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Philipps
Philipps is an English, Dutch, and German surname meaning "lover of horses". Derivative, patronym, of the more common ancient Greek name "Philippos and Philippides." Notable people with this surname are: "Philipps" has also been a shortened version of Philippson, a German surname especially prevalent amongst German Jews and Dutch Jews. * Busy Philipps (born 1979), American film actress * Colwyn Philipps, 3rd Viscount St Davids (1939–2009), British peer * Kinga Philipps (born 1976), American actress * Rhodri Philipps (born 1966), eldest son of the current Viscount St Davids * Richard Philipps (1661–1750), British Governor of Nova Scotia * Sir John Philipps, 6th Baronet (circa 1701–1764), Welsh Jacobite politician * Sir Owen Cosby Philipps (1863–1937), Knight of Justice of the Order of St John * Wogan Philipps, 2nd Baron Milford (1902–1993), only member of the Communist Party of Great Britain ever to sit in the House of Lords * Mount Philipps, a mountain in New Zealan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Busy Philipps
Elizabeth Jean "Busy" Philipps (born June 25, 1979) is an American actress. She is best known for her roles on the television series ''Freaks and Geeks'' (1999–2000), ''Dawson's Creek'' (2001–2003), and '' ER'' (2006–2007), and for her portrayal of Laurie Keller on the ABC series ''Cougar Town'' (2009–2015), for which she received the Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series. She has also appeared in supporting roles in numerous films, such as '' The Smokers'' (2000), '' Home Room'' (2002), '' White Chicks'' (2004), '' Made of Honor'' (2008), '' He's Just Not That Into You'' (2009), '' The Gift'' (2015), and '' I Feel Pretty'' (2018). From 2018 to 2019, Philipps hosted her own television talk show '' Busy Tonight'', on E!. From 2021 to 2024, she starred on the Peacock / Netflix original series '' Girls5eva''. Early life Philipps was born in Oak Park, Illinois, a suburb of Chicago. She received the nickname "Busy" as a child; sourc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Sir Owen Cosby Philipps
Owen Cosby Philipps, 1st Baron Kylsant (25 March 1863 – 5 June 1937), known as Sir Owen Philipps between 1909 and 1923, was a British businessman and politician, jailed in 1931 for producing a document with intent to deceive. Background Philipps was the third of five sons of the Reverend Sir James Erasmus Philipps, 12th Baronet, of Picton Castle, and his wife the Hon. Mary, daughter of the Hon. and Rev. Samuel Best and sister of the fifth Baron Wynford. Born in Warminster vicarage, Wiltshire, and educated at Newton College, Newton Abbot, Devon, he became an apprentice with a Newcastle upon Tyne shipping firm, Dent & Co, in 1880 and upon completion of his apprenticeship he moved to the Glasgow shipping firm Allan & Gow in 1886. Shipping career With financial assistance from his eldest brother John Philipps (who was later created the 1st Viscount St Davids), Philipps set up his own shipping firm Philipps & Co in 1888, bought his first ship in 1889 and by the end of the ninete ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Mount Philipps
Mount Philipps is a mountain in Fiordland, New Zealand. Description Mount Philipps is situated above Milford Sound in the Southland Region of the South Island. It is set within Fiordland National Park which is part of the Te Wahipounamu UNESCO World Heritage Site. Precipitation runoff from the mountain's north slope drains to Milford Sound via Sinbad Gully, and the south slope drains into Camp Oven Creek → Arthur River → Milford Sound. Topographic relief is significant as the summit rises above tidewater of Milford Sound in 1.5 kilometre, and above Camp Oven Creek in 0.75 kilometre. The nearest higher neighbour is Devils Armchair, 2.12 kilometres to the southwest. The mountain's toponym was applied by Captain John Lort Stokes of the while charting the coast of New Zealand between 1848–1851 to honour his first Lieutenant, Griffith Grismond Philipps (1811–1891). [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Wogan Philipps, 2nd Baron Milford
Wogan Philipps, 2nd Baron Milford (25 February 1902 – 30 November 1993) was the only member of the Communist Party of Great Britain (CPGB) ever to sit in the House of Lords. Early life Philipps was the eldest son of Laurence Philipps, 1st Baron Milford. Philipps aimed to become an artist and after studying at Oxford, set up a studio in Paris, but found little success. Spanish civil-war He abandoned his artistic endeavours to join Medical Aid to Spain, acting as an ambulance driver for the Republicans in the Spanish Civil War.Michael WalkerWogan Philipps, Compendium of Communist Biography During the conflict, he was wounded and had to return to Britain. On his return, he encouraged Nan Green to take his place and, in her absence, paid for the education of her children. At the end of the Spanish Civil War, Phillips chartered a ship, paid for by donations, to transport 5000 Spanish Republicans from France to Mexico. Following his experiences, in 1937 he joined the Communis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Rhodri Philipps
Rhodri Colwyn Philipps, 4th Viscount St Davids (born 16 September 1966) is a British hereditary peer. A businessman and company director, , Philipps had been declared bankrupt three times, had a criminal conviction for financial mismanagement and two further convictions for menacing communications, and was sentenced to 12 weeks in prison for one of the latter. Titles and family He is the elder son and heir of British peer Colwyn Philipps, 3rd Viscount St Davids (d.2009), and Augusta Victoria Correay Larraín (a Chilean national, from Santiago). Besides his viscountcy, which he inherited on the death of his father, he holds the older titles of Baron Strange of Knockin (1299), Baron Hungerford (1426), and Baron de Moleyns (1445), and the baronetcy of Picton Castle (1621). He is also a co-heir to the barony of Grey de Ruthyn. Philipps is married to the interior decorator Sarah Louise Butcher, who holds the title Lady St Davids. The heir presumptive to the viscountcy is his yo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Sir John Philipps, 6th Baronet
Sir John Philipps, 6th Baronet, PC ( – 22 June 1764) was a Welsh politician and lawyer who served as Lord Lieutenant of Haverfordwest from 1761 to 1764. Sir John was the son of Sir John Philipps, 4th Baronet. He studied at Pembroke College, Oxford, and went on to Lincoln's Inn. In 1736 he was elected mayor of Haverfordwest and in 1741 he became MP for Carmarthen. In 1743, his elder brother, Sir Erasmus Philipps, 5th Baronet, was accidentally drowned, and Sir John inherited the baronetcy and Picton Castle. He gave up the Carmarthenshire seat in 1747, but re-entered Parliament as MP for Petersfield (1754–1761), and Pembrokeshire (1761–1764). In 1763 he became a privy counsellor. A patron of education, he founded several scholarships at his former Oxford college. Proposed by his elder brother, he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1742. In 1725, he married Elizabeth, the daughter of Henry Shepherd of London, with whom he had a son and 3 daughters. Amon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Colwyn Philipps, 3rd Viscount St Davids
Colwyn Iestyn John Philipps, 3rd Viscount St Davids (30 January 1939 – 26 April 2009) was a British businessman, Conservative politician and writer on music. Besides his viscountcy, he also held the older titles of Baron Strange of Knockin (1299), Baron Hungerford (1426), and Baron de Moleyns (1445), & the Baronetcy of Picton Castle (1621). He was also a co-heir to the barony of Grey de Ruthyn. Background and education Philipps was the son of Jestyn Philipps, 2nd Viscount St Davids and Doreen Guinness Jowett. He was educated at Dulwich College Preparatory School, Haverfordwest Grammar School, Sevenoaks School and in Melbourne, Australia. He returned to the UK to pursue his career, later studying at King's College London where he took a Certificate in Advanced Musical Studies in 1989. Career Philipps was a 2nd Lieutenant in the Welsh Guards before he became a partner in the London stockbroking firm of Scrimgeour Kemp-Gee, which was later absorbed by Citicorp. He had a ke ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Kinga Philipps
Kinga Philipps (born August 16, 1976) is a Polish American actress and journalist. She has been a correspondent for a variety of networks including: USA Network, AMC, Food Network, Current TV, Fox Sports, SyFy, National Geographic Channel and Travel Channel. Early life Philipps was born Kinga Szpakiewicz in Warsaw, Poland and grew up in Bartlesville, Oklahoma, United States. She is a graduate of Oklahoma State University. Career In her acting career she has guest starred on a number of television shows including: ''The West Wing'', ''Cold Case'', According to Jim, Eleventh Hour, NCIS: Los Angeles, Perception and Scandal. She has also appeared in several films including: '' Tomcats'', ''Torque'', 20 Feet Below,: The Darkness Descending and several Lifetime films. She can be seen as Austin Powers's mother in the 2002 film ''Austin Powers in Goldmember'' where, in a flashback, she and an infant Powers are blown up by enemy agents in the family car. Philipps was one of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Philippson
Philippson is a patronymic surname meaning "son of Philipp", coming from the German language given name variant of "Philip (name), Philip", both derived from ''philippos'', of Ancient Greek origin (prefix ''philein'', meaning "to love"; suffix ''hippos'', meaning "horses"; combined, becoming "lover of horses"). "Philipp" evolved into "Philippson", a German language, German surname especially prevalent amongst German Jews and Dutch Jews, often shortened back to Phillips (surname), Phillips. "Phillip" evolved into "Phillipson", an England, English and Wales, Welsh surname. Philippson or Phillipson may refer to: *Alfred Philippson (1864–1953), German geologist and geographer *Antony Phillipson (born 1971), British High Commissioner to Singapore and South Africa *A. T. Phillipson (1910–1977), British vet and psychologist *Bridget Phillipson (born 1983), British politician *Caspar Phillipson (born 1971), Danish actor *Coleman Phillipson (1878–1958), English legal scholar and hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Richard Philipps
General Richard Philipps ( 1661 – 14 October 1750) was said to have been in the employ of William III as a young man and for his service gained the rank of captain in the British army. He served at the Battle of the Boyne in 1690 and promoted to Lieutenant Colonel in 1712. He raised the 40th Regiment of Foot in August 1717. In 1717 he was appointed Governor of Nova Scotia by George I. He arrived in Annapolis Royal in 1720, created the Nova Scotia Council and in 1722 returned to England. He made another visit to Nova Scotia and persuaded the Acadian French to swear allegiance to the British Government. He returned again to England about 1731. During the early years he evidently was an active and responsible governor. After 1731 his interest in the province was much reduced. Because of absences and laterally, waning interest, the roles of those acting for the Governor were greatly enhanced. They were: John Doucett, (1717–1725); Lawrence Armstrong, (1725–1739); Al ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Phillipps
Phillipps is both a given name and an English surname. Notable people with the name include: "Phillipps" has also been a shortened version of Philippson, a German surname especially prevalent amongst German Jews and Dutch Jews. People with the given name Phillipps: * Ambrose Lisle March Phillipps De Lisle (1809–1878), founder of a Trappist abbey * John Phillipps Kenyon (1927–1996), British historian People with the surname Phillipps: * Anthea Phillipps (born 1956), British botanist * Everard Aloysius Lisle Phillipps (1835–1857), English recipient of the Victoria Cross * Jack Phillipps (1898–1977), New Zealand cricket administrator * Martin Phillipps (born 1963), New Zealand singer/songwriter of The Chills * Roy Phillipps (1892–1941), Australian fighter ace * Thomas Phillipps (1792–1872), English antiquary and book collector * Vivian Phillipps (Henry Vivian Phillipps, 1870–1955), British teacher, lawyer and Liberal politician * William Herbert Phillipps (1847 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Philips (surname)
Philips is a surname. Notable people with the name include: * Ambrose Philips (1674–1749), English poet * Anton Philips (1874–1951), Dutch entrepreneur and co-founder of the Royal Philips Electronics; brother of Gerard Philips * Bilal Philips (born 1946), Canadian Muslim teacher, speaker, and author * Cyril Philips (1912-2005), British historian and academic director (SOAS) * Edith Philips (1892–1983), American writer and educator * Emo Philips (born 1956), American comedian * Frits Philips (1905–2005), Dutch entrepreneur and co-founder of the Royal Philips Electronics company * Sir George Philips, 1st Baronet (1766–1847), English Member of Parliament * Sir George Philips, 2nd Baronet (1789–1874), son of the 1st Baronet, English Member of Parliament * George Morris Philips (1851–1920), American educator and academic administrator * Gerard Philips (1858–1942), Dutch entrepreneur and co-founder of the Royal Philips Electronics; brother of Anton Philips * Gina Philips ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
