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Ridley (name)
Ridley is a surname and given name that originated from locations in Cheshire, Kent, Northumberland, and Essex counties in England. The name derives from Old English, either (''reeds'') + (''wood'' or ''clearing''), or (''cleared land'') + ''lēah''. People Surname * Aaron Ridley, British philosopher * Aaron J. Ridley, American atmospheric researcher * Adam Ridley (born 1942), British economist * Alan Ridley (1910–1993), Australian rugby league footballer who played in the 1920s and 1930s * Alice Tan Ridley (born 1952), gospel and R&B singer * Andrew Ridley (born 1968), Australian cricketer * Arnold Ridley (1896–1984), English actor * Bill Ridley (1934–2019), American basketball player * Brian Ridley (born 1931), British solid-state physicist * Calvin Ridley (born 1994), American football player * Cicely Ridley (1927–2008), British-American applied mathematician * Daisy Ridley (born 1992), English actress * David Ridley (born 1954), English cricketer * F. A. Ridle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cheshire
Cheshire ( ) is a ceremonial and historic county in North West England, bordered by Wales to the west, Merseyside and Greater Manchester to the north, Derbyshire to the east, and Staffordshire and Shropshire to the south. Cheshire's county town is the cathedral city of Chester, while its largest town by population is Warrington. Other towns in the county include Alsager, Congleton, Crewe, Ellesmere Port, Frodsham, Knutsford, Macclesfield, Middlewich, Nantwich, Neston, Northwich, Poynton, Runcorn, Sandbach, Widnes, Wilmslow, and Winsford. Cheshire is split into the administrative districts of Cheshire West and Chester, Cheshire East, Halton, and Warrington. The county covers and has a population of around 1.1 million as of 2021. It is mostly rural, with a number of towns and villages supporting the agricultural and chemical industries; it is primarily known for producing chemicals, Cheshire cheese, salt, and silk. It has also had an impact on popular culture, producin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Ridley
David Anthony Ridley (born 5 May 1954) is a former English cricketer. Ridley was a right-handed batsman who played primarily as a wicketkeeper. Ridley made his debut for Dorset in the 1979 Minor Counties Championship against Somerset II. He represented Dorset in 34 Minor Counties Championship matches and 12 Minor Counties Trophy matches from 1979 to 1989, with his final Minor Counties match for Dorset coming against Wales Minor Counties. Ridley trialled at Worcestershire County Cricket Club and played for the 2XI as a batsman/ wicketkeeper. In 1983, he made his List-A debut for Dorset against Essex in the 1st round of the 1983 NatWest Trophy. Ridley played 2 further List-A matches for Dorset against Somerset in the 1st round of the 1986 NatWest Trophy and against Kent in the 1st round of the 1989 NatWest Trophy. Ridley took a total of 59 catches and 10 stumpings during his Dorset career. External linksDavid Ridleyat Cricinfo ESPN cricinfo (formerly known as Cricinfo o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jack Ridley (pilot)
Colonel Jackie Lynwood Ridley (June 16, 1915 – March 12, 1957) was an aeronautical engineer, USAF test pilot and chief of the U.S. Air Force's Flight Test Engineering Laboratory. He helped develop and test many Cold War era military aircraft. He worked on the Bell X-1, the first aircraft to achieve supersonic flight. He was highly respected among fellow test pilots, most notably Chuck Yeager, for his engineering skills. Early life and military career Jack Ridley was born on June 16, 1915, in Garvin, Oklahoma.Everett, DiannaRidley, Jack Linwood (1915-1957)Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture (accessed May 17, 2010). Ridley graduated from a high school in Sulphur, Oklahoma in 1935. Following high school, he entered the ROTC program at the University of Oklahoma where he received his Bachelor of Science degree in mechanical engineering in 1939. In July 1941, the young engineer received a commission in the U.S. Army field artillery and began a military career, which ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jack Ridley (engineer)
John Wallace Ridley (29 April 1919 – 23 August 2006) was a New Zealand Member of Parliament for in the North Island, a Rhodes Scholar and a civil engineer. He was notable for his contributions to hydro engineering. Early years Ridley was born in Invercargill, New Zealand in 1919. He attended Timaru Boys' High School and then studied engineering at Canterbury University College in Christchurch. After the Second World War (in which he served as an engineering officer) he spent two years, 1946–1947, as a Rhodes Scholar at University College, University of Oxford, graduating with an MA (Honours) in engineering science. He married Avis (née Reed) in 1949. Ridley was a civil engineer of dams for power schemes like Benmore Dam in the South Island and Wairakei in the North Island, working for the Ministry of Works and Development. For his contributions, he was awarded with the Fulton Gold Medal, at the time the highest award of the New Zealand Institution of Engineers. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ian Ridley
Ian Jeffrey Ridley (15 February 1934 – 13 November 2008) was an Australian rules footballer who played for Melbourne in the VFL. Playing career Ridley was a rover who was handy around goals and a 5-time premiership player with Melbourne. He topped Melbourne's goalkicking in 1960 with 38 goals and went on to coach the club during the 1970s. Sports administration career From 1991 until 1996 he served as the President of Melbourne Football Club. Although a well loved player, he lost his popularity with his huge push for the Demons to merge with Hawthorn. After the merger was defeated, he was replaced with Joseph Gutnick. He was named as an emergency in their official 'Team of the Century'. See also *Melbourne Football Club/Hawthorn Football Club planned merger The Melbourne Hawks were a planned Australian Football League (AFL) team that would have consisted of the merger between the Melbourne and Hawthorn clubs at the end of the 1996 season. Out of all the proposed merger ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Humphrey Ridley
Dr Humphrey Ridley (1653 – April 1708) was a British physician, who followed the research done by Thomas Willis, Willis, Raymond Vieussens, Vieussens, and Galen, and is most noted for his studies of neuroanatomy. Life Ridley was born the son of Thomas Ridley, in Mansfield, Mansfield, Nottinghamshire. In 1671, aged 18, he began his studies in medicine at Merton College, Oxford, but from there didn't get a degree. Instead, Ridley graduated as a doctor of medicine from Leiden University in 1679 with a thesis on sexually transmitted diseases with the title “De lue venerea," after which in 1688 he was incorporated as MD at Cambridge. After settling in London, he became a Candidate of the College of Physicians on 30 September 1691, and then admitted as a fellow on the same day the following year. In 1693/4, he gave the Goulstonian Lecture, Gulstonian lectures. Ridley died in April 1708, and was buried at St Andrew Holborn (church), St Andrew's, Holborn on 9 April. Works * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
