RobertGrant 17 June 1814 24 October 1892 was a Scotland Scottish astronomer . Overcoming health problems and financial difficulties, he published in 1852 the complete text of his book The History of Physical Astronomy from the Earliest Ages to the Middle of the Nineteenth Century . The work immediately took a leading place in astronomical literature and won for Grant the 1856 Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society . In 1859 he became John Pringle Nichol s successor as professor in astronomy in the University of Glasgow . He contributed various astronomical papers to scientific journals but his main work consisted in determining the positions of a large number of stars with the Ertel ref group note Ertel Traugott Lebrecht Ertel Fribourg 1778 Munich 1858 built mathematical instruments at the Mathematical Mechanical Institute of Munich. ref Meridian circle transit circle of Glasgow Observatory . The results of his work, extending over 21 years, are contained in the Glasgow Catalogue of 6415 Stars , published in 1883. A few weeks after his death in 1892, there was publication of the Second Glasgow Catalogue of 2156 Stars . ref cite EB1911 wstitle Grant, Robert ref Notes references group note References Reflist Bibliography cite book author Paola Presciuttini title Extract from The instrumentation in the history of the Astronomical Observatory of Brera published by Milan University url http www.sullacrestadellonda.it strumenti strumenti astro ertel en.htm year 1989 publisher ... Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society UK astronomer stub pt RobertGrant sv RobertGrant ... RobertGrant from gen.deltanz.net RobertGrant s autobiographical notes for his nephew http gen.deltanz.net rgrant r grant2.htm Dr. RobertGrant from gen.deltanz.net Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Grant, Robert ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION Scottish astronomer DATE OF BIRTH 17 June 1814 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH 24 October 1892 PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Grant, Robert ... more details
RobertGrant may refer to Ramesvara Swami , born RobertGrant, ISKCON member RobertGrantastronomer , 1814 1892 , was a Scottish astronomer. RobertGrant British Columbia politician 1854 19?? , lumberman and politician in British Columbia, Canada RobertGrant Christian leader born 1936 , radio personality, pastor RobertGrant footballer born 1990 , footballer for Scunthorpe United RobertGrant novelist 1852 1940 , American novelist and Boston judge RobertGrant Kansas politician Kansas politician Sir RobertGrant MP 1779 1838 , British politician and lawyer, hymn writer and essayist RobertGrant VC 1837 1874 , Victoria Cross recipient Robert A. Grant 1905 1998 , U.S. Representative from Indiana Robert Edmond Grant 1793 1874 , British zoologist, held Chair of Comparative Anatomy at University College London Geoffroyan evolutionist Robert Henry Grant 1860 1930 , politician from Ontario, Canada Robert J. Grant , Director of the U.S. Mint Robert Mills Grant 1926 2012 , State representative from Platte County, Wyoming Platte County , Wyoming ref cite web url http legisweb.state.wy.us LegislatorSummary LegDetail.aspx?Source H&LegID 673 title Legislator Information Bob M. Grant publisher legisweb.state.wy.us accessdae March 11, 2012 ref Robert Patterson Grant 1814 1892 , Scottish born merchant and political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada Robert McQueen Grant , US economic strategist Rob Grant , British comedy writer and television producer References reflist See also Bob Grant disambiguation hndis name Grant, Robert Category Article Feedback 5 de RobertGrant fr RobertGrant nl RobertGrant no RobertGrant sh RobertGrant ... more details
Robert Allen Grant July 31, 1905 March 2, 1998 was a United States House of Representatives U.S. Representative from Indiana , and later a United States federal judge . Born near Bourbon, Indiana , Grant moved to Hamlet, Indiana , in 1912 and to South Bend, Indiana , in 1922. He attended the public schools and received an Bachelor of Arts A.B. , cum laude , from the University of Notre Dame in 1928, and a Juris Doctor J.D. , also cum laude , from Notre Dame Law School in 1930. He was Admission to the bar in the United States admitted to the bar in 1930 and commenced practice in South Bend. He married Margaret A. McLaren on September 17, 1933. He was a deputy prosecuting attorney of St. Joseph County, Indiana , in 1935 and 1936, returning to private practice until 1938. Grant was elected as a Republican Party United States Republican to the 76th United States Congress Seventy sixth and to the four succeeding Congresses January 3, 1939 January 3, 1949 . He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection to the 81st United States Congress Eighty first Congress in 1948, and resumed the practice of law in South Bend. On August 21, 1957, Grant was nominated by President Dwight D. Eisenhower ..., 1992, the divisional courthouse for South Bend was rededicated as the Robert A. Grant Federal Building and United States Courthouse . Grant continued to serve in senior status until his death in 1998, in Sarasota, Florida . ref Robert Allen Grant, South Bend Tribune March 5, 1998 . ref References reflist CongBio G000384 FJC Bio 900 Bioguide Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata Persondata NAME Grant, Robert Allen ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION United States federal judge DATE OF BIRTH July 31 ... DEFAULTSORT Grant, Robert Allen Category 1905 births Category 1998 deaths Category Members of the United ... Robert A. Grant ... Parkinson . Grant was confirmed by the United States Senate on August 22, 1957, and received his commission ... more details
Other people2 Robert McMillan disambiguation Robert S. McMillan is an astronomer at the University of Arizona , and heads the Spacewatch project, which studies minor planet s. He has made various discoveries, including notably 20000 Varuna . ref http www.lpl.arizona.edu faculty mcmillan.html Dr. Robert S. McMillan bio at Lunar and Planetary Lab University of Arizona ref On October 19, 2008 he discovered a short periodic comet 208P McMillan . ref http jcometobs.web.fc2.com K. Kinoshita. Comets discovered and recovered in 2008 ref In 1977 McMillan received his Ph.D. from the University of Texas at Austin . Footnotes reflist Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Macmillan, Robert S. ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Macmillan, Robert S. Category American astronomers Category Comet discoverers Category Planetary scientists Category University of Texas at Austin alumni Category University of Arizona faculty Category Discoverers of trans Neptunian objects Category Living people US astronomer stub de Robert S. McMillan es Robert S. McMillan eo Robert S. McMillan fr Robert S. McMillan ja pl Robert McMillan sl Robert S. McMillan sv Robert S. McMillan uk . ... more details
Robert Blair 1748 1828 was a Scotland Scottish astronomer . Robert Blair was the first Regius Professor of Astronomy at the University of Edinburgh 1785 . He invented the aplanatic lens optics lens and also coined this term. This was a significant step in reducing the aberration in optical systems . He also experimented with hollow lenses, holding different solutions. References Jean Eisenstaedt, Light and relativity, a previously Unknown Eighteenth Century Manuscript by Robert Blair 1748 1828 , Annals of Science, 62 347 376 2005 . Jean Eisenstaedt, Avant Einstein Relativit , lumi re, gravitation, Paris, Seuil 2005 . External links http www.virtualscotland.co.uk scotland articles famous scots robert blair.htm Robert Blair a short biography Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Blair, Robert ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH 1748 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH 1828 PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Blair, Robert Category 1748 births Category 1828 deaths Category Scottish astronomers Category Academics of the University of Edinburgh Category Scottish inventors Category People from East Lothian Category Scottish surgeons Scotland scientist stub UK astronomer stub de Robert Blair Astronom ... more details
Infobox scientist name Robert Kraft image Kraft & Suntzeff 2005.jpg image size 180px caption birth date birth place death date death place residence citizenship nationality Image Flag of the United States.svg 20px United States ethnicity field work institutions alma mater University of Washington , University of California at Berkeley doctoral advisor George Herbig doctoral students known for author abbrev bot author abbrev zoo influences influenced prizes religion footnotes signature Robert Paul Bob Kraft born June 16, 1927 is an United States American astronomer . He has done pioneering work on Cepheid variable s, nova e, and the chemical element chemical evolution of the Milky Way . Kraft served as director of the Lick Observatory 1981&ndash 1991 , president of the American Astronomical Society 1974&ndash 1976 , and president of the International Astronomical Union 1997&ndash 2000 . Honors Awards Helen B. Warner Prize for Astronomy 1962 Henry Norris Russell Lectureship 1995 Bruce Medal 2005 ref cite web url http www.phys astro.sonoma.edu BruceMedalists Kraft index.html title The Bruce Medalists Robert P. Kraft accessdate 2010 02 01 ref Named after him Asteroid 3712 Kraft References references External links wikiquote Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Kraft, Robert ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH June 16, 1927 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Kraft, Robert Category 1927 births Category Members of the United States National Academy of Sciences Category Living people Category American astronomers US astronomer stub de Robert Paul Kraft fr Robert Paul Kraft it Robert Kraft ja ... more details
For the American astronomer, see Robert Woodrow Wilson Sir Robert Wilson 16 April 1927 2 September 2002 CBE , Royal Society FRS ref cite doi 10.1098 rsbm.2004.0024 ref , was the son of a Durham miner. He studied physics at University of Durham King s College, Durham and obtained his PhD in University of Edinburgh Edinburgh , where he worked at the Royal Observatory, Edinburgh Royal Observatory on stellar spectra . He was an astronomer , who fully embraced the opportunities provided by the space age and he was one of the pioneers who laid the groundwork for the development of the Great Observatories program Great Space Observatories , such as the Hubble Space Telescope . ref cite news url http www.independent.co.uk news obituaries sir robert wilson 643586.html title Sir Robert Wilson Obituaries, News The Independent format work accessdate 2011 07 27 location London date 24 September 2002 ref In 1959 