William Jack (Australian Explorer)
William Jack is the name of: * William Jack (athlete) (born 1930), British Olympic sprinter * William Jack (Australian explorer) (died 1910), founder of Herberton, Queensland *William Jack (Australian politician) (1892–1982) * William Jack (botanist) (1795–1822), of Scotland * William Jack (mathematician) (1834–1924), from Scotland * William Jack (U.S. politician) (1788–1852), member of the U.S. House of Representatives * William Brydone Jack (1817–1886), Canadian mathematician and astronomer *William Houston Jack (1806–1844), Republic of Texas The Republic of Texas ( es, República de Tejas) was a sovereign state in North America that existed from March 2, 1836, to February 19, 1846, that bordered Mexico, the Republic of the Rio Grande in 1840 (another breakaway republic from M ...

William Jack (athlete)
William Jack (20 December 1930 – 9 December 2008) was a British sprinter. He competed in the men's 100 metres at the 1952 Summer Olympics. Competition record References External links * 1930 births 2008 deaths Athletes (track and field) at the 1952 Summer Olympics British male sprinters Olympic athletes for Great Britain Place of birth missing {{UK-athletics-bio-stub ...
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William Jack (Australian Explorer)
William Jack is the name of: * William Jack (athlete) (born 1930), British Olympic sprinter * William Jack (Australian explorer) (died 1910), founder of Herberton, Queensland *William Jack (Australian politician) (1892–1982) * William Jack (botanist) (1795–1822), of Scotland * William Jack (mathematician) (1834–1924), from Scotland * William Jack (U.S. politician) (1788–1852), member of the U.S. House of Representatives * William Brydone Jack (1817–1886), Canadian mathematician and astronomer *William Houston Jack (1806–1844), Republic of Texas The Republic of Texas ( es, República de Tejas) was a sovereign state in North America that existed from March 2, 1836, to February 19, 1846, that bordered Mexico, the Republic of the Rio Grande in 1840 (another breakaway republic from M ...

William Jack (Australian Politician)
William Mathers Jack, OBE (1 May 189014 September 1982), known as "Silent Billy", was an Australian politician. Born in Dundee in Scotland, where he became an apprentice grocer at the age of 14, he migrated to Australia in 1912. After arrival in Australia, Jack became a grocer and businessman in North Sydney, and was elected to Willoughby Council. In 1949, he was elected to the Australian House of Representatives as the Liberal member for North Sydney, a position he held until his retirement in 1966. During his parliamentary service, Jack earned the sobriquet "Silent Billy" because he only made five speeches in the House in 17 years, including his maiden and farewell speeches. On 29 August 1962, he commenced his first speech in seven years with the words: ''I can remain silent no longer''. However, he was a very popular local member, noted for his strong constituent service, and retired without having lost an election. In the New Year Honours of 1968, he was appointed an O ...
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William Jack (botanist)
William Jack FRSE (1795 in Aberdeen – 1822 in Bencoolen, Sumatra) was a noted Scottish botanist and medical practitioner. Life He was born in Aberdeen on 29 January 1795 the son of Rev Prof William Jack and his wife Grace Bolt (d.1850). His father was a regent (the equivalent of Fellow) at King's College, Aberdeen at the time of Jack's birth, and went on to be first Sub-Principal and then Principal of the College. Jack studied at King's College, Aberdeen (which later became the University of Aberdeen) and received an M.A. degree at the age of 16, then continued studies in medicine in London, graduating as an M.D., and was admitted to the Royal College of Surgeons of England in 1812. Jack was employed by the East India Company as a surgeon in India, where he corresponded extensively with botanist Nathaniel Wallich. In 1818 he accompanied Stamford Raffles Sir Thomas Stamford Bingley Raffles (5 July 1781 – 5 July 1826) was a British statesman who served as the Lie ...
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William Jack (mathematician)
William Jack FRSE (29 May 1834 – 20 March 1924) was a Scottish mathematician and journalist. He was Editor of the Glasgow Herald newspaper from 1870 to 1876, and Professor of Mathematics at the University of Glasgow from 1879 until 1909. Life He was born on 29 May 1834 in Stewarton in Ayrshire the son of Robert Jack of Irvine. He was educated at Irvine Academy, going on to study mathematics at the University of Glasgow, graduating with an MA in 1853. He then continued his studies at the University of Cambridge, graduating with a second MA in 1859. From 1860 to 1866 he was HM Inspector of Schools for Scotland. In 1866 he accepted the post of Professor of Natural Philosophy (Physics) at Owens College in Manchester and held this position until 1870 when he moved to Glasgow as Editor of the Glasgow Herald newspaper. He left in 1876 to run Macmillan & Co, a London publisher, and in 1879 joined the staff of Glasgow University as Professor of Mathematics. In 1875, he was elected a Fel ...
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William Jack (U
William Jack is the name of: *William Jack (athlete) (born 1930), British Olympic sprinter *William Jack (Australian explorer) (died 1910), founder of Herberton, Queensland *William Jack (Australian politician) (1892–1982) *William Jack (botanist) (1795–1822), of Scotland *William Jack (mathematician) (1834–1924), from Scotland * William Jack (U.S. politician) (1788–1852), member of the U.S. House of Representatives *William Brydone Jack (1817–1886), Canadian mathematician and astronomer * William Houston Jack (1806–1844), Republic of Texas The Republic of Texas ( es, República de Tejas) was a sovereign state in North America that existed from March 2, 1836, to February 19, 1846, that bordered Mexico, the Republic of the Rio Grande in 1840 (another breakaway republic from M ...

William Brydone Jack
William Brydone Jack, (23 November 1817 – 23 November 1886), was the University of New Brunswick's first surveying professor and its second president (1861–1885). He was educated at the University of St Andrews, Scotland. In 1840, he was appointed Professor of Mathematics and Natural Philosophy at what was then King's College (founded in 1785) and gave lectures in surveying as part of the mathematics curriculum. William Brydone Jack also designed a small wooden observatory which became operational in 1851. In 1855, William Brydone Jack, together with Dr. J.B. Toldervy, determined the longitude of Fredericton using the exchange of telegraph signals with Harvard College Observatory. This was the first precisely determined longitude in Canada. In 1859, the same year that the University of New Brunswick was created, a special three-term undergraduate course in civil engineering and surveying was initiated. The first diploma in this special course was awarded to Henry George C ...
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William Houston Jack
William is a masculine given name of Norman French origin.Hanks, Hardcastle and Hodges, ''Oxford Dictionary of First Names'', Oxford University Press, 2nd edition, , p. 276. It became very popular in the English language after the Norman conquest of England in 1066,All Things William"Meaning & Origin of the Name"/ref> and remained so throughout the Middle Ages and into the modern era. It is sometimes abbreviated "Wm." Shortened familiar versions in English include Will, Wills, Willy, Willie, Liam, Bill, and Billy. A common Irish form is Liam. Scottish diminutives include Wull, Willie or Wullie (as in Oor Wullie or the play ''Douglas''). Female forms are Willa, Willemina, Wilma and Wilhelmina. Etymology William is related to the German given name ''Wilhelm''. Both ultimately descend from Proto-Germanic ''*Wiljahelmaz'', with a direct cognate also in the Old Norse name ''Vilhjalmr'' and a West Germanic borrowing into Medieval Latin ''Willelmus''. The Proto-Germanic nam ...
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