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Muriel Powell
Dame Muriel Betty Powell (30 October 1914 – 8 December 1978) was a British nurse, hospital matron, nurse educator, public servant, and Chief Nursing Officer (CNO) for the Scottish Home and Health Department (SHHD) 1970-76.Muriel Powell remembered : a profile of her life / by Elizabeth J.C. Scott; foreword by Catherine McLoughlin. - British Library (bl.uk) Accessed 11/5/2022Nuttal, P. Powell, Dame Muriel Betty (1914–1978) Oxford National Dictionary of Biography. https://doi.org/10.1093/ref:odnb/50777 Early life Powell was born, lived and was educated in Cinderford, Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire.Scott EJ. Dame Muriel Powell (1914–1978): Role Model of a Hospital Matron and Leader of Nursing. Journal of Medical Biography. 2003 Feb;11(1):3-9.https://doi.org/10.1177/096777200301100104 She was the fourth of seven children of Annie (nee Stewart) and Wallace George Powell, a stonemason who set up a house building company. The family were committed members of the local Anglic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Godfrey Argent
Bernard Godfrey Argent (6 February 1937 – 1 June 2006) was an English photographer notable for his black and white portraits of royalty, politicians, aristocrats and celebrities. Early life Argent was born in Eastbourne, Sussex, the son of motor engineer Godfrey Stanley Albert Argent, and his wife, Helena (''née'' Smith). He had two sisters. He was educated at Bexhill Grammar School, and then briefly entered the police constabulary, where he first learned photography. Career In 1954, Argent joined the Royal Horse Guards, Household Cavalry, serving with the Life Guards for nine years. In 1960, he became an Associate Member of the Royal Photographic Society and won the British Army Photographic Competition. He photographed Field Marshal Sir Gerald Templer, who encouraged him to pursue photography instead of staying in the military. Argent later recalled being told by Templer, "Don't get to my age and then regret what you might have been." Templer recommended Argent to Sir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |