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unusual facts about the nephew


The Nephew

Locations in Ireland used for shooting The Nephew included Roundwood, Wicklow Town, Wicklow Head.


Perdix

The bird shares its name with the nephew of Daedalus of Greek mythology, who was transformed into the bird when his uncle murdered him in jealousy.


see also

Ali Mousavi

For the article on the death of the nephew of Iranian opposition leader Mir Hossein Mousavi, see: Death of Seyed Ali Mousavi.

Anabasis Alexandri

Arrian was able to use sources which are now lost, such as the contemporary works by Callisthenes (the nephew of Alexander's tutor Aristotle), Onesicritus, Nearchus, and Aristobulus, and the slightly later work of Cleitarchus.

Andrew Hoskins

Andrew comes from a long line of rowers on his mother's side: He is the grandson of the late, great Ted Lindstrom; the nephew of Olympian David Lindstrom (Montreal 1976), and the cousin of Olympian George Keys (Seoul 1988).

Anita Willets-Burnham

In 1906, she married Alfred Newton Burnham, the nephew of architect Daniel Burnham.

Blackie Lawless

He is the nephew of the late Major League Baseball pitcher, Ryne Duren.

Charles M. Huber

Huber was born in 1956 as the son of a Senegalese father, who was a diplomat, and as the nephew of the former president of Senegal and philosopher Léopold Sédar Senghor, and a German mother in Munich.

Danbury and Norwalk Railroad

There were plans in which the D&N would be a link in a railroad connecting New York and Boston, but these died with LeGrand Lockwood, the nephew and financial backer of Edwin Lockwood, in 1872.

David Brignull

He is the nephew of former professional footballer Phil Brignull.

Deira

Osric, the nephew of Edwin, ruled Deira after Edwin, but his son Oswine was put to death by Oswiu in 651.

Delaware 87ers

The team was established with a close help from its NBA affiliate Utah Jazz, who indicated to the general manager job David Fredman - who was an assistant coach and director of scouting for the Jazz for 28 years, and also the assistant general manager for the Denver Nuggets - and as a coach Brad Jones, a regional scout who was the nephew of long time Jazz coach Jerry Sloan.

Dúnchad mac Cinn Fáelad

While most early abbots of Iona were members of Cenél Conaill they came from minor branches of the kindred, but Dúnchad came from the ruling line, grandson of one High King of Ireland and the nephew of two others, Cellach and Conall.

E. C. Singer

C. Singer was an American engineer (and the nephew of Isaac Singer, inventor of the sewing machine) who worked on secret projects for the benefit of the Confederate States of America during the Civil War and who invented the spar torpedo.

El Lebrijano

Juan Peña Fernández, also known as Juan Peña "El Lebrijano" or simply El Lebrijano (born 1941) is a Spanish Gitano (Roma) musician, the nephew of Perrate de Utrera.

Eldarion

He was great-grandson of Eärendil the Mariner (Eldarion is descended from Eärendil on both sides of his family and in him the two genealogical lines of the Half-elven are reunited), through his Half-elven mother Arwen; he was also the nephew of the Half-elf lords Elladan and Elrohir.

Émile Armand Gibon

# Laure Helen Marguerite Gibon (1869–1957) who married Charles Louis Lacretelle (1859–1915), the nephew of Gibon's long-time friend General Charles Nicolas Lacretelle on 26 January 1891.

Englefield baronets

He was a great-grandson of Sir Thomas Englefield, Speaker of the House of Commons, and the nephew of Sir Francis Englefield.

Ernie Goldthorpe

Ernie Goldthorpe was the son of Walter Goldthorpe who played rugby union and rugby league in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, and the nephew of rugby league footballer Albert Goldthorpe.

Fancy Dress Festival

One of the group's members was enamored of the character of Robin Hood, but accidentally shot the nephew of a priest in the eye with a stray arrow on Christmas Day in 1930.

Frank Whitcombe Jr

Frank Whitcombe Jr is the son of the Bradford Northern & Great Britain international Rugby League player Frank Whitcombe was the nephew of the association footballer for Cardiff City, and baseball captain for Wales George Whitcombe and the baseball player for Grange Albion, Teddy Whitcombe.

Gabby Eigenmann

He is also the nephew of Cherie Gil and Michael de Mesa, the grandson of veteran actors Rosemarie Gil and Eddie Mesa, the cousin of AJ Eigenmann, Ryan Eigenmann and Geoff Eigenmann, he is the older brother of Ira Eigenmann, and the half brother of Sid Lucero (Tim Eigenmann), Maxine and Andrea "Andi" Eigenmann.

Gabriel Monod

Gabriel Monod (March 7, 1844 – April 10, 1912) was a French historian, the nephew of Adolphe Monod.

Hillar Rootare

Hillar Rootare is the nephew of Estonian chess player Vidrik Rootare, several of whose games against the world-renowned International Grand Master Paul Keres are published among Keres's most interesting games, and of Salme Rootare, a Women's International Master in chess, and 15-time Estonian women's chess champion, who once finished third in the world chess championship competition (1959).

Ion Irimescu

His mother descended from an old French family with claims to aristocracy; she was the granddaughter of Romanian writer Alexandru Cazaban (1872–1966) and Irimescu was thus the nephew of Romanian playwright and director Jules Cazaban (1903–1963) and of his brother Theodor Cazaban (b. 1921), historian and cultural writer.

James Celebrezze

Celebrezze is the son of Cleveland politician Frank D. Celebrezze I, the nephew of former Johnson cabinet member Anthony Celebrezze, the first cousin of former gubernatorial candidate Anthony J. Celebrezze Jr., the brother of Ohio Chief Justice Frank Celebrezze, and the uncle of Ohio appeals court Judge Frank D. Celebrezze Jr., and the first cousin once removed of Anthony J. Celebrezze III.

James Paty the Younger

He was not the son, but probably the nephew or some other relation of James Paty the Elder.

John Pascoe Grenfell

He was the nephew of British politician Pascoe Grenfell and grandfather to General Sir John Grenfell Maxwell.

Jordin Tootoo

He is the nephew of Manitoba Legislative Assembly Speaker George Hickes and cousin to Nunavut Legislative Assembly Speaker Hunter Tootoo.

Judd Sirott

Sirott is the nephew of veteran Chicago broadcaster Bob Sirott.

Ludovisi Ares

The sculpture found its way into the collection formed by Cardinal Ludovico Ludovisi (1595–1632) the nephew of Pope Gregory XV at the splendid villa and gardens he built near Porta Pinciana, on the site where Julius Caesar and his heir, Octavian (Caesar Augustus), had had their villa.

Maeonius

He was the nephew (according to Zonaras xii.24) or the cousin (according to Historia Augusta, which lists him among the Thirty Tyrants) of Odaenathus, who had taken control of the Eastern provinces after the defeat and capture of Emperor Valerian by Shapur I of the Sassanid Empire.

Marmaduke Lloyd

Lloyd was the son of Thomas Lloyd, a precentor at St David's Cathedral, and the nephew of Marmaduke Middleton, who was Bishop of St David's from.

Martin Lister

He was the nephew of both James Temple, the regicide and also of Sir Matthew Lister, physician to Anne, queen of James I, and to Charles I.

Matt Franco

Franco, who currently lives in Simi Valley, California, is the nephew of actor Kurt Russell (his mother, Jill Franco, being Russell's sister).

Miles Marsico

Miles was born to Frank and Marie Marsico and is the nephew of former bassist of the Cruzados, Tony Marsico.

Owen Carron

Carron is the nephew of former Nationalist Party politician John Carron.

Philip Battley

He is married to actress Elisa Boyd, is the nephew of television and film actor David Battley, the grandson of Labour MP John Battley,

Richard Brothers

Brothers proclaimed himself to be Prince of the Hebrews, literal descendant of the Biblical House of David, and the Nephew of the Almighty who would rule over Israel until the return of Jesus Christ.

Robert De Grasse

Born in Maplewood, New Jersey where his family was working in the fledgling movie industry, he was the nephew of film actor Sam De Grasse.

Robert William Jameson

Robert William Jameson, WS (1805–1868): A Writer to the Signet in Edinburgh, Town Councillor, newspaper editor, poet and playwright, Robert William Jameson was the father of Sir Leander Starr Jameson, South African statesman and prime minister, and the nephew of Professor Robert Jameson of the University of Edinburgh.

Ronyell Whitaker

Ronyell Deshawn Whitaker was born March 19, 1979 in Norfolk, Virginia, the son of Sylvonia Whitaker and the nephew of boxer Pernell 'Sweet Pea' Whitaker.

Sardar Sher Ali Khan Mazari

Sardar Sher Ali Khan Mazari is the nephew of both Balakh Sher Mazari and Akbar Bugti, Mazari and Bugti tribal chiefs respectively.

Speed skiing at the 1992 Winter Olympics

Philippe Goitschel, the nephew of French ski champion Marielle Goitschel was second and the American Jeffrey Hamilton was third.

Steven G. Calabresi

He is the nephew of Guido Calabresi, the U.S. legal scholar, U.S. Appellate judge, and former Dean of Yale Law School.

Swithland Sidings

Led by the vision of GCR benefactor David Clarke, the nephew of a former signalman on the GW&GC Joint Line, double track was relaid from Swithland to Rothley, and then from Swithland to Quorn, eventually reaching Loughborough in 2000.

Thakur Dalip Singh

He is the nephew of His Holiness Sri Satguru Jagjit Singh Ji, Supreme Spiritual Head of Namdhari Sikhs.

Umedram Lalbhai Desai

His daughter Leela Desai became the famous Indian actress of the 1940s and 50s, Shanti married the nephew of Sir Rabindranath Tagore, Monica married Phani Majumdar and Ramola married the grandson of Nawab Sirajul Islam.

William Adams Delano

He was the nephew of John Crosby Brown, who headed the Brown Brothers & Company banking/trading group, and his father Eugene Delano (1843 – 1920), an 1866 graduate of Williams College, was a partner in the firm.