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William Beal (reverend)
William Beal may refer to: *William Beal (writer) (1815–1870), English religious writer *William James Beal (1833–1924), American botanist *William Beal (cricketer) (1877–1964), Australian-born New Zealand cricketer See also *William Beale (other) *Beal (surname) {{hndis, Beal, William ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Beal (writer)
William Beal (9 September 1815, Sheffield – 20 April 1870, Aigle, Switzerland) was an English religious writer. Life The Reverend Dr. William Beal, FSA, was born 9 September 1815 in Sheffield. He was the son of the Reverend William Beal, a Wesleyan minister, and brother of Samuel Beal and Philip Beal who survived a shipwreck on Kenn Reef. He was educated at Kingswood School, King's College London; St John's College, Cambridge and Trinity College, Cambridge, where he graduated B.A. in 1841. In the same year he was ordained deacon. Beal was headmaster of Tavistock Grammar School from 1837 to 1847. He was curate of Stamford Spiney in Devon between 1841 and 1842; and of Bray, Dublin, from 1843 to 1847. He was vicar of Brooke, Norfolk, Brooke near Norwich from 1847 to 1870. The degree of LL.D. was conferred on him by the University of Aberdeen. He is best known as the promoter of harvest homes for country districts in 1854. At Norwich he was vice-president of the People's College, Dio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William James Beal
William James Beal (March 11, 1833 – May 12, 1924) was an American botanist. He was a pioneer in the development of hybrid corn and the founder of the W. J. Beal Botanical Garden. Biography Beal was born in Adrian, Michigan, to William and Rachel (Comstock) Beal, His parents were pioneering Quaker settlers/farmers from New York state. Beal grew up in forested land surrounded by native plant and animal life. He married Hannah Proud in 1863. He retired to Amherst, Massachusetts, and died there in 1924. Education He attended the University of Michigan, where he earned an A.B. degree in 1859 and an A.M. degree biology in 1862; he also received an S.B. in botany degree from Harvard University, 1865, an M.S. degree in biology from the University of Chicago, 1875, and a number of honorary degrees. Between 1858 and 1861 he was a teacher of Natural Sciences at Friends Academy at Union Springs, New York."MSU’S ICONIC PROFESSORS" by Bob Bao, ''MSU Alumni'', Spring 2003 Research ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Beal (cricketer)
William Matthew Beal (17 March 1877 – 3 August 1964) was a New Zealand cricketer who played for Otago. He was born in Launceston, Tasmania, Australia in 1877.William Beal CricketArchive. Retrieved 27 January 2021. Beal made a single first-class appearance for the side in the 1909–10 Plunket Shield against Auckland. He scored a single run in the match. Beal later stood as umpire in five first-class matches, including the second international match in 1927–28 between the [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Beale (other)
William Beale (1784–1854) was an English composer and baritone. William Beale may also refer to: *William Beale (college head) (died 1651), English academic and Royalist *Sir William Beale, 1st Baronet Sir William Phipson Beale, 1st Baronet, King's Counsel, KC (29 October 1839 – 13 April 1922) was a British barrister and Scottish Liberal Party, Liberal politician. Family and education The family of which William Phipson Beale was a member wa ... (1839–1922), British barrister and politician * William H. Beale (1920–1962), US Army Air Forces officer and CIA agent See also * William Beal (other) * Beale (surname) {{hndis, Beale, William ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |