Wiktionarypar collier TOCright Collier or Colliers may refer to Coal industry wiktionary collierCollier , a person in the business or occupation of producing digging or mining coal or making charcoal or in its transporting or commerce Colliery , coal mining and selling Collier ship type , a bulk cargo ship which carried coal Charcoal maker , in colonial United States and also in Sussex, England Places Collier Row , a place in the London Borough of Havering Colliers Wood , an area in the London Borough of Merton Collier County, Florida , a county of Florida s southwest coast Colliers, Newfoundland and Labrador , a town on the Avalon Peninsula Collier Township, Pennsylvania , a suburb of Pittsburgh Collier Range National Park , Australian park People Collier surname Other Collier Baronets , a title in the British honours system Collier Books , a publishing imprint of Macmillan Publishing Company Collier s Encyclopedia , a U.S. encyclopedia Collier s International South Africa and Collier s Outsourcing, subsidiary companies of financial services provider Quyn Holdings of South Africa Collier Motors , the last auto dealer in the U.S. under the American Motors banner Collier necklace , a type of necklace, possibly a synonym for choker Collier Trophy , is the highest honor in American aviation Collier s Weekly was a U.S. magazine published between 1888 and 1957 Colliers International , commercial real estate services company disambig de Collier fr Collier homonymie nl Collier ru ... more details
Infobox magazine title Collier s image file Colliersfeb2012.png image size 220px the default if no size ... staff writer frequency circulation category company publisher founder Peter F. Collier firstdate Start ... English website URL http colliersmagazine.com issn 2161 6469 Collier s is an United States American magazine , founded in 1888 by Peter Fenelon Collier , which went by the title Collier s Weekly during its early years. With the passage of decades, the title was shortened to Collier s . The magazine ... about us About Us , Collier s , February 2012. ref As a result of Peter Collier s pioneering investigative journalism , Collier s Weekly established a reputation as a proponent of social reform. When attempts by various companies to sue Collier ended in failure, other magazines became involved in what Theodore Roosevelt described as Muckraker muckraking journalism. In 2010, the Collier ... Berwyn publisher to revive Collier s, Saturday Review mags url http www.philly.com philly blogs ... Inquirer date December 14, 2010 ref History Irish immigrant Peter F. Collier 1849 1909 left ... of U.S. President John F. Kennedy . When Collier wanted to boost sales by offering books on a subscription plan, it led to a disagreement with Kennedy, so Collier left to start his own subscription service. P.F. Collier & Son began in 1875, expanding into the largest subscription house in America with sales of 30 million books during the 1900 1910 decade. ref name rise Collier s Rise and Fall ref In April 1888, Collier s Once a Week was launched as a magazine of fiction, fact, sensation, wit, humor, news . By 1892, with a circulation climbing past the 250,000 mark, Collier s Once a Week was one of the largest selling magazines in the United States. The name was changed to Collier s Weekly ... of the halftone news picture. To fully exploit the new technology, Peter Collier recruited Jimmy Hare James H. Hare , one of the pioneers of photojournalism. Collier s only son, Robert J. Collier ... more details
Michael Collier may refer to Michael Collier author Michael Collier photographer Michael Collier poet Mike Collier , retired American football player hndis Collier, Michael ... more details
Mark Collier may refer to Mark Collier actor born 1971 , American stage and television actor Mark H. Collier , former president of Baldwin Wallace College hndis name Collier, Mark ... more details
Christopher Collier may refer to Christopher Collier cricketer , English cricketer Christopher Collier historian , American historian and author hndis name Collier, Christopher ... more details
Edward Collier may refer to Edwaert Collier c.1640 1708 Dutch painter Edward Collier buccaneer English buccaneer hndis Collier, Edward ... more details
Henry Collier may refer to Henry Herbert Collier d.1926 , founder of the Matchless Motorcycle Company Henry W. Collier 1801 1855 , Democratic Governor of the U.S. state of Alabama hndis Collier, Henry ... more details
Jeff Collier may refer to Jeffrey Collier , race car driver Jeff Collier Casualty , a fictional character from the BBC television drama Casualty , played by Matt Bardock hndis Collier, Jeff ... more details
Robert Collier may refer to Robert Collier, 1st Baron Monkswell 1817 1886 , English judge Robert Collier, 2nd Baron Monkswell 1845 1909 , Liberal politician Robert Collier, 3rd Baron Monkswell 1875 1964 , British aristocrat and writer Robert Collier author 1885 1950 , author of self help and metaphysical books Robert J. Collier 1876 1918 , publisher and aviation enthusiast See also Rob James Collier , British actor, currently in Coronation Street Hndis name Collier, Robert ... more details
Barry Collier may refer to Barry Collier basketball , athletic director at Butler University and former basketball coach Barry Collier politician , member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for Miranda in 1999 hndis Collier, Barry ... more details
Collier is an English surname. It may be connected to the given name Emma given name Emma , or the place ... Surname Collier ref People with this name include Arthur Collier 1680 1732 , English philosopher Barron Collier 1873 1939 , American advertising entrepreneur Barry Collier basketball coach , Athletic Director, Butler University Barry Collier politician , member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for Miranda in 1999 Celester Collier , American basketball coach Charles Collier 1848 1900 , American banker and lawyer Christopher Collier cricketer 1888 1916 , an English cricketer Christopher Collier historian b. 1930 , an American historian and author Constance Collier 1878 1955 , British born American film actress David Collier sports administrator b. 1956 , chief executive of the England and Wales Cricket Board David Collier cartoonist b. 1963 , Canadian alternative cartoonist David Collier political scientist , expert on qualitative methodology and Latin American politics David A. Collier , professor of Management Science, the Ohio State University Elisha Collier , inventor of the flintlock revolver Evert Collier c. 1640 1708 , Dutch painter Frank Collier , former British rugby league footballer George Collier 1738 1795 , Royal Navy vice admiral Sir George Collier, 1st Baronet 1774 1824 , Royal Navy officer Giles Collier Harry Collier 1907 1994 , Australian rules footballer in the Victorian Football League Henry Herbert Collier d. 1926 , British motorcycle pioneer Henry W. Collier 1801 1855 , Governor of the U.S. state of Alabama 1849 1853 Ian Collier d. 2008 , British actor James Collier 1872 1933 , an American politician from the U.S. state of Mississippi James Lincoln Collier b. 1928 , journalist and writer Jason Collier 1977 2005 , NBA basketball player Jeremy Collier 1650 1726 , English theatre critic John Collier artist 1850 1934 , a Pre Raphaelite painter John Collier writer 1901 1980 , British author and screenplay writer John Payne Collier ... more details
incominglinks date April 2012 H. T. Collier may refer to H. T. Collier American football coach at Tulane c. 1877 May 4, 1935 H. T. Collier American football coach at Georgia Tech See also Collier surname hndis Collier, H.T. ... more details
David Collier may refer to David Collier sports administrator , English sports administrator David Collier political scientist , political scientist David Collier cartoonist , Canadian alternative cartoonist David A. Collier , professor of Services Management Dai Collier 1894 1973 , Grimsby Town F.C. and List of Wales international footballers Wales international footballer hndis Collier, David ... more details
Collier House may refer to in the United States by state Collier Overby House , Tuscaloosa, AL, List of RHPs in AL listed on the NRHP in Alabama Collier House Pine Bluff, Arkansas , List of RHPs in AR formerly NRHP listed in Arkansas Kuns Collier House , McPherson, KS, List of RHPs in KS listed on the NRHP in Kansas Brandon Bell Collier House , Fulton, MO, listed on the NRHP in Missouri Collier Crichlow House , Murfreesboro, TN, List of RHPs in TN listed on the NRHP in Tennessee disambig ... more details
Unreferenced date March 2009 Notability date November 2009 Collier Books was a publisher established by the Peter Fenelon CollierCollier family. It later become part of Crowell Collier Publishing, which merged with Macmillan Publishers United States Macmillan Publishing to become Macmillan, Inc. . The ISBN s of Collier s books are of the format 0 02 n. See also Collier s References cite web title Guide to the Crowell Collier Publishing Company records publisher New York Public Library Category Book publishing companies of the United States Category Defunct companies of the United States US publish company stub ... more details
John Collier is the name of tocright Artists, writers and musicians John Collier caricaturist 1708 1786 , English satirical poet and illustrator best known under the pseudonym Timothy or Tim Bobbin John Payne Collier 1789 1883 , English literary critic known for Shakespearian studies and sensational forgeries John Collier artist 1850 1934 , English painter in Pre Raphaelite style one of the most prominent artists of his time also a writer John Collier writer 1901 1980 , English author and screenplay writer best known for his short stories Fancies and Goodnights , 1951 John Collier sculptor born ... officials John Collier MP born 1769 , Member of Parliament MP for Plymouth UK Parliament constituency Plymouth 1832 41 John A. Collier 1787 1873 , American political figure Anti Mason from Troy, New York 21st congressional district 1831 1833 John Collier judge 1815 1892 , American jurist member of Georgia Superior Court considered one of the founding fathers of Atlanta John Collier reformer 1884 ... 1945 Sports personalities Jock Collier or John C. Collier 1897 1940 , Scottish footballer John Collier athlete 1907 1984 , American track and field competitor Others John Howell Collier 1898 1980 , American Army Lieutenant General John W. Collier 1929 1950 , American Army corporal posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for heroism during the Korean War John G. Collier 1935 1995 , British engineering expert in fluid mechanics 2 phase flow first chairman of Nuclear Electric 1990 John Collier anthropologist 1913 1992 , American visual anthropologist See also John Collier clothing retailer , British chain of men s clothing stores founded in 1907 as Shilling Tailor in business as John Collier 1958 1985 Jonathan Collier , American TV writer primarily known for humorous material The Simpsons , Monk , King of the Hill , David Letterman Collier People Collier hndis Collier, John bg de John Collier nl John Collier ja nds John Collier ru , ... more details
Kitty Collier is a doll created by Robert Tonner and is marketed to mainstream doll collectors. There are two types of Kitty Collier, 18 inch Kitty with glass eyes and Tiny Kitty , a 10 inch version with painted eyes. Kitty Collier was created shortly after Robert Tonner s Tyler Wentworth hit the market. External links http tonnerdoll.com kitty.htm Kitty Collier Collection Official site toy stub Category Fashion dolls ... more details
Italic title Refimprove date September 2007 Collier s Encyclopedia full title Collier s Encyclopedia with Bibliography and Index was a United States based general encyclopedia published by Collier Books Crowell, Collier and Macmillan . Self described in its preface as a scholarly, systematic, continuously ... Peter Fenelon Collier P.F. Collier & Son Company published Collier s New Encyclopedia from 1902 1929, initially in 16 volumes and later in 10 volumes. Collier s 11 volume National Encyclopedia 1932 1950 replaced Collier s New Encyclopedia . In 1949 the entirely new 20 volume Collier s Encyclopedia replaced the National Encyclopedia . After Robert Joseph Collier Robert Collier s death in 1918, P.F. Collier & Son Company was bought by Crowell Publishing Company later the Crowell Collier Publishing Company . In 1950 Collier Books Crowell, Collier and Macmillan published the 20 volume Collier s Encyclopedia full title Collier s Encyclopedia with Bibliography and Index . It was expanded to 24 volumes in 1962. Until its print edition ceased in 1998, Collier s Encyclopedia was sold almost exclusively ... index. An annual Collier s Year Book was also published. In 1998 Microsoft bought the rights to Collier s electronic version and incorporated it into its Microsoft Encarta Encarta electronic encyclopedia. Atlas Editions formerly Collier Newfield retained the rights to publish the encyclopedia in book form, though since then, Collier s has ceased to be in print. Kister s Comparison A well known comparison is that of Kenneth Kister , who gave a qualitative and quantitative comparison of Collier ... category, Collier s received one D and seven A s. Encyclopedia Americana received eight A s, and the Britannica received one D and eight A s thus, Collier s received an average score of 92 for accuracy to Americana nowiki nowiki s 95 and Britannica s 92 . In the timeliness category, Collier s averaged ... three encyclopedias, Kenneth Kister Kister recommended Collier s Encyclopedia primarily on the strength ... more details
George Washington Wash Collier 29 November 1813 &ndash 20 June 1903 was one of the first recognised settlers in the Atlanta area. Wash Collier came to the Atlanta area when his father, Meredith Collier, purchased Land Lot 104 in 1822. ref cite web url http www.sforest.org about.html accessdate 2010 03 11 title About Sherwood Forest year 1990 work Sherwood Forest Civic Association Newsletter ref On that land Meredith Collier built a four room house. Wash Collier was one of 15 children and he purchased the house and land from his father. Around 1868, Wash Collier built on the site of his father s house a new house, which still stands today in what is now Ansley Park . ref cite web url http tomitronics.com old buildings collier index.html title G. W. Collier House c. 1868 last Jones first Tommy H. accessdate 2010 03 11 ref He was the first postmaster in the area running mail from the fort at Standing Peachtree on the Chattahoochee River . He held on to his undeveloped land lot 104 most of his life which left the northern part of Midtown Atlanta Midtown in a rustic state. In 1899 he gave an extensive interview to the Atlanta Journal which is an important primary source for the early history of the area. Siblings Edwin G. Collier 17 Nov 1807 ? Nancy Collier 24 Dec 1808 ? Merrell Collier 10 Mar 1810 1865 Sarah Ann Collier 21 Dec 1811 Aft. 1853 John Collier 6 May 1815 06 Nov 1892 Aaron Collier 7 Feb 1817 ? Francis Marion Collier 01 Oct 1820 13 Sep 1864 Emily Collier Oct 1820 1911 James Madison Collier 6 Jun 1822 ? Wesley Gray Collier 6 Jan 1824 ? Elizabeth Collier 8 Nov 1825 ? Andrew Jackson Collier 11 Jul 1827 24 Oct 1887 Mary Ann Collier 15 Feb 1829 ? Meredith Collier 30 Apr 1831 1860 References reflist Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Collier, George Washington ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH 29 November 1813 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH 20 June 1903 PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Collier, George Washington Category Pioneers of Atlanta, Georgia ... more details
Refimprove date December 2011 Chuck Collier was a radio personality, best known for his many years at radio stations WHKW WGAR AM WGAR AM and WGAR FM in Cleveland , Ohio . His broadcast career extended four decades with WGAR dating back to the WHKW WGAR AM AM 1220 days . In March 2009, Chuck Collier was inducted into the Country Radio Hall Of Fame in Nashville, Tennessee &mdash one of only sixty personalities in the history of Country music country radio to achieve this honor. Collier was the music director afternoon host until his death on September 22, 2011 due to a heart attack. ref http www.cleveland.com entertainment index.ssf 2011 09 wgars chuck collier leaves beh.html ref ref http www.newsnet5.com dpp news local news cleveland metro saying goodbye to beloved wgar radio host chuck collier ref References Reflist External links http www.crb.org hof inductee.php?wid 89&orderNum 93 Country Radio Hall of Fame Chuck Collier http www.wgar.com pages chuck.html WGAR.com Chuck Collier tribute Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata NAME Collier, Chuck ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION Country radio DJ DATE OF BIRTH PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH 22 September 2011 PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Collier, Chuck Category 2011 deaths Category Radio personalities from Cleveland, Ohio Category Year of birth missing US radio bio stub ... more details
Jeanie Collier c.1791&ndash 16 September 1861 was a New Zealand runholder. She was born in Monimail , Fife , Scotland in c.1791. ref name DNZB Collier DNZB title Jeanie Collier first Philippa last Graham id 1c24 accessdate December 2011 ref References Reflist Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Collier, Jeanie ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION Runholder DATE OF BIRTH c.1791 PLACE OF BIRTH Monimail, Fife, Scotland DATE OF DEATH 16 September 1861 PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Collier, Jeanie Category 1861 deaths Category New Zealand farmers Category Scottish emigrants to New Zealand Category People from Fife NewZealand bio stub ... more details
Image Charles collier cyclop.gif right Charles A. Collier Charles A. Collier July 19, 1848 September 28, 1900 was a capitalist, banker, and lawyer. He was the son of Judge John Collier judge John Collier and Henrietta E. Wilson. ref name Collier 1894 Collier 1894 ref His wife, Suzie b. ???? d. 1897 was the daughter of William A. Rawson. ref Taliafero, 2001 ref Early career Collier was born in 1848 in a village that would later be known as Gate City. ref name Mellus, 1900 Mellus, 1900 ref At the age of 18, he entered into the University of Georgia to study law. While there, he joined Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity. ref name Mellus, 1900 Collier graduated from the University of Georgia in 1869 with a degree in law and was admitted to the bar in 1871. ref name Collier 1894 He shortly after left the law profession and went into mercantile pursuits and banking. ref name Collier 1894 Piedmont Exposition ... Club . In just 104 days, Collier and the rest of the Company managed to build the structures ..., Collier was named President of the Cotton States and International Exposition Company charged ... Exposition . ref name Collier 1894 From 1892 to 1896 he was a member of the Fulton County Commission ... for the Exposition began in 1894. On October 16, 1894, Collier and John Randolph Lewis wrote to Booker ..., 1989 ref During the Exposition, Collier named several days of honor. One of these days included ... Mellus, 1900 Mayor Collier was elected as Mayor of Atlanta for the first time from 1897 to 1898. In 1899, Collier was elected Mayor again, pro tem . Just a year after leaving office he was accidentally ... 28, 1900. His son, John Collier reformer John Collier Sr. , was Commissioner of the Bureau of Indian ... Reflist References wikisource author Charles CollierCollier, Charles A. 1894 u The National Cyclopaedia ... Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Collier, Charles ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH 1848 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH 1900 PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Collier, Charles Category ... more details
Unreferenced stub auto yes date December 2009 Sir Laurence Collier Order of St Michael and St George KCMG 1890&ndash 1976 was the UK British ambassador to Norway between 1939 and 1950, including the period when Norway s government was in exile in London during the Second World War . He was the son of the artist John Collier artist John Collier and his second wife Ethel Huxley, the daughter of Thomas Huxley . He was educated at Bedales School . Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Collier, Laurence ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH 1890 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH 1976 PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Collier, Laurence Category 1890 births Category 1976 deaths Category British diplomats Category Knights Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George Category People educated at Bedales School Category Huxley family UK diplomat stub nl Laurence Collier ... more details
Refimprove date March 2009 Collier Hills is an historic residential neighborhood in Atlanta , Georgia U.S. state Georgia . The neighborhood was founded in 1941. Collier Hills rests on the border between the Buckhead neighborhood Atlanta Buckhead district of Atlanta and the Midtown Atlanta Midtown district of Atlanta. Because of its desirable urban location, home prices in Collier Hills tend to be moderately to very high, ranging from 500,000 to over 700,000. The area gets its name from the family whose homestead was broadly located in the southwest corner of the intersection of Peachtree St. and Collier Rd. Andrew Jackson Collier, a member of this family and early pioneer of the area, operated an antebellum grist mill off Tanyard Creek, near Collier Rd. ref Buckhead Neighborhoods History http buckhead.net collier hills ref A major Civil War battle took place in what is now Collier Hills as Confederate forces attacked forces led by General William T. Sherman in July 1864. References Reflist Atlanta neighborhoods Atlanta coord missing Georgia U.S. state Category Neighborhoods in Atlanta, Georgia Atlanta stub ... more details
Infobox person name Holt Collier image Collier1.jpg image size 200px caption Holt Collier at age 61, 1907 ... website Holt Collier about 1848 1936 was a noted African American bear hunter and sportsman who contributed to popular culture by helping to create the Teddy Bear phenomenon. Biography Collier was born ... away, successfully, from the plantation. When the North invaded the South, Collier s master and his seventeen year old son, Collier s childhood companion, left for the war after manumitting him. Although told by his master that he was too young to fight, Collier disobeyed by stowing away on a riverboat, and joining Howell and his son in Memphis . Collier joined the 9th Texas Brigade, serving in Company ... Sidney Johnston . Collier s biographer says that although there was a prohibition against blacks serving in uniform, Confederates made an exception for Collier because of his demonstrable skills ..., Alabama and Tennessee . During Reconstruction , Collier was accused and acquitted by a military ... King. Collier left the state on the advice of William A. Percy of Greenville, going to Texas to work ... the murder of his former master, Collier returned to Greenville for his funeral and remained in Greenville ..., Collier and his tracking dogs cornered a large bear. Collier had bugled Roosevelt and the rest of his party to join in. Before Roosevelt arrived, the bear killed one of Collier s tracking dogs. Collier ordinarily would have shot the bear immediately, but, wanting to keep the bear alive ... Bear phenomenon. Collier served again as Roosevelt s tracker during a Louisiana bear hunt of 1907. Holt Collier National Wildlife Refuge in Mississippi is named in his honor. He died in 1936 and is buried in Greenville, Mississippi . References Minor Ferris Buchanan, Holt Collier His Life, His Roosevelt ... Collins , pp. 435 442, 444, 697 700. Persondata NAME Collier, Holt ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT ... 1936 PLACE OF DEATH Greenville, Mississippi DEFAULTSORT Collier, Holt Category American hunters Category ... more details
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