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Thring
Thring is a surname of British origin. It may refer to: *Edward Thring (1821–1887), British educator * F. W. Thring (1883–1936), Australian filmmaker * Frank Thring (1926–1994), Australian actor * Godfrey Thring (1823–1903), British hymn writer * Henry Thring, 1st Baron Thring (1818–1907), British lawyer and parliamentary draftsman * J. C. Thring (1824–1909), British football rulemaker *Sir Arthur Thring (1860–1932), British lawyer and parliamentary draftsman *Meredith Thring (1915–2006), British inventor See also * Our Thing (other) * Thang (other) * Thing (other) Thing or The Thing may refer to: Philosophy * An object * Broadly, an entity * Thing-in-itself (or ''noumenon''), the reality that underlies perceptions, a term coined by Immanuel Kant * Thing theory, a branch of critical theory that focuse ... * Things (other) * Thwing (other) {{surname English-language surnames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frank Thring
Francis William Thring (11 May 1926 – 29 December 1994) was an Australian character actor in radio, stage, television and film; as well as a theatre director. His early career started in London in theatre productions, before he starred in Hollywood film, where he became best known for roles in '' Ben-Hur'' in 1959 and '' King of Kings'' in 1961. He was known for always wearing black and styling his home in black decor. Early life Thring was born in Melbourne. Although sometimes referred to as Frank Thring Jr., he was actually Francis William Thring (or William Francis Thring) IV. His forbears were Francis William Thring (1812–1887), Francis William Thring (known as William Thring) (1858–1920); William Frank Thring, known as Francis William Thring or F. W. Thring, (1882–1936). Thring was the son of F. W. Thring and Olive (née Kreitmeyer), and was educated at the Melbourne Grammar School. His father was the head of the theatrical firm J. C. Williamson's in the 1920s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edward Thring
Edward Thring (29 November 1821 – 22 October 1887) was a celebrated British educator. He was headmaster of Uppingham School (1853–1887) and founded the Headmasters' Conference in 1869. Life Thring was born at Alford, Somerset, the son of the rector, the Rev John Gale Dalton Thring and Sarah ''née'' Jenkyns. He was brother of Theodore Thring (1816-1891), Henry, Lord Thring, a noted jurist and Parliamentary Counsel to the Treasury, hymn writer Godfrey Thring, and John Charles Thring, a master at Uppingham School and deviser of the Simplest Game rules for football; he also had two sisters. The family is commemorated in the Church of All Saints, Alford by carved choir seats in the chancel and two memorial windows. Thring was educated at Eton and King's College, Cambridge, where he obtained a Fellowship in 1844. He was ordained in the Church of England in 1846 and served in various curacies until in 1853 he began his true life work by an appointment to the headmastership of U ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henry Thring
Henry Thring, 1st Baron Thring KCB (3 November 1818 – 4 February 1907), was a British lawyer and civil servant. Early life Henry was born in Alford, Somerset on 3 November 1818. He was the second son of Sarah (née Jenkyns) Thring (1791–1891) and the Rev. John Gale Dalton Thring (1784–1874), the Rector of Alford and later rural Dean for Cary. Among his siblings were John Charles Thring, Theodore Thring, a Commissioner of Bankruptcy; the schoolmaster Rev. Edward Thring, the hymn-writer Rev. Godfrey Thring and the cricketer and barrister Theodore Thring."Thring, Sir Arthur (Theodore)" ''Who Was Who'' (online edition, Oxford University Press, December 2007). Retrieved 5 November 2018. His maternal grandfather was Rev. John Jenkyn of [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Godfrey Thring
Godfrey Thring (25 March 1823 – 13 September 1903), was an Anglican clergyman and hymn writer. Life Godfrey Thring was born at Alford, Somerset, the son of the rector, Rev. John Gale Dalton Thring and Sarah née Jenkyns. He was brother of Theodore Thring (1816–91), Henry, Lord Thring (1818–1907) (a noted jurist and Parliamentary Counsel to the Treasury), Edward Thring (headmaster of Uppingham School) and John Charles Thring (a master at Uppingham School and deviser of the Uppingham Rules), and two sisters. The family is commemorated in Alford Church by carved choir seats in the chancel and two memorial windows. He was educated at Shrewsbury School and graduated in 1845 from Balliol College, Oxford with a BA. He was ordained in the Anglican Church. In May 1855, Godfrey Thring was part of a tour led by James Finn, the British Consul in Jerusalem going East of the River Jordan. Finn never names any of his companions. However, his name appears in unpublished letter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Meredith Thring
Meredith Wooldridge Thring (17 December 1915 – 15 September 2006) was a British inventor, engineer, futurologist, professor and author. Education and career Thring was born in Melbourne, Australia, but moved to England when he was four years old. His school was Malvern College. He obtained a double first class degree in Mathematics and Physics at Trinity College, Cambridge in 1937. He then joined the British Coal Utilisation Research Association, becoming Head of its Combustion Research Laboratory. In 1940, he married Margaret Hooley (died 1986), and they had two sons and one daughter. In 1946, Thring became Head of the newly formed Physics Research group of the British Iron and Steel Research Association. In 1950, he moved to the University of Sheffield, becoming Professor and Head of the Department of Fuel Technology and Chemical Engineering in 1953. In 1964, he took up the position of Head of the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Queen Mary College of the University ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arthur Thring
