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Arthur Fox (1907 – 1970)
Arthur Fox may refer to: * Arthur Fox (fencer) (1878–1958), English-American fencer * Arthur Fox, Sr. Arthur Fox Sr. (21 January 1894 – 13 January 1933) was an Australian rules footballer who played for the Richmond Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL). Fox's son, Arthur Fox Jr. later played for the South Melbourne Swans ... (1894–1933), former Australian rules footballer * Arthur Fox, Jr. (1924–1953), former Australian rules footballer * Arthur Aloysius Fox (1847–1901), landowner and politician in the colony of South Australia * Arthur Fox (1907 – 1970), striptease impresario * Arthur Fox (bishop), former Bishop of Sale (1967–1981) in Victoria, Australia See also * {{hndis, Fox, Arthur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arthur Fox (fencer)
Arthur George Fox (September 9, 1878 – August 17, 1958) was an English-American fencer who competed in the 1904 Summer Olympics. Taking up fencing as a sport in his native United Kingdom, he emigrated to the United States at some point. After his emigration to the US, in 1904, he won the silver medal in team foil competition. He also competed in the individual foil event but was eliminated in the first round. In the individual sabre event he finished fifth. He was born in Cowes, Isle of Wight, England and died in Los Angeles, California, USA The United States of America (USA), also known as the United States (U.S.) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It is a federal republic of 50 states and a federal capital district, Washington, D.C. The 48 contiguous .... References External links profile * {{DEFAULTSORT:Fox, Arthur 1878 births 1958 deaths American male foil fencers English emigrants to the United States English male fence ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arthur Fox, Sr
Arthur is a masculine given name of uncertain etymology. Its popularity derives from it being the name of the legendary hero King Arthur. A common spelling variant used in many Slavic, Romance, and Germanic languages is Artur. In Spanish and Italian it is Arturo. Etymology The earliest attestation of the name Arthur is in the early 9th century Welsh-Latin text ''Historia Brittonum'', where it refers to a circa 5th century Romano-British general who fought against the invading Saxons, and who later gave rise to the famous King Arthur of medieval legend and literature. A possible earlier mention of the same man is to be found in the epic Welsh poem ''Y Gododdin'' by Aneirin, which some scholars assign to the late 6th century, though this is still a matter of debate and the poem only survives in a late 13th century manuscript entitled the Book of Aneirin. A 9th-century Breton landowner named Arthur witnessed several charters collected in the '' Cartulary of Redon''. The Irish borrow ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |