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Vickers (surname)
Vickers is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Alfred Gomersal Vickers (1810–1837), British marine-painter * Andrew Vickers (born 1967), biostatistician *Brian Vickers (born 1983), American stock car driver, currently racing in the NASCAR Sprint Cup *Brian Vickers (literary scholar) (born 1937), British authority on rhetoric * Charles Vickers (other), multiple people *David Vickers, a fictional character on the soap opera ''One Life to Live'' *Diana Vickers (born 1991), English singer * Doris Vickers (born 1980), Austrian archaeoastronomer * Douglas Vickers (born 1924), English industrialist and politician *Edward Vickers (1804–1897), British steel maker and industrialist * F. B. Vickers (1903–1985), Australian author *Geoffrey Vickers (1894–1982), pioneer of systems thinking * George Vickers (1801–1879), United States Senator from Maryland * Harry Vickers (other), multiple people * Jack Vickers (1908–1980), English footballer * Janeen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alfred Gomersal Vickers
Alfred Gomersal Vickers (1810–1837) was an English painter of seascapes and landscapes. Life He was born at Lambeth on 21 April 1810, the son of Alfred Vickers (1786–1868), a landscape-painter, who taught him. He was influenced by the watercolourists François Louis Thomas Francia and Richard Parkes Bonington. He began to show his work in 1827. Vickers exhibited paintings, both in oils and watercolours, at the Royal Academy, British Institution, Suffolk Street gallery, and the New Watercolour Society. He painted mainly marine subjects, but also architecture and figures. In 1833 Vickers received a commission from Charles Heath Charles Theodosius Heath (1 March 1785 – 18 November 1848) was a British engraver, currency and stamp printer, book publisher and illustrator. Life and career He was the illegitimate son of James Heath, a successful engraver who enjoyed ... to make sketches in Russia for publication. Steel engravings from these and from many of his marine ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joan Vickers, Baroness Vickers
Joan Helen Vickers, Baroness Vickers, DBE (3 June 1907 – 23 May 1994) was a British National Liberal and later Conservative Party politician. Early life Vickers was born in London on 3 June 1907, the eldest daughter of (Horace) Cecil Vickers (1882-1944), a stockbroker, and his wife, Lilian Munro Lambert Grose (1880-1923), a social worker, only daughter of Woodman Cole Grose, MBE, a civil servant. Her father's family came originally from Lincolnshire and her mother's from Cornwall. Her father joined ''Nelke, Phillips & Bendix'', a London stockbroking firm who counted Edward VII as one of their clients. He was elected to the Stock Exchange on 25 March 1904 and became one of their partners at their office at 4 Moorgate Street. In 1917 he set up his own firm, Vickers, da Costa, which counted Sir Winston Churchill among their clients. Her brother, Ralph Vickers was later Senior Partner of the firm. Vickers was educated at St Monica's, Burgh Heath, Surrey, and in Paris. She was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Salley Vickers
Salley Vickers (born 1948) is a British novelist whose works include ''Miss Garnet's Angel'', ''Mr. Golightly's Holiday'', ''The Other Side of You'' and ''Where Three Roads Meet'', a retelling of the Oedipus myth to Sigmund Freud in the last months of his life. She also writes poetry. Family, early life and education Vickers was born in Liverpool. Her year of birth was thought to be 1948, but an article about her in April 2020 gave her age as 70, which suggests she was born in 1949 or 1950. However, she mentions in a discussion on the 'Confessions' podcast with Giles Fraser that she was a "baby of the National Health Service", and her doctor's first "National Health baby" in 1948. Her mother Freddie, a social worker, and her father, J. O. N. Vickers, a trades union leader, were both members of the Communist Party of Great Britain until 1956. They were friends of J. B. S. Haldane, and T. H. White had taught her father English at school. Her father was a committed supporter of I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rube Vickers
Harry Porter "Rube" Vickers (May 17, 1879–December 9, 1958) was an American professional baseball pitcher who played in Major League Baseball for the Brooklyn Superbas, Cincinnati Reds, and Philadelphia Athletics during the early 20th century. He holds numerous Pacific Coast League single-season records, as well as the modern-era National League record for most passed balls in a game as a catcher. Professional career Early career Vickers started his career in organized professional baseball in , when he played for the Toledo Mud Hens and the New Castle Quakers of the Interstate League. Two years later, he appeared as a pitcher for the Rock Island Islanders and the Terre Haute Hottentots of the Illinois-Indiana-Iowa League. Cincinnati Reds Near the end of the season, Vickers started three games for the Cincinnati Reds, each resulting in a complete game loss. He struck out six and walked eight, and posted a 6.00 earned run average (ERA) in 21 innings pitched. Cincinnati's last ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roy Henry Vickers
Roy Henry Vickers, (born June 1946 in Laxgalts'ap (now known as Greenville), British Columbia) is a Grammy Award nominated Canadian First Nations artist. He owns and operates a gallery in Tofino, British Columbia. Biography Vickers was born on the Nass River but raised in Kitkatla, Hazelton, British Columbia, and Victoria, B.C. His father was a fisherman who was matrilineally Tsimshian, also with Haida and Heiltsuk ancestry. His mother was a schoolteacher whose parents had emigrated from England and who was in the 1940s adopted into the Eagle clan at Kitkatla, B.C. (making Roy also Eagle). His grandfather was a Kitkatla canoe-carver. The paintings and works that he has created reflect this mixed heritage as his work has many elements of the traditional art of the First Nations peoples of the Pacific Northwest, but remains quite distinctive. Vickers became interested in Northwest Coast art partly under the influence of the anthropologist Wilson Duff. His work has been the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Patricia Vickers-Rich
Patricia Arlene Vickers-Rich (born 11 July 1944), also known as Patricia Rich, is an Australian Professor of Palaeontology and Palaeobiology, who researches the environmental changes that have impacted Australia (including the ancient super continent, Gondwana) and how this shaped the evolution of Australia’s fauna and flora. Education Vickers-Rich was born and educated in the United States. In her early career, she worked as a zooarchaeologist at the Nevada State Museum and Research Assistant in Palaeontology while she obtained a Bachelor of Arts in paleontology at the University of Berkeley. She completed a Master of Arts in geology at Columbia University in 1969, and obtained a Doctorate of Philosophy from Columbia University in 1973. Career Early in her career, Vickers-Rich worked as a field ecologist at the Organization of Tropical Studies in Costa Rica, as a palaeontologist at the American Museum of Natural History in New York, and as Assistant Professor and A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Vickers (other) (born 1940), British musician
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Michael Vickers may refer to: * Michael Vickers (bishop) (born 1929), area Bishop of Colchester * Michael Vickers (artist) (born 1987), Canadian artist * Michael G. Vickers, (born 1953), American defense official * Mike Vickers Michael Graham Vickers (born 18 April 1940) is an English musician who came to prominence as the guitarist, flautist, and saxophonist with the 1960s band Manfred Mann. He was born in Staines-upon-Thames, Surrey. At the age of seven, his famil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Martha Vickers
Martha Vickers (born Martha MacVicar; May 28, 1925 – November 2, 1971) was an American model and actress. Early life Vickers was born Martha MacVicar in Ann Arbor, Michigan; her father was an automobile dealer. She began her career as a model and cover girl. Her family moved to Hollywood when her father assumed control of an agency in Burbank, California. Vickers was 15 at that time. Film Vickers' first film role was a small uncredited part in ''Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man'' (1943). She played minor roles in several films during the early 1940s, working first at Universal Studios and then at RKO Pictures. She next went to Warner Bros., where "they gave her the star push, rearranging her surname to 'Vickers.'" Her work there included the role of Carmen Sternwood, the promiscuous, drug-addicted younger sister of Lauren Bacall's character in '' The Big Sleep'' (1946). She also featured in a musical, '' The Time, the Place and the Girl'' (also 1946), followed by two Wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matt Vickers
Matthew Alexander Vickers (born 24 September 1983) is a British politician serving as the member of Parliament (MP) for Stockton South since 2019 and Deputy Chairman of the Conservative Party since 2022. Early life Vickers was born in University Hospital of North Tees to local business owners Hilary and Alexander Vickers. He grew up in Stockton-on-Tees and has three brothers. He studied law and business management at Teesside University and previously worked at Woolworths and Home Bargains including in a management role. Local political career Vickers represented Hartburn ward on the Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council from May 2015 until April 2021, when he stood down. During his tenure as a councillor Vickers was the leader of the Conservative group on the council. He campaigned against overdevelopment and for suitable parking facilities. During this period he had faced some criticism due to his ongoing representation as a councillor whilst an elected MP, being labelled as a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lee Vickers
Lee Vickers (born March 13, 1981) is a former American football tight end. He was signed by the Pittsburgh Steelers as an undrafted free agent in 2006. He played college football at North Alabama Lions football, North Alabama. Vickers has also played for the Philadelphia Eagles, Baltimore Ravens, New York Giants and Washington Redskins. He later played for the Omaha Nighthawks of the United Football League (2009–12), United Football League Early years Vickers attended Athens High School in Alabama and was part of the team who went to the state playoffs three years in a row. It was there he was high school teammates with former Los Angeles Chargers quarterback Philip Rivers. After graduation, he accepted a scholarship to Calhoun Community College to play baseball. He then transferred to the University of North Alabama to play football. College career Vickers played college football at North Alabama Lions football, North Alabama where during his four-year career posted 67 tac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lawrence Vickers
Lawrence Blanchard Vickers, Jr. (born May 8, 1983) is a former American football fullback. He was drafted by the Cleveland Browns in the sixth round of the 2006 NFL Draft. He played college football for the University of Colorado Buffaloes. Early years Vickers started playing football as a 7th grader at E. O. Smith Education center in Houston. He enrolled at Phillis Wheatley High School and later transferred to Forest Brook High School, where he was a three-year letterman. College career He played for the University of Colorado Buffaloes during his college career. Vickers saw limited playing time as a true freshman in 2002. He saw action in 11 games, including the Alamo Bowl (no starts), seeing time on both offense (at fullback) and on special teams; he was a regular at the end of the year in CU’s Stack-I formation (two fullbacks). He had seven rushes for 25 yards on the year, and also caught one pass for seven yards. In 2003, he played in 11 games on both offense and speci ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Larry Vickers
Larry Allen Vickers is a retired Delta Force soldier, firearms instructor, and author. He is the founder of Vickers Tactical, and co-founder of the International Pistol Defense Association and Firearms Training Association. Early life Vickers was born in Adams Mills, Ohio in June 1963. His father served in the North African and Italian campaign of World War II. When he was in middle school, Vickers decided that he wanted to join the United States Army Special Forces, and gained an interest in firearms during this period. Vickers entered into the Delayed Entry Program and graduated from Tri-Valley High School in 1981, and graduated from the military in 1982. He joined Delta Force in 1987. Career Vickers participated in Operation Desert Storm, and Operation Acid Gambit, for which he received the Bronze Star Medal. Vickers retired from Delta Force after 20 years of service, mostly due to personal injuries. Vickers formerly worked for Heckler & Koch, during which time he help ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
