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Eyston
Eyston is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Bernard Eyston (1628–1709), English Franciscan friar * Charles Eyston (1667–1721), English antiquary * George Eyston (1897–1979), British racing car driver, engineer, and inventor See also * Easton (surname) * Eston (name) {{surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Eyston
Captain George Edward Thomas Eyston MC OBE (28 June 1897 – 11 June 1979) was a British engineer, inventor, and racing driver best known for breaking the land speed record three times between 1937 and 1939. Early life George Eyston was educated at Stonyhurst College and Trinity College, Cambridge. His study of engineering at Cambridge was interrupted by World War I when he was commissioned in the Dorset Regiment and later served in the Royal Field Artillery. After the war he returned to Trinity College and was captain of the First Trinity Boat Club. Career Motor racing Eyston's racing career began before World War One, when he was still a schoolboy, and raced motorcycles under an assumed name. After the war (in which he was awarded the Military Cross) he reverted to his own name, moved on to car racing and entered European road races, particularly in Bugattis, with success in races such as the 1921 and 1926 French Grand Prix Later he became well known for racing supercharg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bernard Eyston
Bernard Eyston, D.D. (1628–1709), was an English Franciscan friar, called in religion Bernard à Sancto Francisco. Eyston was a younger son of William Eyston, esq., of East Hendred in Berkshire (now Oxfordshire), by Mary, daughter of James Thatcher, esq., of Priesthawes, in the parish of Westham in East Sussex. He was the cousin of Anthony Stapley, the regicide. He became lector of divinity at St. Bonaventure's Convent, Douay, where he died on 28 May 1709. He wrote 'The Christian Duty compared, being Discourses upon the Creed, Ten Commandments, and the Sacrament A sacrament is a Christian rite that is recognized as being particularly important and significant. There are various views on the existence and meaning of such rites. Many Christians consider the sacraments to be a visible symbol of the rea ...s,’ Aire, 1684, 4to. Another Franciscan named Eyston, whose Christian name has not been ascertained, was the author of 'A Clear Looking-glass for all Wandering Sinners, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Eyston
Charles Eyston (22 September 1667 – 5 November 1721) was an English antiquary. As a scholar he became a friend of Thomas Hearne, who wrote of him: "He was a Roman Catholick and so charitable to the poor that he is lamented by all who knew anything of him . ... He was a man of a sweet temper and was an excellent scholar and so modest that he did not care to have it at any time mentioned." (''Reliq. Hearnianae''). Works *''A little Monument to The Once Famous Abbey and Borough of Glastonbury'', published by Thomas Hearne in his ''History and Antiquties of Glastonbury'' (Oxford, 1722); reprinted by the Rev. Richard Warner in his ''History of the Abbey of Glaston and the town of Glastonbury'' (Bath, 1826). There is in the library at Hendred an unpublished manuscript entitled ''A Poor Little Monument to All the Old Pious Dissolved Foundations of England: or a Short History of Abbeys, all sorts of Monasteries, Colleges, Chapels, Chantries, etc.''Joseph Gillow corrects Charles Butl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Easton (surname)
Easton is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Adam Easton, English cardinal in the 14th century *Amos Easton (1905–1968), better known as Bumble Bee Slim, American blues musician * Alex Easton (born 1969), Northern Irish politician * Brian Easton (economist) (born 1943), New Zealand economist * Brian Easton (footballer) (born 1988), Scottish footballer *Carla J. Easton, Scottish singer-songwriter *Clint Easton, English professional footballer * Cornelis Easton (1864–1929), Dutch journalist and astronomer * David Easton (1917–2014), Canadian-born American political scientist * Douglas Easton, British epidemiologist * Dossie Easton, American family therapist *Elliot Easton, American guitarist for The Cars * Florence Easton (1882–1955), English dramatic soprano * Florence Easton (1890s soprano), English soprano of the early 1890s * George W. Easton, Scottish businessman, footballer and sportsperson * Jack Easton (Royal Navy officer), Royal Naval Volunteer Re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
