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The surname originated as an occupational name denoting an archer. By the 14th century, the mentioned Middle English and Old French words replaced the native English bowman . In North America , the surname Archer has absorbed many like-sounding names and cognates (for example, the French Archier ).
Margaret Scotford Archer FAcSS MAE (20 January 1943 – 21 May 2023) was a British sociologist, who spent most of her academic career at the University of Warwick where she was for many years Professor of Sociology.
Archer is a given name. [1] Notable people with this name include: Archer Alexander (c. 1810–1879), former black slave who served as the model for the slave in the statue variously known as Freedom Memorial and the Emancipation Memorial in Lincoln Park, Washington, DC; Archer Baldwin (1883–1966), British Member of Parliament
Nick Hamm’s “William Tell” is a throwback. It’s a big-budget — roughly $45 million — action pic based on popular folklore and loaded with rousing action sequences, inspiring speeches ...
Standing with his creations in Archer’s apartment, Mumford — whose name is used in the book for Archer's forger — explains how he made the paper look genuine. He aged the paper “by using ...
The pitati archer force were mercenaries from the southern Egyptian "land of Kush" (named Kaša, or Kaši in the letters). The first use of Nubian mercenaries was by Weni of the Sixth Dynasty of Egypt during the Old Kingdom of Egypt, about 2300 BC. A group of Egyptian soldiers and Nubian mercenaries holding axes, bows, and quivers of arrows.
Jeffrey Howard Archer, Baron Archer of Weston-super-Mare (born 15 April 1940) [1] is an English novelist and former politician. [2] He was Member of Parliament (MP) for Louth (Lincolnshire) from 1969 to 1974, but did not seek re-election after a financial scandal that left him almost bankrupt. [3] Archer revived his fortunes as a novelist.
Jules Archer (January 27, 1915 – November 13, 2008) [1] was an American author who wrote many volumes of non-fiction history for a general audience and for young adults. Archer attended DeWitt Clinton High School in New York City and the College of the City of New York , where he received a degree in advertising.