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Alexander Wallace (British Army Officer)
Alexander Wallace may refer to: * Alexander Wallace (footballer) (1874–1899), English footballer * Alexander Wallace (priest) (1891–1982) * Alexander Doniphan Wallace (1905–1985), mathematician * Alexander Burns Wallace (1906–1974), Scottish plastic surgeon * Alexander S. Wallace (1810–1893), members of House of Representatives from South Carolina * Alexander Wallace (botanist) Alexander Wallace (1829 – 7 October 1899) was an English physician, botanist, and entomologist. Born in London, Wallace earned at Trinity College, Oxford an MA in 1858 and an MD in 1861. He played first-class cricket there for the university ... (1829–1899) See also * * Alexandra "Alex" Wallace * Alexander Wallis, American football player {{hndis, Wallace, Alexander ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexander Wallace (footballer)
Alexander James John Wallace (1874 – 1899) was an English professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper In many team sports which involve scoring goals, the goalkeeper (sometimes termed goaltender, netminder, GK, goalie or keeper) is a designated player charged with directly preventing the opposing team from scoring by blocking or intercepting o .... References 1874 births 1899 deaths Footballers from Sheffield English men's footballers Men's association football goalkeepers Attercliffe F.C. players Grimsby Town F.C. players English Football League players {{England-footy-goalkeeper-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexander Wallace (priest)
Alexander Ross Wallace (27 September 1891 – 26 August 1982) was an English priest, colonial administrator, and author. He was the Dean of Exeter in the Church of England from 1950 to 1960. Wallace was educated at Clifton and Corpus Christi College, Cambridge. He entered the Indian Civil Service in 1914 and when World War I came joined the 17th Cavalry. In 1922 he became a schoolmaster at Wellington College, Berkshire. From 1925 to 1930, he was Headmaster at Cargilfield School, Edinburgh . Further headships followed at Blundell's (1930–1933) and Sherborne (1934–1950) before his ordination in 1939. He was a Canon Residentiary at Salisbury Cathedral from 1942 to 1950 when he entered the Deanery.New Dean of Exeter The Times ''The Times'' is a British daily national newspaper based in London. It began in 1785 under the title ''The Daily Universal Register'', adopting its current name on 1 January 1788. ''The Times'' and its sister paper '' The Sunday Times'' (f .. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexander Doniphan Wallace
Alexander Doniphan Wallace (21 August 1905, in Hampton, Virginia, USA – 16 October 1985, in New Orleans, USA) was an American mathematician who introduced proximity spaces. Wallace received from the University of Virginia B.A. in 1935, M.A. in 1936 and Ph.D. in 1940. He was an instructor at Princeton University in 1940–1941 and became an assistant professor in mathematics at the University of Pennsylvania in 1941 and remained there until 1947. He was a professor and chair of the mathematics department at Tulane University in 1947–1963. From 1963 until his retirement in 1973 he was a mathematics professor at the University of Florida. His doctoral students include Chung Tao Yang Chung Tao Yang, or Chung-Tao Yang, Yang Zhongdao (Traditional Chinese: 楊忠道, Simplified Chinese: 杨忠道, Pinyin: Yáng Zhòngdào) (May 4, 1923 – 2005), was a notable Chinese American topologist. He was an academician of the Academia Si .... Selected articles * * * * * * * * * * * * * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexander Burns Wallace
Alexander Burns Wallace (1906–1974) was a Scottish plastic surgeon. He was a founding member and president (1951) of the British Association of Plastic Surgeons, and the first editor of the ''British Journal of Plastic Surgery''. In authorship he appears as A. B. Wallace. Life He was born in Edinburgh in 1906, the son of Alexander Wallace and his wife, Christina Bishop. Wallace was educated at George Heriot's School and then studied Medicine at Edinburgh University, graduating with his MB ChB in 1929. He became a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh in 1932. Following that, he went to McGill University completing a MSc degree in lymphatics research in 1936. During World War II he served as plastic surgeon at the Scottish Emergency Medical Hospital at what became Bangour General Hospital in West Lothian. After the war he became lead surgeon in the burns and plastic surgery unit at Bangour General Hospital. In addition he had paediatric beds at the Royal Hospi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexander S
Alexander is a male given name. The most prominent bearer of the name is Alexander the Great, the king of the Ancient Greek kingdom of Macedonia who created one of the largest empires in ancient history. Variants listed here are Aleksandar, Aleksander and Aleksandr. Related names and diminutives include Iskandar, Alec, Alek, Alex, Alexandre, Aleks, Aleksa and Sander; feminine forms include Alexandra, Alexandria, and Sasha. Etymology The name ''Alexander'' originates from the (; 'defending men' or 'protector of men'). It is a compound of the verb (; 'to ward off, avert, defend') and the noun (, genitive: , ; meaning 'man'). It is an example of the widespread motif of Greek names expressing "battle-prowess", in this case the ability to withstand or push back an enemy battle line. The earliest attested form of the name, is the Mycenaean Greek feminine anthroponym , , (/ Alexandra/), written in the Linear B syllabic script. Alaksandu, alternatively called ''Alakasandu' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexander Wallace (botanist)
Alexander Wallace (1829 – 7 October 1899) was an English physician, botanist, and entomologist. Born in London, Wallace earned at Trinity College, Oxford an MA in 1858 and an MD in 1861. He played first-class cricket there for the university club. He worked as an agent for new introductions of lilies and orchids. His company "The New Plant and Bulb Company" supplied lilies to Gertrude Jekyll Gertrude Jekyll ( ; 29 November 1843 – 8 December 1932) was a British horticulturist, garden designer, craftswoman, photographer, writer and artist. She created over 400 gardens in the United Kingdom, Europe and the United States, and wrote .... The second edition of his boo''Notes on lilies and their culture''was published in 1879 after a first edition in 1873. For two of his essays he won prizes from the Entomological Society of London in 1865–1866 and was a member of several learned societies. References External links Botanists with author abbreviations British ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexandra Wallace
Alexandra Wallace (born ) is an American news media executive. Currently the Head of Media and Content at Verizon Media, she previously worked at CBS News and NBC News. While at NBC News, she became the first woman to be in charge of the ''Today Show'' in November 2012. Career Wallace graduated from Columbia University, where she majored in English literature. After college, she spent a year in London. Wallace started her news career at CBS News's London bureau. With CBS, she worked on '' CBS Evening News'' and ''48 Hours'', before working as a senior producer for '' The Early Show''. After 17 years with CBS, Wallace joined NBC News in March 2005 working on '' Weekend Today'' as executive producer. In June 2006, Wallace was promoted, becoming deputy to NBC News president Steve Capus In spring 2007, she began working with Brian Williams as executive producer on ''NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams''. She was tasked with improving the show's loss of viewership to its rival AB ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
