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Ed Owen (Canadian Artist)
Edward Owen may refer to: *Edward Owen (translator) (1728/29–1807), Welsh Anglican priest, headmaster and translator *Edward Owen (Royal Navy officer) (1771–1849), Commander-in-Chief, Mediterranean Fleet * Edward Maes Llaned Owen (1846–1931), Welsh engineer and pioneer in ''Y Wladfa'' * Eddie Owen (runner) (1886–1949), British middle and long-distance runner * Edward Owen (rugby) (1903–?), Welsh rugby union and professional rugby league footballer * Edward Owen (artist) (died 1741), Welsh artist and minor noble * Edward Roger Owen (1935–2018), British historian *Edward Owen (Paralympian) Edward S. Owen (July 18, 1946 – August 1, 2008) was an American Paralympian. He participated in the seven Paralympic Games from 1964 to 1988, winning nine gold medals, two silver medals and two bronze medals. References External links * ... (1946–2008), American Paralympian * Edward Pryce Owen (1788–1863), English artist See also * * Edward Owens (other) * Ted O ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edward Owen (translator)
Edward Owen (1728 or 1729 – April 1807) was a Welsh Church of England, Anglican priest, headmaster and translator. Life Owen was born in 1728 or 1729 (since he was noted to be 17 years old when he matriculation, matriculated at Jesus College, Oxford in March 1746). His father was from Llangurig, Montgomeryshire, Wales. After obtaining his Bachelor of Arts degree in 1749 and his MA Oxon, Master of Arts degree in 1752, Owen became headmaster of Warrington grammar school in 1757 and rector (ecclesiastical), rector of Warrington in 1767. He remained rector until his death in 1807 and was held in high regard in the area, both as schoolmaster and priest. The scholar Gilbert Wakefield described him as "a man of most elegant learning, unimpeachable veracity, and peculiar benevolance of heart." Owen's main work was a translation of Juvenal's ''Satires of Juvenal, Satires'', "cleared of all the most exceptionable passages" (1785, reprinted in 1786 with a translation of works by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edward Owen (Royal Navy Officer)
Admiral Sir Edward William Campbell Rich Owen GCB GCH (1771 – 8 October 1849) was a Royal Navy officer who went on to be Commander-in-Chief, Mediterranean Fleet. He was the son of Captain William Owen and elder brother of Vice-Admiral William Fitzwilliam Owen. Naval career Owen joined the Royal Navy in 1786 under the patronage of his godfather Sir Thomas Rich. He served on several ships around the world. After being promoted to lieutenant in November 1793, he joined ''Hannibal'' and thereafter served with the blockading fleet off Cadiz. His loyalty during the Mutiny at the Nore in 1797 made him a captain in 1798.Bonhamslot notes for the painting ''HMS Queen leaving Malta''/ref> He was given command, successively, of , the captured French frigate (1802) and in March 1806. In 1809 he took part in the unsuccessful Walcheren Campaign in 1809. Later he commanded , and . In 1811 he was active in the Gulf of Mexico, in 1813 he served in the North Sea and in 1814 on the Great ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edward Maes Llaned Owen
Edward Owen, also known as Edward Owen,"Maes Llaned" (6 February 1846 – 29 October 1931) was a Welsh engineer, surveyor and merchant who was chairman of the Chubut City Council three times and a pioneer of Welsh colonization in the lower valley of the Chubut River and on the island of Choele Choel, in the province of Río Negro, Argentina. Biography He was born on 6 February 1846 at Ty Uchaf Farm, Llandderfel, near the town of Bala, Merionethshire, Wales. His father was Owen Owens, tenant of the farm, and his wife Mary Jones, who had two more sons, and three daughters. Edward Owen left for Patagonia on 20 April 1874 from Liverpool, on the Hipparchus ship along with other 49 Welsh passengers originating from different parts of Wales, including Aberdare, Cardigan, Ruthin and Ffestiniog. Arriving in Chubut in Patagonia, as most immigrant farmers, they were transferred 100 hectares of land in the area of Drofa Dulog in the lower Chubut River valley between the villages of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eddie Owen (runner)
Edward Owen (6 November 1886 – 24 September 1949) was a British athlete, who competed mainly in long-distance races. Owen competed for Great Britain in the 1908 Summer Olympics, held in London, Great Britain, in the 5 miles, where he won the silver medal. In the 1912 Summer Olympics he was able to win the bronze medal in the 3000 m team event. Born in Manchester, he ran for Salford Harriers and Manchester Athletic Club during his career. He twice won at the AAA Championships (1909 and 1912). He served with the Irish Guards regiment during World War I. After working at Belle Vue Stadium, he went to manage Crayford & Bexleyheath Stadium Crayford & Bexleyheath Stadium was a greyhound racing and motorcycle speedway stadium in the London Borough of Bexley. Origins and Opening In 1930 the Bexleyheath and District Motorcycle Club started making plans for a grass speedway trac ... (another greyhound track) in Bexley. He died in Woolwich. References Sources Prof ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edward Owen (rugby)
Edward James Owen (December 1903 – death unknown) was a Welsh rugby union and professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1920s. He played club level rugby union (RU) for Crumlin RFC, and club level rugby league (RL) for Leeds and York, as a , i.e. number 1. Background Edward Owen was born in Crumlin, Wales, and his birth was registered in Bedwellty district, Wales. Playing career Challenge Cup Final appearances Edward Owen played in York's 8-22 defeat by Halifax in the 1930–31 Challenge Cup Final during the 1930–31 season at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 2 May 1931, in front of a crowd of 40,368.Irvin Saxton (publish date tbc) "History of Rugby League – № 36 – 1930–31". Rugby Leaguer ISBN n/a Contemporaneous article extract "E. J. Owen' York (Northern Rugby League.) ''E. J. Owen was born in Crumlin, and is proving his worth as a full back. He was discovered by Leeds officials, but the Headingley club with a great wealth of talent allowe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edward Owen (artist)
Edward Owen (died 1741) was a Welsh artist who held an apprenticeship in London with the artist Thomas Gibson. Owen was the son of Robert and Ann Owen. His maternal uncle was Dr Edward Wynn (or Wynne) of Bodewryd, who was Chancellor of Hereford Cathedral. Edward Owen had two brothers, William and Hugh; their mother's correspondence with them is held among the Penrhos papers at Bangor University. Owen died in 1741 from Tuberculosis Tuberculosis (TB) is an infectious disease usually caused by '' Mycobacterium tuberculosis'' (MTB) bacteria. Tuberculosis generally affects the lungs, but it can also affect other parts of the body. Most infections show no symptoms, i .... References {{DEFAULTSORT:Owen, Edward 1741 deaths 18th-century deaths from tuberculosis Year of birth unknown Welsh portrait painters Tuberculosis deaths in the United Kingdom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edward Roger Owen
Edward Roger John Owen (27 May 1935 – 23 December 2018) was a British historian who wrote several classic works on the history of the modern Middle East. His research interests included the economic, social and political history of the Middle East, especially Egypt, from 1800 to the present, as well as the theories of imperialism, including military occupations. Biography He read Politics, Philosophy and Economics at Magdalen College, Oxford, from 1956 to 1959, followed by a D Phil in Economic History at St. Antony's College, from 1960 to 1964. One of his close advisers was the renowned Middle East historian Albert Hourani. His thesis which was on the cotton production and the development of the economy in nineteenth-century Egypt was later published into a book. When in the 1960s new postgraduate course in modern Middle Eastern studies were introduced at St Antony's College and a raft of new posts created with British government funding, Owen was appointed in Economic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edward Owen (Paralympian)
Edward S. Owen (July 18, 1946 – August 1, 2008) was an American Paralympian. He participated in the seven Paralympic Games from 1964 to 1988, winning nine gold medals, two silver medals and two bronze medals. References External links * 1946 births 2008 deaths Medalists at the 1964 Summer Paralympics Medalists at the 1968 Summer Paralympics Medalists at the 1972 Summer Paralympics Medalists at the 1976 Summer Paralympics Medalists at the 1988 Summer Paralympics Swimmers at the 1964 Summer Paralympics Swimmers at the 1968 Summer Paralympics Swimmers at the 1972 Summer Paralympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1968 Summer Paralympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1972 Summer Paralympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1976 Summer Paralympics Table tennis players at the 1968 Summer Paralympics Wheelchair fencers at the 1968 Summer Paralympics Wheelchair basketball players at the 1988 Summer Paralympics Paralympic swimmers for the United States P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edward Pryce Owen
Edward Pryce Owen (3 March 1788 – 15 July 1863) was an English artist and Church of England clergyman. He was the only son of Archdeacon Hugh Owen (1761–1827) by his wife Harriett née Jeffreys. He was the twenty-fifth in male descent from Edwin of Tegeingl, founder of the noble tribe of Powis. He was educated at St. John's College, Cambridge, where he graduated with a B.A. in 1810 and an M.A in 1816. After officiating for some time at Park Street Chapel, Grosvenor Square, London, he became vicar of Wellington, and rector of Eyton upon the Weald Moors, Shropshire, holding these livings from 27 February 1823 (Foster, Index Eccles.) till 1840. While travelling in France and Belgium, and (in 1840) in Italy, the Levant, Germany, and Switzerland, he made numerous drawings, from which he afterwards produced etchings and pictures in oils. He contributed several plates to the ‘History of Shrewsbury,’ 1825, by Hugh Owen (his father) and J. B. Blakeway, and issued the follow ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edward Owens (other)
Edward Owens may refer to: * Edward William James Owens (1860–1928), Canadian lawyer and politician * Edward Owens (filmmaker) (1949–2009), African-American filmmaker and director *Eddie Owens (born 1953), American basketball player * Ed Owens, American swimmer, see Swimming at the 1964 Summer Paralympics Swimming at the 1964 Summer Paralympics consisted of 62 events, 31 for men, 30 for women and 1 mixed. The wrong reports Since at the dawn of the Paralympic Games there was no precision in reporting the results of the competitions, the Israeli a ... * Edward Owens (hoax), a fictional character, part of a hoax created in 2008 See also * Ted Owens (other) * Edward Owen (other) {{human name disambiguation, Owens, Edward ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