Sir Arthur Theodore Thring, KCB, DL (7 February 1860 – 17 April 1932) was an English lawyer, parliamentary draftsman and parliamentary clerk. Career Born on 7 February 1860, Arthur Theodore Thring was the third son of Theodore Thring, a "country gentleman", the deputy chairman of the Somerset Quarter Sessions and a Commissioner of Bankruptcy, and his wife Julia Jane, ''née'' Mills. His uncles included the First Parliamentary Counsel Lord Thring, the schoolmaster Rev. Edward Thring and the hymn-writer Rev. Godfrey Thring. Arthur attended Winchester College from 1872 and bowled for the school cricket team when it beat Eton College in 1878. The following year, he matriculated at New College, Oxford, as a scholar. He secured a second-class degree in classics in 1883."Sir Arthur Turing", ''The Times'' (London), 18 April 1932, p. 17. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Our Thing (other)
Our Thing may refer to: * Cosa Nostra (literally ''Our Thing''), an organized crime group * American Mafia The American Mafia, commonly referred to in North America as the Italian American Mafia, the Mafia, or the Mob, is a highly organized Italian American criminal society and organized crime group. The organization is often referred to by its memb ..., also sometimes known as "Our Thing", an organized crime group * ''Our Thing'' (album), an album by Joe Henderson * "Our Thing", a song by Elliott Smith, a non-album track from '' XO'' * ''UnserDing'' (''Our Thing''), a radio program produced by German broadcaster Saarländischer Rundfunk See also * Thang (other) * Thing (other) * The Things (other) * Thring, a surname * Thwing (other) {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thang (other)
Thang can refer to: Places * Thắng, a township in Hiệp Hoà District, Bac Giang Province, Vietnam * Thang, Ladakh, a village in Indian-administered Ladakh Other * ''Thing'' in African-American Vernacular English * Data Base Thang (DBT), a memory buffer structure in Berkeley DB interface See also * Our Thing (other) * Thing (other) * The Things (other) * Thring Thring is a surname of British origin. It may refer to: *Edward Thring (1821–1887), British educator * F. W. Thring (1883–1936), Australian filmmaker * Frank Thring (1926–1994), Australian actor * Godfrey Thring (1823–1903), British hymn w ..., a surname * Thwing (other) {{Disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Things (other)
Things or The Things may refer to: Music * ''Things'' (album), by Uri Caine and Paolo Fresu, 2006 * "Things" (Bobby Darin song), 1962; covered by Ronnie Dove, 1975 * "Things", a song by Joe Walsh from '' There Goes the Neighborhood'', 1981 * "Things", a song by John Cale from '' HoboSapiens'', 2003 * "Things", a song by Split Enz, 1979 * "Things", a song by Paul Westerberg from '' 14 Songs'', 1993 * "The Things", a song by Audio Bullys from '' Ego War'', 2003 Other uses * "The Things" (short story), by Peter Watts * ''Things'' (''Chill''), a 1984 role-playing game supplement * ''Things'' (film), a 1989 Canadian horror film * Things (software), task management software * '' Things: A Story of the Sixties'', a 1965 novel by Georges Perec * The Things, recurring characters in the British adult humour comic ''Viz'' * The Things, Thing One and Thing Two from ''The Cat in the Hat'' by Dr Seuss * T.H.I.N.G.S., a line of games marketed by the Milton Bradley Company See also * Our ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thwing (other)
Thwing may refer to: Places * Thwing, East Riding of Yorkshire, English village, United Kingdom People * Alfred L. Thwing (1876–1945), American lawyer and politician * Annie Haven Thwing, (1851–1940), American historian and children's author * Charles Franklin Thwing, (1853–1937), American clergyman and educator * Edward Thwing (1635–1600), English Catholic priest and martyr * Thomas Thwing, (1635–1680), English Catholic priest and martyr * John Twenge, (1319–1379), sometimes called John Thwing See also * Thing (other) * Thring Thring is a surname of British origin. It may refer to: *Edward Thring (1821–1887), British educator * F. W. Thring (1883–1936), Australian filmmaker * Frank Thring (1926–1994), Australian actor * Godfrey Thring (1823–1903), British hymn w ..., a surname * Twing {{disambiguation, geo, surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
British People
British people or Britons, also known colloquially as Brits, are the citizens of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, the British Overseas Territories, and the Crown dependencies.: British nationality law governs modern British citizenship and nationality, which can be acquired, for instance, by descent from British nationals. When used in a historical context, "British" or "Britons" can refer to the Ancient Britons, the indigenous inhabitants of Great Britain and Brittany, whose surviving members are the modern Welsh people, Cornish people, and Bretons. It also refers to citizens of the former British Empire, who settled in the country prior to 1973, and hold neither UK citizenship nor nationality. Though early assertions of being British date from the Late Middle Ages, the Union of the Crowns in 1603 and the creation of the Kingdom of Great Britain in 1707 triggered a sense of British national identity.. The notion of Britishness and a shared ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thing (other)
Thing or The Thing may refer to: Philosophy * An object * Broadly, an entity * Thing-in-itself (or ''noumenon''), the reality that underlies perceptions, a term coined by Immanuel Kant * Thing theory, a branch of critical theory that focuses on human–object interactions in literature and culture History * Thing (assembly), also spelled as ''ting'' or ''þing'', a historical Germanic governing assembly * The Thing (listening device), a Soviet bug used during the Cold War for eavesdropping on the U.S. ambassador to the Soviet Union * The Thing (art project), a 1990s community-based in New York City Film and television * '' The Thing from Another World'', often referred to as ''The Thing'', 1951 science fiction film based on the novella ''Who Goes There?'' * '' The Thing'' (1982 film), a remake of the 1951 film, directed by John Carpenter, more closely following the original novella ''Who Goes There?'' * '' The Thing'' (2011 film), a prequel to the 1982 film * Thi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
