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Niederaltaich Abbey Niederaltaich Abbey or Niederaltaich Monastery (Abtei or Kloster Niederaltaich) is a house of the Benedictine Order founded in 731 (or possibly 741), situated in the village of Niederalteich on the Danube in Bavaria.
Niederaussem Power Station Niederaussem Power Station is of the RWE power with brown coal operated baseload power station in the RWE company in Bergheim Niederaussem/Rhein Erft circle. It consists of nine blocks, which were built between 1963 and 2003.
Niedere Tauern The Niedere Tauern (from the German for low Tauern; compare Hohe Tauern) are a mountain range in central Austria, part of the Central Eastern Alps. They lie on the main chain of the Alps, directly east of the Hohe Tauern, in parts of Salzburger Land and Styria, from Murtörl in the west to the Schoberpass in the east.
Niederkirchnerstrasse Niederkirchnerstrasse (usually written NiederkirchnerstraĂźe in Germany), formerly Prinz-Albrecht-Strasse, is a street in Berlin, the capital of Germany. The street runs west from the Wilhelmstrasse to Stresemanstrasse.
Niedermayrite Niedermayrite is a rare hydrated copper cadmium sulfate hydroxide mineral with formula: Cu4Cd(SO4)2(OH)6·4(H2O). It crystallizes in the monoclinic system and occurs as encrustations and well formed vitreous blue-green prismatic crystals.
Niederschlesischer Oberlausitzkreis The Niederschlesischer Oberlausitzkreis (German for district of Lower Silesian Upper Lusatia) is the easternmost Kreis (district) of the Free State of Saxony and Germany. Neighboring districts are (from south clockwise) Löbau-Zittau, Bautzen, Kamenz and the district Spree-Neiße in Brandenburg.
Niel Brandt William Nielsen Brandt (born June 10, 1970; also known as Niel Brandt) is a professor in the Department of Astronomy & Astrophysics at the Pennsylvania State University. He is best known for his work studying the X-ray properties of active galaxies, X-ray binaries, and other cosmic X-ray sources.
Niel van der Watt Niel van der Watt (born Gerhardus Daniel van der Watt, on 28 December 1962 in Pretoria) is a South African composer. Well known for his choral compositions, he has also established himself as a leading composer of chamber music.
Niellim language The Niellim language (autonym lwaà:) is a Bua language spoken by some 5,000 people (as of 1993) along the Chari River in southern Chad. It is mainly spoken in two areas: one around the city of Sarh (to which many - perhaps most - speakers have migrated) and one, its traditional home, further north, between about 9°30' and 9°50' N, corresponding to the former chiefdoms of Pra, Niellim, and Niou.
Niels Bohr Niels (Henrik David) Bohr (October 7, 1885 – November 18, 1962) was a Danish physicist who made fundamental contributions to understanding atomic structure and quantum mechanics. Bohr is widely considered one of the greatest physicists of the twentieth century.
Niels Bohr Institute for Astronomy, Physics and Geophysics The Niels Bohr Institute for Astronomy, Physics and Geophysics is part of the Faculty of Science at the University of Copenhagen. It was founded 1 January 1993 by consolidation of the Niels Bohr Institute with several other departments.
Niels Duffhuës Niels Duffhuës (born January 8, 1973 in Oss) is a Dutch multi-instrumentalist, composer and writer. From 1993 to 1994 he was the vocalist and acoustic guitarist in the gothic metal band The Gathering, and he played on their album Almost a Dance, released in 1993.
Niels Ferguson Niels Ferguson is a Dutch cryptographic engineer and consultant who currently works for Microsoft. He has worked with others, including Bruce Schneier, designing cryptographic algorithms, testing algorithms and protocols, and writing papers and books.
Niels Henrik Abel Niels Henrik Abel (August 5, 1802–April 6, 1829), Norwegian mathematician, was born in Nedstrand, near Finnøy where his father acted as rector. In 1815 he entered the cathedral school at Christiania (as Oslo was then called), and three years later he gave proof of his mathematical genius by his brilliant solutions of the original problems proposed by Bernt Holmboe.
Niels Christian Geelmuyden Niels Christian Geelmuyden (born December 18, 1960) is a Norwegian journalist and writer, mostly known for his interviews and essays. Geelmuyden grew up in Lysaker and attended local schools before getting a degree in political science at the University of Oslo.
Niels Jørgen Cappelørn Niels Jørgen Cappelørn (born 1945) is a Danish theologian, Søren Kierkegaard scholar at and director of Søren Kierkegaard Research Center at the University of Copenhagen. He has written several books on Kierkegaard.
Niels Klim's Underground Travels Niels Klim's Underground Travels (1741) is a satirical science-fiction/fantasy novel written by Ludvig Holberg, a Norwegian-Danish dramatist, historian, and essayist, born in Bergen, Norway. It was his first and only novel.
Niels Krabbe Niels Kaare Krabbe (born 1 July1951) is based at the Vertebrate Department of the Zoological Museum University of Copenhagen, researching various aspects of ornithology, especially bioacoustics and conservation; systematics and altitudinal replacements of Scytalopus tapaculos.
Niels Lauritz Høyen Niels Lauritz Andreas Høyen, (June 4, 1798-April 29, 1870), Danish is considered to be the first Danish art historian and critic. He promoted a Danish nationalistic art through his writings and lectures, and exerted a far reaching effect on contemporary artists.
Niels Neergaard Niels Thomasius Neergaard (27 June 1854 - 2 September 1936) was a Danish historian and political figure, a member of the Liberal Venstre Reform Party. He served as Council President of Denmark between 1908 and 1909 as head of the Cabinet of Neergaard I and as both Prime minister of Denmark and Finance Minister from 5 May 1920 to 23 April 1924, leading the Cabinet of Neergaard II and III.
Niels Treschow Niels (Nicolai) Treschow (Drammen, 1751 - 1833), was a Norwegian philosopher and politician, central to the creation of a the Universitetet i Oslo. He also served as Minister of Education and Church Affairs 1814-1816, 1817-1819, 1820-1822 and 1823-1825, and member of the Council of State Division in Stockholm 1816-1817, 1819-1820, and 1822-1823.
Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen (May 27, 1946 – April 19, 2005) was a Danish jazz bassist known for his impressive technique and an approach that could be considered an extension of the innovative work of Scott LaFaro. The "great Dane with the never-ending name", Pedersen was known simply as NHØP among many jazz fans.
Nielsen Broadcast Data Systems Nielsen Broadcast Data Systems, better known as BDS, is a service that tracks monitored radio, television and internet airplay of songs based on the number of spins and detections. The service, which is a subsidiary of ACNielsen provides the basis for VNU Media publications Billboard, R&R and Canadian Music Network (discontinued in 2005; now a website) magazines in determining their radio airplay music charts and determines the chart movement in Billboard's Hot 100 chart when combined with single sales from Nielsen SoundScan.
Nielsen Media Research Nielsen Media Research (NMR) is an American firm, headquartered in New York City, and operating primarily from Oldsmar, Florida, which measures media audiences, including television, radio and newspapers. NMR is best-known for the Nielsen Ratings, a measurement of television viewership.
Nielsen Norman Group Nielsen Norman Group is a usability consulting company created by well-known user experience experts Donald Norman, Jakob Nielsen, and Bruce Tognazzini. Besides these three principals, there are many lesser known experts in the company.
Nielsen Ratings When TV viewers or entertainment professionals in the United States mention "ratings" they are generally referring to Nielsen Ratings, a system developed by Nielsen Media Research to determine the audience size and composition of television programming. Nielsen Ratings are offered in over forty countries.
Nielsen SoundScan Nielsen SoundScan is an information system created by Mike Fine and Mike Shalett that tracks sales data for singles, albums, and music video products in Canada and the United States for Billboard and other music industry companies. MTV, VH1, and many other North American cable music channels use Nielsen SoundScan data as well.
