Silver Pears Trophy

Award presented annually by Pears Cyclopaedia

The Silver Pears Trophy was an award presented annually by Pears Cyclopaedia for "outstanding British achievement in any field."[1] The trophy was possibly awarded prior to 1953 and after 1958, but more research is needed on the subject.

Award recipients

  • 1953: Colonel Sir John Hunt[2]
  • 1954: Sir Roger Bannister (20 September 1954).[3]
  • 1955: Bertrand Russell[4]
  • 1957: Laurence Olivier
  • 1958: Professor Sydney Chapman

See also

  • Commonwealth Games
  • Trophy

Notes

  1. ^ Current Biography Yearbook, Volume 17 (1957)
  2. ^ "Press Association images". Retrieved 31 July 2013.
  3. ^ Roger Bannister (Encyclopedia.com)
  4. ^ Russell, Bertrand. The Basic Writings of Bertrand Russell. p. xxvii.

References

  • Publishers' Association; Booksellers Association of Great Britain and Ireland (1958). The Publisher. Retrieved 9 December 2010.
  • Bertrand Russell (6 April 2009). The Basic Writings of Bertrand Russell. Taylor & Francis US. pp. 27–. ISBN 978-0-415-47238-8. Retrieved 9 December 2010.


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