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Simon Taylor (photographer Author)
Simon Taylor may refer to: People *Simon Taylor (MP) (died 1689), English politician and merchant *Simon Taylor (sugar planter) (1739–1813), British sugar planter in Jamaica *Simon Watson Taylor (landowner) (1811–1902), English landowner and politician *Simon Watson Taylor (surrealist) (1923–2005), British actor and translator *Simon Taylor (journalist) (born 1944), British motor sport writer and editor *Simon Taylor (artist) (born 1969), English artist *Simon Taylor (footballer, born 1970), Australian rules footballer who played for the Collingwood Football Club *Simon Taylor (rugby union) (born 1979), Scottish rugby union footballer *Simon Taylor (footballer, born 1982), Australian rules footballer who played for the Hawthorn Football Club *Simon Taylor (musician) InMe are an English alternative rock/metal band originally formed in Brentwood, Essex in 1996. They have released seven studio albums, two EPs, one bootleg album, one best-of compilation, one live album, on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Simon Taylor (MP)
Sir Simon Taylor (c.1633 – 25 December 1689) was an English wine merchant and Tories (British political party), Tory politician. Biography Taylor was born in King's Lynn, Norfolk, the eldest surviving son of Simon Taylor and Susan Greene. In 1657 he became a freeman of Lynn and in 1660 he was made an alderman. In 1675 he served as the town's mayor. As a wine merchant, he specialised in the growing port trade and built a large house with capacious cellars in Wyndgate, now Queen Street. He also purchased the manor of Shingham, 15 miles outside Lynn. Taylor first stood for election for the King's Lynn (UK Parliament constituency), King's Lynn constituency in 1673, but was defeated by Francis North, 1st Baron Guilford, Francis North by 100 votes. In February 1675 he was defeated a second time, this time by Robert Coke (King's Lynn MP), Robert Coke, after a protracted and very expensive contest. In the 1679 election, Taylor was successfully elected to the House of Commons of England ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Simon Taylor (sugar Planter)
Simon Taylor may refer to: People * Simon Taylor (MP) (died 1689), English politician and merchant * Simon Taylor (sugar planter) (1739–1813), British sugar planter in Jamaica * Simon Watson Taylor (landowner) (1811–1902), English landowner and politician * Simon Watson Taylor (surrealist) (1923–2005), British actor and translator * Simon Taylor (journalist) (born 1944), British motor sport writer and editor * Simon Taylor (artist) (born 1969), English artist * Simon Taylor (footballer, born 1970), Australian rules footballer who played for the Collingwood Football Club * Simon Taylor (rugby union) (born 1979), Scottish rugby union footballer * Simon Taylor (footballer, born 1982), Australian rules footballer who played for the Hawthorn Football Club * Simon Taylor (musician) (born 1983), drummer, formerly with InMe Other * ''Simon Taylor'' (ship), convict ship to Western Australia {{disambiguation, hn=Taylor, Simon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Simon Watson Taylor (landowner)
Simon Watson-Taylor (1811 – 25 December 1902) was a British landowner in Wiltshire and Jamaica, who briefly served as a Liberal Member of Parliament for Devizes between the 1857 election and that of 1859. Early life Watson-Taylor was born in 1811, to Jamaican planters George Watson-Taylor, later a Member of Parliament, and his wife Anna, a daughter of Sir John Taylor, 1st Baronet, of Vale Royal (the current Prime Ministerial mansion). His father used the wealth from their Jamaican plantations to acquire estates in Wiltshire, at Erlestoke, Coulston (including Baynton House), and Edington, along with a large art collection. Jamaican interests The Taylor (Tailzour before anglicisation) family – and Watson-Taylor's father, through his marriage – derived its wealth from sugar and slavery in the Colony of Jamaica. In 1852, Simon Watson-Taylor inherited Jamaican estates from his mother Anna. However, the vast majority of the wealth created by her great-uncle Simon Tai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Simon Watson Taylor (surrealist)
Simon Watson Taylor (15 May 1923 – 4 November 2005) was an English actor and translator, often associated with the Surrealist movement. Career Taylor was born on 15 May 1923, in Wallingford, Oxfordshire. He was secretary for the British Surrealist Group and edited the English language surrealist review ''Free Unions / Unions Libres'' but later became a key player in the "science" of Pataphysics. He was educated in England, France, Switzerland, Germany and Austria. Taylor lived in Paris in 1946-7, working for the English section of Radiodiffusion Française. Taylor's extensive work as a translator of modern and avant-garde French literature and books about art included ''Surrealism and Painting'' by André Breton and plays by Boris Vian including ''The Empire Builders'', ''The Generals' Tea Party'' and ''The Knackers' ABC''. Others were ''The Cenci'' by Antonin Artaud, ''Paris Peasant'' by Louis Aragon and numerous works by Alfred Jarry. His collection of Jarry's ''The Ubu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Simon Taylor (journalist)
Simon Taylor (born 8 August 1944) is a motor sports journalist who writes for several publications. Taylor is a writer, historian, radio and TV commentator and a keen loyal supporter of historic racing. He is editor-at-large of '' Classic & Sports Car'' magazine. and contributes a monthly column under the title "Full Throttle". He is particularly known for the in-depth interviews of motor sports personalities past and present which he contributed to ''Motor Sport'' magazine between 2006 and 2016, under the title "Lunch with...." Career Taylor joined the weekly motor racing magazine ''Autosport'' straight from university in 1966 as an editorial assistant. In 1967, the magazine was taken over by the Haymarket Publishing Group and he was promoted to editor in 1968, still aged only 23. In 1971, he forsook writing for publishing management, and went on to devise and launch several new magazines, including ''What Car? ''What Car?'' is a British monthly automobile magazine and web ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Simon Taylor (artist)
Simon Taylor is photorealist artist who graduated from Manchester Metropolitan University in 1994 with degree in Fine Art. Since graduating he has exhibited nationally and internationally with solo exhibitions in galleries in London, Manchester, Southport and Huddersfield and group exhibitions throughout the UK, Dublin, Milan, Brussels, Utrecht, Zurich and the USA. Taylor won the Sefton Open Art Prize in 2006 and the Winsor & Newton Painting Award at the Royal Society of British Artists Bicentennial Exhibition at the Mall Galleries in London London is the Capital city, capital and List of urban areas in the United Kingdom, largest city of both England and the United Kingdom, with a population of in . London metropolitan area, Its wider metropolitan area is the largest in Wester ... in 2023, and was shortlisted for the UK Contemporary British Painting Prize in 2024. Works File:At_this_moment_with_you.jpg, At this Moment with you. Acrylic paint on canvas. 2013 Fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Simon Taylor (footballer, Born 1970)
Simon Taylor (born 13 December 1970) is a former Australian rules footballer who played two games for Collingwood in the Victorian Football League (VFL) in 1989. He was recruited from the Montmorency Football Club in the Diamond Valley Football League. After being delisted by Collingwood, he returned to Montmorency before being drafted by with the 30th selection in the 1992 Pre-season Draft. He never played a senior game for Fitzroy, but was appoint coach of the revived Fitzroy Football Club when they entered the D-Grade section of the Victorian Amateur Football Association The Victorian Amateur Football Association (VAFA) is the largest senior community Australian rules football competition in Victoria, Australia, Victoria. Founded in 1892, it consists of six senior divisions, ranging from Premier to Division 3 i ... in 2009. References External links * * * Living people 1970 births Collingwood Football Club players South Fremantle Football Club players Mon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Simon Taylor (rugby Union)
Simon Marcus Taylor (born 17 August 1979) is a Scottish retired professional rugby union footballer who played for Bath Rugby, Stade Français and Edinburgh Rugby. He played as a back-row forward, usually a number eight. He played for Edinburgh for six seasons between 2000 and 2006 and in 2007 agreed a three-year deal with Stade Français joining them immediately after the 2007 World Cup. In the summer of 2010, Taylor signed for Bath Rugby in the English Aviva Premiership. He also represented Scotland and the British and Irish Lions. At the start of his rugby career, he played for Heriot's Former Pupils. Career Early career Born in Stirling, Taylor represented Scottish Schools in 1995–96 while he was at Morrison's Academy, and he went on to play for Scotland’s under-18, under-19, and under-21 teams. He had two seasons in the under-19 team, leading the Scots in the Junior World Championship in France in 1998. After five matches for the national under-21 side in 1998– ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Simon Taylor (footballer, Born 1982)
Simon Taylor (born 18 August 1982) is a former Australian rules football player who played with the Hawthorn Football Club in Australian Football League. A ruckman, Taylor was selected by Hawthorn with pick 53 in the 2004 national draft. Taylor prior to playing for the Box Hill Hawks played for the Tasmanian Devils Football Club in the VFL After sharing the ruck responsibilities with Robert Campbell for most of the 2007 and 2008 seasons, he was overlooked for the 2008 AFL Grand Final, with the backup ruck position being taken by Brent Renouf. In 2009, he played 18 games, more than Campbell or Renouf, but was not as effective as earlier years, leading the Hawks to look to recruit a ruckman to replace Campbell who retired due to injury. Taylor broke his ankle during a pre-season game against North Melbourne, he missed most of the 2010 season. Because of persistent niggling injuries and never really demonstrating the qualities that were expected of him through his caree ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Simon Taylor (musician)
InMe are an English alternative rock/metal band originally formed in Brentwood, Essex in 1996. They have released seven studio albums, two EPs, one bootleg album, one best-of compilation, one live album, one live EP and an acoustic album. A DVD of the band's '' Overgrown Eden'' show at the Highbury Garage in November 2010 was released via PledgeMusic as a part of the band's campaign for their fifth album ''The Pride''. The band has had eight singles appear on the UK Top 100 Singles Chart. The band are open about the fact that they all have day jobs, and ask fans to support them financially. History Formation (1996–2000) The group originally formed as Drowned in 1996 when many of the band were just 14 years old. The members of the band at that time were Dave McPherson as guitarist / vocalist, Joe Morgan as bassist / backing vocalist and Simon Taylor as drummer. They played several local venues, getting their first interviews and airplay on Brentwood-based radio station, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
