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Peter Toyne Dr Peter Howard Toyne (born 1946) is an Australian politician. He was an Australian Labor Party member of the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly from 1996 to 2006, representing the rural electorate of Stuart.
Peter Tsao Peter Kwang Yung Tsao CBE (Chinese: 曹廣榮) (born October 7 1933 in Shanghai, death June 6 2005 in Thailand) was a career civil servant of Hong Kong Tsao was Secretary for Administrative Services and Information (行政司) and Secretary for Home Affairs (政務司) of colonial Hong Kong Government from 1985 to 1991. He was the first ethnic Chinese person to be in a secretary-level position during colonial administration.
Peter Tscherkassky Peter Tscherkassky (born October 3, 1958) is an Austrian avant-garde filmmaker who works exclusively with found footage. All of his work is done with film and heavily edited in the darkroom, rather than relying on technological modes.
Peter Tudebode Peter Tudebode was a Poitevin priest who was part of the First Crusade. He wrote an account of the crusade, Historia de Hierosolymitano itinere, including an eye-witness account of the Siege of Antioch, edited in volume 155 of the Patrologia Latina.
Peter Tufts Peter Tufts (1617-May 13 1700) was a prominent early citizen of Medford, Massachusetts, and ancestor of Charles Tufts who donated land for the Tufts University campus. Tufts' house is still standing; it is believed by some historians to be the oldest all-brick house in the United States.
Peter Tufts House The Peter Tufts House (formerly and incorrectly known as the Cradock House) is a Colonial American house located at 350 Riverside Avenue, Medford, Massachusetts. It is currently thought to have been built circa 1678.
Peter Twinn Peter Frank George Twinn (9 January 1916 – 29 October 2004Dan Van Der Vat, "Obituary: Peter Twinn", The Guardian, 20 November 2004) was a British mathematician, World War II codebreaker and entomologist.
Peter Ucko Peter J. Ucko (born 1938) is Professor Emeritus of Comparative Archaeology and was Director of University College London's Institute of Archaeology, and most notable for his organisation of the first World Archaeological Congress in 1986.
Peter Ueberroth Peter Victor Ueberroth (born September 2, 1937 in Evanston, Illinois) is an American executive. He served as commissioner of Major League Baseball from 1984 to 1989, and is currently head of the United States Olympic Committee.
Peter Uspensky Peter D. Ouspensky (March 4, 1878, Moscow - October 2, 1947, Lyne Place, Surrey, England), (Pyotr Demianovich Ouspenskii, also Uspenskii or Uspensky) was a Russian philosopher with an analytic and mystical bent who combined geometry and psychology in his discussion of higher dimensions of existence.
Peter Ustinov Sir Peter Alexander Ustinov, CBE (16 April 1921 – 28 March 2004), born Peter Alexander von Ustinov, was an Academy Award-winning British-born actor, writer, dramatist and raconteur of French, Italian, German, Russian and Ethiopian ancestry.
Peter van Asbeck Henrik Jan Peter van Asbeck (born December 26, 1954 in Den Haag, Zuid-Holland) is a former field hockey player from The Netherlands, who was a member of the Dutch National Team that finished sixth in the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. His younger brother Ewout was also part of the Holland squad, that competed in California.
Peter van de Kamp Piet van de Kamp (December 26, 1901, Kampen – May 18, 1995), known as Peter van de Kamp in the United States, was a Dutch astronomer who lived most of his life in the United States. He specialized in astrometry, studying parallax and proper motions of stars.
Peter van Heemst Erik Peter (Peter) van Heemst (born in Rotterdam, 10 July 1952) is a Dutch politician. From 1991 to 2006 he was a member of the lower house of parliament (called 'Tweede Kamer') for the Partij van de Arbeid (the Dutch Labour Party, often abbreviated as PvdA).
Peter van Inwagen Peter van Inwagen is John Cardinal O'Hara Professor of Philosophy at the University of Notre Dame. He previously taught at Syracuse University for many years and earned his PhD from the University of Rochester under the direction of Richard Taylor and Keith Lehrer.
Peter van Pels Peter van Pels (November 8, 1926 – c May 5, 1945), was a German Jewish refugee who hid with Anne Frank and six other people in the Secret Annexe on the Prinsengracht, Amsterdam, during the Nazi Occupation of the Netherlands, and who died in the Mauthausen concentration camp. In the published version of Anne Frank's diary he was given the pseudonym Peter van Daan.
Peter von Scholten Peter Carl Frederik von Scholten (May 17 1784 - January 26 1854) was Governor-General of the Danish West Indies from 1827 to 1848. He was born in Viborg as the son of captain Casimir von Scholten and Catharina Elisabeth de Moldrup.
Peter V of Aragon Peter V of Aragon (IV of Barcelona) (1429-1466), Constable of Portugal and Grand Master of the Order of Aviz, son of Pedro, Duke of Coimbra and grand-son of King John I of Portugal, was, between 1463–1466, King of Aragon and Count of Barcelona, during the War against John II of the Trastámara dynasty. Note that Peter V did not reigned in Valencia, which remained under the control of John II.
Peter Vaghi Peter Vaghi is an American Roman Catholic priest and former lawyer associated with several noted American jurists. He is pastor of the Church of the Little Flower (which was named after Saint Thérèse de Lisieux and is part of the Archdiocese of Washington) in Bethesda, Maryland.
Peter Van Hooke Peter "Pete" Van Hooke (born April 6 1950) is a drummer in the English band Mike and the Mechanics (from 1985 to 1995 and 2004 to present) and previously played the drums in Van Morrison's band. During the 1980s he successfully produced many of Tanita Tikaram's hits.
Peter Van Loan Peter Van Loan, PC, MP (born April 18, 1963) (sometimes referred to as PVL) is a Canadian politician. He is the member of Parliament for the electoral district of York—Simcoe, Minister responsible for Democratic Reform and the Leader of the Government in the House of Commons.
Peter Vanderkaay Peter Vanderkaay (born February 12, 1984) is an American Freestyle swimmer, who won a gold medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics. Vanderkaay competed on the 4x200m freestyle relay team of Michael Phelps, Ryan Lochte, and Klete Keller, that upset the favored Australian team of Ian Thorpe, Grant Hackett, Michael Klim, and Nicholas Sprenger.
Peter Vermes Peter Joseph Vermes (born November 21, 1966 in Willingboro, New Jersey) is an American soccer player of Hungarian origin, who played for the US national team in the 1990 FIFA World Cup as a forward and later became one of the best defenders in Major League Soccer.
Peter Verniero Peter Verniero (April 30, 1959, Montclair, New Jersey) is a former Justice of the New Jersey Supreme Court and a former New Jersey Attorney General. He presently is an attorney in private practice in New Jersey
Peter Viggers Peter John Viggers (born March 13, 1938, Gosport) is a lawyer and Conservative Party politician in the United Kingdom. He is member of Parliament for Gosport, his once home town (he now lives elsewhere), and was first elected in 1974.
Peter Vladimirov Peter or Pyotr Parfenovich Vladimirov (1905 - 10 September 1953) is best known for The Vladimirov Diaries, in which he recounted the events in Yan'an during the Second World War, particularly information on Mao Zedong.
Peter Voikov Pyotr Lazarevich Voikov (Russian: Петр Лазаревич Войков; party alias - Петрусь and Интеллигент, or Petrus' and Intelligent) (, Kerch — June 7, 1927, Warsaw, buried in the Kremlin Wall Necropolis) was a Russian revolutionary and Soviet diplomat.
Peter Voulkos Peter Voulkos (January 29 1924 - 2002) popular name of Panagiotis Voulkos, was an American artist of Greek descent. He is known for his Abstract Expressionist ceramic sculptures, which bounded the traditional divide between ceramic crafts and fine art.
