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Peter Knight (historian)
Peter or Pete Knight may refer to: Music * Peter Knight (composer) (1917–1985), arranger and composer * Peter Knight (folk musician) (born 1947), member of the group Steeleye Span * Peter Knight (musician) (born 1965), Australian musician and composer Sports * Pete Knight (rodeo) (1903–1937), world champion rodeo bronc rider * Peter Knight (footballer), midfielder for Oxford United F.C. from 1960 to 1964 Other * Peter Knight (anti-abortion activist) (born 1954), Australian convicted of the murder of a security guard in a Melbourne abortion clinic * Peter Knight (physicist) (born 1947), British physicist * Peter A. Knight, the creator of the TV series ''Kröd Mändoon and the Flaming Sword of Fire ''Kröd Mändoon and the Flaming Sword of Fire'' is a British-American comedic sword and sorcery series created by Peter A. Knight, co-produced by Hat Trick Productions and Media Rights Capital for Comedy Central and BBC Two, which premiered on ...'' * Peter O. Knight (1865†... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Knight (composer)
Peter Knight (23 June 1917 – 30 July 1985) was an English musical arranger, conductor and composer. Early career Knight was born in Exmouth, Devon, England. He was educated at Sutton High School in Plymouth and (showing an aptitude for music very early) studied piano, harmony and counterpoint privately. His first broadcast was in 1924 at the age of seven, a piano solo on ''Children's Hour'' from the BBC's studio in Plymouth. Before the war he was an active semi-professional musician while working at the Inland Revenue in Torquay, and then in London.Tracey, Sheila. ''Who's Who in Popular Music in Britain'' (1984), p 131 Knight joined the Ambrose Orchestra for a short spell in 1939, but soon enlisted in the Royal Air Force. After the Second World War, Knight joined the Sidney Lipton Band, resident at the Grosvenor House Hotel in London, where he stayed for four years, leaving to form the Peter Knight Singers with his wife Babs for broadcasting and recording work. The grou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Knight (folk Musician)
Peter Knight (born 27 May 1947) is a folk musician, a former member of British folk rock group Steeleye Span. Born in London, Knight learnt to play the violin and mandolin as a child before going to the Royal Academy of Music from 1960 to 1964. The recordings of the Irish fiddler Michael Coleman inspired him to take part in Irish pub sessions. He teamed up with guitarist and singer Bob Johnson until 1970 when he joined Steeleye Span. The parting was short-lived, as Johnson himself also joined Steeleye Span in 1972. Since 2016, he has performed as a duo with Bellowhead founder and melodeon player, John Spiers. Steeleye Span Knight's classical roots were well hidden until he recorded "A Canon by Telemann" on the album ''Back In Line'', multi-tracking with himself on this tricky baroque piece. In the mid-70s he was once secretly a member of The Wombles and appeared on ''Top of The Pops'' as Uncle Bulgaria, with Rick Kemp and Bob Johnson also in Womble suits. He left Steeleye Sp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Knight (musician)
Peter Knight (born 12 March 1965) is an Australian musician and composer. He is the artistic director of the Australian Art Orchestra and founding member of Melbourne group Way Out West., 5+2 Brass Ensemble and Clocked Out. He is best known for his solo albums ''Fish Boast of Fishing'' (2011) and ''Allotrope'' (2012) and composition for theatre in particular with performance maker Tamara Saulwick. Early life Peter Knight grew up in Orbost in country Victoria then went to school in Melbourne. He started playing trumpet when he was at primary school. Career In collaboration Knight played trumpet, electric bass and banjo in rock bands through his 20s including Cattletruck, which toured Australia extensively. He also toured and recorded with Big Pig, Frente, Underground Lovers, You Am I Spiderbait and many others. Way Out West formed in 2002 with the intention of exploring jazz as a global language while simultaneously responding to Knight's local neighbourhood, Melbourne's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pete Knight (rodeo)
Peter Charles Knight (May 5, 1903 – May 23, 1937) was a Canadian and World Champion Rodeo Bronc Rider. Knight was the acclaimed "King of the Cowboys" of the 1930s, and held the Rodeo Association of America title "World Champion Bronc Rider" for 1932, 1933, 1935, and 1936. The Rodeo Hall of Fame in the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum inducted Knight in 1958. The Ellensburg Rodeo Hall of Fame inducted Pete in 1998. The ProRodeo Hall of Fame in Colorado Springs, Colorado, inducted Knight in the Saddle Bronc Riding category when it opened its doors in 1979. Bronc Riding career Knight won second in a bucking contest a few months after beginning training in 1918. Calgary Stampede founder Guy Weadick invited him to compete at the Stampede, which he did in 1924, winning second place in the Canadian Bucking Horse Championship event by 1/10 of a point. He toured with the Alberta Stampede Company, riding Midnight for the first time in October 1926 in Montreal. He won the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Knight (footballer)
Peter or Pete Knight may refer to: Music * Peter Knight (composer) (1917–1985), arranger and composer * Peter Knight (folk musician) (born 1947), member of the group Steeleye Span * Peter Knight (musician) (born 1965), Australian musician and composer Sports * Pete Knight (rodeo) (1903–1937), world champion rodeo bronc rider * Peter Knight (footballer), midfielder for Oxford United F.C. from 1960 to 1964 Other * Peter Knight (anti-abortion activist) (born 1954), Australian convicted of the murder of a security guard in a Melbourne abortion clinic * Peter Knight (physicist) (born 1947), British physicist * Peter A. Knight, the creator of the TV series ''Kröd Mändoon and the Flaming Sword of Fire'' * Peter O. Knight Peter Oliphant Knight (December 16, 1865 – November 26, 1946) was a lawyer in Tampa, Florida. He is the namesake of Peter O. Knight Airport on Davis Islands, and of the Holland & Knight law firm. Knight was born in Pennsylvania. His fath ... (1865–19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Peter Knight (anti-abortion Activist)
Peter James Knight (born 1 January 1954) is an Australian criminal who murdered a security guard in a Melbourne abortion clinic. Following his arrest and criminal trial, Knight is serving a life sentence with a minimum non-parole period of 23 years. , the incident remains the only killing by an anti-abortion activist in Australia. Early years and background Knight was one of six children born into a Roman Catholic family in , New South Wales. Later, he led a hermit's life in the years leading up to the incident in a bush camp in the Killanbutta State Forest near , "off the grid" without a telephone or electricity. He did, however, frequently attend anti-abortion rallies in Sydney and Melbourne. Knight was also opposed to smoking, smokers, tobacco companies, and the taking of oaths. Murder On 16 July 2001, Knight walked into the East Melbourne Fertility Clinic, a private abortion provider, carrying a rifle and other weapons, including of kerosene, three lighters, torches, 30 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Knight (physicist)
Sir Peter Leonard Knight (born 12 August 1947) is a British physicist, professor of quantum optics and senior research investigator at Imperial College London, and principal of the Kavli Royal Society International Centre. He is a leading academic in the field of quantum optics and is the recipient of several major awards including the Royal Medal from the Royal Society and the Thomas Young Medal and Prize from the Institute of Physics. He is a former president of the Institute of Physics and the Optical Society of America, the first non North American-based person to take the position. He is described as "one of the UK’s most influential scientists and leaders of scientific policy" by his peers. Academic career Knight's work is concerned principally with theoretical quantum optics, strong field physics and especially quantum information science. He was educated at Bedford Modern School. When Knight began his University education he attended Sussex University to read c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Kröd Mändoon And The Flaming Sword Of Fire
''Kröd Mändoon and the Flaming Sword of Fire'' is a British-American comedic sword and sorcery series created by Peter A. Knight, co-produced by Hat Trick Productions and Media Rights Capital for Comedy Central and BBC Two, which premiered on April 9, 2009 in the US and on June 11 in the UK. Overview The series, set in an ancient fantasy realm, follows reluctant hero Kröd Mändoon (Sean Maguire), a "thin-skinned and underconfident freedom fighter" in his struggle against the evil ruler, Chancellor Dongalor (Matt Lucas). Production The creator, Peter A. Knight, has said that the show's humor was inspired by ''The Simpsons'', ''Get Smart'', and ''Monty Python and the Holy Grail'', the last of which he claims to have seen more than any other movie. The name Kröd, which is the word ''dork'' spelled backwards, was inspired by someone Knight knew growing up in school, who was often picked on; the boy was nicknamed Krod, although he failed to realise that it was an insult. The seri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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