Caird Scholarship

	Caird Scholarship Caird is a surname and may refer to: * Edward Caird, Scottish philosopher * G. B. Caird, Biblical scholar * James Caird (other) * John Caird (other) * Maureen Caird, Australian athlete * Mona Caird, English novelist and essayist See also * Messrs Caird & Company of Greenock, a Scottish shipbuilding and engineering firm (1828-1916) * Card (other) Card or The Card may refer to: * Various types of plastic cards: By type Magnetic stripe card Chip card * Digital card By function Payment card *Credit card Debit card EC-card Identity card European Health Insuranc ... {{surname Scottish surnames Scottish Gaelic-language surnames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:** [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Edward Caird Edward Caird (; 23 March 1835 – 1 November 1908) was a Scottish philosopher. He was a holder of LLD, DCL, and DLitt. Life The younger brother of the theologian John Caird, he was the son of engineer John Caird, the proprietor of Caird & Company, born at Greenock in Renfrewshire, and educated at Greenock Academy and the Universities of Glasgow and Oxford (B.A. 1863). He was a Fellow and Tutor of Merton College from 1864 to 1866. In 1866, he was appointed to the Chair of Moral Philosophy at Glasgow, which he held until 1893. In that year he became Master of Balliol College, from which he retired in 1907. In 1894 he was made an Honorary Fellow of Merton College. He was elected an Honorary Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh in 1900. In May 1902 he was at Carnavon to receive the honorary degree D.Litt. (Doctor of Letters) from the University of Wales during the ceremony to install the Prince of Wales (later King George V) as Chancellor of that university. He was a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	James Caird (other) James Caird may refer to: * Sir James Caird (politician) Sir James Caird (10 July 1816 – 9 February 1892) was a Scottish agriculturist, agricultural writer and politician. His views were based on economic liberalism which led to him forming an advisory relationship to Sir Robert Peel and later und ... (1816–1892), Scottish writer and politician * Sir James Caird, 1st Baronet, of Belmont Castle (1837–1916), Scottish jute baron and philanthropist who sponsored Ernest Shackleton's ''Endurance'' Expedition * Sir James Caird, 1st Baronet, of Glenfarquhar (1864–1954), Scottish shipowner, founder of the National Maritime Museum, Greenwich * ''James Caird'' (boat), a whaleboat named after the jute baron, used by Sir Ernest Shackleton See also * Caird (surname) {{disambiguation Caird, James ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	John Caird (other) John Caird may refer to: * John Caird (director) (born 1948), British stage director * John Caird (theologian) John Caird DD LLD (1820–1898) was a Scottish theologian. He entered the Church of Scotland, of which he became one of the most eloquent preachers. He served as the Principal of the University of Glasgow from 1873 until 1898. Life He was born ... (1820–1898), Scottish theologian See also * Caird (surname) {{Hndis, Caird, John ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Maureen Caird Maureen Caird (born 29 September 1951) is an Australian former track athlete, who specialised in the sprint hurdles. At the 1968 Summer Olympics, she became the youngest-ever individual Olympic athletics champion at the time, at age 17, when she won gold in Mexico City.Athletics Australia profile Early career Born in Cumberland, New South Wales , Caird began competing in athletics as a teenager, trained by the former coach of quadruple Olympic champion Betty Cuthbert , [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Mona Caird Alice Mona Alison Caird (née Alison; 24 May 1854 – 4 February 1932) was an English novelist and essayist. Her feminist writings and views caused controversy in the late 19th century. She also advocated for animal rights and civil liberties, and contributed to advancing the interests of the New Woman in the public sphere. Life and writings Caird was born in Ryde, Isle of Wight, the elder daughter of John Alison of Midlothian, Scotland, who some biographies claim to have invented the vertical boiler, and Matilda Hector, who the 1871 census records state was born in Schleswig-Holstein, at the time part of Denmark. Her parents were married on 21 June 1853 in St Leonards (near Glenelg, South Australia), her father being based in Melbourne and her mother Matilda the eldest daughter of a prominent citizen. Caird wrote stories and plays from early childhood that reveal a proficiency in French and German as well as English. One childhood friend was the art critic Elizabeth Sharp, who ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Caird & Company Caird & Company was a Scottish shipbuilding and engineering firm based in Greenock. The company was established in 1828 by John Caird when he received an order to re-engine Clyde paddle-tugs. John's relative James Tennant Caird joined the company in 1831, and after leaving to work for Randolph, Elder & Co in Glasgow, rejoined the family business for good in 1838. A year after the death of Robert Caird, the company was sold to Harland & Wolff Ltd in 1916 for £432,493. The firm continued trading as a separate enterprise, with Arthur and Patrick Caird on the board, until 1922. The Arthur Street engine works was sold to John G. Kincaid & Company in 1919. Ships fitted with engines by Caird & Co In the early years Caird & Co were responsible for fitting (or re-fitting) steam engines in ships. An example of this is the ''Glasgow'' fitted with a side-lever engine by Caird & Co in 1828 for G & J Burns. This being an engine running on only 5psi steam pressure, as was common at the t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Card (other) Card or The Card may refer to: * Various types of plastic cards: By type Magnetic stripe card Chip card * Digital card By function Payment card *Credit card Debit card EC-card Identity card European Health Insurance Card *Driver's license Playing card, a card used in games * Printed circuit board * Punched card, a piece of stiff paper that holds digital data represented by the presence or absence of holes in predefined positions. In communications * Postcard ** Greeting card, an illustrated piece of card stock featuring an expression of friendship or other sentiment * \operatorname, in mathematical notation, a function that returns the cardinality of a set * Card, a tool for carding, the cleaning and aligning of fibers * Sports terms Card (sports), the lineup of the matches in an event Penalty card As a proper name People with the name * Card (surname) Companies * Cards Corp, a South Korean internet company Arts and entertainment * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Scottish Surnames Scottish surnames are surnames currently found in Scotland, or surnames that have a historical connection with the country. History The earliest surnames found in Scotland occur during the reign of David I of Scotland, David I, King of Scots (1124–53). These were Anglo-Normans, Anglo-Norman names which had become hereditary in England before arriving in Scotland (for example, the contemporary surnames ''de Brus'', ''de Umfraville'', and ''Ridel''). During the reigns of kings David I, Malcolm IV of Scotland, Malcolm IV and William the Lion, some inhabitants of Scottish towns were English people, English and Flemish people, Flemish settlers, who bore English and continental personal names, with trade names and sometimes nicknames. One of the earliest sources for surnames in Scotland is the Ragman Roll. This document records the deeds of Homage (feudal), homage pledged by Scots nobles to Edward I of England, Edward I, King of England in 1296. The surnames recorded within are for th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]

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