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Herb Turner (Australian Footballer)
Herbert Turner may refer to: *Herbert Turner (bishop) (1888–1968), British bishop *Herbert Hall Turner (1861–1930), British astronomer and seismologist *Herbert Arthur Frederick Turner (1919–1998), British economist, statistician, and academic *Herbert Turner (footballer born 1899) (1899–1953), English footballer who played for Merthyr Town, Coventry City, Torquay United and Bristol Rovers *Herbert Turner (footballer born 1909) (1909–1981), Welsh international footballer who played for Charlton Athletic *Herb Turner (Australian footballer) (1921–2002), Australian rules footballer *Herb Turner (rower) (1910–1998), Australian Olympic rower See also *Herbert Turner Jenkins (1907–1990), American law enforcer *Bert Turner (other) {{hndis, Turner, Herbert ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Herbert Turner (bishop)
Herbert Victor Turner (1888 – 10 March 1968) was the second Bishop of Penrith in the modern era. Educated at Merton College, Oxford, he was successively curate at Sutton in Ashfield, vicar of St. Peter's Church, Nottingham, then St. Mary's Church, Radcliffe on Trent and Canon (priest), canon of Southwell Cathedral, Southwell before his appointment to the episcopate. He was consecrated a bishop on St James the Great, St James's Day 1944 (25 July), by Cyril Garbett, Archbishop of York, at York Minster. He retired to Windermere after 14 years in post and died a decade later on 10 March 1968. Notes [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Herbert Hall Turner
Herbert Hall Turner (13 August 1861 – 20 August 1930) was a British astronomer and seismologist. Biography Herbert Hall Turner was educated at the Leeds Modern School, Clifton College, Bristol and Trinity College, Cambridge. In 1884 he accepted the post of Chief Assistant at the Royal Greenwich Observatory and stayed there for nine years. In 1893 he became Savilian Professor of Astronomy and Director of the Radcliffe Observatory at Oxford University, a post he held for 37 years until his sudden death in 1930. He was one of the observers in the Eclipse Expeditions of 1886 and 1887. In seismology, he is credited with the discovery of deep focus earthquakes. He is also credited with coining the word ''parsec''. His 1897 Royal Society candidature citation read: Secretary of the Royal Astronomical Society. Was Chief Assistant at the Royal Observatory, Greenwich 1884-1894. Author of various papers among which may be mentioned:- * "On the correction of the Equilibrium the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Herbert Arthur Frederick Turner
Herbert Arthur Frederick Turner (1919–1998) was a British economist, statistician, and academic. His great strength was a thorough understanding of economics and statistics, particularly the operation of labour markets and the limitations of available statistics. This set him apart from most other academic industrial relations specialists. He was an inspiring lecturer and his tutorials and post-graduate supervisions were challenging and provocative as students were prodded and persuaded into thinking. Personal life Turner, known as Bert to family, friends, and colleagues, was born in London on 11 December 1919, the eldest son of Frederick Turner and Elizabeth May King; he had three siblings. Turner's fourth marriage, to a French academic, led him to spend much of his later years in France with his family. He died in Veneux- les –Sablons, near Fontainebleau, on 2 December 1998, a few days short of his 79th birthday. Career Education Turner studied at the Henry Thornton ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Herbert Turner (footballer Born 1899)
Herbert Lewis "Bert" Turner (17 February 1899 – 21 December 1953) was an English professional footballer who could play in any of the forward positions. Turner was born in Smethwick and played for Darlaston before joining Birmingham on the resumption of competitive football after the First World War. He joined Merthyr Town in 1920 for their first season in the Football League and went on to play 125 league games, scoring 34 goals for the Welsh side. From 1922 to 1924, he was joined in the forward line by Ernest Turner, to whom he was not related. In 1924 he returned to the Midlands, joining Coventry City, but left after 30 league games to play for non-league Brierley Hill Alliance. He joined Torquay United in 1927 and played in their first match in the Football League, scoring a penalty in a 1–1 draw with local rivals Exeter City at Plainmoor on 27 August 1927. He missed just four games that season, but left at the end of it, joining Bristol Rovers Bristol Rovers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Herbert Turner (footballer Born 1909)
Herbert Gwyn Turner (19 June 1909 – 8 June 1981) was a Welsh international footballer who played as a full back for Charlton Athletic. He was best known for scoring for both sides in the 1946 FA Cup Final, becoming the first player to do so. Football career Turner was born in Brithdir, Caerphilly and, after school, he joined the Welch Regiment where he had a reputation as an all-round sportsman winning medals for rugby, athletics and hockey with Army teams, as well as playing football. On leaving the army, he returned to his place of birth where he made four appearances for the village team before a trial with Charlton Athletic. Turner signed in August 1933 and made his first team debut in the Football League Third Division South, with twenty appearances at centre half in the 1933–34 season as Charlton finished fifth in the table. In the next season, he started off at centre half, playing alongside Bill Dodgin and Frank Harris before the arrival of Don Welsh in Februar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Herb Turner (Australian Footballer)
Herbert Turner may refer to: *Herbert Turner (bishop) (1888–1968), British bishop *Herbert Hall Turner (1861–1930), British astronomer and seismologist *Herbert Arthur Frederick Turner (1919–1998), British economist, statistician, and academic *Herbert Turner (footballer born 1899) (1899–1953), English footballer who played for Merthyr Town, Coventry City, Torquay United and Bristol Rovers *Herbert Turner (footballer born 1909) (1909–1981), Welsh international footballer who played for Charlton Athletic *Herb Turner (Australian footballer) (1921–2002), Australian rules footballer *Herb Turner (rower) (1910–1998), Australian Olympic rower See also *Herbert Turner Jenkins (1907–1990), American law enforcer *Bert Turner (other) {{hndis, Turner, Herbert ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Herb Turner (rower)
Herbert James Turner (6 August 1910 – 5 May 1998) was an Australian representative rower. He was a four-time single sculls national champion who won the single sculls event at the 1938 British Empire Games. He competed in the double sculls at the 1936 Olympics, together with Bill Dixon, and finished sixth. State and club rowing Turner's senior rowing was from Sydney Rowing Club. He was first selected as the New South Wales state entrant to contest the President's Cup - the interstate single sculls championship - at the 1932 Interstate Regatta. He won that title in 1932 and then won the event in 1933, 1934 (with a winning margin of 15 lengths) and 1935 (by 48 secs). International representative rowing Although he was the 1935 Australian single-sculls champion, Turner was beaten in selection trials for the 1936 Summer Olympics by Cecil Pearce. Pearce was chosen as the single sculler and Turner was selected to row the double scull with Pearce. The rowing selectors also nominate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Herbert Turner Jenkins
Herbert Turner Jenkins (June 7, 1907 – July 20, 1990) was an American law enforcement official and the longest-serving police chief of Atlanta. Early life Herbert Turner Jenkins was born on June 7, 1907, in Lithonia, Georgia, to police officer Gordon Alexander Jenkins (1886-1932) and his wife Jane "Jennie" Elliott Jenkins (1888-1978). Jenkins moved to Atlanta in 1924 to work in its first automotive dealership. Career He joined the Atlanta Police Department in 1932 and was made chief in 1947. He served as chief for 25 years until retiring in 1972 shepherding the city through racial strife during the desegregation of public transportation, public schools and parks. Fully backed by Mayor William Hartsfield, he was able to bring all parties to the table helping Atlanta progress mostly peacefully through straits that crippled other Southern cities. After retiring, he became a researcher at Emory University and authored books about Atlanta history. Personal life and death His ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
