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True (surname)
True is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Alexander True (born 1997), Danish professional ice hockey centre * Alfred Charles True (1853-1929), American educator and agriculturist * Allen Tupper True (1881-1955), American artist * * Arnold E. True (1901-1979), American naval officer * Arthur L. True (1874-1952), American politician * Ben True (born 1985), American track and field and cross-country athlete * Bobby True (born 1977), Liberian middle-distance runner * Charles Kittredge True (1809-1878), American clergyman * Clarence True (1860-1928), American architect * David True (born 1942), American painter * Delbert Leroy True (1923-2001), merican archaeologist * Diemer True (born 1946), American politician * Everett True (born 1961), British music journalist * Frederick W. True (born 1858-1941), American biologist * Jacqui True born (1858-1941), political scientist and expert in gender studies * James True (1880–1946), critic of the administration of Franklin De ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexander True
Alexander True (born 27 July 1997) is a Danish–Filipino professional ice hockey Centre (ice hockey), centre currently playing for MoDo Hockey in the Swedish Hockey League (SHL). Born and raised in Denmark, True played for the Rungsted Ishockey Klub and Gladsaxe SF in the Danish Division 1 before moving to North America. He played three seasons of major junior hockey with the Seattle Thunderbirds in the Western Hockey League before turning professional with the San Jose Barracuda in the American Hockey League (AHL). Playing career Amateur Following the 2013–14 season, True was drafted in the first round, 48th overall, by the Seattle Thunderbirds in the Western Hockey League (WHL). He joined the Thunderbirds for the 2014–15 WHL season, 2014–15 season and made his debut with the team on 19 September 2014. In his debut, he scored his first WHL goal to lead the Thunderbirds to a 4–1 win over the Portland Winterhawks. By December, True had accumulated five goals and five ass ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jacqui True
Jacqui True is a political scientist and expert in gender studies. She is a professor of international relations at Monash University, where she is also Director of the Centre for Gender, Peace and Security. She studies international relations, gender mainstreaming, violence against women and its connections to political economy, and the methodology of feminist social science. Career True received an MA from the University of Arizona, followed by a PhD from York University. She then was a post-doctoral fellow at the University of Southern California, before joining the faculty at Michigan State University. She later moved to the University of Auckland, and then Monash University. She has also had visiting positions at the Australian National University and Gothenburg University. In addition to more than 100 articles in peer reviewed academic journals, True has been an author or editor of more than a dozen books. She has been the sole author of multiple books, including ''Gend ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reiko True
Reiko Homma True (born 1933) is an internationally known Japanese American psychologist. True is Professor Emeritus of Psychology at Alliant International University in San Francisco, CA. She is recognized for her efforts to advance mental health services for Asian Americans and other minorities. She conducts research studies examining mental attitudes and status among minorities in the community, and publishes her research in reputable psychological journals. Early life in Japan True was born in Japan to a large family in 1933. True grew up in Niigata, Japan. Her family moved to Shanghai during World War II, following her father who served as a civilian in the Japanese Army. At the end of the war her family returned to Niigata.Moritsugu, D. (2014). Diversity Within Diversity: Prominent Psychologists of Color. nlineYouTube. Available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xc2W3q02RQg ccessed 18 May. 2017 When True was 17 years old, 1950, her mother died as a result of a domestic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rachel True
Rachel India True (born November 15, 1966) is an American actress. She is best known for her roles in such films as '' The Craft'' (1996), '' Nowhere'' (1997), and ''Half Baked'' (1998). True is also known for her role as Mona Thorne on the UPN sitcom ''Half & Half'', which ran from 2002 to 2006. Early life True was born in New York City, the middle of three children. Her father is of Ashkenazi Jewish descent, whereas her mother is of African American heritage. Her younger sister, Noel, is also an actress. True attended New York University. Career True made her television debut in 1991 on the episode " Theo's Final Final" of NBC sitcom ''The Cosby Show''. In 1993, she moved to Los Angeles and made her feature film debut playing Chris Rock's character's girlfriend in the comedy ''CB4''. On television, she appeared in episodes of '' Hangin' with Mr. Cooper'', ''Beverly Hills, 90210'', ''Getting By'', ''The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air'', ''Family Matters'', '' Dream On'' and we ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Philip True
Philip True (18 June 1948 – 16 December 1998) was an American foreign correspondent in Mexico City, Mexico for the ''San Antonio Express-News''. While on a ten-day, 65-mile trek to learn about the Huichol people in the southern Sierra Madre Occidental, Jalisco, True was murdered. True was the first American journalist to be murdered in Mexico in modern times. Early history Philip True was from San Fernando, California, and he attended both the Los Angeles Valley College and the University of California, Irvine, where he graduated in 1970. After college he was a dock worker and union representative, as well as a drywaller. While in his forties, True became a journalist, first for the ''Brownsville Herald'' in 1990 and then for the ''San Antonio Express-News'' after 1992. As a reporter for the ''San Antonio Express-News'', he had worked the Laredo bureau and then became its correspondent in Mexico City, Mexico. His most notable works of journalism were his coverage of the Chi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Micah True
Micah True (November 10, 1953 – March 27, 2012), born Michael Randall Hickman and also known as Caballo Blanco (white horse), was an American ultrarunner from Boulder, Colorado, who received attention because of his depiction as a central character in Christopher McDougall's book ''Born to Run''. True's inclusion in the book garnered him some attention in ultrarunning circles, and some readers credited him as their inspiration for taking up the sport. During the 1980s and 90s True spent several months per year trail running in Central America. In 2003 True decided to organize a race for the Tarahumara people in Mexico that would help them preserve their culture and running heritage. True died on March 27, 2012, during a run in the Gila Wilderness, part of the Gila National Forest in southwestern New Mexico. Life Micah True was born ''Michael Randall Hickman'' in Oakland, California, the son of a World War II Marine Corps Gunnery Sergeant and the second of four children. H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marion True
Marion True (born November 5, 1948) was the former curator of antiquities for the J. Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles, California. True was indicted on April 1, 2005 by an Italian court, on criminal charges accusing her of participating in a conspiracy that laundered stolen artifacts through private collections and creating a fake paper trail; the Greeks later followed suit.Combs, Jacob, and Morag Kersel"A True Controversy: The Trial of Marion True and Its Lessons for Curators, Museums Boards, and National Governments. : 1–15. The trial brought to light many questions about museum administration, repatriation, and ethics. Early years True was born in Tahlequah, Oklahoma, in 1948, and grew up in Newburyport, Massachusetts, where she developed an interest in Greek Antiquities. True later received a scholarship to study the classics and fine arts at New York University, NYU. True also has a master's degree in classical archaeology from NYU's Institute of Fine Arts, and a PhD from H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Margaret Tupper True
Margaret Allen Tupper True (1858 – January 10, 1926) was an American educator. She was president of the Denver School Board from 1906 to 1908. Early life Margaret Allen Tupper was born in 1858, the daughter of Allen Tupper and Ellen Smith Tupper. Her father was a Protestant minister; her mother was a writer and editor, and an expert beekeeper. Her sisters included Unitarian ministers Eliza Tupper Wilkes and Mila Tupper Maynard, and educator Kate Tupper Galpin. Career Margaret Tupper taught school in Colorado Springs as a young woman. She (and three of her sisters) spoke at the Woman's Congress in San Francisco in 1894. She presented at the Mothers' Congress of Utah in 1898, as president of the Educational Alliance of Denver, on "Sister Professions: The Home and School". She was the elected president of the Denver School Board from 1906 to 1908, and was head of the district's truancy department. "For the first time in a city of the first class a woman has been elected pres ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laurel True
Laurel True (born 1968) American artist, architectural artist, muralist and mosaic artist. True, founder of one of the first formal mosaic institutes in the United States, Institute of Mosaic Art, was born in Ann Arbor, Michigan. True's career began in 1990 with an apprenticeship with outsider mosaic artist Isaiah Zagar working on site-specific architectural mosaics and evolved into one focused on large-scale public and community mosaic projects. An instructor and lecturer in the US since the mid-1990s, True maintains an active studio practice and travels through her organization, The Global Mosaic Project, to work on public projects involving local communities. She currently resides in Oakland Oakland is the largest city and the county seat of Alameda County, California, United States. A major West Coast port, Oakland is the largest city in the East Bay region of the San Francisco Bay Area, the third largest city overall in the Bay A ..., California. References * Reck ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Katie True
Katie True (born January 16, 1941) is an American Republican politician, and former member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives. True was born in Baltimore, Maryland but moved to Lancaster County, Pennsylvania as a youth. She is a graduate of J. P. McCaskey High School. True began her career in public service when she founded Kids Saving Kids, a nationally recognized drug-education program for elementary students. She was a Member of the National Federation of Parents for Drug Free Youth and served as Youth Director for Pennsylvanians AWARE, a statewide drug and alcohol prevention coalition. Her work in the community combined with service as a Republican Committee woman eventually led to a political career. True was first elected to represent the 37th district in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives in 1992. She served in that position until 2000, when she left the House to run for Pennsylvania Auditor General. She lost that election to Bob Casey, Jr. After her ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John M
John is a common English name and surname: * John (given name) * John (surname) John may also refer to: New Testament Works * Gospel of John, a title often shortened to John * First Epistle of John, often shortened to 1 John * Second Epistle of John, often shortened to 2 John * Third Epistle of John, often shortened to 3 John People * John the Baptist (died c. AD 30), regarded as a prophet and the forerunner of Jesus Christ * John the Apostle (lived c. AD 30), one of the twelve apostles of Jesus * John the Evangelist, assigned author of the Fourth Gospel, once identified with the Apostle * John of Patmos, also known as John the Divine or John the Revelator, the author of the Book of Revelation, once identified with the Apostle * John the Presbyter, a figure either identified with or distinguished from the Apostle, the Evangelist and John of Patmos Other people with the given name Religious figures * John, father of Andrew the Apostle and Saint Peter * Pope Joh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James True
James B. True Jr. (July 1, 1880 – September 24, 1946) was a critic of the administration of Franklin Delano Roosevelt (FDR). His opposition focused on New Deal programs and used anti-Semitic and isolationist themes. He published a newsletter and headed James True Associates, a personally-financed one-man enterprise. Early years James Benjamin True Jr. was born on July 1, 1880, to James Benjamin Sr. and Sarah Crump True. James True Jr. married Florence (Florestine) Bernos in New Orleans in 1905. He worked for the '' New Orleans Item'' as a writer and reporter until, exhausted from overwork, he moved with his wife and three children to Long Beach, Mississippi, in 1911. There he supported his family by writing short stories. He deserted his wife and five children at the end of 1918. He worked for the ''Chicago Tribune'' from 1917 to 1919. Activist In the early 1930s, following the trials of the Scottsboro case, James True Associates, founded in July 1933, was one of a number of voi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
