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Baron Burden, of Hazlebarrow in the County of Derby, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1950 for the Labour politician Thomas Burden. He had previously represented Sheffield Park in the House of Commons and after his elevation to the peerage served as a Lord-in-waiting from 1950 to 1951 in the Labour administration of Clement Attlee. As of 2010 the title is held by his grandson, the third Baron, who succeeded his father in 1995.
Boris Nikolaevich Bugaev, better known by the pen name Andrei Bely or Biely, was a Russian novelist, poet, theorist, communist, and literary critic. His novel Petersburg was regarded by Vladimir Nabokov as one of the four greatest novels of the 20th century.
Gleaston Castle is a medieval building in a valley about 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) north-east of the village of Gleaston. The village lies between the towns of Ulverston and Barrow-in-Furness in the Furness peninsula, Cumbria, England. Gleaston Castle has a quadrilateral plan, with a tower at each corner. The largest of these, the north-west tower, probably housed a hall.
The American College of Orgonomy (ACO) is a nonprofit organization with the self-stated purpose of advancing education and research in the study of orgonomy, originally developed by the former psychoanalyst Wilhelm Reich. Reich asked his student and colleague, Elsworth Baker, to carry the study of orgonomy forward. In response, Baker founded the ACO in 1968. The ACO is based in Princeton, New Jersey.
Knapwell is a hamlet in Cambridgeshire situated about 10 miles (16 km) west of Cambridge. It is within the diocese of Ely. Its population was estimated at 110 in 2001. At the 2011 census the population had fallen to fewer than 100.
Dr Margaret Elsworth MBE was the founder of the African Scholars' Fund and the African Scholars' Fund UK. She was educated at Micklefield and Herschel Girls School. She graduated in 1954 from the University of Cape Town with a MBChB. As a student she helped her father, Sandy Blagden, establish CAFDA, an organisation that raised funds for the development of poor communities living on the Cape Flats by selling second hand books. CAFDA bookshops still flourish today. During those years she also co-founded SHAWCO. IAfter years of working at the Red Cross Hospital she realised the priority of education in helping families rise above their impoverished conditions, and began recycling school textbooks from privileged white schools to poor black schools. In 1970 She founded the African Scholar's Fund, and later TECSAT. She has worked as a medical officer for the Janet Bourhill Institute from 1961 to 1994. In 1987 she was awarded an honorary Master of Social Sciences from the University of Cape Town. In 1996 she was awarded an MBE from Queen Elizabeth II for her work for charity. Her husband, Dr Jack Elsworth, died in 2003.
Fellowship of the Royal Astronomical Society (FRAS) is a fellowship granted to individuals whose application is approved by the Royal Astronomical Society (RAS).
Kate Elsworth is an Electronic Dance Music DJ, vocalist and songwriter based in London. In 2009, she formed a dance band with her New York-based co-producer and business partner, DJ Exacta. She has worked with other artists like Sonny Fodera and Dubfire. She has performed around the globe including nightclub gigs at Amnesia on Ibiza.
Garfield Boulevard is an east-west street on the south side of Chicago and its immediate western suburbs. Its western segment, entirely known as 55th Street, runs east from Maple Avenue in Downers Grove until it becomes Joliet Road in Countryside. Its eastern segment, known only as Garfield Boulevard from Western Avenue in Gage Park to Elsworth Drive in Washington Park, runs east from Archer Avenue and Narragansett Avenue to South Shore Drive, just west of U.S. Route 41. All of the eastern segment of 55th Street lies within the city limits of Chicago.
Erle Elsworth Clippinger (1864–1933) was a writer of children's literature, educator, and a grammaticist. His published works include Children's Literature: A Textbook of Sources for Teachers and Teacher-Training Classes, Illustrated Lessons in Composition and Rhetoric, and the two volume text Written and Spoken English: A Course in Composition and Rhetoric.
Ernest Elsworth Smith, Sr. played for the Baltimore Elite Giants of the Negro American League.
Yvonne Elsworth FRS FInstP FRAS is an Irish physicist, Professor of Helioseismology and Poynting Professor of Physics in the School of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Birmingham. Elsworth is also the Head of the Birmingham Solar Oscillations Network (BiSON), the longest running helioseismology network with data covering three solar cycles.
Bill Elsworth was an Australian rules footballer who played with Hawthorn in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Elsworth Wood is a 6.9 hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest between Cambourne and Elsworth in Cambridgeshire.
The artistic roller skating events of World Games I were held on July 27–30, 1981, at Cal Skate Roller Rink in Milpitas, California, in the United States. These were the first World Games, an international quadrennial multi-sport event, and were hosted by the city of Santa Clara.
Simcoe East was an electoral riding in Ontario, Canada. It was created in 1875 and was abolished in 1996 before the 1999 election.
