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unusual facts about George N. Gordon


Erromanga language

The earliest published account of Erromangan languages is Gordon (1889), whose notes, which he took on the island, were published posthumously.


12th West Virginia Volunteer Infantry Regiment

For much of the first half of 1864, the regiment served at Winchester, Virginia, under Maj. Gen. Robert H. Milroy, and were defeated in their first significant combat action during the Second Battle of Winchester, being pushed off a wooded ridgeline near Kernstown, Virginia, by elements of the Confederate brigade of John B. Gordon on June 13.

Bruce Gordon

Bruce S. Gordon (born 1946), American business executive and former NAACP president

Cobra II

Cobra II: The Inside Story of the Invasion and Occupation of Iraq is a 2006 book written by Michael R. Gordon, chief military correspondent for The New York Times, and Bernard E. Trainor, a retired Marine Corps lieutenant general, which details the behind-the-scenes decision-making leading to the invasion of Iraq in 2003.

Daniel Gordon

Daniel P. Gordon (born 1969), American politician and construction contractor

David F. Gordon

His latest book, Managing Strategic Surprise: Lessons from Risk Management & Risk Assessment, co-edited with Ian Bremmer and Paul Bracken, was published in 2008 by Cambridge University Press.

E. V. Gordon

1927 An Introduction to Old Norse, Revised edition 1956, revised by A.R. Taylor; Reprinted 1981, Oxford University Press, USA; 2nd edition

A collection of these was privately published as the book Songs for the Philologists.

On Gordon's departure from Leeds, he was succeeded by Bruce Dickins.

Ellery Thompson

The Stonington Historical Society ran a major exhibit in 2005 about his life and work, curated by Bernard L. Gordon, who had fished with Thompson on Thompson's ship, the Eleanor.

Eugene Gordon

Eugene C. Gordon, railroad construction engineer and Confederate Officer in the Civil War

Eugene I. Gordon

He was Director of the Lightwave Devices Laboratory of Bell Labs

Food of the Gods II

Food of the Gods II, sometimes referred to as Gnaw: Food of the Gods II as well as Food of the Gods part 2, is a 1989 film that is a very loose sequel to the 1976 Bert I. Gordon film based on H.G. Wells' novel, The Food of the Gods.

George Bliss

George N. Bliss (1837–1928), American soldier in the American Civil War

George Briggs

George N. Briggs (1796–1861), seven-term Governor of Massachusetts

George Dale

George N. Dale (1834–1903), American lawyer and politician in Vermont

George Gillett

George N. Gillett, Jr. (born 1938), American businessman, professional sports franchise owner

George N. Atiyeh

George N. Atiyeh (1923 – April 21, 2008) was a Lebanese librarian and scholar.

George N. Gillett, Jr.

On August 6, 2007, Gillett bought a controlling interest of the NASCAR team Evernham Motorsports from founder Ray Evernham, thereby forming Gillett Evernham Motorsports.

George N. H. Peters

George Nathaniel Henry Peters was born on November 30, 1825 in New Berlin, Pennsylvania to Isaac Cyrus Peters and Magdalene Miller.

George N. Stearns

He was a member of the Republican party and was an abolitionist, taking an active part in the celebrated Jerry Rescue case in Syracuse, although he always refused to serve in any public office.

She was the daughter of George Taylor and Jane Rite of Millville, Pennsylvania and was born on February 22, 1816.

George Parks

George N. Parks (1953–2010), University of Massachusetts band director

George Stearns

George N. Stearns (1812–1882), tool designer and founder of the George N. Stearns Company

Gerald L. Gordon

Gerald L. Gordon, Ph.D., is the president and chief executive officer of the Fairfax County Economic Development Authority (FCEDA) in Fairfax County, Virginia, a position he has held since late 1983.

Heartbreak House

A major Broadway revival was mounted in 1984, with an all star cast headed by Sir Rex Harrison as Shotover (a role for which he was nominated for a Tony), and featuring Amy Irving, Rosemary Harris, Dana Ivey, George N. Martin, and Tom Aldredge.

Henry Wemyss

Donaldson, Gordon, "The Bishops and Priors of Whithorn", in Dumfriesshire and Galloway Natural History & Antiquarians Society: Transactions and Journal of Proceedings, Third Series, vol.

Iberia, Ohio

Another man affiliated with Iberia College was its first president, the Rev. George A. Gordon, an abolitionist and local Presbyterian minister who refused a presidential pardon granted by Abraham Lincoln.

J. M. Gordon

He remained with the D'Oyly Carte company until 1890, playing Piscator in The Carp (a one-act curtain raiser) when it accompanied Ruddigore, and Mr. Harrington Jarramie in Mrs. Jarramie's Genie (another curtain raiser), when it accompanied The Yeomen of the Guard, in each case at the Savoy Theatre in London.

He was responsible for making the textual revisions to Ruddigore when that opera was restaged in December 1921, as well as the extensive revision (with music director Harry Norris) to create the Savoy Edition of Cox and Box, and he approved any changes to stage business, such as Darrell Fancourt's introduction of the Mikado's famous laugh.

J.E. Gordon

After the war he worked at Tube Investments (TI) at the Group Research Laboratory, Hinxton Hall, near Cambridge.

Michael R. Gordon

During the first phase of the Iraq war, he was the only newspaper reporter embedded with the allied land command under General Tommy Franks, a position that "granted him unique access to cover the invasion strategy and its enactment".

PBA Bowling Tour: 1979 Season

George Pappas was the winner of the Firestone Tournament of Champions.

R. K. Gordon

In 1913, having graduated from the Universities of University of Toronto and Oxford, Gordon became administrator at the University of Alberta.

Robert C. F. Gordon

He was an American diplomat, appointed as U.S. Ambassador to Mauritius.

Ryan C. Gordon

He has also been involved in porting several non-gaming products such as Google Earth.

Samuel Rhea Gammon III

He later resigned the ambassadorship, and was replaced by Robert C. F. Gordon.

Spyke

Created by writer Robert N. Skir and artist Steven E. Gordon, he first appeared in "Speed And Spyke", episode #5 (December 9, 2000), where he was voiced by Neil Denis.

Stewart L. Gordon

He has served as an adjudicator for many international competitions, including the Gina Bachauer, William Kapell, Rosa Ponselle, Virginia Waring and the finals of the Canadian Music Competitions, and Music Teachers National Competitions at the regional and national levels.

He founded the William Kapell International Piano Competition and acted as its director for 15 years.

Thomas P. Gordon

Tom Gordon was Co-commander of Delaware's first serial killer task force which led to the apprehension and prosecution of Steven Brian Pennell, the state's first and only known serial killer.

Thomas S. Gordon

Gordon was elected as a Democrat to the Seventy-eighth and to the seven succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1943-January 3, 1959).

He served as chairman of the Committee on Foreign Affairs (Eighty-fifth Congress).

Timothy P. Gordon

A 1978 graduate of Shaker High School, Gordon graduated from SUNY Brockport in 1982.

Walter A. Gordon

In 1918 he became one of the first two African-American All-Americans (the first was Paul Robeson).

Walter Gordon

Walter L. Gordon (1906–1987), Canadian politician and cabinet minister

Walter A. Gordon (1894–1976), African-American political figure and American football player for University of California, Berkeley

William Adams Richardson

He served in the militia, first as a Judge Advocate with the rank of Major and later as an aide to Governor George N. Briggs with the rank of Lieutenant Colonel.


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