he co-founded Computer Sentry Software, known for their award-winning "CyberAngel" software, a laptop anti-theft program. From 1999 to 2000, he was Chief Engineer at Dataway, a computer security firm in San Francisco. From 2000 to 2001 he worked at iAsiaWorks, as the Director of Global Security Engineering. In 2001, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tom Cross (rugby)
Tom "Angry" William Cross was a New Zealand rugby footballer who represented New Zealand in both rugby union and rugby league. Early years Cross worked as a labourer and while in Petone worked at the Gear Meat Works.John Haynes ''From All Blacks to All Golds: Rugby League's Pioneers'', Christchurch, Ryan and Haynes, 1996. Rugby football Cross was originally from Dunedin and played rugby union for the Kaikorai Club in 1896. Cross was considered a very large man for the times and he represented Otago from 1898 to 1900. He then joined the Linwood club in Christchurch and represented Canterbury from 1901 to 1902, gaining South Island selection in 1902. By 1903 he had moved to Wellington and played for both the Poneke and Petone Rugby Clubs. In his 4th match for Poneke against Melrose on May 23, 1903, he dislocated his shoulder and was taken to hospital. He had been named to play in his Wellington debut against Wairarapa but due to the injury was unable to. He also played for Well ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tom Cross (fencer)
Thomas George Cross (2 September 1931 – 26 April 2020) was an Australian fencer. He competed in the team foil event at the 1956 Summer Olympics The 1956 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XVI Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, from 22 November to 8 December 1956, with the exception of the equestrian events, whi .... References External links * 1931 births 2020 deaths Australian male fencers Olympic fencers for Australia Fencers at the 1956 Summer Olympics Place of birth missing {{Australia-fencing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tom Peete Cross
Tom Peete Cross (December 8, 1879 – December 25, 1951) was an American Celticist and folklorist. Education and career Cross did his undergraduate education at Hampden–Sydney College, receiving his B.A. in 1899. He went on to Harvard University to pursue an M.A. (1906) and Ph.D. (1909). After receiving his Ph.D., he spent a year studying in Dublin, Ireland, then returned to the United States in 1910 to take up a position as an instructor at Harvard. In 1911 he became the head of the English department at Sweet Briar College. Following that, he spent his next year at the University of North Carolina, and in 1913 became the chair of the Department of English and Comparative Literature at the University of Chicago. His ''alma mater'' Hampden–Sydney College awarded him an honorary doctorate of literature in 1927. He was also member of the Modern Language Association and the American Council of the Irish Texts Society. He retired in 1945. Works One major work of Cross's was '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
