Ralph Hiscox CBE (1907–1970) was an Underwriter at Lloyd's of London, a founding partner of Roberts & Hiscox in 1946, and the chairman of Lloyd's of London 1967–68. Hiscox served in the RAF from 1939 to 1945, during World War II. He was appointed the military OBE and twice mentioned in dispatches. He ended as Group Captain of 600 City of London Auxiliary (night-fighter) squadron. He was appointed a CBE for services to the insurance industry in 1969. After Hiscox's sudden death in 1970, the other co-founder, Anthony Roberts, moved aside, and Hiscox's son Robert Hiscox took over. Robert remained the chairman of Hiscox for 43 years. (Wikipedia).
Olivier Benoist: On the Lüroth problem for real varieties
Abstract: The Lüroth problem asks whether every unirational variety is rational. Over the complex numbers, it has a positive answer for curves and surfaces, but fails in higher dimensions. In this talk, I will consider the Lüroth problem for real algebraic varieties that are geometrically
From playlist Algebraic and Complex Geometry
Oxford Street, London. GV. Top shot, Oxford Street. GV. Crowded pavements, bus stop as buses go by. SV. Towards, bus queue, rather long one. GV. Bus draws up at stop showing crowded pavement. SLIP PAN. GV. Bus up on pavement and fire tender alongside. AS. Top of bus, pan down to show fr
From playlist The Things That Move Us: The Bus
Wave-front set of some representations... of the group SO(2n+1) - Jean-Loup Waldspurger
Workshop on Representation Theory and Analysis on Locally Symmetric Spaces Topic: Wave-front set of some representations of unipotent reduction of the group SO(2n+1) Speaker: Jean-Loup Waldspurger Affiliation: Univeristy of Jussieu Date: March 5, 2018 For more videos, please visit http:/
From playlist Mathematics
Lin and Ralph: A Love Story (Extraordinary People Documentary) | Real Stories
A moving, sometimes funny, and ultimately uplifting story about the love and commitment of two extraordinary people. Lin, 54, is blind and has cerebral palsy. Husband Ralph, 70, is her full time carer, and has Parkinson’s disease. They are living proof that two people who really care for e
From playlist Extraordinary Stories
Oxford Mathematics Public Lectures: James Sparks and City of London Sinfonia - Bach and the Cosmos Johann Sebastian Bach was the most mathematical of composers. Oxford Mathematician and Cambridge organ scholar James Sparks will explain just how mathematical and City of London Sinfonia wil
From playlist Music and Mathematics
Rommel's Gold - Real or Rumour?
Thanks to Enlisted for sponsoring this video. Visit the link and get Enlisted today! https://playen.link/markfelton People have searched for it for 80 years, but what is Rommel's Gold? Does it even exist? Dr. Mark Felton FRHistS, FRSA is a well-known British historian, the author of 22 n
From playlist Afrika Korps
The Star Wars Concept Art of Ralph McQuarrie
For this week's Show and Tell, Norm gushes over the new Star Wars concept art book featuring all of the work of legendary artist Ralph McQuarrie. We chat with Brandon Alinger, who co-wrote the book and dug into the LucasFilm archives to find and rescan this artwork. Shot by Joey Fameli a
From playlist Star Wars!
Leadership in 'Lord of the Flies'
In this video we look at the different types of leadership found within William Golding’s ‘Lord of the Flies’. References taken from: ’William Golding: Lord of the Flies’, Raychel Haugrud Reiff, 2009; ‘The Hot Gates and Other Occasional Pieces’, William Golding, 2013. Buy my revision guid
From playlist 'Lord of the Flies' by William Golding
'Lord of the Flies' Character Analysis: Simon
In this video we take a detailed look at the character of Simon in William Golding’s ‘Lord of the Flies’. Sources referenced: ‘The Hot Gates and Other Occasional Pieces’, William Golding, 2013; ‘The Tragic Protest’, David Anderson, 1969; ‘William Golding: The Man Who Wrote Lord of the Flie
From playlist 'Lord of the Flies' by William Golding
Psychology 9C/Psychology & Behavior 11C. Lec 7: Thinking About You, Me, Us, & Them
UCI Psych 9C/Psy Beh 11C: Psychology Fundamentals (Winter 2015) Lec 07. Psychology Fundamentals -- Thinking About You, Me, Us, & Them View the complete course: http://ocw.uci.edu/courses/psych_9cpsy_beh_11c_psych_fundamentals.html Instructor: Peter Ditto, Ph.D. License: Creative Commons C
From playlist Psychology 9C/ Psychology and Behavior 11C