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Mary Peters may refer to: * Mary Peters (athlete) (born 1939), Northern Irish athlete * Mary Peters (hymn writer) (1813–1856), British hymn writer * Mary Peters (1852–1921), indigenous Oregon woman and ferry operator * Mary E. Peters (born 1948), American politician, 15th United States Secretary of Transportation * Mary Peters Fieser (1909–1997), née Mary Peters, American chemist * Mary Ann Peters (born 1951), American ambassador to Bangladesh * Mary Ann Peters (artist) (born 1949), American artist See also * Mary (other) * Peters (other) Peters may refer to: People * Peters (surname) * Peters Band, a First Nations band in British Columbia, Canada Places United States * Peters, California, a census-designated place * Peters, Florida, a town * Peters Township, Kingman County, Kans ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mary Peters (athlete)
Lady Mary Elizabeth Peters, (born 6 July 1939) is a Northern Irish former athlete, best known as a competitor in the pentathlon and shot put. Peters was named as Lady Companion of the Order of the Garter on 27 February 2019. She was installed in St. George's Chapel, the chapel of the Order, on Garter Day, 17 June. Early life and education Peters was born in Halewood, Lancashire, but moved to Ballymena (and later Belfast) at age eleven when her father's job was relocated to Northern Ireland. She now lives in Derriaghy, within the Lisburn and Castlereagh district, just outside Belfast. As a teenager, her father encouraged her athletic career by building her home practice facilities as birthday gifts. She qualified as a teacher and worked while training. Athletics career After Ballymena, the family moved to Portadown where she attended Portadown College. The headmaster Donald Woodman and PE teacher Kenneth McClelland introduced her to athletics with Mr McClelland her firs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mary Peters (hymn Writer)
Mary Peters (17 April 1813 – 29 July 1856) was a British hymnwriter. She produced more than fifty hymns. Biography Mary Bowly was born in Cirencester in 1813, to Richard and Mary Bowly. She married John McWilliam Peters who was the vicar of Quenington and then Langford. Peters gave her efforts to writing and she wrote her hymns by the time she was thirty. She created a large history in seven volumes, covering the "point of creation to the start of Queen Victoria's reign", but her notability comes from her hymns. Peters married John Peters at the age of 39 with a ceremony conducted by the Plymouth Brethren. Peters died in Clifton Clifton may refer to: People *Clifton (surname) *Clifton (given name) Places Australia * Clifton, Queensland, a town **Shire of Clifton *Clifton, New South Wales, a suburb of Wollongong *Clifton, Western Australia Canada *Clifton, Nova Scotia ... in 1856.W. B. Lowther, ‘Peters , Mary (1813–1856)’, rev. Rosemary Mitchell, Oxford Dictionar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mary Peters (1852–1921)
Mary Peters (c. 1852–1921) was an Umpqua woman who operated a ferry across the Rogue River. Life Peters's father, known as Umpqua Joe, was a member of the Grave Creek band of the Umpqua people who was known for warning settlers and miners in the Grants Pass area of an impending attack from local Indians in 1855. Peters's father was reportedly allowed to stay on his land after the end of the Rogue River Wars rather than be removed to a reservation. Mary Peters, popularly known as "Indian Mary" – not to be confused with a different Native American woman also living in Oregon during the same period (Kalliah Tumulth, a Watlala Chinook) and also known as "Indian Mary" – lived on the land where her father had operated a ferry to transport miners and supplies in Southern Oregon until his death on November 13, 1886. After his death, Peters applied for a claim for the land under the Dawes Act, also known as the "Indian Homestead Act." Eight years later, she received a li ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Mary may refer to: People * Mary (name), a feminine given name (includes a list of people with the name) Religious contexts * New Testament people named Mary, overview article linking to many of those below * Mary, mother of Jesus, also called the Blessed Virgin Mary * Mary Magdalene, devoted follower of Jesus * Mary of Bethany, follower of Jesus, considered by Western medieval tradition to be the same person as Mary Magdalene * Mary, mother of James * Mary of Clopas, follower of Jesus * Mary, mother of John Mark * Mary of Egypt, patron saint of penitents * Mary of Rome, a New Testament woman * Mary, mother of Zechariah and sister of Moses and Aaron; mostly known by the Hebrew name: Miriam * Mary the Jewess one of the reputed founders of alchemy, referred to by Zosimus. * Mary 2.0, Roman Catholic women's movement * Maryam (surah) "Mary", 19th surah (chapter) of the Qur'an Royalty * Mary, Countess of Blois (1200–1241), daughter of Walter of Avesnes and Margaret of Blois ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mary Peters Fieser
Mary Peters Fieser (May 27, 1909 – March 22, 1997) was an American chemist best known for the many books she wrote with her husband Louis Fieser. Biography She was born Mary Peters in 1909 in Atchison, Kansas.. Her father, Robert Peters, was a college professor of English: the family later moved to Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, when he accepted a position at the Carnegie Institute of Technology (now Carnegie Mellon University). Mary and her sister Ruth were educated in a private girls’ high school, and both went on to study at Bryn Mawr College. Mary graduated from Bryn Mawr in 1930 with a B.A. in chemistry. It was at Bryn Mawr that Mary Peters met her future husband, a professor of chemistry who became her mentor. When Louis Fieser left Bryn Mawr in 1930 to join the faculty at Harvard University, Mary Peters decided to follow him and pursue an advanced degree in chemistry. She had to officially enroll at nearby Radcliffe College in order to take chemistry courses at Harvard a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mary Ann Peters
Mary Ann Peters (born 1951) is an American career diplomat and a former chief executive officer of the Carter Center. A member of the U.S. Department of State for nearly 30 years, Peters served in a variety of postings before becoming a National Security Council staffer (1995-1997) and United States Ambassador to Bangladesh (2000-2003). After leaving the foreign service, Peters became the provost of the United States Naval War College in 2008. She became the CEO of the Carter Center in 2014. Early life and education Peters was born in California. She holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Santa Clara University and a Master's in international studies from the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies. Her formal education also included courses at the Institut d’Etudes Politiques in Paris through IES Abroad. Diplomatic career Peters spent more than 30 years as a career diplomat with the U.S. Department of State. She began her career as a vice-consul in Frankfurt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mary Ann Peters (artist)
Mary Ann Peters (1949) is an American. Her large scale paintings and installations deal with the themes of immigration and the refugee crisis. She is a founder of COCA (Center on Contemporary Art). Peters received her MFA from the University of Washington in Painting and Drawing in 1977 and her BA from the University of California, Santa Barbara, CA. Peters has completed public art projects for University of Texas, San Antonio (2002), and Port of Seattle Headquarters. In 2015, Peters received the Stranger Genius Award, a 2013 Art Matters Foundation research grant, the MacDowell Colony Pollock Krasner Fellowship in 2011, the Civita Institute Fellowship in 2004, the Artist Trust Leadership and Arts Award, and the Behnke Foundation Neddy Award in Painting in 2000. Her work is included in the collection of the Seattle Art Museum The Seattle Art Museum (commonly known as SAM) is an art museum located in Seattle, Washington, United States. It operates three major facilities: its ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mary (other)
Mary may refer to: People * Mary (name), a feminine given name (includes a list of people with the name) Religious contexts * New Testament people named Mary, overview article linking to many of those below * Mary, mother of Jesus, also called the Blessed Virgin Mary * Mary Magdalene, devoted follower of Jesus * Mary of Bethany, follower of Jesus, considered by Western medieval tradition to be the same person as Mary Magdalene * Mary, mother of James * Mary of Clopas, follower of Jesus * Mary, mother of John Mark * Mary of Egypt, patron saint of penitents * Mary of Rome, a New Testament woman * Mary, mother of Zechariah and sister of Moses and Aaron; mostly known by the Hebrew name: Miriam * Mary the Jewess one of the reputed founders of alchemy, referred to by Zosimus. * Mary 2.0, Roman Catholic women's movement * Maryam (surah) "Mary", 19th surah (chapter) of the Qur'an Royalty * Mary, Countess of Blois (1200–1241), daughter of Walter of Avesnes and Margaret of Blois * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
