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George Chisholm (other)
George Chisholm may refer to: * George Chisholm (geographer) (1850–1930), British geographer * George Chisholm (musician) (1915–1997), British trombone player and bandleader * George Chisholm (athlete) (1887–?), American track and field athlete * George King Chisholm (1814–1874), first mayor of Oakville, Ontario, Canada * George Chisholm MacKay (1898–1973), Canadian First World War flying ace * Brock Chisholm (George Brock Chisholm, 1896–1971), Canadian medical practitioner {{DEFAULTSORT:Chisholm, George ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Chisholm (geographer)
George Goudie Chisholm FRSE FRSGS LLD (1 May 1850 – 9 February 1930) was a Scottish geographer. He authored the first English-language textbook on economic geography: ''Handbook on Commercial Geography'' (1889) and the ''World Gazetteer,'' later to become known as ''The Times Gazetteer.'' Life Chisolm was born in Edinburgh on 1 May 1850, the son of an actuary. He was educated at the Royal High School in Edinburgh, and then the University of Edinburgh, graduating in 1870. He lectured on Geography in London from 1883 to 1908 and then returned to the University of Edinburgh where he lectured until 1923. He served as Secretary to the Scottish Geographical Society for 15 years. In 1923 he received an honorary doctorate (LLD) from the University, and elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh in 1924. He authored the first English-language textbook on economic geography: ''Handbook on Commercial Geography'' (1889). It was later revised by Kenneth Stamp. (). He authored ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Chisholm (musician)
George Chisholm OBE (29 March 1915 – 6 December 1997) was a Scottish trad and mainstream jazz trombonist and vocalist. Chisholm's engineer father was a drummer and his mother a pianist. At the age of 14 he began playing piano at the Delmarnock Road Cinema in Glasgow accompanying silent films, later taking up the trombone. He performed at the Tower Ballroom and Glasgow Playhouse in the early 1930s. In 1936 he moved from Scotland to London, where he played in dance bands led by Bert Ambrose and Teddy Joyce, and joined the resident band at the Nest Club, 12 Kingly Street in Soho,Colin Larkin, ''Virgin Encyclopedia of Sixties Music'' (Muze UK Ltd, 1997), p. 112 performing and occasionally recording with US jazz musicians such as Coleman Hawkins, Fats Waller and Benny Carter during their visits to London. According to the ''Penguin Jazz Guide'', Chisholm "had few peers on the slide horn outside the US at this period". His 1930s recordings include a session with the Jazz Fiv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Chisholm (athlete)
George Alpin Chisholm (December 2, 1887 – January 20, 1920) was an American track and field athlete who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics. He was born in Attleboro, Massachusetts Attleboro is a city in Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States. It was once known as "The Jewelry Capital of the World" for its many jewelry manufacturers. According to the 2020 census, Attleboro had a population of 46,461. Attleboro is .... In 1912, he was eliminated in the semi-finals of the 110 metre hurdles competition. References External links * * 1887 births 1920 deaths American male hurdlers Olympic track and field athletes for the United States Athletes (track and field) at the 1912 Summer Olympics 20th-century American sportsmen {{US-hurdles-athletics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George King Chisholm
George King Chisholm (September 4, 1814 – April 14, 1874) was an Ontario farmer and political figure. He was born in Nelson Township in Upper Canada in 1814, the son of William Chisholm. He studied at Upper Canada College and moved to Hamilton, later settling in Oakville. He served in the Gore militia during the Upper Canada Rebellion and the Fenian raids. Chisholm served as reeve of Trafalgar Township from 1830 to 1852. In 1841, he was appointed sergeant-at-arms for the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada. In 1849, he was injured during riots when the Rebellion Losses Bill The Rebellion Losses Bill (full name: ''An Act to provide for the Indemnification of Parties in Lower Canada whose Property was destroyed during the Rebellion in the years 1837 and 1838'') was a controversial law enacted by the legislature of ... was passed. He resigned in 1854 and was elected to represent Halton in the legislative assembly. He was elected as the first mayor of Oakvill ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Chisholm MacKay
George Chisholm MacKay DFC (17 May 1898 – 4 September 1973) was a Canadian First World War flying ace A flying ace, fighter ace or air ace is a military aviation, military aviator credited with shooting down a certain minimum number of enemy aircraft during aerial combat; the exact number of aerial victories required to officially qualify as an ..., officially credited with 18 victories. References Notes Websites 1898 births 1973 deaths Canadian World War I flying aces Royal Naval Air Service aviators Royal Air Force officers Royal Naval Air Service personnel of World War I Royal Air Force personnel of World War I People from Brock, Ontario Canadian recipients of the Distinguished Flying Cross (United Kingdom) Canadian recipients of the Legion of Honour {{Aviation-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |