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Tim O'Brien (other)
Tim or Timothy O'Brien may refer to: Arts and entertainment * Tim O'Brien (author) (born 1946), American novelist * Tim O'Brien (illustrator) (born 1964), American artist * Tim O'Brien (musician) (born 1954), American country and bluegrass singer * Timothy O'Brien (theatre designer) (1929–2022), British theatre designer Sports * Sir Tim O'Brien, 3rd Baronet (1861–1948), Irish-born cricketer * Tim O'Brien (footballer) (born 1994), Australian rules footballer * Tim O'Brien (rugby union), head coach of St. Mary's Gaels rugby Other * Sir Timothy O'Brien, 1st Baronet (1787–1862), Irish politician and merchant * Timothy John O'Brien (born 1963), astrophysicist at the University of Manchester * Tim O'Brien (Connecticut politician) (born 1968), legislator in the Connecticut House of Representatives * Tim O'Brien (Indiana politician), member of the Indiana House of Representatives * Timothy O'Brien (endocrinologist), Irish professor * Timothy L. O'Brien (born 1961), American journal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tim O'Brien (author)
William Timothy O'Brien (born October 1, 1946) is an American novelist. He is best known for his book ''The Things They Carried'' (1990), a collection of linked semi-autobiographical stories inspired by O'Brien's experiences in the Vietnam War. In 2010, ''The New York Times'' described O'Brien's book as a Vietnam classic. In addition, he is known for his war novel, ''Going After Cacciato'' (1978), also about wartime Vietnam, and later novels about postwar lives of veterans. O'Brien held the endowed chair at the MFA program of Texas State University–San Marcos every other academic year from 2003–2004 to 2011-2012 (2003–2004, 2005–2006, 2007–2008, 2009–2010, and 2011–2012). Life and career Tim O'Brien was born in Austin, Minnesota. When he was ten, his family, including a younger sister and brother, moved to Worthington, Minnesota. Worthington had a large influence on O’Brien's imagination and his early development as an author. The town is on Lake Okabena in t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tim O'Brien (illustrator)
Tim O'Brien (born November 16, 1964) is an American artist who works in a realistic style. His illustrations have appeared on the covers and interior pages of magazines such as ''Time'', ''Rolling Stone'', '' GQ'', '' Esquire'', '' National Geographic'', '' Der Spiegel'', and others. His illustrations are also used by the US Postal Service for postage stamps. Early life and education O'Brien's paternal grandparents came from Ireland, and his maternal grandparents from Norwich, Connecticut, arriving in the United States from Quebec. His grandfather became a caretaker at Yale University. O'Brien was the second of three sons in his family. O'Brien began training as a boxer in high school, going on to box as a middleweight amateur in the Police Athletic League. At age 18, O'Brien gave up boxing. That same year he received a Pell Grant which he used to enroll in the Paier College of Art in New Haven, Connecticut. He graduated in 1987 with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree. Hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tim O'Brien (musician)
Tim O'Brien (born March 16, 1954) is an American country and bluegrass musician. In addition to singing, he plays guitar, fiddle, mandolin, banjo, bouzouki and mandocello. He has released more than ten studio albums, in addition to charting a duet with Kathy Mattea entitled "The Battle Hymn of Love", a No. 9 hit on the '' Billboard'' Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs) charts in 1990. In November 2013 he was inducted into the West Virginia Music Hall of Fame. Early life Tim O'Brien was born on March 16, 1954 and raised in Wheeling, West Virginia, the youngest in a family of five children. At the age of 12, he first heard a Bob Dylan record, played by his older sister Mollie, afterwards deciding to take up music. Throughout his teens, he taught himself to play guitar, violin, and mandolin. In high school, he and his sister Mollie, a singer, began performing Peter, Paul, and Mary songs as a duo at church and local coffeehouses. Music career Hot Rize ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Timothy O'Brien (theatre Designer)
Timothy Brian O'Brien, RDI (8 March 1929 – 14 October 2022) was a British theatre designer. O'Brien was born in Shillong in British India. He was educated at Cambridge University from 1949 to 1952, and as a Henry Fellow and Fulbright Scholar at the Yale School of Drama from 1952 to 1953. His career began in television at the BBC in 1954. From 1956 to 1965, he was Head of Design of ABC Television, working largely on the ''Armchair Theatre'' and at the same time designed for the London stage, mostly new plays by Shaffer, Orton, and others. As an Associate Artist and Honorary Associate Artist of the Royal Shakespeare Company from 1966, he has designed 31 productions for the company, in particular productions of ''Troilus and Cressida'', and ''Richard II'', directed by John Barton; ''The Merry Wives of Windsor'', ''Pericles, Prince of Tyre'' and ''Love's Labour's Lost'', directed by Terry Hands and ''Enemies'', ''Summerfolk'', ''The Lower Depths'' and ''The Zykovs'' all by Maxim ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sir Tim O'Brien, 3rd Baronet
Sir Timothy Carew O'Brien, 3rd Baronet (5 November 1861 – 9 December 1948) was an Irish baronet who played cricket for England in five Test matches. Life and career Tim O'Brien was born in Dublin and educated at the Catholic school Downside in Somerset.''Wisden'' 1949, pp. 867–68. He went to New Inn Hall, Oxford, principally in order to further his cricket career. A forceful right-handed batsman, O'Brien won a Blue in 1884 and 1885. He went on to play 266 first-class cricket matches as an amateur for Oxford University and in fairly regular appearances for Middlesex through to 1898. His 92 for Oxford against the 1884 Australians was instrumental in the university's only victory over an Australian team. He played for England against Australia at Old Trafford that year and again four years later at Lord's, but in neither game did his distinguish himself. He toured with Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) teams twice: in 1887–88 he went with George Vernon to Australia and in 1895â ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tim O'Brien (footballer)
