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Robert Reid (other)
Robert or Bob Reid may refer to: Art and architecture *Robert Reid (architect) (1774–1856), Scottish architect * Robert Payton Reid (1859–1945), Scottish academic painter *Robert Reid (American painter) (1862–1929), American impressionist painter *Robert Russell Reid (1927–2022), Canadian typographer and designer Business * Robert Reid (antiquarian) (1773–1865), Scottish businessman and topographer *Sir Robert Gillespie Reid (1842–1908), Scottish railway contractor *Sir Robert Reid (railway executive, born 1921) (1921–1993), chairman of British Rail *Sir Bob Reid (businessman) (1934–2025), chairman of the British Railways Board * Robert Reid (author) (born 1966), American author Engineering and science *Robert Carstairs Reid (1845–1894), Scottish civil engineer * Robert Reid (chemical engineer) (1924–2006), American chemical engineer in thermodynamics Politics and government * Robert R. Reid (1789–1841), U.S. representative, territorial governor of Florida ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Reid (architect)
Robert Reid (8 November 1774 – 20 March 1856) was the King's architect and surveyor for Scotland from 1827 to 1839. He is responsible for a number of public works particularly the façade of Parliament Square in Edinburgh, which houses the Court of Session. Stylistically he was heavily influenced by Robert Adam, but Reid's style is more austere. The style is now seen as the main character of the northern (less altered) Edinburgh New Town and without Reid Edinburgh would today be a very different city. From 1802 to 1809 he assisted the much older William Sibbald in the design of the Second New Town in Edinburgh, largely being responsible for the facades. Reid also contributed to the layout of Charlotte Square in the city following fellow architect Robert Adam's death, constructing a home for himself there (No. 44) and completing the design for West Register House (formerly St George's Church). In 1802 he went on to contribute to the planning of the northern part of Edinb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Reid (civil Servant)
Sir Robert Niel Reid (15 July 1883 – 24 October 1964) was a British colonial administrator in India. He was Governor of Assam This is a list of governors of Assam, and other offices of similar scope, from the start of British occupation of the area in 1824 during the First Anglo-Burmese War. The governor of Assam is the nominal head of the Indian state of Assam. The ... from 1937 to 1942. His son, Robert Reid (railwayman), Sir Robert Basil Reid, was chairman of the British Railways Board from 1983 until 1990. References [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Reid (actor)
Robert James Reid (born 11 May 1993) is a Filipino actor and singer. List of awards and nominations received by James Reid, His accolades include an MTV Europe Music Award and a nomination for a Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Award. Reid began his professional acting career in the early 2010s after being named the Big Winner of ''Pinoy Big Brother: Teen Clash 2010''. He came into prominence for his leading role in the film ''Diary ng Panget: The Movie, Diary ng Panget'' (2014). Reid has since starred in Filipino movies such as ''Talk Back and You're Dead'' (2014), ''Para sa Hopeless Romantic'' (2015), ''This Time (film), This Time'' (2016) and ''Never Not Love You'' (2018). He also starred in the Philippine TV series ''Good Vibes (Philippine TV series), Good Vibes'' (2011), ''On the Wings of Love (TV series), On the Wings of Love'' (2015–16), and ''Till I Met You (TV series), Till I Met You'' (2016–17). Reid is popularly referred to as the country's “Multimedia Prince” by mu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Lovell Reid
Robert Lovell Reid, FRSE (11 April 1921 – 23 September 1996) was an Australian agricultural scientist. Life He was born in Melbourne on 11 April 1921. His family then moved to Sydney in 1928 where he was educated at Fort Street High School. He then studied Agricultural Science at the University of Sydney, graduating BSc. in 1944. He then went to England to gain a doctorate (PhD) at Cambridge University. In the 1960s, he went to Scotland as assistant director of the Hill Farming Research Organisation and was later promoted to be its director. In 1967, he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh. His proposers were George Boddie, Arthur Wannop, Sir Stephen J. Watson, and John Stamp. He was the founding professor of Agricultural Science at La Trobe University La Trobe University is a public university, public research university based in Melbourne, Victoria (Australia), Victoria, Australia. Its main campus is located in the suburb of Bundoora, Victoria, B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Reid (judge)
Robert Raymond Reid (March 12, 1855 – January 14, 1923) was a justice of the Louisiana Supreme Court from January 2 to January 14, 1923. Early life, education, and career Born in Madison County, Mississippi, Reid's family moved to Louisiana around 1860, when Reid's father purchase the Contreras plantation in St. Bernard Parish. The family settled in Amite, Louisiana, in 1866. Reid graduated from the Virginia Military Institute in 1875, and from the old University of Louisiana (later Tulane University), and was admitted to the bar in 1882, thereafter entering the private practice of law. Judicial service In 1892, Reid was elected as a District Court Judge for Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana Tangipahoa Parish () is a parish located on the southeastern border of the U.S. state of Louisiana. As of the 2020 census, the population was 133,157. The parish seat is Amite City, while the largest city is Hammond. Southeastern Louisiana ..., remaining in that office until 1904. Durin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Reid (soldier)
Robert Alexander Reid (January 22, 1842 – April 25, 1929) was a Union Army soldier in the American Civil War who received the U.S. military's highest decoration, the Medal of Honor, for his actions at the Second Battle of Petersburg. Born on January 22, 1842, in the Raploch district of Stirling, Scotland, Reid joined the Army from Pottsville, Pennsylvania. He served during the Civil War as a private in Company G of the 48th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment. At the Second Battle of Petersburg on June 17, 1864, Reid's division, under Brigadier General Robert Brown Potter, launched a stealthy pre-dawn attack on a Confederate-held farmhouse known as the Shand House. The Confederates were caught totally by surprise and were either captured or fled from their positions. Reid himself captured a dozen men and then took the battle flag of the 44th Tennessee Infantry Regiment. For this action, he was awarded the Medal of Honor five months later on December 1, 1864. One of his fellow so ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Reid (pipemaker)
Robert Reid (1784 – 1837) is widely acknowledged as the creator of the modern form of the Northumbrian Smallpipes. He lived and worked at first in Newcastle upon Tyne, but moved later to the nearby town of North Shields at the mouth of the Tyne, probably in 1802. North Shields was a busy port at this time. The Reids were a family with a long-standing connection to piping; Robert's father Robert Reed (sic), a cabinet maker, had been a player of ''the Northumbrian big-pipes'', and an associate of James Allan, his son Robert was described later by James Fenwick as ''a beautiful player as well as maker'' of smallpipes, while Robert's son James (1814–1874) joined his father in the business. Robert died in North Shields on the 13th or 14 January 1837, and his death notice in the Newcastle Journal referred to him as a "piper, and as a maker of such instruments is known from the peer to the peasant, for the quality of their tone, and elegance of finish". He is buried in the graveyard ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Reid (bishop)
Robert Reid (died 1558) was Abbot of Kinloss, Commendator-prior of Beauly, and Bishop of Orkney. He was born at Aikenhead in Clackmannan parish, the son of John Reid (killed at the Battle of Flodden) and Elizabeth Schanwell. His formal education began in 1511 at St Salvator's College in St Andrews University under the supervision of his uncle, Robert Schanwell, dean of the faculty of arts. Reid graduated in 1515 and by 1524 was subdean at Elgin Cathedral where, by 1527, he was OfficialThe pre-Reformation ''official'' of a diocese was a canon who was also a qualified lawyer trained in canon law and very often in civil law also. He was the judge of the bishop's consistorial court and there was generally no appeal to the bishop over his judgments. These courts dealt with questions relating to divorce, legitimacy, illegitimacy and dowry. Also, problems arising from intestacy, the interpretation of wills and their authenticity. At times, the court would hear cases relating to cont ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Reid (co-driver)
Robert Reid (born 17 February 1966) is a retired British rally co-driver who became 2001 World Rally Champion alongside champion driver Richard Burns (1971–2005). Since retiring from competition, Reid has held various positions with both Motorsport UK and FIA. From 2021 through April 2025, Reid served as the FIA Deputy President for Sport. Reid's partnership with Burns lasted from 1991 until 2003 during which time they entered into 103 world rallies, achieving 10 victories, 277 stage wins and 34 podium finishes. His previous motorsport governance and administration roles have included President of the FIA Closed Road Commission, Vice-President of the WRC Commission and a member of the FIA International Sporting Code Review Commission. Career Early years Reid's first stage rally was the 1984 ''Hackle Rally'', a round of the Scottish Rally Championship. For seven years he competed in many different rallies around the United Kingdom co-driving for many notable drivers includ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Reid (basketball)
Robert Keith Reid (August 30, 1955 – February 19, 2024) was an American professional basketball player who played 13 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Career The Atlanta-born 6'8" forward later moved to Texas where he attended Samuel Clemens High School in Schertz, Texas. He continued his basketball journey at St. Mary's University, Texas before being drafted by the Houston Rockets in the second round of the 1977 NBA Draft. Robert "Bobby Joe" Reid played 13 seasons (1977–1982; 1983–1991) in the NBA as a member of the Houston Rockets, Charlotte Hornets, Portland Trail Blazers, and Philadelphia 76ers. He had his best overall season in 1980-81, when he was the second leading scorer on the Rockets team that reached the NBA Finals, where he led all scorers in Game 1 with 27 points, before losing to the Boston Celtics. The following year, after the Rockets traded reigning MVP Moses Malone to the Philadelphia 76ers, Reid unexpectedly retired from b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Reid (ice Hockey)
Robert William Reid (born 21 December 1932) is an Australian former ice hockey player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1960 Winter Olympics. Will Brodie, Sydney Morning Herald
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Bob Reid (Australian Footballer)
Robert Reid (8 June 1924 – 10 November 2005) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Footscray in the Victorian Football League The Victorian Football League (VFL) is an Australian rules football competition in Australia operated by the Australian Football League (AFL) as a second-tier, regional, semi-professional competition. It includes teams from clubs based in east ... (VFL). Reid died on 10 November 2005, at the age of 81. Notes External links * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Reid, Bob 1924 births 2005 deaths Australian rules footballers from Victoria (state) Western Bulldogs players 20th-century Australian sportsmen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
