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Eton (surname)
Notable people with the surname Eton include: * Elon Eton (alternate name for Elon Howard Eaton, 1866–1934), American ornithologist, scholar, and author *Peter Eton Peter Randolph Eton (28 May 1917 – December 1979) was a producer for BBC radio and television. He was invalided out of the navy after being wounded during the Dunkirk evacuation and joined the BBC. He worked at the Variety Department of th ... (1917–1980), British radio and television producer * Richard Eton (early 15th. c.), English politician See also * Eaton (surname) {{surname, Eton ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elon Howard Eaton
Elon Howard Eaton (sometimes Elon Eton; 8 October 1866 – 27 March 1934) was an American ornithologist, scholar, and author. He was born in the Town of Collins near Springville, New York, the son of Luzerne Eaton and Sophie Newton. As a youth, he took a taxidermy course in Buffalo, New York, where he prepared wildlife he had taken in the field with his shotgun. Eaton was home-schooled and self-taught in rural southern Erie County, although he also attended the Griffith Institute in nearby Springville. He attended the University of Rochester where he graduated in 1890 with a B.A. Subsequently, Eaton received an M.A (1893), M.Sc. (1910) and Sc.D. (1927), all from Rochester. After teaching science in local schools, he attended Columbia University (1899–1900) for additional graduate work, studying paleontology under Henry Fairfield Osborn. Eaton established the biology department in Hobart and William Smith Colleges in 1908, where he taught until his death. He was the New Y ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Eton
Peter Randolph Eton (28 May 1917 – December 1979) was a producer for BBC radio and television. He was invalided out of the navy after being wounded during the Dunkirk evacuation and joined the BBC. He worked at the Variety Department of the BBC from 1951 onwards and oversaw a number of radio series, notably ''The Goon Show''. He died in December 1979, at the age of 62. Biography Eton studied art before working as an artist and film art director; he joined the Royal Navy at the outbreak of World War II, but was invalided out after he was injured by shrapnel during the Dunkirk evacuation. Eton joined the BBC in 1941 in the London Transcription Service—a wartime propaganda unit within the BBC—as a producer. After spending time as a features and drama producer, he moved to the Variety Department in 1951. In 1951 Eton worked with Spike Milligan on ''Bumblethorpe''; Milligan wrote the series with Larry Stephens and Peter Ling, and the cast included Milligan himself, Robert ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Eton
Richard Eton (before 1411 – after 1434), of Pirbright and Merrow, Surrey, was an English politician. Family Nothing is recorded of his family. Career He was a member of Parliament for Guildford Guildford () is a town in west Surrey, around southwest of central London. As of the 2011 census, the town has a population of about 77,000 and is the seat of the wider Borough of Guildford, which had around inhabitants in . The name "Guildf ... in May 1413 and March 1416. He was Mayor of Guildford in 1424–25. The History of Parliament. Retrieved 2 November 2016. References English MPs May 1413[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
