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Usborne (other) , a children's books publisher based in the UK
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Usborne is a name that is a variant of Osborne. It may refer to: People * Henry Usborne, a British MP and founder of the All-Party (aguante boca) Group for World Government * Jonty Usborne (born 1990), a British radio engineer * Peter Usborne (born 1937), a British publisher and founder of Usborne Books * Richard Usborne (1910-2006), a British journalist and author * Cecil Vivian Usborne, a high-ranking officer in the British Royal Navy Other uses * Mount Usborne, a mountain on East Falkland Island * Rural Municipality of Usborne No. 310, Saskatchewan, Canada * Usborne Publishing Usborne Publishing, often called Usborne Books, is a British publisher of children's books. Founded by Peter Usborne in 1973, Usborne Publishing uses an in-house team of writers, editors and designers. One of its sales channels is Usborne Books ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Osborne (name)
Osborne , along with Osbourne, Osbern, Osborn and Ausburn is an English name cognate with and possibly influenced by the Old Norse Ásbjørn. The English ''Os'' (see Ós) and the Norse ''Ás'' (see Aesir) mean ''God'', while ''bjørn'' means ''bear'' in Norse.Surname databasRetrieved 13 August 2016./ref> Italian forms of the surname are Sberna and Sberno. People with the surname Osborne *Aaron Osborne (1947–1995), American modern dancer and teacher *Adam Osborne (1939–2003), computer pioneer * Alexandra Osborne (born 1995), Australian tennis player *Anders Osborne (born 1966), American singer-songwriter * Barrie M. Osborne, (born 1944), American film producer *Bertín Osborne (born 1953), Spanish singer * Bertrand Osborne (born 1935), Chief Minister of Montserrat * Betty Osborne (1952–1971), Canadian murder victim *Bill Osborne (born 1955), New Zealand rugby union player *Bobby Osborne (born 1931), American musician, half of the Osborne Brothers, along with his brother Sonny ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henry Usborne
Henry Charles Usborne (16 January 1909 – 16 March 1996) was a British Labour Party politician who defected to the Liberal Party. Early life He was born in Hisar, Punjab, India, was educated at Bradfield College and read Engineering at Corpus Christi College, Cambridge. Political Career At the 1945 general election, he was elected as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Acocks Green. The constituency was then abolished and in 1950 Usborne was elected in the marginal constituency of Birmingham Yardley. He held the seat until the 1959 general election. According to his obituary in the ''Times'' on 19 March 1996, Usborne resigned from the Labour Party in 1962 and joined the Liberal Party. He urged former colleagues to join Jo Grimond's party as the best hope for defeating the Conservatives. There was a suggestion that Usborne be nominated to stand for the Liberal Party at Cheltenham, but he announced that wild horses would not drag him into another parliamentary contest. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jonty Usborne
Jonathan "Jonty" Usborne (born 17 July 1990) is a producer and broadcast engineer at BBC News, and writer for ''The Independent'', noted for having won awards such as the Student Radio Award for Best Technical Achievement and the Radio Academy Award for Best Technical Innovation. He is the first university student to have won in a technical category at the Radio Academy Awards. , he is a software engineer for the BBC and the Chair of the Student Radio Association. He also sits on the Trustee Board of the Radio Academy. Life and career Born in Brussels, raised in Old Greenwich, Connecticut, and educated at Haileybury & Imperial Service College, Usborne became involved in student radio in 2009, after commencing studying economics at the University of Bath. After being elected in 2011 to the position of Head of Online Media at University Radio Bath—the university's student radio station—he developed FRANCESCA, a station management system and console for the UK'Radioplayerappli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Usborne
Thomas Peter Usborne, (born 1937) is a British publisher. In the early 1960s, Usborne co-founded the satirical magazine ''Private Eye''. In 1973 he founded the children's book publisher Usborne Publishing. He studied at the University of Oxford and INSEAD business school in France. Peter Usborne, founder and MD of Usborne, started working in children's books when he found out he was going to become a parent. Soon after, in 1973, he revolutionized the world of publishing for children by setting up his own company and pioneering a new generation of engaging, innovative, illustrated books for children, which combined popular subject matter with unrivalled quality in editorial and production. Fifty years on, Peter still claims that parenthood has been the greatest privilege of his life, and that publishing children's books has been an extension of that. Now in his eighties, Peter still looks forward to coming to work every morning, and his roles as publisher and parent have never bee ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Usborne
Richard Alexander Usborne (16 May 1910 – 21 March 2006) was a journalist, advertising executive, schoolmaster and author. After the publication of his book ''Wodehouse at Work'' in 1961 he became regarded as the leading authority on the works of P. G. Wodehouse. He published or contributed to nine more books on the subject. He adapted eight Wodehouse novels and several other of the author's works for broadcast on BBC radio between 1979 and 1996. Biography Early years Richard Usborne was born on 16 May 1910 at Simla, in British India, the son of Charles Frederick Usborne, a member of the Indian Civil Service, and his wife Janet Muriel, ''née'' Lefroy."Usborne, Richard Alexander" ''Who's Who''. Retrieved 28 January 2021 He was educated in England at |
Cecil Vivian Usborne
Vice-Admiral Cecil Vivian Usborne, CB, CMG (17 May 1880 – 31 January 1951) was a high-ranking officer in the British Royal Navy. He served as the Director of Naval Intelligence between 1930 and 1932. His son Henry Usborne was a Member of Parliament 1945–59. Naval career Usborne entered the navy as an acting sub-lieutenant. He was confirmed in this rank in July 1899, and promoted to lieutenant in January 1900. He was further promoted to commander in July 1912, and a captain before 1918. He became deputy director of Naval Ordnance in January 1919 and deputy director of Gunnery and Anti-Aircraft Warfare in August 1922. In April 1928 he was appointed a Naval aide-de-camp to the King and promoted to rear admiral. He served as the Director of Naval Intelligence between 1930 and 1932. Promotion to vice-admiral came in January 1933. He was brought back into the Navy during the Second World War as Naval Adviser to the First Sea Lord to develop anti-U-boat weapons. As his ass ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mount Usborne
Mount Usborne ( es, Cerro Alberdi) is a mountain on East Falkland. At above sea level, it is the highest point in the Falkland Islands. It is only taller than Mount Adam, the highest peak on West Falkland. The mountain is referenced by Charles Darwin in Chapter 9 of '' Zoology of the Voyage of H.M.S. Beagle''. It is named after Alexander Burns Usborne, master's assistant on , the ship that took Darwin on his famous voyage. As one of the highest mountains of the Falklands, it experienced some glaciation. The remains of glacial cirques can be seen on the mountain. The handful of Falklands mountains over have: :''"pronounced corries with small glacial lakes at their bases, morainic ridges deposited below the corries suggest that the glaciers and ice dome Glacier morphology, or the form a glacier takes, is influenced by temperature, precipitation, topography, and other factors. The goal of glacial morphology is to gain a better understanding of glaciated landscapes and the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rural Municipality Of Usborne No
In general, a rural area or a countryside is a geographic area that is located outside towns and cities. Typical rural areas have a low population density and small settlements. Agricultural areas and areas with forestry typically are described as rural. Different countries have varying definitions of ''rural'' for statistical and administrative purposes. In rural areas, because of their unique economic and social dynamics, and relationship to land-based industry such as agriculture, forestry and resource extraction, the economics are very different from cities and can be subject to boom and bust cycles and vulnerability to extreme weather or natural disasters, such as droughts. These dynamics alongside larger economic forces encouraging to urbanization have led to significant demographic declines, called rural flight, where economic incentives encourage younger populations to go to cities for education and access to jobs, leaving older, less educated and less wealthy populati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
