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Tyrrell (surname)
Tyrrell or Tyrell is an Anglo-Irish surname. People with this name include: * Agnes Tyrrell (1846-1883), a Czech composer and pianist * Alan Tyrrell (1933 –2014), British lawyer and politician *Dr Carina Tyrrell (born 1989), British-Swiss physician, model, and beauty competition titleholder *Dame Elizabeth Tyrrell (née Ussher) (1619–1693), daughter of James Ussher chronologicalist of Bible * Emmett Tyrrell (born 1943), American author and editor * George Tyrrell (1861-1909), priest and Modernist scholar * George Nugent Merle Tyrrell, English author, introduced the term "out-of-body experience" * George Walter Tyrrell (1883-1961), British geologist * Ian Tyrrell, Australian historian * Jackie Tyrrell (born 1982), Irish hurler * James Tyrrell (c. 1450–1502), English knight * James Tyrrell (Oakley) (1643–1718), Commissioner of the Privy Seal * John Tyrrell (other), multiple people * Joseph Tyrrell (1858–1957), Canadian geologist, discoverer of the dinosaur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Agnes Tyrrell
Agnes Tyrrell (20 September 1846 – 18 April 1883) was a composer and pianist of English and Czech descent. Life Agnes Tyrrell was born in Brno, the regional capital of Moravia in the Austro-Hungarian Empire. She was the daughter of English teacher Henry Foster Tyrrell, who had established himself among the German-speaking community of Brno, and his Czech wife Josefína Kotulánová. Agnes Tyrrell grew up speaking English, German, and Czech fluently. A child prodigy, she performed in her first piano recital at nine, and attended the Vienna en, Viennese , iso_code = AT-9 , registration_plate = W , postal_code_type = Postal code , postal_code = , timezone = CET , utc_offset = +1 , timezone_DST ... Conservatory at sixteen. She studied piano with Adalbert Pacher in Vienna and composition with Anton Bruckner's teacher Otto Kitzler in Brno. She had to give up an active career as a pianist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kate Tyrrell
Kate Tyrrell (1863–1921) was an Irish sailor and business woman. Inheriting a shipping company from her father, she captained the schooner ''Denbighshire Lass'' for over twenty years, and successfully fought rules forbidding women from having their name listed as the owner of a vessel. Early life and sailing education Born in 1863 in Arklow, County Wicklow, Kate Tyrrell was the second of four daughters. Her father, Edward Tyrrell, was a sea captain who owned a shipping company that transported cargo between Ireland and Wales. As a child, Tyrrell loved hanging around her father's shipyard; by the time she was twelve, she was filling out shipping journals for him. Tyrrell gradually became indispensable to her father, and as she grew older, Tyrrell's father promised her that she would one day own a ship herself. By the end of 1882, Tyrrell had lost her mother and a younger sister to tuberculosis. She took over running the household while also managing the bookkeeping for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Tyrrell (other)
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William Tyrrell may refer to: * William Tyrrell (bishop) (1807–1879), first Anglican Bishop of Newcastle, New South Wales * William Tyrrell, 1st Baron Tyrrell (1866–1947), British diplomat * William Tyrrell (RAF officer) (1885–1968), Irish rugby international, military officer, and surgeon to George VI * George William Tyrrell, Union Army officer * Disappearance of William Tyrrell, a missing boy from Australia * William Casper Tyrrell, "Captain W.C." Tyrrell, Texas business magnate See also * Tyrrell (surname) * Terrell (surname) The name Terrell (or Terrill) is a Norman surname (now present in Ireland, Britain and USA), possibly meaning stubborn or follower of Thor, though, due to its Norman origin, either is possible. The first records of the family come with Walter Tire ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Walter Tirel
