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John Hobbs
John Hobbs may refer to: *John Hobbs (ornithologist) (1920–1990), police officer and ornithologist *John Hobbs (baseball) (born 1956), Major League Baseball pitcher *John Raymond Hobbs (1929–2008), professor of chemical immunology *John Hobbs (missionary) (1800–1883), New Zealand missionary, artisan and interpreter *John Hobbs (cricketer, born 1935), English cricketer *Lynching of Cleo WJohn Hobbs, a county sheriff in Southeast Missouri in 1942 *Jack Hobbs (John Berry Hobbs, 1882–1963), English cricketer See also *Jack Hobbs (other) {{hndis, Hobbs, John ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Hobbs (ornithologist)
John Nelson Hobbs (1923 – October 31, 1990) was a British- Australian career police officer and amateur ornithologist, best known for his involvement with the Royal Australasian Ornithologists Union. Early life Hobbs was born in London, England in 1923. During World War II, he served as a gunner on tankers in the Atlantic Ocean. After the war, he joined the Metropolitan Police Force in London. In 1952, Hobbs emigrated to Australia and joined the NSW Police Force. Career Hobbs served as a New South Wales police officer until 1980, based in a succession of country towns, including Dareton, Finley, Buronga, Katoomba, Kyogle, Nowra, and Narrandera. During this period, he developed an amateur interest in ornithology and made detailed studies of local birdlife, including the article "The birds of south-west New South Wales." Hobbs' interest in ornithology also extended into his law enforcement career; he diligently prosecuted illegal bird trappers and shooters in the distr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Hobbs (baseball)
John Douglas "Jack" Hobbs (born November 11, 1956) is a former Major League Baseball pitcher who played for the Minnesota Twins in . He played in the Minor league baseball, minor leagues from 1978 to 1983. Hobbs is also a radio broadcasting industry executive. Jack Hobbs is a graduate of Lynchburg College, where he majored in Political Science / Pre Law. While at Lynchburg, Hobbs was named All-American in 1978 - and subsequently drafted by the Seattle Mariners in the 7th round of the 1978 MLB Draft, 1978 amateur draft. Hobbs was Drafted by the Minnesota Twins from the Mariners in December 8, 1980 in the rule 5 draft. Hobbs was 24 years old when he broke into the big leagues on August 31, 1981, with the Twins. His uniform number was 40. Hobbs later entered the radio broadcasting industry and became Executive Vice President / Chief Marketing Officer of Spanish-language radio broadcaster Univision Radio, a division of Univision Communications Inc. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Raymond Hobbs
John Raymond Hobbs MRCS, FRCP, FRCPath, FRCPaed (17 April 1929 – 13 July 2008) was a professor who was at the forefront of the techniques of clinical immunology, protein biochemistry and bone marrow transplantation, specifically in child health. Early life John Hobbs was born in Aldershot. He was the third son of four male children of a soldier's family. His family moved around considerably due to his father's career in the British Army. The family eventually settled in his father's home town of Plymouth in the county of Devon. During the Second World War, John, along with his three brothers Frederick, William and Dennis, were evacuated from blitz-torn Plymouth to Penzance. He left school at 16 and worked as a pathology laboratory assistant and did his National Service in Egypt with the British Army Medical Corps. After National Service, John used the money he had saved from his army sergeant's pay to put himself into Plymouth and Devonport Technical College where he achie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Hobbs (missionary)
John Hobbs (22 February 1800 – 24 June 1883) was a New Zealand missionary, artisan and interpreter. Along with James Stack (missionary), James Stack, he co-founded the Māngungu Mission. Personal life John Hobbs was born in Thanet District, Thanet, Kent, England, on 22 February 1800. He was the son of Richard Hobbs, a coachbuilder and Wesleyan preacher. In 1827 he married Jane Broggreff of Kent, and had five daughters and two sons. One of his sons was MP Richard Hobbs (politician), Richard Hobbs. He died in 1883 in Auckland and was buried in Grafton Cemetery. Missionary work In 1816, John Hobbs joined the Wesleyanism, Wesleyan Church. He became a lay preacher, like his father, three years later. At the end of 1822, Hobbs emigrated to Van Diemen's Land, Van Dieman's land in Tasmania, Australia to do missionary work among the convicts. Shortly after his arrival in 1823, however, he was persuaded to offer his services to the New Zealand Mission instead. He arrived in Paihia, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Hobbs (cricketer, Born 1935)
John Anthony David Hobbs (born 30 November 1935) is an English former first-class cricketer. Hobbs was born in the Liverpool suburb of Aigburth in November 1935. He later studied at St Peter's College at the University of Oxford. While studying at Oxford, he played first-class cricket for Oxford University, making his debut against Gloucestershire at Oxford in 1956. He played first-class cricket for Oxford until 1958, making a total of eighteen appearances. Hobbs scored a total of 614 runs in his eighteen matches, at an average of 17.54. He passed fifty on three occasions, with a high score of 95 against Middlesex Middlesex (; abbreviation: Middx) is a Historic counties of England, historic county in South East England, southeast England. Its area is almost entirely within the wider urbanised area of London and mostly within the Ceremonial counties of ... in 1975. References External links * 1935 births Living people People from Aigburth Alumni of St Peter's Col ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lynching Of Cleo Wright
Cleo Wright was a 26-year-old African-American cotton mill worker who was lynching, lynched in Sikeston, Missouri, Sikeston, Missouri during the afternoon of January 25, 1942. Earlier, he was accused of attacking a white woman with a knife and attempting to sexual assault, sexually assault her, and subsequently resisted arrest by stabbing a police officer in the face. After being shot four times and bludgeoned by police, Wright was refused sufficient medical care on the basis of his race. He then was taken from his holding cell in the Sikeston City Hall by a white mob, dragged by a car to the Sunset Addition Black people, black neighborhood, and burned alive in view of two church congregations. The lynching of Wright was the first lynching to occur after the Attack on Pearl Harbor, United States' entry to World War II, and led to the first ever federal investigation into a civil rights case. Background Cleo Wright, born Ricelor Cleodas Watson on June 16, 1916, was an African-Ame ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jack Hobbs
Sir John Berry Hobbs (16 December 1882– 21 December 1963), always known as Jack Hobbs, was an English professional cricketer who played for Surrey from 1905 to 1934 and for England in 61 Test matches between 1908 and 1930. Known as "The Master", he is widely regarded as one of the greatest batsmen in the history of cricket. He is the leading run-scorer and century-maker in first-class cricket, with 61,237 runs and 197 centuries. A right-handed batsman and an occasional right-arm medium pace bowler, Hobbs also excelled as a fielder, particularly in the position of cover point. Hobbs was named as one of the five ''Wisden'' Cricketers of the Century alongside Sir Donald Bradman, Sir Garfield Sobers, Shane Warne, and Sir Viv Richards. Born into poverty in 1882, Hobbs wished from an early age to pursue a career in cricket. His early batting was undistinguished, but a sudden improvement in 1901 brought him to the attention of local teams. In 1903, he successfully applied to jo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
