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Andrew Miller
Andrew Miller may refer to: Sports *Andrew Miller (baseball) (born 1985), baseball pitcher * Andrew Miller (cricketer, born 1963), cricketer for Oxford University and Middlesex * Andrew Miller (cricketer, born 1987), cricketer for Warwickshire *Andrew Miller (ice hockey) (born 1988), American ice hockey player * Andrew Miller (rugby union) (born 1972), New Zealand rugby union player * Andrew Miller (footballer) (1899–?), Scottish footballer * Andy Miller (rugby union) (born 1982), rugby player for Exeter Chiefs *Andy Miller (golfer) (born 1978), American golfer *Andy Miller (harness racing) (born 1968), American harness racing driver *Drew Miller (born 1984), American professional ice hockey player * Drew Miller (offensive lineman) (born 1985), American football center *Drew Miller (quarterback) (born 1978), American football quarterback *Mack Miller (1931–2020), American cross-country skier and trainer Others * Andrew Miller (engraver) (died 1763), English mezzotint engraver *A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrew Miller (baseball)
Andrew Mark Miller (born May 21, 1985) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Detroit Tigers, Florida Marlins, Boston Red Sox, Baltimore Orioles, New York Yankees, Cleveland Indians and St. Louis Cardinals. Primarily a starting pitcher who struggled early in his MLB career, Miller found sustained success as a reliever utilizing a multi-faceted fastball and slider approach that proved deceptive for batters to hit. A left-handed batter and thrower, Miller stands tall and weighs . Instrumental in the Indians' World Series run in 2016, Miller earned the American League (AL) Championship Series Most Valuable Player (ALCS MVP) honors, while setting a number of postseason strikeout records for relievers and covering multiple relief roles and innings. He is also a two-time MLB All-Star selection, and a winner of the AL Reliever of the Year Award. In 2017, he earned his first major championship in the World Baseball Classic a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrew Miller (Medal Of Honor, 1864)
Andrew Miller (born c. 1836) was a sergeant serving in the United States Marine Corps during the American Civil War who received the Medal of Honor for his actions in the Battle of Mobile Bay. Biography Miller was born in about 1836 in Germany, and entered the Marine Corps from Washington, D.C., August 21, 1854. He was a sergeant assigned to the marine detachment aboard the USS ''Richmond'' when it was sent to fight in the American Civil War during the Battle of Mobile Bay The Battle of Mobile Bay of August 5, 1864, was a naval and land engagement of the American Civil War in which a Union fleet commanded by Rear Admiral David G. Farragut, assisted by a contingent of soldiers, attacked a smaller Confederate fle .... He was initially discharged from the Marine Corps August 21, 1858, but went on to serve three more enlistments. He honorably discharged the final time on October 20, 1866. Medal of Honor citation Rank and organization: Sergeant, U.S. Marine Corps. Born: 1836, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andy Miller (businessman)
Andrew "Andy" D. Miller (born December 14, 1968) is an American businessman and technology/sports entrepreneur. He was formerly the Vice President for Mobile Advertising at Apple Inc. As of 2015, Miller is a co-owner of the Sacramento Kings of the National Basketball Association (NBA), chairman and co-owner of NRG Esports, co-owner of the Modesto Nuts, high Single A minor league baseball affiliate of the Seattle Mariners of MLB, co-founder of Remix Media, Inc. and its app Spun, as well as co-founder of start-up vehicle StartingFive. Career After graduating from law school he worked for a law firm based in Boston but was later laid off due to the recession of the 1990s. From 2003 to 2006 he served as Senior Vice President for Business Development at Verisign. In 2006, he co-founded and ran mobile ads company Quattro Wireless. In late 2009, he sold Quattro Wireless to Apple for $275M, joining Apple at the same time and reporting directly to Steve Jobs, leaving late in 2011. Fro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roy Andrew Miller
Roy Andrew Miller (September 5, 1924 – August 22, 2014) was an American linguist best known as the author of several books on Japanese language and linguistics, and for his advocacy of Korean and Japanese as members of the proposed Altaic language family. Biography Miller was born in Winona, Minnesota, on September 5, 1924, to Andrew and Jessie (née Eickelberry) Miller. In 1953, he completed a Ph.D. in Chinese and Japanese at Columbia University in New York. Long a student of languages, his early work in the 1950s was largely with Chinese and Tibetan. For example, in 1969 he wrote the Encyclopædia Britannica entry on the Tibeto-Burman languages of South Asia. He was Professor of Linguistics at the International Christian University in Tokyo from 1955 to 1963. Subsequently he taught at Yale University; between 1964 and 1970, he was chairman of the department of East and South Asian Languages and Literatures. From 1970 until 1989 he held a similar post at the University ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andy Miller (musician)
Dodgy is an English rock band formed in Hounslow in 1990. The band rose to prominence during the Britpop era of the 1990s. They are best known for their hits "Staying Out for the Summer", "If You're Thinking of Me", and " Good Enough". Good Enough was their biggest hit, reaching No. 4 on the UK Singles Chart. They released their latest album, ''What Are We Fighting For'', in September 2016. History Formation and initial activity (1990–97) Dodgy were born from the ashes of Purple, a trio from Bromsgrove and Redditch, who had moved to London and was composed of Nigel Clark on bass, Mathew Priest on drums and David Griffiths on guitar. Shortly after their arrival in London in 1988, Frederic Colier joined the band as the bass guitarist, with Clark providing vocals. The new formation first settled in Battersea, using their living quarters as a rehearsal space. The quartet then relocated to a semi-detached house in Hounslow, where they turned the garage in the back garden ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrew P
Andrew is the English form of a given name common in many countries. In the 1990s, it was among the top ten most popular names given to boys in English-speaking countries. "Andrew" is frequently shortened to "Andy" or "Drew". The word is derived from the el, Ἀνδρέας, ''Andreas'', itself related to grc, ἀνήρ/ἀνδρός ''aner/andros'', "man" (as opposed to "woman"), thus meaning "manly" and, as consequence, "brave", "strong", "courageous", and "warrior". In the King James Bible, the Greek "Ἀνδρέας" is translated as Andrew. Popularity Australia In 2000, the name Andrew was the second most popular name in Australia. In 1999, it was the 19th most common name, while in 1940, it was the 31st most common name. Andrew was the first most popular name given to boys in the Northern Territory in 2003 to 2015 and continuing. In Victoria, Andrew was the first most popular name for a boy in the 1970s. Canada Andrew was the 20th most popular name chosen for male ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrew Miller (writer)
Andrew Miller (born 1974 in London) is a British journalist and author, best known for his debut novel, ''Snowdrops'', published under the name A.D. Miller''.'' He studied literature at Cambridge and Princeton and worked in television before joining ''The Economist'' magazine as a reporter in 2000. Fiction ''Snowdrops'', an "amorality tale" set in Moscow, was published in 2011. The story is narrated by Nick Platt, a British lawyer working in Russia in the mid-noughties; Platt becomes involved with a woman he meets on the metro and is caught up in a pair of ruthless scams. It was the first novel to be shortlisted for both the Booker Prize for fiction and the CWA Gold Dagger. The novel was also nominated for the Los Angeles Times Book Awards, the James Tait Black Memorial Prize and the Galaxy National Book Awards. ''Snowdrops'' received generally favourable reviews. A review in the ''Independent'' called it "an electrifying tour of the dark side of Moscow, and of human nature". ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrew Miller (Royal Navy Officer)
Rear-Admiral Andrew John 'Jock' Miller (12 December 1926 – 1 July 1986) was a senior Royal Navy officer. Education Miller was educated at Craigflower Preparatory School near Dunfermline, Fife and the Royal Naval College, Dartmouth. Naval career Miller was appointed midshipman in 1944, captain in 1965 and Rear-Admiral in 1972. During his career Miller commanded ML3513, HMS Asheldham (M2604), HMS Grafton (F51), HMS Scorpion (D64) and HMS Nubian (F131). Miller was director of public relations for the Royal Navy from 1970-71. He was also Flag Officer, Second Flotilla The Flag Officer, Second Flotilla was a senior British Royal Navy appointment from 1971 to 1992. History After the creation of the single Commander-in-Chief Fleet post in 1971, its subordinate commands were reorganised. Three major sub-commands w ... from 1972-1973. From 1977-1981 he served as the London and south east regional director of the Missions to Seaman charity. In 1981 he was appointed assistant ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrew Miller (publisher)
Andrew Miller (1857 – December 31, 1919) was an American magazine publisher and Thoroughbred racehorse owner and breeder who was a founding partner and secretary and treasurer of ''Life'' magazine. Born in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, Andrew Miller studied at Exeter College before graduating in 1880 from Harvard University where he was a classmate of Theodore Roosevelt. Andrew Miller began his career in the publishing industry as an employee at the ''Daily Graphic'', a New York City newspaper that was the first with daily illustrations. He left a year later to found ''Life'' magazine with John Ames Mitchell. Miller would hold a twenty-five percent interest in the magazine with Mitchell the remainder. Both men would retain their holdings until their deaths. The success of ''Life'' magazine allowed Miller to indulge his passion for horse racing. Thoroughbred racing Andrew Miller owned racehorses for more than thirty years, starting with trotters and steeplechase runners before ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrew Miller (politician)
Andrew Peter Miller (23 March 1949 – 24 December 2019) was a British Labour Party (UK), Labour politician and scientist who served as Member of Parliament (United Kingdom), Member of Parliament (MP) for Ellesmere Port and Neston (UK Parliament constituency), Ellesmere Port and Neston from 1992 to 2015. Early life Born in Isleworth, Middlesex, Miller was educated in Malta before attending the Hayling Island Secondary School (now known as The Hayling College) in Hampshire and the Highbury Technical College (now known as Highbury College) on Dovercourt Road in Portsmouth. He went on to study at the London School of Economics, where he was awarded a diploma in industrial relations in 1977. He was an alumnus of the Royal College of Defence Studies. He worked initially as a laboratory technician at the Department of Geology at University of Portsmouth, Portsmouth Polytechnic from 1967 and from 1977 was an official of the Manufacturing, Science and Finance, MSF trade union. Parliamen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrew Miller (doctor)
Andrew Miller is an Australian anaesthetist who was the president of the Australian Medical Association (WA). He was educated at the University of Western Australia, Pennsylvania State University and Macquarie University. Along with his medical education, he has a legal degree, which has led him to be involved in the administration of not-for-profit organisations. Miller was first elected to be president of the AMA (WA) in June 2016, having been vice-president for the previous two years. He succeeded Michael Gannon. The following year, he did not put himself up for re-election. In July 2019, he was elected president of the AMA (WA) again, and was re-elected the following year. As AMA (WA) president, Miller has praised the Western Australian Government's handling of the COVID-19 pandemic and criticised the government for failing to learn from hotel quarantine breaches in other states, which has led to breaches in Western Australia. He has also called for Health Minister Roger ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrew Miller (novelist)
Andrew Brooke Miller FRSL (born 29 April 1960) is an English novelist. Life and career Miller was born in Bristol. He grew up in the West Country and has lived in Spain, Japan, Ireland and France. He was educated at Dauntsey's School, and after gaining a first-class degree in English at Middlesex Polytechnic, completed an MA in Creative Writing at the University of East Anglia in 1991. In 1995 he wrote a PhD in Critical and Creative Writing at Lancaster University. For his first book '' Ingenious Pain'' he received three awards, the James Tait Black Memorial Award for Fiction, the International Dublin Literary Award; and the Grinzane Cavour Prize in Italy. The book has been translated into 36 languages. Miller currently lives in Witham Friary in Somerset with his daughter Frieda. Bibliography * '' Ingenious Pain'' (1997, Sceptre) * ''Casanova'' (1998, Sceptre) * ''Oxygen'' (2001, Sceptre) * '' The Optimists'' (2005, Sceptre) * '' One Morning Like a Bird'' (2008, Sceptre) * ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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