Peter Larkin (rugby League)
Peter Larkin may refer to: * Peter Anthony Larkin (1924–1996), Canadian fisheries scientist * Peter Charles Larkin (1855–1930), Canadian entrepreneur * Peter J. Larkin (born 1953), member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives from 1991 to 2005 * Peter Larkin (production designer) (1926–2019), American theatre stage designer See also * Peter Larkins Peter Anthony Larkins (born 22 June 1954 in Geelong, Victoria) is an Australian doctor and media personality as well as a former athlete. Early life and athletics career Larkins was educated at St Joseph's College in Geelong, where he was high ...

Peter Anthony Larkin
Peter Anthony Larkin, (1924–1996) was a fisheries scientist who spent most of his career at the University of British Columbia. After his PhD at the Exeter College, Oxford, he moved to Canada as the Chief Fisheries Biologist of British Columbia, in a joint appointment between the provincial government and the University of British Columbia (UBC). At UBC, he later served as the Head of the Department of Zoology (1972–1975), as the Dean of Graduate Studies (1975–1984), and as the Vice President Research (1986–1988). He authored some 160 scientific papers. He was also an admired teacher who won UBC's ''Master Teacher Award'' in 1971. Outside UBC, he served as the Director of the Pacific Biological Station at Nanaimo (1963–1966). Honours Larkin was made a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada in 1965. He was awarded the Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee Medal in 1977, the Fry Medal of the Canadian Society of Zoologists in 1978, and the American Fisheries Society Award of Exc ...
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Peter Charles Larkin
Peter Charles Larkin, (May 14, 1855 – February 3, 1930) was a Canadian businessman, diplomat and political patron. Business career Larkin, a world traveller who specialized in finding foodstuffs for import, was best known for founding the Salada Tea Company in 1892. Larkin introduced the concept of packaging tea in foil to maintain quality. Previously, tea had been sold in loose form. This innovation proved popular and soon became the industry standard, helping to establish Salada as a leading seller of tea in Canada and the northeastern U.S., with factories in Toronto, Montreal and Boston. Political influence Larkin was a close friend of Sir Wilfrid Laurier and William Lyon Mackenzie King. He was one of several wealthy supporters of the Liberal Party of Canada who contributed furniture, china and silver to Laurier House, the residence of Mackenzie King. In the late 1920s, Larkin raised $250,000 for Mackenzie King in order to give him financial security. As Prime Minist ...
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Peter J
Peter may refer to: People * List of people named Peter, a list of people and fictional characters with the given name * Peter (given name) ** Saint Peter (died 60s), apostle of Jesus, leader of the early Christian Church * Peter (surname), a surname (including a list of people with the name) Culture * Peter (actor) (born 1952), stage name Shinnosuke Ikehata, Japanese dancer and actor * ''Peter'' (album), a 1993 EP by Canadian band Eric's Trip * ''Peter'' (1934 film), a 1934 film directed by Henry Koster * ''Peter'' (2021 film), Marathi language film * "Peter" (''Fringe'' episode), an episode of the television series ''Fringe'' * ''Peter'' (novel), a 1908 book by Francis Hopkinson Smith * "Peter" (short story), an 1892 short story by Willa Cather Animals * Peter, the Lord's cat, cat at Lord's Cricket Ground in London * Peter (chief mouser), Chief Mouser between 1929 and 1946 * Peter II (cat), Chief Mouser between 1946 and 1947 * Peter III (cat), Chief Mouser between ...
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Peter Larkin (production Designer)
Peter Sydney Larkin (August 25, 1926 – December 16, 2019) was an American scenic and production designer. Early life Larkin was born in 1926 in Boston, Massachusetts, the son of Ruth Lily (McIntire) and Oliver Waterman Larkin, an art historian. Larkin was educated at the Deerfield Academy and Yale University. Career Larkin first designed the set of the 1951 Broadway adaptation of '' The Wild Duck'' by Henrik Ibsen. Over the course of his career, he was a scenic or production designer for '' Dial M for Murder'', '' Peter Pan'', '' The Teahouse of the August Moon'' and '' No Time for Sergeants'', ''Tootsie ''Tootsie'' is a 1982 American satirical romantic comedy-drama film directed by Sydney Pollack and starring Dustin Hoffman. Its supporting cast includes Pollack, Jessica Lange, Teri Garr, Dabney Coleman, Bill Murray, Charles Durning, George Ga ...'', and '' Get Shorty''. He won four Tony Awards for Best Scenic Design. Personal life and death Larkin married Racelle St ...
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