Snell
Encyclopedia
People
- Ada Jack Carver SnellAda Jack Carver SnellAda Jack Carver Snell was an American short story writer originally from the historic city of Natchitoches, Louisiana.-Background:...
(1890–1972), American writer - Bertrand SnellBertrand SnellBertrand Hollis Snell represented the state of New York in the United States House of Representatives.- Early life :Snell was born in Colton, New York, the son of Hollis Snell, a lumberman, and Flora E. Kimball...
(1870–1958), American politician - David Snell (journalist)David Snell (journalist)David Snell was a reporter and cartoonist for the defunct Life Magazine and several other publications during his career as a journalist.-Early years, family, education:...
(1921–1987), American journalist - David Rees SnellDavid Rees SnellDavid Rees Snell is a television actor cast as Detective Ronnie Gardocki, on the FX Networks' crime drama The Shield.When The Shield was picked up by FX, Snell was initially hired as a supporting cast member on the show...
(born 1966), American actor - Earl SnellEarl SnellEarl Willcox Snell was an Oregon businessman American Republican politician, serving in the Oregon House of Representatives, as the Oregon Secretary of State, and as the 23rd Governor of Oregon....
(1895–1947), American politician and Governor of Oregon - George Snell (1903–1996), American geneticist and Nobel Prize winner
- Hannah SnellHannah SnellHannah Snell was a British woman who disguised herself as a man and became a soldier.Hannah Snell was born in Worcester, England on 23 April, 1723. Locals claim that she played a soldier even as a child. In 1740, she moved to London and later married James Summs on 6 January, 1744.In 1746, she...
(1723–1792), British soldier - Henry Snell (1865–1944), British politician
- Henry Saxon SnellHenry Saxon SnellHenry Saxon Snell was a noted architect.He specialised in health facilities and designed many London hospitals and other public buildings.He designed the Royal Victoria Hospital, Montreal, Canada....
(1831–1904), British architect - Ian SnellIan SnellIan Dante Snell is an American Major League Baseball right-handed pitcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers organization. From -, he went by the name Ian Oquendo, adopting the last name of his wife, and during the 2009 World Baseball Classic he went by Ian Davila-Snell, adopting his stepfather's surname...
(born 1981), American baseball player - Peter SnellPeter SnellSir Peter George Snell, KNZM, MBE is a former New Zealand athlete, now resident in Texas, United States. He had one of the shortest careers of world famous international sportsmen, yet achieved so much that he was voted New Zealand’s "Sports Champion of the Century"...
(born 1938), New Zealand athlete - Princess SnellPrincess SnellPrincess Tinkerbell Cristina Marjorie Pedere Snell, better known simply as Princess Snell , is a Filipina actress and was one of the finalists in the fifth season of StarStruck....
(born 1992), Filipina actress - Roderick SnellRoderick SnellRoderick Snell is a British electronics engineer, who co-founded Snell & Wilcox in 1973.Snell is a visiting professor at the Business School of the University of Kingston, Surrey, a fellow of the Royal Television Society, and a governor of the Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers .He...
, British electronics engineer - Willebrord SnellWillebrord SnelliusWillebrord Snellius was a Dutch astronomer and mathematician. In the west, especially the English speaking countries, his name has been attached to the law of refraction of light for several centuries, but it is now known that this law was first discovered by Ibn Sahl in 984...
(1580–1626), Dutch mathematician
Fiction
- Balso SnellThe Dream Life of Balso SnellThe Dream Life of Balso Snell is a 1931 novel by American author Nathanael West. West's first novel, it presents a young man's immature and cynical search for meaning in a series of dreamlike encounters inside the entrails of the Trojan Horse....
, fictional character in the 1931 novel The Dream Life of Balso Snell by Nathanael West - Sue SnellSue SnellSusan "Sue" D. Snell is a fictional character created by Stephen King. She was one of the main characters in his first published novel entitled Carrie....
, fictional character in the 1974 novel Carrie by Stephen King
Geography
- Snell, VirginiaSnell, VirginiaSnell is an unincorporated community in Spotsylvania County, in the U.S. state of Virginia.-Reference:...
- Snell ArcadeSnell ArcadeThe Snell Arcade is a historic site in St. Petersburg, Florida. The building was designed by the architect Richard Kiehnel of Kiehnel and Elliott. Built in 1926, it is located at 405 Central Avenue. On November 4, 1982, it was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places. The Snell...
, historic site in St. Petersburg, Florida - Snell CreekSnell CreekSnell Creek is a watercourse in Napa County, California. Snell Creek is a tributary of Butts Creek, which ultimately discharges to Lake Berryessa.Snell Creek is situated approximately five miles north of Aetna Springs.-Plants:...
, California - Snell ValleySnell ValleySnell Valley is a depression landform in Napa County, California. This feature is located approximately five miles north of Aetna Springs. The valley is noted for its diversity of wildflowers, and within Snell Valley is the Missimer Wildflower Preserve. An example of wildflowers in Snell Valley is...
, California
Other uses
- Snell knotSnell knotThe snell knot is a hitch knot used to attach an eyed fishing hook to fishing line. It passes through the eye of the hook, but primarily attaches to the shaft...
- Snell Memorial FoundationSnell Memorial FoundationThe Snell Memorial Foundation is a not-for-profit organization created to provide a high quality standard of safety for helmets. Founded in 1957, SMF is named after William "Pete" Snell, a popular sports car racer who died in 1956 of head injuries he received when the racing helmet he wore failed...
, an organization which provides standard of safety for helmets - Snell (company), manufacturer of digital media products
- Snell's lawSnell's lawIn optics and physics, Snell's law is a formula used to describe the relationship between the angles of incidence and refraction, when referring to light or other waves passing through a boundary between two different isotropic media, such as water and glass...
, the law of refraction in optics, named after Willebrord Snell