18-575: James, Jim, or Jimmy Allen may refer to: Academics [ edit ] James Allen (educator) (1683–1746), English educationalist James F. Allen (computer scientist) (born 1950), professor of computer science James Peter Allen (born 1945), Egyptologist James Van Allen (1914–2006), space scientist James Vincent Allen (born 1959), Canadian philosopher Jim Allen (archaeologist) , Australian archaeologist Military [ edit ] James Allen (Army engineer) (1806–1846), organizer of
36-540: The 1932 film, I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang James Allen's Girls' School , a private school in Dulwich, South London, England See also [ edit ] James Allan (disambiguation) Allen (surname) [REDACTED] Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles about people with the same name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change
54-637: The Clown" James L. Allen (1904–1992), co-founder of Booz Allen Hamilton; with PricewaterhouseCoopers James Latimer Allen (1907–1977), photographer and portraitist James Mountford Allen (1809–1883), British architect Jim Allen (artist) (1922–2023), New Zealand visual artist Jimmy Allen (musician) , member of American rock band Puddle of Mudd Jimmy Allen (pastor) (1927–2019), American Southern Baptist pastor Jimmie Allen (born 1985), American country singer James Allen, jewelry retailer owned by Signet Jewelers James Allen, protagonist in
72-625: The Foundation's duty as laid out in the statutes penned by Edward Alleyn. In order to provide education for the boys of Dulwich , in 1741 he made over to the college six houses near the gravel pits of Kensington that he had bought in 1737, the rents from which were to be used to establish two small schools in Dulwich , to be known as the Dulwich Free School, first set up in a local tavern. One where boys would be taught to read, and
90-515: The Mastership of the college there were six Wardens who served with him. The position of Warden automatically became the Master on the death, resignation or removal of the current Master. However, four Wardens were elected and pre-deceased James (William Alleyn died 1723; John Alleyn died 1731; William Allen died 1735; Henry Allen died 1744–45), one resigned (Thomas Allen resigned in 1740), and only
108-635: The Mormon Battalion, helped found Des Moines, Iowa, and helped design the Chicago harbor James Allen (Medal of Honor) (1843–1913), Medal of Honor recipient during the American Civil War James R. Allen (1925–1992), superintendent of the U.S. Air Force Academy Politics [ edit ] James Allen (New Zealand politician) (1855–1942), cabinet minister James Allen (Virginia politician) (1802–1854), member of
126-502: The Virginia House of Delegates James Allen (Alabama politician) (1912–1978), U.S. senator from Alabama James C. Allen (1822–1912), U.S. representative from Illinois James E. Allen Jr. (1911–1971), commissioner of education for New York State James P. Allen (politician) (1848–1922), American politician, mayor of Oklahoma City and a Mississippi state senator Jim Allen (Wyoming politician) (born 1952), member of
144-1857: The Wyoming House of Representatives Jim L. Allen (1934–2003), member of the Kansas state legislature Sports [ edit ] James Allen (cricketer) (1881–1958), English cricketer James Allen (journalist) (born 1966), who has worked in, and commentated on, Formula One James Allen (linebacker) (born 1979), American football linebacker James Allen (running back) (born 1975), American football running back James Allen (racing driver) (born 1996), Australian racing driver Jim Allen (cricketer) (born 1951), Montserratian cricketer Jim Allen (footballer) (1912–1972), Australian rules footballer Jim Allen (hurdler) (born 1941), American track and field athlete Jimmy Allen (footballer, born 1909) (1909–1995), Portsmouth, Aston Villa and England footballer Jimmy Allen (footballer, born 1913) (1913–1979), Queens Park Rangers footballer Jimmy Allen (American football) (1952–2019), American football player Jimmy Allen (basketball) (born 1971), American college basketball coach Writers [ edit ] James Allen (newspaperman) (1806–1886), English-born writing in colonial Australia and New Zealand James Allen (author) (1864–1912), philosophical writer from England James Allen (collector) (born 1954), antique collector, co-author of Without Sanctuary: Lynching Photography in America James B. Allen (historian) (born 1927), historian of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints James Lane Allen (1849–1925), American writer James S. Allen (1906–1986), American Communist historian and journalist Jim Allen (Atlantis hypothesis) , British author of
