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Christopher Ward (other)
Christopher Ward may refer to: * Christopher Ward (British politician) (born 1942), British solicitor and Conservative Party politician * Christopher Ward (conductor) (born 1980), British conductor * Christopher Ward (entomologist) (1836–1900), English entomologist * Christopher Ward (journalist) (born 1942), former editor of the British newspaper ''Daily Express'' and ''Daily Mirror'' columnist * Christopher Ward (songwriter) (born 1949), Canadian songwriter and broadcaster * Christopher Ward (watchmaker), British company established 2004, watchmaker * Christopher Brendan Ward, American rapper and voice actor, better known as MC Chris * Christopher J. Ward, American politician, early 21st century treasurer of the National Republican Congressional Committee * Christopher Joseph Ward (born 1965), known as C. J. Ramone, American musician, bassist for punk rock group The Ramones * Christopher O. Ward (born 1955), Executive Director of the Port Authority of New York and New Jerse ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christopher Ward (British Politician)
Christopher John Ferguson Ward (born 26 December 1942) is a British solicitor and Conservative Party politician, who served as a Member of Parliament (MP) for only seven months after winning a by-election. His attempts to be selected for a safe seat were thwarted, and when he found a winnable marginal seat, he found his vote split by an unofficial Conservative candidate. Education Ward was educated at Magdalen College School in Oxford, and then at the Law Society School of Law;"Who's Who", A & C Black. He was admitted to the roll of solicitors in January 1965, and employed as a solicitor in Reading."Five by-elections on October 30", ''The Times'', 14 October 1969, p. 1. Political career County councillor Ward was already committed to the Conservative Party and was elected Chairman of the Young Conservatives in the Wessex area."The Times Diary", ''The Times'', 6 May 1972, p. 14. In 1965 Ward began his political career when he was elected to Berkshire County Council. He becam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christopher Ward (conductor)
Christopher Ward (born 18 March 1980) is a British conductor. In August 2018 he became the Music Director of Theater Aachen. Career Christopher Ward studied at Oxford University (Musicology) and the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, London (Conducting and Piano). During this time, he worked with Oxford University Philharmonia and Chorus, Oxford Bach Choir, New Chamber Opera and The Arcadian Singers. In 2003, Ward was awarded the position of Répétiteur Fellow at Scottish Opera and the RSAMD, Glasgow, working with Sir Richard Armstrong, Richard Farnes, and Timothy Dean. In 2004, Ward spent a period working at the Internationales Opernstudio at Zürich Opera. Christopher Ward moved to Germany in 2005 to work as Kapellmeister at Staatstheater Kassel. Working as music staff on a range of repertoire, he led productions of Donizetti's ''L'Elisir d'Amore'', Porpora's ''Il Gedeone'', Loewe's ''My Fair Lady'', Weill's ''Die Sieben Todsünden'', Ullmann's ''Der Kaiser von Atl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christopher Ward (entomologist)
Christopher Ward (1836, Halifax – 1900, Barbon) was an English entomologist who specialised in butterflies. He wrote ''African Lepidoptera, being descriptions of new species'', published in London by Longmans, Green & Co. (1873-1875?). This quarto work in three parts has 16 pages and 18 plates, 12 of which are handcoloured. It is based on two papers Ward had previously published in the Entomologist's Monthly Magazine. These were "Descriptions of new species of Diurnal Lepidoptera From Madagascar" and "Descriptions of new species of African Diurnal Lepidoptera" (butterflies in this last work are depicted in Part 3 of ''African Lepidoptera'' but the text is omitted). This well-illustrated, rare work is an important contribution to the knowledge of the East African butterfly fauna as it contains descriptions of 55 new species chiefly from Madagascar, the Cameroons, Old Calabar and Ribé (East Africa). The now extinct Seychelles parakeet, ''Psittacula wardi'' was nam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christopher Ward (journalist)
Christopher Ward is a British author, journalist, editor, and publisher. He is also the grandson and biographer of Jock Hume, a violinist who died in the sinking of the RMS ''Titanic'' and one of the members of the band which continued playing while the ship sank. Career Ward began his career as a journalist in 1959 working at local newspapers, the '' Driffield Times'' and the ''Newcastle Evening Chronicle''. He then moved to national daily, the ''Daily Mirror'', in 1963 where he worked as a reporter, columnist and sub-editor before becoming assistant editor at the ''Mirror'' and its sister paper the '' Sunday Mirror'' in 1976. After five years in this position, Ward left the ''Mirror'' in 1981 to become editor at the '' Daily Express'', a national daily newspaper, at age 38. He remained at the ''Express'' for two years, before leaving in 1983 to jointly found Redwood magazine publishers with Christopher Curry and Michael Potter. Between 2002 and 2008, Ward was UK chairman of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christopher Ward (songwriter)
