Clench
Encyclopedia
Clench may refer to:
In persons:
In places:
In fiction:
In biology:
In persons:
- Andrew ClenchAndrew ClenchAndrew Clench, M.D. , was an English physician.Clench was descended from the family of that name seated in Suffolk. He was created M.D. at Cambridge by royal mandate on 29 March 1671, was admitted a candidate of the College of Physicians on 22 December 1677, and a fellow on 23 December 1680...
- Ralfe ClenchRalfe ClenchRalfe Clench was a farmer, judge and political figure in Upper Canada. His first name is also sometimes recorded as Ralph or Rolfe; his last name is sometimes recorded as Clinch....
(ca 1762-1828), Canadian political figure - Jim ClenchJim ClenchJim Clench , was a Canadian bassist best known for his roles in the Canadian rock bands April Wine and Bachman–Turner Overdrive.- With April Wine :...
(1949-2010), former member of the bands April WineApril WineApril Wine is a Canadian rock band formed in 1969. According to the band, they chose the name 'April Wine' simply because members thought the two words sounded good together...
and Bachman–Turner Overdrive - William J. ClenchWilliam J. ClenchWilliam James Clench was an American malacologist, professor at Harvard University and curator of the mollusk collection in the malacology department of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard.Clench was born in Brooklyn, but was largely raised in Massachusetts. In 1913 he entered the...
(1897-1984), American malacologist
In places:
- Clench, WiltshireClench, WiltshireClench is a hamlet in Wiltshire, England. The name Clench dates from the 13th century and means a lumpy or massive hill.. It is situated in the Vale of Pewsey to the east of Wootton Rivers...
, a place in Wiltshire, UK - Clench Common, a place in Wiltshire, UK
- Clench Mill, a windmill in Wiltshire at Milton LilbourneMilton LilbourneMilton Lilbourne is a village and civil parish in the English county of Wiltshire and lies in Pewsey Vale between Pewsey and Burbage.Milton Lilbourne's population was listed on the Kennet District Council website as 512 in 2006. These days the village is largely a mixed residential area centred...
In fiction:
- Clench (Transformers), a fictional character in the various Transformers universes
- The Clench, see Ebola Gulf-A, a fictional virus in the Batman universe
In biology:
- Clench's middle-toothed land snailClench's middle-toothed land snailClench's middle-toothed land snail, also known as the Mission Creek Oregonian, scientific name Mesodon clenchi, is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Polygyridae. It was named in honor of the American malacologist, William J...