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George Bishop (motoring Journalist)
George Bishop is the name of: * George Bishop (astronomer) (1785–1861), British astronomer ** George Bishop's Observatory, the observatory built by Bishop in London * George Bishop (priest) (1852–1939), Australian Anglican, Archdeacon of Kyneton * George Bishop (footballer) (1901–?), Welsh football player * George Bishop (civil servant) (1913–1999), British civil servant * George Bishop (businessman) (born 1937), American oil industry billionaire * George Bishop (rugby league) (1902–1972), Australian rugby league footballer See also * George Bishop Sudworth (1864–1927), American botanist {{hndis, Bishop, George ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Bishop (astronomer)
George Bishop (21 August 1785, in Leicester – 14 June 1861), was a noted English astronomer of the nineteenth century. L’Astronomia Pratique, André et Rayat, i. 95 Ann. Reg. ciii. 402 Early life and fortune At the age of eighteen Bishop entered a British wine-making business in London, subsequently becoming its proprietor, during his tenure at which the business was so successful that its excise returns were said to exhibit half of all home-made wines as of his manufacture. Bishop's scientific career began with his admission to the Royal Astronomical Society in 1830, funded by the money he had earned from the wine business. He took lessons in algebra from Augustus De Morgan, with a view to reading Pierre-Simon Laplace's five volume work ''Mécanique Céleste'' (Celestial Mechanics), by the age of fifty achieving his goal of sufficient mathematical knowledge to comprehend the scope of its methods. Career in astronomy In 1836 Bishop was able to realise a long-he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Bishop's Observatory
George Bishop's Observatory (code: 969) was an astronomical observatory erected in 1836 by the astronomer George Bishop near his residence at the South Villa of Regent's Park, London. It was equipped with a Dollond refractor. Description The Reverend William Rutter Dawes conducted his noted investigations of double stars at the observatory from 1839 to 1844; John Russell Hind began his career there in October of the following year. From the time that Karl Ludwig Hencke's detection of Astræa, 8 Dec. 1845, showed a prospect of success in the search for new planets, the resources of Bishop's observatory were turned in that direction, and with conspicuous results. Between 1847 and 1854 Hind discovered ten minor planets at the observatory, and Albert Marth one. Other notable astronomers to use the observatory included Eduard Vogel, Charles George Talmage, and Norman Robert Pogson. The observatory closed when Bishop died in 1861, and in 1863 the instruments and dome were moved t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Bishop (priest)
George Nickells Bishop (1852–1939) was an Anglican priest in the first two decades of the nineteenth century and the first four of the twentieth. Crockford's Clerical Directory 1938 p 112: London, OUP, 1938 Bishop was born in Newton Abbot and later emigrated to Australia. He was ordained deacon in 1880, and priest in 1881. After a curacy at Geelong he held incumbencies in Melbourne and Kyneton, where he was also Archdeacon from 1915 to 1918. His last post was as Chaplain at Melbourne Hospital The Royal Melbourne Hospital (RMH), located in Parkville, Victoria, an inner suburb of Melbourne, is one of Australia's leading public hospitals. It is a major teaching hospital for tertiary health care with a reputation in clinical research. Th .... References 1852 births 1939 deaths 19th-century Australian Anglican priests 20th-century Australian Anglican priests Archdeacons of Kyneton People from Newton Abbot {{Australia-reli-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Bishop (footballer)
George Arthur Bishop (born 1901) was a Welsh footballer. He played professionally for Gillingham and Merthyr Town Merthyr Town Football Club ( cy, Clwb Pêl-droed Tref Merthyr) is a Welsh semi-professional association football, football club based in Merthyr Tydfil, currently playing in the , in the seventh tier of the English football league system. The ... between 1926 and 1932. References 1901 births Year of death missing Sportspeople from Tredegar Welsh men's footballers Gillingham F.C. players Southampton F.C. players Rochdale A.F.C. players Merthyr Tydfil F.C. players Ebbw Vale F.C. players Men's association football defenders {{Wales-footy-defender-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Bishop (civil Servant)
Sir George Sidney Bishop CB OBE (15 October 1913 – 9 April 1999) was a British civil servant and businessman. Early life George Bishop was born near Wigan in Lancashire. Education Bishop attended Ashton-in-Makerfield Grammar School (since 1978 Byrchall High School) and the London School of Economics to read Economics and Government under Harold Laski. Career Bishop's first job was for a Quaker organisation in South Wales which assisted the unemployed through subsistence production. On the outbreak of the second world war he moved to the Ministry of Food as a statistician, subsequently running its Emergency Services division. After the war Bishop became a private secretary to ministers of food Ben Smith and John Strachey. Bishop was active in winding up the disastrous groundnut oil scheme. In 1959 he was promoted to Deputy Secretary, then the youngest such appointment ever. In 1961 Bishop moved to the then sugar company Booker McConnell, becoming vice-chairman in 1970 an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Bishop (businessman)
George H. Bishop (born 1937) is an American billionaire businessman. He is the founder and chief executive officer of GeoSouthern Energy, a petroleum and natural gas exploration company. In 2017, he was ranked #324 on the Forbes 400 list of the richest Americans and was ranked #814 on the list of the world's billionaires with a net worth of US$2.5 billion. Early life and education Bishop was born in 1937. He graduated from Mississippi State University in 1958 with a degree in petroleum geology. Career Bishop founded GeoSouthern Energy, an oil company and serves as its chief executive officer. Bishop is also the owner of the Eagleford Restaurant in Cuero, Texas, where he has a ranch, and is an owner of the River Ridge Golf Club to the west of Houston. Political activity Bishop contributed $250,000 to Donald Trump's 2020 presidential campaign. Personal life Bishop is married and resides in The Woodlands, Texas The Woodlands is a special-purpose district and census-design ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Bishop (rugby League)
George Bishop (1902-1972) was an Australian professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1920s and 1930s. He played for Balmain and later became a well known referee in the New South Wales Rugby Football League (NSWRFL) competition. Playing career Bishop initially came from Goulburn and made his first grade debut for Balmain against rivals Glebe in Round 16, 1923 at Birchgrove Oval Birchgrove Park is an urban park and sports ground located in Birchgrove, Inner West Council, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, on the waterfront of Sydney Harbour. It is also the location of Birchgrove Oval, the headquarters of the Sydney .... Bishop then departed Balmain and signed with Parkes in the country competition. The following season, Balmain won the premiership after defeating South Sydney 3–0 in the final. After three seasons with Parkes, Bishop returned to Balmain. Bishop finished as Balmain's top tryscorer on his first season back with the club. In the same year ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |