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George Knox (professor)
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George Knox may refer to: *George Knox (MP, died 1827) (1765–1827), Irish member of the United Kingdom parliament *George Knox (MP, died 1741), Irish MP for County Donegal *Sir George Edward Knox (1845–1922), British judge in India *Sir George Hodges Knox (1885–1960), Australian politician * George L. Knox (1841–1927), escaped slave, activist, publisher and author *George L. Knox II (1916–1964), U.S. Army Air Force officer and Tuskegee airman *George William Knox (1853–1912), American theologian *George Williams Knox (1838–1894), British soldier * George A. Knox, zoologist and namesake of Mount Knox See also *Knox (surname) Knox is a Scottish surname that originates from the Scottish Gaelic "''cnoc''", meaning a hillock or a hump or the Old English "''cnocc''", meaning a round-topped hill. Notable Knoxes include the Presbyterian reformer John Knox and the American R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Knox (MP, Died 1827)
The Honourable George Knox PC, FRS (14 January 1765 – 13 June 1827), was an Irish Tory politician. Biography Knox was the fifth son of Thomas Knox, 1st Viscount Northland. In 1790, Knox entered the Irish House of Commons for Dungannon. Subsequently, he sat for Dublin University until the Act of Union in 1801. Thereafter Knox sat as a Member of Parliament (MP) in the United Kingdom Parliament and represented Dublin University from 1801 to 1807. He was also elected for Dungannon in 1801 and 1806, but chose to represent Dublin University both times. References * 1765 births 1827 deaths Irish MPs 1790–1797 Irish MPs 1798–1800 Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for County Tyrone constituencies (1801–1922) Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for Dublin University Tory MPs (pre-1834) UK MPs 1801–1802 UK MPs 1802–1806 UK MPs 1806–1807 Younger sons of viscounts Fellows of the Royal Society Members of the Pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Knox (MP, Died 1741)
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George Knox may refer to: *George Knox (MP, died 1827) (1765–1827), Irish member of the United Kingdom parliament * George Knox (MP, died 1741), Irish MP for County Donegal *Sir George Edward Knox (1845–1922), British judge in India *Sir George Hodges Knox (1885–1960), Australian politician * George L. Knox (1841–1927), escaped slave, activist, publisher and author * George L. Knox II (1916–1964), U.S. Army Air Force officer and Tuskegee airman * George William Knox (1853–1912), American theologian * George Williams Knox (1838–1894), British soldier * George A. Knox, zoologist and namesake of Mount Knox See also *Knox (surname) Knox is a Scottish surname that originates from the Scottish Gaelic "''cnoc''", meaning a hillock or a hump or the Old English "''cnocc''", meaning a round-topped hill. Notable Knoxes include the Presbyterian reformer John Knox and the American R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Edward Knox
Sir George Edward Knox, CSI (14 November 1845 – 20 July 1922) was a British Indian judge who worked in the high court of Allahabad. He was known for his knowledge of Indian languages and his ability to work without the need for translators. Knox was born in Madras where his father, George Francis, was a chaplain in the East India Company, and his wife Frances Mary Anne. Edmund Arbuthnott, his younger brother, later became bishop of Manchester. After studying in England at the Merchant Taylors' School from 1856 to 1862, he attended University College London for evening classes and won a prize in Sanskrit. He passed the Indian Civil Service exam in 1864 and moved to the Fort William College in Calcutta where he spent eighteen months studying Hindu, Urdu, and Sanskrit. He also knew enough Persian and Arabic to read Islamic law sources. He was posted to Meerut as an assistant collector and magistrate in 1867. In 1877, he was posted as a judge in the small causes court in Allahaba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Hodges Knox
Sir George Hodges Knox, (17 December 1885 – 11 July 1960) was an Australian politician, orchardist and military officer. The City of Knox is named after him. Knox was born in the Melbourne suburb of Prahran on 17 December 1885 and educated at Scotch College, Melbourne. He was the son of William Knox, who had been a member of the Victorian Legislative Council between 1897 and 1901, and the member for Kooyong in the House of Representatives. Knox began his working life as an electrical engineer. He married Kathleen Purves MacPherson in 1909. Soon after, he moved to Beaconsfield, Victoria, to establish an orchard. He joined the Citizen Military Forces in 1909 and served during the First World War, commanding the 23rd Battalion. He divorced in 1919. In 1920 he moved to Ferntree Gully, Victoria. He married Ada Victoria Harris in 1921. He was elected to the Fern Tree Gully Shire Council in 1923. Knox won the Victorian Legislative Assembly The Victorian Legislative Asse ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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George may refer to: Names * George (given name) * George (surname) People * George (singer), American-Canadian singer George Nozuka, known by the mononym George * George Papagheorghe, also known as Jorge / GEØRGE * George, stage name of Giorgio Moroder * George, son of Andrew I of Hungary Places South Africa * George, South Africa, a city ** George Airport United States * George, Iowa, a city * George, Missouri, a ghost town * George, Washington, a city * George County, Mississippi * George Air Force Base, a former U.S. Air Force base located in California Computing * George (algebraic compiler) also known as 'Laning and Zierler system', an algebraic compiler by Laning and Zierler in 1952 * GEORGE (computer), early computer built by Argonne National Laboratory in 1957 * GEORGE (operating system), a range of operating systems (George 1–4) for the ICT 1900 range of computers in the 1960s * GEORGE (programming language), an autocode system invented by Charles Leo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George William Knox
George William Knox, D.D., LL.D. (August 11, 1853KNOX, George William in ''Who's Who in America'' (2nd edition, 1901-1902); p. 647– April 25, 1912) was an American Presbyterian theologian and writer, born at Rome, New York. He graduated from Hamilton College (New York), Hamilton College in 1874, and from Auburn Theological Seminary in 1877, after which he went as a missionary to Japan, where he was professor of homiletics in Tokyo and professor of philosophy and ethics at the Imperial University of Tokyo. Following his return to the United States, he was pastor at Rye (town), New York, Rye, New York. In 1897–1899 he lectured at Union Theological Seminary in the City of New York, Union Theological Seminary. Works He publ ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Williams Knox
Major-General George Williams Knox CB (18 January 1838"Births". ''The Belfast Newsletter'' 30 January 1838. p. 4. – 6 March 1894) was a British soldier. Knox was born in Leamington Priors the son of Brownlow Knox and Louisa Sutton. He was commissioned in the Scots Fusilier Guards in January 1855 and served in the Crimean War with the Scots Fusilier Guards. He commanded the 1st Battalion of the Scots Guards during the Anglo-Egyptian War 1882. Knox was present at the Battle of Tel-el-Kebir and received a mention in despatches. Knox was created a Companion of the Order of the Bath in November 1882. On 30 April 1886, in Cottesmore, Rutland, Knox married Lady Sybil Emily Lowther, eldest daughter of Henry Lowther, 3rd Earl of Lonsdale. He died at Bulstrode Street in London on 6 March 1894. A stained glass window in the Church of St Nicholas, Cottesmore was "erected by his sorrowing and broken hearted wife" to his memory. The colours Color (or colour in Commonwealth Engli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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George may refer to: Names * George (given name) * George (surname) People * George (singer), American-Canadian singer George Nozuka, known by the mononym George * George Papagheorghe, also known as Jorge / GEØRGE * George, stage name of Giorgio Moroder * George, son of Andrew I of Hungary Places South Africa * George, South Africa, a city ** George Airport United States * George, Iowa, a city * George, Missouri, a ghost town * George, Washington, a city * George County, Mississippi * George Air Force Base, a former U.S. Air Force base located in California Computing * George (algebraic compiler) also known as 'Laning and Zierler system', an algebraic compiler by Laning and Zierler in 1952 * GEORGE (computer), early computer built by Argonne National Laboratory in 1957 * GEORGE (operating system), a range of operating systems (George 1–4) for the ICT 1900 range of computers in the 1960s * GEORGE (programming language), an autocode system invented by Charles Leonard Hamblin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mount Knox
The MacDonald Hills () are a compact group of exposed rock hills in the Asgard Range, east of Commonwealth Glacier on the north side of lower Taylor Valley, Victoria Land, Antarctica. The hills were named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) (1997) after William R. MacDonald (1925–77), Chief of the Branch of International Activities, U.S. Geological Survey, and a member of the US-ACAN, part of the U.S. Board on Geographic Names, 1976–77 (see MacDonald Peak). Named features Features include: Mount Coleman . A rounded mountain, high, standing immediately east of Commonwealth Glacier at the head of New Harbor in Victoria Land. Mapped by the BrAE under Scott, 1910-13. Named by C.S. Wright, a member of the expedition, for Professor Coleman, geologist, of Toronto University, Canada. Harp Hill . A detached hill high that is triangular in plan, the northwest and southeast sides of which are defined by ridgelike rock exposures, located at the north side o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