Peter W. Barlow Peter William Barlow (1809-19 May 1885) was an English civil engineer particularly associated with bridges (he designed the first Lambeth Bridge, a crossing of the River Thames in London), the design of tunnels and the development of tunnelling techniques, namely his patent in 1864 for the cylindrical tunnelling shield used by James Greathead in the construction of his tunnel under the Thames. The shield prevented the newly dug tunnel from collapsing before it could be lined with cast-iron segments.
Peter Waage Peter Waage (June 29, 1833 – January 13, 1900) was a significant Norwegian chemist and professor at the University of Oslo. Along with Cato Guldberg he co-discovered and developed the law of mass action between 1864 and 1879.
Peter Wagner (Manitoba politician) Peter Wagner (born June 6, 1916 in Fisher Branch, Manitoba; died August 13, 1995) was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1958 to 1962, at first for the Cooperative Commonwealth Federation and later for its successor party, the NDP.
Peter Walker, Baron Walker of Worcester Peter Edward Walker, Baron Walker of Worcester, MBE PC (born March 25, 1932) was Conservative MP for Worcester between March 1961 and April 1992, and the founder of the Tory Reform Group. He was a close ally of Edward Heath, and was dismissed by Margaret Thatcher when she became leader in February 1975 because he objected to her social and economic policies.
Peter Walsh Peter (Valesius) Walsh (c. 1618 - March 15, 1688), Irish politician and controversialist, was born at Mooretown, County Kildare, and studied at Leuven, where he joined the Franciscans and acquired Jansenist sympathies.
Peter Walton (rugby player) Peter Walton won 24 caps playing in the back-row for the Scottish rugby union side between 1994 and 2000. He was educated at Merchiston Castle School, and played club rugby for both Northampton Saints and Newcastle Falcons.
Peter Warburton Colonel Peter Egerton Warburton (born August 16 1813 in Cheshire, England, died November 5 1889 in Adelaide, South Australia) was an English explorer who made one particularly daring expedition from Adelaide to cross the centre of Australia to the coast of Western Australia via Alice Springs in 1872.
Peter Warlock Peter Warlock was a pseudonym of Philip Arnold Heseltine (October 30, 1894 - December 17, 1930), an Anglo-Welsh composer and music critic. Although he used his own name when writing as a music critic, he composed under the pseudonym "Peter Warlock" and is now better known by this name.
Peter Warrick Peter Warrick (born June 19, 1977 in Bradenton, Florida), commonly known by fellow teammates and fans as "P-Dub" attended Southeast High School and is an American football wide receiver who last played for the NFL's Seattle Seahawks. He was drafted by the Cincinnati Bengals out of Florida State University with the fourth overall pick in the 2000 NFL Draft after a stellar collegiate career.
Peter Watson The Most Reverend Peter Watson was the archbishop of the Anglican diocese of Melbourne. He was born in Sydney, ordained priest in Sydney in 1962, consecrated as Bishop of Parramatta (in Sydney) in 1989 and became Bishop of South Sydney in 1993.
Peter Watson (arts benefactor) Victor William (Peter) Watson (September 14 1908 – May 3 1956) was a wealthy art collector in England in the 20th century. He is most well-known for funding the literary magazine Horizon, edited by Cyril Connolly, and for being the principle benefactor of the Institute of Contemporary Arts in London.
Peter Watts Peter Watts is a Canadian science fiction author and biologist. His first novel Starfish (2000) introduced Lenie Clarke, a deep-sea diver and the main character in the sequels: Maelstrom (2001), Behemoth: Ăź-Max (2004) and Behemoth: Seppuku (2005).
Peter Webb (artist) Peter Webb is an Australian artist who has built a long-standing reputation as a singular and psychologically insightful painter. A native of Geelong, Victoria, Peter graduated from the Gordon Institute of Technology with a degree in Art, and had his first gallery showing in 1972 while still in school.
Peter Wells Peter Wells or Pete Wells (born circa 1948 - died 27 March, 2006) is best known as the slide guitarist with Australian rock band Rose Tattoo. Wells first rose to prominence as bassist with the pioneering Sydney-based heavy metal outfit Buffalo in the 1970's.
