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Robert Stevenson (other)
Robert, Rob, or Bob Stevenson may refer to: * Robert Stevenson (civil engineer) (1772–1850), Scottish lighthouse engineer * Robert Louis Stevenson (1850–1894), Scottish writer ("Treasure Island"), grandson of lighthouse engineer Robert Stevenson * Robert Alan Mowbray Stevenson (1847–1900), Scottish art critic * Robert Macaulay Stevenson (1854–1952), Scottish painter * Bob Stevenson (trade unionist) (1926–2003), Scottish trade union leader * Robert Horne Stevenson (1812–1886), Scottish minister * Robert A. Stevenson (1918–2000), American List of ambassadors of the United States to Malawi, ambassador to Malawi Entertainment * Rob Stevenson (born 1970), music executive * Robert Stevenson (musicologist) (1916–2012), American musicologist * Robert J. Stevenson (1915–1975), American actor, politician, and husband of politician Peggy Stevenson (1924–2014) * Robert Stevenson (filmmaker) (1905–1986), English film writer and director ("Mary Poppins", etc.) * Robert Linds ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Stevenson (civil Engineer)
Robert Stevenson, Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, FRSE, Fellow of the Geological Society, FGS, Fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society, FRAS, FSA (Scot), FSA Scot, Member of the Wernerian Society, MWS (8 June 1772 – 12 July 1850) was a Scottish civil engineer, and designer and builder of lighthouses. His works include the Bell Rock Lighthouse. Early life Robert Stevenson was born in Glasgow. His father was Alan Stevenson, a partner in a West Indies sugar Joint-stock company, trading house in the city. Alan died of an epidemic fever on the island of Saint Kitts, St. Christopher in the West Indies on 26 May 1774, a few days before Robert's second birthday. Robert's uncle died of the same disease around the same time. Since this left Alan's widow, Jean Lillie Stevenson, in much-reduced financial circumstances, Robert was educated, as a young child, at a charity school. Robert's mother intended him to join the Ministry (government department), ministry, so when he w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Lindsay (actor)
Robert Lindsay Stevenson (born 13 December 1949), known professionally as Robert Lindsay, is an English actor. He has appeared with the Royal Shakespeare Company and in musical theatre, and is the recipient of a British Academy Television Award, a Tony Award, and two Laurence Olivier Awards. Lindsay's most notable roles on television were playing Wolfie in ''Citizen Smith'' (1977–1980) and Ben Harper in '' My Family'' (2000–11). His other screen credits include ''That'll Be The Day'' (1973), ''Adventures of a Taxi Driver'' (1976), '' Get Some In!'' (1975–1977), ''Twelfth Night'' (1980), ''A Midsummer Night's Dream'' (1981), ''King Lear'' (1983), ''Much Ado About Nothing'' (1984), '' Bert Rigby, You're a Fool'' (1989), '' Strike It Rich'' (1990), '' G.B.H.'' (1991), '' Fierce Creatures'' (1997), '' Divorcing Jack'' (1998) '' Hornblower'' (1998–2003), ''Oliver Twist'' (1999), ''Wimbledon'' (2004), ''Jericho'' (2005), '' Friends and Crocodiles'' (2006), '' Gideon's Daughte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Stephenson (other)
Robert Stephenson (1803–1859) was an English civil engineer and designer of locomotives. Robert or Bob Stephenson may also refer to: * Robert Stephenson and Company, railway locomotive building company, founded by Robert Stephenson * Len Stephenson (Robert Leonard Stephenson, 1930–2014), English footballer * Bob Stephenson (sportsman) (born 1942), English cricketer and footballer * Bob Stephenson (ice hockey) (born 1954), retired Canadian ice hockey right winger * Bob Stephenson (baseball) (1928–2020), American baseball player * Robert Stephenson (baseball) (born 1993), American baseball player * Bob Stephenson (actor) (born 1967), American actor, film producer and screenwriter * Robert Donston Stephenson (1841–1916), writer and journalist * Bob Stephenson (American football) (born 1959), American football player * Robert Stephenson (footballer) (1875–?), British footballer * Robert Stephenson (cricketer) (1906–1942), English cricketer and Royal Navy officer * R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert G
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 ''Hrōþ, 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 Robert (surname), as a surname. Another commonly used form of the name is Rupert (name), 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 (given name), Roberta. The Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish form is Roberto (given name), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Stevenson (Scottish Footballer)
Robert Stevenson was a Scottish footballer who played as a inside left for Morton, St Mirren, Clydebank and Arthurlie. He left Morton the year before the Greenock club won the Scottish Cup in 1922, but was a regular member of their team in the period around World War I when they finished in the top four of the Scottish Football League table for six seasons running (Stevenson missed one of these campaigns entirely, likely as a result of wartime commitments). He did take part in both of the Navy and Army War Fund Shield finals, the first of which in 1915 Morton won by defeating Rangers and the second in 1918 which they lost to Celtic Celtic, Celtics or Keltic may refer to: Language and ethnicity *pertaining to Celts, a collection of Indo-European peoples in Europe and Anatolia **Celts (modern) *Celtic languages **Proto-Celtic language *Celtic music *Celtic nations Sports Foot .... After he moved to Renfrewshire derby rivals St Mirren, Stevenson quickly struck up a fruitful p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Stevenson (footballer, Born 1898)
Robert Stevenson (1898 – after 1922) was a Scottish professional footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby lea ... who played as a full-back. References 1898 births Footballers from Wishaw Scottish men's footballers Men's association football fullbacks Motherwell YMCA F.C. players Grimsby Town F.C. players English Football League players Year of death missing 20th-century Scottish sportsmen {{Scotland-footy-defender-1890s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Stevenson (footballer, Born 1869)
Robert Stevenson (born 10 May 1869) was a Scottish footballer, a versatile full and half back who could also play at centre forward. He was the first captain of Thames Ironworks, who were later reformed as West Ham United. Career Born in Barrhead, Scotland, Stevenson first played for Third Lanark in 1892–93, before joining Woolwich Arsenal in May 1894. He spent a single season with the Gunners, playing at half-back for the first seven Second Division matches of the 1894–95 season. Stevenson also briefly captained the club. In March 1895, Stevenson was allowed to join up with Old Castle Swifts, but they soon folded and he returned to Scotland. On his return to England, Stevenson was called up to play for the newly established Thames Ironworks team for the 1895–96 season. His return to Hermit Road saw him instantly installed as their first ever club captain and went on to play for the Irons for a season and a half, covering full-back and centre-forward roles as we ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Stevenson (equestrian)
Robert Stevenson (born 7 December 1968) is a Canadian equestrian. He competed in two events at the 1992 Summer Olympics The 1992 Summer Olympics (, ), officially the Games of the XXV Olympiad (, ) and officially branded as Barcelona '92, were an international multi-sport event held from 25 July to 9 August 1992 in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. Beginning in 1994 .... References External links * 1968 births Living people Canadian male equestrians Olympic equestrians for Canada Equestrians at the 1992 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Fredericton 20th-century Canadian sportsmen {{Canada-equestrian-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Stevenson (basketball)
Robert L. Stevenson was an American college basketball coach. He was the first head coach of the DePaul University men's basketball team Basketball is a team sport in which two teams, most commonly of five players each, opposing one another on a rectangular Basketball court, court, compete with the primary objective of #Shooting, shooting a basketball (ball), basketball (appro .... depaulbluedemons.com. Retrieved on May 6, 2019. Serving from 1923 to 1924, he guided them to an 8–6 record. References Year of birth missing Year of death missing ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Stevenson (Australian Footballer)
Robert Stevenson (born 14 June 1976) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Essendon in the Australian Football League (AFL). A key defender, Stevenson was just 17 when he debuted in the opening round of the 1994 AFL season. The Western Jets recruit made a total of six appearances that year and was also a member of the Essendon team which won the 1994 Foster's Cup. He didn't feature in the 1995 and 1996 seasons and it was not until round 18 of the 1997 season that he got another chance in the seniors. He nominated for the 1997 AFL Draft and was picked up by the Western Bulldogs The Western Bulldogs are a professional Australian rules football club based in the Melbourne suburb of Footscray. The club competes in the Australian Football League (AFL), the sport's premier competition. Originally named the Footscray F ... with the 47th selection. They were hoping he could play as a fullback but he didn't end up playing an AFL game for them. References ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Stevenson (rugby Union)
Dr. Robert C. Stevenson (17 February 1886 – 4 September 1973) was a Scotland international rugby union player. He also represented the Barbarians and the British and Irish Lions. Rugby Union career Amateur career He played rugby union for St Andrews University. Provincial career He played for the combined North of Scotland District against the South of Scotland District on 10 December 1910. He played for the Blues Trial side against the Whites Trial side on 21 January 1911 and captained the side, while still with St. Andrews University. International career He played 6 matches for Scotland. He was a member of the 1910 British Lions tour to South Africa, and played in 15 games, including three of the Test matches against the South African national team. lionsrugby.com< ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Stevenson (filmmaker)
Robert Edward StevensonRyall, Tom"Stevenson, Robert Edward (1905–1986)"''Oxford Dictionary of National Biography'', Oxford University Press, online edition, May 2014. Retrieved 6 July 2018. (31 March 1905 – 30 April 1986) was a British-American screenwriter and film director. After directing a number of British films, including ''King Solomon's Mines'' (1937), he was contracted by David O. Selznick and moved to Hollywood, but was loaned to other studios, directing ''Jane Eyre'' (1943). He directed 19 live-action films for The Walt Disney Company in the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s. A prolific filmmaker with a long, distinguished career, Stevenson is probably best remembered for directing the musical fantasy ''Mary Poppins'' (1964), for which Julie Andrews won the Best Actress Oscar and Stevenson was nominated for Best Director. His other Disney films include the first two Herbie films, ''The Love Bug'' (1968) and ''Herbie Rides Again'' (1974), as well as '' Bedknobs and Bro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
