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Walter Wright (director)
Walter Wright may refer to: * Walter Wright (cricketer) (1856–1940), English cricketer * Walter Wright (academic), English Tudor academic administrator * Walter C. Wright, American seminary president * Walter Wright (boxer) (born 1981), American professional boxer * Walter Wright (oral historian) (died 1949), Canadian Tsimshian hereditary chief * Walter Wright (wrestler) (1901–1982), American wrestler * Walter Livingston Wright Walter Livingston Wright (February 3, 1872 – January 17, 1946) was an American educator and academic administrator who served as president of Lincoln University from 1936 to 1945. He had been a professor of mathematics at Lincoln since 1893 an ... (1872–1946), American educator and president of Lincoln University * Walter Percival Wright (1909–1992), Canadian politician in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia * Bricktop Wright (Walter Julian Wright, 1908–1972), American baseball player {{hndis, Wright, Walter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Walter Wright (cricketer)
Walter Wright (born Walter Shooter, 29 February 1856 – 22 March 1940) was an English cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and a left-arm medium-fast bowler. He was born in Hucknall, Hucknall Torkard and died in Leigh, Lancashire.Walter Wright CricketArchive. Retrieved 2020-12-20. Carlaw D (2020) ''Kent County Cricketers A to Z. Part One: 1806–1914'' (revised edition), pp. 615–620. Available online at the Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians. Retrieved 2020-12-21.) Wright's began playing county cricket in the 1879 season, representing Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club, Nottinghamshire for the first seven y ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Walter Wright (academic)
Walter Wright LL.D. was an English academic administrator at the University of Oxford. Wright was a Doctor of Law. He served as Vice-Chancellor of Oxford University from 1547 until 1550. Wright was also Archdeacon of Oxford The Archdeacon of Oxford is a senior ecclesiastical officer in the Diocese of Oxford, Church of England, England. The office responsibility includes the care of clergy and church buildings within the area of the ''Archdeaconry of Oxford.'' Histo ... nfrom 1543 until his death in 1561. References Year of birth missing Year of death missing Vice-Chancellors of the University of Oxford 16th-century scholars 16th-century English educators Archdeacons of Oxford {{UOxford-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Walter C
Walter may refer to: People * Walter (name), both a surname and a given name * Little Walter, American blues harmonica player Marion Walter Jacobs (1930–1968) * Gunther (wrestler), Austrian professional wrestler and trainer Walter Hahn (born 1987), who previously wrestled as "Walter" * Walter, standard author abbreviation for Thomas Walter (botanist) ( – 1789) Companies * American Chocolate, later called Walter, an American automobile manufactured from 1902 to 1906 * Walter Energy, a metallurgical coal producer for the global steel industry * Walter Aircraft Engines, Czech manufacturer of aero-engines Films and television * ''Walter'' (1982 film), a British television drama film * Walter Vetrivel, a 1993 Tamil crime drama film * ''Walter'' (2014 film), a British television crime drama * ''Walter'' (2015 film), an American comedy-drama film * ''Walter'' (2020 film), an Indian crime drama film * ''W*A*L*T*E*R'', a 1984 pilot for a spin-off of the TV series ''M*A*S*H'' * ''W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Walter Wright (boxer)
Walter Wright (born February 20, 1981) is an American professional boxing, boxer. Walter married Melissa Wright on 11/11/2018. They have a daughter named Aya! Amateur career As an amateur, Wright amassed a 90-12 record, including 4 straight Tacoma Golden Gloves titles, appearing in the finals of the 2001 United States national amateur boxing championships, u.s. amateur championships, and the quarterfinals of the 2002 national Golden Gloves and u.s. amateur championships. Professional career He opened his pro career by losing in his debut to Matt O'Brien by knockout, despite leading on all three cards. Wright then compiled a string of consecutive victories, becoming a regular fixture at the Battle at the Boat series at the Emerald Queen Casino in Washington (state), Washington, culminating in his appearance on the ESPN reality show "Contender Season 2", a welterweight tournament. Wright was chosen to be on the "Gold Team" for the show. He fought Andre Eason in the first round ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Walter Wright (oral Historian)
Walter George Wright (died 1949) was a Canadian hereditary chief of the Tsimshian from the community of Kitselas, near Terrace, British Columbia, whose extensive knowledge of oral history was published posthumously in book form as ''Men of Medeek.'' Niistaxo'ok Wright held the name Niistaxo'ok, an hereditary name-title associated with chieftainship of the House of Niistaxo'ok, the clan Gispwudwada (Killerwhale clan) house-group (or matrilineal extended family) of the Gits'ilaasü (a.k.a. Kitselas) tribe. In the Prologue to ''Men of Medeek'' he summarized his chiefly position as follows: "I have 'Power' on both sides of The Big Canyon .e. the Kitselas Canyon On the right hand side I have the power of my Chieftainship. For many generations Neas-D-Hok .e. Niistaxo'okhas had that right. On the left hand side I carry the 'Power' of Neas Hiwas, for in my generation there is no Chief of that name." This is a reference to Niishaywaaxs, a house-chief name belonging to another Kitsel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Walter Wright (wrestler)
Walter Wright (February 19, 1901 – January 1982) was an American wrestler. He competed in the freestyle middleweight event at the 1924 Summer Olympics The 1924 Summer Olympics (french: Jeux olympiques d'été de 1924), officially the Games of the VIII Olympiad (french: Jeux de la VIIIe olympiade) and also known as Paris 1924, were an international multi-sport event held in Paris, France. The op .... References 1901 births 1982 deaths Olympic wrestlers for the United States Wrestlers at the 1924 Summer Olympics American male sport wrestlers Cornell Big Red wrestlers People from Webster, New York Sportspeople from Monroe County, New York Sportspeople from New York (state) {{US-wrestling-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Walter Livingston Wright
Walter Livingston Wright (February 3, 1872 – January 17, 1946) was an American educator and academic administrator who served as president of Lincoln University from 1936 to 1945. He had been a professor of mathematics at Lincoln since 1893 and served as acting president from 1924 to 1926. His successor was Lincoln's first Black president, Horace Mann Bond. Life and career Wright was born in the Juliustown section of Springfield Township, Burlington County, New Jersey, to parents Walter L. and Elizabeth Gaskill Wright. He received his BA degree in 1892 and his MA in physics in 1895, both from Princeton University. During World War I, he participated in YMCA educational work in Brest, France. He taught mathematics at Lincoln University from 1893 to 1936 and served as vice president from 1926 to 1936. He received an LLD from Lincoln in 1933. He was a member of the Mathematical Association of America. All three of his children went on to academic careers. Walter Livingston ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lincoln University (Pennsylvania)
Lincoln University (LU) is a public state-related historically black university (HBCU) near Oxford, Pennsylvania. Founded as the private Ashmun Institute in 1854, it has been a public institution since 1972 and was the United States' first degree-granting HBCU. Its main campus is located on 422 acres near the town of Oxford in southern Chester County, Pennsylvania. The university has a second location in the University City area of Philadelphia. Lincoln University provides undergraduate and graduate coursework to approximately 2,000 students. It is a member-school of the Thurgood Marshall College Fund. While a majority of its students are African Americans, the university has a long history of accepting students of other races and nationalities. Women have received degrees since 1953, and made up 66% of undergraduate enrollment in 2019. History In 1854, John Miller Dickey, a Presbyterian minister, and his wife, Sarah Emlen Cresson, a Quaker, founded Ashmun Institute, later na ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Walter Percival Wright
Walter Percival "Percy" Wright (March 19, 1909 – September 1, 1992) was a Canadian politician. He won one of the three seats in the electoral district of Victoria City for the British Columbia Social Credit Party during the 1953 British Columbia general election but did not serve. He resigned on October 19, 1953, to provide a seat to Einar Maynard Gunderson; however, Gunderson was unsuccessful in the resulting by-election held on November 24, 1953, and the Liberal Liberal or liberalism may refer to: Politics * a supporter of liberalism ** Liberalism by country * an adherent of a Liberal Party * Liberalism (international relations) * Sexually liberal feminism * Social liberalism Arts, entertainment and m ... George Gregory won the seat instead. Wright did not run in any subsequent provincial or federal elections. References 1909 births 1992 deaths British Columbia Social Credit Party MLAs People from Moose Jaw Politicians from Victoria, British Columbia {{Br ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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