Peter Wentworth Peter Wentworth (1530 - November 10, 1596) was the elder brother of Paul Wentworth, and like his brother was a prominent puritan leader in the Parliament of England, which he first entered as member for Barnstaple in 1571. He was perhaps the chief interragtor of Queen Elizabeth I.
Peter Wenz Peter Wenz, Emeritus Professor of Philosophy at the University of Illinois at Springfield, University Scholar of the University of Illinois, and Adjunct Professor of Medical Humanities at the Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, is one of those aging leftist, feminist, environmentalist vegetarians one sees jogging near universities. His previously published books are "Environmental Justice" (SUNY, 1988), "Abortion Rights as Religious Freedom" (Temple, 1992), "Nature’s Keeper" (Temple, 1996), and "Environmental Ethics Today" (Oxford, 2001).
Peter West Peter West (1920 - 2003) was a BBC presenter and sports commentator best known for his work on the corporation's cricket coverage. He was educated at Cranbrook School in Kent as were his fellow BBC commentators Barry Davies and Brian Moore.
Peter Westenthaler Peter Westenthaler (born Peter HojaÄŤ, November 6, 1967, Vienna) is an Austrian politician. He assumed the maiden-name of his mother "Westenthaler" instead of his former surname "HojaÄŤ" (Czech).
Peter Westergaard's Tonal Theory Peter Westergaard's tonal theory refers to the theory of tonal music developed by Peter Westergaard and outlined in Westergaard's 1975 book An Introduction to Tonal Theory. Based on ideas of Heinrich Schenker (see Schenkerian analysis), Westergaard's theory is notable for:
Peter Wheeler (TVR) Peter Wheeler (born 1945) is a chemical engineer from Yorkshire, UK, who owned the Blackpool-based TVR sports car company for 23 years. Wheeler made his fortune supplying specialist equipment to the North Sea oil industry.
Peter Wherrett Peter Wherrett (born 1936) is an Australian motoring and motor sport journalist and former race car driver. He began his journalism career in 1958 at the Sydney Morning Herald and in 1967 set up Australia’s first post-licence driver training school as the Peter Wherrett Advanced Driving School.
Peter Whittle Professor Peter Whittle (born 27 February 1927, in Wellington, New Zealand) is a mathematician and statistician, working in the fields of stochastic nets, optimal control, time series analysis, stochastic optimization and stochastic dynamics. From 1967 to 1994, he was the Churchill Professor in Mathematics for Operational Research at the University of Cambridge.
Peter Wildoer Peter Wildoer is a Swedish mathematics/drum-teacher (at mega musik in Helsingborg), drummer in the band Darkane. He has also drummed for the bands Armageddon, Arch Enemy, Majestic, Soilwork and Time Requiem amongst others.
Peter Williams (actor) Peter Williams is an actor most commonly known for his role as the System Lord Apophis in the highly popular television series Stargate SG-1. Apophis was the primary nemesis in the show during the first four seasons, until the character's demise in the first episode of Season 5, Enemies.
Peter Williams (swimmer) Peter Williams is a South African former swimmer who set a world record in the 50 metre freestyle. He placed third in the 50 metre freestyle at the 1994 Commonwealth Games, and fourth at the 1992 Summer Olympics.
Peter Wilson (Australian soccer) Frederick Peter Wilson (born September 15, 1947 in Felling, England)Match report, including date of birth is a former football (soccer) player. He was the captain of the Australian 1974 World Cup squad in West Germany.
Peter Wilt Peter Wilt (born in McHenry, Illinois), is a soccer executive who was the first President and General Manager of the Chicago Fire in Major League Soccer, and is currently part of the effort to bring an expansion MLS franchise to Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Wilt is most known for his work with the Chicago Fire, where he gained a reputation for being a fan-friendly businessman in the soccer world.
Peter Windt Pieter ("Peter") Windt (born May 3, 1973 in Veendam, Groningen) is a former Dutch field hockey player, who played 69 international matches for The Netherlands, in which he didn't score a single goal. The defender and midfielder made his debut for the Dutch on January 21, 1997 in a match against Argentina.
