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Schofield (name)
Schofield is a name. People with the surname Notable people with the surname include: * Admiral Schofield (born 1997), American basketball player * Alice Schofield (1881–1975), British suffragette and politician * Andrew Schofield (actor) (born 1958), British actor * Andrew N. Schofield (born 1930), British civil engineer and professor of soil mechanics * Christopher J. Schofield, English chemist and professor of organic chemistry * David Schofield (actor) (born 1951), English actor * David Schofield (footballer) (born 1981), English footballer * Deborah Schofield, Australian health economist * Dick Schofield (born 1962), American Major League baseball player * Don Schofield (1931–1999), Australian rugby league footballer * Ducky Schofield (1935–2022), American Major League baseball player * Elizabeth Schofield (1935–2005), British-American archaeologist * Frank Schofield (1889–1970), Canadian veterinarian and philanthropist * Frank Herman Schofield (1869-1942), U.S. N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Admiral Schofield
Admiral Donovhan Schofield (born March 30, 1997) is a British-American professional basketball player for the Orlando Magic of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Tennessee Volunteers. Early life Schofield, the son of Anthony and Dawn Schofield, was born at St Mary's Hospital in London. His brother O'Brien Schofield is a linebacker who won a Super Bowl with the Seattle Seahawks. He has another brother General and a sister Octavia; one other brother, Joshua, drowned in Lake Michigan in 2007. Admiral Schofield attended Zion-Benton High School where he played center. In his final high school game, he recorded 23 points with 18 rebounds against Stevenson in the Class 4A regional championship. In AAU play, he competed for Dickey Simpkins' Team NLP. Donnie Tyndall recruited him to Tennessee, but Schofield decided to stay after Tyndall was fired. College career Schofield averaged 7.6 points and 4.0 rebounds per game as a freshman. He misse ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harry Norton Schofield
Lieutenant-Colonel Harry Norton Schofield, VC (29 January 1865 – 10 October 1931) was an English British Army officer and recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. Military career Schofield was commissioned a lieutenant in the Royal Artillery on 15 February 1884, and promoted to captain on 1 February 1893. Following the outbreak of the Second Boer War he was posted to South Africa. Details Schofield was 34 years old, and a captain in the Royal Field Artillery during the Second Boer War when the following deed took place for which he was awarded the VC. On 15 December 1899, at the Battle of Colenso, South Africa, Captain Schofield with several others tried to save the guns of the 14th and 66th Batteries, Royal Field Artillery, when the detachments serving the guns had all become casualties or been driven from their guns by infantry fire at close range. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Schofield (civil Servant)
Peter Hugh Gordon Schofield, CB (born 27 April 1969) is a senior British civil servant, serving as Permanent Secretary for the Department for Work and Pensions since January 2018. Born in 1969, Schofield was educated at the Whitgift School and then Gonville and Caius at Cambridge, and then joined the civil service into HM Treasury in 1991. Schofield spent two years on secondment to 3i in 2002–2004, then returned to the civil service in the Shareholder Executive. In 2008, Schofield was promoted and moved to be the director of the Enterprise and Growth Unit in the Treasury, whilst retaining ''ex officio'' membership of ShEx's board. In 2012, Schofield was promoted again to be a director-general, heading the Neighbourhoods Group of Department of Communities and Local Government for four years. Then he transferred to the Department for Work and Pensions , type = Department , seal = , logo = Department for Work and Pensions logo.svg , logo_width = 166px , formed = , pre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Schofield (Australian Rules Footballer)
Peter John Schofield (born 12 February 1932) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for Richmond, Melbourne, and North Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL) during the 1950s. Mentone's Peter Schofield arrived on the VFL scene when he kicked four goals on debut for Richmond and finished the season with 21 goals from just six appearances. He did not, however, get many opportunities in the seniors over the next two years, nor did he at Melbourne when he crossed there in 1953. In 1954, Schofield crossed to Moorabbin in the Victorian Football Association (VFA). He was the VFA's leading goalkicker in 1954, when he kicked 96 goals for the year, including a tally of 22 goals in a match against Sandringham. Schofield played in this stint for Moorabbin for just over three seasons, and was cleared to North Melbourne after Round 2, 1957. At North Melbourne, Schofield was used as a full-forward and played in a losing preliminary final in 1958. He topped their goal- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Schofield (screenwriter)
Paul Schofield (born c. 1895, in Norfolk, Virginia) was an American screenplay writer who worked on 44 films between 1920 and 1940, some directed by famous directors such as D. W. Griffith, John Ford, Archie Mayo, Frank Lloyd, and Herbert Brenon. Selected filmography *''Wells Fargo'' (1937) directed by Frank Lloyd *''Sunset Range'' (1935) * ''La cruz y la espada'' (1934) *'' Sensation Hunters'' (1933) *''Beau Ideal'' (1931) directed by Herbert Brenon *'' Framed'' (1930) *'' The College Widow'' (1927) directed by Archie Mayo *'' Just Another Blonde'' (1926) * ''Hearts and Fists'' (1926) *''Paradise'' (1926) *''The Song and Dance Man'' (1926) directed by Herbert Brenon *''Beau Geste'' (1926) directed by Herbert Brenon *''Fascinating Youth'' (1926) *''Bluebeard's Seven Wives'' (1926) *''That Royle Girl'' (1925) directed by D. W. Griffith and starring W. C. Fields *''The Street of Forgotten Men'' (1925) directed by Herbert Brenon and featuring Louise Brooks in her screen debut *''Comin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Norman Schofield
Norman James Schofield (January 30, 1944 – October 12, 2019) was a Scottish-American political scientist, the Dr. William Taussig Professor of Political Economy at the Washington University in St. Louis.Curriculum vitae retrieved 2012-03-03.. Early life and education Schofield earned two bachelor's degrees from the ; one in physics in 1965 and the other in mathematics in 1966. Later he obtained two PhDs from : the first in government in 1976 and the second in economics in 1985. ...
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Leslie Schofield
Leslie Schofield (born 12 December 1938) is an English actor who is most famous in the UK for his role as Jeff Healy in the soap opera ''EastEnders'', whom he played from 1997 to 2000. His character was famous for unsuccessfully proposing to Pauline Fowler (played by Wendy Richard). He also appeared in ''EastEnders'' briefly in 1988 and 1989 playing a different character named Brian Wicks. Schofield appeared as Chief Bast, an Imperial Officer aboard the doomed Death Star in George Lucas's first released ''Star Wars'' film, '' Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope'', in 1977. He also appeared in ''Star Wars Holiday Special'', as the producers used deleted scenes and stock footage from ''A New Hope''. His other film appearances included ''The Body Stealers'' (1969), '' Twinky'' (1969), ''Villain'' (1971), '' The Ruling Class'' (1972), ''The Glitterball'' (1977), ''The Wild Geese'' (1978), ''Force 10 from Navarone'' (1978), ''Silver Dream Racer'' (1980) and ''Dead Man's Folly'' (1986) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leo Schofield
Leo George Schofield (born 6 May 1935) is an Australian restaurant critic, contributing a weekly column in ''The Mercury''. Schofield has served a long career as an advertising professional, journalist, creative arts festival director, and trustee of arts and cultural organisations. Biography Schofield was born in Brewarrina, New South Wales, the son of a football-loving publican. (Which football code is unclear, but it is likely to have been rugby league, based on the location and era.) He was educated at Christian Brothers' High School, Lewisham and commenced his first job in 1949, as a 14-year-old, in the haberdashery department of Grace Brothers, an Australian store chain. He entered journalism in the 1970s at the ''Sunday Australian'', which folded into the ''Sunday Telegraph''. He also contributed to numerous other publications including '' The Australian'', '' Vogue'', ''The Bulletin'' and '' The Sydney Morning Herald'' for two decades. In 1984, Schofield established ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kinsey Lea Schofield
Kinsey Lea Schofield (born March 27, 1985) is an American journalist. She was a contestant on E! Television's ''Party Monsters Cabo'' reality show. She parlayed her reality TV fame into television and digital presenting. She has been an entertainment reporter for RadarOnline.com, YoungHollywood.com and E! Television. She covered the Jodi Arias murder trial for Phoenix's KPNX and nationally for Dr. Drew on Call, Nancy Grace, and Jane Velez-Mitchell on HLN. She has covered politics and pop culture in the newsrooms of KMAX, KSAZ, and KNXV. Schofield is credited for bringing to light a 1991 interview, where Bette Midler accuses Geraldo Rivera of drugging and groping her without her consent, at the height of the #MeToo movement. Biography Schofield was born in Austin, Texas to Michael and Kim Schofield. She is the oldest of three, with two brothers Reece and Greyson. The family moved around from Texas to Oklahoma and Arkansas before settling in Arizona. Due to the constant moving S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ken Schofield
Kenneth Douglas Schofield (born 3 February 1946) was the executive director of the European Tour from 1975 to 2004. Schofield was born and raised in Perthshire, Scotland. He entered the banking profession at the age of 23. On 1 January 1975, Schofield became executive director of the European Tour, replacing John Jacobs. He served in that capacity until the end of 2004. During his tenure, the tour grew from 17 events to 45, expanded around the world, and added the Challenge Tour and European Seniors Tour. Schofield was appointed CBE in the 1996 Birthday Honours and awarded the Ambassador of Golf Award by the PGA Tour in 2006 and was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame in 2013. His sporting interests extend to soccer and cricket. In 2007 he was appointed to chair an ECB committee to review why the previous winter's Ashes tour of Australia by the England cricket team The England cricket team represents England and Wales in international cricket. Since 1997, it has bee ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Schofield
John McAllister Schofield (September 29, 1831 – March 4, 1906) was an American soldier who held major commands during the American Civil War. He was appointed U.S. Secretary of War (1868–1869) under President Andrew Johnson and later served as Commanding General of the United States Army (1888–1895). Early life John McAllister Schofield was born September 29, 1831, in Gerry, Chautauqua County, New York, the son of the Reverend James Schofield (1801–1888) and his first wife, the former Caroline (McAllister) Schofield (1810–1857). His father, a Baptist minister in Sinclairville became a domestic missionary and moved his family (which then included six children and would include 10 who survived infancy) to Bristol, Illinois. When John was 12, they finally settled in Freeport, Illinois, where Rev. Schofield became the town's first Baptist minister in 1845, and where he was ultimately buried in 1888. As a young man John Schofield was educated in the public schools, helped ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Schofield (VC)
John Schofield VC (4 March 1892 – 9 April 1918) was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. Before joining up, he attended Arnold School in Blackpool. Numerous memorials to his actions during the war can be found in the school's foyer and a plaque commemorating his VC can be found outside the school's memorial hall, inside of which the names of all the fallen old boys can be found. He was 26 years old, and a Temporary second lieutenant in the 2/5th Battalion, Lancashire Fusiliers, British Army during the First World War when the following deed took place for which he was awarded the VC. His Victoria Cross is displayed at the Fusilier Museum, Bury, England. References Further reading * The Four Blackburn VC's (HL Kirby and RR Walsh) *Monuments to Courage (David Harvey, 1999) *The Register of the Victoria Cross (This England, 1997) *V ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
