John Perry (1850–1920) was a pioneering engineer and mathematician from Ireland. He was born on 14 February 1850 at Garvagh County Londonderry the second son of Samuel Perry and a […]
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William Henry Preece
Sir William Henry Preece (15 February 1834 – 6 November 1913) was a Welsh electrical engineer and inventor. Preece relied on experiments and physical reasoning in his life’s work. Upon […]
Royce Gracie
Royce Gracie (/ˈrɔɪs ˈɡreɪsiː/; Portuguese: [ˈʁɔjsi ˈɡɾejsi]; born December 12 1966) is a retired Brazilian professional mixed martial artist a UFC Hall of Famer and a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu practitioner. He […]
Leech (comics)
Leech is a character in the Marvel Comics Universe.Leech made his first appearance in Uncanny X-Men as a Morlock a group of mutants whose deformities force them to live in […]
Silpium
In Greek mythology Silpium is the place where Io dies of grief in some versions of the legend.
Boösaule
In Greek mythology Boösaule /ˌboʊ.ɒˈsɔːliː/ was the cave where Io gave birth to Epaphus.
Hermenegild
Saint Hermenegild or Ermengild (d. April 13 585) (Spanish: San Hermenegildo from Gothic Ermen Gild immense tribute) was the son of king Leovigild of Visigothic Spain. He fell out with […]
Norman Stanley Fletcher
Norman Stanley Fletch Fletcher is the fictional main character in the popular BBC sitcom Porridge and the less-successful spin-off Going Straight. He was played by Ronnie Barker.
Ingrid Fletcher
Ingrid Rita Godber (née Fletcher) was a character in the BBC sitcoms Porridge and Going Straight played by Patricia Brake.Ingrid is Fletch’s eldest child (allegedly conceived against Karl Marx’s tomb). […]
J. Howard McGrath
James Howard McGrath (November 28 1903 – September 2 1966) was an American politician and attorney from the U.S. state of Rhode Island. McGrath a Democrat served as U.S. Attorney […]