Silver Pears Trophy Explained

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

References

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

Notes and References

1. https://books.google.com/books?id=CJMYAAAAIAAJ&q=%22Silver+Pears+Trophy%22 Current Biography Yearbook, Volume 17 (1957)
2. Web site: Press Association images. 31 July 2013.
3. http://www.encyclopedia.com/topic/Roger_Bannister.aspx#1-1G2:3407900039-full Roger Bannister (Encyclopedia.com)
4. Book: Russell, Bertrand. The Basic Writings of Bertrand Russell. xxvii.