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Gàidhealtachd
Geographic distribution of Gaelic-speakers in Scotland in 2001. Orkney and Shetland not shown. The Gàidhealtachd (Eng: Gaeldom), sometimes known as A' Ghàidhealtachd (Eng: the Gàidhealtachd), usually refers to the Scottish highlands and islands, and especially the Scottish Gaelic culture of ..
GID
GID might be an acronym or an abbreviation for: Gender identity disorderGeneral Intelligence Department, the Jordanian Intelligence Department.Generic Interface DefinitionGroup identifier (Unix) (See also: UGID).GID - the file extension of a Global Index file created by Microsoft Windows to accompa..
Gidago dan Laima
Gidago dan Laima (1817-1842) is the first known Grand Vizier of the Sokoto Caliphate. Gidago dan Laima was succeeded by Abd al-Qadir (Sokoto) (1842-1859) in 1842. ..
Gidamis Shahanga
Gidamis Shahanga (born September 4, 1957 in Katesh) is a retired Tanzanian long-distance runner. Achievements 1989 Berlin Marathon - gold medal1988 East and Central African Championships - gold medal (10,000 metres)1984 Los Angeles Marathon - gold medal1984 Rotterdam Marathon - gold medal1982 Commo..
Gidazepam
Gidazepam is a drug which is a benzodiazepine derivative. It possesses anxiolytic, anticonvulsant, sedative and skeletal muscle relaxant properties. Benzodiazepines [http://encycl.opentopia.com/ edit] N03AE - antiepileptics: (01:Clonazepam) N05BA - anxiolytics: (01:Diazepam) (..
Gidderbaha
Gidderbaha is a city and a municipal council in Muktsar district in the Indian state of Punjab. Demographics As of 2001 India census[Geographic references#IndiaGRIndia], Gidderbaha had a population of 36,593. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Gidderbaha has an avera..
Giddha
Giddha (Punjabi: , giddhā) is a form of dance that comes from the Punjab region of India and Pakistan. It is a folk dance performed by women and girls and its male counterpart is known as Bhangra. Girls or women generally form a circle to start performing giddha. All of them clap their hands and s..
Giddings, Texas
Giddings is a city in Lee County, Texas, United States situated on the intersection of U.S. Routes 77 and 290, 55 miles east of Austin. It is the county seat of Lee County, and its population was 5,105 at the 2000 census. The city's motto is "Giddings Texas: Experience Hometown Hospitality". Co..
Giddy up
Giddy Up is the the first solo CD released by Craig Northey, a former member of the canadian 1990's alternative band Odds. It was released in 2001 and has eight songs, totaling a running time of approximately 25 minutes. Other composers who contributed to the album include David Gamson and Blair Pac..
Gidea Park
Gidea Park is a place in the London Borough of Havering. Gidea Park is a part of Romford post town. Gidea Park is the location of the "Romford Garden Suburb" constructed in 1910 to 1911 on the Gidea Hall and Balgores Estates as an exhibition of town planning. Small cottages and houses were designe..
Gidea Park railway station
Gidea Park railway station is a railway station at Gidea Park in the London Borough of Havering in East London. Train services are provided by "one" and the station is in Travelcard Zone 6. It is proposed that the Crossrail line will stop here. Typical off-peak service from the station is: 6 tp..
Gidea Thompson
Gidea Thompson was a fictional character in the BBC soap opera EastEnders. She was played by Sian Martin. History Gidea first arrived in Walford in May 1993 when she came from Trinidad to visit her grandfather, Jules Tavernier. Gidea's mother was the result of an affair Jules had in his early 20s ..
Gideon
Gideon may refer to: Gideon, a character in the book of JudgesGideons InternationalGIDEON-Global Infectious Disease Epidemiology NetworkGideon the Elder, a character in CharmedGideon (comics), a Marvel Comics SupervillainGideon v. Wainwright, a major court battleThis is a [disambiguationdisamb..
Gideon's Crossing
Gideon's Crossing was a US medical drama loosely-based on the experience of the real life Dr. Jerome Groopman. It premiered on October 10, 2000 and last aired on April 9, 2001. Although receiving critical praise, it was shelved after one season. One episode (The Old School) never aired. Cast And..
Gideon's Daughter
Gideon's Daughter is the second of two linked BBC television dramas written and directed by Stephen Poliakoff. Starring Bill Nighy, Miranda Richardson and Emily Blunt, it was broadcast by BBC One on February 26th 2006. The first of the dramas was Friends and Crocodiles, broadcast the previous month,..
Gideon's Trumpet
Gideon's Trumpet is a book by Anthony Lewis describing the story behind Gideon v. Wainwright, in which the Supreme Court of the United States ruled that criminal defendants have a right to an attorney even if they cannot afford it. A made-for-TV movie based on the book was released in 1980, starring..
Gideon's Way
Gideon's Way was a British TV crime series made by ITC Entertainment in 1964/65, based on the novels by John Creasey. The series starred John Gregson in the title role as Commander George Gideon of Scotland Yard, with Alexander Davion as his assistant, Detective Chief Inspector David Keen. Extensiv..
Gideon, Lester Peter
Please [Glossary#Wwikify] (format) this article or section as suggested in the [Guide to layoutGuide to layout] and the [Manual of StyleManual of Style]. Remove this template after wikifying. This article has been tagged since May 2006. Dr. Lester Gideon & Associat..
Gideon, Missouri
Gideon is a city in New Madrid County, Missouri, United States. The population was 1,113 at the 2000 census. Geography Gideon is located at [36°27′17″N, 89°55′7″W] (36.454799, -89.918691)[Geographic references#1GR1]. According to the United States Census Bureau, the..
GIDEON-Global Infectious Disease Epidemiology Network
GIDEON (Global Infectious Diseases On Line) is a web-based program for decision support and informatics in the fields of Infectious Diseases and Geographic Medicine. As of 2005, more than 300 generic infectious diseases occur haphazardly in time and space and are challenged by over 250 drugs and va..
Gideons International
A copy of a Bible distributed by Gideons International. Gideons International is an evangelical Christian organization dedicated to distributing copies of the Bible (in either the King James Version or the New King James Version in the United States, but other translations in over 80 language..
Gideon (Charmed)
Gideon Gildart Jackson as Gideon First appearance The Legend of Sleepy Halliwell Last appearance It's a Bad, Bad, Bad, Bad World, Pt 2 Created by Brad Kern Statistics Full Name Gideon Status Deceased Species Elder Affiliation The Charmed Ones, Magic School, Leo Wyatt, Barbas, the De..
Gideon (comics)
Gideon is a fictional character, a Mutant supervillain appearing in the Marvel Comics universe. He was created by Rob Liefeld and Fabian Nicieza. Gideon was a member of the Externals, a unique type of immortal mutant, and an adversary of the X-Men spin-off group X-Force. Contents 1 History..
Gideon (film)
Gideon is an American romantic tragic comedy of the year 1999. [Spoiler warningSpoiler warning]: Plot and/or ending details follow. Gideon Oliver Dobbs is a man with mental disability. He lives in a home, Lakeview, with senior inhabitants. They are all grumpy old men and women. Gideon ..
Gideon (Judges)
Judges Othniel Ehud Shamgar Deborah and Barak Gideon Abimelech Tola Jair Jephtha Ibzan Elon Abdon Samson Eli Samuel [ edit] Gideon (גִּדְעוֹן, Standard Hebrew Gidʻon, Tiberian Hebrew Giḏʻôn), also known as Jerubbaal, is a character that a..
Gideon Adams
Gideon Adams (February 11 1755 – June 20 1834) was a farmer and political figure in Upper Canada. He was born in Connecticut in 1755. He served with Jessup's Rangers during the American Revolution and settled in Edwardsburg Township, later moving to South Gower Township in 1818. He was named ..
Gideon Barcza
Gideon Barcza (August 21 1911 in Kisujszállás – February 27 1986 in Budapest) was a Hungarian chess player who was awarded the Grandmaster title in 1954. Barcza won the Hungarian Chess Championship eight times (1942, 1943, 1947, 1950, 1951, 1955, 1957, and 1958) and played on seven Hungarian Ch..
Gideon Blackburn
Gideon Blackburn (August 27, 1772–August 23, 1838) was an American Presbyterian clergyman, born in Angusta County, Virginia, of Scotch-Irish descent. As a youth he studied at Martin Academy in Washington County, Tennessee, was ordained in 1792, and received his preacher's license from the Abi..
Gideon Bok
Gideon Bok (born 1966) is an American painter who lives and works in Portland, Maine. He was educated at Hampshire College and Yale University and now teaches at Hampshire but is now on sabbatical. ..
Gideon Brand van Zyl
Gideon Brand van Zyl (December 31, 1873 - September 20, 1956), was the Governor-General of the Union of South Africa from 1946-1950. Prior to this, he served as Deputy-Speaker of Parliament. |- style="text-align: center;" The Viscount Gladstone | The Viscount Buxton | HRH Prince Arthur ..
Gideon Brecher
Gideon Brecher (January 12, 1797 – May 14, 1873), also known as "Gedaliah Ben Eliezer' was an Austrian physician and writer. Brecher was the uncle, by marriage, to Austrian bibliographer and Orientalist Moritz Steinschneider. Brechner was born in Prossnitz, Moravia. He was the first Jew o..
Gideon C. Moody
Gideon Curtis Moody (October 16, 1832 - March 17, 1904) was a United States Senator from South Dakota. Born in Cortland, New York, he attended the common schools and pursued an academic course. He studied law in Syracuse, New York and in 1852 moved to Indiana, gaining admission to the bar in 1853. H..
Gideon Coe
Gideon Coe is a radio DJ, presenter, sportscaster, voice-over artist, and journalist. He was born on 22nd September 1967 Coe graduated from Coventry (Lanchester) Polytechnic, now Coventry University in 1989. He gained a 2.1 in Communication Studies. During his time there he played rhythm guitar ..
Gideon Defoe
Gideon Defoe is the author of The Pirates! in an Adventure with Scientists and Pirates! In an Adventure with Whaling. A third book is to be released in late 2006. He claims to have started writing stories about pirates to impress a girl. ..
Gideon Emery
Gideon Emery (born September 12, 1972 in Windsor, England) is an English-born actor and voice actor. He provided the voice of Bane in [[The Matrix: Path of Neo]] video game (gameplay segments only) and has also done voiceovers for EverQuest II, [[GoldenEye: Rogue Agent]], and Ghost Recon 2 Currentl..
Gideon Ezra
Gideon Ezra (born June 30, 1937) is a member of the Israeli Knesset and is a minister in the government. Ezra was born in Jerusalem. He served in the Israeli Defense Force in the years 1955-1958 in the Nahal. Between the years 1962-1995 he served in the Shabak. He then entered the private serc..
Gideon Fell
Doctor Gideon Fell is a fictional detective created by John Dickson Carr. He is the protagonist of 23 novels from 1933 through 1967 as well as a few short stories. Carr was an American who lived most of his adult life in England; Dr. Fell is an Englishman who lives in the London suburbs. He is de..
Gideon Force
The Gideon Force was a British-led African guerrilla force fighting the Italian occupation forces in Abyssiania (modern-day Ethiopia) during the World War II. Leader and creator of the force was British major Charles Orde Wingate. Contents 1 Political situation2 Beginnings3 Battle..
Gideon Freudmann
Gideon Freudmann, described as a "cross-genre cellist," coined the term cellobop to describe his music. His live performances feature improvisation and the use of loop-delay effects. Discography Fellini's Martini (1993)Cellobotomy (1995)Banking Left (1995)Adobe Dog House (1997)Sound of Distant De..
Gideon Gechtman
Gideon Gechtman (born 1942) is an Israeli artist and sculptor. He has won many prizes and represented Israel at the Venice Biennale in 2001. His environmental sculptures can be seen in several Israeli cities and his creations have been exhibited in Israel's main museums. Gechtman was born in Alex..
Gideon Gono
Gideon Gono is the Governor of the Zimbabwe central bank the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe and former CEO of the Jewel Bank formerly known as the Commercial Bank of Zimbabwe. He is said to have started of as a cleaner to become the CEO ..
Gideon Granger
Gideon Granger (July 19, 1767–December 31, 1822) was an American political leader. He was a graduate of Yale University, lawyer, member of the Connecticut General Assembly and the New York Senate, as well as U.S. Postmaster General from 1801 until 1814. His son Francis Granger was also later ..
Gideon Haigh
This does not cite its [[Opentopia:Citing sources|references or sources]]. You can [[Opentopia:WikiProject Fact and Reference Check|help]] Wikipedia by introducing appropriate citations. Gideon Haigh is an Australian journalist. He is a sports writer who is known for his insight[[Citing ..
Gideon Hausner
Gideon Hausner (1915, Lvov – 1990) was an Israeli jurist and politician: from 1960 to 1962 attorney-general, later a member of parliament, legal adviser to the Israeli Government and a cabinet minister. Hausner is most widely known for being the main prosecutor at the war crimes trial of Ado..
Gideon Hawley
Gideon Hawley (November 11, 1727 – October 3, 1807), was a New England missionary to the Iroquois in Massachusetts and on the Susquehanna River in New York. He was born in Stratfield, Connecticut, the son of Gideon Hawley and Hannah Bennett, a daughter of Lieutenant James Bennett of Stratfie..
GIDEON Informatics
[GIDEON Informatics, Inc] is the company behind the product, GIDEON-Global Infectious Disease Epidemiology Network ..
Gideon Johnson Pillow
Gideon Johnson Pillow (June 8, 1806 – October 8, 1878) was an American lawyer, politician, and Confederate general in the American Civil War. Pillow was born in Williamson County, Tennessee. He graduated from the University of Nashville in 1827 and practiced law in Columbia, Tennessee, as a p..
Gideon Klein
Gideon Klein (December 6 1919 – c.January 1945) was a Czech Jewish composer of classical music. He was born in Přerov and, showing musical talent early, studied piano with Ruzena Kurzona and Vilém Kurz, and composition with Alois Hába. In December 1941 he was deported by the Nazis to Tere..
Gideon Koren
Gideon Koren, MD, FACMT, FRCP(C) (born 1947) is a Canadian pediatrician, clinical pharmacologist, and toxicologist. He is the founder and director of the Toronto Hospital for Sick Children's Motherisk, a program which helps pregnant or lactating women with the risks associated with drug, chemical,..
Gideon Levy
Gideon Levy is an Israeli journalist for Ha'aretz and former spokesman for Shimon Peres. External Links [Interview with Levy on PBS] (2003)[Selection of articles by Levy] ..
Gideon Mace
Gideon Mace is a fictional villain in the Marvel Comics Universe. Contents 1 '''History'''2 '''Character Information'''3 '''Abilities/Accessories'''4 '''Significant Issues''' History Colonel Gideon Mace, veteran of several wars, felt his superiors were weak, unwilling to make..
Gideon Mantell
Gideon Algernon Mantell (February 3, 1790 – November 10 1852) was an English obstetrician, geologist, and palaeontologist. He is credited with discovering the first fossils identified as originating from a dinosaur, teeth belonging to an Iguanodon. Contents 1 Giant iguana-like teeth2&n..
Gideon McDuck
Gideon McDuck is a fictional character and duck who appears in various Walt Disney comics. He was created by Romano Scarpa, and made his first appearance in a story published on February 10, 1956. Gideon is presented as Scrooge McDuck's younger brother, and mainly appears in Italian comic stories; ..
Gideon Oliphant-Murray, 2nd Viscount Elibank
Gideon Oliphant-Murray, 2nd Viscount Elibank (1877 - 12 March 1951) was a Scottish politician and nobleman, inheriting the viscountcy as the eldest surviving son of 1st Viscount Elibank. Oliphant-Murray was Private Secretary to George Le Hunte, Lieutenant-Governor of British New Guinea in 1898; Res..
Gideon Omorokio
Gideon Omokirio (born October 12, 1976) is a Solomon Islands footballer who is a defender and is currently the captain of the Solomon Islands national football team. Nicknamed 'Giggs', Gideon Omokirio has represented the Solomon Islands in every age group at international level. He has always play..
Gideon Orkar
Major Gideon Orkar was a Nigerian military officer and revolutionary who staged a coup against General Ibrahim Babangida in April, 1990. External links [Orkar's Speech] ..
Gideon Ouseley
Gideon Ouseley (1762-1839) was born into an Anglican gentry family in Dunmore, Co. Galway. He spent much of his childhood in the cabins of peasant neighbours. Later, during a wild youth, he lost an eye in a tavern brawl, a loss that reputedly left him with a frightening appearance. In 1791, Ousel..
Gideon Ravenor
Gideon Ravenor is a character from the fictional Warhammer 40,000 universe. Ravenor was a member of the Imperial Inquisition and part of a group of special operatives that captured enemies of the Imperium. Ravenor's body was woefully crippled, whilst he was still an Interrogator, during the atrocity..
Gideon Robertson
The Honourable Gideon Decker Robertson, PC (August 26 1874 - August 5 1933) was a Canadian Senator and Canadian Cabinet minister. Robertson was a telegrapher by profession and had links with conservatives in the labour movement. In January 1917, he was appointed to the Senate as a Conservative as a..
Gideon Rodan
Dr. Gideon Alfred Rodan (born 1934 in Bucharest, Romania; died January 1 2006 in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania) was an American biochemist and osteopath. Rodan studied at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem and at the Weizmann Institute for Sciences in Rehovot, Israel. He researched the deformation of bo..
Gideon S. Ives
150px Gideon Spraugue Ives (January 19, 1846- December 12 1927) was an American politician. He served as Mayor of St. Peter, Minnesota (1885), and Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota (1891-1893). He was the son-in-law of Governor Henry Adoniram Swift. ..
Gideon Sa'ar
Gideon Sa'ar (in Hebrew גדעון סער) (born September 12, 1966) is a member of the Knesset (Israeli Parliament) from the Likud party. Born in Tel Aviv, Israel, he has a B.A. Political Science and LLB from Tel Aviv University. He was a Staff Sergeant in the IDF. He is currently the chairman ..
Gideon Shryock
Gideon Shryock (November 15, 1802 - 1880), was an American Greek Revival architect. Shryock was a native of Lexington, Kentucky, the son of a housebuilder and contractor, Mathias Shryock, who had moved to Kentucky from Maryland and who would father 10 other children in Kentucky besides Gideon. One..
Gideon Stahlberg
Gideon Ståhlberg (or Stahlberg) (1908 – 1967) was a Swedish chess grandmaster. He came to fame when he won matches against star players Spielmann and Nimzowitsch in the early 1930s. Stahlberg won the Swedish chess championship of 1927 and became Scandinavian champion in 1929. In 1950 and 1953..
Gideon Stargrave
Gideon Stargrave as featured on the cover of The Invisibles volume 1, #17 Gideon Stargrave is a comic book character created by Grant Morrison in 1978 for the anthology title Near Myths. History Stargrave is based slightly upon Michael Moorcock's Jerry Cornelius character as well as Morrison hi..
Gideon Striker
Gideon Striker was an Ontario businessman and political figure. He represented Prince Edward in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario as a Liberal member from 1872 to 1883. He was born in Prince Edward County and educated in Picton. He was a druggist and sold groceries as well. Striker also served..
Gideon Sundback
Gideon Sundbäck (1880 - 1954) was a Canadian (Swedish-born) inventor. He invented the modern zipper in 1914. His invention was based upon the previous work of other engineers such as Elias Howe, Max Wolff, and Whitcomb Judson (whose daughter Sundback married and is well sound). The patent was issu..
Gideon T. Stewart
Lawyer and newspaper owner-editor Gideon T. Stewart (1824-1909) was very active in promoting the temperance movement. He was elected three timess as grand worthy chief templar of the Good Templars of Ohio. Throughout the 1850s he attempted to organize a permanent prohibition party. In 1869, Stewart..
Gideon Tomlinson
Gideon Tomlinson (December 31, 1780 – October 8, 1854) was a United States Senator for Connecticut. Born in Stratford, Connecticut, he was Governor of Connecticut between May 2, 1827 to March 1831, he died in Fairfield, Connecticut. The Tomlinson Bridge (built 1796-98) of Fair Haven (part of New H..
Gideon v. Wainwright
Gideon v. Wainwright, [372 U.S. 335] (1963), was a landmark case in United States Supreme Court history. In the case, the Supreme Court unanimously ruled that state courts are required by the Sixth and Fourteenth Amendments to the Constitution to provide lawyers for defendants in criminal..
Gideon Welles
Gideon Welles Gideon Welles (July 1, 1802–February 11, 1878) was the United States Secretary of the Navy from 1861 to 1869. His buildup of the Navy to successfully execute blockades of Southern ports was a key component of Northern victory of the Civil War. Born in Glastonbury, Connec..
Gideon Williamson
Gideon B. Williamson (1898-1981) was a minister and general superintendent in the Church of the Nazarene. ..
Gideon Yago
Gideon Yago (born. February 19, 1978) is a writer and a reporter who has contributed to MTV News and CBS News though he is most recognized for his contributions to MTV. Background Yago was born in Madison, Wisconsin to a German Jewish mother and a Jewish American father who met in Israel.[l..
Gide (disambiguation)
Gide is a French surname which may refer to: André Gide, French authorCharles Gide, French economist, and the uncle of André Gide. This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with the same title. If an referred you to this page, you may wish to change ..
Gide Loyrette Nouel
Gide Loyrette Nouel (“Gide”) is a French business law firm founded in 1957 by Pierre Gide and Philippe Nouel, with its head office in the 8th arrondissement of Paris, near the Champs-Élysées. It also operates 18 offices around the world, mainly in Europe, and also in New York, Beijing and Shan..
Gidgee
Gidgee may refer to any of a number of closely related species of Acacia: Acacia anastema, commonly known as "sandridge gidgee" or just "gidgee";Acacia pruinocarpa, commonly known as "gidgee" or "black gidgee";Acacia subtessarogona, commonly known as spreading gidgee. This is a [disambiguationd..
Gidget
Gidget is the nickname (a contraction of "girl midget") of Frances Lawrence, a teenage character adapted for film and television from a novel by Frederick Kohner. The original Gidget was created by Kohner in his 1957 novel Gidget, The Little Girl With the Big Ideas, written in the first person and ..
Gidget (film)
Gidget was an American film starring 1950s teen icon Sandra Dee, released in 1959. Adapted from the novel by Frederick Kohner, and with a screenplay by Gabrielle Upton, this popular film was directed by Paul Wendkos. It follows the life of teenager Gidget and friends, in a predictably sweet love st..
Gidget (TV series)
Gidget was a 1965 U.S. television sitcom starring Sally Field in the lead role of Francine Lawrence, a teenage character adapted for film and television from a novel by Frederick Kohner. Don Porter also co-starred as her widowed college professor father in California. Gidget is the nickname her s..
Gidget Gein
Gidget Gein born Bradley Stewart (b. September 11, 1969 in Hollywood, Florida) is an American musician and artist who was the second bassist for alternative rock band Marilyn Manson. His stage name was created by mixing the names of Gidget (a TV character) and Ed Gein (a notorious American serial ki..
Gidget Goes Hawaiian
Gidget Goes Hawaiian is a 1961 "beach movie", the second of three Gidget films directed by Paul Wendkos. The screenplay was written by Ruth Brooks Flippen based on characters created by Frederick Kohner. Deborah Walley played the title character; other cast members included James Darren, Michael Cal..
Gidget Sandoval
Gidget Sandoval Herrera is the titleholder of Miss International for 1983. She is the second delegate from Costa Rica to win the title, held in Osaka, Japan. Prior to her victory in the said pageant, she participated in the Miss Pan-American Teenager pageant, [where she was adjudged] Mis..
Gidi
Gidi is a census town in Hazaribag district in the Indian state of Jharkhand. Demographics As of 2001 India census[Geographic references#IndiaGRIndia], Gidi had a population of 13,659. Males constitute 55% of the population and females 45%. Gidi has an average literacy rate of 68%, highe..
Gidim
Gidim are the Sumerian equivalent of ghosts; they were the spirits of dead people living in the Underworld. ..
Gidi Gidi Maji Maji
Gidi Gidi Maji Maji (also known as GidiGidi MajiMaji and GidigidiMajimaji) is a Kenyan hip hop duo from Nairobi. Its two members are Maji Maji (Julius Owino) and Gidi Gidi (Joseph Oyoo). Their lyrics are mostly in Dholuo language, with some English and Swahili. Unlike most local hip hop artists, Gid..
Gidi Pass
Gidi Pass is a strategically important pass in the Sinai. It is about 29 km (18 miles) long. ..
Gidney
Gidney is a family name adopted by an off shoot of the Gedney family of Massachusetts. This branch of the family settled in upstate New York and, following the war of independence, migrated to Canada, where they changed their name to Gidney and established themselves in Nova Scotia. Gidney was also..
Gidol
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Gidon Kremer
Gidon Kremer (Latvian: ; born February 27, 1947) is a Latvian violinist and conductor. Kremer was born in Riga to parents of German origin. He began to play the violin at the age of four, receiving tuition from his father and his grandfather, who were both professional violinists. He went on ..
Gidon Saks
[link] Bass-baritone Gidon Saks was born in Israel and spent his youth in South Africa, before moving to the UK to study at the Royal Northern College of Music. Since his debut with the Canadian Opera Company, he has sung for Covent Garden, the Paris Opéra, San Francisco, the Staatsoper ..
Gidsken Jakobsen
Gidsken Jakobsen (August 1 1908 - 1990) was a Norwegian aviation pioneer. She was among the first Norwegians who tried to establish commercial aviation in Norway, and in 1932 she established her own airline, making her the first female leader of a Scandinavian airline. When she registered her first..
Gid Tanner
James Gideon “Gid” Tanner was one of the earliest stars of what would come to be known as country music. His band, the Skillet Lickers, was one of the most innovative and influential string bands of the 1920s and 1930s. Its most notable members were Clayton McMichen (fiddle and vocal) and the ..
Ægidius Elling
Jens William Ægidius Elling (also Aegidus or Aegidius) (born July 26, 1861 - died 1949) was a Norwegian inventor who is considered to be the father of the gas turbine. In 1903 he completed the first turbine that produced excess power; his original machine used both rotary compressors and turbines..
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