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Challis (surname)
Challis is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Alva Challis (1930–2010), Welsh-born New Zealand geologist * Christopher Challis (1919–2012), British cinematographer * Ellie Challis (born 2004), British Paralympic swimmer * George Challis (rugby league), Australian rugby player * Gordon Challis (1932–2018), New Zealand poet * James Challis, British clergyman and astronomer * John Challis (1942–2021), English actor * John Henry Challis John Henry Challis (6 August 1806 – 28 February 1880) was an Anglo-Australian merchant, landowner and philanthropist, whose bequest to the University of Sydney allowed for the establishment of the Challis Professorships. Early life and migratio ..., Anglo-Australian merchant and philanthropist See also * Chalis, surname {{surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alva Challis
Gwyneth Alva Challis, known as Alva, (25 January 1930 – 21 November 2010) was a Welsh-born New Zealand geologist who discovered the mineral Wairauite, and pioneered the use of x-rays for mineral investigation in New Zealand. Life and work Challis was born in Port Talbot, Wales, on 25 January 1930. In 1952, she emigrated with her parents to New Zealand, where she worked as a radiographer in Invercargill and Wellington. In 1958, Challis joined the Petrology Section of the New Zealand Geological Survey as a technician. She undertook a master's degree majoring in geology at Victoria University of Wellington, studying part-time, where in 1959 she won the Sir Robert Stout scholarship for best student. Her master's thesis was on the geology of the Mt Lookout area in Marlborough. She later said that one of her supervisors, Harold Wellman, "treated her like an honorary man", such that she was surprised when he brought another lecturer to act as chaperone on a visit to her in the field ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christopher Challis
Christopher George Joseph Challis BSC, FRPS (18 March 1919 – 31 May 2012) was a British cinematographer who worked on more than 70 feature films from the 1940s onwards. Career After working as camera operator on several films for Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger, he made his debut as director of photography on ''The End of the River'' (1947) one of their projects as producers. After filming of ''The End of the River'' concluded, Challis was camera operator under Jack Cardiff on '' The Red Shoes''. He did not object to the demotion as he wanted to work on the film. Following this he went back to being director of photography. He was cinematographer on most of Powell and Pressburger's later films, including ''The Small Back Room'' (1949), '' The Elusive Pimpernel'' (1950), ''The Tales of Hoffmann'' (1951), '' Oh... Rosalinda!!'' (1955), '' The Battle of the River Plate'' (1956) and ''Ill Met by Moonlight'' (1957). His expertise in colour cinematography meant that he wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ellie Challis
Ellie Challis (born 23 March 2004) is a British Paralympic swimmer. She represented Great Britain at the 2020 Summer Paralympics. Career Challis made her international debut at the 2019 World Para Swimming Championships and won a bronze medal in the women's 50 metre backstroke S3. Challis competed in the women's 50 metre backstroke S3 event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics and won a silver medal. Personal life Ellie Challis grew up in Clacton, Essex and attended Tendring Technology College. When she was 16 months old, Challis contracted meningitis Meningitis is acute or chronic inflammation of the protective membranes covering the brain and spinal cord, collectively called the meninges. The most common symptoms are fever, headache, and neck stiffness. Other symptoms include confusion or ..., which resulted in the above knee amputation of her legs and a below elbow amputation of her arms. References External links * * * * {{Authority Control 2004 births Li ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Challis (rugby League)
George Challis (1889-1965) was an Australian rugby league footballer who played for the Annandale, Eastern Suburbs and Balmain clubs in the New South Wales Rugby League(NSWRL) competition. Playing career Challis played for the Eastern Suburbs club in the years (1914–1916) and (1920). A , Challis was a member of the Eastern Suburbs sides that won City Cups in 1914, '15 and 1916. Challis joined the Balmain club at the end of the 1916 season only to return to the club for 1 final season in 1920. Challis is recognised as being the 72nd player to wear the red, white and blue of the Eastern Suburbs club. In Challis's 4 seasons at the club he scored 6 tries, and 1 goal for a total of 20 points. In 1913, Challis was a member of the first NSW ) , nickname = , image_map = New South Wales in Australia.svg , map_caption = Location of New South Wales in AustraliaCoordinates: , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name = Australia , established_title = Before federatio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gordon Challis
Cecil Gordon Challis (3 July 1932 – 2 March 2018Death notice, Cecil Gordon Challis, ''Dominion-Post'', 3 March 2018, p. D5. (Retrieved 4 March 2018)) was a New Zealand poet. Background Challis was born in a Welsh family in Birmingham, England, and raised there and in Sydney. After living for a time in Spain, he arrived in New Zealand in 1953 and worked as a postman in Wellington and studied psychology and social work at Victoria University. After working as a psychiatric social worker in |
James Challis
James Challis FRS (12 December 1803 – 3 December 1882) was an English clergyman, physicist and astronomer. Plumian Professor of Astronomy and Experimental Philosophy and the director of the Cambridge Observatory, he investigated a wide range of physical phenomena though made few lasting contributions outside astronomy. He is best remembered for his missed opportunity to discover the planet Neptune in 1846. Early life Challis was born in Braintree, Essex where his father, John Challis, was a stonemason. After attending various local schools, he graduated from Trinity College, Cambridge in 1825 as Senior Wrangler and first Smith's prizeman. He was elected a fellow of Trinity in 1826 and was ordained in 1830. He held the benefice of Papworth Everard, Cambridgeshire from the college until 1852. In 1831 Challis married Sarah Copsey, ''née'' Chandler, a widow, and consequently resigned his Trinity fellowship. The couple had a son and a daughter.Clerke (2006) Plumian professor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Challis
John Spurley Challis (16 August 1942 – 19 September 2021) was an English actor. He had an extensive theatre and television career but is best known for portraying Terrance Aubrey "Boycie" Boyce in the long-running BBC Television sitcom ''Only Fools and Horses'' (1981–2003) and its sequel/spin-off ''The Green Green Grass'' (2005–2009), as well as Monty Staines from the seventh series onwards in the ITV sitcom '' Benidorm'' (2015–2018). Challis was an established stage actor, making appearances for companies including the Royal Shakespeare Company and the National Theatre. Early life John Spurley Challis was born on 16 August 1942 in Clifton, Bristol, England. An only child, his family moved to Southeast London when he was one year old. He grew up in Epsom, after the family moved to Surrey. Challis attended the state boarding Ottershaw School near Woking, Surrey. His father was Alec, a civil servant with the Admiralty who became secretary to the energy minister; h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Henry Challis
John Henry Challis (6 August 1806 – 28 February 1880) was an Anglo-Australian merchant, landowner and philanthropist, whose bequest to the University of Sydney allowed for the establishment of the Challis Professorships. Early life and migration Challis was born in England, the son of John Henry Challis, sergeant in the 9th Regiment, and his first wife. He was educated at several schools and trained as a clerk. He then migrated to Sydney, New South Wales, arriving on the ''Pyramis'' on 9 May 1829 as a steerage passenger. He was employed by Marsden and Flower, merchants. In 1842 the firm was reorganized under the name of Flower, Salting and Company, when Challis was admitted as a junior partner. The business dealt in wool, whale oil other commodities and became very prosperous. He acquired several properties, including a large holding at Potts Point, pastoral licenses of over 12,000 sq. miles (31,080 km²) in southern New South Wales, more than 3,500 cattle and 11,000 sheep. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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