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Child (surname)
Child is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Arthur Child (judge) (1852–1902), British judge at Trinidad and St Lucia * Arthur Child (1910–1996), Canadian businessman *Asa Child (1798–1858), American Attorney * Calvin G. Child (1834–1880), Son of Asa Child and an American Attorney *C. Judson Child Jr. (1923–2004), American Episcopal bishop * Charles Manning Child (1869–1959), American zoologist * Desmond Child (born 1953), American musician and songwriter * Fay G. Child (1908-1965), American politician and newspaper editor * Francis Child (other) * Fred Child (born 1963), American radio host *Harry W. Child (1857–1931), American entrepreneur * Jane Child (born 1967), Canadian musician *Jeremy Child (1944–2022), English actor * Joan Child (1921–2013), Australian politician * John Child (other) * Jonathan Child (1785–1860), American mayor of Rochester, New York *Josiah Child (1630–1699), English merchant, economist, and governo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arthur Child (judge)
The Honourable Arthur Child (20 November 1852 – 24 August 1902)CHILD, Arthur’, Who Was Who, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 1920–2007 was a British lawyer, jurist and colonial administrator who was Chief Justice of St Lucia from 1890 to 1902. Career Child was born in 1852, the 11th child of Henry Child, a solicitor in London. He was from a family of lawyers; two of his father′s brothers were also solicitors. He was educated privately at Priory-house School, Clapton and the University College London, and was called to the Bar at the Middle Temple on 17 November 1876. After practicing on the South Eastern Circuit at the Mayor′s Court and the Central Criminal Court, he left for the West Indies when he was appointed Stipendiary Magistrate at San Fernando, Trinidad in 1882. He also acted as a puisne judge there from 1887 to 1888. He was appointed acting Chief Justice of Saint Lucia in 1889, and confirmed in the position in 1890. He also administered ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kirsty Child
Kirsty Child is an Australian character actress, known for her roles in the television series ''Prisoner'' and ''Neighbours''. Biography Child had several character parts in the Crawford Productions TV staples. Her film roles include ''Country Town'' in 1971 and in the classic 1975 Australian film adaptation of the Joan Lindsay novel '' Picnic at Hanging Rock''. Child had three roles in drama series ''Prisoner''. The first two were guest roles, Anne Yates in 1979, a prison officer turned drug dealer and Glynis Johnson in 1983, the sister of an inmate. In 1985, she returned in a more prominent role as supercilious fence Willie Beecham who returned at the end of the series' run in 1986. In 1989, she had a leading role in the drama series ''Inside Running''. Other television guest roles included ''Cop Shop'' and ''Blue Heelers''. In 2002, featured in the Australian soap opera ''Neighbours'' as Carmel Tyler, the older sister of Susan Kennedy (Jackie Woodburne). She reprised he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tim Child
Tim Child (born 1946) is a British television producer. A former TV news reporter and later development producer at Anglia Television, he is most notable for creating and producing the cult children's television programme ''Knightmare'', a fantasy role-playing adventure game which pioneered virtual studio or blue-screen production. Child additionally created '' Time Busters'' a location-based role-playing game for BBC, which pioneered the use of wearable broadcast-quality cameras and later ''Cyberzone'' which has some claims to being the world's first virtual reality gameshow, also for BBC. ''Virtually Impossible'' was an ambitious parody of computer gaming for ITV ITV or iTV may refer to: ITV *Independent Television (ITV), a British television network, consisting of: ** ITV (TV network), a free-to-air national commercial television network covering the United Kingdom, the Isle of Man, and the Channel Islan ..., but failed to capture a loyal audience in the fashion of Knightmar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Child Jr
Thomas may refer to: People * List of people with given name Thomas * Thomas (name) * Thomas (surname) * Saint Thomas (other) * Thomas Aquinas (1225–1274) Italian Dominican friar, philosopher, and Doctor of the Church * Thomas the Apostle * Thomas (bishop of the East Angles) (fl. 640s–650s), medieval Bishop of the East Angles * Thomas (Archdeacon of Barnstaple) (fl. 1203), Archdeacon of Barnstaple * Thomas, Count of Perche (1195–1217), Count of Perche * Thomas (bishop of Finland) (1248), first known Bishop of Finland * Thomas, Earl of Mar (1330–1377), 14th-century Earl, Aberdeen, Scotland Geography Places in the United States * Thomas, Illinois * Thomas, Indiana * Thomas, Oklahoma * Thomas, Oregon * Thomas, South Dakota * Thomas, Virginia * Thomas, Washington * Thomas, West Virginia * Thomas County (other) * Thomas Township (other) Elsewhere * Thomas Glacier (Greenland) Arts, entertainment, and media * ''Thomas'' (Burton novel) 1969 nove ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Smith Child (other)
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Smith Child may refer to: * Smith Child (Royal Navy officer), Royal Navy admiral and grandfather of the 1st Baronet * Sir Smith Child, 1st Baronet (1808–1896), English politician, MP for Staffordshire North 1851–1859 and Staffordshire West 1868–1874 * Sir Smith Child, 2nd Baronet (1880–1958), MP for Stone 1918–1922 See also *Child (surname) Child is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Arthur Child (judge) (1852–1902), British judge at Trinidad and St Lucia * Arthur Child (1910–1996), Canadian businessman *Asa Child (1798–1858), American Attorney * Calvin G. Chil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Simon Child
Simon James Law Child (born 16 April 1988) is a field hockey player from New Zealand, who earned his first cap for the national team, ''The Black Sticks'', in 2005 against Malaysia. Personal life Simon Child was born and raised in Auckland, New Zealand. He has a younger brother, Marcus, who also plays representative hockey for New Zealand. Career Club Hockey At club level, Child plays hockey for his home city of Auckland in the New Zealand National Hockey League. In 2015, he relocated to India to represent the Delhi Waveriders in the Hockey India League. National Team Following his debut in 2005, Child was a regular inclusion for the Black Sticks for over ten years. His first major international tournament was the 2006 World Cup in Mönchengladbach, Germany. He followed this up with appearances at the 2008, 2012 and 2016 Summer Olympics. From 2014 to 2016, Child was captain of the national team. He also played in three editions of the Commonwealth Games, in 2006, 2010 and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samuel Child
Samuel Child (1693 – 1 October 1752) was an English banker and politician. He served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Bishop's Castle from 1747 to 1752. Child was the 11th son of Sir Francis Child, a banker, MP, and Lord Mayor of London in 1698. He was a partner in the family bank Child & Co. until the death in 1740 of his brother Francis, when he became head of the bank. At the 1747 general election, he was invited to stand as a Tory candidate for Middlesex, where his family owned land. However, he had previously promised his support to Sir Roger Newdigate, and instead stood for Bishop's Castle. The borough's patron, John Walcot, borrowed £8,500 (£ in ) from Child's bank, and Child was returned unopposed. After his death in October 1752, aged 59, he was succeeded as head of the bank firstly by his son Francis, and after Francis's death in 1763 by his younger son Robert. References 1693 births 1752 deaths Samuel Samuel ''Šəmūʾēl'', Tiberian: ''Š ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Child (other)
Robert Child may refer to: * Robert Child (agriculturalist) (1613–1654), English physician, agriculturist and alchemist * Sir Robert Child (Devizes MP) Sir Robert Child (bap. 6 June 1674 – 6 October 1721) was an English banker and politician. The heir to his father's banking business, the London-based Child & Co., he was Chairman of the East India Company in 1715. He also served as a memb ... (1674–1721), English banker, Chairman of the East India Company 1715, Member of Parliament (MP) for Devizes 1713–15 * Robert Child (Wells MP) (1739–1782), English banker and politician, MP for Wells 1765–82 See also * Robert Childers (other) {{human name disambiguation, Child, Robert ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phoebe Child
Phoebe Child (12 May 1910–13 February 1990) was one of the pioneers of the Montessori Method of children's education and a co-founder of the Montessori World Educational Institute. Biography Born in England England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Wales to its west and Scotland to its north. The Irish Sea lies northwest and the Celtic Sea to the southwest. It is separated from continental Europe b ..., she first studied the Montessori approach with Maria Montessori in London in 1929. She then joined fellow students, Margaret Homfray, and Edna Andriano, in Italy to serve as English translators for the 1930 course in Rome. She, along with Margaret Homfray, continued to work with Montessori and later traveled with her to Ireland to translate her lectures in teacher training. St. Nicholas Training Centre In 1946, Montessori worked with Child and Homfray to start an English Montessori teacher training program, which later ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Child
Peter Burlingham Child (born 6 May 1953) is an American composer, teacher, and musical analyst. He is Professor of Music at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and was a composer in residence with the New England Philharmonic. Education and career Child took his first composition lessons at the age of 12 with Bernard Barrell. He began attending Keele University in Staffordshire, England, but transferred to Reed College in Portland, Oregon in 1973 in a junior-year exchange program. He earned his BA in music at Reed in 1975. Child then studied Kamatic music in Madras, India for one year on a Thomas J. Watson Fellowship. In 1978 he won a fellowship to the Berkshire Music Center in Lenox, Massachusetts, where he studied under Jacob Druckman. In 1981 he received his PhD in musical composition from Brandeis University, where his teachers included Arthur Berger, Martin Boykan, and Seymour Shifrin. Child taught at Brandeis and chaired MIT's department of Music and Thea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Child (other) , husband of chef, author and television personality Julia Child
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Paul Child may refer to: *Paul Child (singer) (born 1969), Welsh singer *Paul Child (actor) (born 1983), English actor *Paul Child (soccer) (born 1952), English former US soccer player *Paul Cushing Child Paul Cushing Child (January 15, 1902 – May 12, 1994) was an American civil servant, diplomat, and artist known for being the husband of celebrity chef and author Julia Child. Early life Child was born in Montclair, New Jersey, on January ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mollie Child
Elizabeth Mary "Mollie" Child (8 August 1908 – October 1989) was an English cricketer who played as a batter. She appeared in 6 Test matches for England between 1934 and 1937. She played domestic cricket for various regional sides, as well as Surrey Surrey () is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in South East England, bordering Greater London to the south west. Surrey has a large rural area, and several significant urban areas which form part of the Greater London Built-up Area. .... References External links * * 1908 births 1989 deaths People from Harpenden English women cricketers England women Test cricketers Surrey women cricketers Cricketers from Hertfordshire {{England-cricket-bio-1900s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |