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harrison teriminin İngilizce İngilizce sözlükte anlamı: A town in Arkansas; A northern English patronymic surname derived from Harry; A male given name derived from the surname; British singer and songwriter who was formerly lead guitarist with the Beatles. His best-known compositions include "Here Comes the Sun" and "My Sweet Lord.". British-born American architect noted as the designer of King's Chapel in Boston and Christ Church in Cambridge, Massachusetts. British actor best remembered for his portrayal of Professor Henry Higgins in the Broadway musical and film versions of My Fair Lady, for which he was awarded a Tony (1956) and an Academy Award (1964). The ninth President of the United States (1841). He died of pneumonia after one month in office. Birtwistle Sir Harrison Paul William Harrison Dempsey Ford Harrison Harrison Benjamin Harrison John Harrison Sir Rex Reginald Carey Harrison Harrison William Henry David Harrison Macon Otis Harrison Gray Salisbury Harrison Evans Shull George Harrison; derived from the surname; {i} male first name; family name; William Henry Harrison (1773-1841), 9th president of the United States (1841); Benjamin Harrison (1833-1901), 23rd president of the United States (1889-1893); 9th President of the United States; caught pneumonia during his inauguration and died shortly after (1773-1841) 23rd President of the United States (1833-1901) English rock star; lead guitarist of the Beatles (1943-2001) English actor on stage and in films (1908-1990); 23rd President of the United States (1833-1901); English rock star; lead guitarist of the Beatles (1943-2001); English actor on stage and in films (1908-1990); 9th President of the United States; caught pneumonia during his inauguration and died shortly after (1773-1841)
Harrison E Salisbury: born Nov. 14, 1908, Minneapolis, Minn., U.S. died July 5, 1993, near Providence, R.I. U.S. author and journalist. He was a reporter with United Press (1930-48) before joining The New York Times, where he won a 1955 Pulitzer Prize. He later held editorial positions with the Times, rising to associate editor (1972-74). The first Western journalist to visit Hanoi during the Vietnam War, he wrote eyewitness accounts that contributed to skepticism in the U.S. about the war's purpose. His 29 books include 10 on Russia and 6 on China
Harrison Evans Salisbury: born Nov. 14, 1908, Minneapolis, Minn., U.S. died July 5, 1993, near Providence, R.I. U.S. author and journalist. He was a reporter with United Press (1930-48) before joining The New York Times, where he won a 1955 Pulitzer Prize. He later held editorial positions with the Times, rising to associate editor (1972-74). The first Western journalist to visit Hanoi during the Vietnam War, he wrote eyewitness accounts that contributed to skepticism in the U.S. about the war's purpose. His 29 books include 10 on Russia and 6 on China
Harrison Ford: (born 1942) American movie actor who acted in "Star Wars" and "Raiders of the Lost Ark
Harrison Ford: a US actor who is famous for appearing in films about exciting adventures, such as Star Wars (1977), and for appearing as the character Indiana Jones in a series of films such as Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1942- ). born July 13, 1942, Chicago, Ill., U.S. U.S. film actor. He played minor roles on screen and television before achieving stardom in George Lucas's hit Star Wars (1977) and its sequels, The Empire Strikes Back (1980) and Return of the Jedi (1983). He also starred in the adventure film Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) and its sequels (1984, 1989). He graduated to dramatic roles in Blade Runner (1982), Witness (1985), The Fugitive (1993), and Clear and Present Danger (1994). His rugged good looks and wry charm made him, by some measures, the most popular actor of his time
Harrison Gray Otis: born Oct. 8, 1765, Boston, Mass. died Oct. 28, 1848, Boston, Mass., U.S. U.S. politician. A nephew of James Otis, he practiced law and served in the Massachusetts legislature (1796-97, 1802-05), the U.S. House of Representatives (1797-1801), the state senate (1805-13, 1814-17), and the U.S. Senate (1817-22). He was later mayor of Boston (1829-32). A Federalist, he opposed the War of 1812 and was a leader of the Hartford Convention
Benjamin Harrison: {i} (1833-1901) 23rd president of the United States (1889-1893)
Benjamin Harrison: the twenty-third president of the US, from 1889 to 1893 (1833-1901). born Aug. 20, 1833, North Bend, Ohio, U.S. died March 13, 1901, Indianapolis, Ind. 23rd president of the U.S. (1889-93). The grandson of William H. Harrison, the 9th president of the U.S., he practiced law in Indianapolis from the mid-1850s. He served in the Union army in the American Civil War, rising to brigadier general. After a single term in the U.S. Senate (1881-87), he won the Republican nomination for president and defeated the incumbent, Grover Cleveland, in the electoral college, though Cleveland received more popular votes. His presidency was marked by passage of the Sherman Antitrust Act. His secretary of state, James Blaine, presided at the conference that led to the establishment of the Pan-American Union, resisted pressure to abandon U.S. interests in the Samoan Islands (1889), and negotiated a treaty with Britain in the Bering Sea Dispute (1891). Defeated for reelection by Cleveland in 1892, Harrison returned to Indianapolis to practice law. In 1898-99 he was the leading counsel for Venezuela in its boundary dispute with Britain
George Harrison: {i} (1943-2001) English rock star, guitarist member of the "Beatles" who died of a brain tumour
George Harrison: a British musician and songwriter who sang and played the guitar in The Beatles. After The Beatles separated, he made records on his own, including My Sweet Lord (1943-2001)
George Harrison Shull: born April 15, 1874, Clark county, Ohio, U.S. died Sept. 28, 1954, Princeton, N.J. U.S. botanist and geneticist. He acquired his doctorate in 1904 and worked thereafter primarily for the Carnegie Institute at Cold Spring Harbor, N.Y., and at Princeton University. He developed a method of breeding corn that made the seed capable of thriving under various soil and climatic conditions, as a result of which corn yields per acre were increased 25-50%. Shull developed his first hybrids before 1910, though commercial production did not begin until 1922. He founded the journal Genetics in 1916. See also Edward Murray East
John Harrison: born March 1693, Foulby, Yorkshire, Eng. died March 24, 1776, London British horologist. The son of a carpenter, in 1735 he invented the first practical marine chronometer. He followed it with three later instruments, each smaller and more accurate than its predecessor, and in 1762 his No. 4 chronometer was found to be in error by only five seconds (1 1/4 longitude) after a voyage from England to Jamaica. Chronometers gave mariners their first practical method of fixing position at sea from celestial observations. See also Ferdinand Berthoud
Sir Harrison Birtwhistle: an English composer known for his modern music for voices and instruments, including Tragoedia and Ring a Dumb Carillon (1934- )
Sir Harrison Birtwistle: born July 15, 1934, Accrington, Lancashire, Eng. British composer. He began as a clarinetist, shifting to composition in his 20s. He cofounded the Pierrot Players with Peter Maxwell Davies (1967) but felt limited by the group's size. He concentrated on exploring large-scale time structures; his music's form is controlled by complex cyclical principles that he declined to discuss. His works include the theatre pieces Punch and Judy (1966-67), The Mask of Orpheus (1973-86), and Gawain (1991), and the orchestral works The Triumph of Time (1972), Silbury Air (1977), and Secret Theatre (1984)
Sir Harrison Paul Birtwistle: born July 15, 1934, Accrington, Lancashire, Eng. British composer. He began as a clarinetist, shifting to composition in his 20s. He cofounded the Pierrot Players with Peter Maxwell Davies (1967) but felt limited by the group's size. He concentrated on exploring large-scale time structures; his music's form is controlled by complex cyclical principles that he declined to discuss. His works include the theatre pieces Punch and Judy (1966-67), The Mask of Orpheus (1973-86), and Gawain (1991), and the orchestral works The Triumph of Time (1972), Silbury Air (1977), and Secret Theatre (1984)
Sir Rex Harrison: orig. Reginald Carey Harrison born March 5, 1908, Huyton, Lancashire, Eng. died June 2, 1990, New York, N.Y., U.S. British actor. He made his debut in films and on the London stage in 1930, later appearing in successful plays such as French Without Tears (1936). After World War II he returned to the screen as a suave leading man in films such as Blithe Spirit (1945) and Notorious Gentleman (1945). He made his U.S. film debut in Anna and the King of Siam (1946). His most famous role, as Prof. Henry Higgins in My Fair Lady (1956, Tony Award), won him equal acclaim in its film version (1964, Academy Award). He was an impressive Julius Caesar in Cleopatra (1963)
William Henry Harrison: (1773-1841) 9th president of the United States (1841)
William Henry Harrison: a US politician who became President in 1841, but died a month later (1773-1841). born Feb. 9, 1773, Charles City county, Va. died April 4, 1841, Washington, D.C., U.S. Ninth president of the U.S. (1841). Born into a politically prominent family, he enlisted in the army at age 18 and served under Anthony Wayne at the Battle of Fallen Timbers. In 1798 he became secretary of the Northwest Territories and in 1800 governor of the new Indiana Territory. In response to pressure from white settlers, he negotiated treaties with the Indians that ceded millions of acres of additional land to the U.S. When Tecumseh organized an uprising in 1811, Harrison led a U.S. force to defeat the Indians at the Battle of Tippecanoe, a victory that largely established his reputation in the public mind. In the War of 1812 he was made a brigadier general and defeated the British and their Indian allies at the Battle of the Thames in Ontario. After the war he moved to Ohio, where he became prominent in the Whig Party. He served in the U.S. House of Representatives (1816-19) and Senate (1825-28). As the Whig candidate in the 1836 presidential election, he lost narrowly. In 1840 he and his running mate, John Tyler, won election with a slogan emphasizing Harrison's frontier triumph: "Tippecanoe and Tyler too." The 68-year-old Harrison delivered his inaugural speech without a hat or overcoat in a cold drizzle, contracted pneumonia, and died one month later; he was the first U.S. president to die in office