sidney

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Definition of sidney in English English dictionary

A male given name, transferred from the surname. Used since the 18th century; diminutive Sid

A surname

A female given name, twentieth century usage, more often in the spelling Sydney

transferred use of the surname since the eighteenth century; diminutive Sid

{i} male first name; female first name; family name; name of several cities and towns in the USA; Sydney (Australia); town in Manitoba (Canada); town in British Columbia (Canada); Sir Philip Sidney (1554-1586), English writer and poet, member of Queen Elizabeth's court

Altman Sidney Bechet Sidney Sidney Chayefsky Ensor James Sidney Baron Hillman Sidney Lumet Sidney Mount William Sidney Nolan Sir Sidney Perelman Sidney Joseph Poitier Sidney Sidney Sir Philip Webb Sidney James and Beatrice

twentieth century usage, more often in the form Sydney

English poet (1554-1586)

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Sidney Altman

born May 7, 1939, Montreal, Que., Can. Canadian-born U.S. molecular biologist. He studied at MIT and the University of Colorado and has taught at Yale University since 1971. Working independently, Altman and Thomas Cech discovered that RNA, previously believed to be simply a passive carrier of genetic codes between different parts of the living cell, could also initiate and carry out (i.e., catalyze) some reactions, opening up new fields of research and biotechnology. The two shared a 1989 Nobel Prize

Sidney Bechet

born May 14, 1897, New Orleans, La., U.S. died May 14, 1959, Paris, France U.S. saxophonist. He took up the clarinet at age six, later switching to the more powerful soprano saxophone. His emergence as a soloist from the New Orleans tradition of collective improvisation (see Dixieland) established his reputation in the mid-1920s. He produced a large, warm tone with a wide and rapid vibrato. His mastery of drama and his use of critically timed deviations in pitch ("note bending") had a long-lasting influence, because they were absorbed by his disciple Johnny Hodges. From the late 1940s he was based in Paris

Sidney Hillman

orig. Simcha Hillman born March 23, 1887, agar, Lith. died July 10, 1946, Point Lookout, N.Y., U.S. Lithuanian-born U.S. labour leader. He immigrated to the U.S. in 1907, became a garment worker, and was elected president of the Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America in 1914. Under his leadership the union greatly increased its membership, secured unemployment insurance, and organized two banks. He served in various New Deal labour organizations, including the National Recovery Administration. Hillman also helped found the Congress of Industrial Organizations and was active in it until his death. See also AFL-CIO; John L. Lewis

Sidney James and Beatrice Webb

Beatrice Webb orig. Martha Beatrice Potter born July 13, 1859, London, Eng. died Oct. 13, 1947, Liphook, Hampshire born Jan. 22, 1858, Gloucester, Gloucestershire, Eng. died April 30, 1943, Liphook, Hampshire English socialist economists. Sidney was a civil service clerk when George Bernard Shaw induced him to join the Fabian Society in 1885. He wrote the first Fabian tract, Facts for Socialists (1887), and took to lecturing on socialism. In 1891 he met Beatrice, author of The Cooperative Movement in Great Britain (1891), and they were married in 1892. Together they wrote the influential The History of Trade Unionism (1894) and Industrial Democracy (1897). As a member of the London County Council (1892-1910), Sidney effected extensive reforms in public education. The Webbs cofounded the London School of Economics and helped reorganize the University of London. As a member of the Poor Laws commission (1905-09), Beatrice wrote a report that anticipated the welfare state. In 1914 they joined the Labour Party, and Sidney wrote its influential policy statement, Labour and the New Social Order (1918). Sidney served in Parliament (1922-29) and as colonial secretary (1929-31), having been created Baron Passfield of Passfield Corner in 1929. Impressed by the Soviet Union after their trip in 1932, the Webbs wrote Soviet Communism: A New Civilisation? (1935), in which they seemed to abandon their belief in gradual social and political evolution

Sidney Joseph Perelman

born Feb. 1, 1904, Brooklyn, N.Y., U.S. died Oct. 17, 1979, New York, N.Y. U.S. humorist. Perelman attended Brown University and soon began writing screenplays for early Marx Brothers films such as Monkey Business (1931) and Horse Feathers (1932). A master of wordplay, he regularly contributed essays to The New Yorker; many were collected in books such as Westward Ha! (1948) and The Road to Miltown (1957). He collaborated with Kurt Weill on the musical One Touch of Venus (1943). His later screenplays include Around the World in 80 Days (1956, Academy Award)

Sidney Lumet

born June 25, 1924, Philadelphia, Pa., U.S. U.S. television and film director. He worked as a child actor in the Yiddish theatre and on Broadway. After serving in World War II, he directed plays and taught acting. He directed more than 200 television dramas for CBS (1951-57), including Playhouse 90 and Studio One productions, before making his debut as a movie director with the acclaimed Twelve Angry Men (1957). He went on to direct commercially successful psychological dramas such as The Fugitive Kind (1960), Fail Safe (1964), Serpico (1973), Dog Day Afternoon (1975), Network (1976), The Verdict (1982), and Night Falls on Manhattan (1997)

Sidney Poitier

a US film actor and director, who was one of the first black actors to appear in films playing serious characters. His films include The Blackboard Jungle (1955), In the Heat of the Night (1967), and Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (1967) (1924- ). born Feb. 20, 1927?, Miami, Fla., U.S. U.S. actor. He was raised in The Bahamas, then studied and acted with the American Negro Theatre in New York City. He made his film debut in No Way Out (1950) and gave notable performances in Blackboard Jungle (1955) and The Defiant Ones (1958). He won acclaim on Broadway for his role in A Raisin in the Sun (1959). He became the first African American actor to win an Academy Award, for his role in Lilies of the Field (1963). He used his critical and commercial success to push for integrated film crews. He went on to star in notable films such as In the Heat of the Night (1967), To Sir with Love (1967), and Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (1967). He also directed several films, including Buck and the Preacher (1972), Let's Do It Again (1975), and Stir Crazy (1980). In 1997 he was appointed The Bahamian ambassador to Japan

Sidney and Beatrice Webb

Beatrice Webb orig. Martha Beatrice Potter born July 13, 1859, London, Eng. died Oct. 13, 1947, Liphook, Hampshire born Jan. 22, 1858, Gloucester, Gloucestershire, Eng. died April 30, 1943, Liphook, Hampshire English socialist economists. Sidney was a civil service clerk when George Bernard Shaw induced him to join the Fabian Society in 1885. He wrote the first Fabian tract, Facts for Socialists (1887), and took to lecturing on socialism. In 1891 he met Beatrice, author of The Cooperative Movement in Great Britain (1891), and they were married in 1892. Together they wrote the influential The History of Trade Unionism (1894) and Industrial Democracy (1897). As a member of the London County Council (1892-1910), Sidney effected extensive reforms in public education. The Webbs cofounded the London School of Economics and helped reorganize the University of London. As a member of the Poor Laws commission (1905-09), Beatrice wrote a report that anticipated the welfare state. In 1914 they joined the Labour Party, and Sidney wrote its influential policy statement, Labour and the New Social Order (1918). Sidney served in Parliament (1922-29) and as colonial secretary (1929-31), having been created Baron Passfield of Passfield Corner in 1929. Impressed by the Soviet Union after their trip in 1932, the Webbs wrote Soviet Communism: A New Civilisation? (1935), in which they seemed to abandon their belief in gradual social and political evolution

Sir Philip Sidney

born Nov. 30, 1554, Penshurst, Kent, Eng. died Oct. 17, 1586, Arnhem, Neth. English courtier, statesman, soldier, and poet. Born into an aristocratic family and educated to be a statesman and soldier, Sidney served in minor official posts and turned to literature as an outlet for his energies. Astrophel and Stella (1591), inspired by Sidney's passion for his aunt's married ward, is considered the finest Elizabethan sonnet cycle after William Shakespeare's sonnets. The Defence of Poesie (1595), an urbane and eloquent plea for imaginative literature, introduced the critical ideas of Renaissance theorists to England. His heroic romance Arcadia, though unfinished, is the most important work of English prose fiction of the 16th century. None of his works was published in his lifetime. Wounded in action while soldiering in the Netherlands, he died from an infection, and he was widely mourned as the ideal gentleman of his day

Sir Sidney Nolan

born April 22, 1917, Melbourne, Austl. died Nov. 27, 1992, London, Eng. Australian artist. Early in his career he created greatly simplified abstractions. In the mid 1940s he began to paint the local desolate desert landscapes in a more representational style. In his mature work he often applied unusual media such as polyvinyl acetate to masonite, glass, or canvas. Apart from his landscapes, most of his works dealt with Australian historical or legendary characters and events notably, the bushranger Ned Kelly

James Sidney Baron Ensor

born April 13, 1860, Ostend, Belg. died Nov. 19, 1949, Ostend Belgian painter and printmaker. Trained in Brussels, he spent most of his life in his native Ostend. In 1883 he joined a group known as Les Vingt ("The Twenty") and began depicting skeletons, phantoms, masks, and other images of grotesque fantasy as social commentary. His work from this period has often been described as Symbolist. His Entry of Christ into Brussels (1888), painted in smeared, garish colours, provoked outrage. Continuing negative criticism plunged him ever deeper into cynicism until he finally became a recluse. The exhibition of Entry of Christ in 1929 led to his being ennobled by King Albert of Belgium. He was one of the formative influences on Expressionism

William Sidney Mount

born Nov. 26, 1807, Setauket, N.Y., U.S. died Nov. 19, 1868, Setauket U.S. painter. He was apprenticed at 17 to his older brother as a sign painter. After studying drawing at the National Academy of Design, he painted historical subjects, but he later turned to genre painting and achieved immediate success with such works as Rustic Dance After a Sleigh Ride (1830). His portrayals of country life, affectionate and humorous without being sentimental, are a valuable record of his time. He was one of the first and most notable U.S. genre painters

Turkish - English

Definition of sidney in Turkish English dictionary

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sidney limanı köprüsü

(Argo) coathanger

sidney standart saati

(Bilgisayar) sydney standard time

sidney yaz saati

(Bilgisayar) sydney daylight time

Hyphenation

Sid·ney

Turkish pronunciation

sîdni

Pronunciation

/ˈsədnē/ /ˈsɪdniː/

Etymology

() A habitational surname derived from a place Saint-Denis in France ( see Dennis), and from a place in Surrey, Old English sīdan (“wide”) + ēg (“river island”) .