John Harley (actor)

	John Harley (actor) John Harley may refer to: * John Harley (bishop, died 1558) (died 1558), earlier bishop of Hereford * John Harley (bishop, died 1788) (1728–1788), dean of Windsor and bishop of Hereford * John Pritt Harley (1786–1858), English comic actor * John Harley (physician) (1833–1921), English physician, geologist, and botanist John Harley (footballer) (1886–1960), Scottish-born Uruguayan footballer John Brian Harley (1932–1991), geographer, cartographer, and map historian * John B. Harley (died 1846), president of Fordham University, 1843–1845 Jack Harley John Laker Harley CBE FRS FLS FIBiol (17 November 1911 – 12 December 1990) was a British botanist, known for his work on ectomycorrhizal physiology. Early life, education and war service Harley was born at Old Charlton, then in Kent, in 19 ... (John Laker Harley, 1911–1990), British biologist {{hndis, Harley, John ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	John Harley (bishop, Died 1558) John Harley (died 1558) was an English bishop of Hereford. A strong Protestant, he was praised in verse by John Leland (antiquary), John Leland. Life He was probably born at Newport Pagnell, Buckinghamshire, according to Browne Willis. He was educated at Magdalen College, Oxford, of which he was probationer-fellow from 1537 to 1542. He graduated B.A. on 5 July 1536, and M.A. on 4 June 1540.:s:Harley, John (DNB00) He was master of Magdalen College School, Oxford, Magdalen School from 1542 to August 1548, when he became chaplain to John Dudley, 1st Earl of Warwick, and tutor to his children. During Lent 1547 he preached at St. Peter's-in-the-East, Oxford, a sermon against the pope. It alarmed the university authorities, and Harley was hastily summoned to London to be examined on a charge of heresy; but when the king's views became known he was speedily liberated. He became rector of Upton-upon-Severn, Worcestershire, on 9 May 1550, being then B.D. and vicar of Kidderminster in the s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	John Harley (bishop, Died 1788) John Harley (29 September 1728 – 7 January 1788) was a British bishop. Harley was the second son of Edward Harley, 3rd Earl of Oxford and Earl Mortimer. He was educated at Christ Church, Oxford, matriculating in 1747, graduating B.A. 1749, M.A. 1752, B.D. & D.D. 1778. He was Archdeacon of Shropshire from 1760 to 1769 and then Archdeacon of Hereford from 1769 to 1787. He was Dean of Windsor, Registrar of the Order of the Garter and briefly, at the end of his life, the Bishop of Hereford before his death aged 59 in 1788. His son Edward (by his wife Roach Vaughan, daughter of Gwynne Vaughan of Trebarry, Radnorshire) succeeded Harley's elder brother (Edward) as 5th Earl of Oxford. References 1728 births 1788 deaths Alumni of Christ Church, Oxford Younger sons of earls Archdeacons of Shropshire Archdeacons of Hereford Deans of Windsor Bishops of Hereford 18th-century Church of England bishops John John is a common English name and surname: * John ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	John Pritt Harley John Pritt Harley (February 1786 – 22 August 1858) was an English actor known for his comic acting and singing. Early years Harley was the son of John Harley, a draper and silk mercer, and his wife Elizabeth. He was baptised in the parish church of St. Martin-in-the-Fields, London, on 5 March 1786. At the age of fifteen, he was apprenticed to a linendraper in Ludgate Hill. While there, he befriended William Oxberry, who later became a well-known actor. Together, they appeared in 1802 in amateur theatricals at the Berwick Street private theatre. Harley was next employed as a clerk to Windus & Holloway, attorneys, in Chancery Lane. In 1806, and following years he acted in provincial theatres in England. At Southend, where he remained for some time, he acquired thorough training in his profession. He became popular for his comic singing, and being extremely thin, he became known as ‘Fat Jack.’ From 1812 to 1814 he was in the north of England. After this, obtaining a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	John Harley (physician) John Harley (1833, Stanton Lacy, Shropshire – 9 December 1921, Pulborough, Sussex) was an English physician, geologist, and botanist. He gave the 1868 Goulstonian Lectures and the 1889 Lumleian Lectures. Biography In the parish of Dawley Magna, John Harley was christened on 21 November 1833. He studied medicine at King’s College London and received his medical qualification in 1858. At King's College Hospital, he held house appointments and then in 1863 was appointed assistant physician. In 1871 he left King's College Hospital to join the staff of London's St Thomas' Hospital. There he began in 1871 as an assistant physician, in 1879 became a full physician, and in 1893 was created consulting physician. He also served at the London Fever Hospital. He retired in 1902 and for the remainder of his life resided in Pulburough. Some of his opinions of the origins of some diseases seemed contrary to what was known about bacteriology and pathology. He was widely known for his eccen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	John Harley (footballer) John Harley (also known as Juan Harley) (5 May 1886 – 15 May 1960) was a Uruguay international footballer of Scottish background. Early life Harley was born in Glasgow, Scotland in 1886. By 1906 he had become a railway engineer working in Springburn, near Glasgow. In that year he moved to South America to work on railways along the Río de la Plata. Initially he worked in Argentina where he worked for the Bahía Blanca and North Western Railway and the Buenos Aires Western Railway. On arriving in Uruguay in 1909 Harley worked for the Central Uruguay Railway. He worked for the railway for 37 years until his retirement. Playing career Club career In Argentina Harley played for Ferro Carril Oeste before being recruited by Uruguayan club Central Uruguay Railway Cricket Club (later Peñarol). Harley was spotted by C.U.R.C.C. when they played a friendly match against Ferro Carril Oeste in 1908. Harley played with C.U.R.C.C./Peñarol from 1909 until his retirement from football i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	John Brian Harley (John) Brian Harley ( – ) was a geographer, cartographer, and map historian at the universities of Birmingham, Liverpool, Exeter and Wisconsin–Milwaukee. He helped found the History of Cartography Project and was the founding co-editor of the resulting The History of Cartography. In recent years, Harley's work has gained broad prominence among geographers and social theorists, and it has contributed greatly to the emerging discipline of critical cartography. Biography Harley was born in Ashley, Gloucestershire. From 1943 to 1950 he attended Brewood Grammar School near Wolverhampton. After national service Harley gained a place at Birmingham University in 1952. After gaining his Dip Ed from University College, Oxford in 1956, he returned to Birmingham, gaining a PhD in 1960 for work on the historical geography of medieval Warwickshire.Paul Laxton, ''Harley, (John) Brian (1932–1991)'', Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004 Harley married Amy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	John B John Bryn Williams (born 1977), known as John B, is an English disc jockey and electronic music producer. He is widely recognised for his eccentric clothing and wild hair and his production of several cutting edge drum and bass tracks. John B ranked number 76 in ''DJ Magazine''s 2010 Top 100 DJs annual poll, announced on 27 October 2010. Career Williams was born on 12 July 1977 in Maidenhead, Berkshire. He started producing music around the age of 14, and now is the head of drum and bass record label Beta Recordings, together with its more specialist drum and bass sub-labels Nu Electro, Tangent, and Chihuahua. He also has releases on Formation Records, Metalheadz and Planet Mu. Williams was ranked 92nd drum and bass DJ on the 2009 ''DJ Magazine'' top 100. Style While his trademark sound has evolved through the years, it generally involves female vocals and trance-like synths (a style which has been dubbed "trance and bass", "trancestep" and "futurestep" by listeners). His m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]