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John Wyatt (physician) (born 1972), long-distance runner from New Zealand
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John Wyatt may refer to: *John Wyatt (baseball) (1935–1998), baseball player *John Wyatt (cricketer), New Zealand cricketer *John Wyatt (inventor) (1700–1766), joint inventor of roller spinning *John Wyatt (shortstop) (born 1947), 1st round pick of the L.A. Dodgers in the 1965 draft *John Wyatt (writer) (1925–2006), writer and first Ranger to the Lake District National Park in England *John Wyatt (surgeon) (1825–1874), English army surgeon *John Wyatt (bishop) (1913–2004), bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Spokane See also *Jonathan Wyatt Jonathan Craig Wyatt (born 20 December 1972) is a New Zealand runner. He is a six-time world mountain running champion and an eight-time winner of the world mountain running grand prix series. Running career Wyatt competed in the men's 5,000 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Wyatt (baseball)
John Thomas Wyatt (April 19, 1934 – April 6, 1998) was an American professional baseball pitcher. He played all or part of nine seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB), primarily as a relief pitcher. From 1961 through 1969, he played for the Kansas City Athletics (1961–66), Boston Red Sox (1966–68), New York Yankees (1968), Detroit Tigers (1968) and Oakland Athletics (1969). In the Negro leagues, he played for the Indianapolis Clowns (1953–55). Wyatt batted and threw right-handed. Wyatt saved John O'Donoghue's first big league win, coming at Dodger Stadium on May 12, 1964. Life and career Wyatt was born in Chicago, Illinois, a son of Claudette ( née Watkins) and John Wyatt Sr. He grew up in Buffalo, New York, where he attended Fosdick-Masten Park High School. His contract was sold to the Tigers from the Yankees on June 15, 1968. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Wyatt (cricketer)
John Leonard Wyatt (7 March 1919 – 29 January 2015) was a New Zealand cricketer who played for Northern Districts in the Plunket Shield in the 1956–57 season. He was the older brother of Ivan Wyatt. In World War II Len Wyatt served in New Caledonia and the Solomon Islands with the 1st Battalion, New Zealand Scottish Regiment and the 36th Battalion. He rose to the rank of lieutenant in 1942 and was posted to the Reserve of Officers in 1945. Wyatt played club and representative cricket until he was 59, scoring more than 40,000 runs with 128 centuries. He captained the Northland cricket team for several years, and when he was 37 he played in Northern Districts' inaugural season in the Plunket Shield in 1956–57. In the fourth match, against Wellington, he opened the batting and scored 54 and 29, putting on first-wicket partnerships of 109 and 55 with James Everest James Kerse Everest (28 March 1918 – 28 September 1992) was a New Zealand cricketer. He played first-c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Wyatt (inventor)
John Wyatt (April 1700 – 29 November 1766), an English inventor, was born near Lichfield and was related to Sarah Ford, Doctor Johnson's mother. A carpenter by trade he began work in Birmingham on the development of a spinning machine. In 1733 he was working in the mill at New Forge (Powells) Pool, Sutton Coldfield attempting to spin the first cotton thread ever spun by mechanical means. His principal partner was Lewis Paul (who was sponsored by the Duke of Shrewsbury) and together they developed the concept of elongating cotton threads by running them through rollers and then stretching them through a faster second set of rollers. They produced the first ever roller spinning machine but it was very successful. Paul took out thread in 1738 and in 1758, the year before he died. In 1757 the Rev. John Dyer of Northampton recognised the importance of the Paul and Wyatt cotton spinning machine in his poem ''The Fleece'' (Dyer, p. 99): :A circular machine, of new d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Wyatt (shortstop)
The 1965 Los Angeles Dodgers finished the regular-season with a 97–65 record, which earned them the NL pennant by two games over their arch-rivals, the San Francisco Giants. The Dodgers went on to win the World Series in seven games over the Minnesota Twins. Offseason *October 15, 1964: Nick Willhite was purchased from the Dodgers by the Washington Senators.Nick Willhite at ''Baseball Reference'' *October 15, 1964: Larry Miller was traded by the Dodgers to the for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Wyatt (writer)
John Wyatt (1925–2006) was a British writer. He was the first Warden, (since renamed Ranger), for the Lake District National Park, and commonly detailed life in the Lake District in his books. Life and works Wyatt was born in Ashton-under-Lyne in 1925, the son of a cotton mill overlooker, and spent his early years living in the area. His first experience in the Lakelands was during his years in the 3rd Ashton Scout Group, on a camping trip above Windermere. He later said, "Somehow I felt as if I belonged. It was overwhelming. It was almost as if I had returned home after a long absence.". He left school at the age of 15 and went to work as a copy boy in the Manchester office of ''The Daily Telegraph''. During the Second World War Wyatt served in the Royal Navy as a radio operator. Finally returning to his work after the war, Wyatt decided to move to the countryside and he became a forestry worker and campsite warden at Great Tower, Windermere. Wyatt became the park ranger in th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Wyatt (surgeon)
John Wyatt (1825–1874) was an English army surgeon. Life Wyatt was the eldest son of James Wyatt of Lidsey, near Chichester, yeoman, by his wife Caroline, and was baptised in the parish church of Aldingbourne, Sussex, on 28 October 1825. He was admitted a member of the Royal College of Surgeons of England on 26 May 1848, becoming a fellow of that body on 13 December 1866. He entered the army medical service with the rank of assistant-surgeon on 17 June 1851, was gazetted surgeon on 9 April 1857, and surgeon-major on 9 January 1863, being attached throughout his life to the first battalion of the Coldstream guards. He was engaged in active service in the Crimean War, and was present at the battles of Alma, Balaclava, and Inkerman, and at the Siege of Sebastopol. At Inkerman his horse was shot under him. At the close of the war he received the Crimean medal with four clasps, the Turkish medal, and a knighthood of the Legion of Honour. In 1870 he was selected by the War Departm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Wyatt (bishop)
John Raymond "Jack" Wyatt ( October 14, 1913 – May 23, 2004) was bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Spokane from 1967 to 1978. External links Online obituary 1913 births 2004 deaths 20th-century American Episcopalians Episcopal bishops of Spokane 20th-century American clergy {{US-Anglican-bishop-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
