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Bernard Braden Reads Stephen Leacock Bernard Braden Reads Stephen Leacock is a spoken word record, performed by Bernard Braden, and was recorded in front of a live audience at the Oxford Union Society. John Drainie was another performer noted for his similar one-man show as Canadian humourist Stephen Leacock.
Bernard Braine Sir Bernard Richard Braine, Baron Braine, PC (21 June 1914 – 5 January 2000) was a Conservative Party politician in the United Kingdom. He was a Member of Parliament (MP) for over over forty years, repesenting constituencies in Essex.
Bernard Brocas (soldier) Sir Bernard Brocas (1330-1395) was a prominent commander in the English army during King Edward III's French campaigns of the Hundred Years War. He was also a close friend of the Black Prince and William of Wykeham.
Bernard Brodie Bernard Brodie (20 may 1910-1978) was an American military strategist well-known for establishing the basics of nuclear strategy. Known as "the American Clausewitz," he was an initial architect of nuclear deterrence strategy and tried to ascertain the role and value of nuclear weapons after their creation.
Bernard Brogan (junior) Bernard Brogan is a Dublin born Gaelic football player who plays inter-county football with Dublin and his club football for St Oliver Plunketts/Eoghan Ruadh. Bernard Brogan is the son of former all-Ireland winning and allstar player Bernard Brogan (senior) and is the brother of current Dublin player Alan Brogan.
Bernard Budiansky Bernard Budiansky (1925 - 1999) was a renowned scholar in the field of applied mechanics, and made seminal contributions to the mechanics of structures and mechanics of materials. He was a recipient of the Timoshenko Medal.
Bernard Butler Bernard Butler (born on 1 May, 1970, in Stamford Hill, East London, England), is a musician and record producer. He first achieved fame in 1992 as the guitarist with Suede, at the time an instant phenomenon in UK pop music.
Bernard Cabane Bernard Cabane is a French Scientist, director in the French National Center for Scientific Research (CNRS) and corresponding member of the Academy of Sciences. Expert in wine tannins, polymers and surfactants, and fluid dynamics.
Bernard Capes Bernard Edward Joseph Capes, one of eleven children, was born in London, England, on August 30, 1854. As a young man he was brought up as a Roman Catholic because his grandfather, John Capes, had become a Roman Catholic, but he rapidly 'gave this up' (Source: Renalt Capes, son).
Bernard Clergue Bernard Clergue was the town bayle of Montaillou in the late thirteenth and early fourteenth centuries. A great deal about his life is recorded in the Fournier Register and has been studied by historians, most notably Emmanuel Le Roy Ladurie.
Bernard Cohen (Australian author) Bernard Cohen is an Australian novelist, author of Tourism (1992), The Blindman's Hat (1997), Snowdome (1998), Hardly Beach Weather (2002) and the children's picture book Paul Needs Specs (2003), illustrated by Geoff Kelly. He won the 1996 The Australian/Vogel Literary Award, three times Sydney Morning Herald Best Young Australian novelist, winner of a 2001 Arts Council of England Writer's Award.
Bernard Comrie Bernard Comrie (born May 23, 1947 in Sunderland, UK) is a British-born linguist. He is a professor at and director of the Department of Linguistics at the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology in Leipzig, Germany, and Distinguished Professor of Linguistics at the University of California, Santa Barbara.
Bernard Courtois Bernard Courtois, also spelled Barnard Courtois, (12 February 1777–27 September 1838) was a French chemist, born in Dijon, France who discovered iodine in 1811. He also isolated morphine, the first known alkaloid.
Bernard Coy Bernard Paul Coy was a prisoner at Alcatraz prison, and is known for his escape attempt on May 2, 1946. Coy, along with Joe Cretzer, Marvin Hubbard, Sam Shockley, Miran Thompson, and Clarence Carnes planned to break into the gun galleries to steal weapons, take hostages and then flee to the dock.
Bernard Crick Sir Bernard Crick (born 16 December 1929) is a British political theorist and democratic socialist whose views are often summarised as "politics is ethics done in public". He seeks to arrive at a "politics of action", as opposed to a "politics of thought" or of ideology.
Bernard Crossland Sir Bernard Crossland (born 1923) is an engineering educator with a career spanning some seven decades. He was made a Freeman of the City of London in 1987 and was knighted in 1990 for services to Northern Ireland.
Bernard de la Harpe Bernard de la Harpe is a French explorer who is credited with the discovery of Little Rock, Arkansas. In 1722, la Harpe found two distinct rock formations on the south bank of the Arkansas River, naming the smaller La Petite Roche and the larger La Grande Roche.
Bernard de Nogaret de La Valette d'Épernon Bernard de Nogaret de La Valette (1592-1661), duke of Épernon and a French general, was the son of Jean Louis de Nogaret de La Valette and Marguerite de Foix-Candale, grand-daughter of the constable of Montmorency. Through his mother's line, Bernard could also claim the English title of Duke of Kendal, originally granted to his ancestor John de Foix in 1446.
Bernard Davis Bernard Davis (1916–1994) was a leading figure in biology, with his major contributions in microbial physiology and metabolism. Davis was a prominent figure at Harvard Medical School in microbiology and in national science policy.
Bernard Diamond (VC) Bernard Diamond (VC) (1827-26 January 1892) in Portglenone, County Antrim, Ireland was a recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.
Bernard Dwork Bernard Morris Dwork (May 271923 – May 91998) was an American mathematician, known for his application of p-adic analysis to local zeta functions, and in particular for the first general results on the Weil conjectures.
Bernard Edwards Bernard Edwards (31 October, 1952 – 18 April, 1996) was born in Greenville, North Carolina, was a bass player and record producer, both as a member of CHIC and on his own. He died of pneumonia while touring in Japan.
Bernard Evslin Bernard Evslin (1922-1993) was an author, best known for his adaptations of Greek mythology for children such as The Adventures of Ulysses. Many think his best book was The Green Hero, Early Adventures of Finn McCool, however.
Bernard Fantus Bernard Fantus (September 1, 1874 -April 14, 1940) was a Hungarian American physician. He established the first hospital blood bank in the United States in 1937 at Cook County Hospital, Chicago while he served there as director of the pharmacology and therapeutics department.
Bernard Favre d'Echallens Bernard Favre d'Echallens (born in 1950) is a French businessman. He has been in Korea since 2000 as President and CEO of Thales Korea, the local Korean subsidiary of the international defense and commercial electronics group.
Bernard Fergusson, Baron Ballantrae Bernard Edward Fergusson, Baron Ballantrae, KT, GCMG, GCVO, DSO, OBE (6 May 1911 – 28 November 1980) was a Brigadier in the British Army, military historian and Governor-General of New Zealand. He served as Chancellor of the University of St Andrews from 1973 until his death.
Bernard Finnigan Bernard Finnigan is an Australian politician, and an Australian Labor Party member of the South Australian Legislative Council since being appointed in 2006, filling the remainder of the term left vacant by the passing of the late Terry Roberts.
Bernard Fitzalan-Howard, 16th Duke of Norfolk Bernard Marmaduke Fitzalan-Howard, 16th Duke of Norfolk, KG, GCVO, GBE, TD, PC (30 May 1908–31 January 1975), known as Earl of Arundel and Surrey from birth, he was the eldest surviving son of the Henry Fitzalan-Howard, 15th Duke of Norfolk, who died when the he was only 9 years old. His mother was the suo jure Gwendoline Mary Herries, 12th Lady Herries of Terregles, and he inherited her peerage when she died in 1947.
Bernard Forbes, 8th Earl of Granard Bernard Arthur William Patrick Hastings Forbes, 8th Earl of Granard KP GCVO PC (September 17 1874–September 10 1948), known as Viscount Forbes from 1874 to 1889, was an Anglo-Irish soldier and Liberal politician.
Bernard Francis Law His Eminence Bernard Francis Cardinal Law (born 4 November 1931 in TorreĂłn, Mexico) is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He is the Archbishop emeritus of Boston, member of the Roman Curia, archpriest of the Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore, and Cardinal Priest of the title of S.
