Fothergill (surname)
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Fothergill is a surname
, thought to have come from the meaning 'Further river' and may refer to the following:
Surname
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, thought to have come from the meaning 'Further river' and may refer to the following:
- Alastair FothergillAlastair FothergillAlastair Fothergill is a producer of nature documentaries for television and cinema. He is the executive producer of the multi-award winning series The Blue Planet and Planet Earth and the co-director of the associated feature films Deep Blue and Earth.Fothergill attended Harrow...
- Andrew FothergillAndrew FothergillAndrew Robert Fothergill is a former English cricketer. Fothergill was a right-handed batsman who played primarily as a wicketkeeper....
- Arnold FothergillArnold FothergillArnold James Fothergill was an English cricketer.Despite having been born in Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, Fothergill played first-class cricket for Somerset County Cricket Club between 1882 and 1884...
(1854–1932), English cricketer - Bob FothergillBob FothergillRobert Roy Fothergill , nicknamed "Fats" or "Fatty," was an outfielder in Major League Baseball who played twelve seasons with the Detroit Tigers , Chicago White Sox , and Boston Red Sox ....
(1897–1938), American baseball player - Charles FothergillCharles FothergillCharles Fothergill was a businessman, journalist and political figure in Upper Canada.He was born in York, England in 1782, a member of a Quaker family. He developed an interest in natural history at an early age and he published the Ornithologia Britannica at the age of 17...
(1782–1840), Canadian journalist and politician - Des FothergillDes FothergillDesmond Hugh Fothergill was an Australian rules footballer who played in the Victorian Football League , and briefly in the Victorian Football Association ....
- George Algernon Fothergill (1868-1945) a Scottish illustrator and painter
- John Fothergill (physician)John Fothergill (physician)John Fothergill FRS was an English physician, plant collector, philanthropist and Quaker.- Life and work :...
(1712–1780), English physician - John Fothergill (merchant)John Fothergill (merchant)John Fothergill was a merchant from Birmingham, England.Fothergill was the manufacturer Matthew Boulton's business partner between 1762 and 1782. Fothergill's expertise was mainly in trading - he had served an apprenticeship in Königsberg, spoke French and German, and had travelled widely in...
, English merchant - Miles FothergillMiles FothergillMiles Fothergill is a British actor, best known for his roles in science fiction television.He played SV7 in the Doctor Who serial The Robots of Death and also appeared in Blake's 7...
, British actor - Philip FothergillPhilip FothergillPhilip Fothergill was an English woollen manufacturer and Liberal Party politician.-Family and education:...
- Tessa Fothergill, founder of the British single-parent charity Gingerbread
- Watson FothergillWatson FothergillWatson Fothergill was an English architect who designed over 100 unique buildings in Nottingham in the East Midlands of England, his influences were mainly from the Gothic Revival and Old English vernacular architecture styles....
- Henry Fothergill ChorleyHenry Fothergill ChorleyHenry Fothergill Chorley was an English literary, art and music critic and editor. He was also an author of novels, drama, poetry and lyrics....
(1808–1872), English music critic - William Fothergill CookeWilliam Fothergill CookeSir William Fothergill Cooke was, with Charles Wheatstone, the co-inventor of the Cooke-Wheatstone electrical telegraph, which was patented in May 1837...
(1806–1879), English inventor