Encyclopedia - Peter: Encyclopedia - Peter
Peter is a popular male given name. Peter comes from the Greek word πέτρα (read petra, in Latin used as petro-), meaning rock. Accor...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Peter Pan: Encyclopedia Ii - Peter Pan - Storyline
J. M. Barrie wrote three works involving Peter Pan: "Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens," which is a segment of his book The Little White B...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Peter Pan: Encyclopedia Ii - Peter Pan - Adaptations
Peter Pan has been adapted for stage and screen many times. Following the example of Barrie's original stage version, and for practical r...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Daniel Peter: Encyclopedia - Daniel Peter
Daniel Peter (1836-1919) was a famous Swiss chocolatier. He began his career as a candle maker, but soon demand fell due to the emergence...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Second Epistle Of Peter: Encyclopedia - Second Epistle Of Peter
The Second Epistle of Peter is a book of the New Testament of the Bible. The opening verse identifies itself as having been written by Si...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Acts Of Peter: Encyclopedia - Acts Of Peter
One of the earliest of the apocryphal acts of the apostles, the Acts of Peter reports a miracle contest between Simon Magus and the apost...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Acts Of Peter And Paul: Encyclopedia - Acts Of Peter And Paul
The Acts of Peter and Paul is a late text from the New Testament apocrypha, thought to date from after the 4th century. An alternate vers...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cross Of St. Peter: Encyclopedia - Cross Of St. Peter
A St. Peter's Cross is an inverted Latin cross often associated with Satanism. According to popular belief, the cross is a symbol of inve...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Apocalypse Of Peter: Encyclopedia - Apocalypse Of Peter
The recovered Apocalypse of Peter or Revelation of Peter is extant in two translations of a lost original, one Greek, one Ethiopic, which...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - First Epistle Of Peter: Encyclopedia - First Epistle Of Peter
In Christianity, the First Epistle of Peter is a book of the New Testament. Doubt has been cast on the Second Epistle of Peter since earl...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - St. Peter's Basilica: Encyclopedia - St. Peter's Basilica
The Basilica of Saint Peter, officially known in Italian as the Basilica di San Pietro in Vaticano and colloquially called Saint Peter's ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Peter Pan: Encyclopedia Ii - Peter Pan - Sequels
There have been several additions to Peter Pan's story created, both authorised and not. Gilbert Adair's novel Peter Pan and the Only Chi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Peter Deunov: Encyclopedia - Peter Deunov
Image:PeterDeunov.jpg The Master Peter Deunov (July 11, 1864 - December 27, 1944) also known by his spiritual name Beinsa Douno is a Teac...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Peter Pan: Encyclopedia Ii - Peter Pan - Controversy
Like many other works of fiction from the era (such as the works of Rudyard Kipling and Mark Twain), the Peter Pan canon contains much ma...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Peter Pan: Encyclopedia Ii - Peter Pan - Background
Barrie created Peter Pan in stories he told to the sons of his friend Sylvia Llewelyn-Davies, with whom he had forged a special relations...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Peter Pan: Encyclopedia Ii - Peter Pan - Themes
The most apparent thematic thread in the story concerns growing up (or not), with the character of Peter wanting to remain a child foreve...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Peter Sutcliffe: Encyclopedia Ii - Peter Sutcliffe - Prison
He began his sentence at Parkhurst prison. Despite being found sane at his trial, he was soon diagnosed as suffering from schizophrenia. ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Peter Pan: Encyclopedia Ii - Peter Pan - Wendy
Barrie is sometimes said to have "invented" the name Wendy with this story. Barrie's friend poet William Henley called Barrie "Friend" bu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Peter Pevensie: Encyclopedia Ii - Peter Pevensie - Portrayals
In the 2005 Disney film The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, Peter is portrayed by a British actor William Mos...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Peter Pevensie: Encyclopedia Ii - Peter Pevensie - Portrayals
In the 2005 Disney film The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, Peter is portrayed by a British actor William Mos...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Peter Adamson: Encyclopedia Ii - Peter Adamson - Allegation
In April 1983, a Sunday newspaper reported that Adamson had been arrested for indecently assaulting two eight-year old girls in Haslingde...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Peter Criss: Encyclopedia Ii - Peter Criss - Trivia
According to an article in Spin Magazine, Peter was a gang member in his teen years, and when his grandmother caught him making weapons f...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Peter Senerca: Encyclopedia Ii - Peter Senerca - In Wrestling
Peter Senerca - Previous managers. Woman Tony Rumble Richard Lee Bill Alfonso Billy the P Peter Senerca - Nicknames. The Human Sup...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Blue Peter: Encyclopedia Ii - Blue Peter - Features
Blue Peter's remit is very wide-ranging. Most episodes include one or more filmed reports. There will also often be a demonstration of an...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Peter Kropotkin: Encyclopedia Ii - Peter Kropotkin - Works
Peter Kropotkin - Books. Mutual Aid: A Factor in Evolution The Conquest of Bread Fields, Factories and Workshops The Great French Revo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Peter Kropotkin: Encyclopedia Ii - Peter Kropotkin - Works
Peter Kropotkin - Books. Mutual Aid: A Factor of Evolution The Conquest of Bread Fields, Factories and Workshops The Great French Revo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Blue Peter: Encyclopedia Ii - Blue Peter - History
The programme, devised by John Hunter Blair and edited for many years by Biddy Baxter, was first shown on October 16, 1958, the original ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Peter Kay: Encyclopedia Ii - Peter Kay - Productions
Kay's first TV project was an episode of Channel 4's The Comedy Lab, The Services, which was a pilot episode for the later released That ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Peter Fleming: Encyclopedia Ii - Peter Fleming - Biography
Peter Fleming's fame has now been almost completely eclipsed by that of his younger brother, Ian Fleming, author of the James Bond books....   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Peter Buck: Encyclopedia Ii - Peter Buck - Biography
After spending time in Los Angeles and San Francisco, the Buck family moved to Athens, Georgia, where Peter eventually worked at the Wuxt...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Peter Schmeichel: Encyclopedia Ii - Peter Schmeichel - Biography
Peter Schmeichel - Playing career. Schmeichel's first professional team was Hvidovre IF. He then went to Brøndby. Manchester United bo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Peter Fleming: Encyclopedia Ii - Peter Fleming - Family
Peter and Celia Fleming remained married until his death in 1971, while on a shooting expedition in Argyll, Scotland; he was survived by ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Peter Gruner: Encyclopedia Ii - Peter Gruner - In Wrestling
Peter Gruner - Finishing and signature moves. Seven Year Itch / Shooting Star Press BK Bomb (sitout spinebuster slam) Kid Krusher (inv...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Peter Carey: Encyclopedia Ii - Peter Carey - Biography
Peter Carey was born in Bacchus Marsh, Victoria, in 1943. His parents ran a General Motors dealership, Carey Motors. He attended Bacchus ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Peter Cook: Encyclopedia Ii - Peter Cook - 1970s
In 1970 Cook took over a project initiated by David Frost for a satirical film about an opinion pollster who rises to become President of...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Peter Warlock: Encyclopedia Ii - Peter Warlock - Life
Philip Heseltine was born in London and lost his father as a child. His education was mainly classical, including studies at Eton College...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Peter Schmeichel: Encyclopedia Ii - Peter Schmeichel - Honours
Team Danish Superliga (4): 1987, 1988, 1990, and 1991, with Brøndby IF Danish Cup: 1989, with Brøndby IF European Super Cup: 1991, wit...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Peter Kropotkin: Encyclopedia Ii - Peter Kropotkin - Biography
Peter (or Pyotr) Kropotkin was born in Moscow. His father, Prince Alexei Petrovich Kropotkin, traced his male line to the legendary princ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Peter Coyote: Encyclopedia Ii - Peter Coyote - Biography
Coyote was born to Morris Cohon (a businessman of Sephardic Jewish descent) and Ruth Fidler (who came from a middle-class Jewish family)....   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Peter Cook: Encyclopedia Ii - Peter Cook - Consequences
Some fans feel that one of Cook's best comedy projects in the Seventies, that is unfortunately little known today, was his tour de force ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Peter Cook: Encyclopedia Ii - Peter Cook - Hollywood
In 1980, spurred by Dudley Moore's growing film star status, Cook moved to Hollywood. He appeared as an uptight English butler in a short...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Peter Senerca: Encyclopedia Ii - Peter Senerca - Career
Peter Senerca - Extreme Championship Wrestling. Peter Senerca enjoyed considerable success from 1993–1999 in ECW, wrestling under the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Peter Corey: Encyclopedia Ii - Peter Corey - Books
His most successful book series is Coping With..., written mostly for secondary school age (11-16) children. They are designed to be use...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Peter Tatchell: Encyclopedia Ii - Peter Tatchell - Outrage!
Increasingly Tatchell took part in gay rights campaigning over issues such as Section 28. Following the murder of actor Michael Boothe on...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Peter Coudrin: Encyclopedia Ii - Peter Coudrin - Vision
In 1792, Coudrin was secretly ordained to the presbyterate just as France was becoming embroiled in revolution against its monarchy. Coud...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Peter Buck: Encyclopedia Ii - Peter Buck - Music
Buck's style of guitar playing is simple and yet distinctive. He makes wide use of open strings while chording to create chiming and memo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Peter Greenaway: Encyclopedia Ii - Peter Greenaway - Career
Greenaway was born in Newport in Wales (his mother is Welsh), but grew up in England. The family left Wales when Greenaway was three year...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Peter Adamson: Encyclopedia Ii - Peter Adamson - Sacking
Adamson was sacked from Coronation Street for breach of contract. He had previously been warned for writing unauthorized newspaper articl...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Peter Simon: Encyclopedia Ii - Peter Simon - Career
Junior Showtime (YTV) - Presenter Run The Risk (BBC) - Presenter Friday Zone (BBC) - Presenter Double Dare (BBC) - Presenter Lucky Ladder...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Peter Ackroyd: Encyclopedia Ii - Peter Ackroyd - Works
Peter Ackroyd - Fiction. The Great Fire of London – 1982 The Last Testament of Oscar Wilde – 1983 Hawksmoor – 1985 Chatterton �...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Gospel Of Peter: Encyclopedia Ii - Gospel Of Peter - Sources
Though there are parallels with the three synoptic gospels, Peter does not use any of the material unique to Matthew or unique to Luke, l...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Saint Peter: Encyclopedia Ii - Saint Peter - Name
History of Christianity Jesus of Nazareth The Apostles Ecumenical councils Great Schism The Crusades Reformation The Trinity God the Fath...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Saint Peter: Encyclopedia Ii - Saint Peter - Life
Most reconstructions of Peter's life depend primarily on the New Testament; there are no other contemporary accounts of his life or death...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Peter Borwein: Encyclopedia Ii - Peter Borwein - Research
In 1995, the Borweins collaborated with Yasumasa Kanada of the University of Toyko to compute π to more than four billion digits. Peter ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Saint Peter: Encyclopedia Ii - Saint Peter - Name
History of Christianity Jesus of Nazareth The Apostles Ecumenical councils Great Schism The Crusades Reformation The Trinity of God God t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Winston Peters: Encyclopedia Ii - Winston Peters - Career
Peters was born in the town of Whangarei. He is half Maori, his father being Maori and his mother Pakeha. His iwi affiliations are Ngati ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Peter Pevensie: Encyclopedia Ii - Peter Pevensie - Synopsis
Peter Pevensie - The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe. As the eldest brother, he tried his best to protect his other siblings and to act...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Peter Cook: Encyclopedia Ii - Peter Cook - Legacy
Cook is an acknowledged influence on a long stream of comedians who have followed him from the amateur dramatic clubs of British universi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Peter Fechter: Encyclopedia Ii - Peter Fechter - Death
About one year after the construction of the wall, Fechter attempted to flee together with his friend Helmut Kulbeik. The plan was to hid...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Peter Pevensie: Encyclopedia Ii - Peter Pevensie - Synopsis
Peter Pevensie - The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe. As the eldest brother, he tried his best to protect his other siblings and to act...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Peter Pevensie: Encyclopedia Ii - Peter Pevensie - Commentary
Even before entering Narnia, Peter demonstrates his strong moral fibre. Perhaps for this reason he undergoes the least development of the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Peter Sutcliffe: Encyclopedia Ii - Peter Sutcliffe - Early Life
Peter William Sutcliffe was born in Bingley, West Yorkshire, the son of a mill-worker. Reportedly a loner at school, he left formal educa...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Peter Sutcliffe: Encyclopedia Ii - Peter Sutcliffe - Criminal Career