Bernard Freyberg, 1st Baron Freyberg Lieutenant-General Bernard Cyril Freyberg, 1st Baron Freyberg, VC, GCMG, KCB, KBE, DSO and three Bars (March 21, 1889 — July 4, 1963), arguably New Zealand's most famous soldier and military commander, also served as Governor-General of New Zealand.
Bernard Gert Bernard Gert (born October 16, 1934 in Cincinnati, Ohio) is a philosopher of ethics known primarily for his work on medical ethics, especially pertaining to psychology, and for his emphasis on the importance of avoiding evil as opposed to promoting good. Gert studied philosophy at Cornell University and is presently the Stone Professor of Intellectual and Moral Philosophy at Dartmouth College.
Bernard Gordon Bernard Gordon (born 1918) in New Britain, Connecticut is an American writer and producer. For much of his 27-year career, he toiled in obscurity, prevented from taking screen credit by the Hollywood Blacklist.
Bernard Guerrien Bernard Guerrien is a French economist and the author of La Théorie des jeux (2002), Dictionnaire d'analyse économique (2002), and La théorie économique néoclassique. macroéconomie, théorie des jeux, tome 2 (1999).
Bernard Gui Bernard Gui (1261 or 1262 – 30 December 1331), also known as Bernardo Gui or Bernardus Guidonis, was an inquisitor of the Dominican Order in the Late Middle Ages during the Medieval Inquisition, Bishop of Lodève, and one of the most prolific writers of the Middle Ages. He is known for his tenure as Inquisitor of Toulouse against the Albigenses at the behest of Pope Clement V between 1307 and 1323.
Bernard Gutteridge Bernard Gutteridge (1916 – 1985) was a British poet, known for poems about the Spanish Civil War, or from his World War II experiences in Madagascar, India and with the 36th Division of the British Army in Burma (with Alun Lewis).
Bernard Haisch Bernard Haisch is a German-born American astrophysicist who has done research in solar-stellar astrophysics and stochastic electrodynamics and has developed (with Alfonso Rueda) a speculative theory proposing that a hypothetical "quantum vacuum inertia hypothesis" might provide a physical explanation for the origin of inertia, and more controversially, might someday be used for spacecraft propulsion.
Bernard Herman Bernard Herman (born 1985) is an activist who currently attends Brandeis University in Waltham, Massachusetts. Herman, a native New Orleanian, is a frequent speaker and author on issues of social justice and inequality surrounding Hurricane Katrina, the government's response (or non-response) to it, and racial issues in New Orleans.
Bernard Herrmann Bernard Herrmann (June 29, 1911 – December 24, 1975) was an Academy Award-winning composer. Although Herrmann is particularly known for the scores he created for Alfred Hitchcock's films, most famously Psycho, he also composed notable scores for many other movies including Citizen Kane, Cape Fear and Taxi Driver.
Bernard Heuvelmans Bernard Heuvelmans (October 10, 1916 – August 22, 2001) was a scientist, explorer, researcher, and a writer probably best known as a founder of cryptozoology. His monumental 1958 book, On the Track of Unknown Animals (originally published in French in 1955 as Sur la Piste des Bêtes Ignorées) is often regarded as one of the best and most influential cryptozoological works.
Bernard Hickman Bernard "Peck" Hickman (October 5, 1911 – February 20, 2000) is best known as the man who turned the University of Louisville men's basketball team into one of the nation's best. The Cardinals never had a losing season in Hickman's 23 season's as head coach, prior to his arrival the program only had 11 in 33 seasons.
Bernard Hinault Bernard Hinault (born 14 November, 1954 in Yffiniac, Bretagne) is a French cyclist best known for his five victories in the Tour de France. He is also one of only four cyclists to have won all three Grand Tours, and the only cyclist to have won each Grand Tour more than once.
Bernard Hoffer Bernard Hoffer (born October 14, 1934) is a Swiss composer and conductor who has created original music for a number of different films, television series, and commercials. He has also conducted several musical shows, such as the ballets A Boston Cinderella!
Bernard Hopkins Bernard Hopkins (born January 15, 1965) —nicknamed The Executioner— is a professional boxer from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, regarded by experts to be one of the best middleweight fighters of all time. He is also considered a strategic mastermind inside the ring.
Bernard Howard, 12th Duke of Norfolk Bernard Edward Howard, 12th Duke of Norfolk, KG, was born 21 November 1765, the son of Henry Howard (1713-1787), a descendant of Sr. Henry Frederick Howard 22nd Earl of Arundel, and Juliana Molyneux (1749-1808).
Bernard Chandran Datuk Bernard Chandran is one of Malaysia's most famous fashion designers. Currently known as Malaysia's 'Prince of Fashion', his talents have earned him many faithful clients among Malaysia's elite most notably the Royal families of Brunei and Malaysia as well as two former Miss Universe.
Bernard Chang Bernard Chang (born May 26, 1972 in Montreal, Canada) is an Asian-American artist/designer best known for his work in the comic book industry and entertainment design. He started drawing comics professionally in 1992 while attending Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, New York on a full scholarship for architecture.
Bernard Chazelle Bernard Chazelle (born November 5, 1955) is a professor of computer science at Princeton University. Although he is best known for his invention of the soft heap data structure and the most asymptotically efficient known algorithm for finding minimum spanning trees, most of his work is in computational geometry, where he has found many of the best-known algorithms, such as linear-time triangulation of a simple polygon, as well as many useful complexity results, such as lower bound techniques based on discrepancy theory.
Bernard Chiu Bernard Chiu is the chairman of Boston, Massachusetts-based company First Act. Originally founded in Brookline, Massachusetts (a Boston suburb) in 1995, the company now has a guitar studio located on Boylston Street in Boston's Back Bay area.
Bernard I William of Gascony Bernard I William (Basque: Bernart Gilen, French: Bernard Guillaume, Gascon: Bernat Guilhem, Latin: Bernardus Willielmus, Spanish: Bernardo Guillén; died after 3 April 1009Some sources say on Christmas Day.) was the Duke of GasconyWasconiæ dux in Ademar.
Bernard Ingham Sir Bernard Ingham (born June 21 1932) is a journalist best known as Margaret Thatcher's former press secretary. was educated at Hebden Bridge] Grammar School and joined the Hebden Bridge Times newspaper at the age of 16.
Bernard Inom Bernard Inom (born August 25, 1973) is a retired boxer from France, who competed in the light flyweight division during the 1990s. He won the silver medal at the 1995 World Amateur Boxing Championships in Berlin, Germany, where he was defeated in the final by Bulgaria's Daniel Petrov.
Bernard J. Dwyer Bernard James Dwyer (January 24, 1921, Perth Amboy, New Jersey - October 31, 1998, Metuchen, New Jersey) was an American Democratic Party politician, who served as a United States Representative from New Jersey.
Bernard Jackson Bernard Jackson is a former law professor, and since 1997 has been Alliance Professor of Modern Jewish Studies at the University of Manchester, where he is Co-Director of the Centre for Jewish Studies (http://www.mucjs.
Bernard Jenkin Bernard Christison Jenkin (born 9 April 1959) is a politician in the United Kingdom. He was Vice Chairman of the Conservative Party, and had responsibility for candidates until 7 November 2006 when this role was given to John Maples.
Bernard Jensen Bernard Jensen (March 25, 1908 - February 22, 2001) was a chiropractor, entrepreneur, and the author of numerous books and articles on health and healing. Although best known for his work in iridology, Jensen was a noted proponent of a variety of alternative care methods including nature cure, hydrotherapy (such as colon hydrotherapy), fasting, reflexology, color therapy, polarity, glandular balancing, homeopathy, herbology, acupuncture, craniopathy and personology.
Bernard Kabanda Bernard Kabanda (1959–1999) was a Ugandan guitarist. He had just realised fame in the world music circuit through his appearances at WOMAD in the USA and the UK in 1999 before he died of AIDS less than two months after his performance at Womad's Reading festival, aged only 40.
