David Forsyth (other)
David Forsyth may refer to: *David Forsyth (actor) (born 1947), American soap opera actor *David Forsyth (chess player) (1854–1909), Scottish and New Zealand chess writer and inventor of Forsyth notation * David Forsyth (computer scientist), contemporary American computer scientist * David Forsyth (soccer) (1852–1936), Canadian educator and soccer player and administrator See also * Forsyth (surname) for other people named ''Forsyth'' * Forsyth (other) Forsyth may refer to: Places Oceania * Forsyth Island, Queensland, Australia, one of the West Wellesley Islands (aka Forsyth Islands) * Forsyth Island, Tasmania, Australia * Forsyth Island (New Zealand), in the outer Marlborough Sounds of South Isl ...

David Forsyth (actor)
David Forsyth is an American actor. Forsyth was born into a military family and served with the Marines from 1967 to 1971, during the Vietnam War. He served as a paramedic during the war and after the war worked as a paramedic and fireman in Florida. Forsyth became interested in acting and was cast on several soap operas. He played T.J. Canfield on the short lived ''Texas'' (1981–1982), and Burke Donovan on ''As the World Turns'' in 1983. He played ''Henderson Herald'' reporter Hogan McCleary in ''Search for Tomorrow'', a role he played until that show ended in 1986. He left the show in 1984, but returned seven months later in 1985. Forsyth's longest stint was as Vietnam vet and physician John Hudson on '' Another World'' from 1987 to 1997. Forsyth credited then-executive producer John Whitesell with the idea to bring his own Vietnam experiences to the role of John, which helped him process his own complicated experiences in the war. He was nominated for Outstanding Supporting ...
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David Forsyth (chess Player)
David Forsyth (1854–1909), a Scotsman who emigrated to New Zealand, served as chess editor of the ''Glasgow Weekly Herald''. Forsyth invented a method for recording chess positions, which he published in the ''Glasgow Weekly Herald'' in 1883, now known as Forsyth notation. He won the New Zealand Chess Championship in 1901. He was also one of the compilers of what was possibly the first regular Go column in any newspaper (in the '' Otago Witness'', from February 1902 until March 1903), according to the New Zealand Go Society. In recent times, Forsyth notation has been extended as Forsyth–Edwards Notation for use with computers. References External links * Scottish chess players New Zealand chess players New Zealand people of Scottish descent 1854 births 1909 deaths Place of birth missing 19th-century chess players {{NewZealand-chess-bio-stub ...
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David Forsyth (computer Scientist)
David A. Forsyth is a South-African-born American computer scientist and the Fulton Watson Copp Chair in Computer Science the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign. Education Forsyth holds Bachelor of Science (1984) and Master of Science (1986) degrees in Electrical Engineering from the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg. He was awarded a Doctor of Philosophy degree from the University of Oxford for research supervisor J. Michael Brady in 1989. Career and research Forsyth stayed at Oxford as a postdoc ("Fellow by Examination") until 1991. Then he moved to the University of Iowa, and in 1994 he moved to the University of California, Berkeley, where he became a full professor before moving to the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign in 2004. He co-authored with UIUC CS Professor Jean Ponce, in 2002, "Computer Vision: A Modern Approach", one of the leading publications addressing the topic. He has published over 100 papers on computer vision, computer grap ...
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David Forsyth (soccer)
David Forsyth (December 15, 1852 – September 14, 1936) was a Canadian educator and soccer player and administrator. A member of the Canadian Soccer Hall of Fame, he is known as the "Father of Canadian Soccer". Early and personal life Forsyth was born in Perthshire, Scotland, in 1852. His family emigrated to Canada when he was one year old, settling in the village of Lynden, Ontario. Educated at local schools in Lynden, then Dundas High School and Galt Collegiate Institute, he went on to study mathematics at the University of Toronto, graduating with a silver medal in 1875. He was married to Augusta Mylius from 1882 until her death in 1912. Education career After graduating, Forsyth became master of mathematics and science at Berlin High School in Berlin, Ontario, where he was the first science teacher in Ontario to introduce practical laboratory work for students. Having acquired an interest in soccer while at university, he was also responsible for popularizing the sport a ...
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Forsyth (surname)
Forsyth is a Scottish surname. It may refer to: A *Adam Forsyth (born 1981), Australian Olympic boxer * Alastair Forsyth (born 1976), Scottish professional golfer * Alex Forsyth (other), multiple people * Ali Forsyth (born 1979), New Zealand international lawn and indoor bowler *Allan Forsyth (born 1955), Scottish footballer * Allison Forsyth (born 1978), Canadian alpine skier * Amanda Forsyth (born 1966), Canadian cellist *Andrew Forsyth (1858–1942), British mathematician *Andy Forsyth (born 1990), English rugby-union player * Archibald Forsyth (1826–1908), Scottish-born Australian politician B *Benjamin Forsyth (died 1814), U.S. Army officer in the War of 1812 *Bill Forsyth (diplomat) (1909–1993), Australian diplomat * Bill Forsyth (born 1946), Scottish film director *Brandon Forsyth (born 1979), American figure skater *Brigit Forsyth (born 1940), Scottish actress * Bruce Forsyth (1928–2017), British entertainer C * C. E. Forsyth (1849–1933), American politi ...
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