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Frank Gill
Frank Gill may refer to: * Frank Gill (Australian footballer) (1908–1970), Australian rules footballer with Carlton * Frank Gill (footballer, born 1948), footballer for Tranmere Rovers *Frank Gill (politician) (1917–1982), New Zealand politician *Frank Gill (ornithologist) Frank Bennington Gill (October 2, 1941 in New York City) is an American ornithology, ornithologist with worldwide research interests and birding experience. He is perhaps best known as the author of the textbook ''Ornithology'' (4th edition, 201 ... (born 1941), American ornithologist * Frank Gill (engineer) (1866–1950), British telephony engineer {{hndis, Gill, Frank ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frank Gill (Australian Footballer)
Frank Gill (10 December 1908 – 23 June 1970) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Carlton in the VFL. He is a member of the Carlton Hall of Fame. Gill was a full back and was one of the longest kickers of the ball in his time. He represented Victoria in 1932 and captained Carlton the following season. In 1939 he won Carlton's best and fairest In Australian sport, the best and fairest award recognises the player(s) adjudged to have had the best performance in a game or over a season for a given sporting club or competition. The awards are sometimes dependent on not receiving a suspensi ... and was a premiership player the previous season. References External links *Blueseum profile 1908 births Australian rules footballers from Victoria (state) Carlton Football Club players Carlton Football Club premiership players John Nicholls Medal winners Nhill Football Club players 1970 deaths VFL/AFL premiership players {{AFL-bio-1908-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frank Gill (footballer, Born 1948)
Frank Gill (born 5 December 1948) is an English footballer, who played as a winger in the Football League for Tranmere Rovers. Gill started his career as an apprentice with Manchester United, before joining Tranmere Rovers in 1968. He went on to play for Altrincham Altrincham ( , locally ) is a market town in Trafford, Greater Manchester, England, south of the River Mersey. It is southwest of Manchester city centre, southwest of Sale and east of Warrington. At the 2011 Census, it had a population o .... References 1948 births Living people English men's footballers Footballers from Manchester Men's association football wingers Manchester United F.C. players Tranmere Rovers F.C. players Altrincham F.C. players English Football League players {{England-footy-midfielder-1940s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frank Gill (politician)
Air Commodore Thomas Francis Gill, (31 January 1917 – 1 March 1982) was a New Zealand air force pilot and politician. He flew with the Royal Air Force throughout the Second World War and afterwards served with the Royal New Zealand Air Force until 1969. He entered Parliament as a National Party MP in 1969 and served as a cabinet minister from 1975 to 1980, when he resigned to become New Zealand's Ambassador to the United States. Early life Born in Wellington on 31 January 1917 to Tom and Adelaide Gill ( Latto), Gill was educated at St. Patrick's College, Wellington. Gill was one of eight children. Air force career Gill joined the Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) in 1937 and transferred to the Royal Air Force (RAF) in 1939. He flew Fairey Battle light bombers with 88 Squadron RAF during the Battle of France, Hawker Hurricane fighters with 43 Squadron RAF in the Battle of Britain, and later flew on night bombing raids. He was a flying officer with No. 75 Squadron RAF ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frank Gill (ornithologist)
Frank Bennington Gill (October 2, 1941 in New York City) is an American ornithology, ornithologist with worldwide research interests and birding experience. He is perhaps best known as the author of the textbook ''Ornithology'' (4th edition, 2019), the leading textbook in the field. Gill was raised in Teaneck, New Jersey. He reported that he became interested in birds at the age of seven, when his grandfather, Frank Rockingham Downing, showed him a song sparrow at a birdbath. This was the first time he had seen a bird through binoculars, "and I was hooked." After Gill received his Doctor of Philosophy, PhD in zoology from the University of Michigan in 1969 (where he had also completed his undergraduate degree), he joined the ornithology department at the Academy of Natural Sciences in Philadelphia. From 1969 to 1995, Gill was a full-time staff member of the academy, where he held various positions throughout his tenure, including that of chairman for the Department of Ornithol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
