Hornblower
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Hornblower may refer to:
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In fiction:
- Horatio HornblowerHoratio HornblowerHoratio Hornblower is a fictional Royal Navy officer who is the protagonist of a series of novels by C. S. Forester. He was later the subject of films and television programs.The original Hornblower tales began with the 1937 novel The Happy Return Horatio Hornblower is a fictional Royal Navy...
, a fictional officer of the British Royal Navy created by C.S. Forester - A family of hobbits in the works of J.R.R. Tolkien
- Hornblower, the pre-Crisis superhero name of Mal DuncanMal DuncanMalcolm "Mal" Arnold Duncan, currently known as Vox , is a fictional character, existing in DC Comics' main shared universe...
, a DC Comics character
In television and film:
- Captain Horatio Hornblower R.N., a 1951 film starring Gregory Peck and Virginia Mayo, based on three of the Hornblower novels
- Hornblower (TV series)Hornblower (TV series)Hornblower is the umbrella title of a series of television drama programmes based on C. S. Forester's novels about the fictional character Horatio Hornblower, a Royal Naval officer during the French Revolutionary Wars and the Napoleonic Wars....
, a series of television programmes loosely based on Forester's novels
People:
- Jabez Carter HornblowerJabez Carter HornblowerJabez Carter Hornblower was an English pioneer of steam power, the son of Jonathan Hornblower.Jabez Carter Hornblower was born in Broseley, Staffordshire, England on 21 May 1744, the eldest child of steam engineer Jonathan and Ann Carter Hornblower. He gained his engineering skills working for his...
(1744–1814), pioneer steam engineer - Joseph HornblowerJoseph HornblowerJoseph Hornblower was an English engineer, a pioneer of steam power.In 1725 he was engaged to install a Newcomen engine at Wheal Rose, near Truro. He settled in Salem, Cornwall in 1748....
(1696?–1762), steam pioneer who installed Newcomen engines in Cornwall - Joseph Coerten HornblowerJoseph Coerten HornblowerJoseph Coerten Hornblower was an American lawyer and jurist from Belleville, New Jersey. He was the Chief Justice of the New Jersey Supreme Court.-Biography:...
(1777–1864), American lawyer and Chief Justice of the New Jersey Supreme Court - Josiah HornblowerJosiah HornblowerJosiah Hornblower was an English engineer and statesman in America Belleville, New Jersey. He was a delegate for New Jersey in the Continental Congress in 1785 and 1786.-Engineering career :...
(1729-1809), steam pioneer and American politician - Jonathan HornblowerJonathan HornblowerJonathan Hornblower was a British pioneer of steam power, the son of Jonathan Hornblower and brother of Jabez Carter Hornblower, two fellow pioneers....
(1753-1815), Cornish engineer and inventor - Jonathan Hornblower (1717)Jonathan Hornblower (1717)Jonathan Hornblower was an English pioneer of steam power, the son of Joseph Hornblower and brother of Josiah Hornblower, two fellow steam pioneers....
(1717-1780), steam pioneer, father of Jonathan and Jabez Hornblower - Simon HornblowerSimon HornblowerSimon Hornblower is Professor of Classics and Ancient History in the University of Oxford and Senior Research Fellow of All Souls College, Oxford.-Biography:...
(born 1949), Professor of Classics at University College London - William B. HornblowerWilliam B. HornblowerWilliam Butler Hornblower was a New York jurist who was unsuccessfully nominated to the United States Supreme Court by President Grover Cleveland in 1893.-Early life and education:...
(1851-1914), New York jurist - Nathanial Hörnblowér, a pseudonym of the musician MCA
In business:
- Hornblower & WeeksHornblower & WeeksHornblower & Weeks was an investment banking and brokerage firm founded by Henry Hornblower and John W. Weeks in 1888. At its peak in the late 1970s, Hornblower ranked eighth among member firms of the New York Stock Exchange in number of retail offices, with 93 retail sales offices located in the...
a former investment banking firm founded in 1888 - Hornblower CruisesHornblower CruisesHornblower Cruises & Events is a San Francisco-based charter yacht, dining cruise and ferry service company.-History:The company began in 1974 in Berkeley, CA. In 1980 the original owner, Ward Proescher, sold the business to Terry MacRae and P. Michael Watson...
, San Francisco-based charter yacht, dining cruise and ferry service company- Hornblower HybridHornblower HybridIn 2006 San Francisco based Hornblower Cruises & Events began working on developing hybrid propulsion systems for its vessels. After two years of development and engineering their first vessel was introduced in San Francisco Bay in 2008...
, the first known multi-hulled hybrid ferry boat in the United States
- Hornblower Hybrid