dward Ladd Betts 5 June 1815 – 21 January 1872 was an English civil engineering contractor who was mainly involved in the building of railways. Contents 1Early life 2Railway contractor 3Peto and Betts 3.1The Grand Crimean Central Railway 4Domestic and civil 5Later work 6Later life 7References 8Further reading Early life Edward Betts was born at Buckland, near Dover,
Rachel Ashwell born Rachel Greenfield on 30 October 1959, in Cambridge, England is an author, designer and entrepreneur who was raised in London. Contents 1Early life 2Career 3Books 4References 5External links Early life While in her teens, Ashwell, whose mother restored antique dolls and teddy bears and father was a secondhand rare books dealer, began selling antiques
Hannah Aldworth died 1778 was an English philanthropist and inspector in charge of supervising the care of foundling children in the Newbury area of Berkshire for the Foundling Hospital in London. Contents 1Early life 2Career 3Legacy 4References Early life Aldworth was one of the daughters of Samuel Slocock, a prosperous brewer in the Newbury area. Career From around 1759 to 1768 Aldworth supervised the
Francis Harry Compton Crick OM FRS 8 June 1916 – 28 July 2004 was a British molecular biologist, biophysicist, and neuroscientist. He and James Watson were the key researchers in deciphering the helical structure of DNA molecule. Their paper in Nature in 1953 laid the groundwork for understanding DNA structure and functions. Together with Maurice Wilkins, they were jointly awarded the 1962 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine “for
Jameel Sadik “Jim” Al-Khalili OBE FRS FInstP born 20 September 1962 is a British theoretical physicist, author and broadcaster. He is professor of theoretical physics and chair in the public engagement in science at the University of Surrey. He is a regular broadcaster and presenter of science programmes on BBC radio and television, and a frequent commentator about science in other British media.
John Enoch Powell MBE 16 June 1912 – 8 February 1998 was a British politician, classical scholar, author, linguist, soldier, philologist, and poet. He served as a Conservative Member of Parliament (1950–1974), then Ulster Unionist Party (UUP) MP (1974–1987), and was Minister of Health (1960–1963). Before entering politics, Powell was a classical scholar, becoming a full professor of Ancient Greek at the age of 25 in Australia. During World War II, he served
Theresa Mary, Lady May born 1 October 1956 is a British politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and Leader of the Conservative Party from 2016 to 2019. May served as Home Secretary from 2010 to 2016 in the Cameron government and has been Member of Parliament (MP) for Maidenhead in Berkshire since 1997. Ideologically, she identifies herself as a one-nation conservative. May grew up in Oxfordshire and attended St
Alexander Frederick Douglas-Home, Baron Home of the Hirsel, KT, PC 2 July 1903 – 9 October 1995 was a British Conservative politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from October 1963 to October 1964. He was the last prime minister to hold office while a member of the House of Lords, before disclaiming his peerage and taking up a seat
Barbara Anne Castle, Baroness Castle of Blackburn, PC Betts; 6 October 1910 – 3 May 2002, was a British Labour Party politician who was the Member of Parliament for Blackburn from 1945 to 1979, making her the longest-serving female MP in the history of the House of Commons until that record was broken in 2007 by Gwyneth Dunwoody. She later became the Member of the European Parliament for Greater Manchester from 1979 to 1989 and
Sir Paul Elmore Oliver Bryan DSO MC 3 August 1913 – 11 October 2004 was a British Conservative politician. Contents 1Early life 2Military career 3Political career 4Personal life 5References 6External links Early life Bryan was born in Karuizawa, Japan, the seventh of nine children of The Rev Ingram Bryan. He lived in Japan until he was eight and then