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Wanless (surname)
Wanless is a surname of Scottish and Northeast English origin, derived from the Middle English and Older Scots word "wanles" meaning "luckless", "hopeless", "despairing". Notable people with this surname include: * Betty Wanless (1928–1995), American baseball player * Derek Wanless (1947–2012), English banker * Elizabeth Wanless (born 1981), American shot putter * Ian Wanless (born 1969), Australian mathematician * Neville Wanless (1931–2020), English broadcaster * Paul Wanless (born 1973), English footballer * Peter Wanless (born 1964), English civil servant * Robert Wanless O'Gowan (1864–1947), British army officer * Sarah Wanless, English ornithologist * William James Wanless Sir William James Wanless FACS (May 1, 1865 – March 3, 1933) was a Canadian-born surgeon, humanitarian and Presbyterian missionary who founded a medical mission in Miraj, India in 1894 and led it for nearly 40 years. As part of this mission, ... (1865–1933), Canadian medical missionary ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
North East England
North East England is one of nine official regions of England at the first level of ITL for statistical purposes. The region has three current administrative levels below the region level in the region; combined authority, unitary authority or metropolitan district and civil parishes. They are also multiple divisions without administrative functions; ceremonial county, emergency services ( fire-and-rescue and police), built-up areas and historic county. The most populous places in the region are Newcastle upon Tyne (city), Middlesbrough, Sunderland (city), Gateshead, Darlington and Hartlepool. Durham also has city status. History The region's historic importance is displayed by Northumberland's ancient castles, the two World Heritage Sites of Durham Cathedral and Durham Castle, and Hadrian's Wall, one of the frontiers of the Roman Empire. In fact, Roman archaeology can be found widely across the region and a special exhibition based around the Roman Fort of Segedunum ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Middle English
Middle English (abbreviated to ME) is a form of the English language that was spoken after the Norman conquest of 1066, until the late 15th century. The English language underwent distinct variations and developments following the Old English period. Scholarly opinion varies, but the ''Oxford English Dictionary'' specifies the period when Middle English was spoken as being from 1150 to 1500. This stage of the development of the English language roughly followed the High to the Late Middle Ages. Middle English saw significant changes to its vocabulary, grammar, pronunciation, and orthography. Writing conventions during the Middle English period varied widely. Examples of writing from this period that have survived show extensive regional variation. The more standardized Old English language became fragmented, localized, and was, for the most part, being improvised. By the end of the period (about 1470) and aided by the invention of the printing press by Johannes Gutenberg in 14 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Older Scots
Older Scots refers to the following periods in the history of the Scots languageSuch chronological terminology is widely used, for example, bScottish Language Dictionaries Ltd.(formally SNDA), Dr of th and by th. It is also used in the ''Oxford Companion to the English Language'' and the '. * Pre-literary Scots to 1375 * Early Scots to 1450 * Middle Scots to 1700 The online ''Dictionary of the Scots Language'' includes the ''Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue The ''Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue'' (DOST) is a 12-volume dictionary that documents the history of the Scots language covering Older Scots from the earliest written evidence in the 12th century until the year 1700. DOST was compiled ...''. References {{reflist External links * Dictionary of the Scots Language' Scots language ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Betty Wanless
Betty Wanless ''Decker (August 28, 1928 – December 20, 1995) was an infielder who played from through in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. Listed at , 134 lb, Wanless batted and threw right-handed. She was born in Springfield, Illinois. Betty Wanless played in the rival National Girls Baseball League of Chicago before joining the AAGPBL during its last two seasons. A strong defender at third base with a combination of power and speed, Wanless belted 18 home runs and stole 74 bases in a career 171 games. Nicknamed ״Duke״ by her teammates, she reportedly hit the longest home run ever recorded at the old Grand Rapids ballpark, which was estimated at 425 feet.The Women of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League Wanless entered the league in 1953 with the Grand Rapids Chicks, to form part of a solid infield that included Inez Voyce at first base, Eleanor Moore or Alma Ziegler at second, and Marilyn Olinger at shortstop. Wanless batte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Derek Wanless
Sir Derek Wanless (29 September 1947 – 22 May 2012) was an English banker and an adviser to the Labour Party. Biography Derek Wanless was born in Newcastle upon Tyne, where he was educated at the Royal Grammar School. From 1967 to 1970, he was an undergraduate in mathematics at King's College, Cambridge, which he attended on a support grant from Westminster Bank, graduating as Senior Wrangler in 1970. He subsequently moved into banking, qualifying as a statistician and he attended the Program for Management Development at Harvard. He was a member of the Institute of Statisticians and a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Bankers, of which he was president of in 1999. He had joined Westminster Bank, a constituent of the present National Westminster Bank in 1967, beginning with a Saturday job, before becoming NatWest's director of personal banking from 1986 to 1988. Then becoming the general manager for UK Branch Business and UK Financial Services before, in 1992, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elizabeth Wanless
Elizabeth Wanless (born November 18, 1981) is an American shot putter from Belville, Illinois who competed at the 2005 World Championships without reaching the final round. Her personal best throw is , achieved in June 2009 in Marietta, Georgia. References Elizabeth Wanlessat USA Track & Field USA Track & Field (USATF) is the United States national governing body for the sports of track and field, cross country running, road running and racewalking (known as the sport of athletics outside the US). The USATF was known between 1979 and ... 1981 births Living people American female shot putters World Athletics Championships athletes for the United States 21st-century American women {{US-shotput-athletics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ian Wanless
Self-portrait photograph Ian Murray Wanless (born 7 December 1969 in Canberra, Australia) is a professor in the School of Mathematics at Monash University in Melbourne, Australia. His research area is combinatorics, principally Latin squares, graph theory and matrix permanents. Wanless completed his secondary education at Phillip College and represented Australia at the International Mathematical Olympiad in Cuba in 1987. Wanless received a Ph.D. in mathematics from the Australian National University in 1998. His thesis "Permanents, matchings and Latin rectangles" was supervised by Brendan McKay. He held a postdoctoral research position at Melbourne University (1998–1999), before becoming a junior research fellow at Christ Church, Oxford (1999–2003). He then had a research position at Australian National University (2003–2004) before spending 2005 as a senior lecturer at Charles Darwin University. Since 2006 he has been at Monash University, where he was promoted to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neville Wanless
Neville Wanless (28 July 1931 – 4 December 2020) was an English broadcaster from North East England, best known for his work at Tyne Tees Television. Biography Born in Wallsend-on-Tyne, Wanless was educated at St Bees School in the Lake District and trained at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art, where he won gold, silver and bronze medals for acting, verse speaking and elocution. His broadcasting career started in 1961 as a freelance announcer and newsreader for the BBC Home Service's regional opt-outs in the North East and Cumbria, based in Newcastle. He continued with the opt-out bulletins (later broadcast as '' Radio 4 North East'') until 1975. Wanless joined Tyne Tees Television in 1971 as a continuity announcer, newsreader and promotions writer. He also presented two daily features - the what's on guide ''Lookaround'' and ''The Birthday Spot'' for children. Latterly, he became the station's longest serving announcer and held the posts of Senior Announcer and He ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Wanless
Paul Steven Wanless (born 14 December 1973) is an English former professional footballer who played in the Football League as a midfielder for Oxford United, Lincoln City and Cambridge United. Playing career Wanless was born in Banbury. He began his career as a trainee at Oxford United, coming through the ranks to make a handful of first team appearances before moving to Lincoln City in 1995 on a free transfer. His chances with Lincoln were limited and he spent some time out on loan at non-league side Woking. Wanless then left Lincoln and moved to Cambridge United, where he made nearly 350 appearances in all competitions over a seven-year period and became club captain. A return to his first club, Oxford United, in 2003 saw him make more than 60 appearances in his last spell in the Football League. In 2005 Wanless then moved to Conference National side Forest Green Rovers where he was a pivotal part of Rovers' successful relegation battle, finishing the season as top sco ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Wanless
Sir Peter Thomas Wanless, (born 25 September 1964) is an English executive and former civil servant. Since 2013, he has been the chief executive officer of the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (NSPCC). In June 2022, he was appointed President of Somerset County Cricket Club. In July 2014, he was appointed by the British government to head a review into historical sex abuse claims. Early life Wanless was born on 25 September 1964. He was educated at Sheldon School, then a comprehensive school in Chippenham, Wiltshire. He then studied International History and Politics at the University of Leeds, graduating with a BA degree in 1986. He has since studied on the Advanced Management Programme at Insead. Career After joining the Civil Service, he held a variety of posts at the HM Treasury, including Head of Private Finance Policy, and Principal Private Secretary to three Cabinet Ministers. including Michael Portillo, both when Portillo was Chief Secretary t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Wanless O'Gowan
Major General Robert Wanless O'Gowan (5 September 1864 – 15 December 1947) was a British Army officer who commanded the 31st Division during the First World War. Early career Wanless O'Gowan joined the Army as a lieutenant in The Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) on 28 April 1886, having transferred from the Militia. He was promoted to captain on 19 February 1896, and served on regimental duties until the Second Boer War. He was sent to South Africa in 1899, and was severely wounded at the Battle of Spion Kop; he later served as a railway staff officer in 1900 and 1901 before returning home with the brevet rank of major. During the war, he was mentioned in despatches twice. Following his return to the United Kingdom, he was in October 1901 appointed as the Inspector of Musketry in the Southern District, based in Portsmouth. In 1903 he was formally confirmed in the rank of major and made deputy assistant adjutant-general for the North-East District. He returned to regimental duti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sarah Wanless
Sarah Wanless is an animal ecologist in the UK and is an expert on seabirds; she is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh and is Honorary Professor at the Universities of Glasgow and Aberdeen. Education and career Wanless was born in Scarborough, England and moved to Aberdeen, Scotland in 1969 for her undergraduate degree and then her PhD, which focused on northern gannets over three seasons on the island of Ailsa Craig in the Firth of Clyde. She worked at the Institute of Terrestrial Ecology, the Nature Conservancy Council and the British Antarctic Survey before joining the Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (CEH) permanently in 1996 as a Higher Scientific Officer. She rose to Individual Merit Scientist and retired in 2016 but is still involved with research as Emeritus Fellow at CEH. Research In the 1980s, Wanless began one of the first radio-tracking studies into seabirds in the Northern Hemisphere, which helped to identify the foraging areas and the dangers that ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
