Arbuthnot (surname)
Arbuthnot or Arbuthnott is a Scottish surname, deriving from the village in Scotland from where members of the Arbuthnot family originated. People with the surname Arbuthnot or Arbuthnott * Arbuthnot baronets * Viscount of Arbuthnott *Alexander Arbuthnot (other), several people *Betty Carnegy-Arbuthnott (1822–1904), British benefactor *Betty Arbuthnott, Scottish fencer *Charles Arbuthnot (other), several people *Eric Arbuthnot, South African cricketer * Forster Fitzgerald Arbuthnot (1833–1901), British Orientalist and translator * Geoffrey Arbuthnot (1885–1957), British naval officer during World War I, later Fourth Sea Lord *George Arbuthnot (other), several people * Gerald Arbuthnot (1872–1916), British soldier and politician, MP from Burnley * Harriet Arbuthnot (1793–1834), English diarist, social observer, and political hostess *Hugh Arbuthnot (other), several people * James Arbuthnot (born 1952), British politician and MP *James Ge ...
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Arbuthnott
Arbuthnott ( gd, Obar Bhuadhnait, "mouth of the Buadhnat") is a village and parish in the Howe of the Mearns, a low-lying agricultural district of Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It is located on the B967, east of Fordoun (on the A90) and north-west of Inverbervie (on the A92). The nearest railway station is Laurencekirk. The most salient feature of the village is the 13th century Parish Church of St Ternan, in which the Missal of Arbuthnott was written. Today the church is part of the combined parish of Arbuthnott, Bervie and Kinneff. Lewis Grassic Gibbon, an author remembered for his novels about life in the Mearns, grew up at Bloomfield in the parish of Arbuthnott. A small museum in the village is dedicated to him, named the Lewis Grassic Gibbon Centre. This is built as an extension to the village hall, and contains an exhibition about the author and his work. The centre also contains a cafe, and post office facilities. Arbuthnott House, the seat of the Viscount of Arbuth ...
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James George Arbuthnot
James George Arbuthnot (31 December 1883 in Nebraska – 2 December 1964 in Placer, California) was the head college wrestling coach of the Oregon State Beavers wrestling team at Oregon State University from 1911 to 1917 and in 1920. In eight seasons of coaching at OSU, he compiled a 10-3-3 dual meet record and won 5 conference championships. He was a welterweight. He was the athletic director 1906 - 1910. References

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Murder On The Orient Express
''Murder on the Orient Express'' is a work of detective fiction by English writer Agatha Christie featuring the Belgian detective Hercule Poirot. It was first published in the United Kingdom by the Collins Crime Club on 1 January 1934. In the United States, it was published on 28 February 1934, under the title of ''Murder in the Calais Coach,'' by Dodd, Mead and Company. The UK edition retailed at seven shillings and sixpence (7/6) and the US edition at $2. The elegant train of the 1930s, the Orient Express, is stopped by heavy snowfall. A murder is discovered, and Poirot's trip home to London from the Middle East is interrupted to solve the case. The opening chapters of the novel take place primarily in Istanbul. The rest of the novel takes place in Yugoslavia, with the train trapped between Vinkovci and Brod. The US title of ''Murder in the Calais Coach'' was used to avoid confusion with the 1932 Graham Greene novel ''Stamboul Train'', which had been published in the Unite ...
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Sandy Arbuthnot
Ludovic "Sandy" Gustavus Arbuthnot, later 16th Lord Clanroyden is a fictional character who appears in various books by John Buchan in the Richard Hannay series. These books include ''Greenmantle'', ''The Three Hostages'', ''The Courts of the Morning'', and ''The Island of Sheep'', but not the first in the series, '' The Thirty-Nine Steps''. He also appears in '' The League of Heroes'' by Xavier Mauméjean. His particular expertise is in adopting disguises which completely take in Hannay, the "friend eknows best in the world". From the data within Buchan's novels, it is possible to deduce that Arbuthnot was born 1882, as the second son of Edward ("Billy") Cospatrick Arbuthnot, 15th Baron Clanroyden (educated at Harrow School). He was educated at Eton College and New College, Oxford, where he gained a Third at Greats. He was a captain in the Tweeddale Yeomanry, later promoted to colonel. He served as honorary attaché at various embassies and worked for the Reform Club in 1899. ...
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William Arbuthnot (other)
William Arbuthnot or Arbuthnott may refer to: * Sir William Arbuthnot, 1st Baronet (1766–1829), Lord Provost of Edinburgh *Sir William Arbuthnot, 3rd Baronet (1831–1889), major in the 18th Hussars *Sir William Arbuthnot Lane, 1st Baronet (1856–1943), surgeon * Sir William Arbuthnot Lane, 2nd Baronet (1897–1972), actor and producer *Sir William Arbuthnot, 2nd Baronet (1950–2021) *William Reierson Arbuthnot (1826–1913), British businessman and legislator *William Urquhart Arbuthnot William Urquhart Arbuthnot (1807–11 December 1874) was a Scottish administrator in India. The fifth son of Sir William Arbuthnot, 1st Baronet, he was educated at the Royal High School, Edinburgh and the East India Company College, Haileybury. Jo ...

Thomas Arbuthnot (other)
Thomas Arbuthnot (1776–1849) was a British Army commander. Thomas Arbuthnot may also refer to: * ''Thomas Arbuthnot'' (ship), fast sailing ship * Thomas Arbuthnott Thomas Bone Arbuthnott (29 June 1911 – 20 January 1995) was a New Zealand welterweight boxer. He competed at the 1936 Summer Olympics The 1936 Summer Olympics (German: ''Olympische Sommerspiele 1936''), officially known as the Games of t ...

Robert Arbuthnot (other)
Robert Arbuthnot or Arbuthnott may refer to: * Robert Arbuthnot, 1st Viscount of Arbuthnott (bef. 1625 –1655) * Robert Arbuthnot, 2nd Viscount of Arbuthnott (died 1682) * Robert Arbuthnot, 3rd Viscount of Arbuthnott (1661–1694) * Robert Arbuthnot (auditor) (1669–1727), Auditor of the Exchequer in Scotland * Robert Arbuthnot, 4th Viscount of Arbuthnott (1686–1710) * Keith Arbuthnott, 15th Viscount of Arbuthnott (Robert Keith Arbuthnott, 1897–1966), British Army general * Robert Arbuthnot of Haddo (1728–1803), trustee of Board of Manufactures * Robert Arbuthnot (Ceylon) (c. 1761–1809), British soldier and diplomat * Robert Arbuthnot (British Army officer) (1773–1853), British Army general * Sir Robert Arbuthnot, 2nd Baronet (1801–1873), Scottish civil servant * Sir Robert Arbuthnot, 4th Baronet Rear-Admiral Sir Robert Keith Arbuthnot, 4th Baronet, (23 March 1864 – 31 May 1916) was a British Royal Navy officer during World War I. He was killed at t ...
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Reginald Arbuthnot
Reginald James Hugh Arbuthnot (2 June 1853 – 19 September 1917) was an English businessman and amateur cricketer who played two first-class cricket matches for Kent County Cricket Club.Reginald Arbuthnot

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Michael Arbuthnot
Michael Alexander Arbuthnot (born 9 June 1970) is an archaeologist, instructor and archaeological filmmaker. Education and awards Michael A. Arbuthnot received his bachelor's degree in Philosophy and minor in Anthropology from the University of California at Santa Barbara in 1996. He holds a master's degree in Anthropology from Florida State University. He specialized in underwater archaeology and graduated magna cum laude. Arbuthnot is an active member in many professional organizations, including: the Registry of Professional Archaeologists (RPA); the Florida Archaeological Council (FAC); the Southeastern Archaeological Conference (SEAC); the Florida Anthropological Society (FAS); the American Academy of Underwater Sciences (AAUS); and the St. Augustine Archaeological Association (SAAA). In addition to being the author of many published articles and papers, Arbuthnot is considered an authority on submerged prehistoric sites. He focused his thesis on paleo-environmental change ...
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May Hill Arbuthnot
May Hill Arbuthnot (August 27, 1884 – October 2, 1969) was an American educator, editor, writer, and critic who devoted her career to the awareness and importance of children's literature. Her efforts expanded and enriched the selection of books for children, libraries, and children's librarians alike. She was selected for ''American Libraries'' article “100 Most Important Leaders we had for the 20th Century”. Early history and education Born in Mason City, Iowa to Frank and Mary (Seville) Hill in 1884, May Hill grew up in many different cities, going to school in Massachusetts, Minnesota, and Illinois. She grew up fond of books, with both a mother and father who were avid readers, and spent time reading the ''Book of Common Prayer''.Sutherland, Z. (1980). Arbuthnot. In Sicherman, B., and Green, C. H. (eds.) ''Notable American Women: The Modern Period: A Biographical Dictionary, v.4.'' (pp. 30-31). Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press. May Hill graduated from ...
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Mariot Arbuthnot
Admiral Mariot Arbuthnot (1711 – 31 January 1794) was a British admiral, who commanded the Royal Navy's North American station during the American War for Independence. Early life A native of Weymouth, Dorset in England, Arbuthnot was the son of Robert Arbuthnot and Sarah, née Bury. Robert's father was the son of the Rev. Robert Arbuthnot, Presbyterian minister of Crichton & Cranston. Mariot Arbuthnot entered the Royal Navy in the late 1720s, became a lieutenant in 1739, and commander in 1746. In 1746 he was commander of the sloop , which captured two French privateers while employed as a cruiser in the channel. He was appointed post captain in 1747. On 22 June 1747 Arbuthnot became captain of the frigate . Shortly afterwards he became captain of the . Seven Years' War In 1757 he became chief officer of the . In 1759, during the Seven Years' War, he commanded the , one of the ships employed under Commodore Robert Duff in the blockade of Quiberon Bay, and was present ...
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Malcolm Arbuthnot
Malcolm Arbuthnot (born Malcolm Lewin Stockdale Parsons, 1877, Cobham, Surrey – died 27 March 1967) was a pictorialist photographer and artist. In his teenage years he was a keen cyclist, who participated in renowned endurance events like the Bath Road Cycling Club's 100 miles race. In 1907, he joined the Brotherhood of the Linked Ring, an organisation founded in 1892 by Alfred Maskell and others dissatisfied with the ethos of the Royal Photographic Society exhibitions, with the aim to promote naturalistic and aesthetic photography as an independent art. From 1914, Arbuthnot ran a portrait studio in London's New Bond Street, in the early 20th century photographing many celebrities including the actress Lillah McCarthy, the pianist Harriet Cohen and the poet Robert Nichols. His studio, along with many of his works, was destroyed in a fire.
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