George Dennis (other)

	George Dennis (other) George Dennis may refer to: * George Dennis (explorer) (1814–1898), British explorer, the author of ''The Cities and Cemeteries of Etruria'' * George R. Dennis (1822–1882), American senator from Maryland * George Dennis (footballer) (1897–1969), English footballer * George Washington Dennis (–1916), American entrepreneur See also * * George Denys, English politician {{DEFAULTSORT:Dennis, George ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	George Dennis (explorer) George Dennis (21 July 1814 in Ash Grove, Hackney, Middlesex – 15 November 1898 in South Kensington, London) was a British explorer of Etruria; his written account and drawings of the ancient places and monuments of the Etruscan civilization combined with his summary of the ancient sources is among the first of the modern era and remains an indispensable reference in Etruscan studies. Early life George Dennis left school at the age of 15. He never went to college, and yet he interested himself in languages, studying ancient Greek and Latin on his own and eventually becoming a polyglot in French, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, modern Greek, Turkish and some Arabic. A strongly physical man as well, he often went for 40-mile hikes in the uplands of Scotland and Wales. He resolved to become an explorer; however, he worked mainly alone.Wellard dedicates Chapter Four, ''The Founder of English Etruscology'', to Dennis. This material comes from there. Solitary Explorer At age 22 De ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	George R George may refer to: Names * George (given name) * George (surname) People * George (singer), American-Canadian singer George Nozuka, known by the mononym George * George Papagheorghe, also known as Jorge / GEØRGE * George, stage name of Giorgio Moroder * George, son of Andrew I of Hungary Places South Africa * George, South Africa, a city ** George Airport United States * George, Iowa, a city * George, Missouri, a ghost town * George, Washington, a city * George County, Mississippi * George Air Force Base, a former U.S. Air Force base located in California Computing * George (algebraic compiler) also known as 'Laning and Zierler system', an algebraic compiler by Laning and Zierler in 1952 * GEORGE (computer), early computer built by Argonne National Laboratory in 1957 * GEORGE (operating system), a range of operating systems (George 1–4) for the ICT 1900 range of computers in the 1960s * GEORGE (programming language), an autocode system invented by Charles L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	George Dennis (footballer) George Thomas Dennis (12 September 1897 – 1969) was an English footballer who played in the Football League for Bristol Rovers, Luton Town, Norwich City and Nottingham Forest Nottingham Forest Football Club is a professional association football club based in West Bridgford, Nottinghamshire, England. The club competes in the Premier League, the top tier of English football league system, English football. Founde .... References 1897 births 1969 deaths English men's footballers Men's association football forwards English Football League players Gresley Rovers F.C. players Nottingham Forest F.C. players Luton Town F.C. players Norwich City F.C. players Bristol Rovers F.C. players Burton Town F.C. players People from North West Leicestershire District Footballers from Leicestershire 20th-century English sportsmen {{England-footy-forward-1890s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	George Washington Dennis George Washington Dennis ( – September 16, 1916), was an American entrepreneur, real estate developer, advocate for Black rights, and gambler. He was African American, and born enslaved in Alabama; he came to California as chattel during the California gold rush. Dennis became one of San Francisco's wealthiest Black men in the late 19th-century and early-20th century, and fought against racial discrimination. Early life George Washington Dennis was born on , enslaved in Mobile County, Alabama. His birthdate listed on his funeral death record is March 12, 1825; his obituary in the San Francisco Chronicle listed his birthdate as February 1825. His mother was Black and enslaved; and his father was also his "owner", he was Green Dennis, a White slave trader, gambler, and plantation owner from Mobile, Alabama. San Francisco, California Green Dennis brought George Washington Dennis as a chattel slave to San Francisco, during the California Gold Rush. When they reached New Or ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]