Nielsen VideoScan Nielsen VideoScan is the partnership formed between the VNU-owned companies VideoScan and ACNielsen. Nielsen VideoScan provides detailed point-of-sale data regarding sales of VHS videotape cassettes, DVD's, HD DVD's and Blu-ray Discs.
Nielsen-Olesen vortex In theoretical physics, a Nielsen-Olesen vortex is a point-like object localized in two spatial dimensions or, equivalently, a classical solution of field theory with the same property. This particular solution occurs if the configuration space of scalar fields contains non-contractible circles.
Nielsen-Olsen string In theoretical physics, Nielsen-Olsen string is a one-dimensional object or equivalently a classical solution of certain equations of motion. The solution does not depend on the direction along the string; the dependence on the other two, transverse dimension is identical as in the case of a Nielsen-Olsen vortex.
Nieman Fellowship Nieman Fellowship is an award given to mid-career journalists by The Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard University. This prestigious award allows winners time to reflect on their careers and focus on honing their skills.
Nieman Marcus Fashion Award The Neiman Marcus Award for Distinguished Service in the Field of Fashion was established in 1938 and is a yearly award now recognized as the "Oscar® of fashion." Among the first awardees were Christian Dior, Coco Chanel,Slim Keith and Her Most Serene Highness, Princess Grace of Monaco.
Niemeyer-Dolan technique The Niemeyer-Dolan technique, also called Dolan technique or shadow evaporation technique (the term preferred by its inventor, J. Niemeyer), is a lithographic method to create nanometer-sized overlapping structures comprised of two or more materials.
Nien Rebellion The Nien Rebellion (; Western historians have traditionally used the Wade-Giles transcription "Nien", rather than Hanyu Pinyin "Nian") was a large armed uprising that took place in northern China from 1851 to 1868. The rebellion failed to topple the Qing dynasty, but caused immense economic devastation and loss of life that became one of the major long-term factors in the collapse of the Qing regime.
Niena Niena is a village and rural commune of Mali, in the cercle and region of Sikasso. Niena is located 133 km from Bougouni and 78 km from Sikasso, on the highway that links Bamako to Sikasso and Côte d’Ivoire.
Nienburg (district) Nienburg is a district (Landkreis) in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is bounded by (from the west and clockwise) the districts of Diepholz, Verden, Soltau-Fallingbostel, Hanover and Schaumburg, and by the state of North Rhine-Westphalia (district of Minden-LĂĽbbecke).
Nienor In Tolkien's fantasy world Middle-earth, Nienor, also called Níniel "Tear-Maiden", was the third child of Húrin and Morwen, the sister of Lalaith, who died in her youth, and Túrin. She appears in the tale of her brother Túrin, which is told in The Book of Lost Tales, The Lay of the Children of Húrin, Narn i Chîn Húrin and The Silmarillion.
NiepokalanĂłw NiepokalanĂłw (City of the Immaculate) is a Catholic religious community near Warsaw, Poland founded in 1927 by Franciscan Friar Maximilian Kolbe. At one time, it was the largest religious community in the world, housing 800 men.
Niepołomice Niepołomice is a town in southern Poland, situated in the Lesser Poland Voivodeship (since 1999), previously in Kraków Voivodeship (1975-1998). It is situated on the Vistula River, 25 km east of Kraków on the verge of large woodlands (Puszcza Niepołomnicka - The Niepołomnice Forests).
Nierstein-Oppenheim Nierstein-Oppenheim is a Verbandsgemeinde ("collective municipality") in the district Mainz-Bingen (Rheinhessen) in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is situated on the left bank of the Rhine, approx.
Niesky Niesky (-German, Sorbian: Niska) is a small town in Upper Lusatia in eastern the Free State of Saxony, Germany. It has a population of 11,082 (2005) and is the capital of the Niederschlesischer Oberlausitzkreis.
