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Richard Wells (Florida Politician)
Richard Wells may refer to: *Sir Richard Wells (Royal Navy officer) (1833–1896), British admiral *Sir Richard Wells, 1st Baronet (1879–1957), Conservative Member of Parliament for Bedford *Richard Wells (nurse) (1950–1993), British nurse, nursing adviser and health care administrator * Richard M. Wells (born 1929), Major General of United States Army, director of Defense Mapping Agency *Richard Wells (composer), British film, TV and games composer * C. Richard Wells, American evangelical pastor, theologian, and college president *Richard Wells (cricketer) Richard Raymond Collingwood Wells (born 19 January 1956) is a Rhodesian-born English former first-class cricketer. Wells was born in Southern Rhodesia at Salisbury in January 1956. He was educated in England at Cranleigh School, before going up ... (born 1956), Rhodesian-born English cricketer * Richard W. Wells, Australian herpetologist {{hndis, Wells, Richard ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Wells (Royal Navy Officer)
Admiral Sir Richard Wells (3 February 1833 – 9 October 1896) was a Royal Navy officer who went on to be Commander-in-Chief, The Nore. Naval career Wells joined the Royal Navy in 1847 and served in the Crimean War in 1855. He was on board HMS ''Bombay'' when she was accidentally burned in 1864 with the loss of 91 lives off Montevideo. Promoted to Captain in 1866, he commanded HMS ''Revenge'', HMS ''Royal Alfred'', HMS ''Bellerophon'' and then HMS '' Agincourt''. He became Captain of the training ship HMS ''Britannia'' in 1880 before being appointed Commander-in-Chief, Cape of Good Hope and West Coast of Africa Station in 1888 and Commander-in-Chief, The Nore The Commander-in-Chief, The Nore, was an operational commander of the Royal Navy. His subordinate units, establishments, and staff were sometimes informally known as the Nore Station or Nore Command. The Nore is a sandbank at the mouth of the Th ... in 1894. References , - {{DEFAULTSORT:Wells, Richard 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sir Richard Wells, 1st Baronet
Sir Sydney Richard Wells, 1st Baronet, DL (3 August 1879 – 16 November 1957) was a British baronet, the first of the Wells baronets of Felmersham, and a Conservative Party politician. He was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Bedford from 1922 to 1945. Biography Born on 3 August 1879, the son of Charles Wells (1842–1914), founder of the brewery company Charles Wells Ltd, Sir Richard Wells was educated at Bedford School. He was Conservative Member of Parliament (MP) for Bedford, between 1922 and 1945, and the first of the Wells baronets of Felmersham, created on 21 January 1944. Wells died on 26 November 1957 and was succeeded as Baronet by his son, Sir Charles Maltby Wells, 2nd Baronet (1908–96). Wife and children Wells was married to an artist, Dorothy, née Maltby, who bore him seven sons and two daughters. They included twins, Oliver and Sarah, who were born in 1922. Wells' elder daughter, Sydney, was married to a Royal Navy officer. All of Wells' other eight childre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Wells (nurse)
Malcolm William James Richard Wells, (19 June 1941 – 6 January 1993), commonly known as Richard J. Wells, was a British nurse, nursing adviser and health care administrator. Wells was born in South Africa during the Second World War. His career in nursing was largely based at the Royal Marsden Hospital, where he held various positions, including Director of the Marie Curie Rehabilitation Centre. He served as a consultant to a host of organizations, including the World Health Organization, the International Union Against Cancer, the International Council of Nurses and the European Oncology Society. As Oncology Nursing Adviser at the Royal College of Nursing, Wells helped shape the nursing response to HIV infection and AIDS in the UK. He was made a Fellow of the Royal College of Nursing The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) is a registered trade union in the United Kingdom for those in the profession of nursing. It was founded in 1916, receiving its royal charter in 1928. Q ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard M
Richard is a male given name. It originates, via Old French, from Old Frankish and is a compound of the words descending from Proto-Germanic ''*rīk-'' 'ruler, leader, king' and ''*hardu-'' 'strong, brave, hardy', and it therefore means 'strong in rule'. Nicknames include "Richie", " Dick", "Dickon", " Dickie", "Rich", "Rick", "Rico", "Ricky", and more. Richard is a common English, German and French male name. It's also used in many more languages, particularly Germanic, such as Norwegian, Danish, Swedish, Icelandic, and Dutch, as well as other languages including Irish, Scottish, Welsh and Finnish. Richard is cognate with variants of the name in other European languages, such as the Swedish "Rickard", the Catalan "Ricard" and the Italian "Riccardo", among others (see comprehensive variant list below). People named Richard Multiple people with the same name * Richard Andersen (other) * Richard Anderson (other) * Richard Cartwright (other) * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Wells (composer)
Richard Wells is a British film, TV and games composer. Wells began his composing career writing music for computer games in 1994, after meeting games composer Dave Punshon. He met horror film director Jake West in 1997 whilst working on computer game ''MIA''. This led to him starting a career in film in 1998, scoring for West's first film ''Razor Blade Smile'', an extremely low-budget film. Since then, Wells has worked on two more films with Jake West: '' Evil Aliens'' and ''Doghouse''. In 2002, Wells began to score music for film trailers. He has now composed for over 50 film trailers including ''The Grudge'', ''Infernal Affairs'', and ''Seven Swords''. His recent credits include re-scoring the Thai martial arts film ''Ong-Bak'' in 2005, scoring for ''Mutant Chronicles'' in 2009, and working on Toby Whithouse Toby Lawrence Whithouse (; born 5 July 1970) is an English actor, screenwriter and playwright. His highest-profile work has been the creation of the BBC Three superna ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Wells (cricketer)
Richard Raymond Collingwood Wells (born 19 January 1956) is a Rhodesian-born English former first-class cricketer. Wells was born in Southern Rhodesia at Salisbury in January 1956. He was educated in England at Cranleigh School, before going up to Christ Church, Oxford. While studying at Oxford, he played first-class cricket for Oxford University in 1977 and 1978, making eleven appearances. He scored 212 runs in his eleven matches, at an average of 13.25 and a high score of 85, which came against Leicestershire Leicestershire ( ; postal abbreviation Leics.) is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in the East Midlands, England. The county borders Nottinghamshire to the north, Lincolnshire to the north-east, Rutland to the east, Northamptonshire t ... in 1977. References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Wells, Richard 1956 births Living people Cricketers from Harare Rhodesian emigrants to the United Kingdom People educated at Cranleigh School Alumni of Christ Chu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |