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John Douglas Pringle
John Martin Douglas Pringle, usually known as John Douglas Pringle (28 June 1912 – 4 December 1999) was a Scotland, Scottish-born journalist and author who moved in 1952 to Australia, where he became a prominent newspaper editor and social commentator. Early life in the United Kingdom Pringle was born in the town of Hawick, Roxburghshire, not far from the Anglo-Scottish border, border with England. His father had inherited a part-ownership of Robert Pringle and Sons, a family knitwear business. Between the ages of 14 and 19, Pringle was educated in England at Shrewsbury School, where he received a classical education consisting almost entirely of classes in Latin and Greek. It taught, he said, "the accurate use of words and the ability to concentrate on difficult subjects [but] it did not stimulate our creative powers (if any) or even our curiosity". He went up to Lincoln College, Oxford, where he took a British undergraduate degree classification#First-class honours, First in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hawick
Hawick ( ; sco, Haaick; gd, Hamhaig) is a town in the Scottish Borders council area and historic county of Roxburghshire in the east Southern Uplands of Scotland. It is south-west of Jedburgh and south-south-east of Selkirk. It is one of the farthest towns from the sea in Scotland, in the heart of Teviotdale, and is the biggest town in the former county of Roxburghshire. The town is at the confluence of the Slitrig Water with the River Teviot. The town was formally established in the 16th century, but was previously the site of historic settlement going back hundreds of years. By the late 17th century, the town began to grow significantly, especially during the Industrial Revolution and Victorian era as a centre for the production of textiles, with a focus on knitting and weaving, involving materials such as tweed and cashmere. By the late 20th century, textile production had declined but the town remains an important regional centre for shopping, tourism and services. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