162-419: The former Fellows of the college, had taken advantage of the privileged position they found themselves in to live the pleasantest life possible, whilst for the most part ignoring the wishes of the college's founder, Edward Alleyn , to ensure that every poor scholar would be adequately prepared for going out in the world, be that into an apprenticeship or to university. James Allen, however, was very conscious of
180-1053: The hypothesis that the lost land of Atlantis is South America Jim Allen (playwright) (1926–1999), English playwright James Allen, cartoonist who wrote and illustrated Mark Trail from 2014 to 2020 Other [ edit ] James Allen (died 1829), female husband James Allen (highwayman) (1809–1837), Massachusetts criminal and memoirist James Allen (nurseryman) (1830–1906), British nurseryman James Allen (priest, born 1802) (1802–1897), Anglican dean of St David's, 1878–1895 James Allen (priest, born 1805) (1805–1880), Irish Anglican priest, dean of Killaloe James Allen da Luz (1938–1973), Brazilian guerrilla James Baylis Allen (1803–1876), English line-engraver James C. Allen (engraver) (1790–1833), English engraver James E. Allen (artist) (1894–1964), American illustrator, printmaker, and painter James F. Allen (businessman) (born 1960), with Hard Rock International and Seminole Gaming James H. Allen (1928–2015), actor who played clown "Rusty Nails", inspired "Krusty
198-431: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=James_Allen&oldid=1246899015 " Category : Human name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages James Allen (educator) James Allen (4 May 1683 – 28 October 1746)
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#1732772356170216-481: The other was a step further for this was where girls would be taught to read and sew. This was the seed that would eventually grow into the present day James Allen's Girls' School which dates its foundation back to this date in 1741 (although the James Allen Foundation only ceased to be responsible for boys after the boys were moved to "Dulwich College Grammar School" in 1842). The last of the house
234-549: The sixth, Joseph Allen , outlasted James. His portrait hangs in the college under which he is described as "six feet high, skilful as a skater, a jumper, athletic and humane." He died on 28 October 1746 and was buried in the College Chapel. His daughter, Elizabeth, went on to marry Alexander, 4th Baron Forbes of Pitsligo , of Pitsligo Castle in Aberdeenshire , Scotland. She was his second wife. Lord Forbes
252-627: Was attainted for rebellion in 1745, and lost his title. James Allen (collector) James Allen (born June 16, 1954) is an American antique collector, known in particular for his collection of 145 photographs of lynchings in America , published in 2000 with Congressman John Lewis as Without Sanctuary: Lynching Photography in America . The collection includes images of the lynching in 1911 of Laura and Lawrence Nelson , in Okemah, Oklahoma, and of Leo Frank in 1915 near Marietta, Georgia. Allen
270-551: Was a clerk in the Cursitors' Hall, the clerical branch of the Court of Chancery . James Allen took the role of Warden of the college on 26 May 1712 under the name James Alleyn and became Master on 1 September 1721. During his time at the college much rebuilding was carried out and the estates run by the charitable foundation were carefully administered. Most of his predecessors, both in the role of Master and Warden, as well as most of
288-544: Was a prominent 18th-century educationalist, Master of the College of God's Gift in Dulwich (then colloquially called "Dulwich College") and was the founder of James Allen's Girls' School . Born on 4 May 1683 in Hornsey , North London, he later moved to Sussex . His father, also James Allen, drowned in an accident in 1690, after which his mother, Elizabeth, moved the family to Westminster and remarried. By 1701, James Allen
306-474: Was raised in Winter Park, Florida, within an Irish-Catholic family of 11 brothers and sisters. In an interview for The Los Angeles Times in 2000, Allen said he didn't fit in, and was thrown out of the house at 18 when his father discovered he was gay. He developed a fascination for rare objects from a young age, and when he left home began to make a living as a "picker". Some of his objects are now housed by
324-416: Was still owned by the school up until 1997 when it was sold to establish the fund which finances James Allen's Girls' School Assisted Places. Also of note was the fact that James Allen was the first Master of the college to drop the 'y' from his surname (thus Alleyn became Allen). With one exception, all successive Masters up to the time of Alfred James Carver in 1858 would copy this. During his tenure of
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