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Holdaway
Holdaway is a surname. Notable people with the name include: * Guy Holdaway (1886–1973), British athlete * Hubert Holdaway (1896–1963), New Zealand teacher, orchardist, Methodist lay preacher and pacifist *Jim Holdaway Jim Holdaway (1927–1970) was a British illustrator, who contributed art for numerous comic strips. His best known work was on the ''Modesty Blaise'' comics written by Peter O'Donnell. Art career Jim Holdaway was born in 1927 in Barnes Co ... (1927–1970), British illustrator * Richard Holdaway (born 1949), British space engineer * Ronald M. Holdaway (born 1934), American military judge * William Holdaway (1893–1967), New Zealand cricketer {{surname, Holdaway ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jim Holdaway
Jim Holdaway (1927–1970) was a British illustrator, who contributed art for numerous comic strips. His best known work was on the ''Modesty Blaise'' comics written by Peter O'Donnell. Art career Jim Holdaway was born in 1927 in Barnes Common, London. On completing schooling in New Malden, Surrey, Holdaway attended the Kingston School of Art. After spending two years of National Service from 1945 with the East Surrey Regiment, Holdaway went to Italy, Austria and Greece before returning to art school on an ex-Serviceman's grant. Jim Holdaway eventually left to work in France where he secured numerous advertising opportunities. Returning to England soon to take care of his widowed mother, Holdaway went to work for Scion Books in Kensington, doing a variety of artwork, book jackets, comic books and advertising. He then became freelance, working from home. He was drawing for Odhams and Farringdon Press doing 64-page comics including: Captain Vigour, The Football Comic, Ste ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Holdaway
Richard Holdaway, CBE, FREng (born 1949) is a Professor of Spacecraft Engineering, Chairman of three hi-tech companies, and ex-Head of RAL Space, at the Rutherford Appleton Laboratory. Life and works Educated at The Skinners' School, Tunbridge Wells, he earned his PhD in aeronautics and astrodynamics at the University of Southampton, He is a visiting professor at the University of Southampton, the University of Kent, the Beihang University (formerly the University of Aeronautics & Astronautics in Beijing) and Embry-Riddle University in Prescott AZ. He worked on the design of the Harrier jump jet (VTOL) aircraft at Hawker Siddeley before joining the Appleton Laboratory in 1974 and RAL in 1980. He has over 50 years of experience in space programmes, having worked on numerous missions in space science and earth observation with NASA, ESA, China, Russia and the UK National Programme. He was appointed director of Space Science and Technology at RAL (now RAL Space) in 1998. Under ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hubert Holdaway
Hubert Reginald Holdaway (18 January 1896 – 25 April 1963) was a New Zealand teacher, orchardist, Methodist lay preacher, pacifist and communitarian. He was born in Lower Moutere, Nelson, New Zealand on 18 January 1896. Holdaway attended Nelson College Nelson College is the oldest state secondary school in New Zealand. It is an all-boys school in the City of Nelson that teaches from years 9 to 13. In addition, it runs a private preparatory school for year 7 and 8 boys. The school also has ... from 1910 to 1912.''Nelson College Old Boys' Register, 1856–2006'', 6th edition He was one of the founders of the Riverside Community. References 1896 births 1963 deaths New Zealand educators People from the Tasman District New Zealand pacifists New Zealand Methodists New Zealand horticulturists People educated at Nelson College New Zealand orchardists {{NewZealand-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guy Holdaway
Charles Guy Holdaway (28 February 1886 – 1973) was a British athlete. He competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London. In the first round of the 3200 metre steeplechase competition, Holdaway defeated countryman Joseph Kinchin and a pair of Americans Americans are the Citizenship of the United States, citizens and United States nationality law, nationals of the United States, United States of America.; ; Although direct citizens and nationals make up the majority of Americans, many Multi ..., winning a chance to compete in the final. There, he started off quickly but fell to fourth place, finishing with a time of 11:26.0. References External linksprofile [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ronald M
Ronald is a masculine given name derived from the Old Norse ''Rögnvaldr'', Hanks; Hardcastle; Hodges (2006) p. 234; Hanks; Hodges (2003) § Ronald. or possibly from Old English '' Regenweald''. In some cases ''Ronald'' is an Anglicised form of the Gaelic ''Raghnall'', a name likewise derived from ''Rögnvaldr''. The latter name is composed of the Old Norse elements ''regin'' ("advice", "decision") and ''valdr'' ("ruler"). ''Ronald'' was originally used in England and Scotland, where Scandinavian influences were once substantial, although now the name is common throughout the English-speaking world. A short form of ''Ronald'' is ''Ron''. Pet forms of ''Ronald'' include ''Roni'' and ''Ronnie''. ''Ronalda'' and ''Rhonda'' are feminine forms of ''Ronald''. '' Rhona'', a modern name apparently only dating back to the late nineteenth century, may have originated as a feminine form of ''Ronald''. Hanks; Hardcastle; Hodges (2006) pp. 230, 408; Hanks; Hodges (2003) § Rhona. The names ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |