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Nicknamed "Shoddy," was an English-born Major League Baseball catcher who played four seasons with t

Nicknamed "Shoddy," was an English-born Major League Baseball catcher who played four seasons with the Detroit Tigers (1901), Boston Americans (1907), Chicago White Sox (1908), and Boston Doves (1909).Shaw was born in Burslem, England and made his major l

Was an English economist and one of the most influential economists of his time. His book, Principle

Was an English economist and one of the most influential economists of his time. His book, Principles of Economics (1890), brings the ideas of supply and demand, of marginal utility and of the costs of production into a coherent whole. It became the dominant economic textbook in England for a long period.While Marshall took economics to a more mathematically rigorous level, he did not want mathematics to overshadow economics and thus make economics irrelevant to the layman. Accordingly, Marshall tailored the text of his books to laymen and put the mathematical content in the footnotes and appendices for the professionals. In a letter to his protégée, A.C. Pigou, he laid out the following system: "(1) Use mathematics as shorthand language, rather than as an engine of inquiry.

Was an English cricketer. A right-handed batsman and right-arm slow bowler, he played two first-clas

Was an English cricketer. A right-handed batsman and right-arm slow bowler, he played two first-class matches for Cambridge University in 1889.

Was an English cricketer. He was a left-handed batsman and a left-arm bowler who played for Leiceste

Was an English cricketer. He was a left-handed batsman and a left-arm bowler who played for Leicestershire. Matts made a single first-class appearance for the team, in 1921, against Yorkshire.

Is a British Labour Co-operative politician and disability campaigner.In 1970 he successfully introd

Is a British Labour Co-operative politician and disability campaigner.In 1970 he successfully introduced the Chronically Sick & Disabled Persons Act which was the first in the world to recognise and give rights to people with disabilities. In 1974 he beca

Was an English cricketer during the game's "Roundarm Era". He was a genuine all-rounder, being both

Was an English cricketer during the game's "Roundarm Era". He was a genuine all-rounder, being both an attacking right-handed batsman and a formidable right arm fast bowler. The noted cricket writer John Woodcock ranked him as the fourth greatest crickete

Was an English zoologist and ornithologist.Newton was Professor of Comparative Anatomy at Cambridge

Was an English zoologist and ornithologist.Newton was Professor of Comparative Anatomy at Cambridge University from 1866 to 1907. In 1900 he was awarded the Royal Medal of the Royal Society and the Gold Medal of the Linnaean Society.In 1854 he was elected Traveling Fellow of Magdalene College, and subsequently visited many parts of the world, including Lapland, Iceland, Spitsbergen, the West Indies and North America. In 1866 he became the first Professor of Zoology and Comparative Anatomy at Cambridge, a position which he retained until his death. He was one of the few British Professors of Zoology in whose appointment Huxley did not have a hand: in fact the procedure was for candidates to canvass for votes! (presumably amongst the MAs of the University).[3] Result of poll: Newton 110; Dr Drosier 82 (W. p134). Newton was one of the first zoologists to accept and champion the views of Charles Darwin, and his early lecture courses as professor were on evolution and zoogeography. [4]

Was an English mathematician who became a philosopher. He wrote on algebra, logic, foundations of ma

Was an English mathematician who became a philosopher. He wrote on algebra, logic, foundations of mathematics, philosophy of science, physics, metaphysics, and education. He co-authored the epochal Principia Mathematica with Bertrand Russell.

Was an English poet, best known for his ballads The Highwayman (1906) and The Barrel Organ.Noyes lat

Was an English poet, best known for his ballads The Highwayman (1906) and The Barrel Organ.Noyes later married Mary Angela Mayne Weld-Blundell, who had first married into the old recusant Catholic Weld-Blundell family.[2] They settled at Lisle Combe, near

Was an English amateur cricketer who played first-class cricket from 1852 to 1864. Mainly associated

Was an English amateur cricketer who played first-class cricket from 1852 to 1864. Mainly associated with Oxford University and Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC), he made 25 known appearances in first-class matches. He played six times for the Gentlemen in th

Best known by his stage name Alfred Vance, was an English singer in the 19th Century music halls.His

Best known by his stage name Alfred Vance, was an English singer in the 19th Century music halls.His first solo appearance was at the South London Palace in 1864, but he had earlier performed in a blackface duo act with his brother in 1860. His act, initi

Was an English professional golfer. His greatest achievement was winning The Open Championship in 19

Was an English professional golfer. His greatest achievement was winning The Open Championship in 1935.

Was an English cricketer who played one first-class match for Hampshire in 1885.

Was an English cricketer who played one first-class match for Hampshire in 1885.

Was an English cricket player. He was a member of the gold medal winning Great Britain cricket team

Was an English cricket player. He was a member of the gold medal winning Great Britain cricket team at the 1900 Summer Olympics, the only time cricket has featured in the Olympic games. In the only match against France, Powlesland scored 10 in Great Brita

Was a British Olympic fencer. He competed at the 1912 and 1920 Summer Olympics.

Was a British Olympic fencer. He competed at the 1912 and 1920 Summer Olympics.

Was an English watercolour artist, known for his paintings of British villages and landscapes, many

Was an English watercolour artist, known for his paintings of British villages and landscapes, many of which were published as postcards.Well over 2,000 of his paintings were published between 1904 and the time of his death.

Was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire in 1924. Rose was born in Glossop, Derbyshire. In

Was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire in 1924. Rose was born in Glossop, Derbyshire. In the 1924 season he made a single first-class appearance for Derbyshire in May against Lancashire.

Was an British naturalist, explorer, geographer, anthropologist, and biologist. He is best known for

Was an British naturalist, explorer, geographer, anthropologist, and biologist. He is best known for independently proposing a theory of natural selection which prompted Charles Darwin to publish on his own theory.Wallace did extensive fieldwork, first in the Amazon River basin and then in the Malay Archipelago, where he identified the Wallace Line that divides Indonesia into two distinct parts, one with animals more closely related to those of Australia and the other with animals more closely related to those found in Asia. He was considered the 19th century's leading expert on the geographical distribution of animal species and is sometimes called the "father of biogeography

Was an English cricketer. Seymour later became an Ensign in the 16th Foot, before transferring to th

Was an English cricketer. Seymour later became an Ensign in the 16th Foot, before transferring to the Rifle Brigade in 1861. He was promoted to Lieutenant in 1866, before retiring from military service in 1869. In the same year as his retirement from the

Was an English football goalkeeper and football manager. He also played cricket for Lancashire. Alf

Was an English football goalkeeper and football manager. He also played cricket for Lancashire. Alf Steward played football in the army between 1915 and 1918, before joining Stalybridge Celtic. In 1919 he joined Manchester United as an amateur, as cover f

Was an English amateur cricketer: a right-handed batsman and slow left arm bowler who played 39 time

Was an English amateur cricketer: a right-handed batsman and slow left arm bowler who played 39 times for Worcestershire between 1912 and 1920. He scored 986 runs at 13.69 and took eight wickets, though never more than one in a single innings: his first scalp, when playing against Kent, was England Test batsman Frank Woolley.

Was a rugby union footballer and cricketer of the 1880s who at representative level played rugby uni

Was a rugby union footballer and cricketer of the 1880s who at representative level played rugby union for England, and at club level for Broughton Rangers, playing in the Forwards, e.g. Front row, Lock, or Back row, and at county level played cricket for

Was an English cricketer who played first class cricket for Derbyshire between 1930 and 1939. He was

Was an English cricketer who played first class cricket for Derbyshire between 1930 and 1939. He was in the club's championship winning team of 1936 and took 555 wickets overall. Between 1923 and 1926, he was playing for the Tibshelf colliery cricket club

Was an English cricketer. Walker was born in Southgate, Middlesex and was the second of seven cricke

Was an English cricketer. Walker was born in Southgate, Middlesex and was the second of seven cricket playing brothers - the Walkers of Southgate. He played as a right-handed batsman and an underarm bowler in fourteen first-class matches for Cambridge Uni

Was a British physician naturalist and carcinologist.Alcock was the son of a sea-captain, John Alcoc

Was a British physician naturalist and carcinologist.Alcock was the son of a sea-captain, John Alcock in Bombay, India who retired to live in Blackheath. His mother was a daughter of Christopher Puddicombe, the only son of a Devon squire.[Alcock studied at Mill Hill School, at Blackheath Proprietary School and at Westminster School. In 1876 his father faced financial losses and he was taken out of school and sent to India in the Wynaad district. Here he was taken care of by relatives engaged in coffee-planting. As a boy of 17 he spent time in the jungles of Malabar. Coffee-planting in the Wynaad declined and Alcock obtained a post a commission agent's office in Calcutta. This office closed soon and he worked from 1878-1880 in Purulia as an agent recruiting coolies for the Assam tea gardens. While here an acquaintance, Duncan Cameron, left him a Macmillan book by Michael Foster Physiology Primer.