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Wooldridge may refer to the following: People * Adrian Wooldridge, Washington bureau chief of the ''Economist'' * Alexander Penn Wooldridge (1847β1930), mayor of Austin, Texas *Billy Wooldridge (1878β1945), English footballer who spent his career with Wolverhampton Wanderers *Charles Thomas Wooldridge (1866β1896), immortalised in ''The Ballad of Reading Gaol'' * Dean Wooldridge (1913β2006), prominent engineer in the aerospace industry * George B. Wooldridge, the business manager of the first blackface minstrel troupe * Harry Ellis Wooldridge (1845β1917), English musical antiquary and Slade Professor of Fine Art *Hugh Wooldridge, director, producer * Ian Wooldridge (1932β2007), British sports journalist *Jeffrey Wooldridge (born 1960), American econometrician *Joel Wooldridge (born 1979), American bridge player * John Wooldridge (1919β1958), British film composer * Margaret Wooldridge, American combustion engineer * Mary Wooldridge (born 1967), Australian politician of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adrian Wooldridge
Adrian Wooldridge (born 1959) is an author and columnist. He is the Global Business Columnist at Bloomberg Opinion. Life and career Wooldridge was educated at Balliol College, Oxford, where he studied modern history and was awarded a fellowship at All Souls College, also at Oxford University, where he received a doctorate in philosophy in 1985. From 1984 to 1985, he was also a Harkness Fellow at the University of California, Berkeley. Wooldridge worked at ''The Economist'' weekly British newspaper for more than 20 years. He was ''The Economist''s Washington Bureau chief and the "Lexington" columnist, and was the "Schumpeter" columnist (business, finance and management) until the end of 2016. As of June 2021, he was ''The Economist''s political editor and "Bagehot" columnist, which was described as "an analysis of British life and politics, in the tradition of Walter Bagehot". In September 2021, Wooldridge joined Bloomberg Opinion as the Global Business Columnist. Bibliograph ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mary Wooldridge
Mary Louise Newling Wooldridge (born 29 July 1967) is a former Australian politician. She was a Liberal Party member of the Parliament of Victoria from 2006 to 2019. She was a member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly, representing the seat of Doncaster from 2006 to 2014; her seat was abolished in a redistribution for that year's election, and she was subsequently elected to the Victorian Legislative Council for Eastern Metropolitan Region in November's state election. Wooldridge was the state Minister for Mental Health, Minister for Women's Affairs and Minister for Community Services from 2010 to 2014, serving under both Ted Baillieu and Denis Napthine. She was elected as leader of the Liberal Party in the Legislative Council in December 2014 and appointed as the Shadow Minister for Health. Childhood and education Wooldridge was born and raised in Melbourne and is the youngest of four children. She graduated from Melbourne University with a Bachelor of Commerce degree with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wooldridge, Tennessee
Wooldridge is an unincorporated community and coal town in Campbell County, Tennessee Tennessee ( , ), officially the State of Tennessee, is a landlocked state in the Southeastern region of the United States. Tennessee is the 36th-largest by area and the 15th-most populous of the 50 states. It is bordered by Kentucky to th .... Their post office is closed. References Unincorporated communities in Campbell County, Tennessee Unincorporated communities in Tennessee Coal towns in Tennessee {{CampbellCountyTN-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wooldridge, Missouri
Wooldridge is a village in northeastern Cooper County, Missouri, United States. The population was 61 at the 2010 census. On October 22, 2022, a large fire destroyed 23 buildings, about half the town. History Wooldridge was laid out in 1901. The village was named for Dr. Wooldridge, the original owner of the town site. A post office called Wooldridge has been in operation since 1902. Geography Wooldridge is located on Missouri Route 179 in the northeast corner of Cooper County. The Missouri River floodplain lies adjacent to the northeast side of the community. Boonville lies approximately eleven miles to the northwest. Columbia is nine miles to the northeast in adjacent Boone County.''Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer,'' DeLorme, 1st ed., 1998, p. 37 According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of , all land. Demographics 2010 census As of the census of 2010, there were 61 people, 32 households, and 15 families living in the village. The popul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wooldridge, Eastern Cape
Wooldridge is a town in Amathole District Municipality in the Eastern Cape The Eastern Cape is one of the provinces of South Africa. Its capital is Bhisho, but its two largest cities are East London and Gqeberha. The second largest province in the country (at 168,966 km2) after Northern Cape, it was formed in ... province of South Africa. The village is 16 km east of Peddie. It developed from a settlement of the German Legion. It was named after Colonel J W Wooldridge who was an officer under Baron von Stutterheim. References Populated places in the Ngqushwa Local Municipality {{EasternCape-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William O
William is a male given name of Germanic origin.Hanks, Hardcastle and Hodges, ''Oxford Dictionary of First Names'', Oxford University Press, 2nd edition, , p. 276. It became very popular in the English language after the Norman conquest of England in 1066,All Things William"Meaning & Origin of the Name"/ref> and remained so throughout the Middle Ages and into the modern era. It is sometimes abbreviated "Wm." Shortened familiar versions in English include Will, Wills, Willy, Willie, Bill, and Billy. A common Irish form is Liam. Scottish diminutives include Wull, Willie or Wullie (as in Oor Wullie or the play ''Douglas''). Female forms are Willa, Willemina, Wilma and Wilhelmina. Etymology William is related to the given name ''Wilhelm'' (cf. Proto-Germanic αΉαααα¨αΊαααα¨α, ''*Wiljahelmaz'' > German ''Wilhelm'' and Old Norse α’αααα αΌα ααα α, ''VilhjΓ‘lmr''). By regular sound changes, the native, inherited English form of the name should b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Susan Wooldridge
Susan Wooldridge (born 31 July 1950) is a British actress. She won the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role for '' Hope and Glory'' (1987). Her television credits include '' Jewel in the Crown'', (1984), ''All Quiet on the Preston Front'' (1994β95), and ''Twenty Thousand Streets Under the Sky'' (2005). Early life Wooldridge was born in London, England, and educated at convent schools, the Central School of Speech and Drama, and L'Ecole Jacques Lecoq, Paris. She is the daughter of actress Margaretta Scott and composer John Wooldridge. Her brother is Hugh Wooldridge. Career Acting Wooldridge has been acting since 1971. Her big break came in 1984 with '' The Jewel in the Crown'', in which she played the pivotal character of Daphne Manners whose affection for the handsome Hari Kumar doomed him. For this role she received a BAFTA nomination and the ALVA Award for Best Actress. She has appeared in many British and co-British film productions, including ''The Shou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sue Ellen Wooldridge
Sue Ellen Wooldridge (born February 15, 1961) is an American attorney and a former politically appointed U.S. government employee. She was formerly the United States Assistant Attorney General in charge of environment and natural resources, a division of the United States Department of Justice. As such, she was the U.S.'s top environmental prosecutor. She resigned from this post on January 8, 2007. Personal Wooldridge grew up on a farm in Artois, California. She holds a bachelor's degree in political science and history from the University of California, Davis (1983). She graduated with a J.D. degree from Harvard Law School in 1987. She is admitted to practice law in the United States Supreme Court and in the state and federal courts of California. She lived with J. Steven Griles, whom she began dating while he was one of her supervisors at the United States Department of the Interior, and they were married in March, 2007, "three days after Griles pleaded guilty to ly ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sidney William Wooldridge
Professor Sidney William Wooldridge CBE, FRS, FGS (16 November 1900 β 25 April 1963), geologist, geomorphologist and geographer, was a pioneer in the study of the geomorphology of south-east England and the first professor of geography at King's College London. He collaborated with Dudley Stamp and with David Linton. Early life and education Sidney Wooldridge was born in Hornsey, North London in 1900, the younger son of a bank clerk. His early childhood was spent in Cheam, Surrey, and his later schooling in Wood Green, north London, where he also took evening classes in geology. He read geology at King's College London (1918β1921), graduating with a first-class degree. Research in petrology led to an MSc (1923) and DSc (1927). His study of the Tertiary and Pleistocene deposits of the North Downs and Chiltern Hills of southern England led to an interest in geomorphology. Academic career In the 1920s and 30s Wooldridge lectured at King's on a combined geography an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mike Wooldridge (broadcaster)
Mike Wooldridge OBE is a world affairs correspondent for the BBC News. Wooldridge spent his youth at Bournemouth School before joining BBC News in April 1970 as a sub-editor. He became a news reporter in 1978, and in 1982 he became the East Africa correspondent. In 1989, he moved to Johannesburg to become the BBC's South Africa correspondent. Less than two years later in 1990, he became Religious Affairs correspondent, reporting on the influence of religion in modern societies, focusing on conflict arising from religion. In 1996, he moved to Delhi to become the South Asia correspondent. In 2001 Wooldridge became a world affairs correspondent for the BBC News. During his time at the BBC, Wooldridge has covered many historic events, including: *1972, United Nations General Assembly *1975, General Franco's death. *1978, Earthquake in Tabas, Iran, in which more than 20,000 died. *1980's, African civil wars in refugee crises in Sudan, Somalia, Angola and Mozambique. *198 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Wooldridge (politician)
Michael Richard Lewis Wooldridge (born 7 November 1956) is an Australian doctor, company director, and former politician. He served as deputy leader of the Liberal Party from 1993 to 1994, under John Hewson. In the Howard government he held ministerial office as Minister for Health and Family Services (1996β1998) and Health and Aged Care (1998β2001). He represented the Liberals in the House of Representatives as the member for Chisholm (1987β1998) and Casey (1998β2001). Early years Wooldridge was born in Melbourne on 7 November 1956. He attended Scotch College, Melbourne, and Monash University's medical school, from where he graduated in 1981. Federal political career During his time in Opposition he was Deputy Leader of the Liberal Party and therefore the Deputy Leader of the Opposition from March 1993 to May 1994. He was 36 years old when he became deputy opposition leader, becoming the youngest person to hold the position. In May 1994, Liberal Leader John Hews ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Margaret Wooldridge
Margaret Stacey Wooldridge is an American engineer known for her research on combustion of fuel-air mixtures and its byproducts, including the operation of gas turbines and diesel engines. She is Arthur F. Thurnau Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Walter J. Weber, Jr. Professor of Sustainable Energy, Environmental and Earth Systems Engineering at the University of Michigan, where she directs the Wooldridge Combustion Laboratory. Education and career Wooldridge majored in mechanical engineering at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, graduating in 1989. She went to Stanford University for graduate study in mechanical engineering, earning a master's degree in 1991 and completing her Ph.D. in 1995. She became an assistant professor of mechanical engineering at Texas A&M University in 1995, and moved to the University of Michigan in 1998. She was tenured as an associate professor in 2002, and promoted to full professor in 2007. Recognition The University of Mich ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
