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Alexander Kerr (other)
Alexander Kerr (1892–1964) was an English marine engineer and wholesale newsagent known for his service in the Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition. Alexander Kerr may also refer to: * Alexander Kerr (banker) (1838–1909), Scottish banker * Alexander Kerr (professor) (born 1970), American violinist * Alexander Robert Kerr Captain Alexander Robert Kerr (1770 – 4 August 1831) was a Royal Navy officer of the late eighteenth and early nineteenth century who is best known for his service as captain of the ship of the line HMS ''Revenge'' at the Battle of Basque ... (1770–1831), Royal Navy officer See also * Alex Kerr (other) {{hndis, Kerr, Alexander ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexander Kerr
Alexander John Henry Kerr (2 December 1892 – 4 December 1964) was an English marine engineer and wholesale newsagent. He is best known for his service in the Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition of 1914–1916, for which he was awarded the Silver Polar Medal. Biography Kerr was born on 2 December 1892 in East Ham, which was then part of Essex but has since become part of Greater London. As a man trained for work with marine engines, he signed on the ''Endurance'' as the second engineer. Although the ''Endurance'' was rigged as a barquentine, it also had a coal-burning engine and spent much of its time under steam. Working under the supervision of chief engineer Lewis Rickinson, who became Kerr's friend and cabin-mate, Kerr tried to help power the ''Endurance'' to the destination selected by the expedition leader, Sir Ernest Shackleton. Their goal was the Filchner Ice Shelf attached to the continent of Antarctica. To get to this goal the ''Endurance'', her crew, and her s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexander Kerr (banker)
Alexander Kerr F.R.G.S. (21 February 1838 – 17 June 1909) was a Scottish banker who was the first manager for the Bank of New Zealand. He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society in 1872 when in New Zealand, with Lord Dufferin as his sponsor. Early life and education He was born at Morrison's Court, 108 Argyle Street, Glasgow, Scotland on 21 February 1838, the third child of Alexander Kerr and Helen Shanks; he was brother of Norman Kerr. His father Alexander was a merchant and ship owner who lived at Florentine Bank House, Hillhead, and who died in 1855 leaving instructions in his will that "my children receive a liberal or what might be termed a first rate education." However, his children did not come into their full inheritance until they were 25. Career Australia After school in Glasgow he worked as a clerk before leaving (1858) at the age of 19 for the goldfields in Australia. There he worked in Castlemaine, Victoria, for the new branch of the Oriental ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexander Kerr (professor)
Alexander Kerr (born 1970) is an American violinist. He is currently the Linda and Jack Gill Chair in Music at Jacobs School of Music, Indiana University, and the concertmaster of the Dallas Symphony Orchestra. He was formerly the concertmaster of the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, and the Charleston Symphony Orchestra The Charleston Symphony Orchestra aka CSO, is an American orchestra based in Charleston, South Carolina )'' Animis opibusque parati'' ( for, , Latin, Prepared in mind and resources, links=no) , anthem = "Carolina";" South Carolina On My Mind" , .... Dallas Symphony Orchestra: Musician Bios. Retrieved 2018-05-12. References Living people[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexander Robert Kerr
Captain Alexander Robert Kerr (1770 – 4 August 1831) was a Royal Navy officer of the late eighteenth and early nineteenth century who is best known for his service as captain of the ship of the line HMS ''Revenge'' at the Battle of Basque Roads in 1809 and his subsequent involvement in the court-martial of Admiral Lord Gambier which followed. He had earlier in his career fought and been badly wounded at the action of 31 July 1793 off the coast of New Jersey. Life Kerr was born in 1770, the son of Robert Kerr, a Royal Navy lieutenant. In 1781 was joined the navy himself as midshipman on board the frigate HMS ''Endymion'', commanded by Captain James Gambier and from there served in a number of other vessels, including a period on HMS ''Boreas'' under Captain Horatio Nelson. In 1790 he was promoted to lieutenant and joined first HMS ''Narcissus'' and then the frigate HMS ''Boston'' under Captain George Courtenay.Gentleman's Magazine, ''Captain A. R. Kerr, CB'' ''Boston'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
