Fiske
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Fiske is a surname, and may refer to:
- Bill FiskeBill FiskeWilliam Geoffrey Fiske, Baron Fiske OBE , commonly known as Bill Fiske, was the first Leader of the Greater London Council and oversaw the decimalisation of the Pound Sterling as Chairman of the Decimal Currency Board....
(1905–1975), British politician - Billy FiskeBilly FiskeWilliam Meade Lindsley "Billy" Fiske III was the 1928 and 1932 Olympic champion bobsled driver and, following Jimmy Davies, was one of the first American pilots killed in action in World War II...
(1911–1940), US sportsman and fighter pilot - Bradley FiskeBradley FiskeRear Admiral Bradley Allen Fiske was an officer in the United States Navy who was noted as a technical innovator. During his long career, Fiske invented more than a hundred and thirty electrical and mechanical devices, with both Naval and civilian uses, and wrote extensively on technical and...
(1854–1942), United States Naval officer - Donald W. FiskeDonald W. FiskeDonald W. Fiske was a nationally recognized psychologist with specialty in methodological issues in personality, ability, and trait research. He was, with Donald T. Campbell, co-author of a landmark paper regarding the Multitrait-Multimethod approach to evaluating construct validity. He died April...
(1916–2003). US psychologist, introduced the "Multitrait-Multimethod Matrix" together with D. CampbellDonald T. CampbellDonald Thomas Campbell was an American social scientist. He is noted for his work in methodology. He coined the term "evolutionary epistemology" and developed a selectionist theory of human creativity.- Biography :... - Fiske Goodeve Fiske-HarrisonFiske Goodeve Fiske-HarrisonMajor Fiske Goodeve Fiske-Harrison was Lord of the Manor of Copford, Essex, Justice of the Peace and High Sheriff of Essex....
(1793-1872), High Sherriff of Essex, Justice of the Peace, Lord of the Manor of Copford, Essex - George FiskeGeorge FiskeGeorge Fiske was an American landscape photographer.Fiske was born in Amherst, New Hampshire and moved west with his brother to San Francisco. He apprenticed with Charles L. Weed and worked with Carleton E. Watkins, both early Yosemite photographers. Fiske and his wife moved to Yosemite in 1879...
(1835–1918), American landscape photographer - Harrison Grey FiskeHarrison Grey FiskeHarrison Grey Fiske was an American journalist, playwright and Broadway producer who fought against the "Theatrical Syndicate" that formed around the turn of the twentieth century.-Early Life:...
(1861–1942), American theatrical manager and journalist - Irving FiskeIrving FiskeIrving Fiske born Irving Fishman in Brooklyn, New York, was a playwright, inventor, freelance writer, and speaker...
(1908–1990), American playwright - John Fiske (disambiguation), multiple people
- Lewis R. FiskeLewis R. FiskeLewis Ransom Fiske was an educator from the U.S. state of Michigan. He served as president pro tempore of the Agricultural College of the State of Michigan from 1859 to 1862 and as president of Albion College from 1877 to 1898...
(1825–1901), American educator, president of Albion College, Eastern Michigan University, and Michigan State University - Minnie Maddern FiskeMrs. FiskeMinnie Maddern Fiske , born as Marie Augusta Davey, but often billed simply as Mrs. Fiske, was one of the leading American actresses of the late nineteenth and early twentieth century. She also spearheaded the fight against the Theatrical Syndicate for the sake of artistic freedom...
(1865–1932), American actress - Robert B. FiskeRobert B. FiskeRobert Bishop Fiske, Jr. is a prominent trial attorney and a partner with the law firm of Davis Polk & Wardwell in New York City...
(born 1930), American politician - Robert Fiske (actor)Robert Fiske (actor)Robert Fiske was an American film actor during the 1930s and 1940s.Born in Griggsville, Missouri he appeared in 66 films, primarily B-movies and westerns. He died in Sunland, California of congestive heart failure at the age of 54 and was buried at Forest Lawn Glendale, Glendale,...
(1889–1944), American actor - Susan T. FiskeSusan FiskeSusan Tufts Fiske is Eugene Higgins Professor of Psychology at Princeton University's Department of Psychology. She is a social psychologist known for her work on social cognition, stereotypes, and prejudice...
, American psychologist - Thomas FiskeThomas FiskeThomas Scott Fiske was an American mathematician. He was born in New York City and graduated in 1885 from Columbia University, where he was a fellow, assistant, tutor, instructor, and adjunct professor until 1897, when he became professor of mathematics. In 1899 he was acting dean of Barnard...
(1864–1944), American mathematician - Willard FiskeWillard FiskeDaniel Willard Fiske was an American librarian and scholar, born on November 11, 1831, at Ellisburg, New York.Fiske studied at Cazenovia Seminary and started his collegiate studies at Hamilton College in 1847. He joined the Psi Upsilon but was suspended for a student prank at the end of his...
(1831–1904), American librarian, scholar, and chess editor - William Fiske (disambiguation), multiple people