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Tom Banks (other)
Tom, Thomas, or Tommy Banks may refer to: Arts *Thomas Banks (sculptor) (1735–1805), English sculptor * Thomas Joseph Banks (1828–1896), also known as Thomas John Banks, British painter * Thomas P. Banks (1848–1888), Australian church organist * Tom Banks (''EastEnders''), a character in the British soap opera ''EastEnders'' * Tommy Banks (musician) (1936–2018), Canadian pianist, composer, conductor, and politician Sports *Thomas Banks (rugby league), rugby league footballer of the 1930s for England, and Huddersfield *Tom Banks (American football) (born 1948), former NFL center * Tom Banks (Australian rules footballer) (1867–1919), player and administrator with Fitzroy Football Club * Tom Banks (rugby league), rugby league footballer of the 1930s and 1940s for Castleford * Tom Banks (rugby union, born 1858) (1858–1915), rugby union footballer of the 1880s for British Isles, and Swinton *Tom Banks (rugby union, born 1994), Australian international rugby union footballer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Banks (sculptor)
Thomas Banks (29 December 1735 – 2 February 1805) was an important 18th-century English sculptor. Life The son of William Banks, a surveyor who was land steward to the Duke of Beaufort, he was born in London. He was educated at Ross-on-Wye. Banks was taught drawing by his father, and from 1750 to 1756 was apprenticed to a woodcarver, William Barlow, in London. In his spare time he worked at sculpture, spending his evenings in the studio of the Flemish émigré sculptor Peter Scheemakers. During this period he is known to have worked for the architect William Kent. Before 1772, when he obtained a travelling studentship given by the Royal Academy and proceeded to Rome, he had already exhibited several fine works. Returning to England in 1779 Banks found that the taste for classical poetry, long the source of his inspiration, no longer existed, and he spent two years in Saint Petersburg, being employed by Catherine the Great, who purchased his ''Cupid Tormenting a Butterfly''. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tom Banks (rugby Union, Born 1858)
Thomas Banks (born 17 August 1858 – death unknown) was an English rugby footballer who played in the 1880s and 1890s. He played at representative level for British Isles, and Lancashire, and at club level for Swinton, as a half-back, three-quarters, or forward. Background Banks' birth was registered in Salford, Lancashire, England. Playing career Banks won cap(s) for British Isles while at Swinton on the 1888 British Lions tour to New Zealand and Australia, against Otago on Saturday 28 April 1888, against Otago (1-try) on Wednesday 2 May 1888, against Canterbury on Wednesday 9 May 1888, against Wellington on Saturday 12 May 1888, against Queensland on Saturday 25 August 1888, against Newcastle (1-try) on Wednesday 29 August 1888, against Auckland on 8 September 1888, and against Auckland Auckland (pronounced ) ( mi, Tāmaki Makaurau) is a large metropolitan city in the North Island of New Zealand. The List of New Zealand urban areas by population, most populous u ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tom Banks (physicist)
Thomas Israel Banks (born April 19, 1949 in New York City) is a theoretical physicist and professor at Rutgers University and University of California, Santa Cruz. Work Banks' work centers around string theory and its applications to high energy particle physics and cosmology. He received his Ph.D. in Physics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1973. In 1973-86 he was appointed at the Tel Aviv University, he was several times a visiting scholar at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton (1976–78, 1983–84, and in the fall of 2010). Along with Willy Fischler, Stephen Shenker, and Leonard Susskind Leonard Susskind (; born June 16, 1940)his 60th birthday was celebrated with a special symposium at Stanford University.in Geoffrey West's introduction, he gives Suskind's current age as 74 and says his birthday was recent. is an American physicis ..., he is one of the four originators of M(atrix) theory, or BFSS Matrix Theory, an attempt to formulate M theory ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Christopher Banks
Thomas Christopher Banks (1765–1854), who for a while styled himself by the bogus title "Sir T.C. Banks, Baronet of Nova Scotia", was a British genealogist and lawyer. He is notorious for having assisted several claimants to dormant peerages, based on the very flimsiest evidence, which he strengthened with imaginary pedigrees. During his later years, he resided near Ripon, Yorkshire. Origins Banks claimed connection through his father with the ancient family of Banks of Whitley in Yorkshire, whose descent he traced from Richard Bankes, a Baron of the Exchequer in the time of Henry IV and Henry V; and he asserted that his maternal ancestors were the Nortons of Barbados, baronets of Nova Scotia. Adopts bogus baronetcy Banks styled himself "Sir T.C. Banks, Baronet of Nova Scotia", as his name appears on the title pages of several of his works. This was on the basis of a so-called baronetcy purportedly granted to him by a certain Alexander Humphrys, who supported by Banks, laid c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Banks (priest)
Thomas Banks, D.D. was Dean of St Asaph from 18 December 1587 until his death on 31 July 1634. Banks was educated at Christ's College, Cambridge. Alumni Cantabrigienses: A Biographical List of All Known Students, Graduates and Holders of Office at the University of Cambridge, from the Earliest Times to 1900, John Venn/ John Archibald Venn Cambridge University Press Cambridge University Press is the university press of the University of Cambridge. Granted letters patent by Henry VIII of England, King Henry VIII in 1534, it is the oldest university press A university press is an academic publishing hou ... (10 volumes 1922 to 1953) Part I. The earliest times to 1752 Vol. i. Abbas – Cutts'', (1922) p80">> (10 volumes 1922 to 1953) Part I. The earliest times to 1752 Vol. i. Abbas – Cutts'', (1922) p80/ref> He held livings at Caerwys, Pennant, Llansantffraid and Llandrillo. References 16th-century Welsh Anglican priests 17th-century Welsh Anglica ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tommy Banks (footballer)
Thomas Banks (born 10 November 1929) is an English retired footballer who played as a left back. He was born at Farnworth, Lancashire. He played for Bolton Wanderers from 1947 to 1961 and was a member of the 1958 FA Cup winning team when Bolton beat Manchester United. He also played six matches for the England national team in 1958, including all four matches in the 1958 FIFA World Cup. He got his opportunity in the England team because of the death of incumbent left-back Roger Byrne in the Munich Air Disaster in February 1958. Despite strong performances in the World Cup, he made only a single appearance for England after the tournament, as he was hampered by a persistent hamstring injury which ultimately curtailed his career. As recounted in Declan Hill's book ''The Fix'', Banks also had a small but influential role in the fight to acquire better pay and conditions for football players in the 1961 labour dispute with the Football League. He also played non-League footbal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tommy Banks (American Football)
Tommy Banks (born c. 1979) is a former American football fullback. Born in West Monroe, Louisiana, he starred at West Monroe High School under legendary coach Don Shows before earning a scholarship to Louisiana State University, where he played from 1997 to 2000. Banks cemented his place in LSU lore by scoring a touchdown in an upset win over the top ranked and defending national champion Florida Gators in 1997. On the play, he dove into the end zone with a defender draped on him, for a 7-yard touchdown that put LSU up 14-0. The dive was immortalized in the October 20, 1997 issue of ''Sports Illustrated'', which contained an article recapping the game. Banks ended his LSU career with a record tying two touchdown performance in LSU's 28-14 victory over Georgia Tech in the 2000 Peach Bowl The Peach Bowl is an annual college football bowl game played in Atlanta, Georgia since December 1968. Since 1997, it has been sponsored by Chick-fil-A and is officially known as the Chick- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tom Banks (rugby Union, Born 1994)
Tom Banks (born 18 June 1994) is an Australian professional rugby union, rugby player who currently plays for the in the Super Rugby. He has represented Australia national rugby union team, Australia in international rugby. Banks started his Super Rugby career with the Queensland Reds in 2015. He has played in the National Rugby Championship for and the . His preferred position is Fullback (rugby union), fullback or Wing (rugby union), wing. Early years Thomas Banks was born in Brisbane, Queensland. He attended school at Brisbane Boys' College during which time he represented Queensland at schoolboy rugby in 2011 and 2012. He moved on to play for the University of Queensland Rugby Club, University of Queensland in the Queensland Premier Rugby competition from 2013. Rugby career In 2014, Banks played for the Queensland Reds at under 20 level and was also a member of their wider training squad, He didn't make the senior squad for the following season, but did manage to earn hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tom Banks (rugby League)
Thomas Banks was a professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1930s and 1940s. He played at club level for Castleford ( Heritage No. 150).David Smart & Andrew Howard (1 July 2000) "Images of Sport - Castleford Rugby League - A Twentieth Century History". The History Press Ltd. Playing career County League appearances Tom Banks played in Castleford's victory in the Yorkshire League during the 1938–39 season. References External linksSearch for "Banks" at rugbyleagueproject.org {{DEFAULTSORT:Banks, Tom Castleford Tigers players [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Joseph Banks
Thomas Joseph Banks (1828–1896), sometimes known as "Thomas John Banks", was a British portrait and landscape painter. He died at Goathland, and an obituary notice in ''The British Architect'' described him as "a Yorkshire artist of considerable local repute". His works include: * Henry Baines (1793–1878) of York * Thomas Bateman and his son * The Farne Islands The Farne Islands are a group of islands off the coast of Northumberland, England. The group has between 15 and 20 islands depending on the level of the tide. References 1828 births 1896 deaths[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tom Banks (Australian Rules Footballer)
Thomas Banks (17 June 1867 – 26 November 1919) was an Australian rules footballer who played for the Fitzroy Football Club in both the Victorian Football Association (VFA) and the Victorian Football League (VFL). He captained the club to its first VFA premiership in 1895, and also captained Victoria in intercolonial matches. Born in country Victoria to an African ex-slave who escaped the Southern United States, Banks was one of the most popular footballers of his generation, and in 1911 became the first ex-player to be awarded life membership of the VFL. Family The son of Jordan Henry Banks (1832-1887), and Sarah Jane (1849-1940), née McMullen, Thomas Banks was born on the Maryborough goldfields, His father, Jordan Henry Banks, was once an American slave: :: omBanks's father, a giant of about 6ft. 3in., and built proportionately, and who commanded the respect and good will of all sections in Maryborough, was a slave before the civil war. Such was his great strength that th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tom Banks (American Football)
Thomas Banks (born August 20, 1948) is a former American football center who played ten seasons in the National Football League (NFL). Banks played college football for the Auburn Tigers, and was then selected by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 1970 NFL Draft. He played for the Cardinals from 1971 through 1980, sitting out the 1970 season due to a knee injury. Banks was a four-time Pro Bowl selection, and played a total of 116 NFL games, missing all but one game of the 1974 season after sustaining a knee injury in the season opener that required surgery. Banks later played with the Birmingham Stallions of the United States Football League in 1983 and 1984. In 1999, Banks was named to the 50th Anniversary Senior Bowl All-Time Team, having played in the 1970 edition of the game. In 2000, he was inducted to the Alabama Sports Hall of Fame The Alabama Sports Hall of Fame (ASHOF) is a state museum located in Birmingham, Alabama, dedicated to communicating the state’s athletic hist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
