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John Winter (other)
John Winter may refer to: * John Winter (architect) (1930–2012), English architect * John Winter (athlete) (1924–2007), Australian high jumper *John Winter (cricketer) (1851–1914), English cricketer *John Winter (Newfoundland politician) (1806–1891), English-born physician and political figure in Newfoundland *John Winter (producer) (born 1956), Australian producer of ''Rabbit-Proof Fence'' * John Winter (Royalist) (c. 1600–1676), English landowner, ironmaster and participant in the English Civil War *John Charles Winter (1923–2012), cathedral organist * John Strange Winter (1856–1911), pen name of English novelist Henrietta Eliza Vaughan Stannard * John Winter (Wyoming politician), member of the Wyoming House of Representatives * Louis Krages (1949–2001), also known as "John Winter", German race car driver and businessman * John Wynter (1555–1638), also known as "John Winter", English sailor See also *Jonathan Winter (born 1971), New Zealand Maori Olympic backstro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Winter (architect)
John Winter (16 May 1930 – 12 November 2012) was a British architect born in Norwich who lived and worked in London. He was well known for his modernist designs, and was reported to have never have had a planning application refused. Winter had two sons, Timothy (now Abdul-Hakim Murad), Henry, the football correspondent for ''The Daily Telegraph'', and a daughter, Martha, an artist. Career Winter started his architectural career in Norwich where he completed a pupillage under an Arts and Crafts architect. From 1950 to 1953 he studied at the Architectural Association in London and subsequently undertook national service with the Royal Engineers and learned to weld. He returned to education in the U.S. where he studied at Yale and then moved to San Francisco, where he worked for both Skidmore, Owings & Merrill and Charles Eames. Winter eventually returned to great England and joined the office of Ernő Goldfinger, before setting up his own private practice John Winter & A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Winter (athlete)
John Arthur "Jack" Winter (3 December 1924 – 5 December 2007) was an Australian high jumper who won that event at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London with a jump of 1.98 metres (6 ft. 6 in.).Jack Winter Sports Reference. Retrieved on 2012-07-22. A 23-year-old bank teller, Winter is Australia's only high jump gold medalist. Career Winter's potential was first seen as a 15-year-old in the 1940 Interschool Carnival for . He cleared 1.79 m. (5 ft. ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Winter (cricketer)
John Arundell Winter (28 July 1851 – 15 May 1914) was an English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Somerset County Cricket Club in 1884. He was born at Ash Priors, Taunton, Somerset and he died at Hampton Wick, Middlesex. Winter played as a lower-order batsman and an occasional bowler in amateur cricket matches in Somerset in the 1870s, but made only one appearance for the Somerset first-class county side, the first game of the 1884 season against Kent, in which he scored 4 and 0, took one catch and did not bowl. Earlier he had had a military career, joining the 70th Foot regiment as a lieutenant in 1871. He later served as an officer in the West Somerset Yeomanry, from which he retired in 1892 with the honorary rank of major; the father of another Somerset cricketer, Walter Shuldham Walter Frank Quantock Shuldham (17 June 1892 – 7 February 1971) played first-class cricket for Somerset in 1914 and 1924. He later played in two first-class matche ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Winter (Newfoundland Politician)
John Winter (ca 1806 – May 10, 1891) was an English-born physician and political figure in Newfoundland. He represented Trinity Bay in the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly from 1855 to 1865. He came to Greenspond around 1830, later moving to Trinity. Winter served as a member of the Legislative Council of Newfoundland The Legislative Council of Newfoundland was the upper house of the General Assembly of Newfoundland from 1833 to 1934. The Legislative Council was appointed by the Governor of Newfoundland, not elected. Bills were submitted by the House of Assemb ... from 1865 until his death in St. John's in 1891. References * Members of the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly Members of the Legislative Council of Newfoundland 1891 deaths 1800s births Newfoundland Colony people 19th-century British medical doctors {{Newfoundland-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Winter (producer)
John Winter is an Australian film and television writer, director and producer. He is best known for producing '' Rabbit-Proof Fence'', '' Doing Time for Patsy Cline'' and '' Paperback Hero''. His directorial debut '' Black & White & Sex'' premiered at the 2011 Sydney Film Festival with its international premiere at the 41st International Film Festival Rotterdam. The film won the 'Best Experimental' at the 2012 ATOM Awards. Career Winter began his career at the ABC Television, where he was a production manager. His credits during this time include the Nature of Australia series, ''A Dangerous Life'', ''Bodysurfer'', '' Police Rescue'', and ''Come in Spinner''. During this period he co-wrote and directed the short film ''Paper Dart'', that screened at the St Kilda Film Festival. In 1995 he produced ''Vacant Possession'' which received 4 Australian Film Institute (AFI) nominations and won a Special Jury prize at Créteil. In 1997 John also produced '' Doing Time for Patsy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Winter (Royalist)
Sir John Winter or Wintour (about 1600–1676) was an English ironmaster and landowner at Lydney in Gloucestershire, who was an ardent supporter of Charles I during the English Civil War. Biography John Winter was the grandson of William Wynter, Vice-Admiral of England, who was granted the manor of Lydney in the Forest of Dean. His parents were Sir Edward Winter and Anne, daughter of the Earl of Worcester. The Forest of Dean contained rich deposits of iron ore and, with charcoal made from its timber, had been the location of ironworks back to Roman times. Edward Winter had invested in iron making and Sir John continued this family business. There was widespread local opposition to Winter's interference with established commoners' rights in the Forest of Dean. In 1624 it was claimed that Winter "and other Papists" were storing gunpowder and ammunition at his uncle's fortress, Raglan Castle and were plotting rebellion against King James. He obtained a 21-year lease from the C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Charles Winter
John Charles Winter (19 June 1923 – 21 February 2012) was a cathedral organist, who served at Truro Cathedral.The Succession of Organists. Watkins Shaw Background John Charles Winter was born on 19 June 1923 in Bungay, Suffolk. He was educated at Bungay Grammar School Career Assistant organist: * Truro Cathedral ca.1950 - 1971 Organist of: * Truro Cathedral 1971 - 1988 (later Organist Emeritus) * Church of King Charles the Martyr, Falmouth The Church of King Charles the Martyr ( kw, Eglos Karol Myghtern ha Merther) is a parish church in the Church of England situated in the centre of Falmouth, Cornwall. History Founding The foundations of the church were laid by Sir Peter Kill ... 2001 - 2007 References {{DEFAULTSORT:Winter, John Charles English classical organists British male organists Cathedral organists 1923 births People from Bungay 2012 deaths People educated at Bungay Grammar School 20th-century classical musicians 20th-century British male ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Strange Winter
Henrietta Eliza Vaughan Stannard (née Palmer; 1856–1911) writing under the pseudonym of John Strange Winter, was a British novelist. She was founding president of the Writers' Club in 1892, and president of the Society of Women Journalists in 1901 to 1903. Early life and education She was born on 13 January 1856 in Trinity Lane, York, the only daughter of Henry Vaughan Palmer, rector of St. Margaret's, York, and his wife Emily Catherine Cowling. Her father had been an officer in the Royal Artillery before taking religious orders, and was descended from several generations of soldiers. Her great-great-great-grandmother was the actress Hannah Pritchard. Henrietta was educated at Bootham House School, York. Career In 1874, she began her career as a novelist by writing under the pseudonym of 'Violet Whyte' for the ''Family Herald.'' Her connection with that journal lasted for ten years, and she contributed to it 42 short stories issued as supplements, besides many long serials. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Winter (Wyoming Politician)
John Winter is a Wyoming politician who has represented the 28th District of the Wyoming House of Representatives since 2019. Early life Winter was born in Cody, Wyoming, United States. Education Winter graduated from University of Wyoming in 1972 with a B.S. in range management. Career On November 6, 2018, Winter was first elected to the Wyoming House of Representatives, where he represents the 28th district. He won with 75.1% of the vote. Winter assumed office on January 7, 2019. Winter is a Republican. He defeated Democrat Levi Shinkle on November 3, 2020 with 81.6% of the vote. Following his reelection, he supported an attempt to get the Wyoming Attorney General to join Texas in a lawsuit seeking to overturn presidential election results in four states (''Texas v. Pennsylvania''). In February 2021, he voted in favor of a bill that would have "given students the tools to help friends with suicidal thoughts." Personal life Winter is a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Louis Krages
Louis Krages, more commonly known by his pseudonym John Winter, (2 August 1949 – 11 January 2001) was a German racing driver and businessman. Career Krages used the racing pseudonym "John Winter" to prevent his family, mainly his mother, from learning about his "hobby". As John Winter, he won the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1985 with the Porsche 956 of Joest Racing, with Klaus Ludwig and Paolo Barilla. Winter drove a single stint in the early hours of Sunday in support of his teammates. After the success and the publicity involved, his alter ego was revealed to his family when, the next day, his mother picked up a newspaper, with a picture of Krages on the rostrum. Winter spent many seasons competing in the German Interserie series, usually racing privately entered Porsches, taking the title in 1986. Winter was also a regular entrant at Le Mans, competing 10 times at the race. Apart from his victory, his best finish was third in a Joest Racing Porsche 962 in 1988. He would also wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Wynter
Vice-Admiral Sir John Wynter or Winter (1555–1638) was an explorer and naval officer in the English Navy Royal. As a ship's captain in the Drake expedition of 1577-1580, he was the first European to cross the Strait of Magellan from west to east. Career John Wynter was Captain of the ''Elizabeth'' which accompanied Francis Drake (in the ''Golden Hind'') appointed as his Vice-Admiral on his voyage around the world in 1577. in July 1578, Drake sent Wynter ashore where he learned from indigenous people that they ate the astringent bark Winter's bark. The bark would likely aid the ''Golden Hind'' and the ''Elizabeth'' in avoiding scurvy among their crews. Wynter was separated from Drake at the Straits of Magellan. Wynter was one of three leaders of the expedition, together with Drake and Thomas Doughty. Drake's status as a commoner caused friction with the two noblemen. Drake in July 1578 asserted full control of the expedition and had Doughty executed for mutiny. The s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jonathan Winter
Jonathan Winter (born 18 August 1971 in Masterton) is a member of the Ngāi Tahu Maori tribe and a former backstroke swimmer from New Zealand, who competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States, for his native country. At the 1995 FINA World SC Championships in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil he won the gold medal with the Men's 4 × 100 medley relay team. Winter also competed in three consecutive Commonwealth Games, starting in 1994 File:1994 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The 1994 Winter Olympics are held in Lillehammer, Norway; The Kaiser Permanente building after the 1994 Northridge earthquake; A model of the MS Estonia, which Sinking of the MS Estonia, sank in .... His first outing for the National Team was in Spain at the first World Short Course Championships (1993). Winter also won four consecutive Backstroke categories (1993/94/95/96) at the Oceania Grand Prix and represented his Country in All strokes and Individual Medley. He held National Recor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