Wilson joined the Plasma Spectroscopy Group at Harwell Laboratory Harwell where he was responsible for measuring the temperature in the Z pinch Zeta experiment, confirming that it had not been hot enough to have produced thermonuclear fusion . As head of the Plasma Spectroscopy Group at Culham , he led a programme of rocket observations of Electromagnetic spectrum ultraviolet spectra of the sun and star s. By placing telescopes on rockets and satellite s it was possible to avoid the absorption of the ultraviolet light by the Earth s atmosphere and gain a great deal of information about the hot plasmas especially in the Sun s chromosphere and corona . Wilson then became involved in the ESRO ... see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Wilson, Robert ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION British astronomer ... Satellite Ed Y.Kondo 1987,1989 ISBN 90 277 2380 X A. Dalgarno, Sir Robert Wilson , Biographical ... I. Howarth & A. Willis Sir Robert Wilson 1927 2002 Astr. & Geophys. Vol 44 1 Page 1.34, Feb 2003 ... Wilson, Robert Category 1927 births Category 2002 deaths Category People from Durham, County Durham ... more details
together with Gregg Thompson astronomer Gregg Thompson years 1985 after Jean Meeus end box Persondata NAME Evans, Robert ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION Minister and amateur astronomer ...Robert Owen Evans born 1937 is a minister Christianity minister of the Uniting Church in Australia and an amateur astronomer who holds the all time record for visual discoveries of supernova e 42 . ref cite web url http www.wesleymission.org.au christian life television Rise and Shine Archives 2010 May.asp title Wesley Mission Rise and Shine Archives May 2010 accessdate 2011 02 25 ref ref name The Age 10 Jan 2009 cite news url http www.theage.com.au national sky the limit on galaxy quest 20090109 7dp0.html?skin text only title The Age.com.au 10 January 2009 accessdate 2011 02 25 location Melbourne first Bridie last Smith ref Evans was born in Sydney, Australia . He graduated from the University ... Thompson astronomer Gregg Thompson , the Amateur Achievement Award of the Astronomical Society ... around the sky, and 120 galaxies an hour in Virgo constellation Virgo . ref Interview of Robert Evans .... Books by Robert Evans Evans, Robert 1993 . An Evangelical World View Philosophy Evans, Robert Compiled ... New Guinea Evans, Robert & McKenzie, Roy 1999 . Evangelical Revivals in New Zealand Evans, Robert 2000, 2007 . Early Evangelical Revivals in Australia 2nd Ed. Evans, Robert 2005 . Evangelism and Revivals in Australia, 1880 to 1914 First volume Evans, Robert 2005 . Fire From Heaven A Description ... Deceptions Evans, Robert 2007 . Emilia Baeyertz Evangelist Her Career in Australia and Great Britain ... Interview with Robert Evans http revivals.arkangles.com astronomy.php Astronomy, Supernovae, Science and Religion articles by Robert Evans Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata start box s ach ..., Robert Category Australian astronomers Category Recipients of the Medal of the Order of Australia ... Living people de Robert Evans Astronom fr Robert Evans astronome it Robert Owen Evans pl Robert Evans ... more details
August 30, 1995 39645 Davelharris August 31, 1995 Robert Weber 1926 2008 ref name jpl Cite web ... accessdate 2009 11 06 ref was an United States American astronomer who ran the precursor to the LINEAR ... of earlier work in solid state physics. Asteroids & Minor Planets Discovered by Robert Weber and his .... Publications by Robert Weber Confirmation of the following publications can be found at the following .... Science Doctorate. 1961 Robert Weber & P.E. Tannenwald, Exchange Integral in Cobalt from Spin Wave Resonance. The Physical Review 121 3 715. 1963 Tannenwald, P. E. & Robert Weber, Second Order ... A1487 A1492. 1965 Tannenwald, P. E. & Robert Weber, Long Range Exchange Interactions from Spin Wave Resonance. The Physical Review 140 2A A498 A506. 1966 Robert Weber & P.E. Tannenwald, Temperature Variation ... 37 7 955 956. 1969 Robert Weber &. M. H. S., Nuclear Linewidth Measurements of 55Mn In Antiferromagnetic CsMnF3 and RbMnF3. Solid State Communications 7 619 622. 1968 Tannenwald, P. E. & Robert ... 39 2 Part I 491. 1968 Spin Wave Resonance. IEEE Transactions on Magnetics Mag 4 1 28 31. 1970 Robert ... Robert Weber & T.H. Brooks. The limits of detectability of a low light level point source sensor ..., MIT. 1992 The Transportable Optical System TOS A Comprehensive Overview, MIT. Robert Weber should not be confused with the Technical University of Vienna s Robert Weber, or the U.S. Court of International Trade s Robert Weber. References Reflist Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Weber, Robert ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION American astronomer DATE OF BIRTH 1926 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH 2008 PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Weber, Robert Category 1926 births Category ... it Robert Weber pl Robert Weber astronom ... more details
1952 5 Persondata NAME Aitken, RobertGrant ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION Astronomer DATE OF BIRTH ...Infobox scientist name RobertGrant Aitken image Robertgrantaitken.jpg 300px caption RobertGrant Aitken 1864 1951 birth date birth date 1864 12 31 mf y birth place Jackson, California Jackson , California death date death date and age 1951 10 29 1864 12 31 mf y death place Berkeley, California Berkeley , California residence Image Flag of the United States.svg 20px USA nationality Image Flag of the United States.svg 20px USA American field Astronomy work institution University of California alma mater doctoral advisor doctoral students known for prizes religion footnotes RobertGrant Aitken December 31, 1864 &ndash October 29, 1951 was an American astronomer . ref name Daintith, Biog Sci Biography ... last Daintith first John title Aitken, RobertGrant encyclopedia Biographical Encyclopedia ... ref ref name pasp64 376 5 citation last1 Jeffers first1 Hamilton M. title RobertGrant Aitken ... 29, 1951 PLACE OF DEATH Berkeley, California Berkeley , California DEFAULTSORT Aitken, RobertGrant ... Recipients of the Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society da RobertGrant Aitken de RobertGrant Aitken es RobertGrant Aitken fr RobertGrant Aitken it RobertGrant Aitken lb RobertGrant Aitken nl RobertGrant Aitken ja pl RobertGrant Aitken pt RobertGrant Aitken ru , sk RobertGrant Aitken sl RobertGrant Aitken sv RobertGrant Aitken tr RobertGrant Aitken uk ... arts school. ref name pasp64 376 5 He was offered an assistant astronomer position at Lick Observatory ... pasp64 376 5 His grandson, Robert Baker Aitken , was a widely known Zen Buddhism Buddhist teacher and author. Honors Awards Lalande Prize of the French Academy 1906, with William Hussey astronomer William ... Director http photos.aip.org quickSearch.jsp?qsearch Robert Aitken&group 10&Submit GO Additional ... more details
Use dmy dates date April 2012 Use British English date April 2012 William Robert Ogilvie Grant 25 March 1863 26 July 1924 was a Scotland Scottish ornithologist . Career Ogilvie Grant was educated at Cargilfield and Fettes College , Edinburgh , where he studied zoology and anatomy . In 1882 he became an Assistant at the Natural History Museum . He studied ichthyology under Albert C. L. G. G nther , and in 1885 he was put in temporary charge of the Ornithological Section during Richard Bowdler Sharpe s visit to India . He remained in that department, eventually becoming Curator of Birds from 1909 to 1918. He also succeeded Bowdler Sharpe as editor of the Bulletin of the British Ornithologists Club , a post he held from 1904 1914. Ogilvie Grant made many collecting trips, especially to Socotra and the Madeira and Canary islands . References Mullens and Swann A Bibliography of British Ornithology Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Ogilvie Grant, William Robert ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH 25 March 1863 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH 26 July 1924 PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Ogilvie Grant, William Robert Category 1863 births Category 1924 deaths Category Scottish ornithologists Category Employees of the Natural History Museum UK ornithologist stub Scotland scientist stub de William Robert Ogilvie Grant fr William Robert Ogilvie Grant it William Robert Ogilvie Grant nl William Robert Ogilvie Grant pt William Robert Ogilvie Grant ru , fi William Robert Ogilvie Grant ... more details
Unreferenced date January 2007 The Orchid is a 1905 novel by American writer RobertGrant novelist RobertGrant . Plot introduction A headstrong young woman marries for money and divorces for love. She then sells her infant daughter back to her former husband to secure a two million dollar fortune. DEFAULTSORT Orchid, The Category 1905 novels Category 20th century American novels 1900s novel stub ... more details
Robert J. Grant 1862 &ndash November 24, 1950 ref http books.google.com books?id voMYAAAAIAAJ&q Robert J. Grant us mint born&dq Robert J. Grant us mint born&hl en&ei dfGoTavLKYvWtQOd9LD6DA&sa X&oi book result&ct result&resnum 2&ved 0CD0Q6AEwAQ ref was Director of the United States Mint from 1923 to 1933. Grant was born in Nova Scotia . Before becoming Director of the U.S. Mint, Grant was the Superintendent of the Denver Mint . In 1923, President of the United States Calvin Coolidge nominated Grant to be Director of the United States Mint and Grant subsequently held this office from November 1923 to May 1933. ref http www.usmint.gov about the mint ?action past directors List of Directors from the U.S. Mint ref Upon leaving the U.S. Mint, Grant sailed to Shanghai to become mint adviser to the Chinese Nationalist government. ref http www.time.com time magazine article 0,9171,745442,00.html The Cabinet Mint Lady , Time , May 8, 1933 ref References references s start s gov s bef before Frank Edgar Scobey s ttl title Director of the United States Mint years November 1923 May 1933 s aft after Nellie Tayloe Ross s end USMintDirectors Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Grant, Robert J. ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH 1862 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH November 24, 1950 PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Grant, Robert J. Category Directors of the United States Mint Category 1862 births Category 1950 deaths Category People from Nova Scotia US gov bio stub ... more details
Image SirRobertGrant.jpg thumb right 200px Sir RobertGrant. Sir RobertGrant Royal Guelphic Order GCH 1779 1838 was a British lawyer and politician. He was born in India , the son of Charles Grant British East India Company Charles Grant , chairman of the Directors of the Honourable East India Company , and younger brother of Charles Grant, 1st Baron Glenelg Charles Grant, later Lord Glenelg . Returning ..., Cambridge , in 1795. In 1801 Charles was fourth wrangler and senior Chancellor s medallist Robert was third wrangler and second Chancellor s medallist. ref Venn id GRNT795R name Grant, Robert ref It was a singular ... Norwich , and in 1832 for Finsbury UK Parliament constituency Finsbury . RobertGrant was a strenuous ... Century, Electric Scotland Hansard contribs mr robertgrantRobertGrant NRA P11895 start ... Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Grant, Robert ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH 1779 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH 1838 PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Grant, Robert Category ... births Category 1838 deaths Category Christian hymnwriters de RobertGrant Politiker no RobertGrant ... year. The senior wrangler was Henry Martyn , afterwards the famous missionary. Robert was called ... years after Grant s death. In 1832 he became Judge Advocate General United Kingdom Judge Advocate ... in 1838. In his younger days Sir Robert published an essay on the trade and government of India ... 104. Sir Robert married Margaret, only daughter of Sir David Davidson of Cantray, with issue two sons and two daughters, namely, Sir Charles Grant, K.C.S.I, formerly a Member of Council in India Colonel RobertGrant, R.E., Deputy Adjutant General Sibylla Sophia, married to Granville Ryder, Esq., and Constance Charemile, who died in childhood. The Oldest Medical College in Mumbai , India Grant Medical College is named after Sir RobertGrant. Grant Road and Grant Road Station in Mumbai Bombay are named after Governor Grant. Ten years after his death, Margaret married Josceline William Percy, eldest ... more details
Infobox cricketer biography playername image country England international fullname Robert John Grant nickname living true partialdates dayofbirth 28 monthofbirth 7 yearofbirth 1965 placeofbirth Leamington Spa , Warwickshire countryofbirth England dayofdeath monthofdeath yearofdeath placeofdeath countryofdeath heightft heightinch batting Right handed bowling Right arm Seam bowling medium role family club1 Staffordshire County Cricket Club Staffordshire year1 1989&ndash 1990 clubnumber1 deliveries balls columns 1 column1 List A cricket List A matches1 2 runs1 0 bat avg1 &ndash 100s 50s1 &ndash &ndash ... ci content player 13843.html Cricinfo Robert John Grant born 28 July 1965 is a former English people English cricket er. Grant was a right handed batsman cricket batsman who bowled right arm Seam bowling medium pace . He was born in Leamington Spa , Warwickshire . Grant made his debut ... by RobertGrant publisher CricketArchive accessdate 19 June 2011 ref while having made a single ... Matches.html title Minor Counties Championship Matches played by RobertGrant publisher CricketArchive ... played by RobertGrant date CricketArchive accessdate 19 June 2011 ref In his two List A matches, Grant did not score any runs ref cite web url http www.cricketarchive.com Archive Players 34 34623 a Batting by Team.html title List A Batting and Fielding For Each Team by RobertGrant publisher ... For Each Team by RobertGrant publisher CricketArchive accessdate 19 June 2011 ref References reflist External links http www.espncricinfo.com ci content player 13843.html RobertGrant at ESPNcricinfo http www.cricketarchive.com Archive Players 34 34623 34623.html RobertGrant at CricketArchive Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Grant, Robert ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION ... OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Grant, Robert Category 1965 births Category Living people Category ... County Cricket Club Cheshire . Grant played Minor counties of English and Welsh cricket Minor counties ... more details
Image RobertPattersonGrant23.jpg thumb right Robert Patterson Grant br Source Library and Archives Canada Robert Patterson Grant April 12, 1814 &ndash November 13, 1892 was a Scotland Scottish born merchant and political figure in Nova Scotia , Canada. He sat for Pictou division in the Senate of Canada from 1877 to 1892. ref name parl CanParlbio ID 4d80ce1f 4659 4e70 90c8 7c4baf2ef308 ref He was born in Inverness , the son of Lewis Grant, and educated at the Inverness Royal Academy. Grant came to Canada in 1833, moving to Nova Scotia in 1835. In 1840, he married Annie Carmichael. Grant was president of the Pictou Bank. He represented the East Region of Pictou County in the Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia from 1859 to 1863 as a Liberal Party of Nova Scotia Liberal . ref http www.canadiana.org ECO mtq?doc 32961 The Canadian parliamentary companion, 1891 , AJ Gemmill ref Grant died in office at the age of 78. ref name parl References reflist Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Grant, Robert Patterson ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION Canadian politician DATE OF BIRTH April 12, 1814 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH November 13, 1892 PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Grant, Robert Patterson Category Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Nova Scotia Category Liberal Party of Canada MPs Category Nova Scotia Liberal Party MLAs Category 1814 births Category 1892 deaths Category People educated at Inverness Royal Academy Category Scottish merchants Category Scottish emigrants to pre Confederation Nova Scotia Category People from Inverness Liberal NovaScotia MLA stub ... more details
File Robert Grant72.jpg right thumb 280px center Grant in 1852 aged 59 Robert Edmond Grant Doctor of Medicine ... of Edinburgh . ref cite DNB wstitle Grant, Robert Edmond ref Darwin as disciple Grant was a stalwart ... grant.htm title Rocky Road RobertGrant accessdate 2007 08 25 work cite web url http www.ucl.ac.uk ... Rymer Jones s end Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata NAME Grant, Robert Edmond ALTERNATIVE ... DEFAULTSORT Grant, Robert Edmund Category 1793 births Category 1874 deaths Category Academics of University ... doctors Category Scottish zoologists de Robert Edmond Grant fr Robert Edmond Grant ko la Robertus Edmundus Grant nl RobertGrant bioloog pl Robert Edmond Grant pt Robert Edmond Grant fi Robert Edmond Grant ... Darwin , and his espousal of tienne Geoffroy Saint Hilaire Geoffroy s ideas on evolution . Grant held ... . Career Edinburgh and travel Having obtained his MD at Edinburgh in 1814, Grant gave up medical practice ..., a work which introduced the idea of evolution in poetical form. Grant travelled widely, visiting ... Baptiste Lamarck s. Grant studied marine life around the Firth of Forth , collecting specimens around ... living organism or unit of organic life . Following Geoffroy, Grant arranged life into a chain, or an escalator ... base. In 1824 Grant gave lectures on invertebrates, covering their comparative anatomy these were ... his second year of medical studies at Edinburgh University. Darwin became Grant s keenest student and assisted him with collecting specimens. During that winter and spring Grant published twenty ... reputation, with the papers being translated into French. Grant took Darwin as a guest to the Wernerian society which was held in Robert Jameson s room, with membership restricted to MDs there Darwin saw a demonstration by John James Audubon . On March 24, 1827 Grant announced to the society that Darwin ... to Grant s investigations into the unity of plan of animals which culminated with Grant s announcement ... more details
BLP sources date August 2011 Robert M. Grant is a professor and US economic strategy academic ref name UngsonWong2008 cite book last1 Ungson first1 Gerardo R. last2 Wong first2 Yim Yu title Global strategic management url http books.google.com books?id Mv7U69x9mcC&pg PA56 accessdate 26 August 2011 year 2008 publisher M.E. Sharpe isbn 9780765616883 pages 56 ref who challenged Michael Porter s views on the basis for competitive advantage. He suggested that competitive advantage was more frequently to be discovered in access to distinctive or unique internal resources, rather than a choice between the different forms of generic strategies externally. Grant is best known for his suggestion that insights into competitive positioning were more likely to come from understanding a company s resource base rather than from its generic strategies. He particularly focused on the extent to which organizations had non imitable resources. Grant s work has close links to Gary Hamel and Prahalad Coimbatore Krishnarao Prahalad in the form of Core competency core competencies . In many ways Grant s resources and Hamel and Prahalad s core competencies overlap to a considerable extent. His concepts have also been taken further by Bowman. Vague date December 2008 who the heck is Bowman ? Publications citation last first title The Resource Based Theory of Competitive Advantage journal Californian Management Review pages 114 135 volume 33 issue 3 year 1991 . How acquiring a unique set of resources is the key to competitive advantage. citation last first title Contemporary Strategy Analysis location London publisher Blackwell year 2007 isbn 1 4051 6309 7 . Grant, R. 1996. Prospering in dynamically competitive environments Organizational capability as knowledge integration. Organization Science References reflist Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Grant, Robert ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Grant, Robert ... more details
Infobox Officeholder honorific prefix name honorific suffix image imagesize office Member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario for Carleton Ontario electoral district Carleton predecessor Robert Herbert McElroy successor Adam Acres term start October 20, 1919 term end May 10, 1923 birth date birth date 1860 08 05 birth place Ottawa , Canada West death date death date and age 1930 11 26 1860 08 05 death place near Hazeldean, Ontario Hazeldean , Ontario nationality spouse party United Farmers of Ontario relations children residence alma mater occupation profession cabinet Minister of Education 1919 1923 committees portfolio religion signature website footnotes Robert Henry Grant August 5, 1860 &ndash November 26, 1930 was a Canada Canadian farmer and politician. Born in Ottawa , Grant was the United Farmers of Ontario Member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario for Carleton Ontario electoral district Carleton from 1919 to 1923. From 1919 to 1923, he was the Ministry of Education Ontario Minister of Education in the cabinet of Ernest Charles Drury . References DictCanbio ID 8168 http www.ontla.on.ca web members members all detail.do?locale en&ID 1227 Robert Henry Grant, MPP Parliamentary History Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Grant, Robert ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION Canadian politician DATE OF BIRTH August 5, 1860 PLACE OF BIRTH Ottawa , Canada West DATE OF DEATH November 26, 1930 PLACE OF DEATH near Hazeldean, Ontario Hazeldean , Ontario DEFAULTSORT Grant, Robert Category 1860 births Category 1930 deaths Category United Farmers of Ontario MLAs Ontario MPP stub ... more details
RobertGrant is a Democratic Party United States Democratic member of the Kansas House of Representatives , representing the 2nd district. He served his first term from 7 18 91 to 1994 and has currently served since 1997. Prior to becoming a representative, Grant served as mayor of Cherokee, Kansas Cherokee for 16 years. Long active in the community, he has been involved with the American Legion, West Mineral Eagles and Pittsburg BPOE Elks Lodge 412 and currently with Big Brothers Big Sisters and the Cherokee Gun Club. ref http www.ksdp.org node 5130 Kansas Democratic Party Rep. Bob Grant ref Grant has been married to his wife Lynn for 39 years. They have a daughter and two grandchildren. Committee membership Financial Institutions Ranking Member Commerce and Labor Federal and State Affairs Insurance Joint Committee on Special Claims Against the State Joint Committee on State Building Construction. Major Donors The top 5 donors to Grant s 2008 campaign came mostly from professional associations ref http www.followthemoney.org database StateGlance candidate.phtml?c 107992 Follow the Money 2008 Campaign Contributions ref 1. Midwest Minerals 1,000 2. Kansas National Education Assoc 1,000 3. Kansans for Lifesaving Cures 1,000 4. Kansas Optometric Assoc 800 5. Kansas Bankers Assoc 800 References references External links http www.kslegislature.org legsrv house getDistrictRep.do?district 2 Kansas Legislature RobertGrant http votesmart.org summary.php?can id 12575 Project Vote Smart profile http kansasvotes.org Legislator.aspx?ID 15525 Kansas Votes profile http www.statesurge.com members 1558 robertgrant kansas State Surge Legislative and voting track record Follow the Money campaign contributions http www.followthemoney.org database StateGlance candidate.phtml?c 32169 2000 , http ... Grant, Robert ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION American politician DATE OF BIRTH PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Grant, Robert Category Members of the Kansas House of Representatives ... more details
Infobox writer for more information see Template Infobox writer doc name RobertGrant image Robert Grant.jpg imagesize 190px caption birth date birth date 1852 1 24 birth place Boston , Massachusetts death date death date and age 1940 5 19 1852 1 24 death place Boston , Massachusetts nationality American RobertGrant January 24, 1852 May 19, 1940 was an United States American author and a jurist who participated in a review of the Sacco and Vanzetti trial a few weeks before their executions. Biography Grant was born into a wealthy family in Boston, Massachusetts on January 24, 1852. He attended Boston Latin School and graduated from Harvard University in 1873. At one point in his college career ... law. ref James D. Hart and Phillip W. Leininger, Grant, Robert in The Oxford Companion to American Literature Oxford University Press. 1995 ref At the same time as he pursued his writing, Grant was also ... from Harvard and Columbia. ref Frank Bergmann, RobertGrant Boston Twayne Publishers, 1982 , 125 ... of the Supreme Court William Howard Taft . ref Frank Bergmann, RobertGrant Boston Twayne Publishers, 1982 , 50, 125 31 ref ref RobertGrant, Fourscore An Autobiography Boston Houghton Mifflin Company ... 1892 Unleavened Bread 1900 The Undercurrent 1904 The Orchid RobertGrant novel The Orchid 1905 The Chippendales ... wikisource author RobertGrant gutenberg author id RobertGrant name RobertGrant Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata Persondata NAME Grant, Robert ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION Novelist, jurist ... May 19, 1940 PLACE OF DEATH Boston , Massachusetts , United States DEFAULTSORT Grant, Robert Category ... 1896 to 1921 as well. ref name NYTobit cite news title Ex Judge Grant, Boston Novelist obituary author ..., June 2, 1927 , accessed January 6, 2010 ref Some criticized Grant s appointment to the Committee ... Thayer . Judge Grant furnished the language that found a grave breach of judicial decorum . Later Grant ... in the The Atlantic Atlantic Monthly while appeals were still pending. Grant believed ... more details
BLP sources date September 2010 Like resume date April 2008 Dr. Robert G. Grant born 1936 is one of the early leaders of the Christian Right in United States America . He served as the chairman of Christian Voice USA Christian Voice and the American Freedom Coalition . ref name Diamond1989 cite book last Diamond first Sara title Spiritual warfare the politics of the Christian right url http books.google.com books?id AabywLOknbsC&pg PA78 accessdate 3 September 2010 year 1989 publisher South End Press isbn 9780896083615 page 78 ref Grant involved national conservative leaders including Gary Jarmin, Howard Phillips politician Howard Phillips , Terry Dolan US political figure Terry Dolan , and Richard Viguerie in his movement and made national headlines when Christian Voice backed candidates including Ronald Reagan , Steve Symms , Dan Quayle , and John East defeated entrenched incumbents in the United States Senate elections, 1978 1978 and United States Senate elections, 1980 1980 elections . After Grant ousted Phillips, Dolan, and Viguerie several years later, the trio went on to recruit Jerry Falwell to build a new Christian Right organization, the Moral Majority . Grant s movement was said to have played a significant role in the election of President Ronald Reagan in 1980 and dozens of imitators were founded including Concerned Women for America , American Coalition for Traditional Values , and the Christian Coalition of America Christian Coalition . Grant is an ordained Baptist minister. Grant appeared on 60 Minutes , Nightline US news program Nightline , CBS News CBS , NBC ... www.seekgod.ca cnp.gr.htm grant Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Grant, Robert ... DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Grant, Robert Category 1936 births Category Christian ... Religious Roundtable http www.seekgod.ca cnp.gr.htm grant Board of Governors Council for National Policy ... Award, Nation of Israel Grant has also at times served as a nationally syndicated radio talk show ... more details
Infobox military person name RobertGrant birth date 1837 death date 23 November 1874 aged 37 birth place Harrogate , Yorkshire death place Islington , London placeofburial Highgate Cemetery image image Victoria Cross Medal without Bar.png 125px caption nickname allegiance UK serviceyears rank Sergeant branch Image Flag of the British Army.svg 23px British Army commands unit 5th Regiment of Foot battles Indian Mutiny awards Victoria Cross laterwork Metropolitan Police officer RobertGrant Victoria Cross VC 1837 23 November 1874 was an England English recipient of the Victoria Cross , the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to United Kingdom British and Commonwealth of Nations Commonwealth forces. Military service Grant was approximately 20 years old, and a corporal subsequently promoted to sergeant in the 1st Battalion, 5th Regiment of Foot later The Northumberland Fusiliers , British Army during the Indian Mutiny when the following deed took place at Alumbagh for which he was awarded the VC. The citation was published in the London Gazette of 19 June 1860, ref name citation LondonGazette issue 22396 startpage 2316 date 19 June 1860 accessdate 2008 04 21 ref and initially Grant was incorrectly named as Ewart, which was corrected in a subsequent Gazette of 12 October 1860. ref LondonGazette issue 22434 startpage 3679 date 12 October 1860 accessdate 2008 04 21 ref The citation read Quote War Office, 19th June, 1860. THE Queen has been graciously pleased to signify Her intention to confer the Decoration of the Victoria ... against their several names viz. ... 1st Battalion, 5th Regiment. Serjeant RobertGrant . Date ... and VC medal N. London Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Grant, Robert ALTERNATIVE ... , Yorkshire DATE OF DEATH 23 November 1874 PLACE OF DEATH Islington , London DEFAULTSORT Grant, Robert ... catalogue cat 57.HTM Image of Fusilier Museum display with tinted photograph of Grant ... more details
RobertGrantGrant Ferris, Baron Harvington 30 December 1907 1 January 1997 was a United Kingdom British Conservative Party UK Conservative Party politician. He was educated at Douai School and served in the RAF during the War. He was Member of Parliament MP for St Pancras North UK Parliament constituency St Pancras North from 1937 to 1945, and for Nantwich UK Parliament constituency Nantwich from 1955 until his retirement at the February 1974 general election. He served as Chairman of Ways and Means and Deputy Speaker from 1970 to 1974. After his retirement, he was given a life peerage as Baron Harvington , of Nantwich in the County of Cheshire . References Rayment hc date March 2012 s start s par uk succession box title Member of Parliament for St Pancras North UK Parliament constituency St Pancras North years St Pancras North by election, 1937 1937 United Kingdom general election, 1945 1945 before Ian Fraser, Baron Fraser of Lonsdale Ian Fraser after George House British politician George House s new constituency s ttl title Member of Parliament for Nantwich UK Parliament constituency Nantwich years United Kingdom general election, 1955 1955 United Kingdom general election, February 1974 February 1974 s aft after John Cockcroft politician John Cockcroft s end Chairmen of Ways and Means Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Grant Ferris, Robert ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION British politician DATE OF BIRTH 30 December 1907 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH 1 January 1997 PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Grant Ferris, Robert Category 1907 births Category 1997 deaths Category Conservative Party UK MPs Category Conservative Party UK life peers Harvington Category Members of the United Kingdom Parliament for English constituencies Category UK MPs 1935 1945 Category UK MPs 1955 1959 Category UK MPs 1959 1964 Category UK MPs 1964 1966 Category UK MPs 1966 1970 Category UK MPs 1970 1974 Conservative UK MP 1900s stub ... more details
The Astronomer may refer to Vita Hludovici or the Limousin Astronomer , the anonymous author of the Vita Hludovici, a biography of Holy Roman Emperor Louis the Pious The Astronomer painting , an oil painting by the 17th century Dutch painter Johannes Vermeer disambig ... more details
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