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Robert Macpherson (other)
Robert Macpherson or MacPherson may refer to: * Robert Turnbull Macpherson (1814–1872), Scottish artist and photographer who worked in Rome * Robert MacPherson (Australian artist) (1937–2021) * Robert George Macpherson (1866–1926), Canadian politician and pharmacist *Robert MacPherson (mathematician) Robert Duncan MacPherson (born May 25, 1944) is an American mathematician at the Institute for Advanced Study. Early life and education Robert Duncan MacPherson was born in Lakewood, Ohio on May 25, 1944. He received his bachelor's degree fro ... (born 1944), American mathematician * Robert Macpherson (Canadian politician) (1853–1929), Canadian builder and politician * Robert MacPherson (BMX rider) (born 1971), American bicycle motocross (BMX) racer {{DEFAULTSORT:Macpherson, Robert ...
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Robert Turnbull Macpherson
Robert Turnbull Macpherson (27 February 1814 – 17 November 1872) was a Scottish artist and photographer who worked in Rome, Italy, in the 19th century. Early life Robert Turnbull Macpherson was born on 27 February 1814 in Dalkeith, Scotland, outside the city of Edinburgh. Although family friend and author Margaret Oliphant described him as a close relative of Clan Macpherson chief Ewan Macpherson of Cluny and "the nearest male relative" of poet James Macpherson, his exact relations are ambiguous. Nothing is known of Macpherson's childhood until his study in medicine at the University of Edinburgh between 1831 and 1835. He apparently did not complete his medical studies, and subsequently studied art at the Royal Scottish Academy in Edinburgh, where he exhibited portraits between 1835 and 1839. His only known surviving work from this period is ''Templar Knight at Roslin Chapel an oil painting dated 1836.Nisbet 2010, p. 2. There remains some doubt as to whether this work, si ...
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Robert MacPherson (Australian Artist)
Robert David MacPherson (1937 – 12 November 2021) was an Australian artist. MacPherson was regarded as one of Australia's most respected contemporary artists whose work ranged from texts, drawings, paintings and room-scale installations. His work has been represented in the National Gallery of Australia as well as all state galleries. After his death, the Queensland Art Gallery and Gallery of Modern Art described MacPherson as having been one of the "most important artists of his generation." Life and career MacPherson was born in 1937. After leaving school at the age of 13, he worked in a variety of jobs which included working in factories, on the docks, on cattle properties, in cane fields, and as an antique dealer. He was known for using his life experience for inspiration. MacPherson was working as a ship painter on Brisbane's wharves when he became active in the Brisbane art scene. After he had his first exhibition in the 1970s, he furthered his artistic education aft ...
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Robert George Macpherson
Robert George Macpherson (January 28, 1866 – November 27, 1926) was a Canadian Liberal pharmacist and politician. Born in Erin, Wellington county, Canada West, Robert George Macpherson's grandfather, Hugh Macpherson, was a native of Islay an island off the west coast of Scotland, who emigrated to Canada in 1858 with Robert George's father, Archibald. Macpherson's mother was Jeannette Hall, a native of Wellington county. Macpherson attended Arthur public school and complemented his education at Gait Collegiate Institute. Early in life he became connected with the drug business. Gaining a comprehensive knowledge of that trade, he settled in New Westminster, British Columbia and worked there from 1888 to 1895. He was president of the British Columbia Pharmaceutical Association. He was first elected in a 1903 by-election in the Burrard riding, and was re-elected in 1904 in Vancouver City, which he represented until 1908. In 1925 he attempted a return to the House, runnin ...
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Robert MacPherson (mathematician)
Robert Duncan MacPherson (born May 25, 1944) is an American mathematician at the Institute for Advanced Study. Early life and education Robert Duncan MacPherson was born in Lakewood, Ohio on May 25, 1944. He received his bachelor's degree from Swarthmore College in 1966. MacPherson then received his PhD from Harvard in 1970 with a thesis, written under the direction of Raoul Bott, entitled ''Singularities of Maps and Characteristic Classes''. Career MacPherson was at Brown University as a J. D. Tamarkin Instructor from 1970 to 1972, an assistant professor from 1972 to 1974, an associate professor from 1974 to 1977, and then a professor from 1977 to 1987. He was a professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology from 1987 to 1994. He became a professor of mathematics at the Institute for Advanced Study in 1994, later becoming named a Hermann Weyl Professor. He retired and became a professor emeritus 2018. His notable doctoral students include Mark Goresky, David Nadler ...
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Robert Macpherson (Canadian Politician)
Robert Macpherson (December 11, 1853 – June 30, 1929) was a Scottish-born carpenter, builder and political figure in British Columbia British Columbia is the westernmost Provinces and territories of Canada, province of Canada. Situated in the Pacific Northwest between the Pacific Ocean and the Rocky Mountains, the province has a diverse geography, with rugged landscapes that .... He represented Vancouver City (provincial electoral district), Vancouver City in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia from 1894 British Columbia general election, 1894 to 1900 British Columbia general election, 1900. He was born in Inverkip, Renfrewshire, Scotland, the son of Ritchie Macpherson, and was educated there. Macpherson came to Manitoba in 1882 and then moved to Vancouver, British Columbia, Vancouver in 1888. In 1894, he married Jane Elizabeth Sinclair (1863–1955). Macpherson was nominated by the Nationalist Party, known as British Columbia's "first real labor party". (Its na ...
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