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Alexander Russell (other)
Alexander Russell may refer to: *Alexander Russell (naturalist) (1715–1768), British physician and naturalist *Alexander Russell (priest) (1803–1886), Dean of Adelaide *Lord Alexander Russell (1821–1907), British Army general *Alexander Russell (electrical engineer) (1861–1943), Scottish electrical engineer and educator *Alexander Russell (composer) (1880–1953), American composer, pianist, organist, impresario and the first Frick Professor of Music for Princeton University *Alexander Russell (politician) (1879–1961), British Member of Parliament for Tynemouth, 1922–1945 *Sir Fraser Russell (Alexander Fraser Russell, 1876–1952), acting Governor of Southern Rhodesia *Alexander Russell (cricketer) (born 1998), English cricketer *Alexander Russel (1814–1876), Scottish newspaper editor *Alexander Durie Russell (1872–1955), Scottish mathematician and astronomer *Alexander James Russell Alexander James Russell WS FRSE (1814–1887) was a 19th-century Scottish lawye ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexander Russell (naturalist)
Alexander Russell (c. 1715 – 25 November 1768) was a Scottish people, Scottish physician and naturalist, spending 14 years at the English factory in Aleppo. Early life Russell was born in Edinburgh in 1715, the son of lawyer John Russell. He was the half-brother of Patrick Russell (herpetologist), Patrick Russell He was educated at the University of Edinburgh, and after graduating with an Medic, MD, went to London in about 1734. Aleppo Russell sailed to Aleppo in 1740, having been appointed physician to the English factory there. He became the city's chief medical practitioner, through gaining the confidence of the local pasha. In 1754 he returned to England and two years later published his ''Natural History of Aleppo'', with a diary of the progress of the plague in 1742–1744. He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1756. St Thomas's Hospital, London In 1759 he was elected to fill a vacancy at St Thomas' Hospital in London. He remained in that role until his death ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexander Russell (priest)
Alexander Rutherford Russell (1825 – 20 May 1886) was Dean of Adelaide from 1866 until his death in 1886. He was born in Perthshire, educated at Trinity College Dublin, and ordained in 1851. He was promoted from St Andrew's Church, Walkerville in March 1855 to rector of St John's Church, Adelaide in November 1859. He founded St Paul's Church, Adelaide on Pulteney Street in 1860, and succeeded James Farrell as Dean of Adelaide. Recognition Bishop Nutter Thomas Arthur Nutter Thomas (11 December 1869 – 10 April 1954), commonly referred to as Dr Nutter Thomas or A. Nutter Thomas, was the Anglican Bishop of Adelaide, South Australia, from 1906 to 1940. Early life Nutter Thomas was born in Hackney, L ..., in delivering a eulogy "Well done, good and faithful servant" for Canon Sunter of St Paul's Church, made reference to his predecessor Russell as "poet and preacher". Bibliography * Fred T. Whitington ''Some words in memory of Alexander Russell, Dean of Adelaide'' pub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lord Alexander Russell
General Lord Alexander George Russell (16 September 1821 – 10 January 1907) was a British Army general. He served during the Siege of Sevastapol in the Crimean War. Background Russell was born at Woburn, Bedfordshire, the son of John Russell, 6th Duke of Bedford and his second wife, Lady Georgina (or Georgiana) Gordon, daughter of Alexander Gordon, 4th Duke of Gordon, although it has been claimed that Russell's father was actually the Victorian painter Sir Edwin Landseer, who conducted a lengthy affair with the Duchess of Bedford. He was the half-brother of Francis Russell, 7th Duke of Bedford, Lord George Russell and John Russell, 1st Earl Russell and the full brother of Lord Edward Russell and Lord Charles Russell. Military career Russell joined the Army on 11 July 1839 when he purchased a commission as a Second Lieutenant in the Rifle Brigade. Russell was a Colonel in the Rifle Brigade and served during the Siege of Sevastapol in the Crimean War. He became General ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexander Russell (electrical Engineer)
Alexander Russell, FRS (15 July 1861 – 14 January 1943) was a Scottish electrical engineer and educator. He was born in Ayr, Scotland and educated at Glasgow University (gaining an MA in Mathematics and Physics) and Caius College, Cambridge. He was later (in 1924) awarded a doctorate. After teaching mathematics at Cheltenham College and the Oxford Military College, he took a post at Faraday House, in Southampton Row, London, which had been newly founded to train electrical engineers. In 1909 he became the Principal, a position he held until 1939. There he pioneered the sandwich course, whereby students had a year or so in the classroom and then experienced work in industry before returning to the classroom. He also wrote a number of articles for the journal ''Electrician'' which he later published in book form. He acted as President or vice-President of a number of societies, including the presidency of the Physical Society in 1922–24 and of the Institute of Electrical En ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexander Russell (composer)
Alexander Russell (1880–1953) was an American composer, organist and the first Frick Professor of Music for Princeton University. He is most remembered today as the long time organ impresario for the Wanamaker Department Stores. Early life George Alexander Russell, Jr., was born on October 2, 1880, in Franklin, Tennessee, son of a Presbyterian minister. He received his first musical instruction at age 10, from his mother who was an accomplished musician. Education He was enrolled at Syracuse University at age 16 and graduated with highest honors in 1901. His teachers included organ, George A. Parker, piano, Adolf Frey, and composition William Berwald. Russell was subsequently appointed to the faculty at Syracuse and for the next four years he was professor of piano and organ as well as assuming the position of organist at several local churches. During this time he made the acquaintance of young organ virtuoso Charles M. Courboin, whose career he would eventually manage an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexander Russell (politician)
Sir Alexander West Russell (1879–1961) was Conservative MP for Tynemouth Tynemouth () is a coastal town in the metropolitan borough of North Tyneside, North East England. It is located on the north side of the mouth of the River Tyne, hence its name. It is 8 mi (13 km) east-northeast of Newcastle upon T ... from 1922 to 1945. References * External links * Conservative Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies 1879 births 1961 deaths UK MPs 1922–1923 UK MPs 1924–1929 UK MPs 1929–1931 UK MPs 1931–1935 UK MPs 1935–1945 {{England-Conservative-UK-MP-1870s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fraser Russell
Sir Alexander Fraser Russell, (21 October 1876 – 28 March 1952), publicly known as Sir Fraser Russell, was three times acting Governor of Southern Rhodesia as well as its long-serving Chief Justice. Born at St Andrew's Church, Somerset Road, Cape Town, to The Reverend J.M. Russell and his wife Nancy, Russell attended Normal College, Merchiston Castle School, Scotland, and the South African College, Cape Town. At the South African College he obtained a double degree in Arts and Science and was awarded the Ebden Scholarship to study overseas for three years. General Jan Smuts had obtained the same scholarship three years previously. He went first to St John's College, Cambridge, where he gained a first class Law Degree in 1900,''The Times'', "Sir Fraser Russell", 29 March 1952. and secondly to the Middle Temple, London, to study law. Russell was called to the Middle Temple bar in 1901 and later that same year was admitted to the South African Bar. From 1902 to 1915 he was ed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexander Russell (cricketer)
Alexander Mungo Comine Russell (born 24 May 1998) is an English cricketer. He made his first-class debut on 1 April 2018 for Durham MCCU against Warwickshire as part of the Marylebone Cricket Club University fixtures. In June 2020 he received a half palatinate from Team Durham Team Durham (formerly Durham University Athletic Union, DUAU) is a student-run organisation responsible for sport at Durham University. In contrast to most British universities it is a separate organisation with the status of a students' union, ... for his cricketing activities as a student. References External links * 1998 births Living people English cricketers Durham MCCU cricketers Berkshire cricketers English cricketers of the 21st century Alumni of Collingwood College, Durham {{England-cricket-bio-1990s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexander Russel
Alexander Russel (or sometimes Russell) FRSE (1814–1876) was a Scottish newspaper editor, who spent nearly 30 years as the editor of ''The Scotsman''. Early life Russel was born on 10 December 1814 in Edinburgh; his father, a solicitor and a liberal in politics, died when he was still very young, whilst his mother, a daughter of John Somerville, clerk in the jury court, survived until Alexander was 50. After attending the classical school kept by the Rev. Ross Kennedy in St. James Square, Edinburgh, he was apprenticed in 1828 to a printer. John Johnstone, later editor of the ''Inverness Courier'', was one of his fellow-apprentices, and his wife Christian Isobel Johnstone, who had a major role in editing ''Tait's Magazine'', gave Russel the opportunity of contributing to that magazine. In 1839 Russel was appointed editor of the ''Berwick Advertiser''. While at Berwick-on-Tweed he made the acquaintance of David Robertson of Ladykirk, and with him took part in Northumbria ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexander Durie Russell
Alexander Durie Russell FRSE FRAS (1872–1955) was a 20th-century Scottish mathematician, schoolmaster and amateur astronomer. He was President of the Edinburgh Mathematical Society 1915/16. Life He was born in Edinburgh on 22 July 1872, the son of Janet Durie and her husband, Thomas Russell, a grocer and spirit dealer. The family lived at 19 Graham Street and had a shop at 42 West Richmond Street in the city's South Side. Russell was educated at George Heriot's School then studied mathematics and natural philosophy (physics) at the University of Edinburgh graduating with a BSc in 1896. While at University he was awarded a Neil Arnott Scholarship in Experimental Physics, and studied chemistry under Alexander Crum Brown, mathematics with George Chrystal and physics with Peter Guthrie Tait. On graduating he became a Demonstrator in physics at the University. He then taught, first at Morelands School in Edinburgh then in the summer of 1897 went to Stranraer High School. In 1899 h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexander James Russell
Alexander James Russell WS FRSE (1814–1887) was a 19th-century Scottish lawyer. Life He was born at 101 George Street in Edinburgh on 21 June 1814, the son of John Russell FRSE Writer to the Signet. He was apprenticed to his father as a lawyer and qualified as a Writer too the Signet in 1837. By 1840 he appears as a Clerk to the Signet (CS) living at 9 Shandwick Place at the west end of Princes Street. By 1850 he is in partnership with his father as "J & A J Russell CS". In 1852 he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh. His proposer was James Thomson Gibson-Craig. By 1860 his father had retired and moved to the "south Bank" of Canaan Lane in the Morningside district. A few years after his father's death he went into business with James Nicolson to create the new firm of Russell & Nicolson at 11 George Street. The firm later evolved into Russell & Dunlop. He died at Shandwick Place in Edinburgh on 8 January 1887. He is buried in Dean Cemetery ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