Nietzsche Music Project The Nietzsche Music Project (NMP) is a non-profit interdisciplinary arts organization created in 1990, influenced by Friedrich Nietzsche's ideas, and whose raison d'ĂŞtre is to produce a wider understanding, by the general public, of Nietzsche's work as constituted by his philosophical, poetical, and musical efforts. It has pursued a thorough study of Nietzsche's ideas in his poetry and music and, in 1992/93, produced with the aid of its members and assosciates (pianists: John Bell Young, Constance Keene, Tomas Coote; violinist Nick Eanet; and tenor John Aler) two CDs of Nietzsche's musical compositions which were released by Newport Classic Recordings.
Nietzschean In the television series Andromeda, the Nietzscheans are a subspecies of genetically engineered humans who quite religiously follow the works of Friedrich Nietzsche, Social Darwinism and Dawkinite genetic competitiveness. They claim to be physically perfect and are distinguished by bone blades protruding outwards from the wrist area.
Nieuport 27 The Nieuport 27 was a French biplane fighter aircraft during World War I designed by Gustave Delage. The model 27 was the last of the Nieuport "v-strut" aircraft to see service, and it marked the height of v-strut development during the First World War.
Nieuw Amsterdam, Netherlands Nieuw-Amsterdam is a village in Drenthe, The Netherlands, bordering the village of Veenoord: Tweelingdorp, a common name for both municipalites, reflects this topographical relationship. For example, the train station was located in Veenoord, while its exit was in Nieuw-Amsterdam.
Nieuw Israëlitisch Weekblad The Nieuw Israëlitisch Weekblad (New Israelite Weekly) (NIW) is the oldest Jewish weekly and also the oldest news magazine still functioning in the Netherlands. Founded on August 4th 1865 it tries to inform (on) the Jewish community on issues concerning Jews and Judaism in the Netherlands and the world.
Nieuw-Nickerie Nieuw-Nickerie (pronounced 'niekerie') is the second largest city in Suriname, located in Nickerie district. It lies on the mouth of the Nickerie river on the Atlantic coast, opposite the mouth of the Corantijn river (Courantyne) and the Guyanese town of Corriverton (Springlands), to which a ferry service operates.
Nieuwe Merwede The Nieuwe Merwede ("New Merwede") is a canal that was constructed in 1870 to form a branch in the Rhine-Meuse delta. It was dug along the general trajectories of a number of minor Biesbosch creeks to reduce the risk of flooding by diverting the water away from the Beneden Merwede, and to facilitate navigation and regulate river traffic in the increasingly silted-up delta.
Nieuwe Waterweg [image] of the northwest part of the [[Rhine-Meuse delta showing the Nieuwe Waterweg (t)]]The Nieuwe Waterweg ("New Waterway") is a ship canal in the Netherlands from het Scheur (a branch of the Rhine-Meuse delta) west of the town of Maassluis to the North Sea at Hook of Holland. It is the artificial mouth of the river Rhine.
Nieuwpoort (Netherlands) Nieuwpoort () is a tiny city in the Netherlands in the municipality of Liesveld. It has the number of inhabitants to be called a village, but because the place was given city rights in 1283, it still is called a city.
Nieuwpoort, Belgium Nieuwpoort is a municipality located in Flanders, one of the three regions of Belgium, and in the Flemish province of West Flanders. The municipality comprises the city of Nieuwpoort proper and the towns of Ramskapelle and Sint-Joris.
Nieva River Nieva river is a tributary of the Marañón River for the margin right and it has an entire length from its east in the mountain range of Campanquiz up to his mouth in the Marañón river of 150.0 km approximately.
Nieve penitente Name given to a peculiar form of snow blades and pinnacles caused by differential ablation under dry and sunny climatic conditions. They are usually found on high mountain ranges, mainly the Dry Andes and the Pamirs, often in the tropical Andes, Tropical African Glaciers, the Sierra Nevada of California and occasionally in the Alps, the Rockies and Himalayas.
NiezaleĹĽna Oficyna Wydawnicza CDN The Independent Printing House CDN (better known as CDN, ) was a samizdat printing house operating in Poland between 1982 and 1990. Formed after the imposition of the Martial Law in Poland, it focused on publishing various mostly history-related books.
Nifedipine Nifedipine (brand name Adalat and Procardia) is a dihydropyridine calcium channel blocker. Its main uses are in angina pectoris (especially Prinzmetal's angina) and hypertension, although a large number of other uses have recently been found for this agent, such as Raynaud's phenomenon, premature labor, and painful spasms of the esophagus in cancer and tetanus patients.
Niforeika Niforeika (Greek: Νιφορέικα, previously Νιφοράιικα) is a village that is located between Kalamaki and Kato Achaia in the municipality of Dymi in northwestern Achaia. Distance from Patras is about 29 km, 11 km E of Araxos and 13 km E of the airport, and N of Gomosto.
Nifty Comics Nifty Comics is a comic book publishing company founded in 1995 by film, television and comic book veteran, Mat Nastos. In 2005, Nifty Comics released its first feature length DVD film, Bite Me, Fanboy to rave reviews in the comic industry.
Nifty Fifty The Nifty Fifty were fifty stocks listed on the New York Stock Exchange that propelled the bull market of the early 1970s. Most are still solid performers, although a few are now defunct or otherwise worthless.
NiFe NiFe or Nife is a general shorthand expression for a mixture of nickel (Ni) and iron (Fe). NiFe is used to describe nickel-iron batteries, various chemical reactions that involve a nickel-iron catalyst or component, and in geology to describe the general composition of the Earth's core.
Nig Cuppy George Joseph "Nig" Cuppy, (July 3 1869 – July 27 1922), was an American baseball pitcher during the 1890s. He spent nine years of his ten-year major league career as the number two starter behind Cy Young.
Nigel Adkins Nigel Adkins (born 11 March 1965 in Birkenhead) an English football manager. He is currently the manager of Scunthorpe United following Brian Laws' departure in November 2006, and has previously been in charge of Bangor City in the League of Wales, where he was at the helm for the Citizens two title wins in 1994 and 1995
Nigel Anstey Nigel Allister Anstey, British geophysicist, has made major contributions to seismic exploration, which are the foundations for many of the techniques used in today’s oil and gas exploration. Anstey’s contributions impact every major area of seismic exploration -– from seismic acquisition to seismic processing to interpretation to research.
Nigel Anthony Nigel Anthony, (born December 23, 1941) is a British theatre and television actor, who has also worked in radio, with audiobooks and in television advertising. He is married to the actress Kate Binchy and is an accomplished jazz drummer and historian.
Nigel Barr Nigel Barr has played bass trombone, sometimes euphonium, and occasionally, tuba, in the Michael Nyman Band since 1988. He has also served as Michael Nyman's "artist representative" (manager) from 1992-1997.
Nigel Benn Nigel Benn (born January 22, 1964) is an English former boxer who held world titles at both Middleweight and Super Middleweight. Benn was known as The Dark Destroyer, a nickname that would, ironically, later come back to haunt him.
Nigel Boogaard Nigel Boogaard (born August 14 1986 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia) is an Australian football (soccer) player. He currently plays as a central defender for the Australian A-League club the Central Coast Mariners.
Nigel Bruce William Nigel Ernle Bruce (February 4, 1895 – October 8, 1953), usually credited as Nigel Bruce, was a British character actor, best known as Dr. Watson in a series of films and a radioseries starring Basil Rathbone as Sherlock Holmes.
Nigel Burrell Nigel Burrell, a leading real estate identity in northern Queensland city of Cairns in Australia. Born in Falmouth, Cornwall in the United Kingdom, came to Australia in 1970 with his Royal Naval Commander father, mother and younger sister.
Nigel Buxton Nigel Edward Buxton (born 1924) is a British travel writer and wine critic, although he is probably now better known for appearing as BaaadDad in the Channel 4 comedy series The Adam and Joe Show, which was written and presented by his son Adam along with Adam's friend Joe Cornish.
Nigel Clark Nigel Clark (born 18 September 1966, in Redditch, Worcestershire) emerged on the British music scene as the lead singer and bassist of the pop band, Dodgy. The band released three albums on A&M Records before initially breaking up in 1998.
Nigel de Longchamps Nigel de Longchamps is the author of the Speculum stultorum, a late 12th century Latin satirical poem, in which a foolish ass, Brunellus (or Burnellus) goes in search of a way of lengthening his tail, and the Contra Curiales et Officiales Clericos. He is known to have been a monk of Christ Church, Canterbury, from 1186 to 1193, and perhaps earlier if his claim to have known St Thomas (Beckett) is to be believed.
Nigel Dawes Nigel Dawes (born February 9, 1985 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada) is a Canadian ice hockey left winger who currently plays for the New York Rangers of the NHL. Nigel, a native of Canada, is of Jamaican descent.
Nigel Dempster Nigel Dempster (1 November 1941-) is a British journalist, author, broadcaster and diarist known widely for his celebrity gossip columns in newspapers including the Daily Express (1963-1971) and the Daily Mail (from 1971 to 2003).
Nigel Dick Nigel Andrew Robertson Dick (born at Catterick, North Yorkshire, England on 21 March 1953) is an English music video and film director, writer and musician based in Los Angeles, California. He directed the "...
Nigel Gray Leakey Nigel Gray Leakey (January 1, 1913- May 19, 1941) was a Kenyan 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.
Nigel Gresley Sir Herbert Nigel Gresley (19 June 1876 – 5 April 1941) was one of Britain's most famous steam locomotive engineers, who rose to become Chief Mechanical Engineer (CME) of the London and North Eastern Railway (LNER). He was the designer of some of the most famous steam locomotives in Britain, including the LNER Class A3 and LNER Class A4 4-6-2 Pacific engines.
Nigel Haldane of Gwynedd In the fictional universe of the Deryni novels of Katherine Kurtz, Nigel Haldane is the Duke of Carthmoor and a Prince of Gwynedd. He is the son of King Donal Blaine Haldane, the brother of King Brion Haldane, and the uncle of King Kelson Haldane.
Nigel Healey Nigel Healey is professor and pro-vice-chancellor of the College of Business and Economics at the University of Canterbury in New Zealand. Prior to joining UC, he was dean of Manchester Metropolitan University Business School in the UK.
Nigel Howard Nigel David Howard (18 May 1925-31 May 1979) was an English cricketer who played for Lancashire and England. He captained England for the tour to India in the only four Test matches he played in, winning one and drawing three, although the series was drawn after the fifth Test match was lost (Howard was injured and Donald Carr captained England in his absence).
Nigel Irens Nigel Irens is a leading yacht designer. He is perhaps best known as designer of the Adventurer, a 35m trimaran motor yacht which completed a record-breaking circumnavigation in 1998, and of the record-breaking trimaran used by Ellen MacArthur to break the world record for solo circumnavigation in 2005.
Nigel James Brown Nigel James Brown (born January 8, 1973, in Nottingham, England) is a freelance technical audio consultant at Impromptu Software Limitedspecialises in the design and implementation of cross-platform interactive audio systems and is also a musician and sound-engineer.
Nigel Jaquiss Nigel Jaquiss (born 1962) is a journalist who won the 2005 Pulitzer Prize for investigative reporting, for his work exposing Governor of Oregon Neil Goldschmidt's alleged sexual abuse of a 14-year-old girl while he was mayor of Portland, Oregon. His story was published in Willamette Week in May 2004.
Nigel John Taylor John Taylor (born Nigel John Taylor on June 20, 1960 in Birmingham, England) is an English bass guitarist and co-founder of the New Romantic band Duran Duran. Duran Duran was one of the most popular groups in the world during the 1980s, thanks to revolutionary music videos that played in heavy rotation in the early days of MTV, and Taylor was Duran Duran's most popular member.
Nigel Kennedy Nigel Kennedy (born December 28, 1956 in Brighton, England) is a violinist and violist. He was a pupil at the Yehudi Menuhin School, under Yehudi Menuhin himself, and later at the Juilliard School in New York under Dorothy DeLay.
Nigel Kitching Nigel Kitching (born 29 May 1959) is an illustrator and writer in comics and in books. He first made his name in comics with Trident Comics, as the artist of Saviour (written by Mark Millar) from its second issue and Light-Brigade (which he co-created with Neil Gaiman)
Nigel Kneale Nigel Kneale, born Thomas Nigel Kneale (April 18, 1922 – October 29, 2006) was a Manx television and film scriptwriter, who worked mostly in the United Kingdom. He was best known for his creation of the character of Professor Bernard Quatermass, who has appeared in three serials for BBC Television, one for Thames Television and three feature film adaptations of the BBC serials for the Hammer company.
Nigel Lambert Nigel Lambert was a narrator in the first series of the BBC programme Look Around You in 2002. He was formerly a Channel 4 continuity announcer in the 1980s, has worked extensively as a voice actor and appeared in television commercials.
Nigel Lawson Nigel Lawson, Baron Lawson of Blaby, PC (born March 11, 1932), was a British politician, Chancellor of the Exchequer between June 1983 and October 1989. His tenure in that office was longer than that of any of his predecessors since David Lloyd George (1908 to 1915), though it was surpassed by Gordon Brown in September 2003.
Nigel Leask Professor Nigel Leask is the current Regius Chair of English Language and Literature at the University of Glasgow, having been appointed to the post in September 2004. It was not until December 2006, however, that he delivered his inaugural lecture.
Nigel MacArthur Nigel MacArthur is a broadcaster in Kent on the Kmfm radio network working under the name of Nigel Harris. The name change was brought about to assure a little more secrecy when working on his first job at the offshore station Radio Caroline.
Nigel McGuinness Nigel McGuinness is the ring name of Steven Haworth, an English professional wrestler, currently working for Ring of Honor in the United States of America. McGuinness was the longest reigning ROH Pure Champion, holding the title for 350 days.
Nigel Melville Nigel Melville (born 6 January 1961) is one of the few players to captain England on his debut appearance. Many believe, had his career not been troubled with terrible injuries (including a serious neck injury, shoulder damage, five knee operations and a chipped ankle, plus more), he could have become England's greatest scrum-half.
Nigel Ogden Nigel Ogden is an organist and radio broadcaster in the UK who presents The Organist Entertains on BBC Radio 2. Inspired by theatre organists such as Reginald Dixon, he took up playing the organ at the age of 12, and was first heard on The Organist Entertains in 1972.
Nigel Olsson Nigel Olsson (born February 10, 1949 in Wallasey, Merseyside, England) is a rock drummer best known for his work with Elton John. He played drums and sang backing vocals on John's early 1970's albums, teaming with guitarist Davey Johnstone, bassist Dee Murray, and percussionist Ray Cooper to form what most rock fans regard as Elton John's classic backing band .
Nigel Payne Nigel Payne (born March 1960) is the former Group Chief Executive and current Executive Director of Sportingbet Plc, which operates a network of bookingmaking websites, as well as the Paradise Poker online poker room.
Nigel Pendse Nigel Pendse is OLAP analyst and the lead person responsible of The OLAP Report and The OLAP Survey, and is an advisor and speaker on a variety of OLAP related subjects. Previously, he had worked both as a user and then in a variety of roles as a salesperson of business intelligence products since 1973.
Nigel Rees Nigel Rees (born June 5 1944, near Liverpool) is a British author and presenter, best known for devising and hosting the Radio 4 panel game Quote... Unquote and for his keen interest in the use and misuse of the English language.
Nigel Roder Nigel Roder, also known professionally as Kester the Jester, (born 1967) became the official court jester of England in 2004. He succeeded Muckle John, whose position became redundant when his employer, King Charles I of England, was beheaded in 1649.
Nigel Rudd Nigel Rudd (born 1946 in Derby, England) is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants. In 1982, he founded Williams PLC, a company which went on to become one of the largest industrial holding companies in the United Kingdom until its demerger in November 2000, creating Chubb plc and Kidde plc.
Nigel Saul Professor Nigel Saul is a British academic who was formerly the Head of the Department of History at Royal Holloway, University of London (RHUL). He is widely recognised as one of the leading experts in the history of medieval England

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