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Walker (given Name)
Walker is an occupational male given name, deriving from the English term for "cloth washer". It was first recorded in the Middle Ages. Notable people with the name "Walker" include A *Walker Anderson (1801–1857), American politician * Walker Keith Armistead (1783–1845), American military officer *Walker Lee Ashley (born 1960), American football player B * Walker Banks (born 1947), American politician *Walker Blaine (1855–1890), American politician *Walker Bleakney (1901–1992), American physicist *Walker Boone (1944–2021), Canadian actor * Walker Brooke (1813–1869), American politician * Walker Buehler (born 1994), American baseball player * Walker Butler (1898–1969), American jurist and politician C *Walker O. Cain (1915–1993), American architect *Walker Calhoun (1918–2012), American musician * Walker Carpenter (1893–1956), American football player *Walker Lee Cisler (1897–1994), American engineer * Walker Connor (1926–2017), American political scient ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Middle Ages
In the history of Europe, the Middle Ages or medieval period lasted approximately from the late 5th to the late 15th centuries, similar to the post-classical period of global history. It began with the fall of the Western Roman Empire and transitioned into the Renaissance and the Age of Discovery. The Middle Ages is the middle period of the three traditional divisions of Western history: classical antiquity, the medieval period, and the modern period. The medieval period is itself subdivided into the Early, High, and Late Middle Ages. Population decline, counterurbanisation, the collapse of centralized authority, invasions, and mass migrations of tribes, which had begun in late antiquity, continued into the Early Middle Ages. The large-scale movements of the Migration Period, including various Germanic peoples, formed new kingdoms in what remained of the Western Roman Empire. In the 7th century, North Africa and the Middle East—most recently part of the Ea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Walker Cress
Walker James Cress (March 6, 1917 – April 21, 1996) was an American professional baseball player and scout. The right-handed pitcher appeared in 33 Major League Baseball games, 31 in relief, in and part of for the Cincinnati Reds. Born in Ben Hur, Virginia, and nicknamed "Foots", he was listed as tall and . Cress played baseball for Louisiana State University from 1938 to 1939. His professional playing career began in 1939 in the Boston Red Sox' farm system. He missed the 1943–1945 seasons in World War II military service, but the website Baseball in Wartime lists no service branch under his name. In 1946, Cress returned to baseball and won 19 of 22 decisions for the Lynn Red Sox of the Class B New England League. The next year, 1947, he won 15 of 20 decisions for the New Orleans Pelicans of the Double-A Southern Association. Cress then was acquired by Cincinnati, setting the stage for his major-league career. He worked in 30 games for the 1948 Reds, with two ass ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Walker Hancock
Walker Kirtland Hancock (June 28, 1901 – December 30, 1998) was an American sculptor and teacher. He created notable monumental sculptures, including the Pennsylvania Railroad World War II Memorial (1950–52) at 30th Street Station in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and the World War I Soldiers' Memorial (1936–38) in St. Louis, Missouri. He made major additions to the National Cathedral in Washington, DC, including ''Christ in Majesty'' (1972), the bas relief over the High Altar. Works by him are at the United States Military Academy (West Point), the Library of Congress, the United States Supreme Court Building, and the United States Capitol. During World War II, he was one of the Monuments Men, who recovered art treasures looted by the Nazis. Hancock was awarded the National Medal of Arts in 1989, and the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1990. Education and early career He was born in St. Louis, Missouri, the son of Walter Scott Hancock, a lawyer, and wife Anna Spencer. He ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Walker Hampson
Walker Hampson (24 July 1889 – 28 June 1959) was an English professional footballer who played as a wing half in the Football League for South Shields, Hartlepools United, Charlton Athletic, Chesterfield and Burnley. Personal life Hampson was the brother of footballers Billy and Tommy Hampson. He served as a gunner in the Royal Garrison Artillery during the First World War. In January 1917, Hampson was admitted to No. 11 Casualty Clearing Station at Varennes with synovitis of the right knee. He was discharged from the Army An army (from Old French ''armee'', itself derived from the Latin verb ''armāre'', meaning "to arm", and related to the Latin noun ''arma'', meaning "arms" or "weapons"), ground force or land force is a fighting force that fights primarily on ... in September 1917. Career statistics References People from Radcliffe, Greater Manchester English footballers Burnley F.C. players South Shields F.C. (1889) players Charlton Athletic F.C. p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Walker Hamilton
Walker Hamilton (born 1934 in Airdrie, North Lanarkshire; died February 1969) was a Scottish writer known for the 1968 novella '' All the Little Animals''. He was the son of a coal-miner who left school at fifteen to do National Service, which did not last long due to poor health. In 1960, he married Dorothy and moved to a cottage in Cornwall. He died of a heart attack nine years later. ''All the Little Animals'' is a dark and hard to categorise story about a mentally disabled 31-year-old man-child who runs away from his abusive stepfather and strikes up an unlikely friendship with a strange old man who buries roadkill he finds in the Cornish country lanes. Hamilton also wrote '' A Dragon's Life'' about an out-of-work actor on the run, searching for himself while wearing a dragon costume, published posthumously in 1970. The original edition's blurb announced that: "''A Dragon's Life'' is as unclassifiable a novel as was ''All the Little Animals'', and is likely to be as successfu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Walker Gillette
Walker Adams Gillette (born March 16, 1947) is a former American football wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL) for the San Diego Chargers, St. Louis Cardinals, and the New York Giants. He played college football for the University of Richmond and was drafted 15th overall in the first round of the 1970 NFL Draft. Gillette's father, Jim Gillette, also played in the NFL. In 1990, Gillette was inducted into the Virginia Sports Hall of Fame The Virginia Sports Hall of Fame honors athletes, coaches, administrators, journalists and other contributors to athletics. Many of the more than 350 inductees since 1972 were born in Virginia or enjoyed success in college, professional, amateur or .... References External Links Walker Gillette Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College , Pro-Football-Reference.com 1947 births Living people All-American college football players American football tight ends American football wide receivers New York Gian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Walker Américo Frônio
Walker Américo Frônio (born 15 February 1982), commonly known as Walker, is a former Brazilian footballer who last played as a midfielder for Brazilian Paulista B club Independente. Career In 1999, Walker joined the Ajax Youth Academy coming from Guarani, he was crowned World Champions with the Brazil U-17 at the 1999 FIFA U-17 World Championship. That same year his Guarani youth team won the South American championship for under-17 teams. In July 2000, Walker Américo Frônio signed with Ajax. In 2001 and in 2002, Walker won the Dutch reserves competition title in the Beloften Eredivisie with Jong Ajax. He also made a great impression when he helped the reserves team to a semi-final appearance in the KNVB Cup in 2002. During the 2002–03 season, Walker played on loan of the Belgian satellite club Germinal Beerschot in Antwerp making a total of 21 appearances while scoring one goal. On 6 January his contract was terminated and he returned to Brazil where he played fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Walker Fearn
John Williams Walker Fearn (January 13, 1832 – April 7, 1899) was an American diplomat. Early life Fearn, born in Huntsville, Alabama, was an 1851 graduate of Yale University. He was the nephew of LeRoy Pope Walker, the first Secretary of War of the Confederacy. Following Yale University, Fearn continued to study law and was admitted to the Mobile bar in 1853. Career He spent most of the 1850s on the staffs of the American embassies in Belgium and Mexico, then joined the Confederate diplomatic corps when the Civil War broke out in 1861. While in Europe, he attended the lectures of the College de France in Paris. After serving on unsuccessful missions to Spain, France, Russia, and Mexico, Fearn moved to New Orleans when the war was over to practice law. From 1885 to 1889, Fearn served as the American minister to Serbia, Romania, and Greece. He later served as chief of the Department of Foreign Affairs for the World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago in 1893. Personal li ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Walker Evans (racing Driver)
Roger Walker Evans (born December 3, 1938) is an American former professional off road racing driver and member of the Off-road Motorsports Hall of Fame. He was also a driver and owner in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series. Nicknamed "The Legend", he is the father of off-road racer Evan Evans.Biography at the Off-road Motorsports Hall of Fame He resides in . Racing career Off-road [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Walker Evans
Walker Evans (November 3, 1903 – April 10, 1975) was an American photographer and photojournalist best known for his work for the Farm Security Administration (FSA) documenting the effects of the Great Depression. Much of Evans' work from the FSA period uses the large-format, 8×10-inch (200×250 mm) view camera. He said that his goal as a photographer was to make pictures that are "literate, authoritative, transcendent". Many of his works are in the permanent collections of museums and have been the subject of retrospectives at such institutions as the or the [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Walker Ellis
Walker Ellis (27 January 1895 – 25 November 1974) was an English cricketer active from 1920 to 1923 who played for Lancashire. He was born in Summerseat, Lancashire and died in Eccleston, Lancashire. He appeared in 36 first-class matches as a righthanded batsman In cricket, batting is the act or skill of hitting the cricket ball, ball with a cricket bat, bat to score runs (cricket), runs and prevent the dismissal (cricket), loss of one's wicket. Any player who is currently batting is, since Septembe ..., scoring 846 runs with a highest score of 138 * and held 13 catches. Notes 1895 births 1974 deaths English cricketers Lancashire cricketers {{england-cricket-bio-1890s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Walker Edmiston
Walker Edmiston (February 6, 1926 – February 15, 2007) was an American radio, television and voice actor. Early years Born in St. Louis, Missouri, Edmiston participated in local theater productions during his high school years. He later studied at the Pasadena Playhouse. Career Edmiston appeared on various television programs in character roles during the 1950s–1970s. Before working on network programs, Edmiston had puppet shows on KTLA-TV in Los Angeles. His voice was heard on the puppet programs ''The Buffalo Billy Show'' and ''Time for Beany'' and on ''Dumbo's Circus'', which included live action and animation. He was also a member of the cast of ''Lidsville'' and voiced characters on ''Pandemonium''. He appeared in the ''Star Trek'' episode The Corbomite Maneuver as the voice of Balok, and episodes of ''Gunsmoke'', '' Mission: Impossible'', ''Knots Landing'', ''Adam-12,'' and '' The Dukes of Hazzard''. He also played a character based on "Chester" in "Gun-Shy, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
