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Nevinson
Nevinson is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Christopher R. W. Nevinson (1889–1946), English painter, etcher and lithographer * Gennie Nevinson, Australian actress * George Nevinson (1882–1963), British water polo player * Henry Nevinson (1856–1941), British writer * Margaret Nevinson (1858–1932), British suffragist * Nancy Nevinson (1918–2012), English actress * John Nevison (1910–1987), English cricketer See also * Nevins (other) Nevins may refer to: Places United States *Nevins Township, Vigo County, Indiana *Nevins, Florida * Nevins, Illinois *Nevins, Wisconsin Surnames *Al Nevins, American musician and founder of The Three Suns *Allan Nevins (1890–1971), American h ... * Nevison {{surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henry Nevinson
Henry Woodd Nevinson (11 October 1856 – 9 November 1941) was an English war correspondent during the Second Boer War and World War I, a campaigning journalist exposing slavery in western Africa, political commentator and suffragist."Nevinson, Henry Woodd" by H. N. Brailsford, revised by Sinead Agnew. ''Oxford Dictionary Of National Biography : From the Earliest Times to the year 2000''. Editors, H.C.G. Matthew and Brian Harrison. Oxford University Press, 2004. (Volume 40, pp. 551-2). Nevinson studied at Shrewsbury School and later at Christ Church, Oxford. At Oxford, he came under the influence of John Ruskin's ideas. He worked as a missionary at Toynbee Hall in London's East End. After this he spent some time in Jena studying German culture. The result of this was in 1884 Nevinson published his first book, ''Herder and his Times'', one of the first studies of Johann Gottfried Herder in English. In the 1880s Nevinson became a socialist; he befriended Peter Kropotkin and Ed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Margaret Nevinson
Margaret Wynne Nevinson (née Jones) (11 January 1858 – 8 June 1932) was a British suffrage campaigner. Nevinson was one of the suffragettes who split from the Women's Social and Political Union (WSPU) in 1907 to form the Women's Freedom League (WFL). She wrote many articles for the WFL journal, ''The Vote'', and also wrote many suffrage pamphlets including ''A History of the Suffrage Movement: 1908-1912'', ''Ancient Suffragettes'' and ''The Spoilt Child and the Law''. Nevinson was also the first woman Justice of the Peace in London as well as serving as a Poor Law Guardian. Early life Nevinson was born Margaret Wynne Jones at Vicarage House, Lower Church Gate, Leicester, on 11 January 1858, the daughter of the Revd Timothy Jones (''c''.1813–1873/4) and his wife, Mary Louisa (''c''.1830–1888). Her father, vicar of St Margaret's Church, Leicester, was a classical scholar who taught her Latin and Greek alongside her five brothers. Her mother had more traditional noti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gennie Nevinson
Gennie Nevinson is an Australian actress. She is notable for her appearances in ''Muriel's Wedding''. She also appeared as Eva, part of a kidnapping gang in the hard-hitting British police drama '' The Professionals''; episode ''The Acorn Syndrome'' (1980), and in the first two series of ''Minder'', in the part of Terry's girlfriend Penny. Biography Born Rima J. C. Hoyes-Cock in 1951, Gennie Nevinson is the daughter of the late actress Nancy Nevinson, (Nee Ezekiel) and sister of two brothers, one of whom is the actor Nigel Nevinson. Gennie's father Commander William Hoyes-Cock met her mother while Nancy was touring with the ENSA. Nevinson lives in New South Wales ) , nickname = , image_map = New South Wales in Australia.svg , map_caption = Location of New South Wales in AustraliaCoordinates: , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name = Australia , established_title = Before federation , es ... with her second husband. Filmography Television Film Co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nancy Nevinson
