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Edward Harrison (politician)
Edward, Ed, or Ted Harrison may refer to: Science and medicine *Edward Harrison (chemist) (1869–1918), British chemist * Edward Harrison (physician) (1766–1838), British physician *Edward Philip Harrison (1877–1948), British physicist and meteorologist *Edward Robert Harrison (1919–2007), British astronomer & cosmologist Sports * Edward Harrison (cricketer) (1910–2002), English cricketer and squash player * Ed Harrison (American football) (1902–1981), American football player * Ed Harrison (baseball) (), American Negro leagues baseball player * Ed Harrison (footballer) (1884–1917), Australian rules footballer *Ed Harrison (ice hockey) (1927–2012), Canadian ice hockey player Others *Edward Harrison (British administrator) (1674–1732), British administrator * Edward Harrison (Canadian politician) (), member of the Legislative Council of Lower Canada *Edward Alfred Harrison (born 1869), American architect *Ted Harrison (1926–2015), Canadian painter * Edward Harri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edward Harrison (chemist)
Lt-Col Edward Frank Harrison C.M.G. (1869–1918) was an English chemical scientist, credited with the invention of the first serviceable gas mask during the First World War. Born in Camberwell, Harrison, at the age of 14, was apprenticed to a pharmacist, at the end of which he was awarded the Royal Pharmaceutical Society's Jacob Bell Scholarship. As a student, he was awarded medals in chemistry, botany and materia medica. He qualified as a pharmaceutical chemist in 1891, becoming a demonstrator in the Society's laboratory and school. He later became head of the analytical laboratory at Burroughs Wellcome, and assisted in the compilation of the ''British Pharmaceutical Codex''. At the outbreak of World War I, Harrison tried to enlist in the British army, but was rejected on account of his age (47 at the time), but was accepted as a corporal into a " sportsman's battalion" in 1915. However, after the first use of gas weapons by the German Army in 1915, the British War Office ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edward Harrison (physician)
Edward Harrison (1766, Lancashire – 6 May 1838, Marlborough) was a British physician who described Harrison's groove. He studied in London under John and William Hunter, and in Edinburgh where he received his doctorate in 1784. He practised in Horncastle, Lincolnshire for 30 years, founding the Horncastle Dispensary and the Lincolnshire Medical Benevolent Society. He was an advocate of medical reform, reporting on the lack of regulation of physicians, surgeons and apothecaries, and suggesting that regulation of education and licensing was needed. This plan was thwarted by opposition from the Royal College of Physicians. He also founded the first infirmary for spinal diseases in London in 1837. He was a member of the Royal Society The Royal Society, formally The Royal Society of London for Improving Natural Knowledge, is a learned society and the United Kingdom's national academy of sciences. The society fulfils a number of roles: promoting science and its benefits, re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edward Philip Harrison
Prof Edward Philip Harrison FRSE (1877 – 6 May 1948) was a British physicist and meteorologist. As a military engineer he played a role in the development of torpedoes and magnetic mines, and laid the foundations for the creation of the Limpet mine. Life He was born in London in 1877 the son of Robert William Harrison. He studied Physics at University College, London and did further postgraduate training in Zurich. His first major role was as Professor of Physics at the Presidency College in Calcutta in India where he simultaneously was the Head of the Calcutta Observatory. In 1913 he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh. His proposers were Cargill Gilston Knott, Sir William Fletcher Barrett, George Alexander Carse, and Sir Edmund Taylor Whittaker. During the First World War he appears to have been deeply involved in the development of torpedoes and magnetic mines. Information on this is scant due to its classified nature. In 1923 he began working as Chief ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edward Robert Harrison
Edward R. Harrison (8 January 1919 – 29 January 2007) "Physics Today Obituaries: Edward R. (Ted) Harrison", William M. Irvine, PhysicsToday.org, 2007-02-23, webpage: PToday-125 was a British astronomer and cosmologist, noted for his work about the increase of fluctuations in the expanding universe, for his explanation of Olbers's paradox, and for his books on cosmology for lay readers.Astronomy Online , 2004-2007. , MSN Encarta, 2007. 2009-10-31.) He spent much of his career at the |
Edward Harrison (cricketer)
Edward Ernest Harrison (25 May 1910 – 12 December 2002) was an English cricketer and squash (sport), squash player. In cricket, Harrison was a right-handed batting (cricket), batsman who bowled right-arm Fast bowling, fast-medium. The son of Ernest Redford Harrison, he was born at Chichester, Sussex, and educated at Harrow School. Harrison made his first-class cricket, first-class debut for Sussex County Cricket Club, Sussex against Worcestershire County Cricket Club, Worcestershire in the 1946 County Championship, having played for the county during World War II, wartime matches. He made eight further first-class appearances for the county in that season, before playing his final first-class match the following season against Cambridge University Cricket Club, Cambridge University, in what was his only appearance in that season. Predominantly a bowler who "bowled with indefatigable persistency", Harrison usually bowled with the new ball and took 17 wickets in his ten firs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ed Harrison (American Football)
Edward A. Harrison (December 3, 1902-May, 1981) was an American professional football player who spend one season in the National Football League with the Brooklyn Lions The Brooklyn Lions were a National Football League team that played in the 1926 NFL season. The team was formed as the league's counter-move to the first American Football League, which enfranchised a team called the Brooklyn Horsemen, a profess ... in 1926, appearing in three games while making one start. References 1902 births 1981 deaths Brooklyn Lions players Boston College alumni Players of American football from New York (state) {{Amfoot-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ed Harrison (baseball)
Ed Harrison was an American Negro league infielder in the 1910s. Harrison played for the West Baden Sprudels The West Baden Sprudels were an early Negro league baseball team that played as an independent club owned by the Burnett-Pollard-Rogers Baseball Club Company, where Edward Rogers was the Chief Officer. Founding The Sprudels appear to have been ... in 1914 and 1915. In 20 recorded games for the Sprudels, he posted nine hits and five RBI in 76 plate appearances. He also played for Bowser's ABCs and Jewell's ABCs. References External links anSeamheads Year of birth missing Year of death missing Place of birth missing Place of death missing West Baden Sprudels players {{negro-league-baseball-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ed Harrison (footballer)
Edward "Toiler" Harrison (26 June 1884 – 13 March 1917) was an Australian rules footballer who played with South Melbourne in the Victorian Football League. Serving as a policeman during his playing days, he was killed in World War I. See also * List of Victorian Football League players who died on active service Since the inception of the Victorian Football League in 1897, many of its players have served in the armed services, including the Anglo–Boer War, World War I, World War II, the Korean War (in which Melbourne's Geoff Collins served as a fi ... Sources *Holmesby, Russell & Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers. 7th ed. Melbourne: Bas Publishing. * 1884 births 1917 deaths Australian rules footballers from Victoria (state) Sydney Swans players Australian military personnel killed in World War I {{AFL-bio-1884-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ed Harrison (ice Hockey)
Edward Francis Harrison (July 25, 1927 – February 10, 2012) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player who played 194 games in the National Hockey League between 1947 and 1951 with the Boston Bruins and New York Rangers. He played with the New York Rangers and Boston Bruins The Boston Bruins are a professional ice hockey team based in Boston. The Bruins compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Atlantic Division in the Eastern Conference. The team has been in existence since 1924, making t .... He was predeceased by his wife Helen and survived by his five children, eleven grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren. Career statistics Regular season and playoffs References External links * 1927 births 2012 deaths Boston Bruins players Canadian ice hockey centres Cincinnati Mohawks (AHL) players Hershey Bears players New York Rangers players Ontario Hockey Association Senior A League (1890–1979) players Quebec Aces (QSHL) players ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edward Harrison (British Administrator)
Edward Harrison (3 December 1674 – 28 November 1732) was a naval officer and official of the East India Company and British politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1717 to 1726. He served as the President of Madras from 11 July 1711 to 8 January 1717. Early life Edward Harrison was born in England to Richard Harrison and Audrey Villiers daughter of George Villiers, 4th Viscount Grandison. He went to India as a purser, and became a captain of ships trading with China. He was Captain of the East Indiaman Gosfright in 1701, and of the Kent in 1709. Sometime before 1708 he married Frances Bray, daughter of Reginald Bray of Great Barrington, Gloucestershire. Her brothers Edmund and William Bray were Members of Parliament. Tenure as President of Madras Harrison was appointed Governor and Commander in Chief of the Madras Presidency in 1711. During his time in office he undertook a major rebuilding of the settlement. He dealt with several incidents, including the putti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edward Harrison (Canadian Politician)
Edward, Ed, or Ted Harrison may refer to: Science and medicine *Edward Harrison (chemist) (1869–1918), British chemist *Edward Harrison (physician) (1766–1838), British physician *Edward Philip Harrison (1877–1948), British physicist and meteorologist *Edward Robert Harrison (1919–2007), British astronomer & cosmologist Sports *Edward Harrison (cricketer) (1910–2002), English cricketer and squash player *Ed Harrison (American football) (1902–1981), American football player *Ed Harrison (baseball) (), American Negro leagues baseball player *Ed Harrison (footballer) (1884–1917), Australian rules footballer *Ed Harrison (ice hockey) (1927–2012), Canadian ice hockey player Others * Edward Harrison (British administrator) (1674–1732), British administrator * Edward Harrison (Canadian politician) (), member of the Legislative Council of Lower Canada * Edward Alfred Harrison (born 1869), American architect *Ted Harrison Edward Hardy Harrison LL.D. (August 28, 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Legislative Council Of Lower Canada
The Legislative Council of Lower Canada was the upper house of the bicameral structure of provincial government in Lower Canada until 1838. The upper house consisted of appointed councillors who voted on bills passed up by the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada. The legislative council was created by the '' Constitutional Act''. Many of the members first called in the Council in 1792 had served as councillors in the Council for the Affairs of the Province of Quebec. The council came to be dominated by the Château Clique, members of the province's most powerful families who were generally interested in preserving the status quo. Both the upper and lower houses were dissolved on March 27, 1838 following the Lower Canada Rebellion and Lower Canada was administered by an appointed Special Council. Following the Act of Union in 1840, the Legislative Council of the Province of Canada was created in 1841. Legislative buildings * Old Parliament Building (Quebec) List of Members of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
