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Peter Russell (philosopher)
Peter Russell may refer to: * Patricia "Peter" Russell (1910–2004), third wife of Bertrand Russell * Peter Edward Lionel Russell (1913–2006) British historian * Peter H. Russell (born 1932), Canadian political scientist and writer * Peter Nicol Russell (1816–1905), Australian philanthropist and university benefactor * Peter Russell (cricketer) (born 1939), English cricketer * Peter Russell (politician) (1733–1808), Canadian gambler, government official, politician and judge * Peter Russell (poet) (1921–2003), British poet, translator and critic * Peter Russell (footballer) (born 1935), English footballer active in the 1950s * Peter Russell (fashion designer) (1886–1966), IncSoc founder member and designer active in Britain from 1931–53 * Peter Russell (ice hockey) (born 1974), British ice hockey player and coach See also * Russell Peters Russell Dominic Peters (born September 29, 1970) is a Canadian stand-up comedian, actor, and producer. He began performing in T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Patricia Russell
Patricia Russell, Countess Russell (1910 – 2004) was the third wife of philosopher Bertrand Russell and a significant contributor to his book ''A History of Western Philosophy''. Lady Russell was born Marjorie Helen Spence in 1910. As her parents had always wanted a boy, she was known as 'Peter', a nickname she retained throughout her life. She met Bertrand Russell in 1930 when she was a 21-year-old undergraduate at the University of Oxford, hired by Russell's second wife Dora Black as a governess. They had an affair and were married at the Midhurst register office on 18 January 1936. They had one son, Conrad Sebastian Robert Russell, 5th Earl Russell, who became a prominent historian and one of the leading figures in the Liberal Democrat party. They had an acrimonious separation in 1949. Patricia was a member of the first board of the Harlow Development Corporation, serving from 1947 to 1950. She smoked a pipe.Gibberd et al. p.378 Notes References * Ray Monk Ray Monk ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Edward Lionel Russell
Sir Peter Edward Lionel Russell (24 October 1913 – 22 June 2006) was a British historian whose main area of study was Spain and Portugal in the medieval period. Early life and military Born in Christchurch, New Zealand, on 24 October 1913, Russell moved to the UK at the age of 12 with his mother and brothers, he received his schooling at Cheltenham College and studied French, Spanish and Portuguese as an undergraduate at Queen's College, Oxford, graduating with a First in 1935. His doctoral research focused on the Plantagenet involvement in the Iberian Peninsula and was guided by Maurice Powicke and V. H. Galbraith but was incomplete by the outbreak of war in 1939. During the Spanish Civil War he undertook assignments in Spain for British Intelligence, this resulted in his arrest and expulsion in 1938. He served in the Intelligence Corps of the British Army during the Second World War serving in the Caribbean, West Africa and the Far East and reaching the rank of Lieutenant ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter H
Peter may refer to: People * List of people named Peter, a list of people and fictional characters with the given name * Peter (given name) ** Saint Peter (died 60s), apostle of Jesus, leader of the early Christian Church * Peter (surname), a surname (including a list of people with the name) Culture * Peter (actor) (born 1952), stage name Shinnosuke Ikehata, Japanese dancer and actor * Peter (album), ''Peter'' (album), a 1993 EP by Canadian band Eric's Trip * Peter (1934 film), ''Peter'' (1934 film), a 1934 film directed by Henry Koster *Peter (2021 film), ''Peter'' (2021 film), Marathi language film * Peter (Fringe episode), "Peter" (''Fringe'' episode), an episode of the television series ''Fringe'' * Peter (novel), ''Peter'' (novel), a 1908 book by Francis Hopkinson Smith * Peter (short story), "Peter" (short story), an 1892 short story by Willa Cather Animals * Peter, the Lord's cat, cat at Lord's Cricket Ground in London * Peter (chief mouser), Chief Mouser between 1929 a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Nicol Russell
Sir Peter Nicol Russell (4 July 1816 – 10 July 1905), commonly referred to as P. N. Russell, was an Australian foundry owner, manufacturing engineer, and benefactor of the University of Sydney. Russell worked at iron foundries owned by his family in Scotland and Tasmania before starting a foundry and engineering works with his brothers on the banks of the Tank Stream in 1838 in Sydney CBD, the town of Sydney. Four years later, in 1842, Russell split from his brothers' business and founded his own operations where he remained for the next 13 years. In 1855 he reunited with his brothers, forming P. N. Russell & Company, which became the largest steelworks in Australia at the time. Russell returned to London in 1860 to retire and remained attached to the business by acting as its London representative. Following a number of Labour strike, labour strikes at the business, P. N. Russell & Company closed its doors in 1875. Russell retired with significant wealth and gifted Australia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Russell (cricketer)
Edwin Peter Russell (commonly known as Peter Russell; born 12 August 1939) was an English cricket Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of eleven players on a field at the centre of which is a pitch with a wicket at each end, each comprising two bails balanced on three stumps. The batting side scores runs by striki ...er. He was a right-handed batsman who played for Wiltshire County Cricket Club, Wiltshire. He was born in Salisbury. Having appeared in a small number of Minor Counties Championship matches between 1959 and 1960, Russell made his sole List A appearance for the team during the Gillette Cup competition of 1964 against Hampshire County Cricket Club, Hampshire, scoring eight runs. Russell's best recorded Minor Counties Championship score of 40 came in his final game, against Berkshire County Cricket Club, Berkshire. External linksPeter Russell at Cricket Archive {{DEFAULTSORT:Russell, Peter 1939 births Living people English crickete ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
