Infobox person name A. RossEckler, Jr. image alt caption birth name birth date Birth date and age 1927 8 29 birth place Boston , Massachusetts , United States death date Death date and age YYYY MM DD YYYY MM DD death date then birth date death place nationality United States American other names known for occupation logologist , centarian researcher Albert RossEckler, Jr. born August 29, 1927 is a logologist and statistician , the son of statistician A. RossEckler . He received a B.A. from Swarthmore College and a Ph.D. in mathematics from Princeton University . While at Bell Labs , Eckler co authored Mathematical Models of Target Coverage and Missile Allocation with Stefan A. Burr . ref cite book last Eckler, Jr. first Albert Ross coauthors Burr, Stefan title Mathematical models of target coverage and missile allocation publisher Military Operations Research Society, Alexandria, Va. year 1972 edition 1st asin B0006W2E2O oclc 1183447 ref This was the first monograph published by the Military Operations Research Society . Citation needed date March 2010 Eckler is the former publisher and editor of Word Ways The Journal of Recreational Linguistics and wrote a book on logology , Making the Alphabet Dance ISBN 0312140320 . He is also the author of The National Puzzlers League, The First 115 Years, a history of the National Puzzlers League NPL . ref cite book last Eckler, Jr. first Albert Ross title The National Puzzlers League, The First 115 Years publisher National Puzzlers League, New York year 1998 edition 1st asin B001B3MEEU oclc 55705246 ref He and his wife Faith have been ... Research Society Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Eckler, A. Ross, Jr. ALTERNATIVE ... DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Eckler, A. Ross, Jr. Category 1927 births Category Living ... for Ross . Citation needed date October 2009 Eckler s hobbies are genealogy and supercentenarian research. Eckler has disproved exaggerated age claims such as those of Charlie Smith centenarian Charlie ... more details
for the centenarian researcher and A. RossEckler s son A. RossEckler, Jr. Infobox person name A. RossEckler image A. Ross Eckler.jpg alt caption birth name birth date May 22, 1901 birth place Van Hornesville, New York death date Death date and age 1991 3 14 1901 5 22 death place Maryland nationality other names known for Deputy Director 1949 1965 and Director 1965 1969 of the United States Census Bureau , President of the American Statistical Association occupation Albert RossEckler May 22, 1901 March 14, 1991 served as Deputy Director of the United States Census Bureau from 1949 to 1965, and its Director of the United States Census Bureau Director from 1965 until 1969. He was the first career employee ever to become director of the agency. Eckler was born in Van Hornesville, New York in 1931 and lived on a farm until he attended Hamilton College New York Hamilton College . He then earned a master s degree and a PhD at Harvard University in 1934. Eckler joined Census Bureau in 1939 as chief of the economic statistics in the Population Division. He then became assistant chief of the Population Division and then the Special Surveys Division and chief social scientist. In 1949 he became Deputy Director and in 1965 President Lyndon B. Johnson appointed him director. He worked as director until 1969 and later died in Maryland in 1991. ref cite web title Directors 1965 1976 url http www.census.gov history www census then now director biographies directors 1965 1976.html publisher US Census Bureau accessdate 4 July 2011 ref He authored The Bureau of the Census ISBN 0 275 55370 1 , and was president of the American Statistical Association . He is also the father of logologist and centenarian researcher A. RossEckler, Jr. References Reflist External links http www.census.gov ... George Hay Brown end Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Eckler, A. Ross ALTERNATIVE ... OF DEATH 1991 03 14 PLACE OF DEATH Maryland DEFAULTSORT Eckler, A. Ross Category 1901 births Category ... more details
Eckler may refer to A. RossEckler 1901 1991 , deputy director of the U.S. Census Bureau from 1949 to 1965, and director from 1965 to 1969 A. RossEckler, Jr. born 1927 , American scientist and mathematician Harry Eckler , from the 1940s to 1950s considered the finest hardball and fastpitch softball first baseman in Canada Rebecca Eckler born 1973 , Canadian journalist and author See also Bricker & Eckler , law firm in the midwestern United States with approximately 160 attorneys and 3 offices in Ohio surname ... more details
BLPsources date March 2012 Infobox politician name Daniel I. Ross, Jr. image caption order office Chairman of the South Carolina Republican Party term start 1977 term end 1979 predecessor Jesse L. Cooksey successor Dr. George G. Graham birth date December 31, 1923 death date April 15, 2008 birth place birthname Daniel I. Ross, Jr. alma mater party Republican Party United States Republican occupation spouse religion website Daniel I. Ross, Jr. December 31, 1923 Blackville, South Carolina &ndash April 15, 2008 was the chairman of the South Carolina Republican Party from 1977 1979. ref cite web url http library.sc.edu scpc ross.pdf title Interview with Daniel I. Ross, Jr. last Hartsook first Herbert J. date October 4, 2001 work South Carolina Political Collections Oral History Project publisher University of South Carolina accessdate 14 March 2012 ref Ross is credited with starting the First in the South Primary. ref cite web last McKissick first Drew title Former State Chairman Dan Ross Passes url http drewmckissick.com former state chairman dan ross passes publisher Drew McKissick accessdate March 14, 2012 ref References references DEFAULTSORT Ross, Daniel Category 1923 births Category 2008 deaths Category South Carolina Republicans Category State political party chairs of South Carolina ... more details
No footnotes date July 2010 Infobox writer name Ross Lockridge, Jr. image Ross Lockridge Jr 1947.jpg imagesize 175px caption Lockridge in 1947 birth name Ross Franklin Lockridge, Jr. birth date birth date 1914 4 25 birth place Bloomington, Indiana , United States USA death date death date and age 1948 3 6 1914 4 25 death place Bloomington, Indiana , United States USA occupation novelist alma mater Indiana University Bloomington Indiana University nationality USA period 1948 genre Historical fiction notableworks Raintree County novel Raintree County website http www.raintreecounty.com Ross Franklin Lockridge, Jr. , April 25, 1914 March 6, 1948 was an United States American novelist of the mid 20th century. He is noted for Raintree County novel Raintree County 1948 , an expansive attempt at creating the Great American Novel . Biography Lockridge was born and raised in Bloomington, Indiana Bloomington , Indiana . He graduated from Indiana University Bloomington Indiana University in 1935 with the highest average in the history of the university. Lockridge married and had four children. Lockridge s novel Raintree County was published in early 1948, to great critical acclaim. It traces the 19th century history of a fictional Midwestern United States midwestern county through the reminiscences ... The Life and Death of Ross Lockridge, Jr. location New York publisher Viking Penguin year 1994 ... NAME Lockridge, Ross, Jr. ALTERNATIVE NAMES Lockridge, Ross Franklin, Jr. full name SHORT DESCRIPTION ... , United States DEFAULTSORT Lockridge, Ross, Jr. Category 1914 births Category 1948 deaths Category ... committed suicide US novelist 1910s stub hr Ross Lockridge, Jr. ... last Leggett first John title Ross and Tom Two American Tragedies location New York publisher Simon ... cite book last Lockridge first Ernest title Skeleton Key to the Suicide of My Father, Ross Lockridge, Jr., Author of Raintree County location Charleston publisher Global Enterprises year 2011 isbn 978 ... more details
Infobox person name Craig Ross, Jr. image image size alt caption birth name othername birth date birth date and age YYYY MM DD birth place Boston , Massachusetts , United States U.S. ref name OfficialBio http craigrossjr.com Biography at official website ref death date death place alma mater occupation Film, television director, editor, producer and screenwriter years active 1998 present spouse Craig Ross, Jr. is an American film television director, editor, producer and screenwriter. Career Ross was born in Boston , Massachusetts . ref name OfficialBio He then moved with his father to the San Francisco Bay area at an early age. After graduating high school, he went back to the east coast to attend lm school at New York University . ref name LaunchMondays http www.launchmondays.com 2010 03 meet connect with director craig rossjr Meet & Connect with Director Craig Ross, Jr. LauchMondays.com ref After graduating he moved back to Los Angeles where he formed his own production company Asiatic Associates ASA . ref name LaunchMondays From there he went on to direct a number independent films, his first being the film Cappuccino 1998 . His other film credits include Blue Hill Avenue 2001 , Ride or Die film Ride or Die 2004 , Motives film Motives 2004 and The Mannsfield 12 2007 , the first film that was released through MySpace .com. ref http www2.prnewswire.com cgi bin stories.pl?ACCT 109&STORY www story 09 05 2008 0004879905&EDATE Award Winning Independent Director Craig RossJr. to be the First to Release a Film on MySpace.com prnewswire.com ref Since 2004, he has also had a career in television directing episodes of Strong Medicine , Cold Case TV series Cold Case , Standoff TV series Standoff , Crossing Jordan , The 4400 , Lincoln Heights TV series Lincoln Heights , K Ville ... Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Ross, Craig, Jr. ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION ... DEFAULTSORT Ross, Craig, Jr. Category African American film directors Category African American television ... more details
Infobox person name Ross Perot, Jr. image RossPerot JR 280.jpg alt caption birth name Henry Ross Perot, Jr. birth date birth date and age 1958 11 7 birth place Dallas , Texas residence nationality United States American education Vanderbilt University occupation known for networth loss United States dollar US 1.4 1,000,000,000 number billion est. br February 2010 ref name Forbes Billionaires 2010 cite web title The World s Billionaires 721 Henry Ross Perot Jr. url http www.forbes.com lists 2010 10 billionaires 2010 Henry Ross Perot Jr 20CZ.html work Forbes date March 3, 2010 ref spouse Married, 4 children relatives Ross Perot, Sr. H. Ross Perot, Sr. father website Henry Ross Perot, Jr. born November 7, 1958 ref Texas Births, 1926 1995, http www.familytreelegends.com records 20902?c search&first Henry&last Perot Henry Ross Perot, Jr. ref is a real estate developer and Chairman of the Board of Perot Systems . He is the only son of Ross Perot . Biography Early life Perot was born and raised in Dallas. He graduated from St. Mark s School of Texas in 1977. As a high school student, he won world championships in Tennessee Walking Horse competitions. After graduating from Vanderbilt University , where he was a member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity, he served in the United States Air Force for eight and a half years. He then served as chairman of the Air Force Memorial Foundation where he led the effort to build the United States Air Force Memorial United States Air Force Memorial in Washington, DC. Career Perot, along with Jay Coburn , piloted the first ever round the world helicopter ... Party United States Republican nod for U.S. President in 2008, announced that H. Ross Perot, Jr. would ... us en corp d bios RossPerotJr.aspx Ross Perot Jr. s bio at Dell.com Persondata Metadata ... Air Force officers Category Ross Perot Perot, RossJr. ... Perot Jr. is a joke ref From 2002 2003, Perot served as chairman of the Texas Governor s Task Force ... more details
F rancis Ross Holland, Jr. 1927 September 16, 2005 was an United States American historian . He is best remembered today for his books on American lighthouse s. Life Holland was born in Savannah, Georgia Savannah , Georgia U.S. state Georgia . He graduated from Georgia State University in 1949 in 1958 he received a master s degree in history from the University of Texas at Austin . He served in the United States Navy during World War II , and was recalled to duty during the Korean War . Holland also served for many years with the National Park Service , rising to the rank of park historian at several sites and serving in various administrative positions for a number of years. He received both the Meritorious Service Award and the Distinguished Service Award from the Department of the Interior . Holland was one of the most important historians of American lighthouses, and spent much of his career championing their preservation. Holland died of Alzheimer s disease on September 16, 2005, at his home in Mason, New Hampshire . Works America s Lighthouses Their Illustrated History Since 1716 1981 ISBN 0 8289 0441 3 Idealists, Scoundrels, and the Lady 1993 Great American Lighthouses 1995 ISBN 0 471 14387 1 Maryland Lighthouses of the Chesapeake 1997 ISBN 1 878399 70 5 External links Portal Biography http www.boston.com news globe obituaries articles 2005 09 30 f ross holland jr 78 dean of lighthouse historians Boston Globe obituary Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Holland, F. Ross, Jr. ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH 1927 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH September 16, 2005 PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Holland, F. Ross, Jr. Category 1927 births Category 2005 deaths Category Deaths from Alzheimer s disease Category American historians Category People from Savannah, Georgia Category United States Navy personnel Category American military personnel of World War II Category American military personnel of the Korean War Category Georgia State University ... more details
No footnotes date January 2010 Infobox person name Ross Bagdasarian, Jr. image caption birth name Ross Dickran Bagdasarian birth date birth date and age 1949 5 6 birth place Fresno, California , U.S. yearsactive 1978 present death date death place occupation Actor, voice actor, film producer, record producer, singer Ross Bagdasarian, Jr. born Ross Dickran Bagdasarian ref name ref1 According to the State of California. California Birth Index, 1905 1995 . Center for Health Statistics, California Department of Health Services, Sacramento, California. Searchable at http www.familytreelegends.com records 39461 ref May 6, 1949 ref name ref1 is an United States American film producer, record producer , singer , and voice artist and the son of the Alvin and the Chipmunks creator Ross Bagdasarian, Sr. Life and career Bagdasarian was born in Fresno, California, the son of Armen n e Kulhanjian and Ross Bagdasarian, Sr. He is of Armenian descent. As a child, Bagadasarian Jr. worked with his father ... Productions with his singer manager wife Janice Karman . They married in 1979. Ross, Jr., a law school graduate, was surprised to find himself following in Ross Sr. s footsteps. I revered my dad, but I ... on NBC . Based on that series, a feature film, The Chipmunk Adventure was released in 1987. RossJr ... http www.chipmunks.com history.php History at Chipmunks.com imdb name 46559 Ross Bagdasarian, Jr. Alvin and the Chipmunks Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Bagdasarian, RossJr. ALTERNATIVE ... DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Bagdasarian, RossJr. Category 1949 births Category Alvin ... Living people fr Ross Bagdasarian Jr. ru , ... . After his father s untimely death in 1972 Ross Sr. was found dead of a myocardial infarction ..., as opposed to Ross Sr. s albums, in which the default group name was David Seville and the Chipmunks ... Long , Matthew Gray Gubler and Jesse McCartney respectively However, Bagdasarian Jr. does provide ... more details
Rebecca Eckler born May 11, 1973 is a Canada Canadian journalist and author. Journalism career Eckler s work has appeared in ELLE , Fashion , Maclean s , Lifestyles , Canadian House and Home and Mademoiselle magazine Mademoiselle . She was the host of the short lived television show Modern Manners , and has ... , Random House publishers, Retrieved on June 5, 2007 ref Eckler was employed by the National Post ... newspaper chain. The announcement Rebecca Eckler is pregnant was headlined by the Post on its front page. From March 2006 to May 2007, Eckler wrote Mommy blogger , a weekly freelance piece in the Globe and Mail . Currently Eckler is a columnist for Post City Magazines in Toronto. From 2003 until April ... editor Karen Aagaard. Books File Bookbits 2011 02 14 Rebecca Eckler How to Raise a Boyfriend.vorb.oga thumb right Rebecca Eckler on Bookbits radio. Eckler became pregnant on the night of her engagement ... s publication, The New York Times published a piece written by Eckler about falling for another ...?ex 1268974800&en b36fb2ed568b57a9&ei 5090&partner rssuserlan Rebecca Eckler. Two Men, Baby on the Way and Me. The New York Times. 20 March 2005. ref In April 2007, Eckler followed Knocked Up with Wiped ... http www.cbc.ca arts film story 2007 06 04 eckler sues.html Eckler says film Knocked Up too close to home CBC.ca. 4 June 2006 ref ref Eckler, Rebecca http www.macleans.ca homepage magazine article.jsp ...?review id 5454 Review of Wiped Life with a Pint Size Dictator ref Eckler s blog, NinePoundDictator ... lasted until December 2007. In an interview for ParentsCanada magazine, Eckler discusses how ... In 2007, Eckler participated in a charity auction for the magazine The Walrus , paying 7,000 for the right ... Eckler, http www2.macleans.ca 2009 09 23 margaret atwood didn E2 80 99t kill me Margaret Atwood ... . NAME Eckler, Rebecca ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH May 11, 1973 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Eckler, Rebecca Category Canadian columnists Category Canadian ... more details
Infobox judge honorific prefix name George Ross Anderson, Jr. honorific suffix image imagesize alt caption office United States District Court for the District of South Carolina term start April 18, 1980 term end Can be repeated up to eight times by changing the number nominator Jimmy Carter appointer predecessor James Robert Martin successor Can be repeated up to eight times by changing the number birth date birth date and age 1929 01 29 birth place Anderson, South Carolina death date death place restingplace restingplacecoordinates birthname nationality party otherparty For additional political affiliations spouse partner For those with a domestic partner and not married relations children residence alma mater Southeastern University br University of South Carolina occupation lawyer Attorney profession cabinet committees portfolio religion signature signature alt website footnotes Military service nickname allegiance branch U.S. Air Force serviceyears 1951 1952 rank Staff Sergeant unit commands battles awards George Ross Anderson, Jr. born January 29, 1929 is a United States federal judge . Anderson was born in Anderson, South Carolina . He received a B.C.S. from Southeastern University which one, the one in Florida or in DC? in 1949. Anderson studied at George Washington University from 1949 1951. He received an LL.B. from the University of South Carolina Law Center in 1954. He was a legislative assistant to United States Senator Olin D. Johnston Olin Johnston from 1947 to 1951 and from 1953 to 1954. He was a U.S. Air Force Staff Sergeant from 1951 to 1952. He was a South Carolina House of Representatives from 1955 to 1956. He was in private practice in Anderson, South Carolina from 1954 to 1980. Anderson was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the District ... Bio 43 Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata Persondata NAME Anderson, George RossJr. ALTERNATIVE NAMES ..., South Carolina DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Anderson, George RossJr. Category 1929 ... more details
Landon Timmonds Ross, Jr. born October 19, 1942 is an United States American environmental biologist. He received master s degrees in geology from Florida State University http siris libraries.si.edu ipac20 ipac.jsp?uri full 3100001 187893 0 FSU master s thesis and paleontology Harvard University , and a biology Ph.D. from Florida State http siris libraries.si.edu ipac20 ipac.jsp?uri full 3100001 908584 0 FSU doctoral dissertation , while studying malacology there. Ross spent his career, between 1970 and 2000, employed as an environmental biologist as lead biologist with the state of Florida agency regulating the environment Florida Department of Pollution Control Pollution Control , Florida Department of Environmental Regulation Environmental Regulation , or as central biology laboratory leader Florida Department of Environmental Protection Environmental Protection . His scientific contributions cover a relatively wide range of subjects, mostly related to Florida s environment. ref http www.amazon.co.uk dp B00071TG02 An identification guide to the ferns of the Florida Panhandle ref ref http www.amazon.com dp B00072OWGO The relationship between Jackson turbidity units and nephelometric turbidity units, as determined from various Florida sediment samples ref References Reflist Publications available on line partial list Florida Dept. Environmental Regulation, Tech. Ser. 10 1 48pp 1990 ftp ftp.dep.state.fl.us pub labs biology miscpubs ross90.pdf Methods for Aquatic Biology Hydrobiologia 71 1 2 51 60 with co authors 1980 http www.springerlink.com content 3277131405767401 Diel variations of selected physico chemical parameters in Lake Kissimmee, Florida Nautilus 78 2 50 52 1964 http www.archive.org stream nautilus78amer nautilus78amer djvu.txt The Land Mollusks of Siesta Key ... Ross, Landon T. ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH October 19, 1942 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Ross, Landon T. Category 1942 births Category American ... more details
Ross Harold Arnett, Jr. April 13, 1919 July 16, 1999 was an United States American entomologist noted for his studies of beetle s, and as founder of the Coleopterist s Bulletin . Born in Medina, New York , he was a star student at Cornell University , where he became interested in beetles and started on a revision of the Nearctic Silphidae . He graduated in 1942, the same year that he married his high school sweetheart Mary Ennis . His first job was at the New York State Conservation Department , studying the stomach contents of game bird s, but in July 1942 he joined the United States Army US Army as a private and was sent to Lowry Air Force Base to study the Sperry bombsight . After this diversion into non insect work, he went to Avon Park Air Force Range in Florida to survey the mosquito population and control it, and from there to the Army School of Malariology in Panama to teach mosquito taxonomy. In October 1945 he was discharged and returned to Cornell for graduate study, where he studied under Robert Matheson and Walter Muenscher , receiving a master s degree in 1946 and the doctorate in 1948, where he returned to beetle work, revising the Oedemeridae . He started the Coleopterist s Bulletin in 1947, while still a grad student. In July 1948, the newly minted Dr. Arnett moved to Arlington, Virginia and went to work for the United States Department of Agriculture USDA as a beetle taxonomist. He returned to academia in 1954 however, as head of the biology department of Saint John Fisher College in Rochester, New York , then to The Catholic University of America in 1958, where he published his best known work Beetles of the United States 1963 . In 1966 Arnett moved to Purdue University , later spending three years as Henry L. Beadel Fellow at the Tall Timbers Research ... obituary Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Arnett, Ross H. ALTERNATIVE NAMES ... DEFAULTSORT Arnett, Ross H. Category 1919 births Category 1999 deaths Category American entomologists ... more details
COI date July 2009 Harry Eckler , born 1916, is a former ball player. From the 1940s 1950s he was considered to be the finest hardball and fastpitch softball first baseman in Canada . He played first base on fastball teams that represented Canada in 4 world Tournaments. He was elected into the Canadian Baseball softball Hall of Fame in 1991. ref http www.softballontario.ca content view 22 9 ref He was also the owner of the Mercury Night club with Joe Krol and Sam Luftspring the most popular night club of the 1950s. Harry and his wife Shirley won many Trophies in Latin American Dancing. References Reflist Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Eckler, Harry ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH 1916 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Eckler, Harry Category 1916 births Category Canadian softball players Category Living people ... more details
Infobox law firm name Bricker & Eckler logo headquarters Columbus, Ohio , United States United States num offices 3 num attorneys 160 attorneys num employees Total employees, including attorneys and staff practice areas MAJOR practice areas only if they do everything General Practice key people Kurt Tunnell, managing partner Faith Williams, administrative partner revenue amount year date founded 1945 founder John W. Bricker company type Limited liability partnership slogan not all firms have a slogan, so use as necessary homepage http www.bricker.com www.bricker.com dissolved Date Reason the company dissolved, e.g., merger or bankruptcy Bricker & Eckler, LLP , known more commonly as Bricker , is a law firm in the midwestern United States with approximately 160 attorneys and 3 offices in Ohio . Its first office was founded in Columbus, Ohio in 1944 by John W. Bricker ref name br cite web url http www.bricker.com FirmInformation History.asp title History of Bricker & Eckler ref , a three term Ohio governor, two term U.S. Senator from Ohio, and former candidate for vice president of the United States. ref name oh http www.ohiohistory.org onlinedoc ohgovernment governors bricker.html Ohio Fundamental Documents John Bricker ref The firm has since branched out to offices in Cleveland, Ohio and Cincinnati, Ohio and now serves as a full service law firm that represents individuals as well as corporations, nonprofit organizations, government agencies, health care facilities, school districts, and municipalities. The firm represented the Ohio Coalition for Equity & Adequacy of School Funding in the landmark case, DeRolph v. State. See also John W. Bricker Columbus, Ohio Limited Liability Partnership References Reflist External links http www.bricker.com Bricker & Eckler website Category Law firms established in 1944 Category Law firms based in Columbus, Ohio ... more details
about an area of Scotland Image Ross district .PNG thumb right 300px Map of Scotland showing the historic district of RossRoss Ros in Scottish Gaelic is a region of Scotland and a former mormaer dom, earldom , sheriffdom and Counties of Scotland county . The name Ross allegedly derives from a Goidelic ... earldom of Orkney. Ross is a historical comital region, perhaps predating the Mormaerdom of Ross . History Excavations of a rock shelter and shell midden at Sand, Applecross on the coast of Western Ross have shown that the coast was occupied by Mesolithic hunter gatherers. It may be doubted ... as far west as the Dornoch Firth and the Oykel, and practically comprised the whole of Ross and Cromarty. William, the 4th Earl of Ross , was present with his Scottish clan clan at the Battle of Bannockburn ... and last Lord of the Isles and 12th Earl of Ross, the earldom was again vested in the crown 1476 ... of Ross James Stewart , whom he also created Duke of Ross in 1488. By the 16th century the whole area ... Ross the Munros the small tract around Ben Wyvis, including Dingwall the Macleods Lewis , and, in the mainland ... of Ross was constituted in 1661, and Cromarty in 1685 and 1698, both being consolidated into the present ... of Beinn Alligin Ross lies south of Sutherland and the Dornoch Firth, west of the North Sea and the Moray ... from Inverness shire , the Cromarty Firth , which bounds the districts of Easter Ross and the Black Isle, the Moray Firth, separating Easter Ross from Nairnshire , and the Dornoch Firth , dividing north east Ross shire Ross from Sutherland. On the Atlantic ocean Atlantic western coastline&mdash which ... 1000 ft abbr on in height. Easter Ross and the peninsula of the Black Isle are comparatively level. The longest stream of the mainland portion of Ross and Cromarty is the River Orrin, which rises from ... fertile tracts lie on the eastern coast, especially in Easter Ross and the Black Isle, where ... have been remarkable, if we accept the common derivation of the word Ross as from the Old Irish ... more details
wiktionary JRJrjrJr. is the abbreviation for Junior disambiguation Junior . JR may also stand for People Jackie Robinson 1919 1972 , American Major League Baseball player James Robertson judge born 1938 , American District Court Judge Jeremy Roenick born 1970 , professional ice hockey player Jim Rome born 1964 , controversial radio host Jim Ross born 1952 , professional wrestling commentator Johnny Cash 1932 2003 , American singer born born John R Cash Johnny Rebel singer born 1938 , Southern country singer Jonas Renkse born 1975 , vocalist of Katatonia Jordan Rudess born 1956 , keyboardist of Dream Theater JR artist , anonymous French artist working in international slums J. R. Redmond born 1977 , former NFL player for the New England Patriots J. R. Richard born 1950 , former baseball player for the Houston Astros J. R. Rotem born 1975 , hip hop and pop music producer J.R. singer born 1979 , CMR singer and half of production duo So Hot Productions Jr. singer born 1994 , South Korean singer Junius Richard Jayewardene 1906 1996 , first Executive President of Sri Lanka Characters J. R. Ewing , a television character from Dallas JR Chandler , aka Adam Chandler, II, a television character from All My Children Other J.R. album J.R. album , the second solo album by Jim Bob Aero California IATA code Japan Railways Group or its member companies Hokkaido Railway Company or JR Hokkaido East Japan Railway Company or JR East Central Japan Railway Company or JR Central West Japan Railway Company or JR West Shikoku Railway Company or JR Shikoku Kyushu Railway Company or JR Kyushu Japan Freight Railway Company or JR Freight Japan Remote Control , radio control equipment manufacturer Johnny Rebel , a slang term for soldiers of the Confederated States of America John Radcliffe Hospital ... Category Initialisms de JR fa JR fr JR ko JR id JR it JR sw JR nl JR ja JR no JR pt JR fi Jr sv Jr ... more details
Robert Ross may refer to Robert Ross, 5th Lord Ross died 1595 , Scottish nobleman Robert Ross, 9th Lord Ross died 1648 , Scottish nobleman Robert Ross botanist 1912 2005 , British botanist Robert Ross British Army officer 1766 1814 , Anglo Irish British Army officer Robert Ross CEO died 2006 , founder and leader of the Muscular Dystrophy Association Robert Ross entrepreneur 1919 2011 , founder of Ross University Robert Ross, murdered in Troy, New York, 1894 see Murder of Robert Ross Robert Ross Royal Marines officer died 1794 , commander of the marines in the first European settlement of New South Wales Robert Ross singer , American blues vocalist, guitarist, and leader of the Robert Ross Band Robert Ross, fictional protagonist of Timothy Findley s World War I novel The Wars Robert Beatson Ross 1867 1949 , New Zealand politician Robert Dalrymple Ross 1827 1887 , South Australian politician Robert J. Ross born 1974 , president and CEO of Inasmuch Foundation and Ethics and Excellence in Journalism Foundation Robert L. Ross educator 1934 2005 , founding president of the American Association for Australian Literary Studies Robert S. Ross professor of political science at Boston College Robert Tripp Ross 1903 1981 , United States Representative from New York Robert Samuel Ross 1873 1931 , Australian socialist Ranger Ross born Robert Lee Ross, Jr. , American professional wrestler Robbie Ross 1869 1918 , art historian and friend to Oscar Wilde Robbie Ross rugby league born 1975 , Australian former rugby league player Robbie Ross baseball Robbie Ross born 1989 , baseball pitcher Bobby Ross born 1936 , retired American college and NFL football coach Bobby Ross rugby born 1969 , former Canadian national rugby player See also Bob Ross disambiguation hndis Ross, Robert DEFAULTSORT Ross, Robert de Robert Ross ... more details
Ross Bagdasarian may refer to Ross Bagdasarian, Sr. 1919 1972 , creator of Alvin and the Chipmunks Ross Bagdasarian, Jr. born 1949 , his son, who continues the Chipmunk franchise effort hndis Bagdasarian, Ross Has blood related relatives by the name of Hannah Bagdasarian and Emily Bagdasarian.Their father is his second nephew. ... more details
Breaker Morant, etc. Landon Timmonds Ross, Jr. Landon T. Ross , environmental biologist Laura ... &ndash 1972 , creator of Alvin and the Chipmunks Ross Bagdasarian, Jr. born 1949 , his son, who ... Fictional characters Macbeth Characters Ross , a minor character in Shakespeare s Macbeth J.R. ...Wiktionary RossRoss can be used as a given name, typically for males, but is also a typical family name for people of Scottish descent Clan Ross . In this case the name is of Scottish origin. The family name can also be of German origin German Ross or Ro horse . Ross is the name of many people, such as Family name Ross Aaron Ross American football Aaron Ross b. 1982 , American football player Adrian Ross , British lyricist Alan Ross , poet Alan S C Ross , academic Ronnie Ross Albert Ronald Ronnie Ross , 1933 1991 , jazz baritone saxophonist. Alexander Ross disambiguation , several people Alf Ross , legal philosopher Arnold Ross , 1906 2002 , mathematician Ben Ross , Australian rugby league footballer Betsy Ross , flag maker Bob Ross , painter Carl Ross , British businessman Sir Charles Ross, 9th Baronet Cody Ross , Major League outfielder for the Florida Marlins David Ross baseball Dennis Ross , American author and political figure Diana Ross , American singer Diana Ross author , English children s book author, illustrator and artist Edward Alsworth Ross , 1866 1951 , American sociologist Edmund G. Ross 1826 1907 , Governor of New Mexico Territory Elisabeth K bler Ross Frank Elmore Ross , 1874 1960 an American astronomer. Gaylen Ross , American actress and film director George Ross disambiguation , several people Glenn Ross , U.K strongman powerlifter Browning Ross , Olympian and father of long distance running in US Henry Ross 1829 1854 , Canadian miner and one of the leaders of a gold miner s revolt at Ballarat, Victoria, Australia Henry H. Ross 1790 1862 , US Congressman from New York Hercules Ross 1745 1816 , Scottish merchant who gave evidence against the slave trade ... more details
about the writer environmental biologist Landon Timmonds Ross, Jr. This page is about the American writer, Landon Ross. Please do not insert any information about anyone else or redirect to pages that are not relevant. Infobox person name Landon Ross birth date birth date and age 1982 12 27 birth place Los Angeles , California , United States U.S. occupation Writer , Artist education UCLA Department of Arts and Architecture religious view Atheist website http www.landonross.com www.landonross.com Blog http therationalape.blogspot.com The Rational Ape Landon Ross born December 27, 1982 is an American writer, artist and frequent blogger on The Huffington Post . ref name huff lr bio cite web url http www.huffingtonpost.com landon ross title Columnist Biography Landon Ross publisher The Huffington Post accessdate 2009 11 20 ref He has written extensively on atheism and politics. ref name prlog lr cite web url http www.prlog.org 10308667 landon ross takes on the la times and charlotte allen.html title PRLog Landon Ross Takes on LA Times publisher PRLog.org accessdate 2009 11 20 ref ref name aft lr cite web url http www.americanfreethought.com wordpress tag landon ross title AmericanFreeThought.com on Landon Ross publisher AmericanFreeThought.com accessdate 2009 11 20 ref His biography on Huffington Post asserts that he is an impassioned believer in science as the sublime, and in enlightenment ideals. He studied at the UCLA Department of Arts and Architecture. External links http www.landonross.com Official website http www.huffingtonpost.com landon ross Columns for The Huffington Post http therationalape.blogspot.com Official Blog The Rational Ape References reflist 2 Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Ross, Landon ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION Writer DATE OF BIRTH December 27, 1982 PLACE OF BIRTH Los Angeles , California , United States U.S. DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Ross, Landon Category American essayists Category American atheists ... more details
Chavez, Dolores Huerta, and Fred RossJr. Fred Ross Sr. trained a myriad of successful organizers during ... son, Fred RossJr. Ross recruited Cesar while he was in San Jose at first when Ross Sr. visited Chavez ... and leader in the UFW until the late 1980s. Fred Ross s son, Fred RossJr., followed in his footsteps ... alongside both Chavez and Huerta. RossJr. played a large role in the Active Citizenship campaign, Gallo march, Salvadorian coffee boycott, and other UFW events. RossJr. s legacy remains in the national ...other people Frederick Ross Fred Ross 1910 &ndash 1992 was an United States American community organizer ... Farm Workers . Ross also trained the young Dolores Huerta in community organizing . ref Editors 2007 ... Foundation. ref Ross worked with Edward Roybal and other Mexican Americans to form the CSO in East ... of Congress web site 2009 ref Background Fred Ross Sr. was born in San Francisco in 1910. He started .... However, because of the Great Depression , he could not find employment. In 1937, Ross received ..., Ross worked for the Farm Security Administration , which was in charge of relief program in the Coachella ... camp in Arvin, California Arvin . Fred Ross Sr. was placed in charge of this camp shortly after Steinbeck left the area. Ross was later promoted to cover about 25 camps similar to this one all over California and Arizona . In the camps, Ross saw the poverty and poor working conditions experienced by the workers ... of confrontation with power holders. ref name La Causa After the war, Ross worked for the Race relations ... whites and minorities. Ross began organizing and obtained the interest of Saul Alinsky , a well known organizer and head of the Industrial Areas Foundation . In September 1947, Alinsky hired Ross to organize .... ref name La Causa Voter registration Ross worked on voter registration in Riverside County , in the town ... against him. Ross, alongside numerous NAACP workers, registered voters in this area and unified ... integrated the schools and the bonds passed. After this experience, Ross began to believe in the success ... more details
Alfred Ross may refer to Alfred Clunies Ross , rugby union player Alf Ross , philosopher See also Samuel Alfred Ross Al Ross disambiguation hndis ROss, Alfred ... more details
Thorborn Ross Tolleson, Jr. born April 26, 1956, in Perry, Georgia is a Republican Party United States Republican Georgia Senate state senator from Georgia U.S. state Georgia closely aligned with Governor Sonny Perdue . They are both from Perry, Georgia . Tolleson is a former banker, insurance salesman, and tree farmer. External links http www.legis.state.ga.us legis 2005 06 senate tollesonbio.htm Georgia State Senate Ross Tolleson page Georgia State Senate Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Tolleson, Ross ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION American politician DATE OF BIRTH April 26, 1956 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Tolleson, Ross Category 1956 births Category Living people Category People from Perry, Georgia Category American Methodists Category Georgia U.S. state Republicans Category University of Georgia alumni Category Georgia U.S. state State Senators GeorgiaUS politician stub ... more details
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