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Fred Fisher (other)
Frederick, Fred or Freddie Fisher may refer to: * Frederick Fisher (soldier) (1894–1915), Canadian First World War soldier awarded the Victoria Cross * Frederick Thomas Fisher (1872–1906), American Medal of Honor recipient * Frederick Bohn Fisher (1882–1938), American religious leader * Frederick Fisher (architect), American architect in Southern California * Frederick Victor Fisher (1870–1954), British political activist * Fred Fisher (1875–1942), American songwriter * Fred R. Fisher (1871–1959), American politician * Fred Fisher (lawyer) (1921–1989), American lawyer * Eric Fisher (cricketer) (Frederick Eric Fisher, 1924–1996), New Zealand cricketer * Freddie Fisher (''Big Brother''), housemate in the 10th UK series * Freddie Fisher (musician) (1904–1967), American musician * Fred Fisher (footballer, born January 1910) (1910–1955), English footballer (Swindon Town) * Fred Fisher (footballer, born April 1910) (1910–1944), English footballer * Fred Fisher (f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frederick Fisher (soldier)
Frederick Fisher (3 August 1894 – 23 April 1915), was a Canadian recipient of the Victoria Cross (VC), the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. A soldier with the Canadian Expeditionary Force (CEF) during the First World War, he was posthumously awarded the VC for his actions on 22 April 1915, during the Second Battle of Ypres. His VC was the first to be earned by a Canadian while serving in the CEF. Early life Born in St. Catharines, Ontario, on 3 August 1894, Fredrick Fisher was one of four children of a bank manager and his wife. He attended schools in Niagara, Dunneville and Montreal, as his father moved for work. In 1912, he enrolled at McGill University in Montreal to study engineering. While at McGill he joined Zeta Psi Fraternity. He did well academically but was also a keen athlete; he was a member of the university's track team. First World War On the outbreak of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frederick Thomas Fisher
Frederick Thomas Fisher, (June 3, 1872 – April 15, 1906) was a gunner's mate in the United States Navy aboard in 1899 during the Second Samoan Civil War. He received the Medal of Honor for his actions as part of the naval landing party during the Second Battle of Vailele on April 1, 1899. Biography Fisher was born June 3, 1872, in England and after immigrating to the United States he joined the U.S. Navy. During the Second Samoan Civil War. he was assigned as a gunner's mate first class to the . The authority for the award of the Medal of Honor was United States Navy General Order No. 55, July 19, 1901. Medal of Honor citation Rank and organization: Gunner's Mate First Class, U.S. Navy. Born: June 3, 1872, England. Accredited to: California. G.O. No.: 55, July 19, 1901. Fisher's's official Medal of Honor citation reads: Gunner's mate, first class, serving on board the U.S.S.Philadelphia, for distinguished conduct in the presence of the enemy at Samoa, April 1, 1899. Death ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frederick Bohn Fisher
Frederick Bohn Fisher (14 February 1882 – 15 April 1938) was an American bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church, elected in 1920. He also gained notability as a pastor, missionary, author, and official in the Methodist missionary and men's movements. He is also one of the founders of the prestigious Mount Hermon School, Darjeeling. The yellow house in Mount Hermon School is named after him as Fisher House. Birth and family Fisher was born in Greencastle, Pennsylvania. He was of English ancestry, the son of James Edward and Josephine (née Shirey) Fisher. He married Edith Jackson on 4 February 1903. In 1924 he married Welthy Honsinger Fisher, Welthy Honsinger. Education He graduated from Muncie Central High School. He earned both Bachelor of Science, B.S. and Bachelor of Arts, A.B. degrees from Asbury University in 1902. He studied at both Boston University and Harvard Divinity School, 1907–1908. Ordained ministry and missionary service Fisher entered the North Indiana Annual ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frederick Fisher (architect)
Frederick B. Fisher, AIA, FAAR, is an American architect whose professional practice is headquartered in Southern California. Frederick Fisher started his architecture firm in 1980 which partnered architects Joseph Coriaty and David Ross in 1995. Fisher is most noted for building seminal academic institutions, museums, and contemporary residential projects throughout the United States, Europe and Asia. His approach to architecture comes from a broad cultural and social perspective. Fred currently serves as a member of the Board of Councilors for the USC School of Architecture. He chaired the Environmental Design Department at Otis College of Art & Design. In addition, he has held numerous visiting instructor posts including USC, Harvard University Graduate School of Design, Columbia University, Southern California Institute of Architecture (SCI-Arc), and the Department of Architecture and Urban Design at UCLA. He has served as the architect for several renowned cultural landmar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Victor Fisher
Frederick Victor Fisher (10 July 1870 – 30 January 1954) was a British political activist. Fisher was born in London; his mother was English, and his father was Hungarian. He was privately educated in London and Paris, then worked in journalism and banking in Paris before moving to Manchester, again to work in journalism. Although he was not a pacifist, he was strongly opposed to the Second Boer War, and this led him to become interested in socialism. He became secretary of the National Democratic League and joined the Fabian Society, and then the Marxist Social Democratic Federation (SDF).Martin Crick, ''The History of the Social-Democratic Federation'', p. 304 The SDF became the British Socialist Party (BSP), and Fisher initially became a member. However, he was upset that it would not support his proposals of a citizen army and expansion of the Royal Navy, and became an informant to MI5. In 1915, he led a right-wing split, the Socialist National Defence Committee.Rich ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fred Fisher
Fred Fisher (born Alfred Breitenbach, September 30, 1875 – January 14, 1942) was a German-born American songwriter and Tin Pan Alley music publisher. Biography Fisher was born in Cologne, Germany. His parents were Max and Theodora Breitenbach. After visiting the United States in 1892, he immigrated in 1900, where he adopted the name Fred Fischer. He founded the Fred Fischer Music Publishing Company in 1907. During World War I he changed his surname to Fisher to make it seem less Germanic. In 1914, Fred Fisher married Ana Fisher (' Davidovitch, later anglicized as Davis; born 1896). Their children – Daniel ("Danny"; 1920–2001), Marvin (1916–1993), and Doris (1915–2003) – also wrote songs professionally. Fisher died in Manhattan, New York, and was interred at Maimonides Cemetery in Brooklyn. In 1970, Fred Fisher was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame. The Ripley's " Believe It or Not" column credited him with writing more Irish songs than anyone else.Ja ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fred R
Fred may refer to: People * Fred (name), including a list of people and characters with the name Mononym * Fred (cartoonist) (1931–2013), pen name of Fred Othon Aristidès, French * Fred (footballer, born 1949) (1949–2022), Frederico Rodrigues de Oliveira, Brazilian * Fred (footballer, born 1979), Helbert Frederico Carreiro da Silva, Brazilian * Fred (footballer, born 1983), Frederico Chaves Guedes, Brazilian * Fred (footballer, born 1986), Frederico Burgel Xavier, Brazilian * Fred (footballer, born 1993), Frederico Rodrigues de Paula Santos, Brazilian * Fred Again (born 1993), British songwriter known as FRED Television and movies * ''Fred Claus'', a 2007 Christmas film * ''Fred'' (2014 film), a 2014 documentary film * Fred Figglehorn, a YouTube character created by Lucas Cruikshank ** ''Fred'' (franchise), a Nickelodeon media franchise ** '' Fred: The Movie'', a 2010 independent comedy film * '' Fred the Caveman'', French Teletoon production from 2002 * Fred Flint ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fred Fisher (lawyer)
