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David Thomson (horticulturalist)
David Thomson may refer to: Business * David Couper Thomson (1861–1954), Scottish publisher, founder of D. C. Thomson & Co. * David Kinnear Thomson (1910–1992), Scottish businessman * David Thomson, 3rd Baron Thomson of Fleet (born 1957), Canadian businessman Entertainment * David Thomson (film critic) (born 1941), American-based British film critic * David Thomson (writer) (1914–1988), writer and radio producer * Dave Thomson (born 1982/83), Canadian songwriter, record producer and former member of Wave Politics * David Thomson (Labor Party politician) (1856–1926), Australian politician * David Thomson (New Zealand politician) (1915–1999), New Zealand politician * David Thomson (Australian National Party politician) (1924–2013), Australian politician Sports * David Thomson (footballer, born 1847) (1847–1876), Welsh international footballer * David Thomson (footballer, born 1892) (1892–?), Scottish footballer (Dundee FC and Scotland) * Dave Thomson (foo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Couper Thomson
David Couper Thomson DL (6 August 1861 – 12 October 1954) was a Newspaper proprietor and founder of the newspaper and publishing company D. C. Thomson & Co. Ltd in Dundee, Scotland. He was the son of William Thomson, shipowner (18 June 1817 – unknown) and his wife, Margaret Couper. He was raised in Newport-on-Tay, Fife and was later sent to the family shipping business in Glasgow. His father, William Thomson, was a successful draper and later a shipowner, and in 1884 became the major shareholder of the Dundee Courier & Daily Argus. In 1886, at his father's request, David Couper Thomson moved back to Dundee to become the general manager of the paper. The other son, Frederick Thomson (1864–1917), joined the company in 1888. DC Thomson was founded with £60,000 capital. William, David and Frederick had all but four of the company shares which were valued at £10 per share. Each wife had an allocation of one share; the remaining share belonged to Frances Thomas Mudie. When Fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dave Thomson (footballer, Born 1938)
Dave Thomson (2 February 1938 – 28 January 2016) was a Scottish professional footballer. Thomson was part of the Dunfermline Athletic team that won the 1960–61 Scottish Cup The 1960–61 Scottish Cup was the 76th staging of Scotland's most prestigious football knockout competition. The Cup was won by Dunfermline Athletic who defeated Celtic in the replayed final. First round Replays Second round Repl ..., scoring the opening goal with a header in the 67th minute. Thomson died on 28 January 2016 at the age of 77. References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Thomson, Dave 1938 births 2016 deaths Scottish footballers Association football forwards Scottish Football League players English Football League players Bo'ness United F.C. players Dunfermline Athletic F.C. players Leicester City F.C. players Queen of the South F.C. players Linlithgow Rose F.C. players East Stirlingshire F.C. players Berwick Rangers F.C. players People from Stenhousemuir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David K
David (; , "beloved one") (traditional spelling), , ''Dāwūd''; grc-koi, Δαυΐδ, Dauíd; la, Davidus, David; gez , ዳዊት, ''Dawit''; xcl, Դաւիթ, ''Dawitʿ''; cu, Давíдъ, ''Davidŭ''; possibly meaning "beloved one". was, according to the Hebrew Bible, the third king of the United Kingdom of Israel. In the Books of Samuel, he is described as a young shepherd and harpist who gains fame by slaying Goliath, a champion of the Philistines, in southern Canaan. David becomes a favourite of Saul, the first king of Israel; he also forges a notably close friendship with Jonathan, a son of Saul. However, under the paranoia that David is seeking to usurp the throne, Saul attempts to kill David, forcing the latter to go into hiding and effectively operate as a fugitive for several years. After Saul and Jonathan are both killed in battle against the Philistines, a 30-year-old David is anointed king over all of Israel and Judah. Following his rise to power, David ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David J
David John Haskins (born 24 April 1957, Northampton, Northamptonshire, England), better known as David J, is a British alternative rock musician, producer, and writer. He is the bassist for the gothic rock band Bauhaus and for Love and Rockets. He has composed the scores for a number of plays and films, and also wrote and directed his own plays, ''Silver for Gold (The Odyssey of Edie Sedgwick)'', in 2008, which was restaged at REDCAT in Los Angeles in 2011, and ''The Chanteuse and The Devil's Muse'' in 2011. His artwork has been shown in galleries internationally, and he has been a resident DJ at venues such as the Knitting Factory. David J has released a number of singles and solo albums, and in 1990 he released one of the first No. 1 hits on the then nascent Modern Rock Tracks charts, with "I'll Be Your Chauffeur". His most recent single, "The Day That David Bowie Died" entered the UK vinyl singles chart at number 4 in 2016. The track appears on his double album, ''Vaga ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Landsborough Thomson
David Landsborough Thomson F.R.S.C., (1901 - 1964) was a Canadian biochemist, best known for the co-discovery of Adrenocorticotropic hormone (adreno-cortical thyroid hormone or ACTH) and as the vice-principal of McGill University. ACTH was co-discovered by Evelyn M. Anderson, James Bertram Collip and Thomson. In a paper published in 1933, they explained its function in the body. Born in Scotland, Thomson earned BSc and MA degrees from the University of Aberdeen, then a PhD in biochemistry from Cambridge University under the eye of Nobel laureate Frederick Gowland Hopkins. After further studies in Europe, he moved to Montreal, joining the McGill faculty in 1928. At McGill, he was Gilman Cheney Professor of Biochemistry from 1937 to 1960, dean of the faculty of graduate studies and research from 1942 to 1963, and the vice-principal from 1955 to 1963. He served on the National Research Council of Canada, the Defence Research Board and the Scientific Research Bureau of Quebec. He rece ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Cleghorn Thomson
David Cleghorn Thomson (9 October 1900 – 23 April 1980), was a Scottish journalist, author, poet, playwright, and Liberal and Labour Party politician. He was notably Director of the BBC's Scottish Region. Background Thomson was born in Edinburgh, the son of Dr John Thomson FRCPE and his wife, Isobel Macphail. The family lived at 14 Coates Crescent in Edinburgh's fashionable West End. He was educated at Edinburgh Academy, the University of Edinburgh and Balliol College, Oxford. Professional career In 1923 Thomson was the Editor of Oxford Poetry, a literary magazine. From 1926 to 1933 he was Director of the BBC's Scottish Region. In 1931 he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh. His proposers were Francis Albert Eley Crew, Robert Kerr Hannay, Sir James Walker and John (Ian) Bartholomew. He later resigned from the Society. In 1960 and 1961, Thomson edited ''Saltire Review'', a magazine of Scottish arts, letters and life published by the Saltire Society. Polit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David And Mary Thomson
David and Mary Thomson were Scottish people, Scottish immigrants from Westerkirk, Dumfrieshire, Scotland, and they were the first official European settlers in what later became Scarborough, Toronto, Scarborough, Ontario. David Thomson (1760–1834) and Mary Glendenning Thomson (1767–1847) arrived in Upper Canada in 1796, landing in Newark, Upper Canada, then went to York, Upper Canada. David Thomson worked as a stonemason, but they moved to Scarborough in 1799 by acquiring farmland. He and his brother Archibald (who arrived in Canada in 1773) expanded their land holdings in Scarborough, becoming one of the most important families in the area. The Thomsons are buried at St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church near their Thomson Settlement, in what is now known as Thomson Memorial Park. Descendants of Archibald Thomson include the late Roy Thomson, 1st Baron Thomson of Fleet, his son Kenneth Thomson, 2nd Baron Thomson of Fleet and grandson David Thomson, 3rd Baron Thomson of Fleet. See ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Thomson (historian)
David Thomson (1912–1970) was an English historian who wrote several books about British and European history. Education He was educated at the Monoux School Walthamstow and was then a Scholar of Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge from 1931 to 1934 and took first-class honours in both parts of the Historical Tripos. He had a long association with the college and was subsequently a Research Fellow, a Fellow and finally a Master. Career He worked as a university lecturer in history and was a visiting professor at Columbia University in New York. His works included ''Europe Since Napoleon'' (Longmans, 1957); ''World History from 1914 to 1961'' (1963); ''Democracy in France since 1870'' (1964) and two volumes of the ''Pelican History of England'', which covered the 19th and the 20th centuries.David Thomson : ''Europe Since Napoleon'' (Longmans, 1957) – frontispiece of 1978 Penguin edition. Approach In his preface to the Pelican edition (1966) of ''Europe Since Napoleon'', Thomson w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Thomson (bishop)
David Thomson, (born 2 February 1952) is a British retired Church of England bishop. From 2008 to 2013, he was the Bishop of Huntingdon, sole suffragan bishop of the Diocese of Ely. Early life Thomson was born in Sunderland, County Durham, where his father, Ronald, was assistant curate; the family moved to the Sheffield area two years later (Ronald was curate of Attercliffe until 1957, and then Vicar of Shiregreen; he has since become an honorary canon of Sheffield). David was educated at King Edward VII School, Sheffield, followed by Keble College, Oxford, where he was awarded his Oxford Master of Arts (MA Oxon) and Doctor of Philosophy (DPhil) degrees in 1978. He trained for the ministry at Westcott House (1978–1981) and Selwyn College, Cambridge, where he studied theology (Selwyn awarded his Bachelor of Arts in 1980 and his Cambridge MA in 1984). Ordained ministry Thomson was made a deacon at Petertide 1981 (28 June) and ordained a priest the Petertide following (27 J ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dave Thomson (footballer, Born 1943)
Dave Thomson (February 14, 1943) is a Scottish former footballer who played as a midfielder. Career Thomson began his career at Clyde and won 3 caps for the Scotland Amateur team. He played in the American Soccer League in 1968 with Rochester Lancers. He returned to play with Rochester for the 1969 season. In 1970, the Lancers joined the North American Soccer League, and Thomson continued playing with the team. The following season he was traded to Toronto Metros. In 1973, Toronto released him from his contract. He would subsequently sign with Toronto Hungaria in the National Soccer League along with former Metros teammate John Fahy. In his debut season with Hungaria he assisted in securing the double A double is a look-alike or doppelgänger; one person or being that resembles another. Double, The Double or Dubble may also refer to: Film and television * Double (filmmaking), someone who substitutes for the credited actor of a character * Th ... (NSL Championship & N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Thomson (footballer, Born 1892)
David Thomson (1892 – c. 1950) was a Scottish footballer who played as a left back for Dundee and Scotland. He played in the 1925 Scottish Cup Final which Dundee lost to Celtic. Known as 'Napper',Played for Dundee and Dundee United – Jock Gilmour Dundee FC, 28 July 2017 he received a benefit match against in 1926, and is a posthumous inductee of the Dundee Hall of Fame since 2018. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Kinnear Thomson
David Kinnear Thomson (26 March 1910 – 27 December 1992) was the chairman and president of Peter Thomson (Perth) Limited, whisky blenders and exporters based in Perth, Scotland. He served as Lord Provost of Perth from 1966 to 1972 and chairman of Tayside Health Board from 1973 to 1977. Early life David Thomson was born in Perth the son of Peter Thomson, whisky blender and Jessie Kinnear. He was educated at Perth Academy and Strathallan School in Scotland. Career On the death of his father, Peter Thomson in 1939, David Thomson became the chairman of Peter Thomson (Perth) Limited. The company was known for its blend of Scotch whisky called Beneagles. He served as a major with the Royal Army Service Corps during the Second World War and was held as a Prisoner of War. On his return, Thomson, was awarded a Territorial Decoration and appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire. In 1949 he became a member of Perth Local Authority a position he held until 1972. T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
