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John G. Davies (other)
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John G. Davies (1929–2020) was an Australian-American swimmer and US federal judge. John G. Davies may also refer to: *John George Davies (1846–1913), Tasmanian politician, newspaper proprietor, and cricketer * John Gerwyn Davies (born 1959), Welsh footballer * John Goldup Davies (1914–1989), English swimmer *John Gordon Davies (1919–1990), British theologian * John Gwynoro Davies (1855–1935), Welsh Methodist minister See also * John Davies (other) John Davies may refer to: Academics *John Davies (archivist) (1925–1999), Malaysian archivist * John Davies (chemist) (died 1850), English chemist *John Davies (classical scholar, born 1679) (1679–1732), English classical scholar, and presid ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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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 Joh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John George Davies
Sir John George Davies (17 February 1846 – 12 November 1913), generally known as (Sir) George Davies, was a Tasmanian politician, newspaper proprietor and first-class cricketer. Davies' Jewish father John Snr. and grandfather had been transported to Australia as convicts and Davies was born in Melbourne to John Snr. and Elizabeth Davies (née Ellis) following Davies Snr's release. The Davies family moved to Tasmania, where Davies Snr co-founded the ''Hobart Mercury'' and became a prominent citizen of Hobart, including serving in the Tasmanian House of Assembly. Davies and his brother Charles were educated at Melbourne Grammar School and The Hutchins School in Hobart, where he showed great promise as a sportsman. Sporting career Davies' cricketing skills led him to play against the touring H.H. Stephenson's English side in 1862, aged 16, scoring six. He continued to represent Tasmania in non-first-class matches throughout the 1860s. Davies made his first-class cricket ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Gerwyn Davies
John Gerwyn Davies (born 18 November 1959) is a Welsh former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. Career Davies began his career with Cardiff City after progressing through the club's youth system. He made his professional debut in 1977 and went on to make seven league appearances during his two years in the first team, being used as cover for first choice goalkeeper Ron Healey. In 1980, he was sold to Hull City for £12,000, spending six years at the club. He also later played for Notts County Notts County Football Club is a professional association football club based in Nottingham, England. The team participate in the National League (division), National League, the fifth tier of the English football league system. Founded on the 2 ... on loan. Following his retirement from playing, Davies worked for Hull City for nearly 30 years as a youth coach and helped found the club's community programme in 1990. He stepped down in September 2018. References 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Goldup Davies
John Goldup Davies (8 January 1914 – 11 August 1989) was a British swimmer. Swimming career Davies competed in the men's 200 metre breaststroke at the 1948 Summer Olympics. He represented England and won double gold in the 220 yards Breaststroke and 330 yards medley relay, at the 1938 British Empire Games in Sydney, Australia. At the ASA National British Championships he won the 220 yards breaststroke title in 1946. He died in Wellington, was cremated, and was buried at Mākara Mākara is a locality located at the western edge of Wellington, New Zealand, close to the shore of the Tasman Sea. The suburb is named after the Mākara Stream (''mā'' is Māori for white, ''kara'' is a kind of greywacke stone). The Wellington ... Cemetery. References 1914 births 1989 deaths British male swimmers Olympic swimmers of Great Britain Swimmers at the 1948 Summer Olympics People from Bermondsey Sportspeople from the London Borough of Southwark Swimmers from Greater ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Gordon Davies
John Gordon Davies (1919–1990) was the Edward Cadbury Professor of Theology at the University of Birmingham. He was educated at King's School (Chester), Christ Church (Oxford) and Westcott House (Cambridge). He worked in the dockland parish of Rotherhithe before joining the University of Birmingham, and he was also Director of the Institute for the Study of Worship and Religious Architecture in the University. He was born into a family of wine and spirits merchants in Chester and after switching from History to Theology at Oxford, trained for the Anglican Ministry at Cambridge where he met and married (Emily) Mary Tordoff. He was a pacifist during the war. After he moved to Birmingham he became a prolific theologian, writing about 1 book per year. Their second daughter Sally Davies became Chief Medical Officer of England and the first female Master of Trinity College, Cambridge Trinity College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge. Founded in 1546 by Hen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Gwynoro Davies
John Gwynoro Davies (1855 - 1935) was a Welsh Methodist minister. His father was minister Evan Davies. He was born in Llanpumpsaint, Carmarthenshire, and attended a local school, where he became a pupil-teacher. At just 20 years of age he was appointed headmaster of Dinas school, Rhondda. A few years later he decided to enter the Calvinistic Methodist ministry, and in 1877 entered Aberystwyth University College. He later moved to North Wales to study at Bala College. In 1887 he was appointed minister of Caersalem, Barmouth, and remained there until his death in 1935. His written works include a number of articles he wrote for 'Y Gwyddoniadur Cymreig', and ''Flashes from the Welsh Pulpit'' (Hodder and Stoughton, 1889), which has an introduction written by Thomas Charles Edwards Thomas Charles Edwards (22 September 183722 March 1900) was a Welsh minister, writer and academic who was the first Principal of the University College of Wales, Aberystwyth. Life Thomas Charles Edw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
