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Joseph Pearson (Writer)
Joseph Pearson may refer to: * Joseph Pearson (politician) (1776–1834), Congressional Representative from North Carolina * Joseph Pearson (zoologist) (1881–1971), British-born zoologist and marine biologist * Joseph Pearson (footballer) (1868–?), English footballer * Joseph Pearson (cricketer) (1860–1892), English cricketer * Joseph Pearson (writer) (born 1975), Canadian essayist, cultural historian, and journalist * Joseph Thurman Pearson Jr. Joseph Thurman Pearson Jr. (February 6, 1876 – February 23, 1951) was an American landscape and portrait painter, and an instructor at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts in Philadelphia. Life and career He was one of the eight children ..., American landscape and portrait painter See also * Joe Pearson (other) {{hndis, Pearson, Joseph ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joseph Pearson (politician)
Joseph Pearson (1776 – October 27, 1834) was a Congressional Representative from North Carolina. Biography Born in Rowan County, North Carolina, in 1776; completed preparatory studies; studied law; was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Salisbury, North Carolina; member of the State house of commons from Rowan county in 1804 and 1805; elected as a Federalist to the Eleventh, Twelfth, and Thirteenth Congresses (March 4, 1809 – March 3, 1815). He was elected a member of the American Antiquarian Society in 1814. Pearson died in Salisbury, N.C., October 27, 1834. Joseph Pearson's father was Richmond Pearson, born in Dinwiddie county, Va., who at the age of nineteen years came to North Carolina and settled in the forks of the Yadkin river, late of Davie county when a part of Rowan county. When the war of the Revolution broke out he was a Lieutenant in Captain Samuel Bryan's company. After the Declaration of Independence, at the first muster which occurred, he r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joseph Pearson (zoologist)
Joseph Pearson FRSE FLS (19 April 1881 – 20 June 1971) was a British-born zoologist and marine biologist associated with Ceylon and Tasmania. Pearson's long-clawed shrew (''Solisorex pearsoni'') is named after him. Life Pearson was born in Yorkshire on 19 April 1881, the son of Daniel Pearson and Cecilia Parr. He was educated at Liverpool College and later studied Natural History at Liverpool University graduating BSc in 1902, and then doing postgraduate studies at Manchester University.''Who Was Who'', Published by A&C Black Limited. Online edition, 2020 In 1910 Pearson went to Ceylon (now known as Sri Lanka) as Marine Biologist to the Ceylon Government and as Director of the Colombo Museum. In 1914 he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh. His proposers were Sir William Abbott Herdman, James Hartley Ashworth, James Cossar Ewart, and William Spiers Bruce. In the First World War he served in France. In 1933 Pearson moved to Tasmania as Director of the Tasman ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joseph Pearson (footballer)
Joseph Pearson (born 1868) was an English footballer who played as a midfielder. Pearson did not make his league debut until his second season (1889–90) at Bolton Wanderers. However, he was selected to play left-half in their 3 FA Cup ties in the 1888–1889 season. In the first 2 ties against Hurst and West Manchester, Pearson was part of a midfield that helped to achieve 2 clean-sheets, but Bolton were unable to score as both games ended 0–0. However, on 17 November 1888. Pearson and his team were well beaten by Irish club, Linfield Athletic, with the final score being 4–0 to Linfield. He played one league match for Liverpool Liverpool is a city and metropolitan borough in Merseyside, England. With a population of in 2019, it is the 10th largest English district by population and its metropolitan area is the fifth largest in the United Kingdom, with a popul ... on 3 September 1892 against Higher Walton in the 1892–93 season. References 1868 births En ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joseph Pearson (cricketer)
Joseph Garside Pearson (26 March 1860 – 18 January 1892) was an English cricketer. Pearson's batting and bowling styles are unknown. He was born at Worksop, Nottinghamshire. Pearson made a single first-class appearance for Nottinghamshire against Surrey at The Oval in 1883. Surrey won the toss and elected to bat, making 236 all out in their first-innings. Pearson bowled 3.1 overs toward the end of the innings, taking the wickets of William Roller, Frederick Johnson, and Ted Barratt, conceding just one run off his bowling. Nottinghamshire responded to Surrey's total by posting 405 all out in their first-innings, with Pearson being dismissed for a single run by Barratt. Surrey reached 112/3 in their second-innings, at which point the match was declared a draw. This was his only major appearance for Nottinghamshire. He died at Boughton, Nottinghamshire, on 18 January 1892. References External linksJoseph Pearsonat ESPNcricinfo ESPN cricinfo (formerly known as Cricinfo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joseph Pearson (writer)
Joseph Sanders Pearson (born 1975 in Edmonton, Alberta) is a Canadian essayist, cultural historian, and journalist. Life Between 1997 and 2001, Pearson received his doctorate in Modern History at the University of Cambridge. Pearson has taught in the humanities at Columbia University, New York University, the Berlin University of the Arts, and the Barenboim–Said Academy, a peace project headed by conductor Daniel Barenboim. He is the nephew of children's novelist Kit Pearson. Career His history and portrait of the German capital, ''Berlin'', was published by Reaktion Press and University of Chicago Press in 2017. The Independent called ''Berlin'' "the last word in explaining not only Berlin’s incredible history, but also its present day cultural situation" and Bloomberg L.P., Bloomberg reported that the book "masterfully offers a close reading of the metropolis in all its brutal immediacy". The book was also positively reviewed in The German Studies Review. Pearson's new ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joseph Thurman Pearson Jr
Joseph is a common male given name, derived from the Hebrew Yosef (יוֹסֵף). "Joseph" is used, along with "Josef", mostly in English, French and partially German languages. This spelling is also found as a variant in the languages of the modern-day Nordic countries. In Portuguese and Spanish, the name is "José". In Arabic, including in the Quran, the name is spelled ''Yūsuf''. In Persian, the name is "Yousef". The name has enjoyed significant popularity in its many forms in numerous countries, and ''Joseph'' was one of the two names, along with ''Robert'', to have remained in the top 10 boys' names list in the US from 1925 to 1972. It is especially common in contemporary Israel, as either "Yossi" or "Yossef", and in Italy, where the name "Giuseppe" was the most common male name in the 20th century. In the first century CE, Joseph was the second most popular male name for Palestine Jews. In the Book of Genesis Joseph is Jacob's eleventh son and Rachel's first son, and kn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |