Gunter (disambiguation)
Encyclopedia
Gunter may refer to:
- GunterGunterIn sailing, a gunter is used for two main configurations of rig:#The gunter is defined as a wire that leads from one point near the end of a gaff to a point near the other end. A block travels along this wire, and a halyard is attached to this block...
, a wire utilized in sailing - Gunter Annex, Alabama, a United States Air Force installation
- Gunter, TexasGunter, TexasGunter is a city in the southwestern corner of Grayson County, Texas, United States. The population was 1,230 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Sherman–Denison Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:Gunter is located at ....
, city in USA
People
- Chris GunterChris GunterChristopher Ross "Chris" Gunter is a Welsh footballer who plays for Nottingham Forest, and the Wales national team, as a defender. Though a Newport native, he moved to Cardiff as a child and later joined Cardiff City's youth system...
(born 1989), Welsh footballer with Cardiff City, Tottenham Hotspur and Nottingham Forest - Edmund GunterEdmund GunterEdmund Gunter , English mathematician, of Welsh descent, was born in Hertfordshire in 1581.He was educated at Westminster School, and in 1599 was elected a student of Christ Church, Oxford. He took orders, became a preacher in 1614, and in 1615 proceeded to the degree of bachelor in divinity...
(1581–1626), British mathematician and inventor, known for:- Gunter's chainGunter's chainGunter's chain is a measuring device used for land survey. It was designed and introduced in 1620 by English clergyman and mathematician Edmund Gunter long before the development of the theodolite and other more sophisticated equipment, enabling plots of land to be accurately surveyed and plotted,...
- Gunter's rule
- Gunter's chain
- David Gunter (1933–2005), English footballer with Southampton
- Phil Gunter (1932–2007), English footballer with Portsmouth and Aldershot, brother of David