Frederick George Fisher Jr. (April 19, 1921 – May 25, 1989) was an American lawyer who first entered the public eye in connection with Senator Joseph McCarthy. Life and career Fisher was born in Brockton, Massachusetts, the son of Genevieve (Clark) and Frederick George Fisher. He graduated from Bowdoin College in 1942, ''summa cum laude''. After serving in the Army Signal Corps during World War II, he attended Harvard Law School. He graduated in 1948 and joined the law firm of Hale and Dorr in Boston. In 1954, the firm represented the U.S. Army at the Army–McCarthy hearings on Senator Joseph McCarthy's conduct. Fisher and James D. St. Clair were the two attorneys initially sent to Washington, D.C. to assist Joseph Welch. On questioning them, Welch learned of Fisher's having belonged to the National Lawyers Guild while in law school and shortly after. Welch decided that that left-wing association made Fisher's participation in the hearings a potential problem, and a colle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eric Fisher (cricketer)
Frederick Eric Fisher (28 July 1924 – 19 June 1996) was a New Zealand cricketer who played in one Test match in 1953. He was a medium-pace bowler and useful lower-order batsman. He was born at Johnsonville, New Zealand in 1924. Cricket career He played for Wellington from 1951–52 to 1953–54, and Central Districts in 1954–55. In the four matches of the Plunket Shield in 1952-53 he made 138 runs at 27.60 and took 29 wickets at 10.20, including 4 for 26 and 7 for 48 against Auckland (as well as scoring 68 and 19 not out), and 8 for 34 and 3 for 31 against Canterbury. He was selected to open the bowling in the First Test against the visiting South Africans in March 1953 but took only one wicket in an innings defeat and was never selected again. According to Richard Boock in his biography of Bert Sutcliffe, Fisher was one of several players at the time who "paid the ultimate price for being overweight". He played in the Hawke Cup from 1955–56 to 1966–67, representing suc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Freddie Fisher (Big Brother)
''Big Brother 2009'', also known as ''Big Brother 10'', was the tenth series of the British reality television series ''Big Brother''. The show followed a total of twenty-two contestants, who were isolated from the outside world for an extended period of time in a custom built House. Each week, one or more of the housemates were evicted by a public vote. The last remaining housemate, Sophie Reade, was declared the winner, winning a cash prize of £71,320. The series launched on Channel 4 on 4 June 2009 and ended on 4 September 2009, lasting 93 days – the joint-second longest British edition of ''Big Brother'' to date (together with the seventh and ninth series, and one day shorter than the eighth series). Davina McCall returned as presenter for her tenth consecutive year. Sixteen housemates entered on launch night, with an additional six being introduced in later weeks. ''Big Brother 10'' was watched by an average of 2.5 million viewers. It was the lowest rated series of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Freddie Fisher (musician)
Freddie Fisher (11 June 1904 – 28 March 1967) was an American musician, leader of a band variously known simply as the Freddie Fisher Band, Freddie Fisher and His Schnickelfritz Orchestra (The word schnickelfritz is an affectionate term of German origin for "a mischievous little boy"; comparable to ''scamp''.), or Colonel Corn and His Band.. Retrieved 14 August 2011. The band, which first made its name in Minnesota, was essentially a novelty act, influenced by such vaudeville performers as Clayton, Jackson, and Durante.Music: Schnickelfritz ''Time'' magazine, 6 September 1937. Retrieved online 14 August 2011. His deliberately corny approach to songs was a precursor to |
Fred Fisher (footballer, Born January 1910)
Frederick Fisher (29 January 1910 – 1955) was an English professional footballer who played as an inside forward in the Football League for Clapton Orient, Gillingham, Mansfield Town, Notts County, Swindon Town and Torquay United Torquay United Football Club is a professional football club based in Torquay, Devon, England. The team currently compete in the , the fifth tier of English football. They have played their home matches at Plainmoor since 1921 and are nicknamed .... Career statistics References {{DEFAULTSORT:Fisher, Fred 1910 births English men's footballers English Football League players Newark Town F.C. players Notts County F.C. players Torquay United F.C. players Mansfield Town F.C. players Swindon Town F.C. players Leyton Orient F.C. players Newport (IOW) F.C. players Gillingham F.C. players Staveley Town F.C. players Dudley Town F.C. players 1955 deaths Men's association football inside forwards Footballers from Hucknall ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
