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John Gordon Lorimer (civil Servant)
John Lorimer may refer to: *John Lorimer (doctor) (1732–1795), British surgeon, mathematician, politician and cartographer *John Gordon Lorimer (minister) (1804–1868), Scottish minister and author *John Henry Lorimer John Henry Lorimer (12 August 1856 – 4 November 1936) was a Scottish painter who worked on portraits and genre scenes of everyday life. Life Lorimer was born in Edinburgh, the son of James Lorimer, who was Regius Professor of Public Law ... (1856–1936), Scottish painter * John Gordon Lorimer (civil servant) (1870–1914), British officer in the Indian Civil Service *Sir John Lorimer (British Army officer) (born 1962), British general {{DEFAULTSORT:Lorimer, John ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Lorimer (doctor)
John Lorimer (1732–1795) was an American surgeon, mathematician, politician and cartographer in the 18th century. Lorimer served as a surgeon for the British army in North America between 1758 and 1784, participating in both the French and Indian War and the American Revolution. He was a fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh, and author of the book ''A Concise Essay on Magnetism; with an Account of the Declination and Inclination of the Magnetic Needle; and an Attempt to ascertain the Cause of the Variation thereof'', published in 1795. Experiences in West Florida Lorimer was a land speculator who owned a thousand acres on Thompson's Creek, Mississippi and a second grant north of Natchez, Mississippi. "Original Grantee/Claimant: Doctor John Lorimer, 2000 acres, Walnut Hills. Patent date: May 6, 1776." At the time Pensacola surrendered to the Spanish, Lorimer was listed as a magistrate. In 1778, Peter Chester, Governor of the British Colony of West Florida, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Gordon Lorimer (minister)
John Lorimer may refer to: * John Lorimer (doctor) (1732–1795), British surgeon, mathematician, politician and cartographer * John Gordon Lorimer (minister) (1804–1868), Scottish minister and author * John Henry Lorimer (1856–1936), Scottish painter * John Gordon Lorimer (civil servant) (1870–1914), British officer in the Indian Civil Service *Sir John Lorimer (British Army officer) (born 1962), British general {{DEFAULTSORT:Lorimer, John ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Henry Lorimer
John Henry Lorimer (12 August 1856 – 4 November 1936) was a Scottish painter who worked on portraits and genre scenes of everyday life. Life Lorimer was born in Edinburgh, the son of James Lorimer, who was Regius Professor of Public Law at Edinburgh University from 1862 to 1890. He was educated at Edinburgh Academy, Edinburgh University and in 1875 at the Royal Scottish Academy, taught by William McTaggart and George Paul Chalmers. This was followed by a period spent in Paris studying with Carolus-Duran. His younger brother was the renowned architect Sir Robert Lorimer, who he sketched and painted throughout his life along with his sisters. Lorimer's first portrait was of his mother Hannah, completed in 1875 when he was 19 years old. Lorimer travelled throughout Spain, Italy and Algiers between 1877 and 1891. He exhibited at the Royal Scottish Academy from 1873 and at the Royal Academy from 1878. Significant amongst his works are ''The Ordination of Elders in a Scottis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Gordon Lorimer (civil Servant)
John Lorimer may refer to: *John Lorimer (doctor) (1732–1795), British surgeon, mathematician, politician and cartographer *John Gordon Lorimer (minister) (1804–1868), Scottish minister and author *John Henry Lorimer John Henry Lorimer (12 August 1856 – 4 November 1936) was a Scottish painter who worked on portraits and genre scenes of everyday life. Life Lorimer was born in Edinburgh, the son of James Lorimer, who was Regius Professor of Public Law ... (1856–1936), Scottish painter * John Gordon Lorimer (civil servant) (1870–1914), British officer in the Indian Civil Service *Sir John Lorimer (British Army officer) (born 1962), British general {{DEFAULTSORT:Lorimer, John ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
