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Druce
Druce is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Duncan Druce (1939–2015), British composer and musicologist *Eliot Druce (1876–1934), English cricketer *Frank Druce (1875–1954), English cricketer *George Claridge Druce (1850–1932), British botanist *Helen Margaret Druce (1921–2010), New Zealand teacher, tramper, botanist and botanical collector *Herbert Druce (1846–1913), British entomologist *Hamilton Herbert Druce (1869–1922), British entomologist, son of the above *John Druce (born 1966), Canadian ice hockey player *Joseph Druce (born 1965), American prisoner who murdered John Geoghan *Olga Druce, American radio and television producer, public speaker, and actress *Thomas W. Druce (born 1961), former member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, US {{surname, Druce ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Duncan Druce
Robert Duncan Druce (23 May 193913 October 2015) was an English composer, string player and musicologist, noted for his breadth of musical interests ranging from contemporary music to baroque and early music, as well as music of India. Education and academic life Druce was born in Cheshire in 1939, the son of the former Katy Chesters and Robert Druce, a bacteriologist. In 1957, he entered King's College, Cambridge, which later awarded him a double first in music. Subsequently, he completed a Masters at the University of Leeds and, in 1984 embarked upon a second master's degree, at the University of York, choosing this time the music of southern India as the topic of his thesis. In 1991, Druce stood down from his long-standing post as senior lecturer at Leeds University's Bretton Hall Campus, to continue to work as a performer and composer. Druce lectured in composition part-time at the University of Huddersfield until his death. Druce married Clare Spalding in 1964. The coupl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eliot Druce
Eliot Albert Cross Druce (20 June 1876 – 24 October 1934) was an English amateur cricketer who played first-class cricket between 1897 and 1913. He was born at Weybridge in Surrey, the son of Albert Druce, and grew up at Thornhill in Sevenoaks in Kent.Venn J, Venn JA (1954) ''Alumni cantabrigienses; a biographical list of all known students, graduates and holders of office at the University of Cambridge, from the earliest times to 1900 vol.2, pt.2'', p.341. Cambridge: Cambridge University PressAvailable online Retrieved 2017-05-30). Education Druce attended The Beacon, now called New Beacon, in Sevenoaks, Marlborough College, Marlborough School and then went up to Trinity College, Cambridge in 1895. He took a law degree, graduating in 1898 and becoming a solicitor in 1901. He was later employed in the offices of the Duchy of Lancaster. Cricketing career Druce did not play for the Marlborough cricket team but made his first-class cricket debut for Cambridge University Cricket ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frank Druce
Norman Frank Druce, known as Frank Druce (1 January 1875 – 27 October 1954) was an English cricketer who played in five Test matches from 1897 to 1898. He is one of the very few Test cricketers to have made his claims for inclusion purely upon his performance for an Oxbridge university. He had played a few times for Surrey in 1895 and 1897, when the team was a powerful force in county cricket, but his performance was so modest that he had difficulty justifying his place. Life Frank Druce was the son of Walter William Druce of Denmark Hill, London. He began his career in cricket with the Marlborough College eleven between 1891 and 1893, captaining them in his last season before moving to Trinity College, Cambridge in 1893. He achieved little for Cambridge in 1894, but in 1895, with very dry weather and firm pitches whilst University cricket was being played, he scored 786 runs in 17 innings for the university at an average of 56. He made an impressive 50 on a fiery pitch for t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Claridge Druce
George Claridge Druce (23 May 1850 – 29 February 1932) was an English botanist and a Mayor of Oxford. Personal life and education G. Claridge Druce was born at Potterspury on Watling Street in Northamptonshire. He was the illegitimate son of Jane Druce, born 1815 in Buckinghamshire. He went to school in the village of Yardley Gobion. At 16, he was apprenticed to P. Jeyes & Co., a pharmaceutical firm in Northampton. In 1872, he passed exams to become a pharmacist. In 1909, Druce moved to 9 Crick Road. He named the house "Yardley Lodge", after the village in which he spent his youth. He died at his home aged 81 and was buried in Holywell Cemetery. Career as a pharmacist In June 1879, Druce moved to Oxford and set up his own chemist's shop, Druce & Co., at 118 High Street, which continued until his death. He also featured as a shopkeeper in the Oxford novel '' Zuleika Dobson'' by Max Beerbohm. A plaque to Druce was erected on this shop by the Oxfordshire Blue Plaque ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Helen Margaret Druce
Helen Margaret Druce née Hodgson (July 21, 1921–2010) was a New Zealand teacher, tramper, botanist and botanical collector. Life Druce was educated at Napier Girls' High School and Iona Presbyterian School for Girls. She earned a master's degree in geography from the Canterbury University College. She married New Zealand botanist Anthony Peter Druce in December 1947. She was a member of the Wellington Botanical Society, Canterbury University Tramping Club and Royal Forest and Bird Protection Society of New Zealand. Druce's botanical specimens are housed at herbaria at Te Papa, the Auckland War Memorial Museum The Auckland War Memorial Museum (), also known as Auckland Museum, is one of New Zealand's most important museums and war memorials. Its neoclassical architecture, neoclassical building constructed in the 1920s and 1950s, stands on Observatory ..., and Manaaki Whenua - Landcare Research. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Druce, Helen Margaret 1921 births 2010 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Herbert Druce
Herbert Druce, Linnean Society, FLS (14 July 1846 in London – 11 April 1913 in London) was an English entomologist. His collections were acquired by Frederick DuCane Godman (1834–1919), Osbert Salvin (1835–1898), and James John Joicey (1870–1932) before being bequeathed to the Natural History Museum, London, Natural History Museum in London. He is not to be confused with his son, the English entomologist Hamilton Herbert Druce (1869 – 21 June 1922), who also worked on Lepidoptera. Partial list of publications * Druce, H., 1872 with Arthur Gardiner Butler (1844–1925), Descriptions of new genera and species of Lepidoptera from Costa Rica. ''Cistula entomologica'', 1 : 95–118. (1872) * Druce, H., 1873. A list of the Collections of Diurnal Lepidoptera made by Mr. Lowe in Borneo. ''Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London'' 1873: 337–361, 2 pls. text plates. * Druce, H., 1874. A list of the lepidopterous insects collected by Mr. L. Layard in Siam ''Proceeding ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hamilton Herbert Druce
Hamilton Herbert Charles James Druce (26 October 1866 – 21 June 1922) was an English entomologist who specialised in Lycaenidae and to a lesser extent Hesperiidae. He is not to be confused with his father, the English entomologist Herbert Druce (1846–1913) who also worked on Lepidoptera. H. H. Druce was a Fellow of the Zoological Society of London and of the Entomological Society of London. The H. H. Druce collection was sold to James John Joicey and is now in the Natural History Museum in London. Selected works *Druce, H. H., 1890 Descriptions of twelve new species of Lycaenidae from West Africa and one from the Solomon Islands in the collection of Herbert Druce. ''Annals and Magazine of Natural History'' (6)24–31. *Druce, H. H., 1891. On the Lycaenidae of the Solomon Islands. '' Proc. zool. Soc. Lond.'' pp. 357–372, 2 pls. *Druce, H. H., 1891 Descriptions of some new Genera and Species of West-African Lycaenidae ''Annals and Magazine of Natural History'' (6 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Druce
John W. Druce (born February 23, 1966) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey right winger who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Washington Capitals, Winnipeg Jets, Los Angeles Kings and Philadelphia Flyers Playing career As a youth, he played in the 1979 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Peterborough. In Druce's first year of Junior eligibility, he played for the Peterborough Petes B squad. He joined the Petes the next season and scored 12 goals in 54 games. Druce was on a checking line with future Capital teammate Rob Murray. Drafted in 1985 by the Washington Capitals in the second round (40th overall), Druce had a couple of modest seasons before scoring 32 goals for the Binghamton Whalers of the AHL in 1987-88 season. He did not make the Capitals roster until the 1988–89 NHL season, where he was usually a fourth-line defensive specialist. During the 1989–90 NHL season, his regular season statistic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joseph Druce
John Joseph "Jack" Geoghan ( ; June4, 1935August23, 2003) was an American serial child rapist and Catholic Church, Catholic Priesthood in the Catholic Church, priest assigned to parishes in the Archdiocese of Boston in Massachusetts. He was Parish transfers of abusive Catholic priests, reassigned to several parish posts involving interaction with children, even after receiving treatment for pedophilia. The investigation and prosecution of Geoghan were one of the numerous cases of priests accused of child sexual abuse in a scandal that rocked the archdiocese in the 1990s and 2000s. It led to the resignation of Boston's archbishop, Cardinal (Catholic Church), Cardinal Bernard Francis Law, on December 13, 2002. Law lost the support of fellow clergy and the laity after it was shown that his response to allegations against dozens of priests consisted of assigning them to different parishes, thus allowing sexual abuse of additional children to take place. Geoghan was convicted of sexua ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Olga Druce
Olga Druce was an American radio and television producer, public speaker, and actress. Early years Born Olga Droshnicop, Druce was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Droshnicop, and she had a sister. Her father was a businessman in imports and exports. After attending Girls' High School in Brooklyn, New York, Druce graduated from Smith College in 1931. At Smith she chaired the Senior Dramatics Committee and had the lead in the senior play, portraying Katharina in ''The Taming of the Shrew''. She also was a member of Phi Kappa Psi honorary society and the Dramatic Association and was an honor graduate. She studied at the University of Berlin, the University of Munich, and the Max Reinhardt School in Germany. Her activities in writing and producing plays began during her time at the Reinhardt School, as did her work with children. While she was in Germany, she also acted in provincial theaters. She returned to the United States, where she had been born, "after the Reichstag fire and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
