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Harries
Harries is a surname. For the meaning and origins of the name refer to Harris (surname). Harries may refer to: Trevor Harries Welsh descent, English Sculptor, b, 1966 former assistant to Sir Anthony Caro * Carl Dietrich Harries (1866–1923), German chemist * Douglas Harries (1893–1972), Royal Air Force officer and cricketer * Finn Harries (born 13 May 1993), YouTube personality, brother of Jack Harries * Heinrich Harries (1762–1802), German theologian * Jack Harries (born 13 May 1993), YouTube personality known for his channel Jacksgap * Jenny Harries (born October 1958), English public health physician * Jill Harries, professor emerita of ancient history at the University of St Andrews * Lauren Charlotte Harries (born 1978), disputed British child prodigy * Paul Harries (born 1977), Australian professional footballer * Raymond Harries, Royal Air Force pilot in World War II * Richard Harries, Baron Harries of Pentregarth (born 1936), Bishop of Oxford, England * Sian Ha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lauren Harries
Lauren Charlotte Harries (born James Charles Harries; 6 March 1978) is an English media personality. As a child she was known for her knowledge of antiques, appearing on numerous television shows including ''Wogan'' and '' After Dark''. In later life, she has been known for her appearances on television series such as ''Celebrity Big Brother'', ''Big Brother's Bit on the Side'', ''This Morning'' and '' Naked Attraction''. Early life Lauren Charlotte Harries was born James Charles Harries on 6 March 1978 in Surrey, England. Harries' father, Mark Harries, worked in the hotel business and catering trade. The family moved to Cardiff when Harries was still a baby. From the age of five, she enjoyed art and antiques, and had an apparent ability to spot bargains at local jumble sales and second-hand shops. Career Harries began making television appearances in August 1988 on Terry Wogan's chat show, ''Wogan.'' The then ten-year-old demonstrated a good knowledge of antiques. At 13, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Harries, Baron Harries Of Pentregarth
Richard Douglas Harries, Baron Harries of Pentregarth, (born 2 June 1936) is a retired bishop of the Church of England and former British Army officer. He was the Bishop of Oxford from 1987 to 2006. From 2008 until 2012 he was the Gresham Professor of Divinity. Education and army career Harries was educated at Wellington College and Royal Military Academy Sandhurst. He was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the Royal Corps of Signals on 16 December 1955 and was promoted to lieutenant two years later. He left the active Regular Army on 12 September 1958 (transferring to the reserve of officers), and went to Selwyn College, Cambridge, where he studied theology (BA 1961, MA 1965), before going on to Cuddesdon College (1961–63) to study for ordination. He formally resigned his original army commission on 18 March 1965, but was immediately recommissioned as Chaplain to the Forces 4th Class in the Territorial Army; on 29 October 1969 he once more transferred to the reserve. C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Finn Harries
JacksGap is a British inactive YouTube channel which is owned by identical twins Jackson Frayn "Jack" Harries and Finnegan Charles Frayn "Finn" Harries (born 13 May 1993). Originally created by Jack Harries to document his gap year in mid-2011, the channel experienced a rapid increase in popularity after the addition of Finn Harries as a regular contributor. In February 2017 the Twitter and Instagram accounts for JacksGap were deleted, followed by the dissolution of the JacksGap brand. Background Jackson and Finnegan Harries are sons of Andy Harries, a film and television director and producer, and filmmaker and writer Rebecca Frayn. Their maternal grandfather is the playwright and novelist Michael Frayn (now married to biographer Claire Tomalin). They attended The Harrodian School at Barnes, south-west London. JacksGap was originally launched in July 2011 by Jack Harries during his gap year after he had left school. The main purpose of the channel was to document Jack's gap year. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jill Harries
Jill Diana Harries is Professor Emerita in Ancient History at the University of St Andrews. She is known for her work on late antiquity, particularly aspects of Roman legal culture and society. Career Jill Harries studied Literae Humaniores at Somerville College, Oxford (1969–73) and completed her PhD in 1981. Harries was appointed Lecturer in Ancient History at St Andrews in 1976, and Professor in 1997. She served as the head of the School of Classics 2000-2003. Harries retired in 2013 and her retirement was marked by a conference in her honour. Harries was a Kennedy Scholar at Harvard University in 1973-74, a Visiting Fellow at All Souls College, Oxford in 1996-97, and Bird Fellow at Emory University in 2003. Known for her work on late antiquity, Harries has been invited to deliver a number of key lectures at international conferences, including the 2003 lecture ''Violence, Victims, and the Roman Legal Tradition'' at the ''Violence, Victims, and Vindication in Late Antiqu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raymond Harries
Raymond Hiley Harries, (1916 – 14 May 1950) was a Royal Air Force fighter pilot and flying ace of the Second World War. Harries scored 15 victories against enemy aircraft, as well as three shared kills, two probable kills and five damaged during the war. Harries is also credited with the destruction of a V-1 flying bomb. Early life Born in South Wales in 1916, Harries was a dental student at Guy's Hospital when war broke out. RAF career Joining the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve (RAFVR) in September 1939, after training Harries was posted to No. 43 Squadron at Drem in Scotland. He was then posted on 8 July 1941 to No. 52 Operational Training Unit at Debden as an instructor. In February 1942 he joined No. 131 Squadron RAF, based at Llanbedr as a flight commander, and claimed his first kill, a Junkers Ju 88, soon after. He served with the unit until December 1942, when he became commanding officer of No. 91 Squadron, and in April 1943 received the new Mark XII Spitfire and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jenny Harries
Dame Jennifer Margaret Harries is a British public health physician who has been the chief executive of the UK Health Security Agency and head of NHS Test and Trace since April 2021. She was previously a regional director at Public Health England, and then Deputy Chief Medical Officer for England from June 2019 to April 2021. Early life and education Born in Monmouth, Harries studied medicine at the University of Birmingham gaining an intercalated BSc in pharmacology in 1981 and medical degrees, MB ChB, in 1984. Career Harries was Regional Director for the South of England for Public Health England from February 2013 before being appointed Deputy Chief Medical officer for England in June 2019. The appointment of a new Chief Medical Officer for England, Chris Whitty was announced simultaneously. Effective 1 April 2021, Harries was appointed as the first chief executive of the new UK Health Security Agency, which combines Public Health England and England's NHS Test and Trace ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sian Harries
Sian Harries is a Welsh writer and actor. She is known for her work on '' Man Down'' and ''Tourist Trap''. Harries is married to comedian Rhod Gilbert. Career Harries worked on season one of ''Man Down'' and was promoted to co-writer during the show's second season. She wrote and starred in ''Tourist Trap'' on BBC Wales. She wrote and appeared in the radio sketch comedy, ''Here Be Dragons''. In 2018, Harries co-produced, wrote, and starred in the film, ''NeckFace.'' She was nominated for Best Short Film (with Barry Castagnola and Jacqueline Wright) for ''NeckFace'' at the BAFTA Cymru Awards that year. In June 2020, Harries and her partner Rhod Gilbert launched a podcast titled, ''The Froth''. She was named "one to watch" by the Edinburgh TV festival in 2021. Harries and Gilbert co-own the production company, Llanbobl Vision. Personal life Harries was born in Carmarthen, Wales. She married her long-time partner, comic Rhod Gilbert Rhodri Paul Gilbert (born 18 October ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Douglas Harries
Sir Douglas Harries (30 March 1893 – 6 December 1972) was an English first-class cricketer and an officer in the Royal Navy and the Royal Air Force. Harries began his military career with the Royal Navy, serving in the early stages of the First World War with the navy. He was seconded to the Royal Naval Air Service in 1915, serving mainly with airships. Following the war, he was permanently transferred to the Royal Air Force in 1919. He served with the Royal Air Force until the end of the Second World War, retiring as an air vice-marshal in 1946. Outside of his military career, Harries played first-class cricket for the Free Foresters. Early life and military career Harries was born at Sidcup and attended the Britannia Royal Naval College, graduating into the Royal Navy as a midshipman. After graduating he served aboard , , , and . By October 1913, he had been promoted to the rank of sub-lieutenant. He served during the early stages of the First World War with the Ro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carl Dietrich Harries
Carl Dietrich Harries (5 August 1866 – 3 November 1923) was a German chemist born in Luckenwalde, Brandenburg, Prussia. He received his doctorate in 1892. In 1900, he married Hertha von Siemens, daughter of the electrical genius Werner von Siemens, and the inventor of one of the earliest ozone generators. In 1904, he moved as full professor to the University of Kiel, where he remained until 1916. During that time he published numerous papers on ozonolysis. His major publication detailing ozonolysis was published in Liebigs Ann. Chem. 1905, 343, 311. Dissatisfied with academic life and having failed to obtain either of two positions at universities, he left academia to become director of research at Siemens and Halske. He died on 3 November 1923 of complications following surgery for cancer. His great-grandfather was the German theologian Heinrich Harries. Accomplishments He investigated polymers and rubber. He showed that rubber consisted of repeating units. He established ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heinrich Harries
Heinrich Harries (9 September 1762, Flensburg – 28 September 1802) was a German Protestant pastor from the Duchy of Schleswig, then under Danish sovereignty. Harries wrote the lyrics for "Heil dir im Siegerkranz" for King Christian VII of Denmark in 1790; the song was later adapted to be the unofficial national anthem of the German Empire. Harries was born in Flensburg Flensburg (; Danish, Low Saxon: ''Flensborg''; North Frisian: ''Flansborj''; South Jutlandic: ''Flensborre'') is an independent town (''kreisfreie Stadt'') in the north of the German state of Schleswig-Holstein. Flensburg is the centre of the ... and died in Brügge in Schleswig-Holstein. His great-grandson was the German chemist Carl Harries. References * People from Flensburg German Protestant clergy German lyricists People from the Duchy of Schleswig Danish people of German descent German male writers 1762 births 1802 deaths {{Christian-clergy-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Harries
Paul Harries (born 20 October 1977) is an Australian footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby ... who played professionally in England. References * External links Harries at Exeter City archive Australian soccer players Portsmouth F.C. players Basingstoke Town F.C. players Crystal Palace F.C. players Torquay United F.C. players Carlisle United F.C. players Macclesfield Town F.C. players Exeter City F.C. players English Football League players 1977 births Living people Association football forwards Wollongong Wolves FC players Expatriate footballers in England Australian expatriate soccer players Australian expatriate sportspeople in England {{Australia-footy-forward-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
