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Strachan
Strachan is a surname of Scottish people, Scottish origin (''see Clan Strachan, Strachan Baronets''), which is pronounced or . Notable people with the surname include: *Allerdyce Strachan, Bahamian police officer *Andy Strachan (born 1974), drummer *Ant Strachan (born 1966), New Zealand rugby union player *Anthonique Strachan (born 1993), Bahamian runner *Archibald Strachan (died 1652), Scottish soldier *Billy Strachan (1921–1998), British anti-colonial activist *Dina Strachan (fl. 2000s), American academic dermatologist *Douglas Strachan (1875–1950), Scottish designer of stained glass windows *Gavin Strachan (born 1978), Scottish footballer *Geoffrey Strachan, translator of French and German into English *Gilbert Strachan (1888–1963), Professor of medicine *Graeme Strachan (1952–2001), Australian singer and television personality, known as "Shirley" Strachan *Gordon Strachan (born 1957), Scottish footballer and manager *Gordon Strachan (minister) (1934–2010), Church of S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Keith Strachan
Keith Strachan (born 21 January 1944) is an English composer and theatre director. He co-wrote the song " Mistletoe and Wine", which got Cliff Richard the 1988 UK Christmas number one. His TV work includes the theme music for the worldwide franchise of '' Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?'' Background Strachan attended Blaydon Grammar School and after reading maths and science at Queen Elizabeth College, London University he became a maths teacher including a spell at Sloane Grammar School for Boys in Chelsea, London. He then left teaching to work as a musical director in the London theatre. Career Keith Strachan was a member of the rock band Swegas that was formed in the late 1960s. An ad was placed for an organist and bassist. Keith Strachan and Roy Truman applied for the positions and got the jobs. The band had influences from groups such as Blood Sweat & Tears and Chicago Transit Authority. In addition to playing organ with the band, he was also one of the vocalists. In 1976 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gavin Strachan
Gavin David Strachan (born 23 December 1978) is a Scottish professional association football coach, and former player and sports journalist. He is currently a first team coach at Scottish Premiership club Celtic, and he was assistant manager at Doncaster Rovers from 2015 to 2018, then Peterborough United until 2020. He is the son of former manager and player Gordon Strachan, and the father of player Luke Strachan. Spending most of his early years with Coventry City, Strachan has played for ten different senior clubs, and is a self-described journeyman. He was capped eight times for the Scotland U21 national team. As part of a degree in sports journalism at University of Staffordshire Strachan wrote a blog for BBC News 2008–2009. Playing career Strachan was born in Aberdeen. He began his football career at Coventry City where his father, Gordon Strachan, had taken over as player-manager in 1996. He was loaned out to Dundee in 1998, making nine appearances. Back at Coventry ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Allerdyce Strachan
Allerdyce Cooper Strachan is a Bahamian law enforcement officer. Strachan was a Superintendent of Police within the Royal Bahamas Police Force, the first woman to rise to that rank. Early life and education Allerdyce Cooper was born in Rock Sound, Eleuthera to Otis and Madeline Cooper. During her childhood she attended school in Eleuthera as well as in Grand Bahama. After finishing high school, Cooper worked as a teacher's assistant A teaching assistant (TA) or education assistant (EA) is an individual who assists a professor or teacher with instructional responsibilities. TAs include ''graduate teaching assistants'' (GTAs), who are graduate students; ''undergraduate teach ... in Eleuthera until 1964. Law enforcement career Strachan joined The Royal Bahamas Police Force in 1965. She worked in the Criminal Investigation Department for 26 years. In 1993 with Police Commissioner Bonamy, Strachan started a free summer camp for youth. In 1996, Strachan was promoted to Superin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gordon Strachan
