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Perley Putnam
Perley may refer to: People Given name * Perley Dunn Aldrich (1863–1933), vocal teacher, composer and conductor * Perley B. Johnson (1798–1870), American politician and U.S. Representative from Ohio. * Perley Keyes (1774–1834), American politician from New York * Perley G. Nutting (1873–1949), American optical physicist, and the founder of the Optical Society of America (OSA). * Perley A. Pitcher (1877–1939), American lawyer and politician * Perley P. Pitkin (1826–1891), US Civil War figure from Vermont * Perley Ason Ross (1883–1938), American experimental physicist who worked, carefully and without seeking publicity, at some essential problems in the behaviour of X-rays. * Perley Poore Sheehan (1875–1943), American writer and film director * Perley J. Shumway, American politician * Perley A. Thomas (1874–1958), Canadian-born American industrialist and entrepreneur. Middle name * George Perley Phenix (1864–1930), American university president and teacher ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Perley Dunn Aldrich
Perley Dunn Aldrich (November 6, 1863 – November 20, 1933) was a vocal teacher, composer, and conductor. Biography He was born on November 6, 1863, in Blackstone, Massachusetts. In 1887, he married Jennie L. Lamson. He died on November 20, 1933, at the age of 70. He was buried in Elmwood Cemetery in Adams, New York. References External linksPerley Dunn Aldrichat WorldCat WorldCat is a union catalog that itemizes the collections of tens of thousands of institutions (mostly libraries), in many countries, that are current or past members of the OCLC global cooperative. It is operated by OCLC, Inc. Many of the O ... * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Aldrich, Perley Dunn 1863 births 1933 deaths American composers Musicians from Philadelphia People from Blackstone, Massachusetts ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
George Perley Phenix
George Perley Phenix (1864–1930), was an American educator and university president. He served as the fourth president of Hampton Normal and Agricultural Institute (now Hampton University), a historically Black university. He was the namesake of George P. Phenix High School, a segregated public secondary school for African-Americans affiliated with Hampton Institute. Biography Phenix was born in September 1864 in Portland, Maine. He attended Colby College, where he received a D.S. degree (1883) and was a member of Phi Beta Kappa. After graduation Phenix worked as an instructor of the natural sciences at the State Normal School in New Britain, Connecticut, before he became a principal of the State Normal School at Willimantic. He was married to Maria Elizabeth Stevens, and together they had son George Spencer Phenix. In 1904, Phenix moved to Hampton, Virginia to teach at Hampton Normal and Agricultural Institute (now Hampton University). He initially worked as a vice pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
List Of Rivers Of Quebec
This is a list of rivers of Quebec. Quebec has about: *One million lakes, of which 62279 have a toponymic designation (a name), plus 218 artificial lakes; *15228 watercourses with an official toponymic designation, including 12094 streams and 3134 rivers. Quebec has 2% of all fresh water on the planet."''Du Québec à la Louisiane, sur les traces des Français d'Amérique'', Géo Histoire, Hors-série, Éditions Prisma, Paris, October 2006 James Bay watershed James Bay Rivers flowing into James Bay, listed from south to north * Rivière au Saumon (Baie James) * Rivière au Phoque (Baie James) * Désenclaves River * Roggan River ** Corbin River ** Anistuwach River * Kapsaouis River * Piagochioui River =Tributaries of La Grande River= =Tributaries of Rupert River= =Tributaries of Broadback River= =Tributaries of Nottaway River= Tributaries of Waswanipi River (which empties in Nottaway River via Matagami Lake) Tributaries of Bell River Quebec rivers flowing in Ontario ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Perley River
Perley may refer to: People Given name * Perley Dunn Aldrich (1863–1933), vocal teacher, composer and conductor * Perley B. Johnson (1798–1870), American politician and U.S. Representative from Ohio. * Perley Keyes (1774–1834), American politician from New York * Perley G. Nutting (1873–1949), American optical physicist, and the founder of the Optical Society of America (OSA). * Perley A. Pitcher (1877–1939), American lawyer and politician * Perley P. Pitkin (1826–1891), US Civil War figure from Vermont * Perley Ason Ross (1883–1938), American experimental physicist who worked, carefully and without seeking publicity, at some essential problems in the behaviour of X-rays. * Perley Poore Sheehan (1875–1943), American writer and film director * Perley J. Shumway, American politician * Perley A. Thomas (1874–1958), Canadian-born American industrialist and entrepreneur. Middle name * George Perley Phenix (1864–1930), American university president and teac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Perley Bridge
The Perley Bridge was a bridge connecting Hawkesbury, Ontario and Grenville, Quebec. It crossed the Ottawa River via Chenail Island. It was named for George Perley, Canadian Member of Parliament representing the Argenteuil district in southern Quebec. He first advocated for a crossing at Hawkesbury in 1909. The bridge was known as the Hawkesbury–Grenville Bridge, or less frequently the Grenville–Hawkesbury Bridge prior to its completion in 1931 when the name Perley was applied. It was replaced by the Long-Sault Bridge in 1998. Early history The towns began to request the bridge in 1908, with initial survey work done in 1910. The bridge was designed by 1914, however no agreement was reached between the national government and the two provinces on how the cost would be shared. The project was put aside due to World War I and not revived until 1923. By then, the design needed to be revised to meet contemporary construction standards. Redesign work was completed i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
William Goodhue Perley