Walter Tyrrell III, the “Red Knight of Normandie” (1065 – some time after 1100), was an Anglo-Norman nobleman. He is infamous for his involvement in the death of King William II of England, also known as William Rufus. Life Walter Tirel was born in Tonbridge, Kent, the son of Norman Walter Tirel, and was lord of Poix-de-Picardie in France, and of Langham, Essex (as appears in the Domesday Survey). By marriage, he became linked to the English royal family, having wed Adeliza, the daughter of royal kinsman, Richard Fitz Gilbert. He died some time after 1100. The grandson of Walter and Adeliza, Hugh Tyrrel, took part in the Norman Conquest of Ireland and became the first baron of Castleknock. Death of William II On 2 August 1100, King William II organized a hunting trip in the New Forest. William was presented with six arrows, on the eve of the hunt; taking four for himself, he handed the other two to Tirel, saying, "Bon archer, bonnes fleches" ("o thegood archer, the goo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sir Timothy Tyrrell
Sir Timothy Tyrrell (1617–1701), initially of Oakley, Buckinghamshire and later of Shotover, was of the Privy Chamber to King Charles I. Life He faithfully and valiantly asserted the cause of his master, King Charles I, and was a captain of a cavalry regiment, colonel of a foot regiment, governor of Cardiff Castle in Wales, and general of the ordnance in that province. According to his memorial "He was an indulgent husband, a kind father, and a good master; just in his dealings, and highly charitable to the poor". He died on 23 October 1701, at the age of 84 years. He is buried in Oakley Church. Family He was the eldest son of Sir Timothy Tyrrell. He married Elizabeth Ussher, on thepeerage the only daughter of Dr. James Usher, |
Timothy Tyrrell (died 1632)
Sir Timothy Tyrrell (also spelled Tirrell; –1632) was an Englishman who served as Master of the Buckhounds to Henry Frederick, Prince of Wales and King Charles I. Family Tyrrell was born in Oakley, Buckinghamshire, the son of Sir Edward Tyrrell, Member of Parliament for Buckingham, by his second wife, Margaret. He was the brother of politician and judge Thomas Tyrrell. He married Eleanor Kingsmill, daughter of Sir William Kingsmill (died 1618) of Sydmonton and Anne Wilkes, on 22 August 1613 in Marsworth, Buckinghamshire. They had seven children: *Sir Timothy Tyrrell (1617–1701), also Master of the Hounds to King Charles *William, killed in the English Civil War at the Siege of Chester in 1644 *Henry, ranger of Whaddon Chase *Charles, died unmarried, 1694 *Eleanor, married first to Sir Peter Temple; secondly to Richard Grenville of Wotton, with whom she had Richard Grenville, M.P. *Bridget, died unmarried *Mary, married to Sir Walter Pye Shotover Park Tyrrell was granted ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Susan Tyrrell
Susan Tyrrell (born Susan Jillian Creamer; March 18, 1945 – June 16, 2012) was an American character actress. Tyrrell's career began in theater in New York City in the 1960s in Broadway and off Broadway productions. Her first film was ''Shoot Out'' (1971). She was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance as Oma in John Huston's '' Fat City'' (1972). In 1978, Tyrrell received the Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in ''Andy Warhol's Bad'' (1977). Her ''New York Times'' obituary described her as "a whiskey-voiced character actress (with) talent for playing the downtrodden, outré, and grotesque." Early life Tyrrell was born in San Francisco, California, to a British mother, Gillian (née Tyrrell; 1913–2012), and an American father, John Belding Creamer. Her mother was a socialite and member of the diplomatic corps in China and the Philippines during the 1930s and 1940s. Her father John was an agent with the W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Louis Claude Purser
Louis Claude Purser, FBA (28 September 1854 in Abbeyside – 20 March 1932 in Dublin) was an Irish classical scholar. Purser was educated at Midleton College, County Cork,''The New International Encyclopædia'', Volume 19 (Dodd, Mead, 1922), p. 387 and Portora Royal School, Enniskillen, where a fellow pupil and student of classics was Oscar Wilde. Purser was a tutor at Trinity College, Dublin, from 1881 to 1898. In 1897, he was appointed as Professor of Latin there. He collaborated with Dr. Robert Yelverton Tyrrell on the translation of the letters of Cicero. Purser and Arthur Palmer completed the editorial work for the final volumes of James Henry’s ''Aeneidea'', a detailed commentary on Virgil’s ''Aeneid'', after the death of John Fletcher Davies, the editor originally appointed by Henry’s trustees. He was the brother of the Irish artist Sarah Purser. His niece Olive Purser was the first woman scholar in TCD. He is buried at Mount Jerome Cemetery Mount is oft ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Yelverton Tyrrell
Robert Yelverton Tyrrell, FBA (January 21, 1844 – September 19, 1914) was an Irish classical scholar who was Regius Professor of Greek at Trinity College, Dublin. Biography He was educated at Trinity College where he subsequently became a fellow in 1868 and professor of Latin in 1871. From 1869 he became the first editor of the literary magazine ''Kottabos''. He also founded the "more solemn academic journal" '' Hermathena'' in 1873. (for see alsodigital copyat Internet Archive). Jeffares incorrectly gives 1874 as the first year of ''Hermathena''. From 1880 to 1898, he was Regius professor of Greek, and from 1900 to 1904 professor of ancient history. He was a Commissioner of Education for Ireland and one of the original fellows of the British Academy. He was a first cousin to the disgraced modernist writer and excommunicated Catholic priest George Tyrrell SJ. Works Amongst his published works were: * ''Hesperidum Susurri'' (1867), with Thomas J Bellingham Brady and Maxwell ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Tyrell
Rear-Admiral Richard Tyrell (1691–26 June 1766) was an Irish officer in the Royal Navy. Life He was born in Dublin in 1691 the son of James and Mary Tyrell. Tyrell was a nephew of Sir Peter Warren, and entered the Royal Navy rather late in life, spending most of his active service in the West Indies. His first post was as Lieutenant on the 44-gun HMS Launceston in January 1741 under Captain Peter Warren. In March 1742 he was given command of the 8-gun HMS Comet. He was promoted to Captain in December 1743 replacing Warren on HMS Launceston. In September 1744 he transferred to be Captain of the 20 gun HMS Deal Castle. Stationed in the West Indies he captured three French pivateers: La Bien Aime, La Fidele and La Providence. In June 1745 he transferred to HMS Lyme. In April 1746 he captured the corvette La Saxonne off the Leeward Islands. In April 1747 he transferred to HMS Centaur remaining in the West Indies. From September 1749 to February 1755 he took an extended le ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Murray Tyrrell (winemaker)
Murray Davey Tyrrell AM (10 February 19212 October 2000) was an Australian winemaker. He was prominent in the development of the wine industry in the Hunter Valley of New South Wales, and for many years was regarded as the leading promoter and spokesperson for the wine industry there. In the 1986 Australia Day Honours, he was appointed a Member of the Order of Australia (AM) for "service to the wine industry and to tourism". He served in armed force during World War II World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposin ... and then later worked as cattleman. In 1959 he took over the Tyrell's family winery. References Further reading * https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/734664 an interview with Murray Tyrrell by Mel Platt 1921 births 2000 deaths Members of the Order ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Murray Tyrrell
Sir Murray Louis Tyrrell (1 December 1913 – 13 July 1994) was an Australian public servant, noted as the Official Secretary to the Governor-General of Australia for a record term of 26 years, 1947–73, in which time he served six governors-general. Early life Born in Kilmore, Victoria, Tyrrell was the third of five children of Thomas Michael Tyrrell (d. 1928), postmaster, and his wife Florence Evelyn, née Kepert. Tyrrell was educated at Orbost and Mordialloc and Melbourne Boys' High Schools. He married Ellen (Nell) St Clair Greig on 6 May 1939. They had three children, two daughters born first, Leonie Ellen and Margot Evelyn, and then a son, Michael St Clair. Career He served for over 45 years in the Australian Public Service. For most of this time he was assistant secretary or personal secretary to a succession of Ministers including the Prime Minister, Ben Chifley. Tyrrell succeeded Rear Admiral Sir Leighton Bracegirdle as Official Secretary to the Governor-General ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
