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Robert Hooper (Vermont Politician)
Robert, Bob or Bobby Hooper may refer to: *J. Robert Hooper (1936–2008), member of the Maryland Senate *Robert Hooper (swimmer) (born 1918), Canadian freestyle swimmer * Robert Hooper (physician) (1773–1835), English physician and medical writer *Bob Hooper (1922–1980), Canadian-born pitcher in Major League Baseball *Bobby Hooper (basketball) (born 1946), American basketball player * Robert Lettis Hooper (died 1738/39), chief justice of the New Jersey Supreme Court *Robert William Hooper Robert William Hooper (October 24, 1810April 13, 1885) was a prominent Boston physician. Hooper graduated from Harvard College in 1830 and later studied throughout Europe starting in 1833. He returned to the United States in 1835 and obtained a ... (1810–1885), Boston physician * Robert Lettis Hooper Jr. (1730s–1797), American Revolutionary War soldier and New Jersey politician {{hndis, Hooper, Robert ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Hooper (swimmer)
Robert Percy Hooper (September 11, 1917 – September 2, 2001) was a Canadian freestyle swimming, freestyle swimming (sport), swimmer who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin. In 1936 he was a member of the Canadian team which finished seventh in the Swimming at the 1936 Summer Olympics – Men's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay, 4x200-metre freestyle relay. In the Swimming at the 1936 Summer Olympics - Men's 400 metre freestyle, 400-metre freestyle, as well as in the Swimming at the 1936 Summer Olympics - Men's 1500 metre freestyle, 1500-metre freestyle, he was eliminated in the first round. At the 1934 Empire Games he was a member of the Canadian team which won the gold medal in the 4×200-yard freestyle event. Four years later at the Empire Games in Sydney he won the silver medal with the Canadian team in the 4×220-yard freestyle competition. See also * List of Commonwealth Games medallists in swimming (men) External links * Robert Hooper's profile at Sports Refe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Hooper (physician)
Robert Hooper (1773–1835) was a British physician, known as a medical writer. Life The son of John Hooper of Marylebone, he was born in London. After a course of medical study in London he was appointed apothecary to the Marylebone workhouse infirmary. He entered Pembroke College, Oxford, on 24 October 1796, graduated B.A. in 1803, M.A. and M.B. in 1804. He was prevented from proceeding to D.M. at the University of Oxford, but he was created M.D. of the University of St Andrews on 16 December 1805, and admitted licentiate of the Royal College of Physicians on 23 December 1805. Settling in Savile Row, Hooper lectured there on the practice of medicine. He made a study of pathology, and formed a collection of illustrative specimens. He retired from practice in 1829, having made a fortune, and lived at Stanmore. Hooper died in Bentinck Street, Manchester Square, on 6 May 1835, in his sixty-third year. Works While still a practising physician, he was an industrious writer. His book ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bob Hooper
Robert Nelson Hooper (May 30, 1922 – March 17, 1980) was a Canadian-born pitcher in Major League Baseball from 1950 to 1955. A native of Leamington, Ontario, Hooper attended Montclair State University in New Jersey and served in the United States Army Air Forces during World War II prior to his major-league career. As a player, he threw and batted right-handed, stood 5'11" (180 cm) tall and weighed 195 pounds (88 kg). Although he was originally signed by the New York Giants, Hooper came to the majors with the 1950 Philadelphia Athletics, and promptly won 15 games while losing only 10 for a last-place outfit that won only 52 games all year — Hooper thus accounting for 28.8 percent of all wins for the 1950 A's. In 1951, he won 12 of 22 decisions for a Philadelphia club that improved to 70 victories. Continuing his "against the grain" career, in 1952, with the A's putting up what would be their final over-.500 season in their Philadelphia history, Hooper won only eig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bobby Hooper (basketball)
Bobby Joe Hooper (December 22, 1946 – May 9, 2024) was an American professional basketball player who spent one season in the American Basketball Association (ABA) as a member of the Indiana Pacers. He was drafted out of University of Dayton by the New York Knicks in the eighth round of the 1968 NBA draft, but did not play for them. High school Hooper graduated from Simon Kenton High School in Lees Creek, Ohio. University of Dayton Hooper was a three-year letter-winner and starter for the Dayton Flyers. He played as a junior point guard for the 1966–67 Dayton Flyers team that played in the NCAA Basketball Championship game. They defeated North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball 76–62 in the national semifinal game before losing to UCLA, 79–64. In the championship game, Hooper tallied 6 points, 5 rebounds and 2 assists. With Hooper as their point guard, the Flyers reached the NCAA Sweet 16 in 1965–66, and the NIT championship game in 1967–68. He scored 1,05 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Lettis Hooper
Robert Lettis Hooper or Robert Lettice Hooper (died 1738/39) was a chief justice of the New Jersey Supreme Court. Biography Robert Lettis Hooper was a son of Daniel Hooper, a native of Barbados. A merchant in New York City, he subsequently relocated to New Jersey. He was Warden of St. Peter's Church, Perth Amboy in 1726, and Vestryman from 1734 to 1738. Robert Lettis Hooper was elected to the eighth New Jersey General Assembly (1721-1725 Legislative Session), representing the Somerset County Constituency. He was commissioned as Chief Justice of the New Jersey Supreme Court on January 1, 1724/5 ( O. S.) and took the bench on March 30, 1725. Hooper would serve as Chief Justice until his death, with the exception of a brief interruption in 1728, when Gov. William Burnet had named Thomas Farmar to the post; Hooper was reinstated the following year. One of the more prominent cases heard by the Hooper Court was ''Lithgow v. Schuyler'' in 1734, in which the East New Jersey Propri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert William Hooper
Robert William Hooper (October 24, 1810April 13, 1885) was a prominent Boston physician. Hooper graduated from Harvard College in 1830 and later studied throughout Europe starting in 1833. He returned to the United States in 1835 and obtained a medical degree from Harvard College. Hooper married Ellen Sturgis on September 25, 1837. Friends thought his wife was intellectually superior to him. Margaret Fuller remarked that the coupling was like "that perfume... wasted on the desert wind".de Rocher, Cecile Anne. "Ellen Sturgis Hooper (1812–1848)" in ''Writers of the American Renaissance: An A–to–Z Guide'' (Denise D. Knight, editor). Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 2003: 203. The couple had three children, all of whom outlived Hooper. The marriage ended on November 3, 1848, upon Ellen Hooper's death. Hooper worked as a surgeon at the Charitable Eye and Ear Infirmary and was a trustee of the Boston Athenaeum Boston (), officially the City of Boston, is the state capit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
