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Philadelphia System The Philadelphia System was a penal system that put solitary prisoners into cells to contemplate their misdeeds and to plot a new life. The results of such solitary confinement included few reformations and numerous attempts at suicide.
Philadelphia Tapers The Philadelphia Tapers were originally the New York Tapers, an NABL club team sponsored by the Tuck Tape Company. They were a top AAU club team in the 1950s featuring many former collegiate stars and pro players.
Philadelphia Tigers The Philadelphia Tigers were a Negro League baseball team that played briefly in the 1928 Eastern Colored League before the circuit disbanded in early June. The Tigers, organized by Smittie Lucas, featured a few well-known east coast players, such as Bill Yancey, George Johnson, and McKinley Downs, but no real stars.
Philadelphia Toboggan Company The Philadelphia Toboggan Company is the oldest existing roller coaster manufacturing company in the world. Based in Hatfield, Pennsylvania, it was established in 1904 by Henry Auchey and Chester Albright, making various amusement devices, including carousels, wooden roller coasters, and their trains.
Philadelphia Tribune The Philadelphia Tribune is a newspaper, centered at 520 South 16th Street Philadelphia, PA, that primarily targets the African-American community. Published Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday, it is the oldest continually running African-American newspaper, being created in 1884 by Chrisopher James Perry, Jr.
Philadelphia University Philadelphia University, founded in 1884, is a private university with 3,500 part- and full-time students from 38 states and 30 countries. The University offers more than 50 undergraduate and graduate degree programs leading to the Bachelor of Science, Bachelor of Architecture, Bachelor of Landscape Architecture, master’s degrees and a doctoral degree in Textile Engineering and Science.
Philadelphia Whiskey Festival The annual Philadelphia Whiskey Festival is sponsored by the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board and Philadelphia Magazine. Over sixty distilled spirits producers present a wide variety of spirits for tasting, including: whiskey, Canadian and Irish whiskies, Bourbon, Scotch, single-malts, tequila, rum, gin, vodka and cognac.
Philadelphia Wireman The Philadelphia Wireman is the working name given to an unknown outsider artist responsible for approximately 1,200 small-scale wire-frame sculptures that were found abandoned on a street outside a transient home in Philadelphia in 1982. The artist is assumed to be male due to the strength required to bend some of the heavy-gauge wire in the sculptures; it is hypothesised that the sculptures were abandoned after their creator's death.
Philadelphia Youth Orchestra The Philadelphia Youth Orchestra (PYO) is a youth orchestra in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, founded in 1939 in Germantown, Philadelphia. The Orchestra works with a "companion ensemble", the Philadelphia Young Artists Orchestra (PYAO), which was established in 1996, and Bravo Brass, a brass ensemble, which was founded in 2003.
Philadelphia Zoo The Philadelphia Zoo, located in Fairmount Park on the west bank of the Schuylkill River in Philadelphia, was the first zoo in the United States. Chartered by the state on March 21, 1859, its opening was delayed by the American Civil War until July 1, 1874.
Philadelphia, Wilmington and Baltimore Railroad The Philadelphia, Wilmington and Baltimore Railroad was the Pennsylvania Railroad's main line from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania southwest to Baltimore, Maryland. It is now part of Amtrak's Northeast Corridor; freight is handled by Norfolk Southern.
Philadelphians The Philadelphians were a Protestant 17th century religious sect in England. They were organized around John Pordage (1607 - 1681), a priest from Bradfield, Berkshire, who had been ejected from his parish in 1655 and then reinstated in 1660.
Philadelphus lewisii Philadelphus lewisii (Lewis's Mock-orange) is a deciduous shrub which is native to the western United States, from northwestern California in the Sierra Nevada, north to Washington in the Cascade Range, and east to Idaho and Montana. It is widespread but not terribly common, usually appearing as an individual plant amongst other species.
Philae Philae (Greek: ) or Pilak or P'aaleq (Egyptian: remote place or the end or the angle island) or Arabic: Anas el Wagud, is an island in the Nile River and the previous site of an Ancient Egyptian temple complex in southern Egypt. The complex is now located on the nearby island of Agilika.
Philagrafika Philagrafika is an international, contemporary art quadrennial exhibition that celebrates the printed image as a core strategy for artists today, originally founded in 2000 as the Philadelphia Print Collaborative. The name was changed in April 2006.
Philanthrocapitalism Investing in social programs that demand return on investment over the long term, or through secondary benefits from investing in the program. Originally called "venture philanthropy" by Rockefeller, demands careful monitoring of the programs to ensure long term sustainability and benefits.
Philanthropist A philanthropist is someone who engages in philanthropy; that is, someone who donates his or her time, money, or reputation to a charitable cause. The term may apply to any volunteer or to anyone who makes a donation, but the label is most often applied to those who donate large sums of money or who make a major impact through their volunteering, such as a trustee who manages a philanthropic organization.
Philanthropy Philanthropy is the act of donating money, goods, time, or effort to support a charitable cause, usually over an extended period of time and in regard to a defined objective. In a more fundamental sense, philanthropy may encompass any altruistic activity which is intended to promote good or improve human quality of life.
Philanthropy Directions International PDI was created by Greg Fields in order to provide counsel to individuals and foundations regarding effective, efficient and impactful philanthropy. PDI educates donors regarding the power of philanthropy and facilitate their social investments.
Philanthus triangulum Philanthus triangulum, or the European beewolf is a solitary wasp, that lives in Southern Europe and Northern Africa, although sightings have been found as far north as the Isle of Wight. Though the adults of the species are herbivores (feeding on nectar and pollen), and do not eat bees, the species gets its name from the fact that the inseminated females hunt honeybees to feed the larvae.
Philaretos Brachamios Philaretos Brachamios (Greek: Φιλάρετος Βραχάμιος; Armenian: Փիլարտոս Վարաժնունի, Pilartos Varajnuni; Latin: Philaretus Brachamius) was a distinguished Byzantine general and warlord of Armenian heritage. Philaretos is testified on seals as taxiarches (commander of an infantry regiment), as well as protospatharios and topoteretes (deputy commander) of the Tagmata of Cappadocia, then as magister and doux (duke), and finally as kuropalates and doux.
Philatelic cover A philatelic cover is a cover sent through the mails for the purpose of creating a collectible item. While some collectors specialize in philatelic covers, especially first day covers and cacheted covers, others regard them as artificial objects that are not reflective of real-world usage, and will pay a higher price for "commercial covers".
Philatelic investment Philatelic Investment, the investment of funds in collectible postage stamps for the purpose of realizing a profit, is a relatively recent phenomenon. Stamp collecting has long had the reputation of being an unprofitable hobby for most beginning collectors; nevertheless, investing in stamps is growing in popularity among more advanced collectors.
Philémon (comic book character) Philémon is a French comic book series created by comic book artist Fred, starring character of the same name and published by Dargaud starting from the 1960's. The general tone of the comic book is of fantastic realism, depicting the adventures of a young farmboy (Philémon) in crazy adventures with odd creatures and in surreal places.
Philémon Cousineau Philémon Cousineau (October 25 1874 – March 3 1959) was a Canadian politician born in Saint-Laurent (today part of Montreal). He was mayor of St-Laurent from 1905 to 1909, and Quebec Conservative Party leader from 1915 to 1916.
Philémon Yunji Yang Philémon Yunji Yang is Cameroon's current (as of 2004) Minister Deputy Secretary General at the Presidency of the Republic of Cameroon. He was previously High Commissioner to Canada and had served in that position since 23 October, 1984.
Philco Philco, the Philadelphia Storage Battery company (formerly known as the Spencer Company and later the Helios Electric Company), was a pioneer in early radio and television and former employer of Philo Farnsworth, inventor of cathode ray tube television.
