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Robert Robertson (other)
Robert, Bob or Bobby Robertson may refer to: Arts and entertainment * Robert Robertson (actor) (1930–2001), Scottish actor and director * Bob Robertson (comedian), Canadian radio and television comedian * Robert Robertson (singer), Scottish singer with Skipinnish and with Tide Lines Politicians * Robert Gordon Robertson (1917–2013), Canadian politician * Robert Robertson (Nova Scotia politician) (1817–1901), Canadian politician * Robert Chisholm Robertson (1861–1930), Scottish political activist * Robert Robertson (Australian politician) (1887–1960) Sciences * Howard P. "Bob" Robertson (1903–1961), American mathematician and physicist * R. G. Hamish Robertson (born 1943), Canadian physicist * Robert Alexander Robertson (1873–1935), Scottish botanist * Robert H. S. Robertson (1911–1999), Scottish chemist and mineralogist * Robert Robertson (chemist) (1869–1949), Scottish chemist * Robert Robertson (physician) (1742–1829), British physician, Fellow o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Robertson (actor)
Robert Robertson (3 July 1930 – 17 January 2001) was a Scottish actor and theatre director. He was best known for playing Doctor Stephen Andrews in the television show ''Taggart''. Biography Robertson was born in St Andrews, Fife. His acting career started with the Manchester Repertory Theatre shortly after World War II. He moved to London appearing in a variety of roles most notably as Dr Grimwig in ''Oliver!'', Lionel Bart's acclaimed Dicken's musical, at the Noël Coward Theatre, New Theatre. Robertson also wrote and performed his own one-man show, Your Humble Servant, at the Open Space Theatre, London. In 1973 Robertson returned to Scotland to perform in Dundee and stayed. He acted and directed with the Dundee Repertory Theatre, serving as the company's artistic director from 1976 to 1992. On stage he played Willy Loman in ''Death of a Salesman'' and Frank in ''Educating Rita''. He directed ''The Importance of Being Earnest'', ''The Tempest'' and ''The Cherry Orchard''. Ro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Robertson (physician)
Robert Robertson (1742–1829) was a British surgeon and a Fellow of the Royal Society. Robertson was born in Scotland and educated as a surgeon, in which capacity he started working as a naval doctor, first on whaling ships (from 1760), and then in the Royal Navy (from 1768). During his numerous expeditions, he recorded observations on fevers, scurvy and numerous other illnesses. After 23 years of service, he retired to private practice in Hampshire. He was created doctor of medicine by the University of Aberdeen on 12 February 1779 and was admitted a Licentiate of the College of Physicians on 25 June 1779. Around that time, he was appointed physician and later director to the Greenwich Hospital, where he was one of the early practitioners in the care of the elderly. He retired in 1807 and died at Greenwich Greenwich ( , , ) is an List of areas of London, area in south-east London, England, within the Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county of Greater London, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Roberson Case
Robert Leslie Roberson III (born November 10, 1966) is an American man on death row for the murder of his two-year-old daughter in 2002. Roberson, an autistic man who had custody of his daughter was accused of severely assaulting and shaking her to death, and was subsequently tried and convicted of capital murder and sentenced to death in 2003. He has lost his appeals since. Roberson's conviction is based on blunt force trauma, however, at trial, prosecutors argued that Roberson's alleged shaking of his daughter, had likely contributed to her death as suggested by the shaken baby syndrome theory. Some have argued that the use of the shaken baby syndrome by prosecutors was "junk science", leading to controversy over the conviction. Since the conviction, Roberson's lawyers argued that his daughter had suffered from pneumonia which had progressed into sepsis by the time of her death, and unsuccessfully appealed under Texas' "junk science law" as a defense. Beyond the use of shaken b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robertson (surname)
Robertson is a patronymic surname, meaning "son of Robert". It originated in Scotland and northern England. Notable people and companies with the surname include: A *Rev. A. E. Robertson (1870–1958), first person to "bag" Scotlands 283 peaks *Absalom Willis Robertson (1887–1971), U.S. Senator from Virginia, father of Pat Robertson *Adam Robertson, musician with the Australian rock band Magic Dirt *Adam Robertson (Canadian politician) (died 1882), foundry owner and politician in Ontario, Canada *Alan Robertson (footballer), Scottish footballer and coach *Alan Robertson (geneticist) (1920–1989), English population geneticist *Alan Robertson (swimmer), New Zealand swimmer *Alan S. Robertson (born 1941), member of the Wisconsin State Assembly *Alan W. Robertson (1906–1978), British philatelist *Albert Robertson (1864–1952), Canadian politician *Alec Robertson (bowls), lawn bowls competitor for New Zealand *Alec Robertson (music critic) (1892–1982), British writer, broadcaste ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert S
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 Robertson (Home And Away)
''Home and Away'' is an Australian television soap opera. It was first broadcast on the Seven Network on 17 January 1988. The following is a list of characters who first appeared in 2009, they are listed in order of their first appearance. They were all introduced by the show's executive producer, Cameron Welsh. The 22nd season of Home and Away began airing from 19 January 2009 and concluded on 27 November 2009. The first introductions of the year were Gina and Hugo Austin who arrived in January. February saw the debuts of Robert Cruze, Trey Palmer, Freya Duric and Joey Collins. Liam Murphy and John Palmer arrived in March, while Lachie Cladwell and David Gardiner debuted in April. May Stone arrived in June. July saw the birth of Harry Holden and the arrival of the Walker Family consisting of Sid, Dexter and Indigo. Detective Robert Robertson arrived in August and in September Romeo Smith was the final character to be introduced. Gina Austin Gina Austin, played by Soni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Robertson (rugby Union)
Robert Robertson (28 July 1891 – 19 December 1971) was a Scotland international rugby union player. Rugby Union career Amateur career Robertson played rugby for London Scottish. He was made captain of the club for season 1914–15, but the First World War intervened and his captaincy was then never displayed on the pitch.The First 100. History of the London Scottish Club. Frank Morris. London Scottish. 1977 Provincial career He played for the Anglo-Scots against the Combined Scottish Districts side on 23 December 1911. He played for the Whites Trial side against the Blues Trial side on 6 January 1912, while with London Scottish. He was selected to play for London Counties against South Africa in their European tour The European Tour, currently titled as the DP World Tour for sponsorship reasons, and legally the PGA European Tour or the European Tour Group, is the leading men's professional golf tour in Europe. The organisation also operates the European ..., al ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Robertson (footballer)
Robert Robertson was a Scottish footballer whose only club at the professional level was St Mirren, where he spent eleven seasons (all in the Scottish Football League's top division), making 296 appearances for the ''Buddies'' in the two major competitions and scoring 18 goals. His position was mainly as a centre half,Mainly About Players. R. Robertson The Scottish Referee, 7 November 1910, scan via London Hearts Supporters Club although early in his career he was an before displacing the established 'pivot' [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Robertson (field Hockey)
Robert Robertson (born 31 March 1938) is a Rhodesian field hockey player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1964 Summer Olympics. He also played in two first-class cricket matches for the Rhodesia cricket team The Rhodesia cricket team played first-class cricket and represented originally the British colony of Southern Rhodesia and later the unilaterally independent state of Rhodesia which became Zimbabwe. In 1980 the Rhodesia cricket team was rename .... References External links * 1938 births Living people Rhodesian male field hockey players Olympic field hockey players for Rhodesia Field hockey players at the 1964 Summer Olympics Field hockey players from Durban Rhodesia cricketers {{Zimbabwe-fieldhockey-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bobby Robertson
Robert James Robertson (June 18, 1917 – January 17, 2009) was an American professional football player who played one season with the Brooklyn Dodgers of the National Football League (NFL). He was selected by the Dodgers with the seventh overall pick of the 1942 NFL draft after playing college football at the University of Southern California. Early life Robert James Robertson was on June 18, 1917, in Pine Ridge, South Dakota. He attended Omaha Central High School in Omaha, Nebraska and Black-Foxe Military Institute in Los Angeles, California. College career He was a member of the USC Trojans of the University of Southern California from 1938 to 1941 and a three-year letterman from 1939 to 1941. He was a member of the Trojans 1939 national championship team. He led the team in total offensive yards, rushing yards, and scoring his junior year in 1940, earning Associated Press (AP) third-team and United Press (UP) second-team All-PCC honors. He led the team in total offensive ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bob Robertson
Robert Eugene Robertson (born October 2, 1946) is an American former professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball as a first baseman between and , most notably as a member of the Pittsburgh Pirates teams that won five National League Eastern Division titles in six years between and and, won the World Series in . He also played for the Seattle Mariners (1978) and the Toronto Blue Jays (1979). He missed the entire 1968 season due to a kidney obstruction. Career Robertson was touted as "another Ralph Kiner" after leading the minor leagues in home runs three times. He had brief trials with the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1967 and 1969, having missed all of the 1968 season due to a kidney obstruction. Robertson broke into the Pirates' regular lineup in , playing alongside future Hall-of-Famers Roberto Clemente, Bill Mazeroski and Willie Stargell. On August 1 of that year, at Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium, Robertson and Stargell each collected five hits in a 20-10 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Robertson (chemist)
Sir Robert Robertson (17 April 1869 – 28 April 1949) was a British chemist who served as HM Government's Government Chemist between 1921 and 1936. He was the first person to establish that two types of natural diamond existed. Life Robert Robertson was born in Cupar, Fife, the son of J. A. Robertson, a doctor of dental surgery, and Euphemia Russell. He was educated at Bell Baxter High School. Robertson won the Balgonie Gold Medal in 1885 as Dux of Madras Academy, Cupar, one of the two schools that amalgamated to form Bell Baxter in 1889. The School Honours Boards list the winners of that medal from its institution in 1861. After leaving school he attended St Andrews University, where he graduated in both Arts and Science. The same institution would later award him an honorary LLD. He was then appointed assistant in the laboratory of the city analyst in Glasgow. He later obtained the post of analyst in the Royal Gunpowder Factory at Waltham Abbey. His work as Director ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
