Gairdner is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
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Alice Elizabeth Gairdner
Alice Elizabeth Gairdner (1873–1954) was a British plant scientist, geneticist and cytologist.
Life
In the 1910s, Gairdner was associated with the Plant Breeding Institute in Cambridge and became one of William Bateson's Mendelian follower ...
(1873–1954), British plant scientist, geneticist and cytologist
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Bill Gairdner
William Douglas Gairdner (October 19, 1940 – January 12, 2024) was a Canadian track and field athlete in the men's 400 m hurdles and the men's decathlon at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. He was awarded a silver medal in decathlon e ...
(1940–2024), Canadian track and field athlete
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Douglas Gairdner
Douglas Montagu Temple Gairdner FRCP (19 November 1910 – 10 May 1992) was a Scottish paediatrician, research scientist, academic and author. Gairdner was principally known for a number of research studies in neonatology at a time when that s ...
(1910–1992), Scottish pediatrician, research scientist, academic and author
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Charles Gairdner
Lieutenant General Sir Charles Henry Gairdner, (20 March 1898 – 22 February 1983) was a senior British Army officer who later occupied two viceregal positions in Australia. Born in Batavia (now Jakarta) in the Dutch East Indies, he was broug ...
(1898–1983), British Governor of Western Australia and Tasmania
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James Gairdner
James Gairdner (22 March 1828 – 4 November 1912) was a British historian. He specialised in 15th-century and early Tudor history, and among other tasks edited the '' Letters and Papers of the Reign of Henry VIII'' series.
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(1828–1912), British historian
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John Gairdner
Dr John Gairdner FRCS (18 September 1790 – 12 December 1876) was a Scottish physician.
Life
He was the eldest son of Captain Robert Gairdner of the Bengal artillery, and brother of William Gairdner (physician), William Gairdner, born at Mou ...
(1790–1876), Scottish politician
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Scott Gairdner
Scott Gairdner (born 1985) is an American comedy writer, director, and podcaster, known for having created the viral YouTube video "Sex Offender Shuffle", the animated parody Tiny Fuppets, the Comedy Central animated series '' Moonbeam City'', and ...
(born 1985), American comedy writer, director and podcast
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William Gairdner (disambiguation) William Gairdner may refer to:
* William Gairdner (physician) (1793–1867), physician
* William Tennant Gairdner (1824–1907), physician
* William Henry Temple Gairdner (1873–1928), missionary
* Bill Gairdner (born 1940), athlete
See also
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