George Bird (scientist)

	George Bird (scientist) George Bird may refer to: * George Bird (baseball) (1850–1940), American Major League Baseball center fielder George Bird (coffee planter) (1792–1857), British coffee planter in Ceylon George Bird (cricketer) (1849–1930), English cricketer * George Bird (athlete) (born 1900), English runner * George William Gregory Bird (1916–1997), British physician and medical researcher See also George Bird Grinnell George Bird Grinnell (September 20, 1849 – April 11, 1938) was an American anthropologist, historian, naturalist, and writer. Grinnell was born in Brooklyn, New York, and graduated from Yale University with a B.A. in 1870 and a Ph.D. in 1880. ... (1849–1938), American anthropologist, historian, naturalist, and writer {{hndis, Bird, George ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	George Bird (baseball) George Raymond Bird (June 23, 1850 – November 9, 1940) was a Major League Baseball center fielder in the 19th century. He played for the Rockford Forest Citys of the National Association in 1871. He was a native of Stillman Valley, Illinois Stillman Valley is a village in Marion Township, Ogle County, Illinois, United States. It lies east of Byron, south of Rockford and west of Davis Junction. The population was 1,120 at the 2010 census, up from 1,048 in 2000. The village is loca .... In 25 games as the Forest Citys starting center fielder, Bird batted .264 (28-for-106) with two doubles, five triples, 13 RBI, and 19 runs scored. At the time of his death he was the last living player from the 1871 season. External linksBaseball Reference* 1850 births 1940 deaths 19th-century baseball players Baseball players from Illinois Major League Baseball center fielders People from Stillman Valley, Illinois Sportspeople from the Rockford metropolitan area, Illino ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	George Bird (coffee Planter) George Samuel Bird (1792 - 1 March 1857) was a British Army officer, and the first coffee planter in Ceylon. Biography George Samuel Bird was born in 1792 in Goytre, Monmouthshire, Wales, the thirteenth child of Brevet Major Henry Bird (1748 - 1800) and Elizabeth née Hicks (1762 - 1842). Bird joined Monmouth's East local militia on 12 February 1813. The first coffee estate in Ceylon was opened near Gampola in 1824, by Bird, who accompanied his older brother, Lieutenant Colonel Henry Bird, of the 16th Regiment (1780-1829) to Ceylon in 1823, for the purpose of engaging in such agricultural undertaking as inducements in the island should appear to offer; and the attention of the brothers (Col. Bird being at that time Commandant of Kandy), was directed to the cultivation of coffee; and the valley of Gampola was selected as an eligible locality wherein to carry out their intended speculations. Sir James Campbell, the then Lieutenant Governor, gave encouragement to the proposed unde ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	George Bird (cricketer) George Bird (30 July 1849 – 28 October 1930) was an English cricketer with amateur status who was active from 1872 to 1880. He was born in Hornsey, Middlesex and died in Esher, Surrey. He made his first-class debut in 1872 and appeared in 21 matches as a right-handed batsman who kept wicket, playing for Middlesex, Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) and Lancashire Lancashire ( , ; abbreviated Lancs) is the name of a historic county, ceremonial county, and non-metropolitan county in North West England. The boundaries of these three areas differ significantly. The non-metropolitan county of Lancash ..., as well as for some all-amateur elevens. He scored 447 runs with a highest score of 75 and held six catches with five stumpings. References 1849 births 1930 deaths English cricketers Middlesex cricketers Lancashire cricketers Marylebone Cricket Club cricketers Gentlemen of England cricketers Gentlemen of the South cricketers Gentlemen of Marylebone Cricket Cl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	George Bird (athlete) George Thomas Bird (1900-date of death unknown) was an English runner. Athletics He competed in the 440 yards at the 1930 British Empire Games The 1930 British Empire Games were the inaugural edition of what now is known as the Commonwealth Games, and were held in Hamilton, Ontario, from 16 to 23 August 1930. The games were organized by ''Hamilton Spectator'' sportswriter Bobby Robinso ... for England. Personal life He was a clerk by trade. References 1900 births Year of death missing Athletes (track and field) at the 1930 British Empire Games Commonwealth Games competitors for England English male sprinters Athletes from London {{England-athletics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	George William Gregory Bird George William Gregory Bird (7 November 1916 – 29 March 1997) was a British medical doctor, academic, researcher and haematologist known for his expertise in the fields of blood transfusion and immunohaematology. He founded the Department of Transfusion Medicine at the Armed Forces Medical College, Pune and was inducted into their Hall of Fame in 2010. A winner of the Karl Landsteiner Memorial Prize and Morten Grove Rasmussen Memorial Award of the American Association of Blood Banks, Gregory Bird was honoured by the Government of India in 1963, with the award of Padma Shri, the fourth highest Indian civilian award for his services to the nation. Biography George William Gregory Bird, born in the UK in 1916, graduated in medicine in 1941. After joining the medical corps of the British Army, he served in the Middle East and India in the British Base Transfusion Units and trained army doctors on trauma management. During his posting in India, he established the first blood bank i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]