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Peter Adamson (translator)
Peter Adamson may refer to: * Peter Adamson (actor) Peter George Adamson (16 February 1930 – 17 January 2002) was an English actor, best known for playing Len Fairclough in ''Coronation Street'' from January 1961 to May 1983. Early life Peter George Adamson was born at 54 Hannan Road in Kensin ... (1930–2002), British stage and television actor best known for playing the character of Len Fairclough in ''Coronation Street'' * Peter Adamson (politician) (born 1961), Australian politician * Peter Adamson (academic) (born 1972), American professor of philosophy See also * Adamson (surname) {{hndis, Adamson, Peter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Adamson (actor)
Peter George Adamson (16 February 1930 – 17 January 2002) was an English actor, best known for playing Len Fairclough in ''Coronation Street'' from January 1961 to May 1983. Early life Peter George Adamson was born at 54 Hannan Road in Kensington, Liverpool, the youngest of six children. His father was a manager of a menswear shop. Adamson was evacuated to Wales with his older brother when World War II broke out. He left school at the age of 14 and took an office job in a solicitor's firm, before trying for a career as a commercial artist. Career Early career and ''Coronation Street'' After taking part in a community play at the age of 17, Adamson moved to London and attended LAMDA, but left after two months. He returned to the North West, working for several years in repertory theatre, where he met his wife Jean. He set up his own rep theatre company, producing and performing in plays and summer shows at Weston-super-Mare. He appeared in London's West End, and first appeared ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Adamson (politician)
Peter Francis Adamson (born 1961 in Darwin) is a former Australian politician. He was educated at private schools, and then at the University of Sydney, where he graduated with a bachelor of Arts, majoring in Politics. Prior to entering politics, he was the sports anchor on Channel Eight (now Channel Nine) News. Political career In 1994, future Chief Minister Clare Martin was approached to contest the Darwin Legislative Assembly seat of Casuarina for the Labor Party at the 1994 election. However, she was defeated by Peter Adamson, standing as the candidate for the Country Liberal Party. He was re-elected at the 1997 election but defeated by Labor candidate Kon Vatskalis at the 2001 election when Labor won government in the Territory for the first time. Lord Mayor and subsequent fall from grace In 2002 Adamson was elected Lord Mayor of Darwin. While Adamson knew many early successes, including economic investment, roadwork repairs, and sending himself and others as a mayora ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Adamson (academic)
Peter Scott Adamson (born August 10, 1972) is an American philosopher and intellectual historian. He holds two academic positions: professor of philosophy in late antiquity and in the Islamic world at the Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich; and professor of ancient and medieval philosophy at King's College London. Adamson hosts the weekly podcast History of Philosophy without any gaps, surpassing 25 million downloads in 2019. It attempts to make accessible the global history of philosophies in all cultures. It has covered Greek philosophy, Islamic philosophy, and European philosophy up to the early modern era, and also launched series on Indian philosophy (with co-author Jonardon Ganeri), Africana philosophy (with co-author Chike Jeffers), and Chinese philosophy (planned, with co-author Karyn Lai). Next to his other academic publications, Adamson has turned the podcast into an eponymous book series. He received the Philip Leverhulme Prize in 2003 for "outstanding research ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |