Eric Gregory
Eric Gregory may refer to: * Eric Gregory (speedway rider) (1911–1990), English motorcycle speedway rider * Eric Craven Gregory (1887–1959), publisher and benefactor of modern art and artists See also * Eric Gregory Award The Eric Gregory Award is a literary award given annually by the Society of Authors for a collection by British poets under the age of 30. The award was founded in 1960 by Dr. Eric Gregory to support and encourage young poets. In 2021, the seven ...

Eric Gregory (speedway Rider)
Eric Waterson Gregory (March 1911 – 28 April 1990) was an international motorcycle speedway rider from England. He earned two international caps for the England national speedway team. Biography Gregory, born in Worsbrough, South Yorkshire, rode in the pioneer years of British speedway, beginning his British leagues career riding for Wombwell Colliers, Wombwell during the 1930 Speedway Northern League. He made an immediate impact working his way into the main team by July. The following season he rode for Wombwell, Belle Vue reserves and a Manchester team who raced their home fixtures at Belle Vue. The volatile situation whereby new speedway ventures were being set up and closing down just as quick contributed to this. In 1932, he beagn racing on the Leeds track but then during the first season of the new National League, he found some stability by riding for Belle Vue Aces, enjoying a solid season and recording 7.15. One year later, he helped Belle Vue win the List of Unit ...
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Eric Craven Gregory
Eric Craven Gregory, also known as Peter Gregory (6 October 1887 – 9 February 1959), was a publisher and benefactor of modern art and artists. He was chairman of art publishers Percy Lund, Humphries & Co. Ltd. and of the Ganymed Press. From 1949 he was a director of ''The Burlington Magazine''. He was a governor of St Martin’s School of Art (from 1948), Chelsea School of Art (from 1950), and the Bath Academy of Art at Corsham Court. Birth and family Gregory was born on 6 October 1887 in Edinburgh, Scotland, the eighth and youngest son of Yorkshire parents. His father, James Gregory, had been a powerful Congregationalist preacher in Leeds before succeeding William Lindsay Alexander at Edinburgh’s Augustine Church (1879) and serving as Chairman of the Congregational Union of Scotland (1890). His mother, Martha, was a daughter of Joseph Craven, worsted manufacturer and Member of Parliament (MP) for Shipley. The couple returned to Yorkshire in 1896 and James Gregory, h ...
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