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# Mike Brown (badminton)

Michael Brown (born 13 March 1957) is a former English badminton international player and a former national champion.

## Biography

Brown who represented Yorkshire became an English National doubles champion after winning the English National Badminton Championships men's doubles title with Andy Goode in 1990.
In 2007, he won the +40 men's doubles title at the All England Senior Championships partnered with Nitin Panesar.

## Achievements
### IBF World Grand Prix

The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation (IBF) since 1983.
Mixed doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 1989 | Scottish Open | Jillian Wallwork | Jon Holst-Christensen Gillian Gowers | 6–15, 11–15 | Runner-up |

### IBF International

Men's singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 1989 | Bermuda International | Michael Adams | 12–15, 15–4, 15–11 | Winner |
| 1992 | Iceland International | Broddi Kristjánsson | 15–10, 6–15, 15–9 | Winner |
Men's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 1985 | Bell's Open | Richard Outterside | Billy Gilliland Dan Travers | 7–15, 7–15 | Runner-up |
| 1987 | Bell's Open | Richard Outterside | Andy Goode Miles Johnson | 15–6, 15–13 | Winner |
| 1987 | Welsh International | Richard Outterside | | | Winner |
| 1989 | Bermuda International | Michael Adams | Darrin Cowell Ian Cummings | 15–4, 15–5 | Winner |
| 1989 | Bell's Open | Andy Goode | Andrew Fairhurst Chris Hunt | 15–17, 15–10, 13–18 | Runner-up |
| 1990 | Irish International | Chris Hunt | Andrey Antropov Sergey Melnikov | 15–4, 15–5 | Winner |
Mixed doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 1985 | Bell's Open | Sara Halsall | Richard Outterside Wendy Poulton | 17–15, 15–6 | Winner |
| 1987 | Bell's Open | Sara Halsall | Andy Goode Fiona Elliott | 15–9, 15–11 | Winner |
| 1988 | Bell's Open | Jillian Wallwork | Andy Goode Gillian Gowers | 4–15, 7–15 | Runner-up |
| 1988 | Welsh International | Jillian Wallwork | | | Winner |
| 1989 | Bermuda International | Lenora Headley | Michael Adams Penny Roberts | 15–12, 15–1 | Winner |
| 1989 | Welsh International | Jillian Wallwork | Dave Wright Claire Palmer | 11–15, 6–15 | Runner-up |
| 1992 | Iceland International | Ása Pálsdóttir | Kenny Middlemiss Elinor Middlemiss | 9–15, 9–15 | Runner-up |
# Dave Wright (badminton)

David Wright (born 10 April 1965) is a former English badminton international player and two times English National doubles champion.

## Biography

Wright who represented Yorkshire became an English National doubles champion after winning the English National Badminton Championships men's doubles title with Nick Ponting in 1991. He then repeated the success two years in 1993 later but this time he partnered Julian Robertson.
Wright represented Great Britain at the 1992 Olympic Games playing in the men's doubles with Nick Ponting. In the first round they beat German pair Stefan Frey and Stephan Kuhl, but defeated in the second round to Indonesian pair Rexy Mainaky and Ricky Subagja.

## Achievements
### IBF World Grand Prix

The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation (IBF) since 1983.
Mixed doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 1992 | Dutch Open | Sara Sankey | Christian Jakobsen Marianne Rasmussen | 5–15, 15–8, 15–12 | Winner |

### IBF International

Men's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 1988 | Bell's Open | Nick Ponting | Andy Goode Miles Johnson | 15–7, 15–7 | Winner |
| 1988 | Welsh International | Nick Ponting | | | Winner |
| 1989 | Welsh International | Nick Ponting | Miles Johnson Andy Salvidge | 15–11, 15–9 | Winner |
| 1990 | Austrian International | Nick Ponting | Michael Keck Kai Mitteldorf | | Winner |
| 1990 | Welsh International | Nick Ponting | Mike Bitten Bryan Blanshard | 15–5, 10–15, 15–10 | Winner |
| 1991 | Wimbledon Open | Nick Ponting | Andy Goode Chris Hunt | 15–4, 15–10 | Winner |
| 1991 | Irish International | Nick Ponting | Andy Goode Chris Hunt | 15–5, 15–2 | Winner |
| 1992 | Wimbledon Open | Nick Ponting | Andy Goode Chris Hunt | 15–8, 15–4 | Winner |
| 1992 | Welsh International | Nick Ponting | Michael Adams Chris Rees | 15–9, 15–2 | Winner |
| 1993 | Iceland International | Julian Robertson | Broddi Kristjánsson Oli Bjorn Zimsen | 15–2, 15–4 | Winner |
| 1994 | Mauritius International | Michael Adams | Teh Chong Chen Wong Choong Hann | 15–7, 15–7 | Winner |
| 1996 | Mauritius International | Nitin Panesar | Mahathir Mustaffa Jason Wong | 15–6, 15–18, 15–9 | Winner |
Mixed doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 1989 | Welsh International | Claire Palmer | Mike Brown Jillian Wallwork | 15–11, 15–6 | Winner |
| 1992 | Wimbledon Open | Sara Sankey | Simon Archer Joanne Davies | 5–15, 15–12, 15–11 | Winner |
| 1993 | Iceland International | Lorraine Thomas | Julian Robertson Kerri McKittrick | 15–5, 1–0 retired | Winner |
| 1994 | Mauritius International | Karen Chapman | Michael Adams Joanne Davies | 11–15, 9–15 | Runner-up |
| 1996 | Mauritius International | Lorraine Cole | Carl Fenton Justine Willmott | 15–4, 15–4 | Winner |
# Ufuk Sarıca

Ufuk Sarıca (born June 13, 1972) is a Turkish professional basketball coach and former player who played at the shooting guard position.

## Playing career

Sarıca began his career at the age of 16 at Efes Pilsen's Youth Team, and played for Efes for 11 consecutive seasons. During his time at Efes, he won the Korać Cup in 1996, beating Italian side Olimpia Milano at the two-legged final. While with Efes Pilsen he reached the European Cup final as well as playing in the EuroLeague Quarter-finals 4 times (3 of these quarterfinals were consecutive between 1997 and 1999). He was part of the strong Efes roster along with Hidayet Türkoğlu, Ömer Onan, and Hüseyin Beşok. He left the team in the summer of 1999 after important members of the legendary Efes Team of 1996, Tamer Oyguç, Murat Evliyaoğlu, and Volkan Aydın, were let go from the club.
He joined Ülkerspor where he won the Turkish League title during the 2000–2001 season. As Harun Erdenay became more influential in the forward position his playing time was limited and as such he moved to Israeli side Bnei Herzliya. This was followed by a short spell at Montepaschi Siena.
After Siena, Sarica returned to Turkey and played at Pınar Karşıyaka, Darüşşafaka, and Beşiktaş Cola Turka, each for a single season, after which he retired.

## Coaching career
### First years

Sarıca began his post-retirement career as the assistant of Murat Didin at Beşiktaş. When Didin left the club in March 2007, Sarıca was appointed as caretaker manager until the end of the season. Then he worked with Ergin Ataman as assistant coach at Beşiktaş again where they reached the TBL play-off semi-finals in the 2007-08 season. Ataman left the Beşiktaş and joined Efes Pilsen at the end of the season and Sarıca joined Efes Pilsen as the assistant coach of Ataman once again. He became head coach on an interim basis during the 2010–11 season and was handed the role as permanent head coach in June 2011.

### Karşıyaka

On July 17, 2012, he signed a two-year contract with Pınar Karşıyaka. He won the Turkish Cup championship in the 2013–14 season. On June 5, 2014, he signed an extension contract with Pınar Karşıyaka until 2015. On June 19, 2015, he won the Turkish League championship in 2014–15 season by beating Fenerbahçe Ülker and Efes Pilsen in semifinals and finals.

### Beşiktaş

He signed a three-year contract with Beşiktaş on August 2, 2016.

### Return to Karşıyaka

On June 25, 2019, he has signed 3-years deal with former team Pınar Karşıyaka. In June 2025, he parted ways with Pınar Karşıyaka.

## Achievements
### As player

* Turkish League (with Efes Pilsen: 1991–92, 1992–93, 1993–94, 1995–96, 1996–97; with Ülkerspor: 2000–01)
* Turkish Cup (with Efes Pilsen: 1993–94, 1995–96, 1996–97, 1997–98)
* Turkish Basketball President's Cup (with Efes Pilsen: 1993, 1996, 1998)
* Korać Cup: (with Efes Pilsen: 1995–96)

### As head coach

* Turkish League (with Pınar Karşıyaka: 2014–15)
* Turkish Cup (with Pınar Karşıyaka: 2013–14)
* Turkish Basketball President's Cup (with Pınar Karşıyaka: 2014)
# Tomasz Mendrek

Tomasz Mendrek (born 9 August 1968) is a former Czech badminton player and coach. He represented Czechoslovakia in badminton at the 1992 Summer Olympics. He is a 7-time national champion in men's doubles. Mendrek was the national junior coach of the Austrian national team from 2000 to 2005.
Mendrek also served as the junior coach of the Czech Republic national team in 2007.

## Career

In 1986, Mendrek won his first national championships title in men's doubles with Miroslav Šrámek. He also won the national men's singles title three consecutive times in 1990, 1991 and 1992.
In 1989, Mendrek won the Czechoslovakian International after defeating Heinz Fischer in the final. In 1990, he failed to defend his title after losing to Thomas Stuer-Lauridsen of Denmark in the final. In 1991, he won the Cyprus International.
In 1992, he won two titles in men's singles, the two being the Malta International and the Czechoslovakian International. He also competed in the men's singles event at the 1992 Summer Olympics. He lost in the second round to Foo Kok Keong of Malaysia.

## Personal life

Mendrek has two sons, Jakub Mendrek and Adam Mendrek who is also a badminton player and has represented the Czech Republic in major tournaments.

## Achievements
### IBF International

Men's singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 1989 | Czechoslovakian International | Heinz Fischer | 15–17, 15–1, 15–10 | Winner |
| 1990 | Czechoslovakian International | Thomas Stuer-Lauridsen | 2–15, 5–15 | Runner-up |
| 1991 | Cyprus International | Anatoliy Skripko | 15–4, 15–8 | Winner |
| 1992 | Malta International | Hannes Fuchs | 16–18, 15–11, 15–5 | Winner |
| 1992 | Czechoslovakian International | Lasse Lindelof | 15–6, 15–6 | Winner |
# Sister Feng

Luo Yufeng (born September 23, 1985) (simplified Chinese: 罗玉凤; traditional Chinese: 羅玉鳳; pinyin: Luó Yùfèng), better known as Sister Feng (凤姐, meaning "Sister Phoenix"), is a Chinese internet celebrity who was born in Qijiang district of Chongqing. She graduated from Queens College, City University of New York.
Luo became an internet celebrity and bully meme in China in late 2009. In 2015, she ranked 14th in the list of Chinese Internet celebrities.

## Early life

Luo first gained attention in November 2009, after passing out flyers in Shanghai seeking a marriageable boyfriend who was required to meet excessive qualifications. For example, she specified that such boyfriend "must be an elite with a degree in economics or similar from Peking University or Tsinghua University" and "must also be 176 to 183 centimeters tall and good looking." At that time, she was working as a cashier at a Carrefour in Shanghai, though she claimed she "works for a Fortune 500 company" (Carrefour ranked 25th on the 2009 Fortune Global 500 list).
Luo's penchant for outrageous comments continued to bring her attention. For example, she "called herself the brightest human being in the past three centuries, and added that she would remain the smartest person for the next 300 years."
In January 2010, Luo appeared on the popular television talk show Renjian with her "boyfriend" and "ex-boyfriend" about their "love triangle," though both were later confirmed to be actors, and the coverage of her increased with that exposure.
She is considered one of the biggest internet famous people to emerge in People's Republic of China in 2009, and has been widely covered by Chinese media. An announcement that she would get plastic surgery in March 2010 resulted in photoshopped pictures of her appearing on Baidu. In May 2010, she appeared on China's Got Talent, and was pelted with eggs.
In 2010, Luo relocated to New York City where she worked as a manicurist for four years. She was profiled in the New York Post. It has been reported that she has more than 4.7 million followers on Sina Weibo (the People's Republic of China version of Twitter).
Luo Yufeng was admitted to Queens College, City University of New York, where she selectively studied two difficult subjects: calculus and molecular biology.

## Meme

In November 2011, an English version of Luo's original dating flyer was being handed out in Zuccotti Park during Occupy Wall Street. Her flyer was handed out on February 2, 2012, at Columbia University. Her flyer was handed out near Harvard University on March 19, 2012.
# John Ampomah

John Ampomah (born 11 July 1990 in Konongo) is a Ghanaian athlete specialising in the javelin throw. He is currently attending Middle Tennessee State University and is part of the university's track and field team.
Ampomah represented Ghana at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. He was the captain of the Ghanaian team in Rio.

## Career

Ampomah came onto the scene up 2012, pulverizing the 19-year old national record with a throw of 69.00m in March 2012 in Tamale, before enhancing the record two more times at the African Championship, where he won silver, and at the 2012 rlg Grand Prix where he threw 73.69m. While tutoring at Wiley College, Ampomah set another national javelin record subsequent to gaining a throw of 74.42m on his approach to winning the spear title at the 2014 US NAIA National Championships. This eclipsed the previous mark of 74.35m that he had set at the Jim Mize Invitational on 22 March 2014. On 4 April 2015 he broke the national record again, throwing 76.50m to win his third open air rivalry in Auburn-Alabama. Ampomah's new individual best supplanted the past characteristic of 75.99m, which he set at the CAA African Championships in August, 2015 where he set fifth by and large. Later in the month, John threw 81.55m to improve his national record by 5 meters and 5 centimeters. In Sergey Bubka design, this was then the eighth national record since his disclosure in 2012.
He won silver medals at the 2015 African Games and 2012 African Championships. He also won silver medal at the African Championships in Durban in 2016. His personal best in the event is 83.09 metres set in Soga-Nana Memorial, Cape Coast, Ghana. This is the current national record. Ampomah has broken the national javelin record an unprecedented ten times since 2012 when he came onto the national scene.

## Competition record

| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
| Representing Ghana ||||||
| 2012 | African Championships | Porto Novo, Benin | 2nd | Javelin throw | 70.65 m |
| 2014 | Commonwealth Games | Glasgow, United Kingdom | 9th | Javelin throw | 69.56 m |
| 2014 | African Championships | Marrakech, Morocco | 5th | Javelin throw | 75.99 m |
| 2015 | African Games | Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo | 2nd | Javelin throw | 82.94 m |
| 2016 | African Championships | Durban, South Africa | 2nd | Javelin throw | 75.22 m |
| 2016 | Olympic Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 19th (q) | Javelin throw | 80.39 m |
| 2024 | African Games | Accra, Ghana | 9th | Javelin throw | 66.64 m |

## Seasonal bests by year

* 2012 - 70.65
* 2014 - 75.99
* 2015 - 82.94
* 2016 - 83.09 NR

## Awards

SWAG Male Athlete:2012, 2015
Ghana-Ethiopian Airlines Athletes 2015
# Ventura (Los Hermanos album)

Professional ratings :
| Review scores ||
| Source | Rating |
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| The Music Box | |
Ventura is the third album by Brazilian band Los Hermanos, released in 2003. It was the first work of a Brazilian band to be made available – illegally – on the internet before its official release.
It was considered by the Brazilian edition of Rolling Stone as the 68th greatest Brazilian album. In September 2012, it was elected by the audience of Radio Eldorado FM, of Estadao.com e of Caderno C2+Música (both the latter belong to newspaper O Estado de S. Paulo) as the best Brazilian album ever.
Ventura was certified gold by the Brazilian Association of Record Producers after surpassing 50,000 sold copies. When the album was ready to be delivered, the band was met with Abril Music's bankruptcy in late 2002. Los Hermanos received offers from independent labels, such as Trama and Deckdisc, however, the band secured a deal with BMG, which bought part of the catalogue and brought the band as their artist, alongside bands such as Capital Inicial and Titãs.

## Personnel

* Choir/Chorus - Alexandre Werneck
* Choir/Chorus, Effects, Keyboards - Bruno Medina
* Trumpet - Bubu Trompete
* Choir/Chorus - Diego Medina
* Clarinet - Edu Morelenbaum
* Tuba - Eliezer Rodriguez
* Choir/Chorus - Estevao Case
* Bass, Guitar, Background Vocals - Gabriel Bubu
* Flugelhorn, Trumpet - Jesse Sadoc Filho
* Bass, Choir/Chorus, Guitar - Kassin
* Choir/Chorus, Primary Artist - Los Hermanos
* Bass, Choir/Chorus, Composer, Guitar, Lead Vocals, Rattle - Marcelo Camelo
* Trombone - Mauro Zacharias
* Choir/Chorus - Mila Burns
* Choir/Chorus - Marcio Pimenta
* Choir/Chorus - Nervoso
* Bongos, Claves, Congas, Cowbell - Pepe Cisneros
* Bass, Choir/Chorus, Composer, Guitar, Lead Vocals, Vocals - Rodrigo Amarante
* Drums - Rodrigo Barba
* Trombone - Serginho Trombone
* Rattle - Stephane San Juan
* Choir/Chorus - Thiago Camelo
* Baritone Saxophone, Tuba - Ze Canuto
* Baritone Saxophone - Indio

## Certifications

| Region | Certification | Sales/Shipments |
| Brazil – ABPD | Gold | 100,000 |
# Chichibabin pyridine synthesis

The Chichibabin pyridine synthesis (/ˈtʃiːtʃiːˌbeɪbiːn/) is a method for synthesizing pyridine rings. The reaction involves the condensation reaction of aldehydes, ketones, α,β-unsaturated carbonyl compounds, or any combination of the above, with ammonia. It was reported by Aleksei Chichibabin in 1924. Methyl-substituted pyridines, which show widespread uses among multiple fields of applied chemistry, are prepared by this methodology.

## Representative syntheses

The syntheses are presently conduced commercially in the presence of oxide catalysts such as modified alumina (Al$_2$O$_3$) or silica (SiO$_2$). The reactants are passed over the catalyst at 350–500 °C. 2-Methylpyridine- and 4-methylpyridine are produced as a mixture from acetaldehyde and ammonia. 3-Methylpyridine and pyridine are produced from acrolein and ammonia. Acrolein and propionaldehyde react with ammonia affords mainly 3-methylpyridine. 5-Ethyl-2-methylpyridine is produced from paraldehyde and ammonia.

### Mechanism and optimizations

These syntheses involve many reactions such as imine synthesis, base-catalyzed aldol condensations, and Michael reactions.
Many efforts have been made to improve the method. Conducting the reaction in the gas phase in the presence of aluminium(III) oxide. zeolite (yield 98.9% at 500 K),

### From nitriles

Of the many variations have been explored. one approach employs nitriles as the nitrogen source. For example, acrylonitrile and acetone affords 2-methylpyridine uncontaminated with the 4-methyl derivative. In another variation, alkynes and nitriles react in the presence of organocobalt catalysts, a reaction inspired by alkyne trimerization.
# Wyoming Division of State Parks and Historic Sites

The Wyoming Division of State Parks and Historic Sites is the Wyoming state agency that administers its state parks.
Also known as Wyoming State Parks, Historic Sites & Trails, the agency is headquartered in Cheyenne, Wyoming.
# 2011 Atlantic Coast Conference men's soccer season

The 2011 ACC men's soccer season is the 29th season of men's college soccer in the Atlantic Coast Conference. The defending regular season champions are the North Carolina Tar Heels and the defending postseason champions are the Maryland Terrapins.

## Standings

2011 ACC men's soccer standingsvte :
| | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall |
| | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | PTS | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD |
| Maryland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2 | +10 |
| Boston College | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 3 | +9 |
| North Carolina | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 | +7 |
| Virginia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 4 | +8 |
| N.C. State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | +2 |
| Clemson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 |
| Virginia Tech | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | –2 |
| Duke | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 7 | –3 |
| Wake Forest | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | –4 |
| Championship: † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion Current rankings: TheACC.com |||||||||||||||||

### Poll standings
## Results

| Home \ Away | BC | DUK | MAR | NC | NCS | UVA | VT | WF |
| Boston College Eagles | | 2–1 | | 0–2 | | | 4–3 | 2–0 |
| Clemson Tigers | 2–0 | | | | | 0–2 | | |
| Duke Blue Devils | | | | | | 0–1 | | |
| Maryland Terrapins | 4–0 | | | | | | | |
| North Carolina Tar Heels | | | | | | | | |
| North Carolina State Wolfpack | 2–1 | | | | | | | |
| Virginia Cavaliers | 1–2 | | 2–1 | 0–3 | 4–1 | | | |
| Virginia Tech Hokies | | | | | | 0–0 | | |
| Wake Forest Demon Deacons | | | | | | 4–3 | | |
# Richie Kaczor

Richard Paul Kaczor (December 9, 1952 – April 1993) was an American DJ whose career spanned from disco's infancy in the 1970s until his death in 1993. He was born on December 9, 1952, in Elizabeth, New Jersey.
Kaczor’s DJ career began in New Jersey, where he played in several nightclubs, including One Sane Man (also known as The Alamo). In 1973, Kaczor began working at the Hollywood Discotheque in Manhattan, New York. During his four years at the nightclub, Kaczor developed skills in beat mixing. After leaving Hollywood Discotheque in 1977, Kaczor briefly played at the Second Story in Philadelphia before being approached by Steve Rubell and Ian Schrager. The duo were the owners of Studio 54, a newly established nightclub in Manhattan.
Rubell and Schrager offered Kaczor a residency at the nightclub, which he accepted. On April 26, 1977, Studio 54 opened. Nicky Siano was also a resident DJ at the nightclub. Kaczor played on weekends, and Siano played weekday nights. James Opdyke, a friend of Kaczor (who had played at the Underground and the Saint), was also hired as a fill-in during set breaks.
Kaczor was credited by fellow DJs for popularizing Gloria Gaynor's track "I Will Survive," which reached #1 on the Billboard Hot 100. Siano said that Kaczor was the first in the industry to acknowledge the track (originally a B-side track on Substitute").
On March 4, 1980, Kaczor and Studio 54 lighting engineer, Robert DeSilva, opened the upper-level Disco 40 in Hamilton, Bermuda.
Richard Kaczor died in April 1993 at age 40 from AIDS.
# Robert Burrowes (Australian politician)

Robert Burrowes (1825 – 16 September 1893) was a politician in colonial Victoria, a member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly.
Burrowes was born in Perth, Upper Canada, the son of James Burrowes and his wife Henrietta, née Nixon. After experience in the lumber trade he left Canada in 1852, and arrived in Melbourne in April 1853. He almost immediately afterwards left for the Bendigo (Sandhurst) diggings, where he took an active part in creating Sandhurst Municipality, and was chairman of the local council when the Bendigo railway line was established in 1862.
Burrowes was returned to the Victorian Assembly for Sandhurst in January 1866, and held the seat till his defeat in May 1877. In May 1880 he was re-elected, and held the seat until his death on 16 September 1893. From August 1881 to March 1883 he was Minister of Mines in the O'Loghlen Government. Burrowes married in 1858 Sarah Ellen, daughter of P. Vickery.