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't Hof van Commerce
't Hof van Commerce is a Belgian hip hop crew from Izegem in the province West Flanders, in the Dutch speaking flemish north part of Belgium. Their name is dialect for 'chamber of commerce', all their raps/lyrics are also in the West Flanders dialect, which makes them hard to understand for most Fl..
't Hooft-Polyakov monopole
In theoretical physics, the 't Hooft-Polyakov monopole is a topological soliton similar to the Dirac monopole but without any singularities. It arises in the case of a Yang-Mills theory with a gauge group G, coupled to a Higgs field which spontaneously breaks it down to a smaller group H via the Hig..
't Hooft operator
In theoretical physics, a 't Hooft operator is a complete counterpart of the Wilson loop in which the electromagnetic potential A is replaced by its electromagnetic dual Amag where the exterior derivative of A is equal to the Hodge dual of the exterior derivative of Amag. While the Wilson loop is a..
't Hooft symbol
The 't Hooft symbol η is a symbol of convenience introduced by Gerard 't Hooft. It is a blend between the Kronecker delta and the Levi-Civita symbol. See also instanton ..
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Théodore-Pierre Bertin
Théodore-Pierre Bertin (25 January 1751 at Donnemarie (Seine-et-Marne)-2 November 1819 in Paris), is the author of fifty-odd works on various subjects, but is primarily remembered as the person responsable for adapting Samuel Taylor's shorthand to the French language and introducing modern shorthan..
Théodore Aubanel
Théodore Aubanel Théodore Aubanel (1829 - 1886) was a Provencal poet. He was born in Avignon. See also Provençal literature ..
Théodore Chassériau
Théodore Chassériau (September 20, 1819 – October 8, 1856) was a French romantic painter. Life and Work Chassériau's depiction of Macbeth seeing the ghost of Banquo. Chassériau was born in Samaná, in Saint Domingue (now the Dominican Republic). His father was a Frenchman who held a..
Théodore Cornut
Théodore Cornut was of French mathematician and military architect of the 18th century, born in Avignon. He was commissionned by Sidi Mohamed ben Abdallah, an Alaouite Sultan, to build the city of Mogador (modern Essaouira) in 1766. Cornut is thought to have been a prisoner, taken during a failed ..
Théodore de Banville
French literature French literary history Medieval 16th century - 17th century 18th century -19th century 20th century - Contemporary French Writers Chronological list - - [[Portal:France|France Portal]] [[Portal:Literature|Literature Portal]]This box: [ view] • &..
Théodore Dubois
François Clément Théodore Dubois (August 24, 1837 – June 11, 1924) was a French composer, organist and music teacher. Dubois was born in Rosnay in Marne. He studied first under Louis Fanart (the choirmaster at Reims cathedral) and later at the Paris Conservatoire under Ambroise Thomas. He ..
Théodore Géricault
Bronze figure of Théodore Géricault, brush in hand, on his tomb at Père Lachaise cemetery. Géricault's tomb. Théodore Géricault (September 26, 1791 – January 26, 1824) was a famous French painter, known for The Raft of the Medusa and other paintings. He was one of the pione..
Théodore Gosselin
Théodore Gosselin (October 7, 1855 - February 7, 1935) was a French historian who wrote under the pen name G. Lenotre. Under the pen name Lenotre, Gosselin wrote articles in publications such as Figaro, Revue des deux mondes, Monde illustré and Temps. He also produced numerous works dealing wi..
Théodore Maunoir
Dr. Théodore Maunoir (June 1, 1806 - April 26, 1869) was a Swiss surgeon and co-founder of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC). Théodore Maunoir was born to a wealthy family of doctors in Geneva. Following family tradition he studied medicine in England and France and gained hi..
Théodore Monod
Théodore André Monod (Rouen, April 9, 1902 - Versailles, November 22, 2000) was a French naturalist, explorer, and humanist scholar. In the course of his career, Monod was made director of the Institut d'Afrique noire, professor at the Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle, member of the Acadé..
Théodore Moret
Théodore Moret, also known as Moretus (born in 1602 in Antwerp - died in 1667 in Breslau) was a Belgian mathematician and Jesuit. He spent most of his working life in Prague, in the Czech Republic. Moretus is the author of the first mathematical dissertations ever defended in Prague. Moretus' sci..
Théodore Reinach
Theodore Reinach (1860 – 1928) was a French archaeologist, the brother of Joseph Reinach and Salomon Reinach. He had a brilliant career as a scholar, and was called to the Parisian bar, where he practised from 1881 to 1886, but eventually devoted himself to the study of numismatics. He wrote..
Théodore Robitaille
Théodore Robitaille, PC (29 January 1834 – 17 August 1897) was a Canadian physician, politician, and Lieutenant governor. Born in Varennes, Lower Canada, the son of Louis-Adolphe Robitaille and Marie-Justine Monjeau, he was baptized as Louis-François-Christophe-Théodore. A physician, he ..
Théodore Rousseau
Pierre Étienne Théodore Rousseau (April 15, 1812 - December 22, 1867), French painter of the Barbizon school, was born in Paris, of a bourgeois family which included one or two artists. At first he received a business training, but soon displayed aptitude for painting. Although his father regrett..
Théodore Simon Jouffroy
Théodore Simon Jouffroy (July 6, 1796 - February 4, 1842) was a French philosopher. He was born at Pontets, near Mouthe, département of Doubs. In his tenth year, his father, a tax-gatherer, sent him to an uncle at Pontarlier, under whom he began his classical studies. At Dijon his compositions a..
Théodore Sindikubwabo
Théodore Sindikubwabo (born 1928 – died late 1990s) was the interim president of Rwanda from April 9 to July 19, 1994. Born in the town of Butare in the south of Rwanda, Sindikubwabo was educated as a physician, and was Minister of Health in the administration of President Kayibanda. Foll..
Théodore Steeg
French politician Théodore Steeg Théodore Steeg (December 19, 1868 in Libourne, Gironde - December 19, 1950 in Paris) was a French politician of the Third Republic. Steeg's Government, ..
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Théodule-Armand Ribot
Théodule-Armand Ribot (December 18, 1839 - December 9, 1916), French psychologist, was born at Guingamp, and was educated at the Lycée de St Brieuc. In 1856 he began to teach, and was admitted to the École Normale Supérieure in 1862. In 1885 he gave a course of lectures on Experimental Psycholo..
Théodule Ribot
Théodule-Augustin Ribot (August 8, 1823 – September 11, 1891) was a French realist painter. Born in Saint-Nicolas-d'Attez, he studied at the École des Arts et Metiers de Chalons before finding work in Paris as a store decorator. He continued his studies in the studio of Glaize, and made his ..
Théodwyn
Théodwyn (T.A. 2963-3002) is a fictional character referred to in Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings, notable as the mother of Éomer and Éowyn who play key roles in the story. Théodwyn was a woman of Rohan. She was the sister of Théoden and the daughter of Thengel and Morwen. She was married to É..
Théogène Ricard
J.H. Théogène Ricard, PC (born April 30, 1909) is a retired Canadian politician. An insurance agent by training, Ricard was first elected to the Canadian House of Commons in the 1957 election as the Progressive Conservative Member of Parliament (MP) for Saint-Hyacinthe—Bagot. In 1962, he was a..
Théoneste Bagosora
Colonel Théoneste Bagosora (born August 16, 1941) is a Rwandan military officer. He is chiefly known for his role in the 1994 Rwandan Genocide. Contents 1 History and career2 Role in the genocide3 References4 External links History and career Bagosora was born in Giciye com..
Théophile-Jules Pelouze
Théophile-Jules Pelouze (also known as Jules Pelouze, Théophile Pelouze, Theo Pelouze, or TJ Pelouze) was a French chemist. He was born February 26, 1807 at Valognes, and died in Paris in 1867. His father, Edmond Pelouze, was an industrial chemist and the author of several technical handbooks...
Théophile Abega
Théophile Abega is one of the greatest players in the history of Cameroonian football. The midfielder was a star in the Cameroon national football team, playing all three matches at the 1982 FIFA World Cup and captaining the side to their first African Nations Cup victory in 1984. ..
Théophile Alajouanine
Théphile Alajouanine (June 12 1890, Verneix-Allier – 1980) was a French neurologist. Théophile Alajouanine was a pupil of Jules-Joseph Dejerine and worked with Georges Guillain and Charles Foix. He wrote prolifically on many topics but was especially interested in Aphasia. Great scholar an..
Théophile Bidard
Théophile Bidard was a famous law professor in Rennes, France during the 1840s and 1850s. He was the witness à charge in the Hélène Jegado trial in 1851. Mrs. Jegado had killed two of his servants with poison. ..
Théophile Corret de la Tour d'Auvergne
--> Section>sections].Please format the article according to the guidelines laid out at[Manual of Style]. Théophile Malo Corret de la Tour d'Auvergne (born 23 November 1743 in Carhaix, Brittany; died 28 June 1800) was a Grenadier officer in the French army. He was born at Carh..
Théophile Delcassé
Théophile Delcassé (March 1, 1852 - February 22, 1923) was a French statesman. Biography He was born at Pamiers, in the Ariège département. He wrote articles on foreign affairs for the République Française and Paris, and in 1888 was elected conseiller général of his native département, ..
Théophile de Donder
Théophile de Donder (1873-1957) was a Belgian mathematician and physicist. He was born and died in Brussels. He received his doctorate in physics and mathematics from the University of Brussels in 1899 and became professor of mathematical physics at the Université Libre de Bruxelles (1911-1942). H..
Théophile de Viau
French literature French literary history Medieval 16th century - 17th century 18th century -19th century 20th century - Contemporary French Writers Chronological list - - [[Portal:France|France Portal]] [[Portal:Literature|Literature Portal]]This box: [ view] • &..
Théophile Ferré
Ferré,Théophile Charles Gilles (Paris, 1846 - Satory, 1871) was one of the first members of the Paris Commune -together with Rossel and Bourgeois- to be executed (November 22, 1871) at Satory, the military base south-west of Versailles. Théophile Ferré was condemned to death for having ordered ..
Théophile Gautier
Pierre Jules Théophile Gautier (August 30, 1811 – October 23, 1872) was a French poet, dramatist, novelist, journalist, and literary critic. His life envelops a major part of the 19th Century, a tumultuous political and social era in France that rendered many great works and artistic creativity..
Théophile Mbemba Fundu
Théophile Mbemba Fundu is the interior minister of the Democratic Republic of Congo. He is interior minister since 2001. He was governor of Kinshasa before that. He is a professor. See also Ituri conflict ..
Théophile Moreux
Theophile Moreux (1867 – July 13,1954) was a French astronomer and meteorologist. He founded the Bourges Observatory at the seminary St Célestin at Bourges, where he was a professor of science and mathematics. He observed the surface features on the Moon and Mars. He published star maps and ..
Théophile Nata
Théophile Nata (born 1947) is a member of the Pan-African Parliament from Benin. Education Attended Natitingou Catholic Primary School for four years starting in 1954 and ended in 1960, graduated from the Sainte Jeanne d' Arc de Oudah, Southern Benin after seven years. Studied French and literatur..
Théophile Peyron
Doctor Théophile Peyron was a French naval doctor, who ran the mental hospital of Saint-Paul-de Mausole in a former monastery just outside of Saint Rémy de Provence. Vincent van Gogh was one of his patients. ..
Théophile Steinlen
Théophile Alexandre Steinlen, born November 10, 1859 – died December 13, 1923, was a Swiss-born French Art Nouveau painter and printmaker. Born in Lausanne, Switzerland, Théophile Steinlen studied at the University before taking a job as a designer trainee at a textile mill in Mulhouse in east..
Théophile Voirol
Théophile Voirol September 3, 1781 – September 15, 1853) was a Swiss general in the French Republican Army, who later became a French nobleman and Governor of Algeria. He was born into a rich family in Tavannes in the Jura region of the canton of Berne, the son of a paster. At 12, he was sen..
Théophraste Renaudot
Théophraste Renaudot (circa 1586—25 October 1653) was a French physician, philanthropist, and journalist. Born in Loudun, he initiated a system of free medical consultations for the poor, and wrote the first treatise on diagnosis in France. Established a French weekly periodical, The Gazette, in..
Théo Lefèvre
Théo Lefèvre or Théodore Lefèvre (Ghent, 17 January 1914 - Sint-Lambrechts-Woluwe, 18 September 1973) was a lawyer at the Ghent court of justice. In 1946 he became deputy of the Belgian parliament for the (CVP). Between 25 April 1961 and 28 July 1965 he was prime minister of Belgium. |- style=..
Théo van Rysselberghe
Théo (Théophile) van Rysselberghe (November 23, 1862, - December 14, 1926), was a Belgian neo-impressionist painter, who played a pivotal role in the European art scene at the turn of the century. The Reading by Émile Verhaeren Théo van Rysselberghe, 1903 oil on canvas, 181 × 241 cm M..
Thoas
Thoas, son of Andraimon, was one of the heroes who fought for the Greeks in the Trojan War. He was a former suitor of Helen of Troy and led a group of forty ships for the Aetolians, one of the larger contigents. In the Iliad it states that he received his lordship because the previous dynasty of O..
Thoatherium
Thoatherium is an extinct genus of litoptern mammal. With a length of 70 cm (2 ft 4 in), the gazelle-like Thoatherium was the smallest representative of the order Litopterna. Judging from its long legs, it was a fast runner. Thoatherium had remarkably reduced toes; only one horse-like hoof remaine..
Thobe
A thobe (correctly thawb, Arabic ثوب) is an ankle-length garment, usually with long sleeves, similar to a robe. Most often, they are worn by men in the Arabian Peninsula and several surrounding countries. They are normally made of cotton, but heavier materials such as sheep's wool can be used a..
Thocomerius of Wallachia
T[h]ocomerius/Tihomir/Togomer/Totomer/Tugomir is thought to have been a Cuman/Romanian voivode (circa 1290 - circa 1310), possibly the father of Basarab I, the founder of the principality of Wallachia. He is sometimes identified with the legendary figure Radu Negru (Radu the Black), the cha..
Thoddoo (Alif Alif Atoll)
Thoddoo Island Summary Belongs to Alif Alif Atoll Location Population 1420 Length 1675m Width 1200m Distance from Malé 67.29km Administrative Information Island Chief Island office phone - Island office fax - Thoddoo (Dhivehi: ތޮއް..
Thodikana
Thodikana is an Indian village nestled in the foothills of the Western Ghats in southern Karnataka. It is a beautiful little village in Dakshina Kannada district, about 100 km from Mangalore city. Thodikana is known most for its Mallikarjuna temple, which was probably built sometime in the 13th ce..
Thodin
Thodin and his fellow Heretics on the Cluster. Thodin is a character in the film I Worship His Shadow that started the TV series, Lexx, played by Barry Bostwick. Thodin is the leader of the Austral-B Heretics, intent on the destruction of the Divine Order of the League of 20,000 planets and ..
Thodupuzha
Thodupuzha (Malayalam :െതാടുപുഴ) is a municipal town in the Idukki district of Kerala, 59 km from Ernakulam city in the southern most state of India. Thodupuzha is also the name of the river that flows through Thodupuzha town. It is the largest town in the district and is the com..
Thog
Thog is a fictional character appearing in the Marvel Comics universe. He is a demon who has clashed with the Man-Thing. External Links [Thog at Marvel.com][Thog at marvunapp.com] ..
Thoggen
Thoggen is an open source DVD backup ("DVD ripping") application for the GNOME desktop environment. It relies on the GStreamer multimedia framework and produces video output in the patent-free Theora video format with Vorbis audio. External links [Thoggen Home Page] ..
Thogotovirus
Thogotovirus is a genus in the virus family Orthomyxoviridae. The only species in this genus is called "Thogoto virus". It can replicate in both tick cells and vertebrate cells and is usually transmitted by ticks. Thogoto virus can be transmitted from infected to uninfected ticks when co-feeding on..
Thohoyandou
Thohoyandou is the former capital of the Bantustan of Venda. It is now the administrative and legislative centre for this Venda region in the Limpopo Province of South Africa. ..
Thoinot Arbeau
Thoinot Arbeau is the anagrammatic pen name of Jehan Tabourot, who was born in Dijon in 1519, and died in 1595. He was a Catholic priest, a canon of Langres. A dance manuscript written by him was published in 1588, reprinted in 1589 and 1596. This manual contains detailed instructions for numerous ..
Thoissey
Thoissey Country      France Région Rhône-Alpes Départment Ain Arrondissement Bourg-en-Bresse Canton Thoissey INSEE 01420 Postal Code 01140 MayorCurrent Term André Philippon2001-2007 Intercommunality Longitude Latitude ..
Thokk
In Norse mythology, Thokk (possibly Loki in disguise) was the frost giantess who refused to weep for the slain Baldur. Hel, the queen of the dead, said that, if all inhabitants of the nine worlds wept for him, she would allow him to rise. Thokk was the only one who refused to shed a tear, thus for..
Thokoza
Thokoza is a township situated south east of Alberton, adjacent to Katlehong on the East Rand, Gauteng, South Africa. It was established in 1973 and together with Katlehong it forms the second biggest black township after Soweto. ..
Thoko Didiza
Angela Thoko Didiza (2 June 1965 - ) is the former South African Minister of Agriculture and Land Affairs, a position she has held since 17 June 1999. She is now the Minister of Public Works. She is considered to be a contender for the Presidency. Didiza was born in the city of Durban. She is marri..
Thokur-62
Thokur-62 is a census town in Dakshina Kannada district in the Indian state of Karnataka. Demographics As of 2001 India census[Geographic references#IndiaGRIndia], Thokur-62 had a population of 6166. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Thokur-62 has an average literac..
Tholeiite
Tholeiite (or Tholeiitic basalt) is a type of basalt rock that is olivine-poor, and dominated by clinopyroxene, plagioclase, and iron ore.[link] Tholeiites are formed from tholeiitic magma and are the most common volcanic rocks on Earth by virtue of submarine volcanism, as contrasted to a..
Tholen
[Tholen] is a municipality and a city in the southwest of the Netherlands. The municipality consists of two peninsulas, formerly islands, the larger one on the south also called Tholen, the smaller one on the north called Sint Philipsland. The two are separated by the former strait, now..
Tholene
Tholene was a mentholated lip balm made by the Rosebud Perfume Company of Woodsboro, Maryland. It is notable for its distinctive packaging (empty tins are considered collectible). ..
Tholey
Tholey is a village and a municipality in the district of Sankt Wendel, in Saarland, Germany. It is situated approx. 10 km west of Sankt Wendel, and 30 km north of Saarbrücken. ..
Tholey Abbey
Tholey Abbey (Abtei Tholey) in Tholey, in the district of Sankt Wendel in Saarland, is a Benedictine monastery dedicated to Saint Maurice. It is part of the Beuronese Congregation within the Benedictine Confederation. Contents 1 History2 Abbots since 19493 References4 External..
Tholhifushi
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Tholian
[[Image:Tholian.jpg|right|thumb|350px|A Tholian, as depicted in [[Star Trek: Enterprise]].]] Tholians are a starfaring and extremely territorial race in the Star Trek fictional universe. The Tholian home nation is the Tholian Assembly, which inhabits an area of space in the Alpha Quadrant, in close..
Tholian Holdfast
This is an article about the Tholians as they exist in the Star Fleet Universe and not as they appear in various canon Star Trek sources. If you are seeking information about mainstream Star Trek, see the above link. The Tholian Holdfast comprises a small number of worlds in former Klingon spac..
Tholian Sentinel
Cost Basic Hold Cost 5,000 Main Drive Cost 10,000 Computer Cost 25,000 Ship Hull Cost 7,500 Ship Base Cost 47,500 Total Cost (Fully Loaded) 106,060 Combat Specifications Max Fighters 2,500 Max Figs Per Attack 800 Maximum Shields 4,000 Offensive Odds 1.0:1 Defensive Odds 1...
Tholin
Tholin is a heteropolymer formed by solar ultraviolet irradiation of simple organic compounds such as methane or ethane. Tholins do not form naturally on modern-day Earth, but are found in great abundance on the surface of icy bodies in the outer solar system. "Triton tholin" and "Titan tholin" are..
Tholkappiar
Tholkappiar was the author of the Tholkappiyam a book concerning the use of grammar in Tamil. It is said to have been written 2000 years ago and might have been based on a grammar book written by Tholkappiar's guru Agastiyar. ..
Tholme
Tholme is a fictional character in the Star Wars universe. [Spoiler warningSpoiler warning]: Plot and/or ending details follow. Biography Tholme was one of Quinlan Vos' early teachers. Master Tholme was the watchman of the sector which contained the planets Kiffex and Kiffu, during the..
Tholobate
Tholobate, the architectural term given to the cylindrical drum on which a dome is raised. In the earlier Byzantine churches, the dome rested direct on the pendentives and the windows were pierced in the dome itself; in later examples, between the pendentive and the dome an intervening circular wall..
Tholthorpe
Tholthorpe is a village and civil parish in Hambleton district of North Yorkshire, England. It is situated approximately five miles south-west of Easingwold. ..
Tholus
In planetary geology, a tholus (pl. tholi) is the term used to describe a small domical mountain or hill. Examples of a tholus Hecates Tholus External links [List of Martian tholi] ..
Thol Wildlife Sanctuary
Thol Wildlife Sanctuary is situated across Ahmedabad district and Mehsana district of Gujarat state, India. ..
Thom
The surname Thom is of Scottish origin, from the city of Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire and Angus, part of clan Stuart or Stewart. Many Thoms can be found in Ontario, Canada and New York. Well-known Thoms include mathematician René Thom (1923-2002), singer-songwriter Sandi Thom (born August 11, 1981), an..
Thomanerchor
The Thomanerchor is a choir featuring boy sopranos in Leipzig, Germany. The choir was founded in 1212. At the present time, the choir consists of approximately 100 boys from 9 to 18 years of age. The members, called Thomaner, live in a boarding school, the Thomasalumnat, and go to the Thomasschule..
Thomas
Thomas was not a Biblical given name, but originated from the Aramaic designation תום or Tôm. The meaning of the name is "twin", and in the New Testament the designation was applied to Judas Thomas, "Jude the Twin" who was venerated as Saint Thomas the Apostle. The name "Thomas" was not very p..
THOMAS
THOMAS is the name of the database of United States Congress legislative information, which started in 1995. It provides a comprehensive internet source of information on the activities of Congress. These include: detailed information on the texts of bills passing through Congressvoting results, inc..
Thomas'
Thomas' is a brand of english muffins and bagels in North America. It is owned by George Weston Limited bakery. It advertises as having "nooks and crannies" in the muffins, making it less dense than competitive brands. The company was founded by Samuel Bath Thomas (-1919), who in 1874 emigrated fr..
Thomas' Christmas Wonderland & Other Thomas Adventures
Thomas' Christmas Wonderland & Other Thomas Adventures is a VHS released in USA with episodes from the Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends TV series. Narrated by Alec Baldwin and George Carlin. Episodes included SnowThomas' Christmas PartyThomas and the Missing Christmas TreeTerence the Tractor (Tho..
Thomas' Snowy Surprise & Other Thomas Adventures
Thomas' Snowy Surprise & Other Thomas Adventures is a video released in USA with episodes from the Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends TV series. Episodes included Thomas' Snowy SurpriseJack FrostToby had a Little LambSnowIt's Only SnowThomas' Christmas PartyThomas and the Missing Christmas tree Stor..
Thomas' Sodor Celebration!
Thomas' Sodor Celebration is a VHS released in USA with episodes from the Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends TV series. Narrated by Michael Brandon. Episodes included Thomas Saves the Day (Season 8)Don't Tell ThomasFish (Season 8)HalloweenSpic and SpanChickens to SchoolThomas and the Circus Songs and..
Thomas, Count of Flanders
Count Thomas de Savoie, (ca. 1199–1259) was the regent of the County of Savoy when his nephew, Boniface, was fighting abroad. He was also the consort Count of Flanders (1237–1244) and the count of Piedmont (1244–1259). He was the son of Thomas I of Savoy and Marguerite of Geneva. ..
Thomas, Duke of Genoa
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Thomas, Earl of Mar
Thomas of Mar is the tenth known Mormaer of Mar (1332-1374). He was a son of Domhnall II of Mar. Thomas became Mormaer of Mar whilst still a child living in the Kingdom of England, and it took several years for Thomas to return to the Kingdom of Scotland and take charge of his inheritance. He had a..
Thomas, Oklahoma
Thomas is a city in Custer County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 1,238 at the 2000 census. Geography Thomas is located at [35°44′47″N, 98°44′54″W] (35.746419, -98.748264)[Geographic references#1GR1]. According to the United States Census Bureau, the cit..
Thomas, Percy and The Dragon & Other Stories
Thomas, Percy & the Dragon & Other Stories is a VHS introduced in USA featured episodes from the Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends TV Series. Episodes Thomas, Percy and the DragonDonald and Douglas (Break Van)The DeputationTime for TroubleA Scarf for PercyThe DiseaselEdward's Exploit Narrated by G..
Thomas, West Virginia
Thomas is a city in Tucker County, West Virginia, United States. The population was 452 at the 2000 census. Geography Thomas is located at [39°8′53″N, 79°29′50″W] (39.148077, -79.497174)[Geographic references#1GR1], along the North Fork of the Blackwater River. Accor..
Thomas-Alfred Bernier
Thomas-Alfred Bernier (15 August 1844 – 30 December 1908) was a Canadian journalist, lawyer, and senator. In 1892, he was appointed to the Senate representing the senatorial division of St-Boniface, Manitoba. A Conservative, he died in office in 1908. External links [Biography at the Di..
Thomas-Everard family
The Thomas-Everard family are a family of British farmers who became known to the public during the 2001 foot and mouth crisis. The son Guy Thomas-Everard made an impassioned plea for against his healthy farm animals being killed as part of a pre-emptive cull designed by the Ministry for Agriculture..
Thomas-François Dalibard
In 1750 the US scientist Benjamin Franklin published a proposal for an experiment to determine if lightning was electricity. He proposed extending a conductor into a cloud that appeared to have the potential to become a thunderstorm. If electricity existed in the cloud, the conductor could be used t..
Thomas-Jacques Taschereau
Thomas-Jacques Taschereau (b. August 26, 1680 – d. September 25, 1749), was the patriarch of the illustrious Taschereau family in New France (Canada). It is believed that he may have come from some level of nobility in France and his family descended from a line of royal of municipal officials..
Thomas-Jean-Jacques Loranger
Thomas-Jean-Jacques Loranger (February 2 1823 – August 18 1885) was a Quebec judge and political figure. He was born in Yamachiche in Lower Canada in 1823. He studied at the Séminaire de Nicolet, then articled in law with Antoine Polette and was called to the bar in 1844. Loranger first prac..
Thomas-Michael Gribow
Thomas-Michael Gribow is the conductor of the Akademische Orchestervereinigung in Göttingen, Germany; also assistant conductor of the Opera/Theater House in Chemnitz. ..
Thomas-Pierre-Joseph Taschereau
Thomas-Pierre-Joseph Taschereau was born in Quebec April 19, 1775, a son of Gabriel-Elzéar Taschereau, the patriarch of this important family, and his first wife, Marie-Louise-Élizabeth Bazin. He studied at the "petit" seminary of Quebec from 1784 to 1792. He embarked on a military career and bec..
Thomas-Trevorrow
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Thomas. F. Bayard
Thomas F. Bayard may refer to Thomas F. Bayard, Sr. (1828-1898), politician from U.S. state of DelawareThomas F. Bayard, Jr. (1868-1942), politician from U.S. state of Delaware See also Bayard family for others named Thomas Bayard in the family ..
Thomasboro, Illinois
Thomasboro is a village in Champaign County, Illinois, United States. The population was 1,233 at the 2000 census. Geography Thomasboro is located at [40°14′31″N, 88°11′16″W] (40.242025, -88.187745)[Geographic references#1GR1]. According to the United States Census Bu..
Thomashuxleya
Thomashuxleya is an extinct genus of mammal. The 1,30 m (4 ft 4 in) long creature was named after famous 19th century biologist Thomas Huxley. It showed little specialization, making it hard to place it in an ecological niche. Thomashuxleya's large skull had 44 teeth in its jaws. It had large tusk..
Thomasina
Overview Thomasina or Thomasine is the feminine form of the given name Thomas, which means "twin". Thomasina is often shortened to Tamsin. Tamsin can be used both as a name in itself and variants of Tamsin include "Tamsyn", "Tamzin", "Tamsen" and "Tamasin". Although Aramaic in origin, the version..
Thomasine & Bushrod
Thomasine & Bushrod was a 1974 blaxploitation film directed by Gordon Parks, Jr., written by and starring Max Julien. Plot Vonette McGee plays Thomasine and Julien plays Bushrod in a film intended as a counterpart to the 1967 film Bonnie and Clyde. Thomasine and Bushrod go on a crime spree thr..
Thomasine Christine Gyllembourg-Ehrensvärd
Baroness Thomasine Christine Gyllembourg-Ehrensvärd (November 9, 1773–July 2, 1856), Danish author, was born at Copenhagen. Her maiden name was Buntzen. Her great beauty early attracted notice, and before she was seventeen she married the famous writer Peter Andreas Heiberg. She bore him a..
Thomasine Church
The term Thomasine Church has several possible meanings: It can be used to refer to the Christians in India who recognize the Apostle Thomas to be the founder of their churches. The usual term for these groups is Saint Thomas Christians.It can be used to refer to the ancient religious communities ..
Thomasine Church (Gnostic)
Contents 1 History1.1 The Modern Movement2 Doctrine2.1 Philosophy vs. Religion2.2 Illumination3 Practices and Sacraments3.1 Apolytrosis3.2 Sphragis3.3 Leitourgia3.4 Nymphon3.5 Hierateia3.6 Meditation4 External links History Accordi..
Thomasites
The Thomasites are a group of about five hundred pioneer American teachers sent by the American government to the Philippines in August 1901 to establish a public school system, to teach basic education and to train Filipino teachers, with English as the medium of instruction. The name Thomasite wa..
Thomasmore college
Thomasmore College is a catholic co-ed school on top of Fields hill in Kloof. It is the largest private school in Kwa-Zulu Natal with 1140 pupils. It was founded in 1962 as a school for boys. References: [link] ..
Thomason Tracts
The Thomason Tracts are a collection of more than 22,000 pamphlets, broadsides, manuscripts, books, and news sheets, most of which were printed and distributed in London from 1640 to 1661. The collection represents a major primary source for the political, religious, military, and social history of ..
Thomastik-Infeld
For over 86 years Thomastik-Infeld [link] has been an innovative leader in the development and production of strings for bowed and fretted instruments. Located in the heart of Vienna, the world’s music capitol, Thomastik-Infeld produces strings which help to create the unique musical ch..
Thomaston
Thomaston is the name of several places in the United States of America: Thomaston, AlabamaThomaston, ConnecticutThomaston, GeorgiaThomaston (CDP), MaineThomaston (town), MaineThomaston, New YorkSouth Thomaston, Maine This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associ..
Thomaston, Alabama
Thomaston is a town in Marengo County, Alabama, United States. At the 2000 census the population was 383. The town is home to the Alabama Rural Heritage Center, and the Thomaston Community Market, both community projects of Auburn University's Rural Studio Geography Thomaston is located at [3..
Thomaston, Connecticut
Thomaston is a town in Litchfield County, Connecticut, United States. The population was 7,503 at the 2000 census. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 31.7 km² (12.2 mi²). 31.1 km² (12.0 mi²) of it is land and 0.6 km² (0.2 mi²) of it (1.80%)..
Thomaston, Georgia
Thomaston is a city in Upson County, Georgia, United States. The population was 9,411 at the 2000 census. The city is the county seat of Upson County[Geographic references#6GR6]. Geography Thomaston is located at [32°53′30″N, 84°19′37″W] (32.891776, -84.326901)[..
Thomaston, Maine
Thomaston, Maine can refer to: Thomaston (CDP), MaineThomaston (town), MaineSouth Thomaston, Maine 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 the link to point directly to the i..
Thomaston, New York
Thomaston is a village in Nassau County, New York in the USA. The population was 2,607 at the 2000 census. The Village of Thomaston is in the Town of North Hempstead. It is on the Great Neck Peninsula on the North Shore of Long Island and is often grouped together with the other hamlets and villag..
Thomaston (CDP), Maine
Thomaston is a census-designated place (CDP) in Knox County, Maine, United States. The population was 2,714 at the 2000 census. Geography Thomaston is located at [44°4′42″N, 69°10′52″W] (44.078388, -69.18133)[Geographic references#1GR1]. According to the United States..
Thomaston (town), Maine
Thomaston is a town in Knox County, Maine, United States. The population was 3,748 at the 2000 census. Contents 1 Geography2 Demographics3 Misc4 External links Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 29.9 km² (11.5 mi²). 28.3 ..
Thomaston Castle
Thomaston Castle is located west of Maybole, South Ayrshire, Scotland. It looks much as it did hundreds of years ago. Little has changed, except for the addition of a house located on the property. The castle is run down and has debris falling in on it, but it's still worth having a look. Built for ..
Thomaston High School
Thomaston High School is a public school for grades 7 through 12 in Thomaston, Connecticut. The scholl has an enrollment of 570 students. Contents 1 Sports2 Controversy3 References4 External links Sports The Thomaston High School cross country team has won the Berkshire Lea..
Thomastown
This article is about the town in Ireland. There is also a suburb of Melbourne, Australia named Thomastown. Thomastown (Baile Mhic Andáin in Irish) is a town in County Kilkenny, Republic of Ireland, south of Kilkenny city in the southeast of Ireland. Located along the River Nore, the town is the b..
Thomastown, Victoria
Thomastown is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It is quite well known for sharing its area with Westgarthtown, a historical settlement. Its Local Government Area is the City of Whittlesea. History and Development Thomastown came to existence at 1848 when the Thomas family bought the land..
Thomastown railway station, Melbourne
Thomastown is a railway station in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It is located on the Epping railway line in the suburb of Thomastown. The station is 17.9 km from Flinders Street Station and is in Metcard Zone 2. It is a Premium Station, meaning that it is staffed from first to last train. ..
Thomastown Township, Minnesota
Thomastown Township is a township in Wadena County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 714 at the 2000 census. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 108.7 km² (42.0 mi²). 106.1 km² (41.0 mi²) of it is land and 2.6 km² (1.0 mi²) of i..
Thomasville
Thomasville is the name of some places in the United States of America: Thomasville, AlabamaThomasville, GeorgiaThomasville, North Carolina There is also a Thomasville Furniture. This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with the same title. If an ref..
Thomasville, Alabama
Thomasville is a city in Clarke County, Alabama, United States. At the 2000 census the population was 4,649. It is notable as the childhood hometown of author and storyteller Kathryn Tucker Windham, who refers to it often in her storytelling. Geography Thomasville is located at 31°54'40.666" Nort..
Thomasville, Georgia
Thomasville is a city in Thomas County, Georgia, United States. The city deems itself the City of Roses and holds an annual Rose Festival. The town features plantations open to the public, a historic downtown, and an old oak trees. The population was 18,162 at the 2000 census. The city is the co..
Thomasville, Missouri
Thomasville is an unincorporated community in northern Oregon County, Missouri. It is nine miles northwest of Alton on Missouri State Highway 99. ..
Thomasville, North Carolina
Thomasville is a city in Davidson County, North Carolina, USA. The population was 19,788 at the 2000 census. The city is notable for its furniture industry as are its neighbors of High Point and Lexington. This Piedmont Triad community was established in 1852 and hosts the state's oldest festival,..
Thomasville, Tallahassee and Gulf Railroad
The Thomasville, Tallahassee and Gulf Railroad was incorporated under the general incorporation laws of Florida by Charles H. Adams of the City of New York, John E. Page of Albany, New York, Edward Danforth of Elmira, New York, William V. Page of Albany, New York, Edward Lewis of Tallahassee, Florid..
Thomas "Chas"Connors
Thomas Connors a.k.a. Chas: Was the guitarist for Chorus of Souls throughout their existence. His stye was often known for its abiliy to not "sound" like a guitar, through his use of effect textures, and various extended and prepared guitar techniques. He graduated from UCLA in 1993 with a B.A. in m..
Thomas "Chaz"Conners
Thomas Connors a.k.a. Chas: Was the guitarist for Chorus of Souls throughout their existence. His stye was often known for its abiliy to not "sound" like a guitar, through his use of effect textures, and various extended and prepared guitar techniques. He graduated from UCLA (University of Californi..
Thomas "Hollywood" Henderson
Thomas "Hollywood" Henderson (born March 3, 1953 in Austin, Texas) was an All-Pro outside linebacker for the Dallas Cowboys football team (1975-79). He was raised by his teenage mother in the eastside of Austin, Texas. In 1969, he moved to Oklahoma City to live with his grandmother for a more stab..
Thomas "Thomen" Stauch
Thomen Stauch was the drummer for German Power Metal act Blind Guardian until April 2005. He was in the band since its beginning, and stayed for a twenty year period. His last studio album with Blind Guardian was 2002's, A Night at the Opera (not to confused with Queen's album, also titled A Night ..
Thomas "Toivi" Blatt
Thomas Blatt was a survivor of Sobibor, a Nazi death camp. While fleeing the SS he was shot in the jaw, and the bullet remains there to this day. Blatt currently visits schools to teach children about World War II. ..
Thomas & Friends (computer games)
In 1999, Hasbro Interactive made three Thomas & Friends games based on the television series. After Hasbro was purchased by Infogrames a further three games were released under the Infogrames name. All of these games were designed as educational games for young children. Games released by Hasbro ..
Thomas & Friends Lionel Trains
In 1989 when Shining Time Station was to begin, Thomas was a success in USA and The Lionel Train Company who made big scale 1 trains which is the trains which they used in The Thomas the Tank Engine TV series and James the Red Engine with Troublesome Trucks followed in. Thomas with Annie and Cla..
Thomas & Friends Magazines
There have been many magazines made and sold called Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends magazines. These feature stories, games, puzzles, character information and other things about Thomas the Tank Engine and his friends. Many Thomas magazines are now old and hard to find, but are great to have for ..
Thomas & His Friends Get Along & Other Thomas Adventures
Thomas & his Friends Get Along & Other Thomas Adventures is a video released in USA with episodes from the Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends TV Series. Episodes included Old IronJames in a Mess (Dirty Objects)Duck Takes ChargeDown the MineThe RunawayBetter Late than NeverTenders & TurntablesPercy Pr..
Thomas & his Friends Help Out
Thomas and his friends help out is a VHS/DVD introduced in USA featuring episodes from the Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends TV Series. Episodes Edward Helps Out (Edward and Gordon)Thomas Breaks the Rules (Thomas in Trouble)Trouble in the ShedFoolish Freight Cars (Troublesome Trucks)Down the MineD..
Thomas & Mack Center
Thomas & Mack Center is an arena on the campus of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas in Las Vegas, Nevada. Its primary tenants are the UNLV men's basketball team and the Las Vegas Gladiators of the Arena Football League; it also hosts the National Finals Rodeo annually. The facility also hosted the..
Thomas & the Really Brave Engines
Thomas & the Really Brave Engines is a VHS in USA with episodes from the Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends TV series. Episodes narrated by Michael Brandon. Episodes Included Thomas and the Search for Fergus (Fergus Breaks the Rules)Bad Day at Castle LochToby and the Windmill (Toby's Windmill)The ..
Thomas & the Special Letter & Other Thomas Stories
Thomas & the Special Letter & Other Stories is a VHS introduced in USA featuring episodes from the Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends TV Series. Episodes Thomas and the Special LetterHome At LastRock 'n' RollSteamrollerToad Stands ByBowled Out Song Don't Judge a Book By it's Cover Narrated by Georg..
Thomas 'Slab' Murphy
Thomas 'Slab' Murphy Thomas "Slab" Murphy (b. August 26, 1949) is thought by some to be the current Chief of Staff of the Provisional Irish Republican Army. Background The nickname 'Slab' was inherited from Murphy's father, who was a large and imposing man. One of three brothers, Murphy is ..
Thomas 'Ta' Power
Thomas 'Ta' Power was an Irish Republican Socialist who was a leading member of the IRSP and INLA According to the IRSM biography page on Power, he was "from Friendly Street in the Markets area of south Belfast, he had been in the OIRA but joined the INLA in 1975 while a prisoner in Long Kesh." A..
Thomas (Apostle)
The Incredulity of Saint Thomas by Caravaggio. redirect[[Template:Portal]] Part of a of articles onChristianity     History of Christianity Timeline of Christianity The Apostles Ecumenical councils Great Schism The Crusades Reformation The Trinity God the Father God th..
Thomas (novel)
The cover of "Thomas" Thomas is the third book in the Deptford Histories Trilogy by Robin Jarvis (first published in 1995). [Spoiler warningSpoiler warning]: Plot and/or ending details follow. Thomas tells of the midshipmouse Thomas Triton's adventures when he was young. He and his..
Thomas (Suikoden)
Thomas is one of the protagonists in Konami's role playing game Suikoden III. He went to Grassland to look for his father, Lowma, after his mother died. His father did not warmly welcome him due to the fact that he was his illegitimate son and it would certainly destroy his reputation and name as ..
Thomas 15X Johnson
For other people named , see {{{1. Thomas 15X Johnson was one of the convicted assassins of Malcolm X. Talmadge Hayer, also a convicted assassin, claimed Johnson was innocent of the crime. He now goes by the name of Khalil Islam. Hayer claimed Johnson was innocent in two affidavits; see Hayer affida..
Thomas A. Abercrombie
For other people of the same name, see Thomas Abercrombie. Thomas Alan Abercrombie is a writer and associate professor of anthropology at New York University. He is the author of Pathways of Memory and Power, a book which explores the ethnography and history of the Andeans. Abercrombie was also a r..
Thomas A. Bailey
Thomas Andrew Bailey (December 14 1902 near San Jose, California - July 26 1983 in Menlo Park, California) was a professor of history at Stanford University and authored many historical tomes, including the widely-used American history textbook, The American Pageant. ..
Thomas A. Birkland
Thomas A. Birkland (b. 1961) is a political scientist specializing in the study of public policy. Books include An Introduction to Public Policy (2001) and After Disaster (1997). Currently with the University at Albany, The State University of New York. ..
Thomas A. Burke
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Thomas A. Clark
Tom Clark is the Defensive Coordinator at Liberty University after going 2-18 in his second stint as head football coach at Catholic University in Washington, D.C. where he has been since 2004, helping rebuild the Division III program. Prior to his most recent stay at Catholic, Clark served as the d..
Thomas A. Constantine
Constantine speaking at the DEA's 25th anniversary celebration. Thomas A. Constantine served as Administrator for the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) between April 15, 1994 and July 1999[link]. Thomas A. Constantine was born in Buffalo, New York on December 23 1938. He was educ..
Thomas A. DeFanti
Tom DeFanti is a computer graphics researcher and pioneer. DeFanti did his PhD work in the early 1970s at Ohio State University, under Charles Csuri in the Computer Graphics Research Group. For his dissertation, he created the GRASS programming language. In 1973, he joined the faculty of the Univ..
Thomas A. DeGise
Thomas A. DeGise is an American Democratic Party politician who serves as the County Executive of Hudson County, New Jersey. As County Executive, DeGise administers county business, together with the Board of Chosen Freeholders acting in a legislative role. DeGise took office after winning a specia..
Thomas A. Dorgan
Thomas A. Dorgan (April 29, 1877#redirect [[Template:Fact]] - May 2, 1929"'Tad,' Cartoonist, Dies In His Sleep. Thomas A. Dorgan, Famous For His 'Indoor Sports,' Victim of Heart Disease. Was A Shut-In For Years. Worked Cheerfully at Home in Great Neck on Drawings That Amused Countless Thousands." Th..
Thomas A. Dorsey
Thomas Andrew Dorsey (July 1, 1899 - January 23, 1993 In Villa Rica, Georgia) is known as the Father of Gospel Music. As formulated by Dorsey, gospel music combines Christian praise with the rhythms of jazz and the blues. Dorsey was the music director at Pilgrim Baptist Church in Chicago from 1..
Thomas A. Doyle
Thomas Aloysius Doyle of Chicago (January 9 1886 January 29 1935) was a Democratic U.S. Representative from Illinois, 1923-31. He also served as a member of the Chicago city council from 1914 to 1918 and from 1931 to 1935, and as a member of the Illinois state house from 1918 to 1923. He was involve..
Thomas A. Edison High School (New York City)
Thomas A. Edison Vocational and Technical High School (often referred to locally simply as Edison) is a public secondary school in Queens's Jamaica community in New York City. The school is rather unique in that it is one of the few public high schools in New York City to offer vocational training..
Thomas A. Flaherty
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Thomas A. Hendricks
Thomas Andrews Hendricks (September 7, 1819 – November 25, 1885) was a Representative and a Senator from Indiana and the twenty-first Vice President of the United States. Hendricks was born near Fultonham, Ohio and moved with his parents to Indiana in 1820. His uncle, William Hendricks, wa..
Thomas A. Jenkins
Thomas Albert Jenkins (1880-1959) of Ironton, Lawrence County, Ohio was a member of the Ohio state senate and a long-serving U.S. Representative from Ohio's 10th District (from 1925-1959). He was born in Jackson County, Ohio. Jenkins graduated from Providence College, Oak Hill, Ohio, in 1901 and..
Thomas A. Kercheval
Thomas A. Kercheval (January 16, 1837–March 22, 1915) was a Republican Tennessee Senator and the Mayor of Nashville for twelve years. Kercheval was born in Maury County, Tennessee on January 16, 1837. He was educated at Jackson College in Maury County, and also attended Burritt College for tw..
Thomas A. Mutch
Thomas A. (Tim) Mutch (August 26,1931 – October 6,1980) was an American geologist and planetary scientist. He was a professor at Brown University from 1960 until his death. He was presumed killed when he disappeared during descent from Mount Nun in the Kashmir Himalayas. He published two book..
Thomas A. Spragens
Thomas A. Spragens (b. 1918 in Lebanon, KY, d. 2006 in Columbia, SC) was a figure in American higher education and served as president of Centre College in Danville, KY from 1957 to 1981. During his tenure as president, the college's enrollment and the size of its faculty nearly doubled and its en..
Thomas A. Stewart Secondary School
Thomas A. Stewart Secondary School is located at 1009 Armour Road North in Peterborough, Ontario, Canada. It was founded in 1967 and is located on 29 acres bordering on the Otonabee River. It is a member of the Kawartha Pine Ridge District School Board. Principal: John Ringereide Vice Princi..
Thomas A. Wiseman, Jr.
Thomas A. Wiseman, Jr. is an American jurist and Senior United States District Court Judge for the Middle District of Tennessee. He earned his undergraduate and law degrees from Vanderbilt University and also holds an LL.M. from the University of Virginia. President Jimmy Carter appointed him to t..
Thomas A. Wofford
Thomas Albert Wofford (September 27, 1908 - February 25, 1978) was a United States Senator from South Carolina. Born in Madden Station, he attended the public schools and graduated from the University of South Carolina at Columbia in 1928, and from Harvard University Law School in 1931. He was admit..
Thomas Abbt
Thomas Abbt (born 25 November 1738 in Ulm - died 3 November 1766 in Bückeburg) was a mathematician and German writer. Abbt visited a secondary school in Ulm, then moved in 1756 to study theology, philosophy and mathematics at the University of Halle. In 1760 he was appointed professor of philoso..
Thomas Abel
The Blessed Thomas Abel (or Abell) (c. 1497-30 July, 1540) was an English priest who was martyred during the reign of Henry VIII. The place and date of his birth are unknown. He was educated at Oxford and entered the service of Queen Catherine as her chaplain some time before 1528 and appears to ha..
Thomas Abel Brimage Spratt
Thomas Abel Brimage Spratt (May 11, 1811 - March 12, 1888), English vice-admiral, hydrographer and geologist, was born at East Teignmouth. He was the eldest son of Commander James Spratt, RN, and entered the navy in 1827. He was attached to the surveying branch, and was engaged almost continuously ..
Thomas Abercrombie
Thomas Abercrombie may refer to: Thomas A. Abercrombie, Guggenheim Fellowship recipient and Professor of Anthropology at New York University; orThomas J. Abercrombie, noted adventurer, photographer and writer for National Geographic magazine. ..
Thomas Abernethy
Thomas Gerstle Abernethy (May 16, 1903 - June 11, 1998) was a member of the United States House of Representatives. He was born in Eupora, Mississippi. He attended the local public schools. He studied at the University of Alabama, and the University of Mississippi, and graduated from Cumberland U..
Thomas Abington
Thomas Abington (or Habington) (1550-1647) was an English antiquarian, son of John Habington and Catherine Wykes, and the brother of Edward Habington. His father, who was treasurer to Queen Elizabeth, had him educated at Oxford, Reims, and Paris. For six years he was imprisoned in the Tower, being..
Thomas Acda
Thomas Acda (born March 6, 1967) is one half of the Dutch cabaret duo Acda en de Munnik. Films with Thomas Acda 1997 - In Het Belang Van De Staat1997 - All Stars1998 - Fl. 19,991998 - Madelief: Krassen in het Tafelblad1999 - Missing Link2000 - Lek2004 - In Oranje ..
Thomas Acland
Sir Thomas Dyke Acland, 10th Baronet (1787–1871), British politician, was born in London, the eldest son of Sir Thomas Dyke Acland, 9th Baronet. The Aclands were an old Devonshire family and successive generations of the family sat in the House of Commons for the county. He was educated at ..
Thomas Acton
Thomas Acton (1662—21 March 1721), real name Thomas Dupuy, was an English Jesuit. He joined the society on November 25, 1684. In 1701, he resided at the college of Liege, as prefect of the spirit. In 1704, he was a missionary in the college of Thomas Becket; and died at Saint-Omer in 1721.Rose..
Thomas Adair Butler
Thomas Adair Butler (2 February 1836 - 7 May 1901) was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. Contents 1 Details2 Further information3 The meda..
Thomas Adams
Thomas Adams was the name of the following men: Thomas Adams (playwright) (1580-1653), an English playwrightSir Thomas Adams, 1st Baronet (1586-1668), Lord Mayor of LondonThomas Adams (publisher) (d. 1620), English bookseller and publisherThomas Adams (writer) (1633-1670), religious writerThomas Ad..
Thomas Adams (architect)
Thomas Adams (1871–1940) was a pioneer of urban planning. Born on a farm near Edinburgh and a farmer in his early years, Adams moved to London where he worked as a journalist. He served as secretary to the Garden City Association and was the first manager of Letchworth, England from 1903 to 1906..
Thomas Adams (playwright)
Thomas Adams (1580-1653) was an English playwright and rector of St. Bennet's in London. Although he was not a Puritan, he was called by the English Puritans as 'The Shakespeare of the Puritans'. ..
Thomas Adams (politician)
Thomas Adams (1730 - August, 1788) was a politician and businessman from Virginia. Adams was born in New Kent County, Virginia in 1730. His first political position was as a clerk of Henrico County, and later a member of the Virginia House of Burgesses. Adams had extensive business interests in E..
Thomas Adams (writer)
Thomas Adams (ca. 1633—11 December 1670), brother of writer Richard Adams, also became a student of Brasenose College, Oxford, in July 1649, and was made fellow in June 1652. He performed all his college exercises with approbation, and was much esteemed for his learning, piety, diligence, and ..
Thomas Addis
Thomas Addis (July 27, 1881 - June 4, 1949) was a physician-scientist who made important advances in the understanding of how blood clots. He was a pioneer in the field of nephrology, the branch of internal medicine that deals with diseases of the kidney. Addis was the first to demonstrate that norm..
Thomas Addison
For the Jesuit, see Thomas Addison (Jesuit). --> Thomas Addison was a renowned 19th-century English physician and scientist. He is traditionally regarded as one of the "great men" of Guy's Hospital in London. He was born in April, 1793 and died on June 29, 1860) at 15 Wellington Villas, Brighton. ..
Thomas Addis Emmet
Thomas Addis Emmet (April 24, 1764-November 14,1827), Irish lawyer and politician, was senior member of the revolutionary republican group, the United Irishmen in the 1790s. Contents 1 Background2 United Irishman3 Arrest and exile4 References Background Thomas Addis Emmet was..
Thomas Adès
Thomas Adès (born in London, 1 March 1971) is a British composer, pianist and conductor. Adès studied piano with Paul Berkowitz and later composition with Robert Saxton at Guildhall School, London. He graduated in 1992 from King's College, Cambridge after studying with Alexander Goehr and Robin H..
Thomas Ahearn
This article is about the Canadian inventor. For the Canadian member of Parliament, see Thomas Franklin Ahearn. Thomas Ahearn (June 24 1855 - June 28 1938) was a Canadian inventor and businessman. He was born in the Lebreton Flats area of Ottawa in 1855. He began work as a telegraph operator with ..
Thomas Aikenhead
Thomas Aikenhead (c. 1678 - 8 January, 1697) was a Scottish student from Edinburgh, who was prosecuted and executed on a charge of blasphemy. Aikenhead was indicted in December 1696. The indictment read: "That ... the prisoner had repeatedly maintained, in conversation, that theology was a rhapsody..
Thomas Aird
Thomas Aird (August 28, 1802 - April 28, 1876), Scottish poet, was born at Bowden, Roxburghshire. He was educated at the University of Edinburgh, where he made the acquaintance of Wilson, Carlyle and James Hogg, and he decided to devote himself to literary work. He published Martzoufle, a Tragedy, ..
Thomas Akers
Thomas Dale Akers (born May 20, 1951 in St. Louis, Missouri, USA) is a former astronaut in the United States Space Shuttle program. He graduated from the University of Missouri - Rolla with B.S. and M.S. degrees in Applied Mathematics in 1973 and 1975, respectively. In 1979, he entered the Air Fo..
Thomas Alan Stephenson
Thomas Alan Stephenson (19 January 1898–3 April 1961) was a British marine biologist, specialising in sea anemones. He was born at Burnham-on-Sea, the son of a minister and amateur botanist. He soon developed an interest in natural history and went to study at University College, Aberystwyth. He ..
Thomas Alderson
Thomas Hopper Alderson GC (15 September 1903 - 28 October 1965) was the first person to be directly awarded the George Cross shortly after its creation in 1940. He was an Air Raid Precautions (ARP) warden in Bridlington. Although the first to be awarded, the decision in 1971 that previously-awarde..
Thomas Alexander
Thomas M. Alexander (born September 8 1952 in Albuquerque, New Mexico) is a professor of philosophy at Southern Illinois University Carbondale. He earned a bachelor's degree from the University of New Mexico in 1974, a master's degree from Emory University in 1976, and a doctorate also from Emory in..
Thomas Alexander Browne
Thomas Alexander Browne (August 6 1826 - March 11 1915) was an Australian writer, who sometimes published under the pseudonym Rolf Boldrewood and best known for his novel Robbery Under Arms. Browne was born in England, his father, Captain Sylvester John Browne, formerly of the East India Compan..
Thomas Alexander Harrison
Thomas Alexander Harrison (February 17, 1853 - October 13, 1930), American artist, was born in Philadelphia. He was a pupil of the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts and of the Ecole des Beaux-Arts, Paris, where he went in 1878, having previously been with a United States government survey expeditio..
Thomas Alexander Scott
Thomas Alexander Scott (December 28 1823–May 21, 1881) was an American railroad manager. He was vice-president of the Pennsylvania Railroad from 1860, later president, and president of Union Pacific Railroad between 1871 and 1872. He is considered by some to be the most successful white-..
Thomas Alexander Smith
Thomas Alexander Smith (September 3, 1850 – May 1, 1932) represented the 1st congressional district of Maryland in the United States House of Representatives from 1905 to 1907. Smith was born near Greenwood, Delaware, and moved with his parents to Ridgely, Maryland as a youth in 1856. He att..
Thomas Alexander Tefft
Thomas Alexander Tefft (August 3, 1826 - December 12, 1859) was an American architect. Born in Richmond, Rhode Island, he was a schoolteacher when he was encouraged by Henry Barnard to become an architect. While still a student at Brown University, Tefft designed the original Union Station in P..
Thomas Alfano
Thomas Alfano is a member of the New York State Assembly, representing the 21st Assembly district. The district includes Elmont, Franklin Square, North Valley Stream, Malverne and West Hempstead. ..
Thomas Alfred Jones
Thomas Alfred Jones VC DCM (25 December 1880 - 30 January 1956) was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. He was 35 years old, and a Private in the 1st Bn., Th..
Thomas Allen
Thomas Allen may refer to: Thomas Allen, Chicago AldermanThomas Allen (1542–1632), English mathematician.Sir Thomas Allen, Bt, 17th century English Member of Parliament.Rev. Thomas Allen, American revolutionary.Thomas Allen (1840–1904), American professional boxer.Thomas Allen (1849&nda..
Thomas Allen (alderman)
Thomas Allen is alderman of the 38th ward in Chicago, IL; he was appointed by Mayor Richard M. Daley in 1993. Early Life Allen graduated from Illinois Benedictine College and Kent College of Law. After graduation, he worked as a trial attorney in the criminal justice system for seventeen years. P..
Thomas Allen (mathematician)
Thomas Allen (or Alleyn) (1542-1632), English mathematician and astrologer, was born at Uttoxeter in Staffordshire on the 21st of December 1542. He was admitted scholar of Trinity College, Oxford, in 1561; and graduated as M.A. in 1567. In 1580 he quitted his college and fellowship, retired to Glouc..
Thomas Allen (politician)
''This is an article about the Politician from Maine. For other uses, see Thomas Allen Thomas Allen (born 1945) currently represents Maine's First Congressional District in the US House of Representatives. He is a member of the Democratic Party. External Links [House of Representatives Site&#..
Thomas Allen (singer)
Sir Thomas Allen is an English opera singer from Seaham Harbour, County Durham. In 2006 Allen will have performed with the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, for thirty-five years. He has sung over forty roles with the company. The twenty-fifth anniversary of his debut at the Metropolitan Opera, Ne..
Thomas Alleyne
Thomas Alleyne was an English priest of the sixteenth century. In his will he endowed three schools : The Thomas Alleyne School, Stevenage, Hertfordshire, Alleyne's School, Stone, Staffordshire and Thomas Alleyne's High School, Uttoxeter, Staffordshire. He was buried in Stevenage on the 3 August 15..
Thomas Allibone Janvier
Thomas Allibone Janvier (1849-1913) was an American story-writer and historian, born in Philadelphia of Provençal descent. He received a public school education, then worked in Philadelphia for newspapers from 1870-81. In 1878 he married Catharine Ann Drinker, a lady of literary interests and ab..
Thomas Allofs
Thomas Allofs (born November 17, 1959) is a former German footballer and the brother of Klaus Allofs. Nowadays Thomas is a member of the board of Fortuna Düsseldorf. As a player with FC Köln he participated in the UEFA Cup. He was capped two times for Germany, in 1985 and 1988. Clubs as player ..
Thomas Allom
Thomas Allom (13 March 1804 - 21 August 1872) was an English artist, topographical illustrator and architect, and one of the founder members of what eventually became the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA). He was born in Lambeth, south London, the son of a coachman from Suffolk. In 1819,..
Thomas Alsgaard
Thomas Alsgaard (born January 10, 1972) is a Norwegian former cross-country skier. He comes from Flateby in Enebakk. He won his first gold medal in an international championship in the 30 km race at the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer, Norway. He won gold medals in the Men's Combined Pursuit ..
Thomas Alva Edison Intermediate School
Thomas Alva Edison Intermediate School is a middle school located in Westfield, New Jersey, named after the inventor Thomas Alva Edison. External link [Thomas Alva Edison Intermediate School] ..
Thomas Alva Edison Memorial Tower and Museum
The Edison Memorial Tower The Thomas Alva Edison Memorial Tower and Museum is a memorial located in the Menlo Park area of Edison, New Jersey to inventor and businessman Thomas Edison. It was built in 1937 and dedicated on February 11, 1938, on the inventor's 91st birthday. The tower is at th..
Thomas Amory
Thomas Amory (1691(?) - 1788), eccentric writer, was of Irish descent. In 1755 he published Memoirs containing the lives of several ladies of Great Britain, a History of Antiquities and Observations on the Christian Religion, which was followed by the Life of John Buncle, Esq. (1756), practically a ..
Thomas Amos Rogers Nelson
Thomas Amos Rogers Nelson was an American politician and a member of the United States House of Representatives from Tennessee. He was born in Kingston, Tennessee in Roane County on March 19, 1812. He completed preparatory studies and graduated from East Tennessee College in 1828. He studied law, wa..
Thomas Anders
Modern Talking on Top of the Pops (BBC) in 1986 Thomas Anders (real name Bernd Weidung, born March 1, 1963 in Münstermaifeld, Germany) is a German singer, composer and producer. His parents were Helga and Peter Weidung. He has one brother (Achim) and one sister (Tania). He was married to Nora..
Thomas Anderson
Thomas Anderson refers to several people: Thomas Anderson (soldier), American Civil War soldier and Medal of Honor recipient.Thomas A. Anderson, aka Neo, the central character from The Matrix.Thomas Victor Anderson (1881-1972), a Canadian major-general and former Chief of the General Staff.Thomas J..
Thomas Anderton
Thomas Anderton (born 1611, Lancashire - died 9 October 1671) was an English Benedictine. He was the sixth son of William Anderton, Esq., of Euxton, Lancashire, and Isabel, daughter of William Hancock of Pendle Hall, Lower Higham, Lancaster. Both his parents remained faithful to the Church in spit..
Thomas Andrews
Thomas Andrews can refer to more than one person: Thomas Andrews, American politician from Maine.Thomas Andrews, Irish chemist and physicist.Thomas Andrews (metallurgist)Thomas Andrews, RMS Titanic's shipbuilder.Tommy Andrews, Australian cricketer. ..
Thomas Andrews (metallurgist)
Thomas Andrews was a metallurgist of international renown. His experiments on fatigue and fracture at Wortley Top Forge led to the manufacture of railway axles of internationally reputed quality. It is said that no axle manufactured by Andrews at Wortley ever failed. ..
Thomas Andrews (politician)
Thomas Hiram Andrews, b. March 27, 1953, was a politician from Maine and a Democrat. A 1976 graduate of Bowdoin College, Andrews served in the Maine State House (1983-1985) and Maine State Senate (1985-1990) before being elected to two terms in the U.S. House of Representatives. In his first Congre..
Thomas Andrews (scientist)
Thomas Andrews (December 19, 1813–November 26, 1885), was an Irish chemist and physicist who did important work on phase transitions between gases and liquids. Life Born in Belfast, where his father was a linen merchant he attended the Belfast Academy and the Academical Institution. In 1828 h..
Thomas Andrews (shipbuilder)
Thomas Andrews, Jr. (February 7, 1873 – April 15, 1912) was a managing director and head of the draughting department for the shipbuilding company Harland and Wolff in Belfast, Ireland. Andrews was the shipbuilder in charge of the plans for the ocean liner RMS Titanic. He was travelling on board t..
Thomas Andrew Knight
Thomas Andrew Knight (1759-1838) was a horticulturalist and botanist who lived at Downton Castle, Herefordshire. He used the 10,000 acres (40 km²) he inherited to conduct breeding of strawberries, cabbages, peas, and others. He also built an extensive greenhouse. In 1797 he published a Treatise on ..
Thomas and Dorothy Leavey Library
One of the two main undergraduate libraries at the University of Southern California. ..
Thomas and Friends - Season 1
Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends is a children's television series about the engines and other characters working on the railways of the Island of Sodor, and is based on The Railway Series. This article lists and details episodes from the first season of this series, which was first broadcast in..
Thomas and Friends - Season 10
Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends, later renamed Thomas and Friends is a children's television series, based on the Railway Series, and which was first broadcast in 1984. Season 10 is due to premiere on Labor Day (September) 2006 comprising 14 new episodes. Contents 1 Characters Introduced..
Thomas and Friends - Season 2
Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends is a children's television series about the engines and other characters working on the railways of the Island of Sodor, and is based on The Railway Series. This article lists and details episodes from the second season of this series, which was first broadcast i..
Thomas and Friends - Season 3
Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends is a children's television series about the engines and other characters working on the railways of the Island of Sodor, and is based on The Railway Series. This article lists and details episodes from the third season of this series, which was first available on..
Thomas and Friends - Season 4
Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends is a children's television series about the engines and other characters working on the railways of the Island of Sodor, and is based on The Railway Series. This article lists and details episodes from the fourth season of this series, which was first broadcast i..
Thomas and Friends - Season 5
Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends, later renamed Thomas and Friends is a children's television series, based on The Railway Series, and which was first broadcast in 1984. This article lists Season 5 episodes, with their UK and US titles, and lists the characters and locations introducted in the Se..
Thomas and Friends - Season 6
Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends, later renamed Thomas and Friends is a children's television series, based on The Railway Series, and which was first broadcast in 1984. This article lists Season 6 episodes, with their UK and US titles, and lists the characters and locations introducted in the Se..
Thomas and Friends - Season 7
Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends, later renamed Thomas and Friends is a children's television series, based on The Railway Series, and which was first broadcast in 1984. This article lists Season 7 episodes, with their UK and US titles, and lists the characters and locations introducted in the Se..
Thomas and Friends - Season 8
Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends, later renamed Thomas and Friends is a children's television series, based on The Railway Series, and which was first broadcast in 1984. This article lists Season 8 episodes, with their UK and US titles, and lists the characters and locations introducted in the Se..
Thomas and Friends - Season 9
Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends, later renamed Thomas and Friends is a children's television series, based on The Railway Series, and which was first broadcast in 1984. This article lists Season 9 episodes, with their UK and US titles, and lists the characters and locations introducted in the Se..
Thomas and Friends - Video Releases
This article lists the video releases for the children’s TV series Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends in chronological order, showing the episodes on each video release as well as any songs or interstitial segments. UK Video Releases Season 1 These videos were released in 1984. All video releas..
Thomas and Friends Sing-Along & Stories
Thomas and Friends Sing-Along & Stories is a video released in USA with episodes from the Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends Television Series. Songs included Thomas' AnthemLet's Have a RaceGone Fishing*TobyDon't Judge a Book by its Cover*Island SongReally Useful Engine(*Followed by a Episode) Epi..
Thomas and Friends Wooden Railway
The Thomas and Friends Wooden Railway is a wooden railway system created by Learning Curve in Chicago and made in China. This wooden railway system is based on the Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends TV series and The Railway Series. Learning Curve makes a series of tracks, buildings, and bridges for..
Thomas and His Friends Help Out
Thomas and his Friends Help Out is a video released in USA with episodes from the Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends television Series. Episodes included Edward Helps OutFoolish Freight CarsThomas, Percy & the Mail TrainThomas Breaks the RulesDown the MinePercy's PromiseTrouble in the ShedDonald & ..
Thomas and Land of Sodor
Thomas and the Land of Sodor is a show narrated by Michael Angelis from 1991 in Series 3 on the First Season ..
Thomas and Olga de Hartmann
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Thomas and the Jet Engine & Other Adventures
"Thomas and the Jet Engine & Other Adventures" is a VHS released in USA with episodes from the Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends TV series. Episodes narrated by Alec Baldwin and Michael Brandon. Episodes Included Thomas and the Jet EnginePercy and the Haunted MineScaredy EnginesHarold and the Fly..
Thomas and the Magic Railroad
Thomas and the Magic Railroad was a movie made in 2000 based on the well known TV Series and its American spinoff. [photo] Contents 1 Story2 Reception3 Problems and Changes4 Filming5 Characters5.1 Mr Conductor5.2 ..
Thomas and the Really Brave Engines
"Thomas and the Really Brave Engines" is a VHS released in USA with episodes from the Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends TV series. Narrated by Michael Brandon. EPISODES INCLUDED: Fergus Breaks the RulesBad Day at Castle LochToby's WindmillThe Runaway ElephantJames and the Queen of SodorSnow Eng..
Thomas And The Really Brave Engines & Other Adventures
Thomas and the Really Brave Engines & Other Adventures is a VHS released in USA with episodes from the Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends TV series. Narrated by Michael Brandon. Episodes included Thomas and the Search for FergusBad Day at Castle LochToby and the WindmillThe Runaway ElephantJames an..
Thomas and the Special Letter & Other Thomas Stories
Thomas and the Special Letter is a video released in USA with episodes from the Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends television Series. Episodes included Thomas & the Special LetterHome at LastRock 'n' RollSteamrollerToad Stands ByBowled OutDon't Judge a Book by its Cover (Music Video) Storyteller: G..
Thomas Ankersmit
Thomas Ankersmit is an experimental improvising saxophonist and electronic musician based in Berlin and Amsterdam. Many of Ankersmit's methods are considered extended technique, using the instrument in unusual ways to create intense, often electronic-sounding timbres and hissing and stuttering fragm..
Thomas Ansell Marshall
Thomas Ansell Marshall (1827-1903) was an English reverend and entomologist, mainly interested in Hymenoptera. Works 1870 Ichneumonidium Brittanicorum Catalogus. London1872 A catalogue of British Hymenoptera; Chrysididae, Ichneumonidae, Braconidae and Evaniidae. London.1873 A catalogue of Briti..
Thomas Anson, 1st Viscount Anson
Thomas Anson, 1st Viscount Anson (14 February 1767 – 31 July 1818) was a British poltician and peer. Anson was the son of George Adams, who later changed the family name to Anson in 1773, after inheriting Shugborough Hall from his maternal uncle, Lord Anson. On his father's death in 1789, Ans..
Thomas Anson, 6th Earl of Lichfield
Thomas William Robert Hugh Anson, 6th Earl of Lichfield (born 19 July 1978) is an English aristocrat. He is the only son of the 5th Earl of Lichfield and the former Lady Leonora Grosvenor, a daughter of the 5th Duke of Westminster. He succeeded as the 6th Earl of Lichfield upon his father's death ..
Thomas Anstey Guthrie
Thomas Anstey Guthrie (8 August 1856 - March 10, 1934), was an English novelist and journalist, who wrote his comic novels under the pseudonym F. Anstey. He was born in Kensington, London. He was educated at King's College London and at Trinity Hall, Cambridge, and was called to the bar in 1880. Bu..
Thomas Anstis
Thomas Anstis (d. 1723) was an early 18th century pirate, whose crew included future Captain Bartholomew Roberts, raiding British shipping on the eastern coast of the then American colonies and in the Caribbean during what is referred often to as the "Golden Age of Piracy". Anstis is first recorde..
Thomas Anthony Dooley
For other people and things with the same name see Tom Dooley. Thomas Anthony Dooley III (January 17, 1927–January 18, 1961) was an American Catholic who, while serving as a physician in the United States Navy, became increasingly famous for his humanitarian and anti-Communist activities in ..
Thomas Anthony Williams
Styles of Thomas Williams Reference style The Right Reverend Spoken style His Excellency Religious style Monsignor Posthumous style not applicable The Right Reverend Thomas Anthony Williams was born in Liverpool on 10 February 1948 and was ordained at the Liverpool Metropolitan..
Thomas Appleby
Thomas Appleby (c. 1488-1563) was an English Renaissance composer and church musician. He was Informator Choristarum at Magdalen College, Oxford from 1539 until 1541, where he was succeeded by John Sheppard. Appleby was also organist and instructor of the choristers at Lincoln Cathedral 1538-39 and ..
Thomas ap Catesby Jones
Thomas ap Catesby Jones (1790 - 1858) was a U.S. Navy officer during the War of 1812 and the Mexican-American War. Jones was born in Westmoreland County, Virginia. Thomas ap C. Jones began his naval career during the War of 1812, receiving honors for bravery at Lake Borgne, Louisiana, delaying t..
Thomas ap Rhodri
Tomas ap Rhodri (c.1300 - 1363), de jure Prince of Gwynedd (c.1325 - 1363) was the only known son of Rhodri ap Gruffudd (the youngest son of Prince Gruffydd ap Llywelyn Fawr, and younger brother to both Llywelyn II and Dafydd III. After the death of both Llywelyn and Dafydd, and of their rival eldes..
Thomas ap Rhodri ab Owain Gwynedd
Tomas ap Rhodri ab Owain Gwynedd was the only known son of Rhodri ab Owain Gwynedd ruler of half Gwynedd from 1170 - 1195. In the 17th century Sir John Wynn, 1st Baronet of Gwydir claimed and later proved his ancestor was Tomas ap Rhodri. Male Line Descent of Sir John Wynn of Gwydir from Owain Gwyn..
Thomas Aquinas
Saint Thomas Aquinas [Thomas of Aquin, or Aquino] (c. 1225 – 7 March 1274) was an Italian Catholic philosopher and theologian in the scholastic tradition, known as Doctor Angelicus, Doctor Universalis. He is the most famous classical proponent of natural theology. He gave birth to ..
Thomas Aquinas College
Thomas Aquinas College is a Roman Catholic liberal arts college offering a single integrated academic program. It is located in Santa Paula, California north of Los Angeles. It offers a unique education with courses based on the Great Books and seminar method. It has school accreditation from Wes..
Thomas Ara Spence
Thomas Ara Spence (February 20, 1810 – November 10, 1877) was an American politician. Born near the Accomack Court House in Accomack County, Virginia, Spence pursued academic studies and attended a local academy. He graduated from Yale College in 1829, studied law, and was admitted to the ba..
Thomas Arbuthnot
General Sir Thomas Arbuthnot, KCB. Born Rockfleet Castle, Co Mayo, Ireland 11 September 1776, sixth son of John Arbuthnot, Sr of Rockfleet Castle. Died unmarried at his residence in The Crescent, Salford 17 January 1849. Lt General, 71st Highlanders. Served through the Peninsular War and was ADC to ..
Thomas Archer
Thomas Archer (1668–1743) was an English Baroque architect, whose work is somewhat overshadowed by that of his contemporaries Sir John Vanbrugh and Nicholas Hawksmoor. Archer was born in Tanworth-in-Arden in Warwickshire and attended Oxford University. He went on a Grand Tour and was influence..
Thomas Archer (pastoralist)
Thomas Archer (27 February 1823 – 9 December 1905) was a Queensland pioneer pastoralist. Thomas Archer, son of William Archer and his wife Julia Walker (daughter of David Walker) was born at Glasgow on 27 February 1823. When he was three years old he was taken to Larvik in Norway, where his p..
Thomas Armat
Thomas J. Armat (1866 - September 30, 1948) was an American mechanic and inventor, a pioneer of cinema best known through the co-invention of the Edison Vitascope. Armat studied at the Mechanics Instuitute in Richmond, Virginia and then in 1894 at the Bliss School of Electricity in Washington, D.C...
Thomas Armitage
For the English cricketer, see Tom Armitage Thomas Rhodes Armitage (1824-1890) was the British physician who founded the Royal National Institute of the Blind. He was born in Sussex, but raised on the continent, first at Avranches, and later at Frankfurt and Offenbach. He attended the Sorbonne, an..
Thomas Armstrong
Sir Thomas Armstrong (b.Peterborough 15 June 1898; d.Olney 26 June 1994) was an English organist, conductor, educationalist and adjudicator. He had a substantial influence on British music for well over half a century. From 1955 to 1968 he was principal of the Royal Academy of Music. He was knigh..
Thomas Arnold
Thomas Arnold (June 13, 1795 – June 12, 1842) was a famous schoolmaster and historian, head of Rugby School from 1828 to 1841. Biography Arnold was born on the Isle of Wight, the son of William Arnold, an inland revenue officer, and his wife Martha de la Field. He was educated at Winchester..
Thomas Arthur
Thomas Arthur (1835 - 2 March 1902) was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. Details 150px He was approximately 20 years old, and a Gunner and Driver in..
Thomas Arthur, comte de Lally
Thomas Arthur, comte de Lally, baron de Tollendal (January, 1702 - 1766), French general, was born at Romans, Dauphin, being the son of Sir Gerald Lally, an Irish Jacobite from Tuam, County Galway, who married a French lady of noble family, from whom the son inherited his titles. Entering the Frenc..
Thomas Arthur Green
This article is about Thomas Arthur Green. For the comedian, see Tom Green. Thomas Arthur Green or Tom Green was convicted in the state of Utah on May 18 2001 of four counts of bigamy and one count of failure to pay child support. This decision was upheld by the Utah State supreme court in 2004 �..
Thomas Arundel
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. Medieval tapestry showing Arundel preaching Thomas Arundel (1353-1414) was Archbishop of Canterbury in 1397..
Thomas Arundell
Sir Thomas Arundell (d. 1552), was the second son of Sir John Arundell of Lanherne. Arundell was knighted at the coronation of Anne Boleyn in 1533 after having served as Sheriff of Dorsetshire from 1531 to 1532. He also served Cardinal Wolsey as a gentleman of the Privy Chamber. Henry VIII granted ..
Thomas Arundell, 1st Baron Arundell of Wardour
Thomas Arundell, 1st Baron Arundell of Wardour (c. 1560 – 7 November 1639) was an English nobleman. He was the second son of Sir Mathew Arundell of Wardour Castle in Wiltshire, a member of the ancient family of Arundells in Cornwall, and of Margaret, daughter of Sir Henry Willoughby. In 1579 ..
Thomas Arundell, 2nd Baron Arundell of Wardour
Thomas Arundell, 2nd Baron Arundell of Wardour (c. 1586 – May 19, 1643), was an English nobleman. In 1607, he married Blanche Somerset, daughter of Edward Somerset, 4th Earl of Worcester. They had three children: Henry Arundell, 3rd Baron Arundell of Wardour (1607–1694), who succeeded h..
Thomas Asbridge
Thomas Asbridge is a University of London medieval history scholar. He is the author of The First Crusade: A New History, a book which aims to recapitulate the First Crusade. ..
Thomas Asbury Morris
Thomas Asbury Morris (1794-1874) was an American Bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church (predecessor denomination to the Methodist, then United Methodist Church), elected in 1836. He was born 28 April 1794 near Charleston (then in Virginia, now in West Virginia) and died 2 September 1874 in Sprin..
Thomas Ashby
Thomas Ashby (born 1874 in Staines, England; died 1931, London) was an archaeologist and architectural historian of ancient Rome. Ashby attended Winchester where he already secured the nickname "Titus". At 16, his family abandoned a brewing concern to move to Rome because his father wished t..
Thomas Ashe
Thomas Samuel Ashe was a U.S. Congressman and judge from North Carolina. Thomas Patrick Ashe (12 January, 1885 – 25 September, 1917) born in Lispole, County Kerry, Ireland, a teacher, was a member of the Gaelic League, the Irish Republican Brotherhood as well as a founding member of the Iri..
Thomas Ashwell
Thomas Ashwell (c.1478 – after 1513) was an English composer of the Renaissance. He was a skilled composer of polyphony, and may have been the teacher of John Taverner. His admission to St. George's Chapel as a chorister in 1491 suggests a birthdate of approximately 1478, but nothing else is..
Thomas Assembly Center
Thomas Assembly Center is a 8,000-seat multi-purpose arena in Ruston, Louisiana. It is home to the Louisiana Tech University Bulldogs (men) and Lady Techsters (women) basketball teams. It hosted the Southland Conference men's basketball tournament in 1985 and 1987. ..
Thomas Aston
Thomas Aston Thomas Aston, born in 1480 in Checkley, Staffordshire, England was a minor noble in that area due to the marriage of his great-grandfather Roger Aston (1370-1447) to Joyce Feville (1374-1439), a descendant of Welsh royalty Maredudd ab Owain, Saxon royalty, Ethelred II, the Unready, Sco..
Thomas Attwood
''For the English composer and organist, see Thomas Attwood (composer) Thomas Attwood (born in Halesowen, 6 October, 1783, died in Malvern, Worcestershire on 9 March, 1859) was a British economist and strong campaigner for electoral reform. Following years of hardship for his home city, in 1830 he..
Thomas Attwood (composer)
Thomas Attwood (November 23 1765–March 24 1838) was an English composer and organist. The son of a musician in the royal band, Attwood was born in London. At the age of nine he became a chorister in the Chapel Royal. In 1783 he was sent to study abroad at the expense of the Prince of Wales (a..
Thomas Attwood Walmisley
Thomas Attwood Walmisley (1814 – 1856) was an English composer and organist. Walmisley was born in London, his father Thomas Forbes Gerard Walmisley (1783-1866) being a well-known organist and composer of church music and glees. Thomas Attwood was his godfather, and the boy was educated in mu..
Thomas Audley, 1st Baron Audley of Walden
Thomas Audley, 1st Baron Audley of Walden, KG , PC (c. 1488 – 30 April 1544), Lord Chancellor of England, whose parentage is unknown, is believed to have studied at Buckingham College, Cambridge. He was educated for the law, entered the Middle Temple, was town clerk of Colchester, and was in t..
Thomas Aufield
The Blessed Thomas Aufield (1552–6 July 1585), also called Thomas Alfield, was an English Roman Catholic martyr. He was born in Gloucestershire and educated at Eton College and Cambridge University. He then converted to Roman Catholicism and in 1576 fled to the English College at Douai, France..
Thomas Augustine Arne
Thomas Augustine Arne Thomas Augustine Arne (March 12, 1710 – March 5, 1778) was an English composer, best known for the popular patriotic song, "Rule Britannia", which is still frequently sung, notably at the Last Night of the Proms, and also his musical settings of songs from the plays..
Thomas Augustinussen
Thomas Augustinussen (born 20 March 1981) is a Danish professional footballer. He started his career as a striker, but currently plays the role of centre midfielder. Due to his height of 192cm and good speed, Augustinussen played his first years as a striker, capped 20 times for the U/21 Danish nat..
Thomas Augustus Wolstenholme Parker
Thomas Augustus Wolstenholme Parker (17 March 1811–24 July 1896) was a minor British politician in the 19th century. He sat in the British House of Commons as a member for Oxfordshire from 1837 until 1841. He died in 1896 at the age of 85. |- style="text-align: center;" This page incor..
Thomas Axford
Jack Axford VC, MM Thomas Leslie Axford VC, MM (1894–1983), also known as Jack Axford, was an Australian recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. Contents 1&n..
Thomas à Beckett
For the 12th century Archbishop of Canterbury see Thomas Becket Sir Thomas à Beckett (31 August 1836, London - 21 June 1919, Melbourne) was an Australian solicitor and judge. Thomas came to Australia with his father Thomas Turner à Beckett (brother of Sir William à Beckett) in January 1851, arri..
Thomas à Kempis
Monument on Mount Saint Agnes in Zwolle. Thomas à Kempis (Thomas Hemerken, Thomas Hämerken, Thomas van Kempen) (1380 - 1471) was a medieval Roman Catholic monk and author of Imitation of Christ, one of the most well-known Christian books on devotion. He was born at Kempen, Germany (40 mi..
Thomas B. Allen
Thomas B. Allen (1928–November 8, 2004) was an American painter and illustrator known for a moody and expressionist style that pushed the boundaries of commercial art in the 1950s and 60s. He was born in Nashville, Tennessee, where he was educated at Vanderbilt University, and later at the Art..
Thomas B. Allen (Author)
Thomas B. Allen is an American author and historian. He resides in Bethesda, MD. He is also the father of science fiction writer Roger MacBride Allen. Allen is a contributing editor to National Geographic. His most famous book to date is [Possessed: The True Story of the Most Famous Exorcism ..
Thomas B. Catron
Thomas B. Catron Thomas Benton Catron (October 6 1840–May 15 1921) was an American politician and lawyer who was influential in the establishment of the U.S. state of New Mexico. He later represented the state in the United States Senate. Contents 1 Early life2 Move to New M..
Thomas B. Cuming
Thomas B. Cuming (b. Dec. 25, 1827, d. March 23rd, 1858) was a Nebraska democratic politician best known for being the 2nd and 4th governor of the Nebraska Territory. He was the secretary of the Nebraska Territory from 1854 to 1858. He took over for Francis Burt as Governor of the Nebraska Territo..
Thomas B. Evans, Jr.
Thomas Beverley Evans, Jr. (born November 5, 1931) is an American lawyer and politician from Wilmington, in New Castle County, Delaware. He is a member of the Republican Party, who served as U. S. Representative from Delaware. Contents 1 Early Life and Family2 Professional career3&nbs..
Thomas B. Fargo
Admiral Thomas Boulton Fargo (born June 1948) served in the United States Navy during the late 20th centutry and early 21st century. He served as Commander, United States Pacific Command, at Camp H. M. Smith, Hawaii from May 2, 2002 to February 26, 2005. He was the twentieth officer to hold the p..
Thomas B. Griffith
Thomas Beall Griffith (born July 5, 1954 in Yokohama, Japan) is a federal appellate judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. A 1985 graduate of the University of Virginia School of Law, Griffith left private practice in 1995 to serve as Senate Legal Counse..
Thomas B. Guest
Thomas B. Guest was an Ontario political figure. He represented Perth South in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1871 to 1874. He served as reeve of St. Mary's in 1855 to 1856, warden for Perth County in 1856 and mayor of St. Mary's in 1864. He was also lieutenant-colonel of the local mil..
Thomas B. Hayward
Admiral Thomas Bibb Hayward (born 1924- ) was Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) for the United States Navy from July 1 1978, until June 30 1982, after which he retired from military service. Prior to his appointment as CNO, the admiral had tours of duty as: Commander in Chief for the United States Pa..
Thomas B. Huger
First Lieutenant Thomas B. Huger, CSN Thomas B. Huger (died April 25, 1862) was an officer in the Confederate States Navy during the U.S. Civil War. Before the war, he had served for over 20 years in the United States Navy. Huger was born in South Carolina. He joined the U.S. Navy as a midsh..
Thomas B. Jeffery
Thomas B. Jeffery (1845–21 March 1910) was an inventor and manufacturer of bicycles and early automobiles. Contents 1 Early life2 Bicycle Manufacturer2.1 Invention of Clincher Rim3 Automobile Manufacturer4 Monopoly Fighter5 Misinformation6 Timeline7 ..
Thomas B. Jeffery Company
Contents 1 Thomas B. Jeffery2 The Company3 The Factory4 The Cars5 Timeline Thomas B. Jeffery Thomas B. Jeffery was one of America's first men interested in automobiles in the late 19th century, and in 1897, he built the first Rambler (car) motor car. Thomas B. Jeffery..
Thomas B. Jones
Thomas B. Jones was the mayor of Newport News, Virginia from 1926 to 1930. |- style="text-align: center;" ..
Thomas B. Marsh
Thomas Baldwin Marsh (1799-1866) was a leader in the Latter Day Saint movement and an original member of the Quorum of Twelve Apostles. He served as president of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints from 1835-1839. He was excommunicated from the church..
Thomas B. Martin
Thomas Barnwall Martin (1784–April 1847) was an Irish landowner and politician. Martin was the eldest surviving son of Richard Martin ("Humanity Dick"), Member of Parliament for Galway County, by his first wife. Following an unhappy conclusion to a love affair with the daughter of a local chandl..
Thomas B. McCabe
Thomas Bayard McCabe (1893–1982), a graduate of Swarthmore, served as the chairman of the Federal Reserve. He was president and CEO of Scott Paper Company 1927–1967. |- style="text-align: center;" ..
Thomas B. Miller
Thomas Byron Miller(August 11, 1896–March 20, 1976) was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania. Thomas B. Miller was born in Plymouth, Pennsylvania. He attended the law school of Dickinson College in Carlisle, Pennsylvania. He was a member of the Sigma A..
Thomas B. Molloy
Thomas Boniface Molloy (November 28, 1878—?) was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1914 to 1915, as a member of the Liberal Party. Molly was born in Shelley, Manitoba. His father, John Molloy, was a Dominion land surveyor, and was involved ..
Thomas B. Reed
Thomas B. Reed may refer to: Thomas Brackett Reed (1839–1902), Speaker of the United States House of Representatives from MaineThomas Buck Reed (1787–1829), United States Senator from Mississippi ..
Thomas B. Robertson
Thomas Bolling Robertson (February 27, 1779 – October 5, 1828) was a member of the U. S. House of Representatives representing the state of Louisiana. He served four terms as a Democratic-Republican until his resignation in 1818. Robertson was born near Petersburg, Virginia. He was Secretary of..
Thomas B. Sheridan
Thomas B. Sheridan is a professor of mechanical engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He is an American pioneer of robotics and remote control technology. Working at MIT, Sheridan developed important concepts concerning human-robot interaction, particularly regarding supervisor..
Thomas B. Thrige
Thomas Barfoed Thrige (May 5, 1866 – May 9, 1938) was a Danish entrepreneur, industrialist and businessman. In 1894, he started the company Thomas B. Thrige, a manufacturer of electric motors, now known as T-T Electric (formerly Thrige Electric and Thrige-Titan). He and his wife formed the Thomas..
Thomas B. Turley
Thomas Battle Turley (April 5, 1845 – July 1, 1910) was a Tennessee attorney who served as a Democratic United States Senator from 1897 to 1901. Turley was born in Memphis and attended public schools and was a private in the Confederate Army throughout the Civil War, spending part of that con..
Thomas B. Wells
Thomas B. Wells (born Ohio, 1945) is a judge of the United States Tax Court. B.S., Miami University, Oxford, OH, 1967; J.D., Emory University Law School, Atlanta, GA, 1973; LL.M., Taxation, New York University Law School, New York, 1978. Supply Corps Officer, U.S. Naval Reserve, active duty 1967-..
Thomas Babbedge
Thomas Babbedge is an astronomer and astrophysicist in the Astronomy and Astrophysics Department at Imperial College London. His PhD Supervisor was Michael Rowan-Robinson. Research interests include: The Spitzer Space Telescope Swire project; The UK SCUBA Survey (see James Clerk Maxwell Telescope);..
Thomas Babin
Thomas Babin was an American who allegedly worked with Soviet Naval GRU intelligence during World War II. Babin was identified in Venona project decryptions of intercepted Soviet intelligence messages originating from New York City. Babin reported on ships leaving the United States in 1943 and on ..
Thomas Babington Macaulay, 1st Baron Macaulay
See also Macaulay (disambiguation page) Thomas Babington (or Babbington) Macaulay, 1st Baron Macaulay, PC (October 25 1800 – December 28 1859) was a nineteenth-century British poet, historian and Whig politician. He wrote extensively as an essayist and reviewer, and on British history. Co..
Thomas Bagley
Thomas Bagley was a priest in England in the Fifteenth Century. In 1431 he was Vicar of "Monenden" (Manuden in Essex) and was described as "a valiant disciple and adherent of Wicliffe". He was condemned for heresy and burnt at Smithfield that year. He was accused of declaring that if in the sacra..
Thomas Bahnson Stanley
Thomas Bahnson Stanley (1890 – 1970) was an American politician. He served as the Governor of Virginia from 1954 to 1958. Before becoming governor, Stanley was the Speaker of the Virginia House of Delegates and a U.S. Representative in Congress. As governor, he improved the administration of..
Thomas Bailey
Thomas Bailey may refer to: Tom Bailey, a libertarian activistThomas A. Bailey, a textbook authorThomas Bailey (Controversialist), a seventeenth century religious controversialist ..
Thomas Bailey (Controversialist)
Thomas Bailey was a seventeenth century religious controversialist. [Catholic Encyclopedia article] ..
Thomas Bailey Aldrich
Thomas Bailey Aldrich (born 11th November 1836, died 19th March 1907) was a poet and novelist born in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, USA. When he was but a child his father moved to New Orleans, but after ten years the boy was sent back to Portsmouth--the "Rivermouth" of several of his stories--to p..
Thomas Baily
Thomas Baily was a Catholic clergyman during the Elizabethan persecutions. Born in Yorkshire, England; died at Douai, France, 7 October, 1591. He was a student at Glare Hall, Cambridge, where he obtained the degree of Bachelor of Arts in 1546. Soon after he became a Fellow of that house receiving t..
Thomas Bain
Thomas Bain (December 14 1834 – January 18 1915) was a Canadian parliamentarian. Bain was born in Scotland and immigrated to Canada with his family when he was three years old. They settled on a bush farm in Wentworth County near Hamilton, Ontario. He was elected to the County Council in ..
Thomas Bainbrigge Fletcher
Thomas Bainbrigge Fletcher (1878 - 1950) was an English entomologist. He was appointed Imperial entomologist in India, succeeding Harold Maxwell-Lefroy. He donated the bulk of Rodborough Common in Gloucestershire to the National Trust in 1937. Publications Fletcher, T. B. and C. M. Inglis (1924) ..
Thomas Baines
(John) Thomas Baines, (1820-1875) was an English artist and explorer of British colonial southern Africa and Australia. Born in King's Lynn in Norfolk, United Kingdom, Baines was apprenticed to a coach painter at an early age. When he was 22 he left England for South Africa and worked for a whil..
Thomas Baines (Ontario)
Thomas Baines (1799-1867) was born in Caynham, England, as the son of the Rev. James Johnson Baines, and came to Canada c.1821. He worked as a land and immigrant agent with Peter Robinson, most notably settling the Irish immigrants in the Bathurst district and Peterborough, Ontario. He was later c..
Thomas Baker
Thomas Baker is a name shared by several notable persons: Thomas Baker, 18th Century antiquarian.Thomas Baker, attorney and author of Fine Lady's AirsThomas Baker of the Privy council of the United Kingdom.Thomas E. Baker, a professor of Constitutional law and former administrative assistant to Wil..
Thomas Baker (antiquarian)
Not to be confused with Thomas Baker, author of Fine Lady's Airs. See also other people named Thomas Baker. Thomas Baker (September 14, 1656–July 2, 1746) was an English antiquarian. He was born at Lanchester, Durham, the grandson of Colonel Baker of Crook, Durham, who won fame in the English..
Thomas Baker (artist)
Thomas Baker (1809-1869) was a Midlands landscape painter and watercolourist, known as Baker of Leamington. He was the best known, and probably the most accomplished, painter of the extensive Baker family of artists. He painted mainly landscapes in Warwickshire and the Midlands, often with sheep and..
Thomas Baker (attorney)
Thomas Baker (born around 1680) was a British attorney writer. He was active as a playwright in London 1700-1709 (author of Fine Lady's Airs), then moved to Bedfordshire and lived there as a schoolmaster and vicar until his death in 1749. His successor at Bolnhurst, John Jones remarked in private..
Thomas Baker (soldier)
Thomas A. Baker was a Sergeant in the U.S. Army during World War II. He served with Alpha Company, 105th Infantry Regiment, 27th Infantry division in the Philippines. He was a Medal of Honor recipient for his actions in combat on the island of Saipan. Medal of Honor Citation For conspicuous gall..
Thomas Balch
Thomas Balch (1821-1876) was a French writer and historian. He wrote Les français en Amérique pendant la guerre de l'Indépendance des Etats-Unis 1777-1783 which translates to "The French in America during the Revolutionary War 1777-1783". External links [Full text] (PDF) - Les françai..
Thomas Baldwin Peddie
Thomas Baldwin Peddie (February 12, 1808 – February 16, 1889) was the Republican member of New Jersey state house of assembly from 1864-1865; The Mayor of Newark, New Jersey from 1866 to 1869 and the US Representative from New Jersey 6th District from 1877 to 1879. Contents 1 Birth2&n..
Thomas Ball
Thomas Ball may refer to: Thomas Ball (artist) (1819–1911), American sculptorThomas Ball (Texas politician), Texas state senator from Jack County, 1876–1879Thomas Henry Ball (1859–1944), U.S. Representative from Texas from Harris County, 1897–1903Thomas Raymond Ball (1896–1943), U.S. Repr..
Thomas Ballantyne
Thomas Ballantyne (13 August 1829 – 29 June 1908) was a Canadian politician and Speaker of the Ontario Legislature. Ballantyne was born in Peebles, Scotland, and immigrated to Canada in 1852. He made his fortune as a cheese manufacturer, becoming successful enough to be elected president of t..
Thomas Ball (artist)
Thomas Ball (June 3, 1819-1911) was an American sculptor and singer. He was born at Charlestown, Massachusetts, the son of a house-and-sign-painter, and after starting, self-taught, as a portrait painter he turned his attention in 1851 to sculpture, his earliest work being a bust of Jenny Lind. At t..
Thomas Balogh
Thomas Balogh, Baron Balogh (Budapest, 2 November 1905-20 January 1985) was a Hungarian economist and member of the British House of Lords. Balogh moved to England in the 1930s and for many years was a Fellow of Balliol College, Oxford. He advised governments all over the world, including India, A..
Thomas Baltzar
Thomas Baltzar (c. 1631 – July 7, 1663 in London), German violinist, was born at Lübeck. He visited England in 1656 and made a great impression on John Evelyn and Anthony Wood. In 1661 he was appointed leader of the king's famous band of twenty-four violins, but his intemperate habits cut sho..
Thomas Bambridge
Thomas Bambridge (d. c. 1750) was a notorious warden of Fleet Prison. Bambridge became warden of Fleet Prison in 1728. He had paid, with another person, the sum of GBP5000 to John Huggins for the wardenship. He was of particularly evil repute. He was guilty of the greatest extortions upon prisoner..
Thomas Bamford
Thomas "Tommy" Bamford (born November 2, 1905 in Port Talbot, died 12 December 1967 in Wrexham) was a Welsh football player. Bamford, who was 5' 9", started his career with Wrexham A.F.C. in 1928. With 175 league goals (201 in all competitions) between 1928-34, he is the club's all-time record lea..
Thomas Banchoff
Thomas Francis Banchoff is an American mathematician specializing in geometry. He is a professor at Brown University, where he has taught since 1967. He is known for his research in differential geometry in three and four dimensions, for his efforts to develop methods of computer graphics in the e..
Thomas Bangalter
Thomas Bangalter (born 3 January 1975) is a French electronic musician and founding member (along with Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo) of the French house music duo Daft Punk. He has also produced music for the Stardust project and for the film Irréversible. Bangalter has also teamed up with DJ Falco..
Thomas Banks
Thetis rising from the sea, 1778, from the Victoria and Albert Museum Thomas Banks (December 29, 1735 — February 2, 1805), English sculptor, son of a surveyor who was land steward to the Duke of Beaufort, was born in London. He was taught drawing by his father, and in 1750 was apprentice..
Thomas Banks Cabaniss
Thomas Banks Cabaniss (August 31, 1835 - August 14, 1915) was a United States Representative from Georgia. Born in Forsyth, he attended private schools and Penfield College, was graduated from the University of Georgia in 1853, studied law, and was admitted to the bar in 1861. He entered the Confede..
Thomas Barber
Thomas Barber, was a "free-state" settler who was shot and died in Lawrence,Kansas during the so-called Wakarusa War. Thomas Barber was memorialized in John Greenleaf Whittier’s poem, “Burial of Barber,” which became an anti-slavery rally to arms[link]. ..
Thomas Barbour
Thomas Barbour (1884 - 1946) was an American herpetologist. He was director of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard from 1927 until 1946. ..
Thomas Bareiß
Thomas Bareiß (born February 15, 1975 in Albstadt) is a German politician and member of the CDU. ..
Thomas Baring, 1st Earl of Northbrook
Thomas George Baring, 1st Earl of Northbrook GCSI FRS (22 January 1826 – 15 November 1904), English statesman, eldest son of the 1st Baron. Baring was created Viscount Baring of Lee in the county of Kent and Earl of Northbrook in the county of Hampshire. Baring was educated at Christ Church, ..
Thomas Barlow
Thomas Barlow is the name of several notable historical personages. Thomas Barlow (merchant), New Brunswick merchant, banker, and office holderThomas Barlow (medicine), physicianThomas Barlow (bishop), English bishopThomas Barlow (politician), Democratic politicianThomas Barlow (basketball), basket..
Thomas Barlow (basketball)
Thomas B. Barlow (July 9, 1896 in Trenton, New Jersey - September 26, 1983 in Lakehurst, New Jersey) was one of the first pro basketball players. He is mostly known for his time with the Philadelphia Sphas and Philadelphia Warriors of the ABL (1926-32). He was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fa..
Thomas Barlow (bishop)
Thomas Barlow (1607 - 1691) was a British bishop of Lincoln often considered one of the candidates for being the Vicar of Bray, a comic character who appears in a traditional English folk song with that title, as well as a stage play. Barlow was the librarian at Oxford University in 1642, then the ..
Thomas Barlow (medicine)
Sir Thomas Barlow, 1st Baronet, KCVO FRS FRCP (November 4, 1845–January 15, 1945) was a British royal physician. Barlow was the son of a Lancashire cotton manufacturer, James Barlow (1821-1887). He studied as an undergraduate at Manchester and London. University College London (UCL) Bachelo..
Thomas Barlow (merchant)
For other men with the same name, see Thomas Barlow Thomas Barlow (1788 – 9 December 1844) was a businessman and politician active in pre-confederation New Brunswick. External links [Biography at the Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online] ..
Thomas Barlow (politician)
Thomas J. "Tom" Barlow III (born August 7, 1940), a Democrat, represented Kentucky in the United States House of Representatives for one term. Barlow graduated from Haverford College in Pennsylvania and worked as a banker and business executive, and later as a conservation consultant for the Natura..
Thomas Barnes
Thomas Barnes may refer to: Thomas Barnes (journalist)Thomas Wilson Barnes, the 19th century English chess masterThomas Barnes (creationist) 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 ..
Thomas Barnes (creationist)
Thomas G. Barnes is a creationist who posited that the magnetic field of the Earth was decaying at an exponential rate. Barnes claimed to have calculated that the half-life of Earth's magnetic field was approximately 1,400 years. He published these ideas in a 1973 book, Origin and Destiny of the E..
Thomas Barnes (journalist)
Thomas Francis Barnes (1785 - May 7, 1841) was a British journalist. He was educated at Christ's Hospital and Pembroke College, Cambridge. He came to London and soon joined the famous literary circle of which Hunt, Charles Lamb and William Hazlitt were prominent members. Upon the retirement of Dr ..
Thomas Barnett
redirect [[Template:Inappropriate tone]] Thomas P.M. Barnett Dr. Thomas P.M. Barnett is an American military geostrategist. Contents 1 Education and Career2 Ideas and Concepts3 Bibliography4 See also5 External links Education and Career Dr. Barnett received his B.A..
Thomas Barnwall Martin
Thomas Barnwall Martin (1786–1847) was the eldest surviving son of Richard Martin, M.P. for County Galway, by his first wife. Following an unhappy conclusion to a love affair with the daughter of a local chandler—by whom he appears to have had an illegitimate son—Thomas left home t..
Thomas Barratt
Photo submitted by Ian Beach Photo by Terry Macdonald Thomas Barratt was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. He was 22 years old, and a Private..
Thomas Barrow
Thomas Barrow (born October 7, 1916 in Ryhope, England, died June 14, 1982) was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He was a New Democratic member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1969 to 1981. Barrow was educated in England and in Nova Scotia. He later moved to northern Manitoba and wo..
Thomas Barry Sullivan
Thomas Barry Sullivan (1824 - May 3, 1891), Irish actor, was born at Birmingham, and made his first stage appearance at Cork about 1840. His earliest successes were in romantic drama, for which his graceful figure and youthful enthusiasm fitted him. His first London appearance was in 1852 in Hamlet..
Thomas Bartholin
Thomas Bartholin (Thomas Bartolinus) (October 20, 1616 – December 4, 1680) was a Danish physician, mathematician, and theologian. He is best known for his discovery of the lymphatic system in humans. His discovery was made at about the same time as Olof Rudbeck, though Thomas Bartholin published t..
Thomas Basin
Thomas Basin (1412-1491), bishop of Lisieux and historian, was born probably at Caudebec in Normandy, but owing to the devastation caused by the Hundred Years' War, his childhood was mainly spent in moving from one place to another. In 1424 he went to the University of Paris, where he became a mas..
Thomas Bass
THOMAS BASS Thomas Bass has an A. B. (Honors) from the University of Chicago and a Ph.D. in the History of Consciousness from the University of California at Santa Cruz. He has received fellowships from the New York Foundation for the Arts, Blue Mountain Center, the Regents of the University of Ca..
Thomas Bassnett
Thomas Bassnett (b. 1808) was an early American meteorologist. He wrote several books, including Outlines of a mechanical theory of storms (1853) and The true theory of the sun (1884). Works Outlines of a mechanical theory of storms, containing the true law of lunar influence, with practical instr..
Thomas Bata
Thomas Bata could refer to the following people: Tomáš Baťa, the founder of Bata ShoesThomas J. Bata (born 1914), Tomáš' son who ran the company after his father. This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with the same title. If an referred you to..
Thomas Bateman
Thomas Bateman (8 November, 1821 (baptised) - 28 August, 1861) was an English antiquary and barrow-digger. Bateman was born in Rowsley, Derbyshire, the son of the amateur archaeologist William Bateman. After the death of his father in 1835, Bateman was raised by his grandfather, and from the age of..
Thomas Bateson
Thomas Bateson, Batson or Betson (c.1570 - 1630) was an English writer of madrigals in the early 17th century. He is said to have been organist of Chester cathedral in 1599, and is believed to have been the first musical graduate of Trinity College, Dublin. He is known to have written church music,..
Thomas Bateson, 1st Baron Deramore
Thomas Bateson, 1st Baron Deramore (4 June 1819–1 December 1890), born Thomas Bateson, was a British Conservative politician. He was the son of Sir Robert Bateson, 1st Baronet, of Belvoir Park. He succeeded to the baronetcy on his father's death in 1863, thus becoming Sir Thomas Bateson, 2nd B..
Thomas Battam
Thomas Battam (1810-1864) was a British painter of miniatures. He was born in London. He produced copies in enamels, several of which were exhibited at the Royal Academy (1833 - 1840). Battam was later employed as a painter at the Copeland porcelain factory, and was the founder, and president, of th..
Thomas Battams
Thomas Battams (September 29, 1779 – October 21, 1805) is the sailing folk legend considered by many Liverpudlians to be the reason figureheads went out of fashion during the 19th century. Born in Liverpool, England, and schooled by his mother and sister until the age of twelve, he followed his f..
Thomas Bavin
Sir Thomas Rainsford Bavin (born Kaiapoi, New Zealand May 5, 1874; died Bellevue Hill, August 31, 1941) was the Nationalist Premier of New South Wales from October 18, 1927 to November 4, 1930. |- style="text-align: center;" Premiers of New South Wales ..
Thomas Bavister
Thomas Bavister was an Australian politician, elected as a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly. ..
Thomas Bawden
Thomas Bawden was an Australian politician, elected as a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly. ..
Thomas Bayard
Thomas Bayard may refer to Thomas F. Bayard, Sr. (1828-1898), politician from U.S. state of DelawareThomas F. Bayard, Jr. (1868-1942), politician from U.S. state of Delaware See also There are a few other Thomas Bayards in the Bayard family history. ..
Thomas Bayes
Thomas Bayes. Thomas Bayes (c. 1702 – April 17,1761) was a British mathematician and Presbyterian minister, known for having formulated a special case of Bayes' theorem, which was published posthumously. Contents 1 Biography2 Bayes' theorem3 Bayes and Bayesianism4 ..
Thomas Bayly
Thomas Bayly (September 13, 1775–1829) was a U.S. Congressman from the eighth district of Maryland, serving from 1817 to 1823. Born at the Wellington estate near Quantico, Maryland, Bayly attended private schools and later graduated from Princeton College in 1797. He studied law, was admitte..
Thomas Bayly Howell
Thomas Bayly Howell (6 September, 1767 – 13 April, 1815) was an English lawyer and writer who lent his name to Howell's State Trials. Life Born, in Jamaica, his family returned to England in 1770 to settle at Prinknash Park near Gloucester. Howell studied at Christ Church, Oxford but did not gra..
Thomas Beach
Thomas Beach was a Scottish recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. 150px He was approximately 30 years old, and a Private in the 55th Regiment (later The Border Regim..
Thomas Beaufort, Duke of Exeter
Thomas Beaufort, Duke of Exeter (c. 1377 – c. 31 December 1426) was an English military commander during the Hundred Years' War, and briefly Chancellor of England. He was the third of the four children of John of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster, and his mistress Katherine Swynford. He was legitimate..
Thomas Beccon
Thomas Beccon (c. 1511 - 1567) was a British Protestant reformer from Norfolk. He studied under Hugh Latimer and was ordained in 1533. He was arrested for Protestant preaching and was forced to recant around 1540. He then began to write under the pen name of "Theodore Basille." When Edward VI ca..
Thomas Beck
Thomas Beck may refer to: Thomas Beck (actor)Thomas Beck (Texas politician) ..
Thomas Becket
Saint Thomas Becket of Canterbury Martyr and '''Archbishop Born December 21,1118, London Died December 29,1170, Canterbury Canonized February 21,1173 Feast December 29 Attributes Sword, Being murdered Patronage Exeter College Oxford; Portsmouth England; secular clergy St Thomas Becke..
Thomas Beckham
Thomas Beckham was a New Zealand politician. He represented the City of Auckland electorate in the 2nd New Zealand Parliament, but resigned before the end of his term. He did not serve in any subsequent Parliaments. He also participated in Auckland provincial politics. ..
Thomas Beckington
Thomas Beckington (c. 1390 – January 14, 1465), English statesman and prelate, was born at Beckington in Somerset, and was educated at Winchester and New College, Oxford. Having entered the Church he held many ecclesiastical appointments, and became dean of the Arches in 1423; then devoting h..
Thomas Beck (actor)
Thomas Beck (December 29, 1909 - September 23, 1995), was an actor during the mid to late 1930s. Beck was featured in 28 films in his carrier with his most notable roles being in several Charlie Chan films: Charlie Chan in Paris (1935), Charlie Chan in Egypt (1935), Charlie Chan at the Race Track (1..
Thomas Beddoes
Thomas Beddoes (April 13, 1760 - December 24, 1808), English physician and scientific writer, was born at Shiffnall in Shropshire. He was a friend of Samuel Taylor Coleridge, and, according to E. S. Shaffer an important influence on Coleridge's early thinking, introducing him to the higher criticism..
Thomas Bee
Thomas Bee (1739–1812) was an American planter, lawyer, and jurist from Charleston, South Carolina. He served as Lieutenant Governor of South Carolina (1779-1780) and was a delegate to the Continental Congress from 1780 to 1782. He later served as a judge in the United States District Court fr..
Thomas Beecham
--> Sir Thomas Beecham, 2nd Baronet, CH (29 April, 1879– 8 March 1961) was a British conductor. He founded several British orchestras including the New Symphony Orchestra, the London Philharmonic Orchestra and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. From the early twentieth century until his ..
Thomas Begley
Thomas Begley was an IRA volunteer, from the Ardoyne in Belfast, who was killed by his own bomb in the Shankill Road bombing of 1993, which killed nine other people. Begley was 23 years old when he died. Sinn Féin leader Gerry Adams was heavily criticised for carrying Begley's coffin at his funeral..
Thomas Bek
Thomas Bek is the name (also spelled Beck) of two related bishops: Thomas Bek, Bishop of St David'sThomas Bek, Bishop of Lincoln 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 the ..
Thomas Bek, Bishop of Lincoln
Thomas Bek (also spelled Beck) (1282-February 2, 1347) was the bishop of Lincoln from 1321 until his death. He was a member of the same family as Antony Bek, bishop of Durham, and Thomas Bek, Bishop of St David's. ..
Thomas Bek, Bishop of St David's
Thomas Bek (also spelled Beck) (d.May 12, 1293), elder brother of Antony Bek, bishop of Durham, and bishop of St David's, was a trusted servant of King Edward I. He obtained many important and wealthy ecclesiastical positions, was made treasurer of England in 1279, and became bishop of St Davids in ..
Thomas Belasyse, 1st Earl Fauconberg
The Right Honourable Thomas Belasyse, 1st Earl Fauconberg (c. 1627–December 31 1700) was an English peer and the son of Thomas Belasyse, 1st Viscount Fauconberg. On November 18 1657, he married Mary Cromwell, a younger daughter of Oliver Cromwell. On April 9 1689, he was created Earl Fauconbe..
Thomas Bell
Thomas Bell may be: Thomas Bell (novelist) (1903–1961) U.S.Thomas Bell (zoologist) (1792–1880) EnglishSir Thomas Hugh Bell, 2nd Bt (1844-1931), Mayor of MiddlesboroughThomas Montgomery Bell (1861–1941) U.S. political figure. This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page:..
Thomas Bell (novelist)
Thomas Bell (1903–1961) was an American novelist. Bell was born Adalbert Thomas Belejcak on March 7 1903 in Braddock, Pennsylvania of immigrant Rusyn parents (Mary Krachun and Michael Belejcak). He worked in the steel mills there, beginning at the age of fifteen as an apprentice electrician...
Thomas Bell (zoologist)
Thomas Bell FRS (October 11, 1792 - March 13, 1880) was an English zoologist, surgeon and writer, born in Poole, UK. Bell, like his mother Susan, took a keen interest in natural history which his mother also encouraged in his younger cousin Philip Henry Gosse. Bell left Poole in 1813 for his traini..
Thomas Belsham
Thomas Belsham (26 April 1750 - 1829) was an English Unitarian minister born in Bedford. He was educated at the dissenting academy at Daventry, where for seven years he acted as assistant tutor. After three years spent in a charge at Worcester, he returned as head of the Daventry academy, a post whi..
Thomas Belt
Thomas Belt (1832-1878), English geologist and naturalist, was born at Newcastle-on-Tyne in 1832, and educated in that city. As a youth he became actively interested in natural history through the Tyneside Naturalists Field Club. In 1852 he went to Australia and for about eight years worked at the..
Thomas Bennett (architect)
Sir Thomas Bennett K.B.E. F.R.I.B.A. (1887 - 29 January 1980) was a renowned British architect, responsible for much of the development of the New towns of Crawley and Stevenage. He trained as an architect at Regent Street Polytechnic whilst employed in the drawing office of the London and North We..
Thomas Bennett Community College
Thomas Bennett Community College is a maintained comprehensive secondary school for pupils aged 11 to 18. It caters for around 1400 pupils in years 7 to 13, including nearly 200 in its sixth form Contents 1 Location2 History3 Organisation4 External Links Location The school i..
Thomas Benson
Thomas Benson is a fictional character who appeared in the Universal horror film, Son of Frankenstein. He was played by Edgar Norton. [Spoiler warningSpoiler warning]: Plot and/or ending details follow. Benson was Wolf Frankenstein's butler, who also served as his part time laboratory as..
Thomas Bent
Sir Thomas Bent (7 December 1838 - 17 September 1909), Australian politician, was the 22nd Premier of Victoria. He was one of the most colourful, as well as one of the most corrupt, politicians in Victorian history. Bent was born in Penrith, New South Wales, and came to Melbourne with his parent..
Thomas Benton
Thomas Benton can refer to: Thomas Hart Benton (painter)Thomas Hart Benton (senator), U.S. Senator from Missouri ..
Thomas Benyon
Thomas Yates Benyon (born 13 August 1942) is a Conservative Party (UK) politician. After the murder of Airey Neave, Benyon became the new candidate to be Member of Parliament (MP) for the Conservative stronghold of Abingdon in 1979 - which he won with ease. However, in 1983, the seat was abolished..
Thomas Berger
There are several people called Thomas Berger: Thomas Berger (Canadian politician) (born 1933), Canadian politicianThomas Berger (US novelist), U.S. novelist (Little Big Man)Thomas U. Berger, U.S. political scientist This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associ..
Thomas Berger (Canadian politician)
Thomas Rodney Berger, OC , OBC (born March 23, 1933) is a Canadian politician of Swedish descent. Berger was the leader of the British Columbia New Democratic Party for most of 1969, prior to David Barrett. He was elected to the House of Commons in the 1962 election, representing the riding of Vanc..
Thomas Berger (US novelist)
Thomas Louis Berger (born July 20, 1924) is a U.S. novelist. Born in Cincinnati, Ohio, Berger was in Europe with the U.S. army, and then studied at the University of Cincinnati and at Columbia University. He worked as a librarian and a journalist before publishing his first novel, Crazy in Berlin, ..
Thomas Bernard
Sir Thomas Bernard, 3rd Baronet (April 27, 1750 - July 1, 1818) was an English social reformer who, as governor of the Province of Massachusetts Bay (1760-1770), played a responsible part in directing the British policy which led to the revolt of the American colonies. He was born at Lincoln, the y..
Thomas Bernard Hackett
Thomas Bernard Hackett(VC), (June 15, 1836 - October 5, 1880) was born in Riverstown, County Tipperary and was an Irish recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. Contents 1..
Thomas Bernhard
thumb Thomas Bernhard (February 9, 1931, Heerlen - February 12, 1989, Ohlsdorf) was an Austrian playwright and novelist. Contents 1 Life2 Work3 Works (In Translation)4 References5 See also Life Thomas Bernhard was born in 1931 in Heerlen, Netherlands as an illegiti..
Thomas Berry
Thomas Berry (born 1914) is a Catholic priest, cultural historian and ecotheologian (although cosmologist and geologian — or “Earth scholar” — are his preferred descriptors). Among advocates of deep ecology and "ecospirituality" he is famous for proposing that a deep understanding..
Thomas Berthold
Thomas Berthold (born 12 November 1964) is a German football coach and former defender. Career Berthold was born in Hanau, Hesse. He played 322 games in the Bundesliga, scoring 22 goals for Eintracht Frankfurt between 1982 and 1987. From 1987 until 1991 he played in Italy: for Hellas Verona (19..
Thomas Bertram Costain
Thomas Bertram Costain (May 8, 1885 - October 8, 1965) was a Canadian journalist who became a best-selling author of historical novels at the age of 57. Several of his books were made into successful movies. Costain was born in Brantford, Ontario, Canada, and married Ida Randolph Spragge. The cou..
Thomas Berwick
Thomas Berwick (1825–1891) was a convict transported to Western Australia. He was one of only 37 such convicts from the 9721 convicts transported to the colony to overcome the social stigma of convictism to become schoolteachers. Born in 1825, Thomas Berwick worked as a master mariner until he wa..
Thomas Betterton
The [Neutral Point of Viewneutrality] of this article is [NPOV disputedisputed]. This article is largely based on text from the out-of-copyright 11th edition of the Encyclopædia Britannica, which was produced in the U.K. in 1911, and it may express a worldview specific to tha..
Thomas Bewick
Thomas Bewick Thomas Bewick (August 1753 - November 8, 1828) was an English wood engraver and ornithologist. Bewick was born at Cherryburn in Northumberland, near Newcastle-upon-Tyne. His father rented a small colliery at Mickleybank, and sent his son to school at Mickley. Thomas was a poor..
Thomas Bezucha
Thomas Bezucha is an American screenwriter and director. He wrote and directed the feature films Big Eden (2000) and The Family Stone (2005). External links [Interview with AfterElton.com] ..
Thomas Bibb
Thomas Bibb was the Democratic Governor of the U.S. state of Alabama from 1820 to 1821. He was president of the state senate when his brother, Governor William Wyatt Bibb, died in office on July 10 1820, and took over as governor for the remainder of his term. He was married to Pamelia Thompson. ..
Thomas Bickel
Thomas Bickel (born 6 October 1963 in Aarberg) is a retired Swiss football midfielder. He was capped 51 times and scored 5 goals for the Swiss national team between 1984 and 1995, including three games at the 1994 FIFA World Cup. ..
Thomas Bickerton
Bishop Thomas Bickerton Thomas J. Bickerton is a Bishop in The United Methodist Church in the USA, currently serving in the Western Pennsylvania Conference, in the Pittsburgh Area. Bishop Bickerton was born on July 2, 1958 and raised in West Virginia, and graduated from West Virginia Wesleya..
Thomas Bilney
Thomas Bilney (born in or after 1495 at or near Norwich; died 1531) was an English martyr. Contents 1 Education2 Preaching and imprisonment3 Release, re-arrest and execution4 References Education He was educated at Trinity Hall, Cambridge, graduating LL.B. and taking holy ord..
Thomas Bilotti
Thomas Bilotti (March 23, 1940 - December 16,1985) was an underboss of the Gambino Family and driver of Paul Castellano's. He was killed along with Castellano outside Sparks Steak House in 1985, apparently on the orders of John Gotti. ..
Thomas Bimis
Thomas Bimis (born June 11, 1975 in Athens) is a Greek diver who competed in the synchronised 3 metre springboard competition at the 2004 Summer Olympics. After a bizarre event where the Chinese, Russian and American teams failed, Bimis won the gold medal together with Nikolaos Siranidis. This was..
Thomas Binford
Thomas O. Binford has been a leading researcher in image analysis and computer vision since 1967. His results reflect seminal work in numerous areas of research including the interpretation of complex scenes using invariants and quasi-invariants, generic geometric modeling and display of complex obj..
Thomas Bingham, Baron Bingham of Cornhill
Lord Bingham of Cornhill in the robes of a Knight Companion of the Order of the Garter Thomas Henry Bingham, Baron Bingham of Cornhill, KG, PC (born 13 October 1933), is one of the most senior judges in the United Kingdom. Prior to his elevation to the judiciary, he practised from Fountain Cou..
Thomas Binney
The Rev. Dr. Thomas Binney (1798-1874) was English Congregationalist divine of the 19th century, noted for sermons and writings in defense of the principles of Nonconformity. His other writings included devotional verse. Binney was born of Presbyterian parents at Newcastle-on-Tyne in 1798, and edu..
Thomas Birch
Thomas Birch (November 23, 1705 - January 9, 1766), English historian, son of Joseph Birch, a coffee-mill maker, was born at Clerkenwell. He preferred study to business, but as his parents were Quakers he did not go to the university. Notwithstanding this circumstance, he was ordained deacon in the..
Thomas Birkett
For the member of the provincial parliament, see Thomas Miles Birkett. Thomas Birkett (February 1 1844-December 2 1920) was mayor of Ottawa in 1891 and a member of the Canadian House of Commons representing Ottawa City from 1900 to 1904. He was born in Ottawa in 1844. At the age of 13, he became ..
Thomas Bjørn
Thomas Bjørn (born 18 February 1971) is a Danish golfer who plays on the European Tour. He played on the Challenge Tour from 1993 to 1995. He then made an immediate impact on the European Tour in his first season, finishing tenth on the 1996 order of merit. He has won nine tournaments on the Europ..
Thomas Blackburn
Thomas Blackburn was a poet. He was born on February 10, 1916 in Hensinghan, Cumberland, England, and died on August 13, 1977 in Wales. ..
Thomas Blacklock
Thomas Blacklock (1721 - 1791) was a Scottish poet. He was born near Annan, Dumfries and Galloway, of humble parentage, and lost his sight as a result of smallpox when 6 months old. He began to write poetry at the age of 12, and studied for the Church. He was appointed Minister of Kirkcudbright, bu..
Thomas Blackshear
Thomas Blackshear is a United States African American artist, many of whose paintings adorn Evangelical churches, notably the New Life Church and World Prayer Center in Colorado Springs, Colorado. He is also a sculptor and a designer of figurines, often on African American themes. Jeff Sharlet desc..
Thomas Blackwell
Thomas Blackwell (4 August 1701-8 March 1757), Scottish classical scholar, was born at Aberdeen on the 4th of August 1701. He took the degree of M.A. at the Marischal College in 1718. He was appointed professor of Greek in 1723, and was principal of the institution from 1748 until his death on the..
Thomas Blake
Thomas Blake, Jr. (born 29 December 1976) is an American professional tennis player. Blake was born in Yonkers, New York to Thomas Sr. (who is African-American) and Betty (who is English). He has a younger brother, James Blake, who is also a professional tennis player, as well as two older half-br..
Thomas Blake Glover
Thomas Blake Glover. Thomas Blake Glover (June 6, 1838 – December 13, 1911) was a Scottish merchant in Bakumatsu and Meiji Japan, and he is justly revered in that country for his many contributions to its modernisation. The late Sir Peter Parker once hailed him as an all-round "trader t..
Thomas Blakiston
Thomas Wright Blakiston Thomas Wright Blakiston (born Lymington October 151832, died 1891) was an English explorer and naturalist. Blakiston explored western Canada with the Palliser Expedition between 1857 and 1859. In 1862 he travelled up the Yangtze River in China, going further than any W..
Thomas Blamey
Memorial statue of Field Marshal Sir Thomas Blamey in King's Domain, Melbourne. See also Field Marshal (Australia) Field Marshal Sir Thomas Albert Blamey, GBE, KCB, CMG, DSO (24 January 1884 – 27 May 1951) was an Australian General of World War II, and Australia's first Field Marshal. He ..
Thomas Blanchard
Thomas Blanchard (1788–1864) was a prolific American inventor, awarded over twenty-five patents for his creations. His first machine, made and patented in 1806, was a mechanical tack-maker, which could fabricate five hundred tacks per minute, each much better than tacks made by hand. Selling t..
Thomas Blanchard Stowell
Thomas Blanchard Stowell (1846-1927) was a distinguished American educator. Stowell was born on March 29, 1846 in Perry, New York. In 1865, at the age of 19, he graduated from Genesee College (now Syracuse University). He went on to earn a Master's degree in 1868 and a Ph.D. in 1881 from the same..
Thomas Bland Strange
Thomas Bland Strange in 1871 Thomas Bland Strange (15 September, 1831 – 9 July, 1925) was a British soldier noted for his service with the Canadian militia during the North-West Rebellion of 1885. Strange was a retired Major-General at the time of the rebellion, and was raising cavalry..
Thomas Blatt
Thomas "Toivi" Blatt was one of the few survivors who successfully escaped the Nazi extermination camp, Sobibor. Toivi went on to write Sobibor - The Forgotten Revolt and From The Ashes of Sobibor about his experience in Sobibor, including his part in the plot that led the 600 prisoner revolt on Oct..
Thomas Blizard Curling
Thomas Blizard Curling (1811-1888), British surgeon, was born in London in 1811. Through his uncle, Sir William Blizard, he became assistant-surgeon to the London hospital in 1833, becoming full surgeon in 1849. After filling other important posts in the College of Surgeons, he was appointed preside..
Thomas Blood
Thomas Blood Thomas Blood (1618 - August 24, 1680) was an Irish born Colonel who is best known for attempting to steal the Crown Jewels of England from the Tower of London in 1671. Contents 1 Early life2 Theft and aftermath3 References4 External links Early life Blood..
Thomas Bloodworth
This is about the London mayor. For the less known politician and activist, see Thomas Bloodworth (New Zealand). Sir Thomas Bloodworth (sometimes spelled Bludworth) (1620-1682) was Lord Mayor of London from October 1665 to October 1666. His inaction during the early stages of the Great Fire of Lond..
Thomas Blount
Thomas Blount (May 10, 1759–February 7, 1812) was an American Revolutionary War veteran and statesman from the state of North Carolina. He was born at Blount Hall, in what is now Pitt County, North Carolina and was educated at home. At the age of 16, he entered the Continental Army and was c..
Thomas Blount (lexicographer)
Thomas Blount (1618–1679) was an English antiquarian and lexicographer. He was the son of Myles Blount of Orleton in Herefordshire and was born at Bordesley, Tardebigge, Worcestershire. He was called to the bar at the Inner Temple, but, being a zealous Roman Catholic, his religion interfered ..
Thomas Bock
Thomas Bock (born Warwickshire, England, 1793, died Hobart, Tasmania, 1855), was an Australian artist. An engraver from Birmingham before being transported to Tasmania as a convict, Bock was set to work preparing plates for banknotes, and then to official assignments making portraits of recently ex..
Thomas Bodley
Thomas Bodley Sir Thomas Bodley (March 2, 1545 – January 28, 1613), was an English diplomat and scholar, founder of the Bodleian Library, Oxford. Contents 1 Biography2 The Bodleian Library3 Publications4 References Biography Thomas Bodley was born at Exeter in t..
Thomas Bodström
Thomas Lennart Bodström (born April 9, 1962) is a Swedish Social Democratic politician. He is the current Minister for Justice (since 2000). Thomas Bodström is the son of Lennart Bodström, Swedish Minister for Foreign Affairs 1982-1985 in the Olof Palme government. In his youth, however, Thom..
Thomas Boggs
Thomas Boggs is the name of several people: '''Tommy Boggs, son of Hale Boggs and Lindy BoggsPatton Boggs LLP is a Washington DC law firm. ..
Thomas Boleyn, 1st Earl of Wiltshire
Thomas Boleyn, 1st Earl of Wiltshire and 1st Earl of Ormonde (about 1477 - 12 March 1538/9), was a Tudor diplomat and politician and the father of Anne Boleyn, the second Queen of King Henry VIII. He was born and buried at the family home, Hever Castle. Contents 1 Family2 Career3 ..
Thomas Bolger
Thomas Bolger (died 1 May 1938) was an Irish Cumann na nGaedhael Party politician who was a TD for two years in the 1920s. Bolger was an unsuccessful Cumann na nGaedhael candidate in the Carlow-Kilkenny constituency at the 1923 general election. He stood again at a by-election on 11 March 1925, fo..
Thomas Bond (physician)
Thomas Bond (May 2, 1712 - March 26, 1784) was born in Calvert County, Maryland, the son of Richard Bond and Elizabeth Chew (nee Benson). He began his medical training in Annapolis but traveled to Paris and England to complete it. After returning to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, he became an origina..
Thomas Bopp
Thomas Bopp (born 1949) is a manager at a construction materials factory and an amateur astronomer. He co-discovered Comet Hale-Bopp in 1995. It was the first comet he observed. Comets are often seen as a bad omen. As Comet Hale-Bopp reached its brightest point, his brother and sister-in-law were..
Thomas Borody
Thomas Borody is an Australian gastoenterologist based in Sydney who is noted for his work in novel therapies for gastrointestinal disorders. Contents 1 Life2 Triple therapy for H. pylori3 Subsequent career4 Current work5 External links Life Borody was born in Poland and..
Thomas Bosschaert
Thomas Willeboirts Bosschaert (1613-1656) was a Dutch painter, born in Bergen op Zoom. He was educated under Segers in Antwerp, where then resided some of the greatest masters of the Flemish school. Having greatly profited there, his instructor advised him to visit Italy for farther improvement. Aft..
Thomas Boston
Rev. Thomas Boston (1676-1732) Thomas Boston (March 17, 1676 - May 20, 1732), was a Scottish church leader. He was born at Duns. His father, John Boston, and his mother, Alison Trotter, were both Covenanters. He was educated at Edinburgh, and licensed in 1697 by the presbytery of Chirnside. I..
Thomas Boston Gordon
Thomas Boston Gordon (1816-1891) made a career as a lawyer and county judge for Bath County, Kentucky. He was a civil war captain for the Confederate States of America under Johnson's Brigade. He was one of the eight founding members of the Beta Theta Pi national fraternity at Miami University on ..
Thomas Boswell
Thomas Boswell (born 1948) is a sports columnist for the Washington Post. He is the author of several best-selling books, most of which are collections of his Post columns and other previously published works. While he writes about a variety of sports, he is primarily associated with baseball. He i..
Thomas Bottomore
Thomas Burton Bottomore (1920-1992) was a British Marxist sociologist. Bottomore was Secretary of the International Sociological Association from 1953 to 1959. He had a position at the London School of Economics from 1952 to 1964. He was head of the Department of Political Science, Sociology and An..
Thomas Bouch
Sir Thomas Bouch (25 February 1822 - 30 October 1880) was a railway engineer in Victorian Britain. He was born in Thursby, Cumbria and lived in Edinburgh. He is the inventor of the caisson and the train ferry (roll-on roll-off). He designed the first Tay Rail Bridge whilst working for the Edinburgh ..
Thomas Bouchard
Thomas J. Bouchard, Jr. is a professor of psychology and director of the Minnesota Center for Twin and Adoption Research, University of Minnesota. His longitudinal studies of twins reared apart are world-renowned. He was the president of the Behavior Genetics Association in 1993 and the American P..
Thomas Boulsover
Thomas Boulsover (1705–1788), Sheffield cutler and the inventor of Sheffield Plate, was born in what is now the Ecclesfield district of the city and died at his home at Whiteley Wood Hall, on the River Porter. Memorial to Thomas Boulsover Boulsover completed his apprenticeship as a cutle..
Thomas Bourchier
Thomas Bourchier (ca. 1404 – 30 March 1486) was an English archbishop, Lord Chancellor and cardinal. Thomas was a younger son of William Bourchier, count of Eu (d. 1420), and through his mother, Anne of Gloucester, a daughter of Thomas of Woodstock, was a descendant of King Edward III of Engl..
Thomas Bowdler
Thomas Bowdler (July 11, 1754 – February 24, 1825) was an English physician who published a censored edition of Shakespeare's work so that it would be considered appropriate for children. The Family Shakespeare was published in 10 volumes, and had considerable success—four editions havi..
Thomas Bowers
Thomas Bowers (ca. 1826–1885), also known as "The Colored Mario" was an African American concert artist. His title was due to the vocal similarity of his voice to Giovanni Mario, an Italian opera singer. Bowers toured with Elizabeth Greenfield in 1854 under the management of Colonel J.H. Woo..
Thomas Bowles Shannon
Thomas Bowles Shannon (September 21, 1827-February 21, 1897) served as member of the California State Assembly. While serving that position, he became the Speaker of the Assembly. He would later become elected to the U.S. House of Representatives for California. External links [Congressional ..
Thomas Bowman
Thomas Bowman may refer to: Thomas Bowman (Methodist Episcopal Bishop) (1817-1914), who was an American Bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church, elected in 1872.Thomas Bowman (Evangelical Association Bishop) - another Bishop, of the Evangelical Association. He was elected in 1875.: See List of Bis..
Thomas Bowman (Evangelical Association Bishop)
This article is about a Bishop of the Evangelical Association. For other people with similar names, see Thomas Bowman Thomas Bowman was a Bishop of the Evangelical Association, elected in 1875. He was born 28 May 1836 in Lehigh Township, Northampton County, Pennsylvania. He studied at the Vander..
Thomas Bowman (Methodist Episcopal Bishop)
This article is about a Bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church. For other people with similar names, see Thomas Bowman Thomas Bowman (1817–1914) was an American Bishop in the Methodist Church, elected in 1872. He was born 15 July 1817 at Berwick, Pennsylvania. He earned his B.A. degree f..
Thomas Boyd
Thomas Boyd may be Thomas Boyd (poet) (1867-1927), Irish poetThomas Alexander Boyd (1898-1935) American novelistTom Boyd, former Scottish footballer This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with the same title. If an referred you to this page, you ma..
Thomas Boyd, 1st Earl of Arran
Thomas Boyd,(d. c. 1472) 1st Earl of Arran was a Scottish nobleman. The son of Robert Boyd, 1st Lord Boyd, Thomas was created Earl of Arran and Baron Kilmarnock in the Peerage of Scotland in 1467. He married Lady Mary, sister of James III in 1467. The family successfully negotiated the king's marr..
Thomas Boyle
Thomas Boyle (29 June 1775 – 12 October 1825) was an officer in the United States Navy during the War of 1812. He had also been a privateer. Born in Marblehead, Massachusetts, Boyle went to sea at 10 or 11 years of age and assumed his first command at the age of 16. In 1794, he moved his base..
Thomas Bracken
Thomas Bracken Thomas Bracken (December 21, 1843 - February 16, 1898), born at Clones, County Monaghan, Ireland, was the noted late 19th century poet who wrote the New Zealand National Anthem and who was the first person to publish the phrase God's Own Country. His mother died when he was a..
Thomas Brackett Reed
Official portrait of Thomas B. Reed. Thomas Brackett Reed (October 18, 1839 – December 7, 1902) was a U.S. Representative from Maine, and Speaker of the House from 1889–1891 and from 1895–1899. He was a powerful leader of the Republican party but was unable to stop the Spanis..
Thomas Braden
Thomas Wardell Braden (born 1918) is an American journalist. In 1940 he joined the British Army Office of Strategic Services (OSS). He moved to Washington DC and became part of a group of journalists known as Georgetown Set. Braden joined the Central Intelligence Agency and in 1950 became head of ..
Thomas Bradwardine
Thomas Bradwardine (c. 1290 – August 26 1349), often called "the Profound Doctor", was an English scholar and courtier and, very briefly, Archbishop of Canterbury. He was born either at Hartfield in Sussex or at Chichester, where his family were settled, members of the smaller gentry or burgh..
Thomas Bragg
Gov. Thomas Bragg Thomas Bragg (9 November 1810 -- 21 January 1872) was the Democratic governor of the U.S. state of North Carolina from 1855 to 1859. Bragg later served as a U.S. Senator from 1859 to 1861. When the Civil War began, he became attorney general of the Confederate States from 18..
Thomas Braidwood
Thomas Braidwood was born in 1717 at Covington, Lanarkshire, Scotland. He was the son of Thomas Braidwood and Agnes Meek. In 1760 he opened 'Braidwoods Academy' in Edinburgh, the first school for the deaf in Britain. In 1783 he move with his family to London and opened the Old Kent Road Asylum for..
Thomas Braidwood Wilson
Thomas Braidwood Wilson (1792 - 1843). Born in Kirknewton, East Calder, Lothian, Scotland he was the son of James, and Catherine Boag OR Boak.He was a Doctor of Medicine, which he gained from Edinburgh University. He married Jane Thomson of Durham,England, in 1826 at St Oswalds, Durham,England. In 1..
Thomas Bramwell Welch
Thomas Bramwell Welch (December 31, 1825 - 1903) the discoverer of the pasteurization process to prevent the fermentation of grape juice. Welch was born in Glastonbury, England. He came to the United States when his father emigrated in 1834. He attended public schools in Watertown, New York an..
Thomas Brand, 3rd Viscount Hampden
Thomas Walter Brand, 3rd Viscount Hampden (29 January 1869–4 September 1958) was a British peer, the son of the 2nd Viscount Hampden. On 29 April 1899, he married Lady Katharine Mary Montagu-Douglas-Scott (a daughter of the 6th Duke of Buccleuch) and they had eight children. He had previousl..
Thomas Brash Morison
Thomas Brash Morison (21 November 1868 – 28 July 1945) was a Scottish politician and judge. Liberal Member of Parliament for Inverness-shire from 1917 to 1918 and for Inverness from 1918 to 1920, Morison was Solicitor General for Scotland in the Liberal and Coalition Governments from 1913 to ..
Thomas Brassey
Thomas Brassey (7 November 1805-1870) was an English railway contractor, born at Buerton, near Chester, Cheshire. Brassey contracted for the construction of railways, at first in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, where 1700 miles were constructed under his direction, and later in man..
Thomas Brassey, 1st Earl Brassey
Thomas Brassey, 1st Earl Brassey (1836-1918) was a British politician. Brassey was the son of the railway contractor Thomas Brassey (1805-1870). He was educated at Rugby School and University College Oxford. He was Liberal MP for Hastings in 1868, a Lord of the Admiralty in 1880, and became Secreta..
Thomas Brassey, 2nd Earl Brassey
Thomas Allnutt Brassey, 2nd Earl Brassey TD MInstNA AMICE (7 March 1863–12 November 1919) was a British peer and soldier. He was the son of Thomas Brassey, later 1st Earl Brassey and was educated at Eton and Balliol College, Oxford. On 28 February 1889, he married Lady Idina Mary Nevill, a da..
Thomas Bray
Thomas Bray (1656 - 15 February 1730) was an English clergyman born in Marton, Shropshire in 1656. He was educated at Oswestry School and All Souls College, Oxford University. After leaving the university he was appointed vicar of Over-Whitacre, and rector of Sheldon in Warwickshire, where he wrot..
Thomas Brdarić
Thomas Brdarić (born January 23, 1975 in Nürtingen) is a German football player of Croatian descent. He played for a few clubs, including VfB Stuttgart, Fortuna Düsseldorf, Fortuna Köln and Bayer Leverkusen. He now plays for Hannover 96. He played for Germany national football team and was a p..
Thomas Breaks the Rules & Other Stories
Thomas Breaks the Rules & Other Stories is a VHS introduced in USA featured episodes from the Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends TV Series. Episodes Thomas Breaks the Rules (Thomas In Trouble)A Cow on the Line (Cows)Old IronDouble Trouble (Thomas, Percy & the Coal)James in a Mess (Dirty Objects)Duc..
Thomas Breen
Thomas Breen (born September 13, 1972) is a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party (AP). He represents Hedmark in the Norwegian Parliament, where he meets in the place of Knut Storberget, who was appointed to a government position. Parliamentary Committee duties 2005 - 2009 member of the Standin..
Thomas Brehl
Thomas Brehl is an important figure in the German neo-Nazi scene and the leader of the Kampfbund Deutscher Sozialisten (Fighting Federation of German Socialists). ..
Thomas Brennan
Thomas Brennan (died 22 January 1953) was an Irish Fianna Fáil Party politician who sat for 9 years as a TD for Wicklow. A building contractor bfore entering politics, Brennan first stood for election to Dáil Éireann at the 1943 general election, but failed to win a seat. The following year, at ..
Thomas Brett
Thomas Brett (born 1747 in Hampshire; died 1809 in Hampshire) was cricket's first well-known fast bowler and was a star of the legendary Hambledon team of the 1770s. Noted for his accuracy, Brett was a leading wicket taker in the 1770s and was lauded by John Nyren in The Cricketers of my Time. His..
Thomas Brezina
Thomas Brezina 2004 Thomas Brezina (born January 30, 1963 in Vienna), is an Austrian writer of children's books. He is especially known for his series The Knickerbocker Gang and his stories about the talking bike Tom Turbo. More than 400 of his books have been translated into 32 languages. H..
Thomas Brinkmann
Thomas Brinkmann (born 1959) is a highly regarded German producer of experimental minimal techno music. Although experimenting with records since the early eighties, he gained wide reputation with his re-workings of material by fellow artists Mike Ink and Richie Hawtin released in the second half of..
Thomas Brisbane
Major General Sir Thomas Brisbane, Governor of New South Wales Major-General Sir Thomas Makdougall Brisbane, 1st Baronet, GCH GCB (July 23, 1773 – January 27, 1860), soldier, colonial Governor and astronomer, was born at Largs in Ayrshire, Scotland, the son of Sir Thomas Brisbane. He was educ..
Thomas Brock
Sir Thomas Brock (March 1, 1847 - August 22, 1922) was a British sculptor. Brock was born in Worcester, he attended the School of Design in Worcester and then undertook an apprenticeship in modelling at the Worcester Royal Porcelain Works. In 1866 he became a pupil of the sculptor John Henry Foley...
Thomas Bromley
Sir Thomas Bromley (1530-11 April, 1587), English lord chancellor, was born in Staffordshire. He was educated at Oxford University and called to the bar at the Middle Temple. Through family influence as well as the patronage of Sir Nicholas Bacon, the lord keeper, he quickly made progress in his pro..
Thomas Brooke, 2nd Viscount Alanbrooke
Thomas Brooke, 2nd Viscount Alanbrooke was born on 9 January 1920. He was the son of Field Marshal Sir Alan Francis Brooke, 1st Viscount Alanbrooke. He received his education at the Wellington College in Berkshire and fought in the Second World War in the Royal Artillery. He was a writer and a wat..
Thomas Broughton
Thomas Broughton may refer to: Thomas Robert Shannon Broughton (1900-1993), the Canadian classics scholarThomas Broughton d. 1737, the lieutenant-governor of South Carolina from 1730 to 1737Thomas Broughton (Australia), mayor of Sydney, Australia in 1847Sir Thomas Broughton, killed June 16, 1487 at..
Thomas Brown
There have been several notable individuals named Thomas Brown, including: Thomas Brown (Australian federal politician), 20th century Australian politicianThomas Brown (engineer) (1772–1850) English surveyor, engineer, businessman, and landownerThomas Brown (frontiersman) (1740–?), soldier, wro..
Thomas Brownback
redirect [[Template:Not verified]]Thomas Brownback is an American philosopher and jazz musician. Most of Brownback's early publications were in the field of formal logic. He gradually began to work on questions of ontology, epistemology, and language, and by the 1960s, he had substantially develope..
Thomas Browne
Sir Thomas Browne (October 19, 1605 – October 19, 1682) was an English author of varied works that disclose his wide learning in diverse fields including medicine, religion, science and the esoteric. Browne's writings display a deep curiosity towards the natural world, influenced by the..
Thomas Browne, 4th Viscount Kenmare
Sir Thomas Browne, fourth Viscount Kenmare, sixth Baronet Browne of Molahiffe (April 1726 – 11 September 1795) was an Irish landowner and politician. He was probably born at Killarney, County Kerry, the second of four children of Valentine Browne, fifth Baronet, third Viscount Kenmare (1695–..
Thomas Brownlee
Thom Brownlee (born Thomas William Brownlee; August 18, 1986 in Belfast, Northern Ireland) is the bassist and vocalist in Belfast alternative rock band, Never Pass Entry. He has also played bass previously in Vivacity and his side project Simple Sallies Magic Folly, which focuses on many different..
Thomas Brownrigg
Captain Thomas Marcus Brownrigg CBE DSO RN (Retired) (8 July 1902—9 October 1967) was a British Royal Navy officer and later a public administrator and television executive. Contents 1 Naval career1.1 World War II1.2 Post-war2 Bracknell New Town3 Associated-Rediffus..
Thomas Brown (Australian politician)
Thomas Brown (Australian politician) may refer to: Thomas Brown (Western Australian politician)Thomas Brown (Australian federal politician)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 ch..
Thomas Brown (engineer)
Born at Disley in Cheshire, Thomas Brown (1772 - 1850) was an English surveyor, civil engineer, businessman and landowner. He had interests in coal-mining, particularly in the Haughton and Hyde areas of Greater Manchester, as well as lime burning and mineral extraction interests. He owned land at D..
Thomas Brown (naturalist)
Captain Thomas Brown, (1785 - 8 October 1862) was a British naturalist and malacologist, born in Perth, Scotland. He was educated at the Edinburgh High School. At the age of twenty, he joined the Forfar and Kineardine Militia, raising to the rank of captain in 1811. When he was quartered in Manche..
Thomas Brown (philosopher)
Thomas Brown (January 9, 1778 - April 2, 1820) was a Scottish metaphysician. He was born at Kirkmabreck, Kirkcudbright, where his father Rev. Samuel Brown was parish clergyman. He was a wide reader and an eager student. Educated at several schools in London, he went to the University of Edinburgh ..
Thomas Brown (politician)
Thomas Brown. Thomas Brown (October 27, 1785 – August 24, 1867) was an American politician who served as Florida's second governor from 1849 to 1853. He is buried at the Old City Cemetery in Tallahassee. Contents 1 Early life2 Politics3 Governor of Florida4 Other a..
Thomas Brown (Western Australian politician)
Thomas Brown (1803–5 July 1863) was an early settler in colonial Western Australia, and a Member of the Western Australian Legislative Council. Thomas Brown was born in England in 1803. Little is known of his life in England, except that he married Eliza Bussey in 1836, and by 1840 he was li..
Thomas Bruce, 2nd Earl of Ailesbury
Thomas Bruce, 3rd Earl of Elgin and 2nd Earl of Ailesbury (1656–December 16 1741) was the son of Robert Bruce, 2nd Earl of Elgin and Lady Diana Grey. His maternal grandparents were Henry Grey, 1st Earl of Stamford and Lady Anne Cecil, daughter of William Cecil, 2nd Earl of Exeter. Lord Elgin ..
Thomas Bruce, 7th Earl of Elgin
Thomas Bruce, 7th Earl of Elgin and 11th Earl of Kincardine (July 20, 1766 - November 14, 1841) was a British nobleman and diplomat, known for the removal of marble sculptures from the Parthenon in Athens -- popularly known as the Elgin Marbles. Elgin was the third son of Charles Bruce, 5th Earl of..
Thomas Brun
Thomas Brun, also le Brun or Brown, was son or nephew of William Brun (first to bear the name Le Brun), a clerk of Henry I of England. He travelled to Sicily as a child in the entourage of Robert of Selby about the year 1130. He first appears in a document in Sicily in 1137. Thomas was a kaid, or..
Thomas Brunner
Thomas Brunner (baptised August 22, 1821, in Oxford, England; died April 22, 1874 in Nelson, New Zealand) was an English-born surveyor and explorer remembered for his exploration of the western coastal areas of New Zealand's South Island. In 1836, aged fifteen, Brunner was sent to learn surveying..
Thomas Brussig
Thomas Brussig (born 1965 in Berlin) is a German writer. Works All of Brussig's published novels to date (2004) deal with the German Democratic Republic in a satirical manner: Wasserfarben (Watercolors) (1991)Helden wie wir (Heroes Like Us) (1995)Am kürzeren Ende der Sonnenallee (At the Shorter ..
Thomas Bruun Eriksen
Thomas Bruun Eriksen (born 13 February 1979) was a Danish professional road bicycle racer who ended his career after the 2005 UCI ProTour season. After riding for Danish amateur outfit Team Bornholm, Bruun Eriksen first joined professional outfit Team CSC as a stagiaire in the second half of the ..
Thomas Bryan
Thomas Bryan was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. Details He was 35 years old, and a Lance-Corporal in the 25th (S) Bn., Northumberland Fusiliers, Britis..
Thomas Brzustowski
Thomas Anthony Brzustowski (born 1937) is a Canadian engineer, academic, and civil servant. Born in Warsaw, he came to Canada with his family when he was 11. He received a B.A.Sc. in engineering physics from the University of Toronto in 1958. He received an A.M. from Princeton University in 1960 a..
Thomas Bscher
Dr. Thomas Bscher (pronounced "Bay-share") is an automobile race car driver, manager, and banker. From 1986 to 1995, Bscher was partner with the Sal. Oppenheim bank in Cologne, responsible for corporate finance and financial markets. As a racer of expensive and fast sports cars and supercars, Bs..
Thomas Buchanan Read
Thomas Buchanan Read (1822 - 1872), American poet, was a portrait-painter, and lived much abroad. He wrote a prose romance, The Pilgrims of the Great St. Bernard, and several books of poetry, including The New Pastoral, The House by the Sea, Sylvia, and A Summer Story. Some of the shorter pieces inc..
Thomas Buckner
Thomas Buckner is an American baritone vocalist specializing in the performance of contemporary classical music and improvised music. In his work, he utilizes a wide range of extended (non-traditional) vocal techniques. Buckner also works as a concert promoter; in Berkeley, California, he founded ..
Thomas Buck Reed
Thomas Buck Reed (May 7, 1787 - November 26, 1829) was a United States Senator from Mississippi. Born near Lexington, Kentucky, he attended the public schools and the College of New Jersey (now Princeton University.) He studied law, was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Lexington in 1808..
Thomas Buergenthal
Thomas Buergenthal (born 11 May 1934 in Lubochna, Slovakia) is a judge on the International Court of Justice. Biography Thomas Buergenthal grew up in the Jewish ghetto of Kielce (Poland) and later in the concentration camps at Auschwitz and Sachsenhausen. On 4 December 1951, he emigrated from Germ..
Thomas Buffel
Thomas Buffel (born February 19 1981 in Ruddervoorde, Belgium) is a Belgian footballer who plays for Rangers, he is a Midfielder and can play as a Striker, He also features regularly at international level for Belgium. Contents 1 Early Career2 Feyenoord3 Rangers4 Belgian Int..
Thomas Buford
Thomas O. Buford (1932-) holds the Louis G. Forgione Chair of Philosophy at Furman University, where he began teaching in 1969. After earning the Bachelor of Arts at the University of North Texas in 1955 and the Bachelor of Divinity at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in 1958, he received ..
Thomas Built Buses
Thomas Built Buses, Inc. is a U.S. bus manufacturer based in High Point, North Carolina. Contents 1 Perley A. Thomas: streetcar and bus pioneer2 Perley A. Thomas Car Works3 A transition to buses: the 1930s4 Thomas Built Buses5 Products6 See also7 Clients8 E..
Thomas Bulfinch
Thomas Bulfinch (July 15 1796 - May 27, 1867) was an American writer, born in Newton, Massachusetts to a highly-educated but not rich Bostonian merchant family. His father was Charles Bulfinch, the architect of the Massachusetts State House in Boston and parts of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C...
Thomas Bullitt
Thomas Bullitt (c.1734-1782) was an United States soldier and pioneer from Prince William County, Virginia. Thomas was born to Samuel and Sarah (Harrrison) Bullitt abut 1734 in Prince William County of Virginia. He became active in the militia when young, and became interested in western exploratio..
Thomas Bunbury
Major Thomas Bunbury (b.c1791), soldier and penal administrator, of the 80th Regiment, was commandant of the second convict settlement at Norfolk Island, from April to July 1839. He joined the army in 1807 and fought in the Peninsular War. As commandant, he was confident in his ability to manage th..
Thomas Burgess
Thomas Burgess is also the name of the founder of Bala, Ontario, Canada Engraving of Bishop Burgess Thomas Burgess (1756 - February 19, 1837), English author, philosopher and Bishop of Saint David's was born at Odiham, in Hampshire. He was educated at Winchester, and at Corpus Christi College..
Thomas Burgess (settler)
See Thomas Burgess for other people with this name. Thomas Burgess was the founder of Bala, Ontario, Canada, who first settled the region in the mid-1800s. It is now a popular part of the cottage country region of Muskoka and home to the Kee to Bala and Bala's Museum with Memories of L. M. Montgom..
Thomas Burke
Thomas Burke may refer to: Thomas Burke (Australian MP) (1910–1973), Labour MP for Perth 1943–1955Thomas Burke (author) (1886–1945), British author and poet from LondonThomas Burke (Clare politician) (died 1951) Irish farmer, bone-setter, and TD for Clare 1937–1951Thomas Bur..
Thomas Burke (Australian MP)
Thomas Burke (August 28 1910 – January 17 1973) was a member of the Parliament of Australia. He was a Labor Party MP from 1943 to 1955, representing Perth. His son Brian Burke was a Premier of Western Australia from 1983 until 1988. ..
Thomas Burke (author)
For other people named , see {{{1. Thomas Burke (November, 1886– September 22, 1945) was a British author. He was born in the Eltham neighborhood of London. His first successful publication was Limehouse Nights (1916), a collection of stories centered around life in the poverty-stricken Limeh..
Thomas Burke (governor)
For other people named , see {{{1. Thomas Burke (c. 1747– December 2, 1783) was an American physician, lawyer, and statesman from Hillsborough, North Carolina. He represented North Carolina as a delegate to the Continental Congress and was Governor of the state. Burke was born in Galway, Irel..
Thomas Burke (Irish politician)
For other people named Thomas Burke, including Thomas Burke the TD for Clare, see Thomas Burke (disambiguation) Sir Thomas John Burke (7 June 1813–9 December 1875), 3rd Bart., was an Irish landowner and politician from County Galway. Born at Marble Hill, he sat as an independent liberal Member of..
Thomas Burke (judge)
For other people named , see {{{1. Thomas Burke (December 22, 1849–December 4, 1925) was an American lawyer, railroad builder, and judge from Seattle, Washington. He served as Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Washington Territory from 1888 to 1889. The Burke-Gilman Trail and the Bur..
Thomas Burnet
Thomas Burnet Thomas Burnet (1635? - 1715), theologian and writer on cosmogony, was born at Croft near Darlington, and educated at Cambridge, and became Master of Charterhouse and Clerk of the Closet to William III. His literary fame rests on his Telluris Theoria Sacra, or Sacred Theory of th..
Thomas Burnett Swann
Thomas Burnett Swann (October 12 1928 - May 5 1976) was an American poet, critic and fantasy author. His criticism includes works on the poetry of H.D. and Christina Rossetti. Contents 1 Poetry2 Fiction3 Works (excluding non-fiction and poetry)3.1 The Minotaur Trilogy3.2 ..
Thomas Burt
Thomas Burt Thomas Burt (12 November 1837-12 April 1922) was a British trade unionist and one of the first working-class Members of Parliament. He became secretary of the Northumberland Miners' Association in 1863, then, in 1874, was elected to parliament, alongside Alexander MacDonald, a fell..
Thomas Burton
Thomas Burton (d. March 1457) was a Franciscan brother who became Bishop of Sodor and Man in 1455 and died in office. Thomas Burton (d. 1496 or 1495) was a Loughborough wool merchant. When he died, he left money in his will for a priest to say prayers for his soul. This priest founded the town's s..
Thomas Bushell
Thomas Bushell (c. 1834–12 September 1865) was a convict transported to Western Australia. He was hanged in 1865 after attacking a warder. Thomas Bushell was born in Ireland around 1834; nothing is known of his early life. At the age of twenty-two he was an unmarried, semi-literate soldier ..
Thomas Bushnell
Thomas Bushnell is a Gregorian friar, formerly living in Massachusetts and now in southern California. He was the principal architect and developer of GNU HURD, and maintains several Debian packages. External link [Home page]..
Thomas Butler
Thomas Butler may refer to any of the following persons: Thomas Frederick Butler, Bishop of Southwark, EnglandThomas Adair Butler, British recipient of the Victoria CrossThomas Butler, 3rd Earl of Ormonde, sixteenth century British noblemanThomas Butler, Earl of Ossory, seventeenth century British ..
Thomas Butler, 3rd Earl of Ormonde
Thomas Butler, 3rd Earl of Ormonde, also known as the 10th Earl was born circa 1531 and died on 22 November 1614. He was a son of James Butler, 9th Earl of Ormonde and Lady Joan FitzGerald. He was Lord Treasurer of Ireland and a very prominent personage during the latter part of the 16th century. He..
Thomas Butler, 7th Earl of Ormonde
Thomas Butler, 7th Earl of Ormonde, P.C., was born before 1450 and died on 3 August 1515. He was the son of James Butler, 4th Earl of Ormonde and Elizabeth Beauchamp. He was attainted, but restored by Henry VII' s first Parliament, November 1485, and the statutes made at Westminster, by Edward IV, w..
Thomas Butler, Earl of Ossory
Thomas Butler, Earl of Ossory (July 8 or 9 1634 - July 30, 1680), eldest son of James Butler, 1st Duke of Ormonde, was born at Kilkenny. His early years were spent in Ireland and France, and he became an accomplished athlete and by no means an indifferent scholar. Having come to London in 1652 he w..
Thomas Butler (soccer)
Thomas Butler (born 25 April,1981 in Dublin) is a professional footballer who currently plays for Hartlepool United in League One. He has played for the Republic of Ireland at under 21 and senior level. Thomas Butler started his career at Sunderland. As a youngster Thomas Butler forged himself a ..
Thomas Butler (U. S. Representative)
Thomas Butler (April 14, 1785 – August 7, 1847) was a member of the U. S. House of Representatives representing the state of Louisiana. He served one and a half terms as a Republican. Butler was born near Carlisle, Pennsylvania. He was elected in a special election to finish the term of Tho..
Thomas Button
Sir Thomas Button (d. April 1634) was a British officer of the Royal Navy and Explorer who in 1612–1613 commanded an expedition that unsuccessfully attempted to locate explorer Henry Hudson and to navigate the Northwest Passage. External links [Biography at the Dictionary of Canadian Bi..
Thomas Buxton
Sir Thomas Fowell Buxton, 3rd Baronet, GCMG (26 January 1837–1915) was the Governor of South Australia from 29 October 1895 until 29 March 1899. His grandfather was Thomas Fowell Buxton, a British MP and social reformer. He attended Harrow School and Trinity College, Cambridge. He married Lad..
Thomas Byerley
Thomas Byerley (1747-11 September 1810) partner in the Wedgwood pottery firm. He was the son of John Byerley and Margaret Wedgwood, the daughter of Thomas Wedgwood III and sister of Josiah Wedgwood. In 1768 he emigrated to America but returned in 1775 and became a clerk at Etruria, where he becam..
Thomas Byrne
Photo by Phil Payne Thomas Byrne, (December 1866 - 15 March 1944) was born in St. Thomas, Dublin was an Irish recipient of the Victoria Cross (VC), the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. Contents ..
Thomas Byrnes
Thomas Byrnes may refer to: a premier of Queensland, Thomas Joseph Byrnesa 19th Century New York City Police Inspector, Thomas Byrnes 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..
Thomas Byrnes (policeman)
Inspector Thomas F. Byrnes (1842-1910) was head of the New York City Detective Bureau from 1880 until 1895. In 1862, Byrnes became a fireman, joining Hose Company No. 21. He remained as a fireman until December 10, 1863, when he was appointed a policeman.[link] Byrnes rose in the rank..
Thomas B Allen
Thomas B. Allen (1928 - 2004) was an American painter and illustrator known for a moody and expressionist style that pushed the boundaries of commercial art in the 1950s and 60s. Born in Nashville, he was educated at Vanderbilt University and the Art Institute of Chicago. Mr. Allen was often associa..
Thomas B Concannon Jr
Thomas B. Concannon, Jr. is a former mayor of the City of Newton, Massachusetts. ..
Thomas C. Butler
Thomas Campbell Butler, M.D., is an American scientist specializing in infectious diseases including cholera and bubonic plague at Texas Tech University since 1987. He is credited with making oral hydration the standard treatment for diarrhea. Butler was arrested in 2003 (Kimberly, 2003) and prose..
Thomas C. Chalmers
Dr. Thomas C. Chalmers (1917?–December 27, 1995) was a leading proponent of the randomized controlled trial and meta-analysis. See also [Photographs][Obituary in the New York Times][A tribute to Thomas C. Chalmers][Obituary in NIH Clinical Center News] ..
Thomas C. Coffin
Thomas Chalkley Coffin (born October 25, 1887 in Caldwell, Idaho Territory – died June 8, 1934 in Washington, D.C.) was a United States Representative from Idaho. Coffin served as a Democrat in the House from 1933 to 1934. Coffin represented the state's Second Congressional District. He defe..
Thomas C. Ferguson Power Plant
The Thomas C. Ferguson Power Plant is a natural gas fired power plant located near Marble Falls, Texas in Llano County, Texas. It is owned and operated by the Lower Colorado River Authority. The plant was completed in 1974, and has a generating capacity of 420 megawatts Cooling water is provided ..
Thomas C. Foley
Thomas C. Foley is expected to be the next ambassador to Ireland, taking over from James C. Kenny, following Senate confirmation. He was proposed for the position in June 2006. Foley, was a major fundraiser for President George W. Bush's election campaign in 2000, raising over $100,000, making him a..
Thomas C. Gibson
Dr. Thomas C. Gibson is an expert in carnivorous plant morphology and cultivation who works in the Department of Botany at the University of Wisconsin. He has published several works on the subject of Nepenthes and other carnivorous plants. ..
Thomas C. Hart
thumb This page is about the U.S. admiral. For the comics creator, see Tom Hart. Thomas Charles Hart (12 June 1877 – 4 July 1971) was an admiral of the United States Navy, whose service extended from the Spanish-American War through World War II. Following retirement from the Navy, h..
Thomas C. Hennings, Jr.
Thomas Carey Hennings, Jr. (June 25, 1903 - September 13, 1960) was an American political figure from Missouri, and a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives (from 1935 until 1940), and the United States Senate (from 1951 until 1960). Born in St. Louis, he attended the pu..
Thomas C. Jerdon
Thomas Jerdon. Thomas Claverhill Jerdon (1811 - 1872) was a British physician, zoologist and botanist. Jerdon was born in Durham and studied at Edinburgh University. He became assistant-surgeon in the British East India Company, stationed in India and later Surgeon Major in the Madras Regimen..
Thomas C. Kelly
Archbishop Thomas Cajetan Kelly, O.P., has served as the Archbishop of Louisville since February 1982. Pope John Paul II appointed him to this position in December 1981. Born in 1931 in Rochester, New York, Archbishop Kelly entered the Dominican Order in 1951 after two years of study at Providence ..
Thomas C. Kinkaid
Thomas Cassin Kinkaid (3 April 1888 – 17 November 1972) was an admiral of the United States Navy during World War II. He was Commander Allied Naval Forces in the South West Pacific Area (SWPA) during 1943-45 and concurrently commanded the US 7th Fleet. Kinkaid was born in Hanover, New Hamps..
Thomas C. Lanier
Thomas C. Lanier was a wealthy planter from Pickens County, Alabama. He built Sipsey Mill. Joined the newly formed Bethesda Presbyterian Church in 1838 along with his wife Sarah D. Lanier. When the civil war started, Lanier joined the 2nd REGIMENT ALABAMA VOLUNTEER INFANTRY Lane Guards, Company B o..
Thomas C. Lynch
Other notable people share this name. See Thomas Lynch. Thomas Conner Lynch (May 20, 1904–May 29, 1986) was an American lawyer who served as District Attorney in San Francisco and then as Attorney-General of California from 1964 to 1971. |- style="text-align: center;" ..
Thomas C. Mann
Thomas C. Mann (Laredo, Texas, November 11, 1912 – 1999) was a diplomat who specialized in Latin American affairs, worked for the U.S. Department of State from 1942 to 1966. During the first administration of Dwight D. Eisenhower he served in a variety of posts, including two years as Ambassad..
Thomas C. McCreery
Thomas Clay McCreery (December 12 1816 - July 10 1890) was a Democratic U.S. Senator from Kentucky. Born near Owensboro, Kentucky, McCreery graduated from Centre College, in Danville, Kentucky, in 1837. He studied law, passed the bar, and commenced practice in Frankfort, Kentucky. He then returne..
Thomas C. Oden
Dr. Thomas C. Oden Thomas Clark Oden (October 21, 1931 - ) is an American Christian theologian associated with Drew University in New Jersey. An ordained United Methodist Elder, he is also perhaps the "Father of the Paleo-Orthodox movement" and arguably one of the most influential churchmen ..
Thomas C. Platt
Thomas C. Platt Thomas C. Platt was a three term U.S. Senator from New York in the years 1881 and 1897-1909. Thomas Collier Platt, a Representative and a Senator from New York was born in Owego, New York. He was prepared for college at the Owego Academy and attended Yale College in 1849 and 18..
Thomas C. Reed
Thomas Care Reed (b. 1934) was the 11th Secretary of the Air Force from January 2, 1976 - April 6, 1977 under Gerald Ford and Jimmy Carter. Early life He was born in New York City, N.Y., in 1934. He attended Deerfield Academy, and then received a bachelor of science degree in mechanical engineering..
Thomas C. Sawyer
Thomas Charles Sawyer, (born August 15, 1945), also known as Tom Sawyer, is an American politician of the Democratic party who formerly served as a U.S. representative from Ohio from 1987 to 2003. Sawyer was born in Akron. He attended Western Reserve Academy in Hudson, OH for a time, but was expell..
Thomas C. Stanford
Founder of Carey, Idaho, rancher and legislator, Thomas C. Stanford was born September 30, 1865, in Logan, Utah, a son of Stephen and Louisa (Forman) Stanford. His father, a native of England, came to Utah in 1861. Of the ten children, Thomas C. was the fifth and was four years old when the family m..
Thomas C. Wales
Thomas C. Wales (1952-2001) was a federal prosecutor and gun control advocate from Seattle, Washington, who was the victim of an unresolved assassination. Thomas C.Wales was born 1952 in Boston, Massachusetts. After his graduation from Milton Academy, he went to Harvard and then Hofstra Law School..
Thomas Cadell
Thomas Cadell (VC, CB) (September 5, 1835- April 6, 1919) was a Scottish recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. Contents 1 Details2 Further information3 T..
Thomas Cadwalader
Thomas Cadwalader (1708-1779) was an American physician in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He lived for a while near Trenton, New Jersey, was one of the founders of the Pennsylvania Hospital. Dr. Cadwalader was one of the first to vaccinate patients against smallpox. His sons, John and Lambert were acti..
Thomas Cahill
Thomas Cahill has written four popular non-fiction books. These books comprise Volumes I-IV of The Hinges of History, a prospective seven-volume series in which Cahill recounts formative moments in Western civilization. The four books so far completed are: How the Irish Saved Civilization: The Unt..
Thomas Cajetan
For the saint, see Saint Cajetan. Thomas Cardinal Cajetan (Ca'jê-tan or Caj'e-tan, also known as Gaetanus) (February 20, 1469 - August 9, 1534) was an Italian cardinal best known for his opposition to the teachings of Martin Luther and the Protestant Reformation. He is not to be confused with his ..
Thomas Calabro
Thomas Calabro (born on February 3, 1959 in Brooklyn) is an American actor. His most notable role was playing Dr. Michael Mancini on Melrose Place. He was the only cast member to stay on the show throughout its entire run from 1992 until 1999. Calabro went to Fordham University where he got his "bi..
Thomas Caldwell
Thomas Caldwell (February 10, 1894- June 6, 1969)was a Scottish recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. He was 24 years old, and a Sergeant in the 12th Bn., The Royal Scots..
Thomas Cale
Thomas Cale was a delegate to the United States House of Representatives from the Territory of Alaska. He was born in Underhill, Vermont in Chittenden County on September 17, 1848. He attended the district schools and Bell Academy at Underhill Flats, Vermont. In 1866, he moved to Fort Edward, New Yo..
Thomas Callister Hales
Thomas Callister Hales is an American mathematician who provided computer-aided proof of the Kepler Conjecture that the most efficient way to pack spheres was in a pyramid shape. Hales, the University of Pittsburgh Mellon Professor of mathematics, advocates the formalization of mathematics to ensure..
Thomas Cameron McQuirter
An editor has expressed a concern that the subject of the article does not satisfy one of the guidelines for inclusion on Wikipedia on one of the following topics: [Notability Academics] ([Notability proposed])[Notability Biographies][Notability Books] (&#..
Thomas Campbell
This article refers to the Scottish poet. For others named Thomas Campbell, see Thomas Campbell (disambiguation) Thomas Campbell (July 27, 1777 - June 15, 1844) was a Scottish poet. He was born in Glasgow, the eighth son of Alexander Campbell, His father, of the family of Campbell of Kirnan, Ar..
Thomas Campbell (cricketer)
Tom CampbellSouth Africa (RSA) Batting style Right-hand bat Bowling type - Tests First-class Matches 5 29 '''Runs scored 90 365 Batting average 15.00 12.16 100s/50s -/- -/- Top score 48 48 Balls bowled - - Wickets - - Bowling average - ..
Thomas Campbell (disambiguation)
The name Thomas Campbell can refer to: T.J.Campbell Baptist pastor from southeast Texas, 1875-1957. Thomas Campbell, a Scottish poet of the 18th and 19th Centuries.Thomas J. (Tom) Campbell, an American economist and California state official.Thomas J. ("Tom Terrific") Campbell, a former mayor of Van..
Thomas Campbell (mayor)
This article refers to the former mayor of Vancouver. For others named Thomas Campbell, see Thomas Campbell (disambiguation) Thomas J. Campbell, Q.C. (born October 5, 1927) is a retired Canadian politician, who served as mayor of Vancouver, British Columbia from 1967 through 1972. Campbell was bo..
Thomas Campbell (Restoration movement)
Thomas Campbell (1763–1854) was a Presbyterian minister who, with his son Alexander Campbell, helped found the Restoration Movement. He was the father of Alexander Campbell. ..
Thomas Campbell Eyton
Thomas Campbell Eyton. Thomas Campbell Eyton (September 10, 1809 - October 25, 1880) was an English naturalist. Eyton was born at Eyton Hall, near Wellington, Shropshire. He studied at Cambridge University with his friend Charles Darwin. After succeeding to the estate in 1855 Eyton built a lar..
Thomas Campion
Thomas Campion, (sometimes Campian) (February 12, 1567 – March 1, 1620) was an English composer, poet and physician. Campion was born in London and studied at Peterhouse, Cambridge, but left without taking a degree. He later entered Gray's Inn to study law in 1586. However, he left in 1595 w..
Thomas Cantilupe
Thomas de Cantilupe (c. 1218 – 25 August 1282), English saint and prelate, was a son of William de Cantilupe, the 2nd baron (d. 1251), one of King John's ministers, and a nephew of Walter de Cantilupe, Bishop of Worcester. He was born at Hambleden in Buckinghamshire and educated in Paris and..
Thomas Canty
Thomas Canty is an award-winning illustrator and book designer in the field of fantasy literature, credited with pioneering a "New Romantic" style of painting, influenced by such 19th century artists as Alphonse Mucha, Gustav Klimt, and the Pre-Raphaelites. His paintings are featured each year on th..
Thomas Caparelli
Admiral Sir Thomas Caparelli is a fictional character in David Weber's Honor Harrington series of military science fiction novels. A senior officer in the Royal Manticoran Navy (the spacegoing fleet of the Star Kingdom of Manticore, Admiral Sir Thomas Caparelli became First Space Lord of the RMN ..
Thomas Capewell
Thomas Capewell (born March 3, 1981), Liverpool England is a football (soccer) player who currently plays as a reserve forward for the New Zealand Knights in the Hyundai A-League. ..
Thomas Cardinal Williams
Thomas Cardinal Williams Thomas Stafford Cardinal Williams ONZ, ChStJ (born 20 March, 1930) is a New Zealand Cardinal and the Emeritus (retired) Archbishop of Wellington. His title is Cardinal Priest of Gesù Divin Maestro alla Pineta Saccheti. Contents 1 Early life and education2 ..
Thomas Cardinal Wolsey
Thomas Cardinal Wolsey, PC (circa March 1471-1475 – November 28 or November 29, 1530), born Thomas Wulcy in Ipswich, Suffolk, England, was a powerful English statesman and a cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. Contents 1 Life1.1 Early life1.2 Summit of his career1.3 Wo..
Thomas Carell
Thomas Carell is a German biochemist. He was born 1966 in Herford Germany, he studied chemistry from 1985 till 1990 at the University of Münster finisching with a diploma thesis at the Max Planck Institute for Medical Research Heidelberg. After his phd thesis on Porphyrin chemistry at the same inst..
Thomas Carew
Thomas Carew (pronounced like "Carry") (1595 – 1645?) was an English poet. He was the son of Sir Matthew Carew, master in chancery, and his wife, Alice Ingpenny, widow of Sir John Rivers, Lord Mayor of London. The poet was probably the third of the eleven children of his parents, and was bor..
Thomas Carey
Thomas Campbell Carey Thomas Campbell Carey (1832 or 1833–4 September 1884) was the surveyor to whom John and Alexander Forrest were apprenticed, and was later a Member of the Western Australian Legislative Council. Thomas Carey was born in Ireland in 1832–33. Little is known of ..
Thomas Carleton
Thomas Carleton (1735-1817) was born in Ireland to Christoper Carleton and his wife Catherine Ball. He was the younger brother of Guy Carleton, 1st Baron Dorchester. As a military family Thomas joined the British Army at a young age. In 1753, he was an Ensign in the 20th Regiment of Foot and saw act..
Thomas Carlin
Thomas Carlin (July 18, 1789 – February 14, 1852) was governor of Illinois, serving from 1838 to 1842. Born in 1789 in Frankfort, Kentucky, he served in the Illinois General Assembly was instrumental in obtaining passage of a bill in January 1829 creating Macoupin County. The city of Carlinville, ..
Thomas Carling
Hon. Sir Thomas Carling (b. London Township, Hyde Park 1828 - d. 1911, London, Ontario) was a Canadian brewer and Member of Parliament (as Agricultural Minister 1885-1892). Carling later became a Senator after being defeated as an MP and died in 1911. See also John Molson References [Thomas ..
Thomas Carlyle
The most familiar view of Carlyle is as the 'bearded sage' with a penetrating gaze. Thomas Carlyle (December 4, 1795 - February 5, 1881) was a Scottish essayist, satirist, and historian, whose work was hugely influential during the Victorian era. Coming from a strictly Calvinist family, Carly..
Thomas Carlyle (Scottish lawyer)
Thomas Carlyle (July 17, 1803 - January 28 1855) was born in King's Grange near Dumfries in Scotland. He studied and finished law at University of Edinburgh. In 1824 he was registered as lawyer at the Scottish bar. In October 1824 he inherited the title "Baron Carlyle of Torthorwald". From 1830 on..
Thomas Carmichael Hindman, Jr.
Thomas C. Hindman Thomas Carmichael Hindman, Jr. (January 28, 1828 – September 27, 1868) was a United States Representative from the 1st Congressional District of Arkansas and a Major General in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. He was assassinated in 1868. Con..
Thomas Carney
Thomas Carney is an American actor born in Bridgeport, CT (Feb. 22, 1965) He mainly performs in CT independent film productions. He is also a Registered Nurse. Filmography includes: Fishwrap(2006), Turn the River(2006)(with (Famke Jensen) and (Rip Torn) and Letters to Uncle Fred:The Mill, based ..
Thomas Carr College
Thomas Carr College - Name Thomas Carr College Established 1997 Religion Catholic Students Over 1,000 pupils Year Levels 7 to 12 Motto "They Will Shine" Thomas Carr College is a school located in Tarneit in the Western Suburbs of Melbourne,Victoria. It is named after Thomas Car..
Thomas Carskadon
Thomas Carskadon (1837-1906) from Keyser, West Virginia was the Prohibition candiditate for Govenor of West Virginia in 1884 and again in 1888. Thomas R. Carskadon, was an influential Mineral County farmer and political leader. Born in 1837, he was the youngest member of the West Virginia Consti..
Thomas Carte
Thomas Carte (also John Carte) (1686 – April 2, 1754) was an English historian. Life Carte was born near Clifton upon Dunsmore (itself near Rugby). He matriculated at University College, Oxford in 1698, and took his degree from Brasenose College, Oxford in 1702, and an MA from King's College..
Thomas Carter
Thomas Carter, a film directorThomas Carter, an inventorThomas Carter, a United States Senator from MontanaThomas Carter, an Irish composerThomas Carter (1863-1931), and English ornithologist ..
Thomas Carter (film director)
Thomas Carter is an African-American film and television director known for Swing Kids, Save the Last Dance with Julia Stiles, and Coach Carter with Samuel L. Jackson. Partial filmography Coach Carter (2005)Save the Last Dance (2001)Metro (1997)Swing Kids (1993) TV shows (episodes) M*A*S*HLou Grant..
Thomas Cartwright
There have been several well-known people called Thomas Cartwright, including: Thomas Cartwright (architect)Thomas Cartwright (churchman)Thomas Cartwright (bishop), nonjuring Bishop of Chester This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with the same title..
Thomas Cartwright (architect)
Thomas Cartwright, 17th century British architect. Cartwright was the architect employed by Sir Robert Clayton, president of the St Thomas' Hospital, to rebuild and the hospital and nearby St Thomas Church on the south bank of the River Thames opposite the Houses of Parliament in London. ..
Thomas Cartwright (churchman)
Thomas Cartwright (c. 1535–December 27, 1603) was an English Puritan churchman. He was born in Hertfordshire, and studied divinity at St John's College, Cambridge. On the accession of Queen Mary I of England in 1553, he was forced to leave the university, and found occupation as clerk to a c..
Thomas Castaignède
Thomas Castaignède (born 21 January 1975) is a French rugby union footballer who plays at fullback, fly-half or centre for Saracens and France. Born in Mont-de-Marsan (Aquitaine) Castaignède entered the international scene in 1995 when his drop goal defeated England in the final minute of a Five ..
Thomas Cathinco Bang
Thomas Cathinco Bang (1827-1902) was Norwegian Minister of the Interior in 1884. ..
Thomas Catto, 1st Baron Catto
Thomas Sivewright Catto, 1st Baron Catto of Cairncatto (March_15, 1879 - August_23, 1959) was a Scottish businessman and later, Governor of the Bank of England. Thomas Catto was born in Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, to William and Isabella Catto. He joined MacAndrews & Forbes, an American firm with in..
Thomas Caulfeild
Thomas Caulfeild was the British Governor of Nova Scotia from 1715 to 1717. Before that period, he had developed some strong connections to the colony. In 1710, he took part in the successful expedition against Port-Royal. The man in charge of that action was Francis Nicholson. After the capture of ..
Thomas Caulfield
Thomas R. Caulfield (born 1931) is a second generation Irish immigrant whose family settled in St. Louis, MO. He and his brother Joseph Caulfield went on the start one of the largest public adjusting firms in Missouri throughout the 1980s. ..
Thomas Cavalier-Smith
Professor Thomas (Tom) Cavalier-Smith, (born October 21 1942), FRS, FRSC, NERC Professorial Fellow, is a Professor of Evolutionary Biology in the Department of Zoology, at the University of Oxford. He was presented with the International Prize for Biology (a prize of 10 million yen) in 2004 [#e..
Thomas Cavalier-Smith/Temp
Professor Thomas (known to everyone as Tom) Cavalier-Smith, FRS, FRSC, NERC Professorial Fellow, is a Professor of Evolutionary Biology in the Department of Zoology, at the University of Oxford. He was presented with the International Prize for Biology (a prize of 10 million yen) in 2004. Cavalier-..
Thomas Cavendish
An engraving from Holland's Hweerologia, titled "Thomas Candish, Armiger. Animum fortuna sequatur," (The soul follows chance). Sir Thomas Cavendish (or Candish) (1555-1592) was born in Trimley St. Martin near Ipswich, Suffolk, England. He was a descendant of Roger Cavendish, brother to Sir Jo..
Thomas Cech
thumb Thomas Robert Cech (December 8, 1947 in Chicago) is a Nobel Laureate in chemistry. He grew up in Iowa City, Iowa. In 1966, he entered Grinnell College where he obtained a B.A. in 1970. In 1975, Cech completed his Ph.D. in Chemistry at the University of California, Berkeley and in the ..
Thomas Cecil, 1st Earl of Exeter
Thomas Cecil, 1st Earl of Exeter KG (May 5, 1542 – February 8, 1623), was the eldest son of William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley. Thomas Cecil served in government under Elizabeth I of England, first serving in the House of Commons in 1563 and representing various constituencies for most of the ..
Thomas Cecil Gray
Dr Thomas Cecil Gray born 11 March 1913 in Liverpool. He pionnered modern Anaesthetic techniques. As Senior Lecturer he established the Department of Anaesthesia at Liverpool University, the ‘Liverpool technique’, based on the triad of unconsciousness, analgesia and muscle relaxation, was de..
Thomas Chalmers
Thomas Chalmers For other people named , see {{{1. Thomas Chalmers (March 17, 1780 - May 31, 1847), Scottish divine and a leader of the Free Church of Scotland, was born at Anstruther in Fife. Contents 1 Overview2 Mathematics3 Christianity4 His Parish5 Moral Philo..
Thomas Chalmers (disambiguation)
Thomas Chalmers may refer to: Thomas Chalmers (1780-1847) Scottish divine and a leader of the Free Church of ScotlandDr. Thomas C. Chalmers (1917?-1995) a leading proponent of the randomized controlled trial and meta-analysis ..
Thomas Chaloner
Sir Thomas Chaloner (1521 - 14 October 1565) was an English statesman and poet. He was the son of Roger Chaloner, mercer of London, a descendant of the Denbighshire Chaloners. No details are known of his youth except that he was educated at both Oxford and Cambridge. In 1540 he went, as secretary ..
Thomas Chamberlin
Thomas Chrowder Chamberlin (1843 - 1928) was an American geologist (or geophysicist), born at Mattoon, Ill. Chamberlin graduated at Beloit College in 1866, studied science at Michigan University, and from 1869-73 was professor of natural science at State Normal School, Whitewater, Wis. He ..
Thomas Chandler
''There are several men named Thomas Chandler, including: Thomas R. Chandler, a candidate for Congress from Ohio in the 1990s.Thomas Chandler, a Congressman from New Hampshire.Superintendent Tom ChandlerThis is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with the s..
Thomas Chandler Haliburton
Thomas Chandler Haliburton Thomas Chandler Haliburton (December 17, 1796 – August 27, 1865) was one of the first major Canadian authors. Haliburton was born in Windsor, Nova Scotia to an upper class family. He attended University of King's College in Windsor and became a lawyer, openi..
Thomas Chang
Thomas Ming Swi Chang is a Canadian physician and scientist who invented the world’s first artificial cell in 1957. Born in Shantou, China, he is the Director, Artificial Cells & Organs Research Centre and Professor of Physiology, Medicine & Biomedical Engineering in the Faculty of Medicine at Mc..
Thomas Chapais
Sir Joseph Amable Thomas Chapais (March 23 1858 – July 15 1946) was a French Canadian author, editor, historian, journalist, professor, and politician. Born in Saint-Denis, Quebec (then Canada East), the son of Jean-Charles Chapais, a Father of Canadian Confederation, and Henriette-Georgina D..
Thomas Chapman
Thomas Daniel Chapman (Born; 1815, Bedford, England [#endnote_birth]. Died; 17 February 1884, Hobart, Tasmania) was the Premier of Tasmania from 2 August, 1861 until 20 January, 1863. He served as a member of the Tasmanian Parliament for 26 years from August, 1856 until his death in 1884...
Thomas Charles
Thomas Charles (14 October 1755 - 5 October 1814) was a Welsh Nonconformist clergyman of considerable importance in the history of modern Wales. He was born of humble parentage at Longmoor, in the parish of Llanfihangel Abercywyn, near St Clears, Carmarthenshire. He was educated for the Anglican mi..
Thomas Charles Colyear, 4th Earl of Portmore
Thomas Charles Colyear (1772-1835), Lord Milsington and (from 1823) 4th Earl of Portmore. Son of William Charles Colyear, 3rd Earl of Portmore. He was MP for Boston, Lincolnshire 1796-1802. ..
Thomas Charles Edwards
Thomas Charles Edwards (22 September 1837 - 22 March 1900) was a Welsh minister, writer and academic who was the first Principal of the University College of Wales, Aberystwyth. Edwards was the son of Lewis Edwards, founder of the Bala Theological College. He was educated at Lincoln College, Oxford..
Thomas Charles Lethbridge
Thomas Charles Lethbridge (1901-1971) was a British explorer, archaeologist and psychic researcher. Life He was educated at Wellington College before attending Cambridge University at the age of eighteen, where he discovered an interest in archaelogy, and once he had completed his degree he began ..
Thomas Charles Power
Thomas Charles Power Thomas Charles Power (1839 – 1923) was a Republican senator from Montana and businessman. He was born near Dubuque, Iowa on May 22, 1839. Power started T. C. Power and Bro which was a prominent mercantile company through the northwestern United States and western ..
Thomas Charlton
Thomas Charlton served as Bishop of Hereford, Lord High Treasurer of England, Lord Privy Seal, and Lord Chancellor of Ireland. He is buried in Hereford Cathedral in Hereford, Herefordshire, England. He was Lord High Treasurer from 2 July 1328 until 16 September 1329. He was also Lord Privy Seal..
Thomas Chase-Casgrain
Thomas Chase-Casgrain The Honourable Thomas Chase-Casgrain, PC (28 July 1852 – 29 December 1916), also known as Thomas Casgrain, was a French Canadian lawyer and politician. As a young attorney he became famous for his participation in the prosecution of Louis Riel. Although the crown w..
Thomas Chatterton
Thomas Chatterton Thomas Chatterton (November 20, 1752 - August 24, 1770) was an English poet and forger of pseudo-medieval poetry. Committing suicide at the young age of 17, he served as an icon of unacknowledged genius for the Romantics. Contents 1 Childhood2 First \"medieval\" ..
Thomas Chaucer
Thomas Chaucer (c. 1367–1434), was the Speaker of the British House of Commons on three occasions and son of Geoffrey Chaucer and Philippa (de) Roet. Thomas seems to have done well from his father's standing as both a poet and also an administrator. This is despite suggestions that Geoffrey ..
Thomas Chaundler
Thomas Chaundler (1418-1490) is a playwright and illustrator. A manuscript at Trinity College, Cambridge depicts Chaundler presenting one of his plays to the Bishop of Bath, Thomas Beckynton in 1460. Between 1463 and 1467, Chaundler served as Vice-Chancellor of the University of Oxford. Biblogra..
Thomas Chenery
Thomas Chenery (born 1826, Barbados - died 11 February 1884, London) was an English scholar and editor of the British newspaper The Times. He was educated at Eton and Caius College at Cambridge university. Having been called to the bar, he went out to Constantinople as The Times correspondent just b..
Thomas Cheney
Letter written by Sir Thomas Cheyne (or Cheney), 1547-9, owned by Tom Baine, Erlanger, KY (tombaine@aol.com) Sir Thomas Cheney, KG (c 1485 - December 15 1558), or Cheyne, was Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports from 1536 until his death. Thomas Cheney was born around 1485 at Shurland House, Eastc..
Thomas Chestre
Thomas Chestre is the writer of the middle English romance, Sir Launfal. He is also credited by some for composing Libeaus Disconus. ..
Thomas Chicheley
Sir Thomas Chicheley (c. 1618 – February 1, 1699) was a politician in England in the Seventeenth Century who fell from favour in the reign of James II. He was related to the founder of All Souls College, Oxford. He was appointed to the Privy Council on 21 April 1679 but was expelled on 2 Marc..
Thomas Childs
Thomas Childs was a U.S. soldier who served with distinction during the Mexican-American War. Childs was born on March 16, 1796 in Pittsfield, Massachusetts the son and grandson of Revolutionary War veterans. He graduated from West Point in 1814 and fought in the Niagara campaign during the War of..
Thomas Chipman McRae
Thomas Chipman McRae (21 December 1851 - 2 June 1929) was a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives and was Governor of Arkansas from 1921 to 1925. Thomas Chipman McRae Thomas Chipman McRae was born at Mount Holly in Union County, Arkansas. He attended Soule Business C..
Thomas Chippendale
A provincial Chippendale-style chair with elaborate "Gothick" tracery back Thomas Chippendale (June 5 1718– November 13 1779), born in Otley, West Yorkshire, was a London cabinet-maker and furniture designer in the mid-Georgian, English Rococo and Neoclassical styles. He went to London ..
Thomas Chippendale, the younger
Thomas Chippendale, the younger, 1749 - 1822 was the eldest of Thomas Chippendale's eleven children. He took over his father's business on his death in 1779. The company is listed in Sheraton's The Cabinet Directory of 1803, went bankrupt in 1804 but was re-established later. Thomas Chippendale was..
Thomas Chirnside
Thomas Chirnside (1815-1887) was an Australian pastoralist who developed much of what would become western Melbourne. Contents 1 Early life2 Arrival in Australia and the Western District 1839-18433 Werribee 1853-18744 Death5 Sources Early life He was born in Berwickshir..
Thomas Chittenden
Thomas Chittenden (January 6, 1730 – August 25, 1797) was an important figure in the founding of Vermont. Chittenden was born in East Guilford, Connecticut and moved to Vermont in 1774, where he founded the town of Williston. During the American Revolution, Chittenden was a member of a comm..
Thomas Cholmondeley
Tom Patrick Gilbert Cholmondeley (Thomas Cholmondeley) (born 19 January 1968) is a Kenyan farmer of British ancestry. He is most famous for his controversial release from a murder charge. Thomas Cholmondeley shot Samson ole Sisina, Kenya Wildlife Service game warden on April 19, 2005 at his ranch ..
Thomas Christian
Thomas Christian can refer to: Saint Thomas Christians, a member of one of the Christian churches of South India, oraccording to New Testament scholar Ronald H. Miller, a follower of Jesus as he is presented in the Gospel of Thomas. ..
Thomas Christiansen
Thomas Christiansen (born on March 11, 1973 in Copenhagen, Denmark) is a Spanish soccer player of Danish descent. He plays as an attacker or attacking midfielder. The high point of Christensen's career was a stint at Spanish giants FC Barcelona, 1991-1995. During his time there, he was twice sele..
Thomas Christian Tychsen
Thomas Christian Tychsen (1758-1834) was a German orientalist and Lutheran theologian. He is know for his 1823 grammar of the Arabic language. External link [Biobibliography, German language] ..
Thomas Christmas Party & Other Thomas Stories
"Thomas' Christmas Party & Other Thomas Stories" is a VHS released in USA with episodes from the Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends TV series. Episodes narrated by George Carlin. Episodes Included Thomas' Christmas PartyThomas and the Missing Christmas TreeTerence the Tractor (Thomas, Terence and..
Thomas Christmas Riggs, Jr.
Thomas Christmas Riggs, Jr. (October 17 1873–January 16 1945) was an American Democratic politician who was the Governor of Alaska Territory from 1918 to 1921. He was born in Ilchester, Maryland and died in Washington, DC. Riggs was an engineer of the Alaskan Boundary Survey, 1906-13; Governo..
Thomas Chubb
Thomas Chubb, 1747 Thomas Chubb, (September 29 1679 – February 8 1747), was an English Deist, born near Salisbury. Chubb regarded Christ as a divine teacher, but held reason to be sovereign in matters of religion, yet was on rational grounds a defender of Christianity. He had no learnin..
Thomas Church
Thomas Church can refer to: the American landscape architect Thomas Dolliver Churchthe American actor Thomas Haden Church 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 the link to..
Thomas Churchyard
Thomas Churchyard (c. 1520 – 1604), English author, was born at Shrewsbury, the son of a farmer. Contents 1 Life2 Works3 See also4 Sources5 References Life He received a good education, and, having speedily dissipated at court the money with which his father provid..
Thomas Circle
Thomas Circle is a traffic circle in the northwest quadrant of Washington, D.C., at the junction of Massachusetts Avenue, Vermont Avenue, 14th Street, and M Street, N.W. The through lanes of Massachusetts Avenue pass under Thomas Circle. The service lanes of Massachusetts Avenue intersected ..
Thomas Claiborne
Thomas Claiborne may refer to two American politicians: Thomas Claiborne (1749-1812) -- Democrat; Member of Virginia state legislature; U.S. Representative from VirginiaThomas Claiborne (1780-1856) -- Democrat; Lawyer; member of Tennessee state house of representatives; U.S. Representative from Tenn..
Thomas Claiborne (1749-1812)
Thomas Claiborne (February 1, 1749–1812) was a planter and politician from Brunswick County, Virginia, and represented Virginia in the United States House of Representatives from 1793 to 1799 and from 1801 to 1805. Thomas was born in 1749 in Brunswick County, the son of Colonel Augustine and..
Thomas Claiborne (1780-1856)
Thomas Claiborne (May 17, 1780 - January 7, 1856) was a son of Thomas Claiborne (1749-1812) and brother of John Claiborne. He was a Representative from Tennessee; born near Petersburg, Brunswick County, Virginia, May 17 1780; attended the common schools in Virginia; served as major on the staff of G..
Thomas Clanvowe
Sir Thomas Clanvowe (flourished c. 1400) was an English poet first mentioned in the History of English literature by F. S. Ellis in 1896. He is reputed to be the author of The Cuckoo and the Nightingale which is otherwise attributed to Geoffrey Chaucer. References ..
Thomas Clap
Rev. Thomas Clap (also spelled Thomas Clapp) (June 26, 1703 - January 7, 1767) was the fifth rector and first president of Yale University. He was born in Scituate, Massachusetts and studied with Rev. James McSparran, missionary to Narragansett from the "Society for the Propagation of the Gospel in..
Thomas Clark
Thomas Clark is the name of a number of notable people: Thomas Clark, British chemistThomas Clark, businessman and political figure in Upper CanadaThomas Clark, Mayor of Long Beach, California, 1975 – 1980, and 1982 – 1984Thomas H. Clark (1893-1996), paleontologist, regional geologist, museum c..
Thomas Clarkson
Thomas Clarkson (28 March 1760–26 September 1846), abolitionist, was born at Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, England, and became a leading campaigner against the slave trade in the British Empire. Clarkson was the son of Rev. John Clarkson (1710–1766), and attended the grammar school of which ..
Thomas Clark (chemist)
Thomas Clark (1801 - 1867) was a British chemist. Clark was born in Ayr; he became well known for the discovery of the phosphate of soda, and the process of softening hard water. This article incorporates text from the public domain 1907 edition of The Nuttall Encyclopaedia. ..
Thomas Clark (Upper Canada)
For other people with the same name, see Thomas Clark. Thomas Clark (?? – October 6 1835) was a businessman and political figure in Upper Canada. He was born in Scotland and came to Upper Canada in 1791 to seek employment with his cousin, Robert Hamilton. In 1796, he opened a store in Queens..
Thomas Clark Rye
Thomas Clark Rye (1863–1953) was governor of the U.S. state of Tennessee from 1915 to 1919. He was a native of Benton County, Tennessee. Rye was a Democrat and an attorney who had been admitted to the bar at age 21. He defeated incumbent Ben W. Hooper's bid for reelection in 1914. Rye was ..
Thomas Clark Street
Thomas Clark Street (1814-September 6 1872) was an Ontario lawyer, businessman and political figure. He was a Conservative member of the Canadian House of Commons who represented Welland from 1867 to 1872. He was born at Chippawa in 1814, the son of Samuel Street, Jr.. He studied law with Christoph..
Thomas Clausen
Thomas Clausen (born in 1949) is a Danish jazz pianist. He has recorded with many leading Scandinavian jazz musicians, and with Bob Brookmeyer, Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis, Miles Davis, Dexter Gordon, Johnny Griffin, Jackie McLean, and Ben Webster. ..
Thomas Claxton
Thomas Claxton (about 1790 - 17 October 1813) was an officer in the United States Navy during the War of 1812. Born in Baltimore, Maryland, Claxton entered the Navy as a midshipman on 17 December 1810. He was mortally wounded in the War of 1812 after gallant service during the Battle of Lake Erie w..
Thomas Clayton
Thomas Clayton (July 1777 – August 21, 1854) was an American lawyer and politician from New Castle in New Castle County, Delaware. He was a member of the Federalist Party and later the Whig Party, who served in the Delaware General Assembly, and as Delaware Secretary of State, Delaware Attorney ..
Thomas Cleary
Thomas Cleary is a prolific, and somewhat reclusive, author and translator of Buddhist, Taoist, Confucian and Muslim religious literature, and of the Chinese Art of War tradition of strategy and statecraft. He received a PhD in East Asian Languages and Civilizations from Harvard University, but has ..
Thomas Clegg
Thomas Clegg (born March 1844) was an American Civil War soldier. Clegg was a native of Marshall Co., Virginia, he was the son John and Margaret (Simpson) Clegg and in 1870 settled in Belmont Co., Ohio. In April 1867, at Moundsville, West Virginia, he was married to Kate Matthews, who was born in ..
Thomas Clement Fletcher
Thomas Clement Fletcher (January 21, 1827-March 25, 1899) was born in Herculaneum, Missouri. His parents immigrated to Missouri from Maryland in 1818. He received a common school education, was elected circuit clerk in Jefferson County, Missouri in 1849 until 1856, and was admitted to the bar in 18..
Thomas Clifford, 1st Baron Clifford of Chudleigh
Thomas Clifford, 1st Baron Clifford of Chudleigh (1 August 1630 - 17 October 1673), English statesman and politician, was created the first Baron Clifford of Chudleigh on April 22 1672 for his suggestion that the King supply himself with money by stopping, for one year, all payments out of the Exche..
Thomas Clifford Allbutt
Sir Thomas Clifford Allbutt (b. July 20, 1836, Dewsbury, Yorkshire, d. Feb. 22, 1925, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire) was a British physician, the son of Thomas Allbutt, Vicar of Dewsbury and Susan Wooler. Sir Thomas had no children. Allbutt invented the clinical thermometer. Before his invention patien..
Thomas Clifton Webb
Sir Thomas Clifton Webb KCMG (8 March 1889 - 6 February 1962) was a New Zealand politician and diplomat. He sat in Parliament for the National Party from 1943 until 1954: first for Kaipara (1943 - 1946) and then for Rodney (1946 - 1954). A key aide to party leader Sidney Holland, he was appointed ..
Thomas Cobb (disambiguation)
Thomas Cobb is the name of: Thomas W. Cobb (1784–1830), United States Senator from GeorgiaThomas Reade Rootes Cobb (1823-62), Confederate General slain at the Battle of Fredericksburg ..
Thomas Cochrane, 10th Earl of Dundonald
Thomas Cochrane, 10th Earl of Dundonald Thomas Alexander Cochrane, 10th Earl of Dundonald (14 December 1775 – 31 October 1860), styled Lord Cochrane between 1778 and 1831, was a politician and naval adventurer. He was one of the most daring and successful captains of the Napoleonic Wars..
Thomas Codrington
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. Thomas Codrington (b.1829 - ..
Thomas Coffin
Thomas Coffin is the name of: Thomas Coffin (Pre-confederation Canadian politician) (1762-1841), a Canadian politician who was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec.Thomas Coffin (Canadian politician) (1817-1890), a Canadian politician who was a member of the Canadian House of Commons and ..
Thomas Coffin (Canadian politician)
Thomas Coffin, PC (1817 – July 13 1890) was a Canadian politician. In 1867, he was elected to the 1st Canadian Parliament representing the riding of Shelburne. He was re-elected in 1872 and 1874. He was defeated in 1878. From 1873 to 1878, he was the Receiver General. External links [S..
Thomas Coke
Thomas Coke could be Thomas Coke (1674–1727), created Privy Counsellor in 1708Thomas Coke (1747–1814), famous early MethodistThomas Coke (1754–1842), famous agricultural innovator, created 1st Earl of Leicester of Holkham Several other holders of the British title Earl of Leiceste..
Thomas Coke, 1st Earl of Leicester
Thomas Coke, 1st Earl of Leicester (1697–1759) was a wealthy English land-owner and patron of the arts. He is particularly noted for commissioning the design and construction of Holkham Hall in north Norfolk. He was the son of Edward Coke (Coke is pronounced like the surname "Cook") and Carey..
Thomas Coke, 1st Earl of Leicester of Holkham
Thomas William Coke, 1st Earl of Leicester of Holkham (6 May 1754–30 June 1842) became famous for his advanced methods of animal husbandry used in improving his estate at Holkham in Norfolk. As a result, Coke of Norfolk is seen as one of the instigators of the British Agricultural Revolution...
Thomas Coke, 2nd Earl of Leicester
The Right Honourable Thomas William Coke, 2nd Earl of Leicester (December 26 1822–January 24 1909) was a British peer, the son of Thomas Coke, 1st Earl of Leicester of Holkham. He married firstly, Juliana Whitbread, a granddaughter of Henry Brand, 21st Baron Dacre, on 20 April 1843. They h..
Thomas Coke (Methodist)
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Thomas Colapietro
Connecticut State Senator Thomas Colapietro is a Democrat representing Bristol. In February 2004, he made homophobic remarks for which he apologized after public outrage. External links [Con. Senator 'Apologizes' For Homosexuality is "Sick" Remark] ..
Thomas Colby
People named Thomas Colby Thomas Colby (actor) (1966–), American actorThomas Frederick Colby (1784–1852), British major-general and director of the Ordnance Survey ..
Thomas Colby (actor)
Thomas Colby (born July 11 1966) is an American actor from Cincinnati, Ohio. ..
Thomas Colclough Watson
Photo submitted by Gerald Napier - (from the Royal Engineers Library with permission) Thomas Colclough Watson was a recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. Contents..
Thomas Cole
For the New Zealand mayor, see Thomas Cole (mayor) Thomas Cole, ca. 1844-48 Thomas Cole, Landscape (1825) Thomas Cole (February 1, 1801 - February 11, 1848) was a nineteenth century American artist; he is regarded as the founder of the Hudson River School, an American art movement that f..
Thomas Colepeper, 2nd Baron Colepeper
Thomas Colepeper 2nd Baron Colepeper (1635–1689), was the colonial governor of Virginia, 1677–1683. He was the son of Judith and John Colepeper. As a royalist, his father left England at the end of the English civil war following the execution of Charles I and also Thomas left the count..
Thomas College
Thomas College is a small college located in Waterville, Maine, USA. It was founded in 1894 as a non-sectarian, co-educational college dedicated to career training. Today Thomas specializes in business, education, and technology. Thomas offers undergraduate and graduate degrees and is accredited by..
Thomas Colley Grattan
Thomas Colley Grattan (1792 - July 4, 1864), was a miscellaneous writer, born in Dublin, and educated for the law, but did not practise. He wrote a few novels, including The Heiress of Bruges (4 volumes, 1830); but his best work was Highways and Byways, a description of his Continental wanderings, o..
Thomas Collins
Thomas Collins is the name of: Thomas Collins (1732-1789), American lawyer and Governor of DelawareThomas Collins, Australian MP and Postmaster-GeneralThomas H. Collins, Retired Commandant of the United States Coast GuardThomas Christopher Collins, a former Roman Catholic bishop of Alberta This is ..
Thomas Collins (governor)
This article is about the former Governor of Delaware, for other persons with the same name, see Thomas Collins (disambiguation). Thomas Collins (1732 – March 29,1789) was an American lawyer and politician from Smyrna, in Kent County, Delaware. He served in the Delaware General Assembly and..
Thomas Common
Thomas Common was a translator and critic, who translated several books by Nietzsche into English. There is little information about him biographically, though indications are that he was a very well-educated and literate scholar, who lived in the area of Corstorphine, Scotland. In the mid-1890s, h..
Thomas Conecte
Thomas Conecte (d. 1434), French Carmelite monk and preacher, was born at Rennes. He travelled through Cambrai, Tournai, Arras, Flanders, and Picardy, his sermons vehemently denouncing the vices of the clergy and the extravagant dress of the women, especially their lofty head-dresses, or hennins. ..
Thomas Connellan
Thomas Connellan, Irish composer, born c.1640, died 1698. Connellan was born about 1640/1645 at Cloonmahon, County Sligo. Both he and his brother, William Connellan became harpers. Thomas is famous for the words and music of "Molly MacAlpin", which is better known today as "Carlolan's Dream". Turl..
Thomas Conrad von Baldenstein
Thomas Conrad von Baldenstein (September 14, 1784 – January 28, 1878) was a Swiss naturalist. Conrad von Baldenstein was an ornithologist, entomologist and apiarist. He produced a number of scientific works on the birdlife of the Alps, and was the first to describe the Willow Tit. ..
Thomas Conway
Thomas Conway (1734-1800) was a French soldier from Ireland who served as a General of the American Continental Army during the Revolutionary War. Conway was born in Ireland on February 27, 1734, but educated in France. With twenty years experience in the French Army he rose to Colonel, before he vo..
Thomas Cook
"Thomas Cook" redirects here. For , see . Thomas Cook (22 November 1808 – 18 July 1892) of Melbourne, Derbyshire, founded the travel agency that bears his name. He was brought up as a strict Baptist and joined his local Temperance Society. He worked as a cabinet maker and part-time publisher o..
Thomas Cooke
"Thomas Cooke" redirects here. For , see . Thomas Cooke (March 8, 1807 – October 19, 1868) was a British instrument maker. Thomas Cooke telescope at Carter Observatory, in Wellington, New Zealand Contents 1 Origins2 History3 Activity4 Excellence5 Telescopes i..
Thomas Cooke (disambiguation)
There are several historical figures named Thomas Cooke or Thomas Cook: Thomas Cooke - (1807–1868) British instrument makerThomas Cooke - (1881-1916) an Australian recipient of the Victoria CrossThomas Cook - (1808-1892), entrepreneurEdgar Thomas Cook - (1880-1953) an English organist and composer..
Thomas Cooke (VC)
For other uses of "", see {{{1. Thomas Cooke ( July 5, 1881 - July 25, 1916) was an Australian recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. Born in Kaikoura, New Zealand, he was..
Thomas Cook AG
Thomas Cook AG is the parent company of Thomas Cook, Condor Airlines and other such subsidiaries. It was originally named C&N Touristic AG but the name was changed following the 2002 acquisition of Thomas Cook. The group is jointly owned by Lufthansa and Karstadt. The companies in the Thomas Cook..
Thomas Cook Airlines
Thomas Cook Airlines is a charter airline based in Manchester, United Kingdom. It serves all the main holiday resorts in the Mediterranean and more distant countries from Birmingham, Nottingham East Midlands, Glasgow, London Gatwick, London Stansted, Manchester, Doncaster-Sheffield and Newcastle. I..
Thomas Cook Airlines (Belgium)
Thomas Cook Airlines is a charter airline based in Belgium. It operates holiday charter flights from Belgium to the Mediterranean resort areas. Contents 1 Code Data2 History3 Fleet4 External links Code Data IATA Code: FQICAO Code: TCWCallsign: Thomas Cook History The airli..
Thomas Cooper
Thomas Cooper may be Tommy Cooper, British magician and comedianThomas Cooper (bishop), bishop of Lincoln and Winchester.Thomas Cooper (lawyer) (1764-1829) U.S. Representative from DelawareThomas Cooper (poet) (1805 - 1892), chartist poetThomas Cooper (US politician), 19th century US politicianThom..
Thomas Cooper, 1st Baron Cooper of Culross
Thomas Mackay Cooper, 1st Baron Cooper of Culross, KC (1892–1955) was a Scottish politician, Judge and historian. Cooper was admitted a member of the Faculty of Advocates in 1915 and was created a King's Counsel in 1927. He was Conservative Member of Parliament for Edinburgh West from a by-el..
Thomas Cooper (bishop)
Thomas Cooper (or Couper) (c. 1517 - April 29, 1594), English bishop, lexicographer, and writer, was born in Oxford, where he was educated at Magdalen College. He became master of Magdalen College school, and afterwards practised as a physician in Oxford. His literary career began in 1548, when he ..
Thomas Cooper (congressman)
Thomas Cooper (1764 – 1829) was an American lawyer and politician from Little Creek Hundred, Sussex County, Delaware. He was a member of the Federalist Party, who served in the Delaware General Assembly and as U. S. Representative from Delaware. Cooper was born in Little Creek Hundred, Sussex..
Thomas Cooper (poet)
Thomas Cooper (1805 - 1892), Chartist poet, was born in Leicester, and apprenticed to a shoemaker. In spite of hardships and difficulties, he educated himself, and at 23 was a schoolmaster. He became a leader and lecturer among the Chartists, and in 1842 was imprisoned in Stafford gaol for two years..
Thomas Cooper (US politician)
Dr. Thomas Cooper (October 22, 1759- May 1840 ), American educationalist and political philosopher was born in London, England. He attended Oxford, but did not graduate. Though Cooper is virtually unknown in today's historical world, his ideas were taken very seriously in his own time. There were ..
Thomas Cooper de Leon
Thomas Cooper De Leon (May 21, 1839–March 19, 1914) was an American journalist, author, and playwright. Born in Columbia, South Carolina, he was the brother of writer and Confederate diplomat and propagandist Edwin de Leon. He served in the Confederate army from 1861 to 1865, and after the Ci..
Thomas Cooper Gotch
My Crown and Sceptre, 1892. Scanned from the catalogue of an 1893 exhibition, it is public-domain. The original painting is in color. The sitter appears to be Phyllis, his daughter. This was his first work in his new style. Two years after My Crown and Sceptre he would rework it into the similar..
Thomas Coram
Thomas Coram, painted by William Hogarth, 1740 The sea captain Thomas Coram (c. 1668 – March 29, 1751) was born in Lyme Regis, Dorset, U.K. He spent much of his early life at sea and in the American colonies. From 1694 to 1705, he operated a ship building business at Taunton, Massachuse..
Thomas Coram Foundation for Children
The Thomas Coram Foundation for Children, London, formerly known as the Foundling Hospital, currently named the Coram Family, was founded in 1739 by the philanthropic sea captain Thomas Coram who was appalled to see abandoned babies and children starving and dying in the streets of London. In 1742-1..
Thomas Corbett, 2nd Baron Rowallan
Thomas Godfrey Polson Corbett, 2nd Baron Rowallan, KT, KBE, MC, TD Born in Chelsea, London, on December 19, 1895, Thomas Corbett succeeded as the 2nd Baron Rowallan on March 19, 1933. He married Gwyn Mervyn Grimond on 14 August 1918. She was the sister of Jo Grimond, Baron Grimond, the leader of ..
Thomas Corcoran
There are more than one Thomas Corcorans Tommy Corcoran (1869-1960), a baseball player from 1890 through 1907Thomas Corcoran, chairman of Glanbia international foodsThomas Corcoran, former congressmanThomas Gardiner Corcoran (1900-1981), U.S. lawyer and political figure; advisor to Franklin D. Roos..
Thomas Corneille
Thomas Corneille at the age of 81 French literature French literary history Medieval 16th century - 17th century 18th century -19th century 20th century - Contemporary French Writers Chronological list - - [[Portal:France|France Portal]] [[Portal:Literature|Literature ..
Thomas Cornwallis
Thomas Cornwallis (c. 1605–1675), was one of the first Commissioners of the Proprietary Colony of Maryland and Captain of the colony’s military during the early years of settlement. In 1638, in a naval engagement with Virginian colonists, he captured Kent Island for Maryland. Thomas was probabl..
Thomas Corwin
Thomas Corwin, also known as Tom Corwin and The Wagon Boy, (July 29, 1794 – December 18, 1865) was a politician from the state of Ohio who served as a prosecuting attorney, a member of the Ohio House of Representatives, United States House of Representatives, and United States Senate, and as Go..
Thomas Corwin Mendenhall
Thomas Corwin Mendenhall (October 4, 1841 – March 23, 1924) was an autodidact US physicist and meteorologist. Contents 1 Life2 Honours3 Bibliography3.1 Works by Mendenhall3.2 Works by others Life Mendenhall was born in Hanoverton, Ohio, and married Susan Allan Marp..
Thomas Coryat
Thomas Coryat (also Coryate) (c.1577–1617) was an English traveller and writer of the late Elizabethan and early Jacobean age. He is principally remembered for two volumes of writings he left regarding his travels, often on foot, through Europe and parts of Asia. In addition, he is often cre..
Thomas Cottam
Blessed Thomas Cottam (1549-May 30, 1582) was an English Catholic priest and martyr from Lancashire, who was executed during the reign of Elizabeth I. Cottam was born to Protestant partents, Laurence Cottam of Dilworth and Anne Brewer, but was converted as an adult by Thomas Pound. He studied at Br..
Thomas Cottle
Thomas Cottle, Esq. (1761-1828) was a lawyer on the island of Nevis. In 1822, Thomas started to build a church for all people on the island, including slaves. "The Cottle Church", as it is now called, was completed in 1824 and opened on May 5 that year. He married Frances Huggins, daughter of Edward..
Thomas Couch
Thomas Couch is a professional wrestler better known as Tommy Rogers of The Fantastics. Contents 1 Career2 In wrestling2.1 Previous manager(s)2.2 Finishing and signature moves3 Championships and accomplishments Career Thomas Couch started wrestling in 1981 as Tommy Rog..
Thomas Coulter
Thomas Coulter (1793–1843) of Dundalk was an Irish physician, botanist, and explorer. He was a member of the Royal Irish Academy, and a fellow of Trinity College Dublin, where he founded the herbarium. He is best remembered for exploration and botanical research in Mexico and Alta California ..
Thomas County
Thomas County is the name of several counties in the United States: Thomas County, GeorgiaThomas County, KansasThomas County, Nebraska 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 chang..
Thomas County, Georgia
Thomas County is a county located in the U.S. state of Georgia. As of 2000, the population was 42,737. The county's slow but steady growth is evident with a population of 43,989 according to the 2004 U.S. Census Estimate. The county seat is Thomasville, Georgia6. Contents 1 History2 ..
Thomas County, Kansas
Thomas County (standard abbreviation: TH) is a county located in the U.S. state of Kansas. As of 2000, the population is 8,180. Its county seat is Colby.6 Contents 1 Geography1.1 Adjacent counties2 Demographics3 Cities and towns3.1 Incorporated cities4 Townships5..
Thomas County, Nebraska
Thomas County is a county located in the U.S. state of Nebraska. As of 2000, the population is 729. Its county seat is Thedford6. Contents 1 Geography1.1 Adjacent Counties2 Demographics3 Villages Geography According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of..
Thomas Courtice
Thomas Courtice was the president of Ohio Wesleyan University between 1994 and 2004. He received degrees from the University of Pittsburgh, Indiana University, and the University of Minnesota. Prior to becoming president of Ohio Wesleyan, he served for eight years as president of West Virginia Wesle..
Thomas Coutts
Thomas Coutts (September 7, 1735 - February 22, 1822), Anglo-Scottish banker was the founder of the banking house of Coutts & Co. He was the fourth son of John Coutts (1699-1751), who carried on business in Edinburgh as a corn factor and negotiator of bills of exchange, and who in 1742 was elected ..
Thomas Couture
Thomas Couture (December 21, 1815 – March 30, 1879) was an influential French history painter and teacher. He was born at Senlis Oise, France and at age 11, Thomas Couture's family moved to Paris where he would study at the industrial arts school (École des Arts et Métiers) and later at the..
Thomas Coventry, 1st Baron Coventry
Thomas Coventry, 1st Baron Coventry (1578 – January 14, 1640), was a prominent English lawyer, politician, judge during the early 17th century. Contents 1 Education & Early Legal Career2 Political & Judicial Career3 Summary4 Family5 References Education & Early Leg..
Thomas Cowan Bell
Thomas Cowan Bell (1832 - 1919) was born near Dayton, Ohio. At the age of 23, he was one of the seven founders of Sigma Chi Fraternity. He is best remembered for his exemplification of the qualities of learning and friendship. He was full of enthusiasm; a leader and teacher of men. He graduated ..
Thomas Cowherd
Thomas C. Cowherd (March 20, 1817–April 4, 1907) was a Canadian tinsmith and poet. He was born in Kendal, Westmoreland, England. He apprenticed as a tinsmith from age 13 to 20. His family immigrated to Canada in 1837. He eventually settled on Colborne Street in Brantford, Ontario. Thomas was..
Thomas Coyle
Thomas Coyle was a Canadian accused, along with Phoebe Campbell, of the murder of Phoebe's husband George Campbell. Coyle was acquitted and he later moved to England. ..
Thomas Coyle (rugby)
Thomas Coyle (b 1988) is an Englishman Scrum Half player in the Rugby League with the Wigan Warriors. A former St John Fisher pupil, Thomas Coyle signed for the Wigan Warriors from the local amatuers Wigan St. Patricks. His father, Bernard Coyle, and grandfather, also Bernard Coyle, both played for ..
Thomas Craig
Sir Thomas Craig (c. 1538 - February 26, 1608) was a Scottish jurist and poet. It is probable that he was the eldest son of William Craig of Craigfintray, or Craigston, in Aberdeenshire, but beyond the fact that he was in some way related to the Craigfintray family nothing regarding his birth is kn..
Thomas Craig (actor)
Thomas Craig, (born 1962 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England as Craig Thompson) is a British actor best known for his work on such TV series as Where The Heart Is and Coronation Street, and also the film The Navigators, directed by Ken Loach in 2001. In September 2005, Craig was fined £500 for his pa..
Thomas Crane
In 1810 Lieutenant Thomas Crane, an officer of the 73rd Regiment, was appointed caretaker commandant of Norfolk Island during the final evacuation of the first convict settlement. The British government regarded the island as too isolated and costly to maintain. Although many of the settlers wishe..
Thomas Crane Public Library (Quincy, Massachusetts)
The Thomas Crane Public Library, in Quincy, Massachusetts, is a city library with remarkably fine architecture. It was funded by the Crane family as a memorial to Thomas Crane, a wealthy stone contractor who got his start in the Quincy quarries. The library has been built in four stages:..
Thomas Cranmer
An oil painting of Thomas Cranmer by Gerlach Flicke (1545) - National Portrait Gallery, London Thomas Cranmer (July 2, 1489 – March 21, 1556) was the Archbishop of Canterbury during the reigns of the English kings Henry VIII and Edward VI. He is credited with writing and compiling the fir..
Thomas Crapper
Thomas Crapper. Thomas Crapper (baptized September 28, 1836; d. January 27, 1910) was a plumber who founded Thomas Crapper & Co. Ltd. in London. Despite urban legend, Crapper did not invent the flush toilet (the myth being helped by the surname). However, Crapper put in much effort to populari..
Thomas Crawford
Washington Monument, Richmond, Virginia Thomas Gibson Crawford (March 22, 1813/14 – October 10, 1857) was a sculptor who was born in New York, the son of Aaron & Mary (Gibson) Crawford. He went to Rome to study sculpture in 1835 and made that city his home, visiting America only rarely. ..
Thomas Crawford (Australian politician)
Thomas Crawford was an Australian politician, elected as a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly. ..
Thomas Crawford (Captain)
Captain Thomas Crawford (1530 - 1603) Captain Thomas Crawford of Jordanhill (an old estate to the west of central Glasgow, part of which is now a college and hospital near Victoria Park) was a trusted confidant of Lord Darnley, husband of Queen Mary. After Darnley was murdered, Captain Thomas pl..
Thomas Crawford (politician)
Thomas Crawford was speaker of the Legislature of Ontario in 1907-1911 and served as Conservative MLA for Toronto Northwest and Toronto West. Preceded by:Joseph St. John Speaker of the Ontario Legislature1907-1911 Succeeded by: William Hoyle ..
Thomas Crecquillon
Thomas Crecquillon (c.1505 – probably early 1557) was a Franco-Flemish composer of the Renaissance. He is considered to be a member of the Netherlands school. While his place of birth is unknown, it was probably within the region loosely known at the time as the Netherlands, and he probably ..
Thomas Creech
Thomas Creech (1659 - 1700), translator, born near Sherborne, educated at Oxford, became Head Master of Sherborne School. He translated Lucretius in verse (1682), for which he received a Fellowship at Oxford, also Manilius, Horace, Theocritus, and other classics. It has been long thought that Mr. Cr..
Thomas Creevey
Thomas Creevey (March, 1768 – February, 1838), English politician, son of William Creevey, a Liverpool merchant, was born in that city. He went to Queen's College, Cambridge, and graduated as seventh wrangler in 1789. The same year he became a student at the Inner Temple, and was called to th..
Thomas Creighton
Thomas Creighton was a prospector who found mineral deposits in Saskatchewan. With his partners Jack and Dan Mosher, Creighton discovered gold on the west side of Amisk Lake in 1913. This was the first signifcant mineral in the area, leading to an influx of more than a thousand men and women from a..
Thomas Crerar
The Honouralbe Thomas Alexander Crerar in August 1919 Thomas Alexander Crerar, PC, CC, LL.D (June 17, 1876 – April 11, 1975) was a western Canadian politician and a leader of the short-lived Progressive Party of Canada. He was born in Molesworth, Ontario, and moved to Manitoba at a youn..
Thomas Creswick
Thomas Creswick (1811 - 28 December 1869) was an English landscape painter born in Sheffield, and educated at Hazelwood, near Birmingham. At Birmingham he first began to paint. His earliest appearance as an exhibitor was in 1827, at the Society of British Artists in London; in the ensuing year he ..
Thomas Crisp
Thomas Crisp (VC, DSC) (April 28, 1876 - August 15, 1917) was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. He was 41 years old, and a Skipper in the Royal Naval Res..
Thomas Crofton Croker
Thomas Crofton Croker, (January 15 1798 – August 8 1854), was an Irish Antiquary, born at Cork, for some years held a position in the Admiralty. Croker devoted himself largely to the collection of ancient Irish poetry and folk-lore. He assisted in founding the "Camden" and "Percy" Societies...
Thomas Croke
Thomas William Croke (May 28 1824 - July 221902) was the Roman Catholic Archbishop of Cashel and Emly in Ireland. The main Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) stadium in Dublin in named Croke Park in honour of the Archbishop Croke. Charles Stewart Parnell, Archbishop Croke was an outspoken support..
Thomas Cromwell, 1st Earl of Essex
Thomas Cromwell, 1st Earl of Essex (c. 1485 – July 28, 1540) was an English statesman, one of the most important political figures of the reign of Henry VIII of England. Cromwell was born about 1485 in Putney, the son of Walter Cromwell (c. 1463 – 1510), a clothworker Guy, John: Tudor..
Thomas Cronin
Thomas Cronin is a noted political scientist and educator. He served as President of Whitman College from 1993-2005. Before that, he taught at Colorado College (1979-1983), Princeton University (1985-1986), and The University of North Carolina (1967-1970). An authority on the expanding power of t..
Thomas Crook Sullivan
Thomas Crook Sullivan (November 14, 1833 - March 11, 1908) was a Brigadier General in the United States Army. Born at Montgomery County, Ohio, on November 14, 1833, he graduated from West Point in 1856. He served throughout the Civil War and was brevetted Major and Lieutenant Colonel on March 13..
Thomas Crosbie Holdings
Thomas Crosbie Holdings (TCH) is a media and publishing group in Ireland. It ownes a number of newspaper and has stakes in various radio stations: Contents 1 Newspapers1.1 Republic of Ireland National Papers1.2 Republic of Ireland Regional Papers1.3 Northern Ireland Regional ..
Thomas Crum
--> Thomas Crum, along with John Denver was a founder of Windstar Foundation. Crum is also an aikido instructor and the author of two books, Journey to Center, and The Magic of Conflict. He founded Aiki Works, Inc. after leaving the Windstar Foundation. He specializes in conducting workshops on ..
Thomas Cubitt
Statue of Thomas Cubitt by William Fawke, 1995. Denbigh Street, London. Thomas Cubitt (1788–1855) was the leading master builder in London in the second quarter of the 19th century, and also carried out several projects in other parts of England. The son of a Norfolk farmer, he journeyed t..
Thomas Culbreth
Thomas Culbreth (April 13, 1786 – April 16, 1843) was an American politician. Born in Kent County, Delaware, eight miles northeast of Greensboro, Maryland, Cubreth attended the public schools and studied under private tutors. He moved to Denton, Maryland in 1806 and was a clerk in a store th..
Thomas Culpeper
This article is about the courtier. For the governor of Virginia, see Thomas Colepeper, 2nd Baron Colepeper. Thomas Culpeper (executed December 10 1541) was a young courtier in Henry VIII's time. He was distantly related to the Howard clan, who were immensely powerful at the time. They were particu..
Thomas Cundy
Thomas Cundy was the name of three English architects, father, son and grandson. The eldest Thomas Cundy (1765-1825) was born in Cornwall. He was appointed surveyor to the Grosvenor family's London estates, and was involved in the initial stages of the development of Belgravia and Bloomsbury. He al..
Thomas Cunningham
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Thomas Cunningham Cochran
Thomas Cunningham Cochran (November 30, 1877–December 10, 1935) was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania. Thomas C. Cochran was born in Sandy Creek Township, Pennsylvania (near Sheakleyville, Pennsylvania). He moved with his parents to Mercer, Pennsylva..
Thomas Cup
The Thomas Cup is the major men's international team competition in world badminton, also known as "The International Badminton Championship Challenge Cup". It is named after Sir George Alan Thomas, a former IBF President who donated the Cup in 1939. The first Thomas Cup competition took place at ..
Thomas Currie Derrick
Thomas Currie Derrick (VC, DCM) was an Australian recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. He was 29 years old, and a Sergeant in the 2/48th Battalion (S.A.), Australian Mil..
Thomas Curson Hansard
Thomas Curson Hansard (1776–1833) was the son of the printer Luke Hansard. He established a press of his own in Paternoster Row, and began in 1803 to print the Parliamentary Debates, which were not at first independent reports, but were taken from the newspapers. After 1889 the debates were ..
Thomas Curtis
Thomas Pelham "Tom" Curtis (September 7, 1870 - May 23, 1944) was an American athlete and the winner of the 110 metres hurdles at the 1896 Summer Olympics. Curtis, a Massachusetts Institute of Technology student of electrical engineering, travelled to Athens as a member of the Boston Athletic ..
Thomas Curtis (actor)
Thomas Curtis (born 20 April, 1991) is an American actor. Curtis has starred in The Cactus Kid, Sweet Home Alabama, Red Dragon and The Chumscrubber. External link ..
Thomas Cusack
Thomas Cusack of Chicago, was born in Kilrush, County Clare, Ireland, October 5, 1858, died November 19, 1926. He was a Democrat U.S. Representative from Illinois 4th District, 1899-1901. ..
Thomas Cushing
Thomas Cushing (March 24, 1725 – February 28, 1788) was an American lawyer and statesman from Boston, Massachusetts. He was a delegate for Massachusetts in the Continental Congress from 1774 to 1776, and Lt. Governor of the state from 1780 to 1788. Between the resignation of John Hancock an..
Thomas Custer
Thomas Ward Custer (March 15,1845 – June 25, 1876) was a U.S. Army officer and two-time winner of the Medal of Honor for bravery during the American Civil War. He was the younger brother of George Armstrong Custer, perishing with him at Little Bighorn in the Montana Territory. Early life and..
Thomas D
Thomas D (born Thomas Dürr, December 30 1968 in Ditzingen close to Stuttgart, Germany) is a rapper in the German hip hop group Die Fantastischen Vier. External Links [official website] (german) ..
Thomas D'Alesandro, Jr.
Thomas D'Alesandro, Jr. (August 1, 1903–August 23, 1987) was an American politician who was a U.S. Representative from the third district of Maryland. Born in Baltimore, Maryland, D'Alesandro attended Calvert Business College in Baltimore. Before beginning his political career, he worked as a..
Thomas D'Arcy McGee Building
90 Sparks Street The Thomas D'Arcy McGee Building, also known as 90 Sparks Street, is an office building in Ottawa, Canada. It is located on the south side of Sparks Street, east of Metcalfe. The building was opened in 1981 with its main occupant being the Royal Bank of Canada and it was thu..
Thomas d'Urfey
Thomas D'Urfey (Tom Durfey) (1653 - February 26, 1723), was an English writer and wit. He composed plays, songs, poetry, and jokes. Memorial to Durfey at St. James's Piccadilly His family was Huguenot French. In personality, he was considered so affable and amusing that he could count nearl..
Thomas D. "Tommy" Wright
Thomas David "Tommy" Wright (born January 16, 1956) is a Jena (La Salle Parish) Democrat who was forced to resign from the Louisiana legislature early in 2006 as part of a plea bargain regarding an obscenity charge. Wright represented District 22 in the north central section of the state. The distri..
Thomas D. Clareson Award for Distinguished Service
The Thomas D. Clareson Award for Distinguished Service is presented by the Science Fiction Research Association for outstanding service activities. Particularly recognized are: promotion of SF teaching and study, editing, reviewing, editorial writing, publishing, organizing meetings, mentoring, and..
Thomas D. Howie
"Thomas Howie" redirects here. For , see Thomas W. Howie. Thomas Dry Howie (April 12, 1908–July 17, 1944) was an American army officer, killed during the Battle of Normandy during World War II, while trying to capture the French town of Saint-Lô. He is known as "The Major of St. Lo". Howie..
Thomas D. Milling
Thomas DeWitt Milling was a pioneer of military aviation and a brigadier general in the U.S. Army Air Corps. He received his flight training from the Wright Brothers and was awarded Fédération Aéronautique Internationale (FAI) pilot certificate No. 30 on July 6, 1911, and although not the first U..
Thomas D. Rice
Thomas Dartmouth (T.D.) "Daddy" Rice (May, 1808 - September 16, 1860), was a comedian and the creator of the blackface form of comedy of the 19th century and early 20th century. "Jump Jim Crow" His act included the song and dance "Jump Jim Crow" which would later give its name to "Jim Cro..
Thomas D. Rogers
Thomas D. Rogers is the designer of the reverse side of the United States Golden dollar coin, or Sacagawea Dollar. Rogers holds an A.A.S. degree with a major in commercial art, and joined the United States Mint in 1991. His design for the Sacagawea dollar was modified slightly before it went into ci..
Thomas D. Rowley
Thomas D. Rowley is the editor of Rural Health News. He has a master's degree in Community and Regional Planning from the University of Texas at Austin. Employment History Rowley has served as a project manager at the TVA Rural Studies Program of the University of Kentucky, as an editor of the For..
Thomas D. Schall
Thomas D. Schall Thomas David Schall (June 4, 1878 – December 22, 1935) was a United States politician. He served as a member of both the United States House of Representatives and the United States Senate as a Republican from Minnesota. He was born in Reed City, Michigan and moved with his..
Thomas D. Thacher
Thomas Day Thacher, born September 10, 1881 in Tenafly, New Jersey, was the oldest of four children of Thomas Thacher and Sarah McCulloh (Green) Thacher. Thomas' father was a prominent lawyer in the city of New York. Thacher attended Taft School and Phillips Academy of Andover, Connecticut for his p..
Thomas D. Westfall
Thomas D. Westfall arrived in El Paso as the Assistant Special Agent in Charge of the El Paso office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. In this capacity he supervised criminal investigations of offenses of federal laws until his retirement. In 1978, Westfall decided to run for the nonpartisan..
Thomas D. White
Thomas Dresser White General Thomas Dresser White (1902–December 22, 1965) was the fourth Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force. The General was born in Walker, Minnesota, in 1902. Upon graduation from the United States Military Academy on July 2, 1920, he was commissioned a Se..
Thomas Dachser
Thomas Dachser (born March 13, 1906 in Haldenwang (in the near of Günzburg); died April 11 1979 in Munich) was a German businessman. Thomas Dachser, in 1930 founded the forwarding agency Dachser in Kempten in the Allgäu. Today the business, still owned by the family, is one of the largest logistic..
Thomas Dadford
Thomas Dadford, Senior (died 1809) was an English canal engineer, as were his sons, Thomas Dadford Junior, John Dadford and James Dadford. He probably originated from Stewponey near Stourbridge. He started as one of James Brindley's many pupil-assistants, in which capacity he worked on the Staffo..
Thomas Dadford, Jr.
Thomas Dadford (Junior) (died April 2 1801) was an English canal engineer, as were his father Thomas Dadford and brothers John Dadford and James Dadford. He worked both with his father and independently. He was surveyor and engineer to the Leominster Canal, for a long time simultaneously with his ..
Thomas Dale
Sir Thomas Dale was a British naval commander and colonial deputy-governor of Virginia. From about 1588 to 1609 he was in the service of the Low Countries (Netherlands, England, Ireland, and France) with the English army originally under Robert Dudley, earl of Leicester. Because of his ability and ..
Thomas Dale High School
Thomas Dale High School has a student body count of approximately 2,400 students. It is located at 3626 West Hundred Road, Chesterfield County, Virginia. Its zip code is 23831. It is a triple A school and is located in the central district. Football Rivalary The school has an annual battle for..