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Herbert (given Name)
Herbert is a Germanic given name, from '' harja-'' "army", "warrior" or "noble, sublime", and '' beraht'' "bright" or "shining" (compare Robert). Other given names with the same roots include Heribert and Aribert. People named Herbert * Saint Herbert, French Christian saint * Herbert of Derwentwater (died 687), Anglo-Saxon hermit, priest, and saint * Herbert I of Maine (died 1036), Frankish count * Herbert II of Maine (died 1062), Frankish count * Herbert I, Count of Vermandois (848–907), Frankish count * Herbert II, Count of Vermandois (880–943), Frankish count * Herbert III, Count of Vermandois (987–997), Frankish count * Herbert IV, Count of Vermandois (1045–1080), Frankish count A * Herbert "Herb" Aach (1923–1985), American painter and writer * Herbert Abbott, English cricketer and British Army officer * Herbert Abrams, American painter * Herbert L. Abrams, American physician * Herbert Aceituno, Salvadorian Paralympic powerlifter * Herbert Achternbusch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Germanic Given Name
Germanic languages, Germanic given names are traditionally wikt:dithematic, dithematic; that is, they are formed from two elements (word stem, stems), by joining a prefix and a suffix. For example, Æthelred the Unready, King Æþelred's name was derived from ', meaning "noble", and ', meaning "counsel". The individual elements in dithematic names do not necessarily have any semantic relationship to each other and the combination does not usually carry a compound word, compound meaning. Dithematic names are found in a variety of Indo-European languages and are thought to derive from formulaic epithets of heroic praise. There are also names dating from an early time which seem to be monothematic, consisting only of a single element. These are sometimes explained as hypocorisms, short forms of originally dithematic names, but in many cases the etymology of the supposed original name cannot be recovered. The oldest known Germanic names date to the Roman Empire period, such as those ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Herbert Abrams
Herbert E. Abrams (March 20, 1921 – August 29, 2003) was an American artist. He was one of the leading portrait artists of his era known for his style of traditional realism. His works included the official White House portraits of former presidents Jimmy Carter and George H. W. Bush. During his prolific career, he painted more than 400 portraits, including those of General William Westmoreland, playwright Arthur Miller and astronaut Edwin E. "Buzz" Aldrin Jr. Other portraits by Abrams are displayed at the Capitol (former Sen. Howard H. Baker), the Treasury Department (former Treasury Secretary Donald T. Regan), the National Portrait Gallery (Miller) in Washington, D.C., and the U.S. Military Academy at West Point (Westmoreland and Aldrin). Biography Abrams was born in Greenfield, Massachusetts, as the ninth child in a family of ten. His parents were first-generation immigrants from Germany. His early childhood was spent on a farm, but by his high school years the fam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Hampden Alpass
Herbert John Hampden Alpass (7 August 1906 – 16 March 1999) was an English first-class cricketer who played in seven matches between 1926 and 1928 for Gloucestershire. His highest score of 18* came when playing for Gloucestershire in the 1928 match against Oxford University Cricket Club. His best bowling of 2/42 came in the same match. Alpass studied at Clifton College"Clifton College Register" Muirhead, J.A.O. p378: Bristol; J.W Arrowsmith for Old Cliftonian Society; April 1948 in Bristol and starred as a left-arm spinner in the college cricket team. Away from cricket, Alpass qualified as a solicitor and became chairman of Bristol Rovers Football Club Bristol Rovers FC is a men's professional football club in Bristol. The team competes in , the fourth tier of the English football league system. The club is affiliated to Bristol Rovers W.F.C., whose team play in the FA Women's National Leagu ... in 1950. He spent 11 years as chairman, overseeing promotion to Division Tw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Herbert Allingham
Herbert John Allingham (1867–10 January 1936) was an English editor, journalist, serial pulp magazine, pulp fiction writer, husband of writer Emmie Allingham and father of crime novelist Margery Allingham. Early life Herbert John Allingham was born in Kennington, South London in 1867, the second of eight sons of James William Allingham (then a printer) and his wife, Louisa. When aged 15 he went to University of Cambridge as a non-collegiate student, graduating as BA in 1889.Herbert Allingham biography golden-duck.co.uk website; accessed 2013-09-16. Editor In 1874, Allingham's grandfather died. His father used the legacy to found ''The Christian Globe'', a non-denominational penny weekly mainly funded by patent medicine advertising. Allingham edited ''The Christian Glob ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Herbert Alleyne
Herbert Percy Alleyne (or Allene) (5 March 1855 – 25 November 1884) was an English footballer who played for English club Old Etonians. Family and education Born in Clifton, Bristol, he was the youngest of eight children born to Charles Thomas Alleyne and Margaret Frances Alleyne (née Bruce). His father had been born in and retained strong connections with Barbados. His mother's family owned the Duffryn Estate in Glamorganshire and his maternal uncle was Henry Bruce, 1st Baron Aberdare. Alleyne was educated at Eton College and Merton College, Oxford where he read Greats. He served as the Secretary of the Myrmidon Club before becoming its President in his final year at university. His close friend, rackets partner and future England rugby union international Edward Fraser was a fellow Myrmidon Club member. H. P. Alleyne's sister was Leonora Blanche Alleyne who met and married the Merton Fellow Andrew Lang whilst her brother was at the college. Sporting career Alleyne pla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Herbert Allen (other)
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Herbert Allen may refer to: * Herbert A. Allen Sr. (1908–1997), American stockbroker * Herbert Allen Jr. (born 1940), American businessman *Herbert Allen (inventor) (1907–1990), American inventor * Herbert Allen III (born 1966/7), American businessman *Herbert Allen, one of two British executioners of the 1950s named "Harry Allen" * H. Stanley Allen (1873–1954), English physicist * Todd Allen (baseball) (Herbert Todd Allen, 1885–1971), Negro leagues third baseman See also * *Bert Allen (other) Bert Allen may refer to: * Bert Allen (Australian footballer) (1887–1975), Richmond Football Club player *Bert Allen, character in ''The Lone Ranger'' (serial) See also * Albert Allen (other) *Robert Allen (other) Bob, Bobby, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Herbert Albrecht (wrestler)
Herbert Albrecht (18 January 1925 – 3 November 1997) was a German wrestler. He competed in the men's Greco-Roman light heavyweight at the 1960 Summer Olympics. Personal life Albrecht served in the ''Wehrmacht'' during the Second World War World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War II, Allies and the Axis powers. World War II by country, Nearly all of the wo .... References External links * 1925 births 1997 deaths German Army personnel of World War II German male sport wrestlers Olympic wrestlers for the United Team of Germany Wrestlers at the 1960 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Suhl Sport wrestlers from Thuringia 20th-century German sportsmen {{Germany-wrestling-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Herbert Albrecht
Herbert Albrecht (12 January 1900 – 13 June 1945) was the Nazi Party ''Gauleiter'' of Gau Mecklenburg-Lubeck from 1930 to 1931. He was also a long-serving member of the '' Reichstag'' from 1930 to 1945. Early life Albrecht was born in Altenburg, on 12 January 1900. He completed the '' Realgymnasium'' in 1918. Afterwards, he volunteered for the German Army and joined Anhalt Infantry Regiment 93 as a ''Fahnenjunker'' (officer candidate). After the First World War, in 1919 he passed his final high school examination in Halle and became a member of the ''Freikorps'' in Halle and in Anhalt. In September 1919, Albrecht was discharged from ''Reichswehr'' Infantry Regiment 49 with the rank of ''Fahnenjunker-Gefreiter''. That year he also joined the antisemitic organisations '' Reichshammerbund'' (founded by the German author Theodor Fritsch) and '' Deutschvölkischer Schutz- und Trutzbund''. In 1920, Albrecht helped to organize the German Social Party in Berlin. Between 1919 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Herbert Albert
Herbert Albert (26 December 1903 – 15 September 1973) was a German conductor. Albert was born in Bad Lausick and died in Bad Reichenhall. After studying with Karl Muck as a pianist he later held a succession of music director positions in Baden-Baden, Stuttgart and Breslau in the 1930s and 1940s. From 1946 to 1948 he was principal conductor of the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra. He held further positions in Graz and Mannheim Mannheim (; Palatine German language, Palatine German: or ), officially the University City of Mannheim (), is the List of cities in Baden-Württemberg by population, second-largest city in Baden-Württemberg after Stuttgart, the States of Ger .... External links Herbert Albert Biography 1903 births 1973 deaths People from Bad Lausick German male conductors (music) 20th-century German conductors (music) 20th-century German male musicians Kapellmeisters of the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra {{germany-conductor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Herbert Agar
Herbert Sebastian Agar (29 September 1897 – 24 November 1980) was an American journalist and historian, and an editor of the ''Louisville Courier-Journal''. Early life and education Herbert Sebastian Agar was born September 29, 1897, in New Rochelle, New York to John G. Agar and Agnes Louis Macdonough. He graduated from Columbia University in 1919 and received his master's degree from Princeton University in 1922 and Ph.D. in 1924. Career Agar won the Pulitzer Prize for History in 1934 for his 1933 book '' The People's Choice'', a critical look at the American presidency. Agar was associated with the Southern Agrarians and edited, with Allen Tate, ''Who Owns America?'' (1936). He was also a strong proponent of an Americanized version of the British distributist socioeconomic system. Agar's 1950 book ''The Price of Union'' was one of John F. Kennedy's favorite books, and he kept a copy of it on his desk. A passage from ''The Price of Union'' about an act of courage by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Herbert Addo
Herbert Addo (24 June 1951 – 24 March 2017) was a Ghanaian Premier League football coach. He was born in Accra. He coached Hasaacas, Asante Kotoko, Ashanti Gold, Hearts of Oak, Aduana Stars and Inter Allies. He also coached Gabonese club Shellsport now Mbilinga. Honours Hasaacas * WAFU Cup'':'' 1981–82, ''runners-up:'' 1982–83 * SWAG Cup: 1982–83, 1983–84 Kumasi Cornerstone * WAFU Club Championship: 1987 Shellsport * Coupe du Gabon Interclubs: 1989–90 Ashanti Gold * Ghana Premier League: 1994–95, 1995–96 * SWAG Cup: 1994, 1995 * CAF Champions League ''runners-up'': 1997 Aduana Stars * Ghana Premier League: 2010 Accra Hearts of Oak * Ghana Premier League: 2002 * President's Cup: 2003, 2015 Inter Allies * Ghanaian FA Cup ''runners-up'': 2014 Ghana * West African Nations Cup CSA Zone III 1983, 1986, 1987 Ghana A' * WAFU Nations Cup third place: 2010 The year saw a multitude of natural and environmental disasters such as the 2010 Hai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Herbert Adams (other)
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Herbert Adams may refer to: *Herbert Baxter Adams (1850–1901), American educator and historian *Herbert Adams (carmaker), maker of the Adams-Farwell automobile 1893–1912 *Herbert Adams (novelist) (1874–1958), English writer *Herbert Adams (sculptor) (1858–1945), American sculptor * Herbert Jordan Adams (1838–1912), English entomologist * Herb Adams (baseball) (1928–2012), American baseball player * Herb Adams (politician) (born c. 1955), American politician and historian in Maine * Herbert C. Adams (1873–1955), British philatelist See also *Bert Adams (other) *Adams (surname) Adams is a common surname of English and Scottish origin, derived from the given name Adam (given name), Adam. Related surnames include Addams and McAdam (surname), McAdam/MacAdam. People with the surname Politics and law *Alice Abadam (Welsh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |