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John Woods (basketball)
John Woods may refer to: Education * John Woods (logician) (born 1937), Canadian professor of logic * John Woods (oceanographer) (born 1939), British professor of oceanography * John E. Woods (historian) (active since 1970), American professor of Iranian and Central Asian history * John E. Woods (translator) (active since 1978), translator of literature from German to English Entertainment * John Joseph Woods (1849–1934), composer of music for national anthem of New Zealand * Johnny Silvo (John Woods, 1936–2011), British folk and blues singer * John Levene (born John Woods in 1941), British actor * John Woods, a Scottish showman who exhibited the Tay Whale around Britain in the 1880s Politics * John Woods (Pennsylvania politician) (1761–1816), U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania * John Woods (Ohio politician) (1794–1855), U.S. Representative from Ohio * John M. Woods (1839–1927), American politician in Massachusetts * John Woods (Australian politician) (1822–1892 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Woods (logician)
John Hayden Woods (born 1937) is a Canadian logician and philosopher. He currently holds the position of Director of the Abductive Systems Group at the University of British Columbia (UBC) and is The UBC Honorary Professor of Logic. He is also affiliated with the Group on Logic, Information and Computation within the Department of Informatics at King's College London where he has held the Charles S. Peirce Visiting Professorship of Logic position since 2001. Woods is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada, life member of the Association of Fellows of the Netherlands Institute for Advanced Study, and President Emeritus of the University of Lethbridge. Woods' education includes a BA and MA in philosophy from the University of Toronto, and a 1965 PhD in philosophy from the University of Michigan where his adviser was Arthur Burks. Together with Douglas N. Walton, Woods has authored a number of books and papers on fallacies. According to Frans H. van Eemeren, who calls this bod ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Woods (civil Servant)
Sir John Harold Edmund Woods, GCB, MVO (20 April 1895 – 2 December 1962) was a senior British civil servant. He was Permanent Secretary to the Ministry of Production from 1943 to 1945, and to the Board of Trade from 1945 to 1951. He was therefore responsible for maintaining production during the Second World War, and then managing (and winding down) post-war controls and increasing the United Kingdom's exports. He had been Principal Assistant Secretary at HM Treasury between 1940 and 1943, overseeing expenditure for the armed forces during the Second World War. Woods was appointed MVO in 1930, CB in 1943, KCB in 1945 and GCB in 1949. "Woods, Sir John (Harold Edmund)", ''Who Was Who'' (online ed., Oxford University Press Oxford University Press (OUP) is the university press of the University of Oxford. It is the largest university press in the world, and its printing history dates back to the 1480s. Having been officially granted the legal right to print books ..., Decemb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John C
John is a common English name and surname: * John (given name) * John (surname) John may also refer to: New Testament Works * Gospel of John, a title often shortened to John * First Epistle of John, often shortened to 1 John * Second Epistle of John, often shortened to 2 John * Third Epistle of John, often shortened to 3 John People * John the Baptist (died c. AD 30), regarded as a prophet and the forerunner of Jesus Christ * John the Apostle (lived c. AD 30), one of the twelve apostles of Jesus * John the Evangelist, assigned author of the Fourth Gospel, once identified with the Apostle * John of Patmos, also known as John the Divine or John the Revelator, the author of the Book of Revelation, once identified with the Apostle * John the Presbyter, a figure either identified with or distinguished from the Apostle, the Evangelist and John of Patmos Other people with the given name Religious figures * John, father of Andrew the Apostle and Saint Peter * Pope Jo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Grieve Woods
John Grieve Woods (17 January 1900 – 27 April 1980) was an Australian general practitioner and soldier. Woods was born in Albury, New South Wales and died in Newcastle, New South Wales. He was the son of Dr. William Cleaver Woods, the noted pioneer in Australian radiology and x-rays. Woods was known by many as ''the Flying Doctor'' for his years of service in the Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia. See also * John Flynn (minister) John Flynn (25 November 18805 May 1951) was an Australian Presbyterian minister who founded the Australian Inland Mission (AIM) which later separated into Frontier Services and the Presbyterian Inland Mission, as well as founding what bec ... References Australian general practitioners Australian military personnel of World War I Australian Presbyterians Australian people of English descent 1900 births 1980 deaths People from Albury, New South Wales Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia people {{Australia-mil-b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Crawford Woods
John Crawford Woods (8 April 1824 – 10 May 1906), generally referred to as J. Crawford Woods, was the first minister of the Adelaide Unitarian Christian Church, South Australia, serving from 1855 to 1889. History Woods was born in Woodville, a mile from Bangor, County Down, Ireland, the fourth child and second son of (Presbyterian) Rev. Hugh Thean Woods and his wife Magdelene Campbell Woods, née McClure. They had a small farm of and lived comfortably if frugally with a manservant, thanks to the income from the farm and a succession of boarders which supplemented his stipend of around £167 ''p.a.''. He was educated at a school in Bangor run by Mrs Blain, wife of Dr. Thomas Blain of the Royal Academic Institute , Belfast, followed by a school for girls run by the sisters Mecredy (accompanying his sister Maria), then another run by James MacMaster. His father next engaged as tutors for his family a young theology student named Robert Campbell, followed by a nephew William Woo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jack Woods (rugby League)
John Tesseyman Woods (4 September 1907 – 7 April 1965), also known by the nickname of "Tank", was an English professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1930s. He played at representative level for Great Britain and England, and at club level for Barrow, Warrington and Liverpool Stanley as a . Playing career Club career Woods spent most of his career at Barrow, and is sixth on the club's all time try scorers list with 139-tries. Woods made his début for Warrington on 3 February 1934, and he played his last match for Warrington on 31 August 1935. International honours Woods won caps for England while playing at Barrow in 1930 against Other Nationalities, in 1930 against Wales, in 1933 against Other Nationalities, and won a cap for Great Britain Great Britain is an island in the North Atlantic Ocean off the northwest coast of continental Europe. With an area of , it is the largest of the British Isles, the largest European island and the ninth-large ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Woods (rugby League)
John Woods is an English former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s, and coached in the 1980s. He played at representative level for Great Britain and England, and at club level for Leigh ( Heritage № 858) (two spells), Bradford Northern, Warrington and Rochdale Hornets, as a goal-kicking , or , i.e. number 1, 3 or 4, or 6, and coached at club level for Leigh. Playing career International honours John Woods won caps for England while at Leigh in 1979 against Wales ( interchange/ substitute), and France, in 1980 against Wales ( interchange/ substitute), and France, in 1981 against France, Wales, and Wales ( interchange/ substitute), and won caps for Great Britain while at Leigh in 1979 against Australia (3 matches), and New Zealand, in 1980 against New Zealand, in 1981 against France (2 matches), in 1982 against Australia, and Australia ( interchange/ substitute), in 1983 against France, and while at Warrington in 1987 against Papua ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Woods (footballer)
John Woods is a Scottish former professional footballer who played as an inside forward. Career After playing for Pollok, Woods signed for Rangers at the age of 15, and made one appearance for them in the Scottish Football League during the 1954–1955 season. That match was on 26 March 1955, and resulted in a 1–0 win for Rangers at home to Queen of the South. After leaving Rangers, Woods next played for Hamilton Academical, scoring 19 goals in 49 League appearances for them. Woods then moved to Canada to play for Winnipeg, later moving to Vancouver. In the Pacific Coast League, Woods played five seasons for Vancouver St. Andrews FC and four seasons for North Shore United FC / Luckies. While playing for St. Andrews in 1962, Woods received a two-year ban for refusing to play in an exhibition game for the Vancouver All-Stars. After his playing career, he served as a manager for North Shore United. In 1960, Woods played for Canada's national team on tour in the Soviet Union ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Woods (athlete)
John Woods (born 8 December 1955) is an Irish long-distance runner. He competed in the men's marathon at the 1988 Summer Olympics The 1988 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad () and commonly known as Seoul 1988 ( ko, 서울 1988, Seoul Cheon gubaek palsip-pal), was an international multi-sport event held from 17 September to 2 October .... References 1955 births Living people Athletes (track and field) at the 1988 Summer Olympics Irish male long-distance runners Irish male marathon runners Olympic athletes for Ireland Sportspeople from Liverpool {{Ireland-athletics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Woods (baseball)
John Fulton Woods (January 18, 1898 – October 4, 1946) was a professional baseball pitcher and police officer. He appeared in one game in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Boston Red Sox during the 1924 season. Listed at , . During his career, Woods batted and threw right-handed. Born in Princeton, West Virginia, Woods played college baseball at West Virginia University for the Mountaineers. After briefly attending law school, he was signed by the Red Sox and pitched one inning in his only MLB game, an 8–4 loss to the Chicago White Sox on September 16, 1924. He gave up no runs but walked three batters. Woods then played minor league baseball before joining the Norfolk Police Department in 1929. He became the chief of the department in 1939, serving in that capacity for the rest of his life until he was killed while responding to an auto accident in 1946. Early life John Fulton Woods was born to Judge John Hugh Gordon Woods and Margaret Peck Woods on January 18, 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Thomas Archer Woods
John Thomas Archer Wood ( – 1954) was an English footballer who played right wing for Old Castle Swifts before joining Thames Ironworks, the team that became West Ham United, in their very first season of 1895–96. Woods is featured in Thames Ironworks' very first team photograph in 1895. John Woods was also the cousin of champion jockey Fred Archer Fred or Frederick Archer may refer to: * Fred Archer (jockey) (1857–1886), English jockey * Fred R. Archer (1889–1963), photographer and co-inventor of the photographic Zone System * Frederick Scott Archer (1813–1857), inventor of the photogr .... Wood was born in Canning Town around 1872 to James William Wood and Ann Archer and baptised in June 1875.''Essex, England, Select Church of England Parish Registers, 1518-1960'' References 1870s births 1954 deaths Year of birth uncertain English footballers Thames Ironworks F.C. players Old Castle Swifts F.C. players Association football midfielders {{England- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Woods (Canadian Politician)
John Woods (February 20, 1876 – June 15, 1957) was a Canadian politician. He served in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick A legislature is an deliberative assembly, assembly with the authority to make laws for a Polity, political entity such as a Sovereign state, country or city. They are often contrasted with the Executive (government), executive and Judiciary, ... as member of the Progressive Conservative party from 1944 to 1952. References 1876 births 1957 deaths Progressive Conservative Party of New Brunswick MLAs {{NewBrunswick-MLA-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