Christopher William Ward (born 28 July 1949) is a Canadian songwriter and broadcaster, known as a former long-standing on-air personality at MuchMusic, Canada's music video network, where he and J. D. Roberts were among the first video jockeys in 1984. Ward was a judge on ''The Next Star'' which was a Canadian reality television show on YTV. Early career Born in Toronto, Ontario, Ward began his music career in the early 1970s while attending Trent University in Peterborough, Ontario where he was a member of the school's campus radio station. Broadcasting Some of Ward's early television appearances began in 1978 on the CBC children's series '' Catch Up'', as leader of the show's band. He also played a minor role as a musician in an episode of The Kids of Degrassi Street alongside Alannah Myles in 1984. Before MuchMusic launched, Ward hosted a weekend, all-night video program called ''City Limits'' on CITY-TV in Toronto. On Friday and Saturdays, from midnight to 6 a.m., Ward b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christopher Ward (watchmaker)
Christopher Ward (London), founded by Christopher Ward, Mike France and Peter Ellis in 2004, is a British watch company. It was the first online-only watch retailer selling timepieces directly to the consumer. The Telegraph, 2014. Christopher Ward watches are designed in and manufactured in . [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
MC Chris
Christopher Brendan Ward IV, better known by the stage name mc chris (stylized in all lower case), is an American rapper, voice actor, comedian, and writer. He is known for his high-pitched voice and for combining his "geek" background with the "gangsta rap" image which resulted in the genre of nerdcore. He has released ten albums, five EPs, one re-release and a tenth anniversary edition of his recordings with the Lee Majors. Early life Ward was born in Libertyville, Illinois. He attended the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and New York University's Tisch School of the Arts. Career Voice acting Ward has appeared on, worked behind the scenes on, and contributed original lyrics to, many Williams Street Studios shows on Adult Swim, most notably ''Aqua Teen Hunger Force''. He was a production assistant and starred as the character MC Pee Pants in the episodes "MC Pee Pants", "Sir Loin", "The Last One", and "Little Brittle", and as the young Carl in episode 18. He reprised ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christopher J
Christopher is the English version of a Europe-wide name derived from the Greek name Χριστόφορος (''Christophoros'' or '' Christoforos''). The constituent parts are Χριστός (''Christós''), "Christ" or "Anointed", and φέρειν (''phérein''), "to bear"; hence the "Christ-bearer". As a given name, 'Christopher' has been in use since the 10th century. In English, Christopher may be abbreviated as "Chris", "Topher", and sometimes " Kit". It was frequently the most popular male first name in the United Kingdom, having been in the top twenty in England and Wales from the 1940s until 1995, although it has since dropped out of the top 100. The name is most common in England and not so common in Wales, Scotland, or Ireland. People with the given name Antiquity and Middle Ages * Saint Christopher (died 251), saint venerated by Catholics and Orthodox Christians * Christopher (Domestic of the Schools) (fl. 870s), Byzantine general * Christopher Lekapenos (died 931) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christopher O
Christopher is the English version of a Europe-wide name derived from the Greek name Χριστόφορος (''Christophoros'' or '' Christoforos''). The constituent parts are Χριστός (''Christós''), "Christ" or "Anointed", and φέρειν (''phérein''), "to bear"; hence the "Christ-bearer". As a given name, 'Christopher' has been in use since the 10th century. In English, Christopher may be abbreviated as "Chris", "Topher", and sometimes " Kit". It was frequently the most popular male first name in the United Kingdom, having been in the top twenty in England and Wales from the 1940s until 1995, although it has since dropped out of the top 100. The name is most common in England and not so common in Wales, Scotland, or Ireland. People with the given name Antiquity and Middle Ages * Saint Christopher (died 251), saint venerated by Catholics and Orthodox Christians * Christopher (Domestic of the Schools) (fl. 870s), Byzantine general * Christopher Lekapenos (died 931) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chris Ward (chess Player)
Christopher Geoffrey Ward (26 March 1968) is a British chess Grandmaster (GM), chess coach, and author. He grew up in North West Kent, on the edge of Vigo Village and played his early chess at the village school chess club. Ward went on to win the British Championship in 1996, earning the GM title in the process. He is the author of two well-received books on a variation of the Sicilian Defence known as the Dragon Variation, in addition to a number of other books on chess. He is also the author of the book ''Starting Out: Rook Endings'', published by Everyman Chess (see Chess endgame literature). He also authored the ''It's your move'' series, the most challenging being the third book called ''It's your move: Tough Puzzles'', which was published by Everyman Chess. Chris Ward teaches chess to many different schools, and plays Simultaneous games against club players, such arecent gamesagainsHammersmith Chess Cluband Petts Wood and Orpington Chess Club Outside chess, Chris W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
