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Tompkins (surname)
Tompkins is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Aaron B. Tompkins (1844–1931), American cavalry soldier and Medal of Honor recipient * Andrew Tompkins, Australian musician * Angel Tompkins (born 1942), American actress * Anne Tompkins (born 1962), American lawyer * Arthur S. Tompkins (1865–1938), U.S. Representative from New York * Barry Tompkins (born 1940), American sportscaster * Bernard Tompkins (1904–1965), New York politician * Brian Tompkins, Yale Varsity Soccer coach * Caleb Tompkins (1759–1846), U.S. Representative from New York * Charles Henry Tompkins (1830–1915), Union Brigadier General during the American Civil War * Charles Hook Tompkins (1883–1956), American engineer and architect * Chris Tompkins, American songwriter * Christopher Tompkins (1780–1858), U.S. Representative from Kentucky * Cydnor B. Tompkins (1810–1862), U.S. Representative from Ohio * Daniel D. Tompkins (1775–1824), American Vice-President * Darlene Tompki ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aaron B
According to Abrahamic religions, Aaron ''′aharon'', ar, هارون, Hārūn, Greek (Septuagint): Ἀαρών; often called Aaron the priest ()., group="note" ( or ; ''’Ahărōn'') was a prophet, a high priest, and the elder brother of Moses. Knowledge of Aaron, along with his brother Moses, exclusively comes from religious texts, such as the Hebrew Bible, Bible and the Quran. The Hebrew Bible relates that, unlike Moses, who grew up in the Egyptian royal court, Aaron and his elder sister Miriam remained with their kinsmen in the eastern border-land of Egypt ( Goshen). When Moses first confronted the Egyptian king about the enslavement of the Israelites, Aaron served as his brother's spokesman ("prophet") to the Pharaoh (). Part of the Law given to Moses at Sinai granted Aaron the priesthood for himself and his male descendants, and he became the first High Priest of the Israelites. Aaron died before the Israelites crossed the Jordan river. According to the Book of Numbe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Douglas Tompkins
Douglas Rainsford Tompkins (March 20, 1943 – December 8, 2015) was an American businessman, conservation movement, conservationist, outdoorsman, philanthropist, filmmaker, and agriculturalist. He co-founded the North Face Inc, Esprit and various environmental groups. Beginning in the mid-1960s, he and Susie Tompkins Buell, his first wife, co-founded and ran two companies: the outdoor equipment and clothing company The North Face and the Esprit Holdings, Esprit clothing company. Following their divorce and Tompkins' departure from the business world in 1989, he became active in environmental and land conservation causes. In the 1990s Tompkins and his second wife, Kris Tompkins, Kris McDivitt Tompkins bought and conserved more than of wilderness in Chile and Argentina, exceeding that of any other private individuals in the region, thus becoming among the largest private land-owners in the world. The Tompkinses were focused on park creation, wildlife recovery, ecological agricult ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Academy Award For Best Costume Design
The Academy Award for Best Costume Design is one of the Academy Awards presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) for achievement in film costume design. The award was first given in 1949, for films made in 1948. Initially, separate award categories were established for black-and-white films and color films. Since the merger of the two categories in 1967, the academy has traditionally avoided giving out the award to films with a contemporary setting. Award The Academy Award for Best Costume Design is given out annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences for the best achievement of film costume design of the previous year. Films that are eligible for the award must meet a series of criteria, including the requirement that the costumes must have been "conceived" by a costume designer. For this particular criteria, each submission is reviewed by the costume designer members of the Art Directors Branch prior to the ballot process. Fu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joe I
Joe or JOE may refer to: Arts Film and television * ''Joe'' (1970 film), starring Peter Boyle * ''Joe'' (2013 film), starring Nicolas Cage * ''Joe'' (TV series), a British TV series airing from 1966 to 1971 * ''Joe'', a 2002 Canadian animated short about Joe Fortes Music and radio * "Joe" (Inspiral Carpets song) * "Joe" (Red Hot Chili Peppers song) * "Joe", a song by The Cranberries on their album ''To the Faithful Departed'' *"Joe", a song by PJ Harvey on her album '' Dry'' *"Joe", a song by AJR on their album ''OK Orchestra'' * Joe FM (other), any of several radio stations Computing * Joe's Own Editor, a text editor for Unix systems * Joe, an object-oriented Java computing framework based on Sun's Distributed Objects Everywhere project Media * Joe (website), a news website for the UK and Ireland * ''Joe'' (magazine), a defunct periodical developed originally for Kenyan youth Places * Joe, North Carolina, United States, a town * Jõe, Saaremaa Parish, Estoni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joe Tompkins
Joe Tompkins (born 20 August 1968 in Juneau, Alaska) is an American professional skier. Early life Joe Tompkins was a recreational skier until a car crash left him without the use of his human leg, legs. For two years after the accident Joe took up drugs and wikt:booze, booze, and nearly killed himself. However he stopped after a couple of years and carried on skiing and in January 1989 he started as an arroya sled ‘sit skier’. He quickly moved on to monoski in the following years. Professional skiing In May 1999 he joined the United States Disabled Alpine Men’s Ski Team (USDST). He won the first IPC Disabled Alpine World Cup race in Breckenridge, Colorado in December 1999. In his second season with the USDST he came 6th place in the downhill (ski competition), downhill competition in the world championships. In 2002 he achieved one of his targets by taking part in the Winter Paralympics in Salt Lake City, Utah. He was the top U.S racer in his class. In January 2003 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joan Tompkins
Joan Swenson (July 9, 1915 – January 29, 2005), previously known as Joan Tompkins, was an American actress of television, film, radio, and stage. Career Tompkins performed with stock theater companies in Mount Kisco, New York and White Plains, New York. She acted on Broadway in ''My Sister Eileen'', ''Pride and Prejudice'', and ''Fly Away Home''. Her roles on radio programs include: Her television roles included: *'' Adventures in Paradise'' as Cora Summers in "Assassins" (1961) *'' Hazel'' as Florence Gurney in "Hazel and the Gardener" (1962) *'' The New Breed'' as Mrs. Marsh in "How Proud the Guilty" (1962) *'' Bus Stop'', as Sarah Jenkins in "The Runaways" (1961) and unknown role in "I Kiss Your Shadow" (1962) *''The Danny Thomas Show'', two episodes (1959 and 1962) *''The Lieutenant'', two episodes (1963–1964) *'' Route 66'', as Mrs. Thomas in "Between Hello and Goodbye" (1962) *''The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters'' as Martha Pollux in "The Day of the Wizard" (1964) *' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jessie Tompkins
Jessie Tompkins is a US athlete and educator from Bessemer, Alabama. Jesse Tompkins attended and ran track for the University of South Alabama in Mobile, Alabama and later graduated from Bishop State Community College in Mobile, Alabama and the United States Sports Academy in Daphne, Alabama and later from Alabama State University in Montgomery. Track and field career Tompkins led the nation in the indoor 50-yard hurdles (42-inch) and the outdoor 400-meter hurdles in 1979 in high school. He led the nation in the junior college 400-meter hurdles and ranked among the top 50 U.S hurdlers in 1981, according to ''Track and Field News''. He organized and developed the East Montgomery Track Club for youths in rural Montgomery, Alabama. Personal best marks * 50-yard hurdles: 6.35, 1979 * 60-meter hurdles: 7.51 s, 1982 * 500 m dash 63.4 s, 1984 * Long jump: 7.56 meters (24 ft, 8.25 in), 1980 * 110 m hurdles: 14.0 s, 1984 * 400 m hurdles: 50.6 s, 1981 * 4 × 400 m relay: 45.08 s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jason Tompkins
Jason Tompkins is a British actor from Wigston. He is most famous for his role as Robert Greenspan, one of the main characters in the dark comedy series ''Psychoville''. He also had a notable role in an episode of ''Jonathan Creek'', as well as a minor role in an episode of ''The 10th Kingdom ''The 10th Kingdom'' is an American fairytale fantasy miniseries written by Simon Moore and produced by Britain's Carnival Films, Germany's Babelsberg Film und Fernsehen, and the US's Hallmark Entertainment. It depicts the adventures of a young ...''. References External links * British male television actors Actors with dwarfism Living people Year of birth missing (living people) {{UK-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Tompkins (Australian Rules Footballer)
James Tompkins was an Australian rules footballer for . In a match against West Adelaide at Alberton Oval in 1903 he kicked 15 goals (3 behinds). This feat would remain the club record until 1980 when Tim Evans kicked 16 goals, also in a match against West Adelaide. References Port Adelaide Football Club (SANFL) players Port Adelaide Football Club players (all competitions) Australian rules footballers from South Australia {{AFL-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jack Tompkins
Jack A. Tompkins (June 2, 1909 – October 11, 1993) was an American baseball and ice hockey player, airline executive and civic leader in Detroit, Michigan. As a high school student in Royal Oak, Michigan, he won 27 consecutive baseball games as a pitcher, still a Michigan high school record. At the University of Michigan, he was captain of the baseball and hockey teams in 1932. He worked for more than 30 years for American Airlines in Detroit and became a civic leader in the area, working to bring the Olympic Games to Detroit from the 1940s to the 1960s and founding the Great Lakes Invitational hockey tournament in 1965. Youth in Royal Oak, Michigan Tompkins was raised in Royal Oak, Michigan and graduated from Royal Oak High School in 1928. In high school Tompkins earned 16 varsity letters. He pitched four no-hit no-run games and led the baseball team in hitting as it won 33 straight games and 2 state championships. He set a state high school record with 27 consecutive win ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hannah Tompkins (artist)
Hannah Tompkins (January 17, 1920 – October 25, 1995) was an American artist primarily known for her large body of artwork based on the writings of William Shakespeare. A catalog listing of her Shakespeare themed oil paintings appears in ''Shakespeare in American Painting : A Catalogue from the Late Eighteenth Century to the Present'' by Richard . She began painting in earnest in the mid-1960s while teaching art at Ramapo Community College, Rockland County, New York. In 1979 she opened the Shambles Gallery in Santa Cruz, California and in 1984 opened the Shakespeare Art Museum in Ashland, Oregon. Background Born in the Williamsburg slum in Brooklyn Brooklyn () is a borough of New York City, coextensive with Kings County, in the U.S. state of New York. Kings County is the most populous county in the State of New York, and the second-most densely populated county in the United States, be ..., New York to Russian and Polish Jewish immigrants, third youngest of eight child ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hannah Tompkins
Hannah Minthorne Tompkins (August 28, 1781 – February 18, 1829) was the wife of Daniel D. Tompkins, the governor of New York, and later vice president of the United States, and thus was the first lady of New York 1807 to 1817 and then the second lady of the United States, from 1817 to 1825. Born on August 28, 1781, Hannah Minthorne was the second child of Mangle Minthorne (1740–1824), a prominent Democratic-Republican Party member in New York City,Homberger, EricMrs. Astor's New York: Money and Social Power in a Gilded Age p. 55 (2002) by his second wife, Aryet Constable Minthorne (1743–1830), of New York City. On February 20, 1798, 16-year-old Hannah married Daniel D. Tompkins, a 23-year-old lawyer of the City.Irwin, Ray WDaniel D. Tompkins: Governor of New York and Vice President of the United States p. 27 (1968)(3 March 1798)Marriages ''The Weekly Magazine'', p. 160 (1798) At the time of the marriage, her father was Assistant in the Common Council, and young Tompk ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
