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Frederick Harris (British Army Officer)
Fred, Fredric, Fredrick, Frederic, or Frederick Harris may refer to: Arts and entertainment * Fred Harris (presenter) (fl. 1970s–present), British comedian and television presenter * Frederick Harris (conductor) (fl. 2000s–present), American conductor * Frederick Harris (painter), painted ''The Red Door'', a watercolor of the Temple of Literature, Hanoi Politics and law * Frederick Rutherfoord Harris (1856–1920), British politician, MP for Monmouth Boroughs and Dulwich * Leverton Harris (Frederick Leverton Harris, 1864–1926), British politician, MP for Tynemouth, Stepney, and East Worcestershire * Fred Harris (lawyer) (1910–1979), American politician, judge and painter * Fred Harris (British politician) (1915–1979), British businessman and politician * Fred R. Harris (born 1930), American senator and presidential candidate Sports * Smokey Harris (Fred Thomas Wilfred Harris, 1890–1974), Canadian ice hockey player * Fred Harris (footballer, born 1912) (1912–1998), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fred Harris (presenter)
Fred Harris is a British comedian and children's television presenter. Formerly a schoolteacher, he began his television career as a presenter of the BBC children's programme '' Play School'', on which he appeared regularly between 1973 and 1988. During this time he was also a presenter on ''Ragtime'' and '' Chock-A-Block''. During the rise of the microcomputer in the early 1980s he fronted several home computing BBC programmes, including '' Micro Live'' (which formed part of BBC's ongoing Computer Literacy Project). He also presented a number of educational and schools programmes on the subject of maths, including ATV's ''Figure it Out'' (memorable for having a set which included a giant pocket calculator), Central Television's ''Basic Maths'' and Channel 4's ''Make It Count''. In 1980 Harris appeared as a contestant on the first episode of ''The Adventure Game''. His career in comedy involved regular appearances in radio shows such as ''Huddwinks'', ''The Half-Open Universi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fred Harris (rugby League)
Frederick "Fred" Harris (birth unknown – death unknown) was an English professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1930s and 1940s. He played at representative level for Great Britain (non-Test matches), England, English League XIII and Lancashire, and at club level for Leigh ( Heritage № 345), and Leeds, as a , or , i.e. number 2 or 5, or 3 or 4. Playing career International honours Fred Harris won caps for England while at Leigh in 1934 against Australia, and while at Leeds in 1937 against France, was selected for Great Britain while at Leeds for the 1936 Great Britain Lions tour of Australia and New Zealand, and played for English League XIII while at Leigh against France. County honours Fred Harris played right-, i.e. number 3, in Lancashire's 7-5 victory over Australia in the 1937–38 Kangaroo tour of Great Britain and France match at Wilderspool Stadium, Warrington on Wednesday 29 September 1937, in front of a crowd of 16,250. County Cup Final appear ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frederick John Harris
Frederick John Harris (4 July 1937 – 1 April 1965) (known as John Harris) was a South African schoolteacher and anti-apartheid campaigner who turned to terrorism and was executed after a bomb attack on a railway station. He was Chairman of SANROC (the South African Non Racial Olympic Committee), which in 1964 petitioned the International Olympic Committee to have South Africa excluded from the Olympics for fielding a white-only team. After being arrested for his political activities, he became a member of the African Resistance Movement (ARM). Crime On 24 July 1964, Harris telephoned the Johannesburg Railway Police to inform them that a bomb had been planted on a whites-only platform of Johannesburg Park Station. The bomb exploded shortly afterwards, killing a 77-year-old woman and injuring 23 others. Trial and execution Harris was represented at trial by David Soggot, who later became one of South Africa's most prominent civil rights lawyers. Harris was convicted of murder, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frederick Brown Harris
Frederick Brown Harris (April 10, 1883 – August 18, 1970), a Methodist clergyman has the distinction of the longest service record as Chaplain of the Senate (24 years), in a term of service interrupted by the chaplaincy of Peter Marshall. Early life Frederick Brown Harris was born April 10, 1883, in Worcester, England, the son of George Thomas and Ellen (Griffiths) Harris; his father was also a minister. He came with his family to the United States as a small boy. He was raised in New Jersey and studied at Dickinson College and Drew Theological Seminary (1912). He was ordained to the Methodist ministry in 1909. Ministry Harris served these pastorates in succession: Greenwood Avenue Methodist Church, Trenton, New Jersey, 1909–13; St. Luke's Methodist Church, Long Branch, New Jersey, 1914–18; Grace Methodist Church, New York City (1918–1924). In 1924 he was called to serve Foundry United Methodist Church, Washington, D.C., a pastorate he would hold for more than th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Frederic may refer to: Places United States * Frederic, Wisconsin, a village in Polk County * Frederic Township, Michigan, a township in Crawford County ** Frederic, Michigan, an unincorporated community Other uses * Frederic (band), a Japanese rock band * Frederic (given name), a given name (including a list of people and characters with the name) * Hurricane Frederic, a hurricane that hit the U.S. Gulf Coast in 1979 * Trent Frederic, American ice hockey player See also * Frédéric * Frederick (other) * Fredrik * Fryderyk (other) Fryderyk () is a given name, and may refer to: * Fryderyk Chopin (1810–1849), a Polish piano composer * Fryderyk Getkant (1600–1666), a military engineer, artilleryman and cartographer of German origin * Fryderyk Scherfke (1909–1983), an int ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frederick Harris (judoka)
Frederick Harris (born 7 December 1984) is a judoka from Sierra Leone. He was selected to compete in the Judo at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's 81 kg. He was the flag bearer for Sierra Leone at the opening ceremony in Tokyo Tokyo (; ja, 東京, , ), officially the Tokyo Metropolis ( ja, 東京都, label=none, ), is the capital and largest city of Japan. Formerly known as Edo, its metropolitan area () is the most populous in the world, with an estimated 37.468 .... However, Harris did not compete after being disqualified for being overweight. References External links * Living people 1984 births Sierra Leone Creole people Sierra Leonean male judoka {{SierraLeone-sport-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fred Harris (Australian Footballer)
Fred Harris (16 January 1937 – 13 January 2019) was an Australian rules football Australian football, also called Australian rules football or Aussie rules, or more simply football or footy, is a contact sport played between two teams of 18 players on an oval field, often a modified cricket ground. Points are scored by k ...er who played with South Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL). Notes External links * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Harris, Fred 1937 births 2019 deaths Australian rules footballers from Victoria (state) Sydney Swans players ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frederick Harris (cricketer)
Frederick William Harris (born 12 November 1934) is a former English cricketer. Harris was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm fast-medium. He was born in Chesham, Buckinghamshire. Harris made his debut for Buckinghamshire in the 1957 Minor Counties Championship against Norfolk. Harris played Minor counties cricket for Buckinghamshire from 1957 to 1976, which included 90 Minor Counties Championship matches. In 1965, he made his List A debut against Middlesex in the Gillette Cup. He played 6 further List A matches for Buckinghamshire, the last coming against Middlesex in the 1975 Gillette Cup. In his 6 List A matches, he scored 30 runs at a batting average of 6.00, with a high score of 13. With the ball he took 11 wickets at a bowling average of 19.45, with best figures of 4/21. His best figures came against Cambridgeshire, where in partnership with Raymond Bond Raymond Ernest Bond (born 7 September 1944) is a former English cricketer. Bond was a l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fred Harris (footballer, Born 1912)
Frederick Harris (2 July 1912 – 11 October 1998) was an English footballer who played his whole professional career for Birmingham City. Life and career Harris was born in Solihull, Warwickshire. He joined Birmingham as an inside forward in 1933 at the age of 19, and scored on his debut in a 2–1 home win against local rivals Aston Villa at the start of the 1934–35 season. He was the club's leading scorer in 1938–39 with 14 League goals and 17 in all competitions. During the Second World War he converted to play as a wing half and played out the rest of his career in that position. His strong tackling and constructive use of the ball impressed manager Harry Storer sufficiently to make him club captain. He is credited with recommending Johnny Berry to Birmingham, having seen him play for an Army team while both were serving in India during the war. He won representative honours for the Football League XI against the Scottish League in 1948–49. Harris retired ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frederick Harris (conductor)
Frederick Harris, Jr. is the conducting, conductor of the MIT Wind Ensemble. In 1999, he formed the ensemble at MIT. Harris is also the director of MIT's Festival Jazz Ensemble. He was born in New Hampshire and earned a master's degree from the New England Conservatory of Music. His teachers have included Frank Battisti, Gunther Schuller, and Craig Kirchhoff. He earned his PhD from the University of Minnesota. He has served as guest conductor of the New Hampshire Philharmonic Orchestra, and also conducted during summers at Tanglewood. Harris has Contract, commissioned more than 52 new pieces for various ensembles. He also brings musicians to MIT to play and work with his ensembles, including greats such as Ran Blake, Herb Pomeroy, Arni Cheatham, John Funkhouser, John Harbison, and Mark Harvey. Harris has written the official biography of Stanislaw Skrowaczewski He lives in Boxborough, MA, with his wife, Becky, and their daughters, Abbie and Sadi External linksBiography of Fred ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Smokey Harris
Thomas Wilfred "Smokey, Fred" Harris (October 11, 1890 – June 4, 1974) was a Canadians, Canadian professional ice hockey player. Harris played in the Pacific Coast Hockey Association (PCHA), the National Hockey League (NHL) and the Western Canada Hockey League (WCHL). Harris was born in Port Arthur, Ontario, Port Arthur, Ontario. His brother Henry Harris (ice hockey), Henry was also a professional ice hockey player. Harris scored the first goal in Boston Bruins' franchise history. Hockey career Harris first played senior hockey with the Kenora Thistles in the 1909–10 season. In 1911, he joined the Vancouver Millionaires of the PCHA, playing three seasons before being traded to the Portland Rosebuds (ice hockey), Portland Rosebuds before the 1914–15 season. He played four seasons for Portland but abandoned the team after the final season (1917–18) to join the army. Portland won the PCHA championship in 1916, briefly taking over the Stanley Cup before losing it in the 1916 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
