Born March 31, 1928 in Floral, Canada
[Died] June 10, 2016. Toledo, Ohio, United States. Canadian ice hockey player. His real name was Gordon Howe. During his 32-year career in the NHL, he played an unprecedented 1,767 games and led the Detroit Red Wings, where he played for 25 years, to four Stanley Cup victories. He was called "Mr. Hockey" for his exceptional puck handling, his skillful wrist shot with both hands, and his legendary strength. He won the Hart Memorial Trophy for the MVP and the Art Ross Trophy for the season's top scorer six times each, and also achieved the remarkable feat of finishing in the top five in goals scored 20 consecutive years. He began his professional career with the Red Wings in the 1946-47 season, and in his peak season in 1968-69, he scored 103 points. He retired after the 1970-71 season and joined the front office of the Red Wings, but moved to the newly formed professional league, the World Hockey Association (WHA), and returned to play with the Houston Aeros in the 1973-74 season. He led the Aeros to consecutive WHA titles. In his final season, 1979-80, he played every game, scoring 15 goals and recording 26 assists. He was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1972 and was the first recipient of the NHL Lifetime Achievement Award in 2008. Howe
Howe, Samuel Gridley Born: November 10, 1801, Boston
Died January 19, 1876. American educator and first principal of the Perkins School for the Blind, Boston. He studied at Harvard Medical School and qualified as a doctor, but participated in the Greek revolution, fighting as a soldier in the Greek army for six years and also devoting himself to the reconstruction of the country. He returned to the United States in 1829, and in 1831 he was involved in the management of the establishment of an asylum for the blind in Boston and New England. He traveled to Europe to conduct field research on education for the blind, but was caught up in the Polish Revolution and arrested and imprisoned. In 1832 he returned to Boston and educated several blind children at his father's house on Pleasant Street. This was the beginning of the Perkins School for the Blind. One of his remarkable successes was the education of L. Bridgman, who suffered from a triple handicap. After that, he was mainly interested in creating an environment for and treating mentally disabled children. He was an ardent abolitionist and a member of the Free Soil Party. Howe
Howe, Joseph Born: December 13, 1804, Halifax, Nova Scotia
[Died] June 1, 1873. Halifax, Nova Scotia. Canadian politician. After making a name for himself as editor and publisher of a liberal newspaper, he was elected to the Nova Scotia House of Representatives in 1836 and entered politics. He strongly promoted the establishment of responsible government in Nova Scotia, which was realized in early 1848. He served as Prime Minister of the Nova Scotia government from 1860 to 1863. Howe's ideal of a union of British colonies should be something like what would later become the Commonwealth of Nations, and he opposed the union of the British colonies in North America, and launched a strong opposition movement in Nova Scotia. However, in 1869 he joined the federal government on the condition that the federal government would provide financial assistance to Nova Scotia. He resigned in 1873 due to poor health. He returned to Nova Scotia and became Lieutenant-Governor, but died a few weeks later. Howe
Howe, Elias Born July 9, 1819 in Spencer, Massachusetts.
[Died] October 3, 1867. Brooklyn, New York. American inventor. While working on his father's farm, he became interested in the machines used in flour mills and sawmills, and became a machinist. He thought of developing a machine for sewing cloth, and completed a practical sewing machine, which he patented in 1846. He went to London to develop a market, and was employed by W. Thomas, a corset manufacturer. Two years later, he sold the rights to manufacture sewing machines in England to Thomas for 250 pounds, and returned to America without having achieved his goal. In his home country, IM Singer and others were making and selling sewing machines based on his invention without his permission, so he filed a lawsuit for patent infringement, and won the case in 1854, becoming able to collect patent royalties for all sewing machines made in America. Howe
Howe, William, 5th Viscount Howe Born: August 10, 1729.
[Died] July 12, 1814. Plymouth, Devonshire. British soldier. Distinguished as a young general in the French and Indian War (1754-63) on the American continent. At the beginning of the American Revolutionary War, he was dispatched to support General T. Gage, who was besieged in Boston, and won the Battle of Bunker Hill. In 1776, he succeeded General Gage as commander-in-chief. He advanced independently to the south, took New York, and occupied Philadelphia, but failed to wipe out G. Washington's army. This operation left northern New York vulnerable, and in 1777 the British army suffered a major defeat at the Battle of Saratoga, which determined the course of the war. Blamed for this, he resigned as commander-in-chief and returned to his home country. (→American Revolutionary War) Howe
Howe, Irving Born: June 11, 1920, New York
[Died] May 5, 1993. New York American critic. Graduated from the City University of New York. After teaching at Stanford University and other institutions, he became a professor at his alma mater in 1963. His major works include Sherwood Anderson (1951), William Faulkner (1952), Politics and the Novel (1957), A World More Attractive (1963), Decline of the New (1970), and The American Newness (1986). Howe
Howe, Richard, Earl Howe Born: March 8, 1726, London
[Died] August 5, 1799.
British naval officer. Joined the navy in 1740, sailed to North America in 1755, and participated in operations against France in the English Channel from 1756 to 1763, serving off the French coast. In 1758, he inherited the title of Viscount Howe, an Irish aristocrat, upon the death of his eldest brother. Served in the Admiralty from 1763 to 1770, and became a vice admiral in 1775. In 1776, he was commander-in-chief of the North American fleet. He sympathized with the war of independence in the North American colonies, and in 1778 negotiated with members of the Continental Congress, but failed. In 1782, he was commander-in-chief of the British Channel Fleet. From 1783 to 1788, he was Minister of the Navy. In 1793, he was reappointed as commander-in-chief of the British Channel Fleet, and the following year, in 1794, he defeated the combined French-Spanish fleet. In 1788, he created the Howe family as Earl. Howe
Howe, John Born: May 17, 1630.
[Died] April 2, 1705.
A leading Puritan pastor in England. Educated at both Cambridge and Oxford, he was pastor of Great Torrington (1654) and chaplain to O. Cromwell's family (56). Exiled at the time of the Stuart Restoration, he became a Presbyterian pastor in London. From 1672 he tried to unite the Presbyterian and Congregational churches, but was unsuccessful. His books include "The Blessedness of the Righteous" (68) and "Delighting in God" (74). Howe
Howe, E(dgar) W(atson) Born May 3, 1853 in Treaty, Indiana
[Died] October 3, 1937. Acheson, Kansas. American editor, novelist, and essayist. After working in various jobs, at the age of 19 he founded The Golden Globe, then edited and published The Daily Globe, while publishing The Story of a Country Town (1883), a novel that realistically depicts the Midwest. He also wrote essays, travelogues, and autobiographies that are characterized by their sharp and poignant epigrams. Howe
Howe, Mark Anthony DeWolfe Born: August 28, 1864, Bristol, Rhode Island
[Died] December 6, 1960.
American author. He served as editor of Youth's Companion (1888-93, 1899-1913), vice president of The Atlantic Monthly (11-29), and director of the Boston Literary Society (33). He also wrote biographies and poetry, and won the Pulitzer Prize for Barrett Wendell and His Letters (24). Source: Encyclopaedia Britannica Concise Encyclopedia About Encyclopaedia Britannica Concise Encyclopedia Information |
