A sporting competition bringing together the members of the British Empire was first proposed by the Reverend Astley Cooper in 1891 when he wrote an article in The Times suggesting a " Pan-Britannic-Pan-Anglican Contest and Festival every four years as a means of increasing the goodwill and good understanding of the British Empire ".

However, a dispute between the two hospitals regarding the successor to Sir Astley Cooper resulted in Guy's Hospital establishing its own medical school in 1825.

* Sir Astley Cooper, discoverer of the Cooper's ligaments of the breasts

Digging up the Dead: The Life and Times of Astley Cooper, an Extraordinary Surgeon.

He married Harriet Webster, the daughter of Kentville's Dr. Isaac Webster in 1824, then went to London to study medicine at St Bartholomew's Hospital under Sir Astley Paston Cooper, then surgery at Guy's Hospital under John Abernethy.

This same building had been converted into the first cottage hospital providing free medical services by Sir Astley Cooper in 1827.

Grovehill also incorporates various churches, a doctor's surgery and a dental surgery as well as several schools including The Astley Cooper School.

* Sir Astley Cooper ( 1768 – 1841 ) English surgeon and anatomist.

Afterwards, he lived in London for a short period, working with the famous surgeon Sir Astley Cooper in his dissections of the inguinal region.

Soane was taken ill on 27 December 1813 and was incapacitated until 28 March 1814, when he underwent an operation by Astley Cooper on his bladder to remove a fistula.

* Admiral Sir Astley Cooper Key 1879 – 1885

Some writers have seen elements of Mrs. Astley Cooper and her set in the characters of the Bliss family.

* Sir Astley Cooper, discoverer of the Cooper's ligaments of the breasts

* Edward Cock, surgeon and nephew of Sir Astley Cooper

He " walked the wards " for a year on the rounds of physicians and surgeons, and attended lectures, in particular those by Astley Cooper.

They are named for Astley Cooper, who first described them in 1840.

* Peter Wilkinson and Joan Bright Astley, Gubbins and SOE, London, Leo Cooper, 1993, ISBN 0-85052-556-X.

Digging up the Dead: The Life and Times of Astley Cooper, an Extraordinary Surgeon.

The main line from London to Birmingham which then led to the main industry cities of the time Liverpool and Manchester, opened in 1837, passed through Hemel Hempstead, but, due to vigorous lobbying by local landowners ( including the eminent and well-connected surgeon Sir Astley Paston Cooper ), it was routed on the other side of the River Gade and the Grand Union Canal some distance from the town.

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The first naval lord Astley Cooper Key declined the prince's recommendation, proposing his own son for the Royal yacht instead.

In particular, the animal experiments of Thomas Willis, who also described the arterial circulation of the brain that bears his name ( Circle of Willis ) were expanded upon by Sir Astley Cooper who presented two papers to the Royal Society in 1801 on his observation that myringotomy could improve hearing.

There new ideas for research and experimentation could be discussed with others such as Luke Howard, Joseph Fox, William Hasledine Pepys, William Babington, and the surgeon Astley Cooper.

Admiral Sir Astley Cooper Key, GCB, ADC, FRS ( 18 January 1821 – 3 March 1888 ) was a Royal Navy officer who became First Naval Lord.

Born in Brisbane and educated at All Hallows ' School, Astley studied arts at the University of Queensland then trained to become a teacher.

Riley trained at the Guildhall School of Music with Leonard Stehn and was a cellist for Virginia Astley from 1983 to 1986 and a one-time auxiliary member of The Family Cat.

The group consists of Adeyfield School, Astley Cooper School and Longdean School.

Today, Cooper is remembered in the area with a number of local street names ( Astley Road and Paston Road in Hemel Hempstead ), and The Astley Cooper School, formerly Grovehill school, being renamed after him in 1984.

* Pat Astley — Mr. Grace's Nurse — Series 5 Uncredited

As an equestrian master Astley had a genius for trick horse-riding, and when he added tumblers, tightrope-walkers, jugglers, performing dogs, and a clown to fill time between his own demonstrations — the modern circus was born.

Edwin Astley ( 1922 — 1998 ) was a British composer, occasionally credited as Ted Astley.

Astley also wrote two themes for Danger Man — one for the 30-minute series entitled " The Danger Man Theme ", and a new theme for the 60 minute series entitled " High Wire ".

Astley was asked to write music for The Prisoner, seen as a sequel of sorts to Danger Man, but had to withdraw because he felt that he would be unable to create Patrick McGoohan's vision for the score — due to McGoohan being too busy to hold meetings with him.

* Edwin ( Ted ) Astley ( 1922 — 1998 ) a British composer ( father of Jon and Virginia Astley )

* Virginia Astley — flute / vocals

He attended the Catholic Thornleigh Salesian College in Astley Bridge, Bolton.

He passed on his interest, however, to a group of leading citizens and local businessmen in Dover, led by the Mayor of Dover, Dr. Astley, who had formed the Dover College Company to promote the foundation of a public school for the town on what remained of the Priory site with the dual intention of providing a public school education for local boys and of using and thus preserving the Priory's remaining ancient buildings.

* Sophia Astley Kirkpatrick Memorial Chapel – Rutgers College, New Brunswick, New Jersey, with windows by Louis Comfort Tiffany, 1873

In the same year the College received the residuary estate of Sophia Astley Kirkpatrick, in the amount of $ 65, 000, which was used to construct the chapel which bears her name.

He graduated at Columbia College, studied under Sir Astley Cooper in London, and also spent a winter in Edinburgh.

On 21 March 1646, the Royalists, commanded by Sir Jacob Astley, were defeated at the Battle of Stow-on-the-Wold, with hundreds of prisoners being confined for some time in St. Edwards.

By May 1463 Alnwick was in Lancastrian hands for the third time since Towton, betrayed by Grey of Heton who tricked the commander, Sir John Astley.

For Summer's next album, Geffen Records hired the British hit production team of Stock Aitken Waterman ( or SAW ), who had enjoyed incredible success by writing and producing for such acts as Kylie Minogue, Dead or Alive, Bananarama, and Rick Astley among others.

Other candidates for Moneypenny's inspiration include Vera Atkins of Special Operations Executive ; Paddy Ridsdale, a Naval Intelligence secretary ; and Joan Bright Astley, whom Fleming dated during World War II, and who was noted for giving a warm and friendly reception to senior officers who visited her office to view confidential papers.

Both Astley and Jobson were recording sessions for Les Disques Du Crépuscule, a Belgian record label, and Jobson made several LPs for the label, usually of poetry readings with Astley as his accompanist.

At the same time Astley, Nicky Holland and Kate St. John auditioned for Bill Drummond at the Zoo Club in Liverpool where they made their live debut.

Astley had a genius for trick riding.

Evidently they thought the song still had some mileage, and it was even issued with an exact replica of O ' chi's club mix for the Rick Astley club mix.

Thea Astley wrote of the novel that " I am filled with envy by someone like Helen Garner for instance.

John Astley, the official Master from 1622 to his death in January 1641, had appointed Herbert his deputy in 1623 ; Herbert paid Astley £ 150 per year, in return for the income the office provided ( and clearly, he wouldn't have continued this arrangement if it had not been profitable for him ).

Playing in various blue and white kits for their first few years, the club played their first competitive game in October 1882 against Astley Bridge in the Lancashire Challenge Cup, that game ending in an 8 – 0 defeat.

The Astley Baronetcy, of Hill Merton in the County of Warwick, had been created in the Baronetage of England on 25 June 1660 for Jacob Astley.

However evidence for the presence of Saxons in what was a sparsely populated and isolated part of the country is provided by local township place names that incorporate the Old English suffix leah, such as Leigh, Tyldesley, Shakerley and Astley.