Bernard Katz Sir Bernard Katz FRS (March 26, 1911 – April 20, 2003) was a German-born biophysicist, noted for his work on nerve biochemistry. He shared the Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine in 1970 with Julius Axelrod and Ulf von Euler.
Bernard Keble Sandwell Bernard Keble Sandwell (or BK as he was more commonly known) was born in Ipswich in 1876 to George Henry Sandwell, a congregationalist minister and Emily Johnson. He remained in Canada when his father's mission ended, and attended the University of Toronto from 1893 - 1897, where he gained a BA in Classics.
Bernard King Bernard King (born December 4, 1956 in Brooklyn, New York) is an American former professional basketball player at the small forward position in the NBA and one of the NBA's all-time leading scorers. He played all or part of 14 seasons with the New Jersey Nets (1977–1979), Utah Jazz (1979-80), Golden State Warriors, (1981–1982), New York Knicks (1983–1987), and the Washington Bullets (1987–1992; 1993).
Bernard Knight Professor Bernard Knight, CBE, became a Home Office pathologist in 1965 and was appointed Professor of Forensic Pathology, University of Wales College of Medicine, in 1980. He has been writing since before 1963, when his first crime novel was published.
Bernard L. Schwartz Bernard Leon Schwartz (born December 12,1926, Brooklyn, New York) was the Chairman of the Board and CEO of Loral Space & Communications, Chairman and CEO of K&F Industries, Inc., Chairman and CEO of Loral Corp.
Bernard Landry Jean-Bernard Landry, born March 9, 1937 in Saint-Jacques, Quebec, (near Joliette, Quebec), is a Quebec lawyer, teacher, politician, past Premier of Quebec, Canada, (2001–2003), former leader of the Opposition (2003–2005) and former leader of the Parti Québécois (2001–2005). On June 26, 2004, he married script writer and former yé-yé singer Chantal Renaud.
Bernard Lehideux Bernard Lehideux (born 23 September 1944 in Paris) is a French politician and Member of the European Parliament for the ĂŽle-de-France. He is a member of the Union for French Democracy, which is part of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe, and sits on the European Parliament's Committee on Employment and Social Affairs.
Bernard Lewin Bernard Lewin was a German-born American citizen who amassed the largest private collection of modern Mexican art in the world. Prior to his death in 2002, Lewin and his wife Edith donated more than 2,000 works of art to the Los Angeles County Museum of Art.
Bernard Lewis (entrepreneur) Bernard Lewis is the English entrepreneur behind the River Island fashion brand and clothing chain. He was born in February 1926 and opened his first shop aged 20 selling fruit and veg in the North London area (on Holloway Road).
Bernard Lietaer Bernard Lietaer is an economist and author who was one of the designers of the Euro. He studies monetary systems and promotes the idea that communities can benefit from the creation of new concurrent currencies.
Bernard Lodge Bernard Lodge is a British designer who was best known for his work on the BBC television series Doctor Who. He designed the first three series logos, and designed and engineered the first four title sequences, pictured below.
Bernard Loomis Bernard Loomis (July 4, 1923 - June 2, 2006) was an American toy developer and marketer who introduced to some of the world's most notable brands including "Chatty Cathy", "Barbie," "Hot Wheels," "Baby Alive," and "Strawberry Shortcake," but perhaps his biggest marketing success was bringing a then-unknown film property called Star Wars to the toy shelves.
Bernard Lortie Bernard Lortie (born c.1951) of Montreal, Quebec, Canada was a member of the Chenier Cell of the Front de Libération du Quebec (FLQ) terrorist group who were responsible for a decade of bombings and armed robberiers in the Province of Quebec.
Bernard Lovell Sir Alfred Charles Bernard Lovell OBE PhD FRS (born 31 August 1913, Oldland Common, Bristol) is a British physicist and radio astronomer. He was the first Director of Jodrell Bank Observatory, from 1945 to 1980.
Bernard Mammes Bernard Mammes (born [[September 3, 1911]]) (death [[February 27, 2000]]) was an American cyclist, born in Manhattan and raised in Rockaway Park, New York. He placed 8th in the 1932 Olympics in Los Angeles in the 1000m time trial with a time of 1 hour and 18 minutes.
Bernard Marx Bernard Marx is one of the main characters in the novel Brave New World by Aldous Huxley. Bernard is viewed as an outsider by his peers, and it is rumoured that the worker who was in charge of his bottle put some alcohol in it by mistake, owing to Bernard's abnormally short height and 'ugly' features.
Bernard Masterson Bernard "Bernie" Edward Masterson (born August 10, 1911 in Shenandoah, Iowa) Was a three sport athlete at Lincoln High, Bernie was an all-state back in football, a starter on the 1930 state championship basketball team and a track star.
Bernard Matthew Cassidy Bernard Matthew Cassidy (August 17, 1892 - March 28, 1918) was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.
Bernard Matthews Bernard Matthews is a food processing company headquartered in Norwich, Norfolk, with 57 farms throughout Norfolk, Suffolk and Lincolnshire They produce and market turkey and other meat products, oven-ready turkeys, day-old turkeys, fish products and other poultry products. As well as the United Kingdom, activities are carried out in New Zealand], [[Germany, France, Guernsey, Hungary (under the SaGa Foods label) and Poland.
Bernard McKenna (writer) Bernard McKenna (b1944) is a Scottish writer who has written, or co-written, many hours of British television comedy. He is most noted for his work with Graham Chapman of Monty Python fame as well as his collaborations with Peter Cook and Douglas Adams.
Bernard McQuirt Bernard McQuirt (1829- 5 October 1888) was born in Donaghcloney near Lurgan, County Armagh and was an Irish recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.
Bernard Membe Bernard Kamillius Membe (born November 9, 1953) is the Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of Tanzania. Membe was appointed to the job by President Jakaya Kikwete (himself a former foreign minister) after the previous one, Asha-Rose Migiro, left for the job of United Nations Deputy Secretary-General.
Bernard Meninsky Bernard Meninsky (1891-1950) was a figurative artist, painter of figures and landscape in oils, watercolour and gouache, draughtsman and teacher. He was born in Karotopin now in the Ukraine but raised in Liverpool where he attended the Liverpool School of Art in 1906 after initially attending evening classes in art.
Bernard Montgomery, 1st Viscount Montgomery of Alamein Field Marshal Bernard Law Montgomery, 1st Viscount Montgomery of Alamein, KG, GCB, DSO, PC (17 November 1887–24 March 1976), often referred to as "Monty", was a British Army officer. He successfully commanded Allied forces at the Battle of El Alamein, a major turning point in World War II, and troops under his command were largely responsible for the expulsion of Axis forces from North Africa.
Bernard Morin Bernard Morin is a French mathematician, especially a topologist, born in 1931, who is now retired. He has been blind since age 6, but his blindness did not prevent him from having a successful career in mathematics.
Bernard Natan Bernard Natan (1886-1942) (born Natan Tannenzaft) was a Romanian Jew who moved to France after World War I and became a French citizen (in 1921), changing his name to the less Jewish-sounding Bernard Natan in the process. In France, Natan became an early pioneer of pornographic movies as a film producer (at the same time he worked as a publicity stringer for Paramount Pictures).
Bernard Nevile Captain Bernard Philip Nevile (1 August 1888 - 11 February 1916) was an English cricketer who played five first-class games for Worcestershire in 1913, and another for Free Foresters a year earlier. He also played for (and captainedDeaths in the war, 1916.
Bernard of Clairvaux Saint Bernard of Clairvaux (Fontaines, near Dijon, 1090 – August 21, 1153 in Clairvaux) was a French abbot and the primary builder of the reforming Cistercian monastic order. "The voice of conscience, the dominating figure in the Christian church from 1125 to 1153" (Cantor 1993), his authority helped to end the schism of 1130.
Bernard of Menthon Saint Bernard of Menthon (Bernard of Montjoux), Born in 923, probably in the Château de Menthon near Annecy, in Savoy; died at Novara, 1008. He was descended from a rich, noble family and received a thorough education.
Bernard of Septimania Bernard or Bernat of Septimania (795 – 844), son of William of Gellone, was the Frankish Duke of Septimania and Count of Barcelona from 826 to 832 and again from 835 to his execution. He was appointed to succeed his fellow Frank Rampon.
Bernard O'Dowd Bernard Patrick O'Dowd (1866 - 1953) was an Australian activist, educator, poet, journalist, and author of several law books and poetry books. O'Dowd worked as an assistant-librarian and later Chief Parliamentary Draughtsman in the Supreme Court at Melbourne for 48 years;
Bernard Palmer Bernard Palmer is the originator and author of over 165 books for Christian youth, as well as several books for adults. He has created series such as the Danny Orlis Series, Felicia Cartright series, and the Pioneer Girls series which he co-authored with his wife Marjorie Palmer.
Bernard Pearson Bernard Pearson is an artist best known for his sculptures of Discworld characters and buildings. He initially produced figurines at Clarecraft, which he co-founded, and upon leaving began his series of highly detailed Discworld buildings, most notably a multiple-piece Unseen University.
Bernard Piotr Wojciechowski Bernard Piotr Wojciechowski (August 18, 1958 in Łowicz) is a Polish politician and a Member of the European Parliament. He is a member of the League of Polish Families, but is a Non-attached Member in the European Parliament.
Bernard Plantapilosa Bernard Plantapilosa (22 March 841 – 20 June 885Also possibly 6 January or 16 August 886), or Plantevelue, meaning Hairyfeet or Hairypaws, also called the Calf, son of Bernard of Septimania and Dhuoda, was the Count of Auvergne (as Bernard II) from 872 to his death. The Emperor Charles the Fat granted him the title of Margrave of Aquitaine in 885.
Bernard Poignant Bernard Poignant (born 19 September 1945 in Vannes, Brittany) is a French politician and Member of the European Parliament for the west of France. He is a member of the Socialist Party, which is part of the Party of European Socialists, and sits on the European Parliament's Committee on Fisheries and its Committee on Regional Development.
Bernard Ptak Bernard Ptak (born August 09, 1954 in Mościszki) is a Polish politician. He was elected to Sejm on September 25, 2005 getting 7023 votes in 36 Kalisz district, candidating from Samoobrona Rzeczpospolitej Polskiej list.
Bernard Purdie Bernard "Pretty" Purdie (born June 11, 1939) is a session drummer from Maryland, United States, who claims to be the most recorded drummer in history, working on over 3000 albums. Purdie is considered an influential soul/funk drummer.
Bernard Quatermass Professor Bernard Quatermass is a fictional character, created by the writer Nigel Kneale originally for BBC Television, who appeared in three influential BBC science fiction serials of the 1950s, and made his swansong in a final serial for Thames Television in 1979. A re-make of the first serial appeared on BBC Four in 2005.
Bernard Rickart Hepburn Bernard Rickart Hepburn (May 27, 1876–February 23, 1939) was born in Picton, Ontario. A businessman, he became a Member of the Canadian House of Commons in 1911 as a Conservative representative for Prince Edward, before representing the Unionist for the same district upon the Conservative Party's merger with segments of the Liberal Party of Canada.
Bernard Rimland Bernard Rimland, PhD (November 15, 1928 in Cleveland, Ohio-November 21 2006 in San Diego, California) was a research psychologist, writer, lecturer, and advocate for children with autism, ADHD, learning disabilities, and mental retardation.
Bernard Robinson (production designer) Bernard Robinson was born in Liverpool, England in 1912 and died in 1970. He designed sets for several of Hammer's films in their heyday, including The Curse of Frankenstein (1957), Dracula (1958), Curse of the Werewolf (1960), The Phantom of the Opera (1962), The Gorgon (1964) and Quatermass and the Pit (1968).
Bernard Romans Bernard Romans (1720 - 1784) was a navigator, surveyor, cartographer, naturalist, engineer, soldier, promoter and writer. His best known work, A Concise Natural History of East and West Florida, published in 1775, is a valuable source of information about the Floridas during the period of British control.

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