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  1. John Light Napier

    stub SouthCarolina politician stub de John Light Napier ... before John Jenrette after Robin Tallon years 1981 1983 s end Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Napier, John Light ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION American politician DATE OF BIRTH May 16, 1947 PLACE OF BIRTH Blenheim, South Carolina DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Napier, John Light Category 1947 births Category Living people Category Members of the United States House ... was made Senator Thurmond s chief legal assistant and legal counsel. In 1977, Napier returned to the private ... In 1980, Napier was elected to the 97th United States Congress as a Representative ... his bid for reelection in 1982. Later career Following his defeat in the 1982 election, Napier returned ...   more details



  1. John Napier

    For other people with the same name John Napier disambiguation Infobox scientist name John Napier image John Napier.jpg image size 250px caption John Napier 1550 1617 birth date 1550 birth place Merchiston ... Henry Briggs influenced religion Church of Scotland John Napier of Merchiston 1550 4 April ... . He was the son of Sir Archibald Napier of Merchiston. John Napier is most renowned as the discoverer ... Napier was 16 years old when John Napier was born. As was the common practice for members of the nobility at that time, John Napier did not enter schools until he was 13. He did not stay in school ... two children before Elizabeth died in 1579. John Napier later married Agnes Chisholm, with whom ... File Bust of the mathematician John Napier of Merchiston.jpg thumb left upright Bust of Napier, holding ... notation , was such that it made calculations by hand much quicker. ref name DNB s Napier, John ... John Encyclop dia Britannica online entry for Plaine Discovery ref Napier urged the king to see that justice ... Image St Cuthbert Napier.jpg 150px right thumb Memorial to John Napier in The Parish Church ... url http www.johnnapier.com john napier and the devil.htm title John Napier and the Devil publisher ... teachers buret documents biographies Napier.pdf A Biography of John Napier dead link date March 2011 ref A contract still exists for a treasure hunt , made between John Napier and Robert ... , is named after John Napier, as is Edinburgh Napier University in Edinburgh, Scotland. The crater ... Undusting Napier s Bones. Heriot Watt University, 1997 John Napier. Math & Mathematicians The History ... john.html John Napier The History of Computing Project http johnnapier.com John Napier Short biography ... other john napier.htm title Significant Scots John Napier newspaper Daily Mail date July 8, 2000 Verify ... Men napier.html title John Napier publisher www.math.wichita.edu accessdate 10 September 2010 Scientists ... DATE OF DEATH 4 April 1617 PLACE OF DEATH Edinburgh DEFAULTSORT Napier, John Category Alumni of the University ...   more details



  1. John Napier (disambiguation)

    John Napier 1550 1617 was a Scottish mathematician, physicist and astronomer. John Napier may also refer to John Light Napier born 1947 , U.S. Representative from South Carolina John Napier bobsleigh born 1986 , American bobsledder John Napier designer born 1944 , theatre set designer, recipient of many Tony and Olivier awards John Napier footballer born 1946 , Irish born footballer and manager, notably with Bradford City A.F.C. John Napier primatologist 1917 1987 , primatologist from the University of London, founder of the Primate Society of Great Britain See also Jack Napier disambiguation hndis Napier, John de John Napier Begriffskl rung ru , ...   more details



  1. John Napier (footballer)

    Infobox football biography playername John Napier image fullname Robert John Napier dateofbirth birth date and age 1946 9 23 df yes cityofbirth Lurgan countryofbirth Northern Ireland height 6  ft 2  in 1.88  m position Centre half currentclub clubnumber youthyears1 youthclubs1 years1 1963 1967 years2 1967 1972 years3 1972 1975 years4 1975 years5 1975 1976 years6 1976 years7 1976 1978 clubs1 ... 1978 managerclubs1 Bradford City A.F.C. Bradford City pcupdate ntupdate Robert John John Napier ... 2.html title John Napier management profile accessdate 2007 10 11 work Geocities.com archiveurl ... soccer.xksandiego.com news.php?viewStory 1595 title Coach s Corner John Napier date 2009 01 07 accessdate ... External links http www.johnnapiersoccer.com Resume.html John Napier s resume on his official website soccerbase manager 828 Napier, John http www.thefootballnetwork.net main s474 st126700.htm Bolton Wanderers interview with John Napier Bradford City A.F.C. managers Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Napier, John ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH 1946 09 23 PLACE OF BIRTH Lurgan , Northern Ireland DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Napier, John Category ... Napier was born in Lurgan . With a career as both player and coach, Napier has also been a player agent and a television and radio sports analyst. ref name John Napier s website cite web url http www.johnnapiersoccer.com title John Napier s website accessdate 2007 10 11 work Johnnapiersoccer.com ref Career Club playing career Napier began his career in September 1963 playing for the Bolton ... as manager, and assistant coach. ref cite web url http www.johnnapiersoccer.com Resume.html title John Napier s resume accessdate 2007 10 11 work johnnapiersoccer.com ref Club management career Napier ... 10 25 22 54 22 archivedate 2009 10 26 ref Napier returned to the United States in 1979 to take a coaching ... Napier was a Northern Ireland national football team Northern Ireland schoolboy international, won ...   more details



  1. John Napier (bobsleigh)

    Infobox sportsperson name John Napier image John Napier, bobsledder.jpg imagesize Only for images narrower than 220 pixels. caption Napier in 2010 birth name John Napier fullname nickname nationality American residence birth date birth date and age 1986 12 12 birth place height height ft 6 in 3 country sport Bobsleigh event Two man, Four man collegeteam club team turnedpro coach William Tavares retired coaching worlds regionals nationals olympics highestranking pb medaltemplates show medals John Napier born December 12, 1986 is an American Bobsleigh bobsled driver and a soldier in the U.S. Army World Class Athlete Program . He won the two man event at the 2009 U.S. National Bobsled Championships with Cory Butner . ref cite news first Tim last Hipps url http old.armymwr.com portal news display.asp?NEWS ID 902 title Napier survives wild ride to win U.S. Bobsled Championship publisher FMWRC Public Affairs date January 7, 2009 accessdate November 2, 2009 ref At the 2009 FIBT World Championships , he placed 17th in the two man event with T.J. Burns ref cite web url http www.fibt.com index.php?id 63&event 22465&L 0 title FIBT World Championships 2009 bobsleigh two man results publisher F d ration ... out in the four man event. Shortly after competing in the Olympics John Napier spent 6 months ... John Napier usoc profile sport bobsled id john napier name John Napier Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Napier, John ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH 1986 12 12 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Napier, John Category 1986 births Category ... de John Napier Bobfahrer fr John Napier bobsleigh pl John Napier bobsleista ru , ... Fogt Napier began competing in 1994 and became a member of the U.S. national team in 2002. His parents were both bobsledders his father, William Napier Disambiguation needed date June 2011 , was a former ... ref Napier enlist ed in the Vermont Army National Guard in June 2007 and joined the World Class Athlete ...   more details



  1. John Napier (primatologist)

    other people John Napier Infobox scientist name John Russell Napier image filename only caption birth ... and Bigfoot research notable students Alison Richard ref name Kelley2007 John Russell Napier , Membership ... , who is notable for his work with Homo habilis and OH 7 , ref name Napier 1964 cite journal last Leakey first Louis coauthors Phillip Vallentine Tobias, and John Russell Napier year 1964 month ... journal last Day first M. H. year 1988 month August title In Memoriam Professor John Russell Napier ... s book Hands Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Napier, John ALTERNATIVE NAMES ... PLACE OF DEATH Isle of Mull , Scotland DEFAULTSORT Napier, John Category 1917 births Category 1987 ... research on Bigfoot . Biography Napier was an orthopedic surgeon at the University of London before ... url http www.anthro.ucdavis.edu faculty mchenry Ant202 Kelley.pdf accessdate 2009 09 15 ref Napier ... Human evolution Homo , Smithsonian Institution ref Napier later became Director of the Primate ... , the Patterson Gimlin film . After leaving the Smithsonian, Napier became a Visiting Professor ... as President of Twycross Zoo in Leicestershire , England . ref name NapierMIT Napier J. R, Napier P ... 0 262 14039 X ref Napier was married to British primatologist Prudence Hero Napier 1916 6 June 1997 ... last Groves first Colin P. year 1998 month April title Obituary Prudence Hero Napier 1916 1997 ... Bigfoot research Napier was one of the first notable scientists to give serious attention to the Bigfoot ..., Napier ultimately judged the evidence to be inconclusive there was not enough hard proof to confirm to Napier that Bigfoot was a real creature, but Napier judged the indirect evidence &ndash ... Hero Napier Old World Monkeys Evolution, Systematics, and Behavior New York Academic Press, 1970, with Prudence Hero Napier Roots of Mankind Washington Smithsonian Institution Press, 1971 Bigfoot ... Cambridge MIT Press, 1988, with Prudence Hero Napier References Reflist External links ...   more details



  1. John Napier (designer)

    Infobox artist bgcolour 6495ED name John Napier image imagesize alt caption birth name birth date 1 March 1944 birth place London death date death place nationality UK field set designer training Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design movement works patrons influenced by influenced awards Laurence Olivier Award for Best Set Design Tony Award Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Set Design website John Napier born 1 March 1944, London is a Scenic design set designer for Broadway theatre Broadway and West End theatre London theatrical performances. Biography John Napier studied at Hornsey College of Art and the Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design Central School of Arts and Crafts , studying under notable set designer Ralph Koltai . Napier earned a position as an Associate Designer at the Royal Shakespeare Company . He has designed for the Royal National Theatre National Theatre ... of the People and Candide . John Napier has also designed for the Royal Opera House , for Glyndebourne ... Opera col end External links IMDb name 0621027 John Napier IMDb name 25171 John Napier http www.uktw.co.uk dl page.php?page person&name John 20Napier John Napier UK Theatre Web http www.reallyuseful.com rug shows cats creatives JohnNapier.htm Napier s biography for Cats Really Useful Group http www.equustheplay.com cc john napier.php Napier s biography for the 2007 London production of Equus ... Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Napier, John ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH 1 March 1944 PLACE OF BIRTH London DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Napier, John Category 1944 births Category Alumni of the Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design Category ... Napier s design awards include the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Set Design for King Lear , Lohengrin opera Lohengrin , and Burning Blue . Napier has won Tony Award s for Nicholas Nickleby, Cats ... twice, first in 1989 for Miss Saigon and again in 1997 for Peter Pan . Affiliations Napier is a member ...   more details



  1. John Napier Burnett

    Unreferenced date April 2009 John Napier Burnett born 1899, and died in 1989 was an important pioneer of education in British Columbia . Born in Scotland , Burnett moved to Vancouver in 1911 to escape the chaos that was building in Scotland at the time may be due to the First World War . After completing his education in Vancouver, at the University of British Columbia , he became a member of the Epsilon Delta Chapter , Phi Delta Kappa. Burnett consulted the needs of both the students and the staff, and supported the welfare of educational organizations. He became more and more successful in the educational field, becoming the President of the BC Teachers Federation , and as an Academic administration administrator in the Burnaby and Vancouver districts. In the second world war he served in the Irish Fusiliers, Vancouver Regiment, attaining the rank of Lieutant Colonel. After a stint in the Cariboo and Okanagan regions as an inspector of schools , he became director in various other areas. Burnett s efforts in improving the school infrastructure gave him an opportunity at being the prestigious District Superintendent of Schools in Richmond 1955 . He continued his brilliant work promoting educational standards in the community, and remains today one of the pioneers of education in Greater Vancouver . Today, a school in Richmond is named in his honour, dubbed J.N. Burnett Secondary School . Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Burnett, John Napier ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH 1899 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH 1989 PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Burnett, John Napier Category 1899 births Category 1989 deaths Category Education in British Columbia Category People from Vancouver Category Scottish emigrants to Canada Category University of British Columbia alumni BritishColumbia stub Canada bio stub ...   more details



  1. John Light

    John Light may refer to John Light actor born 1974 , an English cinema, television and theatre actor John Light Texas politician , Texas politician John H. Light , an American lawyer, politician from the state of Connecticut, and Connecticut Attorney General hndis name Light, John ...   more details



  1. Napier

    Napier may refer to wiktionary Napier tocright People Napier surname John Napier Scottish mathematician, physicist, and astronomer Graham Napier Essex all rounder Places Antarctica Napier Mountains , a group of peaks named for John Mellis Napier Australia Electoral district of Napier , a state electoral district in South Australia Mount Napier , a dormant volcano in Victoria last erupted about 5,290 BC Napier Range , a mountain range in Western Australia Napier County, New South Wales Napier, New South Wales , a locality in the Riverina region Canada Napier, Ontario , a hamlet in Middlesex County Napierville, Quebec New Zealand Napier, New Zealand , a Hawke s Bay city named after Sir Charles James Napier The Port of Napier Napier New Zealand electorate , a parliamentary electorate including the City of Napier South Africa Napier, Western Cape , named for Sir George Thomas Napier United States Napier Field, Alabama Napier Township, Pennsylvania Napier, West Virginia Transportation Napier & Son , a British engine manufacturer Napier Railton , an aero engined racing car built in 1933 The Napier Bentley , a vintage racing car American Napier automobile , an early automobile Air Napier , a charter airline in New Zealand Napier Express , a New Zealand passenger express train HMS Napier , a number of ships in the British Royal Navy Other uses Clan Napier , a Scottish clan Edinburgh Napier University , in Edinburgh, Scotland, named after the mathematician Napier earthquake , a 1931 earthquake in New Zealand Napier s constant, another name for e mathematical constant e see John Napier above Pennisetum purpureum or Napier Grass Napier88 , a programming language named after the mathematician Napier Museum , in Kerala, India, named for Francis Napier, 10th Lord Napier, governor of Madras Napier Company jewellery , maker of the Napier brand of jewellery 125th Napier s Rifles , a historical British military regiment, named for General Sir Charles James Napier 7096 Napier , a Mars ...   more details



  1. Sir John Napier, 4th Baronet

    Sir John Napier, 4th Baronet 1636 1711 was an English landowner and politician who sat in the House of Commons of England House of Commons between 1664 and 1679. Napier was the son of Sir Robert Napier, 2nd Baronet and his second wife Penelope Egerton, daughter of John Egerton, 1st Earl of Bridgwater and was baptised at Luton Hoo on 5 July 1636. He succeeded to the the family estates on the death of his father on 4 March 1661. He also inherited the repatented Napier Baronets Napier baronetcy since his father had surrendered the original patent when disinheriting the family of his first wife. ref name Cockayne http www.archive.org stream cu31924092524374 page n103 mode 2up George Edward Cockayne Complete Baronetage Volume 1 1900 ref In 1664, Napier was elected Member of Parliament for Bedfordshire UK Parliament constituency Bedfordshire in the Cavalier Parliament . When his nephew died in April 1675, he succeeded to the earlier Napier baronetcy of 1611, as heir male to his father. ref name Cockayne Napier later became insane and had a commission awarded against him in spring 1710. He died at the age of about 75. ref name Cockayne Napier married by licence issued 25 August 1666, Elizabeth Biddulph, daughter of Sir Theophilus Biddulph, 1st Baronet and his wife Susanna Highland, daughter of Zachary Highland, of London. ref name Cockayne References Reflist start box s par en succession box title Member of Parliament for Bedfordshire UK Parliament constituency Bedfordshire before Robert Bruce, 1st Earl of Ailesbury Lord Bruce of Whorlton before2 Sir Humphrey Winch, 1st Baronet with Sir Humphrey Winch, 1st Baronet years 1664 1669 after William Russell, Lord Russell after2 Sir Humphrey Monoux, 2nd Baronet end box DEFAULTSORT Napier, John Category 1636 births Category 1711 deaths Category Members of the Parliament of England pre 1707 Category Clan Napier ...   more details



  1. John Light (actor)

    Infobox person name John Light image caption birth date birthdate and age 1972 09 28 birth place Birmingham, England spouse marriage Neve Campbell 2007 2010 John Light born 28 September 1972 is an England English film cinema , television and theatre actor. Career His theatre performances include the Complete Works Festival in Stratford upon Avon , where he starred in Sean Holmes Julius Caesar as Marcus Brutus Brutus and in Rupert Goold s The Tempest as Caliban character Caliban . He appeared as Henry Lennox with Richard Armitage actor Richard Armitage and Daniela Denby Ashe in the BBC production North and South TV serial North & South from the novel by Elizabeth Gaskell . He played the title character the son of Rudyard Kipling in My Son John . He portrayed British pilot Robert Newman in the Germany German film Dresden 2006 film Dresden , in which he spoke German language German and played ... of Thomas Paine . Personal life Light was born in Birmingham , England . He is a third cousin of the poet Laurie Lee and the film director Jack Lee film director Jack Lee . His father, John Light Sr ... people article 0,,20038016,00.html people.com Neve Campbell & John Light Marry in Malibu ref Campbell filed for divorce from Light on June 30, 2010 in Los Angeles . ref cite web url http www.tmz.com 2010 11 30 neve campbell files secret divorce john light title Neve Campbell Files Divorce ... links imdb name 509936 John Light http www.johnlightfanpage.de Website with biography, filmography und pitures English German Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Light, John ALTERNATIVE ... OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Light, John Category 1974 births Category Alumni of the London ... England actor stub de John Light es John Light fr John Light pl John Light ... . His sister Liz Light runs a youth theatre in Birmingham, England Birmingham called http stage2.org Stage2 . In 2005, Light began dating Canadian film and television actress Neve Campbell . The couple ...   more details



  1. John H. Light

    no footnotes date December 2011 John Henry Light born March 27, 1855 was an Law of the United States American lawyer and Politics of the United States politician from the U.S. state state of Connecticut . He was a Republican Party United States Republican . Light was born in Carmel, New York in 1855, to Belden Light and Ann Keenan Light. He moved with his parents to New Canaan, Connecticut at a young age, and his first job was at a tanning tannery , where he earned money to fund his education. He married Ida M. Lockwood on August 3, 1881. Light graduated from Chamberlain Institute and Female College in New York an early coeducation al institution . Light was a schoolteacher while being instructed in the law. He passed the Connecticut bar examination in 1883 and commenced a practice in Light settled in Norwalk, Connecticut South Norwalk, Connecticut , now part of Norwalk. He served as Fairfield County, Connecticut Fairfield County Treasurer from 1899 to 1906. He also served for two terms in the Connecticut House of Representatives , from 1899 and 1901, serving as Speaker politics speaker in 1901. Light served as a Connecticut Connecticut Court of Common Pleas common pleas court judge from 1901 to 1905. On September 15, 1910, Governor of Connecticut Governor Frank B. Weeks appointed him Connecticut Attorney General to fill the unexpired term of Marcus H. Holcomb . Elected to a four year term in November 1910, he served as Attorney General until 1915. Light was a Congregational church Congregationalist . He was a Freemasonry Freemason and a member of the Knights Templar , Ancient Arabic Order of the Nobles of the Mystic Shrine Shriners , and Independent Order of Odd Fellows Odd Fellows . Light was also a student of the classics noted for his extensive private library . References ... . NAME Light, John H. ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION American politician DATE OF BIRTH March 27, 1855 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Light, John H. Category 1855 births ...   more details



  1. John Light Atlee

    Unreferenced date December 2009 John Light Atlee November 2, 1799 &ndash October 1, 1885 was an United States American physician and surgery surgeon . He was one of the organizers of the American Medical Association , also serving as its president. Atlee was born in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania Lancaster County , Pennsylvania , the son of Colonel William Pitt Atlee. He graduated from the University of Pennsylvania in 1820, after which he opened an office in Lancaster and his skill as a surgeon soon brought him into prominence. He helped found the Lancaster County Medical Society in 1843 and the Pennsylvania State Medical Society in 1848. He was also one of the promoters of and organizers of the American Medical Association in Philadelphia . In 1868 he became a vice president of the A.M.A., and in 1882 he served as its president. He was also professor of anatomy at Franklin and Marshall College , where a dormitory now bears his name. He died in Lancaster in 1885. Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Atlee, John Light ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH November 2, 1799 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH October 1, 1885 PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Atlee, John Light Category American physicians Category 1799 births Category 1885 deaths Category University of Pennsylvania alumni ...   more details



  1. Ship John Shoal Light

    Infobox lighthouse image name Ship john shoal light.JPG caption Ship John Shoal Light USCG location upper ... yes name Ship John Shoal Light Station nrhp type image caption location In Delaware Bay, 3.3 mi ... designated other1 color ffc94b The Ship John Shoal Light marks the north side of the ship channel ... Shoal Light in 1850 led the Lighthouse Board to draw up plans to erect similar lights at Ship John ... mpsub Light Stations of the United States MPS refnum 06000630 ref name nris NRISref 2009a ref designated ..., Pennsylvania . History Ship John Shoal took its name from an incident in 1797 in which the John , captained .... ref name lhf cite web title Ship John Shoal Lighthouse url http www.lighthousefriends.com light.asp ... pile design. During construction of the Cross Ledge Light in the winter of 1856, however, ice carried ... United States Congress Congress appropriated funds toward the construction of a caisson light ... in the working season to complete the light, and a temporary structure was placed to allow display of a light from November of that year. ref name lhf The incomplete structure managed to withstand ... had been diverted to the Southwest Ledge Light in Connecticut . An identical cast iron house ... it was even occupied by a keeper tending a working light in its lantern. ref name lhf The house ... ice damage. ref name lhf In 1907 additional riprap was dumped around the light, and about the same ... there was no room in the light itself. ref name lhf In 1973 the light was automated, and four years ... maritime light shipjohn.htm title Inventory of Historic Light Stations New Jersey Lighthouses Ship John Shoal Light accessdate 2008 07 03 ref In June 2011, the General Services Administration made the Ship John Shoal Light along with 11 others available at no cost to public organizations willing to preserve them. ref cite news title For sale Waterfront property cozy, great views, plenty of light ... plenty of light needs tlc ?hpt hp t2 accessdate 12 July 2011 newspaper CNN ref ref cite web last Beatty ...   more details



  1. Napier Baronets

    Lord Napier, 3rd Baronet d. 1683 dormant Sir Alexander Napier, de jure 4th Baronet d. 1702 Sir John ... John Milliken Napier, de jure 7th Baronet 1765 1808 Sir William John Milliken Napier, 8th Baronet 1788 1852 successfully claimed title 1817 Sir Robert John Milliken Napier, 9th Baronet 1818 1884 Sir Archibald ... 1915 1990 Sir John Archibald Lennox Napier, 14th Baronet b. 1946 Napier Baronets, of Middle Marsh ...There have been five Baronetcies created for people with the surname Napier , three in the Baronetage ... of the baronetcies are still extant. The Napier Baronetcy , of Luton Hoo in the County of Bedford, was created in the Baronetage of England on 24 September 1611 for Robert Napier. The title became ... page n103 mode 2up George Edward Cockayne Complete baronetage Volume 1 1900 ref The Napier Baronetcy ... 1627 for Archibald Napier, 1st Lord Napier Archibald Napier . Later that year he was raised to the Peerage of Scotland as Lord Napier . The baronetcy became dormant in 1683 on the death of the third ... claimed in 1817 by the third Lord Napier s heir male general, the eighth Baronet. The Napier ... June 1641 for Gerrard Napier. The title became extinct on the death of the sixth Baronet in 1765. The Napier Baronetcy , of Punknoll in the County of Dorset, was created in the Baronetage of England on 25 February 1682 for Robert Napier. The title probably became extinct on the death of the second Baronet in 1743. The Napier Baronetcy , of Merrion Square in the County of Dublin, was created in the Baronetage ... and former Lord Chancellor of Ireland Sir Joseph Napier, 1st Baronet Joseph Napier . Napier Baronets, of Luton Hoo 1611 Sir Robert Napier, 1st Baronet, of Luton Hoo Sir Robert Napier, 1st Baronet 1560 1637 Sir Robert Napier, 2nd Baronet c. 1603 1661 Sir Robert Napier, 3rd Baronet d. 1675 Sir John Napier, 4th Baronet 1636 1711 Sir Theophilus Napier, 5th Baronet 1672 1719 Sir John Napier, 6th Baronet d. 1748 Napier Baronets, of Merchistoun 1627 Archibald Napier, 1st Lord Napier Archibald ...   more details



  1. Napier (surname)

    cleanup and expand this article by including those names here. small December 2011 small Alan Napier 1903&ndash 1988 , actor who played Alfred the Butler in the television series Batman Alex Napier musician , musician, formerly a drummer for the band Uriah Heep band Uriah Heep Bill Napier William M. Napier, born 1940 , Scottish astronomer and author Buddy Napier Skelton Le Roy Buddy Napier , American Major League Baseball pitcher Charles Napier disambiguation Claude Napier , British translator of Scandinavian David Napier disambiguation Duncan Napier , Victorian botanist and herbalist Francis Napier, 10th Lord Napier and 1st Baron Ettrick 1819 &ndash 1898 George Napier disambiguation Graham Napier born 1980 , English cricketer Henry Edward Napier , another of George Napier s sons, naval officer and historian. Ian Napier aviator , World War I flying ace Irene Napier born 1953 , Scottish film and television Make up artist Jack Napier porn star born 1976 , Puerto Rican pornographic actor James Napier disambiguation Jessica Napier born 1979 , New Zealand actress, daughter of Marshall Napier John Napier disambiguation , including the sixteenth century mathematician. Joseph Napier 1804 ...About the name Napier other uses Napier disambiguation Napier Infobox family name name Napier image imagesize meaning region Scotland language English related names Napper, Napierala Napier IPAc en icon n e p r is a surname with an English, Scottish or Polish origin. The British surname Napier is derived ... is derived from the Middle English , Old French napier , nappier which is a derivative of the Old French nappe meaning table cloth . ref name Napier The earliest occurrences of the surname is of a Peter Napier in 1148 in the Winton Domesday Ralph le Naper , le Napier in 1167 71 and Reginald ... language Polish surname Napierala . ref name Napier cite web url http www.ancestry.com facts Napier family history.ashx title Napier Name Meaning and History accessdate 3 March 2009 work ...   more details



  1. Lord Napier

    . Lord Napier is the hereditary Scottish clan chief Clan Chief of Clan Napier . History Archibald Napier, 1st Lord Napier Archibald Napier , son of John Napier , the inventor of logarithm s, served ... by his aunt, the fifth Lady Napier. She was the wife of John Brisbane. Lady Napier was succeeded by her grandson, the sixth Lord. He was the son of Elizabeth, Mistress of Napier, by Sir ... Napier, 9th Lord Napier William John Napier, 9th Lord Napier 1786 1834 Francis Napier, 10th Lord ... William John George Napier, 11th Lord Napier, 2nd Baron Ettrick 1846 1913 Francis Napier, 12th Lord ...distinguish Baron Napier of Magdala File Lord Napier arms.svg thumb Coat of Arms of the Lord Napier of Merchistoun ... page n422 mode 1up The Scots Peerage ref Lord Napier , of Merchistoun, is a title in the Peerage of Scotland . It was created in 1627 for Archibald Napier, 1st Lord Napier Sir Archibald Napier, 1st Baronet . Earlier that year, he already held the Napier Baronets Napier Baronetcy ... in the early 19th century and is now held by another branch of the Napier family. Between 1683 and 1686, the Lords of Napier also held the Nicolson Baronets Nicolson Baronetcy , of Carnock in the County ... of Scotland as Lord Napier , of Merchistoun. His grandson, the third Lord, obtained an extension ... and arms of Napier. On his death in 1683 the baronetcy became dormant it was later revived, see the Napier Baronets Napier Baronetcy of Merchistoun while he was succeeded in the Lordship according ... Napier. He was the son of the Hon. Jean, eldest daughter of the second Lord Napier by Sir Thomas Nicolson, 3rd Baronet, of Carnock. Lord Napier died unmarried at an early age and was succeeded in the Baronetcy ... Lord Napier and Ettrick . The earliest recorded mention of the name Clan Napier Napier occurred ... Napier 1627 Barons Ettrick 1872 Archibald Napier, 1st Lord Napier c. 1575 1645 already received the Napier Baronetcy in 1627 Archibald Napier, 2nd Lord Napier c. 1625 1660 Archibald Napier, 3rd Lord ...   more details



  1. Clan Napier

    1800s, was home to John Napier, and is now at the center of Napier University s Merchiston campus ... to John de Naper, sometime around 1290. During the Wars of Scottish Independence this John Napier ... admirals and generals, as well as John Napier John Napier, the 8th Laird of Merchiston , inventor of logarithms ... University s Merchiston campus. John Napier of Ruskie Rusky , the 3rd Laird of Merchiston was killed ... . Image John Napier.jpg thumb John Napier, 8th Laird of Merchiston, inventor of logarithms . Napiers John Napier John Napier, 8th Laird of Merchiston inventor of logarithms Robert Napier judge .... The original arms of Napier as seen in the picture of John Napier on this page were Argent, a saltire ... name Clan Napier chiefs crest A dexter cubit arm, the hand grasping a crescent argent chiefs motto Sans Tache chiefs slogan district Central Belt origins Scotland gaelic names image arms Lord Napier arms.svg plant badge pipe music chiefs name Francis Napier, 15th Lord Napier The Rt. Hon. Francis David Charles Napier chiefs title The 15th Lord Napier & 6th Baron Ettrick chiefs gaelic title seat historic seat Merchiston Castle Clan Napier is a Scottish clan originally from lands around Loch Lomond ... of the clan There is some debate about the origin of the name Napier surname Napier . One theory ... Napiers must have been naperers from England or France. The other theory is that the name Napier is a derivative spelling of Nae Peer. In 1625, Archibald Napier, 1st Lord Napier Sir Archibald Napier of Merchiston , the first Lord Napier , presented an affidavit to the College of Heralds, in which he described this origin of the name Napier, as having been bestowed by the king probably Alexander ... of his honour to change his name from Lenox to Napier, and gave him the lands of Gosford ... evidencies and testimonies wherein we are called Lenox alias Napier. ref name clan Napier web page cite ... of Merchiston, Alexander Napier, obtained a charter to the lands of Merchiston in 1436. The Napiers ...   more details



  1. Napier-Railton

    Image Napier Railton at Brooklands.jpg left thumb The Napier Railton, before a test run at Brooklands Museum, Weybridge. The Napier Railton is an aero engined race car built in 1933, designed by Reid Railton to a commission by John Cobb motorist John Cobb , and built by Thomson & Taylor . It was driven by Cobb, mainly at Brooklands race track where it holds the all time lap record convert 143.44 mi h km h abbr on which was set in 1935 and now stands in perpetuity since the track fell into disuse during the Second World War. Between 1933 and 1937 the Napier Railton broke 47 World speed records at Brooklands, Montlh ry and Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah. ref name Marriott Library, Napier Railton cite web title Bonneville Salt Flats Motorsports multimedia exhibit url http www.lib.utah.edu spc photo bonn bonn.htm publisher http www.lib.utah.edu Marriott Library, University of Utah photo of the Napier Railton at Bonneville ref The car is powered by a naturally aspirated Napier Lion , a W12 engine ... has rear wheel braking only. ref name Profile, Napier Railton Profile, Napier Railton Profile publications, Napier Railton ref Postwar owners include Patrick Lindsay and Victor Gauntlett but it was purchased ... meeting every September. gallery Image Napier railton front side.jpg The Napier Railton at Brooklands Image 6d388565.jpg The Napier Railton at Brooklands Image Napier rear nearside.jpg The Napier Railton at Brooklands Image Napier Railton cockpit.jpg Cockpit Dash Image Napier Railton Engine Bay.jpg The Napier Lion engine Image Napier Railton Brooklands Museum.JPG The Napier Railton at Brooklands ... Brooklands Museum cite web title Gallery of period photos of the Napier Railton ... Brooklands photo archive Further reading cite book title The 1933 24 litre Napier Railton first William ... ref Profile, Napier Railton reflist Category Vehicles designed by Reid Railton Category Vehicles powered by Napier Lion engines Category Racing cars autoracing stub fr Napier Railton ...   more details



  1. Napier Lion

    page content for recommended layout. Infobox Aircraft Begin name Lion image Image Napier Lion II.jpg caption Napier Lion II at Canada Aviation Museum Infobox Aircraft Engine type Piston Aircraft engine aero engine manufacturer Napier & Son first run avyear 1917 major applications Handley Page Hyderabad br Vickers Vernon The Napier Lion was a 12 cylinder W engine broad arrow configuration aircraft engine built by Napier & Son starting in 1917, and ending in the 1930s. A number of advanced features ..., in aircraft, boats, and cars. Design and development Early in in the First World War Napier were contracted ... proved to be rather unreliable, and in 1916 Napier decided to design their own instead. Reasoning that the key design criteria were high power, light weight, and low frontal area, the engine was laid ... construction used on almost all other designs. Image Napier Lion cambox.jpg thumb left Cutaway view ... the Lion was ubiquitous, and Napier manufactured little else. They stopped making cars in 1925, and little ... 160 different types of aircraft. Image Napier Railton Engine Bay.jpg thumb right The Napier Lion installed in the Napier Railton car. In engine tuning highly tuned racing versions the engine could reach ... record breaking vehicles record breakers including over 250 mph 400 km h in 1932 and John Cobb motorist John Cobb s 394 mph Railton Mobil Special in 1947 a record that came well after the Lion ... the broad arrow layout, Napier started on the design of two new engines using the even more compact H engine layout. The 16 cylinder Napier Rapier Rapier produced 400  hp 300 kW , the 24 cylinder Napier Dagger Dagger delivered just under 1,000  hp 750 kW . However these were both smaller than contemporary designs from other companies, and Napier had to start afresh with a new sleeve valve design, which eventually matured into the superb Napier Sabre Sabre . Variants class wikitable Lion models ref Vessey 1997 ref ref name Flight, 27 June 1958, Napier Lion cite journal journal Flight magazine ...   more details



  1. Mellis Napier

    File MellisNapierB11109.jpg right 200px Sir Thomas John Mellis Napier KCMG 24 October 1882 &ndash 22 March 1976 was a judge of the Supreme Court of South Australia between 28 February 1924 and 28 February 1967, and Chief Justice of South Australia from 25 February 1942 until 28 February 1967. Honours Order of St Michael and St George The Napier Mountains were named by Sir Douglas Mawson after the Hon. Sir John Mellis Napier. A subsidiary of the Enderby Land Coast Ranges , The Napier Mountains were first charted in January 1930 by the British Australian New Zealand Antarctic Research Expedition BANZARE under Mawson. This mountain range was first visited by an ANARE party in 1960. Members of this party included Syd Kirkby and Terence James Elkins . The highest in the Napier Mountains is Mount Elkins , at about 2,300 meters above sea level. References P. A. Howell, http www.adb.online.anu.edu.au biogs A150533b.htm Napier, Sir Thomas John Mellis 1882 1976 , Australian Dictionary of Biography , Volume 15, Melbourne University Press , 2000, pp 461 463. Refimprove date February 2007 See also Judiciary of Australia start box s legal succession box title Supreme Court of South Australia Chief Justice of the br Supreme Court of South Australia before George John Robert Murray George Murray after John Jefferson Bray John Bray years 25 February 1942 28 February 1967 end box Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Napier, Mellis ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH 24 October 1882 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH 22 March 1976 PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Napier, Mellis Category 1882 births Category 1976 deaths Category Chief Justices of South Australia Category Australian knights Category Jubilee 150 Walkway Category Knights Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George Category People from Adelaide Australia law bio stub ...   more details



  1. Napier Scorpion

    infobox rocket engine name Scorpion country of origin United Kingdom manufacturer Napier & Son Napier purpose aircraft booster type liquid fuel kerosene oxidiser hydrogen peroxide manufacturer Napier & Son Napier thrust 4,000 lbf 17.8 kN The Napier Scorpion was a British liquid fuelled rocket engine developed and manufactured by Napier & Son Napier . It used Bristol Siddeley Gamma Advantages of kerosene peroxide engines hydrogen peroxide kerosene propellant chemistry. ref name Skomer cite web title United Kingdom Aerospace and Weapons Projects Rocket Engines url http www.skomer.u net.com projects rocketengine.htm publisher Skomer ref Scorpion The first Scorpion NSc.1 was successfully flight tested in a Canberra. ref name Flight, 27 June 1958, Scorpion cite journal journal Flight magazine Flight title Scorpion chapter Napier aero engines url http www.flightglobal.com pdfarchive view 1958 1958 20 200882.html format PDF date 27 June 1958 pages ref Flight, 27 June 1958, Scorpion ref Double Scorpion infobox rocket engine name Double Scorpion image Double Scorpion, RAF Museum London.jpg caption Double Scorpion, RAF Museum London manufacturer Napier & Son Napier predecessor Napier Scorpion ... engine name Triple Scorpion predecessor Napier Double Scorpion purpose aircraft booster type liquid ... lbf 53.4 kN From 1956 the Double Scorpion NScD.1 ref name Flight, 30 August 1957, Napier Double Scorpion cite journal journal Flight magazine Flight title Napier Double Scorpion chapter Britain s Rocket ... 30 August 1957 pages 338 ref Flight, 30 August 1957, Napier Double Scorpion ref was fitted experimentally to two English Electric Canberra Canberra light bomber s, to improve high altitude performance. ref name Flight, 27 June 1958, Scorpion ref name Napier Powered cite book title Napier Powered ... of convert 70300 ft m 0 was set by Canberra WK163 on 28 August 1957. ref cite journal title Napier ... Category Napier aircraft engines Scorpion Category Aircraft rocket engines rocketry stub engine ...   more details



  1. James Napier

    James Napier may refer to James Napier chemist 1810 1884 , Scottish chemist and antiquarian James Napier actor born 1982 , New Zealand actor James Robert Napier 1821 1879 , Scottish engineer, inventor of Napier s diagram Jim Napier born 1938 , baseball catcher and manager hndis Napier, James ...   more details



  1. Wilfrid Napier

    Infobox Christian leader type Cardinal honorific prefix small His Eminence small br name Wilfrid Napier ... July 1970 ordinated by John Evangelist McBride consecration 28 February 1981 consecrated by Denis Hurley ... Diocese of Kokstad Bishop of Kokstad 1980 1992 Personal details birth name Wilfrid Fox Napier ... Other other Wilfrid Fox Napier , Franciscan OFM born 1941 is a South Africa n cardinal Catholicism ... . infobox cardinal styles cardinal name Wilfrid Fox Napier dipstyle His Eminence offstyle Your Eminence See Durban Biography Napier, a Coloured South African, was born on March 8, 1941 in Swartberg , South ... translated means Peace and goodwill . Cardinal Napier is a Member of the Episcopal Board of the International Commission on English in the Liturgy ICEL . Napier was proclaimed a Cardinal Priest of the Church ... Joseph Ratzinger. On 21 March 2012, Cardinal Napier was appointed a Member of the Pontifical Council ... 2F28953.php 3Findex 3D28953 26lang 3Den ref Views Condoms and HIV In January, 2005, Cardinal Napier ... News Medilinks Africa Bot generated title ref Holy See and African churches Cardinal Napier has ... External links http iafrica.com news sa 984386.htm An article discussing Cardinal Napier s sentiments ...?ref 178 Wilfrid Napier bio http www.popes and papacy.com popes and the papacy 2008 12 next pope my papabili list for 2009.html Wilfrid Napier Fox as a papabili to be the next pope after Pope Benedict XVI Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Napier, Wilfrid Fox ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT ... of South Africa DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Napier, Wilfrid Fox Category South African ... Living people Category Cardinals created by Pope John Paul II Category Alumni of University College Galway de Wilfrid Fox Napier es Wilfrid Fox Napier fr Wilfrid Fox Napier it Wilfrid Fox Napier la Vilfridus Fox Napier nl Wilfrid Fox Napier no Wilfrid Fox Napier pl Wilfrid Fox Napier pt Wilfrid Fox Napier ru , sl Wilfrid Fox Napier ...   more details




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