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Griffiths
Griffiths is a surname with Welsh origins, as in Gruffydd ap Llywelyn Fawr. People named Griffiths include: * Alan Griffiths (born 1952), Australian politician and businessman * Alan Griffiths (cricketer) (born 1957), English cricketer * Albert Griffiths (1908–1970), British trade unionist * Andrew Griffiths (other), several people * Anne Griffiths (1932–2017), personal archivist of the Duke of Edinburgh * Antony Griffiths (born 1951), British museum curator and art historian * Barri Griffiths (born 1982), Welsh professional wrestler and former ''Gladiators'' competitor * Barry Griffiths (Australian footballer) (born 1929), Australian rules footballer * Barry Griffiths (footballer, born 1940), association football goalkeeper * Bede Griffiths (1906–1993), British-born monk and missionary in India * Brian Griffiths, Baron Griffiths of Fforestfach (born 1941), British economist * Bryn Griffiths (born 1982), Welsh rugby union player * Bryn Griffiths (writer), Wel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dan Griffiths (rugby Union, Born 1979)
Daniel Phillip Griffiths (born 1 February 1979) in Carmarthen, Wales is a rugby union player for Bridgend Ravens. He previously played for Whitland RFC and Aviron Bayonnais. He then played over 150 games for Newport RFC and became the highest all time points scorer for the club in February 2008 at Maesteg. In doing so, he beat Paul Turner's record which had stood since 1992. He has also appeared twice for the Newport Gwent Dragons, coming on as a replacement against Munster and the Ospreys in 2005. In June 2010 he joined Bridgend Ravens, later taking up a coaching role, and in November 2012, he was appointed Elite Youth Performance Manager at the Ospreys The osprey (''Pandion haliaetus''), , also called sea hawk, river hawk, and fish hawk, is a diurnal, fish-eating bird of prey with a cosmopolitan range. It is a large raptor reaching more than in length and across the wings. It is brown o .... Newport RFC Record Bridgend Ravens Record References External link ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Griffin
The griffin, griffon, or gryphon (Ancient Greek: , ''gryps''; Classical Latin: ''grȳps'' or ''grȳpus''; Late Latin, Late and Medieval Latin: ''gryphes'', ''grypho'' etc.; Old French: ''griffon'') is a legendary creature with the body, tail, and Hindlimb, back legs of a lion; the head and wings of an eagle; and sometimes an eagle's talons as its front feet. Because the lion was traditionally considered the king of the beasts, and the eagle the king of the birds, by the Middle Ages, the griffin was thought to be an especially powerful and majestic creature. Since classical antiquity, griffins were known for guarding treasures and priceless possessions. In Greek and Roman texts, griffins and Arimaspians were associated with gold deposits of Central Asia. Indeed, as Pliny the Elder wrote, "griffins were said to lay eggs in burrows on the ground and these nests contained gold nuggets." In medieval heraldry, the griffin became a Christian symbol of Divinity, divine power and a g ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Griffiths (politician)
Charles Edward Griffiths (26 June 1903 – 17 May 1982) was an Australian politician. Born in Jesmond, New South Wales, he attended public schools and became a railwayman with New South Wales Railways, rising to become an official in the Australian Railways Union. He was appointed to the Australian Labor Party's New South Wales Executive before his election to the Australian House of Representatives in 1949 as the member for the new seat of Shortland. He held the seat until his retirement in 1972 Within the context of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) it was the longest year ever, as two leap seconds were added during this 366-day year, an event which has not since been repeated. (If its start and end are defined using mean solar tim .... Griffiths' 23 years as a member of federal parliament coincided with Labor's longest stint out of office. Griffiths died in 1982. References Australian Labor Party members of the Parliament of Australia Members of the Au ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Estyn Griffths
Estyn Griffiths (22 July 1927 – 1 April 2017) was a Welsh amateur footballer who played as a centre half in the Football League for Wrexham. He was capped by Wales at amateur An amateur () is generally considered a person who pursues an avocation independent from their source of income. Amateurs and their pursuits are also described as popular, informal, autodidacticism, self-taught, user-generated, do it yourself, DI ... level. Career statistics Honours Llay Welfare * Welsh Amateur Cup: 1948–49 References {{DEFAULTSORT:Griffiths, Estyn Welsh men's footballers English Football League players Wales men's amateur international footballers Men's association football wing halves 1927 births Sportspeople from Mold, Flintshire Footballers from Flintshire Wrexham A.F.C. players 2017 deaths Chelmsford City F.C. players Llay Welfare F.C. players ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elly Griffiths
Elly Griffiths is the pen name of Domenica de Rosa (born 17 August 1963, in London), a British crime novelist. She has written three series as Griffiths, one featuring Ruth Galloway, one featuring Detective Inspector Edgar Stephens and Max Mephisto, and the Harbinder Kaur series. Early life After reading English at King's College London, Griffiths worked in publishing for many years. Writing career Griffiths' first series features as a main character forensic archaeologist Ruth Galloway, who lives in a remote seaside cottage near King's Lynn in Norfolk and teaches at the University of North Norfolk. This character was inspired by Griffiths' husband, who gave up a city job to train as an archaeologist, and her aunt, "who lives on the Norfolk coast and filled her niece's head with the myths and legends of that area". Griffiths released the first book in this series, ''The Crossing Places'' (Ruth Galloway, #1), in 2009. Griffiths' second series, set in 1950s Brighton, focuses on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eliezer Griffiths
Eliezer Griffiths (3 February 1827 – 21 April 1920) was a Welsh Congregationalist minister with a significant career in Australia and America, where he died. History Griffiths was born in Lampeter, Ceredigion, Wales, a son of Rev. G. Griffiths, minister of Mynydd Seion, Newport, Wales and his wife Maria Griffiths (c. 1794 – 18 December 1866). He was educated at New College and served the church at Tenby, Wales for twelve years, then moved to Australia. He served from 1861 to 1865 at Port Denison, Queensland, where he served in several different churches, including the Church of England. He may have served briefly at Bowen, Queensland, but in 1866 moved to South Australia to take over the Clayton Congregational Church in Kensington, South Australia, recently vacated by William Harcus. He left South Australia for England in December 1872. He married Isabella Bell (c. 1839 – 1882). They had seven children. He died in Omaha Omaha ( ) is the largest city in the U.S. stat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eddie Griffiths
Edward James Griffiths (1891-1980) was an Australian fire fighter, veteran of the Gallipoli campaign and a three-time premiership-winning rugby league player with the Eastern Suburbs club. Career and war service Born in Pyrmont, New South Wales in 1891, Eddie Griffiths joined the fire service as a Brigades Cadet Corp at just sixteen years of age and his exploits since that time are legendary. Current station commander of the ‘D’ Platoon in the NSW Fire Brigade recalls Griffiths as a tough fearless man who always led by example, describing him as ''“Our greatest fire fighter”''......''”A legend in the true sense of the word”''. In 1948 Griffiths was given the highest honour of any fire fighter when he was promoted to Chief Officer of the NSW Fire Brigades. A veteran of the First World War, Griffiths, a member of an Australian artillery unit, served in Egypt and Gallipoli. Rugby league career Eddie Griffiths played 4 seasons with Easts and was a member of the Eas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dewi Griffiths
Dewi Griffiths (born 16 August 1931) is a BBC radio host and former Welsh television producer. He joined BBC Wales from the Royal Air Force where he became a producer of TV sports programmes, notably rugby union broadcasts. After his retirement, he hosted the nostalgia record programme ''A String of Pearls'' on BBC Radio Wales BBC Radio Wales is a Welsh radio station owned and operated by BBC Cymru Wales, a division of the BBC. It began broadcasting on 13 November 1978, replacing the 'Radio 4 Wales' opt-out service (previously the Welsh Home Service). Radio Wales br .... References {{DEFAULTSORT:Griffiths, Dewi Living people British television producers Women television producers Welsh radio presenters BBC Radio Wales presenters Welsh women radio presenters 1931 births 20th-century Royal Air Force personnel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Derek Griffiths
Derek Griffiths (born 15 July 1946) is a British actor, singer, and voice artist who appeared in numerous British children's television series in the 1960s to present and has more recently played parts in television drama. Career Griffiths was known in his early years for his '' Play School'' appearances alongside the likes of Chloe Ashcroft, Johnny Ball and Brian Cant. A talented multi-instrumentalist, he voiced over and sang the theme tune to ''Heads and Tails'', a series of short animal films for children produced by BBC Television, and also sang and played the theme tune to the cartoon '' Bod''. Another children's TV role was in Granada Television's early 1980s series ''Film Fun'', in which he played the entire staff of a cinema (the manager, the commissionaire (with the catchphrase "Get on with it!"), the projectionist, the usherette and also himself) while also showing cartoons such as Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck and Wile E. Coyote and Road Runner. He appeared on ''Crown Cour ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dean Griffiths
Dean Horace Griffiths (born 27 January 1980 in Saint Andrew Parish, Jamaica) is a male hurdler from Jamaica, who represented his native country at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. He set his personal best (48.55) while winning the men's 400m hurdles at the NCAA Championship on 13 June 2003 in Sacramento, California and help Auburn University to a 2nd-place team finish. Also, in 2003 Griffiths was rank seventh best in the world over 400m hurdles and place 5th at the World Athletic Finals in Monaco. Griffiths was coached by Henry Rolle Sir Henry Rolle (1589–1656), of Shapwick, Somerset, Shapwick in Somerset, was Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales, Chief Justice of the King's Bench and served as Member of parliament, MP for Callington (UK Parliament constituency), Call ... Achievements References * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Griffiths, Dean 1980 births Living people Jamaican male sprinters Jamaican male hurdlers Auburn Tigers men's track and field ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Griffiths (other)
David or Dave Griffiths may refer to: Sportsmen * David Griffiths (sport shooter) (1874–1931), British Olympic sports shooter * David Griffiths (golfer) (born 1980), English professional golfer * David Griffiths (cricketer) (born 1985), English cricketer * Dave Griffiths (Australian footballer) (1895–1953), Australian rules footballer * Dave Griffiths (association footballer), footballer for Tranmere Rovers * Dave Griffiths (boxer) (1963-2007), British Olympic boxer Others * David Griffiths (archdeacon of Berkshire) (1927–2012), Anglican priest *David Griffiths (botanist) (1867–1935), American botanist * David Griffiths (composer) (born 1950), New Zealand composer, baritone and convener *David Griffiths (missionary) (1792–1863), British Christian missionary and translator in Madagascar *David Griffiths (politician) (1896–1977), British politician, member of Parliament for Rother Valley * David Griffiths (co-operative economist), Australian economist * David J. Griff ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