William Goodhue Perley (June 4, 1820 – April 1, 1890) was a Canadian businessman and member of the House of Commons of Canada from 1887 to 1890. He was born in Enfield, New Hampshire in 1820. His emigrant ancestor was Allan Perley. During the 1840s, he established a lumber business based on timber from northern New York. As high quality wood became harder to find, Perley and his partner, Gordon B. Pattee, decided to relocate to the Ottawa Valley and established sawmills near Ottawa supplying wood to the United States. With other timber interests, in 1866, he helped establish the Ottawa City Passenger Railway Company, a system of horse-drawn trams, which provided transportation for people but also moved lumber from the sawmills to ships and trains. Perley, with J.R. Booth and others, helped develop railways in the region, including the Canada Atlantic Railway and the Ottawa, Arnprior & Parry Sound Railway. He failed in an attempt to become the Liberal-Conservative Party ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Mary Elizabeth Perley
Mary Elizabeth Perley (July 2, 1863 – ?) was an American writer, professor, and poet. She taught at Tilden Ladies' Seminary, Tilton School, New Hampshire Conference Seminary, Tabor College (Iowa), Tabor College, Fargo College, and the University of North Dakota. In addition to two books, she wrote poems, newspaper articles, short stories, and plays. Biography Mary (nickname, "May") Elizabeth Perley was born in Lempster, New Hampshire, July 2, 1863. Her parents were Asbury F., an active Methodism, Methodist, and Sarah J. (Dodge) Perley. She had three sisters, Louise S. and Maria R. (twins) and Jennie M., and two brothers, George E. and Ben F. Perley was well-educated. She studied in the Tilden Ladies' Seminary of West Lebanon, New Hampshire, New Hampshire Conference Seminary, Tilton, New Hampshire, and Boston schools (high). She was a student in Hanover, 1890–1891; and attended summer school in the English Department at Harvard University in 1897. She studied at the University ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
George Halsey Perley
Sir George Halsey Perley (September 12, 1857 – January 4, 1938) was an American-born Canadian politician and diplomat. Early life Born in Lebanon, New Hampshire, the son of William Goodhue Perley and Mabel E. Ticknor Stevens, Perley was educated at the Ottawa Grammar School, at St. Paul's School in Concord, New Hampshire, and at Harvard University where he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1878. Perley became a partner in the Perley & Pattee, a lumber company in which his father was senior partner. After Perley & Pattee dissolved in 1893, Perley became head of G.H. Perley & Co which had mills at Pointe-Calumet, Quebec and vice president of the Hull Lumber Company, Ltd., which is operating largely on the upper Ottawa. For many years, Perley was vice president of the Canada Atlantic Railway Co., president of the Rideau Club and president of the Ottawa Golf Club. Along with the other heirs of his father, he donated his homestead on Wellington Street for the purp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Perley J
Perley may refer to: People Given name * Perley Dunn Aldrich (1863–1933), vocal teacher, composer and conductor * Perley B. Johnson (1798–1870), American politician and U.S. Representative from Ohio. * Perley Keyes (1774–1834), American politician from New York * Perley G. Nutting (1873–1949), American optical physicist, and the founder of the Optical Society of America (OSA). * Perley A. Pitcher (1877–1939), American lawyer and politician * Perley P. Pitkin (1826–1891), US Civil War figure from Vermont * Perley Ason Ross (1883–1938), American experimental physicist who worked, carefully and without seeking publicity, at some essential problems in the behaviour of X-rays. * Perley Poore Sheehan (1875–1943), American writer and film director * Perley J. Shumway, American politician * Perley A. Thomas (1874–1958), Canadian-born American industrialist and entrepreneur. Middle name * George Perley Phenix (1864–1930), American university president and teac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Perley Poore Sheehan
Perley Poore Sheehan (7 June 1875 in Cincinnati, Ohio, United States – 30 September 1943 in Sierra Madre, California, United States) was an American film writer, novelist and film director. He was once married to Virginia Point (1902-unknown). Sheehan also wrote detective and adventure fiction for the pulp magazines. Sheehan wrote two fantasy novels, '' The Abyss of Wonders'' (1915), about a lost civilization in the Gobi Desert, and ''The Red Road to Shamballah'' (1932–1933) about a hero with a Tibetan magic sword.Gene Christie, ''The People of the Pit, and other early horrors from the Munsey pulps''. Normal, IL : Black Dog Books, 2010. (p.202) Works Filmography as a film writer (note: most of manuscripts below are movies, which are based on his novels.) * '' The Dragon'' (1916) * '' The Bugler of Algiers'' (1916) * ''The Whispering Chorus'' (1918) * '' Brave and Bold'' (1918) * '' A Society Sensation'' (1918) * '' Upstairs'' (1919) * '' Three Sevens'' (1921) * '' Fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Perley Ason Ross
Perley Ason Ross (6 April 1883 – 13 March 1939) was a U.S. experimental physicist who worked, carefully and without seeking publicity, at some essential problems in the behaviour of X-rays. Born in Panacea, Missouri he was awarded his PhD from Stanford University in 1911, becoming a full professor there in 1927, after a year at Cornell University. Some of his principal studies included: *Scattering of X-rays by matter; *Development of the Ross differential filter for X-ray spectroscopy; *X-ray polarization; *Compton scattering; and *Radiative Auger effect In optics and spectroscopy, the radiative Auger effect is a decay channel of an inner-shell atomic vacancy state, in which an X-ray photon is emitted accompanying simultaneous promotion of an electron into either a bound or a continuum state. Thus t .... His daughter, Betsy, married fellow Stanford physicist William Webster Hansen.Süsskind, C. (1981) "Hansen, William Webster" in References 1883 births 1938 deaths S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
