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Esslemont (surname)
Esslemont is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Anna Esslemont, Welsh folk musician, member of Uiscedwr * George Birnie Esslemont (1860-1917), British politician *Ian Cameron Esslemont (born 1962), Canadian writer *John Esslemont (1874-1925), Scottish Bahá'í *Mary Esslemont (1891-1984), Scottish doctor *Peter Esslemont Peter Esslemont (13 June 1834 – 8 August 1894) was a Scottish Liberal politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1885 to 1892. Life Esslemont was born in Balnakettle, Udny, Aberdeenshire the son of Peter Esslemont, a farmer, and his wif ... (1834-1894), Scottish politician * Sonny Esslemont (born 1993), Scottish rugby player {{surname, Esslemont ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Uiscedwr
Uiscedwr (pronounced "ish-ka-dooer") is a former musical group whose members came from various parts of the British Isles and played British folk music influenced by world music. The group started off as a trio and was originally based in Manchester. Uiscedwr won the BBC Radio 2 Young Folk Award in 2002. As well as touring and recording, Uiscedwr ran its own label Yukka Records and the members also offered tuition in fiddle, guitar and bodhrán. History Esslemont and Byrne met in Manchester in 2002, and soon afterwards formed the group. Byrne invited a friend from Ireland to play the guitar, and with the line-up fleshed out by Esslemont's younger sister they entered the BBC Young Folk Awards 2002, which they won. Despite the win, the guitarist left the group, and Esslemont called upon an old acquaintance, Ben Hellings. As the trio of Esslemont, Byrne and Hellings, the group recorded ''Everywhere'' in 2003, which gained them a nomination for the Horizon Award at the BBC Radio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Birnie Esslemont
George Birnie Esslemont (1860 – 2 October 1917) was a Scottish Liberal politician. He was elected as Member of Parliament for Aberdeen South in 1907, and held the seat until he resigned in 1917. He married Clementine Macdonald who became President of the Aberdeen Women's Liberal Association. Their daughter was Mary Esslemont Mary Esslemont CBE MA BSC MB ChB FRCGP LLD DPH (3 July 1891 - 25 August 1984) was a general practitioner in Aberdeen, Scotland, Vice President of the British Medical Association (BMA) and president of the Soroptimist Federation. Early li ... who became a leading doctor and was born in Aberdeen in 1891. References External links * 1860 births 1917 deaths Scottish Liberal Party MPs Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for Aberdeen constituencies UK MPs 1906–1910 UK MPs 1910 UK MPs 1910–1918 {{Scotland-Liberal-UK-MP-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ian Cameron Esslemont
Ian Cameron Esslemont (born 1962) is a Canadian writer. He was trained and has worked as an archaeologist. He is best known for his series ''Novels of the Malazan Empire'', which is set in the same world as the ''Malazan Book of the Fallen'' epic fantasy series written by his friend and collaborator, Steven Erikson. Esslemont is the co-creator of the Malazan world. Biography Ian Cameron Esslemont was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. He has lived and worked in Southeast Asia, including four years spent in Thailand and Japan. He is currently working on a new trilogy set in the Malaz world. He lives in Alaska with his wife, novelist Gerri Brightwell, and their three sons. Works Esslemont and Erikson co-created the Malazan world in 1982 as a backdrop for role-playing games. In 1991 they collaborated on a feature film script set in the same world, entitled ''Gardens of the Moon''. When the script did not sell, Erikson greatly expanded the story and turned it into a novel. The two ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Esslemont
John Ebenezer Esslemont M.B., Ch.B. (1874 – 1925), from Scotland, was a prominent British adherent of the Baháʼí Faith. Shoghi Effendi, Guardian of the Baháʼí Faith, posthumously named Esslemont a Hand of the Cause of God, one of the Disciples of ʻAbdu'l-Bahá (Effendi's predecessor), and one of the United Kingdom's three luminaries of the Baháʼí Faith. He was the author of one of the foremost introductory texts on the Baháʼí Faith ( Baháʼu'lláh and the New Era) and worked as a translator of Baháʼí texts near the end of his life. In addition to his work for the Baháʼí Faith, Esslemont was an accomplished physician, as well as a linguist, proficient in English, French, Spanish, German, Esperanto, and later Persian and Arabic. Dr. Esslemont died of tuberculosis in Palestine in 1925. Background Early life and education John Ebenezer Esslemont was born in Aberdeen, Scotland on 19 May 1874, the third son and fourth child of John E. Esslemont and Ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mary Esslemont
Mary Esslemont CBE MA BSC MB ChB FRCGP LLD DPH (3 July 1891 - 25 August 1984) was a general practitioner in Aberdeen, Scotland, Vice President of the British Medical Association (BMA) and president of the Soroptimist Federation. Early life and education Mary Esslemont was born in Aberdeen in 1891. Her mother, Clementine Macdonald, was President of the Aberdeen Women's Liberal Association, and her father George Esslemont, was the Liberal MP for South Aberdeen. She was educated at Aberdeen High School for Girls and the University of Aberdeen, graduating with a BSc (1914) and an MA (1915). After completing her degrees, she lectured in science at Stockwell Training College, London (1917-1919) before returned to Aberdeen to complete her medical degree, MBChB (1923). At university, she was the first woman President of the Students' Representative Association. Career After university, she became an assistant medical officer in Keighley, Yorkshire (1924-1929). When she retu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Esslemont
Peter Esslemont (13 June 1834 – 8 August 1894) was a Scottish Liberal politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1885 to 1892. Life Esslemont was born in Balnakettle, Udny, Aberdeenshire the son of Peter Esslemont, a farmer, and his wife Ann Connon. He was educated at Public School, Belhelvie. He became head of Esslemont and Macintosh, warehousemen, of Aberdeen and a director of the Scottish Employers Liability Co. He was President of the Chamber of Commerce, a J.P. for Aberdeenshire and author of ''Scheme for Improvement of Robert Gordon's Hospital''.From 1880 until 1883, he was the Lord Provost of Aberdeen In 1884, he was a guest at Haddo House for a dinner hosted by John Hamilton-Gordon, 1st Marquess of Aberdeen and Temair in honour of William Ewart Gladstone on his tour of Scotland. Esslemont was first elected as the Liberal Member of Parliament for East Aberdeenshire at the 1885 general election. He remained an MP there until he resigned in late 1892 to take ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
