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Arthur Wilmott
Arthur "Willie" James Wilmott (1888–1950) was an English international table tennis player and botanist. Table tennis career He won a bronze medal at the 1939 World Table Tennis Championships in the Swaythling Cup (men's team event) with Ken Hyde, Hyman Lurie, Ken Stanley and Ernest Bubley. A national league competition 'The Wilmott Cup'was named after him. Botany He was the Deputy Keeper of Botany (Natural History) at the British Museum. He worked at the British Museum from 1911 being promoted to Deputy Keeper in 1931 and specialized in the taxonomy of British flora. He wrote articles for the ''Journal of Botany''. See also * List of England players at the World Team Table Tennis Championships List of England players at the World Team Table Tennis Championships The tables below are the English representatives for the men's and women's teams during the World Table Tennis Championships The World Table Tennis Championships are table tenni ... * List of World Table Te ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tottenham
Tottenham () is a town in North London, England, within the London Borough of Haringey. It is located in the ceremonial county of Greater London. Tottenham is centred north-northeast of Charing Cross, bordering Edmonton to the north, Walthamstow, across the River Lea, to the east, and Stamford Hill to the south, with Wood Green and Harringay to the west. The area rapidly expanded in the late-19th century, becoming a working-class suburb of London following the advent of the railway and mass development of housing for the lower-middle and working classes. It is the location of Tottenham Hotspur Football Club, founded in 1882. The parish of Tottenham was granted urban district status in 1894 and municipal borough status in 1934. Following the Second World War, the area saw large-scale development of council housing, including tower blocks. Until 1965 Tottenham was in the historic county of Middlesex. In 1965, the borough of Tottenham merged with the municipal boroughs of Ho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ken Stanley
Kenneth Stanley (1922–2013) was a male English international table tennis player. Table tennis career He won a bronze medal at the 1939 World Table Tennis Championships in the Swaythling Cup (men's team event) with Ken Hyde, Hyman Lurie, Ernest Bubley and Arthur Wilmott. He played table tennis in India and won the All India Cup winning the Men's Singles, Men's Doubles and Mixed Doubles and later coached in Scotland, New Zealand, Norway and England and had an academy in Burnley. Personal life He was a football agent and ran a sports agency in London and was also an instructor for the RAF during the war. He married Marion Brook in 1942 and had four children. His son David and daughter Janet played table tennis and won national youth titles. He died in 2013. See also * List of England players at the World Team Table Tennis Championships List of England players at the World Team Table Tennis Championships The tables below are the English representatives for the men's and wo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1888 Births
In Germany, 1888 is known as the Year of the Three Emperors. Currently, it is the year that, when written in Roman numerals, has the most digits (13). The next year that also has 13 digits is the year 2388. The record will be surpassed as late as 2888, which has 14 digits. Events January–March * January 3 – The 91-centimeter telescope at Lick Observatory in California is first used. * January 12 – The Schoolhouse Blizzard hits Dakota Territory, the states of Montana, Minnesota, Nebraska, Kansas, and Texas, leaving 235 dead, many of them children on their way home from school. * January 13 – The National Geographic Society is founded in Washington, D.C. * January 21 – The Amateur Athletic Union is founded by William Buckingham Curtis in the United States. * January 26 – The Lawn Tennis Association is founded in England. * February 6 – Gillis Bildt becomes Prime Minister of Sweden (1888–1889). * February 27 – In West O ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
English Male Table Tennis Players
English usually refers to: * English language * English people English may also refer to: Peoples, culture, and language * ''English'', an adjective for something of, from, or related to England ** English national identity, an identity and common culture ** English language in England, a variant of the English language spoken in England * English languages (other) * English studies, the study of English language and literature * ''English'', an Amish term for non-Amish, regardless of ethnicity Individuals * English (surname), a list of notable people with the surname ''English'' * People with the given name ** English McConnell (1882–1928), Irish footballer ** English Fisher (1928–2011), American boxing coach ** English Gardner (b. 1992), American track and field sprinter Places United States * English, Indiana, a town * English, Kentucky, an unincorporated community * English, Brazoria County, Texas, an unincorporated community * Englis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of World Table Tennis Championships Medalists
Results of individual events The tables below are medalists of individual events (men's and women's singles, men's and women's doubles and mixed). Men's singles Medal table Women's singles The champion of women's singles in 1937 was declared vacant due to time limit rule in force at the time. In 2001, it was decided to declare the two finalists co-champions. Medal table Men's doubles Medal table Women's doubles Medal table Mixed doubles Medal table Results of team events The tables below are medalists of team events. Men's team Performance by nations in men's team Women's team Performance by nations in women's team References {{World Table Tennis Championships * [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of England Players At The World Team Table Tennis Championships
List of England players at the World Team Table Tennis Championships The tables below are the English representatives for the men's and women's teams during the World Table Tennis Championships The World Table Tennis Championships are table tennis competitions sanctioned by the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF). The World Championships have been held since 1926, biennially since 1957. Five individual events, which include men ... also known as the Swaythling Cup and Corbillon Cup. Men's team (Swaythling Cup) *npc = non playing captain *pc = playing captain Women's team (Corbillon Cup) References {{World Table Tennis Championships World Table Tennis Championships ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
British Museum
The British Museum is a public museum dedicated to human history, art and culture located in the Bloomsbury area of London. Its permanent collection of eight million works is among the largest and most comprehensive in existence. It documents the story of human culture from its beginnings to the present.Among the national museums in London, sculpture and decorative and applied art are in the Victoria and Albert Museum; the British Museum houses earlier art, non-Western art, prints and drawings. The National Gallery holds the national collection of Western European art to about 1900, while art of the 20th century on is at Tate Modern. Tate Britain holds British Art from 1500 onwards. Books, manuscripts and many works on paper are in the British Library. There are significant overlaps between the coverage of the various collections. The British Museum was the first public national museum to cover all fields of knowledge. The museum was established in 1753, largely b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ernest Bubley
Ernest Bubley (1912-1996) was a male English international table tennis player. Table tennis career He won a bronze medal at the 1939 World Table Tennis Championships in the Swaythling Cup (men's team event) with Ken Hyde, Hyman Lurie, Ken Stanley and Arthur Wilmott. Personal life Ernest Bubley was left-handed. His strength was his backhand and always wore a glove while playing on his left hand to protect his skin, as he often played the violin. He married Jaqueline Alge on 29 January 1948. See also * List of England players at the World Team Table Tennis Championships List of England players at the World Team Table Tennis Championships The tables below are the English representatives for the men's and women's teams during the World Table Tennis Championships The World Table Tennis Championships are table tenni ... * List of World Table Tennis Championships medalists References English male table tennis players 1912 births 1996 deaths World Table Tennis Champi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hyman Lurie
Hyman Lurie (1918–1982) was a male English international table tennis player. Table tennis career He won a bronze medal at the 1938 World Table Tennis Championships in the men's doubles with Eric Filby. One year later he won double bronze at the 1939 World Table Tennis Championships by partnering Ken Hyde in a men's doubles and being part of the men's team, in the Swaythling Cup with Ken Hyde, Ernest Bubley, Ken Stanley and Arthur Wilmott. Personal life Hyman ran his father's Barber Shop on Elizabeth Street in Manchester. The shop was opened by Israel Lurie and it was the first to serve ladies in Manchester. He was Jewish. See also * List of England players at the World Team Table Tennis Championships List of England players at the World Team Table Tennis Championships The tables below are the English representatives for the men's and women's teams during the World Table Tennis Championships The World Table Tennis Championships are table tenni ... * List of World T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
London
London is the capital and largest city of England and the United Kingdom, with a population of just under 9 million. It stands on the River Thames in south-east England at the head of a estuary down to the North Sea, and has been a major settlement for two millennia. The City of London, its ancient core and financial centre, was founded by the Romans as '' Londinium'' and retains its medieval boundaries.See also: Independent city § National capitals The City of Westminster, to the west of the City of London, has for centuries hosted the national government and parliament. Since the 19th century, the name "London" has also referred to the metropolis around this core, historically split between the counties of Middlesex, Essex, Surrey, Kent, and Hertfordshire, which largely comprises Greater London, governed by the Greater London Authority.The Greater London Authority consists of the Mayor of London and the London Assembly. The London Mayor is distinguished fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ken Hyde
James Kenneth Hyde (1915-2010) was a male English international table tennis player. Table tennis career He won two bronze medals at the 1939 World Table Tennis Championships in the men's doubles with Hyman Lurie and in the Swaythling Cup (men's team event) with Ernest Bubley, Hyman Lurie, Ken Stanley and Arthur Wilmott. He represented England 16 times between 1933 and 1939. He played for the Liverpool club, was ranked English number one in 1937 and was the only Englishman to beat Viktor Barna. He reached the final of the English Open doubles in 1934 when partnering with Andrew Millar. Personal life He studied at the University of Liverpool and earned a BSc in chemistry. His brothers Gilbert Cecil Hyde and Eric Hyde both played county table tennis. He married in 1940 and was in the Royal Air Force. He died in 2010. See also * List of England players at the World Team Table Tennis Championships * List of World Table Tennis Championships medalists Results of individual ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bronze Medal
A bronze medal in sports and other similar areas involving competition is a medal made of bronze awarded to the third-place finisher of contests or competitions such as the Olympic Games, Commonwealth Games, etc. The outright winner receives a gold medal and the second place a silver medal. More generally, bronze is traditionally the most common metal used for all types of high-quality medals, including artistic ones. The practice of awarding bronze third place medals began at the 1904 Olympic Games in St. Louis, Missouri, before which only first and second places were awarded. Olympic Games Minting Olympic medals is the responsibility of the host city. From 1928– 1968 the design was always the same: the obverse showed a generic design by Florentine artist Giuseppe Cassioli with text giving the host city; the reverse showed another generic design of an Olympic champion. From 1972– 2000, Cassioli's design (or a slight reworking) remained on the obverse with a cu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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