gurneys

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• gurneys — n. wheeled stretcher used for transporting patients …   English contemporary dictionary

• Thomas Gurney — (* 1705 bei Woburn in der Grafschaft Bedfordshire, England; † 22. Juni 1770) war ein britischer Parlaments und Gerichtsstenograf und entwickelte ein Stenografiesystem …   Deutsch Wikipedia

• Gurney's bank — was a well respected family run bank headquartered in Norwich, England. It merged into Barclays Bank in 1896.HistoryThe bank was founded in 1770 by John and Henry Gurney, sons of John Gurney (1688 – 1741), who passed the business to Henry s son,… …   Wikipedia

• Samuel Gurney — (1786–1856) was an English banker and philanthropist.He should not be confused with his second son, Samuel (1816–1882), also described as banker and philanthropist, and a Member of Parliament. [See ODNB article by Richard Davenport Hines, ‘Gurney …   Wikipedia

• Overend, Gurney and Company — Formation 1800 Extinction 1866 Location London Overend, Gurney Company was a London wholesale discount bank, known as the bankers bank , which collapsed in 1866 owing about 11 million pounds, equivalent to £981 million at 2008 prices …   Wikipedia

• Goldsworthy Gurney — Sir Goldsworthy Gurney (* 14. Februar 1793 in Treator bei Padstow, Cornwall; † 28. Februar 1875 in Reeds bei Bude, Cornwall) war ein typischer britischer Hobby Wissenschaftler und Erfinder des Viktorianischen Zeitalters. Er betätigte sich als… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

• Gurney — A gurney, known as a trolley in British medical context, is the U.S. term for a type of stretcher used in modern hospitals and ambulances in developed areas. A hospital gurney is a kind of narrow bed on a wheeled frame which may be adjustable in… …   Wikipedia

• Gurney's Inn — is a historic oceanfront resort on the very tip of Long Island, located in Montauk, New York. U.S. President Richard Nixon wrote his acceptance speech at the Skippers Cottage. It has a famous Thalasso spa. They feature their own TV talk show, the …   Wikipedia

• Joseph Fry (tea merchant) — Joseph Fry (21 April 1777 28 August 1861) was a tea dealer and an unsuccessful banker. He was the husband of Elizabeth Fry, prison reformer.Parental familyHe was born in London 21 April 1777, the youngest of the three sons, (one of whom died aged …   Wikipedia

• Glossar Quäkertum — Das Quäkertum ist Mitte des 17. Jahrhunderts in England entstanden. Wie in jeder sozialen Gruppe hat sich im Laufe der Zeit eine eigene Begrifflichkeit entwickelt. Verstärkt wurde das zum einen durch gesellschaftliche Isolation in Zeiten von… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

• hallway medicine — (HAWL.way MED.uh.sin) n. The practice of leaving patients on gurneys in hallways during all or most of their hospital stay because there are no available rooms in wards. Example Citation: Further west, in Winnipeg, hallway medicine has become so… …   New words