Tim O'Brien (born 28 March 1994) is a professional Australian rules footballer who last played for the Western Bulldogs in the Australian Football League. A tall utility player, O'Brien is known for his high leaping for high marks. Early career The red-headed O'Brien used to make 10-hour return car trip to Glenelg to play under-15 games. At 16 he played in his first West Gambier senior premiership in the Western Border league. West won again the following year with O'Brien playing in the ruck. He has a terrific mark and good leg speed, where he recorded the third-best result in agility draft camp. AFL career Hawthorn selected O'Brien with pick 28 in the 2012 AFL Draft. He spent 2013 developing in the VFL playing for Hawthorn's reserve affiliate side, the , and was a member of their premiership winning side. Entering into his second season, O'Brien changed from number 40 to Hawthorn's famous number 23 guernsey following Lance Franklin's move to Sydney at the end of the 2013 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tim O'Brien (rugby Union)
Tim O'Brien is an American rugby union coach. He is currently the head coach for Saint Mary's College, which plays in Division 1-A. O'Brien starred while playing college rugby as a student at Cal."Bringing Out the Best" Saint Mary's Magazine, July 1, 2008. Retrieved April 7, 2015. O'Brien also played for the , earning three caps between 1980 and 1983 playing as a center and wing. O'Brien then coached the Old Blues rugby club and Lamorinda youth rugby. Under O'Brien's leadership St. Mary's has become one of the leading |
Sir Timothy O'Brien, 1st Baronet
Sir Timothy O'Brien, 1st Baronet (1787 – 3 December 1862) was an Irish Whig, Independent Irish Party and Repeal Association politician, and merchant. He was the son of Timothy O'Brien and his wife (née Madden). In 1821, he married Catherine Murphy, daughter of Edward Murphy, and they had at least five children: Timothy (died 1869); John (died 1869); Kate (died 1894); Ellen (died 1899); and Patrick (1823–1895). In 1844, O'Brien was made Lord Mayor of Dublin, a position he again held in 1849. Simultaneously, he was a Member of Parliament (MP), first elected as a Repeal Association member for Cashel at a by-election in 1846—caused by the resignation of Joseph Stock. Becoming an Independent Irish MP in 1852 and a Whig in 1857, he held the seat until the 1859 general election, when he did not seek re-election. In 1849, during Queen Victoria's first visit to Ireland, O'Brien was made a baronet, becoming 1st baronet of Merrion Square and Boris-in-Ossory. Upon his own death ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Timothy John O'Brien
Timothy John O'Brien (born 31 March 1964) is a British astronomer, currently working at the University of Manchester as Professor of Astrophysics. He often appears on the BBC. Early life and education He was born in Littleborough, Greater Manchester. He grew up in Castleton, Greater Manchester in the Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale. He attended school in Rochdale. He studied Physics and Astrophysics at University College London and completed his PhD at the University of Manchester between 1985 and 1988. Career and research He taught at the University of Liverpool in the 1990s. He began working at the University of Manchester in 1999 where he is currently associate director of the Jodrell Bank Centre for Astrophysics. He is also Director of Teaching & Learning in the University's School of Physics & Astronomy. From 2009–2015, he taught the first year undergraduate course in Astrophysics. His research is primarily in the area of novae (thermonuclear explosions on white dwarf ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tim O'Brien (Connecticut Politician)
Tim O'Brien (born June 13, 1968) is an American politician who served as an elected official in Connecticut in different positions from 1997 to 2013. He was most recently Mayor of New Britain, Connecticut, serving from 2011 to 2013. From 2003 to 2011, O'Brien was a member of the Connecticut House of Representatives and represented the 24th Assembly District, which includes parts of New Britain and Newington, Connecticut.NBC The National Broadcasting Company (NBC) is an Television in the United States, American English-language Commercial broadcasting, commercial television network, broadcast television and radio network. The flagship property of the NBC Enterta ... Connecticut (14 November 2011)"Rep. O’Brien Resigns to Become Mayor" Retrieved 10 February 2013. From 1997 to 2003, O'Brien was a member of the New Britain City Council. References 1968 births Living people Democratic Party members of the Connecticut House of Representatives Mayors of New Britai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tim O'Brien (Indiana Politician)
Tim O'Brien is an American politician and businessman serving as a member of the Indiana House of Representatives from the 78th district. He assumed office on March 30, 2021. Early life and education O'Brien was born in Hobart, Indiana. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in economics from the University of Southern Indiana in 2015. Career Outside of politics, O'Brien works as a real estate agent and broker. In 2019, he became president of the Southwest Indiana Association of Realtors. In 2019, O'Brien ran unsuccessfully for the Evansville City Council. He was elected to the Indiana House of Representatives The Indiana House of Representatives is the lower house of the Indiana General Assembly, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Indiana. The House is composed of 100 members representing an equal number of constituent districts. House memb ... in a March 2021 special election. References Living people Republican Party members of the Indiana House of Repr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Timothy O'Brien (endocrinologist)
Timothy O'Brien is a Professor and Director of The Regenerative Medicine Institute (REMEDI). The Institute was established in collaboration with National University of Ireland, Galway as a Centre for Science, Engineering & Technology (CSET) and has been supported with funding of €14.9 million by Science Foundation Ireland (SFI) to conduct basic and applied research in regenerative medicine, an emerging field that combines the technologies of gene therapy and adult stem cell therapy. The goal is to use cells and genes to regenerate healthy tissues that can be used to repair or replace other tissues and organs with a minimally invasive approach. Centres for Science, Engineering & Technology help link scientists and engineers in partnerships across academia and industry to address crucial research questions, foster the development of new and existing Irish-based technology companies, attract industry that could make an important contribution to Ireland and its economy, and expand ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
