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John Coutts (botanist)
John Coutts may refer to: * John Coutts (merchant) (1699–1750), Scottish merchant and banker * John Coutts (pilot), former world number one gliding champion * John Coutts (shipbuilder) (1810–1862), Scottish shipbuilding pioneer * John Coutts aka John Willie (1902–1962) artist, fetish photographer, editor and the publisher * John Coutts (swimmer) (born 1955), former competitive swimmer from New Zealand * John Coutts MBE (botanist) (1872–1952), curator Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew {{hndisambig, Coutts, John ...
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John Coutts (merchant)
John Coutts (28 July 1699 – 23 March 1750) was a Scottish merchant and banker who served as Lord Provost of Edinburgh in 1742. Life Born on 28 July 1699 either in Montrose or Edinburgh, Scotland, he was the eldest son of Patrick Coutts (1669–1704), a merchant in Edinburgh and Montrose, with trading interests in New York, Pennsylvania, Amsterdam, France and the Canaries. John was born to Patrick's first wife, Jean Dunlop of Garnkirk, on 28 July 1699. Patrick was fourth son of John Coutts. Provost of Montrose.Notes on the Coutts Family by James G Low When his father died (when John was 5) he was cared for by an uncle in Montrose. He was educated at the Old Grammar School in Montrose under Dr Robert Strachane and Dr Robert Milne. He went to Edinburgh in 1713 and served a mercantile apprenticeship for 5 years. He started his own business as a commission agent and dealer in grain. After acquiring capital, he became a negotiator of bills (debts), a business which the banks then ...
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John Coutts (pilot)
John Coutts may refer to: * John Coutts (merchant) (1699–1750), Scottish merchant and banker * John Coutts (pilot), former world number one gliding champion * John Coutts (shipbuilder) John Henry Sangster Coutts (1810–1862) was a Scottish shipbuilding pioneer who built the first full-size iron ship and the first "double bottomed" ship. Life John Coutts was born in 1810 in Aberdeen, the son of farmer Patrick Coutts and Margar ... (1810–1862), Scottish shipbuilding pioneer * John Coutts aka John Willie (1902–1962) artist, fetish photographer, editor and the publisher * John Coutts (swimmer) (born 1955), former competitive swimmer from New Zealand * John Coutts MBE (botanist) (1872–1952), curator Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew {{hndisambig, Coutts, John ...
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World Gliding Championships
The World Gliding Championships (WGC) is a gliding competitions, gliding competition held roughly every two years by the FAI Gliding Commission. The dates are not always exactly two years apart, often because the contests are always held in the summer in either the Southern Hemisphere or Northern Hemisphere. History Gliding had been a demonstration sport at the 1936 Summer Olympics and was due to become an official Olympic sports, Olympic sport in the Helsinki Games in 1940 Summer Olympics, 1940. However, since the Second World War, gliding has not featured in the Olympic Games, Olympics, and so the World Championships are the highest level in the sport. There are now contests for six Glider competition classes, classes of glider (sailplane), glider and so in recent years the Championships have been divided between two locations. The women's, junior, grand prix and aerobatic events are also held separately. Each of the following entries give the year and location of the contest fol ...
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John Coutts (shipbuilder)
John Henry Sangster Coutts (1810–1862) was a Scottish shipbuilding pioneer who built the first full-size iron ship and the first "double bottomed" ship. Life John Coutts was born in 1810 in Aberdeen, the son of farmer Patrick Coutts and Margaret Milne. Coutts was always regarded as a gifted Aberdonian from his precocious up-bringing. Coutts had been the son to a farmer named Patrick Coutts in Aberdeenshire. Had been titled one of the "Three Wise Men" from Arberdeen, Coutts was fundamental and the foundation to the innovative iron ship building industry in Tyneside. In 1839, the first iron made sailing ship, the ''John Garrow'', was built along with the help of his partner John Ronalds in his shipyard in Aberdeen. It was shortly thereafter in 1840 when Coutts moved south to Tyneside to go at it alone and open his own shipyard.A ...
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John Willie
John Alexander Scott Coutts (9 December 1902 – 5 August 1962), better known by the pseudonym John Willie, was an artist, fetish photographer, cartoonist, specialty shoe designer, and the publisher and editor of the first 20 issues of the fetish magazine ''Bizarre'' between 1946 and 1956, featuring his characters Sweet Gwendoline and Sir Dystic d'Arcy. Though distributed underground, ''Bizarre'' magazine had a far-reaching impact on later fetish-themed publications and experienced a resurgence in popularity, along with fetish model Bettie Page, beginning in the 1970s. As noted in ''John Willie: The Story of John Alexander Scott Coutts'', Richard Pérez Seves's definitive biography: "In the realm of 20th-century underground art, John Willie stands as a singular figure whose meticulous artistry and imaginative vision redefined fetish as both a creative and cultural force. More than just an 'erotic artist,' Willie’s work blended fantasy and humor with a refined style that e ...
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