Philcon Philcon, also known as the "Philadelphia Science Fiction Conference", is an annual science fiction convention, held in or near Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, every year starting in 1936 (except during World War II). It is usually held in November.
Phileas Fogg (SAJV) The fictional character of Phileas Fogg was re-written for the science fiction television series The Secret Adventures of Jules Verne and is a substantially different character than the Phileas Fogg in Jules Verne's book Around the World in Eighty Days.
Philemon Arthur and the Dung Philemon Arthur and the Dung is a mysterious music group from Scania, Sweden, consisting of two members known only by the pseudonyms Philemon Arthur and the Dung. The band formed in the early 1960s under the name The Popbeams, which they changed before the release of their first album.
Philemon Dickerson Philemon Dickerson (January 11, 1788; Succasunna, New Jersey – December 10, 1862; Paterson, New Jersey) was a United States congressman representing New Jersey and was the brother of politician Mahlon Dickerson.
Philemon Dickinson Philemon Dickinson (April 5, 1739 – February 4, 1809) was an American lawyer and politician from Trenton, New Jersey. He was a general officer in the New Jersey Militia during the American Revolution, a Continental Congressman from Delaware, and a United States Senator from New Jersey.
Philemon Wright High School Philemon Wright High School is an anglophone high school located in the Hull sector of Gatineau, Quebec, Canada. It is administered by the Western Quebec School Board and named after Philemon Wright, founder of Hull.
Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra is a San Francisco-based orchestra dedicated to historically-informed performance of Baroque, Classical and early Romantic music on original instruments. The Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra was founded in 1981 by harpsichordist, teacher and early music pioneer, Laurette Goldberg (1932-2005).
Philharmonia Hungarica The Philharmonia Hungarica was a symphony orchestra, based in Germany, which existed between 1956 and 2001. It was first established in Vienna by Hungarian musicians who had fled their homeland after it was invaded by Soviet troops.
Philharmonie Luxembourg The Grande-Duchesse Joséphine-Charlotte Concert Hall (), known more usually as the Philharmonie Luxembourg, is a concert hall in Luxembourg City, in southern Luxembourg. The hall is located in the Kirchberg quarter, in the north-east of the city.
Philhellenism Philhellenism ("the love of Greek culture") was the intellectual fashion at the turn of the 19th century that led Europeans like Lord Byron to lend their support for the Greek movement towards independence from the Ottoman Empire. Byron provided some more concrete assistance in commissioning several seagoing war vessels which proved to be useful in the successful War of Independence in the early 1820s.
Philia "Philia" (Greek: φιλíα) in Aristotle's Nicomachean Ethics is usually translated "friendship",And also sometimes as "love". though in fact his use of the term is rather broader than that.
Philia Felice , or Philia Philis in Japan, is one of the protagonists of Tales of Destiny, also appearing in its sequel as a supporting character. She's an apprentince priestess from Straylize Temple, although she is also interested in conducting research, fulfilling the 'scientist' stereotype character of the Tales series.
Philibert Commerçon Dr. Philibert Commerçon (also sometimes spelled Commerson) (November 18, 1727–March 13, 1773) was a French naturalist, best known for accompanying Louis Antoine de Bougainville on his voyage of circumnavigation in 1766–1769.
Philidor position Philidor's position usually refers to an important chess endgame which illustrates a drawing technique when the defender has a king and rook versus a king, rook, and pawn. It is also known as the third rank defense, because of the importance of the rook on the third rank cutting off the opposing king.
Philinda Rand Philinda Parsons Rand Anglemyer (1876–1972) was an American English-language teacher in the Philippines. She was among the pioneering five-hundred Thomasites who landed on the shores of the Philippines in August 1901 on board the U.
Philinus of Athens Philinus (in Greek Φιλινος; lived 4th century BC) was an Athenian orator, a contemporary of Demosthenes and Lycurgus. He is mentioned by De­mosthenes in his oration against Meidias, who calls him the son of Nicostratus, and says that he was trierarch with him.
Philip (general) Philip (in Greek Φιλιππoς; lived 4th century BC) was son of Antipater, the regent of Macedonia, and brother of Cassander, by whom he was sent in 313 BC, with an army to invade Aetolia. But on his arrival in Acarnania the news that Aeacides, king of Epirus, had recovered possession of his throne, induced him to turn his arms against that monarch, whom he defeated in a pitched battle.
Philip (satrap) Philip (in Greek Φιλιππoς; died 318 BC) was satrap of Sogdiana, to which government he was first appointed by Alexander the Great himself in 327 BC. He retained his post, as did most of the satraps of the more remote provinces, in the arrangements which followed the death of the king (323 BC); but in the subsequent partition at Triparadisus, 321 BC, he was assigned the government of Parthia instead.
Philip (son of Antigonus) Philip (in Greek Φιλιππoς; died 306 BC), son of Antigonus, king of Asia, was sent by his father in 310 BC, at the head of an army, to oppose the revolt of his general Phoenix, and to recover possession of the towns on the Hellespont held by the latter. He died in 306 BC, just as Antigonus was setting out for his expedition against Egypt.
Philip (son of Machatas) Philip (in Greek Φιλιππoς; died 326 BC), son of Machatas, was an officer in the service of Alexander the Great, who was appointed by him in 327 BC satrap of India, including the provinces westward of the Hydaspes, as far south as the junction of the Indus with the Acesines. After the conquest of the Malli and Oxydracae, these tribes also were added to his government.
Philip A. Traynor Philip Andrew Traynor (May 31 1874 – December 5 1962) was an American dentist and politician from Wilmington, in New Castle County, Delaware. He was a member of the Democratic Party, who served two terms as U.
Philip A. Vernon Philip Anthony (Tony) Vernon is a psychology professor and psychometrician. Vernon is currently one of two editors-in-chief of the scientific journal Personality and Individual Differences and sits on the editorial board of IntelligencePersonality and Individual Differencesand Intelligence[http://www.
Philip Abramo Philip Abramo (b. 1945), often called the "The King Of Wall Street" by the media, Abramo is a Capo in the DeCavalcante crime family involved in extortion, loansharking and Stock Fraud in lower Manhattan as well as a liason between the Decavalante family and the other Five Families of New York.
Philip Affleck Philip Affleck (1726—1799) was a British admiral—a younger brother of Sir Edmund Affleck. Although not equally fortunate in having had opportunities afforded to him to win for himself a degree of distinction similar to that which had been acquired by the commodore; still Philip, when serving afloat, had often encountered the enemy, and, on more than one occasion, evinced considerable daring in conflicts which are technically termed "cutting out;" indeed at the siege of Louisburgh, he obtained his commander's commission for the intrepidity and courage he displayed in boarding, and capturing with the boats of the squadron, two French vessels of war of considerable force.
Philip Ahn Philip Ahn (March 29, 1911 – February 28, 1978) was a Korean-American actor. Ahn was born 안필립 安必立 AHN Pil-rip in Highland Park, California, believed to be the first American citizen of Korean parents born in the United States.
Philip Allen Bennett Philip Allen Bennett was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from Missouri during the 77th Congress. Before his election to Congress he was a newspaper publisher, state senator, and Lieutenant Governor.
Philip Anglim Philip Charles Anglim (born February 11, 1953) is an American actor best known for his performance as Joseph Merrick in the stage and television versions of The Elephant Man, a role for which he received a Best Actor nomination in the 1979 Tony Awards. Other notable roles include that of Dane O'Neill, the ill-fated love child who grew up to follow in his unknown father's footsteps on the path to the priesthood, in the television mini-series The Thorn Birds.
Philip Arnold Philip Arnold (1829 - 1878) was a confidence trickster from Elizabethtown, Kentucky, who was the brains behind a legendary 1872 scam to fool people into investing in western diamond mining operations. He managed to walk away from the hoax with more than half a million dollars.
Philip Arthur Fisher Philip Arthur Fisher (September 8 1907 – March 11 2004) was a very successful stock investor best known as the author of Common Stocks and Uncommon Profits (ISBN 0-471-11927-X), a guide to investing that has remained in print ever since it was first published in 1958.
Philip Augar Philip Augar is the author of The Death of Gentlemanly Capitalism: The Rise and Fall of London's Investment Banks (Penguin, 2000) and The Greed Merchants: How the Investment Banks Played the Free Market Game (Penguin, 2005). Augar was an equities broker in the city of London for twenty years from the 1970s, first with NatWest and J.
Philip Øgaard Philip Remi Øgaard (born April 6, 1948) is a Norwegian cinematographer. Since 1983, Philip Øgaard has photographed more than 30 feature films, and has come to be recognized as one of Norway's premier cinematographers.
Philip B. Meggs Philip Baxter Meggs (1942–2002) was an American graphic designer, professor, historian and author of books on graphic design. Currently his book History of Graphic Design is required reading in many courses on design.
Philip Balde Philip Balde or Baldaeus, of Delft, was eight years chaplain of the states-general on the island of Ceylon, and has left behind him a full and faithful account of the civil, religious, and domestic condition of the countries through which he travelled. In this, he introduced also an interesting account of the Indian mythology, and some specimens of the Tamil language, including the translation of the Lord's Prayer: defective enough it is true, but remarkable as the first treatise, printed in Europe, on any Indian language.
Philip Bazaar Seaman Philip Bazaar, born in Chile, South America, was a Navy seaman who was awarded the United States' highest military decoration for valor in combat — the Medal of Honor — for having distinguished himself during the battle for Fort Fisher of the American Civil War.
Philip Bent Philip Eric Bent,VC, DSO,(January 3, 1891 - October 1, 1917), was a Canadian 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.
Philip Bester Philip Bester (born October 6, 1988 in Sonthoffen, Germany) is a Canadian tennis player. He grew up in Poland and later North Vancouver, British Columbia and trains at the Nick Bollettieri Tennis Academy in Bradenton, Florida.
Philip Bobbitt Philip Chase Bobbitt (born July 22, 1948, Temple, Texas), is an American author, academic, and public servant who has also lectured in Britain. He is best known for work on military strategy and constitutional law and theory, and as the author of The Shield of Achilles.
Philip Bradbourn Philip Bradbourn OBE MEP (born August 9, 1951, Tipton, West Midlands) is a British politician, and Member of the European Parliament for the West Midlands region, for the Conservative Party. He has been a member of the European Parliament since 1999.
Philip Burke Philip Burke is a commercial artist whose unique caricatures and portraits of celebrities and figureheads have been featured in magazines such as Rolling Stone, Vanity Fair, Time, Newsweek, The New Yorker, GQ and Vogue. His work has been exhibited in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
Philip Burne-Jones Philip Burne-Jones, later Sir Philip Burne-Jones (1861-1926) was the first child of the British Pre-Raphaelite artist Edward Burne-Jones. He became a well-known painter in his own right, producing more than 60 paintings, including portraits, landscapes, and poetic fantasies.
Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition The Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition, also known as the Jessup Cup, is a prestigious international law mooting competition which is organised by the International Law Students Association (ILSA), and attracts many law schools to participate every year.
Philip Caldwell Philip Caldwell (born January 27, 1920, in Bourneville, Ohio), as the first person to run the Ford Motor Company who was not a member of the Ford family, orchestrated one of the most dramatically successful turnarounds in business history.
Philip Campbell Curtis Philip Campbell Curtis (May 26, 1907 – November 12, 2000) was an American painter best remembered for his surrealist-inspired style scenes often featuring figures in Victorian dress. He was also the founding director of the Phoenix Art Center, which became the Phoenix Art Museum.
Philip Carteret Hill Philip Carteret Hill (Halifax August 13, 1821 – September 15, 1894 Tunbridge Wells) was a Nova Scotia politician. He was mayor of Halifax from 1861 to 1864 before entering provincial politics as a supporter of Canadian confederation in 1867 serving as Provincial Secretary in the Conservative cabinet of Hiram Blanchard but lost his seat in the fall 1867 election that defeated the government.
Philip Castle Philip Castle is an airbrush artist, best known for designing posters for the Stanley Kubrick film A Clockwork Orange and for Paul McCartney's Wings tour, among others. More recently, he painted the European poster for the Tim Burton film "Mars Attacks", and painted covers for the band Pulp, including their album "His'n'Hers".
Philip Cook Philip Cook, is author of Abused Men - The Hidden Side of Domestic Violence. He is a journalist who has received awards for his reporting from the Associated Press and the Professional Journalism Society among others.
Philip Coppens Philip Coppens (January 25, 1971-) started his career as an investigative journalist, with specialist subject the world of politics and intelligence agencies. As a result, material uncovered on the life of President John F.
Philip Cunliffe-Lister, 1st Earl of Swinton Philip Cunliffe-Lister, 1st Earl of Swinton, GBE, CH, MC, PC (1884 – 1972), known as Philip Lloyd-Greame until 1924 and as The Viscount Swinton from 1935 until 1955, was a prominent British Conservative politician from the 1920s until the 1950s.
Philip Currie Baron Philip Henry Wodehouse Currie (October 13, 1834 - May 12, 1906) was a British diplomat. He served as her Majesty's ambassador at Constantinople since 1893; has been connected with the Foreign Office since 1854; had been attaché at St.
Philip Curtis Philip Kenneth Edward Curtis (July 7, 1926 - April 23, 1951) 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.
Philip Czaplowski Australian Composer Philip Czaplowski was born in London in 1958, and migrated to Australia in 1969. He lives in Melbourne, where he is completing a PhD in music composition at Monash University under the supervision of Dr.
Philip Davey Philip Davey (VC, MM)(10 October 1896- 21 December 1953) was an Australian 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.
Philip Deidesheimer Philip Deidesheimer invented a system of supports for mines, using heavy timber "cubes", that enabled skilled miners to open three-dimensional cavities of any size underground. The system was inspired by the structure of honeycombs.
Philip Delaporte Reverend Philip Adam Delaporte was a German born American Protestant missionary who translated numerous texts from German into Nauruan. Delaporte was sent to Nauru with his family in November 1899, and returned to America in 1917.
Philip Dennis In 1802, during a trip to Washington DC, Miami Chief Little Turtle extended an invitation to the Baltimore area Quakers to visit Fort Wayne and teach the Miami about white civilization. This request was repeated in writing in Autumn of 1803, and three Quakers arrived in Spring of 1804.
Philip Dunne (writer) Philip Dunne (February 11, 1908 – June 2, 1992) was a Hollywood screenwriter, film director, and producer, who worked prolifically from 1932 until 1965. He spent the majority of his career at 20th Century Fox crafting well regarded romantic and historical dramas, usually adapted from another medium.
Philip Effiong Philip Effiong (November 18, 1925 – November 6 2003), also spelled Efiong, was the first Vice President and the second and last President of the now defunct Republic of Biafra, during the 30-month Nigeria-Biafra civil war of 1967 to 1970.
Philip Eisenberg Philip Eisenberg, born on June 8, 1936, is an American prompter. He has worked extensively with New York’s Metropolitan Opera and the San Francisco Opera, as well as with other American opera companies and in Europe.
Philip Elsmore Philip Elsmore (born June 12, 1937 in Stourport-on-Severn, Worcestershire) is most famous as a continuity announcer on Thames Television between its inception in 1968 and the station's demise in 1992, having made both the first and last continuity announcements for the station. He previously announced on ABC UK, which was the main influence on what became Thames, and he announced for Southern Television at weekends while London Weekend Television was on air in London.
Philip Emeagwali Philip Emeagwali (born 1954) is a Nigerian-born computer scientist/geologist who was one of two winners of the 1989 Gordon Bell Prize, a prize from the IEEE, for his use of the Connection Machine supercomputer to help analyse petroleum fields. He received $1000 US for this award.
Philip England Professor Philip Christopher England (born April 30, 1951) is a geophysicist and regarded as a world leader in the application of the theory of Plate Tectonics. His research centres upon the evolution, deformation and metamorphism of mountain ranges and the development of Island Arcs.
Philip Evans Scholarship Foundation The Philip Evans Scholarship Foundation is a scholarship program at Swarthmore College that "is committed to empowering students to develop themselves as critical thinkers, compassionate citizens, and engaged participants in local and world affairs." The program was established in 1986 by Jerome Kohlberg, Jr.
Philip Farkas Philip Farkas (1914 - December 21, 1992) was principal hornist in the Chicago Symphony Orchestra for many years; he left in 1960 to join the music faculty at Indiana University Bloomington. He wrote The Art of French Horn Playing which is considered by many to be the seminal work for horn players.
Philip Foley Philip Foley (1648 - 1716) was the youngest of the three surviving sons of the British ironmaster Thomas Foley (1616-1677). His father transferred to him in 1668 and 1669 all his ironworks in the Midlands for ÂŁ60,000.
Philip Foster Philip Foster (January 29, 1805–March 17, 1884) was one of the first settlers in Oregon, United States. The farmstead he established in Eagle Creek in 1847 became the first outpost of civilization after 2,000 miles of travel for pioneers heading west along the Oregon Trail.
Philip Francis Nowlan Philip Francis Nowlan (born 1888 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, died February 1 1940 in Philadelphia) was an American science fiction author. After graduating from the University of Pennsylvania he worked as a newspaper columnist.
Philip Franks Philip Franks (born 1959 in London) is a British actor and director best known for his roles as tax inspector Cedric "Charley" Charlton in the British sitcom The Darling Buds of May, and Sgt. Raymond Craddock on Heartbeat.
Philip G. Epstein Philip G. Epstein (August 22, 1909 – February 7, 1952) was an American screenwriter most known for his adaptation in partnership with his twin brother, Julius, and others of the unproduced play Everybody Comes to Rick's that became the screenplay for the Academy Award-winning film Casablanca (1942).
Philip Gale Philip Chandler Gale (1978, Los Angeles, California – March 13, 1998, Cambridge, Massachusetts) was a pioneering internet software developer and computer prodigy, an avid musician, and a Scientologist for most of his early life. Gale earned roughly a million dollars worth of stock options for his innovative internet service provider (ISP) programs at EarthLink, a firm established and bankrolled by members of the Church of Scientology.
Philip Gidley King Captain Philip Gidley King RN (23 April 1758 – 3 September 1808) was an English naval officer and colonial administrator. He is best known as the official founder of the first European settlement on Norfolk Island and as the third Governor of New South Wales.
Philip Gilbert Philip Gilbert was a Canadian actor born in Vancouver, British Columbia on March 29 1931 and educated at Vancouver College. He was a player with the Rank Organisation appearing in many films during the fifties and sixties starring opposite such notable actors as Peter Finch, Norman Wisdom, Stanley Baker, Bob Monkhouse, Donald Sutherland, Dirk Bogarde and Sir John Mills.
Philip Giordano Philip Giordano (1963-) is the former Republican mayor of Waterbury, Connecticut and a convicted sex offender. He was born in Caracas, Venezuela, and his family moved to the United States when he was two years old.
Philip Giraldi Philip Giraldi is a former officer of the United States Central Intelligence Agency who became famous for claiming in 2005 that the USA was preparing plans to attack Iran with nuclear weapons in response to a terrorist action against the US, independently of whether or not Iran was involved in the action. He is presently a partner in an international security consultancy, Cannistraro Associates.

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