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Thomas Robbins (other)
Thomas Robbins, Tom Robbins or Thomas Robins may refer to: * Thomas Robbins (minister) (1777–1856), American Congregational minister, bibliophile and antiquarian * Thomas Robbins (sociologist) (1943–2015), independent American scholar of sociology of religion * Thomas H. Robbins Jr. (1900–1972), American admiral * Tom Alan Robbins, American actor * Tom Robbins (born 1932), American author * Tom Robbins, journalist with ''The Village Voice'' * Thomas M. Robbins, US Army Major General; in Corps of Engineers World War II, see Manhattan Project * Thomas Robins (actor), New Zealand actor * Thomas Robins (inventor) (1868–1957), inventor of the conveyor belt * Thomas Robins the Elder (1715/16–1770), English artist * Thomas Robins the Younger (1748–1806), English artist * Thomas Sewell Robins (1810–1880), British painter of maritime themes * Ellis Robins, 1st Baron Robins (Thomas Ellis Robins, 1884–1962), American-born British businessman and public servant See also * Tho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Robbins (minister)
Rev. Thomas Robbins, D.D. (August 11, 1777 – September 13, 1856) was a Congregational minister, a bibliophile, and an antiquarian. He became the first librarian of the Connecticut Historical Society. Early years Robbins was born in Norfolk, Connecticut, the ninth child of the Rev. Ammi Ruhamah Robbins, and Elizabeth (Le Baron) Robbins. Ammi was the first minister of Norfolk. He had 12 siblings. Robbins entered Yale University at the age of 15. In January 1796, he began a diary which he kept up through 1854. While in college, Robbins also began collecting books, a passion that would eventually define his life. He graduated from Yale in 1796, though he spent his senior year at Williams College, where his father was a trustee, and is listed as a 1796 alumnus of Williams as well. Career Teacher and minister For the first six years after graduating from university, Robbins taught, preached, and studied theology. In 1798, he was licensed to preach by the Litchfield North Associa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Robins The Elder
Thomas Robins the Elder (1715/16–1770) was an English artist known for his depictions of English country houses and their gardens. His work has particular historical value as he documented many Rococo gardens that have since disappeared.robins, thomas, born 1715 - died 1770. . Retrieved 6 August 2015. In 1748, Robins painted the Rococo garden at that had been created by Benjamin Hyett ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tommy Robinson (other)
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Tommy Robinson may refer to: *Tommy Robinson (footballer) (1909–1982), English footballer of the 1930s *Tommy F. Robinson (born 1942), American politician from Arkansas * Tommy Robinson (activist) (born 1982), British far-right anti-Islam activist *Tommy Robinson (hooligan), British football hooligan *Tommy Robinson, British actor in '' Jonny Briggs'' See also *Thomas Robinson (other) *Tommy Robison (born 1961), American football player * Thomas Robson (other) *Thomas Robbins (other) Thomas Robbins, Tom Robbins or Thomas Robins may refer to: * Thomas Robbins (minister) (1777–1856), American Congregational minister, bibliophile and antiquarian * Thomas Robbins (sociologist) (1943–2015), independent American scholar of socio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Robson (other)
Thomas Robson may refer to: *Thomas Robson (priest) (died 1934), South African priest * Tom Robson (baseball) (1946–2021), American baseball player * Tommy Robson (footballer, English footballer), born in Gosforth, played for Durham City; see 1927–28 Rochdale A.F.C. season * Tommy Robson (footballer, born 1892), (1892–?), English footballer, born in Scotswood played for Stockport County; see Harry Hardy * Tom Robson (footballer, born 1936) (1936–1981), English footballer *Tommy Robson (1944–2020), English footballer * Tom Robson (footballer, born 1907), English footballer * Thomas Robson (footballer, born 1995), English footballer * Tom Robson (''Doctors''), a fictional character from ''Doctors'' See also * Thomas Robson-Kanu, English-Welsh footballer *Thomas Robinson (other) *Tommy Robinson (other) *Thomas Robbins (other) *Tommy Robison (born 1961), American football player *Tommy Robson Thomas Henry Robson (31 July 1944 – 8 October 2020 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Robinson (other)
Thomas, Tom or Tommy Robinson may refer to: Artists * Thomas Robinson (composer) (c. 1560 – after 1609), English composer and music teacher * Thomas Heath Robinson (1869–1954), British book illustrator Politicians * Thomas Robinson, 1st Baron Grantham (c. 1695–1770), English diplomat and politician * Thomas Robinson, 2nd Baron Grantham (1738–1786), English politician and statesman * Thomas Robinson Jr. (1800–1843), United States Representative from Delaware * Thomas Robinson (Gloucester MP) (1827–1897), English corn merchant and Liberal politician, MP for Gloucester 1880–95 * Thomas H. Robinson (Maryland politician) (1859–1930), American politician and lawyer * Sir Thomas Robinson (Stretford MP) (1864–1953), English politician, MP for Stretford, 1918–1931 * Thomas J. B. Robinson (1868–1958), United States Representative from Iowa * Tommy F. Robinson (born 1942), American politician from Arkansas * Thomas Robinson (Northern Ireland politician) (born 1950 or 195 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ellis Robins, 1st Baron Robins
Thomas Ellis Robins, 1st Baron Robins KBE, DSO (31 October 1884 – 21 July 1962), known as Sir Ellis Robins between 1946 and 1958, was an American-born British businessman and public servant, mainly based in Rhodesia. Background and education Robins was born in the United States, the son of Major Robert Patterson Robins, a medical doctor, and Mary Routh Ellis, daughter of Thomas de la Roche Ellis, of Elliston, Louisiana. He was educated at the Bight School, Philadelphia, the University of Pennsylvania, where he was a member of the Philomathean Society, and Christ Church, Oxford, where he was the first Rhodes scholar. Public life After a year at Oxford, Robins went to Africa where he joined the British South Africa Company, the company established by Cecil Rhodes, and was entrusted with several important posts in Rhodesia. He became a British citizen in 1912. He fought with the City of London Yeomanry in Egypt, Gallipoli and Palestine during the First World War, was tw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Sewell Robins
Thomas Sewell Robins ( Devonport 8 May 1810 – 9 August 1880) was a British painter of maritime subjects. Early life Born 8 May 1810 in Devonport, Devon, he was admitted into the Royal Academy Schools on 22 April 1829 under the sponsorship of fellow Devonian James Northcote, a former pupil of Sir Joshua Reynolds. His professor of painting was Thomas Phillips and his lecturer in perspective was J.M.W. Turner. He was an early member of the New Watercolour Society and the Institute of Painters in Watercolours. Career Robins travelled extensively on the Continent, visiting France in 1842, Holland and Italy in 1845, the Mediterranean c. 1850, Holland and the Rhine in 1857, France in 1858, and Antwerp in 1859. A prolific painter, he exhibited 7 works at the RA; 39 at the British Institute; 21 at the Suffolk Street Galleries and 317 works at the New Watercolour Society.National Maritime Museum 1971 ''Two Victorian Marine Painters'' - Exhibition catalogue. Failing health f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Robins The Younger
Thomas Robins the Younger (1748–1806) was an English artist known for his depictions of English country houses, their gardens, and the natural world. The British Museum. Retrieved 6 August 2015. His father, also Thomas Robins the Elder, Thomas Robins, was noted for his paintings of Gloucestershire gardens.robins, thomas, born 1715 - died 1770. Victoria & Albert Museum. Retrieved 6 August 2015. References Further reading *Robins, John Anthony (Ed.) (1999) ''The Flower: Paintings of Thomas Robins the Young ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Robins (inventor)
Thomas Robins Jr. (September 1, 1868 – November 4, 1957) was an American inventor and manufacturer. Biography He was born on September 1, 1868, in West Point, New York to Thomas Robins Sr. He attended Princeton University. Career In 1891, Robins began work on a conveyor belt for carrying coal and ore for Thomas Edison and his Edison Ore-Milling Company in Ogdensburg, New Jersey. His conveyor belt received the grand prize at the Paris Exposition in 1900, and first prizes at the Pan-American Exposition and Saint Louis Exposition The Saint Louis Exposition or St. Louis Expo was a series of annual agricultural and technical fairs held in St. Louis' Fairgrounds Park, from the 1850s to 1902. In 1904, the Louisiana Purchase Exposition, a major World's Fair, was held in St. .... Based on his invention, Robins started the Robins Conveying Belt Company and of the Robins New Conveyor Company (now ThyssenKrupp Robins). In 1915 he was appointed to the Naval Consulting Board. Perso ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Robbins (sociologist)
Thomas Robbins (1943 – 2015) was an author and an independent scholar of sociology of religion. Life and work Robbins obtained a B.A. in government from Harvard University in 1965, and a Ph.D. in Sociology, at the University of North Carolina in 1973. He subsequently held teaching or research positions at Queens College (CUNY), the New School for Social Research, Yale University and the Graduate Theological Union. He has authored numerous articles and reviews for sociological and religious journals. Among Robbins' early work are notable studies comparing contemporary and historical controversies, such as the mass suicides among the Russian Old Believers and those that occurred in Jonestown in 1979, or present-day agitation against " cults" and similar controversies surrounding Catholicism, Mormonism and Freemasonry in the early nineteenth century.William H. Swatos, Peter Kivisto: ''Encyclopedia of Religion and Society'', Rowman Altamira, 1998, pp. 427–428/ref> From the mid-1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Robins (actor)
Thomas Robins is a New Zealand Producer, Director, Writer and Actor who was the original host of ''Squirt'', a children's television series. He has also played roles in four films directed by Peter Jackson, the most notable being Déagol in '' The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King''. Retrieved 16 November 2008 Filmography Television Film References External links *Filmography of Thomas Robins at |
Manhattan Project
The Manhattan Project was a research and development undertaking during World War II that produced the first nuclear weapons. It was led by the United States with the support of the United Kingdom and Canada. From 1942 to 1946, the project was under the direction of Major General Leslie Groves of the United States Army Corps of Engineers, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Nuclear physicist Robert Oppenheimer was the director of the Los Alamos Laboratory that designed the actual bombs. The Army component of the project was designated the Manhattan District as its first headquarters were in Manhattan; the placename gradually superseded the official codename, Development of Substitute Materials, for the entire project. Along the way, the project absorbed its earlier British counterpart, Tube Alloys. The Manhattan Project began modestly in 1939, but grew to employ more than 130,000 people and cost nearly US$2 billion (equivalent to about $ billion in ). Over 90 percent of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
