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Andrew Duncan (other)
Andrew Duncan may refer to: * Andrew Duncan (minister, died 1626) (c. 1560β1626), Scottish minister * Andrew Duncan (physician, born 1744) (1744β1828), Scottish pioneer for improved institutional care and treatment of mental health problems, founder of Royal Edinburgh Hospital *Andrew Duncan (minister, born 1766) (1766β1827), Moderator of the Church of Scotland in 1824 *Andrew Duncan (physician, born 1773) (1773β1832), Scottish physician and professor at the University of Edinburgh *Andrew Duncan (mayor) (1834β1880), third mayor of Christchurch, New Zealand *Sir Andrew Duncan (businessman) (1882β1952), British businessman, MP and public official *Andrew Duncan (poet) (born 1956), British poet *Andrew Duncan (rugby league) Andrew Duncan (born ) is a former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1990s. He played at representative level for Scotland, and at club level for Fortitude Valley Diehards, Eastern Suburbs Tigers, Warrington Wolves ( Her ... ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrew Duncan (minister, Died 1626)
Andrew Duncan was a Latin scholar and Church of Scotland minister at Crail. He achieved notoriety for his presbyterian principles which brought him into conflict with James VI who wished to impose an episcopalian system. He attended the General Assembly of Aberdeen in 1605 which had been proscribed or prorogued by royal authority and was one of six ministers who were imprisoned and later exiled as a result. He was allowed to return after several years in France but was subsequently banished again following further controversy in failing to comply with the Five Articles of Perth. He died in exile in Berwick-upon-Tweed in 1626. Early life Andrew Duncan's origins and early life are obscure. He was a Regent in St Leonard's College, St Andrews, and Rector of Dundee Grammar School from 1591. During this time he produced several educational works, including ''Rudimenta Pietatis'' ("First Principles of Piety"), a catechism which was widely used in Scottish grammar schools until the eig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrew Duncan (physician, Born 1744)
Andrew Duncan, the elder (17 October 1744 β 5 July 1828) FRSE FRCPE FSA (Scot) was a Scottish physician and professor at the University of Edinburgh. He was joint founder of the Royal Society of Edinburgh. Life Duncan was the second son of Andrew Duncan, merchant and shipmaster, of Crail, afterwards of St Andrews, his mother being a daughter of Professor William Vilant, and related to the Drummonds of Hawthornden. He was born at Pinkerton, near St Andrews, Fife, on 17 October 1744, and was educated first by Sandy Don of Crail, and afterwards by Richard Dick of St Andrews. Duncan proceeded next to University of St Andrews, where he obtained the M.A. degree in 1762. As a youth he was known as "the smiling boy", and his character for good nature was retained through life. Lord Erskine and his brother Henry Erskine were among his school fellows and fast friends through life. In 1762, he entered the University of Edinburgh as a medical student, being the pupil of Joseph Black, Wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrew Duncan (minister, Born 1766)
Andrew Duncan (1755–1827) was an 18th/19th century Church of Scotland minister who served as Moderator of the General Assembly in 1824. Life He was born in 1755 the son of Rev Patrick Duncan, minister of Tibbermore. He was licensed to preach by the Presbytery of Perth in July 1778. He was ordained as minister of Auchterarder in September 1781. In September 1802 he was presented to the congregation of Ratho in West Lothian by his colleague Rev Dr Thomas Randall Davidson of Muirhouse and in March 1803 he translated to this new ministry. In 1807 he was appointed as Principal Clerk of the General Assembly. In 1811 Edinburgh University awarded him an honorary Doctor of Divinity. In 1824 he succeeded Rev Alexander Brunton as Moderator of the General Assembly. He was succeeded in turn in 1825 by George Cook. He died in Ratho on 29 July 1827. He is buried in the graveyard of his church with a large cuboid gravestone just north-east of the church. Family In August 1786 he mar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrew Duncan (physician, Born 1773)
Andrew Duncan, the younger (10 August 1773 β 13 May 1832) was a British physician and professor at the University of Edinburgh. Life Duncan was the son of Elizabeth Knox and Andrew Duncan, the elder, born at Adam Square in Edinburgh on 10 August 1773. His early education was at the High School in Edinburgh. He was then apprenticed (1787β92) to Alexander and George Wood, surgeons of Edinburgh. He graduated with an MA in 1793, and MD in 1794. Duncan studied in London in 1794β5 at the Windmill Street School, under Matthew Baillie, William Cumberland Cruikshank, and James Wilson. He then made two long visits to the continent, studying medical practice in GΓΆttingen, Vienna, Pisa, and Naples, and meeting Johann Friedrich Blumenbach, Johann Peter Frank, Antonio Scarpa, and Lazzaro Spallanzani. Returning to Edinburgh, he became a fellow of the College of Physicians of Edinburgh, and physician to the Royal Public Dispensary, assisting his father also in editing the '' Annals ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrew Duncan (mayor)
Andrew Duncan (1834 β 10 December 1880) was Mayor of Christchurch 1869β1870. From a working-class background in Scotland, he emigrated to New Zealand as a young man and became a highly respected member of the Christchurch community. He is remembered for his later work as an immigration agent in Scotland on behalf of the Canterbury Province. Early life Duncan was born in western Scotland in 1834 to the gardener George Duncan (1791β1866) and his wife Christina. The four members of the Duncan family (the parents with Andrew and his younger sister Agnes) came out to New Zealand in 1858, arriving in Lyttelton on 21 September on the ''Zealandia''. Life in New Zealand Duncan recalled in 1873 that in his early days, he was "not ashamed to turn his hand to whatever employment presented itself". He ploughed, sowed and worked in road construction. He regarded the portion of the Great North Road from the Styx River to Chaneys that he had formed as "one of the best in the colony". For ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrew Duncan (businessman)
Sir Andrew Rae Duncan, GBE (3 June 1884 β 30 March 1952) was a British businessman who was brought into government during World War II, serving twice as both President of the Board of Trade and Minister of Supply. Duncan was a Director of the Bank of England and of Imperial Chemical Industries. He was chairman of the Central Electricity Board from 1927 to 1935, and chairman of the British Iron and Steel Federation from 1935 until 1945. He was elected as a "National" Member of Parliament (MP) for the City of London in a 1940 by-election and was made a member of the Cabinet and a Privy Counsellor. He was re-elected at the 1945 election, stepped down at the 1950 general election. During his time in ministerial office, there was some concern that someone so closely involved with the iron, steel and chemical industries was in charge of their regulation. However, wartime pressures kept Duncan in post and he was undamaged. He returned to the Iron and Steel Federation after the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrew Duncan (poet)
Andrew Duncan (born 1956) is a British poet, critic, and editor. The author of at least seven books of poetry, including ''Anxiety Before Entering a Room Selected Poems 1977β99'' (Salt Publishing, 2001). His work as a literary and cultural critic is most recently on display in ''The Failure of Conservatism in Modern British Poetry'' (Salt Publishing, 2003). Andrew Duncan studied as a mediaevalist and started his writing career in punk "fanzines". He has been publishing poetry since the late 1970s, serving as the editor of the magazine ''Angel Exhaust ''Angel Exhaust'' is a British poetry magazine founded by Steve Pereira and Adrian Clarke in the late 1970s. Andrew Duncan took over as editor in 1992, and by 1993 it was one of the first poetry magazines to appear regularly on the internet. The ...''. Duncan worked as a labourer (in England and Germany) after leaving school, and subsequently as a project planner with a telecomms manufacturer (1978β87), and as a programmer f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrew Duncan (rugby League)
Andrew Duncan (born ) is a former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1990s. He played at representative level for Scotland, and at club level for Fortitude Valley Diehards, Eastern Suburbs Tigers, Warrington Wolves ( Heritage β 962), and London Broncos. International honours Andrew Duncan won a cap for Scotland Scotland (, ) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Covering the northern third of the island of Great Britain, mainland Scotland has a border with England to the southeast and is otherwise surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean to the ... while at London Broncos 1997 1-cap ( interchange/ substitute). References External linksStatistics at wolvesplayers.thisiswarrington.co.uk {{DEFAULTSORT:Duncan, Andrew 1972 births Living people London Broncos players Place of birth missing (living people) Scotland national rugby league team players Warrington Wolves players Fortitude Valley Diehards players Eastern Suburbs Tigers playe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrew Duncan (director)
Andrew Duncan is a Canadian television director and writer. He is most noted for his work on the television series ''Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs (TV series), Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs'', for which he and Johnny Darrell (director), Johnny Darrell received a Canadian Screen Award nomination for Best Direction in an Animated Program or Series at the 6th Canadian Screen Awards in 2018, and as a cowriter with Darrell and Loretta Todd of the screenplay for the film ''Monkey Beach (film), Monkey Beach'', for which they received a Canadian Screen Award nomination for Canadian Screen Award for Best Screenplay, Best Adapted Screenplay at the 9th Canadian Screen Awards in 2021. His other credits have included work on the television series ''Storm Hawks'', ''League of Super Evil'', ''Hot Wheels Battle Force 5'', ''Slugterra'', ''StarBeam'' and ''Go, Dog. Go! (TV series), Go, Dog. Go!''. References External links * 21st-century Canadian screenwriters Canadian male screenwr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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