Banks, Sir Joseph

Japanese: バンクス(英語表記)Banks, Sir Joseph
Banks, Sir Joseph
Born: February 13, 1743, London
[Died] June 19, 1820. Aylworth, British explorer and naturalist. Known more for his efforts in promoting science than for scientific research itself. After graduating from Oxford University, he traveled around the world and collected natural history materials widely. From 1768, he went on a three-year voyage to New Zealand and Australia with Captain J. Cook. He is famous for his research on wheat rust and for pointing out that marsupials are more primitive than placental mammals. As honorary director of the Botanical Gardens at Kew (later Kew Gardens) on the outskirts of London, he energetically led the collection of plants. He also opened his home as a place for many scientists to discuss and exchange information, and especially after becoming president of the Royal Society in 1878, he devoted himself to promoting science in Britain and interacting with scientists from other countries. In 1795, he was appointed a Knight of the Order of the Bath, and in 1797, he was inducted into the Privy Council. His botanical specimens and his library (especially his natural history collection) are still housed in the British Museum.

Banks
Banks, Ernie

Born January 31, 1931 in Dallas, Texas
[Died] January 23, 2015. Ernest Banks, a professional baseball player from Chicago, Illinois. He is considered one of the greatest hitters of all time. At the age of 17, he joined a Negro League team. In 1950, he was discovered by Cool Papa Bell, a legendary Negro League star, and signed with the Kansas City Monarchs, a prestigious team in the same league. After two years of military service, he returned to the Monarchs. In 1953, he signed with the Chicago Cubs of MLB, and played as a star player until 1971, where he was affectionately known as "Mr. Cub." During that time, he played in 11 All-Star Games, was the National League's RBI leader in 1958-59, and was also selected as the league's Most Valuable Player (MVP). He hit 40 or more home runs five times, and won the National League home run title in 1958 and 1960. He has 512 home runs and 1,636 RBIs. He was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1977. He was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2013.

Banks
Bank Cash Service; BANCS

The nickname for the City Bank Cash Service is the online partnership of city bank cash cards, which allows users to withdraw money from ATMs and CDs of all city banks with one city bank cash card. It was launched in January 1984 by a joint venture between TOCS, the top seven banks, and SICS, the bottom six banks. In February 1990, MICS partnered with ACS, the 64 regional banks, to launch the nationwide cash service MICS. In May, second regional banks (former mutual banks) and trust banks joined the partnership, and in July, credit unions, labor banks, agricultural cooperatives, and other types of institutions joined the partnership. As of 2007, MICS has formed a huge network with 112,304 CDs and ATMs, and 342.81 million cash cards issued.

Banks
Banks, Leslie James

Born June 9, 1890 in West Derby, near Liverpool.
[Died] April 21, 1952, London. British actor. Appeared with the Benson Company, the Birmingham Repertory Company, and many other theatres in London. His best known roles include Petruchio in The Taming of the Shrew (1937) and Mr. Chips (1938).

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Japanese:
[生]1743.2.13. ロンドン
[没]1820.6.19. アイルワース
イギリスの探検家,博物学者。科学研究そのものより科学振興に尽力したことで知られている。オックスフォード大学卒業後世界各地を旅行し,広く博物学資料の採集を行い,1768年から3年間は J.クック船長とともにニュージーランドおよびオーストラリアへの航海に出かけている。コムギの赤銹病の研究や,哺乳類のなかでも有袋類が胎盤を有する種類より原始的であることを指摘したことは有名。ロンドン郊外キューの植物園 (のちのキューガーデン ) の名誉総裁の任にあって,精力的に植物採集を指揮した。また自宅を多くの科学者の議論と情報交換の場として開放し,特に 78年ロイヤル・ソサエティの会長就任後はイギリスの科学振興および他国科学者との交流に力を注いだ。 95年にバス上級勲爵士に叙せられ,97年には枢密院に迎えられた。彼の植物標本,蔵書 (特に博物学関係) はいまも大英博物館に収められている。

バンクス
Banks, Ernie

[生]1931.1.31. テキサス,ダラス
[没]2015.1.23. イリノイ,シカゴ
アメリカ合衆国のプロ野球選手。本名 Ernest Banks。史上最強の打者の一人とされる。17歳のとき,ニグロリーグのチームに入団。1950年ニグロリーグの伝説的スター,クール・パパ・ベルに見出され,同リーグの名門カンザスシティー・モナークスと契約。2年間の兵役後,モナークスに復帰した。1953年大リーグのシカゴ・カブズと契約,1971年まで「ミスター・カブ」の愛称で親しまれ,スター選手として活躍した。その間オールスターゲーム 11回出場,1958~59年にはナショナルリーグの打点王に輝き,リーグ最優秀選手 MVPにも選ばれた。40本以上の本塁打を記録したシーズンは 5回を数え,1958年と 1960年にはナショナルリーグ本塁打王を獲得。通算本塁打数 512,打点 1636。1977年野球殿堂入り。2013年大統領自由勲章を受章。

バンクス
Bank Cash Service; BANCS

都市銀行のキャッシュカードのオンライン提携,都銀キャッシュサービスの愛称で,一つの都市銀行のキャッシュカードで全都銀の 現金自動支払機 CD,現金自動預入支払機 ATMから預金の引き出しができるシステム。1984年1月,上位 7行の TOCSと下位 6行の SICSが合同して発足した。1990年2月には,地方銀行 64行の ACSと提携し,全国キャッシュサービス MICSがスタートした。さらに 5月には第二地銀 (旧相互銀行) ,信託銀行,7月には信用金庫,労働金庫,農協などの各業態が提携に加わった。2007年現在 MICSは CD,ATM台数 11万2304台,キャッシュカード発行 3億4281万枚に上る巨大なネットワークを形成している。

バンクス
Banks, Leslie James

[生]1890.6.9. リバプール近郊ウェストダービー
[没]1952.4.21. ロンドン
イギリスの俳優。ベンソン一座,バーミンガム・レパートリー劇団,その他ロンドンの多くの劇場に出演。『じゃじゃ馬ならし』のペトルーキオ (1937) ,チップス先生 (38) などが当り役。

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