Coombs
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Coombs can refer to:
- Coombs testCoombs testCoombs test refers to two clinical blood tests used in immunohematology and immunology...
, a test for the presence of antibodies or antigens - Coombs reagent, the reagent used in the Coombs testCoombs testCoombs test refers to two clinical blood tests used in immunohematology and immunology...
- Coombs' methodCoombs' methodThe Coombs' method is a voting system created by Clyde Coombs used for single-winner elections in which each voter rank the candidates in order of preference. It is very similar to instant-runoff voting , a more common preferential voting system.-Procedures:Each voter rank-orders all of the...
, a type of voting designed by the psychologist Clyde CoombsClyde CoombsClyde Hamilton Coombs was an American psychologist specializing in the field of mathematical psychology. He devised a voting system, that was hence named Coombs' method.... - Coombs, British ColumbiaCoombs, British ColumbiaCoombs is a small community on Vancouver Island in British Columbia, situated on provincial highway 4A approximately west of Parksville. Coombs is home to approximately 1,327 people and is renowned for its Old Country Market , Butterfly World , Jessica's waterslide, Coombs is a small community on...
, a small community in British ColumbiaBritish ColumbiaBritish Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is known for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu . Its name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858...
, Canada - [coombs], A common last name pronounced k-oo-mbs.
People
- Adele Coombs Author of the book "Barefoot dreaming".
- Anthony CoombsAnthony CoombsAnthony Michael Vincent Coombs is a British Conservative politician and Company Director. He was educated at Charterhouse School and Worcester College, Oxford....
- Bobby CoombsBobby CoombsRaymond Franklin "Bobby" Coombs was a Major League Baseball pitcher. The 5'9½", 160 lb. right-hander played for the Philadelphia Athletics and New York Giants...
(1908-1991), American baseball player - Clyde CoombsClyde CoombsClyde Hamilton Coombs was an American psychologist specializing in the field of mathematical psychology. He devised a voting system, that was hence named Coombs' method....
- David CoombsDavid CoombsDavid Coombs is an author and historian. Former editor of the Antique Collector's magazine, he was a columnist for the UK's authoritative weekly trade paper, Antiques Gazette ....
- Derek CoombsDerek CoombsDerek Michael Coombs was a British Conservative politician.Coombs was Member of Parliament for Birmingham Yardley from 1970 to 1974, when he lost to Labour's Sydney Tierney. He is the chairman of Prospect magazine.- External links :...
- Doug CoombsDoug CoombsDoug Coombs was an American alpine skier and mountaineer who helped to pioneer the sport of extreme skiing, both in North America and worldwide.- Biography :...
- Ernie CoombsErnie CoombsErnest "Ernie" Arthur Coombs, CM was a children's entertainer that starred in the Canadian television series Mr. Dressup....
, Canadian/American children's entertainer, host of the long-running Canadian TV series Mr. DressupMr. DressupMr. Dressup is a Canadian children's television series produced by CBC Television that ran from 1967 to 1996.The series starred Ernie Coombs as Mr. Dressup. The show aired every weekday morning, and each day Mr...
from 1967-1996 - Frank CoombsFrank CoombsFrank Leslie Coombs was a United States Representative from California.-Life:Frank Leslie Coombs was born in Napa, Napa County, California, the son of Nathan Coombs and Maria Isabel Gordon. He attended the public schools in California and Dorchester High School in Boston, Massachusetts...
, United States Representative from CaliforniaCaliforniaCalifornia is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
. - H.C. Coombs Herbert Cole (Nugget) Coombs, Australian economist and Governor of the Reserve Bank of AustraliaReserve Bank of AustraliaThe Reserve Bank of Australia came into being on 14 January 1960 as Australia's central bank and banknote issuing authority, when the Reserve Bank Act 1959 removed the central banking functions from the Commonwealth Bank to it....
1960-1968 - Jack CoombsJack CoombsJohn Wesley "Jack" Coombs , nicknamed Colby Jack after his alma mater, was a pitcher in Major League Baseball who played with the Philadelphia Athletics , Brooklyn Robins , and Detroit Tigers...