Peter Winch Peter Guy Winch (1926-1997) was a British philosopher known for his contributions to the philosophy of the social sciences, Wittgenstein scholarship, ethics, and the philosophy of religion. Winch is perhaps most famous for his early book, The Idea of a Social Science and its Relation to Philosophy (1958), an attack on positivism in the social sciences, drawing on the work of R.
Peter Wintonick Peter Wintonick (born 1953, Trenton, Canada) is an independent documentary filmmaker based in Montreal, Canada. A winner of the 2006 Governor General's Award in Visual and Media Arts, former Thinker in Residence for the Premier of South Australia, prolific award winning filmmaker, he is one of Canada's best known international documentarians.
Peter Witt streetcar Peter Witt was a Cleveland Street Railway commissioner and designed a model of streetcar, known by his name, used in many United States cities, a few Canadian cities, such as Toronto, and also Milan, Italy, where 200 Ventotto (ital.: "twenty-eight") vehicles (introduced in 1928) are still in use up to this day.
Peter Woit Peter Woit is a mathematician at Columbia University. He obtained his PhD in particle theory from Princeton University in 1985, followed by postdoctoral work in theoretical physics at State University of New York at Stony Brook and mathematics at MSRI in Berkeley.
Peter Wolf (producer) Peter Wolf is a multi-Grammy nominated, world-renowned composer, producer, songwriter and arranger, and was knighted and awarded with the highest honor from his birth country of Austria: "Das Groesse Ehrenkreuz der Republik Oesterreich fuer Kunst und Kultur" (the Honor Cross of the Republic).
Peter Wollen Peter Wollen was born in London on 29 June 1938 and studied English at Christchurch College, Oxford. Both political journalist and film theorist, Wollen's Signs and Meaning in the Cinema, first published in 1969, helped to transform the discipline of film studies by incorporating the methodologies of structuralism and semiotics.
Peter Wong (Canadian politician) Peter Wong (1932-June 6, 1998) was a Canadian politician, who served as mayor of Sudbury, Ontario from 1982 to 1991, and chair of the Regional Municipality of Sudbury from 1997 until his death the following year.
Peter Wong (politician) Dr Peter Wong (黃肇強) is an Australian politician. A prominent figure in the Sydney Chinese community and former member of the Liberal Party of Australia, he became concerned over the Liberal Party's refusal to strongly oppose the rise of Pauline Hanson and her One Nation Party, and ultimately went on to found the Unity Party.
Peter Wong (sports commentator) Peter Hing-kwei Wong (黃興桂) (nickname Pei Dan Wong (皮蛋黃) is a sports commentator in Hong Kong. He hosts a wide variety of programs, including soccer, basketball, American football, tennis and boxing.
Peter Woo Peter Woo Kwong Ching GBS, JP MBA (Chinese:吳光正)(born 1946) is Chairman of the Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC) in 2002, Chairman of Wheelock and Company Limited and The Wharf (Holdings) Limited.
Peter Wood Peter Wood (?-1993) was a British musician, born in Middlesex, England, and a member of Quiver, and Natural Gas, before he began to work closely with Al Stewart, Roger Waters, as well as Cyndi Lauper, Jonathan Kelly and Bob Dylan just to mention a few.
Peter Woods Peter Woods (7th November 1930 - 22nd March 1995) was a British journalist, reporter and newsreader. He began his career in print journalism, writing for newspapers including The Yorkshire Post, The Daily Mail and The Daily Mirror.
Peter Woodthorpe Peter Woodthorpe (September 25, 1931 – August 12, 2004) was an English movie, television and voice actor who is best known for supplying the voice of Gollum in the 1978 Bakshi version of The Lord of the Rings and BBC's 1981 radio serial. He also provided the voice of Pigsy in the cult series Monkey and was Max the pathologist in early episodes of Inspector Morse.
Peter Worthington Peter Worthington (born February 16 1927) is a Canadian journalist. A foreign correspondent with the Toronto Telegram newspaper from 1956, Worthington was an eyewitness to the assassination of Lee Harvey Oswald in 1963, and can be seen in photographs of the event.
Peter Wray Peter Wray (born February 21st, 1964 in Peterborough, Ontario) is a former writer, film maker and performer. He has transformed his production and promotion background in the entertainment business into a successful and at times notorious career as an avid promoter of new technologies, copywriter and business marketing strategist.
Peter Wright Peter Maurice Wright (August 9, 1916—April 27, 1995) was a scientist and former MI5 counterintelligence officer noted for writing the controversial book Spycatcher (ISBN 0-670-82055-5), which became an international bestseller with sales of over 2 million. Spycatcher was part memoir, part exposé of what Wright claimed to be serious institutional failings in MI5 and his subsequent investigations into it.
Peter Wright (rugby league footballer) Peter Wright (born in Penrith, New South Wales) was an Australian rugby league player for the Penrith Panthers in the New South Wales Rugby League premiership competition. His position of choice was at prop-forward.
Peter Wyngarde Peter Paul Wyngarde (born August 23 1933) is a British actor best known for playing the character Jason King in two television series in the late 1960s early 1970s: Department S (1969–70) and Jason King (1971–72).
Peter Wynn Peter Wynn (born in Maitland, New South Wales, December 23, 1957) was an Australian rugby league player for the Parramatta Eels in the New South Wales Rugby League premiership competition. He is the younger brother of fellow rugby player Graeme Wynn.
Peter Xu Peter Xu (born Xu Yongze) is the founder of an Evangelical Christian movement in China variously called "New Birth", "All Range", or "Total Scope." It is an illegal house church and in 1997 he was sentenced to three years of prison for running it.
Peter Yarranton Sir Peter George Yarranton (September 30 1924 – June 1 2003) was chairman of the United Kingdom Sports Council from 1989 to 1994, and a notable figure in the world of rugby, both as a player and as an administrator, for more than 40 years.
Peter Yorck von Wartenburg Peter Graf Yorck von Wartenburg (born 13 November 1904 in Klein-Öls near Ohlau, Lower Silesia, now Oława, Poland; died 8 August 1944 in Berlin) was a German jurist and resistance fighter against the Nazi régime.
Peter York Peter York, real name Peter Wallis, is a British management consultant, author and broadcaster most famous for co-authoring Harpers & Queen's The Official Sloane Ranger Handbook with Ann Barr. He is also a columnist for The Independent on Sunday, GQ and Management Today.
Peter Youngren Peter Youngren is a Christian evangelist whose ministry is frequently associated with miraculous healings. Youngren (birth name Peter Ljunggren) was born in Sweden in 1955 , where he was raised by strongly missions-oriented parents.
Peter Youree Peter Youree (April 23, 1843 -- July 13, 1914) was a Shreveport, Louisiana, businessman and banker who built his city's first skyscraper, the ten-story Commercial National Bank Building in 1910. He also financed the construction of his massive Youree Hotel -- later called the Washington Youree Hotel -- in downtown Shreveport.
Peter Zec Peter Zec (*1956) is a German professor of business communication, design consultant as well as author and publisher. Furthermore, he is president of the international umbrella organisation of design ICSID (International Council of Societies of Industrial Design)and initiator of the red dot design award.
Peter Zezel Peter Zezel (born April 22, 1965 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada) is a professional ice hockey centre. He played for 8 NHL teams in his career, most notably with St Louis, Philadelphia and Toronto where he enjoyed many successful seasons as a 2nd and 3rd line center.
Peter Zilahy PĂ©ter Zilahy (born in Budapest, November 8, 1970) is a many-sided author, whose prose and poetry has been widely translated and who has often used photography, interactive media and performance art in his work. He was editor-in-chief of Link Budapest, an Internet magazine for contemporary literature in English and Hungarian between 1997-1999.
