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Michael Watt (other)
Michael or Mike Watt may refer to: *Michael Watt (doctor) (1887–1967), New Zealand doctor and public health administrator *Michael Watt (footballer) (born 1970), Scottish former footballer *Michael Watt (field hockey) (born 1987), Irish field hockey player *Michael Watt (philanthropist) (born 1940), New Zealand entrepreneur, philanthropist, and investor *Mike Watt (born 1957), American bass guitarist, singer and songwriter *Mike Watt (ice hockey) (born 1976), Canadian ice hockey player *Mike Watt (sport shooter) (1936–2015), New Zealand sport shooter * Mike Watt, a fictional character in the British sitcom ''Spaced'' (see List of characters in Spaced) * Mike Watt (Neighbours), a fictional character on the Australian soap opera ''Neighbours'' See also *Michael Watts (born 1951), Berkeley professor *Michael Watts (journalist) Michael Watts (18 October 1938 – 5 March 2018) was a British journalist and broadcaster best known for his ‘Inspector Watts’ column in the '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Watt (doctor)
Michael Herbert Watt (16 March 1887 – 7 April 1967) was a New Zealand medical doctor and public health administrator. Early life and education Watt was born in Green Island, Otago, the 11th child of Michael Watt, a Presbyterian minister who taught at Presbyterian Theological College in Dunedin, and his wife, Isabella Shand, both of whom were from Scotland. He was educated at Otago Boys' High School and earned MB and ChB degrees from the University of Otago in 1910. After a year of clinical experience in London, Wolverhampton and Dublin, he received his MD in 1912. In the mid-1910s he earned a Diploma in Public Health from the same university, the second person to do so. Career Watt was in private practice in Ngāruawāhia from 1911. In 1914 he became a demonstrator in physiology at the University of Otago, and in 1915 an instructor in anatomy. The following year, he left this position to become a part-time district health officer in the Department of Public Health, and in 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Watt (footballer)
Michael George Watt (born 27 November 1970 in Aberdeen) is a former professional footballer. He was a goalkeeper who played for Aberdeen, Norwich City and Kilmarnock. Watt began his career with Aberdeen, where he was capped 13 times by Scotland under-21s. He was released by the club in 1998, subsequently signing a contract with Norwich City that would see him stay at Carrow Road Carrow Road is an association football stadium located in Norwich, Norfolk, England, and is the home of EFL Championship side Norwich City. The stadium is located toward the east of the city, near Norwich railway station and the River Wensum. N ... until the end of the season. When his contract expired in the summer of 1999, he returned to Scotland to play for Kilmarnock, leaving in December 1999. Following his departure from football, Watt has been working as a financial adviser in Glasgow. Career statistics Club Appearances and goals by club, season and competition Honours ;Aberd ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Watt (field Hockey)
Michael Watt (born 13 April 1987) is a former Ireland men's field hockey international. Between 2006 and 2016 Watt made 201 appearances and scored 54 goals for Ireland. He was a member of the Ireland team that won the bronze medal at the 2015 Men's EuroHockey Nations Championship. He also represented Ireland at the 2016 Summer Olympics. At club level, Watt has won the Irish Senior Cup with Instonians, the Scottish Hockey Cup with Grange and the Men's Irish Hockey League with Lisnagarvey. He also played and scored for both Grange and Surbiton in the Euro Hockey League. Early years, family and education Between 1998 and 2005 Watt attended the Royal Belfast Academical Institution. In addition to playing field hockey at RBAI, Watt also played rugby union for the school. Between 2005 and 2009 he attended Heriot-Watt University were he gained a BSc in Real Estate Management. His older brother, Johnny, a graduate of Trinity College Dublin, played rugby union for Ireland at schoolboy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Watt (philanthropist)
Michael Heseltine Watt (born 16 December 1940) is a New Zealand entrepreneur, philanthropist, and investor. He is one of five New Zealanders who were featured in the ''Sunday Times'' Rich List 2009. He was appointed an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to the community in the 2005 New Year Honours. Early life Born in Christchurch, New Zealand, he was expelled from Christ's College, Christchurch, in 1955 and spent the next 10 years working in various blue-collar industries (including oil drilling, construction, and rigging) around the world, as well as numerous hotels and jazz clubs in the United States. Oil industry In the 1960s Watt worked as an explosives expert for oil exploration crews in North Africa, the Middle East, and Central America. In the late 1960s/early 1970s he worked for the National Supply Company oilfield division of Armco Steel, out of Houston, TX, and Louisiana on the early development of sub-sea wellheads and blow-out preventers. Dur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mike Watt
Michael David Watt (born December 20, 1957) is an American bassist, vocalist and songwriter. Watt co-founded and played bass guitar for the rock bands Minutemen (1980–1985), Dos (1985–present), and Firehose (1986–1994). He began a solo career with the 1994 album ''Ball-Hog or Tugboat?'', he has since released three additional solo albums, most recently in 2010 with ''Hyphenated-man''. He is also the frontman for the supergroup Big Walnuts Yonder (2008–present), a member of the art rock group Banyan (1997–present) and is involved with several other musical projects. From 2003 until 2013, he was the bass guitarist for The Stooges. Watt has been called "one of the greatest bassists on the planet." ''CMJ New Music'' called Watt a "seminal post-punk bass player." Readers of ''NME'' voted Mike Watt one of the "40 Greatest Bassists of All Time" and ''LA Weekly'' awarded him the number six spot in "The 20 Best Bassists of All Time." In November 2008, Watt received the ''B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mike Watt (ice Hockey)
Michael Watt (born March 31, 1976) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who played for four different National Hockey League teams. Playing career Mike Watt was drafted by the Edmonton Oilers in the 1994 NHL Entry Draft in the second round, 34th overall. He spent the next three seasons playing in the NCAA for Michigan State University. He joined the Oilers for the 1997–98 season. Watt appeared in 14 games for the Oilers in 1997-98, recording 3 points. On June 18, 1998, he was traded to the New York Islanders in exchange for Eric Fichaud. Watt would play 120 games for Isles. He was placed on waivers and claimed by the Nashville Predators on May 23, 2000. After only 18 games with the Preds, he was traded to the Philadelphia Flyers for Mikhail Chernov on May 24, 2001. After joining Philadelphia, he suffered a shoulder injury during an exhibition game. He did not play again in the NHL until he suited up for five games for the Carolina Hurricanes in 2002–03. In 20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mike Watt (sport Shooter)
Michael Prendeville Watt (31 July 1936 – 29 March 2015) was a New Zealand Shooting sport, sports shooter. He competed in the Shooting at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Mixed 50 metre rifle, prone, 50 metre rifle, prone event at the 1972 Summer Olympics, finishing in 29th place. Born in Wellington on 31 July 1936, Watt was educated at Wellesley College, New Zealand, Wellesley College and Scots College, Wellington, Scots College. Much of his working life was spent with P&O (company), P&O Shipping in office administration. He died on 29 March 2015. References 1936 births 2015 deaths New Zealand male sport shooters Olympic shooters for New Zealand Shooters at the 1972 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Wellington City People educated at Scots College, Wellington {{NewZealand-sportshooting-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Characters In Spaced
''Spaced'' is a British television situation comedy written by and starring Simon Pegg and Jessica Stevenson, and directed by Edgar Wright. Two series of seven episodes were broadcast in 1999 and 2001 on Channel 4. Listed below are major and minor characters that appear in the two series. Main characters *Tim Bisley (played by Simon Pegg): Tim is an aspiring comic book artist. At the start of the series, his girlfriend, Sarah (played by Anna Wilson-Jones), has broken up with him after an affair with his friend Duane Benzie (played by Peter Serafinowicz). He initially works as an assistant manager at a comic book shop, "Fantasy Bazaar", alongside its manager, Bilbo Bagshot (played by Bill Bailey). In the second series, he lands his dream job as a graphic artist at Dark Star Comics. Tim's name is a reference to renowned '' 2000 AD'' comic artist, Simon Bisley. *Daisy Steiner (played by Jessica Stevenson): Daisy is an aspiring writer. At the start of the series, she is living in a sq ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mike Watt (Neighbours)
''Neighbours'' is an Australian television soap opera that was first broadcast on 18 March 1985. The following is a list of characters that first appeared on the show in 2007, by order of first appearance. All characters were introduced by the show's executive producer Ric Pellizzeri. The 23rd season of ''Neighbours'' began airing from 8 January 2007. That month saw both Ringo Brown and Oliver Barnes introduced as brothers of established characters. March saw the year's first baby, Holly Hoyland, born. Con artists Terrence Chesterton and Charlotte Stone arrived the following month, along with Mary Casey. June saw the debuts of Prue Brown, Adam Rhodes, Kirsten Gannon and Mickey Gannon. Oliver's mother and brother, Rebecca and Declan Napier, were introduced in July, as were Bridget Parker, Miranda Parker, Steve Parker and Peggy Newton. Justin Hunter, Richard Aaronow and Riley Parker began appearing from August. September saw Brad Jordan arrive, while October saw the introd ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Watts
Michael J. Watts (born 1951 in England) is Professor Emeritus of Geography at the University of California, Berkeley. He retired in 2016. He is a leading critical intellectual figure of the academic left. His first book, ''Silent Violence:Food, Famine and Peasantry in Northern Nigeria'' (1983, 2013), is considered a pioneering work in political ecology. Other published works include ''Reworking Modernity: Capitalisms and Symbolic Discontent'' (1992, with Allan Pred), ''Liberation Ecologies'' (1996, 2004, with Richard Peet), ''The Hettner Lectures: Geographies of Violence'' (2000), ''Violent Environments'' (2001, with Nancy Lee Peluso) and the ''Curse of the Black Gold'' (2008, with photojournalist Ed Kashi). Watts has also been an assistant editor of the award-winning ''New Encyclopedia of Africa'' (2008) and its predecessor, the ''Encyclopedia of Africa South of the Sahara'' (1997). Biography After spending his childhood in a village between Bath and Bristol, Watts ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
