Dewar may refer to: *

Clan Dewar Clan Dewar is a Scottish clan.Way, George and Squire, Romily. ''Collins Scottish Clan & Family Encyclopedia''. (Foreword by The Rt Hon. The Earl of Elgin KT, Convenor, The Standing Council of Scottish Chiefs). Published in 1994. Pages 118 - 119. ...

Vacuum flask A vacuum flask (also known as a Dewar flask, Dewar bottle or thermos) is an insulating storage vessel that greatly lengthens the time over which its contents remain hotter or cooler than the flask's surroundings. Invented by Sir James Dew ...

(also known as a Dewar flask), a vacuum-insulated container used to maintain internal temperature for extended periods **

Cryogenic storage dewar A cryogenic storage dewar (named after James Dewar) is a specialised type of vacuum flask used for storing cryogens (such as liquid nitrogen or liquid helium), whose boiling points are much lower than room temperature. Cryogenic storage dewars ...

, a specialised vacuum flask for extremely cold fluids *

Dewar benzene Dewar benzene (also spelled ''dewarbenzene'') or bicyclo .2.0exa-2,5-diene is a bicyclic isomer of benzene with the molecular formula C6H6. The compound is named after James Dewar who included this structure in a list of possible C6H6 structures i ...

John Dewar & Sons Dewar's () is a brand of blended Scotch whisky owned by Bacardi, which claims the brand's "White Label" to be the top-selling blended Scotch in the US. Dewar's is also the world's most awarded blended Scotch whisky with more than 1,000 medals ea ...

, makers of Dewar's blended Scotch whisky *

Dewar (caste) The Dewar (Dhibara) are a scheduled caste from Indian states Chhattisgarh Chhattisgarh (, ) is a landlocked state in Central India. It is the ninth largest state by area, and with a population of roughly 30 million, the seventeenth most ...

, a fishing caste from India

People

Arthur Dewar, Lord Dewar Arthur Dewar, Lord Dewar KC (14 March 1860 – 14 June 1917) was a British people, British politician and judge who served as a Liberal Party (UK), Liberal Member of Parliament (United Kingdom), Member of Parliament (MP) for Edinburgh South (U ...

(1860–1917), Scottish politician and judge. *

Arthur Dewar (cricketer) Arthur Dewar (15 March 1934 — 10 January 2020) was a Scottish first-class cricket Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of eleven players on a field at the centre of which is a pitch with a wicket at each end, each ...

(1934–2020), Scottish cricketer *

Donald Dewar Donald Campbell Dewar (21 August 1937 – 11 October 2000) was a Scottish politician who served as the inaugural First Minister of Scotland and Leader of the Labour Party in Scotland from 1999 until his death in 2000. He previously served as ...

(Rt. Hon. Donald Campbell Dewar, 1937–2000), former Scottish politician and the first First Minister of Scotland *

Douglas Dewar Douglas Dewar (28 May 1875 – 13 January 1957) was a barrister, British civil servant in India, and ornithologist who wrote several books about Indian birds. He wrote widely in newspapers such as ''The Madras Mail'', ''Pioneer'', ''Times of India' ...

(1875–1957), British ornithologist and critic of the theory of evolution *

Geordie Dewar George Dewar (20 July 1867 – 2 September 1915) was a Scottish footballer who played in the early days of professional football for Blackburn Rovers as well as being capped twice for Scotland. Playing career Dewar was born in Dumbarton, Scot ...

(1867-1915), Scottish football player *

George Dewar (disambiguation) George Dewar may refer to: * George Dewar (Canadian politician) (1915–2003), Canadian physician and politician in Prince Edward Island * George Dewar (Australian politician) (1868–1953), New South Wales politician * George E. Dewar (1895–19 ...

, various people *

Isla Dewar Isla Dewar (29 June 1946 – 20 June 2021) was a Scottish novelist and screenwriter, known for her novel ''Women Talking Dirty'', turned into a film starring Helena Bonham Carter and Gina McKee. She wrote seventeen novels. Biography Isla De ...

(1946 – 2021), Scottish novelist and screenwriter * Jackie Dewar (1923–2011), Scottish footballer *

Jacqueline Dewar Jacqueline M. Dewar (née Deveny) is an American mathematician and mathematics educator known for her distinguished teaching and her mentorship of women in mathematics. She is a professor emerita of mathematics at Loyola Marymount University. Edu ...

, American mathematician *

James Dewar (disambiguation) James Dewar (1842–1923) was a Scottish chemist and physicist. James Dewar may also refer to: * James Dewar (musician) (1942–2002), Scottish bassist and vocalist * James Dewar (baker) (1897–1985), American inventor of the Twinkie snack cake * ...

Jim Dewar (disambiguation) Jim Dewar may refer to: * James Dewar (musician) James Dewar (12 October 1942 – 16 May 2002) was a Scottish musician best known as the bassist and vocalist for Robin Trower and Stone the Crows, the latter having its beginnings as the reside ...

John Dewar, 1st Baron Forteviot John Alexander Dewar, 1st Baron Forteviot (6 June 1856 – 23 November 1929) was a Scottish businessman, elder son of the founder of Dewar's Scotch Whisky and a Liberal Member of Parliament. He is buried with his family in the family plot ...

(1856–1929), Scottish businessman and MP *

John Dewar, 2nd Baron Forteviot John Dewar, 2nd Baron Forteviot (1885–1947) was a Scottish businessman and soldier, notable as being head of the whisky giant Dewar's and of the Distillers Company and a director of the Bank of Scotland. Life He was born on 17 March 1885 t ...

(1885–1947), Scottish businessman and soldier * John Michael Dewar (1883–1941), Scottish ornithologist *

Kenneth Dewar Vice-Admiral Kenneth Gilbert Balmain Dewar, Order of the British Empire, CBE (21 September 1879 – 8 September 1964) was an officer of the Royal Navy. After specialising as a gunnery officer, Dewar became a staff officer and a controversial st ...

(1879–1964), Vice-Admiral of the Royal Navy *

Kim Dewar Kim Dewar is a former New Zealand swimmer. She won a bronze medal competing for her country at the 1982 Commonwealth Games. A member of the Wharenui Swimming Club in Christchurch specialising in breaststroke and individual medley, Dewar repre ...

, New Zealand swimmer *

Marion Dewar Marion Hilda Dewar, (February 17, 1928 – September 15, 2008) was a prominent member of the New Democratic Party (NDP), mayor of Ottawa from 1978 to 1985 and a member of the House of Commons of Canada from 1987 to 1988. Early life Dewar wa ...

(1928–2008), Mayor of Ottawa, Canada, and MP * Michael J. S. Dewar (1918-1997), English theoretical chemist *

Neil Dewar Neil Hamilton Dewar (11 November 1908 – 10 January 1982) was a Scottish footballer who played for Third Lanark, Manchester United, Sheffield Wednesday and the Scotland national team. He usually played as a forward and had a prolific goalsco ...

(1908–1982), Scottish football player *

Paul Dewar Paul Wilson Dewar (January 25, 1963 – February 6, 2019) was a Canadian educator and politician from Ottawa, Ontario. He was the New Democratic Party (NDP) Member of Parliament (MP) for the riding of Ottawa Centre. Dewar was first elected to ...

(1963–2019), Canadian teacher and MP *

Thomas Dewar, 1st Baron Dewar Thomas Robert "Tommy" Dewar, 1st Baron Dewar (6 January 1864 – 11 April 1930) was a Scottish whisky distiller who, along with his brother John Dewar, built their family label, Dewar's, into an international success. They blended their whisk ...

(1864-1930), Scottish whisky distiller *

William McLachlan Dewar Dr William McLachlan Dewar CBE FRSE FRSA (1905–1979) was an influential Scottish educator who served as Headmaster of George Heriot's School in Edinburgh from 1947 to 1970. Tam Dalyell, who did teaching practice at Heriot's, described him ...

, headmaster of George Heriot's School in Edinburgh, Scotland * Michael Kenneth O’Malley Dewar (1942–2016), chief of Clan Dewar

Places

Dewar (crater) Dewar is a lunar impact crater that lies on the Moon's far side. Less than one crater diameter to the south-southwest is the crater Stratton. Vening Meinesz is a little over one crater diameter to the northwest. The slightly worn rim of this ...

, a lunar impact crater *

Dewar Nunatak Dewar Nunatak () is a mainly snow-covered nunatak rising to in the middle of Shambles Glacier, on the east coast of Adelaide Island. It was named by the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee in 1963 for Graham J.A. Dewar, a British Antarctic Su ...

, Adelaide Island, Antarctica *

Dewar, Scottish Borders Dewar is a village by the Dewar Burn and Peatrig Hill, in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland. Places nearby include Allanshaugh, Borthwick Hall, Fountainhall, Garvald, Gladhouse Reservoir, Heriot, the Heriot Water Heriot, from Old English ...

, Scotland * Dewar, Iowa, United States *

Dewar, Oklahoma Dewar is a town in Okmulgee County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 818 at the 2010 census, a decline of 11.0 percent from the figure of 919 recorded in 2000. Founded in 1909 by workers for the Missouri, Oklahoma and Gulf Railway (MO&G) ...

, United States

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