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Peter George (artist)
Peter George may refer to: * Peter George (author) (1924–1966), British writer *Peter George (cricketer) (born 1986), Australian cricketer *Peter George (professor) (1941–2017), Canadian economist *Pete George Peter T. George (June 29, 1929 – July 27, 2021) was an American Olympic weightlifting, weightlifter and Olympic and World champion. He was later an assistant professor of stomatology. Because of Bulgarian Americans, his ethnic origin, and d ... (1929–2021), American weightlifter See also * {{hndis, George, Peter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter George (author)
Peter Bryan George (26 March 1924 – 1 June 1966) was a Welsh author, most famous for the 1958 Cold War thriller novel '' Red Alert'', published initially with the title ''Two Hours to Doom'' and written using the pseudonym Peter Bryant. The book was the inspiration for Stanley Kubrick's classic movie '' Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb''. Life George was born in 1924 in Treorchy, Rhondda, Wales, and died aged 42 in Hastings, East Sussex, England. He was a flight lieutenant and navigator for the Royal Air Force during World War II serving with No. 255 Squadron RAF, flying night fighter missions over Malta and Italy. He rejoined the RAF serving at RAF Neatishead and as a fighter controller where he often wrote while on duty and used a pseudonym. He retired from the service in 1961. On 1 June 1966, Peter George was found dead with a discharged double-barreled shotgun between his knees; his death was ruled a suicide. Works His best-known nov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter George (cricketer)
Peter Robert George (born 16 October 1986) is an Australian Test cricketer. A right-arm fast-medium bowler, George plays his first-class cricket for the Queensland Bulls. Profile George, who was born at Woodville, South Australia, gained a rookie contract with the state side in 2005/06 but lost it the very next season. He regained a contract in the 2008/09 season. He made his Test cricket debut for Australia in the second Test against India at Bangalore. He is one of the tallest players in Australian domestic cricket with a height of 203 cm. George progressed through the grades of the West Torrens DCC, and unlike many other Test Match players struggled to make an impact in junior grades. However, around the 2005/06 season, George started taking hauls of wickets in the A grade for the Western Eagles and soon won a place in the South Australian Shield Cricket team. He recently was honoured with the naming of the Ferguson-George Cricket Academy for promising young players ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter George (professor)
Peter James George, (September 12, 1941 – April 27, 2017) was a Canadian economist and university administrator. On June 30, 2010, he retired after serving three five year terms as President and Vice-Chancellor of McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario. Accomplishments Born in Toronto, Ontario, George graduated from the University of Toronto Schools and received a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1962, a Master of Arts degree in 1963, and a Ph.D. in 1967 from the University of Toronto. He joined McMaster University as a lecturer in 1965. In 1967, he became an Assistant Professor, Associate Professor in 1971, and a Professor of Economics in 1980. From 1974 to 1979, he was Associate Dean of Graduate Studies and from 1980 to 1989 was Dean of Social Sciences. He was appointed president of McMaster on July 1, 1995 and served three five-year terms. He retired on June 30, 2010, and was replaced by Patrick Deane formerly of Queen's University. From 1991 to 1995, he served a term ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |