Gilbert and Sullivan — refers to the Victorian era partnership of librettist W. S. Gilbert (1836–1911) and composer Arthur Sullivan (1842–1900). Together, they wrote fourteen comic operas between 1871 and 1896, of which H.M.S. Pinafore , The Pirates of Penzance , and… … Wikipedia
Gilbert Crispin — (1055? 1117) was a Christian author and Anglo Norman monk, appointed by Archbishop Lanfranc in 1085 to be the abbot, proctor and servant of Westminster Abbey, England. Gilbert became the third Norman Abbot of Westminster to be appointed after the … Wikipedia
Gilbert F. White — Gilbert Fowler White (November 26, 1911 in Chicago – October 5, 2006 in Boulder, Colorado) was a prominent American geographer, sometimes termed the father of floodplain management and the leading environmental geographer of the 20th century… … Wikipedia
Gilbert, Count of Gravina — from 1159, was a cousin of Margaret of Navarre, the queen of Sicily. He arrived in Sicily sometime around 1159 and, through Margaret s influence, was created Count of Gravina in Apulia immediately. Late in that same year, Gilbert joined a… … Wikipedia
Gilbert Norman — (1914 1944) fut, pendant la Seconde Guerre mondiale, un agent secret britannique du Special Operations Executive (SOE). De novembre 1942 à juin 1943, il assura la fonction d opérateur radio du réseau Prosper PHYSICIAN, auprès du chef de réseau… … Wikipédia en Français
Gilbert L. Voss — (1918 – 23 January, 1989) was an American conservationist and oceanographer.[1] He was one of the main persons behind the establishment of John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park in Florida.[2] A teuthologist, Voss served the leading role in… … Wikipedia
Gilbert A. Currie — Gilbert Archibald Currie (* 19. September 1882 in Midland, Michigan; † 5. Juni 1960 ebenda) war ein US amerikanischer Politiker. Zwischen 1917 und 1921 vertrat er den Bundesstaat Michigan im US Repräsentantenhaus … Deutsch Wikipedia
Gilbert Austin — (1753 1837) was an Irish educator, clergyman, and author. Austin is best known for his 1806 book on chironomia, Chironomia, or a Treatise on Rhetorical Delivery . Heavily influenced by classical writers, Austin stressed the importance of voice… … Wikipedia
GILBERT, WALTER — (1932– ), U.S. molecular biologist and Nobel laureate. Gilbert was born in Boston and graduated from Harvard University (B.A. 1953, M.A. 1954) and received his doctorate from Cambridge University in mathematics in 1957. Appointed assistant… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Gilbert Burnet — (September 18, 1643 – March 17, 1715) was a Scottish theologian and historian, and Bishop of Salisbury. He was fluent in Dutch, French, Latin, Greek, and Hebrew. Burnet was respected as a cleric, a preacher, and an academic, as well as a writer… … Wikipedia
