Bellman

Bellman A bellman or town crier was historically an officer of the court who made public pronouncements as required by the court. A Bellman would also be used to make public announcements in the streets. The bellman profession dates back to the Middles Ages.

People named Bellman
  • Carl Michael Bellman, Swedish poet and composer
  • Eric Bellman, psychotherapist
  • Gina Bellman, New Zealand/English actress
  • Jonathan Bellman, American musicologist
  • Bruce Bellman, Australian artist/painter
  • Dmitriy Bellman, Russian artist jeweler
  • Richard Bellman, American mathematician
    • Bellman equation
    • Bellman-Ford algorithm
    • Hamilton-Jacobi-Bellman equation

Bellman may also refer to:

  • The stand-by diver in a Diving bell
  • Bellman (character), a character in Swedish jokes
  • "Bellman", a character in Lewis Carroll's poem The Hunting of the Snark
  • Bellman hangar, a prefabricated, portable aircraft hangar
  • Bellman Prize
  • Beatrice Bellman, a character in BT commercials
  • Bellman's Head a headland point in the Stonehaven Bay, Scotland
  • Bellman and True, a 1987 film
  • Bellman, a prominent character and law enforcement position in the "Thursday Next" novels

Famous quotes containing the word bellman:

    “Just the place for a Snark!” the Bellman cried,
    As he landed his crew with care;
    Supporting each man on the top of the tide
    By a finger entwined in his hair.
    “Just the place for a Snark! I have said it twice:
    That alone should encourage the crew.
    Just the place for a Snark! I have said it thrice:
    What I tell you three times is true.”
    Lewis Carroll [Charles Lutwidge Dodgson] (1832–1898)