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Brockman
Brockman and Brokman may refer to: People * Ann Brockman (1896–1943) American painter * Ann Brockman (writer) (c.1600-1660) English writer on medicine * Benjamin T. Brockman (1831–1864), American Confederate Army officer * Brent Brockman (born 1988), American soccer player * Cecil Brockman (born 1984), American politician * Charles Samuel Brockman (1845–1923), Australian explorer * Charlie Brockman (1927–2005), American sportscaster * Craig Brockman (born 1973), American record producer * Edward Lewis Brockman (1865–1943), British colonial administrator * Edmund Ralph Brockman (1828–1908), Australian politician * Edmund Vernon Brockman (1882–1938), Australian politician * George Julius Brockman (1850–1912), Australian explorer * Helen Brockman (1902–2008), American fashion writer and designer * Jake Brockman (other), several people * James Brockman (1886–1967), American songwriter * John Brockman (other), several people * Jon Brockman (born ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Brockman
Robert Theron Brockman (May 28, 1941 – August 5, 2022) was an American billionaire businessman and once Chief executive officer, CEO of Ohio-based Reynolds & Reynolds software company. Early life and education Brockman was born in St. Petersburg, Florida. His father Alfred Eugene Brockman was a gas-station owner, and his mother, Pearl, was a physiotherapist. Thomas David Brockman was his brother. Brockman briefly attended Centre College in Danville, Kentucky, and later graduated ''summa cum laude'' from the University of Florida in 1963, and was a member of its business honor society. Career Brockman started his career in 1964 as a marketing trainee with Ford Motors, and was a United States Marine Corps Reserve, Marine Corps reservist at the same time. From 1966 to 1970, he worked at IBM and was the leading U.S. salesman in IBM's service bureau. Brockman founded Universal Computer Systems, a computer systems and software provider for car dealerships, in 1970 in his living ro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jon Brockman
Jonathan Rodney Brockman (born March 20, 1987) is an American former professional basketball player. He was the starting power forward and team captain for the University of Washington men's basketball team. He is the University of Washington's all-time leading rebounder and second-all-time leading scorer in University of Washington history. He grabbed the 1,000th rebound of his career on December 30, 2008, in a win over Morgan State, and became Washington's all-time leading rebounder on January 15, 2009, in a win over Oregon, breaking Doug Smart's school record of 1,051. High school career Brockman attended Snohomish High School and was a 4-year letterman. He played alongside his brother for two years. He averaged 22 points per game and 13 rebounds per game as a junior. In his senior year, he led his Snohomish to a 16–5 record, averaging 29.8 points per game and 12 rebounds per game. He was ranked as the 20th-best prospect in the country and 5th-best among power forwards by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Slade Brockman
William Edward Slade Brockman (born 27 March 1970) is an Australian politician who has served as a Senator for Western Australia since 2017, representing the Liberal Party. He was elected President of the Australian Senate in October 2021 following the resignation of Scott Ryan. Prior to his appointment to the Senate, Brockman was an adviser and chief of staff for Senator Mathias Cormann, and a policy director for the Pastoralists and Graziers Association. His policy interests include agriculture, mining, trade, oil and gas, infrastructure and regional development. Early life and career Brockman was born in 1970 in Manjimup, Western Australia, and grew up on a family farm in the South West region of Western Australia. He has a Bachelor of Laws from the University of New England and a first-class Honours Degree in Political History from Murdoch University. His work background includes running a family farm, management roles in business and working for industry associations ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brockman Building
The Brockman Building is a 12-story Beaux-Arts, Classical, and Romanesque Revival style building located on 7th Street in Downtown Los Angeles. History Built in 1912, the Brockman Building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2009. The building was built in 1912 for John Brockman (1841-1925) and designed by George D. Barnett (1863-c. 1925) of Barnett, Haynes & Barnett. The Brockman Building was the first building west of the Broadway Commercial District to reach the city's 150-foot height limit. Brockman's move started a westward movement of the downtown commercial district and turned Seventh Street into the city's high-end retail district. Several department stores (including the original J.W. Robinson Co.) and office buildings were developed along Seventh Street after the Brockman Building was completed. In 1917 J. J. Haggarty, a large department store-style apparel retailer moved from Broadway to occupy the ground floor. Role in the film ''Safety Last ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cecil Brockman
Cecil Antonio Brockman (born September 18, 1984) is an American politician from North Carolina. He was first elected to the North Carolina House of Representatives in 2014. A member of the Democratic Party (United States), Democratic party, he has represented the 60th district (including constituents in southwestern Guilford County, North Carolina, Guilford County, including all of Jamestown, North Carolina, Jamestown and Pleasant Garden, North Carolina, Pleasant Garden and portions of Greensboro, North Carolina, Greensboro and High Point, North Carolina, High Point) since 2015. Personal life Brockman is a native of High Point, North Carolina. He earned a degree in political science from University of North Carolina at Charlotte, UNC-Charlotte. Before running for office, he worked on several North Carolina political campaigns. He is openly bisexual. He is one of four openly LGBT members of the North Carolina General Assembly, alongside Reps. Deb Butler (D–Wilmington, North Caroli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Samuel Brockman
