Griffith
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People
- Griffith (name)Griffith (name)Griffith, and its Welsh form Gruffydd, is a name of Welsh origin that may be used as a personal name or surname, with or without the s as in Griffiths. The name has many variations as a result of the natural evolution of the name in Welsh, as well as the translation of the name from Welsh into both...
- Griffith (surname)Griffith (surname)Griffith is a surname of Welsh origin which derives from the given name Gruffudd. The prefix Griff may mean "strong grip" and the suffix, udd, means "chief"/"lord". The earliest recorded example of the surname was "Gryffyth" in 1295, but the given name is older...
- Griffith BorgesonGriffith BorgesonGriffith Borgeson was an influential American race car historian, described by the Society of Automotive Engineers as one of the world's preeminent automotive historians....
(1918–1997), American race car historian and editor-in-chief of Motor Trend magazine - Griffith BrewerGriffith BrewerGriffin Brewer was a pioneer English balloonist and aviator, who made his first balloon flight in 1891. Brewer met Wilbur Wright in Pau, France, in 1908, and became a very close friend and supporter of the Wright brothers. He made 30 trips to the United States to visit them, earning his pilot...
, pioneer English balloonist and aviator - Griffith DaviesGriffith DaviesGriffith Davies was a noted actuary.Davies, son of Owen Davies, farmer and quarryman , was born at the foot of Cilgwyn mountain, in the parish of Llandwrog, Carnarvon, on 28 Dec. 1788. He was taught to read and spell at a Welsh Sunday school. At the age of seven he commenced learning English at a...
(1788–1855), actuary - Griffith EdwardsGriffith EdwardsGriffith Edwards, CBE was born in India and received his M.D. from Oxford University, since which time he has focused on the study and treatment of alcohol and other drug dependence and related aspects of addictions...
, British psychiatrist - Griffith C. Evans (1887–1973), American mathematician
- Griffith GriffithGriffith GriffithGriffith Wynne Griffith was a Welsh Presbyterian minister, who became one of the leaders of the denomination. He was also editor of two journals, a member of the committee for a new translation of the Bible into Welsh and a member of the Council and Court of Governors of University College, Bangor...
(1883–1967), Welsh Presbyterian minister - Griffith J. GriffithGriffith J. GriffithGriffith Jenkins Griffith was a Welsh-American industrialist and philanthropist. After amassing a significant fortune from a mining syndicate in the 1880s, Griffith donated to the City of Los Angeles which became Griffith Park, and he bequeathed the money to build the park's Greek Theatre and...
(1850–1919), Welsh-American industrialist and philanthropist - Griffith HughesGriffith HughesThe Reverend Griffith Hughes , FRS, was a naturalist and author. Hughes wrote The Natural History of Barbados, which included the first description of the grapefruit...
(fl. 1707-1758), naturalist and author - Griffith JohnGriffith JohnGriffith John was a British Christian missionary and translator in China. A member of the Congregational church, he was a pioneer evangelist with the London Missionary Society , a writer and a translator of the Holy Bible into the Chinese language.-Biography:Griffith John was born on 14 December...
(1831–1912), Welsh missionary to China and a pioneer evangelist - Griffith Jones (disambiguation)Griffith JonesGriffith Jones may refer to:*Griffith Jones , Llanddowror, who established circulating schools in Wales*Griffith Jones , appointed to the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania in 1690, later Mayor of Philadelphia...
- Griffith LloydGriffith LloydGriffith Lloyd was Principal of Jesus College, Oxford from 1572 to 1586. He was also Regius Professor of Civil Law from 1577 to his death.He was originally from Lampeter, Wales where the Lloyds of Maesyfelin were a well-respected family...
(died 1586), Principal of Jesus College, Oxford - Griffith PowellGriffith PowellGriffith Powell was a philosopher and Principal of Jesus College, Oxford from 1613 to 1620.-Life:Powell was the third of four sons of John ap Hywel of Llansawel, Carmarthenshire, Wales. Powell matriculated at Jesus College in 1581, obtaining his BA in 1584, MA in 1589, and BCL in 1593. He was...
(1561–1620), philosopher and Principal of Jesus College, Oxford - Griffith RutherfordGriffith RutherfordGriffith Rutherford was an officer in the American Revolutionary War, a political leader in North Carolina, and an important figure in the early history of the Southwest Territory and the state of Tennessee....
(c. 1721-1805), American Revolutionary War officer and politician - Griffith ThomasGriffith ThomasGriffith Thomas was an American architect.Architecture writer Christopher Gray called him "one of the most prolific architects of the period"...
(1820-1879), American architect - Griffith Williams (bishop)Griffith Williams (bishop)Griffith Williams , was the Anglican bishop of Ossory. He was opposed to the puritans.-Life:He was born at Treveilian in the parish of Llanrug, near Carnarvon, in1589 or 1590, was the son of a freeholder in the parish. His mother was a descendant...
(1589?-1672), Anglican bishop of Ossory, Ireland - Frederick GriffithFrederick GriffithFrederick Griffith was a British bacteriologist whose focus was the epidemiology and pathology of bacterial pneumonia. In January 1928 he reported what is now known as Griffith's Experiment, the first widely accepted demonstrations of bacterial transformation, whereby a bacterium distinctly...
(1879-1941), British bacteriologist
Australia
- Griffith, New South WalesGriffith, New South WalesGriffith is a city in south-western New South Wales, Australia. It is also the seat of the City of Griffith local government area. Like the Australian capital, Canberra and the nearby town of Leeton, Griffith was designed by Walter Burley Griffin. Griffith was named after Sir Arthur Griffith the...
, city in Australia - City of GriffithCity of GriffithThe City of Griffith is a Local Government Area in south-western New South Wales, Australia. It is in the Murrumbidgee Irrigation Area and on Kidman Way....
, a Local Government Area which includes Griffith, New South Wales - Griffith, Australian Capital TerritoryGriffith, Australian Capital TerritoryGriffith is an early inner-south suburb of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia. Griffith is named after Sir Samuel Griffith, who was chosen in 1903 as the first Chief Justice of the High Court of Australia and retained his position until retirement in 1919...
, suburb of Canberra, Australia - Division of GriffithDivision of GriffithThe Division of Griffith is anAustralian Electoral Division in Queensland.The division was created in 1934, when the old seat of Oxley was abolished, and is named for Sir Samuel Griffith, 9th Premier of Queensland and principal author of the Australian Constitution...
, parliamentary electorate in Queensland, Australia
United States
- Griffith ParkGriffith ParkGriffith Park is a large municipal park at the eastern end of the Santa Monica Mountains in the Los Feliz neighborhood of Los Angeles, California. The park covers of land, making it one of the largest urban parks in North America...
, public park in Los Angeles - Griffith, IndianaGriffith, IndianaGriffith is a town in Calumet and St. John townships, Lake County, Indiana. It is a part of the Chicago metropolitan area. The population was 16,893 at the 2010 census.-Geography:...
, town and suburb of Chicago - Griffith LakeGriffith LakeGriffith Lake is a small lake and campsite located in the towns of Peru and Mount Tabor, Vermont, in the Green Mountain National Forest. The site lies on the Long Trail/Appalachian Trail. The area is maintained by the Green Mountain Club and has an on-site caretaker to maintain the tent sites,...
, Vermont - Griffith, VirginiaGriffith, VirginiaGriffith is an unincorporated community in Alleghany County, Virginia, United States.-References:*...
, an unincorporated community - Griffith PeakGriffith PeakGriffith Peak is located in the Spring Mountains in Clark County of southern Nevada. It is approximately northwest of the Las Vegas Strip and southeast of Mount Charleston.Griffith Peak is southern Nevada's third highest, Nevada's 43rd highest peak...
, Nevada - Griffith QuarryGriffith QuarryGriffith Quarry, a registered California Historical Landmark listed on the National Register of Historic Places, was a former granite quarry near Penryn, California.-History:The quarry was established by Griffith Griffith, a native of Wales, in 1864...
, near Penryn, California
Other
- Griffith IslandGriffith IslandGriffith Island is a small Antarctic island at the south entrance to Robertson Channel in the Windmill Islands. It was first mapped from air photos taken by USN Operation Highjump and Operation Windmill in 1947 and 1948. It was named by the US-ACAN for Chief Fire Patrolman Russell B...
, Antarctica - Griffith Island (Nunavut)Griffith Island (Nunavut)Griffith Island lies within the Canadian Arctic Archipelago in the Qikiqtaaluk Region of northern Canada's territory of Nunavut. It is one of the mid-channel islands in the western sector of Barrow Strait....
, Canada - Griffith Island, Georgian Bay, Ontario, Canada
Institutions
- Griffith InstituteGriffith InstituteThe Griffith Institute is an institution based in the Ashmolean Museum of the University of Oxford for the advancement of Egyptology as a discipline. The Griffith Institute is named after the eminent Egyptologist Francis Llewellyn Griffith, who bequeathed funds within his will for the foundation of...
, Oxford, Great Britain - Griffith UniversityGriffith UniversityGriffith University is a public, coeducational, research university located in the southeastern region of the Australian state of Queensland. The university has five satellite campuses located in the Gold Coast, Logan City and in the Brisbane suburbs of Mount Gravatt, Nathan and South Bank. Current...
, Queensland, Australia - Griffith College DublinGriffith College DublinGriffith College Dublin is a private third level college in the Republic of Ireland. It is based in and named after the former Griffith Barracks on the South Circular Road in Dublin. It offers courses accredited by a number of institutions and bodies in Ireland and Britain...
, a private college - Griffith College CorkGriffith College CorkGriffith College Cork is an independent education institution based in the former Skerry’s College Cork which it merged with Griffith College in 2005, where it runs courses in Business, Law, Secretarial, Media & Journalism, Design as well as evening courses in Psychology, Office Skills, Computing...
, a private institution - Griffith College LimerickGriffith College LimerickGriffith College Limerick is a private college in Limerick city, Ireland. The college was established in 2006 when the Mid West Business Institute was acquired by Griffith College....
, a private school
Buildings
- Griffith ObservatoryGriffith ObservatoryGriffith Observatory is in Los Angeles, California, United States. Sitting on the south-facing slope of Mount Hollywood in L.A.'s Griffith Park, it commands a view of the Los Angeles Basin, including downtown Los Angeles to the southeast, Hollywood to the south, and the Pacific Ocean to the southwest...
in Los Angeles, California, USA - Griffith MansionGriffith MansionThe Griffith Mansion is a historic residence which remains a private family home on in Cacheville, California , built by Abram Griffith in 1886.- A. Griffith :...
, Cacheville, California - Griffith House (Aberdeen, Maryland)Griffith House (Aberdeen, Maryland)Griffith House, or Wright House, is a historic home located at Aberdeen, Harford County, Maryland, United States. It dates to the 18th century and is a -story, frame house measuring approximately by 38 feet...
- Griffith BuildingGriffith BuildingThe Griffith Building is located in Newark, New Jersey. The building was built in 1927 and was added to the National Register of Historic Places on May 24, 1984. The building is 15 story's and tall. The Griffith Piano Company erected the building as a showroom, workshop, office tower and recital...
, Newark, New Jersey - Griffith StadiumGriffith StadiumGriffith Stadium was a sports stadium that stood in Washington, D.C. from 1911 to 1965, between Georgia Avenue and 5th Street, and between W Street and Florida Avenue, NW. An earlier wooden baseball park had been built on the same site in 1891...
, sports stadium that once stood in Washington, D.C. - Griffith BarracksGriffith BarracksGriffith Barracks is a former military barracks located on the South Circular Road, Dublin, Ireland.-History:The site of Griffith Barracks was originally known as Grimswoods Nurseries. The first buildings on the site were those of a Remand Prison or Bridewell. Begun in 1813 by the architect Francis...
, Dublin, Ireland
Other uses
- TVR GriffithTVR GriffithThe TVR Griffith, later models being referred to as the Griffith 500, was a sports car designed and built by TVR starting in 1991 and ending in 2002....
, TVR Griffith 200TVR Griffith 200The TVR Griffith 200 was a lightweight fibreglass-body sports car. In the United States, the make was Griffith and the model was Griffith Series 200, whilst the United Kingdom the make was TVR and the model was Griffith 200....
, and TVR Griffith 400TVR Griffith 400The TVR Griffith Series 400 is a 2 door coupe sports car produced by Griffith Automobile Corporation between 1964 and 1967. It is the successor to the TVR Griffith 200, featuring improved cooling via a larger radiator with twin electric fans, and a redesigned rear with better visibility and...
sports cars - Griffith LaboratoriesGriffith LaboratoriesGriffith Laboratories is a global manufacturer of food products based in Alsip, Illinois. Founded in 1919, Griffith Laboratories is a privately held, third-generation entrepreneurial family business...
, a manufacturer of food products based in Alsip, Illinois - Griffith (Berserk), main antagonist of the manga and anime Berserk