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Fancourt
Fancourt is a surname. People with this surname include: *Daisy Fancourt (born 1990), British associate professor of psychobiology and epidemiology *Darrell Fancourt (1886–1953), English bass-baritone and actor *Samuel Fancourt Samuel Fancourt (1678–1768) was a dissenting minister and projector of circulating libraries. He is said to have been a native of Hungerford, in Berkshire, England. Dissenting minister Fancourt wrote that one of 'the four London ministers' was ... (1678–1768), dissenting minister and projector of circulating libraries * Thomas Fancourt (1840–1919), Archdeacon of Wellington, New Zealand {{surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Darrell Fancourt
Darrell Louis Fancourt Leverson (8 March 1886 – 29 August 1953), known as Darrell Fancourt, was an English bass-baritone and actor, known for his performances and recordings of the Savoy operas. After a brief concert career, Fancourt joined the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company, where he starred in more than 10,000 performances over a 33-year period until his death. He regularly played about ten different roles for the company over these years, including the Pirate King in ''The Pirates of Penzance'', Dick Deadeye in ''H.M.S. Pinafore'', and the title character in ''The Mikado'', which he played more than 3,000 times. Fancourt was famous for his melodramatic style, creating the controversial Mikado laugh that was later adopted by some of his successors. His performances are preserved in nineteen of the company's recordings made between 1923 and 1950. Early years Fancourt was born Darrell Louis Fancourt Leverson, the younger son of three children of a Jewish family in Kensington ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daisy Fancourt
Daisy Fancourt (born June 1990) is a British researcher who is an Associate Professor of Psychobiology and Epidemiology at University College London. Her research focuses on the effects of social factors on health, including loneliness, social isolation, community assets, arts and cultural engagement, and social prescribing. During the COVID-19 pandemic Fancourt led a team running the UK's largest study into the psychological and social impact of COVID-19 and established the international network COVID Minds, aiming to better understand the impact of coronavirus disease on mental health and well-being. Early life and education Fancourt earned her bachelor's degree at the University of Oxford and her master's at King's College London in 2012. Fancourt joined the National Health Service, where she worked at the Chelsea and Westminster Hospital on arts and clinical innovations. She eventually returned to academia, and earned her doctoral degree in 2016 at University College London ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samuel Fancourt
Samuel Fancourt (1678–1768) was a dissenting minister and projector of circulating libraries. He is said to have been a native of Hungerford, in Berkshire, England. Dissenting minister Fancourt wrote that one of 'the four London ministers' was his tutor, and another his predecessor at the place from which he removed to Salisbury. This probably indicates that he was trained for the ministry by Benjamin Robinson at Hungerford, and succeeded Jeremiah Smith as pastor at Andover. Robinson and Smith were two of the four ministers who led the subscribing party at the Salters' Hall conference of 1719. From 1718 to 1730 Fancourt was minister and tutor in Salisbury. On the occasion of the controversy which arose in consequence of the proceedings at the Salters' Hall conference of London ministers in February 1719, he wrote two tracts on the side of the dogmatists. Some years later he involved himself in a controversy about free will and predestination, and left Salisbury for London. Whil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |