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Whitman (surname)
The surname Whitman may refer to: * Bertha Yerex Whitman (1892–1984), American architect * Brian Whitman, American comedian and talk show host on 97.1 KLSX in Los Angeles * Charles Whitman (19411966), American marine and spree killer who perpetrated the 1966 University of Texas tower shooting * Charles Huntington Whitman (18731937), English professor * Charles Otis Whitman (18421910), American zoologist * Charles Seymour Whitman (1868–1947), American judge and Governor of New York * Christine Todd Whitman, former New Jersey Governor, former head of the EPA * Dane Whitman, fictional character from ''Marvel Comics'' * Bernard Whitman, Democratic strategist and pollster * Debra Whitman, fictional character from ''Spider-Man'' * Edmund Burke Whitman (1812–1883), quartermaster during the American Civil War. * Frank Perkins Whitman (1853–1919), American physicist * Fred Whitman (actor) (1887–1945), American actor of the silent film era * Gayne Whitman (1890–1958), America ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bertha Yerex Whitman
Bertha Yerex Whitman (1892–1984) was an American architect who was the first woman to graduate in architecture from the University of Michigan. She had a long career as an architect in Illinois, especially around Evanston and Glencoe. Early life and education Bertha Louise Yerex was born in Newaygo, Michigan, in 1892, the middle of three daughters of Charles Napier Yerex and Emma Retta (Giles) Yerex. Her father was the town's train station master and telegrapher. She received a teaching certificate from Eastern Michigan University in 1911 and went on to teach at the local elementary school for two years. Prompted by an aunt who taught her to design quilts, as well as by her own mathematical inclinations, she took a correspondence course in mechanical drafting. This led her to decide on a career in architecture. She entered the University of Michigan College of Architecture and Design in 1914. She later recalled that the dean had initially told her she would not be welcome in t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frank Perkins Whitman
Frank Perkins Whitman (1853–1919), was an American physicist Biography Whitman was born in Troy, New York on July 29, 1853. He was graduated at Brown University in 1874 and took his A.M. there in 1877, later studying at Johns Hopkins University. He was professor of physics at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, in 1880–1886, and from 1886 occupied the same position at the Western Reserve University Western may refer to: Places *Western, Nebraska, a village in the US *Western, New York, a town in the US *Western Creek, Tasmania, a locality in Australia *Western Junction, Tasmania, a locality in Australia *Western world, countries that id .... He was a contributor to scientific periodicals. Notes References * 1853 births 1919 deaths People from Troy, New York Brown University alumni Johns Hopkins University alumni Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute faculty Case Western Reserve University faculty Physicists from New York (state) {{US-physicist-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Whitman Massacre
The Whitman massacre (also known as the Walla Walla massacre and referred to as the Tragedy at Waiilatpu by the National Park Service) was the killing of the Washington missionaries Marcus Whitman and his wife Narcissa, along with eleven others, on November 29, 1847. They were killed by members of the Cayuse tribe who accused Whitman of having poisoned 200 Cayuse in his medical care. The incident began the Cayuse War. It took place in southeastern Washington near Walla Walla and was one of the most notorious episodes in the U.S. settlement of the Pacific Northwest. Whitman had helped lead the first wagon train to cross Oregon's Blue Mountains and reach the Columbia River via the Oregon Trail, and this incident was the climax of several years of complex interaction between him and the local Native Americans. The story of the massacre shocked the United States Congress into action concerning the future territorial status of the Oregon Country. The Oregon Territory was established ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marcus Whitman
Marcus Whitman (September 4, 1802 – November 29, 1847) was an American physician and missionary. In 1836, Marcus Whitman led an overland party by wagon to the West. He and his wife, Narcissa, along with Reverend Henry Spalding and his wife, Eliza, and William Gray, founded a mission at present-day Walla Walla, Washington in an effort to convert local Indians to Christianity. In the winter of 1842, Whitman went back east, returning the following summer with the first large wagon train across the Oregon Trail. The new settlers encroached on the Cayuse Indians living near the Whitman Mission and were unsuccessful in their efforts to Christianize the Tribe. Following the deaths of many nearby Cayuse from an outbreak of measles, some remaining Cayuse accused Whitman of murder, suggesting that he had administered poison and was a failed shaman. In retaliation, a group of Cayuse killed the Whitmans and twelve other settlers on November 30, 1847, an event that came to be known as th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Malcolm Whitman
Malcolm "Mal" Douglass Whitman (March 15, 1877 – December 28, 1932) was an American tennis player who won three singles titles at the U.S. National Championships. Biography He graduated from The Roxbury Latin School, where he is celebrated as one of its greatest athletes. Whitman was American intercollegiate singles tennis champion in 1896 and doubles champion in 1897 and 1898 as a student at Harvard University. He graduated from Harvard Law School in 1899 and received his bachelor in law degree in 1902. In 1896, Whitman entered his first U.S. National Championships at the Newport Casino and lost in the quarterfinals to Bill Larned. In 1897, he lost in the quarterfinals, this time against Harold Nisbet. Whitman is best known for this hat-trick of singles titles at the U.S. National Championships. Between 1898 and 1900, he stayed undefeated there. In 1901, he did not compete and in the 1902 Championships, and he lost in the All-Comers final to Englishman Reginald Doherty. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mae Whitman
Mae Margaret Whitman (born June 9, 1988) is an American actress and singer. She began acting in commercials as a child, making her film debut at the age of six in the romantic drama '' When a Man Loves a Woman'' (1994). She achieved recognition as a child actress for her supporting roles in '' One Fine Day'' (1996), ''Independence Day'' (1996), ''Hope Floats'' (1998), and her television role on '' JAG'' (1998–2001). Whitman gained mainstream attention for her recurring role as Ann Veal on the Fox sitcom ''Arrested Development'' (2004–2006, 2013) and her role as Annie Marks on the NBC drama ''Good Girls''. She also starred as Amber Holt in the NBC drama '' Parenthood'' (2010–2015), for which she received a nomination for the Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series. She established herself as a prominent voice actor in children's film and television for her voice performances as Little Suzy in ''Johnny Bravo'' (1997–2004), Shanti in ''T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lemuel Whitman
Lemuel Whitman (June 8, 1780 – November 13, 1841) was a United States representative from Connecticut. He was born in Farmington, Connecticut where he completed preparatory studies. He graduated from Yale College in 1800 and taught in a seminary in Bermuda in 1801. Later, he studied law and was graduated from the Litchfield Law School. He was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Farmington. Whitman was appointed judge of the superior court in 1818. associate judge of the Hartford County Court 1819-1821, and chief judge 1821-1823. He was one of a committee of three to prepare a revision of the statutes of the Connecticut in 1821. He was a member of the Connecticut Senate in 1822 and elected as an Adams-Clay Republican candidate to the Eighteenth Congress (March 4, 1823 – March 3, 1825). After leaving Congress, he resumed the practice of law and served as a member of the Connecticut House of Representatives The Connecticut State House of Representatives is the lowe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Whitman
James Q. Whitman is an American lawyer and Ford Foundation Professor of Comparative and Foreign Law at Yale University. Biography Whitman is the son of investor and philanthropist Martin J. Whitman. He also has a sister, Tony Award-winning producer Barbara Whitman. He graduated from Yale University with a BA in 1980 and a JD in 1988, from Columbia University with a MA in 1982, and from the University of Chicago with a PhD in 1987. He was a Guggenheim Fellow. In 2015, he was awarded a doctorate honoris causa by the KU Leuven (Catholic University of Leuven) Whitman's 2017 book, ''Hitler's American Model: The United States and the Making of Nazi Race Law'', received wide coverage in the news and academia. Neoconservative scholar Joshua Muravchik dismissed the book as mere ''reductio ad Hitlerum''. In 2017, he was elected a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (AASS). Works * * * "The Two Western Cultures of Privacy: Dignity versus Liberty" '' Yale Law Journa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Keith Fullerton Whitman
Keith Fullerton Whitman (born May 29, 1973) is an American electronic musician who has recorded albums influenced by many genres, including ambient music, drill and bass, and krautrock. He records and performs using many aliases, of which the best-known is Hrvatski (the Croatian word for ''Croatian''). His works under the Hrvatski moniker mainly fell under the 'drill and bass' subgenre of IDM, and were his main musical outlet in the mid-to-late 1990s. Other solo aliases include ''ASCIII'' and ''Anonymous''. Keith was in many bands in the 1990s, including ''El-Ron'', ''The Liver Sadness'', ''Sheket/Trabant'', ''The Finger Lakes'' and ''Gai/Jin''. Fullerton Whitman started recording using his own name in 2001, and most of his work recorded today is under that name. His brother, former MIT scientist Brian Alexander Whitman and co-founder of The Echo Nest, is also an electronic musician and sound artist performing under name ''Blitter''. Electronic music career Whitman studied com ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kari Kennell
Kari Kennell Whitman (born June 21, 1964) is an American model and actress. She was chosen as Playboy's Playmate of the Month in February 1988. She also did mainstream acting as Kari Whitman appearing on '' Married... with Children'' (1989) in the episode ''976-SHOE '' as Muffy. Career While spending time in Florida, Kennell appeared in two episodes of the action drama ''Miami Vice''. After becoming interested in acting, she moved to New York to seek out more roles. Then in 1987 Kennell moved to Los Angeles to further her career and had early parts in television commercials and comedy skits on the ''Tonight Show''. It was around this time that she became involved with the animal rights organization PETA. From the mid-1980s and throughout the 1990s, Kennell appeared in a variety of roles in television series, TV movies, and feature films. Some of these appearances include the action comedies ''Beverly Hills Cop II'' (1987) and ''Men at Work'' (1990) and television shows ''Baywatch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kari Whitman
Kari Kennell Whitman (born June 21, 1964) is an American model and actress. She was chosen as Playboy's Playmate of the Month in February 1988. She also did mainstream acting as Kari Whitman appearing on '' Married... with Children'' (1989) in the episode ''976-SHOE '' as Muffy. Career While spending time in Florida, Kennell appeared in two episodes of the action drama ''Miami Vice''. After becoming interested in acting, she moved to New York to seek out more roles. Then in 1987 Kennell moved to Los Angeles to further her career and had early parts in television commercials and comedy skits on the ''Tonight Show''. It was around this time that she became involved with the animal rights organization PETA. From the mid-1980s and throughout the 1990s, Kennell appeared in a variety of roles in television series, TV movies, and feature films. Some of these appearances include the action comedies ''Beverly Hills Cop II'' (1987) and ''Men at Work'' (1990) and television shows ''Baywa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shakespeare And Company (bookshop)
William Shakespeare ( 26 April 1564 – 23 April 1616) was an English playwright, poet and actor. He is widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist. He is often called England's national poet and the "Bard of Avon" (or simply "the Bard"). His extant works, including collaborations, consist of some 39 plays, 154 sonnets, three long narrative poems, and a few other verses, some of uncertain authorship. His plays have been translated into every major living language and are performed more often than those of any other playwright. He remains arguably the most influential writer in the English language, and his works continue to be studied and reinterpreted. Shakespeare was born and raised in Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire. At the age of 18, he married Anne Hathaway, with whom he had three children: Susanna, and twins Hamnet and Judith. Sometime between 1585 and 1592, he began a successful career in London as an ac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