Peter Sutcliffe - Victims. Sutcliffe was convicted for murdering the following 13 victims: 30 October 1975: Wilma McCann, 28, Leeds 20...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Peter Jennings: Encyclopedia Ii - Peter Jennings - Citizenship
Jennings was a dual citizen of Canada and the United States, having become an American citizen on May 30, 2003. He was said to have been ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Peter Arnett: Encyclopedia Ii - Peter Arnett - Vietnam
Some of Arnett's early days in journalism were in Southeast Asia, particularly Bangkok. Eventually he made his way to Vietnam where he wa...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Peter Gruner: Encyclopedia Ii - Peter Gruner - Career
Gruner grew up in Allentown, Pennsylvania, in the state's Lehigh Valley region, which is one of the most competitive areas in the nation ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Peter Beardsley: Encyclopedia Ii - Peter Beardsley - Liverpool
In 1987, Liverpool manager Kenny Dalglish paid an English record transfer fee of £1.9 million for Beardsley to come to Anfield, and ther...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Peter Pan: Encyclopedia Ii - Peter Pan - Other References In Entertainment
In 1980, Petula Clark starred in Never Never Land as a woman whose niece, captivated by Barrie's tale, runs away and takes refuge with a ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Peter Gruner: Encyclopedia Ii - Peter Gruner - Championships And Accomplishments
Peter Gruner - Championship succession. ... See also:Peter Gruner, Peter Gruner - Career, Peter Gruner - In wrestling, Peter Gruner -...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Blue Peter: Encyclopedia Ii - Blue Peter - Tributes And Honours
In a list of the 100 Greatest British Television Programmes drawn up by the British Film Institute in 2000, voted for by industry profess...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Peter Sutcliffe: Encyclopedia Ii - Peter Sutcliffe - Arrest And Trial
In January 1981 he was stopped by the police in Sheffield while in his car with prostitute Olivia Reivers (aged 24); he was arrested. Hav...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Peter Sutcliffe: Encyclopedia Ii - Peter Sutcliffe - Capture Of Wearside Jack?
On 20 October 2005, 49 year old John Humble, an unemployed labourer and former security guard from the Ford Estate area of Sunderland app...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Peter Griffin: Encyclopedia Ii - Peter Griffin - Health
Physically, Peter is in very good health (despite being overweight and accident-prone), although it has been suggested that both he and L...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Peter Griffin: Encyclopedia Ii - Peter Griffin - Ancestry
In the episode "Peter Griffin: Husband, Father...Brother?"', Peter discovered that he had a pre-Civil War era black ancestor named Nate G...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Peter Lynch: Encyclopedia Ii - Peter Lynch - Books
Peter Lynch has written (with co-author John Rothchild) three texts on investing, including One Up on Wall Street, Beating the Street, an...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Peter Lewis: Encyclopedia Ii - Peter Lewis - Business
In 1965, Lewis became CEO of Progressive Insurance, which at that time had 100 employees and $6 million in revenues. As of 1997, Progress...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Peter Lewis: Encyclopedia Ii - Peter Lewis - Philanthropy
With an estimated net worth in excess of a billion dollars, Lewis frequently donates money to charities and political groups. He is a pat...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Peter Kreeft: Encyclopedia Ii - Peter Kreeft - Some Works
Socratic Logic, 2004. ... See also:Peter Kreeft, Peter Kreeft - Some works, Peter Kreeft - Home page   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Peter Griffin: Encyclopedia Ii - Peter Griffin - Life
In spite of a few discrepancies caused by throwaway gags, it is easy to put together a satisfying biography of Peter Griffin. When the wr...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Peter Sellers: Encyclopedia Ii - Peter Sellers - Biography
Sellers was born in Southsea, Hampshire, England, to a family of entertainers. He attended a Catholic school, although his father was Pro...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Peter David: Encyclopedia Ii - Peter David - Novels
David has published dozens of novels, many of which have made appearances on the New York Times bestseller list. He is best known for his...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Peter Pocklington: Encyclopedia Ii - Peter Pocklington - The Trade
On August 9, 1988, Pocklington shocked hockey fans by trading Gretzky to the Los Angeles Kings for Jimmy Carson, Martin Gelinas, $15 mill...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Peter Schreier: Encyclopedia Ii - Peter Schreier - Evaluation
Particularly in his later years, Schreier would not be considered to have the most beautiful of tenor voices. Rather, it is the intellige...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Peter Griffin: Encyclopedia Ii - Peter Griffin - Personality
His favorite pastime is watching television. Peter's favorite television shows are Star Trek, Three's Company, Happy Days, The Honeymoone...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Saint Peter: Encyclopedia Ii - Saint Peter - Further Detail On The Authenticity Of Second Peter
Until the early 4th century, there was controversy in the Western Church over the authorship of Second Peter. In the East as well, the wo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Peter Asher: Encyclopedia Ii - Peter Asher - Awards And Recognition
Peter Asher - Grammy Awards. 1977 - Producer Of The Year, Non-Classical 1989 - Producer Of The Year, Non-Classical (Cry Like a Rainsto...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Peter Camejo: Encyclopedia Ii - Peter Camejo - Family Life
Camejo is married and has two children. He lives in Folsom, California. He is currently Chief Executive Officer of Progressive Asset Mana...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Peter Fraser: Encyclopedia Ii - Peter Fraser - In Government
In the new administration, Fraser became Minister of Health, Minister of Education, Minister of Marine, and Minister of Police. Fraser wa...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Peter Shore: Encyclopedia Ii - Peter Shore - Eec
When Wilson returned to government in 1974, Shore was appointed as Secretary of State for Trade. His term in office was dominated by the ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Peter Camejo: Encyclopedia Ii - Peter Camejo - Political Criticism Of Peter Camejo
Like all politicians, Peter Camejo has faced several criticisms during his political career. Ronald Reagan, governor at the time that Cam...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Peter Corey: Encyclopedia Ii - Peter Corey - Work On Camera
Peter Corey has starred in dramas and soaps. He was in Brookside for two years playing "Freddie Spence", a man who did not like the polic...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Emmitt Peters: Encyclopedia Ii - Emmitt Peters - Iditarod
Peters entered the Iditarod as a rookie in 1975, and won the race with a time of 14 days, 14 hours, 43 minutes, and 45 seconds. The two p...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Peter Broun: Encyclopedia Ii - Peter Broun - Colonial Secretary
On September 30, 1828, Lieutenant-Governor James Stirling made a number of appointments to important public service positions for the pla...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Peter Pohl: Encyclopedia Ii - Peter Pohl - Biography
Peter Pohl was born in 1940 in Nazi Germany. His father died in World War II. After the war, Pohl and his mother moved to Sweden, where h...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Peter Cook: Encyclopedia Ii - Peter Cook - Early Career
Cook was born in Torquay, Devon. He was himself 'establishment' educated, at Radley and Pembroke College at the University of Cambridge, ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Saint Peter: Encyclopedia Ii - Saint Peter - Roman Catholic Church
in Roman Catholic Tradition Main articles: Primacy of Simon Peter, Primacy of the Roman Pontiff In Roman Catholic tradition, Peter is c...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Peter Camejo: Encyclopedia Ii - Peter Camejo - Early Life
Camejo is a first generation American of Venezuelan descent. Although he spent his earliest years in Venezuela, he was born in New York C...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Peter Milligan: Encyclopedia Ii - Peter Milligan - Biography
Peter Milligan - Early career. Milligan started his comic career with short stories for 2000 AD in the early 1980s. By 1986, Milligan h...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Peter Scolari: Encyclopedia Ii - Peter Scolari - Biography
Scolari's boyhood dream was to be a professional baseball player but he seriously injured his elbow and was unable to play. His first act...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Peter Rosegger: Encyclopedia Ii - Peter Rosegger - Life
Rosegger was born in the village Alpl near Krieglach (Styria). Since this little village had neither a church nor a school, he and the ot...   » Read the article