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Geographers and Cartographers ===...including Land SurveyorsNames with Bold links are to Geni profiles or projects. Other links take you to external biographical web pages. Geographers ...are scholars whose area of study is geography, the study of Earth's natural environment and human society. Geographers study how the natural environment contributes to the human society and how the human socie...
A photographer: (the Greek φῶς (phos), meaning "light", and γραφή (graphê), meaning "drawing, writing", together meaning "drawing with light") is a person who takes photographs.The definitions of amateur and professional, in the context of photography, are not entirely categorical. A professional photographer is likely to take photographs to make money, through the display, sale or use of those...
Art collecting was common among the wealthy in the Ancient World in both Europe and East Asia, and in the Middle Ages, but developed in its modern form during the Renaissance and continues to the present day. Image Right: This work is in the public domain in its country of origin and other countries and areas where the copyright term is the author's life plus 100 years or fewer. included a Un...
Philanthropists The Philanthropists project is designed to recognise the generous spirit of so many in our history. It is best that their profile reflects their generous actions, with dates if possible. To add profiles to this project, firstly "follow it" then click on actions either on the profile, or, on the project page, then click "Add profile" or "Add to project" whichever is appropriate...
Portal to Geni Projects dedicated to "occupations." No profiles please - Add profiles to the projects listed below instead Please consider creating occupation sub-portal projects to group together allied occupations. A Abracadabra.... (magicians and illusionists) Abstractors Accountants and Bookkeepers Administrative Assistant - see Secretaries Agricultural Labourers Air Traffi...
A musician (or instrumentalist) is a person who is talented in making music or performing music creatively, or one who composes, conducts, or performs music, particularly instrumental music.Musicians can specialize in any musical style, and some musicians play in a variety of different styles. Examples of a musician's possible skills include performing, conducting, singing, composing, arranging...
This project is for anyone who worked in the school system. This project includes:*Administrators*School Board Personnel*Principals*Deans*Guidance Counselors*School Resource Officers*Cafeteria Workers*Custodians*School Bus Drivers*Coaches*Librarians*Curriculum Developers*School Nurse*Records Clerk*Secretaries*School Maintenance*Human Resources*Teacher's Aid*School Crossing Guard*School Superint...
A computer scientist is a scientist who has acquired knowledge of computer science, the study of the theoretical foundations of information and computation and their application.Software engineering is a direct subfield of computer science.Please add profiles for these disciplines to this project.Profiles must be set to public . Collaborators, please update the "resources" listed, and invite mo...
Fine Art: Definition & Meaning===The term "fine art" refers to an art form practised mainly for its aesthetic value and its beauty ("art for art's sake") rather than its functional value. Fine art is rooted in drawing and design-based works such as painting, printmaking, and sculpture. It is often contrasted with "applied art" and "crafts" which are both traditionally seen as utilitarian activi...
This project is to feature you have worked and all aspects of film, theater and stage production. This includes Design, Set building and painting, lighting, costuming etc.
Playwrights A playwright , also known as a dramatist , is a person who writes dramatic literature or drama. These works may be written specifically to be performed by actors, or they may be closet dramas - simple literary works - written using dramatic forms, but not meant for performance.The earliest playwrights in Western literature with surviving works are the Ancient Greeks. These early pla...
Notable Retailers The object of this project is to catalogue notable retailers or business magnates, founders of big chain stores etc., linking them to profiles and trees on GENi. These giants mostly started out as ordinary shopkeepers.The project is international.See also Shopkeepers where you can add profiles of those who were the backbone of society - ordinary shopkeepers.Related projects ...
Notable photographers include fine art photographers, photojournalists and paparazzi. = External links =* List of photographers - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Decorative Art: Definition & Meaning===The term "decorative arts" is a traditional term for a rather unwieldy range of artistic disciplines concerned with the design and ornamentation of items, usually functional, that do not necessarily have any intrinsic aesthetic qualities. What Does Decorative Art Include? The definition and category of decorative art includes the creation of furniture and ...
==Sculptors== A sculptor follows the art or practice of shaping figures or designs in the round or in relief, as by chiseling marble, modeling clay, or casting in metal. > [Middle English, from Latin sculptūra, from sculptus, past participle of sculpere, to carve; see skel- in Indo-European roots.] This is a Geni occupations project.* Please add Geni profiles of practicing sculptors from any er...
Linguists=A linguist in the academic sense is a person who studies natural language (an academic discipline known as linguistics). , the word is sometimes also used to refer to a polyglot (one who knows several languages), or a grammarian (a scholar of grammar), but these two uses of the word are distinct (and one does not have to be a polyglot in order to be an academic linguist). The followin...
Everyone is invited to add their "hammering" ancestors to this project (profiles must be set to public). Project collaborators, feel free to update the project description, adding notes, documents, images, resources ... and inviting more collaborators.From Glimpses of 17th and 18th Century colonial American life There were men who earned a living at carpentry. If they lived in a port town, they...
A project in the Occupations Portal for those who were prominent in the manufacture and distribution of textiles.Includes crochet and knitting .
List of Explorers Exploration is the act of searching or traveling around a terrain (including space, see space exploration) for the purpose of discovery of resources or information. >> Please feel free to add to this project, or even create the framework for an Explorers and Navigators sub-project. How to add a link is explained in the attached document - Adding links to Geni profiles to proje...
Newscasters= news presenter (also known as newsreader, newscaster, anchorman or anchorwoman, news anchor or simply anchor) is a person who presents news during a news program in the format of a television show, on the radio or the Internet.News presenters can work in a radio studio, television studio and from remote broadcasts in the field especially weather forecasters.==List of news presenter...
Add professional accountants and bookkepers to this project. You can visit HistoryLink to find out which projects include your ancestors. == History ==The history of accounting is thousands of years old and can be traced to ancient civilizations. The early development of accounting dates back to ancient Mesopotamia, and is closely related to developments in writing, counting and money; there is...
Cooks in the family? Please add to this project : “Cooking is the art and science of preparing food for eating by the application of heat”. The term also includes the full range of culinary techniques: preparing raw and cooked foods for the table; final dressing of meats, fish, and fowl; cleaning and cutting fruits and vegetables; preparing salads; garnishing dishes; decorating desserts; and ...
Feel free to request to collaborate and bring your family missionary profiles along. Profiles must be set to public.The word "mission" originates from 1598 when the Jesuits sent members abroad, derived from the Latin missionem (nom. missio), meaning "act of sending" or mittere, meaning "to send". The word was used in light of its biblical usage; In the Latin translation of the Bible, Christ use...
We all have a sweet-tooth, crave salt, a favorite comfort food, a drink that hits the spot, a family dish created for the holidays, or have used food to get to someone's heart because, "A way to a man's heart is through his stomach." Well, this project is a showcase of all the people on Geni who have won us over in some way, shape or form, through our stomachs...or our tastebuds. This project i...
A blacksmith is a metalsmith who creates objects from wrought iron or steel by forging the metal, using tools to hammer, bend, and cut.Please add your ancestors to this project. Profiles must be set to public. This is an international project. Resources* How to temper steel * English Wikipedia * Worshipful Company of Blacksmiths * List of famous blacksmiths * History of blacksmithing * Blacksmi...