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Henry Guy (other)
Henry Guy may refer to: * Henry Lewis Guy (1887–1956), British mechanical engineer * Henry Guy (politician) (1631–1710), English politician See also *Harry Guy (1881–1960), Australian rules footballer *Harry P. Guy Harry P. Guy (1870 – September 16, 1950) was an American ragtime composer. Guy was born in Zanesville, Ohio, where he wrote his first compositions. He then moved to New York, where he studied under Victor Herbert and started his career writi ... (1870–1950), African American ragtime composer * * Guy Henry (other) {{Hndis, Guy, Henry ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henry Lewis Guy
Sir Henry Lewis Guy CBE, FRS, (15 June 1887 – 20 July 1956) was a leading British mechanical engineer, notable in particular for his work on steam turbine design. Early life Guy was born at Penarth, in the Vale of Glamorgan, Wales in 1887. Following his education he joined the Taff Vale Railway as a student apprentice, and studied at the University College of South Wales where he gained a diploma in mechanical and electrical engineering. Guy was a Whitworth Exhibitioner in 1908 Career In 1915, Guy joined the British Westinghouse Company, (later to become Metropolitan-Vickers) as a design engineer. In 1918 he was appointed chief mechanical engineer at that company, a post he was to hold until 1941. Whilst at Metrovicks, Guy was responsible for many innovations in the design of steam turbo-generators. Guy was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1936. During World War II, Guy served on a number committees including the Scientific Advisory Council of the Ministry of Supply ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henry Guy (politician)
Henry Guy (16 June 1631 – 23 February 1710) was an English politician. Early life Guy, only son of Henry Guy by Elizabeth, daughter of Francis Wethered of Ashlyns, Great Berkhampstead, was born in that parish on 16 June 1631. The father died in 1640, the mother in 1690, aged 90, when she was buried in the chancel of Tring Church, and her son erected a monument to her memory. Henry was admitted at the Inner Temple in November 1652, but adopted politics as a profession. He spent some time at Christ Church, Oxford, and was created M.A. in full convocation on 28 September 1663. He afterwards held an excise office in the north of England, and ingratiated himself with the electors of the borough of Hedon in Yorkshire, where he was admitted a free burgess on 2 August 1669. Career On 8 March 1670 Guy was elected Member of Parliament for Hedon, and continued to represent it until 1695. He again sat for it from 1702 till 1705, when his parliamentary career ended. In 1693 he commissioned ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harry Guy
Harry Augustus Guy (4 June 1881 – 10 January 1958) 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). Football Recruited from North Launceston, Guy made four appearances for South at the start of the 1903 season before returning to Tasmania by the middle of the year. Notes References South Melbourne Team, ''Melbourne Punch'', (Thursday, 4 June 1903), p.16. External links * * 1881 births 1958 deaths Australian rules footballers from Tasmania Sydney Swans players North Launceston Football Club players {{AFL-bio-1881-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harry P
Harry may refer to: TV shows * ''Harry'' (American TV series), a 1987 American comedy series starring Alan Arkin * ''Harry'' (British TV series), a 1993 BBC drama that ran for two seasons * ''Harry'' (talk show), a 2016 American daytime talk show hosted by Harry Connick Jr. People and fictional characters *Harry (given name), a list of people and fictional characters with the given name *Harry (surname), a list of people with the surname *Dirty Harry (musician) (born 1982), British rock singer who has also used the stage name Harry *Harry Potter (character), the main protagonist in a Harry Potter fictional series by J. K. Rowling Other uses *Harry (derogatory term), derogatory term used in Norway * ''Harry'' (album), a 1969 album by Harry Nilsson *The tunnel used in the Stalag Luft III escape ("The Great Escape") of World War II * ''Harry'' (newspaper), an underground newspaper in Baltimore, Maryland See also *Harrying (laying waste), may refer to the following historical events ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
