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Petrie is a surname of Scottish origin which may refer to: People * Alexander Petrie (died 1662), Scottish minister * Alexander Petrie (architect) (c. 1842–1905), Scottish architect * Alistair Petrie (born 1970), English actor * Andrew Petrie (1798–1872), Scottish-born builder, architect and first free settler of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia * Andrew Lang Petrie (1854–1928), politician, builder and stonemason from Brisbane, Queensland, Australia * Anthony Petrie (born 1983), Australian basketball player * Archibald Petrie (1790–1864), Canadian politician * Arthur Petrie (died 1787), Scottish bishop * Bob Petrie (1874–1947), Scottish footballer with Sheffield Wednesday and Southampton * Charles Petrie (other), several people * Charlie Petrie (1895–1972), English footballer with Sheffield Wednesday, Swindon Town and Southampton * Daniel Petrie (1920–2004), American television and movie director * Daniel Petrie Jr. (born 1952), American screenwriter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexander Petrie (minister)
Alexander Petrie was a Scottish divine, born about 1594, was third son of Alexander Petrie, merchant and burgess of Montrose, Angus, Montrose. He was the minister of Rhynd in Perthshire and was translated, to Rotterdam on 29 March 1643. He preached his first sermon at Rotterdam on 2 August, and was admitted on 30 August 1643. He died on 6 September 1662. His ''Compendious History of the Catholick Church'' contains copious extracts from the Records of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland, which were destroyed by a fire in the Lawnmarket, Edinburgh, 1701. Life He studied at the University of St. Andrews, and graduated M.A. in 1615. From 1620 to 1630 he was master of the Montrose Academy, grammar school of Montrose. Having received a presentation to the parish of Rhynd, Perthshire, from Charles I of England, Charles I, he was ordained by John Spottiswoode, Archbishop Spotiswood in July 1632, and inducted to the charge by the presbytery of Perth. Petrie joined heartily i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Donald Petrie (botanist)
Donald Petrie (7 September 1846 – 1 September 1925) was a Scottish botanist noted for his work in New Zealand. Petrie was born in the parish of Edinkillie, Moray, on 7 September 1846 and educated at Aberdeen Grammar School and the University of Aberdeen. He taught at the Glasgow Free Church Training College, the Glasgow Academy and Scotch College in Melbourne, Australia, before being appointed inspector of schools with the provincial government in Otago, New Zealand, in October 1873. An active member of the Otago Institute, Petrie was elected a fellow of the Linnean Society of London The Linnean Society of London is a learned society dedicated to the study and dissemination of information concerning natural history, evolution, and Taxonomy (biology), taxonomy. It possesses several important biological specimen, manuscript a ... (1886) and served as president of the Auckland Institute (1896). He was one of the 20 original fellows of the New Zealand Institute in 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jon Petrie
Jonathan Michael Petrie (born 19 October 1976) is a Scottish rugby union executive and former player. During his active career he played at flanker for Glasgow Warriors and Scotland. Petrie had two seasons in Scotland's under-21 team, making his debut against the Irish in 1997 while he was playing in France with Colomiers. Petrie's Scotland A debut was in the 99–0 win over the Netherlands at Murrayfield in December 1999. He won his first cap in the second test on the tour of New Zealand in 2000, his first try for Scotland came in 31–8 November 2000 win against Samoa. He was given the captaincy by then Scotland coach Frank Hadden in 2005 leading Scotland to their first ever victory against the Barbarians. Petrie was Club Captain of Glasgow Warriors from 2004 to 2006. Jon Petrie was denied his first Test series as captain by injury ahead of the matches against Argentina, Samoa and New Zealand in November 2005. His later career was blighted by injury and he was eventually re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Petrie (footballer)
John "Jocky" Petrie (21 June 1867 – 13 July 1932) was a Scottish footballer who played for Arbroath as a forward. He holds the record for the most goals ever scored in a senior British football game with 13 goals. Career Petrie signed for Arbroath from local club Strathmore. On 12 September 1885, Petrie, at the age of 18, scored 13 times for Arbroath in a record 36–0 win over Bon Accord. In 1891, Petrie signed for Distillery, playing in the Irish League for a season, before returning to Arbroath. After retiring from football, Petrie later held roles as a kitman, trainer and groundsman for Arbroath until his retirement in 1920, where his career was commemorated with a benefit match against rivals Forfar Athletic, held on his behalf. Aftermath At an international level, his record was not equaled until 2001 by Archie Thompson who scored 13 goals for Australia in a 31–0 win over American Samoa. A street in Arbroath Arbroath () or Aberbrothock ( ) is a former ro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Petrie
John Petrie (15 January 1822 – 8 December 1892) was a Scottish-born Australian politician, architect, stonemason and building contractor in Brisbane who became the city's first Mayor. Private life John Petrie was born 15 January 1822Toowong Cemetery Monumental Inscriptions – Queensland Family History Society Inc. in Edinburgh, the eldest son of Andrew Petrie and Mary Cuthbertson.Queensland Registrar-General of Births, Deaths and Marriages He arrived in Sydney with his family in 1831 and was educated at John Dunmore Lang's school. In 1837 he went to Moreton Bay, where his father had been appointed clerk of works, and accompanied him on explorations to the west and north of Brisbane; he also became a champion oarsman. Aware that his son might be unduly influenced by the incarcerated men at the penal colony, his father only selected workmen that he considered beyond reproach to come to his home in the evening to teach his sons cabinet making and carpentry skills. On 5 S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henry W
Henry may refer to: People and fictional characters * Henry (given name), including lists of people and fictional characters * Henry (surname) * Henry, a stage name of François-Louis Henry (1786–1855), French baritone Arts and entertainment * ''Henry'' (2011 film), a Canadian short film * ''Henry'' (2015 film), a virtual reality film * '' Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer'', a 1986 American crime film * ''Henry'' (comics), an American comic strip created in 1932 by Carl Anderson * "Henry", a song by New Riders of the Purple Sage Places Antarctica * Henry Bay, Wilkes Land Australia * Henry River (New South Wales) * Henry River (Western Australia) Canada * Henry Lake (Vancouver Island), British Columbia * Henry Lake (Halifax County), Nova Scotia * Henry Lake (District of Chester), Nova Scotia New Zealand * Lake Henry (New Zealand) * Henry River (New Zealand) United States * Henry, Illinois * Henry, Indiana * Henry, Nebraska * Henry, South Dakota * Henry Count ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hay Petrie
David Hay Petrie (16 July 1895 – 30 July 1948) was a Scottish actor noted for playing eccentric characters, among them Quilp in ''The Old Curiosity Shop'' (1934), the McLaggen in '' The Ghost Goes West'' (1935) and Uncle Pumblechook in ''Great Expectations'' (1946).McFarlane, Brian (28 February 2014). ''The Encyclopedia of British Film: Fourth edition''. Oxford University Press. p. 595; Hay Petrie was born in Dundee, Angus, Scotland, the son of Jessie and David Mathew Petrie, a decorator.David Hay Petrie in London, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1938 He went to Harris Academy and later attended St Andrew's University, where he first discovered the stage. In 1915, he joined the Royal Scots (Lothian Regiment) as a second lieutenant. After the war, he studied with Rosina Filippi, joining the Old Vic Company appearing as " Starveling" in ''A Midsummer Night's Dream'' in 1920. In 1924 Albert de Courville brought Hay Petrie into vaudeville with ''The Look ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grace Petrie
Grace Petrie (, born 24 July 1987) is an English folk singer-songwriter and guitarist from Leicester, England. She was hailed in ''The Guardian'' as "a powerful new songwriting voice" in 2011. Biography Grace Petrie began performing in 2006 as a solo vocalist and acoustic guitarist, and self-released an eponymous album that year, followed in 2007 by second album ''Feeling Better''. In 2010, the advent of the Conservative-led coalition government following the (UK) general election influenced Petrie, who is a socialist, feminist, and lesbian, towards an increasing emphasis on politically focused songwriting, from a left-wing perspective. She made her debut appearance on Glastonbury's Leftfield stage at the invitation of Billy Bragg in summer 2010, and widely praised third album ''Tell Me A Story'' followed, including signature song "Farewell to Welfare". In 2011, Petrie toured with comedian Josie Long. Fourth album ''Mark My Words'' followed, including the song "Emily Davison ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Petrie (other)
George Petrie may refer to: * George Petrie (antiquarian) (1790–1866), Irish antiquarian, archaeologist and artist * George Petrie (politician) (1793–1879), U.S. Representative from New York * George Petrie (American football) (1866–1947), American educator and football coach * George Petrie (actor) (1912–1997), American actor {{hndis, Petrie, George ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Geoff Petrie
Geoffrey Michael Petrie (born April 17, 1948) is an American former professional basketball player. A native of Pennsylvania, he played professional basketball in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for the Portland Trail Blazers where he won NBA Rookie of the Year in 1971. After retirement as a player he entered management, and was the President of Basketball Operations for the Sacramento Kings in the NBA until June 2013. Early life Geoff Petrie was born in Darby, Pennsylvania, on April 17, 1948. He attended Springfield High School, in Springfield, Pennsylvania, and played collegiate ball at Princeton University. In Petrie's sophomore season at Princeton, the team was co-champion of the Ivy League with a 20–6 (12-3 Ivy) record. Despite the fact that Princeton had three of the five first-team All-Ivy team members, including Petrie plus second-team member John Hummer, they lost the one-game league playoff to the Jim McMillian–led 1968 Columbia Lions men's basketba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flinders Petrie
Sir William Matthew Flinders Petrie ( – ), commonly known as simply Sir Flinders Petrie, was an English people, English Egyptology, Egyptologist and a pioneer of systematic methodology in archaeology and the preservation of artefacts. He held the first chair of Egyptology in the United Kingdom, and excavated many of the most important archaeological sites in Egypt in conjunction with his Irish-born wife, Hilda Petrie, Hilda Urlin. Some consider his most famous discovery to be that of the Merneptah Stele, an opinion with which Petrie himself concurred. Undoubtedly at least as important is his 1905 discovery and correct identification of the character of the Proto-Sinaitic script, the ancestor of almost all alphabetic scripts. Petrie developed the system of dating layers based on pottery and Ceramic engineering, ceramic findings. Petrie has been denounced for his pro-eugenics views; he was a dedicated believer in the superiority of the Germanic-speaking world, Northern p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eric Petrie
Eric Charlton Petrie (22 May 1927 – 14 August 2004) was a New Zealand cricketer who played 14 Test matches for New Zealand from 1955 to 1966 as a wicket-keeper. Domestic career Petrie began playing for Waikato in the Hawke Cup in 1945–46. He made his first-class debut for Auckland in 1950–51. He established himself in the Auckland team in 1952–53, and captained the team in 1954–55. When the Northern Districts men's cricket team made its first-class debut in 1956-57 he was appointed captain, a position he held until the end of the 1960–61 season. He scored two first-class centuries, both against Wellington: the first in 1953-54 when he opened the Auckland second innings and made 151, the other in 1959-60 when he made 136 at number five for Northern Districts. He retired from first-class cricket after the 1966–67 season. International career Petrie was selected to tour Pakistan and India with the New Zealanders in 1955–56. He played in four of the eight Tests on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
