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Robert Small
Robert Small may refer to: * Robert Small (minister) (1732–1808), Scottish minister, Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland, mathematician and astronomer * Robert Small (producer), American entertainment producer * Robert Small (trade unionist) (1873–1918), Scottish trade unionist and socialist activist * Robert Hardy Small Robert Hardy Small (15 December 1891 – 5 October 1976) was a Progressive Conservative party member of the House of Commons of Canada. Although a lifelong Toronto resident, Small was born in Morrow, Ohio, United States, near Cincinnati, when h ... (1891–1976), Canadian politician, Member of Parliament for Danforth See also * Robert Smalls (1839–1915), freed slave and United States politician {{hndis, Small, Robert ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Small (minister)
Robert Small FRSE (1732–1808) was a Scottish minister who served as Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland in 1791. He was keenly interested in mathematics and astronomy and was a founder member of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, (elected Fellow on 17 November 1783) to whose ''Transactions'' he contributed a paper proving some theorems in geometry. He was Minister of the first charge (St Mary's) in the Parish of Dundee, and used his mathematical abilities to compile, in 1792, an exemplary Report on his Parish for the First Statistical Account of Scotland. In 1804 he published an explanation of Kepler's laws of planetary motion. He was very active in social improvements in his parish, organising (in conjunction with Robert Stewart, a surgeon) a subscription for Voluntary Dispensary, and Surgery, which eventually became Dundee Royal Infirmary. Life Small was born on 12 December 1732 in Carmyllie, Angus, the son of Rev. James Small (d.1771), the local m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Small (producer)
Robert Small is an American television, film and event producer who co-created '' MTV Unplugged'' with Jim Burns in 1989. He is the president and executive producer of RSE, Robert Small Entertainment, a media production company based in New York City. In 2013 Small began developing his new company, Small Industries, to focus on digital content creation and special projects exploring virtual reality, augmented reality and holographic entertainment. Television production In 1989, Small and then partner Jim Burns co-created the music series '' MTV Unplugged'', which they then executive produced. He was an executive producer for the ''Pulp Comics'' series for Comedy Central, which integrated short films and standup material in the same half hour format. It ran from 1996 to 2000. ''Pulp Comics'' featured artists such as Louis C.K., Margaret Cho and Dave Attell. RSE also produced specials for HBO with Denis Leary and others in addition to A&E television worldwide. Small is also credi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Small (trade Unionist)
Robert Mathieson Small (14 April 1873 – 26 September 1918) was a Scottish trade unionist and political activist. Small was born in Glasgow, the second son of William Small, who became the secretary of the Lanarkshire Miners' County Union (LCMU), and Janet "Jessie" Bell Scott. Robert was the younger brother of William B. Small and older brother of Lothian Small. Robert followed his father and William B. by becoming an agent of the LCMU;Alan Campbell, ''The Scottish Miners, 1874-1939: Trade unions and politics'', pp.101, 106 in his case, covering the Harthill area. The LCMU was part of the Scottish Miners' Federation (SMF), so when the Amalgamated Miners and Manual Workers Union (AMMW) in West Lothian left the SMF, Small was sent to the area to attempt to found a rival union. He tried to persuade leading activist James Doonan to join the new endeavour, but Doonan refused, and eventually the AMMW rejoined the SMF. Although not a success, this did lead to him spending a pe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Hardy Small
Robert Hardy Small (15 December 1891 – 5 October 1976) was a Progressive Conservative party member of the House of Commons of Canada. Although a lifelong Toronto resident, Small was born in Morrow, Ohio, United States, near Cincinnati, when his parents were temporarily outside of Canada. Small studied at the Ontario College of Art before working for advertising company E. L. Ruddy (since acquired by Claude Neon), becoming the company's production manager by his retirement. Between 1947 and 1951, Small was the Canadian Grand Master of the Orange Lodge, in which he participated for much of his life. In 1928, he gained controversy when he spoke out against federal plans to issue government cheques in both English and French, as proposed in a Liberal party private member's bill. Small was first elected at the Danforth riding in the 1953 general election and served three consecutive terms in Parliament before finishing second to New Democratic candidate Reid Scott in the 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
