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Dunlop (surname)
Dunlop is a surname, originating in Ayrshire, Scotland. Notable people with the surname include: * Andrew Dunlop, Baron Dunlop (born 1959), British politician * Andy Dunlop (born 1972), Scottish guitarist * Beveridge C. Dunlop (1879–1961), New York politician * Bill Dunlop (born 1963), Canadian boxer * Blake Dunlop (born 1953), Canadian ice-hockey player * Bob Dunlop (1945–2000), Australian boxer of the 1960s * Bob Dunlop (footballer) (born 1935), Australian rules footballer * Boyd Lee Dunlop (1926–2013), American jazz pianist * Brian Dunlop (1938–2009), Australian artist * Charles Dunlop (1870–1911), Scottish cricketer who played for Somerset * Daniel Nicol Dunlop (1868–1935), British anthroposophist and electrical industry executive * David Colin Dunlop (1897–1968), Dean of Lincoln, Bishop of Jarrow * David Dunlop (cricketer) (1855–1898), Scottish-born cricketer in New Zealand * Sir Derrick Dunlop (1902–1980), Scottish physician and founder of the "Dunlop ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ayrshire
Ayrshire ( gd, Siorrachd Inbhir Àir, ) is a historic county and registration county in south-west Scotland, located on the shores of the Firth of Clyde. Its principal towns include Ayr, Kilmarnock and Irvine and it borders the counties of Renfrewshire and Lanarkshire to the north-east, Dumfriesshire to the south-east, and Kirkcudbrightshire and Wigtownshire to the south. Like many other counties of Scotland it currently has no administrative function, instead being sub-divided into the council areas of North Ayrshire, South Ayrshire and East Ayrshire. It has a population of approximately 366,800. The electoral and valuation area named Ayrshire covers the three council areas of South Ayrshire, East Ayrshire and North Ayrshire, therefore including the Isle of Arran, Great Cumbrae and Little Cumbrae. These three islands are part of the historic County of Bute and are sometimes included when the term ''Ayrshire'' is applied to the region. The same area is known as ''Ayrshire a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Douglas Morton Dunlop
Douglas Morton Dunlop (1909–1987) was a renowned British orientalist and scholar of Islamic and Eurasian history. Early life and education Born in England, Dunlop studied at Bonn and Oxford under the historian Paul Ernst Kahle (1875–1965). His work was also influenced by such scholars as Zeki Validi Togan, Mikhail Artamonov, and George Vernadsky. His uncle was B. K. Cunningham, an Anglican priest and academic. Career In the 1950s and '60s, Dunlop was Professor of History at Columbia University in New York. He is best known for his influential histories of Arab civilization and the Khazar Khaganate. Dunlop was the "most esteemed scholar of the Khazar monarchy." He had command of the many languages needed to study the Khazars, information about whom is found in Arabic, Byzantine, Hebrew and Chinese literature.Anita Shapira, "The Jewish-people deniers," ''Journal of Israeli History,'' Volume 28, Issue 1 March 2009 , pp. 63–72 Representative publications As author *"The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Dunlop Of Dunlop
Lieutenant General James Wallace Dunlop 21st of that ilk (19 June 1759 – 30 March 1832) was a Scottish Laird and British military officer who distinguished himself in India and the Napoleonic Wars. Dunlop led the left column at the Battle of Seringapatam and commanded the 5th Division at Battle of Fuentes de Oñoro. The Duke of Wellington regarded his retirement from the military as '' "...a real loss"'' though Dunlop subsequently went on to have a successful career in politics. Personal life James Wallace Dunlop was born on 19 June 1759, the fifth son of John Dunlop of Dunlop, Ayrshire and Frances Anna Dunlop (née Wallace), the daughter of Sir Thomas Wallace of Craigie.Heathcote (p.44) In 1784 he became the 21st Dunlop when his father transferred the estates to him. He married Julia Baille, the daughter of a Monkton landowner, on 20 July 1802. They had five children, three sons and two daughters. Dunlop died at his family home Newfield, Southwick, Kirkcudbrightshire, on 3 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Dunlop (astronomer)
James Scott Dunlop is a Scottish astronomer and academic. He is Professor of Extragalactic Astronomy at the Institute for Astronomy, an institute within the School of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Edinburgh. Education and early life Dunlop was born and raised on the Clyde coast. He studied physics at the University of Dundee, before moving to the University of Edinburgh where he was awarded a PhD in astrophysics in 1988 for research on redshift in radio galaxies and quasars. Career and research After seven years working in England (where he helped establish the astrophysics group at Liverpool John Moores University) he returned to Edinburgh and has worked at the Royal Observatory, Edinburgh ever since, apart from two periods in Vancouver. From 2004-2008 and 2013-2019 he was Head of the University of Edinburgh's Institute for Astronomy (IfA), and in 2019 he became Head of Edinburgh's School of Physics & Astronomy. Dunlop is an observational cosmologist who ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Dunlop (judge)
James Dunlop (March 28, 1793 – May 6, 1872) was a United States Circuit Judge and later Chief United States Circuit Judge of the United States Circuit Court of the District of Columbia. Education and career Dunlop was born in Georgetown, which at that time was in that portion of the State of Maryland ceded to the federal government pursuant to the Residence Act of 1790 but which remained under the jurisdiction of Maryland until the enactment of the District of Columbia Organic Act of 1801. He received an Artium Baccalaureus degree in 1811 from the College of New Jersey (now Princeton University) and read law. He was Secretary of the Corporation of Georgetown, D.C. until 1838. He was a Judge of the Criminal Court of the District of Columbia from 1838 to 1845. Federal judicial service Dunlop received a recess appointment from President James K. Polk on October 3, 1845, to a Judge seat on the United States Circuit Court of the District of Columbia vacated by Judge Buc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Dunlop
James Dunlop FRSE (31 October 1793 – 22 September 1848) was a Scottish astronomer, noted for his work in Australia. He was employed by Sir Thomas Brisbane to work as astronomer's assistant at his private observatory, once located at Paramatta (now named Parramatta), New South Wales, about west of Sydney during the 1820s and 1830s. Dunlop was mostly a visual observer, doing stellar astrometry work for Brisbane, and after its completion, then independently discovered and catalogued many new telescopic southern double stars and deep-sky objects. He later became the Superintendent of Paramatta Observatory when it was finally sold to the New South Wales Government. Early life James Dunlop was born in Dalry, Ayrshire, Scotland, the son of John Dunlop, a weaver, and his wife Janet, ''née'' Boyle. Dunlop was educated at a primary school in Dalry and went to work at a thread factory in Beith when he was 14. He also attended a night-school in Beith kept by a man named Gardiner. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Dunlop (other)
James Dunlop (1793–1848) was a Scottish astronomer. James Dunlop may also refer to: *Jim Dunlop Sr, founder of Dunlop Manufacturing *James Dunlop (judge) (1793–1872), United States federal judge *James Dunlop (astronomer), Scottish astronomer and academic *James Dunlop of Dunlop (1759–1832), Scottish laird, British Army officer, MP for Kirkcudbright Stewartry 1812–26 * James Dunlop (footballer) (1870–1892), Scottish footballer (St Mirren and Scotland) *James Dunlop (rugby union) (1854–1923), Scotland rugby union player *Sir James Dunlop, 2nd Baronet (1830–1858), of the Dunlop baronets There have been two baronetcies created for persons with the surname Dunlop, with both in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. One creation is extant as of 2007. The Dunlop Baronetcy, of Dunlop in the County of Ayr, was created in the Barone ... See also * * Dunlop (surname) {{hndis, Dunlop, James ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jack Dunlop
Jack Dunlop, also known as John Dunlop, Jess Dunlop, John Patterson, and most commonly Three Fingered Jack (1872 – February 24, 1900) was an outlaw in the closing days of the Old West, best known for being a train robber. Whether he had just three fingers on one of his hands is not confirmed. Background Dunlop was born in Texas and spent most of his mid to late teens as a cowboy. Where he became an outlaw is unknown, but he was arrested after several bank robberies in 1893. Released from prison in 1895, Dunlop joined the "Black Jack" Christian Gang, but by 1898 he was riding with Burt Alvord's Gang, along with George and Louis Owens, Billy Stiles, Bravo Juan Yoas, and Bob Brown. The gang began robbing trains in Arizona, and "Three Fingered Jack" Dunlop quickly became the best known. At midnight on September 9, 1899, the gang robbed a Southern Pacific Express of just over $10,000. The gang had detached the car containing the money, then opened the safe with dynamite. They e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henry Dunlop Of Craigton
Henry Dunlop of Craigton FRSE DL (1799–1867) was a Scottish cotton manufacturer and merchant who served as Lord Provost of Glasgow from 1837 to 1840. Life He was born on 7 June 1799 in Kilbarchan in Renfrewshire the third son of James Dunlop of Linwood (1762–1826) and his wife, Bruce Alice (sic) (1769–1855), daughter of Rev James Alice of Paisley. He joined the family firm of James Miller & Sons (one of the oldest cotton firms in Scotland) around 1813. He was educated at Glasgow High School and spent some time at Glasgow University (without graduating). In 1829 he purchased the estate of Craigton in south-west Glasgow. He was a leading member of the Glasgow Chamber of Commerce from 1830 until death. He was elected Lord Provost of Glasgow in 1837 aged only 37, one of the city's youngest Lord Provosts. During his period in office he lived at 86 Miller Street in Glasgow. His was a bitterly contested election which had to be settled by the House of Lords. In the Disrup ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Graham Dunlop
Graham Barry Dunlop (born 21 May 1976, in Glasgow) is a Scottish field hockey player. Dunlop was a member of the Great Britain and Northern Ireland Hockey squad that competed at the 2004 Olympics in Athens, Greece Greece,, or , romanized: ', officially the Hellenic Republic, is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the southern tip of the Balkans, and is located at the crossroads of Europe, Asia, and Africa. Greece shares land borders with .... References External links * *https://web.archive.org/web/20121104201701/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/du/graham-dunlop-1.html sports-referenceprofile 1976 births Living people Scottish male field hockey players Olympic field hockey players for Great Britain British male field hockey players Field hockey players at the 2004 Summer Olympics Field hockey players at the 2006 Commonwealth Games Field hockey players from Glasgow Commonwealth Games competitors for Scotland {{Scotlan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Garfield Dunlop
Garfield Dunlop is a former politician in Ontario, Canada. He was a Progressive Conservative member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1999 to 2015 who represented the riding of Simcoe North. He resigned from the legislature in 2015 in order to provide a vacancy so that former PC leader Patrick Brown could seek a seat in the legislature. Background Dunlop was educated at the University of Waterloo. In 1971, he joined his family business, Glen Dunlop Plumbing, Heating and Supplies. Politics In 1980, Dunlop was elected a councillor in the village of Coldwater, Ontario. He served as reeve of the village from 1982 to 1994, and as deputy mayor of the township of Severn from 1994 to 1999. In 1998, he was named warden of Simcoe County. Dunlop was elected to the Ontario legislature in the 1999 provincial election. He won the Progressive Conservative nomination in Simcoe North following the resignation amid scandal of sitting MPP Al McLean. Dunlop defeated his Liberal opp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fuchsia Dunlop
Fuchsia Dunlop is an English writer and cook who specialises in Chinese cuisine, especially Sichuan cuisine. She is the author of five books, including the autobiographical ''Shark's Fin and Sichuan Pepper'' (2008). According to Julia Moskin in ''The New York Times'', Dunlop "has done more to explain real Chinese cooking to non-Chinese cooks than anyone". Early life and education Brought up in Oxford, she studied English literature at Magdalene College, Cambridge. She worked as a sub-editor on East Asian media reports for the BBC Monitoring Unit at Caversham.This woman changed the way we think about Chinese food in ''Daily Life'' (6 March 2013) She took evening classes in Chinese at the |
