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Ron Fisher (other)
Ron Fisher may refer to: * Ronald Fisher (1890–1962), English statistician, evolutionary biologist, eugenicist and geneticist * Ron Fisher (politician) (born 1934), Canadian politician * Ron Fisher (footballer) (1911–1993), Australian rules footballer * Ron Fisher (tennis) Ronald W. Fisher (born August 28, 1939) is an American former tennis player. Fisher, a player from Houston, played collegiate tennis for Rice University. An All-American for the Rice Owls, he was Southwest Conference singles and doubles champion ... in 1958 U.S. National Championships – Men's Singles {{Hndis, Fisher, Ron ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ronald Fisher
Sir Ronald Aylmer Fisher (17 February 1890 – 29 July 1962) was a British polymath who was active as a mathematician, statistician, biologist, geneticist, and academic. For his work in statistics, he has been described as "a genius who almost single-handedly created the foundations for modern statistical science" and "the single most important figure in 20th century statistics". In genetics, his work used mathematics to combine Mendelian genetics and natural selection; this contributed to the revival of Darwinism in the early 20th-century revision of the theory of evolution known as the modern synthesis. For his contributions to biology, Fisher has been called "the greatest of Darwin’s successors". Fisher held strong views on race and eugenics, insisting on racial differences. Although he was clearly a eugenist and advocated for the legalization of voluntary sterilization of those with heritable mental disabilities, there is some debate as to whether Fisher supported sc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ron Fisher (politician)
Ron Fisher (born July 22, 1934) is a Canadian former politician. He represented the electoral district of Saskatoon—Dundurn in the House of Commons of Canada from 1988 to 1993 as a member of the New Democratic Party The New Democratic Party (NDP; french: Nouveau Parti démocratique, NPD) is a federal political party in Canada. Widely described as social democratic,The party is widely described as social democratic: * * * * * * * * * * * * t .... External links * 1934 births Living people Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Saskatchewan New Democratic Party MPs People from Wadena, Saskatchewan {{Saskatchewan-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ron Fisher (footballer)
Ronald David Fisher (7 August 1911 – 14 June 1993) was an Australian rules footballer who played with St Kilda in the Victorian Football League (VFL). Fisher, a ruckman originally from Port Melbourne, played in the seconds at South Melbourne then Footscray, before coming to St Kilda in 1933. He made six senior appearances for St Kilda that year and remained a regular fixture in the team until 1938. Cleared to Ararat in 1939, Fisher was the club's coach for two seasons. He was the younger brother of South Melbourne and St Kilda footballer Clem Fisher Thomas Clement Fisher (3 February 1908 – 13 April 1988) was an Australian rules footballer who played with South Melbourne and St Kilda in the Victorian Football League (VFL). Family The son of Thomas Fisher (1885–1964), and May Fisher .... References 1911 births 1993 deaths Australian rules footballers from Melbourne St Kilda Football Club players Port Melbourne Football Club players Ararat Football C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ron Fisher (tennis)
Ronald W. Fisher (born August 28, 1939) is an American former tennis player. Fisher, a player from Houston, played collegiate tennis for Rice University. An All-American for the Rice Owls, he was Southwest Conference singles and doubles champion in both 1958 and 1959. He made the singles third round of the 1961 U.S. National Championships and featured overseas at Wimbledon Wimbledon most often refers to: * Wimbledon, London, a district of southwest London * Wimbledon Championships, the oldest tennis tournament in the world and one of the four Grand Slam championships Wimbledon may also refer to: Places London * ..., reaching a doubles fourth round in 1963. A mathematics graduate from Rice University, Fisher went on to work at IBM for 32-years and has served on the committee of USTA Texas. He is a member of Rice's Athletic Hall of Fame and the Texas Tennis Hall of Fame. References External links * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Fisher, Ron 1939 births Living people American ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
