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Loudon (name)
Loudon is both a surname and a given name. Notable people with the name include: Surname: *Alex Loudon (born 1980), English cricketer * Chris Loudon (born 1985), Scottish darts player * Dave Loudon (born 1954), Scottish cricketer * Dorothy Loudon (1933–2003), Broadway actress * Ernst Gideon Freiherr von Laudon, often written as Loudon (1717–1790), Austrian general * Harald von Loudon (1876–1959), Baltic-German ornithologist * Irvine Loudon (1924–2015), British doctor, medical historian and artist * James Loudon (1841–1916), Canadian professor of physics * James Loudon (politician) (1824–1900), Dutch politician, governor of Dutch East Indies * Jane Loudon (née Webb, 1807–1858), English novelist and horticulturist *Johann Ludwig Alexius von Loudon (1767–1822), Austrian general * John Claudius Loudon (1783–1843), Scottish botanist *John Loudon (minister) (1866–1955), Dutch politician and statesman *John Hugo Loudon (1905–1996), Dutch CEO of Royal Dutch Shell, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alex Loudon
Alexander Guy Rushworth Loudon (born 6 September 1980) is an English former professional cricketer. A right-handed batsman and off spin bowler, he was considered a promising future international player. Early life Raised in the family home at Olantigh near Wye, Kent, Loudon was educated at Wellesley House School and Eton College, where he was President of the Eton Society. There he captained the 1st XI, and subsequently the Durham University 1st XI while studying at Collingwood College, Durham, Collingwood College, and captained both the England Under-15 and England Under-19 teams. He was awarded the NBC Denis Compton Award in 1999. Cricket career He started his professional career at Kent County Cricket Club, Kent before moving to Warwickshire County Cricket Club, Warwickshire in 2005 English cricket season, 2005. Initially known for his batting, in later years he worked hard to improve his bowling, gaining recognition as an all-rounder. An off spin bowler, he was reported to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Loudon (minister)
John Loudon (18 March 1866 – 11 November 1955) was a Dutch diplomat and minister of foreign affairs during the First World War. He was a moderate liberal. Biography He was born on 18 March 1866 to James Loudon, the Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies from 1872 to 1875. Loudon Jr. obtained a doctorate in public international law at Leiden University in 1890. He served as a diplomat in China, Britain, France, Japan, and the United States. From September 1913 to September 1918, he was minister of foreign affairs in the cabinet of Cort van der Linden. His careful policies, aimed to keep the Netherlands strictly neutral during the war—although personally he was pro-French—eventually led to conflict with the Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands Wilhelmina (; Wilhelmina Helena Pauline Maria; 31 August 1880 – 28 November 1962) was Queen of the Netherlands from 1890 until her abdication in 1948. She reigned for nearly 58 years, longer than any other Dutch monarch. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Loudon Mollison
William Loudon Mollison (19 September 1851 – 10 March 1929) was a Scottish mathematician and academic. From 1915 to 1929, he was Master of Clare College, Cambridge. Early life and education Mollison was born on 19 September 1851 in Aberdeen, Scotland. He was educated at Aberdeen Grammar School, then an all-boys grammar school. He studied mathematics and natural philosophy at the University of Aberdeen, graduating in 1872 with a first class degree. That year, he was awarded the Ferguson Scholarship by Aberdeen and matriculated into Clare College, Cambridge to continue his mathematical studies. He became a Foundation Scholar in 1873. His private tutor while at Cambridge was Edward Routh. He graduated from the University of Cambridge in 1876 as the Second Wrangler. Career On 29 April 1876, Mollison was elected a Fellow of Clare College, Cambridge. He was an examiner for the University of St Andrews between 1876 and 1880. He was a mathematics lecturer at Jesus College, Cambrid ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Loudon Wainwright III
Loudon Snowden Wainwright III (born September 5, 1946) is an American singer-songwriter and occasional actor. He has released twenty-six studio albums, four live albums, and six compilations. Some of his best-known songs include "The Swimming Song", "Motel Blues", "The Man Who Couldn't Cry", "Dead Skunk", and "Lullaby". In 2007, he collaborated with musician Joe Henry to create the soundtrack for Judd Apatow's film ''Knocked Up''. In addition to music, he has acted in small roles in at least eighteen television programs and feature films, including three episodes in the third season of the series ''M*A*S*H''. Reflecting upon his career in 1999, he stated, "You could characterize the catalog as somewhat checkered, although I prefer to think of it as a tapestry." In 2017, Wainwright released his autobiography, ''Liner Notes: On Parents & Children, Exes & Excess, Death & Decay, and a Few of My Other Favorite Things''. He is the brother of singer Sloan Wainwright and has four chi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Loudon Wainwright, Jr
Loudon may refer to: Places In the United States: *Loudon, Massachusetts, formerly a constituent part of Otis, Massachusetts * Loudon, New Hampshire ** Loudon (CDP), New Hampshire * Loudon, Tennessee * Loudon County, Tennessee * Loudoun County, Virginia, USA * Loudon Township, Fayette County, Illinois * Loudon Township, Carroll County, Ohio *Loudon Township, Seneca County, Ohio Other uses *Loudon (name) *The New Hampshire Motor Speedway, in Loudon, New Hampshire ** Loudon Classic, a motorcycle race held there * Loudon's Highlanders, 18th century infantry regiment of the British Army * Loudon Park Cemetery in Baltimore, Maryland * Loudon Park National Cemetery in Baltimore, Maryland *Governor General Loudon (ship), mail steamer, named after James Loudon, present at the Krakatoa eruption See also * Loudoun, an area in Scotland * Earl of Loudoun * L'Oudon, a commune in Calvados department, France * Loudun, a commune in Vienne department, France * London (other) *Louden ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William James Loudon
William James Loudon (June 25, 1860 – September 27, 1951, age 91) was a Canadian geologist and amateur photographer in Ontario. Mount Loudon (10, 568 ft./3,221 m) in Banff National Park Banff National Park is Canada's oldest National Parks of Canada, national park, established in 1885 as Rocky Mountains Park. Located in Alberta's Rockies, Alberta's Rocky Mountains, west of Calgary, Banff encompasses of mountainous terrain, wi ..., Alberta is named in his honour. References * * External links * William James Loudon archival papersheld at thUniversity of Toronto Archives and Records Management Services 1860 births 1951 deaths Canadian geologists {{Canada-scientist-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trevor Loudon
Trevor Loudon is a New Zealand author, speaker, political activist, blogger and Far-right politics, far-right Conspiracy theory, conspiracy theorist. He was Vice President of ACT New Zealand, a classical liberalism, classical liberal and libertarian political party from 2006 to 2008. Loudon is the author of five self-published books on Politics of the United States, U.S. politics, and was featured in a 2016 documentary titled ''Enemies Within.'' He runs the website ''KeyWiki.org,'' a wiki-format project, which contains articles on left-wing and center-left political groups, primarily in the United States and lists the names of their members. He is also a contributor to ''The Epoch Times''. Career Loudon maintains a blog at TrevorLoudon.com, formerly titled New Zeal. He is founder and editor of KeyWiki.org, a website which compiles dossiers on activists and political figures, with a particular focus on the Left-wing politics, left wing. Campaign for a Soviet-Free New Zealand ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Loudon
Thomas Richardson Loudon (September 1, 1883January 6, 1968) was a Canadian rower, sports executive, and professor. As a coxswain he competed in the 1904 Summer Olympics. Loudon was born on September 1, 1883, in Toronto, Ontario. In 1904, he coxed the Canadian boat which won the silver medal in the men's eight. He graduated from the University of Toronto with a bachelor of science degree in 1909. He began lecturing at the university in 1910, helped establish its aeronautics course, and was the Toronto Varsity Blues rowing team coach for 16 years. He served with the Canadian Expeditionary Force The Canadian Expeditionary Force (CEF) was the expeditionary field force of Canada during the First World War. It was formed following Britain’s declaration of war on Germany on 15 August 1914, with an initial strength of one infantry division ... during World War I, then later served as president of the Toronto Flying Club. After retiring as a professor, he worked for De Ha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Loudon
Peter Loudon (born 17 November 1966 in Perth, Scotland) is a Scottish curler and world champion. He is the alternate player on the David Murdoch team. He won a gold medal (with skip Hammy McMillan) at the 1999 Ford World Curling Championships in Saint John, New Brunswick."Curling – Men: World Championships" Retrieved 21 March 2008 He has received two gold medals at the . Loudon competed for Great Britain at the 2002 Winter Olympics. Loudon is on the board of dir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John William Loudon
John William Loudon (born August 14, 1967) is a former Republican member of the Missouri Senate for the 7th District from 2000 until 2008 and a member of the Missouri House of Representatives from 1995 through 2000. He is the chairman of Florida Citizen Voters and Citizen Voters Inc, a member of Mar-a-Lago, and a former advisor to America First Policies. Early life Loudon was born and raised in St. Louis, one of four children of Robert and Janice Loudon. He graduated from Westminster College in Fulton, Missouri, with a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1989. Career Political career Loudon served in the Missouri House of Representatives from 1994 through 1998. He was elected to the Missouri State Senate in 2000, and again in 2004. While in the Senate, Loudon founded and chaired the Senate’s Small Business, Insurance, and Industrial Relations Committee, was vice-chair of the Governmental Accountability and Fiscal Oversight Committee, and a member of the committees on education, gub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Hugo Loudon
Jonkheer John Hugo Loudon Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, KBE (27 June 1905 – 4 February 1996) was the Chief Executive Officer, CEO of Royal Dutch Shell from 1952 to 1965 and the president of World Wide Fund for Nature. Early life Born in The Hague, Netherlands, the son of former Shell president Hugo Loudon, John Hugo Loudon got a law degree at Utrecht University. He joined the company in 1930, working in the oilfields of Lake Maracaibo, Venezuela. Career In 1952, Loudon became the head of Shell Petroleum. In this role he tried to prevent discrimination between nationals and non-nationals in the work force. In May 1960, he was featured on Time (magazine), Time magazine's cover. He resigned as the CEO of Shell in 1965 and continued to serve the company as chairman of the board of supervisory directors for the next 11 years. Following his role with Shell, Loudon was appointed the chairman of an international business advisory committee at Chase Bank by David Rockefell ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Claudius Loudon
John Claudius Loudon (8 April 1783 – 14 December 1843) was a Scottish botanist, garden designer and author. He was the first to use the term arboretum in writing to refer to a garden of plants, especially trees, collected for the purpose of scientific study. He was married to Jane, née Webb, a fellow horticulturalist, and author of science-fiction, fantasy, horror, and gothic stories. Early life Loudon was born in Cambuslang, Lanarkshire, Scotland to a respectable farmer. Therefore, as he was growing up, he developed a practical knowledge of plants and farming. As a young man, Loudon studied biology, botany and agriculture at the University of Edinburgh. When working on the layout of farms in South Scotland, he described himself as a landscape planner. This was a time when open field land was being converted from run rig with 'ferm touns' to the landscape of enclosure, which now dominates British agriculture. Loudon developed a limp as a young man, and later became cr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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