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Encyclopedia > Ripley

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Ripley is the surname of:

Sigourney Weaver as Ellen Ripley Ellen Ripley is a fictional character, the protagonist in the Alien movie series. ... Brian D. Ripley is a distinguished statistician, professor of Applied Statistics at the University of Oxford and a Professorial fellow at St Peters College. ... Sidney Dillon Ripley (20 September 1913 - 12 March, 2001 ) was an ornithologist. ... Eleazer Wheelock Ripley (1782-1839) , was a graduate of Dartmouth College, distinguished Brigadier General in the War of 1812, and later Louisiana legislator. ... George Ripley (October 3, 1802-July 4, 1880) was an American social reformer, Unitarian, and Transcendentalist. ... Sir George Ripley was a famous 15th century English alchemist, second only to Roger Bacon. ... Martha George Ripley (November 30, 1843–1912) of Lowell, Vermont was an American physician and founder of the Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis, Minnesota. ... James Wolfe Ripley (December 10, 1794 – March 16, 1870) was an American soldier, serving as a brigadier general in the Union Army during the Civil War. ... John Ripley was a Scottish 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. ... The Victoria Cross (VC) is a military decoration awarded for valour in the face of the enemy to members of armed forces of some Commonwealth countries and previous British Empire territories. ... “The Great War ” redirects here. ... John Walter Ripley (born 1939) enlisted into the Marine Corps in 1957. ... The Navy Cross is the second highest medal that can be awarded by the Department of the Navy and the second highest award given for valor. ... Combatants Republic of Vietnam United States Republic of Korea Thailand Australia New Zealand The Philippines National Front for the Liberation of South Vietnam Democratic Republic of Vietnam People’s Republic of China Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea Strength US 1,000,000 South Korea 300,000 Australia 48,000... // Robert Leroy Bobby Ripken (December 25, 1890-May 27, 1949) was born Leroy Ripken in Santa Rosa, California and is most known for his founding of the nationally-syndicated series, Ripleys Believe It or Not. ... For the TV series, see Ripleys Believe It or Not (TV series). ... Roswell Sabine Ripley (March 14, 1823 – March 26, 1887) was an officer in the United States Army during the Mexican-American War and, despite bring Northern-born, a brigadier general in the Confederate States Army during the Civil War. ... Thomas Ripley (ca 1683 - February 10, 1758) was an English architect. ... William Z. Ripley was an economist who trained at the Massachussetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and at Columbia University. ... Andy Ripley was an English rugby union player who gained 24 caps for England in the 1970s and a place on the Lions 1974 tour. ... Thomas Ripley is the name of a literary character, and also the name of an English architect. ... 1962 publicity photo of Patricia Highsmith Patricia Highsmith (January 19, 1921 - February 4, 1995) was an American novelist who is known mainly for her psychological crime thrillers which have led to more than two dozen film adaptations. ... The Ripliad is a name given to the series of five books based around the exploits of Thomas Ripley. ...

Places

In Australia

  • Ripley, Queensland, Australia

In Canada

Ripley is a village in Bruce County, Ontario, Canada. ...

In England

Map sources for Ripley, Derbyshire at grid reference SK398505 Ripley is a small town in the Amber Valley area of Derbyshire in England. ... For other uses, see Ripley (disambiguation). ... Ripley is a village in North Yorkshire, a few miles north of Harrogate on the A61. ...

In the United States

Ripley is a village located in Brown County, Illinois. ... Ripley is a town located in Somerset County, Maine. ... Ripley is a small, unincorporated community in Franklin Township situated upon a slope, just east of Hancock on Michigan State Highway 26 and across the Portage Lake Canal from Houghton. ... Ripley is a city located in Tippah County, Mississippi. ... Ripley is a town located in Chautauqua County, New York. ... Main Street ends at the Ohio River in Ripley, Ohio Ripley is a village in Brown County, Ohio, 50 miles southeast of Cincinnati, along the Ohio River. ... Ripley is a town located in Payne County, Oklahoma. ... Ripley is a city in Lauderdale County, Tennessee, United States. ... North Court Street in downtown Ripley in 2007 The Jackson County Courthouse in Ripley in 2007 Ripley is a city in Jackson County, West Virginia, United States. ... Ripley County is a county located in the state of Indiana. ... Ripley County is a county located in the state of Missouri. ... Ripley Township is a township located in Dodge County, Minnesota. ... Ripley Township is a township located in Morrison County, Minnesota. ...

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Ripley's Believe It or Not! - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (1297 words)
Conceived and drawn by Robert Ripley, the newspaper panel proved popular and was later transmorphed into a wide variety of formats, including a radio program, a television show, a chain of museums and a pinball game.
That same year, Ripley hired Norbert Pearlroth as his researcher, and Pearlroth spent the next 52 years of his life in the New York Public Library, working ten hours a day and six days a week in order to find unusual facts for Ripley.
Shortly after the 13th episode, Ripley died May 27, 1949 of a heart attack and was replaced by Robert St. John who served as host until the series ended on October 5, 1950.
George Ripley (2380 words)
Ripley prepared for the ministry at the Cambridge divinity school; in 1826 accepted a call to be pastor and preacher of the church, organized but eighteen months before, and within two months worshipping in their new meeting-house on Purchase street, Boston.
Ripley associated himself at once with people of no worldly consideration, avowed principles that were voted vulgar in refined circles, and identified himself with an enterprise which the amiable called visionary, and the unamiable wild and revolutionary.
Ripley, the Managing Editor, supervised the whole; wrote much himself on the different aspects of Association; reported the progress of the cause at home and abroad; answered the objections that were current in the popular prejudice, and gave to the paper the encouraging tone of his cheery, earnest spirit.
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