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Edward Mathews (other)
Edward Matthews may refer to: *Edward Matthews (baritone) Edward Matthews (1904 or 1905 – 20 February 1954) was a pioneering African-American baritone opera singer. Matthews was born in Ossining, New York State. In 1934, he created the role of Ignatius of Loyola in Virgil Thomson's ''Four Saints in ... (1904–1954), opera singer * Edward Matthews (soldier) (1896–1997), Australian soldier * Edward Matthews (author) (1813–1892), Welsh Calvinistic Methodist minister and author * Edward Bennett Mathews, American geologist See also * Eddie Mathews (1931–2001), baseball player * Ned Mathews (1918–2002), American football player * Edward Mathew (1729–1805), British Army officer {{human name disambiguation, Matthews, Edward ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edward Matthews (baritone)
Edward Matthews (1904 or 1905 – 20 February 1954) was a pioneering African-American baritone opera singer. Matthews was born in Ossining, New York State. In 1934, he created the role of Ignatius of Loyola in Virgil Thomson's ''Four Saints in Three Acts'', which he reprised in the 1952 revival of the opera – his last appearance on Broadway. In 1935, he created his most famous role, Jake the fisherman, in the original 1935 production of George Gershwin's ''Porgy and Bess''. Here, Matthews introduced the song "A Woman Is a Sometime Thing". He recreated the role in the 1942 revival of the opera, and in the 1951 three-LP album set – the most complete recording of ''Porgy and Bess'' made up to that time. Matthews died in a car crash on 20 February 1954, aged 49, near Woodbridge, Virginia. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edward Matthews (soldier)
Albert Edward Matthews (11 November 1896 – 9 December 1997) was an Australian soldier and, at his death, the last living veteran of the Gallipoli landing from the First World War. Early life Matthews was born in Leichhardt, an inner city suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, on 11 November 1896. A carpenter by trade, he was only 17 years of age when he enlisted to serve as an infantryman in the First World War. He became a signaler in the Australian 1st Infantry Brigade. First World War Matthews took part in the first Anzac landing at Gallipoli on 25 April 1915 at what is now known as Anzac Cove. Early in the landing, Matthews was hit in the chest by a shrapnel shard. A thick pocket-book—a present from his mother—saved his life. After the Gallipoli, Matthews went on to fight on the Western Front, where he took part in the Battle of Villers-Bretonneux. On his 22nd birthday, the same day as the cessation of hostilities on 11 November 1918, he was on a ship in the Indian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edward Matthews (author)
Edward Matthews (13 May 1813 – 26 November 1892) was a Welsh Calvinistic Methodist minister and author. Religious life Influenced by the ministry of David Morris, Matthews began to preach at Hirwaun in Wales in 1830, having worked there from 1827. Matthews moved back to Glamorgan in 1833 and was ordained in 1841 at Llangeitho's Association. He was a student at Trevecka in 1843 and became minister in 1849 at Pontypridd's Penuel chapel. He moved to Ewenni Isaf in 1852 and later Cardiff in 1864. From 1876 to 1883 he lived at Bonvilston but returned to Bridgend before his death in 1892. Matthews gained a reputation as an imaginative and dramatic preacher, known for his sudden outcries. He has been deemed "the uncrowned king of the Calvinistic Methodist Associations". Written works Edward Matthews published a volume of sermons in 1927, edited by D. M. Phillips. However, his most popular works were his biographies. ''Hanes Bywyd Siencyn Penhydd,'' concerning the life of Jen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edward Bennett Mathews
Edward Bennett Mathews, Ph.D., was an American geologist. He obtained a bachelor's degree from Colby College in 1891, and began serving with the United States Geological Survey in the same year, working under Charles R. Van Hise. He was a Professor of Mineralogy and Petrography at Johns Hopkins University. He was appointed the Assistant State Geologist of Maryland in 1896 by the State Geologist, William Bullock Clark William Bullock Clark (December 15, 1860 – July 27, 1917), was an American geologist. Early life William Bullock Clark was born on December 15, 1860, at Brattleboro, Vermont, to Helen (née Bullock) and Barna Atherton Clark. Clark had private ..., and served in that role until 1917, when he became the State Geologist upon Clark's death. Maryland Depar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eddie Mathews
Edwin Lee Mathews (October 13, 1931 – February 18, 2001) was an American Major League Baseball (MLB) third baseman. He played 17 seasons for Boston / Milwaukee / Atlanta Braves (1952–1966); Houston Astros (1967) and Detroit Tigers (1967–68). Inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1978, he is the only player to have represented the Braves in the three American cities they have called home. He played 1,944 games for the Braves during their 13-season tenure in Milwaukee—the prime of Mathews' career. Mathews is regarded as one of the best third basemen ever to play the game. He was an All-Star for nine seasons. He won the National League (NL) home run title in 1953 and 1959 and was the NL Most Valuable Player runner-up both of those seasons. He hit 512 home runs during his major league career. Mathews coached for the Atlanta Braves in 1971, and he was the team's manager from 1972 to 1974.SABR, Eddie MathewRetrieved April 10, 2015 Later, he was a scout and coach ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ned Mathews
Ned Alfred Mathews (August 11, 1918 – September 18, 2002) was a professional American football player who played running back for four seasons in the National Football League for the Detroit Lions and Boston Yanks. With the Lions, he led the league in kickoff returns and ranked second in interceptions thrown. He also played in the American Football League for the Hollywood Rangers, with whom he scored 18 touchdowns on 65 carries. Mathews was a college football quarterback at UCLA. In 1945, Mathews entered the United States Army and coached football, basketball, and baseball for Fort MacArthur. Upon his discharge a year later, he was a player-coach for the Chicago Rockets in the All-America Football Conference before joining the San Francisco 49ers. He returned to UCLA as a backfield coach in 1948 and served in the same position at Arizona the following year. He coached at Arizona for two years; after the 1951 season, amid turmoil involving incumbent head coach Bob ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
