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Definition: Hopkinson

Part of Speech Definition
Noun 1. American Revolutionary leader and patriot; a signer of the Declaration of Independence (1737-1791).[Wordnet].

Source: WordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

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Date "Hopkinson" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1759. (references)

Common Expressions: Hopkinson

Expressions Definition
Charles Hopkinson Charles Sydney Hopkinson (July 27, 1869 - October, 1962) was a United States portrait painter and landscape watercolorist. He maintained a studio in the Fenway Studios building in Boston from 1906 to 1962. He painted over 800 portraits in a direct style with a palette gradually lightening through his career. (references)
Francis Hopkinson American Revolutionary leader and patriot; a signer of the Declaration of Independence (1737-1791). Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
Francis Hopkinson Smith Francis Hopkinson Smith (October 23, 1838 - 1915), United States author, artist and engineer, was born in Baltimore, Maryland, a descendant of Francis Hopkinson, one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence. (references)
Hopkinson Smith Hopkinson Smith is a lutenist. (references)
John Hopkinson John Hopkinson (July 28, 1849 - August 27, 1898) was a British physicist and electrical engineer. (references)
Nalo Hopkinson Nalo Hopkinson (born December 20, 1960) is a Canadian writer and editor whose novels (Skin Folk, Brown Girl in the Ring, The Salt Roads) combine science fiction with the traditions of Caribbean oral and written storytelling. Brown Girl in the Ring was nominated for the Philip K. Dick Award in 1998, and Midnight Robber in 2000. She is the daughter of Guyanese poet Abdurrahman Slade Hopkinson. (references)

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Specialty Expressions: Hopkinson

Expressions Domain Definition
Hopkinson chain machine Mining An electrically driven chain coal cutter designed and manufactured by Mather and Platt in 1901 with provision for slewing the jib. A large number of these machines were built. For many years the Hopkinson was the only chain coal cutter built in the United Kingdom. (references)

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Extended Definition: Hopkinson

Hopkinson

Hopkinson is a surname, and may refer to:

  • Austin Hopkinson, British politician
  • Carl Hopkinson, English cricketer
  • Bertram Hopkinson, British engineer
  • Charles Hopkinson, American artist
  • Francis Hopkinson, American writer and signer of the Declaration of Independence
  • John Hopkinson, British physicist
  • Mark Hopkinson, American convicted murderer
  • Nalo Hopkinson, Jamaican writer

See also

  • Hopkins
  • Hopkinson's law

Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia; from the article "Hopkinson". Image Credit.
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Topics by Level of Interest: Hopkinson

Topics sorted by level of Interest Level (1=low, 600=high)     Topics sorted Alphabetically Level (1=low, 600=high)
Mark Hopkinson 21     Abdur Rahman Slade Hopkinson 5
Austin Hopkinson 18     Austin Hopkinson 18
Francis Hopkinson 16     Bertram Hopkinson 4
W.C. Hopkinson 16     Carl Hopkinson 3
Eddie Hopkinson 11     Charles Hopkinson 6
Nalo Hopkinson 10     David Hopkinson Nichols 2
Rusty Hopkinson 9     Deborah Hopkinson 2
Sir Tom Hopkinson 8     Eddie Hopkinson 11
John Hopkinson 7     Francis Hopkinson 16
Joseph Hopkinson 6     Francis Hopkinson Smith 5
Charles Hopkinson 6     Glen S. Hopkinson 3
Francis Hopkinson Smith 5     Harry Hopkinson 3
Hopkinson Smith 5     Hopkinson 2
Abdur Rahman Slade Hopkinson 5     Hopkinson Smith 5
Thomas Hopkinson 4     John Hopkinson 7
Bertram Hopkinson 4     Joseph Hopkinson 6
Harry Hopkinson 3     Mark Hopkinson 21
Glen S. Hopkinson 3     Nalo Hopkinson 10
Carl Hopkinson 3     Rusty Hopkinson 9
Deborah Hopkinson 2     Sir Tom Hopkinson 8
Hopkinson 2     Thomas Hopkinson 4
David Hopkinson Nichols 2     W.C. Hopkinson 16

Source: the editor, created by/for EVE to gauge likely levels of human interest in linguistically triggered topics (compiled across various sources, such as Wikipedia and specialty expression glosses).