WilliamPearson may refer to WilliamPearson astronomer 1767 1847 , English astronomer who helped found the Royal Astronomical Society Charles WilliamPearson 1847 1917 , pioneer Anglican missionary in Uganda William Fisher Pearson 1854 1888 , New Zealand politician William Gaston Pearson 1858 1947 , African American educator and businessman WilliamPearson baritone 1934 1995 , American baritone William H. Pearson born 1955 , cable television, telecommunications, and cellular phone pioneer William George Pearson , British Member of Parliament for Jarrow UK Parliament constituency Jarrow See also Bill Pearson , American writer and artist Billy Pearson , jockey Will Pearson , co founder of mental floss , a bi monthly American magazine. hndis Pearson, William ... more details
Refimprove article date June 2007 William Gaston Pearson 1858 1947 was an African American educator and businessman in North Carolina . Pearson was born a slave in Durham County, NC Durham County in 1858. After he was freed, he worked at the Carr Factory where General Julian S. Carr , the owner, recognized his potential and financed his education at Shaw University . Pearson graduated from Shaw with a B.S. in 1886 and received an honorary M.A. in 1890. He was awarded Honorary Ph.D s from Kittrell College in 1915 and Wilberforce University in 1919. In 1893, Pearson married Minnie Sumner of Charlotte, North Carolina Charlotte . In 1886, Pearson began his teaching career in Whitted High School, a small grade school in Durham, North Carolina Durham and he succeeded James Whitted as principal of the school ... Persondata . name Pearson, William Gaston alternative names short description date of birth 1858 place of birth date of death 1947 place of death DEFAULTSORT Pearson, William Gaston Category 1858 births ... University and aided Shepard in his efforts to develop the university. Pearson became the first ... on Umstead Street in 1922. In the 18 years during which Pearson held this position, many significant ... was accredited by the Southern Association of Secondary School and Colleges. Pearson was a strict disciplinarian ... reports at regular intervals during the academic year. At graduation time each year, Pearson ... stringent demands, Profs Pearson was well liked by students, faculty and community members. In a Principal Popularity Contest sponsored by the Carolina Times newspaper for black schools in Durham, Pearson came in third with an impressive showing of votes each ticket sent in counted as 500 votes . Pearson ... Award for Achievement in Business. The W. G. Pearson Gifted and Talented Elementary School, W. G. Pearson Magnet Middle School and the cafeteria at N.C. Central University were named after him. References http docsouth.unc.edu nc andrews andrews.html Pearson is repeatedly referenced, as W.G. Pearson ... more details
Unreferenced date June 2008 WilliamPearson 1934 18 June 1995 was an American born baritone , who spent most of his career in Europe, especially in Germany. He was notable for his wide repertoire, stretching from Bach and Handel to spirituals , modernist and avant garde compositions. Pearson was born in Tennessee and studied at the School of Music at the University of Louisville , Kentucky . In 1956 he came to Europe on a Fulbright Scholarship , the first black singer to receive the ward. After further study at the Musikhochschule, Cologne , he sang at various German opera houses, and at Budapest and Helsinki where he scored a great success as Porgy in Gershwin s Porgy and Bess in 1965. After leaving the opera house, Pearson gave concerts and recitals around Germany, as well as in the major cultural centres in Europe. Several modern composers wrote music for him, including Gy rgy Ligeti he was also one of the soloists in Ligeti s Aventures 1962 , Sylvano Bussotti Pearson wrote the text himself for Bussotti s Pearson Piece 1960 for baritone and piano and Dieter Schnebel , wrote music for him, while he also recorded works by Hans Werner Henze and Mauricio Kagel . He was also one of the few exponents of Peter Maxwell Davies challenging work Eight Songs for a Mad King . Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Pearson, William ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Pearson, William Category 1934 births Category 1995 deaths Category People from Tennessee Category American baritones US opera singer stub ... more details
William Fisher Pearson 1854 3 July 1888 was a 19th century Member of Parliament in New Zealand. He represented the Ashley New Zealand electorate Ashley electorate from New Zealand general election, 1881 1881 to 1888, when he died. References New Zealand Parliamentary Record 1840 1984 by J. O. Wilson 1985, 4th edition, Government Printer, Wellington s start s par nz s bef before William Sefton Moorhouse s ttl title Ashley New Zealand electorate Member of Parliament for Ashley years 1881&ndash 1888 s aft after John Verrall politician John Verrall end Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Pearson, William ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH 1854 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH 3 July 1888 PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Pearson, William Category Members of the New Zealand House of Representatives Category 1854 births Category 1888 deaths NZ politician stub ... more details
Pearson, James William ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH 2 April 1895 PLACE OF BIRTH ... , USA DEFAULTSORT Pearson, James William Category 1895 births Category 1993 deaths US mil bio stub ... aces usa pearson1.php Retrieved on 11 April 2010. ref Postwar Pearson founded the J. W. Pearson Textile Company, from which he retired in 1960. Upon his death in 1993, it was realized that Pearson was the last surviving American ace from World War I. ref cite book title American Aces of World War 1 page 41 ref Honors and awards Distinguished Flying Cross DFC Lieut. A. Capt. James WilliamPearson. FRANCE On 26 October, while leading a patrol, this officer observed a formation of enemy ... more details
Protestant missions to Africa unreferenced date December 2010 Charles WilliamPearson 1847 1917 was a pioneer Anglican missionary in Uganda , and thus was one of the pioneers of the Church of Uganda . He was later a parish priest in England . Biography Early life He was born in Whitehaven , Cumberland , England , on 1847 12 07, son of WilliamPearson, a butcher, and his wife Sarah Johnson, and attended St. Bees Grammar School . Pearson had three brothers and two sisters. His younger brother Henry also became an Anglican priest. Seafarer He was a merchant seaman for some years, and served as an ordinary seaman on the Tenasserim , registered at Liverpool, for four voyages between 18 Oct 1867 and 29 Oct 1870. In 1872 he served as Third Mate on the Paraguay , and served as Second Mate on several vessels between 1872 and 1874. He qualified as First Mate in 1875, but joined the Brittania in London as second mate for a voyage to Lisbon 28 April 1875. She was wrecked on Holy Island on 19 Oct 1875. He was discharged in London on 19 Oct 1875. Missionary In 1876 he attended the Church Mission Society Church Missionary Society s college in Islington , and in 1878 led a party of four missionaries ... others had died of fever. Pearson and his companions, Robert William Felkin, John William Hall ... uganda pearson charlesw.html Dictionary of African Christian Biography Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Pearson, Charles William ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH 1847 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH 1917 PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Pearson, Charles William Category ... travelled up the Nile . They met Colonel Gordon in Khartoum , who tried to persuade Pearson to serve in Sudan instead. Pearson and his party reached Rubaga in Uganda on 14 February 1879, over ..., as the Catholics refused to kneel for the Anglican prayers and vice versa. Pearson appears to have been mainly occupied in translation work. After serving in Uganda for two years Pearson returned ... more details
