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David Forrest (other)
David Forrest may refer to: * David Forrest (academic) (born 1953), applied economist and econometrician * David Forrest (pseudonym), author * David Forrest (Australian politician) David Forrest (2 January 1852 – 5 January 1917) was an Australian politician, a member of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly from 1900 to 1901, holding the seat of Ashburton. He was the younger brother of Sir John Forrest and Alexand ... (1852–1917) * David P. Forrest, U.S. politician {{hndis, Forrest, David ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Forrest (academic)
David Kerr Forrest (born 1953) is an applied economist and econometrician who specialises in analysis of the sports and gambling industries. He has contributed substantially to literature on sport and gambling markets from the 1990s to the present. He regularly appears as a media expert in this area in the UK. Academic and research career He completed his B.A. in economics from the University of Liverpool and followed this with an M.A. in economics from the University of Manchester. He obtained his Ph.D. in economics from the University of Western Ontario with his thesis covering "Unemployment and age structure: some consequences of the post-war baby boom." After originally being employed as a visiting lecturer at McMaster University, he was appointed as a lecturer in the Economics department at the University of Liverpool and the University of Manchester in the early 1980s. In 1986 he joined the University of Salford as a lecturer, followed by positions as senior lecturer and rea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Forrest (pseudonym)
David Forrest is a pen-name used by English novelists Robert Forrest-Webb (9 April 1929 – 23 April 2023) and David Eliades (born 1933) to write four books, '' And to My Nephew Albert I Leave the Island What I Won off Fatty Hagan in a Poker Game'' (1969), ''The Great Dinosaur Robbery'' (1970), '' After Me, the Deluge'' (1972), and '' The Undertaker's Dozen'' (1974). These books featured tight plotlines and riotous humor, touching at the same time some serious topics: ''The Great Dinosaur Robbery'' and ''Nephew'' deal with the Cold War, ''After Me, the Deluge'' with religion. ''After Me, the Deluge'' was interpreted into the lavish stage musical ''Aggiungi un Posto a Tavola'' by the Italian impresarios Pietro Garinei, Sandro Giovannini and Iaia Fiastri in 1974 and has been running in Italy for over 44 years. It is firmly entrenched as a family favourite and is reported to have been seen by more than 15-million people. Its English version, ''Beyond the Rainbow'', ran at the Ade ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Forrest (Australian Politician)
David Forrest (2 January 1852 – 5 January 1917) was an Australian politician, a member of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly from 1900 to 1901, holding the seat of Ashburton. He was the younger brother of Sir John Forrest and Alexander Forrest, and the great-grandfather of Andrew Forrest. Forrest was the sixth child of William and Margaret Forrest. He was born at his parents' flour mill on Preston River at Picton, near Bunbury, Western Australia. He initially attended a one-room school that his father had built on his property, then later attended Bishop Hale's school (now Hale School) in Perth. From 1873 to 1876, Forrest worked with sheep at Cubbine station near Quairading. In 1874, Forrest drove a mob of sheep to a new lease of land (granted to Forrest, his brothers John and Alexander, and Septimus Burt) known as Minderoo, in the Ashburton district, and subsequently became the manager of the new station. In 1881, Forrest married Mary Parker at York, after ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |