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Valentine Ball
Valentine Ball (14 July 1843 – 15 June 1895) was an Irish geologist, son of Robert Ball (1802–1857) and a brother of Sir Robert Ball. Ball worked in India for twenty years before returning to take up a position in Ireland. Life and work Valentine was born in Dublin, the second son of Robert Ball and Amelia Gresley Hellicar. His siblings included Robert Stawell Ball, sisters Mary Agnetta (d. 1868), Amelia Charlotte (d. 1912), Annie Francis and surgeon Sir Charles Ball. He received his early education at Chester and later at the private schools of Dr. Henry and Dr. Benson at Dublin. He then went to the University of Dublin obtaining a B.A. in 1864, M.A. in 1872 and LL.D. in 1889. He was elected Fellow of the Geological Society of London in 1874. Ball joined the Geological Survey of India in 1864 and served until 1881. He also contributed to studies in ornithology and anthropology. He was made a Fellow of the Calcutta University in 1875. His expertise on central In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andaman Scops Owl
The Andaman scops owl (''Otus balli'') is an owl endemic to the Andaman Islands. The species is named after Valentine Ball Valentine Ball (14 July 1843 – 15 June 1895) was an Irish geologist, son of Robert Ball (1802–1857) and a brother of Sir Robert Ball. Ball worked in India for twenty years before returning to take up a position in Ireland. Life and w .... Gallery References Andaman scops owl Birds of the Andaman Islands Andaman scops owl {{Strigiformes-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
People Associated With The National Museum Of Ireland
A person ( : people) is a being that has certain capacities or attributes such as reason, morality, consciousness or self-consciousness, and being a part of a culturally established form of social relations such as kinship, ownership of property, or legal responsibility. The defining features of personhood and, consequently, what makes a person count as a person, differ widely among cultures and contexts. In addition to the question of personhood, of what makes a being count as a person to begin with, there are further questions about personal identity and self: both about what makes any particular person that particular person instead of another, and about what makes a person at one time the same person as they were or will be at another time despite any intervening changes. The plural form "people" is often used to refer to an entire nation or ethnic group (as in "a people"), and this was the original meaning of the word; it subsequently acquired its use as a plural form of per ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fellows Of The Royal Society
Fellowship of the Royal Society (FRS, ForMemRS and HonFRS) is an award granted by the judges of the Royal Society of London to individuals who have made a "substantial contribution to the improvement of natural knowledge, including mathematics, engineering science, and medical science". Fellowship of the Society, the oldest known scientific academy in continuous existence, is a significant honour. It has been awarded to many eminent scientists throughout history, including Isaac Newton (1672), Michael Faraday (1824), Charles Darwin (1839), Ernest Rutherford (1903), Srinivasa Ramanujan (1918), Albert Einstein (1921), Paul Dirac (1930), Winston Churchill (1941), Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar (1944), Dorothy Hodgkin (1947), Alan Turing (1951), Lise Meitner (1955) and Francis Crick (1959). More recently, fellowship has been awarded to Stephen Hawking (1974), David Attenborough (1983), Tim Hunt (1991), Elizabeth Blackburn (1992), Tim Berners-Lee (2001), Venki Ramakris ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Irish Naturalists
Irish may refer to: Common meanings * Someone or something of, from, or related to: ** Ireland, an island situated off the north-western coast of continental Europe ***Éire, Irish language name for the isle ** Northern Ireland, a constituent unit of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ** Republic of Ireland, a sovereign state * Irish language, a Celtic Goidelic language of the Indo-European language family spoken in Ireland * Irish people, people of Irish ethnicity, people born in Ireland and people who hold Irish citizenship Places * Irish Creek (Kansas), a stream in Kansas * Irish Creek (South Dakota), a stream in South Dakota * Irish Lake, Watonwan County, Minnesota * Irish Sea The Irish Sea or , gv, Y Keayn Yernagh, sco, Erse Sie, gd, Muir Èireann , Ulster-Scots: ''Airish Sea'', cy, Môr Iwerddon . is an extensive body of water that separates the islands of Ireland and Great Britain. It is linked to the Ce ..., the body of water which s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ethel Gresley Ball
Ethel Gresley Ball (24 November 1886 – 3 July 1959), was an Irish artist working in both paintings and sculpture. She is best known for her studies of animals at the Royal Zoological Gardens, Dublin. Life Ethel Gresley Ball was born on 24 November 1886 to Valentine Ball and his wife Gresley Stewart-Moore in Dublin. Her father was a geologist and Director at Science and Art Museum in Dublin. She was an artist who was a member of the Royal Dublin Society and the Royal Zoological Society of Ireland. Her older sister Maude Mary Ball was also an artist. Ball studied under Oliver Sheppard at the RHA Schools and at the Dublin Metropolitan School of Art. Ball exhibited annually at Royal Hibernian Academy (RHA) Exhibitions from 1917, showing over 50 pieces cumulatively. In 1922, along with her sister Maude and Dorothy FitzGerald Dorothy may refer to: * Dorothy (given name), a list of people with that name. Arts and entertainment Characters * Dorothy Gale, protagonist of ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maude Mary Ball
Maude Mary Ball (5 April 1883 – 7 April 1969), was an Irish artist working in both paintings and sculpture. Life Maude Mary Ball was born on 5 April 1883 to Valentine Ball and his wife Mary Stewart-Moore in Dublin. Her father was a geologist and Director at Science and Art Museum in Dublin. Her younger sister Ethel Gresley Ball was also an artist. She was educated privately, and went to study at the Royal Hibernian Academy Schools and at the Dublin Metropolitan School of Art, winning prizes at both institutions. She was an artist who was a member of the Royal Dublin Society and the Royal Zoological Society of Ireland. She exhibited at RHA Annual Exhibition from 1910 until 1935, showing 50 pieces in that time. She took sketching trips to France with fellow artist, Dorothy FitzGerald Dorothy may refer to: * Dorothy (given name), a list of people with that name. Arts and entertainment Characters * Dorothy Gale, protagonist of ''The Wonderful Wizard of Oz'' by L. Frank ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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