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Robert Knox
Robert Knox or Rob Knox may refer to: *Robert Knox (surgeon) (1791–1862), Scottish surgeon, anatomist and zoologist * Robert Knox (bishop) (1808–1893), Bishop of Down, Connor and Dromore and Archbishop of Armagh *Robert Knox (sailor) (1641–1720), English sea captain in the service of the British East India Company * Robert Knox (private equity investor) (born 1952) *Robert Knox (fl. 1966), mayor of Berwick-upon-Tweed Berwick-upon-Tweed (), sometimes known as Berwick-on-Tweed or simply Berwick, is a town and civil parish in Northumberland, England, south of the Anglo-Scottish border, and the northernmost town in England. The 2011 United Kingdom census recor ... * Robert C. Knox (1892–1947), justice of the Arkansas Supreme Court * Robert Sinclair Knox (1881–c. 1963), British Army officer * Rob Knox (1989–2008), English actor * Rob Knox (producer) (born 1980), American record producer and songwriter {{hndis, Knox, Robert ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Knox (surgeon)
Robert Knox (4 September 1791 – 20 December 1862) was a Scottish anatomist and ethnologist best known for his involvement in the Burke and Hare murders. Born in Edinburgh, Scotland, Knox eventually partnered with anatomist and former teacher John Barclay (anatomist), John Barclay and became a lecturer on anatomy in the city, where he introduced the theory of transcendental anatomy. However, Knox's incautious methods of obtaining cadavers for dissection before the passage of the Anatomy Act 1832 and disagreements with professional colleagues ruined his career in Scotland. Following these developments, he moved to London, though this did not revive his career. Knox's views on humanity gradually shifted over the course of his lifetime, as his initially positive views (influenced by the ideals of Étienne Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire) gave way to a more pessimistic view. Knox also devoted the latter part of his career to studying and theorising on evolution and ethnology; during this ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Knox (bishop)
Robert Bent Knox (25 September 1808 – 23 October 1893) was the Church of Ireland Bishop of Down, Connor and Dromore from 1849 to 1886, and then Archbishop of Armagh and Primate of All Ireland from 1886 until his death. Early life Born in 1808 at Dungannon Park, County Tyrone, the country seat of his grandfather, Thomas Knox, 1st Viscount Northland (died 1818), Knox was the second son of the Hon. Charles Knox (died 1825), Archdeacon of Armagh, and his wife, Hannah, the daughter of Robert Bent .Gordon, Alexander"Knox, Robert Bent (1808–1893)" rev. David Huddleston, in ''Oxford Dictionary of National Biography'' (Oxford University Press, 2004). (subscription required for online access). Retrieved on 19 December 2008. His uncles were the bishops William Knox and Edmund Knox, his niece was the writer Kathleen Knox. Educated at Trinity College, Dublin, he took the degree of Bachelor of Arts at the age of twenty-one, [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Knox (sailor)
Robert Knox (8 February 1641 – 19 June 1720) was an English sea captain in the service of the British East India Company. He was the son of another sea captain, also named Robert Knox. Life Born at Tower Hill in London, the young Knox spent most of his childhood in Surrey and was taught by James Fleetwood, later the Bishop of Winchester. He joined his father's crew on the ship ''Anne'' for his first voyage to India in 1655, at the age of 14, before returning to England in 1657. That year, Oliver Cromwell issued a charter granting the East India Company a monopoly of the Eastern trade, requiring the elder Knox and his crew to join the service of the Company. The two Knoxes sailed for Persia in January 1658. They suffered the loss of the ship's mast in a storm on 19 November 1659, forcing them to put ashore on Ceylon, now Sri Lanka. The ship was impounded and sixteen of the crew, including the Knoxes, were taken captive by the troops of the ruler of Kingdom of Kandy, Kandy, Ra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Knox (private Equity Investor)
Robert A. Knox (born March 4, 1952), is a private equity investor, a founder and senior managing director oCornerstone Equity Investors He was chairman of Boston University's board of trustees from 2008 to 2016. Career Knox designed and executed the initial Alternative Asset investment strategy at Prudential Financial beginning in 1981 and was chairman and chief executive officer of Prudential Equity Investors, the private equity subsidiary of Prudential. Subsequently, Knox and other executives founded Cornerstone Equity Investors, a New York-based investment firm. Cornerstone has funded over 120 companies through buyouts and growth equity financing in healthcare services and products, business services, technology and consumer products. Portfolio investments have included Dell Computer, Health Management Associates, Linear Technology, Micron Technology Micron Technology, Inc. is an American producer of computer memory and computer data storage including dynamic rando ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Berwick-upon-Tweed
Berwick-upon-Tweed (), sometimes known as Berwick-on-Tweed or simply Berwick, is a town and civil parish in Northumberland, England, south of the Anglo-Scottish border, and the northernmost town in England. The 2011 United Kingdom census recorded Berwick's population as 12,043. The town is at the mouth of the River Tweed on the east coast, south east of Edinburgh, north of Newcastle upon Tyne, and north of London. Uniquely for England, the town is slightly further north than Denmark's capital Copenhagen and the southern tip of Sweden, further east of the North Sea, which Berwick borders. Berwick was founded as an Anglo-Saxon settlement in the Kingdom of Northumbria, which was annexed by England in the 10th century. A civil parishes in England, civil parish and town council were formed in 2008 comprising the communities of Berwick, Spittal, Northumberland, Spittal and Tweedmouth. It is the northernmost civil parish in England. For more than 400 years, the area was central t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert C
The name Robert is an ancient Germanic given name, from Proto-Germanic "fame" and "bright" (''Hrōþiberhtaz''). Compare Old Dutch ''Robrecht'' and Old High German ''Hrodebert'' (a compound of '' Hruod'' () "fame, glory, honour, praise, renown, godlike" and ''berht'' "bright, light, shining"). It is the second most frequently used given name of ancient Germanic origin.Reaney & Wilson, 1997. ''Dictionary of English Surnames''. Oxford University Press. It is also in use as a surname. Another commonly used form of the name is Rupert. After becoming widely used in Continental Europe, the name entered England in its Old French form ''Robert'', where an Old English cognate form (''Hrēodbēorht'', ''Hrodberht'', ''Hrēodbēorð'', ''Hrœdbœrð'', ''Hrœdberð'', ''Hrōðberχtŕ'') had existed before the Norman Conquest. The feminine version is Roberta. The Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish form is Roberto. Robert is also a common name in many Germanic languages, including En ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Sinclair Knox
Robert Sinclair Knox, (2 March 1881 – 25 January 1963) was an Irish-born officer in the Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers in the First World War. He was one of seven British officers to be awarded the Distinguished Service Order (DSO) four times during the conflict. Early life Knox was born in Ballyrashane, County Londonderry, the son of William John Knox and Nancy MacAfee.''Ireland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1620–1911'' After being educated in Ballymoney, he worked in Coleraine. He was an Ulsterman associated with the North Derry Regiment of the Ulster Volunteers. Knox married Ivy Lynch. First World War When the First World War broke out, Knox volunteered to serve in the 10th Battalion of the Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers (the Derry Volunteers), formed with other Irish volunteers into the 109th Brigade of the 36th (Ulster) Division. He arrived in France in October 1915 and Knox became major in June 1916 Knox's Distinguished Service Order (DSO) was gazetted on 1 January 1917. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rob Knox
Robert Arthur Knox (21 August 1989 – 24 May 2008) was an English actor who portrayed the character of Marcus Belby in the film ''Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince'', and had signed to appear in its sequel ''Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1''. Having studied at Beths Grammar School, Bexley, Knox began acting aged 11, gaining small roles in British television shows like ''The Bill'', '' After You've Gone'' and ''Trust Me, I'm a Teenager''. His first cinematic appearance was as an extra in ''King Arthur'' (2004). Knox died after being stabbed outside a bar in Sidcup, Southeast London, in May 2008, when he intervened in a fight to protect his brother. His murder attracted widespread attention in the British press, and his assailant, Karl Norman Bishop, was subsequently sentenced to life imprisonment, with a minimum 20-year non-parole period. An annual film festival, the ''Rob Knox Film Festival'', was created in 2008 to commemorate him, by the Rob Knox Fou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
