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George Bain (other)
George Bain may refer to: * George Bain (artist) (1881–1968), artist who became known as the father of modern Celtic design * George Bain (journalist) (1920–2006), Canadian journalist * Sir George Bain (academic) Sir George Sayers Bain (born 24 February 1939) is a British-Canadian academic. He was President and Vice-Chancellor of Queen's University, Belfast, Northern Ireland from 1998 to 2004.George Grantham Bain (1865–1944), New Yorker news photographer * George Bain (rugby league) (1892–1948), Australian rugby league player See also *[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Bain (artist)
George Bain (1881–1968), born in Scrabster in Caithness, Scotland, was an artist and art teacher who made an important and influential contribution to the revival of interest in Celtic and Insular art which began in the 19th century Biography In 1888 Bain left Scrabster with his family. They had intended to emigrate to Canada but, during a stop in Leith, the Bains met with a cousin who persuaded them to settle in Edinburgh instead. After leaving school, Bain joined a firm of printers in Edinburgh while, between the age of 15 and 21, studying art on a part-time basis, attending the School of Applied Art and the Edinburgh School of Art. His first exhibited work as a painter was in 1900 at the Royal Scottish Academy. In 1902 he obtained a scholarship to the Royal College of Art in London. When there, he found that a foundation of Classical Art still controlled the work of the college. In London, he supported himself by working as a freelance newspaper artist and as a book and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Bain (journalist)
George Charles Stewart Bain (January 29, 1920 May 14, 2006) was a Canadian journalist, and the first to be named a national affairs correspondent at any Canadian newspaper. Bain was described by Allan Fotheringham as being "the wittiest columnist ever to grace Ottawa," and Doug Fisher said that Bain was "the closest to the perfect columnist" and the columnist he tried to emulate. Career Born in Toronto, Ontario, he started with the '' Toronto Telegram'' at the age of sixteen, eventually becoming a general reporter and City Hall reporter. During World War II, he served with the Royal Canadian Air Force as a bomber pilot. After the war, in 1945, he joined ''The Globe and Mail'' as a general reporter for City Hall and Provincial Affairs in October 1945. He became a National Affairs reporter and columnist in 1952, and then served as a foreign correspondent in London (19571960) and Washington (19601964) before returning to the Ottawa bureau. From 1964 to 1969, he also appeared wit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Bain (academic)
Sir George Sayers Bain (born 24 February 1939) is a British-Canadian academic. He was President and Vice-Chancellor of Queen's University, Belfast, Northern Ireland from 1998 to 2004."About the Independent Review and its Chair" www.irfs.org.uk, retrieved 2 May 2006"Queen's appoints new Vice-Chancellor" Queen's University Belfast press release, 2004 Early life Bain was born and brought up in , Canada.[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Grantham Bain
George Grantham Bain (January 7, 1865 – April 20, 1944) was a New York City photographer. He was known as "the father of foreign photographic news". Biography He was born in Chicago, Illinois, on January 7, 1865, to George Bain and Clara Mather. His family moved from Chicago to St. Louis, Missouri. He attended Saint Louis University as an undergraduate to study chemistry, and later attained a law degree from the same institution. After graduation, Bain became a reporter at the '' St. Louis Globe-Democrat''. The following year he moved to the ''St. Louis Post-Dispatch'', where he became the Washington, DC correspondent. He worked for United Press before he started the Bain News Service in 1898. He died at age 79, on April 20, 1944, at Bellevue Hospital in Manhattan. George Grantham Bain Collection The George Grantham Bain Collection at the Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division comprises approximately 40,000 glass plate negatives and 50,000 photographic prints. M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Bain (rugby League)
George Bain (1892-1948) was an Australian rugby league footballer who played in the 1910s and 1920s. Background Bain was born at Leichhardt, New South Wales Leichhardt is a suburb in the Inner West of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Leichhardt is located 5 kilometres west of the Sydney central business district (CBD) and is the administrative centre for the local government are ... in 1892. Playing career Bain went on to have a long career in the NSWRFL. He started his career at Annandale in 1912 for one season. He then switched to Newtown for eight seasons between 1913-1920. During this period he represented New South Wales on one occasions in 1914. Bain finished his career at Glebe in 1921. Bain died on 3 May 1948, aged 56.Sydney Morning Herald: Death notice 04/05/1948 References {{DEFAULTSORT:Bain, George 1892 births 1948 deaths Annandale rugby league players Newtown Jets players Glebe rugby league players New South Wales rugby leag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |