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Isley is an English surname. The name can also be used as an anglicized variant for the German surnames Eisele and Eisler. Notable people with the surname include: *The Isley Brothers, American musical group **Ernie Isley (born 1952), American musician and member of ''The Isley Brothers'' **Marvin Isley (1953–2010), American musician and member of ''The Isley Brothers'' ** O'Kelly Isley, Jr. (1937–1986), American musician and member of ''The Isley Brothers'' **Ronald Isley (born 1941), American musician and member of ''The Isley Brothers'' **Rudolph Isley (1939–2023), American musician and member of ''The Isley Brothers'' ** Vernon Isley (1942–1955), American musician and member of ''The Isley Brothers'' * Albert Isley (1871–1953), American judge, lawyer, and politician *Alexander Isley (born 1961), American graphic designer * Ernie Isley (politician) (born 1937), Canadian politician * Henry Isley (16th century), English nobleman *Troy Isley (born 1998), American box ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
English Language
English is a West Germanic language that developed in early medieval England and has since become a English as a lingua franca, global lingua franca. The namesake of the language is the Angles (tribe), Angles, one of the Germanic peoples that Anglo-Saxon settlement of Britain, migrated to Britain after its End of Roman rule in Britain, Roman occupiers left. English is the list of languages by total number of speakers, most spoken language in the world, primarily due to the global influences of the former British Empire (succeeded by the Commonwealth of Nations) and the United States. English is the list of languages by number of native speakers, third-most spoken native language, after Mandarin Chinese and Spanish language, Spanish; it is also the most widely learned second language in the world, with more second-language speakers than native speakers. English is either the official language or one of the official languages in list of countries and territories where English ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Albert Isley
Albert Elias Isley (January 18, 1871 – December 24, 1953) was an American judge, lawyer, and politician. Isley was born in Jasper County, Illinois on a farm. He graduated from Valparaiso University. He lived in Newton, Illinois with his wife and family. Isley served on the board of managers of the state reformatory from 1901 to 1904. He served as a state's attorney for Jasper County from 1904 to 1908. He was a Democrat. Isley also served as an Illinois County Judge for Jasper County. Isley served in the Illinois Senate The Illinois Senate is the upper chamber of the Illinois General Assembly, the legislative branch of the government of the State of Illinois in the United States. The body was created by the first state constitution adopted in 1818. Under the ... from 1909 to 1913. Isley died at his home in Newton, Illinois.'Albert Isley, Jasper County Lawyer, Dies at 82,' Decatur Herald and Review (Illinois), December 25, 1953, pg. 26 Notes External links * 187 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Poison Ivy (comics)
Poison Ivy is a character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Created by writer Robert Kanigher and artist Carmine Infantino, she debuted in ''Batman (comic book), Batman'' #181 (June 1966) and has become one of the superhero Batman's most enduring enemies belonging to the collective of adversaries that make up his List of Batman Family adversaries#Classic rogues gallery, rogues gallery. In her comic book appearances, Poison Ivy is depicted as a doctor of botany-turned-Misanthropy, misanthropic Eco-terrorism, ecoterrorist in Gotham City named Pamela Lillian Isley, PhD ( ) with the ability to control all plant life. Empowered by an elemental force known as the "Green", Ivy attempts to protect the sanctity and supremacy of nature at all costs by lashing out against humanity, which brings her into conflict with Batman. While usually portrayed as a supervillain, Ivy has also been an antiheroine at times as well as the primary love interest of Harley Quinn as of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Supervillain
A supervillain, supervillainess or supercriminal is a major antagonist and variant of the villainous stock character who possesses Superpower (ability), superpowers. The character type is sometimes found in comic books and is often the primary adversary of a superhero in the same story. Description Supervillains are often used as foil (literature), foils to present a daunting challenge to a superhero. In instances where the supervillain does not have superhuman, mystical, or alien powers, the supervillain may possess a genius intellect or a skill set that allows them to draft complex schemes or commit crimes in a way normal humans cannot. Other traits may include wiktionary:megalomania, megalomania and possession of considerable resources to further their aims. Many supervillains share some typical characteristics of real-world dictators, gangsters, mad scientists, trophy hunting, trophy hunters, corrupt businesspeople, serial killers, and terrorism, terrorists, often having an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
DC Comics
DC Comics (originally DC Comics, Inc., and also known simply as DC) is an American comic book publisher owned by DC Entertainment, a subsidiary of Warner Bros. Discovery. DC is an initialism for "Detective Comics", an American comic book series first published in 1937. DC Comics is one of the largest and oldest American comic book companies, the first comic under the DC banner being published in 1937. The majority of its published stories are set in the fictional DC Universe and feature numerous List of DC Comics characters, culturally iconic heroic characters, such as Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, and the Flash (DC Comics character), Flash; as well as famous fictional teams, including the Justice League, the Teen Titans, the Suicide Squad, and the Legion of Superheroes. The universe contains an assortment of well-known supervillains, such as Lex Luthor, the Joker (character), Joker, Darkseid, and the antihero Catwoman. The company has published non-DC Universe-related mater ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Troy Isley
Troy Isley (born September 5, 1998) is an American professional boxer. As an amateur, he won a bronze medal at both the 2017 World Championships and 2019 Pan American Games. As an amateur, he trained at the Alexandria Boxing Club. Amateur career Olympic result Tokyo 2020 *Round of 32: Defeated Vitali Bandarenka (Belarus) 5–0 *Round of 16: Defeated by Gleb Bakshi (Russia) 3–2 World Championships result Hamburg 2017 *Round of 16: Defeated Hosam Bakr Abdin (Egypt) 5–0 *Quarter-finals: Defeated Israil Madrimov (Uzbekistan) 3–2 *Semi-finals: Defeated by Oleksandr Khyzhniak (Ukraine) 4–1 Pan American Games result Lima 2019 *Quarter-finals: Defeated Jorge Vivas (Colombia) 3–2 *Semi-finals: Defeated by Hebert Conceição (Brazil) 4–1 Professional career On January 19, 2021 it was announced that Isley had signed a promotional contract with Top Rank where he would be promoted by Bob Arum. Isley made his professional debut on February 13, scoring a unanimous decisio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henry Isley
Sir Henry Isley was an English nobleman involved in Wyatt's Rebellion. The Isley family were established landowners of Kent county.Loades, p. 79. Henry Isley owned Sundridge manor estate in Brasted, his brother Thomas Isley (Jr.) in Vinters Park near Maidstone. He was appointed sheriff of Kent for 1542 and 1550. 1542 he was appointed to be master of the hunt and overseer of all the deer in Northfrithe park in the manor, honor, or lowy of Tunbridge ow Tonbridge Kent; keeper of Northfrith and chief steward and bailiff of the lordship or manor of Hadlow. The Lowy of Tunbridge had previously belonged to the Dukes of Buckingham. Between 1547 and 1550 protestants George Harper, Thomas Culpepper, Thomas Wyatt the younger and Henry Isley, all strongly associated with King Edward VI's regency council, had followed each other as sheriffs of Kent. Immediately after the accession of Queen Mary I Isley was arrested, but managed to make peace with the new regime, accepting the changes in t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ernie Isley (politician)
Ernest Douglas "Ernie" Isley (born June 29, 1937) is a former school principal and provincial and municipal level politician from Alberta, Canada. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1979 to 1993. He is the former mayor for the town of Bonnyville, Alberta, Isley served that post after being acclaimed in a by-election on March 7, 2006, until being defeated by Gene Sobolewski on October 21, 2013. Early life Isley served for seven years as Principal for Bonnyville Centralized High School before running for provincial office. Provincial political career Isley was elected to the Alberta Legislature in the 1979 Alberta general election. He won the electoral district of Bonnyville defeating four other candidates to hold it for the Progressive Conservatives. He won his second term and a larger plurality facing two other candidates to win the 1982 Alberta general election. His third time running for office in the 1986 Alberta general election, would see him ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexander Isley
Alexander Isley (born ) is an American graphic designer and educator. Early life and education Alexander Isley was born in Durham, North Carolina and studied at Durham Academy, the University of North Carolina School of the Arts (high school visual arts diploma). Isley initially wanted to become an architect like his father but discovered design upon enrolling in North Carolina State University, where he received a degree in Environmental Design. He later attended the Cooper Union School of Art in New York and received a BFA in graphic design. In 1994, Isley married Veronica Burke. Career In 1984, Isley joined Tibor Kalman's influential M & Co. as senior designer. He held this position until 1987, when he joined ''Spy'' Magazine in 1987 as the first full-time art director. At ''Spy'', he was tasked with building upon Steven Doyle's initial formatting and was awarded gold and silver medals from the Society of Publication Designers. In 1988, he founded Alexander Isley Inc. in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vernon Isley
The Isley Brothers ( ) are an American soul group originally from Cincinnati, Ohio, that began as a vocal trio consisting of the brothers O'Kelly Isley Jr., Rudolph Isley and Ronald Isley in the 1950s. With a career spanning over seven decades, the group has enjoyed one of the "longest, most influential, and most diverse careers in the pantheon of popular music". Together with a fourth brother, Vernon, the group performed gospel music until Vernon's death a few years after its formation. After moving to New York City in the late 1950s, the group had their first successes during these early years, and rose to prominence in 1959 with their fourth single, " Shout", written by the three brothers, which became their first single to chart on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, and sold over a million copies. In the 1960s, the group recorded songs for a variety of labels, including the top 20 single "Twist and Shout" and the Motown single "This Old Heart of Mine (Is Weak for You)", before rec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
