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Susan Wood
Susan Wood may refer to: * Susan Wood (visual artist) (1953–2018), Canadian artist * Susan Wood (literary scholar) (1948–1980), Canadian professor, critic, and science fiction fan *Susan Wood (poet) (born 1946), professor at Rice University *Susan Wood (pharmacologist) (1952–1998), British pharmacologist and medical regulator * Susan Wood (photographer) (born 1932), American photographer * Susan F. Wood, American public health professor * Susan Wood (television presenter), former news presenter from New Zealand *Susan Buxton Wood (1918–2006), British writer, philanthropist *Susan Wood (New Zealand writer) (1836–1880) * Susan Selina Wood, birth name of the New Zealand administrator known as Mimie Wood Susan Selina "Mimie" Wood (4 December 1888 – 25 August 1979) was a New Zealand secretary, accountant, and librarian for the Royal Society of New Zealand. She was employed by the organisation from 1920 until her retirement in 1962. Coleridge ... (1888–1979) See also ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Susan Wood (literary Scholar)
Susan Joan Wood (August 22, 1948 – November 12, 1980) was a Canadian literary critic, professor, author and science fiction fan and editor. She was born in Ottawa, Ontario. Biography Wood discovered science fiction fandom while she was studying at Carleton University in the 1960s. Wood met fellow fan Mike Glicksohn of Toronto at Boskone VI in 1969. Wood and Glicksohn married in 1970 (she subsequently sometimes published as Susan Wood Glicksohn), and they published the fanzine ''Energumen'' together until 1973. ''Energumen'' won the 1973 Hugo for Best Fanzine. Wood and Glicksohn were co- guests of honor at the 1975 World Science Fiction Convention. Wood published a great deal of trenchant criticism of the field, both in fanzines and in more formal venues. She received three Hugo Awards for Best Fan Writer, in 1974, 1977, and 1981. In 1976 she was instrumental in organizing the first feminist panel at a science fiction convention, at MidAmericon (that year's WorldCon). Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Susan Wood (visual Artist)
Susan Wood (1953–2018) was a Canadian artist and educator. Biography Born in Saint John, New Brunswick and grew up in Amherst, Nova Scotia. She received a Bachelor of Fine Arts from Mount Allison University in 1967 before attending the 1976-1977 Banff Winter Studio Program. In 1981 she received a Master of Fine Arts from the University of Calgary. Susan Wood was a founding member of Eastern Edge Gallery, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador. She taught at NSCAD from 1990 to 2012. In 2018, Visual Arts Nova Scotia announced the Susan Wood Award to support an emerging artist from Nova Scotia. The annual award was established to honour Wood's "legacy as a dedicated visual artist, mentor, and friend." Career Susan Wood was known for drawings rooted in the principles of observational drawing on handmade Japanese papers (washi). Collections * Owens Art Gallery, Mount Allison University * Mount Saint Vincent University Art Gallery * Art Gallery of Nova Scotia * Dalhousie A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Susan Wood (poet)
Susan Wood (born 1946, Commerce, Texas) is an American poet and the Gladys Louise Fox Professor of English at Rice University. Life Wood received her B.A. from East Texas State University and her M.A. from University of Texas at Arlington before continuing her graduate studies at Rice University. She taught high school and worked as an editor and writer for ''The Washington Post'' and magazines. Her poems have appeared in such journals as ''The Antioch Review'', ''Callaloo'', the '' Greensboro Review'', ''Indiana Review'', ''The Kenyon Review'', ''The Missouri Review'', the ''New England Review'', ''The Paris Review'', and ''Poetry''. Awards * 1991 Lamont Poetry Selection The Academy of American Poets is a national, member-supported organization that promotes poets and the art of poetry. The nonprofit organization was incorporated in the state of New York in 1934. It fosters the readership of poetry through outreach ... for ''Campo Santo'' * Pushcart Prize for her poem "Diary," ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Susan Wood (pharmacologist)
Susan Marion Wood (20 July 1952 – 30 September 1998), was a British pharmacologist, physician and medical regulator, principal assessor for the Committee on Safety of Medicines. She was born Susan Marion Ryan on 20 July 1952 in Hlatikulu, Swaziland, and educated at King's College London from where she received a first class honours degree in pharmacology in 1973. Wood was principal assessor for the Committee on Safety of Medicines (CSM), from 1988. In 1978, she married John Wood. She died on 30 September 1998 in Gerrards Cross Gerrards Cross is a town and civil parish in south Buckinghamshire, England, separated from the London Borough of Hillingdon at Harefield by Denham, south of Chalfont St Peter and north bordering villages of Fulmer, Hedgerley, Iver Heath and St ..., Buckinghamshire. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Wood, Susan 1952 births 1998 deaths 20th-century British medical doctors Alumni of King's College London British pharmacologists Swazi scientists ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Susan Wood (photographer)
Susan Wood (born March 25, 1932) is a photographer who worked for ''Life'', ''People'', and ''New York'' magazines from the 1960s to the 1980s. Her first employment was with ''Life'' magazine cutting up negatives for documentary photographer Margaret Bourke-White. Wood worked with 20th Century Fox, Paramount Pictures and United Artists and documented the movie sets of ''Easy Rider'' and ''Modesty Blaise''. She also took photos of John Lennon and Yoko Ono for ''Look'' magazine and took the cover photograph for their album '' Unfinished Music No. 2: Life with the Lions''. In 2023 a retrospective exhibition of her work called ''Wind Up! Susan Wood Photographs: 1960s and beyond'' was held by the Irish Georgian Society in the City Assembly House, Dublin. Also in 2023 an exhibition featuring her film-related work called ''Susan Wood: On Location'' was held in Sag Harbor Cinema, featuring her work on the films ''Easy Rider'', ''Hatari!'', and ''Mirage A mirage is a naturally-occur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Susan F
Susan is a feminine given name, from Persian "Susan" (lily flower), from Egyptian '' sšn'' and Coptic ''shoshen'' meaning "lotus flower", from Hebrew ''Shoshana'' meaning "lily" (in modern Hebrew this also means "rose" and a flower in general), from Greek ''Sousanna'', from Latin ''Susanna'', from Old French ''Susanne''. Variations * Susana (given name), Susanna, Susannah * Suzana, Suzanna, Suzannah * Susann, Suzan, Suzann * Susanne (given name), Suzanne * Susanne (given name) * Suzan (given name) * Suzanne * Suzette (given name) * Suzy (given name) * Zuzanna (given name) *Cezanne (Avant-garde) Nicknames Common nicknames for Susan include: * Sue, Susie, Susi (German), Suzi, Suzy, Suzie, Suze, Poosan, Sanna, Suzie, Sookie, Sukie, Sukey, Subo, Suus (Dutch), Shanti In other languages * fa, سوسن (Sousan, Susan) ** tg, Савсан (Savsan), tg, Сӯсан (Sūsan) * ku, Sosna,Swesne * ar, سوسن (Sawsan) * hy, Շուշան (Šušan) * (Sushan) * Sujan in Ko ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Susan Wood (television Presenter)
Susan Wood is a New Zealand television presenter who hosted TV ONE's nightly news and current affairs show ''Close Up''. Biography The daughter of Alex Wood the chief reporter of the now-defunct Auckland Star. Wood began her career in journalism in 1979 as a print reporter for the ''Bay of Plenty Times'' before moving on to ''The New Zealand Herald'' in Auckland to work as the court and then police reporter. She began her career with TVNZ in 1985 as a reporter for the then-network news (simply called ''News'') and the regional news show ''Top Tux''. She was the first Australia correspondent for'' ONE Network News.'' Wood also hosted the lifestyle series' ''Open Home'' and ''New Zealand Living'', was Paul Holmes' regular fill-in on ''Holmes'' (in some years, the credits were altered to show ''Holmes with Susan Wood'' as the title), presented ''Frontline'' and ''Assignment'' and was the original presenter of ''Midday'' and ''Breakfast''. She co-presented ''Breakfast'' wit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Susan Buxton Wood
Susan Wood (1918-2006), British philanthropist and writer who helped create the African Medical Research Foundation ( Amref) in Kenya and founded an enterprise to employ poor single mothers. She lived much of her life in Kenya. Life Susan Buxton was born in an African mud hut. At the time, her English missionary parents were living in the Ituri Rainforest in an area now known as the Democratic Republic of the Congo. At the age of two, she was carried in a litter on a six-month journey to the Nile and on to England where she spent her childhood. During training as a World War II nurse, she met the physician Michael Wood and they married in 1943, eventually having four children together. The young family moved to Kenya in 1947 seeking to make a difference there. Michael Wood set up a medical practice in Nairobi but demands for his surgical skills came from far beyond the city causing him to charter private flights to reach patients in remote locations. Soon he learned to fly and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Susan Wood (New Zealand Writer)
Susan Wood (1836–1880) was a New Zealand writer. She was born in Great Swan Port, Van Diemen's Land Van Diemen's Land was the colonial name of the island of Tasmania used by the British during the European exploration of Australia in the 19th century. A British settlement was established in Van Diemen's Land in 1803 before it became a sepa ... in 1836. References 1836 births 1880 deaths 19th-century New Zealand writers 19th-century New Zealand women writers Australian emigrants to New Zealand {{NewZealand-writer-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mimie Wood
Susan Selina "Mimie" Wood (4 December 1888 – 25 August 1979) was a New Zealand secretary, accountant, and librarian for the Royal Society of New Zealand. She was employed by the organisation from 1920 until her retirement in 1962. Coleridge Farr, president of the New Zealand Institute from 1929 to 1931, said of her that it would be more accurate to describe her as the institute's assistant president. She carried a large administrative load at the Royal Society and correctly predicted that upon her retirement, she would be replaced by five people; those five positions were established within three years of her departure. From 1920 until shortly before her death, Wood lived in Eastbourne with her partner, Margaret Magill. There, they were part of a circle of lesbian friends at a time when it was highly unusual to be openly lesbian. They were both very active in the community and both were appointed members of the Order of the British Empire. Wood co-founded a number of communi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