, Major-League baseball pitcher from 1906-1920 - James Coombs, American college football coach
- Kris Coombs-Roberts
- Melvin CoombsMelvin CoombsMelvin Coombs was a Wampanoag dancer, cultural educator, and cultural interpreter.-Biography:Born and raised in Mashpee, Massachusetts, Coombs' native name was Kennupmussitaccq, meaning "Quick Foot". He graduated from high school in Falmouth...
- Nathan CoombsNathan CoombsNathan Coombs was a California pioneer and founder of the city of Napa, California.-Life:Nathan Coombs lived in Massachusetts and came overland to Oregon in 1842. Coombs came to California in 1843, first working for Steven Smith in Bodega Bay; and then for William Gordon at Rancho Quesesoni in...
, founder of Napa, CaliforniaNapa, California-History:The name Napa was probably derived from the name given to a southern Nappan village whose people shared the area with elk, deer, grizzlies and cougars for many centuries, according to Napa historian Kami Santiago. At the time of the first recorded exploration into Napa Valley in 1823, the... - Orde M. CoombsOrde M. CoombsOrde Musgrave Coombs was an African American writer and editor.He was born on Saint Vincent in the Caribbean in 1939. He received his B.A. degree from Yale University in 1965, where he was the first black student initiated into the secret society Skull and Bones. He earned his M.A. degree from...
- Patricia CoombsPatricia CoombsPatricia Coombs . She is the author and illustrator of many children’s picture books, including the popular Dorrie the Little the Witch series. “Of her childhood, she says, ‘I was forever being told to get my nose out of a book and go outside...
- Pat CoombsPat CoombsPat Coombs was an English actress. Coombs was considered one of Britain's great character actresses, specialising in the portrayal of the eternal downtrodden female — comically under the thumb of stronger personalities. She was known for many roles on radio, film and television sitcoms...
- Peter CoombsPeter CoombsPeter W G Coombs was an English artist living in St Albans, Hertfordshire. He worked in media including pastels and acrylics, and cartoons in various media, and specialist subjects include landscape, steam trains and aircraft...
- Robert CoombsRobert CoombsRobert Darcy Coombs is an Australian politician and former Australian Labor Party member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly. Coombs represented the electorate of Swansea from 2007 to his defeat at the New South Wales state election, 2011.Coombs is the son of Max and Clare Coombs and has...
, Australian politician - Robert Coombs (cricketer)Robert Coombs (cricketer)Robert Vincent Jerome Coombs played first-class cricket for Somerset in 1985 and 1986. He was born at Barnet, Hertfordshire....
, English cricketer - Robin Coombs, (1921–2006), a British immunologist, the Coombs test is named after him.
- Simon CoombsSimon CoombsSimon Christopher Coombs , is a former British Conservative politician.Coombs was MP for Swindon from 1983 until 1997 when the seat was divided by boundary changes. Coombs stood in the new Swindon South seat but lost to Labour's Julia Drown...
- Stephen CoombsStephen CoombsStephen Coombs is one of Britain's best known pianists and currently works with some of the world's foremost orchestras and conductors, as well as performing as a solo artist.-Earlier life:...
, one of Britain's best known pianists - Ted CoombsTed CoombsTed Coombs is an American technology author, futurist, artist, and scientist. He set a Guinness World Record for Roller Skating across the United States in 1979.-Work:...
American artist, record-breaking roller skater and forensic scientist 1954 -
See also
- CoombesCoombesCoombes is a hamlet and civil parish in the Adur District of West Sussex, England. The village is in the Adur Valley northwest of Shoreham-by-Sea....
, a village and civil parish in the Adur District of West Sussex, England - Coombs, CaliforniaCoombs, CaliforniaCoombs is a former settlement in Yuba County, California. It was located on the Southern Pacific Railroad north-northeast of Marysville, at an elevation of 115 feet . Coombs still appeared on maps as of 1912....
, a former settlement in Yuba County - Coombe (disambiguation)
- Combs (disambiguation)