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Harry Butler (other)
Harry Butler (William Henry Butler, 1930–2015) was an Australian naturalist and environmental consultant. Harry Butler may also refer to: *Harry Butler (aviator) Henry John 'Harry' Butler AFC (9 November 1889 – 30 July 1924) was a pioneer Australian aviator, Captain and Chief Fight Instructor in the Royal Flying Corps during World War I. When he flew an air mail run from Adelaide across Gulf St Vince ... (Henry John Butler, 1889–1922), Australian aviation pioneer and WWI flying ace * Harry Butler (rugby league) (1887–1965), Australian rugby league footballer in 1908 NSWRFL season See also * Lionel Harry Butler (1923–1981), UK academic, Principal of Royal Holloway College, University of London * Henry Butler (other) * Harold Butler (other) {{hndis, Butler, Harry ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harry Butler
William Henry "Harry" Butler (25 March 1930 – 11 December 2015) was an Australian naturalist and environmental consultant, best known as the presenter of the popular ABC television series ''In the Wild'' from 1976 to 1981. He was a household name as he took viewers to remote parts of Australia observing and admiring the natural environment. Harry was a warrior for the environment and biodiversity. He spoke highly of how Indigenous people cared for the land, through his extensive experience growing up with various aboriginal groups. His advocacy led to the establishment of offshore islands as reserves for plants and animals, protected from invasive species. Now his legacy is being remembered with Murdoch University’s Harry Butler Institute. The new research and education facility brings science, business and the community together to address environmental problems. Biography Butler was born on 25 March 1930 in Perth, Western Australia. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harry Butler (aviator)
Henry John 'Harry' Butler AFC (9 November 1889 – 30 July 1924) was a pioneer Australian aviator, Captain and Chief Fight Instructor in the Royal Flying Corps during World War I. When he flew an air mail run from Adelaide across Gulf St Vincent to Minlaton on 6 August 1919, it was the first over-water flight in the Southern Hemisphere carrying air mail and the first flight over a major body of water in the southern hemisphere.''Parsons, L & Battams, S. 2019'' The Red Devil: the story of South Australian aviation pioneer, Captain Harry Butler, AFC. Wakefield Press. Early years Butler was born on 9 November 1889 at the main hospital of Yorketown on South Australia's Yorke Peninsula. The son of John James Butler and Sarah Ann Butler née Cook, he grew up on a small farm near Koolywurtie, attending the Koolywurtie Public School. From an early age he showed a strong desire to fly and an aptitude for mechanics; whilst at school he built model aircraft and studied the flying capa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harry Butler (rugby League)
Harry Butler (1887–1965) was a pioneer Australian rugby league footballer who played in the 1900s and 1910s. A New South Wales representative, Butler played for South Sydney in the New South Wales Rugby League (NSWRL) competition, as a . Playing career Butler began his career for Souths in the first ever season of the NSWRL competition and played in South Sydney's first ever game as a club when they played against North Sydney at Birchgrove Oval. Butler was a member of Souths first ever premiership winning team defeating Eastern Suburbs 14–12 at the Royal Agricultural Showground. The following year, Butler won his second premiership as a Souths player when South Sydney won the grand final against Balmain by default. Souths were due to play Balmain but the club boycotted the match. South Sydney attended the game, kicked off to an invisible opposition, scored a try and were declared premiers. In 1910, Butler played in the 1910 grand final draw against Newtown wh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lionel Harry Butler
Lionel (Harry) Butler (17 December 1923, Dudley – 26 November 1981, London) FRHistS Master of Arts, MA Doctor of Philosophy, DPhil was an academic and Principal (academia), Principal of Royal Holloway College, London, Royal Holloway College, University of London, (RHC) from 1973 until his death in 1981. Education and war service Butler was educated at Former secondary schools in the Metropolitan Borough of Dudley, Dudley Boys Grammar School. From 1941-43 he did war service with the Royal Air Force (RAF). He then attended Magdalen College, Oxford, where he was an exhibitioner obtaining First Class Honours in Modern History in 1945. Career He worked briefly as a lecturer at Magdalen and then as a research fellow of All Souls College, Oxford. In 1955 he was appointed the first Professor of Medieval History and later Vice-Principal of the University of St Andrews. He became the first male principal of RHC in 1973. Butler came to the college expecting to continue the expansion begu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henry Butler (other)
Henry Butler was an American jazz and blues pianist. Henry Butler may also refer to: *Henry Butler, Lord of Umallia (died 1272), founder of Burrishoole * Henry Butler (MP) (fl. 1460–1485), Member of Parliament (MP) for Coventry *Henry Butler (viol player) (died 1652), English composer and viol player * Henry Butler, 2nd Earl of Carrick (1746–1813), Irish peer and politician * Henry G. Butler (1769–1847), magistrate and politician in Newfoundland * Henry Butler, 13th Viscount Mountgarret (1816–1900) *Henry Butler (politician) (1821–1885), Tasmanian politician, Speaker of the House * Henry Montagu Butler (1833–1918), English academic * Henry Butler, 14th Viscount Mountgarret (1844–1912), British aristocrat *Henry John Butler (1889–1922), Australian aviator * Henry Butler (hurler) (born 1948), Irish hurler *Henry N. Butler (born 1954), economist See also * *Harry Butler (other) * Henry Butler-Johnstone (1809–1879), British politician *Henry Munro-Butler-Joh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