Peter Zinovieff Peter Zinovieff is a British inventor, most notable for his EMS company, which made the famous VCS3 synthesiser in the late '60s. The synthesiser was used by many early progressive rock bands such as Pink Floyd and White Noise, Krautrock groups like Kraftwerk as well as more pop oriented artists, a good example being David Bowie.
Peter's Pence Peter's Pence is the practice of lay members of the Roman Catholic Church providing financial support to the Holy See. While the regular tithe goes to the local parish or diocese, the Peter's Pence goes directly to Rome.
Peter-Michael Kolbe Peter-Michael Kolbe (born August 2, 1953 in Hamburg) is a German rower and is one of the greatest single scullers ever. And, with the possible exception of Australia's Stuart Mackenzie, the greatest to have never won an Olympic Gold Medal.
Peter, Duke of Oldenburg Peter of Holstein-Gottorp (17 January 1755-21 May 1829) succeeded his cousin Wilhelm in 1823 so he was Duke of Oldenburg for only a short time. His son, August, or Augustus, was the first Duke of Oldenburg to use the style of Grand Duke that was granted in 1815 He was the son of Prince Georg Ludwig of Holstein-Gottorp] and Sophie Charlotte of [[Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck Marriage and Family ==
Peter, Paul and Mary The trio Peter, Paul and Mary (often PP&M) is a musical group from the United States that was one of the most successful folk-singing groups of the 1960s. The trio comprises Peter Yarrow, Noel "Paul" Stookey, and Mary Travers.
Peter, the Lord's cat Peter, the Lord's cat (1950 – 5 November 1964), also known as The Marylebone mog,Player Profile: Peter The Cat from Cricinfo (retrieved 2 November 2006). was a cat who lived at Lord's Cricket Ground in London from 1952 to 1964.
Peter–Weyl theorem In mathematics, the Peter–Weyl theorem is a basic result in the theory of harmonic analysis, applying to topological groups that are compact, but are not necessarily abelian. It was initially proved by Hermann Weyl, with his student Peter, in the setting of a compact Lie group G.
Peterborough (electoral district) Peterborough is a federal and provincial electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1953. It will elect a member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario in the next provincial election.
Peterborough (HM Prison) HMP Peterborough opened in Spring 2005. It is a Category B prison and the first purpose-built prison to house both men and women, accommodating 480 men and 360 women, with a dozen of the latter places set aside for a maternity care unit.
Peterborough and District Football League The Peterborough and District Football League is a football competition in England. It has a total of six divisions, the highest of which the Premier Division sits at step 7 of the National League System (level 11 of the English football league system).
Peterborough Collegiate and Vocational School Peterborough Collegiate and Vocational School is a Public High School located at 201 McDonnel Street in Peterborough, Ontario, Canada. As one of the oldest public schools in the country, PCVS was founded in 1827.
Peterborough East railway station Peterborough East station was the first railway station in Peterborough built by the Eastern Counties Railway and opened on Monday 2nd June 1845. From 1862 the station became known as the Great Eastern Station appeared on timetables as Peterborough (GE).
Peterborough Nene Valley Peterborough Nene Valley is a station on the Nene Valley Railway and is the current eastern terminus of the line. Situated adjacent to Railworld, the station can be found west of the East Coast Main Line, at the Junction of London Road and Oundle Road.
Peterborough Summer Festival of Lights Every summer, the Peterborough Summer Festival of Lights, a non-profit, charitable organization, hosts a series of free outdoor concerts every Wednesday and Saturday night at Del Crary Park, located in the downtown on George Street, adjacent to Little Lake. Founded in 1986 by Fred Anderson, these concerts were followed by a choreographed illuminated boat show and a fireworks display.
Peterborough This Week Peterborough This Week is a twice-weekly, community newspaper in Peterborough, Ontario that was established in 1989. It is one of three newspapers in the Kawartha Division of Metroland Publishing, a company that owns newspapers across Ontario.
Peterborough, South Australia Peterborough () is a town in the mid north of South Australia, in wheat country, just off the Barrier Highway. It was originally named Petersburg after the landowner, Peter Doecke, who sold land to create the town.

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