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Acworth (surname)
Acworth is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Bernard Acworth (1885–1963), British writer and creationist * George Acworth (other) * Harry Arbuthnot Acworth, author * Peter Acworth (born 1970), British pornographer * William Mitchell Acworth Sir William Mitchell Acworth KCSI (22 November 1850 – 2 April 1925) was a British railway economist, barrister and politician. Early life and background The third son of the Reverend William Acworth of the Hall, South Stoke, near Bath, Somer ... (1850–1925), British railway economist, barrister and politician References {{surname, Acworth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bernard Acworth
Captain Bernard Acworth DSO (3 February 1885 – 16 February 1963) was an English submariner, writer, evangelical Christian and creationist. Biography Acworth was trained at the Royal Naval College, Greenwich, becoming a submariner during the First World War and was awarded the Distinguished Service Order in 1917. After retiring from the Royal Navy, he became a journalist and unsuccessful parliamentary candidate (in 1931 as a Liberal at Pontypridd and as an Independent at Putney in 1942). In 1932 Acworth, Douglas Dewar, Lewis Merson Davies and Sir Ambrose Fleming launched the Evolution Protest Movement (later named the Creationist Science Movement), which was dedicated to opposing the teaching of evolution as a scientific fact. Acworth also corresponded with C. S. Lewis regarding his views on the incompatibility of evolution and Christianity. Acworth published some idiosyncratic views on biological matters. He claimed that birds, and other aerial migrants such as butterf ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Acworth (other)
George Acworth may refer to: *George Acworth (politician) George Acworth (1482–1530), of Toddington, Bedfordshire, was an English politician. Career Born by 1482, he was the first son of John Acworth of Luton and his 3rd wife Elizabeth, daughter of John Broughton of Toddington. He held the office of ... (1482–1530), English politician * George Acworth (Anglican divine) (1534–c. 1578), English Protestant divine {{hndis, Acworth, George ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harry Arbuthnot Acworth
Harry may refer to: TV shows * ''Harry'' (American TV series), a 1987 American comedy series starring Alan Arkin * ''Harry'' (British TV series), a 1993 BBC drama that ran for two seasons * ''Harry'' (talk show), a 2016 American daytime talk show hosted by Harry Connick Jr. People and fictional characters *Harry (given name), a list of people and fictional characters with the given name *Harry (surname), a list of people with the surname *Dirty Harry (musician) (born 1982), British rock singer who has also used the stage name Harry *Harry Potter (character), the main protagonist in a Harry Potter fictional series by J. K. Rowling Other uses *Harry (derogatory term), derogatory term used in Norway * ''Harry'' (album), a 1969 album by Harry Nilsson *The tunnel used in the Stalag Luft III escape ("The Great Escape") of World War II * ''Harry'' (newspaper), an underground newspaper in Baltimore, Maryland See also *Harrying (laying waste), may refer to the following historical events ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Acworth
Peter Thomas Acworth (born 12 October 1970) is a British web entrepreneur based in San Francisco. He founded Kink.com, an internet pornography producer that focuses on BDSM and fetish themes. According to the ''San Francisco Bay Guardian'', Acworth's work has been guided by "Kink's principles of intimate, conversational, playful, and mutually enjoyable interactions","Kink Dreams" '''', 24 September 2008. and he has expressed the belief that "a product line should come from an individual's actual fantasies." [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |