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Alexander Wilson
Alexander or Alex Wilson may refer to: Literature * Alexander Wilson (English writer) (1893–1963), MI6 officer and writer of a series of spy novels * L. Alex Wilson (1909–1960), African-American journalist * Alexander Wilson (Canadian writer) (1953–1993), American-born Canadian writer, landscape designer, and community activist Military * Alexander Wilson (Royal Navy officer) (1760–1834), Royal Navy rear-admiral * Sir Alexander Wilson (British Army officer) (1858–1937), British Army major-general and Lieutenant-Governor of Jersey * Sir James Wilson (British Army officer) (Alexander James Wilson, 1921–2004), British Army lieutenant-general Politics * Alexander Wilson (Virginia politician), United States Representative from Virginia, 1803–1809 * Alexander Wilson (Wisconsin politician) (1833–1888), attorney general of Wisconsin, 1878–1882 * Alexander Wilson (New South Wales politician) (1849–1927), member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly * Alexander ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexander Wilson (astronomer)
Alexander Wilson (171416 October 1786) was a Scottish surgeon, type-founder, astronomer, mathematician and meteorologist. He was the first scientist to use kites in meteorological investigations. In 1784, his son Patrick Wilson succeeded him as Regius Professor of Practical Astronomy at the University of Glasgow. Early life Wilson was born in St Andrews, Fife, the son of Patrick Wilson, the town clerk. Alexander was educated at the University of St Andrews, graduating in 1733, aged 18, with an MA. He was first apprenticed to a physician in St Andrews where he became skilled in constructing mercury thermometers in glass. In 1737, he left for London to make his fortune, He found work as assistant to a French surgeon-apothecary, which included caring for his patients. During this time he was introduced to Lord Isla who like Wilson was interested in astronomy, and Wilson constructed instruments for Isla during 1738. After visiting a type foundry with a friend in London, he h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexander Wilson (English Writer)
Alexander Joseph Patrick Wilson (24 October 18934 April 1963) was an English writer, spy and MI6 officer. He wrote under the names Alexander Wilson, Geoffrey Spencer, Gregory Wilson, and Michael Chesney. After his death, his family discovered that he had been a serial Polygamy, polygamist who had lied to many people. As of 2018, documents that could shed light on his activities remain classified as "sensitive" by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, under section 3(4) of the Public Records Act 1958. The effect of his deceptions on his wives and descendants were dramatised in the 2018 BBC miniseries ''Mrs. Wilson (miniseries), Mrs Wilson'', in which his granddaughter, actress Ruth Wilson, portrayed her grandmother, Alison (Wilson's third wife). Early life Wilson was born in Dover, the eldest son and second of four children of Alexander Wilson (1864-1919), from Winchester, Hampshire, and Annie Marie (née O'Toole; 1865–1936), from Carlow, County Carlow, Leinster, who were mar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alex Wilson (skier)
Alex Wilson (born July 15, 1974) was an Olympic athlete on the U.S. Ski Team who competed in the freestyle skiing events of moguls and dual moguls. In 55 World Cup starts, Wilson was on the podium twice, one of those a win in Moguls in Heavenly, California, on January 23, 1999. His best world ranking was 5th in 2000 in Moguls. He placed 10th in Moguls in the 1998 Olympics, his only Olympic appearance. His best World Ski Championships result was 7th in Moguls in Meiringen-Hasliberg, Switzerland, on March 10, 1999. Wilson graduated from the University of Colorado, Boulder, in 2005. Now he lives in Anchorage, Alaska Alaska ( ; russian: Аляска, Alyaska; ale, Alax̂sxax̂; ; ems, Alas'kaaq; Yup'ik: ''Alaskaq''; tli, Anáaski) is a state located in the Western United States on the northwest extremity of North America. A semi-exclave of the U.S. .... References External links Deseret News 1974 births Living people American male freestyle skiers Amer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexandra Wilkis Wilson
national Alexandra Wilkis Wilson is an American entrepreneur and investor who co-founded the companies the Gilt Groupe, GlamSquad, and Fitz. She is currently Co-Founder and Managing Partner at Clerisy, a consumer-focused growth equity fund. Early life and education Wilkis Wilson was born and raised in New York City. She attended The Brearley School, Phillips Exeter Academy, Harvard College, where she graduated ''magna cum laude'', and Harvard Business School. Wilkis Wilson grew up in a bilingual home (Spanish/English) and later learned French, Portuguese and Italian. She studied piano at the Manhattan School of Music and played competitively until about the 10th grade. She credits music as being a strong early influence in her life and in her dedication to entrepreneurial ventures. Her brother Alan Wilkis is the founder of the American Music Project, Big Data. Career Wilkis Wilson began her career working in investment banking at Merrill Lynch for three years, before returning ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexandra Wilson
Alexandra Muriel Wilson is an American actress. She is best known for playing the original Josie Watts on the soap opera '' Another World'' (1988–1991). She also starred in the television series '' Homefront'' (1991-1992) and the major motion picture ''Small Soldiers'' (1998). Biography Early life Alexandra Wilson involved herself with the social aspects of school, performing and cheerleading at Chantilly High School in Fairfax County, Virginia. Wilson then studied theater and history at Broward Community College in the Miami area, but left after a year to avoid the drug scene. Wilson's grandmother was one of the first Rockettes. Her mother (Elaine Wilson), an award-winning drama teacher at Chantilly High School, sparked her interest in acting, as early as age five. Wilson recounted her mother's influence: "She put me in some of her productions, and she taught me in high school. I was never sure I could do it, but I knew I had to be an actor." After graduating from hig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alex Wilson (musician)
Alex Wilson (born 21 November 1971) is a pianist, composer, producer, arranger, and educator. Biography Alex was born in the UK and was brought up in Sierra Leone, UK, Austria and Switzerland. In 1993, after gaining a degree in electronics from the University of York, he embarked on a professional career as a pianist, performing and recording with Courtney Pine, Jazz Jamaica, Sandra Cross, Adalberto Santiago and Jocelyn Brown, Wynton Marsalis, Hugh Masakela & Ernest Ranglin quickly being signed to the Candid label. He won the Rising Star award at the 2001 BBC Jazz Awards. To date, he has released eight solo albums in a Latin Jazz and salsa vein; he also composes commissions, produces Latin hip hop, runs a 12-piece salsa band, works as a session keyboard player and works in educational institutions. His commissions include NITRO (a British black theatre company), the Royal Opera House, the Royal Northern College of Music, and several library music companies. He also works ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexander Wilson (British Architect)
Alexander Wilson LRIBA (26 December 1888 - 30 April 1969) was an architect based in Nottingham. Some of his most significant work include the 900 houses built on the Beeston Rylands estate in the late 1930s. Architectural career He entered into a partnership with Nehemiah Rigley as Architects, Surveyors and Land Agents, based at offices at 13 St Peter's Gate, Nottingham, but this partnership was dissolved in 1926. Later he was based in offices at 45 Burton St, Nottingham. He undertook a significant development in designing 900 houses to be built in Beeston south of Beeston railway station on an 57-acre estate which was then called Cliftonside, but is now known as Beeston Rylands. The houses were built as ‘dwellings for working men’ which at a total cost of £400 () only required an initial deposit of £20 and weekly repayments of 9s 9d. The semi-detached houses comprised a sitting room 11 ft 6in by 10 ft 3in, a living room 2 ft longer, a kitchen/scullery and up ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexander Brown Wilson
Alexander Brown Wilson (5 June 1857, in Glasgow, Strathclyde, Scotland – 5 May 1938, in Kangaroo Point, Queensland, Australia) was an architect in Queensland, Australia. A number of his works are listed on the Queensland Heritage Register. Life Alexander Wilson was the fourth son of George Wilson, a silk merchant, and Margaret Watson. The family lived at 168 St. Georges Road, Glasgow in 1861. They migrated to the Colony of Queensland (Australia), arriving in July 1864 aboard the '' Lady Bowen''. He began attending the Normal School. Wilson began work with the Department of Public Works in 1875 and joined the architect F D G Stanley as principal draughtsman in 1882. From 1878, as a draughtsman to Colonel Peter H. Scratchley, Commissioner of Defences for the Australian colonies, Wilson prepared drawings for the Lytton Battery, of which Stanley was architect. Wilson won a competition for the design of the western façade of St Stephens Cathedral, Sydney and then travelled to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexander Wilson (photographer)
Alexander Wilson (born in Duns, Berwickshire, Scotland; died 1922) was a noted amateur photographer who worked as supervisor in a Dundee Dundee (; sco, Dundee; gd, Dùn Dè or ) is Scotland's fourth-largest city and the 51st-most-populous built-up area in the United Kingdom. The mid-year population estimate for 2016 was , giving Dundee a population density of 2,478/km2 or ... jute mill for over 20 years.PhotopolisBalfour Street Public School, Dundee. Wilson moved to Dundee in his twenties to become calendar manager in the Baltic Street Calendar of Baxter Brothers of Dundee. For over 30 years, he devoted his spare time to photography. He was particularly interested in architecture. He took black and white photographs of buildings in Dundee from the 1870s to 1905. It was fortunate that he was active at this time, because subsequent redevelopment work in Dundee resulted in some buildings of the City vanishing forever. Before his death in 1922 he bequeathed the majority ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexander Stoddart Wilson
Alexander Stoddart Wilson (1854–1909) was a Scottish minister of the Free Church of Scotland who was also a scientist, serving as interim Professor of Botany at Glasgow University. Life He was born in Glasgow in 1853. He was the son of Alexander Wilson (1810-1891) Free Church minister of Bridgeton. He studied Science at Glasgow University. From around 1873 he served as interim Professor of Botany at Glasgow University also lecturing in Botany at other colleges: Anderson's College; West of Scotland Technical College and St Margaret's College. His period as interim professor seems to have been necessitated to cover a prolonged field trip by Alexander Dickson. Around 1878 he began retraining as a Free Church minister at the Free Church College in Glasgow and he was ordained at North Queensferry in 1881. His parish became swamped by construction workers in 1882 when the construction of the Forth Rail Bridge began. A separate mission hall was built to accommodate the several ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexander Wilson (ornithologist)
Alexander Wilson (July 6, 1766 – August 23, 1813) was a Scottish-American poet, ornithologist, Natural history, naturalist, and illustrator. Identified by George Ord as the "Father of American Ornithology", Wilson is regarded as the greatest American ornithologist prior to John James Audubon, Audubon. Biography Early life Wilson was born in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Paisley, Scotland on July 6, 1766. He was apprenticed as a weaver in 1779. Poetry and emigration While working as a weaver in Paisley, Wilson became seriously interested in poetry. He was inspired by the dialect verse of Robert Burns, who was only seven years older. He was close friends with fellow Paisley poet Ebenezer Picken. In addition to ballads and pastoral pieces, Wilson wrote satirical commentary on the conditions of weavers in the mills. His authorship of a satirical poem with severe personal statements about a mill owner resulted in Wilson's arrest. His work was said to be inflammatory and libelous; he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alex Wilson (basketball)
Alex Wilson (born 21 March 1994) is an Australian professional basketball player. Career WNBL After gaining national attention as a 16-year-old, Wilson signed as a development player with the Adelaide Lightning for the 2010–11 season, where she would make her WNBL debut. From Adelaide, Wilson would go onto train with the Australian Institute of Sport. In 2014, Wilson was named the WNBL Rookie of the Year whilst playing with the Townsville Fire. In May 2015, after two seasons and a championship in Townsville, Wilson would sign with the Sydney Uni Flames for the 2015–16 season. In her time with Sydney, Wilson would go on to win a second WNBL Championship in 2017. In October 2020, after five years in Sydney, Wilson signed with the Adelaide Lightning for the 2020 season. National Team Youth Level Wilson was a well known player and outstanding junior representative from South Australia South Australia (commonly abbreviated as SA) is a state in the southern central ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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