Charles Samuel Brockman (1845 – 28 November 1923) was a prominent explorer and pastoralist in the Gascoyne region of Western Australia. Born in 1845 at Guildford, Western Australia, Charles' parents, Robert James Brockman and Elizabeth Elliot Walcott, were among the earliest pioneers in the Swan River Colony, later the Colony of Western Australia, arriving in 1830. He received some education through a private tutor, then went to manage his father's station in the Geraldton district at age fourteen, where he remained for the next five years. His younger brother was a fellow explorer and pastoralist, George Julius Brockman. He started his own farm on the Greenough flats, which failed through the red rust that plagued most farmers in the area. He then entered the sandalwood industry in Dongara. By 1872, Brockman had explored much of the country around Mount Magnet and tried to organise finance to establish a station in the area but without success. He then explored the Gascoy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lani Brockman
Lani Brockman (born December 11, 1956 in Seattle) is an American theater actress and director. She is the founder and Artistic Director of Studio East. Brockman was born in Seattle and grew up in Hawaii. After working as an actress, and later as director of youth programs for Northwest Actors Studio, she founded Studio East in Kirkland, Washington in 1992. In partnership with Susan Bardsley, Brockman formed Dementia Unlimited to write original musical adaptations for young audiences. Titles include "3 Little Pigs", "Snow White", "Sleeping Beauty", "The Ugly Duckling", "Jack and the Beanstalk", "Little Red Riding Hood", "Hansel and Gretel", "Goldilocks and the 3 Bears", "Rumplestiltskin", "Cinderella", "The Emperor's New Clothes", and "Frog Prince". All these shows have been performed by StoryBook Theater. Brockman and Bardsley also wrote the original musical "'Twas the Night ''Twas the Night'' is a 2001 Disney Channel Original Movie directed by Nick Castle and starring J ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ann Brockman (writer)
Ann Brockman, born Ann Bunce and known as Ann, Lady Brockman ( – 29 November 1660), was an English writer on medicine. She ran an estate in Kent and she compiled a "Book of Receits" listing a wide range of medicines to treat maladies from headache to plague. Life Brockman was born in or before 1600. Her parents were Dorothy (born Grimsdiche) and Simon Bunce of Linstead. Nothing else is known until 28 May 1616 when she married Sir William Brockman of Newington Manor and went to live at his estates in Kent. Her husband also owned Cheriton and Beachborough Manor Beachborough Manor is a manor in Beachborough, near Folkestone, in Kent. It was developed into a small landed estate, generally known as Beachborough Park, at the heart of which was Beachborough House. The current house dates from 1813 and is now ... which had been bought by his grandfather. She is known because of her writing. In 1638 she began her ''A book of receits''. On pages she set out the recipe for making me ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ronald Brockman
Vice-Admiral Sir Ronald Vernon Brockman (8 March 1909 – 3 September 1999) was a British senior officer of the Royal Navy. He served under Lord Mountbatten and participated in accepting the surrender of the Japanese Fleet in 1945. Sir Ronald was the elder son of Engineer Rear-Admiral Henry Stafford Brockman CB. He was descendant of the English Brockman family, and was Gentleman Usher to the Queen from 1967 to 1979. Military service Sir Ronald was educated at Weymouth College in Dorset and joined the Royal Navy in 1927 as a paymaster cadet (later Supply Officer). He was promoted to paymaster sub-lieutenant on 16 April 1930 (seniority from 1 September 1929) and to paymaster lieutenant on 1 October 1931. He served as the Assistant Secretary to the First Sea Lord, Admiral of the Fleet Sir Roger Backhouse from 1938 to 1939 and was promoted to paymaster lieutenant-commander on 1 October 1939. He was the Admiral's Secretary to Admiral of the Fleet Sir Dudley Pound during World ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leigh Brockman
Leigh Brockman (born 23 July 1978) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Geelong and Sydney Swans in the Australian Football League The Australian Football League (AFL) is the only fully professional competition of Australian rules football. Through the AFL Commission, the AFL also serves as the sport's governing body and is responsible for controlling the laws of the gam ... (AFL). Brockman came to Geelong via the 1996 National Draft, at pick eight, but played just two senior AFL games for the club, as he struggled with injuries. He was rookie listed by Sydney in 2000, then elevated to the senior list in 2002 and made 10 appearances that year. He went to Glenelg after leaving the AFL. References External links * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Brockman, Leigh 1978 births Living people Australian rules footballers from Tasmania Geelong Football Club players Sydney Swans players Tassie Mariners players Glenelg Football Club players ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ann Brockman
Ann Brockman (1896–1943) was an American painter. An oil and watercolor painter, Brockman, who was known for her depictions of the landscape, the coastline, the figure, and animals, was born in Alameda, California in 1899. She studied with painters Gifford Beal and John French Sloan, John Sloan at the Art Students League of New York. Over the years, she exhibited at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, in Philadelphia, and with the Society of Independent Artists, and Salons of America in New York City. She was an instructor at the Cape Ann School of Art at Rockport, Massachusetts, and spent much time painting in that location and on Cape Cod. She died in New York. The United States Department of State owns examples of her work, as does the Smithsonian American Art Museum. A memorial exhibition was held at the Kraushaar Galleries three years after her death. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Brockman, Ann 1896 births 1943 deaths American women painters American watercol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Julius Brockman
George Julius Brockman (2 January 1850 – 29 August 1912) was a prominent explorer and pastoralist in the Gascoyne and Kimberley regions of Western Australia. Born in 1850 at Guildford, George was the seventh son of Robert Brockman and brother of Charles Samuel Brockman. Brockman's father was a settler in the Lake Bamban district near Gingin. The family moved to Mimigarra, near Moore River while Brockman was still a boy then later to a property on the Greenough River. Brockman left home at 16 years of age and rode south to Busselton and eventually took a job on Henty station near Bunbury. The May River and Meda River were named in 1881 by Brockman during an expedition in the Kimberley area looking for grazing land north of the Fitzroy River. He named the Meda is named after ''HMS Meda'', an Admiralty surveying vessel that charted the coastline in the area including the river mouth in 1880. after the granddaughter of John Septimus Roe, Mary Matilda (May) Thomson. Brockman ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
