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Crichton (other)
Crichton may refer to: Places Scotland * Crichton, Midlothian, Scotland, which is also the site of ** Crichton Castle * The Crichton, Dumfries, part of the University of Glasgow and other institutions * Crichton Royal Hospital, part of Dumfries and Galloway Royal Infirmary * Crichton F.C., a Dumfries football club Canada * Crichton, Saskatchewan, an unincorporated community in Canada * Crichton Park, Nova Scotia, a neighborhood in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada United States * Crichton, Alabama, a neighborhood of Mobile * Crichton, Louisiana, an unincorporated community, United States * Crichton, West Virginia, an unincorporated community, United States * Crichton College, a Christian liberal arts college in Memphis, Tennessee, United States Fiction * Robert Crichton (comics) * John Crichton, a character of the television series ''Farscape'' * Crichton, a robotic character in the television series '' Buck Rogers in the 25th Century'' Shipbuilding * Wm. Crichton & Co., a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crichton, Midlothian
Crichton is a small village and civil parish in Midlothian, Scotland, around 2 miles (3 km) south of Pathhead and the same distance east of Gorebridge. The second element of the name is clearly from the Old English word ''tūn'' 'farm, settlement'. The first element is less certain, however, and could be from Gaelic ''crioch'' 'border' or Cumbric ''craig'' 'rock'.Bethany Fox, 'The P-Celtic Place-Names of North-East England and South-East Scotland', The Heroic Age, 10 (2007), http://www.heroicage.org/issues/10/fox.html (appendix at http://www.heroicage.org/issues/10/fox-appendix.html). To the west of the village is the 15th-century parish church, formerly a collegiate church, established by William Crichton, 1st Lord Crichton, the Lord Chancellor of Scotland from 1439 to 1453. To the south of the church is Crichton Castle, begun in the late 14th century by William's father John de Crichton and featuring a fine 16th-century Italianate courtyard façade. The civil parish has ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crichton Award For Children's Book Illustration
The CBCA Award for New Illustrator (previously Crichton Award for Children's Book Illustration) is one of several awards presented annually by the Children's Book Council of Australia (CBCA). The award was originally set up from a legacy made to the Victorian Branch of the CBCA by Wallace Raymond Crichton in 1985. The first award was presented in 1988. In 2019, the award transferred to the CBCA Book of the Year Awards and was renamed the CBCA Award for New Illustrator. It is managed by the national awards committee and funded by the CBCA Awards Foundation. Award category and description The CBCA Award for New Illustrator is for recognising new talent in the field of Australian children's book illustration. List of CBCA Award for New Illustrator 2019– *2019 – Daniel Gray-Barnett for ''Grandma Z'' *2020 – Jasmine Seymour for ''Baby Business'' *2021 – Zeno Sworder for ''This Small Blue Dot'' *2022 – Michelle Pereira for ''The Boy Who Tried to Shrink His Name'' Crichton A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Crichton (soldier)
James Crichton, VC (15 July 1879 – 22 September 1961) was an Irish-born soldier and a recipient of the Victoria Cross (VC), the highest award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that could be awarded at that time to British and Commonwealth forces. Born in 1879 in Ireland, Crichton served with the British Army during the Second Boer War, and later emigrated to New Zealand. Following the outbreak of the First World War, he joined the New Zealand Military Forces and served with the Army Service Corps during the Gallipoli Campaign and on the Western Front in a field bakery. He transferred to the infantry in May 1918. On 30 September 1918, during the Hundred Days Offensive, as well as carrying messages while under gunfire, he deactivated demolition charges set by German forces to destroy a bridge. For these actions, he was awarded the VC. He went to London in 1937 for the coronation of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth and again nearly 20 years later for the VC centenary. H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Crichton, 1st Viscount Frendraught
James Crichton, Viscount Frendraught (died c. 1664/65) was a Scottish peer. Life He was the eldest son of James Crichton of Frendraught, by Elizabeth, eldest daughter of John Gordon, 13th earl of Sutherland. He was descended from William Crichton, 1st Lord Crichton. His father was of very turbulent disposition, and in October 1630 several friends whom he had urged to stay in the tower at Frendraught Castle to protect him from the threatened assault of his enemies were burnt to death there under circumstances that threw suspicion on himself. His chief enemies were the Gordons of Rothiemay, who repeatedly plundered Frendraught. The son James Crichton was created baron of Frendraught in 1641 and Viscount Frendraught in 1642. He took part in Montrose's last expedition, and was present at the Battle of Carbisdale (1650). In the rout Montrose's horse was disabled, and Frendraught gave him his own, which enabled him to make good his escape for a time. Frendraught died some time betwe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Crichton
James Crichton, known as the Admirable Crichton (19 August 1560 – 3 July 1582), was a Scottish polymath noted for his extraordinary accomplishments in languages, the arts, and sciences before he was murdered at the age of 21. Early life James Crichton was from Clunie, in Perthshire, although some sources maintain his birthplace was Dumfries. He was the son of Robert Crichton of Eliok, Lord Advocate of Scotland, and Elizabeth Stewart, from whose line James could claim Royal descent. One of the most gifted individuals of the 16th century, Crichton was educated at St Andrews University between the ages of ten and fourteen, during which time he completed requirements for both his bachelor's and master's degrees. James was taught by the celebrated Scottish scholar, politician and poet George Buchanan (1506–1582). It was apparent from his earliest days that James was an unusually gifted prodigy, which may have been associated with a gift for perfect recall. F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henry Crichton, 6th Earl Erne
Henry George Victor John Crichton, 6th Earl Erne, KCVO (9 July 1937 – 23 December 2015), was an Anglo-Irish peer and a Lord Lieutenant of Fermanagh. He was known to his family and friends as Harry Erne. Biography Lord Erne was the eldest son of the 5th Earl Erne and his wife Davina (Lady Davidema Katharine Cynthia Mary Millicent Bulwer-Lytton), a younger daughter of the 2nd Earl of Lytton, and was a godchild of King George VI. He inherited his father's titles in 1940, a few weeks before his third birthday, when his father was killed in action in the Second World War. In 1945 he gained a step-father when his mother married secondly Montague Woodhouse, a Conservative Member of Parliament who in 1998 would succeed his elder brother as the 5th Baron Terrington. In due course he gained two half-brothers, Christopher, now 6th Baron Terrington, and Nicholas, and a half-sister, Emma Davinia Mary. He was educated at Eton. In 1952, he was briefly a Page of Honour to George VI and c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Crichton (bishop)
George Crichton or Crichtoun served as Abbot of Holyrood Abbey then as the Bishop of Dunkeld until his death on 24 January 1543. He was abbot of Holyrood Abbey in Edinburgh from at least 1515, succeeding Robert Bellenden. In Edinburgh, he founded the hospital of St Thomas, close to the Water Gate on the Royal Mile. He served as Keeper of the Privy Seal of Scotland from 1519. He moved from Holyrood Abbey to Dunkeld Abbey in 1528. He was the person to whom the Dunkeld Lectern was presented by Pope Alexander VI around 1530. He it turn presented to Holyrood Abbey, from whence it was looted by Sir Richard Lee during an English attack on Edinburgh in 1544. It was buried in St Albans during the English Civil War The English Civil War (1642–1651) was a series of civil wars and political machinations between Parliamentarians (" Roundheads") and Royalists led by Charles I ("Cavaliers"), mainly over the manner of England's governance and issues of re ... and rediscovered in 1750 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Crichton
David Crichton (born October 20, 1983) is a professional freestyle skier and former member of the Canadian National Development Ski Team for freestyle mogul skiing. Biography David Crichton was born in Ottawa, Ontario and grew up in the suburb of Manotick, Ontario. He got into skiing at age 6, which was the same time his older brothers Michael and Mark began skiing. Over the following years, various family vacations to Vermont for spring break got the family hooked on freestyle skiing. Eventually the whole family, including youngest sister Jennifer, were participating in mogul and other competitions throughout Canada on a regular basis over the course of the whole winter. By age 13, and after years of keeping up with them, David surpassed his older brothers in skiing ability. As a freestyle mogul competitor, David won the 1999 Canadian Junior National Championships. He was only 15 years old at the time, which meant he had defeated many competitors as old as 19 years old to take t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Crichton
Charles Ainslie Crichton (6 August 1910 – 14 September 1999) was an English film director and editor. Born in Wallasey, Cheshire, he became best known for directing many comedies produced at Ealing Studios and had a 40-year career editing and directing many films and television programmes. For his final film, the acclaimed comedy '' A Fish Called Wanda'' (1988), Crichton was nominated for both the Academy Award for Best Director and the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay (along with the film's star John Cleese). Early life and education Crichton, one of six siblings, was born on 6 August 1910 in Wallasey, Cheshire, England. He was educated at Oundle School in Northamptonshire, followed by New College at the University of Oxford where he read History. Career Editing In 1931, Crichton began his career in the film industry as a film editor. His first credit as editor was '' Men of Tomorrow'' (1932). He edited over fifty films, such as '' Things to Co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Crichton (sailor)
Charles William Harry Crichton (7 July 1872 – 8 November 1958) was a British sailor who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics The 1908 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the IV Olympiad and also known as London 1908) were an international multi-sport event held in London, England, United Kingdom, from 27 April to 31 October 1908. The 1908 Games were ori .... He was a crew member of the British boat ''Dormy'', which won the gold medal in the 6 metre class. References External links * * * 1872 births 1958 deaths British male sailors (sport) English Olympic medallists Sailors at the 1908 Summer Olympics – 6 Metre Olympic sailors of Great Britain Olympic gold medallists for Great Britain Olympic medalists in sailing Medalists at the 1908 Summer Olympics {{UK-yachtracing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrew Crichton
Andrew Crichton (1790–1855) was a Scottish biographer and historian. Crichton, youngest son of a small landed proprietor, was born in the parish of Kirkmahoe, Dumfriesshire, December 1790, and educated at Dumfries Academy and at the university of Edinburgh. After becoming a licensed preacher he was for some time engaged in teaching in Edinburgh and North Berwick. In 1823 he published his first work, the ''Life of the Rev. John Blackadder'', which was followed by the ''Life of Colonel J. Blackadder'', 1824, and ''Memoirs of the Rev. Thomas Scott'', 1825. To ''Constable's Miscellany'' he contributed five volumes, viz. ''Converts from Infidelity'', 2 vols. 1827, and a translation of Christoph Wilhelm von Koch's ''Revolutions in Europe'', 3 vols. 1828. In the ''Edinburgh Cabinet Library'' he wrote the ''History of Arabia'', 2 vols. 1833, and ''Scandinavia, Ancient and Modern'' (written with Henry Wheaton), 2 vols. 1838. He commenced his connection with the newspaper press in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexander Crichton
Sir Alexander Crichton (2 December 1763 – 4 June 1856) was a Scottish physician and author. Medical career Born in Newington, Edinburgh, Crichton received his M.D. from Leiden University, The Netherlands, in 1785. He developed his medical skills through studies at Paris, Stuttgart, Vienna, and Halle. He returned to London in 1789, becoming MRCS but by 1791 he had moved from surgery, becoming a member of the Royal College of Physicians, and a Fellow of the Linnean Society of London in 1793, holding the post of physician at Westminster Hospital between 1794 and 1801. In 1803, Crichton was invited to become the emperor of Russia's personal physician, and between 1804 and 1819 was appointed Physician in Ordinary (personal physician) to Tsar Alexander I of Russia and to Maria Feodorovna, the Dowager Empress. He was also head of medical services in that country, receiving several Russian and Prussian honours. Crichton married Frances Dodwell in 1800. She was the grand-daughter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
