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Dick Lewis (scientist)
Richard, Rich, Richie, Rick, Ricky or Dick Lewis may refer to: Arts and entertainment * Richard Field Lewis Jr. (1907–1957), American radio network owner * Dick "Rocko" Lewis (Richard Henry Lewis III, 1908–1966), American entertainer * Richard Lewis (tenor) (1914–1990), Welsh singer * R. W. B. Lewis (Richard Warrington Baldwin Lewis, 1917–2002), American literary scholar and critic * Richard Lewis (comedian) (born 1947), American comedian and actor * Richard B. Lewis (born 1953), American film producer * Rick Lewis (radio personality) (1960–2001), American radio announcer * Richard Lewis (journalist) (born 1984), British esports journalist and commentator * Richard J. Lewis (fl. 21st century), Canadian film director Law and politics * Richard Lewis (English MP) (1627–1706), English landowner and politician * Richard Lewis (Canadian politician) (1824–1875), mayor of Victoria, British Columbia * Dick Lewis (politician) (1900–1966), Welsh politician active in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Field Lewis Jr
Richard is a male given name. It originates, via Old French, from Old Frankish and is a compound of the words descending from Proto-Germanic ''*rīk-'' 'ruler, leader, king' and ''*hardu-'' 'strong, brave, hardy', and it therefore means 'strong in rule'. Nicknames include "Richie", "Dick", "Dickon", " Dickie", "Rich", "Rick", "Rico", "Ricky", and more. Richard is a common English, German and French male name. It's also used in many more languages, particularly Germanic, such as Norwegian, Danish, Swedish, Icelandic, and Dutch, as well as other languages including Irish, Scottish, Welsh and Finnish. Richard is cognate with variants of the name in other European languages, such as the Swedish "Rickard", the Catalan "Ricard" and the Italian "Riccardo", among others (see comprehensive variant list below). People named Richard Multiple people with the same name * Richard Andersen (other) * Richard Anderson (other) * Richard Cartwright (other) * Ri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Lewis (priest)
Richard Lewis (24 December 1935 – 10 June 2022) was the Dean of Wells from 1990 to 2003. Lewis was educated at the Royal Masonic School for Boys and Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge. Ordained in 1960 he began his ecclesiastical career with a curacy in Hinckley following which he was Priest in charge of St Edmund, Riddlesdown. He then held incumbencies in South Merstham, Wimbledon and Dulwich before his elevation to the Deanery A deanery (or decanate) is an ecclesiastical entity in the Roman Catholic Church, the Eastern Orthodox Church, the Anglican Communion, the Evangelical Church in Germany, and the Church of Norway. A deanery is either the jurisdiction or residenc .... Lewis died on 10 June 2022, at the age of 86. References 1935 births 2022 deaths People educated at the Royal Masonic School for Boys Alumni of Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge Deans of Wells {{ChurchofEngland-dean-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rick Lewis (journalist)
Rick Lewis is the founder and editor of ''Philosophy Now'' and thereby one of the main initiators of the popular philosophy movement in the English-speaking world. Work Lewis launched ''Philosophy Now'' in 1991, the first ever philosophy magazine worldwide. This new initiative facilitated a wave of popular philosophy activities in Great Britain, the United States, and elsewhere, which has since strengthened, and to the present owes much of its impetus to Lewis' work. A few years after launching the magazine, Lewis succeeded in having it accepted by the UK news trade, making it the first philosophy title to appear on ordinary news stands. In the mid-1990s, France and other countries saw a wave of philosophy cafés, informal philosophy meetings held in cafes. The first of these were created by Marc Sautet in Paris, and by the late 1990s they numbered in the hundreds. In 1998 Lewis and his ''Philosophy Now'' colleague Bryn R. Williams were among the first to import this innovatio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard D
Richard is a male given name. It originates, via Old French, from Old Frankish and is a compound of the words descending from Proto-Germanic ''*rīk-'' 'ruler, leader, king' and ''*hardu-'' 'strong, brave, hardy', and it therefore means 'strong in rule'. Nicknames include "Richie", "Dick", "Dickon", " Dickie", "Rich", "Rick", "Rico", "Ricky", and more. Richard is a common English, German and French male name. It's also used in many more languages, particularly Germanic, such as Norwegian, Danish, Swedish, Icelandic, and Dutch, as well as other languages including Irish, Scottish, Welsh and Finnish. Richard is cognate with variants of the name in other European languages, such as the Swedish "Rickard", the Catalan "Ricard" and the Italian "Riccardo", among others (see comprehensive variant list below). People named Richard Multiple people with the same name * Richard Andersen (other) * Richard Anderson (other) * Richard Cartwright (other) * Ri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Royal National Lifeboat Institution
The Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) is the largest charity that saves lives at sea around the coasts of the United Kingdom, the Republic of Ireland, the Channel Islands, and the Isle of Man, as well as on some inland waterways. It is one of Independent lifeboats in Britain and Ireland, several lifeboat services operating in the same area. Founded in 1824 as the National Institution for the Preservation of Life from Shipwreck, soon afterwards becoming the Royal National Institution for the Preservation of Life from Shipwreck, under the patronage of King George IV. On 5 October 1854, the institution’s name was changed to its current name (RNLI), and in 1860 was granted a royal charter. The RNLI is a charity in the UK and in the Republic of Ireland and has enjoyed royal patronage since its foundation, the most recent being Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom, Queen Elizabeth II until her death on 8 September 2022. The RNLI is principally funded by Will (law), legacie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Lewis (Royal Lifeboat)
Richard Lewis may refer to: Politicians * Dick Lewis (politician) (1900–1966), Welsh politician active in England * Richard Lewis (Australian politician) (1939-2019), Australian politician * Richard Lewis (English MP) (1627–1706), English landowner and politician * Richard Lewis (Canadian politician) (1824–1875), mayor of Victoria, British Columbia, 1872 * Richard Lewis (New Zealand politician) (born 1969), New Zealand politician * Rick Lewis (politician), member of the Oregon House of Representatives Religious leaders * Richard Lewis (bishop of Llandaff) (1821–1905), British religious leader * Richard Lewis (bishop of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich) (1943–2020), British religious leader * Richard Lewis (priest) (1935–2022), Dean of Wells, 1990–2003 Sportsmen * Richard Lewis (cricketer, born 1947), former English cricketer * Richard Lewis (Middlesex cricketer) (1874–1917), English cricketer * Richard Lewis (tennis and rugby league) (born 1954), British tennis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dic Penderyn
Richard Lewis (1807/8 – 13 August 1831), known as Dic Penderyn, was a Welsh labourer and coal miner who lived in Merthyr Tydfil and was involved with the Merthyr Rising of 3 June 1831. In the course of the riot he was arrested alongside Lewis Lewis, one of the primary figures in the uprising, and charged with stabbing a soldier with a bayonet. The people of Merthyr Tydfil doubted his guilt, and signed a petition for his release. However, he was found guilty and hanged on 13 August 1831. After his death he was treated as a martyr in Merthyr and across Wales. Early life Richard Lewis was born in Aberavon, Glamorgan, Wales in 1807 or 1808, in a cottage named ''Penderyn''. He was the son of Lewis Lewis, a cordwainer and later a miner from Cornelly, and his wife, Margaret. He moved to Merthyr Tydfil with his family in 1819, where he and his father found work in the mines. He was literate with some chapel schooling. His family were Methodists, and his sister Elizabeth married the Meth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ricky Lewis
Eric Timothy Lewis (born May 29, 1982 in Houston, Texas) is an American soccer defender. Career Lewis played college soccer at Clemson University for three years from 2000 to 2002. A starter for all three years, Lewis finished his career at the school with ten goals and 12 assists in 61 games. After his junior season, Lewis signed a Project-40 contract with MLS, and was selected 20th overall in the 2003 MLS SuperDraft by the Los Angeles Galaxy. As a rookie with the Galaxy, Lewis played in 13 games for the team, a starter in seven of those. In the 2004 season, he was traded mid-season to the Colorado Rapids in exchange for a late-round draft pick. Lewis started for Colorado in 16 games in 2005. He was waived at the end of 2005. After leaving Colorado, he was invited to train with Standard Liege in Belgium for two weeks in the fall of 2005. Lewis had five years of youth national team experience. He was the starting left back of the US Under-20 team which competed in the 2001 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richie Lewis
Richie Todd Lewis (January 25, 1966 – December 8, 2021) was an American professional baseball player. He was a right-handed relief pitcher in Major League Baseball (MLB) who played from to for the Baltimore Orioles, Florida Marlins, Detroit Tigers, Oakland Athletics, and Cincinnati Reds. Early life Lewis was born in 1966 to Kathy and Lawrence (Larry) Lewis. His younger sister, Emily, was born in 1971. Both of his parents were teachers throughout Lewis's childhood and were very involved in his life from a young age. His father coached all of his baseball, football, and basketball teams growing up as well. Career Lewis attended Southside High School in Muncie, where his father was the coach for many years. He then went on to attend Florida State University. In 1986, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Falmouth Commodores of the Cape Cod Baseball League and was named a league all-star. Originally drafted by the Montreal Expos 44th overall in the 1987 draft, Lewis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Lewis (tennis And Rugby League)
Richard Alan Lewis, (born 1954) is a former British Davis Cup tennis professional from Middlesex. He was the chief executive of The AELTC (Championships) Limited, organiser and host of The Championships, Wimbledon. Lewis took up the post in 2012, having been executive chairman of the Rugby Football League since 2002."Lewis picks up league baton" ''BBC'', 28 March 2002 On 1 April 2009 he replaced Michael Farrar as chairman of . In 2020, after 8 years as chief executive, Lewis stepped down and he was succeeded by Sally Bolton. She became the first woman chief executi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Lewis (cricketer, Born 1947)
Richard Victor Lewis (born 6 August 1947) is a former English cricketer. Lewis was a right-handed batsman. Biography Born on 6 August 1947 in Winchester, Hampshire, Lewis signed for Hampshire in 1967, making his first-class debut against Oxford University that year. In 1968 he became a regular player in the Hampshire team after making his County Championship debut against Somerset. He played in twelve first-class matches in 1968, scoring 349 runs at an average of average of 17.45, including a single century, 114 against Oxford University. In the 1969 season he made his List A debut against Yorkshire. Lewis spent nine years with Hampshire, during which he played 103 first-class matches and was a member of Hampshire's 1973 County Championship winning squad. He scored 3282 runs for Hampshire at an average of 18.97, with a highest score of 136. He made two centuries and thirteen fifties, and took 65 catches. In List A cricket Lewis played 82 matches, scoring 1,173 runs at an ave ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Lewis (Middlesex Cricketer)
Richard Percy Lewis (10 March 1874 – 7 September 1917) was an English first-class cricketer active 1891–1907 who played for Middlesex, Oxford University and Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC). He was born in Kensington and died on active World War I service at Zonnebeke, West Flanders, Belgium. Lewis was educated at Winchester College and University College, Oxford. After leaving Oxford he was briefly editor of the ''London Review'', but at the outbreak of the South African War he joined the army. He served in South Africa and was commissioned in the Devonshire Regiment. He transferred to the King's African Rifles in 1904, then to the Egyptian Army in 1908. After the outbreak of World War I he transferred to the Manchester Regiment and held the rank of lieutenant-colonel Lieutenant colonel ( , ) is a rank of commissioned officers in the armies, most marine forces and some air forces of the world, above a major and below a colonel. Several police forces in the United Sta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
