Bob Fischer (other)
Bob Fischer may refer to: * Bob Fischer (broadcaster), English broadcaster *Bob Fischer (philosopher), American philosopher See also * Bobby Fischer, chess grandmaster *Bob Fisher (other) *Robert Fisher (other) *Robert Fischer (other) Robert Fischer may refer to: *Robert Fischer (unionist) (1883–1945), German unionist and social democratic politician *Robert Fischer (Canadian politician) (1937–2020), Canadian politician, member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta *Bobby F ...

Bob Fischer (broadcaster)
Robert (Bob) Fischer (born 15 November 1972) is a British broadcaster, writer and performer. As a regional broadcaster he is best known as a DJ and radio presenter for BBC Tees, as a writer for writing the book ''Wiffle Lever To Full!'' (2009),Fischer, Bob. ''Wiffle Lever to Full!''. Hodder, 4 October 2018. and a columnist for the '' Fortean Times'' in the area of Hauntology. Early life Fischer was born on 15 November 1972 in Middlesbrough, in north east England. He attended Levendale Primary School and Conyers' School in Yarm, before going on to read Linguistics at Lancaster University.. He changed programmes, and subsequently completed a degree in Philosophy. Career Fischer was a presenter for BBC Tees in the north east of England until Spring 2020. Latterly he presented a three-times-weekly evening show mixing music, arts and culture, which often featured local musicians, performers and writers. He has previously also presented shows during daytime and weekends. For a ...
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Bob Fischer (philosopher)
Bob Fischer is an American philosopher who specializes in epistemology (especially modal epistemology) and ethics (especially animal ethics). He is a Professor of Philosophy at Texas State University and a Senior Research Manager at Rethink Priorities. His books include ''Modal Justification via Theories'' (in which he defends his account of "Theory-Based Epistemology of Modality"), ''The Ethics of Eating Animals'', and ''Weighing Animal Welfare''. Education and career Fischer earned a Bachelor of Arts in philosophy and English at State University of New York at Geneseo from 2001 to 2004. He received a PhD in philosophy at the University of Illinois Chicago. He submitted his doctoral thesis, which was entitled ''Modal Knowledge, in Theory'', in 2011. His advisor (and thesis committee chair) was W. D. Hart; the other committee members were Colin Klein, Walter Edelberg, Daniel Sutherland, and Karen Bennett. From Illinois, he moved to Texas State University, first (2011–201 ...
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Bobby Fischer
Robert James Fischer (March 9, 1943January 17, 2008) was an American chess grandmaster and the eleventh World Chess Champion. A chess prodigy, he won his first of a record eight US Championships at the age of 14. In 1964, he won with an 11–0 score, the only perfect score in the history of the tournament. Qualifying for the 1972 World Championship, Fischer swept matches with Mark Taimanov and Bent Larsen by 6–0 scores. After another qualifying match against Tigran Petrosian, Fischer won the title match against Boris Spassky of the USSR, in Reykjavík, Iceland. Publicized as a Cold War confrontation between the US and USSR, the match attracted more worldwide interest than any chess championship before or since. In 1975, Fischer refused to defend his title when an agreement could not be reached with FIDE, chess's international governing body, over the match conditions. Consequently, the Soviet challenger Anatoly Karpov was named World Champion by default. Fischer subseq ...
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Bob Fisher (other)
Bob Fisher may refer to: * Bob Fisher (baseball) (1886–1963), baseball player who played shortstop from 1912 to 1919 * Bob Fisher (screenwriter) (fl. 2000s), screenwriter whose credits include ''Wedding Crashers'' * Bob Fisher (American football coach) (1887–1942), American football player and coach * Bob Fisher (offensive lineman) (1916–1983), American football player * Bob Fisher (football manager), English association football manager active in France * Bob Fisher (Australian footballer) (born 1929), Australian rules footballer * Bob Fisher (tight end) (born 1958), American football tight end See also * Bobby Fischer Robert James Fischer (March 9, 1943January 17, 2008) was an American chess grandmaster and the eleventh World Chess Champion. A chess prodigy, he won his first of a record eight US Championships at the age of 14. In 1964, he won with an 11â ...

Robert Fisher (other)
Robert Fisher may refer to: Politicians * Robert Fisher (MP) (1465–1535), in 1529 MP for Rochester * Robert F. Fisher (1879–1969), member of the California legislature * Robert Fisher (Tennessee politician) (1925–1989), American politician expelled from the Tennessee legislature * Robert Fisher (New Hampshire politician), member of the New Hampshire legislature 2014–2017 Artists and musicians * Robert Fisher (playwright) (1922–2008), American playwright * Robert M. Fisher (1928–2007), American artist * Rob Fisher (British musician) (1956–1999), British keyboardist and songwriter * Robert Fisher (c.1957–2017), American vocalist and songwriter from Willard Grant Conspiracy * Rob Fisher (conductor), American music director, conductor, arranger and pianist Others * Robert Fisher (priest) (fl. 1490s – 1510s), Canon of Windsor * Robert Fisher (UK academic) (born 1943), interest in teaching philosophy to children * Robert Fisher (university president) (born c. 1948), ...
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