Astbury

Astbury

Astbury is a surname and may refer to:

*Andrew Astbury, English swimmer
*Ian Astbury, English rock singer
*William Astbury, English scientistIt may also refer to:
*Newbold Astbury, often just Astbury, is a village in Cheshire


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  • Astbury — ist der Name folgender Personen: Ian Astbury (* 1962), englischer Musiker John Astbury (1688–1743), englischer Töpfer William Astbury (1898–1961), englischer Physiker und Molekularbiologe Diese Seite ist eine Begriffskläru …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Astbury — This name is of English locational origin from a place in Cheshire called Astbury, recorded as Esteburi circa 1100 in the Pipe Rolls of that county, and as Asteburi circa 1180. The name derives its first element from the Olde Engish pre 7th… …   Surnames reference

  • Astbury ware — ▪ pottery  English earthenware produced by John Astbury (Astbury, John) and his son Thomas from about 1725; later a term for fine 18th century Staffordshire earthenware until c. 1760. John Astbury (1688–1743) established a single kiln pottery at… …   Universalium

  • Astbury, John — ▪ English potter byname  Astbury Of Shelton   born 1688, England died 1743, Shelton, Staffordshire       pioneer of English potting technology and earliest of the great Staffordshire potters.       Although from 1720 several Astburys were working …   Universalium

  • Astbury , William Thomas — (1889–1961) British x ray crystallographer and molecular biologist Astbury was born in Longton, where his father was a potter. In 1916 he won a scholarship to Cambridge University, to study chemistry, physics, and mathematics, and graduated in… …   Scientists

  • Astbury-Whieldon ware — ▪ pottery  English pottery, principally earthenware, with applied decoration, produced from about 1730 to 1745 by two Staffordshire potters, John Astbury (Astbury, John) and Thomas Whieldon. Instead of the more common stamped relief decoration,… …   Universalium

  • astbury — ast·bury …   English syllables

  • astbury — …   Useful english dictionary

  • William Astbury — William Thomas Astbury FRS (Bill Astbury, 25 February,1898 mdash; 4 June,1961) was an English physicist and molecular biologist who made pioneering X ray diffraction studies of biological molecules. His work on keratin provided the foundation for …   Wikipedia

  • St Mary's Church, Astbury — St Mary s Church, Astbury, from the west …   Wikipedia

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