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David Adam (other)
David Adam may refer to: *David Adam (priest) (1936–2020), English minister and canon of York Minster *David Adam (diplomat) David Graeme Adam (born 1941) is a Canadian diplomat. He was the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Ecuador and Panama. Born in Toronto, Ontario, Adam graduated from the University of Toronto Faculty of Law in 1968. In 1973, wh ... (born 1941), Canadian diplomat See also * David Adams (other) {{hndis, Adam, David ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Adam (priest)
David Adam (1936 – 24 January 2020) was a British Anglican priest and writer. Adam was born in Alnwick, Northumberland. When he left school at 15, he went to work underground in the coal mines for three years before training for ordained ministry at Kelham Theological College. He was vicar of Danby-Castleton-Commondale in North Yorkshire for over 20 years, where he began writing prayers in the Celtic pattern. He later became rector of Holy Island, Lindisfarne, where he ministered to thousands of pilgrims and other visitors. He was made a canon of York Minster in 1989. He lived on the coast near Lindisfarne. Writings Adam's first book in the Celtic vein, ''Edge of Glory'', achieved immediate popularity. He published several collections of art, reflections, prayers and meditations based on the Celtic tradition. His books have been translated into various languages, including Finnish and German, and have appeared in American editions. Adam's books include: *''The Cr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Adam (diplomat)
David Graeme Adam (born 1941) is a Canadian diplomat. He was the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Ecuador and Panama. Born in Toronto, Ontario, Adam graduated from the University of Toronto Faculty of Law in 1968. In 1973, when Adam was a first secretary in Chile, he gained some notoriety when he and his colleague Marc Dolgin offered refuge in their homes to about fourteen Chileans fleeing the 11 September coup d'état. Canada's response to the coup was initially ambivalent, and some credit the actions of Adam and Dolgin for the Canadian government's decision to permit Chilean refugees to settle in Canada. Adam reports that he is quoted (anonymously) in the 1982 film ''Missing'', a dramatization of the story of American journalist Charles Horman Charles Edmund Lazar Horman (May 15, 1942 – September 19, 1973) was an American journalist and documentary filmmaker. He was executed in Chile in the days following the 1973 Chilean coup d'état led by General ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |