Thwaites — may refer to:* Thwaites Brewery * Thwaites Reed, oldest clockmakers in the world.;Surnames: *Hugh Thwaites (1917 ndash; ), Catholic Priest *John Thwaites (British politician), (1815 ndash;1870) *John Thwaites (Australian politician), (born 1955)… … Wikipedia
Thwaites — Recorded in a number of spellings as shown below, this is an English surname but one of pre 7th century Norse Viking origins. It may be either topographical or locational, and is derived from the word thveit , meaning a clearing or farm. As a… … Surnames reference
Thwaites Glacier — (coord|75|30|S|106|45|W|type:glacier) is a broad glacier flowing into the Amundsen Sea about 30 miles (50 km) east of Mount Murphy, Marie Byrd Land. Though imperfectly delineated, the glacier has tremendous flow and in January 1966 had formed a… … Wikipedia
Thwaites, Cumbria — Thwaites is a small village near Duddon Valley and on the edge of the Duddon Estuary in the Lake District National Park in Cumbria, England. The River Duddon flows through the valley, rising in the mountains between Eskdale and Langdale, before… … Wikipedia
Thwaites Brewery — Infobox Company company name = Daniel Thwaites company company type = PLC foundation = 1807 location = flagicon|UK Blackburn, Lancashire, England, UK key people = Daniel Thwaites founder Ann Yerburgh chairman industry = Beverages products =… … Wikipedia
Thwaites & Reed — Infobox Company company name = Thwaites Reed company company type = Private foundation = 1740 location = Rottingdean, Brighton, East Sussex, United Kingdom industry = Clocks products = clocks homepage = [http://www.thwaites reed.co.uk… … Wikipedia
Thwaites, Michael Rayner — ▪ 2006 Australian poet and intelligence agent (b. May 30, 1915, Brisbane, Queen., Australia d. Nov. 1, 2005, Canberra, Australia), served 21 years (1950–71) with the Australian Security and Intelligence Organisation (ASIO) and was… … Universalium
Thwaites Ice Tongue — The Thwaites Ice Tongue (coord|74|00|S|108|30|W|type:glacier region:AQ|display=inline,title) is a large sheet of glacial ice and snow extending from the Antarctic mainland into the southern Amundsen Sea.On 15 March 2002, the National Ice Center… … Wikipedia
Thwaites — /θweɪts/ (say thwayts) noun F(rederick) J(oseph), 1908–79, popular Australian novelist; author of The Broken Melody (1930) …
Michael Thwaites — Michael Rayner Thwaites, AO (30 May 1915 1 November 2005) was an Australian academic, poet, intelligence officer, and activist for Moral Rearmament. Contents 1 Early life and education 2 Naval and intelligence career 3 Literary life and career … Wikipedia