Nancy Nevinson (26 July 1918 – 25 January 2012) was a British actress. She was born Nancy Ezekiel, one of four children of Reemah (née Kadoorie) and David Ezekiel, members of the Baghdadi-Jewish community of Calcutta, India, during the Raj. The family moved to London in the 1930s, where Nancy trained at RADA and took the stage name Nancy Nevinson, which she retained after her subsequent marriage to Commander William Hoyes-Cock. Early life Nevinson was born in Chittagong, East Bengal, British India. Career Nevison worked on stage, in film and on television. She also dubbed voices for both young and old. She appeared in the films ''Foxhole in Cairo'' (1960), '' Light in the Piazza'' (1962), '' Mrs. Gibbons' Boys'' (1962), ''Ring of Spies'' (1964), '' The Spy Who Came in from the Cold'' (1965), ''For the Love of Ada'' (1972), ''Symptoms'' (1974), ''Jesus of Nazareth'' (1977), ''S.O.S. Titanic'' (1979), ''Le Pétomane'' (1979), ''Raise the Titanic'' (1980), ''Young Sherlock Hol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Nevinson
George Wilfred Nevinson (3 October 1882 – 13 March 1963) was a British water polo player who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics. He was part of the British team, which was able to win the gold medal. See also * Great Britain men's Olympic water polo team records and statistics * List of Olympic champions in men's water polo * List of Olympic medalists in water polo (men) References External links * 1882 births 1963 deaths British male water polo players Water polo players at the 1908 Summer Olympics Olympic water polo players for Great Britain English Olympic medallists Olympic gold medallists for Great Britain Olympic medalists in water polo Medalists at the 1908 Summer Olympics {{UK-waterpolo-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Nevison
John Nevison (1639 – 4 May 1684), also known as William Nevison or Nevinson, was one of Britain's most notorious highwaymen, a gentleman rogue supposedly nicknamed ''Swift Nick'' by King Charles II after a renowned dash from Kent to York to establish an alibi for a robbery he had committed earlier that day. The story inspired William Harrison Ainsworth to include a modified version in his novel '' Rookwood'', in which he attributed the feat to Dick Turpin. There are suggestions that the feat was actually undertaken by Samuel Nicks. The TV series Dick Turpin had an accomplice of the highwayman, Nick, who earned the nickname ''Swiftnick''. History Nevison was born in 1639, probably in Wortley, West Riding of Yorkshire (present-day South Yorkshire). He ran away from home at the age of 13 or 14 and may have ended up in London. Forced to flee to Holland to evade the authorities he enrolled in the Duke of York's army and took part in the 1658 Battle of Dunkirk. After his dischar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nevins (other)
Nevins may refer to: Places United States *Nevins Township, Vigo County, Indiana *Nevins, Florida * Nevins, Illinois *Nevins, Wisconsin Surnames *Al Nevins, American musician and founder of The Three Suns *Allan Nevins (1890–1971), American historian *Daniel S. Nevins (born 1966), Rabbi; Dean of the Rabbinical School at the Jewish Theological Seminary of America * David Nevins, Jr. (1839–1898) - American merchant and philanthropist *Jason Nevins (born 1972), American dance music producer *Jess Nevins (born 1966), American writer * John Joseph Nevins (1932–2014), American Roman Catholic bishop * Monica Nevins (born 1973), Canadian mathematician *Sheila Nevins (born 1939), American television producer *Sylvester Nevins Sylvester Nevins was a member of the Wisconsin State Senate. Biography Nevins was born in New York City. He graduated from Middlebury College. In 1859, Nevins moved to La Crosse, Wisconsin. Additionally, he also lived in Sherwood (town), Wisconsi ... (died ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christopher R
Christopher is the English version of a Europe-wide name derived from the Greek name Χριστόφορος (''Christophoros'' or '' Christoforos''). The constituent parts are Χριστός (''Christós''), "Christ" or "Anointed", and φέρειν (''phérein''), "to bear"; hence the "Christ-bearer". As a given name, 'Christopher' has been in use since the 10th century. In English, Christopher may be abbreviated as "Chris", "Topher", and sometimes " Kit". It was frequently the most popular male first name in the United Kingdom, having been in the top twenty in England and Wales from the 1940s until 1995, although it has since dropped out of the top 100. The name is most common in England and not so common in Wales, Scotland, or Ireland. People with the given name Antiquity and Middle Ages * Saint Christopher (died 251), saint venerated by Catholics and Orthodox Christians * Christopher (Domestic of the Schools) (fl. 870s), Byzantine general * Christopher Lekapenos (died 931) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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