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Peter Hooper (priest)
Peter Hooper may refer to: * Peter Hooper (footballer) (1933–2011), English footballer * Peter Hooper (writer) (1919–1991), New Zealand teacher, writer, bookseller and conservationist * Peter R. Hooper (1931–2012), British geologist and author {{human name disambiguation, Hooper, Peter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Hooper (footballer)
Peter Hooper (2 February 1933 – 13 August 2011) was a professional footballer, who played for Bristol Rovers, Cardiff City and Bristol City in the Football League. Born in Teignmouth, he was an outside left with a thunderous shot, especially from free kicks. Although a proud Devonian, Hooper made one appearance for the Kenyan national team against Uganda }), is a landlocked country in East Africa. The country is bordered to the east by Kenya, to the north by South Sudan, to the west by the Democratic Republic of the Congo, to the south-west by Rwanda, and to the south by Tanzania. The souther ... in 1951 while on national service in the country. He first caught the eye of Bristol Rovers scouts in 1953 while playing for Dawlish Town and made his Football League debut in March 1954. Between October 1957 and August 1961 he appeared in 163 consecutive matches. By the time he left to join Cardiff City, he had played 297 games for Rovers in the old Second Division – th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Hooper (writer)
Hedley Colwill "Peter" Hooper (19 May 1919 – 3 April 1991) was a New Zealand teacher, writer, bookseller and conservationist. He was born in London, England and emigrated to New Zealand at the age of four, growing up in the Nelson and West Coast districts. Hooper is a first cousin to Elric Hooper, a former director of Christchurch's Court Theatre. Professional career Hooper taught at Greymouth High School and Westland High School. For a number of years he owned and ran a bookshop called Walden Books in Greymouth, named after Thoreau's book which was a major influence on his views on nature and simple living. Publications Hooper published a number of poetry books and non-fiction and fiction titles. His most notable poetry titles are ''A Map of Morning'' (1964), ''Journey Towards an Elegy'' (1969), Earth Marriage (1972) and ''Selected Poems'' (1977). He also published a collection of short stories entitled ''The Goat Paddock and other stories'' (1981). New Zealand artist C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |