Alexander, Alexander [Alick] (1849–1928), promoter of physical education, was born in Liverpool on 14 May 1849, the second son of W. C. Alexander, a chief carpenter in the Royal Navy who had settled in Liverpool at the end of his period of service. Following an education at ...
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Alexander, Alexander [Alick] (1849–1928), promoter of physical education
Richard William Cox
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Alexander, Frederick Matthias (1869–1955), originator of the Alexander technique and teacher
Malcolm Williamson
Alexander, Frederick Matthias (1869–1955), originator of the Alexander technique and teacher, was born on 20 January 1869 at Wynyard, north-west Tasmania, the eldest of seven children of John Alexander (1843–1936), farmer and blacksmith, and his wife, Betsy Brown (d. 1923), a nurse....
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Alexander, Frederick Matthias (1869–1955)
Maker: Anthony Ludovici
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Frederick Matthias Alexander (1869–1955) by Anthony Ludovici, 1926 © Anthony Ludovici
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Altham, Harry Surtees (1888–1965), schoolmaster and cricket historian
Hubert Doggart
Altham, Harry Surtees (1888–1965), schoolmaster and cricket historian, was born at 8 The Terrace, York Town, Frimley, Surrey, on 30 November 1888, the younger son of Sir Edward Altham Altham (1856–1943), army officer, and his wife, Georgina Emily (1855–1945), daughter of W. Macpherson Nicol...
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Anstey, Rhoda (1865–1936), promoter of women's physical education
Gill Clarke and Ida M. Webb
Anstey, Rhoda (1865–1936), promoter of women's physical education, was born at Jurishayes Farm near Tiverton, Devon, on 15 April 1865, the seventh of nine children and second daughter of John Walters Anstey, a yeoman farmer, and his wife, Susanna Elizabeth, née Manley. She was a natural countrywoman with a great love of the county of her birth; in 1891 she was managing the dairy on the family farm. Little else is known of her early life before she attended ...
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Anthony, Donald William James [Don] (1928–2012), athlete, sports administrator, and historian
Peter Lovesey
Anthony, Donald William James [Don] (1928–2012), athlete, sports administrator, and historian, was born at 43 Middle Ope, Watford, on 6 November 1928, the son of George Anthony, bricklayer, and his wife, Annie Eva, née Starkey. Educated at Watford grammar school, he excelled at sport, playing for ...
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Archdale, Helen Elizabeth [Betty] (1907–2000), feminist, cricketer, and educationist
Frances Burton
Archdale, Helen Elizabeth [Betty] (1907–2000), feminist, cricketer, and educationist, was born at 59 Oxford Terrace, Bayswater, London, on 21 August 1907, the only daughter of the Scottish feminist and journalist Helen Alexander Archdale, née Russel (1876–1949), and her husband, ...
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Bannister, Sir Roger Gilbert (1929–2018)
Maker: Bettmann
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Roger Bannister (1929–2018), by Bettmann, 1954
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Bannister, Sir Roger Gilbert (1929–2018), athlete, neurologist, and college head
Mel Watman and Alan Craft
Bannister, Sir Roger Gilbert (1929–2018), athlete, neurologist, and college head, was born on 23 March 1929 at Millbrook, Sumner Road, Harrow, Middlesex, the younger child and only son of Ralph Bannister (1894–1971), a civil servant then serving as a technical officer in the ...
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Bell, Donald Simpson (1890–1916), schoolteacher, footballer, and soldier
Helen Snelson
Bell, Donald Simpson (1890–1916), schoolteacher, footballer, and soldier, was born in Harrogate, North Riding of Yorkshire, on 3 December 1890, the youngest son and fifth of the eight children of Smith Bell (1859–1838), a butcher, and his wife, Annie, née Simpson...
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Boyd, Margaret [Maggie] (1913–1993), schoolteacher and lacrosse player
Wray Vamplew
Boyd, Margaret [Maggie] (1913–1993), schoolteacher and lacrosse player, was born on 17 January 1913 in Strasbourg, Alsace, Germany, the daughter and fourth of five children of Dr Harold de Haven Boyd, manager of a Manchester oil company, and his wife, Charlotte Elisabeth, née...
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Brown, (Arthur) Godfrey Kilner (1915–1995), athlete and schoolmaster
Richard Holt
Brown, (Arthur) Godfrey Kilner (1915–1995), athlete and schoolmaster, was born on 21 February 1915 in Bankura, Bengal, India, the fourth child and third son of the Revd Arthur E. Brown, principal of Bankura College, Bengal, and his wife, Gertrude Parsons. His parents met at ...
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Buller, Frederick Henry Ernest (Fred) (1926–2016), angler, businessman, and historian
Richard Coopey
Buller, Frederick Henry Ernest (Fred) (1926–2016), angler, businessman, and historian, was born at the Fulham Borough Council maternity home, 706 Fulham Road, Parsons Green, London, on 12 October 1926, the son of Frederick James Buller (1901–1982), carpenter and joiner, and his Canadian wife, ...
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Butler, Arthur John (1844–1910), Italian scholar and mountaineer
A. T. Quiller-Couch
revised by Nilanjana Banerji
Butler, Arthur John (1844–1910), Italian scholar and mountaineer, born at Putney, Surrey, on 21 June 1844, was the eldest of the six children of William John Butler (1818–1894), at that time curate of Puttenham, near Guildford, Surrey, but best-known as the dean of ...
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Butler, Arthur John (1844–1910)
Maker: Frederick Hollyer
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Arthur John Butler (1844–1910) by Frederick Hollyer © National Portrait Gallery, London
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Cheeke, William (fl. 1592–1615?), anagrammatist
Edward A. Malone
Cheeke, William (fl. 1592–1615
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Cusack, Michael [Micheál Cíosóg] (1847–1906), schoolmaster and a founder of the Gaelic Athletic Association
Marcus Bourke
Cusack, Michael [Micheál Cíosóg] (1847–1906), schoolmaster and a founder of the Gaelic Athletic Association, was born on 20 September 1847 at Carron parish, Burren, co. Clare, Ireland, second son of Matthew Cusack (d. 1868), a herdsman, and his wife, Bridget Flannery (...
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Dyson, Geoffrey Harry George (1914–1981)
Maker: unknown photographer
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Geoffrey Harry George Dyson (1914–1981) by unknown photographer, c.1955 © Illustrated London News Ltd / Mary Evans
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Dyson, Geoffrey Harry George (1914–1981), athlete and teacher of physical education
Tony Mason
Dyson, Geoffrey Harry George (1914–1981), athlete and teacher of physical education, was born at 18 Tarbert Road, Camberwell, London, on 22 June 1914, the son of Harry Arthur Dyson, photographer's assistant, and his wife, Edith Alice, née Sewell. He ran away from home at the age of fifteen, and after doing odd jobs including selling newspapers on the streets of ...
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Edwards, Sir Ifan ab Owen (1895–1970), educationist and founder of Urdd Gobaith Cymru
Hazel Walford Davies
Edwards, Sir Ifan ab Owen (1895–1970), educationist and founder of Urdd Gobaith Cymru, was born on 25 July 1895 at Tremaran, Llanuwchllyn, Merioneth, the second of the three children (the eldest died in infancy) of Sir Owen Morgan Edwards (1858–1920) and his wife, ...
