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Buckmaster
Buckmaster is an English surname, and may refer to: * Adrian Buckmaster, 4th Viscount Buckmaster (born 1949), British businessman * Charles Buckmaster (1950–1972), Australian poet * Elliott Buckmaster (1889–1976), American naval officer * Ernest Buckmaster (1897–1968), Australian artist * Henrietta Buckmaster (1909–1983), American author * Herbert J. Buckmaster (1881–1966), English soldier and first husband of actress Gladys Cooper * Jim Buckmaster (born 1962), American CEO of Craigslist * John C. Buckmaster (1914–1995), English actor, father of Paul Buckmaster * John D. Buckmaster (born 1941), American physicist * John R. Buckmaster (1915–1983), English actor, son of Gladys Cooper * Luke Buckmaster, Australian film critic, TV critic, author and climate activist * Martin Stanley Buckmaster, 3rd Viscount Buckmaster (1921–2007), British diplomat * Maurice Buckmaster (1902–1992), British leader of the French SOE * Paul Buckmaster (1946–2017), English musician/compos ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adrian Buckmaster, 4th Viscount Buckmaster
Adrian Charles Buckmaster, 4th Viscount Buckmaster (born 2 February 1949) is a British hereditary peer and businessman. Early life Buckmaster was born in 1949, the eldest son of the honourable, Hon Colin John Buckmaster, younger son of Viscount Buckmaster, Owen Buckmaster, 2nd Viscount Buckmaster and May Gibbon. He was educated at Charterhouse School, Godalming and at Clare College, Cambridge, graduating in 1970 with a Bachelor of Arts, BA, promoted to Master of Arts (Oxbridge and Dublin), MA in 1974. He succeeded to the viscountcy and barony upon the death of his uncle Martin Buckmaster, 3rd Viscount Buckmaster in 2007. Career Buckmaster has been Chief Executive Officer of Avecia Group PLC since October 2005 and also Chief Executive Officer of Automotive Products Group Ltd. He has been a Director of Avecia Group since May 2006 and is a Director of Avecia Holdings PLC. Interests Buckmaster is a Trustee of the Clare College Boat Club. Marriage and children Buckmaster married ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John R
John R. (born John Richbourg, August 20, 1910 – February 15, 1986) was an American radio disc jockey who attained fame in the 1950s and 1960s for playing rhythm and blues music on Nashville radio station WLAC. He was also a notable record producer and artist manager. Richbourg was arguably the most popular and charismatic of the four announcers at WLAC who showcased popular African-American music in nightly programs from the late 1940s to the early 1970s. (The other three were Gene Nobles, Herman Grizzard, and Bill "Hoss" Allen.) Later rock music disc jockeys, such as Alan Freed and Wolfman Jack, mimicked Richbourg's practice of using speech that simulated African-American street language of the mid-twentieth century. Richbourg's highly stylized approach to on-air presentation of both music and advertising earned him popularity, but it also created identity confusion. Because Richbourg and fellow disc jockey Allen used African-American speech patterns, many listeners thought t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
20084 Buckmaster
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Walter Buckmaster
Walter Selby Buckmaster (16 October 1872 – 30 October 1942) was a British polo player in the 1900 Summer Olympics and in the 1908 Summer Olympics. Biography He was born on 16 October 1872 in Wimbledon, Surrey, the son of Thomas Walter Buckmaster (1845–1873) and Emma Caroline Venables (1848–1875). His father's sister, Maria Sarah Buckmaster was the mother of Alfred North Whitehead, the renowned mathematician and philosopher. Buckmaster was educated at Repton and Trinity College, Cambridge. He played association football for both Repton and Cambridge and was a member and later Captain of the Cambridge polo team. From Cambridge he had a career in the stock exchange joining with a fellow old Old Reptonian, Charles Armytage-Moore to become a founding partner in Buckmaster & Moore. He kept up his interest in sport particularly polo, and in 1900 he was part of the BLO Polo Club Rugby Polo at the 1900 Summer Olympics polo team which won the silver medal. In 1908 as a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stanley Owen Buckmaster, 1st Viscount Buckmaster
Stanley Owen Buckmaster, 1st Viscount Buckmaster, (9 January 1861 – 5 December 1934) was a British lawyer and Liberal Party politician. He was a Member of Parliament (MP) for most of the years from 1906 to 1915, when he was elevated to the peerage and served as Lord Chancellor under H. H. Asquith from 1915 to 1916. Background and education Buckmaster was born on 9 January 1861 to John Charles Buckmaster, of Ashleigh, Hampton Wick, by his wife Emily Anne Goodliffe. His father began life as a young agricultural labourer, and rose to teach chemistry at the Imperial College of Science and Technology. He was educated at Aldenham School and Christ Church, Oxford, where he took second class honours in mathematics. He was called to the Bar in 1884 at the Inner Temple. Beginning with a general practice on the Midland circuit, he eventually came to acquire a large Chancery practice. He was appointed King's Counsel in April 1902. The same year he joined Lincoln's Inn. Political career ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maurice Buckmaster
Colonel Maurice James Buckmaster (11 January 1902 – 17 April 1992) was the leader of the French section of Special Operations Executive and was awarded the '' Croix de Guerre''. Apart from his war service, Buckmaster was a corporate manager with the French branch of the Ford Motor Company, in the postwar years serving in Dagenham. He wrote two memoirs about his service with the Resistance during World War II. Early life and career Maurice Buckmaster was born on 11 January 1902 at Ravenhill, Brereton, Rugeley, Staffordshire, England, the son of Eva Matilda (daughter of R. B. Nason, M.D., of Nuneaton, Warwickshire) and Henry James Buckmaster, a company director running a brewery. He grew up at Marsham Lodge, Gerrards Cross. He was educated at Eton College. Buckmaster showed an academic bent and gained an exhibition (scholarship) to study Classics at the University of Oxford, but was unable to take this up as his father went bankrupt. After financial problems in early 1912, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Martin Stanley Buckmaster, 3rd Viscount Buckmaster
Martin Stanley Buckmaster, 3rd Viscount Buckmaster (11 April 1921 – 8 June 2007) was a British hereditary peer and diplomat. He sat on the crossbenches in the House of Lords from 1974. Early life and education Buckmaster was the elder son of Owen Buckmaster, 2nd Viscount Buckmaster, a barrister and Lloyd's underwriter, and his first wife, Joan Simpson. His grandfather was Stanley Buckmaster, 1st Viscount Buckmaster, a barrister and Liberal MP who served as Solicitor General for England and Wales from 1913 to 1915 and was created 1st Viscount Buckmaster in 1915 when he became Lord Chancellor. He was educated at Stowe School. Military service On the outbreak of World War II, Buckmaster joined the Royal Sussex Regiment straight from school. After receiving his commission in August 1940 he served in the Middle East and was granted the honorary rank of Captain when he relinquished his commission in June 1953. Career Buckmaster was demobilised in 1946 and joined the Foreign O ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luke Buckmaster
Luke may refer to: People and fictional characters * Luke (given name), including a list of people and fictional characters with the name * Luke (surname), including a list of people with the name * Luke the Evangelist, author of the Gospel of Luke * Dr. Luke, American songwriter and record producer Łukasz Sebastian Gottwald (born 1973) * Uncle Luke, also known as Luke, American rapper Luther Roderick Campbell (born 1960) Biblical books * Gospel of Luke, a Christian Gospel Music * ''Luke'' (album), by Steve Lukather * Luke (French band) * "LUKE", a song by Susumu Hirasawa from ''Glory Wars'' * Luke Records, a record label Places * Luke (Čajniče), a village in the municipality of Čajniče, Bosnia and Herzegovina * Luke (Hadžići), a village in Sarajevo Canton, Bosnia and Herzegovina * Luke (Pale), a village in the municipality of Pale, Bosnia and Herzegovina * Luke, Vareš, a village in the municipality of Vareš, Bosnia and Herzegovina * Luke, Estonia, a village in Nõ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John D
John is a common English name and surname: * John (given name) * John (surname) John may also refer to: New Testament Works * Gospel of John, a title often shortened to John * First Epistle of John, often shortened to 1 John * Second Epistle of John, often shortened to 2 John * Third Epistle of John, often shortened to 3 John People * John the Baptist (died ), regarded as a prophet and the forerunner of Jesus Christ * John the Apostle (died ), one of the twelve apostles of Jesus Christ * John the Evangelist, assigned author of the Fourth Gospel, once identified with the Apostle * John of Patmos, also known as John the Divine or John the Revelator, the author of the Book of Revelation, once identified with the Apostle * John the Presbyter, a figure either identified with or distinguished from the Apostle, the Evangelist and John of Patmos Other people with the given name Religious figures * John, father of Andrew the Apostle and Saint Peter * Pope Jo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Buckmaster
Charles Buckmaster (1951–1972) was an Australian poet. He was involved in the publication of ''The Great Auk''. During his lifetime, he published two volumes of poetry, both reprinted after his death by the University of Queensland Press collection. While his output was not prolific, his poems have been included in many poetry anthologies. His early death placed him with Michael Dransfield, another short lived poet of the era. Australian poet Robbie Coburn Robbie Coburn (born 25 June 1994) is an Australian poet and author. His young adult verse novel ''The Foal in the Wire'' was published in 2025. Early life and education Born in Melbourne in 1994, Robbie Coburn grew up on his family's farm in ...’s 2019 collection ''The Other Flesh'' ( UWA Publishing) was dedicated to Buckmaster. References 1950 births 1972 deaths Place of birth missing 20th-century Australian poets Australian male poets 20th-century Australian male writers {{Australia-poet-st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Buckmaster
Paul John Buckmaster (13 June 1946 – 7 November 2017) was a British cellist, arranger, conductor and composer, with a career spanning five decades. He is best known for his orchestral collaborations with David Bowie, Shawn Phillips, Elton John, Harry Nilsson, The Rolling Stones, Carly Simon, Leonard Cohen, Miles Davis, and the Grateful Dead in the 1970s, followed by his contributions to the recordings of many other artists, including Stevie Nicks, Lionel Richie, Celine Dion, Carrie Underwood, Kenny Rogers, Guns N' Roses, Lloyd Cole, Taylor Swift, Something Corporate, Train, and Heart. Early life Paul Buckmaster was born in London on 13 June 1946. His father, John Caravoglia Buckmaster, was an English actor and his mother, Ermenegilda ("Gilda") Maltese, was an Italian concert pianist and graduate of the Naples Conservatory of Music. At age four, Buckmaster started attending a small private school in London called the London Violoncello School, and continued studying cello un ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jim Buckmaster
Jim Buckmaster (born August 14, 1962) is an American computer programmer who has been the CEO of Craigslist since 2000. Early life Buckmaster was born in Ann Arbor, Michigan. He graduated with a bachelor's from Virginia Tech and attended medical school at the University of Michigan. However, he dropped out in 1986, citing a lack of interest. He remained a student for the next ten years by taking at least one class for credit, therefore maintaining certain student privileges like gym access. During this time, he audited classics courses, did data entry, and eventually taught himself how to code.Buckmaster, Jim. (March 26, 2006"Not Easily Classified" ''New York Times''. URL accessed on April 1, 2006. In the early 1990s, he worked as a programmer for the Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research, where he designed the organization's web interface. Buckmaster later got a job in San Jose, California and moved to San Francisco, where he commuted 5 hours roundtrip ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
