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Purves is a surname of Great Britain, British origin, which is a variant of Purvis. It is an occupational surname, meaning the person responsible for obtaining supplies for a household or monastery, derived from the Middle English ''purveys'' (meaning "provisions" or "supplies"), from the Old French ''porveoir'' ("to provide, supply").''Dictionary of American Family Names''"Purvis Family History" Oxford University Press, 2013. Retrieved on 18 January 2016. Notable people with this surname include: * Andrew Purves (born 1946), British theologian * Austin M. Purves Jr. (1900–1977), American multi-media artist * Barry Purves (born 1960), British animator and filmmaker * Bill Purves (born 1870), Irish footballer * Cec Purves (born 1933), Canadian politician * Charlie Purves (1921–2013), English footballer * Christopher Purves (born 1961), British opera singer * Dale Purves (born 1938), American neuroscientist * Daphne Purves (1908–2008), New Zealand educator * David Purves (1924� ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Great Britain
Great Britain is an island in the North Atlantic Ocean off the north-west coast of continental Europe, consisting of the countries England, Scotland, and Wales. With an area of , it is the largest of the British Isles, the List of European islands by area, largest European island, and the List of islands by area, ninth-largest island in the world. It is dominated by a maritime climate with narrow temperature differences between seasons. The island of Ireland, with an area 40 per cent that of Great Britain, is to the west – these islands, along with over List of islands of the British Isles, 1,000 smaller surrounding islands and named substantial rocks, comprise the British Isles archipelago. Connected to mainland Europe until 9,000 years ago by a land bridge now known as Doggerland, Great Britain has been inhabited by modern humans for around 30,000 years. In 2011, it had a population of about , making it the world's List of islands by population, third-most-populous islan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edmund R
Edmund is a masculine given name in the English language. The name is derived from the Old English elements ''ēad'', meaning "prosperity" or "riches", and ''mund'', meaning "protector". Persons named Edmund include: People Kings and nobles *Edmund the Martyr (died 869 or 870), king of East Anglia *Edmund I (922–946), King of England from 939 to 946 *Edmund Ironside (989–1016), also known as Edmund II, King of England in 1016 * Edmund of Scotland (after 1070 – after 1097) *Edmund Crouchback (1245–1296), son of King Henry III of England and claimant to the Sicilian throne *Edmund, 2nd Earl of Cornwall (1249–1300), earl of Cornwall; English nobleman of royal descent *Edmund of Langley, 1st Duke of York (1341–1402), son of King Edward III of England * Edmund Tudor, earl of Richmond (1430–1456), English and Welsh nobleman * Edmund, Prince of Schwarzenberg (1803–1873), the last created Austrian field marshal of the 19th century In religion * Saint Edmund (disambiguati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Purves (rugby Union)
William Purves (4 July 1888 – 18 September 1964) was a Scotland international rugby union player.Bath, p137 Rugby Union career Amateur career He played for Cambridge University. He played for London Scottish. Provincial career He played for Anglo-Scots district against Provinces District on 26 December 1908, while still with Cambridge University. He played for Whites Trial against Blues Trial on 6 January 1912. He played for Blues Trial against Whites Trial on 18 January 1913. International career He was capped six times for between 1912 and 1913. Family He was the brother of Alex Purves Alexander Purves was a Scottish rugby union player.Bath, p. 137 He was capped ten times for between 1906 and 1908. He also played for London Scottish FC London Scottish Football Club is a rugby union club in England. The club is a member of ... who was also capped for Scotland. References ;Sources * Bath, Richard (ed.) ''The Scotland Rugby Miscellany'' (Vision Spor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Purves (banker)
Sir William "Willie" Purves, (, born 27 December 1931) was a Scottish banker until his retirement in 1998. He was the first Group Chairman of HSBC Holdings following the creation of a holding company to act as parent to The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation and the Midland Bank following the former's acquisition of Midland in 1992. Biography Born in Kelso, Scotland, Purves attended Kelso High School before commencing training with The National Bank of Scotland (now The Royal Bank of Scotland) in 1948. This was interrupted by National Service in Korea, during which time he was awarded the Distinguished Service Order (DSO) – the only National Service officer to have won this honour. He rejoined banking in 1954 and moved to Hong Kong to join The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation, where he remained for the rest of his working life. In 1986, he became chairman and CEO of The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation, and was appointed Chairman in 1991 prior to th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ted Purves
Ted Purves (1964 – July 4, 2017) was an American artist, educator, and independent curator living in Oakland, California. He was the chair of the first Social Practice graduate program in the US, at the California College of the Arts in San Francisco, California. Central to Purves' interests were the gift economy, and the distribution of free goods and services by artists. Publications Purves edited ''What We Want Is Free: Generosity and Exchange in Recent Art'', published by SUNY Press in 2005. It includes essays by curators Bill Arning, Kate Fowle and Lars Bang Larsen, Mary Jane Jacob and artists Ben Kinmont, Jörgen Svensson, Guy Overfelt, Jeanne van Heeswijk, and an interview with Cesare Pietroiusi by Shane Aslan Selzer. It also includes a Projects Histories section with short descriptions of dozens of related projects. The Momentary Academy ''The Momentary Academy'' was a temporary school realized at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, during the Bay Area Now 4 ex ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Purves
Peter John Purves (; born 10 February 1939) is an English television presenter and actor. Beginning his career as an actor, he joined ''Doctor Who'' to play Steven Taylor (Doctor Who), Steven Taylor, a companion of the First Doctor, which he played from 1965 until 1966. In 1967, he became a presenter on the children's programme ''Blue Peter'', where he remained for eleven years. He has continued to make regular television appearances, including coverage of the Crufts dog show. Early life Purves was born in New Longton, near Preston, Lancashire, Preston, Lancashire. His father was a tailor who also ran a hotel in Blackpool for a short period. He was educated at the independent Arnold School in Blackpool and in the sixth form at Barrow-in-Furness Grammar School for Boys for a year, where he took A-levels and gained a pass in mathematics. He originally planned to go into teaching, training at Alsager College of Education, but began to act with the Barrow-in-Furness Repertory Company ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Margaret Purves
Margaret Purves George Cross, GC (née Vaughan; 25 November 1934 – 12 September 2021) was a British nurseAlderson, Andrew and Karyn Miller"For Valour: the bravest of the brave gather to mark the 150th anniversary of the Victoria Cross,"''The Telegraph'' (UK). 25 June 2006; Retrieved 16 December 2012. who received the Albert Medal for Lifesaving, Albert Medal for an act of bravery when she was only 14 years old. In 1971, the Albert Medal was discontinued (along with the Edward Medal) and all living recipients were invited to exchange the award for the George Cross. Early life Margaret Vaughan was born in Cardiff, Wales. Her father James Boswell Vaughan was a Chief Superintendent of Cardiff City Police and her mother was Dorothy May Vaughan (). In 1949, Vaughan was awarded the Albert Medal for Lifesaving, Albert Medal after she saved a Boy Scout and his leader from a rough sea off the coast of Cardiff. Notice of the award was published in the ''London Gazette'' on 1 November 1949 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Libby Purves
Elizabeth Mary Purves, (born 2 February 1950) is a British radio presenter, journalist and author. Early life and career Born in London, a diplomat's daughter, Purves was raised in her mother's Catholic faith and educated at convent schools in Israel, Bangkok, South Africa and France, and at Beechwood Sacred Heart School, Royal Tunbridge Wells. Purves won a scholarship to St Anne's College, Oxford, where she was awarded a first class degree in English. She was elected Librarian of the Oxford Union. In 1971, she joined the BBC as a studio manager. By the mid-1970s she was a regular presenter on BBC Radio Oxford where she could be frequently heard on the station's early morning shows. In 1976, she joined the BBC Radio 4's ''Today'' programme as a reporter and became the programme's first woman presenter, alongside Brian Redhead and John Timpson, two years later. In 1983 she was editor of ''Tatler'' magazine for six months. Later career For her column in ''The Times'' n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laidlaw Purves
William Laidlaw Purves MRCS, LRCP (16 April 1842 – 30 December 1917) was a Scottish-born surgeon who worked in London as an aural and ophthalmic surgeon. He contributed specialist articles to the medical literature but is mainly remembered for his contributions to golf. He planned and designed the course that became Royal St Georges in Kent and was an important figure in the establishment of the Ladies Golf Union in the United Kingdom. He was a prime mover in introducing the rules of handicapping into British golf. Early life Purves was born in Hill Place, Edinburgh, in 1842, the third son of a surgeon William Brown Purves (1799–1852) and his wife Margaret Purves (née Laidlaw) (1798–1855). By the time he was 13, both his parents had died and he was brought up by two spinster aunts, Jane and Euphemia Laidlaw. From this time, as a tribute to them and his mother he styled himself "Laidlaw Purves". He went to school at the Royal High School, Edinburgh, and was then appren ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John-Clay Purves
John-Clay Purves MD (30 January 1825–26 July 1903) was a British geologist and museum curator. Biography Purves initially qualified in medicine at the University of Edinburgh before joining the army and travelling as an army doctor. He had spent a couple of years working for the Geological Survey in Scotland before joining the Yorkshire Museum in 1878. He was initially employed as a temporary assistant to the museum before being made permanent Keeper following the death of the sub-curator Henry Baines. He resigned this post in 1880 following his appointment to the Geological Survey of Belgium. In his subsequent geological career he is attributed with naming the Namurian; a stage in the regional stratigraphy Stratigraphy is a branch of geology concerned with the study of rock layers (strata) and layering (stratification). It is primarily used in the study of sedimentary and layered volcanic rocks. Stratigraphy has three related subfields: lithost ... of northwest Eur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Purves (other)
John Purves may refer to: * John Purves (ice hockey) (born 1968), Canadian ice hockey player * John Purves (politician) (1847–1915), Australian politician * John Archibald Purves (1870–1952), English electrical engineer * John Todd Purves (), American basketball coach * Tug ''John Purves'', a museum boat See also * John-Clay Purves John-Clay Purves MD (30 January 1825–26 July 1903) was a British geologist and museum curator. Biography Purves initially qualified in medicine at the University of Edinburgh before joining the army and travelling as an army doctor. He had ... (1825–1903), British geologist and museum curator * '' Captain John Purves and His Wife'' (1775), a portrait by American painter Henry Benbridge {{dab, hn=Purves, John ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jodie Purves
Jodie Maree Fields (, born 19 June 1984) is a sports administrator, coach, women's sport and physical activity advocate, and former Australian cricket player. Fields grew up in Queensland playing boy's and men's cricket before playing women's cricket while at University. She made her debut for the Queensland Fire in 2000 and captained the team from the 2008–09 season for six years. During her career, she played 165 domestic limited overs matches and 98 Women's National Cricket League matches. Fields made her international debut for Australia in a Test against India in Adelaide in February 2006. She was appointed Captain of the Australian Women's Cricket Team in 2009, replacing the renowned Karen Rolton. In doing so, she became the first Queensland woman to captain the Australian team. Fields first game as captain of the Australian national women's side was a T201 against England in Derby on 25 July 2009. In Fields first Test match as captain against England in July 2009, she ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