Rugger name Alec Pearson image birthname Alexander WilliamPearson nickname dateofbirth 1854 placeofbirth Mount Ridley, Kalkallo , Australia dateofdeath date unknown placeofdeath Australia height weight ru position Fullback ru nationalteam ru England ru nationalcaps 7 ru nationalpoints Goals 4 br Conv 4 ru ntupdate ru nationalyears 1875 1878 ru clubyears 1873 1878 br 1873 1877 ru clubupdate ru clubcaps ... School Alexander Alec WilliamPearson born 1854 was a rugby union international who represented ... union international. Early life and family Alexander WilliamPearson was born in 1854 at the son of Captain James Pearson by his second marriage to Augusta Sarah Godfrey. ref name Pears Alexander s father ... of Mount Ridley based on the Journals of Captain Pearson with the permission of Ross Pearson, with additional research by F. R. Godfrey ref References reflist DEFAULTSORT Pearson, Alexander William Category ... rugby player 358.html A.W. Pearson Profile on scrum.com ref . He was described as late as 1925 ... of Peter Patrick & Elizabeth nee Pride Pearson. Having worked in a Liverpool Shipping Office James ... to Hobart , Van Diemens Land . ref name Pears Captain Pearson stayed in the colony of New South ... 12th, 1847. Captain Pearson then purchased a total holding of 1547 acres in the parish of Yuroke ... On August 22nd, 1848, Alec s older brother, James Godfrey Pearson was born in Melbourne. In April ... Lillias was born, on 24 December 1851. In 1854 Alexander William was born at Mount Ridley, the first ... born, David Chambers Pearson in 1860, and Blanche Alice in 1862, both in Suffolk , England ref name ... s Gazette, 1923 ref . Rugby union career Alec Pearson played rugby for Guy s hospital from 1873 to 1877 ... Stokes , in 1925 described Alec Pearson as about as f ne a full back as ever played, beautiful ... the property from 1858 to 1875, and in 1875 James Godfrey Pearson the eldest son of the Captain returned to Australia, later joined by Alec. Mount Ridley was sold out of the family and out of the Pearson ... more details
Pearson may refer to In places Pearson, California disambiguation Pearson, Georgia , a US city Pearson, Texas , an unincorporated community in the US Pearson, Victoria , a ghost town in Australia. Pearson, Wisconsin , an unincorporated community in the US People Pearson surname James Larkin Pearson , 1879 1981 Poet, Editor. Former North Carolina Poet Laureate John Loughborough Pearson , 1817 97 English architect Karl Pearson 1857 1936 , British statistician Lester B. Pearson , former Prime Minister of Canada Other Pearson PLC , a UK based international media conglomerate, best known as a book publisher Pearson Education , the textbook division of Pearson PLC Pearson Longman , an imprint of Pearson Education Pearson Yachts Toronto Pearson International Airport , in Toronto, Ontario, Canada Pearson Field , in Vancouver, Washington, US See also Pearson s disambiguation Pearson Peacekeeping Centre , a Canadian NGO supporting international peace Pearson Air Museum Pearson v. Chung , 67 million lawsuit over a pair of pants disambig Category Place name disambiguation pages ca Pearson de Pearson es Pearson fr Pearson it Pearson nl Pearson ja pt Pearson ru sl Pearson vo Pearson ... more details
William E. Pearson is the co founder of mental floss mental floss , a bi monthly magazine, which he started with Mangesh Hattikudur when both were students at Duke University . Pearson graduated from Duke in 2001 , with a Bachelor of Arts degree.Describing himself, Pearson noted his penchant for eating two M&M s at the same time, on different sides of the mouth, making both sides of the mouth equally happy . ref Cite web last first authorlink coauthors title About mental floss Staff Biographies work mental floss Magazine publisher Glam Publisher Network date 2010 url http www.mentalfloss.com magazine staff.php format doi accessdate 30 March 2011 ref Will Pearson and Mangesh Hattikudur met as freshmen at Duke University and in their senior year parlayed their cafeteria conversations into the first issue of mental floss magazine. ref Cite web last first authorlink coauthors title Making knowledge fun a look inside the pages of Mental Flossmagazine work Trivia Hall of Fame publisher Cornerstone Word Company date 2004 url http www.triviahalloffame.com mentalfloss.aspx format doi accessdate 30 March 2011 ref In addition to the magazine, a board game , a weekly CNN Headline News segment and a daily updated website, the two have collaborated on seven mental floss books. Pearson and Hattikidur were named one of thirty promising 2007 entrepreneurs in business magazine Inc. magazine Inc. . ref Cite web last Fenn first Donna authorlink coauthors title 30 under 30 America s Coolest Young Entrepreneurs work Inc. Magazine publisher Mansueto Ventures date 2007 url http www.inc.com 30under30 2007 index.html format doi accessdate 30 March 2011 ref References reflist Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Pearson, Will ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION Co Founder of mental floss DATE OF BIRTH 1983 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Pearson, Will Category Year of birth missing living people Category Duke University alumni Category American magazine editors ... more details
Pearson s may refer to Pearson s Candy Company , chocolate and confectionery manufacturer Pearson s Magazine , a British literary magazine Pearson s Magazine US , an American version of the British magazine of the same name Pearson product moment correlation coefficient , commonly referred to as Pearson s r Pearson s chi square test , a statistical procedure whose results are evaluated by reference to the chi square distribution See also Pearson disambiguation disambig ... more details
James Pearson is the name of James Pearson Wells 1822 1896 , Ontario farmer and political figure James Pearson rugby union , Scotland rugby player James Pearson soldier 1822 1900 James Pearson engineer British railway engineer and locomotive designer James Pearson politician , British Conservative Party politician James Pearson painter , English glass painter James B. Pearson 1922 2009 , U.S. Senator James Douglas Pearson 1911 97 , Orientalist librarian and bibliographer, compiler of Index Islamicus James Pearson actor , contemporary British actor James Pearson musician , Ronnie Scott s Jazz Club s house pianist since 2006 James Larkin Pearson , poet James WilliamPearson 1895 1993 , American World War I flying ace who served with the British Jim Pearson , Scottish footballer hndis Pearson, James ... more details
1927 , English engineer and oil industrialist WilliamPearson disambiguation , several people, including William Gaston Pearson 1858 1947 , African American educator and businessman WilliamPearson baritone WilliamPearson 1934 1995 , American baritone surname Pearson It does not help to add disambig ...Pearson is a surname , and may refer to many people. compactTOC A Adam Pearson , chairman of Hull City A.F.C. Albie Pearson , American baseball player Alister Pearson , British illustrator Allison Pearson , British journalist Anthony Pearson martyr , English Protestant martyr Anthony Pearson Quaker April Pearson , British actress Arthur Pearson UK politician 1897 1980 , British Labour Party Member of Parliament MP for Pontypridd 1938 1970 Sir Arthur Pearson, 1st Baronet 1866 1921 , British newspaper magnate and publisher Arthur Maurice Pearson 1890 1976 was a Canadian Senator from Saskatchewan B Ben Pearson bowyer , Arrow and bow maker and businessman. Ben Pearson photographer , Photographer, notably of music album covers. Bernard Pearson , Discworld modeler Bill Pearson disambiguation , multiple people Bird M. Pearson Florida supreme court justice C Carl Pearson, later Karl Pearson , statistician Carlton Pearson , American evangelical minister Carol Lynn Pearson , American poet and playwright Charles Pearson , British promoter of an underground railway in London Charles Henry Pearson , British historian Charles John Pearson , Scottish politician and judge Chris Pearson politician , Canadian politician Chris Pearson radio , British radio presenter Cyril Arthur Pearson , British newspaperman D Dan Pearson disambiguation David Pearson NASCAR driver David Pearson , American racing driver Denise Pearson , British singer songwriter Derrick Pearson , American sports commentator Digby Pearson , British record label executive Don Pearson , American management consultant Drew Pearson journalist , American journalist Drew Pearson American football b. 1951 , American football player ... more details
Image Colin Pearson, Baron Pearson.jpg thumb right The Right Honourable Rt. Hon. Baron Pearson Colin Hargreaves Pearson, Baron Pearson Privy Council of the United Kingdom PC , Queen s Counsel KC , Order ... career Born in Minnedosa, Manitoba , Canada, he was the youngest child of lawyer Ernest WilliamPearson 1861 1936 and Jessie n e Borland died 1948 . When Colin was 7, the family moved to London and he ... Barrington Ward King s Council KC . He later joined the chambers of Sir William Jowitt KC where he started ... and Wales Attorney General , Pearson was briefed as his junior in the derating cases arising from ... 1980 page 16, col G title Obituary Lord Pearson Inquiries into industrial disputes ref In 1930, Pearson became junior counsel common law to the Ministry of Works United Kingdom Ministry of Works ... chairman and senior judge In 1958 Pearson chaired a committee to consider the rules for investment ... name times In 1960, Pearson was appointed President of the Restrictive Practices Court but in 1961 ... 1964, Secretary of State for Employment Minister of Labour Joseph Godber appointed Pearson chairman ... Pearson of Minnedosa in Canada and of the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea . ref name times In 1966 he again chaired an inquiry following the seamen s strike of 1966. Pearson s findings were ... 1971 to 1972 he chaired the Arbitral Body on Teachers Remuneration. ref name times Pearson commission on civil liability and compensation mainarticle Pearson commission In 1973, Pearson was chosen to chair .... Pearson believed that tort s traditional role of compensation had become outdated with the rise of the welfare ... St. Paul s. ref name times Pearson became a bencher of the Inner Temple in 1951 and Treasurer ... Allen of Abbeydale Allen, P 2004 http www.oxforddnb.com view article 31534 Pearson, Colin Hargreaves, Baron Pearson 1899 1980 , Oxford Dictionary of National Biography , Oxford University Press, accessed ... Persondata . NAME Pearson, Colin Pearson, Baron ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH ... more details
Chris Pearson is the name of Chris Pearson basketball born 1981 Chris Pearson politician born 1931 , first premier of the Yukon Chris Pearson radio , British radio presenter Christopher Pearson , journalist hndis Pearson, Chris ... more details
Mark Pearson may refer to Mark Pearson footballer , British footballer Mark Pearson musician , American singer with Nielsen Pearson Mark Pearson field hockey , Canadian field hockey player hndis name Pearson, Mark ... more details
Anthony Pearson may refer to Anthony Pearson martyr , English Protestant martyr, executed for heresy in the 1540s Anthony Pearson Quaker 1628 1670? , English Quaker Tony Pearson , cricketer Tony Pearson bodybuilder hndis Pearson, Anthony ... more details
refimprove date April 2009 Other persons Charles Pearson Sir Charles John Pearson 1843 1910 was a Scottish politician and judge. Educated at Corpus Christi College, Oxford , he was called to the English and Scottish bars in 1870. He was knighted in 1887. He was Sheriff of Renfrew and County of Bute Bute from 1888 and Perthshire from 1889. He was Conservative Party UK Conservative Member of Parliament for Edinburgh and St Andrews Universities UK Parliament constituency Edinburgh and St Andrews Universities from 1890 to 1896. He was appointed a Queen s Counsel in 1890. He held office in Robert Gascoyne Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury Salisbury s administrations as Solicitor General for Scotland from 1890 to 1891, and as Lord Advocate from 1891 to 1892 and again from 1895 to 1896. He was appointed a Privy Counsellor in 1891. He was appointed a Senator of the College of Justice , as Lord Pearson, in 1896. References Rayment hc s start s par uk succession box title Member of Parliament for nowrap Edinburgh and St Andrews Universities UK Parliament constituency Edinburgh & St Andrews Universities years Edinburgh and St Andrews Universities by election, 1890 1890 Edinburgh and St Andrews Universities by election, 1896 1896 before Moir Tod Stormonth Darling, Lord Stormonth Darling Moir Tod Stormonth Darling after William Overend Priestley s legal succession box title Solicitor General for Scotland before Moir Tod Stormonth Darling, Lord Stormonth Darling Moir Stormonth Darling after Andrew Graham Murray, 1st Viscount Dunedin Andrew Murray years 1890 1891 succession box title Lord Advocate before James Patrick Bannerman Robertson, Baron Robertson of Forteviot James Robertson after John Balfour, 1st Baron Kinross John Blair Balfour years 1891 1892 succession box title Lord Advocate ... s end Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Pearson,Charles John ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH 1843 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH 1910 PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Pearson ... more details
Lucy Pearson may refer to Landon Pearson born 1930 , known as Lucy Pearson, former Canadian senator and children s rights advocate Lucy Pearson cricketer born 1972 , English cricketer hndis Pearson, Lucy ... more details
Colin Pearson may refer to Colin Pearson, Baron Pearson 1899&ndash 1980 , Canadian born English lawyer and judge Colin Pearson potter 1923&ndash 2007 , English potter hndis Pearson, Colin ... more details
Paul Pearson may refer to Paul G. Pearson , former president of Miami University Paul Martin Pearson , Governor of the United States Virgin Islands Paul Pearson Canadian football Hndis Pearson, Paul ... more details
Lord Pearson or Baron Pearson may refer to Colin Pearson, Baron Pearson 1899&ndash 1980 , Canadian born British barrister and judge Malcolm Pearson, Baron Pearson of Rannoch born 1942 , British insurance executive and former leader of the UK Independence Party hndis Pearson, Lord ... more details
Egon Sharpe Pearson , CBE Fellow of the Royal Society FRS Hampstead disambiguation Hampstead , 11 August 1895 Midhurst , 12 June 1980 was the only son of Karl Pearson , and like his father, a leading United Kingdom British statistician . He went to Winchester School and Trinity College, Cambridge , and succeeded his father as professor of statistics at University College London and as editor of the journal Biometrika . Pearson is best known for development of the Neyman Pearson lemma of statistical hypothesis testing. He was President of the Royal Statistical Society in 1955 56, ref cite web url http www.rss.org.uk main.asp?page 1078 title Royal Statistical Society Presidents publisher Royal Statistical Society accessdate 6 August 2010 ref and was awarded its Guy Medal in Gold in 1955. He was awarded a CBE in 1946. He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in Mar 1966. ref cite web url http royalsociety.org Lists of Royal Society Fellows 1660 2007 title Lists of Royal Society Fellows 1660 2007 publisher The Royal Society accessdate 16 July 2010 location London Dead link date November 2010 bot H3llBot ref His candidacy citation read Known throughout the world as co author of the Neyman Pearson theory of testing statistical hypotheses, and responsible for many important contributions ... London Dead link date November 2010 bot H3llBot ref On 31 August 1934 Egon Pearson had married Dorothy ..., of Godstowe School, High Wycombe. References reflist External links MacTutor Biography id Pearson ... id 29652 s start s aca s bef before William Piercy, 1st Baron Piercy William Piercy s ttl title ... Guy Medal Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Pearson, Egon Sharpe ALTERNATIVE NAMES ... DEFAULTSORT Pearson, Egon Sharpe Category 1895 births Category 1980 deaths Category People from ... Category Winners of the Guy Medal in Gold UK statistician stub de Egon Pearson eu Egon Pearson fr Egon Sharpe Pearson it Egon Pearson ht Egon Pearson ja ro Egon Sharpe Pearson ... more details
Michael or Mike Pearson may refer to Michael Pearson Canadian diplomat Michael Pearson author born 1949 , American novelist Michael Pearson horologist , English author on the subject of clocks Lester B. Pearson , known as Mike Pearson, Canadian politician Mike Pearson Canadian football , Canadian football player Mike Pearson footballer , Welsh association footballer Mike Parker Pearson , British archaeologist hndis Pearson, Michael ... more details
David Pearson or Dave Pearson may refer to David Pearson librarian , British librarian and scholar David Pearson NASCAR driver born 1934 , American car racing champion David Pearson scientist , Canadian scientist, academic and television personality Dave Pearson American football born 1981 , American offensive lineman Dave Pearson painter 1937 2008 , English artist Dave Pearson pool player , British speed pool champion and multiple Guinness Book world record holder Dave Pearson rugby born 1966 , English rugby union referee David Lee Pearson born 1974 , Paralympic athlete best known as Lee Pearson hndis Pearson, David ... more details
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