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Archibald Russell (other)
Archibald Russell was an aeronautical engineer who served as chief designer for the Bristol Aeroplane Company. Archibald Russell may also refer to: * Archibald George Blomefield Russell (1879–1955), British historian and King of Arms * Archibald D. Russell Archibald Douglas Russell (May 28, 1853 – November 27, 1919) was an American financier and philanthropist. Early life Russell was born on May 28, 1853 in New York City and as a child, lived there and at his parents' summer home in Princeton, Ne ... (1853–1919), American financier and philanthropist * ''Archibald Russell'' (ship), a 1905 tall ship built by Scotts Shipbuilding and Engineering Company {{disambiguation Russell, Archibald ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Archibald Russell
Sir Archibald Russell, CBE, FRS (30 May 1904 – 29 May 1995) was a British aerospace engineer who worked most of his career at the Bristol Aeroplane Company, before becoming managing director of the Filton Division when Bristol merged into British Aircraft Corporation in 1960. He also served as the vice-chairman of the BAC-Sud Aviation Concorde Committee that produced the Concorde, working alongside Morien Morgan. His designs include the Bristol Blenheim, Blenheim, Bristol Britannia, Britannia, Bristol 188, Type 188 and many others. He was known throughout his career as a perfectionist, as well as his criticism for those who did not measure up – criticisms that included ministers, civil servants, the Brabazon Committee and BOAC.Peter Masefield"Obituary: Sir Archibald Russell" ''The Independent'', 1 July 1995. Early life and career Archibald Russell was born in Cinderford, Gloucestershire. He was raised in the Forest of Dean and attended Royal Forest of Dean College, East Dea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Archibald George Blomefield Russell
Archibald George Blomefield Russell (20 June 1879 – 30 November 1955) was an English art historian and a long-serving Officer of Arms, officer of arms at the College of Arms in London. Early life Russell was the fourth son of Theodosius Stuart Russell, Chief Constable of Yorkshire, and his wife Louisa Blomefield the daughter of Rev. Sir Thomas Blomefield, 3rd Baronet. Russell was educated at Eton College, Eton and Christ Church, Oxford and became a journalist, art critic and art historian, writing works on William Blake. Heraldic career Russell's heraldry, heraldic career began on 10 November 1915 when he was made Rouge Croix Pursuivant, Rouge Croix Pursuivant of Arms In Ordinary. The vacancy in this office occurred due to the promotion of Arthur Cochrane (officer of arms), Arthur Cochrane to the office of Chester Herald earlier in the year. On 21 April 1922, Russell was promoted to the office of Lancaster Herald, Lancaster Herald of Arms in Ordinary. This appointment came as a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Archibald D
Archibald is a masculine given name, composed of the Germanic elements '' erchan'' (with an original meaning of "genuine" or "precious") and ''bald'' meaning "bold". Medieval forms include Old High German and Anglo-Saxon . Erkanbald, bishop of Strasbourg (d. 991) was also rendered in Old French. There is also a secondary association of its first element with the Greek prefix '' archi-'' meaning "chief, master", to Norman England in the high medieval period. The form ''Archibald'' became particularly popular among Scottish nobility in the later medieval to early modern periods, whence usage as a surname is derived by the 18th century, found especially in Scotland and later Nova Scotia. Given name English diminutives or hypocorisms include ''Arch, Archy, Archie, and Baldie (nickname)''. Variants include French ''Archambault, Archaimbaud, Archenbaud, Archimbaud'', Italian ''Archimboldo, Arcimbaldo, Arcimboldo'', Portuguese '' Arquibaldo, Arquimbaldo'' and Spanish ''Archibald ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Archibald Russell (ship)
''Archibald Russell'' was a tall ship built in 1905 by Scotts Shipbuilding and Engineering Company, Greenock, for John Hardie & Son, Glasgow. She was a four-masted steel barque, equipped with two 120' long bilge keels, and rigged with royal sails over double top-gallant sails. The ''Archibald Russell'' sailed the world delivering a variety of cargo (including timber, grain, nitrate, and coal) to various ports in the UK, Germany, Spain, Australia, Brazil and other countries. In 1923 she was sold for £5500 to Gustaf Erikson, who was famous for the fleet of windjammers he operated, mainly on the grain trade from Australia to Europe. A crewman on the vessel in 1929 was Australian journalist Ken Attiwill on a voyage from Melbourne to Ireland. He later wrote a book about the voyage. The ship kept sailing for Erikson until outbreak of World War II in 1939. At one point prior to the outbreak of war in 1939 the Honourable Company of Master Mariners considered purchasing the ship to u ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |