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Nasmith Director
Naismith, Nasmith, Nasmyth, or Naysmith may refer to: General * Naismith's Rule, used in hiking * Nasmyth telescope * Primary enamel cuticle, also known as ''Nasmyth's membrane'' Places * Naismith, Montana * Nasmyth (crater) on the Moon Companies * McClure Naismith, Scottish commercial solicitors * Nasmyth, Gaskell and Company (1836–1850), production of heavy machine tools and locomotives, later James Nasmyth and Company (1850–1857), Patricroft Ironworks (1857–1867), Nasmyth, Wilson and Company (1867–1940) People Naismith (Nasmith, Nasmyth, Naysmith) is an occupational surname for a cutler, and may refer to: Naismith * Alby Naismith (1917–1981), Australian rules footballer * Charlie Naismith (1881–unknown), Australian rules footballer * James Naismith (1861–1939), Canadian sports coach and innovator, inventor of basketball * James Naismith (chemist) (born 1968), chemical biologist * Jason Naismith (born 1994), Scottish footballer * Jon Naismith (b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Naismith's Rule
Naismith's rule helps with the planning of a walking or hiking expedition by calculating how long it will take to travel the intended route, including any extra time taken when walking uphill. This rule of thumb was devised by William W. Naismith, a Scottish people, Scottish Mountaineering, mountaineer, in 1892. A modern version can be formulated as follows: :Allow one hour for every forward, plus an additional hour for every of ascent. Assumptions and calculations The original William W. Naismith, Naismith's rule from 1892 says that one should allow one hour per three miles on the map and an additional hour per 2000 Foot (unit), feet of ascent. It is included in the last sentence of his report from a trip. Today it is formulated in many ways. Naismith's 1 h / 3 mi + 1 h / 2000 ft can be replaced by: * 1 h / 3 mi (5 km) + 1 h / 2000 ft (600 m) * 1 h / 5 km (3 mi) + 1/2 h / 300 m (1000 ft) * 3 Miles per hour, mph + ½ h / 1000 f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laurence Naismith
Laurence Naismith (born Lawrence Johnson; 14 December 1908 – 5 June 1992) was an English actor. He made numerous film and television appearances, including starring roles in the musical films '' Scrooge'' (1970) and the children's ghost film '' The Amazing Mr. Blunden'' (1972). He also had memorable roles as Captain Edward Smith of the RMS ''Titanic'' in '' A Night to Remember'' (1958), the First Sea Lord in '' Sink the Bismarck!'' (1960), and Argus in '' Jason and the Argonauts'' (1963). Early life and career Naismith was born as Lawrence Johnson on 14 December 1908 in Thames Ditton, Surrey. He attended All Saints Choir School, Margaret Street, London, and was a chorus member for a 1927 production of the George Gershwin musical '' Oh, Kay!.'' He later worked in repertory theatre and ran a repertory company of his own. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sir James Nasmyth, 2nd Baronet
Sir James Nasmyth, 2nd Baronet ( – 4 February 1779), also known as Naesmyth, of Dawyck and Posso, Peebleshire, was a Scottish botanist and politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1732 and 1741. Early life Nasmyth was the eldest son of Sir James Nasmyth, 1st Baronet, lawyer of Dawyck and Posso, and his wife Barbara Pringle, daughter of Andrew Pringle of Clifton, Roxburgh. He succeeded to the baronetcy when his father died in 1720. He married Jean Keith, daughter of Thomas Keith. Career At the 1727 general election, Nasmyth contested Peeblesshire, a seat with about 20 voters which was controlled by the Earls of March. He lodged a petition after he was defeated by the sitting Member of Parliament (MP) John Douglas, claiming that the Sheriff of Peebles had been biased. The petition was rejected. When Douglas died in 1731, Nasmyth contested the seat again at the resulting by-election on 28 April 1732, against the former MP Sir Alexander Murray, Bt. By this time ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sir James Nasmyth, 1st Baronet
Sir James Nasmyth, 1st Baronet (1656 - 1720), also known as James Naesmith, was a successful Scottish lawyer. Life He was the son of John Nasmyth and his wife, Isabella, daughter of Sir James Murray, Lord Philiphaugh. He was admitted advocate in 1684. He acquired the estate of Dawick from the last of the Veitch family. He had a crown charter of the barony of Dawick in 1703, ratified in parliament in 1705, and was created a baronet of Scotland on 31 July 1706. He undertook a new phase of planting on the Dawyck estate, including the introduction of European larch (''Larix decidua'').Young, Alice (2017), ''Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh at Dawyck Guidebook'', Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh, p. 3, , He died in July 1720. Family Nasmyth married three times: # To Jane Stewart, widow of Sir Ludovic Gordon, bart., of Gordonstoun Gordonstoun School ( ) is an elite co-educational Private school (United Kingdom), private school for boarding and day pupils in Moray, Scotland. Two gen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ted Nasmith
Ted Nasmith (born 1956) is a Canadian artist, illustrator and architectural renderer. He is best known as an illustrator of J. R. R. Tolkien's works ''The Hobbit'', ''The Lord of the Rings'' and ''The Silmarillion''. Tolkien praised and commented on his early work, something that encouraged him in his career. Biography Early life Nasmith was born in Goderich, Ontario, Canada. As the son of a Royal Canadian Air Force officer, Nasmith's childhood was characterized by a series of moves, chiefly when his father was stationed in eastern France when Ted was 2 years old, until the family returned to Ontario 3 years later. By the time Nasmith became a teenager, they had settled in Toronto. Nasmith's public school guidance counselor encouraged him to enter a high school which featured a 4-year commercial art program. During his third year of high school, however, Nasmith's sister introduced him to ''The Lord of the Rings'', and it quickly became a huge inspiration and focus in h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Martin Nasmith
Admiral Sir Martin Eric Dunbar-Nasmith, (1 April 1883 – 29 June 1965) was a Royal Navy officer and a recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. He was born Martin Eric Nasmith, adding "Dunbar" to his surname in 1923. Early life and education Nasmith was born on 1 April 1883 at 136 Castelnau in Barnes, which was then in the county of Surrey and is now in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames. Early career Educated at Eastman's Royal Naval Academy in Winchester and HMS ''Britannia'' at Dartmouth, Nasmith joined the Royal Navy in 1898. On 8 May 1912, King George V was in HMY ''Victoria and Albert'' in Weymouth Bay to witness Fleet manoeuvres. Because of heavy fog, the programme was disrupted, and the King expressed the desire to dive in a submarine. He embarked on HM Submarine ''D4'', under then Lieutenant Nasmith's command, and (in the words of ''The Times'' of 10 M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Dunbar-Nasmith
Sir James Duncan Dunbar-Nasmith (15 March 1927 – 18 March 2023) was a British conservation architect. James Dunbar-Nasmith was born in Devon, the son of Admiral Sir Martin Dunbar-Nasmith, (1883–1965) and Beatrix Justina Dunbar-Dunbar-Rivers . His elder brother was Rear-Admiral David Dunbar-Nasmith, (1921–1997). He was educated at Lockers Park School, Winchester College and Trinity College, Cambridge. Dunbar-Nasmith was best known as the architect of Sunninghill Park, the former home of The Duke of York, and Balmoral Estate architect. He was in professional practice as a partner in Law & Dunbar-Nasmith, architects, Edinburgh (since 1957), and Hilger, Law & Dunbar-Nasmith, architects, Wiesbaden (since 1993). Dunbar-Nasmith was Professor and Head of the Department of Architecture at Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, and the Edinburgh College of Art, 1978–1988, and later Emeritus Professor at Heriot Watt University. Dunbar-Nasmith died on 18 March 2023, at the age ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Nasmith
James Nasmith (1740–1808) was an English clergyman, academic and antiquary. Life The son of a carrier who came from Scotland, and plied between Norwich and London, he was born at Norwich late in 1740. He was sent by his father to Amsterdam for a year to complete his school education, and entered in 1760 Corpus Christi College, Cambridge, where he graduated B.A. 1764, M.A. 1767, and D.D. 1797. In 1765 he was elected to a fellowship in his college, he acted for some time as its sub-tutor, and in 1771 he was the junior proctor of the university. Having been ordained in the English church, he served for some years as the minister of the sequestrated benefice of Hinxton, Cambridgeshire. He was nominated by his college in 1773 to the rectory of St Mary Abchurch with St Laurence Pountney, London, but before he could be instituted he exchanged for the rectory of Snailwell, Cambridgeshire. When the headship of his college became vacant in 1778; but he declined the offer of it, and was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Dunbar-Nasmith
Rear-Admiral David Arthur Dunbar-Nasmith, (21 February 1921 – 15 September 1997) was a former Royal Navy officer who became Naval Secretary. Naval career Born the son of Admiral Martin Dunbar-Nasmith, Dunbar-Nasmith joined the Royal Navy as a midshipman in 1939. He served in World War II in the Atlantic and the Mediterranean before being given command of HMS ''Haydon'' and then HMS ''Peacock''. After the war he commanded HMS ''Moon'' and then HMS ''Rowena'' before joining the staff of the Flag Officer, 1st Cruiser Squadron and then commanding HMS ''Enard Bay''. He joined the staff of the Supreme Allied Commander Atlantic in 1952 and was then given command of the frigate HMS ''Alert'' in 1954. After promotion to captain on 30 June 1958, he joined the Headquarters of the Supreme Allied Commander Europe in 1958 and then became Commanding Officer of the frigate HMS ''Berwick'' as well as Captain of the 5th Frigate Squadron in 1961. He was appointed Director of Defence Pla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Nasmith
David Nasmith (March 1799 – 17 November 1839) founded The City Mission, City Mission Movement in the UK, the US and in Europe. Biography Born in Glasgow, Scotland, Nasmith began life in manufacturing as an apprentice. He set up The Young Men's Society for Religious Improvement (1824), Glasgow City Mission (1826), Edinburgh City Mission (1832), and London City Mission (1835). He "died poor", in 1839, aged 40, in Guildford, Surrey, England. He was buried in Bunhill Fields. His wife was later buried in Highgate Cemetery and some friends from the City Missions erected a monument to David Nasmith over her grave. The inscription reads: ''IN MEMORY OF DAVID NASMITH (BORN A.D.1799 DIED A.D.1839) FOUNDER OF THE LONDON CITY MISSION AND OF VARIOUS CITY AND TOWN MISSIONS THROUGHOUT ENGLAND, SCOTLAND, IRELAND AND AMERICA.'' ''A FEW FRIENDS CONNECTED WITH THESE SOCIETIES HAVE ERECTED THIS STONE AS A MEMORIAL OF THEIR ESTEEM AND RESPECT FOR HIS CHARACTER AND WORKS.'' Influence ''City'' an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William W
William is a masculine given name of Germanic origin. It became popular in England after the Norman conquest in 1066,All Things William"Meaning & Origin of the Name"/ref> and remained so throughout the Middle Ages and into the modern era. It is sometimes abbreviated "Wm." Shortened familiar versions in English include Will or Wil, Wills, Willy, Willie, Bill, Billie, and Billy. A common Irish form is Liam. Scottish diminutives include Wull, Willie or Wullie (as in Oor Wullie). Female forms include Willa, Willemina, Wilma and Wilhelmina. Etymology William is related to the German given name ''Wilhelm''. Both ultimately descend from Proto-Germanic ''*Wiljahelmaz'', with a direct cognate also in the Old Norse name ''Vilhjalmr'' and a West Germanic borrowing into Medieval Latin ''Willelmus''. The Proto-Germanic name is a compound of *''wiljô'' "will, wish, desire" and *''helmaz'' "helm, helmet".Hanks, Hardcastle and Hodges, ''Oxford Dictionary of First Names'', Oxfor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wally Naismith
Walter Henry "Wally" Naismith (31 May 1881 – 9 January 1954) was an Australian rules footballer who played for the Fitzroy Football Club and Melbourne Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL). He was the twin brother of Fitzroy player Charlie Naismith. Playing mostly as a defender, Naismith was part of the strong Fitzroy side that won back to back premierships in 1904 and 1905. He left Fitzroy after the 1910 season and joined Melbourne, appearing 36 times for his new club over two seasons to bring his final VFL tally to 179 games. After retiring, Naismith was the field umpire for 11 VFL matches, from 1915 to 1919, but had more success as a boundary umpire, umpiring 207 matches from the boundary, from 1913 to 1927, including the 1919, 1920, 1922, 1925, 1926 and 1927 Events January * January 1 – The British Broadcasting ''Company'' becomes the BBC, British Broadcasting ''Corporation'', when its Royal Charter of incorporation takes effect. John Reith ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