Gordon David Strachan ( born 9 February 1957) is a Scottish former football coach and player who is currently Technical Director of Dundee. He played for Dundee, Aberdeen, Manchester United, Leeds United and Coventry City, as well as the Scotland national team. He has since managed Coventry City, Southampton, Celtic, Middlesbrough and Scotland. In club football, Strachan played 635 league games, scoring a total of 138 goals, playing 21 of 25 career seasons in either the English or Scottish top-flight. In international football Strachan earned 50 caps, scoring five goals and played in two FIFA World Cup final tournaments, Spain 82 and Mexico 86. Strachan retired from playing in 1997 at age 40, setting a Premier League record for an outfield player. A right-sided midfielder, Strachan made his senior debut in 1974 with Dundee before moving on within Scotland, to spend seven seasons at Aberdeen. He first played for the Scotland national team in 1980. While at Aberdeen Strac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anthonique Strachan
Anthonique Strachan (; born 22 August 1993) is a Bahamian sprinter, she is the 2012 100m and 200m World Junior Champion. She competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics, 2016 Summer Olympics and the 2020 Summer Olympics, in 200 m. and 4 × 400 m relay Career She attended St. Augustine's College in Nassau, Bahamas, and trained with Club Monica Athletics. She trained in Auburn, Alabama under coach Henry Rolle who also coached Kerron Stewart, Darrel Brown and Marc Burns, before moving to Kingston, Jamaica to train with MVP Track and Field Club under coach Stephen Francis. At the 2011 CARIFTA Games, she won two gold medals (100 metres in 11.38s (−0.8 m/s), and 200 metres in 23.17s (0.0 m/s)) in the junior (U-20) category equalling Veronica Campbell's 200 metres games record of 22.93s (1.1 m/s) in the heats. She was consequently awarded the Austin Sealy Trophy for the most outstanding athlete of the games. Strachan won gold medals over 200 metres and 4×100 metres ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Billy Strachan
William Arthur Watkin Strachan (16 April 1921 – 26 April 1998) was a British communist, civil rights activist, and pilot. He is most noted for his achievements as a bomber pilot with the Royal Air Force (RAF) during the Second World War, and for his reputation as a highly influential figure within Britain's black communities. As a teenager in Jamaica at the outbreak of the Second World War, Strachan sold all his possessions and travelled alone to Britain to join the RAF. He survived 33 bombing operations against Nazi Germany during a time when the average life expectancy for an RAF crew was seven operations. He survived numerous life-threatening situations including being shot by the Nazis, a training crash, the Nazi bombing of the hotel he was staying at during his honeymoon, and a near mid-air collision with Lincoln Cathedral. Rising to the rank of flight lieutenant, an extremely rare achievement for a Black person in Britain during the 1940s, he was charged with investigatin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ian Strachan MBE AFC
Ian or Iain is a name of Scottish Gaelic origin, which is derived from the Hebrew given name (Yohanan, ') and corresponds to the English name John. The spelling Ian is an Anglicization of the Scottish Gaelic forename ''Iain''. This name is a popular name in Scotland, where it originated, as well as in other English-speaking countries. The name has fallen out of the top 100 male baby names in the United Kingdom, having peaked in popularity as one of the top 10 names throughout the 1960s. In 1900, Ian ranked as the 180th most popular male baby name in England and Wales. , the name has been in the top 100 in the United States every year since 1982, peaking at 65 in 2003. Other Gaelic forms of the name "John" include " Seonaidh" ("Johnny" from Lowland Scots), "Seon" (from English), "Seathan", and "Seán" and "Eoin" (from Irish). The Welsh equivalent is Ioan, the Cornish counterpart is Yowan and the Breton equivalent is Yann. Notable people named Ian Given name *Ian Agol (born ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jamahl Strachan
Jamahl Strachan (born 1988) is a Bahamian politician from the Progressive Liberal Party. Career In the 2021 Bahamian general election, he was elected in Nassau Village. He is Parliamentary Secretary in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. References See also * 14th Bahamian Parliament The 14th Bahamian Parliament is the current sitting of the Parliament of the Bahamas, Parliament of The Bahamas. It was elected in the 2021 Bahamian general election. Members MPs Senators https://www.bahamas.gov.bs/wps/portal/public/the% ... 1988 births Living people 21st-century Bahamian politicians Members of the House of Assembly of the Bahamas Progressive Liberal Party politicians Government ministers of the Bahamas {{Bahamas-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Strachan (ice Hockey)
James Frederick Strachan (June 21, 1876 – April 5, 1939) was a Canadian ice hockey executive and businessman. He was an owner or part-owner with the Montreal Wanderers and Montreal Maroons. Hockey career Strachan was owner and president of the Montreal Wanderers from 1904 to 1909 during which the Wanderers won 3 of their 4 Stanley Cups in 1906, 1907 and 1908. In 1908–09, he also served as their head coach. He sold the club to P. J. Doran in 1909. The sale eventually triggered the formation of the National Hockey Association (NHA) when Doran moved the Wanderers to the Jubilee Rink. The Rink was smaller than the Wanderers' previous rink, the Montreal Arena, and the other Eastern Canada Hockey League members formed a new ice hockey league to remove the Wanderers. The Wanderers then formed their own league (the NHA) in partnership with Ambrose O'Brien. The ECHA's new league failed and some of the teams joined the NHA. Strachan later served as first president of the Montreal Maroon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Strachan (programmer)
Apache Groovy is a Java-syntax-compatible object-oriented programming language for the Java platform. It is both a static and dynamic language with features similar to those of Python, Ruby, and Smalltalk. It can be used as both a programming language and a scripting language for the Java Platform, is compiled to Java virtual machine (JVM) bytecode, and interoperates seamlessly with other Java code and libraries. Groovy uses a curly-bracket syntax similar to Java's. Groovy supports closures, multiline strings, and expressions embedded in strings. Much of Groovy's power lies in its AST transformations, triggered through annotations. Groovy 1.0 was released on January 2, 2007, and Groovy 2.0 in July, 2012. Since version 2, Groovy can be compiled statically, offering type inference and performance near that of Java. Groovy 2.4 was the last major release under Pivotal Software's sponsorship which ended in March 2015. Groovy has since changed its governance structure to a Project M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sir John Strachan, 5th Baronet
Sir John Strachan (died 28 December 1777) was a baronet and chief of Clan Strachan. He served in the Royal Navy, rising to the rank of captain and commanding a number of warships. His nephew, Richard Strachan, would also go on to have a distinguished career in the navy. Early life John Strachan was born the eldest son of Patrick Strachan, M.D., physician to the Greenwich Hospital, and his wife, the daughter of a Royal Navy captain. Little is known about his early life, but he appears to have entered the Navy in about 1727. It would be twenty years before he would be promoted to the rank of lieutenant, in January 1747. Seven Years War In 1755, Strachan was appointed second lieutenant aboard the 98-gun HMS ''St George'', which was then the flagship of Lord Hawke. The following year Strachan accompanied Hawke to Gibraltar aboard HMS ''Antelope'', to relieve John Byng. On arriving he was appointed to command the 18-gun sloop HMS ''Fortune'', and on 9 September 1756 was po ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James McGill Strachan
James McGill Strachan (July 1, 1808 – January 22, 1870) was a lawyer, business and political figure in Canada West (now Ontario), in the Province of Canada. Stachan was born in Cornwall in Upper Canada in 1808, the oldest son of John Strachan, the first Anglican Bishop of Toronto. He purchased a commission in the British 68th Regiment of Foot and studied at the Royal Military College, Sandhurst. In 1836, he returned to Upper Canada where he began the study of law and was admitted to the bar in 1838. During the Upper Canada Rebellion, he served as military secretary to the L Lieutenant Governor of Upper Canada, Sir Francis Bond Head. He joined the law practice of John Hillyard Cameron in Toronto as a partner.Roger D. Hall, "Strachan, James McG ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
