George Fox (disambiguation)
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George Fox
was a founder of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers).
George Fox is also the name of:
George Fox
George Fox was an English Dissenter and a founder of the Religious Society of Friends, commonly known as the Quakers or Friends.The son of a Leicestershire weaver, Fox lived in a time of great social upheaval and war...
was a founder of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers).
George Fox is also the name of:
People
- George L. Fox (clown)George L. Fox (clown)George L. Fox was America’s first great white faced clown to follow in the footsteps of Britain’s Joseph Grimaldi.-Early Years:...
(1825–1877), American comedian - George L. FoxGeorge L. FoxGeorge L. Fox was a Methodist minister and a lieutenant in the United States Army. He was one of the Four Chaplains who gave their lives to save other soldiers during the sinking of the USAT Dorchester during World War II.-Life:George L. Fox was born in Lewistown, Pennsylvania in 1900, one of five...
(1900–1943), American Methodist minister and soldier - George E. FoxGeorge E. FoxGeorge Edward Fox is a researcher at the University of Houston and, with Carl Woese in the early 1970s, was the first scientist to classify Archaea as a separate domain of life within the three-domain system. Fox and Woese also introduced the idea of a progenote as a primordial entity in the...
(born 1945), biologist, co-discoverer of Archaea - George Fox (singer) (born 1960), Canadian singer/songwriter
- George Henry FoxGeorge Henry FoxGeorge Henry Fox was an American dermatologist remembered for Fox's sign. He recevied his doctorate in 1869 from the University of Pennsylvania, and studied in Berlin, London, Paris and Vienna...
(1846–1937), American dermatologist - George Fox (poet) (1809–1880), Irish poetOxford Book of Irish VerseThe Oxford Book of Irish Verse, 17th century-20th century was a poetry anthology edited by Donagh MacDonagh and Lennox Robinson. It was published by Oxford University Press in 1958....
- George Fox (baseball)George Fox (baseball)George B. Fox was a first baseman in Major League Baseball in the 19th century. He played for the Louisville Colonels of the American Association in 1891 and the Pittsburgh Pirates of the National League in 1899. He played in the minors between his two Major League stints.-Sources:...
(1868-1914), 19th-century baseball player
Educational institutions
- George Fox Evangelical SeminaryGeorge Fox Evangelical SeminaryGeorge Fox Evangelical Seminary is a multi-denominational, university-based school that offers a variety of master degree and postgraduate degree programs in theology and ministry, located in Portland, Oregon....
, Oregon - George Fox Six universities, England
- George Fox UniversityGeorge Fox UniversityGeorge Fox University is a Christian university of the liberal arts and sciences, and professional studies located in Newberg, Oregon, United States. Founded as a school for Quakers in 1885, the private school has more than 3,400 students combined between its main campus in Newberg and its centers...
, Oregon